texts: Internal GPS interfering with mock locations?

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I've been using mock locations in my latest endeavors, and I'm having some issues. I enabled a mock location app from the developer options, set my Location Mode to 'Device Only,' and took precautions such as moving the app to System.

Everything is working how I intended it, except my location keeps bouncing between the mock location and my actual location. I've tried desperately to prevent my internal GPS from interfering with the mocked location, but with no luck.

The only method that I managed to have success with was by wrapping aluminum foil around my phone to inhibit the GPS.. this works but it's very inconvenient. I'd be grateful to anyone who can shine light on my troubles.

I'm running rooted Android 6.01 (Marshmallow) with a OnePlus Two device if it matters. I've tried different mock location apps with similar results on them all.


texts: Is it possible to add 5GHz wifi capability to a Samsung A3 2016 through a dongle?

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Question in title.

I have a drone I need to test which requires a 5GHz connection.

If it's possible to add 5GHz wifi capability through a dongle then I want to give it a go.


texts: I have been in the market for an Android tablet. I have found a few within most of my desired specs. Specifically the Nexus 7. This device lacks expandable storage, as do other similarly priced devices  My intent is to root the device and upgrade to 6.0.1. I prefer external storage for various ROMs and backups where they are safe from accidental wipe. My question would be is a USB-OTG system a comparable alternative?


texts: Black screen during outgoing call on Galaxy S3

texts: I made software update for my Galaxy S3 to 4.1.1 and now after outgoing call the screen remains black and doesn't cancel the call or does anything till call stop. I did factory reset but it doesn't resolve my problem. Can anyone help me with that thxon advice


texts: How much difference does the camera app make for photo's quality?

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I have just bought a Moto X Play, which comes with the proprietary Motorola camera app. I am wondering, how much difference does the camera app make for the basic photo quality like:

automatic determining of exposure
automatic white balance
automatic ISO settings
noise correction for low-light shots

I understand that some 3rd party apps give the users a lot more manual control over the settings, apply some post-processing, make sharing of the photos easier, etc. I am, however, mostly interested in using the phone as a point-and-shoot simple camera, so I would like to get the best quality out of the box in different conditions (especially in low-light).

So the question is, how many of the aspects I listed above and controlled by the hardware/lower level drivers, and how much is controlled by the camera application?


texts: How to stop an ongoing download in HTC desire 500?

texts: I had started a download on chrome, but after sometime wanted to stop it. There is no option available for that either in chrome app or in the mobile download manager. What should I do ?


texts: Android 5.0.2 Lollipop- Moto G 1st Gen Wifi Hotspot issue

texts: I am unable to browse internet in laptop using Wifi Hotspot of my Moto G after it got updated to Lollypop. Any one has a solution?


texts: I've never had a smart phone before. Now, I'm being asked if I want to set a pin or pasword for my "credential storage" before using it. I'm not even sure what this is. It looks like I do not have much storage left and I've had this phone only a few months.


texts: conversion printing app from landscape to portrait mode

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I often work just with the smartphone (Galaxy Note 3, Android Kitkat 4.4, no root) without any computer.

After opening a landscape powerpoint-presentation with the smartphone, I want to print it in portrait mode (2 slides per page). Is there any solution?

If there is no direct printer app with Remote Print it would also be very nice if there would exist a conversion app to save a conversed ppp in portrait mode as a new pdf. I'm searching since several months and would be so thankful and happy if there would be a solution!


texts: How can I archive old contacts out of My Contacts?

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On an Android (6.0), how can I archive old Google contacts where they do not show up in my contacts but they are listed in either:

the google contacts website under other contacts
archived in another app/cloud storage securely.

Ideally moving them from the archive to my contacts list would be doable from a mobile app, or the archive service would have a mobile website where they are accessible.

To clarify: I don't want to delete them forever or be inaccessible on mobile.


texts: Ignore crack in Android screen (and entire front panel) or take some action

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My Galaxy S3 was in my jeans pocket when I leaned over to pick something up that I dropped under the table. A few minutes later, when I took out my phone, I saw a long diagonal crack from one side of the phone, straight through the middle of the screen area and all the way to the further edge of the phone.
Thankfully everything still works.

My question is, is there anything I should do about it - i.e. replace the screen, layer it with transparent tape - or just leave it and everything will be fine (i.e. it can't get worse)?


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I'm currently running on a OnePlus 7Pro with OOS 10.3.2 (Android-10).

I've been using an Xposed module called "Untoaster Xposed" to selectively block toast popups based upon regex matches of the contained text. This works well, but now I am considering switching to Renovate Ice, which doesn't support Xposed or TaiChi, and I'm wondering if there is any non-Xposed-based method for selectively blocking toast popups in this or a similar manner.

I'm willing to write a custom app to do this, if it is the only alternative.

But is this even possible without Xposed?

Thank you in advance.


texts: Importing APK Files from google play console , then making it run on Android Studio

texts: I am currently working for my professor and there was a programmer before me that built the app. I am trying to convert his APK file into my own Android Studio for the full code so I can make updates and re-publish it onto the google play store. I've read online about converter tools and using decompilers, but I am never able to run the actual app once all is said and done, because the green run button is faded out and unclickable. So my question is, is it possible to accomplish what I'm trying to do?


texts: How do I put a link to a screenshot on my homescreen?

texts: I have a screenshot of my university timetable I want to be able to easily access on my Android phone. How can I create a link to this on my homescreen?


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I have an Android phone and trying to understand how it deals with disk space. When I connect my phone to my computer via USB, I can see that I have:
* internal storage space (1.8GB)
* SD card (16GB)

My android phone still complains often that I don't have enough free storage. So I installed the DiskUsage app (which was suggested on some blog). It visualizes perfectly how the data is organized. The app shows that I have roughly 700MB of total storage. Why is that? According to Windows I still have 1.7GB free.

How does this work? Does Android run on a partition which only is 700MB? How can I access the "other" 1.8 GB?? Is there a way to reclaim all that unavailable storage space?


texts: SSH server when phone is sleeping: possible?

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I an running the Dropbear SSH server on CyanogenMod 7.2.  Is there any way to setup my phone so that I can connect to it over wifi even when it is in sleep mode?  I don't mind if there is a small hit on the battery.

If not, is there a way to at least allow an rsync over ssh to proceed after the screen blanks out?  The strange thing here is that if I initiate an ssh shell connection, the command line is still usable after the phone goes to sleep, however it is very slow (changing the CPU governor didn't seem to make a difference).  Rsync seems to freeze when the phone sleeps.

I tried echo hello > /sys/power/wake_lock, to no effect.


texts: memory card is not show in recovery mode

texts: can you please suggest me. memory card is not showing in recovery mode how to solve this problem because i want to install android lollipop in my Samsung ace duos 6802.


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I'm trying to flash cm13 boot.img to my phone and it stuck on this for more than 20 minutes:

$fastboot flash boot boot.img
target didn't report max-download-size
sending 'boot' (5760 KB)...

and after I disconnect the cable I get this error:

FAILED (data transfer failure (Protocol error))

here is the result of other fastboot commands. since I already erase the system, boot, and recovery, fastboot is the only way I can interact with my phone.

$ fastboot devices
BX90319AH2&ZLP  fastboot

$ fastboot erase boot
erasing 'boot'...
(bootloader) Erase of partition 'boot' requested
(bootloader) S1 partID 0x00000003, block 0x00000148-0x00000179
(bootloader) Erase operation complete, 0 bad blocks encountered
OKAY [  0.183s]
finished. total time: 0.183s

$ fastboot erase system
erasing 'system'...
(bootloader) Erase of partition 'system' requested
(bootloader) S1 partID 0x00000004, block 0x00000182-0x000007c1
(bootloader) Erasing block 0x00000200
(bootloader) Erasing block 0x00000300
(bootloader) Erasing block 0x00000400
(bootloader) Erasing block 0x00000500
(bootloader) Erasing block 0x00000600
(bootloader) Erasing block 0x00000700
(bootloader) Erase operation complete, 0 bad blocks encountered
OKAY [  5.745s]
finished. total time: 5.745s

p.s. I installed cm12.1 on this phone before without any problem.
any suggestions?


texts: How does the safe/fastboot/recovery mode differ from the normal as seen from windows pc?

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This is a related question to:

How to install fastboot drivers?

I have trouble using the command line fastboot program. I think that I don't have the correct drivers installed. How can I verify this? What there should be on device manager -> driver details when you are in fastboot mode?

What is the correct term for this mode?


texts: Empty SIM contacts list, but they still show up in contact details

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I use solely Google contacts as my contacts repository and display only the Google "My Contacts" group in my contacts list.

When looking at contacts details, most of them have in the "connection" field both the Google and the SIM logo - implying that this is a fusioned contact between Google and the SIM (both small logos are also visible in the contact list).

Strange thing nr 1: When I limit the display to "SIM" only the list is empty. So what does that SIM logo mean?

Strange thing nr 2: in contact details I can separate both contacts (Google and SIM) - I am asked if I really want to separate both contacts and, abracadabra, the SIM contact is gone. The SIM logo is not displayed anymore and the SIM contact list is still empty.

I have no idea how the logos got there, some contacts have it, some others not -- apparently randomly (there is nothing special in contacts which have them and do not -- all are managed from my Google account).

Any ideas on how to fix this (= remove the SIM logo in batch if this is a bug -or- understand what the SIM logo really means)

Than you!


texts: I have the BLU STUDIO 5.5 on T-Mobile, however its not a T-Mobile device. I only get Edge. It's pretty slow for video watching. However, it loads sites in less than 2 seconds. Sometimes less than 1. How is that possible? On 4G sometimes I didn't get that, especially when I was throttled after using my complementary LTE data.


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I purchased a new Android Phone which is pre-installed with V2.1 Eclair. At least once in a day phone gets dead (At this stage I cannot press and any key or unable to make/receive calls). The only option I have at this stage is to remove and re-insert my phone's battery.

I googled all the day for it and found many people says that the issue is with wifi. But I never enabled/used Wifi before. This happens more than once in a day. I took my phone to service centre and they reinstalled OS but still the issue persists. I strongly believe its issue with s/w. Anybody help me get rid of this issue.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Move apps to the SD card and keep them there

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I have a phone with a very small internal memory (LG K7, just 4GB storage, running Android 5.1.1) but a nice roomy (64 GB) external SD card, so naturally I use an application manager (specifically, AppManager III) to move as many apps as possible to my external storage.  For the most part, it works fine.

But every time one of these apps updates the new version is (by default) installed in my internal storage, and I have to move it again.  This happens at least 2-3 times per week, especially for apps like Facebook, Twitter and Messenger, which update very, very frequently.

It's very frustrating to have to manually instruct my phone over and over again that, yes, I want to move the app to external storage again.  Is there a way to just set this once and forget about it?  One option, I guess, would be to turn off auto-updates.  But what I really want is a way to configure things so that the auto-updates are auto-moved to the external storage each time they are re-installed.  Particularly looking for methods that don't require rooting my phone.


texts: Gmail won't sync, apps don't update: "Device doesn't have enough storage space"

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, Android 4.0.4.  For the last few days I can't sync my gmail or update any apps.

This, of course, is a barefaced lie.  There is plenty space available:

But still, I have this constant message, "Phone storage space is getting low".

And I can't update any apps, because this tells me that "Application cannot be installed in the default location".

I have been using this phone for 2.5 years without needing an SD card, and I don't see any reason why I should now suddenly need to get one for my phone to continue working the way it has for the past couple years.

After googling and finding many other posts with the same problem I have tried every suggested solution that I found:

Restarting
Cleaning the app cache
Cleaning the contacts cache
Removing my Google account, then re-adding it.
Uninstalling every unnecessary application.

But this stupid message keeps appearing and preventing my phone from updating.

Anyone else have any ideas how to fix this?


texts: Why does my phone keep restarting when trying to dial any number?

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My Yureka Cyanogen restarts whenever I try to make a call. When I dial a number it restarts but not when I receive it.

What could be the problem and how to solve it?


texts: Micromax A120 softbricked after using a repartition app

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I have a Micromax A120 with stock Kitkat.

I rooted it and used "mprio repartition" app to increase the app installation space and the screen displayed:

  Partition is ready please boot into recovery and clear cache and data/factory reset

So I did that. Now when I try to power on the device it shows Micromax logo and then an Android logo, and a line indicating that a task is being performed.

This has been happening for almost 2 hrs so I removed the battery.

I decided to flash stock ROM  using SP Flash tools, but when I connect the device using the USB cable it shows only the charging light and is not detected in PC.

What should I do?


texts: Why is "Samsung Push Service" using so much of my battery?

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Looking at the battery usage summary on my Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500), I found that "Samsung Push Service" (v1.0.4) has used 29% of my battery. I'm having problems with the battery not lasting very long (about 1 day mostly on standby), so anything that extends the time a charge lasts will be valuable.

What does the "Samsung Push Service" do? Should I uninstall it (I never chose to install it, so it must have been on the phone to start with), or is there another way to reduce it's battery usage?

Edit: When drilling down into the Samsung Push Service from battery usage, I see that is keeping my phone permanently awake. This doesn't seem sensible!


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Gt 19505. I am currently running andriod 4.4.2
I was wondering if there's any way to get on screen notifications for messages etc whilst using other apps.
I used to have an iPhone,  but switched to Samsung because of how customisable Android is. However, the onscreen notifications are something I'm greatly missing.
I am aware of message previews in the lock screen, and have that enabled, but I would absolutely love to have in screen notifications whilst using other apps. I am willing to download other apps to be able to do this.
Please please please help
Thank you


texts: How to block tcp connection without iptables command

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I have an app, a replica of a shooter game in Android. It is just for experimental use only, me and my friends are testing it. I need to block all TCP connections without iptables command so I can test my security.
Is there a way to only block TCP connection for an app? But only TCP connection, because my playing server is UDP server.or filter tcp connection.
Can I block or filter all incoming TCP connections as well?


texts: Can't get custom boot animations to display

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I have a U.S. Sprint LG G3 and I've been trying to make a custom boot & shutdown animation for it, but I'm having quite the trouble.

I have no problem getting boot animations I download from here to work. I was also able to use this person's site to turn the vertical octopus gif in that thread into a boot animation. Phone is rooted only, no custom rom; no problems placing the files and setting permissions correctly.

But I'm not having any luck with this gif: http://i.imgur.com/08thhjx.gif

That site has a 3MB file limit, so I'm trying to create the images and bootanimation.zip myself. I've tried splitting the frames out with both Irfanview & ImageMagick. Then resizing from 480x480 to both 960x960 and 1440x1440 - then expanding the canvas to 1440x2560 and filling the new background in with black. Again, I've performed these manipulations with both IrfanView & ImageMagick.

I've tried jpg's and png's with varying levels of image compression as well as both 24 and 32 bit png's.

In the desc.txt file I've tried 30, 45, and 60 frames per second. For the part line I've tried:

p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part0
c 1 0 part0
p 1 0 part0 (repeat this line x10)

And the zip I create uses Store compression (no compression), created with WinRAR.

No matter what I've tried, the animation never displays, just black screen. I've tried connecting with adb and running the bootanimation command. When I have a working boot animation that I've downloaded, the command echos the string bootanimation at the prompt, and my phone screen flashes black for a split second. When I try the command with my custom animation in place, nothing is echoed at the prompt - no error messages or anything - and nothing happens on the phone.

Here's a dropbox folder with a few versions I've tried - jpgs, larger png's, and smaller png's, with different variations on the desc.txt file. None of them will display. Maybe I'm missing something simple, or maybe there's some problem with the images I'm creating..


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I'm testing an app that will require users to verify their identity with front facing id, back facing id and a selfie. It's really tedious to do the tests by hand one by one, i'd like to have a few people make videos in different lighting conditions, then I can send those videos to the camera feed of a real android phone and see how the app fares.
I know it's possible to do something like this on PC with ManyCam, where you can send a video to the camera api, I was wondering if there's a similar app or method to achieve the same thing on androids.


texts: Configure Australian Phone to work on US Network

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I have an HTC Desire HD (unlocked) purchased in Australia, currently operating on a T-Mobile network but I am not getting any data service. I purchased an activation kit from Amazon and the $30/mth unlimited data package from Walmart. Text and voice are working fine, but I am not receiving any data.

The data plan is a 4g plan but I assumed that would also include 3G for those without 4G phones.

On the phone settings, T-Mobile is listed under settings > Wireless & networks > mobile networks > Network Operators. When I select Network Operators > Select Automatically it flashes up a message "registered on network".

Is there something I must do to get my phone to work here? OS = Gingerbread.


texts: I have a tablet and a normal PC. I have a lot of files on my normal pc that i would like to copy to my tablet. Both the systems are connected to the same WiFi network. Is there any way to use this WiFi network to transfer files from the normal PC to the tablet?


texts: How to reduce the quality of streaming on Galaxy S4

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I recently upgraded from Galaxy S1 (Android 2.3.5) to S4 (SGH-I337M with Android 4.4.2)

The thing is before I couldn't have the Chrome browser because was not compatible and my YouTube app played videos just in HQ.

But now my S4 plays streaming in HD (720p). I set the option to see videos in HD (YouTube) only on WI-FI but even though I did this, my data plan is being devoured.
When I see streaming from pages in Chrome, they are also spending my data plan.

I know this thanks to the data usage application in android (Apps > Settings > Data usage) and match exactly with my internet provider consumption plan.

How can I do to reduce the streaming quality in general on my S4 in order to reduce the consumption of my data plan.

I tried to ask the same thing in google but mostly all the pages advice to do the opposite, I mean... how to increase the video quality on android.

It doesn't bother me to see videos in HQ like before.

Thanks.


texts: How can I search the SMSs/MMSs using the default search interface?

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I have an Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM installed. I love the Google Search interface and can search most of my phone using it but I am unable to find "Messaging" as a searchable item. I've seen a lot of photos showing "Messaging" as a searchable item but it isn't on my phone.

Would any of you know if this possible in JellyBean? Was it a feature that was removed? Do I need to configure something?

Thanks

I dug through the Cyanogenmod source and found that a commit was made that removed this functionality. I haven't been able to understand the reason for this:

https://bitbucket.org/cyanogenmod/android_packages_apps_mms/commits/15290a70177d1cca473fb40e9eee3ed76249926c


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I have a Prestigio 5044 Duo (PAP5044) with MTK6589.
Basically, what I was trying to do was to resize /data partition, beacause it was only about 950Mb, by shrinking Internal SD card (/emmc) partition. For that I used Meteos MTK6589 Apllication.

After going all the steps I found out that Android OS was hanging during boot (like half-way to boot up, and it freezed with no error messages). Though, recovery (I have CWM) boots well.
After doing some research I found out, that partition table of the device was messed up after /cache partition. So, all system and recovery partititons are fine.

Here is fdisk output:

~ # fdisk -lu /dev/block/mmcblk0
Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5
Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5

Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 3853 MB, 3853516800 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 470400 cylinders, total 7526400 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

              Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1            1024        1022  2147483647+  5 Extended
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2           26624       47103       10240  83 Linux
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3           47104       67583       10240  83 Linux
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4           93184      105471        6144  83 Linux
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5          134144     1465343      665600  83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6         7556096        1022  2143706111+ 83 Linux

And here are /proc/partitions and fstab:

~ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor  #blocks  name

 179        0    3763200 mmcblk0
 179        1          1 mmcblk0p1
 179        2      10240 mmcblk0p2
 179        3      10240 mmcblk0p3
 179        4       6144 mmcblk0p4
 179        5     665600 mmcblk0p5
 179        6     129024 mmcblk0p6
 179        7    2901504 mmcblk0p7
 179       64       2048 mmcblk0boot1
 179       32       2048 mmcblk0boot0
 179       96   31338496 mmcblk1
 179       97   31334400 mmcblk1p1
~ # cat /etc/fstab
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 /cache ext4 rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /data ext4 rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /emmc vfat rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system ext4 rw
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard vfat rw
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /sd-ext auto rw

So, on mmcblk0 there must be 10 partitions, and now there are only 6, according to fdisk.

I have two ideas how it is possible to restore partitions:
1) manually with fdisk, though it doesn't seem like a very good idea
2) I've found some info about scatter file for MTK-based devices, seems like it contains all the partitioning info; I have no idea how to get and use that file, though.

What should I do to recover my device?


texts: Cannot boot to bootloader, fastboot or recovery

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I have Sony Xperia Z2 with Cyanogenmod 1220150305

I cannot boot into any recovery based applications.

I have tried with the phone off and the down and up volume buttons, I have tried with apps that reboot to recovery, I have tried with the advanced power button on CM, I have tried with adb reboot bootloader/recovery and I have tried by just trying to install an update from the CM Updater.

What do I do to get this into Recovery? Otherwise the phone is fine, but it now means I can never update the phone ever again which I am not happy about as this version of CM12 is not great.


texts: New galaxy note 4 camera doesn't focus at first,  it will only work when I shake my camera or thump it real hard.  Had anyone had this issue or have an idea on his to fix it?


texts: Can image retention persist after display replacement?

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I have a Moto Z² Play that, over time and from using the included fast charger, had its battery heat up and expand. By this time the display had also accrued some burn-in, so I sent it to a repair shop in my city to have the battery and the display replaced (and was invoiced for replacement of both parts as separate line items). It came back with a normal sized battery, but the display still has burn-in! I suspected that perhaps the shop has failed to replace the display, but when I called they told me that it's a possible issue with the motherboard from the heat it had been subjected to over time. They have offered to replace the display again under warranty for the first repair, so at least it only costs me the hassle of sending the phone in again.
I'm having difficulty being sure if the display is new based on unique scratch marks - there aren't a lot now, but there also weren't a lot when I sent the phone in. It's possible the shop simply polished the glass and I couldn't be sure of the difference.
So my question is, is their claim a load of BS, or is it possible for image retention to be caused by something other than the display panel?


texts: Is it possible to automatically transform a phone number before calling it?

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So I want some kind of solution to take a phone number from my call list, contacts or anywhere else, then transform it in a specific way and then add some digits and symbols in front of the number and a symbol after the number, and then forward the newly created number to the dialer.
For example, I have a phone number in my call list "+37066611111", if I share it as a number in my dialer app (DW contacts and dialer), I get this kind of text:
Contact name:
+37066611111

I want some kind of tool to get this text, drop this part:
Contact name:
+370

Then add additional symbols and digits to the remaining number "66611111", so that the result would look like this:
866622222,789#9#0866611111#

Then pass this newly created number back to the dialer. Is it possible?
I'm using a bootleggers ROM (Android 9 pie) installed on a Motorola Moto E 2015 phone.


texts: How do does rooting in Cyanogenmod 10.2 work?

texts: Cyanogenmod 10.2 comes pre-rooted, but some people don't like the built-in SuperUser program, and would like to either update the su binary or use a completely different su program. Can this be done? If so, how?


texts:
update.zip s are packages containing replacements for parts of an android system. The packages contain all the files it the update is intended to replace, and a script that will do the replacement when its run.

Update.zips can come from OTA updates but in some cases it is necessary to manually download and put an update.zip in some special folder. However, the update.zip is still detected and applied in the same manner.

What part of android detects and handles update.zips?


texts: Sniffing USB traffic between an Android app and a connected device

texts: Is there any way to sniff USB traffic between an Android app and a connected device, like a drone controller?


texts: How to connect to a SSH server from Android client?

texts: I can install and run an SSH server on my Android 6.0 phone (Banana SSH server), and I can run an SSH client on it (Termius), so how do I invoke the client from on the command line that the server provides?  I type ssh and it's not a recognized command.  I want to use the phone to link through to other servers.


texts: Editing multi-line text in address book fields

texts:
I often have multi-line text in my address book, in fields such as notes or the first line of the address.

Editing this seems near-impossible, as the text entry field only shows one line at a time.

Is there any way to cursor through the multiple lines of text so I can edit it easily?

The phone in question is an HTC Desire S.


texts: How to close Google account on the phone

texts: I let my friend borrow my Android phone. She never returned the phone and she is still using my account. Please, help me.


texts:
I have an Samsung Galaxy S9 plus Default ROM but rooted.
I use my timer a lot with a default of 2.5 hours (medice req).
I have a nice UCCW theme customized to my specs.
I would love to have my timer displayed in there just like the clock. Is this possible in any form of way so I can display this with my UCCW skin ? (rebuilding the skin in KWGT is a option but not preferred.)


texts: My Galaxy s6 phone won't let me touch at all except for the notification bar

texts: I opened an app, and then it happened. My whole screen got a little bit darker. Then when I tried to restart it, it wouldn't let me touch it at all! The only part that does let me touch and hold is the notification bar. My battery is at 81 percent, and I don't want to leave it over school! WHAT DO I DO!?


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I'm currently using Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on an old Qualcomm, ARMv7 device, with a 2GB SD card.

I want to bootstrap Debian Wheezy onto the SD card, but FAT32 can't handle symlinks and attributes, so I need to format the card as an ext filesystem. My computer does not have microSD slots, so I'll need to unmount the sdcard and then use some tool to format it from Android.

The problem is that I don't have any "unmount" options in the settings. I tried to root the phone and use ADB to run umount, but it fails on "Device or resource busy".

The phone isn't currently rooted, but I can easily do it in a few moments if needed.

I have a USB cable and ADB installed on my PC.

My PC has Gentoo Linux installed, and I have Debian Jessie available if needed.

I'm OK with using the command line.

May some Android comrade help me?


texts: How to repartition of Samsung Galaxy Core GT 18262 By adb?

texts: My phone storage is 8GB but my phone showing I have System storage is 1.5 & Internal storage is 1GB. Please how I fix it.


texts: YES... I STILL Have My Galaxy Note 7, So I Could Please Use Some Help With Contact Errors

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So, as of right now, my preinstalled Android calendar, email, & contacts applications are not working. I have NO contacts showing up. I save ALL of my contacts in my Google/Gmail account. I've installed the app "Contacts+" & finally they've shown up, but... they are all an old version of my Google contacts. I've gone into the Google Contacts website on Chrome & the correct contacts are displayed there, so I tried to "restore" them... it didn't work
Does ANYONE, have ANY helpful information for me, please!!??!!

Thank you so very much,
Scorpio2177


texts: Will apps exempted from background optimization be affected by low-battery triggered energy saving?

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I disabled optimization for Whatsapp. I want to limit Whatsapp only if the battery is low.

Does LineageOs 14 ignore the whitelist on low battery out of the box already?

I'm wondering about this because Whatsapp Web reads 'phone not connected' too much freqently on wifi and I disabled optimizations, as a countermeasure (yet it does not seem to be working)... despite that I'm curious about android and lineageos behaviour regarding this.


texts: How MIUI releases based on different Android versions have same features?

texts: I would like to know how MIUI can provide features on all devices that have the same version of MIUI on it, without the same Android version?


texts: Here at work we use a Wi-Fi connection that requires the user's sign-in before it can be used, with a username and a password. This password is changed every few days. After connecting, Chrome starts and directs me to the login page, auto-filled, with the stored credentials. On my laptop, as soon as I enter a password that's different than the stored, I'm prompted to update it, therefore being able to auto-fill the form until it's changed again. However, on my Android Phone, Google never prompts me to apply that update. I can't seem to find a way of updating the password auto-fill, other than deleting the credentials and then signing in again, at which point Chrome prompts me to save the credentials with the "fresh" password. Is there any easier way to this? Thank you all in advance.


texts: How can I download the zip file directly to sd-card?

texts: How can I download the CM 12 zip file directly to sd-card?


texts: What are the correct specs of Tecno W3 smart phone?

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I would like to by Tecno W3 smart phone (Android 6.0 Marshmallow).

I googled to know its GPU. Some websites said it's Mali-400 GPU such as:

http://bestmobs.com/tecno-w3/
http://naijaquest.com/tecno-w3-specs-features-reviews-and-price-official/

And other websites said it's Mali-400MP2 GPU such as:

http://www.androidphonesinnigeria.com/tecno-w3-full-specifications-features-price/
http://www.droidafrica.com/tecno-w3-brings-android-60/

The official website of the phone does not give any information about the GPU nor the part number of the CPU IC.

How can I know the real GPU when I test the phone at the shop? Is there an android test code? Thank you very much,


texts: Is it possible to infer ambient temperature from battery temperature?

texts:
A few questions here and at Stack Overflow make battery temperature available for the inquiring minds:

Get temperature of battery on Android
How does Android obtain battery temperature

Yet, I'm curious if there's a method for deriving ambient temperature from battery data. A quick search at U.S. Patents and Trademarks' Office revealed no such patents (yet).


texts: Will Droid Bionic with Extended Battery Fit Inside the Otterbox Defender Case?

texts: I have a Droid Bionic and I keep it in an Otterbox Defender case.  I would like to get the extended battery but am concerned that my Bionic might no longer fit within my Otterbox.  Has anyone tried this?


texts: Why is Google Now Launcher using Samsung Theme Store Icons although the theme is uninstalled?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Android 5.1.1. I installed Google Now Launcher then I installed a theme from Samsung theme store, which replaced the default icons. After removing the theme and the launcher, I came back to Google Now, and although the theme was removed, the same Icons remain, even with default theme. Tried countless reinstalls of Google now launcher, but still no results.

Here is what I mean:


texts: Can't reboot system after CyanogenMod 14.1 update

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I am coming before you because I am being stuck in recovery mode after I updated CyanogenMod 14.1 Nightly on my LG G4 h-815.

Indeed, I just performed a weekly update as usual but afterwards the system did not reboot as usual. In order to solve this issue, I performed the following operations:

I reinstalled the latest version of Team Win Recovery Project, by following the instructions on this page: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_h815#Installing_a_custom_recovery_using_fastboot
I booted in recovery mode and, in the menu, I selected "Wipe" and then "Format Data"
I installed CyanogenMod and Gapps, by following the instructions on this page: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_h815#Installing_CyanogenMod_from_recovery

Unfortunately, when I reboot the system I am always back into recovery mode. I tried to install several version of CyanogenMod with the same result.

Does anyone have any idea of what I should do?

Thanks in advance!!

Clément


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I have T-Mobile Galaxy S Blaze, running 2.3.6. I rooted the phone months ago, uninstalled T-Mobile bloatware (using Titanium Backup Free), and have been enjoying using it for a while.

Recently however, I haven't been able to power it off. Everytime I hold the power button and select "Power Off", it goes through the motions but then reboots immediately. I can't think of anything I changed during that time that would cause this, other than software updates. I couldn't tell you which software updates, because I didn't try to turn it off in a long while.

Removing the battery and re-inserting it keeps it off. It's just using the "Power Off" command. Is there anyway I can get a log of what's happening during shutdown? I'm new to Android but not so much to Linux.


texts: I am currently using windows 10 enterprise and my android studio does not detect devices despite me installing drive pack 17 and also adb fastboot drivers all phones are detected by the machine but android studio does not detect the phone.


texts: Switching to Android, how do I handle music?

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My wife and I are planning on switching from apple phones to the Note III when it comes out later in the month. I was preparing to switch my music collection from itunes based to google play by uploading and organizing everything to the google play web app. However, I ran into a couple of issues.

I have a computer that plays background music during the day, regardless of if we are home or not. Up to now I have been playing it through itunes, however since I have been pulling the google play web app during day, I have noticed that if I play music from work, that I come home and the music has stopped playing because you can only stream music from one device at one. I would like to have this music playing at all times.
I assume, since my wife and I share the same music collection that we will both sign in to google play using the same google ID. However, if only one device can stream at a time, what happens when I am listening at work and she is wanting to listen at work. Will it kill one of the streams?

Has anyone else run into this? Is there another way to manager music on the Android platform?


texts: Black screen, but the phone is working (Moto G LTE)

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I have a Moto G 4G (with Lollipop) with the following problem. As soon as the boot sequence completes the screen turns black. It is not broken because the boot animation is shown, and I can take screenshots by pressing the power button and VOL DOWN. I can also see the screenshot animation (a white square that shrinks on the screen) and hear the shutter sound. By holding the power button the "Shut down" dialog appears and it can be touched, resulting in the phone shutting down.

I have tried running the phone in Safe Mode. Nothing changes (except from the Safe mode text in the lower left corner). I have also tried wiping the cache from the recovery twice to no avail.

Can you help me diagnose the problem? Or at least, is there a way to backup the data from the phone before attempting an hard reset? Please notice that the phone is locked, unrooted and the usb debug is not active, so I can't use ADB.


texts: How can I open all the links of a bookmark folder on Chrome for Android?


texts: Settings, App and Messages Backup AND restore of non-rooted Android 6+ devices?

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I need to send in my phone for a repair. The phone still works normally, so I like to backup all my phone specific data (SMS, whatsApp messages, app settings, account settings (contacts and calender sync), ...) and wipe the phone before I send it in.

I read Full Backup of non-rooted devices - but the question is basically from back in 2012 - and so is the most upvoted answer (adb) which also disclaims "This solution will not back up and restore contact, SMS or calendar information" which makes it seem rather half-baked to me. (sorry.)

Also, Android 6 has a built-in backup, I'm just totally unsure how well that works. (And what app stuff it does or doesn't backup.)

settings > backup&restore > more > manual backup > (sdcard)

Here's what the backup (to SD card) confirmation looks like: (sorry German)

So what did it actually backup (seems like SMS are included / bullet Gespräche") and how can I verify that?
How do I check whether some app settings are included or not?
Can I be confident to get that stuff restored to the factory reset device once it is returned from repair?

Android Version is shown as 6.0.1


texts: Is it possible to remove app using connection to computer?

texts:
Question

Is it possible to connect android device to pc and make system alternations via that connection?

Why

I'm thinking of possibilities of doing that to remove malware that crawled too deep in device.
For example, I've been recently asked to remove screen blocker that has added itself to administrators. In safe mode, after I removed that admin, banner appeared. While I was able to solve that with one additional safe reboot, the youtuber I've followed claimed that in newer versions of the malware you'd have to go for factory wipe.

In linux you can do anything to system files as long as you've booted in the other instance.

So in case I'll be asked to deal with such problems in future, I've been wondering whether computer could be used as such more authoritative agent for android.

As those are likely to be not my devices so rooting might be undesirable, no backups be present and factory wipe might be too problematic.


texts: How to connect a Nexus 6p to Windows 8.1 in MTP mode

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When I connect my phone to my Windows 8.1 PC, I can select PTP mode on the phone and the phone immediately shows up under "This PC".  However, I only see pictures related files, I wanted to see other media.  So I try to select MTP on my phone, and as soon as I do the phone icon disappears from "This PC" and does not reappear.  I don't see any error messages, prompts to install drivers, etc.

I read somewhere that in Android, under settings -> storage to press the menu-button and choose usb-connection, but the menu only shows "Help & feedback".

I have tried both with USB debugging enabled and disabled.

On my Windows PC, under Device Manager -> Android Device I see "Google Nexus ADB Interface"; trying to update it says the latest version is already installed.  I tried uninstalling it, and reconnecting the phone, but this just automatically reinstalled the same driver.   I also looked under every other entry in device manager and there isn't anything else related to ADB or MTP.

I don't see any kind of separate MTP driver though.  If I try to update software manually and how compatible hardware, it shows: "Google Nexus ADB Interface"  and "USB Composite Device" and nothing MTP related.

I found my device under "Devices and Printers -> Unspecified". When I tried to troubleshoot, it says "Google Nexus ADB Interface is an older USB device and might not work with USB 3.0.  Plug the device into an available USB 2.0 port..."    But I've only got USB 3.0 ports!  If I go ahead and have it finish the troubleshooting it says:

Problems found:
Google Nexus ADB Interface can't work properly with USB 3.0 (Not fixed)

What?!  The fact that PTP does work seems to contradict this, right?  And since when has USB 3.0 not been backwardly compatible with USB 2.0 devices???

How do I get my PC to recognize the phone in MTP mode?


texts: Where does YouTube's offline feature store video files?

texts: I'm using YouTube offline feature on my Android device, so that I can playback the offline videos within the YouTube app even there is no internet connection. When I searched for any of the video files, I can't find them on device/SD card memory. Are they encrypting the file so that it can be played only with YouTube app? Does anyone know the specific folder for offline video data?


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Has anyone seen this behavior when playing videos in the YouTube app?
I've tried clearing both the cache and data for the app, but it did not help.

Note in the screenshot how the video is all choppy and blocks that are all mixed up.
It is happening on ALMOST all videos, but every rare one will work fine.

Running on a stock Verizon Galaxy S3.


texts: After removing old system app and installing the new version, it forces close

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I'm using a custom ROM of CyanogenMod 7 (Android 2.3.5) on ZTE Racer. The ROM came with some default system apps like Gmail, Google Translate, Youtube and Adobe Reader. The old version of these apps are kept in internal storage even if you update them, so to save space I uninstalled the updates and them removed them using Root Manager.

The problem is that when I installed the updated versions from Market, they force close during opening (I found out later that Google Translate force close only when trying to translate something).

I had backed up everything before uninstall, and I noticed that if I install the backed up version manually and then update it through Google Play, they work fine. Checking the storage space left, I can say that the old versions were this way deleted, so I suppose the result should be the same.

Since I did not notice that Google Translate wasn't working, I deleted the backed up apk file, so I can't put it to work again.

My question is: anyone knows why does this happen? And if so, how could I make the updated version of Google Translate to work now that I do not have the old default apk anymore?

Edit: I tried installed again to trace the exact error message and it is now working, though I have done anything explicitly.


texts: Unlock Samsung S5(SM-G900W8) bootloader without rooting

texts: I am performing some tests on android devices, to properly do this I need to first unlock the device bootloader and run my tests on the device after which I then root the device and perform the tests again. I was able to unlock the bootloader for an HTC One m8 device using the offficial HTCDev instructions and then rooting by using TWRP Recovery and SuperSU. I need to replicate this process step by step for a Samsung Galaxy S5(SM-G900W8) device but I can't figure out how to unlock the bootloader for the device without rooting first. I have tried to follow the instructions here but it gets stuck in odin mode(step 7) and I have to do a battery pull. My question is how does one unlock the bootloader for this device nd then go about rooting it? Thank you.


texts: Completely disable audio jack as a media output

texts: I bought 3.5 mm. dust plug jack and I'm using its buttons, but Android is considering it as a headphone and always routing the audio to it not the phone speakers nor the Bluetooth. I need to completely disable it as a media output. Please advise or guide where to ask. Stackoverflow, Super User, XDA, Android Central or Reddit. My phone is rooted and ready for any solution.


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I have a Sony Xperia SP with 'Bootloader unlock allowed: No'. I want to flash a custom ROM to the device but there seems to be no recovery partition on it, so I cannot install TWRP or use fastboot. Using adb and ls -l yields (output cropped):

...
dr-xr-xr-x root     root              1970-01-01 01:00 proc
-rw-r--r-- root     root         2109 1970-01-01 01:00 property_contexts
drwxr-xr-x root     root              1970-01-01 01:00 res
drwx------ root     root              2014-05-11 12:44 root
drwxr-x--- root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 sbin
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 sdcard -> /storage/emulated/legacy
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 sdcard1 -> /storage/removable/sdcard1
...

ls -al /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name yields:

lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 Boot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 Boot2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 Cache -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 FOTAKernel -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 Kernel -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p4
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 LTALabel -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 System -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p13
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 TA -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 TZ -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 Userdata -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 apps_log -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 fsg -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 modemst1 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 modemst2 -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              1970-01-25 01:39 ramdump -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p9

My question is: Is it possible to create a new recovery partition, and if so, how does it have to be done? Or is it possible to flash a custom ROM without this partition? Thanks.


texts: List of intents and registered apps for those intents?

texts: Is it possible to view a list of intents and which application is set to launch when such intent is issued by an application? It would be nice if the OS provided such a feature where you could also change this as desired or even clear this setting for any intent so that the user would have to choose from a list of apps to open the intent with when the intent is issued. It would also be nice if on such screen one could make exceptions for apps which would open a different application than the default one for a given intent (and this could thus be set on an app-by-app basis).


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My phone is in a boot loop. It shows the Google text and restarts after few seconds. Not even the animation starts. It is the same if I start recovery mode.

I have windows 10, "Android ADB Interface" driver from Google and the phone shows up in device manager when i connect when the phone is in the bootloader screen (power + down).

I only can communicate with the phone when it is on the bootloader screen. For fastboot devices the phone shows up but not for adb devices. I tried all my usb ports.

DEVICE STATE - locked and unlocking from OEM is disabled.

I tried to connect to LGUP in Download Mode (power + up) with no success it doesn't recognise the phone.

I tried to unlock with Nexus Root Toolkit but it restarting my device and waiting for it but it restarts before the program recognizing it.

If I could make it work with LGUP or I could unlock somehow I could flash it with an image what can disable the big cores so the bootloop probably goes away.

I don't mind losing data. Any advice?


texts: Android phone ICS cannot connect to internet through LAN

texts:
I have an Android phone that connects to my local area network via WiFi. The LAN consists of a switch and a Debian box that acts as a router, with two interfaces: one external and one internal. For some reason, after updating to Ice Cream Sandwich, my phone can no longer get through to the internet although it can connect to all machines on my LAN.

Any thoughts on what might be causing this routing problem? When I try to access the net from the phone, I see ARP, Requests that seem to go unanswered, eg:

  ARP, Request who-has yyz06s05-in-f7.1e100.net tell ...

It seems as if traffic isn't getting routed back to my phone properly. I run my own DNS, one internal and one external.

Thanks for any ideas.

P.S. I downloaded an nslookup utility onto the phone (using cellular network, which does work) and the phone properly gets served DNS from my home network.  Also, FYI, other devices connect to the WiFi fine.  Finally, the phone MAC address DOES appear in arp -i eth1 output.  I am thoroughly confused.


texts: BRAND NEW HTC Desire 816 Headphone Jack Issue

texts: So I just got my HTC Desire 816 in the mail today. It's been in my hand for like 5 hours haven't even put it in my pocket. It's been encased in plastic before I was holding it. So it can not be lint. I tried to fish out debris from the jack produced nothing. The only thing I changed was downloading lollipop and I had tried the headphones before I did the download so I'm stumped. It plays music amazingly well just not through my headphones. Any advice would be appreciated.


texts: Connecting to COM serial port through USB with Putty

texts:
I am trying to use my android phone connected to my PC as an SMS gateway by executing AT commands.

I have attached the phone to the PC (Windows 7), and device manager shows that it is in COM4 port. I opened PUTTY in administrator mode and tried connecting to COM4 but it just shows a black screen with the green cursor but won't let me type anything.

I tried playing around with the values of "Local Echo" and "Local Line Editing" as I found in one of the suggestions in another question here, but the best I can get (set both to "Force On"), I can type stuff on Putty but it doesn't really do anything.

Any suggestions?


texts: "This app won't run without Google Play Services which are missing from your phone" on Samsung Galaxy S2

texts:
I recently rooted my Galaxy S2 GT I9100 phone.

I search some of the video on YouTube about how to upgrade OS from Jelly Bean 4.1 to Lollipop 5.02. I did the same and succeed in it.

The problem I'm facing right now that my phone has been updated to CyanogenMod Lollipop 5.1, but I'm not able to use any Google services Apps e.g. WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Maps, Youtube

I'm able to use pre-installed apps like Music Player, Dialer etc.

When I clicking on Play Store or any Google apps it is showing This app won't run without Google Play Services which are missing from your phone.

And 2nd Problem I'm facing is although it is updated to Lollipop, the phone is not starting like a Lollipop. When rebooting a blue Android appear and it is blinking and a yellow error sign or logo appears just below the Samsung Logo when the phone starts.

What should I do to use all the Google apps and phone work as it work in any other Lollipop Android phone?


texts: Use a disk image for Link2SD's 2nd partition

texts:
Well, this question is targeted for those few devices without support for an external SD card as well as merged storage, for example my Micromax Canvas Knight A350.

I thought this up today:

If we take a QEMU disk image file (.img), set it to static with a size for, say, 4GB and format it to ext2 and copy it over to the Android device's internal SD card, can we mount it as /mnt/sdcard2 or something similar as a loop device (it appears that loop device mounting is possible on stock Android 4.0.4 and up, at least for some Samsung devices)?

Secondly, will this work with Link2SD?

Context: My device, as mentioned above, has a 2GB /data partition which is fast running out. I thought this up as a last-ditch effort to extend its lifespan (because it has 25GB /sdcard0 partition`, and I don't use more than 12GB of it), and would like to get the theory of this validated or refuted before I go about trying this on my device.

NOTE:

Any alternative suggestions, such as FolderMount (kindly suggested by @Izzy in chat), are also welcome if these are accompanied with proper usage instructions for this specific case, that is, link folders from /data to internal SD.

Side Note: Not currently considering FolderMount as it's advertised for internal SD to external SD linking, not /data to internal SD linking.


texts: Youtube video in fullscreen mode being croped

texts:
I have a phone Xiaomi Mi 9T with android 9 and I have MIUI installed on it.
My problem is that when watching videos on mobile version youtube in fullscreen mode videos are being cropped. Here is an example: youtube video on my phone and on PC. You can see that the bottom part has been cropped. I tried on firefox and chrome, it seems that every browser on my phone uses the same player so videos are being cropped everywhere. Also, if I use desktop version of youtube and open videos in fullscreen then the player is being cropped at the bottom. Do you know how I can fix these
on phone in mobile version
on PC
on phone in fullscreen


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I have a samsung s4 on android 6.0.1 and the phone has a cracked and unresponsive screen. I tried to plug the phone to my computer so see if I could copy pictures from my internal drive but it wouldn't work. I tried  adb pull since I have root access and developer option was always enabled but I get error: insufficient permissions for device: verify udev rules.
adb devices  shows 9a22b563  no permissions (verify udev rules); see [http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html] I think this is happening because of my locked screen. It is stopping adb from working properly. Is there a way to get my data back by disabling the lock screen?
I have root and custom recovery access but unable to reboot to recovery due to adb not giving access.


texts: How do I backup data (SMS/contacts) from a device with a broken screen?

texts:
I just broke the screen of my (unrooted) Galaxy S.

How do I get back my SMS and contacts?

PS: I tried Kies but it won't detect my phone for some reason. (Kies works fine with another Galaxy I possess but not this one)


texts:
I bought a pair of bluetooth wireless earphones. Everything works fine, except for one small detail: it seems that the touch controls are too sensitive.
Since I never use them and they just get in my way, is there any way to disable them?
Thanks in advance


texts: Nexus 4 flash stock kernel when it's stuck in bootloader

texts:
I screwed myself over when I flashed broken files to the recovery and kernel partitions. I want to get back my stock kernel, but I can only get it to either the bootloader or Download Mode. Adb and Fastboot can't find it, and LGNPST says the dongle is not connected. I tried from Windows 7 and from Linux Lite 1.0.8 (basically Ubuntu 12.04). My bootloader is unlocked. What should I do?
The only solution I can come up with is to take it apart, desolder the rom chip, flash to it from something else, and put it back in. Help me please!


texts: How to change the thumbs up icon in Facebook Messenger chat?

texts:
In Facebook Messenger in the web browser or the messenger app, there is a thumbs up sticker button out by default. People I know changed it to some other icons by default, but I can't ask them how.

I don't see any option for it, yet somehow it was changed. After you change it, it will say

  <person name> set the emoji to <emoji here>.

Can anyone tell me how to change it?


texts:
I have a HTC Sensation running Android 4.0.3 (HTC Sense 3.6, 3.33.401.53).  Of late I've been having increasing problems with global lag, however this is really most noticeable on the dialler/phone app itself.  By more noticeable, I mean several times worse compared to anything else.

I can open the contacts menu in the dialler without difficulty and filter by name to get the number I want up, however I get no response when I click the name (aside from a green flash of it to indicate I've pressed sucessfully).  There's then a pause of I would say up to a minute in the worst cases before it actually dials.  Usually I've pressed it multiple times in the hope of it working, whereupon it calls the person multiple times and I end up with several calls to the same person 'on hold'.

Is there any known cause for this or even better any likely way to fix it?  I could do a factory reset if this doesn't get resolved as it makes the phone close to unusable.

The effect isn't really on answering calls, though there is a lag on that too (but not to anywhere near the degree).


texts: How to root a Lenovo Tab M8 FHD (TB_8705F)

texts:
I have tried to root my tablet using the one click options but wasn't successful.
Does anyone know of a way to root it?
Thank You,


texts: Power button got short circuited by purell. What do I do?

texts:
I wiped my phone with some purell (I live in a place with lots of coronavirus cases), and apprently some of the stuff got inside and shorted the power button. Now the only thing my phone does it powering on and off. I tried pressing the volume keys and the power button but its not doing anything, and I can't take off the phone cover because it's sealed. Is there any way that I can fix this?
Thanks


texts: There is no WiFi signal when debugging app

texts:
I'm using a real device to build code with IntelliJ.
I realized that when I run app, the WiFi signal is too weak, almost lost the connection.
My device is Xiaomi Redmi note 5. The WiFi only loses the connection when I run the app or debug the app. If anyone has same problem, please tell me, lost internet connection and I can't run the app and test it.


texts: All apps except WhatsApp cannot work on WiFi

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I'm having some strange problem with my Sony Xperia SL. I use Virtual Router Manager on my Laptop to connect my mobile to internet over Wi-Fi. Since this morning, none of the apps are connecting to Internet (Play Store, Instagram, Subway Surfers, Browsers, etc.) except WhatsApp.

I've tried resetting Settings on my phone. Also reset the Wi-Fi modem on my Laptop, but still the same. Any solution?


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I followed the steps below to restore whatsapp chats:

1) on my old phone, I backed up my chats to SD card

2) Insert the SD card on the new phone

3) Moved the whole whatsapp folder to the new phone from the SD card

4) Install whatsapp on new phone and register and then it said there is a backup file founded, asked if I would like to restore it.

5) I clicked restore, so whatsapp processes.... for around 1-2 minutes, whatsapp quits itself, prompts "Unfortunately, whatsapp has stopped"

The whatsapp version on both my old and new phone is the same..

So how can I restore my chat history? Thanks!


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When you type your pin into the Android lock screen, it does the usual mobile password field thing where it actually shows the last character you've entered.

Is there any way to disable this on vanilla Android 4.4? As in show only dots.


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I own a Samsung galaxy note 3 N900 which is a 3G phone.

Its specification include

HSPA+ : HSDPA 42.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

In my area, Airtel is providing 3G at the speed of 2 Mbps and 4G at the speed of 10 Mbps.

My phone does not support 4G but it does support 10 Mbps download speed.

Will that 10 Mbps 4G plan work on my phone or not?


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Desperate to sort this out, before i do a factory reset!
Samsung Service Centre useless, said factory reset is the only option....

Had fingerprint set to lock samsung s6, don't remember ever setting a backup password - screen literally locked as i passed the phone to someone.
managed to access phone signing in on google.  then phone requested i set up another fingerprint lock, which i did.  also put a password in, which i remember.  password not being recognised.
phone locked again.

tried all combinations of all passwords i have, but no luck unlocking phone.
findmysamsung, android device manager not letting me access phone/reset lock (perhaps because remote control not enabled)?
unable to install bypass lock app as it's saying app is not compatible.
unable to use adb
tried installing 3rd party apps to unlock screen but they don't work

any suggestions on how to unlock the phone (or do a data back up before i factory reset) would be great - i am desperate to keep my data!


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In VLC player there is a "faster" and "slower" button that makes the video go faster or slower so that if you need to learn something (for example a guitar solo) you can slow it down a bit or if someone is talking too slow in a documentary you can speed it up a bit.

Does anyone know any Android app that does the same? I have a couple of documentaries that I need to speed up on my tablet and it's driving me nuts that I cant do it.

I have tried these apps so far:

VLC (neon)
[UPDATE: VLC does support playback speed adjustment by now.  (See
answer below.)]
MX player
Poweramp
and a couple others

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!


texts: My voicemail number #101 when dialled, dials the emergency services #000 how do I stop it happening?


texts: remove apps with htc bootloader unlocked

texts: Will just unlocking the bootloader per HTC website allow me to remove apps like Blockbuster, Nova, etc on an EVO 4G?


texts: Should I suppose that KG Status CHECKING finally disappears from Download mode?

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In my Tab S6, the line in Download mode stating KG Status Prenormal was totally disappeared after I completed the Android initial setup; while I had different experience with my Tab S7: The line KG Status PRENORMAL has changed to KG Status CHECKING and remained Checking even after I've fully completed the Android initial setup including updating all emergency and optional apps (except system and security updates).
I don't know if this KG Status remains CHECKING is a problem e.g. an indication of unfinished process. Should I suppose (like my Tab S6) this line get totally removed from Download mode? If so, what I have to do more to complete with KG status.
EDIT: I have followed same process with my Tab S6 and S7; like Tab S7 I haven't updated system and security updates for Tab S6.


texts: Can't sideload some apps on some kernels (idlekernel, Cyanogenmod kernel)

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I always wanted to use idlekernel but once I install it, the apps would disappear (also happened on Cyanogenmod kernel). Usually the apps that it doesn't want me to sideload are the ones that gets installed on /mnt/apsec. Even apps that comes from the Play Store and/or Amazon are not allowed to install.

I know I can just move the apps from /mnt/asec to the phone storage to access them again but installing apps that require to have their data on /mnt/asec will again not be installed.

Why are there kernels that don't allow me to sideload "some" apps? Is there a workaround here?


texts: Nearby wifi networks causing notification

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I am using a brand new Blu R1 HD android phone running 6.0.

On my way to work this morning I was listening to a podcast over bluetooth in my car.

Every once in a while a notifcation would sound on the stereo. I would open my phone and it would say "wifi networks nearby".

I have never experienced this on an Android phone.

How can i disable notifications sounding when a nearby wifi network is detected (barring shutting down the wifi).


texts:
Here's my situation:

I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I am rooted.


texts: How to make an app only work on wifi (never use data even if opened)

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I have a new Android version 5.1, Moto E 2nd Gen.

I just figured out which apps used up all my cell data, so I want to make it so these data-guzzling apps (the ones I want to keep) work ONLY on wifi, even if accidentally opened - Like turning off data but for only specific apps. Is this possible?

I already disabled the background data, updates, and sync - this doesn't get rid of ALL data usage though.
I tried this post: Limit apps to only work if connected to WiFi But this is a different system or something from the one I'm using, the answer does not work on my phone exactly as shown. If something similar works for mine, please give me step by step of how to do it with mine.

Thank you!


texts: News and weather app/widget crashes on startup

texts: Over the past couple of days, the news and weather app won't start for me.  I get an error message and I'm asked to force close or report the issue whenever I try to add the widget to a home screen or launch the app from the app tray.  Does anyone know what's causing the issue, and if so, how can I fix it?


texts: Does "trusted device" unlocking work with an encrypted device?

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Since Android 5.0, encrypting a device doesn't require configuring a complex alphanumeric screen lock password anymore.

Does this also work combined with with unlocking the device using a "trusted device" connected over bluetooth, or a trusted NFC tag, a.k.a. "Smart Lock"?


texts: Can I adjust the graphics memory allocation on my phone?

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My current phone is advertised as having 3GB of RAM. Under Settings/Memory Total Memory is listed as 2.8GB.

I recently saw a newer phone with a more modern System-On-a-Chip with 4GB of RAM. Total Memory showed as 3.5GB.

From reading around I believe the difference is down to the memory being set aside for graphics (or perhaps peripheral addressing at a guess, failing that).

If the former, as the screen resolution is the same (1920x1080) and I never had a problem with graphics on the old phone with 200MB set aside, is this something that can be varied, perhaps in a custom ROM, for instance Lineage, or would it be be buried too deep in hardware drivers?


texts: Fastboot not showing device, adb finds it

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I'm having issues trying to get Fastboot to find my device.
Interestingly ADB finds it.
My specs are below:

Computer: Ubuntu 14.04
Phone: One Plus Two Oxygen OS 2.1.1

james@james-Aspire-3830TG:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
3778baee    device

james@james-Aspire-3830TG:~$ fastboot devices
james@james-Aspire-3830TG:~$


texts: my Samsung phone says it doesn't have a rooting system, in laymens terms, how do I fix it

texts: I installed a memory booster/ security device on my Samsung recently. I have always wondered if I actually need all this hardware and apps in my phone. Now it tells me I can uninstall some apps , when I go to do it my phone says unable to no root system. What do I do?


texts: Cannot find SDK or point to it, both programs installed

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Cannot make this work...Windows 7, have installed DE and Android SDK...
I can go to this path using regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DroidExplorer\InstallPath

BUT I see no "sdkpath". I've tried pointing the DE to the Android SDK directory in hopes of finding SDK anything...NOTHING. What am I missing ?


texts: I do not wish Gmail contacts to appear on my device

texts: I'm using the same Gmail account for Google Play with two cell phones. I do not wish for one of those phones to sync the contacts in my account, but it has done so automatically. How can I fix this?


texts: How to sync facebook contacts after Ubersync deprecated

texts: As of May 2015, Ubersync no longer works due to a change Facebook made. How can I keep my Android contacts book synced with my Facebook contacts now? I imagine other apps have suffered a similar fate.


texts: How do I perform a  Print Screen on a Galaxy Ace?

texts: I looked at my gallery one time and I saw that I accidentally print screened an image. I was wondering if you guys know how I did that? My phone is a Galaxy Ace, and I have no app for that. It just happened.


texts: How to run Android in Virtualbox on Linux?

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For days I try to get Android 5 or higher running inside Virtualbox on Linux (here: Mint 18.1), without success. At best, I get past the boot menu (Grub), the system switches to graphics mode, and I see the pulsating "Android": After a few seconds, disk access ceases, and the VM hangs with 100% CPU load.

I've searched the web up and down, and tried all the tricks I could find: increasing RAM to 2G, video memory to 128M, CPU count to 2. Switching the VM from "Linux (other)" to "BSD", trying 64bit and 32bit images (the 64bit images even get stuck at a black screen before the pulsating "Android" letters), the latter in 64bit and 32bit VMs, from the Android-x86 project via RemixOS to Phoenix, Android 5.1 to 7 – nothing gives.

Where's the trick?

Please don't point me to those numerous guides based on Virtualbox running on Windows. I've followed a bunch of them without luck. Nor do I want to use QEMU for that (draws in too many dependencies I don't want to install), or Genymotion etc (where I'd have to register). I'm interested in help from those who've got it running fine in Virtualbox on Linux.

I've also seen similar questions here and followed the advice from their answers:

Android x86 Marshmallow not booting on Virtualbox and VMware Workstation
adding vga=834 nomodeset xforcevesa to the kernel options just caused the hang happen even earlier. The other advices I already had followed. The .vdi taken from OSBoxes had the same issues.
other questions are either not for Virtualbox, or concerning pre-Lolliop. As the linked question above shows, the problem seems also to be present with VMWare.

How did you get it to run?

Note in between: I might soon be able to self-answer, but first need to verify and, if possible, improve: I meanwhile managed to fully boot an ISO with RemixOS, using "FreeBSD 64bit" for that 32bit image. The boot just took AGES to complete (about 15min before the pulsing "RemixOS" text got replaced by the welcome screen). It might be that's the first boot only, and after installing it to "disk" and having that running once, the next boot is faster. As soon as I find time, I'll dig deeper – and then will remove this paragraph and post an answer instead.


texts: How to avoid Clash of Clans update and go right into the application?

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Whenever I open Clash of Clans, it gives a popup saying,

  Update is available!

  Good news! A new version of the game is available

There is no cancel option. No matter if I click the back button or tap outside the popup, it always leads me to Play Store page.

How do I avoid update and continue playing?


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I'm desperate, otherwise I wouldn't post this long type of post on this forum, cause whenever I have a problem, I just search it on Google and 99% of cases I find the solution, but this time, I'm helpless. I would really appreciate if someone has a solution to my problem,

I have a Infocus M2. It is an awesome phone, I'm really satisfied with it. I have it for 1 year now and I have never had a problem, everything worked perfectly (and is still working), but for 7 days something keeps popping up: it doesn't matter if I'm in a game, or on the internet or am I doing something on the phone, a black screen with text "Location service" and after that a white screen appears with a little text "Launcher loading..." and a circle that is loading, and I have no idea what is that. I can't do anything, I just have to wait like 1 minute for it to disappear. After that a new app automatically start installing from Google play store.

All this problem started when I install a free app "Task bucks" from Google play store. and this app automatically install a app "Key Chain" After that I just loose control over my phone. Whenever it connects to internet it start downloading apps like DU Speed, Battery Doctor and some those apps automatically install that I uninstalled 1 month ago etc. It's really frustrating. Also, this happens, like one time in 1 hours. I really hate it.

I have to mention a thing:

Some times After the white screen disappears, Google App Store opens, at a shopping app called "Ali Express" (like it wants to install it or something), I had it installed only one time, but I uninstalled it 6 months ago.
Key Chain does not remove by restore factory setting. that is automatically installed from Task bucks

Note: I know one Key Chain is default app but my phone has 3 key chain

I have Attempts following steps to solve my problem:

Restore factory setting and deleted all third party apps 2 times but problem is still.
Run up to 4 antivirus apps but no luck
Change google account password
Boot my phone in safe mode and clear cache, clear defaults of some apps like: launcher, key chain, location service etc. and Reset app preferrnces.

I'm sorry for the large post, but I wanted to be as specific as possible. Thanks in advance.


texts: Why does my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc LT15a reboot itself and not even load the home screen?

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I have Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc LT15a and suddenly the phone started to reboot itself. I'm assuming it's the memory is too low to load the OS main screen. Now, I have important data on the phone internal memory under the app called NoteEverything and I'm desperately trying to retrieve it somehow. Is there a way to start up the Xperia Arc in safe mode and delete some apps to free up memory? OR should I open the phone and disconnect some hardware maybe this will free up memory? How can I copy the ROM info which is the internal memory of the phone to another device or extra storage?

What should I do, what do you suggest? I am willing to do the impossible to have it up and running so at least I get my data backup!

p.s., I don't want to use the PC companion and delete my internal ROM coz it will delete everything and I don’t want this in the first place.


texts: Output audio with Bluetooth and speaker at same time

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I want to watch a film with my friends
on my Xiaomi/Redmi7/Android9. I have Bluetooth headset and he have normal Headphones (with cable).
How can I output the sound on BT and AUX at same time?


texts: A message that my phone is infected by virus is displayed and a button appears to deactivate it now.Its not my antivirus anyway. Sometimes a countdown also begins. what is all this? is it really a virus?


texts: Using Swype, or a Swype-like keyboard, is there a way to type without lifting my finger up?

texts: Swype is great, but I feel like it could be even faster/more fluid if you just dragged your finger over the space bar/performed some other gesture to insert a space between words, rather than having to pick up your finger. Is there any way to add functionality like this to Swype? Alternatively, are there any good gesture-based keyboards that support this?


texts: What does APK stand for? What is the internal format?

texts: Is APK an abbreviation for Android Package Kit? What about the file itself? Is it  an archive such as ZIP where during install the installer extracts and copies the files onto the file system?


texts: Why can't a keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy S3 collect passwords?

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When I enable an input method (a keyboard app) on a Nexus device, I see the following confirmation message:

  This input method may be able to collect all the text that you type, including personal data like passwords and credit card numbers. It comes from the app Highway. Use this input method?

I understand this warning. Because of the way an input method works, it has the ability to collect everything I type, and I have to trust the author not to abuse this ability. But when I enable an input method on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (and maybe other Samsung devices; I haven't tried), I get a different message (my emphasis):

  This method can collect all of the text you enter, except passwords, including personal data and credit card numbers. It comes from the app Highway. Use anyway?

I've checked entering a password into a web form, and setting the device password. In both cases, it still uses the (3rd-party) input method I choose to enter the password. So why does Samsung claim that the input method can't collect passwords? Are they doing something incredibly clever in their version of Android, or are they just talking nonsense?


texts: Is it possible to type accented letters using the Galaxy S English keyboard?

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I have a Galaxy S, and my locale is English (UK). Is it possible to type accented letters, such as é to a textfield using the keyboard? If yes, how?

edit: I know I can use swype but please don't recommend it because my native language is not supported by Swype and it's really not comfortable to use swype in my case


texts:
How to make applications start at boot? I have at least 2 which I'd like to start automatically but they don't (I need to manually start them to have services run in background):

Skype
Lookout


texts: How I can downgrade from U3 to U1 "oreo to nougat"

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I want to downgrade my phone from Oreo to Nougat
My phone is Samsung J730F.

But the problem is that Samsung locked the boot-louder.

Can I go back by flashing the phone combination ROM then flash my phone with stock ROM to bypass this lock?

Note: FRP, google account protection is OFF and USB debugging is ON.

And I have rooted the phone and flash it with combination ROM.

My question is what should I do after flashing it combination ROM?
Should I flash stock ROM 4 files or replace only some files?


texts:
How to root LG Optimus L3 E400 Smartphone?
I followed the instructions on this webpage:
http://www.rootlord.com/2013/02/root-lg-optimus-l3-e400-smartphone.html.
But nothing happens, it says on the site that after the process is complete there should be an app in the app drawer called "Superuser" with a green icon, but its not there.

This is the model that Google Play displays: Vip MK LGE LG-E400

This is the output i get from the application:

Thank You


texts: Can my Android phone detect when it is in the shade?

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Is there any way I can get my Android phone to tell me when I am in the shade? These days the sun is pretty damaging for my skin and was curious about how I could measure this.

Maybe if I put it in a transparent pocket somehow?


texts: How to remove app shortcuts from default opening types?

texts:
I like to remove some of my app shortcuts from default opening types, such as some app I already removed like browsers (some Chinese browsers I downloaded when my Chrome had some issue in China) but still would show up when I click on a web shortcut (and it prevent me from selecting Chrome as my default browser). And some duplicated shortcuts like wifi assistance (when I want to open wifi setting it will show two of them). And some shortcuts I don't even think they are in the correct category like Taobao (a Chinese shopping app) would want to be open when I open a web link or a photo.

P.S., looks like Chinese app makers really mess up your Android system with tons of random default app shortcuts.


texts: How can I get rid of this anonymous app?

texts:
I have just found an app in my apps menu (pictured below), but it doesn't have a name or proper icon.

I have looked in the app info menu in settings, but I can't see anything.

My phone is a Sony Xperia XZ. It's running android 8.0.0

Does anyone know how to get rid of this?


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I use an HTC One X from Rogers (a Canadian telecom operator). I'd like to have my SMS displayed in small font, but my phone kept changing the font size back to medium, especially after I killed all tasks. How can I set the font size to small once and for all?

Android version: 4.1.1

HTC Sense version: 4+

Software number: 3.17.631.2


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I'm attempting to run an app on the LG G2 (Verizon) using Eclipse on a Mac. The phone, however, is not recognized by the computer. I enabled debugging but it doesn't appear when I do adb devices. Additionally, I never receive the debugging notification when I put the phone in debugging mode. I think it's the phone since I've ran other devices on the mac with no problems.

Any suggestions on why the debugging mode is not being enabled?


texts: Making Google Reminders show today's items in my notification drawer

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I currently use Google Tasks (Google Reminders' predecessor) with an app that displays today's items in my notification drawer so I don't forget about them.

I'd like to switch to Google Reminders so that I can see everything within the Calendar app. However, it doesn't seem to display today's reminders in my notification drawer by default. Is there a way to get today's Google Reminders to show up in your notification drawer?


texts: eBooks from Amazon Market or from Android Market?

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I have finally succeeded at Rooting and installing Android Market on my Fire, but now I'm wondering if there are any complications with using both the Market and Amazon to purchase ebooks.

Scenario

Say that I want to purchase an eBook and that book is available in the Android Market and the Kindle Market for the same price. I need to build some foundation in order to make a decision, here are my concerns:

Concerns

Does an eBook from Android market have a different format than a Kindle format eBook?
If so, Which one should I buy looking forward? Android Market seems to be more open while Amazon even though they are using Android they follow closed practices similar to Apple. However, Amazon is a big book seller and a strong innovative technology company.
I also have a lot of books in PDF format. Which app do you guys recommend for reading PDF from Kindle or any other Android device?
Which is the best app for reading mobi format eBooks?


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There was an app called Cool Browser which always showed up as an advertisment so, I installed it because it was always showing up. I did not want to use the app, so I tried to uninstall it it but I failed (it blocked me from tapping the OK button).

How do I uninstall it?


texts: How to view on-line or download my Android Contacts metadata including Linked info from Linked Apps

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There is far more information about my Contacts in my Android phone then what is visible on-line from https://www.google.com/contacts.

Primarily I am referring to the information from "linked contacts" which Android captures and consolidates in the "People" "Phonebook" on the Android OS.

Presumably, Google is capturing and storing this information from my Linked Accounts (the content is not dynamically being pulled from these apps every time I pull up the Phone book).  I would like to view the total information regarding my Contacts on-line including this metadata... anyone know where this may be available?


texts: How to stop my Android device from being spammed in the browser as well as in the application?

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Recently I have downloaded two games:

Deer Hunter
PreHistoric Worm

But after that I have my browser which keeps redirecting me to http://ad.adsmatte.com

It is happening every time I load the page – after few seconds, it automatically gets redirected to this AdsMatte and doesn't go back to the previous page, even if I press the Back key.

In an application like WebMd, when I load the app, after few seconds it is covered with a full screen ad whereas it used to display the options menu. This is blocking my view and I cannot see what is being displayed by the application.

The WebMd app which is showing an "Update Your Browser" message with a "Install Now" link to Play Store (click image for larger variant)

I don't have Opera and it still tells me to update my Opera browser.

I closed the application and retried it, and again it is displayed with some "Warning your HM1S is affected with Virus" and starts vibrating.

Note: Please avoid anything like this post suits well on MIUI/forum, I have already asked there and got a very immature answer as to disable Java Scripts even after seeing my below screenshot.

[Update]
I have tried using mobile data and now it does not redirect so it's more of the modern problem the app are clean


texts: Scale entire display down a couple pixels due to replacement screen?

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I'm not familiar with Android Stack Exchange so apologies in advance if I am asking this in the wrong place or word something wrong.
Recently I replaced a damaged screen with a new one on my Samsung A8 2018. I noticed pretty quickly that the screen digitizer seems to go over the display itself by a couple pixels on both the top and the bottom. This is pretty annoying as it cuts off some of the information I need to read that is located there (such as notification bar).
I think that the solution to this would be to scale the screen down vertically just by a couple pixels on either end but do not know how to do this. I have tried this , but the scaling starts underneath the notification bar which does not help me. The phone is not rooted (but I do plan to root it in the near future so any solutions that involve rooting are still helpful) and I do use adb for super basic things once in a while.
Does anyone know of any apps or of an adb command that could scale down the entire length of the display and leaving the empty areas of the screen black?


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I have a 2GB sd card that I have partitioned with minitool partition wizard, Easus partition master and Gparted. Each time I create a 1.5GB fat16 partition set as primary and a 370MB ext2 partition set as primary. I do not have card reader capability so I do it through the phone connected by USB. I use windows 7 to verify that it sees the fat partition and can even copy files to it. I reboot my Samsung Admire (Metro) and it comes up saying the SD card is damaged. You may have to reformat. The phone reformats the card and its back to a single 1.86GB partition again.

I have done this about three times in the past and never had a problem. I got one of my old 2GB sd cards that was already partitioned and it showed the ext partition in Link2SD. Thought I was home free until I copied my backup files to the sd card and poof it was back to a single partition again.

I spent many hours and am out of ideas. Can anyone help?


texts: Syncing / sending Google Maps landmarks to Android Maps

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I can save Google Maps landmarks on the desktop browser maps.google.com service to my own maps. However is it possible to sync / send these maps to Android Maps?

I will look a destination landmarks beforehand on my computer
I sync them to phone
When I arrive to a destination (city) I can use my Android to navigate around

If this is not Google Maps I am free to use alternative services as long as desktop mobile sync connection exists.


texts: ClockworkMod: Installed the ROM zip, and I'm not able to exit the Recovery Mode

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I am trying to install a ROM by using ClockworkMod v5.8.3.4. I downloaded the zip file of the ROM, as well as the gapps associated to it, and I pushed the both files to the Android device by using 'adb push'.

I booted my Android device in CWM Recovery mode and:

1) installed ROM zip from sdcard

2) installed gapps zip from sdcard

It worked ok apparently (no error message was shown). However, I selected "reboot system now" on CWM, and I always get the same initial menu of the CWM Recovery mode ("reboot system now", "insall zip from sdcard", etc.). I expected that the new system with the new ROM appeared, but it does not.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How can I create and edit Microsoft Office documents in Android

texts: I'm looking for a way to create and/or edit Microsoft Office compatible documents (.doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx...) on my Android device.  Are there any free solution that will allow me to do this?


texts: Can I set the schedule for automatic Market updates, e.g. every night?

texts: Is there a way to schedule when the Market updates my installed apps? Ideally I would like to run it late every night, that way I won't have to be bothered with them when I'm actually using the phone.


texts: How to hard brick an android phone (Galaxy Nexus)?

texts:
I'm trying to figure out whether or not I managed to brick my android phone, a Galaxy Nexus*.

Using ClockworkMod Recovery, I pretty much erased everything I could find (/data, /cache, /factory, /system, /boot, /sbl, /xloader). If I reboot now, will I still be able to boot into ClockworkMod? Specifically, /recovery is not on said list.

I am trying to find information on how the boot process works, but it is very hard to discover around the web among all the end-user specific noise. As far as I understand it, there is a stage-one bootloader in an actual ROM (emphasis on read-only), but I do not know whether the fastboot-functionality is contained in it.

Hypothetically speaking, if I were (able) to zero every block of the internal SD-card sans the read-only ROM, would that brick the device?

To my knowledge, as long as I can still get into fastboot, the device is not bricked? If all this fails, can I use special hardware to restore it?

*: I should note it is currently powered on and has loaded the ClockworkMod Recovery. I believe I could get it back to working order, but I really want to find the minimum amount of software I can get away with.


texts: I am new to Android, and would like to know whether it is possible to add a desktop shortcut so that when I press it, I can send an email to a specific person, and I just need to put the subject and send it.


texts: How to flash firmware from XperiFirm? Can Newflasher save user data?

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My phone is stuck in a bootloop and I would like to try to fix it by flashing stock firmware. I used XperiFirm to download firmware. But then in Flashtool it won't load. I tried going to tools -> bundles -> fileset decrypt but it just doesn't load it.
I'm running Windows and noticed a part of Flashtool was detected as a trojan. I made an exception and reinstalled so this shouldn't be a problem.
I tried clicking on the XperiFirm button directly inside Flashtool, but it really quickly flashes and goes away without doing anything (nothing is even added to the log).
I looked into using Newflasher but am wondering if there's a way to save data? I would like to do a dirty flash.


texts: After upgrade to lollipop, LG D415 grays out "Enable USB Debugging" when phone is connected to PC

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I've linked this phone to the same PC many times, but since upgrading to lollipop (5.0.2), my phone is not recognized (in adb devices) when I connect.

When I look in "Developer Options", "USB Debugging" is ungrayed when I'm not connected to my PC, and I can toggle it, but when I connect to the PC, it changes to gray.  It changes to gray whether it was enabled or not before connecting.

If I choose MTP as my connect type, I do see my phone's file system from my PC, but there's still no "USB Debugging" link.

Trying to follow the directions on http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html to connect a driver to this device, when the phone is connected, I don't see "Other Devices" in the list under "Device Manager".

My PC is running Windows 7.  My carrier (who pushed the upgrade to lollipop) is T-Mobile.

I've already tried:
 - updating all the software in SDK manager.
 - installing a driver from the phone's "pc software".
 - downloading and installing a driver.

This also fails in the same way from one other PC we have at our company that is used to set up very many other phones.


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I have a Nexus 5X and was in a bit of a hurry when I followed the setup steps. There was a calibrate compass wizard, which I skipped because I wanted to do this later.
However, I've not figured out yet how to launch the compass calibration wizard again. I found this question on Android.SE telling about the general process, as well as this Google support article, but I couldn't figure out how to launch that wizard again.
Any ideas?


texts: Where exactly does Android get its contact suggestions from?

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I have a phone right here (Evo 3D), it has no service (except my wifi) and I've only added an obligatory gmail account which has one contact.

No Facebook, no Google+, no Twitter, etc.

Yet I got a "matched contact suggestion" notification. What is that? Where did it come from?

My main phone (TMO G2) with all of the services never gets these things and I'm not familiar with that at all.

Insight appreciated.


texts: How can access on an android device be restricted to applications or widgets on the home screen only?

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This is a rooted Nexus 7 with 4.4.4 (factory image from Google).

I'd like to restrict access to anything that's not on one of the home screens.

Apps and widgets on one the home screens should be the only thing accessible without entering a code. Ideally, just activating the apps button that shows the full list would ask for a code. The link to the full settings page from the drop down menu by the clock should also be locked.

This does not need to offer a high level of security against experts, just a basic level of protection.

Strong preference for open source solutions, but let's see what's available in general. Maybe some kind of a launcher?

Existing kids mode solutions are not a good fit. I didn't look through all of them, but they seem to limit the number of available apps, and would not be suitable for an adult due to their interface.

Kiosk and app lock solutions: I reviewed quite a few options. Some are geared towards showing a web page only, others have odd intentional characteristics such as not starting on boot. Most, however, have a long list of permissions that have nothing to do with their functionality. This is a common problem that open source apps tend not to have, hence my preference for them.

Thanks in advance.


texts: change the position of google search bar in Google Now Launcher

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I am using Google now launcher on my Moto G3 phone. I have set up wallpapers on my home screen but the Google search bar(which is situated at top of my home screen), seems to be always overlapping the wallpaper content.

Ideally, I should be able to get rid of that search bar from my home screen of Google Now launcher, but it looks like there is no easy/working way to do it, beside installing another launcher, which I do not want to do.

So, as other alternative, I want to adjust the position of Google search bar by moving it around the home screen. But I am unable to drag/move it and hence unable to change its location

Is there a way?


texts: Is there any mechanism for playing youtube in background? When i am playing just audio songs from youtube, i need to play it as on background, since there is no video in it.


texts: How do I stop others from remotely controlling my phone

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Other people are remotely controlling my phone. How do I stop them and get my life back?

Sometimes I will see the screen being navigated when I am not even touching the phone. Swiping motions, back button presses and menu selections happening automatically without my finger even touching the phone or my voice interacting with Google Assistant.