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Is it possible to output the absolute file path when executing ls -l on Android (e.g. via adb shell or in a terminal app)?

Here is the output I get from ls -l /etc/ (I have root access):

E:\Dropbox\Droid Explorer\src\main\resources\com\droid\explorer\adb>adb shell su root ls -l /etc/
-rw-r--r-- root     root        16656 2009-01-01 03:00 CHANGELOG-CM.txt
-rw-r--r-- root     root         9944 2009-01-01 03:00 CHANGES.txt
-rw-r--r-- root     root       154482 2009-01-01 03:00 NOTICE.html.gz
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 acdbdata
-rw-r--r-- root     root       598006 2009-01-01 03:00 apns-conf.xml
-rw-r--r-- root     root         5491 2009-01-01 03:00 audio_effects.conf
-rw-r--r-- root     root         6198 2009-01-01 03:00 audio_policy.conf
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 bash
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 bluetooth
-rw-r--r-- root     root       101774 2009-01-01 03:00 build-manifest.xml
-rw-r--r-- root     root         1045 2009-01-01 03:00 clatd.conf
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 dhcpcd
-rw-r--r-- root     root         1362 2009-01-01 03:00 ethertypes
-rw-r--r-- root     root        18300 2009-01-01 03:00 event-log-tags
-rw-r--r-- root     root        14309 2009-01-01 03:00 fallback_fonts.xml

What I would like to get is the absolute path, ex:

E:\Dropbox\Droid Explorer\src\main\resources\com\droid\explorer\adb>adb shell su root ls -l /etc/
-rw-r--r-- root     root        16656 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/CHANGELOG-CM.txt
-rw-r--r-- root     root         9944 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/CHANGES.txt
-rw-r--r-- root     root       154482 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/NOTICE.html.gz
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/acdbdata
-rw-r--r-- root     root       598006 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/apns-conf.xml
-rw-r--r-- root     root         5491 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/audio_effects.conf
-rw-r--r-- root     root         6198 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/audio_policy.conf
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/bash
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/bluetooth
-rw-r--r-- root     root       101774 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/build-manifest.xml
-rw-r--r-- root     root         1045 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/clatd.conf
drwxr-xr-x root     root              2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/dhcpcd
-rw-r--r-- root     root         1362 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/ethertypes
-rw-r--r-- root     root        18300 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/event-log-tags
-rw-r--r-- root     root        14309 2009-01-01 03:00 /etc/fallback_fonts.xml


texts: trouble maker when I write email or username

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When I want to write email or username, or when I search for topics e.g. on stack overflow, when I begin to write, I see immediately on the screen things I wrote in the past and sometimes, despite that I write something else, the previous typings replace them. It appens when I write to buy on Amazon or when I want to buy an airline ticket, when I want to write tags on a stack overflow site.

How can I neutralize this "help"…?

I'm browsing with Firefox, with a Google keyboard, my phone is a mi Max 3 working with Android 8.1.


texts: How do I upload a 3D Facebook photo from Android?

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iOS users can use portrait mode to upload 3D Facebook photos.
This uses a depth map + 2D photo to work.

PC users can do it by naming the files *.jpg & *_depth.jpg and uploading them as a a pair.

Google Pixel phones (and others with ports, see https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/ ) can autogenerate a depth map with the Lens Blur camera mode, which can be tested on http://depthy.me

HTC Evo 3D phones have stereo Side by Side pair, which can be converted to a depth map with Stereo Photo Maker on Windows

How can one upload a 3D photo to Facebook from Android?


texts: Unable to install any application on my android phone

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I am an absolute newbie on the android scene, recently I purchased a cheap android phone.Unbranded,chinese make. Mainly to experiment. I am trying to install the apps but it simply won't allow me to add anything . Not even a bigger Phone book.

The menu system - settings-> Applications is simply not there. I have downloaded the .apk's from the computer ,but it simply will not allow me to place it anywhere. I am getting the reply "unsupported media". Why is this and how do I work around it?

I shall be grateful for any help.And what is a T-flash Card?


texts: mixer_paths.xml, identify which scenario is used

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I am using an Android mod (LineageOs 17.1) for my Note 4 (N910F), and I am investigating the mixer_paths.xml.
I can make calls with simple bluetooth headset, but if I use my big Sennheiser noise cancelling headphones, people hardly hear me, it's like I speak from "far away".
Any idea what scenario should I edit in the mixer_paths.xml file to get the mic to work properly?
Thanks for you insight.
mixer_paths.xml:
https://pastebin.com/0fHsWCgL


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I am relatively new in HavocOS.

I am seeing an update has arrived in my OS, it is downloaded already.
But I can't find the files downloaded in the mobile.

I want to manually update with TWRP recovery to install the Upgrade.

But where does HavocOs store its downloaded upgrade files?


texts: I have Samsung Galaxy J26 with SanDisk 16gb memory card. Although the card seems ok I have facing one weird problem. If I delete something from the card and check the memory status it doesn't seem to get change. It should show more memory as I have cleared some space but it doesn't. In the end, I have to format the SD card for further use even it doesn't have anything.


texts: Why are some contacts missing in some views after an android update followed by restoring the contacts?

texts: Here is what happened: I upgraded my android version (to 2.1 on an Xperia X10 ), restored my contacts using the native apps. Some contacts are missing, but when I look at speed dial I can see some of the contacts. For example, I have contacts ABC and AYH: I see only AYH in phonebook but when I look at speed dials I see ABC also. I don t understand why is this happening. Am I, by any chance, not using an option to display all my contacts in phone book?


texts: How does 'Android Lost' application work?

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its very urgent and important for me.

Lost my android device. Now I have come to know that its being used and is online. By checking the Android Robot symbol in my friends chat list meaning, that my gmail account is logged in the android device. And What I did is installed 'Android Lost' application from play.google.com from the browser, and it shows its installed. But not knowing how to use the app to get the gps location from the device. Obviously the mobile number (sim) is a different one. Any useful apps to track it down?

-Update 1-

Logged in at http://www.androidlost.com/ with google credentials.
But the problem is it asks for the device to be registered.
 1. Don't have direct access as it is lost.
 2. Cannot invoke the app by sending commands via sms. (As the sim is disabled/replaced with new one)


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android version 7 (Kernel Version is 3.18.14.12365438). I want to import my PC contacts from Outlook 2007 or my iPhone 6S. I also generated the .vcf files, which include photos of the contacts.

All the files have been in the download folder on the phone. How to continue and update the contacts?


texts: How to get data (text and pictures) from server via http get request using a NFC Tag (NFC tools)?

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On my Android phone I use NFC Tools pro and I want to do following:

get text from my server (i.e. to show it in a popup or text-to-speech)
get picture from my server and show it

I found the "HTTP GET" request task but couldn't find out, how to use it.
(It is similar to following post/request: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?s=21b5d890966b165096d73b83bd07cd9a&p=57083540&postcount=41).

I also can show pictures, but only those which are located on the local phone.

So the question is, how can I set up the tasks in the Android app "NFC Tools" (or maybe another app), to realize the above mentioned points?


texts: Error 497 in Play Store when trying to download specific apps?

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I got my new Oneplus 3 today, but as I was trying to download certain apps (PvZ: Heroes, Whatsapp, and I'm assuming some more that I haven't tried yet), I would get the error "'App Name' can't be downloaded. Try again, and if the problem continues, get help troubleshooting. (Error code: 497)." For some apps (PvZ) the error pops up before it even starts loading the download. For others (Whatsapp), the download is mid-finished when it suddenly pops up and stops it from completing.

I tried downloading the same apps on my old phone (Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime), and even though I already had some of them installed, I couldn't update them. I tried on my friend's phone (Sony something), and it worked just fine.

I've tried looking online, but the only answers that I can find are "Uninstall updates for Play Store" or "Reset your phone to factory settings". I've done both of those things. My phone was in its factory settings literally half a day ago. What is happening, and how do I fix it ASAP? Also, why did it suddenly start happening on my old phone too? Any help is appreciated.


texts: How does SuperSU check if a phone is rooted?

texts: I have a rooted custom device (Android 8.0), I can use adb and run su and do whatever I want in the shell. But SuperSU or any other app cannot find root. I have made a symlink from /system/xbin/su to /system/bin/su but it still does not work.


texts: What is the difference between formatting sd card via pc and phone?

texts: Almost every question about problem with sd card have answer "format sd card by your phone". So what is the difference when I format sd card by PC or by phone? (file system is fat32)


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My calls don't come in, with voip on wifi, when my nexus 5 is in sleep mode. I went into settings to put "always keep wifi on" but no result.

When screen shuts down, my voip app seems to disconnect and even after reopening the phone i have to reactivate the voip app.

Android lollipop was installed the day i got my new phone so i can't tell if it's the new android version. Thinking about returning the phone to google.

I verified all the options in my app and on the phone itself. Does anyone have a solution to this, thanks for your help.


texts: Android tablet very laggy and freezing for 3 minutes (slow internal storage?)

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I have Pipo M9 Pro with Android 4.2.2

OS is quite laggy and to use Chrome is almost impossible... it is so very slow and sometimes I cannot do anything for 3-5 min because of freezing.

I made some tests with AndroBench and it looks like the internal storate is very slow.

Could this be the main and only problem? Also for the freezes?

Should I just get a fast SD card and link everything to there? With which app? How can I then take the card out and copy something to it?


texts: How can I get the new Google Talk on a Droid Incredible running 2.3.4?

texts: I have the original Droid Incredible (hardware rev 0003) with the new Market. I just got the Gingerbread OTA but it didn't include the new Google Talk. I know I could manually install the new apk from some random website, but I'd rather get it the "official" way, if such exists.


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For some reason, my tablet has a notification that says there is a sd card mounted, although it doesn't even have and sd card.

Is there a reason for this, if so how do I rid myself of the notification?


texts: Youtube App Version 4.0.8E crashes on open

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I am using an HTC One X on UK network Orange, unrooted.

The latest update to the Youtube App ( version 4.0.8E) crashes on launch every time. If I uninstall updates to go back to the pre-installed version then it works fine, so it seems a safe assumption the new update is causing this.

Is there anything I can do other than wait for the app authors to resolve it?

I have a LogCat file linked here:- https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1159676/StackExchange/YouTube%204.08E%20logcat.txt

Rob


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I have to set up an android phone (Orange Boston, Android 2.1-update1) for a colleague.
I added two accounts, one gmail and one exchange, both only used for mail & calendar.

Now my colleague has several contacts on the sim card that he wants to import onto the phone, and the phone only.
But when I click "Import from SIM" in the contacts app I have to choose an account (gmail or roadsync (exchange app)).
I do not want them to sync to anything, just be on the phone.

I found several guides that showed that there should be a "phone only, unsynched" option, but I don't have that.

What can I do to import the contacts phone only?


texts: WhatsApp on Android 4.4 works only briefly and after rebooting phone

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I have a Huawei smartphone running Android 4.4. I am experiencing a strange issue with the device, specifically with WhatsApp: the app will only work (as in sending and receiving messages and calls) for a few hours, then suddenly it is unable to connect to the Internet at all, it does not matter if the phone is connected to local Wi-Fi or to the mobile data network.

When trying to make use of the app, I get a notification saying "Unable to connect to the Internet. Please check that you're connected to the Internet and try again." The phone is, however, connected, and any other app (including a web browser) will work without any problems. As I said, this will happen regardless of the phone being connected to Wi-Fi or to the data network.

The only solution is to reboot the phone or uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp, but again the solution may last for a few hours at worst a couple of days at best, and then it is unable to connect again.

I've checked the phone settings and seemingly there isn't any permission problems or anything that would stop this app in particular to connect.

This problem did not happen originally and only started happening after the phone changed numbers after moving to a new phone company (and changing the SIM card). Could there be any relation? Anyone has had a similar problem and found a workaround?

Thanks


texts: Got stuck with a Pop-up on the main screen

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I have Samsung Galaxy E5 (SM-E500H) with Android 5.1.1. Recently, I installed few apps and after that, I encountered an annoying little pop-up below the screen sometimes. I got into uninstalling some of those apps but the pop-up didn't go away. How can I get rid of that? More technically, how can I find out which process is the cause of that?

Screenshot (click to enlarge)


texts: i'm totally ignorant and my unrooted tablet is stuck in a boot loop

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I have an unrooted Smartab ST1009x, which did not have ADB enabled.

After a system update, I think I interrupted an app update [I tried to disable the Google app while it may have been mid-update; I admit I wasn't paying attention.]
It instantly rebooted and has been stuck in a boot loop ever since.

It looks like I could just do a factory reset, but I really want to recover some files from an art app, so I'd like to avoid that.

It seems like applying an update via an SD would repair the damage I did.
Unfortunately I'm completely ignorant when it comes to programming. Everything I find on the internet about doing this presupposes I rooted my machine or I have ADB good to go -- I don't! Heaven help me I'm not even sure what version of Android I'm running.

Does this mean I'm out of luck?
If not? Maybe there's a good walkthrough (for someone unfamiliar with Java and programming, real outsider idiot-friendly stuff) that I didn't find -- can you please send me a link?


texts: How to decrypt Shelter/work profile without access to the app and no credentials?

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I am referring to the topic How to decrypt Island / Work profile and Parallel Apps user in TWRP?
After installing a work profile (via Shelter) I wanted to install a backup of my LineageOS 17.1 via TWRP. My backup did not work and resulted in a bootloop straight into TWRP again:  failed to decrypt user 10.
My problem is: I do not know the user 10 password and I cannot start Android again. I cannot put in the password in TWRP or access the settings like advised in the answer of firelord… stupid me.
Does anybody have a suggestion? Is there a way to wipe the user 10? Any help would greatly appreciated.


texts: Make grey text black when surfing with Android

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Can I override the text color when browsing in android?
Firefox for android seems not to have that cool feature like on windows.


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Since a few days, I've some troubles when I watch gifs/videos on my nexus 4.
The phone freeze at the beginning of the video, then the screen turn green, and during 4/5 minutes I can't do anything. I must wait until the application crash.

Anyone have an idea ?
I'm using Android 5.0

Thanks !


texts: Android emulator in Windows 10 has no border

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My Android emulator is working very well in Windows 10, but without any border so I can't move it. It was not problem until the emulator starts and appears in the corner of the screen. When the emulator starts, I can see only half of the emulator, and I can't move it.

How can I make the border visible or even move the emulator?

The problem is that the emulator does not appear fully on the screen, only half of it appears as shown in the image below and I can't move it.


texts: Android Orientation problem while recording the screen

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I have i weird problem with my android RK3288 motherboard.

I set the orientation of the screen to reverse portrait but if i want to record the screen or do remote control via scrcpy i got a screen like it's still under landscape mode.

After i tried to change the system properties like this but no result :

adb shell settings put system accelerometer_rotation 0  #disable auto-rotate
adb shell settings put system user_rotation 2  #reverse portrait

I tried also to rotate the hdmi screen in /system/build.prop but also no result :

persist.demo.hdmirotation=portrait
persist.demo.hdmirotationlock=true
persist.demo.singledisplay=true

Remote or screen record display :

HDMI screen display :


texts:
I've recently rooted my phone - mainly to remove a bunch of the stock apps that I never use, e.g:

Google+
Google NewStand
FM Radio
Google Books

I'm wondering, can I now un-root my phone, and if so will this leave these off my device? Or will un-rooting return them back to my phone?


texts: s3 bootloop switching to cyanogenmod with cwm

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As i managed to mess up, I need your help!
I wanted to switch from samsung s3standard 4.3  to cyanogenmod11nightly:

What I did:

with odin flashed CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 to get root
backed up data,apps,efs (no nandroid, didnt know at which point that would be done)
because I could find out ho to get the cm-11-20140121-NIGHTLY-i9300.zip to install without a custom recovery, I
reflashed philz_touch_6.07.9-i9300.tar.md5
deleted everything (data/factory reset, then "clean for new ROM", cache, dalvik)
went to Install from .zip -> SD Card -> no CM11 zip file there anymore!! I put it directly in the root of the sdcard

=> now bootloop. In the recovery I see only the standard folders, no usefull .zip

How do I get the CM11 zip again on the phone (or show it up if it is still there)?? And where exactly do i have to put it this time, as my "just in the root" option seemed bad.

I tried this
Problem with updating CyanogenMod - Phone will no finish booting up
but i cant get the ZIP to the phone, its not recognised in Windows as Phone/Folder =(

What is the next step before I brick everything?


texts: map physical button to auto-rotate switch in android?

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I would like to map the auto-rotate lock toggle/switch/setting to a physical button in a device. how do I do that?

On the linux side of android, in linux/input.h, there are different KEY events, SW(switch) events and a lot more. fortunately, the rotation lock is there(SW_ROTATION_LOCK), however it is a switch event type, not a key event type...

Looking in my key layout file (.kl file), all items that are listed there are key events...

On the other hand, the assigned events to these keys are constants in the android framework. looking at http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html where valid key maps are listed, I assume.

What I have done:
Registered the physical button to recieve the rotation lock as a switch event on the board configuration settings... (imx6 board) all that's left is on the android side I believe..

so, anyone knows how to map the button to auto-rotation lock/switch?


texts: How can I transfer folders between two androids?

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I have two Nexus 5Xs. I believe they have the hardware to transfer data via:

USB (via an OTG and regular USB cables)
Bluetooth (I assume NFC is the simplest or only way to start this)
WiFi (perhaps making one android a hotspot if there isn't a separate WiFi hub)
3G/4G/whatever mobile network via cloud storage/third party server

How can I directly transfer a folder with many files of around 1GB between androids?

Email, dropbox, google drive etc are pretty straight forward for the odd single file but not for many or big files.

USB would be fantastic for speed and simplicity, but I have no idea how it works software wise. When plugged in I get a notification about the USB mode to use, such as charging, MTP, "Picture Transfer" (??). Nothing I select causes the other device to be mounted. Does android not have an MTP client? If I plug a flash drive into the OTG I can instantly see all the files when choosing picture transfer (not just pictures :P). I guess I could go via a flash drive but it should be possible directly.

NFC/Bluetooth, also called android "Beam" needs an app (such as File Beam) to handle arbitrary files but seems to work in some cases. Occasionally I get a message saying it did not complete with no error or other info. It's also tediously slow for any files of reasonable size.

WiFi would be a bit faster but takes too long to set up. Some apps such as "File Manager +" will host an FTP server which provides complete file access via a browser with no security after you type in the IP/port. This only works if it thinks you're connected to a WiFi network and not the hostspot yourself. SSH servers are much more robust but require a client installed on the other device which takes even more time.


texts: True full backup of android including profiles

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Referring to this tread as an example:How to make a full backup and restore (including ROM) using Windows PC via USB?
I would like to make a full backup, This means everything. Apps files profiles settings literally everything.
there are countless "backup options" some will recover partially some come quite close. (Samsung Smart Switch) But always small issues are missing en old skin and app i use uccw. Settings UI layout etc.
countless small irritating things. The bank app is one of them. While i disagree with the policy of reset when downloading it from the store again, I can see why it is done. Things should be different when i make my own backup.
Summarize is there a way to make a "true backup" from a android phone I have root if that helps.
PS. I can absolutely do without the lecture. My Phone/My Money/My Risk. Just like to know what is possible


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I have a RCA device running Android 7.1.2. I'm having difficulty unlocking the bootloader.

On my device I've an option to turn on OEM Unlocking. When I try it asks if I want to enable when I select Enable it just jumps back to off position.

This is what I have tried.
adb reboot fastboot
The device reboots and stays on the splash screen when I do fastboot devices it shows "0123456789 fastboot". This seems weird to me I expected to see the S/N number like I see when I do adb devices.
Then I tried "fastboot flashing unlock" I don't see any change on the device and I instantly get FAILED.

How can I get the bootloader unlocked?

I have seen people that have gotten it unlocked, but they were on a previous version of Android.

My tablets info:

Model: RCT6973W43R
Android Version: 7.1.2
Android Security Patch: October 1, 2018
Kernel Version: 3.10.104 Fri Oct 19 11:05:52 CST 2018
Build number: RCT6973W43R-ANDROID7.1-V38-V1.16.132-DS-E17
Rockship: RK3066


texts: "Insufficient Storage Error" when updating and Downloading

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My question is probably the same as many other questions like "Fix Google Play insufficient storage error without rooting my phone", and similar to that one, i want to do it without rooting my phone. I've used cache clearing apps, uninstalling google play updates and clearing the data and cache from it, but to no avail.

I have about 6 GB of free SD card space and about 250 MB of free internal storage. I use an Alcatel One Touch Pop Icon.
Build version: 6G1M-UDM2

The funny thing is, it's only with these apps. I can update my other apps, I can even download new apps!

I'm seriously confused and can't find anything else on the web that relates to my problem. Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

*EDIT: Never mind, everything can't download or update, so hopefully the new info helps.


texts: Samsung phone charges poorly, periodically

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My Samsung S8+ has started having periods when it does not keep up 100% charging when connected and in simple editing usage. If I leave it idle it charges slowly and the "charger beep" occasionally goes on and off. (But charging icon is lit most if the time.) If it is turned off it charges fast.

I only use original cable and charger and have replaced these. The problem has ocurred with several different power grids. I am abroad and can not claim warranty.

I had exactly the same problem with a Note 3. Original Samsung service ran the full program on it and declared it ok. (It was 3 yrs old then.) Finally I let unauthorized repair shop change all charging components to no avail.

I barely use a computer any more. My phone is connected to charger and often in heavy use about 18 hrs/day.

Once when I bought new battery for Note 3 (often change these) the original service center insisted on examining my phone even though I considered it OK at that time. They said phones that are connected all day may develop problems. I couldn't leave my phone for examination for privacy reasons.

Note 3 is now bricked by yours truly.

S8+ is 1 yr old and I have never changed its battery. It has started developing this same strange disease.

Maybe I should just leave my S8+ for battery change, but I fear it has developed the same problem as my Note 3. Changing battery was simple with Note 3, but did not help.

I have considered factory reset, but that would be difficult for me now, since backing up would take time. (Could malware or something be running and draining battery?)

Sorry for long post but does anyone have advice? Does SS include "controlled aging" in the software?  ;)

Edit:
I wrote this long post connected to a stable power grid with original charger. Charging is still 77%, like when I started, charging symbol is lit. When phone was new it would charge rapidly during such an edit. Charging has gone off and on maybe 7-8 times, but it is mostly on.


texts: Taking pictures/videos from both front and rear camera simultaneously?

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There are apps that can do this but they are not  exactly Bothie. The app allows the user to first take a picture from rear camera and then from the front camera (but not simultaneously). Nokia first came up with this idea in 2017.
More about Bothie
I am just wondering if this is a hardware feature or software. I can handle the software issue(with root) i think. And if this is not possible then can you please explain why and how it works (totally optional)?
Because if this is possible then people will be able to take videos from both cameras (poor cameraman will also be included in the clip).. and that would be pretty cool IMO =)
Every little opinion or googling is accepted. Thanks in advance : )


texts: What is the difference between GSM and WCDMA when switching to manual Network Mode?

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I was reading this answer and I need to comprehend this better:

What is the technical difference between "selecting GSM" and "selecting WCDMA" in Network Mode settings menu? To save battery life, I'm planning to switch from the automatic to the manual mode, and I want to know what happens if I stick to GSM or WCDMA.

I am on HTC HD2 with Android 2.2 FroyoStone.


texts: Contact List doesn't show all contacts Galaxy S4 l9515

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The problem bugging me is that when I go to the Contacts App, it show/display 55 contacts. According to the "Menu", it is set to show All Contacts.
But when I go to any App that share contacts (i.e. go to WhatsApp, open any chat and select Attach Contact) it shows such a big list of contacts that I estimate about 500 contacts easily. Some I have no idea how it got there, some others I think they're being listed because sometime in the last decade I sent them 1 single email from Gmail. I tried to go to http://www.google.com/contacts but there it only shows the 55 original contacts. Do I have to erase all emails I've ever sent to get rid of this giant list of contacts?


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For some tasks I need to aquire the partition from which the androidx86 system was booted from. Now its easy to do it in ext4 where its easily grepable from mounts via data or system. But on other FS like ntfs where the data and system is mounted as loopback I cant find how to acquire that info.
I tried looking for ways to get details about loop. But none found.


texts: Can I get non ASCII numerals globally (without rooting my device)?

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I'm using 'Redmi note 7 pro'. This device has a huge language support, but unfortunately it does not handle numerals efficiently. It supports non-ASCII numerals in some places (eg. dates, phone numbers) but doesn't support them in some places (eg. Dialpad, time)

Is there any way to make this setting global (and not local)?

Is there any software which can change the UI in a way which enables unicode everywhere?


texts: Cannot root Acer Iconia A500 running on Android 4.0.3

texts:
I have an Acer Iconia A500 here that is supposed to be rootable. But I tried and tried. But nothing made the job.
I tried using ADB and Fastboot, but it said to me that it can't run the command because it's locked. Then I tried to use
fastboot oem unlock

but then it said (cmd):
... OKAY [0.166s] finished. total time: 0.167s

then I reboot into bootloader again and then (cmd):
sending 'recovery' (5360 KB)...
FAILED (remote: (00000002))
finished. total time: 0.176s

and then in the tablet:
Bootloader v0.03.12-ICS: Starting Fastboot USB download protocol
Fastboot: Not support the command in Lock mode
Failed to process command download:0053c000 error(0x2)

even though I already unlocked the device
Does somebody know what's happening here? The third thing I tried was ICS_rooting, with no success. I'm running Android 4.0.3 if that helps any.
PS: I also tried to use GingerBreak, but GingerBreak is for Ginger, and I have Ice Cream Sandwich, as this is one of the last ones that Acer sold.


texts: Remove pin lock from an old forgotten phone

texts:
I broke my current phone so I thought that I would use my old Samsung j1(2016) but it seems that I forgot the 10 digit pin code (10 because the code used all digits including 0). I searched the net but the phone doesn't have developer option activated, custom rom/recovery and wifi/3g deactivated.
Please help me I don't want to delete all my data.


texts:
I want to use my Filco Convertible 2 TKL keyboard with swedish layout on my Samsung S8, but cannot get any other layout than US. I want Swedish.

The other questions I could find in here did not help.

Here is my Settings menu for physical keyboard:

I've also seen the Swiftkey help and tried their suggestion, to no av. Their input menu shows nothing related to layout, beside a link to the Android options.

As you can see I have four input there, three stock android languages, and Swiftkey. I've tried both the stock swedish, and Swiftkey in swedish. The shortcut menu says that switching language is done with shift+enter. That does nothing more than putting an actual space in my text.

Edit: I've now removed the stock keyboards from the non physical keyboard, and they also disappeared from the physical keyboard menu (which is strange, but ok). I now have nothing more than Swiftkey, both for on-screen and physical keyboards. In Swedish. Still, the physical keyboard writes with US layout.


texts:
What is a bootloader unlocked phone?
How we can make use of it while creating or flashing ROMs?
What are advantages of unlocked bootloaders over locked bootloaders?
Why does not any OEM generally make bootloader unlocked phones?

I am pretty naive in this topic. Thanks in advance.


texts:
I want to make Rooting of my Android Device. I have searched over internet, I got usefulness and harmfulness.

Android Rooting : Facility vs Harm, Should I make Rooting in my device?


texts:
I am a iPhone person and my wife is andriod. Our son has been madly installing games despite me hiding the play store icon in a folder he manage to find it. I went into playstore setting but the restriction is so confusing, basically what I want is our son not installing ANY games unless we want by parental code.

How Can I do that?


texts: "Ok Google" voice unlock stopped working on Google Nexus - "Actually I can't do that while the device is locked"

texts:
On the Google Nexus 6P phone, I had a variety of behaviors that were occurring.  Before my Android OS upgrade, Google Now worked fine when the phone was sleeping and locked.  After the upgrade, it stopped working.

Behaviors after upgrade:

Then after I retrained the Google Now app...

I put the phone in sleep mode by pressing the power button once.  You can also put the phone in sleep mode by waiting for the elapsed time period.  When saying "Ok Google", nothing happens.

If I take the phone out of sleep mode, and get the phone to the 4 digit pin code, there's a little microphone icon in the lower left.  If you press and hold and swipe up and to the right, you can begin talking.  Google will say, "actually i can't do that while the device is locked".

There are various forums saying Google Now no longer works.  Is this true with Android 6.0.1?


texts: How to move tasks from GoTasks app into another phone

texts:
I've just changed phone.

Using Samsung smart switch app, I was able to transfer all my stuff from my old phone to the new one. Everything has been transferred with this app, except tasks stored within GoTasks app. I know this application can synchronize with google account, but back in the days, I didn't care about that and just used local task saved directly into my phone for the convenience of it.

Overtime, I've put a lot a task with a lot of detail there so rewriting them in the new phone isn't really an option.

So here, it would seem Titanium Backup could rescue me. With it, I could backup data of the app from my old phone and restore the backup into my new phone. The problem is that this application need to phone to be rooted. Apparently, my old phone was and I wasn't even aware of it. My new phone is a Samsung Galaxy S5 running android 6.0.1 and I was unable to root it so far using "kingRoot, kingo root" and others. (sad) Yet, there is probably other thing to try to root it, but here the thing, rooting is almost illegal and void warranty. I might not care about this, but I wonder if I really need to get down that path to get my TasksGo tasks   transferred into my new phone.

Is there a better way to transfer the tasks of GoTasks from my old phone to my new phone? I would love something as easy as copy pasting a file from my old phone to my new phone, but sadly it doesn't seem that simple... There is no tasks saved in gotasks app of the new phone.

My old phone is a Samsung Galaxy3 running android 4.1 if that could help.


texts: How to disable Amazon Single Sign-on in Kindle Fire tablet

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I've two Amazon Kindle Fire tablets and i've an Amazon Prime Subscription.

I don't want to use the same Amazon Prime account in Fire tablet. Because my Contacts, Preferences, Calendar everything gets synced between. I don't want that.

I want to use separate Amazon accounts in each Fire tab and use a Complete Amazon Prime Subscription for Prime Video, Music and Kindle Apps in Fire. How can i make it possible ?

1. Amazon Account 3 - Has Prime Subscription

Amazon Fire HD 10 ( Amazon Account 1 with No Prime Subscription )

Use Amazon Account 3 for Fire Apps - Prime Video, Music and Kindle

Amazon Fire HD 7 ( Amazon Account 2 with No Prime Subscription )

Use Amazon Account 3 for Fire Apps - Prime Video, Music and Kindle

I've tried ADB, to uninstall Amazon's own Prime Video app - com.amazon.avod and tried to install APK from the Google Play Store - com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient, so that i can configure the Prime Video with a different account. But the app is not getting uninstalled and if i try to install com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient, i'm getting PROVIDER CONFLICT error.

    pm uninstall --user 0 com.amazon.avod
    Success
    pm install /storage/emulated/0/Download/com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient_2018-10-19.apk
    Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONFLICTING_PROVIDER]

I can think of

Installing Stock Android in the Fire tabs, which will make things easy and better.
Disabling Single Sign on in Amazon Kindle Fire tab - which i have no idea how to.

Please can somebody shed some light on this.


texts: I downloaded the latest version of Wine from here (ARM version, tried X86 and it wouldn't install) and ran it on Sony Xperia XZ Premium running Android Oreo. Installation was successful but when I open the app it only says "loading Windows environment" and after that nothing happens, screen stays black forever. what's the problem with it and how to solve it?


texts: How to disable lock screen in ICS when VPN is set?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Connecting to VPN forces having secure screen lock

I have Sony Xperia S with ICS 4.0.4 stock rom (rooted), I need to have a VPN account set in my phone, but when I add a VPN account, the phone asks me to set either a pattern or password for lock screen, which I don't want.

Is there an app or hack to disable lock screen or at least, have just simple "slide to unclock" instead of pattern or password?


texts:
There is a lot of interesting stuff in the Android system log, that is helpful in many ways

find root causes of problems
identify misbehaving apps

How can I view and examine the Android log?


texts:
I am running stock Android 7.1.1 on a Moto Z Play.
Recently I noticed that popup dialogs from apps running in the background or also in the foreground don't show automatically any more.
So, e.g. I have the apps Reminder with Alarm and Automate.
"Reminder with Alarm" has an option to show reminders as full-screen alarms with sound and Automate allows me to create widgets that, when pressed, should show a popup with a selection.
Both apps have the "Draw over other apps" permission enabled.
What happens instead of the popups being shown is that I only get a notification and when I press that notification the popup is shown.
I tried reinstalling these apps and also all other apps that reasonably could influence that behaviour. How can I further debug what is prohibiting those popups being shown?


texts: How can I see if my boyfriend has added a listening, tracking app on my zte?/

texts: I believe that my boyfriend has put a hidden app on my phone that enables him to read all my text messages, phone calls and know my location. How can I see if he has done this ?


texts: For 5 or 6 months I have been experiencing a strange activity on my android 4.1.2 device. It is samsung galaxy tab 2. The problem is somehow every day a few log files will appear in the root of my SD card and I could not figure out why and what application does it. It is very annoying as I need to clean them. I will attach a screenshot. If anyone came across the same issue, please let me know. We could try to find the solution together. If more information is needed, feel free to ask. Thank you. Vitaly.


texts: Unbricking a FRP-locked phone while leaving it rooted

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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace SM-J111F running the stock ROM in Android 5.1.1. I used this XDA-Developers guide to root it. The reason it's rooted is so I could format the attached SD card as internal storage. I've had no problems for the last 2 to 3 weeks until I switched the phone off in one country and switched it on in another. When the Samsung logo appears, it shows that the custom binary is locked by FRP.

I decided to re-root my phone again using the same method however, the terminal returns:

Waiting for phone to be connected...

Even though the phone is in download mode and all the appropriate settings have been set.

The guide also provides the firmware for the phone, I haven't tried it yet because I fear that the SD card will be have to be reformatted and all my data may be lost. I'm trying to find a way to fix my bricked phone and while keeping it rooted. Unfortunately, there is only one rooted binary available for this phone.

So I ask:

Is there any way to unbrick phone and keep it rooted?
If I do restore the firmware, will I have to reformat the SD card and will my data be deleted?
What caused this issue?

EDIT: I have continued this problem on a different question since it corresponds to a different issue, where factory resetting the phone still leaves it bricked via FRP.


texts:
Meanwhile I have many running apps in my phone and I found that a lot of apps keep running because they "trick". They register as a boot receiver so they start with the phone, then register as a "new app installed" receiver and so on. The do everything to keep running. If you kill them, some of them start again because the creat a service which checks if they are running.
I guess these apps do that because they want to transmit information about the user or phone.

What can I do against those apps when the phone is not rooted? The task killers that I checked do not work. I think they are fake.

(With a rooted phone the Autorun manager seems to work good)


texts: How can MIUI read my previous MI Account ID and phone number on clean install?

texts:
I unlocked my bootloader, flashed some custom ROM and the ROM is working fine for several months.  Today I decided to return to the stock MIUI global ROM.  After finished flashing new images using fastboot, I'm quite surprised when the phone asked me to login to Mi Account.  It remembers the account id and my previous phone number correctly.  This is when I'm not connected to Internet.  I also have flashed TWRP  cleared user's data many times before.

I would like to know where is this information stored?  Is it on /persist partition?  Or, perhaps in Trusty OS?  Is it possible to see what are stored there (apart from account id and phone number)?


texts: How to exit Toddler Lock without touchscreen

texts:
My touch screen broke while Toddler Lock was enabled. Is there a way to disable it without touching the four corners?

My device is rooted and developer options are enabled. So I can access it via "adb".


texts:
I wasn't sure if I had to ask this question on a Linux Exchange or on the Android one, but since folder sharing is working fine on the Linux that are running on my computer, I thought that it is an Android side issue.
I am trying to share a folder between two Linux Deploy environments. I have tried to install nfs-kernel-server however I am having an error showing that the kernel does not support nfs. When I am using uname -a the kernel that Ubuntu prints is the Android's one so I guess that the Android kernel does not support the nfs module.
I have, also, tried using Samba. The server side was set up successfully. When I am trying to mount the shared folder using mount -t cifs //192.168.1.5/mirror /mirror, I am facing a mount error cifs filesystem not supported by the system. After some googling I found out that using modprobe cifs could resolve the issue however the module cifs does not exist on the Android kernel. It seems that the issue in both cases the issue seems to be the Android kernel, is there any way to add nfs or cifs support to the Android kernel? If that's not possible how could I share a folder between two Linux Deploy environments?


texts: How to get drivers for Android support of USB webcameras for Streaming Apps?

texts:
I know there are applications that allow you to do videos through applications, for instance USB Camera - Connect EasyCap or USB WebCam, but it does not allow you to use the USB camera in Streaming applications such as Google Meet.
It is known since 2017 that standard Android API does not support them: the thread How to open usb camera in android using android.hardware.camera.external's answer:

There's currently (as of Android O) no common USB camera support on
Android devices via the standard camera API.
Some Android manufacturers do have their own support for USB cameras,
but it's hard to know what devices do and what don't.

So I think the only way to have USB camera in all streaming applications is to have driver support for USB cameras in Android.
I need the feature because of Corona pandemia, and have a need to stream while driving etc, and there is no phone that can have sufficient streaming video quality.
I know the project External USB Cameras, but it seams that you need to root your phone to do it, which I have not done.
I have not seen any attempt for the implementation of USB cameras in Linux kernel. I think the Linux should first have the support before android API will get it. Debian's Webcam article here, Package libv4l-0.
Phone: OnePlus 6T.
Android: 10, newest.
USB camera: Logitech C922 Pro HD Stream Webcam.


texts: Can't have G,E,3G,H+ in the network bar (thus no internet connection unless on wifi)

texts:
I have a new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, I have a question. Since I bought it 2 days ago, the internet connection is fine (with or without wifi) and it shows either G/E/3G/H+ symbol.

But, I once get into a basement (which I got no signal), and then, when I came out (this morning), the internet network coverage shows no symbol.

What I did wrong? I might accidentally pressed something unconsciously since I am new to this device (and android smartphone generally).

The signal bar (aside G,E,3G,H+ symbol) shows full bar, though.

Thanks. (I haven't call my service provider, since it might be device problem)

Additional notes :

On : Wifi, Vibrate, Screen Rotation, Mobile Data, Multi Window, Smart Stay, Sync
Off : GPS, BT, Blocking Mode, Power Saving, Screen Monitoring, Wifi Hotspot, S Beam, NFC, Air View, Hands-free mode, Smart pause, Smart scroll, Airplane mode
Android version : 4.3


texts: I’ve circled the icon in red. What is this notification/alert for?


texts: Why does my Android 4.4.2 sudden have a battery drain (Wiko Bloom)?

texts:
I'm currently using a Wiko Bloom, with Android 4.4.2, using the latest manufacturer update.

A few weeks ago I was trying out the Llama app and after a while I noticed that out of nowhere my battery charge would drop very suddenly to (almost nothing). If I'd see it in time, before it hit 0, then i could recharge it, but often it just depleted completely. This happens in a matter of minutes.

I thought Llama was the culprit, so I did a factory reset, but the problem still persists.

Battery stats reports about 47% phone idle, 46% mobile standby and 7% Wi-Fi.

Battery graph 1 (notice the steep sudden drop of about 45%!), and then Battery graph 2 (again... a steep drop):

Screenshots: Graph 1 (left) and Graph 2 (right; click images for larger variants)

I installed GSam to try to get pinpoint on what is causing it, but since I'm not running root, I can't get a full report:

GSam screenshot (click for larger variant)

However, in my opinion, this doesn't seem very much out of the ordinary.

I wrote to Wiko and they want me to send in my phone to have it serviced. Before I do that (costs involved, not having my phone, might not be solved, etc.), I wanted to check if maybe there's a wizard here who can help me some more?

I don't have BT turned on, Wifi is on sporadically. Really the only apps I have installed and frequently use are GMail, Google Keep and Firefox.

If I need to go root to figure it out, that's fine; I'll just need help to do it (and to be able to restore it to a pristine state afterwards should it still not work).

Should I need to provide more information, don't hesitate to ask me.
In any case, thank you.

Edit (19/07/2015):
I have rooted my phone a few weeks ago and installed root version of GSam, together with Wakelock Detector. I believe these report more acurate data on what processes are running and such.
I have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the sudden drop in battery level.

Screenshots: Graph 3 (from GSam), GSam root, Wakelock Detector (right-click images for larger variants)

I noticed that even after plugging in the charger, the % of battery continues to drop for another while.

Screenshots: Battery rate of change (right-click image for larger variant)

I'm still getting a very good number of days out of my battery (mostly because i'm not at all an active user), so no complaints here. But i'm beginning to wonder if the battery perhaps is being misread? That my phone thinks it has more power during the first few days, and then suddenly has to catch up when the voltage dips below a certain point. (The battery is indicated for 3.7V, 2000mAh)

Also: GSam sometimes indi
cates an active period, but without any effect on the battery. I'm wondering what this is.

Screenshots: Active, but no drain (right-click image for larger variant)

I don't notice anything wrong with the radio strength.

Screenshots: Radio strength (right-click image for larger variant)


texts: Local Apache from Android via Connectify

texts:
I have the Apache web server running on my PC. I want to view pages on this server from my Android device which is connected to my PC via Connectify.

I believe this is possible because there's an Android app I'm using called Unified Remote and with this program I can manage the computer remotely. So this proves data communication between the PC and the Android device via Connectify is working.

This app connects to the PC using the IP address 192.168.2.1. When I try the same IP address from the Android browser, it gets stuck at loading for a really long time with no response.

How do I fix this problem?

By the way, I'm using Android 2.2 (it's CyanogenMod 6, but I believe the browser is stuck).

I stopped Apache and installed another webserver called Abyss Web Server and now it works. So the problem IS Apache-specific. Which settings of Apache can prevent my Android device working over this network?


texts:
I have a cleaning program on my phone and one of the program functions is to optimize CPU.When I try this, it says I do not have root privileges.

How can I get root privileges on my android LG MS330 ?


texts: Site sends costly sms without asking for permission

texts: since some time, while browsing(SFW sites, news, blogs etc.), my phone browser - chrome redirects me sometimes to some strange pages asking me to go further if i am an adult, which I've never did. It was rather annoying, but since it did not happened all the time, I've ignored it. Lately I found out that If I accidentally click a button on this site it sends some costly Sms. Fortunatelly I blocked this kind of possibility with my operator, but I am a little bit amazed how it is possible. Does Android Lollipop (not rooted) allows to send SMS from browser without asking for confirmation? BTW there is no any trace of it on my phone. Only the answer from operator, that he can not complete my request, because I blocked it.


texts: When should I get suspicious over permission requests and when should I safely install an app?

texts:
I'm pretty paranoid with the android apps and if I think an app requires too much, unnecessary permissions, I simply don't install the app. However, I feel like I'm missing out lately.

For example, I prefer to use browser for facebook, and I refuse to update my twitter client that requires excessive permissions.

So how can I distinguish a possibly malicious application from a decent application that requires lots of permissions? When am I safe and when should I be suspicious installing an app?


texts: Can App notifications in the notification bar be shown on lock screen (Android 5.1.1)?

texts: Ever since I updated my Galaxy S5 Active to 5.1.1, it has changed so that the small icons in the notifications bar are invisible on the lock screen. (But do still appear once on the home screen.) I've always found this very convenient to see what's happening on my phone. Is this still possible in 5.1.1?


texts: What is the name of Google Translate's (android) functionality, that with the app I can search for any highlighted text?

texts: I can highlight any text in any app, a little list comes up, and shows me that the text can be "used within the Google Translates app" - in this case the text will be translated. See screenshot below. "Fordítás" means "translate" in my language.  What Android system feature is allowing this behavior?


texts: Pinch-zoom not pure zoom in Web browser on HTC Desire Z because text is auto-re-formatted: irritating / layouts break

texts:
When I (multi-touch) pinch to zoom and release my fingers from touching the screen to see the zoomed display, the Android web browser on the HTC Desire Z performs a shrink-to-fit re-format of the page (or a block of text).

This re-formatting is unsatisfactory because:

the original page layout is not retained, for example horizontal navigations get squashed e.g: from

ABOUT SHOP FORUM SUPPORT

to

ABOUTSHOPFORUMSUPPORT

or worse the text overlaps
when pinching to zoom photos on a site, the zoom occurs but on releasing the fingers to complete the pinch, the photos shift as if they are anchored to a spot.
the shifting affect of the reformat is irritating at best and confusing at worse, because the user's eyes lose track of where they were reading once they release their fingers from the screen to complete the pinch

Is there anyway to turn off the auto reformatting?

I notice that this "feature" of reformatting is not present on my iPod Touch - this device performs a "pure zoom" whereby the multi-touch pinch simply zooms in without reformatting/shrinking to fit the text block to the screen, this flows better and feels more natural. (Please note: No this is not an Apple Fan-boi rant, remember I am an owner of a HTC Desire Z Android phone as well as an ipod touch and would like to see my suggested improvedments in the Android phone).

I suspect that this occurs on other Android 2.2 phones but can't be sure.


texts:
It is very annoying, that almost everytime I search for Apps (i.e. Go SMS, Handcent SMS, Viber, etc...)

in the results always show up i.e. "Go SMS silver theme", "Viber Smiles"....

so, the actual app i am searching for, never shows up in the top results..
what is the solution to this annoying cases..


texts: Open YouTube's saved offline video (.exo file)

texts:
My question is specific to YouTube app's new offline functionality.

I have saved some video from YouTube app on my Android phone. I restored my phone OS due to some problem. But I have files that were downloaded by YouTube app stored on SD Card. Now YouTube is not showing that videos in offline list.

Is there any way by which I can open those files in through YouTube app?

Append

I am just wondering whether youtube uses some config files to store list of downloaded videos. If so can we modify such config files and add those videos to the offline list.


texts: All Unity 3D games result in "Force Close"

texts:
I have a Huawei u8160 (A.K.A Vodafone 858 Smart) running CyanogenMod 7.2 Madteam ported.

All apps that use unity3d force close on their startup although they are compatible.

So I wanted to know if I should install something to make it work or any thing else?


texts: Having difficulty downgrading my Nexus S 4g

texts:
My Sprint Nexus S 4g is running CyanogenMod 9 (ICS 4.0.4).

I want to use stock 2.3.6 which I got from https://sites.google.com/site/baroqueworksdevandroid/offcail-binary. In recovery mode I get this error:

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "crespo" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "crespo"

Error

Status 7

Installation aborted`

Now I realize at this point that this has SOMETHING to do with the variety of cryptic code names for the Nexus S phones as well as a possibility that the current ROM I am using might have the wrong code name embedded in it, making my downgrading difficult.

1) What is the code name for the Sprint Nexus S 4g which is a CDMA phone but not the Verizon codename?

2) Does that link have the proper ROMs for this phone?

3) Other options? I need to flash this back to 2.3.6


texts: Backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm

texts: Is there any way to backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm ?


texts: Movie or Video of mobile web application for demo

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is it possible record videos of my screen?

Is there any way to capture mobile activities of user on mobile capture as a video.
I have samsung galaxy S running 2.3, is it possble using this? or is such feature introduced Android 3.0

or, if above is not possible, could you please help me out in finding out any software which does window activity capturing in Windows7 , I will use Android emulator to create video of my  mobile web application.

-Thanks.


texts: Galaxy S3 Bug: Navigation app crashes when clicking "Start"

texts:
Summary: Route navigation crashes on starting of route finding.

This is an intermittent bug. It only started happening recently - I think it coincides with when on a desktop browser I volunteered to start using the new version of Google Maps. (I wanted to use the new traffic monitoring feature). I didn't realise it would propagate my choices to my phone as well.

Is there any fix? E.g.

How can I configure the navigation app on my phone to use only the more stable mainstream navigation app?
How can I configure my Google account to revert to the mainstream version of Google Maps, for all devices?
Are there any third party apps which have route navigation similar in quality to that of Google's?

Thanks


texts:
I am looking for an Android app which provides a virtual keyboard (and mouse) for a Windows PC. These are my requirements:

run in window-less mode, e.g. as a service (nice for HTPC)
provide support for special keys and key combinations

What I tried so far:

RemoteDroid

does not run as service
does not support special keys and key combinations
does not display any connection information

AndroMouse

always displays window (does not run as service)

Gmote

runs as service
no support for key combinations, just translates the usual android keyboard
up/down/left/right keys not working

Mouse and Keyboard Remote

no service, but CurrentVersion/Run

Does anyone have another suggestion?


texts: Can I mark read SMS messages as unread in 2.2?

texts:
I've just switched to a Samsung Galaxy Europa from a push-button Sony Ericsson K660, and already I'm finding a few features in the old device that I'm missing in the new one. For example, sometimes when I read a text message, I'd prefer to reply to it later. On the K660 I'd read the message, then return back to the inbox listing and mark the message as 'unread'. This adds the envelope icon back on the taskbar, and renders the message title in bold, so I know to respond to it later.

However some research on the web doesn't turn up much, and I wonder whether this isn't included in the stock messaging application. I'm running version 2.2. Any ideas?


texts: Do I have to charge my phone before I use it the first time?

texts:
When I got my last phone, a SE k850i, I was recommended to charge it fully once before I even turned it on. Does this apply today as well, for my coming HTC Desire HD?

Why was I recommended to do so in the first place?


texts: Recovery Mode on tablet with no volume buttons?

texts:
I have a Yarvik TAB10-201. The default launcher is corrupted.

I can get the tablet onto the recovery screen (Dead Android with red
exclamation mark).
I can't bring up the options menu without volume up and down keys.
I can see the device in Android Multi Tool, but when doing wipe data, it just restarts back into recovery mode.
Rockchip does not detect the device for rooting as I can't hold volume up on boot.
I can see the device running ADB devices (shows as recovery status).
ADB reboot bootloader just turns the device off.
fastboot devices returns no devices.
I have the default ROM for the Yarvik tablet, but unsure how to flash if fastboot is not locating the device.

What other options do I have to recover? I am happy to root or recover.
I can't access the OS at all, on boot it just throws errors regarding the launcher.


texts:
How can I darken the navigation bar when presenting slides with Google Slides?

For example in the following screenshot I want to have the white navigation bar on the right to be visible to be dark:

I tried to use the Navigation Bar application to darken the navigation bar: this works until I open Google Slides, which turns the navigation bar white again.

I use Android 9 with Samsung Galaxy S9.


texts: Determining file type from android terminal emulator

texts: I have a file of unknown type that does not display properly in es file explorer and I have no other app installed that can open it. Can I use the terminal emulator (or some other method?) To determine it's file type so as to google the extension and find an appropriate app?


texts:
as the first, my environment:

Samsung S7, LineageOS 14.1, which is Android 7.2.1.

I'm using tasker to set GPS On and Off in this way:

GPS On:

settings put secure location_providers_allowed +gps,network,wifi

GPS Off:

settings put secure location_providers_allowed -gps,network,wifi

Both script are running as root.

Somethink happend (maybe during I tested this scripts) and now I can't switch my GPS Off (in Settings menu), and when I list my settings in this way:

settings list secure

I can see this:

  location_providers_allowed=wifi,wifi,+network,+wifi,+network,+wifi,+network,...+wifi,network,network

It is very long line with cyclic contents.

Please, is there a way to reset this setting (perhaps another than factory reset of phone)?

Thanks in advance.


texts:
As simple as the title states - How to exit/kill the KDE connect app when I don't use it. Even if I kill the app from task manager (not sure if it is the correct term) I still see the notification in the notification bar which I assume means the app is still running in the background.

I found answers on how to turn off the notification, but I don't want to do that.
I want the notification visible when the app is running.


texts: What alternatives are there to the Contacts application for X10 running 2.1?

texts:
My X10 was running 1.6 when I bought it (I think). I successfully imported the vCard file with all my contacts from my Palm Centro.

Then I exported my contacts to a vCard file, upgraded to 2.1-update1 and lost all my contacts.

When I try to import any of the vCard files I have I get the message (translated from Swedish) "Couldn't read the vCard data. (Invalid line: "[valid email address]")"

What do I do now?

Can I use a different Contacts application?


texts: Recover password with phone logged in? Need to set up additional device

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I bought a new android tablet but I can't remember my google acoount password.
I can't reset it because my phone is already logged in. It says I need to be logged off for 4 days.
Is there a way to just get my password?
Since the phone is already logged in, is there a way to change security settings through the phone account without havng to enter the password?


texts: How to make Android use remote DNS servers over VPN?

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I've set up an L2TP/IPsec PSK VPN between my phone and my home network.  It works, but Android doesn't use my home DNS server, so none of my internal hostnames resolve.  I can access internal servers by IP address, but not by name.  How can I get the phone to use my internal DNS instead of whatever servers it normally uses?

Some background: I'm using a Samsung Epic 4G running Gingerbread.  My VPN server is running xl2tpd and openswan on Linux.  I checked the routing table on my phone, and traffic is correctly being routed through the VPN.  On the server, there are options in the PPP config called "ms-dns-1" and "ms-dns-2" that allows the server to push DNS server IPs to the client.  But apparently those options are only used by Microsoft clients.  I've Googled the issue, and other people have the same problem, but I haven't been able to find a solution.

My phone isn't rooted.  I'm willing to root the phone if I have to, but I'd prefer not to.

Edit, 2 months later

I finally found out what was wrong, and it had nothing to do with DNS.  I'm using my desktop computer as the VPN endpoint, and I had neglected to turn on IP forwarding, so it wasn't forwarding packets.  I could access services on the VPN endpoint itself, but anything that required forwarding packets (including DNS lookups) failed.  The VPN client was correctly picking up DNS information, but it couldn't reach the DNS server because of the forwarding issue.  Once I corrected that, the VPN worked perfectly.  To summarize, I'm an idiot.


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy SII GT-9100 with Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XXLS8. I am using a PIN for my screen lock. If I make a call while my phone is unlocked, when the call is ended the screen goes to the lock. It is really annoying. How can I fix this?


texts: How can I root my Samsung Infuse 4G (AT&T)?

texts: I have been looking everywhere online, but I cannot find anything helpful in rooting my Samsung Infuse 4G. I have even tried (once) with SuperOneClick, but it never worked. Didn't affect my phone, but it did lock my pc up for a bit. Does anyone have any helpful advice?


texts: Why can't I see Android storage as a partition on PC?

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I'm trying to recover accidentally deleted video from HUAWEI P10. I use Ubuntu so I tried to recover it using photorec.

The problem is that I can't see mobile internal storage or SD card storage in the list:

First row is a HDD, second row is SSD, third is external HDD and the fourth is I don't know what but not any of the mobile storages.

EDIT
The last row is present only when mobile is connected to the PC.

The mobile is connected to the PC through USB cable and I've set transfer files option. Same result with Transfer photos.

Do you know what to do?


texts:
Is there a widget that will show an image you select and quite literally nothing else? No buttons, no switching photos, no sycning or grabbing from remote locations. Just show an image.

EDIT: I'm using Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)


texts: Full Disk Encryption on Google Pixel XL vs Google Nexus 6P

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I am wondering if I have the same full disk encryption with a Google Pixel XL as I did with the Google Nexus 6P.  On the Google Nexus 6P it would not load anything before being prompted for a password, On the Google Pixel XL it appears to load into the OS before I unlock it.

Is it loading into the OS ( I see my wallpaper when I input the password, this suggests to me it is )?  If so, wouldn't this be less secure than with the Google Nexus 6P?
Can I configure my Google Pixel XL to act this way?

I know the Google Pixel XL has two disks (partitions ?) so it can update in the background and update much faster.


texts: How to delete the history and cache in Opera Mobile (10.1) via shell?

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I run Opera Mobile 10.1 on Android. My device is rooted. How can I clear the history and cache of the browser via shell?
As su, removing

/data/data/com.opera.browser/opera/profiles/smartphone/cookies4.dat
/data/data/com.opera.browser/opera/profiles/smartphone/cache
/data/data/com.opera.browser/opera/profiles/smartphone/cacheO

and a

/system/xbin/busybox killall -9
com.opera.browser

afterwards doesn't seem to do the job. Afterwards, bookmarks etc. are still there.
In Opera Mini I found it easy to just delete

/data/data/com.opera.mini.android/cache/webviewCache
/data/data/com.opera.mini.android/databases

but unfortunately, Opera Mini in it's current version has a bug and doesn't work on most devices.
Edit:
Another approach I tried is to kill the Opera process, then set an entry in the opera.ini, referring to http://www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini/#private:
[Clear Private Data Dialog]
CheckFlags=1023

but it doesn't cause Opera to clear the history and cache after a restart.


texts: Lg g3 smart cleaning stops working occasionally

texts: I use LG G3 and I periodically cleanup my phone with the inbuilt smart cleaning but from 1-2 weeks now when I click on delete temporary files the app stops working and every time I try to do that it happends. One more thing it is also trying to delete apps chache could it be because of this? Thank you in advance!


texts: how can I get the Call & SMS log for an individual contact?

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I have recently upgraded to an Android 4.0.4 phone, used to have 2.3 and one of the features I used very often is missing.

In any contact I could look to see a list of calls & sms, including when I last called, received a call, had a missed call, or sent or received a text from that contact and from what number, i.e., Mobile, Mobile work, Home, Work, etc.

This was especially useful for checking when I last had contact with somebody, such as clients, allowing me to decide if I needed to call or send them a text.

This feature has obviously been removed, however is there any third party apps available that could either stand alone, or preferably integrate to allow me this much used & needed feature back.


texts: Maximum SD card class for Samsung Galaxy S4

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I am thinking of getting a 64 GB micro SDXC card, but I am unsure wether to get a class 10 or UHS-1 for my I9505G with 16 GB.

I've read so many conflicting reports. Some say that the max the device supports for proper function is class 6. Others say that the UHS-1 card works just fine.

What is the maximum class that the device allow to work properly?


texts: Why do some (many?) Youtube videos not play?

texts: Very often when I click on an embedded Youtube video or even access a Youtube video though the Youtube app, I get an error that curtly says "This video cannot be played". What gives?


texts: How do I change the theme, (iconset) on a Galaxy S3 default launcher?

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I bought a Galaxy S3 (Android 4).

I downloaded the user manual, and I can't find a way to change the appearance.  I can change the wallpaper and the font size, but I can't change drawer transition behavior, the general UI theme or the icon set.


texts: Is it "safe" to provide users with the apk file?

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I was wondering, if I have an app that is available on the Play Store, is it "safe" to provide a direct download of the apk file to someone (either signed with the proper keys, or just debug-version)?

"safe" in the sense of does the marketplace do anything special to the apk to protect the source code, signing keys, etc.?

Reason I ask is a user of my app has said that their Marketplace/Play Store is no longer working and therefore can not upgrade the app - so asked me to email them the apk file.

The app is a free app, so on the surface I can't see any issues - though just wanted to double check.

Although this raises the question - the apks of the apps you download from the marketplace (paid and unpaid) are on your phone. Are these apks (on the phone) somehow unique to the phone/google account? Otherwise, what stops one from buying an app and passing that apk on to others?


texts: It that possible for the wallpaper cache saved in Android /data folder being hacked? (Not Rooted)

texts:
My boyfriend was kidding with me, setting my private photo as wallpaper.

I deleted the photo but the wallpaper still remains there...

After browsing through some information on the net, I found out that the wallpaper is saved to a folder which only can be accessed after rooting.

If I change the wallpaper, will the previous wallpaper automatically be deleted?

If not, since it is saving in a folder which only can be accessed after rooting, is it safe? Or does it still have a possibility of being hacked by others?


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I've just taken delivery of a load of Galaxy S3 (mini) phones at my place of work.

Rather than configure them all individually, I'm looking for a way of setting one up (with our branding, security policies, required apps, etc), taking a copy, and then pushing that copy to all of the other phones.

Samsung Keis is OK for content only, but not really appropriate for this task it seems.

Can anyone recommend a way of achieving what I require? Thanks.

Edit - I should add that, as these are company phones, my employers are not to keen on the idea of rooting the phones.


texts: Why is Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate) USB not supported in my Honda Pilot?

texts:
Any thoughts on how to resolve the "USB not supported" error my vehicle (Honda Pilot) displays when I connect the phone (Galaxy S Captivate) via the USB jack?

Thanks in advance!


texts:
I am using a motorola phone which has a dedicated google assistant button. But I don't use the assistant much.
Is it possible to customize the button and use it for some other activity?


texts: How can I run a consistency check on my removable MicroSD card?

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I own an Android device with a removable MicroSD card. The card uses either FAT32 or ExFAT technology. These are "non-journaling filesystem" technologies, so the data on the cards can become corrupted in certain cases.

Perhaps I should run a consistency check (e.g. fsck / Chkdsk / ScanDisk) every so often.

How can I run a consistency check on my MicroSD card, without having to plug the card into a PC?


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Is there any way, or any audio player software that has the feature, to play/pause an audio file without opening the player app, e.g. via a floating button (like softkey) or a hard button? I am learning to speak a language. The text is in a PDF file, the audio is in MP3 files. I need to read the PDF (in Adobe reader, ezPDF, etc) while playing the audio, and need to play/pause the audio without having to close the PDF viewer, open the player, then go back.

I'm using a tablet. Its headset doesn't have any button (play/pause, volume control). The tablet only has 2 volume buttons, 1 home button, and 1 power/sleep button.

Thanks!


texts: Titanium Backup "insufficient free storage space" error

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Because of my external SD card issue, I thought I should factory reset my phone then reinstall the firmware on it. Before I'd do that though, I'd have to back up my apps and their data so that I can restore it afterwards. For that purpose, I had been relying on Titanium Backup Pro, so I entered the app, changed the backup directory to /storage/emulated/legacy/TitaniumBackup (as the external SD card was unavailable) and attempted to backup all user apps and system data. A progress dialogue appeared and was stuck at 0% for about 30 seconds until it close and Titanium Backup displayed the notification 'Batch backup interrupted: Insufficient free storage space' despite having 7 gigabytes left on /storage/emulated/legacy.

I tried searching on Google for a solution - the only one that came up was to remove /data/app/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup-1.odex but the file did not exist on my end. How can I fix this issue?

Clarification: My copy of Titanium Backup is a Pro version activated by a Pro key obtained from the Google Play store. There is no need for any external patchers, cracks or keygens.


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I have a rooted FreedomPop HTC Evo 4G PC36100 with CyanogenMod 2.6.37.6. My Android version is 2.3.7. Beseband version is 2.15.00.01.15.

How can I update Android to the latest version? Is it possible? There's no button in the Settings to update, so I assume I will have to use some manual method.

I use Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca. I installed Fastboot and Android Debug Bridge.

Maybe there's a custom rom I could install that would update the Android version? Any tips would be appreciated.


texts:
I got access to a Wi-Fi network which claims to use PEAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication. My phone (X10 mini pro with Android 1.6) was able to detect it as a WPA-EAP network. It even asked for the password to connect to it (which I have), but as far as I know I have to use an user name with PEAP-MSCHAPv2 too.
The question is: can I somehow connect to that network with my username+password? If not, will it be possible after the 2.1 update for X10?


texts: How do I undelete or recover deleted files on Android?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I recover a deleted file on Android?

Is there a way to recover deleted files on Android phones without using standard USB storage recovery tools?


texts: Deleted play store accidently form my rooted Sony Xperia C2305 using lucky patcher

texts:
I've already read the answer of this similar question here but in the first answer in step-6 it is not asking for replace the application because I've deleted it from my phone and it is not disabled. And the second Answer is for non-rooted devices. So this is not duplicate of that question.

I've also tried to factory reset my device but it is not working.

I've also tried to download play store from the browser. But when I installed it and tried to update it, it shows Google Play Store Stopped Unfortunately.

When I try to open apps like YouTube, It shows the message YouTube relays on Google Play Services, Which is not supported by your device. Contact the manufacturer for assistance.

How can I install it again? Is there any solution for this? My device is SONY XPERIA C 2305, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.


texts: How to switch between audio book and news using only voice commands

texts:
I use my android during long drives both to listen to the news and to listen to audiobooks, using a app called voice audiobook.  It's easy for me to pause my audiobook and switch to hearing recent news using simple voice commands, which I like.  However, once I'm done listening to the news I don't know how to switch back to listening to my audiobook using only voice commands.  The audiobook is paused and can be toggled to start again with a simple button press on the phone, but it's not safe, or legal, to be looking down at the phone to toggle back to the audiobooks while driving.
Is there a way I can restart the paused audio book stream purely via voice commands?  Alternatively I usually listen to my audiobook using headphones with a built in start/stop button, so if there is some way to swap which audio stream is considered in the foreground so I can re-start the paused audio via me headphone button, instead of the button starting and stopping the news stream, that would suffice for my needs.


texts: Can files be renamed within Droid Explorer

texts: I want to rename otacerts.zip in a KitKat install on an LG G2 LS980 ZVD and can see no way to do this within Droid Explorer.  Is there a way to do this?


texts: Charge & data mode when connecting phone to PC via USB (Nougat)

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When I connect my phone to my PC via USB. It automatically enters charge mode.

If I want to transfer files (which is almost always what I want to do when connecting my phone to my PC), I have to select charge & data mode --> transfer files.

Always doing this when connecting my phone to my PC is slightly laborious, and I was just wondering is there a way to connect my phone to my PC & cause to autmatically default to charge & data mode?

I used to have a Moto G Gen 1 (Kitkat), which did this by default, why can't this be the case on Nougat.


texts: Phone stuck in fastboot mode, can't boot into OS or Recovery mode and flashing stock rom doesn't help

texts:
When I tried to reboot my phone a few days ago, it booted into CSC fastboot mode and it couldn't boot into the OS. I tried Vol down + power off combo to boot into recovery but that doesn't work and after showing the Android Phone screen, it just powers off again.

The CSC fastboot screen is the same as on this image of another phone (same model) having the same issue:

I unlocked the bootloader using fastboot and now it shows FASTBOOT instead of CSC FASTBOOT.

fastboot getvar all shows 'unlocked: yes', so the bootloader is definitely unlocked.

Then I flashed the stock rom for my phone and even after successfully flashing all required img files, I still cannot boot successfully. I tried this procedure multiple times but nothing works.

I also can't boot into recovery after flashing stock recovery.img or even compatible twrp versions. Flashing works successfully but it shows FAILED when trying to boot.
After leaving the phone alone for a day, I connected it to the pc using the usb cable this morning and the battery charging animation showed up and it showed the Bootloader unlocked warning with 'press power off to pause boot'

I got excited or something and pressed the power off button. It then booted into the fastboot mode again as usual. But now it briefly shows the battery animation when I connect it to the charger when it's switched off, and it boots into fastboot mode again.

I tried re-locking the bootloader and trying it again, same with locking it and nothing works. Neither does trying to flash or boot recovery/twrp, or flashing the stock rom again.

The volume buttons are working fine and there was no problem with them before as well. I also opened the device and tried pressing the buttons manually and got the same result.

fastboot getvar all output:


texts: As a user, is there a way to know if the page displayed in a webview inside an application is using https or not?


texts: Unable to find partition for path '/sdcard' in TWRP

texts:
I have been trying to root my Nexus 5x running Android 7.1.2 (N2G47F)

So put SuperSU.zip file to install it from TWRP.

I executed following command -
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-bullhead.img

But when I get into TWRP I can not find SU file becouse TWRP can not find nexus build in card.

In log console I am getting following error.

Unable to find partition for path '/sdcard'

any ideas?

Thanks!


texts: TWRP asking for a password when one is not set

texts:
My smartphone is the original Google Pixel. The bootloader on this device is unlocked. A week or so ago, I decided to boot into TWRP to do some stuff with my data. Before booting into it the first time, I removed my unlock pattern because I didn't know how I'd go about entering an unlock pattern in TWRP. After booting into TWRP the first time and then booting back into normal Android, I set my unlock pattern, I think, and then I removed it again. Afterwards, I was unable to (and I am still unable to) set a screen lock password/PIN/pattern. I'm pretty sure this is tied into this problem.

The first time that I booted into TWRP, it did NOT ask for a decryption pattern; I think I was able to see files inside directories like /data/user/0. Right now, when I boot into TWRP, it asks me for my password in order to decrypt. The only problem with that is that I don't have a password  set. When Android boots up, I'm not asked for a PIN, a password, or a pattern, and I can see all of my contacts, files, applications, and so on.

Are my inability to set a password in Settings and TWRP asking for a password to decrypt folders like /data/user/0 (TWRP doesn't actually mention any directories) linked? How can I fix this?

These solutions are not acceptable:

Performing a factory reset.
Anything having to do with syncing with Google.


texts: Rooting Lenovo tab M8(FHD) That was Upgraded to Android 10

texts:
I had rooted this device when I bought it and it was on Android 9 (See Here)
Now I upgraded the device to Android 10 with Lenovo Smart and Rescue Assistant. When I try to root it the same way I get a bootloop.
This is what I have tried.

I tried using the Magisk Manager for Canary as per this info. This didn't help.
I tried to flash the vbmeta.img with the option --disable-verification as per this post on xda. This did get me out of the bootloop but after it booted I didn't have root.

Any suggestions on what else I may try?
Thank You,


texts: Root commands on terminal emulator not working system-wide

texts:
I want to run the following command as root in the Android Terminal Emulator.

mount -o bind /storage/extSdCard /data/media

I have tested this on a Samsung Galaxy S3 running CyanogenMod 11 and it works as expected. When I enter /data/media using another app like ES File Explorer file manager, I get to the contents of the external SD-card instead of the internal memory.

The problem is that this doesn't work on another S3 I have, this one running stock TouchWiz ROM version 4.3 and rooted with CF-Auto-Root. I have also tried using Adam's Custom kernel and it doesn't work either.

When I run the command on the terminal and then type ls /data/media as root, it shows the external SD-card's content, but if I launch another terminal as a normal user (non root) and type the same command, I get the contents of the internal memory. Same thing happens if I try to access /data/media using ES File Explorer file manager

So it seems that root commands only have effect for the root user, not for other users system-wide. What could be the cause of this behavior?

UPDATE:
OK, my bad, I didn't express myself correctly. It is true that a normal user can't access /data/media. But /data/media is the true location of the files in the internal memory. There are lots of paths where android makes this memory available for normal users, like /sdcard or /storage/sdcard0, both of which point to /data/media/0 through a FUSE filesystem.

My though here is that if I create a folder named 0 on the external sd and then bind /storage/extSdCard to /data/media, when the system tries to access /sdcard or /storage/sdcard0 it will get the contents of /storage/extSdCard/0 as /data/media no longer points to internal memory, but to external sd instead.

This works as expected on CM11 when I run as root

mount -o bind /storage/extSdCard /data/media

Then if I access /sdcard on the terminal, either as root and as normal user, I get to the contents of /storage/extSdCard/0. Same thing happens if I use ES File Explorer on normal or root modes

But when I do the same on rooted stock 4.3 firmware it doesn't work. Only root on the terminal can see the changes, normal user on the terminal and normal and root user on ES File Explorer will see no change


texts: Nonstop push notifications on recently updated Samsung Galaxy S3

texts:
My phone received and installed an OTA update this weekend, to Android version 4.3

Now everytime my phone connects to the internet or I go to use the internet, I get this large list of push notifications, of email attachments from my Microsoft Exchange email account, that have never even been downloaded.

I checked the options in the exchange options, and the option to download attachments when connected to wi-fi isn't checked (i've also checked and unchecked it). I also turned off the email notifications for the account, but still get the notifications of the downloaded attachments (even though they are not actually downloading, because you can't even open them).

Screenshot (click to enlarge)


texts: What are the effects of live wallpapers on battery consumption and speed?

texts:
7" tablet, Azpen A727, running Android 4.2.2

What is the effect of using live wallpapers on Android tablets?
I'm using a 7" tablet, running Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with a 1.5 GHz processor, 4GB flash memory, and I recently set my wallpaper to "Nexus" -- I want to know if this will have a negative effect on the (1) speed (2) battery life of my tablet.


texts: Updating HTC Sensation to Ice Cream Sandwich is stuck in a boot loop

texts:
I'm trying to update my unbranded HTC Sensation to an Ice Cream Sandwich stock ROM (from here).

I've followed the various instructions where I install the ROM, then flash the phone with the HTC Sensation firmware from here, which matches my phone's CID.

The phone is now stuck in a boot loop, but I can't find any help out there for why it's doing this. Could anyone suggest an answer?


texts: External SD card not being recognised; data intact on card

texts:
I have a HTC One M8 running Android KitKat 4.4.2, and I recently got a Sandisk 64GB MicroSD. Today a few of my apps have greyed out icons and when I click them, it says app isn't installed.

When I go to Settings > Storage, External SD shows as Unavailable. Mount SD card shows, but clicking it just shows a message saying Preparing SD card and it does nothing else.

It also keeps popping up with Preparing SD card at random.

Putting the memory card in my PC, the data is intact. I've tried restarting my phone a couple of times; no joy. Is there anything I can do to make this work again?

Failing that, am I safe to backup the data to my PC, format the SD card, and restore the files; and everything will work as it did?


texts: I'm on a WhatsApp call and the person can hear my audio from YouTube etc

texts: I'm using earphones and the person can hear my YouTube videos etc playing. Even blocked out the microphone. It seems the audio is being routed through the call. Any suggestions to stop this from happening?


texts: Mobile hotspot was working with wifi-on; now it doesn't

texts:
Was sending internet service to my tablet through a newer Moto phone that was able to get internet from a Optimum hotspot. The tablet was unable to receive the signal.

Was using it this way for a few hours just before and it was working fine. Now when I turn on the mobile hotspot on the Moto the Wi-Fi automatically turns off. What gives??


texts: Sync Facebook on different devices to avoid getting duplicate notifications

texts:
My wife has two Android tablets, a Nexus 2012 and a Dell Venue. If after using one tablet for a few days, she uses the other, then she gets a lot of Facebook notifications which she already got on the other tablet.

Is there a way to keep the Facebook app on the those tablets in sync, so that any notification acknowledged on one doesn't appear on the other?


texts: When will the reader option appear in Samsung's Internet-browser?

texts: Samsung's browser called "Internet" offers for some sites a separate reader. But not for all sites. What is the criterion to offer the little green box? It looks quite random to me.


texts: GPS is not working in Samsung SM-J320F device

texts:
I have tested with 3-4 GPS location apps in my Samsung SM-J320F device but still not getting location by using GPS. It's working fine to get Network based location. But i don't understand why it's failed with GPS? My device running with Android 5.1.1

Apps i tested with

GPS Logger
GPS Status & Toolbox
GPS Essentials

Is there any setting that i missed? Is the issue in GPS Hardware chip?


texts: Remove WhatsApp images from OneDrive Photo library

texts:
I'm trying to remove WhatsApp clutter from my private photos folder on OneDrive. I'm using OneDrive on Android and it seems it is being used as the backup target for WhatsApp and Viber.
I really need a suggestion on how to remove the whole WhatsApp lot from the OneDrive and stop syncing new ones.
If there is an API and a WhatsApp tag of some sort, I'm open to creating a shared script on github.


texts:
So my power button broke on my droid 1 (yes old phone). Until I can get a new phone soon, I need a better way to lock and unlock my screen. Sliding up and down the keyboard slows down everything.

Is there an app or a way that lets me re-assign my physical camera button to do this?


texts:
I can't reset my Galaxy Tab 2 to factory settings. I know that you can when turning it on but the problem is that I installed a sort of ios onto the device and have forgotten the password and it won't let me turn it off without being logged in, but I can't unlock it.
Please help


texts: 50 second delay on audio played from file manager

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Im running Lollipop 5.1.1, never had this problem before. My devices always need root access so it is rooted, and I like to customize so it is a custom ROM, but neither of those things should matter in this situation: Yesterday I made the stupid mistake of uninstalling Google PDF Viewer while, after having installed it as a system app, and while other GAPPS were running. As you can imagine this repeatedly crashed the GAPPS packages and I had to hardboot. It bootlooped. Im using one of the most locked down android phones to be released (the infamous SGH-I337) and have managed to do everything from properly AOSP-ifying TW ROMS to directly flash custom kernels and bootloaders in the past (thankfully I've managed to keep a particular older more open kernel seeing as I do all flashes directly through a PC/FlashFire/TWRP).

Now this probably seems like Im droning on, but its related. In line with the above one of the things I did a while back after getting tired of tediously dropping to stock 4.4, re-rooting, installing TWRP, etc. any time I made a mistake when modifying the system was set up an emergency recovery system for my phone. If I bootloop I can hook my phone to Odin or Heimdall, flash an older kernel I have, insert an recovery disk (microSD) and use a copy of TWRP thats on it to wipe my Dalvik/System/Cache and reinstall my ROM/previous kernel without loosing anything aside from the Xposed framework. This is the method I used yesterday to recover, and it worked great, phone was working again in 40 minutes (compared to the usual 12 hours) and all of my data was retained. I made my /System customizations again and everything felt identical, except for one thing that I noticed while testing ringtones: now there is a 50 second delay on any and all audio I attempt to play from my file manager, and for no apparent reason.

The strangest thing? It isnt a glitch or corrupted system component, because its accompanied by a timer consisting of toast messages. Yes, Toasts, counting down from 50 to 1 every time I try to open any audio, and only from the file manager. The issue doesnt happen in Play Music (my only audio app, and the one that plays the audio when I'm in the file manager) and it also doesnt happen when I use the "Open With" option (which opens it immediately in the PM overlay). I use Amaze File Manager, and I have been for a long time, this has never been an issue before, and it isnt a feature. Its quite agrivating and any ideas are appriciated. Thanks.


texts: Find downloaded video files via coursera app

texts: There is a possibility to download and play videos via coursera android app. But I want to play the downloaded video with my desired video player in my android device. where is the downloaded video file saved? In other words, how can I find the video file with my file manager and in which directory it's been saved?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy s4 which is rooted and has cyanogenmod and cwm recovery installed on it, which I have been using for several months with absolutely no issues, until today. All of a sudden, my phone shut itself off, and now it will not boot. When I try to turn it on, all I get is the Samsung logo for about a second, then it goes black. I managed to get into download mode, but going into the recovery (which professor google told me I could do with power + home + volume up) did not work.

Taking my phone in to get it repaired/replaced is not an option, since my warranty is void (and I can't just trick them by unrooting it and flashing the stock rom because of that knox flag that is tripped as soon as you mess with the bootloader).

If all else fails, I will do whatever it takes, although I would prefer to recover some data from the phone first (contacts, pictures, etc)

I have a USB cable to connect it to my computer (windows), and I also have a microSD card I could use to load something onto it if that could possibly fix anything.


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I suddenly understand that the Contacts I registered the last months didn't be included in Google contact but in MI contacts.
I use a MI MAX 2 PHONE with Android 7.1 version of Android.

How can I get all these contacts in Google contacts?
I didn't find the way


texts: Is it possible to disable roaming entirely, not just networking during roaming?

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When trying to google the solution to this I mostly just find instructions on how to disable data connections during roaming.

To clarify why I'm asking, I have a contract with a small local phone company and they have a roaming contract with a large local provider. When roaming on the large providers network I get calls at the same rate, but no 3G network. My phone seems to quite frequently choose to go roaming even in areas where the home network gets full strength signal.

Is it possible to stop an android phone from connecting to roaming networks?


texts: Video file is not readable when trying to upload

texts: I recently downloaded a zip file with two .mov video files in it. Once I unzipped the file onto my Android phone (HTC One), I converted the file using a Media Converter app. I can play the file on a VLC player, but when I try to upload it to any social media (Instagram and Facebook), it doesn't even show up as an option. What can I do to change that? I need it to be able to upload in this fashion for work and have been trying to do this for the last 24 hours with no luck. Any suggestions please???


texts: Unexpected "insufficient memory" warning w/ adopted SD card

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According to this answer, I expected to get 64GB internal storage by adopting 100% of 64GB SD card to 32GB phone.
Though I've got the warning when total data size reach to 32GB.

Please let me know what I should do to expand the internal storage.

Steps I tried

Run following command.

adb shells
sm list-disks
sm partition DISK private

No setup wizard starts. It adopt SD card silently....

Go Setting > Storage to make sure the SD belongs to Internal Storage.
Reboot the device.
Go Setting > App. And made apps to store in "SD card".
DL contents through app.

Current Storage Status

Setting > Storage > Internal Storage section

Internal: 31.99GB
SD: 0.3MB

Setting > Storage > Internal Storage section > each detail page

Internal: 9GB
SD: 23GB


texts: Why does Android OS data usage not count?

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I have noticed that "Android OS" consumes a lot of data on my phone (LineageOS 14.1; Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300; rooted). However, this data seems not to count for the overall data usage. As you can see in the picture below, Android OS consumed 36.72 MB so far. But that is more than the total data usage at the top (28.11 MB). This determined total data usage is the same as my provider says. Is there a particular reason why the data usage of Android OS does not count? Has it something to do with Nougat or even LineageOS?

On the other hand, My Data Manager, for example, seems to take Android OS into account:

Does someone know the reason for this issue or does somebody have an assumption at least?