texts: LG-P990 (optimus 2x) with CyanogenMod 7 turns off suddenly and battery indicator goes straight from 100% to 0%

texts: I installed CM7 on my LG P990 five months ago and it worked well. Yesterday, I was watching a video on YouTube and my phone turned off suddenly. It didn't want to turn on, and then my battery dropped to 0%, even though it had been at 100% a minute earlier. I connected my P990 to a charger, and then my battery percentage indicator was at 100% again. Why? I hate when my phone turns off and black screen of death until I plug a charger in! I did a data wipe/hard reset the but problem is still there.


texts: How to access files transferred to device using SimpleSSHD?

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I am using SimpleSSHD and doing scp to transfer files from my computer to my Redmi phone.
My question is that after I have copied files to data/user/0/org.galexander.sshd/files, how do I access them, such as with a File Manager?


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Youtube app allows switching between normal and high quality videos. Is this normal and high quality depended on screen dpi or are they some fixed quality videos independent of mobile and tablets and their resolution?

For eg: Is the high quality video in my HTC Desier with resolution 480 X 800 same as in 1080p phones like HTC One?


texts: Can I send text using S-voice through Google Voice?

texts: I have a Galaxy S 3. Can I send an SMS using Google Voice using S-voice (like I can natively)?


texts: Metronome sound for disk encryption password prompt

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In the previous android version (Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and may be Oreo) there was a metronome sound when the phone was waiting for disc encryption password: "To start Android, enter your password".

It was very useful, as it indicated that user action is required.

But now, Pie (and may be Oreo, I don't remember) it's gone. I don't know the behavior of android 10.

Is it possible to bring the metronome sound back?


texts: I am looking to buy a nexus 4. I know that the new nexus 5 is coming out, and it is being released with Android KitKat installed. If I get a nexus 4 from a store such as best buy or another one, will my Nexus 4 come with Kitkat? If not, When is KitKat expected to be realised for the Nexus 4. If I am not in a rush to get a new phone, would it be better to by the Nexus 4 now, or the Nexus 5 in a few months?


texts: How can I restore IMEI code after factory reset?

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The phone is a Hero H2000 dual sim with Android v2.2.1, MTK Platform

I get an Invalid IMEI error after a factory reset.  How can I fix this?


texts: Android 2.2.3 - long delay after phone call end

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There's a long delay between the call end (even when I press "End Call" button) and when I can use the notification bar again for example.

The in-call green phone icon stays in the notification bar for another few seconds.

Is there anything I can do about this, please?


texts: Find bluetooth version on Galaxy S3 running 4.3

texts: Every answer I've found to this question says that under Settings -> About Phone, I should see Bluetooth Version listed. I don't even have About Phone. There's Settings -> More -> About Device, which shows me the android version and kernel version, but nothing about bluetooth. If I then click on Status (on the About Device page) I get my bluetooth address, but again, not the version. Help?


texts: How to make android prefer mobile data when wifi signal is very weak

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When I leave home or the office there is a ring around it where I simply have no connection at all. This is because the WLAN network from my router at home or the one at the office is detected, but the signal is so weak that no useful data flow can occur.

Is there a way in which I can make android use the mobile data network when the WLAN signal strength is below a certain strength so that there isn't this annoying "dead ring of no connectivity"?

Googling this problem or searching the app store keeps giving me solutions for the exact opposite.

thanks in advance


texts:
how can I export all WhatsApp Chats at once, without having to click every single one of them to export it.
Can someone help me with that problem?

BR Sarah


texts: Will installing the stock screen recording app from a different model still record internal audio?

texts: My LGV30 phone running on Android 9 has a built-in screen recorder, but it displays an on-screen timer that can't be removed. On newer models (LGV40, LGV50) running on Android 10/11 this timer can be toggled off. I know apps downloaded from the Google Playstore can't record internal sound on Android 9. Before I download apk files from untrusted sources, I wanted to verify if installing the new version will still record internal audio or would it require root permission?


texts: How do I use my SmartPhone to USB host my old Tablet?

texts: My new moto g7 does not Wi-Fi the correct frequency for my old dragon touch X10.  Android 9 on phone and 5.1.1 on the tablet.  Want to Host from cellular through USB to Client tablet. Any ideas on how to get the internet connection through? Tried PDAnet+ but both devices seem to HOST and I need tablet as client...


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my samsung mobile fell down and restarted. i noticed my screen wall paper getting changed. so i checked my about phone. it showed 4.1.1 android(previously  it was 4.4) i immediately checked my contacts and messages thinking it got flashed when it slipped my hands and fell down. everything seemed fine. so i took it easy. but  when i tried to unlock my phone later the pin is not working now. what to do now. i tried all my previous passwords also. it doesnot show password recovery  option to signin into gmail also. i tried resetting password through  samsungrecovery but it says sim has been changed. but the new sim was changed for morethan a month when i changed mobile network and the number is same so samsung recovery website is out of question for me now.

i donot wish to reset my phone as there are some mobile contacts saved in phone memory of my friends and no way of getting them from any others since i shifted to another city and some pics in phone memory.

someone plz suggest me what to do.


texts: Apps recently changed, without an update from the store

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I've recently noticed that once in every few days, several apps on my phone suddenly show as "recently updated", even though they didn't get any update from the Play Store.
The way I can see that they were updated, is not through the Play Store, but rather through Nova launcher's "new/updated" apps category, and also through Total Commander's "Installed Apps" sorted by date.
Since it's a Pixel phone, I wonder if that could be due to some Google-related infra/library being updated in the background (just like the Play Store app sometimes auto-updates itself without any notice), or should I start worrying about malicious code slowly crawling through my phone and injecting itself into other apps?
A few points worth mentioning:

Phone isn't rooted, and doesn't allow to install third-party apps.
Developer options are accessible, but USB debugging is disabled, and I didn't change almost any setting there.
The Play Store app settings doesn't allow any kind of auto-update unless I initiate and approve each update.
The apps that change/update in each batch seem totally random: they could be of any type, and doesn't seem related to how frequently I use them (some of them I haven't launched in months, maybe a year or more).
Usually, no more than a few apps in each batch - and no more than one batch every 1-3 days or so.
These apps continue to get regular updates through the official Play Store and everything seem fine.
There are still many apps on my phone which weren't updated/changed at all, for some of them the last change/update was more than a year ago.

Any ideas on what or how to check this? Anyone else may have noticed similar behavior?


texts: Why I cannot grant "Allow all the time" location permission to Whatsapp?

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I have a Pixel 4 and Android 10 stock, and the system only offers me these options for location permission of this app:

Allow only while the app is in use
Deny

But there is no "Allow all the time".

I want to share my location for a few hours to a friend using Whatsapp, and I'm afraid that it won't work without that permission.

I guess Google removed that option for that particular application, other apps have it enabled. Is that right?

PS: I'am aware of who owns Whatsapp and their issues.


texts: Is it possible to Install cyanogenmod on Galaxy S2

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I have galaxy S2 which I bought two years and still is in its Prime Condition with no scratches or smudges at all. So Im planning to install New Version of Android OS on it.

I like cyanogenmod So I want to install this on my phone. I have never flashed ROM on it. It still got the same Stock version of Gingerbread 2.3.3

And yes my phone is root-ed

Mobile info

Model No = GT-I9100
Android Version = 2.3.3
Kernel Version = 2.6.35.7-I9100JPKH1
Build No = Gingerbread JPKH1

Can someone please tell me what are the pre-requisites to install cyanogenmod

Thanks


texts: Getting "ssid bytes size out of range" error on Android 10 if WiFi is enabled

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I have OnePlus 7 Pro that got updated to Android 10. Since then, the phone randomly reboots. It seems it's related to WiFi since the random reboots almost never happen when WiFi is turned off (regardless if it's actually connected to a network or not)

Logcat:

Error: AndroidRuntime

*** FATAL EXCEPTION IN SYSTEM PROCESS: ClientModeImpl
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: ssid bytes size out of range: 64
    at com.android.server.wifi.util.NativeUtil.decodeSsid(NativeUtil.java:278)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiScoreCard.computeHashLong(WifiScoreCard.java:588)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiScoreCard.access$100(WifiScoreCard.java:63)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiScoreCard$PerBssid.<init>(WifiScoreCard.java:380)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiScoreCard.lookupBssid(WifiScoreCard.java:530)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiCandidates.add(WifiCandidates.java:374)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiCandidates.add(WifiCandidates.java:393)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiNetworkSelector.lambda$selectNetwork$0$WifiNetworkSelector(WifiNetworkSelector.java:911)
    at com.android.server.wifi.-$$Lambda$WifiNetworkSelector$Z7htivbXF5AzGeTh0ZNbtUXC_0Q.onConnectable(Unknown Source:15)
    at com.android.server.wifi.SavedNetworkEvaluator.evaluateNetworks(SavedNetworkEvaluator.java:279)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiNetworkSelector.selectNetwork(WifiNetworkSelector.java:900)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiConnectivityManager.handleScanResults(WifiConnectivityManager.java:342)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiConnectivityManager.access$900(WifiConnectivityManager.java:73)
    at com.android.server.wifi.WifiConnectivityManager$AllSingleScanListener.onResults(WifiConnectivityManager.java:425)
    at android.net.wifi.WifiScanner$ServiceHandler.handleMessage(WifiScanner.java:1429)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
    at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:67)

PID: 28683
TID: 28862

The following error message says:

FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.google.android.gms.persistent, PID: 30417
DeadSystemException: The system died; earlier logs will point to the root cause

This is consistent and the same exact error shows up every time the system crashes/reboots.

Why, and how to fix this issue?


texts: How to remove the "vinyl record" from the lock screen?

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On my Android phone I see a picture of a moving vinyl record when I press the on/off button.
It seems to be a media player application. But I don't want to use it. I don't even have any music saved on my phone. And I don't find any setting to remove it.

How can I remove this?
I want to see the clock and maybe other things on the lock screen.


texts: Fresh Cyanogenmod install, location doesn't work

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Yesterday I installed Cyanogenmod using the one click install on my Nexus 4.

There is a little problem though: when using location in the battery saving mode, when it only uses cell and wifi signals to guess your position, it simply can't locate. Using GPS is fine, it locks position within seconds, but it's too battery hungry, kills my phone in a few hours.

Is this a known thing? Can it be fixed?

EDIT: After 2 days, location in power saving mode comes and goes.


texts: Removing an app protected from uninstall by password and with System Owner permissions?

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I want to ask, if there is a way to remove an app that is protected from uninstall by password and has Device-administrator permissions granted?
I am using an LG L90 phone with android 5.0.1 L (NOT ROOTED) Apparently it has a safe mode, as 1 year ago I accidently booted into it.

So here is the story what happpened:
I am developing an application that is supposed to limit access to for example work phones. It is password protected from uninstall, and I am regularly testing it on my phone. But in the most recent version, a bug slipped in which broke SHA256 hashes and caused passwords to be not recognized by the app, which means that I have locked myself out of games and youtube. Is there a way to remove this application? (Keep in mind that it has device administrator permissions and pops up with lock-out screens when on the "App uninstall" screen).

If the safe-mode thing could help, how would I boot into it?


texts: MHL screen becomes static anytime a new app is loaded

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I have an HTC One m7 that I use to stream Netflix with over an MHL HDMI cable to a touch screen.

When I was running ViperOne 7.0.1 I would only occasionally see this and it would regain the video feed after becoming static. It is random and not repeatable by any particular steps.

Now I am running Cyanogenmod M12 (latest snapshot) and any time I open Netflix, I get permanent static until I unplug and re-plug the MHL cable. Also any time a new app loads or a new Netflix video loads, I'll get static until pulling and replugging in the cable.

Given that it works fine in one ROM and not so well in the other, what is the missing link to getting this to work reliably? Is it the kernel? What can I do to figure out the problem?


texts: Xiaomi Swipe up brings Browser, how to change behavior?

texts: After updating to the new MIUI 10, swiping up from the home screen now brings the stock browser rather than the former default (Google search).. and there is no option to change that behavior.. how would you restore the original search app??


texts: How to use Glase on a rooted Android device?

texts: How can I use the Tap and Pay payment app Glase (formerly SEQR) on a device which has been rooted using Magisk?


texts: Any way to stop ridiculous translations in Google PlayStore?

texts:
Most of the translations are nonsense in Google Playstore. Looks stupid, amateurish and most of all they are annoying.

Words by words meaning nothing!  My mother language is finnish and Im using finnish keyboard layout/language settings on my devices and not going to change them. I dont want to change my account info nor my language settings to english either.

I just want to see get rid of these stupid autotranslated infos in Playstore.

Most of them are just rubbish "A man has a spruce childish cat and his dock the bank a dog is letting manipulate processor and litter more green guy. Screen broken man shooting wife borrowed a child desktop. AMAZING APP! 95/100 stars!" - that sentence can be anything...

Im quessing im not wrong if I say that 99% means nothing when autotranslated. Only few infos are correct.

I cant believe that you cannot turn off the translation in Playstore!?


texts: why does my android show -67 on my email icon?

texts: On the home screen, my Samsung Galaxy, it shows -67 over the email icon. What is this indicating and more importantly, how can I get rid of it?


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I have seen in my device running Lollipop that, when charges get below 15% the device get into Battery Saver mode, in which all the animation of the Android get disabled (like, Wave animation).
So, I just wanted to disable that animation manually, how can I do that, anyone know please share it.

Note:  I have rooted phone


texts: Disable priority inbox on Android Gmail application?

texts:
I suspect that there isn't a way to do this, but just in case...

Is there any way to disable Priority Inbox on the Android Gmail application?

I don't use this feature and can disable it in the web based full desktop client(*), but I can't disable this on either the Android Gmail application or the mobile web Gmail client, it's very annoying.

Gmail version v2.3.4.2
Samsung/Google Nexus S
UK / Three network

Not for the first time I find myself wanting "Minimalist for Gmail™" for Android!

edit * after further investigation it would appear that my desktop inbox is set to classic, but I can still see priority inbox esque things in my messages like "Important mainly because of the words in the message." in the details of my messages. It may be that my Priority Inbox is only half-turned off, if that is even possible?

I have removed a (second) work Google Apps account so I only have my personal email account on my phone and I have disabled IMAP on my Gmail account.


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Okay, got a bit carried away in Root Explorer and deleted GTalk. Cant access Google Play. I tried reinstalling versions online, those crashed instantly. Then, i grabbed my ROM zip and pulled out Talk.apk and put it into system/App and installed it. Google Talk doesnt crashes anymore, but play still does. Any ideas? I am using a Virgin Mobile WFS.

Sorry for the lack of ' characters, my autocorrect on my phone is being weird.


texts: Direct VISIBLE connection required for GPS?

texts:
I am confused by the type of connection GPS requires. Some people say it requires a direct visible connection to the satellite, while others only refer to a direct connection without the specific need for a visible connection.

Basically the question is whether GPS also works in a pocket or with a case/bumper.


texts: Moving /storage/sdcard0 from NAND to a removable MicroSD card: will it break anything?

texts:
Background information

I own a Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G running Android 4.1.2.  It comes with 8 GB of built-in NAND flash, which is almost full by now.  Luckily, it also has a MicroSD card slot.

My carrier doesn't offer handset subsidies.  I hope not to have to upgrade to a new phone before the BlackBerry Priv comes out:  I want a device with a physical keyboard.

On my device, /storage/sdcard0 occupies 2 GB out of the 8 GB.

Of the 2 GB:

OsmAnd offline maps take up 800 MB.
Downloaded podcasts and whatnot take up about 600 MB.
Google Translate's offline data takes up 200 MB.
The rest is miscellaneous.

Because I'm not running Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" or higher, my device doesn't include support for adoptable storage.

My questions

I'd like to move /storage/sdcard0 from built-in NAND (8 GB) to the removable MicroSD card I've bought (32 GB).  The entire MicroSD card is formatted as FAT32.  In the place of the old /storage/sdcard0, I plan to leave a symbolic link.

I've experimented a bit, and it's clear that I'll have to root my phone first.  That's fine.

I wonder:

Does /storage/sdcard0 include any file ownership or permission data which I don't want to lose?
Will Android (and all my apps) work fine even if /storage/sdcard0 is actually a symbolic link instead of a folder?  If you believe they'll work fine, then how do you know this?  :)
Is there anything else I should know before doing this?


texts: Need help LOCKING a Moto G6 XT1925-13 after restoring stock OS

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I had semi-bricked / soft-bricked my Motorola Moto G6 smartphone as explained here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G6-Moto-G6-Plus-Moto-G6-Play/Need-help-unbricking-a-Moto-G6-XT1925-13-and-restoring-stock-OS/m-p/5013164
And I was stuck trying to install the stock ROM again. Finally, I was able to install the stock ROM onto the device, but I am unable to LOCK it again. The problem I'm facing because of that is that I will not able to upgrade the OS at all.
fastboot.exe oem lock
(bootloader) WARNING: This command erases all user data.
(bootloader) Please re-run this command to continue.
OKAY [  0.021s]
Finished. Total time: 0.029s

fastboot.exe oem lock
(bootloader) Check 'Allow OEM Unlock' in Android Settings > Developer
(bootloader) Options
OKAY [  0.029s]
Finished. Total time: 0.058s

When I boot into the OS, in the Setting > ... > Developer Options, "OEM unlocking" is already unchecked, as "Bootloader is already unlocked".
In its current state, I cannot upgrade the OS. It's currently at: Android 9.
When trying to check for upgrades, it says:
Android version: 9
Current version: PPSS29.55-37-7-10
Security patch level: April 1, 2020

Here is what the bootloader displays (I've hidden only the serial number):
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
BL: MBM-2.1-ali_retail-32ffece02ed-200416
Baseband: M450_23.31.10.89R ALI_INDIADSDS_CUST
Product/Variant: ali XT1925-13 64GB PVT2
Serial Number: [removed]
CPU: SDM450
eMMC: 64GB SAMSUNG RH64AB RV=08 PV=05 FV=0000000000000005
DRAM: 4GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE:8Gb M5=01 M6=06 M7=00 M8=5F
Console [NULL]: null
Tools Mode Config: DISABLED
Battery OK
flashing_unlocked
Transfer Mode: USB Connected


texts:
I have an android smart box with a built-in wifi and I want to add a dongle to the box so that I can monitor the network. I have found a similar question with somewhat vague answer(at least to me);
Android as WiFi bridge with AP

I have 3 wifi dongles at the moment. The device can detect 2 of them(with dmesg run from shell and also a small android application which gets vendorId and productId of the connected usb devices) but I don't know if the required drivers are installed or modules are loaded.

My question is if the devices are detected, can i make use of them in an android app? or do I have to download android source code and compile it with new drivers/modules?

Basically I'm a little bit stuck and any pointers would be appreciated.

Thank you


texts: How do I find out how long a Samsung Android device will be security supported?

texts:
As we all know, surfing the Internet with a device that no longer gets security updates is a sure recipe for getting hacked.

If I have a Samsung Android device, how do I find out whether it is still officially "security supported" (i.e., whether Samsung will push an OTA update when a security vulnerability is discovered) or not?
If I consider buying a new Samsung Android device, where can I look up how long it will be security supported by Samsung?

(I don't care about feature or OS version upgrades; this question is only about security updates. In addition, let's keep things simple and restrict this question to devices without a carrier lock - I know that carriers can delay updates, making matters even more complicated. I am looking for something like this for Samsung Android devices.)


texts: Is it possible to control the strength of the vibration of the phone when ringing?

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When the phone is ringing, is it possible to set such that it gradually increase the strength of vibration instead a predefined strength of vibration? (When the vibration mode is turn on but the ringer tone is muted)

The concept is something like the 'gentle alarm clock' that will wake me gently, rather than jolting me from my slumber. (It work by having the alarm that gradually grows louder and louder until it becomes impossible to sleep through.)


texts: Install APK from ADB and bypassing the prompt on Redmi

texts:
Device = Redmi 5 Plus.

I have 250 apps as a .bak created by PC app. But the cheater PC app is asking for premium to restore it now. So, I can extract the .bak and find my apps.

I wanted to batch install those apks. I tried adb install apkname.apk to check if it works. But the phone keeps prompting me to accept the install and countdown starts, or else it will auto deny after countdown finishes. I've also tried 3rd-party app like ApkInstaller but it's the same.

I read many articles and they say it works without prompt. So, why am I getting this issue? How to bypass this prompt automatically?


texts: Motorola Triumph changes Volume between Songs or with Notifications

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I have a VirginMobile Motorola Triumph, stock but rooted.

I listen to music with both Pandora and Google's Play Music app.

When listening to music, the volume has two modes, 'soft', in which all the way down is too quiet and all the way up is too loud, exactly as it should be.  The other setting is loud - just loud.  The first click of 'loud' is enough to hurt my ears.

I can change the volume from 'loud' to 'soft' by playing with the Ring or Alarm volumes (not Media).  They don't have to change, but they have to be altered briefly to 'reset' it back to 'soft'.  Furthurmore, if I receive a notification, text, call, or any other sort of message, the volume becomes 'soft' again.

While listening on 'soft', if the song finishes and naturally continues to the next, the volume will jump to 'loud'.  There are other occasions where it does this as well, but I haven't figured out exactly what they are.

[ORIGINAL]:
I have a stock rooted Motorola Triumph (which does not have MotoBlur) with Pandora installed.  Media volume is pretty loud, so I keep it on the first click, always (I also have Audio Manager installed, but this problem was happening prior to installation).

However, when Pandora goes to the next song (either because I skipped, down-thumbed, or just finished the song), the volume gets really loud.  It doubles in volume, if not more!

The weirdest part though is that none of the volume sliders (anywhere!) have changed.  Not one.  Furthermore, altering the Media volume (still on 1st click), has no effect other than to make it even louder.  However, if I alter (or even touch) the Ringer or Notification volumes, the song volume drops to where it was.

I'm tired of changing my volume between every song.  I'm willing to talk to whomever (Motorola, Pandora, Google, etc) in pursuit of a fix.  How can I address this?


texts: How to run an .APK without installing it on the device with adb?

texts:
Is it possible to run a .apk on an Android device without installing the app?

I can do something like this:
adb install com.your.app
and then:
adb shell am start -n com.your.app/com.your.app.MainActivity

This works but it installs the apk on the device and I don't want that. I want to run the apk on the device without installing the apk on the device. Is this possible?


texts: How can I put my gt-s5660 functionaly again?

texts:
I have my galaxy gio rooted with superuser (it was vodafone), and I downloaded the px-cwm-v2.zip, and used rom manager app with no changes from me.
Now my phone gets stuck in Galaxy Gio Model apresentation, the second image, and I have no back up.

What are the possible solutions to resolve this?


texts:
How can I install google play on emulator? I start my emulator like this:

./emulator -avd my_custom_device_API_26 -dns-server 8.8.8.8 -writable-system

and I tried it this way but it doesn't work. Although I'm staring emulator as writable, I get:

remote couldn't create file: Read-only file system

Also I've bit different Apks as mentioned in that answer namely: PrebuiltGmsCorePix.apk instead GmsCore.apk and I can't find GoogleLoginService.apk. I have openGapps 8.1 pico version. I've also tired to install Apks but was unsucessful


texts: Dismiss autocorrect suggestion without space+backspace+space

texts:
Sometimes when I'm typing a unique word or proper noun on my phone, Google recommends for it to be autocorrected (I can tell because the word itself is underlined, and out of the suggested replacement words, the middle one is in bold). If I hit space to proceed to the next word, the underlined word (which I don't want changed) is replaced by the bold recommended word. This can be undone by hitting backspace (which reverts the word to what I had originally typed) and then space again (at which point it doesn't attempt to autocorrect).

Is there anyway to keep my word, as originally typed, without having to hit space+backspace+space? On Gboard for my iPhone it will always have my word as currently spelled as a suggested word that I can just touch to maintain. Is there a way to enable this for my Android?


texts:
I'm living in India. Last year I bought my Nexus 4 in the US.

For a couple of months now my device is getting quite hot, and shuts down randomly. I have done a factory reset 2 times, but no use of that: the shutdown continues.

This mostly happens when I'm on 3g, but not when I lock the device to 2g. The problem started about 5 months after purchase, so it didn't exist from the start.

Has anyone experienced this issue? Can anything be done to solve it?


texts: Can a rooted phone on stock OS be updated without wiping the data?

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If so, how?

The below is just personal experience relating to the titled question.

I have a OnePlus 5T; it's my second smartphone, and just as I'd always planned to do with my second phone, I rooted it. The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, except that I can't provide objective feedback on apps I use on it.

At one stage I hadn't updated for half a year when I finally made an attempt. I was one OOS 5.1.1. It was recommended that I update to 5.1.4 then move up from there. As though some magic happened, while I was downloading the roms to my laptop, my phone DLed & updated to 5.1.4, then 5.1.7, without wiping any of my data. I then flashed Codemasters TWRP, installed Magisk, and the rest was history.

The magic didn't repeat itself however. I tried to flash the rom through Codemasters as well as stock TWRP (if this sounds stupid it's because I don't really understand this all that well), but the update wouldn't take. Then again, seemingly magically, it took, but it took all my installed apps and personal data with it.

And here I am again, with an update notification haunting me.


texts: Download some video from the Facebook application

texts: Is it possible to download some video from the Facebook application?


texts: Hacker's Keyboard is ignored now, it tells me I have to unlock the phone?

texts:
Somehow my phone is not showing me my Hacker's Keyboard anymore. It's saying that it could send all the info I type to a 3rd party (which is technically correct, I would imagine...)

It used to work, I installed a new app. and after about a month it managed to prevent the keyboard from showing up. I went to the settings and turned the keyboard back on (ah! it looks like it was turned off on me...) That step told me that it would work only if I were to unlock my phone and reboot.

So how do I do that and is that specific to just this app or would it allow (unlock) any app. from doing what it wants? Is Android that lame?


texts: Sync Contacts and Calendar but not Email from Exchange to Gmail on Android

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The scenario is as follows:

I have one Exchange account from work, part of my Android (Huawei P30 Pro, dual SIM) Work environment through a Company Portal app.
I have multiple Google accounts (personal, household, etc.).
I have some other accounts that are of lesser importance.

I would like to have all Calendars and Contacts, so at least from Exchange and all Google accounts, in one convenient overview (separate apps for Calendars and Contacts is fine).
I run into the following problem:

When I use my Work Outlook app to synchronize all accounts I get all Calendars in a convenient place, all email in my work account (which is fine, but not ideal), but my Work contacts don't synchronize from Outlook 365 to the Android Contacts app.
When I use the Gmail app to synchronize all accounts I get all calendars in the GCal app, all Contacts seem to synchronize to the Android Contacts app, but I get my Work email among my personal email, despite ticking all "don't sync" options I can find for email. This is undesirable, because I don't want to be confronted with work when I process my personal email outside working hours.

Is there a way to achieve a single overview for Calendars, sync all my contacts to Android Contacts, without having my Work emails cluttering my personal email?


texts: Android Emulator - INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS: Failed to extract native libraries, res=-113

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When I try to install an apk file through the monkeyrunner Python script, getting the error INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS: Failed to extract native libraries, res=-113. How can I resolve this issue?

Detail of the virtual device is listed as follows:

CPU/ARM: x86
API Level: 24
Target: Android 7.0 (Google Play)


texts: Issues pairing Mi smart scale with Samsung Health app even though it is supported!

texts: I have mi smart scale XMTZC02HM and Samsung Health keeps telling me that it doesn't discover any accessories. Xiaomi scales are supported in Samsung Health app. When I exit the app and go to bluetooth settings of my Samsung mobile device, it instantly discovered the Mi scale but I can't pair the samsung phone with Xiaomi scale. FYI, the Mi smart scale pairs successfully with MiFit app but it doesn't with Samsung Health although Samsung Supports it. Is there any solution?


texts: What and when clears content of /data/local/tmp?

texts: I plan to copy and start precompiled binary from  /data/local/tmp and I would like to get any information one edge cases that might cause some potential issue, like - what and when this folder being cleared out during either normal OS operation or reboot? Okay, the reboot case is obvious but what about normal operation? Do these "Clear cache" tools normally clear it out as well? Any default services/daemons that do that?


texts: I lost my android, and while it was lost I did the factory reset from the device manager through google.  Since then, the phone has been found.  In the off chance that the factory reset did not go through, as the phone was offline or dead,is there any way I can undo this? Also, how annoying or difficult is it to re upload apps, music, etc after the factory reset?


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Is there a limitation for a partition to be up to 4G byte?

I have a strange case in which in cat /proc/partition the userdata is idenntified as 5.5G, while trying to backup and restore that partition with mediatek's "sp flash" tool keep failing.

It seems that sp flash tool use smaller size than real partition size, i.e. in the scatter text file I see size of 0x60000000 (1.6G):

partition_index: SYS23
partition_name: userdata
file_name: userdata.img
is_download: true
type: EXT4_IMG
linear_start_addr: 0x84000000
physical_start_addr: 0x84000000
partition_size: 0x60000000
region: EMMC_USER
storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
boundary_check: true
is_reserved: false
operation_type: UPDATE
empty_boot_needed: false
reserve: 0x00

I tried to change in text from 0x60000000 to 0x14CF80000 , use the readback to backup and then restore, but still got failure in boot (data corrupted screen)

I use meditek device MT6737M with "sp flash tool".

There is something basic I don't understand here:

I think the chip is 64-bit chip, so it should not be limited to 4G.
Maybe the limitation is in sp flash tool ?
So, how is it that manufacture initial data partition works without any issues. It is size of 0x1A86250 (smaller than 1.6G and also smaller than 5.5G).

Another interesting thing; doing backup and restore with twrp works well (yet I think it uses other format ex4.win, which seems to be compressed format).

Is it possible maybe to backup and restore all ROM with "sp flash" tool without using additional tools (like droid) ? Maybe that will work better than backup of a specific parition.

Thank for any idea,

ranran


texts: I loaded a bunch of music onto my Samsung Galaxy 6.  The songs are there because I can find them using MyFiles and can click on them to play them individuals.  However, every music player app I have tried does not see these files so I have no control over them to do things like create playlists.  In the MyFiles app they are in a folder called Audio and all mixed together.  DeviceStorage/Music contains the actual CD names but when those folders are opened in music apps, it says no files. I can actually play them from the Samsung MUSIC app but bizarrely this is accomplished by selecting "Verizon Cloud" from the menu and it is always going on about "waiting for backup".  I have tried 4 different music apps and none of them seem to be able to locate my Audio folder which I see in MyFiles.


texts: Internet slow connection after connecting to a custom VPN

texts:
I have a custom VPN made at home, and after connecting to it on a computer and access a samba to copy a file, it works and copies the file with ~5MB/s.(WIRED)

But when i do the same operation on an android phone it copies with ~50KB/s.(WIRELESS)

my settings are pretty usual: i have a vpn with:
type: PPTP
server address: MY HOME IP
activated PPP encryption (MPPE)

and that's it, no other settings.

am i missing something? any ideas? thanks a lot!


texts: How to connect laptop to internet via Galaxy S2?

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I am traveling with my notebook and I want to connect to the internet using my cellphone data connection.  I have a Galaxy S2, and I've set up a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, which my laptop successfully connects to.  But thereafter I cannot connect to the internet.  Can't browse, ping, nothing.  All I can ping is the gateway (which I presume is my droid).

Is there some secret switch I'm missing?


texts: I have downloaded more than once yureka upgrade to cyanogen 12 based Lollipop 5.1 but my OS is not being updated. I have tried rebooting the phone after download but to no effect. I am still using old version. Unable to download new version. Please suggest how to resolve this issue?


texts: Is there a way to block ports when using my Android device as a hotspot?

texts:
I often use my Android as a hotspot.

I would like to block port 25 for all devices using my hotspot.

Is this possible with Android?


texts: .ini file automatically downloaded, malware?

texts:
My phone is LG G2 (D802).
My phone downloaded a .ini file which is currently located under Downloads > sav_amd_dir > md.ini. The download happened automatically in the background while I was playing a game (No Limits). It gets weirder; the contents of the .ini file are full of apps names that are in the play store (pastebin).

What could this be for? Ads? And how does a phone download a file automatically without my permission?


texts:
I can't seem to find a text editor which behaves correctly in regards to bi-directional text. I type a lot in hebrew, with some english mixed in. In most of the apps I've tried (google docs, and mobisoft office suite), it doesn't render the spacing correctly and therefore you can't read the text as you're typing.

I started using VerbTeX, which has a simple text editor that works surprisingly well in this regard, but it gets slow and can't save to my external SD card.

If anyone knows a way that I can get my text files to display properly while I type them, it would be very helpful.


texts: HTC One X+ is getting hot. Is it Normal?

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The other day my daughter was playing with wife's phone (HTC one x+) and asked me for help. When I grabbed the phone I realised that was so HOT that I think I could fry an egg on it. Is this normal?

Is there any tip you can give me to avoid this?


texts:
I am new to this forum. I just wanted to seek your help. I have a tablet which is working fine a few days. But one day when I started the tablet its got stuck at android screen. 10-20 and even 30 minutes it remains there and then goes off. Please help me.
I also want to include that the tablet is a Chinese one and it is NOT Rooted.

Edit: It is a Chinese tablet so there is no brand name written on it. Only thing is that its model no is X5. Hope this helps.


texts: What is the meaning of "Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped."

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It keeps popping up when I start using the phone, shortly after it has booted. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900), running Android-5.0
I flashed the phone and installed a fresh copy of the stock Android-5.0 the one I got it with (OTA update). What could be wrong with it. I need an interpretation of this error message. Thanks.


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I am trying to install an application to my Galaxy S 2 using the "apply update from sdcard" option from the recovery mode (the script in the update.zip is written to do that). The problem I am facing is that when I choose that option, I can't see my external sdcard (where update.zip resides).
Anyone can help with that please ??


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I've rooted my OnePlus 6 yesterday. To do so, I followed this guide:
Root Your OnePlus 6 with Magisk — A Beginner's Guide
TWRP version: 3.5.1_9-0
Magisk version: 22.0

I also installed the Magisk app on my phone
Now  I've edited my hosts-file (needed to change some permissions to be able to modify this file
) to block some sites. I've restarted the phone once successfully, but now the phone will not boot anymore. When I power on, I see the OnePlus logo very briefly and then it gets stuck on the "bootloader is unlocked" warning for a long time. It then goes on into fastboot mode. If i press start from there, the process repeats. If I press recovery mode I still get into TWRP, but rebooting from there also repeats the process and does not boot up my phone successfully.
I'm not sure, but I don't think editing the hosts file is what caused this? Shouldn't I be able to edit this file without bricking my device?
Any help on what happened and how I can fix this bootloop without wiping/reinstalling my entire device would be greatly appreciated; I don't want to lose all my settings =).


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I just tried to make a backup from my Nexus 5 (before installing CM 11) It is unlocked but not rooted. On PC side I'm working with Ubuntu 13.10.

When I type

adb backup –all -apk -nosystem –f /data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk

then my phone asks me if I want to backup and I confirm. But the terminal in Ubuntu immediately returns to prompt (~$) and my phone says the backup is complete.

When I type

adb backup –all -apk -shared -nosystem –f /data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk

and also confirm that I want to backup then the terminal hangs at

Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.

The phone is displaying "shared storage".

But the weirdest thing is that in both cases the backup file (/data/Nexus5Backup/backup_17042014.abk) is never being generated.

How can I do a full backup? I already did backups in the past and they worked. Is this a bug in my Android version (4.4.2 KitKat)? And is there a workaround?


texts: It's there a way to get /system partition permanent read/write access even after reboot?

texts: I used ADB.exe to get access to my System partition, I linked the dalvik-cache folder there to save space on my data partition, but the problem is I need to convert it read/write everytime I want to install a new app (or even if the old app wants to update), is there a way to make the partition always read/write instead read-only? Thanks!


texts: Does factory reset on one device affect the same accounts on another device?

texts: I have an LG Rebel 4 and its been having problems so I feel I should factory reset it, but im concerned that it may effect the accounts (which are the exact same as on my phone) on my Tablet, as I really dont wanna lose them.


texts: How to stop Chrome from causing Download folder to reappear in gallery?

texts:
Wanting to exclude the Download from being scanned by the Gallery application, I do as required, and create a:

.nomedia

file in the Download folder. That correctly causes the Download folder to vanish from Gallery. And all is well.

But then

If I Save an image from Chrome, the Download folder reappears in Gallery. This coincides with Chrome adding a special file to the Download folder:

ic.bin

Deleting the ic.bin file does not cause the folder to disappear from Gallery. Deleting, and re-adding the .nomedia file to the Download folder does cause the Download folder to vanish from Gallery.

I could ask this a number of alternate ways:

how do I really prevent a folder from being scanned by Gallery?
how do I deny file creation permission of a file called ic.bin in the Download folder?
how do I deny file creation permission of a file called ic.bin in any folder?
how do I stop Chrome from creating an ic.bin file in the Download folder?
how do I stop the Download folder from reappearing in Gallery?
how do I prevent Chrome from causing the Download folder from reappearing in the Gallery?

What I'm really asking is, "How do I exclude a folder from the Gallery?", given that .nomedia doesn't always work.

  Device: Nexus 4
  Android version: 4.2.1


texts:
I'm just wondering if android mms supports png files? I've tried sending an image, a png format, through mms. Sending is successful. However, the recipient recieves an error image. My question is, does android mms supports sending and receiving PNG format images?

Samsung Galaxy 5


texts:
I'm looking for a wired headset to my Desire (no pun intended ;)). My clients complain about sound quality when I use the one that comes with the phone.

All suggestions are welcome.

(I would have made this question a community wiki @ StackOverflow, please do so instead of closing it)


texts:
I am facing issue with strongswan on Android (version 8/10).
my custom vpn is able to connect successfully with the server and is establishing tunnel.
Routes corresponding to this tunnel
ip route show table 0
172.5.0.16 dev tun1 table 1181 proto static scope link
192.168.120.0/24 dev tun1 table 1181 proto static scope link
default via 10.118.198.1 dev rmnet0 table 1003 proto static
ifconfig tun
tun1     Link encap:UNSPEC
inet addr:172.5.0.16 P-t-P:172.5.0.16 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:500
RX bytes:0 TX bytes:0
If I do ping to 192.168.120.100, it works well. Wireshark capture shows ESP request/response packets.
However, if I open TCP connection for remote address as 192.168.120.100 port 6000, TCP packets are not going over tunnel interface, rather they go over wifi interface and I can see destination of SYN packet as 192.168.120.100 and source as wifi interface address.
netstat
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address          Foreign Address        State      PID/Program Name
tcp       0     0 0.0.0.0:1467                           0.0.0.0:*              LISTEN     -
tcp       0     0 100.83.59.59:40979             216.239.36.135:443     ESTABLISHED -
tcp       0     1 100.83.59.59:40642             192.168.120.100:6000  SYN_SENT   -
No SYN ACK since packets are going directly on wifi interface.
I also tried to bind TCP socket to my TUN interface IP but still same issue - SYN packet going directly out on the wifi interface.
netstat shows
tcp6      0     1 ::ffff:172.5.0.16:6002 ::ffff:192.168.120:6000 SYN_SENT   -
Andriod version 10 and tried on 8. Tried with emulator and Samsung Galaxy 10.
I am not using root mode.
Please let me know what could be the possible issue.


texts: App unavailable in my country, even though it clearly is

texts:
Quick question.
How is it that my boss is able to download Pokemon go on his Samsung Galaxy S7. We both have phones tied to the company, he is sitting next to me (both in the UK), but when I attempt to download the game through google play it says it's not available in my country.

I've had it running (uninstalled now) from an unsigned APK (apkmirror) since last week. Also, the creditcard tied to my google play account is Swedish - not sure if that could make any sort of a difference...

Thanks


texts: Change file permission in BlueStacks player qwerty.kl

texts:
I want to edit BlueStacks '/system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl' to add few more key map to this file, but I'm not able to edit this file due to permission issue. Any suggestions on how can I change file permission in BlueStacks. Any hacks for changing the file permission?

Res: https://getsatisfaction.com/bstk/topics/change_bluestacks_system_file_permission


texts: smbv2 samba sharing between Windows 7 and Android stopped working for MyUser, but it works for admin

texts:
I used 2 apps that can connect from Android (Nougat)  to PC (Windows 7). Hitherto that worked perfect. Now I get user authentication problem when I try to connect from Android to PC with "username" credentials. But I can connect without issues using administrator.

It tells me that there is a user specific setting that changed. I didnt change anything. What setting is this? Any idea?


texts: How to identify and remove a looping sound?

texts:
I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.4.2 (not rooted, but with developer options enabled), and it keeps developing a stuck looping sound (I guess part of a notification sound, looping approximately every second). It survives shutdown / restart, and I've been through killing processes and services, and apparently at random at some point after killing everything, it sometimes seems to stop (sometimes it keeps going no matter how many you kill)...

...but it keeps coming back. I'm at the 4th or 5th time in 24 hours where I think it is fixed, only to find it bleeping away later. Obviously this makes it hard to leave the volume on!

So: any ideas on identifying the offender? Maybe some tool that can display the sound buffers by originating process? Or just flush them...

Note: it also survives a reboot into safe mode, continuing to play in a loop while in safe mode.


texts: Android Terminal error (file 64-Bit ELF)

texts:
So, I need to have the program 'objdump' on my phone thought I can just copy it from my Linux box to my phone and everything will be fine. But after I copied it with adb in the terminal it says

sh: /system/bin/objdump: not executable: 64-bit ELF file

What I have tried:

chmod 755 /system/bin/objdump

But that doesn't seem to fix the problem. Please help.


texts: I have Gigabyte GSmart Tuku T2 and it runs 4.0.4 version of android. I don't have update software option in my settings. Is there any way to update my android version to jelly bean?


texts:
How do I do all of the following with my Android phone?

Read markdown-formatted notes stored in my Dropbox folder
Show it as HTML in Android
Optional editing from the phone

FWIW, the iPhone already has an app that does this.


texts: Google account doesn't accept app password

texts:
While setting up a Google account on a Cyanogenmod 12 mobile phone, the app specific password that I generated is not accepted, but my real password is accepted.
Since I have enabled two factor authentication, entering my real password would be bad because -

This is phone will have the same number to which Google sends 2FA codes. Storing the password on the same device as the one getting 2FA codes defeats the point of 2FA.

Is it possible to set up a Google account with app specific passwords only?

Cyanogen OS version 12.0-YNG1TBS103
Android version 5.0.2

Steps to repro

Go to Settings -> Accounts -> Add account -> Google account
Enter email
Go to https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords using another device
Generate an app password with other(custom name) option.
Type the generated passcode on phone.

The passcode is rejected as invalid

Typing my actual account password succeeds - It sends the 2FA code to the set phone number(currently, this phone has no SIM)


texts: Recovery is not working on Huawei MediaPad 7 lite

texts:
A friend of mine owns this tablet and has entered the password incorrectly too many times and now the device is locked asking for a Google account. Unfortunately the Google account password is forgotten.

I figured the only way would be to factory-reset the device from the Recovery mode but when I enter the recovery mode (by holding Vol Down + Power Button) it reboots the device after a few seconds in recovery screen.

Now I'm stuck and have no idea what else to do. The tablet model is S7-931u.


texts:
I am having a funky issue connecting my HTC EVO 3D (Running 4.0.3) to my MacBook Pro (OSX 10.9.1). I have connected this phone using adb and Android Studio for development, using the same cord, same phone, and operating system on a different computer.

The EVO is in debug mode, tried swapping out cables, swapping ports, restarting computer multiple times, restarting phone etc. The phone will mount as a disk, but can not be discovered by adb in any connection mode.

This leaves me to believe that either my USB ports on my MacBook are messed up, which I have followed instructions to reseting my SMC and PRAM, which lead to nothing. So then I thought it was possibly a corrupt ADB, so I went ahead and reinstalled the Android SDK This lead to a few hours wasted, but was feeling confident this would solve my problems. Unfortunately it did not, does anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: To add to the confusion, I can get the EVO to mount as a storage device, and upload an apk for development, but this is not very helpful if I have to transfer the file manually every time I want to test.


texts: How to sync contacts and calendar with Linux system, without using Gmail?

texts:
How can I sync my contacts and calendar with a Linux system?

I'd prefer to sync with my desktop, but setting up a server on the internet would also be possible.

I want to avoid Google mail for privacy reasons.


texts: I inadvertently locked my HTC 1 via "find my phone" (wrong phone). I "found" it but cannot access it.

texts:
I use this phone for my TV. Earlier I had mislaid my regular phone and in a bit of a panic, I thought I locked it via "Find my phone", but actually locked the HTC 1.  I now have both phones in my hot little hand, but cannot access the HTC 1 due to the lock.  I can find no entry point for the password -- or anything else --.  Can anyone help?
Richard Archer


texts: What pros would upgrading to Superuser Elite bring?

texts: I somewhat understand what Superuser does, but I'm curious if upgrading to the Elite version is a good idea... What pros are there? Does upgrading provide any additional features?


texts: Can't open non HTTPS websites on mobile network. (Android Lollipop on Nexus 5, Nexus 4)

texts:
I recently updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop. The problem is that when I am on a mobile network, I can ONLY open HTTPS websites. All the HTTP websites appear as a blank white page. When I am on WiFi, everything is fine. I am located in India, if that matters.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

Edit: Same is happening on another phone, which is Nexus 4. I have tried different browsers, and the results are the same.

Edit2: I used remote debugging on Android with Chrome.

Here is the response to http://stackoverflow.com

Remote Address:198.252.206.140:80
Request URL:http://stackoverflow.com/
Request Method:GET
Status Code:504 Gateway Time-out
Request Headers
Accept:text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Encoding:gzip, deflate, sdch
Accept-Language:en-GB,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6
Connection:keep-alive
Cookie:prov=5a7a2230-005c-463e-afda-63c634dd4a73; __qca=P0-84958589475-140584875859968; _ga=GA1.2.749475574.1948596847
Host:stackoverflow.com
User-Agent:Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0; Nexus 5 Build/LRX21O) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/39.0.2171.59 Mobile Safari/537.36
Response Headers
Connection:keep-alive
Content-Length:0
Date:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:42:50 GMT
Server:WebProxy/6.0

When I try to open https://stackoverflow.com, here is what I get:

Remote Address:198.252.206.140:443
Request URL:https://stackoverflow.com/
Request Method:GET
Status Code:200 OK
Request Headers
Accept:text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8
Accept-Encoding:gzip, deflate, sdch
Accept-Language:en-GB,en-US;q=0.8,en;q=0.6
Connection:keep-alive
Cookie:prov=5a7a2230-005c-463e-afda-63c634dd4a73; __qca=P0-84958589475-140584875859968; _ga=GA1.2.749475574.1948596847
Host:stackoverflow.com
User-Agent:Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 5.0; Nexus 5 Build/LRX21O) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/39.0.2171.59 Mobile Safari/537.36
Response Headers
Cache-Control:public, max-age=39
Content-Encoding:gzip
Content-Length:19401
Content-Type:text/html; charset=utf-8
Date:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:43:21 GMT
Expires:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:44:01 GMT
Last-Modified:Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:43:01 GMT
Vary:*
X-Frame-Options:SAMEORIGIN

Obviously, the HTTP request is getting timed out. I am on the Vodafone India network. Any help?


texts:
I have strange issue.

I've just installed Supersu.

With regular user (not su ) the sdcard shows all contents as usual,

But on doing  su , I see (with "ls") that /sdcard is empty (though it is not) !, on going back to regular user, I see files again....

Any idea what's wrong ?

Thanks,


texts:
I have a rooted Android 2.3.6 phone (Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, S6102B) and use Link2SD to acquire more storage for apps on it using a 8GB micro SD card (partitioned in partition #1 for my files and partition #2 for linked app data from Link2SD).

Well, it is the 2nd micro SD card I bought to my phone and the same issue appears: bad blocks. I don't know if it is because of the charger I use on my car... But the real issue is that with bad blocks on partition used by Link2SD to store files from apps, the SO become slow, I cannot launch apps or it reboots a lot.

Did anyone here encounter that issue? How to solve it without the need to throw current micro SD away? Partitions with EXT2/3? NTFS?


texts: What is the catch with microSD cards that have NFC support and will my Xiaomi Mi A1 support it?

texts:
I recently bought myself a Xiaomi Mi A1. Because it has a microSD card slot I'd like to buy a card. I noticed that some have NFC. Is it worth It? Is this real NFC or just a gimmick feature to buy such cards?

Will my A1 with Oreo recognize it and enable it or do I have to use apps to get this working, if this purchase would make a sense?
An example of the card.


texts:
Hello every one I have problem to change my Phone SE from "Enforcing" mode to "Permisive" to use my USB Joystick on my phone, my phone is A72018(Rooted) but with Knox security. I used an app called "SELunix changer" it apears Permisive mode enabled but when I use USB/BT Joystick its says it is still on enforcing mode
Is there any app recomnded to change to Permisive mode or any recomnded app to use USB joystick with Enforcing mode?
Thank You


texts: Access desktop files from ADB connected device

texts:
Is it possible to access the desktop files from Android device ?
 The device is connected to the desktop through USB.


texts: How can I access and view the Samsung Internet cache?

texts: I'd like to try and recover a lost website that might have been cached on a Samsung Internet browser, where would the cache be located? I'm running Android 11. I've checked in Phone\Android\data, but there doesn't seem to be a correlating folder for Samsung Internet.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S i897 not detected by PC

texts:
I have read every forum and every "help" site on Samsung's website and all over the internet. Nothing has worked. I bought an unlocked Galaxy S i897 on ebay, originally an AT&T phone but I'm using it on T-mobile. Is this potentially the problem? I've tried 2 different cords, only charges, never recognized in any Kies version and never recognized by PC like step 3 on this page says it should.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00045584&fm_seq=46246

Extremely frustrated at this point. I don't think calling t-mobile can help because the phone was AT&T. Samsung probably wouldn't help either because I bought it on ebay. Unless you think they would, then let me know. I just want to add music and transfer files back and forth, backup contacts, etc., and most importantly update my firmware (currently has Froyo).


texts: How to disable Google Map's direction indicator?

texts:
Where the indicator wouldn't be accurate, having it is just noise; Is there a way to stop it from showing?

The indicator:


texts: How to read memo.db after having backuped memos from android, on windows desktop?

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I backuped my memos on my pc with HIsuite, and I'd like to read them in windows desktop.
I have this memo.db file (and info.xml cinfoset.dat backupinfo.ini) that should contain my memos, but if I open it with notepad there is just a huge page of ideograms; if I open it with .db viewers like Ultraedit, Notepad++, Sublime text, I get just a group of numbers (and DB Browser for SQlite even don't recognize memo.db as a database).
How can I read the actual content of the memos?
Thanks for help


texts: From Visual Studio/Eclipse/IntelliJ to my Android phone - when is the build done?

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Is there maybe an easy way to have my Visual Studio/Eclipse/IntelliJ "Build Successful" console output trigger a push notification to my Android phone?

Sometimes it fails in less than a minute, sometimes it requires around 15 minutes to build everything, so I'd be pretty relaxed to know I can rely on a notification instead of checking every now and again.

Thanks in advance


texts: Moving apps from android phone to nobis tablet

texts: Is it possible to transfer the apps from my phone the HUAWEI Raven H892L to my NOBIS NB09 tablet if I hook them both to my laptop even though I don't have internet ? I really need the help on my nobis tablet I have two internal storages one is empty and the other is maxed out full but nothing is downloaded onto it no apps except for the ones that came on it So what does anyone say about all this.


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I have a strange issue with my phone.
It's an octa core 1.7 Ghz running Android 4.4.2.

When I go outside and it's too hot, the touchscreen starts to not respond when woken from sleep (or in other words, unlocked). If I put it in sleep mode and let it rest for a while, it starts working fine again after some time.

When I return home, the phone isn't so hot and it functions normally. This problem is quite rare, though.

Is this a software or hardware problem? What can I do?


texts: Unable to login and load web page in Sony Ericcson W8

texts: I am using a Sony Ericcson w8 Android phone. I am unable to log in and load a web page (like Google, GMail, etc.) even after selecting "clear cache." There is just a blank screen with a progress bar.


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Question 1: I recently purchased the LG4 with 5.1. I noticed that when group messaging using the LG 5.1 stock messaging app. I don't see the name of the person replying. I only see a color bubble. In order to see who is responding, I have to click on the bubble. How can I see the name of the person w/out having to click on the bubble.

Question 2: How can I receive replies in one conversation? I am receiving responses individually. It makes it hard to follow the conversation.


texts: Access phone from computer without passcode

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I just shattered the screen of my Nexus 4 (sigh...) and am unable to use the touch screen. However getting it fixed costs more than just buying a new phone so I would like to access my data, transfer it on my PC and get a new phone.

There's just a problem: when I plug in the phone to my computer it requires me to unlock it and I can't because of the broken screen.

Does anyone know about software I can use to access it or any solution that will allow me to copy my data?


texts: Enable /system write in TWRP - Systemless root

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Moto X Play (XT1562), SuperSU 2.78 (systemless root), TWRP 3.0.2-r3

When I flashed TWRP, I chose the option of not writing to system to enable OS update (and also made a Nandroid just after flashing it as a backup)
Now, I made some minor changes to system audio files, without dwelling on consequences -  won't be able to update OS ( update expected this quarter) without flashing stock OS

I want to enable /system write option in TWRP ( without flashing TWRP again ) so that :

a) Flash backup Nandroid ( of stock OS from the first Nandroid), if I decide to upgrade OS

b) If I don't want to upgrade, have a complete Nandroid and tweak further knowing that I can safely roll back changes

In other words be able to backup and restore /system along with data

Is it possible and how ( please provide detailed instructions )?

Edit: Flashing different versions didn't help - see my unanswered post on XDA


texts: Screen brightness too high on auto mode when in the dark room

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An Android-based HTC Desire S is set to "auto brightness" display mode. The brightness is adjusted okay unless the device in a completely dark room. In a dark room then display is very bright - tolerable, but really uncomfortable.

Is there a way to make it less bright without disabling "auto brightness" mode?


texts: delete directory containing too many files

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I have an app called Telegarm and it stores all its cache files in a directory inside sdcard/Android/data folder.
the problem is that there are thousand of tiny a few kilo bytes files stored in there.
while file manager app trys to read the list of files it hangs and wating a long time dosent work.
is there a way which i can delete those files fast and easy?

-p.s: my phone is not rooted.
-p.s 2:they are more than 30 000 files and more than 300 mgb!


texts: How to transfer data from android device using MTP and having the ext2/3/4 file format to computer on Windows XP

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I'm trying to learn. I have an android tablet from Kocaso. Apparently to transfer files from my computer to the tablet you need to use MTP.

This seems to imply that I need something for Windows XP to detect the file format ext/2/3/4 of the device so I can transfer stuff like a good old usb key.

So what do I need exactly?


texts: After upgrade to Nougat phone started forgetting recent apps

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After my S7 Edge upgraded to Nougat, I noticed it only keeps a few apps in Recent Apps list, as opposed to before when it kept basically everything until I removed it. The amount of apps in the list changes over time, so maybe it only shows apps opened in last X hours, but I am not sure. I haven't been able to find anything relevant in Settings. The phone isn't rooted and isn't in Developer mode.

The strange thing is that I haven't seen anybody else mentioning this issue. Does it happen for anybody else? And any idea how it can be fixed?


texts: Notification icon that looks like 4 patches stitch together (shaped like Windows icon)

texts: What is the circled icon that looks like 4 patches stitch together (shaped like Windows icon) circled in blue is for?


texts: Cannot take pictures without SD card inserted. Any solutions?

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I have no SD card in my Android phone's SD card slot. Therefore I cannot take any photos or upload any. I have tried installing other camera apps to see if one of them might have its own storage but really none of them have worked (all need an SD card to store their files on).

Does anyody know any apps for taking pictures that do not need an SD card and have self storage? Or is there even an option?


texts: I just noticed a folder on the internal memory of my Samsung Galaxy S4 with name SmsContactsBackup that has an accumulation of APK's. You'd think that folder name indicates one of those Android backup programs, but, it appears to be multiple APK's with different version numbers, like the APK for each new version. They are consuming about 3 GB of memory space. Does Android normally store all of the updated APK's in storage? If so why this folder?


texts: Is there any android smartphone using Atheros chipset?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I find out the make and model of the chips in my device?

I'm now working on a research topic about Hotspot 2.0. However, it's really difficult to find an Android smartphone or tablet using the Atheros chipset.

Does anybody know what Android product is using the Atheros chipset?


texts: Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome?

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Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome for Android? (i.e. right click and Ctrl functions are not available)

If it helps, I'm using Android tablet.


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Why does Android require porting to each device, unlike Windows? Or rather, why isn't there a way to simply download a setup program for pure AOSP and install it in any device?

I already read this question, and it says that Android requires specific porting to each device configuration (hardware setup) to even work at all. But my question is, why was Android designed in such a way that requires modification of its base source to suit the device hardware (adding drivers, etc)? Why doesn't it support installation of original AOSP from Google with basic drivers on any hardware, which can then be enhanced to work better with device-specific drivers from the manufacturer?

In contrast, Windows has been designed such that the same setup program can install it on any variant of a hardware configuration. You can come up with a configuration that no one has ever come up with before, and Windows will most likely install and run on it just fine. The chances of a complete failure to run Windows on a particular configuration are extremely low and likely only because of niche hardware.

Even if the correct drivers can't be found for a device, Windows will attempt to find the closest match for the device and attempt to run the device in a basic mode anyway - and the user can then upgrade to the correct driver after Windows installation is complete. And the chances of certain devices failing completely may be higher but still very low, and such failures can usually be resolved by installing the missing drivers.

By contrast, Android doesn't even have a concept of "driver installation", but drivers are added at the source level in a process called porting, which leads to many different ROM variants, including stock ROMs from device manufacturers, and vanilla ports like CyanogenMod, MUIU, etc. This brings the problem that if no one is porting Android for your device, you don't have a ROM to install on it (except the stock ROM it came with) - unless you build one yourself.

I understand that Android is fundamentally very different from Windows and even Linux (which it's based on), and I don't mean to compare apples with oranges. I merely want to understand why such a paradigm shift in device support was necessary for Android.


texts: I have bought Solid Explorer from the playstore. I've recently bought a LYF Flame 6, which doesn't support Google Play Services, but has playstore and works just as it is supposed to. But, still I if I download Solid Explorer, it shows that only the trial version is supported. I tried manually installing a pro apk, which doesn't give updates directly from the play store. I can't download the apk each and every time a new update is released. The app doesn't show in the list of "My apps". Is there anyway to force Playstore to show Solid Explorer in the list of my apps?


texts: What could be lowering my ringer volume every day?

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I have a new Pixel 3.
Just about every day, I find the volume of the device is quite low.
I turn it up, only to find it on a low (20%) setting the day after.

What could be resetting my volume to this low setting every day?


texts: Why Automatic App Updates In Market Don't Work?

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Every time i see a few of apps trying to auto-update themselves but just stalling when it says "Downloading". In other words, automatic update for apps does not work and I am only left with cancelling download/update and doing this manually.

Is there a reason why automatic updates do not work?

Additionally it would be good to know if there was a way to schedule updating of apps or somehow to update a few at one time because updating many/most apps after accessing internet after a long period of time just bogs down system.


texts: Why date/time automatic adjustment didn't work?

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Recently I went to Italy and bought a pre-paid TIM chip to use while there, because it was much cheaper than the ridiculously high prices of Rogers' roaming.

However, something quite puzzling happened. Whenever I changed batteries (I don't recharge my phone, I change battery to a full one and put the other one to recharge on an external charger) I would lose my date/time, it would reset to 1/Jan/2000. Manually setting it worked, but it was a bit annoying.

I didn't understand why the "Automatic (Use network-provided values)" setting didn't work. I was assuming that the phone would use NTP, and once being able to resolve DNS it should adjust the date/time, but it never did.

Doing some googling I found about NITZ, which apparently Rogers uses but Italian's TIM doesn't. My questions are:

is this the reason why automatic updates didn't work?
is there a way of changing these configurations? (use NTP instead of NITZ for example, or some other configuration that would make the automatic update work, other than installing an app)


texts: Unable to get Vodaphone GPRS settings for Samsung Galaxy Young GT-S6312

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I am using Samsung Galaxy Young GT-S6312. I am unable to download anything through Vodaphone internet (error message displays). Whenever I am trying to get Vodaphone internet settings, I get the reply "Your handset will not compatible to get the setting". So, I download the Vodaphone live setting, but downloading is not possible, whether I am browsing all internet sites.  I am already done anything such as restore factory data, mobile restart etc.

I am also trying with Aircel & Airtel SIM, & I am got the positive service (do anything) through these service provider such as browsing, downloading & online playing.


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Is it possible to use ADB Sideload without custom recovery? For this case on Samsung Devices SM-T211?

I've read in many article to access ADB Sideload we need go through recovery mode and activated sideload mode using either CWM or TWRP.

Thanks


texts: Issues in communicating via IPSec (StrongSwan) between an Android client and its gateway (IKEv2)

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I've been attempting to create an IPSec VPN into my home network to which I can tunnel from outside, eg. on my phone or thru my laptop when I'm abroad. Authenticating the clients is done via pubkey authentication with x509 certificates. All is working there, the only issue I have is with the Android client (on the official StrongSwan VPN app) which is failing to connect.
[IKE] authentication of 'arch' with RSA_EMSA_PKCS1_SHA2_256 successful
[IKE] IKE_SA android[3] established between [redacted][C=IT, O=[redacted],
CN=[redacted] (havoc)]...[redacted][arch]
[IKE] scheduling rekeying in 35733s
[IKE] maximum IKE_SA lifetime 37533s
[IKE] installing DNS server 192.168.1.254
[IKE] installing new virtual IP 192.168.1.74
[IKE] received NO_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN notify, no CHILD_SA built
[IKE] closing IKE_SA due CHILD_SA setup failure

From what I've found (and been told) the received NO_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN notify, no CHILD_SA built is either due to a mismatch between cipher suites or an invalid ts config. Both should be correct, considering that the official StrongSwan wiki has a configuration that should support most, if not all, the (up-to date) client cipher suites. ts is likely correct because the Android client, as can be seen above, does actually get an IP via DHCP and does actually install it.
Configuration:
root@arch ~ # cat /etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
connections {
        rw {
                local_addrs = 192.168.1.143, [redacted]
                pools = dhcp
                local {
                        auth = pubkey
                        certs = serverCert.pem
                        id = arch
                }
                remote {
                        auth = pubkey
                }
                children {
                        net {
                                local_ts = 192.168.1.0/24
                                updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
                                esp_proposals = aes192gcm16-aes128gcm16-prfsha256-ecp256-ecp521,aes192-sha256-modp3072,default
                        }
                }
                version = 2
                proposals = aes192gcm16-aes128gcm16-prfsha256-ecp256-ecp521,aes192-sha256-modp3072,default
        }
}
include conf.d/*.conf

Does anyone have any insight into this?


texts: How do, or can you hide account contacts on the Galaxy S III?

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Okay, so I just upgraded from the Galaxy S Captivate to a shiny new Galaxy S III.

In both the stock TouchWiz ROM and the AOKP ROM I later ran, on my Captivate, i could set specific accounts to not show their contacts in my address book. Specifically, while I want to sync my Facebook contacts to get photos for people, I don't want all my Facebook contacts showing up in my phone address book.

Poke around as I might though, I cannot find any way to hide a specific account from the address book on the Galaxy S III. Is there any way to do this?

I should note, I am running the AT&T version.


texts: Can I replace the system font just for Japanese text?

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I discovered today that the system font on my rooted Galaxy S2 phone has some errors in the way it renders some Japanese characters.

I want to change the font to something I'm sure is more reliable, but I'm unsure that I can change just the Japanese, and impact all fonts.

I have looked into font changing apps, but I'm a little nervous as there are a lot of comments suggesting the potential to brick the phone. So I want to proceed carefully.

I don't really know how font handling works, especially with an Android device, so is it possible for me to change the font for just the Japanese text?


texts: Installing the English (United States) language

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I recently got my Desire HD, and it came pre-installed with Deutsch, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, each in a (Spain) or (Portugal) flavor. Is there some way of getting an English (United States) or English (United Kingdom) on it?
 Removing the other languages as well, would be nice.


texts: How to configure VPN using pcf profile and custom certificate

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I want to connect the VPN of my university with my Android device.

My university provides a .pem certificate, a .pcf profile and instructions how to set up the vpn connection under a "normal" GNU/Linux distribution - on Arch Linux this works perfectly.

On my Android phone I tried the built-in connection manager and the "anyconnect ics+" app by Cisco, but I'm stuck:

Basically I can't import the profile: the built-in app doesn't provide any form for this; the Cisco app only allows xml-profiles (which is strange as I want to use a Cisco technology...).

The Cisco client doesn't even allow me to import the certificate: when importing it asks for a password, but I don't know why. For the built-in app I could convert the .pem to a .crt file (issuing the command openssl x509 -inform PEM -outform DER -in chain-dtag-dfn-uni.pem -out chain-dtag-dfn-uni.crt) and import the converted certificate.

Do you know other ways or other apps that allow me to connect to the VPN?

(I use Android 4.4.2 on a Samsung SIII Neo.)


texts: Privacy with third-party accounts with Gmail app

texts: When I add a third-party account (POP/IMAP) to the Gmail app, do emails for that account go through Google servers or directly to my phone? Is there a way to know whether the incoming or outgoing connections are secure (use SSL/TLS)?


texts: Do I still need to install GAPPS if I want to use the new Cyanogenmod Android 5.0 rom?

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I was just about to flash the latest the build for Cyanogenmod, but then I remembered from past phones where I flashed new ROMs, that I needed to install the latest Google Apps file. However, when I went to see if I can download the latest I see that there is not a full build for it (unless I read it wrong).

Do I need still need to install GAPPS if I want to use the new Cyanogenmod Android 5.0 ROM?

Since the build is not complete for GAPPS should I wait?

GAPPS forum on XDA


texts: What kind of account does the Calendar support?

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I cant add events to the Calendar, nor the default nor aCalendar because I need to have an online account to sync them.
In Settings/Accounts I have the option to add a Corporate Account (Exchange), Facebook and Yahoo. Facebook and Yahoo do not work, Exchange looks like the right option but I dont have Exchange.
I am using Android 4.1 and it doesn't have the Google applications installed.

Is there another alternative like using a webcal or a local calendar?


texts: Install Google Play Store on ROM without Google apps

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I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S3 and flashed SlimKat's 4.4 ROM and it has no Google Play. When I downloaded GAPPS, it says "Cannot open file" when attempting to open.

How can I install the gapps.zip?


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When I copy file.pdf to my tablet with the command (in Linux - Ubuntu)
cp file.pdf /media/Archos_7/Data via USB cable and then disconnect USB and look to the Data directory, file.pdf has size 0 B, or the file is not there (e.g. file.epub). I don't know what is wrong. I copied a few *.pdf and *.avi files successfully.

Do you know where is the problem?


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N910F model which is proving extremely difficult to flash. I firstly flashed the latest Marshmallow UK BTU firmware on it which resulted in a boot loop. I cleared cache partition and wiped data/factory reset in the stock recovery (and TWRM recovery) but this did not fix the problem. So I flashed the phone again and this time it was stuck in a boot loop with the text "recovering booting..." at the top left. Tried the same as before and still didnt fix it.

So I then tried a different stock rom - Lollipop UK BTU firmware. This gave me the exact same problems as before. However on a few occasions, I also got an error on the recovery screen saying cache could not be mounted. I cleared the cache partition, tried reformatting cache using TWRM but none of this worked. Eventually I reflashed and it went away but the boot loop doesnt go.

Lastly I tried an even older firmware - Kitkat UK BTU firmware. This again gave me a boot loop problem. It also kept displaying the cannot mount cache error as well. I tried using PIT file to repartition the device and eventually the error went but the device would still be on boot loop. However on two occasions the phone did go past the Samsung logo and show the first setup screen (where you select initial settings like Wifi etc). After like 10-15 seconds it would just switch off and then go back into boot loop. I havent managed to get to the first setup screen again.

I have tried flashing with various different Odin versions but still no luck.

I feel like I have exhausted my options and not sure what to do. Do you think I should try a custom rom? If so, for the sake of getting it to start, which is a good lightweight rom?

Does anyone know what I can do to make these infinite boot loops and/or "cannot mount cache" error go away?


texts: I cannot find my saved facebook messenger images on my Samsung Galaxy S8 photos, i looked everywhere, in all my albums, pictures, downloads files etc.tried looking everywhere for my messenger photos, no luck what should i do.  help


texts: How do I view source in the Android browser?

texts: Is there a way to view the source HTML in the Android web browser?


texts: How to get Picasa/Google+ shared photo's URL quickly from Android mobile device?

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My sister doesn't use Google+ so it is quite hard for me to share an individual photo of my Picasa album with her.

Currently I can only do that from a PC - opening picasa web album site, open the album, select the need-to-share image, then get the shared link from the box on the right.

I cannot quickly do this from my Google Samsung Nexus phone since the mobile version of Picasa web does not have get shared link like the PC version.

How can I get shared/embedded link of that photo the quickest way?


texts: What kind of hardware problems is a cheap Android phone likely to have?

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For development and application purposes an organisation I am with is considering buying a cheap Android handset here in India (this is the handset).

But what kind of problems can one anticipate in such a phone?  Most of what I can find on the net is just references to a "short life" - which does not tell us what kind of problems would actually occur - and lack of access to Google Play (on the software end).

I should note that this is a rather peculiar use case in that it's mainly going to be an SMS gateway and at most a very low demand server for SMS (possibly for Web too - there is a discussion on our situation in this SO question).  But we are interested in this question in general as well.

Edit: For reference, most such cheap handsets in India - and I suppose in most of the world - are made using licensed designs of low end Chinese phones.


texts: Disable PIN Unlock with Certificates and WPA2 Enterprise

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I want to use a Samsung device (4.1.2) within WPA2-Enterprise. When I install a certificate in order to connect to the RADIUS server, the phone immediately wants me to set up a PIN to lock it. I can't disable this setting afterwards, only by removing the certificate. Which locks me out of the wifi.

Is there any way to deactivate this behaviour of android and to keep the phone usable without entering a PIN to unlock it?


texts: Encrypted SD card failed after S5 restart

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As I can't get my Samsung S5 connected to my Debian 9.1 with KDE machine over MTP I had to use KDE Connect to copy over files.

I then had to move the files from my internal storage to the SD card.

I have both my internal storage as well as the SD card encrypted.

I copied over a lot of files which worked well. Then I ran KDE Connect for a bit longer to transfer a bit more files. I still have over 1 GB of free storage space on my internal disk. However my phone got stuck for quite a while: I could unlock it to see my wallpaper for a few seconds until it went back to the lockscreen (it had very slow reactions). I waited for a while and disabled the WLAN on my computer to stop any data transmissions which didn't help. I hence restarted my phone.

After restart I got greeted with the dialog to encrypt the SD card that said that SD card encryption has been activated and asking me to either enable it by proceeding or deactivating it. On the phone it shows no files on the SD card.

I connected it to my computer where I can see all the files which are unreadable (encrypted). I copied all the encrypted files over in case that helps me restore them and also wrote down the name under which the SD card was mounted.
I also deleted the "LOST.DIR" directory and a couple of files to free up some space in case that was the problem. I dismounted the SD card, reinserted it to my phone and restarted it.

The phone showed me that same dialog again. In searches I could only find questions where people had this problem after software updates or factory resets: but not after just a restart.

Any ideas what might have caused this and how I could fix it?

Note that it doesn't look like I can format the SD card. I could try pressing "deactivate" or proceed at that dialog. But wouldn't that change the decryption keys so that even if I copy my files back it won't be able to decrypt them?


texts: Nearly every app I open directly crashes

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As specified in the title my problem is only that. Any app I open in my phone crashes with the message "Unfortunately the app has stopped working".
Only the Google apps, Edge browser, Camera and Whatsapp are not crashing rest all apps are crashing on opening.
This started happening without any change. I left my phone in a good normal condition and after an hour when I came back it showed "unfortunately truecaller has stopped working". I also tried opening games but they also kept crashing. No use of restarting or switching off and on. I've done that literally a hundreds of times.
My phone is not rooted. Just a normal phone running Android 6. Please help me fast.


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I have my brand new Doogee S96 Pro which is now not able to boot.
I made a great fail:
instead of
adb push myfile.zip /sdcard/

i wrote
adb push myfile.zip \sdcard\

From that moment, no more boot.
I can't get what I did, but I now can only boot in the TWRP recovery.
Someone could give me a tip on what I did and how to solve the issue? Thank you.


texts: Point of using 4G enabled Nexus tablet in the USA

texts: As far as I know, the providers (AT&T, Verizon, TMobile) in the USA neither sell nor support mobile connection for Nexus tablets. So what is the point of buying a Nexus tablet with 4G support in the USA?


texts: Prevent Google Play from reinstalling apps after factory reset

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I've got multiple Android devices and have a plethora of apps.

I've just done a factory reset on one in order to use it for development purposes only, however there are a couple of apps that I need that I've already paid for.

If I attach my Google account to this device, by default, the device will begin downloading all of my apps.. and while this is a good feature for some, I don't want all that crap on this device.

How can I prevent my device from automatically downloading apps when I attach my play account?


texts: Screen lock types None and Swipe is disabled

texts: When I tried to remove my screen lock, the screen lock types None and Swipe is disabled. It shows that "disabled by administrator, encryption policy , or credential storage". How can I change my screen lock to None ?


texts: How to create Android EC2 AMI from scratch?

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I've tested all Genymotion on-Demand AMIs, but they doesn't work for me, since some apps are not compatible with 64-bit platform.

I'd like to create my own x86 (32-bit) AMI where I can install The Open GApps, then install some other apps. What would be a good starting point to do that?


texts: no write permission to memory card storage from termux

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is it possible to write/edit the files on the memory card with Termux
i tried the command:
termux-setup-storage
but it only gives the permission to write on my device storage(/emulated/0/)


texts: Widget to show alarm information on HTC Desire

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Is it possible to have information about scheduled alarms always visible on the screen? Ideally, as a widget with the list of alarms, or at least just the time of the next alarm somewhere, so I could always know this information at a glance, without opening alarm settings screen.

For now, I have to regularly check my alarm settings by clicking on the clock widget, which is inconvenient. Also, there is an alarm icon in the status bar, which is rather useless because I have several alarms at different times and at least one is always enabled.


texts: Having trouble unlocking boot loader galaxy s9

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I've found numerous guides online on how to fix the missing OEM unlock toggle on samsung galaxy s9. I've been able to follow all steps except for the last one before rebooting the phone. And that step is going into software update and unchecking download updates automatically and checking download updates manually. The problem is that those options don't exist! I can only tap on Check for updates and there's a grayed out option that says Continue update. I don't know if this is true but I think it's the same as going into developer options and switching off auto update system, which I was able to do. Either way, I still wasn't able to fix the missing button, even after following this guide I was just talking about. I've seen other guides and they talk about the same thing that this one does. Can someone help me unlock my OEM unlock button please? Some device info:
Model number: Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960U)
Android Version: 10.0

EDIT: As of now, I played around with my phone and found out the reboot to bootloader option in the menu after starting the phone with power key + volume up + bixby key. I didn't know what that was going to do but when I selected that, a light blue screen came on and said downloading... do not turn off target. There's an option to cancel it but I want to see what happens. Maybe I didn't have a bootloader at all? (sounds crazy because I need a bootloader to start my phone so maybe it's downloading something else?). In either case, I'll keep this question posted with any new info.


texts: Nexus 5 "Ok Google" voice output in a non-English US language

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I'm trying the have vocal output from my nexus 5 with a non english system language.

If my system language is English(US) I say "ok google" and it opens google now, I say "what's the weather like today" and it show me a weather-widget with the weather and the phone speaks.

Otherwise, if my system language is Italian, and I set English(US) in the voice settings, if I say "ok google" it opens google now, but if I say "what's the weather like today" nexus simply search it in web: no widget, no voice!

My question is: it is possible to have the (english) output voice feedback from my questions in google now without setup English(US) with system language?

Many Thanks


texts: How can I control which device gets downloaded apps on the Google Play website?

texts: I have two devices, a Note 2 and a Nook HD Plus. I can download apps to each device with their Google Play apps with no problem. but I don't know how to choose which device gets the app download on the Google Play website.


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I bought an unlock code from http://www.unlockcode4u.com because my phone was asking for it (Enter PIN Code)

I got the code and it does not work. Actually only allow me to enter 4 digits.
Now this guys are telling that the code is for the phone's "Network unlock" not the "SIM unlock" and if I don't remember the PIN I will need to the PUK code from my network provider, so I feel that I paid for something I don't need.

This is the first time I try to do this and I feel frustrated.

I would really appreciated any help.

John


texts: App install failed but files are still filling up the phone

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I installed the game N.O.V.A.3. When it was finished, I got an error message saying that the install failed. However, the 1.7GB that the game required are still missing from my phone. The app does not show upp on "Application Manager. Since I used the refund button in Play Store, it doesent show there either.

My memory on the phone right now is 300mb. So, I can't install the game again or something like that. The phone is not rooted, and I won't root it since it breaks the warranty :( Is there any chance that I can remove the files without having to restore the entire phone?

I've also checked the folders when hooking up the phone to the computer. It's not there.
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini.

I'd be very grateful if someone helped me!

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texts: How to show date in status bar in Android 7?

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Back in Android 4/5, date was shown in the status bar along with time. However, I recently upgraded to Nougat/7 and now date is gone from the status bar and there doesn't seem to be any setting to re-add it.

Has this feature been removed? How do I get date to show in the top status bar, either in it's active or passive state?


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I'm using Android 4.1.2 (I tagged with 4.1 jelly bean because there is not a 4.1.2 tag, my phone is Samsung galaxy S3 mini.
If I open my gallery, in wich all pictures on the phone should be present, only pictures on picasa and pictures taken by the camera do show in the gallery. I have a lot of pictures in my phone, for example pictures on the downloads folder. They don't show up.

I tried with the answers of other questions and it was in vain.

I restarted the phone many times. I re-scanned the device with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.promethyl.force.media.scanner&hl=en

I went into settings, manage applications, all apps, I stoped the media storage app and the gllery app, also deleted all data (and thus the cache, in fact after deleting the data I tried to delete the cache but the phone didn't let me, I realized that it was because when deleting all the data, It also deleted the cache)

Also music on the phone do not display in the music application. I also deleted music app data, but still it's not there.

EDIT 07/09/2015: The solution that worked for me was to delete .nomedia "hidden" files, in particular a .nomedia file in the MAIN folder preventing the media scanner to scan anything in the main folder of the SDcard. After deleting it, all pictures everywhere seem to be scanned and they appear in the library.


texts: Can I emulate a Bluetooth keyboard with my Android device?

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I'd like to use an Android phone for controlling presentations. I know there's some wifi approaches, but often times the computer running the slideshow isn't owned by me and is not comfortable installing and running other software, especially stuff designed for remote control.

So I'm specifically looking for some way to do this using the Bluetooth HID profile, as it requires very little set-up on the PC side. Basically, I'm looking for the Android equivalent to BlueMaemo. Is there a way to do this?


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There's a way to see the previous unlock patterns that I been use before? I want to saw a unlock pattern that i use a few months ago...
I have a j3 2016 unlocked (with adb and twrp)


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In my Music folder, I have many subfolders for albums and they each have their album art in .jpg or .png format. I want the media scanner to not pick up these files however if I do that, then the entire Music folder would have nothing in it.

Is there any way to only exclude certain file formats? My gallery is cluttered with album art at the moment.

I also don't want to delete any of the album art.

EDIT: Requesting tag "media-scanner" to be created.


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I recently bought a realme xt phone 8gb ram varient. I usually get only 4 gb ram free and rest of the ram used by system. So i want to know that it's usual for 8gb ram system to take up to 4 gb ram for system process.

I attached two screenshot taken from the 'developer options -> running services'


texts: Nexus 7 (2013) won’t go past Google logo screen, can't enter Recovery mode

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I hold down the power button until it starts up, and it gets up to the Google logo screen, but won’t go any further; it just freezes on that screen.
Tried to reset device in Recovery Mode (support.google.com/nexus/answer/4596836?hl=en) using these steps:

If your tablet is on, turn it off.
Press & hold the Volume Down button, then press & hold the Power button simultaneously until the tablet turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow drawn around it.
Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight Recovery mode.
Press the Power button to start Recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark and the words "No command."
While holding down the Power button, press the Volume Up button.
Use the volume buttons to scroll to "wipe data/factory reset," then press the Power button to select it.
Scroll down to "Yes - erase all user data," then press the Power button to select it.

Points #1-#3 go well, but I can't pass through #4, after pressing the Power button to start Recovery Mode there is no 'image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark', screen just goes off for 1-3 sec and than there is again Google logo screen, performing actions from #5 gives no result, tablet just goes off if I hold the Power button and the Volume Up button too long.