texts: Media on external sd card can be browsed but not seen by other apps (including settings>storage). Not part of the .nomedia file fiasco!

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As the title says, if I fire up a file browser I can access all the files on the sd-card without a problem. I can even view the pictures with the gallery and the music app plays my music files alright, if I select the file from the browser and then use the corresponding program to deal with it.

If I just use the gallery or the music app or songbird or any other media player, they all report an empty media library. Media on the phone's internal memory can be scanned by these apps and included to their library without a problem.

Here is a screenshot of the settings>storage screen. As you can see it does not even try to index the contents of the sd-card, which are ~6gb of music and a few photos:

After lots of searching around on the web, I found that most people that had this problem, managed to solve it by deleting some stray .nomedia files that were in their sd-cards.

So, I searched my sd card for those files (I know they are hidden), both through the phone's file-browser and by connecting it to my computer, and I failed to find anything. For good measure I backed all my data up, formatted the card, restored the data, cleared the media storage data and restarted my phone, all to no avail. I know that the sd-rescan apps are irrelevant here but I tried one of them anyways. It didn't help...

I should note that I have not tampered with the phone in any way (not rooted, no unlocked bootloader or anything else of that kind).

If someone has any idea about what the problem might be, I'd love to hear from them.
Thank you in advance.


texts: how to access privacy protection pin -ausus mobile

texts: I forgot my pin. It has considered as theft when I changed my SIM card.Now I want to access my mobile-AUSUS mobile.Please help me.


texts: How can I disable bubbles through adb in Android 11?

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I have a Pixel 3a and I want to disable chat bubbles through adb so apps think my phone is incapable of showing them.
Why? Because Samsung phones running 11 have the ability to disable bubbles in such a way that apps like Facebook Messenger revert to their own chat heads, rather than the feature be disabled entirely.
Basically I just want Facebook Messenger to use Chatheads rather than Android's Bubbles and I'm thinking disabling bubbles through adb will do exactly that.


texts: Chrome browser will not connect to intranet web addresses

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I can access a internal address using http://companyweb which redirects to http://companyweb/default.aspx from my windows desktop fine. I can also access http://companyweb on my iphone.  However, when I type "http://companyweb" on my android device it searches the internet. If I type http://companyweb.domain.local, the default IIS7 (internet information service - windows web server) homepage is displayed. They are all connected to the same wireless network.  How can i get android to connect to this site?

Thanks


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In the Android WeChat messaging app, it is possible to set up a region in one's account settings (Me -> tap user name -> Region). This region setting is then shown to all contacts in one's profile.

However, once that is done, there does not appear to be an obvious way to unset the region again.

I would like to remove my region setting from my account. How can I do that?


texts: I got an Android Tablet (Samsung SM-T800). I recently went into Download Mode (holding down some keys during startup), just to check if options for factory reset are available. I canceled out of Download Mode and booted up normal. Now all my photos and documents are gone. Only 2 of over 100 pics are still there. All the apps and settings are still there. I didn't do a factory reset, so I don't understand why my photos are gone. If I plug the tablet into my PC, the space that was once used by the photos is still occupied. I guess, they are still there, but for some reason they are invisible. I tried some data recovery apps from the Google Play Store to no avail. The data is stored on the internal SD card. Can anybody tell me, how I could get my data back?


texts: Low internal memory led to installation error

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OK, so this is the problem. I own a lenovo idea tab A3000, with no SIM cards inserted( that results in impossibility of using a dial pad) but rooted. Android version 4.2.2 .
 Like many other users, I was recommended to clean dumpstate/logcat but as I just said I wasn't able to use the dialer. Living in a country with adb help restrictions set by Google, that is not the solution for me either. I just managed to use clean master and SD maid to clean any possible system log files that were unnecessary but it seems due to low memory error that the package installer stucks me with, they, too, have failed.
Because of what has just been told, I'm unable to install busybox or any root installer app. I got so desperate I came over to ask.
I sense there are numerous solutions to this state yet I'm not aware of them.
ROM memory: 91 megabytes left
SD card available but not inserted
Internal memory : 714 megabytes left


texts: Enabling mobile hotspots through restricted accounts (6.0.1)

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Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab E
OS: Android 6.0.1

Question: How can I allow a restricted account I've created on my tablet to turn the mobile hotspot on and off? Is this only accessible via admin?

Thanks


texts: Why "df" and "du" show different space usage on /storage/emulated/0?

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My Moto X (first generation) has a 11.9GB of user storage, almost all of which is used. Here is the relevant line from df:

Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize
/storage/emulated/0     11.9G    10.3G     1.6G   4096

But when I go to the mount point and run du:

/storage/emulated/0 $ du -hs .
5.0G    .

There are no mount points under /storage/emulated/0, so it can't be the files hidden under mount points issue.

Android Settings and ES File Explorer show numbers that corroborate this, with ~10GB used but a breakdown that doesn't total more than 5GB.

Is 10GB actually being used? If so, how can I find out where the other 5GB is going?


texts: My boyfriends phone was stolen & all we want out of it is the contacts. The phone is currently activated & being used. Can we retrieve the contacts & put them on another phone? If so, does the new phone have to be activated first?


texts: how can i boot Oppo a12 into fastboot mode

texts: I am not able to boot my oppo a12 into fast mode. Because i want to root my oppo a12 withot going fastbbot mode it is not possible .so please help me


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Is there a DNS server (named, bind) I could use to solve my problem ? Should I use other solution ?

I do not need all bunch of bind features, just setting A records and an easy mean to add/modify/delete those records would be perfect !

More explaination of the goal: I want to use android as mobile java web server (thanks to project like i-jetty) and in some rare case redirect the request of clients (connected through wifi / mixed client)
Right now this solution is embedded on a macbook air but I am looking for lighter solution.


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Why do so many applications require permission to read the phone state and identity?. Specifically:

Phone calls
   read phone state and identity

For example Quickpedia is a Wikipedia portal, but wants access to the phone. What is the explanation for this?


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I'm looking for a good Android application for reading SMS messages.  My requirements are:

Mark all as read option
Displaying the number of unread messages on the icon
Some anti-spam filter (option to block messages from specific phone numbers)
No ads

Is there such an app?


texts: Can I desolder the internal memory from a Samsung Galaxy SIII and move it to a Samsung Galaxy SII?

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My SGIII phone has an issue with the main board and will not start at all. Can I desolder the internal memory and move it to a Samsung Galaxy SII?

Or is there any other way to retrieve the information from the internal memory?


texts: A tool for semi-automatic merging of contacts?

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An android newbie here --- I've recently got my first Android phone (HTC Desire S) and I'm trying to clean up a mess of my contacts from a sim card (three of them, in fact). For example, a certain Edward Bloggs might have several entries:

Edward Bloggs @london, mob
Eddie B @london, home [it's his nickname, we all call him Eddie B]
Eddie @hawaii [he's got a vacation home in there, and... er... who likes
paying roaming charges anyway]
All these are in the 'first name' field or split randomly by the phone into the first, middle and last names.
there are, of course, google entries from me sending emails to both his work  and personal emails.

Now, the question is --- is there a tool which can aid in merging these contacts? Preferably something where one could select which ones to merge. Anything short of exporting all contacts onto a PC and manually editing the vcf files would be great.


texts: Factory reset, cannot reload Google paly

texts: I was having issues with my android tablet so I performed a factory reset.  Now, I am trying to get my Google Play account re-installed so I can download apps.  I keep getting a "cannot connect to Google servers" message.  For a week now I cannot connect to get any aps, did I do something wrong doing a factory reset? is my tablet useless now?  Please help


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My friend just had an internet connection problem. Her handphone (Acer Liquid C1, Android OS maybe 4.0) have a problem in the connection. It could connect to Line application and chat normally, then it could read and reply some mail in Gmail. Also she can refresh feed on Instagram.

But, it's BBM (blackberry messenger) couldn't chat normally (in this case, my BBM message just sent to her's [appeared as a tick], but not delivered [not appeared in D] to her BBM).

The other problem in this case is:

when the handphone connect to a mobile hotspot from apple / blackberry device and wireless router from apple, sometimes the device (my friend's handphone) is disconnect from the wifi after exit the setting menu. But when she open the wifi setting menu, the handphone is connected.
But, when her handphone connect to a mobile hotspot from android device (in this case, the mobile hotspot is asus tab and samsung smartphone), the device is always connected.

Another clue in this case is, when her android access play store and trying to download an app like Twitter with mobile data or hotspot from apple device, it always give an error code like 4xx or 9xx (I forgot this, but the first number is correct). But when it connect to wifi (from android mobile hotspot), it can download the application.

If someone can solve this, my friend will be glad :D

Sorry for my bad English :(


texts: Does any 4.3+ device with Bluetooth v4.0 support iBeacon (BLE) scanning?

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Facts

Bluetooth Low Energy is part of the Bluetooth v4.0 Specification.
Android v4.3+ implements support for BLE Scanning

Question

Does this imply that any device that satisfies the above mentioned points actually mean that the device in practice will allow BLE scanning?

Or this should be stated specifically by the provider itself?

Background story:

I am looking for the cheapest android device to develop an iBeacon app for. It has to function only on that specific device.

I've been looking at the Wiko Sunset 2 which satisfies the two rules, but I haven't found anywhere information about it if it would support BLE Scanning or not.


texts: How to disable system apps, or controll which apps launch automatically?

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I've been having this problem where the Navigation app launches every 10 or so seconds.

I've heard this is because some pins are short-circuited.

I've tried to install 2 apps that should make this problem go away, but so far nothing worked.

I'm left with trying to control the lifecycle of these apps. They are system apps however, and I can't uninstall them.

Is there any possibility for me to hack my Android a little bit and disable the threads that control these apps?

I'm talking about a HTC Desire HD, 2.3.5. Android version


texts: Starting an app when the screen is locked?

texts: Is there any easy way to start an app when you press the button to lock your screen? I've seen custom lock screens before so I know it's possible even if I have to make my own app for it. I have an app that I want to pop up every time the screen is unlocked, but it doesn't do it on it's own. I've seen/used other apps that could do this so if necessary I would code my own app to do this, but I'd prefer an already existing, preferably free option.


texts: Android 4.4.2 connect to Wi-Fi without internet

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I need to be able to connect to a wifi network without internet access.  On my lolipop android, I get an option "Use network as is".
How do I do this on Kitkat?


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Can some one please explain in detail about different properties in build.prop file present in android os? Location of file : /system/build.prop
Thanks in advance !


texts: White notification LED not working in Nougat

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Somehow none of my notifications seem to trigger the flashing white LED on my Moto G5 running Nougat.

On my past Android phones I remember the white LED to be a convenient way to know I had something waiting for me (e.g. a missed call or a whatsapp message) especially when my phone was placed a bit far away.

Is there some global setting I must enable for the white LED to be active?

e.g. I checked Whatsapp and its settings do show "Light->White" as enabled under notifications.

Anything else I can check?

PS. Is the White LED setting granular? i.e. Can I control which notifications trigger the white light?


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I have a OnePlus 6T i disabled my magisk hide and rebooted but it gets stuck in the animation of a red dot and two white dots revolving around it after sometime it boots in twrp.

i have uninstall.zip for magisk but the names on my sdcard are weird and when i try just putting the magisk uninstall via mtp among the crypted files using my pc it says "this device has either stopped working or been disconnected"

sideloading modules says magisk not installed

thanks


texts: I'm new in android. I was planning to create a Video streaming mobile to mobile in the same wifi connnection but i don't know how to start. I've read about the RTP/RTSP/UDP for streaming video and some sources but I cant follow the process at all. Can someone explain to me how to send or broadcast a video playing in android device then send the data in a server? So that it can be access in like "rtsp//: something like that so that the other device can view it. Sorry for the small info


texts: How does open.spotify to detect mobile browser

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If you log in at https://open.spotify.com with your mobile you will be redirect to https://www.spotify.com and if you click on the button "launch web player" you will be redirect too. It's impossible to get the access of this page with a mobile. I tried to change my user agent but it doesn't work.

Do you know if it's possible to by pass this redirect ?


texts: I have an htc desire 816 that I just recently bought and it was fine at first but it stared giving me the error message that there was "insufficient space on the device" when I tried to download any app. I went and bought myself an SD card but even with the SD card in it, the phone is still giving me this error message. Any ideas why or how to fix it?


texts: Connect my lollipop device via USB in mass storage mode

texts: I have Samsung S5 dual sim variant which runs on android v5.0 stock based custom rom, and having some trouble with MTP mode such as very slow copying speed and can't play media directy (I have to copy each file to my local storage and then play them) is there any way I can connec it in mass storage mode so that it acts like a flash drive?


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As most people know, adoptable storage is a feature that allows users to use an SD card as internal storage, including the saving of apps (Similar to the app2sd system, which was removed in KitKat). Now, is there any way (Short of creating my own custom ROM/kernel) to utilise this feature on phones and tablets before Marshmallow?

Edit: I should clarify that I mean anything that replicates the behaviour of adoptable storage (so anything like editing vold file still counts, from the accepted answer, for example)


texts: Execute Windows Run Command or Some Windows Batch Process from Android

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Can we execute a Windows run command from an Android device? Like for example I want to open a file in PC using my Android device such as Run>C:\abc.exe.

Or you can say I want to run a batch process (Exe File) placed in PC from my Android device.


texts: Nexus 4 won't charge through laptop on low power

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When my Nexus 4's battery is less than 5%, it won't charge while connected to my PC, but I can charge by plugging my Nexus 4 the wall adapter.

I believe it is a hardware problem. Can you help me?


texts: LG Optimus Slider for tethering Kindle Fire

texts: I have rooted my LG Optimus Slider, and have downloaded several apps for tethering, however, none of them seems to be working with my Kindle Fire. I have read somewhere that the Kindle Fire does not accept ad-hoc signals from hotspots, which is what most of the tethering apps have. Is there a way to convert this signal to a format Kindle Fire will accept? Or, is there an app out there somewhere that would work better?


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I have a Samsung Grand neo I9060, in which I recently downloaded an app from the web only for it to install malware and trojan in it. Each time the data connection is on or I'm connected to a wi-fi pop-up ads frequently appear which is pretty disguting. Efforts to uninstall this malware via apps from play store have all been futile.
The device is not rooted.
Kindly assist if you can, please.


texts: Are linked contact links ever sent to Google?

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Assume I have a friend who is using an anonymous Threema ID. That ID has no phone number and no email address associated with it.

That person also has an email address and a phone number, both of which are saved in my address book on my Android phone and in my Gmail contacts.

If I now link those two contacts, will that link ever be sent to Google or will the link only exist locally on my phone?


texts: Is there a way to listen to the last call made on a Nexus?

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Is there a way to listen to the last, or one of the last phone calls made on an Android Nexus without the help of an App?

Situation: My dead man made his final call to his contact who lived next door, but that guy doesn't remember much of the conversation.


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Regular paths for bash do not work in termux app.
I tried:
/usr/bin/bash
and
/bin/bash
Also 'whereis' command gives the following output:
$ whereis bash bash:
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
But this path also is not correct. So, I have to run every bash script with the word 'bash' before it. And cannot run bash scripts without it.


texts: Is it possible to enable USB Debugging (Install via USB) on Redmi phone without signing into Xiaomi account?

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I am trying to debug an android app using my Redmi S2 phone (android 8.1) but there is a problem. Even though I can enable USB Debugging in developer options, I am unable to enable "Install via USB" option. It asks for a Xiaomi account which I don't have (and don't want to open).
As per this one year old reddit thread, its possible but not without rooting. Mine is a relatively new phone and I don't want to root it just yet. Is there any other trivial way to enable the Install via USB option?
EDIT
My question differs from the linked one in that I don't want to root my phone or sign into a Mi Account to enable "install via USB". I'm looking for a solution that doesn't involve these workarounds.


texts: file sharing between android devices without bluetooth and internet connection

texts: what if you dont have internet service on your android devices but still want to use the wifi to transfer files. I have found there are many ways to transfer files but they all use the browser and need it to get on line and bluetooth is not an option on my tablet which is android also


texts: Why are my Microsoft Exchange contacts joined/connected with "phone" contacts with the exact same information? I have tried removing the duplicate but when I call a person the "phone" contact is created again.


texts: Speaker is not working during phone calls

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I've a Sony Xperia Z smartphone and I recently updated Android from 4.3.x to 4.4.4. Ever since that I'm unable to hear people when making phone calls, except when I enable the free-speech button (where the side-speaker is used).

Applications like Youtube are affected as well.

I already toyed around with sound settings and, after seeing a notification about a headset being connected to the phone (which is not the case), plugging my earphones in and out, without success. For the record: Sound is played through the ear phones the moment they're plugged-in.

I also never saw that notification again. IIRC the notification had the 'Smart Connect' icon, but I'm not sure about it.

Sony support told me to use the repair functionality of their software which does not work (Something something update routine error 2003).

Hope someone can solve this for me.


texts: Is there a way to configure custom keyboard layouts?

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There are a lot of apps out on the market that you can install to have a customized Keyboard with different languages and functionality, but I didn't find a way to get my own custom Keyboard layout on my device.

Is it possible to get this running easily?

I would like to have the left half of the single handed Coffee++ Layout on my device:


texts: How can I interface a 23 inch touch screen to a beagleboard?

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Can I interface a 23 inch touch screen like ACER T230H with a beagleboard?

The screen has got HDMI in. Will the display scale automatically? Do I need to do kernel level changes in Android OS?


texts: Google Play Music remove pinned offline music quicker

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When starting with the Google Music (or Play Music) app I've selected quite a few albums for offline syncing over time. Is there a way to quickly get an overview of my offline music and remove it?

When having the "offline music" view filter on I see tons of songs that I've to deselect one-by-one and I don't seem to find out how to do a multiple select or any other way to speed up this proces.


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I wanted to do this because it's a small phone so moving to the sdcard is a good option to me so... anyone can help me?

I am a linux (OpenSuse) user so if there a solution using the terminal or something it's great!

about the phone:
phone - LG-E404.
Android - 2.3.6
Kernel - 2.6.38.6-perf+
compilation - GRK39F
Software Version - V10f-SEP-14-1012


texts: How to get current (foreground) activity name?

texts: Hoi! I'm trying to make an automatic night mode for my phone using "Automate", but I can't find certain app activities. How do I get to know what activities are executed in the foreground at the moment, so I can start it?


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My S3 has a damaged motherboard (says Samsung Tech Center), only boots into safe mode.

If I am to keep using the device I have to make the apps into system apps, so they run in safe mode.

One way is to use titanium backup (or other root file app) to make the app system, but the phone came back from Samsung wiped clean. It is still rooted, have SuperSu app installed.

Does anyone know how I can make a Play_Store or Downloaded_APK app system?


texts: In the TOS it seems they say that we give right to use our content.


texts: Using an Android phone as a wifi headset for Windows

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Here is the issue:

I am working from home and want to use my wired headset on both my work computer and personal computer (not at the same time) without having to plug/unplug it every time
I prefer wifi over Bluetooth because of superior range and bandwidth
I have an old Galaxy Note4 and would like to plug my headset into it and be able to switch from one PC to the other

I have found solutions allowing to use the phone as a webcam or mic which would cover half of my needs (DroidCam...) and apps that send audio from the Windows PC to the phone (SoundIt...) but no app allowing to do both at the same time from a single app.
I could potentially use Windows "Listen" functionalities to create bridges between a VOIP client and the main sound card on the PC but this is a bit tedious and I am concerned this might add unnecessary latency.

Ideally, my dream app would:
- Create sound devices for playback and recording on the PC

Have a server app on the PC forwarding audio between the client on the phone and the local audio devices (allowing me to dial from the PC using Skype or other solution and get sound to/from my phone)
Have a client app on Android that would send mic and receive speaker audio of the phone to/from the selected server.

While it seems like a rather easy thing to implement, I cannot find any satisfactory solution. Any suggestion?


texts: Cache folders taking a lot of space: store_00010001/Pictures/cache/com.google.android.googlephotos/picasa--{0,1,2...}

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I've found that this cache folders take 1,5GiB of my 16GB Nexus 5:
store_00010001/Pictures/cache/com.google.android.googlephotos/picasa--{0,1,2...}

Is it cache of some app, which I can easily remove from phone level? (App settings -> clear data/cache?)
Or do I have to clear it from computer periodically?


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Context :

Most of my LG G3 sensors are broken following a water damage.

The main problem is the broken auto-rotation sensor that prevent me of taking photos in landscape mode.

I known some applications allow to manually set phone rotation to landscape but it is not what I am searching because it not working on the stock Camera application (witch use auto-rotation sensor to define the orientation of the phone).

Moreover I can not use other Camera application because of the bad photo quality (because of LG closed source framework).

Question :

Is that possible to fake data incoming from the auto-rotation sensor to make the phone think it is held horizontally ?
My phone is rooted, is that possible using a Terminal an application or anything else ?

Thanks in advance for your help.


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I have this circle with dots that showing up on my apps. Where did it come from and how do I get rid of it?

I've attached some screenshots:

It sort of floats on top of it. I can move it around but it doesn't seem to respond to anything.

Disclaimer: I wrote the app shown but I don't know where this came from and I don't see it on other apps.


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I'm looking at buying some Bluetooth speakers, I haven't used Bluetooth in a long time and can't remember exactly how it worked.

If I pair my phone with the speakers, what's stopping someone else attempting to pair with the speakers?

Once paired do the devices become undiscoverable?


texts: problem with external sd card after restart

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I usually store all my music, documents, and other personal files in the external sd card.

So I have my ringtone to be used from my external_sd. I've seen that if the external sd card is being in use then the ringtone is falling back to the default tone, which is a desirable feature.

But when ever I restart my device, the ringtone changes to the default one instead of the preset value, and in the settings the ringtone is shown as "Unknown Ringtone", although my sdcard is detected.

This annoying problem also causes the playlists created in the music player to not list the entries from the external sd card after the device is restarted.

Is this a bug? are anyone else facing this problem on any other device?

I really need help.

Device: Samsung Galaxy S II (non rooted)

OS: ICS (4.0.4, samsung stock)

Location of ringtone/music: /sdcard/external_sd/Music

Thanks.


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I recently switched from iOS to Android, and I'm a bit unfamiliar with the new environment.

My phone is a Huawei Honor 8, and I upgraded to EMUI 5.0 (thus, Android 7.0). I learned how to control the notification settings for individual apps:

The icon of any app, which makes a notification sound, appears in the notification area. There, I can press-and-hold the notification to access its settings:

At least, that's what I expect! However, occasionally (once or twice a day), my phone makes a beep (like an alert, a notification sound, whatever), but no notification appears in the notification area.

I don't know which app is making this sound, and what is the reason behind it.

  Is there a way to find this out?
  Say, is there a way to keep track of apps accessing the phone speaker?


texts: Disable star button in chrome address bar

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On some websites the chrome browser on Android shoes an icon with an open circle and some stars

Is there any way to remove this?


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Recently I have discovered that literally all sensors on my Note 4 suddenly stopped working. This include the proximity sensor as well as the gyroscope sensor and GPS, etc.:

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

How can I fix it? Why is it happening? I haven't tried performing a factory reset because I don't want to do that unless it's necessary. Now the screen won't turn off during a call, and the GPS doesn't work in Google maps. I can't even shoot videos in landscape.

This phone is not rooted. Running on Android 5.0.1.


texts: Can't preview files nor open them via Drive app

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Is it just me? Or anyone else having issues with Drive app on their Nexus 6?

Nexus 10 & Nexus 5 work just fine.

Tried removing it, rebooting, reinstalling -
Log out & logging back in -
Clearing cache (and data)

There a no precise thumbnails. The documents are there, but won't open, like they aren't really there.


texts: When flashing a custom ROM, why do I get an error on getprop("ro.product.device")?

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Whenever I try to flash a ROM on my ASUS Transformer Prime (tf201), I get the following error:

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "tf201" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "tf201"

I've got around it by opening the ZIP file of the ROM, navigating to /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script and just removing this check. The ROM installs fine then.

But still I'm left with the question: why isn't my device recognized as a tf201, while it obviously is? Is it because I formatted the system partition in a format frenzy?


texts: Download, install, and run Android App that is not available in my country

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I am actually interested to download certain apps from Play Store. However, the app that I wanted to download (in this case, Android Auto) is not available in my country.

Previously, I managed to download the APK from some third party site and installed on my phone. Initially, everything works fine (able to run on my vehicle and even on my phone), but recently Google seems to prohibit usage of this app (not sure why, possibly due to change in policy). My question is, how do I able to use this app that is not available on my country? Detailed steps are appreciated.

Cheers!


texts: Apps launch automatically after update in Google Play Store

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I am using Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505 running on Android KitKat 4.4.4. If there are 5 apps to update, all the apps open automatically after the update. My Google Play Store's current version is 5.3.6.

Why does this happen and how to prevent it?


texts: Apps checking for app data in sd card instead of internal memory

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I have an android phone with 13gb usable internal memory. I have many apps installed in it like fifa etc. I have been using the phone for quite some time without any sd card. Today I got an sd card and inserted it, and all of a sudden all installed apps are checking their app data in sd card instead of internal memory. Default write disk is internal memory and no apps have been transfered to sd card. I noticed this when I wanted to play fifa and it asked to download data first. How can I make my apps work without removing my new sd card?

Device
OS : 4.4.2
Model : infinix x507
Kernel: 3.4.67


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I'm curious if anybody knows a way to export only contacts that have a phone number added to them?

When I first bought my phone(Galaxy S3) I synced FB, Gmail, Hotmail, ... and now my contacts is full of email adresses etc.

Every app I see is has an export function that just exports everything.

I'd also like to sync stuff like FB/Gmail/Hotmail without the contacts being added, just to receive notifications.

If neccesary maybe I can just edit the CSV file(import to MySQL database and then just write a query to delete when there is no phone number or something)

Any thoughts? I've tried deleteing the synced accounts but the contacts don't go away


texts: Is this "Boost" / File Manager app a true system app or malware?

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I installed this app after I received a notification on my lock screen informing me that a new system app was available for download. Seeing that the app was listed as an update to the "File Manager" app, I assumed it was safe and downloaded it. Now it's filling my lock screen with spammy looking notifications, prompting me to "boost" my phone to free disk space and memory.

The original File Manager app that shipped with my Android was very unobtrusive and was located in the Settings app on the phone. It never interfered with anything I was doing. It never sent me twice-daily notifications to 'clean my system', 'boost my phone' or 'free up RAM'. That is what makes me think this app is really malware posing as a true system app and tricking Android into installing it.

There is no way to uninstall it or disable it. The  original File Manager app appeared alongside this app for a while, but the original app was recently removed and no longer shows up. My phone is lagging and other apps are crashing or not performing well since I installed this app. Additionally, this "Boost" app that has installed itself on my home screen is full of ads. No true Android system app has ever contained ads that I have seen, so this is very fishy. Also, the fact that it cannot be disabled is also very suspect.

I am suspicious that it is affecting my phone in a negative way and I want it gone! I cannot imagine that Android would release a "system app" that was full of ads. PLEASE HELP!

The device affected is an Alcatel Fierce 4 5056N running Android 6.0.1.

Images available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Tg7BtjmCMqWXZZVXgwQy0xOXc/view?usp=sharing
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texts: Rooted phone but cannot change hosts file

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I rooted on my S8+. I used the app root checker to check that it's rooted.
I was attempting to block ads by hosts files with this tutorial

I attempted to copy the hosts file to my pc, changed it, and pushed it back... got:

adb: error: failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc/hosts': remote couldn't create file: Read-only file system
hosts: 0 files pushed. 62.2 MB/s (456580 bytes in 0.007s)

I then attempted to do it by following this tutorial which uses apps to change the files

I did change the host file permissions to -rw-rw-rw-

Then I tried to use the editor to add some DNS but I was unable to save the hosts files once again. When I tried to save it, I got a Toast saying root permissions were given to the text editor.

Any ideas?


texts: Trigger actions on notification received with IFTTT

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IFTTT has a notifications channel but unfortunately it does not contain any triggers.

Is there any other way to perform an action when a notification is received?
Is there any IFTTT service that can capture notifications and send them to IFTTT?
How can I use an incoming notification as trigger in IFTTT?

I don't see any reason why IFTTT can't be one of those notification manager applications.


texts: HTC U Play - No root access after flashing insecure boot image

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This is my first post here and I hope I am posting it in the right place.

I have modified stock boot image following a few guides on XDA. Now running "id" command in adb shell returns:

root@htc_alpine_uhl:/ # id
id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=u:r:shell:s0

But I am unable to mount /system as rw or even execute simple tasks like "ls /data/media/0" etc.

I am trying to do all this because there is no custom recovery or any other root process available for this device until now.

Any kind of help will be greatly appreciated. I am new with this stuff so please bear with me.

Thanks for reading.


texts: app or widget or other solution for turning just cellular radio off/on

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I recently acquired an umidigi one with android 8.1 oreo naked/stock image in place and voice over wifi as well as voice over lte support.

When device is in location with wifi connection, which is most of the time, i want quick way to disable cellular radio to force a voice [ and text ] over wifi connection to be established and to conserve battery power that would be otherwise expended on the cellular radio at these times.

Currently i am accomplishing this by selecting airplane mode and then re-enabling wifi to leave me with just cellular radio turned off thus forcing the voice [ and text ] over wifi connection to be setup.  Its a cumbersome two step process and a three step process if i also want bluetooth radio enabled at these times.

Its unfortunate that the drop down menu "mobile option" doesn't turn off cellular radio voice as well as data services instead of just mobile data services.

Also would be nice to have a configuration option that would tell phone to establish voice [ and text ] over wifi if wifi connection is present and only resort to voice over lte or 3g/2g gsm connection in the event that wifi is not present as opposed to now where it does the reverse and only uses voice [ and text ] over wifi when cellular options are not available.


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I currently have an LG E440 (non-stock ROM) plugged on charge 24/7 (connected to mains outlet, not PC) as it runs several Tasker-based routines which need to be seperate from my day-to-day phone.

Aside from the shortened battery life-span and increased electricity bill, are there any inherent dangers to this? E.g. battery exploding, risk of fire etc.

As far as I'm aware, as long as the battery doesn't overheat it should be fine, but I'm sure someone out there can point something out!

Thanks


texts: How can I solve TikTok not responding when selecting video to upload?

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I'm having this TikTok problem. My smartphone is a Huawei GR5. Model number: Huawei KII-L23. Android version: 5.1.1.
TikTok is not responding when I select a video from the video gallery on my phone. When I click on the video I want to upload TikTok does nothing and stays like that for minutes. Then, a messages pops up saying "Do you want to close the app? or Do you want to wait?"
What I have tried is deleting the cache, deleting the app data and restarting the phone. Also I have uninstalled TikTok and reinstalled it again. But that have not worked out.
What can I do? Thanks a lot.


texts: Sreen shot of home screen with notification bar


texts: Rooting a wiko jerry is impossible due to all fastboot commands lock the phone

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On Linux:
All fastboot commands lock. Particularly fastboot oem unlock or fastboot flashing unlock.
After removing and re-attaching the phone to the usb port (without turning it off), the phone becomes detectable on the usb, thus the usb connection handshake runs, but it is not listed in fastboot devices any more. The only way to fix the phone at this point is removing-reattaching the battery into it. I believe, it might be a full system freeze.
The usb id of the device is "fastboot Gadget", with the google vendor id.
On Windows, no fastboot driver was working (not the google and neither the mtk). They simply did not find the device.
I've seen also multiple limitations in the (not yet rooted) phone: for example, adb shell gets the shell as usual, but /dev is already forbidden.
I suspect, maybe the manufacturer has a dislike of rooting and it is a low-cost attempt to make it impossible. Is it possible? Where could I even start to find the cause of the problem?
Extension:
I could make the ADB fastboot driver working on Windows (with the Google driver in the the latest Android Sdk), and also the device was visible in fastboot mode. The result was essentially the same: usb-level lock requiring battery removal to make the phone usable again.
I tried it on multiple machines, and on multiple OSes, and the problem was always the same.
Extension #2:
To be clear: the device shows an mtk driver in adb mode, and a spreadtrum driver in fastboot. fastboot oem unlock locks the phone on a way that only removal of the battery can fix it. It happens on multiple machines, with multiple OSes. However, Wiko's own update tool, downloadable from here, works. It is a windows-only tool, capable to install only the Wiko's own updates. I am now playing with this tool, what it does and how. Maybe it can flash also a custom firmware. If it won't work, I will forever blacklist the company and throw the phone out.


texts: Nexus One overheats/restarts when connected to car dock or car charger

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Whenever I connect my Nexus One to the official car dock, my phone heats up rapidly, and eventually restarts.  Obviously, the phone is restarting to prevent it from damaging itself.  So the question becomes why is it over-heating (the phone can draw too much current for its own good?) and how can I prevent it from happening.  As a side note, I have never observed this happen while I had the phone charging in the official desk dock, although most of that time I was asleep, and it has happened infrequently while I was charging it and still using it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Is it possible to merge contacts from different sources and upload them to GMail?

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I'd like to merge contacts from different sources -- i.e., imported contacts from phone, from sim card, and from my gmail account -- and upload the ultimate contact on my gmail account.

For instance, I know someone's mail adress using my gmail account, and I import his phone number from the sim card. My goal is to update the contact on the GMail account, in order to have also his phone on internet (it's the perfect backup).

Is it possible ? Is it native or should I use another app ?

I'm using a Galaxy S with Android 2.1, unrooted

Thanks for you're help !


texts: Can thief unlock stolen phone that was locked by Android Device Manager?

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My phone was recently stolen.

Luckily, I enabled Android Device Manager awhile ago. So, I locked the phone via the web app of Android Device Manager.

Can the thief unlock my phone? I'm not asking how. There is a scenario in my mind that I'm afraid that could be possible to unlock the phone and restore factory settings, wiping all my data. Is that possible?

Again, I just want a Yes or No answer, not how he can do it.


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I have read over many q and A's regarding the 'force stop' option for most apps. All explain what it's function is, but aren't too clear on when it is really necessary to go thru my list of apps and force stop them (EVEN ONES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN THE LIST OF RUNNING APPS?!?!?)
That was and still is a bit hard for me to understand also. If my phone says the apps are not currently running what I'd it that I'm forcing to stop? And will it effect the function or start up of the app when I need to use it?


texts: I have ROM which doesn't have Now On Tap on Long Pressing Home Key. How can I add it?


texts: Why failing to get notifications of Stackexchange app in Notification Bar of Andoid 6.0?

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I receive no notifications of Stackexchange -app in Android 6.0 and/or CyanogenMod 13 in Notification Bar.
Confirmed that the bug is existing also in Android 6.0 [MarkCh].
Characteristics

not phone dependent because I can reproduce the problem in two CM13 in two different phones
OS independent, since occurs in stock Android 6.0 and CM13
likely Stackexchange -app specific
not internet gadget specific (Pebble, Xiaomi Mi Band 2)

Fig. 1 Stackexchange app in App Notifications, Fig. 2 Notification Access view without Stackexchange app, since I cannot install it

I contacted the developer of the application by email. I also voted with one-star the application to raise awareness about the problem, which has been now more than one year in the application with Android 6.0.

Phone: Oneplus 2, Samsung Galaxy S4 gt-i9506
OS: Android 6.0, Cyanogenmod 13 official nightly, CM13 Temasek's Rom


texts: Samsung p7510 versus p5110 : what are the main differences?

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I'm in a tight schedule to buy someone a tablet in the ipad2-range, but I want to buy an Android device.

After some research I decided to buy the Samsung Tab  10.1" P5110 (I don't need 3G).  However the Samsung Tab 10.1" p7510 is much easier to find in a short term.  When comparing both I got a bit confused because I don't get the main differences between both models.

Is there an obvious 'best one' ?


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I saw a cheap Verizon HTC ONE M8 on eBay, but I am on AT&T. If I was to get that phone, could I unlock it straight away? I thought I remember hearing somewhere that you can't unlock phones for a few months after their release.

Sorry if this is the wrong site to ask.


texts: App not installed error while trying to install nexus media importer

texts: I'm trying to install an app with an apk file but I am frequently getting app not installed error.. I am not rooted and I have nexus 5..any solution?


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my phone disconnects from usb after a while but keeps charging. When plugged to wall charger it does charge, but there is no notification and it even says "connect to charger" when battery is low. I thought it's just the usb port, but it DOES connect and only disconnect after a while and I do not move the cable/phone so I think the problem is with the software. I've tried using different cable. Additionally the phone restarts sometimes, but only if the screen was locked. I've set sleep to "never" and it does not restart.

phone: Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro
android version: 5.1.1 LMY47V
MIUI version: MIUI 7.5 | Stable 7.5.2.0(LAICNDE)

Thanks for advise.

EDIT: After factory reset the phone doesn't restart anymore, but USB still ain't working


texts: How can I recover files from a phone that won't boot?

texts: I have a Galaxy SII, and it is stuck on the boot screen. How can I recover the files on the phone?


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Basically the phone won't turn on at all, not normal boot, not recovery mode, not even the battery percentage show up while charging (just the battery icon with lightning, that's it). it stucks on one screen (battery icon/logo) and stucks there until it ran out of battery again.

But strangely, download mode is accessible, and when i tried to boot from that, the screen is stuck at the logo
my phone is Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 Inch

Help


texts: How to boot on android if on windows 10?

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I got a myphone my51 tablet, it has a dual boot feature for android and windows 10.

I was able to boot easily from android to windows, but could not get back to android. Is there any command I can do to reboot the tablet to boot on android instead of windows?


texts: installing android on a non android phone

texts: I found an old brew mp flip phone and want to install android on it. There are multiple guides on how to install an os onto an android phone but I haven't seen anything on brew mp.


texts: Can I see my Play Store wishlist on the web?

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Google Play store recently gained a long-awaited wishlist feature in the 3.9.16 version of the application. I was wondering whether the wishlist could be modified from the web version of the Play Store while using e.g. a PC. I looked for around the website but wasn't able to find a way to do it, but perhaps I'm missing something.

Also, would the wishlist sync to all Android devices connected to the same Google account, or is it just local to the device it has been set up on?


texts: I have a Motorola Droid running 2.1 that does not have Verizon service.  Therefore it does not seem to be getting the over-the-air (OTA) update.  Is there anyway to update this via wifi?


texts: I cannot click install when selected an app to install in yureka ?( Not in play store,selected through a file manager) I'm sure it is not a touch screen problem.


texts: after rooting phone, can I remove all traces of original phone carrier?

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Forgive my mobile ignorance.  I have a Galaxy S4 from Verizon (sch-i545), and I do not use it as a phone anymore.  What I want to do is turn it into basically a very simple media device for kids' use on wifi at home.  Almost a tablet.  I want a very clean version of Android, and I will install a very few number apps, just a few carefully-selected things that my children can use.

If I root the phone and then install a custom ROM (I haven't done this yet but see plenty of tutorials online), will I be able to achieve what I want, or will my phone keep complaining about not having a SIM card?  And will it still think it is associated with Verizon (custom splash screen and who-knows-what-else)?

Certainly, I could just factory reset it and disable the dozens of bloatware apps, but I'd feel especially content to do a little more than that and have the knowledge that it's just a little computer running  the custom android version I want without any Verizon fingerprints upon it.


texts: Mobile network not displayed after I rooted my samsung galaxy 10.1 tablet

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I have a Samsung galaxy 10.1 tablet (GT-P7500) with android version 3.1.

I upgraded the android to 4.0.4 (the latest one available). It was rooted but I guess I've modified something since it always used to show "permission denied" for superuser requests.

So I rooted the tablet. When I did, the tablet didn't reboot by itself. Someone suggested that I wipe all data. So I did it and now the tablet reboots well, but it isn't showing the mobile networks options when I go to Settings > About device > Wireless & Networks.

I am not getting the 3G network either.

I want my tablet to get the mobile network again and I want to upgrade it to android version 4.0.4.


texts: Disable Display Standby when in Developer Mode missing in Android 2.3

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I'm a little bit confused about the missing Option to deactivate the Display Standby in Developer Mode.

In 2.2 there was a switch in Application --> Development. But in 2.3.3 this switch is vanished and it is really annoying if the Phone gets black every 10 minutes.

So my Question, how can I override the Display Timeout in Developer Mode, is the switch at another Place or is it outpatched?

Phone is a Samsung Galaxy I9000.

Thanks.


texts: How to rate an app in Android Market on a tablet?

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I know this question sounds dead stupid but I can't figure out how to rate an app in Android Market on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Honestly I've looked everywhere. Am I blind or what?

Thanks in advance...


texts: Google Calendar Erroneously Deleting Events

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Over the last couple of weeks, Google calendar has repeatedly deleted the events I entered. It occurs approximately 12-24 hours after I create the event.

EDIT: In response to question below, it's deleting events created both on the phone, as well as at calendar.google.com.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue? If so, has anyone had luck fixing it?

Finally, does anyone know how I can contact Google directly about this issue? Their "help" page is a labyrinth.

Devices: Sprint HTC EVO 4G, Android v. 2.3.5
Macbook OSX 10.6.8


texts: How do I sort whatsapp media files according to sender

texts: Is it possible to sort out whatsapp media files with the name of the sender?


texts: How do I use voice input in Google Maps on a HTC Desire?

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I have an HTC Desire phone running Android and I use the Google Maps application. I can search for locations using text entry but I would like to be able to use the voice entry feature which was added last year.

  You can now search Google Maps for Android simply by speaking your query and Google Maps will search it for you.

I have the latest version of Google Maps from the Android Market but I don't see how to activate this voice search feature. I have tried opening Google maps, pressing the search key at the bottom-right of the phone, and then saying for example 'London' into the phone's microphone, but nothing happens.

How do I use the voice search in Google Maps for Android?

Updates

There is no microphone icon next to the search bar.

Version Information

Android Version: 2.1-update1
Google Maps version: 4.4.0 (#4414) gmm-android-htc


texts: Is my old phone still recoverable after super bricking it?

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A long time ago, when I was way dumber, I really wanted to upgrade my old phone (Wiko Lenny 3) from Android 6.0 to Android 7.0 but with no avail. Since that day, the phone is no longer bootable. If I try to connect my phone with the computer, it won't even detect it. I tried every way to fix the full issue.
What I mean with "super bricked phone" is that I tried to install another phone's system (Wiko Lenny 4 probably, can't remember) into the main phone, which lead to the complete brick that the kernel, system, boot, preloader and such stuff are corrupted. Now I know that I can buy another motherboard and install it into Wiko Lenny 3, but I don't want to waste that much of my money for something that I completely rigged.
If there is any other way to fix this issue, then I could try without making more damage to the Wiko Lenny 3 phone.
Edit 1:

I tried to find the KCOLO/KOLO/COLO point, that I need to short with the GND golden point, but I literally can't find the KOLO point. This device has 2 GND points, so with this, I don't know which I need to short. I provide an image to it


texts: Is there a way to trigger hover behavior in the Chrome Beta browser?

texts: Is there any way to trigger the behavior that usually occurs when a mouse is hovered over an element (for example, hovering over your username at the top of a Stack Overflow site) using the Chrome Beta browser?


texts: Soft bricked device fails to boot into recovery, both through key combo and fastboot

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I have a Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114 which is soft bricked. I am trying to get into recovery mode after flashing CWM Recovery image using fastboot with the following command:
# fastboot flash recovery /tmp/recovery.img

The command gives the following result:
sending 'recovery' (6144 KB)...
OKAY [  0.233s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  1.098s]
finished. total time: 1.332s

However, when I try to get into the recovery mode, it doesn't boot into recovery and go into reboot again having infinite loop cycles.
How do I fix my phone?
Edit
Attempting to directly boot into the recovery doesn't work. Console remains stuck on booting... and device doesn't boot at all.

# fastboot boot /tmp/recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.204s]
booting...


texts: Which gapps cant be downloaded through the play store/marketplace?

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I've seen that there are quite many different modular packages of the gapps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942 and I was wondering if I can install the nano and add the other gapps one by one through the play store. Or if there is by chance some google apps that cant be retrieved with the play store?

Id like to start with a very minimum set of apps if possible (and not to install google now).


texts: How to fix TWRP bootloop caused by an OTA update attempt on rooted phone without losing any data (including apps')?

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My wife, unfamiliar with rooting, agreed to update my rooted Moto C Plus when it requested an update. Needless to say, that didn't turn out well. As a result, now my phone is booting only to TWRP.

I would like to get it to boot normally again with all my data intact...meaning: everything the way it was (including my Google account) prior to this problem. Is it possible? How?

Phone: Moto C Plus (xt1723) 2GB Ram 16 GB Internal memory

OS: Android 7

Flashing tool: MediaTek SP Flash tool v5.1644.00


texts: Android 2.1 - MyTouch Slide 3G - Tips to Fixing Slow Phone & Poor Battery Life

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Possible Duplicate:
  What can I do to increase battery life on my Android phone?

What are the best applications or best practices for fixing slow operating phones and poor battery life on Android 2.2?

I use task killer but it doesn't seem to help that much. I wish there was an automatic task killer that would automatically prevent letting useless applications run in the background. I'm tired of doing a factory restore on my phone every month after it slows down to a screeching halt. Do you think it's worth upgrading to the G2 or does the G2 have the same problems?


texts: is it possible to enable WPS to connect to a WiFi using ADB commands?

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Is there any way to enable WPS in Android through ADB commands to get to connect to the WiFi?

What I want to do is automatically testing this feature in a router with different types of devices connected, one of them b eing a phone (any) with the latest version of Android (10.0 at the moment I'm writing this).

I'd like to control it through ADB for two reasons:

I want to automate it
I need to make sure the phone was disconnected and connected again thanks to WPS and not other settings of the phone itself or the router

Maybe I can control the app Simple WPS through ADB commands? However I'm a bit newbie using ADB and I'm not sure how to do that.

I also found the Wi-Fi Easy Connect, but again, not sure how to use it.

Thanks!


texts: The process has stopped unexpectedly - recovery

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When I start my tablet Archos 7 Home tablet it shows this message box:

Sorry!
The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Force close

The only possibility I have is to press the button Force close and then the message
appears again.

I tried to reset the tablet with pushing the needle into the reset hole on the back of the tablet,

but after starting the tablet the message appears again.

Now, I'm trying to solve it inspired by this question as follows but I have stuck

$ adb shell
$ recovery --wipe_data

I can only mount the tablet and browse through the directories in it. Can I destroy the files of the application that cause this error message?
How would you solve it?


texts: Can I stop system upgrade notices on Nexus 7 5.0.2

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I have a Nexus 7 2013 WiFi running Android 5.0.2, and I keep getting an update notification for 5.1.  When I try the update,  I get an error on install,  then a reboot, and I'm back to 5.0.2.

I'm happy with this OS,  and would like to silence the notifications,  or get more details of the error.

Can I do either of these things?


texts: Opera mini v12 automatic clear cache history & cookies

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Is there a way to get rid of all cache, history and cookies automatically.
Preferably each time I shut down or start up the browser Opera mini.

If this one doesn't anyone know another browser that does?

Manually deleting each privacy setting all the time is a pain in the ass.

And if no mobile browser supports this is there another way to get rid of
all this data automatically?


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I would like to install Cyanogenmod 13 on my Oppo Find 7a.

I am following the instructions from CM wiki. I am using a laptop with Linux (LMDE2).

I fail to install a TWRP recovery. Fastboot seems to succeed (it does not print any error message). But then, when I try to boot in recovery mode, I still have the original recovery from ColorOS.
I also tried CM recovery, but then I can't even boot in recovery mode (I get stuck on the "Oppo" logo).

I tried anyway to install CM13 using the original recovery. But I get a message "Installation failed".

Do you have any idea of why it fails?

EDIT : I add details on what is happening.

When I run fastboot boot twrp.img, the fastboot screen gets brighter. But then nothing happens, it stays as is, with "fastboot" written on the screen. Then, I hard reboot my phone and hold the keys to get into recovery mode. I get the stock recovery.
When I run fastboot flash recovery twrp.img and then fastboot reboot (holding the key to get into recovery mode), the phone reboot, I get the screen with "Oppo" written, then the phone reboot a second time. For this second time, it boots in normal mode (although I was holding the special key for recovery mode).

Once I booted in normal mode, if I try to boot in recovery mode, I get the stock recovery. It seems to be expected, according to TWRP website, since some devices automatically replace the recovery mode by their own recovery mode.


texts: Duplicate package names , ending with overlay - com.android.systemui.overlay

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I'm using Vodafone smart ultra 7 . I observed that every system package has a duplicate which is the package name and package name+.pverlay

  com.android.systemui - com.android.systemui.overlay
  com.android.musicfx. - com.android.musicfx.overlay
  com.android.dreams.basic - com.android.dreams.basic.overlay

Literally every system package has duplicate copy.

That prohibits me from using lockTask.Please help


texts: How can I copy a NFC badge to my (rooted) Android phone for Daily Usage

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For the Cafeteria a school we have NFC badges with which we pay meals or drinks.
I was wondering how is it possible to have the card on my phone? I lost it 5 times last year.

I've tried to copy the data on the card this didn't work so I possibly need to emulate the card on the phone.
Like i said it would be usefull to use it in such way and gives me something to brag about to my non geeky friends. B-)
My phone is rooted, Xposed Framework is installed (when this helps) I have Android 4.1.2 on My Xperia P it's stock.
Thanks in Advance


texts: How to fix Bluetooth disconnecting frequently?

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I have a Nokia 6 with Android 8.1.0 and a Bose QC35 II headset. It has recently started disconnecting frequently, from approximately every 10 seconds to every two minutes or so, seemingly getting more frequent over time. The batteries are both near full, and the headset is the only Bluetooth device paired with my phone.

So far I have tried

restarting both devices,
removing the pairing and re-pairing,
toggling Bluetooth off and on again.
clearing the Bluetooth app cache and storage and
resetting all network settings in Settings - System - Reset options.

While typing this the device has reconnected at least five times. I was not transferring files or audio at the time. It happens in public and at home, where there are only two other Bluetooth-capable devices.

The sound is often choppy when it does work, so it's as if the signal is terrible even though the devices are less than a meter from each other.

When connected to my PC the sound is fine and the connection is stable for hours.

Edit: This no longer happens with Android, but I think it has something to do with the connection type. There is only one connection type which gives even close to reasonable sound quality, the other one crackles and spits and emits irregular "call from: [nothing]" garbage.


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This probably is a common question but so far I have not seen a thorough answer.

I want to know if it is possible to have the rocker functionalities that are on cyanogem mod on a factory rom (htc desire s).
that is:

long press up    =  next song.

long press down  =  previous song.

short press up   =  volume up

short press down =  volume down

i would like to keep using the htc rom, since i like the sense ui, and also id like to keep using the htc music player, i think is simple and is able to manage correctly the compilations albums.

does anyone know of an app that can do this, that is NOT another musicplayer.
Or as a 2nd option to explain if it is possible to create my own app for it and maybe to make some points towards the right direction to do this.

thanks in advance


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I am trying to edit the lcd density in build.prop in /system but every time after reboot my changes are lost..

I tried to adb pull + edit + adb push in normal and recovery mode..
also i tried fileexpert and super manager but nothing worked.

I heard many people saying about root explorer but its not free.. I want to be sure if my problem will be solved with root explorer then i will buy it..

Please help me out guys..

I am using android 2.3.3 on HTC HD2. My Rom is custom one (HyperDroidGBX-v12)


texts: SD card is damaged, even after I format and get new sd card, I'm still seeing the same error, Please help!

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Hi I've found my 8 GB SD card damaged this morning. And I was able to access it on my computer and I collected the files on it, then FORMATTED it. However, when I put it back in my phone I'm still getting the same error : Damaged SD card.

So I've bought a brand new 2 GB SD card and I'm still receiving the same error: SD card Damaged. I'm using TECNO M3 , android 4.2.2
Please I need help fixing this problem.

PS: This problem has started when I put wi-fi on this morning, and the apps started updating automatically. And suddenly majority of my apps were removed on their own.BTW, I've check different threads here but it seems nobody is having the same problem as mine. I appreciate any help.
Thanks!


texts: Checking activity of unknown user on my phone

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Yesterday I took my new phone to a mobile service shop... I wanted them to put a protection layer on my display. I have a pattern lock on my phone so I just put the display to sleep and gave it to him. He went to another room, and 15 minutes later he gave me the phone back.

My questions are: even though I have a pattern to unlock phone how can I make sure that he did not do anything suspicious to it? He was very strange. Could he have guessed or cracked the code? Is there a way to inject some kind of harmful code via usb cable? How can I check all the activity, not just browser history or history.google.com but all the list of apps that were turned on? Or any other activity that might cause problems to me. Also, is there also anyway to inject some kind of harmfull code to a blocked phone using usb cable? And lets say that code would delete the pattern and gain the access to phone ?

I want to hear from a security expert. Should I do a factory reset would it delete everything that might be inserted by him to the phone ?  just to make sure?

Or am I being paranoid? Thanks


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I installed android x86_64 and now I want to root it but all the root scripts are for 32-bit versions of Android.

I am using console os lollipop that is not rooted.

What are my options?

Thanks


texts: Does Android 8.1(Oreo) lack "Landscape Orientation" mode?

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I am using AospExtended v5.7 for tomato and I have noticed something weird. The rotation button in the status bar only toggles between Portrait Mode and Auto Rotate Mode. It lacks the Landscape Mode(even when I try to do it whilst holding the phone in Landscape).

Is it normal? I feel its weird because I had this functionality in LineageOS 14.1(basically Nougat), but its not in a later version.


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I have a OnePlus 3 and am using a product called GlassWire to monitor my data activity.  Recently it is showing that certain of my apps are using the network even though they are not running.  By this I don't mean not running in the foreground, I mean they're not started at all.

Could someone explain how this could be?

If you need me to be more specific about anything please let me know.

Thank you.


texts: Is it possible to unload built-in kernel module?

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I have a kernel with built-in module that I want to replace. I have built a .ko and tried to insmod it, but it failed since the kernel was already built with it.

Is it possible to do this?


texts: Just did system update and forgot I had TWRP and root and now the updates changes havent taken affect!

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Help! I have just installed the Android 4.3 update on my Nexus 7 which is rooted with a vanilla kernel with TWRP installed. It rebooted after the update and it booted straight into TWRP so I rebooted again and then it booted into Android as normal but the OS is still on 4.2.2 and not 4.3. I have tried going into About This Tablet then pressing Update and its saying its not on the latest version...
Help!


texts: What is the difference between twrp-[version]-[phone].img and twrp-installer-[version]-[phone].zip?

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I know I can flash the image and boot it. But what are the zips used for? I'm asking this because I noticed that images are often accompanied/listed with corresponding zip files - not just for TWRP. And I'd like to understand how they relate and how those zips are applied and when.

For example: https://dl.twrp.me/enchilada/


texts: How can I find the region and carrier for an HTC phone?

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I'm using HTC One X.

To find RUU at htcdev.com, I need to know the region and carrier. Can I determine this using the IMEI or something else?


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I just started wearing hearing aids (ReSound LiNX Quattro). My audiologist says that the Android developers are working on a solution that would allow me to stream audio content (music, calls, etc.) directly to my hearing aids. I am surprised that IOS has allowed this for years and Android doesn't have it yet.

Presently, my hearing aid app silently connects to my aids via Bluetooth and allows me to control them. I am able to use the Bluetooth control panel to pair the phone (LG Stylo 3) to the aids, but then my app can't pair to them. Even when the phone is paired to the aids, I can't stream audio to them.

What is the status of this feature for Android? Will it be rolled out as part of a new version of the OS (such as Q or R)?


texts: Galaxy S3 cell standby is eating my battery

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My battery on my new S3 seems to be being eaten up by the cell standby using more than 50%.
I appear to get a decent signal on the phone. Does anyone have any idea why this figure would be so high?


texts: Google Maps >9.60: Can't access the layers. How to turn off/on layers?

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I recently opened Google Maps and found the traffic layer to be enabled. And so I tried to turn it off by swiping from the left to open the App Drawer (aka Hamburger Menu).

Unfortunately the usual button for layers was grayed out and said that the "Layers have moved":

When I click the button it just closes the App Drawer.

I can't figure out how to access the "Satellite & traffic" or any layers. In the new version of Google Maps, how do you turn on/off the layers (i.e. Satellite, Traffic, Topology, etc)?

version is: 9.62.1

I tried to search for how to access the feature. But all I found was some webpages that said the layers feature in Google-Maps was moving... but nothing about how to access the layers feature after it moved.


texts: How to use SD card formatted as internal storage for arbitrary data?

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On an LG V30 with 64GB internal memory I wanted to be able to use a 200GB SD card (which strangely gets reported as 256GB) to store larger amount of data like pictures, music and movies.

I learned that with Lineage OS 16 (Android 9 Pie) you cannot use your SD card as before since apps are no more allowed to write data to SD cards (is there an Apple manage working at Google now?!)

I then formatted my SD card as "internal storage" (believing that it now extends my 64GB to 200GB) but there doesn't seem to be a way to move arbitrary date to this new "internal storage".

So my (still very fuzzy) question is: is there a way to use an SD card to store arbitrary (i.e. not owned by one app) data like a Movies, Pictures etc. folder (which might be synced automatically by Syncthing or similar apps)?

(extra question: can formatting an SD card as internal storage be undone?)


texts: With the stock Gallery app, how can I open an arbitrary image file by specifying its filesystem path?

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I would like to know whether it is possible to open an arbitrary image file with the stock Gallery app (as distributed with the Samsung Galaxy SIII) by navigating the filesystem and drilling down the path to the image and clicking on the image to be opened. It seems to me that the only place it allows its users to select files from are the folders found under /storage/emulated/0/DCIM (normal pictures), the folders found under /storage/emulated/0/Pictures (screenshots), /storage/emulated/0/PhotoEditor for pictures created with the Samsung Photo Editor which can be installed from the Gallery application by clicking on the edit picture icon on the top-right-hand-side when viewing a picture, /storage/emulated/0/Download for images downloaded from the web via a web browser, and other albums taken from Google Picasa Web.

Right now I'm guessing that when the stock Gallery application is opened, it just traverses the entire filesystem and for each directory which it finds which contains an image it displays the directory name along with the last image in such directory (and switches to a grid view for the images in that directory if clicked).

In any case, I would like to know if there's an alternative way to open an image directly form the stock Gallery app, e.g. Gallery could launch a file explorer application upon request once a picture is selected? Thanks.


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I'm trying to add a contact on telegram, the specified number can be added through other phones, but not same here:

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

Any suggestions?


texts: Use an Android tablet as a Wacom drawing tablet for a PC?

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Since a nice Wacom tablet is a bit pricey, especially for someone like me who doesn't do much graphic editing, I was wondering if it is possible to use a tablet (i.e. my Nexus 7) as a Wacom-esque drawing tablet when connected to a Linux computer?

I did a bit of searching, however most of the info I found is for using a Wacom tablet on an Android device. I've never used a Wacom device, however I have been doing some graphic editing in Gimp, and think it would be much easier than just using a mouse. And since I have a Nexus 7, it seemed like the logical place to start. I would have to use the Nexus as a USB peripheral for the computer, and I don't know if it is possible to transmit the touch screen coordinates to the PC.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it!


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Is an odex file different from the dex file generated and stored in dalvik-cache?

Is it faster? More optimized? Or just the same?

Most people mention the benefit of improved boot speed after wiping the dalvik cache or on new boot, but no one ever discusses runtime performance of both files.


texts: How to use OTG cables for NEXUS4 without rooting

texts: Is it possible to use OTG Cables for Nexus-4 without rooting the device? Can Nexus Media Importer work with OTG cables for Nexus4?


texts: copying music, pictures and movies from a galaxy s 4g to the pc

texts: My daughter would like to copy (not transfer) her songs, pictures and a movie she has on her Galaxy S 4 G cell phone over to our PC.  How can she do this?


texts: Connected by Telegram appearing in phone contact

texts: Does a contact on an android phone contacts list that shows a Telegram app symbol by it and says "Connected via Telegram" mean it is someone who is chatting on telegram or just someone who also has telegram? None of the other contacts show this


texts: Are there any ways to change the server of a game without flashing ROM, or to keep the same server after flashing a ROM from a different geolocation?


texts: "Settings" is crashing after installing gapps

texts: I've install custom rom called JELLYTIME on my HTC Desire HD phone. Recently I tried to update it to most recent version. After the update I installed google apps from this website: http://goo.im/gapps. I installed version 20130301. Since then the settings section works very badly. It crashes often and I can't connect to any wifi network for example. I'm afraid that I installed the wrong version of gapps but according to the table I should have installed that version for android 4.2.2. Can anyone please tell how can I fix the problem?


texts: How do you remove permanent adb authorization?

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I have a Nexus S running Cyanogen 10.1.2 (Android 4.2.2).

I require adb authorization, but I accidentally "permanently" authorized a device. How do I remove the "permanent" authorization, so that every time it asks me again?


texts: Error when running android apps via bluestacks (Unsupported Device)

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I run android apps using Bluestacks. I installed Clash of Clans android file and installed it and played it via Bluestacks. There is no problem playing the game. But when I want to sign in to my google account in clash of clans (Setting › sing in to google), this error appears:

  "Google Play services which some of your applications rely on is not
  supported by your device. Please contact the manufacturer of your device".

Although I have Google Play Service installed on Bluestacks, this error appears again. Because I want to safeguard my progress in Clash of Clans, I must find a solution to this problem. I wanted to install Google Play Games, but the same error appeared. Please help me, what should I do?


texts: My phone is rooted and I have android terminal installed. How can I fix this " There is insufficient space on the device" when installing from Google play. However when I install from Apk file it works fine and gets installed.


texts: How to stop Time Warner cable search on Firefox for Android?

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I went into about:config and have the following:

browser.search.defaultenginename
Google

browser.search.official
true

browser.search.order.1
Google

keyword.URL
https://www.google.com/search?p=

And still, when I type in the search bar, it pulls up Time Warner Cable Road Runner search instead of Google. It looks like only if I have more than 1 word does it decide to use google -- maybe using only 1 word means I type a malformed URL? How can I fix this to use Google as a proper search engine?


texts: File Explorer Can See Folder But Can't See File Windows 10 Network Sharing

texts: I can't seem to see the files in the folders from my shared folder. I turned all of the password and everything off for ease. But it doesn't seem to work. I can see the folders and everything. But not the files. Just folders.


texts: Is there a way to specify a delay before my Dropbox app uploads photos into my Dropbox account.  I normally take a lot of photos, and delete many of it.  Dropbox app puts it onto my space before that. How do I specify a delay before it copies? Right now, I have to go to Dropbox and delete them again


texts: Galaxy S7 Causing Emails in Desktop Outlook to Appear Read

texts: I added my Outlook 365 business email account to my Galaxy S7 phone when I bought it 2 months ago and I have been plagued by my email being shown as read on my desktop Outlook at work since. I am missing emails because they are marked as read, and they are not. This did not happen before I added the account to my phone. I rarely even open my email on my phone for work, so why is it marking them all as read?


texts: How to enable multilingual typing in Google Keyboard (GBoard) app?

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Until recently I had multilingual typing enabled on my keyboard. It was possible to swipe in German and English at the same keyboard without changing languages. The spacebar had "English - German" written on it.

Somehow it got accidentally turned off. Maybe by some gesture on the spacebar?

Now I can't figure out how to turn that feature on again.
The toggle used to turn it on in the keyboard settings is disabled and can't be turned on.

The hint says that multiple languages have to be enabled. But where can that be done?

On the languages screen there are already two languages. Unfortunately they are also separate keyboards and I always have to switch with the globe button.


texts: Phone connected to PC but it only charges

texts: I'm using windows 10. Connected my phone (Samsung Note 3) to my PC but it only charges. I've done USB Debugging and even installed the driver on my PC. I doubt windows 10 doesn't recognized my phone because I connected to my windows 7 PC but the same thing happened.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.

Sometimes when I'm looking for an app, it says "not available in your country". It's very weird that I cannot see or buy paid apps, when others can see them.

Is it because of my phone, my country, my Google account, or what is it? Can I change that? If yes, how?


texts: I see Fruit Ninja recently added "Wi-Fi connection information" to its ever-growing list of required permissions. I read the little description, but what does it actually mean? Does that mean the name and password to my router are being sent back to their Mothership?


texts: Can airplane mode turn itself off automatically

texts: If I have a phone with airplane mode turned on, can it turn itself off automatically (without user interaction)?


texts: Mobile network settings - Not enabled for modifications (Greyed)

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I bought a zte v7275 tablet

Device information

model number - ZTE V7275
android version - 4.0.4
kernel version- 3.0.21-perf-gc8726c4f
Flash ROM

which is likely to be locked to a single operator (vodafone, but I haven't tried it with vodafone sim card). Any way when I insert a different sim card and navigate to "Mobile network settings" section, I can see all the operator network related configurations are disabled (greyed). I know this particular modle of device is rare in use.

But I would like you to suggest best option I have, following are some of things I came up with

Install ROM to 4.1 , assuming operator lock, will be flashed
Install custom build Phone.apk for android 4.0.4 and repalce the existing  Phone.apk system app

Further can I know different stratergies can be used to disable the Mobile Network  Settings, so I can reverse it.

Thanks


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I've just updated to Android 5.0 and it has already showed that I need some time to get used to the new layouts and such. That's not really the issue though.

The thing that I couldn't wrap my head around was this:

Click for full size

It quite looks like they forgot to put in the Previous button. Is there any way I can get it back?

Thanks!


texts: Can not update to lollipop due to TWRP recovery

texts: I use Nexus 7 2012 wifi version. I rooted the device and installed TWRP recovery on it when it was on 4.4.4. Now the lollipop update of 5.0.2 is available to install, whenever I download the update and click install button the tablet boots in recovery mode and gives failed message. How do I get rid of this and install lollipop update successfully?


texts:
I'd like to block particular URLs on Android Chrome.
I've tried BlockSite, but the experience is poor - the page still loads for several seconds before the block dialog appears.
Is there any better way to block URLs?


texts: Recover access to Samsung Galaxy Tab A after forgetting the pattern lock

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I have Samsung Galaxy Tab A and I put a pattern lock on it, but sometime later, I forgot the pattern.

I've looked it up and the only options to recover are to have the tablet off, but I can't turn the tablet off without the passcode.

How to recover access to it?


texts: How can I block incoming SMS from certain senders?

texts: What is a good app for blocking incoming SMS? I want it to be easy and able to add numbers from contacts and not require to many privileges (probably only some storage and intercepting SMS).


texts: Can I keep all of my Dropbox data on SD card?

texts: Is there any way to configure the Dropbox app so that all Dropbox files, now and future, are available offline on the SD card?


texts:
I'm aware of this other quesion, but it doesn't answer with regards to usb-tethering:

Which method of wireless tether uses the least amount of power? Bluetooth or Wifi?

I'm going to use my android phone for tethering, so I can use the connection in my laptop. All following options are available on my phone:

usb tethering
bluetooth tethering
wifi-tethering

However, I would like to know the most efficient method in terms of power consumption. This article tells me that usb is the least expensive and wifi the most in terms of power consumption. Is that true?


texts: Auto alerting on Android upon file copy to phone

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I have an PC based app that periodically copies some images to a Samsung Note-II via USB. (The target folder etc. are all configurable)

I need the Note-II to automatically display the most recent copied image and play an audible alert tone when a file is copied onto the device. Is there any configuration in Android to let me do that? Other than the obvious way of writing a custom Android app?


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Can I get the email app to only download email headers -- and get bodies on demand?  This is for an MS Exchange based email service.  I have a Nexus One.  The email app works fine, but the volume of email I get for work is huge and although I need to see all the subject lines, I rarely need to read the full email when I'm not at work.  How can I get the email app to just download headers?  Alternatively, is there another email app in the Market I could use for this?

I have Android version 2.2.1


texts: Show sensitive notification content when at trusted place

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I have been trying to get sensitive notification content to only show when at a trusted location (android 5.1.1), however my attempts have so far been unsuccessful.

Is this possible to accomplish somehow?


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I am currently faced with installing a large amount of applications on a bulk of devices (100+ at a time).
The biggest issue I am having is the download time of apps and the effect it is having on the WiFi, I am looking for a solution to this, I looked into side-loading via usb but this was just as long to plug in each device and then install the APK individually.
Preferably I need a quick way of installing APKs with minimal interaction as I am using an MDM software that limits my access on the device
Thank you for any answers in advance


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When I adb into a device with Cyanogenmod, I'm presented with a nice bash shell, color prompt, and bashrc.  I don't see a symlink from /system/xbin/bash to /system/bin/sh.  How do they set the default shell to bash instead of sh?  I looked through rc files, but didn't find anything.  I'd like to do the same on my Android build, which isn't Cyanogenmod.

Update

After re-installing from scratch with CM7, I'm taken to sh instead of bash.  Now the question is how to set bash as default.


texts: I've deleted Google Play Store. How can I reinstall it?

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I've been having an issue with my apps where an error "Package file is invalid" keeps appearing. I read a tutorial somewhere which told me to "uninstall updates" for the Google Play Store application. I was told doing this would uninstall the application, and then the device would automatically reinstall Google Play Store.

I did this, restarted my phone, but the application never reappeared.

I think tried downloading an .apk file to install this manually, but on install the application wouldn't load.

Has anyone done this before? How can I reinstall this application? I believe I need it for all future downloads and updates to my applications.

For the record, my phone is not rooted.


texts: Flash Samsung Rugby Smart AT&T to factory conditions after installing cyanogenmod

texts: I have tried installing Cyanogenmod 10 on my Samsung Rugby Smart AT&T, but now I want to revert back to my old factory ROM. But how?


texts: Is there a hidden trash can I can empty?

texts: I keep deleting things and clearing cache to try and clean up space on my android and it seems I just keep losing memory, as if it's all going to some huge trash bin and still taking up space. Is there a way to find and empty this trash?


texts: Why do the buttons on my Incredible occasionally light up?

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I've noticed that sometimes the four buttons at the bottom of my HTC Incredible sometimes light up for a couple seconds at a time, even when the phone is just sitting unused on my desk.  Until now I've attributed this to a software bug, but I recently noticed it doing this while I was digging around in my email on my computer.

Does this indicate data transfer?  Or does it have some other significance?


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I just found that my /sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails folder grew to more than 40GB. Two .thumbdata3 files each large 20GB.

My Galaxy S3 has only 16GB of internal storage. These files prevent me from backing up my sdcard to SFTP.

I think I can safely delete these files, but where do they come from? And how to check if there are any strange ghosts left?


texts:
I have an empty folder called /sdcard/alt_autocycle.

What creates it?
What is it used for?
Can I delete it?


texts: Can't find data folder of an installed game

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I've installed a game through Google Play and I would like to analyze data files to see where information about progress are stored, but I can't find any folder of the game itself.

In sdcard/Android/data there is no game folder. Wehre should I look?


texts: How to switch between touchscreen and mouse (or enable both)?

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I have a BeagleBone with Android 4.1.2 and USB Keyboard and USB Mouse connected. With the DVI-D cape, keyboard and mouse work. But with the LCD7 cape, only the keyboard works. I assume that the touchscreen driver takes over and disables the mouse driver.

How can I switch between touchscreen input and mouse input, or enable them both?

(The reason that I want to use the mouse with the LCD is that the resistive touchscreen of the LCD7 cape is not enough responsive to use some Android applications. With the touchscreen it's e.g. nearly impossible to scroll within the Android settings dialog).


texts: I can't see any option to turn on Safe Search. Can anyone advice where I can find this?


texts: I'm using the mobile pro edition, (cheaper than the tablet pro edition), and when I open the inbuilt gallery, I can tap on the drawings to edit them, but not select them to export, delete or duplicate them. If I long-press on a drawing it will do nothing until I let go, then it will open for editing g as if I had tapped it.


texts: How do I root this phone and any risk of losing Ltd for my region?


texts:
I have a Droid Maxx. Unlike any other Android device I've had, I cannot place app icons anywhere on the screen. They fill in towards the bottom of the screen, just like iOS.

Is there an option to turn this off?
Failing that, is there an invisible icon app to use to fill in?


texts: i still can't connect gt-s5360 Samsung phone to windows 7 PC but it charging i can't get "connect to pc" option and  i can connect another Samsung phone to PC with same usb cable


texts: Clash of Kings on One Plus 2 with OxgenOS 3.1.0 not responding error

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I have installed clash of kings game on my new android device which is one plus 2 and I just updated the OxgenOS to 3.1.0 and Clash of Kings stopped working,it always shows not responding error before upgrade it was working fine.

If anyone have faced same issue please help me. I have tried by reinstalling and clearing data but nothing worked.


texts: Is it possible to output audio from the speakers while a Bluetooth headset is connected?

texts:
In iOS, this is achieved by double-tapping the home button, swiping right twice, and selecting the speakers.

Can this be done in Android?


texts: How to re-format or re-flash a TWRP install?

texts:
I was stuck in a bootloop earlier with Team Win, having just gotten an older phone.

Now I'm seeing a menu like:

*** Tampered ***
*** Unlocked ***
...
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
FACTORY RESET
...

Selecting FACTORY RESET seems to get me to a stock-looking Android 4.4.3 with an HTC Sense version 6.0.

From the Android menu, selecting factory reset  gets me back to Team WIN scripts, and then back to Android well enough.  However, I previously stuck in a loop of Team WIN:

This phone came with Team WIN, which is fine.  My inclination is to format and re-install as it was installed by another.  What's the general procedure?  Is it any simpler as Team WIN is already installed?


texts: Are there good resources for comparing performance of Stock Motorola ROMs vs. CM7.1?

texts:
I'm looking for a good resource for which shows performance comparison - for Droid X - of Froyo 2.2 (stock ROM), Gingerbread 2.3 (Stock Verizon ROM) and any sort of Cyanogen ROM running on Droid X (presumably 2.3 based - 7.1?)

I'm NOT looking for first-person subjective accounts like these.

I'm looking for benchmarks - either as a direct single benchmark using identical set of installed apps; or better yet a set of collated averaged statistics.

I'm mainly interested in "normal business use" performance, not intensive graphics games one - I don't play anything heavier than Angry Birds. So if there is data from different benchmarks, whichever one approximates everyday business use would be preferred.

I would ideally like something which covers all 3 ROMs listed above (stock 2.2, stock 2.3 and CM7) but will be happy with any answers that only show pairwise comparisons of any 2.

NOTE: While the question is specifically about Droid X, I will accept an answer which shows a very good comparison of performance that illustrates a clear difference between ROMs across ALL comparable hardware (e.g. 1Ghz single-core, 512Mb memory, PowerVR SGX530 or comparable GPU) and makes a case that the difference should be easily carried over to DX.

Background: I am considering upgrading my Droid X from Froyo 2.2 (stock, rooted) to Gingerbread. I need to choose to either spend the time figuring out how to load the not-officially-supported CM7 from nightlies, or simply loading Verizon's stock Gingerbread ROM.

The 3 main things I'm concerned about as far as choosing ROM are (1) Stability, (2) Memory footprint, (3) Performance. This question only covers #3.


texts: How to migrate TwLauncher customization to another Launcher

texts:
How can I copy the home screen customization from Samsung's TwLauncher on a Galaxy S II running Android 4.0.3 to another Launcher such as Holo, Nova, GO or Apex.

I tried Desk migrate as well as the import option embedded in some of these launchers but either TwLauncher did not appear as an option to import from or it did appear but the settings were not imported.


texts: How to save the data when phone is locked via too many patterns attempted?

texts:
I am using Samsung S2, due to my nephew attempting too many wrong patterns in my phone now it is locked and it is displaying "Too Many Patterns Attempted sign in to your Google account".

I want to know if I unlock it by using Google account, will it wipe out my all the data that is in my phone memory? If so, how can I unlock the phone without losing any data from my phone memory?


texts: How can I add a custom search engine to Chrome (beta, stable...)?

texts:
Call me dumb, but, I don't see an obvious way to do this.

I want to add duckduckgo.com as the main search engine in Google Chrome for Android (beta, stable...)


texts:
I'm seeing this message is because I installed a device owner, right?  (Note that I'm talking about a "device owner" in the sense of a special device administrator app, not the first user in a multi-user setup. Thanks to Izzy for drawing my attention to the possible ambiguity.)

This is Android 6.  I never saw this message on different device running Android 5 with the same device owner installed.

The device owner must be configured immediately after a factory reset, before setting up a user account.  I could factory reset the device and see if the message goes away, but I'm hoping to avoid that since I've already set up a bunch of other things.


texts: How can I disable notification for a specific gmail account during certain hours?

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My work and personal emails are attached to my phone. I'd like to avoid getting any notifications of work emails after hours.

If this can be done with Tasker, I can't figure out how. I can disable notifications in the gmail settings manually, but not sure how to affect this setting with Tasker.

I still want to receive notifications to my personal email
I still want to receive notifications in general
I still want my work email to sync (so I can check if I need you)


texts: How to explain rooting, recovery and custom ROMs to a beginner?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?
  What is the meaning of “flashing a custom ROM”?
  What do “root,” “flash,” and “ROM” mean?

I've got Dad a Galaxy Nexus as Christmas present. Being the obsessive tinkerer that I am, I already loaded CM10.1 nightlies on it. But I don't want to take care of the phone for ever.

He's a normal computer user, not exactly a noob in gadgets, so how do I explain rooting, custom recvory and ROMs in clear, non-jargon language? Last time I tried to explain, he stopped me at custom recovery and said he's better off using what I loaded on his Galaxy Ace.

The problem with that approach is that it leaves him incapable of solving all the minor niggles that come with custom ROMs. Also, I live on campus (college) and troubleshooting online would be so much easier if he knows the basics.


texts: Moto E changes to wrong time or wrong time zone

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My dad is using a Motorola Moto E, running Android 4.4.4 (not rooted).

He has noticed that it frequently displays the wrong time or date. Sometimes this is just the wrong time zone, other times it is completely the wrong time or date. I have set the time, date and time zones correctly, but they still seem to end up wrong again.

This seems to happen whether the options to use network provided time and network provided timezone is enabled or not.

Maybe it is due to him accidentally pressing the buttons to change this. But I have asked him about this, and he says he isn't doing this as far as he is aware. Or is the phone changing the time for some other reason?

Anyway, how to prevent this, and keep the time correct?