texts: What is the fastest way to turn the phone into silent mode?

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The title kinda tells it all. Sometimes I need to turn silent for a meeting and the procedure is like:

Unlock the phone
Click on Menu
Go to Settings
Click on Sound
Enable Silent mode

Apart from (1), which can't be shortened (can it?), I want to minimize the remaining 4 clicks.

EDIT: I have a Nexus S, but I'm more interested in things that are not specific to models. Also, please feel free to add model-specific answers, as other people may find it useful.


texts: Unbricking a phone without being able to access recovery

texts: I have rooted my Zenfone 2 ZE551ML using a method which permanently replaces recovery (I didn't realize it back then). Can I unbrick it using only fastboot? I can't use adb, as I can't open recovery. I basically need a fastboot adb sideload alternative for flashing the entire firmware/ROM. I tried to flash every single part (except for the system.img, which I couldn't flash) of the firmware using fastboot separately, but it didn't work.


texts: Want to increase my utorrent android speed

texts: I am using Galaxy A7 . My downloading speed is very worse 2kbbs it takes several weeks for a movie download.I am fed up really. Now a movie with 0/101 peers and seed 5/8 is downloading in 2 kbbs with my wify which has the capacity of max 60kbbs around. Please  I need a solution for this ..


texts: Can I get .apk file of an installed app?

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I have deployed my apps .apk file on a Qualcomm device. Now due to my bad luck my laptop on which this app was developed got stolen.So i do not have my app code with me. However i have the device on which i had earlier installed my app.

So my question is, can i get my apps .apk file from this device? if yes, then please tell me how to get that.

Any help is appreciable.

Thanks,
Gaurav


texts: How to send Back Button and Home Button Commands with Screen Monitor-Droid Explorer 0.9.0.4

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The Droid Explorer version 0.9.0.4 Screen Monitor feature provides the ability to use a mouse to select and use applications on Android devices, but the back button and home button are not available on the screen. An application is available for download from Google Play to provide this function.

Is it possible to send back button and home button commands with Screen Monitor without downloading an application?


texts: some of my apps din't work including google play store after i rooted my galaxy s4

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I rooted my samsung galaxy s4 and since then most off my apps din't start up including google playstore , but system apps like camera, music etc works fine
 I Clear chache, data and other stuffs taking advice from youtube but it din't work still, i can't start some of my apps mostsly google related apps
 some of them inform me to restore the factoty setting. but before that can anyone help with my issue for which i will be very thankfull to u all.


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I have the Sound Manager app . The app dates back to Android 2.2 and needs a hardware menu button  press to launch its menu .

Can I emulate the hardware menu button on my KitKat 4.4 device , so that I can see the menu?


texts: Samsung Galaxy DUos - Balance Deductions

texts: i am using Samsung Galaxy duos, Battery is consuming very much.it won't last more than 20 hours. It is also deducting my balance and heard mobile data could be a reason. What is mobile data? How can it deduct my balances?


texts: Seeing ads on every website no matter where I visit on my android phone

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I don't know what I've installed to my android phone but something cause my phone to show ads on every page I visit.

It doesn't matter if I use Google Chrome or default android browser.
I try to uninstall every app I got suspicious but it did not helped.

Here is a few screenshots of the problem (Click for full size):


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I'm trying to change a few some system apps in an already working custom rom (Lewa Os - CM7 derived) and my device is an Acer Liquid Metal)

Lewa Os is a chinese rom that I've translated thanks to the help of other guys in the forum to Italian.

So I want to repack the rom with all the new Italian files (framework-res.apk, phone.apk and so on).

I've used xda's kitchen (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246) and following all the simple wizard (I didn't modify a thing) I simply added with copy and paste the new apks in the folder and cooked the rom.

When I flash it the final result is a rom that has everything BUT the "new" apks.

What's wrong?

How can I find it out?


texts:
How I can root Asus Padfone T00C?
How can I root my Asus Padfone T00C?


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How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone?

I've tried opening it with the default application which is HTML Viewer but I get a "Web page not available" system page.
The URL that the browser shows is:
content://com.android.htmlfileprovider/mnt/sdcard/Documents/To%20Read.html?text/html

Any ideas?

Thanks.


texts: Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi Connection/Reconnection Issue

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I have been using Nexus 7 (2013, Android 4.4.2) for a few months now, and it has issues with both work WiFi and home WiFi that all the other mobiles devices do not have (8 laptops plus a dozen Android & iOS phones/tablets).

Basically the issue is that sometime when I turn off WiFi and turn it back on, it either cannot find any WiFi AP or more often that it would only find some WiFi AP, and if I try to connect to a WiFi AP that I know is there and working, the connection would fail. The problem would either resolve itself within a few minutes (usually) or that I would be forced to reboot the device (rare).

So my question is that:

Is there anything I can do to fix it
Would sending it back to Asus help


texts: Nexus 4 Crash after Google logo, now red flashing light

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I got a really confusing problem at hand with my Nexus 4 right now.

When I woke up in the morning, I looked at my phones screen. Everything was looking fine (and I had about three quarters of my battery left). When I tried locking it, it didn't go black, instead it gave me the option to turn it off, as if I had pressed the button for a little longer. I thought a reboot would fix this so I turned it off.

When I tried to restart my phone, it showed the Google logo for about one or two seconds, then the screen went off again. Waited for a couple of seconds, then tried turning it on again several times, always with the same result.

I started looking the problem up online and found this (http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/312151-solved-nexus-4-won-t-turn-charge.html) thread. Even though it was different from my problem, I thought I could try the steps mentioned there. When I did, my screen just turned black and a red LED started flashing.

Online, I found several sources saying that a flashing red LED simply means that the battery is drained lower than 0% and it would fix itself if I let my phone charge for a couple of minutes. So far, this has showed no results. Also, I don't think that my battery is empty, since it had roughly 75% before I turned my phone off. My Nexus had some strange battery issues before (rebooting with up to 60% less battery than when it turned off), but that never happened frequently and most of the time it came from crashes from the good old camera bug or when it froze during video playback.

I'm using a Nexus 4 16GB with no root access or any other modifications. I run the latest firmware update (though I'm not sure which version number that is).


texts: ROG phone 5, Unable to unlock bootloader

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i have ROG phone 5, chinese variant with global ROM.
i installed Asus Bootloader unlock app
which to no luck.
i tried to do it via fastboot using adb..tried the following commands

fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot oem asus-official
fastboot oem flashing unlock

most fail with commant not found except the first says
(Remote: permission denied)
also tried to install via RAW install i found, system booted and was downgraded to an older version, however still the unlock app & fastboot methods do not work.
Appreciate your support


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I bought a new phone the other day and I noticed I can't deactivate an alarm from the Clock app, when I pressed the pink checkbox, it would not check. But this happens only for the top alarm, the other ones that are below the first one, work fine.

I started searching Google for a "touch" bug and the only thing that was a little helpful in my situation was finding the option to show the pointing circle on each touch. This allowed me to provide the next screenshot:

click screenshot for larger variant

So, when I try to press on something, say the checkbox on the first alarm, the device actually thinks I'm pointing in 2 directions at one, one above and one below.

Can somebody, please, provide me with some clearance on this issue? It's really annoying, given that the phone is brand new.


texts: can sony xperia u(st25i) 's otg be connected to external power?

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Can Sony Xperia U be connected to a Y-Cable to provide extra power for OTG to avoid phone battery consumption?

I'm asking this because the phone is already giving power ,will that make a short circuit or it's normal?


texts: Is there any camera application that can save photos on internal storage?

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So my SD card reader is broke, and my only possibility of ever taking photos again is to use the internal memory.

The default camera option, says that no SD card was detected and if you press anything it closes. So I can't change path from there..

I have already tried camera360, but when I try to change the saving path, it doesn't do anything.

Other apps I've tried crash instantly.

If relevant, my device is a HTC Desire HD, rooted, with android 4.1 I think.


texts: Is it possible to limit the list of contacts in WhatsApp?

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Today, I installed WhatsApp, and I know that it wants to upload my complete contact list to its servers to see who else has WhatsApp, so it can create a contact list. I don't like this, and I prefer to give it just what it needs, maybe only five contacts for now.

I have LBE Privacy installed, and it blocks the contact list for WhatsApp. The result is that WhatsApp doesn't work. Now I can of course remove the entire contact list except for those five contacts, then unblock it, let WhatsApp connect, then block WA again, and hope it works.

If I open the contact list, and go to the setting which contacts to display, I see several options: all contacts, whatsApp, gmail-account, and phone. Choosing one of these, only these contacts are listed in the contact list. But I guess whatsApp won't bother and use all contacts anyway. In the contact list I have hundreds of contacts with email-addresses and no phone number. Will it upload those as well? And if I take a closer look at those lists, they are not properly organized, so limiting

If I add a contact later, will whatsApp know?

Is there a way to handle this properly, let whatsApp have the addresses it needs, without giving it all?


texts: Why does "adb reboot" shut down my phone so much faster than usual before it reboots? Is it skipping important steps?

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I own a Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G running Android 4.1.2. Also, I have adb installed on a PC.

When I long-press the Power button then tap "Restart", my phone takes about ten seconds to shut down. Then it reboots itself.

When I enter adb reboot instead, the phone shuts down much faster:  the shutdown takes only a second or so. Then it reboots.

My questions:

Why is adb reboot so much faster?
Is it simply skipping the mobile network operator's shutdown animation, or is it skipping some more important procedures as well?
Can I use adb reboot every single time I want to reboot the phone, or is there some disadvantage to doing so?
(Optional) How do you know?

More information (you can skip this)

I did some research before posting this question. But I am still unenlightened. Let me show you what I did discover.

Tetsuyuki Kobayashi of Kyoto Microcomputer Co. explains in slide 8 of this PDF slideshow that adb consists of three parts:  a client, a server, and a daemon.  The client and the server run on a PC.  The daemon runs on a phone.  In slide 11, he explains that all three parts are built from one source directory. (It's this directory.)

I tried searching in that source directory for the word reboot and reading parts of services.cpp, but I still haven't been able to figure out what adb reboot actually does, or what bytes it sends over the wire, or what code the phone runs when it receives those bytes. I also haven't figured out the answer to any of my questions.

Related:  "What's the best way to restart Android via command line (remotely)?"


texts: How to change System Language in Android?

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I bought the HTC One from China. I have rooted it succesfully and removed all bloatwares in chinese language.
It has english language but it says "English (China)"
How can I install any other english like english(India) or english (UK)

The problem is still when someone calls me its shows some chinese charcter . Even in call logs it shows the same.

I installed the Morelocale2 but when I change ot to English India. it says NA.
But can be done? Please help. I searched on internet too but didnt find any solution for this.


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I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S5 (Android 5.0, SM G900F) recently with Odin. While I rooted it, I had Kingroot installed. Since Kingroot took over the root management, I'm not able to download files with 3rd party apps (like my browser or whatsapp). I already tried to replace Kingroot with SuperSU, but the script which seems to be the only way to do that didn't work for me. For me it looks like the apps didn't have the permission to write to the internal storage. For some reason downloading apps from the Google Play Store works. I downloaded "Root Browser" and it shows me, that my whole /storage/emulated/0/ is owned by root:root and has rwxrwx--x permissions (the subdirectories too) what seems a little bit strange for me (is that normal?), but I'm not able to change them (Root Browser says that you can't change permissions on some file systems).
I already searched for this problem, but I didn't find anything.
I hope someone can help me with this.


texts: Google Messenger: Incorrect profile letter

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I recently moved from Hangouts to Messenger as my default SMS app.

The profile letter icon against the messages I send is showing to be incorrect (letter 'S' instead of 'R' which shows up on other Google apps that I use). I have since changed my Google profile picture but even that does not show up, 'S' persists.

I am not sure if this is a bug or if my account has been compromised.

Any help to figure this out?


texts: lg v20 firmware update -now looking for any connection

texts: I powered off my V20 and 3 hours later went to turn it on and it says, "firmware update, now looking for any connection"  It appears stuck on this screen.  I can't do anything.  Any suggestions


texts: Termux android usage for linux based work on the go

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Any tutorial to lear termux commands???
for termux-ubuntu package, to perform allmost all the linux based work on android.


texts: Can I use an external bluetooth mic for android applications?

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I need to use external microphone (from bluetooth headset) in application with voice input.
Is it possible?


texts: Prevent Skype from vibrating/beeping the phone when I'm chatting on the computer

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I have Skype on my Android phone, and I'm logged into the same account from both the phone and my PC, but it's annoying that when I'm chatting from my PC, the phone constantly vibrates and beeps with every message. I'm on my computer, not on my phone.

Is there a way to make Skype realize that if I'm typing from my computer, it means I'm sitting in front of it (or how else I'm typing there), so it doesn't make noises from the phone?


texts: What's the fastest way to transfer files from PC to Android?

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I'd like to know which method of transfering offers the highest speeds. It happens once in a while that I lose my data while making ROM updates etc. as my phone is encrypted and that sometimes makes issues.

I'm using a OnePlus One with its fast charging cable. I wonder if I'm faster transfering files using adb push instead of using Windows Explorer. I reckon that I read that somewhere. Or are there WiFi apps that can transfer quicker?

Thanks!


texts: What is the difference between restoring and installing an app on an Android device?

texts: Is there any difference between restoring an app and installing an app on an Android device, or are both the same?


texts: Use Galaxy Note as digitiser tablet for PC

texts: So the Samsung Galaxy Note has a stylus and the screen is supposedly a Wacom digitising tablet with 128 levels of pressure sensitivity. Has anyone tried to make it work as a Wacom tablet for a desktop? I'd even be interested in kludge solutions (eg, you draw a shape, it transfers it over wifi, and an app on your PC stores it in the clipboard, so you can just paste it somewhere).


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 choosing contact for text..takes forever to come up

texts: When I am sending a text and i type in the name for the contact it takes several mins for the contact for to come up..this is very aggravating when you need to send a text fast..how to i fix this????


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I used to listen to some favourite song in youtube (Android). I would like to loop so it plays all time till I stop. Previously I have tried using Chrome web browser. It work to loop, but no sound. So, I forget it.

the my question is, is any way how to do it? In the case of Chrome, is any specific version I have to use to make it work?


texts: Block Probe Requests (SSID leak / active WiFi scan)

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I have a simple question. I don't want my Android devices to do active WiFi scans because this way the SSIDs of all APs the device has ever connected to get leaked.

How can I block all probe requests? Could it be done using iptables?

(I don't care about the fact that auto connecting takes a few seconds longer if you only do passive scans. I don't care about closed-source apps like Pry Fi. I don't want to disable WiFi when I'm not using it. I don't want to use apps like Wi-Fi Privacy Police that alter the WiFi scans depending on your GPS location.)


texts: How can I get my MK808 mini Android PC to output to my TV?

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I had this mini pc from a friend. But I cannot power it up.

When I connect it to TV with HDMI cable, the light is blue, but I got nothing show on the TV screen. I've tried some different HDMI cables, but it will not put a picture out to the TV.

Can anyone suggest what the problem might be?


texts: How can I authorize my laptop for USB Debugging if I can't see the screen?

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I use USB Debugging to control this phone because the screen is missing. Not broken, missing. The LCD and display assembly is literally gone. I simply can't see what's on the screen without USB Debugging.
I used to be able to use Vysor to control the phone. That worked for years I think. But recently it started refusing to let me do that. Vysor says that it needs me to authorize the computer by tapping OK in a dialog.
This is BAD! I can't do ANYTHING with the phone without Vysor working! I can't tap anything or even see what's on the screen. The only thing I can do is press the volume buttons and power button.
I tried looking up guides, but they're all:

"use dr.fone": all are blatant advertisements so no
connect a mouse: missing screen so can't see
use clockworkmod/twrp: bootloader isn't unlocked
connect a hdmi: all my phone has is a USB-C port, and those adapters are expensive... I would need one that has both a HDMI port and a USB port so I can use a mouse to work it, oh and I would also probably need to connect it to my computer at the same time to make the authorization dialog pop up so it's complicated and impossible for me

I think the phone's running Android 6, and there is no password or anything (lock screen is a simple slide/tap to unlock I think). But I have no idea what to do.
How do I authorize my computer again so I can control the phone?
(Also, I'm sorry if the tone of this post is a bit off. I was very annoyed when writing it. Eventually I got what I needed without having to access the broken phone, but I'm leaving this question up because it's nice to have and could bear some future value for googlers.)


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A few weeks ago I've installed OpenVPN for Android from FDroid. Somehow it started to malfunction so I've rebuild the OpenVPN profile. While trying to activate the profile the device showed a screen about that the app should not be trusted and a weird claim that trusting it could result in data being encrypted by the app. I selected the checkbox to permanently trust the app. Unfortunately there was something wrong so I deleted the profile again to start from scratch. The warning appeared again but now I could not select the checkbox and the OK button was greyed out. I decided to delete the app completely and reinstall it. Now I can download the app but clicking on the install button does nothing. It looks like Android has permanently blocked the app or something. The same app downloaded from Google Play can be installed but this one too refuses to activate the profile. What is wrong with Android?
BTW: it's Android 4.4.


texts: Why is my android phone portscanning my PC?

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I have bitdefender whining about my PC being portscanned.
The logs show that it is coming from my android phone (which has static address).

Is that normal?
How can i figure out the app that is doing this?

Edit:I just thought, should this be posted to the Android cousin of superuser?


texts: How can I assign a Windows drive letter to my "portable drive" (Samsung Tab 10.1)?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Drive letter for MTP connection under Windows

There are a number of Windows file utilities I'd like to use to manage files on my device (Samsung Tab 10.1). To use them, I need to mount my tablet as a drive letter.

How can I do this?


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I read here that the way to become "root" in an Android device(Galaxy S3) is to use Rooting. However it has been said that if we do that, even normal applications will be running with root privilege. Is that the case ? For anyone with a Unix background, I am sure that allowing all applications to run as root is quite odd and dangerous. So my question is, isn't there the concept of Users as we have it on a *nix system ? For eg: in a normal operation as what user the Android apps run ? (we are not logging in as we do on a *nix system, so is there a default user ?).
Also, is there no way to restrict or to run apps without root privilege ?
Since I am a Linux/Unix guy, I would really like to get the command line. That is why I want to do the Rooting. However, I dont' want to make my mobile phone that loose and make it a Virus system like Windows.


texts: What is nobody@localhost in Google calendar app

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I seen something strange option in my Google calendar app in my realme mobile.

There is account with name "NOBODY@LOCALHOST" and with the check box option "nobody@localhost"

I didn't seen before in my past mobile

Any solution appreciated?


texts: Port forwarding wireless tethering without using a VPN

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There is a very similar question, but the only answer suggests running an openVPN server etc., which is not what I'm looking for. I need to use the phone and only the phone.

So, I need to port forward my phones wifi hotspot to a computer on the network but can't find an option to do it in the standard settings. The port I need to forward is port 80. The reason for this is to be able to access a web-server from outside the network.

The phone is a Samsung GT-I8150 running Android 2.3.6. What can I do to solve this?


texts: Conflicted internal SD card because of casing/capitalization?

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I'm using two Tencent apps. One of them likes accessing /sdcard/tencent and the other likes /sdcard/Tencent. Somehow the /data/media/0/Tencent folder is empty and /sdcard/Tencent has exactly the same contents as /sdcard/tencent, so they worked fine for a while.

Recently I did something unrelated but eats a lot of RAM, and most of the background apps were shut down including the two mentioned above. To my surprise, /sdcard/Tencent was no longer mapped to /sdcard/tencent but they have reversed! I checked /data/media/0/tencent and everything that was there is still there, but /data/media/0/Tencent is no longer empty.

A reboot has a chance(!!) to fix the issue. Now I would like to know the cause of this strange behavior, and a possible solution.

I quickly merged Tencent into tencent in /data/media/0 and created an empty file, and to my surprise /sdcard/Tencent is still showing up as a directory, not the file.


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Hi guys: refering to this:
Restore Whatsapp

Get the same issue.

I just reset all my phone after an OTA bricked.

I made an nandroid backup, but, i dunno how to acces - on my phone - the "data/data/com.whatsapp" file to read owner and group.
I think for the nandroid its going to be ok.

Cheers


texts: How can I remove the SIM lock from a Samsung Galaxy S?

texts: I bought one from bell Canada, and I can't put in a SIM card from any other service provider. Does anyone know how to unlock this phone?


texts: Lineage14.1 Samsung Sprint S4 - Cannot place calls

texts: Unofficial "Optimized LineageOS" ROM by JDCTeam - I installed it. It can not recognize Samsung S4 Sprint L720T. It shows L720. Is an update for it? It can not make any calls. It ended call immediately after dial. I can see T-Mobile on left corner and signal. I set APN too. How can I fix it? Thanks.


texts: Listen which URLs an app tries to connect

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Is it possible to listen/monitor an app's network activities?

I have this one app, and I couldn't figure out where it gets its images. I tried to google an app to listen to other apps connections, but I didn't find any. I'm looking for similar functionality as Google Chrome's network tab from developer menu.

I have rooted Nexus 4 with 4.2.2.


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My YU Yureka is stuck at the Cyanogen logo. I was just using Chrome with very low battery when it suddenly restarted and got at stuck at the Cyanogen logo. I don't have any backups.

I've been trying to start the phone in safe mode but none of the methods I've tried have been working.

Kindly suggest a way to start my mobile. If you can't help me I'll take it to a service center, would they be able to recover all data completely without any losses?

Kindly suggest solutions/sites/videos that may be helpful to me.

Device model: AO5510
Cyanogen OS version: 12.1
Android version: 5.1.1


texts: SGS3 I-9300 Android 4.2 - why can't I disable these system apps?

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nb. I can disable them using 3rd party root apps without any discernible negative effects.

Are these networking protocols default? They seem to be harmless but everything I read about sit0 seems to suggest it's no longer used.

This looks like some serious networking issues to my layman's eye. Yes or no?

(click image to enlarge)

I have 100s or 1000s of logcat messages where a request for Neighboring Cell IDs is denied. Is this some kind of worm attempt being blocked by policy?

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texts: Only my Contacts icon colours are inverted

texts:
Some weird behaviour, I hope this question is OK for this technical forum. My Google and Stackexchange/Stackoverflow searches yielded nothing. Android 8.1.0 on Nexus 6P Google phone.

All icons involving my Contacts have over time started being displayed in negative colours so that they are now pale pastel colours on a white background where I previously saw saturated colours on a black background.

It started with my Phone app only (all tabs: Favourites, Recent and Contacts) and after some weeks started happening in Messages and Contacts apps too.

Note this is not about my entire phone displaying negative colours, which can be fixed under Settings->Accessibility->Color inversion. Only my contacts default icons are affected (I don't have photos synced). Toggling the colour inversion setting doesn't fix it.

I keep my phone up to date, both app and OS updates. The changes happened over time across I think at least one or two OS (reboot) updates.

Or have these app simply decided to change the appearance of contacts icons and I'm being foolish?


texts: SMS messages won't delete no matter what

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I have a phone which has thousands of SMS. Now it's very difficult to delete them all and the SMS app always hangs. I have tried the following to no avail:

Select All SMS > Delete
Downloaded SMS Backup & Restore App and used it's delete function
Downloaded Super SMS Quick Delete App and used it's delete function

They all just hang.

I am also trying to "Clear Data" the Dialer Storage App but it's not pressable, even after "Force Stop". How can I make the Clear Data button pressable?

Or, is there another way to delete all SMS aside from Factory Reset?


texts: Should I keep my Android tablets' power off or leave them on standby mode?

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I have two tablets: Allwinner A10 single-core 10 inches (old one) and Allwinner A31 quad-core 9.7 inches (new one).

I notice that sometimes when not using the tablet's standby mode, the battery drain is 20 to 30 percent, there's also a little heat near the battery on the back of the tablet, and it sometimes becomes slow so I have to restart anyway. (I install lots of programs, software, browsers, readers, games, movie/music players. Recently the tablets are filled with Android applications.)

A couple of questions:

Should I keep my Android tablets power off or leave them on standby mode? Which option is better?
Will turning the tablet off at night when not using it increase the tablet's life?
Will it increase the battery life in terms of charge/discharge cycles if the tablet is left off when not used? So it increases battery longevity for years?
Will it also increase the life of the memory card and flash memory (as they are dependent on read/write cycles)? Something might be getting written to them by some background programs if the tablet is on standby?
Will it also increase the MTBF (mean time between failure) and longevity of the ARM processor and other electronic chip components, etc., of the tablets?


texts: Music playback stops when the phone sleeps

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I got a new Sony Xperia V (LT25i). When listening to music on the phone it stops playing music as soon as the phone goes into sleep. I have tried both Walkman player and 3 and both give the same problem.

Clarifications:

I play from SD card and internal storage.
It is a new phone, there is no app killers running that I know of.


texts: How to automatically send an SMS if a call is missed?

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Due to a busy schedule, missed call are a constant, and many times the person calling insists on keep calling until I answer.

The ideia is to automatically send an SMS with a pre-defined message to let the caller know that I'm on the phone or otherwise busy, and that I will be returning the call as soon as possible.

So, how can I send an automatic SMS for missed calls?


texts: Is it possible to migrate an SD card formatted as adopted storage to a new phone without reformatting?

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My phone (Moto X Pure 2015, a.k.a. Clark) hates me.  It's a refurb that I doubt was properly fixed, which was a replacement for my last one that had a bad USB port, but the issues didn't start until post-warranty (both original and 90 day for refurb).  My wife decided to get an iPhone, so now I have hers, which is also a refurb, but it still works correctly for the most part.  I would like to migrate everything from my phone to hers...including the 64GB Micro SD card formatted as adopted storage...without formatting the card.

Is this possible? Are there any options that don't include extra memory cards, usb sticks, or computers?  I know I can move everything to an intermediary storage device, or to a new card in the new phone, but if there's a way to do it without that extra step, that would be nice to know. I'm rooted and running nearly the latest Lineage OS nightly (4/3), if that makes a difference, and I'm open to things like key extraction if I can get a good guide on what I actually need to do.


texts: How to ensure apps get uninstalled cleanly?

texts: I use to try (install and remove) a huge lot of apps to choose the ones I will actually like. I am afraid uninstalled apps can leave some residuals behind and this can crap up the system in some time. How to make sure this won't happen?


texts: How to copy and paste an event in Samsung Galaxy A7 S-Planner running KitKat?

texts: I've just bought a Samsung Galaxy A7 running on Android 4.4.4. How do I copy and paste calendar event in S-Planner app?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos unlocking screen in horizontal position when calling

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I noticed this function on Alcatel with same version of Android (2.3.6). When you talking phone blocked, but when you changing phone to horizontal position(standart position for working with phone) it unlocks screen.

This function is very helpful if you need to finish call fast.

is ti posible to add this function to my Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos?


texts: Use multiple Google accounts, but allow only one to locate my phone in device manager

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My question is basically identical to this question from 2016 (I would have commented on it but I don't have sufficient reputation):

How to use multiple google accounts, but allow only one to locate my phone in device manager

I would like to know if there is a way to have two Google accounts added to my phone (one personal and one work account), while only allowing one account the ability to Find My Device and perform a remote wipe.
Has anything regarding this changed since 2016?


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I've seen a particular phone on Engadget and many other sites but I can't figure out what it actually is.

Here is a link: https://www.engadget.com/2016/05/22/google-science-journal-for-android/

Any ideas?


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I have an old Samsung Dart t499 that I would like to give to my son for simple texting and phone calls.

Assuming that (1) we don't install any apps and just use the ones that came by default on the device; (2) we turn off MMS autoretrieval; (3) we don't browse the web, open sms or respond to sms messages from unknown people and (4) we use a Google account created just for this device and not linked to any other information or accounts that we have.

Are there any security concerns/risks that we need to be aware of?


texts: Can't create a primary, not a logical partition in SD Card

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1. Summary

I can't set primary, not logical partition in my SD Card.

After my attempts, I can't write anything to SD Card.

2. Hardware and software

2.1. Smartphone

ARK Benefit S401,
Android 5.1.1,
CyanogenMod 12.1 ROM,
Rooted, Busybox installed,
TWRP Recovery,
Successful worked with another and non-mounted SD Cards.

2.2. PC

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB EN,
MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 10.0,
EaseUS Partition Master (Free) 12.8.

2.3. SD Card

OSMR 8 GB (7,5 de-facto),
10 class,
Error checking:

Surface Test:

I have card reader as well.

3. Steps to reproduce

3.1. Reason

I have 1,7 GB User Partition in my phone, it's not enough for me. I want to move my apk + dex + lib files to SD Card. I read, that I need to use Link2SD and to create new primary partition in my SD Card.

3.2. Partition creating

I create backup all my MicroSD data.

I try to create partitions, use these instructions:

How to use Link2SD App for Partition SD Card — Full Guide,
[TUT]How to Create Partition in SD card/MicroSD for Windows user.

4. Result

I select primary, but in result I get logical, not primary partition:

I can't move my apk + lib + dex to SD Card:

  Second partition not found

After my operations I can't to make screenshots, download applications to SD Card. I probably can't write any data to SD card. I get errors:

  Can't take screenshot due to limited storage space, or it isn't allowed by the app or your organization

  Mod.apk_download: open failed: EROFS (Read-only file system)

5. Not helped

I create logical, not primary partition for 2,5 GB again.
I create ext2 and ext3 partitions instead of ext4.
I try partition recovery:

6. Formatting

1. SD Memory Card Formation

I try format my SDCard use SD Memory Card Formation. Quick and overwrite formatting failed.

2. Diskpart

I try to format my MicroSD use diskpart:

C:\System Volume Information>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.14393.0

Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: DESKTOP-EEOT0TN

DISKPART> list disk

  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online          931 GB  4096 KB
  Disk 1    Online         7681 MB      0 B

DISKPART> select disk 1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> attributes disk clear readonly

Disk attributes cleared successfully.

DISKPART> select partition 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> active

DiskPart marked the current partition as active.

DISKPART> format fs=fat32

    0 percent completed

DiskPart has encountered an error: The parameter is incorrect.
See the System Event Log for more information.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

3. chkdsk

chkdsk g: /f /r
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume Serial Number is 0352-6F30
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows is verifying free space...
Free space verification is complete.

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.
    5,231,600 KB total disk space.
            4 KB in 2 hidden files.
        1,236 KB in 295 folders.
    1,902,568 KB in 1,076 files.
    3,327,788 KB are available.

        4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
    1,307,900 total allocation units on disk.
      831,947 allocation units available on disk.
Cannot write boot sector.

4. HDD Low Level Format Tool

After these actions nothing has changed.

7. Do not offer

Please do not suggest me to buy new telephone/SD Card/PC.


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Applications
I updated my phone from Samsung s4 to Samsung a8. I transferred all my info with smart switch. Some app's  appeared and the rest are "in progress". It has been several days now, why are the apps still in progress please help. Btw I do not have WiFi


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I was using CM 13 nightlies for the past few months, everything was working fine without any issue but day before yesterday all of a sudden my devices rebooted and showed something like device encrypted or something like that. Being unable to use my device I thought i should change my ROM to a stable one so i went into twrp and tried installing new ROM but to my surprise the internal storage was showing 0Mb.

I searched internet about this issue and did something like formatting data or wiping everything except the storage. Nothing seems to work and i keep getting this error which says

"unable to mount /data (invalid argument)"
"unable to mount /cache ( invalid argument)"

here are the screenshots:

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)

I even tried flashing the stock ROM through fastboot but that also seems to be not working. It is failing to write system partition and desplaying this message
FAILED (remote: flash write failure)
Here is the screen shot

Than i tried adb sideload. This also gave me no luck. Here is the screenshot of the process.

Now I feel hopeless :(
Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: My Android Phone Keeps Telling me that it is on Silent

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Ever since I updated my mobile to Android Version 6.01 I get notifications regarding my phone being on silent... This only happens when I plug it onto charge.

Its rather annoying that it keeps telling me this for two reasons:

A: The phone is on Vibrate not Silent

B:I chose to put it on vibrate I don't understand why it needs to keep telling me this.

The same applies for when I leave battery saver mode on, it tells me its on and that the performance is effected. I leave it on battery saver for a reason...

Is there any way to disable these "Helpful" Messages in the settings as I cannot for the life of me find a setting that references this, even in the developer mode. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini if that provides any assistance...


texts: Could I get some help installing google play store and services on my phone?

texts: I am using a Chinese issued  Morotola Moto X with Android version 5.1.1, some Chinese variation, I don't really have a name for. Either way, before when I installed the Google Store (with their help), it refused to run at all. Later I found out I needed to add the services app (Version 11.0.38) as well while updating the Google Play Store to 7.8.16, and now it at least starts, rather than immediately crashing. But now when it starts up, it takes me to the Checking info screen, before I get hit with a message that says "Unfortunately, Google Play Services has stopped."n Of course when I hit okay, it just shows the checking info screen endlessly. At the same time, I get a message that reads "Update Google Play Services as an alert message, but as far as I know, I am up to date. Clearly I have managed to make some progress, but I have never attempted something like this before. Can anyone help me out here?


texts: cannot disable "emergency alerts" (option locked)

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I have a galaxy j5 and I want to disable "emergency alerts", so following guidelines from various tutorials I go to:
settings -> notifications -> messages
But then I see emergency alerts (and under it sound) but the button is disabled (meaning it is on and greyed out). I can click on it but in the new screen again the Notification style, Sound (App provided sound) and Vibrate options are also greyed out.
The same happens if I go through apps->messages->Notifications.
Why this happens? Is there a way to disable emergency alerts.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, GT-P3100. It has quite an outdated firmware and is bulky with loads of unnecessary apps.
I wish to flash it with CM13.

Now firstly my device isn't rooted. Secondly I have no prior experience in rooting/flashing. Lastly, I don't have an SD card, but do have a PC (and of course internet access to download all the necessary tools).

Under such circumstances, is there a way for me to flash CM13 without having to purchase or lend an SD card?
Also, is it worth the flash? Will CM13 run at all, given about 500 mb or RAM is at most free when the device is idle? If not, what are my alternatives, if any?

Edit: I have the zips for CM13 and Gapps.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S8+. I have a few contacts who have not set a profile picture within WhatsApp. Previously, it would automatically substitute their lack of profile picture with whatever picture I had set for them in my Samsung Contacts app.

Yesterday, I have wiped my device and upgraded to the latest Android 9.0 Pie Beta (build ZSAI) and I've noticed in WhatsApp, this no longer happens.

Despite the contact having a picture in my Contacts app, WhatsApp just shows a white person on a grey background.

I've looked through the settings and permissions. I can't see anything obvious, but I expect I'm missing something silly.

Any suggestions?

Samsung Galaxy S8+
SM-G955F
Android 9.0
Build number PPR1.180610.011.G995FXXU4ZSAI
WhatsApp version 2.19.34

Thanks!


texts: No Media profile in Bluetooth connection

texts:
When I connect my Galaxy S5 (Android 5.0 build G900FXXU1BOC7) to the car (a Hyundai Accent), the Bluetooth connection doesn't show the media profile, only the phone profile. Which is strange, since my previous phone, a Galaxy S2 (Android 4.1.2), had no problem connecting. The phone profile works fine.

What I've tried:

Cleared cache and data from the Bluetooth app
Deleted any music player besides the factory one (poweramp was installed)
Restarted in safe mode
deleted all Bluetooth devices in the car and paired the devices again

None of these helped.

I saw an answer that mentions disconnecting other devices, however the car was the first device connected to the phone (as far as I know), and besides deleting the Bluetooth App's data should've solved that problem.


texts: Facebook Messenger incompatibility with Nexus 7

texts:
Is it possible to install Facebook Messenger on a Nexus 7?

I just tried but it says that the device isn't compatible without explaining to me why. It is hard for me to think of any hardware limitation that would prevent me from using that application.


texts:
Here's the same question, but I don't think it's well answered because the phone will keep registering touches when in-pocket:
Method of typing input while the screen is off
I'd like to be able to take out a small Bluetooth keyboard and immediately start typing some notes into it like an Alphasmart but without seeing what I'm typing. How can I do that?
The first issue, as far as I can tell, is the screenlock.
The second issue might be delay as the keyboard wakes the phone and switching to a text editor of some kind.


texts: Providing extra security for banking applications

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Device : Moto X Play (Rooted, Android 6.0.1)

I use my mobile for everything and rarely use a PC, including banking applications, which work fine with root.

I have XPrivacy recently installed but not configured yet for all apps
Adguard installed, which maybe offers some protection of VPN ???( I don't want to use third party VPN apps, not sure if I can trust them)
Tor is painfully slow though internet speeds are good

What is a good way enhancing security for banking ? - I mostly use banking apps and at times browser when I need functionalities that apps don't offer

( I have a vague notion that creating a guest user and having only banking apps run there with XPrivacy killing all but essential permissions could help but I am not sure)

Edit: Please avoid solutions involving OS upgrade to reduce vulnerabilities, physical security of device, encryption, using string passwords, changing them regularly etc


texts: android keeps on restarting with optimizing apps

texts:
Problem:
It constantly restarts with optimizing apps.
Some Background:

This phone was running on low disk space some days back, which I
resolved by removing unwanted files.
Some apps are third party apps installed by downloading from websites.
I have searched other threads and none seems to be solving my issue.
I have done a "cache wipe" as well, which didn't solve the issue.
This has android version 6.
I am able to run Fastboot and have access to Fill-Z touch recovery.
I obviously don't want to format (easy solution) this phone as that
would delete all the data in there.

Extra resource:
vimeo link describing problem
If anyone can let me know how can I disable this "Optimizing app" before the start, I'd be glad.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!


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I have micromax bolt a58, I have rooted it with farmaroot and install link2sd but it didnt work
when i formatted it with ext2 it says try with fat32, and when i do so it gives error - Mount script cannot be created.
 mount: No such file or directory
Please help me...


texts: Will reseting my device to factory setting unroot and remove superuser?

texts: As the title says, if I reset my rooted nexus 4 to factory settings will it be unrooted relocked and superuser uninstalled?


texts:
I have bought an app 3 months back.
Recently I reset my phone to factory settings.
I could not be able to find my app on google store. ( the one I bought 3 months back)
Please help.

Thanks


texts: How can I tell why my sleeping phone occasionally gets warm (and battery is draining abnormally)?

texts:
My two Android phones are doing the same thing, Motorola Milestone and Samsung GS3. From time to time, it is sleeping in my pocket and it will start to get warm and the battery is then draining quite rapidly. I guess it must be caused by an application that is stuck running in the background so I am checking:

Task manager, but none of the applications seem to be using more CPU than any other, they are mostly all close to 0%.
In "Battery Statistics" only "Phone Idle" shows quite high battery usage so it does not tell me if there is a problematic application.

Currently I just reboot the phone to solve the problem but I would prefer if I was able to find the problematic application so I can close it.


texts: Sync contacts between different account types

texts:
I have two account types on my phone: Exchange and Google.

I'd like to sync the two, to make sure that an account that exists only in Google exists in Exchange as well, and vice-versa. I'd also like to sync the photos (in my case, the Exchange photos are all very old and low quality, and I'd like to fix that).

I couldn't find a way to do this using the standard Contacts app on my phone (Galaxy S8). I'm guessing I'd need to use some kind of app for this, but most searches yield backup-restore applications which seem to be designed to, well, backup to a file / restore from a file (which isn't what I need), and completely ignore the photo problem.

Any suggestions?


texts: How do I restore the microphone button on my Galaxy keyboard

texts:
The little microphone icon disappeared from my Galaxy 3 keyboard a couple of weeks ago, and the mic icon does not appear as an option when you hold that button on the keyboard. All of the other options are still there but the mic button is completely gone. It doesn't show up on the keyboard in any programs.

S-voice still works. However, when I try to use the voice input option in Google Maps, it crashes as soon as I touch the mic icon. When I open a browser window and try to use the voice input option, when I touch the mic icon, it says Google Voice Search is busy, or need better connection (it does this everywhere so it's not a bad connection problem).

Help!


texts: How to protect all my passwords saved in Google if I lost a phone?

texts: I save many passwords in Chrome. I used Chrome in my laptop and my android phone. If I lose my phone, how I can protect my passwords?


texts: Using the Cerberus shell to input commands

texts:
I'd like to use the Cerberus shell to input commands like taps, swipes, and text. I know how to do it using the command line and ADB shell, but I don't have USB debugging enabled on my Nexus6, so I'm trying to do it using Cerberus. I was under the impression that the same commands should work, but they don't seem to be.

I tried sending "input keyevent 26"; it sends, but nothing happens on my phone (the screen should turn on). I also tried "adb shell input keyevent 26", but it just says "error: device not found".

Am I doing something wrong? Or is this something the Cerberus shell can't do?

Background:

I've got a Nexus 6 with a broken screen: no display and no touchscreen. My goal is to run the app SMS Backup and Restore so I can backup my texts before sending in my phone to be replaced.

I don't seem to have USB debugging enabled (though I thought I did -- I reinstalled the OS a few months ago) -- when I type "adb devices," the result is blank.

I can use the ADB shell to input taps, swipes, and text/numbers to my Nexus4. I think I could blindly use the SMS Backup app by inputting the proper sequence of commands into the Cerberus shell. (Or, maybe even easier, just use the shell to get my phone to cast to my tv or Chromecast; then I could use a OTG mouse.)


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The core issue is in the title: the apps that were installed in the SD card seem to be not installed at all after I unmounted the SD card.

As additional information, these are the steps preceding the moment I have noticed this problem:

installed some apps (so, it's not an app-specific problem)
moved many of them to the SD card using App2SD - apps working properly
unmounted the SD card and detached from the phone (which is turned on)
no data were written on the sd card (only read operations)
put SD back in the phone (the same SD card)

At this point, I was, and currently am, not able to launch the applications previously moved in the SD card. The links are available on my home screen, but after tapping them I get an error message saying "error launching application".

They are not available in the app menu, neither are marked as "installed" in the play store.

Fortunately, the applications' data are still there, and installing some of the apps again they appeared the same as the last time I used them.

So, the question is twofold:

Is there a way to recover the apps, or do I have to manually reinstall them?
Is this a potential bug of App2SD?


texts: What's it mean when my phone vibrates without showing a visual alert?

texts:
I've just got my first Android phone (Galaxy S7) and so am still learning the ropes.

Occasionally, when I am using the phone, it will vibrate quickly twice, like I am receiving an SMS. However, there's is no visual information along with the vibration.

I thought it might be reminding me of unread messages, but this happens regardless. This also does not happen when the phone is locked, but does happen whilst I'm using other applications, like games, am on the home screen, or immediately after I unlock.

Would anyone know what my phone is trying to tell me?


texts:
I've seen people have tried cyanogenmod on the Huawei U8150 and someone suggested to give it a try on the Huawei U8160 (Vodafone smart in the UK). What is the level of compatibility I should expect from the Huawei U8160 with cyanogenmod?

http://android.modaco.com/content/other/340961/vodafone-858-smart-huawei-u8160/


texts:
I recently bought a Moto 360, and whilst waiting for it to arrive, have been prepping my other development gear. I have an Android device running 4.4 (4.3 is required) and the Android Wear app installed, although my device only has Bluetooth 2.0.

Will Android Wear function with the lower level of Bluetooth? I haven't been able to find any definite answers crawling the web (they all say Bluetooth is backwards compatible), but I am wondering if Android Wear requires it?


texts: trying to adb backup but dialog doesn't show

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I have sony xperia P device and I want to flash its ROM to get Marshmallow(I currently have android 4.0.4).

I want to do full backup of my phone before doing this, I knew about adb backup command, I installed android-tools from my Arch linux repos and issued :

adb backup -all -apk -shared -f momsmobile.ab

it shows : Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation. but Nothing shows at all, I have USB debugging enabled and tried to put a password the Developer option "Desktop password for backup".

I also tried following Arch wiki and added udev rules, this is the rule file :

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="xxxx", MODE="0666", GROUP="adbusers"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTR{idVendor}=="xxxx",ATTR{idProduct}=="yyyy",SYMLINK+="android_adb"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTR{idVendor}=="xxxx",ATTR{idProduct}=="yyyy",SYMLINK+="android_fastboot"

I'm sure the vendor's and product's id are correct(the real ones aren't provided for privacy).

the above didn't work too, I still get no confirm prompt, although when I issue adb devices I can see mine there.

Basically I have the same issue as this question, only this question has different device model(Sumsung vs Sony) and it's not answered.

Lastly I tried to disable all my antivirus protections, I'm using avast mobile security and disabled every thing but still didn't work.

So what's the problem ?

PS

I don't want to root the device(at least not on backup phase) and I don't want to use any apps.


texts: How to Retrieve History from ALL browsers on Android Phone

texts: I am using Samsung Galaxy Note 1. I have access to my google account which I used to sign into my android phone. However, I am only able to see history of websites visited using google chrome, but not other browsers. I am basically using two browsers only that are google chrome and CM Browser. I am able to see history of websites visited on chrome browser, but not CM Browser. One more interesting and important thing! CM browser only stores the history of websites that user visted 2 days ago or the same day the browser was used to visit website. Is there any way I could see history of visited websites on all browsers of my phone?


texts: Customising Android's navigation bar and status bar on EMUI 9

texts: I have an honor 9 lite running on emui 9.1 and android pie, I found 2 apps one to change my navigation bar into gestures ( fluid navigation gestures: Link on playstore) and one to customise the status and notification bar ( power shade: Link on playstore) both work fine alone but as soon as I start powershade gesture app stops working and denies to start matter what I do, the only way to get it working again is to force stop powershade or uninstall powershade, I like both of them and want to use them together also have uninstalled the power app which came with my phone and followed all the instructions given on dontkillmyapp website, what shall I do in order to use both of them together?


texts: Autoreject calls via predefined SMS message while away from phone

texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo there is a neat feature where when you receive a call you can type on a predefined text message to send. I wonder whether the following scenario can be achieved on Android phones:

The user is away from the phone, perhaps having a shower or working out at the gym.
The user (sets up and then) selects a predefined text message (saved in a list of predefined text messages).
The user specifies that whenever a phone call is received, the corresponding text message will be sent to the caller's phone number automatically (and this could be set up either for everyone or just for a few phone numbers the user wants to share this info with).

If a caller rings twice from the same number, there would also be an option to send the SMS only the first time (so as to not have some malicious user deplete all your SMS credit).


texts: AT&T Galaxy SIII / Windows 7 64bit AMD/ Cannot mount USB drive

texts:
I just want to transfer files between my new cell phone and my new computer.  I have been on the phone with both AT&T and Samsung tech support for two days. No joy. I and they have tried dozens of combinations of running Kies, Developer Debug Mode, pull the USB cord now, put it back in now... on and on. One guy had me yank the battery, "NOW!" I also called a magic phone number *#7284#, which is actually a backdoor into a settings menu. I have also tried following some suggestions here on android.stackexchange. All I want is for it to work like a USB memory stick. Plug it in, and there are my files in a Windows Explorer folder. Dream on,right?

The USB port on the PC worked for a Galaxy SII before the phone quit working completely. The cable is fine. But I tried other USB ports and other cables anyway.

Question 1. Can this be right? On a 64 bit Windows 7 OS? Is it supposed to be in system32?

Question 2. Does the fact that the drivers without MTP in the name load okay indicate that the hardware on the phone is working?

Question 3. Anyone know of a backdoor that will allow me to mount at least the add-on SD card like a plain ol' external drive? I'll bet there is one.

Question 4. If all else fails, is there another (non-Samsung) Android phone with camera lenses on both sides that I might want to get instead?

UPDATE: I removed all SAMSUNG drivers from my PC. Reinstalled latest and greatest (1.5.6.0, which showed 1.5 million downloads). I did a factory reset on the phone. Rebooted everything. Tried again. No joy. I let Windows install drivers from the net. Still no joy.


texts: Any difference between the back ups made by Titanium and Nandroid?

texts: I have both CWM and Titanium backup pro installed and will like to make a backup of my system (Xperia Neo V). However I'm torn between the two. I have about 3.6gb space left on my 14gb SD card and have move lots of apps to the card. Which option is best for me? Thanks in advance.


texts: What is the best way to ensure that the photo album is synced on a daily basis between my 2 Android devices (Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and Samsung tablet)?


texts: Where can i download the original music and player app for Samsung i9000 to be used with Android 4.1.2?

texts:
On the i9000, I have updated the ROM to Android 4.1.2. I would like to re-install the original music player as well as the video player.

How do I do this?


texts: How can I be notified of updates for apps that I do not have installed?

texts:
What is the best way to be notified of an apps' update that is not installed on my phone? Is there a site place such as the Play store, Playboard, Aptoide or elsewhere that I can get an rss feed, email or another way of notification?

For example, I do not have Google Camera installed, but I may want to install it when a new feature I'm looking for has been added to it.

I am aware of the defunct app, "Changelog Droid" which is no longer maintained since January 2014. "The app is currently not maintained. There is an (unlikely to be fixed) issue with paid apps. Please don't contact me in this regard." So an alternative solution beyond that would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How to launch an app immediately after another app is closed using Tasker

texts:
I need help creating a Tasker profile that will open Aldiko Sync  ONLY after I have ended the main Aldiko Premium app.

So with this profile, Aldiko Sync automatically launches and does its thing immediately after I close Aldiko Premium reader.


texts: How use call a local server by name rather than IP?

texts:
I've started MAMP on my computer and I'd like to make a GET call from Android app. I'd like to access the computer by it's name(e.g. computer.local:8888) rather than the computer's ip.

On the computer if I open Chrome and type computer.local:8888 it works as expected. On the phone this fails, but typing it's local ip (192.168.1.141) works.

So, is it possible to access a local http server by a name rather than ip ?
If so, how ?


texts: Is it possible to enable Location Services via Shell?

texts:
Is it possible to enable Location Services(GPS or Google NetworkLocation) via ADB or Terminal Emulator?
I'm on a rooted Phone.

Extra Points: Is it also possible to change other system-related settings?


texts:
my lowest priority app-kill min-free level engages at 64MB.

if I have 800MB of free RAM as reported in OSMonitor, why is the garbage collecting Nova Launcher assets? I can't even.

BTW, I have noticed this behavior in Android for many years, across launchers, across phones. I don't think it ever really got fixed-- remedied perhaps; I think people just gave up fussing. From the user's perspective, nothing should be cleared from RAM unless RAM is needed.


texts: Why can't I re-install YouTube? Error message: "Duplicate provider authority"

texts:
I'm in a bit of a problem. You see I have a preinstalled youtube app on my phone. Normally, there's an update and so I wanted to make the preinstalled one up-to-date without keeping the older version so I uninstalled it using Link2SD. Now when I was about to reinstall youtube with the latest version, I keep getting an error. So now my phone is stuck without a YouTube app. I even tried sideloading but it still fails to install.

The error I'm having is


texts: Is there any way to Tether through wifi?

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I have a desktop without a wifi card. Can I tether my computer to the phone but the data should go through wifi rather than the plan?

I want  PC - USB -> Android phone - Wi-Fi -> internet


texts: I always get this window and I can't do anything

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I got an Android phone, And when I turn on the phone, I always see this window.

I would like to use it, but I don’t know, how I can fix it.
Somebody could send some link about the probleme and how can I fixed it?

Thanks a lot!


texts: View the keyboard's list of learned words? (user dictionary)

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Is there a way to view a list of all the words the keyboard has learned from my input? My dictionary saves things like passwords and they pop up as auto-suggestions (!!!!!) which is a monstrously horrible security risk. But I can't possibly remember every piece of private information I have ever typed into the keyboard so I need to see the list of learned words and delete everything that shouldn't be there.
This on a Samsung J5.


texts: Is it possible to replace the dock (but just the dock)?

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I have a HTC Desire HD and I like Sense (and the apps provided by HTC) a lot. But I really hate the default launcher (specifically the dock).

The problem is that if I change my launcher, I will lose the ability to use HTC Sense widgets. Is it possible to replace just the dock, but leave the rest of the launcher intact?


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Perhaps this is somewhat of a software recommendation but I hope people will realize it is a  very important and relevant one (plus, one shouldn't need to download an app, it should be part of the OS). On PCs there is something called SuperNova software which will allow you to view larger text on PCs. On Android it is possible to pich and spread the fingers apart to view larger web pages (and this works on most pages), but what I need is I need to be able to do the same on things like settings pages and contact lists. I wonder whether there is some way to support this functionality on Android devices (Android comes with good support for people with restricted motion of the limbs, and I was wondering why support for visual impairment that allows to zoom by reverse-pinching is not included).

Thank you for your feedback.


texts:
Yesterday, I mistakenly tried to push the charger plug in my phone upside-down.

The phone seemed to react to it. Does it matter which way the plug is turned for charging?


texts: HTC One VX - Rooted and I can't remove bloatware!

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My Note 2 was stolen during a mugging recently and I'm using an HTC One VX (ATT) until I can afford to get a better phone; insurance wasn't much help. The problem I'm having is that I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it (even though it's a temporary phone, it's slow as heck and I wanted to remove all the AT&T bloatware. I've used Titanium and ROM Toolbox Lite to delete those apps, but they keep coming back after a reboot. What can I do short of installing a custom rom (I don't want a custom rom on here unless absolutely necessary)? Or is there a "checker" system app that checks for and reinstalls these apps that I should freeze or remove? I'm open to experimentation and wouldn't mind "too" much if I accidently bricked it, I feel like taking a brick to this phone anyway, lol. This phone has Android 4.0.4.

TL;DR, rooted stock rom HTC One VX, trying to remove bloatware with Titanium and ROM Toolbox but bloatware comes back on reboot.


texts: Looking for an app for "boosting" dark photos

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I've used an app called "color touch" for boosting dark images whilst maintaining the global contrast (similar to PhotoShop).  Unfortunately this app doesn't work anymore since I flashed my Galaxy S2 with CyanogenMod v10.

So I'm wondering, is there a similar app which allows boosting dark images (e.g. from inside a club)?


texts: How can i turn off the message received tick

texts: I have a sony ericsoon xperia x10 mini.  when I send a text message, a tick appears to let tme know it has been received by the recipient.  This costs me money, how do I turn this off?  I have looked through the menu and cannot seem to find the answer.


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Requesting updates on the fight of how to detach apps from Google Play

Titanium Backup is temporary...

.

Automatize a detachment with Tasker or anything else, is extremely verbose (and other things)

.

Resigning the APK does not work always (actually, worked very few times).

. Sometimes it breaks the app

. Sometimes it still shows on the store

. It can never be applied to system apps (like good old google keyboard)


texts: I have a samsung galaxy note 4 and I am wondering how can I change my defauly ringtone? Thanks


texts: Calendar Event Location: Diallable Conference call number with host/participant code

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In attending/hosting conference calls, I'd like to be able to dial the conference call provider and enter the required PIN code directly from the entry in my calendar.

The process I currently use is:

When scheduling the call - create the calendar entry for the call, including in the field [Where - Event Location] the number and PIN to dial in the format +CCAAANNNNNNN,,PPPPPP#, where CC = country code, AAA = area code, NNNNNNN is the conference call telephone number, PPPPPP = the PIN code needed. The first two commas are to wait long enough, the third comma is to stop the # required to enter the PIN from not being recognised.
When setting up or dialling into the call: 1. Open the calendar entry, 2. Edit, 3. Select the text in the "Where- event location" field, 4. Copy, 5. Switch to the dialler, 6. Paste, and then 7. Dial.

Whilst this works, is is clearly not as efficient as clicking a link in the Calendar Event +CCAAANNNNNNN,,PPPPPP#,. Frustratingly, this even comes up as a hyperlink, but Android gives me the options Earth & Maps (as well as two other proprietary links - Radar which is part of the App "GPS Status", and ZVVFahrplan - part of the Zürich city public transports system's app).

I have tried all permutations that I can think of rfc3966.txt: The tel URI for Telephone Numbers. For example
tel:+442012345555,,123456#, or, tel:+442012345555","","123456"#""," or tel:+442012345555PP123456FP

If if put the number in the Notes field within the Calendar event, it turns into a diallable link, but chopped up. I can dial the number, but not the PIN.

Any thoughts or ideas?


texts: What are my firmware options for Desire HD

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Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

My requirements:

Wifi hotspot needs to work properly since it often provides Internet access for my tablet.
I connect to several Blutetooth devices they should work too. (Speaker, Car, send files to other phones)
If possible i'd like the most recent Android version, as vanilla as possible.
I want an easy, scheduled backup solution

I really don't need the whole HTC Sense thingie.

I am prepared to lose all data stored on my phone.

I am a bit of a newbie concerning custom roms, so maybe there is a proper tutorial on how to proceed with getting root, etc.

My Phone is currently on Android 2.3.5 Sense 3.0, Build Version 3.12.405.1 CL199157 release-keys (latest stock firmware i guess) and i do not have root.


texts: Viber: Restore mobile version from Viber Desktop .db-File

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I reinstalled Viber on my phone and realised that the backup was half a year old.
My desktop version of Viber still has all the newer chats.
I know that the desktop data is saved under viber.db in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\ViberPC\YourNumber, but the mobile version is using a viber_data and a viber_messages format.
Is it possible to restore Viber on my phone to the state of the desktop version?


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I'm in the market of buying a Nexus 7, and these are what I understand some kind of firmware/maker identification. Can someone please explain all the different names?

Google sadly wasn't much help for me today.


texts: Failed on cp file to /system - Cross-device link

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I'm trying to mv .apk file from my /sdcard to /system and getting following error:

  failed on 'XXX.apk' - Cross-device link

I did remount my /system as rw

root@ghost:/ # mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
root@ghost:/ # mount | grep system
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
root@ghost:/ #

I also tried following, but without luck(

mbp:~ alexus$ adb root
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
mbp:~ alexus$ adb remount
remount failed: Permission denied
mbp:~ alexus$

Why can't I still move apk file to /system? What am I missing?


texts: i am not able to receive my calls at my galaxy Y after updating the android 2.3.6 although I can call in regular way.  whenever a person calls me he get phone busy notification, while i got a missed call notification with ringing any tone. I will be very thankfull if you help me in this concern.


texts: How come YouTube ads do not load on default Android web browser?

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I am confused when ads show up on Android browsers. This video for example is configured to show ads all the time before the video starts:

But it doesn't show that on my Android browser, but does show the ads on the web. Would anyone know why that happens?

Thanks!


texts: Issue with Lollipop upgrade on Micromax Yureka: calling interface

texts: I could not record the call while I'm talking. To record, I need to go to many options before recording the call. It was good in kitkat and to record the call with one button click. And the interface of the calling is not good in Lollipop.


texts: SGS2 running ICS 4.0.3 can't connect to home wifi

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S II 9100. I had no problem connecting to wifi while it was running 2.3.4 or 2.3.6 official firmware. 2 days ago I upgraded to official 4.0.3 and now it connects to all other wifi networks except my home wireless. I did a clean flash, wiped data, cache, dalvik cache etc. I'm using a Linksys WRT300N wireless-N router and all other devices are able to connect (my laptop, other Android phones). Also, before I installed ICS I tried MIUI 2.3.16 which is based on Android 4.0.3 and had the same problem. Can anybody help me?


texts: Update to 4.1.2 on a Nexus S with CWM and broken USB port

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I have a Nexus S, rooted, with CWM and a stock 4.0.4 ROM. The USB port is broken(only charging works), so how do I go to stock 4.1.2 update?

If there is a way to manually apply OTA, that'd be great. Or a way to fix the USB port, but I think that's widely reported and not really fixed.

I tried the system > updates (and clearing Google services framework trick) and it shows upto date, ie. no new OTA. Perhaps because I have a custom recovery?


texts: Recovering Information(Contacts,Messages) from the Android Backup file

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My Android Phone Micromax a99  canvas got locked due to unknown number of trials by My kid's friend.I was left with two options
- Restore factory settings
- Delete/wipe user data

I preferred second one , I also took the backup of the user data by booting into recovery mode( volume up/down powerbutton combination) and then copying the backup into my PC.
Now I did restore factiry settings and then tried to restore from my backup file but to my amazement(but thats likely as well) after restoring the phone I again got the same phone lock issue , since it was the part of my old user configuration.Now I am left with just one option
- To recover my contacts/messages on the PC and store it on My phone manualy.Oks thats not a problem for me ,  I just want few important contacts.
Is there any free/opensource tool I can use to  extract the contacts from my .backup Android Backup file.

I just need to get my Contacts !!!
Thanks in Advance !


texts: I'd like to try out the dark screen mode on my Galaxy J7 max but the option has been greyed out and I was wondering why. Any clues? This option is found under Accessibility>Vision


texts: What position do cellular communcation (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G or other function only implemented in phone) play in Android operating system archtecture?

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I am entirely new to Android, but have a little knowledge on Linux.

I have view the architecture graph of android on official site:

The Problem:

Not all android device support cellar network. As a result, it isn't shown in graph. But which layer is actually cellular networking (and other function related to SIM card) drivers in?

Analysis:

If it is in kernel layer, it means that there should be an independent kernel repository or patch specific for cell phone other that tab computer, smart television and music player. It would not be a good design of architecture and will be difficult to maintain.

If it is in HAL, it means that wrong driver won't affect the booting process, instead, it will only make cell phone unable to connect to cellar network. While the other application and GUI should be run properly, because the init system will skip the error units. However, it is actually not true.

What I have done:

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note II GT N7108 (China Mobile) (Use TD-SCDMA) which I bought from China. I download and flash two firmware package (Official Samsung ROM for AT&T device and Lineage OS 14.1 for NOTE II LTE). But the result is the same, the device is unable to boot and keeping no change on startup screen.

Update 1:

According to the wikipedia link provide by '@Morrison Chang', it is said that NOTE II for China Mobile use Snapdragon SoC. However, it should be noticed that, the model use Snapdragon SoC is GT-N7108D instead of GT-N7108. GT-N7108 use Samsung Exynos 4412 as its SoC.


texts: Mobile data is not working after missed call

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I have this strange issue in Sony Xperia U. Currently I am using 6.1.1.B.1.100 bulid ICS 4.0.4. There is no option in mobile network to select 2g or 3g or 2g/3g. All I have is Use only 3g networks in my settings. But I managed to select 2g network from the code *#*4636#*#* (Phone info) and select GSM only in Select prefferred network type.

But the problem is this when I am using 2g data( to save juice) whenever I get a missed call after that my mobile data is unavailable( I know unlike 3g in 2g you cant use data during voice call but this is after the missed call). This is not happening if I am in 3g and only for missed calls alone.

The only way I am able to use the data again is I have to enable 3g again and change back to 2g.

Is this normal? Any workaround for this? I didnt find this when I am using previous build.


texts: Google Play Music freezes the touch screen

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I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.

I'm having intermittent issue with the touch screen freezing and no longer responding to any touches.

The power button works, as does the home key. The volume buttons do not appear to work. Once it's locked I can't unlock.

This appears to happen when I'm trying to use Google Play Music, but not every time. I'm only about 75% sure that the incidence of freezing is tied to the use of Play Music.

Any suggestions?


texts: Disable search suggestions based on current page

texts:
Chrome has recently started offering search suggestions based on whatever is currently in the tab when I enter the address bar, like this:

How can I disable this?


texts: Connecting S7 to home wifi brings the wifi down

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I have a WiFi network at home and several devices connect to it fine. As soon as I connect my phone to the wifi, all other devices and my own get disconnected after a couple of minutes. After this the wifi becomes unavailable for hours. I can still use the internet with a wired connection but the WiFi is gone. I have tried switching wifi channels and any other settings but nothing works (including restarts). Sometimes if I power down my phone the wifi comes right back up and all other devices can connect again, sometimes it takes a few hours.

I haven't been able to key any pieces of this together. My phone, which is a galaxy S7 edge is clearly the cause but I can't understand why.


texts: Android Accessibility: Click When Pointer Stops On Websites

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I have a disability that requires me to use the Interaction And Dexterity: Click When Pointer Stops accessibility setting on my Samsung Galaxy S9+. Unfortunately, this setting (in combination with the Assistant Menu) does not allow me to click on hyperlinks. While you can use Assistant Menu: Cursor to move a second pointer that does click links, it is virtually impossible to do this with any degree of accuracy.

Is there any way of using the same pointer for navigating the UI and navigating web pages? I have tried using the Samsung Internet and Google Chrome apps without success.

See: Assistant Menu


texts: Nexus 5 Android 5.1 Problems with mobile data

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2 days ago I updated my Nexus 5 from Android 5.0.1 to Android 5.1. After the update was finished, everything worked as expected, but mobile data didn't work. I have tried turning on and off airplane mode, restarting the phone in safe mode, extracting and inserting the SIM...

What can I do?


texts: How do I disable the drop-down spell check box?

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I just updated my Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0.1/Lollipop. I don't like to use the drop-down spell check/autocorrect box; I prefer the one built into the Google Keyboard that displays as a line of suggestions above the keyboard. The drop-down displays over that line so I have to back out of it to tap a suggestion.

I had it disabled on Android 4.4.2/Kitkat and cannot figure out how to turn it off in 5. I've toggled all settings under Google Keyboard and Samsung keyboard to no avail. The only way I could find to disable it was to force close the Samsung keyboard, but unfortunately I can't permanently disable it.

Thanks!

Screenshot:


texts: Is is possible to send MyTrack map uploads to Gogle.ca rather than Google.com?

texts: I do most of my googling in Google.ca.  Is there a way to send MyTrack map uploads to Google.ca mymaps rather than Google.com mymaps?


texts: Taking screenshots on Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean

texts: Apparently on Ice Cream Sandwich you can press power + volume down to take a screenshot, but this doesn't work for me with Jelly Bean. Anyone know how to take a screenshot on a stock Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1?


texts: Half of the HTC EVO 4G screen is unresponsive

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I have a HTC EVO 4G, which I got around 6 months ago.

Just recently, the lower half of my phone's screen has become almost completely unresponsive.

For instance, I wanted to allow the use of non-market apps. The confirmation screen that tells me that this could potentially be dangerous is not selectable because of the screen being non-responsive.

How can I fix this? Do I send it back to be repaired?


texts:
How can I remove CWM from my Xperia Neo V?

EDIT: I have obviously rooted my device but I did not unlock the bootloader. (At least I assume that I didn't do it accidentaly -- in any case, I didn't root my phone using the official method.)


texts: Need help on my Galaxy Watch 46mm (R800) - won't connect to bluetooth

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i recently switch phones from my Honor View10 to Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G. The former phone is where i used to use and the first phone my Galaxy Watch ever paired with. However, when trying to set it up on my new phone (the Mi 10 Pro 5G), it just won't connect at all. i did went to the Watch's settings and select the "Connect to a new phone" option that wipes the data on the Watch. i tried several walk through i could ever see and think of, but to no avail. Here are what i have tried aside from the settings part:

Manually pair the Watch via the Phone's Bluetooth: apparently the Watch did manage to pair, but just won't stay connected, it automatically disconnects immediately after connecting (see attached pic)
Allowed all the Wear App and the Galaxy Watch Plugin's permissions on the Phone
Factory Reset the Watch via the Recovery option
Reflashed the Watch's firmware via this thread and sourced the missing firmware files from this thread

The Watch remains stuck on the "Check your phone to complete setup" screen for several days now, and i'm starting to get frustrated over this. Before reflashing the firmware, i tried to reconnect the watch to my old Honor View10 phone, and it no longer connects there too! same issue with Bluetooth connection dropping as soon as it connects.
help is very much appreciated.


texts: get files from sony z5 compact with broken screen

texts:
So I run into this problem with my phone: I am trying to get my pictures from the phone after my screen broke. So I already did some research on my own, but now I am stuck. I figured out the following:

Making the USB OTG work in combination with a mouse to regain control over my phone again. I used this topic on android stackexchange
I enabled usb debugging in developer mode.

So now I thought that I would be able to simply connect my phone to my computer, using Windows 10, and that I would have access to all of my files. The idea came from this site. But unfortunately, I can still see no files what so ever.

Can anybody please help me out? If it helps, I also have Linux mint available.

Best,
Koen


texts: How to unbrick my motorola moto g if it does not power on?

texts: I use motorola moto g xt1033. I tried to root it and upgrade it to lollipop 5.0, while rooting it suddenly stopped and then i unpluged the data cable in between and tried to power on it but it does not do any thing. So i even pluged it on charge but only a led white light blinks continuesly and do nothing no response same i also tried connecting again it on pc but it does the same thing.. i also tried to bring the boot option with pressing power button along with volume down button for like 5mins but it was of no use nothing responded. But when i plug it with a datacable on my pc on the pc screen it shows conected and it stays conected just for 1min and again the led starts flashing on and off anc in pc it shows connected again disconected. Please help me with this problem..


texts: Does Android have a formal release cycle?

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I have been tasked with documenting Google/Android's release plan so that our company has a policy of advanced testing our software on new mobile operating systems.

It seems like Apple/iOS has a fairly routine plan where several rounds of betas are available to developers.

The most detailed report I found was this: http://reecewagner.com/post/21956240240
but it is a little lacking in official sources, and is less relevant for application developers.

I would like to know when they offer the SDK/emulator with new OS image compared to when phones ship/platform updates roll out.


texts: Google Response Sound (Ding sound) on clicking google mic or saying Ok google

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Why after turning off all the accessibility services the sound is disabled  and immediately after enabling accessibility of any third party app or inbuilt app ,this sound is enabled.
I (perhaps everyone , I tested 3 phones at my home ) am facing this issue since two year.
This is not an OS issue  as it occurred in Marshmallow, Noughat as well as in Oreo.

I have found only one solution on the internet reagarding this & it is "Turn on Accessibility fpe at least one app"


texts:
I've used an iPod Shuffle for the past year and have come to appreciate the control "pod" on the headphones. Here's a link to the Sony buds I use. The controls up by the ear work very well on long bike rides or even when lifting at the gym. Don't have to pull the player out of my jersey or shorts pocket to change volume or skip to next song.

Now that I'm using my Android phone for music, I'm wondering if anyone has spotted any little hacks or apps that would enable iPod Shuffle headphones to work with an Android?


texts: Does the gmail app stop syncing once the "Low on space" message appears?

texts:
Based on casual observation and anecdotal evidence it appears to me that once the "Low on space" message appears in the status bar the gmail app stops syncing and stops notifying me of new emails.

Can anyone confirm whether this is the case?


texts: My Droid mini have a strange problem, when I am charging the phone with some USB cables  it charges very slowly and phone battery discharging very fast. but when I charge with original cable it works normal. are there any differences between the usb cable quality? thanks


texts: Maximize battery life while recording video

texts:
There are times where I need to record a lot of continuous video. I've found battery life to be insufficient for this. Is there anything I can do to squeeze out every bit of battery efficiency?

The biggest offender is probably the screen. I don't need it to be on, as the phone is usually propped up against something while I do the stuff I'm trying to record (weight lifting in my basement; recording myself to check for correct technique). Codec choice also comes to mind as potentially CPU intensive and thus battery draining.

Any ideas?


texts: I've upgraded my Galaxy Note II to Android 4.3 and if I open the menu when writing an SMS there is no scheduled message option anymore. Where is it gone?


texts: Is it possible to get bbciplayer working on an arm v6 device?

texts:
Have been playing about flashing modded firmware to an older android device which has an arm v6 processor and have been disappointed in not being able to view any media through bbciplayer either through the app or online.

Checking out the bbc help pages regarding this is confusing as they confirm bbciplayer should run on android 2.1 and up.  The fairly recent addition of needing the bbcmediaplayer installed to play any bbc media through either the bbciplayer app or their website means that this device appears to be unable to play bbciplayer media at all.  After researching on bbc's help pages this is due to bbciplayer using adobe air 3 for which demands arm v7 minimum specification.

Is it possible to run adobe air 3 on an arm v6 device?


texts: How do I skip an Android system update and stop its notifications?

texts:
I get a message

Android 5.0.1 System Update Available

but no option to skip the update.

In frustration, I click "download". It's not better after the download. I still get

System update downloaded

with no option to avoid the update.

How do I signal that I am perfectly content with KitKat 4.4.4 for the time being? I use my phone for development and want to be certain my development tools are ready before upgrading. In the meantime I also want to stop  the continuous harassment via notifications. Is this possible? I am using a Nexus 5 and the phone is not rooted (I prefer it to stay that way).


texts: Geo-Tags get lost when uploading to picasa website

texts:
The picasa website also offfers a map, where you can see the pictures of your album. Unfortunatly the upload doesnt support geo tags. They are no more with the pictures on picasa website ;(

You have the same issue? Maybe fixed it...?


texts: What is the matrix.txt file on my SD card? Is it safe to delete?

texts:
I have a file called matrix.txt at the root of my SD card.

It is a text file that contains the serialization of a matrix of floats.

What is this file? Can I delete it?


texts:
For about 2 weeks my phone's touchscreen is acting weird.

It looks like it touches itself in the upper left corner of the screen. I didn't find any pattern, it does this randomly for a random amount of time, only when the screen is unlocked.

I did a factory reset already and I installed Avast to scan it and nothing came up.

Is it a software or a hardware problem?


texts: in whatsapp, how do you display contacts in alphabetical order?

texts:
I  used to be able to get whatsapp to show contacts in alphabetical order but now the option has gone. I can't see all my contacts listed from a-z.  It shows them in order of the last message between us.

How can I display whatsapp contacts  in alphabetical order?

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texts: How can I disable 'factory reset' function?

texts:
This is not a duplicate as I'm not trying to protect it against being stolen. I'm trying to protect it from tech illiterate people that keep resetting it. I basically need to make it so that I can only reset it though the PC. I have root and everything and I thought I disabled anything dangerous to them.

If we don't get any good ideas, can I just set it up to some sane defaults and then just delete the Settings app? (Good thing "Recovery" is protected by a hardware key combination.)


texts: Creating app shortcuts on main screen will consume lot of memory?

texts:
Latest android devices have enough RAM and Storage so when I was using 512 MB of RAM android phone customer care advised me to do not create shortcuts on main screen.

Now I'm using 3GB of RAM and 32 GB of ROM android device running on Android 9.0
So may I know is it same for latest devices.
Does it consume much space on RAM?


texts: Any phones that support multiple concurrent bluetooth devices?

texts:
Just wondering if there are any phones that support multiple bluetooth concurrent connections, such as a set of bluetooth headphones and a smartwatch, or a bleutooth keyboard and a smartwatch?

I have a samsung s4 with AT&T and it doesn't seem that its possible to connect two bluetooth devices of any type at once. I'm sure what the coming wearable craze this will someday be possible, but I'm asking if there are any devices on the shelf today that support using multiple bluetooth devices at the same time.

Thanks in advance!


texts:
On the Twitter icon (both in my home screen and in my app list) I can see a badge with a "4", but no matter what I do, that badge will not go away, no matter what I do. All my notifications and mentions have been cleared!

What can I do to fix it?

INFO:
OnePlus 5T
Android 9
OxygenOS 9.0.9
Home screen App: [Evie launcher][1]


texts: Is there a way to view PDFs on Android that lets you show 2-up like a regular book? - or like the 2-up option on desktop Acrobat Reader (with first page as cover)?


texts: Gmail Contacts on Android refusing to sync 1 specific contact. What could be the reasons?

texts:
In my android device, I have set my contacts to be sync to my gmail account. I just add contacts under my email address instead of the phone and just assumed that everything will be synced. But now I found 1 contact that just would not sync. No clue why. Contacts created after that and just now before posting all synced, except that one. When I view all email account contacts in android, its 293 while my gmail contacts web-client has just 292. My backup phone which is also synced to Gmail Contacts has 292.

I have no clue why this contact would not sync. What is different about it? But the main question that I wonder is, how many contacts have I lost due to these non-syncing issue and never realised till date.

How do I understand the problem?


texts: How to know how long my smartphone is running

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In Android Lollipop, I can only see the estimated time how long the device will be up.
But I want to know how long my device is already running - where can I find this information? (Can't (and dont want to) believe it was removed completely from Lollipop...)


texts: Finding which lte bands my Samsung galaxy tab supports without rooting?

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Everything is in the title It’s not about the bands currently in use but those my device can supports (my cell phone provider is refusing to let me access full of their supportted bands)…

As I don t know the target region of my device, the only way to know is to find which ones are supported in practice.


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I'm a freelancer and have a somewhat erratic work schedule, so it is rather difficult for me to tell people at which times I'm available, which means that occasionally people call me while I'm at a client's site.

I'd rather not blanket reject or ignore calls as occasionally there is something urgent that needs my attention.

Now I'd like to have my phone on silent while I'm at the customer site, but ring when the same person calls another time within five minutes of being ignored.

Is there an app that can do this already, or can it be done as an app within the normal permission framework?


texts: How to create a safe copy of every new photo/video right after shooting?

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Is there any app that can secretly duplicate every photo/video right after it was taken?
Maybe using inotify?

Update:

I was thinking about this while reading a story about a journalist whose phone was taken by the politician's bodyguards when he was trying to film their illegal bahavior.


texts: Recover files from Galaxy S5 Internal with ADB, Ubuntu and DD

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My parents went on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland last spring. They took most of the photos with my dad's Galaxy S5. They were stored on internal storage, and not an SD card. The photos were being backed up into Google, synced with his Gmail / Google Photos account.

Late last summer, unfortunately (and you know the rest of the story), as he was clearing photos off of his phone, he accidentally deleted the photos, and wound up wiping them from Google Drive as well.

He passed away this past winter.

A couple weeks ago, I did my first successful data recovery job on a microSD card (with photorec) for a client who had lost photos when his S6 was reset (I've done several data recovery jobs for various clients using photorec and other Linux utilities, but this was the first time I attempted a job on a microSD card that came from a phone).

That got me thinking: Could I, conceivably, attempt to recover my dad's photos from his internal storage?

I have the same phone (also a Galaxy S5), and live 5 hours away from my mom, so I'm doing some testing on my phone now.

Unlike my dad's phone, my phone is encrypted. Other than that, there shouldn't be any difference.

After some research, I've enabled Developer Options on my phone, turned on USB Logging, installed ADB onto my Ubuntu machine, and have given permission to the phone that my computer can connect to it over adb.

I then cd'd into where I want the backup to be saved on my computer, ran adb backup full-backup.adb -apk -all, and hoped for the best. Because my phone is encrypted, I was forced to enter in a password for the backup itself to be encrypted.

The backup "completed" almost immediately (the phone said "backup finished"), indicating to me that no backup was taken at all. The file name I see on the computer is "backup.ad" and NOT "backup.adb".

Questions

Why did my phone indicate that the backup finished when it clearly did not? How can I continue to troubleshoot this?
If I am able to eventually get the backup, how can I then go about extracting the data from the adb backup in such a way that photorec can read the data? I am hoping that there's a way to mount the image (since photorec requires an actual "device" (or image) and won't run on individual folders).
Any better ideas as to how I might be able to recover these photos? I do understand that, since so much time has passed, these photos may not be recoverable. But it's worth a shot! I exhausted, a long time ago, all other possibilities (I scrutinized my dad's phone and his account in Google many times over).


texts: Is there an equivalent to iOS "Reset Home Screen Layout" on the Nexus 7?

texts: On iOS, "Reset Home Screen Layout" auto-arranges your application icons.  Is there an equivalent for this on my Nexus 7 Android tablet?  Right now my icons across several screens.