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Is it possible to setup multiple accepted passwords for the login to Android? Or perhaps an alternative secure login. (Note: facial recognition and fingerprint does not count as secure, but an RSA/NFC key would count.)

Like if I enter MySecretPassword1 it logs in, but it also accepts MyOtherPassword2.

I am looking for a phone (Note 2) solution, not a tablet. I am not looking for a multiple user account solution. My general use case is: I have a relatively simple password that I use day-to-day, but have a more complex password if I think someone is looking over my shoulder.


texts: Trigger task by pressing home button when on home screen

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I am trying to create a profile where I can add an extra function to my home button when on the home screen. But I can't get Tasker to react to home button press. I have tried both AutoInput and TouchTask, but none of them give any reaction. As I am using a Huawei Mate 9 Pro, which has a fingerprint scanner as a home button (no physical press, just touch/finger print), I have also tried both Fingerprint Scanner Tools and Fingerprint Quick Actions. They both work, momentarily, but after a short while the stock functionality takes over.

Does anybody know of a way to get tasker to react to home button/fingerpress press, only when on home screen, given the above limitations?


texts: How to completely wipe an android phone through a PC?

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I dropped my smartphone and now the screen doesn't work, but the software functionality remains intact. I can receive calls and messages for instance, but I can't see a thing on the screen.

Having said that: Is there a way to completely wipe the phone without any interaction with the phone screen at all? (In a way that data recovering tools such as Recuva cannot recover the files)

The phone is rooted.
Its a Moto X1 (xt1058).
Developer mode is activated.
Not sure if USB debugging is activated. (I tried using Droid Explorer, but the phone isn't detected)


texts: Do I need to flash a rooted kernel to root, or is it enough to flash a custom recovery?

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I want to root my Nexus 6 which is on Android M, would it be enough to flash TWRP and then SuperSU, or would I have to flash a specific kernel to root it?
Also is TWRP 2.8.6.0 compatible with Android M?


texts: I have LG TV which has a HDMI port only. How to connect my mobile Micromax Nitro 311 via HDMI port?


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How can I update my device with google play store in India.due to Chinese version I'm unable to download  google playstore.
Please suggest .


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Mi A1 when it was launched (Nougat) did not have fast charging capability , though the Qualcomm chip is capable of it. It was speculated that this was done to keep the cost to fit "budget" phone model

This year it was upgraded to Oreo .Beta testing reports in December last year highlighted that fast charging has been enabled but required a Quick charger

To my utter surprise, after Oreo upgrade miA1 gives fast charging with conventional 5V 2A chargers! Read that again. It's true and I have tested with all chargers I have , which are mostly normal chargers . The  same charging rate I see with the only fast charger I have (Moto Turbo charger). As an example with 60 % of charge it shows 1800 mA which is typical of fast charging with any charger

It's well documented that fast charging requires a special charger which negotiates with the battery the power requirements and here you have the case of fast charging happening with normal charger

It's driving me crazy and I have searched Internet but couldn't find how it is possible

Question: How is this possible?

Fun fact : This is not the only strange thing with this device. Unlocking boot loader doesn't wipe data


texts: how to move photos to sd card on VFD 300

texts: I can browse my photos on the phone's HD, it even says at the top select destination, but there doesn't seem to be a way to actually do that! I've set it so all new photos are saved to the SD card, but the ones already on the phone I can't seem to move.


texts: If I recall correctly, with Cyanogenmod from the update screen I could click on a future download and see the change log. Is there anyway to restore that behavior with Lineage OS?


texts: up to which capacity an OTG capable phone could support external usb storage?

texts: My phone (Sony Xperia M C2005) supports up to 32 GB SD Card and has OTG capability. I want to know up to which capacity it could support flash memory as external USB storage.


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My microphone stops working, when I upgraded to / installed CM12.1 on my phone.
It is still working, when my phone still doesn't have CyanogenMod installed.
However, some apps, such as Cortana and calls (the stock calling app), can still detect / hear my voice; but not on Google's Voice Search, Sound Recorder, and such Microphone Apps on the Play Store.
Maybe, a library (lib*.so), permission not allowed (android.permission. ...), or somethin', is missing on my device, that is preventing the microphone to work.

Phone:   Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
Model:   SM-G360HU
Recovery:   TWRP
ROM:   CM12.1
     - Link for the ROM can be found above ...
Android Version:   5.1 Lollipop

Please HELP!

UPDATE
I've seen an app (I installed it), and it requires root access. After looking at the log of the root access of that app, it showing a library / lib named libaudio_recorder_sf.so.
Does this lib have to do with the microphone, or any recorder (e.g. Sound Recorder app) ?


texts: Safety net check ok but banking app not working

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I'm running magisk latest and have configured it to hide it for the usual suspect apps.
I also have a custom kernel (Marco) that hides/resets the unlocked boot loader flag.
All tests with safety net apps, Pokemon, Android pay work without any problem, besides two banking apps that reject starting.

How do these banning apps determine root or modifications, while all others cannot?


texts: How to I transfer data from my sd card to my phone?

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I got a new phone and I want to transfer all of my non-google affiliated apps onto my new phone. I got an sd card and I installed my apps onto it, and then inserted the sd card into my new phone. However, the data on the sd card will not show up/open on my new phone.

My old phone was a LG Optimus L90, and my new phone is a Huawei P8


texts: Samsung Captivate not booting after root

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I recently installed Clockwork Recovery, and used that to install CyanogenMod 10 on my Captivate using this guide. Every thing worked perfectly.

I backed up the stock ROM. Then I realized that my contacts and data were gone in the new ROM. I read in an article that you could restore the data part of the backup using the recovery in Nandroid, so I recovered it. But when I rebooted, the phone got stuck at the spinning CyaogenMod screen.

I made the problem worse by trying to flash the mtkareys zImage kernel, and repeated the process described in the guide. Now, I can't get into recovery mode nor the Android (CyaogenMod) OS.

I suspect that I would need to use some tool that uses my Ubuntu 12.04 or Windows 7 PC, because the only resource that I have access to is download mode in the phone. Nothing else seems to work. Please understand that I am a beginner who has never even written an app for android (I do have the sdk installed though).


texts: Cyanogen showing inconsistent behavior over Galaxy – N7000

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I am using Cyanogen Mod [10.0.3-N7000] over Samsung Galaxy Note – 1 n7000 I am using it for more than a year now and it was working fine. However since few days back I am facing some issues

The status bar doesn’t show any notifications, neither a ringtone when a notification arrives.

When you swipe down the status bar and try to tap over quick setup button in the corner it doesn’t respond, tapping on it is like there is no touch area here, sometime the quick setup icon is displayed some times not.

Phone doesn’t get lock even though I have setup slide and also tried with pattern lock, when lock it gets lock but when I unlock its just unlocked, even by just pressing home button its unlocked, looks like it was never locked but only screen was switched off.

I did a factory reset also and it worked fine for a while and but after sometime against same problem I am unable to find out if some app that I install or a setting is causing this problem
Please suggest something

Thankyou.


texts: LG G3 - 4.4.2 - Stop SMS converting to MMS

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I used to have Nexus 4, I was able to disable SMS converting to MMS. It did not convert my messages to MMS when I do group messaging.
Now I have LG G3 with Andorid 4.4.2, when when I do group messaging, it sends it as MMS automatically.
i went to Messaging Menu - Creation Mode - Set it to "Restricted". it still does that. Is there any way to stop MMS completely?

Thanks for your time!


texts: How to put all your android photos to google drive?

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I want automatic solution. Basically I want every picture I take go to google drive once I have wifi connection

Is there any app that can do that?

In iphone every photo I took go to iCloud automatically. I want something similar with android.

Once it's synced to google drive, I'll just copy it to my other drive


texts: Why is Google maps 48M on Android 4.4.4 and 125M on Android 5.1.1?

texts: Why is Google maps only 48 Megabytes on Android 4.4.4, but is 125M on Android 5.1.1?  The Android 5.1.1 phone seems to have a 32-bit processor and the 4.4.4 phone seems to have a 64-bit processor from devicespecifications.com.  I would think the 64-bit phone would have the larger binary.


texts: Pushed apps into device from google play web browser, install failed. How to find out what apps failed?

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Yesterday I browsed into the play store from my pc, and selected several apps to be installed onto my tablet.

The tablet attempted to install the apps later, but several of them failed. I have cleared the notifications, now I don't remember what apps were not installed.

How can I retrieve this list of failed install attempts? I don't know what apps I tried to install (or I would just re-install them).

Device is a Samsung G-note 2014ed, running on 5.1.1


texts: My GPS is broken, and I want to replace it or have it repaired. Is there a way to unroot a samsung galaxy s 4G t-mobile back to the factory conditions?


texts: Nexus 5 in recovery mode not being recognized

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I wanted to sideload Android 5.1.1 (currently running 5.1) to my Nexus 5.
I've sideloaded before and it's really easy, but now I've ran into a weird problem I can't seem to fix. The Nexus 5 is completely stock.

I connected my phone with the USB cable it came with onto my desktop computer (Windows 8.1) with the USB driver (08/28/2014,11.0.0000.00000) installed and USB debugging is turned on.
adb devices showed me a device, adb reboot recovery worked, but then Windows didn't want to find any USB device attached.
No sound, no nothing. It did not appear in the Device Manager (also not under the "Other devices" section)

Tried my laptop (running also Windows 8.1 with the same driver), but didn't want to recognise the device either. So, exact same problem.

After hours of searching the internet, I came across several potential solutions which I've tried but not succeeded with.
Koush's universal USB driver installer & Universal Naked Driver both did not work for me.

Then I tried following the steps in this article, which tells you to change the INF file of the driver.
I've added various lines of code and installed it after disabling the driver signature check in Windows, but did not succeed.

The article tells you to add this line:

%CompositeAdbInterface%     = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_D001

But that did not work for me. After reading this in the article:

The ID I saw in device manager against the Nexus was
USB\VID_18D1&PID_D001, which didn't turn a lot up in Google!

I found my ID in the Device Manager when the device was booted into Android, changed the last part of the line, but that did not work in the end either.

I've tried using another cable as well, though I don't think that's the issue. It's plugged in quite firm and the device is being recognised in Android and the bootloader immediately.

Who can help me out?

Edit:
I just got the update through OTA, but I still would like to know why my computers act like the N5 isn't plugged at all when in Recovery mode.


texts: Long press home button and power button both showing power menu?

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Yesterday i installed the official rom for my note 2 (N7100DDUEML4), and after that i rooted the phone. But After that power button and the long press home button both shows the power menu.

  I am unable to see the recent apps popup

How can i fix this or is there any way i can change the behaviour of long press home button as my phone is rooted.


texts: Some games force use of gamepad controls instead of touch controls

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I recently bought a new smartphone, it's a LG Q7 and it's running Android 8.1

With it I tried running various games, of which, two of them are gear.club and Implosion - Never Lose Hope. Although I wasn't able to play gear.club on my previous smartphone, I was able to play Implosion albeit a bit slowly and I know I can control the character via touch. In regards to gear.club, my brother played it on his phone and he was able to use touch but on my phone, those two games, when doing the tutorial, they show the buttons for a gamepad/controller and won't respond to any touch input I give them. I haven't yet connected any device to this smartphone.

What I tried:

Going into settings and search for an options about controllers, couldn't find anything.
Disabling the LG Gaming Extension but it does nothing ( it's used to change resolution and framerate)
Contacting gear.club and implosion support to no avail

This question might be similar but both in gear.club and Implosion there is no option to change from gamepad to touch controls.


texts: How to disable an activity containing a special character?

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What is the correct way to disable the activity:

com.android.settings/.Settings$SystemDashboardActivity

When I try to disable it via pm disable command it disables the whole Settings activity and not the specific activity SystemDashboardActivity.

Note: I have a rooted device.


texts: Smart Lock, and multi-factor authentication?

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I am using Marshmallow, and I use the built-in encryption mechanism.  Typing my password every time the screen locks is a pain.  I would like to leverage Smart Lock to have the following ideal situation:

If my phone is far away from me, I'd like the phone to immediately lock; thus requiring a password to decrypt. (This way, if my phone is lost, or even stolen, then my data will be safe.)
If my phone is nearby me, I'd like it to simply "soft lock" my screen; i.e., require either a PIN or facial recognition to unlock the screen, but not my full password. (This way, if I leave my my phone at my desk at work, for example, someone sneaky can't snatch it and snoop at my text messages or who knows what.)

Before I go on a wild goose chase, can someone please tell me if this setup is possible with Android?


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I am sorry if this is not the right place, but I didn't know where else to ask and I can't find an acceptable answer anywhere online.

I'm considering getting a tablet and would really prefer an Android.  However, the most critical requirement for me is the vector graphics illustrator.  I am a mathematician and make a lot of drawings for presentations and papers using Inkscape (an open source version of Adobe Illustrator).  The iPad has an app called Inkpad (which is not the same as Android's Inkpad), which is just like Inkscape, only it also allows the user to draw a curve freehand and convert it to a Bezier curve.

I was wondering if there was anything similar for Android and if so, how it compares in functionality and image quality to Inkscape/Inkpad for iPad.

Thank you!


texts: Are SD card file systems cached somewhere?

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After removing the SD card from the phone, is the file system tree still stored somewhere accessible? I previously used ES  File Explorer to view the contents.
In case it is phone specific, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge running Nougat.


texts: How to remove malware package from android phone

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My android phone has been affected with malware.I have done factory reset two times  but it still installs UC News app without  authorization when connected to  internet.After that many pop-ups and confirm boxes randomly pop-up on window.  After factory reset,I don't have any third party app installed. Where can I get a list of apk packages that are supposed to come with new android phone,so that I can remove it using adb?

Any other suggestions what should I do?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (GT-N5100) USB connection & charging problem

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I'm having problem with my Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. When I connect it to a laptop/desktop computer it just won't acknowledge the connection. I just wanna transfer some files to my tablet. Before it was working till the charging problem came up. I had to open up my tablet and work up on the battery connection, now everytime I connect my charger I need to wait 3-4 hours for the charging to start. And now my tablet doesn't respond to USB cable connection, no respond at all. It should give the message "USB connection detected...". I've searched the web and a lot of people are having this problem but not really getting the ultimate solution to it. Some worked for some but most didn't. Please show us how to fix it. Thanks much in advance, and sorry If I sounded a bit frustrated because I am. :D

P.S I might change the port for my tablet, I saw a blog that says it could have been worn out.


texts: Do the front buttons on the Droid X turn on the screen?

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I had an LG Optimus V phone and the physical buttons on the front could get pressed when it was in my pocket, which would turn on the screen.

I'm considering a phone (Droid X) with physical buttons b/c I like the physical buttons easier to see and feel when using).  But.... I don't want the screen turning on all the time (and draining the battery).

Does the Droid X's  row of menu/back/search buttons turn the screen on?


texts: Installing Google Now on Verizon Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535)

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I'd like to get Google Now on my (rooted) Verizon Galaxy S3 without flashing Jelly Bean on my phone.  Is this possible?

Although I'd love to have Jelly Bean, I want to avoid flashing ROMs (and unlocking my bootloader), because I don't want to lose all of my apps and settings every time I do an upgrade.  So I'd like to continue to receive stock OTA updates so that I can keep my settings intact while upgrading.

I did find this method, but I'm not sure I understand the implications.  It mentions flashing a Google Now ROM to your phone.  Does that mean I would lose my current settings?  Does it mean I would have trouble later doing an OTA upgrade to Jelly Bean?  Would I need to unlock my bootloader?


texts: Use photo file instead front camera image

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Instead of using the real camera, I would like to simulate the camera input as a static image file.

I need to use it in one program, where I can't use 3rd party "fake camera apps" because program asks me only "Do I permit this application to take photos and record videos" and after "Allow" my front camera turns on. I can't even choose the 3rd party fake camera app.

Any suggestions on how to deal with that?


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I just unboxed a nexus 7 and coming from an iPhone I am missing the possibility to set multiple input languages for the on screen keyboard.

I need to type text in English and in Italian but I can't find a way to select the Italian keyboard. I am using a device bought in the US, but I don't think that would matter too much.


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Using SD Maid, I was looking around with file explorer and came across this directory in the efs folder, and I have no clue what it is, if its malicious or not. Its the only directory in the efs folder with a name that isnt clearly defined. (like modem, data etc) I tried Googling the directory and file names but got nothing.
Device info: USC Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900R4, Qualcomm, codename klte); rooted and slightly customized using hidden menu settings; software up to date.
This is how it appears in SD Maid:

/efs/U0BwJ04kmkmm-Bg7zUZgoEY7pn8_/zm0WY41Y7rpx3kcVTTDWeh8VFRU_  (size: 1.05kb, date 1/1/14)
/efs/U0BwJ04kmkmm-Bg7zUZgoEY7pn8_/qen2gEqW2A+OTD0KpoESJiYnrk_  (size:1.05kb, date 1/1/14)

I don't know, if anyone that has seen it before.


texts: Can't format SD card as internal storage

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Today I installed my first custom ROM (Lineage OS 17.1, official page) on my old Motorola phone (Moto G3 Turbo edition, XT1516). Everything great until I wanted to format my SD card as internal storage, you know, that kind of format android uses that doesn't allow you to view its contents if you plug it on a PC. Well... at the moment to configure it, it asks me if I want to format the SD card, if I select format SD card it formats as portable storage as default (screenshots in Spanish).

And to get that menu again I need to remove the SD card from the phone, erase the partition and try again. I can exit that pop up menu touching another part of the screen. This time it shows me two options, first, additional storage (Almacenamiento adicional in Spanish) which is only for apps, etc and to use it only on the phone, the second one is portable storage, the one I don't want. The problem is the first option is disabled!!, what am I doing wrong? If I insert the SD card already formatted as FAT32 the configuration menu doesn't appear and uses it as portable storage.


texts: If an app is downloaded and never opened, is it considered Active?

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What makes an app 'Active' in the Android marketplace reporting?

Is it when it is simply downloaded and on a device, or is it when it is downloaded, installed and opened?


texts: How do I tether over wifi in rooted Xperia x8?

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I would like to tether over wifi rooted Xperia X8 running Android 2.1.
I used wifi tether app but I just saw error message "Sorry, but your kernel does note have all necessary feathers for running this application."
What kind of setting should I change?


texts: How do I tell whether my phone is roaming?

texts: How do I tell whether my phone is roaming, preferably on the lock screen?


texts: LG K10 Rooting and Bootloader Unlock without a computer

texts: How I go about unloacking the bootloader on a LG K10 without a PC?  Can it be done or do I need a computer.   Thanks in advance


texts: No add user option in android marshmallow moto e3 power

texts: It's been a  while I tried few options also but not able to find how to add user in marshmallow is not present in settings any way to debug this or to get activated as marshmallow supports multi users.


texts: How can I move apps to the external SD card on LG Optimus 2X P990?

texts: I have put a SD 16 GB in my LG Optimus 2X P990, but it seems that the phone won't save on it. Is it possible to save/move apps to the external SD card? Or even set it to do it automatically? I have already formatted the SD card twice, and it still is not working properly.


texts: "No emoji found" in Google Japanese Input

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I am using Google Japanese Input keyboard, and I often want to post a rare emoji such as  or .

The search bar looks like the perfect place to search for an emoji, but unfortunately it fails every time:

It fails even on the simplest requests, such as "smile" or "sad".
It does not work in Japanese either:

I have changed phones, and changed OS (Nexus default, CyanogenMod, LineageOS, Samsung default) many times: The problem has always been present. So I guess it is not a bug, but rather a problem of me not using it correctly.

How to use that feature correctly?


texts: Mount "/" andriod in pc for scan with av

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I want a method for scan all andriod system from my pc with a antivirus, for example I've a backup with CMW, but the problem is that i need extract "tar" files and delete virus, then repack tar...

Do you know how can I mount "/" files of andriod to my pc ?

Note: I have root with busybox, but the virus is powerfull, he is with many files in /system /etc /data ... and others... I could flash it, but i need delete files with av... I've scanned the tar files, and eset nod32 found more than 50 infected files

Another Note: Factory-Reset isn't not way, because the virus is in /etc, /data, /system/ and anothers...**

Thank you very much.
Greetings!


texts: What Android version can I install on Samsung Galaxy S3 safely?

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My old Samsung S3 is getting sluggish. Really sluggish. I want to know which version of Android I can install on it? I cannot find on Samsung's web site some kind of reference table that says which OS version can be installed on which phone.
I have found a YouTube video showing Lollipop installed on S3. Should I do that?


texts: Whatsapp (Android) makes some pictures blank and appear black while sending on LG G3

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Steps:

Capture some pictures, say 10 pictures
-- I am able to see all images in the Gallery
Attach all of them in whatsapp
-- I am able to see all images in the preview
Send
-- Some pictures turn black (actually they are empty; I checked the size)
To the receiver also, same observation, that is some are black and some are alright.

What is the problem and how to fix it ?


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Possible Duplicate:
  Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

Can Android run on an iPad ?

Please answer only if you are 100% sure (or even better if you tried)
If yes, should I use a jailbreaker ? Could you suggest me one ?
If yes, what are the limitations.. are the applications running on it without issues ?
If not, why... is there a good tablet to test Android applications ?

thanks


texts: Keep asking for apps on every action on Marshmallow

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In Lollipop, I was being asked for the app to be used for every action. For example, when I open a link, I was asked for the browser. When I have to select an image, I was asked about the app that would browse for images. This behavior is very convenient for me.

Now after upgrading to marshmallow, I get asked only once, and then that becomes the default. Meaning that if I do a mistake, I'm done. Now for the browser, I see the option for that in settings -> Default Apps. But for selecting images, I don't see that option. I selected ES file explorer for that and I'm stuck with that.

How can I change the default image selector app, or even better, how can I be always asked every time I do an action that requires anything that has multiple apps that can do it, just like it was on lollipop?

EDIT:
There's no option to use app only once. Check out the screenshot.


texts: Can I buy apps from the play store without having an Android phone?

texts: How can I buy apps from the play store with only a google account and no phone? Planning to buy the phone next week, but would like to grab the sale prices for various apps before they expire.


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my HTC Wildfire with CM7 - RC4, doesn't like a combination of two things:

Data enabled on a 2G Network
SD Card inserted.

When these two conditions are met, either the phone will slow down to a halt or it will reboot. If it reboots, if I don't remove the SD card it will not detect it, unless I reboot without it in. Or, the SD card will just be undetected and sometimes a notifications pops up telling me "SD Card Removed Unexpectedly"

At my school, my phone network's signal isn't very good due to the building being rubbish and 2G signals are the only thing we get inside the building.

On my old SD card it was 4GB and I think it worked, however my SD card is now 16GB and it doesn't like this. It shouldn't be a problem as it's a ScanDisk (a very reputable make) and I've tried another 16GB card which I sent back due to the issue, so I don't think it's that.

Many thanks to people who can figure out what's up with my phone,

Joe


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I will try to be brief :
There is this app, a game (World of Warriors) that DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION TO TRACK LOCALISATION. In this same app, there is this offer, Tapjoy (in the app, not through the Tapjoy app), that asks you to check an ad, download an app, complete a survey etc, in exchange of some of the game currency. However, the offers change in function of where you are. French dont have the same as Italians that dont have the same as Americans etc ...
I tried to change my language, my localisation, the degree of localisation (only GPS, only network, both), using a fake gps provider, a VPN (Tunnelbear, Hola and a tons of others), but it doesnt change anything at all.
Do you have any idea of how this is working ? Again, the app does not ask for gps localisation !


texts: Not able to know to which SIM sms was received

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Short Description:
I am using JellyBean in a dual SIM featured phone. I am using Go SMS software also standard Messaging also I used. I find it peculiar to know that there is no such feature to know to which SIM an SMS was received.

Detailed Issue:
I am using XOLO A1000 Dual SIM phone which is running in JellyBean. I am using two SIM cards one is by Aircel and another is by Airtel who are two different service providers in India.

In my inbox (threads of SMS) either using Messaging app or by Go SMS app all SMS are stored by senders. Now my problem is when I receive a new spam SMS I am not able to know to which SIM that SMS was sent to. To my SIM1 or to my SIM2. Both the apps doesn't show any marking to distinguish that. I even checking 'Message Details' it doesn't contain destination number detail.

This is important if I need to file complaint against spamming. Any help will be much appreciated. This is basic required feature but I wonder why I am not able to help myself, I even Googled it and found nothing.


texts: How to assign my home button function to a custom launcher?

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I installed Apex Launcher on my S3. It takes some configuring before it is useful, so I didn't assign it to the default action of my home key. I then did accidently set the default action to use the standard launcher.

I can't find any way to now set the Apex shell/launcher/what ever it is to be the default when you press home.

Any ideas how to change my home button function?


texts: My Nexus 4 won't upgrade - I keep getting an error

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I have an unrooted Nexus 4 and running Android 5.0. When the 5.0.1 OTA update came out I could download it and start installing it and then get screen that said error with the android robot on it's back but with no helpful information. I just tried again with 5.1 and I got the same problem. I factory reset my phone and it still doesn't work!

Please can someone advise on what to do?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Rooting Xperia Ray (ST18i) with 4.1.B.0587 build

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I've been trying to root my xperia ray device by following the instruction given in this post. It doesn't seem to work properly for me. Whenever I try to flash with 4.1.A.0.562 kernel it says that my device USB debugging is off even when I've ticked it. Also I've put it onto MSC mode. When I try to put it on flash mode both kernel.sin & loader.sin is grayed out. Below is the log what I get.

02/016/2014 02:16:42 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
02/016/2014 02:16:42 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.13.0 built on 2013-06-04 22:50:00
02/016/2014 02:16:48 - INFO - Device disconnected
02/016/2014 02:16:50 - INFO - Selected ST18 / 4.1.A.0.562 / Kernel
02/016/2014 02:16:50 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
02/016/2014 02:16:50 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
02/017/2014 02:17:28 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
02/017/2014 02:17:28 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
02/017/2014 02:17:44 - INFO - Device disconnected
02/017/2014 02:17:47 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
02/017/2014 02:17:47 - INFO - Connected device : SonyEricson Xperia Ray
02/017/2014 02:17:48 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.18.5 (2011-07-18 07:43:28 PDT) multi-call binary.
02/017/2014 02:17:48 - INFO - Android version : 4.0.4 / kernel version : 2.6.32.9-perf / Build number : 4.1.B.0.587
02/018/2014 02:18:14 - INFO - Device disconnected
02/018/2014 02:18:31 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
02/018/2014 02:18:31 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
02/018/2014 02:18:31 - INFO - Reading device information
02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Current device : ST18i - CB511VGBZ7 - 1252-6163_R1I - 1248-9545_4.1.A.0.562 - WORLD-i_4.1.B.0.587
02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Start Flashing
02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Processing loader.sin
02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Checking header
02/018/2014 02:18:32 - INFO - Flashing data
02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Boot version : R9A029 / Bootloader status : ROOTABLE
02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Disabling final data verification check
02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Processing kernel.sin
02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Checking header
02/018/2014 02:18:37 - INFO - Flashing data
02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Ending flash session
02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Flashing finished.
02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Please unplug and start your phone
02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings
02/018/2014 02:18:39 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
02/018/2014 02:18:55 - INFO - Device disconnected

And I've attached a sample screen of what I get. Please advise me what to do.. I'm totally lost... even the log says flashing finished, my current kernel build is in 4.1.A.0.587 but not 4.1.A.0.562.

Model number: ST18! , Android Version: 4.0.4 , Build number: 4.1.B.0.587


texts: Recover a phone number a dialed with no signal

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At the bar last night I got a number from an amazing girl that I dialed in the bar. I had no signal when I dialed the number (the bar was deep underground) and I don't see the number in my call history.

How can I recover this number?


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How do I know if my android has a built-in IR blaster for remote control? It isn't a high-end phone, but was built in June 2014

my own is a Huawei ascend g610, but I'd like to know the procedure for every phone.


texts: Can I drive a USB webcam with my android touchpad?

texts: I have I have an Android touchpad and a usb webcam... Can I use the pad to control the webcam?


texts: Can an application use the microphone for two different tasks at the same time?

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I'm currently exploring the PortSIP app( link is here) to make calls. I want to be able to record what I speak. I am successfully able to record using the microphone, when there is no call in progress. But once the call is initialized, the reciever can't hear my voice.

Is there any way to make this work??


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I tried to enter the recovery mode on my LG G2 smartphone by pressing Volume Up + Volume Down + Power and then releasing Power, as described here. My goal was to clear the system cache, not to perform a hard reset.

Unfortunately, the recovery mode is in Korean (I suppose):

As I cannot read the options, I am afraid of accidentally deleting all my data.

Can anyone tell me which option refers to "clear cache"? Or, if this option does not exist, is one of the options "abort/exit"? The main goal is to leave this screen without erasing my user data.

In case this should be relevant: I think the phone uses Lollipop, but (for obvious reasons) I cannot check this at the moment.


texts: Xiaomi mi a2 lite stuck on headphones mode

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I was doing a mod with my car for an aux input mod but along the way I had to try different pinouts on my radio pcb to get the signal into it from my phone and unfortunately I damaged the phone audio circuit because when i unplug the jack it still puts the signal through headphones and speaker is out of play . I did find a temporary solution using lesser audioswitch app but when i restart the phone it switches again to headphones and I have to manually put it back to speaker mode .Does any one know a way to permanently set the audio output to loudspeaker as I will not use headphones anymore . By the way I physically removed the headphone port on my phone to be sure it is not in short or something. Any solution is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Enable external users to un-silence my phone

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I have my phone on do-not-disturb or silent virtually always. I usually see my phone, and can see I'm being called.

However, sometimes my SO needs to reach me quickly, and I just happen to not see my phone. I want her to somehow be able to force my phone to ring then.

I seem to recall someone talking about being able to do this on their phone: if their SO called them 3 times in rapid succession, the phone would enable sound. I don't remember what phone or app or such this was using.

I want something similar. It doesn't have to be the exact same thing, but I simply want my SO to have a way to quickly, without much effort, be able to reach me even when my phone is on do-not-disturb. (the advantage of the 3-call thing is that you can do it while driving using the on-board hands-free system, no additional effort needed).

Can anyone point me to how to do this?

Some additional info: My SO uses an iPhone, I have a Nokia 6.1 running android 9


texts: Enable OK Google detection when connected to car bluetooth

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I have set "OK Google" detection to "in Google app" only. I don't want Google to be listening all the time.

However, I would like "OK Google" detection to work when I'm driving. This means that the phone's bluetooth is connected to the audio receiver in the car.

Is there a way to turn OK google detection when my phone connects to this specific bluetooth device and off again when I disconnect?

If not, is it possible to turn it on when bluetooth is turned on? (I rarely use bluetooth for anything else.)


texts: Read daily steps count without Google Fit app

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Hi Android enthusiasts !

I'm developing an app that read Google Fit OS layer data (local data written on the phone, not Google Fit application itself).

Does phone's steps sensor natively write daily steps count to Google Fit API or is this only achieved by a tierce application (Google Fit app or any basic pedometer application) ?


texts: Does Sony always check if the bootloader has been unlocked when repairing the phone?

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texts: I think the Calendar reminders that let you know when you have to leave in order to arrive in time for an event have the potential to really make my life easier, but the travel times are all calculated as if I were driving. That's actually a relatively rare case for me; I'm far more likely to be using public transit or walking. I'd there an way to configure Calendar to use transit, walking, or biking times instead of driving times? Even better would be a way to override this setting for an individual event.


texts: Phone memory contacts disappeared but can be searched in Dialer

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All my contacts that were saved in phone memory suddenly disappeared. They would not show up in the Contacts app, but are somehow searchable using the Dialer app (using T9 shortcuts - for example to find Mr. Dinglesplat type 3464 and get it suggested.)

I have tried many a contacts recovery apps, none of which could help me a bit.
I had majority of my contacts backed up so it is not a real issue, but it just feels weird because they are still in the Dialer suggestion list.

Is there any method this Dialer cache be recovered? How long will this cache remain?

Also, I had to reinstall recovery, and erase the cache partition of my phone recently, but the behavior hasn't changed. I didn't have those contacts before and after, and they are still in the Dialer suggestion list.


texts: How to enter USB debugging mode in Cyanogenmod

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I just installed Cyanogenmod 11 on an HTC One, and now I'm completely unable to connect to it via USB from my Linux PC, so I'm unable to transfer any more ROM or applications.

How do I enable USB access, similar to the "USB debugging mode" seen in the stock Android ROM? I've looked through the settings, but there's nothing labeled USB.


texts: LAN not working properly from one specific device

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I have a Nexus S running cm10, which can connect without problems to the internal LAN. However my Nexus One running cm7, for reasons that are completely beyond me, fail to connect to it.

I'm totally clueless, I have no idea where I could investigate any more:

it is connected to the internet via Wifi, and access to the Internet works
access to the LAN, i.e. 192.168.1.0/24 addresses, doesn't
except that it correctly gets its IP address and routing informations via DHCP, just like the other device

Any idea?

They are all in the same net

192.168.1.152 cm7
192.168.1.156 cm10
192.168.1.169 osx
192.168.1.1 router

Investigating further I've noticed it fails to connect to my laptop (running OSX), but can successfully ping both the router (obviously) and the other android device.
(I'd stress that the other android device successfully connects to the laptop, instead)

logcat didn't provide any useful info:

ping returned "destination unreachable", and didn't log anything (even at Verbose level)
browser just returned a useless E/Tab     ( 8901): onReceivedError -6 http://192.168.1.169:8888/ The connection to the server was unsuccessful.
vlc remote reported that it found two computers I/*** bonjour ***( 8801): dbg: *** Added Computer [Palace of the Nine Moons] on 192.168.1.169
I/*** bonjour ***( 8801): dbg: *** Added Computer [Andalù IV] on 192.168.1.170
, but nothing else

Strangely, if I turn on the wifi on OSX, they detect it: they only have problems reaching the ethernet, for some reason that I still totally miss (yes, not even cm10 can't access it any more).

Disabling the firewall didn't work, but unless someone has a brilliant idea, I'd be inclined into thinking that is either OSX or the router that is going mad, rather than android.

I'll leave this open, though, since I really can't yet rule out android being crazy.


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I'd like to have to enter the PIN not immediately after pressing the standby button, but only after some time, e.g. 30 minutes.

I know there is Password Delay, which is better than nothing. But it works only if you keep the application running and the application itself is not password-protected. Update: newer versions of Password Delay work okay (no more need to keep it running, application is now password-protected).

Are there better solutions? Or do technical limitations of Froyo prevent better solutions?

For Reference: tested.com (found via https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/780/what-is-a-good-lock-program-for-android-phones) mentions Lock Delay and AutoLock, but these work only on 2.1 or below.

And How to disable screen lock on my HTC desire Z? proposes No Lock, but this is a solution of a different problem (complete disable the lock, not just delay it).


texts: Can I install an APK on a new Android device before the setup wizard runs?

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We got a bunch of Google Pixel 2 (Android 8.1) devices for our employees. We want to install the Microsoft Intune Company Portal for Android app and a LOB application.

To save time, we don't want to go through the setup wizard on every device. But the main requirement is that device should look and feel like new. When the employee turns the device on, he should still be presented the the setup wizard.

The device must not be rooted.

Is this possible?


texts: How to synchronize my smartphone to my Google account?

texts: Everytime I take photos with my smartphone, I want to synchronize it automatically to my Google account. How to achieve that ?


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An Android phone with Android 7, trying to use the HP Print Service Plugin (Android 8 was the version that brought in the default print service that makes this obsolete).

Certain PDF files (all from the same sender, it appears) will not render correctly in the print preview dialog (and will not print, either). Instead of lines of text, you only see horizontal grey blocks where text should be. This is similar to how the Facebook website behaves while it's downloading content - showing a placeholder of sorts.

The same PDFs on my Samsung S7 and another random unbranded Android 8 tablet work fine.

Is there anything I might be able to do, or at least an explanation I can give for the issue?

Many thanks in advance.


texts: Way to remove fade animation when changing brightness? [Like iOS]

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When changing brightness on all android devices I've tried, primarily a Nexus 10 running Rastapop, quickly sliding the brightness slider will result in a smooth fade from starting brightness to ending brightness. This, to me, is a waste of time. I would like the brightness to adjust every step of the way, similar to how iOS has it worked out. (And also my windows laptop)

I would think this would be possible because on my laptop running windows 10, pressing function keys to change brightness has a smooth animation but sliding the slider is very precise and instantaneous.

My device is rooted and I can install xposed if that would help. Any answers are appreciated!

Update: Still haven't found a solution


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I accidentally turned on talkback in the Accessibility menu. When I turned it on I got some kind of walk through on how to use it. I couldn't cancel it. So I turned off my phone.

When I turned it back on again it took me 15 minutes to unlock my phone. Apparently I had to touch a button to give it focus and then double tap it to click it.

Now my question is: how do I turn this off? I can't reach the settings because I have don't know how to access a drop down and I can't scroll through all my apps.


texts: Restore Notifications Sound Volume without Factory Reset?

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My HTC Desire 728 (Android 5.1) suddenly stopped emitting any notification sounds for Messages (SMS aka "text") and WhatsApp incoming messages.

First thing I did was to check the "global quick setting" for the speaker: It's on Normal (i.e. not silent or vibrate).

Then, I checked Settings > Sound & notification > Notification sound. Sound is selected as should be but when I click it (or press the volume up mechanical button), its volume is extremely low, practically silent. Repeatedly clicking it (or pressing the volume up button) increases volume until it sounds just fine. But as soon as stop clicking it, within 2-3 seconds it returns to the problematic silent volume setting.

This is not how it used to be and it appears that there is something (app? service? daemon?) that forces the volume back to silent.

I wiped the cache partition as well but that did not help.

Any idea how to solve this without needing to go through the hassle of entire factory reset?

Note: All other sounds (ring, media, in-call are fine). It's only the Messages/WhatsApp notification sound that misbehave.

UPDATE: Groping in the dark, I continued to troubleshoot and I found that the problem is in essence Notifications volume turning itself down. One can learn from that thread a factory reset does not help anyway. I will study that thread and report back.


texts: Android: Unreadable files - broken flash cells?

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In the last month I noticed that more and more files on the internal data partition of my Android phone are broken. The files cannot be read via MTP and are empty when opened on the phone itself (e.g. grey pictures). As the number of "new" broken files increases I think that a part of the flash memory is broken.

1st: Is that a possible explanation? I would have expected flash controllers to hide broken cells automatically?!

2nd: Can I manually mark those sectors as bad sectors?

3rd: SATA-SSDs show how weared-down they are via SMART reporting - is there a way to check the quality of the flash cells within an android device?

Android is 4.4 CM 11.


texts: Where have the megabytes from my downloaded game gone to?

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I downloaded heros call game, about 130 MB. All is fine -- but I can't find the 130 MB anywhere on my phone, just about 300 KB.

Where have all the megabytes I downloaded gone to? Probably something obvious, but it's driving me mad!


texts: Most complex locked phone ever, needs a genius to solve

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Is there any hope. I feel I have exhausted all the options I have any knowledge of. I’ll explain the situation and methods i have tried.

I broke the screen on my galaxy s2 causing the touch screen to not respond and then eventually the screen to go black.

The phone got replaced and sat in a box until one days I felt the need to find out what I had left on the old phone, photos, information just out of pure curiosity.

I was able to turn the phone on and although I couldn't see anything I could hear texts coming through, the phone was buzzing etc. Anyway couldn’t see what was going on. So I borrowed my girlfriends galaxy s2 which she no longer uses and used the screen off that to use as the screen for mine via the ribbon cable. Watched a youtube video and it was all fine, booted up okay until I realised the phone was LOCKED! locked with a pin, of x amount of digits long.

I tried every possible combination I have every used, never used, I am never guessing the thing. I can’t remember if it is my usual 4 numbered pin or whether it is numbers that would spell a word.

Tried plugging into a computer but of course it wont pick it up until the correct password is entered.

The gmail unlock option, the phone has been out of use for over a year, possibly 2. It no longer shows up on account and I have no signal on the phone either. (I did put the sim back in, just realising now if i removed an aerial or something when fitting the new screen). I don’t have signal at all. there is no forgot password option.

Tried downloading kies to my mac and doing it via a usb but ran into the same problem as before.

downloaded software onto an sd card but I cannot get the device to boot into recovery mode, I think it may be because the volume buttons are not working. I am trying a method of battery out and charge the phone, heard someone say that this can force a htc into recovery mode so i thought it is at least worth a try.

I will not be defeated. I DO NOT WANT TO DO A FACTORY RESET. I will keep trying every possible option until I get a solution. Turn on the phone and find that nothing on there was worth the hassle.

I see a few ways out of this

1 bypass the lock screen via black magic and or disable it

2 somehow regain signal then use gmail account recovery, ( i don't know if a sim becomes redundant after a period of inactivity)]

3 somehow enable a pc/mac to pick it up

4 not sure about the usb otg method

Any help much appreciated


texts: "device isn't compatible with this item" - why?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Why are some Apps on the market be incompatible with my device?

I would like to download and install this app on my Samsung Continuum SCH-I400 running Android 2.2.2 but instead of a download button, the Market displays an error message that reads:

  Your device isn't compatible with this item.

I checked the minimum requirement for this app and it says Android 2.2. Why would Android Market flag it as incompatible with my phone?

Is there a way to get from the Android Market more details about this incompatibility?

What do I need to add or change in my Samsung Continuum SCH-I400 to make it compatible?


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My phone is not rooted. I'm using a Karbonn A51+ Mobile.

It's running the Stock ROM:  Android 4.4.2 "KitKat".

I have tried some apps to make it rooted like Kingo, Iroot, Framaroot and a tool like SRS Root Tool

Screenshot; I'm getting this error while trying with Framaroot:

 (Click for larger variant)

Please do help me to root my phone via PC or anything else?


texts: I have updated Marshmallow OS from Lollipop OS in my galaxy J5 mobile. since I updated this, All folders are not seen in gallery. All images are displayed in only one folder. Also there is no option for moving images into another folder in gallery.so I wanted to know how to get back all the folders in gallery instead showing in one folder???


texts: Log what an application does and accesses

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I'm a bit paranoid about the permissions that certain applications require to work on an Android phone. Specially the "Access to your storage" permission. What I'm scared of is if an application is able to access the internet and is able to access my personal data, it could simply upload it to a unknown destination.

Since I don't know much in Android, I wanted to ask if it would be possible to "log " what an apps is doing on your phone, something like:

ThisApp entered this folder
ThisApp used this file
etc...

Is there any way to do something as I've described above?


texts: how to change input method with ime command

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I want to know how to change input method using the command line. Any ideas? Sorry for my english.

I have tried this:

C:\Users\admin>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ ime list -a
ime list -a
com.huawei.inputmethod.hwpal/.PinyinIME:
  mId=com.huawei.inputmethod.hwpal/.PinyinIME mSettingsActivityName=com.huawei.i
nputmethod.hwpal.SettingsActivity
  mIsDefaultResId=0x7f080000
  Service:
    priority=0 preferredOrder=0 match=0x108000 specificIndex=-1 isDefault=false
    ServiceInfo:
      name=com.huawei.inputmethod.hwpal.PinyinIME
      packageName=com.huawei.inputmethod.hwpal
      labelRes=0x7f0c0000 nonLocalizedLabel=null icon=0x0
      enabled=true exported=true processName=com.huawei.inputmethod.hwpal
      permission=android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD
      flags=0x0
org.apelikecoder.bulgariankeyboard/.BulgarianIME:
  mId=org.apelikecoder.bulgariankeyboard/.BulgarianIME mSettingsActivityName=org
.apelikecoder.bulgariankeyboard.BulgarianIMESettings
  mIsDefaultResId=0x0
  Service:
    priority=0 preferredOrder=0 match=0x108000 specificIndex=-1 isDefault=false
    ServiceInfo:
      name=org.apelikecoder.bulgariankeyboard.BulgarianIME
      packageName=org.apelikecoder.bulgariankeyboard
      enabled=true exported=true processName=org.apelikecoder.bulgariankeyboard
      permission=android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD
      flags=0x0
com.thihaayekyaw.frozenkeyboard/com.example.android.softkeyboard.SoftKeyboard:
  mId=com.thihaayekyaw.frozenkeyboard/com.example.android.softkeyboard.SoftKeybo
ard mSettingsActivityName=com.example.android.softkeyboard.FKSettings
  mIsDefaultResId=0x0
  Service:
    priority=0 preferredOrder=0 match=0x108000 specificIndex=-1 isDefault=false
    ServiceInfo:
      name=com.example.android.softkeyboard.SoftKeyboard
      packageName=com.thihaayekyaw.frozenkeyboard
      enabled=true exported=true processName=com.thihaayekyaw.frozenkeyboard
      permission=android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD
      flags=0x0
shell@android:/ $ ime enable com.example.android.softkeyboard.SoftKeyboard
ime enable com.example.android.softkeyboard.SoftKeyboard
Error: Unknown id: null
shell@android:/ $


texts: Odin Write Operation Failing on GT-N7000

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My phone appears to be in a bootloop as it is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Screen. I cannot access recovery mode, I can only access Downloading Mode. It started when I used Rom Manager to flash CWM to my device and do a backup. I have tried flashing a stock ROM to my device but ODIN (v3.9) gives me the following error:

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N7000XXLT9_N7000XXLT3_N7000ORALT3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

And shows a FAIL at the top in red.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be much appreciated.

Is trying a PIT file a good idea in this case? Where would I get one?

Thank you.


texts: Why doesn't Samsung Kies show an update for my Galaxy Ace?

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My phone has Android 2.3.3, build GINGERBREAD.XWPKY. I have the latest version of Kies and my phone isn't rooted. But I believe I should see an upgrade to 2.3.5 there. Any clues?

Note: When I first plugged my phone into Kies, it found a firmware update. I wasn't very sure what it was, but after the update the version is still 2.3.3 (which is the version before I did that update.)


texts: How to backup broken screen phone when USB debugging IS NOT enabled?

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I dropped my Samsung S3. Now I cannot see anything, just a white screen with purple, black, and green lines. Before it blanked out, it wasn't recognizing my finger touch. Any idea on how or what to repair? I want to save my phone so I can backup all my data.

Screen has a small crack on the lower right part of the screen:

the colors are all messed up
can't press anything
can be turned on and can hear the starting sound
can still receive calls and text
USB debugging WAS NOT ENABLED


texts: View Contact-Facebook connection on computer

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Before I started using an Android phone, I had already connected my Google contacts with their Facebook profiles by including a URL-type field named “Facebook” with a link to their profiles.

The Android Contacts app was clever enough to link (many of) my Google contacts to their Facebook profiles, but this link seems to exist only in the phone, not in Google Contacts.

Is there a way to view & edit this aspect of my contacts database on my computer?


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texts: An app put made my Status Bar auto-hide and transparent. How to fix? (Nova, System UI)

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What I've tried: uninstall the app (Black Pocket) and restart.

Also tried: Google. All search results tell me how to hide the status bar, which is not what I want.

Obviously like most users I want to see all the battery and connectivity icons when I press the power button, then the Home button.

Using Nova and System UI on Android 8.1.0 on a Nexus 6P - as if this would have anything to do with it, when I saw the status bar go transparent and auto-hide upon install of the app...


texts: Make Titanium Backup work across multiple user accounts

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I'm using CyanogenMod 12.0. I have installed Titanium Backup in primary user account.  I have an another user. I tend to let the other user have apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, some games, etc., while letting the owner for maintenance of the device.

The owner has root access while the other user doesn't, so I can't use Titanium Backup as the other but I need to make backups of the other user's apps.  Titanium Backup only lists the apps installed under the primary user account.

So, how to make backup of apps installed in a secondary user account, using Titanium Backup?

Note

I know there exists other backup options but I want to use Titanium Backup (one day or another I'll have to).

If there are other ways besides "using SuperSU instead" I'd appreciate it.


texts: How can I get word completion with physical keyboard?

texts: Is there any app or method that provides word completion when using a physical keyboard?


texts: Ainol Novo 10 Hero and Tesco Hudl - can I update the OS?

texts:
I've got a couple of old tablets that don't get updates from the mnaufacturer any more.
Are there any options for a new OS on them - Android, Linux, LineageOS or whatever?

Tablets are

Tesco Hudl
Ainol Novo 10 Hero quad core


texts: Can a Custom ROM affect the performance of my battery?

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My Device is Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500. A week ago, I flashed a custom ROM on my Device, now my phone's battery drains out even if the phone is on stand by. Previously, it degraded but not so drastically. Sometimes the battery percentage increases automatically.

Is it a battery problem or Is it due to the Custom ROM?


texts: Prevent double notifications for an email

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My Email app seems to notify me about new email from Gmail. However, I use Gmail app with my Gmail account too. In the end, I always got 2 notifications for 1 email.

How can I make the Email app to not notify me? (I prefer Gmail app)


texts: number in the top right corner of the camera app?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What does the blue 0 mean in the top right hand corner of my camera?

What is the number shown in the top right corner of the camera app that comes installed with Android 2.3.5? It shows 905 right now but I don't know what it means. Does it have anything to do with the zoom or the light level or the space in the SD card for more pictures to be taken?


texts: how do I block a caller from leaving a voice mail on a prepaid plan.I have a lg g2?  I don't want a certin person to leave a volcemail


texts: Is there a widget that shows free/busy status of one of my Google Calendar calendars?

texts: I have, in my Google Calendar account, several calendars which have been shared by friends/family/co-workers.  Is there a widget which I can place on my phone's home page which will show whether or not a given person (or calendar) is "in an appointment" or not?  I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S, but it is running a 2.2 build (Team Whiskey).


texts: What are the advantages of Android apps being single threaded?

texts:
I read a statement on http://developer.android.com that said:

  When an application is launched, the system creates a thread of execution for the application, called "main." This thread is very important because it is in charge of dispatching events to the appropriate user interface widgets, including drawing events. It is also the thread in which your application interacts with components from the Android UI toolkit. The system does not create a separate thread for each instance of a component. All components that run in the same process are instantiated in the UI thread, and system calls to each component are dispatched from that thread.

I just wanted to know why Android has opted for this single threaded model architecture and not gone for multi-threaded. What are the advantages that they are getting out of this?


texts: How to import an OBF map file into OsmAnd?

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The map file provided by OsmAnd for a particular region has inaccuracies, so I would like to use this fixed OBF file instead.

How to do that?

Below is the procedure described on the website providing the fixed map, unfortunately it did not seem to work (when viewing the whole country the regions downloaded within OsmAnd (official OBF files) are highlighted in green, but the non-official region does not show in green).

  First, uninstall any standard OsmAnd maps of the region, because they
  will conflict with your custom map.

  Copy the map file to the Android device. If you have downloaded the
  map file from this site, be sure to unzip it first.

  For example, use a network-capable file manager, such as ES File
  Explorer.

  Put the map into the osmand data folder (you can check which it is
  under Settings → General → Misc → Data folder )

  It seems that the map needs to be renamed once within OsmAnd's Map
  manager (Map management → Local → Select your file → Rename) before it
  is actually recognized by OsmAnd.

  Afterwards, don't forget that you have to change the description
  language (Configure map → Description language) to English to see the
  transliterated place names.

  Also, as the base world map has not been created using
  JapanMapTranslate, you will need to zoom in a bit so that your local
  map is actually used.

Note: Unlike my other question How to import a .obf POI file in OsmAnd this question is about maps, not POIs. Answers at that question do not solve the problem here.


texts: Wifi slow and delays with wifi power save on

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This is what i get at a device factory reset. Samsung galaxy S7562 . I have tested over 30 different devices with my access point and this doesnt occur - no problems.
The other access point I have has better times and works with this android but gets disconnected after some time and it wont connect again. It will connected after a minute or so.

If i turn wifi  power save off from service mode then it works without any problem. Problem is visible at my app where small chunks of information are sent. When browsing although pings are the same there is just slower loading of page.However it seems that pings get low for 1 or 2 secs while loading a page but still slow.

When i turn power save off it works fine though.

Any idea for permament slution ? Even to turn power save off always


texts: How can I Recover deleted WhatsApp Images on Samsung Galaxy S2?

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The day before yesterday I was browsing my WhatsApp images. Upon browsing them, I accidentally deleted one image that means a lot to me.

I've tried Dr.Fone did not really work.
I've heard that if I uninstall it, I'll be able to restore my data (but I am not sure, I am afraid I'll lose my data).


texts:
A year back, when I opened "Directions" on my phone, below the start and end point, where 4 options:

Driving
Public transport
Walking
Cycling

Now cycling is replaced by "Ride Services" which I never use, and do not care about. How can I get "Cycling" back?


texts: Why is my storage not using all of its storage?

texts: My phone says it has 8GB of memory but its only allowing me to use 4GB, why is this? I have already searched this in google but nothing has come up.


texts: Can I disable the gallery preview icon in the Galaxy S4's camera app?

texts: The camera on my Galaxy S4 has a box in the top left corner of the screen which shows photos from the Gallery. How do I turn that off? I only want to be looking at the camera screen.


texts: Unable to update Google App on Nexus 6P running Android N Developer Preview

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A few weeks ago I installed Google App version 5.14.15.NYC.21.arm64 on my Nexus 6P running Android N Developer Preview 3. Now this app is not getting any updates from the Play Store and not letting me install any of its update in the usual method.

If I try, it gives me an error saying:

"The package conflicts with an existing package by the same name".

I tried through adb using:

adb shell pm uninstall -k com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

However, I got the following error:

Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR].

The newest version of this app is version 6.0.17.21. Also there is no option coming up on the phone to uninstall this update. What should I do?


texts: Know of an app that lets you transfer a text message conversation into an email?

texts:
A friend of mine is looking for an application that he can grab a text message conversation from his phone and maybe copy/paste it into another application like an email app or just "send to email" kind of function.

Anyone know anything about an app like this?


texts: I have enabled contact sync with my Google account on my Google Nexus phone running Android 4.1.2. One of my contacts' profile photo appears rotated to the left instead of being upright as set by the contact. The photo shows correctly when I view it on Google sites using the web browser on my laptop. What could be the issue and how to fix this?


texts: Trying to update Nexus 5 to 5.1.1 and using Nandroid backup

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I'm trying to update my Nexus 5 to 5.1.1, but when I restore my Nandroid backup I lose the update.

What should I do?


texts: Verifying a backup which I used ADB via DroidExplorer

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I have a non-rooted tablet which I did an ADB backup thru DroidExplorer.  The backup ended abruptly with no success/failure indication (which appears to be a feature of ADB).

I want to verify that the backup looks correct.  I tried using the "upack" on the file folder context menu (which I think was added by DroidExplorer?).  It asked for the password and then did nothing.

I guess there are lower level ways to unpack the file which I'll try next but my questions concerning DroidExplorer are:  Is the context menu "unpack" part of it?  Is it not working or is there a fix for it?  Also, I'd like to backup the external SD card as well...  looking at the backup file size, the backup is only doing the internal mem at most.  Is there a way to include the external SD thru DroidExplorer?  There was a choice for SD\card but I think that might only do the internal one?  And lastly, will ADB work correctly/completely on a non-rooted device?


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A while back when the OTA update came out for Lollipop 5.0, the tablet became exceedingly slow, practically unusable. So, I followed the instructions in https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and reinstalled the 4.4.4 ROM.
The system continued to offer the upgrade but I ignored it. Today, I tried to install it. It is offering 5.0.2. It says that it has already been downloaded (~300Mb) but when I tap on Restart and Install, it says "rebooting in x seconds" until it says "rebooting now" but never does. The it says "downloaded and verified" again and the button changes back to "Restart and install" from "cancel install"

I tried doing this operation in safe mode but to no avail.

A few weeks ago, I cleared the cache partition a couple of times, if this has any importance.

Is there a way to redownload Lollipop OTA without sideloading?


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When putting music on my phone, I blindly added some albums, but I don't necessarily like all of the songs on the album.  My solution has been to simply down vote the songs I don't want as they play.

I know realize that those songs are still on my phone, just taking up space.  Is there a way to find these songs easily so that I can delete them?

I've tried using a playlist manager to create a smart playlist, but rating wasn't a filter option.


texts: Android 7 ignoring Auto Updates turned OFF. Any solution?

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In Settings -> System apps updater, I've turned  "Auto updates" to OFF. However, I've just received a message "5 apps updated". In fact it has updated Gmail, Maps, Chrome, Google Photos and Telegram.

It has changed a number of settings on those apps WHICH I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE.

Among those apps I only want to update Telegram, so why do the rest of them update against my will and change it's configuration?? I can't believe how far is Google going on forcing users to do what they don't want to.

How can I effectively tell Android that I don't want it's updates?

EDIT:  Besides the information Matthew Read pointed, one can uninstall these updates on Settings -> Installed apps -> [Each app], so one can free a great quantity of space.


texts: What does "mount namespace separation" in the app SuperSU do?

texts: The title pretty much says it all. What does  "mount namespace separation" in the app SuperSU do and how does it affect other apps?


texts: Can YouTube videos be downloaded with subtitles for offline viewing using the app?

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I noticed that when I download a video in the YouTube app for offline viewing, subtitles are not included.

What do I need to do so that I can see subtitles while viewing a video offline?


texts: Still prompted to sign in after Google account removal

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We have a Galaxy Tab 2 that is primarily used by my wife. Until recently my Google account was on there too, I removed this on the device in Settings > Accounts. But... for some reason she still gets alerts in the notification shade to sign in to my Google account.

I can no longer see the device in Device Manager, so can't deauthorise it from there. There could be an app on there that was added using my Google account, but I can't easily find out which one it would be.

Hope someone can help?


texts: Why such outlined fonts appearing randomly in my phone?

texts: See the OK Google thing in the screenshot?


texts: How to Restore contacts taken from newer android version into PC and into old android version

texts: How restore contacts from PC (back up took very long back from galaxy S3/S4 using samsung kies 3 or samsung smart switch and now phone not available) into Samsung  Grand Duos GT-I9082, 4.2 Jelly bean version. I do not have Memory card. When I try connecting Samsung Galaxy grand Kies 3 is showing message as 'Unsupported model or version'?


texts:
I would like to know if there is such a possibility to create NFC tag and then use it to execute complex commands on a tablet, for example opening a specific application or changing a certain system setting.
Is this kind of project possible to accomplish?


texts: Tasker, how to append a string to a variable

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Tasker is making this simple task complicated.

I am doing a "Send Intent" action within a task and I need the extra 1 and extra 2 to be a string concatenated to a number variable concatenated to another string.

In most languages it'd be something like

extra1 = "str1:" + integer + "str2"

It'd be easier if there were spaces between the strings; it'd just be str1 %integer str2, but there are no spaces to separate things out.

How do I accomplish this?


texts: Strange exchange mail behaviour on Cyanogen OS

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I have a Wileyfox Spark X running Cyanogen OS 13.0 and use the Gmail app and the stock email app for personal and work mails.

The stock e-mail runs into problems when I reply to an e-mail thread. Instead of sending the mail, it goes to an Outbox, its status changes to 'Sending...' for all eternity and there is no way to make it re-try. That makes it practically unreachable - the only thing I can do from here is deleting it.

New messages such as ones with only 'test' in them are sent, but not usually straight away - often only after I have gone into settings - incoming server and made it re-authenticate.

All in all the stock email app seems to work in a completely other way than I am used to or not at all. Does anyone know the cause of this strange behaviour and how to change it?

Previously on CM12 I was running TypeApp which was brilliant with Outlook Exchange (which seems to be bad system for phones in the 1st place). It seems wrong though to have the stock app there doing nothing...


texts: Don't use Google and APKPure misbehaves - how do I update apps?

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I have RedMi 3s (Android 6.0.1) phone. Also, I don't like Google, don't use their email and don't work with a Google account - so I don't use the Google Play Store.
For a few years, I have been using the APK Pure app to update all of my other apps. But - a while ago (perhaps early this year?) - somehow, it kind of stopped working. That is, it recognizes the apps that need updates, but never manages to actually get the updates going.
So what I'm looking for is another method/venue/app for routinely updating my apps. Preferably - one in which I don't have to actually press "INSTALL" for every single update, but I'm willing to live with that.
Alternatively, if I could someone overcome my APK Pure issue, that would be good too.
Any ideas?
Note: Manually updating individual apps works fine.


texts: Relationship between a recovery and a ROM

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As far as I understand:

Recoveries (e.g. ClockworkMod) can be used, among other things, to install new versions of the Android OS, like custom ROMs (e.g. CyanogenMod) by updating the ROM section which contains the Android OS firmware. Recoveries are entered by shutting down the phone and powering it up by pressing special button combinations, so the phone doesn't enter the regular OS, but instead activates the recovery section.

Now, from that I expect that, the Recovery is something like the boot system on a PC (e.g. GRUB), that is separate from the actual OS, and activated when there is trouble getting into the OS. And because it's not a part of the OS, it can be used to update the OS itself.

However, what I'm confused about is this:

The guide to installing CyanogenMod on GT-S5570 says that "The official Android 2.3 update from Samsung must be applied before following this guide."
Another guide for flashing the ClockworkMod recovery on GT-S5570 also says that if you have 2.2 on the phone, you have to use a different version of ClockworkMod recovery, than if you have 2.3.

What is the relationship between these two, a recovery and the Android OS?

Further:

Is a different version of the recovery really needed for different OS versions?
Is this something specific to ClockworkMod, or is it how Android's recovery system works always?
If a recovery can be used to update the OS to a different version, does the recovery then become invalid after the update?


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I'm trying to figure out how exactly works the Android Verified Boot process and its usage with custom ROMs. The documentation I found on it is unclear (or outdated) as there seems to be several ways to do it.

What I understood (please correct me if I'm wrong) is listed below.

Before flashing :

The bootloasder is initially locked, and has to be unlocked through the fastboot command (and a physical confirmation from the end user).
The user data are totally wiped in order to prevent unauthorized access through rooting process (e.g. if a device is theft and the thief tries to access private data).
The custom ROM public key is stored in the user-settable root of trust (alongside with the manufacturer's one) when the OS is flashed.

Boot process (after flashing) :

The systems is powered on (physical button)
The device embedded BIOS reads the public keys stored in the root of trust (manufacturer and user-settable) and verifies that the kernel image has not been tampered.
If the public key used to check kernel tampering is the user-stable one, then a 10 seconds warning is displayed in order to warn the end-user that the pub. key used to perform these checks is not the manufacturer's one.
Once the kernel integrity is confirmed, the initial ram image is loaded and the init process is called.
The dm-verity kernel module ensures that the boot process is not tampered through cryptographically signature checks, using a public key.

As I write these lines, several steps are still unclear to me :

Why are warnings displayed during boot if integrity checks pass ? I mean, even if the user-settable root of trust is used (instead of the manufacturer's one), integrity checks are still OK, don't they ?
Is the UNLOCKED state needed in order to set the user-settable root of trust, or is it needed to bypass Android Verified Boot ?
How is handled the "tamper evident" feature for the user-settable root of trust ? I mean : the user-settable root of trust should only be set by the end user (and not the manufacturer) but how can we be sure that It did not set one anyway ? Moreover, if the system is rooted, how can we be sure that the "new" OS has not reset the tamper evident flag ? Are one-time programmable memory used ?
What public key is used by the dm-verity kernel module in order to perform integrity checks ?

Thanks in advance !


texts: Why using ADB command 'settings put global preferred_network_mode' doesn't reflect the changes in Test Settings?

texts:
I've been trying to search about changing network mode programmatically which was already answered, but I noticed that when using:

settings put global preferred_network_mode x
settings put global preferred_network_modex x

Changes doesn't reflect to the Test settings, which can be access through *#*#4636#*#*, and some device doesn't get the change in their phone signal literally after the command.

So question:

  Why using ADB command 'settings put global preferred_network_mode' doesn't
  reflect the changes in Test Settings but manually changing the
  network preference under Settings or the opposite changing from Test
  settings using UI will reflect the change to each other.


texts: Do I have a branded smartphone (HTC Desire)?

texts:
When my HTC Desire boots, I can first see a purple Android (?) icon, then a white background and the 'HTC' text, then a short animation with text 'T-Mobile'. Does that mean that I got a branded phone? The rest of the system doesn't show any signs of T-Mobile and I'm on a Vodafone prepaid 'contract'.

I'm worried that I got a branded phone (which means I'll get Froyo later than other HTC Desire owners) even though I'm not with T-Mobile.


texts: How to delete/edit one in series of reoccuring events

texts:
Is there a way to delete or edit just one event in a series of reoccuring events?

Htc Desire

Kernel Version 2.6.32.15-gf5a501c

Software Number Version 2.29.405.2


texts: Is it possible to revert the latest update of the Gmail app for Android?


texts: Change default Chrome Built-in dictionary

texts:
I have recently noticed that once I select a word in Chrome, I get an option "Dictionary" that would take me to this app.
This is the icon of the app:

I can't uninstall this app, thus this means that this is an app by default/built-in.

Is there any way of using another dictionary from the contextual menu of a web page in chrome? By this I mean when you select one word in a webpage there is this popup that comes up with the last option dictionary. The built-in dictionary is quite poor for certain languages, and I'm using dictionaries quite a lot.

Ideally I'd like to use GoldenDict: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.goldendict.android

but any other dictionary would be fine.

My android verison is 8.0 on a Galaxy S7.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Nexus - Add new contacts from call log screen

texts: Using the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, How do you add new contacts using a number from the call log screen? According to the manual there should be a +contacts button but I do not see it.


texts:
Here is a video of the problem I am having.

Basically, when I am recording a video and the phone receives a notification (even if the phone is on silent) the video and audio step out of sync massively!!

See the link below, I made a video to show what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9CYqAqPLS4


texts: Does an android phone unroot itself on factory reset?

texts: If you root your android device, and then factory restore it... does it remain rooted?


texts: Opening .memo files from Samsung default memo app

texts: I have .memo files on my PC from the default memo app on a previously owned Samsung phone. When opened in Notepad, the files do not contain plain text. How can I recover the contents of the memos?


texts:
Maps worked fine on my Galaxy S5 up until a few days ago. All of a sudden, I can't access my history, get directions or see the map of where I am when I open the app. When I go to the menu, it still lists the email that connects to my account, but nothing works. Still works fine on my other devices. History, directions, etc., show up on my laptop & tablet on the same account. I tried signing out & signing in again and deleting updates. No change.

How can I get my Maps working again?


texts:
I got a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now for more than 2 years. Since a week my phone reboots without an error. And when it reboots then it will keep rebooting, my phone can´t startup anymore. I need to remove the battery and charge it a little (even though my battery is 50% full) before it can startup normally.

I already tried to factory reset my phone but this didn't help.

Is there a way to determine why my phone keeps doing this or do I need to accept that my phone is broken?


texts: Do you know other Android keypad commands (dialer codes)?

texts:
There a lots of differents keypad commands in Android. Which one do you know ?

Some of them are listed here :

*#*#checkin#*#*  Phones home to check for updates.

*#*#info#*#* - Enters a detailed phone information menu.

*#*#1472365#*#* : Access to the GPS config menu (useful for patching Galaxy S GPS failure)


texts: How to recover photos from facotry reset S6?

texts: So, somehow my S6 factory reset while it was in my pocket while I was climbing. Still not sure how. But I need to recover the photo files off of it, whatever might still be left in the slack space. I figured I'd just mount it up and run foremost over it, but apparently there's no way to mount it as a USB Mass Storage Device? sigh What are my alternatives? Is there any way to get it to show up in linux as a /dev/sdx device so that I can run some forensic tools over it?


texts: Do I need to root my Pixel 3 phone in order to install GrapheneOS?

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I am interested in stalling GrapheneOS custom ROM on a Pixel 3 phone.
Does this require that I root the phone?


texts:
3 weeks ago my HTC EVO 3d (rooted, S-OFF and with LEEDroid latest ROM) started to randomly change ringtones and alarm tones (mainly at reboot, but occasionally during normal use).

If I restore the right tones settings then the right tones are played, until I reboot the phone. When the phone restarts (and sometimes also without rebooting) tones changes again.

New tones are random, but the pool is limited to a very small subset of the tones I have availables (the tones I use more often) Some of them are on internal memory and some of them are on SD.

Moreover, another problem appeared at once: the alert tone for received mail in the mail app (NOT gmail) should be the one set in the "message" setting (in Mail there's no place to set a separate tone) but on my phone it is not... it's another tone that I never set anywhere.

Already tried to fix permissions, check for SD errors, but no result.

There's something I can check to see what is failing in the system? I can use adb and all the development tools if needed.


texts: Why has my location history stopped working?

texts:
From the time that Google Maps updated to the newest version, my device (Samsung Galaxy S3) no longer logs my location history althrought I have turned it on. I have tried uninstalling updates and installing them again, turning off and on location history but it still doesn't work.

Is there something I'm doing wrong or is it just some kind of bug? Anyone?


texts: my phone's display is damaged and i need to transfer all the data from the phone but it has a screen lock, what can be done?

texts:
my phone's display is damaged and there's a crack on it's screen too.
before getting the phone repaired i need to transfer all the data from the phone to my mac but i am facing a problem while doing this. to transfer the data the phone needs to be unlocked and my phone is locked via a pattern lock. i tried randomly the pattern on the phone's screen but it dint work out. i need an alternative that would help me unlock the phone so that i may transfer all the data. Please help.


texts: How to setup ADB for TCP on Galaxy S3 with broken USB port

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I have a SGH-I747 phone that has a problem with the USB port (it will charge, but is never recognized so no ADB. Phone was actually sent to Samsung and they stated 'Beyond repair - gross electromechanical damage').

I would like to use the phone for development and was hoping to setup ADB to work over TCP. Seems like the only way to set this up is to either have a rooted phone or be able to set the phone into tcpip directly over USB.

I was hoping to find an apk that would root this model but there doesn't appear to be one.

Is there any other way to get adbd into TCP listening mode?


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I just got a new Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. I used Samsung Smart Switch and I have Google set to backup my data and restore it. But on all the apps that got automatically restored there was none of my data. I was looking at ADB and saw the backup option. So I was wondering if doing adb backup -f ./samsung.bk -obb -all -nosystem and then restoring the backup file to my new device would work or just brick it? My current device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S. I used -nosystem so it wouldn't overwrite the core system files.

Many thanks is advanced.
Geoffrey S.


texts: How to prevent Android from automatically downloading System Updates from the cellular network?

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I've had Verizon's Samsung Note 5 for about 1.5 years. I don't have (and don't really want to pay for) an unlimited data plan so I use cellular data sparingly and use my home WiFi when downloading apps, updates, etc.

This morning I discovered my phone had, on its own, downloaded the Android 7 system update using my Verizon cellular data. Previously, the phone would only check for system updates and then notify me that an update was available for download (at which point I would use my WiFi to download the update)

How can one prevent Android from using the cellular network to download system (Android) updates without permission?

(I tagged this as Marshmallow since that was the version that had the auto-download bug in it, but I want to know how to prevent auto downloading of system updates in Android 7.0 also)


texts: How to make a backup from internal storage of my Galaxy S3 Neo while it stucks on Samsung logo screen?

texts:
My Galaxy S3 Neo has stopped working without any clear reason! I woke up and looked at my phone screen. It was showing the logo of Samsung. Then I turned it off by removing the battery. Since then I have been trying to turn it on but again it stuck on the logo screen. I tried first, "wipe cache partition" from recovery menu (by pressing power bottom+home+volume up) but it did not work. Second, I tried using another battery and it shows that the battery works well. Third, I start using the safe mode but it could be loaded. There I have two questions:

I do not want to miss my personal information, photos, apps, etc. which are in my internal storage. This is very important for me. Please help me:(
What should I do with the problem?


texts: Android keeps asking me to add a new or existing account after factory reset

texts: I factory reset my android phone but now I can't get pass the  "Provide existing or new account" screen. It allows me to provide my existing account, we walk through the screens, I skip the credit card screen then it takes me back to the add account screen, so I already added like 3 accounts but it seems like is an infinite loop so what can I do?


texts: Is it possible to only use your Google account for Google Play only?

texts:
I'm developing Android applications on a phone (5.0.2) provided by my company so I'm supposed to log on Google Play in order to download other applications and test them.

The thing is with that, all of my Gmail, Drive, Photos, Hangouts, Youtube, Keep (and the list goes on) are automatically synchronized and made available with a simple "login button"... Which is quite embarrassing.

Everytime I try to log out from any of those google services, it redirects me to Android's parameters accounts tab... like it's all or nothing.

So the question is : How can I login to Google Play alone ?
Thanks


texts: Play a live YouTube stream in the YouTube app

texts:
For example youtube.com/opener - it won't play via the browser, but I can't figure out how to access it via the app.

Is it possible?


texts: Is there any study on how which services/sensors consume the battery?

texts:
I am looking for some study/comparison on how battery-consuming are specific services/sensors (3G, Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, accelerometer) in Android devices. I know that the exact answer might differ depending on a phone but the question is general - which sensors are more consuming than others.

Has anyone stumbled across something like that?


texts: Cannot add Outgoing COM port for any android device

texts:
My problem is that I need to add outgoing com port to my android device (Nexus 4) Windows 8 x64 connected via Bluetooth.

This is usually done by using Bluetooth settings on the PC and then from "COM ports" tab yo "Add" -> "Outgoing port". However, when I try to add my device it shows me error "The device you have selected does not have a serial port service running". For Incoming port it work fine, but that's not the option I need.

I've also tried to connect Samsung Galaxy S3, Nexus 7 and rooted Nexus 4. Both on Windows 8 x64 and Windows 7 x32. Nothing worked. Then I connected an old phone which uses Symbian 8(?) and it worked fine. Of course the devices are paired before I try do add COM port.

I did good search on Google, but I did not find a way to "turn on serial port service". There's an app (Serial Port API Sample) which supposedly should help with my problem, but it doesn't - I can't get it to work, always showing an error.

I need the outgoing port so I can control my device like a modem by using Matlab.


texts: Galaxy Tab 4, Wifi strong but internet drops constantly

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I'm having this issue with my father's Galaxy Tab 4. He can be just feet from the router and even though the WiFi is strong, the internet keeps dropping on his device.

Even my crappy Dell Venue 8 almost never drops the internet despite the issues it came out with.

I already updated the Galaxy's firmware and didn't fix the issue. I found this is a documented issue in other sites but the samsung link they were giving to troubleshoot this issue was no longer working.

Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!


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texts: How do you enable Hotspot Wifi Sharing on Nexus 5 Android M version on Sprint, Tmobile, and AT&T?

texts: I just loaded the Android M preview version as of July 2015. I'm also on the Sprint network and my phone is rooted. How can I enable wifi hotspot ability on Android M?


texts: How can I edit a movie with Movie Studio?

texts: Using Movie Studio, how can I edit a video, specifically split it to remove a portion of the video? I've figured out how to apply effects and transitions, but I want to clip a portion. Is it possible?


texts: Change Gmail account to make in-app purchase?

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What is the procedure to change email account which you want to use to make in-app purchase?

Take a look at the image.

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I am using 2 Gmail accounts and only 1 has a credit card attached. The primary account has a credit card, the secondary does not. But my secondary account is always in the payment dialogue. The secondary account is also not the account used in Play Store app.

I found no way to change this email.


texts: Does You Android drains battery after system update?

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I've recently received 2 updates for my Samsung Galasy S5 (SM-G900F) Android 5.0
There was security patch 2015-05-01, and some other update.

I can not prove that, but my battery drains like 3x faster than before updates, and phone is visibly slower. It may be some stuff in my system, but for now I blame the update.

Making it more wired: how could we check, if the producer does not 'break' it's own system (by making it slower, drain battery faster) to switch to a new phone?

Any suggestion on how to track the battery-draining/processor-heavy tasks, or a nice Cyanogen for my phone? It's still under warranty, so I'd prefer not to switch to CM yet.


texts: Xperia Arc S typing problem while connected to PC?

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I am having a problem with my Xperia Arc S, running Android v4.0.3. When I connect my phone to PC with USB cable, and trying to type anything while it's connected, my phone detects a single touch as a multiple random touches (e.g., I press "w", and it writes "wgjr4"), and when I'm trying to delete errors, it deletes one letter and again types several. It's annoying, and there's gotta to be some solution.

Can anybody tell me where is the problem, and how to fix it?


texts: I would like to block specific apps from making connection to internet. I sometimes am connected by VPN but not always. How can I make firewall work for both VPN and not VPN, wifi and mobile data? My phone has root.


texts: How does the Google Play Store get updated?

texts: I have a Micromax A110 Canvas 2 device with Android ICS 4.0. A few day ago, the Google Play Store app updated automatically with a new look. After a week I updated my device with Jelly Bean 4.1. So I got the Play Store with an older look (without an update). I was hoping for an auto update. But even after two days, the Play Store remains without an update. So how can I update the Play Store myself?


texts: Is there any terminal (ADB) command for Android to change the launcher wallpaper?


texts: How do I translate an application that is protected and cannot be translated by AllTrans Xposed Module?

texts: I've been trying to translate this application using AllTrans, yet I don't know how to do it by extracting and recompiling the APK?


texts: Open 4 fixed files in a tab in file browser via tasker

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I have 4 file in a directory (path fixed). I want to open (and maybe edit as well) them like a tabbed file browser using tasker.
Is this possible?
For 4 files   A,B,C & D what I am looking for is:

 ____  ____  ____  ____
/_A__\/_b__\/_c__\/_d__\
|                       |
|Content of A when A    |
|is tabbed, and so for  |
|B,C,D                  |
|_______________________|

Kindly help

Update
While I am trying, with help from many videos, I have reached:

Scene: File browse
P:627x1154L:-1x-1
Element: Menu1/Menu
Geometry:
P:29,156 568x321 L:-1,-1 -1x-1
Content:
Source: Manual
Variable: %File_list
Selection Mode: None
Item Layout: Builtin Item Layout
Horizontal Space: 0
Vertical Space: 0
Events:
ItemClick: 31
Items:
1. Label: F1 Action: Open File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/Family.txt Mime Type: ]
2. Label: F2 Action: Open File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/WeekEnd.txt Mime Type: ]

but no idea about:
1) how to get a tabbed view
2) how to actually open the content of those file.

It currently looks like: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B02WblgE6NEvS292M1liRW1lS00/view?usp=sharing

Which is not at all what I am looking for.


texts: How to fix apk not installed error in fortnite apk?

texts: I am trying to install Fortnite on my phone. But it's saying the app is not installed. I tried on a few other phones too. It is not installing on any device I tried, but they all are actually incompatible for Fortnite. Even if it's not supported, why is it not installing? I can see many incompatible APKs installing on my device well. Is there anyway I can fix this?


texts: How to format an SD card directly inside Android?

texts: How can I format an SD card directly inside Android?


texts: What is this strange screen I'm stuck into; no response to any touch [LineageOS, HCT M8]

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HTC One M8 with LineageOS 15.0 (custom ROM, has always worked well until now).

Suddenly I only see this screen: 5:37 (the time it got stuck) in cyan dots, and a field of green and white dots (possibly a big battery icon).

Phone doesn't respond to touching touchscreen, or even the hardware buttons. Tried to press Power to turn the phone off, but nothing happens.

I was doing nothing in particular with the phone when or before this happened, just woke it up from sleep and found it in this state.

What is this screen?

How to get out of this?

Could this even be a virus or other malware maybe?