texts: HTC Evo touch screen and keyboard malfunctioning. Where can I find an RUU file, or how else can I restore to factory settings or fix these problems?

texts: I bought a an HTC EVO Shift 4G phone on eBay, but parts of the screen don't respond to touch. Different parts of the screen don't respond at different times. Also, sometimes when you type on the keyboard, the wrong letters come out.  I tried searching all over the web for a ruu (if I got that right?) to set the software back to factory settings, but can't find any. This is after trying to do a hard reset, which didn't help.  I've already spent hours trying to figure this out. Can this phone be fixed, and how?


texts: Cannot open Android 4.1 on PC as in mass storage mode

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I cannot open my phone in Mass Storage Mode.
I've tried using the MTP and PTP which were on the list on USB settings and I've tried using Eclipse in ADB (which only copies one file at the time).
With MTP, the file transfer stops when it gets on a big file.
With PTP, I can only see photos.
There's another phone which is older and has this ability to be displayed as a drive, but why doesn't this newer one have it?
Is there an app where I can transfer files over Wi-Fi maybe? Don't tell me Dropbox because NSA spies on it and it takes a lot of time to upload it there. Is there an app that bypasses settings and makes my NONROOTED phone capable of initiating Mass Storage Mode?


texts: How can I open and edit large text documents on my Android device?

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I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1, rooted, running Android 5.1, that I'd like to use for editing simple text files. By "text file", I mean they are plain text documents, with a .txt extension. I do not need to edit .doc, .pdf, odt, or any other format.

I have seen this answer, and I have also tried a couple different apps, such as Jota, Turbo Editor, and others. They work fine for very small documents, but I have one text document that is about 300kB, and they all slow down and crash when I try to edit this file. Other files I have that are not quite as large seem to slow down just about any text editor, so it seems pretty clear there is a correlation between how big a document is and whether or not an Android text editor can handle it.

I'm confused as to why this is such a hard thing to do. I have games that I play on my various devices that seem to reference much larger resources and require more processing and RAM, so why should a simple text document under a megabyte be hard to work with?

In any case, is there a way I can edit a plain text document up to 500kB in size on my tablet device?


texts: How to override the time zone for some particular country?

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How can I get my Android device to show a different time zone for a particular country?

So, when I pick the country I’d see the overridden time zone instead of the default one.

I have a rooted device with system version 4.4.2

Edit

Say I want to pick London, Dublin with automatic time zone disabled, but rather that showing GMT+0:00, I want my device to show something else, say GTM+0:30, is that possible with a rooted device?

Also I want that "fake" time zone to be reflected in the clock as if it were the actual time zone. So when it's 12:00 in London I want my device to show 12:30 instead.


texts: I'm from Sri Lanka and recently I found out that "Google map's timeline" option is missing on my Google maps Android application and even on the website. I've heard that some countries don't allow for such services. But I've used it before. Is there any way of using this feature?


texts: Can an app call a phone without me knowing?

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The reason I ask is because I have gotten various calls from seemingly random numbers saying that I had called them. When I check my call log, there is no outgoing call to their number.

This has happened multiple times, but not very often, maybe once every two weeks. I am normally very careful with the apps that I download and have avg downloaded and scanning periodically. Could it be that someone else can use the same number to call?


texts: Sprint HTC shift: delete all gmail contacts with no phone number

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After syncing my phone with a gmail account, all of my gmail contacts were loaded onto my phone... Now any app that pulls all my phone's contacts, such as RingDroid, will include hundreds of email addies I don't care about at all. Is there any way to wipe all these no-phonenumber email contacts?
Unsyncing is not a solution, the contacts remain. And please don't tell me to revert my phone to factory settings over something so rudimentary as this.


texts: My Android TV box always gets stuck at the Mbox, "make your life colorful" logo, but it never goes to home screen, and also when I put the TV box into recovery mode I can't select anything, it just shows the dead robot with the words, no command. How can I recover the OS?


texts: Accidentally renamed APK file of default launcher

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Yesterday, I was exploring my phone's system files and I accidentally renamed apk file of launcher when I was exploring /system/app folder. It renamed to "Launcher2.ap" but I absolutely know it's original name is "Launcher2.apk", so I noticed that and I renamed it back to "Launcher2.apk" and it was running normally. But today, I can't get any screen after boot (but it's booted normally) and there is no notification bar, no back/home/menu buttons and no errors have shown. I googled all solutions for this malfunction (including this website) and every solution says "you can fix this via adb" but I can't open USB debugging mode, because of blank screen. I also tried "wipe all cache and data" in boot recovery mode and tried to install a new launcher via Google Play's Website but the result is same: blank screen. What can I do for this error? Sorry for my english.

Note: The phone is rooted and it is automatically connects to wireless router (am I lucky?) and sometimes the "back/home/menu" bar and notification bar is flashing (~0.3sec) for once and then it goes blank screen again.

Thanks for any idea/help.


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Is there a way to teach a Samsung Galaxy S9+ with Android 9 (Pie) to generate screenshots as PNG files instead of JPEG files? I was looking for such a configuration option (in Settings) but came up empty-handed.

My device isn't rooted and I'd like to avoid rooting, if possible.

NB: My question is somewhat related to this one, but I am indeed looking for a way to revert to PNG as a lossless default format, so I'd hold this is not a duplicate. I also scoured questions on the screenshots tag, but nothing useful there either.


texts: How is the list of apps allowed to install another apps populated?

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On Android 8.1,

If I go to "Settings" > "Apps & Notifications" > "Advanced" > "Special App Access" > "Install unknown apps", what determines which app are in this list ?

On my phone, I see :
Chrome, Drive, Files, GMail, Messanger, WhatsApp.

Yet I have a lot more apps installed and running.


texts: Cannot add google account (It is not in the list of available account)

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I bought the tablets from China, and if I want to add Google account (from Settings.Account.AddAccount) ther is no google account in the list.. There is only

Corporate
IMAP
POP3

tablet:
x-302 of Dragon

h701

Android 4.4.2

kernel 3 April 67

Build ALPS.KK1.MP1.V2.11

and on tablet are no applications from Google (NO "Gmail", "Account Manager Google" and "Google Services Framework")
It looks as if not installed (or forbidden) Google applications from the producer.


texts: How to have an individual notification for every message?

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Similar to the iPhone, is there any way I can get a separate, individual notification for every SMS, update, (any sort of notification)?

This is not specific to SMS, but rather to any app.

Currently, my phone will chunk notifications by the app and once I get 5+ notifications from an individual app, my phone will chunk the notifications together and I can no longer see the notifications unless I deliberately click on the notifications.


texts: Why most of the devices supported by CyanogenMod are from HTC?


texts: How do I get the Music Player to display all ID3 tags

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Music players like DoubleTwist are based on iTunes which supports very few ID3 tags. The ones supported are adequate for pop music but hopeless for classical music or even jazz. For example, in random play you may well want to keep whole compositions together, like a Beethoven Symphony with 4 movements and therefore four tracks. Again, compendium albums often have multiple composers so tagging (and displaying) the composer for each track is useful.

The Musichi software suite lets me tag my classical albums appropriately and has a player for the PC which takes advantage of the tagging. But there is no support for Android at this point in time.

Anyone know of a way I can do this?


texts: How can I browse my Mac's hard drives with my Android phone?

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Is there any Android software that can understand afp or browse OS X filesystems some other way
?


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I installed the MirrorGo (Stream & Recorder) app from the playstore to try but uninstalled it over privacy concerns in my android 10. Everything looks fine but recently I discovered it still left some traces in the device. When I checked the virtual keyboards in Language & input settings, I found the MirrorGo keyboard is still available. I tried checking the list of all apps on the mobile and couldn't find anything related to that. How do I remove that from my device?

Device: Pixel 3;
Android Version: 10 / Android Q;
Device status: Unrooted;


texts: fastboot commands don't do anything mtk device

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I have an android device, locked / not rooted. I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on a mac, adb works fine.

adb devices
adb reboot bootloader

works ok
But then when I try most commands with "fastboot" it won't work,
the only thing working is:

fastboot devices
fastboot --version

fastboot version 28.0.3-5475833

when I try:

fastboot getvar all
fastboot oem get-bootinfo

It just goes to a new blank line, then stays there "frozen" until I cancel...
same happens with

fastboot oem unlock

edit,
I see that MTK don't need to unlock?
IS this correct?
Thanks!


texts: Google play services is crashing my Samsung J7 phone

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Google services is crashing my Samsung J7 phone.
I can't disable or force stop the app. The button is inaccessible.
I can't uninstall updates: it tells me "administrator protected",  I need to give permission.
I went to device administrator. When I click on the box (find my device) to disable it, now settings stop working and I go back to my screen.
I tried:

to switch the phone on off
wifi on-off
airplane mode
force stop all google apps
disable from safe mode
disable from settings (through lock screen and security)
also all google apps are crashing too
google chrome, google search, playstore

I still get the " google play services keeps stopping" message.


texts: Wrong date stored when taking a screenshot

texts:
I have a Galaxy Nexus running CyanogenMod 10.2.1 (IIRC that's the last official stable version released). Beside both being quite old they're working for years without any big issue, but yesterday I found something strange: since sometime between 2019-01-02T21:38:35-0300 and 2019-01-03T08:47:13-0300 it started storing wrong dates from screenshot creation times like this:

It's quite easy to understand how it's getting this weird date: it's taking the Unix timestamp and multiplying it by 1000. I tried to track down the issue by checking the source code: there was a change on GlobalScreenshot.java some years ago, although it don't explains why this bug started happening just now.

By now I only saw screenshots with the wrong date, so in the best case it will not cause issues to apps or other parts of the system. It's also not causing issues when synchronizing files using MTP (beside the date being something like "29 November, 1983").

Is it similar to the Y2K problem? Should I worry about this? If I should what can I do?


texts:
I'm trying to use WinSCP to FTP a file out of /data/data (well, it's directory is contained in the /data/data directory, which is the important part). But I get a "Code: 5" error from WinSCP, access denied, that is. I've tried to chmod the file I need. But still no luck. Is there any way to FTP a file out of /data/data?

I know the directory is protected. And I know I can use adbd Insecure to pull a file through adb. But I need to be able to pull the file at any time, without a USB connection. And adb tcpip is only good until a reboot. So adb is out of the question, it seems.

Thanks for any help!


texts: How can I update the default stock browser (com.android.browser)?

texts:
I have version 2.3.3 of the stock android browser on my phone.  I know there are newer versions out that support features that I want which are not available in 2.3.3.  However, I do not see any upgrades available, and in fact the stock browser does not even show up in the Google Play store.

I figure I probably need to manually install from somewhere, but where do I find the necessary files and how do I perform the upgrade?  Note: I am not interested in upgrading to a newer version of Android.


texts: Remotely control an Android tablet from a Mac or Windows machine?

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Does anyone administer any Android devices as kiosks which you need to be able to monitor remotely?

I've been looking for something like TeamViewer for Android. I found there's a Support version which should allow people to connect to the Android device but I am unsure if you can fully control it? i.e load up certain apps, change app settings etc.?

I also found Bomgar and AirDroid or something similar.

Ideally, I need to know the status of the device (online or offline) and be able to diagnose any problems (or update the settings and apps). We already use SureFox Kiosk Web Browser which works OK (although it's not as responsive as just running the Chrome app)


texts: How to force Gmail/Android to request password every time for google account

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Logout from Gmail on my device

I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace running Android 2.3.3. Is it possible to force Gmail or any google related apps to request my password everytime I open them?

I don't like how Android syncs with my account and the only way I can protect my phone is by setting up a screen pattern lock or pin, if I wanted to show my phone to people I can't without them able to fiddle around through my emails once its unlocked or if I leave it lying around before it locks.

IOS has something like that on iTunes or App Store where you always have to put in your password.


texts: Change keyboard laylout for Android on VMWare

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I have successfully installed Android 7.1 on my VMWare Workstation Player 15 but I want to change the keyboard layout to a german layout. Does anyone know which config file needs to be changed to achieve this? Is there a way to to this while the OS is running or does one have to do it over the console in a debug mode?
Best regards


texts: does a wireless adapter work in my tv android box to boost wifi signal

texts: I would like to boost the wifi signal coming into my tv android with a Tp-Link 600 does this work.


texts: How can I export contacts & SMS from broken Galaxy S3 and import them onto Google Nexus 6P?

texts:
I've got myself in a pickle. The screen AND buttons on my Galaxy S3 have broken, so I've acquired a Nexus 6P phone. My old contacts and SMS messages are stored on the Galaxy S3 phone itself. I am able to plug the phone into the computer and navigate the file system, however USB debugging is not enabled. I can use Kies 3 to create backup files (.spb and .sme) but Kies 3 does not offer the option of converting to .vcf etc. Kies 2 can normally convert the files, however Kies 2 can't open the files created by Kies 3.

How can I successfully export the contacts and SMS messages from the Galaxy S3 onto the new Google Nexus 6P?


texts: When I log onto GMail on my HTC Desire, I can't find a way to access my GMail contacts. I read that there was some link on the left of the screen. I see none. I am now at a loss


texts: Google Play Error Retrieving Information RPC:S-2:AEC-2

texts:
Whenever I try to update an app, I get the error in the question title. I am also unable to view my installed apps. I've already tried wiping the store's data and cache, and removing and readding my account. Nothing helps.

I'm using a Droid Turbo running 4.4.4. Anyone know what the problem is?


texts: Use different lock-screens on htc sensation

texts: Is there a way to use other lock-screens on the htc sensation then the one that is provided by htc sense without installing a custom rom? (rooting is fine) I would love to use the standard android lock-screens, is that possible? (I don't care if it is achieved with an app or by modifying the settings)


texts: Where is the options button in Rockplayer?

texts: How do I open the options for the Rockplayer app? I need to get to the subtitle encoding menu so that my srt is supported (currently it looks like Chinese) but I can't find it. I see only the play/pause buttons, the screen resize button and the video info button. Can you help me?


texts: I'd like to play audio through both the speakers and headphones simultaneously

texts:
How would I do this?

one audio stream, output from both


texts: How does the GPS work on Android phones?

texts:
Today I used the GPS on my Android for the first time, and I was wondering how it actually works.

I know that Android phones have a GPS chip in them, but does the phone establish a direct connection to the GPS server or is there something else going on? If there is a direct server connection, does that mean that every Android user can make a direct server connection?


texts: How do I assign an action to long pressing the home button?

texts:
I want to fix it so the home button long press kills a particular app. I can't see the option for home long press in Tasker or Macrodroid.

Galaxy S5, rooted, CM Marshmallow, Xposed installed.


texts: Can I factory reset a non-rooted pixel 2 with a bad digitizer?

texts:
I have a Pixel 2 with a broken digitizer.  I'd like to wipe it of personal data before tossing it.
Complications:

not rooted
adb has not been previously authorized.

Is a factory reset possible, or should I pull out the cordless drill and go to town?


texts: How to reinstall Android on Polaroid PSPT350

texts: Some months after i bought my cellphone it begans to download many apps by itself and now it simply doesn't work. Every time I turn it on, a think called "Mlhiw" don´t let me use it and turn off my cellphone. So I want to reinstall Android on it. It have Android 4.4.2. And I have no idea about how to reinstall it.


texts: How can I get Onedrive to automatically save screenshots to a different folder than "Camera Roll"?

texts: Currently, onedrive uploads all photos from different folder on my mobile phone to the same  "Camera Roll" folder, however on windows it saves screenshots to a different folder "Pictures\Screenshots"; That would be very convenient if it was possible to do the same thing on phone.


texts: How to use AT commands in Android by 'root' the phone

texts:
We have various Android devices from Spike, Samsung, Micromax, etc. How can we issue AT commands from Android to the modem? We searched in Google Play but did not find any app related to this.

This Stack Overflow question suggests:

  [F]irst you have to root the phone...`

How can we do this?


texts: I've rooted my phone.  Now what?  What do I gain from rooting?

texts: This is a common question by those who have just rooted their phones.  What apps, ROMs, benefits, etc. do I get from rooting?  What should I be doing now?


texts: fastboot not showing device (nokia 2.1 ) but adb works fine

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I've been trying for hours now to unlock the bootloader on my Nokia 2.1 but of course I need to be able to use fastboot commands for that.

I tried all kinds of different websites to install drivers on my computer for the phone. Did the “add legacy hardware” in device manager to install them manually, used 15 sec ADB installer. On the phone I enabled USB debugging and developer options.

While the phone is turned on normally detects the phone fine, but when in download mode, fastboot doesn't recognize it. I also tried different cables.

Any ideas what the problem could be? Do I need to downgrade the bootloader first? How would I do that without it?


texts: My android phone was stolen. How worried should I be with all my google data inside the phone?

texts:
Ok, so my samsung galaxy 5 was stolen. I had gmail, calendar, twitter(tweetdeck), facebook, ... all my personal data in it.

I didn't have any app installed that could wipe this information from a sms (tried to install PlanB through the market, but I don't think it'll work).

I already changed my google password and I'm proceeding to change facebook and twitter as well.

Is this enough? How much of this information (old emails, tweets, ...) are saved in the phone's memory? Can I prevent access to this just by changing my passwords?

I've blocked my SIM card with my provider, so I guess the phone currently have no internet or telephone line access.

Here in Brazil we can also block a stolen cell phone with the IMEI number, but I don't know exactly what this means. Will this brick the phone or just prevent it from being registered in the network?


texts: Why my S3 device sounds when magnetic card is put on its back?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Why does my Galaxy S3 make a noise when I put it down?

Why my samsung S3 play a sound when I put above my gym magnetic card? Only with this card the device play this type of sound. Nothing happen if I put it above credit card or other magnetic/chip support.
The gym card open doors and let me enter inside the gym if I've paid. There's a way (maybe an app) to read what happen when my s3 grab that card?


texts: Is cm7's stable 7.0.3 market limited with apps?

texts:
For some reason, the apps available on the marketplace for my nook is extremely limited. Am I doing something wrong? I have very few apps, and I only have 2 things to select. Top paid and Top Free, both with very few apps.

I think I have the old marketplace installed, though, I downloaded the latest gapps.


texts:
On my phone, a OnePlus 3 running Marshmallow, I have Titanium Backup configured to run automatic backups twice a week. When it runs, it gets stuck. The notification displays "Skipping   96% - Wi-Fi access points." This notification sticks around until I force quit Titanium Backup or reboot the phone, and I presume that the backup never completes.

Google searches have revealed nothing that appears relevant. Any ideas what's wrong?


texts: After upgrading the preview of text messages on my lockscreen feature disappeared

texts: I have a HTC One Mini and recently upgraded from Android version 4.2 to 4.3,. Everything went fine, but I noticed when people were sending me messages that I couldn't see a preview of them or who sent them on my lock screen. I went into Settings and Personalized settings and my lock screen feature has disappeared.


texts: How do you change name of the internal storage memory in an Android device

texts:
I am using Android 4.4.4 on a device called GPD XD.

Right now, I see that when I connect the device to the computer via USB, both the internal memory and the external memory card are called "SD Card". This is causing some issues to the OS, since it can't see the folders on the SD card, due the fact that both internal and external memory has the same name.

How do you change the name of the internal device? I did search but found nothing relevant. I believe some app that I downloaded (emulators from the google play store), did change the name, because last time that I did use the device, it was working fine and the name of the internal storage was not "SD Card" for sure.


texts: Remove auto-fill text from native captive portal app

texts: I accidentally entered my password in the username field of the captive portal and that now comes up as an auto-fill suggestion for the username, which I would like to delete/reset. This does not open up in the browser, but does so in some separate default window which I don't seem to have much control over. Is this possible?


texts: Power empty android (Samsung) - cannot charge

texts: Samsung SM-T580 power became empty and stopped. Connection with charger result in flickering (black) screen with the charge icon showing. I used several cables and adapter. After many hours the tablet still does not power up.


texts:
By mistake, I've accidentally deleted the folder where my phone camera saves the photos; I was trying to delete just a couple of them, but inadvertently the whole folder was selected, and all the pictures that were inside were lost; the folder was residing in the external SD card, not on the phone internal memory.

What is the best way to recover them?


texts: Whats the easiest way to sync Outlook with Gmail?

texts:
I found gSyncIt to be a bit complicated.
Binary has too many options  so I get a bit lost.
So far EVO Collaborator was very easy to setup, but its not build on Google's API so its not very compatible with task synchronisation and its limited to 1 address book.

Any other recommendations?


texts:
I am running into a strange issue, running adb shell sendevent x x x commands from commandline works fine, but when I use any of the following:

subprocess.Popen(['adb', 'shell', 'sendevent', 'x', 'x','x'])
 subprocess.Popen('adb shell sendevent x x x', shell=True)
 subprocess.call(['adb', 'shell', 'sendevent', 'x', 'x','x'])

They all fail - the simulated touch even that works in a shell script does not work properly when called through python. Furthermore I tried adb push the shell script to the device, and using adb shell /system/sh /sdcard/script.sh I was able to run it successfully, but when I try to run that commandline through python, the script fails.

What's even stranger, is that he script runs, but for example, it does not seem to execute the command sleep 1 half way through the script, echo commands work, sendevent commands don't seem to work.

Doesn't even seem possible, but there it is. How do I run a set of adb shell sendevent x x x commands through python?


texts: What type of encoding is Android currently using?

texts:
A little back story, I was utilizing a GitHub sample program (https://github.com/mi5t4n/AndroidPatternCracker) to crack the pattern of an android phone. I have tried using it on sample gesture.key file that I could find online and it works perfectly. However, when I tested it on my own gesture.key that I had pulled using ADB, the program says my gesture.key is either empty or its too big. If I had read the codes right, the hex value of the encoded pattern is too big for the program to decode?
I have checked the gesture.key file and it is not empty. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S7. Did I retrieve the wrong key file or did I miss something ?


texts: Detailed description for GpsSetup2 on Samsung Galaxy S available?

texts: Is there a detailed description available for all the settings in GpsSetup2  (which can be opened by dialing *#*#1472365#*#*)?


texts: Phone extremely slow, even after factory reset

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016. It's gotten extremely slow and buggy (>10 crashes a day, waiting more than 30 seconds to open default apps, ...).
I've done a factory reset, with removal of all data, including SD card. And... It's just the same.
I'm already looking around for a new phone, but I'm wondering what can cause this?
When I google why phones get slower over time, they point to more and heavier apps. But this doesn't explain my case.
What can cause this behavior, even after a reset?


texts:
For Opera or Opera Mobile it's possible to block certain URLs by adding a file urlfilter.ini to the user profiles. On Opera Mobile this file would be placed at /data/data/com.opera.browser/opera/profiles/smartphone/urlfilter.ini.

But this approach only seems to work for Opera Mobile, not Opera Mini. Is there a way to block certain URLs in Opera Mini so that the normal user can't change it via the Opera UI?

Another idea I had (my app runs on rooted devices with secured su access) but which wouldn't entire cover all my requirements:
Modifying the /etc/hosts file and change all urls to 127.0.0.1 - but the problem is that I don't just filter entire domains, but also just certain suffixes, etc. *.apk, and /etc/hosts doesn't allow wild cards just for file suffixes.


texts:
When I debug any app (native or hybrid), the console device logs they appear in the logcat but after 2+ min they automatically cleared out by Eclipse - though my device does not go in sleep mode.

It becomes difficult for me to check the logs and every time I have to first copy the logs to a text editor and then checking the logs.

Is there any settings required in eclipse or device?


texts:
I have given away one of my devices, I'd like to remove it from my Google account entirely. It seems, there is no longer a way to do this (which, if true, probably breaks GDPR).

I'm aware I can "hide" the device at https://play.google.com/settings/ by unchecking "Show in menus" but I actually want to remove the device from my account entirely.

Edit: I'm also aware I can remove the device from Recent Devices at https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity, to prevent that device from accessing the Google account. The device is already not in that list. This does not remove the device from all of Google's databases, as it still exists in Google Play, for example.

I've checked https://www.google.com/apps/mydevices/b/0 which used to be the place to do this, but it no longer works, and there is notice to use https://www.google.com/android/find However, that does not provide an option to remove the device from your account - only to erase it etc.

Any idea how to remove a device, or contact Google to remove a device?


texts: How to get the one-line clock on the lockscreen back on my Xperia running Lollipop?

texts:
I've just updated my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact to 5.0.2.

The clock on the lockscreen used to be like this:

but now it's stacked like this (two lines):

Is there a way to keep Lollipop but get the old one-line clock on the lockscreen back?


texts: How do I mount devices so that they are accessible by regular user?

texts:
I am using luksmanager to mount my file based luks container. It is mapped to /dev/mapper/luksfile. It works, and it works great except that only root can see the files.

I successfully used this on Kitkat meaning that regular user was able to access mounted folders. However I upgraded to Lollipop recently and old way of mounting the folders does not work anymore. So only root can access the mounted folders. for everyone else the folder icon is just a file type which is broken.

I want to be able  to mount the /dev/mapper/luksfile so that it can be accessed by reguular users on Lollipop. I also used mount  -o bind to distribute some of the folders in the container, those naturally do not work too.

I tried:

mount -t ext4 -o rw /dev/mapper/luksfile /storage/.sdcard/mnt

without success

I am using CM12 5.1


texts: "Re-lock all apps after screen is locked" message; tablet always getting locked every few seconds

texts:
My tablet keeps saying "Re-lock all apps after screen is locked". It is locking my tablet every few seconds. It is making the device lag and become very slow and even takes me back to my home screen, knocking me out while I am on something!

I've went into setting for locking screens and everything is good. How to remove it?


texts: Why doesn't my Galaxy S2 see my keyboard/mouse?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and Android 4.0.3. It recognises all the mass storage devices but doesn't seem to see a mouse and keyboard. The mouse was for sure working with Android 2.3 but now it is transparent to the phone, which acts as if no devices have been plugged in. I've seen some Youtube videos where it was all working perfectly fine. What might be causing it?

On one forum I've read that the version of firmware that I have (I9100XXLPQ) doesn't support mouse and keyboard but I tried to research this information and confirm it with no success. Can anybody confirm/deny it or give some website I could consult?


texts: Need help re-rooting my Sprint Note 3 running CM12.1 Nightly 5.1.1

texts: I installed a Nightly build of CM12.1 earlier today, but a few minutes ago when I tried to install an app that requires root access it said I wasn't rooted. For some reason I figured this was a given because I just flashed a custom ROM, but I am no Android developer (yet) and have no idea why it's not rooted. The ROMs that I installed prior to this didn't have this issue. Or it was spelled out in the install for me and I don't remember re-rooting them after I installed them. Either way, I need help with a method of rooting my Sprint Note 3 now and believe I need to use a specific tool or app to do so, and do not want to have to remove CM12.1 5.1.1 to do it (if at all possible). I also didn't want to run the wrong tool and screw up my phone because it was the wrong version of Odin (or whatever app I need to re-root). I'm pretty sure I have to use something specific to 5.1.1 but again, I'm no developer or heavy ROM flasher. If someone is a pro with Cyanogen ROMs I could really use some expert advice here. Thanks in advance!


texts: Why can't install 15MB app when I have 180MB free?

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I want to install an app from Google Play, where it's said it has 14.99MB.

However, when I click on Install, it says "Insufficient storage".

When I click View Storage, there says 180MB available.

Why can't I just download it to the SD Card?

As I see, this has been a persistent error, though in other posts people are talking about 15 MB of free space. I got more than 10 times that, so isn't it strange?

Also, the Storage screen don't show the available space as part of the bar "Device Memory", above. Does that happens with anyone else?

I'm using a Sony Xperia.

Thanks in advance.


texts:
Clock application has stopped ringing anymore in my honor 6 phone although its setting is proper.
I don't want to use reset factory for this problem. I will be thankful if somebody has a better solution.


texts: how long does an OTA update normally take?

texts: I am using the Oxygen ROM on my LG P500 (Optimus One) and I just did an OTA Update and the ohone restarted and it has been in a flashing mode every since, the bar is at about 15% for the past 30 minutes so I was wondering if there is a problem or the firmware upgrade normally takes a while.


texts: Can we connect to a Wi-Fi automatically?

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Suppose I have wifi password for a particular connection,so can I connect to it automatically?

Let's say I save the password on my server(Let's just say I have access to that),so can we connect to it automatically without doing anything? (For the first time user also)

Sample scenario: I have an app, and when I come in the range of the wifi, i automatically get connected to it.

Thanks.


texts: Can not answer phone after enabling Google Voice

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I Have a Sprint Google Nexus S.  Was working fine.  Enabled Google Voice - set up my account, options, etc.   All incoming calls require pressing "1" to answer.   This worked for a while.  Now, when a call comes in, I am pressing "1", but the call does not answer - it goes to voice mail.   Ideas?

ler


texts: Galaxy S won't boot, stuck in recovery mode

texts: My galaxy S was working good until about a month ago when it froze and needed to reboot.  Now when it boots, a screen showing a mobile phone and a computer and an exclamation mark in the middle is appearing.  How can I resolve this?


texts:
I sent an SMS to several contacts, so Android put it in one thread as "Alice, Bob, Charlie, Dylan, Ed, and 5 more". Then Bob and Ed replied, each having their own threads.

Can I merge Bob's and Ed's threads with the multi-contact thread? How do I do that?


texts: Why can't I download anything on my ZTE reef all of a sudden?

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I just bought this phone on eBay and got it on Saturday. I downloaded games, music, ringtones etc. from play store on Saturday & yesterday. Now today when I try again to download it says couldn't install on usb or sd card.

Did I mark or unmark something somewhere that could have caused this to happen or is it an internal phone problem? I'm completely dumb when it comes to phones & technology. I have no idea what almost everything on the phone means!!!


texts: Disable power-off menu when screen is locked

texts: I own a Samsung Spica GT-i5700, how can I disable the power-off menu when the phone is locked. I am running CM7.


texts: Why does the alarm on my HTC Desire not work correctly?

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I have setup three alarms on my HTC Desire (running standard 2.1 with Sense).

Mo, Tu, We, Fr @ 05:45
Th @ 05:30
Sa @ 07:00

They are set as repeating alarms and the phone displays the little clock symbol in the top right corner indicating that an alarm is active.

I have been running the phone with DeskClock activated each night and this also says that there is an alarm active for 05:45 the next morning. However I have watched it (with it not working for some strange and bizarre reason I am waking up before the alarm goes off) and at the time the alarm is set for nothing happens.

Can anyone shed some light on this? My wife has a HTC Hero that is also running 2.1 and her's appears to be working correctly.

I also have ATK that is running and is set to auto-kill running applications and I have been wondering if this is the cause, however this does not kill the DeskClock app that is running so I am not sure if it is relevant.


texts:
Does anybody know where the shutdown animation is located in my branded phone?

I don't like this branded stuff, so I'd like to remove it.
It's been simple for the boot animation (it was where Android forums tell to look - /system/media/bootanimation.zip).
But for the shutdown animation I still have no clue... It is not located in the standard path /system/media/video/shutdown.

  Information on my phone:
  - Model LG-P692
  - Android version 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
  - Kernel version 2.6.35.10-perf+
  - Build number GRJ22
  - SW version V10e-JUN-04-2012


texts: Compile apps from github source on device via termux or apps?

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Is there any app's like "apk builder" by heagoo that can compile apks on device from github source?

Termux method would be nice too if anyone knows.
I have tried "sdrausty.github.io" method but I believe that's more for his pre-configured apks. I want something more universal.

Specifically, I'm looking to build this app: https://github.com/ukanth/afwall


texts: How to force Backup Assistant to sync in airplane mode with WiFi on

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I recently switched phones but am keeping my old phone for use on WiFi.  I have put the phone in airplane mode to improve battery life and keep it from looking for the cell network (as this is futile, it is no longer activated).

However, now every morning I am getting an error telling me that Backup Assistant was unable to sync.   At first I thought this was very strange as I have a WiFi and Internet connection.  However when I finally went into the app to see what was going on it told me I was in airplane mode and asked did I want to exit airplane mode or cancel.  Obviously I don't want to exit airplane mode so as to save battery life, nor do I want to have to manually sync as that defeats the whole purpose of automatic backup.

How can I get Backup Assistant to work without leaving airplane mode?


texts: Connect physical Android Wear watch to emulated phone

texts: I have found many tutorials that explain how to pair an emulated Android Wear watch to a physical phone. However, I would like to do the opposite. Is it possible to create a Bluetooth connection from the pc to the watch and then tell ADB to make the phone emulator use this connection?


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How can wifi receive data when it is in sleep mode? Will it wake up regularly, or do something else?
I tried to make a ping test to a full power management (sleep just after transmission) phone, and it wouldn't miss any packets. So I'm curious about the receipt progress.


texts: I want to ask how to update LG phoenix 2 to 7.0 nougat because my phone is 6.0 and I check update but it keep saying my phone is up to date while it not . Are att stop update it? And does you guy have anyway to update it manually ? P/s:I can't trust trash website to update so I came here !


texts: Fixing "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card" issue

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I recently had a problem that prevented updating any application installed on the SD card. When trying to update the application in the market, the update failed and the following message was given as detailed error:

  Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card.

A possible workaround is to move the application back to the phone, update it, and then move it to the SD card again.

How can we fix the error permanently?


texts: Force Android Update to Samsung Galaxy S3

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My Samsung Galaxy S3 which is on EE's network is currently still running Jelly Bean. Is it possible to push an update through to this, or force install one? If so, how do I go about doing so and what are the risks involved. I would be happy with either KitKat or Jelly Bean.

The device is currently rooted if this would help.


texts: Google Play Music: Download Entire Library through USB (instead of internet)

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I've used Google's Music Manager to upload my entire iTunes library (songs and playlists) to Play Music.

Now I need my library in my phone as well but the Play Music app on my Android phone only lets me download over the internet. I have 15 GB of songs and I was wondering if I can transfer my songs via USB instead.

Will the USB-transferred songs conflict with my Play Music library?


texts: Use android as xbox360 wireless adapter?

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I have a rooted cynogen mod Lg P500.

I can connect my xbox360 to my laptop for bridging a connection. but have recently moved to ubuntu so the bridging is a mission and a half.

So I was wondering if it was possible to use an android phone as an xbox360 wireless adapter.

By this I mean:

My android is connected to my networks wifi.

I want to connect my xbox360 to the android and connect to xbox live.

Is this possible?


texts: Whether a new user of my old number can see my old WhatsApp messages?

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I was using WhatsApp with my mobile number since last 1 year. Suddenly the number got deactivated due to no call/messages for long days. However, I got to know that the same number has been allotted to another person-B.

Now I am wondering whether the person-B can be seeing my old WhatsApp messages those I had 1 year before attached to the same number?


texts:
I have a Realme 1 though this is a problem with many phones.
I've to install device policy on my device to encorporate with my college email id but now there's a new request from device policy to encrypt the device by enabling "require password when device start-up"but there's no encryption on my phone.
Now I've multiple questions :

Is there any way to get encryption or is there a hidden setting on my phone?

Is there any way to get around the device policy as it risks privacy issues on device?

Can I give certain permissions to device policy so that my college can't access everything on my phone?

Is there a way to make a work profile (P.S. I've tried to make one but it says your IT admin doesn't allow that)?


texts:
Any way to micromanage ringtones?  I'd like to only hear my phone ring when called by people on one of my favorite lists, or family list.  Same with sms/mms sounds.

Edit:
I'd already considered putting everyone but favorites on silent.  However those lists change fairly often.  So only a specific group ringing at a specific time is prefered.


texts: System ui tuner not enabling in lenovo a6600

texts: I cant turn on the system ui tuner on my lenovo A6600 no mater what i do. The system gear spins on long press but nothing happens. Can anyone help me?


texts: I have an Archos 55 Platinum. How do I turn off vibrate when I'm typing?

texts: I've turned 'vibrate' off in a couple of places, but it still vibrates when I'm typing an sms message. It's really frustrating.


texts:
According to this, I should be able to see 'My Maps' from the main google maps app in android.

Open the Google Maps app maps.
Touch the menu  >Your places.
Scroll down to see your maps.
Touch one to show it on the map.

However, when I scroll down (3), there are non of 'My Maps' shown.

Does anyone know why that might be?  Do I need to enable something?


texts: I am having problem with resolution in Temple run 2 on my LG-Optimus L3 E400

texts:
I am having problem with resolution in Temple Run 2 on my LG-Optimus L3 E400. The game runs smoothly but the resolution is so big that I cannot even see the character running.

Please help!


texts: How can I access Transport for London from my device?

texts:
How can I use TFL information on my device?  Is there an application or other good way of accessing TFL?

For those who don't know, TFL == Transport for London, a webpage of London public transport when you can find what is the best way of getting from point A to B at a given time.


texts: Why is "search application provider" eating 90% of my Android CPU?

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According to the "OS Monitor" app, the core "search application provider" is eating most of the CPU on my HTC Incredible S.

There are multiple log messages with the following error : "Failed allocating fieldDir at startPos 0 row 10845" where the row value keeps increasing followed by another error "not growing since there are already 10846 row(s), max size 2097152".

I have disabled all search plugins and reset the cache, is there anything I can do to stop the "search application provider" eating my CPU and degrading the performance of my other apps (these errors coincide with jerkiness and slowdowns in other apps)


texts: Better way to deal with "Only part of the message has been downloaded" mail warning?

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I'm using the stock e-mail app on Android 4.3.  This morning, when I tried to forward an e-mail to another person, I got a warning that popped up which read:

Only part of the message has been downloaded.
If you continue, the rest of the original message may be lost.

I get the same warning if I try to reply to the message.  I tried pressing the "sync" icon above the message.  I tried waiting a while for the message to finish downloading.  I still got the warning.

I finally resolved the issue by scrolling all the way to the bottom of the message, but this is a rather bothersome solution, requiring time and lots of finger flicks. I don't see anything else that seems relevant to the problem at hand, but surely there must be some way better to resolve the problem?


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When I run adb devices from my Windows XP machine there is nothing listed. The tablet's Vendor ID is 18D1 and the Product ID is DEED. It gets enumerated as a USB device with a name MID. When I enable "USB storage" on the tablet, I can see the tablet's files in the Windows File Explorer as drive G: and the SD card on the tablet as drive H: -- however the Computer Management shows a big yellow question mark next to a device named "MID".

I searched for a suitable driver but all I could find was a list of drivers for well known brands. My tablet is a no-name version of the Hyundai A7 Art.

I've been struggling with this for quite a few days. My purpose is to collect a logcat to document another problem that I posted here. I hope you can help me out.


texts: Scheduled Backup of Files / SMS / Contacts to Email

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Currently I am using SMS Backup & Restore to regularly backup my SMS to Gmail daily. It works perfectly.

Now I am looking for a similar software that backs up files (on folders I select from SDcard) as well as my contacts regularly (daily/weekly for example).

Does anyone know apps that can do this? Preferably no root required but if I have to I might as well just root.


texts: Video showing up as Audio in media library

texts:
I use Jelly Bean on my Galaxy Nexus.

I have copied a .avi File to the 'Movies'-folder of the device using mtpfs. I expected the file to show up as a Video in the Media Library so I can use Skifta (a DLNA server) to stream it to my TV.

Instead it showed up as Audio and therefore it cannot be watched. I can view the movie on the TV if I use a DLNA server on my desktop and I can view it on android if I use vlc.

So I am wondering if there is a way to manually manage the media library and add the file as a video or to force the media scanner to classify the file as a video? I have already tried renaming to '.mp4' without success.


texts:
I have an issue, when I shutdown the phone, it gives a custom sound. I want to remove it. The phone is LG G3 (Rooted).

I tried to delete the sound using root explorer.


texts: Bluetooth headset changing pairing mode into "media audio" only

texts:
I've got a Plantronics bluetooth headset which when I pair to my phone (AT&T GS3 4.0.4) works very well at first, with the headset appearing as "Connected to phone and media audio." In this mode I can e.g. listen to music and automatically transition to talking on incoming/outgoing calls.

However, recently the pairing changes, within seconds after ending a phone call, to just "Connected to media audio." In this mode I can still listen to music but not talk on the phone via the headset... In order to return to the "phone and media audio" mode, I have to disconnect and then reconnect the headset.

This is extremely annoying. Any ideas what may have started causing this and for any remedies?


texts: Can I use an external hard drive with an Android phone?

texts:
For years I've been downloading things onto my Android then transferring them to SD cards via the usb port connected to a card-reader.

Could I use a basic unpowered external hard drive instead, such as a Sonnics? (Phone is not rooted)


texts: Precaching online content on Android App for offline usage

texts:
I would like to read the Stack Exchange Android app while offline (no Wi-Fi and mobile data) during my train commute.

Is it possible to preload any pages and read those, like we do with a web browser, visit the pages when you have the Wi-Fi connection, and while offline you can go back to that page and it's loaded?

Is there a workaround like that for the Stack Exchange app?


texts: custom arrangement of favorites in default (HTC) browser?

texts: can I arrange my favorites in default HTC Desire (2.1) web browser the way I want? Not only by newest, mostly used, alphabetical?


texts: How to disable the assist input when the home button is long pressed?

texts:
I have removed Google Now in order to assign long press on home button to open another app. But recently it comes back with a different interface I'm familiar with. I guess the phone just has updated it.

However I'm unable to disable or uninstall it. In Google Play I can't find which app has just been updated. In the setting of the app there is no option to disable it.

These are some system Google apps that's under my suspicion: Google Services Framework, Google Partner Setup, Google One Time Init, Google Play Store and Google Play services. But I find no evidence to against them.


texts: Accidentally tried to flash rom after doing saferoot (not possible)

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I was referring to a guide on how to do a saferoot for Galaxy s3 (Verizon) and then switched over to a guide on how to flash a custom rom. Bad idea.

http://www.droidviews.com/root-verizon-galaxy-s3-android-4-3-vrucml1-firmware/
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-siii/

I didn't realize that you can't install custom roms with the saferoot. You need to use the "SkipSoft's S3 Toolkit", mentioned in the second article, but I simply jumped to the rom manager section, thinking I was done with rooting my phone. So I used saferoot, and then went on to the other guide and proceeded to install rom manager, and installed clockworkmod flash recovery, and tried to "reboot in recovery".

Now after rebooting, it says "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."

What can I do? I want to install the cyanogen custom root, but somehow need to backtrack to root my phone the right way. Is this possible?


texts: Email doesn't sync anymore with Hotmail after the JellyBean update

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My email app used to sync with Hotmail. After the Jellybean update it stopped syncing. I checked the settings: The peak and off-peak schedule are set to 'Push'. I also tested it with 15 minute pull. I always have to manually get the new messages.

The Exchange server settings ->Sync Email says 'Sync is turned off' with a green check mark. All the settings for Exchange are disabled and I can't change them.

Any ideas how to get the syncing working again?


texts: I need authorization from Google before downloading Messenger but it wants me to sign into my Google account. I am signed in everywhere

texts: I need to authorize to download Messenger. It says sign into your Google account, but I'm already signed in everywhere. I don't understand what I'm not doing right.


texts: phone plugged to computer, ring in computer sound system

texts:
I usually keep my phone plugged by usb to my computer.

But when someone call me, I'd like to have the ringtone going to the computer, and then to the computer sound system (like, the wireless headphone I'm wearing all day long).

I'm looking for a Windows or Linux solution


texts:
I have a Galaxy S2 with NFC (GT-I9100P) and I wish to have root access to properly administrate my phone.

I've been looking at various forum posts on different sites and I've just been getting more and more confused as to what I need to do.

From what I understand, I need to flash an unsecure kernel to the phone (with ODIN) to get root access, then I can flash the stock firmware back onto the phone and retain root access. Is this correct?

Further information:
My baseband version is I9100PBVLP7

kernel version: 3.0.15-I9100PBVLPA-CL364024dpi@DELL169 #3

and my operator is Orange UK.

I've managed to obtain the firmware version that is on my phone already through sammobile.com, I just have no idea what I need to do next.

Reward
If anyone can help me to get root access on my stock firmware I will give them as much bounty as I can when the question is eligible for it.


texts: why smartphones become laggey and slow with time?

texts:
I found a lot of info about how to make my smartphone faster but I couldn't find the reason for smartphones lowliness.

I found that you should move apps to SD Card (if you have one)
Don't use a lot of widgets, try not to use too much home screens.
Remove apps that you don't use. Turn off animation.

And more stuff like this.

But what makes the phone become slow with time?


texts: Rooted, Encrypted Galaxy Note 8" stuck in bootloop!

texts:
I am a noob.

In a nutshell, I poked at things I shouldn't have after rooting/encrypting my galaxy note 8" tablet (GT-N5110) and now it continuously loops through the boot up screen.  It gives me just enough time to see the "enter passcode to decrypt" screen after the samsung logo, then it re-boots.

I have clockworkmod installed, but I still can't factory reset since I can't unlock the encryption.

Help?

edit: This is a tablet, so no battery removal. I hadn't flashed any custom roms (except adding clockworkmod recovery), only rooted and encrypted the device. I accidentally erased the wrong thing when messing with a debloater app, which is why I am now stuck in a bootloop on an encrypted device.  No fastboot option, only clockworkmod--which can't help because encryption.


texts: How to unlock Nexus S 2.3.3 bootloader without having to wipe all device data?

texts:
The usual way is to execute:

fastboot oem unlock

But this will erase all my private data.


texts: How To Install Android 5 on an LG G Pad 7.0?

texts:
I have an LG G Pad 7.0 running Android KitKat (4.4.2). Could I update it to Android 5, even though there is no release for the G Pad 7?

I would also by fine with the latest version of CyanogenMod.

Also, I am very new to Android, but is it flexible in the way that you can change the Android version easily, or install another UI?


texts:
I'm trying to copy a string of text from a nfc tag, but the only option I've been able to find is displaying the text with no ability to copy it (its a complex string with letters and numbers). Best case scenario would be to insert the string where the cursor is at the moment the tag is pressed, but I'm okay with somehow getting the string to the clipboard to paste.
If this isn't the right place to ask this question, if you could tell me where I could find the answer, I'd be very grateful.


texts: How do you turn off notification sounds on LG G4?

texts: I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to turn off the notification sounds. I found the option in settings for the notification sounds, but none of the options are to turn it off or silence it, without silencing the whole phone!


texts: Show which program / task uses the camera (in background)

texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 with CM11, I always hear a very subtle click of the autofocus whenever the camera app is loaded. Since some weeks, I heard that sound randomly, especially after every restart and reconnect with WiFi. This somehow scares me and looks a bit like my phone is supervised.
Is there a possibility on android (with / without root access) to find out which task uses the camera?


texts: Google Calendar notifications not displaying

texts:
How do you get events on the Google Calendar app to display notifications on the phone?

Steps I have tried:

Google Calendar app > Swiping left > Settings > (Calendar label) > Default Notifications: Set this to 1 minute before
Tapping on Google Calendar app > calendar item > edit > Notification: Set this to 1 minute before
Going to Phone OS system settings > Sound & Notification > App notifications > Calendar > Setting: Block all to 'off'; Treat as priority: on; Allow peeking: on;

Notes:

My calendar events are created via the web at
https://calendar.google.com
Phone os: 6.0
Phone: Moto E (2nd Gen)
All events are NOT all day. Instead they last for 1 minute.


texts: I have the both Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices. I want them to have the same (at least similar) list of installed applications and their settings. How can I synchronize them, so that I do not need to install and set everything up two times?


texts: XPrivacy: ability to batch-set one permission for all apps?

texts:
I would like to select all (or multiple) apps in xprivacy, then revoke (for ALL of them, at the same time), the media/microphone permission (etc.)

(how) Is this possible?


texts: Is it possible to enable bootloader unlocking on C6603 (Yuga/Sony Xperia Z)?

texts:
I was following Sony's official guide for unlocking the bootloader. However, upon entering *#*#7378423#*#* into the phone App and navigating to Service Info -> Configuration under the Rooting Status category, it said Bootloader unlock allowed: No

I tried Googling on how to solve the issue, but I mostly hit dead-ends. A few of the guides claimed that flashing a stock ROM would work, but it was often met with negative feedback from other readers. There are apparently some paid services that do this, too, but I'm not in the position to resort to them. Some people said it's virtually impossible to do it.

The main reason why I want to flash the ROM is because my operator/carrier (T-Mobile) has loaded the phone with bloatware and there's this one application that just keeps giving me grief with notifications. Also, I've grown very familiar with Cyanogenmod with my previous phone, and I miss it!


texts: How to customise the menu on a LG G Watch

texts:
I recently received an LG G Watch. I've been playing around with it and find it a very difficult to understand device. E.g. I want to customize the menu that you bring up by tapping the screen and then sliding up. A lot of the options in there simply don't apply to me and I want them removed.

How to I customize the LG G Watch menu?


texts: Nook simple touch screensaver in USB mode

texts: I have uploaded my own screensaver to my Nook Simple Touch, but when I connect it to my computer via USB, the screensaver goes to one of the stock ones. Is there anyway to make it so that when in USB mode, my Nook displays my custom screensaver instead of stock?


texts: How can I specify a radius for Kitkat Dialer business search?

texts:
I like the business search in the Kitkat dialer, but it seems to have an odd concept of "nearby".  It will often give me results in different regions of the country, and if it can't find any, it will show me results in nearby countries.

Is there any way to limit the radius of the business search to be only within a certain radius?


texts: Lifecycle and Compatibility of An Android Version (say 4.4.2)

texts:
I believe, currently Android 7.1.2 is the most updated version of android.

I searched more to understand the life cycle of an android version but I couldn’t find.

For example,

What would be the life cycle of Android 4.4.2 after which Android 4.4.2 will be incompatible to most android applications?

My android device is 4.4.2. I would like to know same for my device as well i.e. what would be the life cycle of Android 4.4.2 after which my device will be incompatible to most android applications.

These days, the compatibility information of most android applications is like 4.0+.

I believe I explained my doubt well.

With Regards

Tech Goal


texts: why does my tablet say insufficient space?

texts: I have a few apps, but this tablet is new and I want more apps. Every time I say download, it says I have insufficient space. Please help!


texts: If I "swipe down to reject", will caller get a chance to leave voicemail?

texts:
A few times a year someone who isn't in my address book might call me, but every day I get several spam/scam calls. So basically anytime I see a plain number, I swipe down to make my phone stop ringing.

I've been assuming this sends the call straight to voicemail (so that if it is legit they can leave a message) but it strikes me that "rejecting" a call might hang up completely on the caller.

What happens when I "swipe down to reject" a call from the homescreen? Is there a way I can quickly ignore a call while still leaving the other party a chance to wait for it to go through to voicemail?

This is a fairly stock phone, an "Android One" Moto x4 bought from Google Fi but it does have some extra Motorola tentacles on it.

(I'm also interested in doing this automatically, but only if it uses a built-in feature and not some random app that you happen to trust, sorry.)


texts: Shell script to stop multiple Android apps

texts:
My goal is to force stop multiple apps on the startup. The script can be executed with Magisk on boot by placing it in data/adb/post-fs-data.
I already tried writing
am force-stop com.exp1

and also with
#!/system/bin/sh

but it didn't work
What should I write on it?


texts: Honor 4C (Marshmallow) Doesn't Connect to PC In Fastboot and Rescue Mode

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I've an honor 4c which I recently updated to Marshmallow. I'm trying to unlock bootloader for it and I've got an unlock code. But the problem is, when I enter in Fastboot and Rescue mode (I heard only about fastboot mode only but it opens Fastboot and rescue mode), the device isn't connected to pc. It does open the hisuite on PC when I connect usb cable but it doesn't connect the device. When I enter command, 'adb devices' in Fastboot cmd, it doesn't give any result. I've used ADB drivers, Universal ADB drivers and so on, they work and connect the phone to pc when the phone is switched on but when it goes to fastboot and rescue mode, the phone doesn't connect to hisuite. In device manager it remains present but it doesn't connect to hisuite in fastboot mode. What's the problem and what I'm supposed to do in order to overcome it?
Thanks


texts: Recovering Wifi Password without Root on Galaxy Note 3

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I am trying to recover WiFi password without rooting my phone. There are 2 ways I found online. One using a file explorer and the next is using ADB. I tried using ADB but I failed in doing so. I'm really not sure if I did it right but then I just followed the instructions here from Quora. Anyway, I have pulled the wpa_supplicant.conf and this is the only thing I see:

update_config=1
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1

I should be seeing this instead of the one above:

network={
ssid="NETWORK_NAME_HERE"
psk="PASSWORD_HERE"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
priority=1
}

Is there something that I missed or it's just not really applicable? I have Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005.


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Literally pulling my hair out now as I have tried what i believe to be everything. Followed guidance , watched you tube & still not clearing for me . Very annoying ! Any help would be greatly appreciated .
So I have tried to clear  the cache on the app & the data . I have un ticked find my phone I cant force stop as it will not let me . I have shut down & restarted. I have also tried to clear  Google Play Store & reinstall . I think that is everything .


texts: Better Russian dictionary for Android's autocorrect?

texts: The built-in Russian dictionary is extremely small and I keep adding new words to it every day. Is there a better one anywhere on the web?


texts: Any way to find the list of webpages I added to homescreen from Chrome Android?

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I had to disable Chrome Android on my phone today due to an unrelated software install issue. In the process, all the webpages I had added to my homescreen on my S8 phone from Chrome Android disappeared.

Is there somewhere I can find a history of all the pages I added to my homescreen? There were like 18 pages and I can't remember them.


texts: Is there a way to run an application in the background without it ever being closed

texts: I have a moto g4 play and theres a feature that makes the ringtones/notifications ascend, which sometimes makes it so I can't even tell the sounds are going off. There's a weird workaround that if I use this application that I downloaded from the play store, it blocks the ascending sound. the thing is, the app keeps closing every so often. Is there a way to permanently keep it going in the background without it ever closing?


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I have just got a replacement phone. I backed up all my data with google and GCloud, and then claimed on the insurance to get a new phone.

However after restoring all the data to my new phone, I have noticed the notes are missing.

I have:
ALL the tangible readable files from the old phone that can be transferred to a computer.
The system settings from the old phone, the messages, contacts, etc.
Whatever data google has synced.
The SD card from the old phone.

Unfortunately I do NOT physically have the old phone as the insurance has to take it to give me a new one.

Is there any way to get my notes back? Have they been stores anywhere I am unaware of?

The notes app is the app installed by default on my Huawei P9 Lite


texts: How do I enter recovery mode on my Motorola Milestone 2 to unbrick it?

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I own a Motorola Milestone 2, also called A953 (apparently this is different from the Droid 2 Global). It used to have Android 2.3 with Motoblur middleware. It was bought independently from any phone carrier (so it was not bought from Verizon for instance). I rooted it, installed ROM Manager, Droid 2 Global Recovery Bootstrap and ClockworkMod Recovery. From ROM Manager, I could successfully reboot my phone into Recovery mode, allowing me to back-up my data for instance. Until this stage everything went fine.

What lead to my problem : I also wiped the cache and installed CyanogenMod 7.2 and the Google apps from ZIP files and from the Recovery Mode interface. But now my phone is broken. When it now boots, it shows the stylised M logo, but then switches to an entire black screen. The phone is still on so I have to pull the battery to shut it down.

I would like to reboot into Recovery Mode but this doesn't work : I am never able to see the Recovery Mode logo (a warning sign with a little android). How should I do it ?

What I have tried : I tried to boot while holding the Power and the 'X' button, as adviced on different forums. This still leads to the black screen. At this state, pressing the Search hardware button does nothing. Holding the Power and the Volume Up button has no more effect.
I am able to enter Bootloader Mode by holding Power and Up Arrow.

I also tried to use a live CD from here with ezSBF, but I get errors in the process and then my phone reboots in Bootloader mode and shows the following error:

Critical Error:
FEBE 0047

After that I still cannot get to Recovery Mode.


texts: Confusing internal memory folder structure - Galaxy S3 (I9300)

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I am using Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300) for a while now. I have rooted the device, removed the stock ROM and replaced it with CM11. Of late, I have been having Camera FCs, poor battery back up and slow down in apps (I though it was due to low availability of internal memory - 1 GB out of 11.5 GB). I tried clearing several folders from internal memory. Since the results weren't satisfactory, I decided to re-install the OS by doing a factory reset.

Now that I have done it, to my surprise, the internal memory was still not completely cleared. Android was still reporting as 4.5 GB available, out of 11.5 GB. When digging little deeper, I found that it was due to my old user data folders still residing on the phone. They were available under \emulated\0 and also \emulated\legacy. I initially assumed it would be present in my external SD card and \emulated\0 possibly could be just a symlink to it. To clear up the doubt, I removed the SD card from the phone and rebooted it. But, I still see the files in \emulated\0. I again tried to do a Factory Reset, but nothing has changed.

Though, I can just delete the \emulated\legacy folder and go about installing a different ROM. I am trying to understand what actually has happened (how to correctly fix it) and if it could happen again, or if it could be something due to me fiddling around with any OS level settings. Any explanation as to why/how the duplicate files are created and how to fix it for good, will be much appreciated.


texts: Are all the 2 amp Chargers are "Quick Chargers"?

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According to Qualcomm's website they use some modern technology which will result in quick charging and according to a blog on android police if you want to check a charger is a quick charger then check its ampere rating if it is 2 amp or not...So according to that all quick chargers are 2 amp chargers but is vice versa true?
Now why i am asking this? I have a xiaomi redmi 3s prime and i takes 3 hours to charge with a 2 amp charger(which came in the box) so is it because its battery is 4000 mah or is it because it doesn't support quick charging


texts: Link2SD Mount Script Error. [4]: can't create /system/etc/init.d/11link2sd: > Not a directory

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I want to move some of my apps from my internal memory to my extsdcard. I followed this to do so(I'm not using Marsh Mellow so skip the first part of the guide). When I installed Link2SD and rebooted my device it flashed an error saying:

  "Mount Script Error. [4]: can't create /system/etc/init.d/11link2sd:
  Not a directory"

I searched for this error and landed on this page. The solutions provided here do not seem to work for me and I wonder if it'd be dangerous to manually delete the file "init.d" and create the directory that Link2SD has been trying to create. But before I do so I want to know what exactly is this file for and would it be safe to delete it?

Bonus Question: Even if I delete it, would it be created again after I reboot my device?


texts: The vibrate mode on my phone will not work

texts: My phone will not vibrate on vibrate mode. It will not vibrate on the sound mode (which is what I have it set on). When i get a text or notification it has to be on full volume to make a sound or silent. It will not vibrate at all, not for a call or for a text. and my phone is HTC desire 810


texts: blocking individual numbers & text messages for Android phones

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I reliably screen or block callers on a number-by-number basis?

Had Easy Filter app and it worked great for a while on my Samsung Galaxy, then it stopped.  Question which phone does the Easy Filter work well with?  Or which Android phones are compatible with which call blocking apps.  Need to block specific numbers from incoming calls and text messages.


texts: Printing from android device using a usb printer without using third party print server

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I would like to use a Brother HL-L2300D printer (USB printer) to print from my phone and tablet in my home network for convenience without the document going through a third party server or first turning on a PC. Right now I have connected the printer via USB to my router a FritzBox 7530.

I tried printing a test page with the app PrintBot (not yet purchased), which did work but I'm not so sure whether such an app ends up sending the documents to a server in order to process it to be able to print it, which I do not want for privacy reasons.
I also tried Let's Print Droid  but it does not work (probably because it seems to have no driver for low end Brother printers?).
I would prefer an open source app or at least an app that does not send the documents I'm printing (paid is fine) to a third party server.
If it really is not possible to print with this printer from an android device without a print server first processing the document I'll either just continue to turn on my PC every time when I need to print (when it's not already on anyway, obviously) something or buy a Raspberry Pi and run my own local print server.


texts: How to sync only Facebook contacts that already exists in phone for Android 2.2

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Device: Samsung Galaxy Fit
Android: 2.2 Froyo

How can I sync only the Facebook contacts which already exists in my phone memory? I don't want to sync the contacts that are not on my phone memory.


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A few months earlier, I got a Samsung Galaxy S4. Immediately I rooted it and used NoBloat to unistall some stock apps. One of those apps was Gear Manager, since I didn't plan to get one at the time, and if I did I'd just reinstall it from Samsung Apps.

I just got a Gear 2 and installed Gear Manager. When I launched the app it states that my device is incompatible (even though it is).

This leads me to believe that the package I uninstalled was a daemon or helper for the app to manage my Gear with. If so, then where can I get the APK for the daemon.

P.S.: Factory reset is an unviable option as I can't backup Google Authenticator, therefore I'd lose access to multiple online accounts.

P.P.S.: Software update is also impossible as I'd lose my root access.

EDIT: If anyone has a rooted Galaxy S4, please give me a NoBloat backup.

EDIT: Well, I just uninstalled Samsung Apps Package for Gear Manager, rebooted the phone and apparantly it works now. It looks like the preinstalled Samsung apps work like the Google apps, they both have a base package already installed, but updates and the like are distributed as patches.


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How can I use ADB to get the refresh rate of a device's screen?

For context: I'm working on a python script that is going to display how many dropped frames occurred while it was measuring. In order to calculate that, I need to know the expected refresh rate of the device's screen.


texts: How can I change the lock screen on my Galaxy Note 2?

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I got myself a new note 2 last night, and I'm trying to configure it. It's my first android device, so I'm not sure how the system works in some respects.

I came from Windows Phone 7, and there were a few nice features on that phone that I find I'm missing - namely the ability to see upcoming calendar events on my lock screen, as well as the number of emails/texts/whatever I have waiting, and the number of calls that I missed. I found a couple of potential lockscreen apps on google play, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to enable them. There appears to be no option in my settings.

Using android 4.1.2 - don't know if that's the latest version available for me, but I did update last night, presumably from 4.0.


texts: SMS thread message total doesn't increase past 201

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S running firmware version 2.2 with pretty much the default configuration it came with from the shop. On it, the (Unread/All) counter with one of my contacts has been stuck at (0/201) for quite a while, even though I've been sending more messages to the contact in question so the All value should be increasing at the very least.

Any idea how to get this to refresh so it shows the updated total?  Or is this a hard limit set somewhere or something like that?


texts: Power draw from GPS - Does granularity affect amount of power drawn?

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We all know that GPS draws a considerable amount of battery power.  Does anyone know of any studies that test the "granularity" of a GPS signal with how much battery is consumed?

I'm not talking about the device-GPS vs cell network triangulated GPS either, the applications in Android can select a distance (1 meter, 5 meters, 500 meters, etc) at which they will be notified of a changed location.  I imagine that regardless of what this value is set at, the GPS is actively getting a new location very rapidly, and only notifying the app as soon as it wants.

Does anyone know of any studies for power draw with different GPS settings?  Thanks!


texts: My Galaxy mini having trouble with charging

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Today I noticed that my Galaxy Mini is not charging properly.

In morning it was switched off even after charging for the whole night. Some weeks ago the same problem had occured, but some time after when I plugged it in with the USB cable it was getting charged. When I connected the charger, it was working fine.

Well, my problems don't stop there. Today I did all the possible tricks, but it doesn't charge. In fact it is showing the charging symbol, but its not increasing. It's not even showing the charging percentage. When I connect it with the PC via USB cable it is charging and battery level increasing too, but it again suddenly decreases or again increases.

What is the problem? And how can it be solved?


texts: google play store says no connection retry

texts: When I open the Google Play Store it says, no connection retry even when I am connected to wifi and when I hit Sign In in the Youtube app it says, An error occurred.


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I'm looking to replace a mobile laptop with an Android tablet.

I noticed on my Android 4 phone, in Chrome, there is an option Menu>Print, which lets me generate a PDF, or select a printer. When I choose "All Printers", it says "Searching for printers", and does not list any.

I'm guessing I need to set up a WiFi printer. Or do I need Bluetooth? What should I search for to make sure I get a compatible printer.

Also, can this work without an internet connection? (assuming I managed to cache the page or pull up the page in Chrome) I need to be able to print reliable even in spotty internet.


texts: Can I play mp4s on my Nexus through usb-on-the-go?

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I have a male end micro-usb to female USB and I can plug in my USB drive and see all the files using the OTG disk explorer app, and I have a video player app that plays the videos I download to my tablet, but she I try and open the videos on my USB it doesn't work.

Is there a different app I should use or some setting I need to change so that way I can watch the videos without having to move them from my USB to my tablet?

Edit: also, is there a way I can move files between my tablet and USB?


texts: How can I test the NFC capability of my Android?

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I got a Nexus 7 last week, and I love it! It has NFC functionality, and I was wondering how I could test it?

I don't actually have any NFC tags that I can use (have you seen the price of them?!?).

So, how can I test NFC without NFC tags?


texts: Seeing links in email before you click them

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When you receive an email in ICS that has a link in it you can press the link and it will open in your browser.

How do I know the URL of the link before I press it. I know on iOS you can do a long press and it shows you the URL - is there an equivalent feature in Android?


texts: Install cyanogenmod on an S5 mini (G800F)

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probably a standard question. I would like to install cyanogenmod on my device. There is a ROM available which I would like to try. I can boot my device into recovery mode. I can choose to flash the zip to be flashed, I do however get the "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" error, presumably because the image is not signed by Samsung.

To get around this problem, is it necessary to install TWRP / CWM or is there another way to flash the image?
Is TWRP/CWM device-dependent as well?
If yes, where can I find an image suitable for my device (I don't want to hard-brick the device by getting the wrong one)?
The link above mentions a recovery image. However, this image has a *.md5 extension and not *.img. Isn't the latter required (at least for odin3 / heimdall)?


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I have a new Samsung Galaxy S3 running ICS (4.0.4). I would like to use the Go Dialer as my default dialer.

The stock Phone app does not claim to be the default dialer, and in fact I've downloaded Default App and set the default dialer to be the Go Dialer. And yet, when I navigate through a contact to the "dial" press, it brings up the stock Phone app.

I've seen conflicting reports on whether this is possible or not. Is it?


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My DroidX just got upgraded to 2.3.15 (android version shows 2.2) over the air.  After the upgrade the phone forced me to set a pin number.  The phone is not currently connected to an Exchange server, but it used to be.  A couple of weeks ago I removed then Exchange settings for contact list sync and I uninstalled TouchDown.

The strange thing is that the Exchange server that I was connected to didn't have a requirement for a password, so I'm not sure where this setting is coming from.  When I look in Location & Security > Select Device Administrators I see "Corporate Sync" listed in there, but there doesn't appear to be any way to remove the settings.

I no longer work for the company with the exchange server, so I can't connect back to it.  I'd rather not wipe the phone and reset it if I don't have to.  I would also prefer not to root the phone as well.


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I've used AFWall+ to block Weather Services Pro from using my data plan, but My Data Manager app still shows it in the top 3 of data plan use.  Is there some background process using data that isn't being blocked?  Is there some other way to block it from using mobile data but still work on Wi-Fi?

HTC Vision/G2 with CM7.2.0 Android 2.3.7

Update: I found an FAQ:

  How do I know if my phone supports iptables?

  Issue the following command in ADB shell or in Terminal Emulator:

iptables -L -t nat

$ su
# iptables -L -t nat
Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Is that correct?

Also this might be the issue, though I don't know how to prove it or troubleshoot it:

  AFWall+ does not work under CM 7.x, how can i fix this?

  CM 7.x uses old version of iptables which has conflict with AFWall+ built-in iptables. As a workaround you can try to update your iptables to the latest version. But it should work without it. Contact developer/raise an issue on github.

Also, I enabled the "Fix Startup Data Leak" option, and after a reboot, nothing could access the internet at all; it could connect to Wi-Fi but the icon was white indicating no internet connection.  Then I went into AFWall and pressed Apply, and stuff started to work.  Now I can block Browser and when I try to load things in the browser it says "Web page not available" as expected.  So maybe it's working now?

Also firewall log is no longer empty:

AppID : 10080
Application Name: Weather Services PRO
Total Packets Blocked: 348
107.23.165.43(40)
74.125.29.95(16)
54.236.89.222(40)
173.194.74.95(4)
54.236.118.224(40)
195.210.29.5(40)
54.236.161.75(40)
157.249.32.164(48)
54.236.175.13(40)
54.236.179.252(40)

---------
AppID : 10167
Application Name: Facebook
Total Packets Blocked: 26
69.171.235.80(6)
173.252.103.16(2)
69.171.242.30(18)

---------

So I think that fixed it.  Weather app says "request timed out" and Facebook says "Network Error", but Gmail etc still work.  :D  If it works over the next few days I'll move this into an answer.


texts: Reading this answer, I found that we can set a security question to unlock the device after 5 unsuccessful unlock attempts (clicking Next). So to set a security question, I we to Settings -> Security but couldn't find any option to set a security question. So how to set a security question?


texts: How can I factory-restore a Samsung J5 (2015) SM-500FN?

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What I have:

I have a Samsung J5 (2015) SM-500FN which ran out of storage and basically hung itself up. There is no data I want to recover, but I want to install either a stock ROM or (preferably) something else like Lineage - I just want to get a usable phone again.

My problem:

I have tried to download many stock ROMs from reputable sources like SamMobile (for this specific phone, but trying different release dates and country codes) but every single one of those ZIPs is corrupt, even when downloading from a different computer.
Flashing with ODIN anyway gives a FAIL result and a device that cannot boot, not even into recovery: It gives a green screen with the text: An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC software.
Ironically, the Smart Switch software just says this device is not supported. The older Kies3 software lets me enter the exact model# followed by the serial# - but then it says this device is not supported. So neither Samsung software is usable, but I can still use ODIN.
Even with the phone in this broken state, I can install TWRP again. So it is not completely bricked. I boot into TWRP and copy a LineageOS ZIP file to /sdcard, but when I try to install that, the TRWP console says: E3004: This package is for device j5nlte,j5nltexx; this device is . Note it doesn't appear to recognize that this device is indeed the model j5nlte!
Android.SE says that "E3004" means my TWRP is too old, but I use twrp-3.1.1-1-j5nlte which is currently the newest version for this phone.
I would also like to try a factory reset, but that requires the stock recovery which won't boot (see step 2 above).

My question:  How do I get out of this catch-22?

It seems that if I could just get around that E3004 then I would be fine. But I have found no ways to trick the installer into ignoring that error.


texts: How can I successfully reset my tablet in Factory Mode?

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I was struggling into the rootview of my Teclast P78S tablet trying to change the initlogo.rle image. I was going to replace it with a image of my own, when I accidentally deleted the original initlogo.rle.

Although I've been warned by a message in terminal like

  initlogo.rle cannot be deleted. Read-only archive

It restarted my tablet and it is doing a boot-loop right now.

Solutions I've already tried:

Holding Power + Vol (down or up) doesn't power on the phone in recovery mode at all..
Theres a hardware "Reset" button, but when I press it, it get stucked at the boot-loop.
I can't access ADB in order to replace the original initlogo.rle

What should I do?
Is my tablet bricked?

There should be a solution for such a poor mistake.


texts: Stock recovery can flash root packages and custom recovery ZIPs but not custom ROMs

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This question might seem to be a duplicate of this question but it is different.

But I'd like to have a brief explanation on why we need a custom recovery to flash a ROM. My main points of confusion are:

In stock recovery we have a option to "Install Update from SD card". Why can't we directly flash a ROM from there?
If signature verification is the problem regarding the first point, then how can we root and flash custom recovery using update from SD card?

Why doesn't any signing or verification problem occur while flashing root package or custom recovery package?

Like any other custom ROM package they are also unsigned.

Kindly explain this to me. Thanks.


texts: I have recently downloaded NFS Most Wanted on my Samsung Galaxy Grand i9082.... the problem is that when I copied the data folder I downloaded into Android>>> Data>>> and I installed the apk file and when I check the app status it shows sd card data-0.00 B


texts: Stock email client doesn't load email + images (screens provided)

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I am trying the stock email client and I have used my live email account to check it out. Unfortunately, when I open a message I don't get the full email with the pictures like on the computer. For this to happen, I have to press at "load more details" on the end of the message. Also, I can't get the new emails without refreshing the account through the app.

How can I "fix this?"


texts: Android virtual keyboard pop-up issue on focus

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We are using a web app (built for desktop) in Android tablet (Motorola ET1). Issue is that android soft keyboard is popping up whenever focus goes to a text box.

On page load, focus is set to the text box but keyboard is not popping on page load. Users scan input data using tablet's scanner into this text box, we take scanned input and submit to the server. If the transaction is successful, text box gets cleared and focus is set in this text box to scan next input. when focus is set this time, android keyboard is popping up.

I tried using blur to prevent keyboard popup, it prevents keyboard from popping up but focus is not in that text box so user cannot scan the input data.

As an option, I installed null keyboard on Android tablet and provided jquery keyboard (https://github.com/Mottie/Keyboard/wiki) to enter input data if they want to enter data manually. This option seems to work technically but this shuts off the keyboard for entire tablet and users have other apps on the tablet so they are not happy with this solution.

We are using dolphin browser in this tablet. Dolphin has cordova plugin to get an access to device's native functions. But I don't see anything related to keyboard. Also I am not finding any reference in HTML5 documentation also.

Can you please suggest if there is any solution to this ? Please note that our application is a standard webapp and not built as Android app. Thanks.


texts: I was using an older version of bluestacks on my computer and recently the update came, i had by old blustacks rooted using bsAutorooter but it doesnt seem to work on this new  update, if anyone has solutions regarding this please help me


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I have a Le Pan Mini with Android 4.2.2. It's obviously not the greatest device but it's what I could afford and most importantly it has 4.2 which is supposed to support multiple users.

But it doesn't.

I am sure I have the 4.2.2 but users doesn't pop up in the settings menu. Any ideas on what I should do?


texts: my one plus two no longer be able to connect to computer

texts: I have tried the suggestions posted previously, but nothing works.  For example, the USB tethering is grayed out and no matter how i press or slide, it still show no USB connected.  I used to have a choice of either charging or file transfer, but not anymore after I upgrade the phone software.  Please help.


texts: How to prevent Nexus 7 of charging the battery every time when connected to a USB?

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Hello fellow Android enthusasts,

I recently bought a Nexus7 that I want to use for development. The thing is, every time I connect it to my USB, in order to test some apps on it, it starts charging. Now, i know that this is absolutely normal for every device, but I am also concerned that the constant charge/discharge cycles can shorten the life of the battery. What do I do?

Do I need to get concerned at all? I mean, if it reduces battery life with something like 1% per year, I am totally fine with it. Yet, if it is a significant drain, how can I prevent it from charging unless I am charging from a charger?


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For people who are on-call and use android phones.  What's the best way to repeat notifications until acknowledged?

If an alert comes through at 4AM I may not hear one beep.  But it would be nice if the phone just kept beeping until I acknowledged it.  Is there a way to do this without an extra app?


texts:
Is there any way I can log/sniff the GSM packets on a (rooted) HTC Desire ?

(I'm talking about the actual low level GSM packets on the Um interface, not IP packets over a 3g connection.)


texts:
I have a strange problem with my Droid 4: sometimes it stops playing sounds (or music, or ringtones), and I can't figure out if there's something in particular that triggers this. The only fix I could find is rebooting the phone. What could I try to diagnose the problem?

(I'm using a Verizon-branded Droid 4 with Cyanogenmod 10.1.3, but I had the problem on 10.1.2 too. If it's relevant, I had to install "Tobby's mod" to enable GSM - I'm in Europe)


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I have a nexus 4 and I'm having issues with Android 5.0 so I was thinking to go back to 4.4.4, but first I want to backup the current state.

Before I do this, I have a few questions:

if create a full nandroid backup with Nexus Root Toolkit, then Flash 4.4.4 + unroot, then change my mind and restore the backup, will the Phone be in precisely the same state as before? Meaning Android 5.0, same apps installed, no lost config etc. ?
can i switch between backups as I please without any side effects? Like restore a 4.4.4 backup, then restore a 5.0 backup ...
can the contents from these backups be visualized on the computer?

thanks


texts: Why I couldn't monitor traffic from this page?

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When I opened the capture log I found nothing from the page other than this when I first tried to visit it using http only, and then I get that security warning and i click proceed to unsafe anyway i still get nothing from that page
although i have the root debugging certificate installed using
HttpCanary


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My Samsung Tab is locked. It is only meant for educational purposes. My tab cannot run any app but only use Google through Wi-Fi. Tab can not use Sim card as well as it is locked by college authorities.

So how can I run Whatsapp online on this tab?


texts: How (where) do I browse to the /data/Tombstones (on the System Partition, I think)?

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Trying to delete some files from my System partition.
Someone suggested deleting /data/Tombstones
(I.e., what's the Path to it so I can browse to it)

Using Astro File manager I navigated from the SDcard0 up until I got to what seems to be the root. It has folders like:

acct
cache
config
data (which is empty)
...
firmware
...
tombstones (which is empty)
system  (is this the system partition), it does not contain a Tombstones folder.


texts: How to know why is my Nook unable to boot into ClockWorkMod?

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I have a Nook Simple Touch that is already rooted. I've used the Clockworkmod file that I downloaded from the XDA-developers website here.

These are the steps I followed:

I connected my device to my laptop with the micro-usb cable.
I had access to my SD card.
I opened the terminal window and entered this command.

sudo dd if=2gb_clockwork-rc2.img  of=/dev/sdc

I rebooted into bootloader mode and it did not recognize clockworkmod.
I used adb commands to try to boot into the SD card. I was able to connect to my device but I was not able to get clockwork to load.
I used these commands.

adb reboot-bootloader
adb reboot-recovery
adb reboot recovery
adb reboot bootloader|recovery

After more than five failed attempts I have preceded to this question.

Is this all because I was using the micro-usb cable to burn the .img file to the SD card instead of using a SD card writer?

If so how do I get it to boot into clockwork if the method of burning the image is the problem without getting an SD card reader.


texts: Recent apps button not working on Motorola Nougat 7.0

texts: I recently added another user to my Android device. I am using 7.0. Now, recent apps button is not working, i mean... Sometimes it do sometimes don't.


texts: Can I stop Google Goggles from automatically searching after OCR?

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I recently had need to OCR a screenshot I had taken of my phone. I went to Google Play to find an app to do that, when I noticed that one of them was tagged "goggles". That reminded me of the Google Goggles app, which I already had installed. So I decided to see whether or not Goggles would work on an image that had already been taken. I found that it could, and it did successfully OCR the portion of the image that I needed.

The annoying thing was that it, quite without my permission, took that OCR'd text and did a Google search on it. It had no reason do to that, and I'm glad I wasn't OCR'ing any really personal data. So my question is: Is there any way to stop Goggles from doing the automatic search, or should I look for another OCR app?


texts: full storage: internal storage counts external images

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Android claims storage space is running out. Settings > Storage shows that Photos & videos take up 2 GB. See screenshot:

However, I moved almost all camera photos to an external sd card. When I click on the last item, I get the message: couldn't find item, as shown in the screenshot.
It seems that the storage calculator counts the images moved to the external drive.
How can I fix this?
This is a Moto G5 with Android 8.1.0.


texts: Android: How to force an application to display itself as portrait no matter what device orientation

texts: I have a rooted device, and the device orientation was in landscape mode but some of the application only designed for portrait screen. Is there a way to force the application to fit inside the landscape screen so the whole application can be visible within my rooted device.