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I was reading a review for a game on the play store where someone gave a bad review saying that the game looked cool but it required access to photos, media and such which encouraged the user to uninstall rapidly. The developers replied to this person saying that they valued users privacy and what not but they didn't have a choice because they needed that to actually save the progress. This totally makes sense that they would require access to internal or external memory to save.

I was reading that some games also require access to phone call so that they could pause the game when you get a call which also makes sense. But the displayed message for the user is that the app will have access to your calls, can make calls (which could cost you money)  which is a red flag for some users.

I'm guessing that most games don't use permission in a malicious way but to prevent any why aren't permissions more restrictives/specific ? I'm assuming that the vast majority of games use file permission just to save and nothing else, why not make a save permission ? I also assume that having more restrictive permission might increase the number of required permission for some game which could potentially be annoying for the majority of user.


texts: How to find an app is compatible with Intel based Android device or not?

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Intel based Android devices are in the market now and I am drooling over new Asus Zenfone series (which packs Intel Atom processors). However, I am concerned with app compatibility issues.

If an app is developed using SDK, it'll run on Intel based devices, but if it's developed using NDK, it'll surely not run on Intel based devices as instruction sets are different.

Before purchasing any Intel based device, I want to see my favorite apps/games are compatible with it or not. How to get this info without really testing those apps in a virtual machine?


texts: Google Account Sync, high battery usage of Google Play Services

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I have a similar question like this one. I recently (since 2 days) also have a very high battery wastage (keeps only less hours while it used to keep the whole day). In the battery settings the chart looks similar to the one in the question from the link. (Google Play Services on the top.)
Click image to enlarge

My Question now is regarding the answer in the topic from Dean:

After trawling through all manner of options I isolated the root cause of this issue.
Within Google Account Sync I had a look at all available settings and the one that seemed to be causing an issue was 'Sync Internet' option which was just constantly running (and appearing to be keeping the phone awake.
Switching this off has got back my battery back to normal.
I still have no idea why my phone was trying to sync the entire internet :-)

I can't find the Google Account Sync in Android 6.0 since the settings menu has a new layout. Is the answer still valid and if yes how can I find these settings or is the problem a new one?
Side note: I just noticed that the Google Play Store itself also received a recent update, but they wouldn't release an update with that high battery consumption, would they?


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I'd like to ask you how can I get my password of my email that I forgot (it's a Yahoo account).

The account is mine, I changed phone and when I was about to type in gmail-app the password, I couldn't remember it anymore.

The situation is very strange: I can access the account on the older phone, but without password I can't do it on my new phone. I don't remember also secrets questions, and the Yahoo recovery password was insuccesful for me.

What I think I can do is to copy the file in which Android stored my password/hash of my password and copy to my new phone, hoping that this way gmail app would recognise again my email account.

Is it possible? I've already read this How is the Gmail password stored in Android - and where? but it is not very useful for me: EmailProvider is almost empty of useful information.

Thanks!


texts: SIM Card not detected after encrypting device

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo (Model GT-S5310B) running Android 4.1.2

The device is not rooted and the update notifier tells me I have the latest available version installed.

Today I tried encrypting the device (I did a full encryption). The encryption went smoothly and with no problems, but during boot up I noticed that the device only asked for the decryption password to continue.

My SIM card is password protected, and every time I restart or power up the device it first asks me the sim card password and THEN asks me the device password.

At first I thought that, as my device is now encrypted, the prompt for the sim card would come later. But as I logged in, I noticed the notification icon telling me that there was no sim card pluged in, and indeed, any option related to telephone would yield the same notification "Please insert a SIM card".

So I decrypted my device and thankfully,  everything is back to normal.

My question is: Why does the device encryption make it not detect my SIM card?

I might also add that I maintained encryption on my removable memory, it doesn't seem to affect the SIM detection, only the encryption of main memory affects the SIM card detection.


texts: Using my moto e in Art mode and my internal memory is totally consumed will I get my internal memory if I switch again to dalvik?


texts: Files share in BlueStacks 4 is not working

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I am trying to drop files from my PC into the BlueStacks 4 Android emulator. I put them in: C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\Engine\UserData\SharedFolder.
I see some of them in sdcard/DCIM/SharedFolder.

However, I only see three (random?) documents. All the maps are not transferred, all the other documents in those maps are not transferred either.

I have plenty of storage left in BlueStacks.

Please help!


texts: Is is possible to configure the 'listen to' voice action to pull up Amazon MP3 player (or other player) rather than youtube search?

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Love the voice commands, but for me 'listen to [[blah blah]]' only ever pulls up the youtube app & searches for whatever [[blah blah]] is.  I've got the amazon mp3 app installed (as well as UberMusic) and would like for one of those two to come up instead.

I tried going into Menu > Manage Apps > Youtube & hit the 'clear defaults' button to see if I would get prompted to choose a program to respond to 'listen to' commands, but there was no prompt--I still went right to youtube.

This is a t-mobile vibrant running bionix 1.2.1 (an android 2.2 version).

Thanks!


texts: How to simulate keypress event in recovery mode via adb?

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I know it's possible to simulate a keypress event in Android via adb using a command like:

adb shell input keyevent 24

The command above will trigger a Volume Key Up event, for example.

My problem is, my volume key is broken. I can get access to recovery mode using adb reboot recovery, but how can I navigate in recovery mode while my volume button is broken?

I've tried to use adb shell ... commands as above but it said that the "input" binary was not installed.


texts: Android uninstall app before boot completion

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A strange one this. I have got myself into a situation where I think that a single apk is causing boot to fail. I have the same situation on a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 running 4.4.

Running adb install <com.myapp.package> would hang - then the device would reboot - then would get stuck on Android is upgrading...Optimising app 1 of 1.

I can list packages through adb shell at this point - but uninstalling with

pm uninstall <com.myapp.package>

will just hang - presumably as the current process is doing something with that apk already.

If i try to boot into recovery at this point i get a dead android with a "no command" message.

Fastboot is locked on the device and its not rooted.

My only option at this point i think is to unlock fastboot but was wondering if im missing something.

EDIT: I just wiped via fastboot on one device and it works again - dont really want to do this on other device if poss

Thanks!


texts: What is HTTP and socket in opera mini and what is the difference between them?

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What is the HTTP and socket option in android version of opera mini?
There is two options: HTTP and Socket/HTTP

The default is HTTP and Socket/HTTP.
In addition what is the different between these two options?


texts: Use bluetooth call audio as speaker audio with Roger Pen

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I have a Roger Pen that is linked to my LG G5 via bluetooth to answer phone calls. I am told that the pen can only answer and end calls via bluetooth, but if I want to play music through my pen, I have to connect it via a audio cable with a micro usb adapter.

This set up to play music is a little daunting, especially with a small cable dangling with my phone. So I was wondering if it is possible to route music through the bluetooth call audio function?

On the profiles for the Roger Pen on bluetooth settings, there is only the Call audio setting enabled. I was wondering if there was an app to override this?


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I am running Galaxy J5 with Android 6 and I need to change server settings for existing email account.

Way used before

From the Email app, press the menu key, then choose Settings. Pick Account settings, then click the account you want to change on the next screen.
After that, you have to scroll to the bottom to get More settings, and to the bottom again to change the Incoming settings and Outgoing settings.

Does not work because there is no More settings or settings at all.
Also settings-accounts-email there are no settings.

Where is this setting hidden please?

Thanks


texts: Unix utilities (cat, grep, ls etc.) for Android?

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I'm transitioning to one folder with many (txt-)files, adapting (letters instead of symbols, lowercase only, no spaces) Merlin Manns txt-setup. With cat, grep, head and other Unix-utilities, it's better than a folder structure.

I use this on Ubuntu, storing the files in my Dropbox-folder. I'd like to have the same functionality on Android, but have come up empty handed. They don't have to be the same tools, and if I can only cover part of the functionality, that's a great start.

How can I get this (or similar) functionality?


texts: How can I remotely send commands to Tasker or other automation?

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I'm looking for a way of sending remote commands to Tasker on my Android TV. Specifically, I'm trying to find a way to trigger an HTTP GET request from IFTTT to Tasker or another automation app (like Automate) which would execute a command locally on the TV.

Is there any way to do this in Tasker, Automate or another automation app?


texts: Found this info in my Google doc app not sure how it got there

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I found this information in my Google documents app. I am not sure how it got there. I am wanting to know what it is and what is the meaning.

Log_1522393200000.txt

2018/03/29 21:13 screen w,h,d=480..792..1.5
2018/03/29 21:13 GetAppRunNum
2018/03/29 21:14 InCallBaseActivityOnResume
2018/29/03 21:14 InCallBaseActivityDisplayResourse
2018/03/29 21:15 OnDerstroy


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When I want to get/download books from Google Play Store, I usually get this notification:

But then I am not sure what to do afterwards to be able to read those pdf books on my phone. I've installed to ebook reader apps (kindle and another one), I also downloaded Google Play books app but I can't find those books exploring in those ebook reader apps and I can't find Google Play Books app on my phone to check whether it is possible to read them there.


texts: Block all calls from area code unless in Contacts

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I need a way to block all calls from an area code, unless the number is in my contact list. Anyone know of a way to do that?

I found plenty of apps that can block by area code, but they'll also block any of my contacts if they have that area code. I could add each of my contacts to a whitelist, but then I have to remember to do that each time I add a contact.


texts: Peeking in notes from Samsung Smart Switch's backup

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My Samsung Galaxy S6 just drowned and I'd like to get stuff that I saved in Notes. I did some googling to find out what the app is called. I found some people referring to Memo, but I don't think that is right in my case.

I can't check this out because my phone just died. It is a "Note" app with a yellow icon and it comes with the OS.

The backup to my PC was made with Samsung Smart Switch.
Where are the notes located in the backup, and how can I read it?


texts: Cannot hear audio from other side of phonecalls or voicemails

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When I make a phone call (this includes to voicemail), I cannot hear the other party and the other party cannot hear me.

The problem is isolated to calling. When I'm having this problem (or more precisely, when I can replicate this problem), the following behavior is consistent:

entering numbers with the dialpad produces the usual audible beep,
the Sound Recorder app on my phone works fine,
any apps that use the speakers work fine (e.g. Apollo, ES File Explorer audio service).

Rebooting my phone temporarily resolves the problem, which seems to recur an indefinite number of hours following a reboot. I have been unable to identify any specific app or service which causes this problem.

(Unrelated to the problem, but still relevant - CM hangs when I attempt to boot into safe mode, which is only resolveable by popping the battery and booting back up normally, at which point all configured widgets sans lock-screen Torch have been removed - these reboots also fix the problem - so tl;dr: being unable to boot into safe mode, I am unable to determine whether a particular third-party app/service is the cause of this problem).

I have a T-Mobile SII (Hercules SGH-T989) running CM 10.2.0-hercules (corresponds to Android 4.3.1, baseband version T989UVMC6 - I assume this is the radio). I have no call recording apps - the closest thing I have is the Dialer app, which (it seems) does not handle any calling, and simply hooks into the stock Phone app to make calls.

This began a number of months after I upgraded to CM 10.2.0-hercules from 10.0, so I highly doubt that CM is the problem here.


texts: How to share a 4G data connection over wired Ethernet?

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I understand that Android is principally an wired-Ethernet client.  i.e. it requests and receives a DHCP address.  The internet is on the other side of the Ethernet cable.
Does any version of Android have the capability of running its wired-Ethernet in an "access-point", "tethering" or "server" mode, where Android's Ethernet provides a DHCP server and NATs Ethernet traffic out through its 4G radio, to the internet?


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On my Android phones I have always used a folder with a .nomedia file in combination with QuickPic to store password protected pictures.

I've recently got a new Galaxy S6 and have continued with this. I plug my phone into my Windows 7 PC via USB, created the folder with .nomedia file in and copied my pictures over. I then go into Quickpic, choose 'Show Hidden' and my pictures show. All good.

However, coming back some time later, I go to Quickpic and do the same, and nothing shows. Plugging back into PC via USB and the folder itself is no longer present.

The first time this happened, I had had the phone about 10 days and the files had been there, but then suddenly they were not. Yesterday I readded some files and they were present - however coming back less than 24 hours later, they have gone again.

I've read some questions that sound similar, but the general case is that people have a .nomedia file by accident. I don't, and have been using this method for several years without issues. The files are literally not there any more, not showing within android file system or when attached to PC via USB.

Restarting makes no difference, but again, why would it when the files have been physically deleted.

So, what is deleting my files?


texts: How to differentiate between a full signal icon and an empty signal icon on my Andriod Device?

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My question is not a duplicate of this post as in that the OP is asking for the difference between the network icons for a rooted device  whereas mine is for mobile signal icons in an un-rooted device.

Mine is a Samsung trend  phone with Android 4.1.2.Every time i check my phone for any signals it shows full but in the notification tab(the area displaying the network name) displays no network.

When there is 1 bar and not greyed out i am able to receive messages but when it's full with a surrounding grey box there is again no network and some times it also display's a small triangle with an exclamatory symbol in it when the phone signal is completely empty bars.

I am confused and unable to differentiate how does Android 4.1.2 display the different availability of phone signal icons.(i.e. No signal,Full signal, etc)

Note:-I would be adding the screen shots of the device shortly .


texts: Why do I get phone storage is getting low when I've un-installed almost all apps?

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I keep getting "phone storage is getting low" constantly even though I've removed almost all the apps I've installed. Is there a way to look in the phone storage to see what are the contents?

Google Talk and Facebook fail to function because of this.

I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc running Android 2.3 (Build 4.0.2.A.0.62)


texts: How do I make a chart in Microsoft Word?

texts: None of the templates have chart as an option, but in the Play Store it stated you can do make charts. Where or how do I make a chart with a particular number of rows, etc?


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All the guides that I can find online refer to the Windows-only "Odin" software. I also found an open-source alternative "Heimdall" but the Samsung S6 is not supported (and apparently it's not compatible with the .tar.gz file format).

I have installed WinXP on a VirtualBox virtual machine, and then I installed the Samsung USB drivers and the Windows Odin software. I then made sure to route all Samsung USB devices to this virtual machine, but still neither Windows nor Odin sees the phone - neither in its normal operating mode nor in its "Odin" download mode.

Chainfire's CF-Autoroot also uses Odin, which means I'm still stuck at the above problem. I also tried running Odin in Linux (using wine) but again it couldn't see the phone, and I didn't expect it to work anyway).

I have not been able to find a description of how to root the S6 (or any Samsung) directly in Linux, or via virtual machine. Is that simply not possible? Do I really need to install my old WinXP license on a physical computer?


texts: Is there any version of gtalk supporting multiple accounts which works with 2.3/cm7

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Gtalk 1.3 doesn't support multiple accounts: it just connects with the main one, with no apparent way to switch it.

Upgrading to hangouts technically works, but it doesn't even bother to display user online status, so I'd rather have a real chat app.

Do I have any other option, running on 2.3.7 / cm 7.2.0?

If it isn't an official gtalk version, I'd appreciate if at least it was as good, integrated and non-bloated as it is, such as:
• integrated with address book
• downloads whole conversation (as opposite of just displaying new messages)
• plain and simple


texts: Does boot take up any significant power?

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If I wanted to conserve energy, and needed to check on my phone once every while, would turning the phone off and on every 30 seconds actually conserve more power than if I had it on all the time?

Does the boot sequence perhaps take more energy than the energy I saved in the off time, thus having negative "profit" of power save?

My phone is running CyanogenMod 12.1, and is a kminilte (S5 mini)


texts: What do "NAND", "ROM" and "to flash" mean?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?

I'd like to know the meaning of the following terms:

What does NAND mean?
What is a ROM? Is it a custom OS?
What does "to flash" refer to (as in, to flash a ROM)? Does it mean to copy?


texts: Is it possible to factory reset Sony Xperia J when I forgot the pattern code?

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So basically, my friend asked me if it's still possible to factory reset his phone in any way when the pattern code was entered 20 times and it locked itself. The only way to do it right now is to enter the answer for the question, but he doesn't even remember it. Second one's validating throgh Google account, but he doesn't remember his credentials.

So I'm asking; is it possible to factory reset this phone?

I tried the volume up/down/both + power button, didn't seem to work, the menu won't show up. I tried flashing it, but it's locked and when I tried to unlock it, writing the code in the emergency dialer didn't do anything too. Additionally, other codes didn't look like working too. No menus showed up.

I don't care about data loss, I've already taken both SIM and SD cards out where all the information was. So, if anyone knows if I can somehow reset it in any way, I'd be really thankful.


texts: How to make a complete factory reset, without anyone being able to retrieve my data?

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I will have a few Android phones that I will have to let go.

I would like to make a proper clean wipe of the data, without no one being able to retrieve them, and do a factory reset.

I have read about the Schneier Method, encrypting the device before doing a factory reset, doing both, etc.

Since I am not an Android/adb guru, I would like to know if some of you would have some idea on how to achieve this with certainty.

I know "certainty" is a big word when it comes to proper data erasure on flash memory but still.

I have found some answers here and somewhere else, saying that encrypting and doing a factory reset on your Android device is enough, but I could not find a reliable source.

Just a few information that could be useful:

I'm running Linux as my OS and, therefore, I'm not looking for a Windows-based solution
My devices are non-rooted and (almost) identical (Samsung A510F + 1 A510FD)


texts: How can I improve the reponsiveness of the virtual keyboard on my HTC Droid Eris?

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I've noticed that sometimes the virtual keyboard on my HTC Droid Eris can be very laggy.  While composing a text message, it will take a second or more to respond to some button presses.

Is there anything I can do to reduce the lag and make the virtual keyboard more responsive?


texts: Why I cant scan the the Whatsapp QR code?

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I have tryed to scan the QR code using whatsapp for web, also I see the: ok, I got it, then a green line start to scan but noting happened, I just downloaded the app yesterday night and also Im in the right position of the phone and monitor.

Please can you help me? I have a: Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510.

Thanks a lot!


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My samsung galaxy s4 mini offers two syncing methods : Samsung syncing and Google syncing.
My phone has important notes in the standard built-in app "S memo" and important recordings in the built-in voice recorder.
Does any of these two syncing methods sync this stuff ? Under "app syncing" maybe ?
If so, does that truly mean I can retrieve it if I lose my phone and buy a new Samsung (resp Android) phone ?


texts: How do I stop from getting notified twice when I get a text to my Google Voice number?

texts: When I receive a text message to my Google voice number, I get a notification from my text application, as well as the Google Voice application. It would seem that the message is being forwarded to my cell number, but I've turned off text forwarding in the Voicemail & Text settings.  Is there another setting that I am missing?


texts: Why does my phone reset the wallpaper to this CyanogenMod default image?

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Note II - CM11 Nightly - KitKat 4.4.2

Every now and then, my phone will reset the wallpaper to this default one. It happens randomly and not even after a boot or any state changing event. It could be possible that an app crashes, and it resets the background, but that does not make much sense. If anyone can help me prevent from the wallpaper from changing, that would be fantastic.


texts: System storage taking up loads of space after adopting SD card

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I recently adopted an SD card to my Xiaomi Redmi 7. Before I adopted the 64GB card, I was using around 8GB. Now my file manager says I am only using 2%, and under internal storage in settings I have 60GB of internal storage free. But under storage in settings, it says system storage is using 55GB and I only have 500MB free. I'm also getting the old notifications saying my storage is running out.

I'm not sure I understand the difference between internal and system storage, but I definitely can't see how system storage is using 55GB when it previously was happy with 7.
If anyone can help I would be most grateful.


texts: Switch from Wifi to mobile data while roaming

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We use international SIM cards in our our standard Android phones (SAMSUNG XCover4s). When they opperate in a weak Wifi environment, we would like them to be supported by the mobile data connection or even switch to the mobile data connection (even though its on roaming), so my question is:
Is there a way to activate the "Switch to mobile data" option in the "intellegent Wifi" option of Android (10), when the device is roaming?
We have full access to the devices. Android Version 10.
Thanks for any help/hint.
Unfortunately I only have the screenshot in German:


texts: Keyboard keeps vibrating, even though "vibrate on tap" is off?

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I recently factory reset my phone, I have Android 7.1.1. I want to disable the vibrations when typing. I go to Settings, Sound, Other sounds, and all options are OFF there, including "Vibrate on tap".

However, my  default keyboard keeps vibrating :(

How do I completely silence my keyboard?

Device: LG Nexus 5X


texts: I added a recipe that sends notifications to the IFTTT app on my android device. Right now the notification sound is the same as for an incoming SMS. Is there a way to either change the IFTTT notification sound, all notification sounds, or just the SMS sound (Galaxy S4, Android 5.0.1) ?


texts: Whatsapp: Continous loop of messages backup and no text box to type in Samsung S10

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Gentlemen,

Two problems I'm facing in WhatsApp in Samsung S10 (fully updated)

1- Whenever I open WhatsApp settings, a message appears "backing up your messages" once it is completed and I try to go back to chats and starts again and again for 3 to 4 times then I can come back. (Backup settings: Never and not able to link it to any google account)

2- In any chat, the text box at the bottom is hidden and I cannot type anything, the only way around is to reply to someone then hold the phone horizontally and then I can type and send.

This is really disappointing especially that I just switched from iOS to barnd new Samsung S10 to find these issues!

(Note: I used a WazzapMigrator to get all my WhatsApp data from my iPhone).


texts: How to clear memory in 2.3.4 like I did in 2.2.1

texts: In 2.2.1, all I have to do to clear the RAM on the device is long tap the home key, then choose task manager and then go to the RAM manager to clear the RAM.  I'm finding that this has been changed in 2.3.4.  How do I clear the devices RAM in 2.3.4?  The device that I have is the Nexus One.


texts: How can I disable or password protect my device's 'factory reset' function?

texts: Is there any way to prevent a factory reset, like password protection? I would basically like to protect my phone from resetting if it gets stolen.


texts: Does disabling 3G while having WiFi save battery?

texts: If I have WiFi enabled and 3G data disabled, does it save any battery relative to having both WiFi and 3G enabled?  With WiFi enabled, I didn't know if 3G enabled would make any difference since it wouldn't be used.


texts: How to easily send my google password to my android tablet?

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I have a Nexus 7 I haven't used in ages, it no longer remembers my Google account info. The password to my google account is stored on my Mac via KeyChain (it is a long and random character password). Is there any way for me to send this password to the tablet over bluetooth/usb? I tried creating a txt file and putting it in the downloads folder on the tablet but it does not see the file.

I am not able to download any apps to this tablet without this password, so I can only use the apps that are loaded with android.


texts: Unable to Install TWRP / Cyanogenmod on Moto G 2013

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I have a Moto G 2013 (XT1033). The device does not boot successfully - only shows the logo and then just shows a blank screen. So I tried to install Cyanogenmod hoping it might work out. I have unlocked the bootloader.

I tried installing TWRP recovery image (3.0.2.0) from TWRP official site using the command

$ fastboot erase recovery
erasing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Erase allowed in unlocked state
OKAY [  0.046s]
finished. total time: 0.046s
$
$ fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-falcon.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (9488 KB)...
OKAY [  0.331s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.175s]
finished. total time: 0.507s

And the device shows the following text:

cmd: getvar:partition-type:recovery
cmd: erase:recovery
cmd: getvar:partition-type:recovery
cmd: getvar:max-download-size
cmd: download:00944000
cmd: flash:recovery
Mismatched partition size (recovery)

When I boot into the recovery, it displays a Unlocked bootloader warning, then a blank screen for 2-3 seconds and then an image of resting android bot with a red exclamation over its belly, with "No command" caption.

No TWRP Recovery Screen.

Then I pressed Vol UP + Power button for 2-3 seconds and that displayed the Android system recovery screen. Now I selected "apply update from ADB". Then I tried the following command:

adb sideload cm-12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1K9-falcon.zip

I get the following error in the Android System Recovery screen:

E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted

The Cyanogenmod zip file is not corrupted since the SHA1 hash is the same as the one provided in Cyanogenmod downloads page. Please help me to install Cyanogenmod on Moto G (XT1033).

Thanks in Advance


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  When will my phone get the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread)?

I recently bought Samsung Galaxy Mini with Froyo installed on it. Can any one tell me when can I get Gingerbread on it using Kies? I did not buy it from any operator. Also, I live in Pakistan (in case region matters for updates).

I do not have any experience of using Android before (though I have written a couple of apps for it :P ).


texts: How can I force my Nexus One to upgrade to the official Gingerbread without waiting for the formal OTA update?

texts: The OTA update for Gingerbread is being pushed out. But I'm in India and there's a good chance I'll be among the last people to get it. Is there a way to get that official update right now?


texts: How can I connect to a number with a conference-call code via Google Voice?

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I have a phone number for a conference-call service. Under ordinary use, I call the number, and when the automated system answers, I enter a 10-digit code for the conference I wish to join, and then press #. I have the number assigned to a contact like this: 800-555-1234,1234567890#.

When I call that contact without Google Voice enabled (either "do not use Google Voice to make any calls" or "ask every time I make a call" and then answer no), it connects fine, but when I enable GV for outgoing calls, a dialog box appears saying "Google Voice could not connect," and it gives me options of retrying with GV or to call without GV. Retrying fails in the same manner, and the latter choice allows the call to connect, but it waits for me to enter the conference code myself. It's as though GV isn't providing the conference code.

As a workaround, I can use Voice Plus; I have it set to use GV for all contacts except for those in the "No Google Voice" group, which includes the conference contact. I'd prefer not to have to do that, though, because I'd like my conference calls to show up in my GV call history, and I'd also like as few exceptions as possible to my dialing rules.

How can I get my phone to call the number through Google Voice and enter the conference code automatically?


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Possible Duplicate:
  What is the right way to close apps in Android?

Is there any proper way as suggested by google or android official documentation to close an application in android with out using any task killer tools ....

I ask this question as a android use not as developer.....


texts: Xiaomi Redmi 1S bootloop on inserting battery

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I have a Xiaomi Redmi 1S running stock MIUI 7 global stable ROM and one day while I was using my phone it suddenly restarted and then it went into a bootloop. The phone would power on upon inserting the battery without pressing the Power button.
It kept restarting but by pressing down the Volume up button I could enter into the recovery mode. But the phone was still restarting after the a few seconds even in the recovery. But I could navigate within the recovery and I tried wiping the cache and then the phone restarted and later worked fine.
A week later, the phone suddenly restarted again and this time I am unable to navigate in the recovery. The phone just keeps restarting itself after a few seconds even in recovery and fastboot mode.
What could be the problem with my phone?


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I'd like to read my SMS messages without picking up my phone when I work on a laptop.
Telegram has a lot of handy bots for different things.
Is it possible to forward SMS messages to Telegram bot?


texts: OnePlus One randomly soft-reboots after wipe

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This didn't use to be a problem until  I wiped my phone and reinstalled 05Q.
Now, approximately every hour or so my 1+1 spontaneously soft-reboots. It's not a hard reboot; my phone is encrypted and it never asks me for the encryption password. It just randomly reboots for no reason, sometimes when I'm using it, sometimes when I'm not.
Sometimes, after doing so, the start of the remaining battery usage information automatically resets to the time of the reboot. Other times, it doesn't reset, and just displays random blank intervals. The reboots are driving me nuts, since they recently made me miss an alarm.
It's not WiFi or Bluetooth or even data (I've tried disabling all of these)... for the life of me I can't figure out what it is. Before the wipe, I also had 05Q, but it had been upgraded from earlier versions. But after wiping I just installed it directly. It's obviously a software issue, since it didn't use to be the case until I wiped and re-imaged it. I thought it might be because I used ART after the reinstall instead of Dalvik, but the problem persisted after I switched back to Dalvik and cleared the cache.
I can't figure out how to diagnose it either; I don't know which log files to look at because it's a soft-reboot and not a hard-reboot.
Any ideas on how I can fix or even diagnose this? It's driving me nuts; I'm missing reminders because of it.oneplus

Edit:
Here's the data from adb logcat...
(...)
[ 07-22 14:15:12.668 15394:17283 D/LBSSystemMonitorService ] handleMessage what - 7
[ 07-22 14:15:12.668 15394:17283 D/Wiper_jni ] Send Passive Location.[ 07-22 14:15:59.998 15394:15589 D/PowerManagerService ] acquireWakeLock: ignoring request from android
[ 07-22 14:16:59.998 15394:15589 D/PowerManagerService ] acquireWakeLock: ignoring request from android
[ 07-22 14:17:56.398 15394:15589 D/PowerManagerService ] acquireWakeLock: ignoring request from android
[ 07-22 14:17:59.998 15394:15589 D/PowerManagerService ] acquireWakeLock: ignoring request from android
[ 07-22 14:18:38.408   213:  213 I/rmt_storage ] rmt_storage_connect_cb: clnt_h=0xf conn_h=0xb88b9fb8
[ 07-22 14:18:38.408   213:  213 I/rmt_storage ] rmt_storage_rw_iovec_cb: /boot/modem_fs1: clnt_h=0x1: req_h=0x17 msg_id=3: R/W request received
[ 07-22 14:18:38.408   213:  213 I/rmt_storage ] wakelock acquired: 1, error no: 42
[ 07-22 14:18:38.408   213:  620 I/rmt_storage ] rmt_storage_client_thread: /boot/modem_fs1: clnt_h=0x1 Unblock worker thread (th_id: -1198791904)


texts: Multi-call - Route calls to multiple cell phones at once

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I have 2 employees, each with their own cell phone and cell number. I am trying to find some service where I can call one number and both of these employees' cell phones ring; the one who picks up first takes the call. Ideally this would happen by calling either of the employees' existing lines, but having it happen when someone called a new, 3rd line would also work. I only need this for 2 employees.

I know Google Voice can do this, but unfortunately their VoIP service has had too many issues with lag/choppiness for me to use them for business. Do you know any other apps, services, or otherwise that can do this without sacrificing call quality?

Thanks!


texts: How does Touchpal show circle on homescreen without "draw over apps" permission?

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I use the Touchpal keyboard application. For me, this keyboard works best.
Some of you might be familiar with the lucky locker or daily summary crap they keep on showing on this otherwise great app.
I keep seeing this circle that says "WIN" overlayed on my launcher. I think this is the Lucky Locker but I'm not sure.
Force Stopping the Touchpal application removes the circle but it reappears after a short while.

I have disabled Lucky Locker in the Touchpal settings.
I have disabled Daily Summary in the Touchpal settings.
The permission "draw over other apps" is disabled for Touchpal. (Do I need to disable it for another app as well?) (This permission is in a separate place from the other permissions)

I am using a Huawei Honor 8 running stock EMUI 4.1. (I haven't updated it yet)

The only permissions Touchpal has are:

Contacts
Storage
Telephone

How can the Touchpal application show this circle on my home screen with the "draw over other apps" permission disabled? I thought this permission was for exactly this purpose. And of course how do I disable it?

The question is relevant, the answer is not: Why do some apps not have to ask for the "Draw over other apps" permission?


texts: How to enable developer settings Nexus 7 4.4.2 kit kat

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I have the old Nexus 7 with stock 4.4.2, and I want to enable developer settings.

I have found many references to Settings -> About (Tablet) -> And click 7 times on build number - but that simply does not work. I have tried tapping it 1 million times and nothing happens. If I tap "Android Version 4.4.2" in the same menu, I get the whole spinning K, kitkat, easter-egg game etc.

What am I missing? How do I enable developer settings?


texts: How to take whatsapp backup (from Phone Memory to Sd Card) on Android

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I am using Whatsapp on my android phone. Since the phone as Jellybean installed, it doesn't have "Move to SD Card" feature and hence all my whatsapp files such as Backup, Media etc were stored in Phone, which eventually consumes lot of space on the phone.

Since I would now be purchasing new phone (which has KitKat version), I would like to know how can I take backup of whatsapp so that the images taken within the backup are stored in SD card in new phone.

Please assist me.

P.S.: I know how to take a manual backup of Whatsapp on an Android Phone.


texts: Problems installing Open Gapps on Huawei Honor 7x

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I tried to install Open Gapps to a Huawei Honor 7x mobile with twrp. I had strange problems during the installation:

It detected a wrong architecture with version 7.1 pico package: the phone is ARM64 but it complained it was ARM.
Using version 8, it says the ROM version is 7.1.x which in fact, it is Android 8.0.
The /system partition has about 500MB free space, but it cannot install pico because it says there is no enough space.

How can I make this work?


texts: Unlock the SMS Limit on Android Marshmallow

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On Android, there's an SMS Limit that prevents a new message from being sent after a certain amount of messages have been sent in a certain period. Due to a personal need, I need to send more than the limit by unlocking it.

I already tried downloading apps from the Play Store that unlock SMS but no luck, although I completed the required prerequisites, seems like it's not working on Marshmallow. I also tried using ADB command, but the Settings.db was not found in provider settings.

How to unlock the SMS limit on Android Marshmallow?


texts: Beginners question: Difference between memory and RAM

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When I was young, memory and RAM were the same, but now they seems to be different (this is called progress).

But what exactly is the difference in modern smartphones?

What is (free) RAM and when is (free) RAM important?

How can I help it as a user?


texts: Are there any ROMs (other than CM and MIUI) for the HP Touchpad?

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

I'm looking for a ROM which is closer to stock Android for my HP Touchpad and haven't had much luck finding any information for ROMs other than CM and MIUI.  Is there anyone out there who's working on a AOSP ROM which hasn't been modded too heavily (aside from making it work, obviously)?


texts: Applications don't recognise internal storage partition 2 mounted as external sd card

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So I have a Chuwi Hi10 Plus running RemixOS 2.0 (Android 5.1.1). This was originally a dual boot tablet, but I deleted Windows, so now the device has 45 gigs of storage free on the drive. I formatted this part as Fat32, because I wanted to mount it as an sd card. I modified the fstab file in the boot image, to mount this new partition where normally an external sd card would get mounted. The partition gets correctly mounted, I can read and write it with Root Explorer, but the applications don't see it, so I can't really use it. What else do I have to do so that all the applications on the device recognise it?

The original fstab file (I included only the relevant part):

##############################################################
# Source: device/intel/mixins/groups/storage/sdcard-mmcblk1-4xUSB-sda-emulated/fstab
##############################################################
*/block/sda*                            auto             vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk:auto
*/block/sdb*                            auto             vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk2:auto
*/block/sdc*                            auto             vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk3:auto
*/block/sdd*                            auto             vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk4:auto
*/block/mmcblk1*                        auto             vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=sdcard1:auto
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1                    /sdcard          vfat    defaults                                   recoveryonly

The modified version (last 2 lines):

##############################################################
# Source: device/intel/mixins/groups/storage/sdcard-mmcblk1-4xUSB-sda-emulated/fstab
##############################################################
*/block/sda*                            auto                 vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk:auto
*/block/sdb*                            auto                 vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk2:auto
*/block/sdc*                            auto                 vfat    defaults                                   voldmanaged=usbdisk3:auto
dev/block/mmcblk1p1                     /mnt/media_rw/usbdisk4    vfat    defaults                                   defaults
dev/block/mmcblk0p12                    /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1     vfat    defaults                                   defaults

As you can see, I also modified the second to last line, because I wanted to have the actual external sd card mounted at usbdisk4, since the new partition would be mounted in its place. I set the flag to defaults, because the voldmanaged option wasn't working. Below you can see a screenshot of the partition succesfuly mounted:


texts: Does Nexus 5 support EAP SIM authentication?

texts: As the title says, I can't seem to get it working at all. I am running Android 5.0.1 on Nexus 5.


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Situation: Connected to BT audio device, listening to Spotify app.  Press pause on the BT device (car stereo), then press play.

Expected behaviour:  The music being played by Spotify pauses, then resumes

Actual behaviour: The music being played by Spotify pauses, then the Apollo music player launches and starts playing.  Most likely to be completely different music.

Extra information: Apollo is the OEM music player which I occasionally use and don't want to uninstall.  HTC One X runnning Android 4.2.2 CyanogenMod 10.1

Can I fix this annoying behaviour?


texts: Volume settings for notifications and ringtone keeps turning on after spam call

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Currently running android 7 on an HTC 10, and constantly having spam callers reach my number all day.

Normally when I'm working I have my ringtone and notification volume set to vibrate only.  However, whenever a spam or scam caller reaches my number (I don't pick up), the volume for my notifications and ringtone goes back up after the call is declined, so the next scam call blasts my phone at a high volume while I'm working.  I've tried blocking the numbers, but these scammers keep calling from different numbers and my phone keeps blasting sounds loudly in the workplace everytime it happens after the first!  What can I do about this, or is there a setting that I have not checked?


texts: Keyboard on Android phone disappears after starting VNC server, and reappears only after restart

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As the title says, I want to remote control my Android phone (LG-F160K) using a VNC server. I tried droid VNC server and VNC server. I can connect to my Android phone, but after connection is made, the original keyboard (I am using Google Chinese IME keyboard) is gone and replaced with a single row with a few buttons. The keyboard cannot be restored after I close the server, and it restores only after I restart the machine.

Considering that as a nuisance, I wonder if there is anyway to restore the keyboard automatically after closing the VNC server?


texts: Is it possible to reinstall stock Android on the Nexus 7

texts: I'm new to rooting my phone, but I was thinking of trying out the KDE tablet interface on my Nexus 7. I'm probably not going to keep using this, since I like the huge app ecosystem on Android, so is it possible to reinstall stock Android on my tablet?


texts: How to send .apk file over mobile Gmail?

texts:
Since .apk is a regular executable file, I was more than sure that I will be able to trick mobile Gmail in the same way as I was able to trick PC version of Gmail years ago to force it to send a PC executable (.exe) which it prevented as well. Turned out, I was wrong.
Usually changing file extension to .dat or some other or compressing it with password (encrypting  file) was enough for PC version of Gmail.
However, for mobile version, everything that I have ready at a hand and tried failed as well:

sending as plain file (obviously),

changing .apk extension to .dat or some other,

compressing with ZIP with no password,

compressing with ZIP (ultra compression) and encrypting archive with a password,

compressing with 7ZIP (ultra compression) and encrypting archive with a password,

using an 7 years old idea of double compression:

compress .apk file into .zip file without password,
compress resulting .zip file again into another .zip file with password / encryption.

If mobile Gmail is able to detect that I am sending .apk executable file even in 7zip compressed file with password (or it can prevent me from sending such file for any other reasons) do I have any option left? Is there any way to send .apk file over mobile Gmail (attach them to message composed in mobile Gmail)?


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I have Android phone that fails to boot after working happily some time.

I'm trying to install official firmware update zip from manufacturer's site, but update fails with errors:

  E: footer is wrong
  E: signature verification failed
  E: install package error, result = 7

Google results suggest that official updates can fail integrity verification only if the device is rooted (yes, I've re-downloaded the update several times, the file is ok). As the phone does not boot, I cannot use the "root check" app or terminal etc. On top of the recovery menu, after the ROM version (I guess) there's a line: user/test-keys.

Is this a sign that the device is rooted?


texts: Is it a good idea to give my screen lock PIN to an app?

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My online bank created an app which can be used to generate TANs or be used as second authentication factor. For the setup it asks for the screen lock PIN which I've never seen before and seems like a bad idea (the equivalent of running an application not only with sudo, but entering the sudoers password into the application on Linux which I'd never do and alert the distributor of the application about potential malware).

Is this comparsion approximately accurate? And thus the use discouraged, maybe even requiring to take the app down? I could ask the app author, but they'll likely provide a biased argumentation.

I verified with the bank's customer service that it requires the screen lock PIN.

I'm using Lineage OS 14 based on Android 7.1.2 with Google Apps installed.


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I run a dual-booted HD2 from SDCard/HaRET with MIUI Android & stock WM6.5.

I keep a copy of this file in \Storage Card\My Documents for listening in CorePlayer and survive possible hard resets.

However, everytime, and I really mean every time I boot MIUI this file disappears from the SD card. I'm unable to locate it from Android and when I reboot into Windows I see no traces of it.

Why the hell (can I say hell?) does Android delete the file from SD on every single boot? Does it hate M3U files?


texts: Can the RECEIVE_SMS permission be used to intercept SMS messages?

texts:
I've noticed quite a few apps requesting the RECEIVE_SMS permission. Two things are clear to me here:

RECEIVE_SMS enables an app to "snap" incoming SMS
READ_SMS just applies to SMS already stored

As some of the apps just were asking for RECEIVE_SMS, but not for READ_SMS, I got curious: this seems to imply RECEIVE_SMS is not only targeted at the receiving part, but the app can also do what it wants with the received message – e.g. read it, then throw it away silently (so the user doesn't even notice there was an SMS – which might be the way TAN Trojans act to snap identifiers for online banking transactions).

But would it also be possible for such an app to "intercept" the message, i.e. receive it, read it (and process its content in any way, e.g. forwarding it by other means such as via IP), and then pass it on as if nothing had happened? In other words: Can it spy on the user this way?


texts: Connecting a Nexus 7 (2013) to a VGA projector

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I would like to connect my Nexus 7 (2013)  to an external projector or monitor. I know that there is a SlimPort to HDMI adapter (I have it and it works when plugged through HDMI), however, projectors at my work still have VGA (and no HDMI) socket.

In addition to the SlimPort HDMI adapter by Analogix, I also bought an HDMI to VGA adapter. The problem is that the external displays do not display any content (the SlimPort to HDMI cable is working, though). I also saw a SlimPort to VGA adapter from Analogix, but apparently it did not work either.

Has anyone succeeded in connecting the Nexus 7 (2013) to a VGA display? Even with complicated or costly systems.

I was wondering if something like that could work:
http://www.miniinthebox.com/hd-video-hdmi-to-vga-scaler-converter-box-black_p296227.html

Thank you for your help!


texts:
I want to redirect speaker output of Android mobile to microphone, just like this person did it on Ubuntu https://askubuntu.com/questions/283687/redirect-speaker-output-to-microphone

How can I do it?


texts: How can I play zoom and youtube simultaneously with Bluetooth without disconnecting from device?

texts: I want to play Youtube and zoom simultaneously without disconnecting from the audio?


texts:
I'm facing a problem using Whatsapp. Many times if I received 2-3 pics or a large conversation on Whatsapp, the phone's title bar (where it shows date, battery status & network status) disappears automatically. Also when I open Whatsapp it opens and disappears so in that case I have to select any pic/note & select option share on Whatsapp. Then Whatsapp opens after forwarding that pic/note. I have to use the option of clear conversation and then everything becomes normal.

This is really a very irritating procedure. I don't know why this happens. Many friends of mine who use other company mobiles with the same configuration as my HTC One V don't have this type of problem. Please suggest what the problem is.


texts: Can a lost rooted/unlocked phone be decrypted by a thief?

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Someone stole my One plus 7 Pro.

It was rooted and had TWRP and Magisk 19.x ( latest subversion before 20.x dropped). I had a passcode and fingerprint set up on my phone. It was stolen at a technical convention for students. Assuming the thief has knowledge about Android can my phone's encryption be broken to give access to my files?

TWRP requires the passcode to be able to decrypt the storage, so does the phone on boot.

Any input is appreciated.

TLDR;

  Phone got stolen at a technical convention
  Thief might have knowledge of Android
  Running Stable Android 9 latest firmware before Stable 10.0.1
  Running Magisk 19.x (Latest before 20.x dropped)
  Running TWRP 3.3.1.x
  TWRP requires the pin to decrypt

My concern, Can it be hacked/cracked to give access to the storage inside?

Thanks in advance

EDIT: My passcode was 5 digits long.


texts: Fondi 4.4 Wifi Tablet - Pattern locked and can't remember the gmail log in and password

texts: My Wifi tablet Fondi 4.4 is locked with a pattern and I can't remember the gmail account settings for this tablet or the password how do I retrieve this?  The tablet was locked in July 2017 and I have been struggling ever since to open it, please advise how do I get logged into the gmail account for this, the tablet does ask for the gmail login and password after I have done the pattern 5 times wrong


texts: How can I check the firmware version of my ONDA V712?

texts: Is there an easy way to check the firmware version (not Android version)?


texts: Google still detects my voice when I turn off Assistant

texts:
After I have disabled Google Assistant in the Google settings the phone continues to show a black bar displayed with an icon of a microphone, with the words:

  Say "Hey Google"

If I say "Hey Google" it detects my voice and shows a new window. I was just wondering why this is happening if Assistant has been disabled.


texts: Nougat - Disable settings on lock screen

texts:
I currently have my phone set up to automatically unlock when it's connected to my car's Bluetooth, which is super convenient. However, my car's Bluetooth stays active while my car is off, and my phone is capable of connecting to it from almost anywhere in my office building.

So, when I leave my car, I turn off Bluetooth on my phone since I want my phone to lock. But right now, anyone can pick up my phone, enable Bluetooth from the lock screen, and it's instantly unlocked.

Is there any way to select which connectivity options can be changed while the phone is locked, or disable these options altogether?

Alternatively, is there a way to tell Smart Lock to not automatically unlock when connected to the Bluetooth device, but remain unlocked once I've unlocked the phone myself?


texts: Why does Samsung's Always On Display not work on some not so old Galaxy devices?

texts:
Samsung's Always On Display (AOD) has minimum and targeted API 24 i.e. Android Nougat 7.0. It runs on all the latest Galaxy smartphones including, but not limited, to A5 (2017), A7 (2017) and even the much older devices - S6 and S7.

My Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) got updated to Android Oreo 8.0 today with no AOD whatsoever. It had Marshmallow out of the box (S6 had Lollipop). So, I tried sideloading the AOD's untouched APK I obtained from a trusted source. It failed to install, without giving any error message.

Whereas, on the previous Nougat 7.0 OS, I had successfully sideloaded the APK though it never worked. Also apparently there already exists a package with the same name as the APK I try to sideload but maybe it is disabled permanently. So, the quick-install-after-a-reboot trick worked sometimes. It did add the Always on Display option in the Settings app but it always crashed when opened.

What's the reason behind this behaviour? An app which is supposed to run on lower API 24, doesn't work on API 26 even though the manufacturer is same and the hardware isn't much different than the above listed Galaxy smartphones.


texts: Samsung Tab A Marshmallow doesn't show contents on SD card

texts:
I have a Tablet with an SD Card in it and it doesn't show me the contents on it. On my PC I created a folder on the SD Card calling it Books, I put some epubs etc. into it and I got a few Epub/Ebook reader apps on my Tablet  (it worked on my phone and I tried other Apps too) but when I tap on the Memory Card it shows me a bunch of folders that are Android related (I can provide a screenshot if needed) and my "Books" folder when I tap on it there is nothing in it and the path is /storage/emulated/0/Books

me, thinking: what does this mean. I already turned the power off, removed the sd card, turned it back on, turned it off, put the card back in, nothing. I formatted it too, nothing. When I go into My Files > SD card > Books I can see the content and the folders though the tablet asks if I wanna open them with either the Kindle application, a pdf reader or it tells me >no applications to perform this action

I just wanna be able to access my stuff from my sd card. When I go to Storage it shows me the internal storage and my sd card tapping on sd card only allows me to unmount it or format and I am confused and (slightly) annoyed since I've been trying to fix it for a while now.


texts: How to determine what's causing Chrome to consume cellular data

texts:
Short: How can I know why my Android Chrome consumes so much data - which sites, maybe some rogue plugins etc.

Background: Recently I've been getting notifications from my carrier and also from my phone that I've exceeded my 12GB/month data plan. Looking in "Mobile data use", I see that that almost all of the data was used by Chrome. I do use Chrome to listen to podcasts (I'm currently considering a dedicated app), but that hasn't changed recently, while data usage have skyrocketed...

What I tried:

I've looked at chrome://net-internals, which my chrome redirects to chrome://net-export, but that looks quite heavyweight to be running for days on my phone.
I've enabled Chrome's DataSaver/Lite Mode (I think it's the same? My phone is not in English, so not sure). It shows usage by site, but the usage shown there doesn't account for the excessive usage reported in mobile data use. The savings were miniscule.
I'm hoping there's some app/plugin/etc. that I can add to Chrome to summarize data usage. If this exists only for Firefox mobile, I'm willing to switch, though I'd rather not.

Device: Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F), Android 8.0, Samsung Experience 9.0, Chrome 77.0.3865.92.


texts: Is it possible to combine address bar and search bar of opera mobile into one

texts: I had been using stock browser all the while. Recently, I found out that opera mobile is much more faster when I double tap to zoom in. I would like to switch my daily use to opera mobile. However, the shortcoming I found out is that, they do not have a single bar for me to search and type address. Is there any workaround or plugin for me to do so?


texts: Possible to flash factory ROMs on an encrypted phone using fastboot?

texts: I have the storage on my Nexus 4 encrypted using Android's built-in encryption feature. I'd like to update to 4.4 using one of the factory images provided by Google. If I follow the standard script included in the tarball (removing the option to wipe the phone), which uses fastboot, will fastboot do the right thing and prompt me for the encryption password? Or might it brick my phone by writing unencrypted data on top of an encrypted partition?


texts: How to disable Google Cast ready for Youtube on Chromecast with Chrome?

texts:
I know this sounds like a weird question but.. WTF. The "cast optimized youtube experience" is just plain horrible. I would much prefer to just cast the tab as normal.

Sometime I seem to be able to do it by accident, but most of the time everything switches over to the "optimized version". I really like my Chromecast for basic screen mirroring. I see it as an awesome wireless HDMI cable where everything even syncs up perfectly. Being able to cast a specific tab works great, even in Full screen.

But when I try to use the "optimized" Youtube version it lags, sometimes "loses control" and the volume adjustment adjusts the actual volume on the chromecast, so if i stream a normal tab afterwards and forget to reset it to max, everything is too low without the ability to change anything.. It will also refuse to add stuff to my "TV queue" and... Well, the list keeps on going, and I really find the experience horrible. I tried to make a big iframe of Youtube, but they disallow that.

I don't know if anybody knows a hack to make me able to just cast Youtube as a normal tab without the "Chrome readiness" - This is a very big deal to me.


texts: Why phone performance decreases day by day?

texts: I bought Lenovo A7000 10 months before. It worked fine until last month. But, after marshmallow update phone getting lag on sometimes for no reason. After update battery life is good. But performance is not up to the mark. What is the reason?


texts: my samsung galaxy tab GT-P1000 is not charging after i plugged in the usb cable in my laptop. but when my tablet is off it is charging but it takes so long to chrge my tablet. what will i do?


texts: How do i reset my frozen phone without losing all my data

texts: My Lg g4 shut off on me and won't turn on. It freezes on the lg screen. I know i can reset it but i have over 1000 pictures that weren't backed up and i cant afford to lose them. The past year of my life is on the phone.I need a way to turn on my phone without losing everything. There has to be a way


texts: I use Google Now on an Android tablet, and I wanted to know if there is a way that I can stop it speaking in middle. Usually when I search for something it will read off the top result, and I often don't need it to read off the entire thing. Is there a way I can stop it after I've heard enough?


texts:
Need Help - How to remove contacts from Emergency list
I have S5 , I have added couple of numbers under “ICE-Emergency contacts “ groups. Its was displaying under Emergency Contacts.

Now I want to remove those names form emergency list . ..opened contacts and removed the names from that group but those numbers are not getting removed the screen ( Local Phone and Click Emergency call) same list is getting displayed .

Even restart of the device is also not working .. Any idea how to remove the numbers from that group.


texts: How can I install the vanilla Gingerbread launcher?

texts: Is there any way for me to install Gingerbread's vanilla launcher application? So far, I prefer the "stock" Sony Ericsson launcher but I do want to know what the actual Gingerbread launcher is like.


texts: Getting Root Access on Android 6.0.1 in Recovery Mode

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I am trying to get root access from recovery mode with the Dirty Cow exploit. I have adb access and my device is on Android 6.0.1. When I use VIKIROOT it's stuck at "waiting for reverse connect shell".
I cannot open the clock/alarm app or toggle the bluetooth switch in order to trigger the backdoor. How can I root the device from recovery mode and decrypt the data (I know the passcode) of the device? Thanks.


texts: Moto G (2nd gen) does not support OTG after Lollipop update

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I am experiencing problems in transferring video files from SD card to OTG or OTG to SD card.
Its says root directory not found. This started happening after I updated my phone software from KitKat to Lollipop.
Please help.


texts: kernel panic message during installing android-x86 in virtualbox

texts: I was trying to install android-x86 inside my virtualbox last evening. But I wasn't able to make it right. I'm getting a 'kernel panic' message. How do I overcome it? The following is a snapshot of what I got out of my installation attempt.


texts: I have a 2nd generation Nexus 7 running Android 4.4.4. I rooted it, got an OTG cable and tried to mount something using StickMount. It always says it mounts things successfully, but in the case of ext4 partitions, I just find an empty folder at the mount point. Fat32 partitions work fine. What could be the problem and how to check?


texts: Upgrading galaxy s2 GT-I9100T 4.0.3 to 4.4

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I'm pretty desperate trying for a day now rescuing my phone.
I am new in this whole updating android firmware stuff and I did the following:

root my  phone, enabled USB debugging
downloaden ODIN, installed the kernel thingy ('CF-Root-SGS2_DX_SIN_LP9-v5.4-CWM5.tar' to be exact)
downloaded spiritROM-4.4.4-20140710-i9100.zip, moved it to internal sd card
did the dalvic cache wipe and cache partition wipe &! data/factory reset.
tried installing the ROM, incountered the status 7 problem (error in... installation aborted)
tried couple of methods fixing it, including opening the rom, changing the google/android script by erasing the first line in the code and do a bunch of stuff with notepad++ from a guide I saw. the problem is - after copying the new ROM to EXTERNAL sd card (because i have no access to internal, due to recovery) it came up with the status 6 problem. in general it seems that using external SD causing problem
tried the ADB push method - problem is (D:) my phone is not recognized in windows no matter how much samsung Drivers/kies/usb drivers i install. it is still shown on my comp as unrecognized usb connection, so the adb push not even working because it cannot 'see' my phone.

I have reached a point of desperation. Is there any way fixing this issue, upgrading to 4.4 or even restoring it back to 4.0.3?? (i've seen somewhere that there is an issue with the 9100T models, and I assume that's what causing all problems)

thank you in advance, kind human beings of the android community. (and sorry if my english is kind of shallow as in not good)


texts: Where is "Stay Awake" option in Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy S3?

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I just upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S III (Ice Cream Sandwich) from the Motorola Droid Bionic (Gingerbread).  On my Bionic, there was a "Stay Awake" check box that made it so my "Screen will never sleep while charging" under Settings->Applications->Development.

I can't find that checkbox on my S3.

Where is that setting in ICS and/or is there another way to keep my screen from turning off in ICS?

Thanks.


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I just bought an MHL adapter for my Nexus 4. I have connected the adapter with a HDMI cable to the TV, plugged the microUSB into my phone and provided power on the other microUSB input as I should.

The TV showed an error message:

  Check signal cable +some small text about possible power and source problems

If I unplugged the power from the adapter, or disconnected the HDMI cable, it said:

  No Signal

So I think I was on the right source. I tried a different HDMI cable, another HDMI port on the TV, and another phone (Samsung S4), but the TV still showed the error message. It seems to me the phone did not give a signal through the microUSB port. Is there something I should turn on?


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On my new Nexus 7 running android 4.3, /proc/filesystems claims to have support for cifs, nfs, and nfs4 built into the kernel.

Unfortunately, also on android 4.3, google has arrange things so that everyone has their own mountpoint namespace, so while I can, in fact, mount an nfs4 directory from my fedora 19 server in a rooted shell, I can't see that mountpoint anywhere outside that shell (which puts a crimp in the usefulness of the mount).

Is there any way to make a newly created mountpoint visible to all apps? (Other than modifying the kernel or something like that).

This android doc page has some cryptic info at the bottom about the namespace issue:

http://source.android.com/devices/tech/storage/index.html


texts: Galaxy S7 stopped working - Want to retrieve files

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I have a Galaxy S7 whose screen died. I can connect the phone to a PC using a USB cable, and the PC recognizes the device. However, since the device is in "USB Charge" mode, I cannot access the directory structure on the phone to access files.

Is there a way to send a command to the phone via USB cable to change the settings?

If I can change the USB settings, I will be able to see the phone's file structure, and I will be able to retrieve pictures on the phone. (I do not have any extra storage card on the phone.)

Thanks!
Jon


texts: How to get notified about removed apps from Google Play Store?

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Recently I found some apps (which I already installed) have been removed from Google Play Store for different reasons according to Google.

Is there a way to get notified about removed apps from the Play Store, like some app to check currently installed apps, whatever (special) newsletter/feed for this or any other way?


texts: Allow unlocking my phone with my voice, but only when I'm at home

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On my Google Pixel (and presumably other modern Android devices), there is a setting called Trusted Voice:

I'd like to enable this feature, since without it I can't use Google Assistant hands-free when my phone is locked. (Even simple search queries which don't involve accessing any of my personal information require my phone to be unlocked first.) Unfortunately, this obviously comes with some significant security risks:

I'd like to mitigate the impact of this by only allowing the Trusted Voice feature to be used in specific situations, like when I'm sitting at home. Is there a way to do this? (Maybe I could toggle this feature on and off with Tasker? I didn't see any immediately obvious way to do that in Tasker's list of actions.)


texts: What is the procedure to install Android 4.1 or 4.2 on a Motorola Defy (MB525)? My phone is currently rooted and running Cyanogenmod 9.


texts: USB tether android to laptop, use laptop as wifi router

texts: I have unlimited tethering via usb, but not wifi via metro...  so can I tether my phone to the laptop (via usb) and use the laptop as a wifi router?  Virtual routers don't seem to be able to pick up on the "pda net modem" as a viable connection to share, and creating an adhoc isn't working either.


texts: How do I restart my phone without using my power button?

texts:
Recently my Huawei P8 Lite decided that it doesn't want to play videos in apps anymore. Videos that I tap on on Twitter, Youtube, Youtube Go, and Reddit just load infinitely and don't do anything. Videos in my browser work completely fine, however, and videos that I've recorded myself play just fine, and there's audio, but the screen stays black.

I've tried clearing caches and deleting/re-downloading apps, but nothing seems to work. The only thing I can think of is to reboot my phone. The problem is that my power button is broken, so I have no way of turning it off. My phone doesn't have a Home button, and my volume buttons aren't separate so I can't press them both at once. So I don't think a lot of those fixes are going to work for me.

Do I have any other options? I've seen people recommending apps that will reset my phone for me, but that usually means rooting my phone, and the ones that don't require rooting don't work. I'm not rooting my phone, so those options are out the window.

Is there anything else I can do? I just want my videos to work again.


texts: Change notification light blink frequency in android 5.0

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Whenever a message or call comes and is unseen, notification led blinks but with lesser frequency. I'm missing it frequently.

I want the notification light to blink at a more frequency, or be continuously lit. Is that possible?


texts: YouTube player playing videos at low quality

texts: I have Android 4.4.4 phone(maybe old but it is enough for me). There is one thing that I can't understand yet:I can play videos at 720p and 1080p in browser but can't play at Youtube app with same resolution. In phone max quality is 360p(No idea why). Now it lowered to 144p and in video playback settings I couldn't find quality selection.I thought it is problem with codec and installed VLC. Not worked. Disabled default android video player. Not worked again. Used VPN but not worked too. What I must do for solving this problem?


texts: Android mail client using Exchange Web Services?

texts: I'm looking for an Android e-mail client that connects to a hosted Exchange 2010 server via Exchange Web Services (EWS). I know there are several mail apps (including the stock mail client) that can work with Exchange through ActiveSync and/or WebDAV, but my server supports neither of these.


texts: Is there any special task needed to run PUBG on RemixOS Android 6.0? I've downloaded and installed PUBG on RemixOS but after Tencent logo, a just black screen is coming. I've also installed Google Play Games properly on RemixOS. Is something missing?


texts: I enabled Google Cloud-Print but what can I do with it now on my phone?

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According to the page http://www.google.com/support/cloudprint/, I should now be able to print gmail mails :

Answer taken from this page:

How do I print to my Google Cloud Printer?

+ The steps you take to print will vary from application to application.

- On Chrome notebooks, ...

- On Gmail and Google Docs for mobile, click the menu in the top right corner and select Print.

Notice the click the menu in the top right corner and select Print.

I don't see such a button or looking at the wrong place.

UPDATE - ADDITION

Because I don't think this should qualify as a new question: I want to add this to my original: what native Android applications support Google Cloud-Print ?


texts: What is this new extra lock screen and what is the app/setting causing it?

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Anybody know what app or setting that causes this *EXTRA lock screen on my LG G6 (Android 7.0)? It just started 3 days ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

*After swiping UP from the bottom of the screen, it takes me to my normal/original lock s creen.


texts: What did marc.info do to my Firefox that required a restart?

texts:
I opened a mailing list archive on link to marc.info last night with Firefox on my Nexus 6P (stock firmware, monthly security patches applied as they come out, unrooted). Pretty quickly after the page loaded, Firefox gave me a worrying notice, saying it needed to "restart to complete changes":

That's awfully similar to what it looks like when you install an extension and it needs a restart. And it was indeed a real Firefox dialog (it goes above the page content area, and clicking restart actually restarted Firefox).

I checked Tools → Add-ons, and I don't see any new/unexpected extensions (I have LastPass, OpenH264…, QuitNow, Save Page, Tap Translate, View Source Mobile, and uBlock Origin shown there)

Also, the site—marc.info—is a well-known mailing list archive for open source projects. I wouldn't expect them to be pulling stunts like secretly installing extensions.

My guess is I've just misunderstood what Firefox is telling me, or this is some Firefox bug (e.g., it's a normal update from addons.m.o, but it's just mis-reporting the source). But I couldn't find anything when Googling or searching here. Seems odd I'd be the only person to notice this!

What is Firefox trying to tell me?


texts: Getting Application is Sending Too Many SMS despite changing sms_outgoing_check_max_count

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I need to send a large number of SMS messages, ~1000, and have edited android's sms_outgoing_check_max_count using the following command:

adb shell settings put global sms_outgoing_check_max_count 2000

It didn't work. I got the annoying "Application is Sending Too Many SMS" message.

The phone is a Nokia 3.1+ running Android One 9 and I used the stock messaging app. adb was invoked using Win10 Powershell and the value for sms_outgoing_check_max_count was checked to be 2000. Developer options was turned on this whole time, but the phone has not been rooted.

What am I missing here?


texts: Why wifi file transfer does not work in my S5?

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I got my S5 yesterday. I have tried to use Wifi transfer pro and dooblou wifi file explorer to transfer file to my S5 external SD card, but they don't work. What I see is that my external SD does not show on the  Wifi transfer pro and dooblou wifi file explorer pages. Normally, I will see my SD card available space in their pages.

Please help


texts: Automatically delete local photos that have been backed up by Google+

texts: I use Google+ to automatically back up any photos taken with my phone. Unfortunately my phone has only 8GB storage. Is there a way to automatically delete the local copies of photos that have already been backed up by Google+ in order to save storage space?


texts: Phone switches to watch interface when put against a specific side of my laptop

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Not a very annoying bug, but quite mysterious:

I noticed that when I put my LG G2 (running v4.4.2, with NFC turned off) against the top left edge of the lid of my laptop (ASUS Zenbook UX303LN running Linux Mint), whether closed or open, so that the phone's power button (on the back on LG G2) is aligned with the edge, my phone magically switches its interface into a tiny watch screen, in which I can unlock the screen (difficultly), switch watch designs, view the weather forecast and play music. As soon as I take the phone out of that spot, the regular interface comes back.

I would be glad if someone could tell me he could reproduce it, and was wondering if anybody had witnessed such an odd behaviour and/or could explain it?


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Lately I've been hearing about a dalvik speed patch to supposedly increase the interpreting speed of apps through the dalvik JVM. The only mention on Google is Facebook's "hack" of the dalvik JVM to allow the Facebook app to install on legacy phones. I am sure this is not a dalvik speed patch.

Post where the patch is briefly talked about:

"New score...PA 3.99 RC2 + Franco r184 + dalvik speed patch.."
https://plus.google.com/105415059081329756565/posts/4i8GDm47bnv

So what exactly is this dalvik speed patch?


texts: Associate a file type with an application

texts:
I want to change the default application starting when opening e.g. an mp3 file.
Now the android music player starts when I open an mp3, I want e.g. spotify to start instead.


texts: How does changing the mixer_paths.xml increase volume?

texts:
I've been trying to boost the maximum volume obtainable through the audio jack of my phone (Nexus 5). Instead of installing equaliser or volume boosting apps, I thought I'd go about this the technical way:

XDA forums suggest a "MOD" that involves modifying your mixer_paths.xml file located at /system/etc/ (root access naturally required) to increase your speaker or headphone volume beyond the set limits:

Find: <path name="speaker">
You will see this string just below it: "RX7 Digital Volume" value="88"
The value is the only part we are going to adjust.
For the mod above, I changed the value to "93".
The default value is "88" and I would suggest not to go over "95".

To change the Headphone volume:
Find: <path name="headphones"> Look for these strings below it:
"HPHL Volume" value="15"
"HPHR Volume" value="15"
Again all we are changing is the values (ensure both are set at the same number).
For the mod above, I changed the values to "20". The default values are "15" and I would suggest not to go over "20".

How does this work? Does Android artificially limit the maximum volume and this "MOD" bypasses those limits? Or does it compromise audio quality?


texts: Can't format SD-Card as internal storage - Meta / Expand Android

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I have a Xiaomi A1 with Android on it and I use my Samsung MicroSD  Card Evo+ 128 GB, as an internal storage. For no reason, it's stopped working and asking me to format it. The issue is, the device and even my laptop with Linux or Mac can't format it. I can't use it.
I tried to do it with GParted (See screenshot below)

This is what I get when I run : sudo fdisk -l

    Disk /dev/sdc: 119,8 GiB, 128579534848 bytes, 251131904 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 5875CF08-49DC-47BC-BEBF-A19D422163EA

Device     Start       End   Sectors   Size Type
/dev/sdc1   2048     34815     32768    16M unknown
/dev/sdc2  34816 251131870 251097055 119,7G unknown

Screenshot GParted about the SD Card

I tried to follow the path of this person but in vain : Decrypting Android M adopted storage

Edit : First of all, thank you @DanHulme for your quick reply.
When I try to format it with my Android phone (whether as an internal or external storage), it gets stuck on 20% formatting then I get this message : command '16' volume partition disk:179,64 private' failed with null

Any help would be very appreciated.
Thank you for your time,


texts: How to properly display HDR image on Android with supported display

texts:
I have found some documentation (HDR Video Playback) how to display HDV video content on HDR-supported phones. But how to display HDR image (16bit PNG or EXR or create HDR content Bitmap and display) ?

The only one information I have found is here.


texts: How to start a Google+ Hangout from android/mobile phone?

texts: So Google just released a new version of the Google+ app that has Hangout support. But how do I start a Hangout on my mobile phone?


texts:
Does anyone know how to root the Samsung Infuse (i997)?
I have tried two methods already:

Visionary
Samsung One Click Root

Visionary simply doesn't work, while the Samsung One Click Root manages to push the update.zip to the sdcard, but the Samsung recovery rejects it based on signature verification failure, as it is the FroYo supplied recovery.

I am hesitant to try Project Voodoo, because I'm afraid to brick the device with a non-compatible Odin tar image.


texts: How to prevent adb shell from exiting upon Ctrl+C

texts:
When I adb shell into my device (from Windows desktop), and run some command there, sometimes I want to terminate that command. The standard unixy way to do it is with Ctrl+C key combination. However, when I do that, the whole adb shell terminates.

How can I terminate just the current program inside the shell, not the shell itself?


texts: delete all email from Samsung galaxy s3 at one time?

texts: How can I delete all my emails without doing it checkbox by check box? I can't do it from my computer at this time all I have available is my phone. And I don't know how to delete all email at once.  Please help my inbox is overwhelming with emails.


texts: Is A-GPS information downloaded by the OS or by the individual apps?

texts:
I use different apps that work with GPS on my device. One of the apps has a "download A-GPS information" button to quickly find satellites.

Does that mean that apps need to trigger the A-GPS download themselves? Or does the Android OS handle A-GPS download whenever GPS is turned on?


texts: Notifications have black and white colors - why are they both colors?

texts:
Currently as of Android 5.0.1 update my Nexus 7 2013 shows black and white notifications. I see no logic in the colors and it does not really look very good as well. Why is that? Is this a bug? Intention? If intention, what is it showing?

And while we are at it, what is the line that separates the notifications? The weather one is persistent and so is twilight, so it does not separate persistent notifications.


texts: ClockWorkMod Recovery doesn't support my phone model

texts:
I want to create a nandroid backup of my phone and so I've installed the latest version of the Rom Manager, but when I want to install custom recovery (ClockWorkMod) in the 'Confirm Phone Model' screen the two listed phones are not same as my phone model (mine is Galaxy Ace 3 Gt-s7272)

What should I do? Choose one of the listed models? Is there any danger in doing that?


texts: At what application size does android add the WiFi tag to it?

texts:
In the Google Play Store, when an app is too large in size, a "WiFi" tag is mentioned next to the app name. That way the user can know that the download is heavy.
At what application size does Android add the WiFi tag to apps ?


texts: Is there an XMPP (Jabber) client for Android that supports video calling?

texts: I have searched quite a bit but still javen't manged to find a general Jabber client that supports video calling. There are a few that support sending video files though.


texts: how to port forward in android hotspot to use metasploit

texts:
I am learning ethical hacking and I want to learn how to access a phone outside my network
I came to know I should port forward but I don't have a router is there any cheep options


texts: How to have Google Music playlists in shuffle by default?

texts:
When I open a playlist in Google Music and press the "play" button, it reads from first to last in the playlist's order - as expected.

My question is: is it possible to change this "default behaviour" to shuffling (instead of "1st to last")?

Thanks by advance!


texts: What causes the error "No certificate found in USB storage." when trying to import a certificate?

texts:
I have a Samsung S3 with Android 4.04 and to get on my WiFi at work I need to install a certificate .p12 file.  So, I navigate to "Security and lock screen"-->"Install from device storage."  BUT instead of giving me a field to specify the location of my cert ( on /mnt/extSdCard )  it just says "No certificate found in USB storage."

There are some USB devices ( called "UsbDriveA" through "UsbDriveF" in my /mnt folder) but I cannot copy the cert onto them because they are read-only.

So, how do I get this certificate imported?  I tried using "Android Certificate Installer" from the app store and that didn't work for me either: it launches a browser and the browser fails to prompt for the cert password.


texts: How do I set a different notifications sounds for different contacts?

texts: If it matters I have an HTC Desire 626s and just want to know if it's possible to set different notification sounds for different contacts and if yes, how?


texts: Samsung S8, Android 9, receives notificaations but cannot read messages.  Unstalled WhatsApp, reinstalled WhatsApp, default settings, still no messages.  Only see messages after I write to the sender when the notification is received.


texts: update linked table in Google docs Android

texts:
If I link a table into a docs, then later change the linked table, I can click on update when I'm on the desktop.

If there a similar function on Android?


texts:
I'm trying to gather data about my phone by analyzing the log files in /dev/log. I'm specifically looking at /dev/log/main. I always thought that any sane log format would be plain text, yet these files appear to be either binary or in some character set that neither I nor my Linux text editors can identify.

What is the format?

Here are a couple of screenshots:

First, here's a snippet of the log as interpreted by vim (^@ refers to the null byte; I'm not sure about the other colored control sequences):

Next, this is what the log looks like in a hex editor:

I'm using a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean. The logs were collected using root and a terminal emulator, since aLogcat doesn't seem to use root and thus can't access all logging info.


texts: How to save all contacts to Google with a broken SD card?

texts:
Today my SD Card broke. I do not have a replacement. I have some important contacts on my phone which were not synchronized with Google. Before formatting the sdcard (as a last restort to see if I do have to buy a replacement) I'd really like to retrieve them, however all the import/export options are about phone internal memory, sdcard and SIM. Is there any way to export all my contacts to Google?

I do have access to the internet and I do have all synchronisation options available enabled.

Can I do something better than spending some hours writing the contacts manually on GMail?


texts: Multiple USB Storage Devices on Honeycomb

texts:
I just got an Acer A500 tablet, which has a full size USB port and supports FAT32 USB storage devices.  What I would like to do though, is hook up a hub and connect multiple, so use the tablet as a way to copy photos from an SD card reader to an external USB hard drive for backup during a trip.

I poked around and found that when I have two devices plugged in you can actually see the device entries listed under /dev/usb although only one of them (usually whatever was plugged in first) will actually show up under /mnt/usb_storage (apparently the default).

Anyone know of a way to get it to make both usable?
I'm guess I'll have to root it so I can run the mount command? (Unfortunately, no one has figured that out yet that I know of.)


texts: Google's android products are still going to phone storage

texts: I have changed my android device's default app storage as memory card using adb shell command. It is working fine for most android apps. But when download and install apps that google such as Hangouts, Gmail, etc. They go to phone storage. How to fix this?


texts: call/alert me when I receive an SMS from a VIP

texts:
I'm an Australian, and I've signed up to receive SMS alerts at different (unscheduled) times during the USA's day time, which is Australia's night time.

I want to ensure I am alerted when I receive an SMS from them.

Is there a way I can change the sound when I receive an SMS from that VIP?

Ideally, I'd like an alarm that wouldn't stop until I attend to it.

Help appreciated.


texts: Getting "Error code -507" from the Play Store and "Install failed, user restricted" when installing an APK

texts:
I have a Chinese-branded phone from Spreadtrum. I can't install any apps both from the Play Store and APK.

Play Store gives "Error code: -507".

Installing an APK using ADB gives "Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED]"

There is something limiting this phone.

Is there any way to install an app on this phone?


texts: is Google map navigation only available to selected country

texts: I love using Google map to give me direction. however, I would like it to provide "turn left, turn right" voice while I am driving. I heard Google map navigation able to provide such feature. I search from android market but cannot find one. is it only available to selected country? is there any workaround, or other software I can try out?


texts: Amazon Free App of the day app, will not install on Kindle Fire

texts:
My stepmother has a Kindle Fire. I want to install the Amazon Free app of the day (from link here): http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000626391

I go to link, download the file, and it comes up with the .apk. I install it, and click "OPEN". When the installation is done, it takes me back to the web page to download it.

I enabled it to allow to install 3rd party apps. The Amazon account is setup with a debit card and onclick is enabled.

If I go to manage my Apps and view all apps, the icon shows up twice. But there is no uninstall button to click; it is grayed out.

I have done this on 3 phones and 1 other kindle fire, and had no problems.

Anyone have any ideas?


texts: Problem playing large MP4 (500 MB) video files in Android 2.1

texts:
When I try to play a large MP4 video file (500 MB), say a film on my phone, it plays the audio but not the video.

I have checked running a smaller MP4 file (5 MB), and it plays fine.

Even when the video is listed in the video gallery, the video thumbnail is not displayed. LogCat shows that video frame cannot be obtained with a status -24.

What changes are needed to fix this problem?


texts: Samsung Galaxy 3 (GT i5801) - Waiting for FROYO Update

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  When will my phone get Android 2.2 (FroYo)?

I have purchased "Samsung Galaxy 3" Model number is GT-5801 - an android enabled phone, currently it is having Android 2.1 firmware, i would like to know whether it is upgradable to the upcoming version or not? I am not finding  "System Updates" options anywhere in the phone so please let me know.

I dont want to have updated firmware with the JailBreak or such kind of way !!


texts: When I send or receive a call, the person on the other side can't hear me

texts:
When I make a phone call, people on the other tell me that my sound is like I am speaking in a huge water pot or something like a pot.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.


texts: How do i get my phone's IMEI number if it was stolen?

texts: My Samsung S5 mini was stolen and I now need the IMEI number. How do i get this without the phone?


texts:
I have a Samsung Vibrant.  Today I tried to use the "HD Camcorder" app that came with the phone.  The live video preview shows up, but when I press the record button it pops up a "Warning" box that says "Recording failed" with an OK button below.  I tap OK and the live camera preview comes back and updates as usual but the record button and other UI elements are gone now -- can't seem to do anything except quit the app.

The Camera app works fine, I just tried it.

I haven't tried to record video in a while, but if I go to "quick view" in the camcorder app it shows me the what looks like the first frame of a video I remember shooting a year or two ago, however if I tap Play it switches to a thing with playback controls and shows a progress dohickey for a second and then tells me "Sorry, this video cannot be played." in a box over a black background.

What are some things I could try at this point?  I tried checking to see if the storage was full, but both the internal storage and the SD card have plenty of free space.  I tried looking to see if I could find some other free video recording app in the Market, to see if that might still work, but no luck there either.  What could be wrong here?

The phone says it's running 2.1-update1, build number ECLAIR.UVKA2.


texts: replace the HTC unlock system for a keyboard combination in Android 2.3.5?

texts: How can I replace the HTC-sense ringy swipy unlock mechanism for an unlock mechanism that only requires to enter a keyboard combination in Android 2.3.5? I find myself not able to do it easily on one hand and since I have a physical keyboard, I would like to be able to unlock the screen with a keyboard combination.


texts: Equivalent of the Control + F to search text in PDF

texts: Is there in Android an equivalent of the control + F search in texts and OCR PDF? In browser we have "find in page" options. But for PDF I didn't find such option. Is there shortcuts to make such search as we can make with the dashboard in PC?


texts: Camera: Not working or all pictures gray

texts:
I'm having some serious troubles with my android camera application.

Either it directly tells me that it's not working ("Camera failed" in WhatsApp), or it allows me to take a picture - but that picture is just a full gray image with some stains on it (looks a little like this https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/000/119/257/large_2x/gray-paper-texture-background-vector.jpg  for instance). However, through the "viewfinder" everything looks perfect - so the camera hardware itself should be fine.

My guess:
The SD card is damaged. I can't download any pictures from my web browser or send / receive images via WhatsApp (or any other app).
But, I CAN access the files on the SD card, so there is also some evidence against a corrupted SD card.

Details:
Phone: Lenovo K6
OS: Android 6.0


texts: How to make screencasts on Samsung Galaxy SIII?

texts:
Is it possible to make a screencast (video) with a Samsung Galaxy SIII?
I want to record what the screen looks like as the user interacts with
it. I know I can take a screenshot with Home+Power but I'm not sure
whether besides screenshots it is also possible to make screencasts.

Thanks.


texts:
My phone is broken so I have to use an older phone of my mom. It is a GT-S5830i (a model from 2011). But now the problem, I can only call wich isn't that big of a problem but since it will take samsung 2 weeks to repair my old device I would love to be abled to get acces to whatsapp...  But I can't log in in whatsapp. When I type in my number and press ok it sais that it isn't capable of connecting to the internet, and that if this problem keeps accuring I should reboot my phone. I have done this a couple of times now but it still just doesn't work... did anyone have the same problem as I'm having right now?
Srry if my English isn't good, It isn't my first language
But tnx


texts:
My phone has recently started a glitch with the screen overly prompt coming up whenever I try to access some of my apps.
I can't do anything anymore - there's this floating app I have. I thought it was share it until I deleted it, but the problem persists. It takes me back right where I started over and over and over again.


texts: How disk space is used on Android device?

texts: I have critical low storage level and can't understand what takes much of it and how that's possible that the installed applications can use 7 GB? I only use a few social media clients without any games or soft like Photoshop. Also on the second screenshot it indicates that the apps are using just 1.13 GB and so I can't understand the situation. Also what is the "Other"?


texts:
After using my HTC Desire C for a few days, it begins to show noticeable amounts of lag. For example, if I click on a menu, or open the dialer, or start to type message, it will take more than 6 seconds to open. Even when closing an app, it can take several seconds to complete.

How can I resolve this? Do I need to take it to a service center?


texts: How to change the color of specific calendars?

texts:
I'm using the default calendar application that came with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S 2), which is kept in sync with Google Calendar. I have multiple calendars there, but I was not able to find a way to change the colors of specific calendars, which is unfortunate as calendar #1 and #5 share almost precisely the same color by default. Those are not the same color I see in the online Google Calendar.

Is there a way to control the colors of specific calendars, or is there a similar, alternate calendar or tool I can use that will allow me to do so?