texts: Why WhatsApp is suddenly unable to open any APK shared by users?

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As of 13-11-18, I was sharing APK files on WhatsApp, for testing apps within a circle of people, with no problem whatsoever. But as of today, if I try to open an apk, I get an error toast saying:

  You may not have the proper app to view this content.

Did they change their policies and decided not to let people share APK files on their platform?

I don't use third party websites for sharing APKs, where mostly Chrome spooks most people saying that "This type of file may harm your device".


texts: App Switcher on Android 10 constantly crashes after minor update on Moto Z4

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Motorola MotoZ4 was running Android 10 and it worked fine, then an update was forced, qdfs30.130-42-1-2, with constant daily prompts to restart stating that it would restart on its own if I did not do so voluntarily:

https://www.verizon.com/support/motorola-moto-z4-update/

After this, when activating the App Switcher (box on bottom right),this message pops up if trying to swipe through certain apps (tested: System, App Settings, Phone) but does not crash with other apps that must be on the right of the non-crash inducing apps (tested: Whatsapp, Google News). This also happens if one of the crash inducing apps is to the immediate left of one of the non crash inducing apps.

  Moto App Launcher keeps stopping
  (i) App info
  x Close app

The screen then either goes to the home screen with just wallpaper, and the Moto App Launcher (MAL) restarts, or it goes to the last app opened.

Because of this behavior, it is impossible to close the aforementioned sytem-type apps that are already opened, but I can see that they are there, since if I don't swipe left far enough, the switcher shows me their right edge.

I've seen or tried these suggestions:

Use other launchers, disable MAL (tried Microsoft's and Nova's) - behavior persists
Delete MAL Cache & Data from settings - behavior persists
Restart - behavior persists
Start in Safe Mode (have not tried - would rather avoid any serious tampering)
Wipe Cache Partition (have not tried - I tried this on an older phone once, and it took a while, did not solve anything, and it seems risky)
Factory Reset Phone (have not tried, would cost countless hours of reinstalling apps and restoring, and would prefer to avoid this)

Before taking steps that are either extremely time consuming or considered risky, such as 4-6 mentioned above, I'd like to ask if there is any other way to resolve this.

Currently, to switch apps, I have to tap the icon on the home screen or be extremely conscientious not to swipe too far left (to avoid the open apps that may be causing the MAL to crash).


texts: Dual active doesn't work in Samsung Galaxy s duos phone

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In the Samsung S duos device it has an option for the Dual SIM active. When I check it and try the feature by calling on SIM 2 it doesn't work I instead got a number busy .Is this feature country specific or is it network operator dependant ,does using this feature require any charges on monthly basis.
Is there any site where we can know that which operator/area supports Dual Sim Active.

Update:-On keeping the dual SIM active to "ON" and when i rang up the second SIM i got the number busy from the operator.It did not seem any difference as with the dual active being "OFF" or "ON" calling the second SIM get's a busy tone by default.


texts: How do I upgrade the OS on my Galaxy S2 I9100MUGKG2

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I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this.  I don't know what's wrong with me.  Maybe I"m losing it.  I'm a Software Engineer with an honors degree in Computer Science and I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT!

I am absolutely at my wits end.  lol  Help me before I do the unspeakable.


texts: import words in android personal dictionary

texts: I have a json file exported from a 3rd party app keyboard and I wanted to know if there is any way I can import it in Google Android Dictionary (so that gboard keyboard app can utilize it).


texts: How can I reenable Gmail notifications after disabling them through Inbox?

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I used to have both Inbox and Gmail installed. This meant duplicate notifications. Inbox had the option "Turn off Gmail notifications" which I had selected. Since then, Inbox has become defunct and I haven't been able to figure out how to undo that.

Crucially: all of my Gmail and Android settings turn notifications from Gmail on, but they still won't show up. Does anyone know what Inbox did and how I can undo it?


texts: How can I check which CPU chipset do I have?

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I want to check if I have a Snapdragon or Exynos chipset. How could I check this quickly? I need this info because I plan to root my phone, and it matters, exactly which chipset the phone has.
I have tried to find this info inside the phone, but no luck.
Do I need to install some app, or can I get this info without additional software, by reading it somewhere inside the phone?


texts: How do I disable audio pause in Android 5.0 when receiving notifications?

texts: My device is running Android 5.0 and one annoying thing about it is that if I'm listening to music and get a notification, my music will pause just to play my notification sound. Is there a way I could disable the pausing of audio when receiving a notification?  I have root access, which should help, but I don't know where to start or how to start.


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Can I flash roms with adb sideload without rooting my android device ?

I have tried installing custom recoveries once, but it didn't work. I had rooted my android device before, but due to some reason, I unrooted my device. From then, I can't root my device because, when I try to root my device with Framaroot, my phone hangs for a few seconds, and then the app just closes itself directly. I also tried to root using the Kingo Root app, but my phone just restarted several times. It was of no use.

I am using Samsung Galaxy Core GT-I8262 running Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2.  I have tried factory resetting the device, but it was of no use. Please help me with this problem.


texts: Words are not clear on my Samsung Galaxy Y phone?

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I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Y phone and I noticed that text is a little blurry in the phone. I compared it with my Samsung Galaxy Ace phone and the difference is quite clear. The displayed text on the Y is ugly.

I have also attached an image of the phone below.

Why is text displayed blurry on the screen of my Samsung Galaxy Y phone?


texts: How to delete bloatware from Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 without a PC

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How can I permanently delete Samsung Bloatware from my Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 without connecting to a PC?(I don't have a PC, only a Mac)

I understand that there is a way, but none that show it will work on the Tab Pro.

Any help is greatly appreciated


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Is there a way to detect if there is a power management issue with an android phone?
I'm rooted on KitKat if that helps.
The phone in question is  a galaxy note 4 if it makes a difference.
The symptoms I have are new batteries purchased for the phone going from 40% to dead in a matter of seconds. Recently the phone refuses to charge more than 70% even on a new battery.  I'm assuming these are signs of some kind of power management failure.
I'm willing to install any suggested apps if that will help to determine the cause.


texts: Can a android device really connects to Satellite using when LocationMethod set to "Phone Only"?

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All these years I was thinking like to get device location, android phones connects to nearby cellular towers or wifi. But recently I found another option in Settings > LocationMethod > "Phone only". Once I set LocationMethod as "Phone Only", I turned on the "Flight Mode"(No wifi and No network. Then I turned ON the Location Services & Opened Google maps and its able to find my current location when I'm outside the building.

I did the same thing inside my home and it couldn't show my current location. So is my android device really connects to satellite to get my location? If yes, how can a small & low power device send and receive signals to a satellite which orbit above 100km high, when it struggles to get a signal from a cell tower which are few kms away?


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HTC One S, Android 4.1.1, HTC Sense 4+

I was messing around with a media server at home and started a download of a large file. This file is now gone from the source but the phone is still trying to download it, i.e. it's in the notification list that I drag down from the top of the screen. How do I remove an item from that list?


texts: ANDROID6 My phone changes the MAC Adress every time I log into a WLAN, how can I stop it?

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I have a rooted phone that has a interesting habit: it changes the MAC Address every time I log into a WLAN.
In the beginning it was funny, but now I want to stop it.
Do you know if there is any secret setting there I could take a look ?
It is a Android6 if you need more information please comment and I will update the question accordingly.
The Phone is a Cubot Max (Not Max2)
and the WLAN-MAC-ADDRESS usually looks like 00:08:22:xx:xx:xx
the second part is random.
I read the MAC Address SETTINGS >> ABOUT THE PHONE >> STATUS
Kernel Version :3.18.19
jenkins@80-6 #1
Build Number:
CUBOT_MAX_v14_20170522
NO, there is no spoofing software on it. It seems that this is normal reaction of hackers in china, they do not like constant MAC Addresses.


texts: Is there a way to trick the Android Market into thinking I'm using a different device do I can download protected apps?

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I have an unrooted Archos 70IT with the market add-on app and there's a number of apps that I can find in the Market on my Droid but not on my Archos.  They are likely "protected apps" which can only be installed on devices approved by the apps dev.

To get around this I just download them to my Droid, save to Dropbox then install on my Archos.  These apps work just fine, so rather than be "protected" from "incompatible" apps and having to do backflips to get the apps I want, I'd like to trick the Market into thinking I'm on a Droid or some other ubiquitous Android device.

Is there anyway of doing this a) at all, and b) on an unrooted device?  If so, how?


texts: Turn on adb network mode on device without USB connection

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I am debugging an app using a phone-PC combination which has USB issues.  I can successfully establish a wifi connection using 'adb tcpip 555' then 'adb connect 1.2.3.4'
However, sometimes I can't even make the first USB connection to enable the debug listener on the phone.  Is it possible to put the phone adb into listening mode (on wifi) without a USB connection?


texts: How to keep the screen from going blank or locking for particular application

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Edited question:

Google Navigate app does have the logic to keep the screen from locking or backlight from switching-off, but a corporate BYOD software suite, I've had to install as my employer's policy, seems to lock-screen if an 'unknown application' is keeping screen unlocked/lit with no other activity detected (touch mostly!), after a timeout. Navigate is not on this software's goodbooks... So I was wondering if there is any app that can help me keep the backlight on and avoid the screen locking for google navigate ?

I am on Android JB 4.2 if that matters.


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I have a need to setup a touch screen GUI for a booking system and I am exploring Android as a option to accomplish this.

Some crucial things I need to know are:

Can I customize an Android based pad/other hardware so it only has on application (my booking system) running on it?
Can I configure the booking system to autoload each time time the hardware is powered up?
Can I install Android on a display device, like a TV, and behave like a large touch screen

All this is to take advantage of Android's powers whilst keeping the public facing booking system running continuously from power-up without other apps interfering etc.


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Occasionaly, I have app icons disappearing and no idea how to retrieve them.
I tried pressing an empty area on the home screen but I can't see an option to recover an app icon.
I use Android 9 on a "chinese brand" (Cubot)
Any hint?


texts: Stop calendar from asking me if I want to turn on notifications

texts: Every time I put a new event in my calendar that came with the phone it asks if I want to turn on notifications in order to get reminders for the event.  How do I shut this off?  I have already turned off notifications for the app.  I never want a reminder.  Also, is there any way to switch the color order around for color coding events so it automatically selects purple instead of ugly teal as the default?


texts: USB Drivers for Dragon Touch E70 (or how to install an APK from PC on this device?)

texts: I purchased a Dragon Touch E70 tablet from Tablet Express. I am developing an app, but I cannot get Eclipse to detect the device. I can't find where to download drivers for this device either. Any ideas, or other ways to get the app on my tablet for testing?


texts:
I have Cyanogenmod 11 on a Samsung s3 and sometimes the phone restarts itself. It doesn't do so "stably" enough for me to notice what causes it, but there should be logs of what happened right before restarting (and what caused it).

Where can I find it?


texts: Galaxy S5 mini - Locked and I don't know the alternate password

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For some reason my Galaxy S5 mini (SM-G800) is locked and asking for the alternate password instead of my fingerprint. I already restarted it, took of the battery, but it always goes to the same locked screen on boot.

I also tried the Android Device Manager on my google account. I tried the Lock option, changing the password, but since the phone was already locked, it is not working. By the way, the phone WiFi is on.

I searched a lot and found no solution besides resetting my phone and loosing everything. The are a lot of photos and stuff that I don't want to loose! So the reset is still not an option.

It seams so stupid that I own the google account registered on the phone, I own the fingerprint to login and I know everything is inside the phone, but I cant login! Any simple email account have a forget password option! Why the fingerprint login does not come back!?? Stupid programmers!!

Some sites says that after about 20 incorrect passwords tries it would give me an option to logging using my google account, but I already tried a lot of password and the only thing that happens is a wait 30 seconds countdown !

Edit 1: Just found out this site www.unlockscreen.com but I don't know it is some kind of fishing/trojan or the real deal.

Edit 2: It seems my version of Android and/or fingerprint does not have the "forgotten button". It never appears. Also, I don't want to loose the warranty.


texts: How does one access apps on Android Wear 2?

texts: My Huawei updated to Android Wear 2 and now I can't find my apps. I have swiped in every direction but none appear. I cannot find a comprehensive manual of controls (though Google searches happily return scads of useless tips-and-tricks articles in long-form prose).


texts: Can't select date in calendar and Gmail not coming to phone

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My question is 2 fold:

First, when I go into calendar monthly view and hit say the 15h of the month...it won't pull up the info that day.  When I do a battery pull, it will work for a few hours then do the not working bit again.

Second, I have two emails going to my phone.  My personal Gmail and my work email that also used Gmail.  I have the work one set up as Priority but it only recieves about 1/16 of the emails that I get.

Any help for these issues would be great!  (I had currently upgraded to the Galaxy S2 LTE and didn't have these problems before with the Galaxy Nexium or whatever it was that I had...)


texts: How to install superuser HD2 rom on SD card

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Usually I just install superuser.zip through recovery. But now nothing happens. I tried using TWRP both from NAND and from SD (latest version with F2FS support).
I try to root this rom: SLIMLP LP5.1.1 based on CM12.1 for HTC HD2.

Looks like the recovery wants to install superuser on NAND always.

I can install superuser application like apk, but root did not work this way. But with adb shell I can get root access. And from screenshots I see in thread people have root. I want to use superuser with this ROM. How do I go about doing it?


texts: I recently purchased Note II and am using the stock email. This is a exchange connection and use rules to push email to folders. I can see the folders and get notifications when new mail arrives however if more than one email arrives and is pushed to different folders the notification does not indicate where the email is and so the search begins. The folders do not show unread emails only all emails in the folder read or not. Any ideas.


texts: Toggle Mobile Data Based Upon Wi-Fi Network

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I would very much appreciate assistance.

In my home ATT mobile network is just strong enough to keep my Samsung S7 from using Wi-Fi calling however there is not enough signal to have a conversation.

I wish to have Tasker turn Mobile Networks OFF when I am on my home network and then to have Tasker turn Mobile Networks ON when I leave my home network

Any help (the more detailed the better) anyone can would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you again for your time and assistance.


texts: I installed a rooted Android 6 ROM on my Lenovo K3 Note. Then I unrooted the phone. Now I want to reroot it, however it doesn't work. I have tried flashing all sorts of version of SuperSU in TWRP and they all claim to install fine but every time I reboot the phone and test if it is rooted it fails. The SuperSU app says "there is no SU binary installed". I have tried wiping the cache/dalvik. Like I said, I tried various versions. I don't know what else I can possibly do.


texts: Control Upload Location on Google Drive for Scans

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Google Drive on Android has the really helpful scan feature which I use all the time. However, it would be really great to be able to control where the default location for those files in Drive is.

Is this possible, if so how do you do it?


texts: Android keyboard behaviour changed after updated to Jelly Bean

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When I am in ICS, whenever I type a wording, followed by space, Android will suggest me several useful punctuations like ,.

I love this behaviour as it is useful to me.

However, now in Jelly Bean, the behaviour is changed. They no longer suggest me punctuations. Instead, when I type "I" followed by space, it will suggest me am. This is not something what I want.

Is there any where I can fall back to old behaviour?


texts: Failed app download off of Amazon Appstore is taking up internal phone storage

texts: I tried downloading an app off of the Amazon Appstore(probably my first mistake), however after it was complete it said there was an error, the app was nowhere to be found, and then it started to download from the beginning. This process repeated until I had no more internal storage on my phone. The frustrating thing is that I have a 64gb microSD card, where most of my apps are stored. I've already deleted several apps that are on my phone storage. There is almost 6gb of miscellaneous files, not sure if this is unreal or not but it is taking up most of the storage. Please help me figure out how to clear up internal phone space, and how to solve the mystery of the redownloading invisble app.


texts: Copy/extract text on screen from any app?

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I'm wanting to be able to copy text from an app that does not support traditional android copy/paste methods. I've tried OCR methods, but the font that is used cannot be read by the OCR.

Obviously the android system understands what characters are typed on the screen, but how can this data be copied or exported?

I understand that this may required a rooted device, which is fine, I'm just curious as to how I would go about doing this.

Android 4.4.2

Thanks!


texts: Google Drive’s image recognition on Android 4.1 demo available on older versions?

texts: There is an example of text recognition from an image on the recent Android 4.1 demo. The example is a picture taken with the phone of a post office receipt that is then OCRed and indexed. Is this OCR and indexing already available to all Google Drive users or just limited to Android 4.1?


texts: HTC One M8, Marshmallow: apps list not working (Playstore install error: 505)

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HTC Recently pushed Android 6.0 to my HTC One M8. (NL)
The update installed without any problems, but I'm now experiencing a few bugs.

I can not access the APPS list, it gives me the 'please wait' icon. (Settings -> Apps)
A lot of apps can't be installed since the update. (Playstore error: 505)

I've tried to clear the cache of the Play store and rebooted the device.
I've re-added my google account
But still persists.

What I've done after the update is.. I formatted the external SD to internal storage and rebooted the device.

The device is running a stock rom, official rom from HTC.
The device never has been rebooted.
The device has nothing third party flashed on it.

-- Sincerely Jordy.


texts: When you receive an email, you usually get the first letter of the sender as an icon on the left side, right? Well I was wondering how I would be able to change this icon when sending a newsletter (see example below - the newsletter was sent using MailChimp).


texts:
I have and Android tablet and using external keyboard with it.

Is there any shortcut or another quick way to change keyboard layout on the fly (like on desktop, e.g. Alt+Shift)?


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I want to adjust music played by YouTube Music app (don't mix up with Google Play Music).
How can I do it?

Built-in MusicFX equalizer doesn't affect YouTube Music. I also tried several external apps, which claim that they are OS wide, and in fact they're able to adjust sounds from standard Music app and Play Music app. But none of them work for YouTube Music app. They only can change volume while it's playing.

If you suggest app-based solutions, please, don't suggest apps that you haven't tried yourselves so they worked for you. If there's a solution with features shipping with Android itself, all the better.


texts: How do I delete a Non - primary Gmail account from Gmail app 4.3.1?

texts: This was easy to do before the upgrade,  now it doesn't do this.  It  doesn't make sense to have to do a factory reset!   It's less intuitive!


texts: Storage Space running out- "Miscellaneous File "SenseView" 57.91 MB can I delete?

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Have a Samsung Galaxy S4, trying to keep it. I'm told that Storage Space is running out. Have found a file "SenseView" 57.91 MB under Miscellaneous files. Have no idea what this is, and have no App downloaded w this name ?
Safe to delete ?
Thanks.


texts: How to remove apps from "all downloaded" in Play Store

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In the new Android Market/Play Store (3.5.15) they have now got a list of "all downloaded" apps.

I have had an android phone for a good 2/3 years now and the list is huge, plus sightly more questionable apps which should have been lost in the ether of the internet have now been dredged back up to haunt me.

Can I remove apps from here?

Thanks


texts: Is possible to charge device and provide data transfer using a single USB port?

texts:
I have a tablet that only has one USB port that it used to recharge the battery (so no extra charger port), and I need to connect another device to it (ex: USB drive or printer) that only needs to transfer data (ie it does not need power from the USB) at the same time the charger is on.

                       ____________
                      |            |
                      |   TABLET   |
                      |____________|
                             |
                     ________|________
              ______|____      _______|_______
             |           |    |               |
             | USB DRIVE |    |    CHARGER    |
             |___________|    |_______________|

There are some cables that allow to connect those devices (like the one pictured below), but it seems that applied to the example above it would provide energy to the USB drive and not to the tablet.

Is this possible? Do you guys know anything that can make this work?


texts: How to ensure dalvik-cache and lib are linked to SD on boot?

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Recently, I upgraded my htc-desire with a bigger SD Card with a partition of 512Mo on it.

I installed link2sd to place apps on SD card ext4 partition.

Then I had to create by hand, the mount script to have my partition used by link2sd. (certainly due to write access on /system mountage)

What I wander is if there is a way to ensure that on reboot, linked apps create their dalvik-cache directly on SD. What is happening on startup is that I need to open link2sd, select all my apps, and relink everything.

Is it a feature included in the mount script?

Or is it simply the way link2sd works?

PS: what is anoying is that the dalvik-cache takes too much place and can prevent some application from starting correctly.


texts: Bootanimation is changed but the official logo of penta is show

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I have just remove my official boot animation & the new animation is work but the logo of company is show when before boot animation.

I have Penta t-pad callpro3G.


texts: Display two clocks in two different time zones in the notification bar

texts: How can I display two clocks in two different time zones in the notification bar? By default, only one time is displayed at the top left of the screen.


texts: Can Android Auto app connect to car dashboard device running Android 4.4?

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Does the Android Auto app require Android 5 on the car dashboard that it is streaming data to?

(Phone has Android 5)


texts: Turn off syncronisation of contacts in LineageOS / CyanogenMod

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I want to use my phone with the google calender, but I don't want to upload all my contacts from my phone to google.

How can I achieve this?

I said in the contacts App under Settings that the App Synchronisation is off, but then I deleted some test-contacts online in Gmail and they were also deleted on my phone.

I also tried the App "Root Firewall" and forbin access to internet to the contacts app, but still, there was this sync going on.

How can I achieve this in CyanogenMod? In the standard Android 4.1 it worked fine: there was nothing synced.

Or do I need another contact app to achieve this?


texts: Android is draining the battery on Kitkat 4.4.2

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I have a little bit unusual case of Android draining the battery.
Mobile: LG40, Android: Kitkat 4.4.2

Mobile phone was never connected to any data network (wifi or GSM). No updates, no new apps, no GPS, no Bluetooth. No playing games or using other apps. Just a couple of calls and SMS. Battery could live in this for 10 days nonstop. After 2 years battery changed (for original piece). New battery again could live for 10 days.

Until now. After 6 months after battery change, something is wrong with the process "Android OS". It consumes more than 80 % of the battery, which drains it in 24-30 hours. Even without any call.

Sometimes the restart can help for few days, but after that it starts again draining. Storage is ok, more than 1GB free, SD card is completely free (2GB). I have never done a factory reset on this phone, it is about 2,5 years from the buy.

Any idea?


texts: Kernel module for create hostapd on android things

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I am trying to create an access point on Android Things for raspberry pi 3, the hostapd configuration:
cat > data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf << EOF
interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ctrl_interface=/data/misc/wifi/hostapd
ssid=myid
channel=6
ieee80211n=1
hw_mode=g
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wpa=2
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=mypassword
EOF

I have the following errors on logcat when call /system/bin/hostapd -e /data/misc/wifi/entropy.bin /data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf
output:
E hostapd : Failed to create interface mon.wlan0: -95 (Operation not supported on transport endpoint)

I hostapd : rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device

W hostapd : wlan0: Could not connect to kernel driver

If I write lsmod I Have the following error:
lsmod: No file /proc/modules: No such file or directory

So what is the correct driver= value to create the ap?


texts:
When I develop for my Samsung Galaxy S II, the screen locks as usual after the configured time. However, for development it would be practical if the phone would just stay awake while it is connected to my computer.

So,
How do I disable the lock-screen when my Samsung Galaxy S II is charging/connected via USB?

Question: Display On when plugged in is not a duplicate, as this solution does not work on the Galaxy S II. Unfortunately.


texts: Rollback to Stock ROM without having backup of it

texts: i have XOLO Q1000 device which is rooted. I installed custom ROM of cyanogenmod on my device currently , i don't have previous backup of the stock ROM (jelly bean 4.2.1). Now i want the stock rom for my device from where i get that back


texts:
A Syrian guy bought HTC 1 M8, it still new, so I don't know what's the android version but it's the default one. He came to me for help.

He wants the whole system to be translated to Arabic, and that language isn't available. According to this video, if we just force stopped customization settings provider, it will allow us to select the Arabic language from settings.

Is It correct? Is it that simple? Don't I need to root it and stuff? What happens if he restarts the device?


texts:
GPS signal strength is Zero while I'm in a (electric) train.

Why is does my device not get a GPS fix in a train?


texts: Is it possible to use the Google Play Store without having a mobile provider?

texts:
I am trying to install Skype and other applications on my brand new Android tablet but I keep getting stuck with a message:

Can't establish a reliable connection to the server
This could be a temporary problem...
If it continues, call Customer Care

The tablet is running Android 4.0.3
It's a cheap tablet that I ordered from a website for the purpose of doing my own software development. I am using it in Japan. I don't have any contract with any mobile provider. I can successfully access the Internet via WiFi. I tried opening TCP and UDP ports on the router after reading some other threads on similar problems. I updated the Google Play Store apk version 3.4.7 with version 3.10.10 which I downloaded to my Windows PC and transferred with an SD card to the tablet.

It's getting quite frustrating after almost one week of fighting with this problem.
I would appreciated any help or suggestions. Thanks.


texts:
Each time I turn on my LG G3 after some pause (30 sec + ) when the display is turned off I get this weird lag. Like the screen is duplicated on half the screen. Then After 2 seconds it get normal.

Also, when I call someone and the screen turns black while i hold it to my ear, if it takes more than 20-30 seconds, when I pull it from my ear to close the call it happens again(lasting 2-4 seconds). It looks something like this:

I tried turning off animations and it seems to work a bit better but still have this problem. Not sure if it's software problem or my device is faulted.


texts: How do I change the desktop icon created from a website bookmark?

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I created a desktop icon from a bookmark for Wikipedia.com.  Here is a screenshot of the result:

The blue background doesn't look great, I'm wondering if this should be transparent.
Here is the image that I think it's using for the wikipedia icon:

Which is being pulled from by this code in wikipedia's page:

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="//en.wikipedia.org/apple-touch-icon.png" />

The Netflix icon that looks like a banner is a link to Netflix.com, and it has the look I would prefer in the wikipedia icon.

Is there any way I can change the icon?


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I have Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman with android 2.3.4. Recently, every time I try to update my apps over WiFi, the updates get stuck and I have to cancel that particular update to proceed. Now, however, every app I try to update gets stuck. I ensure that no other download is running in the background but no effect.

I have about 45MB free out of 320MB.

What might be the reason for this? How to overcome this?


texts: How can I remove all deleted messages from mail trash folder on default email app

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This question has already been asked here but no satisfactory answers were given. Some say to go to trash folder and select mails one by one then delete; I will NOT select 250 mails one by one!! Others say to go to the mail providers web site... if I wanted to do that then I would not ask this question. Anyway, even if I do that (I'm not talking about g-mail, but other providers I have accounts with) the mails will remain physically on the android phone in the trash folder...

The problem is that in the default Android mail app, there is no Select All option for messages, and there is no Delete from trash option. There must be some way to do this?

Thanks


texts: What's the meaning of signal strength colors in battery usage screens?

texts: The battery usage screen has an indicator for "Signal strength" that, instead of being blue/black like WiFi, has many colors: green, gray, yellow. What's their meaning?


texts: How do I solve this download manager problem (android)?

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I don't really know if this is the right place to ask this question, but can anyoane be kind and help me a little here?

My mom has a huawei smartphone. I don't know what has she pressed but now, everytime she tries to download some file from facebook like a ppt or a pdf, the download manager redirects her to ".archivetemp" folder and she can't acces the downloaded file. How can I solve this without resetting the phone?


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How to keymap the key for moving to end of text file?

Hi,

My keyboard is broken so I am remapping the keys with the otherwise interesting KeyMapper app.

However I cannot find the code for moving to the end of a text file. My text files are huge so I want to go directly to the end. Anyone know the keycode for this key? It's not just KEYCODE_MOVE_END, I have tested that and it only takes me to the end of the line, not to the end of the file.


texts: Screen goes blank after making a call since the Lollipop update

texts: After I make or receive a call, the screen goes blank and becomes unresponsive. I have to restart the phone to use it again.  Is there any solution for this?


texts: Is there a way to prevent specific apps from using geo-location functionality/permissions when not running in the foreground?

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Is there a way to restrict an android app from using permissions when running in the background?

For example, news broke recently that MoviePass is tracking location before and after movies (source)

I'm OK with using geolocation when the app is in the foreground... but not when I otherwise think it's off/closed.  Is there a way for permissions to be more granular?  I've heard that Apple devices can/do limit location services to apps running in the foreground.


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Can someone write or link to a clear comparison of all of Google's TV products?

I have the original Logitech Revue, I have a Chromecast dongle, and now there is Android TV.

What are the use-cases of each? Why 3?


texts: Internal hard disk partitions (sda2) not showing in android system

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I have a x86 system (Asus Eee Pc)having hard disk of 232 GB, in which 4 GB allocated for Android and rest I don't know where it is gone. If I open super user and running this command in android terminal: cat /proc/partitions I get following result:

Block_Size(232Gb) sda
Block_Size(4Gb) sda1
Block_Size(rest) sda2

This shows there are two partitions (sda1, sda2) of total 1 drive (sda).
Android is installed in sda1 and seen in it's file system. But sda2 data is invisible.
When i run mount command , we get :

rootfs /rootfs rw 0 0
proc /proc proc rw ,relatime 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt ext3 rw,relatime,error=continue,barrier=0,data=writeback 0 0
few lines ....
But nothing about sda2 .

I also try #busybox fdisk -l /dev/block/sda

   Device Boot     start   End     Blocks  Id  System

/dev/block/sda1       1     528   4241128+  83  Linux
/dev/block/sda2      529   30396  23914716  83  Linux
/dev/block/sda3     30397  30402   42714    ef  EFI(FAT-12/16/32)

And when i run

-#busybox fdisk -l /dev/block/sda2
result is :
 - doesn't contain a valid partition table .

How can I mount this drive in android? I just want to access and view the sda2 storage drive.


texts: Android Market is not opening on Samsung galaxy GT-P7500

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When I try to open the Market on my Samsung Galaxy GT-P7500 it shows the following dialog:

  Your client is out of date.  It will be automatically updated shortly.

Does anyone know the solution to this problem?


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I have been using CyanogenMod Camera for a while. But my latest automatic update installed a new version of it. That wouldn't be a problem, except that I can't find any instructions on how to use it. Its behavior has changed.

The obvious searches (CyanogenMod camera help, CyanogenMod camera instructions) only come up with installation instructions not usage instructions.  Maybe the way to use this program is obvious to everyone else, but it isn't obvious to me.


texts: 'No pictures are available on the phone' after selecting contact picture

texts: After upgrading my Nexus 5 to vanilla Lollipop a few days ago, I'm no longer able to assign pictures to my contacts. I can tap "Choose photo" and select a picture, but when I confirm I get the error "No pictures are available on the phone". How can this happen? It doesn't make any sense. I already tried wiping cache from recovery because some people say that it can fix some upgrade problems, but that didn't solve anything for me.


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I have a Samsung S Duos GT-S7562. Its warranty is over. I am seeing that its WiFi is not working now. Whenever I try to switch it ON, it toggles between ON and OFF. I have tried a factory reset and that doesn't helped me. Request your suggestions.
My current version is Android 4.0.4


texts: Insufficient free space on SD card when there's still some room on it

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I'm experiencing a weird behavior on my Neffos C5 smartphone with Android 5.1 . The phone is rooted, and I have the ability to write directly to the SD card because of editing the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file.

I was able to copy some files from my linux (Debian) using jmtpfs tool to SD card (32G) in my phone. But I also removed some of the files. For now there's around 10 G free space left on the SD card, but when I want to copy a file 500M is size, I get an error that there's insufficient space on the device.

When I take the SD card out of the phone and mount it via SD card reader on my linux, the problem doesn't exist, but I can't write the same file via MTP.

Sometimes when I remove files directly from the phone, my PC still sees them and I can remove them once more via MTP. Sometimes when I write some files to the SD card via MTP, the phone doesn't see them. I don't know if that's related, but it might be.

Is there a way to fix this? Is this a problem with a phone or Android or something else? How to avoid this kind of situations?


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When I insert SIM card in my ZenFone 5, it WiFi is disconnected and stucks on "Serching for WiFi..." and don't show any WiFi. I think its because of WiFi regional code. I live in Iran. How can I fix this problem?
Thanks.


texts: Calendar adds one hour to whatever time I set

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When I create a new event and set the time to 12:00, it turns into 13:00 right before my eyes, on the new event creation screen. How do I fix this madness?

I've googled this issue for a while and I don't think it's just the daylight saving time thing everyone else is having. My time zone is Moscow and we recently stopped saving time, so there's no option to select between +3 and +4 time zones.

My device is HTC 626g+ and I'm having this problem with the default calendar app.


texts: Is it possible to see numbers I typed in previous call?

texts: Here's the thing, someone called me today and during the call I pressed a few numbers, then the call ended before I could save them somewhere. Is it possible to find them somewhere?


texts: How to record a short audio clip as quickly as possible

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I'm trying to figure out a combination of apps/settings that will allow me to record a short audio clip (think reminder note) in as few taps as possible. At the moment I am using the standard voice recorder app. If I'm in the middle of listening to a podcast and want to record a short clip, I currently have to:

hit the power button to wake up my phone
hit unlock
pause the podcast
launch the voice recorder app
hit "record"
when I'm done, hit "save"
resume the podcast

I'm looking for a workflow that will let me launch a recording app and start recording automatically (ideally right from the lock screen) then when I'm done save the clip without being told to and resume whatever was happening before (usually a podcast).

Can anyone suggest apps to look at, or settings that might help?


texts: My Samsung galaxy keeps on showing the software update & telling me to restart. Help?

texts: My Samsung galaxy s3 kept on showing restart & the software update & I don't know what to do. Should I restart it? I'm just scared of what's going to happen next. What if it won't work, & what if it keeps on restarting by itself? I'm scared. I just got my Samsung galxy s3 last week. Will it be broken? Help!?


texts: Replace HTC Sense "recent apps" by stock ICS

texts: I've just ordered my new HTC One X phone which will be my first Android phone and ships with Android ICS and HTC Sense. I've seen some reviews on YouTube and the only thing I didn't like from HTC Sense was the "style" they use in the "recent apps"-switcher. Is there any way to revert only that one "style" back to original ICS? Maybe someone could also explain to me what the "Launchers" are everyone is talking about... Are they like the explorer.exe on Windows? Are they responsible for the whole look and feel? Or is something like the "recent apps"-switcher a separate process?


texts: Problems Connecting Asus Transformer TF101 to Mac OS X 10.92

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Please bear with me if this is an insipid question, but I am not able to connect my Asus tablet to my Mac. It has been recommended that I go and download the USB drivers for the tablet here. Seemed easy enough. WRONG! USB drivers are well supported for Windows, but not Mac or Linux (odd). There is a third party application that Asus says you need to install called Splashtop Streamer for Windows or Mac in order to move forward with the installation of the drivers.

I gave that the old college try and, much to my chagrin, Splashtop Streamer does not seem to have clear instruction on how to configure their product. I left a comment on one of their pages that discussed a error "Your 6783 port is not reachable", which seemed to be adversely affecting my completion of the installation process.

In summary, I am dead in the water. I can not install USB drivers in order to load my app onto my device to test. I am trying to test a Google Map App using V2 of the API. Apparently, the Eclipse and the Android Studio emulators to not render the new Google Maps API. So, i need to ship the app to a device.

Must I really buy a new one? Please ponder and grant me any wisdom you might have?
Also, if you think this question was useful, please give it vote.
Thanks again


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Is there a way to export the entire browser history from Chrome under Android, in any file format (csv, xml, whatever)?

I have Chrome 42.0.2311.111 under Android 4.2.2.


texts: Android Wear emulator: "No longer connected to network"

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I've been using a Android Wear 1.4 (Android 6.0.1) emulator for some time, and the following notification has appeared out of the blue:

  No longer connected to network, a factory reset is required.

An action with the same text appears next to it, but tapping on it has no effect.

Android Wear emulator is running the following versions:

Android Wear 1.4.0.2505969
Google Play services 8.4.89 (2428711-574)
Android OS 6.0.1

I've seen Reddit threads reporting the same problem: here, here, here and here.

What's causing this? If I wipe user data, can I expect this to return?


texts: Very frequent Wifi disconnection while being in China

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I'm having an issue on my Nexus 4 (Stock Android 5.1.1).

It keeps disconnecting from my Wifi. When I go back to connect, it says "No Internet access, automatic connection impossible".

I currently live in China so my guess is that Android checks if internet is available by querying a Google server, which is blocked in China so it then concludes "No Google = No Internet" and disconnects me from my Wifi.

I can't find any way to disable that Auto-Disconnect "Feature".


texts: WIFI handover between AP with same SSID on different channels

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Using devices (Zebra Mobile TC25) running Android 7, I am having problems with the WIFI handover not happening.
The situation is that I have several access points set up with the same SSID but broadcasting on different channels.

As I walk around I would expect that the WIFI would connect to the strongest boradcasting AP. This is not happening.

Is this a consequence of the APs having the same SSID? Is it something to do with once a connection is established Android OS is not keen to switch even if SSID has same name, irrespective of signal strength?


texts: Does Android save videos from Instagram live in the cache?

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I hosted an instagram live interview yesterday and when it came to saving it to post to IGTV there was an error. I believe it was either due to a network error or that there may not have been enough space on my phone to save or process the video (I have 3.1 GB available, it was a 57 min live video.)

Eventually after editing the title and text multiple times thinking it was a character limit or doesn't like punctuation etc, as well as switching off flight mode and switching on data in case it was the network, I had to abandon the video. It is not saved in my stories or my archive on Instagram or anywhere on IGTV.

I've looked in the Android files on my Samsung S8 under com.instagram, cache and videos, and in movies and downloads, but cannot find it. Would it be saved somewhere on my phone?

Would the reason for the error be insufficient storage space or more likely network error?


texts: Not receiving SMS from short numbers on Xiaomi Mi Max 3 (MIUI)

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Phone doesn't receive 2fa messages, bank codes, etc.

This is chinese Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with unlocked bootloader which came with global 10.0.1.0 miui (Android 8.1).

What I've tried:

checking sms center number
disabling MIUI optimizations
changing settings of messaging app (disabling block list, enabling miui sms)
disabling volte
installing alternative sms apps
changing sim slots
reflashing global 10.0.2.0 miui via fastboot with full wipe

I was able to fix this on another Mi Max 3 with chinese 8.8.9 ROM by disabling MIUI optimizations if I remember correctly, but it doesn't work on this one...

Any idea how to fix this?


texts: Proc-folder: App generated almost a thousand sub-folders

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When I was searching with the "File Manager" app (com.alphainventor.filemanager) for some files in the root-folder, it generated hundreds (almost a thousand) folders in the proc-folder.
[I don't have root-access btw., but still can see some files there.]

They're named just 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
Each folder has about ~40 files in it.

I already found out, that those are virtual files, that eat like no space.
However I would still like to clean those up.

Is there any smart way to do this?
I was hoping, they would be removed by restarting the system or deinstalling the app, but so far nothing worked. :/

I am on an LG G7 with Android 8.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Android 5.1 Emulated abd push give adb: error: failed to copy etc... remote Read-only file system

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Hi I'm not trying to change the system just upload some file to the /storage/sdcard folder or /sdcard i do
adb push etc /storage/sdcard
and I get
adb: error: failed to copy 'etc' to '/storage/sdcard/etc': remote Read-only file system
the thing is only happens on android 5.1 it must be a bug i read many post about remount the system but it is not the system what i need to remount it is the userdata partition it should be writable, i have create many times the AVD maybe it is something i did but always i get the same result
if i do df in shell i get
/dev                   498.4M    28.0K   498.4M   4096
/sys/fs/cgroup         498.4M    12.0K   498.4M   4096
/mnt/asec              498.4M     0.0K   498.4M   4096
/mnt/obb               498.4M     0.0K   498.4M   4096
/system                  1.4G     1.2G   180.2M   4096
/cache                  61.0M    56.0K    60.9M   4096
/data                    7.7G   571.6M     7.1G   4096

i can't upload files , if i install es Explorer says the sdcard it is unmounted but don't shows the internal storage where it is the internal storage ? some one can tell me please what it is happen here ?


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I have a 3 years old LG Nexus-4, I have tried multicore cpu controller pro and some cardboard/VR apps (google cardboard, fulldive, etc..) recently & I have faced some rare random restart for 4-5 days. (that was not too much, its like 2 times restart a day)
Now I am facing a very wired issue. My phone runs fine on AC/charging status, but as soon as I go on battery (disconnect AC/charging) mobile just goes off or reboot and does not boot at all :(
Another weirdest thing is it works fine (on battery as well) on bootloader & recovery clockwork (6.0.4.7-mako.img) adb & fastboot command works & even touches works fine on TWRP 2.7 and battery status reports properly 100% to 1% (till it dies after full battery drain & it takes for 3-5 hours), so battery is not a real problem :|
The following things are already tired and result are mentioned respectively.

Uninstalled all the recently installed app and cleared all settings from mutlicore cpu controller pro

Updated OS to 3rd party marshmallow, Tried a 6.0 Android M for nexus 4 from xda forum.

Rolled back to factory image - Android 4.4 (occam-krt16s)

Updated OS from factory image - Android 4.4.4 (occam-ktu84p)

Tried TWRP 2.8, 3.0 as well

Tried debugging with adb :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb bugreport
/sbin/sh: bugreport: not found
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb logcat -v time
/sbin/sh: exec: line 1: logcat: not found

Tried to boot to safe mode. works fine again only on AC/Charging. :(

Results: No change at all :(
It would be very grateful, if anyone could give some information how to find the root cause or a solution/fix for this.


texts: How can I save bug reports from my Android device to my local storage using ES or any other app?

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When I take a bug report (e.g. through the power menu, after this option has been enabled in Settings), a notification appears and after tapping this, I get a number of options to complete the action. I can send the bug report using Gmail, save it to Dropbox, etc. All of these work fine. However what I would really like to do is to save it to my local storage. I tried to use "ES Save To" for this, part of ES File Explorer. But when I tried to do it, I got an error "This operation is not supported".

I figure that if it's possible to save bug reports into the cloud, it must be technically possible to save them to local storage. Does anyone know why "ES Save To" does not work for this, and could recommend how to achieve this goal?

I'm using Android 5.0 and I'm just saving to something on the normal internal storage, not external SD card or anything like that.


texts: How do I prevent notifications from certain app from being dismissed?

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So, going on the opposite side of the maiority of people: there are apps whose notifications I don't want to be able do dismiss.

For example, I use Samsung Health and Daylio to keep track of my sleeping habits and my moods and activities, and they both give me notifications for when to go open the app to record something.

As a reflex of my body, what happens is, I open the notification bar and click the Clear All on instinct, resulting in me forgetting to open it later to make that record.

Reminder apps are simply not working with me.

Is there any way I can configure notifications for being undismissable? I wanted them to clear only if I clicked them, or if I did the thing it was expecting me to do.

Device Information:

Model# SM-G950FD (Galaxy S8 flat)
Android 7.0


texts: Reapplying market updates after using "uninstall updates"

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I had an issue with an application that couldn't be updated, and solved it by uninstalling the market updates (maybe there was another method, but in my case it worked). Problem is, now I can't find a way to reapply the market updates. Before uninstalling them, the updates were applied automatically, but now half a day has passed and I still have the version that came with the phone.

Edit: In case it matters, the phone is a rooted Samsung Galaxy Ace, running the latest official firmware (2.3.4)


texts: What is the earliest version that suppprts iPhone Wifi Assist equivalent for Android?

texts:
On my iPhone I have something called Wifi Assist:

  With iOS 9 and later, you can use Wi-Fi Assist to automatically switch to cellular when you have poor a Wi-Fi connection.

What is the first Android version that supports this natively?


texts: My App shows accurate location only after opening Google Maps

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So I am building an app using React Native. I have tried getting the location using 3 different packages - each of which work very well for other people.
In my case, I get a location which is off by about a kilometer and the accuracy value is 2000+.
If I open Google Maps and home in to my current location, and soon after open MyApp, it shows the right location (accuracy value of 10-20 meters, which is good enough for being indoors on a cloudy day). But a minute after leaving the Google Maps app, the accuracy is again off to 2000+.
This behavior is the same regardless of which module I use, and yes I have them all on high accuracy, etc. So I think it must be something Android related that I am somehow missing.


texts: How to use text-to-speech to read out text on Google Books

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I would like to know the exact steps a visually impaired or blind person would take to

Download a book called "X" from the Google Play store
Enable text-to-speech for their language (e.g. Zulu) on their device.
Have it read aloud from the Google Play app.


texts: How can I make wifi automatically go on when my G1 boots up

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I've got CM6 on it, and every once in a while the power goes out, the battery eventually dies, the power comes back and it boots up but no wifi. I have the thing in a faraway place and I get to it via ssh, so it's annoying to have to go manually turn on wifi when it reboots.

Is there a script somewhere I can run in userinit.sh that will turn on wifi?


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I'm thinking about buying this:

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-Elite-Performance-256GB-Speed/dp/B00FF90EZM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1417386617&sr=1-3&keywords=sd+card

Is the 256gb  compatible with galaxy s4? I'm concerned that it might not be because I've never heard of anyone using such a high gb card with the s4.

Thanks


texts: My LG is indicating low storage space. I cannot install new applications. I still have more than 7G free space. Please what can i do?


texts: How can I connect my PS3 controller to my Sony Xperia Z for gaming?


texts: Certificate Authority installation doesn't work

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I've seen many many posts* lined to my problem, although none of them seems to refer to my bug.
I set up my small PKI (for Web, mail etc.) and now try to import my CA .crt file to my Android device. Each time I try to open the cert file I am prompted for entering a name for the imported CA. I then validate the name and the purpose (VPN and applications) and a small Pop-up appears "MyCA has been imported."
However, when I go to Preferences > Security > Trusted certificates > User certificates, my CA doesn't appear.

I tried to download it :

via Web (URL pointing directly to the .crt file encoded in PEM)
with the file (uploaded to Downloads/ folder, then Import from SD > Internal, same behavior)
via ADB to the added-certs/ folder (access restrictions indeed)

Does someone have an idea ?

My phone :
Android 5.1.1
OxygenOS 2.1.2
OnePlus X

Thanks !

*Unable to Install Certificate

*How do I install a user certificate?

*http://androidforums.com/threads/cant-install-security-certificate.668968/

*How do you import CA certificates onto an Android phone?


texts: Can I see if an installed app has registered a URI scheme?

texts: I have an app installed, I'd like to know if I can see if it has registered a custom URI scheme (so it can be opened by other apps and the browser) and if so what the scheme is (e.g. someapp://)


texts: Occasionally, I receive emergency alerts on my Android phone, through the stock/default mechanism.  It makes a loud, alarming/attention-grabbing sound and vibrates strongly.  The alert is displayed on the screen (which was locked) and there's a big OK button, which is the only button, and when I push it quickly to silence the alarm/vibration, the message disappears.  This may be before I've had a chance to actually read what it says in as much detail as would be appropriate.  Is there any way to get those messages to stick around and be dismissed manually, so that they can be read after the alarm is silenced?


texts: How to do reset/wipe on galaxy nexus with encrypted data

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My galaxy nexus, rooted, open bootloader, was running cyanogen mod 10.2 with encrypted data.  I tried to wipe and sideload 11 maguro onto it, and install hung on fixing fs_size in crypto footer.

On rebooting it hung on the cyanogen face.  I wiped a few more things and tried to put 10.2 back on and now the encryption password does not work anymore. So I cant boot the device.

I saw that a total wipe and restart is possible, but Im not sure how.  Sideloading another ROM I am guessing wont help anyway since I cant boot past the encrytion screen as my password is not being accepted.

When I boot into recovery I use clockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.7

What is the best method to start again with my device, to get some type of OS working on it?

My options from my recovery menu
- reboot
-install zip
- wipe data/factory reset  (next menu only asks to wipe data)
- wipe cache partition
- backup and reestore (all involving the /sdcard which it cant mount)
-mounts and storage (the next menu does allow for format /system & /factory - but not sure what that will do?)
- advanced (reboots and logs)


texts: Is deleting /system/bin/dex2oat file safe?

texts:
I was looking into a couple of Android tombstones files of an old Samsung phone running Marshmallow. Found a crash in every single one with the same culprit, dex2oat.

From my limited understanding it is a Compiler that takes arguments from Android Runtime and convert dex files to  Android optimised ones in oat format.

I ran into the same issue even if I factory reset or freezing a lot of apps. I have this device rooted and decided to take a risky step. I backed up first and deleted dex2oat from /system/bin. Then I rebooted system with risk of bricking it.

So far it is working fine.

Due my lack of understanding I don't know how crucial is this dex2oat to system stability and I want to know what is the impact on it.


texts: How to transfer text messages from iPhone to Android with iOS 5?

texts:
I'm trying to switch from an iPhone 3GS to a Galaxy SII and got multiple questions. This one concerns migrating the text messages (SMS).
I've found quite some articles, basically they fall into two categories:

Getting the text message SQLite database from the Itunes backup and exporting stuff manually to CSV files.
Importing the SQLite database directly with tools.

Most pages link to this article

Problem:
Apparently, this only works in IOS < 5.0 or Itunes < 10, don't know. With newer backups, the SQLite database can not be opened anymore, the Android tools mentioned do not work anymore.

So I'm looking for any other suggestions on how to correctly migrate the text messages to Android.

Note:
I'm aware that maybe this is more a iPhone question than Android. Nevertheless, I hope to find someone here who faced the same problems. This is exactly the reason why I'm migrating in the first place.


texts: Low on internal data storage - looks like the some apps use a lot!

texts: So, looking at the Gmail, Twitter, and Facebook apps for example, the apps themselves only take up 3-4 MB each, but then the app data is like 10+ MB for each. Is that stored data the synced copies of my email inbox, or my twitter feed, or FB feed? And, if so, is there a way for me to limit how much of my phone's internal storage each app gets allocated?


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I am unable to charge my phone most of the times.

When I connect my phone to the USB cable which is in turn connected to the computer or charger, most of the times (about 90 percent), I am unable to see the charging sign and battery discharges. However only in some special cases, in particular when I plug in the cable in the computer just after i press the power button, that too, selectively, the phone is able to charge.

Also : After this problem, phone only connects in AC charging mode and not in USB mode.

I brought this phone from another country so service centers here refuse to accept it. I just want to charge the phone as of now.

EDIT : Today I found a new problem. After charging it to around fifty percent with an old computer, I just plugged it into the wall charger. It did show just a sign of initialization but did not continue. When I switched on the phone, the battery was reduced to 10 percent


texts: Accessing list or raw data for blocked numbers?

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I'm using some vendor' stock ROM but I as far as I understand it still uses Blocked Numbers Storage - com.android.providers.blockednumber, however I cant seems to find a way to export or back it up.
Is it possible with Tasker?
Is it possible with root? Any API that can get me access to it, if I have root and will set my test palceholder app as a default dialer? I'm willing to use some Xamarin template to make it work.


texts: Is it possible to change the userID of something like Fused Location Provider?

texts:
I have a bunch of apps bundled under userID on my stock rom, including Fused Location Provider. Since I'm using AFWall+ to block said userID to block said apps - it also breaks my location detection for Osmand.
Is there any way for me to change the userID  it runs under? I have root available to me.


texts: Copying the phone number into the clipboard in the Google Voice application

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In the application Google Voice is there any way to copy the Google phone number into the clipboard without having to type anything?

I use a Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III with a rooted Android 4.1.2.


texts: i want to set the sd card as default download location in htc desire 500,how?

texts: In my mobile the apps are only downloading in my phone's memory I think which is full my sd card has a space of 16 GB only 1 GB is used in it and I want that when I download apps it directly goes to sd card memory not my phones memory,how do I set the download location to sd card,so that it uses the space of sd card not phones memory and pls show me the to check whether my download location in setting is on sd card or in my phone's memory


texts: Looking for an app to notify when an elderly person is inactive

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I am looking for an android app to install on the phone of an elderly person in my family so that when this person stops using the phone, say for one day, then I get notified somehow so that I check up on them and make sure they are ok. Does something like this already exist?

Thanks.


texts: Samsung Galaxy 7" (GT-P6210) USB debugging is not detecting in Linux?

texts:
I am using ubuntu Linux 10.04 Pc in that my Samsung Galaxy 7" (GT-P6210) homeycomb 3.2 is not detecting for development its showing in eclipse as

DeviceMonitor] Failed to start monitoring ????????????  in console

and in device tab its showing ?????????????.

Except this 7' GT-P6210 Samsung tablet all other Samsung devices are showing fine.

When I switch off the tablet and connected to the USB its showing the number and online as status.
List of devices attached
4641199B0F8488AE    device

why? whats the problem any solution.

NOTE:
I already Added 51-android.rules

Samsung 04E8

and also I enabled the USB debugging mode.

Its working fine in Mac.

I found that only its not detecting in updated ADT r16, except all other ADT version device is detecting very fine.

any idea?


texts: Adjust the default orientation on an Android tablet

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So here's the low down: my tablet has this rather annoying feature where its default orientation for profile is set so that the power button is on the bottom. Because of this, I have accidentally powered out of several games by shifting my hold and shutting it down.

Is there some app or setting to change what the default setting is for orientation? (And if I could also adjust landscape, that would be great.)


texts: Transfer contacts from Android to Windows Lumia

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I have transferred all contacts from Android phone(Moto G) to Windows phone (Microsoft Lumina 540). I have multiple numbers for each contact in Android  but I can see only one number for a contact in my Windows phone.

For example: Sachine has two numbers 999-999-9992 and 888-888-882.
In windows it shows Sachine: 999-999-9992 only.

Please help me out from this problem.
Thanks in advance.


texts: Application Installation Error in Genymotion emulator

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I am trying to run an application which I am developing currently in Android Studio 3.0 using Genymotion emulator with Android 5.0 - API 21 (Kernel version 4.4.10). All set up on Linux (Fedora 26).

I am not able to run the application.
There is no compilation error in application code as it builds successfully. But when I press run button, first I get this

However, neither the application is not installed on the Genymotion emulator as I can't find it there nor it is installing again. Although when I press OK button shown in above image, I get the following error in Run console, which appears by clicking the button in bottom left of status bar

11/18 22:29:34: Launching app
$ adb install-multiple -r -t /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_4.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_5.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_9.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_8.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_7.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_3.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/dep/dependencies.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_6.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_0.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_1.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/intermediates/split-apk/debug/slices/slice_2.apk /home/vpn/Projects/android/candy-coded/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
$ adb shell pm uninstall com.example.vpn.candycoded
DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR
Error while Installing APKs

And when I try to perform install command (as shown in above code snippet) using Linux terminal, it shows following

Failed to create session
WARNING: linker: libhoudini.so has text relocations. This is wasting memory and prevents security hardening. Please fix.
Success: created install session [726755356]

This is a new type of error I am facing since I installed the latest version of Android Studio.

It works fine when I run it using my phone Moto E4 plus which has Android 7.1.1.
The project which I am developing was created using the current Android Studio.

Here is my app.gradle just in case

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 27
    buildToolsVersion "27.0.1"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.vpn.candycoded"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 27
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner
"android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
 }

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
    })
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.+'
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
}

Please help me with this.
Also please comment if anything I am missing in describing the problem properly, or any file or screenshot I need to include.


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Device : Oneplus 6T with Android 10
I recently lost access to my phone because of a seemingly rare bug (after starting the process of making a work profile after adding my work email on the phone, and not finishing the process, i rebooted my phone the day after and it is not recognizing my pin)
So apparently I can gain back access to my phone through Google's "Find my device" web option. but it doesn't find my device online event when it's booted (still pin locked) and logged in to working wifi and 4g.
Is it normal that it is not showing ? And can I make it log to google or show online through ADB ?
The device is not rooted and does not have a custom bootloader installed.
I do not wish to flash my phone, I am looking to regain access to it because I did not backup my data unfortunately.


texts: How to install the app with its data using .bak files

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Background

I created a local backup of my apps in my Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 before installing another MIUI ROM.

Problem

During transfer of that backup to PC or some other way(I don't know how!) the descript.xml file is missing from backup folder so now the local backup app in phone isn't showing the files for restore.

Question (HELP NEEDED WITH)

How to create the descript.xml file?

OR

I checked the layout of file by taking a short settings feature backup and seeing its XML file but it's very complicated and requires a lot of information about .bak file!..Can anyone share a layout type so that I can create a .XML file?

OR

Suggest any app that converts .bak files to apk with keeping there data. Or installs the bak files directly as apps in phone!

I really need those apps data. Its really important.


texts: How can I disable cellular data on an Android device?

texts: Can I easily disable cellular data on an Android device and just use Wi-Fi? Does this change based on whether or not I have root on the device?


texts:
Google Play Store not working with my wifi. When I try to update or install apps stuck "Waiting for download". On another wifi working perfectly. And on my wifi with VPN working too, but too slow.
This problem exist on all android device with on my wifi.


texts:
For some reason, moving files from my Nexus 5X to my PC takes huge amounts of time.

The copy "part" of the move operation is pretty much as fast as on any other Android device I've used (I can see the files actually being successfully created at the destination folder on my PC), but then, when the deletion "part" takes place (my indication is that all the files have been successfully copied and the progress bar reaches almost the end) -- the Windows File Explorer instance which handles the source folder just hangs, for a really long time.

For instance, when performing a move operation of 50 images, with an average size of 4MB each -- the copy "part" takes a few seconds, while the deletion "part" takes more than 5 minutes.

My question is: are there any specific tools, using which I can pinpoint the problem, or see a detailed log/real-time statistics regarding the deletion operation?

I'd appreciate any suggestions regarding the situation, which is obviously really problematic.

I've tried this on multiple laptops.

An important detail regarding my Android OS -- I have more than 29,000 images on my device (my entire WhatsApp history, since 2011). Maybe it has such impact on the file system?

I've attached a screenshot of the status bar and the "not responding" File Explorer window, during the deletion "part" of the move operation.


texts: How to delete/remove the recent devices in shareit APP?

texts: We can delete the history of the devices but we cannot remove the recent devices from Shareit. But in Bluetooth and we can unpair the paired devices and that won't be visible until we again pair the devices.


texts: Haptic Feedback with Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy mini 2

texts: How can I turn off vibrations when I long press on start screen (to add a widget, etc.) or in Opera mini when long press on a link?


texts: how to lower boot up time? (many apps 122, rooted device)

texts:
[old subject: link2sd not mounting second partition, "quick restart"
  fails too]

  [IMPORTANT: boot time took 20 minutes, see at the end...]

  My phone suddenly reboot (while I was sleeping), and from that on,
  link2sd fails to mount the 2nd partition that was working flawlessly
  for a long time.

  Now, everytime I boot, it freezes on black screen, until I unplug the
  sdcard, then it shakes and continues booting. After plug the sdcard
  back it seems to create this device: /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 (instead of
  mmcblk0p2).

  After I re-insert the sdcard, link2sd fails to mount again, I recreate
  the scripts, do a "quick reboot" but it fails again. (I guess it was
  expecting mmcblk1p2 but sdcard was now back at mmcblk0p2).

  I plug the sdcard on pc and the 2nd partition data is there, it is
  ext3, all seems ok there.

  This
  Partitioned sdcard not working with link2sd,
  does not work for me :(

  I changed the script at
  /data/data/com.buak.Link2SD/files/init-link2sd.sh that was created
  with mmcblk1p2 to mmcblk0p2. After that, a "quick reboot" wont work
  despite I got /data/sdext2 mounted (manually with terminal).

  A normal reboot sends me back to the black screen, my guess is I have
  "created a linked app" that may have widget but I dont know which one.
  I tried a few I remembered but didnt work, still same problem...

  I am still fighting with this... I will try more tricks and report
  later...

  Any tips (tricks) ?

  EDIT: I used adb logcat (found good tutorial here:
  http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/)
  and the last log message was:

D/dalvikvm( 1506): GC_FOR_MALLOC freed 830K, 37% free 6859K/10759K, external 1429K/1581K, paused 77ms

  After that it froze, I started it again and it brought more log than
  before...

  After 20 minutes, the phone finally completely boot up! thats too much
  time... now it seems to be working ok... At this point my question
  changes to "how to lower boot up time?" is it ok to change the
  subject?

subject: how to lower boot up time?

So scanPackage took too much time and I am uninstalling not needed packages... I guess it is good to keep the other research info I did so people can come here and understand they just need to wait a long time if they have too many apps installed on a not so fast device.


texts: Can you limit Google Maps timeline for alternate accounts on your android phone?

texts:
I have multiple accounts on my Android phone, some shared with my kids.  I would like my location sharing to only be my primary account.  Is there any way to configure that?

One side effect, my son has his location shared with me.  But most often, when I look for his location, it shows where I am.


texts: How can I put the Google Now widget on the lockscreen with Andoid L?

texts:
I cannot figure out how to replace the clock with the Google Now widget.
I tried long tapping or pressing in any direction. Couldn't get to the widget selection.


texts: How do I store pictures on SD card by default?

texts:
How do I move the photos I have in my gallery to my SD card? Someone told me to download an app that allows you to do this, but it didn't.

Also, is it possible to save them to the SD card by default, rather than the internal memory? Someone told me to open the camera and select settings, but there was no option to change it. I think my phone is an HTC wildfire. It's the smallest white HTC on the market and it has 'with HTC sense' on the back.


texts:
My Xperia Z is stuck int a bootloop. It goes up to the colorful waves and then it restarts. It was connected with USB in charging mode. Suddenly, it starts restarting. I thought it might be carrying out some of its processes, but even after an hour of restarts, it failed to start normally. Now my battery is completely drained.

I want to recover/restore it to factory settings, but I can't because of bootloops.

The phone is only two months old, and I do not want to format and restore flash files
via flashtools as suggested on the XDA forums. Getting into recovery mode and restoring from there will be preferred, instead of flashing. My last resort will be a Sony Service Center.


texts:
Is there an Android app on the playstore that allows these features:

Period notification reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, specific times, etc)
Custom notification text
Ability to send the same notification X times after the first reminder unless dismissed or the notification has not been swiped away (bonus)

I am looking for a way to set multiple notifications on my phone that at a specific time on a routine schedule. When the notification is fired it should read a customization text that I can set.

For example:

If I have a weekly reoccurring event called "Band Practice" that happens at 1PM on every Wednesday I would like a notification to be fired on that day once a week at that specific time with my customized notification text. As a bonus send that notification X times at an X interval until dismissed or number of times is reached.

Thanks!


texts: Turn phone on with damaged power & volume button?

texts:
if Power and volume button is busted, is it possible to turn phone on by using adb or fastboot or any other method?
Or may be, How a powered off phone communicate with the power button and other things(i.e charging animation,volume button etc)? perhaps is it possible to tweak this communication to gain access externally?
Curious, solving this issue by software means, possible?


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Situation. I have a .img disk image file obtained from a .vmdk file via a virtualbox conversion, the latter being created by an Android 4.4.2 emulator. I'm trying to recover some app data and transfer it to a new, working, .img file.

What I did. I extracted APKs and copied app data folders (com.devname.appname) from/to the /data/data directory. I did that using a file manager and via Ubuntu terminal. I also attempted to copy the folders to /Android/data. Although cp -ar retains files permissions and ownership, that was of no use after the import into the working image.

The problem (and a workaround). When the APKs are installed, a new uid (in the 10000 group) is generated for them. These values are unknown when I import the data folders, hence they are destroyed at phone boot. A log in /data/system/uiderrors.txt confirms this. The only way I could make it work was to install the APK, run the app so that the new data folders are created with a proper uid, replace those folders with old ones and fix ownership and permissions accordingly (for every app). This turned out to be effective, but it's a very tedious and error-prone process.

Is there a proper way to achieve this result?

Probably noteworthy:

Folders are copied after the APK is installed. The APK won't install if folders are there already.
Original image has some Android data corrupted, so it cannot be mounted in the emulator. loop mount works properly, though.
I didn't modify packages.list and packages.xml files (should I?).


texts:
After factory reset my phone starts showing "Invalid IMEI" on both sim slots and I can't call or be called. What might be the problem?

Android version; 2.2.1 , model: A601


texts:
The Dcoder app supports the Python programming language. However, for a code that requires 3rd-party modules (e.g. mlxtend), it will show the following error when running:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "fun.py", line 7, in <module>
    from mlxtend.data import iris_data
ImportError: No module named mlxtend.data

Process finished with exit code 1.

How to install new Python modules in the Dcoder app?


texts: Wrong reply-to header in emails (tine20)

texts:
I have two different servers with two different user names

foo@mailserver.example (valid mail address)
bar@tine-server.example (not a valid mail, just for tine20 login)

I created an Exchange-Connector on the android device and if I send mails the message is from "foo@mailserver.example" but has a reply-to "bar@tine-server.example" set.

This is broken, since bar@tine-server.example is just a login for the tine20 server. It is not a valid email address.

Sending mails with the tine20 GUI works and there is no reply-to header set.

I use the default mail application on my android 4.1.2 (Samsung S2)

How can I tell the android mail app to stop adding the reply-to header?


texts: How to select all messages Inbox Google?

texts:
The new Google email application, Inbox has just been released so I decided to try it.

I wanted to delete all my spam messages but I can't find a button to select all of them without clicking on each one.

Is it possible to select all messages at once?


texts: "Charging paused. Voltage too high" on Samsung Galaxy S2 after upgrading to ICS

texts:
I am keep on getting this pop-up every 30 sec. I searched on the internet, and most of the solutions are to play with the charging pin.

It's also showing it's charging when it's not.
My phone thinks it's charging

I think this has to be a software issue.

Does anyone have any solution?


texts: Many people refer to Android versions by "codenames" rather than version numbers (e.g. Android "Gingerbread"). What are the names of the various versions of the Android OS, and how are these names chosen?


texts: What is the apps for the the two icons shown

texts: What apps are icons shown on the 3rd icon from the left (a icon that look like a bug with an android head) and the 5th icon from the left (a icon with a phone in between two zig-zag)?


texts: Playing live streams directly from web page?

texts:
do you know is there any way to watch VLC streams from my android phone (nexus 5)? I found several pages that provide streams directly (e.g. http://www.gletvuzivo.pw/2015/02/rtl-2-uzivo-stream.html) and in this example you can see that first two tabs require x-google-vlc-plugin to play the stream. I can use the link with flash player but I'd prefer to watch them via VLC (either VLC player for android or directly from web page).

Is this even possible?

I'd like to thank anyone in front for the answer.

Regards, Yowitza


texts: Root Samsung Epic Galaxy 4G (SPH-D700) on FC09 Gingerbread?

texts:
I have been searching for a while and am trying to figure out if I can root the SPH-D700 on the FC09 update. I just cant find any information regarding that.

Id like to Root the phone, either if I have to update or downgrade, and even preferably be able to flash CyanogenMod 9, and update to ICS.
I know this is possible on the phone, I just dont know if this FC09 update will prevent this or something.

I am trying to familiarize myself with this phone as its my freind's phone, and I am trying to root it for him, as he is still sitting with stock, and needs root for a few features.

So what do you guys believe would be the best way to go about this? Should I just get a root image of an earlier update to downgrade? and then just do the updates after I am rooted?

I am just not sure where I should start. Been searching this for most of the day, I just cant seem to find a definite answer yet.

Thanks for your time guys, Hope we can work this out.


texts: How to lock device and turn on display using tap/slide

texts:
My phone's power button is messed up. So am looking for something which will help me lock my phone and turn it on using either tapping or sliding. The knock lock app is great for locking but doesn't wake the phone. Is there an app/something that I can install that will help me lock/unlock without using my phones power button ?

Details :
Android version : 4.4.4
Phone : Nexus 4
Although I dont know the pros and cons yet but I don't want to root my phone


texts:
I recently downloaded an app for free from Google play store. It usually costs $0.99, but is now free.
If I were to delete it, will google remember that I purchased it, even though I paid nothing? Can I delete it now, and install it later without purchasing it?
Thanks in advance!


texts: Is there any way to crop widgets in HTC Sense?

texts: I've seen people crop off part of a widget to make it take up less space.  Is there any readily-available way to do this on an HTC phone with Sense (Droid Incredible, to be specific)?


texts: How to get max of sound quality for music listening?

texts:
Yo,
I like to listen to music through headphones, so I'd like to tweak the sound parameters on my phone and tablet to my taste.

What can be done in this direction? My devices are not rooted.


texts: When i plug my apple earphones into my phone it only plays on speaker. But when i put them into other devices sound comes out. I checked my phones socket to see if anything was maybe stuck in there, looked in my settings, but there was nothing connected to either. I know my ear phones work, but i don't know what else could be wrong. Please help?


texts:
My Samsung Galaxy S2 locks after some time I don't touch the screen.

How could I lock it immediately, without waiting for this time to pass?


texts: limit app search to apps only in android 8

texts:
I have a google pixel 1 that I recently updated from android 7 to android 8.

In both android 7 and 8 I can drag upwards from the bottom of the home screen to go into a view that shows all apps. At the top of this view there is a search bar.

In android 7 if I entered some text in this search bar it would search my list of installed apps for ones whose names contain the search term. In android 8 it shows me all sorts of noisy web and other search results above the list of matching apps.

For example, if I search for 'ca' it shows me a web result for a film called 'call me by your name' and a contact from my contacts list named 'Carl', and a couple of other web search results. Underneath all this noise is where it shows the apps that start with 'ca': calculator, calendar, camera.

Does anyone know how to configure this search to only search the list of installed apps? I use this search all the time and I find the noise distracting and annoying.


texts: fastboost doesn't see device on linux even with su and sudo

texts:
so i Had a trouble booting into download mode on my Samsung Galaxy J4 to boot twrprecovery.img and not flashing it after enabling "developers options" and "USB debugging" and "Unlock OEM" now bootloader is already unlocked under "Unlock OEM" I tried adb devices it saw my phone I did adb reboot bootloader it did not boot into bootloader so after a little research I found I had to use adb reboot download I could enter download mode but when doing fastboot devices with normal, sudo and su privileges it simply doesn't see it while in OS mode nor in the download mode. I tried booting into bootloader via recovery mode using poweroff+Vol up+Homescreen and then navigating to reboot to bootloader it simply reboots to the OS.
so why adb sees devices but not fastboot?

anonsam-X550CC ~ # uname -r
4.4.0-127-generic
anonsam-X550CC ~ # cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="18.3 (Sylvia)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 18.3"
VERSION_ID="18.3"
HOME_URL="http://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.linuxmint.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/"
VERSION_CODENAME=sylvia
UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial

Phone Model : SM-J400F/DS
Baseband version : J400FXXU2ARI2
Build number : R16NW.J400FXXU2ARK2
Android version : 8.0.0
Android security patch level : November 1, 2018


texts: Why doesn't my Evo bring up the Hacker's Keyboard?

texts:
I have an HTC Evo, which is still on Froyo. I've installed Swype and Graffiti, and while I mostly use Graffiti (I used to rock a Palm III), I switch as I need.

I heard of the Hacker's Keyboard on the Android Market and I jumped at it. I have ConnectBot on my phone and I sometimes use it to get a command line on both my home and work machine, and it seems like the right thing. But it isn't showing up as one of my choices. Just Swype, Touch Input and Graffiti.

I see "Gingerbread" in the description. Sprint hasn't pushed out Gingerbread yet. Is that the problem?


texts:
I am aware that by creating folder named Alarms, Ringtones and Notifications and placing audio files inside them will list those audio files as appropriate custom tones. However in my rooted stock Nexus 5 running Android 5.1 the alarm tones does not show the media files while it works perfectly for notification and ringtones.

Is this a bug in Android 5.1? I was able to achieve this in KitKat.


texts: Mysterious "Installation Failed" and reboots

texts: Non-programmer here. I've noticed recently a message popping up on my 4.1.2 Galaxy S3 running stock firmware (except I have root)  build number JZO54K.T999UVDMD5. This was happening before I rooted it and before I installed DroidWall in an attempt to prevent any uncommanded activity. "Installation Failed" is what it says.  I've also happened to have observed it restarting a few times when I was not touching it. I installed aLogcat today and set it to "Events" so that hopefully I will get more information. Any suggestions on how to learn more about what's up would be appreciated.


texts:
How to select multiple individual cells in Google Sheets Android app on mobile phone?
Example:

On Windows it is possible by using the CTRL button + left mouse button and select multiple cells, but I did not find any solution on Google Sheets Android app.


texts:
When I charge my HTC Sensation mobile with the charger supplied by HTC the battery duration is more or less 1 day (depending of the usage). But (here comes my question) when I charge the mobile through usb connected to the PC, or with the cable supplied by Amazon Kindle, the battery duration is much lower, sometimes a couple of hours.

Could someone explain which is the electrical reason of this behaviour?

Thanks in advance


texts:
Whenever I plugged in my mouse using the OTG cable the cursor appears.
But whenever my usb drive is plugged in the phone it didn't mount.
What I've tried:Paragon - Nothing foundStick Mount - Detects USB plugged in and prompt to mount but nothing happenedbusybox mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/otg - Nothing in the mounted folderLots of Google Searches.
More Info:Busybox 1.23.1-Stericson InstalledRooted(of course)External Powering don't helpOTG cable works on Galaxy S5(another phone)Current phone info:Labelled Model - Amazing X2Kernel Version - 3.4.0 zte-kernel@Zdroid-SMTRunning on Kitkat 4.4.2


texts: How to perform a hardware reset of a galaxy tab S?

texts:
My tablet is stuck at a screen (S Voice) and otherwise completely irresponsive.

I tried to press the power key for some time, hoping for a hardware reset (like the one found on PCs). I also tried the Power-Volume-Home combo - no response.

Is there a hardware way to reset a tablet ? (I see a tiny hole on the edge, right of the Home button but it is really tiny)

I do not want to perform a factory reset or "hard reset" as shown on numerous pages (using Power-Home-Volume). This requires the tablet to be powered down
I can wait for the power to drain and hope the tablet will restart but I would prefer to perform a reset first


texts:
How can I export my push notifications so they can be imported again on accidental deletion?

If I accidentally wipe out a notification or press the clear button, Android does not ask me for confirmation and just cleans up.


texts: Android (9) Pie's native "Back Up" to google drive grayed out

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Android Pie has a native manual back up to google drive. After I turned off the back up and turned it back on, the back up button is grayed out.

Since then I

Re-added my google account on my phone
Cleared Google Drive cache

as described here, but to no effect.

Another person solved the issue through the ADB debugger. I ask here because I would like to avoid installing ADB. Do you have any ideas?


texts: Why wiping "Data" in recovery doesn't wipes my Media in Internal SD card?

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My phone doesn't support removable SD card.

When I open Titanium Backup app on my rooted Oneplus One (CM12), I see (at the bottom) in the Overview few specs including System ROM usage and Internal+Media which says 58.9GB (10.7 GB free).
In ES File Explorer I see similar free space.
In DiskInfo, I see under Data:

Used: 45.8 GB,
Free: 10 GB,
Mount point: /data,
Filesystem: ext4,
Partition name: userdata,
Partition nickname: Data, among other things

Diskusage went further and showed under Storage card:

Media: 42966 MiB
Apps: 3001 MiB
Free space: 10262 MiB

Settings -> Storage says that total space is 54.92GB and Available is 10.02GB.

All of the above info makes me conclude that my apps and app data, and other personal files are all stored in one single partition named Data at /data.

But mount says that:

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata /data ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,noauto_da_alloc,errors=panic,data=ordered 0 0

/dev/fuse /mnt/shell/emulated fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0

I also saw this emulated term under /storage and it seems related.

Question: I mentioned all of the said info because I don't understand, if my Media (personal files) is under /data then why Recovery doesn't wipes it as default unless I explicitly choose /data/media to do so. In case of fastboot, I can delete all apps+media using fastboot erase userdata, but why Recovery and Android treats it as different?

More so, how does Recovery even wipes it then?

Also, what was /dev/fuse in mount's output and if they all are one single partition then why I cannot go up level beyond what is shown as home directory or Internal SD card or 0.


texts: How to stop an SMS message thread from being a "conversation" in Android 10?

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I have noticed today that in the SMS Messages app on Android 10, it's very easy to add someone to the "conversations" feature which enables contact-specific message and notification settings by clicking on the thread in question, clicking on the ellipses in the top right, then Details. The thread is then a "conversation". It is very easy to do this by mistake. I do not want specific messaging options for specific contacts.
On Android 11 a contact can easily be stopped from being a "conversation" by going to:
Messages thread > vertical ellipses ⋮ > Open Details > Click Notifications > Click "This is a conversation"
However, in Android 10 the "this is a conversation" option does not exist.
How does one remove a thread from being in a "conversation" on Android 10?
EDIT: This is for a Sony Xperia 10 II, the app in question is the standard Google messaging app.


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In my new moto E, tethering my internet connection isn't working. I configured my nexus tablet to use my mobile phone connection. Everything looks fine, it looks like it is connected, but I can't access anything.

Using a terminal app, I can successfully ping a domain with numbers: ping 8.8.8.8, but when I try to point a domain name (Google.com), it fails.

I've tried with other devices and the result is the same.

How do I manually configure the DNS of my tethered connection?

Any other suggestion to fix this problem is welcome.

Some tests that I did:

I tested tethering with two android devices, and both had the same problem.
These devices used to successfully "theter" in my old Moto G.
The problem happens in wifi and usb tethering.
A few apps work fine, like WhatsApp. I believe they use the IP Address directly.

The moto E has Android 5.0.2.


texts: Android tablet presentations: networking and equipment?

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To start, a bit about myself.  I follow instructions really well, but I'm otherwise clueless on the how or why that things work when it comes to electronics.  I've built PC's several times from parts, but only because I did what I was told, and everything worked out each time.

What I want to be able to do:  I want to be able to hand out two 10" Android tablets to my clients when I meet them at their homes to do real estate listing presentations.  I want both of those tablets to mirror a device that I hold, running a powerpoint presentation, so that as I move the presentation on and am talking, it will likewise shift on their screen (it can't be automated, because I get sidetracked by a lot of questions).  Essentially, I want them to be able to hold and look at my presentation, while being able to look up at me while I'm talking them through it.

Limitations:

1) I don't want to use the internet to accomplish this, as it wouldn't be professional for me to request to use their wifi, and some people don't have wifi.

2) I would also prefer not to use a mobile hotspot requiring a data plan if possible (though I'd consider it if there were no alternative).

3) I would really like to mirror on two devices from one, so that I can hand out more than one tablet to owners.  Again, if this isn't possible, one would do.

So is this possible?  Would this be something I could do with bluetooth, or perhaps a wireless router used to connect the devices offline?  I honestly have no idea, nor if I'm even on the right track.

Thanks in advance for your help.


texts: How do I disable the "app has been given root permissions" toast message?

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I have installed an app which needs root. Whenever the root manager gives it root permissions, it makes a toast popup that says "[app] has been given root permissions".

My problem is that it shows this popup every time the app is used or opened. This is annoying. How can I disable this toast notification so I don't see it anymore?