texts: How to get android device model number connected to a PC via USB?

texts: How do I get the android phone model number from a Windows PC connected via USB, provided all the USB device drivers are installed properly? Is there anyway to get it via Android SDK?


texts: Is there a way to remove all other USB options except charging?

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Is there a way to disable MTP/PTP and all other USB options except Charging option from the Android system?

I'm using LG G4 beat, Android 5.1.1 and i want to remove it for my new ROM that i working on

Rooted device

Thanks!


texts: Dismounting the emulated sd card to be used as internal storage and use the physical sd card instead?

texts: Any way to Dismount the emulated sd card to be used as internal storage and use the physical sd card instead?


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This specific add keeps popping up as overlay at random.
It's always the same Facebook Maket thing.
I'd appreciate any hint on how to get rid of it.


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I have a low end device I'm trying to connect to my Windows 8.1 laptop. The device has no markings and was purchased by a friend of a friend (I think it was one of those cheap Groupon buys) and I don't have the manufacturer info as of this time.

Currently in Windows Device Manager, it is showing up in Other Devices as Android. The device status says

  The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28).

Windows couldn't automatically find an updated drive and the generic Google drivers didn't work either.

Does anybody know where else to go about finding drivers that  may work?

Here is the information that is available via Settings->About tablet:

Model number: MID
Android version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: 2.1rc
Kernel version: 3.0.8+
tt@tt-System-Product-Name #68
Mon Aug 5 13:36:51 CST 2013
Build number: nuclear_evb-eng 4.0.4 IMM76D 20130725 test-keys

It's very similar (looks the same, specs are a little diff) to this generic tablet


texts: Prevent Samsung Galaxy S2 camera to change resolution without prompting

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I got a Samsung Galaxy SII (S2) with Android 4.1.2 and the built in camera app keeps changing the resolution from 8MP to the lowest, 640 x 480.

Why does this happen and is there any way to prevent this?


texts: Can't connect to the device with ADB when it's in recovery mode

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I am having some problems with my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I want to start an fschk session on the device.

So, I installed Android SDK with platform-tools. I can access to the device when it's normally rebooted but I couldn't list and connect to the device when it's in recovery mode.

How can I connect via ADB when the device is in recovery mode?


texts: How to install Hebrew on a Samsung galaxy s vibrant

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We have a Samsung Galaxy S vibrant, bought in the US from T-mobile. It's unable to read text messages in Hebrew, write in Hebrew, or anything else. We tried to install the language through the languages section in the settings, but we couldn't find an option for Hebrew. We tried to install a language pack through the market, but it didn't work.

How can we install full support for Hebrew?

The phone is Samsung Galaxy S vibrant, bought from T mobile in USA (NYC).
firmware version is 2.1 with update 1.


texts: Speed from mobile hotspot is not consistence and poor speed

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I am WFH and using Xiaomi note 8 pro for hotspot to my work computer and I have D-Link dongle which catch the hotspot signal. I am using Airtel sim card for that.
When I start working to my system at 10:30 IST in the morning, sometimes I do get speed about 15-20Mbps but while loading the page it doesn't seems to be that much speed. After 2-5 minutes of this "Rocking" speed, it came down to below 100Kbps and sometimes below 10Kbps as well.
If I am opening Youtube.com, I can watch the videos in full HD without buffer but at the same time i won't be able to remote connect to my PC.
Same when i open youtube, facebook, instagram like app on my mobile, it works good and speed is also good as i can see the speed at the top of my screen. Youtube is giving me speed like 600Kbps-1Mbps and other app too gave me speed of  upto 500Kbps. But as soon as i opened some other app, speed bites the dust.
Suppose I opened 2 apps in the background. One is Youtube and other one is cricbuzz. I maximize youtube and browse some videos and i can see speed upto 600-800 Kbps and suddenly i minimize the youtube and maximize cricbuzz. All of sudden the speed from 600Kbps goes down to 6Kbps.
I am unable to work properly and neither i am getting any support from Sim Company. I am asking this question over here so that if i could get some help in terms of if this is the issue of network company or mobile company or my device is not upto the capacity.
If there would be any work around or hacks. Any kind of solution would be a great help.


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I recently updated my Moto 360 2nd generation to Android Wear 2.0. Due to the fact that I didn't get a notification for it, I forced the installation by spamming the green tick saying that there isn't a update available on version 1.5.

After the installation, I set it up and due to the fact that it got quite hot, I went to setting>system then powered it off.

After holding down the power button to turn it back on, it came up with a boot screen screen. It had various options such as normal boot, recovery, and power off. When I selected normal boot or recovery mode, the watch just seemed to turn off.

I managed to boot back into the Android Wear 2.0 operating system by putting the watch on the charging dock with the dock connected to power. The watch turn on normally when connected to power.

Is this a bug? Are there any fixes for this issue. FYI, I did have about 30% battery, I'm not sure if this is the cause, I highly doubt it though.

Any help and suggestions are much appreciated.

Sid.


texts: Show boot log at boot instead of boot animation?

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I have a Nexus 5 running CyanogenMod 11. Normally, my boot animation looks like this:

Instead of this, I'd like to have something that simply shows me the contents of dmesg, or something else that usefully updates me on the status of what's being loaded and how far along things are.

I'm wondering if there isn't something simpler available. Is there a "developer" boot animation that might report this info? Failing that, what's the best way to get a standard dmesg output or something similar as my boot "animation"?

Note: I've already looked at Chainfire's live logcat, but it's over two years old. Setting it as my boot animation just glitches my screen and soft-bricks my device, necessitating a reflash. So while that would have been an ideal solution if it worked, it looks like that might be the wrong avenue to pursue.


texts: Reset sync password for android app ColorNote

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Is there a way to reset the sync-password for the app ColorNote, if used an email instead of Google or Facebook authentication? The website is very restrained about this, saying:

You would have used a Google, Facebook, or Email account for signing into ColorNote sync service. You can reset your password in Google, Facebook, or Email service.

I could not find any reset option neither in the app nor on the website.


texts: What can cause sudden drop of my battery in Nexus 4?

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I have new Nexus 4 phone and I found it dead several times after the night. Obviously it wasn't used during night, screen was turned off.

After I plugged it to the charger I had to wait a few minutes before I was able to turn it on. Battery monitor's graph has a sudden drop from 60-70% to 0, what can be a reason for this?

See screenshot here:


texts: Need custom recovery that supports Kit Kat for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7"

texts: I really want to flash CyanogenMod 11 on my tablet. I have the file in CM Updater, but I can't find a custom recovery that will support KitKat for my device.


texts: my samsung galaxy w doesn't register on 2g network

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I've tried factory reset and manual search but no solution for the problem
it works on
i have flashed this rom:

I8150JPLM7_I8150OJPLM4_I8150XXLMB,

and no solution.


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I am on an SGS2 purchased in Germany, located in the UK, sometimes using VPN to the US and have used Market Enabler to change Play Store codes in the past. By now I am confused as to what local market I am actually seeing when I open the app. How can I find out which Play Store I am being shown by Google?

In particular, I am confused because I am trying to purchase a UK app and receive the 'This item is not available in your country' message although I am in the UK and have a UK IP.

Edit: Could it be related to the registered credit card?

This page suggests to change the Google account globally.


texts: How do I disable Daylight Saving Time (DST)?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S6. This year I'm doing an experiment wherein I do not participate in Daylight Saving Time (DST). However, my phone automatically adjusts itself for DST.

How do I disable this? Is there any way too stop my phone's clock from adding or removing an hour twice a year?


texts: Cannot edit, delete or copy any file from /sys directory in Android?

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I can't edit, delete or copy any file from /sys directory in Android. How can I fix this? I have root access. I made /sys readable and writable using Root Explorer and Root Browser but that didn't solve the problem.

When I attempt to edit a text file, I just receive "failed saving text".

According to @DeathMaskSalesman, it appears the /sys partition is made uneditable at boot. So I suppose I should edit the files while in recovery mode. How can I do that exactly? Or does someone have a better idea?


texts: Google play store reviews: For an older version

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Whilst reviewing a certain application  on Google play store I came across an odd comment "For an older version" which  seemed to have originated  from several users and this  confused  me whether all the users had  posted the same comment complaining the "old version was better" or it means something else.

It is specifally from users of maybe has something to do with the developer, but either way this still remains vague to me. I just wish to know what exactly do they mean with such a review comment?


texts: With stock lollipop, how do I edit/copy/paste/move file onto the external sd card?

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I have the stock Google Play Edition of the LG G Pad 8.3. It is essentially a nexus device, stock lollipop, but also has an SD card slot.

I want to use ES File Explorer to manage files on the SD card but cannot figure out how to give it permission.  It pops up with this image:

but selecting to show the SD card does not actually show the external SD card (actually toggling this on/off seems to do nothing).

How do I manage files on the external SD card using ES File Explorer?  As far as I can tell, there is no stock file manager to do this.


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I know that it's possible to install WinXP or other Windows versions to an Android device, but I don't know how.

I tried BOCHS but it doesn't work on my Xperia Z1 or I don't know how to set it up correctly.

Is there some complete tutorial or something?

Remark: I don't want to replace Android on the device. I want to run Windows "on top of it" (e.g. in a VM).


texts: Reason SD cards come FAT formated instead of Fat32?

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I found my SD card to be FAT formated instead of a modern filesystem (at least fat32).

This comes with the disadvantage of large allocation unit size (32kb) whilst most of the files are less than that.

Is there a reason behind that and can I safely format sd cards to be fat32 in order to use another allocation size (8kb or less) ?

Phone: Xperia Neo V


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I have a Samsung galaxy s6 edge+ and my wifi always turns itself off when the phone is locked and reconnects when unlocked.
Now my wifi is set to always be on even during sleep, I have rebooted my phone done an virus scan and toured the settings and can't find nothing to fix this problem
 Android version 6.0.1
Anyone know what to do?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.

For the last couple of days, it has been freezing quite regularly. I had to hold the power button and reboot, sometimes more than once. The last time I tried this, the device would not reboot. It turns on, shows the S3 logo, vibrates, and keeps the LED constantly blue. However, it does not get any further than the Samsung logo. It just keeps the blue notification light on and the Samsung logo slowly flashes blue.

Can someone help with this?


texts: Possible to patch the Android kernel with root?

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Basically there's a boot rom exploit on Tegra X1 chips, specifically the Nintendo Switch that allows you send payloads while it is in Recovery Mode and basically run unsigned code (homebrew, custom firmware, and even launch Linux distros). The payload launcher works on PC, Mac, and Linux, and has been ported to Android, however for it to work on Linux it requires a kernel patch for the EHCI (USB 2.0) driver. Devices that support xHCI (3.0) can execute it without any problems. On Android it is done using a USB-OTG adapter by the way and works without root access. I suspect that the only way to patch the kernel is with root access or a custom ROM/kernel with the patch. Here is one hacking team's (fail0verflow) patch without any instructions: https://github.com/fail0verflow/shofel2/blob/master/linux-ehci-enable-large-ctl-xfers.patch

Someone also wrote a Python script for Linux that patches the kernel memory here: https://gist.github.com/DavidBuchanan314/41b12362cc4d8c539dc441d75155f2e9

I tried to run it using Termux with the python package installed however it results with this error:

0x0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "ehci_patch.py", line 70, in <module>
" " ".replace("PLACEHOLDER", hex(ksyms["ehci_urb_enqueue"])).replace("PLACE2" hex(ksyms["lookup_address"]))
KeyError: 'lookup_address'

Tried to also run it with su first but it says sh: python: not found
Anyway, I don't think that "hotpatch" script could even properly work on Android as it is meant for desktop Linux systems.

I would appreciate any leads or information on a way to patch the kernel either with root access or perhaps a way to get the python script working. I forked the Android app with hopes to improve it and translate it to different languages and I want to be able to provide a solution with instructions to get it to work on EHCI devices (if it's possible at all on Android). It would be amazing if it's possible with a Magisk module as well.


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Phone: Samsung Galaxy S9, Android 10, OneUI2.0

After updating my OS last month, the "Enable" button disappears from App info panel(Settings | Apps | (app) | Enable, said How to enable a disabled app). and "auto disable unused app" setting is not available, too.

If the app is installed by play store, I can re-enable it in play store app. If not, how to enable?

And I tried pm enable ... cmd in adb, but got

Security exception: Shell cannot change component state for .../null to 1


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I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 from an iPhone 4 today and have been setting various settings. When I first made a call there was a mute button in the middle bottom of the screen. Now, after I have changed settings, there is no more mute button.

I am at a lost as to what I changed to make my mute button disappear.

What do I do to see the mute button?

Note: I am referring to muting my phone during a call.


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When in a group chat with iphone users I often get:

Messages that are received late
Messages that send late
Error messages stating a have received a "multimedia message" from one
member of the group chat, when no message was sent

I understand that imessage and iphones don't play nice in general. But are there any steps that I can take to reduce these issues. Any advice at all?

(Using Nexus 6, but have experienced this problem on the 5 and Galaxy Nexus. All T-mobile.)


texts: Rooting A Motorola Droid Razr M Phone on Verizon Network

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I have a Droid Razr M, running on the verizon network. I would like to root this phone so I can use some of the more advanced features of Tasker; however, I am very fearful of "bricking" my phone. I see many approaches, which concerns me, because I would feel more comfortable if I could be sure process X is the one to use and works. Here are the particulars of my phone:

Model #: Droid Razr M
Android Version: 4.4.2
System Version: 183.46.10.XT907.Verizon.en.us
Baseband Version: SM_BP_101031.042.32.86P

Can anyone advise me as to the best approach to take, even if it means there is no current software to root my phone with the version it has?

Thanks,
FDijohn


texts: Android Updates: Why Carrier Involvement?

texts: Why is it possible that Android users have to wait until their carrier releases an update and iPhone users get their updates directly from Apple?


texts: How to use clipboard in Galaxy A30s everywhere?

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When going through the options available on my keyboard, found a section which references "Clipboard".

In specific places, like in Stack Overflow's question box we can se from the opacity that's not active.
I would like the opportunity to use it anytime I wanted, not just when in particular locations like Google Keep.


texts: How do I sideload Google Wallet onto my Verizon Galaxy Nexus?

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The Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus famously shipped without Google Wallet. This is ostensibly because Verizon is coming out with their own mobile payment system and didn't want a competing product baked into the phone OS.

So much for a pure Google Android experience.

How can I get Google Wallet on my device? No rooting solutions, please. I am okay with sideloading the app from a trustworthy source if that's possible.

Once installed, will I be able to get updates from the Play Store? What other things won't work quite right?


texts: My phone won't turn on/charge and I need to get data off of it

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My phone is about 5 months old and for some reason it completely stopped working the other day. When I plug it in, in order to charge nothing happens, and when I plug it into the computer no information comes up. I bought the phone from Amazon and they're letting me return it for a full refund and I just got a brand new samsung. I'm positive that I was backing up my phone the whole time I had it, but almost nothing has been retrieved when I tried to restore my old info on my new phone. Do any of you guys know anyway to get the data off my Samsung's memory without being able to use the screen or it registering when it's plugged into my laptop? If I need to go to the Samsung store and I can't handle this myself, please let me know, otherwise please give me an any info you can think of.

Also, the phone was set to backup, and absolutely nothing backed up the whole entire time. i am so confused and would just really appreciate some help.

Best,
Sara


texts: Is it possible to run video over type-C smartphones?

texts: Is it possible to run a video from a PC (over type-c, hdmi, or displayport) to a type-c smartphone for VR? What limitations would be faced?


texts: Can Waze cause the cell phone to overheat even after being closed?

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By closed I mean clicking "switch off" in notifications panel and closing it in "recent apps".

Waze consumes at most 20% of my battery during normal use but after turning it off, my cell phone keeps getting hotter for no apparent reason.

Things I tried:

Turning it off and back on. It does cool down when it's off but after turning it back on the heating continues gradually.
Using Juice Defender in agressive mode. No change.
Troubleshooting with Watchdog Lite. The process consuming the most energy is Android System (around 10-15%).

I suspect Waze has something to do with this because the problem exists even when I only opened this app that day.


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I made a mistake of using Micopi, an app that changes all of the contact's photos on the phone. This got synced back with my contact list on Google. I'd like to know if there is a way to do a multi-edit on all of my contacts to remove their photos from my contact database at once instead of manually going through my list.

edit: Device: OnePlus One, running Sultan's CM12.1 ROM, rooted


texts: Samsung Galaxy 10.1 2013 frozen in odin mode

texts: Granddaughter playing game on tablet and assume she pressed on power and volume at same time It had the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 verbiage across the screen. I tried to press the power and increase volume button as I had done before on the Motorola Xoom, big mistake from what I read in forums. It is now stuck on the ODIN MODE and says: Downloading...Do not turn off target!! with the Android symbol above it. Help!!


texts: Will the HTC Thunderbolt be able to use AT&T's network?

texts: I'm speaking from a hardware perspective. It supports the 850 and 1900 network bands that AT&T uses, but will it work? The phone is amazing, absolutely destroys the Inspire 4G (which is a complete joke in my opinion).


texts: How can I import / export contacts as VCF in Sony Xperia Tipo Dual

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I'm using a Sony Xperia Tipo Dual with ICS. I need to backup my contacts with or without linked contacts.

Does anyone know the exact procedure to export contacts in VCF format; either directly to PC using PC companion or to SD Card using any third party free application?

In addition to that, I want to know if it would be possible to add / update contacts on the mobile through the Sony PC companion?


texts: Set equalizer settings that works for all sounds from any programs?

texts: Can we set equalizer sound settings in some program, then go to any other program that produces sound knowing that those settings would apply?  For example, set it so that bass is enhanced across the board.


texts: Galaxy tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5113) stuck on samsung starting screen after update

texts: got update screen & clicked on it to update. When it was done it rebooted but is stuck on start up screen that says Samsung


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I've paired Bluetooth headset Plantronics Explorer 390 with Android phone. I can set ringtone of incoming call on every contact. The issue is that any Android phone I've tested plays ringtone on internal speaker. In headset I hear at this moment standard beep-beep-beep. Is any way to send ringtone to BT headset?

Of course, BT headset ideally works in other terms: when I answer the call, sound output is redirected to headset as I expect and phone is using mic in headset.

But on every Nokia phone ringtone is correctly redirected to BT. It is very disappointing that newer and more functional Android lacks this feature.

I've tested next phones:

LG Optimus One P500
HTC Inspire 4G

I've tested different versions of firmware. From 2.2 to 2.3.4. The behavior is identical.


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I'm going to root my Samsung Galaxy Note and I come across the terms CWM and Odin very often. What exactly are they? It seems that CWM is used for rooting and Odin for flashing the phone. Is there more to it?

I've posted here because I have been unable to to find a good explanation online.


texts: How to stop an application using the mobile network

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The kindle app on my android phone does not allow me to disable download over mobile (i.e. set it to only download over wifi).

Is there any way I can do this externally? i.e. via another app or settings or something.

I am led to believe it is available in some of the android mods but I'm currently on default android for my Galaxy S3.


texts: How to configure internet access in Virtual Device

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My development machine is behind a proxy and Eclipse can access internet with no problem (the SDK Manager is downloading / installing packages and my proxy is configured in Eclipse).

When I start a VD, I can't see any network option in Settings | Networking (only the Bluetooth one) and I can't access internet with browser (connection problem).

What I'm doing wrong?


texts: How can I configure my phone to automatically connect to remembered wifi networks? (after having left the device to sleep)

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That question occured to me when I saw the WIFI_MODE_FULL API documentation:

  Wi-Fi will be kept active, and will behave normally, i.e., it will attempt to automatically establish a connection to a remembered access point that is within range, and will do periodic scans if there are remembered access points but none are in range.

However, in my recent experience, my Nexus One never connects automatically to my remembered networks (It just displays the notification that some open networks are available). However the programming API suggests that it should be able to connect automatically - how can I configure my phone to do that?

I have a Nexus One with Android 2.2.

Edit: Thank you for your comments. After checking, I have found that my N1 does connect automatically to the remembered networks - but after I have left it to sleep, it is never connected (even though I set the Wifi sleep policy to "Never") - and when I open the Wireless configuration panel, I find that my remembered networks are "disabled". How can I prevent that?


texts: I have full service but all my messages refuse to send?

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Yesterday I encountered a problem with my phone: I have full service and I can make phone calls, download, and use internet without a problem. I can also receive messages, but anytime I try to send it seems as if it doesn't even make an effort trying to send. It instantly says 'message not sent'. I have factory reset my phone 3 times since then.

I can't figure out what could cause this....its really frustrating...please help.


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On my Sony Xperia M2, running Android 4.4.2,, two or three times a day, the sound volume of the ringtone and notification alert drops to a barely audible level.  When this happens, calls can be missed as the ringing may not be heard.

The volume setting does not change, just the volume itself.  If the phone is powered off and back on, then the volume is restored to normal.  No earphones / headset is connected to the phone at any time, either by pluggin in or by bluetooth.

It is possible that the volume drop occurs because the ringtone is being diverted to the internal, i.e. in-call, speaker.

I am trying to work through all the installed apps to see if I can isolate one which is hijacking the sound but without success.  Is there a known issue here?  A known faulty app?


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I once uninstalled bluestacks. But i had saved its game data. And then when reinstalling it i actually had to stop and close in just when it was about to end. Due to a power cut. So next time i opened my windows 7 pc i found bluestacks in my computer. I opened it and it took a hour or so to download game data but usually it should take 3 or so minute as of i know if we uninstall it while saving game data, the next time installation and game data and initializing doesn't take much of a time. But as it was taking so much time i did some copy paste work with the files in program data>bluestacks in my windows 7. And now instead of taking its own game data in program data its downloading the game data which takes a lot of my internet !

PC specs -
PC : AMD Athlon X2 250 3.00 ghz
OP : WIndows 7
Ram : 2 gb
system : 64 bit operating system

Details -
I've installed it before and have uninstalled it many times before as well and i know it  takes the old game data if i save them. But this time it isn't

My problem -

I want to ask what to do, i already have the data in program data>bluestacks which is about 3.34 gb. And if its downloading game data again will it download only the damaged or missing files ? or the whole game data ?

What to do ? how do i make the software accept its former game data ?


texts: Is there a way to see when the last time an uninstalled app was installed?

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Here's the situation, I'm trying to work things out with an ex, but her friend saw me on Bumble and told her. I haven't used the app since before her and I started dating, but I must have just deleted the app without ever deleting my profile. It's been uninstalled for well over a year. Is there a way to see the last time an uninstalled app was installed so I can show her that I have not been using it?

Thanks!


texts: Termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages

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After doing some research, it mention that the bootstrap in this url (http://termux.net/bootstrap/) must be download and install before one can use Termux.

So, how do I install the bootstrap? or do I put the bootstrap files into a particular folder in the phone before install Termux? or something else I need to do? or are there alternative methods to get Termux installed and running without connecting to the Internet?

(Note: The phone is not connect to the Internet. The phone need to have Termux installed with all prerequisite packages, such as bootstrap.)


texts: How do I edit/add a birthday in the `people` app Cyanogenmod 11?

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I have Cyanogenmod 11 M8.

I keep my contacts on the phone, not sharing them in the cloud, I prefer to run only AOSP software and FOSS applications from F-Droid.

Somehow I can't add/edit birthdays in the people app. Shouldn't this be a basic feature for a people application .

I know they are  somewhere because the birthday adapter  shows the imported birthdays from my VCF file in the calendar.

So how do I add a birthday?


texts: Help with fixing android wifi problem please?

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So this is kind of embarrassing and really stupid of me. I'm in to Cyber Security and stuff like that, and what I did goes against every standard I live by pretty much, but I got really really stoned and kept thinking "oh wow I could start doing this and how productive I can be" and thinking that kind of stuff...
So I downloaded a crap load of apps. Like maybe 300. Mostly games, since I have the rog phone 2, figured get as many games as possible. But I also downloaded productivity apps, wifi apps, stuff like that. I know... Really stupid. I was really surprised at myself and I already vetted through everything and deleted 80% of what I downloaded.
I use SD Maid app to help me delete apps quickly because it also shows the apk name and lists of the app's activities in the apps list, which can be really helpful vetting any potential malware.
So the problem is now, when I tap any SSID, absolutely any one, even if I create an SSID, the second I tap it, it says:
"Failed to connect to network" immediately after I tap it, doesn't even try to connect or anything.
After reading some posts I learned that 3rd party wifi apps can cause this and I remember downloading and deleting the "Google WiFi" app. Redownloaded it and it's not the problem or solution, redeleted it. Downloaded an app called WiFi Connection Manager considering it had a decent rating and 10m+ downloads.
Nothing has helped so far. Tried resetting my connection settings on my system settings but it hasn't helped.
Let me know if you need anymore info. Thanks.


texts: How do I disable regular Android notifications from Google asking to verify my phone number?

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This has started happening recently.  It seems like I am getting at least one notification every day or two now on my Android phone from Google saying:

**Verify your phone number**
Google can warn you of suspicious activity in your
account & you can more easily connect with friends
in Google services.

I don't want to see this notification any more (it plays a loud sound every time, and the other morning it actually woke me up!) and I also am not going to verify my phone number.   How can I make these notifications stop?


texts: I am using a phone with limited internal memory, and I noticed that my app cache has swelled up to 130 MB. What are the pros and cons of deleting the cache for certain apps? I don't understand what the cache is used for in the first place. Could someone explain?


texts: Blocking "Google Play Services keeps on stopping" message after start of Android

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Whenever I sign in, my phone keeps on spamming a popup message saying "Google Play Services keeps on stopping" and I can't do anything about it, seemingly.
I've tried shutting my phone down, restarting it, and turning it off and on, but nothing worked.
How can I fix this?


texts: Is there some documentation on which character sets are definitely supported by Android version?

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There is a lot of vague information such as "Android supports RTL since 4.1.1", from which I abduce that Android natively supports (some) Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu characters. Likewise some question on Stack Overflow such as What glyphs or character sets are included in Roboto fonts?, which is not definitely answered.

There are many scripts which are obscure by Silicon Valley standard but used by millions of people, such as Syriac or Amharic. I have noticed that new versions of Android display Syriac (since Oreo?), and further back (JellyBean?) support Amharic.

But I find it very difficult to just find a plain list of supported alphabets per Android version. Is it different per manufacturer, or does Google require every Android distribution to support at least a certain character set?

If I download an app with Amharic translations targeting API versions > JellyBean (for instance) should the developer include a font in the APK to be sure that I won't see tofus?


texts: i have Samsung galaxy gt-s7562 phone. i was wanting to reduce my phone memory. my photos and videos have all been cleared. i would like to know to recover them from my phone.


texts: ADB do not recognize a Tegra Based Tablet

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I have a tablet and I'd like to use adb but I have some probles, I looked on google but without luck...

Tablet Info: (from tablet)

Model Nr: SN10T1
Android OS Version: 2.2
TapUI Version: 1.2-4204
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9-0001
Build Nr: FRF91

I did the following:

Activate Debug Usb on tablet
Downloaded and installed android-sdk and google-usb-driver
Edited the file extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf adding under [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64]

;NVIDIA Tegra

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01

Restarted adb but using adb devices it does not show the tablet....

I checked under device manager the VID and PID of my device and VID = 0955, PID = 7100 so they are the same of the file above...

Triyng to reinstall the driver using extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf I got this error:

The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it's designed to works with  Windows x64 based system

I have windows 7 64bit Professional...


texts: Not able to access 3G Data when no Wi-Fi connection

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Since I updated to Lollipop on my Moto G, I cannot access the internet when I am not logged into a Wi-Fi connection.
Maps tells me that I'm offline, Chrome tells me that I am offline.
I go into Settings/Data usage and toggle the Cellular Data and Cellular Data Limit switches, same results.
Toggle back to normal, same result.
Restart phone, same result.
Check settings for individual applications, nothing changes.
Any idea of something I'm missing?


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 T235Y LTE 7.0". I have ported and flashed rom and it went wrong. Then I flashed stock rom. Now it's not detecting usb on pc (not showing usb options in tablet like mtp/ptp selection) and only charging device. Also when I turned off the device and put into charge offline charging animation isn't showing. Twrp recovery usb also not working. Usb works only when in odin download mode. Please help me to fix this !!


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When I try to update the swype beta via the Swype Installer app, it starts downloading the Swype Installer, but then I get the error message "Parse error".

I tried downloading a new Swype Installer from beta.swype.com/android/get, but had not had any luck with that either. (same result)

Swype however does not let me keep using they swiping technology (or whatever it's called) and tells me I should update. (While having no built-in update functionality)

I am currently using Swype version 3.6.84.26668.t100.26701 (who uses version numbers like that, seriously...) and the Swype Installer version 1.1.26483 (12.15)

My phone is a branded HTC desire with Android 2.2

How can I update Swype or get a new version of Swype without losing my dictionary.

Update:

I uninstalled and reinstalled the Swype installer (now v 12.16), but now it seems to think my version is up to date and does not provide me a possibility to update. (only the ususal menu - watch video, etc) My Swype however still is in the old version and gives me a warning.


texts: Many notifications show up when connected to WiFi

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I have Moto G (2nd gen) with 3G connection. During my office hours I am constantly conncted to my 3G network and when I am to my home I connect to my WiFi network.

I have noticed this unusual behavior for past 2-3 weeks. When I go home and connect to my home WiFi network many notifications start showing up - like notifications from apps like MakeMyTrip/Flipkart/Yatra and more. These notifications do not show up on my 3G network. It seems these pending notifications only show up when connected to WiFi. Notifications for apps like WhatsApp/Twitter work fine of 3G network.

What would be the reason for this and where I should be looking if I want to resolve this issue?


texts: How to restart phone when power button does not work

texts: When driving I saw a dialog that an application power control stopped. Later I realized that the phone Nokia 8 behaves strangely. I cannot go to launcher, switch application and reboot the phone. Back button works, two other buttons have no effect. Volume app and down work. I can use the power button to lock and unlock the screen. But holding it does not bring reboot options. Is there any other way how to reboot the phone?


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I am fine with staying with the current Android OS but I just want root in order to be able to change the default installation location, etc.

I also want to know how I will be able to unroot it.

I do not wish to use Kingroot at all.
I am asking this because I couldn't find any guide about rooting LG G4 Beat.
I want a safe and reliable way that won't need too many permissions and won't upload my private data to remote servers like KingRoot does, I read in the internet that that's what it does and that is pretty creepy so I would like to avoid using KingRoot or any other one click root app, I can follow steps as long as they are clear and not too complicated


texts: Andiodine DNS Tunneling - Connects to server but unable to browse. No internet connectivity

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I have an Iodine (DNS Tunneling) server running on my VPS and have tested and confirmed DNS Tunneling is working by connecting using the Iodine client from my local Linux machine.

When using the Andiodine app (https://f-droid.org/packages/org.xapek.andiodine/) on Android however, it connects but i have no internet connectivity.

I've done extensive searching and am unable to work out what the issue is.
My Android device is a Nexus 5 running Android version 6.0.1.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Any remediations or other things to try?


texts: Screensavers for 200 tablets - accessed centrally from one computer - Is this possible?

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Hi I'm involved in a project to deploy 200 tablets. All devices will be on different networks in various locations around Australia.
I would like all devices to access the one set of screen savers and be able to update them all on demand. Is there an easy way to do this?
Currently I am thinking of logging into all devices from one gmail account and assigning the screensavers to google photos, and changing the photos from this one location.
I understand that google may not allow to 200 devices to sign into from one account.
Does anybody have any better ideas?  Many thanks, Anthony


texts: Backup Android 2.3.6 app data before rooting

texts:
I want to create a backup of application data (game highscores etc.) for Android version 2.3.6, before I try to root. How to do it?

Helium (Carbon) and Z4Root aren't compatible with my OS version / device.


texts: Can I root my Cube Talk7x (U51GT-C8) without installing new ROM?

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I need to root my device:

Device name: Cube Talk7x (U51GT-C8)
CPU: MT8392 (quad-core)
Android version: 4.4.2 Kitkat
Kernel version: 3.4.64

The reasons for rooting:

I want to use APP2SD with external SD card (on my previous device, which was rooted, I've swapped /storage/sdcard0 and /storage/sdcard1)
I want to mount it with SSHFS (it works, but SSH server can't access external SD card)

I have no MS-Windows machine, but if it's necessary, I can borrow one.


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i am connecting my phone with USB (using MSC) to my car for listening to the music on the phone's microSD card.

It only works, when the screen was unlocked before connecting the phone.
Also, when turning off the car's engine and starting it again, I must disconnect the phone, unlock the screen, and connect it again.
This is very inconvenient.

Is it possible to allow USB connections without unlocking the screen?

Phone info: Sony Xperia Z3 with Android 5.0.2.


texts: How to set google calendar widget as trasparent in kitkat?

texts:
My nexus 4 is updated to the last version of google calendar.

Now I am not able to set the trasparency option.


texts: How do you keep Mobile Hotspot on During sleep?

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I have a Nokia 3.1a (from Walmart), and it appears to be basically running stock android. Overall it seems to work well other than two annoyances. Can't go back to 3 buttons, stuck with gesture interface. And the annoyance that this thread is for. The mobile hotspot feature works as long as the screen is turned on.

As fun as it is setting the screen to time out after 30 minutes, I would love it, if it would stay on while the screen was off. I thought maybe the wifi chip was turning off. Google has hidden the "wifi on during sleep" setting, so using ADB I can confirm that wifi_sleep_policy is 2 (always on).

Also, under advanced settings, I have the timeout if no devices connected set to "never".

Any help would be appreciated!


texts: Stop Google play store from Auto updating

texts: Okay so this is a weird issue but hear me out. I own an LG G4 and as usual, the play store updates itself to stay on the latest version. But I noticed the original play store that came on the phone is faster, not laggy, and the UI just looks better. Is there a way I can keep the phone ON that older version? Every time I downgrade it, it just updates soon after.


texts: Can an older Android phone using Android 4.4.2 act as a spam server?

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First excuse my lack of knowledge in anything Android related.

I wanted to ask if there is any possibility that an un-supervised Android phone, older Samsung model, running Android 4.2.2, act as a rogue spam server on the network.

Reason I'm asking this is because I have a fairly secure environment at work, both server side and client side. Recently the IP has been blacklisted by SPAM trap servers, and I had no real explanation as to why it happened.

So I asked myself what changed? The network functioned like this for years and no such thing happened till now. As it happens somebody with an older phone logged in on the wifi network on the same day with the blacklist. So I though hmmm weird coincidence.

Bottom line: Can an Android phone act as a rogue SPAM sending server? And if so how can I track down the issue? Is there a complete AV solution for Android that can detect such malware?

Ty.


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I recently installed CyanogenMod (nightly) on my tablet. I like it and it runs much faster than Android ever did. But when it boots, for the first 5 or so seconds, the (portrait) boot animation is stretched so that it takes up half of the screen vertically and extends to around double the width horizontally (almost like it defaults to landscape sizes or something?). After the first few seconds, it fixes itself and looks normal.
Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

It's a Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 (p3113).


texts: How to recover deleted notes from Android device - Huawei P8 Lite?

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I'm very stuck in solving this problem (from more that one year!).

I started accidentally the hard reset of my Huawei P8 lite. Luckily I've saved all my photos and document on my SD. The problem is that I had important informations on my memos. I didn't use that phone more to not overwrite data. I explore the features of many software recovey in the market, but nobody has the memos recovery functionality.

I would like to know if it could be possible to recover my memos (only that!) in a safe way, without using external softwares, using Windows or Linux environment (and, if is possible, what is in your opinion the best method to unlock the bootloader before, because I was not even able to do that).

[I am a new one in the community, so tell me kindly if I'm not respecting some rule]

Thank you very much


texts: sending AT command with NCK code unlock sim?

texts: I need information. How can I send the NCK unlock code network using AT commands? Or is there any other ways?


texts: How can I transform my extensions in Microsoft Edge Windows to Kiwi Browser Android?

texts: I want to use my MS Edge extensions on Kiwi Browser without having to install each one on its own.


texts: How can I access lock screen Apps on Android like iOS 7 -- Galaxy S4 on Sprint

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I am a recent covert from iPhone. the one thing i miss, which is even more prevalent with iOS7, is the ability to access basic apps (e.g. phone, flashlight, wifi toggle) from the locked home screen without having to unlock/enter my security code. Even the 3rd party Android home screen apps that allow you "access" apps on the home screen, still require you to unlock your phone after you select the app.

How can i access apps directly from the a locked home screen?


texts: Flashed a new firmware, now wifi won't turn on

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last night I installed SlimKat on my rooted S3 (SGH-I747M, Canada Bell) and I had no network connection, so I donwloaded the Samsung original firmware from SamMobile.com. I flashed it on and everything is working now network wise. However, when I enable the WiFi it doesn't turn on at all. Not sure what to do at this point, do I need a different firware or what? Eventually I would like to have a custom rom, but I know I need to re-root it and then install it using CWM, but I don't want to do anything until I know that I have Wifi working.

Another weird thing is that I'm currently in Prague, Czech Republic and I was able to connect to my network here (Vodafone CR) without any problem. I thought it would be locked into Bell again (This is a very good thing obviously, just don't really know why...)

Thanks in advance


texts: RCA tablet with External Monitor (Need Portrait Mode Help)

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I thought that I would be able to turn my monitor on it’s side, place my tablet in portrait mode, and have the external monitor mimic exactly what is on my tablet screen.
What am I doing wrong? I see no options on the monitor that say “portrait mode”, and I don’t see anything on the tablet that indicates how the output on an external monitor should look.
I’d really appreciate some help!


texts: Successfully installed TWRP and Magisk means bootloader unlocked?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy On7, running stock firmware, Android 6.0.1. I have successfully installed TWRP and also flashed Magisk. In the developer options, I have toggled the "OEM Unlock" option to ON position.

I was reading that in order to flash a custom ROM like Lineage OS, I have to unlock the bootloader. There are a number of methods to check if the bootloader is unlocked, viz. one from fastboot and one by dialling certain commands in the phone dialer. Unfortunately, fastboot cannot recognise my device in Download mode, and the dialler commands are not working too.

I read somewhere that toggling the OEM Unlock option to ON means my bootloader is ulocked. Is that true? Having been able to successfully install TWRP and Magisk, can I conclude that my bootloader is unlocked?


texts: Are there any known ways to root the new HTC Wildfire revisions?

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After using CyanogenMod on my HTC Desire for some time, i wanted to root and convert the HTC Wildfire i bought for my wife early this year.

Turns out that unrevoked is currently unable to root this particular version of the wildfire ('is your firmware too new'-error).

Are there any Known ways currently available (or available in the foreseeable future) to root said version of the wildfire?


texts:
I have Windows XP and every time I connect my Xperia U, the computer thinks it a camera. I think it's a driver problem so I found the drivers on the Sony Website, but I'm not sure how to install them?

I installed the drivers, but my computer still thinks it's a camera. Any help?


texts: My new Galaxy S8+ is set to Norwegian Language

texts:
Swith to Norwegian as Country/Area for Bing.  It defaults to Chine

When trying to use Bing as a search engine, it comes up with chinese, but I can't see how to change it to norwegian or any other language.  I can choose Norwegian, but can't save the setting


texts: Cannot start Nexus 9 screen mirroring to Viera TV

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Nexus 9 currently runs Android 6.0.1 (MMB29S) with ElementalX kernel 4.05 and Chainfire's SuperSU 2.66 (if that matters); on the TV side, - it is Panasonic Viera TX-42CSR610 and it has screen mirroring function. WiFi direct finds the device, I am also able to send videos with sound from Nexus to it (as well as from a Windows 10 pc). However if I start the "Cast screen" from Nexus, it says "No devices available"; also when I invoke screen mirroring app on the TV, WiFi direct loses it.

I've tried about dozen playstore apps with no avail, including Chromecast, Mirror beta, Wifi display, Wireless display (Miracast) and others, all of them failed in different ways.

Presumably it will work with additional hardware like Chromecast, what I want to know is whether it is supposed to work as is, and if yes, why does not it work.

I found some similar questions here, they are about some different hardware/software combinations. Is there a known common problem?


texts: Android set is stuck in boot logo and not going to the home screen

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I have Qmobile i12 android handset which is basically explay neo set but qmobile company has installed their own firmware in it and are selling it with name of their brand Qmobile i12. Yesterday I installed chainfire 3d software in it and once I launched the chainfire 3d software i installed the driver that was asked to be installed by chainfire 3d software, i installed it and the phone after finishing installation restarted. It booted up but just got stuck on the qmobile i12 noir logo all the time until the battery drained. I resetted the phone with the recovery option but nothing went well. I have no idea what to do to fix the problem. Please help me out I am in serious trouble.

Thanks


texts: Uninstall system app failed using 'adb shell pm uninstall'

texts:
I attempted to force uninstall in ADB, but failed:

$ adb shell pm uninstall -k org.openintents.filemanager
$ adb shell pm list packages -f | grep -i manager
package:/system/app/FileManager.apk=org.openintents.filemanager

What went wrong here? What can I do?

I used the internal application manager and there isn't an option to delete it.


texts: How do I create a shortcut where if I tap it, it changes the system time to a specific time/timezone?

texts:
Everytime I connect to a VPN, I have to go to Settings > Date & time > Select time zone...scroll through the list to pick the time zone of my VPN ip location. I want to be able to just tap on an icon on my home screen and it would automatically change it. And when I'm done, I'd tap another icon and it would select these...
How can I achieve this?
And if there is a way that the system time would change according to the ip location, that...would...be...AWESOME!
Afroid 7 | Rooted


texts: Encrypted and factory reset - Do I need to decrypt device?

texts:
We can remove data permanently from android flash memory, which is encrypted, after a factory reset.

After doing this, do we need to decrypt the device for using it again or factory reset the device?


texts:
At regular, though infrequent, intervals I receive a multi media message in my inbox from 'δ@' which has no content. The message is completely blank. I do not have such a contact and I receive mmms so little that I'm sure it cannot actually be a real message from someone I know.

I have a HTC Desire with Android 2.2 on Orange (UK).

What is this and what can I do about it?


texts: Any 4 or 5 inch android phone that's easy to bypass activation?

texts:
I'm looking for a large phone (4-5 inches) to be used like a small wifi tablet.

The problem is, that one's I've tried previous are pretty insistent on activation.  They'll ask multiple times everytime I reboot, which makes them very difficult to use as a mini-tablet.  Is there a way to tell which phones can have this easily turned off before I buy it?  Or is there a generally easy way to avoid that screen on all Android devices?


texts: Difference between GINGERBREAD.DDLJ1 and GINGERBREAD.DDMA3 build number on Samsung Galaxy Y Duos?

texts:
I am using Samsung Galaxy Y Duos phone. Today, my phone showed the notification for software update. So, I clicked on it and installed the updates. The update was more than 12 MB in size.

Before update, my phone was showing GINGERBREAD.DDLJ1 build number. Now, it is GINGERBREAD.DDMA3.

I Googled for it, but did not get any information about it. Is this build number given by Samsung or Google? How will I know what this update changed, or what new features it added to my phone? How will I know what performance impacts it has on my phone?

Normally whenever we update the app, it shows changelog about changes or new features to be added to that app. But, they are not providing any kind of changelog after the OS update.


texts: How can I connect to an android device using its hostname instead of its IP?

texts:
I have 4.2 version.
I developed application which implements a webserver on the device. so If I want to connect to the device all I need to do is address its ip: http://192.168.10.x:8080.
I want to replace the IP with a predefined host name, just like 'computer name' in windows: http://android_device:8080.

I found that I need to use Netbios, but I dont know how to activate a service like that.

Is it possible? I dont mind rooting the device.

thanks!
Asaf


texts:
Today, I felt the right time to OTA-update my out of date Nexus 5 from 4.4.4 to 5.0. It worked pretty well and I found the required image within seconds. What I'm curious about is where to get the official list of official OTAs for Googles Nexus devices. Where does androidpit, androidcentral and the like get the links to the updates?

Thanks for hints!


texts: ERROR Unable to retrieve local hardware address libnet (ioctl: Permission denied). iptables (2) failed

texts: hi I tried to install network spoofer but it gives me this error and not only with this app but also with others it knows how to solve I already have the root


texts: Xperia Arc shows 3G signal but not connecting to Internet

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I have an Xperia Arc L15i about 5 months old, suddenly I have started experiencing problems with my 3G/2G service.

I have the Access Points properly set up (confirmed the same also with my service provider) and when I start the Data Service it shows up the 3G signal (full strength) but cannot connect to Internet.
Tried with the inbuilt browser, Opera mini and neither is the market accessible.

Network mode is WCDMA/GSM and even if try with Only GSM still its the same issue with 2G.

Is there anything else I need to look into or could it be a handset issue (not sure since I can see the H symbol). Any idea ?

EDIT

It seems i can access the net via WiFi, now i am puzzled (in case some wonder my data plan is valid)


texts: Is it ok to delete the Amazon .apk files?

texts: I have backed up all of my .apk files to my laptop. Can I delete the .apks in the Amazon venezia cache folder without detriment and be able to put them back on the sd card and reinstall from there at a later date, if I want to?


texts:
Is it possible to make a zip file, similar to the one that installs GApps, that stores ADB debug mode as a system setting? Maybe somehow modify a system bootup script to change the ADB debug mode setting to on? I'm setting up a testing environment, and I can't have a factory reset turn off ADB.

update:
I think I've almost got it - I have a rooted deice using CWM recovery, and I am using SuperSU for root permission management. I unpacked the .zip that the CWM installs su from, and added a modified /system/build.prop to the update, as well as a command to turn on adb in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db using sqlite3, but I think it require root access, and SuperSU has default access to su set to 'prompt'. Is there a way I can modify it to be 'grant' by default?

useful links:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13326806/enable-usb-debugging-through-clockworkmod-with-adb


texts: Why does Google Chrome on Android has so many permissions?

texts:
Just found out through a connection tracking app, that Google Chrome on my Android 9 has so many permissions granted . Permissions like :-

Pair with Bluetooth devices
Access Bluetooth settings
Read your contacts
request install packages
Download files without notification
Find accounts on the device
Download files without notification

Are there permissions Normal?
When I check in the permission settings of the Chrome App, it does not show all these permissions enabled!
Have factory reset the phone too


texts: I need Android USB driver of Turkcell Maxi Plus 5

texts:
I have Turkcell Maxi Plus 5, and I didn't find a USB driver for it. Where can I get the correct driver for it?

I have windows 7 32 bit


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I wanted to check if Rescue Party, a much touted feature of Oreo is active on my device ( since it is not mandated in Android Compatibility Definition Document as the linked source says)

The first step is to override USB connection (suppression) , since

  All rescue events are suppressed when the device has an active USB data connection because that's a strong signal that someone is debugging the device

To do that  run

adb shell setprop persist.sys.enable_rescue 1

My device returns

setprop: failed to set property 'persist.sys.enable_rescue' to '1'

Can I conclude from this that Mi A1 doesn't support Rescue Party?
 ( some explanation would help)

Aside, this XDA thread No, Android Oreo’s Rescue Party is not the bootloop fix you were looking for gives useful details on Rescue Party ( Please note that my device is not rooted )


texts: Audio applications (spotify etc) continue playing when bluetooth calls come in

texts:
When I'm in my car and listening to the ESPN Radio app, the Spotify app, or the Soundcloud app, and I receive a call either on my bluetooth or the d/c phone itself, the audio application keeps playing the podcast or music over top the call. This only happens some of the time, sometimes it pauses as it should.

Also, this may be related. If I get in the car after using spotify on headphones, it will start playing on the bluetooth even if I had paused and closed the app long before. I'm not sure if it's related, but it's more strange bluetooth issues.

My phone is a completely up to date Samsung Galaxy S5 with no alterations like being jailbroken or anything. Just a base model S5. My carrier is ATT.


texts: Why does :) sometimes display a blushing emoji on Android? Can you stop this?

texts: There are a few apps (including at least the stock Android 'Messaging' app, and Bumble) in which when I myself (or other people) type :), I see a blushing face emoji instead. Why does this sort of thing happen, and can you stop it?


texts: LG P500 Not Starting After Full Discharge

texts: My LG P500, with FroYo, doesn't seem to be working. I let my battery completely die and now, even while plugged in, it won't turn on. Is this normal and should I just wait the battery to be charged out of the critical zone? Or is there something wrong?


texts: please help---Your device is corrupt. It cannot be trusted and will not boot LG g5

texts: Yesterday, my phone gave this error-Your device is corrupt. It cannot be trusted and will not boot LG g5 - and it does not open. Power button, volume up+ power button does not react to anything. what should i do?? how can i work my phone.


texts: When putting new music files or images onto the sd card of my android phone, android needs to scan for new files. Is there any way to speed up this process? E.g. putting all files in one directory? Currently I organized my music this way: music/artists/albums/files.mp3 Any suggestions?


texts:
I recently bought a wifi adapter(Astrum NA150) which is not supported by linux out-of-the-box. But in the cd there are drivers for win,mac,linux and android. They also have makefile. But as i know make is not supported by android.How can i install them.
Link to the drivers:
http://astrumworld.com/Downloads/drivers/NA150_driver.zip


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I want to watch streams of a TV channel. That channel also offers an unfree app to do that.

When I visit the site with my tablet I am forced to download the app to use the site. From my PC I can access the site normally.

How can I set my tablet browser to behave as a PC browser?

I tried the default Android and Chrome browsers.


texts: Will google accounts automatically update my friends addressbooks

texts:
I was with Verizon Wireless when I had my HTC Eris (now due to issue with VZW and upgrading my phone I cancelled with VZW). I moved over to sprint and to a phone OS that shall not be named, but now I am on the verge of getting the Samsung Galaxy S4. During my switch, I did NOT keep my phone number and took a new number with Sprint. The problem is that my friends may still have my old number in their Google contacts and I am concerned that switching on the Galaxy S4 would cause Google to update my number to anyone who has my number in their Google contacts.

So my question is, if I link my Google account on to my new carrier/device, will Google update anyone who has my number in their Google contacts automatically?


texts: My custom ringtone plays with stuttering, what may be the problem?

texts:
After some time (may be it's related to the update to 4.4.x) my custom call ringtone (a .flac file) started to stutter permanently and always.

I can hear it even while choosing it in a system settings. But playing the file with another player works fine.

What can be the problem?

Model: Nexus 4
Version: 4.4.2


texts: What I have to do to connect my android smartphone (Galaxy Ace S5830) to home wifi wpa2?

texts:
I searched in the internet a lot, but there's no clear answer. I have Galaxy Ace s5830 with system Android. I tried connect to home wifi network (this network is secured by WPA2), but my smartphone can't connect. I putted wpa2 password correctly for sure.

When I push "Connect" button, for a while it's "Scanning...", and then says "Disconnect". If I disable security of my home wifi network, I can connect and it's working well.

I don't know where the problem is: on the android system or hardware of my smartphone, or maybe on the router.

I heard that there are problems with Android and WiFi connection by WPA2, but is there no solution or I can't find its.

Thanks.


texts: Create wifi hotspot but block access certain domains

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When I share my internet connection other devices think that they are connected to a WiFi (which is correct). Some programs such as dropbox, play music or updates start using a lot of bandwidth.
Is there any other way to block access to certain domains when creating a hotspot?


texts: moving SD card in and out without messing up apps in it

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I always leave my SD card inside my phone, but yesterday I had to use it in a Galaxy Mini 2 to install a custom ROM.

As I put it in my own phone, all apps which where installed in the SD card where missing ("App isn't installed") fortunately my data was not corrupted, but I move my SD often and I'd like to avoid this kind of problems. How can I do that?

Also, I'd like to notice that the custom CWM was buggy (in fact the samsung was bricked), but I don't believe that's the cause.

thank you in advance!
PS: I'm sure this is a copy of an older question, but I can't find anything similar


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For the past few days my Nexus 7 wouldn't turn on.  I just assumed the battery was dead but that seemed strange since the battery usually lasts a lot longer than it had.

Last night I connected it to the USB and charged it overnight.  This morning it still wouldn't turn on, so i followed the troubleshooting instructions from the ASUS site and held down the power button for at least 15 seconds. This worked and my device began to power up, only this time there was something different - something quite noticeably different.

The white vignette is visible the moment the device is powered on throughout the boot screen.  If you look closer, you can also see that there is a fine gradient split down the center of the screen.

The device is still under warrenty so I plan on having it serviced/replaced, but out of curiousity does anyone know what this is and what could have caused it?


texts: How can I ask the navigation for a fastest route (after traffic)

texts: I recently started a job on a long commute. The default route provided by Google Maps Navigation is always the same route. After some double length commutes, I started checking the alternate routes button. Sometimes one of those routes is faster. Is there any way I can get the app to give the the fastest route, taking traffic into account?


texts: Is there an app where you can control your phone w only hardware buttons

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My phones touch screen is broken, it only responds for like 2 secs everytime i turn on with power button.
Need somethin like double press vol key equals swipe left, and other key is right. Hold for swipe down up.
Thankss


texts: Reset wifi settings without factory reset in Android TV?

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So I've got a situation where I want to clear all saved networks. How can I do it without a factory reset?

Or, perhaps, do it using the Wifi Manager API?

I am using android box for TV, which is running 6.0


texts: How to flash a RUU on a rooted HTC One X (Evita) using TWRP

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Is it possible to flash a ruu on a rooted HTC One X (Evita).

Actually, I have a AT&T HTC One X (evita) and I want to flash with an international rom of HTC One XL. It will be good if any one know a link of rooted stock rom of HTC One XL international version.
I am no more using AT&T and dont want any AT&T apps.


texts: Root Huawei Honor 9 Lite without screen access

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Is there a way to root the device without access to the screen itself (which is broken). All methods I've seen require access of device to allow rooting etc. I need some hack into the device, whilst connected to Mac or pc - need some pointers to info about that etc.

thanks in advance (finally got time to figure this out after a year of it being on a shelf)
Charlie


texts: Is there a way to browse encrypted files when using Android's File Based Encryption (FBE)?

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I've learned that my Google Pixel 2 uses File Based Encryption (FBE) to encrypt my files. I was wondering if there is some way to see these files in their encrypted form. Can I mount the encrypted and decrypted on a rooted stock rom at the same time?

If so, can I decrypt my files on any other device than my Pixel? What about a pc?


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Title. It has 4.2.2 android

Does the method for the sgh-m919 works?

It's not a duplicated question, I checked. Thanks everyone


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I have a Huawei Mate 20 Lite that uses Miracast for screen mirroring. So far I've been successfully able to share Zoom video calls to my TV, but the audio stubbornly refuses to share to the TV.
I've also shared Facebook Live calls and casting Facebook Live will send both audio and video successfully.
Any idea on Android settings to check for?


texts: What does "Archive does not contain 'android-something.txt'" mean?

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So I am trying to flash my OnePlus One with CM12s through fastboot on command prompt, but whenever I type fastboot update romname.zip I am presented with:

archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt

the specific build I am using can be found here It is the build ending in 8, or the one submitted on 2015-07-08

What have I done wrong?


texts: Is there a program which will log each program I start on my Android device?

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I am looking for a program that will count each start of a program on my Android device.

Over time, you install quit a lot of programs.

It would be nice to see how many times you actually start these programs over time.

That could give a good indication whether you should leave the program on the device, or not.


texts: make google voice forwarding number the same

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I have a tasker script that triggers based on number. Is there a way to keep my Google Voice number the same? I am giving my Google Voice number out to the public and I don't want anyone to know my real number. If Voice can't do this, is there another way?

Edit:
I am sorry, what I am trying to do is forward sms based on Google Voice. I already have it set up in Google Voice to forward any SMS it receives over to my personal cell, however, the number it uses keeps changing and I have a tasker script that then forwards that SMS to another number. I am use Google Voice because I don't want to give out my personal cell, and the number that I need to forward to is a short code which Google can't do. –


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I'm sorry that this is almost certainly one of those "read the docs" questions, but I've been trying to do so for a while now, and my head is spinning. I suspect what I want is impossible, but would appreciate if someone can confirm/deny/point me in the right direction before I tear any more hair out.

I want to start to tinker with Android and determine whether I want to learn this environment or not. I have installed Android Studio on my Ubuntu Linux 18.04 primary development machine which has 32G RAM and an I7-4790 processor. However, I also have VirtualBox running and it's not an option to shut that down. Consequently, the emulator refuses to start.

My investigations then came across "genymotion", but their website seems to indicate that even a single dev license is over a hundred bucks a year. Am I right about this, or are they merely hiding a community edition somewhere? I'm not willing to pay for the tools at this stage of discovery.

So, my specific question: is there a zero money emulator that I can use on Linux, concurrently with VirtualBox?

EDIT: I took advantage of the need to do some upgrades and took VirtualBox  down for ten minutes last night. I succeeded in proving that the emulator and the AndroingStudio installation work perfectly under these conditions.


texts: Android Market applicatin top, filtered by country

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Android Market has an application top (free and paid apps), but it seems it is universal since in the top I see many apps in different languages.

Is there a way to see these tops by "market"? (by this I mean country, for instance France). It would be extremely interesting to see how an app is positionning itself on its market, and I guess for the users it would be extremely welcome to be able to see what's hot in their country.

Does anyone know the status of such a feature, or if there is a way to access all these data by a specific country filter?


texts: Yu Yuphoria bricked after installing custom recovery and boot file

texts: My YU YUPHORIA got bricked while I was working with it. I want to install custom ROM into it for that I am installing custom recovery and boot file but the file that is found on Internet was not working and that's why I am stuck with company logo. I can't go into recovery mod, neither it boot, and USB debugging mode is turned off. I tried to install fresh ROM from fastboot but after installing every driver properly command prompt is showing "waiting for the device". Please sugest some way to get rid of this problem.


texts: Does switching user accounts in Lollipop affect battery life or performance?

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I recently updated my Moto G2 to Android
Lollipop via OTA update. I've successfully
installed the update(around 500mb i
guess). I saw the new feature of adding
new Guest and New user acccounts just
like the one in PC's so that one user
doesn't get access to other user apps or
data.

So, say if I have some 10 apps running in
my owner account and it drains battery
while running in background. But then if I
wanted to switch to a guest account to
lend my phone to a friend or some
stranger, I cannot see any apps running in
the guest account in the recent apps
section that was open in the owner
account. So my question is,

Will those 10 apps that are opened and still
running in the background in my owner
account drain my battery while the phone is
in Guest mode?

or only the app that runs under my guest
account will have an effect on my phone's
battery usage.


texts: Android keyboard flickers on and off when typing

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When I type on my Android keyboard, it flickers on and off, I'm not sure why. I'm using Samsung Galaxy S3 if it matters.

How to fix it?


texts: How to create a guest account on Android phones?

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I want to create a "phantom account" or "guest account" on my smartphone Android to let other people accessing and using my phone without needing to enter the fingerprint pattern, on the one hand, and avoiding at the same time the risk that others can access my personal info, as far as I'm logged into my accounts (WhatsApp, messenger and so on).

Whoever accesses my system through a "guest account" would be able to connect to the internet, modifying settings and switching gps on, etc., but wouldn't be able to access my personal data and apps.

I'm focusing on something similar to what happens on Windows when you configure some anti-theft softwares (see ->  https://help.eset.com/antitheft/en-US/issue_no_fakeuseraccount.html).

I wonder: given that it's possible to create a phantom account on Windows, may I obtain something similar on Android too, to protect my privacy while I want to let others to use my phone?

U P D A T E - - - - - -

I read right now that Asus had removed Guest Mode on all Android Marshmallow firmwares. Can you suggest any way to bring on the above mentioned feature?


texts: Why do apps on the Google Play Store have com. at the start?

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When you get an app from the play store, the apps are always given in this format (For example):

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.king.candycrushsaga

I'm not interested in the main URL, and just the app name, so I get:

com.king.candycrushsaga

I know that this is the actual app name, that is not the friendly name shown on the app drawer or in the play store, but the com. part always confused me. I know what the other parts of the name are for (com.PublisherName.AppName), but what is the point of the com. at the start?


texts: Is it possible to do a factory reset without losing application data?

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I need to do factory reset of my phone, but don't want my applications to lose data.

Is it possible to somehow move the apps to SD card and, later, back to the phone?


texts: AutoVoice and Tasker: Speak recognized Variable says "percent varname"

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I am trying to automate my phone and later also my home with tasker. Therefor I need to define all those little Voice Actions.

My actual Workflow:

Task Voice Recognition:
Speak "What do you want to do"
Voice Recognition
Profile Recognize Start Call 1:
Match to Regex: " (?<%callername>.+) anrufen" (Later also "ruf ... an" and "ruf ... auf ... an" and "... auf ... anrufen")
Start Task "Voice: Call"
Speak "Calling %callername" (%callername was selected in the Variables dropdown)

That workflow speaks "percent callername", so it speaks the name of the variable. But it should speak the content of the variable.

Later I want to look in the contacts for that name and get the corresponding telephonenumber to start dialing. Or is there any finished Calling Voice Action for Tasker out there I can have a look at?


texts: How can I get cloud integration working again in Android 5.1?

texts: When I tap Cloud in system settings, nothing happens. At first I thought it was because my odex file was messed up, but I fixed that and the permissions are set correctly. Cloudhub.apk is also present in /system/app, but I can't find an entry in the dalvik cache. Is there a way I can reinstall this properly?


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I have a somewhat fancy tv that supports an external wi-fi module. If you connect that to the tv, you'll be able to stream media from a pc or other compatible device. At which point I thought, is there a way to consume that stream with an Android device?

I have searched google play, there's a fair amount of tv apps that are just shortcuts to some online tv websites. I don't want that, the idea is to watch exactly what I have on my tv, turning my phone into a portable tv.

What I imagine is a server box connected to the tv cable that streams it over WiFi, and then there's an app on my phone that consumes the stream.

I understand that may involve a combination of software and hardware that would need to be purchased. Happy with that, just can't figure what it would be. Have done my Google homework to no avail.

Please advice if there's a solution for that, or whether it's feasible at all.


texts: Is it possible to make a call without having access to the contacts list?

texts: Is it possible to make a call without giving access to the phone's contacts? I.E. say I let a friend use my phone, and lock my contacts such that it requires a pin for access - is there any way to allow a call to an arbitrary number that is not necessarily in the contacts?


texts: Recover data from a phone that says decryption unsuccessful

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I have a OnePlus device which is setup with face unlock, fingerprint and pattern unlock. Non rooted, stock Oxygen 10 and stock recovery. Locked bootloader.
My phone recently froze while unlocking and after a reboot it now says decryption unsuccessful. I seek some help in figuring out what my options are from here on. What must I do, so that I do not loose my data?

Will it be possible to perform a device dump from fastboot/adb and flash it to a similar device with similar pattern lock and get my files back?
Is there a way to backup the /data (apps, books, pictures, music) from fastboot/adb and have them decrypted in some other way? Or pull /data from adb/fastboot, reset phone and reflash the /data and hope for decryption?
Can I reset my phone without losing data?
Or should I reflash the stock OS?

Any pointers will be appreciated! Thank you!


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I am testing some code for an Android device, emulated with Android studio.
I would like to debug the c code ("POC") with gdb (which is not included in the binaries of the device) to find where it is breaking.

While debugging I will be connected through adb to emu device. My question may sound trivial: Is it possible to install gdb and how without packages like build-essential etc? What needs to be done? Just copying my gdb binary will definitely not work.

I have found something similar, when you are building another rootfs in system, concrete Debian https://github.com/corbinlc/GNURootDebian


texts: Why I Must Type Password Every Time To Reconnect To Home Wi-Fi Hotspot

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I have recently started getting dialog popping up asking to enter password every time I connect to my home Wi-Fi hotspot:

This dialog always pops up when you connect to hotspot for the first time and then it memorizes password so you don't have to type again when reconnecting. Until now, reconnection was automatic. A couple of things to suspect might be recent upgrades from 4.3 to 4.2.2 and a week earlier to 4.4.4

In addition I recall that I accidentally turned off Wi-Fi settings icon from appearing in Android's task manager which was before final upgrade if that helps.

Anyone knows what can be the cause? I have LG Nexus 4 E960


texts: How do you open an EVO 3D to access the battery or SD card?

texts: How do I open an EVO 3D? I have one right here and I tried googling it, but I dont have the manual and it isn't intuitive. I would like to view the microSD card and switch it out at will.


texts: Is it possible to video chat in my Google+ circles on my Droid X?


texts: The ODIN utility for flashing Samsung phones needs different files like PDA, MODEM, CSC etc. Custom ROMs though are always provided as a single zip file.  Why is that? Do custom ROMs already contain these components in the zip file?


texts: stay online on whatsapp web and offline in mobile

texts: I want to stay online on whatsapp web whenever i want after scanning the qr code but with mobile data being off on mobile. so is it possible? I have search a lot but didn't get a possible solution!! please help if there is!!


texts: GPS showing double the speed? System setting?

texts: I use a "Enco B039" android-run in-dash car stereo. When using the gps the speed I drive in is showing double the speed. So if I'm going 50km/h the gps software tells me I'm going 100km/h and so on. All the settings in the software are set to km/h so I suspect it's the android system that communicates with the gps-module fault? I read in another forum of a guy that discovered that his android phone was giving him the speed reading in nautical miles (nots). Maybe this is whats happening with my unit? I found the system file "gps.conf" but I can't see any settings in there that I can change when it comes to speed. Any suggestions? In what file in the system is this setting located? Cheers.


texts: Install Android TV on older Sony Bravia TV

texts: I have a Sony Bravia TV KDL-55W805B which unfortunately has Sony's own Smart TV software installed, and not Android TV which newer Sony TV's have. Is there any way for me to install Android TV on my TV and replace the Sony Smart TV? I hate that I am stuck with a discontinued TV software that doesn't get any updates or new apps.


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I was running some apps on Android Emulators for Mac.
But one day they stopped working. The error said that I was using a rooted device.
I tried to unroot the emulators but they all did not work.

So I was wondering if anybody could tell me Non-Rooted Android Emulators or ways to unroot emulators completely

These are the emulators I used to use:
Genymotion, Andy, Bluestacks


texts: Does anyone know if the Adobe flash player will be available for Android devices any time soon? I have Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich. On ASUS Transformer TF700T. I can watch movies, videos and only play some games that don't require Adobe. Someone, Anyone. Please Help!


texts: OTA Update on a rooted Nexus5 with Custom Recovery and Kernel

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A few months back, I rooted my Nexus 5 using Towelroot, installed TWRP and ElementX Kernel. Now as the Android Lollipop update is around the corner, I don't think I'll be able to install OTA update because of rooted phone and custom recovery. In some forums, I even read that it might mess up my phone.

So now, I want to know what is the safest way to get the official Android Lollipop update, I don't mind losing root, custom kernel and all that, I even searched going all stock, but that seems like a cumbersome solution with many risks. One easy way I was thinking of is downloading the Android Lollipop System image (tgz file) when Google uploads it and flashing that into my phone using TWRP.

However, I don't know how and can't find anything about how to flash a tgz file. Can I do it by placing it in the memory, booting into recovery/install/AndroildL.tgz.  Will that do it? If yes, then what changes will it make> will my custom kernel and root be gone or not? Thank you


texts: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra - default file transfer mode issues

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I just got a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, I tried moving some files using the usb-c cable. Thankfully, I have usb-c type port in my laptop. I attached it, and a lot of issues started.
The default USB settings for the phone are: connection controlled by the phone, file transfer - auto android. (I apologize if those aren't perfect translations, I am using the phone in my native language)
With those settings, I can't get anything done. Trying to look at pictures, disconnection after 2 seconds. Trying to move files, same thing.
After a lot of cursing and trying, I McGyvered this solution. If I connect the phone, then change the settings to "controlled by phone, pictures transfer" for a second and then back to the so called "default" settings, "controlled by phone, files transfer - auto android" - it works fine.
My question:
What can cause this? Why aren't the "default" settings actually default? Is there any way to fix this?


texts: Can I sync my Kindle books with my Android phone?

texts: I have just bought a Kindle and the cool thing about it is you have an email address @kindle.com where you can send your books and it automatically converts it to a .azw and syncs it with your Kindle. I was under the impression it would also sync the books with all your devices, including the Kindle app on my Android phone (Isn't this the whispersync thing?). However, it doesn't seem to do this. Is there way to also sync all my books to my phone as well as my Kindle automatically?


texts: Enable Notification LED in Do Not Disturb mode in Android 6

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I recently got a new Phone (BQ Aquaris X5 plus) and with that a new Android Version (Android 6). Before that I had another BQ Phone, but running KitKat. I'm missing a way to disable the vibrations, but still enable the Notification LED, so to be able to put it on the table without the loud vibration. The best option would be a separate setting, but if there's some way to get that with using the do not disturb mode it would be fine also.

If I enter the do-not-disturb mode, it doesn't activate the LED, if I allow priority notifications, it still vibrates.

I also found that someone advised to just turn down the volume once more after entering vibration mode, but thats triggering the do-not-disturb mode.


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How can I clear Telegram local database? Previously I could do that when I go to the data and storage settings of the app then clear cached data and local database but right now every time I click on clear local database I just see a spinning circle for a second and it basically does nothing. It looks like constantly growing at the moment 600mb and I cannot delete it.

I'm using Android Q device, official rom, non-root. Are there tools or appropriate workarounds to fix this?


texts: No entries in Amazon App Store on new (refurbished) Fire phone

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I got a refurbished Fire phone. When accessing the Amazon App Store, I get an empty page. Searching the App Store delivers zero results for every query. Looking at the Amazon App Store on the web shows that the Fire phone cannot be selected as a device.

On the internet, I cannot find any information that Amazon has stopped to support the discontinued Fire phone in the App Store.

How can I fix this issue?


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I own an Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 wifi (picassowifi). I flashed the recovery with TWRP and installed CyanogenMod 10 on it. After a couple of months I tried installing a nightly update for CyanogenMod but after that I couldn't boot the tablet anymore. It just crashed after displaying the bootanimation. Now I want to reinstall the old version of CM.

But there are a couple of problems that occured:

I can't connect to the tab via adb
When I tried installing CM from a zip, installation fails with "E:
Unable to mount /system"
/system can't be mounted in the Mount-Menu of TWRP

I tried formatting the internal space, but it had no effect.

I read that "E: Unable to mount /system" could be solved by flashing a new recovery or switching to ClockworkMod. But flashing with heimdall also fails:

root@Ubuntu:~# heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-2.8.7.0-picassowifi.img  --no-reboot

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...
ERROR: Failed to send data!Releasing device interface...

root@Ubuntu:~# heimdall detect --verbose --usb-log-level debug

[timestamp] [threadID] facility level [function call] <message>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ 0.002649] [00000af8] libusbx: debug [libusb_get_device_list]
[ 0.002746] [00000af8] libusbx: debug [libusb_get_device_descriptor]
Device detected
[ 0.002799] [00000af8] libusbx: debug [libusb_exit]
[ 0.002818] [00000af8] libusbx: debug [libusb_exit] destroying default context

root@Ubuntu:~# heimdall print-pit --verbose

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...

            length: 18
      device class: 2
               S/N: 0
           VID:PID: 04E8:685D
         bcdDevice: 021B
   iMan:iProd:iSer: 1:2:0
          nb confs: 1

interface[0].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 1
   Class.SubClass.Protocol: 02.02.01
       endpoint[0].address: 83
           max packet size: 0010
          polling interval: 09

interface[1].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 2
   Class.SubClass.Protocol: 0A.00.00
       endpoint[0].address: 81
           max packet size: 0200
          polling interval: 00
       endpoint[1].address: 02
           max packet size: 0200
          polling interval: 00
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
libusbx: error [op_set_interface] setintf failed error -1 errno 71
ERROR: Setting up interface failed!
Releasing device interface...

So my question are:

(How) can I fix this?
Is there any other way to flash the recovery in this kind of environment?
Maybe manually with the Terminal from TWRP?


texts: How can I view a certificate's details in Chrome on Android?

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I recently upgraded my smartphone (from Samsung Note II running KitKat to Samsung Note 5 running Lollipop).

The new phone uses Google Chrome Browser version 46.0.2490.76 and it is great, EXCEPT I cannot figure out how to view a site's certificate details when the padlock is not green.  For example, visit http://www.papajohns.com -- this will redirect to an https:// site, but the https:// will not be green or red and hence there is no option to click for details (see image: (http://imgur.com/xjpXmMN)

The previous phone (like my other browsers) will allow me to inspect the TLS/SSL certificates (hash values, chain of trust, etc. as well as the negotiated connection details [RSA vs ECC, AES256 vs etc.)

How do I do this in Google Chrome mobile on Lollipop?


texts: Encryption Unsuccessful even after system backup restore

texts:
The steps I performed:

Flashed TWRP with Odin
Made backup
Flashed LineageOS 14.1 with TWRP
Flashed SuperSU with TWRP
Flashed Open GApps with TWRP
There was a problem, Google Play Services kept crashing, I decided to restore stock ROM
Restored the backup I made in 2 with TWRP
Opened my restored system and decided to encrypt the device
Either the encryption failed itself or I somehow disturbed it
After restart Encryption Unsuccessful keeps appearing
I restored backup from 2 again I still get Encryption Unsuccessful
I flashed LineageOS again - started nicely
Once again I restored backup from 2 again I still get Encryption Unsuccessful

In the meantime I wiped Cache, Dalvik Cache, Data and System numerous times.

So it looks like the stock ROM keeps seeing the information about the failed encryption process even though I wiped the 4 partitions mentioned above. Interesting part is that LineageOS doesn't care.

Any ideas on how to get the stock ROM back on its feet?

EDIT

Flashing the stock rom with Odin didn't help either


texts: How can I find / transfer a single app's data files to a new phone? (unrooted)

texts:
I just got a new phone and I was able to have almost all my apps and data transfer over without an issue. Neither phone has root access.
But a couple apps (a game, a cocktail app) didn't transfer their data and don't have sync options.
I've looked through File Explorer but I can't seem to find an obvious folder for app data. I swear this used to be accessible but I assume it got changed around at some point.
I have dev knowledge so if I need to use adb or something I can. That said, ideally I can do this wirelessly because the old phone can't seem to be found by my computers.

How do I find the data files for an app?
Once I have the files, are there any extra steps beyond copy/paste like permissions or using adb?


texts: Every time I use incognito my phone heats up a bit. Is this normal?


texts: How to transfer Whatsapp audio files to computer?

texts: I know how to copy pictures received on Whatsapp to my computer, but I don't see audio files received on Whatsapp anywhere to be accessed and transfered to my computer. Any suggestion?


texts: Can I charge my AT7-C8 Toshiba tablet with an inexpensive USB charger instead of a Toshiba brand charger?

texts: I don't want to spend 30.00 on a USB wall charger if I don't have to. Can a cheap USB charger work to charge my AT7-C8 Toshiba tablet?


texts: Incredibly low performance of Contacts app in Moto Z / Android 8

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My 4 GB/64 GB/8 core Moto Z2 is incredibly slow when it comes to built in Contacts app. I.e.:

it requires at least 3-4 seconds to open it up,
it needs at least 2-3 seconds to exchange phone numbers with corresponding contacts in dial log.

It has nothing to do with the battery charge (happens all the time, on charge level between 10-100%) and has also nothing to do with overall system performance (both system and all other apps are working as fast as possible / expected; Contacts is the only problematic application).

I have 95 applications installed. None of them are performance-hungry and many system services (i.e. Google+, Google Assistant, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Play Music / Movies, Photos, etc.) disabled, because I am not using them.

Is there anything I can do to fix this problem (except for replacing Contacts with something else)?


texts: Is there an interactive calendar widget that allows me to switch between agenda view and calendar view?

texts:
I'm looking for an interactive calendar widget that allows me to switch between agenda view and calendar view.

The Go Calendar widget is really useful allowing you to scroll through the agenda and also select the calendar view which allows you to easily create an event for a given date.

Unfortunately I couldn't find a calendar widget that offers similar features and usability.
I'd like to change my default launcher but don't wanna lose the useful widget.
Anyone know an alternative?


texts: ADB has stopped working for me; *** LOCKED *** is at the top of the fastboot screen

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I'm trying to root my phone (with a view to putting DebianKit onto it), and have had several attempts, each time getting a little further before stopping to look more stuff up.  But now I seem to have gone back a step; in the past, "adb devices" has worked (with the phone displaying the fastboot screen), and I've been able to use "adb backup", but now, "adb devices" doesn't find anything, and "adb backup" can't see anything to backup from, when in the fastboot state.  However, to my surprise, when the phone is running normally (i.e. Android is fully running --- I hadn't tried adb with it running before), "adb devices" does see the phone, and "adb backup" asks me to unlock the phone.  There's no screen lock set, so it can't be referring to that.  "fastboot devices" can see the device just fine.

The change I suspect is that I set the phone up to talk to my employer's outlook/exchange server, and their security arrangements require the phone to have the PIN lock.  I've removed that account from my accounts list, so I could turn the PIN lock off for my next attempt at rooting;  however, at the top of the fastboot screen, the first line says "*** LOCKED ***" in white on a purple background, and I don't remember that being there before.

What I really want to do at this stage is ideally take a backup, or at least get my photos copied from the phone; I do have Dropbox, and can presumably ship the photos out via that if I have to; and then could do a factory reset; but I like to understand things, and would rather know what is stopping the device showing on adb, and what this LOCKED state is.

Device info: HTC One M8, and I'm accessing it from Debian Wheezy (with ratpoison window manager, so there's no Gnome to get in the way).  I'm using a motherboard USB 2.0 connection, so it's not the known problem with USB 3.0; and it has worked on that USB connection before.


texts: Notification email count instead of content

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Subsequent email notifications state the number of unread emails instead of the content of each subsequent email.

I use Outlook for email. The first email will state who it is from and some content. After that, I get 2 unread messages and then 3 unread messages as the notification.

Any way to change this to the actual content of the message so I know which ones to ignore and which to pay attention to?


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I'm trying to charge my Nexus 7 2013 while using USB-OTG.

I built the widely described Y-cable that does USB passthrough, grounds the sense pin (yellow lead) through a 100 k resistor, and connects red and black to a charger.  Charging worked, but the tablet wouldn't recognize OTG devices.

The tablet does recognize OTG devices through a Samsung OTG adapter (EPL-AU10WEGXAR).  So I thought, hey, downstream of the adapter let's just put a USB-A male-female 4-lead extension cable, and tap into its red and black to add a charger.

But even without a charger, the extension cable breaks OTG.  Even though it works when inserted between a thumbdrive and a PC.  It's just four conductors.  The tablet should have no way of detecting it!

Works: tablet - Samsung adapter - OTG-device.

Fails: tablet - Samsung adapter - extension-cable - OTG-device.

How might I debug this, or otherwise make progress towards simultaneous OTG and charging?


texts: How to force Google+ Instant Upload to perform an upload right away?

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Sometimes I want to share photos my friend right after after we take the shots. I want those photos to appear in my Google+ Instant Upload album immediately, rather than waiting for it automatically do it.

How can I force "instant upload" to run?


texts: Nexus 7 (2013) How do I disable Android OS updates?

texts: I want to disable OS updates on my rooted Nexus 7 (2013). Is there a way to stop the tablet from checking for these updates before I create the ROM rather than installing Disable Services or having to uncheck "show notifications" as I've seen in other posts?


texts: Input field text is white on white in some apps on OnePlus One

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After upgrading to Android 6 on an unrooted OnePlus One, some apps (eg. Aqua Mail, aCalendar) have their input fields nearly white text on white background.

How can I change the color?