texts: How can I get the old Emojis or Kik-style Emojis on my updated GoSMS Pro?

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Okay, I use GoSMS Pro for my SMS, and I use SwiftKey for my keyboard. GoSMS just updated because of a "copyright issue" with their emojis, and now the only emojis available aren't really ideal for me.

I am fairly new to Android and I have no idea how all of these installable "Emoji plugins" interface with my keyboard and/or GoSMS or other third-party SMS apps.

Here are my main questions:

Does anyone know of an Emoji pack that mimics the default Emoji style of Kik?
Do I have to use Emojis from GoSMS/by their developer as a plugin?
Will my downloaded Emoji plugins interface with SwiftKey and show to others I send SMS to the same as they look to me?

TL;DR Ultimately I just want to pick a set of Emojis and have it work with SwiftKey and GoSMS. If anyone can help I would really appreciate it! :)


texts: I accidentally disabled my google app, and therefore the search bar widget disappeared. Since then there are NO "google search" widgets available at all... Any ideas? I have a galaxy s7


texts: Android device manager won't reset the password

texts:
So, here is the problem.
My girlfriend changed her numerical passcode on her Samsung Galaxy S2 and she forgot the password. She had installed Android device manager before on her device but I still cannot reset the password. After reading some advices and forums I realised that you need to PERMIT ANDROID DEVICE MANAGER TO START WORKING ON THE DEVICE ITSELF.

So, is there a way to confirm that permission remotely? Otherwise, Android device manager is useless for things like that.

Thank you, Regards


texts: Cubot S208 Avoided Bad Internet Connection, How do I disable?

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we're hoping somebody out there can help us with a new Cubot S208 smart phone we've just bought. We've been using it for a couple of weeks on various wi-fi networks and not experienced any problems until 2 days ago. We tried to connect to our home network which we'd connected to many times over the last 2 weeks but we got the Obtaining IP address message. This stays on the screen for ages, then the message says Avoided Bad Internet Connection. I tried out the phone on a neighbours wi-fi network (which has the same security type WPA-PSK with its own password), and this worked okay. We used it last night and it intermittently logged onto 1 or 2 different wi-fi networks in town, other networks we got the same error message as we're now getting at home Avoided Bad Internet Connection. So, here's what we've tried so far:

Took the handset back to factory settings
Tried connecting to our home wi-fi on its own (we switched off our wireless laptop in case it was causing the problem)
We deleted our home wi-fi connection and re-entered it on the handset

And today we're still getting the same error message when trying to connect at home. Our wireless router BTW is a Belking54g (not sure if that's the problem?). Does anybody have any suggestions what we can do to rectify this problem as currently we're not able to use the handset at home for internet now. One other thing; we don't have a SIM card in the handset yet (in the process of buying one).

We've seen lots of other comments online where other devices are getting exact same problem, and we've also seen some software online that suggets it can cure it but would appreciate some honest advice.

Really hope somebody out there can help us. Thanks for listening :-)


texts: Do not disturb/Priority mode until next alarm on Android 6.0

texts:
Android 5.1 introduced an option of enabling priority mode until the next alarm. I used that feature on a daily basis.

Now, with the redesign of the Do not disturb/Priority mode in Android 6.0, I can't seem to find that option. Further research suggests that this feature has been removed.

So first, am I missing something obvious and that option is still there?
And second, If this option was indeed removed, is there a more 'advanced' way of getting the priority mode to end after my next alarm?


texts: WIFI share a reverse tethered connection

texts:
I know that it is possible to reverse tether your Android device via USB thanks to questions like this. But I am hoping to take this a step further by then sharing that connection to others via WIFI - like a bridge essentially.

I haven't seen this anywhere else and wondered if it was even possible? Has it been attempted and failed to anyone's knowledge?


texts: Sync Native Calendar (Galaxy S3) with Windows Live Calendar

texts:
I currently have a Galaxy S3 unrooted with the shipped ROM. I am attempting to sync the native Calendar App with Windows Live Calendar.

I can see under the Calendar list that my @live.com calendars are there, however when selecting the correct calendar to sync to and adding the event it doesn't appear on the web.

Are there any additional settings that need to be modified (previously I have only ever synced with a Google account which seemed a lot easier)?


texts: Configuring identical home screens on multiple devices

texts:
I need to modify the home screen icons' disposition and add new shortcuts, but I need to do it programmatically from a flashable ZIP through recovery.

I need this because I will have to do it on hundreds of devices (tablets).

Can anyone point me in the right direction where to look at? (which apk or xml file?)


texts: Final Fantasy VI Timed out, crashes on start

texts:
I get the following errors when trying to start Final Fantasy VI on my Galaxy S5. Running stock rooted rom. I have cleared the cache, I have uninstalled/cleaned all traces from my phone, then installed again, I have flashed other roms. I have not tried on another device, as I do not have access to another S5. My Note 2 runs it without issue. Logcat for this package is located below. I have tested by disabling samsung smart face as you see it does have its onReceive in the middle (trying to eliminate variables.)

Thank you in advance!


texts: keep on getting "could not connect to device" on nexus 6p  mac

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This used to work reliably for me all the time. Simply connecting my nexus 6p to my mac, tapping on the file transfers option in the USB for file transfer option and boom

but now I keep on getting this screen

It's not a big surprise.. I've always got that screen but simply restarting the phone or unplugging the USB and then replugging it worked (sometimes I had to turn off developer options for it to work).

But now none of these procedures work

What I do know

I know it's not a physical problem with the usb cable.. because I can access my phone using adb ssh just fine
I've also turned off my adb server just in case etc

Ideas?

Note:

If I type in adb devices on my shell i get this

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
8XV5T15A29004531        device
4df727de4f8c110f        unauthorized

which is weird.. I do know my 6p id is 8XV5T15A29004531.. so i'm not quite sure what this unauthorized thing is, although i ran adb kill-server just in case but that didn't change anything.


texts: Android Outlook IMAP: Microsoft account interference in configuration

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I have various IMAP accounts which all work fine both from Outlook on Windows and from MailDroid, Thunderbird, Samsung Email, Windows 10 Mail, etc.
One particular email address gives a login error every time on Outlook for Android, both via autodetect and with manual input, despite my entering exactly the same values as on Outlook for Windows etc. (servers, user names, passwords, SSL/TLS port numbers).
I tested the setup against the Microsoft IMAP tester here https://testconnectivity.microsoft.com/tests/O365Imap/input and it passed. In particular there are no material SSL certificate issues.
The account works fine with Outlook for Android on a brand new Android installation (BlueStacks) but not on my 'phone or tablet.
I have also tried (against my better judgment) using the non-SSL ports (which the email server supports) - same login error experienced.
(edited to remove superfluous/confusing material)


texts: How can I troubleshoot what is causing 'Android OS' to eat up lots of battery?

texts:
Are there steps I can take to rule things out eventually leading to a root cause?

I am currently using the latest Dirty Unicorn ROM on a Nexus 5.

For the same of argument, consider the case where the phone is down to 50% and 'Android OS' was responsible for 25-35% of that drain and the 'Screen' was responsible for the bulk of the remainder.

Typically I would expect to see ~25% Screen drain after a good bit of usage but AOS would not also account for that + some. In my case, I am seeing twice as much drain as I would typically see due to this.

I am suspecting it is due to an always connected VPN but I would like to be able to get definitive evidence. The VPN app process is using a negligible amount of CPU.


texts: How to change position of apps in Huawei share

texts:
I would like to have some apps in the first option/screen of the Huawei share. Otherwise I have to scroll horizontally 5 or 6 screens to get to the app to where I want to share something.
Can anyone let me know how to do this?


texts: What is device administrator supposed to be set to on a smartphone?

texts: I have an LG smartphone, and I'm curious what my device administrator should be set to. I have two options, one is Android, and the other is the anti-virus program that I'm running. Neither one are check at this time and I'm wondering which one if either should be?


texts: search for filenames on entire android device tree using ADB 'find'

texts: How do I use the 'find' command on ADB to search the entire android file tree on a rooted device, including sub directories, for any filenames containing the word 'prop' ?


texts: "OK, Google" Command To Launch Music App

texts:
I am trying to find the voice command to launch the app on my Note Edge to launch the app called Music  It is a stock Android App, but anytime I say Music or anything of that nature, it immediately loads Play Music.

Is there a voice command to launch the Music app, or is there a way to customize voice controls on what voice command opens which app?


texts: Which filesystem does Android attach to the root directory?

texts: I know that Android uses FAT32 for SD cards and mounts them via FUSE. But which FS is attached at /? Some kind of ext? ZFS?


texts: Cannot open Gallery to delete files, due to running out of space

texts: I have a rather funny though annoying problem. I've filled the memory of my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 up with photos, videos, apps and offline maps, and now I have a "Not enough storage space" warning. I would like to delete the photos and videos I do not need, but when trying to open the Gallery, I get a message "Not enough space. Delete unnecessary items such as ... pictures, videos..." So I need more space to run Gallery to free some space. Any workaround?


texts: How to access sd card from computer in marshmallow

texts:
Recently I upgraded my cell phone from Android Lollipop(5.1.1) to Marshmallow(6). While setting up the SD card, I choose Use as internal storage option. Now when I plugin my cell phone to my computer I can not see any SD card. So I can not read or write in it externally. Is there a way of accessing the SD card contents through data cable from computer?

I need to mention that, I tried with the option Use as portable storage but faced with the same problem.


texts: What's the difference between Mi and Mi Note model lines?

texts:
I assumed that the Mi Note was created to compete with the Samsung Note series. My primary use case is using a stylus and stylus related software.

But I can't find any reference to a stylus for the Mi Note(or the Mi Note Pro) model lines.

Is the major difference just screen size i.e. the Mi Note is a phablet?


texts: How do I tether my android tablet to my Huawei U2801-34 phone

texts: I have a Hipstreet Flare 3 Model# HS-9DTB37-8GB, and I'm wondering if there is a way to tether it to my Huawei U2801-34 phone. It's not a smart phone, so it will most likely need me to install drivers to my tablet, but I'm not sure where I would look to find them, if they exist. I am able to tether it to my PC using The Huawei assistant software that the phone installs on my computer.


texts: Google Photos syncing stalled and draining battery

texts:
I've got a Sony Xperia Z. A couple of weeks ago a Google Photos notification came up saying that 1790+ photos have not been backed up to check settings and update storage.

The settings hadn't been changed at all and I still have 2gig available storage.

I could manually sync photos by selecting them in Google Photos, but the automatic syncing no longer worked.

Around this time the battery began to drain a lot faster than usual and the UI got very laggy. I thought that as the phone is over 3 years old the Operating System might need a refresh. So I installed Cyanogenmod 12 (yuga) on the phone and reinstalled my apps.

I have repeatedly deleted the cache/app data on Google Photos.

Going into Google Photos > Assistant it shows the message:

Backing up photos
1823 items left

Even left plugged in overnight no sync progress was made. The battery is draining faster than usual (up to 10% an hour during normal usage) and Google Photos is showing as using the most battery power (even though it appears to be doing nothing).

Any ideas about what is going on and how I can fix this issue? Ideally I'd like all my photos synced again.


texts: F-Droid 0.91 disappears after being installed as system app on cyanogenmod 12

texts:
I tried to install F-Droid (0.91) as system app on Cyanogenmod 12. The installation succeed but after that the F-Droid icon disappears.

Of course i tried to restart more times, i tried also to reinstall F-Droid as standard app from an apk but it crasches when i try to start it... probably for a conflict.

Someone knows if i can try something, i.e. where i can try to find the executable?


texts: Can Android device be used as USB webcam for full-HD, 30fps video source for Skype calls via PC?

texts:
Have found some apps that allow an Android device s.a. a Smartphone with good camera to be used as a USB webcam, when used of ADB over USB. However they seem to limit the video source to be fairly low quality i.e. mostly little better than VGA or if higher-resolution then at low fps.

Is there anyway to tether an Android device to a PC, over USB while using the device camera as a USB webcam working at FullHD (1080p) at 25-30fps, that could be used for doing Skype (or Skype for Business) calls ? I would like to use this setup for a live-demo. I know that I could go out and buy a dedicated webcam, but trying to avoid it if possible. My PC has an inbuilt cam, but it is 720p (not very good) and for the demo I need to be able to tilt, swivel, pan the camera - not very convenient when using inbuilt PC webcam, but fairly easy for an Android phone, mounted on a tripod.


texts: When activating DATA, all Apps wants to go online at the same time. any fix?

texts:
I like to deactivate my 4G Data or Wifi when I'm not using it.

But whenever I activate Data (4G or Wifi), all the Cores of the CPU are being used at 100% and the phone becomes unusable for at least 30sec.

So it seems that All the APPS wants to go online at the same time, rather than one by one.

It's very annoying when I just want to go online for the GPS or the Browser : I have to wait 30sec minimum every time.

[Phone : Samsung S3 I9300 with Cyanogenmod]


texts: How to unlock Google Device Manager remote lock?

texts:
I have a rooted Samsung S4 mini with the latest stable CyanogenMod installed (cm-10.2.1.3).

I was playing with the Google Device Manager (https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager) and tried to lock the device.

When I tried to unlock I found out, there is no keyboard or input box to enter the password into.

The screen looks exactly the same as my lockscreen - I'm using the pattern lock which I remmember perfectly - besides there are just words: "locked" and the message I typed into the web remote lock. I can also see there is Android Device Manager running in background (icon in top left notification corner). Wherever I click or try to draw my pattern lock, the device does nothing (but it is not frozen as I can open the Power button menu).

I also use a custom keyboard application and I removed the original CyanogenMod keyboard. Can this be a problem?

Is there any option at the online Device Manager to remotely unlock
the device?
The phone is rooted and I can connect via ADB in Recovery. Can I do something there - besides wiping
the device - to unlock the remote lock?


texts: I've encrypted my sd csrd on my old phone. This has since broken and wont turn on. I upgraded to a samsung s9 and put my sd card in. It wont let me decrypt the sd cre through any password or pin an tells me to decrypt it on my old phone first before being able to use it on my new phone. Help please


texts: Very strange: Google keeps on sending 2-step sms

texts:
I have 2 phones: an android one, sim-less, that I use only on wifi, and an old Nokia I use everyday (charging it once a week, which is what I need)

I enabled google 2-step authentication on the android one, and for some reason I could not use the code I had received. I received another one afterwards which I used successfully.

Now every hour or so I receive an sms with the first code, and it has been so for the last 30 hours...

Any idea of what is going on? Thanks


texts: My tab still asks me to sign in to a wifi network which I have been using perfectly well till last months

texts:
These are the details:

I'm using Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 (805)
I can use other wifi networks since the issue started, but I can't use the one at home.
I can go online but it disconnects automatically after a few seconds.
Page directs me directly to google and there isn't any sign in prompt there
Nobody else is having the same problem that I have

These are the remedies that I've tried:

Obvious reset of router/phone, I've even restored the router to default and reconfigured it again but still didn't work
Changed wifi setting from dhcp to static but still didn't work.
Cleared cache data but still didn't work.
For your information, my data plan is unlimited.

I hope anyone can suggest something that I haven't tried before, thank you.


texts: How does the Amazon Appstore verify its apps?

texts:
A few times after I've downloaded an app from the Amazon Appstore, I get an error pop-up similar to the following when opening the app:

  Amazon Appstore

  There was a problem verifying this application.  Please download it again.

It hasn't occured on the first launch of an app, but rather the second (or possibly later).  Uninstalling it and then downloading it again always solves the problem; it never occurs again for the same app (except Gentle Alarm. I couldn't shut it off because Amazon wouldn't let the app run, just the service. Gah).

My question is, why does this happen?  If the app works fine, it shouldn't be corrupted, so I don't see why it couldn't be verified (especially since it was verified fine on the first launch).  Is there some extra data downloaded?  Is it managed by the app or the appstore?  (I.e., would clearing data for one, the other, or both solve the issue without needing to re-download?)


texts: Android : how to remove the downloaded android update

texts: I have a securities concern. I installed a VPN software on my android and just after (the next day) android asks me do install an update (that is already downloaded via the VPN). I don't fully trust my VPN software and I can not trust that the downloaded update is legitimate. I would like to force Android to redownload this update but from OUTSIDE the VPN (so delete the downloaded file and let android redownload it). How to do that?


texts:
I've used my Nexus to test CM and other ROMs before; but now with 6.0.1, I simply can't get it to work with USB neither under Windows or Linux.

On Lubuntu it says:

[  36.853678] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
[  36.965697] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  37.181684] usb 3-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  37.941764] usb 3-1: Device not responding to setup address.

On Windows 10, it is Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed).

I've tried 3 cables and 3 other devices (Windows Phone, Android), everything else is working. I've opened up and cleaned the USB port, nothing happened. The device charges successfully.

I have installed all Google Drivers and whatnot, adb and fastboot doesn't see the device - not in normal mode, not in recovery mode.

If I connect the device, it will not show the USB connection options on Android.

Any suggestions?


texts: Is there a way to change the system date/time settings to a non-Gregorian calendar, e.g. Hijri, Jewish?

texts: Is there a way to change the internal Android system calendar to a completely different one?


texts: Resetting Android Phone from CyanogenMod to Original

texts:
When I bought my (pre-owned) Nexus One, it came with CyanogenMod.

I would like to change it back to Google's official 2.2 (or 2.3) Android.

What does this entail and how do I go about doing this in the safest possible way (e.g. with bricking it or any other side-effects)?


texts:
Android version:       4.4.3
HTC Sense version:     6.0
software number:       2.23.661.2
HTC SDK API level:     6.25

kernel version:        3.4.0-g52343b3
                       and @ABM105 #1
                       SMP PREEMPT
build version:         2.23.661.2.CL3568029 release-keys

Previously I was locked in a loop where only TWRP was available.  The developer option is certainly enabled.  At the moment, not sure how to get back to the TWRP menu.

How do I accomplish a fresh install of a new version of TWRP?  I was going to connect it with Linux.

TWRP says:

  How can I uninstall or remove TWRP from my device?

  For the vast majority of devices, you don't actually remove TWRP to
  get back to the stock recovery. Installing a different recovery is
  your only real option. Simply install whatever recovery that you want
  and that will overwrite or replace TWRP. Usually you can follow the
  instructions on our website for installing TWRP manually, only use the
  file for whatever recovery you are choosing to install instead of the
  TWRP file.

  Note, we don't keep or maintain a database of stock recoveries. If you
  are trying to reinstall the stock recovery, you will have to find a
  copy of the stock recovery on your own.

although I'm not entirely clear on what they mean by "another recovery", but, how do I actually install from Linux?

see also:

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-twrp/
https://www.androidguru.eu/twrp-installation-tutorial-linux-mint-ubuntu-users/

basically, so long as I get the correct image it's quite simple?  Since it was already installed I don't need to muck with locked boot loaders??

What does "fastboot oem lock" do?


texts:
I'm wondering if with a DualSim smartphone with Android can be a made a customization like: "for this app use data of SIM1, for this app use data of SIM2".

On one of the 2 SIMs I have, there is a plan for flat Spotify traffic, so I can listen to music w/o consuming data volume.
I want to make Spotify use always data of a specific SIM, even if the other one is configured as default.

Is this possible? An app-level data configuration?


texts: My phone dials #3282 (#DATA) by itself. Which app did it?

texts:
For about the last month, I occasionally find my Cricket Samsung Amp Prime (Android 7.1.1) dialing #3282 (#DATA) without me initiating it.  According to my call log, it started on October 1, 2018.  It has happened about 6 or 7 times over about five weeks, with no noticeable pattern.  It does seem to happen after I've been actively using the phone.  On Cricket, this results in a "Your call can not be completed as dialed" message.  I think it used to be an active feature but is no more.

I suspect that an app update is behind this, but I'm not sure which one.  I have about 20 apps with phone permission enabled.  Is there a way to log when an app uses phone privileges?  Or straighter to the point, does anyone know which app might be causing this?


texts: I am getting the notification: Disable harmful app. On disabling it, I am still getting back the notification. What do I do?

texts:
From the past few weeks, I am getting the notification:

Disable harmful app
"System Notification Service" can damage your device.

On tapping on the notification, I am getting two options:

Keep Anyway (Unsafe)
Ok

After pressing Ok,  a few minutes later, I am getting back the notification again.
In google play store app, in the play protect section, it has this detail:

This app can download potentially harmful apps.

My mom too has phone from the same brand; it too has started getting same notification.
Is there a problem? What do I do?
Edit: Model Number: Gionee P5L;
Android Version: 5.1;
Android security patch level: 2017-03-05;
Kernel Version: 3.10.65+;
Build Number: [SW VERSION]
P5L_0301_V5557
[HW VERSION]
P5L_Mainboard_P3;
System Version: amigo3.1


texts: I had a android phone a while back an i sync it to my gmail so i could save contacts.but being its been so long and i'm not sure of the g mail account will i still have the contacts there if i can remember or find the right gmail account and will i be able to move them to my new phone even though i'm with a new company? i tried contacting old cell company to ask them for help and still no reply.


texts: Android-x86 power button press does not sleep

texts:
I'm running Android-x86 on an intel Apollo Lake tablet. When I press the power button, Android does not go to sleep. Instead, it shows the power menu. This means I cannot put the device to sleep by pressing the button. Also, there is no option to configure Buttons in Settings.

Sleep works if I open a terminal and type

echo mem > /sys/power/state

How do I make a single press of the power button put the device to sleep?


texts: Disable `S Finder / Quick Connect` in notification panel

texts:
My notification panel has S Finder / Quick Connect buttons, I would like to disable them, but I cannot find any option in system settings for that.

There is an option Recommended apps in Notification panel menu, but it does nothing and occasionally crashes settings.

Galaxy Note 3 with Android 5.0, international variant.


texts: How to Set 'Play' Button Behavior on Bluetooth Remote

texts:
I have a RocketFish Bluetooth headset paired with my MotoDROID v1 (Froyo).  The BT headphones have multimedia controls (volume up/down, next track, previous track, play/pause) and a button to trigger voice dialing.  I have it paired both on the handsfree headset profile and the advanced audio profile.

When I click the play button on my headphones, the behavior is unpredictable.  I might have the Music app up, but clicking play will cause Listen to launch and begin playing a podcast.  I might have Listen in the foreground, but clicking play will cause the Music player to start playing from a playlist.  Other times, the play button will behave as expected and cause the app in the foreground to play.

Is there any way (outside of rooting my device) that I can indicate which app should be acting on these button presses?


texts: How does freezing an app work technically?

texts: Apps like Link2SD and Titanium Backup are able to "freeze" other apps, that is disable them without removing them. What do these apps do to achieve this?


texts:
I am using a Sony Xperia Go mobile device with Android Gingerbread (2.3.7).
Whenever I try to use Tethering (USB/Mobile Wifi Tethering), I could not immediately access website using my laptop.

However, I know that there is an Internet connection because I can access websites using their IP address in my Google Chrome in my laptop. I tried nslookup in command prompt several times, trying to query Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) and 192.168.43.1 (my phone).

I always get the error DNS request timed out.

However, after several restarts, turning on/off Data and mobile hotspot, it would suddenly work and all the DNS requests through command line would get responses. But there is no definite number of restarts. Just today, it took me about 30-45 minutes doing this routine of restart-turn off hotspot-turn on-turn off mobile data-turn on.

Every time I do this, I can use my mobile phone to access the Internet. So, that is not the problem. The mobile phone can connect to the Internet.

I also use AirDroid. AirDroid is also working normally and I could access it in my browser. So there really is an established connection between the phone and the laptop. It's just DNS requests are not pushing through. I have tried this for both mobile hotspot/USB tethering.

My mobile provider allows tethering and I have a mobile data plan. Can you help me determine what is causing the DNS problem? This happens almost every day.


texts: Do I need root to install xposed modules?

texts: Is it necessary to root my phone to install any xposed module?


texts:
I just recently encountered a problem with my Nexus 6p where my music (and audio but haven't tested that yet) started Skipping beats and stuttering while I was playing it. This is something new and wasn't happening before. I restarted my phone but it still stuttered. My internet is fine too and this problem is true with all apps including Google play music, Pandora, and Spotify. Are there any fixes for this?

System: Android 6.0.1
Carrier: Google Project Fi
(Phone is not rooted)
(Front facing speakers)


texts: What GAPPS do I need for Ressurection Remix 5.7.4 by aditya?

texts: Idk if I really need a different GAPPS for ressurection remix cause I flashed pico GAPPS. I need to know if I flashed the GAPPS or I flashed the wrong GAPPS.


texts: I have used APNDroid on many of my phones in the past. I have recently started using some sprint devices and noticed that this APN toggle widget will not disable the network connection on these devices. I don't know if it is something because of the different network type, or some other reason. Can anyone point me to another application that you've had luck using to turn off the data connection on sprint phone?


texts: How to access "Work Profile" files via USB on my PC

texts:
I've got an Android "Work Profile" on my phone, kind of setup as explained here.
It's trivial to access normal Android files. Plug a USB cable into my phone and PC, select "File Transfer" and my files show up in Windows Explorer. Is it possible to access my "Work Profile" files in the same manner? I don't see any path to them in Windows Explorer when connected (to Android 11) via USB. I'm guessing this access may not be possible.


texts:
The internal storage on my phone is almost full. The storage screen tells me

2.77GB / 2.91 GB taken
Apps 0.89GB
Other 1.89 GB
Available 138MB

What is this "other" and how can I clean it up? I already followed the steps of "make more space", it barely makes a difference.

Phone Storage then tells me 43.00MB / 1.09GB is taken.

And on the SD card I have 1.86GB / 14.72GB taken.

I have plenty of storage in various places yet when I try to install apps I'm unable to do so cause of "insufficient storage". How can I fix this?


texts: Installing ADB drivers for Micromax A89 Ninja - Windows 8

texts:
Micromax does not provide any drivers for its phone - Micromax ninja a89. We are trying to use the phone for development and are unable to install device driver in windows 8.

We tried the adb drivers at  - http://www.droidextra.org/2013/02/06/install-adb-drivers-for-any-android-device.html
and got the error - Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error when trying to install it. Android ADB Interface- The system cannot find the file specified.

We even tried this link - https://laslow.net/2012/03/14/disable-driver-signature-enforcement-in-windows-8/

But that does not solve the problem. How do we install adb driver for micromax a89? Is there any other workaround to use the phone as a development device?

Regards!


texts: Busybox installation on emulator[Error:/system/xbin/busybox: not executable: magic 7F45]

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I was trying to install busybox on my emulator with the help of section 5.2 in Android Emulator.

My AVD config

Device: Nexus S

Target: Google API(x86 System Image)-API Level 19

CPU/ABI: Intel Atom (x86)

The busybox binary I used is "busybox-x86_64" as my emulator CPU in  is x86.
When I run busybox it throws this error:"/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/busybox: not executable: magic 7F45"
I tried chmod 777 also but no luck.

Anyone have any suggestions..? Thanks in advance....


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I was using the latest build for my device: Aex Pie.
https://downloads.aospextended.com/Z010D

It has a bug : while we try to reboot it will get stuck in black screen same with power off. The developer who made this rom don't know how to fix that

The only solution I found is this :

For reboot =  Press power button ~5 sec

For Recovery = Press power button ~5 sec when vibration comes then press volume down button when asus logo comes then release power button only.

They say its EDL bug which is something gone wrong in kernel source.

Device descriptions are given below
Device : Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL

(Tap to enlarge)


texts: Can I change the level for "Connect your charger"?

texts:
My phone HTC Desire on cyanogen mod 7 shuts it down if the battery level is 18%.

Can I change this level to something lower?


texts: Is there a complete conversation convergence app?

texts:
I was very impressed when I saw the first demo of WebOS quite a while back. I loved the way they integrated SMS, email, and social media all into one stream. Their point was that the most useful view was one oriented around the people, not the media. I think that's a very good point.

I've heard that FriendStream on HTC is pretty good but I have a samsung device.

I'm a big fan of Tweetdeck which brings together four (currently) social networks. You can post to all four at the same time, for those soap box moments :-)

I'd like to see an app that brings together EVERYTHING! even the voicemail and call log!

Am I asking the impossible?


texts: Send fax directly to or from phone without going through a web-based service?

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Is there a way to send or receive faxes directly to/from the phone without routing through a web-based service?

There are times when I've needed to send or receive a document image without going through e-mail or a third-party service.  It may be a recipient without an e-mail option for a document I need to submit (e.g., a particular government agency) or it may contain sensitive information that I do not want going through other hands.  When I checked the app store, everything I found seemed to involve a web-based service (I could've missed one, though).

With a device that can take images and make phone calls, it seems like a natural extension of the capabilities to be able to communicate with a fax machine directly.


texts:
Google apps especially play services show on top in RAM consumption and always have few processes running. Also these apps are very bulky.

By degoogling I mean disabling GSF & Google play services. But is there some sort of push service-like stuff that can be done more efficiently with GSF? (Considering a person is very likely to use Whatsapp, telegram, Facebook, instagram, reddit etc.. even after disabling these google stuff). Do anyone have micro benchmarks on these?


texts: Bluetooth Speaker Controls Too Loud and in Too Few Steps

texts:
I bought a set of Dali Zensor 1 AX speakers which has a Bluetooth connection. Playing over the 3.5mm cable works perfectly and the volume can be nicely adjusted from the phone. The phone has 31 volume steps, with 0 being muted and 30 being 100% volume.

However, when I connect the same phone via Bluetooth, there are only 4 steps of volume control:

0 on phone: muted
1 on phone: 33% speaker volume
2 on phone: 66% speaker volume
3 on phone: 100% speaker volume

Steps 4 to 30 are all there but because the volume is already at 100% on step 3, they do nothing.

Having only 3 controls is extremely unpleasant as it's unlikely the volume I want to listen to is one of those 3 and to make matters worse, most often when I connect to the speakers it's higher than step 3 and just blasts whatever I play at 100% for a few seconds while I try to turn it down.

I've tried connecting an iPhone to it via Bluetooth and it works perfectly fine. I've also connected multiple Android phones (OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 6T) and they both show the problem.

How can I get my Android phone to spread the Bluetooth audio volume control across all the steps rather than just the lowest 4?


texts: How to not share Goals in a shared Calendar?

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My Google calendar is shared with my wife; she can see all event details in my calendar. As a New Year's resolution, I started to use Goals (Android suggested this). Now my wife is totally freaking out because on her phone, the Calendar app is completely filled with her events, my events, and my goals. She does not want to see my goals.

My question is: how can I keep using Goals in a shared Calendar, without the Goals being shared? All other normal events still need to be shared.

I tried setting the events as private, but because of the sharing level, she can still see the Goals.


texts: Connecting Android smartphone/tablet to PC and another device through USB hub

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I am going to connect a USB device to Android mobile phone, using Android ICS 4.0 USB OTG.

Can I connect this device to smartphone through USB hub and connect the phone through USB hub to PC in order to deploy apps at the same time (using a male-male USB cable)? Will it be safe solution for both phone and my device?


texts: Offbrand Android Tablet - Google Mail/contacts/calendar issue

texts: I bought a Pandigital Supernova 8" tablet with Gingerbread OS, for a really good price, and despite the fact it had a lot of oddball apps on it, I was able to root it, and get google play/gmail etc on it. I'm having a real problem though, getting Google calendar/contacts to sync. I installed the Gmail app, it prompted me to login to my gmail address and mail itself works fine. But.. The contacts applet and calendar do not sync with my gmail account. If I go into the contacts applet it says there are no contacts, and there is no google selection in the "add accounts" area. While trying to figure this out, I found there were two .apk's missing, GoogleCalendarSyncConnector.apk and GoogleContactsSyncConnector.apk. Once added and the tablet rebooted, I figured this would work, but alas, it did not.  What am I missing??


texts: Bluetooth not working for Samsung phone when iPod connected via aux cable

texts: Okay so my hands free Bluetooth connection works fine in my car for my galaxy 4 mini when playing CDs or radio. I can make and receive calls no problem at all. However when I connect my iPod via aux cable the phone stops connecting to the Bluetooth. Any ideas?


texts: How to identify the hardware of my phone?

texts: I have a china phone and it has a quadcore processor. Now how do i figure out what chipset,processor it has and which roms is it compatible with????


texts: What's the name of the protocol that android devices use in debug mode?

texts:
I have a strange Android prototype what we got from a customer. Said customer has forgotten about it, and I'm now fiddling with it to see if I can make it do anything interesting. The device appears to be the same family as the Acer beTouch.

It used to boot fine, but while trying to make it go into fastboot mode it has stopped booting correctly at all. Now it boots up into some weird debug mode. If I plug it in to USB, it shows up on my Linux box as a /dev/ttyACM0 port via Linux's USB modem driver. However, it's not a modem.

If I connect to it via a serial terminal and press RETURN it responds with:

OK

If I type anything else and press return, I get:

NOTSUPPORTED

So, it's not a Hayes modem. It's not Android's fastboot or adb protocols. hwinfo tried to probe it but didn't get anything. Since it's a USB device, I can't get any messages that appears on startup. I've done evil things with a whole bunch of Android devices but I've never seen this before. Anyone recognise it?

(Tips on how to make it boot again would be useful, too; I have found recovery mode --- CALL+VOLUP+POWER, for reference --- but factory resetting it does nothing. I haven't found fastboot yet.)

Update: I was wrong! It is a Hayes modem. It just doesn't understand any commands. So:

AT
OK

But:

ATI0
NOTSUPPORTED

I can't find any commands that make it do anything, not even AT&V or ATS0=0. Which is weird. I don't know why the phone is booting into this mode; probably something's wrong with the root filesystem. Don't suppose anyone knows a magic Android Hayes command to get a root shell, or reboot into recovery or fastboot, or anything that I could try?


texts: wired mic -> bluetooth adapter -> android smartphone for recording possible?

texts: I want to record some of my public speaking using a lapel mic while walking away from my android smartphone.  I've done this using a standard bluetooth headset.  However, the audio is pretty poor.  So, I'd like to purchase a better quality microphone (probably a mic that attaches to my shirt).  The reviews on amazon for bluetooth mics are pretty bad.  The best reviews for this type of mic are mics that have 3.5mm output.  I'm wondering if there is a way to convert that into a bluetooth signal that is sent to my phone for recording.  I've seen that bluetooth adapters exist, but those seem to be all about hooking up to bluetooth headphones.  I've been googling trying to figure out how bluetooth works (receivers, transmitters, etc), but I can't find out if this will work... and I can't seem to find if anyone else is doing it successfully.  Any help is much appreciated.


texts:
The screen of my Nexus 4 has a crack and touch is not working anymore. I'd like to get to some of my data using adb, but can't authorize it because I can't click/touch the authorization dialog.

Is there a way to authorize adb without touch access?

Is there another way to get to the data? It's a rooted phone and can boot into ClockworkMod Recovery


texts: Samsung bootloader unlock but failed to flash custom rom

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I go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information then tap the Build number 7 times to enable Developer Options.
Then I connected my device to the internet and go to Settings > Developer Options > OEM Unlocking set to Enabled to unlock the Bootloader, (the phone is reset to data factory but the OEM Unlocked says it's already enabled after that).
Now I want to flash a custom ROM, but I failed to do so and the error in download mode says Only official binaries are allowed to be flashed. I think this is somehow related to Bootloader which is not fully unlocked. Is there anything I should do before flashing custom ROM?
I'm actually trying to root my device and I'm following this tutorial.
DEVICE INFORMATION:
Samsung Galaxy J6 (2018)
SM-J600G/DS
Android 10
Android Patch is Feb. 1, 2021


texts: What are the advantages of enabling or disabling Samsung KNOX

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I've rooted my Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo Android device by following this XDA Developers link. I would like to know what Samsung KNOX is, and what the advantages of enabling it / disabling it are (as this is not discussed on the XDA page I just mentioned).

Also, if I disable Samsung Knox, then how can I reenable it at a later time?

The screenshots below show how I've used Odin on my PC to root my phone and what the Root Checker and SuperSU applications in use look like.


texts: Android ICS spell checker does not know how to spell (English)?

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English (United Kingdom) is set as the system language and regardless of whether I set the Android spell checker to use the system language or "English" it just doesn't know how to spell. Almost everything is underlined in red! Basically, the spelling dictionary (which should be built in to Android 4) appears to be empty? The same goes for French (I have not tried the other languages).

How do I correct this?

I have not seen these Android spelling dictionaries available for download anywhere. This does appear to be the same as the Android completion dictionary - which appears above the keyboard as you type; suggesting possible words. The only suggestions that show are names from my Contacts List! (I have later realised that "fox" in the example below would seem to be part of a name in my Contacts List!)

I mentioned in the comments below that I have installed the Hacker's keyboard. Together with this I have also installed the (Hacker's) English Completion Dictionary - this works great, but only with the Hacker's keyboard and only in portrait mode (I don't really have enough room in landscape). Could this break Android's own spell checking dictionaries?!


texts: Get Notifications from Google chat web to android

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I use a work account on google chat on web. But Google suite of that account dosnt have Google Chat/Hangout app for android. And as far as I know, Google chat only gives me push notification on web.
Is there any way I can directly recieive Gchat notifications from my work account to my android device Directly ?


texts: On Google Play, I ordered an app with my Discover Gift Card, and I refunded it within 15 minutes. According to my Card balance, I have not been refunded yet. How will I know when I will get refunded?


texts: How does an app reads an OTP SMS without SMS permission?

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I have recently installed an Android app from the Play Store.
While registering in it, I realized that it was able to read my message of OTP without even asking for my permission to read the message.

I have AOSP Extended 5.8 with the August security patch.
It's an Android Oreo 8.1 based custom rom.


texts:
I bought a used Galaxy S7 about a month ago.  Ever since I bought it, it has had a tendency to reboot fairly unpredictably for no obvious reason.  I've noticed that if I am using a particular app when it reboots, it will usually reboot again if I attempt to use that app soon after startup.

Currently the phone is locked in a cycle of rebooting within a minute of startup regardless of what I do (including booting in Safe Mode).  It has rebooted at least 20 times in this way, with uptime always or almost always under 1 minute before reboot and no interaction with the phone at all.

I've tried clearing the Dalvik cache and other cache partition; although this did not fix the issue, I did notice that it took quite a bit longer (multiple minutes) to reboot on the first bootup after clearing the caches.

How can I get my phone to stabilize and hopefully avoid future unsolicited reboots?

UPDATE: whoops, forgot to read that info link for [boot-loop].  Apparently at this point I'm expected to give up and do a factory reset.  However, I'm concerned that the issue may be that there are bad blocks in the NAND.  Is this a possibility, and if so, is there a way to mark them so the firmware does not attempt to use them?


texts: On TurboCharging, "Charging Slowly" message displayed on my phone Moto G4 Plus

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My Moto G4 Plus has the turbo Charging(30 min Charge 80%) feature.
 But when I connect to a Turbocharger, I get a display message on my
 lock screen as "Charging Slowly".  On connecting a general charger
 Phone charges as usual in 3 hrs. I am curious to know, with only the
 given knowledge, how can I predict whether the issue is in Mobile
 Phone Hardware or Software or the specific Turbo Charger.


texts: Nexus 7 is not booting up after android marshmallow update

texts: I received OTA for my nexus 7 tablet few days back and since then my device is not booting up. Can someone please help how to get it working ?


texts: How to change "administrator" in android

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I wanna know how can I change the administrator on my device. I am using 7.0 android and I have multiple accounts and by default, administrator of the device is the first user.
Now, some of the privileges are reserved for the first user like creating hotspot and others. I wanna do that from second user account as well, is it possible?
Also, how can I share my files between users, I didn't find any app for this. There must be some path like in PC. In Linux, you can easily do that. Given Android is based on Linux kernel there must be any similar facility, I guess.

Peace.


texts: How To Get Files Off a HTC M7 That Won't Stay On

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I have a HTC One M7 that I need to get all the (~1GB) files off. The problem is that the phone restarts after about 10-30sec, so I don't have time to manually copy the files.

Phone Info:

USB debugging is enabled
the phone is not rooted

The phone restarts even while fast charging and re-calibrating the battery did not help.

I then attempted to download the files to my computer while the phone was off/in recovery mode. The phone is detected in recovery mode on Windows, but I can't get any files off. I downloaded adb but it does not work in recovery mode.

I ran out of options so I was going to factory reset to fix the restarting bug, and then try to recover the data with an android recovery tool.

Since this is inherently risky, I was hoping that a better option to backup the phone would be provided.

P.S. Its not my phone. I know how to back up XD


texts: How to access andriod to my pcs hardrive using wifi

texts: I would like to connect my samsung galaxy s4 over wifi with my pcs harddrive. It should be the same way as by the remote desktop apps but indstead of them only to use the pc hardrive. I want to get and send files between my whole 1 TB hardrive therefore I don't want to use cloud services like dropbox. Also I don't need to sync.


texts: What are some solutions for remotely connecting to an Android phone?

texts:
I sit at a desk for most of the day, and having my phone (Sprint HTC Hero) sitting next to me is very useful, but it can be distracting to move my focus away from my PC to control my phone when notifications come in.

What are some good solutions for connecting to my phone and controlling it over WiFi or USB?

I understand that I would need my phone to be rooted for most of the solutions out there, and that multi-touch functionality would probably have to go out the window.

Note: I am on a Mac, but solutions that require any platform should be considered when answering.


texts: How to lower global media volume of Doogee X30?

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Even on lowest media volume (slider on first non-silent stop) the output is way too loud. I am trying to lower a value of a media slider's starting point (ideally  decrease volume of at least first half of volume levels of slider).

In engineering mode I tried changing values to lower, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. After every change I clicked the set button. I have even tried restarting the phone, but the result is same. Even on lowest slider value the volume is very loud (like at 3/4 of my previous phone's maximal volume). I was changing values in Hardware Testing -> Audio -> Normal mode -> Type = Media.

Am I even changing the right values? Because even if I set some level to 0, or even maximal volume to 0, sound volume doesn't change at all.

Edit:
Oh, didn't know Doogee is not a known manufacturer (in our country it's being sold commonly in shops along Apple, Google and Samsung products).

It's a newly purchased phone (week old), nothing custom like ROM, root, xposed or anything like that (don't even know what xposed is). I have installed a bunch of apps, but I don't think that they can change such settings in vanilla Android.

Device name: Doogee X30
Android: 7.0


texts: Cannot install ANY Facebook app. Be it regular, modded or even lite

texts:
Patient:

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime
MIUI 10 v8.8.23 beta by xiaomi.eu
Android 6.0.1

What happened:

Annoyed with Facebook app burning my eyes, and unofficial mobile wrappers being generally slow and annoying to use, I installed a modded Facebook apk, one with black theme.
It was working perfectly fine, better than any unofficial app I had. The only annoyance was constant "WE DOWNLOADED NEW VERSION UPDATE NOW!!!"
Meanwhile, I decided to switch from SuperSU root to Magisk, since I've heard a lot of good things about it, and it can hide itself from apps like Pokemon GO which I always wanted to try (turns out PokeGO still detects root, go figure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
I disabled AdAway, restored stock build.prop file, unrooted through SuperSU app, updated the ROM and flashed Magisk
That's when shenanigans started. Tapping the modded Facebook app icon was launching Sesame Shortcuts widget instead.
I held the icon, uninstalled, and it (seemingly) got rid of both modded Facebook and Sesame Shortcuts.
Here's where shit gets real. I tried installing:

Official Facebook app from Playstore (error 505)
Current Facebook app from apk (error parsing the package)
Older version of the Facebook app from apk (error parsing the package)
The modded, dark version Facebook app from apk (error parsing the package)
Facebook Lite from Playstore (error 505)

Of course, I tried a few methods to solve it, which didn't work:

SD Maid complete scan and clean
Cleaning Playstore and Play Services files
Uninstalling Playstore updates and updating it
Switching Google account
Wiping Downloads Manager files
Restarting the phone
Using Solid Explorer with root permissions to look for any leftovers and deleting them (two empty com.facebook.katana folders was all there was

At this point, I haven't tried (and would rather not try):

Factory reset
Reflashing the ROM

I'd be grateful for any help.


texts: No Move to SD Card or Move to USB option in android 4.2.2

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I have a Carbonn Phone (model: A18+)

http://www.karbonnmobiles.com/karbonn-A18+-proid-193.html

Android Version is 4.2.2

Under Settings -> Storage -> 'Preferred install location' and it has three options for it:

Internal device storage
Phone storage
Let the system decide

there is no option for "External storage device"

but below Preferred install location there is another option: Settings -> Storage -> "Default Write Disk" and it has two options:

Phone storage
SD Card

I have "SD Card" selected here

But I don't have choice to choose SD Card or External storage to install apps and when I install any app from 'play store' that goes to either to phone or to internal storage.
Even after going to the Settings -> Apps ->

I only see 4 tabs

Downloaded | Phone Storage | Running | All

there is no 'SD Card' or 'USB Storage' tab and when i tap any app here it only shows "Move to Phone storage" or "Move to Internal Storage" on 'App Info' Screen.

My question is How can I move or install apps to External SD Card. I have tried many apps like APP2SD or similar ones. But no app gives me to move apps to SD Card. Even I have tried rooting my phone, that also doesn't work.


texts: Is there a ROM of Android 8 or higher for the ASUS_X00ID Asus 4 Max?

texts:
Does anyone know if there is a ROM of Android 8 or higher for the cellphone Asus 4 Max?

If it does not exist, will be an official update for this model of cellphone?


texts: Can I use my Android device as remote control for my SmartTV?

texts:
As a similar question was deleted by its owner while I wrote up the answer, I decided to share it this way.

I have a Samsung SmartTV, and want to use my Android device to remote-control it – including switching TV channels, adjusting volume and, if possible, the full spectrum of features the SmartTV offers. My Android device does not have an IR blaster, and I'm not speaking of "buying additional hardware" for it.

Is this possible – and if so, how?


texts: How do I switch profiles in Chrome for Android?

texts: Is there any way to switch Chrome profiles while using the Chrome mobile phone app?


texts: How can I delete any system app? I deleted a wallpaper app in my app folder but I don't see any changes? I want to delete some apps especially default factory-installed apps. Is there a simple way?


texts: Is there a way to wipe a device based on a certain password? A like a "Wipe-me" password?

texts: Is there a way (an app perhaps) that will wipe a phone if a certain password is entered at the lock screen? For example "letmein" unlocks the phone, but if you enter "wipeme" it will start the factory reset process, or erase the decryption key or what have you.


texts: Using Moto Droid Car Charger with Samsung Galaxy Nexus

texts: I just upgraded my phone from the original Motorola Droid to the Galaxy Nexus. Both phones use the same micro USB port. Is there any reason I cannot use my Droid's car charger with the Nexus?


texts: Resettng an android device with non-removable battery

texts: I'm planning to buy my first android phone which has non-removable battery. But in case the phone hangs what to do ? As in general case we remove the battery from the device and plug it in after a few seconds. But what can be done with non-removable device in cases where the phone just stops to responds and even refuses to restart ?


texts: Today the square button on the Samsung Galaxy S6, the one used to close all apps running in the background, stopped responding. It was working perfectly fine one minute but stopped the nextime and now isn't working. I have tried restarting my phone but no luck. Is there anyway to fix this?


texts: My EVO 3D is narcissistic and won't stop taking pictures of itself

texts:
My SD card is filling up with screen caps. I mean, it's not a big problem that's taxing my storage. Still, with all the activity in my pockets, my phone frequently like to waste time photographing itself like some webcam girl.

I am running a stock EVO 3D from HTC; no roots, no screen cap apps or anything. I am thrilled that there might be native screen-capping. However, when I have googled to find out how to do it, there are either non-native instructions (it's native), or there are instructions to just shake the crap out of it (which I have tried, and does not cap screens). I admit it is totally possible there is some key-combo I have not found yet; but if there is one, I need to disable/remap it.

My question is two fold;

So assuming the problem is between the keyboard and chair, and assuming that the behavior leading to the screen caps isn't going to change (i.e. me putting my phone in my pocket); How can I get the phone to stop screen capping at random times?
As mentioned in the comment below, hitting [LOCK+Home] will take screen caps with my HTC EVO 3D; can these buttons or this behavior be remapped?


texts: Cannot switch between users on Android 4.4 (CM11)

texts:
I have enabled multi-user support on a phone running CyanogenMod 11 (KitKat) by adding the following to /system/build.prop:

fw.show_multiuserui=1
fw.max_users=4

and I was able to create a new user after that.

However, I still can't switch between users because there is nothing on my lock screen that would allow me to do this (no user switcher or whatever it's called), same in Power menu. I rebooted the phone multiple times.

I can only switch between users via adb or a terminal app using am switch-user <user-id>, and only as root (so not from non-owner user).

After reading this question:

How do I switch between multiple users in KitKat via Lockscreen?

I additionally added lockscreen.rot_override=true to build.prop in order to enable rotating into landscape mode for lock screen but it didn't work.

How do I enable the GUI for switching between users?


texts:
Almost every time I make a phone call, the time on my phone changes. Typically it goes forward about 7 hours, but sometimes it's a little different. To fix it, I open up settings and turn the automatic time off and then on again. I did try leaving the automatic time off, but the error persists.

How do I fix this?


texts: I just ordered on ebay an HTC incredible 'flashed to cricket,' is android still installed on the phone?

texts: I only want to use the phone as a dev tool and I need the android 2.2. What does 'flashed' mean exactly?


texts:
I have several apps on my device that has multiple intent filters, which clutters the menu when I want to open a file(e.g. PDF). I would like to hide some of these intent filters, as I do not need them.
This is a picture of the intent chooser:

I know that iOS has an option to hide these targets under the "More" menu, can this be done on Android? I am using One UI 2 (Samsung) and MIUI 10 (Xiaomi).
Thanks


texts: How to reopen 1000 synced Opera Tabs from a different device?

texts:
Last time, I could simply copy the appstate.bin file to the new device, as described in this Q&A. But this time, either my backup is too old or something else changed. Copying that file has no visible effect.
However, I have synced my open tabs to Opera's servers. On my freshly reinstalled phone, I can still see the "tabs open on a different device" which is that same phone pre-reinstall. I can also view the list of open tabs on www.sync.opera.com/tabs.
How can I get all of them open on my phone again? I don't want to manually choose each one until the 1811 tabs are opened. It is also possible for me to view the same list in opera on desktop under opera://activity.
I have root access on my phone.

Seeing the number, I'm reconsidering whether I should even bother, since I will probably never look at most of those again. But I'm still curious if there is an easy way of restoring those.
The official opera forums don't sound like that feature exists.

When I right-click > save as on the opera sync website, I get the full list in a single line of html (without newlines).
Each (I hope) entry is set up like this:

 Solved: Bluetooth volume defaults to maximum on each new connection | Android Development and Hacking
 https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/help/bluetooth-volume-defaults-to-maximum-t3641676/amp/

So if we knew how to automatically open the tabs on the phone given the URLs, extracting them should not be too hard.


texts: Nexus 5x No Wifi. Default MAC 02-00-00-00-00-00 change attempt

texts:
So I bought new Nexus 5x with android 6.0 and everything worked fine, but when I updated to 7.1.2 suddenly wifi stoped working. (It seeks for wifi networks forever). When I go to settings I can see MAC adress which is default one 02:00:00:00:00:00. I've noticed that its common problem for phone like Nexus 5, 5x 6p and Pixels but all solutions I could find just failed.

What i have tried:

first simplest solutions they gave like pulling off SIM card, turning off phone, charging battery to 100%. - Failed

Then i was trying to install other versions of Nougath 7, 7.1 , 7.1.2. Switching back to Android 6 makes wifi running again.

Some people said that changing MAC adress resolved issue, so firstly I have rooted my phone. Then I have tried to use some external programs for changing MAC but they didint worked.

Problem

I am trying to change MAC manualy. I did it few times on other linux/windows machines with no issue.

when i check for avalible network interfaces throught
ifconfig
it outputs

bullhead:/ $ ifconfig
rmnet_ipa0 Link encap:UNSPEC
      UP RUNNING  MTU:2000  Metric:1
      RX packets:843 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:1129 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
      RX bytes:563887 TX bytes:210944

dummy0    Link encap:UNSPEC
      inet6 addr: fe80::78e6:16ff:fe96:3cf7/64 Scope: Link
      UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
      RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
      RX bytes:0 TX bytes:210

rmnet_data0 Link encap:UNSPEC
      inet addr:10.156.9.217  Mask:255.255.255.252
      inet6 addr: fe80::53e3:f4d7:6ca9:be5e/64 Scope: Link
      UP RUNNING  MTU:1500  Metric:1
      RX packets:843 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:1129 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
      RX bytes:568878 TX bytes:210944

lo        Link encap:UNSPEC
      inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
      inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope: Host
      UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
      RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
      RX bytes:0 TX bytes:0

there is no eth0 interface nor wlan0. All of those interfaces does not have mac assigned. As I have tested rmnet_ipa0 and rmnet_data0 are probably for mobile connection (ifconfig (rm..) down makes mobile connection off.
So my question is how do I find network interface for wifi so I can try digging in it.

Thanks!


texts: Edit hosts file on android studio messed up my emulator

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I had to edit my emulator' hosts file in order to connect to a local development environment. I have followed this steps:

Run the emulator:

~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator -writable-system -avd Nexus_5_API_19

In another terminal/cmd prompt:

adb reboot

adb root

adb -s emulator-5554 remount

adb -s emulator-5554 pull /system/etc/hosts hosts

add the IP to host file

adb -s emulator-5554 push hosts /system/etc/hosts

adb reboot

Now whenever I try to start my emulator from AVD Manager it is not responding. I always have to start it with:

 ~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/emulator -writable-system -avd Nexus_5_API_19

I mention that I work from High Sierra.

Mention: I have tried with adb to make my emulator rw but it did not allow me to push my hosts file.


texts: How to replace system font of a Galaxy Tab 7.7?

texts: How do I replace the default system font on a Galaxy Tab 7.7, by a .ttf font?


texts: Google Map alternatives with offline navigation support

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Possible Duplicate:
  alternatives to Google Maps

Hi All,

Does google map application provides voice guided navigation ? Does it supports offline navigation ? Any app which supports offline/hybrid (like nokia ovi maps) mode of map navigation ? Any google map alternatives in android market ?

Thanks,

Ankur Shah


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I have a Nexus 5X with android 7.0. A lot of my saved phone numbers are only searchable in the phone application, and are not listed in the contacts application. Various discussions, here and elsewhere, suggest that the contacts I can see in the phone, but not in my contacts app, are saved to the SIM card. However, both a third party SIM card management app, and attempting to import contacts from my SIM card to my contacts (via contacts -> settings -> import/export) indicate that there are no saved contacts on my SIM card. It is not clear to me where these contacts are actually saved then. And, how can I sync them into my contacts?

As far as I know, my default when creating new contacts has always been to save them to my gmail account (in fact, I don't seem to have any other option when I select "create new contact"), but somehow only a subset of those saved contacts actually seem to show up in my contacts app.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9006: Chinese knockoff/clone or genuine phone?

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A few months ago a relative picked up a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9006) while in China. The price was low so he didn't think much of it. The phone looks genuine and when it boots up it shows the Samsung logo and all that.

While researching a problem with the preinstalled apps - see my other question here - and looking into rooting it, and/or installing a custom rom, it was made clear that I had to be careful to pick the right rom for the device. It was also pointed out that there are clones of these phones which complicates the problem.

So, my question is, how do I know if I have a genuine Samsung Note 3 or a cheap clone?

Device Info:
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9006
Android 4.4.2
Baseband: MT6582
Build: JSS15J.N9006ZCUBMI5

EDIT:

It was suggested that if a code in the dialer can NOT bring a debugging menu on screen then it is a clone. Well, the code worked for me. It showed a set of buttons for various hardware components like, wifi, flash, speakers etc. They did perform basic tests on a couple that I tried.


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It seems that starting with the Galaxy Tab S3 (February/March 2017), Samsung has shifted to Apple's model: Sell tablets without a pen. Sell the pen as an optional attachment.

But something in the Note series (phones and tablets) used to be from Wacom. What is it, and is it still in the S3? And how does one navigate the future line-up? Does determining whether the words "capacitative display" appear in the tech specs settle it?


texts: How to keep playing online videos when screen is locked?

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I want to listen to online videos with my mobile phone in my pocket, but there is always something to touch the screen and interrupt the stream.

The only solution I know is to download and save the broadcast or video on my phone before listening to it with a video player app which can be screen locked.

The issue is that I don't want to download any YouTube video before listening to it, so I'd like to find a way that can keep screen locked while playing a video.


texts: what is 10147 in Android, it drain battery power 54% in 6 hours

texts:
I have Motog5 plus,and since 2 days battery drain too fast,
when I see battery information I could not find which app is this so that I can uninstall it.


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I got a call from my company's Google Suite administrator that they got an alert about my phone (a Samsung S10 running Android 10) getting rooted this morning.
Google's support site isn't really helpful with this, stating only that they consider my device compromised because it's rooted.
All additional information I got about the alert is:

Summary:         An Android device was rooted. (Device ID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date:            Feb 12, 2020, 09:23 AM CET (2020-02-12T09:23:17+01:00)
Device owner:    firstname.lastname@company.com

As I'm pretty sure that I didn't root my company phone (especially not this morning, I was in a meeting). As I understand some apps installed can (?) root my phone, but I also don't have apps installed from untrusted sources, and I didn't install any apps in the last two days even from Google Play.
I also tried it with Root Checker, and it seems like that the phone is not rooted.
The SafetyNet Test status is

Basic Integrity: Success
CTS Profile Match: Success
Response Signature Verification: Success

Is there a way that I can check on my phone what exactly causes Google to think that the device is compromised / rooted?


texts: How to end process while quiting, Firefox

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Firefox has a quit button in it's menu. My settings are check marked to clear all data upon closing. However, quitting Firefox is still leaving the process running and the cache non-empty. So to really quit, I have to: Settings | Apps | Firefox, then tap 'Force stop' and 'Clear cache'.  I end up doing this a couple times a day.  A couple times a year I mistakenly tap 'Clear data', which is disastrous because settings and add-ons are lost.

The mozilla website maintains that stopping and clearing are OS tasks.  So here I am.

How can I, an end user, stream line this? perhaps configuring the OS to end the process when the firefox quits?

Short of that, is it possible for an end user to add to the homescreen a shortcut to: Settings | Apps | Firefox


texts: How to retrieve saved password in Google Chrome for Android?

texts: Is there any way I can retrieve stored password specific to any URL in Google Chrome for Android. This is not in any way connected with Google Chrome running in Desktop versions. I'm able to see saved password in Google Chrome in Desktop but not in Android version. Please Help. Thanks in Advance.


texts: Received error of "Your device is rooted, You have been denied access", while installing my co's email software developed for android phone, the same application was working in other phones (Samsung , nexus 4 & 5, HTC etc), can anyone suggest how to resolve this.


texts: Whenever I try to download an app, it keeps wanting to download it to my old Android phone

texts: I bought a used Coolpad, but like new. Whenever I try to download an app, be it an old one already installed on old phone or a new, never before loaded one, it keeps wanting to send data to old phone, an LG Admire. In the box, looking for device compatibility, only the old phones model number comes up.


texts: How can I wipe my Samsung galaxy S5 completely before selling it?

texts: I has a Samsung Galaxy S5 and now i want to sell it to others.This phone takes many my private information. How can i delete them all and ensure that no one can restore it?


texts:
It all started with an intent to install Link2SD to my in-car Android audio system. Repartitioned SD card into FAT32 + Ext2, but something went wrong ("Mount script cannot created" by Link2SD, etc.). So I've done some research and eventually messed something up and now I've got 2 partitions mounted into the same directory!
My SD is /dev/block/mmcblk1 with /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 for FAT32 partition and /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 for Ext2.
mount says both partitions are mounted to the same /sdcard/external_sd location.
I was trying to locate a place where these 2 mountpoints are coming from but with no success. I know there's no /etc/fstab at Android, but /etc/vold.fstab has nothing about mmcblk1 or /sdcard/external_sd. I've looked through all init.*.rc scripts in root but found nothing either.

So where is a place that mounts those 2 partitions??? I've got no more thoughts left except for grep -nwr / -e external_sd, but it takes forever to complete and it's not that easy to surf results with touchscreen only...

The system is HiCES: Android 4.0.something with LOTS of stuff on top; quite buggy and unstable - not sure that anyone has experienced same problems on the same system :)


texts:
No videos work on my Facebook App. It says:

  Cannot play video. Sorry but an unknown error occured while trying to play this video


texts: "Security update required" on Exchange account on Android 10 Beta

texts: I am on Android 10/Q Beta on Pixel 2 and my exchange email account stopped working and is constantly asking for security update. It doesn't lead me to anything when I click on it and hence stuck with no mail access. I've had Android 10 Beta for a few days now and the exchange account was working fine until now. Any pointers on this?


texts: My question is about diabled apps that my husband diabled

texts: My apps including some of green robots have been disabled and I don't know how to restore. My space for new apps is messed up also. Help


texts: Why don't we get the root key for "our" android?

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I know what root is for and how to use it etc. but I'm always wondering why don't we get the key for root access for our android phones? Why won't they add an extra sheet to the box with the key so that it doesn't have to be hacked or make it possible to request it for advanced users?

If I bought a phone why can't I use it freely?

Can somone explain the rationale behind this?

Is it a legal matter or just you are too dumb to use your phones and we want to protect you from yourselves?.

On Stack Overflow I was told it's an opinion based question but how can it be opinion based? There must be a reason why they won't reveal the root keys. I'd like to know why they made this decision rather than what you think about it which then really be opinion based.


texts: How to restore files from a WhatsApp group deleted by administrator

texts: A WhatsApp group was deleted by the administrator (first remove all participants, then remove the group). Can I restore files in the WhatsApp group that was removed by the administrator?


texts: Can I Make One-side/Two-side Video Call To An Android Phone Using HotSpot Or Within A WiFi network (without internet charges)

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File Transfer Apps like Shareit can transfer files with both methods:

1.With Mobile Hotspot (without internet)

2.Through WiFi Router when both phones connected with same (without internet)

Is there any Android App available to make video call to another android device  without internet charges (through phone hotspot or same WiFi router with no internet)?


texts:
For the purposes of this question, I want to clarify my terminology.

Always on display The screen feature Samsung has when the screen dimly stays on to show you stuff even when the phone screen is "off". This screen shows you simplified notifications.

Lock screen This is the screen you see that says "Swipe screen to unlock". This screen appears after hitting the power button. The always on display disappears and the lock screen appears. This screen shows you detailed notifications.

Security screen This screen appears after swiping from the lock screen. This will ask to type in the pin or enter a pattern to unlock the device.

The issue I have is the time between the lock screen and the always on display. I see I have a notification on the always on display. I'll hit the power button to go to the lock screen to read the notification. The lock screen then only stays up for 2 seconds (not exaggerating, I timed it) and then transitions back to the always on display. This is super frustrating. Trying to read a notification and boom here comes the always on display.

I have the screen timeout set for 2 minutes. I have the security lock timeout set for 5 minutes. I can't find any other settings for this.

How can I extend the amount of time the phone takes to move from the lock screen back to the always on display?


texts: I am trying to script ADB and I was wandering if it can handle multiple installs at the same time in different threads. Does anyone know if this is possible?


texts: Polish layout for physical USB keyboard in Oreo

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Up until Android 8.0 / Oreo (haven't got chance to test this issue under 9.0 / Pie) there is no Polish layout for physical USB keyboard and writing Polish national letter (i.e. using Right Alt key) is not possible in Android with physical keyboard connected through USB and micro USB OTG cable.

Is there anything I can do to resolve this problem? Some option for installing missing layouts?

Supporting, OT and philosophic question: Is this some kind of political isolation of my country by Google / Android developers or an ostracism? I have carefully checked that there are keyboard layouts for each and every neighboring country that surrounds Poland -- i.e. German, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian. But there is no for Poland.

EDIT: This question is about Motorola Moto Z2 Play, which has an unmodified, stock version of Android 8.0 Oreo and such version doesn't have "Polish" physical keyboard layout. This question does not deal with devices provided by any other manufacturer, with modified Android, where "Polish" physical keyboard layout can be available.


texts: How can I access my Android Internal Storage (data/data) from the pc?

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Not the SD Card that downloads, folders, gallery, etc. goes to. I mean the data/data internal memory of the Android device, where game saves, factory apps, etc. goes to.

As much as I'd love to root my device to access storage, I am afraid of the risks associated with it, like bricking. It's a Lenovo Ideatab S2109A-F and have found no simple low risk ways of rooting it and no one click root apps support it. It runs ICS 4.0.4.

But anyways now I'm turning to a pc method. We have a Windows Vista Compaq Presario computer, though its internet network card is dead and can't read our wireless router so I must tether to connect it to download whatever drivers I need for the pc to access internal memory. I don't plan to do anything with the storage itself for risk of damaging my device, I only intend to back up a few save game files to a pc folder so I don't lose them, just in case the tablet needs reset for any reason. Don't wanna lose my files and I cannot back them up if I can't access internal storage.

So step by step, what do I have to do and what files to download in order for the pc to read files from my Android internal data? Any alternative solutions would help too and if you know an easy low risk way to root this particular tablet, I'll give it a go. I tried looking up ways and tried, but nothing helped me.


texts: Is it possible to change the PIN screen lock?

texts: Specifically I'm looking for a solution that makes my life easier. The current lock screen is like I have to swipe up and then enter the 4 digits and then press the tick button which is close to emergency call button. This is all after pressing the physical power button. Ideally it could be power button then 4 digits. FWIW, I have a Nexus 5.


texts:
I'm trying to figure out why my Android smartphone isn't showing notification on the lock screen when I receive a new Skype message. After some researchings, I found that it seems to have something to do with a featured called "Ambient display".

As this article explains, Ambient display is a feature introduced on Lollipop (Android 5.0) and above, and it wakes the device and light up the display for a few seconds when new notifications arrive.

My Android version is Nougat (Android 7.0) so it is supposed to have Ambient display. But after I followed the instruction of that article and went to Setting > Display, I cannot find any option called Ambient display.

Why doesn't my Android 7.0 smartphone have Ambient display?

== Edit ==

My device is CAT S41.


texts: If I charge my mobile from different charger what happens?

texts: My charger is lost so I am using a charger with an output of 5.5v and 0.6A. My real charger  gives an output of 5V and 0.7A. Will the other charger damage my phone?


texts: How to turn off auto suggestion popups in Google Keep?

texts:
When writing lists in Google Keep, sometimes infuriating Clippy-style auto suggestion popups appear, suggesting different things starting with the same word that another person might have wanted to write. These popup boxes are distracting and get in the way, usually overlapping the space I want to press to move to the next item in the list and obstruct seeing what I've written.

I want to turn this feature off. I've been through the settings and help, but there doesn't seem to be any option to turn it off. I've also sent feedback through the app asking for an option to turn it off to no avail.

Looking at the forums, I see people have been asking for a way to turn this off since 2016. There's a common old suggestion that it only turns on if something relating to "Shopping" is in the list title - but in 2018 I still get the popup plague even on lists with no title.

Is there any roundabout way to disable this which works?


texts: Why does my Xiaomi phone have a "Skip Lockscreen" developer setting?

texts: I am using an unrooted Xiaomi phone running Android 4.4, and activated developer mode.  The development options include "Skip Lockscreen". What is this?  Will it this cause any functional problems for my device?


texts: How to change equalizer presets with Tasker?

texts:
I am not using a third party application downloaded on the Play Store, but the Sound enhancement menu that comes pre-installed on some devices (can be found on Settings -> Equalizer on Play Music for example).

What I want is a pop up menu where I can choose one of two equalizer presets when plugging in my headphones or earphones. I know how to do the event and menu parts, but can't find something relevant for the presets.


texts: Backup / Restore Titanium Backup's labels

texts:
When I move to a new phone, I only want to install my previously installed user apps.
I use a label to identify which apps are currently installed, vs old ones, vs system apps.
How can I backup and restore my TiBk labels?


texts: Why is my battery low only a few hours after charging?

texts: Twice recently I have charged my Samsung Galaxy Ace at night and when the phone indicates it's fully charged I unplug the charger only to be woken a couple of hours later thinking I have a text come through to find a message saying the battery is very low and needs charging. It hasn't happened any other time. It's about 18 months old and generally I get a good days use out of it. How can it suddenly go from being fully charged to empty in a couple of hours without even being used?


texts: What are the custom roms available in market for android and ios for micromax funbook P 300?

texts:
I am working to add custom rom that are available for ios and android,I need to add add custom rom in my android phones, I was using "androios" rom that is featured for both  ios and android, but its not rebooting properly in

  micromax funbook p300

Can any one please help me, Regarding Custom Roms that have features of both ios and android, to add in micromax funbook p300.


texts: TeamViewer Android: how to connect in a unattended way?

texts:
My grandma is 89 years old, and I have installed TeamViewer on her Android tablet in order to remotely assist her.
But it is a problem for me to teach her understanding the screen messages, even when it is a single "Accept incoming connection? Yes/No" .
Is there any way to configure TeamViewer for Android to connect to it without any intervention on remote side?

Free(gratis) options preferred.


texts: How to sync playlist to Samsung Galaxy S3 from Kies?

texts:
I just got my new Galaxy S3 today (after a couple of years using BB and iOS) and I installed Samsung Kies on my computer. Kies's interface is quite intuitive (laying out everything almost the same like iTunes) so I created a few playlists and dragged a few songs to each playlist. Then I clicked on the icon for my phone and selected Sync > Multimedia > Sync Music > Selected Playlist, chose all the playlists I wanted And clicked Sync.

It transfered quite fast, but when I checked the phone I found all my songs, but no playlists. I tried searching just now to find an answer, and it appears there are other poeple with the same problem. Some people mentioned some paid app or software to do this, but I don't want to buy an extra app just to do this job. I'd also like to avoid having to re-create the playlists manually on my phone.

Could anyone point out what I am missing, or a way around this problem?


texts: My samsung mobile is switched off with busted power button, and the "Volume down+main button with charger" process is also not working..is there a way I can restart it using adb and sdk tools??


texts: How to edit and merge two different sms backup from two different phone?

texts:
I have my SMS backed up using SMS Backup and Restore, and also my girlfriend's SMS was backed up using the BlackBerry Desktop tool.

I converted the BB SMS back up to an .xml file.

I just want to know how can I edit the converted back up (from BB) so that the sender will be me, because due to unfortunate crashing of my SMS app, some texts are deleted.

So I want to restore that deleted text but from my GF's SMS and merge it to my backed up (Android) file. How can I best accomplish this?


texts: How to update webview without using the Google Play store?

texts:
I have an Android 5.1 device, where I have full root access. For this device I have written a cordova application and installed it as a system app. It is working good, however the webview-version of Android 5.1 is very old and unfortunately has a few bugs.

I know that you can update the webview with the playstore, but unfortunately the device does not have the google apps and therefore I am not able to update the webview with the playstore.

So my question is:
How can I update the system webview without google playstore?

I already tried it with a rather naive approach, which unfortunately killed my application:

I have downloaded the latest webview.apk from the playstore (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.webview&hl=de)

Then I did:

adb remount
adb push webview.apk /system/webview/
adb reboot

Now I get errors when I try to start my cordova application and the app itself doesn't show up anymore:

I/CordovaActivity( 1931): Apache Cordova native platform version 6.1.1 is starting
D/CordovaActivity( 1931): CordovaActivity.onCreate()
E/WebViewFactory( 1931): Failed to list WebView package libraries for loadNativeLibrary
E/WebViewFactory( 1931): android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: com.android.webview
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getApplicationInfo(ApplicationPackageManager.java:281)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getWebViewNativeLibraryPaths(WebViewFactory.java:282)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.loadNativeLibrary(WebViewFactory.java:397)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:103)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.webkit.WebView.getFactory(WebView.java:2194)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.webkit.WebView.ensureProviderCreated(WebView.java:2189)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.webkit.WebView.setOverScrollMode(WebView.java:2248)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.view.View.<init>(View.java:3595)
E/WebViewFactory( 1931):        at android.view.View.<init>(View.java:3689)

How is the correct way to update the webview.apk without google playstore?


texts: Is it possible to use rooting method of a device on a device having same model number yet different baseband number

texts:
I have recently bought Samsung Galaxy J Docomo. Upon spending countless hours on the internet searching for roots, I could only find the root for build id: LRX21V.SC02FOMUGOI4. Does there exist a root for Build ID: LRX21V.SC02FOMSGPL2 (which is on my phone)? If yes, can somebody point me in the correct direction?

Let me know if you want further details. Thanks in advance.

Moreover, is it possible for me to use the available  rooting technique on my mobile (despite the different firmware versions)?

Here's some more information regarding the firmwares.

Phone Samsung GALAXY J
Model SC-02F
PDA Version SC02FOMSGPL2
CSC Version SC02FDCMGPL2
PHONE Version SC02FOMSGPL2
Region DCM
Country Japan
Build Date 09.12.2016
Changelist 5774932
OS Lollipop
OS Version 5.0

Phone Samsung GALAXY J
Model SC-02F
PDA Version SC02FOMUGOI4
CSC Version SC02FDCMGOI4
PHONE Version SC02FOMUGOI4
Region DCM
Country Japan
Build Date 09.09.2015
Changelist 5774932
OS Lollipop
OS Version 5.0


texts: Dynamic binding of ports of a process. How to change to fixed port?

texts:
There's an app on my phone which binds dynamically to local ports over 31000(since my local port range is 31000 to somewhere around 60000). I want the application to bind on port 25 (smtp) because the port is not monitored or controlled by the network. I have searched the internet for methods to do this and  I have come across the iptables method in which it said I must do port redirection but that's for servers.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Clock issue with Motorola Razr HD Maxx (stock 4.4.2 firmware)

texts:
I have a Verizon Motorola Razr HD Maxx, running the latest firmware (182.46.15.XT926). My phone was dropped and the screen shattered about 6 months ago. The Razr was powered off and left alone while I switched to an older phone until I could find the time and money to get a screen replacement. Having just done so, my phone is now in mostly working order. I can browse on 4G and make/receive test messages and calls.

However, the date/time on the phone are completely inaccurate. It is currently reporting the date as 3/15/2015, and the time as 6:52 as of the time of this post (while it is 10:56 AM EST, 5/21/2015 in reality). Manually attempting to change the time does not work - After modifying the time and selecting done, the change does not persist.

I do not appear to be the only one with this problem - others have reported it online (see here and here for example), but no solutions have been posted which worked. I am curious if anyone here has input as to a solution.

This is a huge impediment for me, since many apps rely on the time and any SSL cert checking will fail due to the incorrect date, preventing access to Google Play.


texts: dd/mm date format on android in xlsx files

texts:
I'm just starting to use mobile documents using google sheets but am struggling with date formats.  I am in the UK so use dd/mm/yyyy in excel, but when files are saved to drive and opened in sheets on android, the dates are displayed in mm/dd format.

I can reformat how they're displayed in sheets, but the underlying data (including new entries) is still in mm/dd.  I've read about changing locale but it seems this is only able to be done on the desktop.  If I open the files this way I get a sheets version of the file alongside the XLSX version, which I want to retain because it contains macros and some users have only just mastered windows...


texts: Google Play Games still seems to require a Google+ account?

texts:
I try to login to Google Play Games (version 3.6.27), but it  still asks me for a Google Plus account. According to this answer: Google Play Games without Google Plus, no Google+ account should be required anymore.

Why is it asking for that account then? What further info now should I be knowing about the new gamer ID login, instead of a Google+ login?

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texts: Can I move the keyboard selector button?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S8+. The way that I naturally grip the phone, combined with the practically bezel-less display, means that I'm often hitting the keyboard selection button by accident while I'm typing one-handed.

Is there any way to move this button to the left side of the screen, or elsewhere, so I'm less likely to hit it on accident?


texts: Block "Mobile Data Turned Off" Notification

texts:
I keep getting this one notification from Call Services on an AT&T LG G5 that says "Mobile Data Turned Off." Indeed, mobile data is turned off when I switch from cellular data to a wi-fi connection, but I don't need this notification. How can I stop this notification from appearing?

My one thought would be to have an app that blocks notifications that contain that certain text, but I haven't been able to find an app that does this. Notifications from Call Services can't be blocked in Notifications settings.


texts: how to ignore folder when using adb push

texts:
I like to copy development files (ie a git repo) from my local machine to my android using adb push (I still couldn't find a reliable git client application on android).

However, I also need to ignore certain directories (think of the directories that are typically ignored by git and placed in .gitignore).. such as the build folder in a java project.

How do I make an adb push command that ignores a certain directory but copies everything else?


texts: Phone number shown as unknown in galaxy tab

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I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 gt-p3100. My problem is somewhat similar to this issue, but I notice this when I go into my settings: Settings > About Device > Status > My phone number ... it is listed as unknown phone number.

Question is how to set the phone number for my device so that it shows up in the above mentioned path.


texts: I'm trying to use Mobro on the Android SDK emulator.  It only seems to install on ARM images.  Is this a Mobdro limitation?


texts: How much data does Google Maps navigation use?

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Does anyone have a rough number for how much data Google Maps navigation uses per, say, 100 miles or something? I know it will vary slightly by user and area, but I'm just looking for an average/estimate.

I'm going to be driving to Canada soon, and trying to estimate how much "International Data" I should purchase on my plan to cover the Google Maps Navigation.


texts: Ethernet on Moto E3 with Marshmallow (6.0)

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Just got a usb2 to ethernet adaptor. I am trying to connect the Moto E3 on wired ethernet but this is unsuccessful so far.

It does not seem to work like plug and play.

ifconfig does not shows eth0 in the list. (netcfg is not supported by version 6.0.)

I tried the Ethernet USBhost app but it just says Error. ALso tried setting the phone in airplane mode.

Has anyone made this phone working on wired ethernet? What could I check and try?


texts: How to install a private key (.pfx certificate) on android?

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I want to read a protected pdf file. I installed in on my Windows PC and install the .pfx certificate with the password to read it. There I can open it normally. But I can't do the same on my android tablet. When I install it, doesn't seem to be working. It doesn't even show up in the certificate list on the system settings.

Isn't there anyway to do the same on my Android tablet? To open it normally?


texts: What can cause a Droid Incredible to stop connecting to a PC via USB?

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When I connect my phone to my laptop via USB, it is able to charge, but I am not able to mount it as a drive. Neither my computer nor my phone recognize that there is a device plugged in. This happened within the past few days, and I don't think that I changed anything on either side.

I already checked the settings and USB debugging is on, USB debugging notify is on, and Stay awake is on in the Development settings menu. I also tried rebooting both devices to see if that would fix it, but it hasn't.

My phone is a Droid Incredible running CM7.0.3. My laptop is running Windows 7.


texts: Accessing phone remotely and making phone calls

texts: Is it possible to remote access an android phone with something like Anydesk, but also answer and make phone calls thru it? Without the phone being on the same city...Cheers


texts: How do I sync S Planner in Galaxy S5 with Galaxy Note 10.1?

texts: I am trying to sync the data from S Planner in my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to my new Galaxy S5. Sync Settings (Settings > Accounts > Sync) on both devices show that I have ticked all the boxes relating to my Samsung and Google accounts. Are there any additional steps I have to take in order to sync the data in the S Planner app?


texts: I am a university student that has most of the lectures online as pdf files. How can I get them on my Android phone and read them through Adobe Reader? This is the first time that I have used Android. The version that I have is 2.2 "Froyo".


texts: Pattern Lock can't be disabled through settings

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my girlfriend set up a pattern lock and we're unable to remove the pattern now. The Settings show the disabled Option and the text: "Admin, Guideline or login data prevent this". So I disabled all device admins, deleted all VPNs, removed all Login Data and found out that this helped nothing.
The device is a HUAWEI P8 Lite (no root/no bootloader enabled) running on Marshmallow.
Does anyone have an idea how to resolve this problem?


texts: I heard about the complaint of the Nexus S' lack of 720p video recording? What does 720p mean? How does it compare to the standard Samsung Galaxy S phones?


texts: How can Iget different sounds for different notifications?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Different notification sounds for sms and email?

I have a Samsung galaxy s2 with Android 4.0.4 Is there any way to set different tones for different notifications? For example, a different tone for SMS than for emails.