texts: Browsers crashing when trying to access captive portal (Wi-Fi log in page)

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Recently I noticed that whenever I try to login to a captive portal Wi-Fi page, all of the browsers that
I'm using crash. This happens before the page even finishes loading and consenquently I am unable to log in to the Wi-Fi service.

I have tried using different browsers (Stock Android browser, Google Chrome, Dolphin browser and Opera Mini). The following error shows:

Unfortunately "browser" has stopped

for each of the mentioned browsers or sometimes they just close to home screen with no specific error message. I suspect it may be due to a conflicting certificate signature or problems with certificate because Chrome shows  NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID with HTS error  but I have
no substantive evidence for this, since it used to work fine before.

Also I have noticed that on the other device running Android 7.0 it reports a problem with the certificate:

  There is a problem with the  security certificate for this site

What could be the cause of the problem and are there any workarounds to fix this?

Edit: I've included the screenshot


texts: Choppy playback of HD video on Jellybean

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I run Jellybean on my Galaxy Nexus, and ever since I switched from ICS I've started getting choppy playback of HD video. I used to be able to watch 720p video without any problem in MX Player. If I switch to software rendering instead of hardware in MX player it improves somewhat, but it's still choppy at least every other minute or so until it recovers. If I play it in the VLC beta I get artifacts every now and then until it works itself out.

Anyone recognize this issue and has any idea what to do about it?


texts: Can any rooted Android phone be upgraded to version 2.2?

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Assuming a given Android phone is root-able, is there any possibility that it cannot be upgraded to Android version 2.2 (or CyanogenMod 6)?

If such an upgrade isn't possible on a certain rooted Android phones, what are the factors that determine that? (hardware specs, other?)


texts: Where does Android ICS store the cursor graphic?

texts: If you plug in a mouse to an Android device, a cursor shows up. I was wondering where that cursor graphic is stored? I'm a root user and want to know in case I wanted to modify it in the future.


texts: Does ADB push and pull work on non-rooted phones?

texts: I just discovered about the command adb push and adb pull which supposedly lets people push and pull data from within the internal memory. Now my question is, can this be used on non-rooted phones? For example, i want to change the default camera shutter sound found on /system/media/audio/camera/, can I use adb to push and pull the audio files? And also, is this an act of rooting that could void my warranty? The main reason why I'm holding back on rooting was because I still had a full year before my warranty runs out.


texts: Can dual-sim phone use one sim for voice\sms and second solely for internet access?

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Is it possible with dual-SIM Android phone to use one SIM-card for voice and SMS but not internet access and second solely for internet access? I tried reading PDF manuals for such phones but it's a bit unclear.

I'm moving abroad for work and will need to keep my current work SIM to communicate with the main office but I'd also like to use a local operator to access internet because it's going to be way too expensive to continue to use internet via my work SIM abroad. And I really don't like to carry a second phone or portable router for this. Looking at HTC One Dual sim at the moment, looks good but I never used dual-SIM phones before and have no idea how those actually work. Will it be able to function the way I need it to?


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I would not recommend rooting a device that is still under warranty.

I am trying to find a way to root my old device from 2014 that has become my daily because the new one got damaged and cannot afford a new one. It runs on Android Lollipop.

I am trying to avoid the traditional root way which involves unlocking the bootloader and then flashing it with different files. I am not comfortable in doing that since it is risky and my brick my phone from a mistake. There are tutorials on doing it for my exact phone model so that is not the requirement here at all.

I also know about the one click root solutions but there seems to be a lot of debate on its safety as it is not clear what info is being collected by the app developer. I did kingroot on my test device and it is fine for that device but I don't want it on my daily.

I have found a way which "on paper" seems the safest. It roots without rooting the device. However, I would still like to make sure that it is safe before I use it.

In the below link there is a video that is about an app called VMOS which allows to duplicate the O/S (done automatically) and creates a virtual O/S on top of the locked one on the device and then the virtual one can be rooted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUTxMGsM_Uc

The app has been removed from the "Android Play Store". I am adding below the FAQ from their website. In the FAQ they mention that they do not collect any data and that the only data they collect is for error logs.

https://www.vmos.com/faq.htm

Can that claim be trusted? Would anyone trust that they are honest and do not collect any other data.

I don't think that the app can be put behind a firewall because then it might block all the apps that are running on it as it is the main gateway for them.

I am also sure that running a virtual O/S would require to use more resources on the device. So this solution would not be useful for just any device.


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I use google calendar and one of my calendars within google calendar does not sync to my android phone. The calendar shows in google calendar, and syncs correctly with my desktop software (Fantastical for Mac). On my phone, I can see the calendar under Settings > Accounts and Calendar folders, but the calendar is greyed out. So the phone know that the calendar is there, but is not downloading the events. Does anyone know how to 'activate' this? (NB I have quite a few calendars withing Google calendar. Is there an upper limit?)

Thanks

(PS Device = Blackberry Keyone).


texts: Whether my apps delete after software update in Sony Xperia tipo in Sony Service centre?

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My Android deivce is a Sony Xperia Tipo.

Recently, I got my Tipo's System Software Updated from Sony Service Centre.

I also found that sans-update, some (or all) of my installed Apps as absent/uninstalled.

Please help me regarding this.

Thank you in advance.


texts: Does downloading too many games slow down a device?

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I have over 15 games on my device. Some do occupy some memory; others not so much. I have enough leftover memory on the phone.

Is it true that this can slow down the device?


texts: Contact images cropped and downsampled when syncing with google contacts

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When Syncing with google contacts the photos I chose for my contacts are cropped to a square, and are downsampled to a very low resolution.

Is there a way to sync my phone contacts (without facebook), and keep the hi-res photos?


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Any software that'll help installing CWM

Is there any software that will allow me to install CWM other than android sdk.
For some reason I am not able to install android sdk.


texts: Unable to make/receive call from Lenovo TAB2 A10-30 (Lenovo TB2-X30L)

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I have a Lenovo TAB2 A10-30.

Model Number: Lenovo TB2-X30L
Serial Number: XXXXX

I can send and receive messages but unable make or receive a calls. I have downloaded and install many phone dialer apps from google play store, but it is useless.


texts: App to show battery current or rate of change of voltage, short term info

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Id like to have quick feedback about how what I do on my phone affects power usage, but cant seem to find a good widget or app for that out of the hundreds out there! Anyone know any?

Thanks


texts: How to watch lectures in Adobe Connect app when I can't find Flash 11.2 for Samsung Galaxy S4 running Android 5.0.1?

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I want to watch prerecorded Adobe connect lectures on my Samsung Galaxy S4 running Android 5.0.1.
The problem: when I try to play them through a browser (I have tried Chrome, Firefox, Dolphin, and the default browser on android) and through the Adobe Connect app I downloaded from the Play Store, I'm told every time that:

Adobe Connect requires Flash Player 11.2 or above.
Adobe Connect requires the Flash Player plugin, version 11.2 or above.  Please download and install the Flash Player to continue.

I have successfully gotten Flash 11.1 on my phone, thanks to a tutorial I found through Google search using the Dolphin browser. Obviously, that is not 11.2. I did search Google on how to get 11.2 on Android but I could not find anything useful. From Adobe's official site it's not compatible with my device.
Specifically, I want to watch lectures like COP1000 Lectures
Fall 2013 (but for the upcoming semester - same concept)
I  have even tried adding a link from that page to the Adobe connect app but with no luck.
If there is anyone who can help me in any way get access to these lectures on my phone that would be amazing. Even if it means finding a way to convert the lectures to an mp4 or other video format. (I tried searching that on Google too)


texts: How to setup Google+ to instant upload pictures which take from Camera Zoom FX?

texts: I like Camera ZOOM FX, but I want Google+ instant upload. How can I make them work together?


texts: Custom Input Method (keyboard) HTC One faded out

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The installation of a custom input method, a keyboard, on an HTC one is not working. When I go to keyboards I see where to turn the IPA Keyboard off and on, but it is faded out and when I try to turn it on it doesn't do anything. See screenshot below.

I know that the HTC One comes with a software overlay HTC Sense which is impossible to emulate. I don't know how to find a solution or to understand why it's not possible.

Any lead would be very apreciated.


texts: What is the length and breadth of ONLY the screen in the Nexus 7?

texts: I'm not asking the diagonal values, but the length and breadth ones of the Nexus 7. And only of the LCD screen, not the entire hardware.


texts: Google Play accidentally uninstalled. How to get it back?

texts: I rooted my phone recently. Then my brother came and uninstalled Google play. I factory reset my phone but the app  didn't come back. How do I get it back?


texts: I have a Samsung note 4.  I have an exchange email set up.  For some reason they auto delete on my phone.  How do I get them to stop auto deleting?  If I log in on the computer they are still there.


texts: Determining how particular SwiftKey suggestions are generated

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Is there a way to determine how a particular SwiftKey suggestion got added to SwiftKey's dictionary of words? I'm seeing some weird suggestions pop up, and I'm pretty sure they're not words I've ever used in email or SMS.

Specifically, I wrote "Saturday," and then just started picking the strangest-looking suggestions I saw, and ended up with the following:

  Saturday, Konigsburg 45Ira Sleeps Over 157Nature's Children #Mike's Mystry 145BxcrChldrn #9Mntn Top 63Paddington

It's conceivable that I used the word "Konigsburg" at some point, and of course I've used "sleeps," "over," and "children," but I'm pretty sure I never misspelled "mystery" like that, and the others are just bizarre. I also find it strange that all of them are capitalized. Any ideas?

EDIT: To clarify, I'm not asking why these words popped up at this particular time; i.e., I don't want details regarding how SwiftKey selects the "best" words to display at any given time. I just want to know how these words got added as dictionary candidates at all.


texts: How to get data off an encrypted android phone with a broken screen

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I have a Samsung A5(2017) phone that is encrypted requiring a pattern at boot time. I have dropped the phone and the screen is cracked and dead. Any thoughts how I can get the data off the phone?
The rest of the phone appears undamaged and functional but it is stuck at the "enter the pattern" stage of boot-up.
Any help appreciated!


texts: How do I launch a widget from a shortcut on Home screen?

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I use MultiROM manager to switch from one ROM to another. It has a widget which lists all of your installed ROMs and you can choose anyone to boot into.

(Click image to enlarge)

All good here, but I don't like keeping widgets on my home screen. I can only tolerate a shortcut (icon) on my Home screen.

I'm looking for a way to launch that widget (or any widget) from a shortcut icon on home screen. I think Tasker may be able to do it using Scenes.


texts: Oddities Reading boot.img - Way Too Big and Errors In Kernel

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This is related to this question but as I've made some progress since and run into some rather different issues that would mean I'd essentially have to rewrite it to be a totally different question I've decided to make a new question. As in that question, some device info:

It's a BLU ADVANCE 4.0
Board is Mediatek MT6572
Android version is 4.2.2
Kernel version is 3.4.5
I do have root access

I've been trying to take a backup of certain partitions on my phone (boot.img, system.img, recovery.img) but I've run into some problems.

I've found backups online for this model, taken backups with MTK Droid Root and Tools and tried to read directly from /dev/bootimg and /dev/recovery. I've run into a few different issues. There are three main ones and I include them all here as I think they're related. I'm going to start with the one that's consistent across all of these:

Issue #1

The kernel part of my boot.img seems to be way too small (about 18.0KiB - that's not right, is it?) and ends with a bunch of error messages before the GZIP 1F8B that I think marks the start of the ramdisk. Here are the messages:

System halted.
Attempting division by 0!...
Uncompressing Linux.....
decompressor returned an error..
done, booting the kernel...
invalid distance too far back...
invalid distance code...
invalid literal/length code.
incorrect header check..
unknown compression method..
invalid window size.invalid block type..
invalid stored block lengths....
too many length or distance symbols.
invalid code lengths set....
invalid bit length repeat...
invalid literal/lengths set.
invalid distances set...
incorrect data check....
Out of memory while allocating output buffer....
Out of memory while allocating input buffer.
Out of memory while allocating z_stream.
Out of memory while allocating workspace....
Not a gzip file.
header error....
read error..
uncompression error........

The newlines are from me, I tried to format it as best I could. I'm a little confused about what's going on here as I'm just reading the image - there shouldn't be error messages. Am I just seeing lists of possible errors in the kernel?

Issue #2

I can't extract the contents of the ramdisk in the properly sized kernels (I want to check that the backups worked properly) as in this guide to unpacking boot images
When I run this command:

gunzip -c ../your-ramdisk-file | cpio -i

I get the following messages (a whole bunch like the first and finishing with the last two):

cpio: Malformed number (�K�����
gzip: ../ramdisk.gz: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
cpio: premature end of file

and no new file outputted. Note that I can unzip the file by omitting the cpio bit and redirecting the output and it will produce a file containing some recognizable text in a hex editor, so I assume the extraction was successful.

Issue #3

The boot.img read from /dev/bootimg, though it seems to be valid at the start, is way, way too big - I stopped it at 3.0GiB+. For reference the one I found online and the one I generated with MTK Droid Tools and Root are 6.0MiB. By truncating it to 500MiB I was able to find the same kernel structure as in the other ones, though I wasn't sure where the ramdisk ended so couldn't reliably check that.

I suppose my question is basically: what is wrong with my boot.img? Is it valid (despite the errors and inability to extract the ramdisk) and safe to use as a backup?


texts: USB Internet is not working in sleep mode

texts: I am using Micromax Funbook Pro. The USB Internet connection gets disconnected after the system goes into sleep mode after 1 minute. I want to keep the connection alive. Please help.


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I'm using a Huawei Honor P9 Lite with a German carrier and SIM card. My carrier offers the option to send SMS to me, whenever I miss a call. The other way round, whenever someone does not reach me (due to missing network connection or powered down phone), they get an SMS as soon as I come back online, telling them that my device is now reachable again.

Now, something very strange happened.
My touchscreen recently broke (I think, due to temperature stress on a very cold day) and I had to send my phone to repair. Before doing that, I removed my SIM card, SD card, backed-up my phone and made a factory reset.

Today, I was contacted by a friend, who tried to reach me during that time by calling me. A day later, he got a message, that I was reachable again. My question now is, how that is even possible with a factory resetted phone without a SIM card? I cannot rule out that the phone has been switched on by the repair contractors, but I wonder how this service actually works without a SIM card and without my number being physically tied to the phone?


texts: My Galaxy i5503 (Android 2.2) is dead, they say it needs new software?

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My phone is not switching on. It's a Samsung Galaxy i5503/Galaxy 5. It started automatic switch offs even on a little pressure and now it's not getting on.

Someone checked it and said they need to reinstall the software (probably the operating system, which is Android 2.2).

My question is: Can I do it manually? If yes, then how? And, if I opt for getting it done from someone, What data will be erased? I cannot afford to lose the data of my applications (like Colornote's notes).


texts: can we change the general functionality of volume buttons?

texts: can we change the general functionality of volume buttons while specific service is playing in the background in my app(like using the volume buttons to skip the songs, using those button to drag up or down in the reading app etc)?


texts: ARP-Scan / aNmap alternatives on Android?

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Are there alternatives for these utilities on Android that can be invoked using shell commands? I need to fetch a list of connected hotspot devices, the only method I have is to flush the ARP cache and fetch the new list by invoking arp -n. Which isn't that accurate anyways.
What others ways could I approach this? aNmap didn't work for me, it simply listed nothing about the clients with either -sn or -sP switches.


texts: Lenovo tablet with two internal partitions - How to move apps to SD?

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Not specific to any model but for most Lenovo devices, including phones.

For some reason, some brands, mainly Chinese ones, include two internal partitions. Second partition is shown as "USB Storage" or at least that is what is shown in the "Move to USB Storage" button in App Manager.

It's like a bad joke, because you can buy the larger SD Card the device support but there are no "Move to SD Card" button in App Manager, in it's place you have the "Move to USB Storage" button that does nothing useful because the internal partition detected as "USB Storage" is 1 GB only, sometimes I have seen 2 GB but it still is useless. So you end with a device that you can install at most 5 apps, less if you install Facebook that takes about 300 MB.

Is there a way to get the "Move to SD card" button to show in these devices?

Do they do this to prevent you from moving apps?

Please, do not suggest flashing with alternative ROM. I would do that gladly if the original ROM was around in case of disaster. But as the original ROM of these devices is nowhere to be found then flashing is too risky.


texts: Android 6.0 x86_64 bit boot stuck at root@x86_64:/ on Windows Hyper-V

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I have been trying to start up and Android x86 (64-bit) on Hyper-V using the latest edition available from http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-6-0-r2http

I have installed it with GRUB and created a bootable Partition during installation. Format drive to ext4.

Every time I try to run the VM I am presented with the following image

and it doesn't proceed to boot to the android screen. Anyone have an idea how to fix? I would greatly appreciate it.


texts: Unable to install software even with enough available space

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When I try to update some of my applications, I get the error Unable to install *. Delete some items and try again. When I click manage applications, it shows that I have about 160 MB free space and the app I'm trying to install is under 30 MB.

Android version is 4.1.2 and my device is Samsung galaxy ace II.

(I periodically scan the phone with SD Maid to free resources, but it doesn't help this problem)


texts: Nexus 6P - how to retrieve data with a locked phone and broken screen?

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I've smashed my phone screen and it is unresponsive and completely black, displaying nothing. The phone has also been powered off, meaning instead of my finger print for unlocking, I have to put in the pin in order for the phone to fully boot up. I do know my pin however, cannot enter it.

Does anybody have any hints or perhaps know how to get into the phone (with my Mac) to try and back up my data to the computer so I can transfer it to my new phone?

Thank you very much for any help you can provide :) would really appreciate it!!


texts: Gmail notification remains on lock screen after email has been read/deleted on another device

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I recently switch from iOS to Android (Google Pixel 4XL). One problem that I can't figure out:

When I receive an email, I get a notification on my device's lock screen. Good.

If I read (and/or delete) said email on another device, the above notification remains (until I unlock my phone)

Is this just a deficiency in Android vs iOS, or is something not working correctly?
Thank you!


texts: Samsung Keyboard language switch + Accessibility service

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I've faced an issue that Samsung Keyboard disables functionality of language switching using space bar... after upgrade to 4.4.2 KitKat. That was messed on a forums a little bit and everybody agreed that Accessibility services should be disabled to enable this functionality...

But I have 7 services and DO want to use at least 4 of them... e.g. one of them forward notifications to my Sony SmartWatch... It become pretty useless without this service...

I really like Samsung Keyboard and want to use it... (I do use continuous input switching to voice input some times... and really love space bar switching of language)

How can I enable both language switching and Accessibility services?

GT-I9505


texts: What audio file formats does Android support?

texts: What audio file formats does Android (ICS in particular) support? If this depends on the device, how can I find out?


texts: Stop Hangouts sending message when enter is pressed

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and installed Hangouts (version 2.0.122) recently.  It is a great tool to organize all my messages together. However, it is quite annoying that it sends messages when I accidentally press enter, causing me to send unfinished messages.  Also I don't know how to insert a new line.  I looked into the settings but could not find any relevant options.

The iphone version treats enter as inserting new line so it does not have this problem.

Thanks for any tips you may have.


texts: ADB pull error: remote object '/dev/block/mmcblk0p24' not a file or directory

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I'm trying to pull the partition /dev/block/mmcblk0 directly to my Windows PC, following the instructions from: How to pull mmcblk0 to a windows pc? while the phone is in TWRP, using the command:

adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0 mmcblk0.img

But it keeps returning the error:

remote object '/dev/block/mmcblk0' not a file or directory

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Additional information:
The reason that I want to do this is because I want to restore deleted files from a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195), so I need the entire partition.


texts: How to Stop Applications & Services from Starting on Boot?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I stop applications and services from running?

I know how to kill running applications and services via Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Running but they keep coming back after I restart the phone.

Is there a way (or tool) to suspend their restart on boot?


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Battery life is measured in number of charge-discharge cycles. Charge Cycle wiki says

  Apple Inc. clarifies that a charge cycle means using all the battery's capacity, but not necessarily by full charge and discharge; e.g., using half the charge of a fully charged battery, charging it, and then using the same amount of charge again count as a single charge cycle"

This definition seems to be Apple oriented. My question is

Does Android follow the same definition or is there a different definition ?

Asking since I have both an iPad and Android (Samsung Galaxy) and was wondering if battery life is measured similarly or differently.


texts: I want to get rid of ads on my Kindle Fire and set some of my pics as my wallpaper without rooting it. Is this possible and how do I do it? I keep looking at different sites but none helps. Any advice?


texts: which termux package provides the "mount" command?

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i try to install "mount" with apt, but i can't locate it, or a package that contains "mount".

i've tried:

just to run mount:

  no command 'mount' found

apt update && apt upgrade
apt install mount busybox toybox

  busybox is already the latest versuib; mount and toybox do not exist.

apt -s mount

  option not understood

apt search mount

  proot ...

apt install proot
mount

  not found...

google, locate mount, ls -lR. GOT YOU


texts: Call reject that does not roll to voice mail

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I have been getting lots of calls (one per day) from the same number. There is never anyone on the other end. I placed the number in my 'call reject' list. Now my phone never rings when that number calls. Unfortunately it rolls over to voice mail and leaves an empty message. Now I need to go to voice mail to delete that message so that my voice mail indicator is cleared. How can I reject a call AND prevent the "caller" from leaving a voice mail?

At this point it is quicker for me to press "answer" then "disconnect".


texts: Prevent deletion of all data after 10 incorrect unlock attempts

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"You've incorrectly attempted to unlock the phone 1 times. After 9 more unsuccessful attempts, this phone will be reset, which will delete all its data."

This is actually worse than just letting the attacker access my data, because now I can't get at it either.

As such, this lockscreen is actually worse than not having a lockscreen.

This phone is a (Tracfone) Alcatel (TCT) A577VL (supposedly a Pixi 5 HD), and it doesn't appear to be rootable easily.

1) How do I get rid of this feature, or replace the lockscreen application, without rooting?

2) The A577VL (Pixi 5?) does not appear to officially exist according to Alcatel; can I root it to fix this more easily?

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


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Something on my smartphone sends a message once a day, sometimes I see a tiny fast dark background popup on the bottom saying it is doing so.

Such application seems related to the SIM card, as the popup I receive is from my cell phone provider/carrier/operator.

One second later I receive this:

The app name is "Serviços TIM".
That app package name is "com.android.stk" (I found that using Brevent).
It is an OS App.
It has the exactly same version of "SIM ToolKit" (I guess .stk means that), but at apps list it is in an independent entry with it's own options.

The real huge problem is that, when that popup shows and the screen is locked and remains like that for 8h+, the screen WILL NOT TURN OFF and will spend my battery from 100% to 40% or less and I may depend on having the battery at that time! :(. I usually let it out of the charger, and without that popup it would only spend about 5-10% of the battery.

My smartphone J7 is not rooted, I wonder if that would be the only option?

update:

This other app I think is the culprit from sending the message. It already had SMS disabled but not the phone permission! (I have other app to let me read/send SMS btw)

also the SIM toolkit, I force stop it (and disabled all notifications now 2019):

Final result is: none of these actions above worked, the popup still happens :(


texts: Printing data from Android phones to the printer via computer

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I can transfer data (images, string) from android to computer via bluetooth.
This computer is connected to the printer (Brother MFC- 7360) by USB port.
How do I do for the printer to print received image automatically when the computer receives the image?

I heard that when we install driver of the printer into the computer. There are the windows servers running in the background to listen printing event from computer. But I have no knowledge about that.

Can anyone helps me? Thanks in advance.
P/S: Are there any solution for generic printer?


texts: A few days ago I bought a Samsung Galaxy S2. But, at phone start up under the Galaxy S2 Logo I see a strange Yellow Triangle. I read a few forum posts found on google, but I have some doubts about this. To be more precisely, what that means? Ah, and yes, at first start up I didn't see this triangle, he appears after I tried to update the phone software from samsungapps.com


texts: Unlocked Galaxy i7500, Reset Will Remove it?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Will resetting my unlocked phone to factory settings lock it again?

I just purchased and unlocked a Samsung Galaxy i7500 using FastGSM's system. (It cost $20 and it's used up; I can't redo it.)

I know my phone has an option to "reset" it to the default/factory settings. Will doing so re-lock my phone? Is the lock hardware-level or OS/software-level? Can I upgrade the OS now that it's unlocked?

I noticed my app running a bit more slowly after unlocking, too... I just want to understand what level locking is on.


texts: How to install EdXposed on Android 10 without triggering safety net

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Further to this question What are the alternatives for Xposed framework on Pie? Preferably without triggering Safety Net?

How does one install EdXposed on Android 10?

Notes:

This is a self answered question consolidating information from several threads on XDA / Github and my experience on Oneplus 7 to give a helpful start to that dying breed who like to install xposed-framework modules . Edxposed is still in beta and Android 10 is recently released, so there would be many changes to this answer in future. Since I do not intend to update this answer with developments, others are welcome to add and modify. Moderators are welcome to make this a community wiki if warranted.
Answer is generic in nature and for issues relating to installation / modules you are better off asking in respective device/module threads in XDA.


texts: SPlanner birthday reminders for Samsung contacts

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 and I use the S-Planner app. I have my contacts NOT on Google (and I don't want to share them with Google). My contacts are saved as "Samsung account" contacts.

I have contacts with a birthday, and the birthdays are correctly shown in the S Planner app. I also have notifications for all-day events on in the S Planner app. Still, I'm not reminded for birthdays.

How to get reminders for birthdays like for all other calender entries?


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My phone started rebooting all by itself all the time after I did 2 things with it. Installed Snapdragon BatteryGuru and put it on learning mode (for an estimated 3 days I guess) so that I could start saving battery by the app learning my behavior, and cleaned RAM with CleanMaster. These were the only changes I've done, I don't remember which was first but soon my phone started rebooting whether I was handling it or not at random intervals.

I've also noticed the phone was hot all the time, the Note 3 runs into some hot period with some frequency but not with that frequency. I've uninstalled both apps and it didn't work, wiped cache and it didn't work. The phone was still rebooting even on safe mode. After I wiped Dalvik with the help of TWRP, I thought the problem went away but when I hit the power button to turn the screen off, the phone rebooted and it will now always reboot when the screen turns off, even if it's just from the phone being inactive. It doesn't boot-loops, it just reboots, then after a random time, can be seconds, can be half an hour, it will reboot again. Note 3 SM-N9003 VJUBMI6.


texts: How to redirect local hotspot traffic to webserver

texts: I want to redirect all incoming traffic in my android shared hotspot to my local webserver (192.168.43.1:8080), so if anybody connected to me put any url like "www.google.com" will automatically be redirect to "192.168.43.1:8080", I do have root access, what should I do to accomplish this?


texts: Prevent Screen from rotating in Android VM

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Using VirtualBox, I have created a Virtual Android.  My problem is that certain apps will rotate the screen, but virtual box doesn't flip.

Here is my guide:

http://www.howtogeek.com/164570/how-to-install-android-in-virtualbox/

How do I either rotate the screen or keep it from rotating?

I tried disabling the "Auto Rotate Screen" option, but there are some apps that force the screen rotation.


texts:
sorry if this is slightly off topic but please could you give your thoughts to this

recently,  I had my s4 in my front pocket and while sitting down in a chair i could feel that I was slightly sitting on the phone

it had a back hardshell case and it was the screen facing down in the pocket

when I took it out everything was fine, can't see any scratches/ cracks

my worry is that because there was some pressure put on it, could there be some damage not visible now that could cause some problems in the future? should I be worried?


texts: Are there any Android devices that cannot be rooted?

texts: I bought a new Galaxy Mega and it seems nobody has figured out a root method for it yet.  Are there devices that have been on the market for more than a few months that are not rootable?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3: cannot sign in to Play Store

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I just got a Galaxy S3, and would like to use it as a development device.
Factory reset-ed it, and it runs 4.1.2

I successfully log in to my google account

The weird thing is every time I'm trying open Play Store, it will ask my Google account again. Weird.

One time, I got this:

I cannot install any apps from Play Store, and this is so annoying. Is there any workaround?


texts:
When running the stock Samsung firmware on my Galaxy Note 4 (N910C), the external SDCARD was mounted at /storage/extSdCard.
I have recently installed CM13 (Bliss-ROM) and the external SDCARD got mounted at /storage/3937-3663 instead.

As a result, my restored apps (via TitaniumBackup) are looking at /storage/extSdCard for files that are actually at /storage/3937-3663.

What's the ideal way to resolve my "apps looking in the wrong place" problem?
Renaming "3937-3663" to "extSdCard" is not possible.
Telling the apps the correct path would be very time-consuming, esp. for apps like "Tasker", which has many wrong path-entries now due to above change of path.

Any suggestions?


texts:
I'm trying to install a game on the Play store, and I get the following error every time:

  Sorry, we had trouble processing your request. We're working on fixing the issue. Please try again later. [BM-PPH-01]

I've been trying to get this fixed for almost two months.  Android support directed me to the app developer's support, who in turn directed me back to Android.

It doesn't matter whether I attempt to install from my tablet (Toshiba AT300), my phone (HTC Evo 3D), or directly from the Play store.  I get the same error from all thee.


texts:
I installed SetCPU on my SK4G today, and for the most part things are running fine and I haven't had any problems.

At first I was getting a lot of lag and my phone kept freezing, so I checked this post and it helped me out a lot.

But I ran into one more problem. My phone keeps shutting off and I have to take out the battery and put it back in order to turn it on again. It's happened twice.

Could SetCPU be the cause of the problem?

Profiles:

Main / 816max - 312min (ondemand)

Temp > 35.6 C / 608max - 216min (ondemand / priority: 100)

Charging / 760max - 456min (ondemand / priority: 75)

Screen Off / 456max - 312min (ondemand / priority: 50)

I should also mention that I don't have a custom ROM or Kernel on my phone. It's just rooted.


texts: Will switching to GSM only network switch off data access?

texts: I'm using Samsung Note 3 N900 model and i want to make sure i don't connect to internet but continue to make calls & SMS/MMS. Believe this is opposite the query of others.


texts: I am able to backup my app's data from the root/data/data/you.package.name directory by just moving it to SD card manually. however, when i reverse the process,                                                                                AKA paste the data back to simulate a restore, the app just force closes, i have tried it with a bunch of apps and noticed the same reaction. Where am i wrong?


texts:
https://developers.google.com/android/drivers has binaries like

Pixel 3 XL binaries for Android 9.0.0 (PD1A.180720.030)
Pixel 3 XL binaries for Android 9.0.0 (PD1A.180720.031)
Pixel 3 XL binaries for Android 9.0.0 (PQ1A.181105.017.A1)
...

What is the number in the parenthesis?

Further, I have Pixel 3XL and the system version is Android 9.0, which binary should I download?


texts: Keep Rebooting After Installing Fake GPS For Pokemon GO (I Think It's Not Bootloop)

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Today I'm installing the Fake GPS app for Pokemon GO, I watch the tutorial from here: Trik akali GPS pokemon GO - Fake GPS POKEMON GO trick

Well, at the first try, I don't have any issue.. but, after a few hours it got rebooted by itself.

Just like this: My Rebooting Video

-Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S2720 Android 4.2.2


texts: I have Samsung A5, SM-A500H. Android 6.0.1. Say an app like nova launcher ask me to enable the accessibility feature for it, I can't turn it on, the switch doesn't work.


texts: Can I find lost phone with power off? How to take back data from lost phone?

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My Asus Zenfone5 lost 2 dsys ago, I can't find it beacuse its power off. So I was wondering if there is any software I can turn it on without installed any apps on it before. If not i can only buy a new one.
I know I can redownload apps by google, but I can't find my photos in google+. I'm not sure did I backup or sync them to somewhere else and don't know how to find it. Is there any way I can find out?


texts: Android 9 (Pie) sd external card conventions

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My Moto g6 asked to reformat my SD card after the official Pie update. No app was able to access the SD card and only the System and Total Commander even recognized it. After Android formated, I could read from and write to my SD card. The problem is the following.

I fast transfer my libraries from my computer. This is I put the card in my computers card reader and copy my files into the root of card's directory tree. (I don't see that it matters but I rsync from a Linux installation.) Now android wants to reformat again as if I hadn't formatted. To restate, no app is able to access the card and only the System and Total Commander recognize it.

Where should I move the files, and where can we check the conventions? What are the protocols and what is going on with Pie? Any references are welcome as well as a direct answer, thank you.

Possibly related question: SD card is unwillingly used for apps


texts: How can I make the notification lights flash occasionally instead of staying on constantly?

texts:
I am using a T-Mobile G2X with CyanogenMod 7 nightly (10/27).  Android version 2.3.7.

When I get an email at night, the four notification icons at the bottom of the G2X will stay lit all night, draining my battery unnecessarily.  I've exhausted myself looking through the Settings app for a way to make them flash every few minutes, or something, to conserve power.

Is this possible?  If I can't make them flash, can I just turn them off completely?


texts: How do I replace the default messaging icon in the dock with handcent?

texts: I've a Samsung Galaxy S with 2.2 firmware. I'm using handcent instead of the default messaging application. In the default messaging app settings I have disabled notifications and disabled auto-retrieve. But when I get an SMS now, even after I had read it in handcent, I still get the new message notification overlay on the messaging icon on the homescreen until I click into it. Can i disable this, or better yet replace that icon with handcent?


texts: How to open text files with DropBox on Android?

texts:
I have the DropBox app on my Samsung Galaxy S 2.

It seemed to me that before, when I clicked on a text file, it would open a text editor. I think Dropbox had its own internal editor.

Now, however, when I open any plain text file, I get a message that says:

  Can't open textFileName

  Please download an app that can open this file.

I tried downloading numerous text editors from the market, but none of them linked with Dropbox.

How do I get text editing ability in Dropbox on Android?


texts: How can i cofigure a sabai router using a samsung s tablet

texts:
Would like to cofigure router settings IP etc but dont have adevice with a LAN connection with me -only my tablet.
Is there any way to do this easily or do l wait?
Thanks


texts: It's been asked before about .andriod_secure folder and/or file, but why is this file dated 12/31/69 when the andriod system had not been invented?

texts: .android secure folder or file in my memory card for my LG STYLO AND LG STYLO 3 PHONES date of file 12/31/69


texts:
My tablet (Asus TF300T) has been starting to show sensitivity issues. It repeatedly shows touch moves that aren't there, such as these:  (this screenshot was taken using the debugging option for showing touch input)

It started out with an occasional movement that was already annoying, but it went worse: these dozen concurrent presses are persisting, moving and raising in amount: The tablet is uncontrollable now. Is there a way to turn down the sensitivity so that these fake fingers don't show up or to turn the touchscreen off completely?

Although the tablet itself isn't accessible anymore, USB debugging is turned on, the tablet is not rooted. Standard Rom, updated to 4.2.


texts:
I just installed Opera Unite's video streaming service. I can access my video files through my phones web browser (Galaxy S), but it starts to download instead of playing.

Is there a player I can use to watch streamed videos from my PC?


texts:
I understand how partitions work on a harddisk, also how to use programs to create, change, delete these partitions.

I am using also Android for quite some time - but never really tried to go very deep regarding the system itself.

I would really get some more details regarding how the system works but I feel I cannot find the right source for the deeper knowledge.

In this question I would like to focus on the Android partitions only.

I found this source:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_more_concepts#Partitions_and_directories

But I would like to understand a little bit more:

Is the concept similar to harddisks?
Can these partitions also be changed?
Or would it be necessary at all?
Are there tools to change the partitons?
Can I brick my device forever when working on the partitions?

Thank you so much!!


texts: Nexus 7 (2012) won't charge or start after a series of problems

texts:
A year or so ago, I bought an old Nexus 7 that was very slightly used (I took it off my girlfriend's hands). Everything worked fine, but I barely ever used it.

Two days ago I broke it back out. I charged the battery to full but never ran anything. The next day, I opened it up again and noticed that there was an update - 5.1.1. Not researching beforehand, I went ahead and tapped the notification, and then the problems started flooding in.

First, the tablet became locked in the loading animation after the Google logo. I let it do this overnight just in case, and it was still stuck in the morning. So I held the power button and volume button until it turned off and tried to reboot it.

At this point, it booted to a 'No command' screen. I did a factory reset from here, and rebooted. Now the tablet became stuck in a reboot loop of the Google logo.

After some research, I flashed it back to version 4.4. Everything worked fine with the fastboot and everything was working great. I ran a few updates from the tablet and got to version 4.4.4. Again, it loaded fine.

I tapped the envelope icon in the top-left corner to view my e-mails. As I was reading the first one, the screen froze. I let it sit for a few minutes and it was still frozen. So again, I powered off by using the power and volume button. My battery was around 30% at this point.

Now the tablet shows absolutely no signs of life. I have tried holding the buttons with all of the combinations that are online, I have tried doing combinations of buttons while plugging/unplugging the charger. I have tried using a regular micro-usb charger as well as a 2A charger. I have tried reseating the battery. NOTHING has worked. The tablet shows NO signs of life - no flashing, blanks, anything at all.

What else can I possibly do?


texts: Debunk: tripping KNOX removes your battery life?

texts:
UPDATE 04/21/2020

Great news for people struggling with battery issues on these phones.  I used a non-root APP called "Repair Battery Life", and it actually fixed my rapid battery drain issue!  It identified some cells that were somehow not working and fixed them.  I did some tests to see if restarting the phone would cause the cells to fault out again, and restarting did not cause that to happen; so, I went so far as to reformat the phones.  Reformatting the phones seems to re-create the battery issues.  I don't know why, but I've tested this on S8+ Korean and S8 Hong Kong, and I get the same issues (seems like the same battery cells) that are resolved by this app and don't recur (so far) without reformat).

I feel a bit nervous to post this because I don't hope Samsung finds a new way to hurt users who root their phones, but it's such an important discovery, I really hope someone can explain why/what might be happening that this software solves a very serious problem.  My battery life is up by hours!

ORIGINAL ASKED

I've heard various people in XDA reporting that rooting a Samsung S8 (or similar--S8+, S7, S7 Edge, S6, S5, S9, etc.) will remove 30% of your battery life, permanently.

Is there any truth to this?  I think the myth is built on reports that KNOX uses 30% of the battery life in some phones and removing it will increase battery life by 30%, but I have no way to preverify that.

My experience is that a damaged Samsung phone will lose a lot of its battery life.  Maybe damaging it trips Knox?


texts: Will Rooting through Kingo Brick the device?

texts: If you have Knox installed in your Samsung device and you try to root the device using Kingo root app will it brick your device ?


texts: Backup app stops working if not used for some time

texts:
I'm using SMS Backup & Restore and it usually works just fine.

But, once in a while I notice it doesn't upload the files to my Google Drive anymore. And I find a lot of files waiting for upload (can be files of a month or two).

Why is that happening, and how it can be changed?
I have no need to enter the app on a regular basis, since everything is configured and I just want it to work.

Notes:

It does backup locally, it just doesn't upload.
It seems to me that it's something with the internet access while idle for a long time, but I don't know exactly the details of how it works (I remember reading something about that feature).
At the hour it should backup to the cloud, the device is usually connected to the Wi-Fi.

Thanks! Any idea would be appreciated!

Details:
Android version: 7.0
Device: LG G5, stock rom, no root.


texts: Are there any known rom(s) with full device encryption incorporated?

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

Are there any recommendable known rom(s) with full device/disk encryption incorporated?

Device specs: Samsung ARM Cortex A8 processor at 1GHz, and 512MB RAM, right now runs Android 2.2.


texts: Unrooting Galaxy Nexus - dies when plugged in

texts:
I rooted my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) in order to get Jelly Bean. I got more than I wanted. The issues that have come from this are horrible. Whenever I plug my phone into a computer - it dies. It won't boot until I unplug it. I installed what I thought was a stock ROM of Jelly Bean (it was AOKP which has no way of installing apps), and now I'm completely stuck. I can't boot into recovery mode. I can't flash any ROMs to it and I can't plug it into a computer to run the Nexus Toolkit.

I just want to get back the official Jelly Bean OS. Please help.


texts: Email through sms is in separate threads

texts:
When I receive an sms from an email address, the name of the thread is something like 0000000000000001.  If I respond, the person gets it, but then if the person responds to that, it comes in a new thread called 0000000000000002.  The next comes in 0000000000000003, etc.  I have tried adding the email address as a contact, but each new message still comes in a new thread.  What can I do to stop this?

I am using Silence (the messaging application) on a Nexus 6P on Android 6.0.1


texts: Install custom rom ACE PLUS without voiding warranty

texts:
I read somewhere that we can install custom ROM in our devices without voiding warranty ace plus is not getting updates soon.

Is there any method by which  we can install that and please suggest a good custom rom.

thanks


texts: Howdo I turn off “colorizing”/“pretty” glyphs for text?

texts:
Consider the symbols used in astronomy for example: the symbol to mean solar masses is not meant to be an emoticon!  And Jupiter etc. should not be a purple tile!

Most※ Android programs (Chrome is shown in the comparison) use the silly versions, so that is something in the system’s text rendering.  Firefox, shown in comparison, is one of the few that show it as intended.

How do I turn this “feature” off, or better yet restrict it to the range of emoticon characters?

I am using a rooted Galaxy Tab Pro, which is Android 4.4.2.

※ Chrome (shown), UnicodePad colorizes misc symbols but not Sun (U+2609) in the char map and colorizes the sun in some test fields but not others, Jota+, UnicodeCharmap, Built-in Internet browser app…


texts: cannot recover data from or unlock my phone Lenovo Z2 plus

texts:
I needed some data from my old phone Lenovo Zuk Z2 plus (Z2132) but I have forgotten the lock screen PIN.

I tried a lot of recovery software, but all of them had a pre-requisite to either have the phone's USB Debugging mode enabled OR the device being rooted AND it's neither of those things.

I tried to enable USB Debugging mode using adb, however it doesn't detect any device when my device is on the lock screen. It detects it as (no serial number)    unauthorized only when the device is in recovery mode (that I got to via holding Volume Down & Power button).

I researched and found that if I run the command adb usb or some adb command, it would request me to allow USB Debugging via a popup. But the device is only detected when in recovery mode (hence, no popup there).

Is there any way I can access my data OR get my device to be detected when on lockscreen OR enable the usb debugging mode somehow.


texts: Is it required to unlock the bootloader to root (normally)?

texts: So, a long time ago I rooted my device using a Windows app called KingoRoot, and after that my tablet didn't boot. The exact same thing happened with my other device. I did not unlock the bootloader because I didn't even know what it was. The tablet will sorta boot but the OS just refuses to load. Is this device bricked? Is it fixable? If it's any help the device is a Thomson QM-736 running Android 4.4 KitKat. I also have both the ADB and Fastboot installed on my PC, however the tablet will not connect (I assume the charging port is dead) so I don't actually know how those will be helpful. Thanks in advance.


texts: Reset permissions of app versus Google Play Game Services

texts: When installing an app using Google Play Game Services (GPGS) on Android and booting the app first time, we give the app permission to do this and that with the user's account (or similar) on GPGS. How can I reset that permission, so that when the user accesses GPGS from the app the next time (using the same account as first time), it will ask for permission again?


texts: How do I prevent the Browser and Dolphin HD from deleting old history entries?

texts: So I've noticed that for both the default browser and for the Dolphin HD browser, all the history entries get deleted when you go beyond a certain number of pages visited. Does anyone know how I can prevent this from happening? I often do like to look at what I visited in the far past.


texts: Use a wired gamepad on Android 4.0.4 via laptop?

texts:
I have a USB-based gamepad that I use on my laptop. I want to use the same controller on my Android phone. The problem is I don't have a USB-to-MicroUSB cable so I can't directly connect it to the phone. However, I discovered Wifi Keyboard. It works neatly if I use my laptop keyboard but I can't find any documentation about the usage of it's "Game Mode". I am trying to get Wifi Keyboard to use my gamepad on an emulator I have on the Android. If I try to set an input key on the emulator and I use my laptop keyboard, it gets detected and set. However, if I use my gamepad, nothing happens.

How do I execute the setup I have in mind?


texts: Is it possible to change the background of a keyboard or change the color of a key?

texts: I want to change the look and feel of the keyboard , by changing its background and also the color of individual keys. Please help if there is a way to do it.


texts: How to factory reset Micromax A35 H/W ver v2.0 S/W v8_0_9

texts: I tried all of above ideas but there is no display. Factory reset + and power button hold is shows various type of test about phone and i also tried fast mode solution device not detected with computer tell me what i will do for it i am tired.


texts: Xiaomi M8SE Fastboot loop when trying to install TWRP

texts:
When trying to install TWRP (latest version for Xiaomi Mi 8SE) I manage to install the newest TWRP using adb (fastboot flash recovery "C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot\twrp.img).
However, once I boot into TWRP, it does not set it as a default loader.
After wiping the data, and trying to reboot in recovery like here: https://youtu.be/FEN7Ujb4vdo?t=390 it simply reboots into fastboot and from there, I cannot do anything anymore.
I then have to install a Chinese developer version using MiFlash.

Can someone help me with this issue? I am trying to install a xiaomi.eu MIUI 11 version for my better half - she is tired of the Chinese ROM and half of the OS is in Chinese...


texts: GMail stopped working last night (CM 11)

texts:
I've been running CyanogenMod 11 (11-2014112-SNAPSHOT-M12-d2lte) on my Sprint Galaxy S3 since December.

Last night I saw a message flash on the screen saying something like "Android is updating", though I'm not exactly sure since it went away so quickly.

Shortly after that I got a message that Gmail has stopped working (Report, OK) and the icon on my home screen changed to the Android robot with the "com.google.andr" text below it.

My other GApps appear to be working fine.

How do I get GMail working again?


texts: The upgrade to Android 8 changed the background of the settings and the roll down menus to white. This makes it harder for me to read (partially colourblind); how can I change the background again to black?


texts: Android Sound Drop Down Menu - Volume Buttons Broken

texts:
As displayed in this image is there a sound control for Android notification/drop down menu?

Alternatively some other mechanism.  The volume buttons are broken on my phone.

Ideally well rated app.


texts: Galaxy S3 Providing Audible Voicemail Notifications and Alarm reads the time out loud

texts:
My Galaxy S3 just started notifying me of voicemails by stating out loud that I had a new voicemail. In addition, the alarm now states the time out loud as it plays the normal alarm music.

I have checked and the Driving Mode is turned OFF and the alarm is set for melody.

I receive no voice alerts for new emails, texts or incoming calls.

Please advise.


texts: Is there a way to control the app and notification volumes at once on a phone like there is on a tablet?

texts:
Whenever I want to change the volume for apps on my phone, I have to open up an app that makes sound. If I try to do it at other times, it only changes the notification volume with no option for others.

Like this page says, this is an option for tablets, where you can just expand the volume controls when they pop up and then adjust either one. Is there a way to get this expanding functionality on a phone?

I guess that they made it like that to save screen space, but neither a button nor a slider bar comes anywhere close to filling up my screen, and I would appreciate being able to do this.

I have a rooted Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.2 and have the Xposed Framework installed.


texts: Google maps displays black screen when trying to navigate

texts:
When getting directions to a new place on Google maps (using navigate) I get a black screen where the map tile should be.

Sometimes after a few seconds, Maps force closes and I have to type the place again.

It takes me about 4 or 5 attempts to get it working.

I have tried:

Uninstalling and reinstalling Google Maps
Clearing cache
Clearing data
Factory reset
Different ROM

Here are some screenshots of the issue:


texts: Is a screen protector useful on a Gorilla Glass phone?

texts:
I bought a 2nd generation Moto E phone. According to this page at GSMArena.com, this phone has a "Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating" screen.

I have seen many on-line shops selling "tempered glass screen protectors", a layer of plastic one can buy to put over the screen. I found this useful with some older devices I had, where the screen could easily become dirty and scratched. I am mostly concerned about being able to easily clean away fingerprints and to avoid having scratches caused by fingernails or creating worn out areas of the screen, due to frequent use.

Is such a screen protector at all useful on a Gorilla Glass screen?


texts: 'Could not validate certificate signature' error (Antennapod, Gingerbread)

texts:
I am using Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) and AntennaPod Version 0.9.9.5.

When I am trying to access gpodder.net, either to login or search podcasts, I get the following
error message:

An error occured:javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: org.bouncycastle.jce.exception.ExtCertPathValidatorException: Could not validate certificate signature.

I tried to clear the cache, the data, and ultimately uninstall and reinstall the app from the Play Store, but the problem persists.

Any hints about what I can do here?


texts: Can an Android device be remotely factory reset using any email ID on the device?

texts: We had created a common ID for the college group and I think someone remotely wiped my phone. Is it possible to do it with the secondary account?


texts: ffmpeg - Permission denied when running binary, even as root

texts:
I've compiled ffmpeg for Android with the NDK and transferred the compiled binary to /data/local, but when I try to execute the binary, even as su, the terminal returns 'Permission denied.'

The configure script I use for ffmpeg is:

NDK=/home/adam/ndk/android-ndk-r9c
PLATFORM=$NDK/platforms/android-19/arch-arm
PREBUILT=$NDK/toolchains/arm-linux-androideabi-4.8/prebuilt/linux-x86_64

./configure --target-os=linux --arch=arm --enable-cross-compile --cross-prefix=$PREBUILT/bin/arm-linux-androideabi- --sysroot=$PLATFORM --enable-pic --enable-runtime-cpudetect

ls -l ffmpeg outputs:
-rw-rw-rw- root      root 10338136 2013-12-30 15:54 ffmpeg


texts: Can I remove a virus by flashing my android?

texts: Guys my android is rooted, it was working fine . One day when I turned on my android many notifican like "setting has stoped" began to come . I was redirected to homescreen again and again . To remove this virus I reset my android tablet but even after factory data reset my problem was not solved . When I connected to wifi then automatically new apps were downloaded and I also noticed that wifi and unknown resourses were automatically enabled . I decided to reset my android again but there was again no improvement and some kind of porn apps became system apps . I also did hard reset but that also not worked . Now I am thinking to flash my android through SP Flash tool . Will it work?


texts: How to see pictures in your text messages

texts: I have done what was posted before. When I tape the download button it doesn't download


texts: How can a bookmarklet be ADDED on mobile Chrome without copying and pasting?

texts:
On my Android phone, how can a user add a bookmarklet to my Chrome bookmarks, without needing to use another device, and without copying and pasting?
I have a bookmarklet on my website that I want other people to add to their bookmarks, so I'm looking for a straightforward method.

Bookmarklets are bookmarks, but of which contain Javascript code instead of a regular web link.

Bookmarklets can be added to Chrome on the PC very easily in many ways.

However, on Android, if the bookmarklet is displayed as a link on a
page, it cannot be "dragged to the bookmark bar" as with a PC.
If I try to open it in a new tab, the address bar will not contain the
Javascript, so the user can't use the bookmark button.
Tapping the link to the bookmarklet will not put the code in the address bar either.
The only way I've been able to add a bookmarklet on my
phone has been to tap and hold on the link, then tap "Copy link
address", then edit a pre-existing bookmark's link and pasting in
the bookmarklet code, then renaming said bookmark. But that's a pain, and trying to explain it to non tech savy folks isn't happening.

Is there a more simple method?

Note that I have a particular bookmarklet that even when added on my PC, does NOT sync to my Phone's bookmarks. I believe it may be due to the length (It's over 9000 characters!). This is why I need an easy method for users to save this bookmarklet.


texts: Is it possible to image android phone and run on emulator?

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I have an LG phone with faulty screen that I am not interested in fixing, but I am interested in an installed app.
I am looking for a way to convert it to an image and run it on my PC, is that possible?
Searching online just shows me results for how to transfer images from my phone to my PC :D


texts: Toggle between dark and light theme in Google Maps

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Can we toggle between light and dark theme in Maps?
Maps has shown a message after a new update asking to choose between dark and light theme. After selection (dark, which was illegibly dark under daylight and especially sunlight, or maybe it's my presbyopia) the way to switch out of that without changing the whole system theme was to uninstall (downgrade) the app, update it and then chose the light theme when aforementioned message popped up again. My system theme is dark, and I want it that way, but I don't want dark for Maps, except maybe when it's really dark outside.
Maps 10.62.1
Android 10


texts: No Permissions Error Regardless of sudo or shell

texts:
I have a Huawei comet u8150 That I decided to root seeing as I'm stuck with it for the time being. I rooted it last night, Flashed Clockwork Mod Recovery 5.0.2 and Installed CyanogenMod 7 for the U8150. Now before I installed Cyanogen I was able to access the device via adb using sudo -s and starting the server via a root shell. Now I can run it as sudo or a root shell and I get the same issue. Inside of 51-android.rules I have

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0502", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0b05", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="413c", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0489", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="24e3", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2116", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0482", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="17ef", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1004", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="22b8", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0409", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2080", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2257", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="10a9", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d4d", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0471", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04da", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1f53", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04dd", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0930", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="19d2", MODE="0666"

and my output of lsusb is

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 064e:a110 Suyin Corp. HP Webcam
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 12d1:1038 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

You can see that 12d1 is included inside of the 51-android.rules file, so I'm not sure where to go from here as everyone tells me to drop to a root shell which has not worked as well. Thanks in advance.
---UPDATE---
Thought I'd give some extra input on the matter real fast.
If I perform an adb pull or an adb shell that seems to be working. However when I try to utilize adb push or nano while in the superuser adb shell I don't have permissions to modify. It recognizes my device, but that's it.
I'm sure I have the rules set correctly, but the problem is I can use

sudo -s

and operate from within the root shell and I have the same output when using adb devices. Hopefully someone will have some thoughts as to what's going on.


texts: Can I add a shortcut to a locally stored file?

texts:
I'd like to add a shortcut on Android 4.2.1 to a local pptx file.

Is that possible ?


texts: How to change the primary Gboard language

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I just set up a new phone and had to type something in Hebrew but hadn't yet actually set up the extra Hebrew keyboard. Instead, I ended up setting my Gboard default to Hebrew, and I cannot figure out how to change it to US again. I have added/readded the keyboards, don't even have Hebrew installed, but right now I still only see Hebrew as the supposed language of my keyboard. It's not.

How do I change this back without having to reset my phone and try again?

Edit: the issue isn't the languages I can add, as I can add any and all. The issue is that it always says Gboard Hebrew Israel even though I'm not using a Hebrew language at present (it shows regardless of whether there is a Hebrew keyboard added or not). It's simply that I want it to say US English again.

Edit2: I've uninstalled all Gboard updates repeatedly and reinstalled as well. No dice.


texts: How to change notification importance on android Oreo

texts: Do you have any idea about change notification importance on your android Oreo 8.0 devices?


texts: Why are some songs are not named correctly in media players?

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Most songs in my collection display correctly. However some will display the name of the song as "01 Song name" instead of "Song name". Note that the file name is "01 Song name.mp3".
They also appear out of order in the album so doesn't seem to be taking the track number into account.

When I check the id tags all the information is correct.

This occurs in all media players that I have tried.

Does anyone have any ideas why this occurs and how to correct it?


texts: htc desire z keeps restarting on its own

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My HTC Desire Z keeps restarting on its own continuously, how do I stop it and how can I switch on my phone now? I tried removing the battery but that didn't work.

Can anyone help?


texts: I'm interested in using a laptop battery as an external battery pack for phone

texts: As title said I'd like to use a laptop battery for my phone as an extender.  One usage would be on a plane where my laptop is too bulky to really use but I could pull the battery out of it and use it to keep my phone battery charged while watching movies and what not.  It seems like I should just need a 7805 voltage regulator either linear or switching.  Has anybody done this or thought to do it, it seems like it should be fairly straightforward?


texts:
I own an HTC Chacha and I partitioned my SD card for phone rooting and discorved my phone is s-on so it cant be rooted! So how can I unpartition my SD card to reuse the partitioned space (this partitioned space cant be read by my phone)

thanks


texts: By accident, factory data reset on wrong phone. Still possible to recover photos?

texts:
-Is there a way to recover at least some of the photos after factory data reset on S9 +?
-Background: My sister gave me a Galaxy S9 + as a birthday present. Wonderful birthday party, took great photos with my new toy. But I was surprised because for her, S9 + is an important expense. Next day, I asked her if she wants my S7. She said yes. I didn't think and performed factory data reset on the new S9 +. All photos of a great evening gone.


texts: Message Memory Full, Incoming message rejected

texts:
I got this message on my phone:

  Message Memory full
  Incoming message rejected

I have deleted a lot of messages, and I have also run the memory cleaners I have on my phone.

What should I do?

Exactly which memory is used?

Are there alternate apps that will let me store the messages in a different location?


texts: Should I re-lock bootloader after flashing developer preview on nexus 5?

texts: I have flashed the Android M developer preview 3 on my Nexus 5 phone, for which I was required to unlock the bootloader. Now that the flashing has completed successfully, should I re-lock my bootloader? I had seen threads on xda siting that phones could get into boot-loop if bootloader is locked after flashing. I have no custom recoveries installed or the system is "as is" received from google. So do I relock or will it soft brick my phone? I am only a noob. Please be detailed.


texts: rooting device stops usb-host-mode working

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After I rooted a Nexus 10, the USB Host mode is no longer available.

I have checked the original unrooted device with Chainfire's 'USB Host Diagnostics' tool and it recognises a plugged in Arduino whilst scanning for connected devices, but nothing is detected after rooting.

Originally the device had Android 4.3 - build JWR66Y, and USB Host mode worked. I rooted via the Nexus Root Toolkit and installed a rooted image of the same build, and now the device isn't detected.

Has anyone experienced this? If this is being caused by a bad image, can anyone recommend one which will work?

Update:

The rooted kernel version is

3.4.39-g446c9cf
android-build@vpbs1.mtv.corp.google.com #1
Mon Jun 10 17:11:40 PDT 2013


texts: Why is the same sd-card partition mounted on 7 different mount points?

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I created an /sd-ext partition and linked /cache/download and /cache/dalvik-cache to /sd-ext/...  When I boot up the phone and all filesystems are mounted and I start adb shell, "df -h" shows that I have both /sd-ext and /data/sdext2 and they are both connected to the same block device, /dev/block/mmcblk0p2.  In fact that partition is mounted on 7 different mount points!  Is that supposed to happen?

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /sd-ext
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/sdext2
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/app
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/app-private
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /data/dalvik-cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    915.2M    394.7M    471.6M  46% /sd-ext/download

Furthermore, there is /sd-ext/dalvik-cache and /data/dalvik-cache.  They seem to have identical contents.  In fact, ls -ldi shows that they are the same inode!

When I first set up the /sd-ext partition, I added it to /etc/fstab.  But each time I booted, I found that /etc/fstab was overwritten.  Now I can no longer find fstab anywhere on the sd-card!

I also looked in init.rc and found the following:

# grep symlink init.rc
    symlink /system/etc /etc
    symlink /sys/kernel/debug /d
    symlink /system/vendor /vendor
    symlink /mnt/sdcard /sdcard

This doesn't really explain why /data/dalvik-cache and /sd-ext/dalvik-cache are the same inode, and many other things I'm seeing.

There is obviously more going on here than meets the eye, and I'd like to get to the bottom of it so I know what's going on.


texts: Location and how to recover cache from Google Chrome from an Android phone?

texts:
I'm wondering if it's possible to recover files from the Google Chrome cache from an Android phone, specifically, an HTC One S running Android 4.0.2.

I'm trying to recover the stylesheet from a site whose data has been partially lost, and of course this phone is the only device to have accessed it today before the crash.


texts: How to pull app data from the phone (without root)

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I'm trying to pull down app from the phone, and see the files within
First I used App Inspector to get a package name.
Then few options to get the actual apk down, but no luck.
So I"ve done
adb shell
pm list package health

so it listed Samsung Health  as com.sec.android.app.shealth
Then outside the shell I tried backup
adb backup -f SamsungHealth.ab com.sec.android.app.shealth

Provided PIN on the mobile, so it downloaded but the file is tiny 500b.  I tried to tar it but no luck.
dd if=SamungHealth.ab bs=24 skip=1 | openssl zlib -d | tar -x

or
dd if=SamungHealth.ab bs=4K iflag=skip_bytes skip=24 | openssl zlib -d > SamungHealths.tar

but either say that zlib error  (Fedora 32, with zlib and openssl installed and tar works normally otherwise
140635897317184:error:29065064:lib(41):bio_zlib_read:zlib inflate error:crypto/comp/c_zlib.c:400:zlib error:data error

I tried other option within adb shell
adb shell
run-as com.sec.android.app.shealth

error - run-as: package not debuggable: com.sec.android.app.shealth
so I couldn't even continue to go and see the folder
cd /data/com.sec.android.app.shealth
ls
cp ....

to list files...  I tried for several application not systemic, user installed but same issue

1.) So, Is it possible to see files of particular app at all if not rooted?
2.) Why backup so small even though each app had 150Mb + data?
3.) Any other way to open backup file, as it looks like is not a tar archive convertible?
Thanks


texts: Enabling Wi-Fi disables 3G service  (ZTE Warp running Shinjitsu 1.5b)

texts:
I just started using this ZTE Warp (on Boost Mobile) yesterday. I rooted and ROM'd it with Clockwork Mod and Shinjitsu 1.5b (1.5.1c and 1.5.1c-beta2 did not work, for some reason).

Everything is pretty awesome so far, but whenever I enable Wi-Fi, I lose all 3G service - not just data, I can't send or receive calls or texts - the phone says 'No Service'.

Any ideas? I'm pretty new to Android.


texts: Simulating WiFi device in emulator with mac80211_hwsim kernel module

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I am looking to simulate an additional WiFi device in a rooted android emulator (to simulate a device my company makes). So far I have found the linux kernel module, mac80211_hwsim, which seems like it would help me create virtual networks like this. I believe this is also the mechanism that the emulator uses to create its fake wifi network already. I have found /vendor/bin/mac80211_create_radios which seems to allow me to access that module (to create more channels / radios which appear in ip show link as wlan*).
If this is in fact the right way forward, once I create some more channels for that kernel module, I want to be able to connect to a program on my local computer after connected to this other WiFi network (similar to how 10.0.2.2 maps to the host computer). (this looks helpful with the redir command)
Does this sound reasonable and does anyone have some tips going forward? It's been challenging to find information that is relevant to Android in this area.


texts:
Today, I have noticed that, an application named kworker/u:4 using phone's battery. I haven't seen this app before on battery usage section. Also, I have noticed kswapd0 application using battery, last week. Are they normal operations?

I am using unrooted Xiaomi phone.


texts: Difference between 'Administrator' and root privileges

texts:
There is an app called smart app lock. It has an option to prevent uninstalling of the app. Ticking it gives confirmation to add app to system administrators.

Root was not required to make it work. What privileges does this 'Administrator' get? I know that root has more privileges as I could uninstall it with root privileges, but what is the difference between the privileges of admin and those of root?


texts:
I am attending a group on Whatsapp.

I would like to add a friend to this group.

I wanted to know how to get a link to my friend to find this group.

If anybody know an option where I can add it would also be interesting.


texts: How do you remove app icons from screens on a Galaxy Pocket?

texts:
Just how the heck do I remove unwanted app icons from my home and other screens? On my Galaxy S4 I just slid them off the side, but on the damned Galaxy Pocket, they just bounce off the side back onto the screen, or slide across to the next screen.

Do I have to use Applications Manager and actually uninstall them, or is there some better way?


texts:
I just recently purchased a Galaxy Three with 4.0.4. Before the new phone, I had an Apple iPhone 4S. When I plugged the iPhone's headset jack directly to my car receiver's Aux In it worked just fine. When I do the same with the Galaxy, it does not work. I plug one end of the standard 3.5mm male to male adapter cable into the phone it reacts as if a headset was connected - headset icon appears. The Galaxy reacts as if the cable is not present the moment I connect it to the receiver. The headset icon disappears and sound comes from the phone's speakers.

I do not have a bluetooth enabled car so that is not an option.

Any ideas?


texts: Is "Display size" option not present on tablets?

texts:
I recently bought Lenovo Tab4 8 plus. It runs Andoird Naugat. I have Nexus 6. I love content dense screen. So on my Nexus 6, I always keep font size and display size to the least. (More on this here). I can find font size option in my tablet, but I cannot find the display size option on tablet, as can be seen in below screen shot:
It can be found below Font size option in Nexus 6 Naugat.

Is this lenovo made customization / screw-up thing, or there is some reason for it? and way to enable it? Any third party app to achieve the same?


texts: Do the apps that require a full internet access override android network settings?

texts: You all know that some apps require "full internet access', and other permissions. Some use it for ads, some use it for other reasons, etc. So, can these apps access the internet when my wifi network and mobile network are disabled? I'm afraid of extra charges from my operator for extra MB. I mean those apps still show ads even if any network connection is disabled - how is it possible? In other words - how can I be sure if an app doesn't use any traffic while wifi and mobile networks are turned off?


texts: Push a ROM to Galaxy S3 (d2att) while in TWRP/CWM?

texts:
My friend has royally buggered up his phone and we can't get a file onto the phone in order to reflash the ROM. We are able to get into the recovery (either TWRP or CWM) and reflash the recovery via Odin- but not able to get anything to onto the phone to flash!

CWM doesn't seem to have an adb sideload option on version 6.0.1.2 and adb wouldn't recognize the device in TWRP.

Any ideas?


texts: How can I import sms from iphone 4s / IOS6 with Samsung Kies

texts:
I've got a brand spanking Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I want to import my SMS's - I've installed Kies, detected an iphone backup, (my iphone's name and date displays) but the import screen just refreshes infinitely (hmm... probably infinite) whilst my fans get to cranking (activity monitor shows 30% CPU).

My iphone backup is fresh, unencrypted, and I've tried with the phone plugged in,  itunes running + iphone plugged in, and ihpone / itunes disconnected.

Any insider tips for me?!

(Please note, this question is IOS6 dependant - other tips for IOS5 haven't worked for me)


texts: Tablet showing 0 internal storage even after flashed

texts:
My Envizen V917G just shut down one day and restarted with the factory reset.

I have since flashed it with the software from their website (several times, it fails to format the cache in the automatic mode but claims to be successful if I do it manually) but it still shows 0 space available and it won't shut down on it's own but I presume that is because it can't save any settings since it says it has no space and it restarts in it's factory setup state every time.

Anyone know of any other software I could flash it with to get it working properly, or other things I could try? Or is it just a useless toy now?

This was a gift and I can't claim the guarantee without a receipt and the original serial number intact, which was just a sticker that rolled off the back after 4 months of use.


texts: Encrypt Tablet function in Android x86. Android 6 in Oracle Virtual Box

texts:
I am currently running Android x86 version 6 in Oracle Virtual Box.
My intention is to run some software my company creates and to test it without the need for a physical tablet.
The software i install requires the tablet to be encrypted using the Settings -> Security -> Encrypt Tablet feature in Android.
However all i get is the OS reboots and no encryption happens.
So i have two questions:

Can i get encryption to work?
Is there a way to fool the software into thinking that encryption has worked and not actually encrypt it?

The reason the software wants an encrypted device is that in the real world the device will store customer and financial data. In my test system its all fake data so i dont care about encryption.


texts: How to download apps on 4gb storage so I can move it to the SD card?

texts: I have a HTC Wildfire S, and it's only got 4GB storage. I have a 16GB mirco SD card, but I can't download things because I'm out of the 4GB space (I don't know how ... ), so I can't get them installed so I can then move them to the SD card. I'm not great with technology, so I may be missing something, but this is just really annoying.


texts:
Our Business intranet uses ident to get user credentials for the different programs/modules. Our programmers say they cant/wont change this. I'm wanting to use one of the programs on my HTC Android phone, but it wont let me use the web page as it picks up my ident as "unknown" rather than "helen". I've tried various IRC apps which say they run ident, but none of them seem to work, unless I've got them set up wrong. e.g. Sock server ultimate.
Any ideas how I can get ident running on my phone?


texts: Bottom right and left page curl that shows shortcuts when swiped?

texts:
My friend and I both have Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro (SGH-I547) on Android 4.1.2, both fully updated OS and software.

His phone has a bottom right and left page curl effect accessed with a swipe from bottom left or right corners. This will reveal recent apps, swipe again and it reveals favorites, swipe again and it reveals tools.

I can't for the life of me figure out what app or setting makes this happen. I can't even find an image on Google to show you what I mean.


texts: I have installed android lost app from www.androidlost.com in my Samsung Tab 2 GT-P3100. How can I uninstall it?The app is not visible in the list of apps.


texts: Chrome - unprompted auto-download of files after opening the browser - bug or something else?

texts:
Upon opening google chrome on android, it suddenly downloaded (unprompted by me) a jpeg, as well as a "seed" file.
After scanning both files with the mobile version of kaspersky, i opened the jpeg file and noticed that i knew the picture from somewhere.
Upon searching, i found it, along with the seed file in the download folder (from within the chrome app). Both were however said to be downloaded in 2017.
In contrast, in my own download folder inside the file manager the files are said to be downloaded today.

Now, what could have caused said (re-)download? Was this simply a bug, or might there be something else wrong with my phone?


texts: How to stop the person using my stole phone what app?

texts: Since my phone been stolen..I already blocked my phone..so the new SIM card resend back..when I install at new phone.i find out my what app still been use...so what should I do now?


texts: How to authorize other email adress for google play store?

texts:
I can install apps on our family tablet using my personal Google account. Somehow I've set this up in the past, so I have all my devices under one Google account. Note that the tablet is officially registered on an other Google account.

I want to do this again for the tablet of my grandmother, but I don't know how anymore how I've done this in the past.

I have my grandmother's tablet here. How can I authorize myself to install apps on her tablet using my own Google account?

Thx in advance!


texts: Error in rooting Samsung Galaxy J2 (SMJ200G)

texts:
I want to root my Samsung Galaxy J2. But trying to install TWRP via Odin returns with "Fail".

On this XDA forum, https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/easy-to-root-galaxy-j200g-t3490324 , firmware model number should be J200GDDU1APB1. But my firmware model number is J200GDDU2APJ2.

Is there any way to change my model number to the one that is required?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message

Whenever I try and download an app from the Google Play Store, or update an existing app, I get the following error message appear:

  Package file is invalid

Which is this, and what can I do to resolve the issue?


texts:
I have a stock Sprint Galaxy Nexus device. This device is unrooted, I have made no changes to the OS / Rom whatsoever.

Today this device froze, it was showing a completely black screen except for the system bar at the bottom of the screen (with back, home, and the app tabs button) None of these buttons would respond to any input. Nor did the power button have any effect.

It sat in this state for several minutes. Eventually I pulled he battery, upon re-inserting it and turning the device back on it booted up all the way but shortly after the boot was complete it just started rebooting again without warning. This happened several times (enough that I feel it would have gone on forever if I had not intervened)

My question is: how do I recover my Galaxy Nexus device so that it can get out of this boot-loop that it is stuck in. This seems to be the same issue that was faced in this question: Galaxy Nexus Suddenly restarts but there is no real resolution given there.


texts: My Android phone stuck at optimizing apps again and again

texts:
My Yu Yureka with Cyanogen Mod is Optimizing apps again and again but not starting. Is there a way to fix this?
Is tjere a way I can somehow enter safe mode and delete few apps??  Please help.


texts:
I'm one of those struggling with serious lags on my new Nexus 5X phone (Android 6.0.1). The issues are basically those outlined here on Reddit. I normally have ~500MB of free memory left out of 2GB with all my relevant apps up and running, so this shouldn't be a memory issue. To compare, my good old Nexus 5 has pretty much the same set of apps and works smoothly.

What I tried without much luck:

clearing the cache partition;
a factory reset;
flashing the latest factory image (MMB29P).

One thing that seems to be helping is turning on the Don't keep activities switch in the Developers options, then rebooting the phone:

So far, the lags seem to have improved, but I expect this to reduce the battery life.

Any other ideas/tricks to address this issue?


texts: Is there a way to set the default stream in the TuneIn Radio app?

texts:
I love TuneIn Radio, especially when using the 32kbps AAC audio stream.  But, every time I turn the app off and back on again it defaults to the mp3 stream.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change the default stream?


texts: Cyanogenmod 11 in htc explorer running on cyanogenmod 10.1

texts: Can I use the CyanogenMod Installer app to flash Cyanogenmod 11 in my htc explorer which is already rooted and a custom rom is installed, and I have a twrp recovery,so I want to know would there be any problem if I do that,please I need some suggestion...


texts:
I am trying to follow the these instructions to create albums in my Google+ Photos app,
but when I am selecting photos I have the share icon but not the album icon.

I don't know why this is happening. I tried uploading from my computer and the albums work great. How can I create them on Android? I'm running Android 5.0.


texts:
I have an issue with my phone, the phone doesn't delete files.  When I delete a file for example a 1 gig file or a game with that same size, the file is gone in the file manager, but the space on my phone doesn't change.

My storage space WAS 1 Gig, and after I delete a 1 Gig file, the storage space should be 2 Gig, but it ends up still being 1 Gig.

I tried to do a factory reset, and also tried to upgrade my phone to Marshmallow, but the problem is still there.  (Note: My phone is rooted)


texts: how do you delete specific contacts in ICS?

texts:
I have a Nexus S phone just updated to ICS. This forum was very helpful in finding out ICS' now more cumbersome way to delete specific calls from call logs. Thank You.

It's a new year, and I want to clean out some dead wood from the contact list. But for the life of me I cannot find a way on the phone to delete a specific record from the contacts list.

Is a browser into my gmail contacts screen my only option to manage deletion of individual names on my phone's contact list?

Is my only contact management option on the phone to clear the whole list and re-sync after updating the list on the web site?


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I have the cheap Android tablet. During my experiments, I had rooted it and removed application folder. Now I can't turn on my tablet it is loading forever.

I have read about ways to load new ROM on my phone. Most of them start from uploading some apps on phone. I can't do it.

Also, I tried adb tool. But command: adb devices don't see my device.

Is it possible to recover Android system in some if Android OS isn't started and adb tool doesn't see the device?


texts: Disable default lockscreen notifications on Micromax Canvas A74

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I'm using Micromax Canvas A74 running Android Jellybean. Recently I searched for a locksceen notification widget and found "NiLS Lockscreen Notifications".

But now the problem is, how can I disable the default "New Message" and "Missed call" notification on my lockscreen, which jumps and vibrates for sometime each time I unlock my phone? I have already unchecked the "Show notification" checkbox from the app info section, but it's still there.


texts: I Can't Access Google Playstore Nor Gmail On My Huawei Y220

texts: My Huawei Running On Android v2.3.6 can't access gmail and google playstore anymore. I deleted the pre installed Emails but everything was working fine until when I once switched the phone off and when I switches it on, anytime I open the gmail app, it shows a blank white page which doesnt last for a second. when I open playstore, they tell me to add a gmail account but when I try adding, I am sent back to the home screen. it is rooted. ia there anything I can do to make it function like before?


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my problem here started about 2 months ago. i searched a lot for an answer before asking for help here. but didn't find anything.
i'm from Iran. i used to be able to use google now and its cards before. but after my phone's crash, i gave it back to the company i bought it from. they reinstalled the ROM and fixed it. after that, i couldn't use google services anymore and not even able to save offline map in google maps !
every time i try to use it, it says "This account is not eligible to use google now"

do you guys have any idea for fixing it ?!
i repeat, I was able to use it before.

my device: HTC ONE E8

Tnx a lot


texts: If I have Android can I respond to group messages from iPhone users?

texts: I have Android phone and use Handcent SMS. I have gotten group texts from iPhone users who use iMessage and I can see what everyone is saying, but when I try to respond I only get a loading circle that just keeps spinning and it ends up saving as a draft and doesn't send. Is there a way to fix this?


texts: App to connect camera to gallery image when scanning QR code

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Sorry for the not so catchy subject, I don't know how to phrase the question more precisely.
My requirement is: I use an app scanning QR codes directly via camera for a specific purpose. Sometimes it would be good to scan a QR code from an image stored in the gallery instead, but unlike many other apps this one is lacking the capability to browse the gallery for that purpose. The only way to get this working would be to emulate the camera in a way making the app think it is scanning a live image, but actually the user can first select the target image from the gallery.
Is there an app which can do this? I am using A Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 8 stock firmware, no jailbreak.
Attention: This question is not asking for QR code reader apps in general, please read thoroughly.

Update: The app GalleryCam serves a similar purpose but only works for apps opening the camera with a button where it can hook into in order to display a pop-up menu. My target app is different, it does not work in connection with GalleryCam.


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I run the commands from my laptop. but can't understand what is the different, it's look like both commands are just restart the mobile device.
What is the different between adb reboot vs adb shell reboot?


texts: I see trackballs mentioned in the MAME4droid settings, but only a virtual joystick appears when playing.  Is there support for emulating trackballs via the touchscreen?


texts: How to root a HTC U12 Life without source code?

texts: I have HTC U12 life. The problem is that, I want to root it, but I just cannot find its source code anywhere: no stock rom and no source kernel. Nothing. Neither on official resources nor on regular websites and forums. And the phone was released two years ago. Is there any way to root my phone without source code or to get the source code somehow? And by the way the phone is 100% rootable because I've seen a post on XDA showing a successful root.


texts: TWRP restore: backup not seen in different device (same model)

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I have 2 pieces of the same device (crackling) and I wanted to clone #1 onto #2. Both are running TWRP 3.4.0.
I ran backup (unencrypted) to SD card on #1. Backup data is stored on the SD card in TWRP/BACKUPS/4400d489/2020-09-03--02-42-32_lineage_crackling-userdebug_9_PQ3A190801002/* (boot.emmc.win, boot.emmc.win.sha2, data.ext4.win000, data.ext4.win000.sha2, ...)
When I run TWRP on #1 again, to test Restore, it says: "Select Package to Restore":
2020-09-03-02-42-32_lineageos_crackling-userdebug_9. [...]

which, upon selection, offers System, Data (excl. storage) and Boot for restoration, as expected.
TWRP on #2 (same SD card inserted) says "Select Package to Restore:"
4400d489

(it is the parent directory... why?) and then offers no partitions to restore.
What is the problem here (SD card is fine)?


texts: How can I root my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S?

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I tried using Flash Software, but it doesn't work for me.

I may have used the wrong version or my process is wrong.

Can anyone tell me the correct process?

Android Version : 2.3.4
Model Number : LT18i
Build Number : 4.0.2.A.0.62


texts: I have 2 s7 from market but systems are messed up

texts: Can someone link me where I can download the Android latest system  os file to download to SD  card so I can reinstall phone os system from phone update boot screen thanks I got 2 x s7 but there got some dodgy apps installed to system that can't be uninstalled cheers


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I have two wi-fi networks at home and one of them I just cannot connect to with my Galaxy Nexus. (It works fine with several laptops.)

It shows up but when I try to connect after "Connecting..." it just goes to the state "Saved, secured with WPA2".

I also tried connecting using WPS but it just times out.

I am looking for ways to get additional information to debug this.

What I have tried (as suggested in many other places) is changing the frequency band from Auto to 5 or 2.4 GHz but that didn't help.
EDIT: By now I have also tried resetting the phone but that didn't help either.


texts: Is there any limitation on the number of times I install a custom-ROM to my android device?

texts: How many times can I install a custom ROM to my android device? Can I do this an infinite number of times? The word ROM (Read-Only-Memory) makes me think that there must be some limitation to the number of times one can do this.