texts: Can I use Google Play Services geofences to get location profiles without a service running all the time?

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Apps like Llama let you use location-related properties (such as Wi-Fi network visibility) to trigger automation actions such as putting the phone on silent, but they do this by running as a background service and polling for Wi-Fi networks or directly for location.

The Google Play Services library contains a geofencing facility, which allows apps to define geofences and to be started in response to (the phone) entering or leaving those geofences.

Since Google Play Services already needs to run and update my location for things like Google Now and Location History to work, I'd like to be able to use this to have it automate things on my phone, without having an extra service in memory all the time and running periodically. Is there a way I can set this up on my phone? Perhaps there's an app like Llama but using Google Play Services geofences instead of Wi-Fi, or a way to configure Tasker so that it only runs when triggered by a geofence I define. (I've never used Tasker.)


texts: Dismissing an upcoming alarm when a Calendar notification is present

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I had my Nexus 5 updated to Android 5.0 recently. I notice the following "interesting" behavior of the new notification system in Android 5.0.

As you know, when there is an upcoming alarm the stock Alarm app displays an advance notification, offering the opportunity to dismiss the alarm before it happens. The notification is a rectangle, saying "Upcoming alarm" and stating the next alarm time and name. It normally has a "DISMISS NOW" link at the bottom.

The stock Calendar application also displays Android notifications for upcoming evens, if an advance pop-up notification is requested in event settings.

However, if the Alarm notification comes up together with a Calendar notification (i.e. they are stacked one above the other in the notification screen), the "DISMISS NOW" option is always missing from Alarm notification. The upcoming alarm notification looks as usual (a rectangle with future alarm time and name), but there's no "DISMISS NOW" link at the bottom.

Calendar is the only app I discovered so far, whose notifications have this effect on Alarm notifications. For example, GMail notifications can co-exist with Alarm notifications: they do not make the "DISMISS NOW" option to disappear from Alarm notifications.

So, what exactly is the idea behind this strange user interface behavior? Is this a bug? Or is this by design? Is there a trick for dismissing upcoming alarms in a situation when the Alarm notification shows no "DISMISS NOW" option?


texts: Is Android vulnerable to the BlueBorne attack found in Linux?

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I recently discovered there's an attack called BlueBorne against the Linux bluetooth functionality: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/392001/how-to-secure-linux-systems-against-the-blueborne-remote-attack

If I'm using an Android system with a bluetooth keyboard, should I be worried, considering that Android is based on the Linux kernel? Do I need to patch all Android systems in use with an over-the-air update to fix the vulnerability?


texts: What is the difference between a "Phone" calendar and a "Local" calendar in Android?

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I've been helping a friend with their Android phone. They have 3 different types of calendars, according to their "Business Calendar 2" app:

Calendars synced to a Google account
"Phone" calendar (it has 1, and no more can be added)
"Local" calendars (it has 1, but more can be added)

What is the difference between a "Phone" calendar and a "Local" calendar, and how can one remove all the data in the "Phone" calendar?


texts: My phone keeps re-starting when I plug in charger

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Over the last couple of days my Galaxy Ace 2 (2.3.6) will not switch off while charging.

If I am not charging it will switch off, but the minute I plug the charger in it automatically switches itself on again.

If I take the battery out and replace it, the same thing happens when I plug the charger in. Diving mode is turned off.

Has anyone else had this? Does anyone one know how to cure it?


texts: Disabling Samsung battery management from putting my apps to sleep when the phone screen is turned off and running on the battery

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I'm looking to disable Android's battery management.
On my Samsung S10 Plus running Android version 11 are several apps running in the background,
but they only run when the phone's USB port is connected to a charging source such as the mains adaptor or to my computer or when the screen is turned on regardless of being plugged in or running on the battery. The apps fall to sleep within a minute or two when the phone is running on the battery and the screen is turned off. All of these issues started after I upgraded to the current Android version on the S10+. Also this phone is not rooted. We also have older Samsung phones like the S9 and S8 running Android 10 without any app battery management issues.
I have done the following:
I wiped the cache partition.
I have the "Adaptive battery" setting under "More battery settings" turned off.
I have the "Put unused apps to sleep" setting under "Background usage limits" turned off.
I have added the apps to "Never sleeping apps" screen's list under "Background usage limits" turned off.
Despite doing all of the above, the current OS seems to be ignoring all of the settings I have set. Do any of you know of an app or any additional settings that will stop my apps from being put to sleep like that? This never happened when running Android version 9 and below.
All help will be appreciated.


texts: How to force software update on Android 2.3.4 model GT-S5830D Galaxy Ace

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According to what I've read on line, it should be Setting -> About Phone -> Software Update, but in the About Phone section I don't have that option. Just Status, Battery use, Legal information, System tutorial, Model number, Android version, Baseband version, Kernel version, and Build number.

I also tried what lifehacker recommended, which was to

  Go to Settings > Apps (or Applications) and select show All. Then find Google Services Framework and click the Clear Data button. Then click the Force Stop button.

or

  dial ##checkin## (using the numbers on the dial pad for the letters)

But neither of these worked. Any suggestions on how to update the software, or clarification on whether or not I can at all?

Thanks in advance.


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My phone was purchased in the United States. It has a US number. This is the same phone number linked to my credit card.
Now I just recently realized if I used a computer from another IP address, the credit card online login reequires 2-step verification with my phone number. Not a problem.
But what if I go abroad to another country? Will the 2-step verification still work? Will my phone receive this text from the US?
I'm asking because it seems if you want to dial a number in another country, you need to add the country code, so its a bit different from the US.
If anybody can offer clarifications it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


texts: A widget to show tasks that are two days closer to due date

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I am using Jorte application which has a home screen widget to show a list of tasks (synced from Google tasks). But it display all tasks, even the ones that has the due date next month.

Are there any home screen widget that displays tasks that have their due dates within two days from today's date. I do not want to see all tasks.

People who have used Symbian before, would be familiar with this feature. In Symbian, this is a default feature in the homescreen.


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I have a Nook HD+ and a Nook HD.

When I ran CyanogenMod off of a MicroSD card, the Class I (43MB/s) doesn't even boot!  I spent $30 on a 32GB one.

The Class 10 (10MB/s) 16GB booted, but ran poorly

The Class 4 (4MB/s) 16GB ran perfectly.

A co-worker said that there were problems with newer classes and the phones / tablets.

My question is: Why is this so? Is there a fix for this? What are the recommendations for good-performing MicroSD cards?

My co-worker said Sandisk Class 4 were the best, of which I have one more to play with.


texts: Force Skype and Hangouts to keep running

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Skype and Hangouts automatically kill themselves after a period of inactivity if it's not in the foreground. As I want to appear online and receive IMs/calls, this is an incredible inconvenience.

Is there anything like process manager or similar that forces apps to keep running and/or lock app activity state?

NOTE Since my phone has a GB of RAM and only uses just a bit less than half with all regular apps open, it's not an Android memory management issue.


texts: Getting Data out of Android phone suffering from Google Apps stopped working endless loop

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One of our Moto E2 LTE is constantly displaying a "Google app has stopped error" message on power-up, rendering it useless. This occurred after the phone ran out of battery, but this could be a coincidence.

I am hoping a factory reset will resolve the issue, but before I do that, there are a few pictures on the phone we would like to retrieve. (1)

This is what I know and have attempted up to now:

It's running Android 6.0 as provided by the carrier (no modifications)
Debug mode is not enabled on the phone, the bootloader is Locked. (At least that is my understanding since it reports 'Device Locked' in the bootloader screen.)
Connecting the phone to Windows shows an empty folder (since Debug is off)
The screen is normally unlocked using a gesture, I know the gesture.
The phone doesn't offer to answer call anymore
Pressing "Ok" on the error message restart the application, but it fails again within second...pressing ok many times doesn't help...
I get the same error when it starts in safe mode. The safe mode label is visible in the lower left corner of the screen.
Looking at the bug report the phone wants to send, the error is an exception related to SQLite: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteFullException
Swiping the top of the screen reveals the usual menu showing the time, battery and reception power level, but it doesn't interact beyond that. The setting screen that would be available this way is not reachable.
Going into recovery mode and wiping the cache partition didn't fix the problem (attempted twice)
I can connect to the phone using an USB cable and see the device with Fastboot or ADB in sideload mode only.
Since debug is not enabled I don't see the device on normal ADB

I read many posts about data recovery this week-end, but none of them would work we the situation I am facing (No Debug, cannot access settings). Or they would state that it should be possible to do something using sideload mode but don't provide any clear solution or instruction.

I have a background in telecom equipment engineering, including cell phones in the early 2000's. So I am confortable with low level manipulations, but at the same time I am not confortable injecting code in the phone from an unknown third party.

Is there a clean and relatively strait forward way of getting to the phone picture folder or should I give up?

(1) They have sentimental value and were not synchronised with a web based storage.

Update:
We gave up, at some point having a functional phone was more important than the lost data. The only good news is that the erase all data function in recovery mode worked and the phone is functional again.

Also, I made sure the debug mode is now active on the phone!


texts: Music Player and Audio Recording Crashes Randomly

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My Music Player can't play more than 5mins & 10sec after you stopped using the screen, same with my Audio Recorder and after the short records it stores as .3gpp.tmp which can't play on android because of the (.tmp). I was told that Nova Launcher app can help but I can't get the full details.
More Details.
Music Crashes on Boom player, Google Play music, VLC & Music player by Mobile_V5.
Yes I withdrew from Battery Optimization and it didn't work.
Model: Itel A51
Version: 6.0


texts: Is it possible to use VoIP over gprs from an Android phone? Either using a SIP client or Skype?


texts: How to enter safe mode on an HTC Desire w/CyanogenMod stuck in boot loop?

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I have an HTC Desire with CyanogenMod 7 installed. After ignoring the low storage warning for a couple of months, it finally crashed and since then is stuck in the dreaded boot loop. I am able to enter a shell using adb shell, and I freed some space (~30M) in the internal memory but to no avail.

After reading about how people solved this problem, a promising way seems to be to enter “safe mode“, then find out which app might cause the boot process to fail and remove it.

I found instructions for the HTC Desire to enter safe mode (turn it on, then keep menu button pressed), but this only let me enter the CyanogenMod recovery menu. My explanation for this is that this behavior is a difference from the stock firmware which most similar question apply to.

I did read the boot loop tag wiki, I naturally want to keep my personal data and settings, and factory-resetting the phone is not a desired option.


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I am using Xiaomi phone(redmi note 7, miui 12, mobile says it has full OTG support) and I would like to use games with my Xbox 360 wired controller. When I plugged it in, the light just flashed, and the phone didn't react to any buttons. (I tried to use otg troubleshooter, it says it's plugged in, it just don't work). I saw some answer to this question: use 1Controller (series of .kl files). I got it, and I have no idea how to use it, or write it in system/keylayouts without root. So, have anyone answer to:

How to safely and rather temporarily root my phone?
How to write to system without root?
How to use .kl files without writing it to system?
How to solve this controller issue?


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I am using OTG external drive constantly. But it will always disconnect when the screen turns off. This causes data loss issues. I tried to find any related settings in system settings and developer options, but no luck. I tried to disable battery optimization etc.. None of them works.
Btw, I am running Andriod 10 (non rooted) (Sony model).
Do anyone know how to fix the issue or workaround it?
Thanks a lot.


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I have a Samsung J3 6 (2016), I'm trying to hard reset (PIN loss).

I found out that I should hold Volume Up+Power+Home for several seconds. Then I am warned that downloading a costum OS might be dangerous, I continue by press Volume Up.

I finally get stuck with a big droid and "Downloading... Do not turn off target !!" and also

ODIN MODE
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
MOM DOWNLOAD BLOCK: 0
PRODUCT NAME: SM-J320FN
CURREN BIN: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FAP LOCK: ON
USB Init Start!
USB core reset done!

It's the same screen since 6 hours, is there a way to make the download complete?


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I have a new samsung galaxy j5 2016. First it was like this when I bought it and the seller turned it on without a sim and i don't know how he configured it:

I could use now on tap even without google account (a couple of times I saw it showed up but then it didn't). So then I signed in and it worked fine too, and Now on Tap menu was still separate from search and now
(Now on tap worked without google now working because of region restrict).

Then I did a factory-reset from the settings and I skipped all the initial configuration to default options without a SIM CARD or WIFI
but it still looks like this:

I don't want to sign in because of the region and phone is not rooted or anything, and google play services doesn't update if I don't sign in, so it is default 1 month ago update from security update of galaxy apps.


texts: How to get permission for directly writing files to SD card from a PC

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I need to manage my Android's files from PC with my mouse and keyboard, instead of do it on 5" and 7" touch screens. I did many tries with Google, but all options lead me to only one way:

From the PC, write the file to internal storage, (ex: Xender)
From Android, using an Android file manager (for example, ES File Explorer) to cut & paste the files to folders I want on the SD card.

The question is: "How do I set permissions to directly write to the SD card from a PC?"

I'm using Samsung Core Prime with Android 4.4.x (KitKat) and my PC's OS is Windows 7 64-bit.

Update:
I want to do it through Wi-Fi whenever I need instead of using a USB cable.
Below is a screenshot for clarifying my question:

Update:

Not only Xender, even ES Explorer can not write to extSDcard. Screenshot from my phone:


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I have been seeing recently that DropBox opens PDF files stored in it through its own reader. I would like to open all my PDF files through Adobe, no matter where their location is. I do not want to use this extra functionality provided by DropBox.

How can I disable this option in DropBox? I could not find any option to disable PDF viewing. Is it a feature that must be added in future by DropBox?


texts: What else might be causing battery drain on my Android 6.0.1?

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My Galaxy SC-04F, not rooted, recently upgraded to Android 6. Since then, it runs really hot and the battery drains very fast.

I looked for solutions on the net, and I found two suggestions:

Clear the app cache in Settings -> Storage -> Internal Storage ->Cached data

Rebooting into recovery and clearing the system cache.

I did both of these, and my phone was almost immediately noticeably cooler, and the battery was definitely not draining as fast.

Unfortunately, this only lasted about 24 hours. The next day or so, my phone felt hot again, and the battery was draining fast.

I checked online again, and some people said there was a 6.0.1 update that solved some kind of bug. I checked Settings - About this device, and it says my Android version is 6.0.1 already.

What else can I do to try and get my phone to run normally and not overheat with excessive battery drain?


texts: Disable magnetic screen on/off *without* Xposed?

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Long story short, looking for a way to either disable the behaviour of screen turning on/off in reaction to magnets, or disable the Hall sensor (the sensor responsible for the reaction) altogether. The flip cover I have in hand has a weak magnet and thus doesn't turn on/off the screen reliably, hence I want to simply disable the feature and take things into my own hands.

There are a bunch of Xposed modules that do just the job (example), but Android 7+ probably never will get Xposed from what it looks like right now, so a solution without using Xposed is required.

The device in question is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (Qualcomm, Wi-Fi) with root access.

EDIT 1: after some poking around, it seems that /dev/input/event6 corresponds to the Hall sensor on this device - every time I open/close the magnetic lid, it shows an event there. Unfortunately, I still haven't found a way to disable a particular input device.

EDIT 2: I have tried a way to prevent the Hall sensor from reporting back its status, thus effectively disabling the sensor, and it works well. The problem is it requires me to modify the ROM's source code, and although I can handle that as a ROM compiler, I'm sure there are much more people who can't. So still, waiting for a more feasible solution.


texts: Seems like the volume control button on my bluetooth headset is broken, is there any way to change the bluetooth volume directly on the phone? I am on Android 4.1.2, just in case it's relevant. I found settings to change the normal front speaker volume, but nothing for the bluetooth volume.


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I'm trying to install the custom Rapture ROM to improve performance on my aging Note 4. I've rooted it and now in following the instructions I see I need to update my FW which involves loading BASEBAND.TAR.MD5 using Odin3. (quick link).

My problem is that even though I've downloaded the baseband and bootloader when I run Odin3 all of the buttons except for 'AP' are greyed out so I cannot proceed. Please advise.


texts: I want to root my samsung galaxy note2 n7100. I saw lots of tutorials on internet. But no tutorial give me a 100% guarantee. :( can anyone help me to root my mobile?


texts: Can bought Android apps be shared between devices you own?

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On the iPod Touch/iPhone, since it is tied to your iTunes account, I am quite sure you can have your bought apps on multiple devices you own (can't test though, iPod Touch was stolen).

However, now I have the Motorola Droid, and am waiting for a tablet, and am considering getting a Nook and rooting it to run my own apps.

Question is, if you buy an app on the marketplace, how is the security done:

Is it tied to your Gmail account so you can share it between devices you own?
Is it tied to the device? (Don't break/replace your phone!)
As long as it's installed, you're OK? (If you uninstall, or wipe your device, it's gone).

I assume 3 is highly unlikely, though a possibility, so leaving it here as a potential answer to my question.


texts: What does the "Volume Level" in Spotify do?

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What does the "Volume Level" option in the Spotify settings do?

I don't notice anything when changing it. A coarse volume level like this also seems redundant to the system-wide volume level.


texts: LG P880 - No keyboard after factory reset

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yesterday I tried to reset my rooted phone (LG Optimus 4X HD) because I thought it would run faster after a factory reset.

Unfortunately I didn't remember that I uninstalled the stock keyboard and now, there is no keyboard installed on the device.
This makes it impossible to get past the setup wizard.

I tried sideloading a keyboard apk via adb but it failed (error message: verifying package ... installation aborted). I also failed to connect the device to the PC suite (I presume this is the case because USB debugging is turned off).

Is there anything else I could try?

Thank you in advance


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I have yu yureka android device which has octa core snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB of ram, 16GB internal storage.

Recently I migrated to snapshot release of Cyanogen Mod 12.1 (android 5.1) plain without any Google Proprietary Apps.

I thought of using device encryption feature. There is no lock screen password/pattern set. There are no secondary users. There are no so many apps installed. My /storage/emulated/0 doesn't contain any media files (completely free).

So, I entered Settings > Security and selected Encrypt Device . It showed some boot loader icon for a couple of minutes and then Settings > Security showed Device Encrypted.

Is it really encrypted, since it took very little time and not having lock screen password. The device was fine on rebooting.

Then, i created 2nd user and protected it with lock screen pattern. Then rebooted, device was fine.

Then I created lock screen pattern for the 1st user (Owner). It prompted to ask for this pattern at device boot up and I selected Yes. I then rebooted the device. At first, it asked for pattern, I entered the 1st users lock screen pattern. Then the device rebooted and was in boot loop now (continuous boot loader animation) for 45minutes.

Was it encrypting the storage now or the process of encryption somehow corrupted??
Did I not do the encryption correctly? Is it must to have lock screen pattern before starting encryption?
The device is relatively faster and I guess it should not take so long for encryption. With my device specs how long can encryption be??
I have a 32GB external sdcard formatted with fat32. Is it going to encrypt that as well?
What happens possibly if I pull out the battery, apart from loosing data?

Please help..


texts: ADB push failed to copy, function not implemented

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I cross compiled a library for my Android phone, and I keep getting the message when I try to push

failed to copy '/home/sanctus/Desktop/native-android-ports/libc-arm/crypt/libcrypt.so.1' to '/storage/sdcard0/ssh/crypt/libcrypt.so.1': Function not implemented

I am trying to push on to a genymotion emulator instance.


texts: Connect to internet via internet cafe PC when no wi-fi or 3G is available?

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We are developing an Android data-entry application for use in places with very limited connectivity.  We'll be using old/discarded Android devices in areas outside towns in Kenya, Uganda, etc. where there is no wi-fi; the devices themselves are not signed to a phone service.  Users collect data in the field & return home, where typically internet access is available only via shared PCs at internet cafes.

I'm wondering if there is an easy way to connect an Android phone to a PC via the USB cable such that it shares the PC's internet connection for outbound connections?  ie. reverse tethering...  which seems to be a common topic, but all of the solutions seem to involve installing software on the PC, which I'm not sure would work at a cafe.  Is there "an app for that"?

I can provide more details if it helps find a solution!  Thanks


texts: I have a Samsung galaxy Y device. It's running Gingerbread stock rom, and I want to upgrade this to Jellybean. Is there any custom rom for Galaxy Y?


texts: Display viewport only at the right bottom of the screen

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I have a Geniatech ATV1220 android set top box running android 4.2.2 and am using an arduino with motion sensor connected to it to modify content on a website when someone is in front of the sensor via NodeJS.

This works great, but what I would like to do is to manipulte the complete system viewport of the android system. For example if someone steps in front of the sensor, the whole system should be displayed in a reduced size like 1/4 original at the bottom right side of the screen while the other area should just display black or basically nothing.

It is really hard to find something because of the pretty common keywords like display, viewport, size and so on. I could probably do it dependent on individual applications but I also want to use it in third party applications, which I cannot modify.

Currently I am sometimes using commands like this:

echo 1 >/sys/class/graphics/fb0/blank

to modify the actual content that is displayed, in this case it all turns black/blank and I wonder if there is a similar way to achieve what I want to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to disable touch temporarily?

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Imagine that you want to do something, while the display in is action (not in sleep mode) and at the same time, you don't want to do anything else. This situation is like children lock, in which, all buttons fail to react, temporarily, to disable any kind of interaction by a child.

Is there a way to achieve this in Android? Do we have something like lock screen?


texts: Application to block icon movements on home pages

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Is there an application that doesn't allow me to move icons on the home page when I long press them in order to prevent accidental movements?

So for instance if I long press the Camera icon on the main screen I'd like nothing to happen while this application I'm asking about is active/installed.

LE: Of course I search the Play store and haven't found such an app.


texts: Is that possible to upgrade HTC wildfire s os?

texts: Is that possible to update the HTC wildfire s OS from Gingerbread to some other higher versions.


texts: using printenv in script sh in recovery TWRP return error execv failed : Exec format error

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for example just try this script

#!/sbin/sh

printenv | grep sdcard >> /tmp/tong.txt

in recovery.log i've

run_program: execv failed: Exec format error
run_program: child exited with status 1

I think it's about printenv but i don't understand what is wrong.
Using printenv in a terminal emulator works but not in my script sh


texts: Preventing the screen going on on power connection

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Whenever my phone is connected to the power source the screen goes on, I would really like to disable this feature, but cannot find any relevant option.

In case you want to know why this causes me problems I have disabled automatic screen off and the roads are very bumpy and regardless how many new cables I buy they cannot prevent power cable reconnecting.

HTC U11 Android 9.


texts: Is there any way to know the cause I cannot install app from Google Play

texts: I'm using Sony Xperia S (also I have old SE Xperia X10 Mini) and want to install mytaxi app. But Google Play says that I'm not eligible to do this and I do not understand why! I've found an apk in the internets and it works fine, but I want to know the reason and have updates.


texts: How to install Android ADB drivers on Windows? (Any Android Phone)

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How can I install the Android ADB drivers on a Windows 8.x PC/Laptop?
I followed tutorials on the internet but nothing worked for me.

  PS: The adb driver should be compatible with any Android smartphone.


texts: How do you sort your chats by contact name in WhatsApp?

texts: How can one alphabetically sort the contacts on the WhatsApp chat list? Right now, the list is completely random, making it difficult to locate a specific chat by its author (contact name)


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i have to check when my phone's "messages" app was accessed last night? i had 4 new messages but i have neither seen their notification on my mobile screen nor the small "4" written on messages app on home screen. i have tried other ways like checking if my phone's app was already opened/my friend's message conversation was opened and i slpt? no these are not the reasons of not receiving notification on screen because i have tested each of them by sending messages from other phone to my phone and in every case i got notification on screen.

Because i'm in a hostel and i doubt someone has checked my messages that's why i didn't see any notification this morning is there any way i can check at which times my messaging app was accessed? is there any system log for that? i need to check whether it was accessed between 4:00 AM to 6:AM today.

i'm using samsung J5 (10) 2GB ram. 16Gb rom. Android Version: 6.0.1


texts: I have a sansung s7.  It is gobbling up data.  I've disabled as many programs as i dare from running in the background but no help.  Is there anything i can do about it?


texts: TRRS compatibility, pinout. How does TRRS work?

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After 16 hours of searching, I could not find comprehensive answers to the following questions:
What's the modern PC, Android and Apple pinout standard inside the 3.5mm TRRS female socket? Is it CTIA? Is it the same for all modern headphones/headsets/earphones with TRRS male plugs?
Or do some PC, Android and Apple device sockets and earphone plugs have a different pinout configuration?
Are there known incompatible plug/socket or M/F TRRS brands or products?
Are the Iphone headsets/earphones fully compatible with PC and Android? And vice versa?
What exactly happens when a headset TRRS plug is fully inserted into a socket? Does it automatically disconnect/disable the PC's speakers and microphone and connect/enable those of the headset?
Do external headsets/earphones with TRRS male plugs require new drivers to work properly with PCs? [never, sometimes, in most cases, often, always]


texts: I just got a new OnePlus 5T. (Upgraded from a Nexus 5X.) I like the new Night Mode, as it does natively what I used the Twillight app for in my previous phone. But, I don't know how to make it automatically stop in certain apps. For example, when I'm watching a movie in the evening, I don't want to have its colors be yellow. Is that possible?


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Using my app-lite Bush SPIRA B3 5(Android 6.0
1, not rooted) I created a 4Gb Adopted SD just for Google play music (and Messenger.) However, It can't get even a quarter full before my device crashes and flatly refuses to boot- Unless I Remove the SD. Any help?


texts: Polaris Office cannot set Date Format to UK

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how can we change the input & displaying of dates in Polaris Office to UK format?

The devices are set in Settings/System/Date and Time/Select date format to UK style (dd/mm/yyyy).

The default within Polaris seems to be yyyy/mm/dd. Other android users wrongly think this is UK format.

You can change the date format of cells to be any of the following:

yyyy/mm/dd (default)
mm/dd/yyyy (US format)
mm/dd
dd-month-yy
dd-month
month-yy
month-yy
month dd, yyyy
dd month yyyy (almost UK format)

Ideally we need the correct UK date format dd/mm/yy or dd/mm/yyyy as this is already in our source files. We cannot change this (only the format of the cells) as users will be working on files generated from MySQL in MS Access and outputted to .xlsx

This seems an oversight on Polaris part, but I don't see much 'chatter' about it around the web, so should we notify Polaris of this?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 S Planner events have different timezones

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Device: Samsung Galaxy S4

In the S Planner, the events have two time zones in their Detail view; e.g. GMT+3 and UTC.

I would only like to see only my local time zone. Is there a setting for that? Couldn't find anything on the web. The time zones are set to manual both in the phone and in the app.


texts: Is it possible to run a custom kernel that works with T-mobile wifi calling?

texts: I am interested in understanding if it is possible to install a very lean version of Android (to maximize performance) and maintain TMO wifi calling.  If you have had success using a custom kernel and configuring to work with TMO wifi calling please state this in your reply.


texts: How can I symlink the /cache folder on boot?

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After rooting and installing link2sd on my HTC Explorer, I still have low memory issues.

On Google Play, I can't download apps larger than 10-15M. This is because the /cache folder is in the internal memory, which is desperately small. In my version, Google Play writes directly in /cache, not in subfolders.

Using adb as root, I deleted /cache and created a symlink /cache -> /mnt/sdcard/cache.
This is fine, but when I reboot the phone the symlink is replaced by the old folder.

Is there a proper way to solve this issue once and for all?

Thanks for any hint,
A


texts: How do I use a 4 digit pin using the 4+ digit lockscreen?

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I own a nonrooted HTC 626 Running android 6.0.1. when we purchased the phone, I set a 4 digit pin. The lockscreen had a UI which looked like

Later, I disabled the system lock to try a couple custom lockscreens(ZUI Locker and My Locker). When I uninstalled the custom lockscreen and reset the pin for system lock, there was a switch in the upper right of the screen when setting the pin(the system settings app prevented me from taking a screenshot) labeled "Simple Pin." With it on, the lockscreen has the following UI:

I decided that I liked the other lockscreen better and tried to set the pin again with the "Simple Pin" switch off. However, even though the text field reads "must be at least 4 digits"(emphasis added), typing a 4 digit pin causes the Simple Pin switch to set itself back to On. At the pin confirmation step, setting the switch back off returns to the original screen, leading me in an endless loop. How can I use the non-simple pin UI with a 4 digit pin?


texts: When a Google account is used to access the Android Market, what information is captured by Google?

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When I use a Google account which then becomes the primary account on the device, what information is captured by Google e.g. device make, model, IMEI, etc?

Am I able to access any of this information and if so where?


texts: Having trouble setting up Android SSH tunnel with port forwarding (x-post /r/ssh)

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I'm trying to log into an SSH server in such a way that I can securely visit websites on my Android phone. I have done the following:

Set up port forwarding for SSH server xyz.org, port 8080 on VX Connectbot (I did this with "Edit port forwards"->"Add port forward")
Logged into xyz.org on VX Connectbot
In Firefox, set:

network.proxy.socks=127.0.0.1
network.proxy.socks_port=8080
network.proxy.socks_remote_dns=true

But when I go to whatsmyip.org, the WHOIS lookup shows my cell phone provider, when it should be showing the SSH server. What am I doing wrong?

Is it possible that the SSH server is allowing me to log in, but refusing port forwarding requests? How would I test that?

Or have I incorrectly configured Firefox or VX Connectbot? Or maybe there's something else I have to do in my Connectbot session to start the port forwarding?

Reddit post here


texts: Looking for a more efficient way to avoid apps that require creating online accounts

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Here's an example of a recurring problem: I'm looking for a simple GPS-based pace-keeping app to keep me on track timewise while cycling, running, hiking, etc.  So I find a candidate app via the play store, if it's not free I buy it, then I install it and run it for the first time.  Then I discover that its use requires creating an account at some online site.  I find this unacceptable, so I delete the app, and go back to searching.

Of course, the whole maybe-purchase-install-start-uninstall cycle gets to be very time-consuming when the probability of success (i.e. finding an app that does not require an online account) is low.

In my ideal world, there would be a way to filter search results to exclude apps that require setting up an online account, but I'm not holding my breath for this feature.

Is there a way to identify those apps that require an online account before installing them?


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I have an LG Prada 3.0 p940, running Android 2.3.7.

I have a problem accessing recovery mode. Is it possible to flash CyanogenMod ROM on stock ROM through PC without installing custom recovery?

Does anyone know a software that is trustworthy to do that, or to back up my current ROM?


texts: Updating system app without root and apk install in custom ROM

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Custom ROM in Redmi 3S
I have installed Gapps(from opengapps) using TWRP recovery. Recently, I got an update from play store for dialer app, but not for messages which released recently. Why message app doesn't received update? Do I need to flash latest Gapps to get this?


texts: How do I screen pin several apps to Lollipop?

texts: How do you pin an app so that you cannot go to another app or web without a pass code? Can this be done for several apps at a time?


texts: How do I run an Android app on an iPhone?

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Based on my 30-60 minutes doing research on Google it seems there is no general solution for my question, but I wanted to double check on my favorite Q&A forum network, SE.

So, how can I run an Android app on an iPhone?


texts: Does verifying the apk signature fingerprint guarantees it has no malware?

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I want to check if an apk file is really from a specific developer and that the whole apk has no malware in it.

I unzipped the apk and in the sub-folder META/INF I used the following command in Ubuntu:

keytool -printcert -file RELEASE_.DSA

If I use this technique with a "clean.apk" and a "suspicious.apk" file from the same developer and the MD5 / SHA1 are the same ... does this mean that the "suspicious.apk" really is "clean" ?

Does this work like GnuPG verifying a file? Or is this not reliable to check for integrity / authencity of an apk file?


texts: Why does my phone occasionally show the boot animation?

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I have a Motorola XT720 on eclair. A couple times, I've seen it show the boot animation (mystical Motorola logo), usually it's while it's sleeping. After I see the boot animation, I am on Emergency calls only, just like when I first boot my phone. (I'm not sure if this is normal either.)

I just saw this now, and it was plugged into my computer (usb debugging enabled). I had it set to memory card access and ejected it and switched to portal & tools. It sat for a couple minutes and then I saw the logo. I touched the screen and it showed my lock screen.

I'd assume this is a crash and reboot, except that if I goto Settings > About phone > Status, I see the uptime listed as 116 hours.

What is the phone doing? Does anyone else see this behaviour?

Update: I read elsewhere that it may be related to the SD card and I've started fscking whenever it happens.

First I find out where my device is connected (I'm on /dev/sdb1) and then I fsck.

grep fat /etc/mtab
sudo fsck.vfat -r /dev/sdb1

fsck will do interactive repair and ask you how to fix the errors. After I get one of these crashes, there are errors to repair. I think this has reduced the crash frequency.

Update 2: I put in an old 1 GB SD card awhile ago and I don't remember the last time I saw one of these crashes.


texts: How can I flash ClockworkMod with Heimdall on Galaxy Mini?

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I tried to flash ClockworkMod with Heimdall on my Galaxy Mini by doing the following:

I go into download mode
Plug in my phone
Go into the recovery image folder
Run heimdall flash --kernel zImage

I get this error and my phone stays in download mode:

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...
ERROR: Setting up interface failed!
Re-attaching kernel driver...

USB debugging mode is enabled of course and I'm on Ubuntu. How can I successfully flash ClockworkMod?


texts: TWRP seems to be currupt or not working for Infinix X5515F

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For few days I was trying to install TWRP recovery to my Infinix X5515F(Smart 2). I followed these steps

enabled oem unlock and usb debugging
connected to computer
logged into adb and send adb reboot bootloader
send fastboot erase recovery
flashed this    file using fastboot flash recovery <filename.img>
tried to boot    directly from the image using fastboot boot <filename.img>(after a    while without any respond it performed a
normal boot to system not to    recovery)

then I tried to reboot to recovery by these methods

pressing and holding Volume Up and power button until the Infinix
boot logo appears(after releasing all the button it shut down without
showing anything,booted again and performed a normal boot)
send adb reboot recovery(it boots to system recovery not to twrp)

What is the problem? Is this image corrupt or not right? If it is can you provide any image for X5515F(not for X5515).


texts: Does the space used by app increase on updating?

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I'm working on Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0-Marshmallow. Many apps like MS excel and word comes inbuilt, so I cannot move them to sd card, and they are taking up huge space on the phone memory.

Now, b other of these apps have released updates of size about 50MB. The mobile data is not a problem, but will the size of the app increase if I update it? If it increases,  then I cannot install the updates.

I tried contacting the app developers but got no response from their side. So, it'll be very helpful to me if anyone knowing this can explain the bit.

N.B.: I don't have a rooted phone, and nor do I want to root it, and thereafter use apps like Link2SD.


texts: Android Lollipop's notification bar is not transparent in Nexus 4

texts: I had updated my Nexus 4 with Android 5.0 OTA update last week. I observed that the notification bar is not transparent. I see some reviews of Android Lollipop (Nexus 4) in YouTube and as I remembered correctly the notification bar was transparent. Is anybody having the same issue?


texts: Android Marshmallow internal storage problem

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I have a Moto E 2nd Gen running Android 6.0.  In the Storage & USB menu it shows that I have used up over 4 GB of space, but it shows I have used only 2.5 GB for apps and around 100 MB of other data.

What is causing the discrepancy? Even clearing the cache does not help.

I tried DiskUsage. This is ascreenshot of my internal storage.

It shows System Data as almost 4GB. Is this normal ?


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Today I had I have received a MIUI updated on my RedMi 2.
[Note: The phone is rooted and has CWM installed]

The phone was supposed to boot and start the updated but for some reason it got stuck in bootloop.

At the moment I can only enter in fastboot mode, recovery it is not working.
How to recover it ?


texts: Contact details are not showing in Micromax A47 Android Mobile?

texts: In my Micromax A47 Android Mobile, I lost all my contacts but when I tried to call my recent contacts through my mobile it's showing their name. When I tried  to see my sim and phone contacts its showing only two but I had more contacts. When I inserted that sim in another mobile ( Not Android OS ) it's showing all my contacts. Why it's showing like this? Does this happens because of my mobile problem or OS problem?


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I have installed a Custom Rome on my Nexus 5x. In the developer options, I can activate USB debugging, but I can not give ADB any root rights.

Is there a possibility to assign ADB root rights?

I have tried that and received the message "not running as root"

Heres a Picture from my CMD:

With another rom it has already worked.

This is the rom i use.


texts: Edit default applications to open KML file?

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This is a more general question than simply handling KML files, but this is the issue I currently have.

I was looking for an application that could not only download maps for offline use (so I can turn off roaming and avoid paying for data access while travelling), but also display a list  of user-defined applications (created on a computer with eg. Google Maps).

MapsWithMe Pro is supposed to be able to open a KML file, but when opening the attachment in Gmail, I'm not given the choice of opening it with MapsWithMe: For some reason, it opens it with MoboPlayer, which handles audio/video files and obviously complains that it doesn't support KML fils. Google didn't help.

Does someone know how to reconfigure Android (4.2.1 on Galaxy Nexus) so that I'm prompted for which application to open KML files with?

Thank you.


texts: How to check if an APK contains native code?

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Is there a way to check if an APK file hosts native code?

There are many reverse engineering tools (e.g. apktool, androguard) from which you can reproduce the
source files of an Android app but I'm not sure if there is a de facto solution
which you can use to assure that an APK contains native code. Maybe someone can
search for ARM binary files in the source files of an app. But how to know which
directories to check?

Is there a more standard way to do this?


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Is there a way to tether a PC's ethernet or WiFi connection to a Samsung Galaxy Fame using Jelly Bean 4.1?

What I would like to do is to be able to access the internet on the phone using the PC's internet connection, via USB or wifi. My PC runs Ubuntu and Windows (Dual Boot) so either of these operating systems will work.


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I want to install custom ROM on my HTC One XL. I have unlocked (not rooted) the phone following the unlock process on www.htcdev.com. Now I installed goomanager which supposed to let me install TWRP recovery.

I already downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.3.0.0-evita.img and copied the file to my mobile but it doesn't seem to me that I can use this downloaded file.

More over it seems to me that I can directly use goomanager to install custom ROM and not to do it via TWRP as I read somewhere.

Q1) Can I install files that I downloaded using my computer and copied over to my mobile or goomanager will always download them for me?

Q2) Do I have to install TWRP to install custom ROM (cm10)?

Q3) Can I use goomanager to install custom ROM?


texts: Someone PLEASE help me get rid of my startup pin. I've done everything and I'm at wits end with this

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I own an axon 7 with TWRP and I flash noms pretty regularly. recently I installed a new rom and accidentally ticked the "secure start up pin" feature or whatever (this also created a pin on TWRP for some reason. but with that I noticed it took my device almost twice as long to boot it seemed so I disabled it in the settings, but that did nothing.

I've wiped system, data, cache, Dalvik, everything and NOTHING will get rid of the pin. I've gone into the file manager in TWRP, DELETED THE KEY FILES, AND THEN WIPED AND FLASHED AND IT STILL HAD THE DAMN PIN on startup.

Please someone help me. if this is related to encryption I'd also like to learn how to disable that as well.

thank's in advance for your help, I know you don't have to give it :)


texts: Firefox DB doesn't include the latest bookmarks

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I've located the browser.db (\data\data\apps\org.mozilla.firefox\files\mozilla\%$#!.default), but opening it and looking at the "Bookmarks" table doesn't show the latest bookmarks.
Seems like the bookmarks created today (a few hours ago) are not in the table.
Is there another place holding "recent" bookmarks?


texts: Troubleshoot fastboot error 'remote: ' command not defined

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Device: iMX 7ULP evaluation kit
Platform-tools: r28.0.3
Image: O8.1.0_1.4.0_ANDROID_TOOL_7ULP_GA (ARM 32 Android 8.1)

I used the image provided by nxp website on the device. Then I tried unlocking it.
According to a tutorial, I used adb to bring the system in bootloader via
> ./adb reboot bootloader

The device goes to the splash screen and stop there (Not sure if that's how it should be). adb does not recognize the device anymore and fastboot fails on any command as fowllows
> ./fastboot.exe oem unlock
                                FAILED (remote: ' unlock device failed.')
fastboot: error: Command failed

> ./fastboot oem device-info
                                FAILED (remote: ' command not defined')
fastboot: error: Command failed

> ./fastboot flashing unlock
                                FAILED (remote: ' unlock device failed.')
fastboot: error: Command failed

How can I troubleshoot that and unlock the device?


texts: Is there a way to prevent some apps from accessing to internet when wi-fi or mobile data is on?


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I'm trying to find a satellite navigation app that works with an audiobook app such that I can listen to the audio book while navigating. When I get a navigation instruction I want the audio book to pause, then resume where it left off.

Google navigation just mutes every audio book player I've found (doesn't pause/resume), NDrive (preferred) just plays over the top of the audio book.

I've tried AudioBook player 2 (free) and MortPlayer (Audio Book).

Ideally I'd like to continue to use NDrive and find an audiobook player that works with it, but if that's not possible any combination of navigation / audiobook player would do.

In case it matters I'm in the UK and am using an HTC Wildfire (i.e. small screen resolution).


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I am using Nexus 5. And image taken with HDR is very poor quality. I have updated to 4.4.2, still no improvement.

So to make sure I am doing it correct, I installed another app "Best HDR" and compared images with that of Android's and first one is much better.

I will put the two images here (images are compressed for fast uploading, so it will be a little blurry than the real):

Taken with Android HDR / Taken with Best HDR (click images for larger variants)

Question: Why is it like this? Is the HDR of Android that bad or am I doing anything wrong?

More samples

Image taken with normal camera : http://imgur.com/eVnzt6r,cNByvdn,EY69EXc#2
Image taken with android HDR : http://imgur.com/eVnzt6r,cNByvdn,EY69EXc#0
Image taken with Best HDR app : http://imgur.com/eVnzt6r,cNByvdn,EY69EXc#1


texts: How to force stop/block/blacklist UC News and 9apps from installing in my android phone for whole life

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I am annoyed of the unwanted apps UC News, 9Apps and some other apps from automatically installing on my android phone. I have disabled  install unknown source applications, but everytime I restart my phone this is automatically enabled and then my internet is automatically switched on and then nearly 10 to 20 apps are automatically installed in my phone.

I have factory reset my phone many times but even after factory reset same thing occurs and all apps are installed. I suspect this is because of UC browser being an inbuilt app. In UC browser their shows some related apps in which UC News and 9apps is also showm. These two apps are the first to be installed whenever I restart my phone.

My phone is Xolo Era 4g. Plz tell me:

How to block/blacklist xyz app in android permanatly so that it never installs again in whole life of phone.
How to not let andriod switch unknown sources option on when phone is restarted.

I do not want to root my phone to forego the gaurantee. So plz tell any way without rooting the phone, even if it requires downgrading android version or using any other possible OS.
If there is no way then plz tell the method with rooting the phone.

Thanx.


texts: I am using symphony w 10,there is enough space in my memory card but  I can not download file size more than 10 mb. There is no space left in phone storage.


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I have been messing around with my Archos 7 Home Tablet V1, and have currently installed this ROM.
Now when I go to Settings -> SD card & device storage, Total space under SD card is "Unavailable", and Available space under internal flash storage is 0.00B.

I also cannot browse through the internal or SD card with explorer.
I have tried formatting the SD card on the device, by pressing Format SD card in this menu, but that did not change anything.
Now when I connect it through USB to my computer, Windows 7 tells me that I have to format the INTERNAL memory before I can acess this.

My question is: Can I "safely" (I mean, will it not brick it? I understand if no-one can be sure about that ;) ) do this while the tablet is running, then reset it, and flash it again? Or will I be able to say bye bye to it when I do this?

Also, what is the default filesystem on the internal memory? fat32, fat, or what is it?

Thanks in advance!

-René


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How can I do this (agrep) in the Android Terminal?

This program allows elastic text searching, which means that searchqwery would match searchquery, and searching Android would also match Anfroid or Androis.

How can I install it so that it can be run from the Android Terminal?


texts: Where is a file actually located in case of bind mounts

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I have a rooted phone with Magisk 20.1 running on it. Inspired by this answer on Unix SE, I successfully created a bind mount using Termux. It was between a folder on external SD card and one in the internal storage. The commands executed are as below:

>su
>mount -o bind /storage/6333-6461/Books /storage/emulated/0/Books

The original folder in SD card is about 9GB, and my phone memory had only 1.2GB free. Needless to say, thanks to the Linux architecture, there was no problem because the folder in internal storage was just pointing to the one in SD card.

Now, I placed a test file in /storage/emulated/0/Books, and it was instantly visible in the original folder in SD card.

Then I removed the bind mount using the command >umount /storage/emulated/0/Books. I found that the test file was still there in the original folder in SD card.

My question is: When I placed the test file in the bind mount before unmounting, where was it actually located: in internal storage or external SD card? If I place a large file in the bind mount (i.e. in /storage/emulated/0/Books), where will the file take up space: in the internal storage or the SD card?


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Version: Android 10
Brand: Samsung
Model: S9

Is there a way to log the duration of phone ringing, prior to answering or declining a call?
I'm doing this because someone claims to call me, but terminates the call after 1 second, and I need to prove that.
Thank you!


texts: Is there any other way to get updates to frozen apps?

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This is in response to my question " Does the google play store not provide updates for frozen apps? ".

Since google play is now making it difficult, if not, impossible to find and update frozen apps automatically, I'd like to know of alternate ways to do so.

EDIT: Apps like 'App Update Notifier' and 'aTrackDog' does find the updates to the frozen apps! But downloading an update isn't possible since all these apps do is call the Google Play Store. I might need to sideload APKs or get the updated apps from web sources for now I guess..


texts: I just got a new Motorola Droid Turbo 2, Android 5.1.1 I have 2 gmail accounts & 1 just disappeared (it was there as of yesterday), altho I can access it from any computer. I have tried to add the acct by doing the obvious: "Add Account" on my gmail page, and "Add an Acct" in Android settings w/no luck. Both seem to be treating it like I'm trying to establish a new acct not an existing one.


texts: Shortcut to enable / disable VoIP/SIP on Gingerbread?

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Gingerbread comes with a cool SIP / VoIP integration. However, this feature drains the battery quite a bit.

So I'm looking for a shortcut to enable SIP. So far, I always have to go deep into Settings to disable/enable it.

Is there a cool shortcut, widget or app which helps to enable/disable the native SIP/VoIP-Feature of Android 2.3?


texts: When I turn my phone on, many apps also turn on in the background. This slows down my phone. How do I shut them down? Why is the OS built this way? Doesn't make sense to me.


texts: How to use *.img file instead of *.gz (or *.pit) file with Heimdall?

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I have downloaded .img file for TWRP recovery. How I should use it with Heimdall? It seems that Heimdall accepts .gz files (or .pit files in older versions), not .img!

I've tried opening an .img file and Heimdall complained

  Tar header contained an invalid file size

Opening a .tar file led to

  firmware.xml is missing from the package


texts: Whatsapp data transfer from expired Sim card to new Sim card

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My old Sim card number has expired and is no longer active on my mobile network. How do I recover my Whatsapp account chat history from this inactive Sim card number since it can no longer receive the call or message that sends the Whatsapp confirmation code to my cell phone in order to activate the Whatsapp account to my old mobile number.

I have tried to purchase a new Sim card in order to reactive the expired mobile number but was told by my network providers that I can no longer use that number as it is no longer registered to the network. My best bet would be to try recover my contacts from my google account backups.But there's is no guarantee that I can recover my chat history from that expired no.

I would like to migrate my Whatsapp chat history from this old Sim card number to a new Sim card number to which I have already installed Whatsapp.I am using an Android device.


texts: Can't figure out how to prevent Samsung drivers to fail with error code 10

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I tried to install Samsung drivers (to be able to connect my Galaxy J5 J500FN) on windows 7 or windows 10 in virtualbox (Linux host).

None of my attempts works, I always have an error 'code 10': 'device cannot start.'

Virtualbox recognize the USB device, but not windows.

I took 2 days on duckduckgo and such, try many ways, but nothing work !

Any clue ?


texts: How to delete Hola launcher on Intex phone?

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I can't delete Hola launcher on my Intex smartphone. Once I deleted it from app setting, after some time it's automatically installed again. Another launcher named Launcher3 is on my phone with same problem, it's not removing by factory reset.

How can I delete Hola launcher permanently?


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There are some dialer codes in Nokia 6, e.g: *#*#4636#*#*,*#*#2486#*#*, *#*#372733#*#*. The last one starts an application named "FQC". In this app, there is a menu containing "Receiver test", "LED test", etc.

I think this is for factory testing, but after starting this test mode, did my device change to a test device? If yes, how can I stop and exit this test mode? Do I need to factory reset?


texts: How to add the voice typing key to the LG keyboard on Android 6?

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How can I add the voice typing key to the LG keyboard on Android 6? I use an LG 4.

E.g. on Gboard I could:

(Click image to enlarge)


texts: Will installing CM9 on Xperia PLAY, lose its Playstation power?

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I want to know that if I install CM9 on my Xperia PLAY will it lose its ability to play Playstation games or the games which uses D-pad controls & X,O controls?
How will it affect performance? What are the advantages and disadvantages of CM9 on Xperia PLAY?


texts: Configuring ADB for Nexus 4 on Ubuntu 11.10

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I'm trying to deploy and test an Android app on my Nexus 4 from my Ubuntu 11.10 computer, but ADB doesn't recognize it. I think I need the Google USB drivers, but I cannot find instructions on how to install them on Ubuntu.

How can I install the drivers on Ubuntu 11.10 so that ADB will recognize my N4?


texts: Google maps road names too small. Solutions?

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My parents can't read the road names the Google maps app, and I can't find a way round it. (Should have gone to spec savers). I have tried using Google maps via Chrome and Firefox and their increase text size features but Google Maps ignores it.

Options are flexible as I have rooted the phone and am willing to load any reasonably well tested custom ROM.

I've tried countless map apps and they're all as hard to read, so I thought I'd ask as Google Maps has probably been hacked around with more than others


texts: Can I install CyanoGenMod's or AOSP Messaging app on top of existing Messaging app by my vendor

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I want to install default Android SMS/Messaging app by Google, or even the one that comes with CyanoGenMod Custom ROMs.
They feel more native and plain, which is awesome.

Can I have 2 Messaging apps on my Galaxy S4 (I9500) without problems, or disable Samsung's messaging app and install AOSP/CM's Messaging app?


texts: Tablet wont recognize my flashdrive but will others

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i have a jpay tablet and it wont recognize my flash drive. Its a staples 2.0 8GB. My tablet is android 4.2.2 version with a ARMV7 CPU. Can anybody tell me where to get the drivers for this at. I was told that's what i need. Thank you. And try not to laugh at my ancient tab.
And it will recognize other flash drives but I need it to recognize this one.


texts: Shell script to kill custom apps, run another app then restart killed apps?

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Is it possible to make a shell script that would run using Smanager, for example, to do the following:

Kill a list of custom apps loaded from a file
Run one custom app loaded from the same file
When that app is closed, restore killed apps

If that's not possible, then could it be split into two scripts, one that kills all the custom apps and launch one custom app, the other to restart the custom apps?

All of this is on a rooted phone.
Thanks.


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I have just tried this adblocker app for Android, and it does seem to be working quite effectively, I tried it with some popular apps like Angry Birds and Cut the Rope.

Does anyone know how it works? I tought Android processes can't mess with one another?


texts: How to transfer photos wirelessly without losing file date and time

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I want to quickly wirelessly transfer photos off an Android (Kit Kat) device.  The catch: I don't want to lose the file dates/times during the transfer.  Specifically, I am not talking about the EXIF date/time; I am talking about the actual file date/time.  I organize my images by file timestamp (aka datestamp) and having the file timestamp change during the transfer prevents this simply and effective technique.  This task is trivial to accomplish with a wire, but I have been unable to find a wireless solution.

I prefer a solution that can be performed without any internet access, but am open to all solutions.

What I've Tried

I tried using ShareIt.  Datestamps are changed.  FAIL.
I tried using SuperBeam with the experimental option to maintain timestamps enabled.  Datestamps are changed.  FAIL.
I tried using Google Drive.  Datestamps are changed.  Internet access required.  DOUBLE FAIL.

Does anyone know what will work?


texts: Is it possible to display nicknames in the contact list?

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Is it possible to use nicknames, instead of first+last names, as the contact's display name in the contact list and/or the incoming/outgoing call view?

Device is Samsung Galaxy S 2.

Edit: to be clear, I wouldn't mind installing an alternative contacts app, if there's no other way to do this with the default one.


texts: Where are notes stored on Xiaomi Pocophone F1? (kind of an emergency)

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I have managed to transfer my old phone's storage (Xiaomi Pocophone F1) to my PC right before its screen died (the whole directory) and I have recently bought a Xiaomi Pocophone X3. I have managed to transfer some files from the PC to it (and it worked) and I want to transfer the notes of the older phone to the new phone.
Does anyone know where are the notes stored on the Xiaomi Pocophone F1? It would really help me guys.
Package name of the notes app: com.miui.notes.Application


texts: Termux:Widget and Emacs: can't start subprocesses

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I have some tasks that I like to do using Emacs on several different operating systems.
I have been using Termux so that I can access these tasks on my Android phone.
To reduce setting-up typing in the file-editing part of this workflow, I've installed Termux:Widget and written a two-line widget script that does

filename=$(a little shell logic)
emacs $filename

So now my phone has a button on the home screen that I can push and it opens up the file that I want in the editor.  That part all works fine.

Frequently, once I've started editing, it's convenient to run a shell script.  It's nice to be able to run the shell script in an Emacs buffer so that I can use the regular buffer-switching commands to interact with it.  If I open a fresh Termux session and type emacs at the prompt, then I can do M-x async-shell-command, use relative filenames and tab completion to find the name of the script that I want (e.g. ../my-script.sh), and execute it from within Emacs.  That part works fine.

However, if I've started Emacs from Termux:Widget, Emacs is unable to spawn subprocesses.  I get errors like

/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh:  1: ../my-script.sh: not found
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh:  1: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/whatever/my-script.sh: not found

I believe the relative and absolute path names are correct because I am using tab-completion to check them before asking to execute.

This seems like the kind of problem that termux-exec was invented to fix.  However, it isn't working by magic, and I'm finding myself confused by the documentation.


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I am having a problem with uninstalling apps on Android 5.0 (Nexus 5). I am developing an Android app, so I debug/run the app directly on my device. For production, I exported the same app with my keystore, uninstalled the debug APK that I ran earlier, tried to install the signed APK, and I got this error:

  An existing package by the same name with a conflicting signature is already installed.

Is it because the bytecodes are still in the ART runtime? Anyone has any idea how to solve this?


texts: Errors when receiving iMessage group texts

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Phone: Samsung Galaxy SIII
OS: Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2

I've tried talking to Samsung, AT&T, and reading forums looking for a good answer to this, and I seem to be the only person experiencing this exact problem.

When someone sends me a group message from iMessage on an iPhone, one of 3 things happens.

I receive the message from the original sender, no evidence of other people on the message, and receive a message from 'Anonymous' at the same time that says "Message not found."
I receive the message from the original sender twice, sometimes with the error message, sometimes not.
I only receive "Message not found" and the actual message never reaches me.

All I want is to see the group message from iMessage without an error or a duplication, and it would be nice to know it's a group message. Icing on the cake would be to actually reply all and even see who else it was sent to. I have not seen anyone else report this particular error. This has been an on-going problem, not a recent one, that I was only very recently able to diagnose. Today's advice has ranged from telling every one of my iOS friends to turn off Android messaging in iMessage, to deleting my phone number from the Apple Support page (which does not and never has had an iPhone attached to it), to resetting my device.

Even if the answer is This is a common issue because Samsung and Apple love to feud and piss off their customers, so they make it impossible for you to communicate with the enemy, I would love to hear that.


texts: I am trying to root my Samsung A7(2017). I have installed twrp to my phone but when I open it to install SuperSU it writes Internal Storage(0 MB) therefore I can not access to SuperSU. I am searching this topic for hours and tried many ways but couldn't solve it. How can I fix this problem?


texts: Upload video to another device during filming?

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Here is the problem I am facing. If filming with a smartphone that doesn't come with a microsd card, you are severely limited by storage, especially if you want it shoot full HD video (on my phone that's 2.1-2.2 MB per second of footage). While it doesn't sound like much, I don't want to start deleting my apps and other pictures to fit the video footage (I have, at best, with stock apps only, about 10 GB of space, and I can't go around removing all my applications every time I need to video).

With that problem, I was wondering whether there is any way to transfer the video footage on the go to another computer (via Bluetooth or WiFi or even USB). Having searched all over the app store and other forums, I have not been able to find a solution, if it exists.

Tl Dr - is there an app / service that can transfer video files on the go to a secondary device, such that I am not limited to internal storage on a smartphone that does not have expansion options.

I have looked into other camera apps, xposed modules and even custom Roms but have not found anything that works just yet


texts:
Has anyone managed to successfully use Android Auto with any car based in Poland?

My Motorola Moto Z2 Play fails completely when I am trying to connect it to my Toyota Aygo 2018+ (tried many good quality USB cables): Android Auto shutdowns itself automatically after about 0.5 second and car's display shows "Unrecognized device".

After reading some stuff in the Internet and contacting Motorola and Toyota support it turned out the entire thing doesn't work, because I don't have Android Auto application installed on my phone and I don't have it installed, because it is not available in Poland.

Yet, I've heard and read some stories about people here, in Poland, able to use Android Auto without any problems. Does anyone have any idea, how this was accomplished?

The only idea that comes to my mind is that these people somehow managed to force-install Android Auto on their phones, somehow omitting Google Play store limitations (i.e. unavailability of this application in Poland).


texts: Encrypt Tablet in Android 3.1 hangs indefinitely

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I've recently gotten an Asus EEE Pad Transformer (my first Android device) and I love it. I've updated it to 3.1 right away.

I tried to enable the "Encrypt tablet" option. After following the on-screen advice (fully loaded battery and having the charger attached), I entered the PIN and pushed the button.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

All the time the tablet showed the green "encrypting" droid full screen, but didn't show any progress meter or any other text (even the system bar was disabled).

After several hours there was no visible progress (the introduction screen mentioned that it can take "an hour or longer") and after a while I shut down and rebooted the tablet. Everything worked just as fine as before, but nothing was encrypted.

I've attempted this a few times now, but every time it showed the exact same result (i.e. none).

I've searched around and found several accounts of the same thing happening to other 3.0-users and not a single post saying "yes, tablet encryption worked just fine for me".

Can someone shed some light on this? Or at least post a "it worked for me, sorry"?

Note that this tablet is not rooted and I don't plan to do that (yet).


texts: Is it possible to reduce the charging current?

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I'd like to reduce the charging current of my phone, because

It gets too hot
I am charging it overnight so it's more beneficial to charge it slowly.

Is it even possible from a hardware perspective to regulate the charging power (e.g. reduce it from say 2000mA to 1000mA)?
I tried to search on google but not only that I didn't find any apps that would be able to accomplish it - I didn't even find anyone discussing it anywhere.


texts: Is it bad if a cable is higher current rating than a charger?

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First time asking here, but

Is there any potential harm in using a charging cable with a higher current rating than a charger it is connected to? It's a tablet (Asus P027) and its charger is 5V/2A only.

I bought a 1-meter/3.3-foot USB-A to USB-C (3.1) cable rated for 3A, it has a 56K resistor according to the QA on the product's page (Belkin 1m USB-A to C cable should pull it on google) and this is all I know about it.


texts: Is it possible to run any sort of hardware diagnostics through ADB

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 that I had for a little over months before getting caught outside in a serious rainstorm. As I was pulling the battery out of the phone, I noticed the screen flicker. I pulled the battery and left everything in rice for a few days after the fact. Upon powering up, it appeared that the phone was still working, except for the display. It would buzz when I got an email or a text, and it would ring when called.

I'm fairly certain that my problem is simply that the LCD and/or digitizer has gone bad. I've found the replacement parts that I need to replace those, but before I drop the cash on it, I'd like to know for sure that everything is else is working as it should (camera, IR, wifi, etc).

I've found a couple of apps that do hardware diag, but since I can't really interact with the device, they aren't a lot of good to me. Does anyone know if there is any sort of hardware diagnostic that can be run through the ADB shell?


texts: HTC Sync fails to start when phone connected "updating htc library"

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I have an HTC Desire S wich is failing to connect to HTC Sync. I have downloaded and installed the latest version but one of 2 possible scenarios occur:

The phone is connected to the pc. USB connection sound chimes and I see the phone in my Windows devices list. I then start HTC Sync. It will show the splash screen and use about 40-50% CPU power, but it will not go any farther... It only shows the message "Updating htc library".
The phone is not connected to USB. I start HTC Sync and wait for it to fully load. Then I connect the phone. Once again the phone shows up in my devices list, but HTC Sync will not recognize it, nor will it show my phone.

I am using Windows 7 x64, HTC Sync v3.0.5551 (june, 6th update by HTC).

Any help is greatly appreciated...


texts: I know the general procedure - hold the wifi network icon and select forget - but the icon still stays there! How can I remove it? (Using Android 6-0-1 on a Samsung Tab)


texts: AVD Pixel_XL_API_30, emulator process gets killed every time in Android

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I just downloaded Android Studio's latest version being: 4.1.3 (18 March 2021) with the repository being: android.googlesource.com/platform/tools/adt/idea. The problem is that my AVD Manager is unable to load any of the Virtual Devices, however, light it might be. Currently, I am using Pixel_XL_API_30.

It shows "The emulator process for AVD Pixel_XL_API_30 was killed."

Can anyone tell me if this new version problem or is a bug?


texts: Recover old Naver Line messages from Titanium Backup

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Ok, I recently flashed my Samsung S7 with the latest stock firmware and rooted it so all my files got deleted. I did a backup on Titanium but my mistake was that after rooting, I logged on my Line (without restoring the Line backup first) and clicked yes to deleting the messages in "the other device". Stupid, I know.

I know Line recognizes devices based on Android ID. So the new Android ID on my latest firmware is now the default account and I got logged out on my "old device" with my previous Android ID.

I tried restoring Line on Titanium without restoring my previous Android ID (since my new Android ID is now the default) but it doesn't work, Line simply crashes and would not launch.

Now I am fine if there is really no way to use my old chat history on my new firmware. What I just want is at least be able to recover my Line messages from the Titanium Backup file. It's got all my messages from years back, so many important and sentimental stuff in there, including money I paid to my landlord lol.

Any ideas? Thanks!

PS
I really wish Line would stop this security feature of using only one device for one account. Heck I wish they just follow Facebook messenger and upload all data to the cloud so that it won't be a huge headache when people migrate to new devices.


texts: My phone keeps on giving a whatsapp error message and ask me to restore chats but when I do so all messages are not restored

texts: My phone keeps on giving whatsapp error message and asked to restore chats, but when do so not all the messages are restored


texts: Nexus 5 with android 5.1 has battery life issue

texts: I have Nexus 5 with android 5.1. The phone is fully discharged per day. Although I only make a few calls per day. How to fix it without downgrade to adnroid 5?


texts: Why do I need a Gmail account to use Android?

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I am a new user of Android phone. I used to own an iPhone. I don't remember needing an Apple account besides using it to download applications from app store. Now I need a Gmail account to do even some of the basic stuff like finding my location on Google Map. Is Google violating my privacy? Why am I forced to log in to Gmail permanently to use Android?

Update: From Eren Tantekin's comment, it seems that Apple is using it's own application to run Google Map. That may be the reason why a Google Account is not required. From Richard Borcsik's comment, it seems that Apple is collecting location data as well, this I am not aware of.

With the background knowledge above, I would take eldarerathis's comment as the accepted answer. I apologise if this appears to be a rant to anyone. I just want some clarification. Thanks.


texts: Would Android 4.3 mount exFAT formatted external SD card automatically without requiring additional software?

texts: Would Android 4.3 mount exFAT formatted external SD card automatically without additional software?


texts: Asus zenfone 2 laser factory reset bypass owner's mail authentication

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I'm using Asus Zenfone 2 laser Android device. When I bought the device one of my office colleague did the set up for me. Yesterday I did factory reset. After reset I tried to access my mobile. It asked me to use Owner's Google account which I used before in that device for sync. I do not have that mail id nor do I have that person's contact.

I have the bill for the phone. Is there anything I can do to bypass this authentication?


texts: AdBlock on Android causes many timeouts and connection problems

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When I use the Android version of Adblock Plus 1.3 without root, everything seems to work fine. But now, I have a new phone that I'm not willing to root, and I like the idea of having AdBlock as a proxy to strip everything, but everything times out quite often. Sometimes it works, but others it just keeps timing out and creating all kinds of connection problems.

I updated recently to the latest dev version from here, but I still have the same problem.

I feel that this issue is happened because of power saving maybe? Some kind of deprioritization of AdBlock?

I have Galaxy Note 8.

Please advise.


texts: Google Now voice calling feature only searching local contacts, not businesses

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In Google Voice Assistant on ICS I could, for example, say "Call the closest Dominos" or "Call CompUSA West Palm" and Google Voice Assistant would start to dial the correct business almost immediately.

Since I've upgraded to JB, Google Now only seems to search my contacts and sometimes brings up map locations of businesses I wish to call. This is extremely disappointing and would really like to know if anyone else is having this issue and if it can be resolved.


texts: Since the new Google update, my beloved and must have to get through the eight hours at work head phones have turned into my worst nightmare. Voice pops up and decides it's a good time to turn the volume up full blast while I'm listening to music. I really don't want permanent hearing  Ioss. If I cough, it goes mute. I tried to disable through the settings and it won't stay. It also takes the liberty to change the ring from vibrate to silent. This is the worst update ever! Please help...my breaks at work really suck now. How can I turn this crap off?? I have a droid LG 10.


texts: Work-around for process substitution in mksh

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An extremely useful feature of Bash, known as process substitution, is missing in the Android shell, mksh. This is highly unfortunate as it prevent you from doing things like:

diff <(sort list1) <(sort list2)

The mksh site has marked this as a "future plan" here. So my questions is:

Are there any work-arounds for this? (And what are they?)


texts: Recently my HTC showed a weird screen. I wasn't on my phone at the time, but when I went to look at it, the screen was out of wack. I've never seen this in my life. I don't know if my phone is hacked or what. I wasn't able to get an actual photo of the screen, but it looked something like this: http://prnt.sc/emdogr . The screen was also animated. After this happened my phone sometimes turns on by itself. I'm hoping that it's something normal?? Is anyone else dealing with this or am I being hacked?


texts:
Is it possible to permanently uninstall the Google Settings application?

update
Thanks for reply!
My device is LG Optimus Me, Android version 2.2.2, rooted

My problem has 2 aspects:
1. Simple technical. Due to quite low internal memory of device I had memory low message after automatically installing Google settings. I solve this problem by moving applications to SD card. I did it before manually, but after installing app2sd I found that I miss some movable applications.
2. Vague psychological. I know, it's quite stupid, but I feel that my device is out of control in some way. Someone can decide what apps to install on my device and I can do nothing with it. I understand that it's part of (eco)system, but I don't feel that I need that settings. Also it's not very lightweight in terms of size. Maybe I'm too paranoid?..


texts: Is there any way to move apps to my SD with Android 2.1?

texts: Is there any possible way to move apps to my SD card on my Droid Eris?  I keep getting that low memory icon in my notification bar and its really annoying.  I'm running Android 2.1


texts: I have a Sony Xperia X10 Mini. It keeps annoying me with Google Talk notifications, although I already went to "running services" under Settings/Applications and cancelled them. How do I get it to stop?


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It's seems like it should be a simple thing, but I haven't figured it out yet on my desire.

How do I send all calls to voice mail?  I can disable the mobile data network and put the phone in airplane mode, but how do I keep the data active and send all calls to voice mail?


texts: Possible to quickly expire a fingerprint?

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Let's say I wanted to quickly prevent my fingerprint from unlocking my phone; so that the next time the lock screen shows, a password is required. Is there a way to expire the fingerprint unlock session right away?

I tried searching but didn't find much quickly.

Edit: Thank you for posting the answer How can I limit the number of fingerprint attempts before fallback to other login type?. That is helpful information (in that it eliminates one potential answer). But, I don't really want to change the number of attempts. I want to make the phone temporarily not accept the fingerprint. I don't want it to forget the print, I don't (strictly speaking) want to change the number of allowed attempts. I want to tell the phone "Hey, next time you unlock, require the password".


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So i have this problem with my original battery. When my battery drop below 60%, its immediately change into 0% and died 30 second after.
And when im charge it, the battery fills from 0 to 50% and then changed into 100%.
I have tried some battery calibrate, factory reset and even buying new battery twice and still didnt work.
So is there anything i can do?


texts: Hiding System icons in Notification area?

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Does anybody know a reliable way to remove system icons from the notification area? I have a smaller screen on my (rooted, default ROM) Optimus T and I find some of the system notifications icons unnecessary. I would prefer to find an app to do it rather than have to do it myself, I'm always nervous about changing framework pieces by hand in a text editor.

For instance, I work full time and use my phone as my alarm clock. I will, for the entire life of my device, have an alarm set. I do not need an icon telling me I have an alarm.

Also, I have no need to know if headphones are plugged into my device. If they're plugged into my device, they're plugged into my ears, and that's an easier indicator while not taking up screen space.

Lastly, I keep my phone on vibrate. I never want my phone to ring because if I'm talking to somebody and my phone goes off, if I answer, I'm rude to who I'm face to face talking to. If I don't answer, then the person I'm talking to knows that I blatantly ignored a call; I'm worried if they call me, they'll think I didn't answer because I did the same thing. On vibrate, I'm the only one who knows what calls I answer/ignore.

Does anybody know an app to let me turn off these system icons in the notification area?


texts: How to Cast or Stream all Playback Audio from Android device to a desktop Pc

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I have my Nokia 6 always next to my desk, and I'm using a desktop PC Windows 10 i7 64x
32gb ram and also running Voicemeeter, I use my desktop for everything, I can control all my devices from my desktop and I want to be able to listen any playback audio from my mobile device into my desktop audio system...

I don't need to cast the mic audio to my PC, just the playback audio
I'm not talking about streaming music either.

Anyone can help? Please thank you


texts: Why is Android 5 corrupting my SD card (moving files to LOST.DIR or losing them)?

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I've been using VFAT formatted SD cards for years to transfer files between devices (tablets, cameras, GPS, computers) under different OS (Linux, Windows, Symbian, Android) without, as I recall, any significant problems. In some cases (the GPS), that's the only way to copy files.

Recently (May 2016) I got a new phone, and tried to copy a file from my Android (4.2.2) tablet to the Android (5.1.1) phone via SD card, putting the card from the tablet in the phone. The phone trashed my SD card. Hundreds of  files were renamed and moved to LOST.DIR, and some I think deleted (I recovered more with photorec on Linux, and most have metadata such as EXIF that I can reset the date and name from, but it was annoying).

This seems to be repeatable; I tried with a new card, originally on the phone, and tried creating files under Linux (Fedora 9). If I create a new file under Android 4.2,  then move the SD card to Android 5.1, it will rename the file into LOST.DIR. It seems that 5.1 is running an fsck pass when the card is inserted, "repairing" it. If I try "fsck.vfat -r" on Fedora, it doesn't like the file .android_obb, saying it's an illegal filename, but it doesn't trash the FS.

I thought about using an EXT4 formatted SD card, which Android and Linux will recognize, but Android won't it seems automount it. I can mount it manually on my jailbroken tablet, as root from adb, but that seems clunky and besides, I haven't jailbroken the phone.

There are hundreds of complaints online about LOST.DIR, so it's hard to find a good technical answer. Does anyone know more about this, such as why it happens or how to prevent it (apart from not doing that particular transfer) ? For instance, can one disable the fsck on insertion ?


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I have successfully Twitch streamed out from my cell phone.
Why a cell phone?; It has WAY better internet speed than my home connection,(10M out for cell vs 400k for home) and the bandwidth is not transferrable to a computer.
Luckily I found streaming programs, and an HDMI to USB capture card does work to input the video, but I can not keep the capture card and power cord on together
Either the USB powers the phone, or it inputs my video.
I have been debating a couple solutions, like
A, a USB C 3.1 to 4 USB A 3.0 hub and either:
A1 plug a usb c turbocharger in one A using a c female to A male conncetor, the video in another a,  and plug that through the C.
A2. Plug a wall wart that fits the barrel connector for the USB hub.
B with a USB 3.1 C + hdmi + usb 3.0 A to USB 3.1 C, plug the main C in the phone and the power in the adapter's c.
Sometimes there are USB options listed as 2 choices to "control" USB.
My phone is a Motorola G7.  ATT network, unlimited 4G as long as it's internal within phone... No hotspotting, no net tethering.
I have a second phone with one tether spot on Visible Wireless with "unlimited internal 4G, and unlimited hotspot "3.5 G" to one device at a time (ps a wifi to ethernet bridge +repeater from Vonets will let you connect multiple devices.  The right one, a dual band AC one, will be here by wednesday.)
Not if there is a Charge and play kit for generic USB use with simultaneous charge.  I've seen one for headphones, and one for game controllers, but not HDMI INPUT VIA USB. And charge.
If I don't find one, I'll be limited by a single battery drain per broadcast, then a "charging break" for at least an hour.


texts: Privacy/Security concers for setting up business email using Gmail app on Nexus devices

texts: I need to set up my business email*(non gmail email)* on the mobile devices (Nexus 5 and Nexus7). The business has its own private mail server. The way I can do it is by using Gmail app on these devices. The question I have is does Gmail app on the mobile devices store the IMAP emails(non gmail emails) on the gmail servers? Or Gmail app is just a client and does not bother storing the IMAP emails(non gmail emails) on its servers that are not gmail emails? Thanks for the insight...


texts: why there is exclamation mark on wi fi. I am facing problem after upgrading to lollipop 5.0

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I have a Micromax AQ4501 mobile phone. I am getting an exclamation mark over the Wi-Fi icon. And I am unable to connect to Wi-Fi thereafter.

I have been facing this problem since a few days after I upgraded my phone to Lollipop 5.0. I tried many things like:

switching off and then on,
replacing SIM from slot 1 to slot 2,
switching mobile data and Wi-Fi connection on and then off

but all in vain.

I called the Google call center but they were also unable to help me.

I am able to use internet through mobile internet, but unable to use Wi-Fi with this phone. My Wi-Fi is working fine on other gadgets like my laptop.

How can I resolve this problem?


texts: Android Tablet (4.0.3) home icon (lower left corner of the action bar) does not work when clicked

texts: Alright, so I am having trouble with my brandless tablet. It's running on Android 4.0.3. When I click the home button in the lower-left part of the screen, action bar, nothing happens. The button looks like a "house". I have tried resetting the device, but it doesn't help. I have no idea on what to do as I am a "noob" when it comes to Android. Please help me out with whatever you can, thank you.


texts:
Where are the other options? I cannot see them on Google Maps. I used to be able to see a "route options" or "avoid tolls" button but now seems to have disappeared this morning.

Screenshot (click image to enlarge)


texts: Android 7, Firefox OS and Tizen in MultiROM Manager on Nexus 5

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Here is my question about problem with Plasma Mobile. As you can see I have updated Nexus 5 and prepared MultiROM setup without problem.
Until now I found and do:

Android 6.01 (Internal - updated in Android settings)
Firefox OS v0.4 (20140603) installed from this thread
Salfish OS installed from this wiki
[IN PROGRESS] Plasma Mobile install (problem in separate question)

I see in Salfish settings that there are no updates.
I know that Google will not reloase Android 7 for Nexus 5.
I know that Firefox OS had last update in last year (2.6.0)

With all this in mind I have the following questions:

Is it possible to install Andorid 7 as an external ROM in MultiROM OS (from zip file)?
Is there any updates for Firefox OS image for Nexus 5 (zip file)?Note: I have a problem with Firefox OS. I can't load any web page and Firefox Marketplace, but I think it's because of not updated certificates list.
Is there any Tizen image (zip file) for Nexus 5?Note: Of course I searched before asking, but found only install tutorial for Nexus 7.

Can you link to (newer) images (zip files for MultiROM) and/or tutorials with them?

Update:
I do some search (XDA-Developers forums):

I think Tizen work only Samsung devices, but I'm not sure if build it is possible on other phones.
I found FirefoxOS from June 2016 and have too old certyficates problem. I can access sites with http protocol without problem (unless them allows to https). In new wersion (pre-release 2.6.0) I don't have Firefox Marketplace (no icon in launcher - maybe it's hidden somewhere ...) and can't change language in settings (empty list).
I found Android 7, but it's problematic with MultiROM setup.


texts: mtklog folder and how to read logs in it

texts: Ok, so, I have folder called mtklog in which are few folders named like "db.fatal.00.HW_Reboot" inside there are 2 files ZZ_INTERNAL and db.fatal.00.HW_Reboot.dbg it seems like .dbg file is some archive and it have logs in it but when I try to read those logs it asks for password, how figure out what is password? Just to say those .dbg files are created at time when I try to fastboot boot something and it ends up failing so I need to see those logs to figure out what is wrong.


texts: How can I change the order of local bookmarks in the stock browser

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The local bookmarks on my stock Browser are in an inconvenient order. The first is one I added recently, then there are a dozen which came with the Android OS, then come the bookmarks I added over the course of a year using this device.

How can I change the order of these bookmarks?  Ideally, I'd like them to be in some order of most recent use. Or, I'd be happy to be able to move the bookmarks around so that I can choose the order myself.

By "local bookmark" I mean the bookmarks I get in stock Browser -- menu -- Bookmarks -- pulldown "Local".

I'm running Android 4.0.3 "Ice Cream Sandwich", which is an over-the-air upgrade from the "Gingerbread" version which came installed on the device. The device is a Samsung Nexus S, unlocked, and used mostly in Canada.


texts: Lost pictures on Samsung Galaxy S3 internal memory

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I just hooked my Samsung Galaxy S3 up to my PC via USB to transfer some photos from one folder to another on the device itself.  Well, the USB cable got accidentally unplugged during the process, and I lost all the photos that didn't have a chance to transfer before the device got unplugged.

Is there a way to retrieve these photos as I cannot get a drive letter when I plug it in, and Samsung does not offer a Mass Storage Device option for this phone.

I really need to recover these photos. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: When WiFi is connected, does Android use any mobile data?

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If Android says it's connected to a WiFi network, does that mean it's not using any mobile data? Could it ever happen that somehow an apps insists on using mobile data despite having a WiFi connection? In other words, is the only way to guarantee not to be using mobile data is to disable it?
For context, I noticed Google Photos doesn't sync even though it is set to. If I disable "only sync over WiFi" then it works, even if I am connected to WiFi and have mobile data off. Is it necessary to turn off mobile data to make sure it's not used?


texts: How to Unbrick Android Phone Which has No OS, No Recovery? and How to Repair IMEI in MTK Devices?

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I think i bricked my phone, my phones model number is "Micromax Canvas
  Spark Q380".

  I've no OS installed, No Recovery Mode Installed.

  Also fastboot and adb can't recognise my device on PC.

  I've tried this :
  http://forum.xda-developers.com/gene...k-rom-t3131362 but it also
  didn't worked.

  What to do?? any help please


texts: I am not getting whatsapp notification in my samsung j1 when screen is lock


texts: Lenovo Tab 4 10 stuck on boot after factory reset with TWRP

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I wanted to root my Lenovo Tab 4 10 tablet, so I installed TWRP successfully but then my internal storage was showing up 0 Mb. So I use OTG (Pendrive) to flash SuperSU zip. Then it was stuck on mounting, so I switched my tab off. Then I even factory reset my tab via TWRP and recovery mode. But now it is stuck on the boot logo and doesn't boot up no matter how many times I reboot or factory reset it.
I even tried flashing the stock firmware. Still got no good results
I don't have access to USB debugging or TWRP now.


texts: Google location history wildly inaccurate

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I may have set a new world record in travel according to Google location history. I've noted that on Wed, 18th March 2014 I was in Sydney at 5:28pm, then in Sale Morocco at 6:06pm, then back in Sydney at 6:08pm. At this rate, I have travelled (according to google) 11,169 miles each way in about half an hour.

Also, I note on the 20th March 2014 that I did it again, this time:

5:25pm Sydney
5:27pm Jakarta
5:29pm Sydney
5:31pm Jakarta
5:44pm Sydney

Now I know that Google uses GPS satellites, Wi-Fi networks and the Cell networks to locate my location, but can it get the language, country and continent wrong all at once?


texts: Unlocking password-locked RCA Voyager tablet

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After setting up a new RCA Voyager tablet, it will not unlock and keep asking for a password. However, there was never a moment when it's asked to have a password.

How to unlock it and get the current unknown password to be deleted?


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I just spent a lot of time merging contacts from different sources (two Google accounts, Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Skype), and now my contact list looks somewhat clean for the first time in months. So far so good.

In the past, when I reset my phone (I'm a CyanogenMod user, so resetting my phone happens from time to time), I lost all info about merged contacts, which is really a pain. Is it possible to back up and restore this information somewhere, e.g. through an app?

edit: I did the merging in the stock contact manager of Ice Cream Sandwich (CM 9 alpha)