texts: synch the contacts on my Android with the current contacts on Google Contacts

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I have recently changed number, but kept the same device (Sony Xperia XA1). With the previous number, I saved my contacts in Google Contacts.

Before I changed the sim on my device, I erased some contacts from Google Contacts. I formatted the phone and reinstalled applications, logged in with the same google account.

Those "unwanted" contacts are still there. Even though I erased them from Google Contacts website (and I checked the website, they are no longer there).

I tried to log off that google account and in again, because I thought it was a matter of synch. But nothing changed.

So my question is, how to synch the contacts on my Android with just the current contacts on Google Contacts?


texts: Play a video on a TV over HDMI without DEX experience

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I see there are two options on how to connect my S9 to a TV over HDMI: dex and screen mirroring. Neither of them quite fits what I want to do.
I'm coming from the iPhone and I want to do the same as there - use a tv only when a video is playing. E.g. I'm browsing web on my phone as usual but once I start a video I have a choice where to run it on the local phone screen or on the connected screen.

Full dex experience is just too much hassle and looks like overkill for this, not all the apps support it and sometimes there are minor issues with fullscreen players. While screen mirroring is even worse, works only with phone display on and adds black bars twice horizontally and vertically, I believe it's because screen ratio of S9 does not match my TV screen ratio 16:9


texts: how to use a remote camera (webcam or Windows-usb) as my Android built-in camera(s)

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Please read carefully, there are MANY answers to the 'opposite' question from the one I ask here, but I cannot find an answer to the following question:

I have an android device with no built-in camera.  I want to be able to use a REMOTE camera as the "built-in" camera on this android device.  The remote camera could be a (streaming)webcam, or it could be a USB cam attached to a PC.

My requirement is that the android device i use "think" that it has a camera built-in (or even better, two cameras, a front- and rear-facing one), so that I can use Skype, and zoom, and all other camera apps.

I am happy to also need to install software on the remote device where the camera is physically attached.  That remote device is really a windows PC, but if necessary, i could perhaps have it be a Linux box.

Please note that I do NOT need to 'turn' my android camera into a webcam. That is "easy" -- except that I don't have an android camera. That is why i need to do the opposite.  I would be fine to use a very generic solution, for example a "net-usb" client server solution, which would give me a usb-camera on my android. But the solutions i have seen like that are VERY expensive.

Thank you for any help/pointers you can give me.

--scott
PS ("the truth") -- the truth is that I would like to run Skype and Zoom on an android-86 running within a Windows HyperVisor. Unfortuantely, Windows HyperV seems not to support USB, and so i don't know how to add a 'built-in' camera to the android-x86 which I have already running there. Therefore, i can not use SKype or Zoom, since I don't have a camera 'built-in' to this machine.


texts: Why isn't ~/.profile sourced when I start the terminal app?

texts: I have created some busybox aliases in the ~/.profile file, but when I open the terminal app, that script isn't sourced and the aliases aren't available. However, when I manually run source ~/.profile, it is run and then aliases are available. What should I do to source this script automatically each time the terminal app is started.


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I am using Sony Xperia P and my display is not working. So I am not able to do any thing with my mobile.
Now I want to copy my WhatsApp database to another android phone or PC.But I am not able to do so.And every time I tried to copy database folder of WhatsApp to my PC ,it shows msgdbstore.crypt files in phones storage,but the copied folder is empty.
Thanks in advance ,please give suggestion how to copy database.


texts: How to choose where to install an app either to sd card or device?

texts: I have a samsung galaxy tab 4, i have already changed the download location to sd card, but i want to download an app and it says it can't be downloaded on the sd card, that it must be on the device. how can i revert it to download on the device, without taking the sd card out? Help its annoying to take out the otter box cover out, everytime.


texts: I have GSam Battery Monitor, and it says that my Phone Radio is using about 80% of my battery. Why is this so high? I usually unplug my phone in the morning at 8AM, and I usually need to plug it back in between 2PM and 4PM. Maybe this is normal, but it seems very high to me.


texts: Disable notifications while watching videos or listening to music

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Is it possible to disable WhatsApp Status bar notifications while watching YouTube videos on a Android device or while playing music on Android device?

I don't want to disable WhatsApp notifications in any other conditions, but only when I am watching videos or while listening to music/song.

I know it is possible to disable notifications of an app (like WhatsApp), but that will block it for all the time. This I don't want to happen. I would like to continue to receive WhatsApp notifications but not while watching videos or while listening to music/song.

My Device: Micromax Canvas 4
Android OS: 4.2

Is this possible?


texts: How can I take a photo when battery <20%?

texts: How can I take photo when battery level is less than 20%? My Samsung Galaxy S always says "battery low" and then closes the camera application when I try to. Is there a way to get around this? Or is 19% not powerful enough to take a photograph (my camera has no flash).


texts: Finding out why my phone vibrates occasionally

texts: Recently, my phone has started to vibrate shortly every few hours, as if to notify me of something. But when I check it, there aren't any (non-permanent) notifications. How to find out what/what app is causing this?


texts: How do you close apps in Android so they aren't taking up resources?

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This may sound silly but it's a good point. In apps such as web browsers pressing the back key only navigates the browser back to the previous page. Pressing the home key makes an app disappear, but isn't it still running in the back ground? So for apps like web browsers where pressing the back key doesn't close them how do you close them when you want to change applications and not have an unused one taking resources?

Isn't it a bit rediculous that there's no built in way in android to exit an app?


texts: How to fix corupted icons on home screen?

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ALL of the shortcuts for the apps that I installed (not preinstalled ones on a ROM), all of them sudden got corrupt. They all show upd now with "Android Logo" icon and not the icon of the program. T-Mobile TV is installed on a ROM, so the icon for that is fine, but take an app "Movies", the icon for that is corrupt and instead of icon of this program, I have a little "android logo" icon. How do I restore all of messed up icons?

Reboot does not help. I tried SD card mount/unmount with no luck


texts: Why is the screen acting weird while charging?

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I noticed that when I charge my phone with a cheap charger that I bought from Ebay, the screen acts strange:

It suddenly can't position my taps correctly and
It detects swipes as taps.

After a fast googling the reason is most likely that the charger has a bigger voltage output that the phone expects and that causes the trouble.

Why does a bigger voltage output cause a behaviour like this?


texts: Will a OTG + USB ethernet cord work for Internet access?

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Will a OTG adapter (the one with a micro-b male on one end and USB 'standard' female port on the other end) connected to a Ethernet to usb  ('standard' USB male one end, female/male Ethernet end on the other) work to connect an Android device to a network, providing of course proper sofware support on the devices side? My guess is yes, but I though maybe their is something special about Micro-b to ethernet adpaters

Example of OTG adapter: https://www.amazon.ca/Micro-USB-OTG-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00D8YZ2SA

Example of Ethernet to USB: https://www.amazon.ca/Cisco-USB300M-Linksys-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B001NLV4TQ


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I am using "Android Messages" (until recently called "Google Messenger") for SMS on my Moto G (3rd generation).

Works fine, except for sending images. It tries (Sending...) for a few minutes, and eventually tells me that it was not able to send.

I cannot discover where to get support for this app. I had used Textra in the past, and never had trouble sending images.

I would appreciate help, even if the only help is letting me know how to file a bug report.


texts: Can I share Google Keep notes between people?

texts: Is there a way to share the notes of Google Keep between different persons? For example, could I link the notes to the todos of Thunderbird Lightning, or can I share the notes between two different Google Accounts?


texts: If I plug a 1TB ssd drive to android phone via otg cable, will andorid system scan all media files in the drive?

texts: I concern about performance a lot. Thus I have this question. If I plug a 1TB ssd drive to android phone via otg cable, will andorid system scan all media files in the drive automatically once it gets mounted? Will this cause any performance issue and add more CPU/RAM overhead? If it does it, how to stop this behavior? I just want the system scan the media files when I open a particular folder which contains the media files. I don't really want the system to scan everything before I actually want to access them. Thanks a lot.


texts: How can I see request and network profiling on an app that is decompiled by Android studio?

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I chose "Profile or Debug APK" in Android Studio and chose a downloaded apk. Then, when I try to profile it, I see spikes in network tab, but I cannot see network requests and responses.

Any solution for this?
Does downloading apk from websites matters?


texts: Browser that doesn't reload tabs all the time

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Is there a browser for Android that won't constantly reload tabs when switching between them? I'm using Chrome on a Nexus 5 (lollipop). And even when there are no other apps running it will reload any tab that I switch to. Even if I only have two open.

Or, I'm browsing a page. Open a link in a new tab and continue reading the current page. I can see that the new page has loaded, but when I switch to that tab it gets reloaded. And then switching back to the original one it reloads that one too.

This makes reading on the tube impossible as I can only pre-load one tab :/

I should note that I've factory reset my phone a couple of days ago and this is still happening every single time.


texts: Android O, failed to mount /system, /dev/block/dm-0 is read only

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I try to mount /system in Android O to RW using the command mount -o rw,remount /system, and i got this feedback on terminal dev/block/dm-0 is read-only
*Already in adb root

Any idea? Thanks


texts: Apps to lock screen asks for password after locking

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I have a Moto G4 Plus, with fingerprint scanner fingerprint reader that is able to unlock(physical button) the phone by just giving the fingerprint, no password is required.
I'm trying to implement a "double tap homescreen" on my phone, so I used Nova Launcher to enable that feature.
It locks the screen, but the problem is that when I try to unlock the phone using fingerprint after locking by this way, it asks for my numerical password, instead of just unlocking directly.
I tried other apps to lock the phone with double tap, but it does the same thing.
How to lock screen with these app and no being asked for a password after that.


texts: How to use a logical disk partition as an SD card in Android-x86

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Android-x86 4.0.4 (ICS) runs beautifully on my netbook and it can even mount USB sticks as SD cards, but now I would like to use an available hard disk space (logical partition, /dev/sda7) as a permanent SD card.

Is this possible?


texts: How to push gapps via adb to a rooted device

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I have a Samsung t355c. A China model of the normal tablet that doesn't have gapps and as far as I get it a locked bootloader.
There is no custom recovery for it.
Runs 5.0.1

I managed to root it using kingo and tried many ways of pushing google apps into it. Ended up bricking it for now... redownloading original rom.

The question is. After I fix and root him again
Using adb with the root . How can I push gapps


texts: What are the files with a tilde ~ in their names?

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I recently see a lot of files and directories with names like "T9XY3G~X" on my android device. I find them in the directories I sync with my PC, even though they are not copied to my PC.

My device is a galaxy note with Android 4.3 and I use SyncMe for syncronization.

So, Is it safe to delete them? Can I prevent such files from appearing in future?


texts: How to install P12 certificates in mobile Firefox?

texts: I successfully imported my .p12 certificate to my two android devices (Galaxy Tab E SM-T560 (Spreadtrum SoC) running Kitkat 4.4.4 and Xiaomi Mi A1 Global Version (SD 625)(was) running (Oreo 8.0.0) Pie 9.0 . Now I would like to import the cert  to Firefox on both devices, but I don't actually know what to do. I searched for answers on reddit, but couldn't find a general procedure to do this. Is this even an option in the mobile version of Firefox?


texts: Strange touchscreen problems on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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I'm having a strange touchscreen issue with an Xperia Z1 Compact. It's generally working fine with no obvious physical damage. Awhile back it was triggering random touch events. I eventually peeled off the factory-installed screen protection film and that problem went away - but there is a region of the screen that still has very strange problems: most but not all software buttons work - so typing works fine, but some buttons in the same region can't be pressed. For example, after I did a full OS-reflash, there was a welcome screen to SMS/Messaging which I couldn't dismiss. I thought perhaps messaging was crashing, but I later plugged in a mouse and was able to click on the button. Now messaging works fine. It was a large button in the same region of the screen as the keyboard (which works fine) so I don't understand why I couldn't press it.
Similarly, when I swipe, if I cross this region it is often interpreted as a button press - I suspect the swipe is "noisy" and is getting interpreted as button presses. But, as a very weird example, if I swipe left and right on the home screen in this region, the background will move but not the contents (app-icons/widgets). Normally both drag together - which is also the case if I use a mouse (this is possibly correct behavior - to alter the background region, although still odd that the mouse behaves differently). It's almost as if there are 2 different aspects to the touch-interface and one is damaged in this region.
The only setting I can find is under language inputs I can adjust pointer speed but this doesn't seem to have much effect.
Anyway, will keep using the phone for now with some frustrations but just curious if anyone has any explanation, similar problems, and possible solutions. Thanks.


texts: Google keeps moving my (favourite) contacts to the "other contacts" section in Google Contacts

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So, this has been bugging me for a while. A few months ago, I wanted to call up an old friend of mine, but couldn't find his contact anywhere. I just wrote it off as weird bug (maybe user error on my side) and wrote him on Instagram instead. This happend again and again, with different contacts (all of which I had saved on Google for years, even starred contacts).

When I entered the web version of contacts, I realised that they weren't actually being deleted, but rather moved into a section called "other contacts". The little info button on the web version just tells me to check the settings in "my google account" to control how those contacts are managed (very specific).

Moving the contact back into the normal list does not fix the issue. They'll disappear again sooner or later, more often than not even twice a day. This seems to only happen to a certain group of contacts (around 70ish out of 170), with no discernible pattern as far as I am concerned. I already checked the permissions on my phone, nothing out of the ordinary there either. Also exported all contacts, cleaned up the csv, deleted everything in GC and uploaded them again. Same issue persists.

Any help on the issue would be greatly appreciated, because this is driving me insane. Thanks in advance.


texts: Is there any way to reduce minimum brightness without root?

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I want to reduce the minumum brightness of the screen of my Toshiba Excite Pro tablet. This is a tablet which (as far as I can tell) is essentially impossible to root, but I want to change the brightness of the screen, the value of which is stored in a file in the /sys/ directory of the tablet's filesystem. I want to change the value stored in this file from "35", to, say "10". Is there any way I can do this? For example:

a way of temporarily getting permissions to alter this file without fully rooting the device
an app which does not require root which reduces brightness beyond the default minimum
or if there is, indeed a way to root this device now, that would be good.

Note: I'm not looking for an app which will put a filter over the screen to darken it; I want to turn down the screen as it's the biggest consumer of energy and I want to increase battery life.

Edit: I want to change this file as 35 is the minimum screen brightness. The system settings for some reason have a very narrow range of allowed brightnesses.


texts: HTC Desire, Froyo - Gmail hangs when sending attachments

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I have a HTC desire with Froyo, stock rom (Orange 2.17.61.3). I never had any problems with Gmail (version 2.3.2). However, since a couple of days when I try to send attachments (any kind, pdf, pictures, etc.) it just hangs.

The mails are in the outbox but don't get sent and Gmail doesn't synchronize anymore. If I delete the mails from the outbox, Gmail still fails to synchronize. To resurrect it I have to force stop it and clear its cache.

There is constant internet connection through WIFI and I can browse, access the net through other apps with no problems. Current space on the phone, 15.7MB internal and 55MB on the sd card.

Any clues?


texts: Is it possible to uninstall the Google Play Store without affecting Google Play Services?

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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy a50 with a stock ROM installed. However, after using an app (System App Remover) to uninstall Google Play Store (I removed the Google App also) — many apps simply crash on load, and I am familiar with the

  App won't run without Google Play services, which are not supported by your device

error. Perhaps I've forgotten something else that might come into play (I rooted this device a while ago) but reading around it seems these apps are somewhat tethered together and the way to separate them is not entirely clear.

I am confused because I still have GmsCore.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk (not Phonesky.apk) in /system/priv-app, so I'm unsure as to exactly what the problem might be.

I'm aware that to do this right will almost certainly require a re-flashing my phone, but at this stage I still feel I'm just firing into the dark so if anyone has some light to shed on the right path it would be very much appreciated.

TL;DR:

I want to remove the Google Play Store without affecting apps that rely on Google Play Services. Is this possible/reasonable to achieve with a stock ROM on a rooted phone?


texts: Show hidden Spotify notification icon again

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I've committed the mistake to tap on the notification icon of Spotify and then to tap on remove. Ever since then, the notification icon of Spotify is gone.
Things I already tried:

reinstall Spotify
reset Spotify
play with the notification settings of Spotify (disable and reenable)
soft-reset of Android

None of these resolved the issue.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Is there a way to set a Google Now reminder so it makes a sound through phone speakers even when headphones are plugged in? Like alarm does?

The problem for me is that I always have headphones plugged into the phone. And reminder only makes sound in the headphones, so I do not hear it most of the time.

Android Version: 4.4.2
Phone: Nexus 5


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I have infinix x559c I have tried using root using Spflashtool and also fastboot it didn't work even when I unlock bootloader it flashed successfully but it didn't boot to recovery and it shows below my recovery "Api supported :3 " how can I fix it .

I used the guide here : https://wap.infinix.club/forum/736/969855


texts: How to show all the browsing letters in contacts list (right hand side of the screen) in Samsung Galaxy I5500 Europa?

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I am using Samsung Galaxy I5500 (aka Europa). But when I browse contacts list not all the letters through A-Z show in the right hand side of the screen. The missing letters are K,L,Q,R,W,X. So, that It become irritating for me find these first lettered contacts.

Do you guyz have any solution to this?

Thanks for your help in advance

it is like this -

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         A
         B
         C
         .(in place of K,L,Q,R,W,X)
         Y
         Z
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texts: I have a wired internet access on my win xp laptop. And want to share it to my HTC android smartphone. So, I've installed Connectify Hotspot Pro 3.7.1, created a network, but my android even doesn't see that network. However, another windows based laptop sees it.


texts: Keeping Samsung Mobile Phone Cool in Car while Making a Zoom Call

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I'm thinking I could put my cell phone in an insulated container, and then put that insulated container in a cooler with cold packs in it and use Bluetooth earphones for audio on a Zoom call.
Would that work? Or does anybody else had ideas about how to keep my mobile phone cool in my car while making a Zoom call?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note20 and sometimes make personal Zoom calls to friends in my car as I live with roommates.
I live in the Seattle area so during the warmer months it'll get anywhere from 70 to 85 or even 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Today it's about 70 degrees outside today and I got a notification on my phone that it was overheating, even though I had my car windows open.


texts: What files on Android phone allow remote access to the device?

texts: I was wondering what files/apps on Android phone allow remote access to the device.  For instance I had a problem with my phone and had to speak with my provider and they asked permission to access the phone remotley.  Which files/programs allow for that type of access?


texts: Application Installed Not Found in Android Folder?

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I am not sure if i am missing something here, what i did was i installed an application and i want to batch some files inside the installed application folder. Usually all applications  installed are in the Android folder but the application i installed is not there, i even tried to see the size of the folder before and after installation and no difference.

The application installed create a shortcut and when i run it, it asks to download some data from the INTERNET, that is the nature of the application i am trying to locate.

Can anybody tell me if there is any other folder i should be looking in ?


texts: 3G mode instead of LTE after switching back from Super Saving Mode

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I've seen this for a long time and able to reproduce it on my phone

1) In normal mode, use LTE network mode

2) Switch to Super Power Saving mode

3) Switch back to normal mode

After switching back to normal node, the connection type is changed to 3G/2G (auto connect) rather than LTE/3G/2G (auto connect). So basically I should manually select LTE. Is there a workaround this issue?

My model is SM-G935F
My software version is Android 6.0.1, G935FXXU1BPJJ

Thanks


texts: What causes battery to drain faster than it can charge?

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I have a Moto DROID (v1).  On a trip from Tyler, TX to DFW airport I had my phone in the car dock and charging.  I was using Navigation for directions to the airport and also had Listen running to play a podcast over the device speaker.  As I neared the airport, the phone rebooted a few times and then remained off.  I took the phone out of the dock and noticed it was very hot to the touch.  At the airport, the phone had cooled and I plugged it into a wall charger.  The battery was completely drained!

My brother had the same experience with his Moto DROID (v2).  He was on a 4 hour road trip and was using the navigation app and participating in a conference call (hands-free).  The phone was connected to the car dock and charging the entire time, but after a couple of hours the phone rebooted and then shut-off with a dead battery.  We left the phone off and plugged into the charger for a while and it was able to boot again, and like with mine showed a dead battery!

Is the phone really able to drain the battery faster than it can be charged via the car dock?  If so, are there known combinations of apps or uses that will cause this behavior?


texts: Collections item order is changing after sync-ing in Here WeGO

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I use Collections to plan my sightseeing places. I am putting the places in order I will go there.
E.g. place1, place2, place3 or place1, place2, place3, place4, place5, place6
When I use other device and Collections are sync-ed to this other device, order of collection's items is changed:
e.g. place3, place2, place1 or place6, place4, place5, place2, place3, place1
How can I change order in other device w/o deleting and recollecting items? Or what is other way that order of Collections items stay same over all sync-ed devices?
Thank you


texts: I accidentally imported an iCalendar file 2x to my tablet from work.  I now have 2 of every event. How do I undo this without manually deleting them 1 by one. there are years worth of events.


texts: How to prevent an app's notification from updating while the screen is off?

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I have a bootleggers ROM (Android 9 pie) installed on a Motorola Moto E 2015 phone. I have a setting, enabled in adaptive display settings, which makes the screen to turn on, when a new notification is received. It is a good feature, but my music player (AIMP) updates it's notification each time a new song starts playing, which makes the display to turn on (pulse) often and use additional battery. I could avoid that by turning off the notifications for AIMP completely, but I want to see the notification when the screen is on.

Is it possible to prevent the notification from updating while the screen is off?

Another way to solve this would be to turn off the notifications for AIMP, when the screen is turned off, and then turn them on again when the screen turns on (using tasker, for example). But the drawback of this approach is that once turned on, the notification does not appear until the next song, so it is not possible to see the current song in the notification this way.


texts: Typing on my Android Device directly from Windows 10

texts: Is there a way where I can type something on Windows 10 and it goes directly to my ZTE Axon 7?


texts: Mirroring content from Android device to Television without Chromecast

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Besides buying the Google Chromecast HDMI stick, is there a way to mirror the content from an Android KitKat device to a "dumb" (i.e. not "smart") HDMI Television?

Solutions using Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Blu-Ray players, or other devices are welcome.

The simpler, the better.


texts: Change image size before sharing an image via email

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When I first used the share functionality (Share via email) from the gallery, Android asked me what should be the size of the images (fullsize / normal / small) that will be shared. I opted for regular then, and now I want to change this setting.

I cannot seem to find this setting option anywhere, anyone knows where I can change this ?

(Note: The "crop" feature in the gallery).


texts: Nexus 7 (2013) stutters while playing games

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My Nexus 7 device runs smoothly, until I try to play games with it. Whenever I try to play games such as Real Racing 3 or Riptide GP 2, it runs somewhat smoothly, but stutters randomly.

I ran some benchmarks for the device and nothing seems to be terribly wrong with my scores...although they seem to be slightly lower than average. (5-10% lower)

I'm guessing that the stutter has something to do with background processes....but there was over 1 GB of ram when I checked. (not playing the game) And I know its not a wifi issue because it stuttered with WiFi off.

Any ideas?


texts: I see that in Android (MiMax 2 with Android 7) the downloads fall in the same and unique folder. I have a Dropbox. In the Dropbox I can save my files offline. But when I want to move a file from the downloads to the Dropbox, and make it available offline, it seems like it uploaded and downloaded in two steps. Can I make this in one step, i.e to download from a website in Dropbox as outline available?


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I was not able to boot into system and thought it was a good idea to format the
sdcard and flash a new firmaware.
Unfortunately I can't find a working rom. So I decided to Flash stock rom or update twrp (hoping this will fix my flash problem).

When plugin my phone to my pc it will be recognized fine (when in TWRP) by adb.
But when I boot into bootloader nothing happens.
Linux and Windows do not even recognize that there is a device plugged in. I tried several Drivers on Windows. On Linux I did nothing because I do not get the vendors ID form fastboot (because the device is not recogniced by the pc).
I tried several cables and different PCs. But I don't get it working.

Because of formatting the sdcard and not be able to boot into system I can't enable USB Debugging.

If you need more information please ask.
I am glad about every help / hint I can get.

Thank you very much and Kind regards
j0chn


texts: Cast Chrome desktop browser tab to Android device

texts:
I want to mirror the content from a Chrome desktop tab on my Android device.
Is it possible to cast a Chrome browser tab from desktop to an Android (OS 8.1) device?


texts: Transfer WhatsApp messages from an iPhone to OnePlus 6T

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I have just changed over to the OnePlus 6T after years of being on the iPhone. I am trying to copy over my WhatsApp messages from iPhone to the OnePlus. However, only 4 over the conversations have come over.

I made sure to back up the chats on the iPhone beforehand. However, they are not coming across. I have even backed my iPhone up to iTunes and iCloud; thinking maybe that would be the issue, but it wasn't.

How I can move over the rest?


texts: minimum in call volume on lg g2 and samsung s4 too high using headphones

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I have tried the Apple and Klipsch earbuds with LG G2 and Samsung S4, however, both phones have a minimum in-call volume that is still excessively loud for me. What are some possible solutions? This is not the case when using an iPhone.

I saw Minimum volume is too high with headphones suggested getting an inline volume control. Will this only work for music or phone calls as well?

I have tried equalizer apps like Fine Volume Control but these work only for media and not in-call volume, which is my main issue.


texts: What is the difference between AOSP and CM/AOKP?

texts: I've been flashing ROMs but I don't really see the difference between them. I'm on KitKat 4.4.2 for the Nexus 4.


texts: Why doesn't my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate have self shot mode?

texts:
I just bought my Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate).
My self shot mode is missing from the camera options. How do I get it? What should I do?


texts: Checking for software vs. hardware keyboard problems.? Lenovo A12 YB-Q501F Android 6.0.1

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I've got the tablet listed above, and discovered that the built-in keyboard (called the Halo Keyboard) now barely functions.
A few keys on the left side of the keyboard work, but not consistently. None on the right half of the keyboard respond at all.
It all worked fine a few months ago.
The tablet has an attached keyboard and operates almost like a laptop, but the keys are pressure-sensitive buttons rather than physical keys. The keyboard lights up when it's in a configuration to be used.
I use it mostly in tablet-only mode, and the keyboard is on the other side of the device in that mode, not active.
I tried checking for system updates but haven't found anything.
A lot of searching doesn't turn up my problems, and often gather in responses from a Windows version of this same machine. They usually refer to reinstalling drivers but I can't determine if that's applicable from the posts.
One error that I've noticed is after many attempts at hitting keys on the physical board, and then going to use the android keyboard, many of these random presses will show up later. When I start typing in a search bar, I will get hit with a long string of 'aaaaaa' or 'zzzzzz' etc.
I've rebooted the machine twice; I'm also going to try a factory reset, though there is data on the machine I want to get off first.
I'd love to see if I can determine if this is a software problem or if the keyboard itself has become faulty. I'm familiar with Linux but I'm not an expert with Android! Is there any kind of diagnostic that I can do?


texts: Streaming audio to windows10 through USB

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I want to listen music from my android device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 7).
I checked this page that tell you maybe the best option to do that.
Stream audio to windows10 through USB

But the issue is that when i plug the aux cable into my phone, it recognize it like an headphone. And after i plug the cable into mic port into pc it doesn't recognize it like an headphone anymore.
If i play an audio just in that second when i connect it to pc it work, after changing song my phone doesn't regonize it like an headphone again.


texts: "This app is compatible with all your devices", but the Install button is greyed out on the web version of the Play Store

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On the web version of the Play Store, the "Install" button is greyed out even though the message says: "This app is compatible with all of your devices."

What is the possible reason, and how to fix this?


texts: How can I completely remove deleted photos/videos?

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I have an LG G5.  Last week I recorded a 20 minute video using my camera phone.  The file size was ~3 Gb. I don't use the SD card, so the video saved in the gallery.   I saved the video to Google drive and deleted it from my gallery.  Even after restarting my phone, and doing a soft reset by removing the battery, the 3Gb of storage has not been recovered.  My phone still thinks the video is there in internal storage, although its no longer visible in the gallery.
 I had a similar  problem once before, and was able to 'explore' the internal storage through settings --> storage, and I found a hidden trash folder that I could empty to finally free up the space.  That was only 3 months ago.  Now, when I try the same trick and explore the internal storage, I can neither find nor remember where that hidden trash bin was before.  Any thoughts???  Thank you!!!


texts: How to block an app from accessing my speaker?

texts: How do I prevent an app from playing audio on an Android?


texts: Problem with chrome: cascading tab list not displayed, have to do it blindly

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
Android 6.0.1
Chrome 86.0.4240.198 (latest update at the moment)
Just yesterday Chrome's tabbing started misbehaving.
When pressing the button to look at the list of tabs, the display with a cascade of tabs doesn't show/refresh. Sometimes even the webpage shown before doesn't seem to disappear and the only indicator that you should be seeing tabs is the + over the homepage button. Occasionally the tabs will show but won't appear to scroll (though they do).
It appears to work as it should, but without displaying. Think putting a blindfold on when manipulating tabs. You can scroll through tabs, close tabs by swiping, switch to another tab, as if it had displayed them. When you do switch to any (random) tab, you take a blindfold off / the page and surroundings displays normally, no trace of any fault. Here's an example with 2 tabs:

Explanation: I see the 1st screenshot: 2nd tab, the main StackExchange page. I tap the "tabs" button on the right of the address bar. Then I see the 2nd screenshot: cascading tabs not displayed properly. I drag downwards but the display stays the same, as if frozen. Proof that it did scroll: the upper part of the screen should be displaying the first tab; I tap where the orange "Learn more" button appears to be and I open the 1st tab, BBC Weather page, as seen on the 3rd screenshot. I open tabs again, see the 4th screenshot: cascading tabs. I drag up and again, like frozen. But it did scroll invisibly again, because I tap at the bottom (Sunrise, Sunset) and end up seeing the 1st screenshot: 2nd tab.
I have restarted the phone a few times and uninstalled+reinstalled Chrome (uninstalled updates, reverting to the built-in version, which also wiped out the app's data), but to no avail. I haven't found anything on the internet about these symptoms either.


texts: How to use Tasker and call an activity within an app called WiWo?

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WiWo is an app for controlling a WiFi socket. Unfortunately it has no Tasker integration or even a widget.

I was therefore wondering whether I could hook into any of the app's activities (image below) in order to toggle the switch for the socket on/off out with the app?

Other ideas/options welcome.


texts: Reinstalling core / stock messaging app on android 4.0

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I have got samsung galaxy nexus running ice cream sandwich (android 4.0).

I accidentally uninstalled the core messaging app on my phone and no longer have the stock messaging app. Is there anyway I can reinstall it without resetting my phone?

Please advise.


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All pictures that I take in portrait mode with the stock camera app are upside down. I assume this is because when I take them I still hold my phone like a camera, not like a mobile phone.

I could use Camera 360 which has the option to adjust the orientation. It takes a couple of seconds to start up and is generally too bloated for my taste, though. Is there either a way to fix the orientation in the stock app or a more lightweight alternative that has this option?


texts: Based on its cheap price, I'm considering purchasing a Kobo Vox. The only downside I see to it is that it the market isn't enabled on it. Is there a way to enable the Android market on it once I get it?


texts: Tracking down which app makes HTTP requests

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After configuring my Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.2) phone to use a proxy server for debugging an app, I noticed that other apps on my device were making some suspicious HTTP calls.  I would like to track down what app is doing this.

Unfortunately, the request itself didn't have any clues... it only contained a generic User-Agent header:

User-Agent: Dalvik/1.6.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.4.2; SPH-L720 Build/KOT49H)

The response was also generic, and not related to anything I have knowingly installed.

Is there a way to log apps making HTTP requests on my Android device?


texts:
In my contacts there is a text area between the photo and the emails. How do I edit it? Something put something inappropriate there and I would like to get rid of it.

Thanks

Model: Vizio
Android Version: 3.2.1 HTK55

Screenshot (click it for larger variant)

The area in the blue oval.


texts: The loud speaker on my Samsung Captivate stopped working! Is my phone broken or can I fix it myself?

texts: The speaker at the back of my phone, used for ringing and playing sound without headphones, is completely silent. Do I need to have it repaired?


texts: How can I categorize the apps on my phone?

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I'm downloading many apps but then forget about them. I'd like to be able to see all my "note taking" apps, "todo" apps etc. So I can quickly compare and discard those I don't want. Of course I'd also like all "game" apps so I can choose which game to play.

How can I do that so it is automatic (maybe use the information in market?). Is there a way to tag apps so they can belong to several categories?


texts: Automatically limit (stop) battery charging at a given percentage

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Device : Moto X Play ( Rooted, Stock, Android 6.0.1, msm8916 Board, XT1562)

Why do I want to limit charging ?

( Let's leave out whether my reasons are valid or not and accept that I want to, if you disagree with my reasons)

To improve the longevity of battery , I wish to limit charging when it reaches 90%, as explained here
Ideal charging / discharging percentage for maximum battery life?

Is it possible?

Yes, at least on my previous device Honor 6, as brought out here How do I override charging current on Huawei Honor 6?, with two different ways of doing it

I have tried  unsuccessfully to identify the file responsible in which changing values would limit charging

I am looking for the system file responsible for stopping charging, with it's true path (without symlinks)

(as I saw on on my previous device, locating the path of file was a big challenge after identifying it)


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My headphones have external mic, but the problem is that it doesn't works.

When I catch a call, I have to unplug them for picking up an incoming call.

Are there an ability to force android to use internal microphone?


texts:
I recently discovered that Outlook for Android uses an intermediate server for IMAP connections, meaning that:

mail is accessed in plain-text by a third-party
credentials are known in plain-text by a third party

This defeats much of the purpose of encrypting IMAP connections in the first place, since the information is no longer private between the host server and the client.

As I was unhappy with this, I switched to Bluemail since I saw that they have an option to configure either push or fetch. However, I have now found that, regardless of how this option is configured, the account credentials are still held by the Bluemail server.

Question

How can I connect to an IMAP server over TLS from Android without mail and credentials being shared with third party servers and providers?

Also, why has this become the norm, considering that the security implications are woeful.


texts: Insufficient storage error on android phone

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Please help me, my thL T6 pro device has enough memory available but I can't download. It's so annoying. Please help me.

Available storage 3.5g but it says insufficient storage.


texts: Reset the request permission dialog on Marshmallow

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I am testing my Android application and trying to make sure all permissions (whether granted or denied) are handled correctly. I mistakenly clicked "Never ask again" on a permission and now it never asks me.

I have tried Settings - Apps - Reset App Preferences, but that didn't work.

How can I reset this so that the request permission dialog box comes up again for the permission?


texts: How to create link to app that does not appear in the apps menu?

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I just purchased a Galaxy Note 3 and was surprised that the Voice Recorder app is not included on the screen with the rest of the apps. However, the Voice Recognition feature opens the Voice Recorder app when I say "Open voice recorder". Thus, obviously the app is installed. How can I the app to either the list of apps or even better yet, to one of the "home screens"?

Note that my device in not in English, so I'm not sure of the English names of all the windows. However, to open the app I do say in English "Open voice recorder" so I know that is the name of the app.

Previous Samsung devices, such as the S3, had this app on the screen with all the other apps.


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I accidentally deleted Google Play services, Play store and various other apps through Titanium. I tried reinstalling play store through apk (5.7.6) but each time it either gives me many 'Unfortunately Play store has stopped' messages or it works but shows me an error when I try to download an application. I have lost many other google apps such as Maps, Music etc and I need all of these. Tried a factory reset as suggested on some forums but in vain. I'm running CM12: Lollipop 5.0.2 And I'm rooted. Any solutions please?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Alarm is working even when the phone is powered off

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I just discovered that if I set the alarm clock and then power off the phone (by holding the power button and then selecting "Power Off") the alarm will still go off when the time comes.

Is this expected behavior? It makes me feel like "power off" doesn't actually power off the phone.

I have a Huawei Y530-U051 running android 4.3.


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i want a functionality where i can log off from all the apps on android ie: auto logoff from skype , facebook , yahoo.

Is a some app already available for this or some easy way to implement this. I tried clearing all the cache but does not log out the app.

their is a app called social secure for ios but nothing for android


texts: Does anyone know how to access Microsoft Exchange company directory on Samsung S3?  This used to be available on my previous phone (HTC Desire) but I can't seem to find it on the Samsung S3.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S7 - How can I get the timer to sound when phone is in vibrate mode?

texts: I usually keep my phone on vibrate.  Sometimes I need to set a timer, but when the time is up it only vibrates instead of sounding aloud.  I think it should behave like the alarm, which can sound aloud when the rest of the phone is on vibrate.  How can I make the timer do this?


texts: Is USB debugging needed when flashing stuff?

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I mostly worked on Samsung phones, but I also had a shot on some cheap MTK phones.

Over the course of rooting/flashing roms/flashing kernels I built myself/using Odin (Samsung)/etc. on a lot of phones, not once did I need to change any USB debugging option, except on my first try when I was still new to Android.

But, once I began learning how Android works (and becoming an Android dev in the process), turning on USB debugging didn't make sense when interacting with the phone outside of Android, because as far as I know, USB debugging is only soft. That is, the phone hardware didn't care, but the OS requires it for debugging purposes (ADB access).

So, basically, when you need to flash something in recovery mode OR via a tool (e.g. Odin, Heimdall), you don't need USB debugging. But, when you are talking to the OS (logcat, etc.), USB debugging makes sense.

So, why do almost all of the online tutorials that I revisited require turning on USB debugging even though you're outside of Android? Is there something I don't know that needs it? Or are they naive and simply followed the leader (copy-pasted another tutorial into their own blogs)?


texts: I turned it on this morning and it was fine but it died. I tried turning it on later and the Galaxy Tab 4 logo popped up and it vibrated but the screen only turned on for maybe a second and then the screen went immediately black.


texts: Losing network connections when using GPS

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I'm having the same kind of problem as described in these threads, using a rooted HTC One S with Dark Jelly S rom:

Thread on XDA-Developers
Thead on CyanogenMod Forum

When activating GPS while using either WiFi or 3G, after a couple of seconds I'm losing GPS fix and mobile data connection. WiFi stays active.
I also get a notifaction "Restricted access changed".

I only have 1 APN in my settings, this happens on both the CM10 rom and Dark Jelly S rom.

Further information:

VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.09.0000
RADIO-0.16.314018.17_2
OpenDSP-v25.1.0.32.0405
eMMC-boot
Apr 2 2012,21:08:24

How can I solve this?


texts: I installed cynogen mod 12 to my motoG, now I want to install stock rom, I got it from XDA, But how can I install? can anyone please give me steps to install it?


texts: Can you stop your phone vibrating when changing to vibrate mode (without disabling vibrate altogether)?

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Samsung S4 running Android 4.4.2

I use the Llama app to manage my profiles depending on where I am (work, home, cinema, etc.).

This works well until Llama doesn't know where I am and can change between my profiles depending on where it thinks I am.

This is very annoying when every time Llama changes to a profile set to use vibrate mode, my phone (the OS not Llama) vibrates to say it is in that mode.

My question is therefore can you stop your phone vibrating when changing to vibrate mode (without disabling vibrate altogether)?

I know you can go to Settings > My Device > Sound > Vibration Intensity to turn off vibrate altogether but I only what to disable it when vibrate mode is being enabled if at all possible.


texts: Error occured while flashing Galaxy Y with JELLYBLAST V3.0.2

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While installing ROM on my galaxy Y as per mentioned on [ CUSTOM ROM - KERNEL] JELLYBLAST V3.0.2 for Galaxy Y GT-S5360

ROM installation aborted with error:

Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Can’t open /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.

Recovery.log

-- Installing: /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip
Opening update package...
minzip: Missed a central dir sig (at 0)
E:Can't open /sdcard/JELLYBLASTV3.signed.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.


texts: Can Microsoft Exchange Activesync in Knox container still wipe my device

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I set up my work email account (which uses Microsoft Exchange Activesync) on my personal     galaxy s4 (gt-I9505 running 4.4.2) under the Knox container (version 2.0). If the Admin tries to remote wipe my device will it

  a: do nothing
  b: wipe the Knox container
  c: wipe my entire phone

I've looked around for answers on the web and gotten a few guesses but I would like some proof or at least hear from someone with first hand knowledge.

-Thanks


texts: What's the purpose of Strobe frequency adjustment in Torch?

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I have the Torch app by default in Cyanogenmod.

I was wondering what's the purpose of Strobe frequency adjustment?

I tried to play around with it and I couldn't tell what difference does it make.


texts:
My device, Huawei Y330-U11, is stuck on a bootloop.

Recovery isn't working. The only possible mode is "Fastboot & Rescue" mode, which needs the phone to be connected to the PC. But, the phone is not being detected.


texts: "Android Pay is unavailable" on Note 2 running CM 12.1

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 running the latest nightly of CM 12.1. I've installed the correct version of Gapps using OpenGapps Aroma installer.
I have root disabled in developer settings, however, when I open Android Pay I get the following error.

Click on Image to enlarge

I looked up other ways to fix this problem on the internet but I could not find any solutions. The only other solution I found was to install the right version of Google Play store, but I also tried that to no avail.

Please let me know a way to solve this problem since I can no longer access the gift cards, loyalty cards, or credit cards I used to have on Google Wallet.


texts: How to install Stock (original android that came with nexus) Android on Rooted Note5?

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I want to install the stock Android made by originally by Google that is not Samsung modified without breaking the device.

Can I return back after doing this?
How can I do,
Thanks!


texts:
I don't see full support for video calling in my Samsung galaxy S.

I am not able to set a direct shortcut for video calling.
Not able to disable self image when video calling so that able to see full screen image of the caller.
No option to video call directly from logs. Need to go to the contact screen every time.

Is there any app that has better support for video calling?

Edit:

I am looking for more features in the video calling facility provided by sim provider (Airtel). I am not interested in video calling via internet like google talk/skype as I don't have internet connectivity all the time.


texts: Bootloop after modification of "/system/bin/playlpm" file

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Modification of playlpm file sets my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9192 into boot-loop.
Instead of normal booting, it goes back to battery charging screen without animation, reboots again and keeps repeating this cycle. It happens only at the attempt to auto-start the phone by connecting a charger. Otherwise phone is fully operational.

Is there any option of "reboot" or similar command that forces S4 Mini to come out of the bootloop?

Note: /system is write-protected in Galaxy S4 Mini and needs to be remount to save something on it.  Used command: mount -o remount,rw /system


texts: Making Tasker write into the external SD card

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I'm using Tasker on Android Lollipop (5.1.1). I've come to know that applications now can write to external SD card in Android 5.1.1 update but with the use of an API, for which the user needs to grant permission to the application. I have successfully  done this with ES File explorer.

But, how do I give Tasker the permission to write to external SD Card?

(Click an image to enlarge it)


texts: Disable "Unkown sources" setting in Android Oreo

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In previous versions of Android one could go to Personal > Security and there disable the Unknown sources setting in order to install freely APKs from unknown origins. In Androi Oreo this was changed and this field is no longer in the Settings. I looked everywhere and was unable to find it. So now, when my app tries to install another APK from an unreliable source, I get a Popup saying "Allow Google to regularly check device activity for security problems..." with a Decline and Accept options.

My question: imagine that I factory reset my Android Oreo device, is there a setting that I can set or a system property to modify that will prevent this anoying popup to appear? Does someone know how to disable its appereance?

PS: Please don't answer "just hit decline". That is not the answer I am looking for, nor a viable option.


texts: Restore apps from backup on Google Drive

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I have a backup of my old phone I can see in my Google Drive app on my new phone.

How do I backup/restore all the apps from this backup?

From searching, it looks like this should have been an option when first starting my phone but it wasn't.

Android version: 7.1.2

LineageOS version: 14.1


texts: How to set a really wide home screen that scrolls

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How do I set a really wide home screen as the home screen that as you swipe from page to page the background scrolls with it.

I swear it used to do this or I'm imagining it did.

Samsung Galaxy S6, Android 5.1.1 that came with the phone.


texts: Where does Google's Allo store (private) messages and media?

texts: I suppose that messages and media sent and received in incognito mode are encrypted but they have to be stored or at least cached somewhere on the device as long as the timer, if any, has not finished. Does anyone know the location/path in the system where Allo stores normal and private messages and media? Is it accessible without root access?


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So I'm kinda stranded after accidentally wiping out my whole internal storage.

I'm trying to install a temporary ROM e.g CM on it via USB OTG on TWRP.

My phone doesn't have an OS on it. I have no PC with me since I'm on holiday.

I tried downloading the 200 meg CM and found a flash disk lying around.

However it has the Xbox fuse file system on it, which TWRP is not picking up. All I have access to is my Android tablet.

So I'm trying to find some sort of file manager that allows the disk to be formatted. Any leads?


texts: Physical Device does not show up in Android Device Chooser

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I posted this in stack overflow, but I figured it would be more relevant here.

When I open the DDMS, it shows the device there.

However, when I try to run my program, Eclipse opens the Android Device chooser.
The Android Device Chooser has nothing under it.

I'm running it on a mac.  I've tried installing the drivers for the phone.  I've enabled downloading from unknown sources and downloading from USB.

Adb confirms that it is there too.

The emulator runs fine.

Don't know if this will help or not, but on the phone, there are two notifications.  "Connected as a media device" and "USB debugging connected" That should be normal?

The minimum API level is set to 8, so I don't think it's an API level problem.

I've searched everywhere and I can't figure out the reason.


texts: How do you restart the download manager service?

texts: I was using my Nexus 7 (android 4.2.2) through the hotspot on my phone and the download manager was trying to download a large app update. I pressed and held the notification to get to the app info for download manager and disabled it. How do I re-enable it?


texts: Can the camera options on Samsung Galaxy S be imported to Samsung Galaxy SL?

texts: The Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) and Galaxy SL (I9003) are very similar.. ofcourse, except for a few differences. I use Galaxy SL (I9003). The camera options in Galaxy S seems to have more features than SL. So, can i import those camera options (Shooting mode and Scene mode options) in Galaxy S to my Galaxy SL ?? is something like that possible?


texts: How can I shutdown my Android phone using an adb command?

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How do I halt an android phone using adb command? I can reboot, but I don't know how to halt.

I tried shutdown -k wait command, but it did not work.


texts: Sync navigation drawer items with fragments

texts: I've navigation drawer and i also have dashboard activity .It is possible to go to any activity either by navigation drawer and dashboard. So when i go through dashboard activity. navigation drawer isn't sync with current activity. So how to sync both?


texts:
I have a working access point on a rspbi, works perfectly with my captive portal on ios and os x based machines.

But android does not popup a captive portal, and I can see the requests for clients3.google.com

The way I do the captive portal is by redirecting port 53 (udp) to my apache server, and there display the login page for the access point.

Any ideas why there is no automatic popup? I already checked the chromium project page and it looks like I did everything right.

Thanks.


texts: Android wifi (oreo) dropping. Because of pihole?

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First of all, my apologies if I'm posting in the wrong forum. I'm a bit lost in the SE galaxy. But since my issue is quite complex and specific, I feel this is the best place. Let me know if I'm wrong.

So for the issue:

I'm using a home router, lent by my service provider. It's local IPv4 is 192.168.1.254.
I have a raspberry pi (IP 192.168.1.15) running a dns service (and ad-blocker) called pihole, configured to use unbound (full recursive dns) on the same machine as its upstream source.
The router is running a dhcp service and points to the raspberry as the default dns server.

I have no problem on my computers, either in wifi or ethernet. Network configuration is alright, DNS is indeed coming from the pi.

Now I want my nexus 6P using the latest version of android to be able to use wifi at home. So I simply connect it to the router wifi, same as I did with my laptop, which is doing great. However, the smartphone is doing his own stuff. Sometimes all will be great, and more often than not, it will drop the wifi saying that there is no internet connection.

Of course I tried a bunch of stuff:

Setting network configuration in the phone instead of letting DHCP do its job, no change.
Changing wifi channel, no change.
Rebooting router, phone, and both, no change.
Whitelisting google services like ad service gstatic check and whatever appeared in my pihole admin panel: seemed to solve the problem at the moment, but a few days later, not that great. And not really what I want.
Try both "google" and "no provider" as wifi quality check provider in the android wifi settings. No effect.
Use external DNS servers like 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8: seems to do the job. But absolutely not my goal.

Note that dns request going through the pi can take up to 1 sec to be answered since it's doing a full recursive search. And I suspect the problem is coming from here.

So does anyone have any idea how to get my phone to stick on this wifi network? Btw, my phone is not rooted and I'd like to avoid going down this road.


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So I'm facing this problem for a while now . What happens is that my phone reboots automatically sometimes and after the reboot I can't use my WiFi . The button is stuck at off:

So after doing some research on this I wiped my /data/misc/WiFi folder to fix it (didn't create a backup though). So the problem got fixed but it came back again. So I wiped again and it didn't work this time.

In order to restore the folder I copied the WPA_supplicant files in the folder manually. But I don't know what permission to set it to . And even if I change the permissions it gets reverted back to 0660. Also I don't know whether the the .conf file is even compatible for my phone as I got that one from an XDA post.

Can anybody guide me how I can fix this ?


texts: Calls with speakerphone input and headphone output on Nexus One

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I've searched and found several posts on various sites with this same problem but nobody offering a solution.

I use my N1 in a car mount with music playing through my stereo with a 3.5 mm cable. When I make or receive a call, I have 2 options. I can either hear the other person through the car speakers clearly, but they can't hear me. The other option is to turn on speakerphone and they can hear me clearly but they are piped through the phone's speaker on the back which is tinny and hard to hear in the car.

The obvious solution seems to be to use the headphone jack as the output for the call audio but with the input treated the same as when speakerphone is on, but I can't find a setting or an app to achieve this.


texts: How can I manage data use based on different periods of the day?

texts:
I have a monthly pre-paid data plan with this detail:

1.2GB from 00am to 12pm (24 hours)
11GB between 0-9am (9 hours)

Is there a data manager app or other method that can monitor data usage with those hours parameters? I tried several apps but they're all using 24 hours parameter.


texts: Is there a cache memory in android smartphone as there is in laptop/desktop?

texts: I know there are l1/l2/l3 cache in laptops but is the same kind of cache memory available in android smartphones. Also here in this link when website writes about lrucache what does that mean ?


texts: I was trying to set up a VPN connection and it asked me about medium and high level security and a password which I didn't understand well! I failed to use VPN but now each time I try to unlock the phone, it asks for that password/pin. I removed the created VPN connection to get rid of it but to no avail. How can I remove this pin request?


texts: Scanning receipts for paperless environment

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I'm using my Android device to scan receipts for warranty receipts, or for expensive stuffs. I'm uploading the receipts to Google Drive which works well, except that it's a long process to scanning each receipt.

I open the Google Drive, enter the right folder, click the button for creating a new file, choose to take a new picture, take the picture, then rename the newly created file to something more fitting i.e. name of item or store name and date, and then enter my Gallery and delete the picture from the camera roll because I don't want it there.

Well, you get the picture. Is there a better way of doing this?

Also, if possible I'd like to crop the image, or even stitch 2 pics together if the receipt is too long.

Is there a good app for this perhaps? I searched Google Play but couldn't really find anything fitting.

And a related question: does the following rule apply when uploading pictures to Google Drive, since Picasa and Drive share the same space now?

  If you're signed up for Google+, photos up to 2048×2048 pixels and videos up to 15 minutes long won't count towards this free storage limit. And Google will automatically resize photos for you when you upload them to Google+, so they stay under the free size limit.

  That means only photos uploaded directly to Picasa Web Albums over the 2048×2048 size will count towards the 1 GB of free storage, explains Google. And when that limit is reached, photos will be automatically resized.

  Meanwhile, for non-Google+ users, there are slightly stricter rules: photos up to 800×800 and videos up to 15 minutes won’t count towards free storage. Again, when the 1 GB limit is reached, larger photos will be resized down.


texts: Lenovo Yoga tablet not automatically connecting to wifi

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My Dad has a Lenovo Yoga 2 tablet running Android 4.4.2

He is encountering a problem whereby, if the tablet is switched off, it does not remember WiFi passwords and he has to input the password each time he restarts the tablet. This is true of both his home WiFi connection and other ones, so I assume the problem is with the tablet rather than the router. This is a new issue and he says that it just started happening without an obvious cause.

I have the same tablet with the same version of Android. I have gone through the connection settings on mine and compared them to his, but nothing seems obviously different. However, I am no expert myself so am not really sure what I should be looking for. Forgetting the connection and reconnecting doesn't work.

Any suggestions to fix this would be much appreciated!


texts: Change pre-installed Skype.apk with a newer on on a Rooted device

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Manipulation made with Device :

Rooted and Remounted the system.
Removed old Skype version 4.0.xxxx (it is obsolete and can't connect even with internet connection).
Deleted old APK and put another APK inside 5.0.0.xxxx system/app.
chmod Skype.apk with 644.
Factory Reset the device and try to launch the new APK.

Problem

The Skype.APK present in the appdrawer but does not start at all.
logcat shows a loop the apk tries to start the the process die.


texts: Alarm Clock Plus says wrong temperature; wrong by 20 or more degrees

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I enabled the "Say time before alarm" and "say weather before alarm" features on Alarm Clock Plus, but when alarm activates the wrong temperature is being said. Not by a few degrees, but by 20 or more. For example, the temperature is 30 C, and I hear "It is 2 C"! I did not have this problem with the free version.

I have Galaxy S2 and it seems that the temperature is read from Samsung's built in "News and Weather" app. I tried changing my location in "News and Weather" thinking that the data for my location may be corrupted, but it did not fix the issue. No matter which location I choose, it says the wrong temperature.

How can I fix this so that the correct temperature will be used? I'd really hate to rate this alarm app badly as it's really good except for this irritating bug.


texts: Enable USB debugging in an Android broken screen

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I have a broken display which belongs to my friend. The mobile can power on but the display is still blank. I need to enable USB debugging to recover the data. While doing so there are these following .

Problems:

USB debugging is not enabled
Bootloader is locked
Mobile has a password (pin or character password)
Devevoper options may not be turned on (cant tell now)
Devices is not detected via ADB or Fastboot
Cant go into the recovery or Fastboot mode
Device is not rooted
Custom Recovery not installed
No SD Card slot

Terminal Output:

➜  ~ git:(master) ✗ adb devices
List of devices attached

➜  ~ git:(master) ✗ fastboot devices
➜  ~ git:(master) ✗

What I have tried?

Tried Odin and SP Flash tool (Mobile not detected)
Tried to enter the recovery and fastboot (No use)
Tried ADB in a variety of OS (Win 10, Manjaro, Backbox, Win 7)

So is there any way to enable USB debugging in that device? Or any way of recovering the data. Any small lead that can make this device accessible via a computer is really helpful.

Note: How this differs from other similar questions:

Those devices that have this similar problem atleast have USB debugging enabled in the first place. Some can still go to recovery where as I cant. Some have SD card support this phone lacks it.

Device Description:

Manufacturer   : Micromax
Model No.      : A350
Root Status    : Not rooted
Bricked Status : No
Boot Status    : Boots
Recovery       : Stock
USB debugging  : Not enabled
Bootloader     : Locked
Phone Lock     : Password or Pin
Display Status : Blank black screen
USB OTG : Supported
SD Card Support : No


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I have a nexus 4 and had been trying to copy files with Windows 7 - but when I plug it in, it  doesn't show up in my device manager but when i enable USB debugging in the developer options, it shows up under "Other devices" and Windows can not seem to find the appropriate drivers for it. What's happening here? How can I make the phone to show up in my My Computer to copy files to/from it?

Thanks,
Ron

edit I now tried to install the drivers I found on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345 and now my nexus 4 shows up as an Android ADB Interface but I still can't see it in my device manager... :o


texts: How to change the Messaging and keyboard apps to stock ones on LG Optimus Net P690 running Cyanogenmod7?

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Is it in any way possible to replace CM7's boring messaging interface with the stock messaging app from the LG stock roms (the one with chat bubbles), also, where would I be able to get a keyboard similar/exactly the same to the stock LG keyboard on the Optimus Net?

This is what the stock keyboard looks like (I couldn't find a picture in portrait mode, sorry): .

I found a ported stock LG keyboard, but as you can see in Cyano, there is a useless smilie button and every single button is bigger than what they're supposed to be from the LG keyboard.

Could someone help me/direct me to how I might be able to replace the messaging app and keyboard from CM7 with the apps I'm looking for? Thanks!


texts: permissions to manage google drive automatically removed if app removed?

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I recently tested an app called "Autosync Google Drive" by Metactrl. When testing it, I had to give it permission to my google drive.

After testing it, I decided to just use a USB cord to sync my files so I deleted the app.

My question is... does the permission to my google drive by Autosync get automatically revoked by Google? How do I see which apps has access and control to my google drive?


texts: Device does not register with Google to access the Play Store

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I just got a new BLU studio G and after configuring my google account I can access my gmail, drive and other stuff, except for Play Store and Hangouts. I went to my account settings on the web and in the activity tab I saw my phone listed there, I can also go to the store from the browser (Opera by default, don't know if that helps) and though I can browse it, I cannot install/download anything as it says that I don't have any registered devices.

I have read this article and most of the links it has, tried almost all possible solutions, but resetting to factory settings, and still nothing. Right now am downloading an update of the store app (version 6) and will see if it works.

I even downloaded a VPN  to rule out there was something wrong with that,but nothing changed.

So my questions are: what could be wrong with my configuration and how can I fix it?


texts: Use speakerphone mic (i.e., high gain) while headphones are connected

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With a Galaxy Note 2, when answering a call with headphones (but not a headset) connected, the audio output goes through the headphones and the inbuilt microphone works as though it were a normal call (so it's too quiet when it's a few inches away). When I switch to speakerphone, it ignores the headphones entirely and audio output switches to inbuilt speaker.

Basically, I'd like to talk to people with my phone on my desk and a pair of conventional headphones.


texts: Headphones controls not working with xperia ray

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I have Marshall minor headphones with microphone and control buttons for music.
I am using these with my Sony Ericsson Ray but I am unable to use the microphone on the headphones.
When I plug the headphones into my phone it comes up with accessory not supported.
So I have to use an adaptor/converter but this only allows me to listen to my headphones, not use the controls on them? How can I fix this?


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Since the last firmware update, my Android 4.3 phone is unable to learn new words.  It is not suggesting to me any new word that I previously typed, so I deduce that new words aren't being added to the dictionary.

From googling around it looks like it's a common problem, but I haven't found any solution so far.


texts: "Android OS" is continuously downloading something in the background, how can I stop that?

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My HTC One V (on 4.0 ICS) seems to be continuously downloading something even when it's inactive, and it's using the battery abnormally fast.

My data usage graph:

(click to enlarge)

On the first picture, the brown line is for the "Android OS" element, which as you can see is responsible for at least 60% of the data consumption. I don't know what Android is downloading, but it does it continuously and it has a big effect on my battery's life. When I disable mobile data, the battery usage line becomes flat (see second picture). How can I check what exactly "Android OS" is doing? And how can I disable this activity?

Here is the battery usage graph. As you can see, the line became flat when I've disabled mobile data.

(click to enlarge)


texts: On Honor 6x camera is slow to start. Any solutions?

texts: It takes as long as 10-15 seconds at times. What gives?


texts: How to use an USB-attached wired Ethernet adapter through USB-OtG on an Android smartphone?

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Due to my profession I use to have to connect to wired-only LAN-attached devices (like managed switches, routers, set-top-boxes etc) frequently to access their configuration interfaces via Telnet/SSH/HTTP. And I am totally tired of carrying a bag with a laptop with me wherever I go.

I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy Ch@t B-5330 (Android 4.1.2) smartphone (almost the only modern model with a physical QWERTY on the market today, certainly the only QWERTY by Samsung) and an USB-OtG ("USB host") cable for it.

It would simplify my life significantly if I could connect it to wired Ethernet networks.

Is this possible? Where do I even start?

It seems to be no custom firmwares like Cyanogen Mod available for my particular model but I am most probably going to root it.

I've got a USB NIC based on ASIX AX88772 chip (which is detected by Ubuntu out of the box and is said to be compatible with XBox, PS3 and Apple Macs so it seems to be a very standard kind).

Also, I have not even found a single USB device (I have tried an USB flash drive, a keyboard and a mouse) which would work with the Android phone. It seems that they don't even receive power from it. Perhaps it (USB host mode) should be switched on somewhere in settings? I couldn't find where.


texts: How to get Dialer application on my T-Mobile Galaxy tab?


texts: I dont have any heavy apps on my phone, but still a major part of memory of my k3note is occupied with 'others'.


texts: How to restore/edit build.prop after rebooting (and phone stuck in reboot loop)?

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I was trying to setup a custom host name for my device(a rooted xperia z) following this guide but without paying too much attention, especially to the comments.

I'm guessing I had a typo in the edited build.prop file because after I rebooted the phone was stuck in a boot loop: I would see the sony logo but instead of the usual xperia logo and colourful boot animation the phone would restart.

I can turn off the phone and I think I've managed to get it in a different state by pressing the volume up key multiple times after powering up because I could see a blue led always on. Before that in between boots I would see a red led blink twice.

Unfortunately the phone reboots to fast to become visible to adb. What are my options on restoring/editing the build.prop file ? Can I somehow see the phone's filesystem on a computer without booting the phone into android ?
Also I don't mind loosing all the data as long as I can use the phone again.

Thanks


texts: I went to settings then sites and downloads then manage website data and deleted cached info. Can I restore that info? in Samsung Internet browser on a Samsung tablet?


texts: Where have all my wifi credentials gone?

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My Oneplus One updated itself to the latest CyanogenMod kernel version a couple of days ago which has caused it to forget all my previously stored WPA keys and preferred wireless networks!

I was under the impression that all this information was cloud synced by Google, so why has it all disappeared now? Is there any way to force a pull of this information from the Android Device Manager, or do I just have to enter all this information (for hundreds of locations!) manually?

As of the update I'm running 5.1.1, Cyanogen version 12.1-YOG4PAS1N0. Kernel version is 3.4.67 and the build number is LMY48B.


texts: Phone restarting over and over after rooting Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i

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I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i from the link given below-
http://theunlockr.com/2012/11/22/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830/

However after rooting it, it is restarting again and again.
I unrooted it but still the same problem exists.

I even factory reset my Android phone. But still the phone restarts!


texts: Where can I find a good comparison of available custom ROMs?

texts: I'm looking for a good comparison of custom ROMs' features and quality.  I would prefer a comparison that is actively maintained.


texts: Automatically connect to VPN when connecting to WiFi?

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My university has an open WiFi that requires me to log into a specific VPN before I can access the internet.

Is there any built-in way or app that allows me to specify which VPN I want to start together with a certain WiFi connection? (Similar to Ubuntu's option to combine a WiFi with a VPN) Right now I have to start the VPN manually every time, and if I loose connectivity, the VPN will not automatically reconnect together with the network connection.

I am using cyanogenmod 10.2.0

EDIT:

To clarify, this is what the option looks like in Ubuntu's network manager:

I want to achieve a similar effect in Android/Cyanogenmod.


texts: Samsung S10 phone: How to move a contact from first to second SIM card?

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For a Samsung S10 Android phone that has dual SIM cards, how can I move a contact saved on SIM card 1 to SIM card 2?
Clicking on the contact itself using Samsung's address book gives no indication of which SIM card it is saved on to begin with, nor an option for moving it to the phone memory or the second SIM. Maybe I need a third party address book/contact manager app instead?


texts: How can I remove trusted CAs on Android?

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From the current fallout around DigiNotar (in short, a Root Certificate Authority that has been hacked, fake HTTPS certificates issued, MITM attacks very likely), there are some parts concerning Android (see yesterday's interim report in PDF):

fraudulent certificates for *.android.com has been generated (which would include market.android.com)
there may be other such fraudulent certificates signed by this CA in the wild (currently nobody knows for sure, one way or the other)
this could happen to another CA in the future (Comodo had a similar problem a few months ago)

So, how do I remove a CA I no longer trust from my Android phone? (I have root and CM6 on my specific phone, if that's relevant)


texts: Homescreen appears to be on while it's off

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I know it sounds weird, but when I turn off the screen using the power button I have the feeling that it doesn't turn off completely.

I'll try to explain why.

I press the power button, the home-screen fades off and screen goes black. This is normal
I press the power button again, the screen is turned on and home-screen fades in. This is normal too, but it doesn't not always happen. Sometimes the home-screen appears immediately without the animation then fades off! It's like the screen is turning off again. I have to press the power button again to turn it on.

Does anybody know what could cause this issue? It only started to happen recently, I think after I updated some apps, but I don't know which. Perhaps someone is having the same problem and was able to track down the app? Could it be Nova launcher?

I'm using Android 4.4.4 on rooted Nexus 4. I tried Android 5.0 - 5.1.1 but I had bigger problems with it, like randomly going into deep sleep every day or apps crashing and forcing system restart.


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I have here a brand-new Samsung Galaxy Duos 2 and there's something that bothers me about the "applypatch" process. It uses too much CPU (up to 50%) and runs continuous like a service. Now, what does it do there?

I think this happened after I updated my firmware through Settings > About device > Software Update or maybe after I restored some apps from my other phone. Is this just normal like it would patch something and will stop as soon as it finishes its job or is there something else I should be alarmed? Do I need to stop it?

 (Click on the image for larger version)


texts: Why does my phone say I am roaming when connected to my "home" network?

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I recently got a new phone, the Elephone P7000 and it runs stock android 5.0. Everything seems to work perfectly apart from the fact that most of the time the top status bar says I am roaming.
When I check which network I am connected to, it says I am connected to my actual provider network, so why does it say I'm roaming. The only partial fix to this issue is manually selecting the cellular network, and this only works for around 10 minutes with no roaming shown in the status bar, after that it switches (? – I don't know if it actually does since I still seem to be connected to the same network) by itself when I am not moving and I get the roaming indication again.
So far, this does not seem to affect my ability to make calls or receive messages, but I find the roaming indicator in the status bar to be very unsettling.

Edit to clarify:
On my network operator selection screen, I see the same operator name multiple times and only upon selecting one specific (the topmost) option I get no roaming indication.

Any help or clarification would be appreciated.


texts: Can I connect my Android Mini PC to my VGA Monitor through Adapter?

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I am buying a new Android Mini PC. It has HDMI Output but I want to connect it to my VGA Monitor.

So, Can I use this HDMI Male to VGA Female Video Converter Adapter to connect the VGA cable of my Monitor and use HDMI to HDMI Joiner Connector to join the main adapter cable and the Mini PC?

Will this work? Any Help would be appreciated.


texts: Are there any custom ROMs which let the user somehow filter Share menu lists?

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Based on " How can I customize the list of services that pops up when I choose to "share" something in an app? " answer, any app supporting ACTION_SEND intent will be listed in "Share" menu pop-up.

Are there any custom ROMs which let the user somehow filter those Share menu lists to exclude installed apps?


texts: Impossible to format corrupted SD card formatted as internal storage

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I see lots of questions about recovering data from corrupted SD card formatted as internal storage, that's not my case.
I want to FORMAT this SD card to be able to use elsewhere.

For some reasons the card become read-only so it is impossible for me to make any changes.
While on the phone I tried to switch the card from internal memory to external. It didn't work.
The only option I had was to forget the card, and so I did.
Now even with gparted on linux, I'm not able to format the card.
I tried also to change the permits with

sudo chmod -R 777 /dev/sdb

and other different commands like

sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sdb

all without luck.

What else can I do? It seems impossible to reset this card.

Ps. the lock on the SD adapter is in the correct position

edit1: I've used sudo badblocks -wsv /dev/sdb no errors found, but not luck, the partitions are still there (here how to use badblocks https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/badblocks). The process took around 10 hours for a 64Gb card.

edit2: after asking help to bunsenlabs.org these things came out. At the moment I can't try them because I don't have the hardware required but my gut and my common sense tell me that it's the right path.

links:
https://github.com/Nephiel/sdlocker-tiny
https://github.com/BertoldVdb/sdtool


texts: Android security patch level from the future?

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Device: OnePlus One, non-rooted, stock Cyanogen OS

I installed an OTA update today (27 August 2016).

Now, the Android security patch level shows a date from the future (1 September 2016).

Why is it such a date?


texts: How to create shortcut in the homescreen for 'Favourites' tab in Dialer?

texts: I'm using Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT-I5801). The ones listed as Dialer.favourites and contacts.starred in the 'Choose custom activity' are not working. This happens in both TouchWiz and ADWLauncher


texts: Phone freezes when SIM is inserted - can this be malware?

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I have a phone running Android 9 that I have been using for a while for messaging, i.e., Line, Viber.
The phone has an iPhone style sim-tray, and for security reasons, I usually unplug the SIM when the phone is not in use.
Very recently, I noticed the phone started behaving unusually whenever I plug in the SIM card.
What happens is that, a few seconds, maybe three or four after plugging in the SIM card, the screen suddenly goes black. The phone becomes unresponsive to any input for about four or five seconds, then the brightness gets turned up to the highest level and the Lock Screen is shown and the phone then becomes unresponsive again for a few minutes. This happens twice.
After this happens and I unlock the screen, I get a modal message telling me that "Find Device" has suddenly stopped.
Is this known behavior from a phone that's been infected with some kind of malware?
Where can I look to start diagnosing the problems?


texts: Menu button for very old apps in Android 7

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I have Lenovo TAB4 10 Plus tablet with Android 7.1.1 and I'm unable to change settings for some very old application because of missing menu button for them.

In Android 5 there was floating menu button (with 3 vertical dots), and there was also a possibility (in general options of OS) to change the behavior of the task button - long press on it opened the application menu.

But now there is no floating menu, no possibility to change the behavior of task button (nor home button, nor back button).

I tried the long press / double tap on all three buttons (home, back, task) but without success.

Is there some way to display menu for such old applications?

Edit:

It's not a duplicate of the question
How does one use apps that place a menu on the system bar when the buttons are not in the screen?, because I tried using both answers in the question  but without a success - neither recommended procedures, nor the recommended application Menu Button helped me. The last one created the (new) menu button, but it opened Android settings, not the active application's menu.


texts: How can I make voice search know that a certain first name is always that specific contact?

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I have a Nexus 5 with the Okay Google search feature. I can theoretically use it to send text messages hands-free.

However, my wife has a common name, and I have several other contacts with the same first name -- and it wouldn't be surprising for me to know someone with the same last name too. And, she has a work phone number instead of mobile. So, instead of being convenient, there's a whole back-and-forth interrogation.

There must be some way to tell it that when I say "text Karen", I always get my Karen. Right? I tried to look for some "remember this decision" setting, or for some way to mark people as special in the People app, but no luck.

I could come up with some silly nickname, I guess, but I don't want to have to do that. I'm hoping there's some real solution.


texts: Uploaded songs to Google Play don't show up on Android device

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I'm sure this one is just a PEBKAC error, so please bear with me since I am new to Android.

I've uploaded all of my music to Google Play Music and I can see all of my songs via their web interface.  However, on my Moto X, there's at least one song missing.  I have tried refreshing the Google Play app on the phone to no avail.  I haven't had time yet to go through all of my hundreds of albums to see if any others are missing songs, as well.  Any thoughts?


texts: Android ADB connect to device with broken USB and no root

texts:
I've read through the thread below and come across 2 solutions for connecting a device with ADB.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4893953/android-run-install-debug-applications-over-wifi/19940301#19940301

The first is to use USB, and this isn't an option because the USB port is busted on my Droid Razr Maxx. The second is via wifi but using root permissions.. and I don't really want to root my phone.

Can't I use strict WiFi without root to set up ADB?


texts: How to move apps from internal storage to SD?

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I’ve got Samsung ON5 with only 8 GB of internal storage + 32 GB SD card. I configured all photos and videos to use the SD card, which still has plenty of storage. However, the internal memory is 97% full.

Thus the question: is it possible to move apps from internal storage to SD? Is it possible to install new apps on SD?


texts: Uninstall Android app from Google Play website

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I have installed one of the android apps, which is for double tap to screen on/off, but this app is  misleading. Unfortunately I gave admin permission for this app, after installing this android app, My mobile screen is never showing up. But, I can hear phone rings, message tones, and everything working fine. How do I make my screen visible now??
Is there anyway to uninstall that particular app, from any website?? I'm pretty sure that, screen is not popping up because of this app. Please help me here.


texts: Not receiving notifications on dual WhatsApp on Samsung Note8

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I have two instances of WhatsApp on my Note8. When I receive a message on my primary WhatsApp, I get notifications instantly as normal. However, on my dual WhatsApp, I don't get notifications unless I open the app.

Sometimes, I get notifications come in all of a sudden as if the app has come alive and checked, but this is not consistent with the primary app.

I've gone to Settings->Notifications and there is only one 'WhatsApp' app listed and notifications are enabled. However, this cannot be where the issue is as the notifications are fine for the primary app, just not the dual app.

If I go to Settings->Apps, then here I do see both instances listed. And notifications are enabled for both. I've also checked the Mobile data settings for both, and they both have Allow background data usage enabled. I am not using Data saver.

The only thing I've not tried is disabling Optimise battery usage for WhatsApp as this seems to be for both instances of the app, not either. But other than that possibility, I'm stumped. Any ideas welcomed.


texts: Use Android phone as Internet gateway (Not WiFi hotspot)

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Just wondering if it is possible to setup Android 4 phone as internet gateway without enabling WiFi tethering?

Use case:

Connect the phone to my WiFi home network.
Set phone in gateway mode (ipv4 forwarding?)
On any other PC in my home network set default gateway to phone IP

In theory Android at this stage would handle outgoing connections for that particular PC.

On the grand scale what I'm thinking about is this:

I have multiple phones that have unlimited 4g plans on them, every time I come back home, phone joins the WiFi network and starts acting as gateway. On my main routing box (pfSense) I setup multiple gateways (for each phone) and a load balancer. So every time phone appears, gateway changes to UP state in pfSense -> Load Balancing via that phone as well. When I leave my house, pfSense detects that gateway is unreachable -> removes it from list of load balancers.


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My phone runs Android 4.0.4 and it has Google's "Play Music" and a stock "Music Player". For some reasons, either App shows album arts as square. Album arts that were rectangular are stretch to square. The same MP3s copied to other phones looks fine.

I checked the files under \Android\data\com.android.providers.media\albumthumbs\ and they are in the correct aspect ratio. I tried erasing the App data. But I just can't make the Album Arts look right. Any ideas?


texts: my battery charge indicator is continually flashing on and off

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My battery charge indicator (the screen info saying % full), flashes on/off/on/off, etc. sometimes.

I've switched the battery to a spare to see if that helps but it didn't.

When it does happen, this seems to happen at all the different wall sockets where I am.  It happens a lot in cafe's.... perhaps not surprising... but also in my office building which seems pretty solid for such business services.

The only place it doesn't happen is at home.

My original theory was that it was due to too many people using the same circuit and reducing the amps too much.  However the more places I see this behavior in, the less I think it is likely.

Any idea how to address this?


texts: Can I safely remove "Android keyboard" if I have installed an alternative keyboard application?

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I know it's potentially a Bad Idea (tm), but hear me out.

I've got an HTC Desire, and its internal storage space is severely limited (150 MB, barely), running Cyanogenmod 7.1. I'm not entirely happy with the supplied keyboard, and have tried Swiftkey X Keyboard, to a great satisfaction. Now, since keyboard apps cannot be installed on the SD card when they are used, this eats up more than 15 MB of that precious internal space and severely limits the number of apps I can install.

It occurred to me that I could convert Swiftkey to a system app and integrate it in the ROM, and after that freeze and remove Android Keyboard -- using Titanium Backup. Naturally, I'm not too keen to try it without asking around first, for it can have disastrous consequences.

So, my question really is:

  Can I remove Android keyboard if I have an alternative input method application?


texts: I've setup an SSH server on my Ubuntu desktop at home using a dynamic DNS service (NOIP). I have a wi-fi-only Android tablet running Android version 4.4.2. On my tablet I can connect to other SSH servers, such as my college's server. However, I cannot directly connect from my tablet to my desktop; every attempt times out. But I am able to connect to my college's server and then SSH into my desktop from there. Is there something I've not set up correctly in my sshd_config file possibly? I'm able to ping the public IP. But I'm at a loss to explain this behavior. I've used both JuiceSSH and ConnectBot to no avail. Thanks!


texts:
I have deleted Google Play services on my Android cell phone. While trying to reinstall from google, I have "No Carrier Lenovo 860t) and can not install.
Please can you kindly help me on this, what is "no carrier" means and how to fix it ?
Thank you,

My phone : Lenovo 860t (China made)
Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat


texts:
I really don't want to have to re-install all apps and sign into them after I upgrade firmware. Is there a way to back them up? Any tips that may ease the process are appreciated (I have my photos/videos backed up through google and a lot of apps do sync after I sign into them). The main problem is typing in all the passwords for the various apps is going to be a pain.

Is there a way I can export a list of all the installed apps and automatically download them again?


texts: How to install new font on Android 10 and set it as default monospaced?

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I'd like to change the default monospaced font on my rooted Android phone. This is because of things like this, where characters don't render correctly:

The rectangle is supposed to be the "ɒ" character. I know that it works with Deja Vu Sans Mono, so I'd like to change the monospaced font to that.
I've seen methods that change the system default font, but not specifically the default monospaced one.
Some more information:

Android 10, rooted
Oneplus 7


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first post here...

So I'm attempting to utilize a custom shutdown animation on my LG K7 that I use for dev purposes..

Ive made backups of the original shutdownanimation.zip, and using custom pictures (same .png format, resolution,color depth, etc) I've replaced the original picture files within the zip with the new ones.

Shutdown only displays a black screen.

So I push backup back to phone, displays LG logo again.

Deciding to experiment, I took my stock bootanimation.zip, renamed it to shutdownanimation.zip and overwrote the shutdownanimation.zip on my phone.

As expected, this gave me the stock boot up animation during shut down.

So I decided I would take a copy of the original shutdownanimation.zip file, and simply edit the existing pictures within it using an image editor.  I just opened each of the two original picture files within the zip and used a drawing tool to write 'custom' over the lg logo, then overwrote the new picture files back into shutdowanimation.zip and pushed to phone.

I though for sure I would see the altered LG logo, but instead I got a black screen.

Any ideas?

Update: Im wondering if some mechanism is in place to prevent alteration of the bootanimation or shutdown animation?  At first I was thinking it was some file format issue, so I took picture #150 from part0 in bootanimation.zip and replaced every odd picture with picture #150... i.e. part0 pic # 101,103,105... = pic #150 So that this way I didn't even alter any images.  Upon moving to phone and rebooting, the boot animation ignores part0 completely where I made the changes and only plays part1.