texts: I have been trying to unlock the bootloader on my Nokia 3.1 (TA-1074) in order to root my phone but can't unlock it

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I can get into the menu to unlock it (see below) at which point neither of the volume buttons work as inputs

Screen Display

Unlock bootloader?

If you unlock the bootloader,you will be able to install custom operating
system software on this phone.

A custom OS is not subject to the same testing as the original OS, and can
cause your phone and installed applications to stop working properly.

To prevent unauthorized access to your personal data,unlocking the bootloader
will also delete all personal data from your phone(a "factory data reset").

Press the Volume UP/Down buttons to select Yes or No.

Yes (Volume UP):Unlock(may void warranty).

No (Volume Down):Do not unlock bootloader.

I got to this menu by inputting the following command into command prompt on my (windows) laptop

fastboot oem unlock

Which gave the console output

FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed

I have USB debugging and OEM unlocking enabled in developer options on my phone

I also have tried other methods of rooting including using recovery mode but these have also been unsuccessful

The purpose of my unlocking the bootloader is so that I can boot from magisk

What should I try in order to unlock bootloader or is there a functional way to root the phone without fastboot?


texts: Chrome browser in Android always renames downloaded file to Download.bin

texts: I'm using a Nexus 7 device and whenever I download a file greater than 28MB, the Chrome browser renames it to Download.bin no matter what the name of the file. When I download a file less than 28MB, the type (jpg, for instance) remains intact but the name of the file is changed to "Download". When I use Firefox within android, the files are downloaded as expected no matter what the size. My hunch is that this is some security feature built into Chrome. The site is hosted by IIS 7.5 and I'm using the BOM with JavaScript to download the file. Any idea of a workaround for this so that Chrome downloads the files correctly? It works correctly on the desktop version of Chrome, but not the android version of Chrome. Would appreciate any help!


texts: Asus ZenFone 3 Max and DualShock 4 - Can pair, but doesn't do anything

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I bought and downloaded GTA: San Andreas on my phone. I had intended to pair my DualShock 4 to my phone, as seen here and as discussed here.

However, while I can pair the controller, it doesn't do anything, either in-game, or on the home screen. The controller works, since I can pair it up to my laptop and play games on it, and it's got a full charge (for good measure, I used my phone's OTG and connected it wired; didn't work either).

The phone being shown on the vids is the ZenFone 3, which is the more premium brother to my ZenFone 3 Max 5.5. Is there anything I can do to make the controller work? Why isn't it working in the first place?


texts: Accented characters show up as Chinese characters in KitKat Cyanogenmod, had no issues in Jellybean

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I have a few songs on my CyanogenMod KitKat device with accented characters in their names, but they keep showing up as Chinese characters. The screenshot below is of the music app Shuttle, but it also occurs on Apollo.

The same files posed no problems in jellybean cyanogenmod Android.

How to fix this? It's pretty annoying, and for some reason it doesn't affect all files, meaning that the music apps divide the same Racine Carrée album into Racine Carrée and the one below.

Example screenshot (click for larger variant)

To rule out the ID3 tags being broken, I've copied and overwrote them directly from last.fm using mp3tag. In addition, the same files posed no problems in a different android phone running JellyBean Cyanogenmod and the same music apps.


texts: Application backup/restore - for saving resources

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I was thinking I could completely backup apps to the SD card, and then restore them when needed.  This for saving system resources.

Is there some efficient way to do this?


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Simple question, but I couldn’t find the answer anywhere…

I need to send encrypted e‑mails through using s/mime (talking about security, even most of metadata should be unknown). The problem is I’m not part of Google app organization (and I don’t need it since it’s not free).

How do I configure Gmail or the Samsung e-mail app to use the CA trusted certificate (which only contains public key) I installed on the device for sending enciphered e‑mails through s/mime ?

I also need to manually select the certificate which will be used for encryption (The company generate the paid certificate for me so it match my e-mail address and not company one).


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I have a Galaxy Note 2014 edition. I rooted the device in order to use a NTFS partitioned external HD. I followed all the instructions, used the root checker and everything is fine. When I connect the external drive it is recognized by Paragon but when I click "mount" it just flashes back to the initial screen of the app.
Does anybody have a clue of what is possibly going wrong?
(I've tried other apps such as stickmount, ntfs mounter and none of them worked.

Thanks.


texts: Android Auto stopped working with Pixel 3 on Hyundai Elantra

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I have a 2018 Hyundai Elantra with Android Auto and a Pixel 3, and I use Android Auto often.  I recently upgraded my phone to Andriod 10 and after a few days Android Auto stopped working.  I have rebooted my phone and tried a new cable to no avail.  I had a friend connect an iPhone to my car and CarPlay worked normally, so I know it isn't a problem with the car's USB port.

Does anyone have another suggestion?


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I was wondering how much space Navfree needs for its maps. I know it depends on what parts of the world you download, so is there any place I can check it, other than the app itself? (Alternatively how much does it take to download the entire world, Europe and France for instance.)

(Note: I think this is a good place to ask this? Couldn't find where it would be asked better, please tell if I'm wrong and I'll move it.)


texts: Google search widget has bad quality images

texts: When i search from the google app widget, the images are low quality. How can i fix this?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100) smartphone with LineageOS 14.1 (2017-02-22 nightly) which is based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat).

I'd like to enable the guest account feature, but I can't find anything in  Settings. How can I do that?

Please notice my device is encrypted. Are guest accounts compatible with encryption?

See also this thread on Reddit.


texts: App for running a (simple) web server on Android?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Viewing web pages offline.

Hi,

I just got a new Acer tablet, and was looking forward to reading HTML files in addition to PDF on my tablet during my commute: case in point being the Android documentation which is available in offline form in the doc/ directory in the sdk install.

So I copied the doc/ folder from my PC to my tablet, and browsed to it using Astro, but was saddened to find that HTML files on the SD card are not easily accessible by the browser, which brings me to my question:

Is there an app (preferably open source), which can provide a basic web server (only localhost, simply serving HTML, JS, CSS and image files) so I can access files by typing URLs such as http://localohost/android-docs/index.html ?

I have looked at iJetty, but it seems to be doing too much. I just want to serve files, not do much Java.

Thanks in advance.

-A


texts: Low disk storage Space, 47G is used by Bixby Vision

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I started getting low disk space a week ago, everyday I clean up cache and data from Apps, even uninstalling apps, but still get the space issue again after a few hours.

I download DiskUsage app and I found that "Vision Provider" is using 47G (Picture attached), I never used Bixby so I'm not sure why it's taking all this space.

How can I delete the Vision provider to free disk space?


texts: Any screencasting apps thatll let me get audio only?

texts: who has a method for me to record the audio which is playing to an mp3 or whatever? i just wanna bounce these sounds im listening to to another program but im not sure how to demux videos and its hard to use keywords to find a screen casting app that does what im looking for.  thanks! hey also... if anyone has details on some android audio interface techniques to record line out 3.5mm to like some kind of usb otg connected interface, i would really appreciate this.


texts: Connect Samsung Galaxy Heart Rate Monitor to fitness apps

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With the fitness tracking revolution, I'd like to pair my heart rate to tracking apps. Is there a way to do this? It works with "S Health" but I want to EXPORT that data automatically or put it into another app.

For example, if I could upload my heart rate number into a Nike app, then use IFTTT to upload that to google spreadsheet, then use Zapier to connect it to beeminder, then I could be charged $5 if I don't work out that week, as PROVEN numerically by a heart rate sample from my android.

Or I guess I could just use gympact, but that doesn't user the heart rate monitor =/


texts: How can I see a list of my unrated apps?

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It's important to me to provide feedback on the apps I use.
However, I don't remember which apps I already rated, and I find myself checking my apps one by one to find the ones I haven't rated yet.

Is there a way to see a list of my unrated apps?

I have a Galaxy S2 with ICS, but I think this question is relevant to all Android devices.


texts: Using external AIS and GPS and OpenCPN via Windows/Linux on a smartphone for sea navigation

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Having read excellent answers about using external USB devices on SmartPhones (HTC Desire in my case), I would like to complicate the issue still further: I'd like to use a Windows emulator on the Android OS in order to run an external AIS dongle (and possibly an external GPS).

The reason for this is that suppliers of these maritime safety devices seem to make them only with drivers for Windows (occasionally for Apple OSs too), but not for Android/Linux.

The point of what I'm trying to do is to avoid using a laptop at sea A)as they are vulnerable and have to be kept inside, B) go wrong at sea anyway C)have long startup times D) most important of all, they use a lot of battery power so can't be left on permanently.

What 'every' boat owner wants is a portable device that can run C-MAPS (sea charts) on a program called OPEN CPN (freeware) without entering into the equipment race by various 'big screen' GPS manufacturers who sell their various charts in various formats at exhorbitant prices.

So I know I speak for at least tens of thousands of people who would love to find a solution to this issue.

So does anyone know if/how to install drivers on, say, an HTC Desire to make it work with an external AIS dongle? (The data stream should be relatively simple if I understand rightly. Would I need Android drivers for the external USB or Windows drivers for it (if a Windows emulator is to be installed), or both? or is there a smart person who can make a driver for such external devices on a smartphone with Android and make himself 'millions' and avoid Windows altogether, (using perhaps Ubuntu or a stripped down Linux version (- OpenCPN works with Linux)). (Saying that, there will always be companies who make products with drivers for Windows only, so maybe via windows isn't the worst way?).

Boats work on 12v so the optimal solution would be to find a phone/tablet as the 'mother part' in such a system that works on 12v - or - if a voltage converter is to be used, the more efficient it is, the better.

The reason for wanting the device on all the time is for safety at sea - watching for an AIS signal 24 hours a day = a vessel approaching, or so that the 'anchor watch' can be used (= if the vessel moves more than a few metres whilst one is asleep, or the water depth changes, an alarm sounds).

Having researched the issue, it seems no in the whole world has made a system that runs Open CPN that is not laptop based. I haven't even found a tablet based version capable of running the external AIS receiver/GPS as well, which I find almost shocking. But using a phone would mean far less power usage and a cheaper platform, available to all. The ability to then connect an external screen (by the helmsman, for out in the weather, daytime, let's say) would be the creme de la creme.

Got all that? Good! ;)


texts: Cannot install google play store on xiaomi Redmi2

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Google play store stopped working so i tried to uninstall/reinstall it

The problem is that when i try to install it by the Google Installer app (i downloaded the apk of the google installer and transferred it by usb) the download automatically pauses as soon as it starts and remains paused forever... In the notifications, google installers says that its "waiting for network"

Im using a functional wi-fi connection (can use the internet in other apps without any issue).

I already tried to:
Unistall updates/force stop/clean data of Google Play Services (wich is already installed);
Removed my google account;
Added a fresh google account;
Restarted the device several times;
Try to install using other internet conections;

but i just cant make it work...

Does anybody have a clue on how to solve this issue?

The device is a xiaomi HM 2LTE-BR, Android version 4.4.4 KTU84P


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how do I disable the default sending of emails in html format?
I would like to compose emails in the text format but I can't find a way to do that. Ideally, this should be the default behaviour with an option to enable html when needed.

Using Android 2.1, Motorola Defy, Standard Email app (might be some Motoblur changes made, I don't know).

Many thanks.


texts: Delete calendar entries from Galaxy watch but not from phone

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I have one gmail calendar for private/family events and a work calendar (microsoft exchange) that are synchronized on my phone.
Somehow, I still don't understand how, the work calendar got synchronized with my son's watch, even though it was working fine for some weeks. Now I disabled the synchronization of my work calendar and there are no new work events/entries in my son's Samsung Galaxy Active 2 watch, but the old ones are there, and there are many, since my work calendar is full with many entries with repetitions.
Is there a way to delete the entries on the watch via some sort of remote access. It is obvious that I can't delete the entries from my work phone calendar, and that I do not want to sync it again with my work calendar so that I do not add more entries in my son's watch).
Currently the watch is synced with my iPhone XR on which I disabled the phone synchronisation with my work calendar, but if needed I could pair the watch with my Glaxy S7, or my wife's S10
Many thanks


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I'm trying to find out privacy settings behind the wifi chat offered by... Samsung? Its built into my S10e as an additional chat service with little to no information about it. It's free and enables chat over WiFi and to groups of users who have the feature enabled. It also enables Android users to see when others who have the service are typing like on the iPhone.

My concern is privacy. If it's free, how do I know that I'm not the product here?

The Stack Exchange app won't let me upload a 256KiB image so I've added a URL for the screenshot: screenshot of new messages feature


texts: Why does my downloaded MP3 files need to be unziped?

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I don't know why, but for some reason, the google music don't play them directly, everytime, it opens winRAR on my Nexus 5X then plays it.

This only happens to the mp3 that I downloaded from internet, ie. sites like: youtube to mp3, clipconverter.cc

I am trying to make a playlist of youtube podcasts, and for somereason, I need to click the file, it opens winrar, then plays it, and if I uninstall winrar, then i can't play the music...

How do I solve this?  I quite like the current music player native to my nexus 5x, and it's not working out after a few weeks of trying....


texts: Samsung s duos not booting into recovery

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I have flashed the recovery.tar using odin by following this tutorial http://www.droidiser.com/2012/10/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-duos-install-cwm.html

but after this,when I try to boot into recovery mode by pressing volume up+volume down+home+power key simultaneously,it shows samsung logo followed by cwm recovery icon but then it just goes off and boots up normally.

what am I doing wrong ? please help...


texts: How to protect my files from the Mobile repairers?

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy Core GT model. I have some problem in my Mobile. I want to have my Mobile serviced, so I want to protect my photos and other data from the Mobile repairer/technician. I've heard that now a days those people are hacking the personal photos of the Mobile users. They are using the photos for illegal purposes.

So how do I protect the photos from those people before giving my phone for servicing?


texts: Passwords containing "!" are always wrong

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with untouched Android 4.1.2 and problems with logging into accounts on any website, in any browser, as long as the password contains an exclamation mark ("!").

I use the default Samsung keyboard for typing in the password. The language of the keyboard is set to German. The Android interface language is set to English. I use the exclamation mark which is seen on the first of three special character pages.

I tried this in the Chrome browser app and in the default "Internet" browser which comes preinstalled. If I change that exclamation mark in the accounts password to something else, I can login flawlessy on my smartphone.

Is this a codepage error? Do I have to set up some special localization or is it just a bug?


texts: Will my phone (carrier unlocked but initially locked to verizon) get locked after Kitkat update?

texts: I've bought Motorola Droid Razr M from eBay. It is locked with Verizon by default, so seller unlocked device for me and it is working fine. It comes with Jelly bean 4.1.2 and I found that Kitkat update for this device. Now the question is Will my device get locked again after update from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2???


texts: Why does the Nexus 7 have a notification bar?

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In some of the reviews I have read of the new Nexus 7 tablet, it seems to have a notification bar. For example:

Why is that? I was under the impression that Android 3.0+ on tablets ditches the bar for a tray in the lower-right corner, next to the software buttons:

So why is this? Did they ditch the tray in 4.1? Is it because the units currently reviewed are not final, and the ones that will be sold will have the tray? Is it because it's too small at 7"? (although, the galaxy tab shown above is 7" as well, but maybe they changed the size limit in 4.1?)


texts: How to root Vodafone Smart Prime 7 (VFD600)

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buid number VDF-VFD600B01-IT02c
kernel version 3.10.49
android version 6.0.1

I tried to use KingRoot, but it didn't work, now I have on my Prime 7 the apps Purify and King User but the smartphone is not rooted.

I tried also with SuperSU Me but the application crashs.

I hope this informations will be useful, thanks a lot.


texts: How to access internal memory of HTC Wildfire Buzz with out starting phone

texts: I have HTC Wildfire Buzz it is very sad to say that i deleted some system files in Internal memory and my htc wildfire can not start  it will restart continue,  but before deleting i have copied all system file in external memory(Memory Card) so please help me how to paste all files in internal memory system folder without starting phone


texts: How to troubleshot: IpcThreadState log spam / system_server eating battery

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The last days, i encounter the issue of my phone draining its battery fast (about 10-15%/h when idle).

I'm trying to see what's happening, there are no unusual or suspicious alarms or wake locks.

system_server has took a large slate of the phones cpu processing time (according to BetterBatteryStats), it isn't entering deep sleep.

According to logcat that doesn't wonder me - every 50ms a lot of [E] error log lines are logged.

they are

*tr[0]=value1: value2,
*tr[1]=value1: value2,
...
*tr[9]=value1: value2,
*mIn.mData[2]=value1: value2
...
*mIn.mData[11]=value1: value2,

i suspect value1 to be pointer adresses, and value2 to be values - value2 does match between most of the logged lines, and also between tr and mData  (so tr[0].value2 == mIn.mData[2].value2 )

i know that IpcThreadState is related to the android binder ipc mechanism, but i don't really find something logging out lines like that in the repositories i've found.

Ah: Could be related: my phone is a SM-G850F Build KTU84P.G850FXXU2BNK3 Stock Firmware, rooted.

And the Question I've got is: how can i find out what is causing this extensive spam (i guess the binder is going circles due to some misbehaving application?), without doing a factory reset and reinstalling applications one by one...


texts: Where does Google MyTracks store recorded files?

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I am not 100% sure of this but I seem to remember that in previous versions of MyTracks the recorded files were stored at /mnt/sdcard/MyTracks. But this does not seem to be the case any more. By previous I mean version prior to at least version 2.0.4 which is what I currently have.

I have recorded several tracks but can't find the files at /mnt/sdcard/MyTracks. In fact there is no such folder name on that location. So where does it store recorded files now? I need the GPX files.

I tried searching for "mytrack" and also "mytracks" (case insensitive) in File Expert app at /mnt/sdcard but it found no folders. It did find some files.

com.google.android.maps.mytracks
/mnt/sdcard/android/data/com.google.android.maps.mytracks

cache_vts_com.google.android.maps.mytracks.0
/mnt/sdcard/android/data/com.google.android.maps.mytracks/cache/

And additional 4 files in the same location. But I can't see any GPX files in here. Attempting to search at root causes File Expert process to crash.


texts: Where is Google's internal account authentication token located?

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I'm trying to write a Tasker script for my (rooted) phone that uses the same Google credentials that are being used on my device (for Gmail, Drive, etc.).

Where can I find Google's OAuth (or other) authentication tokens on my device?

I checked inside /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases but couldn't find anything I could recognize as an authentication token.


texts: How can I use a custom rom.zip from within an emulator?

texts: I have custom rom.zip and I want to try it in emulator


texts: Bypass Headset hardware requirement on work app

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My new job requires me to use an app that has certain requirements like having Airplane mode ON, WiFi ON and having a Headset connected. The app connectivity requirements are so strict that Wi-Fi isn't enough so I have to use Ethernet. Two problems with this, my Galaxy S10+ battery won't survive the whole day while connected with ethernet. The second is that every time I unplug the ethernet cable, there's a high chance that the phone won't recognize the connection again. This adapter is supposed to be compatible with my phone; I can't afford to buy another adapter that might not even work.
I need to make an emulator work so I can use the App on my computer. I've been able to surpass the Wi-Fi and Airplane mode requirements but the Headset, I can't find a solution for the Headset requirement. Of course, I have a headset connected to my computer but the emulators I've used (Bluestacks and Nox) won't process that there's a device connected I guess, so the app won't budge.
TL;DR:
Is there a way to make Android put out a fake connected device/headset signal? Or an app that can make a digital headset? Something like that so the App I'm trying to use thinks that there's a headset connected.


texts: swap internal sd card to external storage

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I wanna make my external sd my internal one without having the need to use an app. So Instead of having 8GB of internal storage I want to have 64GB (taken from the micro sd card). It worked on my previous phone Gt-i8530 if I changed the vold file to this:

# internal sdcard
{
ums_sys_path = /sys/class/android_usb/f_mass_storage/lun0/file
secure_format = enable
discard = enable
}
dev_mount sdcard1 /storage/extSdCard 8 /devices/sdi2/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0 encryptable_nonremovable

# external sdcard
{
ums_sys_path = /sys/class/android_usb/f_mass_storage/lun1/file
supported_exfat = disable
android_secure_containers = enable
}
dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 auto /devices/sdi0/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1

So now I want to do that same thing on my new phone SM-G3858. But I only have in vold:

#storage_struct = series, "/mnt/sdcard/extStorages"
#storage_struct = parallel
{
supported_exfat = yes
}
dev_mount sdcard /storage/extSdCard auto /devices/platform/sdhci-pxav3.0/mmc_host/mmc1

Now what do I need to change or add here to swap it as on the previous phone? I´m a bit confused that a) it right away says extsdcard here and b) that there is only one command line instead of 2 . I guess the reason is the #storage structure?

And suggestions please?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 with USB Keyboard and Google Keyboard

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747), running Stock 4.4.2, non-rooted.

I prefer the Google Keyboard from the Play Store over the stock Samsung Keyboard.

Lately, I've been connecting a USB Keyboard to the device with a USB-OTG cable, which works great, but unfortunately causes my keyboard to reset every time to the stock Samsung keyboard, which remains the default keyboard, even when I disconnect the USB keyboard.

1) Is there any way to have it not switch back to the Samsung keyboard when I connect the USB Keyboard, and just keep having it use the Google Keyboard?

2) If not, is it possible to have it switch back automatically to the Google Keyboard when I disconnect the USB Keyboard?

I'm willing the root the phone, if necessary, to achieve this. Any advice you might have would be great. Thanks!


texts: Back button does not light-up when I press home button

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I bought a Samsung Galaxy Y phone yesterday. I was wondering why the Back button does not light up when I press Home button on the device.

On my Samsung Galaxy Ace the Back button and Menu button light up immediately whenever I press home button.

Is there a setting associated with this that I need to change?


texts: Delete backed up photos on Samsung S4 mini

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How do I delete backed up photos from my gallery (Samsung S4 mini).

Please note:  I took photos with my phone camera.  Those photos were uploaded to Google maps.  Once they were uploaded I deleted the photos. But those photos still show in gallery.  It won't let me delete it.  When I click on the photos there is no "delete icon (dustbin)".  It gives an options to share the photos but not to delete them.  Please help.


texts: is it possible to get app code from apk and customize it?

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is it possible to get android socurce code from apk.

i had seen on some tutorial that shows the way to get code from apk just guessting if we can do it really .

please guide they way to do it if possible

i was able to get source code but issue is that when i try to run it in eclipse i see lots of error .


texts: Automatic Input Method Change on Samsung Galaxy Tab

texts: The tab frequently attempts to change input method from Swype to keyboard dock. I don't own a keyboard dock. How do I stop this? Can't find it in the Settings.


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

I put a ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 and now it doesn't fully work.  I was wondering if there was a way to get the original ROM, that came with my device, from an official site somewhere.  I was told that apparently you can do it on the Android site, but I can't see any place to do that.


texts: How can I manually extract my contacts from a backup image of Android?

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So I recently made an .img using dd of my Froyo installation on my phone prior to wiping and installing a custom Jellybean ROM. Turns out that the contacts were saved locally and not with Google.

I cannot for the life of me find my contacts anywhere on the images when I mount them. I've also tried attaching the .img as an external SD card to see if it could import and then export the contacts in a virtual android emulator. I just can't find them anywhere. I'm guessing they're hidden in some sql database somewhere in the guts of the OS but I'm out of ideas. Is there a way to boot the .img as the main OS on the Android emulator? Is there an easier way to go about this?


texts: Audio through Bluetooth Microphone through Jack (Galaxy S5)

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I'd like to receive audio from a phone call through my bluetooth earpiece. But I want to speak into a wired microphone.

Is this possible? Do I need a special app or specific specifications on my wired microphone or earpeice?


texts: How to drop out of airplane/flight mode periodically to check messages

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I normally keep my phone in Flight Mode (called "Airplane Mode" under 2.2) in order to save battery power.  When I have some time to check messages, I turn off Flight Mode, re-enabling the cellular transceiver.  Is there a way I can set up my phone to momentarily drop out of Flight Mode periodically, say every 10 minutes, preferably without using a non-free app?

I don't really need it to be in Flight Mode per se, just to disable power-draining devices, especially the cellular transceiver.


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Is it possible to increase the in-call volume on Sony Xperia Z3 compact. I have rooted my phone and tried various apps, but they only seem to increase the speaker volume and distort it at the same time.

I also tried editing the mixer_paths.xml file, but I do not know which setting corresponds to the earpiece in-call volume level. Or is there another method to increase the volume? The caller is barely audible even in a quiet room and it is frustrating.

Thanks


texts: How do I hide or disable the Clear Defaults dialog or notification?

texts:
Everytime I am asked to associate and select a default app to open something with,
I always get this Clear defaults message:

Screenshot; click image for larger variant

Selecting Always (after selecting a default app) and clicking the OK button
will stop this message from appearing for that kind of association.
BUT, it will still appear for other types of associations.

Is there any way I can stop this notification from showing up?
(given that I already know how to Clear defaults)


texts: Disabling Noise reduction/echo cancellation/any other effects on the microphone input in smartphone

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I have made a program that reads a fixed number of bytes from the microphone and sends it out to the speaker, effectively a program to route audio from the mic to speaker without any changes
Normally I can hear what I say into the microphone loud and clear on the attached headphone
However, if I blow into the microphone, I can momentarily notice the sound in the earphone going smaller, which slowly rises back to its normal volume
I think some kind of built in noise reduction or some other effect is kicking in when I blow into the microphone
Is there any way to completely stop or bypass any kind of preprocessing the phone does to the microphone input samples, or to the output samples?I have looked at all the sound related settings on the phone and they are all disabled, at least as far as I can tell. I use AudioRecord class to get microphone audio samples and AudioTrack to play them back. AudioRecord source is MediaRecorder.AudioSource.DEFAULT (MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC gives the same result). MediaRecorder.AudioSource.VOICE_RECOGNITION doesn't seem to have any effects on the input sound, but I would have guessed that MediaRecorder.AudioSource.DEFAULT or .MIC would be the option without any preprocessing attached to it.
I would like to know if there is a way to completely prevent the phone from doing any kind of audio processing, at the mic or the speaker side, through some option in the phone settings or through adb or in my program's code.
The phone is Samsung Galaxy S7 with android 8.0, but I am looking for a a general solution if it exists.


texts: Can I download apps via my Linux PC then install them on Android from there?

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I have a Motorolla Citrus smart phone.
I have Linux Mint Nadia Cinnamon

I am a total newb to smart phones and don't understand much of the terminology and what can be done.

I am temporarily out of data/an internet connection on my plan.

Is it possible for me to download an app from the google apps "store" to my Linux PC, then to transfer it over to my Android/Citrus?

If so is there a guide that explains it in baby steps?

If not, my phone is a "3G", how fast would it take to download an app?  I could probably go to a Starbucks or somewhere with a WiFi connection.

Thanks


texts: Screen brightness stops working after replacement

texts: I've tried using MX player to know whether I'd be able to reduce the brightness but still to no avail, am currently using screen dimmer app but I don't find it that efficient as it's not really helpful am planning on using ADB to access the screen brightness value, please help.


texts: On formatting your phone where does all your media go that was previously placed in the vault?

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I recently did a factory-reset on my android phone which cleared all the apps and the media files including the ones I had in applock vault. Upon reinstalling the application appLock I could not find the media I uploaded there so I just want to know where these media files from the vault go and if there is a way to recover them?

Thanks in advance


texts: adb backup hangs and never finishes (Linux)

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Whenever I run adb backup for a full backup, it never finishes. In Terminal, the command hangs indefinitely, and on the device, the backup cycles through a few apps before hanging on one (more about that at the end of this question).
After executing adb backup, the backup file on the PC slowly increases in size, but after a while it stops growing. I've let it sit at this point for an hour without any change in the size of the file.
I've tried running adb backup 3 different ways ($ab is just the name of the backup file):
adb backup -f "${ab}" -apk -obb -noshared -all -system
adb backup -f "${ab}" -apk -obb -shared -all -system
adb backup -f "${ab}" -noapk -noobb -noshared -all

Not even the last one works. I also tried setting up a desktop backup password under here:
Settings > Developer Options > Desktop backup password

This didn't help either.
This problem occurs with two different devices, both rooted. Both devices run on Android 5.1.1, so maybe it's a bug with this version of Android? It didn't work on 5.1 either. One of the devices is a Nexus 6 using the official Android 5.1.1 image, so it's not a bug with a custom ROM.
The last few times I tried running adb backup on the Nexus 6, I noticed that it started hanging on the same app each time: Titanium Backup. I don't know if this has always been the case; I just noticed it recently.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, do any other Linux users have this problem too? If so, it's likely a bug within the adb package.
EDIT
After running adb backup again, it worked! I'm guessing it's because I upgraded my Nexus device's firmware to a slightly newer version: from LMY47Z to LMY48I (both are Android 5.1.1). Maybe it was a bug with the earlier 5.1.1 build, the one before the "Stagefright" fix was added.


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I have an HTC Desire that is 2 and a bit years old and in the hands of my wife and baby, now has a power button that barely works. Luckily the ROM I'm using allows the device to wake with the select button, but when the battery dies it is a real pain to power up.

Does anyone have any tips to fix it?


texts: I'm running on CyanogenMod and in the middle of typing, the keyboard would freeze heavily and crash/minimize and I can't get it back up. This lasts for about a minute.


texts: Android “fake having a locked phone” - Galaxy SII

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I have a work-mandatory email-app on my phone that won't work unless it detects that you have a passcode locked phone.

I have a rooted Galaxy S2 Android phone (Cyanogenmod 10) and am wondering if there are any apps or ways of tricking my phone into thinking it has a 4 digit pin code when it doesn't.

Thanks!


texts: How can I replace the apps in the SGSII's stock launcher dock?

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When I turn on my Galaxy S2, on the very bottom, there are the default icons for "phone", "email", "web", and "applications". On the Galaxy Tab (running Android 3.2), if I want to free up any of those apps and replace them with my own, I simply press and hold like any other app and just delete and replace with my own.

On the Galaxy SII Skyrocket (running 2.3 Gingerbread), I press and hold and nothing happens. Is there a way for me to change the shortcuts in the dock on the SGSII, similar to the way I can on the Galaxy Tab?


texts: i saved pictures and text messages to external sd card. Why cant i read them? I have tried several apps but no luck, just garbled gibberish, help please!


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I've got the oddest problem with the built in email client.  I've got an account that connects to a POP3 server that works fine.  I've got another account that connects to an IMAP server, and the email is always about a day late.  This is very weird.  AFAICT, all the mail eventually arrives, and the same mailbox viewed on a PC works fine, but the last email actually displayed on the phone is usually about a day old.  I could understand complete failure, or even randomly dropping emails, but I can't figure out what would cause a rolling delay like that.  Any help much appreciated.  Thanks!

Update: I'm looking more closely, and the delay is actually 20 hours, which seems like an awfully strange number.


texts: Force all emails to display only the text/plain part

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HTML mail is a pain to read on a phone. The screen is too narrow and the images take too long to download. Typically without the images the mail is just useless.

HTML mail is only slightly less of a pain on my desktop, but there I can use Mutt and just read the text/plain part if it exists. Is there a way to make my mail client default to reading the plain text part of the mail rather than the HTML part? My mail is on an IMAP server, so I use the default Android mail client. I looked at K9 Mail too but it doesn't seem to have a way to do this either. I don't use Gmail and for a variety of reasons I have no interest in using it even if it solves this problem. Any other suggestions welcome, thanks!


texts: This app won't run without google play services, which are missing from your phone. it's asking me for a code for redeem, setting and or _________   please help me reinstall the google play services that was on the phone it an LG trac phone through page plus


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I own a nexus 4 and since then i am unable to download anything via 2g/3g.
I am able to download content only through wi-fi.
The same applies for PlayStore. I have even tried in safe mode.
I have tried to clear data of Download Manager and even Playstore but in vain
Please help.


texts: Micromax Unite 2 A106, app installation error

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When I'm installing an app it show internal storage insufficient space. But the internal SD memory has lots of space, approx 5gb free.

Please give me a solution.


texts: Android TV 6.0.1 Remote IR cannot change home launcher

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I have problem binding button home for remote IR, it cannot open the custom launcher.
When I install new launcher and push the home button it ask to select default launcher, then I set the new launcher (always) and it show, but when I push the home button again it back to the stock launcher.
I have also done setting new launcher as default in device Settings => Home.
I do reboot, it show new launcher but still if I push home button it back to the stock launcher.
both remote.conf and generic.kl show that the button already set to event 120 HOME
FYI:

Android TV 6.0.1 Marshmallow
SoC S905X
my device is rooted


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I bought one of these simple cheap Chinese no-name tablets: HDMI, Bluetooth, HD display, dual-core CPU. Unfortunately, it came without official Google apps such as Market and Gmail. I tried different ways to install these apps. Every time I got a Force Close error.

I'm using Ubuntu as my workstation and looked with adb for the device. Found one, good! The command lsusb gives me

Bus 001 Device 031: ID 18d1:4e22 Google Inc. Nexus S (debug)

I've tried obtaining root access on this device, without any success. Information about the hardware is attached as a screenshot, made with Quadrant Benchmark.

I have tried these tools:

SuperOneClick
UniversalAndroot
EasyRootICS

BusyBox is installed but without su. Cannot remount /system, because its not permitted.

Cannot login with adb root, it fails with the following message

> adbd cannot run as root in production builds


texts: My Lenovo a390 freezes when I open it. It stops on the Logo 'Lenovo: for those who do.' I removed the battery but it is still hanging on that part. What should I do?


texts: App to download rss enclosures (just like a podcatcher)

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Is there an Android app that is able to download rss enclosures? I want to setup calibre on a server to download articles from some newspaper-sites and converts them to .epub.

Then I want to have an RSS-feed of those epub-files.

Finally I want my Sony PRS-T1 to download all (new) epub-files that are linked in this rss feed.

How would you do that?


texts: Why is my phone detecting two taps instead of one on the screen?

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I'm observing a strange behaviour on my phone out of the blue. Yesterday, the left side of my screen stopped working properly. I started having a hard time clicking anything next to the left edge, typing the keyboard or pressing buttons on the left.

I enabled Developer Options > Input > Show touches, and I was able to observe that when I try to tap the left side of the screen, the screen appears to detect two taps on opposing sides of a column, as if the whole column of pixels were damaged. The phone hasn't suffered any hits or gotten wet. This is just out of nowhere.

I've uploaded a video of this to make it clearer here.

This is an Xperia Z3, D6603, running Android 5.1.1.

Has anyone encountered something like this? I've tried restarting the phone to no avail.


texts: What alternative browsers are available on Android?

texts: What are the browser alternatives on Android and what are the main features that they offer?


texts: My Gmail app on the Galaxy S2 stock app shows Hebrew reversed and left to right. How can I fix this?


texts: How can I enlarge the fonts on Wikipedia in Chrome?

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On most web sites, when I look at them with Chrome on my phone (a Nexus 4 running stock Android 4.2.2), I can adjust the font size by double-tapping a column of text to make it widen to fill the screen.  However, this doesn't work on Wikipedia.org; I don't know why -- the text is quite small.

I've already got the browser set up to display (very) large fonts: I'd gone to "settings", "Accessibility", and have cranked the "Text scaling" slider over to 155%, which is ginormous.  (There's also a check in the box that says "Force Enable Zoom", which I don't recall setting; I guess that's the default).

Anyway: this feature works fine on most sites, just not Wikipedia (and perhaps a few others).  Any advice for making Wikipedia readable?


texts: How do I diagnose the last shutdown? adb root?

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Everything I've read indicates /proc/last_kmsg used to be how, however that seems to have changed with Android 6.0 (I'm on 8.1). I've also seen reference to /sys/fs/pstore/console-ramoops for Android 6.0+, but I have no file called that. I can't ls the directory either, because apparently I don't have root shell with adb.

I've tried adb bugreport, but that doesn't seem to contain shutdown logs.
I've tried adb root, but I get the message:

adbd cannot run as root in production builds

I have a Nexus 5x that is rooted, with TWRP and Magisk.

The only other suggestion I've seen is to edit '/system/build.prop' to include the line ro.debuggable=1, but I can't access that file either due to a lack of root access.

I've spent a week trying to sort this out. Surely it can't be this hard to find shutdown logs?


texts: How to get a list of supported camcorder profiles

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The resolution of a recorded video is set according to CamcorderProfile which is passed to a MediaRecorder object. The profiles are identified by quality constants: CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH, CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_480P, etc.

The problem is that I can't get a list of supported recording resolutions/profiles. I can use hasProfile method, but it only checks if a given profile is supported, while I would prefer to have a full list of such profiles.

There is a method in Camera.parameters called getSupportedVideoSizes(), which should return what I need, but it returns null, which I guess means that I should use getSupportedPreviewSizes() instead. But there is no correspondance between the list of preview sizes and profiles.


texts: Unable to download apps from google playstore via wifi

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Is there any possibility to block app downloads from google play store via WiFi? I tried all the steps like

Clear cache data from playstore app
Delete google account and recreated it
Factory reset
Rebooting device.

I assure that the problem is not with the device. It have lots of memory space, so its not insufficient-memory error. And apps can be downloaded in mobile data. I followed the steps which is provided in trouble shooting page for "495". But no luck. Anyone give me a clear idea why the apps are not able to download via WiFi only?


texts: Solutions for connecting phone/tablet to a bigger monitor?

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An ebook I purchased is locked to my device so I can't open it anywhere else. I'm having a hard time reading due to the small screen size of my phone.

Is there a way I can get it to display on my monitor? I don't have any special cables so I'll have to use any wireless means possible. Also to note: I'm not looking for emulation as the app has locked my ebook to the device.

Any creative solutions are welcome.


texts: Creating a custom launch action on the menu

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I am trying to cerate a simple icon on my Android tablet to launch, say, the browser, with a specific URL. Under Windows, this is simply creating a shortcut. Under Ubuntu, this is just creating a .desktop file with a couple of parameters, including the actual command line to execute. But I cannot seemto be able to do this under Android, and although I don't mind command line on a desktop computer, this is not a viable option under Android.

Can this be done with the stock launcher that comes with Android, or should I use a special one. I registered a couple of those.


texts: What will I lose if I install Cyanogenmod?

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I plan to install CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy Express 2 (Sm-G3815). I have made a backup using Titanium Backup, by choosing the "Backup all user apps + system data" option.

I am not clear on what exactly will be done to my phone, what will be deleted and what left alone. Presumably, the backup I made will allow me to restore installed applications. Assuming that the ROM works as expected (and yes, I am aware that it might not) and everything goes well, will I also be able to restore

my contacts?
existing conversations from chat apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Viber?
phone call logs?
photos?
sms messages?

Will anything still be there when I reboot into the new ROM or will I have to restore everything (except the data on the external card) from backup?

I have quite a few of my apps on the external SD card (moved there by choosing the "Move to SD card" button on the application manager). As far as I can tell, this move means that some of their data is in the external card and some on the internal storage (as reported by the application manager). Will this cause any issues when I try to restore from backup?


texts: Is there an alternative to Bouncer- Temporary app permissions?

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I'm really paranoid about my privacy idk why. Recently I installed Whatsapp Aero which is super cool but unfortunately its developer is expert in making spyware apps too. I found this Bouncer app which provides permissions temporarily. But this app is paid and not open source again. I tried shelter app to isolate it but due to the dual app feature in my phone i can't a add work profile. Can anyone suggest me how can i monitor what the app does in background OR make an script which grants and revokes permissions through adb OR any alternative to Bouncer? I'm gonna buy the bounce app if i'm outta options. The developer deserves it :)
P.S.  My device is not rooted.


texts: Disappearing call logs later automatically it can be viewed....!

texts: Am using Samsung note 3 neo from few day I am facing a problem in call logs whenever this is a missed call, dialed call or rejected call that will not show in call log for certain period later it will listed and show.. I have cleared all the cached files then also issue is presuming same. Please help !!


texts:
I have a rooted Android 4.0 phone but the ringer volume and vibration strength for incoming calls is too low/weak for me.

Can I increase the ringer volume and vibration strength beyond the currently allowed maximum level?


texts: How can I root my 4.4.2 Razr Maxx HD Verizon

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I've tried everything that I can think of to try and root my Razr Droid Maxx HD Verizon phone, running 4.4.2.
Towel root, sunshine and I can't even remember all of the others I tried. Nothing works!


texts: Unable to root Motorola G7 Power XT1955-4

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I am trying to follow this tutorial https://aiomobilestuff.com/motorola-moto-g7-power-xt-1955-root-twrp-unlock-bootloader/

The command

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

(I renamed my twrp.img to recovery.img)
gives me this error

and the command

fastboot boot twrp.img

boots my phone into twrp and it freezes it.
I am able to work again with my phone only after restart.
Is there a way so that I could root my phone?
Thanks in advance!


texts: What functions are in the ROM of an Android phone?

texts: I would like to get a clear picture of what is in the ROM vs. what is in the OS. This will help me understand what those custom ROMs are all about.


texts: Conected to TV and control device via remote

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I connected my Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 with my LG tv over HDMI and it works good so far.
But what I am missing, is the possibility to control my tablet with the LG remote controller.
When I connect my tablet via SmartView it works, but not when doing so via HDMI.
(I want the connection to be via HDMI because of different reasons.)
Is there some option that I missed?
Or is it simply not possible to send the needed signals over HDMI to my tablet?
If so, do you know of some workaround? Like connecting your smartphone to the tablet and use it as touchpad? I would like to avoid buying a bluetooth mini keyboard.
Kind regards


texts: Is there any documentation on the correct/expected directory structure of the external memory card?

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There's a couple of issues that i have with the way Android sees my card...

The Gallery App shows CD artwork as a separate photo album.
I want to exclude some things from shuffle playback by the music player.
there's probably more thing that could appear better if we new what Media Scanner was doing....


texts: Is it possible to have the system/kernel reverse x-axis touch input?

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I have a galaxy S6 G920F.

I have this problem with my touchscreen. The x-axis input is reversed. When I touch it on the left part it registers the touch on the right etc..

Is there a way to just have the system reverse the input so that it becomes normal again? some edits inside init.d script or some change in the kernel image or something?

I have tried flashing more than one firmware, kernels, roms everything with no luck. Please, is it possible to change how the device interprets touch input in order to reverse input the x-axis?

Thanks for your time.


texts: Create a shortcut of a certain Settings Package

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Is there a way to create a shortcut of certain package of Android Settings. The main target is create a shortcut of "Screen Lock" and "WiFi" Functions while the settings app is locked except those?

Device used is a Chinese Tablet running on KitKat 4.4.2 O/S

New Edit:

The Tablet is using a Kiosk Mode (Kid's Place) it doesn't support wallpapers or widgets to be notified.


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I have a galaxy S3 with a 32gb class10 sd card.

Unfortunately I experience the SD card unexpectedly removed - Preparing SD card phenomenon all the time. The card works ok as long as it is being used: I watch videos, mp3 etc, even on pc.

I tried formatting a couple of times and I also checked on other S3 phone which presented the same problem. I checked a 16 GB class 10 card on my phone which worked ok!

I read somewhere that this is a JB problem and that I should wait for 4.2 (I'm on 4.1.1 now)

Another solution explained that I should root my phone and do this:

  Edit files in the folder /sys/devices/virtual/bd i/179:
  0/read_ahead_kb by pressing and holding the read_ahead_kb then choose
  open in text editor.

  Note: Other phones don't have 179:0.. but is ok 179:8   Replace the
  numbers in it from the default (128KB) to 1024 / 2048 / 4096
  (according to taste max = 4096) and then save and exit.

What are your thoughts? is it JB or the Card?

I should also mention that the removing/rescanning my card is killing my battery very fast.


texts: Suggestions to boot OnePlus 3T without any physical buttons?

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As the title says, any suggestions for this would be welcome as I have lost the use of both power and volume buttons. Device is not rooted, running Oreo. I have access to both Windows and MAC computers.

Thanks in advance


texts: Can I avoid to synchronize videos with Google Photos, I want only pictures to be synced

texts: I use Google Photos to synchronize pictures from my smartphone with the cloud. I do not want to synchronize the videos. Is this possible?


texts:
How to alter android opera lock screen news?

When my android os7 is now unlocked there is the Opera browser lock screen news. How can one alter the content displayed there?


texts: Why won't my Android phone access any HTTPS websites through WiFi?

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 can not access any secured website while connected via my home WiFi – even applications like Google Search and Facebook can't access the internet and give an error saying "error connecting". Everything works fine when connected via 3G.

Note that my PC and my laptop, using the same router, have no such issues – so it shouldn't be a firewall or the like causing this.

Does anyone have any ideas please on how to solve this problem?


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I am using Motorola Defy Android 2.2. But I am facing a problem with touch screen. The buttons at very lower end of the screen don't work i.e touch at the very lower end don't work. That's why after pulling downing the notification bar I am unable to roll it up back. I am even unable to use apps that have small buttons at very end of the screen. To use them I have to rotate the phone.

Please help me out.


texts: Galaxy S8 can't connect to cellular network when connected to car bluetooth

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I have a new Galaxy S8 but unfortunately when I pair it with my car (Porsche Macan 2 years old) it can never find the cellular network, status in the car is "Searching for network" and no phone calls or internet access. The reception in the car is fine if I unpair the phone. My wife has a Galaxy S7 and it has no problems with reception when paired and phone calls work fine. If I unpair the phone and pair again it will work, but then when the phone is back in the car later it won't connect to the network.

I do get a message on the phone "remote SIM activated" but I'm not sure if this is the cause and I can't find any relevant settings (or help about this feature) to force Android to use the phone SIM.

Any ideas? I'm new to Android so possibly I'm missing something basic. Thx.


texts: Does Nexus One WiFi traffic go through Google?

texts:
When I use the default browser (what is it? Is it Chrome? Firefox? other?) to view a site (not necessarily via Google search), does any of that visit information reach Google servers?

How about DNS?


texts: How do I access my phone (not my SD card) from my computer?

texts: I have an MyTouch 4G from TMobile. It's running android 2.3.4. How do I put put a file and delete files from the phone itself, not just the SD card?


texts: Google restore after reflash to fix bootloop ends in bootloop

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I have an S3 Duo+ (s3ve3g) running CM12.1. Phone suddenly went into a boot loop, could boot into safe mode ok but not main. Cleared the dalvik and let it rebuild with same result.

Booted into recovery, did a TWRP backup then cleared data, cache, system, dalvik and installed the CM ROM plus GAPPS. Booted ok, logged into google and let it download its recovery. And we're back in the bootloop.

Does this suggest that the bootloop is being caused by a recently updated program, or does Google restore settings and/or data that could cause this?

Any suggestions on how best to proceed would be really appreciated.


texts: What happens to my Google Play Music library when I unsubscribe?

texts:
I'm currently shopping for a music streaming service because I'm currently unsatisfied with Spotify, my current service of choice.

Lured in by the three month free trial, I'm enjoying Google Play Music for a series of reasons, but now that I finally moved my library of music from Spotify to GPM, I'm curious about what will happen if I ever decide to unsubscribe.

Will GPM delete all the songs I added? Or, should I ever want to renew my subscription, will I find them all where I "left" them? I know I won't be able to play the songs while on the free level, obviously, but what I'm wondering is if Google will keep all the songs and albums I added, tied to my Google account or, what I'm afraid of, deletes everything forcing me to readd everything once I decide to pay again?


texts: Copying and remotely deploying a build across multiple devices

texts:
If I do a factory reset and then setup a given android phone in a particular way (removing apps, adding apps, syncing to certain bluetooth devices, turning on/off various system notification settings, setting up a particular google account, etc), is there a way for me to "Save that configuration" and then remotely redeploy that build at will either on the same exact device or on a different device that shares the same model type (i.e. from one Samsungs Galaxy S5 to another...)

I suspect something like that may be possible using Google's Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), but that seems fairly complicated. Is there an easier way of accomplishing what I want or some other service provider that can do it?


texts:
How do I set (global) proxy settings in Froyo? I want to access market, but my college wifi does not work without proxy.

EDIT:
Is there any way to set proxy without rooting?


texts: Did I broke touchscreen or touchscreen and LCD?

texts:
I was trying to repair my broken touchscreen glass. I was going to use the touchscreen like that shown here, but every of them is transparent inside.

That would be absolutely OK, but after heating the touchscreen with hair-dryer and peeling it off it seems that there's not such black layer. The LCD screen is kinda silver.

Now take a look how my glass actually looks like.

I don't know if some polarization magic takes place here, but is that possible I peeled off some black layer from not only the touchscreen, digitizer, but from the LCD screen as well?


texts: Gmail POP emails disappear after a while

texts:
After a period of a few days, I've noticed that Gmail seems to just get rid of emails previously in my POP account inbox. They aren't in the trash, and I never deleted them or removed them in any way. They just vanish. The Load More button doesn't seem to do anything either.

Where do they go? How can I prevent this?


texts: My notification panel and home button not working. It's saying developer options not available for this use when i checked the developer options

texts:
My android device(Asus max pro m2) is running on havoc(3.2) suddenly rebooted and I cannot use my notification panel, home button, or literally anything else. This issue will be solved if I delete the data partition using TWRP but. I have to literally install every application again and again. Nova launcher method not working for me. I tried everything regarding that nova launcher thing but no use. if I check the developer options it says developer options not available for this user. This isn't the first time this issue happened. but earlier I had to reset the things. but now I would like to know if there is any other solution to this. Anyone, please respond asap. cause I couldn't use my phone if I cant get a solution.
Thank you in advance


texts: My headphones wont work when i use with with my LG

texts: When I plug my headphones in (I have apple headphones) the icon shows up for a second then disappears. How do I fix this?


texts: How do I reset a WOO tablet MODEL NO: PAD705?

texts: I know you can reset an android tablet by pressing the volume button and the power button at the same time. Problem is this model doesn't have a volume button and the tablet is stuck on the android greeting screen so I can't even get into the homescreen. I don't have a pc either so I can't do it that way. I was just wondering if there is another way to reset this model without a pc?


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I'm trying to unlock my HTC U11 and I've tried to run fastboot both from the packages of my Ubuntu derivative (fastboot version 1:7.0.0+r33-2) and from the platform tools (fastboot version 28.0.1-4986621).

I can see my device both with adb in normal operation and with fastboot devices in download mode.

The output of fastboot getvar all is:

(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_ocndugl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 1562400000
(bootloader) serialno: xxx
(bootloader) slot-count: 0
(bootloader) current-slot:
(bootloader) imei: xxx
(bootloader) version-main: 1.27.401.11
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: xxx
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 2PZC30000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__034
all:
finished. total time: 0.005s

When I try to get a token in order to unlock the phone, the command doesn't complete within any reasonable amount of time, e.g., fastboot  oem get_identifier_token did not complete after hours and I unplugged the phone:

...
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X01, enable unlock
FAILED (status read failed (No such device))
finished. total time: 23223.012s

Has anyone seen this or can give me any pointers as to what I'm doing wrong?


texts: Activate screen buttons on the CyanogenMod

texts:
I have a Xiaomi Mi3 running an Android 6.0 Cyanogenmod version and the back button doesn't work anymore.

In which way can I implement the standard touch buttons on the screen (home, back and menu) in order to use them?


texts: How to prevent loud beeps before alarm rings

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Using alarm xtreme on Samsung S8.

In the past it didnt happen but recently when the phone wakes up to play the alarm it plays a very loud 3 beeps and then starts the alarm.

The alarm is set to start quietly and raise but due to the beeps I wake up in panic.

Please advise


texts: Is it possible to use usb drive/sd card as internal storage?

texts: Phone internal storage is damaged and unavailable. Is there any other way to fix the phone than replacing internal storage (or entire motherboard), perhaps using usb drive or sd card?


texts: CyanogenMod 13 fall down to 2G when data connection is OFF

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I'm new to Android 6 and I'm coming straight from 4.2.
As my region is with lower celluar network coverage, I'm experiencing problems with my network coverage. Now, the problem is that my Galaxy Note 3 is loosing 3G signal, because the 2G is more common here and 3G is avail only in the city. I can't select "3G (preffered)", like I was able to do in Android 4.2, then when I turn on the Data Connection, the phone will switch to 3G, when I turn it off, it'll go to 2G. I can't do that on Android 6.0, and the phone is in HSDPA all the time.


texts: How to enable haptic feedback in Samsung Galaxy Y?

texts:
Actually I had the haptic feedback option enabled by default when I bought the Samsung Galaxy Y mobile. But it seems that somebody has changed the Settings. So I would like to know how to enable haptic feedback in Samsung Galaxy Y?

But I need it badly. Anybody please help out. Thanks in advance.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 notification bar style changes

texts:
I currently have Android 4.1.2 on my galaxy s3 from Verizon and I am having issues with the notification bar. Seemingly at random it changes how the notification bar works. I had recently updated the gmail app to allow messages to be archived from the notification bar. However later the bar changed back to the old style where it no longer showed snippets of the email in the notification bar and I can no longer take actions for new email. At the same time I noticed new notifications are tacked on to the right side of the list instead of the left side when the new features where working.

Has anyone else experienced this issue or figured out a solution for it?

This is still happening after I upgraded to Android 4.3


texts: Odin Flash error: SW REV CHECK FAIL : [lk]Fused 2 > Binary 1

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I've been trying to flash stock ROM on my Samsung J7 Max. Briefly, these are the steps I followed :

Enable Developer Options
Disable OEM lock
Reboot phone and open into Download Mode (Power+Home+Down)
Open Odin 3.12 on PC (with latest samsung drivers installed)
Connect phone via original data cable
Load the four *.tar.md5 files into respective slots (BL,AP,CP,CSC taken from here)

Until now the message at top in Download Mode is:

    ODIN MODE (HIGH SPEED)
    PRODUCT NAME: SM-G615F
    CURRENT BINARY: Custom
    SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
    FRP LOCK: OFF
    OEM LOCK: OFF
    WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (0x30d)
    MTK SECURE BOOT: ENABLE
    AP SWREV: B2 K0 S0
    SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE

Disable Auto-reboot and Click Start. The process runs for about two minutes and then following two errors occur-

On the phone: this line is printed-

    SW REV CHECK FAIL : [lk]Fused 2 > Binary 1

On Odin: Here's the complete log:

<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1205)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> preloader.img
<ID:0/004> lk.bin
<ID:0/004> trustzone.bin
<ID:0/004> param.bin
<ID:0/004> efuse.img
<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Note that this same error happens if I try to upload a random tar file. So it seems an invalid BL file is causing the issue, but I've re-downloaded and verified the md5 hash of the BL file.

Also, I cannot open the recovery mode. Even when FRP Lock is off, the phone is showing a screen similar like this:

The message at the top on this screen says Rollback version is not matched (md1rom). Can anyone explain what this error is?

Before flashing, my phone had Android 8.1 and the firmware was also last updated on 21 Mar 2019 (Android version:  8.1, code: G615FXXU2BSC1).

Edit :
I've also tried to upload individual tar.md5 files to device and found that files other than BL file upload successfully and the above error is generated when I try just the BL file.


texts: Is there any app that measures the distance using the camera?

texts: I have found tools like Smart Ruler that helps us measuring length using the screen. But for objects bigger than the screen I imagine there are apps that use the camera and focal length to show distances and widths. If there's no such app, is it possible to use a camera or any other common phone hardware to measure spatial dimensions?


texts: How do I mount an existing Truecrypt container on an AOSP rom like Cyanogenmod?

texts:
I have an existing Truecrypt container (AES encryption), how do I mount it on my AOSP rom?
I have already downloaded Cryptonite (which contains Truecrypt in command-line form) but I'm not sure what I'm meant to do next?


texts: Android Box M8 - Issues with QWERTY Wireless i8 keyboard

texts:
I just bought an M8 android TV Box here and as you can see, it has a remote QWERTY keyboard that i can't get to function properly...
I can use the touchpad (mouse) on it, but the keys in the keyboard just do nothing...
I've been messing with the input and language settings but nothing seems to work...
I dont think it might be a driver issue because the mouse pointer works...
What else can i do to diagnose the problem?
The box runs android 4.4.2
If any extra info is needed, just ask
Thanks


texts:
I know, this is not 100% an android question. But maybe someone can help me. I'm trying to figure out, if the pen, that comes with the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Tablet is rotation sensitive.
And if not, is there a pen compatible to this device that is rotation sensitive?


texts:
Is there a way to capture the internal audio strean directly without loss?
I know there are numerous screen capturer (Mobizen etc), but I only need the audio, not my screen.


texts: volume down button stuck on android phone

texts: Yesterday i dropped my HTC one M8 pretty badly and it fell straight on it's side. Specifically straight on the volume down button, denting the metal in that area causing the volume down button to be permanently pressed. Now i could deal with not using the volume down button but i ****ed up and restarted the phone. Now every time it restarts it goes into recovery mode. I can boot into safe mode by holding the volume up key on boot. I cant boot the phone normally now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Is Galaxy S5 capable to receive IR signals

texts:
I'm thinking to buy a Galaxy S5, I have a question.

The Galaxy S4 can transmit IR signals, but not receive them.

I want to make my own remotes. Does Galaxy S5 (NOT mini) have an IR blaster (receiver, not transmitter)? I cannot find info, I wait for answers to this.


texts: Can I backup everything my old Samsung Galaxy J2 android 5.1 to a Vivo X60 Pro with android 10?

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Can I backup everything addresses, phone numbers, added apps, photos from my old Samsung Galaxy J2 with android 5.1.1 to a new Vivo X60 Pro with android 10 using My Drive (Google)?
Is it possible and if so how to do it?
I don't want to lose all my personal data in the change-over and stuff like bank details, as I'm not sure I have all the info for any more.
Many thanks for answers but please - assume you are explaining to a 75 yr old who is not experienced at all in smart phones that are far smarter than I am - KISS please (Keep It Simple ***). Thanks.


texts:
Gmail went completely crazy, I don't know what to do.

When I open it I get the inbox, but the app is almost unresponsive: whatever I do, be it opening the menu, scrolling or opening a message, it starts to do it (the menu starts opening, the message gets highlighted) but after a fraction of a second it flashes and gets back to the inbox itself as if nothing happened.

I still receive new mail notifications in the top bar, but clicking them prompts the inbox anyway, with the same problems.

Even after managing to evade the application using the home button, sometimes it pops up again, going crazy even if I don't touch it (flashing repeatedly the inbox, doing a "left to right" slide-like effect), and the whole system can be unresponsive for a while.

Other applications, including google ones (calendar, docs, contacts), appear to have no problems.

Phone is a Nexus S, was running android 2.3.4, I upgraded to 2.3.6 and upgraded the gmail app too, but nothing changed.

Doing a "clear data" prompts the "mails will appear shortly" screen, and there the menu works, but as soon as I receive the emails, it goes crazy again.

I'm clueless, what could I do?


texts: Back up all what app chats as text file and not as what app backup

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I want to backup whats app chat messages as text file.

I tried to open whatapp backup but it wont open as text.

I tried to export whatsapp message to mail, the problem is that it work only for one conversion chat and not all chats.

How can i back up all messages as text file(or files)?


texts:
I have intermittent issues with multiple apps forcing closing. This has happened on both my current ROM (Miui) and every version of Cyanogenmod I've tried.

Usually this problem crops up again a few months after a fresh ROM install or factory reset. I'll switch from 3G to Wifi, or vise versa, and then everything on my phone that uses background data will start force closing. The most usual suspects are Google Services Framework (com.google.process.gapps) and Facebook (com.facebook.katana), but almost any app seems to force close including ScoreCenter, Docs, and Smooth Calendar.

In addition to the force closes, the other big symptom is that I can't turn off or on airplane mode, mobile network data (3G), wifi, or background data syncing - but usually not all at the same time. Sometimes I'll be able to turn on Wifi but not airplane mode, or other times I'll be able to turn 3G off but Wifi won't turn off. Sometimes I'll be able to turn a service off or on after a reboot, other times not. Sometimes when I reboot a service that I turned off before will be back on again, other times not. Incredibly, utterly frustrating.

Neither rebooting, fixing permissions, nor wiping dalvik cache seem to help. I've only ever gotten my phone to work again by fiddling around with the radio settings and pulling the battery for hours before something magically starts working again. This most recent time I've even removed my Google account from the phone but that hasn't helped either. I know a factory reset would make this problem go away (for a little while, at least) but it always returns - I want to find the root cause and change whatever is making it happen in the first place (especially if it's something I'm doing!).

I know that this issue involves the interaction between app syncing and the wifi/3G radios but I have no idea what or why. I've uploaded a logcat here - I hope you all can make heads or tails of it. I saw E/ACRA    ( 1296): java.io.IOException: No space left on device and presumed it might be a partition storage space issue but all the partitions I could see (including those that require root) still have space.

Thanks in advance, I'm super frustrated with this one.


texts: Does the Android web browser support x509 certificate user authentication?

texts:
I'm attempting to determine if the built-in Android web browser supports user authentication using x509 certificates. Assuming I have my web server configured correctly, and I have added the user certificate to Android, will the browser support this kind of authentication?

I haven't tested this yet but I'm attempting to create a zero login mobile application for work.

Your help and feedback is greatly appreciated.

Matt


texts: Phone makes me dial 1 before answering a call

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S5. Every call gets synced to my computer and I can't retrieve calls until I press the number 1. I miss most of my calls. This is undesirable. Please help me.


texts: I have a my|phone brand phone. It's a filipino brand. Whenever i play games it just keep on going back to home menu. I tried shutting my phone down or just restart it so i can play and use my apps. But sometimes it doesnt work. It will just go back to home menu. Please help me solve this. Im not good at phones and such things. Thanks.


texts:
Last night my phone was running slow so I restarted it, when it went to turn back on however it came to a screen with a warning about loading a custom OS and I had the option to either continue by pressing volume up and to decline by doing to opposite. It took several times of me doing this to turn it back on. At that point when I turned it on it was not in safe mode so I went to restart it again to see if I would run into the same issue and I did repeating the same steps as before. Finally it cam back on but in safe mode so I turned it off again after doing a factory reset hoping that would work. Now I am in safe mode and unable to use any downloaded apps or pictures and I cannot delete any files.

I was looking into rooting my phone a while ago but as I have no compute at the moment I decided to not do it after all and because it looked too complicated. I had not turned my device off since then until last night. I don't believe I downloaded anything but I'm not sure because it was more than a month ago. If there is a way I can fix this without bringing it to Verizon or even if I can root it and then unroot it to bring it back to normal. Or just keep it rooted if uprooting it is too risky.


texts: Reply to messages in K-9 mail without going through the menu

texts:
In K-9 (latest version on Google Play, 4.403), is there a way to either:

Add a Reply/Reply-All button to the bottom of the message details view
A gesture to Reply/Reply-All in the message details view


texts: I flashed an unofficial MIUI ROM on my Sony Xperia P. I found enormous bug here. Recently I found that bluetooth is also not working. How can I solve it?


texts: I have email contacts in my Yahoo mail app that were deleted from the web version (I haven't synced with the web version) If I do sync will I loose the contacts from my phone (I dont want to loose them)


texts: Google+ app does not launch live video hangout

texts:
Device: Nexus 4
Android: 4.3

When there is a live video hangout, the Google+ app makes a button available on the post called Watch Hangout On Air. However when I press it, YouTube launches the What to Watch screen, but the hangout video isn't in the list and nothing auto-plays.

The live Hangout is occurring. I can watch it on my laptop by using the same G+ post to launch it as I'm trying to use from my phone inside the app.

I've cleared the App Defaults for both the Google+ app and for YouTube. The Hangouts app has no defaults set yet.  My apps are all the latest versions.

I've used the back button in the YouTube app and have backed right out of it altogether, just to check that the live hangout video isn't hidden behind another screen activity.

Does anybody have any suggestions?


texts: Is it possible to build an OTA update from two system images?

texts: I am impatiently waiting for someone to capture the download link for the Android 6.0.1 OTA update for the Nexus 6 so that I can sideload it, but I've been wondering if it would be possible to build an OTA update by using the version of the ROM that I currently have installed on my phone and a copy of the new version. Can this be done, and if so, how? I have looked at the information on the Android Developer's Website, but I do not understand it at all.


texts: My Chinese Redmi 4A showed me a step counter in the screen to the left of the home screen but my non-Chinese Redmi 6 does not

texts:
I bought my old Redmi 4A in China less than two years ago. I never installed most of the Google infrastructure on it. I did upgrade to MIUI 10.

I just bought a Redmi 6 in Taiwan so it does have all the Google infrastructure and lacks some of the Xiaomi and/or Chinese internet apps etc.

Recently I noticed if I swipe right on the home screen on the 4A I see among other info the number of steps I've walked today. I did not have a step counter app installed . The 4A had very little storage so you always delete apps you don't use.

On my new Redmi 6 I don't see the number of steps I've walked.

How can I enable this feature on my 6, or at least find out what app etc the 4A got this info from?


texts:
If I log onto whats app using a new device and then delete the app ... will it remove the app , all its data , back ups and pictures from the old device and also remove it from google drive ?

Also would this still work if the device is switched off  or offline

If I wish to remote wipe the device would that be possible if I have already disconnected the device from google drive ( for safety reasons ) but it is still active on the find the device ( but won't locate - due to phone possibly running out of battery or offline ?

So if it is offline can it still receive a signal to be remote wiped ?


texts: Does Google Maps require a compass to show the direction you are facing?

texts:
On my old phone I used Google Maps a lot. One thing I found useful is the dot that indicated where you were had a little flashlight affect to show you the direction you were facing. Does this only work with phones with compasses? I ask because I'm considering getting the motrola g4 plus which doesn't have a compass.

Example: notice how triangular area points down and to right.


texts:
How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC?

Numerous remote touchpads on Android

I asked a question on askubuntu.com (Can you design buttons on a Ubuntu/Android tablet that is to be used as a virtual keyboard for your desktop?), and someone mentioned RemoteDroid.

I haven't used it, but from the videos that I see online, your Android tablet  becomes a touchpad.

In a question on superuser.com (Use a touchscreen as a keyboard and mouse for a desktop), and in the answers here, Bob speaks of the “indirect virtual touchpad”, and Lèse majesté notes that “you can only use the touchscreen as a laptop-style touchpad, not as an actual tablet device”.

I want the cursor to move to where I touch.


texts: I have backup-ed my contacts. I got .vef file. How to use the .vef file in samsung mobile. I cant open the .vef file. Is it possible to convert .vef to .vcf ?. Or any other methods available to convert the file ?.


texts: I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7102) and it was successful. But ever since then the Engineering mode has been missing on my Android phone. I have tried the factory reset and yet the same result. I can't update my Android software, how do I solve this problem?


texts: Device is showing in device manager but not in Android ADB Interface?

texts:
Hi I am Having some problems while using adb on my computer.
I connected tab to my laptop with a usb cable.
And This is the device manager.

Here you see that my lenovo tab is connected but not connected in android device.
I typed adb devices in cmd and too it showed "List of devices attached" and nothing else.
Please reply as fast as you can.


texts: How to check if a new Android phone/tablet has got no factory reset yet?

texts: I would like to buy a factory-new tablet (Galaxy Tab S6) so I would like to check if the device has ever turned on (since the production date) and also how to make sure no factory reset has done yet.


texts: How to remove Polaris Office on HTC phones?

texts:
I have Polaris Office installed on my HTC Sense 6, but I cannot delete or find it on my installed apps, Play Store, and even Device Administrators. Though, I can run the app and use it.

How am I going to delete it?


texts: I had a LOT (100+) apps installed on an LG Stylo 3+.  Never had any problems as far as storage space (no error messages about space running out, low memory, anything like that.)  Recently I upgraded to an LG Stylo 5.  In the course of setting that one up, I installed EXACTLY the same apps, EXACTLY the same # of apps, as I had had on the 3+.  The next thing I know, the 5 is refusing to download  email and popping up messages about "not enough storage space". Both phones are supposed to have the same amount of internal storage space, so why is what worked on the 3+ too much for the 5?


texts: Messaging keeps drafts after you have edited and used them

texts:
Running a Galaxy Nexus on Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Stock, with stock messaging app.

I find that when I create a draft message because I've accidentally hit home instead of space, when reloading the messaging app, editing the draft and sending it, it keeps the original draft in the 'Type message' input box.

Why doesn't it get rid of it, when the draft has been used and is therefore no longer needed?

Is there a setting somewhere to control this? (I couldn't see one.)


texts: Why do I get a phantom text message when I reboot my phone?

texts:
Every time I start up my HTC One X I get a notification of a new text message. That text message is blank and is 'from' a string of gobbledygook.

Here is a screen-shot of the message:-

Note that the From is an upside-down exclamation mark and those other two strange characters. This is always the same. I do not believe it is a function of the Go SMS program in use as it also appears in other messaging programs.

Any ideas on how to stop this admittedly minor annoyance?


texts: "No Backup account is currently storing data"?

texts:
When I checked backup & restore options in my settings it shows "No Backup account is currently storing data"  , but I'm currently signed in to my Google account. Why it is disabled?

(Click on Image to See large preview)


texts:
So I just rooted using mobile odin lite and the Entropy512 kernel that has CWM recovery. Then I performed a CWM backup. Stupidly, I forgot to backup anything except for my camera data before doing this.

Long story short, I lost several of my most recently added contacts when I flashed a new Jelly Bean ROM and stuff.

Now I thought to myself: no problem, I'll restore using my CWM backup, save said contacts (or sync them with my google account at this point), and then next time I flash a new ROM I can just copy em over.

However, when I restored using CWM like nothing on my phone works anymore. I can't view my contacts or anything to sync them. Anyone have experience with this or know of a way I can extract my contacts from the backup I made?

I'm relatively new to Android so I'm not sure what information I should provide but heres a try:

AT&T SG SII (i777)
Steps:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081&highlight=how+to+root+without+incrementing+flash+counter
Backup using CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718 (Flash ROM
    zip and GApps zip)
Attempt to restore using CWM

Thanks for your help, and let me know if there's other information that could help.


texts: can galaxy tab 2 gt-p5113 receive internet calls?

texts:
I have a samsung galaxy tab2 gt - p5113. i would like to use sipdroid to make internet calls. unfortunately i'm not able to find the call settings option to enable "Receive internet calls".

Is it posssible to make internet calls in this tab? if yes - how?


texts: If you "buy" an app in the Amazon Underground, and it is later removed from the Underground, do you get to keep it?

texts:
If you aren't familiar, the Amazon Underground offers a bunch of apps for free (including IAPs).  The downsides are user tracking, pop-over ads, and the possibility of the app not working if there is no internet connection.

Once a person "buys" an app in the Amazon Underground, it is listed in the associated Amazon account.  (I put "buys" in parenthesis because there is no charge.)

If the app is later removed from the Amazon Underground, does the "buyer" get to keep it?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 USB Cable Problems ; Charging Problems

texts:
Galaxy Tab is an old tablet.Yesterday,I can "resurrect" it from the dead,and I buy a fake USB cable to charge and exchange data.
Since I have a worser phone than the Galaxy Tab,I really want to play my games there (Galaxy Tab.)

However,it requires us to have a minimum of 2.3 (Gingerbread) and above to play the game.
Somebody suggested me root the device and use the latest 4.4 OS,since they say it can improve the performance of the tab.

I tried to root the device,first using Z4Root app (APK).It doesn't works.(Took 3 hour and no result,tried everything.)

Then,I tried to connect it to a PC.I've downloaded the Kies but it doesn't work.I tried installing the USB drivers,but still,my PC (and Kies) can't detect it.

And also,when I tried charging it,sometimes the tab recognize the tablet as connecting to a pc,not charging.Alhough so,sometimes it works,so yeah.

You guys have any solution?


texts: LAVA OTG adapter keeps android tablet from sleeping

texts:
I am using an EasyCAP Adapter via a LAVA SimulCharge adapter on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 to capture video from a car reverse camera.

This is working fine except, when the LAVA adapter loses the power from the car (when the car is turned off). the EasyCAP adapter's green light keeps blinking, (usually it's solid green when connected) and the 'USB adapter connected' notification appears and disappears continuously in notification bar, and the tablet refuses to go into sleep mode for about 4 minutes. (Pressing the power button makes the screen turn off and back on again immediately)

After 4 minutes, the EasyCAP light stops flashing and turns off, which lets the device go to sleep. The notification keeps firing, until the device is rebooted.

I think this is due to EasyCAP adapter trying to connect again which wakes up the device?

Is there a way to force the device to go to sleep?

Connecting the EasyCAP over a standard OTG cable works fine, but I need the tablet to charge simultaneously as well.

(switching the 'stay awake' option on and off in Developer Mode didn't help)

UPDATE

I noticed that if I set the lock-screen type to anything other than none (eg: swipe) and press the power button after power is disconnected, the adapter stops blinking and the device goes to sleep after screen timeout.

UPDATE 2

I have isolated the issue to the LAVA SimulCharge adapter. It seems like losing power at the other end causes this.. although disconnecting the wire for power at the adapter's end works fine. Would there be a physical sensor to detect if there's power?


texts: Is there a way for a user to tell if their Android device is encrypted or not?

texts:
There is a semi-relevant thread on SO https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12640708/check-if-android-filesystem-is-encrypted
that explains how a developer would determine if full-disk encryption is enabled, but is there an easy way for a user to know? I tried encrypting (I'm on 4.4.2) and it seemed to fail at some point but did not throw an error, just dropped me back to the homescreen at a certain point.


texts: Bluetooth recording quality is good only when calling, but not when recording

texts:
I have bought O'Bees bluetooth headphones (amazon page) and while the sound quality of my voice is good when I talk with other people on the phone, it is significantly worse if I record only myself on the phone using the same mic of the headphones.
It makes no sense. Why would I get a bad sound quality just because I use a different application?


texts: Auto forward sms to Telegram messenger Group

texts:
I'm a volunteer firefighter and I receive emergency calls and at the same time an "emergency SMS". I'd like to forward those incoming SMS to a group in Telegram/WhatsApp, so my family and friends know I went to an incident.

I know there's the "Share" option in Android's SMS App. (Not using Hangouts for SMS)

But is it possible to forward all SMS from one contact automatically to a WhatsApp/Telegram group?

Searching the Google Play Store I found "Autoshare" (com.joaomgcd.autoshare) but I'm not quite sure if this
would do the trick and after the watching the video I was even unsteadier...


texts: MAM and android: fingerprint option never shown

texts:
We're trying to configure Intune so that people with Android devices can access their corporate email through Outlook for Android. In the Access Requirements blade (dashboard > client apps- app protection policies > intune app protection - properties), we've activated pin (including simple pins) and fingerprint for accessing the apps.

Whenever a user tries to access the corporate email through outlook, it's prompted to install the intune app (company portal app) from the store. After doing that, the user is asked for a pin after setting up the corporate email account in outlook. After the specified timeout, the user will be asked for a pin again. However, the app never allows the users to use fingerprint to unlock the app. It will only allow the user to enter the pin.

The intune portal seems to imply that I should be able to use a fingerprint (instead of a pin) to access the mail, but we've tried it in a couple of Android Devices (oneplus 3t and 5t) and the fingerprint option is never shown...

Any ideas on what's happening?

Thanks.


texts: Why doesn't my android start daydreaming?

texts:
In Settings > Display > Daydream I have
- selected one (any one, but right now it's just the standard Clock)
- when to daydream = either docked or charging
- "start now" works fine.

I've connected my Nexus 4 by USB cable to a wall charger and "Clock" confirms Charging (AC), 45%

Settings > Display > Sleep is set to 15 seconds while I try to get daydreaming to work. If/when it works, I'll probably set it to 2 minutes.

Despite the above settings, and being on AC power, the phone never daydreams. Why not?

This is a Nexus 4 with stock 4.2.2, not rooted, not superuser'ed (yet).


texts:
In android you have a option to change your GPS location to a fake location.
Is it possible to "fake" the network time, so my app thinks that the actual time the fake network time is?

My phone is a Huawei G700-U10, and the Android version is 4.2.1
And I have root my device. So I can acces SuperSu.

Thanks


texts: How should I charge my phone ( avoid fast charging)?

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I've recently got a new Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) running Android 6. It's great, but I'm not sure how to charge it properly.

By using the charger that came with the phone I get a notification saying "Fast Charging" and the phone heats up like crazy so it can shorten the life of the battery (although it does actually charge really quickly).

Alternatively I can use 3rd party chargers (none of which obviously suport fast charging), but many websites say it can harm the battery because they can be of really bad quality, so I don't like that option.

The best option I see is to charge it using my PC, but I can't have my PC everywhere I go and leaving it on overnight seems like an energy waste (no, my PC can't charge when it's off).

Disabling Fast Charging seems like a good idea, but since the Marshmalow update, the option is not in the settings anymore.

The text on the stock charger says:
Input: 100-240V 50-60 Hz 0.50 A
Output: 9V DC 1.67A or 5V DC 2.0A

With all that in mind, what is the best way to charge my phone and do minimal damage to the battery in the long run?


texts: enabling developer mode in xiaomi redmi hm 1s

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To enable the hidden Developer Options, I followed the following steps below :

On your Redmi phone, find and launch the Settings app.
Tap General settings.
Tap About phone.
Tap Android version for 7 times.
Once you reached the 7th times, it displays "K" after pressing K for some time it displays a screen showing in red color showing Android written at center and version written at bottom Android 4.4.4.
After pressing for some time it displays this screen with some animated gifs:

But as prescribed by Xiaomi offical documents step 5 and 6 doesn't come up
instead it should be this

display a message "You have enabled developer option" on your device.Now you have successfully enabled Developer option tab.
Now you need to go back to main settings and then launch Additional Settings.From their tap in developer options and enable it.and After that enable USB debugging .

But after the animated image display nothing happens as described .Even the option for Developer Option doesn't not show up....

So how to enable developer mode on this phone please help.??? Thanks in advance.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S6 - Want to talk on phone and listen to music at the same time - is this possible?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone.
I want to talk on the phone and listen to music at the same time - is this possible? Is there a native app on the phone or another app that allows this?  I find it cuts the audio and video when I go away from the app producing audio and video typically, or when a phone call comes in.
What can I do?


texts: How to Remove an app from suggested apps list

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I recently got an upgrade to Android 10 and a software upgrade to V405UA30B.
This changed how the recent apps list operation to change and put a bar of 5 suggested apps (ICONS) at the bottom of the screen.  The 5 apps most recently accessed were populated in the suggestion bar. There is no way to change or remove any of the suggested apps.  Touching an icon runs the app.  My settings home does not have the options to turn on/off the suggested apps.  I just want a particular suggested app to disappear.  Any suggestions are appreciated.


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My phone (LGL15G running 4.4.2) has been behaving suspiciously, and since it is relatively new and I do not have any important data on it, I thought it would be best to wipe it.

When I select settings > backup & reset, the factory data reset option is greyed out, with the sub-heading reading: "factory data reset is disabled by server policy".

I unchecked my backup provider (Google) on the same screen (backup & reset), and the factory reset option is still greyed out with the same message. How do I get it to allow me to reset?


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I'm new to Android, just purchased a Sony Xperia Arc S.

So far I haven't been able to figure out how to do voice dialing (in car etc.). I've read that you can use Google Voice Search, but this fails if there is no data connection (and why do I need to send data to Google for an internal operation like this?).

Perhaps I am missing something? ( My 6 year old nokia feature phone does this :/ )

UPDATE:

It seems that the 'google voice search' way is the only method on this phone,  so I've tried it out. However it doesn't seem to work for me (just comes up with 'did you mean', and a list of unrelated terms) - perhaps its an accent thing.  So I'm still looking - currently I'm unable to dial while driving, which is pretty important to me.