texts: Cant adopt sd card to internal on Huawei Y6 2018

texts: Hi i have a huawei Y6 2018 and i cant adopt my sd card into internal. My phone is rooted and i used the app Root Essentials. It asked me to flash a Plugin (ASPlugin). I Tried to do that but i got the Error 1 i searched for soloutions and found out that you need to take the boot.img and flash it. When i took the magisk.zip and opend it there was no Boot.img. So i downloaded a Boot.img file from the internet and flashed that one. That worked so i tried to now flash the Plugin (ASPlugin) and there was the Error 1 again. I dont know what to do now. I would love to get some help, because my fone only has 16gb internal storage and it is annoying me. I am using a Sandisk 32GB with 98 mb/s.


texts: I have tried to download (sync) music tracks from Win10 to Android & it seems to go OK but I cannot find it anywhere on my Phone (marshmallow).Where do I look please


texts: How do I force the 'showing' of an onscreen keyboard (soft-keyboard) when already 'paired' with a bluetooth keyboard?

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My question is the exact inverse of this question.

Motivating use-case. I've paired and am using my Bluetooth apple keyboard. Just happy. I'm running ICS, on an HTC- Evo 4G LTE. Then, 7-8 mins later (timeout not yet engaged by default of course), I'm downstairs, and a call comes in. I need to type 2-3 letters to look up something (an email address, etc). and huh?!

How the heck do I in the moment on-the-call type?

At that moment don't remember where I exactly left that apple keyboard (which I could  go back to power off, and only then get a keyboard to show)  Or if I turn off Bluetooth entirely: 'Fail' as that often means I can't then continue to use the darn headset I've got on, or if driving, I'd be illegal (in CA need to have a headset).

If I unpair, seems to get that keyboard (the external Bluetooth apple one) working, I have to re-pair (which, in reality, is really futzy annoying, compared to, e.g. if ignored and the time-out engages, when I then, say a day, or two later, type on that apple keyboard it works instantly instead? not paired).

Regarding the app: "null keyboard" I tried it, and close, but no cigar, meaning: when I'm in a 'text field', in the notifications list, there will appear an 'input method notification' clicking on that and you get a list, and while that list should include something that offers a 'show on-screen keyboard' override, it does not.

The closest thing I've been able to find is developer-centric code examples showing an (apparent) workaround to force this.. but seems to be no app ( yet?!?) that exposes that functionality into the 'inputs methods' drop-down menu. Example.

Update:
 it looks like Tomas's answer is 'the answer', though I'm currently unable to test to be sure. This does strongly suggest that there is no answer available without a rooted phone.


texts: My headphone jack on my Nexus 7 2012 works only half the time

texts: My 2012 Nexus 7 (Rooted; CM 12.1, Lollipop), has headphone jack issues. Most of the time, only the left ear will work, and sometimes I am able to get both the right and left to work. Sometimes they will both work perfectly, and it's not an issue. I know it's not the headphones, so what should I do? Thanks!


texts: When will Android 2.2 be ready for HTC Wildfire with Sense (from Germany)

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

I am using an HTC Wildfire on the Rogers Canada network, and I purchased the phone on eBay from Germany. HTC tech support informed me that when Germany releases the 2.2 update it will be available over the air for my phone.

Does anyone have an idea when we can expect this update to be available? Will there be any issues with Sense and my installed applications and data when I apply the update?

Thanks!


texts: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Back and Home buttons not working

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Background

Many people have experienced a bug whereby the Sony Xperia Z3C (compact) no longer has functional home and back buttons. Specifically, the issue involves the buttons highlighted by the red rectangular box in the following image:

Problem

The problem may be caused by a number of reasons, from hardware issues to software upgrades. A solution is not easily found. As these buttons are essential for using the phone, when they are broken the phone is far less usable.

Workaround

A quick workaround is to rotate the phone "upside down" so that the buttons flip to the "top" of the screen.

Question

How do you fix this issue permanently?


texts: Google search not working properly - logcat included

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Nexus 6 Android 7.1

I've been having an issue where I will hold the home button down to pull up search, tap on the search bar to bring up the keyboard, and within a few seconds the search bar clears itself and closes the keyboard.

I made a screen recording to show you the issue in action. The first instance I don't type anything, just wait, and it closes itself. The second time I starting typing and it happens again. So basically every time I open search I have to tap the search bar, wait for the keyboard to close, then tap the search bar again, then it works... until i need to search something else.

Here is the screen recording.

And here is a logcat of the crash.

12-03 10:01:36.449   824  1796 seems to be what it spits out when the keyboard actually closes.

Thanks in advance, this is driving me nuts.


texts: Is there a reason why an app would want all of my contacts?

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I've downloaded an application that wasn't in Google Play (private developer) for testing purposed. Part of the assignment is for me to send them back some information about my device (auto-generated, I just hit send). However, I noticed before sending the email that there was an attachment. I sent it to myself first so I could look at it on my computer and saw it was all of my contacts and the information I had of them, such as phone numbers, names, etc.

Is this something the developer legitly needs? The application can call other people, so that may be why they need it, but I don't understand why they need it. Should I send it to them?


texts: I have a samsung note 2 but I have a problem 1GB ram is always used even if I don't use any app and that drain his battery he have 4.3 android (I tried update but I can't find new one) is this normal ?


texts: How to start a bootlooping phone in Safe Mode

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Exactly a week today, I updated Podcast Addict on my Alcatel One Touch M'pop 5020D. It shut down immediately I opened it. And then other apps started shutting down too. So before going to bed I restarted the cell. I woke up at dawn to realize it was stuck in bootloop.
I've tried wiping the cache partition and performing a factory reset in Recovery Mode, but that hasn't helped. Fortunately or unfortunately (I'm currently in a state of confusion as to whether or not this was a good decision after all) my phone is not rooted. I therefore can not apply several options in fixing this. I'd like to know if there's any way, any medium at all, that I can boot into Safe Mode so I can uninstall the Podcast Addict. Thanks for the help.


texts: How can I sync Chrome's bookmarks to Dolphin?

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I have Android and iOS devices, so I use Dolphin's browser for the bookmark sync. Is there any way I can get my Chrome bookmarks to sync into my Dolphin bookmarks at least once?
I'm aware of Chrome to Phone, etc. but so far all solutions I see either keep my bookmarks in a separate app (useless for Dolphin Sync) or they only copy them to the default Android browser which I don't use.
My phone's Android 2.3.3, so I can't use Chrome for Android yet.


texts: Pair and Connect to a BLE device from inside an app behaves differently on Pixel 3a and 4a

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After migrating from a Pixel 3a to a Pixel 4a (both running Android 11), re-connecting the GoPlus (a BLE accessory) in Pokémon GO now requires two more actions, first a notification "Pairing request" where I need to click "Pair & Connect" and then I need to press "Pair" on a popup in the middle of the screen "Pair with Pokémon GO Plus" (where I can decide if I want to share contacts and call history). Unfortunately, Niantic un-pairs the device after one hour, so when you want to reconnect, it is no longer paired in Android.
This is the exact same app running on the exact same version of Android, but on a device "one generation" newer. It seems strange that there would be a difference in how this works?
Is there some kind of permission I can grant Pokémon GO with "pm grant" from an ADB shell, or some other setting I can change, to just allow Pokémon GO-initiated pair and connects to BLE-accessories without user interaction?
("dumpsys package com.nianticlabs.pokemongo" shows that both devices already include android.permission.BLUETOOTH and android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN under "requested permissions").


texts: Changing Administrator of WhatsApp group due to non-working mobile and migration to another country

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My friend is an Administrator of our group on WhatsApp. He migrated from Singapore to US and as a result, his phone is not working. I would like to take the Administrator privileges for adding him back to the group using US phone number. Can you please share suggestions for solving this issue?

Thanks,
Aniruddh


texts: What kind of charger do I need to get for my Galaxy Tab?

texts: I have a older Galaxy Tab 1 I'm assuming because all it says on the back is Galaxy Tab Samsung. And I need to know what kind of charger I need to ask for when I go and purchase one or order offline so if anyone knows the exact name or what ever I'd appreciate the feedback thanks.


texts: Android Phone Off State and Boot process - Does Android consume power when switched off?

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I am curious about the "turned off" state and the boot process after that in details.
I found some good articles on this topic like this one:
http://www.lieberbiber.de/2015/07/05/mediatek-details-little-kernel/
but it's still not completely clear to me what's the exact process.

I know that the basic boot sequence is:

Boot ROM
Preloader
Little kernel (LK)
And then it may split into going to:

Download mode (in case of a Samsung device for example)
Fastboot mode or
Recovery or
Normal boot (starting Android boot itself)

But is the phone really off when we turn it off and the battery is inserted?
I know that Android is really shut down but is the phone completely off regarding the software level?
As the article linked above says, the little kernel is doing the charging animation,
or selects the next boot image when pressing the keys (recovery, fastboot, normal boot, etc).

So my question is: when the phone is off and we press the power button is it the hardware
which starts the boot really from zero (from the boot rom) or at this point the phone
has already been finished with processing the boot rom, the preloader and loading
the little kernel as well which is watching the key press events?

It's not clear to me because I checked the source code of the little kernel as well
and there are some keyboard ckecking routines for example to enter to recovery mode.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers!


texts:
My mail provider recently updated their SSL certificate and now I'm getting errors in K9 mail when I try to test my server information:

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.RuntimeException: error:0407006A:rsa routines:RSA_padding_check_PKCS1_type_1:block type is not 01 (SHA-1))

Is this a problem with their certificate? It works fine in Thunderbird. Or is the problem with K9 mail?


texts: Nexus 7: battery charging stalls at about 20 percent, even w/new batteries!

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I've got a 2012 wifi Nexus 7 tablet. The battery will not charge much above approximately 20 percent. I've installed a new battery, tried charging using a nice Anker brand usb cable, tried several different good chargers, replaced the little usb/audio jack wiring harness, cleared the cache, as well as tried charging after shutting down from the OS then holding volume down button when powering up the selecting "power off" from the broken android window. Other suggestions? This is a nice little device that I still have uses for. Thanks in advance...

Update: OS is Lineage 14.1 20171112


texts: How can transfer my game progress from HTC Legend to Samung Galaxy S3?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How to backup Angry Birds saves/data?
  New phone: How to transfer game progress?

I don't really want to root either phone. But if I absolutely had to, I could root the HTC Legend, but definitely not the Samsung Galaxy S3.


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Is there a way to (offline)  retrieve app messages (messages that  appear with on the top right on the home screen with a small icon of the app)

Without opening the app itself? (or when the app doesn't store these messages)

Or is there an app that I can install that can remember these messages?

I am using a Dtek 50 android 6.0


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I am trying to connect andriod debug shell to oneplus 2, i have enabled USB debugging on my mobile and installed google usb drivers via sdk manager but still adb couldnt detect the mobile

i tried restarting adb server also still facing same issue. I even tried updating the driver via device manager but not luck it says MTP driver is already installed.

Can anyone please help me here.


texts: Rooting the android subsystem on a Acer Chromebook R11

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I already have my chromebook in developer mode.
I have play store apps enabled.
How do I root the android os on my chromebook, so I can use apps like AdAway?

I have tried the commands

sudo /usr/share/vboot/bin/make_dev_ssd.sh --remove_rootfs_verification --partitions $(( $(rootdev -s | sed -r 's/.*(.)$/\1/') - 1))
curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nolirium/aroc/onescript/RootandSEpatch.sh | sudo sh
curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nolirium/aroc/master/01Root.sh | sudo sh
curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nolirium/aroc/master/02SEPatch.sh | sudo sh

and I still get the following message from root checker.


texts: Auto-Capitalization is Capitalizing First Two Letters in a Word

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This is a weird issue that has been happening with my Galaxy S5 for the past month or so (I've had it for at least 4 months, had an old one for a year before that with no issues).

This is on Android version 6.0.1 (not rooted or anything).  Often times (but not every time) when I start a new sentence in a text field, it capitalizes the first two letters of the sentence.  After the first two letters are capitalized (and I don't fix it) the word auto-corrects to an all caps version of the word (e.g. I go to type "hello" and it starts it off as "HEllo" then changes it to "HELLO").

My initial thought was that the keyboard was just lagging a bit and the "shift" key was being kept on for two letters instead of just the first.  I was paying more attention today and noticed that even if I type quite slowly, the "shift" is actually held down after the first letter goes into the textbox.

I'm wondering if anyone knows how to solve this problem without turning off the Auto-capitalization or Auto-correct.  It's not a crippling issue; but it really hurts my user experience when I have to backtrack all the time.

I couldn't find anything about this online (it's a weird issue to search that gives results for things I really don't care about).  Any help fixing it or even explaining what is happening would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I'm just using the stock keyboard.


texts: How can delete a draft for a no-reply sender?

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I have a few messages in my Messages app from contacts that don't support replies. I've accidentally forwarded a message from one of my other contacts to a non-reply contact, now whenever I look at the main Messages screen, I can see there's a draft under the no-reply contact, however when I enter that contact there's no draft at the bottom, nor any option to see the draft and/or delete it.

Is there any way to get rid of this phantom draft?


texts: Can not write to internal storage on Nexus 4

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I connect the Nexus 4 to the computer (Win7), and go Computer\Nexus 4\Internal storage. I can copy from it, I can create folders, but I can not copy data to it.

I had the previous one replaced because of a faulty touch screen, I was able to copy things both ways without problem on that one. The computer I use is the same.

I can copy files onto it with ftp. Does not matter if it is the client or the server in this case.

I can also copy files if I turn on USB debugging.

How can I fix this?


texts:
I had my nexus 4 rooted , i have heard that rooted phone would not get updated over WIFI
so i Factory Reset my phone , will it now get the update or not?
no signe of update notification yet


texts: Is there an app to toggle proxy settings on non-rooted Android phones?

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I am on a wifi network in China and occasionally wish to connect to an HTTP proxy I have set up on a shared computer to bypass the Great Firewall.

As my computer isn't always on/with me, I wish to easily switch on and off the proxy settings.

Unfortunately:

System settings/wifi: When setting proxy settings to manual, old settings are removed. Have to re-enter, which is annoying. Also hard to access.

Many apps (e.g. ProxyDroid) I've seen require root for some reason and do not work on a non-rooted device.

Is there a simple app/widget out there to toggle proxy settings for the current wifi ap?


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I was on CM9 Alpha 14 for few months, suddenly my phone's softkeys stopped working and then the touchscreen stopped responding. On factory reset the device worked smoother than ever before, with everything working in proper condition for few hours. I installed stock rom xxkpe first and then now I'm on DDMF1, have rooted it. For a while it also worked fine, now touch screen is working extremely well, but softkeys(back and Option/menu) keys are not responding. Checked with key debug in recovery mode. It does not respond. Other stuffs are working fine.

Is it the touchpad? I feel like software error as it worked for a while after installing ROM. Any solutions?


texts: How to prevent apps from using my SD for its data?

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So, as you all know, even though they are they're installed in internal app memory, some apps tend to store some of its data in internal SD and some in external SD card. (To be more precise, in "/sdcard/Android/data/" and "/extSdCard/Android/data/" folder, respectively.)

Now, I was wondering if there was any way to prevent this, so that they store their data only in the app's private folder (in "/data/data/app-package/")? Or at least prevent writing data into the external SD card and just use internal SD for the purpose?

Info:
- Model: Samsung s3
- OS: Android 4.4 stock ROM (rooted)


texts: Can I use Droid Explorer to migrate my apps and app data from one device to another?

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Examples:

Migrate from old Firestick (small one) to a new one?
Migrate from Note 4 to Note 8?

Or is ADEBAR or something like that a better solution?

If Droid Explorer is the solution can anyone point me at the steps? Not seeing anything after some searching - tho to be fair, this app came off a post in a StackExchange post.


texts: Debugging an app from the Google Play Store?

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Is it possible to use USB debugging on an app that is not yours, and was downloaded from the Google Play Store?

I don't really need any in-depth information, I just want to be able to see general errors that may be occurring.

I'm basically trying to debug a scrolling issue in my US Bank app on my own because their response is terrible, slow, and I've done redundant "troubleshooting" steps.

The phone I have is a Google Nexus 5 running Android 6.0.1, which is not rooted.


texts: I need help with backingup data and doing a factory reset

texts: How do i back up data for apps, such as games? If so,is it safe to factory data reset? I'm basically wanting to know how to save my data and still be able to reset my tablet.


texts: Is the WiFi-communication during installation harming my privacy?

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I want to use Android (6.0 / marshmallow) on my new device (OnePlus 3) and want to set it up as google-free as possible (as example). By default, I am forced to set up a Wi-Fi network when I boot my phone initially (or after a factory reset).

I intend to disable google services and won't use a google account. I am interested in any evidence that the communicated data during the install process does already harm my privacy protection efforts (i.e. transmitting some ID to google to track me or my device).
Does anyone know if that is the case in the set up process (i.e. did someone invest this further with wireshark etc. already?)

Update: After a hard reset and new try to set it up, there is the message "This device was reset. To continue, sign in with a Google Account that was previously synced on this device." So there seems to be some anti theft magic, which also raises privacy concerns.


texts: Making Phone Calls from a Different Device

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Let's assume that I know my device will fall in the ocean in 6 months, I'm not allowed to buy insurance, and my contract expires in 18 months. I'm also a terrible swimmer, and Michael Phelps won't get it for me.

I would think that you could reverse engineer the code and make your own phone calls from a different device, even without the sim card. You just need to be able to program it.

I'm mostly curious if this has been done before and if it has a name. Are there any similar tricks/ideas?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S 2 doesn't switch on or go into download mode , yellow triangle with exclamation mark

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I had Galaxy S2 with Gingerbread kernel, I needed to upgrade it to ICS. I used Odin 3 v3.04 to download the ICS kernel (I9100) to the phone. I followed the following steps:

You start with the phone disconnected from the computer and switched off.
Start the SGS2 in download mode: you do this by pressing "Volume down", the "Home" button and the "Power" button at the same time. Don’t release them until the download mode screen appears (it looks totally different from the normal starting screen).
Follow the on-screen instructions: 'Continue' by pressing "Volume up".
Start Odin 3 on your computer.
Click on PDA and select the tar-archive containing the kernel you want to install.
DO ONLY check the option boxes "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time".
Connect the SGS2 to the PC via USB. The first field of "ID:COM" should turn yellow stating the COM Port of your device. Continue only after this has happened. It can take a couple of seconds.
Click Start and wait for the flashing process to finish.
After that it said "Reset", and I powered off the phone

10.When I switched on the phone Odin said Pass

*But now I have a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle, no switch on happening, not able to get into download mode also.*


texts: Contacts History for SMS Stopped Working

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I noticed that when I go to Contacts > History, the last entry for SMS history is February. All text messages made from then on is no longer being logged in the History view. However, all call history seems to be fine.

I have searched my phone but couldn't find a setting to enable/disable the text message history logging. Anybody knows how to fix this?

Phone model: Samsung Galaxy Ace
Android version: 2.2.1

Update: It appears to be malfunctioning. I texted 8 different contacts today, it only logged 1.


texts: Missing call summary in Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801)

texts: In my Samsung Galaxy i5801 after I disconnect the call I used to get a call summary from my carrier. This hasn't worked for some time.  I contacted customer care and they say some settings in the phone are changed and probably they are right because when I use the sim on any other phone, it shows the call summary.  Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts: Task Manager and profiler for Android Wear apps

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I have three questions about Android wear apps.

Is there a way or app for closing individual apps on Android wear ? I tried Task Manager for Android wear but it doesn't work on my LG Watch R.
how can I profile an individual app on Android wear (on my Watch) in terms of CPU, memory and power consumption ? For Android phones, there are apps such as power tutor, trepn etc, however, I can't find any way to do the same for a smartwatch.
Is there a way to adapt an android app to smartwatch in terms of display (user interface) without having access to the source code ? I want to use an android app on android wear, however, I can not see all the options due to the small display of the watch. I was wondering if there is way to deal with it such that to make the app user-interface smaller.


texts: Can I designate a block device as the internal storage?

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Everything was fine as long as I used CyanogenMod 11 (Android 4.4) on my HTC One S. I recently switched to LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1.2) and since then couldn't use its non-removable 16-GB sdcard as an internal storage.

Now there is /storage/emulated/0 instead of it. I logged in via ADB and mounted the card inside this directory (mount -t vfat -o rw,uid=0,gid=1015 /dev/block/mmcblk0p36 /storage/emulated/0/sdcard) and could browse it there, but still not on my phone. Permissions are similar for the mounted directory and the rest of the storage.

Any sugestions?


texts: Is there a way of disabling auto-play of video in Chrome? Many sites have moved to HTML5 video and so you have ads or featured videos that start automatically playing the moment the page loads.


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I am planning to flash Lineage OS 14.1 on my Lenovo p1ma40 to give it a new life.

But I often have to do various payment and transactions using banking apps. As you might know , these apps check for safetynet status. But if I unlock bootloader to flash custom ROM, then the safety net status will be definitely tripped.

My question is:

I learnt that Magisk can hide root status.But if I unlock bootloader then will it be able to hide bootloader status and ensure that safety net doesn't gets tripped?


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I've had a big privacy concern lately regarding the safety of my Whatsapp account. Ever since my phone was stolen from me and returned by certain malicious individuals, I've had the weirdest feeling that they secretly "spy" on my Whatsapp messages. I've been told I've left "seen" on my friends' messages at times when I was almost certain I didn't use the phone. Other times I've had the weirdest feeling that they "know" the content of my messages, as they would nonchalantly just say something I texted recently they couldn't have known without, well, snooping on my messages. But as paranoid and insecure as I am, I cannot quite tell if it's just my overly active imagination playing on me, or if it's actually possible that my Whatsapp account's been hacked. I've attempted to solve this myself and I didn't have any luck since half of the information on the internet regarding this is either strongly claiming this is possible while the other one claims this is NOT possible, both with little or no evidence or explanation to suggest the either one. So, I understand how Whatsapp works:

1.) Your number is tied to your public key stored in the database

2.) Your public key is generated on your phone when you verify the account by OTP

3.) When you change your device, a new OTP is sent to your number and a new public key is generated. This public key is now valid, while the old one is no longer. Your account is not active on your old phone. (Because Whatsapp doesn't support more than one device per account at the time, except for Whatsapp web.)

Now, my main concern is, since the private key is generated locally (i.e. on your smartphone), is it possible to fool the app into generating the SAME public key as on your old phone, essentially fooling the database into thinking that only one device is connected to your account?

Internet claims this can be apparantly done by spoofing the MAC address and obtaining the confirmation code sent to the phone associated with the account that's being "hacked". Next step is to delete the confirmation code SMS off the phone to remove any proof.

Reasons why I think it's not possible:

1.) It would be a safety hole, actually you can easily figure out a MAC of a device if it's on your local network without even looking into the phone settings -> about. Your password would essentially be only as strong as your grip and any screen lock you have on (I've had none)

2.) It is possible that two devices by accident have the same MAC address

3.) I don't think Whatsapp would just so easily let people bypass their security features.

Reasons why I think it could be:

1.) A part of the internet says so

2.) My experiences (but keep in mind I tend to be a bit paranoid over security issues)


texts: Trouble installing Cyanogen on Galaxy S II using recovery console method

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After replacing my ailing Nexus One with with a SGS2 yesterday (an ordeal in and of itself, but neither here nor there), I decided to replace the stock  ROM including TouchWiz with something a little more familiar, hence Cyanogen.  I've was following these instructions, and it was going relatively well until step 9 under Method via Recovery.  The first time around, I had placed the zip files directly on the root of the SD card, but I couldn't find them.  After several more attempts, using different locations, attempting to put them on the internal storage, etc, I still haven't found a way to load those zip files.

As can be seen, I don't have a mount point named sdcard as is typical.  I do have that external_sd folder, but whenever I try and enter it to select a zip, I get an error saying something like "No Files Found" and am just returned to this folder.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to find all apps in Nova Launcher which are NOT in folders (similar to Folder Organizer)?

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I am contemplating getting a Nova Prime launcher, as opposed to my current combination of Nova free and Folder Organizer.

The main feature of Folder Organizer that I see as a must-have and not sure if possible on Nova is an easy way to find ALL of your installed un-labeled apps (via "Other Applications automatic label") so you can work on relabeling/foldering them (assuming your goal is to have a proper folder for every app you have).

Is there such a feature (easily find all not-in-folders installed apps) in Nova Prime?

If not, a second subquestion is, is there a good replacement launcher among those well known (Apex, GO, etc...) that has such a feature?


texts:
I have read that Fring supports doing Skype calls. I have installed Fring it but see no Skype options.

How do I do Skype calls using Fring?


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Yes. I've read all other questions regarding this problem.
Like this one:
Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
It's the same problem as this one but with more background information and an other app:
How to fix installation error -504?

The details:
My device is an Ulefone Be Touch 2 running Android 5.0.

My connection is perfect. To be sure I tried different networks, among them are 3G, 4G and wifi on ADSL, VDSL, cable and fiber. I've also used Tor and 3 different VPN providers in 3 countries on 2 continents. Let's say I ruled the network out.

A single app does not install: OpenKeychain.
Currently I have 126 apps installed.
It does not install via desktop browser > play store > install
button.
I have enough free space (40GB). The app is 7MB.
Re-adding Google account and clearing caches did not work.
Even a complete device wipe and re-install didn't work.
Downloaded the apk and tried manual installation, same error.

I also own a Nexus 7 (2013 wifi) and the app installs fine on that device.


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I'm trying to manually flash the factory image on my OnePlus 8T (using this TCD guide).
I was able to boot my phone into Fastboot mode using the volume + power keys. I'm able to execute fastboot devices and successfully flashed all images in Section 8 of the above mentioned tutorial before it gets to the fastboot reboot fastboot command (i.e. boot.img, dtbo.img, etc.)
When I try to execute fastboot reboot fastboot, I get the following error: fastboot: usage: unknown reboot target fastboot.
It seems other people have this problem as well and it's due to some changes that happened in Android 10 (my OnePlus 8T is on Android 11). Reading this XDA thread, comments #14 - #18 (inclusive) I think describe the underlying problem, but I don't understand the solution.
Do I need to execute a different command, is there a process I need to complete first?
For broader context, I was rooting my phone and got into a bootloop. Fastboot can recognize my phone but not adb. I'm trying to get a clean start by restoring it to the factory image and have successfully completed all the steps in the TCD guide except for the final step of flashing the images.
Here's a screenshot of my terminal -

My adb version is:
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
Version 0.0.1-4500957
Installed as /usr/local/bin/adb

Updates:

I tried fastboot reboot bootloader which does successfully reboot into bootloader, but then I cannot flash the other images. When I try, I get the error: FAILED (remote: Flashing is not allowed for Critical Partitions) which I think is because I'm not in "fastbootd" which seems to be important based on the XDA thread
When I try fastboot reboot recovery, I am not booted into recovery but get the same error: fastboot: usage: unknown reboot target recovery
I ran fastboot boot imagefv.img and got the following. My phone is now showing a screen with the OnePlus logo and the words "Fastboot Mode", but no other options.

I was able to enter recovery mode from the fastboot screen and from recovery reboot to fastboot, but still unable to enter fastbootd. This guide suggested I could enter fastbootd from recovery, but was unable.


texts: How can I avoid receiving Flipboard emails/notifications

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 with Nougat.

I keep on receiving emails/notifications from Flipboard. They don't use my old registration email address but MY GOOGLE ACCOUNT ADDRESS.

I checked in settings but I didn't find nothing that I can do. Hence,the only way to avoid receiving emails is to delete the account? Or,are there other ways?

Update:

I DIDN'T CREATE A FLIPBOARD ACCOUNT WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD.
Now I deleted this account but it's still working.Need I to wait?
Can,please,someone suggest to me if it's better to delete the old account too?and change,I know it's not so easy, email address and password of my Google account?
The question,now,is who has made the "Google account"and where have they found my Google credentials?

Thank you


texts: SD card gets different name at every format

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Every time I format the SD card, or install new ROM., or move it to another phone, it comes with a different label

Something like
410E-1D17 or FEA7-1EF1 or BD05-14A1

How do I stop this mess and make it consistent ?
Its screws up all apps that rely on the absolute path

Does it happen only on Xperia phones ?

Android M


texts: Why has my Android firmware upgrade been stuck at 0% for an hour? (Samsung Galaxy Ace)

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830.
More than an hour ago, Samsung-Kies prompted me to install a firmware update.
It downloaded the required files and then proceeded to the actual upgrade.
Now, since an hour, I'm getting 0% progress on the "Firware update in progress..." screen. It obviously says not to disconnect the phone.
The phone shows "Downloading..."
It's been like this since an hour.
I don't want to brick my phone by pulling the USB cable off.
Please suggest something.


texts: How to restart Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Setup Wizard

texts: How to restart the Samsung S7 edge setup wizard without factory reset like the one when it's first turned on.


texts: How do I spoof camera input by using a pre-recorded video instead?

texts: We need to joke a friend and we can't figure out how to do this. It should be applicable to any app that requests a video feed


texts: Android tablet not recognizing external keyboard?

texts: I have a Tablet running Android 4.0.3. Its DOMO x3g, works fine except that when I connect an external usb keyboard to it,it doesn't show up any recognition or anything.While USB pen drives, hard drives easily work on the tab... Any solutions?


texts: Run PHP MySQL web application on Android

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I want to run a PHP MySQL web application on an Android device. The device is not rooted.

Is there any way? If there isn't, can the device connect to a PC's localhost offline?


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If I perform below steps,

I root Android phone,
From third party apps available on Play Store, I change 16 digit Android device id(Let say from aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa to bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb)
And then again unroot the phonne.

Will unrooting the phone also change Android device id again or it will remain bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb only?

Thanks in advance.


texts: My new tablet tells me that I am making a wrong pattern and I am not able to use it

texts: I have been given by a EE shop an Android on contract. Brand new it came in a sealed box. I went home, nuwrapped the box, got the tablet, put the sim in ant switch it on. I was confronted with a new type of request  for me that up to now I’ve always used Apple: it asked me to digit a pattern to join some dots distributed on the screen. I have never been faced with such request and I joined few dots randomly. I never pressed any save or done ani thing to record that setting. I then tried to do it again, after I understood that the pattern would be my password to access the gadget, but as soon as two Frits were jointed together the tablet told me that it was wrong please try again.  I went to EE Shop and the staff just patronised me and told me that it is not their problem. Now I am left with a new tablet that I am paying for monthly and no way to make use of it


texts: How do I install one Android phone's apps to another Android phone without rooting?

texts: How do I install one Android phone's apps to another Android phone without rooting ? I need to install the Samsung Galaxy S Duos Internal Music Player on a HTC Desire 620G. Please help me, and thanks in advance.


texts: Why does my phone automatically power off when there is still 2% battery?

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My Moto X Play on Android 6.0 would automatically power off when the battery displays 2% remaining. When I try to turn it back on, I would get a "low battery" symbol, which means my phone didn't exactly run out of battery yet.

Why does this happen?

Additionally, how can this behaviour be overridden? (say in the event of an emergency and I need to use every last bit of the phone's power?)


texts: Unable to permanently forget a WiFi network

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I have an 802.11ac router at home with both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz connections and separate SSIDs for each. In most parts of my home, the 5Ghz connection is utterly useless, which I learned the hard way from my phone regularly connecting to it and then failing to do anything while it does. So, of course, I told my phone to "forget" the connection.

But since Google backs up all my WiFi networks and syncs them with all my devices, which is a great feature, it constantly restores this WiFi network to my Nexus 6 (and did the same to my 5 before that) without my realizing it until I notice my phone being useless at home again and find that it's reconnected to it. I'll forget it again, it's fine for a while, and then after an unknown period of time it's back.

Anyone know how to PERMANENTLY forget this network from my Google account?


texts: No app icons on home screen for newly installed apps in Galaxy Tab S 10.5

texts: My Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 running Android 4.4.2 is not creating app icons for newly installed apps, I have checked the settings in Play Store, and they are correct.  What's wrong, and how do I correct it?


texts: I know there is stickmount on PlayStore to connect a USb stick to android, but is there an alternative on fdroid?


texts: How to know if my tablet is compatible to a later Android version?

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I have a Pandigital Star tablet with Android 2.2.

But now Pandigital have closed their business.
I would like to Upgrade to atleast Android 2.3 myself.

Can I do it?
Should I do it? Will it make my system slow?
How to do it?


texts: The FairEmail client has the option to use only "validated" connections. The only explanation given in-app is that a VPN might prevent synchronising from working if this option is enabled, but what does this actually mean? Is this about not using the very weak 2G/3G encryption or open/WEP WiFi?


texts: Stopping Local Communication in android hotspot

texts: How can I stop two devices from communicating among themselves if they are connected to my Hot Spot.(for eg I want them to not be able to ping eachother)


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How can I install google apps with adb commands ?
I don't know how to unzip .
I used busybox. But it is not useful.
Please guide me .
Thanks to all and everythings. :)


texts: Any way to remove the 512 character limit on Nook Touch notes?

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The Nook Simple Touch is an android-based eReader. In their interface for reading books, you can highlight a word or set of words, then attach a note to that.

The notes are limited to 512 characters, but you can have an unlimited number of notes for a book. I currently work around the limit by highlighting a word, writing the note, then highlighting the next word and continuing the note.

Is there a way to remove the limit of 512 characters, or increase it to a very large number? My nook is fully rooted, so I imagine it is a simple config file or sqlite entry somewhere, but I don't know where to look.


texts: How can I change the order of suggested contacts in GMail app?

texts: I regularly send email to a specific contact with the same first name as nearly a dozen other contacts, and he's always at the VERY BOTTOM of the list, which is annoying. Is there something I can do to get him to rise higher up the list so that he's the first suggestion instead of near the bottom?


texts: How to fix android-x86 install on VMware?

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Using android-x86-4.4-r3.iso, I created a virtual machine in VMware Workstation 11.0.0 on Mac OS X.  I just clicked Create virtual machine, chose my Android ISO, and just hit Next repeatedly until finished (just like I do to create Windows VMs).

I'm not a master at VMware. What did I do wrong in there? I ran into trouble, as in this picture:

I wait, but it doesn't change. If I am supposed to enter a command, I don't know what command. Can anybody help me?


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Just a quick question.
I have been trying to figure out the difference between Soft Reset, Hard Reset, Factory reset. If anyone could please help me to clarify the differences, it would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

A little bit of random information. So my phone was in my pocket, seems that it was reset (Turned off and instantly came back on) by the power button being held down for fifteen to twenty seconds, wondering if this is considered a Soft Reset, or Hard Reset, or if there really is a difference.


texts: How can I disable the startup/boot sound on a rooted Samsung Galaxy S5?

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I do not want any sound to play while the phone boots. A sound is being played while "Samsung" is displayed with an animation.

There is an app called "Silent Boot" in the Play store that mutes the phone during shutdown, which will supposedly mute the boot sound.
However, I'm looking for a solution that does not require an extra app, and that would work even with a lockup/battery-pull. The phone is rooted.


texts: Transparent notificationbar/statusbar for Android 4.3

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How can i make the notification/statusbar for Android 4.3 transparent, i know launchers like Dodol Launcher, Smart Launcher and Go Launcher has a transparent bar option. But i want it to be like it is in Android 5.0's notificationbar, so if the bar is light blue the statusbar becomes a little darker blue color.

i don't mean to do it in like Youtube, i mean if you can program it into an Android app, like this import system.ui.transparentbar


texts: Android 10 using XInput Controller (Xbox One / Xbox 360) doesn’t work via USB - Type C

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When connecting a Xinput controller (Xbox One / Xbox 360) via USB - Type C OTG cable there is no input in android. Direct input works from my Logitech F710 controller (Xinput does not).

This is strange. If I use Steam Link app on android everything works with XInput (A pop-up appear that asks permission to use the controller). So it is evident that XInput controller can work...

I’m looking to use Xbox One controller (Without Bluetooth) on an Oneplus 7 phone. I’ve head Xbox One S controller with Bluetooth would work… Is there some translation layer between Xinput to android that only works via Bluetooth?

Do I need to enable something to get Xinput via cable? Does anybody know how I can get this working without Bluetooth?


texts: Bluetooth file transfer limited to specific file extensions?

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I send and receive files via Bluetooth with names that end with zip and txt, but not apk or dmp.

Android Nougat


texts: Why can't I press the Install button when installing applications from unknown sources?

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I'm trying to sideload an application, as seen in the picture below.

I have allowed the installation of applications from unknown applied actions in settings, but I can't seem to press the install button. The cancel button works correctly and installing applications via adb install works correctly. What's the problem?

EDIT: For those who have this problem, using ChainFire's C.F. Lumen will correct it because the app uses hardware compositing, and Android doesn't notice a "layer" on top of the current screen.


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Galaxy S5 - Exchange email - How to sort by sender or by date ascending?
The sort option is removed.
The filter option does not allow options for sender.
I want email oldest on top, newest on bottom and can't reverse it.
Help? Please/Thanks.


texts: Google music player is missing some settings options

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In my Nexus 7 in the Google Play Music when I open the app and choose settings from the menu, only  2 things will show:

source licenses
music version

Where are the other settings?

According to the help menu, you should be able to change things like "automatically cache" or hide "unavailable music"


texts: Nexus 7 2012 usb debugging not connecting (needed for Nethunter)

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Bought a second-hand Nexus 7, the 32 GB 2012 3G model with Android 4.4.
I'm trying to install Kali Nethunter on it, but to do so I first need to unlock and root it. I followed the installation steps on nethunter.com.
Right now I'm trying the same things after a factory reset, but to no avail so far. I also tried several USB cables, but mainly the OEM one. I could copy my whole music library onto it through MTP connection without any problem.

I disabled MTP and PTP, enabled dev mode and USB debugging.
When I connect it I see "USB debugging enabled" in the notification area, but then it should show a pop-up asking me if it should pair the device with the PC, yet it shows no such thing.

I've tried this on Windows 8.1, XP and Ubuntu. All of them see the device. (I checked with the Device Manager and the lsusb command)

On Windows 8.1 I tried the solutions I found on other sites.
(Some I even tried on XP, but I'm not sure which ones. The results were the same.)

In the Device Mgr. installing it as a Generic USB Device (and a few similar options). It should be noted that there was supposed to be one option that Windows automatically finds compatible, but that option did not show up, it just listed all available options.
Installing Google's USB drivers. I pointed Windows to the driver folder, but it did not recognize it.
Connecting with MTP and then disabling it and reconnecting.


texts: When performing an adb pull of an entire device, why do I see /proc/self/root in pathnames repetitively?

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When performing adb pull / on a non-rooted device, I see hundreds of items with pathnames that begin with /proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root/proc/self/root?
That's not a typo.  That is literally how the path of each of these items is prefaced.
It looks recursive or like an infinite loop, but eventually the repetition ends with a unique file or folder name.
What is going on?  What is adb doing here?


texts: How can I stream music/audio from Android and PC to Android device via WiFi?

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I've searched for this for some time, and I've found several options that almost works.

I have an Android device connected to my stereo and I want to be able to connect to it with either my PC or my Android phone and play whatever music I'm playing on the phone/PC on the device instead.

I've tried SoundWire, which sort of works with PC->Android, though the sound is sometimes choppy, and I have to connect from the Android device instead of from the PC.

I've tried Remote Droid Player and Twonky, that works with Music that's already on my device, and twonky beam seems to work if I find something on YouTube, but since most music I play is on Google Play Music, that doesn't do me much good either.

So does anyone have a solution for this. What I basically need is to replace my long jack->rca cable with an Android device, if you can put it like that.


texts: Can't send/receive text messages on Nexus 5

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My Nexus 5 has been able to send and receive text messages perfectly fine for 6 months now but as of a day or two ago it has just hasn't been able to send or receive messages from any text messaging app.

I am with Amaysim (in Australia), my phone is running Android 4.4.4 and I have tried sending messages from Hangouts, EvolveSMS and TextSecure and none have worked.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.


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I have a new Nexus 5. Ever since I got it, it tends to freeze. Once or twice a day, I would pick it up, try to press something and see that the screen is completely nonresponsive. The only thing I can do is press the power button for 8 seconds until it resets.

Why is this? What can I do about it?


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Every so often, seemingly random, this notification appears in my notification bar, but not in the tray.

The circles on the left in the notification bar. I have no clue what it's related to. There's no notification if I slide the tray down. It doesn't stay long, about the time I check for it in the notification tray, it's gone. I develop for my phone. Would anything on the development side of things trigger this weird notification?

It's a Samsung Galaxy S3 running CyanogenMod nightlies, specifically 10.1-20130405-NIGHTLY-d2spr which is Android 4.2.2.

EDIT:

I've noticed that this appears very consistently when I have Moon+ Reader open. It does not appear to be a notification caused by that app, but instead appears to be that the app is somehow "muting" notifications that happen while it is open. Is there something in the API that allows for the silencing of notifications originating from other apps?


texts: How can I connect an Xperia X8 to an external monitor?

texts: Is it possible to connect the Xperia X8 to external monitor? In other words, display the screen from the phone on the monitor?


texts: Displaying all images automatically in the gmail app?

texts: Is there any setting in the gmail app to show images automatically when you open an email instead of pressing on the little links?


texts: Reminders doesn't work (Google Keep, Any.Do, ...)

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No reminders work in applications like Google Keep or Any.Do

But when standard alarm event is fired - boom! All past reminders that you were supposed to remember 5 hours ago are displayed.

How to make them work as they should?

No greenify or similar app is installed. The phone is Alcatel One Touch with Android 4.3.


texts: How do I root Samsung Galaxy Tab? (Verizon)

texts: I need to install an app which requires root on my Samsung Galaxy tab(Verison).  How can this be done?


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My GT-I9000 takes ages to come "alive" after powering up. It has been slow for a while, but now it has gotten even slower, anything up to 10 minutes sometimes. When it activates, everything works fine.

I was wondering if it is the loaded software that is causing the problem. Firmware is Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXJW4/XXJW4/OXAJW5. I have done a full factory reset and cleared the cache, but it does not make any difference. Can anyone help please?


texts: How to make "Navigator" my default mapping app?

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Right now if I click a maps link my phone asks if I want to open in

Dolphin
Google Maps (Standard/classic interface)
Web

I prefer using the Google "Navigation" application for its features, such as  voice guidance and input.

How do I get "Navigation" to appear in the list of available apps, or even better make it the default for any map link I click?


texts: What is the easiest way to add a new contact to an existing Google contacts group?

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Let's say I'm adding a new contact and it's a long lost family members so I want to add them to my custom "Aussie Family" group within my Google account. There appears to be no easy way to do this. I have to log in on a PC to actually achieve the grouping.

I recall reading a similar question somewhere (which I now can't locate) which indicated it's not possible using the built-in contacts manager, so, if that's the case, I'm looking for the best way to do it via an app.

I'm using Gingerbread (2.3.3) on a Samsung Galaxy phone (kernel v2.6.35.7).


texts: How can I save photos that I take with my Android's camera in a lossless format?

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How can I save the images captured with my Android's camera in RAW or TIFF format?  Are there any apps, ROM/kernel Modifications or other methods that will allow me to accomplish this?

Technically I need to be able to save the RAW data or at least save them as TIFFs however I am also open saving them as PNGs if RAW and TIFF are out of the question.  Converting the natively saved jpegs to TIFF or PNG is not a suitable option for me.

I have seen this question that states that RAW is not possible, however it is over a year old and I'm hoping something may have changed.  I'm also broadening the scope to include other "lossless" options.

I'm currently using a vzw version of the GS3 that is rooted and running a custom ROM.  I regularly use the built in camera, Camera Zoom FX and Camera 360 and none of these seem to be capable of saving lossless images.

UPDATE:  I just found out that PNG does not save EXIF information so it is no longer a suitable option.


texts: App to stream music as if it was a phone call

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I have a car that handles bluetooth and that plays on the car speakers my phone calls, but doesn't play my music.

Would someone know a trick or an App that would simulate a phone call and redirect the music sound stream as it was the caller stream?

Thx.


texts: My Phone Stuck in boot screen How to recover?

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I am using micromax canvas hd A116.  I tried to install Custom ROM and I installed safely.  After 1 Week I tried to reset my phone using factory reset under settings.  After that my phone is not starting.

The problem is my volume up button is not working due to that I cant go to recovery mode.
In adb and fastboot my phone is not detecting (This is because USB debugging is not enabled in Developer settings, not sure)

Is there any to recover my phone using adb or any other method ?

UPDATE

Now my phone got detected, I installed the Driver . But right now I am getting this error.

How to resolve this error ?


texts: How to record device audio output (record while listening songs online)

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How to record songs while listening (from online source) on Android 4.4/Nexus 5.

I am not able to find any apps for this. All voice recorder apps seems to be supporting only background sound, and not the device sound output (in earphone).


texts: How do I get my wallpaper to stop moving?

texts: I just changed my background on my home screen on my Galaxy S4 and every time I scroll to a different page the picture moves. How do I get this to stop?


texts: Disable repeating email sign in error notification

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When there are problems with IMAP server that I'm using, email app makes a notification every few seconds or minutes (inbox check frequency is set to every hour):

Couldn't sign in which leads to another message: The username or password for foo@example.com is incorrect. Update them now?.

There is nothing wrong with my password, it's just temporary problem with server.
How can I disable such notifications while keeping new mail notifications ?

All I can see in options is a single Email notifications checkbox.


texts: install a flashable zip, using the "Install Update from SD card" option built into any stock recovery

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I'm looking for a way to install a flashable zip (no OTA zip), using the "Install Update from SD card" option built into any stock recovery, without installing a custom recovery.
Is there any way to do this?
Will "unlocking OEM" in developer settings allow this?


texts: Cyanogen's new c-apps dialer not working

texts: I recently installed a CyanogenMod bases rom called AICP one my phone and everything was working fine. Then a couple months later I found CyanogenMod's new c-apps. I decided to flash that. Now whenever I try to make/receive calls the new cyanogen dialer app crashes. Anybody know what's causing this?


texts:
I have Lenovo K4 note running on Android 5.1. This problem started today. Whenever I click on any page on chrome, the browser gets redirected to go.deliverymodo.com.

We have three smartphones and a laptop connected to the same wi-fi router, the problem is occurring  only on this one smartphone.

Have scanned the phone with Trend Micro, McAfee, Malewarebytes, and AVG antivrus Free Android security but none are able to identify / remove the adware.

Disabling JavaScript does prevent the redirection but then the regular links on the pages also do not work.

Can someone please suggest some tool that will resolve this problem.


texts: Galaxy Note 3 - Is there a way to add more apps to use when drawing a 'Pen Window'?

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Is there a way to add more applications in the list that appears when you press the button on the S-Pen and select "Pen Window" to draw a floating application?

It would be really nice if you could open a floating twitter or Facebook application.


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Is it possible to get a Nexus Stock experience of Android 5.0 (5.0.1) on the Samsung Galaxy S5? I realise this doesn't exist officially/I would have to use a custom ROM or build it myself.

So does such a ROM (Pure Nexus Stock) exist for the S5? If not are the components required available in the public domain? I assume this would be the relevant kernel files, radio, device drivers etc? Would it need to be rooted or is it possible to just unlock the bootloader without rooting as on Nexus devices?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is stuck in a boot loop

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My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910G. I have absolutely no idea why it's stuck in a boot loop, and I can't even go to recovery mode by holding Vol Up + Home + Power.

It was constantly restarting even when it showed a blue warning that it is going to boot on recovery mode.

Then I flashed it with ODIN using a tar I downloaded. I'm a novice, so I just followed a guide on the internet. Now it says set warranty bit recovery? and still doesn't start on recovery mode or otherwise.

Holding VOL Down + Home + Power always takes me to the download mode without an issue, and also the phone vibrates twice every time it reboots.

Any help to recover the phone would be greatly appreciated. I wouldn't mind installing something like CyanogenMod if that's an option, or somehow factory reset the thing.


texts: How can I stop whatsapp message to get deliver to my device?

texts: I want my whatsapp to not fetch any message even when my internet connection is on. I want to use my device with internet and also want other's people whatsapp message that are sent to me to not to get deliver to my device.


texts: Android 9, google accounts without using google account?

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i need help, with google contacts.

The phone is using google contacts and dialer (Android 9). I want to import contacts TO PHONE, but google contacts app allows only import to gmail acc.

Is there some solution? I do not want to use google servicies for syncing and storing my contacts, calls and messages.

Thank you

e.g. something like local account on windows 10
was helpful but apps are very old and not updated Add contact without using "Google account"?


texts: Wipe and re-install Android 2.2 on Droid2?

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I used to have a Motorola Droid, and I loved it because it was barebones Android, none of that flashy aftermarket crap they put on it to make it appeal more to consumers. No, I like my android plain, how it comes straight from Google.

So I was slightly disappointed to find out that with the Motorola Droid2, Motorola installed their own flavor of Android with a bunch of extra shit that I don't want.

So my question to you is, is it possible for me to wipe out and re-install a base Android 2.2 on my device? Will there be any problems? If this is possible, a link to a tutorial or better yet, step-by-step instructions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


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Recently I installed SL4A application with Python interpreter. Everything is cool, but a standard keyboard, installed on my system (HTC Sense) doesn't have some necessary characters, like [ and ], and some other. So it is impossible to write many things, and I have to use copy/paste from other text files.

Anyone knows about any keyboard with specific characters?


texts: Cpu frequency keep going down by it's own

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I am experiencing problems with Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

Build number(ROM): DN4 v2.1
Baseband version: N7100NEUFND1
Android version: 4.4.4
Kernel: AGNI KERNEL (March 29,2015)

I have overclocked CPU from 1.6 GHZ to 2.0 GHZ and I use SetCPU app to control CPU values like:

When screen is off, change governor to Ondemand with min and max frequencies at 200 MHZ and 400 MHZ.
When screen is on, change governor to Performance with min and max frequencies at 1000 MHZ and 1800 MHZ.

The problem is that now whenever I set the values, the values drops down to 1200 MHZ and goes down to 500 MHZ gradually. Mostly, it stays stuck at 1000 MHZ causing the device to lag especially while gaming.

Previously, I experienced problems with all other governors except Performance, Pegasusq and Powersaver, even when I set the Max value to 1.8 GHZ it somehow restricted the Max frequency to 1.2 GHZ. Now I think this has affected all the governors.

I have also updated my kernel but the problem persists.

Any solutions?


texts: Where are my Apps gone? Not shown under all apps, in my phone

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I have a nuumber of Android apps installed.

When I use them from desktop shortcuts of phone, they work normally but in "All apps" (having up arrow symbol) section, it only shows 4 apps: Latitude, Local, Maps and Navigation. While all other apps are not there but still installed.

So I am wondering that why and how that happened? I saw some other similar titled questions but they are different. I didn't hide any thing intentionally but not sure if I set some thing.

Please note that I am not a layman, I am a developer so when I am doing some thing then I understand what I am doing, so I think it is some thing that did automatically, may be after and because of updates of apps.  I also have app2sd card so not sure if it's related.

So please some one tell if you know that how can I have my apps again under that apps section and can use it normally. My Android version is, Froyo and I'm using an HTC Wildfire.


texts: Cannot get to fastboot/bootloader menu on xiaomi mi5

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I have forgotten pattern/passcode for my brand new Xiaomi Mi5. So, I need to do a factory reset to recover the access.

However, when I try to boot to the fastboot/bootloader menu (using power and volume keys, as instructed on other posts), it gets stuck at the screen showing the fastboot logo and a little white animal fixing the little android robot (which appears to be the fastboot logo). No menus are displayed for reset etc. It just doesn't go past this screen.

I've also tried installing the android SDK to try and run commands from PC command line, but -

a) I cannot find the commands

b) The device is not being recognised by the PC. But I'd rather just factory reset manually if possible, cause the SDK way looks complicated.


texts: How to make network calls on Android with an app in the background

texts:
I am building a react-native app that launches a series of network requests (both UDP, HTTP) when it receives a special kind of notification, or based on a delayed execution.

However it turns out that after the first or second call, it enqueues the calls, without making them. If I open the applications, the remaining network calls are made, and the process continues.

It's a normal issue given that there is a specific doc page inside Android documentation targeting this behaviour:

Excessive Wi-Fi Scanning in the Background
Background Execution Limits

I have read and research over SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40216992/best-place-to-make-network-calls, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49048434/how-to-make-network-call-from-background-service but those methods did not work to bypass the obstacle. I can require the user to deactivate "battery optimisation" if required, but that did not work either.

I should mention that I am using React Native in order to handle the lifecycle and trigger the network calls, so they are running inside an Activity that is not in the background or when the phone is locked. I believe there should be ways moving things to a) a background thread or b) an Android service.

I really appreciate any response, experience or links that would help me address this problem.


texts: Use an usb printer from an Android device

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I have an old usb printer and I'm wondering if it's possible to use it to print from an Android device.

I'm thinking a micro-usb-to-usb adapter and then just plug it in... Will it work? If not out of the box, how simple is it?


texts:
I have two identical phones. On one of them I've managed to corrupt the system partition and it won't boot. I have fastboot, root (on the one that boots), but I don't have ClockworkMod --- my phone isn't supported. Instead I have the world's most unhelpful vendor recovery, which supports update.zip and nothing else.

I'm trying to copy the system partition from the working phone to the non-working one via fastboot. But I cannot successfully reflash the partition. I always get a failure, and the only message is 'flash write failure'. I've tried erasing it first.

My suspicion is that I'm somehow not taking the image from the working phone correctly and the OOB data is incorrect.

I'm using busybox's nanddump to do this:

nanddump -f /sdcard/backup/mtd7 /dev/mtd/mtd7

Is this correct? The resulting image is larger than an image taken with dd, so it does appear to contain the OOB data, but fastboot won't flash it. Does fastboot require images in some exotic format?


texts: Why are third party apps entirely excluded from USB OTG since Android 7?

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Android KitKat rendered SD cards next to useless for writing, but did not affect USB-OTG at all.

Android 6.0 put USB OTG into read-only, which can be a good thing, but sometimes, I want to write to OTG.

Android 7.0 entirely hides OTG from anything else than Google built-in Stock File Manager,  which is not even nearly as good and functional as ES File Explorer from 2012. (yes, 2012. No typo here.)

Is that for security reasons?  But what if I actually want read/write OTG access?

What's next? Removing Internet access for security reasons?


texts: Is there a way to remove the stock Google apps without rooting your phone

texts: Hi I'm using Moto X style and most the space consuming apps are stock Google one which I basically don't use at all. Is there a way to remove them without rooting the device. I know it's an hard ask but I'm just taking a chance here ?


texts: Installing latest possible firmware and Android on HTC Desire HD

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I have installed CyanogenMod on my HTC Desire HD a while back. Some things don't work, so I'd like to do these things:

Install latest possible firmware
Install latest possible standard (non-HTC) Android version
If compatible with above, install rooted version (not really necessary)

What steps do I need to take to do the above? Where and how can I find all necessary files to do this?


texts: Two types of internal storage, what is the difference

texts:
When I go to System Settings > Storage’ I see two storage classification both by the name ofInternal Storage` one is around 2 GB and other is 11 GB. Also there is no SD Card present in my device.

Issues is most of the times the 2 GB Internal Storage gets full and I get insufficient space error, however the other 11 GB space is almost empty.

Why is that why two types of storage, and is there a way I can make both of them one so my device could use complete 13 GB as Internal device storage?

I am using Galaxy Note N7000 with custom Cyanogen Rom.


texts: Marshmallow, SD Card & Apps - Almost Nothing Movable?

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I am wondering if I am missing something that has simply become a bit more 'hidden' in M. On my old phone, which had not reached Marshmallow yet, there were, say, a dozen apps that could move a portion of their code and data to the SD card, freeing up valuable internal storage. On a new phone (Moto G2, if it matters) that has gone straight to M, I am aware of the portable storage vs adopted thing now, and I have found the Migrate option... but when I do that, it says 'this will free up 1.X Mb'. Yes, you read that right - Mb, not Gb. Apparently it is moving pretty much nothing - yet this phone has more or less the same apps on it now (possibly a couple less, but there should definitely be at least 10 apps).

Is this a casualty of the changes in M? Why can I not move the same apps over as before? Or do they require getting the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission on the fly (i.e., must use them first to get it) before that is possible?

(While we're at it, why can't all apps be moved? It is my understanding that Linux / Android simply mount everything, regardless of source, as a partition - so in theory everything bar the most fundamental OS apps should be movable and usable without their code even realising they come from somewhere other than internal memory, surely?)


texts: Make Gmail auto-delete old emails from phone

texts:
My mom's phone has stopped receiving mail because apparently, there isn't enough free space.

Is it possible to configure the Gmail app to auto-delete mail older that a month from the phone but not from the server?


texts: I did have dual recovery but after bricking the phone had to flash new FTF file. Ever since, I am unable to reboot into recovery. I've tried turning on the phone and pressing the volume up and volume down buttons but it just starts normally. I tried adb reboot recovery same thing. I have root on the phone. I also tried flashing a new recovery through adb but it fails with an error message.


texts: After going back to stock ROM from an unstable custom ROM, my Galaxy S6 keeps freezing

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I own a Samsung Galaxy S6. I used NNE 5.1 S8 port and it was working well until it got my phone broken somehow.

My phone started acting really strange after 2 months of activity of that new ROM, my phone just started restarting randomly and it got me worried, i thought it's an application problem so i first just factory resetted it. It seemed it was not the problem on an application, so i chose to change my firmware to a stock one. I searched up recently on the newest firmware for S6 and i found out it's: XEF (France) , PDA (AP): G920FXXU6ERC1 and CSC : G920FOXA6ERC1 on 2018-03-22. I Downloaded 4 files: BL,AP,CP,CSC , and i found out about PIT on one of the posts in XDA forum (Filename: SM-G920F-ZEROFLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit).

Before i flashed with Odin, i wiped System, Data, Cache and Dalvik Cache. The firmware worked well but after 1 hour it started doing the same thing but now differently. It happened to me only 1 time that it froze up on an application, but i think that is just an app problem. It isn't actually the app fault, it freezes a while after it boots up. The main problem is that when i lock my screen, i cannot unlock it anymore, it just freezes there until it restarts after a short period of time. After the restart, it just keeps going, restarts, asks for pin, restarts and so on.
I tried removing the sim card and putting it back in, did not work.
I tried Safe mode, still same.

It seems like the phone does not care if it's booted or not. I powered it off charging it, and it restarted itself somehow??

Model of phone: SM-G920F

Current firmware: XEF (G920FXXU6ERC1)

Android version: Nougat (7.0)


texts: I have oneplus one and I use it for experimental purposes. Yesterday I flashed Lineage OS 17 (andriod 10). It was working fine as I was trying to get Sony Music and Dolby App. After learning my issue could be solved by "Fix Permissions" in twrp, I ran FIX PERMISSION but after that My phone went blank. No photos no video no music no apps neither in File manager or PC. It was only showing the occupied space but whenever i open the file manager I got the message "nothing to show here" I cant download anything. It says "please insert the sd card or limited storage issue". I connected to a laptop but not showing anything there too. However When i mount internal storage from twrp it shows everything.(both in phone and PC). I tried Wipe, clear cache , Factory reset, Hard reset, Fix Permission again, Even re flashed but all in vain.


texts: How to delete gReader stored RSS feeds from Phone memory manually

texts: I was just fiddling with gReader when I noticed that by default the application saves the feeds to the phone memory. So I immediately changed that to SD card memory. However, on doing this all the existing feeds were lost and I had to do a resync. I have a feeling the app didn't delete the existing feeds from the phone memory. Any idea how I can delete those feeds from Phone memory manually?


texts: How to fix “Unfortunately Contacts Has Stopped” or Very slow contact loading

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I have Huawei Honor 3c. Android v4.4. When I open my contacts list I get the Headers but no content. It may take 4-10 minutes before this refreshes. Once I get the list selecting an individual contact repeats the delay. In some cases once I get the contact selecting "dial" repeats the process yet again.And many times i'm getting the error Unfortunately Contacts has stopped working

I've been selectively uninstalling apps to see if one of these has caused the problem. Previously when I had this issue the only advice huawei could give me was to reset my phone to factory defaults. This worked but then the pain returns once system updates occur and apps are installed. Any suggestions? Are there any tools available the show CPU and/or memory utilization so I can see who the hogs are? This might give me a better indication of which processes are sucking up all the resources.


texts: Changing Android Studio Emulator from localhost:port to 192.168.x.x

texts: I am trying to figure out how to change Android Studio's Emulator so that it can be reached from a different IP from the host machine. Currently I can access it at localhost:5554. I am trying to start a listener on port 64006 of the emulator but anything I send to that port from my host machine doesn't reach the Android because it is running on port 5554 and listening on port 64006 within that.


texts:
When I ran adb shell pm list permission-groups one of the groups was: com.google.android.gms.permission.CAR_INFORMATION.

I've never seen this before in system settings and I can't find anything explaining what it is for.

Why does Google have a permission relating explicitly to cars?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" 2gb Android upgrade is it posable

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I have a sch-i800 galaxy tab and I wouldlike to up grade the programing so I can use some of the newer programs out there is this posible?

hardware version i800.0.4

firmware v 2.3.5

baseband v S:i800.0.4v.ei04

kernal v 2.6.35.7

Build # sch-i800.mc2


texts: Why partition gets unmounted automatically after some time?

texts:
I have Android phone running Oreo 8.1.0. I have two partitions in sdcard. One partition is ext4 formatted. I mount it using:

mount -t ext4 -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /data/sdext2

But after some time, the partition gets unmounted automatically and I have to mount it again.

Even when it is mounted, the contents are not visible in file explorer apps like MiXplorer and ES Explorer, and are only visible in terminal.

So, what is the best way to mount ext4 partition in Android persistently and what is the reason of such behavior?


texts:
I'm using wifi adb app on my mobile which is galaxy s3 mini
when I type this command

adb connect 192.168.11.22:5523

it's connected fine, when I run the app over the android studio
this message pop-up "session app Error installing APK"
and mobile disconnected and trying to connect it but it gives me this on CMD

unable to connec 192.168.11.22:5523


texts: Is it possible to remove shortcut labels in Launcher Pro?

texts: Is there a fast or automatic way to remove the labels from all home shortcuts, while using Launcher Pro?


texts: How to get back to the exact same state as before accidentally adding a LINE friend?

texts:
Sure, in the official LINE  help and elsewhere, there's a lot of advice about hiding, and deleting and blocking friends.
But none of that tells you how to get back to the exact same state you were in before you added them.
All the methods have some side effect leaving some permanent difference.
I want to get back to the exact same state that I was in before I accidentally added them. In other words I want their state in regards to me and my state in regards to them to be exactly like it was before I ever added them.
On Facebook, one could simply click Unfriend.
But in LINE it is much more complicated.


texts:
I've been trying to customize my android. Found a cool set of buttons but one problem. The app store says it is "not available in (my) country" I have tried spoofing the GPS but that did not work. Does anyone have an idea about how to spoof cell towers or IP addresses to get around the lock out?

I  have surfed through the "duplicate" questions and tried all of those suggestions to no avail.  Best I can tell the problem is the cell towers. But there should still be a way to hack this.


texts: Assistant 1.0 Malicious app cannot uninstall or delete.

texts:
!

Is there any other way to remove this app without preforming a factory wipe?

And

Can I still trust my SD Card?

Even Hornet Antivirus is foiled by this app. It's permissions never showed. Even before I disabled this non-manual DL, it was hidden to all but Task Manager.


texts: How to encrypt deleted data on Android 10

texts: I'm running a custom ROM (MIUI xiaomi.eu 12.0.2/Android 10QKQ1.90910.002) and my phone is rooted. I want to encrypt my old deleted data (photos and videos) so that they can't ever be recovered after selling my phone because right now I can recover them using apps like diskdigger.


texts: connection between spell correction, language selection, predictive text, and keyboard

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Can someone please explain to me the android conceptual model between

language selection
spell correction
predictive text
keyboard

I.e., is it the responsibility of the keyboard app to support multiple language, provide dictionaries, and analyze the sentences you type to try to predict the next word?  Or is the keyboard just responsible for noticing where your fingers touch and providing characters to another program which does the checking and prediction?


texts: Is it possible to simulate a button press on an Android application from another application (Android or Desktop)?

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I need to automatically click on a specific button on an app. Is there a way to do this on a completely controlled environment?

By controlled environment, I mean the phone could be rooted, it could be connected to a desktop machine, any external app could be installed, and any other requirement.

Note: the button is NOT on an exposed activity.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 not getting software updates of 4.3 or 4.4

texts:
I have a galaxy s4 device running on 4.2.2. I am not getting any updates for the same. When I do check for updates it says "You already have the latest version". I know 4.3 has officially released for galaxy s4.

I don't want to root my phone and update it. Since it is officially released why i am not getting the updates ?

Please suggest any solution so that i can get my phone on latest OS version.

Thanks


texts: How to disable text message notifications when sleeping?

texts:
Text message notifications like WhatsApp sometimes wake me up during nighttime. Turning off my phone isn't an option since I need the alarm, and turning off notification volume (or silent mode) just sets me up for trouble since I will forget to bring it back up, missing important texts.

Is there a way to disable text messages between 10 PM and 8 AM?


texts: is it possible to use a drawing tablet with my phone?

texts:
i have a Huion 420 tablet and a Samsung J7 Prime.
i bought an adapter and connected everything properly but nothing shows up on my screen when i use my pen on the tablet
thanks!


texts:
How can I transfer my SMS and MMS messages from my old phone to my new phone?

My old phone uses Android 2.1 and it seems that you currently need at least Android 2.2 to log in to a Google account. Therefore, I can't use any tools which require a Google account, such as Android Market/Google Play.


texts: Filtering/hiding all SMS based on recipient number

texts: I'm looking for a possibility to hide all SMS sent to a certain number in a dual sim environment. I have number A and number B and I would like to see only SMS for number B, num


texts:
i keep getting a spam voicemail but phone never rang and it is always the same spam message, i'm on t-mobile with a moto g 4th gen.

tried searching for apps with adware, nothing found
ran lookout antivirus, nothing found


texts: Bypassing certificate pinning with integrity checks on Android 7 (Nougat) or newer

texts:
How can I bypass Certificate Pinning, or bypass SSL verification entirely, in an Android app on Android 7 or newer that has a built-in hash 'integrity check' to rule out APK modification?

Here is a rundown of the previous solutions and why they don't work:
 JustTrustMe does not work on Android 7, and Android-SSL-TrustKiller depends on Cydia Substrate, which is only supported on versions 2.3 through 4.3. That leaves SSLUnpinning_Xposed, which also does not work on Android 7.

I'm seeking any solution that works, which could include an Xposed module or other system modification requiring root. However, making such changes to the APK like these wouldn't work because they would trip the hash integrity check.

Any ideas?


texts: How to root Samsung Galaxy S4 value edition i9515?

texts:
My father brought me this smart phoe and when I search on Internet chat with my friends i9500 and 505 are common but mine i.e.19515 is differnt and I dont have idea  to root it.
I have tried srsroot and motochopper. But no work

Help me out


texts: how can i repair samsung galaxy s duos 2 GT-S7582 no sim card/no service

texts: i already tried installing stock firmware the new and the old firmware philippine GLOBE but still nothing happen still no sim card/no service .. when i try to call it says "not registered to the network" please anyone help me .. even just advice what to do ..


texts: Does the Asus Nexus 7 allow me to create and install my own apps without using someone's app store (like Google Play or Amazon)? I want to create my own apps but not make them open for anyone else but me.


texts:
I have all these web apps installed on my phone.
Unfortunately I don't want access to them or want them to load on cellular and only work on Wifi.
Is there a setting for this?


texts:
I'd like my volume buttons to wake my phone when asleep AND change volume when awake. (LOS style)
Want to do that manually (ideally by editing keylayout files/build.prop/settings put...), don't want to install any button remapper app.
I took inspiration by Cr0wTom 'Xiaomi Mi AI button remapper' and edited my keylayout at /system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl (you can find what's in use with cat /proc/bus/input/devices)
key 115   VOLUME_UP
key 114   VOLUME_DOWN
key 102   HOME
key 528   FOCUS
key 766   CAMERA
key 689   POWER

last line is AI button that I successfully remapped to POWER.
If I change first line with key 115   VOLUME_UP WAKE AI button stops working, volume up keeps working as before and doesn't wake the phone.
If I change to key 115   WAKEUP AI button works as remapped POWER, volume up button wakes the phone but does not turn volume up anymore.
running root Xiaomi.eu rom A10 on a Mi9


texts:
I've been using keepass2android for a while.  I try to store my files in dropbox so I can access across multiple devices.  I have noticed that somehow I have some copies of my mypasswords.kdbx file that are listed as being in the content://  I've searched around and can't find mypasswords.kdbx file anywhere on my phone.
Does anyone know where content:// is located?  In desktop keepass I can synchronize two password files that have the same master password, but this doesn't seem to work in keepass2android.
Thanks


texts: Recovering pictures from Internal storgae

texts: We have an Android Verizon Ellipsis Tablet QMV7A.  We deleted our pictures and videos but desperately want them back.  They were not on an mini SD card, but on the tablet's internal memory.  When we connect the tablet to a PC is shows up as QMV7A and has a folder under that labeled "Internal Storage" with subfolders "DCIM, Videos, etc."  So the PC sees the internal storage, but no recovery software I have recognizes the internal storage.  How to I scan and recover files from the internal storage when I can't get programs like Card Recovery or others to recognize it?   Running Android 4.2.2 Thanks a ton.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 won't turn on after messing with build.prop

texts:
I went to mess with my build.prop to do some stuff and then my device wouldnt turn on. I tried looking everywhere for ways to fix it but none will work because it keeps ending with when im in cmd with the adb stuff, when I type the commands it says "operation not permitted".

Heres the tutorial I was looking at (the wndows one) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927198

I was able to get to the very end until I had to do "chmod 644 build.prop" which then resulted in the "operation not permitted".

I also have a copy of my original build.prop in my device sdcard folder however Im unable to pull it out (or im just an idiot)

Please help, ive been sitting here for 6 hours straight trying to fix this!


texts:
I want to sync DropBox with Android, so I can use the files on Android. So I installed DropBox on Android, but it won't download any files! (or at least I don't see them under sdcard/Android/com.dropbox.android. So I can't use the the files on Android. Did I get it wrong somehow?

I tried Folder downloader, but I lose the sync feature of DropBox this way. The files modified on my Android won't be synced with my laptop.

I was expecting to see Dropbox folder option on Android, same as on the laptop. But there's no such option.


texts: Once you have Ubuntu installed on a Nexus 7, how do you get back to stock Android?

texts:
I currently have a Nexus 7 with the default "out-of-the-box" Android Stock OS (as of this post JB 4.2.2).

From what I've read online, Ubuntu has made a mobile version of their OS. Usually, they specially demo their mobile OS with Google's Nexus devices.

I would like to try Ubuntu on my Nexus 7, but don't want to do it permanently. Though, I still want to have the experience as if Ubuntu runs the tablet, and not Android (Just to try something new and a change of pace).

I wanted to know that if I were to permanently to install Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 device, if and how would I get my device back to the stock Android OS that came with it "out-of-the-box"?

In other words, I know you are able to install Ubuntu on Android, but is it possible, once you have cleared Android off, and only Ubuntu exists, to go from Ubuntu back to Android?

Maybe I don't know enough about what happens when you install Ubuntu on an Android device, but if there is some detail that you feel is missing, please feel to fill in the blanks of my stupidity.


texts:
I have just turned on internet sharing on my iMac so my phone can connect to the internet via my iMac (there is only one ethernet connection in this hotel, and no 3/4G), and when I try opening google, everything works fine. However, when I open Clash of Clans, it just gets stuck at the loading screen, and nothing happens.

Why is it that just Clash of Clans isn't loading? Other games work perfectly fine, at normal speed.


texts: Disable or change audio ducking (lowering)?

texts:
The audio ducking feature seems to let apps decide to lower its volume or pause playback while a notification from another app is playing.

Even though this feature is turned on by default, I am unable to find a way to change the amount by which the volume is lowered (similar to how this could be done on any decent OS for PC). Or to just disable this feature.

Most answers to this question on the internet have been utilizing the fallacy that you should mute the notifications if you don't want them to interrupt your playback (of let's say, music).

Obviously I do not need this accessibility feature. I can separate sound sources just fine. Last time I checked this is one of the basic cognitive skills that most humans possess, but maybe I have superpowers after all.

I think it is clear what I want to achieve. No messing with the audio levels unless I say so. A user that is in control, is a happy user. I want to be happy too :(

There is probably no setting to do this. Since I am a developer myself, I wonder if there is some hackish way to modify the default audio ducking volume to simply 100%? Or just using something similar to 'about:config' / windows regedit for Android?


texts: No password screen lock option -- Can it be enabled?

texts:
I'm using a PALM phone which for whatever reason has no Password screen lock option.  Only swipe and PIN options.
Does anyone know of a way to get the password option enabled that you typically have with most android phones?
Thanks!


texts: Does using USB 2.0 or 3.0 cables affect charging speed with same adapter?

texts: I have Samsung Galaxy Note 3. If I charge my phone using the same adapter but with different cables, does that affect the charging speed with the USB 2.0 cable or 3.0 cable, supposing the 2.0 cable is of best quality, so both cables are good themselves?


texts: Custom Key Character Map file is partially overridden

texts:
I have a Planet Computers Gemini (Android 8.1 stock-like, rooted) and I would like to make custom hardware key mappings. So far I have created files at /system/usr/keylayout/Integrated_keyboard.kl and /system/usr/keychars/Integrated_keyboard.kcm. The name of the attached physical keyboard is Integrated_keyboard, so Android will look for these files and load them without affecting external USB input devices.
For the kcm file I then either have to activate a blank key mapping with FinQwerty or additionally modify the official Gemini Keyboard App with ApkTool to replace one of the kcm files with my own.
Most keys do work as intended. However some function combinations i.e. Fn+C get overridden and send VOLUME_DOWN instead of what in my case should be the * character. Other previously unset combinations like Fn+H show the expected result. It feels like there is some other kcm file placed on top of mine.
This is my definition for the key c:
type OVERLAY

# ...

key C {
    label: 'C'
    base: 'c'
    shift: 'C'
    fn, shift+ctrl: '*' # somehow is VOLUME_DOWN instead for the fn modifier. Shift+CTRL+C works
}

I can rule out any problems with my kcm file because if I overwrite both the german and polish kcm files within the Keyboard App to contain my kcm content and switch between the german and polish layouts, unexpected Fn combinations map differently.
Modifications to the /system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm brought no success.
Why is this happening and how can I control this behaviour?


texts: What does debug.sf.hw in build.prop mean?

texts:
It is advised here and there to add debug.sf.hw=1 to build.prop.

They say that this "makes Android render GUI with GPU". This looks very suspicious because what does it debug then (and since when debug speeded up anything)?

So I'm just curious about what does this setting (property) actually means?


texts: Block a device from connecting to a specifix router

texts:
There is an ISP in my town that connects to my phone all the time, but it wants to sign in to be used. It is not my ISP so that all I get is my Wi-Fi blocked.

There are many spots from the same ISP in town, because a couple of ISP give their customer a router with two Wi-Fi outputs, one private, normal, and another one open for their customers use with their site password wherever they exist. One of them (not my ISP) sticks to the devices, so I get blocked in many areas.

I have tried to change autojoin=1 to autojoin=0 on /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf, but that didn't do anything. This file also mentions another one, ctrl_interface=/data/misc/wifi/sockets. Will that control I need be here?

I am almost sure there will be a way to disallow a device from connecting to a specific Wi-Fi, but I don't know how. Maybe somebody can help me and teach me how, please.


texts: Galaxy S not responsive after an aborted firmware update

texts:
I just bought this Samsung Galaxy S, installed the Kies software, then it automatically downloaded an update for my phone.  I plugged in my phone and it began the update.

After a few seconds the client said something like 'Error: DLL not found.' (I can't remember exactly what it said.)  The update stopped. (In the client.)  On the phone's screen, it said "Downloading...".  It said this for around 2 hours before I eventually decided to take the battery out and attempt the update again.  But, when I restarted the device, the following symbol was displayed on the screen:

I plugged the phone into my PC, and Kies and it said "update failed, Emergency recovery." The client couldn't connect and told me to refer the the manual on how to boot my phone into recovery mode.  I tried it and nothing happened. The same symbol is still on the screen, all I can do with it is turn it on and off.

Is there any way I can use my phone again? I don't care if I have to do a factory restore and lose all its data.


texts: Toggling USB mass storage on (or off) via adb commands

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Background: I have a USB stick Android device (e.g. RikoMagic) which I mostly run in "headless" mode. Among other things, I've already figured out how to shut it down via a combination of adb and the internal "am" command:

adb shell am start -n android/com.android.server.ShutdownActivity

I'm now trying to figure out how to turn USB mass storage support on and off. I've got as far as having the USB storage activity window pop up via the following command:

adb shell am start -n com.android.systemui/.usb.UsbStorageActivity

Unfortunately I haven't been able to figure out how to send the equivalent "intent" to actually "unmount" or "unshare" the shared volume (or "mount" or "share" it for that matter). The following command does nothing:

adb shell am start -n com.android.systemui/.usb.UsbStorageActivity -a android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNSHARED file:///mnt/sdcard

What am I doing wrong? What's the magic incantation to mount/unmount the internal storage of an Android device?

Note 1: I know there's the obvious Linux "mount"/"umount" command. However, simply mounting or unmounting the volume won't trigger system functions vital to, for example, restarting or stopping apps that have been moved to the SD card. A "umount" will probably fail anyway when an app in the SD card is still active.

Note 2: Apparently there's a "setprop" command that can enable/disable USB mass storage support UNTIL the next reboot. Again, this all or nothing approach isn't what I'm looking for but the ability to toggle USB mass storage on and off during a single session, as can be done by the touch interface.

adb shell setprop sys.usb.config mass_storage


texts: How can Android Device Manager (ADM) help to locate Android phone if Google account's password has been changed?

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I lost my Samsung Android phone. It was connected with Google account, but I changed my Google account password. Now I am not able to trace it through Android Device Manager (ADM). When I tried, it shows

No active devices
Before you can use Android Device Manager, you must have an active Android device.


texts: Android 10 user CA file not being used in apps

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I'm using an ISP that does internet filtering for me, I have install their CA file, and it works in the browser, and used to work in all apps.
After the latest update for Xiaomi Redmi Pro 9, Youtube, Spotify, etc. seem to be unable to load network resources.
I get this error on logcat
09-16 13:17:40.116 29069 29229 E GoogleConversionReporter: bffy: Exception in CronetUrlRequest: net::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID, ErrorCode=11, InternalErrorCode=-202, Retryable=false
09-16 13:17:40.116 29069 29229 E GoogleConversionReporter:      at org.chromium.net.impl.CronetUrlRequest.onError(PG:59)

Meaning the chromium component fails, or refuses, to use my user specified CA.
Is this on purpose? Is this a bug? I really don't want a VPN installed on my device to be able to use my own ISP.


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I've got swype pre-installed on my Epic4G, and after a recent update (which also introduced an exasperating auto correction "feature") I'm finding that my cursor won't stay put -- it pops to the end of the word instead of staying where I set it. Say I type twowords and then realize I need a space -- I go set the cursor between two and words thinking that I'll hit the space bar and separate them, but the cursor, which definitely landed where I wanted it, hops to the end of twowords. If I try again it stays, but the first time it consistently hops to the end of the word.

Is there a setting for this anywhere?