texts: Android 6.0.1 'Message Service' crash on boot - S7 Edge

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I recently purchased a Samsung S7 Edge. As I like to play around with my phones a lot, one of the first things I did was root it. Not thinking properly, after enabling 'OEM Unlock' and rooting my phone, I decided to turn off 'OEM Unlock' (I figured this would be correct as on my old Nexus 7 I unlocked the bootloader, rooted & flashed it with a custom ROM and re-locked it no issues) but I didn't google anything to confirm this wouldn't cause issues. After rebooting, I realised my mistake: My phone would refuse to restart due to the FRP lock. Because of this, I flashed a new stock ROM from Sammmobile to fix this - from what I can tell this is a trusted website as everything linked back to there. This is where issues have started to occur: since flashing the stock ROM back, now when I unlock my phone for the first time a series of applications report they have crashed, notably:

LoggingService

Message Service

As well as occasionally:

Photos

Google Play Games

The issue I am now facing is that when I open the stock 'Messages' application, it crashes. Attempting to open it through settings to access the application settings, it crashes. I have since downloaded Google's 'Messenger' application and tried to use it, still no luck. I used Facebook's 'Messenger' application with integrated SMS, this just caused the recent messages screen to show 'An error occurred, please try again', however upon disabling SMS option I can see all my facebook messages.

So tl;dr:

I cannot receive (or view - not sure. No notification was shown when an SMS was expected) text messages.
Third party applications cannot view text messages in place of the default application.
Message Service system application crashes when device starts

The following fixes have been tried:

Clearing 'Messages' data and cache
Clearing 'Message Service' cache
Restarting the device (obviously)

Is anyone able to suggest other fixes to help solve my issue?

Thanks in advance


texts: I have an Aspera Jazz 7.0 which had frp  turned on. Because of weird network issue, I had to reset it. But I forgot my account password and the phone number. I can go with a new account, but I can't turn off the frp . I tried fastboot. But can't hard reset it. How can I turn it off?


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I once read about an init.d tweak to keep an app in memory. I'm unable to find that tweak now. Does anyone have the link? An alternate method would also be welcome.

Edit : I'm using cyanogenmod 10.


texts: Device shuts down spontaneously, need help to investigate

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I recently got faulty Xperia XA2 in my hands. Everything is brand new and works perfectly, except device shuts down after short period of inactivity.
On stock ROM it shuts down if the screen is turned off for ~10 seconds, or if I do not do anything with it for ~30 seconds, but it stays on if I run video in browser or use a music player.
I managed to flash TWRP and some custom ROMs. While in recovery, device always stays on, no matter if screen is locked or anything else happens, as it should be.
Now it has Lineage 17.1 installed and it shuts down just like on stock ROM.
Another thing to mention is that it doesn't exactly shuts down in those cases: after blackout, device restarts on short press on power button (it should only wake on long press if it is turned off conventionally) and blinks with green LED indicator.
And also, it doesn't turn off while charging
I would appreciate any help with figuring out what causes shutdowns and any ways to solve this. I have a few theories I cannot confirm, but I need more data.


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I have a problem with my lenovo S750.
When I want to download something the system says:

  Memory Full, Not enough storage space

It's really frustrating since I cannot use the android at all!

My phone is rooted, and I already tried to use Clean Master to move all of my apps to the SD-card, but it only moved 5 apps for me, but other than that, there is no apps on the SD-card, only photos and few videos.
The rest is probably still on the internal memory.

Internal storage is full (1GB)
micro-SD card is half empty(2GB)
phone storage is empty (1.55GB of total 1.64GB free)

Since internal storage is full, no apps will be updated due to lack of storage.

Furthermore, how can I take advantage of the phone storage?


texts: How to assign a hardware button to camera

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I like the functionality of a hardware camera button. On my Lumia 920 I have a dedicated camera button that I can long-press at any time (in other apps or when the phone is locked) to open the camera app in 1-2 seconds.

I also have a Galaxy Note 1 (JB, rooted) without such hardware button. Is there a way to reconfigure one of the existing hardware buttons (e.g. long-press volume up) to always open the camera app even while the screen is locked?


texts: How to use Google Music MP3s to set a ringtone/alarm?

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I have bought various albums through Google Music cloud service and they are downloaded for offline use on my device. How can I use one of these MP3s as a ringtone or an alarm?
It seems that the standard picker is not able to find them.


texts: How to record (photos and videos) directly to Samsung's Secure Folder?

texts:
Sometimes or usually I need to take photos or videos of my documentation with my Samsung mobile.

How do I configure Secure Folder (provided by Samsung) to record all I want directly into Secure Folder? I don't want to move them one by one manually.


texts:
Sometimes, when I click on the phone icon on my Galaxy S3, it freezes for a second and then says that the app Contacts has crashed. Afterwards I can reopen contacts with no problem.

This happens sporadically; sometimes it crashes multiple times in a day, sometimes it lasts a week without problems.


texts: How to change the default action for when phone is plugged in to a computer?

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When I plugged in my phone to my computer for the first time it gave me a list of options to choose for what to do when it is plugged in. I tapped one of the choices and then mistakenly tapped "Always" instead of "Just Once." I want to choose a different action, but how do I reset it to give me the choices again?

(And yes, I tried going into Settings>Apps>Reset app preferences, but no luck.)

I am running Android 6.0.1, unrooted.


texts: How to minimize the app window (freeform mode/pop-up view)?

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I sometimes accidentally minimize the window for the app Quick Edit Pro, whilst working with it. I get the smaller variable size and position window that I can intentionally create for some apps by long press of the return button (Android 5, Samsung GN3).

But Quick Edit Pro does not appear in the list I get when long pressing the return button.

What kind of swiping movement do I sometimes perform unintentionally in the upper part of the screen, that minimizes the app to this useful window. (Going back to the full window is done by a simple button press.)

I have tried many times but can not repeat it intentionally.

I now find that it is called "freeform mode". I have not installed any special apps to enable it.


texts: How can I pick the correct replacement usb charger for my phone?

texts: My phone has a wall charger with outputs 5vdc and 850mA, which just broke (I saved the USB-microB cable which I've been using to charge from laptops). Unfortunately, OEM chargers of that particular model are not readily available in our area. So, I have to resort to generic/replacement chargers or adapters. Now, when I got to an electronics store, they don't have a charger with the exact specs. It's either a 700mA or an iPhone adapter that has 1A output current. Which should be somehow better/safe for my phone which has Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery? I've seen other threads which suggest getting higher outputs while some say otherwise.


texts: How to protect my galaxy S9 from data recovery after factory reset?

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I have a Galaxy S9 that I will send to Samsung in a couple of days for the trade-in program and I want to delete everything on it in a way that it cannot be recovered even after a factory reset.
From my limited research, there are people who recommend encrypting the phone before doing the reset as this will ensure the data is just noise and unreadable after the reset. But there is no option on my S9 to encrypt the phone as I saw on the youtube videos, and after a quick search I found out that S9's are encrypted by default.
So is it safe to just factory reset it since it's encrypted by default anyway?
I'm not that good when it comes to tech and stuff, what would you guys recommend I do?
Thanks for the response.


texts: How to recover my files and personal data a phone who doesn't boot?

texts: My Galaxy S II runs under Android 4.12 and it is stuck on the boot screen. How can I recover my files and personal data on the phone ?


texts: Granting device admin previlage to email account

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I am connecting my gmail app(or any e mail application) to my office e mail using exchange. It asks me to add the mail app as a Device administrator for my phone. So that it can  Erase all data,Set password rules and the list goes on.

Is it safe to grant the previlage?
Can someone else erase my data or do anything to phone?


texts: Cant stop packet data in my android phone

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I am using xiaomi redmi 1s. In every 15-30 mins, my phone pings something by mobile data.
Even the mobile mobile data is off and I am using wifi.This leds to plenty of usage display messages by the operator. Sometimes i need to reinstall the battery to refresh and avoid these messages.(phone gets stuck by the messages).Currently  am using mokee MK4.4 armani release, but the same problem comes with stock MI rom also.


texts: Google recently updated Hangouts so that SMS and hangout are in the Same chat. Some of my contacts have multiple email with multiple Google plus accounts. My issue is that it randoms picked the account and they aren't the accounts I want them to be. Does anyone know of a way to fix this?


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I have a few old devices which I want to put on LineageOS. This time it's about a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9195, serranoltexx). But the official LineageOS website shows them as not supported anymore.

You basically are required to build the ROM for yourself, but this is beyond my knowledge and commitment.

I already have flashed successfully exactly such a device with LineageOS in the past, but do not have the ZIP around anymore.

Why does LineageOS not keep the latest versions of their ROM's around for download? Where to get a trustworthy copy?

Note: The same happened with cyanogenmod earlier. The did not store older ROM's too.

Note2: These devices were still on sale on recycling shops recently.


texts: Any way to push files onto android phones?

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There is any way to push files from a computer to an Android phone? Maybe to its SD card. It may work like Android Notifier, but the opposite way (PC to phone), as in Chrome-to-phone.

I looked some apps like FTP servers, web servers, but I would like something more close to "right click on file, push" than to "connect to server using a ftp client or browser, drag  or select file, and send".


texts: How to charge a new Samsung Galaxy tab & what to expect

texts: I am now trying to charge my new Samsung Galaxy tab since morning and it keeps flashing on me.  No signs of it being charged.  I am unable to switch it on.  Please, for how long is it going to have to be charged before I can turn it on for my usage?


texts: How to upgrade HBOOT from 0.80.0007 to 1.01.0001

texts: I own an HTC Wildfire with HBOOT version 0.80.0007 and S-On. How do I upgrade to HBOOT 1.01.0001? Can anyone give me a nudge in the right direction? I've been racking my brains for the last few days, looking for a useful tutorial, with no luck at all, I hope to sort my problem out.


texts:
Am I just blind or is there no "search" option on Android Market (??) if you go to the website from your desktop computer? If not, should I use some 3rd party search engine for the Market or should I just switch to some other "market" (some other android apps website)?

And if there is no search option - why? I don't get it why someone wouldn't put something as trivial to that kind of a website? lol

thank you


texts: Need one-line adb shell su push & pull to access /data from Windows batch file

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I wrote a Windows batch file that replaces Amazon lockscreen ads with user images on rooted kindle fire hd 7", 2013 (kfsowi). Just learned I botched the adb commands because I was running "adb insecure" so was getting su access without writing it into the adb commands.
What I need: To run in batch file, I need one-line adb shell su commands to pull from/push to /data on this device. (Or I could use adb -d shell su -c "mount -o remount rw, /data on one line followed by the pull or push)
I have fixed an ls command like this:

this worked with adb insecure: adb ls "/data/securedStorageLocation"
what I needed was: adb shell su -c "ls ./data/securedStorageLocation"

Now I need same for pull and push. The problem:

With adb insecure, this works fine: adb pull "/data/securedStorageLocation" "C:/destination"
Without adb insecure I get: remote object '/data/securedStorageLocation/' does not exist

Above happens even if I first run: adb -d shell su -c "mount -o remount rw, /data
Can someone tell me how to do the pull and push with adb shell and su?
EDIT: adb root command doesn't gain root on this device


texts: How to have a single tap "App info" shortcut from Recents screen?

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I'm looking for a way to launch App info of an app when its icon is clicked in Recents (Overview) screen. So far, my search has resulted in nothing fruitful.

I'm aware that Gravitybox prior to version for Nougat used to have this feature, but I'm on Android 8.11 and corresponding GravityBox [O] doesn't have such feature anymore. I also looked into InstallerOpt Xposed module, but to no avail.

I'm aware of long-pressing the icon there followed by tapping the info icon in the right but that requires two extra steps which reduces productivity with phone.

Edit: for the sake of clarity here: I'm aware of long-pressing on an icon in app drawer to get App Info option, but that is neither a single tap solution, nor is productive for me.

(Click image to enlarge)

1: On a rooted OnePlus 6 running stock ROM with Xposed Framework and Magisk.


texts: What is the difference between odexed and deodexed ROMs? Which is the standard (stock) ROMs that ship use?


texts: Stock contacts app shows a default "other" address

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I've added a street address for one of my contacts in the stock Marshmallow contacts app.

However, the address only shows up as the second address, only visible if I tap "see all" at the bottom of the contacts details.

By default, the app shows a dummy address with just the country code (Australia in my case) and nothing else. The image below explains the problem better than words:

How do I get rid of that address? I don't see it among the editable fields when I modify the contact, so I don't know where it's coming from.


texts: I have a Samsung Note 8. I took my phone to the store yesterday, and now I have a second lock screen with ads. I have gone through all of my apps that I dont regularly use, and have tried cleaning up junk files off of my phone, but nothing has worked. Does anyone know a way to get rid of this screen?


texts: How to listen to Microsoft Media Stream (mms) on Android?

texts:
There are many radio stations which stream in mms:// like a Chuvash radio: mms://media.cap.ru/ChuvRadio

Is it possible to listen to in on Android?


texts: Need Logs proof info about File Transfer copy/mv of my IMG files usb connection sowehow of hijacked rooted android

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can you Help me get Logs or info about "File Access (copy/mv/pull) of my IMG files? happended through unallowed usb connection" by Syslog / etc from my unlocked / rooted, "debug allowed" Android SmartPhone someone took for some time, can anyone Help me out here please?
I need proof it's important.
the suspect took my phone Android 5+ and ether used the TWRP MTP or adb connection via Linux Notebook (maybe cracked even just cracked the pin) to steal sensitive Private data like Whatsapp IMGs and other Business Data. Where can i find a** Log / Syslog or proof for the data to be "touched" etc** at a specific date like a Copy, Move, ADB Pull request or just the connection and establishion of an USB Data transfer connection etc. would be all i need to escalate.
hope you can help me, kind of serious situation here.


texts:
Is there anyway to restore all the settings as if I just set up the device? I don't need to factory reset and purge all files and apps, I just want to reset the settings

Device : Moto G5S Plus, Android 7.1.1


texts: Unable to download apps from Play Store using mobile data

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I have Mi4i mobile. I am trying to download  applications from Google Play Store- when I click on Install it  displays  "Waiting for WIFI...".

I am on mobile data, but it is not downloading through mobile data.

How can I download through mobile data?


texts: How can I install MySQL on my Android device(s)?

texts: There are good and bad choices available for the design of my system and MySQL seems to be the best available.  I need it to run client/server and support stored procedures & triggers and a host of other features.  But I also need a database that will run single-user on mobile devices when off-line, then synchronize with the on-line server when reconnected to the Internet.  The only database provided with Android is SQLite - which doesn't even come close to providing the features required.  Also, installing MySQL on Android devices would mean that I wouldn't have to support any incompatibilities between two different databases.  I do not need other features installed (HTML server, PHP, etc)... just MySQL.  How can I get that installed (and with my apps(s)) and have it work easily and efficiently (and not have to root or install a new ROM on the device)?


texts: How to switch between scrolling and static wallpapers?

texts:
Two days ago I was a happy scroller, but the all of a sudden its just static, it switched into portrait mode. I've read over the internet that there are some apps to scroll, but I was wondering that, since my phone natively supports scrolling, is there a possible way to switch between scrolling and static?

My cropping square is displayed but the dots are on the center rectangle only, I dont know how to change that.

I'm using an Inco Flex if that matters, in case you dont know the brand its ok, its quite unknown.


texts: Unable to access Gmail, Play Store, YouTube. Basically all google apps

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I'm having an issue where I can't access pretty much any of my google services on my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (running Android 6.0.1 currently). I don't have general internet connectivity issues as my wifi and mobile connections are fine and other apps are running without issue.

My google account information doesn't seem to be the problem as I've successfully signed into the account on my PC and even on my phone through my web browser, it's just the apps which are a problem.

When I try refreshing my gmail account, I get a system notification saying login failed. When I click that message, the phone tries to take me to a screen which says "Enter account information" at the top, but the rest of the screen is blank white.

I also have another system notification saying Account Action Required for my gmail account but when I click that one, it takes me to a Google Play screen where it says "Checking info" but immediately closes. When I go to Google Play manually, I get the same screen then it asks me to choose an account. My existing account is listed but when I select it, I just keep getting taken back to the same screen asking me to select an account. If I choose add account, I get an error message stating "Couldn't sign in. There was a problem connecting to accounts.google.com"

I've done some fairly extensive research already online and tried several steps from various sites, none of which have worked. Listed below is what I've seen and tried:

Verified 2 step authorization is not active
Cleared Cache and Data from Google Play and Google Play Services. Tried disabling Google Play and reinstalling the factory version.
Checked Date and Time settings and they are set to automatic. Turn them off then back on again for good measure.
Downloaded ES File Explorer and tried checking the Host file. Apparently the phone is not rooted and I was unable to figure out how to enable rooting even after enabling Developer Options.
Downloaded and installed what I believe to be the newest APK for Google Play Services.
Plenty of rebooting along the way.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm really at a loss to the cause of this issue and I'm not finding anything more to try online. Thanks!


texts: What are all these Google internet hosts (domains) and why is stripped-down Android connecting to all of them?

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Technology users are faced with a challenge: Allowing our tech devices to work without them invading our privacy.
Obviously choosing products carefully is a critical step.  Unfortunately, the two main players in the smartphone space, Google and Apple, are well known for their questionable data collection and harvesting practices.
LineageOS and /e/OS are up-and-coming providers of privacy-friendly smartphone operating systems.  Until they become more commonplace, I thought it would be worthwhile to create a compendium of internet hosts to which Android connects by default.
To do this, I let an Android device run for 5 hours and captured all packets trying to leave the device.
The Android device was configured never to share contact data, calendar data, task data, map data, location data, or any history of any kind.  It also was configured to not transmit or receive email at all.  The internet search function of the launcher was removed.  Furthermore, Google Chrome and the Google's Android Assistant were both disabled, as were all the various "Google Play" apps (such as Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Play Movies & TV, Google Play Music / YouTube, Google Play Newsstand) except for the Play store.  Within the Google Play store, automatically checking for new app versions was disabled.  Finally, a non-Google keyboard was installed and set as the default.
Even after doing all this, within just 5 hours of the phone sitting without being used, the Android device attempted to connect to all the following Google-owned hosts:
history.google.com
mtalk.google.com
alt1-mtalk.google.com
alt2-mtalk.google.com
alt3-mtalk.google.com
alt4-mtalk.google.com
alt5-mtalk.google.com
alt6-mtalk.google.com
alt7-mtalk.google.com
alt8-mtalk.google.com
android.clients.google.com
www.google.com
android.googleapis.com
play.googleapis.com
cloudconfig.googleapis.com
connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
footprints-pa.googleapis.com
mobilemaps.googleapis.com
people-pa.googleapis.com
www.googleapis.com
www.googletagmanager.com
play-lh.googleusercontent.com
smtp.gmail.com
What is the purpose of each of these hosts, and why are so many connections still being attempted given that almost everything Google-related is supposed to be disabled on the device?
Note that I don't expect a single answerer to know the purpose of every host listed, but hopefully we can work together to use this QA to create a quality reference resource.


texts: Samsung galaxy mini? pls help...about kies?

texts: i installed kies software.But when i try to sync my photos and music into samsung galaxy mini,there is no option called multimedia under sync.what should i do?


texts: How can I configure a separate MMS APN on LineageOS

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Some mobile phone providers (e.g. Optus, including MVNOs that deliver service through Optus' networks) have a separate mobile APN (access point name) for sending MMS to what is used for mobile data.

However, the user interface in LineageOS (and probably other Android variants) does not seem to let you configure two APNs.

Through the UI, under Settings -> Network & Internet -> Mobile network -> Advanced -> Access point names it is only possible to select a single APN as 'preferred'.

How can I configure my MMS APN at the same time as my data APN?


texts: How is the default screen orientation in android specified?

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On android phones, the orientation typically defaults to portrait. When you disable auto-rotation, the screen will always remain in a portrait mode.

On android tablets, the orientation typically defaults to landscape. When you disable auto-rotation, the screen will always remain in a landscape mode.

Apparently tablets were not envisioned for use while lying sideways. When I do this, there is no way to get the tablet to remain in portrait mode - with or without auto-rotation the screen is stuck in landscape.

As it is pretty hard for me to change gravity, I am trying to figure out if I can hack my tablet to default to portrait mode. My question is, where would this be set? As I can't find any applications that can force change the orientation I get the impression this is embedded somewhere deep and inaccessible in the operating system. Is this possibly somewhere in the properties file? Is it embedded deep in the hardware? Where can I start looking?

My specific tablet is a Notion Ink Adam Running BeastyRom 2.2.1 + Clemsyn

edit: also asked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14315083#post14315083


texts: How to restore phone numbers from contact.list file to my phone

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I made a backup using tunesgo software which turned to be a scam, I couldnt restore the backup I must to pay for them 40 dollars!

I managed to extract the bak file using winrar but my Xiaomi mi max cant read the contact.list file and I cant get my phone numbers back. please help


texts: Android 4.4.2 not automatically connecting to wifi

texts: I have a samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0 running android 4.4.2 unrooted. My tablet is not automatically connecting to wifi networks. It was previously automatically connecting to two wifi networks (both are home networks secured with a password) but now I have to re-enter the password every time I try to connect to either of these networks. How can I get my tablet to remember the wifi networks?


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Is it possible to hear the radio without connecting the headset?

I know the headset acts as an antenna.

However, it would be great if I can just put the phone on the coffee table and listen to the radio without being physically connected to it via a headset.

I am using Samsung Galaxy 2.


texts:
The Wi-Fi on my Android phone is "bootlooped". That means, that it permanently tries to start but never completes to do so. This is also visible in the Wi-Fi menu, where it says "Turning Wi-Fi on...". As suggested for similar problems I tried deleting the files

/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
/data/misc/wifi/p2p_supplicant.conf

but it didn't help. What can I do to resolve this problem?
I got it as a used phone so I don't know, if the Wi-Fi module is working. Switching the daughterboard did, however, not change anything.

My system:
Fairphone FP1
Android 4.4.2

The command cat /proc/kmsg | grep wifi doesn't give any results. When I execute logcat | grep wifi only the following line is printed several times: D/WifiController( 768): wifiSleepPolicy:2.


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There are a lot of "Find my phone" type apps out there for Android and I am finding it difficult to find one that has the features I want without being too bloated. My wife and I are primarily looking for a solution to let us know where the other one is when we are out.

The most important thing for us is to be able to view each others location from our phones (Android, though iOS and Android would be great) and via the web. We would also like to find a solution that is as close to real time as possible so we could link up when we are both out.

Though not critical, it would be nice to find a solution that also would be able to lock/ring/wipe the device in the case that it was stolen. This way I could run just one program instead of several. I know it's iOS but "Find my iPhone" is an example of everything I want in this type of app ...

Can track/view devices from other devices and the web
Close to real-time updates
Can lock/ring/wipe device remotely
All in one program

However, I prefer Android to iOS. If there was a solution that worked for both iOS and Android that would be even better. Thanks for any suggestions.

P.S. I am running a VZW Bionic while my wife uses the VZW Galaxy Nexus


texts:
I uploaded an app to Google Play Store. But some users reported that they were able to download the app, but unable to install the app. They are getting the error

  Unknown error code during application install: "-25"

Why is this happening and what can I do to fix this error?


texts: Galaxy S4 getting stuck in bootloop after random restarts

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I have had my galaxy S4 for 4 years and the last 3 months it started to reboot randomly. After one such reboot it got stuck on the Galaxy logo in that I had assumed to be a bootloop. If I leave it off for about an hour it gets to the home screen and reboots and gets stuck again.

I have tried:

Factory reset.
Removing and replacing the battery.
Flashed 3 different ROMs.

After installing a new rom the device starts up normally but after a while(at the point of setting up wifi or just seeing the home screen) it would reboot and gets stuck on the Galaxy logo. At this point the phone would heat up a little bit, nothing dangerous.

So at this point I am wondering if its a software issue or hardware.

Any suggestions on what is causing the problem or where to look for solutions would be appreciated.


texts: Can you block certain commands from a headset?

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Many Bluetooth headsets have few buttons for a multitude of functions. Press once for "louder", twice for "next song", doubletap for dial, hold for stop, hold longer for pairing and what not. Especially the "dial last number" is the source of a lot of embarrassment. Can you limit the functionality of those buttons, i.e. disallow any interaction but volume change?
Thanks.


texts: How are the Android Market ratings (stars) calculated?

texts:
I was looking at the reviews for an application which was rated as 3.5 stars in the summary.

From reading the reviews, there were few 5's a lot of 1's and very little in between. My "gorilla math" estimate is of the 50 or so reviews I read, it was probably averaged a 2.75 or lower.

How is this rating calculated? All reviews in history? Most recent? Some kind of bad review filter I cannot see?


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I'm using a rooted Google Nexus 4 (mako) with CyanogenMod 11 and adb 1.0.32 on OS X.
I also use disk encryption.

adbd is running as root.
I'm trying to create a full backup using:

adb backup -apk -obb -shared -all -nosystem

However, regardless of the options passed to adb backup, it asks me to enter my backup password on the phone and then exists, showing Backup finished on the phone.
It only leaves a 549 bytes backup.ab file.

Using the wrong or no backup password does the same but leaves a 0 bytes file.


texts: Samsung's equivalent to Fastboot's Temporary Flash

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Questions that address Samsung not having fastboot can be found here and here.

My question:

With fastboot you are able to use fastboot boot boot.img to temporarily boot your phone with a custom kernel, and upon reboot use the stock kernel. Is there an alternate to the above command for Samsung phones. Because with Odin, it overwrites the current kernel, so if the custom kernel doesn't work your left with a soft-bricked phone and have to re-flash stock firmware losing all your data.


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I just installed DroidID3Tagger, however it just searches for my music files in /mnt/sdcard, my music however is in /mnt/emmc.

Is there anything I can do instead of moving the files?

I'm using CM9 Nightly on a SGS1 with Icy Glitch Kernel. (for some reason the Kernel swapped sdcard and emmc)


texts: How do I make sure that a custom ROM will fit my HTC Desire?

texts: After rooting your phone and setting S-OFF you will probably want to flash a custom ROM. One thing to consider when flashing a new ROM is the size of the partitions. This is especially important for phones like HTC Desire which has limited internal memory. I will use HTC Desire as an example here but the same principle should apply to other HTC models as well.


texts: Although everything else is syncing from my Google account to my phone, my Google Contacts won't sync!  I have all of my friends' and family member's numbers in my Google Contacts.  Any ideas as to why everything but my Contacts would sync??


texts:
I'm experiencing an issue with my 2014 Moto X's battery running Android 5.1 and I was wondering if someone have any suggestions or something ...

for example, yesterday I had about 30% left of my battery when I launched "Real Racing 3" game to play and right before game even get to load, my phone powered itself off( since it was on 30% mark before, I decided to start it again, one phone finished booting I noticed my 30% went down to 5% and shortly after that phone powered itself off again, when I plugged in my phone into a charger and almost immediately my phone reported 30% mark on my battery...

today i let my battery completely die (it was about 10% when phone powered itself off) and I just finished charging it completely as well, but something tells me that isn't gonna fix anything...

any advise?


texts: Can I install FM radio APK in another phone?

texts:
I have the FMRadio's APK of an old phone with recording feature and I would like to install it in a phone that comes with FM Radio but doesn't have recording feature.

I've tried but it says app was not install but the icon appears in desktop but doesn't run.

Is there a way to make this?

I saw somewhere something like the apk should be copied to system/app folder. But I receive permission denied to copy there.

I tried without success with Spirit Radio and next radio apps. They don't work for my phone model Zenfone2.

Thanks in advance


texts:
I have to get data off an old Zuk Z2 Plus that was working when it got replaced by a new phone and left lieing around for a year or so. Now it does not boot any more. When I plug in power, the screen briefly lights up, shows a 0% charge, vibrates, turns off and then repeats the same thing.

If I press the power button, the boot screen shows up for about 1-2 seconds (about the same time as the charge indicator), then the phone vibrates, turns off, and repeats the charge indicator loop.

I figure, the battery is deep-discharged (0V), so the charge circuit powers up, finds that the battery does not have any voltage at all and then resets.

I could replace the battery, but spending €30+ on a new battery for a phone that will be discarded afterwards is a bit of a waste.

It has a very proprietary battery connector, so attaching some random lipo to the battery port is a bit hard as well.

Do you have any good ideas on how to fix the situation?


texts:
I know this is a duplicate of past questions... But I've tried the suggestion in the first question and it didn't work. And I can't reply to the initial post, so I have to make a duplicate.
My power saver settings are off. And the popup still pops up.


texts: Where can I find the Smat Tab 4 Clock and Weather Widget?

texts:
The Vodafone Smart Tab 4 has a clock and weather widget that looks like this:

I accidentally deleted the widget, and I cannot find it in the widget list.

What's the name of this app? Where can I find it?


texts:
No matter what setting I change, my Samsung Note 2 is always entering "USB media mode" instead of "debug mode".

I have the USB debug option set and the Google USB driver from the SDK installed, but adb devices shows nothing.

Enabling USB debug on my Nexus and plugging it in gives the debug mode just fine and adb devices shows it.
If I plug the USB in the Note 2 with USB debug enabled, the notification shows "Connected as media device".

If relevant my device is running Android v4.1.2.


texts: How to disable installing apps via desktop browser

texts:
I read about a security vulnerability in Android. It's possible to install apps on your phone via the desktop browser, if logged in with the same account. When you visit the Playstore in your browser, you can install apps directly.
NB: The Google+ article is a critical comment on the research, and states that it's not all that serious. But it's the only article in English and does explain the problem rather well.
Still I would like to disable this "feature". (Using this word I cannot but think of the many comments on Windows where all security flaws were explained as features...) Anyhow - how can this be done?
How can I disable installing apps via the browser?


texts:
I used to get average good battery life, i.e. for about 2 days without re-charging, since yesterday my Samsung S2 battery life has become terrible, I haven't installed any new applications.

What could be the reason for this?


texts: Will upgrading my Unlocked, Rooted (fastboot + superboot method) Galaxy Nexus from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2 brick the phone?

texts:
I can re-root if necessary, but we just paid $700 for the phone, and I don't want to brick it.

From what I can tell, upgrading will cause me to have to re-root and unlock the boot loader, which I can do again using the instructions I orignally used to root 4.0.1 (These Instructions)

Will this upgrade brick my phone?


texts: Wipe everything after failed decryption attempts, but make it usable?

texts:
I have CM10 running on my rooted Galaxy Nexus and I just enabled the disk encryption. However, I can't find any options what happens after a few failed attempts? I would like to reset and wipe my data and files so that it will be usable, but without any of my data. Cerberus is flashed, so I think I'll have a better chance at recovering my phone if it's usable and not completely locked.

I have set a profile with tasker + secure settings to shutdown after 3 failed PIN attempts (which is different than the encryption password), so I should be save there and a thief would be forced to guess my much safer encryption password.

I know that I can do it with cerberus, but only manually.

@Robert answered a similar question, that is possible with encryption, but doesn't get specific.

Bonus point: Is there any possibility to use a pattern instead of a PIN for the display lock? It's unavailable after encrypting..


texts: My son has a Proscan PLT7650G tablet that will not get past the ProScan startup logo.  I have tried a factory reset and its still a no go.  Before I throw in the towel I want to try an OS reinstall but I am not sure how to go about it.  I am a programmer/dba/sys admin and I am not afraid to take it on but my knowledge of Android is very limited.


texts: Direct to voicemail turns off on its own

texts:
I have a "spam" contact which is set to "route to voicemail" right away. (See How to gracefully block calls for an example)

This setting frequently turns off on its own, so calls go through anyway.

Why would that be the case? What can I do about it? I'm using my carriers (Three/Hutchison 3G) normal voicemail service.

Nexus 5X, stock android 7.1.2.


texts:
I had to reset my redmi note 9 pro phone recently due to an issue but now my apps aren't being scanned before installing from google playstore. I have checked the options is on in security settings in security scan to scan apps before installing.
Before the reset. When i donloaded apps from playstore, it was scanned then went to the package installer to install and prompted me to open. Now this doesn't happen? It just installed without scan and no package installer screen either.
How I get it to scan the apps again when i download new ones?


texts: What are the pros/cons of using the JIT (Just-in-Time) compiler on an older phone?

texts: On an older phone originally designed to run Android 1.5 or 1.6, what are the pros and cons of using a newer Android feature like the JIT compiler?


texts: How can I make it so that any user can chmod in my fuse-mounted ext4-formatted /sdcard?

texts:
I have an ASUS Transformer Pad TF101. I finally got round to rooting it just now.

Important: /sdcard is not FAT32. It's a fuse filesystem based in ext4. So it is capable of using chmod.

So that I can work on it optimally, I'd like to be able to place executables in /mnt/sdcard. (Note that while it is called sdcard it is not, in actual fact, an SD card; it is internal storage.) I'd also like chmod in general to succeed, as it causes problems with certain things in Mercurial when it fails (even when I've patched the things in the main codebase to make it work at all, a few things in Python standard library calls still break).

I presume that the problem is something to do with the mount flags, but I don't know what, so here they are:

$ mount
...
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 on /data type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,errors=panic,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,nodelalloc,data=ordered)
...
/dev/fuse on /mnt/sdcard type fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other)
...

I'm not sure what happens with the FUSE stuff, but I know that /sdcard's contents are stored in /data/media.

Here, then, is the baffling thing about it all:

As 10126 (terminal) in /sdcard, I can't chmod.
As 1023 in /sdcard, I can't chmod.
As 0 in /sdcard, I can chmod.
As 10126 in /data/media, I can't chmod.
As 1023 in /data/media, I can chmod.
As 0 in /data/media, I can chmod.

Having applied chmod a+w /data/media, 10126 can then chmod appropriate files in /data/media, but still neither 10126 nor 1023 can chmod in /mnt/sdcard, which is what I ideally want. (Because it sorts out all the rest of the permissions so that you don't end up with fragmented file ownership.)

Also, if I create files in /sdcard, they will be owned by UID/GID 0/1015 (1015 being sdcard_rw), while if I create them in /data/media, they will be owned by the UID/GID of the user (0/0) rather than 1023/1023 in /data/media (they will still be owned by 0/1015 in /sdcard—I don't understand that but am not drastically worried by it).

So then, my question: how can I make it so that any account can successfully chmod in /mnt/sdcard, rather than just root?

I have been using /mnt/sdcard and /sdcard interchangeably in this question; /sdcard is symlinked to /mnt/sdcard.


texts: Can't login in 2 accounts in Instagram using Android Emulators (Returning Blank Dialog)

texts:
I have two phones S7 and S8 (Android Genymotion Emulators) that I want to use with the same Instagram account.

On the first phone, I'm able to log in with my username and password. However, when I tried using the same username and password on the second device, it won't let me log in. It's returning a blank dialog with a dismiss button at the bottom of the dialog.

WHAT I TRIED SO FAR:
I tried the same scenario using Android Studio Emulators instead of Genymotion, but it did not work.
I tried with different devices with Genymotion, (Nexus 5X and S7), but it did not work.


texts: How do I disable individual components of an app's APK?

texts:
ROM Toolbox Pro's app manager had this feature but it has been removed in recent versions.
Specifically I'm looking at disabling individual components of an APK, AdActivity for example.

I have already seen questions on doing this programmatically on Stack Overflow, which involve recompiling it - running into signing problems later.

I'm looking for an easier way to disable activities, services and content providers.


texts: What is the star icon in notification bar on Lollipop?

texts: Does anyone know what this icon means? The device is running Android 5.0 Lollipop.


texts:
Many apps can fake GPS location, but none can fake the high accuracy option provided by the internet.

And I need this mocked as well. Many apps demand this option enabled

When high accuracy is disabled, the mocking apps succesfully change my position

But they don't work when High accuracy is enabled. My real location is detected

Edit:

When I say "provided by the internet", I mean aided by the internet AND/OR carrier/towers.

I don't understand much of this part. And apparently, I got things wrong: non-accurate location being towers and accurate being the satellites.

The phone is rooted and xposed, and Mock locations is enabled under developer

And lastly:

When I say High accuracy, I mean the option that can be enabled/disabled under Settings→Locations→Mode


texts:
For some reason, I had to reset my nexus5. Thankfully, I had "Backup my data" on. So, most of my settings are back. But I need to access the backup to change the wallpaper position (it has reset my last wallpaper, but I need to slide it). I have checked google drive and g+ auto-backup which backs up the pictures, but the wallpaper is not there.
Any idea where I can found the data backed up?


texts: Updating google apps on stock Nexus 5 causes bricking

texts:
I was on my Nexus 5. I hadn't updated google apps for a long time. Then one day, i thought "why not update hangouts" so I tried to get it through google play. Google Play updated itself. Then updating the rest was a bad mistake. It froze and now won't boot. I used these instructions: https://gist.github.com/deloz/6a9663ca7052fc4acf9c but for hammerhead m4b30z
and could back to stock. But everytime I try to update google apps through wifi, it dies and won't work. I thought I could just live with un-updated google apps, but now, every few days, my phone just freezes up.  Any suggestions would be helpful?


texts: Update Android version on Panasonic KX-UT670

texts:
I have to build an application that uses Google Contacts API.

This application must be used on a Panasonic KX-UT670 that has Android 2.2 as SO, but i need to upgrade it at least to 2.3, as documentation says here

I searched around internet but i didn't find how to upgrade the Android version on it.
That device is not a Smartphone or Tablet, it is known as Smart Desk Phone, i tried to go to the device settings, but there are nothing to upgrade the SO.

Does anybody knows how can i update Android version on that device?


texts: How do I restore Whatsapp from backup after skipping the restore option?

texts: I accidentally skipped Whatsapp restore option when I changed my device and now my backup on google drive is overwritten. How can I get my old backup? It was about 2.3gb of my data and I need those chats. Kindly help me.


texts: How do I prevent an app from force closing due to low memory

texts:
I have a floating application (a paint pad) which "floats as a window" in the foreground, while other apps are running.

However, when I open some large applications, it is force closed.

What I tried?

Rooted my os
I made it a system app
I added an exception to a memory cleaner (that comes default with miui)

Still it force closes.

  How do I reserve some memory to it so that it wouldn't force close automatically?


texts: I did a factory reset to sell my phone, and my photos are still there according to the new owner…

texts:
I need help in this strange situation! I did a factory reset and cleared everything in my HTC One X, erased all files and photos, removed all accounts, and sold the phone.

Now all my photos (2150!) are all back there, as the person who bought it says!
How is this possible? and what can I do to completely clear it up?
I made sure after the reset that nothing was in my phone!


texts:
my SAMSUNG GALAXY S DUOS 2 (GT-S7582) turning on for 2 second only and then switch off again.
I already check with other charge battery but same problem occur.

I also try to root phone by holding VOLUME DOWN+HOME KEY+POWER KEY TOGETHER but same issue.

I'm not identify that is hardware issue or software issue.

Please advise me and give solution.

Thanks!


texts: How to stop Foursquare from turning on Wi-Fi?

texts:
Some time ago I noticed Wi-Fi powers on without any action from me. There was a question already from me, asking why the phone would do this. I localized the issue to Foursquare app — it actually has a permission to change Wi-Fi state and seems to be using it to turn it on when it wants to use geolocation (which is, strangely, almost all the time). When I removed the Foursquare, Wi-Fi stopped to turn on by itself.

Is there any way to prevent Foursquare from enabling Wi-Fi without removing it and logging off from app (to be able to still use it)?


texts: How can I disable auto-updating of Market apps?

texts: Is there any way that to turn off auto update of Android Market apps? My phone prompts me for available updates and it runs in the background, and I think it's sapping precious battery power.


texts: adb-shell : /sbin/sh: command: not found

texts:
I've managed to root Google Nexus 7 (2013 Wi-Fi) and now I have CyanogenMod 10.2-20130919-NIGHTY-grouper running on it and Clockworkmod recovery v6.0.1.9 following this guide.

Then I downloaded and installed Thinktube image-file to allow ad-hoc networking.

I am now able to create ad-hoc network in my tablet (not yet tested with other same-model tablets) and I can see the adhoc network from other iOS phones and adnroid 2.1 only. However, I want to make sure that:

does Thinktube image-file actually support OLSR rooting protocol or not ?

if not, then I am already following this guide to download, install and enable OLSR mode.

But, when I am in the Recovery-mode in my tablet, and when i open the adb-shell from my PC, I can list files and browse folders in my tablet normally. But I cannot run any other command on the adb-shell. it always gives me this error:

/sbin/sh: "any-command-rather-than-ls-&-cd": not found

what is this error ?  what did I do wrong ? and what I should do to fix it?


texts: Keyboard Settings on Emulator revert on restart

texts:
My Android 2.3.3 emulator has four different keyboards:
Japenese keyboard
Chinese keyboard
Android keyboard
Sample Soft keyboard

I uncheck all of them so that I can use the hardware keyboard. After a few seconds, it gives an error message saying that the process com.android.inputmethod.latin not responding, with a Force Close button. Moreover, I close and restart my emulator to find all the keyboards checked!

The reason why I want all unchecked is as follows:

When click the cursor to a position where I want to insert some text (at least on Whatsapp, I face this problem), the cursor remains there for 3 to 10 seconds (!!)  and then the keyboard shows up on screen and the cursor goes back to where it was! This is not the case when all the on-screen keyboards are disabled.

How do I make the keyboard disabling setting permanent?

UPDATE: This was beyond my imagination and very annoying. The input methods other than soft keyboard are back and even enabled once I rebooted the emulator! Why does the sdk just refuse to retain the settings??


texts: How can I give my Samsung Galaxy S2, with ICS, a name?

texts: When my Samsung Galaxy S2 ran on Gingerbread I had a unique Bluetooth name set on it to differentiate from members of my family when I wanted to receive files by Bluetooth from their devices. However, since my upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich I cannot see how to give my phone a name so that others searching for my phone by Bluetooth can find mine without others having switch theirs off to distingiush mine as the only one with its Bluetooth switched on. Can anybody help with this? Thank you for any help offered.


texts: AndroidOS draining battery massively on Android 5.0

texts:
I have an ASUS Zenfone 2 with Android version 5.0. All of a sudden today it started draining the battery rapidly.

I have made multiple restarts but it didn't help.
I tried to scan the phone with Norton and Kaspersky to identify any possible risks, but got nothing.
I uninstalled all latest apps that I installed in previous few days.

Even while it is connected to a power source, it is still not able to increase the battery charge level. I know according to the usage battery consumption can be high but only Wi-Fi is running and I'm not using the phone. And 115% usage is really very high.

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texts: Wrong aspect ratio for video sent with WhatsApp (only when trimmed)

texts:
When I take videos with my Sony Alpha 5000 and transfer them to my Android device, the aspect ratio looks fine in all players tested (F-Stop, VLC, MX Player Pro, ES Media-Player).
When I send such a video with WhatsApp and keep the full length, it still looks fine. But when I change the video length in WhatsApp before sending, the video will be sent with a wrong aspect ratio (squeezed):

(Top message: full video; second message: trimmed video played with a wrong aspect ratio)
This is a link to the video in case you want to reproduce what I did:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovp1j9mmb49exq2/MAH05890.MP4?dl=1
Has anybody observed this issue, too? Is something wrong with my video file?
EDIT:
I have recorded another video in landscape mode and replaced the original screenshot/video link in order to make clear that this issue is not related to a wrong video orientation in this video's metadata.


texts: How can I access android log files on my Nexus 7 without root access?

texts:
Since aLogcat now no longer works with Jelly Bean, how can I access the system log files on my device without either root access or attaching it to a computer?

I have tried using adb logcat from my PC and that worked fine, so I know that plenty of messages are being logged.

Using logcat from Android Terminal Emulator on my Nexus 7 shows almost no output though and adb logcat from Android Terminal Emulator, starts the daemon but then just says - waiting for device - and nothing more appears.

So, is it possible to access android log files on my Nexus 7 without root access?


texts: Can I use the stock SMS/MMS app on an Android tablet without UMTS module?

texts:
I just got my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet. It does not have a GSM/UMTS/3G module but there is an SMS/MMS icon. What is the purpose of this app? Does Android allow me to send and receive SMS/MMS over my Wifi Internet connection, or is it just a leftover?

I am not interested in any alternatives to the stock app. I am more curious if it serves any purpose on a device without a UMTS module and if so, how to configure and use it.

So the questions could also be phrased like: What purpose serves the stock Android SMS app on an tablet without GSM/UMTS module?


texts:
I am thinking of using 'Spy Phone App' for tracking different whatsapp accounts. Is it good and safe to use? Have anyone used it? Kindly advice me.

Note: It isn't available in google play but you can find it in google search.


texts: How to force Samsung Galaxy Tab to shutdown?

texts: My Galaxy Tab P1000 just hung up, at a point where the power button is not responding. Is there a way to force the devise to shutdown immediately?


texts: Changing email smtp settings for existing account

texts:
When setting up a new email account it is easy to enter the various smtp settings.  But I can't seem to find how to change existing settings on my existing email account.  There seems to be no "change" ability on email.

I'm using a Galaxy S3 running android 4.3
Thanks,
Gary


texts: Apps coming as updated when recently installed

texts:
So, I recently downloaded myfitnesspal and when I did, it showed as updated and not installed. It said that the app was recently updated and not installed.

So my question is, is this normal sometimes and is anybody else having this problem? Is there anyway to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance for you reply!


texts: Unable to upgrade firmware on Vidonn X6 bracelet

texts:
I bought myself a Vidonn X6 sports band, and am having issues upgrading the firmware.

The new version released last week of the app on the Android adds support for the X6, and is offering a newer firmware version for my sports band. When I try to install it, the band's face shows up 'Up' arrow (taking on an upgrade), and stays for approximately one minute, while the phone stays on the 'Upgrading' screen in the app.

After a minute, the arrow disappears off the band, and the Bluetooth settings screen comes on. I have tried:

waiting,
backing out to the app, and
disabling the Wifi so Vidonn asks to turn it on.

None of these seem to finish the upgrade, and in all instances, I have to pair the sports band back to my phone. The battery was charged up to 100%, so I know it's not a power issue.

What more can I try to get the newer firmware installed?


texts: Can you get contacts off a broken android phone?

texts:
I in a car wreck and my hip completely smashed my phone, it turns only turns on about half the time when  i plug it in and the screen is too shattered for touch to work so not really worth spending that much to fix it. is there any way to transfer a few contacts to my computer without expensive recovery software? They wernt on my SIM card, I'm job hunting and DESPERATELY need my work references and no possible clue what old email i had the phone synced with.
 Any help very much appreciated!


texts:
My music library is located in my PC, and it is copied to my phone SD using the media player I use in the PC.
Now, I listen to music mostly out of home, using the phone. I think it is safer to keep the music library master in the PC (I can lose my phone or it can be stolen). It often happens that I find a song which tags (ID3 for instance) need to be edited/corrected.

Is there a way to correct them and ensure the music in the PC is synced later?
I would like to get a solution which operates on the player level. For example, I would like to edit tags while listening to music in the phone, that would sync later on with my PC.

I use Ubuntu in my PC, with Rhythmbox player. Anyway I am open to alternatives.


texts: Can I run an external display off of the Galaxy SIIX USB port?

texts: I would like to attach an external display, can that port do that? May use Ubuntu...


texts: How to prevent a Samsung Galaxy S4 from auto-restarting?

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy S4 auto restarts.

I removed Battery , SIM card , SD Card for over 1-2 hour, and replaced but the device still auto restart.
I tried " Home"+ "Volume Down" + "Power" and saw the message "Warning! Critical Problem". I had to choose "Continue Or Cancel". However, choosing Continue or Cancel has no effect.

Any idea why this auto restart is happening? Can any software format the device using computer? I can't open my phone now, because when I plug the battery the device auto restart.


texts: I am looking for an app  that works similar to "Chrome to Phone", but for file transfer from a desktop. With a right click on a file you can choose "Send to phone" and an application on your Android phone will see it and receive the file. Does anyone know a solution? And does it work on Ubuntu Desktop? And if it doesn't exist; What is the best alternative to send a file to my phone through the internet and without Bluetooth or a USB cable?


texts: Problem installing paid app using google play on mobile

texts:
I have previously bought an app from google play and I am trying to install it on a new phone I just bought.

On mobile: When I go on MY APPS on Google Play on mobile, it is there but asks me to buy it again or redeem it.
on PC: when I go on the app's page on Google Play on PC it says the app is installed and compatible with all my devices (but doesn't show this new phone, even though I have logged in there and already used google play).

I have only installed it once, on my previous phone.

Can you please help me out?
Thanks


texts: Why does Jelly Bean no longer support Flash?

texts:
I am fine with the news that Android Jelly Bean no longer supports Flash. But being an Android developer, I am surprised that they did not release a reason for that.

Does anybody know?


texts: How can I unlock the bootloader for my Moto G [Verizon Pre-Paid]

texts:
I've had this phone for 2 years, the moto g 1st gen with verizon prepaid. ive looked everywhere. theres no way to unlock the bootloader, atleast not that I've found. I've searched everywhere on the XDA forums.

I'm trying to unlock it so that I can downgrade my phone from 5.x to 4.x.

I've tried temp rooting it with kingo root, towelroot, towelpieroot and kingroot, and i guess it doesn't support 5.1..

is there any way to unlock the bootloader? or even temp root so i can downgrade? thanks


texts: Return my motorola defy to its original state

texts: I'd really like to find a way to reset my phone to the way it was when I bought it, like before I customized it. Is that something that would be possible?


texts: Remove bloatware from Acer Liquid Mini (E310)

texts:
I am trying to remove Apps installed from phone vendor, like docs to go, without success.
I have read How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor? and similar topics and I have tried the Titanium Backup Chuck Norris mode but somehow documents to go appears again at reboot.
I tried to find a custom rom but for this phone it looks like there is no one.
Or maybe I wasn t great at searching...
How can I get rid of documents to go forever?


texts: Customer claims our app trashed her phone

texts:
I'm in receipt of a complaint that the android mobile app my company provides has trashed a customer's android phone to the extent that it is now only capable of making phone calls. No sms. No internet. No email. No other apps open.

The phone in question is a Samsung Galaxy S3, android version unknown. Our app is a front end to a web service that posts messages, photos and videos on something like a forum software, used for market research. It shows a question, and the user can respond by typing text, taking a picture or recording a video. It does hence request access to user photos and videos, and it makes use of their location services if turned on (essentially so we can show the researcher where they were when they were commenting on the products in the research study)

The complaint, as I understand it, is that the app was installed, run, it showed the first question and then crashed. Since then, the user has no emails, no sms messages, cannot use the internet or any other app, cannot get into the phone settings, launch anything or communicate in any way other than opening the phone app and make a call.

Our client (the person who introduced the customer) is demanding I call this customer and sort the problem out over the phone but I'm unable to because I cannot even imagine how the phone comes to be in the state it is claimed to be. Essentially I've no idea what the problem might be with the phone, no idea how I'd investigate it and no idea how I'd resolve it. The customer has no technical ability at all and claims not to have any other internet capable device that I could use to even get a video of the phone in operation..

Can anyone out there, from the symptoms described (and sorry it's not a great description; it's literally all I have) suggest anything that might have gone wrong - defective memory chips? - that would manifest as an Android device becoming nearly totally unusable?

If the claimed symptoms are true, I'm certain that the phone has some other problem and it's pure coincidence that it manifest since installing our app, but the customer is adamant it must be our fault because our app was the last thing she installed before it all failed. I know for a fact that our app is installed on thousands of android phones and works well. I also know that it contains no code capable of rummaging through the phone's file system and trashing stuff, if such a thing is even possible on Android? (Are apps sandboxed? Checked by Google to ensure they have no malicious code inside?)

Thanks for any comments or insight you can offer


texts: How to fix "Socket creation in UltraProbe...Permission denied" error when using nmap?

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I have a pre-compiled nmap binary for Android that was working properly and without error in LineageOS 14.1. The phone is a One Plus One.

Since upgrading to Lineage 15.1 (Android 8), the specific error I get is:

Socket creation in UltraProbe* sendConnectScanProbe(UltraScanInfo, HostScanStats, u16, u8, u8): Permission denied (13).

This is when nmap is run as the standard user, as root the phone becomes unresponsive and immediately crashes. I read somewhere over on SO that someone who was also attempting to open a socket was running into a permission issue as well, but successfully circumvented it by adding the user into these groups: aid_bt, aid_bt_net, aid_inet, aid_net_raw, aid_admin

It doesn't seem like this version of LineageOS has either groupadd or usermod, so that solution doesn't help me.

Did any changes occur between the two versions of Lineage that could cause this problem?
And how can I make nmap work again?


texts: I would like to send an automatic reply sms to a specific text. Is there an app or way this could be done? I am using the default Android sms app. I have searched for auto-reply apps but most don't allow selection of a specific contact. Also I would like something simple and don't need things for Whatsapp, Facebook messenger etc.


texts: Can I hook up an external GPS to Android devices without a built-in GPS?

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I know there's a number of solutions that allow you to use a Bluetooth-enabled external GPS antenna but what if you don't have Bluetooth?  Does anyone know of a way to connect a USB GPS antenna to an Android device?

*A little background: I just ordered this cheap resistive screen tablet primarily to be a less expensive dedicated Kindle/Nook Reader but I'm also thinking up other ways I can use this thing.  One way I was thinking was as GPS unit mounted on my dash, only problem... no GPS.


texts: I have in Bluetooth folder some .mp3 files. How can I make them ringtones? The phone ringtone option doesn't see them.


texts: Galaxy S6 (international ver) not auto-connecting to WiFi

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I have a Galaxy S6 SM-G920F that will not auto-connect to WiFi starting several weeks ago.  This appears similar to what is mentioned in Galaxy S6 and S7 not auto-connecting to WiFi except I don't have an AT&T phone and that mentions uninstalling some AT&T apps.

It doesn't matter what WiFi hotspot it is, it won't (Edit: rarely does) auto reconnect.  If I click on the WiFi icon then click the hotspot name, it will connect.

Here are things I tried:

Forget a hotspot then re-login with password
Reboot the phone
Toggle the "Smart network switch" and "Hotspot 2.0" advanced options
Clear the system cache as described in https://thedroidguy.com/2018/10/fix-samsung-galaxy-s6-can-no-longer-connect-wi-fi-mobile-data-networks-troubleshooting-guide-1068247#Problem2

Edit: I noticed today that it auto-connected once.  Also a couple days ago, I saw that once when I tried manually connecting, the status went back to Connecting.. then when back out, then went to Connecting.. then said it was Connected with no internet, then a few moments later it resolved itself and became Connected.

What else can I try, besides a factory reset?  Has anyone else seen this issue on a SM-G920F model?


texts: Record video with external bluetooth mic (ie headset)

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Can you record a video with the built-in camera while using a bluetooth audio source? Specifically, a standard bluetooth headset.

I know that you can record audio from the bluetooth headset using an app like this. And I just want to use the built-in camera.

I tried an experiment where I started recording audio using the bluetooth recorder app, then attemped to record a video. Unfortunately, the camcorder app refused to start a video recording. And I couldn't flip the order, because once I started recording the video, opening any other app (the bluetooth recorder, for example) caused the video recording to terminate. So it looks like I can't even record the two tracks separately and simultaneously to later splice together on a computer.

Does there exist an app that records video and lets the user choose the audio input? Is this even possible for android, or does the underlying kernel have a hardcoded audio input for video mode? I am a programmer, so if no app exists, I could try my hand at writing an android app if the system is capable.


texts:
So I was recently messing around with my Galaxy Nexus and I attempted to wipe everything but accidentally wiped the OS. I tried adb'ing a ROM to the device but it was getting halted at around 5MB (the ROM was around 200MB). I turned to ODIN and that failed for some reason and lead to the bricking of my phone. I attempted to unbrick it following a tutorial on XDA forums but that just led to my phone having a black screen and nothing being displayed as well as my computer not responding to the device.

I have tried this as suggested by many people:

Remove USB and battery
Plug in USB
Wait for windows recognition
insert battery

but nothing is happening. Windows responds to the device connecting but then says it doesn't recognise it and nothing happens.

Any help on the situation


texts: Why does Orbot need root for transparent proxying but OpenVPN doesn't?

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Orbot requires a rooted device for transparently providing proxying to all applications, but if I understand correctly, the application OpenVPN doesn't.

I understand those two applications do different thing, but it seems to me that if OpenVPN can route all your traffic through a VPN without root, then Orbot should also be able to dispense with it.


texts: How can I root my LG Optimus M MS690 on Metro PCS? I've tried Gingerbreak, Superoneclick, and z4root without luck.


texts: Mobile data and Wi-Fi turning on automatically in Samsung Galaxy S3

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My phone turned on Mobile data and Wi-Fi automatically. Battery also drains very fast. I checked "Mobile network usage", and turned it off for some  apps, but suddenly, I started to receive messages  "Unfortunately,  Google apps have been stopped".

I don't know what happen. What should I do resolve the issue?


texts: Background process limit in developer options doesn't work on Samsung Galaxy S10

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I'm using debloated Samsung Galaxy S10. When I set the background limit to any number or none, it doesnt work. I checked the cached process in running services, there are more than 5 apps.
Oh these are 3rd party apps. Im wondering if my phone is messed up since the settings I set it to isnt functioning.
Any solution?


texts: My new Nexus 7 doesn't allow me to receive apk files with bluetooth

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I have just got a Nexus 7, and I am trying to send an app that i made into my Nexus, neither sending it with my phone using bluetooth or directly from my laptop using bluetooth works: on my phone it says "the file couldn't be sent" while on my laptop is says: "the request couldn't be honored".

I have tried sending an image and it worked.


texts: Is there a blacklist yet for Android apps?  After reading things like this on slashdot, I think this sort of thing would be extremely helpful.  As much as I like Android because I'm not censored as to what I can and cannot install, I would like resources that help me censor myself.   I tried googling but I didn't see anything obvious.


texts: Share virtual machine between Genymotion and Android AVD Manager?

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I've installed Genymotion and configure it to use the SDK folder from Android SDK. (In preferences, ADB -> Use custom Android SDK tools, and select /Users/XXX/Library/Android/sdk)
But when I open both Genymotion and Android AVD manager, it can't see the same virtual machine created in each other:

Is there a way to share the virtual machine, without taking extra disk spaces?


texts: app2sd link2sd nightmare ..all Fully Linked apps disppear

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One advantage in using app2sd ( or link2sd ) was that if all your apps are totally linked

when you swap out phones you would hope to 'carry' your apps with you and of course space savings to /Data

I know how linking works but my question is about how app2sd and link2sd "remember' how apps are linked.
I am facing a constant problem  where my ext4 partition # 2 does not automatically mount. I have to do soft-reboot  or use "Mount 2nd partition" after the boot. It does not want to do this on runtime and after this only partially linked apps will show up. I am rooted via Magisk with Global Namespace turned on .

One of the consequence of this  is if an app is 100% linked it Just disappears ...WTF ..whoa  ! what a waste of time linking. Why does is do that . What's happening under the covers ?
Both these are clone apps but I have been using app2sd for sometime after Link2sd dev. wont reply to emails ( I had the paid version )

These apps store linking info into an app2sd database ...why then cant this info be preserved. All my apps that are 100% linked ( well to be precise those apps that have apk , and Libraries ( lib ) linked as against data and ext_data and cache . So an app with apk linked and data , ext_data & cache on internal would still fall in the 'disappear' category  )
keep disappearing Those that are part linked will appear .


texts: Stream music on Android to Desktop speakers

texts: The canonical location for my music collection is the Android phone (synced from Mac at work), and I have a Windows PC at home connected to the speaker system. Is it possible to play the music on Android, but stream (via bluetooth, wifi or USB) the audio to these speakers (via the PC)?


texts: Android chroot ubuntu - is it possible to get ubuntu to recognise usb devices

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I've managed to setup the chroot but I'm unsure how to get the chroot to recognise usb devices. I'll be doing so work with microcontrollers hence I neeed to to recognise my usb based programmer.

For starters how do I populate the dev directory with the host dev directory(android)?

Is it then just a matter of getting the right kernel modules loaded?

I'm running prime1.5 firmware on the asus transformer


texts: Why does my phone say "Verizon Wireless" when I receive a phone call?

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Whenever I receive a phone call on my DROID RAZR MAXX, the phone speaks the words "Verizon Wireless" in a female voice and then begins playing the ringtone.

If I put the phone into airplane mode, the same female voice says the words "Loss of service". Then when I turn airplane mode off, she says "Verizon Wireless" again, sometimes twice in a row.

What's going on? What is this feature? How do I enable or disable this?

My phone is running stock JB 4.1.2.


texts: messaging push notifications won't work after 4.3 update?

texts: I updated my Samsung galaxy s3 to 4.3 a few days ago, and ever since then, push notifications for the built in messaging app hasn't been working. My phone doesn't ring, the icon doesn't appear in the back on the top of the screen, and the lock screen doesn't show the previews. I have to keep manually checking if i have new texts by opening the app, which is annoying and inconvenient. The sound works for other apps so I know that sound isn't the issue here. Does anyone know how to fix this?!


texts: Pop up message when sending large amounts of SMS messages

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When I send a relatively large number of text messages using GoSms, I get this pop up after I send a message:

I have seen this on other forums but I have yet to see a way to get rid of it (that is, without rooting the device, something I want to try to avoid). Anybody have any ideas to prevent this pop up from popping up?


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I have a new smartphone: Doogee T6

According to Sensor Box it has both magnetic sensor and accelerometer.

My installed spirit level works fine
But no compass app seems to work

Any ideas as to how I can get a working compass... and if possible a working AR on Pokemon Go where it tells me that it does not detect the orientation of the phone :-)


texts: Galaxy Note 4 turns off at about 15% remaining battery capacity

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I've been using my Note 4 for more than 2 years now and I'm absolutely happy with it, except for that one issue: the battery indicator on top does not match the real remaining capacity of the battery. The battery is still ok in terms of its "fitness", it usually allows for a whole day of (power) use. But it is annoying to see that the phone turns off at a shown power level of 13%, sometimes 16%. When I then plug in the charging cable, the charging screen shows the last level like 13%, but I think it really is 0%, because if I turn on the phone shortly after plugging the charger in, it turns off again before it completely boots up.

Is there a way to calibrate the battery level in such a way that the indicator gives correct resp. useful values again?


texts: I haven't changed anything (as far as I know) and the text color of my status bar on the home screen changed from white to black. Is there any easy way to change it back?


texts: Restore WhatsApp Data from Internal Storage on Moving to a New Phone

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I have WhatsApp installed on my old Phone.
WhatsApp is backup both to Google Drive and to the local storage.
The Google Drive backup is for text chat and images only (The default).
The local backup includes everything (Audio, Video, Documents, etc...).

I want to move all my WhatsApp data to my new phone.
Usually it will be done as following:

Copy all files of the WhatsApp folder from the old phone to the new phone.
Install WhatsApp on the new phone.
Start WhatsApp on the new phone and when asked for restoring data click restore.

The Problem

The restoration process of WhatsApp will restore information from Google Drive and not from the local storage.

How can one force WhatsApp to restore all data from the local storage?


texts: How to enable guest user & multiple user mode

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I have an old Amazon Kindle Fire tablet (Tate) and have installed a custom Android Rom on it.

Most of the Kitkat Roms allow for guest user mode and multiple accounts (where multiple people can have their own account on the tablet).

However, this functions seems disabled in any ROM that is later than KitKat.

I have tried editing the build prop file to re-enable this functionality (as discussed here). But all that does is just put a shortcut to the "contacts" app where the guest/user switcher is supposed to be.

Is there anyway I can enable guest user & multiple user mode. I was under the impression that this functionality is built into Android.


texts: How to disable sound during screenshot in Android 11 on Pixel 3?

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I've already followed the steps here (although modified a bit, since I think that example wasn't using Android 11) to disable screenshot sound notifications:

But the setting seemed to have no effect.
There is still a sound whenever I take a screenshot by holding the power button and the Volume Down button.
How can I disable the sound?


texts:
I forgot my number password and I am unable to unlock my phone. I have tried looking things up online and the only solution I haven't tried is to perform a factory reset. I would prefer not to delete all of my data.

How do I reset/unlock my phone without knowing the password for the phone?


texts: How to return to call when screen blanked

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I was on a call and I was put on hold by the other person. The screen blanked after a time (as expected).
When I hit the power button to return to the call. I found the call dropped.

How can I resume the phone without losing the call.
(2.3-gingerbread samsung-nexus-s)


texts:
So, I used Mobile ODIN to flash my stock ROM (since PC ODIN fails) and It done something. When I came back to it, the screen was stuck on this:

and stays that way. Recovery Mode is dead (I cant boot into it) and my main OS has joined it. ODIN PC Does not recognise the device (but that is not new)

I have tried Plugging it into my PC, to get this:

So, can anyone help (I have tried re-installing the samsung drivers, which did not help. I did accidently cancel the 'installing device', so it may be a case of somehow restarting that.)


texts: Why is the notification coming 9 hours late?

texts:
I created a full-day event in my Google Calendar using my Android-phone.
The notification is set to "7 AM on the same day".
But for some reason, it notifies me consistently at 4 PM (4 minutes ago in the screenshot below).

I did already delete the entry without effect.

What can I do to get the notification at the time displayed?

My timezone-settings seem to be correct: the phone displays the correct time and notifications for normal (non-full-day) events show up at the correct time. Also all events that are synchronized from my Exchange-account are displayed at the correct time.

The device is a Hauwei P20 Pro with a stock-rom.


texts: This adb command isn't working for some reason?

texts: Hi so I have a android 10 and I wanted to try this command so my apps in the background will stop being killed and actually work adb shell am stopservice com.android.systemui/com.hmct.systemui.taskmanager.detectmemory.MemoryDetectService but I keep getting service not stopped: was not running is there a way to fix this?


texts: How to partition SD card on Android 4.1.1 using Linux?

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Hi I have a HTC Desire X and this device has a SD CARD with 16 Gb. I want to extend my memory using Link2D. I read I have to make partitions on my SD Card. The problem is that I do not know how. If I connect my phone in debugging mode with my Linux Mint laptop, it will connect with MTP and therefore I cannot use a partitioning tool. The Team Win Recovery Project Partitioning Tool (2.5) fails while partitioning the card and installing the app "APparted" or a busybox fail as well. How can I partition my SD card in the phone using Linux or Android?

The phone is rooted and SU is installed.


texts: Facebook icon randomly changes size on homescreen

texts: The facebook icon on the homescreen of my android tablet, version 4.2.2, keeps randomly changing size. Sometimes it's the same size as other icons, sometimes it appears much smaller than the rest, what's causing that?


texts: Bluetooth headphones occasionally disconnect and immediately reconnect

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I use a Huawei MediaPad X2 (GEM-701L with Android 4.3) and a couple of different Bluetooth headphones (the latest are Sony WF-1000XM3). I listen to music through the headphones and they occasionally disconnect and reconnect (maybe once every 15 minutes on average, but I cannot detect any regularity). Sometimes they go silent for a few seconds, then they say "BT disconnected", then immediately "BT connected", and the music is back; the whole episode takes maybe 10-15 seconds. Sometimes they disconnect while playing and immediately reconnect with a pause in the music of perhaps only 2-3 seconds. I read whatever I could find on the web about power settings, etc. but I believe this has nothing to do with that--again, it is completely irregular, not after a specific time. Somehow the problem must be on the Android side, for it manifests very similarly with both sets of headphones. I believe it is not a wireless signal issue, for it happens in very different settings, including sitting at the desk with less than a meter between the devices involved.

I know nothing to Bluetooth, but I tried to capture Bluetoot HCI packets in btsnoop_hci.log, waited for one such event, and I inspected the log with Wireshark. Here is, I believe, the relevant part of the log:

I believe the event in questionstarts at 1104.784603 and ends at 1104.895574, for the rest before and after looks a perfectly regular transmission. It is odd, though, because the event looks a tad too short and I do not see any sign of connection reestablished at the end of the event.

Anyway, alas, I understand nothing of the protocol. Does anyone have an idea of what might be going on or how to investigate further?

p.s.: I could not find problem descriptions on the web truly matching the problem I have. Except perhaps this one, fairly old and never answered: Bluetooth earpiece spontaneously disconnects and reconnects while talking.


texts: Is there a way to test if a firewal (AFwall) l is blocking a specific app?

texts: I installed AFwall+ to block internet connection for my keyboard. Is there a way I can test if this is actually working? The keyboard is Swifkey.


texts:
I'm pretty satisfied with Adobe Photoshop Touch but am struggling with my export file sizes. As far as I can tell there is no way to adjust the quality or file size of your exported JPG. The only way I have found to control my exported file's size is to reduce the image size.

This seems like a rather large functionality oversight...


texts: How can I get the exact time that a specific call took place? If I go to "recents" in the phone app, I see entries with times that read like Mobile, Yesterday. I need the exact time, down to the minute.


texts: I'm asking about editing Android contact files on Windows. What software can I use to edit and create them? Thank you in advance.


texts: How to migrate applications to other user account without downloading the applications again?

texts: I created a new user in Nexus 7 but it doesn't have any applications already installed in primary user. I don't want to move/share any app data like scores/progress. I want the apps/games to appear as newly installed in new user. The reason for this is to create a guest user so that I can safely give my tablet to friends/kids who just want to play games.


texts:
I am using OnePlus 3.  I am able to receive GIF Images but when I forward it to others on WhatsApp they are forwarded either as Still Images or Videos.

My friend is using Samsung A8, she can receive GIF on WhatsApp and forward it as GIF.


texts: Syncthing does not work with AFwall+ activated

texts:
Syncthing does not get any connection as long as AFwall+ is activated.
It should work in my WLAN at home. Mobile data is disabled because I don't need it.
I am using LineageOS on my mobile phone.
Here are my settings of AFwall+ (I only allow wireless communication for Syncthing)


texts: Stop and disable Android system update on Motorola phones

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My phone is a non-rooted Motorola Moto G4 Play (XT1607). It is getting old, there's no space left, and I don't want to update the Android operating system. By mistake, I clicked "Update" and it downloaded the update, but it is not yet installed.

Instead of proceeding to update, I want to delete it. I see a system app called com.android.managedprovisioning. Could this be it?


texts:
There's this phone I got, it belonged to my girlfriend's mom, but she just gave it to me since it stopped working and I wanted it. The problem is it won't charge. I'll plug it in and the screen will turn on, but I get a picture of an empty battery with a yellow crossed out battery sign in the bottom right.

I've played around with it a bit and, after some testing, concluded that the problem is with a faulty battery - it won't charge in other devices, but other batteries will work and charge in this one.

My question is, could this be something I'm able to fix easily, or would I have to buy a new battery? She said that it broke because someone tripped on the cable while the phone was charging and it fell on the floor. I don't really have enough interest in the device to buy a new battery, and I doubt she does either, so if I can't fix it that's it for the phone....


texts: Prevent application from gaining root access

texts: I'm developing a device management application on a rooted device and I'm looking for a solution to the problem that any application can access the su commands a get access to change things on the device. I want to restrict that and only let my app use the su commands and block it to the other applications including applications that will be installed by the user(if the user installs an application it will be blocked from root access automatically). Any solutions?


texts: Android doesn't give me option to install APK

texts: I have an Alcatel 1S (2020), running Android 10. I have "install from unknown sources" enabled. I've been trying to install APK files but when I click on the downloaded file, the option to install appears then disappears in a fraction of a second, and kicks me to the home screen. I've tried downloading the APK from else where to no avail. I've tried other APKs but none are different. One time I selected the file, and tapped "open with" then a pop-up said "android system keeps stopping" "wait" "exit" help, please and thank you.


texts: I recently had to change the password of my primary account. Now Talk keeps trying to sign-in and fails. Having no way of changing the credentials used by talk without completely resetting my phone, I just want to completely disable it (I'm using a better messaging client). Do you thing I could fathom-out how to do this? Anyone know?


texts: Is there any way to remove delete functionality from the easily accessible UI components, especially the photo gallery? It's way too easy to access and delete things you shouldn't, e.g. friends trying to delete bad pictures of themselves and accidentally deleting other photos, not to mention issues like deletion by clueless law enforcement officers who don't know the law. The ideal behavior would be to leave the "delete" function in place but move all deleted content to a hidden location rather than actually deleting it.


texts: Unread messages not bold in Gmail on Chrome (Nougat)

texts:
Gmail on Chrome on Lollipop (unread in bold messages are fine):

Gmail on Chrome on Nougat (unread in bold messages looks thin):

As you can see in the second image, the unread message is thinner than the first image. It's probably on bold too, just not as bold as the first image.

Anyone knows how to fix this on Nougat?

Update: This appears to be due to the default font used by Chrome on Nougat. Any ideas how to change that? Changing the Android system fonts didn't affect Chrome.


texts: Cannot see my device in Dalvik Debug Monitor

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  installing USB driver for Micromax A50

I have android gingerbread (2.3.6) . I wanted to take a screen shot so i enabled USB-Debugging,connected the USB,started ddms but couldn't see the the device/phone connected in the Dalvik Debug Monitor.

What could be the reason for this ?

Pdf with photos to what I did and what did i get


texts: Data recovery from formatted userdata partition

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I did format the userdata partition while installing a new ROM accidentally. But after formating and installing a new ROM, I did backup full userdata partition within TWRP with dd method for data recovery purpose. I tried testdik, photorec and other data recovery tools. They all found something but not useful/meaningfull because, all directories/filenames are weird, I mean in UTF8 format (although there are some meaningfull files but not I'm interested in :( ). My phone is OnePuls 6T running Android 10 on it and I know FDE and FBE concepts. But while backing up my userdata even it is encrypted, TWRP works well and decrypt partition before work with my password.

So, why some files are in well situaition and others not. If there is encryption issues shouldn't be the same for all files.

Is there any comment? Thanks.


texts: Subfolders and files ignored when copying from sdcard to PC through USB

texts:
So I have a music folder that I'm trying to copy from my sdcard onto my PC using Windows Explorer. For some reason, when I attempt to do this, it 'completes' really quickly and I only end up with a few folders inside the main folder that are missing most, if not all of their contents as well. The weird thing is if I go into all of these individual subfolders and copy them one by one, it works fine.

Anybody know what's going on, and what I can possibly do about this?


texts:
I have broken my touch screen on my Google Nexus 7.  I have one weeks work in OneNote on the tablet. It has not been online all this time so is not synced into Onedrive.  I have connected the tablet to my computer using a cable, and I can see the files on the tablet. I want to copy the cached OneNote file on to my PC using windows explorer.  I have searched the Android file system but cannot locate any OneNote files.
Does anyone know if the OneNote cache is accessible in Windows Explorer and if there is someway to recover the notes I have put into OneNote?
Regards
Muz


texts: My Samsung Spica can't detect the SD card anymore

texts:
Recently I found a surprise on my Android notifications bar, telling me that the SD card is removed.

I unplugged it and plugged it again but it didn't work. I rebooted the device; still not working.

I tested it on my laptop, and in another device. The SD card is detected and it's working just fine.

I tried my friend's SD card but it also couldn't be detected!

By the way I bought this Spica last year and I never had an issue with the SD card before.

Finally and desperately I formatted it to Ext2 format on my laptop, and it still doesn't work on the Spica.

Any one have this issue before? How to deal with or how to fix it?


texts: How does the Android estimate the battery level without a current sensor?

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The BatteryManager class doesn't have the metric for current: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/BatteryManager.html

And then I have found this post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2439619/getting-the-battery-current-values-for-the-android-phone  It seems that the author also found it was not possible to get current value from the Linux entry.

I also downloaded the widget called CurrentWidget into my Nexus 7. For the current value, it shows "no data".

So probably a current sensor is required to get the current value and some android systems just do not have such sensors. Then how can the android system know the current battery level? Maybe it will just use the voltage of the battery to infer that(voltage will decrease during the discharge)? But then it would be very coarse-grained. Someone says that there is some 'trick' used to estimate the battery level without current values in Android(probably based on Voltage?). Is there any reference?

PS: for some reason, I know current value can be recorded on iphone 3GS


texts: How to keep audio players from starting automatically upon reconnecting to a bluetooth device?

texts:
Galaxy S4, 5.0.1

How is the system determining which audio app to use when reconnecting to a bluetooth device? Is there a way to change it?

I downloaded some MP3s that won't work in the Google Play Music App, nor Amazon Music app for whatever reason. So I gave up, and decided to play a podcast using a podcast app. Then I connected to my car's bluetooth stereo, and even though the podcast app was open and playing, it tries to use Amazon Music to play the last unplayable MP3 I tried in it. It fails, giving me an annoying notification.

This happens even if I close Amazon Music from the task manager. It still keeps opening back up and trying to play music when connecting via bluetooth, it's like my phone does not have my podcast app recognized as a playback app if Amazon Music (or Google Play Music) apps have been opened since the last phone boot. They seem to have priority over it.

Is there anyway to change how this 'last music app' is triggered or configured?


texts: Connect an Android to an Ad Hoc network?

texts: I'm working with a homemade security system made of Raspberry Pis that are connected via an Ad Hoc network. I want to see if I could connect my Android to that network and really haven't found any recent examples. A lot of previous posts were saying that Android doesn't support ad hoc networks and I don't know if that's still true.


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I have a Samsung Note10. I have had lots of weird things happen such as numbers being called by itself, one time with my hand holding it and nothing being pushed. Also twice in a week settings in a group chat changed by me when my phone was locked, such as a nickname of someone. Also the person doing that knowing personal Information about my conversations and life they would have no otherwise way of knowing. No bad apps, not jail broken never has been. Has been going on for a long time now. I have gotten a lot of phishing type texts lately but of course I ignore them. It's incredibly frustrating to be going through this and have people not believe you and no where to go for help.
It does not make sense I know. The only way it could ever happen is if the person doing this to me happened to know someone who had access to this incrediblely rare and likely valuable exploit, something that would persist after restorations and not require to to be jailbroken? That seems super unlikely which I am aware of. It would be worth a lot to turn in from what I understand. Exploits like that usually bring in some good money. I would instantly go for the cash instead of stalking a person like myself who aside from them having a creepy interest in my personal life isn't worth such a rare exploit. I have kept this all in mind but this can't all be coincidence or just me jumping to conclusions. I guess the obvious thing is new phone new phone plan + Sim Card. I guess it is hard for me to believe that I would need to do all that and I have some secret undiscovered stalkerware is being used on my. But something seems to be going on either crazy coincidences and weird glitches or by some strange luck this undiscovered hacking exploit is being used on me
I have tested this too. As in done things to illicit reactions and it has worked. I have noticed more and more exploits being found in recent times too. So that seems to shut down any of the people who believe this sort of stuff is not possible.


texts: Problems with changing the default country in Google Play Store

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I need help regarding changing my country on the Google Play Store. I tried everything from hard resetting my phone to changing all the details in the settings but it didn't work. I changed all my Google Wallet details to the US address, even added a US-based payment method, set the US address and payment method as default, then I tried clearing the cache, purchasing an app using the new payment method. I even did another hard reset, but unfortunately for me, nothing has worked so far.

I would be really grateful if you guys could offer me some help regarding this problem.

Please don't redirect me here: How do I change the Google Play country?

I tried that already but doesn't work for me.

Unfortunately I also can't root my device (Xperia Z Ultra) since root is not yet available for it and I am using a Mac.


texts: I was trying to unlock my phone, LG Aristo, so that I could sell it. I unlocked bootloader, and now I need to relock it. How do I do that?