texts: Large difference in battery discharge, when Nexus 7 is on and off

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My father got a brand new Google Nexus 7 II (2013) LTE tablet few weeks ago. Ever since first use, he was complying about battery discharge rate. Few days ago, I did some measures and I'm quite shocked:

When battery was charged up to approximately 60-70% at 10 pm and tablet was turned completely off, battery turned out to be completely exhausted (0% charge) at 6 am next day. So, it lost 60% / 8h.
When battery was charged up to 100% at 10 pm on Thursday (!) and tablet was left on, but not used at all (screen dimmed, airplane mode, tablet lying on shelf), battery turned out to have 90% charge level on Sunday morning (!). So, it lost 10% / 60h (2,5 days) (!!!).

How it is possible, that mobile device, equipped with nearly newest Android, has so enormous differences in battery drainage, when it is turned on, but unused, versus it is turned off completely? This is something completely unbelievable (I wouldn't believed if, if I hadn't seen this for my own eyes)! We have battery discharge of 7,5% per hour in first case versus 0.16% per hour in second case. That is 45 times slower!

Is this normal (I haven't observed something like that on any other of my mobile devices, including two years older Google Nexus phone) or does it suggests battery / tablet malfuction?


texts: Do published Android apps pay for open source libraries they are using?

texts: If an android app is using an external library for instance like (Retrofit, EventBus, or GSON), does it have to pay for its service once that same app is published in the Google Play Store (Goes live)?


texts: Step by step guide to build androidx86 with virtual box guest os integrations

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Androidx86.org says that to use 3d acceleration for my androidx86 virtual machine i have to install Linux guest additions.I would like to know how to do that.
I am using a

ubuntu 20.10 (64bit)
core i5 4th gen(@3.1 ghz)
Nvidia gt 730
Virtualbox 6.1


texts: Old files not showing up on PC. Suggestions for Workarounds?

texts: I'm trying to transfer files from one phone to another. I connected both of them to my computer with usb. However, files that are older than 6/15/17 do not show up on the computer. I can see them in my file manager app, but not on PC.


texts: How to hide calendar but receive reminder notifications?

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I have a calendar containing only regularly recuring dates. I would like to hide this calendar or these dates from the ordinary Google calendar app and the Google calendar widget.

The reminder notifications of these dates should not be disabled.

I activated synchronization in the Google calendar app and deactivated the display calender. Now the dates do are not being displayed, neither in the app nor in the widget, but I either do not receive the reminder notifications.

P.S. What is the difference between those two settings?


texts: I have a samsung galaxy s3. It is only 7 months old. Its battery is not getting charged. I have tried to reboot and take the battery out and put it again,it still doesnt get charged. The usb port is not faulty as others phones get charged from it. What should I do?


texts: I got the Moto G4 from Amazon and tried to use ADB and fastboot to unlock it, before realizing Amazon has oem-locked their version. In any case, now every time I turn on the phone it goes straight to AP Fastboot Flash Mode. I can then boot into the phone as usual, but it's really annoying to have to go through fastboot mode. Now I think it's interfering with an Android update. Any suggestions?


texts: What is the reason and solution to display images in SD card but not display in Gallery in Android Phone ?


texts: How do I sideload apps from the Amazon AppStore?

texts: I recently upgraded my phone and I am in the process of getting all of my old apps installed on my new handset.  My internet connection is pretty slow, and I have purchased many apps through Amazon's free app of the day program.  Is there any way for me to copy the apps from my original handset to my PC and then side load them on my new device?  This would save me a lot of time waiting for all of these downloads to finish.


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I have a pixel 3 with Android 10.  I used this command,
adb shell settings put secure enabled_accessibility_services com.google.android.marvin.talkback/com.google.android.marvin.talkback.TalkBackService
for enabling talkback. But its taking more than 5 minutes to enable. is there any solution to reduce this time taken for enabling talkback?


texts: Google Keyboard takes a few seconds to enable autocorrect after the latest update. How do I fix this?

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In the latest version of Google Keyboard (6.6.22) I've noticed that for some reason it takes 5-10 seconds for autocorrect to start working after the keyboard is loaded. I've disabled multi language typing but it didn't help.

Is there a setting I can change to make the keyboard load test dictionary fast again? Or perhaps it's a known bug?


texts: Encrypted phone no longer asks for pattern when turning on?

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Nexus 6 running stock 5.0.1 not rooted. It used to ask me for my pattern every time I turned it on from a powered off state. Now it seems to boot fully without asking. Under Settings > Security it still claims to be Encrypted and tapping the option does nothing.

Would upgrading from 5.0 to 5.0.1 change this behavior? Am I still secure?

Would this behavior stop if I add my Android Wear watch as a trusted device?


texts: YouTube 360 videos will play but the view is stationary

texts: I'm using Sony Xperia M2 phone on Android Lollipop 5.1, and the YouTube app with latest update. Any video that supports 360 view will play, but the view is stationary - I can't move it around.


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I know the topic has been covered here. But this is something different. I got a Tablet in my workplace to work with. It has a primary email Id for which I don't know the password. So to remove this, I clicked on remove account, but it says it can't be done. Only a factory reset has to be done to remove this Id. I tried adding an alternate gmail id, but still it considers the same Id for which I don't know the Password. So I tried to look out for factory data reset option in Sdcard and Device storage. But there is no such option there. I tried all over the net, but couldn't find anything useful.

Can someone help me on how to do a factory reset without the factory reset option?

NOTE: The Tablet looks like an ipad with same kind of button. I am not sure about the name of it, but my guess is "MID".


texts: What are ".spmo" files in "dcim/spmo" directory on my SD card?

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On my SD card, in dcim  directory (which is where the images/videos captured with the camera are stored), I also have a subdirectory called dcim/spmo which contains a bunch of files with .spmo extension.

What are those .spmo files? Can they be safely deleted?

System: Motorola Droid X, Froyo 2.2 stock ROM, rooted.


texts: Is it important to have an anti-virus application running on your phone or does the carrier protect it?

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I use my phone like I do the computer.  Shopping online with a credit card etc.  Surfing unknown sites... Does my phone require an anti-virus application to protect the internal drive of my phone? Can it be damaged by a virus like on a computer?

OS: Android 4.1.1
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3


texts: Can every Android device be updated to the most recent Android version?

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I never dealt with Android devices before so I'm completely newbie at it, please comment if something is too simple.

Say I purchase Android Galaxy Player S WiFi 5.0, that has got Android Froyo 2.2 installed in it.

If there is a new version of Android released tomorrow or next month, will I be able to update it (like I will be able to update my iPod Touch 4 to iOS 5)?


texts: Disabled mobile data but some data still transmitted

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I have expensive mobile data plan so I disabled mobile data in settings. But I still have a little amount of mobile data traffic every day that I paying for. (something near 100-1000 bytes, I inspected it in payment detalisation provided by operator)

I use home wifi for internet access so I need to disable only mobile data but not wifi.

I enabled restrict background data option but still have mobile traffic. (screen1)

In APN menu I can't delete/edit default APN supplied by mu operator. I created and selected fake APN as sugested in How can I disable mobile data completely? but still have mobile traffic.

How can I (but not disable wifi)?

I suspect OS Android or Google services make this traffic.
(screen2)

My phone is LG X style K200DS Android 6.0.1.


texts: Download mode disabled by kill switch on LG G3

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I have installed CyanogenMod 13 on my LG G3 (LG D850), but I decided to return back to stock ROM. I download the files, but when I try to install by download mode, it shows a message that download mode disabled by killswitch.

Regarding McAfee's killswitch, I'm using CyanogenMod ROM, and I believe it doesn't have McAfee as a preinstalled app.

How to fix this issue?

I am asking about third method so that I get some real thing to block this so called "kill switch"  :(


texts: Is it possible to downgrade firmware via ADB sideload?

texts: I have an Asus zenfone 2. I want to downgrade it from firmware 2.19 to 2.18. They both are built on Android 5.0


texts: Is there any device for convenient control of device while walking?

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I want to use some my Android device while walking. It is too dangerous to walk while looking at the screen, so I have modified the software I use so that it speaks and beeps so I know what is happening without looking at the screen.

It is still troublesome and dangerous to hold the device and use the touchscreen while walking. I'd rather place the phone in my backpack and hold some very simple controller in my hand.

Wires or wireless are both okay.
I don't need many buttons. Just 2-4 buttons is enough.

Is there any controller device which can plug into an Android device so that I can hold just the small controller while walking?


texts: Samsung phone still bricked via FRP after factory reset

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This is a continuation of this question, but here are the facts: I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace SM-J111F running the stock ROM in Android 5.1.1. I used this XDA-Developers guide to root it. It suddenly got bricked via FRP lock so I tried to unroot it using the stock boot binary.

Here is an Imgur album containing screenshots and images of the phone during the unrooting process.

Description of images:

The phone is set on Download/Odin mode.
Odin is ran as administrator and is loaded with boot-stock.tar provided by this XDA-Developers guide.
The settings of Odin.
This shows that the flash has failed.
The custom binary is blocked by FRP and I have to restart the phone to flash again.

I tried downloading from www.samsung-firmware.com and www.sammobile.com but all downloads have failed. It stops midway and asks for a HTTPS certificate and the archive becomes corrupted between 20 to 70 percent.

I therefore decided to wipe the data using the stock Android system recovery. However, after rebooting it, the binary is still blocked via FRP lock. I've wiped the cache as well.

What caused this issue and how do I solve this?


texts: How can I install an app given only its APK file?

texts: I downloaded the APK file for an app to my PC.  How can I install it on my phone?


texts: Can I mute sound notifications, but allow chat heads on Facebook Messenger?

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On Facebook Messenger, on my Android phone, I want to permanently mute audio notifications for new text messages, but I would still like to receive a chat bubble.

Is this possible?


texts: How do I make the camera app save photos to the SD card right after taking them?

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I know how to move photos and videos to the SD card, but I want to have it save photos and videos to the SD card in the first place, instead of the internal memory. I need that because I have very little internal storage space, only 1.72 GB, and 1.3 GB is already taken up by apps. (Mysteriously, it says apps are consuming 1.9 GB, but I know that at least 600 MB of apps is on the SD card, which has far more space), and when recording a long video, I have to do it in sequences because otherwise, it runs out of space rather quickly while recording, and stops the recording. Then I have to go into the settings app, tell it to move garbage, go back into the camera, and record the next sequence. No time for that? Too bad...

Bottom line, can I set the camera app, or basically anything that wants to save photos, to save the pictures or videos to the SD card in the first place?


texts: Completely hiding a whatsapp group so it never appears

texts: I have a whatsapp group which I have muted and disabled notifications for, but I have no way to completely hide it. When I archive it it appears when someone sends a message.


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I was changing the OS of my Motorola A853 milestone, and the IMEI turned invalid; it just shows "00000000".

I found this answer here about something similar
How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? but the link with the files is invalid.


texts: How to re-unlock bootloader for OnePlus One

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I have OnePlus One with CyanogenMod 12 from factory and I decided to update to CM 13 (nightly build).
To achieve this I did the following from OSX:

Unlock the bootloader (fastboot oem unlock)
Boot TWRP (fastboot boot twrp-2.8.6.0-bacon.img)
From TWRP I installed CM 13 (cm-13.0-20160105-NIGHTLY-bacon.zip) and GAPPS (open_gapps-arm-6.0-pico-20160105.zip)
I also installed the latest Cyanogen Recovery (cm-13.0-20160105-NIGHTLY-bacon-recovery.img)
For some reason, I felt like leaving things as they were, and I relocked the bootloader (fastboot oem lock)

Now, I cannot unlock the bootloader anymore in order to do things like install/boot a custom recovery tool (like TWRP)
Running 'fastboot oem unlock' just reboots the device in recovery mode, but the bootloader remains locked:

$fastboot oem device-info
...
(bootloader)    Device tampered: true
(bootloader)    Device unlocked: false
(bootloader)    Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader)    Display panel:
(bootloader)    console_enabled: 0
(bootloader)    exec_console_unconsole: 0

A solution would be appreciated, but I am also curious why it behaves like this after a manual lock.
As suggested by @Firelord, there seems to be a solution for Windows users here: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/important-bootloader-wont-unlock-after-relock.324398/


texts:
Google Play store reports my apps sizes as "null" but AFAIK my app is working. It says "null" where app size should be listed. Is this a bug?

At my other app, it says "size undefined".


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How would I flash this ROM:

XT1524_RETEUALL_MOTOE2(4G-LTE)_5.0.2_LXI22.50-13_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

From

https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto%20E%20%282nd%20gen-2015%29/Stock/XT1524/XT1524_RETEUALL_MOTOE2%284G-LTE%29_5.0.2_LXI22.50-13_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip

On A Moto E2 XT1524


texts: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. SuperOneClick

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Im trying to root my Motorola Defy (not plus) and when going to root it with SuperOneClick (1.9.5) I get Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

What can I do?


texts: Asus Transformer TF101 keyboard not working when docked

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I have an Asus EEE Pad Transformer TF101 Android tablet and docking station. It came with Android v3.2 installed, and I have since then upgraded OTA to 4.0.

I haven't used the dock much but it used to work. Recently I did a factory reset, because I intend to sell this. But now, the physical keyboard of the docking station is not working. The tablet shows the docked indicator when docked. The touchpad works. The extra battery works. The USB ports work, but not the keyboard. The virtual keyboard is showing hardware keyboard ON when docked but keypresses does nothing. If I move the slider to OFF then the virtual keyboard is working.

I have reset a few times now and the same issue remains. What happened, and how can I try to fix this?


texts: A way to enable data encryption by default (device to be encrypted on first boot)

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I did some research on data security that Android has in it's implementation FDE and FBE. I have a clear picture on how both work, but I need something a little different.

What is the best way to enable data encryption whether it is for Marshmallow (FDE) or Nougat or Oreo (FBE) on first boot? By first boot I mean to burn images on the Android device, and then turn it on. I'm not working on any mobile phone or something that is on the market.

What I want is that Android does data encryption on its own, immediately on first boot, and that later user is not prompted with a password. To have something like default password (which I notice exists in AOSP).

One more question: From Android's CDD I didn't notice that FBE is mandatory. Does that mean that FDE can also be used on Nougat and Oreo?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Why does Android have such problems remembering last know location?

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I've never been able to figure out the manner in which Android remembers its last know location. If seems to remember the location from several hours ago but not several seconds ago. I think its best to give an example of what I mean.

I was recently in the Bay Area. I was using Google maps on my Android and I happened to be around the Google Campus in Mountain View. I was using maps with GPS enabled and after a while I got a proper GPS lock which I used to navigate around the area.

When I went back to San Francisco later on I was using it to get around the city. Every time I turned on the maps it put my location back in Mountain view. About 10 seconds later after it got the GPS lock I got my real location. If I turned the phone off and on again a few seconds later the same thing happened - it thinks I am in somewhere I was hours earlier and then kicks in with my actual location. This happens all the time - remembering where I was hours ago, not where I was a few moments ago. Once I have been around an area for a certain amount of time this now becomes the new "last know location".

Why, once I get an accurate GPS lock, does Android not register this as the "last known location" instead of one from earlier?


texts: Connecting android phone to a local web server

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Scenario.
We have a product controlling some sort of household thing. Since its 2015, it also runs a small webserver so that people in the house can control the product using their phones. Everything is using wifi network and the product has local name, say, productx.local. In this scenario, people in the household does not know anything about DNS, IP, router configurations, etc, etc. They buy the stuff, connect it and it should work.

As far as I understand, with an android phone I can't access the product with the local name, but have to use it's IP-address?! This seems strange. Does it mean that services provided by the product must expose their API to an external server so that an Android user must connect to the external service in order to communicate with local device?

Edit:

Here is a similar question which is unresolved. And another post here. In the second link (from 2011) its stated that Android devices have to rely on the DHCP configuration, whereas Windows and Macs provide alternative name resolutions. Is it still true that Android (4.4) fully relies on DHCP for resolution? Have tested both Chrome and Firefox, and both return that the requested page was not found. (...and even more similar unresolved questions)

Edit:

Have noticed that it's now working with Chrome 52.0.2743.98 and Android 4.4.2. For exampel: I have a local mopidy server running on a raspberry pi named mopidy2. Now I can give Chrome the address "mopidy2:6680" and it will find the service(s)" Interestingly, Chrome on a pc will also accept "mopidy2.local:6680", whereas Chrome on Androind will return ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.


texts: execute "adb tcpip " command without using usb even once

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I am trying to create to backup of all application in android but I don't want the users to connect to USB even for the first time.
okay let me first explain what happens when we connect our phone with USB to ADB client
0. USB Debugging mode is enabled on the phone.
1. The phone is connected to PC using a USB cord.
   adb tcpip 9999
command from cmd with ADB already installed.
The above command helps now switched the abd demon (adbd) inside the android phone to listen through TCP-IP protocol
3. now we can disconnect the phone from the PC
4. using a terminal emulator application we can now fire the commands
a) adb connect localhost:999
b) backup -all -f /sdcard/dev/bck.ab
now a backup pop-up will open up, you can simply click backup button.
Now we can anytime execute the command in 4.a and 4.b util the user restarts the phone or
but the problem is I wish to execute adb tcpip 9999without PC. Can someone suggest me how to approach this problem? From where should I start reading or there is some existing application that can do this on a non-root phone.


texts: HTC one X keeps restarting on Connecting to the Wifi

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Hi I am using Htc One X - Android version 4.1.1 from atnt. However in the last few days my phone keeps rebooting as soon as I try and connect to the wifi. If at all it does connect I have to kill all my applications asap to make sure it works fine.
On opening any app like whatsapp or facebook it will show unforunately "the app name" has stopped working and it will again reboot.

Similarly while trying to uninstalling Facebook/Twitter it will do the same thing while if I uninstall any other apps like any launcher/ yelp etc it uninstalls perfectly. Please advise what is wrong ?


texts: How do I find what type of file system is of an attached USB or SD card?

texts: How can I find the file system type of USB drive without using computer? Drive is attached to Android phone and I can see the files in it. I want to know if it is extFAT etc.


texts: App updates automatically even after uninstall?

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I recently uninstalled an app called All in one toolbox from Nexus 7 tablet, but this morning after I finished updating the Chrome browser, in the notifications panel I can see that somehow All in one toolbox got updates, but I can't find it anywhere on the installed apps list

How did
this happen?
Or is this app still present on the tablet somewhere, and if it is, how and where do I find it?

--- EDIT ---
This app was uninstalled by long pressing on it's icon  in the main menu, and then dragging it to uninstall, if that makes any difference.


texts: What's the reason Android Reverse Tethering require root?

texts:
From what i know:

Android Tethering, share internet from Android to laptop via USB cable works without root.
Android Reverse Tethering, share internet from laptop Ethernet to Android via USB cable require root.

So I'm curious what's the technical reason/limitation of Non-root Android Tethering is allow but not vice versa.


texts: Running am commands in terminal without using su

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Android: JB 4.2.2

I am trying to launch Android apps from the terminal emulator using the am command. When I tried the phone's terminal emulator application, it gave me an error:-

java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: startActivity asks to run as user -2 but is calling from user 0; this requires android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1425)
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)
    at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.startActivityAsUser(ActivityManagerNative.java:1906)
    at com.android.commands.am.Am.runStart(Am.java:494)
    at com.android.commands.am.Am.run(Am.java:109)
    at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:82)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:235)
    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

If I go into root mode, then the am command works. Any idea how to get am to launch browser without doing an su in the terminal emulator?


texts: How to clear erroneous unread sms indicator

texts: I am using the stock SMS app on Android 4.1.2.  I received an SMS message and read it but when I return to my home screen, the (1) in the top right corner of the app is still there.  Inside the messaging app, it lists no messages as unread on any of my threads.  I have tried killing the SMS app, restarting the phone, and even using a third party app that marks all your SMS as read, but the notification indicator on the app icon persists.  How do I remove it?


texts:
I recently bricked my Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-S906l while trying to flash TWRP recovery.

Apparently, it was an unsupported recovery and I need to reflash the original recover with Odin, but it says it needs the PIT file.

How do you obtain the PIT file?


texts: Is there any custom firmware for the LG Optimus U?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

A quick search shows that I'm the only one on this site with an LG Optimus U, or the only person who's ever curious about them, but maybe I'm wrong.

I was wondering, does anyone know of any custom firmware / ROMs for the Optimus U? There are a ton for it's brothers, Optimus T, Optimus V, Vortex, Phoenix and Thrive, but none for poor little US Cellular, as far as I can find. :(


texts: Do 360/3D videos in Chrome and YouTube app work on a phone without gyroscope?

texts: I'd like to buy a new phone, I am considering a Nokia 5.3. I just noticed in its specification that it doesn't have a gyroscope. I wonder if embedded 3D/360 videos in Chrome ( and such videos in YouTube app ) would work on this phone ( + Google cardboard ).


texts: How can I test my ePub files in Android emulator?

texts:
I have installed the Android emulator and everything is going fine. But I don't know how to test my ePub in it. This is actually the main reason I installed Android emulator and SDK, to test out my ePub's.

Target Name: Android 1.4
Platform: 4.1
API Level: 16

Thanks in advance!


texts: How to charge a phone without it turning on?

texts:
I've got Sony Xperia Z2 (phone) and Sony Xperia Z1 (tablet). Every time I put one of them on charging (and pick up from charging for that matter), the device will turn on. I don't like it and I'd prefer it to stay turned off.

How can I cause that?


texts: Key symbol in notification bar when swiped once on Xperia with Lollipop

texts: I've recently upgraded to Android 5.0 in my Xperia C3. I don't seem to find the user profiles symbol on my notification or any sign of it anywhere. I also see a key symbol on my notification bar near to the battery indicator. What does it mean? And why don't I have the user profile options?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 firmware update issue

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I was updating the firmware of my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 with Samsung Kies 3 on my Macintosh and suddenly my laptop turned off, so I disconnect the phone and tried to reboot it and after it displayed the following message on its screen:

Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.

Also on top left of the screen there is some text being displayed in the tiniest readable font it seems, which says:

ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
eMMC BRUST MODE enabled

Since, the laptop turned off in the middle of the update, when I restarted it Samsung Kies 3 had no idea what happened and now my phone won't even show up in the Firmware emergency recovery window of Kies 3. Firmware upgrade and initialization also doesn’t work since ‘GT-I9505’ doesn't support initializing.
Can anybody help me?
P.S: My cell phone isn't rooted or anything. I don't have any custom recovery installed. I was just using the official Samsung ROM and OTA updates whenever they arrive.


texts: Facebook App is not working when using Proxy Server

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I have Android Galaxy device. I have setup Wifi Settings to a Proxy Server(local intranet IP). When I open the Facebook app I will get Error Loading News Feed, Connection Lost, etc.

Is it possible to use Facebook app on Android using a Proxy Server?


texts: Adding an extra keyboard button for switching to rarely used languages?

texts:
I type in the following 3 languages:

Language A - 55% of the time
Language B - 40% of the time
Language C - 5%  of the time

The usual solution would be to have all three languages installed, however it is quite annoying to have to switch over Language C each time I swap back and forth between A and B.

Is there some sort of solution that would allow me to either have an extra button for language C or switch to language C using a special key combination?

I'm using Nexus 4/Android 4.4.

Thank you.


texts: Notifications of Google Hangouts voice messages have been delayed for several days

texts: My phone is Kyocera Hydro Icon with Android 4.3, and Google Handouts is 31.0.246194197. Not sure since when, notifications of voice messages have been delayed for several days, while text messages are timely. How can I solve the problem? Thanks.


texts: How do I get the log files on my Optima Smart 220?

texts:
I want to access the log files of my tablet (Optima Smart 220, running 4.1.1 Jelly Bean).

Also, how do I root this device so I can get the log files?


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. On the lock screen and on pop up messages some of the characters are blocks.
Here is a screen shot of it:

Screenshot - Block Characters (Click to enlarge)

I'm not sure if it's one of my apps that is doing this or if it's something else.


texts: Android directly uninstall from home screen by drag and drop

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Currently it takes me two steps to uninstall one application  - go to application list and drag and drop it onto the bin icon.

I dont  like this way since it requires me to look for the application name from the grid listed.

Is there other ways to quickly drag and drop it directly from home screen?


texts: Can not uninstall standard Android keyboard or get it back working

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I want to uninstall the standard Android keyboard com.android.inputmethod.latin.
I googled and found multiple threads discussing this problem.

What I did so far:

1.) Uninstall via intent -> doesn't work

2.) adb uninstall com.android.inputmethod.latin

3.) adb uninstall -k com.android.inputmethod.latin

4.) My phone is rooted: adb root, adb shell, pm uninstall -k com.android.inputmethod.latin

But non of these methods worked yet. The AOSP Keyboard is still for selection in the android settings and the package is still shown when executing pm list packages | grep latin

The problem is: my keyboard isn't working any more :D
So can i reinstall or uninstall it?

Please help me!


texts: since upgrading my software to 4.1 my samsung galaxy note wont charge properly

texts: I recently upgraded the software on my galaxy note to 4.1 and since then its been very strange when charging. I put it on charge last night woke up this morning it said charging 23% came back to it a few minutes later and it said charging 18% I took the battery out and then back in and it said charging 8%. I took my charger to work with me and charged it through the day and noticed that sometimes it charges but will keep to the same percentage for hours or even though it says charging the amount of charge decreases. Does anyone have any ideas? Cheers


texts: Why sometimes does my lower menu (ADWLauncher - Dockbar) disappears?

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I have the following Android Desktop, using Cyanogenmod:

Sometimes, I don't remember how or why, it becomes like this:

As you can see, the lower menu (dockbar) just disappears, and only Browser's icon is shown. I have to restart my phone so I can get my menu back. I'm using ADWLauncher.

What am I doing to lose my lower menu? Where am I clicking? I have no idea how to return to the previous state unless I restart my phone... :/


texts: I'm trying to install a custom recovery on my phone. My phone model name is LYF LS 5014(LYF Wind 4). But I can't find the model name of my phone in any website to download the custom recovery. What should I do now.....


texts: rooting my samsung galaxy s4 kitkat version 4.4.2

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i have read a lot of articles on rooting my s4 but it just does not happen. I downloaded ODIN to do so and there appears to be some issue there which i just cant figure out. I also tried motochopper to root my phone. this method actually worked but on downloading superuser on my phone it says that the phone must install latest 'su binary file'.
I am a first time Android user and a novice, please help


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I have installed cyanogenmod in my htc wildfire recently. I made a nand backup of the previous ROM and I need some stuff that I didnt back up. Is there any way to extract files from the ROM without reinstalling it on my phone? I tried to mount it on a linux machine but I dont know which filesystem it uses.

In case it is useful, what I need are some pictures that I thought that were in the sd card and apparently they were in the internal memory.


texts: Nougat notifications blocked even after uninstalling "Notifications Off", how to reset?

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I was a happy user of Notifications Off on Android 6.0.
It is an app that lets you block/unblock notifications per app.
On Android 7.1.2 blocking works but unblocking does not work, according to my experience and Play Store reviews.

My question: How to reset notifications, so that all appear?

I tried uninstalling the app, that does not unblock blocked notifications.
Anything easier than reinstalling the OS?

If I knew how Notifications Off works under the hood, I could maybe try to unblock manually?


texts: How can one change the timezone of Gmail (Android application)?


texts: my tablet is not using my external SD card for storage

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I have an 8 gig SD card I plugged into my tablet. When I go to settings and look at storage I can see I have a 7.2 gigs free on my external SD card. I downloaded a 700 meg file to /mnt/sdcard/Download but after doing this and checking storage I see  there is still 7.2 gigs free on my SD card.

I also have torrent programs which point to this same location on my SD card to save files. but none of these programs can actually download any files because they are reporting this location as only having 100 megs free, so I have concluded that my tablet is lying to me. Mnt/sdcard isn't actually my sdcard! this is infuriating how do I fix this?

This is an Azpen A727.

Android version: 4.2.2

I have rooted my tablet as well.

Edit: okay so I read that the actual location of the SD card is a folder called mnt/extsd. I rooted my tablet but when I try to use the folder as the download location for my programs it says I don't have access how can I grant the programs access?

I get error my app (a torrent) throws when trying to set the sdcard as the download location- the right location of the SD card. I can create folders extsd but can save any files there


texts: Installing KitKat on rooted Jelly bean Nexus 7

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I have a nexus 7 2012, and I have it rooted, running TWRP recovery and Franco kernel. I want to update to KitKat, and I have the OTA queued (but that won't work since I'm rooted) and I have the file for my device downloaded from this site with update info, but I tried installing it in TWRP and it gave me an error. How can I get this update?

If I need to unroot and uninstall TWRP and Franco Kernel, how do I go about that?


texts: How can I extract NON-HLOS.bin from my Motorola Moto G xt1032?

texts:
I want to extract that file in order to restore my wi-fi on another Motorola Moto G

How can I do that ?


texts:
My WileyFox Swift phone's battery somehow emptied itself overnight and now the phone won't turn on at all.

Battery is 68% full. When I plug the charger cable in/out the phone vibrates and the Wileyfox logo appears as well as the battery icon but no other reaction whether connected or not. I always download the latest Android updates and regularly delete photos/videos to free up storage space. I don't drop it often, screen is not broken or anything and I didn't dowload anything dodgy.

Any idea what's going wrong there and how to fix it?

What I tried without success:

long pressing power button to provoke a restart/boot
long-pressing power button while phone both connected and disconnected to USB charger cable - nothing.
removed battery, microSD and SIM as well as SIM2 and put them back several times – no change.

when charging, the LED light is on, so something must be working right?

I tweeted support for help. I have limited knowledge on all things phone and so I haven't tried anything else.

Please help. This is the best phone I've had and I love it. I don't have any back-up phone so I'd appreciate if this could be troubleshooted online!
Thank you.


texts: How to decide which MicroSD card to buy for your Android device

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You have an Android device running Android 5.0 "Marshmallow" or better, and it's running low on storage space.

Some modern Android devices don't have a slot for a MicroSD flash memory card. But yours does; it's hidden underneath the (removable) back cover.

You want to buy a MicroSD card; how can you decide which one to buy?


texts: Orbot not starting on rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon)

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I have recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) using the method found here.

I am trying to run Orbot(Tor) with the Tor Everything option enabled.

The application will not get past "Orbot is starting...". I am connected to WiFi and am on Verizon's service.

Unfortunately I had not tested this prior to rooting so I am not sure if the problems lies with running on an S4 or running on a rooted S4.

I have tried to uninstall and reinstall Orbot and have not had any luck.

I have tried to connect to 4G instead of WiFi, no change.

I have tried to turn off the Request Root Access, no change.

What is causing Orbot to not connect to the Tor Network?


texts: Restricted Google Play Service hangs up the booting process

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I use oneplus one with CM13. There is a privacy guard that allows to block any permission for any app/service. I applied this feature to Google Play Service. Now it asks me allow some permission and hangs right after device booted so I can't even unlock the screen for letting the service do what it asks.
I can boot to recovery mode and do a factory reset but I would like to keep some files/fotos from my android. The device is on the stock recovery and firmware with OTA update. Not rooted. No USB debugging mode is on.
Is it possible to bring the system back to the normal state or at least to pull the files from it?

Thanks.


texts: Plugging phone into laptop charges laptop instead of phone

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When I plug my father's Xiaomi 5X into my MacBook Pro, it shows up as a charger on the MacBook and I don't get the usual USB options on the phone. Tried it on two Macs with same result. Also tried my Pixel 2 with the same cable and that worked as expected.

Is there some setting in either the phone or laptop that I can change to make it recognise the phone for what it is?


texts:
I forgot my pin and tried entering it too many times, so I need to reset my OTT TV Box.

What are the key combinations do I hold
on boot to reset the device?


texts: my lgl16c "lucky" is stuck optimizing apps after I changed the runtime

texts: my lgl16c was behaving very poorly to the point of which I went to the developer options and swapped the runtime from dalvik to art on android 4.4.2...and now it got stuck "optimizing app 1 of 1" after countless reboots...it's been stuck on this for days without anything changing, and there is no answer on google...is this a special case or what?


texts: How do I automatically configure an Adapt Sound profile?

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I have configured different audio profiles for each of my Bluetooth devices. How do I automatically configure to set a specific profile for each device?
I didn't find a option using Bixby Assistant or the Tasker app. The only thing I managed to do was creating a direct shortcut to the setting using the Shotcut Maker app.


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I am using a Lenovo p70 phone with custom aosp 5.1 arm64 based rom! I am using TWRP recovery. Until today i had no problems with the recovery.
Today i rebooted my phone in recovery by typing reboot recovery in terminal emulator. Now everytime i try to boot my phone it boots only in recovery.
So now i can't boot my android os anymore.

P.S It also boots in recovery when i use adb shell reboot or adb shell reboot recovery. adb shell reboot bootloader still works as it intended.

Can anyone help?

P.S2 I found a file which tries to fix this problem, but targets android ics so i don't think it will help.


texts: how can I fix my Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360?

texts: All of my applications are forcing to close such as its home, messaging, play store services and others.I can't make changes or even open application drawer or home.I can only open my contacts and make a call.


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I'm trying to flash TWRP on my elephone P9000, but when I use SP flash tools it doesn't download anything to my device,

so I decided to try adb. To get access to write a new recovery, I need to unlock bootloader/OEM. When I enter the command fastboot oem unlock my phone asks if I'm sure I want to, and I have to press the volume up button to confirm. The problem: when I do that, nothing happens. I can go back if I use the volume down button. The volume buttons normally work just fine.

I tried all the tutorials I could find about how to install TWRP. Anyone any idea?


texts: Install default Android 2.2 / 2.3 on Optimus One

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I have this LG Optimus One P500h and I was thinking about formatting and installing the default/original Android 2.2 (2.3 would be great) since LG modified the homescreen, keyboard and other stuffs.

Is this possible? Is this safe? Is this insane?

Thanks for your help


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I'm in a situation where the Galaxy S3 I have is not connecting to Wifi (bug from Android 4.1). I would like to flash a new firmware. I am  just confused on which one to use. Can I use any stock firmware as long as it has been made for the GT-I9300 or should I find one which is specific to the region of my phone?

If so, how can I detect the region of the phone?

Phone is unlocked and International version.


texts: I have a Motorola Moto E, and according to USB Host Diagnostics, the stock OS and kernel claim OTG USB support, and the proper classes are present, but it won't detect a thumb drive connected via OTG cable.  I can't find a stock rom image for download, so, until I can, rooting is out of the question...Any suggestions?


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G and I was wondering about rooting my phone without using a computer. I just want to use my phone to root it. And z4root doesn't work.


texts:
OK, I know there's stuff out there on this - but tbh I can't understand it.

I have a UK HTC Desire S on T-mobile. I used the official HTC download to upgrade to ICS last year (it was not OTA but on their website). However, when I came to unlock the phone recently (to allow my daughter to use it on another network) I cannot get it to prompt me for the unlock code.

I've performed a "factory reset" but that didn't help, and the best advice I can find online seems to indicate I should  restore the original OS. But I've not the faintest idea how to do this.

I'm not sure what other info to give - it is currently running 4.0.4 and Sense 3.6.

IF there's a dummies guide to this somewhere, I'm happy to be pointed - but I can't find it.


texts: How to save backups taken with Titanium Backup?

texts: I used Titanium Backup to backup an app and its data. I will be flashing my phone with a new ROM/firmware. How do I ensure I can latter recover the backup? I would like to copy the files to the computer but am not sure what to look for. Does anyone know where Titanium Backup stores the backup files and what files to look for?


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Does Android have restore points that can be accessed via fastboot?
In Windows7 (support ended February 2020) restore points are created so the OS can revert back to last known state should anything go wrong. This revision includes settings, software, browser history, etc. This handy feature has helped me several times. Does Android have such a utility/feature where by any means (fastboot or adb) it can be rolled back to last known state? Kindly read more to understand the full situation.
My phone is stuck in fastboot. I have been doing research on how to get it out of this. The phone runs Android Go. Usually the OS updates and completes without any issues, but this time during an update the battery died and upon power up it got stuck in Fastboot mode. I understand both Fastboot and ADB have commands of their own that can be used to interact with Android OS via USB connection. I have a question that my research has NOT answered. Before I run any commands in this mode (fastboot) I want to know, is there a way to restore the device to its last stable state (ie before the failed OS update)?


texts: Get the first time Android device launched or used

texts:
I am about to buy a new nexus 4, the seller claims its never been used.

Is there any guaranteed way to check the mobile first time use?

Thanks


texts: How do you answer a call with a physical keyboard?

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My Nexus 5 (Android 4.4.4) touchscreen has stopped working, and the warranty replacement is still a few days away.  Since I don't have any other phone to put my SIM in, I still have to use this phone even though the touchscreen doesn't work.

I discovered I can plug in a physical USB keyboard with an OTG adapter, and this suffices to navigate around the phone for the most part.  However I can't work out how to answer an incoming call using the keyboard!

Does anyone know what, if any, key combination you can press on an external (USB/Bluetooth) keyboard that will answer an incoming call?

(I worked out that Ctrl+Esc closes the lockscreen if there is no PIN set, but this does nothing when an incoming call is waiting to be answered.)


texts: Unable to update Nexus 7 2012 32gb from 4.2.1 to 4.3

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I bought my google Nexus 7 2012 32gb wifi only today. It has stock 4.2.1 and it is showing that an update to 4.3 is available but whenever i go there it always states that waiting to download-172.1MB.

I tried to restart it and see if it picks up the download but no use, its in the same way. Please can any one help me, i dont want to Root it or anything.


texts: The RAM total of the apps "Running" never equals the "Used Ram" shown below on the scale

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I realised after a few days of observation, that the total of the RAM usage of indivisual apps shown in the running process is quite lower than that shown below it on the scale

And as "Cached Background Process" are calculated separately, they are not added in this "RAM Used" part of the scale.

Then what is using it? Coz the OS has its own space. Then what from the userspace is taking it up but not showing up?

Gingerbread 2.3.6

Like when I am writing this, the Total of indivisual values displayed is around 45-50mb while the scale below shows 95mb used!! How? \

Edit

Screen cast -

http://youtu.be/fzkQlZ8CdkU


texts: I created a spreadsheet in Google Sheets. I shared the link with two users. They can click on the link in the e-mail and can edit the spreadsheet with no issue. However, one of the users created a shortcut on their Android Phone (LG G7 ThinQ). When she opens the spreadsheet from her phone it is Read Only and cannot perform any edits. She is using the same gmail account on her phone that I sent the link too. Any ideas what might be causing this?


texts: Resume an open application on Android Wear

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If I'm grocery shopping and have Google Keep up on my watch with the list, I'd ideally want the watch to go directly to the application every time I wake it until explicitly exiting. Under present behavior, it's necessary to navigate back to the application every time I want to look at another list item -- a step which makes its use utterly inconvenient.

Is this behavior configurable?


texts: What does it mean when Google Maps says "moving"?

texts:
I left work like it says , drove to my friends which you can see , but it says I was moving from 8.23 am -2.30 am but that I didn't leave. I don't think I accidentally turned it off when I left that morning. So what does it mean to say moving.

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)


texts: Nexus 4 soft keys issue, can I reduce the effective touch screen area on the phone

texts: after recent update 4.4.4, my nexus 4 soft keys are not working, after few days, little more area on top of that has went into unusable, is it possible by an xposed module to reduce the effective tough screen area on the phone to only the working touch screen area.


texts: Does Samsung Galaxy S II show any indication that sms sending is complete?

texts: If I send an sms from Samsung Galaxy S II, it just shows a toast message saying Sending Message... which disappears in a few moments. Is it possible to set it to show some kind of confirmation that the sms sending is complete? Or ss this dependent on the telephone company?


texts: How to get the Stoock ROM from Huawei P30 lite New Edition (MAR-LX1B)?

texts:
I am trying to root my new Huawei P30 lite New Edition(MAR-LX1B). I found out that there is no official version of TWRP for Huawei P30 lite New Edition(MAR-LX1B). After a long research I found out that there is a way to root without TWRP. But, you would need the stock ROM of Huawei P30 lite New Edition(MAR-LX1B).
I have long searched how to get the stock ROM, but could not find anything. So I wanted to ask if anyone knows how to get the stock ROM of Huawei P30 lite New Edition (MAR-LX1B)?


texts: When installing new ROM through fastboot, which .img files must be flashed, with what arguments, and in what order?

texts:
I own a Oneplus 7T, which runs Android 10 and therefore has no working TWRP to flash ROMs with. It's bootloader is unlocked and is rooted.

When installing a new ROM, whether it is a custom ROM or an update to the current ROM, I install them by extracting the ROM zip, extracting payload.bin, and flashing certain .img files in fastboot, following the instructions found here under the 'Manual Flash' section.

However, I'd like to understand more about this process. The instructions flash less .img files than were extracted. For example, in the recent Oneplus 7T OOS 10.0.11 update, the the number of .img files extracted (31) is less than what was flashed according to the instructions (19). Furthermore, the instructions passed the arguments --disable-verity when flashing two of the .imgs, but not the others.

Therefore, I'm wondering:

What does each .img file do?
Which files must be flashed and in what order?
Why are certain files flashed with certain arguments?


texts: Battery life issues on Xperia Z1 after Lollipop update

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Since the update of my Xperia Z1 to Lollipop (5.0.2), my battery life is horrible! It takes a very long time to charge it to 100%, and I can only use my phone for a few hours.

How can I fix it ?


texts: How to keep iptables changes on android after reboot?

texts:
If I do any changes to iptables on Android (my phone is running CyanogenMod 11 -
 Android 4.4.3), then these changes are lost after phone reboot.
What should I do to keep them saved?


texts: What is the name/version number of the stock browser that comes on Android 2.3?

texts:
I am doing research on mobile web design for an upcoming project and part of what I need to find is the marketshare of mobile browsers so we can determine which ones we will support. I have found statistics of mobile browser marketshare but I now need to clarify exactly what I am seeing.

I see statistics for "Android Browser 4.0" and I assume it is the stock browser for Android 4.x devices. But if that were true I would expect to see statistics for an "Android Browser 2.0" or "Android Browser 3.0" in the statistics but I do not. I can't imagine that all Android 2.x users don't surf the Internet or use non-default browsers so it appears that my assumption is incorrect.

So what is the name/version number of the stock browser in Android 2.3 (or all 2.x) devices?


texts: Can a cheap cable prevent AC charging from working?

texts:
A while ago, I had my phone repaired (the USB socket was worn out) and had to replace the USB cable as well. Since then I haven't been able to quickly charge my phone in AC mode. Previously it worked both on the dedicated charger that came with my phone and the "power" usb socket on my laptop. Is it plausible that this is because of the cheap cable?

My phone is a Sony Xperia Neo V.


texts: Unable to use Android Device Manager to reset my Password

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I recently locked my Nexus 7 (2013) having Android 5.0.2 with a password, which I forgot. I, then, thought to use Device Manager, since I've authorized it from Google Settings to make changes, such as locating and changing password.

Previously, my PIN used to get reset from ADM, but, this this time I am using a Password. Is that the reason?

This is what it says, "We successfully sent a lock request to your device."

And after that when I rejoice and feel a bit relieved, "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password that you entered won't be needed."

I am trying to override my previous password over this new password..

Screenshot is also attached!
This is the error

Is there any other way of resetting the password except ADM, on Android 5.0.2, like that Google Account's credentials it used to ask on Froyo.

P.S. I've set all permissions for ADM at Google Settings on my Nexus.


texts: Change shown username and hostname in terminal emulator

texts:
I am usong Sony Xperia Z3 6603 with latest available android. When using the Terminal Emulator, by default, the shown username@device is some random jibberish@D6603. Copy below:

u0_a218@6603

I have fiddled around with the hostnames, since one was localhost and the other one was the wi-fi random generated one. Its the one in net.hostname and the /proc/sys/kernel/hostname, i havent touched the /etc/hosts since i think it will break something. I havent touched either build.prop for the same reason, i dont really know what depends on the ro.product.device. $PS1 gives different output than the shown username.

The question is, which values are safe for editing, and which one should be edited for the shown username?


texts: Why does my app crash when I download it through 3G?

texts:
I have developed an application and published it on the Play Store.

My problem is that when I download it from the Play Sore via 3G, the application crashes. However, when I download it via wifi it runs without problem.

Also, after downloading (via wifi), if I disable wifi and enable 3G, the application can be launched and works fine without crash/problem.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.


texts:
I want to chat in realtime with my family who uses my Windows 7 desktop with their own profile account. Problem is they don't want to sign-up for anything on their end.  Now is there a such an app I can install on the desktop and my S3 that will pop-up messages on all the accounts on the desktop and not just my own Windows 7 account since I'll be the one signing up for whatever the chat app is...Viber needs a number so I will just end up messaging myself...I want to just be able to message using an installed app on the PC and not something that requires a browser window to be open.  Anyone know of anything like that?

os: 4.1


texts: Is there a device that will keep me from losing my Android phone?

texts:
Recently I lost my phone and have had to order a replacement. It seems that there should be some sort of device I could use that would sound an alarm when I separate more than, say three meters from my phone. Does anyone know of such a device?

I tried searching for a proximity sensor but got only irrelevant stuff about the sensor that detects when the phone is being held up to the ear. It seems that "proximity sensor" is the wrong search term.


texts: Where are app-provided wallpapers stored?

texts:
There are some apps on Play Store that provide some wallpapers that can then be set as home background from various launcher, such as Nova, Apex, etc.

Where do these apps store the wallpapers? I looked in the usual locations, such as /data/data/, or /sdcard/Android/data, but I couldn't find anything.

EDIT: Here are the details: Galaxy Nexus, with latest Paranoid Android (which builds on top of Android 4.4.4). The app in question is like all the apps that add wallpapers to use with the most used launchers. I would say the name, but it probably would be considered spam.

I want to extract the wallpapers because I run into a strange issue: when I select the wallpaper with Nova it does not get set and I get all sort of errors in the logcat. The process in charge of setting the wallpaper then keeps retrying and uses all the phone resources. I have to remove the battery out of the phone because it isn't responding. I don't know if the issue is solvable. I searched but hardly anything relevant turns up. So I wanted to inspect the wallpapers and maybe reduce them in resolution, just to see if that worked.


texts: I've removed my Gallery default app with NoBloat. NoBloat is a great app and I've used it to remove all of the bloatware that came with my Note 3. Yesterday I was playing with my phone, then I thought "well, I use QuickPic, so let me remove the Gallery app too". Well, not a great idea (especially not backing it up before doing it). Now, I can't access my pics from the corner of the Camera app. Is there anyway that I can get it back without resetting my phone (it just won't happen)? I've tried looking for the app at the Samsung Apps store but they don't keep it over there


texts: What does "Sync Google+ Notifications" do?

texts:
I've recently upgraded to 2.3.7 and noticed a new setting under the Google accounts sync options.

  Settings->Accounts & sync->my google account

As well as sync contacts, GMail etc it now also has a checkbox for

  Sync Google+ Notifications

Does anyone know what this setting does?


texts:
I don't know why but the Wi-fi on my Droid (Froyo) keeps auto-enabling. I can't figure out what is causing it and want to make it stop. I only like being connected to wi-fi at times of actual use so I don't waste battery.

Anybody think of applications/settings that can be configured to auto-enable wi-fi?


texts:
After trying to install an OTA update, I'm stuck in recovery mode (system won't boot).

I'd like to know if I got any way to backup my datas (Contacts / SMSs / Enventually applications) from recovery like I would do with Titanium Backup and/or equivalent.

I'm using TWRP recovery, just in case.


texts: How can I establish an AD-HOC Wi-Fi connection on my tablet?

texts:
I'm not an expert in this kind of subject. I'm reading that I need to root my tablet.

What does root mean? All the instructions are really difficult.

How can I make this AD-HOC Wi-Fi connection in my Sony S tablet?

I'm running Android 4.0


texts: Watching Android Tablet app on connected TV

texts: I was looking into whether a vanilla Android app running on a tablet can have the tablet screen output to TV via an AVI or HDMI output jack? The intent is NOT to view video content but just the app screen on a large TV. An example of how this would be useful would be a 'low-tech' training session for a bunch of people on how to use the app.


texts:
SPH-L710 Virgin Mobile

Flashed from MOAR to Stock SGS3 ROM

I flashed a ROM and I wanted to get back into recovery mode to flash a zip file using ROM TOOL BOX and when I did that it never turned on again. There's no lights or any sort of life on the phone. I've tried,

Turning the phone off for 30 seconds or more
Holding the power button while battery is removed for over 1
minute
Charging the phone while battery is inserted and pressed the power
button
Charging the phone without the battery inserted and pressed the
power button
Connecting the phone to my PC with and without the battery. Instead
I get a light (red or orange, I can't differentiate the 2) and my
computer beeps stating it's connected.

I've read a couple of stuff but it seems like I would have to buy certain things for it. I saw a "Jig" that could help it but I don't think it would work on my phone since it's Virgin Mobile and it's meant for Sprint or buy a Class 10 MicroSD Card.

Any ideas on how I can get it fixed without buying anything? Unless I have no choice...

-Side Note-

If anyone understands this, I think since I flashed d2lte or dlte instead of dspr it gave me this headache.


texts: How to configure android for not turn on the screen at the time of charging connection/disconnetion?

texts:
I want to android device not turn on screen when I connect it to charge and when disconnect from charge.
How and where it may configure?


texts:
Yes, my phones old but it does me fine. The only prob really is the phones internal storage. I would like to delete loads of bloatware and be able to move stuff completely to the SD card. I am no idiot. I have tried numerous root zip files, followed the methods but never works.

My phone is running android 2.3.6 gingerbread BVKT4. I read somewhere that the latest update to BVKT4 blocks rooting. Is there anyway to get around this. Much thanks in advance to anyone that can help.


texts: Has Truecrypt been ported over to Android yet?  If yes, where can I get it from as I can't seem to find it in the Market unless it's named something different.  If no, is anyone developing it? If no again, any reason why no one is developing it?


texts: Whatsapp Problem - How to Restore my Phone number after changing to a new one on whatsapp

texts: I have been changing my whatsapp number by using my son's phone for a short time, but just notice both my son's account and mine has been join together, any suggestion how can i separate up both account now, or how can I restore the setting to the original number.


texts: Drag'n'drop event moving gone in Calendar... again

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Google Calendar's event's drag'n'drop functionality stopped working... again, after nearly exactly two years since previous report. Tried to restart both Google Calendar and phone itself (Motorola Moto Z2 Play with Android 8.0.0), cleared app cache and then data, without any results.
I did very little to my phone before that happened:

no configuration changed,
nothing actually doing with my phone.

I have only installed one new up -- FakeStandby -- as suggested here, but since this app has nothing to do with the calendar itself, I would be surprised, if that would be a source of the problem.
To clarify problem:
On a day view (not: agenda) long-pressing any event now brings no effect. Previously it caused an event box to be risen up visually above others, and moving finger around screen allowed to move event to some other hour or day. Now, drag'n'drop functionality does not exist / does nothing.
Is there any know report about some bug, bug's regression or is this a generally known problem? Or is this again my stupid phone going wako in exactly the same way during second anniversary of the moment, this problem appeared for the first time?
EDIT: From what I have learned, when Calendar becomes "locked" (no event's drag'n'drop) all items in calendar are visually more flat than usual. When functionality "returns" they again become a little bit 3D-like.


texts: Galaxy A3 (2016) broken screen access files

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I have a Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) - SM-A310F - with a broken screen from a friend to try to backup the files on it. Touch doesn't work and you can't see anything, but I can unlock it with the home button, since no lock screen code is set.

When I connect it to the computer I can't access any files. Samsung Kies says that the device is locked and I should unlock it, even though it is unlocked. I think this is because the device is in charge only mode. USB debugging is disabled so I can't access the phone via adb.

I already checked the broken-screen tag-wiki, but didn't find any solution which helps in my case. I can't access via adb, fastboot doesn't work, too. And I can't install CWM/TWRP because an option is disabled in settings :/


texts: Why does the Android OS use so much battery power?

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Most of the time, I have enough power for my Samsung Galaxy SIII to operate for the whole day; at the end of the day my battery charge is about 35%. However, today, the battery died prematurely. I noticed the battery usage screen, and it says that 28% of the battery is used by the Android OS. How could this have happened?

EDIT: My question has been marked as a duplicate, but the target does not have any solution, so those answers do not fully address my question. Though I agree in the fact that this question is the same as the target.


texts: Can I use the latest version of ICS gapps without using the latest ICS?

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I'm using AOKP M5 on my SGS (it didn't have a I when I bought it). I'm using the version of gapps that was available when I installed AOKP.
I got a notification that there's a new version of gapps. Is it safe to install it over the current AOKP,or are there any dependencies I should be aware of?


texts: How to transfer huge files between Android phones only with ES File Explorer and Wi-Fi?

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I have few HD movies each occupying around 1Gb to be transferred from one Android phone to another.  I've read the question How to transfer files over Wi-Fi without a hotspot and its answers. Even before reading the question, I explored transferring one of the above said movie file from my LGP500 to my Nexus 7 (2012) successfully using ES Explorer and Wi-Fi.

Now at my work, I am trying to do the same to my friend's Micromax A110 and all my efforts goes vain. I tired to make Micromax A110 to host a random Wi-Fi network and I join my LGP500 to it before transfer. After selecting the file and choosing Send option, the upcoming UI just shows scanning... and a progress bar goes on and on. There are no visibility settings like Bluetooth in Wi-Fi transfer mode.

I tried the reverse the connection and again it failed.

I am bit puzzled and think I am missing something obvious.  Can someone help by providing a step by step guide to transfer files between two Android devices with ES File explorer using Wi-Fi?

I am sticking with Wi-Fi because the transfer rate was too good. I saw near to 10 MB/s. And I do not want to install other apps as I find ES File explorer available with many of my friends.

Some trivia:

My LG P500 is rooted and runs stock v2.3.3
My Nexus 7 is rooted and runs stock v4.3
My friend's A110 is not rooted and runs stock 4.0.1
Size of the file that I transferred successfully is 600Mb and face
failure on the same file.


texts: I just got a (used) Nexus 7 (2013).... And it goes to standby too quickly too often

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Is there are a way to configure it, with an app or guide, to be able to READ "something really interesting" in this tablet without the screen constantly randomly going off too soon?

I would understand that the tablet had something that told the system to keep being awake while I'm using "apps" that are obviously for "reading"?


texts: Why can't person on other side hear music playing in my phone during a call?

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I always wonder why is it that while on call, the person on other side can hear my voice clearly but can't hear any music/video playing on my phone. Mic fairly picks up any other ambient sound playing on my laptop.

When we play music on phone ultimately it also becomes an ambient sound, why can't phone picks up that? I am pretty sure it has to do something with the sound card, or is it not?


texts: My sd card is not connecting to my Android phone

texts: My brother purchased a new sd card for my Android phone (it's an alcatel onetouch yh I know it's old) to increase memory. Its a 8 gb card, but my phone still says low on space when I try to download any apps.There was no notification telling me that an sd caed was inserted either. I tried selecting sd card and it shows 8 gb available but I still can't download apps. Then I switched to internal memory just to see if that would help but nothing happened. Plz someone help!


texts: Suspicious guest user activity and keyboard setting changes

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A guest user is occasionally created on my phone and I don't know why. It consumes some mobile data, as indicated by Android's data usage report.

Another suspicious thing is that my keyboard's languages are regularly disabled, only leaving the default one.

How can I log this activity, so that the next time any of this happens, I can know what app is causing it ?


texts: Global readable private keys found in storage/emulated/0/data - Possible security risk?

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I found following global readable files in /storage/emulated/0/data/IMS:

cert.pem

private_key.pem

I have full access to this files with my file-manager/text-editor, so I think any other app will have full access too! It seems to be a privacy/security issue.

Information:

Cert.pem line 6: "Issuer: CN=Samsung RCS Client"

(Wikipedia: RCS="Rich Communication Services")
I moved private_key.pem to another directory, it has been replaced by a new different private_key.pem file.

Is this a possible security risk?


texts: Is it possible to use adb backup in order to make a clone of a tablet?

texts: Is it possible to use adb backup in order to make a copy of tablet? In fact I want to recover the contents of a tablet using adb backup and then install it on the tablet that have the same type with the same version of Android using adb restore  backup.ab.


texts: Can I install gapps after I have finished installing the new ROM?

texts: I have recently installed a new ROM on my Galaxy S3 and I did not flash gapps with the ROM itself. Can I go to reboot mode and flash gapps even after I installed the ROM?


texts: How do i use a lockscreen from another rom

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I want to use only the lock screen from another rom for the same phone.
I own Micromax A52.

And I am using Xzoom v3 as my rom with Dark Angel theme.(to be precise if anyone knows and if it matters :P)

But i want to use the lock screen from another rom 'SuperStock52' which is also a rom for the same device.

How can i port that lock screen to my rom?


texts: Microphone not working when connected to Bluetooth FM transmitter

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When connected to my FM transmitter, I am able to hear audio from calls but they can hardly hear me.

Similarly, if I want to use Google Assistant, I have to shout. I believe the issue is that a microphone on the transmitter is being used as opposed to the microphone on my phone, and this microphone is bad. However, this has always been an issue, even when the device was new 3 years ago.

I can't seem to find info on the exact model of transmitter that I have, but this was the title on Amazon: Car FM Transmitter W 2.4A USB Charger, Nulaxy™ 2015 Newest Wireless Bluetooth FM Transmitter Car Kit for All Smartphones, Tablets, MP3 Players
Sold by: DinoSonics

It seems like there should be a setting for choosing which microphone to use when connected to a Bluetooth device, but this doesn't appear to be an option. For reference, I am currently using a Pixel 3, however the same issue was present with a Pixel 2, Droid Turbo 2, and Galaxy S5, obviously on many versions of Android. If this is the wrong board to ask this question or if any more information is needed, let me know.


texts: Installation of BusyBox on panda board on Android ICS kernel

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I am trying to install BusyBox on panda board which has an ICS Android kernel.

I used the steps below:

Download binary file which supports the panda board
Push it into /system/busybox folder
Install the BusyBox command line tools on the target by executing the following commands on booted filesystem:
pc ./adb shell
target$ cd /system/busybox
target$ ./busybox --install .
target$ ./sh  #here i am getting error like ./sh: precmd: not found
Save the original sh executable by renaming it, and then create a soft-link to BusyBox sh:target$ cd /system/bin
target$ mv sh sh.android
target$ ln -s /system/busybox/sh sh
Export
export PATH=$PATH:/system/busybox:/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin

Step 3 is to install BusyBox, and step 4 is to make BusyBox shell as default shell. But I am getting an error in the 3rd step. I want to make BusyBox shell as default shell, so I can run scripts on panda board.

I appreciate any type of suggestions or solutions. Thanks in advance.


texts: Configure Android to allow third-part application to handle SMS (text) messages?

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I have a Huawei P8 Lite running stock software (Android 5.0 and EMUI 3.1), and use a third-party application (MyPhoneExplorer, a.k.a. MPE) to handle SMS messages from my Windows computer.

Although I never had that issue with an older Android phone running Cyanogenmod, the new phone often prompts me with the following dialog to allow MPE to handle text messages:

Is there a way to tell Android to allow that application once and for all, and stop bothering me?

Thank you.


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Bought 'Redmi Note 4' phone a year ago. Random reboot issue started happening after 6 months. Did root & had flashed old/new/unofficial ROMS on my phone afterwards, uninstalled CPU hogging apps still it didn’t fix. Tried every single post from MIUI forum but no luck. Recorded ADB logcat to trace system logs on my PC.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Current phone details Screenshot =>

Here, 26 seconds log filtered with only ‘Error’ tag just before it hanged & rebooted itself on its own =>
https://justpaste.it/3m8rd


texts: Is there a way to auto backup my phone files to my PC via wifi?

texts: I am looking for a way to automatically transfer files in my phone to my PC (Win7) if my phone connects to my home wifi network. Thanks


texts: How to keep downloads from disappearing in standby mode?

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Large downloads tend to disappear a while after I turn off my screen.

If I keep my screen on while downloading, my downloads finish  normally, however, if I turn my screen off for a while, they completely disappear. I don't recieve an error message, they don't pause, and they don't show up in my history. They're just gone.

I download only using wifi, I don't use 4G.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running under Android 5.0.

Power saving mode is off, restricting background data is off, Chrome's data saving mode is off, and enable wifi on standby is set to always.

I've tried using Advanced Download Manager instead, and that solved the problem, but it caused a lot of inconvenience as I had to perform multiple difficult steps to start the downloads using that application.

Does anyone know the solution to this problem?


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I'm new to the android OS, and have a few devices: Chromebook, android tablet, and android phone running google's standard OS.
I've noticed when I have my phone off all morning and turn it on at lunch time, I get a stream of notifications of all the chat/email/etc that happened while the device was off, even if I engaged with them on my tablet or other devices. An extreme example, I went on vacation for a week, left my tablet off at home. When I came home and turned the tablet on, the OS was unusable while it pulled a week of chat and other app notifications.
My question: is there a setting / configuration on Android to tell it to discard any push notifications it may have gotten while offline but still display any notifications it gets while on?


texts: How can I take a picture with the depth camera?

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Many phones - such as my Nokia 7.1 - now come with depth cameras and other auxiliary cameras built-in.
For example, my Nokia 7.1 has a front & back facing camera as you might expect, but also has a depth camera listed in the specifications:

(link to full specs)
With this in mind, I'd like to be able to take a picture with the depth camera on my phone. Unfortunately though, it doesn't show up if I press the switch camera button in the default camera app - that just switches between the front and back facing cameras.
I've also tried a 3rd party camera app (Open Camera) to no effect.
How can I take a picture with the depth camera directly, and save it as a JPEG file?


texts: What system data can I purge from my LG Tribute Android phone?

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I own an LG Tribute Android phone, with Virgin Mobile service.  The phone has 4 GB of storage and despite the fact I only have a handful of apps installed (Acrobat Reader, Starbucks, OpenTable, Skype, Uber), I have run out of storage on my phone.  Here is the breakdown ...

Available - 124 MB
Apps - 1.45 GB
Pictures, videos - 112 MB
Audio - 148 KB
Downloads - 336 KB
Cached data - 13.8 MB
System data - 2.3 GB

What system data can I delete wihtout screwing up my phone and how can I do that?


texts: Automatically power-on Android phone at a given time?

texts: Is it possible to automatically power on Android phone at a given time?


texts: What keyword will help me search for music player app that plays by folders?

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I used to own a galaxy s3, and the default music player had that feature. Then I upgrade to a nexus 5, and it seems like it's missing it.

I'm huge fan of organizing my music by folders on my phone's hard drive, so I need an app that can do that, or figure out how google music app does it.

How can I search for these kinds of apps?


texts: Turn off WiFi only when the device is both locked and screen turned off

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I have already tested some apps for this purpose and they solely rely on the screen turning off, which makes sense at some point. However, their concept breaks down when you want to use an app over WiFi which has the capability to turn-off the screen due to the proximity sensor (think of the VoIP apps). Turning off the screen in that case means disconnection from the network.

Is it possible to turn off the WiFi only if the device is both locked and screen turned off?


texts: Enable "Install via USB" without creating MI Account

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I am trying to create some apps on my xiaomi smartphone (MIUI 8), but when I try to run an app, the error INSTALLATION_CANCELED_BY_USER appears. I found that the problem is that I must enable the "Install via USB" option from developer settings. When I try to do so, I get a screen that says I have to login/signup with an MI account in order to enable this option, which is something I am not willing to do. So, I have 3 questions:

Why did they make it neccessary to provide an account for enabling an option like this?
Is there any way I can bypass the MI login screen and enable the option?
The reason I don't want to connect my phone to an MI account is that I am concerned about personal data being uploaded. Is it a logical concern?


texts: Many files are visible from Android but not visible from USB

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I was finding many times that many files are visible from within Android itself, but not visible from USB.

Latest example is OSMTracker files.

Here is the folder visible from Android itself:

And here is the same file as visible via USB:

I.e. there are 3 extra folders visible from inside.

How to fix this?

I would like to see all files from USB.


texts: How to make phonecalls on an Android AVD?

texts: I am new to Android SDK and AVDs and I was wondering if there is anyway I can enable the cellular network on an Android AVD and make for example phone calls.


texts: SMS delivery confirmations – are they really deleted?

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I am requesting SMS delivery retrieval. When they come instantly, it is no problem to acknowledge them. But when they come after e.g. 1 day, it is possible to miss them??

Does android remember the confirmations somewhere?


texts: The phone as hotspot doesn't use its own DNS

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Summary
I use my phone (Android 8.1) as access point. The qualified name of clients is resolved for other clients, but not for the phone itself.
Details
My laptop (Linux Mint 19) is set up to connect to WiFi networks using DHCP. When it does, it registers its qualified name laptop in the DNS of the access point. This is verified in several circumstances (e.g., when the laptop and other devices are connected to the WiFi network of my home DSL box, they can ping the laptop using its name).
When the laptop is connected to the phone access point, its qualified name seems to be registered as well. I test this by running host laptop 192.168.43.1 on the laptop itself, where 192.168.43.1 is the IP of the phone in the access point network. The command returns 192.168.43.44 which is the IP of the laptop (it is shown in the connection informations on the laptop).
However, apps and commands run on the phone cannot use the qualified name. Two tests:

the DAVx⁵ app cannot reach Radicale running on the laptop at http://laptop:5232/ (whereas it can at http://192.168.43.44:5232/). the log says:

  java.net.UnknownHostException: Unable to resolve host "laptop": No address associated with hostname
    at java.net.Inet6AddressImpl.lookupHostByName(Inet6AddressImpl.java:111)
    <snip>

under adb shell (phone connected in debug mode via usb), the command ping laptop returns an "unknown host" error.

Questions
Is this a bug or a "feature"? Can it be corrected without rooting the phone? (I need DAVx⁵ to be able to connect to Radicale with the same URL whatever the WiFi network used by the phone and the laptop, hence the need to use a qualified name that will be resolved to the laptop IP in any circumstance.)


texts: Bad screen resolution permanently crashes Poco F1

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In short: I used SecondScreen app and changed the screen resolution to a bad one. The app autostarts and changes my resolution automatically. This causes a boot loop. What can I do?
In detail:
This is what I did on my non-rooted Poco F1:

installed Second Screen
I gave it the permissions it needed, using ADB via my PC, and other permissions it asked via UI .
I chose some big resolution.
I shut down the PC, before disconnecting the phone from PC.
The phone was stuck in the weird resolution, so I restarted it.
it is now in an infinite boot loop. :(

It starts booting normally, but than the screen resolution becomes bad (see the photo), and, before finishing the booting, it restarts again :(
At last, the recovery menu is reached and it gives me 3 options.

Reboot (this is the restarting loop that brings me back to the same menu)
Access via MI PC Suite: I cannot access the device this way; the device is not detected. It never sees the device, except in Fastboot it says: "Try connect in normal mode first then switch", but I cannot enter "normal" mode.
Wipe the data (if at all possible, I would prefer to avoid losing the data).

What I know:
Codename:       beryllium
Bootloader:     locked
Anti version:       1

I can get my phone into FASTBOOT and adb sideload modes, but unfortunately not in the "normal" adb mode. Can I uninstall the app somehow, stop it from autostart, undo its damage, or anything to fix the phone without losing the data?
A non boot-loop fix was done by typing:
From adb shell, type:
wm size reset
wm density reset

but I cannot find out how to do that from FASTBOOT or sideload....


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I recently purchased a ChatSim card (Chatsim mobile data is for specific messaging apps such as Messenger, Whatsapp, etc.) and they will lock your account if you use mobile data on other apps.
I have a ONEPlus 2 running android 6.0.1, OxygenOS 3.1.0 with a dual sim cards.

So here is what I want to do:
I would like to set only specific apps to use the Chatsim mobile data and have all other apps use my other sim cards mobile data.

Is there a way to control this with android system?
Is there an app to control this?


texts:
I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 (from iPhone) and still trying to make the transition and learn all of the new features.

One issue I have is with the stock messaging app. It completely freezes up at times. I cannot back out of a conversation thread. Messages do not go out. Eventually I will receive a message saying this app has frozen do I want to wait or close. Finally the messaging app doesn't load at all and I have to reboot the phone to get the app back.

What can I do to solve this problem and have the messaging app functioning smoothly and properly?

Notes:

I am running 4.2.2.
Memory is 8+ GB available
Only a few apps are running (I know how to close open apps)


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I am having problem with my recently bought SONY XPERIA SL. I have CISCO WAP4410N router, and its SSID cannot be scanned or connected (manually) on my phone, while being on AUTO CHANNEL selection mode. Where as I am using the same network previously for my iPhone and even for different laptops.

While when I change the channel manually to no 10, I am able to access the network.

Anybody can resolve this issue for me?


texts: Partition MicroSD card to exFat and Ext 4 for link2sd?

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I've been poking around using GParted on my 128GB microSD card so it can use two partitions for link2sd. Problem is, no matter what I do, each time I place the card in my phone, it says that the card is corrupted. I had been using the card just as storage (it was formatted by Android itself).

Technical details:
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Express 3 (SM-J120A)(sometimes called Samsung Galaxy J1)
Version: 6.0 Marshmellow
SD Card: Samsung EVO Select 128GB
Root status: Rooted

When I look at the partition after the phone formats it, it is an exFat partition with the Flags "boot" and "lba". Reformatting it myself to exFat with no Flags causes it to give an error in the phone "This card won't work".  If I try to give it flags, only the "boot" flag is applied. Anytime I press the "lba" flag option, it won't even check the box (its not greyed out). Other flags work fine. Even if I use the command-line (Parted) it still won't apply the lba flag.

To confirm that the card isn't broken, I have stuck it back into the phone for it to format. Works perfectly. I've even formatted the entire card to Fat32. Stuck it in the phone, no problems. Fat32 and ext4 partition combo does work.

Other than that, it simply will not accept a exFat/ext4 combo. Or even exFat alone. What I really want is to have 32 GB as an ext4 partition, and the rest being exFat. I don't want to be limited by Fat32's 4GB file size. Though aside from video, I'm not sure what large files I might have (emergency storage?).

Recommendations, advice, and solution(s) would be most appreciated.


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My friend have sent me an image on Whatsapp, I downloaded the photo and later accidently deleted the photo on

  /storage/sdcard0/Whatsapp/Media/Whatsapp Images

Now when I click on the image on Whatsapp it shows

  'Sorry, this media file doesn't exist on your SD card.'

How can I get back those Images?


texts: What should I do if my Android takes a long time to boot? It just shows the boot animation constantly. It has been running for 2 days just displaying the same power on animation.


texts: Android TV box + Remote Control + Netflix

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I use a mele Android TV box with a mele remote control. This works perfectly with Kodi and MXPlayer, but the netflix app is extremely uncomfortable. It only works, very temperamentally, with the mouse controls.

I am Primarily looking for Play vs Pause controls actually.. The rest sort of works, but pause is very conspicuously lacking. Is this actually expected or is there a way to get my play/pause button on my remote to work with the app?

To be clear I want a way for it to work with my remote control. Not for a way to use my phone as a remote control for netflix.


texts: How to activate voice wakeup in secure lockscreen on Samsung Galaxy S4?

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I have the T-Mobile Galaxy S4, with the newest (kitkat) update
I use the pattern draw security to wake up from lock screen. I think it is important to have some such security, so that if one leaves one's phone somewhere by accident, someone else cannot pick it up and find out all kinds of personal and financial information.
Yet, when driving a car, it can be difficult (and unsafe) to draw the pattern, or even more so a pin or password, if one wants to make a phone call, navigate, etc For driving, it would be good to be able to unlock the screen with voice. (One could set an unusual wake-up command (no, not "Hi Galaxy" ;-) ), so that others would not be able to wake it up with voice. )
I would like to be able to open from the lockscreen with either the pattern OR voice.
There is a post on a forum that shows how to do that: https://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-note-3/361730-how-use-s-voice-google-now-hands-free-via-bluetooth-security-lock-screen-your-note-3-a.html
However, that is in the forum for Galaxy Note 3.
I tried it on my S4. I turned off the pattern security, and set it to swipe. I followed all the listed steps. Except--one command I could not find on the S4 [Quote from forum post]: LONG PRESS Voice Wake-up to reveal the hidden command> √ "wake up in Secure Lock".[end quote]
I could not long press anything to get that hidden command "wake up in secure lock".
After following all the other steps, with no security, I could wake from the lock screen by voice command. But only with no security, with lock screen set to swipe (which is no security at all).
Once I re-enabled the pattern security (also tried it with PIN), I could not wake the phone by voice any more.
Does anyone know how to get this to work on the T-Mo Galaxy S4? I think it is important to have some security, but would like to be able to wake the phone up by voice while driving.
If it is not possible from the phone's own setup, is there an app one could install that would add that functionality?
If totally impossible to do with the current update on the S4, is there a way to give suggestions to Samsung, to ask for that feature on the S4? (Which from that post, certainly looks like it is possible on the Note 3.)
Thank you in advance for your input.


texts: Why do android eCommerce apps feel snappier and smoother than visiting eCommerce websites on mobile

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Everyone knows that visiting a website like ebay.com on a mobile device doesn't feel as smooth and snappier as looking and browsing through ebay using the ebay mobile app.
The mobile app experience is just more smoother, snappier and much more responsive than the web version on mobile. I've noticed some lag between clicks and responses when accessing ecommerce sites on mobile browsers.
On the other hand, on their eCommerce mobile apps counterparts, there is no lag or delay, the response is almost instantaneous,
Keeping in mind that both mobile app version and web browser versions both load content from the server , why do eCommerce mobile apps provide a much better experience ?


texts:
I have a Galaxy S5. Last time I updated the OS, all my homescreen shortcuts and widgets were deleted and restored to the factory default, and it took an hour or 2 to set everything back the way it was.

Now Android is harassing me with another update, and I don't want to go through that process again.

Is there an easy/cheap way to backup my shortcuts and widgets before updating again? All the backup apps I've seen recommended cost money, have a bunch of features I don't need, and might not work with my Android version (I have Android 4.4.2).


texts: HTC People Widget - Improve Touch Accuracy?

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I have HTC's people widget on one of my home screens.  I like its functionality but sometimes when I touch a contact, another one gets selected. A completely different contact gets the green selection box and it starts to call them.  With my luck this usually results in calling my parents at some ungodly hour.

I've used touch visualizers to see if that area of my touch screen is having problems but all looks fine. The people widget is the only thing that seems to be affected.

I've also tried removing and re-adding the widget.  Is there a fix for this? Or a comparable replacement?


texts: no adb devices detected after failed revert to Android

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Just a few days ago I tried to revert my Asus Nexus 7 wifi back to Android from Ubuntu Touch Preview and made a mistake somewhere. To sum up, now my device has no OS on it so it will only show the bootloader, and it does not show up as an adb device but still shows on fastboot. Here's a summary

Downloaded Android 4.2.2 nakasi via https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#nakasi
followed instructions from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation#Returning_your_Nexus_7_to_Stock_Android
failed on step "writing 'radio'". Also got: archive does not contain 'boot.sig', archive does not contain 'recovery.sig', archive does not contain 'system.sig'
tried multiple times with the same errors.
got frustrated and restarted to try again
now I have a blank list of adb devices

Anyone have advice on where I can learn to fix this or want to help with some suggestions? Thanks for your help!


texts: How can I automate some processes on my phone

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I'm trying to figure out how to automate some processes on my phone:

when it rings I want to say "answer" or "pick up" and then be able to go converse with the caller through speakerphone.
would be the inverse: I want to say "call John Doe" then I want the call to be placed in speakerphone

For when I am driving:

when a text is received I want to say "read text" and my phone to read me the text message.
I want to say: "type text message to jon doe" then I want to dictate a message and my phone to type it and when I say send – it sends on a note

Any ideas?


texts: Unlock Huawei BootLoader- Is brute force the only way now?

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Problem

So I wanna unlock the BootLoader on my Huawei Mate 9 to install LineageOS on it. I already read that Huawei stopped giving BootLoader codes. Is the only way (for free) now, to brute force all possible codes?

Brute forcing method

I would write a simple Python script that iterates through all numbers (16 digits) up to 10^16 and performs the corresponding command. My CPU cores have 3 GHz, so it would only take about 55 Minutes (10^16 / 3.000.000.000).

But I don't know if this is possible, how should I check if a device is unlocked using Python? And does the device get locked after a few attempts?

Here's a script made by someone else, it would need too long.

Any advice or help would be appreciated.


texts: Regarding adb command: Error while loading shared libraries

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aneesh@nb-14:~$ adb devices
adb: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I would like to understand the error above and correct it. This is just one instance, I get the same error on giving any adb command! Be it push, install, etc.

Any help is appreciated!


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we can use ping shell command in tasker to see if a domain is online or not but can we get the ping time too?
like in pc when you ping that shows a "time=xx" can we somehow access to that in tasker?


texts: How to import/restore .vmg SMS backup to Android?

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I have got an old Samsung mobile that exports all the SMS messages in .vmg format. How can I restore those messages on my Android?

Is there any tool to convert .vmg messages to .xml so I could restore using SMS Backup & Restore?

Or is there any app to restore from .vmg files directly like the one, SDBackup, unfortunately, which didn't work for me?


texts: How to pull the apks from my android phone

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I have a rooted android phone. I am trying to pull the applications from /system/app/. However this simply does not copy the apk. What I have tried.

    adb shell
    su
    cd data
    cd app
    ls

A lot of applications are shown. However when I try to pull it it says

adb pull /data/app test

pull: building file list...
0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.

When I try to pull it from the system/app it pulls it but no file is created on my computer. I have specified the file name, tried with it and without it. Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?

I have also tried it individually with specific apks. But that doesnt work either.


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As of the last week Chrome on my motorola E4 phone has begun this new behavior that I will try to describe.
Previous behavior: Chrome starts on last used tab. Normal header view, meaning that the url is visible, and the open-tab-count-square to the right shows next to your google account image/letter icon.
New behavior: Chrome starts with a new page, but that new page is on the last tab used, essentially redirecting it. This new page does not show the normal header, meaning there is no url text box, the open-tab-count-square/button is not there at all. Just a search box and your google image/letter icon, then the normal ads/etc down below. It looks like what I would guess you would get if you had no tabs open. The only way I've figured out to get to my open tabs is to open a new tab, then I can see the open-tab-count-square/button. This only seems to happen when I've been away from the phone/browser for a while. It happens whether Chrome was left open or swiped closed.
I've read a number of posts/articles, but none that seem to describe what I'm seeing. I've gone through settings, changed the home page, turned it off/on, tried switching the default search engine, but those don't seem to affect this. I have not installed anything new (apps, plugins).
I also have a Galaxy S8 that is not displaying this new behavior, so I think it must be tied to a recent update on the Motorola.
Hopefully that is succinct enough for someone to understand what I'm trying to convey.


texts: No active profile issue for Tasker to Zooper widget

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I am trying to get new mail notification from Tasker to Zooper widget, following the instructions given here.
But Tasker says "No Active profile" and new mail updates are not coming until I run the "play" button in task.

I googled and come through similar question here and I make double check that I have indeed made an event for new mail.

The task is shown

 and .

If I manually push play button, everything is ok, but thats not what it supposed to, right?

Kindly show me what went wrong here.

I am using unrooted Nexus 5, kitkat-4.4.2 and Tasker and zooper pro are from playstore and updated, if those matters.


texts: I am trying to log in with my Google account but I can't, it says : "Can't establish conection to server. This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provishioned for data services". I really don't know what to do, I may have deleted some stuff with titanium backup but I can't reinstall them.