texts: Openvpn on Android: Doesn't appear to be routing through tunnel

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I just noticed that my Android (running CM11) is not correctly routing my traffic to my openvpn server. I noticed when I was looking at the current connections on my OpenWRT router that I could see the VPN's local IP address, and the remote connection! It looks like this:

IPV4    TCP 10.9.0.20:56657 157.166.xx.xx:80

I could see all this in Luci's connection graphs, which means that OpenVPN is not sending my traffic over the tunnel at all, despite the reports from sites like ipleak.net . This means that when I connect over mobile data, my carrier can likely see all of my traffic. This is not what I want, I am having a hard time fixing it.

I tried two different OpenVPN frontends, tweaking the firewall on the phone (afwall+) and also playing around with the 'redirect-gateway' directives. I am not sure if this a DNS leak or total disobiedience on Android's part of my routing rules. The fact that I can see these connections from the router makes me think that the traffic is not even being encrypted before it's sent over the internet. Any ideas or advice?

Server Config:

mode server
tls-server
local x.x.x.x
port 35777
proto udp
dev tun0
ca /etc/openvpnca.crt
cert /etc/openvpn/randomcn.crt
key /etc/openvpn/randomcn.key
dh /etc/openvpn/dh.pem
topology p2p
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
;topology subnet

ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
client-config-dir clients
;client-to-client
keepalive 7 80
tls-auth /etc/openvpn/ta.key 0
cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo
max-clients 3
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log

log openvpn.log

In my client directory, I have these settings. On my PC I do not have this IP leak problem despite the settings being the same:

push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
push "dhcp-option DNS 10.8.0.1"

I have dnscrypt running with unbound on the server, serving the clients. This configuration works on my PC, but it seems no matter what I do I still can see the vpn local IP and all of my remote connections with Luci on openwrt.

I have tried using both OpenVPN connect, Openvpn for Android, and I am currently trying to use the ICS binary as well. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: unable to flash stock rom in swipe elite plus

texts: I'm trying to flash MIUI 8 on my Swipe Elite Plus. It fails and the is device not booting; it's stuck into the Videocon boot logo. After that I successfully flashed the Swipe Elite Plus stock ROM, in my Swipe Elite Plus device, but after rebooting the phone nothing happens, it's again only showing the Videocon logo. I mean stuck over here as happen in the MIUI 8 case as well, instead it shows the setup screen of Swipe Elite Plus, the Videocon logo because I installed the Videocon stock ROM earlier in the device for volte update. What to do now?


texts: How to disable shortcut to launch (Samsung's) S Voice *without* accepting its ToS?

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By default, when you double-tap the home key, you'll launch straight into S Voice.

To disable that shortcut, one could

  load S Voice, then press the menu key and hit "Settings." Next,
  uncheck "Open via the home key." That's it -- with the shortcut combo
  disabled, the home button should respond immediately as opposed to
  with a very slight delay.

However, this method seems viable only once Samsung's Terms of Service (ToS) have been accepted - only after which S Voice will launch fully. Any way to disable that key combo without having to accept ToS of a S I do not want?

Note that at this stage I do not (yet) want to uninstall S Voice. If you happen to know how to uninstall it, I'd appreciate a comment, though :-)


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 stock email app - Load more details

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I use the S3s stock email app for my Hotmail account, but I haven't been able to find a setting to allow the emails to be automatically loaded in HTML view.  For each email I have to scroll to the bottom of the email and select "Load more details", then the email loads in HTML and all the hyperlinks are converted to graphics.

On my old Evo there was a setting where I could choose to receive emails as text or HTML, but I haven't been able to find that setting in the stock email app on the S3.

Does anyone know if this is possible?


texts: How to save images / videos from a Xiaomi Redmi 4X that keeps rebooting in every 30 seconds

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My phone (Xiaomi Redmi 4X) is faulty since last week, it's restarting itself in every 30 seconds (this time starts when the home screen appears). This little time is not enough for copying everything to my PC because it disconnects before even the thumbnails are loaded.

It doesn't work with the MI PCSuite, it says "Connect your device". Not working in recovery mode neither in fastboot mode.

I downloaded the android sdk so I have fastboot and adb.
'fastboot devices' command lists my device (I guess it is), but
'adb devices' doesn't list it. (I guess it only works when the phone and USB Debugging are on)

Do you have ANY idea how to save my pictures and videos. They're invaluable to me. I don't care about the phone, but I don't want to lose my data.

Any help is appreciated!


texts: Is there a 1-click method to do this 3-4 click task?

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I'm on a pay-as-you go scheme using an HTC desire with Android 2.3 installed. Right now, to activate my mobile internet (which I do only when I need to check email) needs me to go to Settings > Wireless > tick 'Mobile Networks'.

Question:

Is there a 1-click way of doing this? I probably will need to install an app that helps me do this I'm guessing?

I spent several minutes looking for this over Google, but I suspect I didn't know what to search for


texts: Easiest way to automatically pause music when removing device from Dock?

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I'd like the music on my Droid 4 to automatically pause when I pull the thing out of the dock, no matter what. I don't need it to auto-play again later, just go to pause and stay there.

What's the easiest way to do this? I'm willing to buy an app if it makes this simple.

I normally use the built-in music player, but again I'm willing to try something else if it would help.

If it's relevant, I have the phone set to not go into the dock app for desktop use.


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I'm having a problem where every time I boot a rom on an SM-P600, I get a boot halt. I would like to know how to verify which version I have. LineageOS has a build for,

n1awifi
lt03lte


texts: Certain apps not showing up in app list after upgrade to Pie

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I have a pixel 1 and I upgraded to Android Pie yesterday. Now I have started to notice missing apps in the app list. They are still installed and appear in widget form on the main screen but do not show up in the app list.

They all appear finance related which is also interesting.

Is there a new AI "feature" that filters rarely used apps from the list or something? Can I turn it off?


texts:
I recently factory resetted my HTC Explorer, but all the special characters have become squares ([] for unrecognized symbols).

Even the HTC Sense Calculator widget's decimal button has changed and the arrow on StackExchange site when browsing on the device is showing the same squares.

I have tried:

factory reset three times
reboot,
battery pull,
SIM removal and microSD card removal.

Please help!


texts: Is it possible to make tasker events conditional on whether I'm roaming?

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Using 'Tasker', I have a task set up to dial my mobile phone balance enquiry number at 7pm each night, put in the right options, then hang up.  That results in a text being sent to me each evening with my remaining minutes - great!

However - I'm about to go abroad for three weeks and, left in its present state, it will rack up quite a bill if it does manage to dial.  How can I make this action conditional on roaming?  I considered using the location context but it crashes above certain ranges and isn't that reliable.


texts: YouTube not showing the names of the videos searched unless video is clicked, neither can be skipped to a certain time

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I'm using a tablet, and the problem is that YouTube is not showing the name of the videos I've searched unless I click the video.

Also, whenever I watch a video I can't skip it to a certain time (the red bar in the bottom where you can skip the video to the end is missing for my YouTube).

What should I do to resolve this issue?


texts:
Does the msgstore.db whatsapp file on android contain every msg every sent and received?
If so are voice notes digitally recoverable from the msgstore.db file?
Latest version whatsapp on android 9.
Regards


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 1 /sdcard/ folder tree

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Hi I am searching for the factory folder tree for Samsung Galaxy Note 1.
I want the folder tree, so I can perform adb shell commands to access these directories. In a quest of recovering data.

e.g. cd /sdcard/music/

QtADB hangs. On ADB cmd prompt, there's nothing happening after following command.

Android commander needs root access too..


texts:
I never use Bixby on my rooted Galaxy S10e, so I would like to repurpose the Bixby button, for instance as camera shutter or to open an app of my choice.

Question: How to do that?

Note: I tried following https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/1/18246255/how-to-re-program-bixby-button-samsung-galaxy-s8-s9-s10-8-note-9 but at the first step, which is to open Bixby, I am told:

  Bixby Voice isn't available in your country.

From Settings > Advanced features > Bixby key:

  The Bixby key setting isn't available yet. Sign in to Bixby to start using the Bixby key.


texts: Streaming movie from Galaxy S5 to TV, through laptop?

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Summary: I want to stream Google Play movie from Android to HDMI/VGA/Composite TV, possibly through laptop.

I have no idea whether it's possible or not but I'd really love some insight from some more knowledgeable people on.

More in depth: I have a Galaxy S5, unrooted, that I absolutely love. First smart phone, I've been living off of a talk/text only phone previously. I also recently came home for the holidays to discover that my sister hasn't seen the Lord of the Rings! I figured I'd be smart, and use my Google Play account (with all three extended editions) to stream it through my laptop, and laptop to TV. Well, the internet here is very poor, I guess my parents get about .6 MBps? Anyways, video streaming kept buffering/loading, so I tried to move over to my phone, which has all three already downloaded into internal storage. Couldn't find a way to stream from phone to TV, the USB port wasn't gonna work. I don't have an adapter, but I do have my laptop. I tried pulling the downloaded .wvm file from the phone, but because yay DRM, that's a no go. I've done some searching, and while the AndroidScreencast project seems promising, it says it refreshes at about 5 FPS, so not very good for media streaming.

So I have a phone, a laptop, and a TV. I can connect the phone to the laptop by USB or Bluetooth. Laptop to TV via HDMI or VGA. Is there any way I can play the movie on my phone, have it feeding the video to the TV/laptop, and then to the TV?


texts: Moto X 1st gen. microphone does not work in calls but does elsewhere

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Bought a Moto X 1st gen. and had to send it back within 28 days. I then got a different one back from Motorola Customer Support 4 days ago through an advance exchange. The very first time I was on a call the other side said they could not hear me / I was cutting in and out / they could barely hear me. This was confirmed with several other people.

I tried calling my Google Voice number and it is really bad. Definitely not usable.
I called my voice mail from Google Hangouts and it sounds exactly the same.
The speaker phone makes it noticeably louder on the other end but it still sounds really bad. Almost like it is overdriving the microphone.

However, Google Now understands me perfectly and when recording a video it sounds just fine. I tried covering both the front and back microphones.

My only thought is that maybe the noise cancelling software is messing things up somehow.

Things I've tried:

Poked at the two microphones with a pin to try and clean them out.
Cleared the cache partition.
Performed a factory reset.
Switched from Dalvik to ART and back.
Ensured all software was up to date.
Turned off the Voice privacy setting in the dialer.

Any ideas? Think re-flashing the stock software would help at all?
I already called Motorola support back but supposedly they do not have anymore Moto X 1st gen. available to exchange. And I really want a 1st gen!


texts: Boot loop recovery with access to Download / Recovery modes, OEM / FRP lock enabled

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Context:

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.  Which, seemingly sudden, entered a boot loop - The Device name and Samsung logo screens will cycle indefinitely until There is no power left or I interrupt by using key combos to boot in to Download or Recovery Modes.

I do not have any experience with Android Development or android devices. I am very comfortable with linux terminal environments.

As of now I have tried flashing new Stock firmware using Odin. The feed back from the Odin software indicates the flash was successful yet the bootloop persists. I am guessing that the OEM and or the FRP lock could be why.

I have read it is possible to disable these locks using adb,and I believe fastboot may be of some use as well. But since I can not access my phones settings to enable USB debugging I can not find a way to connect to adb.

To be more specific about my question: Is there a way to connect to adb and fastboot and trouble shoot / repair a boot loop with only access to recovery and download modes?

Picture of recovery screen:


texts: App is running even though disabled! Why?

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I did:

pm disable com.android.systemui

I get:

pm list packages -d
package:com.android.systemui

So it is disabled. Still I get:

ps | grep systemui
u0_a71    2053  1183  462960 27552 ffffffff 40089a40 S com.android.systemui

so it is still running, even if I kill it, it restarts! How can it both be running and be disabled at the same time?


texts: Help with Blade mobile network not working

texts:
I've been given an Orange San Francisco by my boss to fix for him. At the time he claimed it was bricked but its not as bad as first thought.

His initial problem was that the phone was unable to connect to the mobile network, despite having: a sim inserted, mobile tower in range, APNs configured correctly.

I have got a clean Gen 2 Cyanogen Mod 7.0.3 flashed with no problems. The APN settings are correct according to the Cyanogen APN list but it still doesn't connect to mobile networks.

I myself am a Desire man and so I have little real knowledge of the Blade. If it was a Desire I would try reflashing a radio rom but I'm not sure of the Blade equivalent.

Can anyone suggest what I should do next?


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I am using a Google Nexus 4, running Android 5.1.1.

I am trying to disable vibrations when I use the unlock pattern, or the main button panel home, back, and open apps tray.

All of these buttons cause a vibration. I just did a factory reset and this problem arised. Before factory reset they did not vibrate. Factory reset did not change android version.

I have already disabled vibrate in the keyboard options. Where else can I disable it?


texts: "No SIM Card" after flashing custom ROM (Oneplus 7 Pro)

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I have an unlocked Oneplus 7 Pro that I just installed Havoc OS on, which stopped the SIM card from being recognized. This SIM card works on both other phones (stock Pixel 2) and this phone with a stock ROM. The phone still has its two IMEI numbers. I've looked at quite a few options to fix this, such as:

Rebooting the phone multiple times
Clearing Dalvik/Cache
Resetting all network settings in Settings > System > Reset options
Reflashing the ROM and TWRP multiple times to make sure they are in both slots
Trying dial codes *#*#72786#*#* and *#*#4636#*#* (both cleared the input but nothing happened afterwards, no menus or popups)
Taking out the sim, putting it in airplane mode, putting the sim back in, powering off, waiting a minute, and putting it back in
The device was sim unlocked before flashing the ROM


texts: How to connect Sony Xperia L with Ubuntu?

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How do I connect my Sony Xperia L in MTP mode with Ubuntu? If I connect in MTP mode, Ubuntu fails to read my files from internal storage.
What can I do?


texts:
I saw a video on YouTube, where there's a guy who puts thermal paste between the CPU and a metal plate he installed on his Nexus 5. He says that reduced his CPU temperature.
I was wondering if it would be a nice idea to try it on my phone as well.
I would like anyone out there to please help me explain the good and bad for the process.

Here's the link to the video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hZDNpp--E0Y


texts: Can't mount disc image file. The Disc Image File is Corrupted

texts: I want to root my phone. So i tried many times with the platform tools to install twrp which is pitch black recovery in my tecno in 1 pro phone. Here is the Link of the recovery https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397967061. When i flash recovery it shows me cant mount the file. The recovery is an unofficial twrp. I really need is solution. Please reply me if you have solution


texts: inject recorded audio in an in-going call

texts:
I need to inject a recorded voice during a live call to test the network, how can I do that?
I got a rooted device working on Qualcomm  MSM9889 soc.


texts: Will google assistant allow the same account in two different phones

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I want to know will google assistant allow the same account in two different phones?

Will the messages or any other information will goes to secondary phone where the account is linked


texts:
I would like to record video of the screen of my asus transformer. I don't need high fps. 12 to 15 fps would be more than enough for my needs. I tried searching for an app on the market for this purpose. But there doesn't seem to be any app that allows me to record video of the screen of my asus transformer.

So, I was wondering if there was any app that i am not aware off or maybe some other way through which i can record some video of my asus screen.

Someone at #android proposed the idea of using the hdmi out on my asus to connect it to an hdmi input on a pc. But unfortunately i only have an hdmi out on my pc as well... If hdmi is the only option I have, could anyone please tell me if there is any way of making my laptop receive hdmi signals?

Thanks


texts: Can I set up one android phone, create a backup and restore it in multiple phones?

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Where I work, we give all salesmen an Android phone with a set of multiple preinstalled apps, a predefined contact list, some predefined settings and restricted permissions over the phone's configuration.

I am responsible for setting up all of these things before giving the phone to the user, and it is a very repetitive and long process (almost an hour). I am looking for a smart way for automating or shortening the process as the set-up is always the same except for certain account information:

Set up the brand new phone with a unique gmail account we create for each salesmen. (THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS THAT REQUIRE A UNIQUE ACCOUNT FOR EACH PHONE).
Install all predefined apps.
Set up all predefined apps.
Restrict permissions (using an app).

I'm thinking that a viable way of doing this is to completely set up one phone manually and do a complete backup of the phone to a computer. Then, in the future the only thing that I would have to do is to "Restore" the brand new phone with the backup and change only the settings that differ from user to user (i.e the phone's gmail account, the play store's account, the Whatsapp phone number, etc...)

Is this possible and viable?

How could I do this (which app could I use)?

The only caveat I can anticipate is that the original phone would be set up with a particular gmail account, phone number, etc..  Will I have any problem changing this setting in the restored phones?

Thanks !


texts: Is it possible to designate an alternative wifi connection test site?

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I live in mainland China and uses a Google Pixel bought from Hong Kong. Current system version is 7.1.2. As you might know, Google servers are not accessible in China without the use of VPNs and such. So whenever I connect to a wifi network, my phone tries to connect to Google connection test server, but does not do that via ShadowSocksR (my VPN app) so the test always fails and the phone tells me the wifi has no internet connection, which isn't the case and isn't very helpful either.

So I am wondering, is it possible to designate an alternative connection test site that is accessible within mainland China? I know the one Windows 10 uses (http://www.msftconnecttest.com/redirect) is usable so is there any way I can let my Pixel use it by default?


texts: Is there any way to completely use my android phone from my PC ? I got a damaged display and touch will not work for some parts of my phone. the phone is Sony Xperia J. My phone currently have a default lock screen (sliding from left to right) as that part of touch is not working, I cannot access my phone. Please help. Android Version is 4.2.


texts: How can I prevent apps from running in the background?

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

There is already a similar question to this one, but mine is narrower in scope and not addressed in the other question:
Consider the case of an app that meets the following criteria:

Let's take a file manager as an example, but it could be a different app just as easily. The specific app isn't important to this question.
This app has no legitimate need to run in the background. I only need file management when I'm actively using the app. (In case my specific example does turn out to have a need, suppose for the sake of the discussion that it actually doesn't.)
The fact that it runs in the background is confirmed by a system monitor.
Even though I believe that it has no legitimate need to run in the background and don't want it to do so, I don't want to uninstall it.

Can I prevent such an app from running in the background?
Practical application
To illustrate the need for this specific question, and why I'm not naming specific apps, consider what I had in mind when I wrote this question:
I would like to go through my apps and decide which ones I want to run as services. Some should run without restrictions. Some should never run. Some should only run when some set of conditions is met. Using the information from an answer to this question, I could implement this--possibly by some custom scripting, possibly using Tasker, or possibly using another approach. Trying to handle this via each individual app's settings would be well-nigh impossible.
Of course, if what I'm asking in this question isn't possible, then this application of it isn't viable.
Notes based on the comments and answers

The reason why I want to do this is irrelevant. Perhaps it's to save battery. Perhaps it's another reason. This question is about how, not why. A warning that a particular solution could have negative side-effects is useful if presented along with that solution. Saying, "It's impossible" is legitimate if true. Saying "Don't do it" isn't useful.
This is not a duplicate of the question I linked to in my first paragraph. That question was about saving memory. This one isn't. That one said, basically, "Don't try." That's not a valid answer to this question.
The specific apps are unimportant, which is why I was vague. I did give a hint as to a specific example I had in mind, but I'm looking for a general answer here.
A solution must also prevent an app from automatically restarting; otherwise, it isn't much of a solution.
A number of people have stated that this is a duplicate. Let me try to explain more clearly why it isn't:

This question is about how to prevent an app from running in the background, which includes stopping it from restarting if killed.
The answers so far have fallen into a few general categories:

You shouldn't try, because doing so is unnecessary. I'm not disputing this point at this time, but "You shouldn't try" is very different from "You can't." Logically, it's addressing a different question, namely "Should I try to kill apps that I don't want to run?"
Use method X to kill the app. Unfortunately, when I tried said method, it didn't prevent the app from restarting, just like others predicted. So, it isn't really an answer.
Ping the developer/it's a bug. This is the most useful of the suggested solutions, but my question was looking for a generic solution.

The other questions that this question has been said to be a duplicate of cover the same ground as in my previous point. Thus, my specific question has not been addressed, despite many claims to the contrary. It's appearing, however, that the answer is a simple "You can't".
There's a related question on meta. In Jeff Atwood's answer, he says in part, "It's generally sufficient to link to the other question and explain why it doesn't meet your needs." The whole thread is apropos to this question. I've done this since the beginning, and provided further details in subsequent edits.


texts: Is the .ttf format on Android the standard ttf format?

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I have an quite old smartwatch (LG W100) with only Android Wear 1.5.0 (Marshmallow) on it. Because my phone is a lot newer, I wanted to replace the NotoColorEmoji.ttf with a newer version from the Google website.
But when I replaced the file in the /system/fonts folder, no Emojis at all were displayed anymore.
When instead I took the ttf file from my Phone and put it on the watch it worked.
So what is the actual difference between those file?


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I am trying to test an app i have been sitting on for a while.
In order to do that i need to use the option "Allow mock Locations", so i set it to on. But as soon as i refresh the page it's gets automatically turned back off every single time. So i am unable to use this option.
I tried finding if an installed app does effect that but as it turned out was not the problem there. This is the only rooted phone i have so i need to get this working on this device.
I'm using 5.1.1, OnePlus X

Anybody maybe with a similar problem or any suggestions?

Thank you.


texts: HELP getting preinstalled apps running, or get apps working in System/app

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I'm trying to get preinstalled apps to work, ideally in their own preinstall folder, but also trying to install as a system app, adding to system/app the app installs after flashing & opens the splash screen but then crashes,
i suspect permissions but I'm not sure how to go about fixing permissions
I'm working on the official mi box firmware (but my custom port to other devices)
Pleas let me know what information you need
any help getting these working would be greatly appreciated :)


texts: Galaxy Tab A's Bluetooth draining battery when Bluetooth isn't on

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My Samsung Galaxy Tab A just upgraded to Android 7.1. My battery life decreased dramatically after the update. What used to give me days of battery life now only lasts me hours. I checked my battery stats, and this is what I found:

Bluetooth was using most of my battery, but Bluetooth isn't even enabled! What is causing this immense drain of battery from a feature that hasn't been enabled?


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Cannot root samsung galaxy s4 GT-I9505.

[*] Device found.
[*] Pushing exploit...
6970 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.179s)
[*] Pushing root tools...
7523 KB/s (366952 bytes in 0.047s)
7510 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.242s)
7475 KB/s (1578585 bytes in 0.206s)
    pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
[*] Rooting phone...
[+] This may take a few minutes.
[-] Failure.
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

I followed this guide. Motochopper downloaded from here.

Tried to delete file /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk.

./adb.osx shell
shell@jflte:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp/
shell@jflte:/data/local/tmp $ ls -la

But there is no such file /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk.

My os is os x.

So my phone is not rooted. Checked by app root checker.

I tried to root several times. Reboot telephone but still fail.

Update

I removed app SuperUser from android device. Restart it. And tried to root again.

sh run.sh
[*]
[*] Motochopper: Android root exploit (Linux/OS X version)
[*] v1.1
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on the Motorola Razr HD, Razr M, Razr Maxx HD, and Atrix HD.
[*] Supports lots of other devices as well. ;-)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure that USB debugging is enabled and that
[*] your phone is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] WARNING: This will likely void the warranty on your device. I am
[*] not responsible for any damage to your phone as a result using this
[*] tool.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...

[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Pushing exploit...
6626 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.189s)
[*] Pushing root tools...
6926 KB/s (366952 bytes in 0.051s)
5723 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.318s)
5474 KB/s (1578585 bytes in 0.281s)
    pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Success
[*] Rooting phone...
[+] This may take a few minutes.
[-] Failure.
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

Allthough error INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS have gone, the telephone still not rooted. [-] Failure.


texts: How can I backup custom content contributed to Quora with the Quora app so that I can keep a local copy of my answers to questions found therein? Thanks.


texts: I have swapped my external to internal memory by using the app external2internal after rooting my Samsung Galaxy Core i8262. And it went wrong! I want to revert back my previous original state. Is there any option? How to get my original previous condition, Not to swap anymore! Please help me anyone!


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There are a half-dozen or so questions on the Kindle Fire here where the answers involve having already rooted your device (including my recently-asked How can I get the Android Market installed on my Kindle Fire?). Ok, fine - doing dodgy stuff requires dodgy prep work. But... How?

I checked The Master List of Rooting Techniques, and found SuperOneClick suggested as the solution for the Fire... But as pleasant as this sounds, in practice this seemingly-easy-to-use tool proves inadequate: the device has been updated to break the technique it uses.

So what's the story (morning glory)? Am I stuck using the device the way it was intended to be used (shudder)? If not, what arcane magick will free me from these chains of conformity?


texts: Can I uninstall a preloaded app I want to remove flip board but it pops up with a warning that it may cause problems with other apps?


texts: Switch between ringer and vibrate based on schedule?

texts: Certain times of the week I would like the phone to be on vibrate and other times of the week I want it to be on ringer. I would like to setup a schedule for these changes to happen automatically. Can this be done? If not natively is there an app that can do this?


texts:
As of lately i have not being able to update / install SDKs from Android SDK Manager.

I get the following errors:

Preparing to install archives
Downloading Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 20
URL not found: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-studio\sdk\temp\platform-tools_r20-windows.zip (Access is denied)
Downloading Android SDK Build-tools, revision 19.1
URL not found: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-studio\sdk\temp\build-tools_r19.1-windows.zip (Access is denied)
Downloading Google APIs (x86 System Image), Android API 19, revision 5
URL not found: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-studio\sdk\temp\google_apis_x86-19_r05.zip (Access is denied)
Downloading Glass Development Kit Preview, Android API 19, revision 8
URL not found: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-studio\sdk\temp\google-gdk.zip (Access is denied)
Skipping 'Android SDK Tools, revision 23'; it depends on 'Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 20' which was not installed.
Done. Nothing was installed.

I have given full right permissions on the directory that the SDK manager is installed as well as the temp directory


texts: apps missing from My Apps part of Market

texts:
I have a HTC Desire, with the official Android 2.3.3.   My problem is that not all the apps I have installed are showing on the Market, which means that I can't check for updates to them.  To pick one example, Dolphin HD.  It's missing regardless of whether I move it to SD or phone memory.  I can't detect any pattern to explain which ones show and which ones don't.

I've googled a fair bit and most solutions posted involve uninstalling the updates to the market (no longer possible on this version of Android), clearing the cache of the Market app, or clearing the cache of Google Services Framework, but this doesn't fix anything. I've turned the phone off/on, removed the SD card, dismounted/remounted the SD card etc, plus several combinations of the above.  I had the problem before applied the 2.3.3 upgrade.   On earlier versions, uninstalling updates to the Market seemed to usually do the trick.

Any more suggestions for things to try?


texts: How to transfer contacts in my outlook pst to Samsung Galaxy S II (or - any android phone)?

texts:
I am having my contacts backed up in my outlook and now i will be able to export it to .pst and from that is it possible by any means to bring the contacts to my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) ??

Please help..

Kindly give me all the possible options


texts: Is there a way to apply a biometric lock (as in, a look screen) to an Android device? e.g. the unlocker has to pass a fingerprint / retina / voice scan. I've read about startup companies and general ideas, but haven't seen any actual product.


texts: Getting Trace Keyboard back after Android 4.1.1 update on HTC Desire X

texts:
I have a HTC Desire X. It was running 4.0.4. Yesterday I updated OS to 4.1.1.
This took away the Trace keyboard - is there a way to get Trace keyboard back after the 4.1.1. update. If not, can I revert back to 4.0.4? I am not rooted?


texts:
Is there a browser for Android 7 that supports TLS1.0 and SSLv3?
I would need it to access my server's iLO 2 console.

Thanks in advance.


texts:
Due to the time it happens, I'm highly suspicious about WhatsApp and the Drive upload function.

I put my phone in Airplane mode before going to sleep, and this is what I see the day after.

Note that my WiFi appears as OFF when I wake up, yet the phone indicates it has been turned on for the whole night...

Battery graph and proof it turns on "ghostly" (click to enlarge)

The Drive backup starts uploading in the morning when I turn WiFi on. But I think it's around 2 AM where you see my WiFi turning on (after WhatsApp backup?)


texts:
Shortly ago, my J7 Prime stopped recognizing my fingerprint.

When I go to
Settings ->
Lock screen and security ->
Fingerprint Scanner
I get

  An error has occurred with the fingerprint sensor. If this message appears repeatedly, restart your device.

I tried a few options I found, and none worked:

Rebooting.
Going into Safe Mode. The same error appears. Plus, almost all my widgets in the home screen disappeared, so I had to redo it.
Settings ->
Apps ->
Three dots ->
Show system apps ->
Fingerprint ->
Clear Data
. The cache was already empty.
Rebooting.
Logging off and into my Samsung account.
Developer options (this was already enabled) ->
OEM unlock ->
Enable.
Reboot.
Developer options ->
OEM unlock ->
Disable, and
Developer options ->
Disable.

What I did not (and I cannot) try:

Rooting my phone (it is a corporate device).
Resetting my phone (same).

What can I do to fix the problem? (other than taking it to the IT dept.)


texts: I accidently deleted LG home on my LG p500 phone

texts: I did a system reset after having deleted LG home on my LG android phone p500. I thought the system app would be restored, but the fact is now. I don't have a "desktop". I cant get to anywhere now on my phone, it is just one big black screen. Anyway that I could fix it? Thanks a million.


texts: Difference between a gyro sensor and a compass sensor?

texts:
Some Android devices feature a gyro (gyroscope) sensor.  Some only have a compass sensor.

Besides a gyro being 3D and a compass being 2D, what are the differences between a gyro sensor and a compass sensor?


texts:
I am using a Huawei tablet with Android 4.3 jellybean OS (EMUI), and for some reason I do not see any accessibility SERVICES (only SYSTEM is there) see below:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)

  Typically under Settings → Accessibility there is SERVICES such as
  Talkback, or other applications with accessibility SERVICES etc).

Currently I utilise a workaround which uses Secure settings plugin together with Tasker to  switch accessibility SERVICES, but still the accessibility SERVICES won't appear under Accessibility in Settings, making it difficult for me to know whether the accessibility service for a certain app will be functional at a given time.

This short term fix works but is not very effective since I won't be sure if the required accessibility SERVICE will be turned on/off at the required moment or not.

Is there a way to make Accessibility SERVICES appear in Settings? I am comfortable any kind of system files modifications as long as it fixes the issue.

(Additional info: I have tried flashing different stock ROMs provided at manufacturer's website but it seems they all have the same problem)

I can't seem to find compatible custom ROMs that are free from this "bug" also the latest android version on the tablet is 4.3, nothing newer than this.


texts: How can I make my hacked WPDN run faster?

texts: I have a white Pandigital Novel that I hacked to run Android 2.1.  Is there any way I can make it and the apps it runs go faster?  It's already overclocked to 800Mhz and I have no home screen shortcuts.  Is there anything else I can do?


texts: Is there a way to track mobile data usage without a "billing cycle"?

texts:
The stock data manager is so complicated, with its monthly billing cycle. I have a prepaid data plan which doesn't expire. I want to set a data limit, and after that limit is hit, no matter in how many days, it simply stops data until a new limit is set, and then it starts counting from zero again.

Is there a way to achieve this?


texts: I don't know what setting I have done but every time I get a call, my google app starts shouting "Call from.." how to stop this.


texts: Bluetooth Consistently Turning Itself Off

texts:
I'm having issue where my bluetooth will occasionally turn off.  This is an issue because I have a smartwatch that connects with bluetooth.

My SO also has a smartwatch, but doesn't have this issue.  I noticed in my battery usage that Bluetooth shows up as an entry in my phone, but does not on my SO.

When I tap on bluetooth, there is an option for 'Adjust Power Use'.  It's apparently set to 'Turn off bluetooth when not in use.'  I can tap on this option, but all it does it take my to the Bluetooth pairing screen, which doesn't seem to have any way to change the option.  I also do not have battery saver mode on.  There's a variety of things that are battery optimized, but my list of apps matches my SO's phone as well, so I don't think that's an issue either.

Clearly I don't want my bluetooth to turn off, otherwise it makes my watch kind of useless.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix the issue?


texts: Multitasking : How do I maintain the opera browser tabs keep active when switching applications

texts:
Case:

When I was opening multiple pages/tabs on opera browser, then I press the home button to switch apps to see SMS, then i return to the opera app by holding the home button, suddenly my tabs open is missing, such as the open new. Anyone know how to maintain the opera browser tabs keep active as they move another application?

My Phone Info

Model number: Device-01,
Android Version: 2.3.6, baseband version: VENUS_BP_00.03.63.b501, Kernel Version: 2.6.38.6-perf zly @ HL120 # 1.

Thank you.


texts: I find that the system bar (containing the back, home, recent application, and status menu buttons) at the bottom of my android tablet often interferes with typing. Is there currently a method to reposition the bar to the top of the screen? The closest application I've found is Hidebar, but it only works on Honeycomb.


texts: Connect from Android to SSH server without password

texts:
I want to run scripts on an Ubuntu PC from my Android phone just with a tap, no passwords or other stuff.

Things I did so far: I managed to connect via SSH to the PC, but I cannot configure a public-key authentication (I'm using CM9, for what it matters). I could create a rsa key on my phone (and stored it on the server) but it's like it's not using it when connecting, so I tried using the "ssh -i" flag but then I get an error that the string is too long. ConnectBot rsa authentication works well, but I cannot use it to run scripts. I also tried installing dropbear but I stopped as soon as I needed to compile stuff, because I could not find a complete guide, or they are mostly describing the opposite process (install an ssh server on Android). To run the scripts I use "Script Manager - SManager" that allows the creation of widgets, but so far it's always asking for the password.

Can you suggest a proper way to use pub key or any alternative solution?

Thanks!

P.S.
I know this has already been partly discussed here: Where to add SSH keys to allow connections to remote server on Android?
But it does not work and I cannot comment that question.


texts:
I switched printers (from Samsung to Brother), both are WiFi enabled and connected to a network 10.0.0.0/24.

My Android phone (Samsung 9+) is on another network within the same LAN (10.1.0.0/24). It can ping the printer so routing is OK.

The Brother print plug-in fails to find the printer automatically. This is understandable as they are on different VLANs.

How can I add such a "remote" printer? The Samsung plugin had an explicit "Add printer" entry, which I do not see in the Brother's one.


texts:
Lenovo doesn't provide updates for the Thinkpad Tablet any more. I'd like to install a custom ROM and therefore need root.

How can I root my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet?


texts: How to sync old Google Calendar events on Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini?

texts:
I have got a replacement phone for my HTC Desire while the latter is in repairs. It's Sony Ericsson XPeria X10 Mini. Since it's also an Android-based device I hoped I could sync my contacts and calendar events. However, as it seems it only syncs one of my calendar in full (namely Ukrainian Holidays, which is not as important) and new events for other calendars. I wasn't able to find option for selecting which calendars to sync as in HTC Desire. How can I sync my old events (including ones that are recurring in future)? It would be sufficient to just have my primary calendar on the phone.

P.S. I tried cleaning Calendar Storage data and synching manually again (from Settings -> Data Synchronization -> Auto Sync and then select Calendar). It took substantial time (~5 minutes), so I hoped it have synched old events, but they are still not in my calendar. It has even removed events that I have added today. New events get synched as previously.


texts: "Try Again On Your Phone" error—Android Wear

texts:
When I try to send a text message on my Moto 360 (2nd gen, 2015) connected to my Nexus 6P, an error message pops up saying "try again on your phone." The text message actually does send successfully every time, but is always accompanied by this error message. How can I get this error message to stop popping up?

I've tried basic troubleshooting like restarting phone and watch, clearing Google app cache, changing default SMS app, etc.

How can I prevent this misleading and annoying error message from popping up?


texts: How does pressing the power button on Android compares to Windows 7s Sleep and Hibernation modes?

texts:
In Windows 7 it's pretty straightforward:

Sleep: turn of everything except RAM. Data is still stored in RAM.
Hibernation: writes RAM data onto the hard disk drive. Not useful for SSD drives, the process eats much to their usable life by writing gigabytes of data to the disk. Android devices use flash drives as well.

The question is which of the two is happening when you press the power button on an Android device? Can you make the other possibility to happen?


texts: Not able to download apps from the Play Store while roaming

texts: I am using a Mi4i. I can't download apps from the Play Store when the SIM is in roaming. How can I do this?


texts: How to active the RAM memory which is differents with 512 MB when buying

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Why is my device not utilizing all of its available RAM?

I have new problem with my Novo 7 Basic, Android 3.2, 8GB, 512 MB** RAM:

When I go into Tools -> System Info (have CPU, Display, Memory...) in Memory Info:

Total Mem 343.MB + Free Mem   36.048 MB (<512 MB RAM)
Inactive     94.496 MB

When I used : "Android Assitant app ", it shows my Memory info (RAM) is:

Used : 183,96MB
Free:  150,95MB

Total: 334.96 MB

"RAM Manager Free software ", it says that Memory info is:

MemTotal: 343.000 MB & MemFree: 7012 kB

But my tablet is supposed to have 512 MB of RAM. Please explain this to me (for any problems or errors). How do I activate the "inactive mem 94.496 MB"?


texts:
I am using Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.2. Its menu screen contains "3 screens" to accommodate all the apps I have. But I remember in older Android (I think I saw it in Galaxy S phone) that all the apps were put in single screen and we could scroll down to get any app.

So I want to change this "multi-window" menu screen to a single scrollable window.

Is it possible in KitKat? if so, how?


texts: How to add a new word to keyboard by backspacing and clicking on its suggestion?

texts:
It used to be that if I were to type a new word, like Androidenthusiast, it would suggest other words. I wouldn't select any, press space, backspace, and then it was there as a suggestion. If I clicked on it, it would say "Click again to save", and so I did and so it did. But as of late, it has stopped doing that.

I can't find the settings in Language / input > Keyboards anywhere. Can't remember when its behaviour changed. Nexus 5, running Android 5.1.


texts:
I was pretty sure this question wouldve been already asked, and I tried hard to find a solution but couldnt find much.

I'm trying to lock/unlock my PC from my Android device. I dont want to use BTProximity to do this because even if I'm in another room in the house, it would be able to detect my phone and unlock the computer. I want finer control over the event that triggers the lock/unlock, instead of relying on proximity.

I would be very happy to use tasker to achieve this, although I'm unable to find any way for my PC to lock/unlock with anything tasker can do.

The solution can either be for Windows or Ubuntu, or both.


texts: Why did my phone start ringing when there is no SIM card installed

texts: My old samsung jet phone just started ringing from inside the cupboard, & unknown caller was displayed, although the children use it as a play phone sometimes there is no SIM card installed, how can that happen I thought you had to have a sim in to operate a phone except for emergency calls?


texts:
How can I give a CPU wakelock to an app so that It can work even when the screen is off?

(Usually android halts CPU too, when screen is off)


texts: Launcher stops working when scrolling through widgets

texts:
I'm using Android 4.4.2 on a 2013 Moto X. Every time I scroll through my apps and then to my widgets, the launcher stops and gives me the message:

  Unfortunately launcher has stopped

I tried restarting the phone but that didn't work.


texts: How to remove occasional pop-up messages from the provider

texts: My Milestone is producing pop-up messages every half an hour with "your credits are low please add more credits". It is really annoying. Is there any way to block them?


texts: How do I fully charge my emulator battery?

texts:
It bothers me to see half charged battery.

Anyone knows how I can fully charge it?


texts: Samsung note9 adb over USB keeps disconnecting

texts:
I have my Samsung Note9 (updated, on latest Android 9) connected via USB on Ubuntu Linux, latest platform-tools_r28.0.1. When I run adb shell, it works perfectly. The problem is, the device disconnects after the while (about 30 seconds).

I have the "stay awake" option enabled, but even if the screen remains on, adb keeps disconnecting. I discovered when I prevent the phone from sleeping by touching it, adb remains connected.

Am I do something wrong?

Thanks


texts:
I live in a country where some sites such as Reddit are blocked. On wifi I can change my DNS to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) and be able to access those sites, but on mobile network my ISP doesn't seem to allow me to do so. All the solutions I see are for non-rooted devices and only affect wifi networks. My device happens to be rooted Android 10, is there anything I can do to be able to access Reddit without wifi?

Thank you for your time.


texts: I have Galaxy S3 and Kies 2.6 its not backing up SMS messages.. HELP!

texts:
I have Galaxy S3 and I tried to back up all my contents with Kies 2.6... it completed all but my messages (SMS) which is the most important because it contains needed evidence for court.
How do I figure this out?
I had tried backing up my current S3 before I attempted using this program on my old S3 which has a shattered screen and cracked digitizer (but other than that everything else still works on it).
I need to be able to retrieve all SMS messages and screenshots off of the old S3 and all contents from both phones to my computer (which is Windows 10), not just into a folder in the program window.
Please include any possible links.

UPDATE: I got the kies 2.6 to backup all the data & files from my broken phone BUT the SMS is saved as a .SME file..

THE PROBLEM WITH THIS is that now I am having difficulty finding out how to convert these .SME files into a format which is readable by my PC. `

This is because KIES WON'T ALLOW ME TO OPEN THESE .SME FILES WITH THE PROGRAM ITSELF also WON'T ALLOW ME TO TRANSFER THESE SMS- .sme FILES TO MY NEW PHONE.

I tried downloading an APP to my PC called "Abylon" that is suppose to convert .SME files to a different format compatible with PCs etc... However, THIS PROGRAM IS ABSOLUTE GARBAGE and does not do diddly. It pops up with error messages and other nonsense which doesn't truly apply... makes me wonder if its just malware.


texts: Disabling "Notification Bubbles" in Dev Options is Irreversible

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S20FE, running Android 10 and One UI 2.5. After enabling "Notification Bubbles" in the developer settings I decided that it wasn't to my taste and toggled it back off.
However, even though the switch says that the setting is off, apps are still displaying notification bubbles - it seems as though the change was permanent. I have tried a restart, clearing the cache, and deleting the setting as per this article. It appears that no matter what I do, the notification bubbles remain.
I am comfortable with using ADB, and would be exceptionally grateful for any help here.


texts: Is it possible to do in-app purchase via play.google.com using my desktop browser?

texts:
I can buy applications for my devices in play.google.com using my desktop browser, then those app automatically installed on my device.
Now I would like to buy the professional version of Car Scanner (which named Car Scanner Pro).
The app offers in-app purchase, but I would prefer to use my desktop browser. There is no such app in the play.google.com Car Scanner Pro.
Question
Is there any way to accomplish the in app purchase via play.google.com using my desktop browser?


texts: Google Nexus 7 2013 (6.0.1) no longer works with All 4 streaming (UK)

texts:
I have a venerable Google Nexus 7 2013 (OS 6.0.1) that I still use. It works well - or did, up until a few days ago.
One of the things I use it for is streaming - BBC iPlayer, ITV hub, All 4, youtube etc.
It has been fine up to now, when all of a sudden it will not stream All 4. It will stream everything else and all other internet connectivity is fine.
The local network is wifi (2.4/5GHz) connecting with a TP-Link ADSL router to Plusnet Fibre.
Initially I though it was a temporary All 4 problem. But other devices (Android and PC) on the same network stream fine.
First I restarted the app, then cleared the cache and data, then restarted the router, then I reinstalled the app, then finally I did a factory reset. None had any effect. The error is 'An error has occurred - Touch to retry'. Retry has no effect. Unfortunately I do not have access to another wifi network I can try.
I am completely out of ideas. It must be software, all hardware appears fine. The summary is:

Nexus 7 2013 running Android 6.0.1 (not rooted).
Will not stream All 4 (UK).
Will stream everything else.
All other internet connection is fine.
Other devices (PC, Android) on the same network will stream All 4.
Resetting everything had no effect.
Worked fine up to 7-10 days ago.

Any suggestion as to the cause of this would be welcome.


texts: Is it possible to perform a complete reinstall on an Android smartphone?

texts: I occasionally perform such a reinstall on my Windows PC. I repartition my hard drive, format the partitions, and then install Windows on a blank partition. Can this be done on an Android smartphone? (I have an unlocked Sony Xperia S.)


texts:
I was using Freedom app and then one day Google Play Store stopped working in my device. It says "No connection" now.

I have done everything I could,

I uninstalled Freedom app
Force stopped Google Play
Cleared data & cache
Factory reset my phone too.

Nothing seems to work. How do I fix this issue?


texts: Gaining real su permission on gnu root debian instead of proot env?

texts:
Im running a samsung galaxy j110H, kitkat 4.4.4, rooted.
Is it possible to attain real super user privillege on gnuroot debian instead of fakerootfs. Is there any way as in when I type in su; there is an actual su prompt asking me to allow it. This is the outcome when I type in su;
root@localhost:/# su
setgid: Permission denied
root@localhost:/#
- - snip - -

Also apt-get update && apt-get upgrade returns;
unpacking python (from .../python_2.7.3-4+deb7u1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
/usr/bin/mandb: can't set effective uid: Permission denied
Setting up libexpat1:armel (2.1.0-1+deb7u2) ...
Setting up python2.7-minimal (2.7.3-6+deb7u2) ...
- - snip - -


texts: Can't transfer files because of locked and broken screen

texts:
I broke the screen of my phone (SAMSUNG DUOS). Like you can really see the shatter marks on it. But the screen became unresponsive. My problem is that, when I connect it to my computer to recover my files, I cannot access them because my phone is locked. And since the glass is broken and unresponsive, I cannot unlock it.

Help me please!!!


texts: Android Low Memory: How to do factory reset of my phone when it won't open anything

texts:
My Android phone is constantly giving me a "Low Memory" error on the top of the screen. I would like to uninstall intensive apps or even do a factory reset (following online tutorials), but even if I open the navigator or anything else from the home-screen, the screen goes blank black and then the home-screen is restored after a while.

All the tutorials I find online to fix the error, to find which apps are eating up the memory, to delete caches and history, or to do a factory reset involve opening Settings, and doing some operations there. But my phone won't do anything.

I also tried connecting it to my PC but it fails to connect.

So my question is that what are my options? What can I do about it? Is there a way to di a factory reset right from the home-screen without opening anything?


texts:
This is not a question about blocking ads in apps - they're annoying but if I choose a free ad-supported app, it's right I should see ads.

But, some ads feature video - for instance one app I am forced to watch a 30s trailer to Finding Dory about 20 times a day. My main issue here is data usage; I'm worried it will eat my mobile data and even by broadband limits if I am using a MiFi device when travelling.

Can I have any control over what ads are played through Google Play apps? e.g. disable video-based ads?


texts: What emoji combinations are supported in Gboard's "emoji ktichen"?

texts:
Google released a feature in Gboard where one can combine two emojis to create a sticker in Feb last year, before expanding it in December.
Is there a list of which emoji combinations are supported?


texts: K9 not showing all mails in unified inbox

texts:
I noticed recently that K9 is showing emails in individual folders, but no longer in the Unified Inbox. That still exists but has had no new entry in the last few weeks.

I have changed nothing in configuration, although it is possible that I got a new version of K9 in a bulk update.

Any idea what I might be doing wrong, or how to get it working again?


texts: Can I copy a partition image, modify and then restore it back to android phone?

texts: I've begun to get my dirty hands into custom android ROM. I have a rooted android device without specific TWRP Recovery. I have a question that it is possible to copy a partition image from a android phone, next, modify it and finally restore it back into android phone by using Linux PC ? Thank All!


texts: Changing carriers and sims - how do I know if the new network will work?

texts:
My family is considering switching to T-Mobile, and I would like to bring my current Droid 4 with me. I have already stopped by a local T-Mobile store to see if their sim would work. The phone displayed the list of available mobile networks, but I could not make a call. Is that because the sim was not registered to my phone, or because the phone could not access the network properly?

Note, I am aware that a stock droid 4 is locked out of US GSM usage - as far as I can tell I overwrote the NV data to allow this.


texts:
Ever since I changed the settings in my camera to store the images on my external SD, there have been two folders in my gallery called "camera." One of these is where all of my photos that I take normally with the camera go, and then the other appears to be the one that Android associates with the default camera gallery and only has a few photos in it. The photos that go to the default camera gallery are normally only ones that I take directly from apps such as when I capture a picture and send it all from my text messaging app.

I have tried deleting the default folder to see if it would then associate the other folder as the default camera folder, but that doesn't solve anything. As soon as I take another picture straight from my text messaging app, there are two folders again. Is there a way that I can merge the folders, or change the settings in my camera app to store the pictures on the external SD and still view them as if they were taken by the default camera?


texts:
Don't know if I have the terminology correct, but I recently install TeamViewer Quicksupport from the Play Store. After it installed, I had to download an 'Add-on' for Samsung (I have no idea why it is needed, but I don't care, really).

This 'Add-on' has it own entry on the Play Store and you can download it without installing QuickSupport first, but you cannot 'Open' it.

I cannot find any information online on how to develop these 'Add-ons'. I do not even know if it is possible.

What I want to know is, how can such 'Add-ons' be developed and deployed. Any links to information would be greatly appreciated. I would like to find out if this would work for a design whereby you create a 'base' app with X features and then if needed, you can download 'Add-ons' to get other features? Kinda like modules?

Here are links to the Apps on PlayStore:

TeamViewer QuickSupport

TeamView QuickSupport Add-On: Samsung


texts: Encryption on a rooted Canadian S5 (SM 900W8)

texts:
I am trying to encrypt my Canadian S5 and have high and low online for the multiple answers given to me on Google and XDA. I can't seem to do it either way.

What happens is when I run the encryption I get the screen saying encryption and then everything goes blank and nothing happens when it reboots (after a few seconds). How ever it will encrypt an SD card installed.

As I mentioned before I have looked everywhere and can't seem to solve the issue.

Thanks in advance.

Padraig.


texts: When a phone is configured to use Google Voice for voicemail, his does that work?  is the call routed to VM by the phone, or is the setting changed at the carrier too?


texts: How can I re-enable keyboard typing? From voice?

texts:
I'm now stuck with Voice Input as the only typing mode because I accidentally chose it.

How can I re-enable keyboard typing?


texts: Setting different email address on LG G3

texts: I am not computer savvy, I don't want you all to laugh at me. When I set up my cell phone I used the same email address that I use on my home computer.  Needless to say, I get all my emails on my cell as I do my home computer.  I don't like that.  Can I set up a different email address for my cell phone, and if I do that will that delete my email address from computer?


texts:
Is it possible to access the sync'ed DailyMotion videos somewhere else?

I know they're saved somewhere in the cache (\mnt\sdcard\Android\data\com.dailymotion.dailymotion\cache\videos). If you clear the cache, they're gone.

Is it possible to move them to somewhere else, e.g., on your SD card or even PC and watch them there?


texts: Make the photos taken by Android Camera app and Google Camera app smaller when created?

texts: The photos taken by either Android Camera app or Google Camera app are too large when created. Is it possible to change some settings in the two apps to make the photos  smaller when created? Thanks.


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Is it possible to delete the messages that come up in group admin with a blue background showing admin activity?  e.g: date, admin added phone no/name, or someone left.  When you tap and hold these messages you just get 'Message ...'
    'Voice call ...'
    'Video call ...'
I have streams of these messages on my phone from various groups and would like to get rid of them.  I have asked google several times and this site seems my best bet.


texts: I downloaded the LinageOS update (linage-14.1-20181107-nightly-*-signed.zip) and rebooted to complete the install. It booted into TWRP (3.2.3-0). What do I need to do?


texts: Does  the Motorola Droid RAZR support NFC?

texts: Does Motorola RAZR XT910 support NFC with Gingerbread or Android ICS 4.0? Engadget says the device has an NFC controller. What does this really mean?


texts: Vi-style text editing method for Android UI

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I have been using ConnectBot to connect to shell sessions on Linux machines from my Android phone. What amazes me is how easy it is to use the Vim editor using the virtual keyboard, because the Vi/Vim command mode puts so many useful actions at your fingertips. It is so much easier to edit text that I would like to be able to do it in the same way everywhere in the Android UI.

That is to say, I don't want a Vi editor on the phone, but in the UI itself.

Is something like this available somewhere? What would it take to develop it? What places in Android must be modified? Is there some easy plugin framework where you just fill in some functions and you provide a new text editing method?


texts: Can I USB-tether my Android tablet to my Android phone?

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IIs it possible to USB-tether my wifi-only Galaxy Tab to my Galaxy S?

I know how to wifi tether but it is a huge battery hog. Is there a mini-USB version of the Galaxy Tab cable?  If so,  can it be used to tether?

Thanks in advance...


texts: Connect/Disconnect To Specific USB Device With One Button

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I have multiple speakers I connect to via USB and the one I use the most never shows on the "Previous" list no matter what I name it. So it's always multiple steps to connect.

Is there any app where I can create a single button to Connect/Disconnect To Specific USB Device?

Pixel 2XL


texts: How do I use Android Support for Hearing Aid (ASHA) on a capable phone?

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I have been looking around for a demonstration of someone using the ASHA feature on an android phone, but a general google search only brings up ASHA feature being announced (from 2018) or something like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ZDzqC3Mak) which shows how to connect an android capable hearing aid to an android smartphone using their custom app.
I believe that ASHA feature being integrated into Android means I should be able to pair with a hearing aid without need for a custom app (correct me here if I am wrong). I have an embedded system development board which claims it can work as BLE device with an ASHA capable smartphone. I also have a Samsung Galaxy s10e which is supposedly ASHA capable (cannot find any official source confirming this, but lots of online discussions imply that s10e series supports ASHA, as well as there are some options in phone settings which makes me think it probably is). One of the only hearing aids in the market that supposedly uses ASHA claims it supports direct streaming with galaxy s10e phones (https://www.resound.com/en/help/compatibility).
If I go to Settings > Accessibility > Hearing Enhancements > Hearing Aid Support > Bluetooth Hearing Aid in my Samsung Galaxy s10e, I can see that it allows me to pair with my custom BLE device (which supposedly has BLE 5.0 and supports BLE audio streaming with android). However, if I play music on the phone after pairing, I cannot hear any output on the built in speakers, but I cannot hear anything in my BLE device either. It's possible that at this moment the BLE device does not have the required codecs for audio streaming, but that is a different question.
My main question is about ASHA streaming on the android phone. Am I correct in assuming that after pairing with my BLE device by going to Settings > Accessibility > Hearing Enhancements > Hearing Aid Support > Bluetooth Hearing Aid, I should be able to hear audio played on my phone from the BLE device, like I would on a regular bluetooth earphone? I haver been searching online for at least a demonstration of ASHA streaming or how the Bluetooth Hearing Aid support on the galaxy s10e is supposed to be used, but I cannot find anything. Does anyone here have any experience with this?


texts: Is there a super partition on Pixel 3/3XL with Android 10 (or greater) loaded?

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Question: Does a production Pixel 3/3XL have a super partition when loaded with Android 10 or greater?
Background:
I changed out the UFS piece on a Pixel 3XL and loaded the newest Android 10 and 11 beta factory images for Pixel 3XL (crosshatch). In both Android 10 and 11 beta, when I use "fastboot getvar all" in bootloader or fastbootd mode, there is no super partition listed. However, according to the BoardConfig-common.mk file, it looks like the device should have a super partition:
ifeq ($(PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS), true)
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_GROUPS := google_dynamic_partitions
BOARD_GOOGLE_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_PARTITION_LIST := \
    system \
    vendor \
    product

ifeq ($(PRODUCT_RETROFIT_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS), true)
# Normal Pixel 3 must retrofit dynamic partitions.
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SIZE := 4072669184
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_METADATA_DEVICE := system
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_BLOCK_DEVICES := system vendor product
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_SYSTEM_DEVICE_SIZE := 2952790016
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_VENDOR_DEVICE_SIZE := 805306368
BOARD_SUPER_PARTITION_PRODUCT_DEVICE_SIZE := 314572800
# Assume 4MB metadata size.
# TODO(b/117997386): Use correct metadata size.
BOARD_GOOGLE_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS_SIZE := 4069523456
else
# Mainline Pixel 3 has an actual super partition.

I've followed all instructions on the Implementing Dynamic Partitions page. Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: Can you damage a device using the wrong USB cable?

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I understand the main difference between a USB and USB-OTG cable is that the later has an ID pin which is grounded, so.does this mean I cannot use a regular USB cable in a OTG (micro-B I believe) port instead of a regular USB cable with the same connector?  Will any damage occur?

Also can power a device from a OTG port like you can with regular USB devices?

Thanks


texts: How to make `adb reboot` work like `/system/bin/reboot`?

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I have a problem with my device. When I do adb reboot then it stuck on boot in a loop.

But, when I do adb shell and then reboot, it works fine.

I searched over the internet and understand that both have different behavior:

adb reboot works like you plug the phone battery out. Means, it will not close any application, not show any pretty Restarting splash screen.
adb shell reboot uses /system/bin/reboot executable and it does a soft reboot with closing opened application, showing the splash screen, etc..

To verify that adb shell reboot execute /system/bin/reboot, I have moved the /system/bin/reboot to another place and as expected the reboot command not working anymore so I put it back after confirmation.

I want adb reboot to use /system/bin/reboot executable.

I want to do it from within the Android device that makes it a general solution for all users of the device. I know I can execute adb shell reboot but other users will not do this.

Is there any way of doing this?


texts:
Until recently when I used the default Google search bar and tapped a search result it would open in Firefox. However there must have been an update to either the search bar or Firefox as the results are now opening in a stripped down Chrome window.

This is happening on both my devices (Moto G - 6.0 and Nexus 7 - 6.0.1). Firefox is set to open multiple tabs and other apps (mail and Feedly) continue to open in Firefox.

How can I force the search app to open the results in Firefox rather than Chrome?


texts: Android 2.3 Tablet: HDMI using both screens

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I've an android 2.3 tablet. When I connect it to the TV the tablet's screen turns off and I can only see in the TV screen. Is there any way to keep both screens on?

Thanks!


texts: google play services constantly crashing

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My sister's got cyangonmod 11 to have android kitkat on here sony Xperia P.

At first it was smooth but now she's facing constant crashing of google play services app.

I've seen these links before :
Google Play Services crashing constantly

Cyanogenmod: Google Play Services keeps crashing after update

Google Play Services and Play Store crashing

The error message I get in the logs is different from the first question, I tried to install google play services from apkmirror as suggested by the second answer, I tried to install versions 10.2.98 and 10.5.53, the version needs to be 030 as suggested by apkmirror and I'm sure about this.

Reinstalling google play services from apkmirror and clearing data does solve the problem at first but the next day or so it comes back.

The output of adb logcat *:F is this :

F/libc    (25812): Fatal signal 7 (SIGBUS) at 0x00000000 (code=128), thread 26060 (pool-48-thread-)
F/ActivityManager( 2121): Service ServiceRecord{431644d8 u0 com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.ReportingAndroidService} in process ProcessRecord{42556cf025812:com.google.android.gms.persistent/u0a23} not same as in map: null
F/libc    (26063): Fatal signal 7 (SIGBUS) at 0x00000000 (code=128), thread 26135 (pool-45-thread-)
F/ActivityManager( 2121): Service ServiceRecord{43304570 u0 com.google.android.gms/.phenotype.service.PhenotypeService} in process ProcessRecord{4295d810 26063:com.google.android.gms.persistent/u0a23} not same as in map: null
F/ActivityManager( 2121): Service ServiceRecord{431afc48 u0 com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.location.reporting.service.ReportingAndroidService} in process ProcessRecord{4295d81026063:com.google.android.gms.persistent/u0a23} not same as in map: null

I'm sure those are the crashes because that's where I say the crash message.

I don't understand that not same as in map : null thing , could you tell what does it means ? and how do we solve this issue ?

My sister also tried the suggestion in this site :  https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/found-a-fix-for-google-play-services-crashing-constantly.312830/ which didn't work.

If you need the full output of adb logcat or maybe adb logcat *:E I'll be happy to add them, the phone is also rooted and TWRP recovery is installed just so you know.


texts: How to change Google assistant associated account?

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If I have multiple Google account signed in. How do I change the associated account which Google assistant will use?

So Google assistant will load the personalized settings from the correct account.


texts: Error with screen brightness on Samsung Galaxy J7 prime

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I have a Samsung galaxy J7 prime SM-G610M Duos with Android 7.0 operating system. I have noticed something curious with the phone, is that sometimes the full screen of the phone does a slight flicker.

It happens a few times when I close an application, when one calls the other (for example share a MEGA file in whatsapp).

Another fact, and this one always happens, is with youtube, when you open it, the brightness decreases, and when I write in the search bar and I already have some text I write when I press the spacebar, it blinks.

Once, also the brightness gauge was hung, and the brightness of the screen was set to maximum, no matter if it decreased it, it remained at maximum. Although then it settled with just lock the screen and turn on again.

Does anyone know why this happens?
Is it a software problem?

I read some articles online and they say that the screen should be changed.

I have little time with the phone, and it is in perfect condition, without any accidents. So I am inclined to make it a software bug, and that is how I would solve it.

Thank you very much in advance.


texts: How to play already transfered music with 'Music' app?

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I just bought Galaxy S2. Its really cool, but I have one serious problem! I transfered few MP3 files using USB and copied those files to usbStorage/. When I open 'My files' app on S2, it does show those files.

When I open the 'Music' app, there aren't any clue of new files. Only the default music.

It there any way to somehow add that music to 'Music' app? Maybe I need to get other app to play music?

If relevant, I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android 2.3.3 and my computer has Debian 6.0.2.


texts: Transfer android speaker output to windows pc over wifi

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I Google for it but didn't find any solution: How to transfer/stream android sound output to pc?

I want to transfer all sound that android speaker plays, that includes app sound, games sound. I know about different music streaming apps like vlc app. But I want to transfer all sound not just song or video sound.

As I want to use it from a "far end", it must work wirelessly. Cable-bound solutions don't work for this case.


texts: How to automatically backup everything to a safe location

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I would like to discuss the best way(s) to automatically backup all data on a phone including system, data and sdcard to a server or computer. This should be scheduled so that one will loose as little data as possible if the phone or tablet gets lost/stolen.

I don't want to exclude Googles Backup system totally but I personally look for a different solution because I don't want to hand over my data to any cloud service, so if the best way would be the cloud it had to be encrypted.

Incremental Backups would be great but I don't see that happening.

My devices are all rooted, otherwise a system backup wouldn't be possible of course.

Tools that come to mind and their respective disadvantages:

Clockworkmod Recovery / TWRP > cannot be automated
Online Nandroid Backup > would fill up the SDcard because incremental is not supported
Bittorrent Sync > can only sync folders not the whole sdcard (what about App2SD partition?)
Rsync > only works for SDcard and hard to automate (on Windows)
Airdroid > only for SDCard
Titanium Backup > no SDcard backup, only selected data backup

What kind of backup system would you suggest?


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I have a S4 (4.3, verizon) and want to download the photos I have in "Auto backup" in my gallery. It has a picassa web albums logo (this thing) on it, but I can't find it on:

My phone, when connected via MTP (I tried searching for a specific image as well)
Google+ images
Picasa web albums

I want to somehow download it, how can I do this?


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Explanation of issue: when I plug in headphones (any pair of headphones), the line out icon appears instead of the headphone icon (see image below).

As a result, no sound comes through the headphones, although there is definitely mild feedback that does come through.

Phone: LG G4

Things I've tried:

Different pairs of headphones
Turned phone off and on again (with headphones plugged in and without)
Checked all audio related settings
Downloaded SoundAbout, but even this doesn't help, as it's not an issue of the phone misunderstanding the type of headphones, it thinks they're something else entirely. I did get some audio coming through the headphones after selecting "Wired Headphones" and telling the phone to ignore the headphones being plugged in, but it was very quiet and distorted by feedback.
Cleaned out headphone jack with compressed air


texts: Prevent Samsung's stock Messaging app from converting textual emoticon to emoji

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy S8+ on Android 7.0 Nougat. When I send a classic emoticon in the text on the stock Messaging app, like one of these:

:-)
;-)
:-P

they will be displayed as an Android head, similar to one of these:

A couple of questions about this:

Is this just something that happens locally on my phone, or is the recipient seeing the same thing?
How do I disable the function in my default SMS app?

I personally find it a bit annoying that the conversion only appears after the message is sent. So, I have no way of knowing that my textual emoticons are going to be supplanted during composition.

Please note: I'm not interested in using a third-party (non-Google/Samsung) SMS app, and I don't want to root my phone.


texts: Make home screen rotate on Samsung Galaxy 9

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Most of the apps will rotate when I turn my device. So does the screen on my tablet. However, on the phone (Galaxy 9), that doesn't happen, making usage in horizontal mode a bit awkward.

Is it possible to make it rotate and if so how?


texts:
I am looking for the zero bloat, 100% pure Android One experience.

So far, I have only been able to find phones with Android One, like the Xiaomi Mi A2.

Do Android One tablets exist? Or if not, are there resellers of rooted hardware with reflashed ROM with stock Android?


texts: Blue light blinking despite no notification

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On my phone, the blue  light is blinking. However I have no notification. What could explain the blue  light?

I use on Android 6.0 with LG G4.


texts: Howto Install Gapps on Galaxy J3 Pro Plus j3119s?

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I Have reset my phone and lost gapps
Does anyone know how to install gapps on  j3119s ?

I've tried everything but seems it doesn't work in this device

open gapps (flash from twrp)
gapps-5.1.x-20150404-minimal-edition-signed from XDA (flash from twrp)
google installer (ussualy work on xioami china  ROM)
etc

I'm really frustated, help really appreciated...


texts: Can't find option ‘Install zip from SD card’ after installing Clockworkmod

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I'm following this guide to root my HTC Desire 510.

I reach the step Step 4 – Root the HTC Desire 510.

I perform the command fastboot flash recovery recovery.img in a cmd prompt, and I receive the message:

sending 'recovery' (10594 KB)...
OKAY [1.352s]
writing 'recovery'....
OKAY [0.731s]
finished. total time 2.085s

I rebooted my phone, then powered off the phone.

At Step 5 – Install SuperSU, I don't see the option ‘Install zip from SD card’. I don't see Install Zip either.

This is what I see:

FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
SIMLOCK
CHECK SMARTSD
IMAGE CRC
SHOW BARCODE

What do I need to do to Install SuperSU?

Help appreciated.


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I am looking to move my windows phone's call history, messages and contacts to an Android phone. I can root the android hone if needed. The windows phone is running 8.1. I have looked in to this and I can only seem to find how to move my pictures and my contacts. Is this even a possible swap? If not can I call Microsoft and ask them to do something?

Don't know if this is the right forum but thanks!


texts: How can I search for emails on an IMAP (or exchange) server?

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Is there an app that can search emails by subject, sender or body text through the IMAP4 protocol?

Alternatively, is there an app that caches the email headers for all messages and searches them locally?


texts: I would like to be able to use my external DVD player with my Nexus 7 tablet, is there a plug-in for that or a mount?


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I'm trying to root my N4, and fastboot doesn't seem to work.  Running it on linux, and the fastboot binary seems to run.

'Fastboot devices' produces info on my device, but 'fastboot oem unlock' just echoes '...' and hangs.  I don't get the prompt on the phone about unlocking.  It just hangs there until I restart the bootloader, at which point fastboot echoes "FAILED (command write failed (Cannot send after transport endpoint shutdown)"

Other fastboot commands don't seem to work either.  'fastboot reboot' echoes 'rebooting...' but then nothing happens.

I've tried this with and without usb debugging enabled. Any ideas?

I'm beginning to think the USB port(s) on my machine may be blown.  This morning, the machine didn't recognize an iPod plugged in under Windows on either the front or back USB ports on my machine.  I'm working on the phone under Linux, and /var/adm/messages shows stuff happening when I plug the device in.  I'm guessing 'fastboot devices' doesn't acutally access the device - just looks at the device types detected by the OS when you plugged it in, no?  Is it possible I can read from the usb port but can't write to it?

Well, it looks like it was my USB ports.  I found an old laptop, booted it up to a Ubuntu live CD, and was able to root the phone from there.  Sorry for all the drama.  Odd that my USB ports died just at this moment, but come to think of it, they've been running slow recently - gPodder had been taking minutes to copy podcasts to my iPod.  I guess it was a gradual fail.


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I have flashed TWRP Recovery and after getting in recovery mode my tablet only boot in recovery mode all time

I'm pressing powerkey only but tablet boots in recovery mode only help please :(

I have proscan plt4315-pl tablet and installed TWRP recovery from this tutorial

http://www.techknow.me/forum/index.php?topic=7389.0


texts: Route connections through VPN, then through Orbot

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Currently I'm using "OpenVPN for Android", OrWall and Orbot in order to route connections through VPN, then through Orbot. So it looks like this:

App -> VPN -> Orbot

This is great, but it's not an optimal way to do it, because OrWall is outdated and is not being developed any further. It has some security issues and I'm sure sooner or later (perhaps with Android Nougat) it will cease to work.

Is there any other way to route apps through Tor / Orbot, but have them go through a VPN first, so as not to connect to Tor directly from the ISP's IP?


texts: Google plus photo editor (downloading editing tools problem)

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I am using a Micromax Canvas a74 which runs on Jelly Bean. I have Google Plus installed on my phone, which has another app named Photos that helps to sync our photos to Gogle's cloud storage.

My problem is when I clean my cache using Clean Master it clears the local cache on my phone, which makes download the online editing tools for the 'Photos app editor'. In other words, when I try to edit my photos using the Google+ editor, it will download some editing tools to my phone's cache, and when I clear my cache I have to wait for the app to download the tools again before I can edit a photo.

Is a way (or an app) to erase the cache using an ignore list, which can ignore system default apps?


texts: Alternative way to perform factory reset

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My friend's daughter was playing with the unlocking screen and of course she used up all the attempts and locked the device for good. Since this tablet was bought some time ago just for her amusement, no one remembers what was the google account they used - possibly a phony one created just for the purpose of using the device. This discards google recovery as an option.

It's a cheapo tablet sold here by Walmart under ONN brand. I did some research and have found it's being made by YiFang Digital and marketed as M7000NBD

http://www.yifangdigital.com/product/M7000NBD.aspx

According to the manufacturer, it's powered by AML8726-MXS Dual Core + Mali TM-400 and it's running Android 4.2. Unless it came like that from the factory, it's not rooted, and it has only 3 buttons: PWR, VOL UP, VOL DOWN.

My friend doesn't care about the data stored on this device and I offered to help thinking that I will be able to perform a factory reset the usual way. I was wrong.

When I use the PWR + VOL UP key combination, to enter Android system recovery, first thing that shows up after the boot is an Android figure with a red triangle and an exclamation mark. If I press the PWR+VOL UP again, the system recovery menu shows up but I can not navigate through its options. At least not using the VOL UP/DOWN buttons.

The only button that works is the PWR, but since "reboot system now" is the option selected by default, it's the only action I can perform from within this menu.

When the above failed, I thought about ADB as an alternative way. Unfortunately the USB debugging seems to be turned off so, as far as my limited knowledge goes, there is no way of running ADB shell in that case. For obvious reasons, there is also no way of switching it on.

Is there any other option to factory reset this device? Or maybe there is a way to make the system recovery menu respond?

If it makes any difference, I have a Windows 7 desktop and two notebooks running Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.10 respectively.


texts: I accidentally uninstalled the kingroot app and I can't find a way to completely unroot now

texts: So all the sudden after having my phone rooted for a month, my phone freaked out and sent me a notification that said kingroot was "hurting" my phone. So I tried to click on it and apparently I hit the uninstall button in the notification and now I can't completely unroot to reroot and fix this. I can't just install another root and I've looked thru all of my files in the preinstalled "my files* app and there is nothing kingroot related if I understand correctly. Help pleeeaasee! Without root my battery is very bad and every stupid bloatware app autostarts.


texts: Why does Huawei Honor 6 show something other on screen when I put a magnet on it?

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Normal mode:

Magnet mode:

This pops up regardless of lock screen status. If I add and remove the magnet while unlocked, it does not get locked. There is also third screen with music controls when music app is running.

Why does this happen?


texts: Can I pay with my phone if I switch to Cyanogenmod?

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I own an Oneplus 3 and a NFC sim card. In order to use the banking payment app of my bank (Rabobank Wallet: https://www.rabowallet.nl/ / Netherlands) I need a phone with android supporting open mobile api as far as I understood. I read online that Oxygen OS does not have support for OMA, but Cm does. Will flashing CM make me able to pay with the Rabo Wallet app?

Bonus question:

Only very expensive providers support NFC payment in their sim card. Can I switch provider, (which has no NFC sim) place it's sim in slot #1 en the NFC sim (without data plan) in slot #2 and pay with the second one?


texts: Tasker profile that switches network to 2G when the phone is charging

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I would really appreciate it if someone could whip up a nice Tasker profile which switches network mode to 2G immediately my rooted OnePlus 2 detects a charge state.

A drawback of OnePlus 2 is the lack of a fast charge feature so it can take a while to charge fully. Phones charge faster on 2G than LTE or 3G in my experience.

Thanks in advance


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 touch stops responding while holding

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The tablet works fine with "normal" use (internet browsing, taking pictures, recording video, using youtube, playing movies, writing texts, etc) but whenever I use it to play a game that requires me to hold a button down for a period of time (And occasionally pressing other buttons at the same time), it lets me hold it but then just stops responding to touch until I lift my finger up and place it back down again. The buttons I'm talking are of course touch buttons of the game.

I went ahead and activated debugging options to see screen touches and coordinates, and it's clear that when this error happens the screen is not registering touches.

At first I thought it was a hardware issue, but the I found other people having the same problem.

This happens not in one game but in all the games I tested which require this kind of action (like league of evil)

Any hint would be appreciated.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 SM T230
Android 4.4.2


texts: Why does the manta (nexus 10) not "mount" with MTP selected?

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Two android (nexus 4, and nexus 10) devices with cyanogenmod (nightly) are connected to windows 7. When the nexus 4 is connected windows shows it in explorer and it is possible to transfer files to/from it though MTP. Attach the nexus 10 and nothing appears, unless MTP is deselected (under storage) and PTP is selected. Then it is possible to transfer files to/from, yet only from the "Pictures" folder of /data.

Further information
android sdk is installed and the google usb drivers have been loaded for both devices. ADB recognizes the nexus 4 but not the nexus 10 unless the nexus 10 is put into PTP mode.

How can this be explained?


texts: Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100): possible with stock Google Android OS?

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I'm in the market for a new Smartphone. Except for iPhone's, I'm new in the field and probably have some misconceptions.

My first choice was the Google Nexus S, but I was offered a great deal on the Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100). The only issue is that I read that it came with an "enhanced" version of Android. Being familiar with PC's, I know that these enhancements are almost always bloatware: I always do a clean install of Windows to get rid of it.

My question is fairly simple: is this possible to use the stock Google Android OS on the Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100)? That was the killer feature of the Nexus S for me: coming directly from Google, easily upgradable. Would that be possible and if yes, how?

Thank you for enlightening me.


texts: Is it allowed to offer incentives for 5 star ratings on the Google Play app store?

texts: I started using an Android app that is offering in-app incentives (unlocks) in return for 5 star ratings on the Google Play app store. Is this against Google Play's terms of service?


texts: Play audio through phone speakers when connected to Bluetooth car

texts: My car has Bluetooth for making / receiving calls. It also allows media playback if I switch to Bluetooth instead of USB. I use my phone for sat nav so I'd like to be able to hear the audio telling me which direction to go and of any traffic problems. The issue is that it routes that audio to the car and I can only hear it if I switch the stereo to Bluetooth media, as if I was going to play songs from the phone. That means I either can't listen to music on my USB or I can't hear the sat nav. Is there a way to get my phone to play the audio back through its speakers in n steal of through the Bluetooth but still allow phone calls through Bluetooth?


texts: My Android Samsung won't switch on or charge after it got wet

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My phone got wet. So I left it in rice and blow dried it with a hair blower. I've left it on charge for a day and it did not switch on or showed that it's charging. I left the battery outside for quite a while but still seems not to work.

PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME HELP


texts: buy an app - message: "none of the accounts on your phone are supported"

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I tried to buy my first app on the HTC EVO.  My mail is working fine.
It says "none of the accounts on your phone are supported",
then it offers me to 'add a google account".
I click "Already have a google account/signin", then it tells me
"There is already a "xxx.xxx.com" account on this phone.

My account is a Google App account, is that the problem?
What is the get around, to create yet another Google Account juts for shopping?


texts: Can deleting stock web browser cause problems?

texts: I want to disable or delete stock web browser because I don't use it. Can it cause problems? For example, if its used as embedded rendering engine in other apps (like IE is used in Windows apps), they'll fail to load web pages.


texts: I have successfully moved the Facebook app like 10 times from device storage to SD card (and the same is true for some other apps), but a few days later I try to install something and I get "insufficient storage".  When I look, Facebook is back in the device storage not the SD card (same with some other apps).  Any idea what is happening?  Most apps I moved stayed there, but some mysteriously move back.


texts: Jelly Bean OTA fails on Galaxy Nexus, how to fix?

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The company I am working for has hundreds of Galaxy Nexus handsets which are used as the standard operating platform of a company specific app. The app is not important.

We have found that about 70% of the devices fail to install the standard OTA Jelly Beans update. We are running completely stock OS (4.0.4 ICS) and the devices are not rooted.

My questions are:

Why does the OTA fail for completely standard builds? Factory reset makes no difference.
How can I get some idea as to why the OTA fails?
Where does Google provide support for this situation?
Can I disable the OTA updates? We are getting very frustrated with the regular interruptions to normal service when the OTA notification pops up no matter what the user is doing.
Is there a Google web site that describes how to do the OS update manually? Perhaps we can manually handle the hundreds of handsets, costing us thousands of dollars in labour costs?

I have reported this to the code.google.com Android issues list, no response from that.

I tried to post a notice on Android Developers but the moderation process there seems to take four or more days, perhaps never.

This must be happening tothousands of non-developer users of the Galaxy Nexus, they can not be expected to hack their way around it. Where is the Google fix (or does Google simply not care?).


texts: I have a Droid Charge, but I live overseas and it's not an international phone so I can only use it for wifi. It is constantly searching for a signal that doesn't exist and it's eating my battery up! Is there a way to turn off the cell signal while keeping the wifi on?


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The new 'Simulate display with cutout' feature is very useful for android development for making sure an app will work on all devices, however there are some types of cutouts I would like to try for which I am not given the option.
Does anyone know how to add new cutout presets for this feature?


texts: Does Google Drive replicate files before uploading?

texts: When I upload files by Google Drive on my Samsung S4, I get full storage notification, so I need to know if G-Drive replicate any file on Android before or after uploading it.


texts: Jelly Bean search - only contacts and apps?

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In previous versions of Android, the Google search widget allow you to choose what you want to search.
I always configured it to search only contacts and apps. this way the Google web search results doesn't push down the phone search results, and still I can use the widget to search Google.

It seems like in Jelly Bean you can't remove the web search results and they always push the phone search results down (an sometimes even hide them under "Phone Search").

Is there a way to remove the web search results from the widget search?

If not, do you know any efficient search widget/app the can search the phone?


texts: android apps wont connect over school wifi

texts: I have several apps that won't connect even though I connected to WiFi google chrome and browser work find it other apps that say can't connect to server or needs internet connection. When I'm at home it works fine


texts: Restoring original 2.2 firmware on Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000L

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I've originally asked this question on stackoverflow, and I was suggested to ask it here.

I'm currently in trouble with my samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000L GSM+WiFi model from Brazilian's Vivo carrier.

The problem was: Whenever I try to open most apps (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others -- but not all) the Tablet would vibrace once, then twice, then display an error message saying that the "application stopped suddenly" and I'd have to try again.

I've noticed that there were a bunch of apps installed and I deleted them all. After reboot, they came back. If I install any new apps, they would work (even Facebook), but after reset, they were all wiped out and replaced with the previous versions (like it was restoring an old "backup" of the system with those apps installed).

I've managed to use adb to see the filesystem and deleted the contents of "/sdcard" which was mounted like:

/dev/block/vold/179:1 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0

/sdcard was a symlink to /mnt/sdcard. Note that there was no sdcard on the device. When one was put, a directory "external_sd" was created inside /mnt/sdcard and the contents of the disc would be there.

I've tried to manually delete everything inside /mnt/sdcard but it all came back upon reboot. (Note: I don't have root access to the device.)

I've managed to mess things up for good when I tried the command ./fastboot erase recovery. Now the main interface keeps "rebooting" -- it displays the carrier name, then the lock screen, then vibrates once, then twice, then carrier name again...

It is running android 2.2 and I'm trying to prep it to give it away (my wife is trading it for an iPad), so, I'm trying to restore everything back to where it was when I purchased it. I can't seem to find a firmware file to download (other than Cyanogen).

Samsung's Kies app (I'm using a Mac) can't seem to detect the device (with USB debugging mode off, it doesnt even try. When on, it says that it can't recognize the device).

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!