texts: Bricked my TF300T: How to re-partition internal storage to get it back?

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I upgraded to Katkiss's Android 5.0 image. It was nice but in reading I saw I could use the F2FS file system to prevent slowdown from normal usage. So I went to format /data thinking that would give me the F2FS option (instructions were not very clear). The /data format never finished so eventually I restarted. Now it won't boot, which I expected and would just reflash my install zips, but now TWRP recovery cannot mount any directories at all.

TWRP recovery will get into a boot loop but fastboot works so I reflashed TWRP recovery and then recovery works fine. But I can't reset/wipe/mount/etc. anything from within recovery as I just get errors:

E:Unable to mount '/data'
E:Block device not present, cannot wipe Data.
E:Unable to mount '/data'
E:Unable to format to remove encryption.
E:Unable to mount '/system'
E:Unable to mount '/cache'
E:Unable to mount '/data'
E:Unable to mount storage.

I tried starting ADB sideload. It says using RAM for sideload storage and that it's starting but never starts up. ADB devices list no devices.

Anyone out there have a similar issue? Is there a way to re-partition, maybe using fastboot?

If it would just mount I think I'd just need to format and install the zip files?


texts: Sim card factory reset my S7 without asking permission

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Used the device for a long while (without sim) amassing a huge number photos and work files very important to me....

finally put an active sim card in. Without any prompts, phone begins downloading an update, then powers down to 'install update' then proceeds to reset and 'erasing data' ....

Boots up into setup as if i just got the phone.

All my apps, photos, data gone.

A) Is it possible to recover my data

B) why on earth did it do thiss

[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with Telus (Canada) sim card]


texts: Configuring my office e mail in samsung galaxy 3

texts: Does samsung galaxy 3 have support for microsoft exchange servers . I am trying to configure my office e mail (which uses exchange server) but my phone keeps giving IOException. Any solutions ?


texts: How can I edit or remove people from the favourite contacts widget on my HTC Legend?


texts: What does "Device connected - Updated usage information for some apps" mean on Play Store?

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I would like to know what this means inside the Google Play Store:

  Updated usage information for some apps.

The following screenshot shows on Google - My Activity at different times.

    Google Play Store

    Device connected
    Updated usage information for some apps

    Details
    [September 24, 2019 @6:05am]
    Google Play Store
    [LGE LG-K373 ]

What does this mean?


texts: How to automatically remove placeholders for ads when blocking them in Chrome?

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I have a Moto Z2 Play running a Pixel Experience Oreo (8.1) 64-bit ROM. I have TWRP, Magisk root and Xposed Framework running. My browser is Chrome 70.0.3538.110 which is the latest stable release as of 5th of December 2018.

As the top answer in "How to block ads on Chrome for Android?" suggests, I have "AdAway", which works using the hosts file. It does work, however the space normally taken up by the ads is now taken up by a "sad face" icon as in the message Chrome shows when a page fails to load.

To me this is better than no ad-blocking at all, but one of the points of an ad-blocker is to remove clutter and use more display real-estate for actual content. Therefore, I am looking for a way to block ads in Chrome while also freeing up the space used by them so it can be used to show actual content. This is how most ad-blockers for desktop Chrome work.

I know that the newest Chrome Canary releases have a native ad blocker built in. However, it only blocks the most obnoxious ads. I am looking for a way to block all (or the great majority of) ads.


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I use OsmAnd when riding my bicycle.

I would like it to display my current speed in a corner of the screen or somewhere similar.

It should not interfere with normal use of OsmAnd, in particular it should not be a different screen.

Is there a way to do this in OsmAnd, via an option or plugin or custom fork or anything?


texts: How to send and receive SMS remotely (thru HTTP server)?

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I would like to

send SMS
receive SMS
get log of incoming calls (phone number, date & time)
drop the incoming call

with some app installed on my old Android phone. Can I do it? Ideally, I think it should be some app with HTTP server running, so with usage of app's API I will be able to do all these actions. Does such app exist?


texts: Facebook mobile website tries to open Messenger all the time

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On Facebook's mobile website on my sister's phone, when you click the messages tab, it first opens Play Store opened on Messenger app (or, it opens Messenger if it's installed). If you click back, the messages page is properly displayed, but if you click on a conversation the same thing happens -- Play Store pops up, but when you click back, the proper conversation page is loaded in Chrome.
Phone: Moto G 3rd gen, Android 6.0.1

On my phone the mobile website in Chrome works just fine -- there's a button that suggests installing Messenger, but I can normally browse and use messages. Phone: OnePlus 2, Android 5.1.1 (OxygenOS 2.2.1)

Is there any way to prevent the facebook website from trying to open the app? I certainly don't want to use any FB app.

Details on what I already tried:

installing and uninstalling messenger
clearing defaults and clearing data for both chrome and messenger
if you copy a link to conversation's page and open it in new tab, it opens the page properly (without jumping to Play Store), so is it a malicious script from facebook itself?


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I am unable to install custom recovery on my phone. I am following these instructions : http://www.informationlord.com/root-micromax-canvas-a1/. Every time I try to do it i get the following error:

error: cannot load recovery.img
Please help.
P.S. I have enabled USB debugging and successfully unlocked bootloader.

After many attempts, I got this in my last attempt.

When I try to get into the custom recovery, it always takes me to Android System Recovery instead of Philz.


texts: I have USB Debugging on, whenever i set the USB Computer connection to MTP it just disappear in the Devices list, I set to PTP and it appears in the Devices list, help please.


texts: Why is Android phone shutting down by itself?

texts: Phone is Samsung Infuse 4G with Cyanogenmod 11 (Android 4.4). On a few recent occasions when I check it in the morning, I find that it's powered off. I start it up again, and it shows plenty of battery charge (75% or more). Is there a log or something that I can look at that would explain why it has shut down?


texts: Forwarding incoming calls to landline when connected to specific wifi-network

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I have the following problem: In my house, it is practically impossible to take a call on the mobile phone due to very bad mobile network connection. As soon as I am more than 2-3 meters away from any window both me and the person who called me cannot hear each other anymore. Probably the walls are made of a lot of reinforced concrete which creates interference. I wonder if there's any possibility to forward incoming calls to my landline phone whenever I am connected to the wifi in my house?
I read this article and came upon the app Call Divert but it seems that this app is full of ads. Is there any open source solution that does the same thing?


texts: Moto X 2nd gen. randomly goes into Priority Mode

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I own Moto X 2nd gen. and it goes into priority mode automatically. It is very annoying because the priority mode switches of my WiFi and reduces the phones ringtone volume.

About phone (click the image for its larger variant)


texts: Does my screen have burn in or is it something else?

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My Samsung Galaxy S7 appears to have burn in, just like in this image:

(Not my phone. Image from Android Authority)

The difference is that no matter how hard I look, I can't see any icons or any other irregularities in the white bar. It appears to be perfectly uniform. It's exactly where my notification bar is in portrait mode, but I use my phone in landscape mode a lot too, and there is no colour/brightness difference at the side.

Also, the white bar is brighter than the remainder of the screen: I would expect burn in to make it duller.

What is causing this?

burn in
hardware
software


texts: Galaxy Tab S (retail mode) bricked - HELP!

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i have a problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab S SM-T700 (WiFi) that I couldnt solve even after a lot of googling.

Main Problem: It won't boot after I did some software updates (stuck on Samsung logo)
Complications: Retail mode (MDM does not allow factory reset)

The data on the device is not important, it would be no problem to lose it, if I could somehow do a factory reset.

I tried re-flashing with the stock rom, but it still won't boot and still is in retail mode (actually, it "half-booted" once immediately after the flash, the OS started just to tell me it's not working and "has been quit").

Any ideas? Is it actually possible that there is no way to revive it?
Thank you all in advance!


texts: Is there a way to load a dex file by an Android app from outside of its own package?

texts: E.g., remotely downloading and executing a dex file by an Android app.


texts: How to turn off multiple desktops on Android 4 (LG Optimus L9 P760)?

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I would like to turn off multiple desktops that are on my Android 4 phone (LG Optimus L9 P760, if that matters). I can switch between them with touch, but I don't need that feature. And most of the time, I use it by mistake (when I want to click an icon close to screen's edge). So it's more like disadvantage for me to have multiple desktops.

Unfortunately, I cannot find any such position in top menu, settings menu etc.


texts: Disconnected by openvpn server in first two hours

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I have setup the openvpn server and client. The client could connect to the server. Then, the server will aways disconnect the client after around two hours(refer to the log of server). And to my surprise, the client shows the connection still on. But I can't send any data from client to server at that time.
Here is the config of server(part):
duplicate-cn
keepalive 10 120
nice 3
verb 0
mute 10
reneg-sec 0

Here is the log of server:
Feb  1 07:59:32 OpenVPN server: peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (client) connected - local IP: 10.8.0.2
Feb  1 09:33:34 OpenVPN server: peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (client) disconnected, sent: 55 KB, received: 56 KB
Feb  2 07:59:08 OpenVPN server: peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (client) connected - local IP: 10.8.0.2
Feb  2 09:34:56 OpenVPN server: peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (client) disconnected, sent: 56 KB, received: 57 KB
Feb  3 07:58:12 OpenVPN server: peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (client) connected - local IP: 10.8.0.2
Feb  3 09:58:20 OpenVPN server: peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (client) disconnected, sent: 70 KB, received: 71 KB

Here is the config of client(part):
client
dev tun
proto udp
remote xxx.xxx.net 2222
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
auth SHA1
cipher BF-CBC
comp-lzo adaptive
nice 0
verb 3
mute 10

Here is the log of clinet:
2021-2-3 7:58   VPN profile [client] is connecting to [xxx.xxx.net]. (protocol[OpenVPN], IP[10.8.0.2], interface[tun0])
2021-2-2 7:59   VPN profile [clinet] is connecting to [xxx.xxx.net]. (protocol[OpenVPN], IP[10.8.0.2], interface[tun0])
2021-2-1 7:59   VPN profile [clinet] is connecting to [xxx.xxx.net]. (protocol[OpenVPN], IP[10.8.0.2], interface[tun0])


texts: How to restore TWRP backup when in boot loop?

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Problem
My phone is stuck in boot loop after suffering water damage. It only reaches the boot loop when I'm charging, otherwise it does not react at all. Edit: I took the battery out and let it and the phone air dry for several days, I don't think there is any moisture left.
Device Info
My phone is a Galaxy S5 Plus/kccat6/SM-G901F and runs lineageos. TWRP is installed. Edit: I have a more or less recent backup saved on my desktop computer.
Backup Info
As per the comments, here are the names of my backup files:
total 4.2G
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor   13M Feb 11  2020 boot.emmc.win
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    80 Feb 11  2020 boot.emmc.win.sha2
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor  1.6G Feb 11  2020 data.ext4.win000
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    83 Feb 11  2020 data.ext4.win000.sha2
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor  909M Feb 11  2020 data.ext4.win001
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    83 Feb 11  2020 data.ext4.win001.sha2
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    66 Feb 11  2020 data.info
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor  711M Feb 11  2020 external_sd.f2fs.win
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    64 Feb 11  2020 external_sd.info
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor   15M Feb 11  2020 recovery.emmc.win
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    84 Feb 11  2020 recovery.emmc.win.sha2
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor  4.1M Feb 11  2020 recovery.log
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor 1014M Feb 11  2020 system.ext4.win
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    82 Feb 11  2020 system.ext4.win.sha2
-rwxr----- 1 nonthevisor nonthevisor    65 Feb 11  2020 system.info

What I tried
Here are the things I tried, in the order I tried them. After each attempt, I tried to reboot, the error is still there.
Restore backup from device

boot to recovery mode
select restore
notice that there are no backup files found on the device

Restore backup from pc

boot to recovery mode
connect to pc
try to mount USB-OTP
"unable to mount"

Flash new lineageos image via heimdall

confirm heimdall is running by typing heimdall version
boot phone to download mode
type heimdal print-pit to check if device is found
ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device.

Install lineageos from recovery via adb

boot phone to recovery mode
select sideload
on host, type adb sideload lineage-16.0-20201022-nightly-kccat6-signed.zip
error: no devices/emulators found

I've read this thread, but since I'm stuck in boot loop I cannot enable USB debugging on the device.
Factory reset

recovery mode
select wipe
wipe
reboot
still boot loop

However, it doesn't ask me for my decryption pattern anymore, so the reset must have been at least partly successful.


texts: Nexus 5 on recovery mode but power button isn't working

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I have a Nexus 5 phone with a bad power button (completely not working). The phone was off for a while, and when I powered it on (using fastboot) it asked for cyanogenmod update - downloaded and restarted.

When the update finished the phone booted into the root screen saying "Root access possibly lost. Fix?" with "Yes", "No" options. However, since the power button isn't working - I can't select anything...
(I can, however, go into rainbow mode! Weird, but cool)

Is there a way to simulate a button press from adb or something? Is there another way of getting over this screen?


texts: How can I remove a contact from hike which is deleted from my phone but still showing on hike?

texts: Plz help me how can I remove a contact from hike which I've deleted from my phone but still showing on hike


texts: Running an rsync server on an Android device over a non-WiFi, cell-based connection?

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I asked a somewhat similar question to this recently (see Rsync-like downloads over adb?), but what I'm asking here is a little bit different.

Also, if this question belongs in a different forum, I apologize in advance, and am happy to repost it elsewhere.

I want to set up an actual rsync server on my Android device, but one which works without a WiFi connection. In other words, I want it to work over a normal "cell phone" data connection. The only ways I've been able to get an rsync server to work so far is over a WiFi connection.

I know how to determine the device's assigned IP address in real time (even with a cell-based, non-WiFi data connection) and how make that IP address available to sources outside of the device. But I haven't been able to get the device to listen on that specific IP address when I do not have a WiFi connection.

Does anyone know if this is even possible?

Thank you in advance.


texts: View all app ratings/reviews in one place irrespective of language

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I have been using Google Play and Google Play Developer Console for monitoring the status and ratings/reviews for my apps on Google Play.

One thing I have observed is that, we can only view some the ratings and reviews in our current locale (language) on the Developer Console. If a user rates my app, say in Spanish or Portuguese, I am not able to see that rating anywhere (neither on Google Play nor on the developer console). Only, if such a person also writes a review, would I be able to see it on the Developer console.

One way out of this, is to individually append the hl-(locale code) say, hl-es or hl-fr on the URL of the page on Google Play. But this is tedious as I have to guess which locale the current user who just rated my app (and didn't put a review) is from.

I can also download the ratings from the console in .csv format, but this is never up-to-date.

Any solutions, to view all ratings and reviews from all languages, in one place?


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I have a Samsung S4 running Android version 4.4.2. I am using Chrome browser version 35.0.1916.141. I am constantly on the go and I utilize my phone's browser pretty heavily. I've noticed that with heavy use, it becomes sluggish. This is very frustrating when I  am trying swift through my open tabs while maintaining a fluid experience.

My question was How can I tweak the amount of RAM allocated to Chrome for Android?


texts: Can personal profiles be removed on work devices?

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We're looking at rolling out 100+ android devices and would like to lock them down to managed profiles. This is mainly to prevent excessive data usage (youtube and the like) - Android for work allows us to whitelist apps, set policy etc; but this is in addition to the standard user account.

This is cost sensitive, so is there a solution out there that will allow us to lock the phone down to only the managed work profile so that additional applications cannot be installed?


texts: I work as a Android developer and I use my own phone for debugging as well as some other devices. Keeping the phone connected with USB will automatically charge my phone but will my battery be damaged by being connected 8~ hours at night and 8~ hours at work every day?


texts: Can I connect an Android phone to a DSL Modem via USB?

texts: Is it possible to connect my phone directly to a DSL line (Via USB) and then use tethering features to make my phone behave as a Wireless Router ?


texts: What are the advantages of a custom ROM over rooted stock?

texts: What can a custom ROM provide beyond rooting that I can't get by downloading an application?


texts: stuck on“Downloading… Do not turn off target!” when trying to boot via adb

texts: I wish to flash a custom ROM on my galaxy tab a. To do this I downloaded ADB and twrp-3.2.3-0. when U run the command adb reboot bootloader my tab gets stuck on downloading... do not turn off target. I know how to get out of this screen (power  + vol- + home), but how can I get past this screen so that I can flash twrp?


texts:
I use the Digital Clock Widget on my Samsung S4 Mini. Recently, I have noticed that when on 'Lock Screen' as small 'Qo' is displayed below the date:

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

Anyone able to help identify this?


texts: Verizon GSM SIM card for unlocked Samsung Galaxy S2

texts: I have an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S2. I bought it from Bangladesh. It has been working well with any Bangladeshi GSM SIM card. I just arrived in USA. Is it possible to get a Verizon GSM SIM card for my phone?


texts: How to mute on Galaxy s2 on android 4.1.2

texts: Have just updated software to android 4.1.2 and whereas before one went to settings - sound - and had options mute vibrate so you could mute the phone this new version does not offer that.  How do I mute the phone now?


texts: Why can't I browse the internet while using my mouse?

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I recently got a Galaxy J7 (2017), and it's running Android 7.0. I chose a Galaxy because I can plug a mouse directly into the phone. I can't access the device otherwise.

Everything was working great for the first few days, but then last night I began experiencing trouble browsing the internet. Instead of being able to click and scroll through a website, it's as though the arrow became a text cursor. Each time I attempt to scroll I am only able to highlight the text on the screen.

It looks like this:

Any ideas what's going on here and how it can be resolved? I'd really appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

UPDATE: After several factory resets, I think I've identified the problem. The system is preloaded with internet browser 6.2. This version works fine. After about a day, the internet browser updates to version 7.2. This is when the problem occurs. I have turned off automatic updates in Google Play, but it still updates on its own. I'm assuming because its part of the system. Nevertheless, I'm stuck yet again.


texts: How can I find out what's using all of my internal storage?

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I'm using CyanogenMod 11 on an i9300. The internal memory of my phone is quite full, but when I tried to find out what was taking this space I found out something really strange.

I installed the program Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer, and as you can see it shows that I actually have 10.25 GB occupied in the internal memory. But when I try to analyse what is taking up this space it seems that I have only 1.61 GB Occupied

Click images for larger version

This problem came up when I tried to install an app and the Play Store app told me that the internal memory was full.

How can I free that space?


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Since ads are almost inevitable on official YouTube app on Android device, I was wondering if those can be skipped automatically?

This post is only about those ads which can be skipped, lets ignore ads which can not be skipped.

For example: When YouTube video starts, for some ads, there is an option to "Skip this ad in 5 sec".

Once "Skip ad" label is enabled, we can click on it to move to video. Of course this is all manual, and as a user you need to focus on EXACT timing to HIT the skip button. And it becomes worse if the video is having multiple Ads(few of which will be shown in future time), where when Ad plays, user need to again click manually to skip it.

Can this be AUTOMATED, meaning when there is an Ad which can be "Skipped", then just let the YouTube skip it without user's intervention.

This will be specially useful for those videos which has multiple Ads spanned across the video length and few of them can be skipped.

Looking for a solution on non-rooted device.

Update: It seems like Google is introducing new ad format called Bumpers.  Bumpers, which are unskippable 6-second shorts placed in front of videos.

  So, soon we may not see an ad which can be skipped, forget about
  skipping it via automation!


texts: After enabling some xposed modules, my LG G2 (AT&T) is stuck in a error loop

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Whenever I boot it up it says "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped.". It does allow me to hit ok, however when I hit ok I have about 1 second before it pops up again. Due to the passcode lock on my phone I am unable to get past the lockscreen as it wipes the input box everytime the popup box pops up. Despite the System UI apparently failing everything does seem to be functional behind the pop up. In the 1 second periods between pop ups I am able to interact with it. The status bar and the buttons on the bottom are not visible, however the rest of the lockscreen (including widgets) is.

The phone is rooted, however I had not gotten around to installing a custom bootloader yet. Debugging is enabled, however the device is listed as "offline" according to "adb devices". Due to this I am unable to install TWRP so as to flash the zip to disable xposed.

All of the above is still true in safe mode, the exact same thing happens.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I would prefer to keep the data on it, however if nothing else a factory reset would be fine.


texts: I want to remotely control my Android device from my PC without rooting it. Is this possible?

texts: Looking for something to remote control my Droid without having to root.  To be clear, I am looking for full control over the computer (view on monitor, use mouse and keyboard for input).


texts: Backup boot.img via terminal one-line command

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I am trying to make an image backup of boot. The script must work on any android. I think on any Android the boot location is

/dev/block/platform/???/by-name/boot

My command line

find /dev/block/platform -name boot -exec dd={} of=/sdcard/boot.img \;

doesn't work: {} no such file or directory


texts: Why are the checkboxes different on different devices?

texts:
Why is there a difference in the look of the checkboxes between this device and this Samsung device?

Is this affected by the launcher, in which case the reason is clear?


texts:
Context

An acquaintance has a strange problem with her Google Account.  I'm a developer (not Android specialist) while she's just a plain user.

She forgot her Google account password, but her old tablet still has it and she can send and receive e-mail using both e-mail and gmail apps.

We tried recovery from old and new tablet.

Google offered to send an SMS to her phone (Google displayed only last 3 digits, which match), nothing received on her phone.  Same for automated voice message.

When recovering from another computer, Google asked for the complete phone number, we typed it and got a reply that it was wrong, which suggests it was changed.

The e-mail address for recovery is wrong (Google displays first 3 letters which don't match).

At this point we suspect her account was hacked by someone who changed the contact options to prevent password recovery.

We also tried the option to answer questions but she does not know exactly the last login date and creation date of the account.  We tried anyway but Google replied it didn't match.  At this point I understand that it is difficult for Google to tell if our request is legitimate or not (after all our exact behavior might be the behavior of an attacker).

Questions

(1) I'm wondering if it is possible to recover the password by digging (even through adb if needed) in the e-mail app config (Gmail add and e-mail app have the password).
(2) What else can we do?


texts: Is there a way to find the battery usage of apps on Moto 360?

texts: I've been using the Moto 360 for a while now, When I started using it the battery life lasted almost the whole day. After a while of usage with couple of new apps, I noticed that the Moto 360 died even before it was evening. So, Is there a way to find the battery usage of the apps running on the Motorola Moto 360 ?


texts:
I have Android 4.4.2 but this would apply to any version.

How do I change the DNS? What I would like to do is use a DNSSEC-enabled server for lookup.
Is there a 'canon' way of doing this?


texts: can't install APK on Android device running kernel version 3.10.49

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I am trying to install the Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich (https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator)

I have tried installing various versions of this application, including this fork: https://github.com/dvhh/Android-Terminal-Emulator

I am unable to install the application on my Android device running kernel version 3.10.49 (jenkins@80b25755b68d #1 Fri Aug 18 23:17:19 JST 2017)

When running from the device, I get an error saying installation from unknown sources is forbidden (even though unknown sources are enabled in the settings)

Installation through adb reveals the real error:

>adb install C:\term-release.apk
C:\term-release.apk: 1 file pushed. 2.7 MB/s (572662 bytes in 0.199s)
        pkg: /data/local/tmp/term-release.apk
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES]

Device is a Kyocera DuraXE flip phone.

I have Googled this error and tried every solution I found.

I cannot uninstall and reinstall the app because the app is not installed to begin with
I have made sure unknown sources are enabled
I have tried rebooting the device
There are no "overlays" running on the device that I am aware of. It's a brand-new phone fresh from factory.

I'm at a complete loss as to what to do. I have also tried installing alternate software like termux but I get the same errors every time.

I tried running it on the device from Android Studio as well. Here is the result:

01/05 12:49:12: Launching Term
$ adb push C:\Users\myusername\ApkProjects\Term\Term.apk /data/local/tmp/jackpal.androidterm
$ adb shell pm install -t -r "/data/local/tmp/jackpal.androidterm"
    pkg: /data/local/tmp/jackpal.androidterm
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES]

$ adb shell pm uninstall jackpal.androidterm
DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR
Error while Installing APK

It gives me a pop up saying there was an error installing and to try uninstalling the package, but when I click OK i get "DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR", probably because the app isn't actually installed.

At a complete loss what to do


texts: My provider provides rdio for free. This generates data traffic, but is not taken from my data plan. How can I exclude this program from data usage limit and or calculation?


texts: how to install Samsung apps on other androids

texts: hey guys i really need Samsung voice recorder to work on my oneplus 7 pro but it doesn't work. Samsung limits it to only Samsung devices. any way to run it on other androids? i tried apk but doesn't work


texts:
I've a new Lollipop smartphone (LG Spirit), i've Sygic Gps, but when i download maps, Android save it to internal memory.
I've moved them to sd card (cut and paste), but when i start sygic it asks again which maps i would like to download.
Is there an hack i can do to make it work ?


texts:
I have a rooted stock Nexus 5, KitKat 4.4.4 build KTU84P with Franco kernel 3.4.88, and I would like to update to Marshmallow 6.
Which build should I download and flash? Or do I have to upgrade before to Lollipop and only then to Marshmallow?
I would like to keep the device rooted instead of resetting it to factory defaults and then upgrading via OTA.
Is it possible?
Thanks in advance

T


texts: Don't remove notification badges from applications when swiping the notification from the status bar. Oreo 8.0

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On March 22, did the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ update. (For me and my colleagues at least.)

Samsung Experience Version 9.0
Android Version 8.0

One of the biggest features in Oreo 8.0 is the Notification Channels.
 "Android Oreo will make you love notifications again".

Now it's possible to modify the notification badges to show numbers or dots, which you prefer yourself. Also notification snoozing and notification channels are some good features added with this update.

One annoying feature is: when you swipe away the notification from the status bar, does the notification badge remove too. Sure thing that you can snooze the notification for a certain amount of time. But also this option does remove the notification badge from your app untill the snoozing time has passed.

TL;DR
Is it possible to swipe a notification from the status bar, without removing the badge like it was possible in previous android versions?


texts: Different wallpaper for portrait and landscape

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I used an iPad some years ago and it had an option to choose different images in portrait and landscape mode. I am on a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 with Cyanognmod and I also use a OnePlus 2. I am using Nova lauchner.

My question is:

Is it possible to set different images for portrait and landscape orientation? (It is okay to use different apps than Nova Launcher)

I hope this is the right StackExchange sub"forum" for this question.

Thanks for answering,

Florian Reisinger


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I heard about a feature called zRAM in the new Android ROMs.

Does anybody have detailed information about it?


texts: Moto G in to USB Debugging mode issues on Windows 7

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I've installed Motorola USB Driver and enabled USB Debugging mode as well with MTP enabled.

The Issue is - The device hardly shows as available in Eclipse for << 1min time and after that it gets back to offline mode. I tried to do ADB command like Kill-server and start-server but there is NO effect.

And it comes back to online after so many ON/OFFs and disable/enable the USB debugging again and after all these efforts, the device again stays in debug mode for the same <<1 min.

I also tried it with PTP mode as well but no use.

Is this a known issue with Moto G or Am I doing something wrong?

My settings are like this under USB Debugging:
stay awake - On
USB debugging - On
Allow mock locations - On

Appreciate if somebody can guide me which will enable me to work with my Moto G and Android Programming.


texts: Should I install cm12 nightly builds incrementally?

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I installed CM12's nightly build two weeks ago on my phone. Since its a nightly build, my phone asks me everyday if I want to upgrade to the latest build.

Since it's been a couple of days since I last upgraded my phone, I'm wondering whether I should install every updates incrementally or directly install the latest one.

Are the updates listed on the software-update screen incremental ?


texts: ES File Explorer unable to access `/storage/emulated/legacy` which it did earlier

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I suddenly have a weird problem with the Android phone running version Android 4.2.2. I never rooted the phone but suddenly the app ES File Explorer is not able to access /storage/emulated/legacy which it did earlier. This contains my photos, videos and the likes. Even some of the apps are beginning to crash when I try to open them. I cannot even connect to Wi-Fi. I can only call and read/send SMS.

I tried using ADB to access the file system. See the result of ls -l on /storage/emulated/legacy,

shell@G20:/storage/emulated $ ls -l
ls -l
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-09-01 03:41 0 -> /mnt/shell/emulated/0
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-09-01 03:41 legacy -> /mnt/shell/emulated/0

And if I follow the /mnt/shell/emulated/0 symlink, the following is the actual permission,

shell@G20:/mnt/shell/emulated $ ls -l
ls -l
drwxrwx--x root     sdcard_r          2015-09-01 19:53 0
drwxrwx--x root     sdcard_r          2037-12-31 05:31 legacy
drwxrwx--x root     sdcard_r          2015-08-20 12:45 obb

I'm wondering how might have this happened. I never rooted my phone and is still under warranty so, I cannot root. Hence, solution without rooting will be highly appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to stop certain apps from updating via Google Play?

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A friend of mine updated a certain app and I don't like the choices the devs made. I'd rather stay on the current version. I know that I can set Google Play to not update apps automatically.

Thing is, I love being able to press UPDATE ALL to update all my apps with one press. Except for this app...

How can I make sure that this app does not appear in the Google Play updates section anymore?


texts: PC Companion won't update my computer past 1.6

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A couple years ago, I picked up an Xperia X10i secondhand.  The phone itself has been working great; no problems whatsoever.  It's a real workhorse.  I unlocked it almost instantly, and followed some steps I Googled way back when to open it up completely.  I can't quite remember what it was, but it was supposed to root the phone.  I don't think I managed to actually root it, but it's been working fine, regardless.

Lately, I've been wanting to update the firmware on it.  Every time I use the Sony Ericsson PC Companion or Update Service, though, to try to update the firmware, it just tells me I have the latest version.

How can I go about updating this to 2.1 or higher?  Are there steps a technically-savvy, but Android newbie could follow to update the firmware?

I'm willing to blow it all away if I have to, although I'd really prefer to not have to do that.


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I have an Android mobile Meizu m5 which has a Flyme OS.Until recently the phone has been working just fine. However recently i noticed that the lower part of the screen has stopped working. I tried the touch detector tool and it also didnt work in that specific area which is

On random occasions the screen stated acting weird and clicking random buttons. Antiviruses didnt catch any problem however the antivirus of meizu showeved that there was something in the TouchPal. I transfered my contacts and sms and did a full factory reset however the issue still presisted and then meizus owns antivirus also didnt give any issue.I also took off the screen protector but still no luck.

Waiting for help. Thanks


texts: support of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean CM10 ROM on Samsung Galaxy Ace s5830

texts: Is possible to update with this jelly bean version? I have updated my phone with this jelly bean version and when i am rebooting it then it is showing only samsung start screen. I don't get further screen to show my phone start desktop! Please help me. Any suggestions are welcomed!


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Anyone knows whether this is possible?
Allegedely this is possible from Android 4.2 onwards. (I have 4.4.2, Kazam Tornado 348, no mod)
I do find a "Offline Voice Recognition" setting in Settings > Language and Input > Google Voice Input, where I downloaded my language, which doesn't seem to help tough.
When saying "Ok google" while offline, the microphone screen shows, saying "Google is currently unavailable".


texts: Add fonts to Hancom office, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro, which came with Hancom office.
I write many multilingual documents and the fonts that are available are just boring. I have many fonts, (.ttf and .otf) that I have downloaded but cannot use them.
Is there a way to use these fonts with Hancom's office for Android?


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This is since a big issue that I wanna play songs from my laptop to my phone via bluetooth.

But the only solution I find that is play songs from mobile to laptop speakers.. but I want the opposite process to work on..

Because while I work on my laptop I want to listen the songs and control them from my laptop as well, but the speakers are pretty much away from my bed, so I wanna plug in the jack with my mobile and wanna play the track on my Laptop which will be listen to my phone via my laptop and phone bluetooth.

My Laptop is HP430 Notebook

And Phone is Xperia X8 (Android 2.1)

Please give me a solution, Thank you..

I have solved this problem by buying  Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver and then plug that in with my speakers port. Now my speakers are playing music over bluetooth connection.

You can find this device in here:
http://www.cnet.com/products/belkin-bluetooth-music-receiver-bluetooth-wireless-audio-receiver-series/


texts: Android menu navigation without touchscreen input

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I'm working on a smart glasses project that is using an Intrinsyc Open-q 2500 SOM (connected to a custom breakout board) that utilises a Snapdragon processor, running a custom Android SDK (Oreo 8.1) made for smart watches.
To navigate through the Android UI, as well as applications, we are hoping to use a IQS223 touch sensor chip, which will output high for a short period when a gesture is detected. E.g If a swipe forward is detected it will set pin1 (connected to GPIO1 of SOM) to high for 80ms, or if a TAP is detected it will set pin2 (connected to GPIO2 of SOM) to high for 80ms.
I've read it is possible to connect navigate/control an application via an external keyboard. All interactive widgets are focusable, meaning that the selected widget is highlighted (via a glow or appearance change). Therefore, It seems I should be able to fire a keyboard event on detection of a GPIO input change, and use that event to trigger an action. E.g. on detection of a high input on GPIO1 I'd fire a "Enter" keypress event.
My question is how would I go about doing this for the main Android UI (navigation of settings, selecting an app from main menu etc.)?
i.e I want to set the main Android UI to be focusable (if possible) so I can navigate/control the device by simulating  keypresses, which are fired when an input level changes on a certain GPIO pin.
Is there an alternate method to achieving this?


texts: Linux ADB Driver for LG Viper (LG-LS840)

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On most devices I've run across I can plug the device into a Linux machine and no additional drivers are needed in order for ADB to communicate with the device.

However on two LG devices from last year I am having trouble.

LG Viper (LG-LS840)
LG Optimus Elite (LG-LS969)

When I plug the devices in ADB does not list them when I run adb devices to get a list of connected devices. (I get an empty list)

I have ensured that USB Debugging is turned on for both devices. And I have at some point installed an LG driver which allows the ADB to work correctly from my Windows 7 PC. (Interestingly only the Viper works on my Windows PC, the Optimus Elite can't be found by the adb on windows either)

However I would really like to use ADB from a linux machine. I am far more concerned about getting the Viper working than the Optimus Elite, but a fix that worked for both would be ideal.

On the linux machine in question I can successfully use ADB to connect with every other device I've tested so I know that my environment is set up correctly.

I have tried creating various android.rules files under /etc/udev/rules.d/ but thus far nothing I've tried has had any effect. After creating 51-android.rules and filling in the appropriate vendor id (1004 for LG) I no longer need to use sudo adb to see the devices that do work, still nothing with the Viper though.

My question is: Do I need some sort of additional drivers in order to get ADB working correctly for the LG Viper (LG-LS840) on Linux, and if so where can I find said drivers? If not does anyone know if there is some setup step that I am missing that will allow this device to communicate with my Linux computer via ADB?

EDIT: I ran `lsusb' here are the relavent outputs:

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 1004:6312 LG Electronics, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 1004:6317 LG Electronics, Inc.

The top line is a newer LG device that is working properly, the bottom line is the Viper device that can't communicate with adb.


texts: Is it possible to use MicroSD socket as a generic expansion card slot?

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Considering that I have:

Android phone with MicroSD slot (non-rooted)
A microcontroller with SDIO & SPI interfaces support

Is it possible for an app which is running on non-rooted device to establish a link (i.e. send arbitrary data in two ways) with a microcontroller?


texts: Searching for factory image of NTT DOCOMO GALAXY Nexus?

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i am in search of factory image for my new NTT DOCOMO GALAXY Nexus from japan ... i have checked on https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images but could not found for Android 4.0.4 (IMM76K) GSM/HSPA+

actually i wanted to root my device using nexus root toolkit application and that application has detected my device as GSM/HSPA+ , But on the https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images link there is Factory Images "mysid" for Galaxy Nexus "toro" (VZW CDMA/LTE) Android 4.0.4 (IMM76K)

I am not sure CDMA/LTE image can be used, if anything will go wrong while rooting so i can use image to flash device.

please help/suggest me!!


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I had installed BlueStacks and the home screen was like an Android tablet in landscape mode. Due to some problem COC game was not working, I uninstalled and reinstalled BlueStacks. Now the home screen is showing app categories and apps to download. How can I get back to the previous homescreen which was like a tablet?
Installing lauchers turns the screen in to portrait mode.
pls help


texts: Suspected malware on stock apps in a Mediatek mtk65* based phone

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I have an old(2016) Mediatek mtk6580 chipset phone(non rooted/stock). Couple days back, I downloaded an app called "Apk extractor" from play store, and extracted the system apps to the sdcard. Then from there I uploaded them to https://virustotal.com and found out that, Android system framework, com.mediatek, Android system webview, eSETterminal and Android browser provider had malwares in them. A couple days back, a serious vulnerability(mtk-su) for mediatek mt65** was found which gives a user temporary root privilege. I was able to obtain root permission and did mount -o rw,remount /system and went straight to /system/app/ and deleted Android system webview and Android browser provider. However, I wasn't able to find com.mediatek on /system/app and instead found it on /data/data. I deleted that from there. But then I did a system reset. com.mediatek was still there. Also, I couldn't delete Android service framework, because I tried doing adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 android and couldn't access anything from the notification menu. For now I disabled the apps with adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.app.name. Are there any ways to permanently delete com.mediatek.
If it would help ya'll in any way I could attach a adb dumpsys and adb logcat logs. I noticed a few suspicious behaviors like, when I exit an app, the data/wifi completely bolts down, and vpn logs says network change detected. None of the other phones has this issue. I think I might be dealing with something big here.
Edit:
Okay, I don't happen to have all the links, but two of those apps were with me, and am providing the scan links here for eSet terminal and webview.

Eset terminal https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b319236ee02778c88198e1b88e730b871f2709705728d766825a479652a7cec9/detection
webview  https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c1d4821e87519453ad5fc4e31fa4790cdc3a98dd45fd6015899a8f7093f6b784/detection


texts: my android phone keeps asking “Sign-in to WiFi network” even if WPA/WPA2 is already authenticated

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I'm trying to connect to a DLink Router protected with WPA/WPA2. It's our home router and I can connect perfectly to it from laptops and desktops, Linux and Windows alike, even for my friends mobile(Android) it connect smoothly. But when I connect to it using my Android phone (Motorola Droid), I am always notified to "Sign-in to WiFi Network" after I've entered the WPA/WPA2 password. Tapping into the notification loads my ACT logging page, and after entering my credentials it says you are now logged in, but when I try to open any other site or even refresh this page it again ask me for my ACT credentials. Other apps that connect to the internet do report connection problems.

I checked my router setting, in which I have added my mobiles MAC address also in Interface setup->wireless->wireless MAC address filters, but it is not working.
I have made encapsulation ISP as PPPoE and have entered my password there.
Still not able to connect in my phone.

I am able to connect my phone in all in my friends place so for sure thire is no problem with my phone. what else is required..?


texts: Is there some app that allows me to answer phone calls with my computer?

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Is there an app that allows me to answer phone calls with my computer? Sometimes it's uncomfortable to receive phone calls with the headset of my smartphone, it would be nice to talk when receiving a phone call through my computer headset which is way more comfortable.

Note: No, there isn't a comfortable headset in the near markets.


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There any way / program for synchronization Google Reminders, which use for Google Now, with calendar?

I need this because I have cloud calendar (btw this cloud on the google too :) and so uncomfortable when Google Reminders saves data only local on my device (phone and watch).


texts: Can't see Macbook WiFi access point on Android smartphone

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I'd like to connect my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Stock JellyBean) to my Macbook Pro (early-2012, running OSX Lion) via an access point created by my Macbook Pro.

Sadly I can't even see the access point on my Android phone.

Does anyone know a possible solution to this problem?

Additional information: A nearby Windows-PC and iPhone can connect to the AdHoc-network of the Macbook. The android phone can connect to all other wifi.


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I've been working on developing an android app for some time now that is meant to communicate with an embedded device.

The embedded device acts as its own Wireless Access point, and has no internet connection. Since having updated a couple of android devices (A pixel 2 and a pixel 3a) that we were using for testing to Android 10, we've noticed that the device will switch off of the WIFI without internet to a different profile that has internet. This happens somewhere between 30 seconds and 5 minutes after having connected to the embedded device. (I also tested this on a generic router, with the same outcome.)

Is there anyway to prevent this behavior?


texts: How to resolve "Video too large" error message with MMS video attachment

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I have a short mp4 video clip of an old cartoon I keep on my phone and occasionally send via MMS.  The video is only 5 seconds long, 480x360, the video file size is 204kB.  I sent this video file dozens of times using the default messaging app on a T-mobile Android 4.1.1 Prism II without error.

I now have a T-mobile Adroid 5.1.1 LG Leon and this phone refuses to send the video file via MMS using the default messaging app.  When I try to attach the file, the LG Leon responds "video too large."

Note that is NOT an attachment file size limitation.  The MMS attachment file size limit on this phone is 1024kB.  The video file I am trying to attach is only 204kB.  The error message for exceeding the attachment size limit is "attachment size limit exceeded."  That is NOT the error message I'm getting.  I'm getting "Video too large."

I tried reformatting the video: AVI, 3gp, MOV, lower resolution, different bit rates, The LG Leon refuses to attach the video file to an MMS message.

Any ideas?


texts: how to open a .hbk files which contains the sms backup from htc one s

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I can't open the backup of sms because after sending it on my mail I discovered it's a hbk file. How can you open this type of file?

I need to print them! thanks


texts: Two phones -- Two separate contact lists (me / wife) want to use same account for calendar

texts: I have a Droid X, which I am about to give to my wife and I am getting a newer Driod.  We have been using the google calendar, with great success, for the past few years.  This will be the first time we have two smart phones and we want to keep the phone contacts (and email in my case) separate from each other such that they don't download each others to the other phone.  Can that be done?


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This has happened to me repeatedly with the Economist app on Android. Basically the app usually automatically downloads the weekly issue by push notification, but sometimes it simply doesn't do that. When I uninstall the app and reinstall it.. it's stuck at the December 19th issue of 2015.

I figured this may be a date problem, so I set the time manually on my phone.. no luck.

Any ideas? And if someone is to suggest this isn't the right stack exchange site for such questions please tell me which one I should use instead .


texts: Battery Popup at 25% english with system in spanish. Possible malware?

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First of all, I know this question is duplicated, (this is the original question: Battery Popup at 25% ) but I can't comment or add any reply and I have some information that could be useful to identify the problem.

This is the Pop-Up:

The original answer states that it can be a default system pop up, but my system is in spanish and the pop up is in english. The pop up stays on top of the screen and there is no way to hide it, not even by the recent apps button nor the home button. Even locking the screen keeps the pop up visible. The only way I found to get rid of this is with a soft reset. In fact, the pop up looks completly different from the system default notification shown with the battery at 15%

My device is a Samsung Galaxy S6 with Android Nougat (7.0)

I think it can be some kind of malware, but I've run some security apps (AVG, Dr.Web, ESET) and none of them found anything.

I've not installed any apps recently and nothing outside Google Play

Any help will be much appreciated.


texts: Android device doesn't support Google Play Services

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy Trend 3 SM-G3502U on Android 4.2.2.
Since this is a Chinese device, so it was normal to be shipped without GApps. So, I tried to install the latest version among the versions which are compatible with Android 4.2.2 of the following apps from APKMirror:

Google Play Services
Google Play Services Framework
Google Calendar Sync
Google Contacts Sync
Google Account Manager

Still, no luck, since when I tried logging into Snapchat, a pop-up "popped" out, saying that Google Play Services is not supported by my device.
Also, when I installed and opened the latest version of Play Store among the compatible versions for Android 4.4.2 from APKMirror, it showed "Error retrieving information from server RH-01" which meant that I didn't have the compatible GApps installed.
Having all the apps listed above installed, I installed the "Device ID" app by Evozi. It couldn't show me the GSF. The space for that was left out empty instead.
Now, are there any more ways to try out for me so that my phone supports Google Services Framework, or I am left out with installing a custom ROM?


texts: How to Ignore the Icons in Camera Album?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Unwanted folders showing up in Gallery. Can they be removed?

My Album contains Camera Pics and the icons of other applications. Those icons are there in my SD Card. I took back up of other applications using some Backup applications tool. It stores the icons also. I had to delete them manually to separate the icons and my camera pics.

Is there any way to exclude the icons and include only Camera pics in Album ?


texts: Flashing factory image - all data still present

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I've just flashed my Nexus5 with Android 5.1 factory image using this how to:

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/05/how-to-flash-nexus-5-factory-images/

I've made a complete backup off all my data since I was sure I'll loose it.
Also the how to states:

  "*Flashing factory images wipes your phone completely clean, leaving
  it at a factory, out-of-the-box state."

This also happened after flashing my Note 4 with Android 5 withe the rom downloaded from sammobile.com. (flashed via Odin)

So - why is all my data (photos, apps, calendar/contacts) still present after flashing the new rom?


texts: Specifying SD card mount options upon boot

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I have an Archos 101IT with a 16G external SD card. The SD card contains one partition that is formatted as an ext3 file system. The Archos runs UrukDroid 1.6.4 (Froyo 2.2).

The Problem: When booted, the SD card is mounted with the following mount options:

/dev/block/vold/179:17 on /mnt/storage/sdcard type ext3
(rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,fmode=0666,dmode=0666,errors=continue,data=ordered)

The fmode and dmode options make it impossible to use file permissions, in particular it is not possible to make files read-only. This is needed by the Titanium Backup tool to protect backups from being overwritten.

I can change the mount options with a remount:

# mount /mnt/storage/sdcard -o remount,fmode=0,dmode=0

The Question: How can I have the SD card mounted with the right mount options upon boot?


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My wife thinks I spend too much time on my smartphone, but I believe she spends more time than me on hers.

Is there a way to monitor and provide statistics on our phone usage, so we can objectively compare our smartphone addiction?

I don't want something too intrusive (I don't want anyone, including me, to be able to spy on my wife) or something which would require root access.


texts: Cannot generate thumbnail in Android Gallery

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Lately, some of my pictures just disappear and can't be loaded. It just says "Cannot generate thumbnail". All of a sudden, those pictures are having 0KB and no longer available. They're not sorted or anything, they're not different from the other good pictures. I really don't get what's the problem.

I tried getting them on my laptop, but it just says the file is empty. There is nothing to open? There are no viruses or anything, I already checked a few times. I really don't want to lose more pictures. Please help.


texts: Is it possible to change the Android ID with root access? (On Android 10)

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I have an Android 10 phone (Motorola Moto G9 Play) and I want to change the Android ID (I think that's what apps use to identify you sometimes).
I have a cell phone with: ROOT + Magisk + EdXposed
I always changed my "Android ID" using "Titanium Backup". But there is currently no option to change.
Is it possible to change the "Android ID" just using a few tools, command line, applications, something that can modify the "Android ID"?
Please, I need it so much.
Reason: Some applications when they are going to ban accounts, they block the "Android ID" and I need to modify it and then use it again!
(By Google Translator, sorry!) =(


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I recently installed android-x86 in my PC. During the installation, I came across the following pic.

I don't know about the VESA mode and the Debug mode. Also, I've seen terms like HDPI and LDPI in android boot menus. Can anyone make me understand about the different installation modes available for android ?


texts: After flashing TWRP with Odin, nothing happens and the OEM recovery is still there

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I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S5, and after flashing the TWRP with Odin 3.07 and 3.10 I'm finding that my recovery is still the default. I'm using these instructions exactly.

  Android system Recovery <3e>

It's as if nothing happened, how do I resolve this?


texts: Is it possible to fix the orientation of the camera?

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I have disabled "Auto-rotate screen", but the camera still changes the orientation depending on how I level it.
For example, I want a picture like the following:

Without changing the alignment of my Android phone with the object, the photo orientation may change if I swivel the phone a little bit and get the following:

Is it possible for me to get the first orientation always?


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My Lenovo K8 Note has bricked. I am able to format it with ‘Smart Phone Flash tool’ (Mediatek). I wanted to know how I can load Android on it and restart it. I tried to format it and it was successful. When I tried various versions of Android (Nougat and Oreo) the phone did not start. While I had loaded Nougat nothing happened after I downloaded it on phone, on downloading Oreo, the welcome screen went into a loop. Presently the phone is in formatted condition.
I wanted to know the following:

If I format the phone and simply download the latest version of Android in it, will the phone start working? (something like assembled PCs where I can format the HDD and load a version of Windows for it to start). If so, which version of Android should I use? Pls. point me to the downloadable ROM file. (the phone originally came with Nougat)

If the above technique is not possible, what should I do to revive my smart phone? Before the phone bricked on its own, I had not unlocked the bootloader (never had any requirement to do so).

I don’t want to buy a new phone in the present economic condition. Hence, pls. guide me on how to revive the device. Any pointers will be gratefully acknowledged.


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Nexus One, cleared internal user storage to near-factory settings using the boot menu.
My computer is connected to wifi, and I have a USB tether to my phone.

But when I click on "Connect to wifi" -- even in the virgin "user setup" menu -- No networks are found, and the device becomes unbearably slow.

The device had functioned properly for 1.5 years ... until yesterday.

I don't know whether the problem is hardware or software.
If it is in software, I would like to fix it... but I don't have wifi, and I don't have 3G.

What are the steps to diagnose this problem?

If it is a software problem, what are the steps to fix it?


texts: Is it possible to make my phone as a remote shutter?

texts: Is it possible to set a android phone to act as a remote shutter that can connect multiple devices (phones and/or camera) via bluetooth to take photos?


texts: Connectivity issues with Windows 7 "hostednetwork" wifi hotstop

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I have a 3g USB stick modem, connected to my Windows 7 laptop. I am sharing the internet connection using hostednetwork (Windows 7 facility to turn a laptop's wifi into an Access Point). Now... it works. Mostly.

My girlfriends iphone connects and works fine all the time. Her laptop connects and works fine all the time as well. An android phone (XPeria Z) I have connects all the time, wi-fi stays connected but network connection (not just internet) is very flaky. Sometimes it drops in 5 seconds, then at some stage it comes back again in a couple of minutes, then drops again and so it continues. Sometimes it may even stay working for 15 minutes but not often, most of the time it lasts a minute or two. I can reconnect wi-fi and get another minute or two of internet or just wait until it starts working again (also for a minute or two)

It's not just internet that is not working. I used a ping utility on the phone and when it can't connect to internet it can't even ping the host laptop.

I compared the wifi settings on the iphone with the android phone, they are the same. It's not the problem with the default gateway settings, because it does work from time to time and because, when it doesn't work, pinging the default gateway (laptop ip address) doesn't work either. For the same reason it's not a dns or other TCP/IP settings problem. It's also a quiet place around here and there's no other wi-fi networks around either. The problem happens with or without other devices connected to wifi.

The only thing that seems to make it work for longer is constantly using the internet. Well I am not entirely sure about that but that's what it feels like. If you keep it loaded non-stop sometimes you can get it to work for like 15 minutes.

Any ideas what I could try, how I can diagnose the problem? It's extremely annoying.


texts: What is this `adb` utility I keep getting advice to use?

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In a bunch of questions on this site I see answers telling us to execute adb shell or adb logcat and so on.

Now, I'm not an entirely clueless user, so I downloaded and installed Termux and have a shell prompt when I can type in commands, but - where does this adb thing come from? Do I download it as an app? It doesn't seem to be installed by default (On a Redmi 3S, Android 6.0.1).

Also, it seems like it's some kind of permission elevator. Is it like su? If not, how is it different?


texts: Is there any way to view IMSI and ICCID numbers of my SIM-cards? I didn't find such menu neither in About-Status nor anywhere else.


texts: How to get around block of unknown apps when "unknown sources" is enabled?

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I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A and I want YouTube Vanced on the tablet. But it won't let me install it because it's an "unknown" app.
Yes, I have enabled "unknown sources" and it still won't let me install the app.

A side note it's not blocking only YouTube vanced, it's blocking all unknown apps.

What can I do to get around this?

Here's a screenshot of the message:


texts: Is it possible to disable confirmation dialogs in Android 4.4?

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I have an LG G2 which came with Jelly Bean, and I have recently updated it to Kit Kat.  I have noticed that the amount of confirmation dialogs when changing phone settings seems to have gone up from Jelly Bean (although Jelly Bean had a lot as well, IMHO).  I am of the opinion that if I change a phone setting, I want to do it, and I am sure of it.  I don't want to confirm every thing I do with the settings every single time (maybe the first time I do it on the phone, but not forever).

For example:

On Jelly Bean, if I enable GPS via the quick settings, it would just enable.  With Kit Kat, every time I enable it via quick settings, I have to confirm twice that this is what I want to do (once for "Location consent" and again for Google's location service).  Since I like to leave GPS off until I need it to save battery (such as for my traffic app), this gets annoying really fast
Another example that bugged me with Jelly Bean is the same on Kit Kat: every time I want to reset the phone, I have to confirm it
Turning off mobile data warns me that I will not be able to use apps that require a data connection.  I know this.  I don't need to confirm this every time I want to disable data
Airplane mode produces a dialog stating that I will be unable to make or receive calls with it on.  Again, I know this.  I don't need to be reminded every time
Oddly enough, enabling/disabling Bluetooth does not produce such nags.

I was wondering if there is any way (mod, app, hack) to turn off these confirmation dialogs.  Thanks in advance for any insight.


texts: locked out with system lock screen on swipe

texts: I have an lg rebel lte from tracfone with android  5.1. I install a custom locker and then somehow set the system lock to swipe. Now when i try to unlock the phone it says systemUI has stopped and touch input fails. Tried reboot and and cant boot recovery mode. Please help!


texts: Application for automatic synchronization of remote folders?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Complete dropbox implementation for Android

I'm looking for an application that will synchronize folder automatically from my computer to Android device. Application should run in background.

I've tried Dropbox but it requires to manually download each file.

Any suggestions about such kind of Application on Android Market?

EDIT: For 'Remote' I mean my computer that is on the internet (not in the same network).

EDIT: Another key feature is that I want to synchronize my Folder with multiple Android devices.

EDIT: All suggested applications don't run continuous synchronisation from remote to local. Do you know any Dropbox implementation that will automatically download files from remote on Android device?


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How to root Samsung Galaxy J Max ( SM-T285YD) Tablet and install TWRP Recovery?
Till now i have already tried apps like KingRoot, Towellroot, RootGenius and all of failed rooting this device.


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I have a non rooted Moto X (2014), which does not have a SD slot. I am looking for a full backup method which either is over the net or preferably uses an OTG cable to a flash drive.

Helium apparently does not work with Moto X phones.  In this instance I cannot use adb.

A full backup is desired.

Are there any other options?


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I used a Navigator app that prevents my device (Galaxy S2 with Cyanogenmod) from turning the screen off while plugged in. But at some point I could no longer wakeup the device screen with the power button anymore. The only thing that wakes up the device screen is to plug it into a USB charger. This behavior continues even after uninstalling the app. The device is not turned off, it's just the screen wakeup from the power button that stopped working.
I assume that the app overwrote some settings.
I couldn't get any help from developers of app.

Thanks for any help!


texts: Mathematical symbols issue in displaying

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I'm having a strange issue on my android device. Oh, this is mathematical:

On my android device, using Brave, Opera, or DDG browsers I cannot see many symbols in mathematical pages on wiki. The symbols do not show up or are showing up as white. It seems to be just a few symbols but it can make it very difficult to follow what is going on. The symbol p usually is missing(but q show sup).

e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbourhood_(mathematics)

All the p's and V's are missing(but they take up space).

I have no idea what is going on and I don't know where to look for to ask. Is it a wiki problem? MathJax? These browsers? My device? This is making it very painful to use the device to read wikipedia. I haven't seen it on other sites but I don't go to many other sites for math.

Any ideas?


texts: Is knowing the MTK processor version sufficient to get the right twrp image on Android device?

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If I download a twrp image depending on the MTK processor version and not the device name/ manufacturer, will I be wrong ? and will it be 100% working?

Note: the device is not rooted, I am actually trying to root it this way(No other way is working), so let's focus on the question.


texts: How to free up more storage (upgrading to 4.2 made me lose 6GB)?

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So this morning, I bought a new game and it required a large file download. I went to download it and a message told me that I had 0mb of space remaining.  This seemed odd to me because last time I checked I had plenty of space.

I looked at my storage and saw a little over 6GB in Apps and a little over 6GB in Misc.  I uninstalled 2 games which both had large files (around 2GB each).  After uninstalling, my App storage updated to what is shown in the image (1.82GB). The Misc storage did not change at all after uninstalling the apps.

I understand that Android now has a /sdcard and a /sdcard/0 for the multi-user feature. There are many duplicate directories in these two locations. For example, there exists both /sdcard/Downloads and /sdcard/0/Downloads. The /sdcard/0/downloads has all the downloads from before I updated to 4.2, and /sdcard/downloads has all the downloads since I updated to 4.2. This makes me think that /sdcard/0 is like a backup, but from the research I've done, it seems like the multi-user support effects more than just this sdcard stuff that I'm seeing (something about emulated storage). Right now, I am trying to free up as much storage as I can, but I get so confused when going into the file system now.

Questions:

What is this Misc stuff? More specifically, what is the obb and 0 that is taking up all my storage?
What can I delete to simplify this mess and free up storage?


texts: How do I export & import files between Android devices and Windows OS?

texts: How do I export and import binary files between Android devices and Windows OS as well as syncing the files between the two?


texts: Adding an external Wi-Fi antenna to Android phone

texts: Looking to use external Wi-Fi stick with Android phone to allow use of external Wi-Fi antenna.  Prefer not to access connector under cover because it requires modification of phone.  Drivers exist for Windows allowing this to be done, but cannot find driver for Android.


texts: How to add an image to the hard-disk of an android phone

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Dont mention about custom Roms, I want to load an image into the hard-disk and be able to access it from a computer can I do so?

I want to know how to write to memory, and that includes wipping off the / directory.

May be want to load linux into it(Assume)


texts: How do I rid my Xperia phone from grey right leaning bell like shape in chats on WhatsApp

texts: This symbol keeps two names at the top of my chats list on WhatsApp.


texts: How to fix sdcard empty under root with Kingoroot?

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My sdcard is empty when I use su. I have gained root using Kingoroot.
This answer shows the SuperSU solution (mount namespace separation).

How to mount an sdcard to su? What additional information should I provide to get help?

It's a MTK device with Android 4.4.


texts: Some apps not supported on Samsung Galaxy Player

texts: I've never really used an Android device before about a week ago so I'm not terribly familiar with how this all works, but I've noticed that there are a couple of apps that I am not able to download on my Samsung Galaxy player, but my friends who have Android phones are able to. Any ideas on why this might be or how I could work around it. An example is Go Launcher Ex.


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I am at my wit's end here trying to debug using a new LG Nexus 4 developer phone. Debugging is enabled on the phone, and the USB driver from the Android SDK is installed. When I try to run in Eclipse I get a message that says 'No compatible targets were found'.

I have previously used a Samsung Nexus S developer phone, and a Nexus 10 tablet with the USB driver from the Android SDK and it was not a problem. I have also debugged using my Samsung Galaxy S4 using the drivers from Samsung.

I plug in the Nexus 4, and go to Device Manager. In Device Manager, the device is listed as Android Phone > Android Composite ADB Interface. I right-click and select 'Update Driver Software...', then 'Browse my computer for driver software'. I then point it to the '\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver' folder of my Eclipse/Android SDK install, but I am notified that 'The best driver software for your device is already installed'.

I have tried uninstalling the driver, but as soon as I plug the phone back in, my computer automatically installs the driver, and when I go back in to Device Manager to 'Update Driver Software...', I am again told that 'The best driver software for your device is already installed'. And yet still, even after rebooting both my PC and the phone, when I try to run in Eclipse I am still notified that 'No compatible targets were found'.

Any ideas? This device is completely useless to me unless I can get it to debug from Eclipse. A co-worker was able to get it to work just fine on his PC, and we have the exact same PC specs. Please help!


texts: Unfortunatly...... (everything)...... has stopped

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At first it was just my LG keyboard that didn't open, so I researched it and I had to factory reset it, after I did that, whatever I opened it'd say unfortunately (app) has stopped. I can't open my home screen, cant open settings, and whenever I try to call it just declines it.
My phone is a LG Optimus F6

Thanks for your help.


texts: I cannot stop my Google contact addresses from displaying in Maps

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On my phone (Note 8, Android 7.1.1), when I go into Maps and Your Places, I see hundreds (around 400) of addresses from my contact list under the Labeled tab.  Everything I've read says that if you don't want these address to display, you should go into Settings | Personal Content | Google Contacts and move the slider to the off position.  I did that (Google Contacts is now grayed out), but all of the contacts are still showing.  Hiding them one at a time would be a nightmare.

I've tried forcing the Maps app to stop hoping that would force the app to refresh the address list, but that didn't work either.  I have even tried clearing the cache and saved data for the Maps app but these Contact addresses are still showing up.  Any suggestions?


texts: What is this animated icon on the recent apps screen

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I noticed this animated icon on some of my apps.  Trying to understand what is its purpose.  It appears to be clickable because when I touch it its background changes.  Here is the image. If you know what this is for please also add a reference to doc because I have searched and searched with to luck.

Answers to the comment:

Android 8

Huawei Mate

Only on recent apps screen

Not shown for every app

Shows for some apps

DisplayOver perm is not requested

DisplayOver perm is not used

The icon animates

The icon seems to be clickable


texts: Something is secretly eating up my Acer Iconia A500 internal memory and I need help finding it

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I've been a happy owner of an Acer Iconia A500 for a bit over a year now but a couple of weeks ago it started to complain about its internal memory being full.
I was a bit surprised as I keep movies, and such on the external SD card but I assumed is was some browser cache, Maps or so which had eaten up a fair chunk of the 32G memory it has internally.

However, that doesn't seem to be the case. I have cleared the data of almost every single App I have installed but still if I look at the Storage tab of the settings I see the following (a couple of hours ago):

I get the feeling that the rightmost grey part of the bar should be a bit more than 379MB(the Available part)... (SD Card at the bottom of the picture is the external one, never mind that one).

I've tried almost every disk usage app available out there and they all show similar results, the following is DiskView (picture taken after I removed a few apps):

(in this picture "SD Card" is the internal one...)

One thing all the disk usage apps seems to have in common is that unless the device is rooted, they cannot see what is in some directories (like /data) which makes me think it is either Android itself (4.0.3 on this device) which has some kind of cache which is misbehaving or that some process is producing extreme amounts of logs somewhere.

Sorry for this long intro, but the basic question is: How do I proceed?

I guess one alternative is to find what is worth backing up and do a factory reset or something but I wold really like to find out what happened first.

Rooting it is an alternative which would probably help me find out more but I sort of like it as it is (except for this issue). If it is needed to resolve it I could of course do it but it feels like you shouldn't have to with an appliance like this.

Is there another way forward? I have this naive hope that there is a button somewhere I haven't seen that clears all logs or reduce the log level from debug to info.

Edit: One thing I've been considering but cannot investigate is if it could be cores. I've had a lot of crashes lately (presumably because it has been running low on disk).
In response to Izzy's comment below. Apps adds up to more or less exactly the 700MB listed as "Apps" (seems to be the total of data and the apps themselves).


texts: prevent apps from changing status bar color

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never cared much for this one way or another, until Firefox last update changed the status bar to white, of all colours.

now it really bothers me. my Firefox theme have darker navbar, like the branding on the desktop. they used white navbar on android now for the misguided reason of stealing chrome's look. I think the older darker navbar differentiates the browser UI from the page, and thats good from a usability point of view.

the correct fix for this will be for themes to select what Firefox paint the status bar too, so it doesn't look too weird with status bar in white with address bar in black.

but until then, is there any option to disable apps setting the status bar colour? (doesn't matter if per app or globally. consistency is good UX)


texts: "Find My Phone" shows "No active devices"

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I am having an issue very similar to this one. However, all the settings noted in the accepted answer are turned on for me. I have used find my phone in the past (though not for a while). I don't know how or when it changed but I haven't had this problem before.
I am able to see my phone on my account's devices, but the options there are not very useful:

As per here I also installed the Find My Device app on the phone. I can see my phone there, but I don't understand how that's useful (I could only find my phone from my phone if I have my phone already). The phone still doesn't show up on the web. Any help/ideas are appreciated.


texts: AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 will not connect to WiFi automatically

texts: I have an Asus TM AC-1900 WiFi router at home. We have a Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, iPhone 6 Plus and notebook computers. They are all able to connect to Wifi when I get home. However, the new AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 will randomly fail to connect to WiFi when I get home. It does manage to automatically connect some of the time but most of the time I have to remember to connect it manually. Is this a defect on my particular unit? I have tried doing a factory reset but it doesn't seem to help.


texts: My Karbon Smart Tab 7 Tornado EX SD CARD problem

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My tab detects my sd card but the problem is.. it won't mount
can someone please help me..
I tried to format it into NTFS, ExFat, Fat32 but it doesn't work

Thank you for viewing!
Your answer is my gratitude

:)


texts: I want to flash magisk on my device but i haven't been able to unlock the bootloader. I was wondering if i could patch the boot.img of the firmware file i found online then flash it with spflash tool. Would it work? Has anyone tried this?


texts: Only image files are showing up in my folder when I view my phone's files on the computer

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I need to transfer some sound recordings from my Samsung Android phone to my computer, however when I view the phone's files on my computer, only image files (.jpg, .png, .bmp, etc.) are visible.

No .mp3 files from the /sounds/ folder are appearing.
No .mp3 files from my music albums are appearing (but the album cover photo is appearing!
No .pdf files from my /documents/ folder are appearing.

For all three of the above bullet points, the files are clearly visible (and accessible!) if I look on the phone itself, just not on the computer.

Originally I thought this was something wrong with my Ubuntu 16.04 computer, but then I tried on a different Ubuntu 16.04 computer and still couldn't view the files, and now I've tried on Windows 10 and still can't view the files on my computer!

What can I do to transfer these files from the phone to the computer?
I do not have any memory card inserted into the phone, only internal storage.


texts: Where to upload video files? to have online video albums? To share them for WhatsAPP apps

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I am having lot of Video files which are my personal to give to my girl friend.
My girl friend personal video files are also to send to me.

Now both together, i want to keep them as Album, Which i need to upload to Google Drive or Microsoft Sky-drive or Drop-box.

Like Photo upload/share concept, is there Video upload/share apps in Android?

Which could also help me:

While using, WhatsAPP, or Skype
i need to send my google drive videos to someone using send video?
Is there any way in Android?


texts: System slow and apps not working on Lineage OS 14.1

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Recently I updated my Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GTS7582) from CM 13.1 to Lineage OS 14.1 using the unofficial build I found here. It ran smoothly at the beginning and I took to it immediately. However, after installing some apps, I'm experiencing serious speed issues on my phone. Newly installed apps don't even open; if they do, they just stop working and quit. I observed that Lineage is using the same amount of RAM that CM used to use... so I'm guessing the problem is with the ROM I used and not my phone. If anyone knows of a way to speed up my phone, please advise me. If not, can you suggest another ROM that is lighter and more stable. My key requirement is that it should support extending main memory to the SD card, so that the SD card can be used as main memory. This was my primary reason for upgrading to Lineage in the first place, because my phone doesn't have much in the way of internal storage. It should also, ideally, look as good as Lineage.

Thanks :D


texts: I have deleted the SNS application and now im not getting any of my Facebook notifications. Is there a way of getting this appplication back on my phone? I have looked in the app market and cannot find it. Cheers


texts: On es file explorer, how can you move files into /mnt/sdcard_ext

texts: When I try to move the file it says it only works in internal storage how can I move the file to external storage?


texts: How can I make Google Maps speak the street names when the voice is set to a foreign language?

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I'm running Google Pixel 2 with latest updates. You can change the navigation voice language in Google Maps via:

hamburger icon (3 horizontal bars) --> Settings --> Navigation Settings --> Voice selection --> choose any language

I have my Google maps voice set to French. However, it no longer speaks street names! I am using Google maps to navigate using voice only, without a screen, while riding my electric skateboard. So, I really need it to speak the street names while I'm riding, but I want the voice to be in French. Any way to do this?


texts: I have a Samsung galaxy s7 edge 32gb. Recently I found out that out of the 32gb at least 8gb is being used by apps inside Knox, not knox itself, but apps inside it. So How can I delete apps like whatsapp from Knox? I'd like to keep Knox for it's features if my phone gets stolen, but I won't actively be using the apps within.


texts: Remove Backup and Factory reset option from Settings app

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I want to remove some features from my settings app (device is rooted)

I used adb shell pm disable 'com.android.settings/.Settings\$SecuritySettingsActivity' to disable security settings and it worked. However, I am unable to find the activity name to disable backup and factory reset option.

Here is the AndroidManifest.xml of the settings.apk (I'm using LineageOS)

So far I have tried

  adb shell pm disable 'com.android.settings/.BackupSettingsActivity'

and

  adb shell pm disable 'com.android.settings/.Settings\$PrivacySettingsActivity'

Both of which did absolutely nothing. I am still able to open backup and reset option from settings.

When I try to launch the said activities

  adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.BackupSettingsActivity

It errors out at saying BAD COMPONENT

while these two commands open the back and reset activity that I want to disable

  adb shell am start -a android.settings.BACKUP_AND_RESET_SETTINGS

  adb shell am start -S 'com.android.settings/.Settings\$PrivacySettingsActivity'


texts: Turn off the notification sound at system level - Android Marshmallow

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I have an OPO 3 and I was wondering if there is a possibility to turn off the notification sound for all app, but I would like to retain ringtone sound as well as vibration.

Normally on Samsung S6, there's a possibility to do this when you press the Volume rocker key.

My device is rooted and have Xposed installed. I tried Ringer & Notification Volume unlink xposed module but that doesn't seem to work.

This is something that I miss very badly, it's tragic that google didn't encompass this feature by default.


texts: ZH960 tablet, suspicious hardware parameters, what to do?

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I've bought a recent, middle (or top) category Android tablet model ZH960. It specification says 8GB RAM and 128GB flash, with an astonishing 1280x2560 display.
However, after I've tried it, it simply did not work so. It is slow (particularly using recent browsers), the display resolution is clearly worse than specified (pixels are well visible), contrary that the "Settings" -> "About this tablet" says the values specified by the reseller.
What to do? How to check it?


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I have a Lenovo Ideapad A2107-H and I read this guide. I followed the guide step by step to upgrade my Tablet.

On step 6 I got assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device"),
so I deleted this line in the related script file and tried again.

Afterwards, I tried to reboot my device. It only shows me the Lenovo logo and won't boot into Android.

How can I fix this?


texts: "Gboard recording therefore whatsapp temporarily unable to record"

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this shows up everytime i make a whatsapp call and i cant hear the caller how to fix this on a realme?
Is there any way to stop Gboard recording it is really annoying


texts: I am using nexus5  with android 5.0. But in fact i cannot use the Google now service that says that network error. I had already search about this problem,  but no one can really solve it? Does any one know how to fix it?


texts: Can someone say how can I get to this network management window in my android device

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My device is vivo 1718 android 8.1. I have found this Network Management window when I didn't turn on mobile data access for one app. That app pops up an alert to change the network access and when I press to change it, I am directed to this window:

network management window (click to enlarge)

But after that I can't find it anywhere in my settings.


texts: Why doesn't ATT Samsung Galaxy S2 detect ICS update OTA and how to update?

texts: My Samsung Galaxy S2 has the Android 2.3.6 version and a while ago I read that there would be an ICS update (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/ics-att-samsung-galaxy-s-ii/). I have been checking for an update via OTA, but it keeps saying my software is up to date. What's wrong and how can I update it to ICS?


texts: How can I increase the size of the Google Maps cache?

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Currently the size of the Google Maps cache on Android is very small in comparison to the IPhone Maps application. A bigger cache would improve the maps application significantly by helping the maps appear a lot quicker than they do now.

There is an issue raised on Google Code with some further details (link) but wanted to raise it here just in case anyone knows a solution.


texts: How to fix "Encryption unsuccessful" and bootloop issue on Andriod 8.1?

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My Nexus 6p boot looped and is showing "Encryption unsuccessful" error with a RESET PHONE button. Resetting the phone is not helping and it shows the same "Encryption unsuccessful" error again.

Device is unlocked and I am able to access bootloader and recovery. Sometimes it just bootloops however sometimes "Encryption unsuccessful" shows up after boot.

I am able to flash twrp etc. I tried flashing stock Android but its still the same.

This should be a simple thing to solve right. Any suggestions?

Thanks


texts: data/log folder causes "internal storage has run out of space" message

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So all of a sudden I'm seeing the dreaded "storage space running out" message. I'm running the nightlies of cyanogemod 10 on galaxy s2.

I looked into the storage manager and the numbers didn't add up.

Couldn't find any app that shows you content of internal storage (they all work on the SD), so I used the terminal emulator to view the files myself (requires super user permissions).

I found out that there is a directory data/log that takes a lot of memory, about 1 GB. From viewing the files in it it appears to have a lot of log files with names such as dumpstate_RESET_BY_CP_SILENTRESET...

What is this? Can I delete everything there?

EDIT:
found this http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/71465-log-directory-full-of-dumpstate-files/


texts: Meaning of Options in FastBoot Flash Menu

texts: I've just bought my first Android device, a Motorola Moto G. Following the official guide on Motorola website, I learnt about FastBoot Flash Menu. Here there are several options. I'd like to know what everyone means.


texts: Map displays incorrect data. Maps appear as fragmented tiles

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When I zoom in beyond a certain level, the map appears in square tiles. Some of these tiles are correct, and others are not. The roads and landmarks appear correctly in Google Maps, but the topography layer looks pretty randomly filled in. In another app called Mapdroid, the incorrect tiles appear to be repeats of correct tiles.

This occurs on both my Digno ISW11K and Casio IS11CA (firmware version 2.3.3). I first noticed the problem (for both phones) when I was recharging via my car's cigarette lighter while refreshing map data.

I'd be totally happy if I could just somehow reset all the map data. . .

Does anybody else have this problem? Thanks for any help/ideas.


texts: Transfer all data files from internal memory to external SD card

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I would like to know how to transfer entire internal drive to external micro SD card on  the Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen?

The reason is my phone is saying it can't update because there is no space left. So I bought an SD card of 4GB in size. But even after transferring what it said it did, it still was not enough. The SD card only show kb. Had been transferred over and that didn't make sense. So maybe I did something wrong.


texts: Bluetooth: Immediate Disconnect Between Samsung Galaxy S6 Lite and Windows 10 Laptop

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I have a Windows 10 laptop and a Samsung Galaxy S6 Lite Tablet running Android 10. To both of these, I can connect my Bluetooth headphones without any problems. However, when I try to connect the tablet and laptop, it connects but then immediately disconnects. If I unpair, then when I try to repair the devices find each other fine, connect and give the same pairing id; but then they immediately disconnect.
I often want to transfer PDFs from my laptop to my tablet to read+annotate. I would like to use Bluetooth to do this rather than having to bother to plug in the USB cable every time or use other options (such as cloud servers).
I've had a look online, but haven't found a solution to this problem...


texts: Incoming calls are identified as coming from Mexico incorrectly by area code?

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I have a Verizon Galaxy S8 and I was traveling in Mexico a couple weeks ago, and when I came back, all incoming calls are saying Mexico on the screen.

As far as I know, I don't have any special apps on the phone identifying caller info, but it's just using the area code.

Any idea where to go to fix this?

Edit: Here's an image:


texts: 4.2.2 update error on Samsung Galaxy s2 plus GT - I9105P

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i got a Over The Air update for 4.2.2 on my Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus. I'm in India.
After installing the update my phone rebooted and now it doesn't start. it only loads and shows the samsung's logo.
What should i do now?


texts: I updated my whatsapp recently and it stopped receiving messages. I uninstalled it and reinstall from play store. The issue now is that during phone verification it keeps saying unable to connect. My internet is on. I've even restarted my phone severally. I use Tecno w5 lite. Help


texts: Can't view Location (textual desciption) information in Windows when opening picture taken with Camera app

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On my Samsung Galaxy SIII, I have enabled GPS on my device and have also enabled the GPS tag feature in my Camera application. When a picture is taken, GPS information is attached to the image, and then as soon as either a mobile data connection or Wi-Fi connection is available, somehow the Gallery application is able to retrieve textual information about the street name, city, and country, corresponding to the GPS location stored with the image. When I press the menu hardware key and then select Details I can view this information alongside other information associated with the picture taken.

However, when I attach the phone to my Windows 7 PC and open a picture directly as Computer -> GT-I9300 -> Phone -DCIM -> Camera -> date_sequentialnumber.jpg I am not able to view the embedded textual/alphabetic location information which I was able to see when I was viewing the picture in the Gallery application.

So, what I would like to ask is:

Is it possible to embed the textual location information in the image (besides just GPS coordinates) as EXIF information inside the JPEG so that this information can also be viewed on the PC even when the PC has no network access?
If this information is already embedded but not being displayed by the Windows Live, then are there better, free, image (and video) viewing programs for Windows 7 which will allow you to view this information?

EDIT:

According to this Wikipedia article, the process of enriching geographical coordinates with a description of a location is known as reverse geocoding. This is what the Gallery application above was doing. Also according to this other Wikipedia article Geotagging can also attach not only coordinates, but also place names, which is what I'm after. The EXIF standard does not seem to include any specific tags for place names, although camera manufacturers can embed their own custom format metadata using the MakerNote tag. Upon searching for images with the Advanced Google Image Search, downloading, and viewing with Gimp 2.8.4 I found place name information embedded in the ImageDescription EXIF tag, whereas images downloaded from Panoramio it seems do not contain EXIF informaiton.

So, my question is, how do I embed reverse geocoded place name information inside the ImageDescription EXIF tag of pictures from within my Android smartphone? Thanks!


texts: App icons are deleted or getting moved to other screens by mistake. Is there any app to lock the icons? I don't want to install a launcher if I can get an app to lock the icons.


texts: How to create a hardware shortcuts in Android 4.3?

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I have Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 running the latest firmware with Android 4.3.

I want to create "hardware shortcuts".

For example, if I hold volume up and home at the same time, then it'll open an application that I set, for example "Firefox".

As a Linux user, I know it's possible in Fedora and Ubuntu.

Is it possible with Android? My device has not been rooted.


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I have had an odd problem where the Android Messages app had a notification bubble with a number of 1 or higher. That is, the app acts as if there is one unread message. Looks kinda like this:

But when I check inside the sms messages app, I see no unread messages, no unsent messages, no drafts. There shouldn't be a notification bubble. The app acts as if there's a hidden message always there.

How can I get rid of this number?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 4: greyscale mode disappeared after upgrading to marshmallow

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Today I've received the late Marshmallow 6.0.1 update. It has some unpleasant side effects:

Battery is draining fast
Greyscale mode has been removed
A very ugly grey bar is showing whenever I switch into Power Saver mode

Is there any workaround for these problems?

Config:

Model: N910c
Android Version: 6.0.1
Build Number: MMB29K.N910CXXU2DPF6
Base Band Version: N910CXXU1DPC1


texts: Can I prevent auto-update of apps with changed permissions?

texts: I would like to auto-update any app that has no change in permissions.  Apps with changed permissions, I would like to review the changes before updating.  Is this possible?


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I often use my Samsung Galaxy Note2 on local WiFi networks which are protected by a firewall, and experience problems with some apps which are most likely caused by strict firewall rules.

Is there somewhere a list of ports to open for the apps on our Android devices (e.g. Facebook, Google play app., etc)?

And last the Google play store port was 5228, did they change it again???