texts: Help me to Unlock Bootloader on this Chinese phone

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I am trying to unlock the bootloader for my device (it's a cheap Chinese phone) and then root using Magisk. The first problem is that OEM Unlock option is not available in developer options, so I got no choice other than try unlocking using fastboot. Now the second problem is that fastboot doesn't show anything at all. Normally there is a Fastboot written at the top left corner of the device but in my case there is no output but the blank screen, and I do verify that my device is in fastboot mode because when I do fastboot devices, it show's the output:
C:\Users\Mujtaba>adb devices
List of devices attached
Y3123A0310Q0100020953   device

C:\Users\Mujtaba>adb reboot bootloader

C:\Users\Mujtaba>fastboot devices
Y3123A0310Q01000209     fastboot

Since fastboot is responding, I tried to unlock the bootloader using different commands but each time I get read/write failed error.
C:\Users\Mujtaba>fastboot oem unlock
...
FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))
finished. total time: 5.011s

C:\Users\Mujtaba>fastboot oem unlock
...
FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))
finished. total time: 80.886s

Alas, I got the same results with fastboot oem unlock-go and fastboot flashing unlock as fastboot is not picking up (at least I think) any command except for fastboot devices.
I read the official guide and there I found that:

Devices should deny the fastboot flashing unlock command unless the
get_unlock_ability is set to 1. If set to 0, the user needs to boot to
the home screen, open the Settings > System > Developer options menu
and enable the OEM unlocking option (which sets the unlock_ability to
1).

My device supports unlocking bootloader because I've checked the build.prop file using adb shell getprop and it includes the properties stated below:

The ro.oem_unlock_supported property should be set at build time based
on whether the device supports flashing unlock.
If the device suppports flashing unlock, set ro.oem_unlock_supported
to 1. If the device doesn't support flashing unlock, set
ro.oem_unlock_supported to 0. If the device supports flashing unlock,
then the bootloader should indicate the lock status by setting the
kernel command line variable androidboot.flash.locked to 1 if locked
or 0 if unlocked.
For devices that support dm-verity, use ro.boot.verifiedbootstate to
set the value of ro.boot.flash.locked to 0; this unlocks the
bootloader if the verified boot state is orange.

C:\Users\Mujtaba>adb shell getprop
[ro.oem_unlock_supported]: [1]
[ro.boot.verifiedbootstate]: [green]
[ro.boot.flash.locked]: [1]
[sys.oem_unlock_allowed]: [0]
.
.

Someone on reddit did this to find the OEM unlock state, mine of course returned 0 as you can see above.
adb shell getprop sys.oem_unlock_allowed

Device Specs:
CPU: ARM Cortex-A-7 @ 1.20 Ghz
GPU: Mali-400 MP
Board: sp7731cea (Unisoc aka Spreadtrum)
Build: Q Infinity C_MP_26_01
Treble: NA
Seamless update (A/B): NA
So long story short, I'm still unable to unlock the bootloader so any help would be very helpful guys. Thanks


texts: How to tether an old Android 2.1 phone with the Asus Transformer

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I want to tether my Samsung Europia to my Asus Transformer so I can use my phone 3g connection.

Is this possible? The Samsung doesn't have native tethering built in.


texts: Installed app is deleted from Play Store. How to download it from my mobile to PC for backup?

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There is an app that I have on my phone that is VERY USEFUL to me. The problem is that soon I'll have to change phone or reset to Factory settings and this app is no longer available on Play Store for download after losing it.

Is there some way to download the program/app from within my phone and copy it for backup on my laptop? Then I'd like to put it back on my phone and be able to re-install it myself (ticking install from unknown sources I guess?) after the reset.

Can it be found on my phone and be saved?

Thanks :)


texts: How do I troubleshoot low touchscreen event rate?

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I have a strange slowdown on my device (non-rooted Android 5.0.2). At times, the screen becomes unresponsive. And touchscreen testing apps register only a few events per second when I move my finger over a screen, as opposed to dozens.

Sometimes it gets back to normal. I manage to make it normal with appkillers and/or service disablers, but it's a) not reliable b) random actions instead of  searching for the root cause.

So the question is: how do I trace down the issue? I'm a programmer so I'm able to use tools if necessary.

GNU/Linux tools and general troubleshooting (identifying and killing offending processes) don't work well in intent-oriented architecture of Android, so some android-specific tools are necessary, such as Android Profiler.


texts: 3 Questions regarding restoring the backup of whatsapp from Google Drive

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My phone Lenovo K53a48 stopped working on the 7th of June. I have a backup of all my WhatsApp messages until the 6th of June on Googe Drive. I installed WhatsApp on an Xperia M2. After I signed in with my phone number the question about if I want to restore my backup from my Google Drive came up. However, it required 9,3GB and the phone has a total internal memory of 8GB. I then bought a memory card of 32GB and put in inside my phone. However, the same message appears, so I understand there is no option to restore and save my WhatsApp history on the memory card. Could you confirm that, please?

Furthermore, If I uninstall the WhatsApp application now, do I have the option to install it on the memory card and so restore my backup on the memory card where there is plenty of space?

Finally, the last question. If I uninstall now WhatsApp without choosing to restore the backup but also without selecting the opposite, will I have the option to do it the next time I install WhatsApp or is it now or never?

Thank you very much for your help!!

Leo


texts: How to create a shortcut to some file in another folder?

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I have a PDF on the folder ExtSD/Documents/. I need to make a shortcut of this file to the folder ExtSD/CurrentlyReading/.

So simple on Windows... Apparently never asked on Android.

If it's of any use, my explorer is ES File Explorer V4.0.
XPosed available.


texts: Why won't my SGS2 allow me to perform device encryption?

texts: I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII with the new 4.0 OS. The option to encrypt my device is enabled, but whenever I try to encrypt it asks me to plug the device in to have at 80% battery charge. I tried that, and waited until it was 100% charged, but it still didn't allow me to encrypt it. I changed the password to a stronger one, restarted the device, and tried again but that didn't seem to help. I was thinking of performing a factory reset, but I'd like to avoid doing that if possible. Does anyone know how I can get the encryption to work?


texts: Turning on an Android phone with broken power and volume buttons

texts: I have a Oneplus Two phone which fell down in just the right (or wrong..) way a couple of years ago and the volume and power buttons were smashed. I managed to use it for a while just without letting run out of battery but eventually moved on to another phone. Now I'm trying to see if I can somehow revive it or if I should sell it for parts. I remember I did install some app (likely Gravity Screen) that would supposedly turn the phone on when moved, but it doesn't seem to do anything. The phone is otherwise charging just fine, I just can't turn it back on.


texts: How can I create a downloadable file with my contact info

texts: I'm trying to create a link on my website where you can click and add my info to your phones contacts. Is there a file format that android will recognize & load a contact from?


texts: How do I grant root privileges to an app?

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I have installed Root Explorer on my HTC G12 phone. When try to view /init.rc, it shows 'No root privilege' and ask me to root my phone.

It seems Root Explorer didn't run as root (or this process is not added to some group with storage access). And, it seems on a non-rooted device, when the phone boots up, we are logged in as a non-root user.

Where does Android control the log-in user's privilege level? Is it in the init process?


texts: Music Players with Equalizer Almost Killing Battery on nubia

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It's a nubia Z9 max Elite (NX518J) equipped with Qualcomm's Burndragon 810 SoC running nubia's stock ROM.

I just installed and tried out Poweramp and it's amazing. However my phone got hot considerably quickly. After unplugging it from wired power, it drained 1% battery in less than even 1 minute. I then got rid of Poweramp without killing other backgrounds, my phone managed to survive for more than 7 minutes with 1%.

Later I installed Poweramp back and turned off equlizer, and the battery consumption fell to a reasonable speed. So it's surely equalizer's fault.

Ah, yes. I can remember that Musixmatch had the same issue if equalizer was turned on. So there's nothing to do with Poweramp.

Can anyone help explain this phenomenon? Quite a bunch of music players have this issue. It's confusing.


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I'm trying to get USB Ethernet support on my tablet, which for some reason is apparently disabled even though 4.1.2 directly supports it. (My Note II can use it...)  I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to need to essentially write everything on my own.  I'd prefer to write an app that can be used by other 10.1 users, but right now I'm just trying to get it working at all on my own device.  (I'm using a BobJ Ethernet->USB Adapter) Here are my current setbacks:

USB Host seems to shut down randomly.  This is the most irritating part, because it means I have to restart the device to use USB at all, mass storage included.  What should I use to diagnose this?  I've tried three different USB-specific apps from Play, but none of them give me much information besides the obvious. (That the host is not working.)
Even when the host controller is running and can detect the adapter, 'netcfg eth0 dhcp/up' doesn't work, claiming no device detected.  Does this mean the adapter driver is missing completely?


texts: Is there any stock file manager that comes with kit kat?

texts: I was playing around with the google sdk, and realised that I could not browse the filesystem / external storage etc. I feel extremely silly asking this, but how do I browse the sd card?


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I'd like my phone to give me a daily notification to remind me to do something. This something isn't time critical, I just need to remember to do it of an evening. Therefore, I don't want to use the alarm function and be interrupted in the middle of doing something else - I just want a notification to appear at a given time.

Ideally any solution should avoid having a constant notification visible, which rules out most of the apps I've tried.

I could just send myself a daily email (as I have a raspberry pi), but I tried that, and the email notification gets lost in with other emails.

I've also tried using notify.run, which only seems to work sporadically.

Any ideas as to how I might achieve this?


texts: Why is sftp (client) so slow on Android?

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I've encountered this across numerous Android clients on several devices and I don't understand it.  Why is sftp so slow?  For instance, transferring a single large file from my laptop vs my Nexus 7 on my home LAN I am getting a factor of 20 difference in speeds.  The Nexus 7 is getting about 250-300KBps while the laptop is getting 5-6MBps.  The server (debian sid) is connecting to a 802.11n router via a wired connection and both wireless devices are supposedly n (though the laptop reports 150Mbps connection and the Nexus 7 only 65Mbps.  I know there's overhead and interference and whatnot but this just doesn't make sense to me.

Is there some trick here or some way to speed up the transfer?  I'm even willing to switch protocols if it would help.  This problem has been floating around for a while but I haven't seen any constructive solution.

The fact that >4.0 forces MTP which still has flaky linux support makes this issue all the more pressing.


texts: How can I view flash content in Dolphin?

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I have a Chinese tablet, so I cannot install apps from Android Market (at least directly).

How can I see flv, swf and other kind of flash data using Dolphin web browser?


texts: How to prevent Samsung Tab 10.1 from turning display on by itself?

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I just bought this Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android 3.2 and while I love it, one thing drives me nuts - every time I turn the screen off using power button, the screen comes back on in a minute or so. I went through all display settings and haven't found anything relevant.

Any ideas how to stop that madness?


texts: How to Have Device Encryption With Magisk Systemless Root Installed?

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I am currently owning a OnePlus 3 64 GB device rooted with Magisk v13.0 (96f8efc) and MagiskSU's systemless root, and using the following ROM, which is based of Android 7.1.2 (Lieanage OS): Resurrection Remix OS (version: RR-N-v5.8.3-20170624-oneplus3-Unofficial), and the build number is: Resurrection Remix Nougat 7.1.2_r17-NJH47B.

I have tried the encryption setting, but it didn't (possibly) go well, as I ended up having short (possibly) 30 seconds soft restarts with my phone after the encryption process completes, and the only way to end this soft bootloop was to do one hard reboot. I also saw some missing apps (such as Maps) after the (faulty) encryption process. Furthermore, and this is the most important and annoying thing I found, is that once I set a password/pattern/pin after the encryption, and add the option to require it after booting, it will not be changed later, even if I changed it later on and added the same option of requiring it on reboot, the first would still persist.

I would like to know if there are steps (and possibly better ROM suggestions) that I could do to achieve full security using device encryption, while still benefiting from Magisk's systemless root that has the option of Magisk hide (using MagiskSu)?

I don't want to expose my data to thieves, as booting into recovery mode would show all my personal information as if I am running the device on root, and with that, you can easily wipe the lockscreen password by deleting the password database.

Really appreciate any help on this matter.


texts: Samsung s7 is on dead mode, buttons are also not working, usb debugging is also off.. Please help me to recover my phone

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my phone is Samsung Galaxy S7. Suddenly while using the phone, it stuck on black screen with lights on both navigation n back button.  Then after 1-2 minutes,  it stuck on restart on loop mode. After few minutes the screen again got black with blue led notification light on & no button was working till whole night it was like this. Then in morning, the led light turned off automatically but the phone condition was same, black screen with no button working. Even when i connected charger then also charging red light was not on. It wasn't charging at all.
USB debugging is also off on my phone so couldn't connect it to the computer to fix it.
Please help me to recover my phone or to let me know how tk turn on debugging when phone & buttons are not working.


texts: Installing RAM Into Your Android Powered Tablet?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Can you upgrade the RAM of an Android device?

I recently purchased the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.

I am aware that it only has 1GB of Ram.

I am running the Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4(?) Operating System.

I am curious as to wonder if there is a possibility that I can put more RAM into this bad boy.

Let me know,
Thank you,
Aaron


texts: Meaning of notification LED colour for Samsung Galaxy S III?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Is there any meaning to the colour of the LED indicator?

It sometimes lights as red, green or blue. What do each of these colours indicate?


texts: Some groups are not visible in my WhatsApp

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I am not able to see some of the groups for which I am a member. My name appears in the group admin's phone. But he is also not able to remove my name and add it again. Other group members cannot see my name in the group member list. So I don't know exactly what the real problem is. I have uninstalled WhatsApp and re-installed it, but the problem remains the same. (Still I cannot see some of the groups in my phone).
Can you please find some way to come out of this?


texts: How to root a samsung galaxy S3 lite(Samsung S6790)

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How do I root a Samsung Galaxy S3 Lite(Samsung S6790).

I have tried using towelroot v3 which returns

This phone is currently unsupported

and framaroot which also returns

Your device seems not vulnerable to exploit included in Framaroot

This led me to try using KingoRoot which ran for like 15mins and restarted my device. After I reconnected my device, on the menu it still had the option root which confirmed that the phone had not been rooted


texts: How to disable camera → Google Photos sync on Android 9?

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Similar to this, but Google has somehow wormed their way around my settings:

Photos → Settings → Backup & sync is off.
Photos → Device folders → Camera → Back up (sic) & sync is off.
Camera → Settings → Data storage is set to "Save picture to phone."

Even so, this morning I got a creepy reminder that Google Photos has my image, and that they have "helpfully" post-processed it. Short of breaking my phone in half (or rooting it), how do I stop this from happening?


texts: how to get details from a particular Samsung firmware

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I need to extract some information from a given Samsung S7 Galaxy firmware such as build number, if it is 64-bit or not, baseband full version of the ROM. I am using Ubuntu with heimdall. Is there anything else I need to get this info?
Thanks


texts: Why does the default Email app download the same (POP3) message over and over again?

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For the most part, I haven't had too many problems with the stock Email app on my Moto Droid.  I have both ActiveSync (Exchange) and POP3 accounts set up and never have trouble with ActiveSync.  But for some reason, with the POP3 account, sometimes the app gets into this endless loop and won't stop downloading the exact same message and showing it as unread.

I'll open the message, delete it, and then next time the app checks for new e-mail, the message is back again as if I'd never opened it in the first place.

Usually the problem seems to go away if I either (a) delete the message from the message list without opening it, or (b) delete it from within the message and then immediately hit "Load more messages".  But neither of these methods work all the time; sometimes the message still comes back!

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this and knows why it happens (I assume it's got to be some connectivity issue - I do know that the Email app flakes out a lot due to 3G/WiFi switching, but that's hardly a complete explanation), and if there's any foolproof way to either ensure the message is deleted "for good" or to prevent the problem from ever happening in the first place.

Unfortunately I've never been able to reliably reproduce the issue - it seems to be random or at least intermittent.

Any ideas?


texts: When I am using Termux may I send a command to create and save a smartphone screenshot in /sdcard/DCIM ?


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Using Titanium Backup I backed up apps + data to the SD card and see they are still there. I flashed a new ROM. I installed TB again but am having trouble restoring the apps. It can’t find the backups, how do I change it? I went to menu > preferences > backup folder location > Storage provider > DocumentProvider storage > naviagated to correct location > pressed “select”
Then the list populates with backups but the “use the current folder” is greyed out. I can only click cancel. However if I make a new folder and navigate there, the “use the current folder” is clickable.
After clicking select the message quickly flashes “Access granted. Please create/choose subdirectory for your backups”

How do I resotre backups located on SD card? I named the folder myself so it’s not like the default. I'm on ROM that is based on Android Nougat 7.1


texts: How can I set up email (mostly yahoo) so that no matter which device I delete an email on, it will be deleted on the other?

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I finally switched to Android from Apple, and I've tried setting the email account as both premium and not, and it either stays independent when deleted (not deleted on the server), or it's just downloaded again. K-9 seems to make them stay independent, but there's a lot of settings. Is there anything I can do so that if I delete a message on either the mail site or the app, it will be deleted on the other?

Basically, if you're aware of how the mail app works on the iphone, etc, I want it to behave like that.

EDIT: I found out how to do it in K-9 (change the 'when i delete a message' setting), but is there a way to do it stock?


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In my LG G5 is appearing cosntantly this error message:

  Unfortunately, QuickMemo+ has stopped.

These message appears several times per day and I'm not using that app: QuickMemo+ and it can't be disabled in the Configuration > Apps > QuickMemo+. The Disable button appears disabled.

Any idea how to disable this app?

Thanks


texts: How to add stickers to Samsung Keyboard?

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I have made a sticker pack for Telegram.. Is there a way to integrate those stickers into Samsung Keyboard ? If so, how ?

(Stickers are private, so no publishing to Galaxy Store.I have no root on my S8)


texts: If Wi-Fi connection drops internet, can device failover to network connection?

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Once in awhile the internet will drop on the network that my phone is connected to via Wi-Fi. It's pretty rare, but in instances when it happens, my phone remains connected to the network but won't receive notifications. I won't know that it's not connected unless I'm intentionally attempting to do something that requires internet access at which point I can just disable Wi-Fi.

I imagine that my phone should be able to figure out it no longer has internet access even if it's connected to a network. Is there a way to have it failover to the provider's 4G/LTE connection when this happens?

My device is a Galaxy S6 Edge+ running Android 5.1.1


texts: Does no mention of GPS (on selling site) mean there is no GPS?

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I'm looking at the AT&T LG Phoenix 2. It does not mention GPS on either Best Buy nor AT&T, and only mentions a cryptic "GPS Service for location accuracy" on LG's site. (Though phonearena.com does mention GPS.)

Can it be that a phone with a GPS antenna would not be mentioned as having one (why?), or is this a sign that it actually doesn't?


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I notice sometimes an app (in this case Dropbox) is always downloading when I go into Market > Downloads. I even uninstalled it. So it doesn't appear in my application list but it still says Downloading in the Market. The progress bar is empty.

I couldn't find anything on the web. Has anyone else experienced this?


texts: Dead spots on touchscreen: Could it be related to software corruption?

texts: I have a Sony Xperia P running stock Android 4.1.2. A few days ago, my phone started misbehaving and I found some dead spots on its touchscreen. I can't click on some of the areas. Could it be a software problem? I've already tried a factory reset but it didn't work. I've installed CWM recovery image and taken a complete NANDroid backup. Before flashing a new ROM, I wanted to make sure if I'm headed in the right direction. I'm not sure if my screen digitizer is damaged or what. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.


texts: My phone is a Sony Xperia Z1s running lollipop, and I've noticed that this device loves to be very slow and choppy, even after a week after a clean install. The worst part, the slowing is inconsistent.  I have uninstalled Facebook, which seems to have helped, but not entirely. Are there any tips specific to my phone?


texts: RPC:S-2:AEC-2 when trying to install Facebook

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The phone is a Moto G running Android 4.4.4.
The problem happens when trying to install Facebook.

I've tried clearing the cache for Google Play Services and Google Play Store.
The "Uninstall updates" button in Google Play Services is greyed out.

How can I fix this issue? Thank you very much.


texts: How come I get "This is a 'espresso10wifi'" when I try to flash recovery?

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I'm trying to adb-sideload a new recovery (Philz Touch Recovery n5110) I get,

This package is for a 'konowifi.5110.GT-N5110.konawifixx' devices: this is a 'espresso10wifi'.
E: Error in /tmp/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.


texts: Which disk encryption standard is used in Honeycomb?

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Does anyone posses an official or un-official information on which encryption standard is used in Honeycomb "encrypt tablet" option? Is there an information on any hacks or backdoors, placed for law enforcement and such?

Basically, the question is: if someone loses a tablet with confidential information in it, how probable it is, that the data could be extracted from it despite encryption?


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I would like to create a whole new theme for Android jelly bean but not sure where to start. I have rooted my phone and have poked around the file system a little but haven't really seen all that much that would help.

I would like to completely change the LockScreen, Homescreen(s) the menu layout, icons, wallpaper, etc. It's not going to be just a launcher theme but a whole UI theme. I have spent a while searching for a solution (links, articles, any resources) but have not found anything that would be of much help.

If you know how to do this, or know of any resources at all that would help I'd be extremely grateful.

Thanks


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Android 7.0 on Huawei Y7 model TRT-LX2, has an Auto dim feature where the screen gets brighter when out doors and dimmer when indoors. To activate, there is a checkbox with a tick next to the brightness sliderbar.

However, the dimmer have not been working the whole week. I just realised that Auto dim checkbox is completely missing. A call to the local support centre and their solution was to clear and reset to factory setting. Plugin to a wifi and do the Android updates. I dont want to go about saving all the data to do the factory reset.

How do I get back a working Auto dim?


texts: Recover pattern lock of moto g3 marshmallow (unrooted phone) gesture.key (permission denied for removing, backup, copy etc.)

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I have an unrooted phone.
It has facial recognition so I am able to unlock it and use.
I need to recover my pattern.
I have tried copying, backing up, removing gesture.key but permission is denied( no surprise there) I even tried to give reading/writing permission to gesture.key using chmod but again permission denied.... different errors 100700 etc.

So is there a round about root to open the gesture.key file...

Or where does the number of incorrect pattern store themselves and allow me if I can change its value so that I can guess my pattern. (Less than 500 combinations)

Thanks..
Again the phone isn't unlocked or rooted.


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My battery drains every 2 min when I use else remains constant. Takes 3-5 minutes to step a point of charge. Battery usage states WiFi taking 32 and idle as 32 percentage whereas my WiFi Is off
Android KitKat 4.2.2


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Does anyone know how to watch Apple WWDC session videos on Android (not the keynote)? They are like Google I/O sessions videos but on Apple platforms.

On the Mac, one can watch it with Safari (not Chrome). And on iOS, Apple has built native apps for that. I didn't find WWDC apps in Play Store, neither does Apple allow watching the videos in Chrome.

For example, WWDC 2013, WWDC 2012.

I'm an iOS developer who just bought a Nexus 7 2013 for fun. So I do watch WWDC session videos :)


texts: How could I prevent some smartphone's IMEI and/or ICCID leakage through getprop output?

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By chance, I found some Android smartphone would leak IMEI through getprop, you could test in Termux like this:
# Tested on a Mi 5s Plus (Natrium)
$ getprop | grep imei
[persist.radio.imei]: [86REDACTED]
[persist.radio.imei1]: [REDACTED]
[persist.radio.imei2]: [REDACTED]
[ro.ril.oem.imei]: [REDACTED]
[ro.ril.oem.imei1]: [REDACTED]
[ro.ril.oem.imei2]: [REDACTED]

On a OnePlus 7 sold in China I even get ICCID of SIM card which could be used to track and retrive your personal data from ISP...
$ getprop | grep iccid
[persist.radio.bksim.iccid]: [REDACTED]
[persist.radio.ddssim.iccid]: [REDACTED]

And I have Magisk installed, so I come up with the idea of deleting these props using Magisk's ability to run startup script. I have tried using this script below:
#!/system/bin/sh
# /data/adb/service.d/0001deletethefuckingimei.sh, already has execute permission

# For debugging
touch /sdcard/init

# Wait till the system boots up
while [ "$(getprop sys.boot_completed)" != "1" ]; do
  sleep 1
done

# For debugging
touch /sdcard/after-boot

/sbin/resetprop -p --delete persist.radio.imei
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete persist.radio.imei1
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete persist.radio.imei2
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete persist.radio.meid
# For 3rd party ROMs like LineageOS
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.oem.imei
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.oem.imei1
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.oem.imei2
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.oem.meid
# For MIUI
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.miui.imei
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.miui.imei1
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.miui.imei2
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete ro.ril.miui.meid
# For OnePlus leaking ICCID
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete persist.radio.bksim.iccid
/sbin/resetprop -p --delete persist.radio.ddssim.iccid

# For debugging
touch /sdcard/done

But it seems that this script has never been executed, as there is no /sdcard/init. Somehow these props are set in the middle of the booting process, having no idea how it is set.
Currently I am using SmartPack Kernel Manager to run script after Android boots up, and limits untrusted apps running automatically at startup.


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I have a Sony Z1 Compact. Android 5.0 had a beautiful silent mode. Pushing the power button the screen went on, locked, and when you pressed the volume button you could set it to silent, optionally for several hours.

Recently I've upgraded to Android 5.1, and this option has disappeared. The strange thing is that when I google for this, I find that Android 5.0 had no silent mode, and 5.1 has exactly what I want and how it was for 5.0 on my phone.

How can I use silent mode on my Z1C with Lollipop 5.1?


texts: How to bypass FRP on Google Pixel(1st Gen)?

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First, It's not a duplicate post. I have already tried the methods written for different phones like this generic one but it's for LG and Samsung phones.

Also, I have watched this video but "Maps" is not shown as an option along with cut and copy.

Please help me get this phone to work.


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Expected functionality:
Wi-Fi works.

Actual functionality:
Wi-Fi sometimes connects and works fine. Other times, it will say "Internet connection may not be available." Sometimes it will say "Connected." but then the Internet won't actually work. It's not the signal range because there are 3 or 4 bars. My laptop in the same room connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi correctly.

I have tried:
Resetting network settings,
Setting static information and not DHCP.

It's a brand new phone.


texts: How can I tell if an app can be a "link" target?

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I have a couple of Bible apps on my phone. Sometimes, other apps link to a Bible verse, but they usually either embed a Bible viewer in the app or only work with a particular app.

I would like to be prompted for an app in the same way that one is prompted for a browser when clicking a link. But this doesn't happen. Why?

Is it the fault of:

The app generating the link;
The Bible app(s) I have installed;
Android itself; or
Some combination of the above?

I'm running Android 4.0.1 (MIUI) on an HTC/Google Nexus One.


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S6, with a completely disabled screen. I want to pull recent images and data from it. USB Debugging is enabled, but the phone needs a passcode for me to access its' data. Is there any way I can enter the passcode or access the data remotely?


texts: How does MyJio app draw over apps when I've disabled that in the app settings?

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The MyJio (com.jio.myjio) android is able to draw over other apps in my Moto G5+ running Android 7.0.

I have disabled the 'Draw over apps' feature by going to Settings > Apps > Gear icon > Special access > Draw over other apps > MyJio.


texts: Can I connect my smartphone, LG G2, to TV via USB

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I have LG G2 and a TV which has a USB port. The TV can recognise when I put a flash drive into its USB port and it plays videos like a computer but I would like to ask :
1.Can I use my phone also as a flash disk? Is it safe ? Could it create problems for my phone?
2.When I watch a video on my phone on the internet via wireless connection, can I watch the video at the same time on the TV as well ?
All I have is this cable which I use for connecting my phone to computer.


texts: just rooted oneplus CM12.1, synapse opens but is completely black

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I have the latest nightly for CM12 on my oneplus1. I also have the latest AK kernel.
I wanted to install synapse so I rooted my phone with supersu.  Everything seems to go well, but when I open synapse its completely black. There not even the message that I " need to be root".

Why is this happening? How can I fix this?


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Accidentally set radio to USA band
I was playing around with ##4636## and accidentally set the radio band to USA Band. Now there's no way of changing it back so now I can't even connect to a network, let alone use data. I've searched for this issue and it appears that there were other people with the problem but all of them didn't have answers. The only possible answer was to flash the ROM again, but there was no confirmation of it having worked. And anyway my phone isn't rooted, and I don't want to root, since it is new, as well as the fact that it's not an easy for the Moto G4+.


texts: Not able to acces other hard disk and partitions on android 4.4.2 X86

texts: I have installed android 4.4.2 X86 android on my PC that has 2 hard disk with 2-2 partitions each. I have installed android 4.4.2 X86 on one of them and i have data on other 3. The problem is that i am not able to access any of my other three partitions. Please hoew can i access my other partitions


texts: Nexus 10 not booting, showing Google and lock icon when turned on

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This is odd. My Nexus 10 has been working great a quite a while now, but now, suddenly, when I turn it on, its quickly shows a Google title in the middle, and a lock icon at the bottom (in landscape mode only). The lock looks like a padlock and it looks open (not fully closed). Nothing happens when I wait. I can turn the tablet off by holding the power button for about 5 seconds. The tablet then stays off, until I press the power button for about 1 second. "Google" and the open padlock icon then reappears.
I've image-googled for anything about not booting and lock icons and whatnot, but I can't find anything that resembles this.
I've had an ipod touch years back and after my toddler tried to log in a few times, I lost access to it, and lost all my data. This made me not wanting to try Apple again. I seriously hope I'm not dealing with something like this here now again...


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I just booted up my new Nexus 5X and I immediately ran into a problem. The phone simply refuses to find my home WiFi network. It works perfectly fine on my old Nexus 5, on my Mac, on my kindle and so on.

I have a Sky Hub router, default settings. I simply don't know what to do. It finds a lot of other networks, just not mine. How can I solve this? And to make clear, it's not that I can't connect to the network, it's not even on the list.


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I'm trying to retrieve saved wifi passwords on my Note 3 mobile phone (rooted) but the file has the passwords encrypted. Anyway to decrypt it and stop my phone from encrypting it.

The encryption is not hex like below

4e0b011c8c40445fdafced88ab703ab5

Is it MD5?


texts: Call recording for Galaxy S2 with kitkat ROM

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I'm looking for a call recording app \ mod that works on Galaxy S2 with android 4.4 ROM.

I used several apps with previous versions (mainly on stock ROM's) but none of the apps I tried worked on KitKat ROM

Currently I use Resurrection Remix ROM but I don't mind changing to a different ROM (I understand that CM based ROMs don't have call recording support)


texts: How to reduce the size of thumnails folder in Android?

texts: How can I reduce/get rid of the thumbnails folder in Android that is created under DCIM>Camera. I'm aware of the fact that thumbnails are auto-generated and will be generated again even if I delete them. But the point is my device has 6 GiB worth of the thumbnails folder, I keep almost no images or videos, still, it takes up a significant chunk, I know it is to optimize the loading of images in some apps, still 6 GiB in a device which has 32 GiB storage? And the worst thing is it keeps growing, never comes down. Is there a realistic way to bring down that 6 GiB to under 2 GiB. I'm ready to repeat this process every week or so if needed, I just need some space on my device.


texts: Does Titanium Backup's update.zip restore all apps AND data?

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I was unable to find clear documentation of what goes into an update.zip created by TB.

Can I use TB's update.zip to restore all of the apps along with their data?  If I understand correctly, this would enable me to flash a new ROM with full wipe, then restore all the apps at the push of a button.  Do I understand correctly?


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The Android Q Beta has some great features and fixes the bad gesture navigation from before. I would really like to try it. From what I was able to gather, it's mostly fine, but I wasn't able to find a lot of resources detailing the downsides.

What I'm mostly concerned with is errors during the upgrading process, data loss and the running of the four most important apps for me:

WhatsApp
YouTube (music)
Firefox

I have already searched for issues, but wanted to make sure before I do something that could potentially create a huge hassle for me. I'm really thankful for any advice in advance!


texts: I updated my phone with Odin v.3.04 and now it is not working anymore. I took out the USB cable and I removed the battery while the phone was in download mode. When I went to turn my phone on again, it would not turn on. Can someone please help me?


texts: Where can I learn about LineageOS file hierarchy?

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I would like to learn more about LineageOS.

I am looking for information that describes data in /data/ folder.

Especially I am interested in the purpose of the following folders: user_de, user, tombstones, system_de, system_ce, system, property, misc_de, misc_ce, misc, data, bcmnfc and app.

Thank you very much for any helpful information!


texts: How to flash custom or stock ROM with Odin mode working? (from a bad flashed Galaxy A20, see image)

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The current state of the device is shown bellow.
I prefer using heimdall to flash each partition directly from command line if possible. Unless it is mandatory to put all images inside a tar and flash them at the same time.

Top left corner of the Download mode screen:

More details of the previous (and solved) problem here: question


texts: Espresso test framework can be used for data mining for play store apps?

texts: I am not a android developer, so not sure that can be used for that purpose. but, Espresso test framework, you can use it on android studio, can be used for mining data, or scraping data from apps that is listing on play store? For example, I installed a language exchange app, there are lots of people with their profiles, introduction, but the app, unfortunately, does not implement introduction searching feature but only for their age, mother tongue language, or whatsoever. I found that really unuseful so thought I can or can't get these data programmatically. And I found Espresso test framework, and appium.


texts: Can I use a radio firmware for GB (2.3.6) for my SGS1 (GT-I9000) if I have ICS installed?

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I still have the original cellular radio firmware my phone came with (at least, I think I do. The baseband version is I9000BVJJPG).  However, I've changed ROMs many times, and am currently using the latest AOKP Milestone release.

Is it safe to install the latest radio image from http://samfirmware.com (PDA: I9000JIJVG, CSC: I9000CELJVG), if it is meant for 2.3.6, and I have ICS?


texts: Disable YouTube AutoPlay on Home Feature

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I'm having trouble disabling YouTube's "AutoPlay on Home" feature on my wife's phone/account. I've followed the instructions provided on Google's support site, but when I reach the settings for "Autoplay", there is no "AutoPlay on Home" option to change (see below).

ex. YouTube Missing AutoPlay on Home

I believe she is running v14.23.50 of the YouTube app for Android 9 on a Pixel 3 phone.

Can I somehow get to this setting? Should I report this to YouTube?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 5. Before, I could use everything (Facebook, etc) normally. I'm not sure if I changed anything, but now the browser (Internet) loads everything fine, but Facebook &co. are unable to make a connection (timing out, as far as I understand it)

I'm not sure what I could of changed. This happens on numerous networks, so it's not a router-side thing.

What should I investigate or check?


texts: Can't Restore Samsung Galaxy S3 To Factory Firmware

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I installed CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH i747), and now I need to re-install factory firmware to network unlock my phone. Heimdall seems to be able to successfully image the firmware package onto the device, but after imaging, it won't boot. I can still get to recovery mode and download mode, but nothing else. This is the command I'm using to image:

heimdall flash --SYSTEM I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5

This is the output:

Heimdall v1.4.1

Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...

Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.

Uploading SYSTEM
100%
SYSTEM upload successful

Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Releasing device interface...

I tried factory resetting before and after imaging the ROM via ClockworkMod, but it didn't help.

How do I fix this?

NOTE: I am using Linux.


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Got a problem on my Galaxy Tab A since the upgrade to Android 6. The Wlan disconnects and reconn. always. It is not the routers fault or any other but most likely something in the software. Well I started searching through the different settings and changed this:
"More connection settings" - "Nearby device scanning" and set this off. Now it seems to be fixed. I suppose this scanning disturbs the wifi frequencies or sth like this. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Hendish


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I want to get a cheap Android Go phone for wifi-tethering purposes as the battery is acting up on the cheap Argos Bush Hero 5.5 V3 AC55SEDCV2 phone I  use for that purpose.

Does Android Oreo Go support tethering? Because it is supposed to be an Android 8.0 with reduced functionality I have to check before I commit.


texts: I have to triple tap everything on Galaxy Tab 10.1

texts: I don't know how the settings were changed; my young daughter may have done it. Also, I just got the new update this morning. I have to touch, then double tap every time. Also, there is a yellow line around the screen and everthimg. I've checked all settings I know of, but I can't reverse this.


texts: Does the Google Drive App create a folder that syncs automatically?

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On my computer I have a Google Drive folder that syncs to the cloud.

Is there a folder like that on my android phone after installing Google Drive?

The idea would be to make a 'photos' folder in there and save all my photos from the camera in that folder.


texts: Media player closes too quickly on LG V20 second screen

texts: I have the media player enabled on the secondary screen of my LG V20 when the main display is off. It works without error, but usually displays for too short a time to read the title & artist of a song (the display switches from the media player to the default screen). How can this issue be resolved (such as by increasing how long the media player is shown, or increasing the scroll speed)?


texts: Transfer contacts and data from non-smart device to a smartphone

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How can I copy data (contacts in particular and then media maybe) from an ordinary phone to a new smartphone?
The old one is Nokia 105 (the dinosaurs one), a new one is Meizu c9
i know the difference is insane but that's for my gran, so..


texts: Can I flash a rom, that is not exactly made for my phone, but has the some socket (MT6753)?

texts: My phone is an Elephone P6000 Pro with Android 5.1 and I want to flash the Vernee Thor's 7.1 rom. Both of the phone has MT6753. Is it possible?


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An app that I need is not recognizing a SIM/Phone number.
...But the problem is not the app:
Before we go: I've visitted other forums, but the answers are uneffective, completely unfit, or oriented to old androids.

If I go to Settings > About phone > Status > SIM Status, I get many Unknowns;
If I go to Settings > Connections > SIM management, the phone number shows Unknown;
I've tested on 5 different phones (see below). This problem happens on three of them, and works as supposed on the other two;
The phone receives and sends calls and messages;
I've resetted APN and stuff, as suggested on other sites;
There is no option to change my own number on any setting

The SIM card is more than two years old.
Below:

Does not work on a new Xiaomi, nor on a Galaxy A01 (gotta make work on this one). Calls and SMS work normally.
Used to work on a Galaxy S9. No one can remember when it stopped.
Works on two motorolas, one old, probably G3, and the other is a G6. Calls and SMS work normally.

Update:
it happens with another SIM.
That SIM belongs to the G3 above. Both SIMs works well on the G3 and the G6, none of them has the number identified on the defective ones (Galaxies and Xiaomi).


texts: What is the proper method to manually odex an apk?

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I am looking for a proper and simple method to odex an apk file. I have an upgraded apk file from a ROM with which I want to replace the older one and it is located in the /system-priv directory. The older apk has the .odex file, but I figured out I can't directly overwrite the it, since I can't use the old .odex (hence I need to odex first), lest I'ill be stuck with app crashes or bootloops.
I have tried searching for methods online but are not satisfactory in one of the ways:

This one which involves the use of a dexopt-wrapper.bin seems to be way outdated as binary is not supported, I have this error poping up:
 error: dexopt-wrapper error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.

The second one which is lengthy and links to other required resources are no longer there, and is somewhat not compatible with my system.

The only promising one which uses Auto Odexer Script, but currently I'm running issues adb and also seems it uses the same dexopt-wrapper binary which was giving me errors in terminal.

There are tools/methods for doing the entire system at once, but I  do not need the entire system re-odexed. I want to personally create an odexed "upgraded" .apk from the extracted ROM.
Update
I upgraded the wrapper binary (now PIE) and should be compatible however still encountering this error:
--- BEGIN '/sdcard/app/A.apk' (bootstrap=0) ---
--- waiting for verify+opt, pid=17200
--- would reduce privs here
execl(/bin/dexopt) failed: No such file or directory
--- END '/sdcard/app/A.apk' --- status=0x4300, process failed
1|mido:/ #

and the result is an empty .odex file in the dir. Someone to point out where I am going wrong here?


texts: How to get rid of SeLinux Denials in Permissive mode?

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Need some help with 3 issues:

In Permissive mode I get denials, why does this happen and how do I fix that?
If I am enforced, how  do I give access to my  Partitions to various processes. Right now I am permissive but in case I want to switch over as enforced what do I do in enforced mode to ensure that Apps and processes have full access to all my partitions on micro SD card?
How do I ensure that I have permissive mode at the time after boot? I am using seLinux changer app which changes the mode to permissive after boot, I am assuming.

Backdrop

I am on Android 9 Pie. Rooted with a Custom ROM via Magisk (v20 which is the latest).

I have 3 partitions on my MicroSD card, all ext4. First partition is to store the external data. Second partition is for app2sd or application data linking. And third partition is for WhatsApp.

But I have a problem which mysteriously keeps popping up; for a very brief time it disappears and then it is again back.
The issue is when I link the WhatsApp folder in my internal storage to the third partition, it stops working and I am not able to download any images. When I try and access internal folders that are linked to my external partition on micro SD card through ADB and non-rooted prompt, it says Access denied. If after linking I have to access any file on my internal storage or external storage through a non root user, I have to copy it in /data/local/tmp and chmod it.

So after running a dmesg via su prompt, I keep getting this kind of information and I am totally confused as to how I keep getting rejects even when I am in permissive mode:

[64108.645494] type=1400 audit(1571547099.201:11658): avc: denied { call } for pid=1301 comm="pool-1-thread-1" scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0:c2,c257,c512,c768 tcontext=u:r:hal_memtrack_default:s0 tclass=binder permissive=1
[64108.645560] type=1400 audit(1571547144.071:11659): avc: denied { open } for pid=23335 comm="om.mobikwik_new" path="/proc/vmstat" dev="proc" ino=4026532137 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app_27:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:proc_vmstat:s0 tclass=file permissive=1
[62276.620621] type=1400 audit(1571545312.043:11584): avc: denied { read } for pid=8534 comm="webview_zygote" name="fonts.xml" dev="mmcblk0p66" ino=1968042 scontext=u:r:webview_zygote:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:theme_data_file:s0 tclass=file permissive=1
[61774.878054] type=1400 audit(1571544810.294:11570): avc: denied { call } for pid=1301 comm="pool-1-thread-1" scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0:c2,c257,c512,c768 tcontext=u:r:hal_memtrack_default:s0 tclass=binder permissive=1
[61770.686186] type=1400 audit(1571544806.104:11569): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=12417 comm=4173796E635461736B202334 path="/data/sdext2/data/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/cache" dev="mmcblk1p2" ino=413617 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app_25:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:unlabeled:s0 tclass=dir permissive=1
[59854.882802] type=1400 audit(1571542825.956:11523): avc: denied { call } for pid=13288 comm="GoogleLocationS" scontext=u:r:priv_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:r:hal_memtrack_default:s0 tclass=binder permissive=1
[58684.872549] type=1400 audit(1571541715.916:11505): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=4379 comm="Binder:4379_3" path="/storage/6226b27a-ebc1-4fdd-b54c-096abc40c2b9" dev="tmpfs" ino=52150 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0:c241,c256,c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:storage_stub_file:s0 tclass=dir permissive=1
[58416.978554] type=1400 audit(1571541430.215:11458): avc: denied { open } for pid=31520 comm="CallMonitors-1" path="/proc/stat" dev="proc" ino=4026532088 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0:c18,c257,c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:proc_stat:s0 tclass=file permissive=1

What I did:

Tried to use the script approach with  setenforce 0 under init.d  dir. Hopelessly works only in <5.0.
Tried to  remount partitions as R/W.


texts: Moto E being charged for mobile data even if it's turned off on Vodafone Karnataka SIM

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I have very recently purchased Moto E and using Vodafone Karnataka SIM. I have disabled mobile data and work only with WiFi.

Even after this, I see I am being charged with 0 MB data usage.

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I don't understand what is happening here. It is coming very frequently. I am very sure none of the apps are using it since I uninstalled almost every app that I installed after this problem has arisen. I have checked data usage logs and it says 0 MB data usage and that none of my app have used any mobile data.

Why is this happening? Probably some check after WiFi gets disconnected? I checked with Android debugger, but there is too many log statement. Anything particular I should be looking at?

Any help or suggestion is appreciated.


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I switched from Android to Lineage OS, and I installed the most basic Gapps package possible, called 'pico', to get the bare minimum requirement for the Google Play store. I then manually disabled Google Play services. If I want to get to the Play store, I have to manually re-enable this.

Recently, I was in the car with my wife and son, and I mentioned that I miss the funny vines that were produced when vine.co was still active. Then, when I got home, I connected to wi-fi, went to Youtube.com through a mobile browser (I don't have the app installed), and the homepage was showing my 'funny vine compilations'. I was not searching for vines before this.

Then, today, I was telling my wife that we need a better vaccum cleaner, and that we should order a Dyson on Amazon. An hour later, I went to Amazon.com on my phone and the home page showed a deal on Dyson vaccum cleaners.

The reason I went through the trouble of putting a custom ROM on my phone was that I didn't want my phone listening to me. I'm not logged into my Youtube or Amazon accounts on my phone, and I didn't search for these things. I suppose it could be a coincidence, but I highly doubt it.

So my questions are: how is my phone spying on me? And how can I prevent this?


texts: Hi I really need help on this one, my Samsung j1 has a broken screen, it's just blank and gives no visual. When I connect it via USB my laptop recognizes it, but I can't access the data because I have a pattern lock on the screen (which is needed to unlock the phone before the computer allows access), and the screen is non-responsive to touch. Can anyone suggest any software or anything that'll help me recover my previous data? Please help. USB debugging isn't activated.


texts: How do I screen pin an app in Android Lollipop using command-line?

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I'm aware that I can go to Settings → Security → Screen pinning → On, and then tap Overview → touch the pin icon on the app listed there and it would be pinned, effectively putting the app into kiosk-mode.

(Click image to enlarge; hover to know details)

But how do I pin an app using command line? I tried input command but with no success.

I'm using rooted OnePlus One running CM12.


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I have the following questions:

How Android map virtual addresses to physical addresses?
Does Android use virtual memory like desktop OS?
What is the replacement algorithm used by Android?

These questions are quite simple to Desktop OS's and there are a lot of books about it, but Android looks like a black box in a matter of these concepts.

There are three questions and answers to any of them are welcome.


texts: How to build a DiY Google Home from an old Android Phone?

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When the phone is off, it will never hear my voice. How do I get OK google to work when the phone is off? The option seems removed for non Google Pixel/Nexus phones.

I want to convert my old android phone into a Google Home (so I can say "Ok Google, turn off the lights" in my bedroom).

I have an old Samsung Note 2. I used Odin to put TWRP on it so I can run LineageOS w/ Gapps, and now I have Google Assistant running on it.

However, when the phone is off, it will never hear my voice.
I can turn on and off the smart lightbulb in my room with my voice now. But there is no "always listening" "wake word" for "Ok Google Everywhere" anymore. Pretty sure Google removed this feature so you have to buy a Google Home device. I want to be able to use Ok Google anywhere, even when charging my phone.


texts: Permanently disable WiFi on an Android phone by renaming/deleting it via ADB

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I want to permanently disable WiFi on an Android phone in a way that cannot be reverted without flashing the firmware via ADB.
The best way to do it, I'm guessing, is to rename or delete the firmware for WiFi.
I could just delete the 'wifi' directory from the ROM (which I haven't tried) but I'm assuming that the phone will stop working normally.
Is there a more elegant way to disable the WiFi than just arbitrarily deleting the 'wifi' folder from the ROM?


texts: Boot from SD or external hardware device?

texts: I've tried researching this before, but was unable to encounter an answer. Can you boot a rooted device through USB-C, SD, or something? I'm currently running a Galaxy S9+ and want to keep Android Pie on the internal storage, but I want to choose to boot from an external device through the bootloader (if there is one). I know how to access recovery mode and such (the mode where you hold the Bixby button, volume up button, and power button), but I don't know if a bootloader can be accessed. Please inform me if it is possible to boot from external hardware via a bootloader, not sure how strict Google is.


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The phone I am using is a Samsung galaxy s6 edge with the latest software installed.

One I have recorded a video of some sort, I go to the gallery to check what the video is like. As I click on the video a message comes quoting "Can't play video." I have looked around some say that the file is corrupted, some say it is the video player I am using (Gallery) etc. Pictures are completely fine, my guess is videos are in the wrong format?

Anyone have a guess as to what the problem is?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How works exactly the option disable App notifications

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Some Apps like Facebook also when aren't used slow down the device because of their associated autostart tasks.
In android settings in Apps section there is the option to enable or disable the notification.

This works only on notification or disable also the associated task completely?

How works exactly?


texts: How to revert phone to state before last-but-one factory reset?

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Two days ago I found my non-rooted Nexus 5 in my pocket asking me which language I like. It looks like it has been factory-reset, and I suppose that one of my corporate accounts has reacted on accidental lock-screen PIN input. (Having tried it today, I can't exactly understand how that was possible, but let's assume that's just the case.)

The problem (which I was not aware of that it IS a problem) is that I was offline (roaming) when I noticed. I needed my phone, so I skipped the Wifi setup because my phone just told me it could not verify my software was up to date. I'm on 4.4.4, so I knew it was up to date.

Then, even after logging in to Gmail, Play Store etc., I was unable to get the Google backup restored. Wifi passwords, apps, home screen layout, app settings, that kind of stuff. I suspected that the only possibility to restore a backup is when the phone is first turned on after a reset and I might have lost that opportunity. So I did another factory reset (this time near my Wifi) and voilà, I could login and chose to restore the backup.

BUT: this restore restored what I had installed after the first factory reset. Indeed, the dashboard says this:

No carrier
Last activity seen on: Sep 1, 2014
Registered date: Jul 10, 2014

LGE Nexus 5 o2
IMEI: xxx
Registered date: Sep 3, 2014

So there's two devices now, one the "old" from before the first reset (on Sep 1), and another "new" one which was probably created by resetting my phone without restoring the backup (on Sep 1), refreshed by my most recent reset with restoring the backup (on Sep 3).

That was a long intro for a short question: Is there any way to revert my phone to the state stored under that old "No carrier" entry? Unfortunately, I have found neither a way to delete one of these backups (for example, the new one) nor a way to even look at the data.


texts: Recovering from a bootloop in Lenovo S960

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I've recently rooted my phone and have installed Xposed Framework. I'm used to this process and know what the consequences are. The phone was working fine until I installed a module for Xposed called Tinted Statusbar. Activated it and rebooted. thats when the bootloop happened. Tried all methods for disabling Xposed. The xposed-disabler zip didn't work when i tried flashing it, the hardware buttons just vibrate.

How can i recover my phone? The recovery is an old CWM v2.2.2 running on a Mediatek Processor.


texts: Will "deleting" an icon from the home-screen only delete the icon, or also uninstall the app?

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I want to remove the icon for McAfee Security, without uninstalling the application.

I long-press and drag the McAfee icon, but there's only "delete" option at the top of the screen:

Then, there's a prompt:

I am not getting separate options:

remove icon
uninstall app

I can't tell if its going to delete the icon/shortcut only, or also uninstall the application.

Will "deleting" an icon from the home-screen uninstall the associated app?


texts: Samsung reboots daily, but 'uptime' says otherwise

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I'm pretty sure my Samsung Galaxy A20 reboots daily, at around the same time, showing the usual signs of a reboot: sounds some kind of notification it's rebooted, takes a few seconds to find the SIM and reload the weather widget, asks for the password instead of a fingerprint to log in ("after a reboot").
However, Settings/About Phone/Status/Uptime says it's been up for weeks.
What's going on with it? Is it just reloading part of the OS? Is this normal? Why is it rebooting daily?


texts: deleting unwanted contacts from my cloud

texts: I lost my s3 mini and all my phone numbers were backed up on Google cloud. When I activated my moto g and downloaded all my numbers, some of the ones that showed up on my phone were numbers that were unlisted or private and names popped up in my contact list. I deleted them from my contact list on my phone, but when it backs up and re-syncs, the numbers that I had deleted from my phone show up again. I need to delete them from my cloud, but I can't find them in my Google account, and my gmail only shows email contacts, not from my phone.


texts: Nexus 5x - No one can hear me on the phone

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I've had this phone since November and it's still in great condition. From the start though call quality hasn't been amazing, friends often tell me that I'm very quite (I'm not actually speaking quietly). In the last few days though absolutely no one can hear me unless I have my headphones plugged in but even then it's not ALL the time that it works. The headphones don't have a mic so it's nothing to do with them I imagine. I've made a few videos to check that it was still recording sound and it works perfectly still. It's really left me baffled. While the phone is still in warranty I really do want to avoid sending it to LG as I don't have a backup phone.

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? I'm running stock vanilla 6.0.1  I don't have a case on the phone (I've seen a few people complain their case covers up their mic), neither I've muted the call (I've tapped the mute button a few times to make sure).


texts: Difference between Doze Mode and Sleep Mode in Android Marshmallow

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Prior to Android M there was something called sleep mode in Android. With Android M Google introduced the so called Doze Mode.
Can anyone please elaborate the difference between these modes?


texts: Installing Android M OTA on Android M preview

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Currently my Nexus 5 is on Android M preview. I know that developer preview won't get the OTA update, that's why I am trying to manually install OTA of Android M public release, but I get these errors on 50%:

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

adding more details:

no root
no custom recovery
just bootloader unlocked
no changes in system files

Does manually installing Android M final release OTA work on device running on Android M preview? Or do I need to downgrade it to Lollipop first?


texts: Any way to retrieve phone number dialed while in airplane mode?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Android - Call log/ history : Retrieve a dialed number when there was no network coverage

I dialed a new phone number while in airplane mode, and the number was not saved. Is there any way to restore this number from any logs or maybe some combination?


texts: Currently my LG G2 Swype-style input with the LG keyboard gives me boneheaded suggestions like tho for to (and actually prefers them). I see elsewhere that user dictionary editing is not available, but some of these entries are five years old already. Any progress on this front?


texts: Just sync GMail-contacts with a certain label

texts: Is it possible, maybe with some app, to only sync contacts from GMail to my phone if they have a certain label? E.g., I labelled all contacts from my previous job "Job1" while all contacts from my current job are labelled "Job2". I only want contacts from my current job, e.g., label "Job2", to sync to my phone while I want to keep contacts from my previous job, e.g., label "Job1", for reference, but only in the desktop interface.


texts: Completeness of wiping lost android phone through ADM

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I lost my Android phone. It was stolen by someone.

I erased all data and already got a notification from Android Device Manager when my phone was off. I worried, then I change all my google account passwords.

Does Android erase my data including photos in internal storage when I change my Google account password? I am very worried about my photos.


texts: How do I move apps to Micro SD card in Nokia 6.1 (Android One) device?

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I got a Nokia 6.1 for my son in an effort to get him out of the Apple world. One of the big advantages for him was the ability to store Netflix videos and large games in his SD card enabling him to expand storage when necessary. However, Nokia 6.1 does not have the option to format the Micro SD card as internal storage.

What other options do I have to move the apps for him?

I don't want to shell out money again for a new phone.


texts: Acquire Android image using flash drive OTG

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In Linux, the dd command is used to pull the image from the smartphone to computer. And of course, the smartphone need to be rooted before the dd command launched.

Is there any specific command or script to be put on the flash drive, to acquire image of Android smartphone and store the acquired image to the flash drive On-The-Go?
How to make it the operation automatically run after the flash drive is inserted? For example: Once I insert the flash drive into Android smartphone, the dd command run automatically and the acquired image stored to flash drive.

Edit : For Forensic purpose, i would like to minimize footprint process such as installing any apps before the flash drive inserted.


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I would like to use Notepad++ on Android, if possible. The only thing I found was this app, which, unlike the regular Wine, seems to emulate an entire Windows system. The only problem: I can't enter text. Surely I could connect a Bluetooth keyboard, but at that point I might as well take a laptop with me. I've also tried simulating a press of the Alt key using the app "XPosed Edge", but that doesn't open the keyboard, unlike in some other situations. Even when I let XPosed Edge enter a preset text, it does not appear in the console window in Wine.

So how do I enter text in this app? Alternatively, is there a different way to get Notepad++ running on Android (or is there a proper app with all of its features)?


texts: I don't know how to have a lock screen wallpaper on my phone. I'm using an Android 5.1 Lollipop (Omega HD3, Cherry Mobile). Where can i find the setting to set my lock screen wallpaper on my device?


texts: Can't find Smart Lock on Huawei Y6 on Lollipop 5.1.1

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My phone is Huawei Y6.

I already have a pin lock.
Enabled Smart Lock (Google) in Trusted Agents.

But I still can't find Smart Lock feature anywhere.


texts: Make the sleep timer on a tablet dependent on whether it's being charged or not

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Is there a way to set the sleep mode timer depending on whether the tablet is being charged or not?

I normally have my Android tablet (Xoro Pad 9718, Android version 4.1.1) next to my computer on the desktop, and I like having some manual page or similar on the tablet while I'm working on the computer. In this case, the tablet is plugged into the charger, and I set the sleep mode to as long as possible, because it's just annoying if the screen turns black every few minutes. When the tablet is NOT plugged into the charger, I want a sleep mode timer of 30 seconds or one minute, to save battery life.

I'm open to a hidden setting somewhere as well as an app that detects when the charger is plugged/unplugged and changes the timer setting.


texts: Apps storing data in non-existent SD Card

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I had a few encounters with apps corrupting because part of their data was somehow stored into my SD Card. So I decided to move everything back into internal memory, format the SD Card, un-mount it and remove it physically.

However, after removing the SD Card and restarting my phone, I noticed some peculiar behaviour. 3 of my apps immediately started "storing" data into my SD Card, which no longer exists physically. Skype stores 12kb, Messenger 28kb and 9gag 92kb.

I haven't tried re-updating the corrupted apps, not sure if they would try to "store" into the non-existent SD Card as well. Any explanations or knowledge on this behaviour?

EDIT: Adding in more details

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, below is a screenshot of my phone a few hours after removing my physical SD Card. The answer below further confuses me, as this "SD CARD" menu accessed through Settings > More > Application Manager was exactly what I used to manage which apps gets moved to the physical SD Card before I removed it. It remains the same after I mounted the SD Card back. Does this mean both emulated SD Card and physical SD Card information are combined in this menu?


texts: how to password protect settings dialog (wifi but specifically accounts part)?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Restrict access to device settings

I would like to disable the settings page so that users of our android devices cannot factory reset through settings and cannot use another account for buying or installing items from google play marketplace. Probably an app on google play would be best for this unless anyone has an idea.

Note: we are a school system so this is necessary to be CIPA complaint and teenagers can be an IT nightmare sometimes. Also, this is an lenovo tablet device so instructions might be different.


texts: 64gb SDXC Cards in Galaxy S2, or 64gb SDXC cards where only 32gb supported

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I spent hours looking for a solution to my issues with my 64gb Micro SDXC card that my girlfriend purchased me for my birthday.

From what I understand only capacities up to 32gb are officially supported. But thread after thread informed me that users of my phone had successfully used one. When I first plugged in my SD my phone said "Preparing SD card" and then, after a brief pause, "SD Card safe to remove". The card wasn't mounting.

I tried inserting it into my SD adapter and formatting in NTFS on my laptop. Side note - whoever designed SD adapters and ports can go straight to hell. I was terrified of damaging my expensive new card since it got stuck in the adapter, and the adapter left 1mm of space outside my laptop. Holy crap.

After formatting in NTFS the phone informed me it'd have to reformat the SD card. Progress, I thought, until after the formatting message I had the same issue.

I thought maybe my firmware was the issue and spent a couple hours trying to figure out how to jailbreak. Long story short I gave up.


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I have a 3rd generation Motorola Moto G. I recently updated it to Marshmallow. After doing this, at first I did not encounter any issues but soon afterwards, I started to experience many issues with Android, including:

The pattern lock is absent
I am unable to connect my phone to my computer
The button to factory reset the device is greyed-out
The drop-down notification panel is absent

How can I correct these issues?


texts: How to root A Samsung mobile phone or tablet using Samsung Odin?


texts: Locked out of my phone as the touchscreen isn't working

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I have a LG Optimus G. Some parts of the touchscreen doesn't function.

I wish to retrieve the media content from my phone. Nothing more. So, hard reset is not an option.
I can't use a mouse over OTG as Optimus G, "doesn't support it".

What are my options?

USB debugging is on, but is on Charging mode. Hence, my predicament.


texts: How to turn off Vibration in Google Hangouts [ Version: 6.1.109448852]

texts: It is really annoying that the mobile phone vibrates on every message arrives on google hangouts after update, how to disable it ? I mean for all messages I just don't need vibration, only sound notification is required.


texts:
USSD Packet Analyzer
I would to analyze packets from my phone's USSD something like wireshark.Is there something along this lines?


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OK some background here. I was running CM 11 nightly on Nexus 7 (2013) and had encrypted my device. Today i decided to flash my device to CM12 and hence went into recovery.  When I tried to do a clean wipe it gave me errors because my data is encrypted. I did some research on google and I found this solution to  it. I don't know what came to my mind but for some reason I ran this command without thinking much.
mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
This snippet is from the link given above.
I usually never do something foolish like this without enough research.
Now my device mounts on the PC as if it's an external drive rather than a tab. I can see all the partitions mounted when I connect it to the PC. It won't boot into recovery or bootloader. Am lost. Can someone please guide me as to what are the probable solutions to this?

When I opened GParted and saw the partitions of my device it shows that no partition table exists. I think that's what the main issue is. Can someone guide me as to what I can do to restore or rebuild the partition table?


texts: Google Play Music draining humongous amounts of battery

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Around a couple of weeks back, my phone battery started draining really quickly. In the battery settings view, I could see that Google Play Music is consuming huge amounts of battery.

I have tried reporting the app, so far gotten no response. Other measures such as Force Close, removing permissions, restricting background data access haven't had any effect as well.

I even performed a factory reset a couple of days back, reinstalled all apps, but to no avail. As a last measure, I disabled the app (restore to factory version). Although after I did this, the battery hogging didn't stop, in fact it increased. And it's almost using ALL of the battery. Refer screenshots attached.

Any help is appreciated!


texts:
we have a problem with Android printing. The print qualitity is bad.

The font has podium on the edge
"Gaps" in the font inside
broken lines

We have the following printers:

Samsung Xpress M2026W
Brother HL-L2350DW

The connection is made via WLAN.

We tried the following variant:

Samsung & Brother Print Service:

via external Apps (Adobe Reader)
our own native App (printerHelper, printManager, ...)

Samsung Mobile Print App:

Direct call and print of a PDF / image (JPEG / PNG)
Call through our app with explicit intent

Samsung Cloud Print
Brother Mobile Print App:

Direct call and print of a PDF / image (JPEG / PNG)

The only variant with good print is printing with a desktop PC (Windows 10, Ubuntu 14.04 and 18.04)

So there is generally no Problem with the printers.

It was tested on Android 6, 7, 8 & 9 and many tablets and smartphones (LG, Lenovo, Nexus, Pixel and Huawei)

To exclude images and fonts that could cause problems, we also tested third-party PDFs and docx with Arial.

Are there solutions to that? Be it settings (Android, manufacturer App or printer) or programmatic solutions? We would be so far, the printer directly address, if this is possible?! Also, we could imagine hiring consulting firms, if anybody knows any on this topic?


texts: What is the FastBoot? and what is the difference to obtain the root on Nexus devices?

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I have some doubts about fastboot and some other stuff.

I am an owner of an old HTC Desire on which, a long time ago, I installed Cyanogen Mod Android distribution.

Although I installed the Cyanogen I have many doubts about the fastboot and the Android architecture.

What exactly is FastBoot? What it is for?

I also have a doubt about how obtain root permission on the new Nexus 5, reading online I have understand that to obtain root permission on the Nexus devices I have to connect it to my PC and to execute a program that give me the root...but this is the same thing that I did on my HTC Desire.

What is the difference? Why many people say that obtain root permission on Nexus devices is easier than on others devices? It seems to me the same thing !!! What am I missing?


texts: How do I tell the YouTube app to play a certain resolution by default?

texts: I have capped internet and it gets very quickly consumed when YouTube keeps playing videos in 1080p by default. How do I set it to play all videos in 480p only?


texts:
How do we make OK Google to accept custom commands?

Our requirement is simple, we want something like "Appname keyword" to get results and show on our app. Ok Google works with Search for Keyword on Appname, but its too hard since we have to be very fast to make it work, otherwise it searches on web.

I see here, "Note: We are not accepting requests for Custom Voice Actions. Stay tuned to Voice Actions - Google Developers and +GoogleDevelopers for product updates."
https://developers.google.com/voice-actions/custom-actions
Is there any workaround or other possible actions that I am unaware of?


texts: i have a androi motorola e2, time ago i put one imagen for the wallpaper, after a time i deleted that imagen, but that picture still in the options, when i have to select one wallpaper for the background of my phone and i can select the imagen and put it in my background imegen, so now i want to get that imagen, but i don t know where is because it is not in my gallery(because i deleted), i use ES File Explorer but i don t get with the route yet, i think is something like a temp o something like that. (i am new, so if you need more information ask me pls)


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when I talk with someone over facebook messenger the voice quality is unbleivable, the other person can hear a mosquito flying

But when I call someone normal over the phone, the voice is very weak

So I know it is not from my phone because I have the problem on 2 different phones from different brands, so is there any app that can manage the calls with a voice quality like facebook messenger


texts: How to export email settings from an android device to another one?

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I have configured the stock-email application of my phone to use my four imap accounts. This is quite long and I would rather avoid repeating this for my tablet. How can I export my email settings smoothly ?

I want to point out that I don't use gmail, nor K9 mail.

Thanks!


texts: Incoming calls: no caller info when device is locked

texts: When my phone is locked, if somebody calls, I am not able to view the caller details on the screen. I can only find the receive and decline options. How can I change this?


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I guess my Android device is permanent communicating over the Internet, without any doing of my side. This slows down the system.

Is there any way to see the actual WiFi activity? I mean I like to know which app / service is actually downloading or sending out information. I tested several task-managers with WiFi Monitoring but all do summarize. I like to know which app at this moment downloads or sends data without my doing.
Best would be a widget that shows which app uses WiFi at most.


texts: Is it possible to recover deleted WhatsApp messages on Android?

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I have obtained a copy of the current version of the database of the WhatsApp instance running on my phone. I can see that deleted messages do not show up, and that there are missing IDs corresponding to those messages.

I have not checked, but I assume that the crypt12 backup files on sdcard0 do not contain these messages either. These backups are generated daily.

I have seen plenty of apps that claim to undelete WhatsApp messages. I can understand how a message that is not part of the current database version can be recovered if it is present on one of the backups.

However, is it reasonable to expect these apps to recover messages that have been removed so quickly that they have not been backed up?

Does Android allow some sort of low level hardware access to try and find data that has been marked as deleted, just like data recovery tools such as testdisk?


texts: I upgraded to faux kernel not a long time ago and I am having a lot of issues with it. I want to go back to the original kernel. I even tried restoring to factory defaults but it didn't restore the kernel. I don't have a backup of the old kernel. I am running 4.4 on a nexus 4


texts: Why do My shortcut icons change to a robot?

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I have a rooted Vodafone VF685, running Kitkat 4.4.2 with ADW Launcher. I'm having trouble with my shortcut icons. They keep changing at random to the green Android robot. The apps still launch when I tap the robot, but it's annoying.

Can anyone help please?


texts: Android 2.3.5 unlock screen activated unexpectedly

texts: My Android HTC Sense 3.5 running Android 2.3.5 suddenly and out of the blue activates the unlock screen without pressing the power button. That's a problem because it gets unlocked by itself sometimes when it is in my pocket. Is there a special setting to disable this activation of the unlock screen?


texts: Is it possible to selectively limit background data usage?

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I have a sufficient data-plan so I've never worried about this... tomorrow though, I'm travelling abroad. Due to this, I will have restricted 3g usage.

Are there any apps or Android settings to prevent certain applications from syncing in the background while allowing others to work unrestricted? For example, if I only want to use WhatsApp or check emails, without "Android OS" or Facebook playing around online, would this be possible?

If I could have this as a "roaming only" profile/mode would be an advantage. If I could also allow these applications to run as normal when WiFi is available, that would be a bonus!

My device is not rooted and I would prefer not to root it to achieve this. Are there any apps or solutions to achieve this?


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with Android 4.0 everything was fine, but after upgrading to 4.1 I can no longer activate reverse tethering successfuly.

Phone: HTC Desire X with 4.1 upgrade
Root: no and don't want to
PC: Windows 7 x64
AV: ESET Nod32 v4
FW: Comodo v6, currently uninstalled

Symptom:

changing USB connection mode to "Reverse tethering" makes it attempt to connect and after a minute it displays dialog like (translated) 'Connecting to PC failed: either there is not HTC Sync installed in the newest version* or other device is already using  reverse tethering on your computer**.'
* not true, just installed newest
** no other device is connected

Installed - newest versions:

HTC BMP USB Driver
HTC Driver Installer
HTC Sync Manager (recognizes phone, backup works)
HTC Sync (just in case, HTC SM/drivers should suffice)
Additionally tried Google USB Driver (via Android SDK)
(plus ones like RNDIS etc. are as well)

Tried & notes:

with 4.0 everything worked flawlessly, even with these AV&FW active, without installing Sync etc.
attempts with AV and FW disabled, FW uninstalled at a point
HTC Sync Manager recognizes phone, backup works
MTP file transfer works
HTC Sync does NOT recognize phone (possibly important) (USB Debug has no effect either on/off)
HTC Sync offers update, after running its install it says there's already a newer one in PC
Windows driver install dialog after plugging in was all green (one day at least, that is, ofter there are fails: "device disconnected")
USB debugging either on/off no effect
Restarting neither phone nor PC has effect
Completely uninstalled and reinstalled all Android drivers and HTC software
In Windows Device Manager there are both My HTC and HTC Desire X, both report drivers up to date

Tried googling, two other forums, HTC support is not responding to my question.

What can I do to be able to reverse tether again?
Thank you!

This is probably a borderline question with superuser (possibly a PC's software issue), not sure which would be better, posted here.


texts: Any way to auto-update cyanogenmod with encryption enabled?

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I've been enjoying cyanogenmod a lot, but the auto-updates don't work, since I encrypted the phone.  I'd like to have both, if possible, even if there's a bit of work involved.

Is there any fix / third-party tool that can auto-update an encrypted cyanogenmod installation?


texts: Is there a way to list the local dns cache?

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I would like to get a list of my current cache on my phone, what is the command to issue in order to retrieve that list ?

I would like to get a command and not an app that does that, since i want to incorporate that command into a script that i am write.

Thanks.


texts: Any way to have hardware accelerated virtualization without changing HW?

texts:
when I installed Android Studio on my Windows box, at the end of installation it told me
"Android SDK is up to date"
but it complained that
"your computer does not support hardware accelerated virtualization".
Then it listed some alternative options.  Looks like this is because my native HW has non-Intel (AMD) CPUs.

So my question to Android developers is,
does anyone know of a way to have hardware accelerated virtualization without changing my PC hardware?


texts: Are rooted Android phone more vulnerable to Malware Apps than non-rooted ones?

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From my understanding, a rooted Android phone mean that the user will be accessing everything on the phone, just like a root user. So, installing a Apps mean that the Apps will also have root privileges.

So, does a non-rooted ones more safer than those rooted phone? (In another word, will rooted Android phone make it a easy target for Apps that are actually malware or virus to attack?)


texts: How can I block all incoming connections to my phone?

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Ok, so maybe I'm just a lil paranoid lately, but I'm trying to block any - and ALL - connections to my phone. PERIOD. I have the paid version of Android Firewall.

If I select Black list from the drop down box and check WiFi, Data, Roam, VPN, LAN, & Input Chain for (Any Application) will that accomplish the goal I'm getting at?


texts: Why ES File Explorer not listed when I've to select file for web upload?

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When using a Samsung Tab A, with Android 6, I would like to have ES File Explorer listed when I have to select a file to be upload from a web site file selector control.

Is there any configuration parameter that I'm missing to do that? Is it a permissions problem?

I have also have tried with other file explorers as AndSMB, and the same is happening... I only can select a file using the default android file explorer, the camera and the camcorder.

I'm trying to do something not allowed in ES File Explorer? Maybe I need another file explorer app to do that?


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Maybe that is less an android and more an operator policy question, but posting here because it may very well be a bug in Hangouts, the most embarrassing app google ever published.

I have a tmobile SIM from the US. I travelled abroad and i could send free SMS to that country (by sending to plain <phone number> or +<country code><phone number>) and free SMS to the US (by sending to +1<phone number>).

Now back in the US, i can't send international SMS at all. My default app is Hangouts. Using either my google voice account or the lame-excuse-for-a-UI-SMS-account in hangouts, when i try to send a message to +<country code><phone number> i get a message right after with the text:

  Sorry, this service is not available.

  now via SMS

What is the correct way to send international SMS in the US?


texts: Switching from Wifi to mobile data takes long time

texts: Since a few weeks ago, my Moto G takes a long time to start up mobile data after I turn off wifi. Usually it will take only a few seconds, but now it can take 10 minutes or even more. As long as it stays on, there is absolutely no problem with the mobile data. The problem only arises when I use wifi, then turn it off to get back to mobile data.


texts: How can I write in a PDF with a tablet and a pen (a.k.a  Is there a Xournal alternative for Android)?

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There is already a similar question, which is about the Xoom and note taking. But I'd like to ask this in a more general way:

Given a tablet (and a pen), how can I write - not just adding notes and comments, more like one would write on paper - in a PDF?

The additional writing should be saved within the same PDF file and readable/showable by the most common PDF readers. Essentially I am looking for an Xournal alternative for Android.


texts: Selectively restrict sync for some applications to wifi only

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I know it's been asked here how to prevent applications from using data connections. But that is not my intent. I have a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and I would like to restrict most of applications to use my data connection. But would allow some to use it.

For instance I would like to restrict Currents, Google+, Facebook, Maps and Google Now from using my data connection. But I would like GMail and Talk to use it.

How can I do this? And is it also possible to set sync frequency when wither on Wifi or Data connection?


texts: How to stop Do Not Disturb turning on every day at midnight?

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Every day at 00:00 my phone goes into Do Not Disturb mode. I have turned off Do Not Disturb in all settings. I have tried with scheduled Do Not Disturb and with the schedule turned off.

No matter what, it turns on every day at 00:00 without my permission.

How do I stop this?


texts: Cannot root phone by installing superuser.zip CWM v6.0.5.1 Stable

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Xiaomi redmi 2 runs MIUI 6.2.4.0(KHJCNBK)

In order to install CWM, I downloaded both the adb and fastboot, I extracted recovery.img in the folder, together with them. I entered fastboot mode.

Then, in fastboot I ran:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot reboot

Now I booted CWM into recovery. It I ran this superuser file, which matches my phone model. It installed, had done! at the end:

 However, when I exit the menu it asks me whether to root the phone ( with root access is missing at the top ), I tried both yes/no, it reboots, but phone is still not rooted. What's the issue here?


texts: How to choose which contacts to download from google

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I am using a really old version of Android (2.2.2). I have had it for about five years. It's an HTC Desire (the first ever). My contacts list in my phone keeps getting bigger and bigger (currently at 27mb) and I want to reduce it. I have my contacts synced with my google account so they are always backed up. But how can I choose which contacts it downloads to my phone? Everytime I send an email from my gmail a new contact is added and that contact is automatically downloaded to my phone. How can I stop this and only download the ones I tell it to download?

EDIT Forgot to mention, I want the ones that are created from my email activities to continue existing but only on my email account and on my phone contacts


texts: Where does Google Play store its ebooks on an Android device?

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In the Google Play Books Android application, there is an option to keep an ebook on a device if the user wants to do it. So when you decide to do such a thing, the ebook may be stored somewhere on the Android device. I would like to know where the ebook is stored. I searched in /mnt/storage and I only found Aldiko ebooks (in the /mnt/storage/eBooks folder), not the Google Play eBooks.

Thanks for your answsers.

PS : if it can help, I do this on an Archos G9 101 tablet.


texts: How do I boot my Samsung Nexus S into safe mode?

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I have a Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.

I somehow managed to set the Zoodles application to start up with laucher. As a result, whenever I boot my phone, I see the Zoodles app and cannot close it or access any other applications.

I searched and understood that if I can boot the device in safe mode, I can remove the Zoodles app. How do I boot into safe mode?


texts: Can I pull data off of a Moto 360 (smart watch) using ADB?

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I am a complete beginner to the world of Android, but I am also an intrepid forensics examiner. I have been given the opportunity to conduct research into pulling data from certain wearables, namely Android watches. A colleague of mine suggested I examine the Moto 360 smart watch, but my initial research into the methods of conducting that examination has fallen flat.

I come to you enthusiasts with some very basic questions.

Can ADB (or another tool) extract valuable data from this specific smart watch? If so,       how?
If there are no available data extraction techniques at this time, should I shift my focus to another wearable?

Thank you very much in advance!


texts: Changing OS completely on galaxy note SC-05D and galaxy s2 SC-02C

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I live in Japan and I would like to get these 2 phones but both of them is sold here with Google Android 2.3.7 Japanese OS.

I was wondering if it possible to change that into a regular English version?
If so, how to do that in detail, please explain as I am new to this.


texts: How to dim any ongoing music when receive notification?

texts: How to dim any ongoing music sound by certain percentage (let's say 20%) when I receive message instead of pausing the current ongoing music and play the notification sound and continue play the ongoing music?


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So this is a little stupid but I did something that caused all of my items in the top dropdown menu  to disappear and there is only a wifi icon left.

When I press edit it doesn't change anything, I have no idea what I did. I've never seen it do this before.

I'm asking here because pretty much anyone I ask is kind off baffled and doesn't know what is going on. Maybe it's a bug?

It somehow happened while pressing a notification

Info:
ZTE Axon 7
Android 7.1
MiFavor UI 4.2


texts: How to figure out which app changes pulse notification light in system settings?

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The nexus 5 has this "pulse notification light" that blinks when the device is sleeping and you receive an email, sms or something like that. I don't like it, so I turned it off in Settings > Display by unchecking "pulse notification light"

That works all fine for a couple of days/weeks but then suddenly the pulse notification light is back! And if I go to Settings / Display the checkbox is checked again! So one of my installed apps must enable this notification light again.

I want to figure out which app does that (most likely it is sms, mail or a chatting app). I guess notification light can only be enabled if the app has the System Settings permission, or is maybe the Vibrate permission enough? What is the best way to figure out which app actually made changes to my System? Is this logged somewhere?


texts: Unable to change mobile data cycle date on huawei p9 lite with android 7.0

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My old phone had an option to change the mobile data cycle date. As you can see in the image below the option is gone. Does anyone know where I can find it in this "new and improved" version of android??

and yes I have seen this question but it has changed since this update and it no longer works

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)


texts: Why does wiping the /cache partition keep fixing my problem?

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My phone Droid Turbo 2 on Android Marshmallow for some reason my Audio in and out keeps going out.

Wiping the /cache partition seems to fix the problem most of the time.

Any idea why this might be the case? Could this be related to why it takes the phone so long to turnoff and reboot?