texts: Is there a way to allow certain numbers to be called from a locked phone?

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When I got my first cell phone I was told to put a "In case of an emergency call  XXX" at the top of my list of phone numbers.  While I haven't ever benefited directly from that, I have benefited from similar emergency preparedness advice.  My old phone finally made the trip to electronics heaven (RIP dear RAZR) and I moved over to a Verizon Android phone (Samsung Stratosphere - with Gingerbread 2.3.5). I really like that I can "lock" this phone to prevent someone else from using it in malicious ways, but I would really like a method for someone to be able to determine who my emergency contacts are, and ideally contact those people, if I'm ever incapacitated.

When I saw the "Emergency Call" button I thought that might be the functionality I was looking for, but it isn't - ( What is an "Emergency Call," and can I  set number for it? )

Is there any way to have two or three people and their contact info accessible without unlocking the phone?

Clarifying edit: Maybe I'm being picky, but I'd also like to have my emergency contacts actually able to be contacted, i.e., someone could pick up my phone - without knowing the lock code - and actually be able to call my emergency contacts.


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I'm trying to create a symbolic link on my Android N phone, so that my photos are accessible from the Pictures folder. I want to be able to sync all my pictures in a single folder using Syncthing.

My phone isn't rooted, so I booted into a TWRP image using fastboot boot twrp.img, where I have root access to the filesystem. I was then able to log in using adb shell, create the symlink and change its owner.

cd /data/media/0/DCIM
mv Camera Camera.bak
ln -s ../Pictures/Camera Camera
chown -h media_rw:media_rw Camera

Unfortunately the camera app fails to open, with an error message saying No storage found. Attempting to navigate to the symlink results in a Permission denied error.

Is there a way to get this working properly?

Note that in Android /data/media is mounted to /storage/emulated. The filesystem of /data is ext4, which supports symlinks, and the link works correctly from within TWRP.


texts: Google Play does not download application when VPN connection is active

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I use OpenVPN Connect. When VPN connection is active Google Play can show pages, pictures, video, but does not download the application: "pending...".
To begin download I need to disable VPN, then it works. Tell me how to research a problem and make GPlay work over VPN?


texts: How do you change the language on Google Play? I'm American, so I want it in English. I live in Luxembourg, have a Lux SIM card and bought my phone in Thailand and yet the Google Pay Topics are all in Italian. I lived in Italy years ago but I'm not using anything that I got in Italy. I've tried clearing the cache on the app, but I get the same thing and it's also on my laptop, which I purchased recently in Lux as well. It's really annoying. How can I change it? Please help.


texts: I wonder is there a way to hibernate Android tablet as if it were a usual desktop computer, that is to save its current state on the disk for the quick restoration after complete shutdown? I really miss this feature for my tablet, which boots slowly and discharges quickly even being in the sleep mode. I know that there are  power managers available, but as far as my tablet has no SIM card even, I'd prefer to switch it off completely to really minimize battery use. Thanks.


texts: YouTube Premium: Downloaded videos - Original channel deleted?

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I have subscribed for YouTube Premium and have downloaded some tutorial videos I want to keep. However, the channel owner will be deleting his entire channel soon.

Research online is difficult and I'm seeing mixed results, where some say the downloaded videos are kept when this occurs, and others saying they are deleted as well when the channel is deleted.

Will the YouTube app save these videos? If not, how can I hang onto them?


texts: Android TV showing "There was a problem communicating with Google servers, try again later" error

texts: I just got a new Android TV box and am trying to sign into Google play store but every time I put in the information and hit enter the error "There was a problem communicating with Google servers, try again later" pops up. I have cleared the data on Google play store and Google play services and have restarted my TV but nothing works. What should I do? How do I solve this problem?


texts: Can I damage my phone by doing android programming on it?

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I am a beginner to android programming and I want to use my personal phone that I use daily to test my programs, but I am not sure if that is a good idea.

Is it possible to somehow corrupt my phone by trying out my programs on it?  In what ways might this be possible?

The phone is unrooted; would it be possible in a rooted phone?


texts:
How can I create VPN connection (pptp ) on Android TV?
Its personal VPN for my work place (pptp) . Android TV has no option for this purpose.


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Duos, and ever since I bought my cell phone, I am unable to access the Google Play Store due to the error message:

  Authentication is required. You need to sign in to your Google Account.

I had signed in my Google account already and have used it on my phone with other apps, like Talk, Gmail and etc. I have tried clearing the account and re-entering it, wiping out all the data and re-building a new account, and other possible solutions, but still my problem is there.

My one possible guess is that it is due to the country I live in. It may be that Google has put some sanctions on my country, Iran.

How can I get Google Play Store to work on my phone?


texts: Can't scan QR code for WhatsApp web due to camera inverted or tilted on Galaxy Y Duos

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First of all, I already read the other posts about problems reading the QR Code, and my problem is different.

I have a Galaxy Y Duos, so my screen is bigger than 4 inches.
I do get the "Ok, got it" message, and can successfully press it.
I'm using Google Chrome.
My WhatsApp is up to date (re-installed it several times trying to solve the problem)

What is happening is that the display for the camera inside WhatsApp is inverted (or tilted sideways). When I move the phone up and down, the image goes left and right, and vice-versa. It is like that both for taking pictures to send someone, and for scanning the QR code.

So, since the QR code depends on orientation of the image, the app cannot read the inverted image. I tried inverting the PC screen itself to correct the issue, but it seems that there's no screen orientation that gives the proper reading of the code. Plus it's really annoying trying to focus the code, as the image doesn't behave as expected.

The camera works fine outside WhatsApp and other QR readers (I have QR Droid installed) works perfectly.

The problem is also independent of screen auto-rotation, I turned it on and off, and tried to manually rotate the screen, but the camera image stays tilted.


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Hey guys i recently bought an Xiaomi Mi A1.
The OS needs 8GB plus much goggle on it (I hate google) so I decided to flash a custom rom. I figured some how out how to boot and afterwards flash the TWRP recovery (Version 3.1.1 By Mohan CM-Mi A1). Through TWRP I want to flash Lineage OS which throw the error 255. Confused with this, I tried different TWRPs, ROMs and also formated all partitions exept recovery and boot (so I formatted Data, Cache and Dalvik, System, and Internal Storage) and even tried sideload. None Worked... so now I have no system to boot on and dont know what to do to get Lineage running.

SOLUTION:
The lineage wiki always links the TWRP they are using in the tutorial (Mi A1: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/tissot/install)
which also links to an TWRP build. This build should normally work.


texts: Display media from HTC One on a computer display

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The title says it all. I am wondering if I can display slideshows among other things on a computer display.

I know that it has to be a DLNA compatible device, which I believe most of computer displays are not, and I also know there's this companion HTC Media Link HD device (which is a wi-fi dongle kind of thing).

I have a Mac OS X 10.8.2 Macbook Air, and an old Linux laptop, and some time to kill on a cold November weekend, so what I am asking really is whether there is a way to turn my Macbook or Linux laptop into a DLNA compatible device so that I could play slideshows on 24" display without investing any extra money.


texts: Can not swipe touchscreen in micromax bolt a064 model

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i can't able to swipe micromax bolt ao64 smartphone , means touch screen not work most of the time.... i bought this before 2 years....

I tried below things until now :

1)washed hands & cleaned touchscreen and tried

2)Restarted phone

3)Done Factory reset [ lost apps & other data ]

4)Removed all unwanted videos, images & freed up space.

I am using 3rd party charger from last 4 months , Is that caused issue ?


texts: How to disable speaker independent of volume settings

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I'm a deaf person with a Nexus 5X.  I almost never want my phone emitting any kind of sound.

When I had a Samsung Galaxy S4, there was a configuration option to mute all sounds independently of the various volume settings.

Since then, Android has released their do-not-disturb mode.  That doesn't really fit in with my usage because that ties in with the whole notification system.  I want my phone to function as if it was not in the DND mode, just without sound.

I looked into key remapping solutions to prevent accidental buttonpresses (phone holder, pants, whatever), but that doesn't prevent applications from changing the volume.  e.g.  Google Duo assumes that all videophone calls users will want audio regardless of the audio settings prior to opening the app.  That absolutely makes complete sense, so that's why I'm asking for a lower-level way to disable the speaker.

I did look at several muting-related questions, but those seem to be more of one-time actions - "I want to turn off sounds right now, but I'll adjust them later"

So, the question is, as the title states, how to selectively stop the speaker from functioning that cannot be overridden by any app.  How would I proceed to go about doing that on a Nexus 5X?


texts: What happens with configurations and app data, practically, if I mod my device with custom firmware?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How to backup an Android device?

If I want to install a  modified firmware like CyanogenMod, it seems like I should wipe the phone clean both before and after the operation.

But what will happen to all of my

Android configurations (known Wi-Fi networks, bluetooth pairings, etc)
installed apps
app data
app configurations?

Is there a simple way to make a backup of all of that and then restore them after the wipe on the brand new OS?

What about stuff on SD card? Should I wipe the SD card clean too? What about the apps that are installed there?

(I've tried to look for other backup related questions, but they have to do with restoring the device to the exact same state - which of course would be the usual case when restoring backups.)


texts:
I am trying to find out how on Feb 18th and 19th of 2014, I was in Louisville Ky, but my location history is showing that I was in Somerset Ky.

Why did this happen?


texts: How to improve the security on my Android phone?

texts:
When I use Android in business I have some secret data on my phone. So if I lose my phone this can easily be stolen.

Is there any way I can secure my phone? E.g. adding password for unlocking it. Any recommendations? apps? or best-practice?


texts: Is it worth uninstalling apps with background processes?

texts: I visited Apps -> Running and uninstalled the apps there that I don't use. I then installed OS Monitor and realised that a huge amount of apps run in the background with 0% CPU Usage (I have 36 processes). Many of them I don't actually use very regularly. Would it improve my system performance to uninstall them or does 0% CPU usage mean that it wouldn't? Is there a way to stop these processes automatically starting up?


texts: Drive sends an almost-daily "1 file is now available offline" notification

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On my second device (Nexus 5), I keep getting the same notification from Drive almost every morning. When I click on it, the app opens its main screen without marking the file that I was notified about. Funny thing is, I haven't received such notifications on my main device (Pixel 3).

What is this notification about? Can the notification be triggered from the update of a some backup file?


texts: Way to send a barcode via SMS with as little user interaction as possible

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I would like to set up a bar code reading app (such as ZXing Team's Barcode Scanner) on an android phone in such way that it would send with as little user interaction as possible (preferably none) after the barcode was scanned the result in an SMS to a predefined phone number.

I have tried Tasker but without success and I don't have the skills to write an app of my own.


texts: My phone doesn't always charge at full speed, even with certain 2-amp chargers. What are the necessary conditions for it to charge at full speed?

texts:
I've noticed that my Samsung Galaxy S4 doesn't always charge at its maximum rate of charge, even when it seemingly should.  For example, car DC adapters that claim to provide up to 2.0A current only provides 500mA.  I've also tried connecting the OEM AC adapter to a car inverter**, with the same result of a ~500mA charge rate.  On the other hand, when connected to an AC outlet through the same charger, the device draws 1200mA*.

I previously owned an Galaxy S3 which I think started having similar issues at some point, possibly after a system update.

What conditions are required for Android devices to draw greater than the 500mA current provided by a USB 2 data connection?  Have these conditions changed with successive versions of the Android OS?

*: Measurements of current draw made by Ampere

**: I asked this question a few days ago and it has attracted very little attention, so I'm now asking a more general question.


texts: Are there alternative ways of downloading free applications from Android Market?

texts:
I can't download applications from the Android Market very well. The most common problem is that it sends an HTTP request and the remote server replies, but no data follows: the TCP connection just stalls. The Market app shows an animated progress bar (before "0%" or sometimes always "0%") indefinitely until I cancel the download.

Sometimes using another network connection helps. (Note: I don't have data plan yet and use only WiFi):

Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop that is running VPN and doing NAT: stalls
Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop that is running VPN and doing "-j REDIRECT' to tcpsocks that is connecting throught "ssh -D" from my server: sometimes works
Ad-hoc Wi-fi connection to my laptop that is running VPN and doing "-j REDIRECT' to tcpsocks that is connecting throught "ssh -D" from my server: stalls
Connection over Wi-fi access point to my laptop connected to university network and doing -j REDIRECT to tcpsocks that is connecting through the ssh -D (connections originating from my server): sometimes works, very very slow
VPN connection from the device throught the access point (without using laptop): works
Connecting through the ProxyDroid (running redsocks internally) redirecting to ssh -D (connections originating from my server) started on my laptop over Ad-hoc wifi network: stalls
Connecting through the ProxyDroid (HTTP mode) redirecting to proxy server running on my laptop (with by chain of proxy servers finally originates connections from my server) started on my laptop over Ad-hoc wifi network: stalls

The only workaround I found is to capture the request from device with Wireshark and execute it (using netcat) on my desktop computer. It downloads the apk file from the Market which I can put on the device as usual. Obtaining such links is hovewer inconvenient (especially when it uses HTTPS).

Trying to use ProxyDroid does not help.

How can I debug stalled downloads from Android Market?
What are alternative approaches to obtaining apps from Market? Would using the Android Market in the emulator be better?


texts: Alright, so I connected my phone to my laptop through a chord and moved a bunch of albums into the Downloads folder on my SD card, and all the music transferred over without a problem. However, when I was checking to see if all the songs were there, 9 songs were missing. I was still able to navigate to all the songs in the fie manager and play them all the way through, but they weren't showing up in the music player. They are all mp3 files. I am using the default music player. It seems to be a problem with the music player, because when I downloaded doubletwist, all the songs were there. I don't wanna switch to using doubletwist though, I wanna keep using the default music player because I prefer it's interface. I think it might be because of the file size, as all the missing songs were under 2000 kb. Please help, this is infuriating me to no end. Thanks.


texts: Can a TWRP Wipe Delete SD Card Data That I've Explicitly Excluded?

texts:
I've got several years of experience rooting, flashing, and even recovering Android phones from severe hangups, but today I'm befuddled as to why I seem to have lost all of my data on the external SD card of a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (GT-N7100) running LineageOS 14.1 (t03g).

Is the file system for an Android phone somehow integrated with the file system of the SD card such that a System wipe would affect the SD card? If so, then I guess there must be a difference between an SD card formatted on my PC as opposed to having it formatted in the phone itself whereby deleting/wiping the phone's System volume can also cause the SD card to be wiped. I've never had this happen before and the only difference I can recall is that this time I had formatted this SD card on the phone instead of doing it on the PC.

WHAT I DID:
I made sure to copy all the data files that I wanted to keep onto the SD card (/external_sdcard) using the File Manager in TWRP 3.0.2 before wiping everything on the phone except the card (I chose to wipe Data, System, Cache, and Dalvik). I was getting ready to flash LineageOS ROM (t0lte) on the phone from the SD card. However, it appears that all the files I had dutifully transferred to the SD card are no more! When I visit /external_sdcard via TWRP, everything's gone! I took the card out and checked it on my PC and indeed, the PC says the card needs to be formatted!

Did I miss something? Did I inadvertently forfeit my SD card data by wiping the phone the way I did?


texts:
I am trying to install one app(updated version) but when I install it it says this app can not be installed because same kind of app is already installed but when I check apps on android phone I do not find that app of same name that I want to install as updated version.
I believe it is blocked by the user of the phone, (phone isn't mine now)

what should I do if the app is in the phone but invisible or blocked ,
how do I see it and uninstall it so that I install updated version on it.

kindly guide me what to do in this situation .

thanks and stay blessed


texts: How to delete Group Contact that is greyed out without an access to menu or drop down box?

texts:
I deleted my What's App Group Contact in error before deleting members first, however, several Admin members were automatically assigned by What's App to my created Group (now deleted by me).  Two of my members had full access to exiting group/deleting members and then deleting group. One member is still seeing Group Contact in What's App Contact List, has access to open Group Contact, under my group name created saw this "you're no longer a participant in this group", just below this, message sent by me and members numbers, but they have no access to anything to delete as its all greyed out.

Q1: What can be done to delete this Group Contact?

Q2: If they delete Group Contact from What's App Contact List, would this mean What's App would assign  three other Admin? As this was the original step done by me, hence why it got assigned to the three other members above.

I anxiously await your response.


texts: Is there a way to make the Swype keyboard (or any other) auto-switch back to the alphabetic keyset when I enter a punctuation mark?

texts: The question line pretty much says it all. Using the Swype keyboard (Galaxy Nexus, Jellybean, Swype 1.3.1.9410), is there some way/plugin/hack to make the keyset automatically switch back to the alphabetic/qwerty keyset when I enter a punctuation mark on one of the punctuation/non-alphabetic keyboards?


texts: How can I stop the Skype notifications from re-enabling?

texts:
I have Skype on my Moto G, but I don't use it much. It's primarily for contacting cow-orkers at work. I certainly don't want to get notified every time anyone says one in a group chat while I'm on my day off.

So I switched off the notifications by selecting "block all" in the notification settings for the app. Then I got a notification. So I switched off the notifications again. Then I got a notification. So I switched off the notifications yet again. Then... you get the picture.

How can I keep the notifications from Skype switched off?

Or do I just have to uninstall it?


texts: When I try to connect to work wifi I am asked to sign in

texts:
My work wifi runs netgear routers via a lan.
when I try to connect with my Samsung galaxy s5 I am asked to sign in but these are open routers no security. When I try to sign in I am redirected to google home page. Connection only stays active for a short period of time then drops the connection. Everyone with a Samsung device is having the same problem but iPhones are ok.
I have no problems with my home wifi. This started after the latest android update.


texts: How to fix.a keyboard that doesnt show emoji?

texts:
What i try : clear cache, data, restart Result still same

What i use : Android Slash Keyboard, Swiftkey, Chrooma, Go, still same.

How can i fix it?


texts: Viber's sticker bought will be owned once or permanently?

texts:
On my Android smartphone Google Samsung Galaxy, I install Viber app and intend to buy a sticker.

My question is whether I will have to re-buy the same sticker on another phone (using the same Google account of course) or it will automatically restored?


texts: Where is the temp file of recorder in Android?

texts:
Galaxy Note2 4.3 Samsung firmware.

Recording for 1 hour with the highest quality, accidentally pressed "back" button, nothing saved.
Usually the file would be saved automatically even if "back" is pressed. But maybe 1 hour is too big for the simple recorder app.

Any chance that there is a tmp file somewhere?
Or recorder just stores everything in DRAM before hitting save button?(that would be too naive..)

Thank you


texts: What options are there for permanently connecting a rooted Android Phone to a NAS?

texts:
I keep all my documents, pics, music, etc. on a home NAS so I can access the data from around my home. For work I mostly use DropBox. But as my free 50GB are going to expire soon, I need to find another solution. So I thought I could move all my stuff from DB to my NAS and access it from there. I could use VPN but they aren't allowing outgoing connections and won't enable it for only that reason, which I can fully understand.

BTW I have a FritzBox 7390 as router and I plan of purchasing a low-power Shuttle PC for simple server-stuff. My Nexus 5 is rooted and runs the latest OmniRom build.

Are there any options here? If possible, it would be nice if my NAS could be mounted so I can move files around easily with an app.


texts: How do I view the "Other folder" on ICS browser?

texts: I saved some links on the browser's "Other folder". How do I view them? When I go to Bookmarks, all I can see is "Local".


texts:
Some time ago I tried to solve sudokus using goggles and it worked. But today I've been recognizing several sudokus, and goggles says "it's a sudoku" and performs a google search for me, but I don't have the solving feature anymore.

Is it a matter of versions? Do I have to adjust any setting?

Thanks,


texts: How can I free up Google Photos storage usage from Google Drive

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Google Photos (previously Google+) automatically backs up your photos from your phone to your Google+ / Google Photos account.

They give you the option to backup a compressed version which is unlimited and free, or you can backup at full original quality but it uses up your Google Drive storage quota.

I have always believed I have had this setting turned off, but I noticed I am using 8GB of my Drive quota due to Google Photos. Which makes me think it had been backing up the full versions for some time previously - Right now the option is set to the free compressed version.

(I am assuming the 8GB is due to the original uncompressed option being turned on at some point? Unless theres another thing that would use up this space?)

Is there a way to identify and remove all of the high resolution photos from my Drive / the Photos that are using my Drive storage, but still keeping scaled / free version of the photo.

I have just noticed you can choose an option to show a Google Photos folder in your drive of your Google Photos. I have just done this hoping I could somehow filter by size or quota used but this doesn't seem possible.

I just want to try and identify what is using the 8GB


texts: How to import contacts from a delimited list?

texts:
I use an Android phone, and recently I had to delete all my contacts because it was cluttered, and now I have to add all of them again. There are about 200 contacts, and I have them stored in a text file.

My list of contacts are in this format:

Henry Warren  | 9336982147
John  | 9012345678
William Lance Berkman | 9011423655
John Michael Stipe | 9123457819

How can I add these contacts to my phone? I have been trying for the past 2 hours to convert it into CSV format and Import it, but it's a painful job (and messy) because of the several fields. I've also tried various apps from the Play Store to try and import these, but none of them worked either.

There's probably an easier way to do this, so I figured I'd ask here. Any ideas?


texts: Samsung Galaxy SII: OTA ROM Manager update to CyanogenMod: Verification Failed

texts:
Howdi,

Basically as question says;

Download and Install Cyanogenmod 7.1.0 from ROMManager App, reboot into system recovery, and lo and behold

E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.

Also tried with the 'standard' download from the website instead of OTA, same issue even after verifying md5 hash

Anyone got any ideas?


texts: Blocked SIM card and getting asked for PUK on Lineage OS 17.1

texts:
I installed Lineage OS 17.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S3. Everything worked just fine until I put in my SIM card. The first thing which happened after booting was getting directly asked for the PUK code although I didn't even enter a PIN at all. So I just rebooted the phone again which made it not recognize the SIM card anymore.
After that, I put my SIM card in my Samsung Galaxy S5 with stock ROM and I got the message that my SIM card is permanently blocked.
Any idea what happened there?


texts: Play Music app is activated by Words With Friends

texts: Let me just say that I have used both apps independently for a couple of years.  I have a Galaxy S III.  Recently I replace it with same due to battery issues.  I don't know if the replacement is new or used.  I play Play Music and I also play Words With Friends.  Recently I have had strange occurrences with the phone.  When I play Words With Friends the last song I listened to on Play Music will start playing.  The App is NOT running until I start playing WWF.  I think this is probably a unique situation and I'll just wait until the phone is eligible for an upgrade next month.


texts: Accidentally Uninstalled Download Manager

texts: I was using my phone ASUS Zenfone Max when I accidentally uninstalled my Download Manager, I thought it was a random pop up download when you go to sites so I deleted it. After that, when I tried download photos from Google, a window popped saying "The Browser has stopped working". I have also tried to download from Google Play Store, but it won't let me download any apps at all. I also tried opening the "Downloads", that can be found on the settings, but this pop up window shows up see photo. I tried downloading an apk file using another download manager (named ADP), it got installed, but when I tried to download photos again from browser and apps on Play Store it still won't let me. I think the reason is that the one I deleted is the built in app. I don't know if I reset my phone will help me to download files again. Please help, I have already searched the internet but I still can't find a solution.


texts: Mobile data is set to auto turn on with command but isn't working

texts:
I'm using 2 apps, "MacroDroid" and AutoInput", I set a command(Macro) that would turn on mobile data and location. But when I sent the text, it shows that mobile data and location are "on" but only location works.
And when I try to manually turn on data it won't work unless I restart my phone.
Why is this happening?

Edit : From comments. OP used adb commands to give elevated privileges to an unrooted device for MacroDroid


texts: Couldn't move app in Android 4.1 emulator

texts:
I am unable to move an app to the SD Card in Android 4.1 on an emulator. It is working fine in other versions (Android 2.3.3 to Android 4.0.3). In Android 4.1 it's giving dialog "couldn't move app".

Even if I am trying to move app directly from emulator settings (Settings->Apps->App info->Move to SD card) then also it's giving same error.

Is it a bug or security feature?


texts: Before icecream sandwich, on my HTC I was able to make my notification volume on zero (so it would vibrate) while my ringer was at full volume. Now with icecream sandwich the ringer and notification volumes are to be set at the same level. Is there any way to put the notification volume back to vibrate while there is still volume for the ringer?


texts: Browsers are using default application, not themselves, to open links -- how do I fix this?

texts:
Yesterday on my phone (Android 4.3.2, Galaxy 4S) Chrome started opening the stock browser (just called "Internet") when I clicked on links.  That's not what I want -- a browser should use itself to open links unless I tell it otherwise -- so I cleared the default settings first for the other browser and then, when I saw the reverse happen, also for Chrome.  So currently I have no default browser and each one asks me what application to use -- every single time.

Before this problem arose, links originating from outside of browsers (like email) opened in the default browser but links from within any browser opened in the originating browser just like you'd expect, with no "what do you want to open with?" dialogue required.  What do I need to do to get back to that state?

I intentionally use two different browsers to keep different web-site credentials from bumping into each other.  I don't want to always use exactly one.


texts: How to manually disable or hide the system bar (menu bar) at the bottom of the screen?

texts:
I am using an ASUS Transformer TF300 with Android 4.1.1, and there is an app that shows the playing cards at the bottom of the screen, and show the "Continue" button when the card game is finished.

But the playing cards are half hidden by the system bar, and this "Continue" button is hidden by the system bar mostly, except about 2mm is showing, so it is kind of difficult to press the button.

Is there a way to tell the system bar / menu bar to hide itself?  I also went to the settings and set the "System bar lock" to off, but somehow the bar is still showing.


texts: How can I change the temperature unit in Lollipop's lock screen?

texts:
Today, Lollipop became available for my Samsung S4 and I upgraded. Since then, the lock screen shows the current temperature:

As you can see, it shows "61 °F". Since I am located in Continental Europe, I prefer Celsius.

How can I fix that? As you can see in the others screenshots (lock screen configuration), "Additional Information" is "On" and greyed out, and accessing the "lock screen widgets" menu item only lets me configure the personal message, nothing else.

I do use a third-party weather app (Weather & Clock Widget), but I don't think this is related, since (a) the third-party app does not contain a lock screen widget and (b) the app is set to Celsius.

I've found someone on the Internet with the same problem, but I haven't found a solution yet.


texts: Is there a way to pass keyboard or joystick input to a phone through a computer?

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I use my phone to emulate old games, but using the touch screen for input hurts my fingers and gives me cramps.

Is there a way for me to connect my phone to a computer then pass input from a keyboard or a joystick attached to the computer as if I had connected them directly to the phone?


texts: How to install a file manager to Xperia L WITHOUT internet connection?

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It's a big shame that this phone does not have any file manager by default.

I have the .apk installer of the file manager on my PC, but how to install it on phone offline? (offline = no internet connection)

Help


texts: How to Transfer apps back to internal storage from sd card on android 7

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I moved some of my own downloaded apps to the sd card and now when I go to use them it says they are not installed and won't let me put them back into internal storage.  The 2 options pop up ie: sd card and internal but when I select internal, it does not accept it and leaves them on the card.  It is on my Samsung galaxy tab s2 model SM-T810 running Android 7.  Can anyone help me out please

Liz


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I have a smartphone lg g6 i try to root it.

When i put the command adb devices the cmd show me my attached device name.

I test many adb commands all works. Finally i put adb reboot bootloader and my phone was opened in fastboot mode.

All fastboot command works just the fastboot oem commands shows me this error:failed command.

I try also fastboot oem devices-id and show me the same error.
Note: fastboot devices work and show me my device name also fastboot getvar all, fastboot oem unlock all shows me result just fastboot oem device-id didn't work. Any idea please.

Edit: After i unlock my phone all the oem option they didn't work Any idea to relock my phone.


texts: Will I get automatically lifetime FREE updates if I pay for an app?

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If I buy a paid app, will I be able to get free updates for the rest of the lifetime of that app or should I pay later for the updates?

What's the norm? Can you perhaps give 1-2 examples?

Thanks!


texts: permission denied error trying to run custom script, but works in SSHDroid

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I wrote this script to reset a USB controller:

echo -n '1-2' | tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind
sleep 0.5
echo -n '1-2' | tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/bind

I can then run it like so:

q201:/data # sh foobar.sh
1-21-2q201:/data #

But I cannot run it like this:

q201:/data # su -c "sh /data/foobar.sh"
tee: /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind: Permission denied
1-2tee: /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/bind: Permission denied
1-2
1|q201:/data #

It only works when I am connected to SSHDroid on my rooted device, other apps such as Kernel Adiutor, Script Manager fail to run the script and get the same permission denied error that I get when I try to run it with su.

The su binary that came with my android device does not prompt to grant permission. It just gives it to any apps that ask.

I just want this script to run via other apps, and/or on startup.


texts: I need some help.  I just bought a new phone Android 6.0 (Huawei Honor 7 lite)  and I can't move apps to my SD-card. I enabled primary storage as SD-card but the apps are still in internal memory and I can't seem to find option to move them to SD-card so I could really use some help if anybody knows how to move apps.  :)


texts:
I want to install Skype on my xperia x10 but I cannot find it in the market
when I go to Skype.com/m and try to download it, I get the following message:

  item not found

A friend of mine who has a Nokia C5 was able to install it.

How can I install it?


texts: How is bootloader state protected against physical tampering in Google Pixel

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A week ago my professor's Pixel 4 XL was stolen from his desk when he left it there for charging. The phone has been shut down. It had few minutes of battery left when it was plugged in charging. Though I believe that the attacker has powered it off immediately and also turned off mobile data or turned on airplane mode which are unfortunately allowed in Pixel devices without unlocking the screen. I must say that this is a weak physical security design and helps the attacker more than environment safety*. Although location cannot be turned off at locked screen but it will be useless unless the device automatically reconnects to the nearby open wifi in campus to which the device was connected earlier.
I assured him that the data cannot be compromised because it is protected by file based encryption (FBE) which is bound to the user's lock screen password and lock screen password is verified by Titan M chip (TEE) to unlock the device. The attacker can still reset the device which is then prompted by factory reset protection when setting up the device. This is yet another weak physical security design because unauthorised factory reset can be prevented by adopting biometric authentication for bootloader and recovery mode by TEE which wakes up before the android bootloader is awaken.
In Pixel, bootloader can be unlocked by enabling OEM unlocking from developer tools and then executing fastboot flashing unlock in bootloader mode. As the attacker cannot reach developer settings without unlocking the screen, my professor asked if by using a hardware tool like UFS flash storage reader & writer, can the attacker directly tamper with OEM unlocking byte and bootloader state (locked & unlocked) bytes which are stored somewhere for persistence across reboots and flashing custom ROMs?

*Environment safety: Some security trade-offs were made by android security team by allowing to shut down, to turn on airplane mode and to turn off mobile data from locked screen so that devices in case of emergency like overheating of the device while in plane and radio interference, these features can be remain functional from locked screen.


texts: How to fix badly virused android device - Your device has been modified, software updates are not available

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 that has been infected with some viruses really badly.

After factory defaults, as soon as it connects to the internet it starts downloading some apps and advertisement windows pop up like every 10 seconds.

Things I tried:

Installed AVG AntiVirus, CM serurity, Clear master

It helped me delete some files of the virus but did not solve the problem

Booted into recovery mode:

Wiped cache partition
wiped data/factory reset

Booted into Odin mode:

Product Name: GT-N8010
Custom Binary: Download: No
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Custom

Tried to software update

Message: Your device has been modified, software updates are not available.

What can I do to get rid of the virus and be able to software update normally?


texts: Charge older Samsung phone (with Quick Charge 1.0 technology) at full rate

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I own a Samsung Galaxy S Relay, which is an Android phone a few years old. It's sort of similar to the Samsung Galaxy S III, but it also includes a slide-out physical keyboard.

Like the Galaxy S III, it supports Qualcomm's Quick Charge 1.0 technology — a technology which Qualcomm admitted was "little-known".  I owned the phone for a long time before discovering that it supports Quick Charge 1.0.

What type of charger do I need in order for the phone to charge as fast as possible? Do I need a charger with some special certification or features? Or, is there any other way I can charge the device as swiftly as possible?


texts: How can I edit the URL of a home screen bookmark?

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I want to have a bookmark shortcut on my Home screen to launch a web app I use regularly. The only way I found to achieve this is using the Add to Home screen from the Chrome browser menu when I'm on the site. However, this does not let me edit the actual URL the bookmark will point to.

This is a problem because said web app automatically appends the current date to the end of the URL when it's loaded. When I add the shortcut to the Home screen, the link will then actually open the app to display data from the day on which I created the shortcut. I'll always have to open the date picker and navigate to the current date to start using the app.

I'd like to edit the Home screen bookmark shortcut's URL to remove the date added to its end, so it always opens to the current day. Can I achieve this without third-party software?

I'm using an unrooted Sony Xperia Z5 Compact running Android 6.0.1.

Some sources say to create a standard bookmark in Chrome, where the URL can be edited, then long-press it in the bookmarks manager and choose to add it to the home screen from the context menu. This context menu entry does not appear to exist anymore in current versions of Chrome.
Some sources say to look for a Bookmarks widget that allows to choose a Chrome bookmark to display. This widget doesn't appear to exist anymore in Android 6. The only bookmarks widget I have displays the entire bookmarks folder.
The website in question loads too quickly for me to be able to cancel before the URL is modified. I tried many times.


texts: How to block ads in Android applications?

texts: Are there ways that attempt to block ads in applications? It seems that it should be theoretically possible, by blocking web requests to certain sites, for example.


texts: I'm Mexican but I really hate the Spanish voice that my Moto X uses by default, is there any way I can change it to English?


texts: Is there a hands free way to manipulate pandora while driving?

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I was wondering if anyone knew of a handsfree way to manipulate pandora while driving.

(On Linux, there is an app available known as PianoBar, which is open source and can interact with Pandora servers without using an official client; this includes BASH integration, which allows you to....)

Well, that's neither here nor there, I'm in engineering school and I hardly have time to program any apps.

I have a Galaxy S4, and what I really want is a way to manipulate Pandora Radio while driving.  (They don't seem to have an disabled accessibility, either >.<)  It certainly does not have to be complete, but it should at least let me like and dislike songs without using my hands.

I'm really just looking for a way to listen to my music without having to look away from the road.

I've tried S-voice, and it can start Pandora, but after that you appear to be on your own..

Thanks for any help!

PS: Assume I have no more than an aux jack to use in the car, so the answer can't be "install something"... it's an integrated head unit.


texts: Root attempt Galaxy S8+, touch screen unresponsive at TWRP

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I'm going to try to keep this as simple as possible as I don't really know what I did wrong or how I ended up where I am now.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8+ running Android 7.0 and I decided to root it. I decided to follow this guy's instructions on how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh-I4uxAmUY

I follow his steps and am bought to the "Unmodified System Partition" menu after having gone through the process of factory resetting, wiping my data and using Odin to flash twrp-3.1.0-r1_dreamlteks.

The problem is that now the touch screen is unresponsive. It does literally nothing.

I am stuck at the screen that says "Keep System Read only?" where I have to "Swipe to Unlock Modifications", but find myself unable to do so because my touch screen doesn't let me swipe!

So now I'm panicking:
Firstly, I can't get the phone to shut down. Holding the power button does nothing, even if I hold it for a full minute.
Secondly, I can't boot the phone into anything except this unresponsive TWRP thing.
Thirdly, my computer no longer recognizes my phone when I try to connect it via USB (might be unrelated?).

Is my phone just bricked now?

Can I save this rooting attempt in any way, or at least revert to the stock?

Will bringing the phone to a retailer help me in any way, or have I already broken the warranty?

UPDATE 1: RMarkwald has bought it to my attention that I need to revert back to stock, but I am not sure I understand how to do so from my current situation, being locked at the TWRP-screen and all. Any information on the topic in future replies is deeply appreciated.


texts: Is the fast charge safe for long-term usage with Li-Poly battery?

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Phone: Honor 8.

Question: Supposing I have Li-Poly battery, will the fast charging via provided Huawei Quick Charge 9V/2A charger affect the battery life?

Citation from the official site:

  9V/2A fast charging technology promises a 47% charge in just 30 minutes.

My own test result from 0-100%: 1 hour 45 minutes.

Methodology:

Bought a brand new Honor 8 two weeks ago.
I waited for the phone several days to discharge on its own, no unusual usage.
After this morning the phone shut down on its own;
I plugged in the bundled Huawei Quick Charge 9V/2A charger.
I did not turn on the phone, I charged it while turned off.
Once 10 minutes I pressed the power button for it to show me the charge status.
After it reached 95%, I pressed the button once a minute.
I noticed for the last percents to take a long time, presuming tricke charge took place.


texts: What is the use case for the Google Wi-Fi Assistant?

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The Google Wi-Fi assistant is available on the Pixel and Nexus devices running Android 5.1+, in some countries. The description at Settings->Google->Networking is

  Wi-Fi assistant:
  Automatically connect to Wi-Fi at select locations and other open networks determined to be high quality

Why would I want to use Wi-Fi assistant? I am not accessing anything on Google's network that requires authentication, and if an application requires secure data, it should already be using an SSL/TLS connection.

From a privacy point of view, this seems to trade the wireless network's ability to monitor all traffic with Google's ability to monitor all traffic through the VPN.


texts: How to make google play updates the apps one-by-one?

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How to make google play updates the apps one-by-one (in sequence).

Notes:
- Device is unrooted, and rooting is not an option.
- Auto-update is needed and updating manually is not and option.

Thanks in advance.


texts: "Scanner disabled; location inaccurate" in Ingress

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Whenever I open the app, the game is stuck on the "Scanning to acquire user location..." screen. If I force the game to go to the main screen by pressing my device's back button, it shows a black screen with the words "Scanner disabled; location inaccurate.""

However, when I use a different app that requires GPS such as My Tracks, or simply Maps (both by Google, Inc), my location is pinpointed perfectly. What's wrong?


texts: Mapping an IP address to local Android device (localhost)

texts: Is there a way to add a IP address to be a loopback to my Android device? So for example 127.0.0.1 is always the local device. I have a certain IP address that I also want to reserve just for the device just like the 127 IP and I don't want it going to the real IP. On a Windows machine I can add multiple IP addresses in the LAN adapter. Is there a way to do this in Android?


texts: How do I change the Device Name of my Nexus 7 2013 when connecting to a hotspot?

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How do I change the Device Name of my Nexus 7 2013 (not rooted)?

On my Samsung Galaxy S4 hotspot, the Nexus 7 shows up as android-xxx, where xxx is some random sequence of characters. How do I change the name to something like geffchang-nexus7?


texts: Date and time resets to 1970 after every shutdown

texts: I'm having trouble with date and time on my Droid Razr M running Android 4.4.2. Every time my phone shuts off it goes back to 1970 and I can't get on the internet or any of my apps.


texts: Nexus S: slow, jerky web browser scrolling in ICS (compared to Gingerbread)

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My Nexus S was OTA-upgraded yesterday to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from 2.3 (Gingerbread), and I'm still finding my way around.  One problem I've noticed has been web browser performance, particularly scrolling.

When I load Google News and scroll it up and down with my finger, or when I swipe fast enough that it has enough momentum to continue scrolling for a while, scrolling is very jerky instead of smooth like Gingerbread was.

Is this a known problem, and if so is there a fix planned or a workaround I can use?  This sounds like a trivial display problem but it actually makes the browser difficult to use for reading and scanning pages.


texts: Use Applications on post-boot mounted SD card?

texts:
In order to increase free space on /data , I moved some 15Mb of application files to an ext2 partition on external SD card  that is mounted on /data/HWUserData/mnt

Specifically, I moved

  /data/data/com.opera.browser/lib/*

to

  /data/HWUserData/mnt/lib

and symlinked.

This worked fine until reboot, as the SD Card partition is not mounted at boot time - The Phone now says that Opera is not installed.

Is there some way I can tell android to rescan, or redo what ever it needs to do to detect that opera is installed and integral once again after mounting the sd-card? Does it have to do with the dalvik cache?

Another issue/solution is getting the sd-card mounted at boot-time, I know, but that is not this question.


texts: How to change the language of Google Chrome?

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I traveled to Japan and bought a phone there. I changed the system language but websites keep showing in Japanese in Google Chrome, twitter.com for example.

Firefox is fine though so it seems like the issue is solely with Chrome. I tried completely removing and reinstalling Chrome but that did not fix the issue.


texts: I have a problem transfering information to SD card on my Lenovo Vibe C. I had Lenovo A319 in the past and I bought Vibe C (Cause I broke the screen).It was much easier then and low time-consuming. I transfered the apps and other documents I needed from the old phone to the internal memory of my new one and then tried to put them on the SD card, but it takes too loong. Any ideas how to fix it?


texts: Create a profile to disable other profiles

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I have a couple of profiles defined in Tasker that I would only like to enable while traveling abroad. As Tasker cannot recognize the state "traveling abroad", I would like to set this state manually which should then disable all the profiles related to this meta profile "traveling abroad".

I envision this in Tasker:

Category: Traveling abroad (switch off/on)

Profile 1 (switch off/on)
Profile 2 (switch off/on)
Profile 3 (switch off/on)
...


texts:
Almost every time I connect my phone to my PC apps auto-reinstall in the background. I say "auto-reinstall" rather than "auto-update" because the versions aren't changing.

Auto-update is disabled but logcat indicates the apps are being auto-updated:

root@android:/ # logcat -v long *:V | grep -C 1 "Requesting install"

[ 05-05 13:30:27.732  5687: 5687 I/Finsky   ]
[1] khl.a(2): Requesting install request=package_name=com.example.app, version=123, priority=3,reason=auto_update, account_name=[xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx], type=0, constraints=((REQ_CHARGING, REQ_GEARHEAD_PROJECTION_OFF, NETWORK=UNMETERED, PROVISIONING_STATE=PROVISIONED, ),)

Why does this happen? How do I stop it?


texts: Have oem unlocking option available in nokia 3 ,do i have to unlock bootloader?

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there are guides on rooting and it first requires to unlock bootloader on nokia3, at first i did do it but due to some issue i had flash firmware ,after flashing back there was a option available of oem unlocking .
So do i have to unlock bootloader even if i had oem unlocking option available in settings and also can you tell on starting device i get red state warning is it a big issue or should i ignore it.


texts: IMAP forwarding show IP address to Google servers?

texts:
I use K-9 Mail app on my phone, and sync my gmail via IMAP.

My question is: Do google servers see my IP address when checking/sending mail?

I am pretty sure that if I used the gmail app they would see all my IP address at each sync request. Using a 3rd party app like this, do I avoid that?


texts: Opening local HTML project shortcut from tablet desktop with Chrome

texts:
Trying to create shortcut to my html project on my tablet desktop. I've use File Manager/File Shortcut etc from Play Store to create the shortcut. My problem is my best option with "complete action using" when tyring to open it is HTML Viewer which doesn't really cut it.

Anyway way to do what I'm doing but open it with Chrome?
running android 4.1.1


texts: How to delete a file once it is created by an app?

texts:
This question applies to any file created by an app, but this is the description of my problem.

I have an app installed in my phone that creates a .nomedia file in the root of my storage every time a specific action happens in the app. This causes all media files on my phone not to appear in gallery applications because the media scanner ignores everything.

I have contacted the app but they still did not have managed to solve that problem. What I want to know then is if there is a way to immediately delete the .nomedia file as soon as it is created by the app.


texts:
Question 1: what's the android recovery mode? Does it run a full linux kernel?
Question 2: where the recovery.img is installed? (/somewhere_in_filesystem)


texts: What Effect Will Installing A Custom Launcher Have On MIUI V.5?

texts:
A friend installed the custom rom MIUI V.5, and is finding it a bit different to stock jelly bean. I told him to give it time to adjust, as i'm sure "its not that different".

Rather than disposing of MIUI altogether, he says he is thinking of installing a custom launcher eg Nova launcher.

He therefore wishes to know what effect (if any) will installing Nova launcher have on MIUI, and will it bring the stock Jelly Bean "experience" back or not ?

Edit:

What he trying to say is:
By combining Nova launcher with MIUI, will the experience/functionality of doing so be similar to using Nova launcher with stock jelly bean, thereby making this transition to MIUI less unfamiliar & more user friendly ?


texts:
My phone died today, and now it won't charge at all on the charger it came with. I don't think the battery has failed, as it still gives me just as much charge on a full charge as always. The phone is an LG P500 running CM7.

My battery charged perfectly in another model of the same phone. Does this suggest there is an actual problem with my phone?

What can I do to get my phone to start charging?


texts:
So I started using Seesmic application to post on FaceBook and Twitter, but I have problem when uploading images in Twitter statuses.

If I use yfrog.com as service for uploading images in the settings, it uploads ok and adds the link. No problem.

But I don't like using yfrog because official twitter doesn't show the image normally if it isn't uploaded on official Twitter servers...

So I want to use the option Twitter or Twitpic for the image upload, but when I try to sent tweet with image using this settings it fails with this error:

"Cannot update status

The service provider cannot be reached. Please retry later."

So I try to Retry later.. but still won't work.

Anyone with same problem or solution? I tried Googling, but nothing helpful. Or is there any small app for twitter + facebook with official twitter image uploading that you would recommend?


texts:
My device's "Vendor Class ID" is dhcpcd-5.2.10:Linux-3.0.8-gb55e9ac:armv7l:herring.  I don't know what Vendor Class ID is, but how do I change it to something else?

My question is not related to programming.


texts:
I flashed my phone last year, but before that, I made a WhatsApp backup. However, the WhatsApp backup made wasn't complete(perhaps I exited the app while backing up). Hence, I lost 1 year worth of chat history.
I have an old phone which still retains the chat history, but the chat histories are overlapping, as described below:

Old phone chats: 2015(month unknown) - June 2018

New phone chats: 2016(month unknown) - present

I would like to merge the chat histories (and preferably, call logs too) to contain the chats from 2015 - present. I have seen many WhatsApp backup merging tutorial and posts like in here, but these only explain how to merge the backups if the chat histories do not have overlapping chat histories. How do I merge two overlapping chat histories, without causing messages from 2016-2018 to appear twice?
I only need to know how to merge the wa.db and  msgstore.db and other relevant files, if I need help in retrieving them and altering them I would post it as another question.
Thanks.


texts: How can I find preinstalled apps via adb?

texts:
Is there a way to find for example a preinstalled WhatsApp?

So before I delete WhatsApp I can check if for example Samsung has a pre-version installed on the device (and so I can’t fully remove it)?

With the normal „path“-command I got the actual WhatsApp path! But the Preinstalled WhatsApp-Path must be somewhere different!

Greetings

Dossy


texts: How to change locale and make it stay that way?

texts:
My friend has a LG V10 and unfortunately, it doesn't have the language he wants (Hebrew) as part of the stock ROM.

I've googled around and found that there are apps that enable you to change locale to more languages than the ones that are included with the ROM.
I've used one (MoreLocale2), and it works.
The issue is that the language is reverted back to default (English)
after the device is rebooted ;/

After seeing that I tried using other apps that work the same way, but they all seem to have the same issue.

Is there any way to change locale and force it to stay that way after a reboot ? ;/

I'm not really interested in changing ROMs, this isn't my device and I'm looking for a simple solution as I'm doing this as a favor.

Thanks!


texts: Is it impossible to pull a database file from non debuggable app in a non rooted device?

texts:
Here's what I tried:

adb shell "run-as my.package ..." doesn't work because the app was installed without the android:debuggable option.
adb backup doesn't work (it produces an empty file)
I can't use the app to copy the database to sdcard, since I'm using a new computer which has a different signature (then, AndroidStudio asks to reinstall the app)

Do I have any option to extract the database?


texts: SGS3: I have all LED indicators turned off, still get blue led when gmail sees an email and screen is off

texts:
If I have LED Indicator/missed event set to off I wouldn't expect to see the blue led flashing.

I want the incoming email noise and icon as usual, just don't want it flashing away (I'm trying to sleep!). Don't want to have to turn phone face down.

Anyone know why it seems to ignore my settings?

Thanks.


texts: Can we install the stock ROM for P3110 on P3113? (7 inch Galaxy Tab 2)

texts:
The P3113 model of the Galaxy Tab 2 hasn't yet received the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update.

Is it possible to install the stock ROM for the P3110 ROM (take from sammobile) on the P3113 device?


texts: How to workaround "no network => go away" in programs?

texts:
When neither Wi-Fi nor Mobile data connectin is turned on, the programs often tell "No network" and refusing to work (not even trying) although networking can still be available (Wifi in "hotspot" mode, USB reverse-tethered, some virtual network, etc.).

How to explicitly tell Android "There is network, I configured it myself" to make programs that rely on Android API to go?


texts: Why are apps excluded from Titanium Backup?

texts:
I have been using CM Browser for couple of years. A couple of months ago I set Titanium Backup ( Pro - version 7.5.0) to backup on schedule as shown below ( 3 as maximum backup versions ):

After the last update of CM Browser, which I didn't like, I uninstalled it, being sure I could switch to the earlier version. Surprisingly, I didn't find CM Browser backup !

To doubly verify, I installed CM again and took a manual backup (by force-running the schedule) and sure enough it didn't show up – despite of the "backup completed" toast being shown (no error message in between either). And yes, I've verified that I didn't have any filters set that might be hiding it.

It can't be a version issue of Titanium as the previous version should have retained 3 backups.

Why is this so? What makes apps "unbackable" ? How do I fix this?

Device: Moto X Play, 6.0.1, stock, rooted

Edit:

As suggested by Izzy in comments, searched the backup directory and found backups of Browser. Installing the apk from there got me my old Browser version but minus the bookmarks ( Data for apkalways included in preferences).Backup of newer version also present in apk
Mailed the developer. Will post updates but meanwhile ideas to troubleshoot are welcome

Edit 2: when I took a logcat for the second time (in the process of installing app and forcing a backup), TiBu mysteriously decided to show me CM Browser with all previous versions and data intact. I haven't the faintest idea and will post an answer if the developer clarifies. I have mailed him the logcat. Pastebin here

You are welcome to post your answers


texts: Folder inaccessible, labeled as "file", tried rescanning sd card

texts:
I downloaded MAME4droid and I wanted to put a Galaga ROM on it, but when I tried to find the MAME4all folder it didn't show up in windows. As prescribed, I rescanned the sd card, but all that did was this:

If it matters, my device is a Droid MAXX (not the Razr).


texts: Google Latitude and multiple devices - How to prevent location jumping?

texts:
I have an Android smartphone and tablet which both are linked to my Google account and Latitude enabled. Since I don't carry the tablet always with me, my Latitude location sometimes jumps back and forth, if my smartphone has no connectivity.

I could disable Latitude on my tablet, but I wonder if there is a way to configure Latitude on the tablet to not provide any location information at all?


texts: Is there a MediaPlayer with Chapter Marker support?  I want to listen to audio books and the Economist Audio podcast (> 7 hours/episode).


texts: Is it possible to track what information on your phone an app is uploading?

texts:
If you are concerned about what information an app is sending about you (your privacy concerns) is there any way of tracking this? Can you see if an app is sending photos on your phone? Can you see if it is sending the text that you type in it?

In general can you log the information that an app (application) sends over the network from your phone? Would it be readable? Or at least should it be readable?


texts: How to extract .backup files created by android stock recovery?

texts:
I'm using Coolpad note 3 lite, running Android 5.1. I created internal memory backup using stock recovery. Files were created in this format:

userdata_yyyymmdd_HHMMSS.backup  = 2GB
userdata_yyyymmdd_HHMMSS.backup1 = 2GB
n. ...
userdata_yyyymmdd_HHMMSS.backup5 = 1.53GB

Is there any way to extract the files to PC? I couldn't see file header mentioned here. Another user referred a method, which I couldn't understand.

Android 5.1
TWRP installed
Rooted
FAT32 internal & SD card.
Tried Titanium backup and it don't recognize the format.

Edit:

Tried to do a stock recovery backup and replace the files. While trying to restore stock recovery not showing SD card, although it takes backup in SD card during backup in same session.
7Zip Windows opened the merged .backup file. It shows "2.ext".

Mounting 2.ext in Ubuntu shows nothing even though file space is occupied.

When trying to open 2.ext using 7zip, I see lot of files in similar name and opening them in 7zip again shows again same file names....

Now how do I recovery files from this 2.ext?


texts: How to find out the UID of a given file/folder?

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I have an issue with inconsistent UIDs.

I would like to know how to manually find out the ID of a folder (specifically the /data partition). I think that it should be the same concept of an usual unix/linux filesystem but... I'm evidently getting older for this stuff :-)

From the Astro app I can see the details of the /data partition but it only tells me d-- and I cannot find any user id.

Actually, I have not set up any account on this phone, so there should be (I guess) only one UID present (the default one) apart from the system daemons etc.

Maybe for this reason it doesn't show up? Is there another, more powerful/informative app to be used? A file manager of some sort, a terminal console would be ideal for me.


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Due to privacy concerns, I'm moving gradually away from Google. I now need to know some options to save my contacts locally like Android used to allow. I'm mostly concerned with new contacts currently to not complicate this question. I'll move my existing contacts to local storage at a later time.

Info

Android: 4.4.4

Device: Nexus 5

Excluded option: No-GAPPS ROM (this is a valid option, but I need to achieve gradual transition before fully switching to No-GAPPS system.


texts: Keeping passwords/credentials out of the cloud

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Under what circumstances will a current Android sync or otherwise send passwords off the device? The credentials in question are for:

WiFI
Non-Gmail email accounts accessed through the stock Gmail app
Other apps, eg. Twitter

This question is on behalf of a family member looking at acquiring a Pixel 3, but concerned over how such is handled (including whether apps are able to read each other's data). I've been able to find details of how the Gmail app works with credentials for Gmail accounts, but for other email types and the other cases the details seem more fuzzy (or the answers more than five years old).

It is of course expected that for email protocols such as POP3 the client will need to submit the credentials off the device to authenticate with the service; this question is about whether they might get sent somewhere else as well, for whatever reason, and whether this can be controlled.


texts: Install brand new android API on my old Jelly Bean phone?

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Hello Android enthusiasts,

I'd like to know one thing :

I have a Jelly Bean phone. Which is API 16. What if I use Android SDK API 26 in Android Studio to create an app that uses classes of API 26... Can I use this app on my Jelly Bean phone ?

If not, how can I install API 26 in my Jelly Bean phone (if at all possible) ? (any option here I will take...)


texts: How to zoom in and out using bluetooth mouse?

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We zoom in and out using two fingers in an android app such as PDF viewer or map. If I use a bluetooth mouse, how can I do this?
The wheel does not seem to work for this purpose.


texts: Fastboot flash recovery failed in adroid ZTE kis Q. Several methods tried

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I'm trying to root my android using adb from a linux distro. When I run

fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-blade.img
I get

>
sending 'recovery' (3768 KB)...
OKAY [  0.142s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: partition 'recovery' not support flash
)
finished. total time: 0.155s

I'm following this site http://rootearandroid.com/zte-kis/

I have looked the solution since a while but there are not specifics about my android, I guess adb is not working correctly. What can I do?


texts: How to check if Android app is taking pictures in the background?

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I have Android app that I found to be loading Camera in the background.
It's one of the most widely used internet browsers - Chrome.
I been trying debug what is actually happening with LogCat in the Android Device Monitor.
Couple of lines that catch my eye:
I/CameraManagerGlobal(24529): getCameraService: Reconnecting to camera service
I/CameraService(331): getCameraCharacteristics: Switching to HAL1 shim implementation...
I/NuPlayer(331): setDataSourceAsync(URL suppressed)
I/CameraClient(331): Opening camera 1
E/QCamera2HWI(331): [KPI Perf] int qcamera::QCamera2HardwareInterface::openCamera(hw_device_t**): E PROFILE_OPEN_CAMERA camera id 1
I/QCameraHalWatchdog(331): Starting Watchdog Thread...
E/mm-camera-intf(331): mm_camera_open: dev name = /dev/video2, cam_idx = 2
D/QCameraParameters(331): int32_t qcamera::QCameraParameters::initDefaultParameters(): supported pic sizes: 1280x960,1280x720,640x480,352x288
D/QCameraParameters(331): int32_t qcamera::QCameraParameters::setNumOfSnapshot(): nBurstNum = 1, nExpnum = 1
I/QCameraHalWatchdog(331): Stopped Watchdog Thread...
I/CameraClient(331): Destroying camera 1
E/QCameraPostProc(331): int32_t qcamera::QCameraPostProcessor::deinit(): Jpeg closed, rc = 0, mJpegClientHandle = 7900

How would I know if picture is actually taken?
Is this possibly normal behavior to check camera availability?


texts: Where is the Android log file to see if app installed correctly?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I view and examine the Android log?

Where is the log file. Why not logs/system.log? I see a log using app but nothing about install information.  Like failures to install because of xyz.


texts: fastboot doesn´t see device but device manager & windows does

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I am trying to unlock the bootloader of my Umidigi F1.
ADB works, recognizes my phone but once I get into fastboot mode, fastboot devices does not display and devices.
I did install all the drivers and Windows itself does see an Android device,
and device manager does not show any unknown devices.
I have attached images of the devices Windows and the Device Manager find once I connect my phone in fastboot mode.


texts: Is there a way to install Cyanogenmod 7 on the Samsung Infuse 4G?

texts: I'm in the market for a new phone (from my faithful Nexus One), and the Infuse 4G looks like a good candidate. I'm shopping for hardware, of course, as software is never the issue with Android. Is there a way to install Cyanogenmod on the Infuse 4G yet? I've always used that ROM in the past as it's by far the best, and I don't want to upgrade the hardware in order to downgrade the software to AT&T bloatware. Is there a way?


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I use my phone for private things such as social media and telephone banking. These apps that I won't want others to access if they had my phone and it was unlocked I have them blocked through App Lock.

However pressing the recent apps list (left touch button on Samsung s7) displays the list of apps and also gives a still image of what was happening in that app. I was advised Tasker can be used to resolve this by completely closing an app upon exit whether by pressing that event apps button or the back button or home button, so it no longer appears on recent apps list.

However Tasker is very complicated and I was hoping someone could share the wisdom of how this can be done.


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I am getting pushes for Android 6 Marshmallow on a couple devices.  I do not want or need it, especially with some changes that affect how the USB popup now has no "Just Once" option in 6.x (according to other reports).

So, without rooting them, is there a way to block/disable/remove the upgrade pending notification push "Software update ready to install".  Frankly I didn't want it to download it in the first place.  I am perfectly happy with Lollipop on them the way they are and I need the "Just Once" option with what I do with them via USB.

Now frequently when I unlock my phone (Galaxy S5) it pops up full screen and only option is "Now" or "Later".  There is no "Never" option.

On my tablet (nVidia Shield K1), it pops up every time I turn it on.

Any way to clear this upgrade sans root?  I guess if I have to root to get rid of this update, I will.  If thats the only option, I can figure out how to root the devices.  Past that anyone have instructions on the upgrade removal once rooted?


texts: Home screen is blank, lock screen working

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I have a Samsung GT-P1000 (about 5 years back from Samsung shop). Upgraded to Gingerbread about 1 year ago. Two weeks back I rooted with last known config as -

Firmware 2.3.3
Baseband P1000DDJP4
Kernel 2.6.35.7 root@SE-S605 #4
Gingerbread DDJPA

Two days back, I installed AppManager[aka Uninstall Manager] from EasyAppStudio and this app "took over" the home screen and does not exit the app (but kind of swipes right and displays blank screen). Though I was able to use all other apps through this app. I wanted the main home screen so I uninstalled this app. Again same thing but this time I had no access to regular apps. Though I could use soft and hard buttons shortcuts to pull up apps I knew.
Then I hit hard-boot, it is now back to the original look-and-feel but the home screen problem remains. And the only thing I can do now is to use long press on home to bring Task Manager or pull down the status bar. (Locked screen still works and I can unlock the "blank" home screen.
After a hard reset, all shortcuts and old apps were not available. So I emailed myself with a link to Play Store. Got email notification on the status bar, and accessed email and accessed Google Play Store. Got my apps back but home screen is STILL blank. No wallpaper, no icons, no screen swaps, nothing.
Yes, I can download and run anything I want to. But my home screen is blank. Here are some images for a better understanding of the situation.

Lock screen

Opening Lock

Blank home screen. Note - the top status bar and lower buttons are functional,

Long press on the home button to bring the task manager

Running apps (any app as long as I can access it by the status bar or task manager).


texts: How to improve image quality in Firefox when using Sprint Tethering?

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Ever since I got my android, and switched to sprint, when I use Firefox, all of the images loaded are just horrible in quality, like almost to a point you can barely tell what it is.

I hear that it has to do with the data provider, routing traffic through a proxy that modifies the HTTP header with some Javascript that compresses the images to preserve bandwidth.

EDIT: I found the script. Used on EVERY page that is loaded, in the title:

This is what I need to figure out how to block!

When I hover my mouse over an image, it says "Shift+R improves the quality of this image, Shift+A improves the quality of all images on this page".
So I try that and even that wont work for me.

I wouldnt mind this if I could take care of the situation when I needed to by pressing those keyboard shortcuts (Shift+A/Shift+R) but since it doesnt work for me, I am kind of stuck on what I should do about it..

Is there anyway to get around this? or a way I can fix the keyboard shortcuts to actually work?

Im a web developer so I kind of need my images to render correctly as I need to actually preview my layout and see if my pages are rendering satisfactory, but I can't do that if my images look like junk all the time.

This happens on every page by the way, but I noticed it only happens to images that are embedded using the image tag , and it doesn't happen to images loaded via CSS. .image { background-image: src="", etc; }.

Also I noticed the shortcut keys work on Firefox on Ubuntu 12.04 (just barely), but it is not working for me now in Windows 7.

So is there a way I could go into the about:config and change some values to prevent this? or a counter script, or ever something on my phone that will prevent this?

Any thoughts on this would be great, I would really greatly appreciate it. I mean its a nice feature, saves on bandwidth and all, but Its ridiculous just how bad the image quality can be, pixelated as can be, without a way to fix it.


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I would like to remove unnecessary data usage. I have wifi at home and at work and I would like Android to synchronize/update apps/... only on wifi. In fact, I don't want Android to do any background action which consumes data when I'm not connected to a wifi network.

To sum up, basically, I would like a way (an app?) which disables data when not on wifi and enables it automatically when on wifi.

How can I achieve this?

I'm using Android 4.4 on a Galaxy Nexus (with the help of CyanogenMod 11).


texts: Can you change the number of icons In the 'quick settings' tray (Android Oreo)

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Oreo has reduced the number of icons in the quick settings tray from 9 to 6. Is it possible to adjust the number of icons shown, e.g. to 6 or 12?

Edit: Just to clarify: I mean the layout of the drawer, e.g. 3x2 (Oreo) vs. 3x3 (Nougat) vs. 4x2 (Samsung). I don't mean the total number of icons shown, including the icons accesses by swiping left/right.


texts: Does anyone know why after I updated my android phone, that it doesn't unlock?

texts: I literally just updated my phone (I have a BLU X2 if that helps) to the new Android thing last night and my phone shuts down whenever I have any new updates. But I can't seem to unlock my phone this time. Like my password isn't working once I turn it back on and I've also tried all my old passwords and none of them work D:


texts: How to convert time-stamps into human readable form written in a usage-stats file of Android Lollipop?

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The file under consideration is any file under /data/system/usagestats/0/daily/. The entries it has are like:

<package lastTimeActive="77497976" package="com.android.settings" timeActive="471657" lastEvent="2" />
<package lastTimeActive="50486897" package="com.android.dialer" timeActive="180327" lastEvent="2" />
<package lastTimeActive="83158956" package="com.cyanogenmod.trebuchet" timeActive="461860" lastEvent="2" />
<package lastTimeActive="59444603" package="com.slovoed.oald" timeActive="405608" lastEvent="2" />

Here is the complete text for the file 1438905600000.

The value 77497976 doesn't seem to be Unix Time, and 471657 seems to be milliseconds.

I added that value into the value mentioned in file name i.e. 1438905600000 + 77497976, and the converted resultant of 1438983097976 here doesn't reflect the actual result shown in GUI here:

(Click image to enlarge; screenshot was taken on Aug 8, 2015 at 05:08 AM)

Package name of apps shown in screenshot whose raw time-stamps you can see in the file:

Settings → com.android.settings
Dialer → com.android.dialer
Launcher3 → com.cyanogenmod.trebuchet
SQLite Editor → com.speedsoftware.sqleditor
Titanium Backup → com.keramidas.titaniumbackup
OALD → com.slovoed.oald
ES File Explorer → com.estrongs.android.pop
Clock → com.android.deskclock

adb shell su -c 'dumpsys usagestats' is of no help since it gives no output to me.

In Android 4.x, it is easy to understand the time-stamp (mainly the "last time used") because Unix Time is written in the logs, and you can convert it into human readable time easily.

I looked at UsageStats, UsageStatsManager, UsageStatsActivity but couldn't understand how the time gets converted.

Alternatively, is there a schema which Lollipop follows to write entries in those usage-stats file? Perhaps, that can help to figure out in conversion?

I'm using a rooted OnePlus One running CM12.


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I asked this question some time ago on another forum but never received an answer. I'm hoping that I may get a better answer here.

The wireless network at my university is a bit shaky and I was wondering if there is a way to disable Pairwise Master Key Caching under 2.3.3. This seems to have fixed the problem on my laptop. I am rooted and can edit configuration files if needed. Thanks!


texts: Stuck in boot loop after "Fixing SELinus contexts"

texts:
So, let's say that I have already "Fixed SELinux Contexts", and I am now in a boot loop. How could I resolve this issue.
I am quite new to all of this, but I am eager to learn and fix my mistake.
TWRP-3.3.1-1210
Redmi Note 8 Pro
Havoc-OS-v2.9-20190914-phhgsi_arm64_ab


texts: Resetting phone to one big internal disk?

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My phone has 32GB internal storage and 128GB external (SD-card). Internal has 20GB to use for data and apps, of which 19GB is used. TomTom Go uses 6GB of internal storage. I can't move it to external storage.

I've heard that with Android 8 you can merge internal and external storage, but it needs a complete reset of the phone, removing all apps, data and settings. I'm prepared to do this, but I can't find the proper manual how to do this.

I got this phone with Android 7, then upgraded to 8.0 and I heard that when you start out with 8 it is the default setting. So is resetting enough?

Now what happens when my SD-card crashes? It has happened before. The SD-card is gone of course, but what will happen to the phone? What happens when I eject the SD-card? Does Android keep the base system safe, so most important apps on the internal storage?


texts: Using a Bluetooth Headset to send voice to a bluetooth Speaker (Android)

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this is quite a strange question, but hoping someone can help me out. Basically I was hoping to have a bluetooth headset send audio to bluetooth speakers - basically as a sort of "remote mic and speaker" setup.

I have bluetooth speakers and a bluetooth headset, but they will not sync to each other (as they are both accessories I assume). So I was hoping to get a cheap android phone to be the middle man.

Problem is I can't seem to get the Mic and "Speaker" to seperate, nor an app that supports audio straight through. My ideal setup is as follows:

Speech in (Bluetooth headset) --> Sent to Speaker (Phone) --> Output from Speaker (Bluetooth Speaker).

Can anyone suggest a way to do this in Android? Are there apps that support this?

Thanks for your help, anyone that can help! :-)


texts: I run a VPN on my local pc before running my android emulator (memu), This successfully changes my ip but my dns remains the same as the exact dns on my local pc. I would like to know how I can block or change the dns on my android emulator so it matches the one from my VPN / proxy


texts: How can I use an app purchased from the Market on a Kindle Fire?

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I bought "Cut the Rope" on my Nexus One cellphone from the Android Market. When I open this game on my Kindle Fire it asks me to buy it but I expected it to be "Purchased".

How can I add my Google account to Kindle Fire's Amazon appstore account list?


texts: How to connect bluetooth headphones to phone without know the model

texts:
I have old bluetooth headphones that I try to connect to my device. I don't know the model only the brand name.

The question is how to pair it?


texts: how to determine which number a text came from when the contact has multiple numbers

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I received a text from a contact that has multiple numbers.  I'd like to reply, but I don't know which number to reply to.

I can't simply reply normally because the text was sent to several people and I'd like to only reply to the sender.

I'm on a Samsung S4.

My specific question: how can I see which actual number a text was sent from, not just the contact it came from?


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Is there a way through which I can connect two devices (via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth ) and check applications' updates from each other?

I used to use SHAREit for this purpose but after update, it does not notify application updates and its older versions do not work on Android 8!


texts: What is a SLOCK file and how I can get it (Huawei Bootloader)

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I found this post on the XDA Forum (https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unlock-bootloader-for-free.4054619/) to unlock the bootloader of phones that have Kirin 970/710 and lower and with EMUI 8.0 with June patch. I have everything for unlocking it but they stopped giving the SLOCK file indefinitely (at least for now).

The SLOCK service has been permanently terminated.
Our TPM has stopped functioning completely because it reached it's lifespan and Huawei's root certificate is now expired.
Thanks for being here for these 4 years we've been collaborating with you on issuing SLOCKs.

I would like to know what's a SLOCK file and how I can get it (or unlocking the bootloader anyway). If someone knows how I can unlock my bootloader (PRA-LX1C02) (I'm aware of DC-Unlocker and other paid services but I don't want to spend money) or the SLOCK file let me know.
Thanks in advance for everyone that replies!
P.S: A good Custom ROM with Android 10/11? Thanks


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I recently upgraded from Nexus 5 to Nexus 5x. I used the automatic process to move my data from the old device to the new, and everything went smoothly, except for the dictionary.

I type in Hebrew (I'm Israeli) and I have a custom dictionary of hundreds of Hebrew words that aren't in the built-in dictionary. (That's because Hebrew has a lot of different declensions and connected propositions, so built-in dictionaries never have all the words you might want to type.)

It took me years to amass hundreds of words that I use every day. I noticed that my new Nexus 5x doesn't recognize these words; when I type them, it red-lines them, and when I try to swipe them, it doesn't guess these words.

I figured that the upgrade process didn't really transfer my dictionary, but then I went into Settings -> Language & Input -> Personal dictionary in my new phone, and saw that all my old words were there! But yet, the phone doesn't recognize them when I'm actually typing.

How can I solve this problem?


texts: If I buy the cheapest possible Android smartphone today, how long can I keep it without having to buy a new one?

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I'm forced to get a "smartphone", even though I want nothing to do with them, simply to be able to use as a "digital identification" thing and similar things for companies that refuse to provide a website -- only an "app". So I'm trying to find the cheapest possible one.
There appears to be only two "kinds": iPhone (ridiculously expensive beyond words) and Android (less expensive, but infested with Google). Since I don't actually want to use them for their intended purpose, and will only power it on briefly when forced to, I'm going to have to pick an Android one.
The cheapest one I can find where I live is $189. A bit more than I expected. Could've sworn they sold sub-$100 ones not long ago. Either way, what I'm wondering is if they are going to make me keep buying new ones every few years, or if I can just perpetually update that one with new versions of the "Android" OS? Or do new versions eventually require newer phone hardware and refuse to install, leaving me with a rotting brick which eventually stops working?
I have a feeling that these things are made to become obsolete rather quickly. Is that feeling correct?


texts: How do I access files on an Android device from a LAN connected computer?

texts:
My connection configuration is, my modem,  connected to a LAN router, connected to several PCs and also connected to a wireless router.  When I use WiFi on my android device, I can access files on the PCs using ES file explorer.  However, I can't access my android device from any of the PCs.  I tried using File Expert, but failed (I suspect it's because it is from LAN PC trying to connect to WiFi).

I also have the same problem if I want to transfer files from my WiFi connected laptop to any of the PCs (in this case I cannot find any of the PC at all from my laptop).  I tried to google a solution but can't find any case which is similar to mine.


texts: Why downloaded videos by VidMate can only be played using PLAYit?

texts:
I have downloaded a video from YouTube using VidMate. The video is in 1080p and is in MP4 format.

When I tried to play it on mobile, it is not playing. I also tried it on PC using VLC Player, but it can't play the video too. Instead, the player shows this

I tried converting it, but no video converter is able to convert it.

I researched VidMate and find out that it says "use PLAYit player to play the video". When I download the app, it plays successfully.

Why can downloaded videos by VidMate only be played using PLAYit even though it is in MP4 format? Also, PLAYit is not available for PC, how to play them on PC?


texts: I forgot my Xiomi Redmi note 3 phone pattern lock so I locked it with android device manager but my mobile still shows the same after it. It doesn't show any box to type the new password to unlock it . Does someone know what would i try to do now?


texts: How can I determine my Galaxy Nexus model variant?

texts:
I have a Galaxy Nexus phone I want to root.

Manual differs between Verizon, Sprint and GSM subtypes.

Where can I check this subtype?


texts: Why is my Android phone always showing "contacts storage space is low"?

texts:
My Android phone is always showing "contacts storage space is low". Even if I delete all of my contacts in the phone, I still get this message, and I can't store any new contact now.

What is more, my SIM card shows that it is 95% full, but when I select "multi-delete"->SIM, I found no contacts at all.

What should I do?


texts: Google Photos really doesn't care for folder hierarchy on backups?

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I've enabled the auto-backup feature from Google Photos on my Android phone, and every here and there it asked me through notifications if I wanted to backup a new given folder.
I keep my photos organized on my device through a couple of folders, such as "Parties", "Work events", "games", and so on.

Well done, some of those folders were gone from my phone, not sure why. That's a task for the backup feature, right?
Wrong, it seems! I can't seem to find the given folders in my Google Photos. Am I mistaken or the backup feature selects folders but ends up placing all pictures in the same basket, only organizing by date?? It should backup folders as well, not only the files inside them, getting rid of the hierarchy! How stupid could that be??

Is it possible to enable folder backup with their current hierarchy?

Furthermore, there are some very old pictures (2008/2009) which are showing up as 2022/2023, clogging up my "recents" view. How do I fix that?


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i have a galaxy core duos and minergate instaled for test, however, my H/s in on display stay in 7 and in off stay in 0,5, i instaled overclock app however did not work.

how to force CPU full speedy in off display?

Samsung did this on a galaxys s3 rig


texts: Does replacing a damaged SIM slot changes the IMEI as well?

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I damaged my 3G (WCDMA) SIM slot which I need to get replaced/reparied.

I'm curious whether the replacement will also change the IMEI no or the slot? i.e. is IMEI info linkedup with the SIM SLot (Hardware) or is the information embedded in the phone's ROM


texts: Where are books downloaded from Amazon Kindle stored?

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I download a book from Amazon Kindle, and would like to transfer it to my laptop. Where is it stored in my Android 4.4.2 phone (Kyocera Hydro Icon)?

Is it possible to find it out using some download history of Android?

Is it possible to search the file (with guessed file name) in the file systems on my phone using some command or program?

Where is Amazon Kindle app stored? Can the book be stored in the same directory?


texts: Gmail Tap, one of Google's April fools, would give the phone a three-keys Morse keyboard. Is there a way to get this functionality for real, preferably for input to any fields?


texts: What Custom Rom Alternatives Are Available To Users Of The Oppo Find 7a?

texts: For those who wish to try something other than the default ColorOS ?


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Edit: (Not a duplicate) This question is not related to another
  question on the forum, this is related also to android 4.3 jelly bean,
  and furthermore I have provided my serial number of Galaxy S4, so read
  the question fully.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9300XXUAMDK, and I still have 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. I don't understand why I am not even getting the 4.3 Jelly Bean update when 4.4 KitKat is rolling out for Samsung S4. Does someone have any clue?


texts: Bricked Droid Razr while trying to flash a custom ROM, Safestrap gone

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I'm so sorry for being one of these "help me, I don't know what to do!" noobs, but that's exactly my situation.  This is my first Android phone and my first time trying to do this.  I do come from a programming background, so I didn't anticipate it giving me any trouble.

I have a Droid Razr and I had Gingerbread 2.3.6 on it before I rooted it.  After the root, it started giving me notifications for the 6.1...something update, but since I rooted it, the update wouldn't take.

I tried to put Eclipse ICS ROM on it.  First, I backed up my apps, put Safestrap into safe mode, and created a backup.  I followed the directions here for flashing the ROM.  I waited about 5-10 minutes after rebooting - the Motorola logo came up on my phone, followed by the Safestrap boot options, then nothing.

I rebooted and got into the Safestrap menu and tried to restore my backup ROM.  The restore failed.  I tried formatting the device through Safestrap and it still didn't start up.

I followed the directions here up to step 7 to unroot/unbrick.  This uses Droid Razr Utility 1.42, and everything I tried came back with a "command failed" message.  I thought it was a little strange that the only option it was giving me was to restore version 6.12.173 while I had 2.3.6, but I figured I would at least try it, and I thought that was why I was getting the "command failed" message.  After googling, I downloaded Droid Razr Utility 1.8 and tried restoring it to 6.16.211 (official kernel) - again, the only option it gave me.

After that, I can no longer enter Safestrap.  The phone doesn't boot - it goes through the Motorola logo and then shows a small bar of static right at the bottom of the screen.  Fastboot recovery and restoring the phone to factory settings makes an error show up on the screen (the Android mascot and an exclamation point in a triangle).

I can still enter into Android recovery and I still have access to the contents of my SD card.  I can see the folder where my Safestrap backup should be, but there's nothing in there that the phone recognizes as bootable.  I can still also access the Eclipse.zip file.  I haven't tried flashing it again.

I don't know what's going on or what to do next.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to root a phone without knowing a the phone's pattern/pin/password? This question isn't because I need to root a phone without a pattern/pin/password but because I was curious and thinking about the process. I'm assuming that you would have to put the image on an external SD card and then load it from there.


texts: selinux denies busybox although selinux is set to permissive?

texts:
Device-info:

Phone: Sony Xperia Z1
Model number: C6903
Android version: 5.1.1
Build Number: 14.6.A.1.236
Rooted, BusyBox and Terminal Emulator installed (Play Store Version!!!)

I have formatted an SD-Card to an ext4-filesystem and put another Linux on it.
After mounting the filesystem and files without problems I want to execute:

chroot /data/local/mnt /bin/bash

with /data/local/mnt is the Linux root-folder. Execute the line above leads to the message:

chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': Permission denied

I have checked the permission of /bin/bash and also of /data/local/mnt and remounted nearly every path which are related to that folder with exec and rw permission. So maybe you know some special rights-associated files or folders I forgot, but I think the problem is something else...

After readed that some of the Linux-on-Android project-users had some trouble with executing the init.sh because of selinux I set it to permissive:

root@C6903:/ # setenforce 0 and checked it:

root@C6903:/ # getenforce
Permissive

(Of course) chroot does not work. So I checked the message buffer of the kernel for selinux-avc-deny-messages and BINGO:

root@C6903:/ # dmesg | grep denied
...
<36>[58575.652383] type=1400 audit(1470337082.042:10188): avc: denied { read } for pid=18553 comm="busybox" name="mmcblk0p23" dev="tmpfs" ino=9821 scontext=u:r:ric:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file op_res=0 ppid=4602 pcomm="ric" tgid=4602 tgcomm="ric"
<36>[58575.653740] type=1400 audit(1470337082.042:10189): avc: denied { open } for pid=18553 comm="busybox" name="mmcblk0p23" dev="tmpfs" ino=9821 scontext=u:r:ric:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file op_res=0 ppid=4602 pcomm="ric" tgid=4602 tgcomm="ric"
<36>[58575.655002] type=1400 audit(1470337082.042:10190): avc: denied { ioctl } for pid=18553 comm="busybox" path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p23" dev="tmpfs" ino=9821 scontext=u:r:ric:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file op_res=0 ppid=4602 pcomm="ric" tgid=4602 tgcomm="ric"

These are just 3. You can have some more if you want! So 1. QUESTION:

Why does selinux denies something when getenforce returns Permissive???

But I thought first that could be fixed anyway by allowing all these denied permissions with:

supolicy --live "allow source_class target_class permission_class permission"

FOR EXAMPLE:

root@C6903:/ # supolicy --live "allow ric rootfs file execute_no_trans" which returns:

Patching policy ...
-allow:ric:rootfs:file:execute_no_trans=ok
- Success

Well (of course) it did not work AND I get a denied message for the exact same case for a bunch of cases. So 2. QUESTION:

Why does allowing policies not change policies to be allowed???

(Of course) I am not 100% sure if the denial of executing chroot is related to selinux and it would be very easy to find it out if I could just set it to permissive.... So 3. QUESTION:

How to solve this problem?

In Graeme Hill's Dev Blog article Compiling a permissive Android kernel he says:

  There is a command called setenforce which toggles modes, and there are some apps on the Google Play store which do the same thing, but none of them will work until we modify the kernel.

Question:

Is that related to every device with Android 5.X or differs from manufacturers?


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