texts:
Today, I suddenly received this update for my Samsung Galaxy Prime Kit Kat 4.1 and it tells me o update to a wierd random version which I searched on Google and receieved NO results (even when typing the 6th letter of the version)

Here is a photo of it!
Wierd version number

I hope this is not a glitch or someone tryin to hack my phone.


texts: How can I disable Firefox for Android default URL suggestions?

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I wiped, formatted, and then installed the latest Lineage OS for my device.

When I install Firefox, before I ever browse anything and after turning search suggestions off, I see URL suggestions whenever I begin to type an address.

For example, if I type 't', the URL bar suggests twitter.com; 'ta' target.com; 'te' telegraph.co.uk; 'ti' ticketmaster.com; 'to' toysrus.com; 'tu' tumblr.com; 'aa' aa.com; 'ac' accuweather.com; etc.

I cannot find where to tun off these suggestions, and there is no reasonable way to avoid these suggestions, and 100% are completely useless for me. I want my URL bar to only offer me the suggestions of sites that I have actually visited, not all this garbage noise that Mozilla is puking into my face with.


texts: For podcasts with a long name, it sucks not to be able to see the full name of the track. How do you see the full name of a track in Google Music?


texts: Galaxy S4 GPS Problem "Please enable Google apps location access"

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I have a brand new S4 and cannot figure out why the GPS is not working.

In Google Maps, clicking the button that centers the screen at your current location reveals the following error:

"Please enable Google apps location access"

Going to Settings>Location Services I have everything checked off and activated:

Access to my location (let apps use your location information)
VZW location services
Standalone GPS services
Wi-fi & mobile network location service

Is there any reason why it shouldn't work?


texts: Is there a Skype compatible client for voice calls over WiFi?

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I understand that operators blocked any Skype over the data connections, but is there an alternative that works on the WiFi network?

Update: I am using a HTC/Tmobile G1 phone, in the US. However, I am not connected to any carrier, as I use it (here) as a PDA over WiFi and not as a phone.


texts: How to mount usb drive in nexus 5 using mount command?

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I read in some online sources that lolipop 5 allows mounting usb devices using otg cable without root permissions.

Another thing i saw is that the app "ES Explorer" can mount usb devices without root.

I'm trying to mount usb device using the built in "mount" command but im recieving "permissions denied" error.

The device shows in /etc/partitions as:

8    0    15633408    sda
8    1    15633392    sda1

I tried

mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt

and get "permission denied"

What is the right way to mount usb device?

How does ES Explorer mount usb device without root permissions?


texts: Automatically modify bluetooth settings when launching an app

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Here is my use case: my phone is connected to my car via bluetooth, with only the Phone audio enabled.  Media audio is off, so I can keep listening to the phone's GPS and the car's radio at the same time.
But from time to time, I'd like to listen to Spotify directly through the car's audio system, which means I have to switch the bluetooth connection's Media audio back on.

Is it possible to automate that ?

  While connected to the car's bluetooth, if Spotify is launched, enable the connection's Media audio.

Perhaps with Tasker or IFTTT, but I couldn't find how to do it with IFTTT, and I couldn't find a way to try Tasker for free.


texts:
I use CyanogenMod 12.1 (Android 5.1.1) with the Trebuchet launcher.

How can I search for an app by its name, if I don't want to have the Google search installed?


texts:
I'm trying upgrade a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 Wi-Fi (2016) AKA gts210vewifi from a LineageOS 18 April 2017 to a 30 July 2018 build, but it fails printing this in TWRP:

E3004: This package is for device: gts210vewifi; this device is .

What does this apparently broken error message mean? -- Someone suggested that perhaps I "need to upgrade the firmware".. how would I need which version this new build requires?


texts: Playing VLC streams directly from web page?

texts:
I found several pages that provide streams directly (e.g. JaGledam.com) and in this example, the first two tabs require x-google-vlc-plugin to play the stream.
I can use the link with the Flash player, but I'd prefer to watch them via VLC (either VLC Player for Android or directly from the web page).
Is there any way to watch VLC streams from Android (if relevant, Nexus 5)?


texts: Identifying whether display is broken or the motherboard

texts:
I assume it is possible to damage the motherboard / chips inside a phone if it falls on the ground. So my questions is, is it possible to confirm what has been damaged during the fall?

I don't want to end up buying a replacement display and then found out the problem is somewhere else.

The phone is JiaYu G3T (a Chinese brand), fell on a ground. I completely disassembled the the phone but I didn't find any damage anywhere, everything looks like new.

Pic 1. This should be black with a green logo, left part of the screen is darker than right

Pic 2. Again, half of the screen is darker, color problems at the bottom OR sometimes the same as the startup screen - grayscale-kind-of-inverted-colors display


texts: I have to use 2 emails on my phone at all times cause some apps I purchased on one email and some I got on my other email. Is there a way to put all my purchases on to my primary email so that I don't have to use 2 emails forever?


texts:
I tried to do a procedure described in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJPEc1NG_k8, about installing Lineage OS on a zenfone 2 ze551ml.
In a specific part of the video, is required to install a new bootloader to be able to install nougat, in the links below therewas two items, one for the ZE550ML and the other one for the ZE551ML, for mistake, i installed the ZE550ML one...
Now i can't see the device with ADB, and it shows only a blank screen.
Some one of you could help me? Anyone got this same issue?
Thank you very much.


texts: How to make Android listen to message like a server?

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I need to know if Android can listen to a data sensor via wifi? Can android listen to a port and be like a server?

Arduino Device Sensor -> WIFI connection (protocol?) -> Android Device

Can Android device listen to certain port with HTTP messages?


texts:
Are GPS-tracking apps data dependent or will devices use GPS signals alone, to notify their locations?

I am looking for a GPS-tracking app to track family members on a trip where we gonna have limited network coverage, and in some areas no coverage at all.

I am not sure if these apps need data connection to send the location to another device, or they would only use GPS signals.


texts:
I've already asked this question on Superuser (given it's Outlook related), but now I'm trying to see if anyone else on Android Enthusiasts can help me. The details are as below.

I've paired up my Samsung phone with an Outlook Exchange inbox (probably Outlook 2010), and now I've got the outstanding SMS syncing feature. Only, of course, it sucks, since my inbox get's flooded with SMS's that I already have on my phone.

After looking around the internet for quite a while for a option that would allow me to disable that kind of syncing, the only guide I got was designed for Windows Phone 6.x.

I want desperately to disable it. Anyone has any clue as to how?


texts: I recovered some encrypted pictures, but I can't decrypt them

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My girlfriend lost all the pictures from our holidays. She has a Samsung Galaxy A70. She had an external encrypted SD card on it. I managed to recover the lost pictures, but they are encrypted. Do you have any idea what I can do?
I've tried putting back the pictures, and then decrypting the SD but it doesn't work.


texts:
I have recently bought a new HTC One M7.
Since the moment I turned it on it's performing random reboots. At the begining it was every few minutes but now its every time I unlock the screen.
I've performed 3 factory resets - didn't help (I think that even made it worse)
I've entered "safe mode" - still rebooting
I've tried to enter recovery mode but the phone got stuck on the loading screen (exclamation point icon)

Anyone might have an idea what's going on?
Is the phone defective? Might it be a hardware issue?

As I said, the phone is new, so no custom ROMs or strange apps installed

Thanks


texts: Long texts not sending; if I set my phone to split them up, some don't go through

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I have a Droid RAZR and I'm on Verizon, and when I try to send a text that's over 2x160 characters to another Verizon phone, it usually doesn't send.  In the message details, my phone says "Received", but the other person doesn't get the text.  This has been happening for a while, but it's only gotten bad recently - before, I would have to reach 5x160 characters in order for it not to send.  Texts sent to non-Verizon phones seem to send fine.

To try to get around it, I set my SMS app (I use GoSMS) to always split up my messages.  What happens now is that some of the messages in the batch don't go through, regardless of the number of messages.

I would ideally like to not need to have my phone set to split my messages automatically, and be sure that long messages are going through.  How can I do this?


texts:
I have a Samsung GT-S7273T (Android 4.2.2) and yesterday something happened while I was sleeping. After that, the phone can't stay on for more than 30~50 seconds: it hangs and then restarts itself. I've noticed that any change I make to the phone is "reverted" after it restarts (like deleting a file or switching off Wi-fi). While it is on, everything works normally (facebook, watch videos in youtube, receive notifications, even play games, etc).
I've tried booting up in Safe Mode, same thing happens. I've also tried a data wipe/factory reset through recovery mode, but when I restart the phone, everything is just like before, as if no reset was made (although it says the the data wipe was successful). I've also tried a cache wipe only, but it gives an error and restarts itself when I try.
I've also noticed that if I try to restart the phone (hold power button, tap on "Restart" option), the phone starts to switch off, showing the "switch-off animation" and then stops there, instead of restarting (but it keeps working, even receiving notifications). After a few seconds, it hangs and then restarts (just like it normally does).
The phone is not rooted and I never downloaded any custom firmware or anything like that.
Is there any other way I can force a reset on my phone?
UPDATE
I've just tried to flash to stock ROM and then wiping data, but it seems to not have worked, although Odin reported success. All my files, apps and configuration are still there and the problem persists.
UPDATE #2
I've tried "wipe all" in shell, but it reported several errors with message "Read-only file system" and one "Permission denied".
I've also tried "wipe data", and got "permission denied" on opening /data.


texts: Retrieve Files From Device in Bootloader

texts:
I'm working on an android application. I accidentally turned on a developer option(I'm guessing RTL Layout), and now I get the message "..System UI has stopped working". I tried to clear the cache partition in recovery mode and that did nothing. I don't mind doing a factory reset but I just want to get files off the phone as I don't believe a backup. (My phone is the Droid Turbo if that matters)
When I connect it to my computer via USB it is not recognized. I believe it was set as PTP connection on my phone. It does not show up when I run adb devices. However in recovery mode, when I choose "apply update from ADB" it shows up when I run adb devices(with the word sideload next to it), but I cannot seem to find it in the device manager. I tried to pull/backup through adb but I get "error: closed". Is there any way to retrieve my photos/etc before/after I factory reset. Thanks!


texts: Stop phone dialer app from autostarting when phone unlocked

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I have a low cost android phone. It is a ZTE Blade A3 2019T running android 9 pie. I would like to Stop the phone dialer app from autostarting when phone unlocked. It is so annoying. Please help
thanks in advance to all who take time reply
kind regards


texts: What are the two linked contacts under "Myself"?

texts:
In my phone, there's a "Myself" contact that can't be deleted or renamed, which has two linked contacts inside it. Those can't be unlinked or deleted either. Both contacts are marked as "Phone contact".

Why are there two and why are they not unlinkable? Can I link another contact under "Myself"? I want to add my phone number there; which of the two should I add this to?


texts: Google Drive - Android - upload image but don't convert to PDF

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I have just installed Google Drive latest Android application and notice that there is not a direct way to upload a camera image...

The only option I see is 'Scan', but after taking a picture I notice this is converted to a PDF. Is there any option to directly upload a camera image to Google Drive?

Thanks!


texts: Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 quit asking for my Screen unlock PIN

texts:
I keep setting up a PIN to unlock my screen. It works a few times, maybe 3 or 4, then stops. My phone reverts to merely having to swipe the screen to unlock it.
I will then again setup a pin to unlock the screen, it will work a few times and then the phone reverts to no PIN required for screen unlock.


texts:
In the "quick settings" grid you get by pulling down the right-hand end of the notification bar, the top-left item is a photo. I'd like to edit or remove this photo, but when I tap it, it says "The contact doesn't exist."

How can I edit or remove this photo?


texts: Switch to a new Gmail email address without losing account data?

texts:
Suppose I have some cheesy gmail address that is inappropriate for putting on resumes and such.  What is the easiest way to change it, while retaining my documents in google docs, as well as photos, google music purchases and playlists, and so on?

Does Google have any provision for this, or are you supposed to start completely from scratch and painfully transfer all the data manually (as well as cancel music subscriptions and restart, etc)?


texts: transferring movies from Mac to Samsung Jitterbug

texts: Using Android file transfer, I moved some photos and short videos to a Samsung Jitterbug's photo folder. The photos all show up, the movies do not. Any suggestions? Thank you.


texts: Will flashing a custom rom relock me with sim carrier?

texts:
I got an S5 SM-G900P running stock android 6.0.1 as it comes it's a CDMA phone but I go it unlocked at a phone repair shop to use GSM and has been working fine but it only goes up to 3G.

The question knowing all that is: If i flash a custom Rom (lineage-14.1-20171004-nightly-kltespr-signed) will my unlocked phone will stop working with the SIM? or the unlock will remain after the instalation?

P.d: don't know if it's relevant but I'm outside the US


texts: Macrodroid: Convert "+63" area code to "0"

texts:
So there is already a working macro that does the following:
Whenever I dial/call a number with a prefix other than the ones I specified, a dialog box appears. I wanted to "filter" the numbers so I would be notified if I was to make a call to a number belonging to a different network/company.
To clarify, there are two codes in the prefix.  One is the country code and the other is the network code. For instance, country code is +63 and network (company) code is 945. Furthermore, the country code +63 is interchangeable with 0 and both valid are when making a call. So a +63945xxx number is the same as 0945xxx.
My current issue is that 4-digit prefixes (the ones starting with 0 like 0945, 0917, etc) are already "filtered" by the existing macro. However, 6-digit prefixes (the ones starting with +63 like +63945,+63917 are not filtered), hence 0945 and +63945 which are virtually the same will get different responses (One will prompt a dialog box and the other will not). What I am looking for is a way to first convert +63 to 0 so that it becomes a 4-digit number which the macro can filter.
Here is a link to my previous question which can be used as reference.
Make a pop up message if about to call area codes excluding specified
Also attached is the macro that currently filters 4-digit prefixes but overlooks 6-digit ones.
Edit: 8/15/2020 14:10
I started a new macro from scratch just to be sure. But result in log seems to be the same. Examples of numbers called would be +639451234567 and 09451234567. All numbers dialled prompted a dialog box. Here are the screenshots:
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/wksR0.png)
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJTtc.png)
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/y9Jqi.png)
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/qnwbm.png)
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/JTS76.png)
(https://i.stack.imgur.com/uBuJ8.png)
Edit: 22:30
Below macro given by beeshyams works well.


texts: Can apps modify the system-level "Display->Auto-rotation" setting?

texts:
I've noticed in the last couple weeks that my Nexus 4 (stock rooted, with franco.Kernel) will seemingly at random lose the ability to auto-rotate the display. If I go into the Display settings and check the box, it works again, but that setting is invariably disabled again through no action of my own (or even a reboot) within a day or two.

Can apps, either in the foreground or the background, modify this setting? If so, I'll have to start keeping really good track of what I open to try and track down the culprit so I can complain to its developer.


texts: Is it possible to disable the interlocutor's video in BlueJeans Prime?

texts:
I use BlueJeans Prime for videoconference on Android 10. When in a videoconference, is it possible to disable the interlocutor's video?

The motivation is to reduce the network usage.

For BlueJeans (not Prime), one can swipe up, which will activate the "low bandwidth" mode, and swipe down to go back to the normal mode. That doesn't work for BlueJeans Prime.


texts: Kidz-Star tablet that won't save photos onto external sd card

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My son's Kidzstar tablet doesn't have any option on the camera where to store photos and videos. The tablet is using 4.0.3. The photos and videos are being stored to internal SD card which it says is full and so can't take any more photos or videos. I bought a 16GB Micro SD Card and mounted it but the device will still not allow me to take photos. Also Apps can only be moved from internal memory to internal SD card with no option for external SD card.

What should I do?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S I900 Bootloop in Recovery after flashing custom ROM

texts:
My friend gave me his old rooted Galaxy S running android 4.0.x (or 4.1.x probably) asking me to restore its official ROM on it.

Context

Downloaded and installed Odin
Downloaded Galaxy S stock ROM
Downloaded and installed Samsung USB drivers
Removed SIM and MicroSD cards from phone
Cleared cache and data
Put the phone in download mode using the Vol down/up + Home + Power key and connected it to PC
Although the phone had "Download" option in it's "shut down popup" (The phone was already rooted and had some sort of recovery installed, CWM probably?) but Odin won't recognize the phone while in _that_ download mode.
Flashed the ROM having only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset time" options checked
It apparently went OK, phone rebooted a couple times and finally I could see the OS configuration screen

The problem

Right after I started configuring the phone, a "com.android.acore" (or similar) error appeared which I "force closed".
I restarted the phone (just for a fresh start in configuration)
After the phone started I got "com.android.phone" error which I force closed.
At this point I felt that something was wrong with the phone, so I turned the phone off with intentions of clearing the cache
Then I booted into recovery (Vol up/down + Home + Power), navigated to "wipe cache..." option and pressed OK, but noting would happen. No matter what key I pressed, it was not the "OK" key.

Now

The phone only starts in recovery mode, no matter if I press power button alone or any key combination
There is no key that performs the "OK" function in recovery mode
I cannot reflash the stock ROM because Odin requires the phone to be in download mode (but my phone only starts in recovery mode)
If i connect the phone (running in recovery mode) with my PC, windows displays two removable devices in "My Computer" which show "please insert disk.." error on double click

It is a kind of deadlock situation which I've been unable to resolve. I would like to get to the bottom of this issue

Questions

What is this problem called in android dev. circles? (soft bricked?)
How can I resolve the problem?
Are there ways other than Odin to flash a ROM on Samsung Galaxy S?

I've tried to search through xda and other famous android forums but all solutions to similar problems I could find require the phone to be in download mode.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I'm not a regular android rooting guy so I'm not versed in its jargon but I can read instructions and am waiting anxiously for help.


texts: How to set default home screen on Android 4.4.4

texts:
I am using AOKP with Android 4.4.4. I figured out how to add additional home screens, but I can only add them to the right, and the default home screen (the one that I get taken to when I press the "home" button) is always the leftmost one.

In older versions I could add new home screens on both sides, so I could have the default home screen be in the middle for easy access. But I can't figure out how to set the default now. How can I resolve this issue?


texts: Touchscreen dead zone - intermittent problem

texts:
I have a deadzone in the touchscreen and I don't know what to do. This zone corresponds exactly to the dictionary suggestion zone.
This problem is not permanent, but intermittent.
My phone is a Sony Xperia Z3


texts: Message (SMS) contain text from other messages in Android

texts:
Has anyone experienced this issue where the content of an SMS is not complete and some other content (from different message) is added to that at the end.

I have experienced this problem many times. And now, when I am receiving tweets as SMS via Twitter functionality, I can see this problem occurring very frequently.

Below are the H/w and S/w details, if it helps.

OS: Android 4.0.3
Made: HTC One X (AT&T)

Let me know if more info is required.


texts: gmail inbox contents disappeared mysteriously

texts:
This has happened to my wife twice on her LG Optimus G phone, once about a week ago, and again just today.  She pulls up gmail on her phone, she taps on edit, and begins typing in an email address.  She sees the address she needs in the autocomplete.  Then decides not to finish the email.  So she taps the back key on here phone to get back to the gmail inbox (the page that gmail always wakes up with) and Whoa!  Her inbox is now empty!!  Where did all the emails go.  She then pulls out her laptop and checks her gmail from there.  Inbox still empty.  Can't find the emails under all mail, trash, or spam either.  They are gone.

Has anyone else out there experienced this problem?  Any ideas?  I'm wondering if it's a bug in the new gmail app (that downloaded itself a couple of weeks ago).  Or could it be some kind of a virus?   Anyone have any ideas?  Please help.


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This seems to be a totally unanswered topic, please enlighten me but...

I don't want ANY action to take place within the Google Now launcher for default browser. I simply want to click on the search box and have it display results for me within Google. I can't get it to stop "asking" for a browser or going to Chrome or going to the default browser. Why can't I simply turn this off?

The default browser constantly pops up unrelenting, not allowing me to use my Google card settings, and simple search box.   If I set a default browser, it will actually launch Chrome right out of the Google app, not allowing a simple search within the app.

Going into privacy and turning off "Open web pages in app" does not work, it still opens Chrome. There must be a way, beacuse essentially Google Now cards is useless and the Google Widget is useless, because it always opens Chrome under all circumstances.

Similar to Stop Google Search Opening in Chrome


texts:
For those people who are interested in flashing custom roms after rooting their android device:

Does a website exist that provides a definitive, quick & up to date guide to the numerous and varied custom roms that are available for the android platform (obviously not the whole kaboosh, but something that gave a flavour). Generally I hear about CyanogenMod, MIUI & occasionally AOKP (if i'm not mistaken).

Fair enough if you have the time in the day to watch various youtube channels and do searches on the countless android orientated websites, i'm sure most people don't.

(I have seen similar questions asked here, generally people have named a few or just said see XDA)


texts: If I flash a custom recovery img, will I be able to boot the normal old system?

texts:
Can I flash a custom recovery (say, the one from Replicant with heimdall flash --kernel path/to/recovery.img, or ClockWorkMod) and then be able to boot the old system?

Without reinstalling the main OS of my Samsung Galaxy S.

I'm interested in using the commands from the recovery system without re-installing the main system.


texts: How to manually mount internal (adopted) SD card in Android 6?

texts:
First of all, my SD card is not corrupted and I can access all my files with TWRP recovery file manager after entering my pattern to decrypt my storage, all of my files are not corrupted either. This question is not about how to restore files.

My Android 6 phone (Alcatel 5010D) fails to mount internal SD card on boot as adopted storage. It does mount the card only at /mnt/expand/5cf86564-54ca-4bbf-85e7-1f491f7ef923 (/dev/block/dm-1) but my /sdcard directory is empty (actually, it is a link to /storage/self/primary which in turn is a link to /mnt/user/0/primary). In settings > Storage & USB I can see my SD card, it says "8.21 GB used of 28.50 GB" (this is correct). But if I click on it, Apps, Images and everything else are using "0.00 B" which obviously is not correct. I have plenty of applications and some images. If I click "Explore", it shows empty screen.

So, how can I manually mount it? Or at least understand why Android does not do it automatically anymore? I have root access.

Please note that I know for a fact that mounting /sdcard manually is possible. TWRP recovery does this somehow, and I can access all my files in its file manager. In the past I was able to fully recover by copying all of them with adb pull while in TWRP recovery, format SD card for internal storage, copy everything back and then it works again normally. But sometimes Android stops mounting internal SD card on boot automatically for no apparent reason. If I knew how to do it manually, I would at very least had a quick fix for this issue and perhaps I could understand why Android fails to mount it automatically. I tried to Google an answer to this question, but usually I find methods like to mount encrypted storage on PC which is not what I'm looking for.

Also, as I already mentioned, my SD card is not physically corrupted, and I can read all files on it just fine. I know how restore everything, I'm aware of an option to format SD card as portable. But I would like to try to fix the issue at hand without reformating my card.


texts: Why does "Galaxy Apps" require access to my contacts?

texts:
"Galaxy Apps", the package manager for the bloatware pre-installed apps on my Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), requires access to my contacts. In fact, it plain out refuses to run as long as I don't give it access:

Why does it need them?

(I decided to grant access, since I don't want any security risks due to outdated apps, but I'm still curious.)


texts:
Can I get inline help with functionality in my Android device? For example, my good old Nokia had a help feature, with which after selecting an item for a few seconds, it used to display the description and purpose of the selected item.

If this is not possible, where can I find a Jelly Bean user manual or documentation?


texts: Contacts stuck in favourites widget on HTC Legend

texts: Until recently, I was able to remove contacts using this method. Now those methods don't work. I can remove a person from the favourites group, but that only removes them from the widget until I restart. When I visit the contact profile I see them listed as being in the favourites group, but when I go to edit, they are not listed as a member. Removing the contact from my "Starred on Android" group doesn't work either. Is there any other way to remove contacts?


texts:
I have a Lenovo Tablet A1 and don't know how to configure the screen settings as I would like them. I want that after a certain timeout the screen dims, and/or goes black, but doesn't actually lock.

That is, right now if I choose a screen timeout the thing locks and I have to press the top power button and drag an icon across the screen -- extremely inconvenient.

I have disabled Screen Lock, but it doesn't change this aspect. I also installed No Lock, but it doesn't work on this device. So far my only half-success is to disable the screen timeout, but then it runs at maximum brightness the entire time.

I have checked many questions, and done searches, for disabling screen lock. Apparently none of these work on the Lenovo Tablet.


texts: SMS Delay (Samsung Galaxy S5 KLTE - SMG900F)

texts:
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (SMG900F). The phone is rooted and I'm using a Team UB 5.0.2 Custom ROM.

I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that I've began to experience a considerable delay when receiving text (SMS) messages.

If I long-press on the message and check the timestamps it occasionally shows up as "Sent: 20:41, Received: 03:20." An important aside would be to mention that this only appears to happen at night. If I send myself some sample texts from another phone; they are received almost instantly.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues and found a viable solution?
 I'd also like to know if this is related to the ROM/Build, SIM Card, or whether it's purely down to the service provider (Virgin Media in this case).


texts: Overmax Basecore 10 ii (reset/firmware reset/recover)

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There’s an overmax basecore 10 ii tablet which is in need of repair or updating.
So I thought that a factory reset will be enough, but it seems there is a little hitch, no volume button on the device :)

There is no key combination to get into the recovery menu, so I used “adb  reboot recovery” command to did this.  So my first question would be: is it possible to highlight the “wipe data/factory reset” entry without volume button?

I tried to get a shell with “adb shell” command but the response was:
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) –

So I went to the official site to try to know more information about the device:
http://www.overmax.eu/en/products,p8/tablets,c14/basecore,c2792/basecore10ii,c2890/#tab-3
It seems the Phoenix Suite is appropriate to reset the device’s firmware.
I tried to reset it but I got “fel2fes error” message which is not very suggestive.

I googled about it but I couldn't find any useful information.
Could someone possibly help to reset the device ?


texts: Pictures gone after Nandroid backup restored

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Recently, I made a TWRP Recovery Nandroid backup of my current ROM, and I had just taken some personal pictures. In the backup, it included the /data partition. When I went to restore it, I opened the Photos app, and nothing was there. I checked the file system, and the camera and DCIM folders are empty. Is there any way to get the pictures back?

I am on HTC One M8 GPe Android 5.1.


texts: GO Launcher EX: widget lost after reboot

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Whenever I reboot, widget get lost in GO Launcher EX.
how can I fix this?

NB: the widget is on the internal memory


texts: What is the difference between AOSP and AOKP? Are they related to Stock ROM?


texts: I created a PIN for accepting purchases on the Android Market, and I seem to have forgotten it. How can I reset it? It looks as though I can't access User Controls without said PIN. It's not a huge deal, since I can still purchase apps from the website, but it would be good to have that option if I was on the go.


texts: Can I jump updates / versions in CyanogenMod like from 10.0.0 to 10.1.2?

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When I'm installing updates through the built-in app in CyanogenMod, do I need to install all the previous (stable) versions before installing the last one? Or does the last package contain everything between the running version and the last one? ( I'm only interested in stable releases. Say I'm running CM 10.0.0. If I want to install 10.1.2, do I have to install 10.1.0 and 10.1.1 beforehand?)

Thanks in advance.


texts: Ok,i saw the new kde linux mobile,even tho is as usual for only small list of devices,i could see that it has to be installed over cyanogenmode,why u can't install it over stock rom ? we all know that CM actually lose a lot of pieces from the stock  to bring a few impruvements,not to mention that over stock it could benefit of all the drivers,and i have personally a phone that is with a x86_64 cpu and when i looked into some info from the busybox,i sau i686 platform,witch is kind conflictual (i guess),but on this kinda phone,a linux x86_64 should run very well not to mention that would be even better than android itself,that was not build for this kind of cpu,but most of the linux distros today have x86_64 or the amd64 (witch i believe is the same thing),so ? any1 any idea why all of this ?


texts: Does Cyanogenmod 12.1 support the Samsung S4 Mini Smart Cover?

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I have successfully installed the Cyanogenmod 12.1 (version as of 11.07.2015) for my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and I was wondering if it supports the Samsung Galaxy S4 MINI I9192 S-View Premium Flip Cover Black, as can be seen here when it is closed:
It currently does not show the screen like this when closed, but parts of the vanilla Cyanogenmod screen which does not help at all. Any ideas how to change that behaviour?


texts: If I've deleted a contact from my phone, but they still show in watsapp is this because they haven't deleted me from their phonebook? Also, if messages deliver but are not read, does this mean your blocked? Or is it more likely read receipts are off or your 'muted'? I cant understand how calls are blocked but watsapp messages deliver? Thanks


texts: Android Browser -Can it be set to NOT open new tabs?

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I have an elderly friend that has an app - the app has a button that opens a website. When this person taps that button multiple times during the day a new browser tab opens every time. I can't teach this person how to close tabs, they just don't get it and at the end of a week that have 30 tabs open. Naturally the tablet slows to a crawl....

Is there a setting that prevents new tabs from being opened? Instead just using only one tab for everything?

Thanks for the help....


texts: How to recover your google account contacts

texts: I merged my contacts with Google. Later, I accidentally removed my Google account by removing it from contacts the options. There aren't any contacts visible to me now. Is there a way I can get my contacts back?


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I made a profile in Tasker (it runs on boot) for my (rooted) Android box. The tasks are:

screen always ON
play randomly all the songs from a dedicated folder.

It works. But I need to play endlessly the songs in the folder when Tasker ends playing the last song.

What I'm looking for is to loop the action "play songs from folder" when it's ended but I don't know how.

I tried a "Goto" but Tasker runs the task even if the playback runs. My Android box starts to slow down very fast because I think Tasker repeats the task endlessly and plays the first song repeatedly at the same time.

This is how it looks like at the moment (very simple) :

Profile : "On start up" -> Task "Music"

"Music":

Event action : "Stay awake"
Media action : Play media from folder / random

only tested :
Task action : Go to "2"

How do I achieve the goal?


texts: Flashed BTU from sammobile but is still EVR

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I'm trying to flash BTU stock firmware from sammobile for my s9 g960f. I got the firmware from here https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9/SM-G960F/BTU/  date: 14/11/18 pda: G960FXXS2BRJ6.

I used Odin to install the firmware, it appared to work from odin and the phone restated and went straight to android setup, but is started to install EE apps and is showing as EVR crc in software info. Could this an error on my end or not the right files on sammobile?


texts: is it possible to install infobar launcher in other android phones?

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I find the Au KDDI infobar launcher really cool, and i was wondering if is it available to download anywhere and if is it possible to install it on other phones like galaxy nexus or nexus 4?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G-DPf6aF_lM


texts: Archiving old photos to Google Plus (off the phone, but accessible)

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I have an EyeFi in my camera. The client on my phone polls it and downloads new photos. My phone automagically backs them up to Google Plus Photos. So from taking a picture, I can access them from any browser or computer syncing my photos with G+. That's really handy.

But this takes up a lot of space on my phone (which has no SD card support). When I attempt to delete a photo from the Photos app, it tells me it's going to die everywhere.

I would like to "archive" my photos in such a way that:

I can access them through Google Plus
I can access them through my phone (in the Photos app)
They aren't taking up space on my phone
I don't have to delete them from "everywhere". I want a copy on G+ until I delete it from G+.

I have some photos from ~2006 in a Picasa web album that are automatically pulled into the Photos app. They aren't on my phone, but I can still see them. This is what I'm after.

How do I achieve this? And bonus points if I can batch this so every month I can run something to archive photos over 3 months old.


texts: Why do apps from the play store get moved back to internal storage after update

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I've got a good amount of apps installed on my phone's internal storage and I've moved the majority of them (anything taking up more than 15MB) to my SD card. My Android version is Lollipop now. After each update they get moved back to my device's internal storage, but In older versions of Android they would stay on the SD card.

Would it be possible to force the apps to stay on the SD card even after they update? Or is the only way to stop them from moving to never update them?


texts: How to quckly copy text from running app activity?

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There is running 3rd party app, random text appears every minute on screen. I need to quickly copy text, immediately after it appeared.
root, xposed and etc. are provided.


texts: Properly migrating app+data backup from one phone to another with a broken digitizer

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I have just cracked my Nexus 4 screen, which seemingly has completely destroyed the digitizer, as I cannot interface with my screen anymore.

Luckily, I had a TB schedule that ran on my nexus 4 every day, which backed my apps+data and pushed to box cloud storage. So, what I did with my new nexus 5 is I went through the unlock, root, and rom flashing process. Then, I installed Titanium Backup and synced from my box folder, which I confirmed with ES that all of the app/data that I need is indeed there (apks, .properties files).

The problem that I am encountering is that my "restore missing apps + data" does not show many of the applications that I need to restore. I am not really sure why this could happen, unless maybe TB is noting the fact that the apps state that the device is "Nexus 4" in the properties file? (probably not, all of them do) I have attempted to refresh TB, which did cause some more apps to appear, but I still am missing a huge chunk of applications. To further complicate matters, when I go to my "delete backups for uninstalled applications" menu, I see a couple of the missing applications ( but not all )... only they seem to be missing icons and do not have fully resolved application names ( instead listing their com.x.x.x package names).

I'm quite confused.

What I'm trying now : I have a computer that (hopefully) has been auth'd for ADB access, so I'll try to pull the TB folder from my actual phone and see if I can overwrite the files and restore them that way.


texts: Set different volume for multiple apps running at the same time

texts: I want to use Spotify and a running speed tracker app at the same time, but Spotify is much louder than the other app and so I cannot hear it when both running simultaneously. Is there a way I can turn the volume down on one app but not the other, similar to volume mixer in Windows?


texts: Is it possible to change the background automatically when charging battery?

texts: This is a feature of older nokias, I would like to have it on android! On a related note, it would be nice to have a different background when silenced or on airplane mode.


texts: I formatted my Android to FAT... Is it the very end of it?

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Faced with some mounting error when trying to install a fresh version of LineageOS on a spare Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935F), I followed some dubious advice to format the internal memory to FAT and back to ext4.
It now only boots as far as the TWRP logo, then remains stuck there.
The phone still shows up in Odin, and i was able to push a PIT file, along with an updated TWRP recovery, both operation deemed 'Success' in Odin, but that doesn't make any further difference.
Is there another way to format the phone back to ext4 of did I effectively bricked it for good ?
Thanks a lot in advance,


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I use NOTE4 N910C with Android 6.0.1 PDA N910CXXU2DPE6, CSC N910COXA2DPE1 + TWRP + root, dated Wed, 11 May 2016.
All works perfectly but in this version of firmware, root filesystem is mounted as read-only. Developer mode is turn on.
I try to remount /system from console, from ES Explorer, from Root Explorer and so on. Nothing helps. Can anybody advice me how to make root filesys as R/W. Just for a while, to make some changes.


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I have a LGMS500 and have installed link2sd and advanced sd card manager and am still unable to move all downloaded apps to sd card.
Any other solutions?


texts: Restore whatsapp messages from one number to another

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Current whatsapp is linked to a non-existent number.
I want to create a new whatsapp account for my new existing number
I do not want to migrate my old whatsapp account to the new number.
If I were to move the crypto backup files of the current whatsapp, will I be able to restore it on the new account?

Note -
Non existent whatsapp number is currently installed on a Moto G2, un-rooted, stock.
New number is on a Nexus 5X, rooted.

Whatsapp FAQ page states the following:

  Restoring or transferring a backup

  WhatsApp will ask you to restore your chats and media from a backup
  when you verify your number. Simply tap "Restore" when prompted to do
  so. If WhatsApp does not detect a backup, it could be that:

  You are not logged into the same Google account.  2. You are not using the same phone number that was used to create the
  backup.
  Your SD card and/or chat history is corrupted.
  A backup file does not exist on the Google Drive account or locally
  on the phone.

The FAQ tends to imply that it might not be possible. I'm not sure if a google drive might do the needful. Has anyone had a swing with this?

Also, rooting the G2 might not be helpful as I'll need to unlock the bootloader first - which will wipe out the internal memory anyway!


texts: Any New (not low end) phones using Froyo (or Froyo-style software system)?

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Considering the bugs I've heard about the newer Androids (battery life, GPS and distance etc), and the fact that Froyo/gingerbread have better menu systems (larger, with text, not a toolbar), as well as more hardware buttons, 8 recent apps shown in the hold-home listing instead of 2 or 3... I was wondering if there are any modern phones with 2.2 or 2.3-based ROMs?

The problem is, with this old of a phone (or new one, they still sell 2.2/2.3 phones in stores) you shouldn't use the default browser, it has many known security vulnerabilities.

Considering the open source nature of it, I would be surprised to hear there is not a Froyo-skin or a version of Froyo with updated API.


texts: SD card had bad sectors after chkdsk. Is that Logical or physical ?and path from here

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This is about data corruption on android . The primary issue relates to bad blocks / clusters and it happens to be android platform. So this is a super user and NOT android enthusiast question. answers to this question will apply to ANY corrupt card whether PC or android. So its thoughtless to tag this is android

This is a Sandisk 128gb  ( leave this link  - its not an ad .Specific card indicates other paras like memory channels , write speed etc card I am using on an Android Nougat device.

This is the 2nd time the card had corruption issues. 1st one I bought got Write Locked . Present Replacement was provided
The card has a lot of bad clusters. 2 things got me to sniff this :

whatsApp directory ( which had a bind to whatsapp dir on internal ) : the image directory can no longer be written to
Phone randomly reboots and next time  exFat partition is not mounted ( I used app2sd and partitioned the card to ext4 10gb  to link my apps and rest if exfat )

ran a chkdksk on windows 7 and it would autoterminate on initial run & persisting on running gave me repeated message "# cluster moved for file " ( cant recollect exact verbiage ). It could Never complete it but aborted with the message . "corruption found in card "

questions :

How do I know if there is logical  or physical bad cluster. Any tool / test ?
 Here's something I did - that made me think logical. I removed the images directory ( which was  write locked and so as long as the binding was on , whatsapp images could not be downloaded. Once I  switched off folder mount tool that enforced this, it would work ) after moving the contents to dir2 and renamed dir2 to original dir. after del the original dir. Now for sometime  whatsapp binding would work and the same problem came again . So I tend to think but need confirmation.
I am thinking of salvaging the contents of exfat partition and then format partition and instead create 2 ext4 partitions ( or FF2S. Tell me which is better) . One is for less write apps. My photos etc here and other smaller one just for whatsapp and then copy back contents to relevant partitions.

If I do this. There is no  out of box support for ext4 partitions for android ( isn't ,pl confirm) ? how do I auto mount without 3rd party utils ( fstab ? )
How do I auto mount the extra ext4 - fstab ?
Will this help avoid the above problem ?

While I still have the corrupt block partition  is there ANY other tool that will run  till the end and identify all bad blocks so they can be  kept aside .I tried aparted for android which runs fsck ( exFat sub ) and the report came normal in < 1 min .


texts: Hangouts can't connect to server - Android phone

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I was using my Hotmail account for a very long time for hangouts and other Google services. Today I create a Gmail account on top of my existing Hotmail Google services. This is supposed to mean that the Google email is now the primary way to access all of that information. I did it and as soon as I did that, I couldn't log into Hangouts on my Nexus 5. Can someone please help me out?

I can still receive SMS with the app, just not hangout messages.
I can't use hangouts on gmail.com or other google web sites either.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the hangouts app. Everything is up to date.

I have factory reset my phone and logged in with my Google email. Still doesn't work. I'm starting to believe it's something on the Google side of things and not anything to do with my phone.


texts: Xiaomi Mi5s plus' display won't turn on after updating LOS

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I encountered a very strange problem with my Mi5s plus (natrium). I was flashing the recent LOS 20180717 version, Open GApps Aroma and Magisk 16.0 via TWRP (in that order). That's my usual procedure every once in a while and it usually works perfectly fine. After flashing the Magisk zip, my phone "wouldn't turn on" anymore. However, I can boot into the bootloader and recovery modes and I can easily access everything from my terminal with fastboot and adb (it's even mounted when in recovery). The display stays dark, the notification LED as well. Now, I'm not sure what to do, I erased the cache, I tried to reboot.

Does anybody have an idea how to "unbrick" my device? I have the feeling that I messed up something with the boot partition, but I'm no expert on that.

Thanks, hundertzwoelf.


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I own a rooted Nexus 7 16GB running on 4.2.1. The default interface (stock ROM) is the phone UI. I have read mods and a certain app that changes the DPI to enable the tablet UI.

I would like to have the phone UI primarily but I want certain apps to run in the tablet UI mode. Is this possible? If so, how?


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From time to time Google (voice) search randomly starts on my phone (Huawei Ascend Y300, Android version 4.1.1)

I'll be listening to music for example, change songs, and out of nowhere Google voice search will open, I have completely no idea what button I'm pressing or what I'm doing to activate this, but knowing what opens this will be of great help.

I've gone to the settings, Google Now is already turned off and there doesn't seem to be anything relevant there I can do.

How do I solve this? Thanks.


texts: How to record calls and store on a central server?

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Not sure if this should be asked on Software Recs Stack or not, but here goes nothing....

One of my coworkers needs to record calls whenever a call comes through on his premise cell phone. The issue is not recording the calls, instead, the issue comes from actually storing the calls, as the phone that is being used does not have a lot of onboard storage (i.e. has 8GB total storage).

Is there an app or some sort of configuration that we can use to store the recorded calls onto a central server, which has a lot of space? Or at the very least on a very large SD Card (i.e 64GB)?

As you would imagine, the premise cell phone deals with a lot of incoming and outgoing calls, so space is a critical concern.

Thanks for viewing!


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I have a stock evo with froyo.  I'd like to listen to the audio streams from nba.com.  Even using wifi, the stream is slowed down and unintelligible when using the default browser.  I can listen to the same stream, same network, on an ancient Pentium 2 with better quality, so I don't believe it's a hardware problem.

I'm really not sure where to start investigating - would Dolphin handle this better?  Is there an app I can use to buffer the stream?  Is the site detecting the android browser and degrading the stream? (I changed the user agent string - no effect)

I'm aware there are NBA apps on Android Market but they are getting slammed on the reviews.  I bought the GameTime app last year on my Blackberry Curve and was fine with it, but I don't want to pay and find out it doesn't work.


texts: How do I import a KML route into OsmAnd?

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I created a route using Google Maps and exported it as a KML file. I would like to import now this KML file into OsmAnd so I could check where I am.

So far I found out that it is possible to create a map from a KML file with theOsmAndMapTileCreator program. However, I cannot find one, all I have is OsmAndMapCreator -- and this program does not allow me to import KML in the first place (at least I don't see such option at all). Thus, I cannot prepare a map for OsmAnd (from KML; in general I prepared regular OSM map for OsmAnd using this program).

Since I didn't find any working solution with true off-line KML route imported, I use Google Maps with a pre-loaded route. There is a catch though - if I forget it is cached, and I switch anything in Google Maps I will lose this route when biking. So it is not reliable enough -- just workaround.

The bottom line is -- I have KML file, I have OsmAnd, I would like to import the former into the latter. How do I do it?


texts: How to change android system language if morelocale2 does not work

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I recently bought a chinese smartphone (SM-G3858) and there are only 3 languages available. English, Chinese and Korean. I tried to add another language (e.g. german) with the apps morelocale2, any locale, raygional, localeswitch, language picker widget... as already suggested in:

Is it posible to change the locale of my device?

but the system language remains in the language I initially set up the phone with (English). Only the apps itself (e.g. the manually installed googleplay- so not system apps) are changed to german. The settings menu and the whole framework is still in English. No custom rom exists for that phone so thats out of the question. I tried via adb the command:

pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION

But that didnt work. I have root and run on 4.2.2 JB. Also tried to contact the dev of morelocale 2 but no answer. Also asked on xda, no answer. So I´m stuck. Im not interested in changing the keyboard language, cuz that works fine. I want to change the system language. I guess there is some kind of language lock on that phone. Now how can I override that lock? What do I need to change in order to have the whole system in the new locale language? And by the way. That phone works worldwide, so I guess that means that there is no region lock?

I could not find a thread with the exact same specifications mentioned. If one exists I would appreciate a link. Thank you


texts: How do I stop the 3g/4g radio from turning off?

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When I watch youtube videos on my samsung epic 4g, most of the time when I click a video to watch it does the "Loading" spin gif animation forever, and I can see the little arrows on the 3g/4g symbol are off.

If I hit back and load again 3 - 5 times the arrows light up and the video acutally plays.

This is incredibly irritating.

Is there a way I can tell the phone to always keep the radio connection active while the charger is plugging in, or something like that?

Alternatively, does anyone know how if there is another way to fix this youtube issue?

Thanks so much, this is driving me crazy.


texts: What microphone can I attach via the 3.5mm audio jack @ Samsung Galaxy S4?

texts:
I need to attach an external microphone to my phone.
Can I do this via the 3.5mm jack on my Samsung Galaxy S4? What kind of microphone would it be?


texts: Can't disable password on Android 6.0 (EMUI 4.0)

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I had to go somewhere and due to my paranoia, I decided to lock my Huawei P8 Lite. Since that day I can't disable the password beacuse I always get this note Disabled by administrator, encryption policy, or credential storage

The only Device administrator is Google's Find my phone, which I deactivated and is not the problem (so I switched it back), I cleared all credentials from Security, I really don't know what else to do.


texts: nfc tag compatibility with google nexus 5

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does anyone know if samsungs tec tile 2 (note the 2!) are compatible with the google nexus 5? in fact, does anyone have a list of compatible nfc tags?

(i thought the whole idea of nfc tags is that they are compatible, but it appears that the tectile 1's are compatible with even the newest samsung phones)


texts: How to remap device's sensors to touch screen?

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I want to play Moto Racer on Fpse (psx emulator) with device's sensors.

I installed Tincore but I have no clue on how to remap the sensors to touch the screen.

In my head you had to remap the coordinates to the area of the analog stick on the screen.

Is it even possible to do that with Tincore or any other way?


texts: Data recovery from encrypted phone based on glitches in the encryption?

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To make a long story short I needed to root my phone and didn't notice the warning that unlocking the bootloader erased all contents of the memory.

I contacted a data recovery company and told them that the memory was encrypted and the phone used Android 6. In response I was told that there was a chance, albeit small, that they could recover some data. However, they were unsuccessful and in their report they blamed the encryption.

This made me pretty upset since the encryption was the first thing I mentioned in my contact with them. When I called and complained about this I got the very "interesting" answer: sometimes there is a glitch when enabling encryption leaving some of the storage unencrypted and we might be able to recover that.

Is this really true??? It sounds completely absurd that something like that could happen frequent enough so they could base their business model on it. In my ears it sounds like a bad excuse for charging me money for something that could "never" work.


texts: My phone was just stolen an hour or so ago. Are there any options for tracking?

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I realize this is a long shot, but my phone was lost or stolen a few hours ago.

At the time it was stolen, I didn't have any specific applications installed to track it or wipe the data. So... my bad. I'm hoping the fact that I have a pattern lock will at least prevent anyone from accessing my data.

My question is, do I have any options for tracking or data wipe after the fact? (I'm more interested in tracking.)

Note: I have read similar questions, but unless I'm mistaken, they all address the question in terms of preparation before losing the phone. I'm asking about fallback options after losing the phone.


texts: How to place Apps on "Home Bar" for Logitech Revue Google-TV?

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How can I add apps to the home bar on the Logitech Revue Google-TV box? I can remove them by pressing and holding the OK button and selecting remove from the popup menu, but I haven't seen an option to add them.

The Logitech Help has stopped working - all the link report "Unable to Open URL". I am guessing this is part of Logitech's dropping of support for this device.


texts: Connecting Galaxy S3 to DisplayPort via MHL HDTV Adaptor

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, and I just bought the Samsung HDTV Adapter (MHL to HDMI). However, my Dell U2412M monitor only has VGA, DVI or DisplayPort. So I also bought an HDMI to displayPort converter cable. Alas, the connection doesn't work.

I know that everything is properly connected. The Samsung MHL is properly connected to both the phone and the (official Samsung) charger. The HDMI cable goes from there to the displayPort to HDMI (female) adapter, which in turn is properly fitted to the monitor. Then, I switch the input on the monitor to DisplayPort, and sadly my monitor goes to power save mode.

Is there anything I can do to make this configuration work? If not, have you got any advice?


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EDIT 2:

Thanks for all the help. I think I found it!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047

EDIT 1:

Putting this edit on top of the post so that people read it first.

I got the device recognized as a Kindle, and am now able to flash system images onto it.
Anyone know where I can get a Kindle Fire 2 system image?

EDIT 0:

The screen suddenly lit up and I have an icon that says "Fastboot kindle fire".

I have a new device now:

  TATE-PVT-08

However, fastboot devices still gives me a blank line, and I still get the "waiting for device" message.

Also, my device did not "install correctly." I tried to install it looking for driver software online, but that didn't work.

And I am running fastboot with elevated privileges.

ORIGINAL POST:

I succeeded in bricking my Kindle Fire 2 last month while trying to install an Android operating system (yes, I know, I should have been more careful).

Today the fastboot cable arrived and I connected the Kindle Fire 2 to my computer. The screen is still black, but when you press the power button, a picture of a low battery with a charging sign pops up momentarily.

I tried to flash my device with fastboot (in the android tools), but I get the text:

  < waiting for device >

When I run fastboot devices, I get a blank line (no devices).

I'm running Windows 7, and when I looked at the device management, I couldn't find my Kindle or anything like it (might just be me, though). I unplugged the Kindle momentarily and saw no change in the device list (which usually refreshes when a device is added or removed).

Any ideas on what's going wrong and what I can do to get my device recognized by fastboot?


texts: Changing vibration intensity for system on Lollipop?

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Currently the vibration intensity in my Lollipop ROM is too high, even for things like haptic feedback. This is a problem with most ROMs on my device (Xiaomi Mi3W), and was fixed in 4.4 with an alteration to framework-res.apk here, but I can find no information on what files were changed. The only this I can find is here on xda-developers forum, but this is for GB and neither the LP or KK framework-res have that xml file. I cannot replace the LP framework with the KK framework because I am guessing it will just cause bootloops/force closes.

Does anyone know of a system modification that be changed to lower system vibrations for everything? The modification can be in the source or compiled ROM.

Thanks


texts: Will Asurion charge me for my replacement phone if I've rooted it

texts: I have an android phone with Sprint which I dropped and cracked the screen. I have insurance, and they've already sent me a new phone. However, my old phone is rooted and has CyanogenMod on it. Will they charge me for the full cost of the phone (instead of just the deductible) when they find that my phone is rooted/has CyanogenMod on it? I don't see why they would, because which ROM it had wouldn't prevent the screen from getting cracked, but I want to know if I'll have to flash it back to factory stuff before sending it back to Asurion.


texts: Cannot access /sdcard/ (internal storage)

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After I got my phone restored from an nandroid backup, I found almost all apps cannot gain access to /sdcard/ (internal storage), including ES file manager, Z archiver and so on.

When any of these apps access /sdcard/, or any other equivalent folders like /storage/emulated/0, /storage/emulated/legacy, /storage/sdcard0, they only shows a blank directory, and I cannot create any file or folder.

When I try with the stock file manager (My files), it does show the files, but i cannot rename, edit, or create anything.

Android File manager is able to copy most of my files out. But It stucks when I try to create a folder or send something.

I tried to re-flash the same ROM again (which worked perfectly before), the issue remains. I have backed up important data from /sdcard/.

In terminal emulator,
cd sdcard, ls gives opendir failed: permission denied.
Then I tried su, ls shows the correct directory.

How should I fix it?

Extra: I found a new folder called knox-emulated in /storage which is not there before. External SD card (/storage/extSdCard) works fine.

Device Information:
Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Android 4.4.2 Rooted, with a custom ROM modified based on the Stock ROM. Custom recovery installed.


texts: Will a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 (international version) work reliably in the United States (comparable to a domestic phone)?

texts:
I'm buying a new phone, upgrading from an LG Q7+, and so far the best phone I've seen is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. The only con to this is that the Note 9 is only available in International version, and I live in the USA. I've heard that Metro by T-Mobile (my service provider) is good for international phones, but I don't know if it will be comparable to buying a domestic phone. That is, I don't want to get a really good phone but sacrifice all of my connection speed. If it's a little slower, I'm fine with it, but if it will be a major difference, I'll shop domestic.
One thing I've noticed is that, according to this site https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9206&idPhone2=10192 , the Note 9 actually has more 4G connectivity than my current Q7+ (11 bands compared to 9). Does this mean that it will be more reliable than my current phone, or does this mean nothing since it's international? (Note that I'm not very tech savvy. I know next to nothing about these complicated specs, so I don't actually understand the numbers)
The bottom line is, I want to buy a new phone, but I want to be sure that the new model I'm considering will have comparable connectivity speed to a domestic phone. I know that T-Mobile will support international phones, but I want to be sure that the support is good compared to their domestic support. If anyone reading this owns a Xiaomi in the US, I'd love to hear from you, but anyone who knows about this sort of topic would be extremely useful to hear from. Thank you to anyone who has read this far. I appreciate the help!
EDIT: I've found this site https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/US/xiaomi-redmi-note-9 which suggests that it will work on US networks, but I have no idea what the numbers and technical terms mean. I'd like to know what exactly this says about the network reliability in the US. Thanks for putting up with my lack of tech knowledge!


texts: ADB does not detect my device while in Recovery Mode

texts:
I have a Moto G (Falcon-xt 1033).

Recently I successfully flashed cm 13 nighly on my device, everything worked fine, used the phone a little while, then flashed supersu and device went into a boot loop.

I had removed rom zip files from device storage, so I am trying to push rom zip into my device via adb. But the adb does not detect my device(nor does my laptop- running ubuntu 14.04). I tried a bunch of things from from trying all ports to updating adb version to creating 51-android.rules file under etc/udev/rules.d/
The recovery my device used is cwm.

I want to access the storage drive of my device either by adb or by any alternative to push the rom .zip and other files. How exactly can I go about solving this problem.

PLEASE HELP!


texts: Can we delete Android system WebView app to free up space?

texts: I am looking to free up some space on my android device.


texts: Customize interface for elder / older users

texts:
My father in law asked me if a "elder smartphone" is good for him, since he is having difficulties with an old iPhone his wife gave him. After digging a little bit I discovered that the "elder smartphone" being sold is nothing more of an Android with a better launcher with bigger font and easier to comprehend icons.

I've done some searching here and only found this answer below:
Is there a larger interface for older owners?

Which is from 2014.

The question is: Do you guys have any experience with launchers designed for elder people ? What would be the do's and dont's that such launcher should have ? Are there any native settings that would help him to use an Android smartphone better and easier ?

His basic use is to send/receive SMS, place and receive calls and use WhatsApp. No games, no need for a fancy camera. A large battery would be nice too.


texts: I had the Play Store App on my Android running Jellybean.  The icon still shows on my main screen, but I can't find it in my apps folder.  When I tap the icon I get an App not installed error message.  What happened to it, and how can I get it back?  Apps don't download anymore.  I get  message that an app will be installed soon, but I am never able to find it.


texts: Can anyone help me figure out what this icon is for???


texts: Dropping wi-fi calls from one access point to another

texts: I have a long house, and must use two wireless access points to get full coverage. I also have terrible cell coverage so I often use wi-fi calling on my android phone to accommodate. However, when I walk from one side of the house to the other, the call often get muddled or even drops as I pass from what I believe is one zone of coverage into the other. Both of these access point are set for access point behavior only and go back to a home router and then out through our U-verse gigabyte connection. Signal strength throughout the house seems very strong. For home access points or on phones, is there some setting I need to throw to ensure the hand-off between access points happens seamlessly? I know there are some solutions out there that handle this, but I don't have the $$ to buy an enterprise class setup ... any direction is much appreciated.


texts: What is the difference between a reminder and an event in Google Calendar?

texts:
Upon clicking on the plus sign in the Android Google Calendar app, I am offered with the choice to either create an Event or a Reminder.

What is the exact difference between the two?


texts: How to get missed/undelivered messages on whatsapp?

texts: For some reason I uninstalled WhatsApp. If I reinstall it after a day or two , will I receive those messages which might have been sent to me during this period? If not ,Is it possible to get those messages somehow?


texts: How to recall or review WEA Alerts e.g. Amber Alerts?

texts:
The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system sends warnings for weather and other emergencies. On my AT&T Moto X, the alert is a super loud sound and an alert box with an OK button. Once you push OK, the alert vanishes. Is there any way to recall it and see the alert text again? On iOS, WEA alerts are visible in the usual notifications pane. That doesn't seem to be the case for Android. Does anyone know if there are plans to fix this?

I imagine most people push OK in a panic to stop the loud sound, and then are left wondering what it was exactly that was so important.


texts: Remove Gmail contacts from SMS contacts Samsung Galaxy S9?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 and when I try to send a SMS message to someone I have to search through all my Gmail contacts that for some reason appear on the app along with my phone contacts. I don't send mails through the message app. There is no menu in the messaging app that lets me hide the Gmail contacts. Is there any way to make the messaging app only show the contacts I have on my phone?


texts: What useful Android Shell commands do you know?

texts: There are questions pertaining to the use of the Android Shell or to finding a documentation of the Shell commands on Android. Since I haven't found anything convenient, I would like to use this thread to compile a list of "useful" Android commands. I am going to add commands as they are posted.


texts: Nexus 5X, Gmail draining battery after may update

texts:
Ever since the may update, the gmail app has been consuming a crazy amount of battery.  My battery used to last like 16 hours, now it's only like 5 hours.

Anyone else experience this?


texts: Unified way to manage annotations and bookmarks in Android and PC

texts:
I usually read my books using an application called Mantano on Android. They have a cloud based sync mechanism that syncs annotations across various mobile devices.

My problem is I want to keep all my books in Dropbox (or maybe Calibre) and want to keep all the annotations, bookmarks in one place (preferably within the book itself) so that if in future I want to change the reading software on any platform, I have the annotations right there.

Is there any solution for this? I mainly read epub and pdf books. A single reader is the best option but if not possible I can use two readers (one for pdf and another for epub). I want to stay away from dedicated readers like kindle, nook etc.


texts: fasboot devices not getting attached xiaomi mi a3 no sound of attaching no nothing

texts:
I have the Xiaomi Mi A3 and I'm currently on both phone and PC latest stock update. I am using Windows 10 20H2 and I have tried everything – but still don't get it.
I tried another Mi A3 and it got attached normally. I've tried installing all kind of drivers and different ports, nothing. When suddenly it worked and I installed the stock ROM – but because the stock ROM is kinda laggy and ugly I want to change it. But I can't because I am also on stock recovery and I can't install another recovery because my device isn't recognized in fastboot mode.
My device is recognized in adb mode and in edl mode as well, only not in fastboot.


texts: How to recover deleted photos on Nexus 4?

texts: I accidentally deleted photos on my Nexus 4. There was no auto backup. I searched and found some software to recover photos, but none of them seem to work. Is there a way to get them back?


texts:
So I created an event for Xmas today and I set the start time for the midnight and then 5 minutes ahead of creation of the event.

But I haven't been given the option to enable party mode. And I have searched everywhere to enable it.

Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do?


texts: Installing Android Market/Google Play on non-rooted Kindle Fire

texts: Is there a way to install either the Android Market or Google Play on a Kindle Fire (Android 2.3 and Kindle version 6.3.1) without first rooting it?  I have access to a Windows 7 computer with Admin privileges, but no USB cable (I do have ES File Explorer running an FTP server, so I can easily send and receive files via FileZilla on the computer).


texts: How can I increase the number of volume levels?

texts:
Is it possible to increase the number of steps in the volume control? I'd like a finer grained control over the volume level. I have a Galaxy Nexus.

Note: I don't want to boost the volume just change the number of levels so I can find a sweet spot when listening to music.


texts: I have installed automatic call recorder on my smartphone. The problem is that it really works fine for a couple of days or so but after that it automatically stops recording. But when I open it, then it again starts recording automatically. I have repeatedly re-installed the app but the response is the same. What can i do in this regard to keep recording going?


texts: Accidently wiped out all data. Now I can't restore it.

texts: I accidently wiped out all data on the device (no backup). Now I'm in TWRP and when I select "Restore", there is no package to choose.


texts: I own a LG G2 D802T. I have rooted it successfully with IORoot but when I try to flash a custom recovery on it, it always fails. I have also tried AutoRec for D802T although it flashes and I am able to enter into TWRP but then phone got stuck at LG Logo and only option left is to flash a kdz through LG Flash Tool again. I have searched for it on several forums but unable to find the answer. Can anyone help me on it as how can I flash TWRP or CWM which work 100%. (Also I have tried several apps from Play Store as well).


texts: How do I prevent applications from restoring after a factory reset?

texts:
I have a lot of apps I don't really use, and my phone has been misbehaving as of late.  I'm thinking about just doing a factory reset, but the last time I did one, it restored all my applications, I believe based on my Google/Android Market account.

Is there a way to prevent this so I have to 'opt-in' to all my stupid apps?  Or at the very least be able to remove the apps from the web interface versus going to the app on the phone...hitting uninstall...waiting...repeat a few dozen times?


texts: Cannot install some apps on Galaxy Note 10.1: parse error

texts:
I downloaded Awesome note Hd and Awesome note-jujuburi. But I can't install both of them on my Galaxy Note 10.1: my device showed "parse error".

I activated Unknown sources, and cleared data/cache in Google Play, but this error note remains.

How can I fix this?


texts: What can I do after breaking the screen of my phone?

texts: I dropped my phone on the concrete. Now, I have a crack and my screen is pitch black. I tried rebooting it and charging it, but it won't come on. I want to know if I can change the screen and if it will come back on or what?


texts: Is there any command equivalent to adb cmd package compile -m everything -f in termux?


texts:
I'm using Android 4.2. I paired with it once and never want to again and it constantly tries to connect with my phone sucking up the power and not allowing my headset to connect.

How do I unpair it?


texts: Emergency alerts: is there any way to silence the "severe threat alerts" and "Amber Alerts" while I'm sleeping?

texts:
There are some emergency alerts I would be very grateful to receive even when I'm sleeping, but so far I've only receive alerts for things that didn't actually put me in danger or for things that I could literally do nothing to help with until I woke up the next day.

I would like the emergency broadcasts to be silenced at night, specifically the ones in the categories "Show severe threats" and "Show AMBER alerts."  I would still like to receive these alerts (so I can do something about them in the morning if I need to), just without any sound, and just for the period while I'm sleeping.  Additionally, I would prefer to still have "Show extreme threats" and "Presidential alerts" sound at night if it is possible.

I know this is a fairly specific order and in all my searching on this subject I have found no way to silence the emergency alerts without unsubscribing from them altogether, so I don't know if this is currently possible.  But that's why I came here, to ask if there's something I've missed so far.

Please note: I am talking about the emergency broadcasts you access through "Settings," rather than the feature available in "Google Now" I've seen floating around this website.

Phone info:   model: Moto G   Android version: 5.0.2


texts:
I turn off my Droid X (now running Gingerbread) to conserve the battery.  However, every morning when I wake up, it is turned on.  Has anyone else been having this problem?

I don't know how long it waits to turn on, or what time it is that it turns on, but it's quite a pain (especially because it drains the battery).

Any suggestions?  This has only started happening when Verizon upgraded me to Gingerbread.


texts: How can I run Flash on a Pandigital novel hacked to run Android 2.1 (Eclair)?

texts:
I have a white Pandigital novel that I hacked to run 2.1.

I followed these instructions to the letter(except I don't have the market so I got Apps Installer elsewhere), but when I finished, nothing was different. (yes, I remembered to reboot.)  www.whatismyflash.com says my current flash version is "None or Disabled".  Anyone know what's happening?  There was also nothing related to flash in the launcher.  Should there be?  However, Apps Installer insists that my flash apk is installed.

Note: I am aware of this similar question but that question asks for a flash app and my question asks "Why isn't my flash app working?"

Other Note: I tried some games in Skyfire and they didn't work so please no "just try Skyfire" answers.


texts: Android app not working in Reliance JIO 4G connection

texts:
I have an android app which is working completely fine in WiFi and 3G connection.

However, I have found that the app is not connecting to my web-services when Reliance JIO 4G connection is used.

With the same connection, when I open my webservices in Google Chrome, it works fine(slightly slower than other networks).

What could be the possible reason for this?


texts:
If I have an Android device that has no internet connection and I would like to use a PC as a time server. What should be the right procedures?

Is it that I should install a NTP server on my PC and then .....? How can I set the Android device to detect the time from the time server on my PC?

Thanks!


texts: Compile JellyBean's Keyboard for ICS Rom

texts:
I tried creating an Image with a JellyBean's LatinIME.apk, replacing ICS's LatinIME.apk, in system apps folder of ICS ROM, but it crashed. But when I put it in preInstalledApk folder, it got compiled and ran successfully.

But it needs to be selected from "Language and Input" in Settings and also both the keyboards have same name.

What I want is to install JellyBean's LatinIME.apk during compile time of Image and also be the default input method. I don't mind if its not a system app. And I will change the ICS's LatinIME.apk-Keyboard name from the code, so that user can selected any of them without scratching their heads.


texts: Retrieve the original content of a webpage that was browsed in Chrome?

texts:
I browsed a post on Craigslist in Chrome in my Android phone, and after a few hours when I checked the post again using the same URL, the webpage says that the author of the post has deleted the post.

Is there some way to retrieve the original post, for example, from the browser of my phone?

I also googled the URL of the post, but Google only shows the first sentence of the original post in the search result, and the search result doesn't provide a "Cache" option. Is it possible to see the entire post in Google server's cache?


texts:
I installed Google play in my HCL ME V1 tablet. It was working fine, when i restarted the tablet, my pattern unlock type changes to swipe screen unlock, and when I swipe it to unlock the screen the lock fades away and does not unlock.

What can I do to solve this issue?


texts: File Sizes (including hidden files) don't sum up to total data usage

texts:
I recently noticed that my Galaxy S9 was running low on space. While using the 'My Files' app that comes with the phone to do some spring cleaning, I noticed that my Internal Storage shows a usage of about 47GB.
However, something doesn't add up. I open that folder, turn on display of hidden files, and select EVERYTHING that is listed. The result is only 13.72GB!?!?!?!?!!! This is WAY WAY off. I have a huge amount of space getting used (over 30GB) and no idea what is actually using it, nor how to clear it out.

I have tried using cache cleaners, like Norton Clean, but those only found about 1GB of residual files, etc. I have also tried restarting the phone, but this doesn't help either... Other than a factor default reset, I can't think of anything else to try. Can anyone help me figure out what is going on?


texts: i cant go to recovery mode NO Command error, Boot-loop

texts:
I recently tried to install a custom ROM in my samsung j6+ but halfway through it my PC turned off(disconnected while flashing).
Then the problem starts i decided to reboot my phone but it shows this message
"No command" " #Reboot recovery cause is [[check_bootmode]RebootRecoveryWithKey]#
Block-based OTA
Supported API: 3
MANUAL MODE v1.0.0#
E:Failed to mount / cache: Invalid argument
The error message keeps appearing for just a fraction of a second then disappear and appear again
I tried to go to recovery mode but no luck i cant get to it
I drained the battery to turn off the device then go download mode but after get to it, it also keep restarting
Please help me thanks so much


texts: If I have a phone contact and I sync my contacts to my google account then will the contact see my email address in his contacts?

texts:
If he has a google account too and I sync my contacts to my google account with his phone number then will google notice that we are in phone contact and therefore show my email contact to him in his contacts?

That is, does google reveal additional public information for connected people when it makes a connection between two people?


texts:
I have a broken-screen, non-rooted Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro that looks like this

and I'm experiencing a LOT of ghost touches (and the digitizer's gone).
I am using scrcpy to control it from my PC, so I want to disable the touchscreen because otherwise it interferes with my commands and does what it wants.
I don't want to detach the digitizer physically since I have no tools for opening my mobile and this one has to be opened from the screen, so I could damage it more.
How can I do it (possibly with ADB)?


texts: Moving pre-installed apps to SD-card (ROOTED)

texts:
i'm running a Moto E with android version 5.1 Lollipop, and since updating to this version of android I have had constantly so little space on the internal memory that I can't even update the pre-installed apps even though I have as good as as no other apps installed on the phone as well as zero images, videos, music or any other media files.

Therefore I've spent a few days trying to figure out how I could move the pre-installed apps to my SD-card.
So, I've rooted the phone, installed the program called Link2SD and I tried using that program to move the apps. Yet it gave me a warning:

"Failure
pkg: /data/app/com.google.android.apps.maps-1/base.apk Failure
[INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_INSTALL_LOCATION]"

Then I found that it seems I also need to create a so-called "second partition" on my SD-card, but I've not yet managed to find a tutorial on the internet that worked for me.

Since then I've tried 6 or 7 other similar programs with no luck, in the process reading somewhere that it actually couldn't even be done on android versions 4.0 or later. Is this true? Could someone be a kind gentleman (or -woman) and guide me through this? That would make me very happy indeed.

EDIT:

In short, my two essential questions seem to be:

1. Is it possible to move pre-installed apps (Google apps mostly) to an SD-card on Moto E with 5.1 Lollipop.

2. And if so, how do I create a second partition on my SD-card for this purpose on Moto E with 5.1 Lollipop.

Thanks in advance

Simon


texts: How to change the default saved user and password for sites in browser?

texts:
A friend borrowed my phone and logged in to a website with it (and logged out). However, after that, his account became my browser's default account for that site. Every time I try to log in to the website, the user and password fields become automatically filled with his user and password. This is very annoying because I have to delete these and type my user id and password repeatedly. Is there any way to change/clear the default id and password?

The browser is Galaxy S stock browser, and the OS version is 2.2.

[edit] Another question: Why did his account become the default? I mean, I logged in repeatedly before and after his logging in, but his one-time login gets picked as the default,


texts: Stop Bluetooth Auto Sync Contacts to Pioneer Avic Z140

texts:
Am running Cm7.1.  I have about 2,000 contacts. My Nexus One and Pioneer headunit insist on exchanging all 2,000 contacts if my Android Contacts "Display Options" are set to "My Contacts." Problem is that this really makes Voice Recognition unusable (too many contacts to parse).

To get around this, I created a "Car" label in Gmail for the 21 contacts I want. If I change the "Display Options" to just "Car," only the 21 contacts are synced and VR works great. Problem is that when not in the car, I would like "My Contacts" to visible on my phone.

I would like to sync only the "Car" label, or only sync manually. I can't figure out a way to control this.


texts: FRP Lock ON - Mobile was in Bootloop Samsung

texts:
I am having S6 Edge Plus was stuck on Bootloop while updating from 6 to 7.

tried to reflash usign ODIN even after it was stuck on boot logo. there is message says, FRP lock..

I forgot mail ID and my device never turned on . it was stucked on Bootlogo.

I cant even able to flash Recovery.

How do i solve this? FRP bypass


texts: Notifications Randomly Rearranging Themselve

texts:
I have a problem where every once in a while my notifications just start to randomly rearrange themselves. It's odd, because they're still in my notifications bar and none of them ever disappear.

I notice that sometimes in the past it has occurred whenever I'm using GPS to an extreme level as well.

Can someone tell me why this is happening?


texts:
I use go sms on my L34c phone.  When I download attached pictures from a message it shows /storage/emulated/0/gosms/download/
I cannot find that on either internal stoarage or my sd card
Please help me find thw downloaded pics.  Thanks


texts: Sync Office 365 (Exchange) calendar with Android

texts:
I have a Nexus 4 and an Office 365 account. I cannot setup sync between Office 365 exchange server and the Android builtin Exchange account manager (called "corporate" in Android settings).

What happens is that Android settings seems to approve my input of Exchange information from Office 365 including username, password and server host, but then no sync of Email, Calendar, Contacts etc. takes place.

I've tried 3rd party apps such as MailDroid, Touchdown, RoadSync and RemoSync work. Of these, only Maildroid is great but doesn't have calendar support. Touchdown and the others are very clunky, and I've no particular desire to try anything else unless someone can make a strong recommendation.

What I'd really like to do is use the native Google calendar app with my Office 365 account. Is anyone able to help me get that working?


texts: Samsung Note N7000 Stuck on booting screen

texts: My phone seems to have somehow managed to brick itself. I was using it for wifi tethering via usb to my laptop. All was good until I unplugged it. It started restarting itself but never fully starting so I was guessing maybe the battery was messing up. Anyways I've came to the conclusion that its bricked. It starts up displays its model and reboots before it even reaches the Samsung logo. The phone has its original firmware and has never been rooted or anything. It starts up but boot loops after displaying its model. I tried accessing the recovery menu by pressing home+volume up+power but it doesn't work.  I also tried vol up+vol down+power but that doesn't work either. I really need to go on my phone because I have an important number on there.


texts: How do I select a gallery album/folder when selecting what image to comment?

texts:
In the Facebook app, if you're going to post a picture, you can select a album from your gallery, like so:

But when it comes to the comments, there are no option for it:

Facebook Lite allows you select what folder since it opens the Gallery app directly; for some reason the main Facebook ap doesn't have any option for it.

Is there any way to do it or am I stuck with this photo reel in the comments?


texts: Can (ringer) volume only be locked by hacks/apps or is there a easy way?

texts:
I tried several apps to lock the volume button, because when touching them acidentally this always changes my ringer volume. This seems to be default function of volume button - change the ringer volume (how does this make sense? media volume would be better)

Those mentioned apps offer locking of media, ringer, notification ... volume. Some don't work at all (maybe phone specific problem, xperia arc 2.3.4 rooted). One app actually has a working volume locking "function", RingGuard, but a very ugly hack. If the volume gets changed acidentally, a popup shows up and asks you to keep this setting, if not, volume is set to former ringer volume, the locked one. It works, but this is very ugly solution and also if I set the phone to vibration mode, this app also wants confirmation. Ugly.

I'm really wondering, is there no "clean" way to simply lock the ringer volume on my phone without a ugly additional app, maybe by system settings. Even my old J2ME phone could do this?


texts: When searching for something while the target is offline its most convenient to click on Google's cache link for that certain target or search result. But I don't see such link on my android phone using the default browser. Is it related to mobile Google search? I wonder if I could reenable this. I use Android 2.3.3 with Samsung Galaxy S i9000.


texts: Why Do I have multiple dirs in /data/app

texts:
I noticed that I was short on space so I checked with a disk analyser app.

I noticed that I have 8 instances of com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-1 in /data/app and each dir is about 130 MB.

The number at the end increments.

Is this 1 app or 8 versions of the same one?

Can I delete all but one?  Which do I keep?


texts: How can I open Instagram links inside my Twitter app?

texts:
I'm looking for a way to open Instagram photos inside my Twitter app. I'm using Plume now, and it can open almost all the photos inside the app. When press and hold on the link the photo expands to the actual size, so Plume doesn't open the browser for every photo, and it's very convenient and quick. However, this technique doesn't work with Instagram links. When you select those, Plume opens the browser and redirects to the Instagram site, which takes several seconds. Twitter for Android is worse - it opens every photo link in the browser.

Is there a way for me to open photo links inside either of these apps quickly? If not, are there any alternative Twitter clients that support this?


texts:
I have a bugreport file containing output from (as it says)

top -n 1 -d 1 -m 30 -t

The -m option is not known on my ubuntu linux, wo where can I find the android man page for the top command? I don't have root access to my android device.


texts: LG G2 has horizontal stripes on the screen when displaying high resolution images with moire pattern

texts:
Recently my LG G2 sometime has horizontal stripes on the screen. Firstly I thought that these stripes appear randomly and the problem might be related to connection between the screen and other hardware. But today I realize that the appearance is not random. When I open a specific type of image, that is images with moire pattern, these stripes will appear. These stripes will disappear when I open an image without moire and appear again when I open another moire image.

The phenomenon reduces when I zoom in the image. Also, the stripes won't appear if I resize the image to smaller resolutions.

The stripes appear whether the image is displayed in the galaxy app, or the default web browser, or chrome browser. Even when I set the image as the wallpaper, the stripes appear right on the wallpaper.

I have delete the system cache but it doesn't help.

In the picture below, stripes appear when I opened a image of grasses which has moire pattern.

Have you ever encounter similar problems? And can you guess this problem is caused by the hardware or software?


texts:
I got a notification on my SGS2 today that said the phone memory is nearly full.

So my question is: How can I move apps to the internal USB storage? I don't have a micro SD card in my phone.


texts: Losing Mobile / Cell Connection When Leaving Home WiFi

texts:
I have a Galaxy S6 (T-Mobile US). This issue started shortly after the OTA update to 5.1.1. The frequency has increased from every few days to every time I leave the house whereby a reboot is the only way to fix it...toggling WiFi, data connection, airplane mode doesn't work. I have tried wiping the cache partition but have yet to resort to the last measure, a factory reset. The 4G LTE connection icon appears fine but the data flow arrows beneath it will be inactive when in this state.

Update: Installed the September T-Mobile OTA and was able to leave the house today w/out needing a reboot.


texts: Nova launcher shortcut to Google location accuracy

texts:
Is there a way I can make a shortcut so I can go straight to it other than go through a shortcut to location and hit Google location accuracy and Flipper switch?

https://i.imgur.com/z1rxC07.jpg


texts:
I have to break the pattern on someone's Android phone. I researched on Google and found a way of doing it with AROMA File Manager.

Do I have to install CWM or TWRP or can I use a custom recovery mode to extract AROMA File Manager's file? Does the phone need to be rooted or can it be done without root?


texts: It takes a long time to load the home screen

texts: Returning to home screen after sending an SMS or making a call takes up to 7 seconds on an average where as it used to be much faster six months back. Its a Aug 2011 model. System hangs often coming alive with Force Close application message. Why?


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So I lost my phone a few days ago. Either somebody found it, or it is somewhere in the snow, soaked with water.

It's a Nexus 4 running CM12 nightly with GPS completely turned off. Google's Android Device Manager shows last online time to be January 10th, which is the day I lost the phone.
It says "Location unavailable" and nothing more. AFAIK, it should show that my GPS is turned off, or that I disabled google location reporting, but it shows none of it. Does this mean my device is turned off -or- wiped?
Can I somehow check the exact last online time (hh:mm) ?

I don't have any tracking apps installed.
Is it possible to locate it by using the IMEI?


texts: Heimdall/JOdin: "We could not obtain the PIT file. We tried, but it didn't work."

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I'm trying to root my Samsung S6, but I don't have a Windows computer. Luckily, JOdin works on Linux too and it connects to my phone, so I am now much closer to my goal.

But now I am facing a new challenge: JOdin says: "We could not obtain the pit file. We tried, but it didn't work." The CLI output of the JOdin's offline version reports the following (excerpt):

[VERBOSE]Heimdall Device detected!
[ERROR]ANALYSIS DETECTED ERROR:Failed to send data!
[VERBOSE]Did not find pit
[INTERACTION][SHOWERROR] Title:Could not obtain pit.
Message:We could not obtain the pit file. We tried, but it didn't work.

The JOdin support seems to consist of this 30+ page long forum post, which is why I hope to get more useful answers here.

JOdin relies on the Heimdall package, and that one has a list of supported devices that does not include the S6. I suppose this is part of the cause of the problem. I use JOdin v1035 and Heimdall v1.4.0-0.
Indeed, when I run only Heimdall, I succeed in connecting the phone but the PIT download fails; the only relevant log line is ERROR: Setting up interface failed!
Full log output is here and here is the verbose output.
The command sudo heimdall print-pit --verbose --stdout-errors --usb-log-level debug as suggested in comments produces this output which is beyond my skill to interpret.

I dare not download a "random" PIT file from the Internet; the risk of choosing the wrong one is too high, and those I've found are behind a sketchy-looking Vietnamese paywall. Google also pointed me to methods that rely on adb shell and requires root ... but having root is the goal I'm chasing right now.

How do I download the PIT from my phone?

Update: I've managed to root my phone using a Windows computer and therefore I no longer urgently need this working on Linux. I will probably need it the next time I have to fiddle with the phone (e.g. when an Android update is available) but for now I will abandon this challenge.