texts: Permanently disable app notifications (lollipop 5.0.2)

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I am running lollipop 5.0.2 on a Motorola Moto G 2014.

I would like to permanently disable notifications for specific apps. However, when I untick Show notifications in the settings for some apps, this is sometimes being reinstated automatically.

I am unsure as to whether this is happening when updating the apps, or whether the apps themselves are running a check to see that their notifications are enabled.

Is there a stronger solution to block app notifications?

This can include processes that require root access to the device.


texts: Why can I tether to Ubuntu for free but not Windows?

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I have a Motorola Droid 1 with Android 2.2 on it. I found something odd that I don't understand why it works.

If I plug my phone into my home computer which is Windows 7 and I turn on the tethering ability, I am met with a Verizon captive portal and it tells me I need to pay for a tethering plan (which I don't have).

Now the weird thing, if I plug the same phone into my Ubuntu 10.10 laptop and enable tethering it works and can get on the internet with no captive portal showing up.

The only thing I could notice that was different about the connections was Windows connected to the phone with an NDIS driver and Linux connected to the phone with what I think is a raw device mapping.

Would that have anything to do with it?


texts: (Android 4.2.2) Sync my contact photos with Facebook?

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I'd like to add a contact picture to all of my contacts, but when I first installed Facebook I synced my phone to all of my Facebook friends. I quickly realized this was a mistake as I then had loads of contacts I didn't want, so I removed the Facebook account, and uninstalled the Facebook app. I then re installed the app and this time clicked "sync only my contacts", but this again synced with all of my Facebook friends.

If I change the settings to show only the contacts on my sim then I'm back to square one, and none of the contacts have pictures.

How can I resolve this?

Thanks!


texts: Can the disk digger app restore a file even after factory reset

texts: I recently read about how disk digger app works for android, I wanted to know if the app could search the memory and find the deleted files even after doing factory reset?


texts: What is the name of android's equilivent to UEFI?

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Sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm having the hardest time finding the name of android's analogue of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface.

Maybe they are specific to each manufacturer? I am specifically looking for the one used with Samsung galaxy phones.

Is there an opensource specification for interfacing with android phone hardware, similar to how UEFI and BIOS works?

The closest thing I have found is Replicant OS. The description says "Replicant is a fully free Android distribution running on several devices". If it can run on many devices would that mean its using the same firmware 'interface' across many devices?


texts: How to turn off the LG Optimus L5 screen magnifier?

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That is the problem. I've already made a hard reset (press power button + vol. down key then pressing the home key) without luck. The screen is stuck magnified and I can't do anything.

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)

What can I do to get it back to normal?


texts: My Moto G 2nd Gen, got caught in a boot loop. My phone keeps restarting, but doesn't get past the screen where Motorolla symbol with 'powered by android'title at the bottom shows up. Is there a known solution for this problem ??


texts: I've cleared Data on the Photos app and photos are no longer showing. Any Ideas how to fix this?


texts: How to change random filesystem label on USB OTG?

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I am without PC right now, but I need to Format USB Drive (to FAT32 or Ext4) with Samsung S8 (Android 9) and change label. But I can't find any app that can do this. I can format USB drive in Storage Menu, but without any options, it just gives it Random number name (I can see it in Total commander) and I think it's Ext4, but again no options. Is there any option to rename the Label?

I found they there is Aparted app (port of gparted) but it needs ROOT and also it gives random label.

I also tried to rename drive in Total commander, but it says it's ranamed, but in reality it has old label. Thanks for any help :).


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I've noticed an occasional problem using Gmail on my Pixel 2XL running Android 10.  At times, when I open the app, it immediately opens the last email I viewed.  The only work around I've found is to close the app and restart it.  I've seen a similar reported problem, but, it was for IOS.

I'm using a Spectrum email account with with a "mobile.charter.net".  I looked at the settings, but, there was nothing that appeared to be a problem.

Can anyone shed some light on this problem?


texts: Is there any way to live stream audio from my Android phone via mobile internet network (broadband), so I could play the stream on VLC player?


texts: Disable root auto login in GNURoot Debian

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I don't want to work with root account in GNURoot Debian.
I know to change the user from root to user1 by:

  su - user1

However, I still want to disable root auto login; besides, I want to use build-in vncviewer or an extra vncviewer to connect the GNURoot Debian with normal user user1 NOT root, I have no idea to how to config this?


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How can I copy photo caption in Whatsapp?

I tried to copy photo caption but it not able to select text.


texts: Setting phone to silence, but play notification sound on incoming mail from certain contact

texts: I know "blocking mode" on Samsung S3, but it allows only phone calls from certain contacts. Can I do the same for email sound notifications for certain contacts? preferably without installing any apps...


texts: Create a persistant notification out of a non-persistant one

texts: I'm looking for a way to make my Todoist notifications more "sticky" or persistent.  I've used reminder apps that let you have notifications that keep coming up even after you dismiss them unless you specifically say they are complete.  Or if you don't see or hear the notification, it plays the notification sound again after a user-specified number of minutes, just to make sure you are alerted.  I've been looking for an app that can grab notifications from a specified other app and notify you in this sort of customized way, or a way to do this in Tasker maybe?


texts: I stop an option to use ringtones or another source how do l re-instate the other source

texts: I pressed the alway use button on ringtones and now can not use any other source how do I reopen this option?


texts: installing custom rom in Samsung galaxy s3 SGH T999

texts: hi I m unknown from unknown I want to install custom 6.0 on my Samsung galaxy s3 SGH t999 I tried available ones but did not work cm13 rom and Google apps are installed but getting into boot loop can u tell me how I resolve this I tried all possible ways


texts: Find a stolen Android device without sim card

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I'm looking for an app that could help me find/take pictures & record sound/ erase my data / block device if I lose my cell.

I don't know if is it possible, but will be really useful if the app can work even if there is no sim inside the device/ switched off or have GPS/internet connection disabled.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 frozen after rooting with Kingoroot

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I rooted the tab successfully with Kingoroot and installed Droidproxy and everything was fine until I did a restart to see if that would send app traffic through proxy.

It powered down and came back up until the Verizon logo screen where it froze. After sitting there for several hours, I found the power + volume down trick to get it to do SOMETHING, but still can't get it to boot.

Have tried the factory reset boot option, and everything else I know to try, but still no luck. I'm new to Android, but familiar with IT from a Windows perspective, so any help from simple to complex would be appreciated!


texts: Google Play does not recognise updated firmware

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I have updated the firmware on my Samsung GT-s5570 to Android 2.3.4. Google Play does not recognise that I have upgraded and will not install apps that are for 2.3 or higher. Still thinks phone is on 2.2.

HELP PLEASE


texts: Moto G2 speaker phone issue when calling

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My Motorola 2nd Generation(XT1068) mobile running Lollipop 5.0.1 version is facing problems after removing headphone. While I can talk using the headphones' mic and the phone mic has no problems and the other person can hear what I speaking. But I could not hear the other person's voice from the earpiece or when loud speaker mode is on. If I press the loudspeaker, the icon loudspeaker is shown at the notification bar but I cant hear a thing. So everytime I need to use the headset to hear the other person's voice and its annoying.

I cleared the cache and data of the Dialer app but din't help. The only temporary solution that works is to restart the phone. After restarting the phone, the earpiece works fine and I am able to talk and hear properly. But again if I insert and remove the headset to listen to music the earpiece stop working and I couldn't hear the other persons voice on a phone call. I have also tried inserting alternative headsets. I've also tried removing the headsets slowly that din't help either.

I thought the phone was still in the headset mode but if I play song or video from Gallery/Media player or Google Play music or through File Manager apps the two speakers in the front work fine. And If I remove the headset the songs playing in the Play music pauses which means there is no problem in the headset and jack.

Any ideas on how to solve this issue? Could this be a hardware or a software issue?

Update 1:

Troubleshoooting methods suggested by Motorola Support:

Clearing Cache, Data of Dialer and Phone apps.
Wipe Cache Partition on recovery mode.

However both of the above didn't solve my problem. So they suggested me to do a factory reset which I don't want to do since factory resetting will erase all my data.

Update 2:

There was also another problem which gave me "Unable to play this file" in the Play Music app while playing a song. If I open the Dialer app when a song in playing in background(in Play Music/other music player apps) the song stops on it own and wont play and the Play button won't work until I change to next track or sometimes I need to restart the Music player app.


texts: Now my phone can't use internet with 4G. An exclamation mark appears near the signal bars. Although there's a speed indicator it won't down or up load anything. But I can surf on 3G (when 2G/3G is chosen as the preferred network type) without any problem. How to use 4G like before?


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With newer versions of Android and for certain manufacturers they always tries to make sure your WiFi has internet. I guess this is an OK feature if multiple known Wifi AP is available.

However the issue is that we have a product that creates a WiFi hotspot much like dashcams do.

The question is, is there a way to tell Android (via our App),that you know you are connecting to a WiFi network without internet so Android should stop controlling the WiFi "smartly" to try to get Internet regardless?


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I'd like to substitute the brand ROM on an huawei p10 with the official ROM one can find in the popular xda forum or alike.

I'm a bit paranoid in this regard so, in order to be reasonably sure no one tempered the "official" ROM, how can I verify it's actually the one that comes with unbranded Huawei phones since, as far as I know, Huawei doesn't provide the ROM itself nor the md5?


texts: I was wondering if there was a way to block all non-contact callers on my Samsung Galaxy A20 operating system Android 10. I have been through the settings and the only option I have is block contacts or block unknown callers I'm not sure if that just means private calls or non-contact collars. I'm unable to find a solution on YouTube so I'm hoping somebody on here can help.


texts: Why did the control center and notification area of my Redmi Note 8 have an opaque gray background after upgrading to Miui 12.0.4?


texts: How to make link of an app data directory to be used in other ROMs?

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How to make link of an app directory data to be used in other ROMs using soft or hard links?

Using Dual Boot Patcher to have multiple ROMs on same phone:
https://dbp.noobdev.io/


texts: How can I (permanently) remove an sd card without harming apps on the device

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Forgive me if this is already asked, but I couldn't find it anywhere.  (Most results involved 1 device and moving data between 2 sd cards.  I have two devices and I want to move all data off the sd card to the first device so I can move the sd card to the second device.)

I've upgraded devices (HTC Thunderbolt to Samsung Galaxy Note II) and would like to remove my SD card from the Thunderbolt and use it in the Note II.  To get a clean start, I will format the sd card before placing it in the Note, and I know how to do this.

I want to keep my Thunderbolt and use it as a "poor man's tablet".  It's already removed from the cell service and I'll just use it on the home WiFi messing around with some odd projects.

I've already uninstalled a bunch of apps, and moved any remaining ones from the sd card back onto the Tablet.  What I don't know is how to protect the apps that remain from getting damaged when I separate them from the files they've been storing on the sd card.

For example, there's a lot stored in:

/sdcard/Android/data/  (such as Google Maps and Swiftkey)
/sdcard/data/
/sdcard/.android_secure/

How do I protect the apps on the Thunderbolt from being harmed from permanently removing the sd card?  Do I have to clear all their data, or uninstall/reinstall them after removing the card?


texts: how to get control-/ or control-_ to work

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I'm using the Hacker's Keyboard, which provides extra keys such as control, alt, and so forth which are necessary when doing things like shell commands.

I'm having an issue where I can't undo in emacs using a single keystroke.  Using ctrl-x,u works, but it very clumsy on a tablet, due to the fact that the there is no tactile feedback  - so to undo accurately I have to type very slowly, which is the opposite of what I want to do when undoing, which is to quickly jump back several states.  I could add something to my .emacs file to choose a different keystroke, but now I have several machines that I have to create or update an .emacs file on, so I would like to use the default if possible.  And there is also the question of what key I would use: for instance, control-z is one possibility but that is already taken by suspend process.  control-u is another, but it is already taken too.

The two default single keystrokes that emacs uses to undo are control-/ and control-_.  However, when I try both of these keystrokes in Android, the control part seems to get lost.  I have also tried cat | hexdump or cat directly from a shell prompt (ssh or terminal) and the control seems to get lost in those two, instead of seeing something like ^_ as expected.  Other control characters work just fine, so I can't see how it's a general issue with either app not recognizing control characters.

From reading various pieces of documentation it seems like Android 3.0 Honeycomb added support for all the various control characters, although looking directly at the Android documentation I don't see a code for everything, so I'm not sure if this is something that just isn't supported or if the application is at fault, or if there is just something else that I have missed that is needed for this to work.


texts: Missing device driver for "Android 1.0" in Device Manager while in HBOOT menu!

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When I enter HBOOT menu with the phone connected to the PC with USB I get the missing driver prompt in Windows and there's an exclamation mark for a device called Android 1.0 in Device Manager.

I have been following this guide for preparing the device with Android SDK tools and ADB before rooting: http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/HTC_Desire

I have installed Android SDK tools, got the ADB server running, configured PATH variable for CMD, and I have installed the HTC drivers provided. I have not installed HTC Sync, not on this PC (to avoid any conflicts with the standalone HTC driver).

Android SDK package: installer_r21.0.1-windows.exe
Installation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android
HTC driver package: HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe
Installation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC
Installation path of driver: C:\Program Files (x86)\HTC\HTC Driver\Driver Files\Vista_x64

So why is it giving me this crap about missing driver for Android 1.0? What's Android 1.0 anyway? This device is on Android 2.2!

This is on Windows Vista 64-bit and when I choose the option to browse for a driver in the missing driver prompt and I specify the path above, it simply doesn't find an appropriate driver for it. But that's what the guide said I should do.

Also, this device called "Android 1.0" disappears from Device Manager when I boot the phone normally. So it is only presented when the phone is in the HBOOT menu and it reads "HBOOT USB PLUG" on the screen.

I think this step is important in order to successfully use a rooting tool or method like Revolutionary or Unrevoked. So how do I solve this? Anyone else who had this problem who can share a solution?


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The adb command uses ~/.android/adbkey by default.

Is there any way to specify a different key that should be used, either on a per device or per adb instance basis?

The functionality I'm looking for is similar to ssh -i /path/to/keyfile ...

I'm aware that I could just rename/move the files around or add a key to all devices but that's not the solution I'm looking for.


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My phone is Nexus 5, not rooted, android version 4.4.4

I hated the "swipe up" gesture for google now, bacause I'd sometimes do the gesture by accident.
So I read somewhere that I should disable "Google Search" from apps, to disable the gesture.
But that just messed things up. After disabling, it showed a few errors, so I powered off the device, thinking that a restart would fix things.

Now I'm stuck in a boot loop ( four circles converging into one ).
I read elsewhere that I should hold power + volume down button, and go into Recovery Mode , did that, but it then got stuck in a screen showing "No command".

How do I fix this ?
I'm a newbie in this, so please answer in detail.
Also I have my data backed up, so if I could somehow just reset it, that'd work too.


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Is there a way on Android to disable call waiting?

Quite often I'll be in a conference call and suddenly one of my friends tries to call me when I'm in the middle of discussing something quite complicated.

The phone will start blipping at me to indicate the second call is coming in.
I'm really not great at multi-tasking and this completely throws me from the discussion I'm already in.

Is there a way to set the phone to redirect the secondary caller straight to voicemail?

I'm using a Motorola One Vision.


texts: Feedly cannot download images from memebase rss

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I wonder if anyone is experiencing this issue:

I have a few rss feeds from memebase in my feedly account.

Feedly gives the option to download (using a long press over the image) any image in the simplified article. However, for some reason, when I try to download an image from the memebase feeds I get the error:

"Error reading image (OPEN FAILED ENOENT (No such file))"

Anyone has any idea on why this is happening?


texts: How to use GNU Root Debian from android terminal emulator?

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I install GNU Root Debian on my android. Also i install jdk8. I can compile java programs. For example i can get java version.

cd /data/data/com.gnuroot.debian/debian/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_181/bin
./java -version

But it works only in GNU Root Debian terminal emulator. How i can use java from android terminal emulator? I got error: cannot execute binary file.

Android shell cannot run java? How i can change shell to debian shell?


texts: How can I weigh how useful a specific frequency that a network provides is?

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I looked up the T-Mobile frequency chart,

Frequency bands

1900 MHz              2    4G LTE; 4G (HSPA+); 3G (UMTS/HSPA); 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)

1700/2100 MHz (AWS)   4    4G LTE; 4G (HSPA+); 3G (UMTS/HSPA)
                      66   4G LTE

850 MHz               5    4G LTE

700 MHz               12   4G LTE
600 MHz               71   4G LTE

I'm evaluating a phone, the Huawei P20 Pro 128GB. This phone isn't sold by T-Mobile but it seems to mostly support the bands, however it's lacking support for Band 71.

How much service-degradation can I expect from lacking a specific band?
Is there any way to weigh the importance of those bands individually?

Making me even more curious, I'm currently using a Samsung S5 which was sold to me by T-Mobile, and it doesn't support 600 MHz -- maybe I'm missing out on a lot, maybe the 600 MHz band isn't actually used anywhere?


texts: When I access my OWA site on my Android Chrome (Pixel 2), I always get the full version like the one on the desktop. How do I access the light version on my Android phone instead? On my iPhone, the light version is the default either using Chrome or Safari.


texts: Can I download large downloads on the PC?

texts: I just got my new Nexus 7 and found out that most big Android games download their data over WiFi. This is problematic for me as I don't have a good WiFi connection and most downloads freeze halfway. Can I download the extra data on my wired connection on my computer?


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My Sim -card works in a HTC smartphone out of the box. So the problem must be in the ZTE Light -tablet. I can call with the tablet, but not surf the internet. I get Web page not available when trying to use the browser. I have no terminal in the device so I cannot try ping.

My current location is Sweden so network mode GSM. The device is not sim-locked.

I have the following settings in Wireless & network settings > Mobile network settings:

Data roaming: off
Network mode: Preferred network mode GSM/WCDMA
Use only 2G networks: off
Network operators: selected my operator's name
Data Connection: On
APNs: nothing selected by me

My android version 2.1-update1, kernel 2.6.29.

How can you enable the mobile broadband to ZTE Light?


texts: Can I change (or add more apps to) the unlock screen in Ice Cream Sandwich?

texts: On the previous version I could swipe left or right to start with my camera, or just unlock the phone. I just got the Ice Cream Sandwich update and now I can swipe up or down to access the dialer or my text messages. Can I customize this at all? I'd love to have more apps accessible from the lock screen, and I'd also like to change from the default text message program.


texts: Where do Hike and WhatsApp store their messages?

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Does anyone here knows where Hike/WhatsApp store their messages? I know WhatsApp's Database can be found on the SD card, but it is created every day at 4 AM, and deleted if the file is more than 7 days old I want to know where they store their messages because they also read and displays messages at runtime.

So I want to know, where do these two programs store messages? I need to format my SD card so I want to make a backup for my messages.


texts: Google Talk on Android only syncs one-way with gTalk on Desktop?

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I use both gTalk on Desktop and Google Talk on Android (phone) - at the same time. However, it only seems to sync from Desktop to Android and not the other way round?

At the start of the conversation and providing I stay on the Desktop, messages are received to both devices. Messages I send on gTalk (desktop) appear instantly on Google Talk on Android. The chat history with gTalk (desktop) is automatically emailed to my gmail address. This is good, and means I can instantly pick up the conversation on my phone as I go mobile.

HOWEVER, messages I send from the Android app do not appear in the gTalk client on my desktop and neither are these messages included in the chat history email to my gmail address. Also, once I continue the conversation in the Android app, the desktop client no longer receives the messages sent to me - they are now only received to my Android device. Is there anyway of "fixing" this?

EDIT: I have since come across the following question from 2½ years ago, "How do Gmail (desktop) and Talk (Android) chats interact?" - this goes someway to explain why this happens, but that is an old question and I struggle to believe that this behaviour has not been updated in this time. Is there really no other workaround?


texts: How to display a contact address on Google maps offline?

texts: For each contact there is a personal address field which can be filled with informations like street name, city, country, and so on. The problem is that in order to display these informations on a map, Google maps have to do an online search to get the coordinates. How can I use this feature offline ?


texts: I have a spy wear app and it's showing these have accessed my net but I dunno how to figure out what they are..the ones in the pic with ?marks by them when opened thats what it read on the other pics


texts: Why is Android rooting not as fragmented as iOS jailbreaking?

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For Android rooting these days, it appears that Magisk is dominant, though there are some alternatives mostly for older versions of Android, e.g., CF-Auto-Root.
However, in iOS, there appear to be more options, e.g., checkra1n, unc0ver, and Chimera for iOS 12 and up (with specific exclusions), and a number of other jailbreaks for older versions of iOS.
Am wondering why this is the case? It seems that Android rooting is more narrowly focused on providing admin privileges, whereas iOS jailbreaks also bypass locked bootloader (Android phones typically just allow users to unlock the bootloader), and sideload apps, besides the admin privileges. So, one might expect there to be more alternatives for Android?
Or is it because Magisk is so good, that there is less need for alternatives?


texts: How do I copy damaged data partition from locked Google Pixel

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I have a Google Pixel (sailfilsh) device that complains about damaged data partition upon boot. It only offers to reboot (the same thing happens again) or to wipe the data.

I have not previously unlocked the bootloader, so trying to boot TWRP fails. I can't unlock the bootloader at this point, because doing so would wipe the data partition.

I am able to boot to the recovery mode, but the options available there look useless on surface.

Considering that I know the encryption passcode (numeric), is there a way to dump to data partition via USB to a computer? How?

(I'm mainly interested in recovering photos that had not been backed up by the time the data partition got corrupted.)


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How to share a folder on android so the folder becomes available over LAN to anyone?

No "server" or any complicated "solution"

Just share the folder on android and see it on the computer, as its easily done on windows

Something my grandmother could easily use

Thank you ahead


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When I use the application manager, I see that 1.8GB are occupied out of 2GB available. This of course causes issues when installing apps and brings up a warning notifications that some system services may malfunction. However, if I sum the memory taken by my apps, I come up at 1GB, and many of these apps have been moved to the SD card.

I've tried to use Clean Master to free space, but without much success.

So I want to cleanup files manually. What partitions on the phone's system are the ones in the 2GB space? Is it the root partition?


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I'm running 7 on my Galaxy s6. Is there an app or setting I could change to where all the volumes are the same when I change them?
(Ex when the media is half way, all of them are half way)


texts: updated Cyanogenmod 10.2 to 11 and now can't access sdcard0

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Hey guys hoping someone can help me with this:

I just updates Cyanogenmod from 10.2 to 11 on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I can not seem to access SD card 0. The camera does not cuntion and in the file viewer sdcard 0 acts like an empty folder.

In clockwork mod I can see that my files are still there I just can't seem to access them (its like the os doesn't have read/write access or its unmounted).

I have tried: - reverting back - mounting the sd card manually in clockworkmod then booting - soft reset - hard reset - clearing data and resetting phone to factory through clockwork

I am out of ideas. Anyone know this? By googling I can see this is not an uncommon issue but I did not find a solution that helped


texts: There are many contacts in which I have more than one phone number listed. I want to call the default number of the contact directly without going to the Infinity view and select the number to call. How to do this?


texts: Is there a safe way to install Ubuntu on my Android phone?

texts: I have a Xiaomi Pocophone F1 with decent specs: Snapdragon 845, 6 GB RAM, and enough storage. I was wondering if there is a tried-and-tested way to install some Linux Distro on it (preferably Ubuntu) for some specific reasons. I've seen some YouTube clips, but their instructions are not fully clear, so I wanted to ask here. Can anybody here give me a walkthrough or point me to a resource I can follow? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How can I install viber and whatsapp on my Gsm tablet with ics 4.0.1

texts: I have tried many times to download viber or whatsapp from play store but it shows that its not compatible with my device... can anyone help??


texts: ADB device not found - Samsung galaxy S3 with Custom ROM

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I'm trying to test ADB in samsung device thru USB. It is working as expected in Ubuntu and MAC OS.
In Windows7, Im getting "error:device not found" in phone mode, but the phone is getting detected in recovery mode.

Model: samsung sgh i747
android: 4.4.4
CM version CM11- M12 -d2lte

I tried deleting the UpperFilter in regedit and reinstalled the driver more than a few times. (http://www.onger.net/?p=1401)

Samsung device with stock rom is working as usual.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.


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I installed Avast Anti-theft on to my Moto X running Resurrection Remix on Marshmallow, and I'm having a strange issue with the accessibility settings. Apps are missing from the usage page. When I search the page for the app, it just isn't there. Is there a way I can manually grant usage without using the settings menu? I'm rooted.

In the app...

And in the accessibility page...


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Are the frequencies suggested by SetCPU for each device based on a certain algorithm or was it worked out device specifically or are they just arbitrarily formed upon extensive testing?

I have an old HTC Wildfire which has a maximum frequency at 768MHz

The steps of frequencies show by SetCPU itself is 176,264,352,518,576,614,633,652,672,691,710,729,748,768 all in MHz.

I eventually created a setcpu.txt file which I put in the root of the SD-Card. The thing is when I had a frequency of 800MHz SetCPU still read it but the max frequency it could obviously touch was 768MHz.

I repeat, my question is how are the frequencies listed by SetCPU formulated?


texts: currently i have xperia SP c5303 which is i know an outdated device but cannot change to a new phone at the moment... so the problem here is internal memory is too small and i need to move them to sd card... i've installed appMgr III and it says that the device doesn't enable users moving apps to the sd card. do note that i already root my device... the apps also tells that the manufacture had removed the function of moving apps to sd card... can I overcome this problem and change the manufacture settings? help me please because i've searched the available method but had not found one yet...


texts: How to reduce dropbox internal data usage

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Currently both the DiskUsage app and Android's App Data show that Dropbox is using over 800 MB of internal sdcard storage space. Dropbox says it has no offline files. /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/com.dropbox.android shows no significant data usage.

Is there a way to clean this up without using the CLEAR DATA button in App Data? What will be the repercussions of using that button?


texts: Is there a way to verify the integrity of a TA partition backup of Xperia phones?

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I unlocked the bootloader of my Xperia P (LT22i) before I could take a backup of the TA partition (which stores DRM keys, IMEI code, etc.)

Now I've read on several XDA threads and other websites that TA can not be backed up after the bootloader has been unlocked. And that once it's unlocked, everything in there is gone.

However, when I used the latest version of Backup TA on my phone, it could detect the presence of and backup the TA partition.

Now I'm not sure if the backup it created is a valid TA backup so is there a way to check its integrity and/or parse the contents of TA.img to see if it does contain valid DRM keys and other stuff?

P.S. I tried opening TA.img in a hex editor and searching for my phone's IMEI number. I found it in the file. I also found references to "marlin" and quite a few X.509 certificates. The uncompressed size of my phone's TA.img is 512 KB (5,24,288 bytes)

And if it helps, here's the part of the log from Backup TA where it finds and backs up the TA partition:

--- mmcblk0boot0 ---
Searching for Operator Identifier...-
Searching for Operator Name...-
Searching for Rooting Status...-
Searching for S1 Boot...-
Searching for S1 Loader...-
Searching for S1 Hardware Configuration...-

Partition found!

=======================================
 BACKUP TA PARTITION
=======================================
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
524288 bytes (512.0KB) copied, 0.030456 seconds, 16.4MB/s

=======================================
 INTEGRITY CHECK
=======================================
OK

=======================================
 PULL BACKUP FROM SDCARD
=======================================
2437 KB/s (524288 bytes in 0.210s)

=======================================
 INTEGRITY CHECK
=======================================
OK

=======================================
 PACKAGE BACKUP
=======================================

7-Zip (A) 9.20  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov  2010-11-18
Scanning

Creating archive ..\backup\TA-backup-20140722.010348.zip

Compressing  TA.blk
Compressing  TA.img
Compressing  TA.md5
Compressing  TA.serial
Compressing  TA.timestamp
Compressing  TA.version

Everything is Ok

*** Backup successful. ***


texts: How to port forward minecraft PE Server on android

texts: I have set up a minecraft bedrock edition server on my android phone by setting up nukkit in an ubuntu for ARM being emulated in termux terminal emulator for android and it runs pretty well and I can connect to it from my own device. But now I want to port forward it so that it is accessible from anywhere in the world, but guides online say that you need your router ip...blah,blah,blah but I dont have a router, I am using the 4g network provided by jio. How can I get my server running online?


texts:
my Verykool s505 Spark stuck at boot/ continuously restarts.

I Flashed Custom Rom to it but it does not work so i Flash Stock Rom again. after That time, I cant switch ON the my verykool Spark. only goes to boot logo.


texts: unblock device with voice control command

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I'm curious if is possible to unblock the device with voice commands. I know about the "Ok, Google" but unfortunately doesn't work with display blocked.

I'm looking for the name of an app which can be used by persons with movement disabilities (paralyzed). Can you give me some names?


texts: How do I move my AnkiDroid data to external SD card?

texts: My phone is Samsung Galaxy J7. Internal Memory is full and I want to move this large pp to SD. How can I do so?


texts: Turn down app volume in Lollipop while not in app?

texts:
In Lollipop the volume buttons seem to be context sensitive.  In some apps the volume buttons adjust ringer volume, while in others it adjusts app volume.  This usually works well, but I often want to turn app volume down before I open an app with sound to avoid disturbing those around me.

Is there a way to force the application volume down without being in a "app volume context" for lack of a better word?


texts: Kernel panic problem for android samsung

texts: I dont know where to find help anymore. Ive been ask the technician at my place on how to fix but it seems she got no idea about it. My phone keep restart by its own & giving me this message ''oops Kernel panic!!. Please connect the phone to PC enable capture and press the volume down key to get the kernel log. Repeat if required. Press volume up to enter upload mode.'' I already update my firmware but it's still won't fix anything. Really need help here. My phone is Samsung S Advance. What should I do?


texts: How can I save all contacts into google account?

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I did it using Gingerbread (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2), but with Ice Cream Sandwich (LG L5) I don't see appropriate action for that.
Previously I entered Contacts (ok), then selected Settings (ok), executed Google Merge (no such option), and Sync Data (disabled all the time).
I see only one available (not disabled) item that is relevant -- configuring sync option for my account, but I understand it will work non-stop, and I want action on demand, just from time to time, when I explicitly select it, not enabling a background sync process.
What also worries me, that in GB I could choose where to store contacts (phone, SIM, google), in ICS after initial import from SIM card to phone, I cannot choose anything.
UPDATE -- (hardcore) WORKAROUND
I found that for given single contact I can switch its type from phone to google, nice, but it does not solve the problem due to the amount of contacts.
UPDATE -- DON'T DO THIS
I tried to somehow do it automatically, so I did (but you don't):

change the mode of sending vcard to single file
share contacts
select all
type: gmail
recipient -- yourself
send
OK, switch to gmail app
open the attachment with contacts
choose target as google account
all contacts will be merged with existing ones, but now as google ones

And the last step is killing this workaround. Why? Because some contacts will be added (so when you had "A" you will have "A" for phone and "A" for google), the others will be joined (so when you had "A" you will have "A" as before, but now with double type -- phone and google). In short -- the result is mess. Now I have more work to do than manually switching one by one type of the contacts. Geee, progress, right? ;-/


texts: How do I send this explicit intent from Tasker?

texts:
This adb command from documentation causes a CAPTCHA to succeed in my favorite alarm clock app:

adb shell am start -n com.urbandroid.sleep/.alarmclock.AlarmAlertFullScreen --ez captcha_result_success true

I tested this command, and it has the expected result. However, I am having trouble achieving the same result from Tasker.

I use the "Send Intent" action with the following settings:

  Action -> blank
  Extra -> captcha_result_success:true
  Package -> com.urbandroid.sleep.alarmclock
  Class -> AlarmAlertFullScreen
  Target -> Activity

Unfortunately, this doesn't do the same thing as the adb command above. The CAPTCHA screen opens, but it doesn't get dismissed. I'm not sure what is wrong. The Tasker documentation says that the colon syntax is how extra boolean variables are passed.

I've tried a couple of variations, but nothing has given the same result as the adb command.

The adb command is documented here: http://sleep.urbandroid.org/cs/documentation/developer-api/captcha-api/


texts: How can I listen to sound files on my android wear device with ff/rw and saving song position capabilities?

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I have a moto 360 sport. I currently have used Play Music to listen to songs when my phone is not connected to the watch. This app is missing two huge features that I need.

I cannot fast forward or rewind a track by single tapping, double tapping, or long pressing the forward/back buttons on my headphones. Not to be confused with skipping to the next or previous track.
I cannot turn the headphones off, go to a meeting, come back, and resume the song where I left off.

Is there a way to have the ability to do these two things, while not connected to the phone?

I have tried WearMedia. This one almost makes the cut, but I cannot fast forward or rewind the track with the buttons on my headphones or pause/play with headphone buttons and had limited success with controlling the finger drag ff/rw on the screen.

I have also tried podcast addict and some similar apps. These have the right player features, but are missing the offline/phone disconnected ability.

I'm open to the idea of modifying an open source app with a starting music player feature but cannot find one.


texts: How to mount Internal Storage as USB Mass Storage for recovering data?

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I accidentally formatted my Android phone's storage partition while updating to Android Oreo today. When I tried to restore the backup I realized that the backup of the data partition had failed and basically is an empty file with 0 Bytes.

I would like to run PhotoRec over it but I'm somehow unable to get my phone into mass storage mode. It seams like Google has ditched it for MTP. I tried some apps from XDA but none of them really worked with my device. I was able to get the external SD mounted but not the internal storage. The custom recoveries that are available for my device only support MTP as well.

Does anyone have an idea how it could be possible to recover my files? I'm rooted and bootloader is unlocked.


texts: How do I set reminders using Voice Actions in ICS 4 - Galaxy Nexus?


texts: I had lost few of my data from my Android phone's memory card

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I'm using gionee marathon M3 with android 4.4.2. I had purchased Sony Micro sd HC UHS-1 class-10 memory card(Purchased from PayTM) of 32GB.

I had downloaded this card with 15 gb of data using card reader. Then I had taken more videos and songs from my friends device using xender. Later I had also downloaded videos from whatsapp and web. And once I also attached it to pc using data cable and downloaded few photos into it. Finally it have data of 25gb inside it.

After three days, when I go to file manager, I had shown that My card had lost few data from it (Approx 10 gb) and there present other data as it is. The lost data or files became 0 bytes in size automatically.

I had checked for data by connecting memory card by card reader to pc, still lost files are of 0 bytes. I had connected my phone to pc using data cable, still the lost files are of 0 bytes.

Why is this happen? Is there any problem with memory card or with it's class, or with phone or with memory card's size? My phone supports memory card upto 128GB. Please tell me what to do? Should I purchase memory card of 16GB or of 32GB having class 4? And also please tell me about recovering this data(Videos, Pictures)

Please help me with this.


texts: Reinstalling a package after uninstalling it using adb shell uninstall with the k option

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I connected my Android device and used adb shell and while I intended to uninstall the stock music player app I instead uninstalled com.android.providers.media package using this command: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.providers.media. Now I would like to reinstall it back.

I tried downloading and installing the apk file but got INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE error.

? .\adb.exe install com-android-providers-media-1580000075-39331427-4b5d0d066aef0e9e03a79b5dcd83005b.apk
adb: failed to install com-android-providers-media-1580000075-39331427-4b5d0d066aef0e9e03a79b5dcd83005b.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE: Package com.android.providers.media signatures do not match the previously installed version; ignoring!]

So, what's the fastest and/or the easiest way to get it back? I guess because of using the k option (and from the error message I got while trying to install it from the apk file) that the package is already in the device and I can install it again easily.

--Update

I tried to completely uninstall the package but also that didn't work:

> adb uninstall com.android.providers.media
Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]


texts: Firefox’s “Add to Home Screen”, but different profiles & privacy

texts:
I have Firefox 68.9.0 on Android 8.1.0. Some websites allow one to add them to the home screen, a part of HTML5's Progressive Web App, and the website can then be viewed as if it's a real app, without the browser UI. However it shares the same regular Firefox cookies, so if I log into a site on regular Firefox, and open the “home screen” version, it's logged in there.
Is it possible to “add to home screen” and yet make it a different “profile”, so things are separated? This would allow me to (for example) add several twitter.com “apps” each logged in a different user. Is this possible?


texts:
I have the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, however I am not sure that this is a hardware specific issue. The phone is a day old, so I don't know if it should have been working before.

Xiaomi support lines are reportedly bad, so I won't try, especially since I can't find their support email / ticket site in the first place... cough

When I insert an audio jack (headphones, tried two pairs) no audio is played through them, but instead, continues playing through main speakers.

System information: https://i.imgur.com/ZjRi8cf.png

Device Android ID/Codename: Nikel
Android: 6.0.1 MMB29M - MIUI8
Patch Level: 2017-04-01
MIUI Version: MIUI Global 8.2 Stable (8.2.5.0 MCFMIDL)
CPU: Octa-Core Max 2.00GHz
RAM: 3.00 GB
Internal: 32GB
Kernel: 3.18.24-perf-g798c6bf

Is this a hardware issue, or a software issue?
If it's software, what should I do to fix it, and is this a known issue?

This phone is NOT rooted... yet...


texts: How can I record call using c code(c executable that can run on Android-Linux) on rooted Android device?

texts:
I want to record a call that is called by my application for the call test purposes. We record a call and compare it with a high-quality WAV file to determine the call quality. But the call recording APIs are not working anymore in the latest Android. For testing, we provide a rooted device to the client. So, I am thinking if we can record a call at the system level.

I have already tried it with Superpowered SDK on Android Q but no luck.

I have found a Magisk Module called callrecorder-skvalex which is already doing what I need.

If anyone can list the steps that are required to achieve this goal, I will be very thankful to him.


texts: How do I undo the "enable lock & erase" on android device manager?

texts: I clicked the "enable lock & erase" button on my mac because my phone has either been lost or stolen by mistake! I don't know how to undo this action because I already have a password so I don't want my phone wiped because I have all my pictures on there! My important pictures are on the sd card but I read somewhere that it wipes the sd card, too. Please help. This is URGENT! : '(


texts: After flashing from SP Flash tool, phone won't boot up

texts:
Device: Huawei Honor Hol-U19

It was bootloop so I tried flashing the firmware sing SP Flash tool. But now, the phone won't even start/boot to it's logo. I can't feel any vibration afte pressing the power button or any of the buttons. Can someone help me?


texts: This is my first time here. I wanted to ask if 4.96gb of system memory is normal. My phone is Samsung Galaxy s3 that is 16gb and system memory is the top consumer of my memory. It wasn't like this before. It takes alot of space in my phone.


texts: How to protect data after unlocking bootloader?

texts: I am to root my Nexus, so I have to unlock it first. But I worry that once done, some one may boot with customized recovery to copy or modify my files. Any idea?


texts: Is it possible to get multi-user support on Android with help from the boot manager?

texts:
I know that a common problem with Android tablets is that they lack multi-user support. I wonder if there isn't already a solution that allows me to select the user on boot by linking/moving/changing the data partition.

There are boot managers that allow the selection of the (custom) ROM to be loaded, just like Windows/Linux dual-boot. Are there any Apps that allows me to select the data partition/user on boot? Or let me switch the user data on-the-fly without rebooting?


texts: open multiple URIs with one click (similar to desktop Firefox "open all in tabs")

texts:
I want to open a folder of about 20 bookmarks in a web browser with one click. So far I have not found any browser or any addon that will do this, but maybe I am overlooking something obvious.

An alternative option is a very good speeddial-type app that will help me track which which bookmark was opened last so I can manually work through a list of 20+ bookmarks.

The problems I am trying to solve are:

make it convenient to open many bookmarks at once.
if I have to open them one at a time, provide a way for me to keep track of which bookmarks have already been opened in this session so I can manually open the next one as I go through the large list of bookmarks.

I have already tried Firefox sync, Dolphin Connect, XMarks and several other solutions and none of them do what I need.


texts:
I have a Cube U30GT Mini tablet with Android 4.1.1, kernel 3.0.8, Rockchip rk3066. This tablet won't stay off unless the battery is dead.

Doing a normal "Power Off" just reboots the tablet.

If the battery is dead and I plug in the charger it always boots.

I also tried removing the memory card, but that didn't help either.

Is there any setting or Linux kernel tweak which could be causing this issue, or any other ideas what could be the cause?


texts:
I used to run Android AOSP 6.1 on my Nexus 5 by manually flashing the boot, cache, system, userdata, recovery images one by one using fastboot. I managed to successfully flash Android 6.1 on my Nexus 5 following this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BMfvO9Xi0

I have managed to build Android AOSP 10 and my goal is to flash it to my Pixel 2. First thing I noticed is that the output dir looks a bit different now. There are a few different images and there is no more recovery.img. The Android 10 Factory 10 dir contains this images:

I tried to manually flash the boot, dtbo, system_other, system, vbmeta & vendor images but the device ends up in a boot loop.

Does anyone know how to flash the Android 10 AOSP images to a device?

Thank you in advance!


texts: Receive push notification when a user I'm following tweets specific hashtag

texts: Is there a way to configure the Twitter app for Android to submit a push notification when a tweet by a user I'm following contains a specific hashing I'm interested in.


texts:
I have an mp4 video on my Dropbox. I was able to watch it earlier with the Dropbox app, but now it asks me whether I want to view it with the Photos app or Video Player... and neither appear to work.

I have tried saving the video to my device but still no luck. I am able to watch the video through VLC player with no issues but I am trying to post the video to Instagram, and Instagram can't understand it either.

I can also view the video on my iPad... and I've tried force stopping my Android apps and restarting my phone but still no luck


texts: Is Mobiwol incompatible with WiFi networks, e.g. my home network?

texts:
I recently installed Mobiwol, following this answer, but now, my WiFi doesn't work. I haven't blocked any system apps from accessing the internet, but still, no WiFi. I looked at the FAQ for Mobiwol, which states

Why Won't My WiFi HotSpot Work?
This is not a bug. WiFi tethering and WiFi hotspots are, unfortunately, not currently compatible with Mobiwol being enabled.

I might be unclear on the definition of a "WiFi hotspot," but my interpretation is that "when you have Mobiwol enabled, your phone cannot connect to WiFi," which doesn't seem correct. It's also strange because Mobiwol's page in the Play Store lists "Fixed WiFi and Firewall Loop issues ...", which makes it sound like WiFi should be working.
But, since my router and WiFi works on other devices, so it seems plausible that Mobiwol is the problem. If I disable it, the WiFi works.
Is Mobiwol incompatible with WiFi networks? Or does blocking something like the Google App prevent everything from connecting to WiFi?


texts: Why am I unable to connect to certain WiFi networks?

texts:
We have a UniFi WiFi access point at our office, which has both a 2.4 GHz and a 5 GHz network.

I am unable to connect to either network, even though I have no problem connecting to any other WiFi network and other devices can also connect just fine to the UniFi networks.

Why is this and how can I fix it?


texts: How to find where an app is saving its data and then acess it?

texts: This app provides offline acess to a big database. So it must be somewhere in the device. But i'm having trouble finding where, and if I could even access it when I found it. I can't find the folder data/data suggested here Where Android apps store data? . So I'm guessing that I'll not be able to access it without root ?


texts: Android phone lost, what data can I get onto new phone?

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Sorry about the clumsy question.

My Android HTC Magic was lost/stolen last night. I had an unlock swipe code, power-on SIM code and have called the phone company and had it blocked, so not too concerned about the phone itself being used by someone else.

What I am thinking about is when I get a new phone, what data/info can I get back easily as I can't just copy it from the old phone now? Obviously GMail/Contacts/Calendar are all stored on the web, any purchased apps are linked to my Market login, and I'm not concerned about photos, music etc that were on the SD card.

What I'm more concerned about are my preferences, settings, SMS texts, list of installed apps, prefs, data from those apps, etc. Are those all gone?

Addendum: I was thinking of rooting the phone, so did take a standard Nandroid backup a week ago that I have a copy of on my PC, if I get an identical model of phone and restore that, will my data come back? Also what happens if I try to restore that onto a different model of phone (I'm assuming bad things would happen)?


texts: How to get encryption keys for "adoptable storage" in MotoG3 without root - alternate methods, anyone?

texts:
So my sister in law handed me her MotoG3 where some apps had mysteriously disappeared and the videos of their little puppy were all gone (the videos of their kids were not as important apparently). Her SD was formatted as adoptable storage, no backup of course... I spent 8 hours yesterday reading up on how adoptable storage works encryption wise (not in depth, but I know about the vold dir with key files) and doing non-destructive tests on the phone. I also have a Linux "dd" copy of the SD card so I can mess around as much as I like with that card. I do understand that in a previously rooted phone it will be no match to read the key file(s) but obviously her phone is stock. In a PC environment, I would boot with Knoppix or some other Linux rescue image on a USB stick to get access to the disk in a similar case. I just wanted to ask if this can be done with a phone (preferably not just "a" phone, but the MotoG3 :).
Other ideas: The vold dir is in the /data partition and in my Linux/PC oriented mind, I have a delusional thought that perhaps one could install some "mini-OS" in the boot partition and leave the /data partition intact. That image could even have as its only task to copy the key files to a readable area or another SD card so no user-interaction would be necessary. Since no one has come up with this idea for the past 6 years or so that adopted storage has been around, I guess the answer is a big NO. Still, would anyone care to enlighten me as to why this is not possible or (still hoping!) suggest how this could be done!
Decryption of AES128 (which the partition seems encrypted with) is "cumbersome". I guess there are no known "salts" that weaken the AES significantly that we could use to brute-force the encryption, or are there?
As an alternate method, I guess the chip could be removed from the board or perhaps read while still attached with a chip reader, but that's over my budget and level of expertise. Also, for videos of a puppy, that might be excessive :)
If anyone as more ideas, feel free to reply!!!


texts: Securely wiping a phone with a broken screen

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with a broken screen. The screen does not respond to any touch and does not display anything at all, it is black at all times. CyanogenMod 11 is installed on the device.

I need to securely wipe the device, but I've been having a very difficult time doing so, as CyanogenMod doesn't allow ADB to connect without user input, which in this case is impossible. I've done a factory reset on the phone, but didn't wipe the user data on the internal storage (not an external SD card, rather the "internal SD card" which is hosted on the main phone ROM).

How can I securely wipe the phone and delete all data left on the internal storage? I'd like to zero-out the filesystem, but still have a semi-working phone that will at least boot into Android for occasional tinkering over adb.


texts:
I am using Lenovo A6000 running stock rooted Kitkat 4.4.4. And since about 6 months the vpn has stopped working properly. Everytime I connect to a VPN via mobile data, it connects and then gets disconnected after about 10 seconds and the 3G/4G icon vanishes too momentarily.As a result the VPN disconnects, rendering it useless.

I tried everything, different VPN apps, factory reset, wiped system, data, cache, dalvik cache, internal storage. Nothing fixed the problem.

This problem does not exist in 5.0+ android but i really don't want to update because anything other than stock Kitkat is buggy and drains battery heavily.

Anyone know how to fix this?


texts: How do I install a custom ROM on a Prestigio PMT3677

texts:
I want to install a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod or similar on my 7" Prestigio tablet.

There doesn't seem to be any content on the net to explain what ROMS are compatible with this specific model and the steps to be followed to install a custom ROM on the device.

It's currently running Jellybean 4.2.2 but the tablet has extremely slow response times for most apps (and I have very few apps installed). Installing a custom ROM might make it a little faster and give it a nicer look.

I've already rooted the device using the same method as you would use to root the Prestigio PMP3670.

I don't want to just take a chance by installing just any ROM without following the right procedures for fear of bricking the tablet.


texts: Is there a way to workaround the phone memory limit for installed apps?

texts:
..without rooting my phone.

Does this mean I really can't keep all the apps I want, and I have to clear data or uninstall apps when I want to install a new app that doesn't fit the phone memory?

Does anyone know if Google has any plans of doing away with this restriction?


texts: Xperia Z2 (Kikat 4.4.4) - STAMINA mode does not work?

texts:
STAMINA mode does not work on my Xperia Z2 - Kikat 4.4.4 (latest version)

I found a discussion in this
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Xperia-Z2-Stamina-mode-doesn-t-work-aparently/td-p/793097?sl=y&sso_no_log=y

but I can not find "Eco mode controller" in Apps list.

Anyone has any ideas? Thanks!


texts: Unable to turn on Nook HD+ after third trim attempt (Cyanogenmod 10.1)

texts:
After initiating my first trim attempt, I left my device alone for a bit assuming that it might take awhile to complete the process. Upon returning to the device, however, it would not power on. After trying the basics without success (holding the power button + home button to reset, etc.), I left the device alone for awhile and later found that the device had booted itself up and was running properly again (though the trim didn't work). I trimmed again after booting up and the operation succeeded almost immediately, fixing the lag issues I was having.

It's now about a month later and I attempted another trim which froze my device (no screen activity, system clock unchanging). After about 15 minutes of waiting for a change, I powered down the device, plugged it in, and went to sleep. Attempting to power the device on has been impossible, and plugging in the charger simply shows a green light (even after unplugging the device for awhile). If I hold the power button for about eight seconds, the green light turns off until I press the power button again.

When plugged into my PC via USB cable, Windows continually sounds the device connect and disconnect jingles and says "the last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it." This stops if I hold the power button as previously mentioned.

After leaving it alone for awhile, I found that the device had randomly powered on, but was stuck at the initial Nook loading screen. Powering it down left me in the same position as before.

I'm all ears if anyone has a clue on how I can proceed, or where I can ask for knowledgeable support. Thanks!


texts: Mobile data times out on Sony Xperia X5 Compact

texts:
I have a Sony Xperia X5 Compact (Android 6.0.1) which suddenly about two weeks ago lost the ability to transmit data over the mobile network. All connections just time out. The behaviour is the same in all the apps i have tried so far.

The reception is fine and it connects to 4g networks
There are no issues with calling
There are no issues with WIFI
The balance on the prepaid card is 1gb.

Unfortunatly I have a cheap prepaid phone operator that gives extremely limited customer service and have just bought a six month charge.

I'm coming to whits ends, this is what I have tried so far:

reset the network settings
changing to a new sim card (which works fine in another phone)
toggling on and off anything network related
re-download the APN settings and ensured they match the operators specs
total factory reset

Have I missed something here or is this a hardware issue?


texts: Problems since 4.4.2 OTA - Verizon Wireless Note 2

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Background:

I was previously rooted and even after disabling root I could not do the OTA (it kept giving me a status error 7). After researching I decided to use ODIN to try and restore to a stock ROM for the upgrade.

I initially tried to use CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW_Rev0406_low_ship_user as the firmware, but it caused my device to go into a firmware upgrade error.

I then used I605VRUEMJ9_I605VZWEMJ9_I605VRUEMJ9_HOME which got me back to stock 4.2, I OTA'd to 4.3, and using a previously downloaded OTA copy of 4.4.2 I booted into recovery mode and manually installed the OTA.

The Problem:

Since going to 4.4.2 (and I noticed it in 4.3) the Google Play store seems to load EXTREMELY slowly. I have Frontier FiOS and speed testing the connection shows a minimum of 25/11.36 Mbps for my connection. 4G does not appear to work so well either.

Could I have messed something up? I do not know why my stuff is working so slowly...

EDIT

I tested speeds using SpeedOf.Me (website version) and got results of .5-1Mbps DOWN and .5Mbps or less UP. This is regardless of using wifi or 4G. I tested Wifi on my PC and  got more than 10Mbps.


texts: How does root work in android phones? Does the concept of 'root' exists in android?

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So I had an argument with someone over telegram if root exists or not in android.
My point of view is that like any linux kernels the concept of root exists but it's not accessible to other processes. That's where magisk comes in play, hacks the kernel permitting other apps to use the root functionality.
Now the other person mentions that the concept of root doesn't exist in android and mods like magisk implements it.
Now, which one is which? Does root exists in android phones or mods like magisk implement it?


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I lost Pocket and other options in Android Chrome share...

How do I get them back?  Apologies, as I think I'm missing something obvious and I'm being stupid.


texts: insufficient space although of available space!

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My tablet shows "insufficient space" error message whenever I install new apps (Clean Master) although it has enough storage!

Default write disk: phone storage
Internal storage 3.87GB: available 385MB
Phone storage 27.73GB: available 18.80GB
Android 5.1

Note: I tried to fix this issue by using SD Card and set "Default write disk" to it but it didn't fix the problem.


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I have temporarily moved to a new university for a research project, and I'm now using their wifi Internet connection. While everything seems to work fine with the Windows 10 laptop, the Skype app on my Android phone keeps "freezing". What I mean is that although I seem to be connected and I can see my contacts, I cannot make nor receive any calls. Even if I turn off the wifi and use the mobile connection on the phone, the situation does not change.
After many attempts, I have found out that if I logoff from the app and I login again using the mobile connection, the app starts working again. At this point I can even restore the wifi connection and everything works for a while. But eventually it freezes again...
The weird thing is that this trick doesn't always work. Sometimes after I logoff from the Skype app I cannot login back even if I'm connected with the mobile data. I keep getting the error message "unable to sign in. Please check your internet connection". Also, if I try to login to my Skype account using Chrome for Android I cannot reach the page and get the message "DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN". But everything else seems to work fine and I can browse other websites or use different apps.
I understand that this might be due to some strange settings of my host university. While this is annoying, I can live with that. But what I really would like to understand, though, is why my phone behaves so strangely even when I'm switch off from the university wifi and I'm using my private mobile data connection...


texts: When taking pictures with GPS enabled, is the 'has the "GPS searching/locked notification icon" been disabled?

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Background:

In stock (i.e. pure Google with no manufacturer customizations) Android 4.3 using the built-in camera app, I am using the geotagging feature of the camera app.

Description of the problem:

When the geotagging is turned on I don't see any GPS status in the notification bar. Previously when in the camera app on older version when geotagging is turned on I would see an icon appear in the notifcation bar. The icon that appears would indicate your GPS model is in use and a circle would indicate 'searching for GPS' and then the filled in circle would indicate 'GPS acquired and locked'.

Question:

When you enable geotagging in Android 4.3 built-in camera app, has the 'GPS searching/locked notification icon' been hidden even though GPS is being used?

Motivation:

The reason I ask is because the previous method is akin to a video camera's red blinking light . Where the red blinking light tells you that you are recording and then you can take appropriate action. Without the red blinking light on the video camera you would have all sorts of recordings when you didn't want and other problematic scenarios.

Returning back to the Android camera app scenario, if the GPS icon doesn't ever appear to the user... even if GPS is actively being used --> that would lead to situations where I would record the GPS location for a photo when I didn't want to record the GPS location.


texts: How to get Facebook chat on Asus Transformer?

texts: So I just got my wife the Asus Transformer and for some reason there is no Facebook app available in the Market... She can use the web site, but chat is not available there as far as I can see. Any good solutions for this problem? :)


texts: Error 505 when installing Facebook Messenger

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I have a Sony Z5 Compact running Nougat.

I am unable to install Facebook Messenger. When I try I get the Error Code -505.

I have tried installing using ADB with the following command:

adb install com.facebook.orca_108.0.0.10.70-51197341_minAPI21\(armeabi-v7a\)\(280,360,400,420,480,560,640dpi\)_apkmirror.com.apk

Which seems to be the latest stable version from apkmirror.com.

I get the error message:

  Failed to install com.facebook.orca_108.0.0.10.70-51197341_minAPI21(armeabi-v7a)(280,360,400,420,480,560,640dpi)_apkmirror.com.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION: Package com.facebook.orca attempting to redeclare permission com.facebook.receiver.permission.ACCESS already owned by com.facebook.appmanager]

Is this something I have done? The phone is not rooted, nor have I unlocked the boot loader.

Apart from wiping the phone is there anything I can do to get the app installed? (I'm aware of all the 3rd clients, but I would really like to solve this problem.)

The app was installed before the upgrade to Android 7, but an update would not install.

I have done the usual steps like restarting, empty cache and data of Play Services, etc.

This is not a duplicate of How do I deal with unknown installation error code -505?, which was supposed to be solved with an upgrade to Android 5.0.2. I am running Android 7.


texts: HTC One and Sendgrid SMTP outgoing mail server not working

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I am using Sendgrid SMTP server for my emails on the default Mail cleint and I've set up the account on my HTC One android phone. The problem is it doesn't send emails, it keeps saying authentication failed. I've tried every combination of ports/ssl/tls and the same thing. My username/password is definitely right as I use it everywhere with no problem. I've contacted Sendgrid support but they can't figure out any problem with their servers so it may be just the way the Mail client communicates with their server. Other SMTP servers work fine on the phone, just Sendgrid doesn't.

Has anyone has problems like this with their outgoing mail servers?


texts: Can I make and receive phone calls using a tablet with a SIM card slot in it?

texts: I have an Android tablet without telephony capabilities. I can put in a SIM card. When somebody calls my SIM card number (mobile number), can I receive this call? What application do I need?


texts: Auto restart on Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro

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I've got a Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro.
When I was using it suddenly switched off after showing a blue screen. And when I tried to switch it ON. It was ON for sometime, but switched off again and kept doing that till the battery drained out. Please help me to solve it.


texts: How can I prevent certain websites from appearing in my Google search results?

texts: I'm looking for a method to stop a given list of websites from appearing in my Google search results. Any chance I can achieve this?


texts: Receiving incomplete messages on Whatsapp?

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I am currently using HTC Desire C. Yup, a pretty old model..almost 3 years old now! Lately, I've been having problems on Whatsapp that I don't see anyone else having so I'm wondering if its my phone's fault.

Firstly, every time I open Whatsapp after switching on the Wifi or switching on the phone (say, if the battery died), error message 'Whatsapp is not responding' appears. And not until I press 'Okay' atleast 6-10 times  (not exaggerating) in response to the same message appearing again and again, Whatsapp finally opens and it takes another 5 minutes to start receiving the messages.

And of the received messages, most of them are incomplete (as in, I receive say, 1 out of 5 sent messages) or I don't receive messages from certain people at all (when they said they have).

Is there anything I can do to solve this? I'm desperate!


texts: My LG Motion is stuck in boot loop after hard reseting

texts: I tried to install a font using Font Installer on my LG Motion which was rooted, and it went into a boot loop. I hard reset it, but it is still stuck in a boot loop. Help me out, please? If I need to download any files, please, give me a link.


texts: TTS and STT while driving - Samsung G3 (BlueTooth)

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I have a few cell phones, and have never had a problem with TTS/STT with my 2012 Rio until I got a Samsung S3. My Rio has build in blue tooth.

My HTC WP7, iPhone, and BlackBerry read messages out loud to me in my cars built in blue-tooth, and let me talk back to re-send the message.

With Android, it just beeps.

What I expected (and what I got from my other phones):

Car: New text message from "so and So". Do you want to read, or ignore.
me: read.
Car: Reads message.
Car: Do you want to reply, or cancel?
me: Reply
Car: [beep]
Me: say what I want.
car: repeats what I've said to verify
Me: Send
done.

This works on all my other phones without the need to install other software.

Any thoughts on how to get this working on my Samsung S3?


texts: How to automatically shut down tablet after it auto-powers on?

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Currently my tablet on Android 4.0.4 (rooted) sometimes switches on by accident, which I don't want. (I'm cycling through Africa and sometimes power connections are minimal.) I need a way to shutdown the tablet after starting up. So something like:

Start on boot
After X (say, 10) minutes, prompt me to continue with a "Yes" button (in case I use it)
If I select "No", shuts down and completely powers off the tablet.

I tried several apps but cannot find a solution. Any suggestions?


texts: Copying files from PC to "external" SD card

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I've got AirDroid and SSHDroid installed on a ZTE Axon 7 running 7.1.1. The phone has a micro SD card in it, and it can access (read from) that card successfully. What I can't do is copy files onto it. I can log in via ssh and see the file system, but I can't touch it.

I've had a Moto X Pure for the past year, and via SSHDroid and AirDroid I can readily copy files to the SD card.

Is this just a "security" (ie, "pay somebody") thing in the more-proprietary OS on the ZTE phone?

Obviously I can mount the micro SD card directly on the computer, but juggling those tiny cards is kind-of a pain. If there are other solutions, I'd be grateful.

edit — I've tried MTP with the Axon. I plug in the phone and tell it I want to connect as a "media device" with MTP. I then run mtpfs (I'm running Linux on the laptop; Ubuntu 16.04) and I get:

Listing raw device(s)
Device 0 (VID=19d2 and PID=0306) is a ZTE V790/Blade 3.
   Found 1 device(s):
   ZTE: V790/Blade 3 (19d2:0306) @ bus 2, dev 98
Attempting to connect device
Android device detected, assigning default bug flags

Then it just sits there. (I've never had much luck with MTP.)

edit again — ADB seems to work. I don't move files that much (mostly music and audiobooks) and while ADB is a pain it's easier than fiddling with the cards.


texts: Block mobile internet access except portable hotspot without rooting my phone

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I've seen many articles and tried many applications like 'mobiwol' 'droidwall' 'avast antivirus' 'foxfi'.

What my problem is that I've a very limited mobile data and I want to use it with my laptop with wireless/usb tethering without any android app accessing internet.

I was thinking to block all android application to access internet and just allow portable hotspot to access mobile data, then I'll connect via portable hotspot and use the data in my laptop. I found application like 'droidwall' or 'avast antivirus' which requires a rooted device, but I cannot root my device as it'll void warranty.

Then I found 'Noroot firewall' or 'mobiwol' which creates a virtual VPN to block internet access. That's exactly what I want. But I want to allow portable hotspot to access mobile data which is not possible see 2nd last answer here. So basically I'm struck.

Can anyone please suggest what should I do? or simply how can I use internet in laptop via android device without android app accessing mobile data?

Note: My device - samsung tab2 3100, android version 4.1.2


texts: I have a HTC One m8. I am extremely annoyed by my headphones, they're about 2 years old and only when they're plugged in do they skip the songs I'm listening to on their own. The headphones are Skullcandy Titan if that helps. The mic area is cracked and probably the cause of my frustrations. I am looking for a short term solution to my problem by disabling that feature somehow and only controlling my music by going directly to the app in using to listen to music (I use Google play, Spotify, Tidal, Beats Music and Sound cloud. Looking occurs with all apps)


texts: I am thinking about buying an NVidia shield for my TV. Can I control this shield with e.g. my android phone or an android tablet using something like this app: com.google.android.tv.remote?


texts: HTC says best feature of the device. But what exactly is Blinkfeed?


texts: ADB unable to connect my Nexus 7 on Ubuntu

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I want to be able to connect my Nexus 7 in order to test my applications from Eclipse on the physical device.

I followed this Google guide.

My /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules file contains this :

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e42", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e40", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="4e41", MODE="0666"

The device is configured to use "Camera (PTP)" and "USB debugging" is checked too.

But adb devices lists no device.

What have I missed ?


texts: Is there a alarm clock app that uses UTC time?

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Is there a alarm clock app that uses UTC instead of local timezone?

The reason I ask is that I am tired of this daylight savings time idea, so my plan is to set 1 time in a non DST timezone like UTC and then use that time as wakeup in the morning time all year.


texts: Why Browser Tabs Reload After Restoring Back From Multi-Tasking?

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When i have tabs opened no matter in which browser and restore back to that browser due to previous multi-tasking, i get all tabs reloading (or would it be more correct to say, loading again from scratch?).

I thought when multi-tasking, tabs are supposed to leave at state they previously were in. So when certain websites were already loaded, why would they reload again and consume bandwidth?

UPDATE: Here is my device's memory status (sorry for bad quality but until Android implements screenshot feature in stock ROM or until i decide to ROOT, i will be capturing with another device's low quality camera):

Where are the rest of 499MB of memory? My device notifies me of low memory but what about the rest of 499MB? And did i mention that HTC Sense force closes when i multi-task?


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I rooted my HTC Incredible a few months ago by following a tutorial. My phone downloaded an OTA update and is asking to update. I would like to update and remain rooted. How do I go about doing this?

I removed a few bloatware apps. I couldn't tell you which ones, though.

Android version: 2.2
Baseband version: 2.15.00.07.28
Kernel version: 2.6.32.17-g9a2fc16
Build number: 3.26.605.1 CL264707 release-keys
Software number: 3.26.605.1


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I unlocked my Xperia Z3 without read risks (I'm in shame). Now I can't update phone with Sony Bridge, also read that I lost DRM licences.

So If some of my friends who has Z3 and still have bootlock, can take a TA partition backup for my device ? Can I restore this partition to my device ?


texts: Android users cannot access Windows SMB file shares

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Android users on domain cannot access the SMB file server (Windows Server 2012r2). Windows desktop users connect, and iOS users connect if they use a file browsing app that supports SMBv3.

Android devices properly convert the hostname from the DNS, and SMB shares the same server. But the error is simply "could not connect".

Modifying server registry parameter HKLM/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/LanmanServer/Parameters/IRPStackSize
 did not fix. I tried setting to 20, 32 & 40.

I'm not trying to migrate to Samba currently, so please don't suggest that.

What else might I look at to fix this problem?


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My 5 year old had Mikona 7" tablet (MHTMID-B718DC8-B) and 3 days after that, it's starting to give messages such as

  Unfortunately Launcher has stopped
  Unfortunately System UI has stopped

He somehow managed to get into settings to hard reboot, but I took it off from him and powered down. Now I can't use anything on there. it loads, but gives above messages.

The tablet had no reset button and no volume buttons. How do I do factory reset with just home and power button?


texts: During the download of an app, or after the app has finished downloading, it will automatically disappear. It will be recorded in the Play Store as being "Installed" but it is nowhere to be found on my device. What is going on!?


texts: Tegra2 device, Preparing for entering recovery mode

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I have a 10" Android Tablet which is based on NVIDIA Tegra2 (Ventana) chip (boot image shows something like: GO MOVIL, Conectate Sin Limites). It comes with Android 3.2 and works fine, and I would like to upgrade it to Android 4.0 ICS using the OS image available from NVIDIA.

I can press-and-hold Volume-down key while boot-up to enter fastboot mode, and it displays the following message on screen:

Preparing for entering recovery mode...

I've tried several key combinations but couldn't get into recovery mode. Could somebody please show me some hints?


texts: Note 3 on OSX. Stuck in "Connected as a media device"

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I'm studying tutorials on Android development. After struggling to get an AVD running on my system, I'm using my personal cell (A Note 3 on Verizon) to test the small programs I'm writing.

I enabled developer options and USB Debugging on my phone. When I connect it to my computer (an iMac running OSX), it behaves as most people want it to: It notifies "Connected as an installer" for ~30 seconds, then displays "Connected as media device." The Android File Transfer application starts up.

My problem: I need it to stay in "Connected as an installer" mode. So long as it's "Connected As Media Device" Eclipse and the Android SDK can't copy programs to it.

For the last few days, simply closing Android File Transfer on the computer caused the phone to revert back to "Connected as an installer". Lately, though, that doesn't do the trick. I open and close Android File Transfer, but the phone is stuck in "Connected as a Media Device" mode.

If it helps: Eclipse can see the device. When I plug it into the USB port, Eclipse's log show all the messages coming off the device. But Eclipse won't run programs on it so long as it's in Media Device mode.


texts: How to unlock glitching fingerprint service forcing me wait for 30 minutes?

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Samsung Galaxy S7 fingerpring is glitching: if my finger is wet or dusty, it is trying to detect this case and provide special processing for it. Unfortunately, it can't detect this well and this causing dead loop: it asks to push fingerprint, then it asks to wash button and push again and so on. Pin code entrance doesn't occur.

Today my phone was just lying on the sofa and locked itself for 30 minutes. I hate when irons disobey me! How to unlock it now?

How to absolutely guarantee such thing will never happen again? Both Android and Samsung are glitchy enough itself to have additionally locking for 30 minutes feature!

UPDATE

I was able to unlock my phone via Samsung web service. Then I disabled fingerprints and locked phone to try new unlock method and found, that waiting period is still not ended!


texts: store data partition of an Android device for later flashing

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Does anybody know of a procedure where you can essentially take the /data partition off of a device and flash it to another one?

(IE, to generate a userdata.img file from a device.)


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When I open Link2SD, it asks to recreate mount scripts: I use ext4. After a reboot, when I open the linked application, it gets stuck and black screen till reboot.

I use ext4 as the 2nd partition, but it shows ext2 in Link2SD, and all my applications are now stuck.

mount: mounting /dev/block/vold/179:98 on /data/sdext2 failed: Device or resource busy

How to fix this?


texts: WhatsApp group member's name not changing

texts: I recently edited a friend's name in my contacts. Though the private chats shows the edited name, in groups (xxx is typing) where xxx is the same old name. What should I do to change this?


texts: Moving installation location on non rooted Android 5 Lollipop device

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I have a Moto G (2nd generation) with Android 5.02 on it. Internal SD card is about 8Gb and I have an external SD card with 16Gb free space.

Moving application to SDCARD from the application's menu moves it to sdcard0 which is the internal SD card.

Adb shell command:

pm get-install-location

gives me:

0[auto]

I tried to set installation location through:

pm set-install-location 2

But I'm getting this error:

Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Package android does not belong to 2000

That is I believe complaining about root permissions.

And because it's a production build trying:

adb root

gives me:

 adbd cannot run as root in production builds

Is there any way to set the applications install their data to external SD card?

P.S: I don't want to install a custom rom or install third party software to root the phone.

Edit:
I've noticed that applications data was stored in the folder /storage/sdcard0/Android, so I thought of moving this folder to /storage/sdcard1/ and creating a symlink this way instead:

ln -s /storage/sdcard1/Android /storage/sdcard0/Android

will this do the job?

Thank you.


texts: What's infected my Android device, and how do I remove it?

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This story of images occasionally pops up on opening new links in Chrome. These links are for legitimate websites such as imgur and reddit. When it happens, I'm on mobile data. When I choose the tab, and click the link again,  no pop-up appears.

Here's the relevant portion from chrome://version

  Google Chrome 51.0.2704.81 (Official Build) (32-bit)

  Revision
  211d45a5b74b06d12bb016f3c4d54095faf2646f-refs/branch-heads/2704@{#696}

  OS    Android 6.0.1; E5823 Build/32.2.A.0.224

This is a screenshot of the pop-up:

How do I find out what caused this,  and how do I fix it?

It happened again, this time without clicking a link. I was in reddit, it just popped up.

URL: http://rcknmwcyct.pw/gaz6s9/x1psi.html?model=Xperia%20Z5%20Compact&brand=Sony&ip=86.181.166.144&voluumdata=BASE64dmlkLi4wMDAwMDAwMi01MjQ2LTQwYTItODAwMC0wMDAwMDAwMDAwMDBfX3ZwaWQuLmFlZTQxMDAwLTNmZjgtMTFlNi04NWQyLTZiNmI2ZjViZDYwNV9fY2FpZC4uYjFmNjYxMTMtNjBiNy00OGNmLTk4ZDktZjdkNTU3MGY1NjdiX19ydC4uSEpfX2xpZC4uODVjNzVhMTctZjYxMi00MTBmLWJlZTMtODE1MmU3NmVjMjMxX19vaWQxLi4wNGM0OTMyYS00ZWE5LTQwYzMtYTBmNy0wYWQ4MGE1YTc1YWRfX3JkLi5fX2FpZC4uX19hYi4uX19zaWQuLg#

Here's the pages without the pop-up:

When I try to click back,  I get to this page:

Which is something about appflood security. I haven't managed to teach it down to anything though.


texts: Samsung S3 Clone "Not registered on network" error

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I have a clone S3 which our local Samsung outlet gave to developers in my group. Wireless and all other functions seem to work but when I put in a sim card it does not register and gives the error "Not registerd on network". Searching for the network manually finds the network but can still not register on it.Azira Patch app says I have no root permissions. Superuser gives and error when I try to install. These are the only solutions I have found so far.Also the clone S3 have no physical button for menu rather it shows up on the home screen and I cannot get into download mode. Details for the phone are as follows:
Model number: GT-I9300Android version:4.0.3 Baseband version: I9300XXLB7Kernel version:3.0.15-154884-userBuild number:IML74K.I9300XXALB7


texts: Is there a way to force my application to run at the background

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This is not a duplicate of this question - Is there a way to force an app to remain running in the background no matter what? because it mention about Android ver 4 and also about lack of memory.

My question is is there a way to force a particular android apps for Android version below 4 to run in the background when the phone is sleeping? Also, I should be able to call those android apps that I specific to run in the background to come to the foreground for me to interact with.

The problem is that some apps, they stop working when the phone when to sleep (due to power saving). Some apps even prompt errors. However, I need them to run in the background. Also, I know that I can use 'Force close' to force a apps running in the background to stop but I just could not find a way to make a particular android apps to run in the background whenever I needed.


texts: Is Android Pie vulnerable to ADB server attack?

texts:
According to The Hacker News, many Android devices are running insecure remote ADB service:

Thousands of Android Devices Running Insecure Remote ADB Service
Despite warnings about the threat of leaving insecure remote services enabled on Android devices, manufacturers continue to ship devices with open ADB debug port setups that leave Android-based devices exposed to hackers.
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a command-line feature that generally uses for diagnostic and debugging purposes by helping app developers communicate with Android devices remotely to execute commands and, if necessary, completely control a device.
Usually, developers connect to ADB service installed on Android devices using a USB cable, but it is also possible to use ADB wirelessly by enabling a daemon server at TCP port 5555 on the device.
If left enabled, unauthorized remote attackers can scan the Internet to find a list of insecure Android devices running ADB debug interface over port 5555, remotely access them with highest "root" privileges, and then silently install malware without any authentication.
Therefore, vendors are recommended to make sure that the ADB interface for their Android devices is disabled before shipping. However, many vendors are failing to do so.
[...]

Is Android Pie vulnerable to the ADB server attack as mentioned above?


texts: Can I save system app data from being erased?

texts: I have app that is installed in the system , my question if there is a way to prevent factory reset from erasing app data , no need to change the settings again ,without using backup app , atomic process after the phone has started working after factory reset


texts: How to avoid duplicate generated calendar entries?

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I'm using Google Calendar on my desktop computer. It seems to auto-generate birthday entries for my contacts in Google Mail. Unfortunately these entries show up twice in "My calendar" in the generic Calendar app (version 1.1) of Android 4.0.4. How can I avoid this?

I don't see any duplicate entries in other calendars, and the calendar list only shows "My calendar" once.

Written on my Samsung SII :-)


texts: How take a screenshot without rooting the phone?

texts:
Disable Screenshot Security implies that I must root my device in order to bypass this unreasonable restriction. I have many use cases where I need to take screenshots for normal,  non-nefarious reasons, yet it seems that I am prevented from doing so by some particuler application provider.

How do I avoid this restriction without rooting my phone?

References:

The following sums up my situation and hardware configuration to the letter:
http://www.netdip.com/unable-capture-screenshot-1464017054/


texts: How can I bypass the activation on my Droid 2 Global?

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I want to put a custom ROM on my D2G, but I think I went about it in the wrong order.

I thought that I had to do a factory reset, but that wound up setting me back. The phone demands that it be activated, but I can't get past that step. I don't want to go back to Verizon with this phone.

How can I get past activation?  I don't want to use the phone on another carrier. I just want access to the phone.


texts: I was trying to transfer some music into my phone so as usual I connected it with my USB, however, out of the 48 folders I have I could only see 14... I already tried to check the "hidden" folders but I'm still not able to see those folders. Help please? BTW, I have a LG G3 phone, in case anyone wants to know.


texts: Is there a way to organize the numbered MP3's from Google Play?

texts: Music purchased from Google Play is stored on my phone as untagged, numbered MP3 files. Is there a way to get the information Play has about these MP3 files, then rename them and set the ID3 tag so that other applications can easily use these files?


texts: How can I get my Galaxy S3 to behave at night? (turn off LED and notifications, etc.)

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Any way to schedule a passive profile-change? (connectivity, volume etc.)

I've got a Galaxy S3, and I love it, but it drives me crazy at night sometimes. GMail will get a new message and it'll ring. The LED sometimes flashes all night long, etc. I've seen a couple of apps that purport to solve these problems, but they've got some bad reviews. Can anyone recommend a good way to solve my problem?

Thanks!


texts: How to disable mobile data on DROID Bionic?

texts:
I tried this, but there's no such option. I suspect that it might be because of Motorola's customizations.

The device is a DROID Bionic.
System version: 5.9.902.XT875.Verizon.en.US
Android version: 2.3.4.


texts: How to use Microsoft Streets & Trips on Android?

texts: Is there any way to use Microsoft Streets & Trips on an android device such as Galaxy Tab 2 or Google Nexus?


texts: Missing "left screen" in my SGS1 . How can it be added?

texts:
I have stuff on the 7th screen and I've expected to be able to reach it on left swipe from homescreen, but it is not so.
How can I configure it ? Does it require some non-default launcher?


texts: Are wildcards available in setting up MiXplorer AutoTasks?

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I want to set up an auto-task in MiXplorer to delete two types of files that another application creates -- one appears in two different folders, and another is in one folder but has different numeric strings appended to it each time it's created. Is it possible to set a task for each with a wildcard that will work on either, like /internalstorage/$/.crap.tmp and-or internalstorage/backups/system/crap_$ (where '$' is some wildcard character or string).
I tried asterisks, but that didn't work, and tried figuring out if there was something to the regex renaming format that I could understand and use, but couldn't.
I'm using android 8.0.0, MiXplorer 6.46.1.
Thanks much.


texts: Problems with selecting submenus in a web page in android web browsers

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When selecting a web page menu (e.g. in Firefox), the sub menu sometimes shows but you can't select anything out of it. The sub menu closes automatically after a short while. This behaviour is also present in Chrome. I have seen this on android 4 and 5 for certain and read a lot of others having the same problem but so far no solution.

Does anyone have an idea how to solve this?


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I think there was option in some app, dont remember what it was. But you could take picture to call it.

I want to simply take picture of a number and call the number. Photo need not to be saved.

It'd be huge benefit to me.

I think it should be possible i'm not talking about hand written numbers, i'm talking about numbers on screen or billboard etc.


texts: Samsung Andriod Mobile does not detect 5GHz Wifi from Verizon Router

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I have Verizon Fios Router that has following network

Fios-95QSI-5G
Fios-95QSI

My laptop detects and connect to 5GHz Wifi, but not my Android Samsung. How do I fix this?
Below are the specifics

Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime (SM-J327T1)
Android Version 7


texts: How can I access my MOTO G3 if I forgot my mobile pattern?

texts: I have forgot my screen lock pattern of my MOTO G3. What do I do now? How can I access my mobile now. If there is any solution, please let me know.


texts: I cant hear the audio unless i plug in earphones

texts: Please help. Im always wearing earphones to listen to music on my LG G Stylo but When i tried to listen to music without earphones i heard nothing. I also cant hear anyone on the phone without earphones. I tried putting up the volume but instead of showing the speaker symbol it showed the earphones one. Help!


texts: Doing a hard reset would delete my pictures?

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I have a Ainol Novo 7 Flame, i have been using it for 3 years, and today it just got stuck in the booting phase, i didn't install any app or changed any settings, i dont even know why this is happening, google suggested that i do a reset to fix this problem, but does this reset actually removes my data??
and is the reset the only solution i have?


texts: I just upgraded my Nexus-S to Ice Cream Sandwich, I can't find the option to set mp3s as ringtones for my contacts? what am I missing?


texts: Phone takes a long time to boot after installing Darky 10.2.2 EE

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I took the plunge and installed Darky 10.2.2EE on my SGS.  Now it takes a few minutes to boot, when before (stock + voodoo) it took less than a minute.

Is this normal?  If not, what can have caused it?


texts: Android 2.2 Galaxy S SGH-T959 kernel update with netfilter

texts: I can't seem to find a kernel update for this phone that would include netfilter. Does anyone know a different way to install netfilter on this phone?


texts: Is there a way to spoof the phone model that shows up on app ratings/comments on Google Play?

texts: When a user enters a review comment for an application their phone model/version listed below it. Is there a way to spoof or otherwise change that information?


texts: How to Search within SMSes in Hangouts App?

texts: The default messaging app on Android provides the search feature, which allow users to search within SMSes. But I wasn't able to find Search in hangouts app. (as I have Sms integration with hangouts, I need to search within SMSes on some occasions)


texts: Android JuiceSSH endless prompt to enter Interactive Aunthentication password

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I am new to network stuff. Normally I connect to the internet provided by the student dormitory using the login client that they provide.

But it is inconvenient as I always have to switch on my laptop to connect it and when my laptop goes to sleep mode, the connection is broken. So, I tried something called SSH (in particular JuiceSSH), and tried to connect using my android smartphone. I followed all the steps written on this website , when I tried to connect, it asked me for the password, after I typed in the password, it still keeps asking me for the password, but not saying that the password is wrong.

Can anyone tells me what's going on and how to solve it? Thanks.


texts: Will a Factory Reset lock my phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) if it is unlocked, but factory locked?

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I know that formatting the SD card will not lock my phone again.

But if I Factory Reset my phone, will it re-lock the phone or not?