texts: Play store apps downloading forever after factory reset

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Steps before the problems :

The tablet was inactive, whitout recharging, for arround 1 year and
half.
Acidentaly pressed the keys to 'Download a custom os', and restarted the tablet during the process of download depsite the warning saying i shouldn't.
Did a factory reset trough the config option.

The problems :

All apps from playstore cant be updated or installed. When clicked on install, it will be 'installing' forever.

Cant install apk from outside playstore, i get a messsage  "There is a problem with the analisys of the package" (translated freely from my language). Tried 3 apks so far.

The time is wrong, 1h fowrward, maybe due to summertime.

solutions i tried :

For the problem 1 : Clear the cache and the data of the playstore, the download manager and gmail and forced them to stop (in a lot of diferent orders); Logged out and in the email on playstore (with diferent emails); checked for system updates (had none); checked if internal storage was fine downloading several thing from browser, all downloaded and executed normaly; Tried other apps, working pefectly(one, a store, even updated itself, but i couldnt install its apps as well; Restarted ; did another(s) factory reset; and changed the time manually.
For the problem 2 i just tried to find apk to android 4.0, and im not shure i did it ok.
For the problem 3 i changed the time manually; automatically; selected the region manually and automatcally, rebooted ; and just used the tablet for 2 days to see if would change. Did those repeatedly in various diferent orders.

Nothing worked, for any poblem. The youtube says, when i open it, that i have either the datetime wrong or a bad internet conection, even when i put the right time manually. So i think the time maybe could be causing the playstore problem also ? I dont know. Im tired.
info :

Tablet samsung p5100
Android 4.03
hardware has arround 7 years old
Touchscreen broken once, replaced in the past.
no sd card
The device might be rooted, cant tell, because cant install root checkers (it had the app supersu installed even after the factory reset. I removed it from an option inside the own app and it dosent persists factory resets anymore. Its gone)

Ps: there is no google play services installed, at least not with this name.


texts: How to do screen record on android without apps?

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I want to know  how to do screen recording on Android without apps? I've been trying many apps from Google Play store, but nothing works for me, it's just adds popping up on my phone...

Can anyone show me how can I do it myself, I want to record screen with longer duration (my phone is Samsung Galaxy S4).


texts: I love the option that your iPhone will wipe itself if someone preforms way to many pin attempts but I do not see that option on Android devices. Is there software that will completely wipe your Android device when there are too many pin attempts?


texts:
Nexus 5X running 6.0.1 shows awake after disconnecting charger cable.

Reboot helps but later the awake state persists if I connect charger back.


texts: I have Omnirom installed on my Nexus 4 inside Multirom. How should I root my Omnirom then? Problem is that the OS on which Multirom was setup always gets stuck in a bootloop for a reason not known to me. So I use other ROMs by getting them installed on my Multirom. How should I root my Omnirom then?


texts: Samsung Galaxy i8262 stuck on boot screen after flashing

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I flashed my Samsung Galaxy i8262 ROM with odin and accidentally I selected a ROM file from phone not from PDA, so when it finished and I restarted my phone and it stays on Samsung Logo

Can one help me please :'(


texts: Can I override page buddy's recommended applications settings?

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When I plug in my headphones, an Earphones page appears on my device with the title "Enjoy listening to your device", which is part of page buddy. I have a music widget and a video widget, which is fine.

My first two applications are fine, Firefox and YouTube, but my last two applications are Messaging and Email. Apparently it's supposed to be frequency of use, but I never use the Email app, and neither the Messaging app nor the Email app are aural.

When I try to change these two apps, it says "Cannot edit recommended apps". Can I fix this to stop displaying non-aural apps?


texts: able to use the user-installed app even if we remove the app's odex file

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I want to get the answers for the following queries:
If I remove the app's odex file from the data/app/packagename/oat/arm64/base.odex , then does it mean that the app will run in the same way as it would have run in the Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM) environment?
Is Android Runtime DVM compatible? The reasons for asking this is I removed the app's odex file as described above and still I am able to run the app?
Thanks a lot for your response.


texts: How can I set up a VPN connection on my Nexus One?

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I often check my mail at my office using the VPN connection which bridged my PC with the Microsoft Exchange Server and so that I can check mail using Outlook.

I want to do the same thing when I'm out of my office and on my Nexus One mobile phone. But I don't know how to set up a VPN connection like the way I do it on my PC.

Below is the screenshot of how I set up my VPN on my PC. Please share if you know a solution for me. All helps are welcome and very much appriciated!


texts: How can I update my Samsung Galaxy Gio without a PC/Kies?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Gio and at home we do not have a computer. Is there anyway I can update or upgrade my software without using a computer? It will be fine if I have to download a few apps for the update.


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I have a MID (Chinese) tablet and I found 2 Android 4.0 firmwares, but with the first one wireless doesn't work and with the second camera doesn't work, the other components and functions of my tablet work perfectly with both firmwares.

Is there a way to extract the "wireless driver" from the second firmware and use it on the first one?


texts: Algorithms used in Android's Accessibility Colour Correction

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Since Android 5.0 there is an accessibility feature that allows the recolouring of everything that is displayed called Colour Correction. This is meant to help people with impaired colour vision.

But how exactly are those options remapping the colours?
Is there any information about which algorithms are used?


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I accidentally clicked on a download link and started a download. Once the download started, I didn't know how to cancel it. Later, it occurred to me that I could have ended the connection.

Either way, how do you stop a download once started?

I have a HTC Wildfire S, a v2.3.5 Android if that matters.


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I lost my phone and I have some contacts on WhatsApp which I don't have anywhere else.

Is there any way to get those contacts? I have already deactivated my SIM card.

Can I get the data back?


texts: How can I move apps to SD on non-adopted Marshmallow storage?

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Everyone seems to be getting excited about Marshmallow's adoptable storage feature, but to me it seems like a major regression.  There can be several reasons for not adopting external storage:

When upgrading from Lollipop, I already have an SD card full of stuff. So re-formatting it and erasing everything in order to convert it to adoptable storage is a major disincentive.  That would require transferring many GB of data off the device, re-formatting, and then transferring it back on, and I'm not sure how to do that in a robust manner or whether it's even possible, since adopted storage probably stores stuff in different ways.
My SD card might be too slow for it to make sense using it as an extension of internal storage.
I want to be able to use my removable SD card in other devices (e.g. quickly transferring huge video files to a laptop).

Based on these reasons, if I don't adopt storage, AFAICS that means that apps can only be stored on internal memory.  And since I have a lot of apps, that means that since the Marshmallow upgrade, my device is regularly close to full, causing lots of functionality to break.

So is there really no way to move apps to non-adopted external SD storage on Marshmallow?  If so, do I have any alternative besides uninstalling apps to free space, or downgrading to Lollipop?  If not, this would be hugely disappointing and suggest that Google really didn't think carefully enough before providing this feature.


texts: Any "must read" docs for Linux-head buying an Android device?

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I've decided to finally upgrade to an Android phone from my perfectly good N900 because Twitter open sourced the encrypted SMS messaging application TextSecure by Whisper Systems.

I'll want vanilla linux software though, probably busybox/bash, sshd, rsync, perl, python, latex, duplicity, git, git-annex, gnupg, encfs (fuse), and tahoe-lafs.

Is there any good resource for comparing issues with rooting different Android devices?  Or perhaps resources to suggest issues I should google before selecting a carrier?

Are there any HowTos or other docs I should skim before buying an Android device?  Is there a debian derivative who's package list I should explore?

Basically, what's the due diligence for a Linux head buying their first Android device?


texts: How do I open a text notification from lock screen on S4?

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I have given up on my iPhone 5 and now I have the Samsung Galaxy S 4. So far I love it with one exception:

I get the notifications in the lock screen and the preview in the lock screen, but I can't figure out for the life of me how to just open text message directly from lock screen in one action.

I have a couple friends with S3's and they can open text notifications with a swipe from their lock screen and they can't even figure out what I'm doing wrong. I know there must be a way to swipe the text notification on lock screen that will bring me straight to text message.


texts: How to connect to a Windows PC through SSH from an Android phone?

texts: I have connectbot in my Android Phone (GT-N7000). How can I access a PC through that app ? I tried to use putty to establish ssh in my PC but it didn't work well. Can anyone give my a solution to this problem?


texts: What can one do with the Android Wear AOSP? Is it possible to build/flash a rom on a wearable?

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I've previously modified/built/flashed the Lollipop AOSP for a Nexus 5 but now I want to modify/build/flash the Android Wear AOSP for an LG watch but have no idea where to begin - I can find no instructions online nor in the Android Wear AOSP source about how to do this.

If its the same process as building a phone AOSP then there are still multiple unanswered questions such as:

After downloading the Android Wear AOSP source and then typing "lunch" doesn't list any additional/different configurations. The lunch menu lists the same things for the Android Wear AOSP as it does for a standard AOSP, so how can the Wear AOSP be built?
Are drivers for different watches necessary to be downloaded to include in the build process?
Can a wearable device be flashed using fastboot flash XYZ.img just as a phone can?
Are system images available for download for wearables?

I'm confused why Google have released an Android Wear AOSP if there doesn't appear to be any instructions or means of actually doing anything with it.


texts: is there a way to automatize the setup/configuration of an android device?

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i'm used to setup computers with linux-distributions pretty often, so i partly automatized it with a shell script...
now also the amount of android-devices i have to setup/configure starts to increase and i'm wondering if there is a applicable way to automatize it.

is there a android-app, a desktop software (linux preferred) or some other way (maybe adb and a script) to set several system-settings, uninstall/deactivate pre-installed apps, install apps and maybe also set their settings.

the devices are completely mixed but all used without google-account! - phones and tablets are from different manufactures with no particular android version; also some devices run with custom roms but not all will be rooted.

i know the demands are pretty high, so i'm afraid there won't be an exact answer which accomplishes everything and therefore also answers with partial successes (e.g. restricted to special android-versions, rooted devices, etc.) or also ideas/hints in a good direction will be welcome!

this question was inspired by @gyuriscs question on Software Recommendations: https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/38977/configuring-android-phones-from-pc


texts: Sometimes, when I wake my Acer Iconia Tab A500 up, I see blinking searching for GPS icon near the clock, which disappears quickly. I already noticed something like this on other devices. The questions is: what is it?


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I'm trying to remove package disabler from my phone as i have upgraded to the pro version but i seem unable to.

The app is marked as device administrator, but when I go to the menu the app is checked and greyed out so I can't remove administration rights to the app.

I tried removing it also with root uninstall app.  But no success there either.

What could I do?

Thanks


texts: Change File System of Internal Storage to EXT4

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I have an Ainol tablet Novo 7, which has 16GB internal storage in FAT32 format. Due to the file system restriction, it can accept up to 4GB file size only. How can I format the internal storage to EXT4, which I can put bigger files inside?

Can't use MicroSD, as the slot is damaged / broken.


texts: Disable web search in Microsoft Launcher

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Recently, Microsoft launcher has started to give web search suggestions when I click on my home button and search for an app.
I only want to find apps, but in addition to installed app results the launcher now also gives internet search suggestions.
I want to disable that because I do not use it for that functionality. I guess this is MS's way of pushing Bing, but I still would like to disable it. Is that possible?


texts: How do I set up VPN for connecting from Nexus One to my home network?

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I'd like to set up my handset to be able to VPN into my home network.

At home I have the Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH wireless router running dd-wrt firmware. My handset is Nexus One running the latest (as of this writing) CyanogenMod7 ROM nightly build (Android version 2.3.4)

Preferably, I'd like a step-by-step guide on configuring OpenVPN on the router and on the handset.


texts: How to enable NFC on Galaxy Note I717 for lockscreen/screen off use?

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The Note I717 running Paranoid ICS and makes everything except the S-Pen great -- except I can't quite figure out how to enable NFC for use on the lock screen/screen off modes.

I see plenty of people doing this and it appears to require a software mod of some kind. How can I get this rigged up on the I717?


texts: How do you NOT sync contacts when adding a new google account on Android?

texts: By the time you add a new google account it adds the contacts already and you have to uncheck the option but its too late. Its running lollipop


texts: My Samsung Galaxy S2 is constantly shutting down

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Recently, whenever I am using an app or doing something on my phone other than texting or reading, my phone will up and shut off on me. When I try to reboot sometimes it will get all the way back to the home screen, but it will show that I now have 90% less juice than I had before.

Other times the start up will will get hung up on the sprint graphic and just shut back down.

In either scenario I am not able to use my phone again until I plug it into the wall and restart. I also noticed recently that when I do this it will typically kick off yet another "update" from the playstore for an app... not sure if this has anything to do with it...

Any help and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated.


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My V30 is soft-bricked because of power-loss during a system update.
Verizon would charge me a deductible for fixing it under warranty.

I can:
- Access recovery
- Access factory reset mode
- Access download / firmware update mode

I can not:
- Boot the device (shows a security warning, see my other question)
- Go into fastboot (I hold vol- while plugging in the cable, does the above thing)

I tried:
- Factory data reset (from recovery)
- Factory reset (from factory reset mode)
- Asking verizon nicely to help a broke guy under full warranty out

These all failed.

I am very familiar with adb and quite familiar with fastboot. I unlocked bootloaders before, installed custom recoveries, rooted phones, etc. - But the only time I used download mode was in combination with ODIN many years ago.

I found this ROM for my model (VS996) online, but is there any way for me to flash it without a custom recovery or fastboot?

The phone is brand new. I've never used it. It's not unlocked or tampered with or anything like that.

My direct question:

How can I flash a stock ROM on my V30 using Linux when nothing but stock recovery and download mode works? I found this but apart from it looking kinda sketchy, I need something that runs on Linux.


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I was using Gboard to write a message (with the microphone message). I said something rude I don't want it to save or repeat in predictions. Does Gboard save what is said anywhere, and if so how do I delete it?

I know some phrases you say to your phone do get stored in your Google Account, but I think this is mainly with "ok google".

By the way, on my phone it's called "Gboard" not Google Keyboard.


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I have cracked my phone on the top-right corner, which makes me unable to see my notifications. It is such a big issue, I would really like to make my screen smaller, just so I can see them again.

Is there a way (preferable non-root, but if it has to be rooted it's ok) to resize my screen? If you grant WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS to an app you can do things like enable fullscreen in all apps, so is there maybe a way I can make an app that resizes my screen all the time?


texts: my phone doesn't load any picture i take with the camera

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I thought there was some sort of problem with my camera but it works just fine except that it doesn't load the pictures i take with it. I take a picture and when i try to view it it turns out to be a black screen. And in the gallery it sometimes doesn't show at all. I also can't send them because it says "error loading media". And none of my photos in the gallery have a thumbnail. What can i do?
P.S. I have the 9gag app and it doesn't load any picture on it either; as in i can't view any post whatsoever. Also with instagram.


texts: Why does Android show more space used in internal storage than what adds up in the details?

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I have a Moto G (3g) with Android 6. I noticed that When I go to Settings>Storage>Internal Storage, it shows that 2.85GB are being used out of 11.81GB. However, If I add up the storage shown for each category, the results are less than what is shown as total usage.
This are the values shown:

Apps: 1.25GB

Images: 10.74MB

Videos: 0.00 B

Audio: 0.00 B

Misc.:1.62MB

Cache: 6.97MB

I have used several tools (like Storage Space) and they all show the same.

I used DiskUsage and it shows a "System data" used storage, that fills in the gap.

I know Android has a system partition, but this "System data" is shown in the data partition.

Why does this happen? What is stored in "System Data"?


texts: Bluetooth A2DP audio occasionally drops out for a second on custom ROMs

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When I'm playing audio over the A2DP data path to my car, the audio randomly will drop for half a second, then gradually comes back to full volume over perhaps a second of time. Speaking like a programmer, it's almost like something mutes the audio and then slides the volume up in a loop or something.

This problem did not occur on Bombaridier and the older Synergy Kernel, however it is happening with the newer kernel on Juggernaut v5, Paradox and SlickMOD, leading me to believe something in the kernel or newer system binaries might be causing it. This behavior happens in Pandora, Amazon MP3 and also the stock Music app.

Thinking that maybe a stray notification was the problem, I've tried disabling notifications in all of the apps I know of that notify, I've also tried switching the phone into vibrate and finally into full-silent, but it does not seem to affect the behavior. I have found no likely cause. I wish I was able to log alsa changes; maybe a script running constantly with something like:

while (true)
do cat /proc/alsa/some_alsa_status_entry >> /tmp/alsalog
sleep 1
done

Does anyone else have any ideas as to what this might be? It's really annoying!


texts: Direct file access on tablet from LAN, as opposed to having to download files first

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I am attempting to construct a LAN/WLAN to which computers, smartphones and tablet are connected. I would like to be able to access all these devices from from any device via some file manager and open these files locally 'on the fly' as opposed to having to download the files completely before I can open them.

I have done so with desktops and laptops on which either Windows or Ubuntu were installed. 'On the fly' file access works like a charm by means of Windows Explorer or Nautilus using Samba. I now want the same for smartphones and tablets.

I have attempted to do so by means of Samba again. But I do not know how to solve a few problems.

1) When using 'Samba Filesharing for Android' I can only seem to access data on the tablet/smartphone from the desktop/laptop, but not the other way around.
2) When using 'AndSMB' I can not directly open files on the other devices. I have to completely download them first.

I can't seem to find software for the Android smartphones and tablets that works as simple and effective as Windows Explorer or Nautilus, where you can open files locally without having to download them completely first, and do this from any device to any other device on the LAN.


texts: Retrica displays blue pixels instead of the captured image on Android 2.x

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I installed Retrica on my Samsung Galaxy SL I9003, but when I opened it I could only see blue pixels instead of the image captured by my camera. I tried to change the parameters of the app, reboot my phone and reinstall it, but it's not working anyway.

How can I fix this?


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Every time I use Google Search, the browser or the music player of my Samsing Galaxy S II (Android 2.3), even if I push the back button until it brings me back to the home screen, the apps keep running in background (seen in the "Active Applications" widget).

Do they consume my batery? Do they enter in some kind of supended mode, so they don't consume the CPU? If they do consume, is there any configuration to make them really close when I push the back button?


texts: kyocera dura xe install blocked, help please

texts: Uknown sources is on and it keeps saying install blocked "your administrator does not allow installation from unknown sources" please help. I just want to be able to install whatts app, Thank you


texts: My Gallery Won't Display Previously Saved Images

texts: I'm usually one to give advice on Android-related questions, but one of my friends asked me a question I really didn't know the answer to. She said that she saved an image to her Gallery yesterday, and later that night she was looking through them. Today, the images aren't there. Any ideas on where they could have possibly gone? She said to save the images she just clicked "Save."


texts: Is it possible to change the details of my mobile that my carrier sees?

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Here is an interesting one. I have a mobile phone that I use daily. I have a PAYG package that allows unlimited Data with it.

They have just changed their policy that now sees my particular mobile phone as a Tablet. With that they have blocked my Data use via the Sim for this mobile only!

What I am interested in is if there is a way to make my mobile look like another model of mobile to my carrier.

Like this.....

My mobile is a Samsung Galaxy P1000 - I want it to look like a Samsung Galaxy S3 to my network... Hope that makes sense..

I have used this phone for 14 months every day without problems and spoken to my network provider at length regarding the problem. They said if the SIM is used in any other Smartphone it will work, just not mine!!

Look forward to your answers on the matter..


texts: Can I pull the emails off my Android phone?

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I recently lost all the emails on my laptop computer. And they were important business emails. Many of those emails still exist on my Android phone. I know I can forward them all, but that will take a lot of time and then they'll all be in my inbox from me, not the original sender.

Is there any way to pull the emails off and then drop them in to my mail program?


texts:
How to root my HTC Thunderbolt?
How can I root my HTC Thunderbolt?


texts: How can I disable profanity filtering of autocomplete suggestions?

texts: I'm using a Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.2.2. I started using the baked in Swype imitation/gesture typing as soon as I found out it was there. However, the profanity filtering is extremely frustrating. It's way too liberal - it won't even recognize "sucks." I poked around a bit but can't find anywhere to disable it. Is this possible?


texts: How to re-edit /system file to reboot phone?

texts: How does one re-set or edit the /system/build.prop, when changes kept it from booting up again? Rooted Optimus.


texts: How come I can't install Google Maps in Israel?

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Google Maps doesn't seem to be available in the market when I'm in Israel. When I travel to Europe it appears. How come?
(I'm on CyanogenMod 7, but that shouldn't matter right?)

I have more or less the same problem on my iPhone!

UPDATE:
What I meant was that when in Europe I can install Google Maps and then it works great in Israel. Google Maps covers Israel weather you're there or not, the only hurdle is that within Israel you can't install it.


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From time to time, I see my Android screen turns on. How can I view which program wakes up my Android screen?

I use unrooted Android 6.0 on LG4. The screen is locked.


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Every once in a while, my Asus TF300T freezes for a bit and some apps crash. I notice that when this happens, the clock freezes in the status bar. For example the time in the notification bar will be 12:25 but the Clock app will show 12:28. This issue can easily be resolved simply be restating my device, but if I am the middle of working, I do not have time to wait 10-15 minutes for it to start back up again. Everything else functions as normal, such as buttons and notifications. My device is not rooted.

In this screenshot you can see the clock says the correct time and the frozen time in the upper right corner

How can I "unfreeze" the clock in the notification bar without restarting my device?


texts: How to change launcher application on cyanogenmod 11?

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I've updated my Cyanogenmod 11, and I found that the Google experience launcher is not available anymore. Instead I'm forced to use trebuchet (or something like that) with the option to have the google now cards.

But I'd like to have GEL instead! How should I do it?


texts: How am I getting anonymous ratings on my app?

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I thought that with the integration of Google+ into everything, all ratings were no longer anonymous.

That must not be the case, though.  While some of my app's ratings have a review and username linked to it, I also have unaccounted-for ratings with no review and username - they're just anonymous ratings.

How is this possible?


texts: For the past month my Samsung Galaxy S3 has been making yawning noises. No im not crazy, I have witnesses. Why is it doing that and how can I stop it?


texts: Is it possible to use a Samsung Tab WITHOUT using a Google account? I don't like Google to monitor all my activities.


texts:
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I encountered a real issue with my computer (Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit) not being able to connect in USB mode. It does however work with Camera PTP mode, which I find very strange.

I have tried/tested with:

Different usb cables
My computer with the same OS of Windows 8 64 bit isn't connecting compared to another computer with the same OS.
Removing its current drivers on my computer and reinstalling drivers from Nexus 4 ToolKit
Restarting the computer
With/without USB debugging mode

Note that the device is visible on the computer although it's not recognized:


texts: Camera light flashes when the phone rings - how do I turn this off?

texts: With Android version 4.3 for my Samsung Galaxy S3 (or perhaps just Verizon's flavor of it) my camera flash has begun to blink very brightly when I am receiving an incoming call.  How can I turn this off?  I've been through the settings and nothing obvious really jumps out at me.


texts: can a phone detect 3D posture of a person with the camera?

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Does an Android phone have everything it needs to reconstruct someone's posture, by using the camera sensors?
If yes, are nowadays' phones fast enough for this?

Here's a video of what I mean on the XBox Kinnect

Thanks in advance


texts: Will my deleted text message still be sent?

texts:
I wrote a very long text message and pressed send, while mobile data was off. My phone displayed an error that the message will be sent when I activate mobile data. Before activating mobile data and while the text's status was pending, I deleted it.

If I now activate mobile data, will the message still be sent?


texts: Screen Orientation not working automatically

texts: My Motorola Moto X screen orientation is not working automatically when I turn my phones in a different direction


texts: "Call not sent" when adding a call on Samsung Galaxy S6

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Sometimes, when I am on a call and try to add a call, I get an error message that reads, "Call not sent". It only happens sometimes, and I can't figure out the pattern. It seems to be related to the number I'm calling, but not in any obvious way. For example this morning 917.533.9562 worked but 212.784.8053 did not.

I am on a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920T), Android version 5.1.1, and I use Google Voice for all of my dialing.

If anyone can me solve this I will greatly appreciate it. Thanks!


texts: Why app data isn't on sd card even if android says its on sd card?

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"Data on SD Card 2GB" / SD Card is almost empty

Can I do something with this without rooting phone? It's same for other apps with app data.


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Is there a way of increasing the efficiency of charging an android device without switching the device off?

I am not talking about using different cables, chargers, hardware etc, I'm interested in methods of decreasing the amount of time it takes to charge using only software or applications.

For example, undervolting your device will mean it uses less power at specified CPU frequencies, so the device will use less power while charging, right?


texts: Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) visible in Apps in HTC One X and not in Samsung Galaxy S2

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I have HTC One X while my friend has Samsung Galaxy S2. In some Apps like Google Chrome in my phone the Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots) are visible while on SGS2 they are not.

Google Chrome in HTC One X with Overflow menu icon (three vertical dots)

Google Chrome in Samsung Galaxy S2 without Overflow menu icon

In my HOX I have set the setting of "Recent apps button" to "Press for menu, press and hold for recent apps". So when I press recent apps button it shows the menu, so the menu icon should be hidden, right?

Why is the menu icon visible on HTC One X and not on Samsung Galaxy S2?


texts: motog 3rd gen, since update , tells me ui has stop working

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ever since I updated to marshmallow, I was getting SIM CARD ERROR, now I get
the UI has stop working to you want to wait?


texts: transfer android data from nandroid or twrp backup to new phone

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My old phone has broken screen and I managed to get Userdata as TWRP and Nandroid Backup.

I Need to extract from either backup (below are the priorities from up to down)

Contacts
Call logs
Messages
Whatsapp data
Viber data
Skype data
Telegram data
Game data for one or two games

Old phone with broken is Nexus 5(hammerhead) with marshmallow
New phone is Nexus 5x (bullhead) with LineageOS ROM (Oreo)

Unfortunately I can't find programs or instructions how to extract and transfer to a new phone. Could you provide an instruction how to do it manually?


texts: No home button (ViperOS for Motorola Moto G5)

texts: I just installed ViperOS on my Moto G5 – and I cannot find the bottom bar with home, back and the other button. It is just not displayed. And I have not found anything on the Internet on how to solve this issue.


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I have about a half-dozen entries for one site. So the name usually only displays the last two letters of the account name. It's hard to figure out which account the entry is for.
How do I rename entries in Google Authenticator?


texts: Update to version 2.2 on my HTC Hero Android 1.5 phone

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Currently I am using HTC Hero with Android 1.5 and as we know right now Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been released, so i am planning to upgrade from 1.5 to 2.2.

Regarding updating, I have the following questions:

How do I update it?
Is there any selection options provided to update? For example I want to update my 1.5 to 2.1 instead of 2.2, 2.0 or anything else.
Are there any issues that have already occurred with Android 2.2?
What if I want to down-grade to lower version, is it possible? (i.e. rollback to older version)


texts: How to force the mobile data (3G/4G) connection on a single app like Google voice recognition?

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When an android phone is connected by both wifi and mobile data (3G/4G), it will preferentially use wifi since this saves battery and mobile data bandwidth.  However, my  mobile connection is more reliable than my wifi, and there are some apps that use only a small amount of data but which I want to operate reliably.  Google voice recognition is the primary example.

My understanding is that each app has it's own preferred connection type (almost always set to wifi) at the level of the operating system, but that this setting is not not available to the user.  How can I change an app's preference to mobile data? If necessary, I am open to solutions that only work for Google voice recognition (e.g. a buried user option).


texts: How to Disable Screen When Using Visual Voicemail?

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Anyone know of a way to get the screen to automatically turn off when listening to a voicemail? I'm used to the feature of my HTC Evo and HTC Hero, where the proximity sensor automatically detects my face and turns off the screen. This doesn't seem to happen with the visual voicemail app, which is pretty annoying.

On multiple occasions I have accidentally deleted and called the person that left a message for me giving the impression I have fat cheeks. :(


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Is there a way I could simply copy the url of a youtube video to the clipboard in android 4?

I discovered that it is possible if you install the Google drive app (13.5MB) which adds the option "Copy to clipboard" under the sharing options, but this seems a waste of space for what should be a simple functionality.


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When I push my power button to wake my device it takes 1-4 seconds for the screen to turn on and show the lock screenp. I have seen that others have solved the issue by turning off power-saving mode and auto-brightness, but I have done both and neither fixes it. What could be causing this lag?

I just updated my Note 2 to Android 4.3 although I have been experiencing these symptoms for a long time before that. I am using ADW Launcher.


texts: S7 Edge - Boots into Odin Mode when trying to system update

texts: I have a rooted Verizon S7 Edge on 7.0 and whenever I try to do a system update, it reboots into Odin mode and does nothing. FRP lock is off and OEM unlock is enabled.


texts: How to get search of different location?

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On android device, whatever we do Google search, we get search content of nearby location.

Is it possible to get search content of another location?
If yes, what I need to do in my android device?

Regards
GNS


texts: Where to download official Wiko Jerry drivers for ADB/USB connection?

texts: I'm failing to find the page with original drivers, I only find third party websites that I don't know if I can trust. The manufacturer website is lacking the drivers (apparently). I'm using Windows 10 and have already the Whole NDK installed.


texts: How to change screen resolution on android rooted device?

texts: I run android-x86 as VMware image, and I dedicated the whole second display for it. Display's resolution is 1024x768, but resolution in android is lower, it seems something about 800x480. Is there a way to change physical display resolution in Android to fit monitor resolution? I have a root access to the device.


texts: How to get permission for overwrite files in /system/fonts directory in Android phone

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I'm tryng to overwrite the fonts files (*.ttf) in my android device (Dell Aero). my new fonts are resident in the sdcard and I'm using the following command in a command shell (on the phone):

cd /sdcard/MyFonts/
cp *.ttf /system/fonts/

I get a "permission denied" echo from the cp command.

How should I do it correctly?

Thank you


texts: Can't boot Samsung galaxy ace GT-S5830i Failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)

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I can't boot my Samsung galaxy ace GT-S5830I after I tried to flash a custom rom built for the GT-S5830, if I try and boot into Recovery I get the following errors:

-- Applying Multi-CSC --
E: failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)
E: failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)
E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

I have tried flashing using Odin and flashing again from the SD card using a different rom but that didn't work! Is there any way to fix this?


texts: How can I access a Mantis Bug Tracker from Android?

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We track our bugs on Mantis, and I was hoping to find an Android App for it, since it exposes a PHP-SOAP API (see this question) which Eclipse uses.

Does anyone know of existing apps (or projects) for accessing a Mantis Bug Tracker from Android devices? I would be happy to contribute patches too, if needed.


texts: Is there any battery-less Android-based device

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I'be been working on some Chinese (bit crappy) device, with own system, that had one wonderful (at least for me) feature. When constantly powered-up (plugged to power adapter) it could work without the battery inside.

Is there any Android-based phone or device that does the same? Or the only option here is to keep battery inside, keep it powered up all the time (I have some reasons for that) and replace battery quite often, since it will be charging and discharging it the same time (will it), thus lowering its life-span.


texts: What does the new button on the power control widget do?

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There are 6 buttons on my power control widget:

WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, ???, Data sync, Screen brightness.
What does the 4th one do?

P.S. I'm using an Orange San Francisco (ZTE Blade) with the 'Japanese Jellyfish RLS6' custom FroYo ROM, but I've seen this power widget in other ROMS.


texts: Will the new changes to Android 9 cause the VPN based firewall apps become obsolete?

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Firewall apps use VPN to manage network (to allow or disallow apps to connect to the Internet via Wifi or Mobile Data), mainly is for phones that are not rooted.

However, this article mentions:

  As XDA Developers explains, access to proc/net is going to be tightened up so that only designated VPN apps will be allowed to read TCP and UDP files (and in turn interpret network activity).

Even though I support that Android should have features to allow or disallow Apps to have Internet access, BUT this wonderful feature may not even applies to Android or Google apps itself. (Such as the data hungry Google Play Store and Google Play Services apps!)

Thus, if only designated VPN apps are allowed, this means that phones which are not rooted will no longer be able to use Firewall apps that use VPN to manage network! This is totally unacceptable!

If Android 9 (Android Pie) do not allow end-user to be able to control the network for the famous and notoriously data hungry Google Play Store and Google Play Services apps (that self update without permission from end-user), then it implies that Google and Android have fail the city by disregarding end-user's concern on network usage!

Therefore, I would like to know if Android 9 will result in such unfair and despicable behaviors.


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I've bricked my old Galaxy S (GT-I9000) into a bootloop.

Trying to fix that, I've uploaded Semaphore's ClockworkMod Recovery to my device successfully via Linux.

However, when I press VUP+POWER+HOME, I get to the boot screen and it keeps flashing without booting into recovery mode.

Download mode works fine.

What can I do to restore the functionality of my device?


texts: Can't connect Samsung Galaxy S3 to my laptop

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My phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3) is charging but, will not connect to my laptop.

The data cable I used first charges my phone but I cannot see it on my laptop.

It also instantly stops connecting to my phone but it supports other phones.

How can I access my phone on my laptop?


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Android images (e.g. those for nexus) ship with a radio-(version).img file. I wanted to unpack this file to look at its contents.

I tried using simg2img, as is done with system.img, but that approach didn't work for this file. I know that for boot.img, separate tools are available. I wanted to ask if anyone has tried unpacking this img file ?


texts: Why is there Messenger icon in App drawer?

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I have Google Plus app installed on my HTC One X. In the App drawer it shows icons for Google+ and Messenger. Both these belong to same Google+ app. The Messenger icon opens up Google+ app with message displayed Update to Hangouts. Go to the app and I have Hangouts installed.

The Messenger app icon looks like this:

I tried to uninstall Messenger and it uninstalled the updates of entire Google Plus app. It seems the Messenger icon is created by Google Plus and it only asks user to go to Hangout.

Why is this extra icon present? Is there any way to get rid of it?


texts: Moto G -- recovering files after bootloader unlock (wipe)?

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I'm trying to evaluate the options for recovering some important files that were  deleted from a Moto G 1st generation. I have sufficient experience with the data recovery itself once I have an image file, and I know how to extract an image of the /sdcard partition once the phone is rooted.

However, I see the following problems:

The phone isn't rooted, and the bootloader is still locked. Unlocking the bootloader will wipe the phone.
The phone is updated to Android 4.4.4 . Therefore it isn't possible to root it without unlocking the bootloader. (this seemed to work for 4.4.2 , but a downgrade requires an unlocked bootloader)

What I think might be a solution:

Backup to PC with adb
Unlock bootloader (wipes all data!)
Root phone
Extract image of /sdcard partition to PC
Recover files on PC using the usual forensics tools
Maybe lock bootloader again/unroot phone (still tbd)
Restore backuped files with adb

Questions:

Is the wipe during bootloader unlocking just a normal "delete" (quick-format) operation or will the whole partition be overwritten? If the former, will I have chances to recover the files, with the usual caveats (i.e. files not overwritten yet by new files). If the latter, I prefer to avoid this tedious procedure...
Does the procedure make sense or am I missing something important?


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I recently tried to move several apps from my phone's internal storage to my SD card, however, it proved to be unsuccessful. The "Move to SD card" button was merely grayed out for a while and afterwards nothing had been moved. This happened every single time I tried to move an app, so I restarted my phone. Then something peculiar happened. My phone claimed that my "SD card is blank or has unsupported filesystems". It then gave me an option to format the card, to which I consented. But now, it just tells me again and again that my "SD card is blank or has unsupported filesystems" even though I have formatted it multiple times. I have looked for solutions to this online, and it seems I have to format it on a computer. Well, the thing is, when I plug my phone into my computer the SD card does not show up as it has always done prior to this incident. Also, whenever I try to move apps to my SD card now my phone just tells me "Your phone does not have a SD card. Insert SD card." What is this all about? Is it possible to get this working again? Or do I have to buy a new SD card?

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S4.
SD card: SanDisk Ultra microSD 32 GB.


texts: Are Memory Cleanup Apps for Android Good or Bad?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Do task killers actually work?

I was just going through this article on Lifehacker.

Do these kind of apps really help in performance, or do they create more problems?


texts: Cannot update to Lollipop on rooted Moto G 2nd Gen

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I have rooted my device a few days back. Today I received Lollipop update for my Moto G 2nd gen. I downloaded the updates and clicked on install updates.
When I clicked on Install updates, it powered off my phone and then opened TWRP screen with all its options. I had no idea about what to do next so I just clicked on "Reboot". It rebooted my device and again due to Lollipop installation, got powered off again.
My device got in power off and TWRP screen loop. I rebooted my device a few times and then it displayed me the message that the "update was unsuccessful"
Now, when I check for updates, it shows me that my software is up to date. I still have KitKat on my device.
Please help me to upgrade my Android version from KitKat to Lollipop. Please also suggest what to do when I install updates and my device powers off and start with TWRP screen.


texts: i am not access contact on my phone pleas suggest how can i resolve this problem

texts: There is a contact in my contacts which can't be found by name in dialer, but if type her number in the dialer the name appears.


texts: I am transfering to a new phone, and I backed up my stuff using helium to Dropbox. Later I copied that folder to carbon folder on my sdcard, but helium doesnt seem to detect it. Any idea how I can restore that? It looks like the format is different.. Regular backup seems to be carbon/com.appname/files but in my dropbox backup, its only files, no folders at all.


texts: How to retrieve files from Samsung Galaxy S4 stuck at samsung logo after dropping it?

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I dropped my Galaxy S4 GT-19500 and after i picked it up it was still open but when i tried to phone a friend it just turned off and kept turning on and off, it reaches the Samsung logo then immediately turn off and when i plug it to the pc or the charger it shows the big battery bar but empty with the circle and also flashing on and off like the Samsung logo, the problem is when i try to turn it off it doesn't turn off and when i take the battery and put it again it just go on alone, so i can't enter safe mode or recovery mode and can't connect it to the PC and Dr. Fone, i think it doesn't charge when i leave it too.

So what i need is to get the photos from my phone, i don't care what to do I will do it! Please help me I really need those photos i don't care about the phone XD.

If it's not possible to get the photos with the known ways, Is it possible to take the default SD card of the phone and take the photos from it ?

Thanks


texts: Strange problem with proximity sensor on Nexus 5X

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A few days ago I started experiencing a strange problem with my proximity sensor. When I answer a call and put the phone to my ear, the screen goes blank.  When the call ends, the screen stays black.  This (as I've discovered) happens to quite a few people.

I started checking with aida64 app. When the app starts, it reports proximity sensor value of 5cm.  When I cover the sensor, the value goes to 0.  Then I uncover the sensor - and the value stays at 0.  I switch from aida64 to any other app and back to aida64 - and the value goes back to 5cm.  Alternatively, I can
switch the screen off, then on again - and the value will go back to 5cm. Basically, it looks like once the value is down to 0, it won't reset for the currently running activity/app - yet it does reset when the activity is deactivated and then reactivated.

I tried booting in safe mode - same results.

Any ideas about trying to solve this?

The phone is Nexus 5X with PureNexus 7.1.2 ROM and Magisk.  Come to think of it, it may have started when I updated magisk a few days ago, but maybe not.  Any suggestions on rolling magisk back a couple of versions would also be useful.

EDIT: I uninstalled magisk altogether and the problem persists, so it can't be magisk related.


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I like to try out lots of apps. Often a site like Lifehacker or Droidlife will feature several that are similar in functionality and I will install them all in order to compare features.

That leaves me with lots and lots of applications that I end up not wanting to keep. Unfortunately, I can only uninstall one at a time.

Is there an app or method that would allow me to uninstall a bunch at a time?


texts: Prevent Accidental Reboots when holding down the power button

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I often end up accidentally rebooting my Nexus 6 while having it in my pocket, because the power buttons gets pushed for more than 10 seconds.

Considering the long boot times, this can be very annoying.

I can see why it is important to have a way to force-reboot your when it gets stuck, even though I haven't had this type of issue  yet.

Is there are way I can change the force-reboot behaviour?

Perhaps increase the time in which power button must be pushed or change it to a combination of buttons (i.e. volume up + power button for 10 seconds) ...anythign that makes it less likely to be triggered by my pocket.


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I've recently bought an onda tablet v919 3g air dual os windows 10 + android 4.4. I can call someone only from android because windows cant access the modem only for data. The only problem is that somewhere in the software the microphone's gain is set on max and when I initiate a phone call there is a very high background noise.

I've rooted the tablet and I now have access to all its files, but I cant find the place where I should change the code so I could get rid of "boot_autogain". Considering that I'm quite a newbie in apache I believe that I should modify the audio policy file, but I don't know where. From my research the files are the same as the ones from asus zenfone, with the only difference that onda putted on mic {custom configuration.

My question now is the gain is applied before HAL or after the mixing is done? Or where and how can I change the gain values?

And also, I know for sure that it's not a hardware problem considering that in windows I don't have this problem and I can modify the microphone's level and it works just fine with skype, messenger, recording...


texts: Google Events and Contacts not Showing Up in Outlook

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I own a Nexus 5. I have an Office 365 email account that I use to run my small business. When using KitKat, if I entered a contact or calendar appointment in the contact/calendar app that I was using, it would automatically show up in Outlook and Outlook appointments would show up on my phone. Since the download of Lollipop, appointments and contacts entered into Outlook show up on my phone, but appointments entered on my phone (as "events"), and contacts, don't show up in Outlook. As my staff has to be able to book me appointments and see my availability to do so and I am on the road a lot, this is a serious negative.

I cannot see how to change the appointment/contact creation mechanism to the exchange account on my phone. Anybody out there who can help?!


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I'm using a Motorola Moto g5 with latest Google photos. I try to find a way to select and export still images from my recorded videos.

Preferably within Google Photos but could be another app as well.


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I recently got the Essential phone and I started downloading all my apps back. I downloaded the Tangerine banking app, and I got this security warning as soon as I opened the app.

"It seems your device has had unauthorized modifications to its operating system. Using this device for your banking could compromise the security of your personal information"

Has anyone else got this with the app or is this a problem? I bought the phone brand new straight from the Telus store. I haven't done any modding or anything to it so not sure why the app is giving me this warning.


texts: External Hard Drive to Smartphone without additional power supply

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I) Goal

Use external hard drive without power supply - no hub either - to backup smartphone directly.

II) Configuration

Huawei Mate 20 Pro, this - I own this.
USB C male to USB A (3.0) Adapter (i.e. OTG adapter), this - I own this.
any of the following external hard drives:

WD ELEMENTS PORTABLE 4 TB WDBU6Y0040BBK-WESN - I think about buying this.
LaCie Rugged Mini 4 TB LAC9000633 - I own this, brand new & ExFAT formatted.

III) Problem

I don't know the power output of my smartphone or the power requirements of those hard drives exactly and am therefore not sure if my goal is achievable. When I connect my LaCie 4TB to my phone - via said USB-C-A-Adapter or directly via a USB-C-cable - the drive is not recognised and doesn't seem to spin.

IV) Known information / How I am trying to solve my problem

According to this and this my goal is achievable, according to this (Android Enthusiasts) maybe not.

I searched the web, but didn't find any official/trustworthy information from the manufacturers, from sellers or from users about the power in or output of either of those devices. The following information regarding the HDDs I found seems somewhat ambiguous:

WD = 1 watt (WD on Amazon, somewhat trustworthy, but only info about 3TB version, here).
LaCie = max. 2.9 watt (quite trustworthy actually, here).

My smartphone is able to supply an Apple Keyboard (wired) and an Apple Mighty Mouse (wired) at the same time over said OTG Adapter and a USB hub (hub power supply not plugged in!)... But I don't know the power consumption of those peripherals.

V) Main Questions

A) Is my goal really achievable? How?
B) Is my assumption right, that my LaCie HDD won't spin because of power supply issues?
C) Will the mentioned WD HDD do the job? If no, other suggestions, please.
D) How do I have to format my drives to be read by Android? (I've read ExFAT should work...)

VI) Additional, optional Questions

E) What are the actual power requirements (in watt) of those drives? What is the actual power output of my Smartphone over OTG? Maybe someone with experience (and/or who has these drives) knows those numbers? Don't bother looking into the spec sheets of those drive, there is no information about the power requirements in there.

VII) Disclaimer

I know, these aren't questions directly regarding Android. But,

first, there is no Stack Exchange Site about Smartphones,
second, I was sent here by the people of the Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange Site after posting this very question there (and deleting it now),
third, my smartphone is an android device,
forth, this might be a Android-ExFAT format problem (?),
and fifth, the Android community is really competent when it comes to tech questions,

so this is the right place for this, I think... Please don't hate on me for posting my questions here - I shall kindly migrate to another Stack Exchange forum if you know a more suitable one.

Many thanks.

VII) Update

Confirmed by Huawei support: The Mate 20 pro has 1 Ampere / 5 Volt output.
Confirmed by LaCie support: Said LaCie Drive - and as it seems every thing hooked up via USB 3.0?! - needs 0.5 Ampere (no voltage info) to function properly. - So why doesen't this work? Too low voltage?


texts: Privacy level with an anonymous account?

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I am interested in the currently achievable levels of privacy on an Android device. As far as I understand it, the best one can do is not to activate a Google account. However, even then significant data is leaked to Google, as illustrated by a Florida law suite. There appears to be some controversy on the subject, as some sources claim location tracking only starts after users explicitly agree to send the information. Can someone shed some light on this? Is this location information sent to Google by default? On all types of smartphones?

Short of not activating a Google account, the second best option is to do the following:

create a new, dedicated Google account and associate the device with it
disable contacts, mail, calendar, background data sync and autosync (as described in this question)

If the account is only directly used to access the Market, what kind of communication takes place between Google and the device? Can anyone provide a URL to official ("looking"?) documentation on the subject?

In short, I am looking for an answer which provides a comprehensive list of the kinds of information exchange which take place between a cell phone with a new Google account and Google. If you provide a better strategy to reduce the amount of information shared (other than rooting), so much the better.


texts: Where are the SIM Lock settings stored on an Android phone?

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After getting more involved with the "aftermarket" community, I have this question that's been on my mind for a while now. Since rooting and flashing a custom ROM on an Android phone doesn't give one SIM unlock that means that the SIM lock settings must be stored somewhere else in the phone's memory.

My theory goes that the SIM lock information is stored in or along with the baseband. Is this true? And if so, are there any "alternative" or "aftermarket" baseband firmware images? And finally, who makes the baseband firmware - the carrier, or the phone manufacturer?


texts: How to understand app restrictions set by developers

texts: So I was just looking at are very standard app, - Bank of America and Ally Bank. none of these apps showed up on Google Play Store and in my list of devices they indicated as being incompatible . So I downloaded the other app forgot its name which will make my phone model brand and carrier different from what it is now and hopefully that app would show up. But even after disguising my phone as a Nexus with A T and T it would still not show up on play store . So obviously the developer had set some restrictions based on carriers or brand. What I want to find out here, in this question is how do I find out what kind of restrictions this app may have , so I can accordingly spoof the phone I ended up installing it from a manual apk download , and that is not trustworthy with bank password


texts: How do I add a Google Assistant command to a button on the homescreen?

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I'd like to add a widget/shortcut/whatever to the home screen that would allow me to execute a google assistant command as if I had said it.

For example, "Turn off the Livingroom TV".

This would be extremely useful, as it would allow me to dedicate a page in my launcher to home automation tasks. Sometimes it's not reasonable to use my voice (baby on lap for example) and while I'm aware I can hold the home button then click the keyboard icon, I was hoping there was a quicker/easier way.

Although I'd prefer a general answer, I'm using an LG V30+, running Android 8.0.0 if you have any more specific ideas.


texts: How do I make my email alert *annoying*?

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I'm on call a lot and need to know when I get an email. The little dings and dongs available as alert tones don't cut it - I might be asleep, or in the shower, or whatever. I need it to be persistent, annoying, loud, and not shut up until I acknowledge that I heard it. Unfortunately, this seems to be difficult.

I found an app in the store that claims to do it, but it only supports POP - I need Exchange. I'd rather something that hooked into existing notifications so I could use the normal mail client, but that seems to be impossible.

I can't be the only one with this need - does anyone know of a good solution?

Thanks


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I flashed SailFish OS port for my device (HTC Desire z(Vision),S-OFF, rooted), after that recovery(TWRP 2.6.3.0) showed me that it couldn't mount /system and /data partitions and reported no OS installed. I initially thought maybe the SailFish repartitioned the emmc but it was not the case. All partitions are still present in /dev/block/. I tried  inspecting them with various tools but they all fail with more or less the same message.

fdisk -u /dev/block/mmcblk0

fdisk: can't read from /dev/block/mmcblk0

parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 print

Error: /dev/block/mmcblk0: unrecognised disk label

I'm running out of ideas. Is there a way I could force format the eMMC and then recreate partitions? Since the phone worked like a charm until I tried to flash it and I have a working Hboot and Recovery, I don't believe it's a hardware failure and dmesg doesn't show any frightening errors in that regard also.

EDIT:
Well i bricked the phone completely a few days ago, but i have some news if anyone encounters the same problem. It seems that when booted to recovery the phone tries to mount broken partitions and eMMC freaks out so you cant access anything on it. I ended up installing a CM ROM on the SD Card, and booting the phone with fastboot. eMMC partitions that didn't get corrupted can be read and written to with dd, and if you are fine with not being able to mount SD card as USB storage i suggest you leave it as is because everything else is working like a charm.


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I have just purchased a Nexus 7 (2013) and it auto updated to android to 4.3 as I was setting up.
Unfortunately USB OTG now does not run.  I purchased the Nexus 7 for it's OTG feature.
I've done a factory reset but it still loads 4.3
Is there any way I can go back to 4.2.2 - which does support OTG on the Nexus 7


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My Nexus 10s bootloader is stuck, it keeps saying "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" and fastboot commands have no affect on it. I also can't use the volume rocker to boot into recovery or reboot the bootloader. If I try to boot it shows the Google logo and then the android boot-animation, which continues on indefinetly.

When this happend I was trying to flash the new system image onto it. I had already unlocked the bootloader without problems, but it may have been accidentaly disconected while running the flash-all script.

Can I restet my bootloader or flash android in a different way?


texts: Apps don't work with IPv6 enabled in router

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So I've been having this issue for a while now where apps work fine over mobile data won't work when mobile is connected to otherwise perfectly working WiFi.
Some such apps are-

Discord (keeps on connecting and asks to check server)
Spotify  (keeps on loading)
twitter  (continuously loads)
google keyboard gif search tool while using WhatsApp (No gif preview and unable to send them.)

I'd like to mention that the same apps work great on other devices over the same wifi. I made a thread about it last week -

Here's my post on XDA which temporarily solved this issue

The temporary solution that doesn't work anymore was clearing phones cache and putting it on airplane mode.
Now I found a way with which I was able to replicate this 'bug'. Turning IPv6 off in my wifi settings. It worked, for now at least.

Using this guide's 11th given solution fixed my problem for now.

~So do I keep the IPv6 off without any consequences or is there a workaround cause from what I know IPv6 is important and it should be on.
Is there a better, more concrete solution?

Device-Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3-Kenzo
Root- No
OEM- Unlocked


texts: How to recover data from LGE Nexus 4 running on Android Version 4.4.2?

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I am using LGE Nexus 4 which is running on Android Version 4.4.2. Somehow accidently i do a factory reset on my phone and in return i lost all my emails, messages, pictures i.e, almost everything. Now i am desperately want to recover them but don't know how to do it.

I tried to find a solution on google but i got more confused by the given solutions on google. I tried a data recovery software(Dr Drone for android) but the software is not able to recover data from those devices which are running on >Android version 4.2. Technical team of Dr Drone for android want me to root the device but because of complications in the rooting process i don't want to root my device.

Is there any way to recover them?


texts: How to hide ongoing persistent notifications on Lollipop lockscreen

texts: It's driving me nuts seeing those notices each time I open my phone, leaving no room for the transient notifications and messages I've received.


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In September I added 26 calendar events, one every other Saturday, to set personal goals. Each calendar entry is a separate event, I am not using the Recurring Event feature. I've noticed that some goals are shifting a few days into the future.

The events from 29 November to 13 December have shifted two days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Monday two days later.
The events from 27 December to 10 January have shifted five days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Thursday five days later.
The events from 24 January to 7 March have shifted eight days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Sunday eight days later.
The events from 21 March to 4 April have shifted eleven days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Wednesday eleven days later.

And so on, the gaps get larger further into the future.

The only other event that I have added so far out is a recurring event every Tuesday, which is not affected (i.e. has not shifted). I do not cross time zones with this device, and the day shifting does not correlate with any Day Light Savings Time shifts. This is a work phone with a lock screen: my children nor anybody else has access to the device nor to the Google account with which it is associated to. I have very few apps installed on the device, such as Anki and Firefox. I do not have any social media apps, such as Facebook, on the device.

This is on a Samsung Note 3 on Android 4.4.

More information: This is using the stock Google calendar application, with the calendar stored and synced with my Google account 'dotancohen'. As these are the only entries in the 'dotancohen' calendar that far in advance, I do not know if the other entries would have be affected. I do have other calendars which are shown in the Google calendar application, connected to other Google accounts (such as my work account) are not affected. All the affected entries we added one at a time by hand on the device, i.e. I long-clicked the calendar in Month mode and manually added each entry. For that particular calendar (the 'dotancohen' Google account) I have never opened the calendar on another device.


texts: Find out over the network if Android device is active

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I have an nVidia Shield TV device, which is running Android TV.

In order to integrate this into my home theater setup, I need to be able to determine if the device is active or sleeping.

For my other devices I just use ping to determine this. However, since Android devices are basically always on, this doesn't work in this case.

One way, of course, would be to write a simple app, which opens a TCP port when the device is active and closes it when it's sleeping.

My question is if there's a simpler way, maybe an existing app or some other way to do this without developing my own app to do this.


texts: How to get out of non-responding screen swipe on locked Galaxy Edge 6?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy 6 Edge phone and twice now, the phone has gotten into a locked state, but the screen swipe does not work, it does not respond to finger swipe to unlock the device.  I can push power button to get screen on or off, but no screen finger action has any effect.  I cannot get it to reboot.  Pushing power off button for a while brings up screen with choice to reboot, but that requires touching screen to select reboot.

I pressed power and volume down keys for several seconds to force restart, and chose normal boot from the menu, but after rebooting the issue remains, no screen swipe response.  Booting into safe-mode didn't help either.  I did a factory reset and still no response to screen touch.  Is this a hardware issue and I need a new phone?  Should I use ADB and redownload the operating system onto it?


texts: Physical Bluetooth Keyboard is not able to access to chats (Whatsapp, Telegram) in Android 10

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I have a very strange situation that I have not found yet something in the internet that could lead me to solve this issue.
I paired my physical bluetooth keyboard (Keychron K2) with my phone (Huawei P30 Lite with Android EMUI Version 10.0.0 which I think is Android 10) and I have found the way to control almost everything, but when I access to a chat application like WhatsApp, I am able to select the available chats in the application but when I type Enter to go into selected chat, it does not go to that chat, it highlights the chat like it was selected but not with the intention to go into it...
If I leave the enter pressed, this will show me available options/actions that I could use with that specific chat like delete the conversation, pin message, etc. This behavior occurs also with Telegram.
Is there any body with some hints regarding how I could be able to access to an specific chat selected to start chatting with my keyboard without having to use the native touchscreen control to start using the application?
Thank you!


texts: Unable to access text messaging after updating to ICS

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I have a Droid RAZR and the stock messaging app just keeps loading forever and Handcent SMS crashes when I access it. I have tried to leave it be and let it load but nothing happens.

I would use SMS Backup & Restore (or another backup app) like I have in the past but since the messages don’t load the progress bar just says “NaN 0/0″ and does nothing. This is the only thing preventing me from doing a factory reset/clear data since I have lots of messages on this baby that I need to keep.

I'm not sure if the messages have already been deleted, but if they were, wouldn't the apps work?

This is just one of my many problems I've been running into with ICS.


texts: What actually determines whether I see H+ or 4G in the top panel?

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So, I read the answers to What are the different signal indicators avalable on the notification bar? and as one answer says:

  3G: UMTS (384 kbit/s to 7.2 Mbit/s)
  H: HSPA (enhanced 3G, sometimes shown as 3.5G; up to 21 Mbit/s)
  H+: HSPA+ (even more enhanced/faster HSPA; up to 42.2 Mbit/s)
  4G: LTE (thanks to eldarerathis for confirmation); up to 300 Mbit/s

I'm guessing that these speed definitions are determined by some international convention or something like that.

I have different SIM cards from different carriers.

When I use Carrier A I see H+, H or 3G in the panel. I get speeds ranging from 4 to 12 megabits per second.

When i use Carrier B I always see 4G in the panel. However, I get speeds ranging from 1 to 2 megabits per second.

By the way, these are general trends for these carriers in various areas, not isolated instances of speed.

So, it seems that what symbol I see in the panel needs not matter so much for the actual speed? (Except for E, which is always terrible regardless.)

If not speed, what is the real reason for what symbol I see? Is it arbitrarily set by the carrier? Can they simply choose to call their network whatever they like? Or does it have to do with what sort of technology they have in their tower? Maybe Carrier B actually does have 4G towers, only their networks are overloaded and therefore cannot supply proper speeds to all the users?

I am in India where 4G is still new. AFAIK, Carrier B might have more traffic than their network can handle.


texts: Disable Media Volume automatic reduction

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I'm using a Nexus 5, it's using the stock ROM, it's unbranded, bought from the European Google Play store. I've only noticed this issue since upgrading to Marshmallow, but I didn't use the headphones much prior to that, so it may have been an issue then as well, I'm not sure.

Every few days, while I'm listening to music on my headphones, the phone reduces the volume down to around 30%. I have to unlock the phone, turn the volume up, then select okay when it comes up with a warning about turning the volume up.

It's got to be one of the most annoying "features" of the phone. I don't know why it does it, or how to override it. I read a post on the XDA forums where people said it was due to some European law, but there was some descent there.

I have a volume controller on my in-line cable, so I am more than capable of getting the volume right for myself. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to override this, so the volume setting stays at the level I dictate, not the level the phone thinks is safe?

I'm aware I can lock the volume with "Persist" or similar but I would rather have control, as sometimes I want to adjust the volume depending on song, background noise and what I'm focused on.


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My phone is OnePlus 5t.
In fastboot mode I flashed TWRP
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.5.2_9-0.img
and every time I try to enter recovery mode it just start the original recovery mode that came with the system.
But if i enter 'fastboot' and type:
fastboot boot twrp-3.5.2_9-0.img
the TWRP comes up....
How can I make it automatically TWRP? ty!

Edit: someone send me this: adb device doesn't listed on cmd {Lenovo K8 Plus}
And this was the problem:
Another common mistake after flashing TWRP you must not boot into android. Reboot straightforward into recovery right after flashing, otherwise your custom recovery will be replaced with stock recovery /system/recovery-from-boot.p


texts: How to find all locations from a source point at Android Phone?

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Taking a scenario. I searched a location at Google Map android app.
Taking the location as a center, how to find all locations around the location within a radius of certain meter or kilometer?
If I can find all locations in Google Map android app, please let me know, how?
Or if I need another app, please let me know, which app?
With Regards
TekQ


texts: Adding (lots of) icons to home screen on ICS tablet

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I just upgraded my Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung's 3.2 variation to CyanogenMod's ICS RC1.  Most everything seems a little slicker or simpler.  However, there is one big shortcoming: it seems impossible to efficiently add multiple icons to the home screen.  From home, I have to hit the "apps" button in the top-right, find the app icon, long-press it, then drag it to the right place.  And repeat.  On the 3.2 ROM, I could just drag icons onto "mini" homescreens on the top half of the app list page.  (Is this a feature of Samsung's TouchWiz and not part of default Honeycomb?)

I've restored all my apps, so they're installed, but none are on the rather barren homescreen.  I had them somewhat organized across the 5 pages under 3.2, and I'd like to get that organization back.

Am I missing something in the CM/ICS UI that makes this easier?  Are there 3rd party apps that make this easier?  (Is the ICS homescreen the default, or specific to Cyanogenmod?)  Are the config files editable?


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Many applications place an icon on the notification bar. But then to get to the action I need to long tap the notification bar (taking care not to tap the screen area below it) and then pull it down (at least this is how i do it in my htc desire hd)

Is there an easier way? Maybe assign this to a long press on the menu button (same as long press on the home button shows recent apps)?


texts: Android messages deleting themselves/ Not showing up!

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All my messages were working fine until a few weeks ago when i could message everyone and receive messages.

Now one of my contacts can receive messages from me and can send messages successfully to me, on my phone the message shows up in notifications but whenever i go into the app they aren't there also, when i message my contact they receive the text fine but i can't see it on my phone.

The only odd thing i have seen is that the time stamp is the 8th Nov 2016, today is the 7th.

How can i fix this so i can see inbound and outbound messages?


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Device: Samsung Galaxy S4
Android: Stock 4.2.2

When I listen to music with a headphone using PowerAmp, I usually set the Media volume to the max setting. I am hard of hearing. When I'm done, I just close PowerAmp and unplug the headphone. Then when I want to  play music again, I plug-in the headset again. At this point, I assumme the media volume setting is still at max. However, it's not. Instead, the volume has been reduced to nearly half (or at least, not max anymore).

The same behavior seems to happen even with the stock Music player.

How do I prevent the media volume from changing when a headphone is plugged in?


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Long story short: I don't have google services, and I accidentally deleted the backup. I can't install any apk no more via package installer. When I click "install" it just says "Application not installed." I tried everything in my settings.

Is there any way to install apk without package installer? Maybe manually extracting apk file and copying it to some folder somewhere and then making shortcut in launcher?

I have android 4.4.


texts: No tetwork (sim card doesn't allow connection to this )

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Help please.
I repaired my phone's imei with xposed and now i have no network connection.
When i choose a network it says: sim card doesn't allow connection to this.
I put the sim in other phones and sim was ok.
tried only gsm , only wcdma and no change.
Phone model is y560 L02 qualcomm


texts: "Not Found" apps hanging up my autoupdate... what can I do?

texts: I have a couple of apps that give a "not found: The requested item could not be found" error when I try to update or view them in "my apps" in the market. (PDA Net is one of them). If I do an auto update (update all) the update process tends to hang when it gets to either of them. I still have the apps on the phone, and they work fine but I can't even get to the screen where I would turn off auto-updating for them. What can I do?


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My phone is not rooted. I want to root it really bad, but it is Verizon branded, so...

I was just playing around with am and decided to run am --help.

I found am switch-user <USER_ID>, and ran am switch-user 0 (I know that roots uid is 0). A brief UI popup came up saying something like: Switching to user blablabla@gmail.com. What's weird about that to me is that my phone (HTC One M7) does not SEEM to have multi user support.

Can somebody please help with this?

Also, I will be EXTREMELY happy if you can help me out with a way to root my phone. HTC One M7, Android 5.0.2, Kingroot does not work. Kingoroot does not work. Both of their pc versions do not work. Of course I can not unlock bootloader because it is Verizon. All the sketchy apps like firewater and towelroot dont work. I do have adb, and I have even set my phone up so I can use adb connect localhost:1738 and yes I really did use that port.

I do not have the money for Sunshine, and Rumrunner results in either "Such dumb issues you have", or something like "F*** off [cant remember past this]"

Thanks in advance


texts: How to delete the apps backup created by "Super Backup" app?

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I recently used "Super Backup" to backup my apps/data before I flashed a new version of CM10.1 on my rooted Nexus 4 device. After I finished flashing the ROM and booted up with the new image, I restored most of my apps and all of my data.

My question is: There is provision to delete SMS Backups which are created by this app. There are similar provisions for Contacts Backups, Call Logs Backups, Bookmarks Backups but there is NO PROVISION from within this app to delete the Apps Backup.

Is there a better way of deleting the Apps Backups data which is on my local storage than just physically deleting the folders/file using a File Explorer app?


texts: Dolphin Browser Stops Flash Player When Locked

texts: I'm using Adobe Flash player with Dolphin browser on my HTC One M8 which is working great, since I have Pandora One and I get the higher stream quality on the desktop site (192kbps instead of 64kbps), but the problem is that if I leave Dolphin or lock my phone screen, etc., then Flash player stops. Any way to allow Flash to play in the background?


texts: I had a SD card in my phone that was really small...I went to the store to get a larger one so I would have more storage. A lot of my apps and such were on the old SD card. I backed up my phone prior to removing the old card, removed old card, inserted new card, and restored my phone. It is still saying I don't have storage and won't let me redownload my applications. please help!


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My HTC One M9 is fully charged, but will not turn on. The red charging light is on, not blinking.

None of the buttons respond.

Many sites say to hold the Volume Down button, then press the Power button. That is not doing anything, even after holding them for a minute.

When plugged into a computer, the computer recognizes that there is a device plugged in.


texts:
Experiencing freezes or slowness of Firefox (current and beta version) on a Nexus 4 using Android v.4.3, only when typing into forms. I've read on Mozilla support that it was a known problem and that is could be solved using the Nightly build of the browser.

However, using a tests only build is not sastisfacting. I don't know what to do to get a better diagnostic for this issue, any help is welcome, thanks.


texts:
My phone is Huawei LUA-L21, here's the log from logcat:

D/WifiStateMachine(  876): onReceive, action:mediatek.intent.action.LOCATED_PLMN_CHANGED
E/WifiStateMachine(  876):  InitialState (when=-1ms what=131225!M_CMD_UPDATE_COUNTRY_CODE{ when=-1ms what=131225 obj=ru target=com.android.internal.util.StateMachine$SmHandler obj=ru } 0 0
E/WifiStateMachine(  876):  DefaultState (when=-2ms what=131225!M_CMD_UPDATE_COUNTRY_CODE{ when=-2ms what=131225 obj=ru target=com.android.internal.util.StateMachine$SmHandler obj=ru } 0 0
D/ccci_mdinit(0)(  265): save_timezone++
D/AlarmManagerService(  876): Kernel timezone updated to -180 minutes west of GMT
E/WifiStateMachine(  876):  InitialState (when=-2ms what=131152 arg1=36 arg2=1) !CMD_SET_COUNTRY_CODE 36 1 ru
E/WifiStateMachine(  876):  DefaultState (when=-3ms what=131152 arg1=36 arg2=1) !CMD_SET_COUNTRY_CODE 36 1 ru
D/Clock   ( 1137): onReceive : ACTION_TIMEZONE_CHANGED : java.util.GregorianCalendar[time=1468332368045,areFieldsSet=true,lenient=true,zone=Europe/Moscow,firstDayOfWeek=2,minimalDaysInFirstWeek=1,ERA=1,YEAR=2016,MONTH=6,WEEK_OF_YEAR=29,WEEK_OF_MONTH=3,DAY_OF_MONTH=12,DAY_OF_YEAR=194,DAY_OF_WEEK=3,DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH=2,AM_PM=1,HOUR=5,HOUR_OF_DAY=17,MINUTE=6,SECOND=8,MILLISECOND=45,ZONE_OFFSET=10800000,DST_OFFSET=0]
D/Clock   ( 1137): TimeZone =libcore.util.ZoneInfo[id="Europe/Moscow",mRawOffset=10800000,mEarliestRawOffset=9079000,mUseDst=false,mDstSavings=3600000,transitions=77]


texts: unity3d apps crash unexpectedly on Cyanogenmod 7.2

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I have a Huawei u8160 which is running Cyanogenmod 7.2.

So all of the unity3d apps crash unexpectedly on start .

And I think that the error is because of missing kernels or libraries.

And I want to know if I can install any of them so I can run these apps.


texts: Accidently discarded lollipop update on nexus 4

texts:
I have accidently cancelled android update ffrom tasks. Now how will I get it again?

Thanks


texts: I have to set the phone to silent twice to make it "stick". How can I do it after once set?

texts:
I have a VZW Galaxy Nexus running bugless beast 4.1 and when I hold the power button and select silent mode, the phone immediately switches back to normal mode.  Then if I do it again, it will go into silent mode.

I was using the Shush app and thought that was messing with it so I uninstalled Shush and it still takes two tries to make the phone be silent.

This is relatively new behavior that used to work before.   How can I isolate what is causing this problem?


texts: By Mistake i deleted system folder from root file and my mobile was rooted from then my mobile not working what can i do?

texts: By Mistake i deleted system folder from root file and my mobile was rooted from then my mobile not working what can i do ? usb debbug is off flah file not found "reach cogent colours" plzzz help me ........


texts: My screen got broken, how to see on the computer what I'm doing in my device?

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My Android device screen got broken and I can't see what I'm doing. That's the only wrong thing with my device, the rest is apparently working OK. Is there any way to send my device screen to my computer?
I don't want to work blindly anymore!


texts: Why would Doze feature need motion detection?

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I do not see any reason mentioned by Google for Doze mode to get activated only when the device is stationary.
Is there any specific advantage for doing this only when the device is stationary? What is the need to even waste resources checking for motion detector readings, when this can simply be achieved whenever the screen is off.

I am asking this because my phone is in my pocket for most of the time and because of that Doze mode will not get activated. I think there are many more people like me, so I don't understand why google chose these specific constraints for Doze mode.


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There are some external stereo microphones for IOS that plug into the headphone jack rather than the dock connector. For instance, the IK Multimedia iRig MIC Cast.

They claim that they work on Android as well.

Well, they may work, but do they provide better sound quality than the internal phone microphone, turning it into a decent digital recorder for music, for example? (with the right software, of course).

My question isn't really whether those microphones are better quality than the internal microphones, as I assume they are. But does the headphone jack on Android phones (mine is the Galaxy S4) really provide the input capability for better quality sound, including in stereo?

Of course that jack can transfer sound in both directions, headset and microphone, as it is a phone. For output, the phone provides quality stereo music output to headphones, as modern phones are also music players. However, the microphones on phone stereo headsets are generally low quality monaural microphones only suitable for phone calls, usually not better than the internal microphone, might be worse.

So the question is--is the input function of that jack capable of providing quality stereo input, if one has a quality stereo microphone attached? (No matter how good quality the microphone is, if that jack really cannot transmit that quality sound, but reduces it to a very low resolution and frequency-reduced monaural sound, no point at all in attaching such a microphone.

Anyone know about the input capabilities of the headphone jacks on Android phones. (If it varies from phone to phone, then how about mine, the Galaxy S4?)


texts: How to fix Dead or Stuck pixels on my android phone using PC?

texts: I currently have fully covered black screen on my phone and it started from a small black spot and it spread. I don't know if its whether it is a dead pixel or stuck pixel. the phone is still functional just no display. How do i fix this using my PC?


texts: Double letters when using keyboard via OTG cable

texts: I want to figure out where the problem is. Unfortunately, didn't find enough information to solve this. Android 6.0.


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I got a message saying I was running on an old version of WhatsApp and that I must update the app from Google play store.
However, when I try to update, it hangs at the message saying Updating and never finishes downloading the update. I have been trying for days, until now and nothing. I am now stuck without access to WhatsApp. Please can you advise?
Thanks.


texts: How can I link to a local image from my home screen?

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We are able to create a link to a website and put this link on our Home screen by using the Add shortcut to home inside the browser's context menu.

I would like to do the same for an image that is local to my phone, so that I can click on the button and have that particular image display.

How might I achieve this?


texts:
I have a Galaxy S2 and a memory card installed. There are tons of free space on both. When I install any app, it downloads and then says not enough storage. How to solve this problem?

It's running ICS, and it's the latest available for it in my region.

I tried moving most apps to the SD card and uninstalled some. I also restarted the phone as well. Now, it shows low on space notification in the notification bar.


texts:
Im Trying to create network emulation using USB tethering on KK.

The problem is that I cant set net.dns to my host ip, and therefore any dns resolution is answered with Unknown Host.

I read that

  $ setprop net.dns1 ip-address

Does not work in KK. So is there a way to work around that and set the netdns to be the ip-address of my usb network interface?

Thanks


texts: Where is the backup location from Titanium Backup on a phone without an SD card?

texts: I am currently using a Samsung S6. Today I backed up all of my data with the app "Titanum Backup". After backing up all of the data, I transferred the folder of Titanium Backup to my Google Drive. Afterwards, I restored my phone. Then I installed Titanium Backup. However, I don't know where I need to import the folder "Titanium Backup" for the app to restore the the data. I saw many YouTube videos, and their restore was in a SD Card. However, the S6 doesn't have an SD card. Can someone please help me? Thanks.


texts: Securing power off menu options when phone screen is locked or customizing power-off menu options?

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I am using Google Nexus 5 with stock 4.4 KitKat.

When the phone is in locked state (locked with a standard PIN code, password or pattern) and we long press power button, we get the power-off menu with options like Power-Off, Flight mode and Sound options (Mute, Vibrate and Sound)

I was wondering that whether we could secure/disable the power-off and flight mode option if the phone is locked state or is there any way to customize these menu options?

I looked in one of such question but didn't get the answer:
Disable power-off menu when screen is locked


texts:
I had samsung galaxy tab 10.1 gt-p7510 wifi only version.
couple of weeks back, my tab couldn't connect to my pc or any other PC I've tried on.
It says the Usb connection malfunctioned and is not recognized..
whats the problem, how do I solve this...?


texts: Is it possible to use the Android Hardware without using android APIs?

texts: I've always liked cheap smartphones ($ 50) because with little money I can have a powerful system with lots of sensors and things like that. So I wondered if it was possible to use the hardware without using the very limited android APIs, programming it at a low level then, of course with the root. In particular I wanted to see how the LTE module worked and experiment with this having full control, the Android API does not allow it to do much.


texts: Are there benefits to using Greenify with Android Nougat?

texts:
Greenify by Oasis Feng (donation package) is a well-regarded tool to manually and automatically freeze apps that are not in use.  Typically, Greenify's benefits are to:

increase battery duration
improve task-switching
reduce data usage
increase privacy (by not having apps performing background operations, including data transfer).

Android Nougat (7.x) has many new battery saving features as well as improved memory management.

Are there benefits to using Greenify with Android Nougat on non-rooted devices?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  2.1 as a secure access point?

I use huawei 8600 phone android 2.1 to use internet for cdma 800 evdo network.
I want to use glaxy tab 7" for internet using with wifi linking together.


texts: Call Recorder not using microphone to record the other side

texts:
Any Call Recorders that are digital - not using my microphone to listen to what is said in the other end?

What about recording calls over Bluetooth?

(It seems most most of these applications record what goes into my microphone, and listen to the other side through my microphone, often turning up the speaker to do that)


texts: Why do certain apps always try to install to a specific Google account?

texts:
I have 3 Google accounts on my Android phone: gmail and 2 Google Apps accounts (one at my full-time job and one for my small business).  I want all my apps to install under the gmail account, so I've done the following:

Open Play Store
Press menu button
tap Accounts
select the gmail account

When I install some apps, they install to whatever account I've selected in the Accounts menu.

But despite having the gmail account selected, when I try to install certain apps such as My Tracks (by Google) and K-9 Mail, the Play Store says the apps will be installed under the Google Apps account for my full-time job.  How do I force all apps to be installed under my gmail account instead?


texts: I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 which I want to root?

texts:
If I root my phone will I have any carrier problems? Towelroot seems to be the right program, but is towelroot.com safe? Virustotal said Dr. Web doesn't trust it. Is towelroot the right way to do it root it anyway? If I want to install Cyanogenmod what are my options.

Thanks

References:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/46f8ce8a82ae707f6d951e528e4fb55514d55e929c3063ea9f3054003fa6d953/analysis/

When I scan the apk file itself, it has several hits as risk ware or exploit. Does this mean it is not dangerous?

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/5aa19d58ccda518979ecec97db9ee7a6a1de606fd661ef9238e65f3b533f170c/analysis/


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My phone has lately been really slow. When I turn on the screen, particularly if it has been off for a while, the phone is really sluggish. For example, it might take 30 seconds to respond to my input. Or if someone calls, it might not respond to my answer gesture until after the caller has already given up and hung up.

If I leave the screen on for several minutes (up to five), the phone will eventually start to respond more normally.

The CPU information in the developer options shows that the processor is pegged during all this slowness, and the process system_server is consuming almost all of that CPU capacity with other processes fighting for a little CPU time.

Also, this CPU activity is killing my battery. I'm only getting half the battery life I should be getting.

I recently lost root in an OTA upgrade; in re-rooting I had to do a wipe of the phone. Once I restored everything, the problem came back.

My phone is a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean (4.1.2). I also experienced a similar issue with my previous phone, a Nexus One running MIUI and "ICS". I attributed that phone's slowness to its age, but now I think there must be something else going on.

What could be wrong, or how could I go about tracking down the problem?

Answers to questions posed

My current phone is running 4.1.2. The problem became much worse after the update. My previous phone was the one I said was running "ICS". I put that in quotes because it was a custom ROM that claimed to be 4.0 but which I suspect was actually Gingerbread+.
My RAM typically runs at about 85%. But, I doubt this is too useful since Android automatically kills apps when it needs more RAM and the Linux kernel is designed to keep RAM mostly full so as not to waste it.
Currently, Google Maps is using the most battery, followed by Tasker. I'm quite sure that this isn't typical, however. I can't imagine why Google Maps would be so high, as I don't use it often. Anyway, I turned off the location permissions, so hopefully that'll cure Google Maps. And Tasker doesn't usually consume so much, but when the CPU is pegged it seems to have a harder time operating than most apps. (By the way, I have no location-based profiles in Tasker.)
Upon rebooting my phone, it's OK until the screen goes off for a period of time. Then, the problems resume. They're so severe that it's often faster to reboot than to try to use the phone without rebooting.
Auto-rotate seems to have no effect. I regularly toggle it in the normal course of using my phone, and haven't noticed any difference either way.
Apps would appear to be the culprit since I've experienced the same issue on two different phones and since doing a factory reset. However:

The process that's consuming the CPU isn't an app but system_server, which is a core part of Android.
I have a lot of apps, so disabling them one by one would be a time-consuming process.

I tried re-nicing system_server, but I didn't se any effect.


texts: cat /proc/devices on Galaxy Note shows a device named roccat

texts:
Whats that supposed to be?

cat /proc/devices on

Galaxy Note N7000 JellyBeer 4 build from 15.March (CM10.1 based with per app dpi features, more similar to cm than to paranoidandroid)

Char devices:

...
249    roccat
...

I have a device named roccat on my desktop, where its fully understandable to have it since my mouse is made by roccat.
But this was taken from terminal emulator on the phone which is not connected to the desktop in any way.