texts: Install ROM to save android samsung galaxy mini GT-S5570

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I rooted this device about a year ago and attempted to install a rom however as I failed to find that much information on how to do it I ended up going into the stock recovery mode and attempting to install a zip file I had downloaded. I did this by choosing "apply update from sdcard".

Obviously this is completely wrong and my phone is now always stuck in a bootloop. It also seems I have filled up the entire memory of bogus files as when I tested to install a file through recovery mode I get the error "No space left on device".

My question is if there is any way I can install some ROM(or anything) so that I can use this phone again. It seems I can't do this through the phone as I don't have a custom recovery so if I can do anything from my mac that would be great.

I have also tried using heimdall-one-click to unbrick however it could not identify my device.


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I am using Moto g 2nd Gen. I have a weird problem with my phone. If I took any photos & leave those  in my phone. After 2-3 months I cant able to view those photos. Gallery shows a Grey image as thumbnail instead. If I touch one of those photos to view, Again grey image. I copied to my Computer to view that no use :(
I even changed my memory card to Sandisk.
Most affected photos are in Phone memory. I lost some of my precious photos.

Why this is happening?


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I need to get waveform data from the wav file,but my code returns not right waveform (i compare my results with waveform from fl studio)
This is my code:
path = "/storage/emulated/0/FLM User
Files/My Samples/808 (16).wav";
waveb = FileUtil.readFile(path);
waveb = waveb.substring((int) (waveb.indexOf("data") + 4), (int)(waveb.length()));
byte[] b = waveb.getBytes();

for(int i= 0; i < (int)(b.length/4); i++) {
        map = new HashMap<>();
        map.put("value", String.valueOf((long)((b[i*4] & 0xFF) +
            ((b[i*4+1] & 0xFF) << 8))));
        map.put("byte", String.valueOf((long)(b[i*4])));
        l.add(map);
    }
listview1.setAdapter(new
Listview1Adapter(l));
( (BaseAdapter)listview1.getAdapter()).notifyDataSetChanged();

My results:

Fl studio mobile results:


texts: Realtime Transfer (Stream) the Audio to "another mobile" device "directly" without any in-between components?

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How to do if I want to play some (any) sounds on one device, and then want another device to hear the same thing at the same time?

And what i also mean is to be able to connect "directly" (via BlueTooth or WiFi) by not using any in-between Server or any such components. Or, should i say point-to-point? P2P? (Lets say without Internet)


texts: Where are notification preferences stored? How can I save/restore them?

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Where are per-app per-notification preferences (the kind, sound, vibration, etc. settings for each type of notification for each app) stored on Android?
I'd like to back them up to be able to restore them later. (I have root permissions.)
If there's already an app for doing this, I'd appreciate knowing about that as well.


texts: Sent messages not synced on first install of new SMS apps

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I just installed Textra to try out as a new primary SMS/MMS app. However, I've noticed that none of my previously-sent messages seem to have been imported into Textra. I see most (if not all) of my received messages, but none of my recently sent ones are there.

I recall having something similar happen when I downloaded Android Messages, to try out as an alternative to Samsung's built-in app.

Is there any way to get this all synced up, so I can have my complete history (at least, everything from since I started using this phone) in whichever SMS app I end up choosing?

Platform: Android 7.0 on Samsung Galaxy S8+

Software Versions:

Android Messages 2.2.076
Samsung Messages 4.2.00.143
Textra SMS 3.37


texts: Connect via ADB to a physical X86 via USB

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I have Android-x86 (version 9.0-r2) running in a Lenovo MIIX-320 and I have another PC running Linux. From the Linux host I can connect to any other Android device using an USB cable . But I can't connect to the Lenovo. Googling around I noticed that the vast majority of people connect to Android-x86 host via ADB using the network, what is not an option in this case.
Is there any service in the Android-x86 that I should use to allow ADB connections using USB?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5110 wihtout SIM nor dialer app.

It's gone out of memory so I'm trying to delete the log files which I suspect can be occupying about 1 GB.

The issue is that I can't use the *#9900# method because of the lack of dialer.

My tablet is not rooted. Is there other way to delete the system logs? I can't achieve to find any.


texts: keep screen from dimming down when running certain app?

texts: My 2.3.5 Android phone is set up to dim down the brightness after 30 seconds of inactivity, and shut off and lock the screen after another 30 seconds. After that, I need to unlock the screen to regain access to the running app. I would like to be able to keep a certain app with the screen accessible, while keeping the same configuration for any of the other apps. So instead of having a phone-wide system of brightness dimming, I would like to have an app-specific system. Any ideas?


texts: Getting and error saying "unfortunately, Google Play store has stopped" ..please anyone help

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I have done everything I could do -

Reset app preferences
Clear data/cache and uninstalled updates
Remove google accounts
And even Factory Reset.

But its still not working.

I have a Coolpad note 3, with Lollipop.


texts: Nexus 7 Not Booting; Backlight Turns on while Charging

texts: A friend of mine has a Nexus 7 2012. Although it used to work, it now won't turn on. I would mark this off as a broken battery or screen if it were not for this one oddity: the backlight turns on while the device is charging. I am unable to reach the bootloader or recovery mode. He does not know what Android version it runs, so I can be of no help there. He also says that this happened after he let his Nexus turn off due to low battery. Is there any way I would be able to fix this issue (say jumpstart it and use USB debugging to fix it?), or is the device truly broken?


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I have S4 ,I have a full 5 bar signal on the WiFi but no internet

if I try to browse internet it says : the server at www.google.com can't be found,becasue the DNS look faild.
 I tried connecting / reconnecting, turning off the phone and restarting it but no Connection.
while the other devices such as I phone ,another Galaxy are OK

please advise what do to do


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On my Sony Xperia Z1 Compact running CyanogenMod, I had the Google Play Services installed as an APK. At the time I must have thought that this was better than installing GApps - for being able to pick packages myself.

Since a recent update (of either Google play services or CyanogenMod) I get the error "unfortunately Google play services have stopped working".

Google play store also requires these services because it relies on these services. In the end I removed both the Services and the Store.

I have tried installing the a number of versions of the Services (from 7.3.xx to 8.3.xx) but they also report the same error message after a while.

Does the app need some sort of reset before it will work again? Each time an APK is uninstalled then its cache etc must be removed?

Or should I install a very specific version of the APK? my build is cm_amami_userdebug 5.1.1 LMY49J d8f66af955

EDIT:

For flashing GApps, I would choose Open GApps pico for Android 5.1 on ARM(32), does that sound right?

EDIT 2:

Flashing the GApps above worked. I would still like to know the answer to the first question - whether an APK could have solved it (and which)


texts: Edit new calendar entries on AT&T samsung galaxy s2 using android 4.0.3

texts: The 'edit' button does not appear when trying to edit a new calendar entry using the 4.0.3 ice cream sandwich operating system on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy 2 phone.  The calendar entries that were imported from gingerbread allow me to edit the entries.


texts: How to edit root files in /sys (Permission Denied)?

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I have been trying to change root files in my phone through an app I am developing. The phone I have is a Moto G6, fully rooted. I'm using terminal emulators to run commands on my phone. I've tried "Terminal Emulator for Android" and "Shell Terminal Emulator" apps to try to make my files modifiable.

The commands I've tried to run are as follows:

su
mount -o rw,remount /system

In Terminal Emulator for Android this appears to work because it offers no error message but in Shell Terminal Emulator I'm hit with the following:

"...whatever.../system not user mountable in fstab"

So I went to check if it worked anyway and tried to modify a file in the root browser. The file:

/sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/power/control

The file currently has the permissions set as "rw-r--r--" and filled with the text "auto" and after trying to save the file with the contents "0" instead I'm provided with this big ugly error message:

Error when saving file
=====Description=====
java.io.FileNotFoundException: "...file name..." and then (permission denied)

What I want to know is why I don't have permission to edit these files, afterall my phone is fully rooted and I have granted root access to the text editor.

Any solution or step in the right direction is greatly appreciated.


texts: Making mediaserver immediately scan a file created through ADB

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The mediaserver in my stock and rooted Android 6.0.1 (running in Nexus 6) doesn't detect new files created or moved to into /sdcard using adb. It doesn't detect until I do a soft/full reboot which I find unacceptable to perform.
I'm able to manually run mediaserver using command-line to begin file scanning again# and I want this to be done automatically and immediately whenever a new file is created under /sdcard. At the moment, I have Tasker run the mediaserver whenever USB cable is unplugged.*
The obvious choice here seems to be an automation app of which I tried Tasker and Automate, and both amazingly failed to detect new files, particularly under /sdcard/Music, when created through adb. However, if an app created files in any directory under /sdcard those two apps immediately detected the changes. I also tried pushing files to /storage/emulated/0/ instead of /sdcard/ and made corresponding changes in those two apps' triggers.That step didn't benefit me.
It is to be noted that I observed this problem in stock Android 5.1.1 and a CM13 snapshot build as well.
So, how do I achieve the goal?
Update
I'm aware of the possibility of creating an alias in the OS running in my PC which would execute a script providing a way to push the file as well as run the mediaserver. However, it is something I would like to avoid as much as possible.
* I was using it but later switched to a script executed from PC using an alias. However, I do not want to depend upon any of the two methods. My fingers are comfortable with typing adb push instead of adb_push or some other but single word.
Update 2

I do not intend to restrict myself to a particular directory, such as Download and neither pushing files into the latter actually works.
I would like to stress that I'm not asking for how to run mediaserver. That I already know. All I'm looking for is: Whenever I do adb push FILE /sdcard/FILE the mediaserver should automatically and immediately kick in and scans the file. Regardless of any perceivable performance issue, I want it to kick in every single time.

Update 3
Okay, I may be using an incorrect term. Perhaps mediaserver and media scanner are terms for two different things in Android. In the case of confusion, please stick with
"media scanner" for both the current revision and the bounty note.
Update 4
# Courtesy of androidyue for this helpful resource, any of the following command in preformatted text is what I can use in my device to make media scanner scan the file.

# FILE_PATH refers to the location of pushed file in Android. E.g. /sdcard/Music/lolcat.mp3

am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -n com.android.providers.media/.MediaScannerReceiver
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE -d file://FILE_PATH   # guaranteed to work. See https://goo.gl/lH0CLT for proof.
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MEDIA_MOUNTED -d file://FILE_PATH

Update 5
Per the suggestion from Manubhargav, I tried Sarkie's MTPFix available here. It didn't work, both in stock Android 6.0.1 and CM13. I saw the following entry when I enabled the service for that app.
04-07 09:38:14.771  3383  3383 I MTPService: Watching /storage/emulated/0

I later pushed a sound file into /storage/emulated/0/ and nothing showed up in my music player. Logcat also didn't display anything useful either.
By the way, this app uses FileObserver, so I'm not surprised if it couldn't detect files created using adb, since it is the same issue with the automation apps I tried.

Note: Please post an answer only when you've tested it yourself. Thank you!


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I have a Chinese android tablet with MTK8392. It has only 1 micro USB port. The OTG function is working well, I can use a special USB keyboard with OTG.

Is there ANY way to use this USB keyboard AND charge the tablet simultaneously? If it helps, I can use an active USB hub with self charge.
I bought a cable from dealextreme called "Micro 5 Pin USB OTG Data / Charging Connection Cable" but it's not working..


texts: can I enable android on my device which is of Samsung Rex s3802?

texts: I am trying to enable this on my device for an hour but nothing's working!


texts: How do I get photos in Gallery on my phone to show up on/sync with my Nexus 7?

texts: Auto sync is turned on in both devices but nothing shows up on the Nexus 7 unless I manually transfer pictures via bluetooth.  Notably, Calendars and People sync without a problem.  But not Gallery.  My phone is a Galaxy Nexus. Both devices are running Android 4.1.1.


texts: Is the Google GMail client able to download attachments for arbitrary file types?

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I emailed myself an epub the other day and went to the GMail app (v 2.3.5) on my android phone to download it.

While it showed me the attachment, I could not figure out how to download it. The email shows a pretty paperclip icon next to it, and at the bottom of email I get another pretty icon with a paperclip. But I cannot click(/press) on it. There is no preview/download button. The menu has no option to download it.

So my question is, is it actually possible?

I've seen a fair bit on forums suggesting it is not, but those are fairly dated threads. It seems somewhat inconceivable to me that one would not be able to download an attachment - as one person has put it, this seems like a feature shortcoming that is bordering on a bug.

An example of what I see is:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/attachwhat.png/

My phone: Samsung Galaxy S 2 running VillainRom 2.4.2, Gmail 2.3.5, email sent from Thunderbird 3.1.14 on Windows 7.


texts: Rooting android via virtual windows 8 on ubuntu 12.04

texts: I want to root my sony xperia p android 4.1.2. I'm using ubuntu 12.04LTS and it seems uncomfortable to root my xperia via ubuntu. So i've installed windows 8 (32 bit) on virtual box. Is it will be safe to root my phone via virtual windows 8?


texts: Android *tone selection menu shows titles different to the actual filename. Why?

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After i scp an audio file to my android devices alarms/notifications/ringtones sdcard folders, the file itself is named correctly, but the settings menu for selecting alarms/notifications/ringtones may or may not show a completely different name.
I have used 'sdcard refresh' tested, and then rebooted to check again every time I have copied the files.
I do not see any metadata that might contain a name.
I have converted mp3 files to ogg with ffmpeg specifically to discard any hidden metadata, yet it still happens.
caveat: I have renamed these files on the source machine, ie: PRIOR to copying them to the target device, so that I can more easily find them among the endless list of useless stock-android sounds. But somehow android is ignoring this in some cases, and not in others.
Do I need a specific tool to force the name-metadata that I want?
Do I need to clear some android database that may be clinging to the original filename and not accepting the new, despite deleting them on the device, rebooting, copying them again, and rebooting before checking again.
Android version: 9

image above:

at left:files on pc, with original names
at right: filenames after
being renamed on source machine (PC) and scp'd to the target device

image above:

delete all files on device sdcard 'Alarms' folder
power down, power up (previously i had been rebooting, but thought i should try actually powering down for a moment and then back on again - no difference)
scp renamed files to target device
power down, power up
check sound settings for Alarms

For coompleteness, or general interest: the script that converts non-ogg to ogg and copied them to the scp target:
scp-hostPath-fileList.sh
#!/bin/bash

hostpath="$1" #phoneXI:/storage/emulated/0/Ringtones/
shift
for input in "$@"; do
    [[ ! -f "$input" ]] && continue
    exportName="${input%.*}.ogg"
    [[ "$input" != "$exportName" ]] && ffmpeg-bar -i "$input" -c:a libvorbis -y "$exportName" </dev/null
    string+="\"${exportName}\" "
    msg+="${exportName##*/}\\n"
done
cmd="scp $string $hostpath"
# echo "cmd: $cmd"
error=$(eval $cmd)
[[ $? -ne 0 ]] && kdialog --title "ERROR" --passivepopup "$error" 5 || kdialog --title "OK: $hostpath" --passivepopup "$msg" 5

exit

# tests

/home/user/documents/scripts/net/scp-hostPath-fileList.sh \
phoneXI:/storage/emulated/0/Alarms/ \
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Alarms/BETLOG-9000.mp3
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Alarms/BETLOG-cavalryCall.mp3
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Alarms/BETLOG-marioMessage.mp3
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Alarms/BETLOG-marioPowerup.mp3

/home/user/documents/scripts/net/scp-hostPath-fileList.sh \
phoneXI:/storage/emulated/0/Notifications/ \
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Notifications/BETLOG-carlock.mp3
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Notifications/BETLOG-drip.oga
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Notifications/BETLOG-wz2100-beacon.ogg

/home/user/documents/scripts/net/scp-hostPath-fileList.sh \
phoneXI:/storage/emulated/0/Ringtones/ \
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Ringtones/BETLOG-bellphone.ogg \
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Ringtones/BETLOG-oldphone.mp3 \
/home/user/music/audio/_all-alarms-notifications-ringtones/KoganAgoraXI/Ringtones/BETLOG-telegraph.mp3


texts: SG3 not recognised by PC but recognised by laptop

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Why won't my SG3 show up on my PC when connected with USB cable? It shows up on my laptop. I have looked at similar problems in forums but have not found a case where the phone IS recognised by other computers.

It used to work with my PC. I have no idea what changed. When I connect the phone with the USB cable, it makes the duhduh connecting sound. The phone charges and the display shows it connecting as a media device. On my PC, no device shows up. Naturally, I can no longer transfer files by USB. Very frustrating.

My operating system is Windows 7. Any help appreciated (for a not a very PC-savvy soul).


texts: Download apps that are listed as being incompatible with my device in the Play Store

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After installing Cyanogenmod on my Samsung S3 mini, I have found that the Play Store does not offer any additional apps. For some of the apps, I assume the only requirement I am missing is a newer version of Android, as I have been able to use them successfully when installed from a third party source (which is potentially dangerous).

I want to get apps that I know work with my device from the Play Store. Is there a way to do this?


texts: VZW Galaxy S5 can't use Wi-Fi (DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET)

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My Verizon Galaxy S5 can connect to my home's Wi-Fi, but I can't load anything once I'm connected. The error message I get is DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET.

Other non-Galaxy smartphones work fine on the network, as does my laptop.

Is this an issue with the phone or the router? Things worked great up until a few weeks ago so I'm not sure what changed.


texts: Why don't I get notifications from messaging apps on my phone?

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If I don't have the app open, I don't get messages that people send to me. When I open the app, I see unread messages. I have seen this with LinkedIn messages, Quora messages, and Signal recently (these are the apps I do use - I don't know if there are more apps that are showing this behavior). And this has been going on for about a year now, if not a little more; it didn't use to be like this before. The only apps where I do get notifications for messages are Facebook Messenger, Instagram messages and WhatsApp (basically, all Facebook owned apps), in addition to the plain old SMS.
I have checked in App settings; I have turned on notifications, so I should receive notifications for messages. But I don't. For example, see this screenshot of LinkedIn permissions, where you can clearly see that that I have enabled every kind of notification there is, but I still don't get notifications for messages that are sent to me:

And here's a screenshot of the battery optimization settings of LinkedIn, where you can see that I have not enabled battery optimization for it, and given it permission to run in the background:

If I further click on "Battery optimization", this is what I get:

Could someone please explain in detail, is this the result of some OS update, possibly as part of an attempt to extend battery life? How do I make it such that I get notifications for all messages sent to me all the time, regardless of whether I have the app open or not? I don't care much about other notifications (likes, shares, etc), but it is important to me that I get notifications for DMs (direct messages) sent to me.


texts: How dumb is it to try to remount /proc as w?

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I'm trying to run a little python code that check some files in my phone's /proc/pid

the thing is the program won't run properly because /proc is read only. Because I know proc has a special filesystem I want to know if there is a way to remount it as writeable without screwing up the system


texts: where can I find fuse.ko file for my huawei u8160?

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I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .

I have been looking for the fuse.ko module for my phone, but whenever I find anything ,terminal emulator tells me that it is incompatible!

I want it to enable NTFS file system support using this tutorial

So I was wondering where I can find the appropriate fuse.ko module?

NOTE : I've already seen this link but I don't think that's what I want.


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I'm trying to install a new rom in my HTC one V. I could successfully do everything with my one V until I upgraded my windows 7 to windows 10. I already have CWM recovery. USB debugging is ON . I try to check if my phone could be detected by entering the command "adb devices" while my phone is switched on, and it shows me that my phone is connected. now I restart my phone into bootloader mode, then I select fastboot, but it doesn't show fastboot usb , which previously used to show. I try to check if my phone is cooected, but no device shows neither with "fastboot devices" nor by "adb devices".

rebooted phone in fastboot, opened Device Manager -> Universal Serial Bus Controllers -> Unknown USB Device (Device Failed Enumeration) with a yellow triangle on the icon. Downloaded latest_usb_drivers i.e. google usb drivers, and updated its driver using it, it says WINDOWS HAS DETERMINED THE DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR DEVICE IS UP TO DATE, but yellow triangle persists, and still not discoverable in fastboot.

please help

P.S. my bootloader is unlocked


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I am in the process of planning out the 3d print of a custom phone stand for my MG5+.  I am planning that the phone, in its protective case, will slide down onto the stand and plug into the usb port, to charge and access my wifi.

Examination of the phone vs what is on the Internet suggests that the usb port is a micro standard type B.

Ideally the phone will slide onto the male plug.  That is corrected out the back of the phone stand to a female plug.   My normal MG5% charger will plug into that.

So far Google-fu hasn't turned up any cables like this.  I see lots with the correct gender that carry power, but no data.  There are lots of OTG type cables that are power only.

So apparently no one sells a micro usb type b male to micro usb type b female cable that carries power and data.  I am not keen on making one.  The last time, I soldered two fingers together :(

What other options are available?


texts: Do you know in which side the wlan receiver antenna on archos 7 HT is located? I'm just wondering if it will affect the signal strength received if we cover the "spot", e.g. with our palm.


texts: How to fix Xiaomi Mi3 System storage problem?

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Im having an issue with Xiaomi mi 3.
This is a 2nd hand Xiaomi mi3 that i bought for 20$ in 2020 , And i realized those China Resellers are Tricking people with the storage. China resellers somehow Change Internal storage (9.76gb) to System storage (4.00gb) i dont know  how to change Storage directory for some reason ( im not an technician ) but This seems pretty hard to solve. How to Fix xiaomi mi3 system storage problem?


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I have HCL me u1 android Tablet
with following specs.

Android 4.0 rooted
display : 800x480
1 gb ram
1 GZH single core cortex a8 processor
5.5 GB free space
Usb port

this tab is  used only for watching movies with Mx Player App.
Mx Player can smoothly play x264 (480p AND 720p AND 1080p) on Hw or Hw+ mode,but not on Sw mode.

But for hevc or x265 (480p OR 720p OR 1080p) video it cant play smoothely,The A-V sync is horrible.

I guess processor is too old for x265 format.
So I convert x265 to x264 on pc using Handbrake (time 5 to 6 hours) and then I play x264 video  on Tablet.

I am wondering If I could use my tablet for x265 to x264 conversion (tablet can be pluged to charging all the day or even more than 1 day,so no problem of power supply).

does anybody know any app to convert x265 video to x264 video on android?


texts: Is it possible to get the URL of a post from the Facebook app and copy it to the clipboard? If so, how to do it?


texts:
I bought the nubia z9 mini last year November.

About a week ago this message appears when using the camera:

"camera error"
"Please make sure no other applications occupy the camera, or try to restart the phone. "

I tried restarting but the same error. As requested, I've run adb dumpsys:

> adb shell dumpsys media.camera
Camera module HAL API version: 0x100
Camera module API version: 0x100
Camera module name: QCamera Module
Camera module author: Qualcomm Innovation Center Inc
Number of camera devices: 2 Vendor tags left unimplemented.
Camera 0 static information:
   Facing: BACK Orientation: 90
   Device version: 0x100
   Device is closed, no client instance
Camera 1 static information:
   Facing: FRONT
   Device version: 0x100

I put the New version V3.67 Android Version 5.1.1 [ROM], the error is same.
Can you help me?


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I have a Lenovo A6000 phone, Android 4.4.4 is installed. I have Dolby off and I don't use any app to control volumes (not even skype, viber or facebook messenger), also, the phone is NOT rooted.

Sometimes the microphone's recording volume becomes so low, others can hardly hear me talking. It happens randomly and If I restart the phone, the volume becomes correct again.

I can always test If It is correct or not, because I have a similar sound recording software preinstalled on my device like this:

And I can use the sound sensitivity meter to see if it is high enough, sometimes it becomes so low that I cannot get it higher than 10% when I am talking normally.

I guess It is not a hardware issue, because a restart solves it instantly. Is there any app that can interfere with the microphone volume?

Edit.: Some people say that If I update to Lolipop it solves the issue, but I don't have any software updates available.


texts: suggestion for a stable Chromecasting app?

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as above.
I'm using a Galaxy S9+ running Android 10 with a recent security patch.

I have some videos (h.265 AMD VCE encoded using handbrake) that I can cast with no issues when using VLC on the desktop (Windows 10/macOS). The laptops are around 10-15 feet away with wooden walls in-between itself and the router.
I tried casting (6-7 feet away from the router with no walls in-between) with these 3 apps and it's very unstable (video freeze, completely stops and other random issues)

MX Player Pro
VLC
Google Photos
Thank you.


texts: What will happen after downloading OTA in to android10 device

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I got to know how to OTA checking the new version , downloading the file.

I am queries about to know, how OTA is working after downloading the OTA firmware in device(indetail) level. I have check in google and I got overall how OTA working in top level.But I could not find in-depth. If you have any links or documents please share to me.

Thanks in advance.


texts: How can I find out the dimensions/resolution of a downloaded video file?

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My only device = An Android tablet (4.0.3), no laptop.

Long ago, I used to have a laptop, but circumstances have left me with (technology wise) only an Android tablet (4.0.3). When I used to have a laptop, I used VLC not only to watch videos that I downloaded & collected, but also to check on what a specific video's dimensions were (examples = 480x360, 640x480, 1280x720, 1920x1080).

Now that I only have a tablet, I have looked for a way to do this, but with zero success. I have tried lots of video players for Android including VLC's own app & none of them have the option to show any information about a video file. I use such information because the videos that I download always have more than one size available (dimensionals wise), but never identify the dimensions that any file has.

So, if anybody knows a way to find out the dimensions of a specific video file that I have downloaded & have on my tablet, please let me know.


texts: Wipe Data on Locked Phone Stuck in Boot Loop without Recovery

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I am returning a Project Fi Nexus-5X device that went into a boot loop but want to wipe all my data off it before shipping it back to Google Fi.

However:

the device is oem locked
any fastboot erase (fastboot erase userdata, fastboot -w, etc) says I cannot do so until the device is unlocked
fastboot flashing unlock states oem unlock is not allowed
I can't enter recovery mode - doing so from fastboot mode immediately restarts the device, back to the black "Google" screen - and into the boot loop again
I can temporarily enter Download Mode, but the device restarts after about 10 seconds

So I'm not sure of any way to wipe my data at this point.


texts: I have a Nexus 4, and I keep having to return it because of its red light of death. I usually am able to get back on my other phones with the same problem, but the new one I received just doesn't turn on with the red light incident. I was holding the power button for 10 seconds and the red light appeared and it was blinking. I had the same problems with my other returned phones, but this phone's light would disappear when I released my finger from the power button.


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I have an A13 Allwinner tablet. Its own ROM was laggy. I found a similar ROM from another tablet comapny and flash it with. It was fine and everything worked perfectly.

Now there is a newer version (4.0.4) of said ROM. I flashed the tablet with the new one and Camera and G Sensor doesn't work.
I am asking if there is a way to FIND the respective drivers and HOW to apply them.


texts: Why do people recommend to flash a ROM or an Odin component (PDA, Phone, CSC) at least two times?

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In XDA, I often see people complain that they flashed something, and it doesn't work. Then, somebody tells them to try flashing it again, and it works! What's the reason behind this?

I imagine this to be something related to dependencies, like in SQL. Ideally, a child table should be deleted first before the parent table. If you had a batch SQL statements in this sequence, you'd have to run the script twice. The first run would not delete the parent table (because the dependent child table still exists), but would delete the child table. Then, the second run would eventually delete the parent table. Is this the same analogy that's happening when flashing ROMs twice (or more)?


texts: How to achieve factory-reset or bootloader mode for Flywheel (Glorystar Nebula rf3288) tablet without buttons?

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I've gotten stuck trying to upgrade a Glorystar Nebula 15 kiosk Android tablet (as customized for the orphaned Flywheel spin-bikes) to a vendor-provided single-file Android 7.1 firmware image (7.20191202.115231.img, 715MB).
A special challenge here: this tablet has no physical buttons whatsever: no power, no volume controls, no home. (It simply turns on whenever power is supplied; there's a click power toggle inline on the DC power cord plugging into the back. It's got no battery for unplugged use.)
Following the vendor's instructions (using a Windows AndroidTool program 2.35), it was able to 'Switch' to detecting a LOADER device, and appeared to write firmware - but after a lack of progress ending on a log line mentioning 'Success', I disconnected & power-cycled in an attempt to view my hopefully-fresh-new-stock-Android7.1 tablet - and instead found it in a state where it never proceeds past a 'GS' logo boot screen.
Currently, from this GS screen:

the tablet only ever appears as "Found One ADB Device" in the Windows AndroidTool, whereas previously it could 'Switch' to "LOADER"
it can be detected via adb from MacOS – but oddly, not via adb inside the same Windows10 VM for which AndroidTool was sorta-working.and, adb shell commands give a error about the sh-path not being valid.
adb can reboot it into recovery mode - but without physical buttons, no navigation/selection from the recovery menu is yet possible, and it does not appear to adb or AndroidTool in this mode
adb can seemingly also reboot it into bootloader or fastboot mode; in this mode it no longer appears to MacOS adb, but does appear in MacOS fastboot devices list. However, attempting to connect the tablet while in this mode to Windows AndroidTool still only ever shows "Found One ADB Device" (or nothing)

I'm looking for any path out of this dead-end state that allows a re-attempt of the flashing the original vendor single-file firmware IMG, or other potential Android 7.1 firmwares.  For example:

I've found a header on the motherboard with pins GND / PWR / HOME / ESC / V+ / V- / MENU / K2 / K1. However, hand-shorting PWR or V+ to GND with a small wire (alone or together, at the 'recovery' menu that's supposedly looking for vol-nav inputs or other times), has had no visible effect since the tablet's been in this state.

Can the vendor's single IMG be broken into the smaller more-specific parts that fastboot seems limited to flashing? Can applying those, or some other, smaller steps restore a true "Found One LOADER Device" mode, such that the AndroidTool might be able to make another attempt?

Etc – open to whatever gets Android 7.1 on this device, including, at this point, all-or-nothing gambits to resuscitate or brick it.
Any ideas?


texts: Decrypt folder, that was encrypted using EncFS, on Android

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So this is my setup: I use Ubuntu (11.04, but this shouldn't matter) to encrypt my secret folder. I sync this folder using Ubuntu One (Dropbox would be possible too). Now I want to have it on my Android (not rooted) too.

But how do I decrypt it?


texts: How to stop Google's Play Store from auto-updating itself (without rooting)?

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I have a problem with my tab. With the new version of Play Store, My tablet PC keeps restarting. So, I restored Google Play to the Factory Default. Soon after, it updated itself, causing the device to restart repeatedly when in standby. I am running 4.1.1 on my Karbonn ST10. I, at the time of posting the question, do not have any intention to root the tab.
Thanks,
Oxylibrium.


texts: Screen goes back to home screen frequently, after Data Network enable

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When I enable Data Network, my phone goes back to home screen frequently whenever I use another application or go to another place. Even when I close my screen, my home screen appears. How to fix this error? When i deactivate the data network mode, the phone works normally.. please please please update me the solution on it.

My phone is Samsung Galaxy S plus.
Model Number - GT-I9001
Firmware version - 2.3.6


texts: Will an LG G3 Beat work on Verizon in the US?

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I asked on Travel a week ago about getting a temporary phone for a trip to Europe but my requirements have changed. Now I need a phone that works in Europe and the USA.

I got to looking at the LG G3 Beat, which is listed as a world phone, using the wireless bands GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. But while I was shopping, I noticed that many retailers do not include Verizon on the list of carriers that the phone will work with, even though Verizon has 850 and 1900 MHz GSM spectrum. Some even explicitly say that the phone will not work with Verizon, because -- according to them -- Verizon is a CDMA network.

My attempt at researching has turned up a lot of posts from 4-8 years ago saying that Verizon was, at the time, in the process of switching from CDMA to GSM. I didn't find any definitive "the transition is complete" announcement, but the best I can tell, it seemed like GSM was fully rolled out as of 2014 1, with CDMA still being kept around purely for legacy support until 2021. (Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this.)

Are the retailers mistaken about the phone not working with Verizon, or am I not understanding something about how networks work, or is the phone incompatible for a different reason?

1 Verizon plans to drop CDMA from phones in 2014 in favor of pure LTE


texts: What happen with my message on my friend's device if I deactivate Viber

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My question is quite clear, what happen with my message on my friend's Viber if I deactivate it?

Thanks


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I have the Galaxy S4 and would like to be able to ensure that, when on silent/vibrate mode, the phone makes absolutely no noise. I haven't been able to find a way to prevent the alarm from making noise when going off in silent mode, and though I could set the alarm type to vibrate, I'm concerned that if the alarm can go off in silent mode, other things can make noise as well.

Is there a way to ensure the phone makes no noise? Is it really only the alarm that makes noise in silent mode?


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if I enable Tethering (wifi/usb):

my phone and the pc can share files on the local net ( phone - pc )
but the Internet connection is not shared at all

How can I debug/fix this issue ?


texts: I am running Resurrection Remix, Nougat 7.1.1 on a Nexus 6p. I have Gboard "6.0.79.144029707-arm64-v8a" installed. I can open settings, but when I choose one of the settings categories, I get the message saying "Gboard has stopped", How do I fix this?


texts: Processes are closing after removing the SD card

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I have removed the SD card from my phone and now my phone is not working.

All phone related processes are force closing. I have cleaned my cache and did 'Fix Permission' via Recovery but the processes are still force closing.

I have installed and customized a number of apps and I don't want to Factory Reset it. Is there an option to fix the issue without doing factory reset?

Getting the same SD card content back is not an option since the card was formatted.
My phone is Huawei Honor 3C and I am using TWRP recovery on it.
I have already checked all the questions here: https://android.stackexchange.com/search?q=SD+Card+Removed+Unexpectedly

Update:
The problem is back after inserting the SIM card. I cleared cache/data of Phone and SIM Toolkit but the issue is still there.

2nd Update:
I installed a new ROM since there's no help available.


texts: How to permanently stop Samsung Galaxy S5 from keep connecting to Wi-Fi?

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy S5. At my place of employment, Wi-Fi is provided (a free version which isn't locked, and a version which is locked). It keeps connecting to the unlocked Wi-Fi network. I don't want to connect to either. I want to control which networks I connect to and when, whether they are free or not (especially if they are free as I imagine that's how hackers get access to your personal info).

I went into Settings -> Connections -> Advanced and turned off almost everything I could think of, but it still scans for networks and connects to the open free network.

How to stop the phone from automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi network and instead only connect to a Wi-Fi network when prompted by me?


texts: Successfully download app 100% but wont install after that

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I have a rooted mobile device (running Android 4.4). Whenever I download or update any app from Google Play Store it will show the download bar and reach till 100% – but won't install after that.

I have downloaded using WiFi and with enough space. Moreover, I have updated Google Play Services but not Google Play Store. I have tried all the solution like clear cache, force stop blah blah but yet there is a issue.

I've also read Apps won't install (silently fail after 100% downloaded) and checked its offered solutions. However my problem is a bit different that the one described there: After installing neither it throws an error stating "download failed" or "installing failed" nor it installs. Just stuck there for an hour unless and until WiFi gets disconnected. Sometime when it reach 100% it again starts itself to begin from 1% to download and so on.

Are there any other solutions I could try?


texts: Oneplus2, screen capture option disappeared after OS upgrade

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I have a Oneplus2 device, recently (last week) I have upgrades the OS to OxygenOS 3.5.6. Among a lot of UI changes I have noticed that when I long press the power button I only get the "Power off" and "Reboot" options.

Before the OS upgrade It also contained a capture screen (for screenshots) button. Is there a way to bring it back ?


texts: Detect which type of SSL Pinning is being used on Android Applications

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Is there a way to detect what the Android Application is using as SSL Pinning. Whether it is certificate Pinning , Public Key Pinning or Hash Pinning ?
I am doing a study on local Android Applications and would like to collect data on what type of Pinning these applications are using.
TIA


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pretext:
as gmail no longer allows me to send zip files, i have been looking into other ways to get my java source directories from android to laptop and back again, depending whether I'm at home or not (folder hierarchy must be preserved). I have been trying to set up git on my android phone and have been using termux as the command shell to do this.
the problem:
I am unable to create a directory for which BOTH termux and the java ide have read write access. I have setup storage permissions in termux. If the IDE can write termux can't, and in another location termux can write but the IDE can't.
What I need is a folder location that both apps have full read write permissions. (I am not too bothered if these permissions extent to other folders)
I do not want to root my device.
Nokia 7.2 Android 10


texts: How to break in a new cell phone battery?

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Whats the best way to break in a new cell phone battery?

I just got a replacement battery for my Motorola Droid and so far through 2 cycles it is barely lasting a few hours.


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I want to set up my kid's phone with dns-family.adgaurd.com to apply the family filter when using mobile data however I want to be able to protect it so he can't change it or turn off the private DNS.
Is there a way to password protect or disable changes to the private DNS on android MIUI 11? A third party app that could do this would work as I could password protect that app.


texts: Can an Android phone with no SIM card make an emergency call?

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Can an Android phone (specifically, the Huawei Honor 5X) that has never had a SIM card in it make an emergency phone call to 911?

The Honor 5X (which is GSM Unlocked) will be on WiFi and within range of T-Mobile and AT&T towers, but will not have a SIM card. Can it still make an SOS call in the event of an emergency?


texts: Android on virtualbox setup GPS location

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I installed Android-x86 6.0-r3.iso in VirtualBox Manager 5.1.22_Ubuntu (Ubuntu 17.04). Now I want to enable location service. Here I read that I have 3 options if I would have installed a developer environment, unfortunately I haven't.

Using Android Studio
Using DDMS (which is also part of Android Studio)
Using the "geo" command in the emulator console

I couldn't figured out point 3 with respect to virtualbox. A fourth solution should be to install a fake GPS location App and select this App as Mock location App under developer options.

But I think it doesn't work because a standard App like "Pokemon Go" does not recognize the location. It end up with a 90° rotated display and a loading page:

How can I test if Fake GPS does work or setup GPS location that "Pokemon Go" will apply for?


texts: "Unknown address" when receiving text message on Samsung Galaxy S3

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I have Samsung Galaxy S3 and whenever I get a text message from my friend, my phone says "Unknown address" although I've already saved the number. All their messages are kept under "Unknown address", so I can't really find out whose message they are.

I want to receive messages under the right conversation group, how can I fix this?


texts: Difference between WhatsApp audio and WhatsApp voice notes

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What is the difference between WhatsApp audio and WhatsApp voice notes?
If I record a voice conversation, where is it going to be stored? Is it in WhatsApp audio folder or in WhatsApp voice notes?
In which folder  all of my received voice notes get saved?


texts: Email App: How to select a subset of IMAP folders to subscribe to?

texts: I would like to set up my email client to subscribe to only a couple of the tens of folders in my work IMAP account. I can't seem to find an option to subscribe/unsubscribe folders in the Android email app on my Samsung Galaxy S2. Am I just not finding it? Or is there another Android email app that provides this (in my opinion rudimentary) functionality?


texts: Where is the mount point for a USB stick on Android 9?

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I am working on IMX8QM with Android 9. I needs to configure usb stick on static mount point.

Once USB stick detected,
create sda1, after check I got:

mek_8q:/sdcard # df
Filesystem                1K-blocks     Used     Available    Use%     Mounted on
/dev/root                   1777588     1189664     587924     67%         /
tmpfs                       2918920     488         2918432    1%         /dev
tmpfs                       2918920     0           2918920    0%         /mnt
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12       249828      58936       190892     24%        /vendor
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14       9086336     967628      8118708    11%       /data
/data/media                 9086336     967628      967628     11%     /mnt/runtime/default/emulated

/dev/block/vold/public:8,1  3918844     1311400     2607444    34% /mnt/media_rw/2A61-DD07


texts: How to enable multiple users on Google Talk for Android 2.3.4?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Use Google Talk with multiple accounts

I always use two Google accounts. One for personal use, and the other for professional-related things. On my phone, I have Android 2.3.4 installed (not rooted). I heard that multiple users have been enabled for Honeycomb's Google Talk app. I need that same feature for my phone but I can't seem to find the latest Google Talk app on the Play Store in order for me to update the one that came with my phone. What should I do?

Note: Google Talk's I need the voice calling feature as well.


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Can the Dolphin browser be configured so that the toolbar doesnt scroll along with web pages?

As you scroll down a web page the browser toolbar scrolls off the screen. Is there a means of fixing its position?


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I know someone who bought a Galaxy Nexus recently, and he finally unboxed it today and straight away inserted the SIM and battery and plugged in to charge. Hours later when we tried to boot it for the first time, nothing happened. Removed and reinserted batteries, changed sockets, attached the USB charger to a PC, etc. but we still have no idea if the phone has charged or charging or if it's a completely defective item.

Please help me troubleshoot it.


texts: Galaxy S7 Edge - Change USB Mode in Phone that Will Not Boot

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I've done a few hours worth of research and have been unable to find a clear answer. Hoping something in the community here might be able to help:

Verizon Galaxy S7 Edge (Oreo with latest Verizon updates) randomly got itself stuck in a boot loop after plugging in to charge one night.
Boots to lock screen just before loading "swipe unlock dots" gives an error message saying "Setup wizard has stopped" with an option to "Close App" and then reboots within a few seconds.
Stock OS, no root, no custom recovery etc.
Care mostly about trying to retrieve some pictures and documents more than anything else.
I THINK (99% sure) I have USB debugging enabled but can't get far enough into phone to confirm.

Things I've tried:

Plugging USB into computer shows up as CD-Rom drive (suggests that USB mode isn't set to MTP which I think might have been changed on me in the last OS or security Update)
Safe mode/boot results in same bootloop issue
Cleared system cache from Debug mode, no change.
Running "adb devices" shows device attached (momentarily prior to rebooting)
Initially thought it was a problem with the security module so I (perhaps in a poor decision) ran the command "locksettings clear --old xxxx" which I (unfortunately don't recall) must have been preceded by an "adb shell" command.
This actually WORKED as I must have timed it just right to go through in the 2 secs prior to the phone rebooting.

Current State:

All efforts to repeat the same ADB commands as before show up as "Device offline" and I can't seem to get more than that.
Bootloop continues.
Can access Debug modes and Download modes successfully, but don't know what to do here.

Ultimate questions:

Is there an ADB command to change the USB mode from Charge Only to MTP that I can try to issue and maybe get the phone to recognize quickly prior to rebooting?
I'm relatively new to the ADB world, so am I going down the wrong path here? Should I be trying something else?
What other options might I have (BESIDES a full restore and loss of all data), or am I pretty much done for?

Appreciate anyone that can take the time to provide some feedback. I'd be much obliged and sincerely thankful.

SAD UPDATE:
I brought the phone to my local "ubreakifix" store - the service that Samsung specifically refers customers to for technical/repair issues.   They attempted to do something (update software or something along those lines, but promising not to erase data).  Unfortunately, whatever they did seems to have now DISABLED USB Debugging.  I'm willing to try any other suggestions that those more knowledgeable than me might suggest, but I'm quickly losing hope.


texts: How safe is android compared to other mobile platforms?

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Recently I get the impression malware is only present on Android (compared to other mobile platforms) as every IT news magazine reports only on Android malware. (I guess it is also involved with the fact that mobil devices become more and more powerful and also mobile malware evolves => kind of populism) However, when I do web search indeed I get the impression that Android is the excellent platform for malware:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/08/android-malware-explodes-ios-remains-safe/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/245380/ios_safer_from_malware_than_android_security_firm_says.html

What do you think? Are those ratings biased?, Why? On the other hand Android is the most common mobile operating system making it an attractive place for malware. Additionally manufactors do not update their devices with newer versions (as they want to sell newer phones with newer android versions (fragmentation)). And last but not least the android market is some how not as restrictive as the iOS store, right?

<edit>
And yes of course: classifying what actually is malware is not so clear, so it depends how and who is calculating "malware".
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I have a Huawei X3 (U8510) which I've purchased for testing Android applications I'm developing. I'd like to root this, but as I've not had any experience with rooting Android handsets, its something I'm approaching with some caution.

What is the recommended way to root the X3? I've found mention of a Windows app called SuperOneClick, which looks like it may be useful. My development machine is a Mac, but I'm not adverse to using Windows apps to do this if its easier.


texts: How to uninstall or replace Joy Launcher?

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This morning my Android mobile started asking for permissions for a "Joy Launcher" app that I've never seen (or at least noticed before).  This appears to be an official app from the manufacturer.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tct.launcher

I also found this article indicating that Google recently discontinued their Google Now Launcher, but I'm uncertain as to whether this has any bearing on my situation.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/02/03/google-will-discontinue-google-now-launcher-coming-weeks/

My biggest concern is that it's suddenly asking for unneeded permissions.  It seems unusual to me.  I haven't been able to disable it.  Can anyone shed some light on what's happening and/or any insight as to how I can remove or replace it?


texts: Is there a maximum number of devices allowed on a Google Play Account?

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Many schools are looking at using Android tablets in classrooms.  Some have classroom sets of 35-40 tablets.  As a means to manage apps, having them tied to a single Google Play account would be ideal.  Is there a maximum number of devices allowed?

This setup would also be cost effective, if the school uses any pay apps, as the app is linked to the account, not the devices.  Does anybody have any experience or knowledge beyond, "I have 5 devices in my family all synced and it works."?


texts: How does my tablet know when I open the cover?

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I've recently bought a magnetic cover for my tablet (a bamboo smart cover for Asus Transformer Pad TF303CL). What puzzles me is that whenever I open the cover, the screen turns on. How does the tablet know when I open the cover?

The cover isn't connected in any way to the tablet, AFAIK. The only way that I could think of is if the tablet is using the light sensor, but then why doesn't it turn on the screen when I use my finger to cover the sensor? Or when I turn the light off and then on again?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't mount external SD card

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I've recently flashed the stock firmware onto my Samsung Galaxy S3 because there was one feature which didn't work on CyanogenMod. My external SD card worked fine until recently - the 'mount SD card' option in Settings is now grayed out, and whenever I insert the SD card into the device, the following messages appear in the logcat:

W/MountService( 3370): Failed to mount media on insertion
W/MountService( 3370): java.lang.NullPointerException
W/MountService( 3370):     at com.android.server.MountService.doMountVolume(MountService.java:1212)
W/MountService( 3370):     at com.android.server.MountService.doMountVolume(MountService.java:1288)
W/MountService( 3370):     at com.android.server.MountService.access$2100(MountService.java:134)
W/MountService( 3370):     at com.android.server.MountService$6.run(MountService.java:1021)

My computer seems to recognise the SD card just fine. Can anyone help me with solving this problem?

Update 1: I was successful in mounting the SD card manually using the shell command from this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804573, however it was only accessible to apps with root permissions.

Update 2: As suggested in the comments section, I formatted the card in question to exFAT. The problem persists.

Update 3: The dmesg (/proc/kmsg) file seemed to have some relevant information. This is what got logged into it when I removed then inserted the card:

<6>[ 5096.384848] c2 mmc1: card removed.
<6>[ 5096.385093] c0 mmc1: card e624 removed
<6>[ 5096.478613] c0 sdhci_set_ios : MMC Card OFF samsung-hsmmc
<6>[ 5097.221780] c2 mmc1: card removed.
<6>[ 5097.221830] c2 mmc1: card inserted.
<6>[ 5097.421722] c2 sdhci_set_ios : MMC Card ON samsung-hsmmc
<6>[ 5097.450386] c0 mmc1: cmd 52 command timeout error
<6>[ 5097.450735] c0 mmc1: cmd 52 command timeout error
<6>[ 5097.454610] c0 mmc1: cmd 5 command timeout error
<6>[ 5097.454944] c0 mmc1: cmd 5 command timeout error
<6>[ 5097.455274] c0 mmc1: cmd 5 command timeout error
<6>[ 5097.455606] c0 mmc1: cmd 5 command timeout error
<6>[ 5097.599241] c2 mmc1: new high speed SDHC card at address e624
<6>[ 5097.600105] c3 mmcblk1: mmc1:e624 SU32G 29.7 GiB
<6>[ 5097.614116] c3  mmcblk1: p1


texts: How to clear all of this Bloatware that is insidiously being put on my phone?

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As is probably a very regular question here, I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo and I'm having problems with the amount of memory being clogged up by what I will assume is garbage. I have installed on my phone ES File Explorer and it helps with cleaning things up, but I'm consistently low on internal storage and as a result my phone is slowed down. I barely have any  documents or downloads on my phone. The largest set of files is pictures which take up 194.38 MB. Here is where the issue is, there is 9.72 GB being categorized as "Other". So the percentages are as follows:

Picture: 194.38 MB
Audio 103.99 KB
Video 124.23 MB
Document 8.68 MB
APPs 6.34 MB
Others 9.72 GB

It drives me up a wall because I don't save anything to my internal storage and always use my SD card. So I'm of the feeling that it is my provider and Samsung that have put a bunch of bloatware on my phone. So the question is how to find it and get rid of it all? Suggestions on a set of instructions I could follow? I feel there i no reason my phone should be this restricted for storage considering how I use it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: How can I buy apps from unsupported countries?

texts: What can you do if you are located in a country that still does not support paid apps?  Please include solutions for non-rooted users as well.


texts: Can I enable OK Google in my Nexus 5 even when phone is locked?

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I actually like OK Google, and would like to have it available even when the phone is locked / screen is off. Anyway to do that?
Thanks! :)


texts: Unfortunately, Software Update has stopped OTA (LG G2 Rooted)

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Whenever I click it, I get the "Unfortunately, Software Update has stopped" message and the app closes. Picture is not of my phone, I found it from another post that was not answered.

My phone was trying to update automatically but would fail during the process. I read a forum saying to restore some hotspot files that I had changed to get the free hotspot. I must have done something wrong in trying to find the stock hotspot files and now my phone wont even start to try and update.

Any help would be great!


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I keep getting spam calls from a number every night at midnight. I've blocked it, but now it just goes to voicemail and I have to delete the voice messages every morning. It's annoying. Is there an option to block it from leaving voice messages, or just automatically answer then hang up? I haven't found one in Android itself (my phone has ICS). I've also tried Mr. Number, which I thought would do this, but it doesn't. It does work, see update below. I've also talked to my carrier about it, but apparently I'd have to add "smart number blocking" or something to my plan for about $5 a month. If possible, I'd rather just get an app answer & hang up than have another fee to pay.

Delayed Update: I followed the directions eldarerathis provided below for Mr. Number and it does what I was trying to do; I must have just done something wrong before. The phone will still ring for a few seconds though, so it may be best to silence it if the call comes at a consistent, inconvenient time like it does for me.


texts: Having problems with my phone please help :(

texts: My phone has been making these weird blue and red shapes for a while now and I have no idea how to turn it off, anyone got any ideas?


texts: Find out what causes freezes of my phone

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My phone (Elephone P9000 lite) behaves really strange since some time: Every now and then it freezes for about 1-2 seconds.

There are two different types of freezes:

The touchscreen does not react to a tap on the screen (e.g. when playing a game, there is still movement of units, etc)
Full freeze - input not working, audio stops, app "paused" (e.g. when playing a game, the movement of unit stops)

I can't identify a specific cause for the problem, i.e. it can happen when I play a game, watch a video, or listen to music (also occurs when the screen is off).

So my question is: Is there a way to find out what causes this problem?

Bonus question: Should I worry about the problem (i.e. could it indicate a hardware/software problem that could lead to a bigger issue)?

Phone: P9000_lite
Android: 6.0

Thanks in advance!


texts: Is it possible to install an FM Radio application to get local frequencies?

texts: Samsung Galaxy S10 has a built-in radio application. But it catches only USA and Canada frequencies. I do not live in USA nor in Canada. So is it possible to install an FM Radio application from Google PlayStore to get locale FM radio frequencies in my country ?


texts: How to sort comments by likes on the facebook app?

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I just switched to Nexus 5 from iPhone 5.

While I was on the Facebook app on iPhone, the comments was sorted by likes, and on my new Nexus it seems it doesn't work the same.

I can change it somehow? Why does it not have the same behaviour?


texts: ADB-client stops working when root is turned on

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Very strange - I've Cyanogenmod rooted device and cannot use the adb-client from computer when rooting is turned on. In other words  i have to go to developer settings, turn off rooting - then I can access the device from the computer.

The problem i need to be able to connect computer with the device in rooted mood cince i've an nandroid there to push back to clockworkmod on the device.

What could the reason be adb from computer no longer work when root is turned on?
I dont get it!

And another question - whats the alternatives if I want to copy a rom-image from computer back to the device?

thanks in advance


texts: How can I know if fstrim was run when I put my phone on charging over night?

texts: Is there any logging where I can confirm this?


texts: Can I install takju ROM on unit with yakjuxw?

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I bought my Galaxy Nexus a couple of months before Jelly Bean 4.2 was announced. It got updated to 4.0.4 fine, but did not find any 4.1 update at all. So I found this question which informed me of units that had ROMs updated by Samsung instead of Google for whatever reason. And my unit is of the Samsung update legacy, yakjuxw.

Since by the time I had concrete info on this yakju, takju or whatever the 4.2 release was nearing, I decided against flashing to yakju 4.1.2, and resorted to camp Android's factory image download page. And then 4.2 OTA rolled out on the 13th. Only for the takju units that is. The download page was similarly updated. But I am running out of patience, hence the question.

tl;dr refer to the title. I would like to know if there's any issues with flashing takju or a yakju device.


texts: This is a common question asked by those who want to root their phones. How exactly do I root my Android device? Are there risks involved?


texts: What is the difference between chromebox and "android tv"?

texts: What is the difference between Chromebox and "Android TV"?   I was thinking of buying either a Dell Chromebox or a Lenovo Touchscreen Chromebook to go with my Chromcast on my living room TV but I don't know if Chromebox is designed to work like the Chromebook.   Also, would a Chromebox be a good replacement for my Chromecast?


texts: How to share VPN connection with devices on hotspot?

texts: I use a VPN on my Galaxy S8+ and I am looking for a way to be able to share my ExpressVPN connection via hotspot to be able to connect devices such as Xbox One and a Smart TV. Currently cannot use a PC and my router is trash so my phone is the last resort. What can I do? What are some workarounds?


texts: How do I open Markdown files from the Dropbox app?

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When I try to open a Markdown file in the Dropbox app, it tells me to "Please download an app that can open this file."

I tried downloading MarkDrop, but that seems to only sync within its own folder.

Any suggested apps that support this?


texts: WhatsApp icon randomly changes its association and starts the camera

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The phone is Google Pixel 4a. I created the shortcut for WhatsApp by dragging the application icon to the home screen in the normal way, but the icon randomly changes its association and it starts the camera instead.
The correct association is restored by shutting down the phone and rebooting. But this has happened 3 times in as many days. Never did it until this last week. No new apps installed or setting changed.
Why and how to prevent this from happening again?


texts: HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless -- Any help?

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It's been bugging me for a while but getting quite bad lately. I get warnings that my internal storage is full, I have about 13mb left of what I believe is 512mb worth of rom. I have checked with the app "diskusage" and my apps take about 122mb, with about 20 more mb being used by "data" (unsure what this is). When I check the apps list, my biggest app is some 12mb, and even within the first screen of apps this drops to just over 6mb. So I don't have extremely big apps, and I don't have all that much of them either. I try to put most on my sdcard, so no problem there either.

How do I figure out what's hogging all this space, and how do I fix it ?

On a related note, what is the Android equivalent of "formatting" your phone? I believe factory settings doesn't remove all data (sdcard etc) or does it?

EDIT: I have done a hard reset on my phone, and the free space available is somewhat similar to what I saw before. So, is it normal to only have about 150mb available for apps when the internal rom should be 512mb ?


texts: How to disable app installation on android?

texts: Hello I downloaded an app that allows me to block google play, however I can still install apps through play.google.com via another device. Is there a way I can disable this? The app I'm using is called AppLock.


texts: Intent to select Android Security Screen Lock type

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The Screen Lock on Android phones has been a point of contention for me for years. The only alternative I've discovered is to us a Tasker plugin called Secure Settings, which has an option to enter a PIN/Pass, or to clear the PIN/Pass.

Are there not specific intents available to allow direct change of the screen lock type, i.e. None, Slide, PIN, Password, etc? Basically, a better, conditional-based means of Google's Smart Lock feature.

Scott


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My Samsung Galaxy Admire phone is saying that an SD card isn't found when the SD card is inside the phone: it shows "Please insert SD Card".

What could be wrong?


texts: I failed to install Magisk and now I can't get out of TWRP

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I have a Xiaomi redmi note 8, which runs on MIUI-11,
I've recently unlocked my phone with MiUnlock, the official program of xiaomi to unlock (root) your phone.
I've stumbled across a few hickupps, but eventually I got here, I can't get further though...
I installed TWRP using the ADB terminal, wiped the cache, flashed a zip that disables force encryption treble and after that, I installed Magisk (I did this all with the compatible versions for xiaomi redmi note 8). Normally, I should've been able to just reboot to the system, but TWRP just comes back.
When I reboot, I first see: Redmi by Xiaomi (screen 1)
Then: Redmi Note 8 by Xiaomi powered by android (screen 2), this takes longer than it normally should,
after that I see screen 1 again, and then again screen 2, whereafter I get the splashscreen from TWRP and it boots in recovery again...
I've already tried clearing the cache, enabling "System" in mount, tried to write this code in the advanced --> terminal option:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc bs=256 count=1 conv=notrunc
Nothing helped me, one other weird thing that scares me is that, when I watch my folders with file explorer from windows, everything has gotten a random string as name... You can see it in my attachment.

I would be soo grateful if someone could help me out.
Thanks for being awesome!


texts: Request desktop site on stock Android Chrome by default for certain websites

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For certain websites on my Nexus 5 running stock Android 5.1, I would like to always display the desktop version instead of the mobile version.

My current workflow is as follows to navigate to a desktop version of a frequently-visited website:

Open Chrome bookmark from a Bookmark widget
Wait for Chrome to begin to load the mobile version of the website
Check the "Request desktop site" option in the Chrome menu
Wait for Chrome to load the desktop version of the website.

I'm aware of this XDA thread that shares how to configure Chrome to always request the desktop site. Is there a way for to set up a bookmark so only that bookmark loads the desktop site?


texts: How can I choose between Shazam and SoundHound?

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I want a Music ID app, I have tried both Shazam and SoundHound which were good. They both have a limit of 5 songs, and cost $5 to upgrade to unlimited. Before purchasing one of them, I want to make sure I'm making the right choice. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each one?

Are there any other competing apps I should consider?

Update: I used SoundHound's old name, Midomi, accidentally.


texts: Can xposed framework impact system performance and battery?

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I've installed Xposed framework and Sense 5 Toolbox module on my HTC One X and doubt that if it is draining my battery and causing the system to slow.

I've checked with Watchdog and Setting-Apps-Running but seems like there is no background service running. What I thought was there must be service monitoring the user actions but it wasn't.

I would be very appreciate if somebody answer the question from title and explain how xposed actually work on Android.


texts: How to clear/wipe an Android phone before selling it?

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I have two phones, the LG GT540 optimus and Samsung GT-i5800, both using Android 2.1, and I intend to sell them in the near future.

Before selling (just like before selling a HDD), I want to wipe all the personal DATA from the phones.

Question:
Does a "factory reset" (from the Android phones "menu") surely wipe all the personal data? Or will there be something left to use? (ex.: contact list, Gmail password, etc.?)


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So I've been successfully using programs to change album arts for my cellphone for the past 3 years and something bothers me about the way that the actual app on the Samsung reverts this changes under the following circumstances:

If I've put a music from a specific album, for example, Abbey Road, with a specific album art, onto the memory card of my cell phone, and then I decide that I want to change the art, and so I delete this album from the memory card and just put the same one or a different one, it doesn't matter with a different art but with the same album name, Abbey Road, the app will automatically show the album art that was the first time Abbey Road was in the cellphone.

Are there any ways to fix it?


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How can schedule an event that doesn't start on 00, 15, 30, or 45 on Microsoft Outlook for Android?

For example, I would like to schedule an event that starts at 14:08, but when I drag and drop the event, the start is always on 00, 15, 30, or 45:


texts:
Similar to this question but for the mobile space...
https://superuser.com/questions/487748/how-to-allow-chrome-browser-to-load-insecure-content

Is there a way to automatically load insecure content in Chrome browser for Android?

I understand that ideally it should be fixed at the web site level but I don't have that ability.


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I want to analyze packets on my rooted Android mobile phone.
What I did so far:
I have installed shark for root and shark reader. I tried to sniff packets, but shark reader only shows RAW packet.
What do I need in order to be able analyze packets of applications in my phone? Do I need to install tcpdump alongside with shark for root?
P.S: I use 3G internet only.


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I would like a home screen shortcut that opens a new note in Simplenote. I know I can easily set up a shortcut that opens up to the list of saved notes where I can open a new note by pressing the pen icon in the lower right hand corner.

I want to launch into a fresh new note each time I press on the shortcut.

I have already verified that is not available from the list of activities for standard shortcuts.
I have also searched unsuccessfully for a widget that does this.
In my extremely limited knowledge, I have tried code my own shortcut with a tool called Manual Intent Shortcuts. It seems doable but requires parameters I'm not familiar with. I tried to locate them but don't know where to find (I have tried further apps: Intent Analyser and Clip Intent, and I have decompiled the apk).

But I am still unable to solve my original problem: How to put a shortcut on the home screen that will open a new note in Simplenote?

Thanks in advance to anyone who might have helpful suggestions or a solution.


texts: Trouble connecting to 4G when Wifi enabled, but low signal

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I have a Samsung S5 Neo (SM-G903F), Android 5.1.1

My I access internet apps/sites when i am close to my router, works great. But when I go up a floor, and am basically out of range from the Wifi router, the phone does not switch to 4G... but still tried to access Wifi, but evidently its not strong enough to actually connect - so I basically get no connection. I have to manually disabled Wifi, and then it connects fine.

Is there a way to "lower the sensitivity" level, to allow the phone to connect to 4G when the Wifi signal is weak?

Thanks!


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My HTC One S has been upgraded to 4.1.1 and I noticed that it started consuming too much memory.

When I had 4.0, average memory consumption was about 300-450 MB. But now it is on the level of 700-850 MB. Is this a normal situation for the current version of Android or did something go wrong after the upgrade?

All system apps were upgraded with the OS. I have 1 GB of RAM.


texts: Hearthstone installation failed, now phone won't boot

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Hearthstone was released today for Android phones, so I attempted to install it on my Galaxy S2. When I launched the app for the first time it began unpacking files. This failed partway through, because my device ran out of space (from what I could tell it attempted to unpack everything to the system partition, which is only 2GB). I attempted to run SD Maid in order to free up space, but my phone rebooted while the app was scanning. Now my phone can't get past the SAMSUNG logo when I attempt to power it on. I can boot into CWM recovery and access the device via ADB.

How can I free up the space on my system partition so my device can boot again?


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Say my Android device is on an IPv4-only network and I have a 6in4 tunnel (e.g. from HE/tunnelbroker.net) - how can I configure my device such that IPv6 traffic goes through that tunnel?

Background: on a stock Linux system you can connect to the 6in4 tunnel via issuing 5 iproute2 commands or so.


texts: Which version of Gapps to install for Lineage?

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I am going to install Lineage and I need to decide which version of open Gapps to use.

I use lots of Google apps (Google Play Store, Gmail, Calendar, Photos, Music, Google search, Translate, Keep etc.). But, I am fine with installing them one by one, from Google Play store. So, I prefer a minimalist version so that, I don't need to keep anything that I don't use. Therefore, my first thought was Pico Gapps. But, this version does not include offline speech recognition files. Can these be installed later from the google store? Or, if I want to be able to use the "ok google" voice command, do I need to install Nano Gapps?

Also, are there any other obstacles I am not aware of? I want to be able to install anything else from the play store (and not to be forced to flash anything later).


texts: My older phone internet was too fast. When I transferred my sim into new phone, the internet is too damn slow. It's slower than tortoise. What should I do?


texts: Prevent YouTube from using mobile data at all on Android 7 Nougat

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I would like to prevent YouTube from accessing mobile data at all. However, I cannot see how this is done in Android 7 Nougat on my Samsung Galaxy S7.

Has this feature been removed and replaced by the option to turn it off for background usage?


texts: Is it possible to install CyanogenMod for "Samsung GS4" on a "Samsung GS4 Active" device?

texts:
As I was desperately waiting for the 4.4 update on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, I read that Cyanogenmod was available for the Samsung Galaxy S4.

My problem is: Is it possible to install the CyanogenMod ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9205) on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (GT-I9295)?

NB: The GT-I9295 is more or less the same as the GT-I9205, but has physical buttons. So I assumed that the drivers (and the ROM) could be different, but I'm new to Android ROM hacking.


texts: How can I see (and change) what sensitive notifications are?

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Android Help says:

  Control how notifications show on your lock screen

  [...]

  Option 4: Hide sensitive content from notifications on your lock screen

  Open your phone's Settings app.
  Tap App & notifications and then Notifications.
  Under "Lock screen," turn off Sensitive notifications.

However, I cannot find any information on what is actually considered a sensitive notification.

So, how can I see (and possibly change) what sensitive notifications are?


texts: Why did my Google Play store switch to Chinese?

texts:
I tried to update an app, and all of a sudden my Google Play Store switched from English to Cantonese. I'm in New Zealand, and my ip address--according to whereisip.net--appears to be California.
What the heck is going on?


texts: Add a google map route to calendar (S7 Edge)

texts: In iOS you can add a google map route to your calendar app, but in android (Galaxy S7 Edge) you can't. EVEN to google calendar! Why is it? Am I missing something? Why does iOS have better integration of GOOGLE maps than android?


texts:
I would like to know if there is a way in Android 6.0.1 to turn off certain apps when I am using mobile data. For example, I would like to turn off Facebook Messenger while keeping Whatsapp available. Is that possible? I have a friend that can do this but I cannot do it in my phone.
Best regards


texts: How to increase headphone loudness beyond 100%?

texts:
I am very hard of hearing.

Is there a sound amplification app one can use with earbuds? Earbuds with a microphone for a Droid are a non-issue but I don't know where to find an inexpensive app to work with the hardware.


texts: How to change "Preferred Network Mode" using adb without reboot?

texts:
I'm trying to change my phone's (CM 12, Stock 4.2, both rooted) preferred network mode from "GSM/WCDMA" (0) to "WCDMA only" (2) and vice versa (there can be other modes too), using command-line only. Based on this answer I can make relevant changes into Settings.db using the commands:

adb shell
su
settings put global preferred_network_mode 2

However, I can't figure out from the logcat which or how many broadcasts do I have to send and with what extra key values. It is because of it I have to reboot my device to have the changes take effect.

Ultimately, how do I change the network mode without the reboot using command-line only?

Edit: Using aforesaid command in combination with airplane mode isn't working either.


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini. Sometimes when I go to enter my PIN, if I touch anywhere on the screen i.e. on my screen saver, any of the numbers, or go, it just inputs "0" in the entry box. How can I stop this? All I've got to do is turn the screen off and back on and it refreshes.


texts: Fast lock and unclock screen by lock button doesn't lock screen at all

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I couldn't find any topic related to this. If there is one, please flag to delete.

There is problem with lock button that it doesn't lock your screen even when you setted in settings to lock the screen for security.

Sometimes it happens that if you click on this button and immediately click again to unlock, last screen / activity of application is shown again without lock screen.

Step to reproduce

Turn on security screen in settings
Open your app
Click lock button
Click fast lock button again
Screen of your app is visible as it was, instead of there should be lock screen

How can I fix this bug? Did someone find this problem before?

Bug found on device: GT-I9070 v 2.3.6

I suspect that there is a problem with transition. In my private app I use custom transition by context.overridePendingTransition(R.layout.fadein, R.layout.fadeout);.

Of course there is no connection between system android <> custom app. This bug is hard to reproduce. Sometimes you see few times in row and sometimes its impossible..


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On my Android emulator, the /system/bin folder contains several symlinks that point to the toolbox binary:

# ls -l /system/bin
ls -l /system/bin
[SNIP]
lrwxr-xr-x root     shell             2012-08-23 07:01 ls -> toolbox
lrwxr-xr-x root     shell             2012-08-23 07:01 lsmod -> toolbox
lrwxr-xr-x root     shell             2012-08-23 07:01 lsof -> toolbox
[SNIP]
-rwxr-xr-x root     shell      181002 2012-08-23 07:01 toolbox
[SNIP]
#

My understanding is that 'toolbox' is a binary that is able to do everything that ls, lsmod, lsof etc... can do, and that calling 'ls -l' ends up calling 'toolbox ls -l'.

But what I don't understand is how this works: if 'ls' is indeed a symlink to 'toolbox', then 'ls -l' would become 'toolbox -l', which of course doesn't work.

What am I missing ? (or said differently: what makes 'ls -l' become 'toolbox ls -l' ?)


texts: Taking pictures using an external (USB) camera on a Samsung Galaxy S2

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Question: How can we take a picture using an external, USB camera, on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (setup in host mode, using an OTG (On The Go) cable), running Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Details:
We are trying to build an app as part of a project, where the phone will be out of sight (e.g. in someone's pocket), but the external camera can take a picture (on demand) that our app can process. We have seen evidence of success using OTG and flash drives/mice/keyboards, but are unsure of what difficulties may arise (and how to approach them) for a USB webcam.

Given that we are trying to write an app (API level 15), other pointers (with regard to interfacing with the external camera) would be appreciated (as a starting point, we really would like to just prove that the camera CAN work - that is, using any existing app, take a picture using the external camera).

Beyond basic recognition and potential problems, we are concerned (perhaps needlessly) about the power that the phone can provide to the USB camera - is it likely that this will be sufficient to power the camera?

If it is not possible to use a USB webcam as an external camera on an Android phone, other suggestions as to how we can setup an external camera to work with the phone, would be appreciated.

Specifications:
Android version: 4.0.3 - Ice Cream Sandwich
API level 15
Device: Samsung Galaxy 2
Model GT-I9100M
Build Number: IML74K.UGLD3


texts: Forward port over key-secured ssh connection

texts:
I run a personal web service on my desktop. On my laptop I use ssh -L to open a connection to it like so:

ssh -L <port>:<remote host>:<port>

That works just fine for Mac and Linux. How can I do the same thing on Android?


texts: Error 1240: Boot certification verify on LG Optimus Exceed 2

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I've a LG Optimus Exceed 2. It won't turn on. When I plug it into my computer and try to factory reset it is always good to the LG start-up screen. But then in the top right corner it says "error 1240" and shows a boot certification and some thing about verification.

Is there any possible way to get this fixed?


texts: Cannot connect to xfinitywifi on Google Pixel 3a

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I just bought a Google Pixel 3a phone, I cannot connect to xfinitywifi. I have no problem with many other Wi-Fi.
What happened is like this:

When I tap xfinitywifi at the Wi-Fi list, I can see that it comes to the phase of acquiring an IP address.
Then it shows I need to log in to the Wi-Fi.

At this point, I encountered several different problems:

I am led to a sign-in page, wifilogin.comcast.com, but before I can finish typing user name, I am led back to the Wi-Fi list interface and it shows either "not connected" or "connected but no internet"
I am led to that sign-in page, but before I even have a chance to type, it goes back to the Wi-Fi list interface
It does not leave from the Wi-Fi list interface at all. I can see some notification at the top saying login is needed, but it does not change to that login page

At the first start of the phone, it asked me whether I want to transfer everything from my old LG phone to this phone, I did that. The LG phone connected to xfinitywifi automatically.
I tried the following:

Open the browser and go to wifilogin.comcast.com, it only gives me a blank page
Click Forget the wifi and re-connect
Power down and on
Go to setting and delete all the user credentials.

None of these works.
Any suggestion?


texts: Backup and Restore with Holo ( ADB ) from N4 to another N4 - some questions

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I am soon receiving a replacement device for my Nexus 4, that got some problems charging now and then.

Some questions regarding Holo Backup:

It shall be no problem to restore a "Backup all without system apps" and sdcard from N4 to N4 both running the exact same firmware and stuff, right?
Does this option also backups alarms, ringtones set for certain things and sdcard0?
Anyway to save my widgets and stuff placed on default homescreen?

//EDIT

my replacement just arrived. Gonna answer these questions soon.


texts:
I need to Root Samsung Galaxy S 2, GT-I9100, with XXKI4
I need to Root it with Room Android 2.3.5 or any version within 2.3.X
while searching I just found Android versions above this version all with 4.XX??

Any suggestion for Android version 2.3.X ??


texts:
When I press "Start" in Odin3 3.13, the log just says:

<ID:0/006> Added!
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1.1301)
<ID:0/006> File analysis..

Then it is stuck forever, with the desktop computer's CPU constantly at 30% and 0% disk usage.

The same happens regardless of whether I start Odin then connect my device in "Downloading" mode, or whether I connect my device first and then start Odin.

Question: How to solved the problem, and successfully download the patched firmware?

My configuration is:
- AP: magisk_patched.tar produced by Magisk from the Samsung Galaxy S10e firmware AP_G970FXXU1ASD5_CL15820661_QB23234096_REV01_user_low_ship_meta_OS9.tar.md5
- Options: Disabled Auto Reboot, so that only F. Reset Time is left enabled.


texts: How can I use my internal storage as extra RAM?

texts: So I asked this question on this site and got this answer. Now that I'm rooted, I'm ready to take this route. I've tried looking for ways but almost all the results that came up were unrelated. So yeah, can anyone give me a lending hand with regards to using my Internal Memory as additional RAM for my phone?


texts: I'm using a virtual recorder to record voices and it records in the .pcm file format. I found an app freemp3droid to convert it to .mp3 but there are some bugs in the app and it has not been updated recently. Is there any other app to convert the file into .mp3 or, should I look for a new voice recording app that doesn't use .pcm?


texts: How to fix whatsapp showing Unable to load image data?

texts: I am using a Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 phone, and now my Whatsapp is showing an error "Unable to load image data". I cant even change my display picture or down/upload media to it. Is something wrong with my memory because apps like Hike are not even working? Even Titanium Backup says "Not able to find any backup in storage" while trying to backup my data. And also I am getting "Insufficient space" error in UC Browser, even though I have a couple of GBs in my SD card and internal too. I have tried reinstalling, clearing cache, clearing data but nothing worked. And yes my phone is rooted.


texts: How do I set an image as my custom lock screen image without any widgets on Android 4.4.4?

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I have made an image that I'd like to use as my lockscreen "wallpaper". Except, I don't want it to be a wallpaper, I want it to be the only thing I see on the lockscreen with no unlock button or widgets on top. I don't mind if the status bar is there or not and it would be great to put a clock and the weather on there, but it's not necessary.

I've tried a lot of lock screen replacements, but haven't found one which will remove all the periphery and just let me set the image as the lock screen without any widgets or a lock icon on top. Do you know of anything?

For reference, I'd love to be able to swipe to unlock the screen.


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I have an old Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet (GT-N8010), Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

Since the last firmware update, a multiwindow icon appeared in the lower right corner.  Its purpose is to switch the current app from fullscreen to windowed.  I don't use this feature, and the icon is right over the virtual keyboard -- very annoying.  How can I disable it?

Thanks in advance.


texts: What do I say to make a new line when using voice recognition?

texts: I've found I can make punctuation happen by saying "comma", or "period", but I can't find the word for new line.  I tried "paragraph", and "line break", but it just prints those words.


texts: How do I troubleshoot my IR Blaster (Samsung Galaxy Tab 4)

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I've had my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 for many years now and I have occasionally used the built-in "IR Blaster" with the Peel Remote app.  Now I have a more pressing need to use this, I found that the Peel app no longer shows any remote configured, and when I go to set it up, the only options offered are to connect to a ROKU device via bluetooth or to setup a 'Pronto' external IR Blaster device. This tells me that Peel no longer 'sees' the internal IR circuit.

I compared this to my Samsung S5 phone which also has an IR blaster built in.  Peel Remote app on the phone correctly sees the IR Blaster, and will change channels, etc.   On my proven Samsung S5 phone, I downloaded a simple 'remote control' app called ASMART Remote IR, which I then configured it to control my Vizio TV.  Worked. I downloaded the same App onto the tablet and it failed to work (no error messages, just failed to work).

I figured some combo of apps / settings had messed up the tablet so did a factory reset, and chose NOT to restore any prior apps or data - a totally clean start.  On this clean tablet, I then installed Peel again; but again, it did not 'see' the local IR blaster, and offered to setup a Pronto device (which is a 3rd party IR Blaster). I also re-downloaded the ASMART app, and it also failed to work.

So I'm baffled as to what could have happened (other than the IR blaster circuit is dead).

Anyone have any thoughts?  Thanks!

Edit To Add: looks like the Android 5 (lollipop) upgrade from Samsung removed support for the IR blaster. So I may have to downgrade to Kit-Kat (Android 4). Darn. There's some suggestion out there that this can be made to work, but I haven't figured it out yet. I guess it's time to get a standalone IR device that talks to the phone wirelessly.


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