texts: Where can I get Google Apps (gapps) for Xperia Mini STi15 ("smultron")?

texts:
I am want gapps for cyanogenmod9

goo.im is no longer accessible and everyone seem to still share the same link.
Please share the updated link to me.

Just so you know when I say not "accessible" what I really mean is that the site contains only the following text --

  Hello,

  Unfortunately, as of this time, the main portions of goo.im have been
  disabled. Due to a finance issue, our CDN account has been suspended,
  and all files stored on it are effectively non-accessible. Due to some
  RL issues on my(Alexander)'s part, once goo started actively losing
  money 6 months ago, I had changed jobs a bit to help support goo.
  Unfortunately, this wasn't enough combined with some other issues that
  crept up on me. Due to this, I'm formally shutting down Goo. There is
  an offer in to take over the files and hosting from a generous
  sponsor, however, until the financial issues are sorted out, they are
  unable to adsorb Goo. It's been my pleasure to serve files for you all
  for the past couple of years, and I wish everyone good luck into the
  future.

  -- Snipa/Alexander Blair

  If you have picked up a sponor account within the last two months,
  please reach out to us if you'd like a refund. It may take some time,
  but we'll do our best to get these processed and sent out. -- Thanks
  for everyone who's supported us over the years.


texts: How do I turn off the sound of Zoom on Android? (not the mic)

texts:
I'm joining a Zoom call on my laptop, but I also want to join the same call on my Android device in order to share my Android device's screen and to use my Android device's camera. I don't want to hear other people's voices coming from both my laptop and my phone, I only want to hear their voices coming from my laptop. So I need to turn off the volume on my Android phone.
If I press the Volume down button, Zoom won't let me decrease the volume all the way to zero. I expected they developed the app this way to help users who don't realise that the volume on their device is set to zero. However, in my use-case, this is proving annoying, as I'm now hearing the same voices coming from my phone and from my laptop.
How do I turn off sound on an Android device when on a Zoom call?


texts:
I've been searching around to find an answer to what "permissions" a device owner app on 7.0< has, but I can't find a clear answer?

Can anybody hear help me out, or maybe point me in the right direction?

I don't know much about coding.. :/


texts:
I had a problem with my Nexus 7 (2013, 2nd gen) tablet.

I restarted my tablet and when it was rebooting again, it showed "Google" logo and then stood there.
I wait it (around 20 minutes) but it did not do anything else.

Trying factory reset... [failed]

I have check many videos that suggesting apply a hard reset or factory reset, so I tried to do this.
Once in Recovery mode, I notice that some error messages appear at bottom of screen, they are:

E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Failed closing /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc (I/O error)
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)

Then I selected wipe data/factory reset option and execute it. It started to formatting /databut then similar errores were flushed (here I copy log):

-- Wiping data...
Formatting data...
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
Formatting cache...
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
Data wipe complete.
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Failed closing /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc (I/O error)
E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument)

Here I show an image of recovery error messages

Trying unlocking device... [failed]

Some pages and forums suggest to flash and install another ROM, I have selected Cyanogenmod and following steps shown inCyanogen wiki page. The first step is unlocking device, this process starts formatting /data and then formatting '/cache', but again it cannot be mounted.

Finally...
How can I fix these issue?


texts: How can I pair Motorola CS3070 bluetooth barcode scanner with Nexus One?

texts:
I have a Motorola CS3070 bluetooth barcode scanner and a Nexus One. I followed Use a Bluetooth Barcode Scanner with Android - Nexus S & Motorola Symbol CS3070 Scanner, but I can't pair the scanner with my Nexus One using bluetooth - they never get "paired".

How can I pair the bluetooth scanner with Nexus One? Doesn't it work with Nexus One?


texts: Does my World Clock have an Error (Time for Jameica/Kingston)

texts:
So I am in Berlin and try to see the time of Jameica. Berlin is currently UTC+2, Jameica UTC-5 -> makes -7 difference.

I tried this around 11:30 local time, and expected 5:30, but what I got is 20:30.

What is going on there. Is it a bug? Or a feature?

In the adding screen it shoes GMT -5

The weather is nice - but the time wrong.

Settings seem right

And now the funny workaround part - if I choose another city in UTC-5 all works:

Same time as it would be right in Kingston - weather not so good:


texts: MMS vCard displaying as playable media file

texts:
I am having difficulty viewing a vcard received via text message.  My phone recognizes it's an  MMS but views it as a Multimedia file and tries to play it.

My phone is rooted running Cyanogen 7.0.1.2 and I'm using the builtin messaging app

I have taken a screenshot of what I'm experiencing
http://dumpt.com/img/files/hz9oupxkp9g5myy9tu5z.jpg


texts: gTalk status icon on the notification bar

texts:
Instant Messenger apps such as Skype or Windows Live Messenger will display an icon on the notification bar with indication on the connection status. (I know gtalk is supposed to be always on after my first login, but there have been many occasions where it is not true. )

There is no status icon for Google Talk, in order to know my connection status I have to open the gtalk app and check it. Is there any way to have an icon always on the notification bar, other than using a third-party app? There are many useful features on the native client and I don't want to try various new apps.


texts: How to pipe output of dd to a computer via adb shell?

texts:
I've accidentally wiped my phone and lost all my photos. I'm going to try to run photorec on an image of my phone.

What I'd like to do is somehow something along these lines:

adb shell
dd if=/data of=/file/on/my/computer/not/on/phone

Is there any way to do this? I'm using a linux PC.

I saw this related question (Create a dd image of a Android 4.4.4 for forensics?) but it writes to the same device - my device is a nexus 6 so I don't have an sd card to write to (and doing so would likely over write the data I'm trying to recover)


texts: What happens if you install another phone's kernel on yours?

texts:
What would happen if you install a Oneplus 1 for an example on a Nexus 5? Would it cause hardware problems, like my touch won't be recognized or something like that?

And how much tweaking would it need? I don't know anything about kernels by the way.


texts: how do i flash gapps onto aosp android 10 without custom rom, and how do i fix my ussd and call function not working?

texts:
i recently managed to flash gsi using fastboot instruction:

fastboot flash system system-quack-arm-aonly-vanilla.img

from
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases/tag/v213

they don't have twrp for my device so i had to use fastboot.

i wanted to know

how do i flash the gapps img. file (or how can i get gapps?)

and how do i fix ussd and phone calling function which does not work?

everything else works perfectly


texts:
I have a old school 32 gig wifi-only Xoom. I would like to upgrade to a newer version of Android, so I can use Chrome.

Also I got the tablet, so I could download and manage my google home devices. Is this possible without trashing the tablet?


texts: How can I downgrade my HTC Explorer from Android 4.0 to 2.3

texts:
Android 4.0 is installed on my HTC Explorer, but now I want to install again the previous version which was 2.3 Gingerbread.

Could anyone please tell me how to do that?


texts: Gmail gives no option to sync "All Label" label

texts:
HTC Hero, Android 2.1(!)

I have 3 Gmail accounts on my phone — none of them allow me to Synchronize the "All Mail" label. How can I do this?


texts: How to factory reset a locked phone when you cant access fastboot or usb debug mode

texts:
I have a Hyundai Orbit android phone.  The situation is as follows:

The phone has a pin which we don't know
The phone was never signed into any google or other accounts
USB debugging is not turned on
We have tried starting the phone while holding all combinations of buttons and it always just boots normally, never into fastboot/recovery mode.  We have been able to boot with "Safe mode" in the bottom right hand corner of the screen

Is there any way to do a factory reset under these conditions?


texts: Is there a way to log into and root my device without using ADB?

texts:
With the Android SDK it is possible to run the "adb shell" command to shell into an Android device plugged in via USB. I would like to know:

Is there another way to log into an Android device and gain root access
to all its files and folders without having to install the Android SDK,
for instance using Putty somehow once the device is connected via Wi-Fi
to a router on a common network?
On Unix there is a program called "last" allowing you to see the most
recent logins and the associated times. Is there a similar utility
that can be run on Android once root access is gained that would
allow you to view the most recent times when the device was used
or unlocked?


texts:
I just got an Android phone, but the brand is not one of the famous or worldwide sold brands, it's a Switel Rock S4500D, and I want to root it. Can anyone help me how to do it?
As far as I googled, different ways and programs are based on phone brand and model.


texts: Lost root when phone rebooted - can't get to download mode only Android system recovery

texts:
I have had my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505, Android 4.4.2) rooted for a while (can't remember exactly how I did it now) but last night I exhausted the battery and when I charged and powered back on I had lost root. SuperSU quits with error message "There is no SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"

I have tried to re-root following these instructions but when I do the Volume Up + Centre Home + Power combination I don't get the warning message about installing custom OS, instead I get:

  Android system recovery <3e>

  KOT49H.I9505XXUFNA5

  Volume up/down to move highlight; power button to select.

  reboot system now
  apply update from ADB
  apply update from external storage
  wipe data/factory reset
  wipe cache partition
  apply update from cache

  [Exposed Android with red warning triangle]

  # MANUAL MODE #

  -- Applying Multi-CSC --

  Applied the CSC-code : BTU

  Successfully applied multi-CSC

Now from here I don't seem to be able to flash TWRP because nothing shows up in Odin when USB is connected. If I select "reboot system now" I get back into un-rooted Android (annoying because I make extensive use of multiple profiles on Titanium Backup); if I select apply update from ADB then the S4 then appears as a device when I run adb devices:

List of devices attached
6496ea42        sideload

But still nothing on Odin.

Can anyone advise how I can re-flash TWRP and re-root?

Many thanks

Tristan


texts: Galaxy Tab P1000 shows a phone  PC symbol and is not responding after flashing

texts:
I was flashing my GT P1000 and the power went down, then on the galaxy tab screen i see an image of a Phone ! PC and nothing i can do to reboot it or connecting it to the laptop. Its dead.

please help


texts: Reversing the order of notifications in the notification bar of a given app

texts:
I have a Galaxy S1 (I9000) running SlimRom (Android 4.2.2).

The problem I have is the following:

Assume someone sends me 3 messages in whatsapp (this is case important to me, but the problem is in general): First he sends 'a', then 'b', then 'c'.

The way I see the notifications is, from top to button, is 'c','b','a'.

I realize this is caused by the stack like implementation of the notifications, but since I read top-down I would like to see it as 'a' at top, then 'b', and finally 'c' at the bottom.

I recall that with the latest CM10 I had (also Android 4.2.2) they actually fixed this problem, but I am happy with SlimRom and I don't want to change my Rom solely on the sake of this problem.

Is there anything I can do about it ?


texts:
I never noticed it before, but there is an ad in the top of Samsung Health.
Screenshot below.
Can I turn it off?
I paid for the phone and I do not expect core apps to contain ads.


texts: It seems that I managed to enable "mousekeys" on my android. How do I disable it?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. I am using it with the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. From time to time, I use a VNC client (androidVNC or FreebVNC) to connect to different machines.

At some point I must have pushed some magical key combination on the keyboard, which enabled the "mousekeys" mode. Namely, the arrow buttons on the keyboard now control the mouse (in the VNC window) rather than act as arrow buttons.
It is not specific to the wireless keyboard. The "Hacker's keyboard" input method (which also has arrow keys) behaves identically.
It is not specific to the machine I am connecting to - it seems the key-to-mousemove translation is happening on the android side.

In all apps except for the VNC clients the arrow buttons work as expected. However, as the problem appears for both androidVNC and FreebVNC applications, it is obviously not a matter of misconfiguration of a particular VNC client. Rebooting does not help.

Hence the question - could it be that I managed to somehow enable the "mousekeys" mode for the android by pushing something? Is there a way to disable or at least to debug it? I have root access.

So far I managed to find out there is something fishy about Linux+MouseKeys+VNC.


texts: How to automatically add a task to Astrid?

texts:
I would like to automatically add tasks to Astrid. For example, a task to chare the tablet when battery is low or a task for an epsiode the just runs according to EpisodeCalendar.
I am using Tasker and I have the Locale Astrid plugin, but I cannot find any option to actually add a task.

I found the solution to send a mail to tasks@astrid.com, but as my phone is in airplane mode at night, I am missing a lot of tasks when internet connection is required. Any ideas?


texts:
I recently bought a tablet PC, from a Chinese manufacturer.

Its IMEI is 315589840117903. It's showing invalid in India. Please check with this link:

IMEI Validation Check

How I can solve this problem? I am unable to connect to internet and unable to make any calls.


texts: How to track the source for an non-notification daily alarm?

texts:
Pixel 4, Android 11.
Every day on 12PM an alarm sets off, but no notification.
Only restart can turn it off. How can I track it cause?


texts: Remove “Recently opened apps” from "Apps & notifications" screen in Android 8 or later

texts:
Using Android 8.1:

Tap Settings.
Tap Apps & notifications.
This displays a list of "Recently opened apps."

I would like to prevent the phone from storing, tracking, or otherwise remembering any app that has been opened. Ideally, without having to install yet another app. Rooting the phone is okay. Clearing the list is a work-around, but not a long-term solution.

How do you remove the "Recently opened apps" list from the Apps & notifications screen?


texts: Is it possible to enable usb debug without touch screen?

texts: I have a samsung i9100 phone. The screen is broken. Usb debug mode is not enabled. So is it possible to enable usb debug in such situation? I don't want to replace the screen now.


texts: Is it possible to install Nexus factory reset images on other Android devices

texts:
The device I want to install Nexus onto is the Onda VI10 tablet.

I found some Nexus factory images here, and I would like to install them. Is this possible?


texts: Unable to get USB file transfer working on Oreo 8.1

texts:
My son has an LG Xpression Plus running Oreo 8.1, and he's having trouble enabling USB transfer (MTP) when connecting to a Windows 10 PC.  The phone used to allow USB transfer, and now it simply charges.  We've tried multiple sync-cabaple USB cables, including the one that came with his device, but no luck.  These same cables allow USB transfer for all the devices we tried.

Additionally, the phone behaves the same no matter which Windows 10 PC we connect it to, even with PCs his phone hasn't previously connected to.

We've tried all the solutions listed in How to get USB file transfer working on Oreo 8.1?, but nothing has worked.

Has anyone else run into this problem, and managed to fix it?

Thanks in advance, this is driving us nuts!


texts: If I do factory reset, set a different primary account, will I lose all the apps I already downloaded?

texts:
Assuming I purchased and downloaded a few apps, via the existing primary account from the Android Market:

If I do factory reset, then set a different primary gmail account, will I lose all the apps I already downloaded?

If not, what is really being erased when a factory reset is done?


texts:
I'm quite confused about Samsung's "App Power Management" page.
There seems to be several overlapping settings:

Adaptive Battery - Limit battery for apps that you don't use often
Put apps to sleep - put apps to sleep when they haven't been used for a while
Sleeping Apps - These apps won't run in the background
Deep Sleeping Apps - ...will never run in the background...
Apps that won't be put to sleep

Here's my guess interpretation:

(1) & (2) sound like exactly the same setting. I'm assuming (1) is the stock Android 10 implementation whereas (2) is the custom Samsung version that possibly predates Android 10 and potentially more aggressive? Honestly I'm not sure why they're keeping both.
Same goes for (3) & (4). Both sound the same to me. It looks like again maybe (3) is the original OS setting and (4) is some Samsung thing.
I'm assuming (5) is an exclusion list for apps that won't be picked up by (1) & (2)
None of these settings are related to Doze mode and even putting an app under (5) doesn't disable dozing for that app.

Would love to get more details if you have them.

Edit: Galaxy 20


texts: My new phone isn't listed as a device in the Android Device Manager, how can I register it?

texts:
I broke my phone a couple weeks ago, thankfully I was paying the $7/mo for insurance and was able to get a replacement in the mail a few days later.  This new phone isn't registered with my Google Play account (https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?hl=en&u=0 doesn't list it) and I can't remotely install apps through https://play.google.com/store.

Everything else is working fine, it's sync'd with my gmail/chrome just fine and I'm able to install already-paid for applications on it without a problem.  The only thing it seems I can't do is install apps remotely through the play.google.com/store website, which makes sense given it's not registered as one of my devices.

Am I missing something obvious?  In the past my devices have always been registered automatically, as best I could tell anyways.


texts: Is it possible to flash htc desire on linux (drivers concern)?

texts:
I'd like to flash 'HTC desire' and found this:

http://www.jphellemons.nl/post/Cyanogenmod-on-my-HTC-Desire-the-easy-way.aspx

I started to wonder if I'm able to do the flash.. because i use Debian and the tutorial is definitely for windows user.

I'm worried about these points:

  EDIT: As Dan pointed out in the comments: Make sure you have HTC Sync
  on your system or get the drivers from the link he posted in the
  comments!
  installed the windows hboot usb driver: http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install


texts: How to edit a contact in the "Contacts" app using LG G3

texts:
I use the Contacts app with this icon

and write something in the search field to find a contact.

I click the contacts name and come to this screen:

Now, I have found no way to edit the phone number.
Clicking inside the box with the green caller will call the contact.

Clicking the menu will give me the menu alternatives: Delete, Join, Add to Home screen.

There is no text anywhere that sais "edit contact" or the like.

Clicking the contacts name will not result in anything.
Clicking the contacts photo will show it bigger.

Long clicking inside the box with green caller will popup a menu with the alternatives "Forward contact" and "Copy to clipboard".


texts: Move app data (on /data/data) to SD card

texts:
I bought one of those budget phones that claimed to have 4GB of internal storage, but it looks like there is only 1.08GB. I don't know why it says that I only have 1.08GB if I already used 1.12GB for apps.

I removed all bloatware and moved all my APKs to the SD card, but I still don't have enough space for Google Docs, etc.
The main culprits are SpanishDict and Facebook, which take up 200MB of internal storage each (at /data/data/com.spanishdict.spanishdict and /data/data/com.facebook.katana)
Of course, I googled before asking and such, and I used this program called FolderMount. But it doesn't seem to work well with moving things outside of the SD card, defeating the whole purpose of it.
Does anyone know a way to actually move app data from the internal storage to the SD card?
Btw, I am using a Lanix X200.
TL;DR no space on the internal store because of app data on /data/data. Need to move it to an SD card.


texts: Motorola G2 - "erasing screen" and reboot (over and over)

texts:
I powered up my Moto G v2 and I received a notification about a system update, which I have accepted.

During the update process, came the Android logo with the message "error".

After a manual reboot, came the Android logo with the message "no command".

After some research on the Internet, I discovered that you can hold the Power Button, and then push the Volume UP button, and then a screen will appear to you, giving the options like "reboot the cellphone", "reboot to bootloader", "wipe cache/reset factory", and so on. So, I decided to use the last option. The screen has changed to an Android robot with a gear on the front and on the back, and suddenly, the phone has rebooted to the Motorola welcome screen, going to the same screen with the Android, the gears, and so on.

My questions are:
1 - What's going on exactly / why is this happening ?
2 - How can I fix this / what should I do ?
3 - With this current state, I believe that it is not possible to perform any interaction with Android utilities like "adb" and "flashboot", right?


texts: Always shows "Local calendar cannot sync with Google calendar. You need a google account."

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  “Local calendar cannot sync with Google calendar…” bur it can? What?

It says this every time I try to make a new event on my new Bell Samsung Galaxy S II, then gives me an option to "Go to account and sync," so I do. I click on my specific account then click "Sync now." Contacts and Gmail complete and the sync circles disappear, but Calendar's stops spinning very quickly, then doesn't move, then disappears a bit later. I go back in to make a new event and the same error appears.

I made a test event, and it appears online when I check from my laptop, but the message still appears every time I make a new event.


texts: Why even new SIM card is corrupting in my both phones old and new?

texts:
My old phone which is running on Android 4.0.4 Sony Xperia ST21i (3G) and new one is Android 9.0 ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2(4G) but this is not a case.

  I've same problem in my new phone that I was facing in my old phone.

Problem is that I was unable to use Internet and sometimes calls couldn't connect too.

My assumption :

  Because my old phone's SIM slot pins was scratching card and make it have such behavior.

So It is same in my new phone too, even I had changed SIM card few times but problem was same.

Now also I've changed a SIM card expecting positive result but it doesn't.

In both phones no SIM toolkit is present when insert SIM card.

But when I use other's SIM card it was there.

I was using Vodafone 3G in my old phone but when I bought new phone I used same SIM in it but later I have ported it with Jio 4G.

I've checked with both providers other SIM cards from another person their SIM cards working fine and SIM toolkit also present.

Restored APN settings even suggested by customer care.

  I found that even new SIM card is corrupting when I'm insert in phone no matter in old or new.

"I think my new phone infected as I've used old SIM card from old phone."

So how can I get rid of this?


texts:
i tried quite all the options but i can't find the solution.
I already have the volume at maximum when i press the + button during a call.
The phone hadn't this behaviour when i first used it (it is a ZTE-blade).
Maybe(i'm not sure) this started after flashing it with cyanogenmod 7.1 (before it had ginger stir fry)

Is there an option to turn it up? i have a really hard time trying to hear what people says on calls..


texts: How to make use of the entire screen area on Android 4.1 in full-screen mode?

texts:
The system bar (aka notification bar) on my new tablet (ASUS Transformer Pad) is always visible, even when watching YouTube "full-screen".

The amount of space wasted is not insignificant, especially when watching a 4:3 video. Is there any way to reclaim it and watch videos/play games in real full-screen?


texts: Does deleting a Google account also remove his/her installed apps?

texts: I have the HTC Wildfire S. My friend gave it to me and it already has a Google account on it. Now she forget the password. I was just wondering, if I delete the account, will it delete all apps that she already put on the phone? If I don't want to get them deleted, is there another option?


texts: How can I make Google Maps cache the map for my entire city?

texts:
The Google Maps app for android caches the map tiles of areas you visit. Also, the GM Brut mod allows you to cache map tiles to the SD card. I'm on a very limited data plan, so I'd like to have my entire city cached to my phone memory/SDcard. So far, the only way I can think of is to manually scroll all over the city using different zoom levels.

My question is: is there a better way to do that? Again, I want to be able to use GM anywhere in the city without having to download the maps on-the-fly over my data plan. Is there a practical way to achieve this, so I won't have to scroll several times (once for each zoom level) over the entire city?


texts: Is it possible to get photos from device without screen?

texts: I have Sony Xpreria Z3 with broken screen which. I need to retrieve all photos from that device but when I try to connect it to the pc I get message that first I need to unlock the screen but I cant do it as the screen is broken...


texts: Setting creation time attribute on exFAT to "atime" from ext4

texts:
I have to move files from my internal storage to the SD Card. While cp -p does its job fine to an ext4 formatted card, moving/copying files to exFAT only keeps the file modification time but sets creation to the actual time.

Some of my daily routines on my Windows computer depend on creation time for file sorting etc. To make it even worse, copying from my phone over MTP discards both time-stamps, yielding anything except jpeg's unsortable!

So what I need is just a bit of bash magic which:

Reads the atime* of a file/directory
Copy the file/directory to destination with cp --preserve t
Touch the destination file/dir's ctime with the stored one
Proceed and recurse
???. profit

*Android mounts the storage with noatime/relatime and thus - which I checked myself - atime gives the real creation time here


texts: Fingerprint sensor on Samsung Galaxy Wide 2

texts:
My phone, Galaxy Wide 2 (SM-J727S) is a device made for students in South Korea, and it blocks internet, wifi, mobile data, and stuff like that (maybe an irrelevant information, but anyway).

This "student" version of the Wide 2 is only sold in South Korea, and I'm not sure if you fellas could find any information about my device. (I live in South Korea, so my grammar might have some mistakes.. forgive me)

While I was researching about my device's specs on the web, I learned that it has a fingerprint sensor under the home button. But, I can't find any fingerprint unlocking option in the settings. I'm not sure why.

Did the software hide it? (The student version adds Knox Customization, and that's the part that disables the internet stuff. It doesn't show me Developer settings menu even after I did the revealing process of hammering the build number, but simply doesn't show up!)

I'm leaving some software information that might help you, and links of some spec pages that confuses me.

As far as i know, the South Korean version and US version are different in specs. Some sites says there is a finger print sensor, but some says there isn't.

SOFTWARE INFORMATION

Android 8.1.0 Oreo
Samsung Experience 9.5
Knox version 3.2 / knox api level 26 (?)

Links

https://droidchart.com/en/samsung/samsung-galaxy-wide-2-sm-j727s-3045
https://namu.wiki/w/%EA%B0%A4%EB%9F%AD%EC%8B%9C%20%EC%99%80%EC%9D%B4%EB%93%9C2 (use KR->Eng translation plz)
https://www.pdevice.com/product/samsung-galaxy-wide-2-j727s-price-specs


texts: What is Qualcomm Settings (hidden) menu on Moto E?

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I found a hidden setting menu called Qualcomm Settings on Moto E. How to access the menu (from IB Times):

Download and install a third-party launcher like Nova Launcher from the Play Store.

Once installed, users can access Nova's menu by pressing longer on the homescreen. It will show a pop-up menu with options like Nova Actions, Apps, Shortcuts, Widgets and Wallpapers. Hit Shortcuts to access the sub-menu and select Activities from list of options that appear.

On Activities menu, users are required to scroll down until com.qualcomm.qualcommsettings. Tap on it to access the hidden Qualcomm Settings menu.

Android Pit warns the readers to refrain from accessing those settings that they are unaware of.

Below is the image of the hidden setting menu.

Can anyone tell me what these setting mean?


texts: Files synced with BTSync not visible to all apps

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I have a brand new, rooted Moto G with stock Android 4.4.2.
Being new to Android, I was looking for a painless way to push music to my phone from various computers. I opted for using BTSync, pointing it to my phone's Music folder (that is /storage/emulated/0/Music).

Now, when I put stuff into a synced folder on my Macbook or my Linux laptop, it automatically gets synced to the phone's Music folder by BTSync. Works like a charm.

The issue is that certain apps on my phone do not 'see' these synced files.

For example, OI File Manager, AntTek Explorer and VLC see them and I can play back all the audio files with VLC.

But Play Music (from Google) or Pimp My Music just show me an empty playlist. Also, when I connect the phone via USB cable and use Android File Transfer on my Macbook, the Music folder is empty, even though the aforementioned file managers, VLC and BTSync show the files as existing and, as I said, VLC can even play them!

What's more, when I launch Play Music directly, e.g. from within OI File Manager, it will play back the resp. selected audio file too.

What am I missing here?


texts: Is it possible to exclude apps from the "open with" dialog?

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I have two browsers on my device, Chrome and Opera, but generally always want to use Chrome. But even if I select Chrome for opening weblinks and press the "Always" button, it might still ask me again which browser I want to use for some other links.

My phone is rooted (it's a Fairphone). Is it possible to just exclude Opera once and for all from being suggested? I only want it to appear when I deliberately start it via the drawer.


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I use the Power Control widget shipped with Android to quickly turn GPS on and off. Since update 4.4.1 or 4.4.2, which features WiFi-based location detection, it's been pestering me for this location consent thing:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)

I hit "Disagree" every single time, but it just pops right back up the next time I activate the GPS. This is extremely annoying and I'm worried I'll accidentally hit "Agree" one of these times.

How can I permanently disagree with this?


texts: How to make android wakeup, from slowed cpu, faster when the screen is unlocked?

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I noticed my smartphone is very slow, for abou 2 minutes, after i unlock the screen, after i left it charging while i went to sleep.
Then suddenly, everything becomes fast again. All apps, that were behaving sluggish, suddenly get fast again.
I am stuck with an android 6.0.1 on a galaxy j7 2015.


texts: Why can't I send pictures from my LG Optimus L90?

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My LG Optimus L90 will not send pictures. I don't get it: my data is turned on and I even have tried to turn off WiFi to see if it will send, and I always have no luck. It just says "sending" for the longest time until it eventually says "picture is unable to send. Please try again later".

How can I get it to send pictures?


texts: Opening URLs in Tasker and get HTTP response and content successfully

texts: I am currently doing an automation in Tasker wherein I can open URLs on browser one by one. So far, I have successfully opened URLs by putting the URL list in a text file and have Tasker access it. My problem is, I want to know if each URL has been successfully or better, get the site content? How do I do this? Even if a site has been successfully opened, HTTPR still returns -1. I don't understand why. I also don't know how to use HTTP Get. I'm using Android Emulator by the way. Please help! Thanks!


texts: How do I disable the annoying auto-correction of punctuation on device keyboard?

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Here are two examples: (I'm using the '|' as the cursor)

Example #1:

I want to put the next word in quotes |

type '"' followed by a word and closing quote:

I want to put the next word in quotes" |
I want to put the next word in quotes" f|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fa|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fai|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fail|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fail"|

Desired (and expected):

I want to put the next word in quotes "|

Example #2:

I want a space before the question mark |

type '?' multiple times:

I want a space before the question mark? |
I want a space before the question mark? ?|
I want a space before the question mark? ??|

Desired (and expected):

I want a space before the question mark ?|

I have all the auto-correct options unchecked in my Motorola Flipside's settings:


texts: Rooted phone - sending SMS message via command line

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I have a rooted Droid (Sholes), with ConnectBot installed.  I can ssh into it via dropbear copied to /system/xbin, and/or also the instance of Debian installed on it via the "Linux Installer" application.  I'm in portable Linux bliss.  But...

I would like to send an SMS message via the shell.  Something like

 sendsms 8005551234 "This is a text."

Anything like this out there?


texts: How can I set an alarm on all my Android devices at once for free?

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I would like to be able to set an alarm on all my Android devices at once.

The application Timely Alarm Clock has this feature ("Cloud synchronization enables a seamless experience across phones and tablets.") but the latter costs $2.5.

Are there any free alternatives?


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I have a Google pixel-2.

I like to use a Bluetooth keyboard and wired mouse via the USB-C-OTG canoe that came with the phone... But then I can't charge the phone.

I wanted to buy something... To let me use the USB OTG and charge the phone at the same time.

Can you use USB OTG and charge at the same time?

I was thinking get a gadget that does USB-C to USB-A and USB-C... Where the USB-C would be for charging and the USB-A would be for a hub for the quoted keyboard and mouse.


texts: How can I make a controller work on my android tablet using an OTG cable?

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I am trying to make my Thurstmaster GP XID controller (http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/gp-xid-pc) work on my android 4.2 device (Onda v975s) by plugging it into the microusb port using an OTG cable.

Many articles say you just need to plug it and play, but my controller is unresponsive. The light of the center button (the home? button) does not light up. I have tried USB diagnostics and controller "tester" apps which do not detect my controller.

My tablet can use a peripheral keyboard plugged by OTG, but a regular USB mouse will not work (won't light up, response etc).

Do not hesitate to ask for more information, thanks in advance.


texts: How can I backup my contact list without rooting my phone?

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Up until now, I was always storing my new contact phone numbers on my SIM card because that way, when I buy a new phone, I have all my numbers transfered automatically.

However, it really is nice to be able to store pictures and more information next to a phone number.

I am thinking therefore, on beginning to store new contacts on my phone.

How can I backup and restore all contacts on a new phone without rooting my current phone ( which is a Samsung Galaxy S, by the way ) ?


texts: How to make Hangouts stop sending me SMS messages?

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I've tried out the SMS feature of Hangouts app, which allows you to handle SMS within itself instead of the default one.

I didn't like it for certain reasons, so I disabled it.

However, for some reason, almost each time anyone sends me something via Hangouts (from a PC for example), I get it in both Hangouts and via SMS (with phone number that looks like "1000274" ). That's right - I get 2 messages - one for hangouts and one is an SMS message shown on the normal messaging app.

Why does it happen? How can I stop it from happening?

I hope it's a bug and that it will get fixed soon... :(

NOTE: I have Android 4.3 on a Galaxy S3 I9300 device.


texts: What's this icon that looks like 3 vertical waves in the status bar of my Droid X?

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There's this vertical river-looking icon thing in my status bar? Nothing's claiming it in the notification window.

Crude recreation:


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I use GSAM battery monitor. i have flashed a few roms,

I get this reading:

~91% battery. 460ma current consumption with regular use(full brightness). 3:40 hours time left(avg last 5 minutes).

So this means that my 91% battery should hold around 1800mah-2000mah (460*3:40) , but this is strange because my battery is a 4100mah battery, and i have it only for 8 months.

Another strange thing: when i look at Android's battery statistics, the sum of percenatges of the battery that goes towards each app(including screen) is only at ~50%.

As a fix, i tried to recharge my phone to 0% and than fully charge. but the problem stays the same.

So what does this mean ? and are my battery problems due to software or hardware?


texts: Why I cannot find google Cantonese input in play store?

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I watched this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqz3Fv9PcRo

I want to download the same app, the video was just a few months old. However, I could not find the app.

My location is US.


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MY SD card is damaged and not formatting. I tried chkdsk fix but its not working, have a look

C:\Users\subhn>chkdsk g: /f
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume Serial Number is EC22-1DA0
Windows is verifying files and folders...
The \torrent\Bu77y Sch07a4sh1p Ed1t10n.iso entry contains a nonvalid link.
The size of the \torrent\Bu77y Sch07a4sh1p Ed1t10n.iso entry is not valid.
25 percent completed......
C:\Users\subhn>


texts: Why does my HP 10 Slate Tablet factory reset every time I turn it on?

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I rooted my HP 10 (4.4.2) with Kingoroot, as I was unable to find anything else capable of doing so. It actually worked fairly well, except that if the tablet gets turned off and turned back on again, it acts like a factoy reset prompting me to enter user info, language, etc. I unrooted with Kingo, rerooted, unrooted with SuperSu, rerooted, unrooted with an App off the Play Store, tried factory resetting through the recovery, wiped the cache, and even drained the battery hoping that may kick something out.

I also downloaded Busybox and ran it and manually moved the busybox file with rootexplorer.

I am assuming that Kingoroot did something to it initially, but rooted or unrooted, the tablet factory reset starts every time. Is there something like a MBR or something that needs to be rewritten or is there a /system file that needs to be recovered?

Hopefully that is enough information to help someone get started to figure out what I did.

Thanks in advance.


texts: macroing on android (without touchscreen)

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I have used repetitouch in the past to record touches for use in macros.  I have been trying to do the same on my android tv box however repetitouch doesnt sense any input and so it records, but then when played back nothing happens.

Are there any input recorders that would record keyboard and mouse strokes?

Mainly trying to accomplish 2 task (in case there is another approach I'm not thinking of)

automate web page from entries and submission
automate resource collecting in COC


texts: Is it feasible to install 3000 mAh battery to MMX A89 mobile?

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Device : MMX A89
OS : ICS 4.0.4
Battery : 1400 mAh

Is it feasible install 3000 mAh battery to MMX A89 mobile?

As internet is ON on mobile so it's getting drain within 6 to 8 hours and I am not using internet with lot of use. Although battery get drained so quickly.

Any solution?


texts: Tinder app won't work without Google Play services

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I was trying to use the latest version of Tinder 3.3.1 but each time I get the following message:

Get Google Play services
This app won't work without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone.

Since this is not covered by their FAQ and their support service ignored my inquiry, what is the reason for this happening? Why would Tinder need an active Gmail account on the phone? I'm asking since I use my Android device without a Google account, hence I'm not sure whether to expect Tinder to work correctly or not.
In other words, what Tinder functionality could possibly break?

EDIT
I also noticed an additional notification from Tinder:

Failed to Enable Push Notifications. Your Google account credentials are invalid.

Could this explain why I am not getting any matches?


texts: There was a temporary error when trying to login to game account through facebook

texts: As the title says, whenever I try to login to any game through the facebook option it throws out the there was a temporary error error code:FFFFFF and it's been like this for days now. I have no idea why this happens or what causes it.


texts: Missing photos from Google Photos app! Help!

texts: My son uploaded about 1000 photos but when he got home from holiday and logged onto the app the photos simply weren't there even though when he did the upload he got a backup successful message. Is there any way of contacting Google to retrieve them? Could they be sitting on the Google servers somewhere but he just can't see them on his account? He deleted the photos from his phone some days after the upload but surely this wouldn't sync to the app and remove them from the cloud?


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So I have an Android Galaxy S5 and I'm wondering - is there a MIDI player that I can use for my MIDI files?

Thanks!


texts: Push notifications to my Droid on local network

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I am looking for either an app or a way to allow my 3 Ubuntu server's running in my house on my local network to send a notification to my Android phone when a task is done.

Every hour or so one of the 3 servers finishes what they are doing, I need for them to be able to send short text notifications to my Droid phone when it's locally on the network. Of course it's IP on my local network never changes, so that will always be the same.

Is there anything for this? And how do I get it up and running?


texts: Certain Wi-Fi network not available on Motorola Milestone with Cyanogenmod

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I have a Motorola Milestone with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0. Phone is working without any problems.

I was using this phone with my own Wi-Fi network. Something happened, and after that I'm not able to connect to Wi-Fi.

The Wi-Fi router should be fine (we use it with another Android phone and two notebooks without any problem). I made factory reset that didn't solve the problem (after factory reset, I started to use it with different account, so it didn't restore the Wi-Fi settings).

The phone is able to search for Wi-Fi hotspots (it finds a neighbor's Wi-Fi), but it doesn't list my own Wi-Fi network.

I can't figure out the reason, I think it is not hardware related. Maybe I disabled to connect to this Wi-Fi accidentally, I don't know.

Is there a way to check the setting for a certain Wi-Fi, or at least can I reset full Wi-Fi settings?


texts: Wifi won't connect when SSID has space character?

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When trying to connect to a WPA2 network from an HTC Hero running 2.1, I can't connect if the hidden SSID has a space in the name.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?  Is it known to be an Android issue?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Music Duos GT-S6012, which I got 2 days back. It has android 4.03.

The problem is I am not able to move my games and some apps to the SD card. The move to SD card button which is normally visible in the application manager is not visible in my phone. Please help me.

Is it default behavior on the phone, or is there a problem?

I even tried the move2sd app, but it did not work.


texts: Access Samsung Galaxy S4 storage and SD card directly

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I bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 a while ago. One annoying difference compared to my previous Android device that I've noticed on S4 is that I cannot access the internal storage and SD card directly by plugging the phone into the USB port of my computer (I use a Macbook Pro with OS X 10.6). It seems that I need a Mac app called Kies developed by Samsung to access the storage and SD card on my Galaxy, which is very inconvenient.

May I know if there is any way that I can access the storage and SD card on my Galaxy S4 directly, as if from a USB flash drive? I was able to do this with my previous Android device. Thank you!


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I have iVOOMi Me5. its with Android 7.0, 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.

In its Developer Options, there is an option to enable OEM unlocking.
If I enable OEM unlocking and USB debugging,

please let me know, what I can expect?

Will I get root access?
Will I lose all data and installed application?
Will I be able to use my phone in the same android and applications?

With Regards

FewL


texts: Homescreen icon disappears on application update

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I'm facing an unusual scenario with a few of my installed applications.

Whenever there is an update to the application, when I allow Google Play to perform the update, the shortcut that I had on my homescreen gets removed.

What is going on here? Is there something that the app developer has (or hasn't) done that could cause this to happen? This doesn't happen for any of the other shortcuts I have on my homescreen.

It's generally only an annoyance, since I can just grab the app icon from the app drawer and drop it on the homescreen again, but I have to do so after ever update. And I need to notice that it's gone.

Is there anything I can do to keep it from happening?

Further notes:

Android 4.4 (Moto X), unrooted
Apps only ever installed from the Google Play Store, with a single Google Account
The two apps I'm thinking of where this happens are paid apps, but it's not happening with all of the apps I've paid for


texts: Android System WebView is disabled and cannot be changed

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I updated my Nokia 8 to Oreo 8.1 beta, and while going through some settings, I noticed that Android System WebView is disabled by default, and cannot be changed.

Why is it disabled?


texts: I have 12 GB remaining on my SD card and 200 mb remaining in my phone storage than also when I went to install a 800KB app then it says "low internal space" in my phone geoniee M2 and have android jelly bean 4.2.2


texts: I have a Google G2 and for some reason the keyboard has set itself to open apps with almost every letter I push. For instance when I push the letter e on my keyboard it opens the email app. How do I turn this off?


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I use Termux and GNU nano to edit program text but I don't know how to save it from Nano. Normally in Nano I press shift + O but with Android (I use Samsung S8) the ctrl + O instead prints the char O.

How should I save and exit Nano?


texts: How can I block a service without uninstalling the app?

texts: There was a similar question (How can I prevent services from running in the background? ) but it has been marked answered without an answer to the OP. And so, I'm asking a narrower question because I really want to block quite a few services I don't want to run. So, I have an app and need it, but to my surprise it keeps a service running, and no option to control it. I use the app say twice a month and don't want cpu and memory locked all the time. E.g. Rocket Player or 3D Live Weather or Maps.


texts: Where does Android acquire the weather (temperature) that it displays on the main screen?

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I am building an app that will need several weather parameters. If they are already available somewhere internally, I would like to access them. If not, please identify the web service(s) that Android is using, if possible.

Specifically I am seeking temperature, pressure, and relative humidity.

Thank you.


texts: I tried every method I found but nothing worked when I try to enter recovery mode, Sony logo appears one second and the device vibrates at the same time any help? My device stuck at Sony logo and it doesn't boot, so I want to hard reset my phone via recovery


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I used ThemeDIY to create a CM12 theme which worked, but I set one of the colors to semi-transparent. I exported and installed it, and now many of the apps crash. The crash report says:

"java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{[app goes here]}: java.lang.RuntimeException: A TaskDescription's primary color should be opaque"

Now, both ThemeDIY and the CM12 theme chooser crash when I try to launch them, so I have no way of either editing the faulty theme or switching to the stock system theme.

Possibly helpful information:
Nexus 4, CM12.1, ThemeDIY v1.0


texts: Can I use a external Bluetooth Adapter on an Android Tablet without internal bluetooth?

texts: I bought this Android 4.0 tablet but apparently it doesn't have internal bluetooth. I would like to ask if its possible to connect an external bluetooth device so that I can transfer my files from my laptop to the tablet.


texts: I wanted to  create a hardlink but I  can't. I'm rooted and I want to offload my internal memory  and move the dalvik-cache to my sd-card.


texts: How can I block a group chat in Whatsapp?

texts: I want to block a group chat from my Whatsapp, but I have no option on my Samsung Galaxy S5. Does anyone have any solution to this problem?


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I have a Nexus S phone, GingerBread 2.3.5. When I start my phone, or try starting Bluetooth, it gives me an error saying:
'Application Bluetooth Share(process com.android.bluetooth) has stopped unexpectedly.'
Iam given only two options, Force close, and Report.
The exception is a Null pointer exception, and the source file is Parcel.java.
How do I solve this problem??
Also, I get a message saying I can update my phone to ICS 4.0.4. If I update, will that get rid of the Bluetooth problem??


texts: ADB disconnects frequently while moving in a car

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I filed this as an Android bug (AOSP Issue #175555) and somebody recommended posting here. I'm actually not sure it's appropriate to post this here but I'll give it a shot.

Get into a car a passenger.
Open your laptop and plug in your phone.
Watch logcat
Ask the driver to make their way to the freeway using a route that take more than 5 minutes.

Roughly, after about 5 minutes the phone will disconnect from ADB. Unplugging the phone and plugging it back in, the phone will reconnect but disconnect. Maybe it's an illusion but it seems the faster the car is driving, the quicker it will disconnect.

I've tested this with an HTC One M7 and a OnePlus One. If the OnePlus is not involved, the HTC always seems to be able to reconnected. However, once the OnePlus can't connect enough times, nothing can connect, not even the HTC One. The OnePlus seems to "poison the well" as it were.

I've tried several different USB cables and ports on two computers, a Macbook Pro and a Lenovo Yoga. I'll be on a road trip this summer and can debugging more with a third phone.

If there are any tools that I can use or commands I can run to help debug this issue, please advise and I'll use them the next time I'm debugging my app in the car.

Lastly, sometimes my OnePlus disconnects while on my desk but it's far less frequent and usually only after a long period of not being used.


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I have a tmobile nexus 6 and I received the update yesterday. After downloading and installing, during the install where the robot is on the screen, it says error. Phone reboots and I'm still on 5.0.1. I did this three times yesterday.

I am not rooted and I do not have my bootloader unlocked. I am stock all the way. I bricked too many phones in the past trying to pretend I knew what I was doing.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this without doing a factory reset first?


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On my Galaxy S3 I have only a few options for locking/unlocking:

Either no locking and swiping, or entering a pin every time. Both options are not very attractive. One is too insecure when leaving it somewhere, the other too cumbersome, when I just take it out of my pocket. OK, there are more options, like face recognition and all that, but it never works in the dark.

What I would like to have is a more intelligent scheme: That I do not have to unlock as long as my S3 stays close to me. That a pin is only required, when it is further away from me.

Is something like that available or possible?  Maybe in conjunction with an RFID-chip? Or bluetooth? So I would carry in another pocket that other device.


texts: Don't add images/screenshots to clipboard

texts: I don't want my Android to add screenshoted images to the clipboard, anyone know how to turn that off?


texts: View content of android screen from linux PC

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Is it possible to view content of Android screen from PC running Linux over LAN?
VNC should works here, but I'm looking for something more real-time, so that video content can be viewed smoothly from linux PC.

I found an miracast protocol which can possibly fits into my scenaro, but it requires wireless connection from both ends, where in my deployment, android device (TV box) is connected via LAN.

Any suggestion?


texts: Stream Audible audio to DLNA/UPNP speakers

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I would like to listen to my Audible audio books on external speakers the tablets internal speakers are too weak and headphones are not always practical.

in another my post I asked if there is a generic solution to stream audio output from any app on my android devices, if there is no generic solution then have anyone figured out specific solution for Audible?

Audible doesn't seem to support external player, so I cannot use BubbleUPnP like I can with BeyondPod for free podcasts.

I have a nice external speakers, Panasonic SC-NE5DBEB-K by the way. When I am home, my tablet and speakers are on the same home wireless network, I would like to listen to Audible when doing household chores for example, but the tablets internal speakers are too weak, I have to move around the house, it sometimes noisy and headphones are not practical, I still need to hear other people too.


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Today I installed cyanogenmod JB on my galaxy note and I found this huge directory (2.47GB) in the /sdcard partition. Can it be removed or it could be useful? Can I move it on my pc?

Thanks in advance


texts: try to use flags in Chrome command line without ROOT

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I use guide Run Chromium with flags My phone is not ROOTed.
With agreement of that guide with flags its can be done. May be, anyone try it?
at that guide was said:For production build on a non-rooted device, you need to enable "Enable command line on non-rooted devices" in about:flags, then set command line in /data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line, finally manually restart ...

Chrome version 74.0.3729.136

I successfully set up flag "Enable command line on non-rooted devices". But then I need to copy data file to "/data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line" - and I ca not do that!

I tryed:

Command like that:
C*:\WINDOWS\system32>adb shell 'echo --unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure=TestTest > /data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line'*
The system cannot find the path specified.
recomendation from that question,
 # echo "chrome --sync-url whatever" > /data/local/tmp/chrome-command-line
use different android OS (5-7).
use construction like that  for copy files:
run-as com.example.app "cat /sdcard/temp_prefs.xml > shared_prefs/com.example.app_preferences.xml"

but nothing happend.


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I have a Nexus 5 running Android 6.0.1, not rooted.

When I travel from one known WiFi network to another (possibly even am inactive at home), the phone does not automatically connect to WiFi. When I check the settings, WiFi is turned off. When I turn WiFi on, it connects happily. The WiFi signals are strong.

In the settings menu for this phone, I have gone to Settings -> WiFi -> (top right menu) -> Advanced -> "Keep WiFi on during sleep", and turned this on. It has been on for weeks, and still the phone turns WiFi off.

Question: How can I prevent Android turning WiFi off?

Due diligence: I have checked the forums, and nothing seems to solve this exact problem. (The setting above is mentioned as a solution. I wish it worked.) Also, few posts are recent.


texts: Is there any way to make free skype calls from HTC Desire?

texts: Well Fring is blocked. I'm located in China. I neeeeed to make free skype calls to my family around the world. Skype Lite is not an option, has anybody cracked this cookie?


texts: In MIUI 2.10.12, where do I set it so that I get pop up notifications?

texts: This is the first time I'm using MIUI as my ROM and I swear I managed to make it pop out an alert window when someone messages me. Now, however, I can't seem to figure out how to do it again. When I get a message, it just shows up on the status bar above. How do I re-enable it again?


texts: How can I change media volume when no media is being played?

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Sometimes I want to play games in (near) silence, and don't like the background music to disturb people. If I use the volume buttons, the ringtone volume is changed instead of media volume. When I'm already in the game, the volume buttons do change the volume of background music, but it's kinda too late.

Is there a way for me to change the media volume to a level I like, from the home screen, before starting apps/games?


texts: Music just won't play loud enough on Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500

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On my Macbook Pro, iTunes lets me take advantage of my Sennheiser HD 380 headphones. I can lift the sound as loud as I like.

On my Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500, I just can't get near as loud a response from my headphones. It's very quiet.

(How can my computer's operating system give me far greater feedback than the Android operating system on my phone?)

Please advise how I can achieve the same sound quality with the Android OS.

Thank you.


texts: How do I actualize the visible files in File Explorer on Windows browsing SDCard of Sony Xperia Ray?

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If I browse my SDcard on Windows 7 I can see only the folders that where there the first time I connected the phone via USB.

When I create a new folder on the device later, It is not visible in the Windows Explorer.

these are the steps to reproduce:

connect the phone via usb to Windows
open the sdcard in windows explorer
use ES File Explorer to create a new folder on the sdcard

now the new folder is not visible in Windows. Even a refresh with F5 doesent make it visible in Windows.

How can I solve this problem?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note does not boot after ICS update

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I've just installed Android 4.0.3 ICS onto my Samsung Galaxy Note with 2.3.6. The installation was done by wifi via official installer. I did not download anything specifically, just got a popup with something like "Do you want to upgrade to 4.0.3?" After answering 'yes', it downloaded some files over wifi, and restarted the phone.

But the restart didn't go well. I can see the initial Samsung animation, but after that the text "Samsung" keeps flashing in the center of the screen and nothing happens. I left it for a couple of hours - no changes. I tried rebooting and even remove battery - the same thing, it does not boot.
I have never rooted the device or replaced the ROM.

What can I do? How can I enter recovery mode or something? I tried to enter safe mode by tapping menu button while booting - didn't work.


texts: What is the origin and purpose of RS_##.log files?

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On my Galaxy S3 (I747, rooted stock ROM, 4.1.1 jellybean), there are a number (currently 66) of files in /data with names following the format RS_##.log, where ## is a 1 or 2 digit number, currently from 0 to 65.

All files are slightly less than 1KB in size and when viewed as text, contain nothing but strings of seemingly random 5 digit numbers, like these.
71608
70944
70096
70376
70944

All files are owned by system and have rw-rw-rw permissions set.

Most of the files have been updated recently (yesterday) and within 1 minute of each other.  The rest were updated just over 2 weeks ago, also all at once.

What exactly is creating these files and what exactly are they logging?


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I have long back deleted a number from my contacts list. Today I received a message from that number. On checking, WhatsApp shows this message Found one contact card for this number .
Can someone please tell me where does it find this contact? It's not yet saved in my contact list.


texts: How to fix Telstra network dropouts on Gingerbread Oxygen ROM?

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It's a long shot, but figured i'd give it a go.. I've installed the Oxygen RC6 ROM on my Telstra HTC Desire.  It's pretty much perfect - better than this phone has ever been. It's fast, great to use, no space issues (you can force any app to install to the SD Card which solves my biggest gripe with the desire - minimal internal memory for app storage), and is just all round brilliant.

But there's one problem, and its a doozie.  Every now and then (at least a few times a day) my phone drops its network connection. When i go into settings and try search for networks, it can't find anything.. its as if the radio turns off completely.  Rebooting the phone more often than not fixes it, but still sometimes takes a while to sort itself out.

Its really annoying cos there'll be times where its off and i wont even know it.

The ROM i've installed is this one:
 http://android-roms.net/desire/2011/01/06/oxygen-v2-0-rc6/

I've tried installing a new radio (32.46.00.32U_5.10.05.17_2 on the following page):
 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=687464

any suggestions how i can fix this?  Try a different radio?  Advice on the best one to try?

Thanks heaps
Greg


texts: Get common name of an app given its package name

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I'm interested in a way to go from the package name (e.g. com.android.providers.telephony) to its common name (Phone).

I'd like to know if there's ADB/shell command (from the phone), or any system/preinstalled app.

I know that a bunch of apps reveal both once you could pin the app in it. – In Android 4.x (tried with 4.2.2) you can even use the system app manager to confirm the package name once you found and selected the app via the common name.


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I have an S4 with which I try the Yubikey Neo with NFC on. I also tried another tag but I can't get any response from the phone whatsoever. Not even a beep. NFC is turned on for sure.

I bought an (relatively) expensive original battery (not from any suspicious ebay dealer) and it says Near Field Communication on it, as I understand the antenna is located ontop of the battery.

Does anyone have any ideas why it doesn't work? Is there a way I can test if the NFC is completely dead, or some logs I can look into? I have tested various apps for my tags but can't seen anything.


texts: Looking for Android equivalent of Clonezilla / Diskimage / Ghost etc

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Have been googling for quite a few hours but can't seem to find what I'm looking for, hope someone can point me in the right direction....

I want to basically make a complete image of my phone before I make an changes to it so that I can restore it exactly as it is now. In the PC world I would use CloneZilla / ghost or similar. though I have used dd in the past and don't mind using it.

I am looking for a solution that will work on the following phones:

HTC Desire (not HD or S)
Sony Erikson X10 Mini Pro

In my searching I found mention of a tool called Nandroid, but as best as I could tell it seemed to only be for a G1 and required Root. I don't have root on either phone, so solutions offered requiring root are not helpful because (as I understand it) gaining root will wipe the data (at least some) I'm trying to back up.

I also found article about creating a GoldCard for a HTC Desire, is this what I need to do? there was no explanation on what a GoldCard was? It also didn't look like a particularly desirable method as It required wiping the memory card first and had no mention of how to restore if things go bad.

My objectives are as follows:

Upgrade the SE X10 mini (it's stuck on Android 1.6!) I know there is a 2.1 upgrade for it, but it's not available unless yo have a windows machine??? I only have Ubuntu + Mac. I'm not prepared to buy a windows licence just to upgrade an android phone (seems Odd!)
Try out Android 2.3 and 3.0 on the HTC Desire and the X10, understandably this is play, so I want to be able to go back quickly, especially on the X10 (wifes phone) as I will be in no end of trouble if I brick that and don't get it back by the morning :)
If successful with the first 2, then I can look at trying out dev releases and testing them (That is after all my day job) and hopefully being able to contribute. To do this I need to be able to load a release test it out and then roll back on the same night so Ideally I need a process that is quite quick or a bunch of shell commands I can script.

Hopefully someone can steer me on the right course....

Thanks,

Dave.


texts: I recently changed out several android TV PCs to TX92 hardware with android 7.1.2. I use them to remote into Windows as a thin client among other things. The last nuisance remaining is the home key. If using Windows and I press the home key on the keyboard, android goes back to the launcher screen. How can I disable this? The units are rooted.


texts: LG-P990 (2x) Australian, upgrade to ICS or latter

texts: I have an LG-P990 (Optimus 2x) Australian, is there an official upgrade to ICS or latter available? If so how do I get it and do the upgrade.


texts: How to install game resources without Wi-Fi?

texts:
I am trying to install Fifa 14 from my PC because I don't have Wi-Fi to download it. I recently got a new 16GB SD card, formatted it, created /Android/obb folder and put the cache files therein. I installed the game and every time I start the game it says:

  "download failed" because the resources could not be found.

I have tried installing the apk first - then putting the files in the cache but that doesn't work either. It's not only for Fifa, it says the same for all other games as well. I've even tried putting the files in /Android/data/obb or only /Android/data but it doesn't work either.

I'm using LG Optimus l7 II, it's compatible with all the games I'm trying to install.. And yes, I even tried moving the app to SD card, but it's the same.


texts: An app on the play store promises to TRIM without root access but I highly doubt if it even works

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My phone is new so I can't root it because I don't wanna void my warranty just yet and trimming my phone would also not make a significant difference. Since most other apps on the Play Store promise to run TRIM only with root access, I don't think it's possible for this app to do so without root but if it can that's the best thing I can get. Can someone please confirm if this app actually works?

Link to the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lagfix.fstrimmer


texts: SHOULD I remove stock internet app on galaxy J5 2015?

texts: I have rooted my samsung galaxy J5 (2015), but I am not sure whether or not I should remove the preinstalled "Internet"-app. The phone came with both that AND google chrome, and so the question is whether it's a good idea or not to remove it in order to free 50+ MB of storage on a phone that only has an 8GB total.


texts: How to automatically force stop a user-specified application after every reboot

texts:
One of my phones is a Samsung Galaxy Edge S7. One of the apps, Samsung Pay, is uninstallable bloatware. The problem is that when Samsung Pay is running it takes up the bottom edge of the home screen such that it interferes with the upward swipe operation when opening the home screen after the screen is locked. I discovered that I can get rid of that problem temporarily by force stopping Samsung Pay. However, at some point in time either via a reboot or a system update or something else, the Samsung Pay app gets restarted. Then, I have to hunt through the menus every time and force stop Samsung Pay again, manually, which is a hassle.
So, how do I arrange it so that Samsung Pay is forced stopped at some point after each reboot, or better yet, every time that Samsung Pay is running? I searched the Google Play Store for app killers, and none of the ones I examined explicitly state that they provide a way to kill a user-specified application after each reboot. Or, if there is such an app, it would force me to try hundreds of ad-infested apps before I found the right one, which is also a even more annoying hassle.
I would be happy if I could install an app on the home screen that, when clicked upon, would force-stop only the Samsung Pay app. That would not be fully automatic, but it would suffice.
Buying a new phone is not an option.
Rooting the phone is not an option.
Any method that requires signing into Samsung Pay which requires creating an account which is tied to the phone is not an option. For example: https://www.androidcentral.com/how-disable-samsung-pay probably would disable it, but my experimentation shows that it is requiring an account just to get to the screen that allows you to disable it:
thus is a email harvesting scam.


texts: "Ssp update received" toast keep showing from time to time

texts:
Sometimes I get a toast (a temporary popup on the screen) saying something like:

  Ssp update received for package XXX

where XXX is the package of the app i'm currently running. It might not be exactly this text as it's hard to read the whole message (disappears after a short time).

It seems it is shown when an app is accessing the Internet. It also seems it started occuring when I've installed "Onavo" app, but it kept occurring even after I've uninstalled it.

my phone is rooted and has some tweaks. it's Samsung Galaxy S3 with Omega ROM 50.1 , which is based on stock samsung ROM (Android 4.1.2).

It also has the Xposed framework.

Does anybody know the reason for this message, and how to avoid getting it?


texts: Podcasts and music not downloading correctly

texts:
I have my music collection on Google Play because I have a large number of rare songs not available on streaming services. I have an Oppo phone with a 256 GB SD card inserted. The songs play fine on my laptop,  but when I play them on my phone, downloaded to the SD,  there is very frequently a strange sound like a cassette tape being fast forwarded,  and the track also skips forward.
I have also had difficulty with podcasts,  which I download directly to my phone using Castbox and Podcast Addict (because I like them organised according to the show and I download multiple episodes at a time). With Castbox, many of the files say there is something wrong with the file and won't play. On Podcast Addict,  it recently started saying that the SD card is not authorised.
I am wondering if this might be an issue with my wireless connection struggling to download fhe files correctly,  or if there is a problem with the phone. I tried a different SD card in a previous phone and had similar problems.


texts: Does flashing Factory image on nexus 5 reinstall core apps

texts:
I messed up with some internal core apks of nexus 5 running 5.1 (android L) to be particular Google play services.

I want to get back the original apks. Would flashing factory image help me with that ?


texts:
I have a rooted Android 9 device that has a couple of user-installed CA certs installed that I'd like to extract.  When I open Settings -> Security -> Encryptions & Credentials -> Trusted Credentials there's a Root CA that I can view the details for, but it doesn't provide any information where it's stored on the filesystem.  There's also one in User Credentials (not the user tab inside trusted credentials) that I'd like to extract.
The certs were installed by an app that requested root permissions, so I've grepped /system/etc/security/ for both the issuer and serial assuming they'd be there but do not see any relevant matches.  /data/misc/keychain/certs-added does not seem to have any certs.
How do I extract these certs?


texts:
I am working on a project, and it all starts with the share menu on Android. I'd like to be able to take the (in this case) URLs that are shared from various apps, and send them directly to a webhook. Basically, I'd like for there to be an option on the share screen, along with Gmail, WhatsApp etc. for 'webhook', that would ping the webhook directly without any further interaction. I'd rather not build my own app for this...
What I've tried:

IFTTT - doesn't seem to support this, even with the Android app
Tasker - I already have it but it doesn't seem to do this, I think there's another paid plugin that might do what I want, but I've struggled with config
IFTTT again, I can get what I want with a roundtrip via email etc., but I'd rather not...

Is what I want possible? Do I need to make my own app?!?


texts: How do I install custom ROM on HUAWEI Honor 4A?

texts:
I have a Chinese HUAWEI Honor 4A and want to install a different OS without the bloatware and restrictions that come with it (eg no play store).

Any recommendations on which path to choose?

I just want a simple, stable, hassle free OS and the tips on the right way to do it.


texts:
I use my hotspot on the go, then forget to switch to Wifi when I reach my home or office. Is there an app that times-out the hotspot -- and cellular data in general -- and switches to Wifi? It coudl do this after a certain amount of time or when it detects one of a known list of Wifi SSIDs.

Nexus 4
Android 5.0.1


texts: Can I use dual boot in my Android mobile phone?

texts:
I want to know is there any boot loader modifying tool for android so that I can use my cell as dual boot. Like Symbian- Android, Android - Windows Mobile, Android - Java, Android - Bada.

Is it possible.


texts: To move data like videos media picture etc from internal memory of Lyf wind. 1 to external 32 GB SD card.?

texts: I bought a new Lyf ls-5010 on 15 Aug 2016 . in it all setting of picture camera browser are set to internal 4gb it shows no space while capture photo or download something. No I inserted a 32 GB Samsung sd card . but no options to move data from internal memory to SD card. And to change default storage internal to SD card. I bought a 32gb card it only show 28.80 GB space.


texts: How to determine what capabilities are blocking an app from installing

texts: My bank has an app for Android phones, but that same app won't install on my tablet.  Is there a way to determine what capability or permission is blocking it from even being listed in the Play store?


texts: Sometimes my Nexus 6 vibrates 3 times quickly, but there is no indication why in the Notification bar. Does anyone know why? I'm using Project Fi, so it could be related to that.


texts: Lenovo Ideapad A1 , dead, not working, no charge led

texts:
I was flashing the Lenovo A1 ideapad tablet following the steps here :
http://www.artiss.co.uk/2012/04/installing-cyanogenmod-on-a-lenovo-ideapad-a1

, and I was able to flash the clockwork Mod (and I did a nandroid backup), and then modified bootloader, but after flashing the CM7 , all I would see was the lenovo logo on boot.

I was still able to go boot into recovery, so I tried to restore from the earlier mentioned backup, nothing, and the fastboot was not working anymore (modifed bootloader), so I reinstalled it from clockwork, and the A1 died.

Now it won't show any signs of life, except when I plug it into the computer, I would hear the USB ding (device connect )sound, and then 2 seconds, I hear the USB duh-ding (device disconnected) sound.
The charge LED doesn't light on when plugged in,

Here's what I tried so far (And I ran out of ideas ) :
- Hold the power button for 45 seconds (tried 60, and 120 as well), and then tried to power on
- All other possible button combinations
- One forum mentioned to touch the home button while holding the power button down
- Putting an update.zip on a micro SD , and boot with holding (volume - and power )
- Disconnected and reconnected the battery pack.
- left it overnight (as others recommended until the battery dies, but I can't tell whether the battery was fully drained)


texts: Where can I find my device product ID using ADB shell commands?

texts:
I want to unlock my device (Huawei G610-U20) bootloader but I'm unable to retrieve my product ID from common way

  *#*#1357946#*#*

Product ID is required by Huawei website to provide the unlocking code for bootloader.

I want to know where the product ID is stored in the android and is it possible to read it from adb shell? the device is already rooted.

I'm afraid that Product ID from lsusb is not what huawei is looking for.


texts: How to make Gboard (Google Keyboard) look like the 4.4 version?

texts:
With the advent of Android 5.0, Google has switched to a new design (Material) for their keyboard.

Can one install a theme (or change a setting) to make it look like the classic version again (or close to it)?


texts: Calendar entries that live in Exchange 2010 cannot be edited

texts:
After setting up mail and calendar synchronization with our Exchange server (Exchange 2010) and the built-in app, I cannot edit the entries in the Exchange calendar. Adding new entries works fine.

Comment #15 of a Google code issue shows an important hint. It works when the "primary E-mail address" is used when connecting to the account.

Could there be other reasons? How do I find the primary E-mail address (short of asking the system administrator)?


texts:
I really want to run pure Linux on my Android-based device (please, no chroot, etc. suggestions), and I want to fully understand how my device boots, from the bootloader as far as the init system. I'm not interested in any of the Android components that run after init.

I'm trying to dig into the recovery and boot partitions, without success. I figured out boot.img, but I can't open recovery.img.

What do you suggest me to read?

Also, I saw that there is a second kernel inside recovery.img. Is that right? If yes, what happens? When is the real kernel loaded?


texts: One-click full backup & dropbox sync in Titanium Backup?

texts:
Is it possible to make a full backup of everything and then it sync into dropbox (and repeat if syncing was unsuccessful) with a one click? I'd like to just launch a backup procedure and go sleeping knowing that when I wake up, everything that could be done was done... and Titanium Backup's interface is so confusing to me.

I've got a pro version.


texts: How to move contacts and other data from Symbian to Android?

texts:
I am changing my mobile from Symbian (Nokia 5800 XpressMusic - S60v5) to Android (Samsung Galaxy SII).
I want to move the following data from my old mobile to the new one somehow.

Contacts
Calendar Entries
Bookmarks
Notes
SMS, if possible

Other data like images, videos etc I can transfer using my memory card.

I have synced my contacts,notes already to Ovi Sync and calendar entries to Google calendar via Mail for Exchange.


texts: How to re-arrange images in gallery after changing the GMT time zone?

texts:
I travel to another country and take photos for a few days. After that I change the tike zone of my phone.

Since then, photos in my gallery are mixed up!?

I open the DCIM folder and see that the cause is that gallery sorts images by the filename and filenames are named after the taken time when the photo is captured.

How can I get photos updated with the time zone changed?


texts: Folks I've rooted my device and installed Directory Bind. I'm not sure if I can move the /#/data/app folder to an external SD. There I have all my .apk files. But I seem unable to find this folder when I look for it in Directory Bind. I'm confused about it. I could sucessfully move the data files but not the .apks what am I missing?


texts: NEXUS S (t-mobile version) 2.3.4 / GRJ22 -- IS ROOT POSSIBLE?? can't mount /system mount /data

texts:
I have the Nexus S (t-mobile version) that is 2.3.4 / GRJ22 and just wanted to ask, is root actually possible now??  I see lots of posts about how to do it under 2.3.3, but all the posts I have seen so far mention doing a mount /System mount /data and these ARE NOT options on the bootloader screen under GRJ22.

(these instructions do NOT work:
http://www.techwhizz.com/root-google-nexus-s-android-2-3-4-gingerbread-grj22/
)

Am I totally missing something here?  I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out, but I am at a total loss here and any help would be very much appreciated!!

Thanks!


texts:
I have been doing battle with the battery vampires, apparently similar to a lot of people on here. I have a Samsung Droid Charge (SCH-i510), and service with Verizon.

I have noticed my battery life growing shorter and shorter.

As I've had the phone for at least a couple of years now, my very first step in the solution was a new battery. No difference. Even with a brand-new battery, my charge would last less than 24 hours. So, I began my research. Discovered all the settings to correct, and changed them, (wifi, GPS, 4G, etc.). Still, my phone charge would barely last from when I unplugged it in the morning until I plugged it in to charge overnight. I dove deeper into the phone settings. This weekend, I noticed that my phone battery lasted all weekend. ALL WEEKEND ON A SINGLE CHARGE.

As I live in a rural area,  my service is a bit spotty. This got me thinking. I started reading all the permissions that the apps on my phone call for, looking for one that would cause increased battery drainage while in urban areas (around more cell phones, towers and wifi hot spots.) I found one such ambiguous app: "Bluetooth Test". This app is a "default app" and is automatically granted permission to MODIFY BATTERY STATISTICS, (apparently to hide its tracks from the user,) as well as pretty much permission to do whatever it wants, right up to internet access. Apps granted such permissions pretty much makes the Battery Usage page irrelevant, as any app can reassign its battery usage to "Display". As of yet, I've found no mention of it on this site. Does anybody have any info on this app?


texts: I have a credit on Google Play that is from a gift card and not a promotion. Do I have to use it by a certain date?


texts: Is it possible to change the answer swipe direction on Android 4.3, Motorola Moto G, or Samsung Galaxy S4?

texts:
I have a problem. My personal phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.2.2. I just got a new company phone which is a Motorola Moto G Android 4.3.

The problem is that if I swipe left when answering a call on Samsung it answers the phone. If I swipe left on the Motorola it ignores the call. Needless to say, I keep ignoring people on my business phone.

I need to figure out a way to change the direction of the answer swipe on one of them, preferably the Moto G since I'm already used to the Samsung way but I will settle for changing it on the Samsung if need be.


texts: Speech to Text apps stop after a few words

texts:
I am trying out a few Speech to Text apps. All of them don't perform as I need them to. I have several pages of text, but I get no further than a half a sentence before the app stops. It records what I am saying, but just stops.

Am I doing something wrong?


texts: I've paid for & downloaded a map from Great Britain Ordnance Survey onto my Android phone. I want to copy it to my tablet. Can anybody tell me where (i.e. directory) the map is within the phone, or how to copy the map properly?


texts: Changing the call voicemail timeout period?

texts: I'm running Cyanogenmod 7.  When I call my Android phone, it rings for 30 seconds before timing out and directing to my voicemail.  I want it to only ring for 20 seconds before timing out - how can I change this?  Is there somewhere in the Android GUI for me to set it?


texts: Is Galaxy Apps a legimate App? (kitkat, samsung galaxy app 3)

texts:
So on my samsung galaxy tab 3 running android kitkat, I noticed something in the notification bar. An app named samsung apps was downloading new apps, as if it was like the normal app store. One was Samsung billing.

After each download I was prompted, "Google may regularly check installed apps for potentially harmfull behaviour. Learn more in Google Settings > Verify apps."

It was followed by an accept and decline. I just pressed the back button and it went away. Then I noticee samsung apps was renamed Galaxy Apps.

Is this a legitimate new update? Did anyone else get this? (If you use a samsung device).


texts: How to stop receiving text messages in Outlook

texts: When a text message comes in, the stock email app throws a copy into my Exchange email accounts that are on the phone. I want to turn this feature off but cannot find a setting for it anywhere. I have a Galaxy S6


texts: Note 8 - new text message is prepopulated with old text from a draft

texts:
Every time I go to create a new text message im presented with body text instead of an empty message box.
I've cleared messaging cache, deleted all drafts,  sent the draft as a message to someone. Nothing is clearing it.
Where is the template file and can I edit it without root?


texts: Make phone calls using a computer through an Android phone, both connected by WiFi

texts: I have a computer and Android phone connected by WiFi. I want to use my computer to make calls through the phone. Is there any way to do this?


texts: Android 5.0 Lollipop device not detected via USB

texts:
When the device is set to use MTP, neither Windows, nor ADB will detect the device when connect via USB cable. I have tried multiple cables, in multiple USB ports. I have not tried other computers yet, as this is the only one that actually has the driver installed.

Disclaimer: I am running an Unofficial CyanogenMod 12 build of Android 5.0.2

Device : LG G3 (LG-D855)
Android 5.0.2 CM12-Unofficial-20141228
Google USB Driver: Installed
USB debugging: Enabled
PC: Windows 8.1 Pro Update 1
No one, except me, has reported this as an issue in the XDA thread.

I have been unable to get my PC to detect the device via USB since I first installed CM12, which was around 11/10/2014.

If i change to PTP, Windows will detect the device, as will ADB. But Windows will only let me access the internal storage, and Camera folders.


texts: Apply update from ADB: how to use it when you are locked out of the device

texts:
My cousin's kid has played with his Samsung A8 (2018) phone and has changed his unlock pattern. So, nobody knows the pattern the child has set.

The phone has no Google account set up
The USB debugging is not activated on device before

I have rebooted into recovery mode, and entered the option Apply update from ADB:

There is a message on recovery screen saying:

Now send the package you want to apply
to the device with adb sideload <filename> ...

I'm able to see the device by adb devices command:

According to another post, looks like it is possible to use TWRP for Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 to clear the screen lock. So, I have downloaded the following apk package:

Now I plan to install TWRP on phone by the following command and then follow the previous post:
adb sideload me.twrp.twrpapp-26.apk

Questions
Now, before doing so, I have these questions:

Is it possible to install *.apk packages by adb sideload? Is there any possibility that it would mess up the phone?
What else can I do with adb sideload to clear the screen lock?
What else can be done with adb sideload to back up the phone camera images and videos without wiping the data?

Thanks =)


texts:
I was running Novafusion's LineageOS 14.1 on my Samsung SIII mini but it was slow, so I decided to go back to Android 6.0.1.

I booted into recovery, formatted the cache partition to ext4, but left the data partition in f2fs, flashed Resurrection Remix 6.0.1.

When it booted I got an error "Encryption interrupted… you have to factory reset your phone" and I accepted. But I never enabled encryption on my phone.

Now it is stuck at teamwin logo screen flashing every 5 seconds or so. I can access download mode so:

I tried:

Flashing TWRP recovery using heimdall
Flashing LOS 14.1 using heimdall
Flashing Param.lfs using heimdall (reference https://android.stackexchange.com/a/130061/25234)

Now if I try to boot normally, it gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy SIIImini logo. If I try booting to recovery I get the same boot loop as before.

Please help.


texts: I recently installed ICS on my Samsung Galaxy Ace and I have accidentally enabled the fade effect throughout the phone, but now I cannot find the setting that I changed. I don't want to perform a factory reset. Does anyone know how to reset this fade effect on ICS? The effect is being applied throughout the phone, while displaying system popups, pressing menu buttons etc.


texts: Is Microsoft charging for its patent from each Android device sold?

texts: I read here that Microsoft is cashing Android handset ODMs for some patents that are allegedly used in their Android handsets. Why is Microsoft able to do that? Is this a HW or SW-based problem?


texts: Can I connect my XLR mic to my mobile via an XLR -> USB cable via OTG?

texts:
I have an XLR mic. I want to connect it to my mobile phone. But even after using all kinds of solutions / cables / connectors my mobile's audio (TRRS) socket is not detecting the mic.

I was thinking of bypassing the audio socket by going in for a USB based solution using an XLR -> USB cable (https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B06XBMMC1D)

If I use this cable and a OTG connector, will my XLR mic work in Android? The cable has a microcontroller based chipset inside it which converts analog signals to digital (that's what the manufacturer says).

My USB pc webcam mic works perfectly on my mobile when connected via a OTG connector. So will the above solution also work?


texts: Is it possible for Google to detect app updates that have not been delivered through Play Store?

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I'm playing a game that is developed by a sub-division of Google. (Ingress/Niantic)

Usually new versions of this game pushed out through staged roll-outs, which means if you are not one of the lucky ones you have to wait a while to get the new version with sometimes cool new features.

Of course, the APK files for the new version could be found all over the internet on various sites. This naturally leads to two things:

There are APK files that are tempered with
Players get banned for using an unofficial version of the game.

As a curious player I want to have the new versions as soon as possible. To verify I'll have an valid build a downloaded the APK from the previous version, that I installed through Google Play, to my computer via adb.

$ adb pull /data/app/com.package.name
$ unzip -p com.package.name-1.apk META-INF/CERT.RSA | keytool -printcert | grep MD5

Which gives me:

MD5:  A7:E9:93:81:E9:F2:10:0E:48:39:AB:48:34:F3:93:67

Now to do the same with the APK for the new version that I downloaded somewhere from the internet and the MD5 of the certificate matches the one from the official older APK.

My question are now:

Is it safe to assume this is a valid APK that is not tempered with?
Is is possible for Google to detect that I installed the new version of the app not through the Play Store?
Could they somehow detect the unofficial update from within the app. For example through the Application Licensing service?


texts: Changing default behaviour of the Contacts app in Oreo

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When you open up the Contacts app second or the following time, it always shows last view (i.e. where I left it), i.e. the most recent contact search.

I am using this app purely for searching the contacts, so the need of tapping Back to go back to recent search results list and then tapping X to clear the last query each time I want to search for another contact simply kills me. This is as stupid UX approach as it can be.

Is there any way to change the default view, in which Contacts app opens by default each time?

My stack:

Motorola Moto Z2 Play,
Android 8.0 Oreo.

I am using the default, system Contacts app. No 3rd party solution.


texts: How can I perform Optical Character Recognition and have it read with Text-To-Speech?

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I know about the (Danish) app SkanRead, but apparently it is discontinued, so I'm looking for alternatives.

The only function I need is that it should allow using the camera to take a photo of some text, and then (some kind of) text-to-speech is used to read the text.


texts: Can't download application with storage full, even after attaching a micro SD card

texts: The storage in my phone (it's a Huawei Honor 4C) is already full, so I inserted a micro SD card into it that has 8 GB available space. I tried many times to download applications but it didn't. What is the problem?


texts: Up/Down arrows in notification tray after unlocking

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Just recently, I have noticed an icon that has an arrow pointing up and an arrow pointing down appear for a split second after I unlock my phone. It goes away so fast I can't get a screenshot. What is this icon? What does it mean?

My phone is a Nexus 5x with Marshmallow 6.0.1.


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I know that going to Airplane mode can be useful
But is there any way to charge phone faster?


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I have a Motorola Turbo 2 Android. It won't turn on. It just stays on the Power By Android screen. I have tried turning it on by holding the volume up and power buttons. The screen shots up but I get lost at this point. It does not give me any option to start.

Now going from the Powered By Android screen... on and off.

What must I do to turn it on?

Might I be over charging it?


texts: Manually Sync Outlook 2010 contacts/calendar only from Windows PC to Android cell phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) via USB cord only

texts: How do I manually Sync Outlook 2010 contacts and calendar only from Windows PC to Android cell phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) via USB cord only. I do NOT want to use any kind of web based product, i.e. Google, nor pay 3rd party software program to do this, unless I have to. I don’t want automatic syncing; I just want control of my data by plugging my cell into my computer via USB cord and manually hitting sync.  If I make a change to contacts or calendar on my cell, when I plug it into my computer it transfers data and vice versa without it cutting off data in the notes of contacts or anywhere else because web based products only allow a certain amount of data to transfer. Also, what applications do I need to have on my cell phone for the contacts and calendar to work? I use Gmail separately for my emails by going to Google, but do not want that on Outlook 2010. Also, NO I will not give up Outlook.


texts: Galaxy Note 3 blacks out on rebooting at lock screen

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I'm having trouble rebooting Samsung Galaxy Note 3, where it starts rebooting after holding lock button, but blacks out when/before it reaches lock screen. After blacking out (or before rebooting) it toggles empty charging battery logo in intervals and vibrates in between. As shown in the video here.
I just replaced new battery with the old one and got same behavior. However, when I connected phone to power supply (battery taken out, connected 3.8V straight to the pins), phone boots up perfectly normal and operates normally, as if nothing happened in the first place. This might be worth mentioning; the current supply, mean reboot sequence, can be pretty high (some times, e.g. right before it gets to lock screen, there is a current spike of 1A - 1.5A) but drawn current is lowered few seconds after boot to cca 200 mA and only spikes up (then back down) if any application is opened (that is, if there is action).
So that got me thinking that old battery is incapable of supplying needed current for reboot, but doesn't look like that this is it, since response is the same as in the case of new battery (got original).
EDIT: I just accidentally found out if I short negative pin of battery and another one in between negative and positive pin, while phone is rebooting, it reboots normally, without issues and operates normally further on, even if shorted connection between those two pins is removed.
Also am able to reboot it normally from now on and don't need to short those two pins each time on reboot sequence.