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Device: Samsung Galaxy (T959)
OS: Android 2.1 (stock from T-Mobile USA)
Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise

How can I get the stock mail application in Android to sync all my Exchange/Outlook contact folders?

I have several contact folders off my "Mailbox" root. Here is the directory structure:

Mailbox - [my name]
..Contacts (<< correctly sync'ing to phone)
..Contacts - Family (<< not sync'ing to phone)
..Contacts - PRC (<< not sync'ing to phone)
..Contacts - Vendors (<< not sync'ing to phone)
..Inbox

I know that originally the iPhone didn't sync all the contact folders but it does now. Any hints on how to get Android 2.1 to do it?


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I own a Lenovo A3500 -HV. I have been using it for an year now and it is running KitKat(4.4.2). There is no sign of a newer OS coming to this tab so I have decided to install a new ROM. I decided to go with CynanogenMod but the problem is my device is not listed in the supported devices directory.
I think my device has the minimum requirements to run the OS.

I would like to know if it will be better to install the CyanogenMod or just leave it with kitkat or maybe install some other mods that my tab can support?


texts: forwarding calls using another sim (using dual sim android phone)

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Is there a way to do the following on a dual-SIM phone?

receive a call at SIM 1
forward the received call to a specified number using SIM 2

Most apps use call forwarding feature of the mobile network, so they use the same SIM card.


texts: Batch remove entries from Multiling dictionary

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In the Android dictionary, there are hundreds of abbreviations and all-caps combinations that are hardly ever used.
However, when typing, these words keep popping up instead of the intended words.

The system in question is a non-rooted Android 7, and the keyboard is Multiling O Keyboard.
Since apps cannot write to the built-in dictionary, I assume that Multiling stores user dictionary entries (like the addition or removal of words) in a separate file, and compares this file to the built-in dictionary.

Where does Multiling keep its word lists (for each language)?

Is there a way to remove all of these abbreviations and all-caps words, e. g. by batch-processing a list or by replacing a database file?


texts: Website shortcuts icons lost after a crash

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I am using Nova launcher and after a crash, all shortcuts to websites on my home screen lost their icons. Right now, all of them look the same: with the default green android icon. They still work - but icons are lost. I've tried restarting the launcher, restarting the OS - no difference. Any ideas how to restore / refresh them without recreating each one of them manually?

OS: Android 7.0

Browser: Google Chrome


texts: How do you edit the hosts file on rooted Nougat

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I have a Google pixel xl that I have rooted. On my G3 I was able to use Hosts Editor (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nilhcem.hostseditor) without any issues. When I tried on my xl I can see and accept the SU request but the hosts file does not get modified.

I then tried manually editing it with a text editor and I've confirmed that it's modified but using Chrome I still get navigated to the old original website.

I have a test server in my home network and I'd like to be able to use my phone to hit the test site instead of the live one.

Is there something special in Nougat that is making this not work?


texts: Android Smart Lock: Why is there no option to use WiFi?

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My Android device (v. 7.1.2) offers several options to use the "Smart Lock" feature.

This feature uses some rules to automatically disable the lockscreen.

Available rules are:

Trusted place
Trusted Bluetooth device
Trusted face
Trusted voice
On-body detection

I am surprised that there is no option to use a trusted WiFi network.

Some forums state the risk for the WiFi network to be spoofed. I don't understand how the risk is different: an attacker could spoof a Bluetooth device as well.

What could be reasons for not allowing a WiFi-based unlocking while allowing Bluetooth-based unlocking?


texts: How to create folder in app drawer of galaxy A3?

texts: When using galaxy S4, I could create a folder in the app drawer. But after I changed my phone to galaxy A3, I couldn't find any menu to create a folder in the app drawer. How can I do that in galaxy A3? Thanks before in advance.


texts: I have a thing that is coming up on my phone and it says touch to review the message and try again. How do I get that off?


texts: Android 6.0.1, Samsung S5: Storage issues

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My Samsung S5 with Android 6.0.1 has not enough storage memory. By default, it has 16GB available of which 4.2GB is used by the system (according to the "Storage" information page in the settings). My phone says, I'm using around 10GB of storage memory.

Up to this point, I moved almost everything except for some very small apps to my SD card and removed this SD card from my phone, so it's content won't show up in the stats.

To find out which places eat the most storage memory, I used a File Manager app from the App Store ("File Manager") which can access the root folder of my device. It turns out that the folder /storage/emulated/0 (the place which you can examine using the default file manager) only takes up around 4GB!

However, the other folders in the root folder only contain very small data in the range of megabytes.

How can I examine where these 6GB went?!

By the way, of course, I deleted all cache files which I can delete, I even deleted the logs from *#9900#.


texts: How to Install Ubuntu on Android! states "your Android OS must support loop devices".  What is a loop device?


texts: How to un-hide the read recipient (blue tick) option on WhatsApp? I am not able to find the option.


texts: Is it possible to shut down all antennae except for the gps?

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I am thinking of buying an Android phone soon (Probably Desire HD), and would like to use it to record hiking trips GPS data.
All those run tracking apps seems just right to me, but I am looking for something that can run more than a few hours, so I figured that turning off the wifi/3g/cell antennae will give me a much longer battery life.
Is it possible to achieve it easily? Maybe only with root access?


texts: Lollipop: override security policies (specifically lock screen/Exchange/Office 365)

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When I used Android 4.4 (KitKat) on my Nexus 5 I could ignore certain security policies such as a requirement to have a PIN code to unlock the lock screen. After upgrading to Lollipop and the move of Exchange e-mail from the separate E-Mail application to GMail this is no longer possible. Are there any workarounds? E.g., when I used Android 2, there was a hacked version of the E-mail app apk floating around that told the server it enforced the security policies but in fact ignored them.

I have seen a lot of similar questions, e.g.,

How can I override the Device Administrator security policy so that I can disable the lock screen?

ActiveSync/Exchange security policy

etc but they are all for older versions of Android.

(For everyone that is gonna whine about security policies in my employment agreement, I demanded, and it got approved, a clause that guaranteed me to have root privilegies or equivalent on all my personal IT equipment. My manager accepts this but the IT department is in a different universe. Taking this issue/the IT department to court for breach of contractual agreement is, for obvious reasons, not an option.)


texts: What is a good guide that shows new Android users how to properly backup and Flash a new ROM?

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I've had my Samsung Captivate for almost a year now, It's my first smartphone, and I've just recently decided to root it. Being new to root and not having the greatest understanding of the Android system or the Linux/Unix system I still want to install CyanogenMod.

Does anyone know a good guide for someone like me? It doesn't have to be CyanogenMod specific.


texts: rmt_storage keeps polling and spam logcat

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In logcat I can see rmt_storage keeps doing something every 2/3 seconds

I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage open success
I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage shared memory ioctl success
I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage mmap addr = 40009000
E/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage wait event ioctl failed
I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage user app start
I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage open success
I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage shared memory ioctl success
I/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage mmap addr = 40009000
E/rmt_storage(15280): rmt_storage wait event ioctl failed

It seems like the process rmt_storaeg is spawned again and again and has some failure.

Id like to know WHAT is rmt_storage.
what are the consequences of stopping it and why does it keeps polling something even when the device is totally idle and the screen is off.


texts: Prevent homescreen/desktop from showing before my start-up app?

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I have this bootup app that listens to the system boot up event and will launch on system start up (pardon the verbosity).

Problem is, the system will stubbornly show the homescreen (or a static wallpaper,  I'm not so sure, basically it's a colorful, mostly blue geometry pattern, see the picture below) first before switching to my app, which is quite annoying.

I assume I need to delete files under /data/data or /system/priv-app to eliminate that?

Can someone please help me?

I'm running a customized (with heavy samsung influnece, I'm not the system level guy) build of android 5.1.


texts: Gear VR needs update, downloads it, but doesn't install it

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If the phone is inside the Gear VR, then it just shows that we should open the Oculus App.

In the Oculus App it shows the update button and pressing it starts two downloads which you can see in the system notifications.

But when the downloads are done nothing happens, just that the update button is re-enabled like challenging us to press it again.


texts: Why does my mobile data work for some things?

texts: I'm not really sure when this started but I've discovered that I have some type of data. My parents haven't included data in my line yet I'm able to receive notifications from discord, youtube, google feeds etc. I can even do google searches or search for apps on the play store. But I cant actually go on a website or install an app. I cant watch youtube videos or read my discord messages. I cant play online games like brawl stars because it wont connect to the server. I can also use google maps and read reviews. My service provider is tmobile btw. Why does my mobile data work for certain things but not others?


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I was chatting on whatsapp, then I didn't look at my phone for 5 seconds, and when I looked back I saw that it turned dark theme with a wall paper

Why?

And now I can not get it back to previous theme, even if I select default theme or light theme etc.
How to return to previous theme? I was using default. I had not changed any setting for theme or Wallpaper

I use latest version of android (I guess) , and my phone is Samsung Galaxy S9


texts: Termux messed up C++ pointer with clang compiler

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Here is a simple C++ code named test.cpp to detect whether a pointer is null.
#include"iostream"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int *a;
    if(a!=NULL)
        cout<<"a points at something."<<endl;
    else
        cout<<"a is a null pointer."<<endl;
    return 0;
}

I compiled it in two devices:

Termux in Redmi-K20-Pro Android phone (unrooted) with clang: clang++ test.cpp -o op
gnome-terminal in Raspberry-Pi-4B with gcc: g++ test.cpp -o op

Then I ran the program with ./op but the results were different:

Termux printed a points at something
gnome-terminal printed a is a null pointer.

Obviously the second result is right.
Because both devices are based on ARMv8 architecture, so no hardware problem exists. There must be some problems with Termux, the compiler, the Android system root, or something else.
Is there any solution to fix this immediately?


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I recently got an S4, and the battery drain is huge. I'm not even using it with a SIM card yet because it is that bad.

Over 10 hours, Phone idle used 36%,  and time on was 10 hours 29mins. The screen used 23% at 9mins 20s.

Any idea how to make this battery last longer?


texts: Internal storage - free and occuppied space do not add to total

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On Sony Xperia Z2, I have 5.6 GB on /storage/emulated/0, then 2.3 GB in /. However, the whole internal storage has 12 GB, and I can only see under 2 GB of free space.

Where is the remaining 2 GB?


texts: Is it possible to continue upgrading an Android device if the OEM stops supporting it?

texts: Suppose the OEM loses interest in my device; can I still install the stock distro updates when issued by Google? Are there issues with device drivers if I go this route?


texts: Can't boot to system (lineageOS) after updating TWRP

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I've been using lineageOS 14.1 for a long time on my Galaxy S4 mini (gt-i9195) and recently wanted to try some apps requiring root access.
In the developer options I could set root access only to "ADB only". I tried installing su from https://download.lineageos.org/extras via TWRP but the installation failed (probably because I tried installing the arm64 version instead of arm, I'm guessing retrospectively?).
Anyway, I decided to upgrade TWRP to 3.3.1-0 (from 3.0.1-0 before I think) following random advice I found online.
I started flashing 3.3.1-0 to the recovery partition via TWRP but it got stuck while "Patching system unconditionally".
After more than an hour of this I powered off and restarted into recovery mode.

Surprisingly, TWRP now boots as version 3.3.1-0 without any issues.
However, whenever I try to boot system into lineageOS I just get the Samsung startup logo and then the screen stays black.

Any idea how I might be able to start up lineageOS again?
I would try rolling back to an older version of TWRP maybe, but I couldn't yet figure out how to get the image file onto the phone.
I tried installing adb on my desktop and plugging the phone in via USB but adb devices does not find the phone.
Might Odin work for this despite not having the standard ROM and without wiping the phone?

Unfortunately I don't have a backup, as I didn't have the storage space for it.
But while there's nothing super important on the phone I would still of course prefer not having to wipe everything.


texts: Trying to uninstall a keyboard, 'uninstall' grayed out, no root

texts: I'm trying to uninstall PDAC Multilinugal keyboard and its language packs. The uninstall button on the app is grayed out, and I don't yet have root - is it possible to remove it without root access?


texts: Android 4.3 external and internal sdcard

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I am new  in Android so please be gentle.
I have the problem, that my phone doesn't use the external sdcard and try to save everything on internal 2gb storage.

So I rooted the device and get a shell on my device.
then I checked the mount point and saw that the /dev/fuse is used everywhere

   /dev/fuse /mnt/shell/emulated fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
   /dev/fuse /storage/emulated/legacy fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
   /dev/fuse /storage/emulated/0 fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
   /dev/fuse /storage/emulated/0/Android/obb fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0

   /dev/block/vold/179:33 /storage/sdcard1 vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0

my idea is to change the mounts everywhere and change /dev/fuse to /dev/block/vold/179:33

is there any special program technically location in Android to edit and save the new mount points?
Thanks!!


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My android device is rooted and its 4.4.2.
To control auto-start app, I installed Clean Master and allowed it for root access. I stopped many apps that start automatically. To control start-up app, I installed Boot Manager Xposed. Apart from these I installed other apps also for controlling auto-start and start-up app.
However, I have following concerns.

In spite of above, I see many apps like browsers, shopping, news,
etc; automatically in Running Apps.
Whenever I close any apps, I remove them from Recent Apps also. And I keep Recent Apps empty/clean. However, most of time I see closed apps are still in Running Apps. It means those apps not closed completely.

I do End Process for all unwanted apps manually every time from Running Apps which is ridicules for me.
Till the time, I don’t call/tap any apps, I don’t want see them in Running Apps and once I close any app, I don’t want to see them again in Running Apps.
Please let me know to control them.


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I have a completely successfully rooted Nexus 6p running the tawin project. I checked many tutorials on how to flash the xposed file via recovery, but every time it comes up with an error stating that the updater process has ended with an error installing zip file. I have no idea why this occurs and am pretty sure the correct file was installed. How can I be able do do it?

install error / device details (click images for larger variants)


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I heard that charging li-ion batteries to less voltage value heavily increases number of (charge-discharge) cycles, while decreasing phone work time(energy return from charge) only for a little.

Charging only a half of capacity increases number of charges 3x, so there is 1.5x outcome in energy that i could get from battery for its life. I have 5000 mAh battery, and a huge power bank. It is very big capacity, and i am ready to sacrifice some working time to prolong battery life for years as much as possible.

So for now it could charge to 4.2V to 100%, and i want to "reconfigure" or "recalibrate" BMS. It should "think" for example that 3.9V is 100% charge and stop charging it, and 3.6V is a 0% and is a device shutdown voltage.

How to set this in Android?


texts: Empty texts are being sent periodically to specific contact?

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When I check my text messages, I am always a bit confused this week. A specific contact in my phone is being sent blank messages over and over again, and I cannot figure out why. What is even more interesting is that the contact that this is happening to does not receive these messages at all. I switched texting apps from Google Messenger to Hangouts hoping the app was just glitching, but still the blank messages continue to appear. They come in groups, one being sent every 2 hours or so (but not in a predicable manner) in packs of 5 to 8 or 9.

I've narrowed down every cause I can think of. All I am down to is my Pebble Time Steel smartwatch or the Android operating system itself that could be causing this.

Anyone have any suggestions to figuring out why this is happening? I don't believe it's the Pebble or the contact in question would be receiving a lot of blank messages and none of these messages appear to go through.


texts: Why does Facebook Home not require any permission?

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I recently tried Facebook Home on my HTC One X. It sucked! So I uninstalled it after few hours.

But the thing is that it does not require any special permission. Actually no permissions were required and its size was less than 300 KB. Why? If Facebook can manage a launcher in less than 300 KB then why do other launchers are so heavy and require so many permissions?


texts: How to find that I am rooted with Systemless

texts: I have flashed, SUPER SU 2.79 SR1 on Oneplus 3 running OOS 4.0 (Nougat 7.0). How to find that I am rooted in systemless mode ?


texts: How do I install Xposed Framework on Android x86 running in Virtual Box?

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I downloaded Android Marshmallow from the Android x86 project and installed it on Virtual Box. I am now running Marshmallow on Virtual Box on my Mac computer.

I looked up instructions on how to install Xposed Framework on Android, only to later realize that it is mostly intended to be used on devices with ARM processors, like smartphones. I have heard, however, that some people have been able to get it working on android emulators running on computers. I am wondering how I might be able to do this on virtual box with the Marshmallow version of Android x86.

I tried to use the instructions listed here: How can I install flashable zips in Android-x86

The answerer gives "fool-proof" steps, which I was able to follow. After I complete Step 14, however, the Terminal Emulator app gives me this error: "Extracted file system/xposed.prop not found!"

Does anyone have any advice for what I can do to fix this? Or should I be going down a completely different path than what I am now trying? I know that on phones, the normal process of installing Xposed involves a custom recovery and whatnot, but I am not sure that is possible on an emulator.

Any help would be much appreciated!


texts: Can't connect to "Secured Network" via Wifi. Get stuck at a Lock screen

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OS: OxygenOS version 2.2.0
Android version: 5.1.1
Phone Model: ONE 2005 [OnePlus 2] (Build number: One A2005_14_151211)

When I connect to a Secured Wifi network that requires that I "Accept" some sort of agreement, normally I would click on "Sign into Wi-Fi Network", which pops up on my status screen and then I would "Accept" the agreement. Now when I click on "Sign into Wi-Fi Network", all I see is a screen with a big circle around a lock. I can't tap on anything on this screen, except exiting out. If I exit out, I am taken back back to my homescreen and not connected to the internet. All that happens is that "Sign into Wi-Fi Network" appears in my status screen again. If I click on it again, I go right back to the lock screen.
I feel stuck in this:
for (a = 0; a < wifisuccess.length; a++) {

I can't be the only 1 having this problem...Or maybe I am? Any insight would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

================

UPDATE:
(First of all, I now realize that I can't type Javascript code as a joke and have it show up properly. I also learned that I need to add Line breaks if I want things to show up. Good to know. If you're confused, the above code was supposed to imply a LOOP on my situation..har har har.)

Upon further investigation, I saw Option Dots on the top right on that screen with the big lock on it [DUH!]. I tapped the Option Dots, which brought up a menu with the following 2 options:

"Do not use this network"
"Use this network as is"

I selected "Use this network as is"

After doing this, I am taken back to my home screen as before. This time, the "Sign into Wi-Fi Network" option is no longer on my status screen and I am still not connected to the internet when I tried to access my email, Facebook, etc.


texts: Android plugged into car gives annoying popup "The connected device is unable to access data on this device."

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Every time that I connect via USB my not-rooted Galaxy S6 (SM-G920F with stock Android 7.0) to my car (a Kia Soul 2015), this popup annoys me:
"The connected device is unable to access data on this device. Reconnect the USB cable and try again. Android File Transfer or Samsung Smart Switch..." and I have to touch "OK" to dismiss it.

I dismissed it so many times that at this point I have nightmares at night about this popup that tries to kill me wrapping itself around me and taking my breath away.

What I tried is to set "USB configuration" to "Charge this phone". In this case the popup doesn't appear when I plug the USB cable, but after a while, if I also have enabled "USB debugging" (that I need), the "USB configuration" reverts to "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)" by itself and the popup reappear at the next cable plug. Double annoyance!

Any way to kill that popup definitely?

(My car in this case: Kia Soul 2015)


texts: Notification bar too dim on Galaxy S7 with Oreo

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Last night my Galaxy S7 got an update that included upgrading to Oreo. I don't know whether the problem is specifically because of Oreo or if there was something else in the update that caused the change, but the notification bar at the top of my home screen is now uncomfortably dim:

There's also a larger version if it's tough to see. It might not look that bad, but it's clear that there's a difference between the grey used by the notification bar and the white in the text and background of the Gmail app and with my eyes looking at my phone's screen that difference is a big deal. The same grey seems to persist in most apps, though apps with a white background instead show a darker grey. Is there a way for me to make those icons white instead?


texts: Typing in Web Browser (Firefox and Chrome) Text Boxes and Text Areas on Android is Awkward

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There are several sites which have web browser text areas which you can type stuff in. When these sites are visited with Firefox or Chrome, and you want to enter more than 3 lines of text (for instance your text may end up wrapping up and spanning 5, 6, 7, or 8 lines), then it becomes awkward to move to the lines in the middle, since the android placeholders that can be used to select text will scroll up or down too fast to select the middle lines.

I would like to know whether there is a workaround for this (personally I would suggest that the text box / text area on such browsers running on Android devices be resizable by dragging the lower-right-hand-side corner of such text area box. Not sure if this is possible at the moment.

The best solution I've found for this so far is to try and download the corresponding apps for the websites you need to visit and enter this kind of text in, but this is a non-solution given that some websites will not have corresponding Android apps to be used to enter the given information more conveniently.

Anyone know whether Firefox and Chrome plan to support the feature I just mentioned?


texts: Google voice type offline doesn't work properly

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If I touch on voice type tool it shows me following message "Google voice typing tool requires Google search app" but  Google search app have been installed on my phone.

How can I fix this?


texts: Is it possible to do an advanced compare of two apps based on instalation history?

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Is there any tool which classifies apps by their features. Something like Pandora (music genome) for apps (apps genome).

For example I installed 'Chess Free' and after 3 months I installed 'Free Chess' (app2). Can I somehow see a matrix which would say: app2 can save games (unlike app1), app1 I can customize figure icons. (to better see the king vs. queen). App 2 has ads on top (app1 does not).
Perhaps this is asking too much. and Google may not like it so it would have to bee from external start-up.

Or alternatively (no matrix) - can I only read reviews of users who (1) wrote a review for app2 and (2) also have installed app1 and (3) mention app1 name in their review. (i.e., "app2 in comparison to app1 review").

Or any server which comes close to this vision?


texts: How can I record game audio with screen without using microphone?

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I found so many apps which can record screen on my android device.
Some of them can record audio and video at the same time, but only when I turned on the "Record with microphone" option.

That's not realy good, becouse the game sound can be a little bit noisy that way, so I need to record the game audio without using my microphone for best quality.

I would be grateful if the solution does not require a computer for audio recording.

My device is:
Sony Xperia Z2
Android version 5.1.1
Not rooted and can't root it becouse if I do, I lose my warranty.


texts: Deleting a device from the Google Play Store?

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Yesterday I bought a new Android smartphone & performed a factory reset on my previous HTC handset. Naturally (I think) I set up my new phone under the same Google account as was registered for my HTC.

If I login to the Google Play Store, I was expecting, and maybe naively assumed to find, a way to delete the HTC handset, but I cannot seem to find a way to achieve this!

As this is only my second Android device, I have not encountered this situation before. (Perhaps there were steps I should have taken on my HTC, prior to performing the factory reset.)

I am however surprised that Google does not allow you to carry out such a basic task.

Did I miss something?

Does Google wish you to create a new account every time you change phones/tablets?


texts: How can I restore Google Chrome after I deleted it on my rooted phone?

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I have a rooted Mototrola G6 Play, and today I deleted google chrome because I don't use it, but once I deleted it a bunch of apps stopped working like LastPass and Coursera just to name a few...
I tried downloading it back from the play store but that didn't fix it.
I also tried making it a system application again using Lind2SD but it asks me to reboot and when I do it gets deleted.
I also tried manually installing the apk and placing it in /system/app/ and in /system/app/Chrome/ but that didn't work either!
How can I fix this problem?????
Edit: I was able to make chrome a system app again by changing the permission to rw-r-r after putting the apk in /system/app/Chrome but the apps are still broken!
Edit 2: I've just uninstalled and reinstalled the broken apps and they started working again!


texts: What is the default Android Root Password?

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What is the default password for the Android root account? Can I change the root password after rooting my android device by simply typing passwd?

How does the rooting process work? If I use a "one click root" app, what is it doing to my phone?


texts: How can large amounts of files be transferred to Linux via MTP?

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I'm trying to copy all of my pictures from my Samsung Galaxy S9+ to my laptop (running Linux Mint). I can transfer a few files at a time no problem, but I have amassed 1000's of files in my pictures folder.

When attempting to copy the folder across using the file manager, the operation stalls and then fails every time. I would prefer to do it via the terminal, but since Samsung phones use mtp to transfer files, I have no idea what commands to use.


texts: How can we get a list of URLS recently visited by an android device? And the amount of time spent on a URL?

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I am trying to figure out how much data collection for time tracking can be automatically done on android devices.

So basically I want to collect the amount of time that a user spends on youtube, facebook etc. It is possible to log the currently running activities, which can be used to figure out roughly for how much time a particular app, e.g. FBMessenger/WhatsApp, was opened. But, I want to also track the browsing pattern of a user in an app-agnostic way.

There are a few parental control apps that promise to do this such as:

https://www.qustodio.com/en/family/how-it-works/

And I want to figure out how they might be doing so, which api/permissions allows for this level of access?

UPDATE: For example the Net-Nanny android FAQ says that

Once those settings are done Net Nanny will Initialize and invite you to
browse the Web! – This will be done thru the Net Nanny Browser.
All other browsers will be blocked.

This is a bad solution since this presumes that a user has to change his/her behavior in order for me to monitor them. I don't want to block anything for the user, only create usage stats.

I also don't want to install a VPN server if it can be avoided because it gives a persistent warning message to the user.


texts: Can't add one of my Google Apps for Work accounts

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I have several Google Apps accounts, and two of them I've added without a problem. I'm trying to add a third, and after I enter my email address, password and two-factor token from Authy, it tells me "Sorry, there seems to be a problem. Please try again." I've tried this over several days.

I did use to have this account on my phone, but it seems I can't add it back after a factory reset to revert from an Android N preview.

I can sign into this account just fine from a desktop browser or from the Android browser in incognito mode.


texts: How can I group apps together in the menu view?

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The menu view of the phone lists all of the apps I've installed.  All of them.

The phone came pre-installed with 2.5 pages of apps, and I'm up to 5.  I've had the phone for 3 weeks...

Is there any way to group them into folders in order to reduce the clutter?

Note (1): I am using a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo

Note (2): My phone's GUI is in Hebrew, so I may be getting the terms wrong.  This is what I mean by "menu view":


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i have a phone MT6589 and i formatted the /system and now, the android has dessapeared.

Now the phone is freezed on the boot screen, and i cant turn off the phone because the battery is sticked!

Before all this happens, i have made a backup on the recovery.


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In notification panel, I have a notification that says "Instal/update Google Play Services" (or so).

How can I solve this problem?


texts:
Does the Android operating system support installing new fonts?

I am that person who adores calligraphy and improving handwriting, and I am proud to say that my handwriting is now more beautiful than my teachers in almost every language I know! Anyway, can anyone answer that question (about Android fonts), because this will judge if I will buy a ruuning-Android tablet pc or not!


texts: How to take screenshots from a generic ICS 7" tablet?

texts: I want to know how to take a screenshot on a generic Ice Cream Sandwich tablet? I believe this certain model is called the XTOUCH X708S. I already tried pressing power button + volume down and it just does its respective functionalities without taking any screenshots. The owner isn't very literate when it comes to Android devices so she doesn't know how to either.


texts: Does Android Jelly Bean supports NTFS SD card formatting?

texts: If I format my micro SD card as NTFS, will my phone see it? I need this because I want to transfer files larger than 4GB on my phone microSD card, but FAT32 allows just files up to 4GB.


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Facing trouble while adding Google account to my android device. In logcat I got these two messages:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmService:
  java.lang.SecurityException: attempting to read gservices without permission: Neither user 10073 nor current process has com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES.
  java.lang.SecurityException: attempting to read gservices without permission: Neither user 10073 nor current process has com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES.

Screen shot of my device Samsung Galaxy S3 (4.2.2)

Screen shot of my device Samsung Galaxy S3 (4.2.2) / while restarting


texts: Setting gmail to sync / push / notify on wifi only?

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I have a droid mini that is running 4.2.2 and I want gmail to only sync automatically on WIFI only; never on 4g / network / whatever. How do I do this without rooting the phone?
When I first bought the phone, gmail allowed me to chose to sync on wifi only (and by sync, I mean that it would notify me of new emails and download them or what not on wifi only). This is how it was originally set up. I work for a local cable company and this was great. I know this is how it was originally set up because 1) I set it up that way and 2) when I setup up new internet connections in customer's homes, I would use the wifi on my phone to verify that their internet was working. As soon as the wifi would connect I would usually hear my phone announce I had emails, letting me know the wifi was connected.Then today, I was having an issue with Google play store. I took my phone into Verizon where they claimed to only have 'soft reset' the phone. Now, not only does gmail download / notify /syn (whatever) whenever it wants but the setting for wifi only is completely gone. I distinctly remember something like 'sync on wifi only' or 'push on wifi only' or something like this. I assume there has been some update or something recently and I have no idea how to check this. I would, however, be happy to uninstall the update if i could get it to work on wifi only again.

So long story short, how the hell do I get gmail to 'whatever' on wifi only without rooting?


texts: How to fix "Google couldn't verify this account belongs to you"?

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O.P.
I switched phones and I cannot login to my account on the new phone. It keeps on giving me the message above.

Weird thing is that I'm still login in my Samsung tabtet. I was able to get some code to verify my identity but I was never asked for this. I was never asked to verify using my phone or Google authenticator either.

The best I got from the AWESOME Google customer service is that they'll get back to me in 3-5 days.

Any ideas on what else to do?


texts: What are the non-diagonal screen dimensions of the Nexus 7?

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Very simple question. I want to know the non-diagonal physical dimensions of the screen itself of a Nexus 7 (eg: 4" by 5" or whatever).

Every site I look it up on seems to just happily repeat that it's a 7" tablet with 1280x800px and so on.


texts: Moto G stuck on the screen "Warning bootloader unlocked"

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I'm trying to solve a problem that is affecting a Moto G 2014 XT1069 device. What happened is that the device did shutdown, then when trying to power it up again, it stayed stuck on the Motorola logo for some time. Another person trying to help, said that it was needed to format the cellphone and rebooted into recovry mode. The point is that when trying to factory reset an error appeared.

This person then said that the device was bricked and needed to do something to correct it. Then using fastboot through a computer, I don't know what she did but the situation got somehow worse.

The first thing is that she unlocked the bootloader. But after all the procedure what happens is that when the device powered up, it just got stuck in a screen with a message WARNING BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED and it doesn't progress any further.

On that same screen it is possible, by pressing PWR + VOL DWN to access the bootloader, but even if we select "Normal Powerup" or "Recovery", the device just gets back to the screen WARNING BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED and nothing more happens.

Furthermore, it seems that the battery became somehow "mad". After a quite long time interval charging, the device got to 29% of battery and after just a few minutes trying to correct all this mess, the battery got to 6%.

I don't know what they did and how all of this happened.

How can I fix this mess? How can I make the cellphone boot and make everything right again?

If possible I want to avoid flashing the factory image for the reason that I don't have access to the image from the official source and I feel quite uneasy to get from one untrusted source, since it might compromise confidential data.

What can I do to solve this? I believe there has to be a way to correct all of this.


texts: Terminated app install corrupted SD card data

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I was downloading an app for my LG-90 and it was taking forever. It had been minutes, so i restarted my phone. The phone would not restart; I'd see the T-Mobile logo and LG logo but it would not get as far as the home screen.

I started playing around with it and I found that if I took the SD card out it'd restart fine. I kept a lot of data on that card so I mounted it while the phone was powered on and was able to copy it's contents to my PC. The Lost.DIR seems to be full with all the data I had on the SD card; all photos, videos, etc. But none of them have a file extension so I can't tell what's what. I have to rename things to .png or .mp3 and see it they play or whatever.

I've unmounted and erased the SD card an remounted it, but the phone still seems to think the old data is on there. It says there's not enough space if I try move an app there. Also Photos has never worked right since (black screen when trying to view photos).

Anyone had an issue like this before?
Any suggestions on how to recover this data & get the SD card working again?


texts: I asked before about a podcast app that is able to share it's episodes with the default music player. Does anyone know of a podcast app that takes it a step further and generates playlists for each podcast (playlists that would be visible in the default music player or any music player capable of handling m3u's).


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So, yeah. The infamous error. I know several ways of "fix" this. But, Factory reset, erase cache, erase data has not work. When I'm trying to put my phone number for confirmation in the app, it closes. I'm not sure what's happening, any ideas?

My phone is and LG L35.


texts: How can I use the volume buttons for skipping songs?

texts: Is there a way to use the volume buttons to change songs on the Nexus One?


texts: Allow only specific apps to use cell data, only when on 3G

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I use Tasker to sync every 30 mins when on 3G. I'm on a limited data plan, and the only apps I use constantly are browser, a Twitter app (Echofon) and Whatsapp. Is there a way to allow only these apps when on cell data, and allow access to all on wifi, either with Tasker or otherwise?

I've seen similar questions here, but they're mostly outdated (pre ICS) and/or involve restricting access using DroidWall, which does not differentiate wifi and 3G.


texts: No root permission after installation of ClockworkModRecovery kernel

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My smartphone is the Samsung Galaxy Ace 5380 running Android 2.3.6 and I want to flush it with the CyanogenMod 7.2

I'm performing the steps from this guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Ace:_Full_Update_Guide

I have done the "Installing the ClockworkMod Recovery" steps and performed a backup of my current ROM. Now I want to run a backup with Titanium but it says that I have no root permissions.

I thought the ClockworkMod Recovery kernel brings the root permission, because it sounds so by the guide mentioned above.

Is there any other thing I have to do now to activate the root permission or must I root my phone additionally with some other guide? If so, I read that after the root-procedure I have to "wipe data factory reset" and that would delete the things I want to update, but for the update itself, I need root permissions.


texts: How to install Google Play Services in 2020 without custom recovery?

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I have some Chinese devices for which there is are no TWRP builds, but I have root on the devices ("userdebug" builds). How can I install Google Play Services etc. on this kind of device? I am interested in recent versions (Android 7 upwards), previous questions only cover older versions.
It seems you can just install the appropriate .apks. However you need to run a lot of "pm grant" commands, and I recall at least some of the .apks must live under priv-apps (so instead of adb install you copy them into the correct directory and run pm install on them). Does anyone have the exact steps:

Which packages are required
Which permissions must be granted
Which additional files must be copied / modified

I tried to extract this information from OpenGapps .zip files, but could not find the place where the permissions are set.


texts: SD Card as ADOPTABLE STORAGE isn’t recognised anymore

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Hello EXPERTS,
I have somehow messed up my phone and require some help to get it back working as many information and data are suddenly not available anymore.
Before someone tries to explain me the importance of a backup, so be assured, that I run backups regularly, however since my storage was full and I didn’t purchase more of it, some data wasn’t backedup.

This is my situation and I would really need some „positive motivating feedback“:

I use a SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 rooted with NOUGAT 7.0
I use a 256 GB SD card formatted as adoptable storage
two days ago, I wanted to copy some data to a colleague and inserted his SD card, which was formatted as portable storage into my device. I copied the 2 large PowerPoint Presentations and when I swapped the SD cards again, my phone didn’t recognise anylonger my own SD card.
A message: „Unsupported SD card“ is shown and „This device doesn’t support this SD card. Tap to set u...“
The swap of the SD cards was done while the phone was powered off and on again.
Let’s assume please, that the SD card is undamaged and that nothing happened to it while it was removed around 10 min from my device.
My phone still has some data available and I am not taking at this stage any pictures or installing any apps. So all key information about the adoptable storage should still be on the device and on the SD card.

Please let me know the steps, how I can connect again my SD card to my phone, allowing my phone to recognise my SD card again as his adoptable drive without that I need to format it and loose data, which is not included since the last backup.

Thanks a lot!
Gino


texts: I cant move apps like twitter over to SD card?

texts: Why cant I move twitter over to my SD card? I have a 16gb SD and all installed apps are there,exept for some, like twitter. Is it possible to move those apps over to SD card?


texts: How to prevent Google from "synchronizing" my personal data after a factory-reset, adding a new Google account or software updates?

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It seems that after a factory-reset, whenever a new Google account is enabled on a device and potentially after some software updates sync will be enabled again even if it was turned off in the Android settings before any personal data was loaded onto the device.

How can this be prevented?


texts: Why Does ART Compile Apps After Upgrade?

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I have a Google Nexus 5. Every time I do a system update, I see this message:

  Android is upgrading...
  Optimizing app [x] of [y]

I understand that ART is compiling my apps. What I don't understand is why. What happened to the previous compilations?


texts: How to use more than one USB controller simultaneously

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I have two identical SNES style USB controllers that I plug in to my android HDMI box, trying to play SNES emulators etc using Super retro 16. However I cannot get it to recognise each controller separately. One controller ends up controlling both players together.

What configuration options on Android am I missing?


texts:
Long story short, on a R11Max* (?) device with MT6592 CPU running Android 5.1 and reported 8GB storage (though possible to use SD card), when trying to install additional apps than the ones than came at purchase, always shown dialog that there is no storage space left, yet there is plenty left, even when SD card is inserted and is selected prefered install location default write disk.

Though taking pictures or videos with the camera works, so storage is not full.

Of course, from a generic/unbranded device, expectations are much lower, for example there was no fire while charging, fingers crossed!

Any suggestions?

from Wish.com, was advertised as AllCall Rio Android 7.0, so yea...


texts: I am trying to use SHAREit app, if I am in sending mode. It prompts to choose the user to whom u wanna share data/apps. After choosing the end user it keeps preparing itself for sharing data however it remains in same status, data transfer remains null. Pls help how to overcome this issue as this is a usual issue.....


texts: CAN a Simple Mobile SIM card be unlocked?

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I have a unlocked Blu Pure XL. I've used T-Mobile and GoSmart SIM cards in it.

I purchased a Simple Mobile SIM card because I like the plans. However, I find out later i can't use it has a Hotspot service.

Is there a way to get around this problem?


texts: Is there any way, through settings or ADB, to prevent an app (that I installed) from knowing what other apps are installed?


texts: Why I should I care about "knox" warranty can I still root my S5?

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I have been using my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone for over a year as the manufacturer intends, NOT rooted.  Its a great phone IMO because it has capable enough hardware, but not being root on my phone that I paid good money for isn't cool,

The way I see it is I'm root/admistrator on all of my linux/microsoft machines why doesn't samsung trust me to be on my phone which I use probably more than my laptops.

The main reasons I wish to be root is to remove all the "bloatware" which I never use, to prevent further updates from stealing my memory, and generally for the principle of it.  The most current update (which I absolutely refuse to download) is asking for 800MB for "Galaxy Apps store" and "a finger print scanner for microsoft exchange apps".

I think it is completely unreasonable to surrender nearly a GB of space for something I will likely never use, yet the notifications will not go away.

I asked a question a while back where I quickly found out that rooting my phone using Towelroot was not possible since geohot now works for google and that rooting my phone would cause the warranty to be void but why should I care about this?

TLDR

I don't have insurance on my device anyway and have had it for more than a year.

Why should I care about "tripping knox" and is there a way to root my phone without making it a pretty paperweight?


texts: Can we delete /storage/emulated/0/tencent/MicroMsg/03a...df5/sfs/avatar.block.00008?

texts: What does this file do? It's part of wechat but is it just a cache of avatars? It's 256mb.


texts: I want to add a shortcut to the tethering/mobile hotspot setting, but I can't find the settings widget. Does this not exists? Is there a way to add it to the quick settings (swipe down from top)?


texts: DeX mode not starting after Android security update

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After recent two Android security updates, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 plugged into a DeX station is unable to detect it and therefore it is not offering the notification which allows to turn on the external monitor or going to DeX options.

Attached keyboard and mouse via USB ports on Dex Station still work fine with the phone as it is. Only the DeX mode recognition seems to be gone.

What I did try:

An advice to plug the phone into DeX Station unplugged from the power and the re-attached the power cable but it did not help the DeX recognition.
A troubleshooter from Samsung. Update was completed, no change.
Trying the device elsewhere with a Galaxy S9 phone. It worked normally.


texts: Accessing work profile exchange Outlook calendar via android calendar widget

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I have the following issue:

I want to be able to see my work calendar as a widget  in  Note 9
android.

My company  provides exchange Outlook  access via  work profile  in android  using  Intune portal.

The problem is i don't see any widgets from work profile to add a calendar widget.

Access has been cut off  via GMAIL to add the exchange server details so that i can synch the calendar.

Is there a hack around this?


texts: I have made system update on my Redmi Note 5. Before system update it has Android version 7.2. Now after I do system update it is showing MIUI version 11.0.5.0 and Android Version 9PKQ1.180904.001. I do not understand what is this android version indicates, is it android version 7 or 8 or 9 or 10? I did not understand. Now I want to update my android version on RedMi Note 5 to Android 10, is it possible?


texts: Weather information not showing up on lock screen like before

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, in my previous version of Android (presumably KitKat), I configured it to show basic weather information on the lock screen for that day (typically temperature and overall conditions outside). This setting is in Settings > Lock Screen > Additional Info > check "Weather" box to enable.

Since I upgraded to Lollipop, the setting is still there, but even when I enable it the weather info no longer shows up on the lock screen. Pedometer is working, all the other lock screen settings seem to be working. Did they remove this one feature in Lollipop? Because honestly I found it really handy so I didn't have to unlock my phone just to view the current temperature.

Does anyone know if this is a bug or was it removed and they forgot to remove the actual option to display it?


texts: Reinstalling KitKat after upgrading to Lollipop

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My Asus Google Nexus 7 has failed completely after upgrading to Lollipop from KitKat 4.4.4.

Now the tab can not handle running more than one app at a time and frequently hangs requiring power shut down and restart. Can some one detail how KitKat 4.4.4 can be reinstalled? The tab worked marvelously earlier.


texts: how to 'cancel' automatic standby while reading?

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I look for an app/a setting that allows me to cancel/revert (automatic) standby more easily than by pressing the power button.

I think of something like turning off the screen for a few seconds before standby, so i can cancel it by tapping the screen.
Similar like the lock screen kicks in only a few secs after standby.

WHY?
When reading eg. webpages, automatic standby can be annoying. I need  to press power, thats annoying. I don't want to change the standby timeout either.

I don't want an app that permanently allows wake by tap/shake/proximity, as this potentially eats battery and unwanted wakeups.
Also, an app to disable the auto standby is not good, i want the standby to still kick in, eg. If i fall asleep.


texts: Xiaomy (Redmi 4x) not synchronizing Calendar

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I have a Xiaomi phone and almost since the beginning the calendar had sync problems. Until now they were most up to 1 week sync delay but now it stopped sync for good... I've tried to reset the phone, delete and reset the Google account, free up some internal memory space but nothing seems to work.
This problem happens both on the native Xiaomi App and the Google Calendar App so I believe the calendar sync is the problem itself.
The settings sync menu says it was updated today but no events show on the calendar...

Any help?

Thanks a lot!

UPDATE
After a new reboot the Google Calendar App started to work so I'm sticking with this App but if anyone can solve the Xiaomi Calendar issue please post an answer here.

DATA
Model: Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Android version: 7.1.2 N2G47H
MIUI version: 10.3.1.0 (NAMMIXM)


texts: Clone and distribute Android 4 device with preloaded applications

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This may be related to Clone Android Device but I don't think it fits my need. I'm looking to accomplish something similar to Sysprep for Windows, which would allow me to distribute Android devices with preloaded applications and settings, such as:

Intitial data, settings, and connection information
Preloaded applications, with proper licenses/keys for non-free applications
addon / restriction for users

Is there a way to do this?


texts: Moved microSD from droid to droid 4 but apps don't show

texts:
I moved my microSD card from my old moto droid to the droid 4, but I can't see any of my old SD card apps. Is it possible to import them? Neither phone has even been rooted.

Thanks!


texts: Is there any way to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone?

texts: Is there any way for me to move apps to my sd card in android 2.1 on my phone?  Everything I've read so far just talks about how easy it is to do it in 2.2.  I have a Milestone, but apparently my carrier is not yet able to support 2.2.   Am I just pretty much screwed until it does?


texts: Prevent Samsung Galaxy A8 from pausing Google Maps location sharing

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I want to be able to locate a Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) running Android 9 at all times with Google Maps location sharing.
Problem is, if the device isn't used for a while, the phone's location stops being updated. But if the phone is merely touched so that it displays the lock screen, the location gets updated right away. So I guess the device goes to sleep and disables features such as GPS.
Without success, I have tried disabling every battery saving feature I can find, and granted full permissions to the Google Maps app. I have experimented with all these settings I've found under Settings > Device Care > Battery:
* Power mode > Optimised|Medium power saving|Maximum power saving
* Power mode > Adaptive power saving [OFF]
* Settings > Adaptive battery [OFF]
* Settings > Put unused apps to sleep [OFF]
* Settings > Sleeping apps [Google Maps not included]
* Settings > Auto disable unused apps [OFF]
* Settings > Optimise settings [OFF]

What more settings can I try to solve the problem?


texts: How to tweak tablet settings to install TextSecure?

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I would like to install TextSecure on an Android tablet. TextSecure is not currently supported for tablets, and Google Play Store refuses to install it.

How can I tweak the (build.prop?) settings to make Play Store perform the install? I guess I have to make the Play Store believe my tablet is a phone.
I know that TextSecure may not work after the install, but I do want to try.


texts: I lost my Samsung s5 on a flight the day before I took the last photos of my honeymoon they are the only ones that are not backed up. Could some one tell me if they will ever be backed up? Or will my phone need a internet signal?


texts:
I am trying to edit my host file in nvidia shield pro device. Its not rooted and I get read only error when I try to update the host file using adb push. I am a newbie in this. I need to do some url redirecting.
I am not trying to block anything. I have a local Apache server set up and want to redirect the traffic from the shield to my local server for some custom urls.


texts: Why has my GSIII's battery life dropped from 50-60 hours to 16 hours?

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I have a GSIII (Sprint) running Android 4.0.4.  In the last three days, I have not made any changes or installed any new software that I know of, but my battery life has dropped such that my phone, when fully charged in the morning, now powers off sometime before I go to bed.  This would make sense if I spent a lot of time using it, but I generally will check a few emails (every 20 min or so) and make maybe 4 calls of 5-10 min each in a typical day.  I have not varied this pattern lately.  I used to have to charge my phone maybe every other day, sometimes when really slow I could squeak 3 days out of it before charging.

Battery usage screen shows 'Cell Standby' taking up 40% of power usage.  I hadn't been looking at battery usage lately, but it strikes me that when I first got the phone (3 months ago) I checked these a few times and Cell Standby was fairly low, around 10% as I recall.

I usually keep the phone on WiFi because of Sprint's crummy network, and the phone was in my house the entire time it was on battery, so was on WiFi for data...and WiFi takes up 3% of the total.  Display takes up 2%.

I remember on my previous phone, the Evo (original) there was a Dialer bug that caused a wake-lock of some sort...I'm presuming something similar here.  Several hard power cycles have not improved matters.

What do I do to stop it, or find out where the CPU cycles are going?

Edit:  taking a look at the battery pane of the settings app reveals that the phone is staying awake 100 percent of the time that the radio is on.  It did not used to do that. Putting the phone in airplane mode lets the phone sleep as usual except for a few times in three hours, as expected.  So, apparently this is a wake lock condition again.


texts: can an android device be in danger on a malicious site?

texts:
I accidentally went onto a site via Google images and went off after half a second, (the page had been quarter/half loaded. I accidentally hit the undo button and it opened again, and I closed it again.
Virustotal had 1 scanner, "website security guard" say it was a malware site. Scumware.org listed 10 pages on the site having scrinject.gen b, and or trojan.blackhole.-1.

The page I accidentally visited was not one of the 10.
Is it possible these exploits/malware do anything to an android device? I know malware is prevelant on the app store, but can malicious / possible websites be danger for an android device? I am worried about anything that keylogs or steals info.

I scanned with AvG (Tablet), MBAM mobile, Clean Master, Clean Master Security, Avast and used ES file explorer to manually look around, and havent found anything. Clean master security found not an infection, but a vulnerability, named towelroot. I think this is on alot of devices, (not an infection, just a vulnerability).

I havent seen any notifications, ads, or had any redirects. Should I factory reset in case or is there no need?


texts: Unexpected crash / phone randomly turning off

texts:
i have a samsung s5 with lollipop installed.
The phone seems to randomly turn off.
The phone enters a boot loop until i plug the charger in.
It has happened several times, but i don't know how to reproduce the error.
It doesn't seem to be app specific, but it has crashed while using the following apps.
... When using the camera
... When using chrome
... When using VR zeiss

I have tried the following, but none of these have worked for me.
1. Wiped cache partition x??
2. Factory reset x2
3. Safe mode
4. Battery calibration, charged phone to 100% while off

Has anyone had a similar issue and been able to solve it?


texts:
I was faking my location using FakeFree gps app and forgot to turn it off before the updates Feb/March 2021 were scheduled to be installed.

After the update, I cannot get a GPS fix using any app (GPS status, GPS Test, GPSFix ).

I have tried restarting it but still no gps

Is there will be something command line or boot parameters which will make it suddenly work again ?


texts:
I am trying to get system wide adblock set up on android 5.1. After setting up the proxy as asked in was told that it would only work on the default "internet" browser. After further research I found that this could be done with drony but after trying I have had no luck (with ABP and Drony enabled) wondering if anyone could help,

Thanks!


texts: Can I install a custom rom with SIM Lock enabled?

texts:
I purchased a phone for development purposes knowing that it was being sold for parts/repair. The phone can't read SIM cards for some reason and the battery always says 999%. No idea why, but everything else is fully functional.

When I go to Location & Security > SIM Card Lock its enabled. I cant unlock it because I dont know the PIN.

If I were to root the phone and install CM7 -- would the phone ask me to input this PIN after I install it?


texts:
My S5 device is automatically connecting to the wifi in range, receiving notifications (such as what's up, facebook etc...) then turning wifi off.
Wifi timer is always disabled.
Any solution please?


texts: How to downgrade from Lollipop to Kitkat?

texts:
I am using Spice AndroidOne. When I purchased it, there was Kitkat in it. It automatically requested for Lollipop update which I have granted. Later it has requested for Marshmallow update. When I tried to update it, it has given an error.

Now Android OS is eating all my data (3G) in one day without my permission.

How to rectify it. And also I want to go back to Kitkat version.

Kindly help me.


texts: Permanently indicate to Market an application should refuse upgrades?

texts:
Some applications update frequently, (like Dolphin Browser), but to my needs the current version is clearly enough, barring a major advance of the application. Some applications (like Slacker Radio) remove earlier functionality via updates, in the interest of cleanliness or to strengthen marketing additional features to a subscriber audience. Slacker Radio specifically moved the look-ahead next artist functionality into their pay version.

So, for me, these are 2 cases for specific updates I would prefer never to perform because I am either happy, or just content. Currently I reject selecting Update-All, since they remain in the list, and update my apps one-by-one. Is there a way to tell Market/Google Play to shield them from the update list on a semi to permanent fashion to prevent them, especially to prevent inclusion in an accidental mass-update?


texts: Unlocking Android phone immediately after reboot

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I have an Android phone (version 5.1.1) with cyanogenmod (version 12.1). And after rebooting I cannot immediately unlock my phone. If I try to unlock my screen (lock style = pattern) immediately after rebooting I always get the message: "try again in x seconds" where x is counting down from 30 to 0. I find this very annoying,  is there any way to disable this?

Edit: I just found out that I can actually unlock my screen before it asks me to enter my pin for unlocking my sim card. But when I do this it locks again as soon as it a asks me to enter my pin for unlocking my sim, and again have to wait 30 sec.


texts: How much voltage does “Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman (WT19)” needs (for replacing the charger)?

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I need to get a new charger for my phone, wich is a "Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman" and mine is WT19a, in the wiki article says there is another model called WT19i. I need to know the exact voltage needed.

This is the manual in pdf to download easily.

I read that manual and search for this keywords: battery, voltage, current (electricity usage) and there is no info regarding the voltage needed.

According to this answer, the most important to match in a charger for a phone is the specific voltage. The current has to be greater. I need to know both things, but with only the voltage we can call it a day.

The battery says both 3.7 V and 4.2 V in two different places with unknown Asian characters surrounding.

Wich charger do I need?


texts:
My goal

To have Google Keyboard predict Esperanto words.

Current Status

As of posting date, I am using the most updated Google Keyboard app, on Android L.

The Esperanto keyboard is present and enabled, but it does not suggest or correct words. There is a personal Esperanto dictionary, but the personal dictionary is empty of words and no Esperanto dictionary is available in the addons menu, even after refreshing.

Possible Resolutions

According to posts on Duolingo in early 2015, Google Keyboard used to support an Esperanto dictionary. It is possible that I have not performed the necessary steps to have this dictionary available on my device. Enabling a Google-supported Esperanto dictionary would be ideal.

If the Esperanto dictionary has been deprecated or is otherwise not available, I would like to be able to add an Esperanto word list to my personal dictionary. However I do not see how to add more than one word at a time.


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I'm in TWRP after a factory reset and I'd like to avoid to install some OS to update TWRP with the [TWRP update app TWRP from within TWRP?

I have a Moto G2014 and previously had Cyanogenmod 13 installed.


texts: Can I save my htc desire if the battery is dead?

texts:
I ran my HTC Desire on a 0% charged battery - and it shut it self down. Now it won't charge anymore and wont start even when plugged in.

What are my options?


texts:
I've a GSI rom on a rooted phone. I searched online and find out mixer_paths.xml is what I need to adjust. But I don't have it in my rom. It's a mediatek umidigi phone.
My mic is too sensitive and loud. I want to make it normal so caller don't hear my background voices.
Thanks


texts: How format nexus 4 before flashing new ROM

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I have a Google Nexus 4 (mako) and I had installed cyanogen mode which accidentally showed a loop error message like "... has unfortunately closed" telling that several google apps and wizards had been closed.

What I tried to DO:

Now I want to re-install cyanogen. Because cyanogen is outdated I decided to flash the latest lineage ROM. My recovery (CWM version 6) is still unlocked, so I decided to do the fallowing:

Turn off the device
Go into boot loader mode by pressing Volume down and power and selecting to start recovery mode.
Wipe Data / Factory Reset
Enter side load mode and install lineage:
adb sideload lineage-*.zip
Reboot.

After that lineage os booted and showed the same errors than my old cyanogen ROM. There are even error messages regarding some google apps, although they are not installed.

Possible solution:

It seems that the wipe data / factory reset did not delete the whole cyanogen mod. It seems just to delete user data. I think I need to format the whole device. Last time this maybe was done while unlocking the boot loader.

Question:

How to format Nexus 4 before flashing a new ROM.


texts: Application ROM Manager is uninstalled, but market wants to update it every day

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I uninstalled ROM Manager. Since I did so, I've received daily notifications from the Market saying there's an update.

I've logged into the market via the desktop browser and ROM manager is not listed as an installed application. (Though many I have uninstalled ages ago are listed, but that's another matter).

The notifications are annoying. How can I kill ROM Manager once and for all?

HTC Desire running Cyanogenmod7


texts: Is is possible to install a new CM version and a custom kernel in one go?

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Currently my workflow to update to a new CM nightly and reinstall my custom kernel is this:

Install the CM update using the CM updater
Boot into recovery manually and install the zip file containing the kernel.

I wonder if there's a way to do this in one go.


texts: Android 4.0 devices do not return majority of the discoverable Bluetooth devices

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The observation about 4.0 may be wrong, but this s evident in both the 4.0 devices I have tested : Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Nexus S. (Nexus S is actually upgraded by me to 4.0)
In the other devices (HTC-Evo and ZTE-Optik), this problem is not there, compelling me to suspect 4.0 ; or Samsung as vendor.

The list of devices it is successfully able to scan have no "pattern" - it is random. It discovers the same device in one scan and may not do so the next time. Maximum 50% of the total devices in the vicinity are discovered.

EDIT : (Added more details)

The devices are close enough and the RSSI values are all > 60 dBm
All the "missing" devices are getting discovered through devices < 4.0.

To add some more details, I must say the problem is not with the "other" devices - the same device shows up in one scan and fails to show in other (on Android 4.0)
When I say scan - I only mean scanning through startDiscovery() in my code. If I do the scan via Device Settings, then all the devices are enlisted BUT many of them are only cached values - once I try connecting to some device, it says "Device not in range".

Any solutions ?


texts: Is the Websocket protocol supported on Android?

texts: I haven't been able to find much information on the state of Websocket implementation. Is it currently supported in the stock Android browser? If not, are there any browsers for Android that do support it?


texts: Is there a way to sync my personal files to my Nook Color & G2 phone?

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I just got a Nook Color which runs on Android.
I also have an Android G2 phone with the Nook app running on it.
If I purchase a book from Barnes & Nobles I see the book online in my "My NOOK Library" at the Barnes & Nobles web site.
I can also read such books on my Nook Color & G2 phone (this is great).

The problem is that I also have PDF documents  that I would like to sync between both the Nook Color & G2 phone.

I was hoping that the Barnes & Nobles "My NOOK Library" at the web site in the cloud would allow me to upload my personal PDFs so that they could sync to my phone and Nook.

Does anyone know:

If Barnes & Nobles currently supports this?
If not, will they support it?
If not, any ideas how I could accomplish this (other than doing it manually which I currently do)?


texts: Getting latest update of certificate/credential/SSL store

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I realize sometimes when browsing with HTTPS, it shows the certificate is not valid, "This certificate is not from a trusted authority". Clicking "continue" will just pop up the same warning. That time, I start thinking the certificate store is not updated. I try to compare with Windows trusted CA which will be updated automatically.
I think the certificate must be updated in a period of time since the validity of trusted CA is about 1 to a few years.
I cannot find this thing mention in Android anywhere. Does the way it manages certificates is different? How can I make sure I get the latest update?


texts: Transfer SMS message history, without Google account

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How can I backup and restore SMS message history, and restore on a later Android version — using only the SD card storage?

I am upgrading from one device to another:

Existing device: Google Nexus One running Android 2.3 Gingerbread (CyanogenMod 7.1).
Destination device: HTC Incredible S running Android 4.4 KitKat (CyanogenMod 11).

Both devices have full root access in the operating system.

I have no Google account, and no non-free software. This means no Google Play, no GMail, etc.

The devices have existing means to transfer data, so Google should not need to be involved in this process at all. I'm looking for a solution that doesn't involve Google Play nor any proprietary services.

Apps which have failed so far:

The built-in Messaging app. There appears to be no “export” and “import” feature. Kind of an obvious omission, a great shame the Android basic apps don't have this.
Slight Backup easily backs up the messages, and I can restore them on CyanogenMod 11. But then the Messaging app shows “No conversations”.
SMS Backup+ has the same problem: it can backup and restore (via my choice of IMAP host), but after restoring all the messages it reports “1 item restored (NNN dups removed)”. The Messaging app shows “No conversations”.

How can I transfer the message history from the old device and have it imported to the new device's message history of conversations?

UPDATE: The new restrictions on SMS data access in Android KitKat is likely a major hurdle to this goal.

How can this be done?


texts: Fingerprint lost phone unlocking ability – where to troubleshoot?

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Recently, fingerprint sensor on my Note8 lost phone unlocking ability. How can I troubleshoot this?

Once the phone is unlocked, it still works normally: it...

identifies already registered fingers (in fingerprint setup section)
unlocks Samsung Pass
pulls down and retracts the status bar (this works even in locked mode)

So far I...

uninstalled all apps which were installed last week
de-registered all fingerprints (what in turn disabled unlocking via reader) and registered them again
checked the list of assistance apps, but all items are currently switched off

there were numerous device restarts during all these experiments – still no success

What else can I try?


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I have old android phone, which is working on 4.4 KitKat. Up to last week, phone is working very nice from last two years. But from last week, I saw some apps are installing by them selves. I didn't downloaded them.

Further I always keep my Android setting as "off" for installation of apps from unknown sources. But this do not work!! They are still automatically installing rapidly(their name are Uc news, superb cleaner, and many more). They are installing when I turn on my data connection. I used WiFi connection, so could not restrict background data of apps using settings.
Further I had uninstall all apps which I had installed in last six months, but this does not do anything. I am not so much familiar with computers and android. I want simple way to secure my phone. What to do please help me.


texts: Does syncing more Google accounts decrease a phone's battery life?

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I recently got a Motorola Moto G (4.3 upgraded to 4.4.2), and I wasn't getting the battery life that my vendor claimed I would get (Through mixed usage: 2-3 hours of music, some web browsing, a lot of Whatsapp, a little bit of gaming, and Wifi/mobile network completely turned off in the night (for some 8-9 hours), I barely touch 20 hours of battery life)

I was wondering whether this has got to do with the 3 google accounts that I've kept in sync for GMail and some other Google services.

I may be a bit paranoid because my previous Android phone suffered from woeful battery near the end of its life, but still I would like to know if syncing more accounts drains the battery more or not.


texts: Why is my Samsung Galaxy phone automatically moving read Yahoo email to the spam folder? This usually happens when there is an attachment.


texts: Can I "Wipe data/Factory reset" a phone that doesn't even boot via USB?

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I have a Razr HD (XT925 GSM) which suddenly shut down and can't be turned back on (pressing or long pressing the power button does nothing, nor does connecting it to the wall).

I have a lot of sensible stuff in the phone. I'd like to wipe it before taking it to the repair service but I don't know if it is possible at all. The phone doesn't even show up when connected to the USB port. Is there a way to wipe the on board flash in these conditions?

Knowing that the answer is most probably not, how would you approach the issue? Should I just throw away the phone?

Thanks!

ps: some context. The phone's screen cracked some time ago. For a few months nothing happened. About a month about the phone started rebooting itself about 10 times a day, with no discernible pattern. It just shut down, apparently for good; I had last checked the notifications a few minutes before.


texts:
Xperia Z3 D6633

I followed the very many tutorials (pick any on google) saying to flash (in fastboot) the file bootZ3monxtest01.img

fastboot flash boot bootZ3monxtest01.img

Now I have a bootloop around the sony logo.

No system, only recovery (TWRP) available

I can also reflash the whole system through Sony's Flashtool, but it kills the point, as a custom working recovery is required for later rooting

Obs. 1:
Needless to say that the "usual" is to flash recovery onto recovery partition. I tried that. Nothing happened

Obs. 2:
KingRoot rooting method worked, but I fail miserably to replace it by SuperSU

Obs. 3:
It's my third attempt

:(


texts: How can I tell if someone is getting into my device remotely

texts: I think someone is spying on me. How can I tell if someone read my messages for pink my phone calls or downloading pictures to their equipment or from cuz I have Android IP address pop up on my Google account every now and again that isn't mine


texts: Error "help: permission denied" when using ADB

texts:
Using this tutorial, I installed ADB shell. I actually just wanted to mess around and see what can it do. My device isn't rooted but that's ok, I'm not trying to do anything dangerous. Just trying run normal user linux commands.

USB debugging is enabled.

So I typed:

What's that supposed to be? Is really exit the only supported command?


texts: WhatsApp notification showing message deleting

texts: I'm also facing the same problem but my messages got deleted for 1 person only.how to recover now.can any one please tell me the steps.cant able pull from backup data also.


texts: How to use Google Talk voice and video calling on an Android?

texts:
How do you do Google talk voice and video calling from android.

The google talk application only appears to allow text based chatting. But Google talk on the desktop supports both voice calling and video chat.


texts: Block all internet traffic on a rooted device

texts: I want to block completely and forever(even after factory-restoring the device) all the internet connectivity(WiFi, 3G and 4G) on a rooted device.


texts: Prevent using YouTube app for watching YouTube video

texts: What are the ways to get FireFox (or another browser) to play YouTube videos, rather than open the app? Of those, are there any that work on a relatively low-end phone ?


texts: Cannot update to Lollipop version in moto G(2nd Generation)

texts:
I didn't get any notification about the OS upgrade, Also I tried from my phone's Settings(Settings->About phone->System update). It resulted same there.

Kindly help me to upgrade to Lollipop version.


texts: Forcing Nexus 5 to charge wirelessly even when USB device connected

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Is there some method to make wireless charging take priority over wired (USB) charging? I have a device that has to be plugged in to the micro-USB port of the Nexus, and it is preventing wireless charging from occurring. The device only draws power from the USB, but still wireless charging stops the moment it is plugged in.

Google has not been helpful so far. There seem to be other phones whose wired charging stops when placed on a wireless charger, but apparently not the Nexus (nor have I been able to find a user's manual which states which one takes priority).

There doesn't seem to be any visible setting in Android. Any clues? Maybe some App which can set the charging priority? Completely disabling USB charging is also fine, as long as the USB can still supply power to connected devices (rooting is not an option).


texts: Is There an Official Google Reader App With Widget?

texts:
Does anyone know if there is an official app from Google for Google Reader?

I would like an official app with a widget that displays the number of unread feed items.

Good News! Google just added widgets to the official Google Reader App.


texts: Is it possible to gain complete remote access of another Android phone from my phone?

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In my phone (Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0.1-Marshmallow), the internal memory is very insufficient, and moreover, important apps like MS word and Excel come inbuilt, due to which I cannot move them to the sd card.

I saw on the net that there are methods by which I can gain access over my desktop from my mobile through the Google Chrome Remote Desktop app. There are apps to do the reverse as well. But how can I gain access over another Android phone from my phone?

Actually, I want to use my father's phone, because in his one (Samsung Galaxy On5, Android 6.0.1-Marshmallow), the above stated apps can be moved to sd card. So, it would have been great if I could create documents or spreadsheets from my phone on his phone, and then bring them over to my phone by saving them in the Cloud. In this way, my phone can be saved from unnecessary space loss. I've spoken to him, and he has agreed, but now I need to know how I can do this.

How can I get complete remote access of another device from my device?

It would be best if I don't have to root my phone or that of my father's.


texts: Can't access internal storage from normal system but I can in TWRP?

texts: I have Lenovo K3 Note and I flash NEXUS-V2.5 rom. System works fine I think but I can't access anything through file managers,sdcard, sdcard0, sdcard1 are empty, but they have files on them, which are available when I boot in TWRP. TWRP version is 2.8.6.0. When I try to push files from adb I get error Read-only file system. adb works fine in recovery.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Buds immense RAM requirement

texts:
I was about to buy some Samsung Galaxy Buds but then saw in the system requirements that they required 1.5GB of ram to operate!

"Compatibility" section under "specifications"
https://checkout.telstra.com.au/consumer/rewards/headphones-speakers/145

I'm using an old S7 Android Galaxy phone. Right now it is using 2.9GB out of it's available 3.5GB of RAM just with the apps I have open.

I'm worried that my phone doesn't have enough ram to use the headphones.

Do the ear buds really require 1.5GB of RAM to operate?


texts: Can anyone recognize this app (toggles WiFi, GPS, Sync, BT, etc.) in the notification bar?

texts: I found this screenshot in one of the market apps (Galaxy Nexus Flashlight), in the red rectangle there is an app do you know this app? it seem very interesting.


texts: Tablet stuck in "Recoery is not SEAndroid enforcing" and cannot turn off

texts:
Just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A6 tablet T-580.

When I buy an Android device I do two things, immediately: 1) get latest OTA update without fully setting the device up (e.g. only Wifi, no Google account), and 2) root, then reformat and reconfigure

I have tried to follow this guide and flashed the linked package with Odin.

Anyway after flashing the device is stuck in the boot logo with the above red error. I can't turn the tablet off.

However I had re-entered Odin mode with a lucky combination of PWR+Home+VDown and re-flashed the binary. However same problem.

Is there anything I can do, including re-flashing a completely stock binary, and try again?


texts: How hike messenger is auto inviting WhatsApp group users and importing WhatsApp chats?

texts:
I recently witnessed hike (beta) auto inviting friends via WhatsApp & importing WhatsApp chats to hike on my friend's non-rooted phone. Till then, I was under the impression that inter app data access on a non-rooted android phone was pretty much non existent unless you explicitly grant them.
Here the only extra thing hike requests is android accessibility permissions (notification & window). How is hike achieving this?

Even the Accessibility Api is quite restrictive & does not allow simulating touch events. And while importing hike shows one view written encrypting data & doesn't even bring up WhatsApp to front to read window content.


texts: How can I set up different notification tones for each of my email accounts?

texts: I have a Bionic running Android 2.3.4. I receive mail on a few accounts via the stock Email app and would like a different notification tone for each e-mail account. Can that be done?


texts: Shell: get battery voltage_now if power were not connected

texts:
I am trying to make my device stop charging (echo 0 > /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled, the easy part) when the battery's voltage reaches 3920000 µV.

Using cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/voltage_now or dumpsys battery, I can also tell that the battery is at a certain voltage, like 3916000 (in µV). When the device is not charging, this number is the battery's charge voltage, the number I want. However, when the device is connected to a charger (DC out is normally 5V), this value is neither the battery's voltage, nor the input voltage, but some value in between, because of how charging works.

Because the voltage_now does not reflect the battery's rest voltage when charging, and this number is dependent on which charger I use, I cannot obtain the number I need (3920000) whenever the device should stop charging. So apart from pulse charging and sampling, how should I get the battery's non-charging voltage from the shell while charging?

Note: "manually calculating the battery percentage when the voltage is 3.92V, and then stopping charging when /sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity reaches that number" is not a satisfactory answer or workaround.


texts: Accelerometer, Orientation failded to start : Unknown error

texts:
I am having Motorola Milestone xt720 (android 2.1) in which orientation doesn't work automatically but if i enabled it and if the screen is in landscape mode then it continuously remain in landscape..so  have to disable it manually to get back into normal mode.

Checking using AndroSensor it reports :

Accelerometer: Failed to start :Unknown error

Orientation :  Failed to start :Unknow error

So is it a hardware problem or some application problem ?


texts: Is There A Way To Be Notified About Google Play (Android Marketplace) Discounts?

texts: Is there a website or even Android app that keeps its subscribers updated of any possible promotions/discounts going on at Google Play (previously Android Market)? I hate to miss the train.


texts: How can I prevent the camera app from opening directly from my Nexus 4's lockscreen? It opens frequently and easily when the lock screen slides from right to left, even if the phone is locked with pattern. My phone is running Android 4.2.2.


texts: Is it possible to access Chrome data without root?

texts:
I have a OnePlus 5T. Android version 9. OxygenOS version 9.0.5.

Is it possible to access the /data/data/com.android.chrome/app_tabs/0 folder without root privileges?
As I understood, rooting will wipe out the data on the device.

Thank you.


texts: USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos GT-I9060I?

texts: I can't find the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos, GT-I9060I, on the Samsungs Official site or anywhere else?


texts: How to find if the processor has hardfloat

texts:
My mobile got MSM8953, App, Droid info says:

Instruction Sets: armeabi-v7a, aremeabi
CPU Features: half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 sha3 crc32

How to say it got hardfloat or not?


texts: Incoming call doesn't stop the music in Nexus 5X

texts:
Before this time I've been using Samsung Android-phone with Android 4.4. There was the next feature: when I listen to the music in headphones and somebody calls me then music stops and I start to hear incoming call in my headphones.

Now I moved to Nexus 5X and Android 7 and things were changed. Now when there is incoming call music doesn't stop while phone is vibrating, but I can't feel when I'm walking on the street, so I miss a call.

I've tried to find a solution in settings but without any result. I thought that the problem can be solved by turning off silent mode but it didn't help too.


texts: Xperia Z3 boot loop after TWRP installation

texts:
My Xperia Z3 was running Android 5.0.2. The model is D6653. I didn't check the firmware build number.

I followed these steps.

Everything was successful with no errors.

➜  Sdk  sudo $(which fastboot) devices
[sudo] password for eric:
➜  Sdk  sudo $(which fastboot) devices
CB5A276UDL  fastboot
➜  Sdk  sudo $(which fastboot) flash boot ~/Downloads/bootZ3monxtest01\ \(1\).img
sending 'boot' (13056 KB)...
OKAY [  0.413s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [  0.875s]
finished. total time: 1.288s
➜  Sdk  sudo $(which fastboot) reboot
rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.051s

Now my phone is just flashing TWRP logo repetitively - I cant' go into recovery.  I can't even get into fastboot mode anymore so I can't execute any more commands from my computer.

I'm using a Ubuntu laptop.

What should I do e.g. try to install another recovery like this one?


texts: Where can I see if a developer responded to my comment on the Google Play?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Google Play allows publishers to respond to users' comments?

It appears that Google is allowing some developers to respond to Google Play application comments.

Here is a blog post explaining the feature.

Let's assume I posted a comment on an app and the developer responded to me.

How does it look like ? How can I acknowledge the fact that he responded ?

Do I get a notification ? An email ? Nothing ?


texts: Can adb be used to recover SMS messages while in permanent "Safe Mode"?

texts:
I have a non-rooted Droid X2 that is in permanent "Safe mode", but I want to recover SMS messages.  SMS Backup and Restore will NOT work because safe mode only allows system apps to run.

adb shell will get me into the phone, but does not allow me to get to the SMS database:

[rjt@pc232 workspace]$ adb shell
$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.32.9-00008-gc406305 (hudsoncm@il93lnxdroid80) (gcc version 4.4.0 (GCC) ) #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 24 22:54:19 CST 2012

$ cd /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/
$ pwd
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases
$ ls
opendir failed, Permission denied
$ su -l root
su: permission denied
$ sudo
sudo: permission denied
$ sudo su -
sudo: permission denied
$ sudo su -l root
sudo: permission denied
$

Since SMS Backup and Restore is allowed to access my SMS messages when in normal mode, is "Safe mode" blocking my access or the fact that this phone is not rooted?

Can I root the phone without losing my existing SMS messages?


texts: Is it possible to enable native video calling in stock android?

texts:
My phone's IMS status shows that video calling is unavailable that I can't do native video calling.

I'm using stock android on Asus  Zenfone Max Pro M2.
Android version 9.0.

So is it possible to activate video calling.


texts: Can I restore my CM10.1 phone to factory ROM without using USB?

texts:
I have a Galaxy S2 i9100g with CM10.1 release.  Everything is peachy except that the USB port seems to be going -- most of the time I can't charge or connect to a PC.

I'd like to send it in for warranty repairs, but I figure I should put it back to factory before I do so.  Normally I'd find a "stock" image and flash it with Odin or something, but I wouldn't trust a firmware update to complete successfully over the wire with this wonky connection.

(Before you ask: this is definitely not a custom firmware problem; it won't even charge properly when turned off, which is before any custom ROM / bootloader even starts.)

Can I somehow flash back to factory via recovery?  If so, can I then re-flash back to CM10.1 (in the event I can't get it repaired for some reason), without using the USB connection?


texts: I want to test different versions of Google Play Services and I am wondering if it is possible to downgrade the Google Play Services version of a device?


texts: How to get root priviledges on ZTE Grand X Max 2?

texts: This is a newer model with Cricket and I found no recovery image (CWM or TWRP) to flash yet. ADB-fastboot connection is achieved but only basic commands work (I just learned this stuff yesterday). I have not achieved the "white" screen of the bootloader, only a reboot to Android. Though I can get to the recovery menu this way and with volume up/power key combo. (I wouldn't know what to do next anyway at this point). There are some great solutions out there, but this model is not on their list. I've researched "one-click" download sites and poured through lots of Xda forums. It looks like a waiting game for a flash/root combo (TWRP and SuperSU). Now I'm looking to find the root files (su binaries?) to push into this model?


texts:
After my Android Lollipop upgrade on my HTC M8, some apps are unable to access the internet
such as Twitter, but Facebook works perfectly fine. WhatsApp works fine except that I'm unable to receive Media files as well. This only happens with Wi-Fi.

I tried forgetting the network, rebooting the device, turning Wi-Fi, and even hard reset my phone. I reset the modem and done almost everything. Nothing works though.

None of this happened before the update, one more thing is that it only happens with my Home Wi-Fi, other Wi-Fi networks work perfectly fine.

I tried connecting other phones to my home Wi-Fi, and it works perfectly fine.

How can I solve this?


texts: Does "Backup all user apps" also include app data too and does "Backup all system data" include backup of messages and contacts ?


texts: Is it possible to send a text as my un-rooted device is shutting down using Tasker or any other method?

texts:
I've set up a Device Shutdown event on Tasker, and I'm trying to use it to send an SMS text before the device dies due to the battery dying. I've got:

Event: Device Shutdown -> Task: Phone: Send SMS

Send SMS is set up currently to just send to myself for testing, but it's not working. I was hoping to have it send a text to the last sender if the last text received was less than 10 minutes ago, and the battery is below 3%, but I can't even get it to just send a simple text without conditions.

According to the tasker help file:

  The phone is about to shutdown (completely turned off, not standby).

  Note: this is right before shutdown. You might backup a file or
  similar, but UI interactions such as dialogs and anything that takes a
  significant amount of time will not work.

From this note, my guess is that Send SMS takes too long to execute, however I thought I'd throw this question out anyway.


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I cannot figure out how to sort News Feed by most recent?


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i have a root android device, but su is located on /
So, i wanna change my su to /system/xbin or /system/bin. but i can't change su while i'm using it.

I also need to change 2 files that are located in / and /sbin
However, every time I change them android returns the previous files after reboot.


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I searched Google for this but only found that push mail requires constant internet connection.

I want to know whether Push mail really USES constant internet connection? If so then what is the difference between push mail service and "constantly refreshing inbox"?

Ps: please don't suggest me to upgrade my plan, I want to know the difference.

Thanks in advance. :)


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