texts: How do I fix my boot-looping Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?

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I have a Google IO Samsung Galaxy Tab that has decided it no longer wants to boot properly. It just constantly goes from the 'SAMSUNG' logo that flashes a couple of times to the stars and lines animation that goes back to the logo. It does the startup sound on the first iteration only.

If I hold the power button while it is doing this, it goes to a screen that just says

====================================
 Entering upload mode...
     Upload_Cause:  undefined
====================================

and hangs there. Holding the power button again will take it back to the boot loop. In order to get it to actually power down properly I need to just wait for it to run out of battery.

I assume I'll have to stomp the firmware or something, but I'm not sure how to actually go about it. My computer is a Mac, so instructions that work there would be good, but if necessary I should be able to commandeer a Windows machine for a while.

Also the colour rendition became bad leading up to this problem (this is a reasonable approximation of the situation - it is clearly not right, but the image is still identifiable). I'm not after a separate fix for this problem (yet) - if it's still a problem once the bootloop is fixed I'll be back, but I figured it might be a relevant datapoint.

Update:

I've tried to get clockwork recovery on it, by following these instructions, but after actually getting the image file on there (end of section 4), it comes up with the 'Samsung Galaxy Tab' logo with an open padlock image at the bottom, and then goes back into the animation -> 'SAMSUNG' logo loop. Sooo, not that useful...


texts: SSH authentication failure from 4g network

texts: I use JuiceSSH to connect to my server via my Android device. If the device is connected via Wi-Fi, all goes smoothly. But if I connect via 4g network, then I get Authentication failure error. Why? I couldn't find any solution so far. Any help is very welcome.


texts: How to archive gmails in GS4 stock email app

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I kind of like the stock email client in Galaxy S4, but I don't use it since I haven't figured out how to set it up to archive mails instead of deleting them.

I subcribe to Google's philosophy "archive, don't delete" but is that possible with stock email client on GS4?


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I want to know if it is possible to do the following:

1. When "Unknown" calls, after a few seconds audio recording starts and asks caller to recall but with identified number this time. Otherwise there is no other way to reach recipient.

2. When not answering for a long time, audio recording starts and tells that recipient is busy.

I want to hire 2 professional voiceovers to voiceover all the above on 2 different languages.

Is this all possible?

Thanks!


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How can I set the Google Calendar Widget to show the week view instead of the month view? I've browsed through all the calendar settings and just can't find any way to modify the widget's view. I can also add a "Mini-today" widget but that's not what I want. :)

My phone is Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini and the OS is Lollipop.

Kind Regards,
Tenttu


texts: Samsung Galaxy S2 recites any actions that I do. How to turn it off?

texts: My phone won't stop talking. It won't let me scroll or see other settings, I've tried to go back the way I did and turn it off, but I can't scroll down or up. I have to double click on applications to open them everything I touch. It speaks to me what I touched. How can I reset that?


texts: Phone will randomly crash, then only loads to boot loader

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I rooted my Samsung-sm-g930a (Galaxy s7 AT&T)
And after I did, the VOLTE showed up... I thought nothing of it because it is Voice Over LTE but a week after I did that when i tried to open an app it closed the app 2 seconds later (almost immediately) and if I restart my phone it gets stuck at the AT&T logo I can boot it into recovery and reset the device, this fixes it temporarily then 3 days later it does it Agian. Any idea how to fix this?


texts: Builtin Ice Cream Sandwich Application keyboard shortcuts question

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In previous versions of android, you could specify application keyboard shortcuts (for example, Menu+G to launch GMail, etc.) but that functionality seems to be gone from Ice Cream Sandwich.

However, there are a few that seem to be builtin, but I can't seem to customize them. They seem to be control+b for browser, control+p for people, and control+a for calculator. (Note that I'm not exactly sure which particular modifier key it is, it's just the one labeled control on my touchpad bluetooth keyboard)

Does anyone know about these or how to customize/change them?

Thanks!


texts: google play services crashing on login attempt

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I have a Moto E gen1 and android 5.1 installed on it.
After factory reset , google play services crashes every time, whenever i try to login to my account. Apart from this login problem everything is working smoothly.


texts: How to update all your apps from the Android market over web?

texts: I constantly get multiple update notifications on my Android phone.  How do I go online from my computer and update all my applications to my phone?


texts: How to change encryption password - Android 5.0

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My encryption password is too simple and was wondering how I could change it without having to reset the whole phone?

I know there is an app for Android 4, but what would be the procedure on an Android 5 device?

Device: Nexus 5

OS: Android 5.0


texts: How to choose the appearance of the Gmail app?

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In Android, Gmail released an update, and it asked me for Default, Comfortable or Compact appearance.

I chose the Default, ofc I don't like it, I miss the old red bar already..

Now I want to try the Comfortable appearance in the Gmail application. How to?


texts: Turning off "charging" sound effect on Xperia Z3 Compact

texts: Is it possible to turn off the sound when the charger is connected? I have got the answer from Sony Support that this is a "feature".


texts: What is the default browser of Android 5.0 and above?

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Android devices used to have its stock web browser as its default browser, but nowadays, it is replaced by Chrome. And it is said that the default browser of Android 5.0 and above is going to be Chrome. Having said that, what happens if a phone with stock web browser is updated to Android 5.0? Is its stock web browser is deleted as well as replaced by Chrome? Or does it stay as its stock web browser even after the update?
If there is any web-site that could support your answer, please attatch its URL as well.

Thanks.


texts: How to load a preset list of Tasker profiles into another user's installation of Tasker

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I'm new to both Android and Tasker. I have two Android devices, and have created a bunch of Tasker profiles/scenes/tasks on Device 1 and would like to have those same profiles/scenes/tasks on Device 2, but don't want to enter all of them in again. Is there a way to do this automatically?

Thanks in advance for any advice!


texts: How can I find which app slows down my phone?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.

My phone is becoming slow. I don't know how to find the app that slows it down. Can someone help me with this? My guess that the app is FACEBOOK... worst app ever.

After restart, the phone works fine for some time. Then, it slows down again and becomes lagged.


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How can I view the mobile data usage for each application for a given day?

I use Android 9 on Samsung Galaxy S9.


texts: How does SuperSu provide root privilege?

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Has a write-up ever been released on exactly how SuperSu works? After searching around for a while I found mostly guides on how to use the app, not the implementation details.

I did, however, find this resource that is mostly directed at explaining how to use the root privileges programmatically, but explained things fairly well. The article gives information about SELinux, but not so much how its enforcement is circumvented.

There appears to be a lot of context switching to allow execution of certain events (from the point of view of those using SuperSu) otherwise denied under SELinux, but how did SuperSu get to the point at which it was able to "legally", as far as SELinux is concerned, patch SELpolicies?

It seems that the objective is to force the init process to spawn a new shell that runs the su daemon, but there does not appear to be any patching of the init process, but from the article linked:

  On firmwares that use SELinux, su is generally implemented as a proxy to a daemon started from init

and

  You might wonder why - if we're already running as the init context, as the root user ..

tl;dr; How does SuperSu execute in the context of the init process?

Given as:

u:r:init:s0          - Highest init context
u:r:init_shell:s0    - Shell started from init


texts: Apps can't see the light sensor but automatic brightness works anyway?

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I don't have a toggle for automatic brightness in my phone's settings menu and I cannot install apps like Lux Auto Brightness that depend on the light sensor. I can, however, turn automatic brightness on using Widgetsoid and it works fine. Why do all the apps think I don't have a light sensor and how can I fix this?

Since I have installed Cyanogenmod, I can now install Lux. However it always sees a brightness of -1 Lux.


texts: Created a Walled Garden with WiFi Hotspot

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I want to create a WiFi Hotspot that can only access either a few files on my Android or a webpage run on my Android. This is so that when I am playing at gigs i can offer my music for free to people who connect. I know I can do this on a Windows machine but don't really want to drag around a laptop to every gig considering the amount of instruments, etc., that need to be transported.

I was hoping I could just set up a WiFi Hotspot and a walled garden so that when people connected it would force them to a page stating there is no internet connection only news and music by my band.

Has anyone got any ideas how this could be achieved or if I am being blind and there's an app that will already do it? (I have spent the last 3 days researching but so far I have not found much.)


texts: Restricting access to a single app and preventing access to wifi settings

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I'm looking to configure some Android tablets for shared use in a work environment so they can be used as mobile terminals for an ERP system. In case it matters the test device right now is the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2019 running Android 9 but I'm open to deploying other devices if there's options that work on other models.

The tablets will need to connect to our restricted wifi network which is authenticated individually normally (we don't have shared devices currently) so I was thinking of connecting to the network with a shared/generic user on the admin account and then trying to restrict access to the wifi settings so that shared users of the device can't access the password.

Unfortunately after creating a restricted user I couldn't see a way to restrict access to the wifi settings which has an option to present a QR code for others to be able to access the same wifi network with those same credentials and configuration.

If I use the guest user they don't seem to have any way to open the application that we need and also once they log out all their session data is thrown away which would require a painful setup process on the business application we need to use each time and require a privileged user to intervene.

I also explored pinning the application which does prevent users from directly accessing the wifi settings (and is probably what we'd want anyway as these would only be used for this application) but anyone with knowledge of the unlock credentials (eg swipe pattern/pin/password) for the user would still be able to unpin and access the wifi settings. Because these devices are being deployed across multiple sites this would cause issues as we'd need to expand the group of trusted people with knowledge of these credentials and thus access to the wifi password that would need rotating when any of those people left.

Ideally, I'd like a way to be able to just use restricted profiles without access to the wifi settings/being able to read the wifi password because then we can leave that restricted profile as just swipe to unlock and there's nothing else sensitive on the device. Is there a way to do this? Am I missing a better option for shared Android devices?


texts: Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update Deletes All Of My Photos & Videos

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My Infinix Hot2 X510 (Running on AndroidOne) got Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Friday, this is the good news :).
The bad news is after updating the system all of my photos & videos are GONE, disappeared without a trace :(

I tried to search using installed apps like google photo, file manager and previously installed apps (before update) like ES Explorer by all ways no photos.

Keep in mind that all previous updates was done smoothly without any problems and even that update never warn me about deleting any thing and other files on phone remain as is.

Did I miss anything, should I look in somewhere or in someway, or is there some app can help ?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Help me identify this tablet and whether there are custom ROMs for it

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I was gifted this one device that I can't find any information online on, despite exhaustive searching.
Internally, the tablet claims the following:

  Model number: S7Q
  Android version: 4.2.2
  Kernel version: 3.0.36+ twp@server71 #525
  Build number: S7Q_ZTE_PAD_EN.V2014.4

Naturally from this I would assume it is some ZTE device that would be called S7Q , but my searching of the internet only turned up that term a couple of times, both cases of a lone person on the XDA forum asking "what is this?" and getting no real answer. More searching seemed to suggest it was a Blade S7, but Ask Mr Pigfish, a software meant to identify a ZTE Blade model, reports that I have an "unknown model".

I'd really like to figure this one out so I could root it and setup a custom ROM, and I'd appreciate any help!


texts: How can I prevent my soft keyboard from changing for different input types?

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I would like to disable the soft keyboard mode (gboard) for  inputType=textUri on my Pixel 4a, and fall back on the default text keyboard mode.
Coming from a much older version of Android which supported fewer inputTypes, I am finding it difficult to adjust to these similar-yet-subtly-different soft keyboards. In particular, the uri mode is causing problems for me, as mobile browsers tend to use it in their top url/search bar. This causes me problems because punctuation commonly used for logic in search, such as ", +, -, :, !, etc, are removed from their usual location (on my keyboard, behind the period), and replaced with shortcuts for common  top level domains.
I would like my keyboard to always be the same, or at least, I would like to disable some of the input modes that are similar enough to be confusing.
I understand that this input type feature may not be intended to be configurable.
Still, I would appreciate any advice that can be offered.


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I have a boot looping Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE (also known as GT-i9195 or serranoltexx – this is not GT-i9195i or serranoveltexx).

Current behavior: when the phone is off, pressing power button results to normal boot screen with usual yellow text in the top left corner about custom kernel ("Set Warranty Bit : kernel"). The screen stays in this view for around 20 seconds, turns to black, vibration motor runs for two short periods and the system reboots. I guess the system is failing to boot until hardware watchdog resets the system due timeout exeeding. If I boot with Volume down + Home + Power held, the phone enters into download mode as usual. And if I boot with Volume up + Home + Power held, the phone enters recovery mode (TWRP version 3.3.1.0) where everything seems to work as usual, too. I was running LineageOS 16 (Android 9.0) with SELinux enforcement enabled with June 2019 security patches. The system has XXUCOL3 modem firmware if I remember correctly.

In the end, I can successfully boot into download mode and into TWRP recovery. However, the system started to fail to boot to normal system after normal shutdown-restart cycle and the system was working okay before shutdown. Is there any way to diagnose and possibly fix the problem without wiping all the data?

Steps that I've already tried:

Wiping Art/Dalwik Cache, Cache partition and System partition and re-installing full system image via TWRP.
Removing battery
Booting with SIM card and sdcard removed

I really want to understand why this happened to avoid it in the future. I really don't want to have a device that randomly enters this state and the only way to fix it is to wipe the whole device. Being able to bring the current system to usable state without full wipe would be a nice bonus because it avoids reconfiguring all the settings and apps again.

And yes, I know this device is old and I had to previously replace motherboard due emmc chip failing but I really like the form factor and no vendor is nowadays providing similar device. If Sharp Aquos R2 compact didn't have notches on the screen it would be my next phone.


texts: `adb shell wm overscan` makes apps leave blank spaces on top

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I've been following the instructions given here. Basically I just ran:
adb shell wm overscan 0,320,0,0

to fix a broken touchscreen issue on my Sony Z3 Xperia Compact with Android 6.0.1
Now some apps (e.g. Play store, the default Xperia Launcher and Spotify) seem to now reserve additional space where they don't place things. To illustrate my point, I attach a screenshot:

The black top third is what I wanted to have (because that's where the touchscreen doesn't respond). The middle third is what is added which I don't need. I'd rather use this space for the app I'm running, which is now entirely squeezed into the bottom third. As I said, this only applies to some apps.
Edit 1 I found some apps where this sometimes happens and sometimes not. This seems to be related to whether or they are trying to show a menu bar on top.
Edit 2 Gmail and google's Inbox have the same issue. Inbox even crashes.


texts: How to Block installing another app in android devices?

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I want an Android device like mobile phones with no mobile features in it like no camera,no calling facility no sound nothing...

I just want a touchscreen device with android operating system so that i can install my own app and i dont want any other app should get install in it... only my app would be there...

can anyone pls tell me how can i do this....

or is it possible to stop all the services of our android cellphone so that when i switch on my mobile phone directly my app should be visible....

please reply .......


texts: how to backup cell phone contacts to gmail, and view them on pc

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i have synced my phone LG E975K (whatever that means!)
i have tried to save contacts to my gmail account. (gmail account only shows email contacts on - not the phone numbers from my smartphone)
i basically dont know how to save information from my smart phone to my computer.
i need a button repaired on my smart phone, and i dont want to lose all my information when i take the phone in to be repaired...

i believe there is a way to import or export? but my phone threatens me with possible loss of information, so i am scared to try it.

i see there is an option of merging contacts when i looked for info online, but my phone doesnt offer that option

i want to save all my phone information in gmail.
i dont know how to do it,
and i dont know how to find it if it has saved it
and i dont know how to restore it to the phone after it has been repaired, if information is lost....

can anyone help, but give instructions in layman's terms or explanations........


texts: OTA update is not enter into recovery mode in android10

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Created ota_v1.zip and ota_v2.zip.

Followed this script https://github.com/dpavlin/android-command-line/blob/master/adb-install-update.sh

My device not going recovery more, just device is reboot. I could not able to understand where did mistake.

I am trying understand , How to install OTA.zip file into my target device.

Thanks in advance. Refered https://source.android.com/devices/tech/ota/ab also.


texts: Can I redirect the recent apps button/action to the app launcher?

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In short, I wondered if there was a way of configuring the home/recent apps button to go to the app launcher instead?

(Perhaps it is a software recommendations/tweaks question.)

EDIT: This lost its relevance as I have now upgraded to Android 9 where a double up swipe gets me past the downgraded recents apps view into the launcher quickly.


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I am trying to develop a kiosk application on android.
I am facing two challenges.

Once the tablet getting off due to a battery drain. it is not turning on even after the battery reached 100% . is there a work around for this ? I have seen regarding editing some files in /system/init of Android after rooting. But I have not seen any file related to battery or charging. I am using 4.1 and higher

I am experiencing a problem of battery draining. as it continuously keep display on, battery drains gradually even if the charger is connected.

Has anybody came across similar problems and find any solutions ?

Is there android devices available which , power on automatically after connecting wall charger ?
Is there tablets that doesn't have battery and directly works from charger connection ?

Please provide your suggestions.

Update 1:

As I am using kiosk operation, I have to keep the screen on every time. I am not experiencing a quick battery drain, it drains slowly even if the charger connected , like 1 percentage in 6-8 minutes, so it lasts approximately 10 hours with charger connected. Then once it gets switched off, it needs to be powered on manually ( not power on after battery drain is a normal behavior, but is there a work around for this ?).

Actually I am not expecting the battery to get drained on a charger connected. is that a normal behavior ?

Can I do anything from the software to prevent it ?
When I analyzed most of the power is consumed by screen, then wifi, then comes the application. Both are switched on all the time.
Any advises on this ???

Update 2:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<permission android:name="in.aivknowtech.reviews.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"/>
 android:permission="android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN"

Update 4

As my issue is considered. It is not an issue triggered by a particular event. I assume when connecting a charger android is loading the kernel and only showing a battery symbol, When we press on power button it boots up the kernel. Is there a way to bypass it ? Or is it depended on hardware or firmware ?

If it is dependent on android, Yes there is some hack we can do about it.
Else it might be not possible. :(

A similar discussion is here but no definite answer
android auto boot on external power


texts: Change volume of noficiation with ringtone on vibrate

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I was wondering if it is possible in Android 4.4.2 to change the volume of the notifications while the ringtone is put on vibrate.

I'm using an Samsung S4 mini with the stock OS that was installed on it. The problem is, once I enable the volume of the ringtone, I can change the notifications volume independently. But once I put the ringtone on vibrate, the notifications volume gets disabled.


texts: Samsung S4 logo shows for 1 sec then phone boots and repeat.

texts: Pressed the power button for Samsung S4 and the logo comes out for 1 sec then phone boots again or shuts down. I cannot go into recovery mode or download/restart mode using the volume, home, and power button as it just shows the samsung logo for 1 sec then shuts down. However after charging it, it can go into recovery mode in which I tried wiping the cache and doing a factory reset. After rebooting the system in recovery mode, it enters recovery mode again if the s4 is charging. When taking out the usb, the logo shows for 1 sec then shuts down. Please help as I've tried everything. I have stock 4.4.2 ROM.


texts: What is the "sync" icon next to some Wi-Fi networks?

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When you go to Menu > Settings > Wireless and network > Wi-Fi Settings there is the list at the bottom which lists all the detected networks in range or remembered.

The networks in range have the Wi-Fi "signal-strength" icon, and sometimes a lock if it's a secured network. Every now and then though, one or two of the networks will have an icon to the left of the strength, which looks like the "sync" icon from the Accounts screen (the circle with two chasing arrows in it). What does that icon indicate in the context of the Wi-Fi networks?

Running a Galaxy S Captivate with Eclair.


texts: Is it possible to somehow understand from the logs what happened to the phone a month ago? Are there such logs?

texts: I didn’t have access to my phone for a month, I’m afraid that I could have installed any software or hardware spyware. Is it possible to check it somehow by logs? Does the Android system keep logs for all operations in the system?


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I would like to replace my desktop computer with an android phone.
I only do word processing (in google docs) and internet browsing (chrome), so I figured the processing power of a new phone should be enough for that.
However, I like to write on one screen, while I read pdfs or research websites on another screen.
I have two HDMI monitors.
Can I use Samsung DeX or android desktop mode for this?
What should I look out for, when buying a phone or a suitable docking station? (I haven't seen ones with two HDMIs yet)


texts: How to pin android keyboard to stay onscreen all the time?

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Is it possible to pin/force keyboard to stay all the time onscreen even when input box doesn't exist.
Which software keyboard have this functionality?


texts: Phone doesn't ring or show missed call, later a voicemail appears

texts: I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy 2 and have had a sporadic problem:  A person calls me, my phone doesn't ring, kicks them over to voice mail, doesn't show as a missed call, and then the voice mail shows up on my phone as much as an hour later.  I have tested this from my land line and sometimes the phone does everything it's supposed to and other times doesn't ring and doesn't log a missed call but records a voice mail.


texts: Dropbox can't find live wallpapers on android phone

texts: I would like to add live wallpapers to my dropbox from my android phone but I can't find them. I can find my apps from the backup folder, but how do I find the live wallpapers? I have tried going to the android folder, but it doesn't find anything. At all.


texts: Using adb backup to recover files in Android

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I encountered a situation similar to the question:
How can I recover a deleted file on Android?
I have a Sensation XE which is not rooted.
From the previously linked question, is there away that I can achieve step 2 in the highest rated answer using adb backup?

Step 2: Acquire an image of that block device with dd:
dd if=/dev/<blockdevice> of=/sdcard/image bs=4096


texts: Stock OS or any other supporting OS for a rooted HTC rhyme S510b

texts: i rooted my HTC rhyme about a year before and installed MIUI OS of version 3.5.3 of android version 4.0.3. now i need my stock rom back what should i do?


texts: Manually lock device in Android 5.0 Lollipop

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I have just upgraded my Nexus device to Android 5.0.1 from 4.4.2 and I can't find a lock button. Previously, you could tap your picture in the setting pull down menu.

I'm not asking how to set a lock timeout or how to have it lock when I turn the screen off/push the power button. I know how to do that and usually I don't want my device to lock when I turn the screen off. However there are times when I know I'm going to step away from my device and want to explicitly lock it without having to wait for the timeout.

Is this a feature they have entirely remove with 5 or is it just hiding?


texts: What's the difference between the Xperia X10 and the Xperia X10a?


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Update:
- My first question was answered here, thanks to Andrew's comment.
Quote:

  If you specify API level requirements directly in your app's manifest
  file, the corresponding settings in the build files will override the
  settings in the manifest file

I was able to retrieve minSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion by aapt list. In this example, after converting from hex, they are 16 and 26, respectively. I am aware of minSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion which are usually declared in AndroidManifest.xml file. However, I have decompiled the APK file using apktool and checked the AndroidManifest.xml file but  could not see any declaration of targetSdkVersion or minSdkVersion either.

Was that because apktool did not decompile everything or these elements can be declared in other place of the APK instead of the manifest file? (my first question)

aapt list -a  0348e77633b7831d1d56cd2f45023bd4.apk | grep -i sdkversion
A: android:minSdkVersion(0x0101020c)=(type 0x10)0x10
A: android:targetSdkVersion(0x01010270)=(type 0x10)0x1a
...

By issuing aapt d badging. There are sdkVersion:'9' and targetSdkVersion:'26' in the output.

aapt d badging 0348e77633b7831d1d56cd2f45023bd4.apk |head
package: name='com.theborneopost.mobileapp' versionCode='60001' versionName='6.0.1' platformBuildVersionName=''
sdkVersion:'16'
targetSdkVersion:'26'
uses-permission: name='android.permission.INTERNET'
uses-permission: name='android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE'
...

So, are there any differences between targetSdkVersion in aapt and apktool output? Assume that targetSdkVersion is available in AndroidManifest.xml (my second question)

What is sdkVersion in aapt d badging output? (my third question)

Disclaimer: due to limitations, I could not add appropriate tags like aapt or sdkversion to the post.


texts: I tried to root my phone Samsung Galaxy J1 (SM-J100H) with Odin3 software following some steps, but after that now it's not working, I turned on the phone and it vibrates one time and I see only the Samsung logo and nothing else. I tried too wipe all data and factory reset but it doesn't do anything. What can I do?


texts: How can I toggle mobile data from a terminal?

texts: I have a rooted Sony Xperia 3 running CyanogenMod 10. Can I turn off mobile data from the terminal?


texts: Does my battery seriously have a problem or do I have a virus?

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This notification keeps popping up on my phone and I don't know if it's real or not, it reads:

"Battery has been infected by 6 serious problem! Install DU Battery and all problems will be wiped out."


texts: What will be faster when moving to sd-ext via A2SD+ Data or Dalvik-cache? (or can I move both with no extra-penalty)

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I'm using A2SD+ on my HTC Desire running on MIUI.
Currently only the app and app-private are under /sd-ext, but I'm running out of space very quickly :)

Currently my dalvik-cache consumes 46.3MB and the data takes 53.7MB of internal phone memory, so I think data will give me more value, but I'm not 100% sure of that either.

I know I can technically move both data and dalvik-cache to /sd-ext, but I understood there could be performance problems, but I need the space. So my question is which will have a lesser effect on performance? Moving the data or the dalvik-cache?

EDIT: Some tech info (if it helps):
My SD Card - Kingmax, Class 10, 16GB

I tested with SD Tools and got these results:
Writing Speed: 8.7 MB/s
Reading Speed: 18.6 MB/s

Note that the test was on the FAT32 partition, I don't know if the EXT3 partition I use for the /sd-ext will be any faster. The /sd-ext partition is 1GB.


texts: Can't locate wallpaper when saved from browser

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I have read multiple questions on here but none seem to work for my phone.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Android 2.3.3.

I really need the photo that's my wallpaper. I can't locate it on the phone or the location on   the Internet.

Background info: I was browsing the Internet on my phone. I clicked on a photo on a website and clicked "set as wallpaper", which it did. Now however I can't find the photo anywhere on my phone. (It is still set as my wallpaper though.)


texts: How to root the new version of the ONE X

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How Can i Root my HTC ONE X with android version 4.0.4, HTC sense version 4.0, Software number 2.20.502.7
ATT US edition


texts: LED on Xperia Z only in operation while charging

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Using the LED to know when a notification is available is of great use to me, but my new Sony Xperia Z appears to only turn on the LED notification light while it is on charge.

It turns orange to say it's charging, and turns blue (slow flashing) if I got a missed call or text message, but it will only do so while it's pluggin in. And to confirm I can get a missed call, wait for the LED to turn on, it wont, I put it on charge without disturbing it's 'locked state', and immediately I get slow flashing blue instead of 'charging orange', that is too say I can see before I put it on charge it should be on, but only turns on once i plug it in.

I like how it works while it's charging, but I'd like similar functionality while it isn't charging. I am using STAMINA mode, is this a battry save issue? How can I get the LED working as I'd like?


texts: com.phone.android keeps crashing immediatelly after factory reset

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I am having the very-well known problem where com.android.phone keeps crashing all the time. I have done a factory reset and the problem had immediate effect just after the 1st reboot. So, we can exclude cases like crappy applications.

I know that this is a common problem, but as far as I couldn't find any working solution I decided to ask your help.

My phone is Samsung Galaxy S, Gingerbread, rooted, no custom ROM installed.

Any help appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to have Adobe Flash displayed in Android 2.0?

texts: Are there any custom players or plug-ins or something like that?


texts: I want to modify the user interface of android for my device, is this possible if the OEM didnt provide the source code?

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The device is running android pie and i know that my build version is PPR1.180610.011 and its already currently running AOSP, however its the ALPS variation (which i think is mediatek's version (closed source)  of AOSP where they just augment the telephony based apps so it works with their HALs, while the android UI remains vanilla).
I want to modify the theming/ui parts of android (which im sure most of it resides in (system\system\framework\framework-res.apk) as shown in https://prnt.sc/vfn6r3
However as mentioned above there are some proprietary binaries shown here https://prnt.sc/vfn85h

Is it possible to build AOSP for my device (after making my desired theming enhancements) and then just migrate the proprietary binaries into their correct directories?

Or should i be looking at decompiling the framework-res.apk and recompiling it and then repacking the system img file?

P.S the bootloader is unlocked and i already have access to the unpacked partition img files
p.s installing xposed or any other theme modifying software is not an option as i dont have a custom recovery such as TWRP


texts: How to activate time left notification in Google Family Link?

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I installed the Google Family Link app on my kid's phone, mainly to limit his screen time.

He asked me to be notified before his time is running out but I can't find a way to activate such a notification.
Is there a way my son can tell how much time he has left to use his phone?


texts: Configure Google Voice/Hangouts to work like T-Mobile's wifi calling?

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I have a Google Voice number, and I have Hangouts on my phone.
What I would like to do is forward my Google Voice number to my "real" phone number when I'm in range of a cellular network, but answer it in the Hangouts app when I only have access to wifi. Effectively identical to how the "wifi calling" feature works on T-mobile.

Right now, I've got Google Voice configured to forward calls to my real number, and I've also got the Hangouts option checked to receive incoming calls. But when I call my GV number, my phone rings in 2 different applications simultaneously on the same device (dialer and hangouts) and I have to choose which one to answer, which is less than ideal.

Is there any way to configure Hangouts to only notify of incoming calls if my actual phone isn't already ringing? Or a way to automatically toggle "answer incoming calls" on and off depending on my data connection (maybe with something like Tasker)?


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Why I can't scan the Whatsapp QR?

I reinstalled WhatsApp
I already have the WhatsApp Web Option
I put it to scan but it just doesn't scan it.
I Installed a QR Scanner app and it works perfectly.
I uninstalled the QR Scanner app to see if that was the issue and
still doesn't work.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Ace.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S2 new battery dying too quickly

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I'm trying to figure out if the new battery is faulty or if there could be something else causing the battery to charge the whole night and then die after half a day.

If I take out the charger while the phone is off it will keep lighting up and showing the charging battery animation even though it's not charging. If I try to turn it on while it's doing this then it won't turn on unless I put the charger back in.

I'm not sure if there's a way to test if it's the battery or something else though?


texts: Why is screen sometimes unresponsive when receiving calls

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On occasion, my Droid Bionic (4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich) does not react to screen touches when the phone is ringing.   The swipe to answer icon appears, but does not respond.   After the call goes to voice mail, I can turn the screen off and back on and the phone behaves normally.

I believe this has only happened when the phone has been locked with the screen off when the call arrived.

I don't receive a large number of calls on this device, so I don't have a very large sample size, but it probably happens less than 1 time in 20.   The most recent was within a few hours of rebooting the phone, so I don't think it is due to memory consumption by another app, etc.


texts: how to adb wait-for-device until the home screen shows up?

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I need to unlock my screen using adb, and wait-for-device exits way too early(when the device is booting up), and screen unlock fails. Is there a way to detect that the home screen, so I can fire screen unlock then?

This is the command I am using to unlock screen -

adb wait-for-device shell input keyevent 82


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I'm an android developer, and for that reason I have to find out how much DPI my tablet has. I looked through settings, device info and tried to google it but could not find anything clear enough. I'm looking for DPI, NOT PPI.

Looked through the default; Tests about it, but only PPI was mentioned. I really need the DPI.


texts: How many tabs are open in chrome browser? (Above 100)

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When the number of tabs reaches 100, the tab counter turns into a smiley face like so :D

I wish to know how many tabs are open, without doing the manual count. Is there a way?


texts: Music players isn't finding tracks on Samsung Galaxy S3!

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The music player in Samsung galaxy s3 isn't finding my tracks. I tried different application like google play music but nothing seems to read my tracks at all.
This problems happened suddenly I don't know why.
I tried rebooting the phone but with no hope.


texts: Cannot turn on LG GT540 due to kernel panic

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I cannot turn on my LG GT540. When I try to turn it on it displays a message which says:

Linux Kernel Panic Process swapper (pid : 1 )

What does this mean? How can I fix it?


texts: Google Keyboard sync doesn't work anymore

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Synchronisation for devices with business apps is not available

I added an Google Classroom account and since then I even couldn't change the sync account.
This account is now removed, but I have no business apps installed..!?


texts: No pattern and password lock screen in AOSP ROM for HiKey 960

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In AOSP ROM for HiKey 960, I can only choose swipe or none as lock screen.

How do I get the option to choose pattern or password?


texts: Any applications using map view is crash on just bought MotoE

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I've just bought a new Moto E gen2 with Andriod 5.0.2 and every application I start immediately crashes when I try opening any map-related view.

I've updated Google Maps, no effect.


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Issue:

When replying or creating a new email, the signature does not load.

How to replicate:

From the GMail app:
Settings - mail@mail.com - Signature - set any text - create a new message

Notes: there's no Google Account set on this phone. The GMail and Google Play Services APKs were downloaded from APKMirror

What has been tried:

Setting up Exchange and YahooMail accounts
Clearing the app's data and reinstalling it
Restarting the phone
Changing the phone's language from Brazilian Portuguese to English (United States)

What else can I try?

Thanks in advance

GMail versions tested:

7.5.21.158049789.release
7.5.7.156101332.release

Google Play Services versions tested:

10.2.91 (430-144333517)
11.0.55 (430-156917137)

Device:

Moto G4 Play (harpia)

Android version installed:

6.0.1 (stock, non-rooted)


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I get an error when launching an exploit CVE-2016-5195. The work of the exploit is completed, without getting root rights. I checked my phone for this vulnerability with make test, as a result I received that the phone is affected by this vulnerability.

I will be grateful for the help.


texts: What does "Service google play" application actually do?

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First of all "Service google play" (in Russian "Сервисы google play") is not play market appication which is used to download and install applications from play market. So what is the problem with it? I spot that "Service google play" (in Russian "Сервисы google play") took about 100Mb (for strange searching data) and cleanuping application data does not help - after several minutes they are magically restored. I wonder - can  it be safely removed (or disabled) from phone? Or it is a system important process?

Note

It probably good to provided a link to google play, but I can not find that service (may be english name is different) in play market.


texts: Key tap vibration option missing in S3 mini

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I have read about how to disable the key tap vibration option in S3. It seems pretty straight forward: Go to Language and Input --> Samsung keyboard settings --> Advanced --> Unselect key tap vibration. The problem is that there is no such an option in my phone, does it mean that there is something wrong with the phone? Or such option does not exist for the mini version?

Thanks,
LJ


texts: Malicious software runs on the background of Android phone, but I cannot see it - how to find and remove it?

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I know that a malicious malware/spyware has been installed on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone and I constantly get the message to close apps not in use because they drain my battery. But I do not have anything running. I have about 3-4 apps, others were turned off/updates uninstalled a long time ago.

So the questions are not if my phone is infected - I know it is. The question is, how to find and remove it?


texts: Google backup issues after factory reset: required to enter the Google account last synced

texts: I recently purchased a RCA Voyager tablet from someone off of Craigslist. I'm trying to set it up as they factory reset it but it says I have to enter the Google account last synced to the device. I have no way of getting that info as I don't have the contact number of the person anymore. Is there any way around it?


texts: Which Android version/phone can control per-app access permission?

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The only reason I am still using an iPhone is due to the fact that most Android phones did not allow control of per-app access permission. The App Ops feature was once there but pulled.

I know some Chinese Android phones, such as XiaoMi and Huawei, provide the app permission feature. Is the feature available in mainstream Android phones, such as the Nexus, Samsung, LG, HTC ... for latest version of Android 4.4.2 or upcoming Android L?


texts: Can I use Google Assistant alongside another assist app?

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I already have an assist app setup which needs access to the text on my screen.

Currently, when I open Google Assistant through its icon on my homescreen, I get a screen telling me "The Google app isn't your default assist app" (screenshot)

I don't want to use Google Assistant to interact with what's on my screen, rather I just want to use it as a voice assistant. I could just use the default "Google" app which has features for voice search, but "Google Assistant" does that AND has the ability to integrate nicely with other apps using IFTTT, which is something I want to set-up.

Is there a way to use Google Assistant integrations from the regular google app, to use Google Assistant can be used alongside another assist app?


texts: Can I get Google Now reminders to be sent via email or popup on desktop gmail as well?

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My primary workflow revolves around my desktop, and my Gmail.

Is there a wait to get Google Now to interpret "Remind me to do laundry in 2 hours", as "Don't just blip on my phone where I may not be paying attention, but also popup on my calendar and email me"?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. My GPS doesn't work. It just says "Waiting for location" the whole time. At first when I bought the phone, I think it worked correctly, but now it doesn't. I tried: androidng.com/fix-galaxy-s-gps and similar stuff, nothing helped. How can I enabled the GPS function?

P.S. I installed a few apps for battery savings, I disabled them now, maybe it was a cause? But it still doesn't work. I could reset everything probably, but then my apps would be deleted, right?


texts: Honor 6 missing OTA upgrade to android 6

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I recently bought an Honor 6 (specifically the H60-L04 model) which I took from android 4.4 to 5.1 (firmware H60-L04C900B521) using the updater app, all went smoothly.

However, searching around, It would seem that android 6 update has been released in May as a downloadable firmware, and OTA update should have been out by June; yet, if I open the updater app, it says that my phone is already at last version.

So my question is threefold:

Is this because the OTA update isn't out yet, or because my phone is not compatible?
Is it safe to upgrade using the downloadable firmware? The procedure seems easy enough
Will such an upgrade reset my phone, or will it keep the data?


texts: Data gone after adding a new SD card and formatting as internal storage

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I've just added a Samsung EVO 128GB MicroSD card to a Fairphone3 and formatted it to "internal storage"
After that WhatsApp is not able to find media any more and pictures located in "DCIM" seem to be vanished.
However when I inspect the storage devices in the Android settings it looks like a lot of the space of the SD card - as well as the internal storage are in use.
Stragely Android reports the SD card to be 256GB instead of 128 - while gparted tells me the correct size.
Is there any way to find out where my data has gone?


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I have moto e (XT1022) 1st gen phone, it runs on android 4.4.4 .

I have a smart TV Sony KDL-40W600B.

I am wondering whether my moto supports Miracast - screen mirroring or not. because it has option of the cast screen. But when I start screen mirroring in TV and go to cast screen option it doesn't show anything, even there is no option of finding the device.

EDIT
See the image, there is not option of searching a new device.


texts: I used a lockscreen to encrypt my phone and accidentally messed up the system and TWRP. I've since formatted it and am using it normally, albeit without root this time lol. But, just in case, I made a backup of the data beforehand. Is it possible to decrypt it if I remember the lockscreen? I can't get encryption keys from the phone because I've already formatted it to a new system, but can I get them from another software that can read the files? I read about it online, and apparently there are a bunch of strange commands you need to type into the system, and I'm not too familiar with this because I don't want to mess anything up, and it's really quite complicated stuff to understand. What I gathered from this was that you would have to format the phone again in order to recover the filesystem data, which I obviously cannot do. So please don't just recommend esoteric guides to me as if I'll magically understand everything; that's why I'm asking in the first place. So, is there a solution here that a layperson can understand? Can I somehow decrypt the image using only a PC, inputting the password through some special tool or something? Or is there some other way?


texts: How to create a flashable ZIP from FlashTools backup?

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I have this backup that I presume was created using FlashTools from a stock MINT 140.

How can I create a flashable ZIP from that backup, that I can later flash to the device with

$ adb sideload rom.zip

I know I can flash the individual images with fastboot but I'd prefer something I can flash in a single operation.


texts: ADB shell: change IME method gives error "Unknown ID: null"

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I bought a Chinese Android 4.2.2 smartwatch and discover it does not have a virtual keyboard. There is also no "input" option in Settings (there is "language" only).

I installed a third party keyboard (Anysoftkeyboard) and another app called Quick Keyboard Switch that can change keyboards with going through Settings.

When I run Quick Keyboard Switch and tried to enable the downloaded keyboard, the app force closed.

I found another post here describing how to use ADB shell to enable and set the default keyboard:

how to change input method with ime command

The instruction from the above post describes how to enable the keyboard using "ime enable com.etc.etc" command before setting the keyboard as default using "ime set com.etc.etc"

Unfortunately, when I use the "ime enable" command in ADB shell ("su" applied, the watch has been rooted), it gives me an error message:

Error: Unknown ID: null

When I use "ime set" command, it returns a similar error message ("com.etc.etc" (name of keyboard) instead of "null") - I gather this is because I have not enabled the keyboard yet.

I am worried that I don't even see "keyboard" option in Settings - does that mean the input module has been removed by the firmware maker of this smartwatch?

If so, where should I look in the Android firmware (I guess somewhere inside /system) that I can copy and paste to restore the keyboard input function?

I am NOT a developer nor a computer engineer. I google and try to find solutions to my problems. Thank you for your help and being patient.


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Is there any J2ME emulator like JBed for ICS? I've found a ton of tutorials like this but  as far as I know, all of them are exclusively for Gingerbread and below.

P.S. I already tried J2ME Runner but whenever I submit my JAR and JAD files for conversion on their site, it would hang up and send me a converted .APK with corrupted content so that cancels out that method too.


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NOTE: I asked a similar question here several days ago, but I was told to re-post it to "Stack Exchange Software Recommendations", which I did.
Now, I posted this current question to "Stack Exchange Software Recommendations", but I was told to re-post it here.
I hope this current question indeed will now be accepted here.

I know that I can use adb from my desktop computer to take a backup of my sdcard ...

adb pull /sdcard/ .

This downloads everything from my sdcard to the specified directory on my desktop machine. However, I'm wondering if there is some way to download in an rsync-like manner: i.e., only downloading and updating files that have actually changed between my device's sdcard and the directory on the desktop machine.

Or is there perhaps a non-adb-based way to do this?

Also, I want to initiate this from the desktop machine, not the Android device.

Any ideas?

PS: This is an Android-10 device, a OnePlus 7Pro (GM-1917) running OOS 10.3.2. However, the answer to my question is probably unrelated to that, since it has to do more with adb than the android device itself.

Thanks in advance.


texts: My phone is charging my MacBook over USB C, and not showing up as an adb device. Is there a fix?

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Sorry in advance if this is a duplicate, I couldn't find a solution to this exact problem posted anywhere.
I'm using Unity on macOS and I am trying to build for Android. I'm running into an issue where my development phone (it's a Galaxy A5 2017) will start charging my MacBook when I plug it in and will not show up as an adb device.
What I've done so far is:

Enable USB debugging on my phone
Install android-sdk and android-platform-tools through homebrew
Install openjdk@8 through homebrew (this resolved an issue where the sdk required java 8)
Attempt to switch the USB mode on the phone from 'Charge connected device' to 'Transfer files'
Switch USB ports

Trying to switch USB modes on the phone does not seem to work, it will close the dialog when selecting 'Transfer files' but when I check in the notification shade it will still be set to 'Charge connected device'. I also tried checking if the phone showed up over adb, but unfortunately adb devices returns an empty list.
Potentially useful information: I have built this exact Unity project to this exact phone successfully from my Windows desktop with this USB C to C cable, but I need to be able to do this from my MacBook.
I am using:

Unity 2021.1.4f
macOS Big Sur 11.4
Android 8.0.0

My question is, how can I prevent my phone from trying to charge the Mac? How can I get it to show up as an adb device so I can build to it from Unity?
Edit: alecxs suggested another question as a possible solution but this did not work for me either. In USB debugging, the USB mode is still set to MTP file transfer when this issue occurs. Changing it to something else and back unfortunately does not resolve the issue.
Edit 2: looks like this is a problem with macOS. I came across this article that mentioned for Samsung phones you need to use Smart Switch. I downloaded it for macOS, but it warned me that until further notice they do not support Big Sur as their system extension has not been approved. There is a temporary workaround mentioned in the warning here, but it is a bit involved, requiring you to disable SIP. For now this seems like the only solution. Since I know the root of the issue, I will mark this question as solved.


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I have big problem here.
I wipe system partition on my phone, I know that I shouldn't have.
Now my phone without Android OS, I've try to flash it using custom ROM but it doesn't work.
Any idea how to flash it back to stock?
It always show error when i tried to use custom recovery from PC (using command prompt)
What stock ROM I should've flash it? Back to Android Lollipop or lower?
Thanks


texts: How to get Google Photos to recognize External SD drive

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I have connected an external SD card via a USB connector to my phone in order to have more space for recording video.  However, Google Photos does not seem to recognize it - it does not show up in Device Folders, and I cannot figure out how to make it show up.

In this support thread from last year it is stated that "if the device is running Android 6.0 and above then the external SD card may be merged into internal memory and in this case it will backup all of your photos including your SD card."  I am running Android 9, and 9 > 6, so this should work.

When I check if the SD card is merged with internal it is marked as "Portable storage," meaning that the SD card is set as external storage.  However, it goes on to say that "you should have received a pop-up notification when the external SD card was detected. The notification gives you 2 options: Eject or Setup."  The notification does not give me the option to "Setup", instead it only gives me the option to "Explore". That brings up some kind of file explorer from which I cannot find any options to merge storage.

It goes in to say that you can "choose which folders on your phone to back up" by "Select Settings > Back up & sync. Touch "Choose folders to back up..." and select the folders you want to back up."  But in the "Back up & sync" part of Google Photos, there is no "Choose folders to back up..."  The closest I can see if "Back up device folders" which takes me to a list of already discovered folders, which does not include the SD card.

How do I get Photos to recognize the external USB drive?


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I got a mobile from an Indian friend of mine. The model is Micromax A065 and I would like to install the Greek language and make it the default language.

I tried the following apps with no luck:

Locale More Pro
MoreLangs
Locale Select
MoreLocale 2

Is there a way to reset the phone and select the Greek language during the setup?


texts: How to fix Facebook (Build 14...), download manager process on Samsung Galaxy S2

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Model Number (SGH-I727R), running Android 4.1.2.

The problem that I am encountering is that there is this Facebook (Build 14....) thing that is running in my drop down menu. Unfortunately, that is all I can read on it because the rest of the brackets are cut off. It looks like it is trying to download something. When I hold my finger over it to get info, it says Download Manager version 4.1.2, followed by a long model number.

I am not sure how to end this process or get it to finish whatever it is trying to do. I've tried restarting my phone, uninstalling Facebook and then re-installing it. The problem still persists.  Please help me. It's just really annoying to constantly see that downloading icon running all of the time, and nothing is happening.


texts: I recently purchased a 16gb SanDisk SDHC card by mistake (the website said it was a normal SD card, not SDHC.) I put the card in and it seems to be working fine, but I was curious if there could be any damage to the phone or to the data I save to it if the phone isn't compatible? The phone description says it takes up to a 16gb SD card, but doesn't support SDHC cards... and I can't find 16gb versions of the SD card.


texts: How to use GPS without using Google Location Services

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Because I do not want to consent to the Google Location Services privacy agreement I have this switched off. By doing so I know some location functionality like cell-based and wifi-based location will not be functional.

However I would expect simple GPS functionality to work in a normal way. Functioning in a normal way to me would be to use GPS data if available, else use the last known location. (Historically this is how GPS receivers work)
The current (I am running Android 5, Lollipop) implementation from Google however seems to not give any location at all when there is no clear fix, throwing me lots of warnings and placing me all over the world instead of in my home location.

My question:
Does anyone know a third party location provider / spoofer which simply caches my last known location if there is no GPS fix? (just giving me back normal functionality)
Additional functionality which would be very welcome is caching Wifi/Cell data so if I have been somewhere it will remember without a GPS fix.

Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated!


texts: I have so far tried a number of applications to listen to music on my Android phone, and I'm for now settled with Google's Play Music. However, it has the same issue of every other app I've tried. Let me try to explain with a real issue: I've got Anouk's Together Alone album. All the songs have the same album tags. However, Play Music likes to show 2+7 songs (9 songs in album) as 2 different albums, as seen in the below screenshot. How do I fix that?


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I just got a nexus 4 and have been trying out a couple of 'lost phone' apps. I was using the face/pattern authention for the lockscreen, but now it prompts for a password. I tried my google account password and I still can't get on.

I'm not really sure what caused this, but I'd obviously like to get back on my device. How can I recover (or reset) my password?


texts: Can I input a video signal into my HTC phone to use it as an external monitor of a camera?

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I'd like to use my HTC Evo 3D as an external monitor for my Canon 7D camera. The Canon 7D has a HDMI output. It also has an USB port, naturally.

I was wondering whether this would be possible. I think the USB/MHL port on HTC Evo 3D is for output only and it cannot receive any signal inputs. Is that right?

That would leave the USB port for this. But I still don't know how to achieve it.

I want to achieve something like this:


texts: How do I root a Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282?

texts: How do I root my Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282? How do I put it in recovery mode?


texts: LG Optimus P500 system essential apps deleted accidentally

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I recently rooted my LG P500 successfully.

But after that, in removing some bloatware I deleted some of my system apps.

After that my notifications area is visible but my home screen and apps screen are not visible.

Also, I performed a factory reset to the phone. So the USB debugging is gone, so cannot connect through adb.

Please help!


texts: Selfie stick button causes music to play instead of taking photo

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I am trying to get a selfie stick to work with a HTC One X running CyanogenMod 7.

The selfie stick is button activated with a 3.5mm "headphone" jack.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B010QPQDRC

The default camera app on the phone takes photos when pressing the volume down button.

However, when I use the selfie stick button, it starts up the music app and begins to play music (almost as if it is sending the play/pause signal instead of volume down).

I tried the selfie stick with a Nexus 5 running stock Lollipop and it works perfectly fine using Google Camera.

I have tried disabling the music app (Apollo) but that did not work.

Any ideas welcome!


texts: Is deleting framaroot app will compromise or delete as well the root permission in my android device?

texts: I'm using security as my antivirus, and whenever it updates, ot always scan framaroot app as a virus/riskware. Can I just delete framaroot app in my device and won't compromise my root?


texts: Anyone know of a custom GPS ROM for Samsung Galaxy 5?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy 5 (model number GT-I5500) and I'm new to the android world.

I'm not satisfied with the performance of the GPS on my cell phone so I thought it would be interesting to use a custom ROM to see if it improves a bit.

Anyone knows of a ROM that was tested in this model?


texts: How to install an unsafe APK after allowing Play Protect to block it?

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I was just wondering, when installing an APK from an unknown source and you click OK to allow Play Protect to block it, is there a way of installing that app without fully disabling Play Protect?

When trying to install the same app after allowing the block, it shows App not installed.


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Is there a way to force all of Android to display in monochrome(also known as grayscale)?

I'm working with a someone who has ADHD (and I am mildly ADHD myself). The colors are too much for him/her to handle.

EDIT: Ideally I'm looking to create an easy way to toggle such a setting.


texts: Recover soft-bricked wrongly mounted Galaxy S4 gti9506?

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I just rooted my SG S4 Android 5.0.1 with auto root and (a friend's) Windows Odin. Everything worked fine (root complete and SU installed) till I think I gave a bad mount command in the root directory on the phone in terminal (i guess here it went wrong, not sure. Or perhaps during installation of bash or nano) when I was installing bash and nano. Since it rebooted, I lost the wifi and cannot adb shell into my phone anymore from mac.

However, everything except the wifi is still working. Adb and usb functions are still working. I can push and pull, however I just can't enter root directories through terminal anymore. I get the following error:
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: Permission denied (13) -

I think my phone is still recoverable, however I don't know what to do and don't want to risk making things worse. Which andoird wizard can help this poor wifiless  guy?

Ref: http://androidforums.com/threads/guide-full-bash-shell-with-nano-tab-completion-and-color-over-ssh.124506/
Download-File: http://66.197.42.222/bashnano.zip

Below here were my bash nano install commands:

./adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp -r /storage/extSdCard/bashnano/terminfo /system/etc
cp /storage/extSdCard/bashnano/profile /etc
cp /storage/extSdCard/bashnano/bash /data
cp /storage/extSdCard/bashnano/nano /data
chmod 755 /data/bash
chmod 755 /data/nano
cd /system/bin/
mv sh sh.old
ln -s /data/bash sh
ln -s /data/bash bash
ln -s /data/nano nano

export TERMINFO=/etc/terminfo
export TERM=linux

mount -o remount,ro /system

P.S. So I also performed a regular mount in root, which i think is what made things bad!


texts: Zoom In And Zoom Out In Clash Of Clans Running On Android X86

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Hey guys am running Android x86 9.0 r2 on my pc and its running great, i am playing clash of clans on it and it works great but i can't zoom out as we do on phone as pinch like with two fingers, I don't have touch screen am looking for a way to do this as bases are wide its hard to move through mouse so looking for zoom as second of time waste to move in base with mouse ruin my raids following are things i tried :-

I tried a app called assertive touch still no success.
I tried all shortcut keys found on Google search like double click then hold and move up mouse or move down.

but none of work if anyone knows something let me know and be safe.


texts:
I own a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the display is broken and USB debugging is set to off too.

How can I enable it using ./adb commands? I have done these steps already:

data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db changed adb_enabled value from 0 to 1.
Also edited build.prop in /system.

After doing all this, the phone seems bricked, it's not turning on.
All I want to do is enable USB debugging and connect it to Vysor(beta) so I could control it on my computer.


texts: Is it possible to retrieve a call without having recorded it?

texts: I made an important call and I want to listen to it again. Unfortunately I didn't install any application to record calls. Is it possible ? Are calls recorded somewhere ?


texts: How can I turn off the shutter sound for the camera on droid x running 2.2 froyo?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app?

I'd appreciate any help


texts: How can we install the root package through stock recovery in android, even though it is not signed

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I've read that for some signature verification and signing reasons in android, The stock recovery doesn't allow us to install a custom rom directly using "Update from SD Card". And so we need to have a custom recovery installed so that no signature problems occur.

My question is that while rooting and installing a custom recovery we install a "update.zip package" from our stock recovery mode. So doesn't any signature verification occur over there?

How does the stock recovery allow installation of unsigned root and custom recovery packages but doesn't allow installation of custom rom directly?


texts:
In the web version of Google Maps, we can use "drag and drop" to get a custom route:

How can we do this on Google Maps for Android? I tried to drag, but it doesn't work. It provides several alternative routes, but none of them is what I want.


texts: What Android phones are ANT+ hardware enabled?

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I'm trying to gather information regarding ANT+ hardware support in Android phones. Basically, what Android phones have ANT wireless hardware?
ANT and ANT+ (http://thisisant.com/) as wireless protocols are quite promising, especially with potential open-source support for ANT+ ready-made fitness devices (see http://www.thisisant.com/news/stories/ant-enabled-live-google-data-feed).
For now, only Sony Ericsson has officially stated they have it in X10 mini pro, X10 mini, X8, and upcoming Xperia Arc (and AFAIK "plain" X10 is not included) - http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/developerworld/2011/01/06/use-your-sony-ericsson-phone-with-ant-enabled-health-and-fitness-products/. Also, it is known that Texas Instruments WiLink 6 and WiLink 7 module support ANT as well (some sources state Motorola Droid and Motorola Droid X have it, and therefore interesting too).
Sony Ericsson support seems to make its way to users, here the list of phones regarding Android ANT+ API (http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api). Still waiting for any official or unofficial support for non-Sony Ericson phones.
List of supported phones from the directory of mobile phones and devices - http://www.thisisant.com/directory/
ANT+ enabled phones: Any device with a USB Host feature and a connected ANT USB stick.
Any other? Please, share if you find others!


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If it's enabled, Google Backup does two things.

A)  It runs "key/value backups", maybe once every few hours, and it stores the data in the Android Backup Service.

B)  It runs "Android Auto Backups", usually once per night, and it stores the data in your Google Drive.

(Source.)

On a multi-user Android device, when Google Backup runs, whose data will get backed up?

(I could do some testing and find out the answer myself, but it might take me days.  My device is running Android 6.0.0 "Marshmallow", and I'm not sure I've yet figured out how to properly force a full immediate backup using bmgr on such an old OS.)

Edit

adb shell then dumpsys backup will mention "Backup currently running" if a backup is running.  It can also tell you much more information.

adb shell then logcat | grep -i backup will watch for backup-related activity and show you the log entries as they happen.

To read more about multi-user backup

If you'd like to see other threads about multi-user backup, please go here and here.


texts: How to revert back to stock rom for Galaxy S 2?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I did the whole exercise and rooted my Swiss Sunrise 2.3.4 Galaxy S II ending up installing CM9 and the ICS 4.0.3 preview without TouchWiz shown and described here:

http://devsrom4android.blogspot.com/2012/02/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-android-ice-cream.html

I do not have a backup of the original stock rom from Sunrise for Switzerland and with this new version I cannot install home banking application (it's restricted for swiss devices and for OS version) neither can I install the new Chrome Beta for ICS because it tells me country is wrong.

where can I find a step-by-step guide on where/how to find the original rom and put it back possibly also unrooting so to bring the phone to its original state/configuration? Thanks!!


texts: How to see Public Holidays via Google calendar on Samsung Galaxy S?

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I have Galaxy S with Froyo. Use Google calendar a lot to share appointments with colleagues, and via PC can see a calendar called UK Holidays along with colleagues' calendars.
However the calendar on Galaxy S only allows me to add my colleagues' calendars, it does not display UK Holidays. Why is this, and it there a way of changing it?


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I have an LG Optimus L5 (LG-E612) that has been acting up since five days ago. I would like to wipe device clean and do not mind if I lose data I have on device, however, I unable to do this.

Observable problems:

Device randomly restarts and subsequently ends up in state it was in when I first noticed problem---on December 25
An attempt to uninstall apps the normal way results in immediate device reboot
An attempt to uninstall apps via adb results in immediate device reboot
Factory reset fails

Configuration details are as follows:

Android version: 4.0.3
Baseband version: MSM7225A-1-AA
Kernel version: 3.0.8-perf
Build number: IML74K
Software version: V10b-NOV-12-2012

This is what I have tried so far:

Factory reset

Factory reset via 'Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset > Reset phone > Erase everything' fails---nothing happens
Factory reset using hardware keys combination(Volume- + Power + Home) fails---mobile device reboots after five seconds

Fastboot

Attempting to erase seemingly problematic partitions (cache; userdata) results in immediate reboot

ADB

'adb reboot recovery' results in device reboot after five seconds

KDZ Updater

I have attempted flashing... flashing process appears successful but problem still persists

Official LG Software Updater Tool

This was probably the last straw. I hooked up phone via usb, in debugging + PC Suite mode... this was a success but problem is still there

PS: I tried asking for help on XDA when I initially noticed problem, but nothing useful has come out of that thread.

Update #1: Observations Whilst in Safe Mode

When I boot device in Safe Mode (Power on and then pressing Volume-& Volume+ together), random restart behaviour diminishes. I can even uninstall apps. I even have full root access. However, problem resurfaces the moment I reboot device---the installed apps pop right back...

Is there anything I can do to permanently clean up and fix device?

Update #2: Manual data purge in Safe Mode

In a desperate attempt to delete all apps, I manually ran rm commands on /data and /cache... still no luck. Device returns to previous state after rebooting. I believe it is safe to say I have completely run out of ideas here...


texts: How to embed an Android app's data together with the app into a new apk file?

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I found this Windows program to embed an Android app's data into a new apk together with the app.
https://github.com/And42/SaveToGame/releases

But it seems it uses old smali, baksmali, apktool files.
I tried with new files but it didn't make a difference.

To change the language to English, just change the first menu option and select the language as English.

If someone can test the program and see if they can get it to work, please let me know.

I tried it with a couple of apps like Kodi, but after installing the modded apk, it seems just like a regular install and doesn't restore any data or user settings. Some other apps also can't be repacked probably because of old jar files, apktool it still uses.

To use it
1) You make a backup of your app with Titanium Backup
2) Load the apk with the first button in the program
3) Load the tar.gz app data backup made with Titanium backup with the second button in the program
4) The third button creates the modded app that includes the app data.

This would be great to use to install an app with it's data on non rooted Android devices.


texts: Finding WPS pin without accessing router

texts:
So my android phone is not rooted. I have username and password of my friends WPS enabled wifi. So now if I want to view it's WPS pin remotely is it possible without root?
(EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE)


texts: I have to receive an apk by bluetooth to my phone, but i can't do it, because in my phone(nexus 5 running android 6.0.1) blocks the file, the devices are paired, I tried with others files like images, and i can receive them, but not apk files, why?


texts: How do I get Google Calendar event invitations through the Calendar app for Android?

texts:
In the webapp's settings, there's the option for email or SMS. In the Android settings, there's no option for event invitation notifications.

Is there a way to just get a notification from the Calendar app and no email?


texts: How do I make my phone fully customizable?

texts:
Recently my friend1 who knows how do stuff with phones has made friend2s phone fully customizable. At least that's what he said. The other day friend2 made everything in his phone to show Hodor. Time, letters, applications, everything.
I asked my friend1 how he did it and he spoke about it but I remember only that he did some stuff, flashed friend2 phone a couple of times and BOOM done it.

I'm listing these if you need to know:

My phone is Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III min
Version 4.1.2
Has Kingroot
Has fx installed

If you need to know anything please ask me.

Sincerely,
Seagullman


texts: Is there a way to preview RAW photos on an Android tablet from a PC over a network?

texts:
Is there a way to share RAW (Canon) photos over a network and preview them on an android tablet (Kindle Fire)?

I want to be able to quickly preview new photos without having to convert them to JPEG and copy to the tablet.

One potential possibility I can think of is exposing the photos as an RSS feed and using an android app like Just Pictures to consume the feed, but I don't know of a way to create the feed in Adobe Bridge or Lightroom.


texts: I'm trying to set Chrome as my default browser but cannot. I go to apps and the clear default button is not enabled and says no default is set.


texts: Every App crashes, if you connect a BT input-device

texts:
I have a problem with my Android-tablets and a connected Bluetooth remote control. (It gets detected as a BT-keyboard, which is fine to me)

The remote control is a BT 4.0-remote control and is already paired with Android. Once it is connected, it is working fine.

The problem is the connection process itself: When the remote control is not connected - e.g. after some idle time, or after a reboot of the system - you press a button and it immediately reconnects. This part is working good.

However while it is connecting, the current foreground activitiy crashes! This affects every app, no matter what.

E.g. if I am in the launcher, the screen goes black for a split-second until it redraws everything. If I am in a game-app (for testing), the game completely restarts. While it wouldn't be a problem if it goes black for just a split second, it is a major problem in my own app, that I am currently developing:
The app completely restarts. The user sees nothing for 3 seconds (that's the time the app needs to load).

First I thought it was a programming issue on my side, that's why I posted a question on Stack Overflow

But now I found out, that it is not a programming problem, because every app crashes and restarts, once you reconnect the BT-device. What can I do to fix this?

Devices, where I tested the BT Remote:

Android 4.4.2 tablet ("no-name" product) - The error is present
Android 5.1 tablet ("no-name" product) - The error is present
Android 5.1.1 phone (Samsung xCover) - No problem!!
Android 4.4.2 phone (Samsung GALAXY S III Neo) - No problem!!

I hope somebody has an idea how to fix this.


texts: Unable to use google play service in Samsung SM-A7009

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I have a SM-A7009 with sdk api version 21. gapps are not installed by default in this devices.

I have successfully installed Google Service Framework, Google Account Manager, and Google play service as a normal third-party app(not system app).

But Google play service setting cann't run with the following error from logcat

E/AndroidRuntime( 6610): FATAL EXCEPTION: [bif] processing com.google.android.gms.GOOGLE_SETTINGS_OPERATION
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610): Process: com.google.android.gms.ui, PID: 6610
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610): java.lang.SecurityException: You need MANAGE_USERS permission to: query user
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1540)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1493)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at android.os.IUserManager$Stub$Proxy.getUserInfo(IUserManager.java:629)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at android.os.UserManager.getUserInfo(UserManager.java:528)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at android.os.UserManager.isManagedProfile(UserManager.java:482)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at xyc.a(:com.google.android.gms:2071)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at ydc.f(:com.google.android.gms:88)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at ydc.d(:com.google.android.gms:84)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at com.google.android.gms.tapandpay.settings.TapAndPaySettingsIntentOperation.b(:com.google.android.gms:21)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at gzl.onHandleIntent(:com.google.android.gms:96)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at com.google.android.chimera.IntentOperation.onHandleIntent(:com.google.android.gms:95)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at bie.run(:com.google.android.gms:1873)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1112)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:587)
E/AndroidRuntime( 6610):    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)
V/ApplicationPolicy( 1053): isApplicationStateBlocked userId 0 pkgname com.google.android.gms.ui
W/ActivityManager( 1053):   Force finishing activity com.google.android.gms/.app.settings.GoogleSettingsActivity

Did the ROM have done special settings to prevent gapps from running in this device?

How can I run Google play service without root, also without flashing a new custom ROM.

The device (SM-A7009) is targeted for Chinese market, where gapps service usually not accessible.

Following list are more information about the device.

[ril.product_code]: [Not Active]
[ro.build.product]: [a7ltectc]
[ro.product.board]: [MSM8939]
[ro.product.brand]: [samsung]
[ro.product.cpu.abi2]: [armeabi]
[ro.product.cpu.abi]: [armeabi-v7a]
[ro.product.cpu.abilist32]: [armeabi-v7a,armeabi]
[ro.product.cpu.abilist64]: []
[ro.product.cpu.abilist]: [armeabi-v7a,armeabi]
[ro.product.device]: [a7ltectc]
[ro.product.locale.language]: [zh]
[ro.product.locale.region]: [CN]
[ro.product.manufacturer]: [samsung]
[ro.product.model]: [SM-A7009]
[ro.product.name]: [a7ltectc]
[ro.product_ship]: [true]


texts:
I bought 4 TVs (Magnum 32" Android TV MAGE32DOAS35S) that run Android 4.4.2 Kitkat. I've installed my local IPTV app (Digicel Play Multiscreen) onto them hoping that I would be able to watch tv, apparently whenever I launch channels it says:

  Error Jailbroken.

Now I am confused, I downloaded several root checker apps but all of them says that I am not rooted. What can the problem possibly be? Is it the TV or the app itself?


texts: HTC Rapid Charge 2.0 overheating battery

texts:
Since a few days ago I am charging my HTC One M8 using the HTC Rapid Charge 2.0  charger. It does indeed charge fast, but I have noticed that the battery gets really hot. After installing the DU Battery Saver, I can see that during charging the battery temperature gets up to 45C and even the app is notifying me that the battery is overheating.

Is this normal?
Will I have long term problems with the battery by using this fast charger?


texts: How do I play videos in a loop in the Samsung stock player?

texts:
I want to play a video repeatedly in the Samsung stock video player.  Is there a way?

Samsung Galaxy S3
OS: 4.1.1


texts: App getting crashed even if no modification done to the code and the stack trace is same as the repackaged version of original app

texts:
My question is related to the repackaging of a mobile app. This app uses v1 signing scheme and I did the following:
I fetched the apk file from the playstore using adb and I signed with my keystore using apksigner. Now, when I launch this app on my smartphone, it is showing the following exception.

I took the original apk, I change the format to *.zip and unzipped it, and then again, converted back to apk and I  applied zipalign on the apk. The apk gets successfully installed on the smartphone but when I launch this app, I am getting the following exception.

In this scenario, I didn't modify any file. In the past, I have done this same process for few app's apk and the app is running successfully.
If you observe the above two exception's image, the 1st three lines are same.
My doubt is:

Irrespective of the signature change, we are getting the same
exception (atleast the 1st three lines). What can be the reasons
regarding the same? (Also, I have used the zipalign for the proper
alignment)
Which type of framework this app is using such that even without changing the source code, the app is getting crashed?

Any help/inputs regarding this domain is highly appreciated.


texts:
I have a rooted Samsung s3 mini, android version 4.1.2

How to show the saved wifi password of the router I am connected to?


texts: Gboard: select current word, and compound words in German language

texts:
I'm using gboard from Google and I absolutely love it. I just have two questions about it because I come from using Swype which has a lot of nice and useful features to quickly  which i miss heavily:

Is it somehow possible to easily create compound words like it is in swipe? In the German language we often concanate words together. Right now, I have to insert two Words, and afterwards remove the space in between and change capitalisation. It's cumbersome
Is it possible to select a whole word using some shortcut on the keyboard? Currently, to change the capitalisation of a word or to remove some word, I need to select the whole word before pressing backspace or shift keys. But when I click into the word only the cursor is placed in between. So i always need to long press it and to select the whole word from the os context menu... it's cumbersome especially for the case of deleting a wrongly written word afterward.

Thanks a lot guys


texts: My Samsung Galaxy Ace disconnects from Wi-Fi when sleeping even after setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy

texts: I asked this question and found that normally setting the Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never would prevent my device from disconnecting from Wi-Fi when the screen is off, but it's not working.  Even after setting this it still ends up disconnected.  How can I get it to work properly?


texts: What is 02 in the magisk patched vbmeta.img?

texts:
According to the Additional Info given for rooting the Android device that doesn't have ramdisk but can be rooted via recovery: we need an empty vbmeta.img and I am trying to check what it actually contains. I understand the hex that removed the verification flags from the original vbmeta.img and the hex for avbtool 1.1.0 but there is a hex 00 02 at 00000070 which I didn't get why it is there.

Does anybody can explain this?


texts: Android Lollipop Google Now Launcher is not fully transparent

texts:
As seen in the screenshot, Google Now Launcher status bar is not fully transparent. It has shadows in my phone. (Moto G XT1032, Lollipop 5.0.1)

But the official screenshots does not have that shadow.

(source: android.com)
Is it just me? How to remove that?


texts: Cannot download "Office 365" because it is not compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tab S2

texts:
I have Office on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, but I cannot upgrade it to Office 365. I can't download it from Google Play Store because it tells me that

  Your device isn't compatible with this version.

This is a high-end tablet, so I expected it to be compatible.

Is Microsoft still going to support this issue out, or do I, in fact, already have 365 without knowing it?


texts: How do I make the Calendar app stop harassing me about permissions?

texts:
A few months ago I got a new phone.  After a bit, I tapped on the Calendar app, and it popped up with a supremely silly request: it wanted access to my contact list!
Now there's no good reason why an app should need my contacts in order to show me a calendar, so I denied the permission, figuring it would go on just fine without it.  Apparently not; though!  The app failed to launch, and ever since then, multiple times a day, it's been throwing notifications at me that the Calendar app needs me to go in and enable that permission.
Well, screw that!  There is no conceivable reason why a calendar app could possibly require access to my contacts to run.  To support certain features, perhaps, but to run at all?  No.  Just no.  But it keeps spamming me with requests to enable it.
How do I make the notifications stop?  It's a system app that I can't uninstall, but at this point all I want is to shut the thing up!


texts: What are the "dctp" and "did" files in my Android storage?

texts: I have noticed two strange files in my Android storage. They are named "dctp" and "did". They don't have any extensions and my programs cannot read them. What are those files and what are their purposes?


texts: So, I rooted my device and everything was fine. It was like that until I used Freedom. It messed up my Play Store. There was nothing that could repair it. I tried doing a factory reset but my twrp did not let me do it, it said it cannot mount something. So, I thought that if I lock my OEM it will do a data wipe. So, I locked it, not my phone, when I want to load the system, it's stuck on the loading screen and when I try to boot in recovery it says "Your device is corrupt. It can't be trusted and will not boot".


texts:
I bought my phone (Moto G4 Plus) about 10 months ago. At first, I only used to have ghost touches on it if I use it while charging. But that wasn't an issue for me because I usually don't use my phone while it's charging. But recently, I've been having ghost touches on the screen on two other occasions...

1) While playing Minecraft : Pocket Edition (Happens once in a while)

2) When I set the brightness to 100% (Been having this problem since the past two days)

What could be the reason for why this is happening all of a sudden?


texts: Unlock Google apps (phone dialer etc.) on Samsung Galaxy

texts:
I've been using my Samsung Galaxy Note 9 for a while now, and am happy with the hardware.
I managed to remove all Samsung bloatware (Bixby etc.) using ADB, but I am not able to install apps like Google Phone.
I heard that through rooting phone I'll be able to access those apps.

Are there any other ways for installing those apps without rooting?
Is there a minimalistic or safe way of rooting phone without replacing its core OS parts?


texts: Make screen brighter when phone is raised?

texts: When raising my Google Pixel XL (latest Android Pie), without pressing anything, it already shows the clock, weather, battery percentage etc. -- that's nice. However, the screen at that point is also very dim, much too dark, with the clock barely visible when outside. I've tried adjusting various brightness settings (making it brighter, toggling adaptive brightness) but they all seem to be unconnected to this raising-screen, they all just make it brighter once I click a button or unlock. Is there a way to increase the raised-screen brightness, though? Thanks!


texts: How can I root my Samsung Galaxy S3? Should I defer the system update?

texts:
I pre-ordered a Verizon SGS3, and it shipped to me before it was even available in stores. Since then I have not updated any programs that were Verizon-related.

If at some point I want to root my phone, does it then make sense to not update these programs? I have heard that in the past, certain over-the-air updates have closed holes which are used to root. Is this the case so far with this phone?


texts: Can Droid 2 Global sync with Outlook 2010? Esp concerned with tasks

texts: Considering getting a Droid 2. I use Outlook for all calendar, contacts, and tasks. Although it is seamless for calendar items and contacts, task management is critical for me. I am not impressed with Google apps task mangagment and want to keep using Outlook. Is the Droid compatible with a sync directly to Outlook 2010? Under what conditions?


texts: Unable to send and receive calls in Galaxy Grand 2 after kitkat update

texts: Last week I updated my grand 2 to Kitkat 4.4.2 and now I am not able to send or receive any calls from my device when I dial any number it gives me the message "not registered on network", I have searched many solutions on internet but they are not helping me because after making 1 or 2 calls may device again stops making calls. If any one knows how to resolve this issue kindly help me, I am frustrated because of this issue as I am not able to do the basic tasks from my device.


texts: Where the original stock Rom is usually stored?

texts:
Please, help me with the following questions:

Q1). Where is the original stock Rom of the Android device is usually stored?

Q2). Is it possible to delete the original stock Rom completely from the Android device? In case, we have already rooted the device with a different customized Rom.

Any resources, tips, guides, or short answers will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Note: My device is Huawei Honor 7 - PLK-L01.


texts: How do I prevent people from shutting down my samsung phone?

texts: When I have the passcode enabled, you can still shut down my phone when you press the power button. Is there any way to prevent people from shutting down my phone?


texts: How to report an issue with the entrance when Maps never thinks I have arrived

texts:
Google Maps / Directions has this neat feature where after you reach your destination it asks you if it routed you to a convenient or proper entrance.  This is very nice because sometimes when there is a cluster of businesses it doesn't know the proper way to route you to the building you are going to and you can help out by telling Google where it should have had you enter.

However, there is one office building I frequent that it keeps wanting me to head about 500 feet further down the road.  The would put me right in front of the building on a busy street, whereas the correct entrance is to turn right and go into a parking lot behind the building.  Unfortunately I have not figured out how to report this to the mapping program, because even once I go into the entrance it still is telling me to keep going.  If I exit navigation it never asks how it did!  I used to remember an option to tell it you want to walk the rest of the way but I don't see that any more and don't know if it would help.

Short of going for a long walking detour (which I never have time for), how can I tell Google that I have reached my destination so it can get my feedback on how to make directions better?

Update: I tried walking in the building itself to try to get closer to where it wants me to go while I was waiting for an appointment, but I am not actually getting a signal.  I'm not really sure if it's even possible to get to where Maps wants me to go without walking outside around the whole building, which is probably around 1000 feet.


texts: CyanogenMod 10.2 on Galaxy S3 charging problem

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I have a Galaxy S3 with CM 10.2 build date 28-09-2013.

The problem I am facing is slow charging of my mobile. It takes around 6-7 hours to charge when connected to AC power source. Before CM with S3 stock rom, it used to take around 3-4 hours to charge 100%.

I tried searching on CyanogenMod forums, but couldn't get an answer on how to fix this issue. Does anybody know how to fix it?


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I want to root my shiny OnePlus One device aka flagship killer. There is no dearth of guides available on Internet and accessible easily via Google, but I'm not sure which one to follow as I don't want my device to face issues during rooting which could make my phone unbootable.

How can I root my phone safely?

Device : OnePlus One (bacon)
Android version : CM 11S, COS12, or COS13
Status: Untouched bootloader
Storage: 16GB or 64GB


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I have searched for an answer to my question because many others have asked this before me - but i guess i have to find more creative answers because all the given answers don't really work for me.

I am trying to install a new app of 18.1 MB but it's impossible. What can I do?

I un-installed 2 apps (together should be more than 18.1 MB)
I only have a few downloaded apps (mostly linked to google like google play music, google play newsstand etc) but still its says with Application Manager > Downloaded > 1.7 GB used ( Id say thats too much), 315 MB free
(and with those apps I uninstalled all updates)
I have an SD card , which has space, but I cannot move any of my apps there

Maybe its time for a new phone


texts: Droid X, how to get rid of Motorola Mobile Services?

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So I'm used to the original Motorola Droid, I recent picked up a Droid X, and nothing seems to be the same.

To start, I cant add a second Gmail account to the Gmail app, in fact, ANY account I try to add, whether it be work email, gmail, facebook, etc, I'm always forced to use the Motorola Mobile Services feature.

I have ZERO desire to use this thing, and all it does is make my life hell. Is there a way to turn it off? The Droid was awesome but all this Motorola and Verizon bloat is killing me!


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Is it possible to have a touch control of the mouse cursor in Android instead of the use of a hardware mouse?
Maybe something like the soft keyboard?


texts: Emulator 'redir' command unavailable... (?)

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I am trying to configure my emulator to connect to my WiFi as per these instructions, however, I find that the "redir" command is not available. My emulator is for API version 29, and its image was generated from the AVD manager supplied with version 4.0.1 of Android Studio.
What gives?


texts: How can I hide the info panel on YouTube app?

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How can I hide the info panels such as the following "WHO covid-19 banner" on YouTube app?

Link to the video: click here

Information about the info panel giving topical context: click here


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I can't find the simplest of information on anything for Droid Explorer. For instance, I did a backup, the backup screen disappeared, where does it put my *.ab file?
Does the Droid Explorer app have documentation?


texts: Apps constantly disconnecting from the internet

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I've got a new phone running Android 4.4.2 and whenever I close an app, it disconnects, i.e whenever I close Messenger, it stops being connected to my WiFi so I get no notifications until I open the app, when it reconnects and everything comes through. All apps are doing this, on WiFi and on data.

I can't find anywhere to manage background internet usage and was just wondering if there's a (probably very simple) way to sort it out?