texts: Backup data from android device (Xiaomi mi A2)

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I need to backup data from my android phone. OS is broken (unknown reason). see attached sreenshot https://i.stack.imgur.com/znSXR.jpg
I can't enter bootloader - device stucks.
That's the only options I have https://i.stack.imgur.com/6uB0o.jpg
Device is not rooted. I'm PHP developer but have no android skills. I already tried adb, but unsuccessfully:

adb backup says "adb: unable to connect for backup: closed"
adb shell says "error: closed"
adb pull says "adb: error: connect failed: closed"

I can put ROM update via "adb sideload" but it says "update package is older than current build", as I have newest Xiaomi update
I do not want to make hard reset before making a full data backup.

thanks for any help


texts: How can I diagnose if my it's my phone that has a problem with wifi?

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I have a Galaxy Note 4 - and I've been having trouble recently with the Wifi frequently disconnecting.

What I would like to do is diagnose whether this issue is specific to my phone, before I send it back for servicing.

Do you have any suggestions how I could conclusively test this?


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Disclaimer: There seem to be a number of potential duplicates to this question on common android forums and SX sites (e.g.: How to install a custom keyboard in Android?), but many are a couple of years old and none seem to be what I'm hoping for. Thence:

Looking for a solution that

does not require rooting
does not require additional apps, ideally
does not require "serious" coding

Any ideas?

See also:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/295480-custom-keyboard-layout.html
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5091674/creating-custom-android-keyboard-layout
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13326072/android-custom-keyboard-xml-file
and How to install a custom keyboard in Android?


texts: Root and/or flash ROM on Haier Haipad 8.0 (PAD821)

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I'm trying to root my haipad but none of the methods I found over the internet works.
Here the PAD821 features:

Basic parameters

Time to market: February 2013
Product positioning: Entertainment Tablet PC
Operating system: Android4.1
CPU/GPU Processor architecture: ARM architecture
Processor model: ARM Cortex-A9
Processor Main Frequency: 1.5GHz
Processors core: Dual core

Storage device
System memory: 1GB
Storage capacity: 8GB
Storage media: Flash Flash disk
Storage expansion: supports Micro SD (TF) card, maximum support 32GB

Display
Screen size: 8 inches
Screen resolution: 1024x768
Screen description: Capacitive touch screen, Multi-point touch screen
Pointing device: touch screen
Screen characteristics: Five-point touch screen,The TFT screen,LED backlight
Language support: supports many languages
Network connection: WiFi support
Network mode: 3G module reserved ports
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4

Multimedia features
Sound system: Double stereo speakers,Built-in microphone
Video playback: support playback of 720P vide
Camera: dual camera (front: 300,000 pixels, rear: 2 million pixels)
Video recording: support for recording 720P video
Flash features: supports Flash

Format support
Audio format: supports MP3 format
Video formats: supports MP4 format
Picture formats: support JPEG,BMP,GIF,format
Text formatting: supports TXT format
Buttons/interfaces: Data interface Micro-USB
Audio interface: 3.5mm earphone interface
Other interface: power interface,memory card interface
Function keys: switch button, volume buttons

Power parameter
Battery type: Lithium battery,4400mAh
Life time: depending on the using environment, at a specific time
Power adapter: DC (5V, 2A) adaptive AC power supply
Function parameters: Built-in induction The intelligent gravity sensor
Basic applications: Baidu input method,The ES file browser,PPTV,AppChina,WPS

Appearance parameters
Product size: 204.37x155.42x9.5mm
weight: 432g
Casing material: composite materials
Casing color: silver

Is there someone who knows a ROM compatible with such a device? Otherwise: is there a way to root it? Which version of the recovery (CWM or TWRP) can I install?
Thanks in advance.


texts: Where should I save images to have them appear in the Gallery app?

texts: Running KitKat, I want to extract a zip file with photos and place them in a folder where the Gallery app will find them. I'm using Android File Manager and Easy Unrar Lite to move files around and extract them. Where in the file systems should I put them?


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I am using Android 8.1, Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime, Google Play Store v 23.8.08-21, Google Play Services v 20.50.16.
Everything installed from the Play Store.
For a few apps that I have installed, whenever I try to update them in Play, they would finish downloading, and start downloading again. After several times, the process finishes and I still have the same old version.
I can still update most of the apps, or install new apps.
For instance, I had this problem with Waze. In addition, the total size that was shown was different from the actual size (36.22MB vs. 78.51MB), but download goes up to the actual size.
I tried uninstalling Waze, to see if this fixed the issue, and now I cannot install it again, so I am in a worse situation than before.

This problem is similar, but not the same, to another I had previously reported Cannot install / update apps
I reinstalled Android in between.
How can I solve this problem?
I have already

Cleared Cache from Google Play Store and Google Play Services.
Removed my Google account and Added it again.
Rebooted phone.

I did not try Clear Data from Google Play Store, since there were people reporting that the phone became unusable after that.


texts: Move to application in sd card in htc desire 620

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I have android phone htc desire 620 I want to move my all apps in sd card. I have tried but not able to do it. generally in another phone options is available in setting->apps->move to sd card
but in my phone it's not available so please suggest me how can I transfer my app to sd card


texts: How to get USB file transfer working on Oreo 8.1?

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I always used to transfer files between my laptop and Nexus 5X phone. Upon connecting the USB cable, there used to be a notification thingy on my phone showing USB options, which was default on 'Charging' and then when changing that to File Transfer, I could transfer files.

I recently had to reset my phone and now that I have a new, freshly installed Oreo 8.1.0 environment, this USB notification does not appear anymore. And the device does not show up on my laptop at all.

While searching for a solution I came across these suggestions which I already tried:

Enabling developer mode on Android (clicking 7x on Build number in About).
In developer options, enable and disable USB debugging.
Clearing the cache and data storage for the 'External storage' and 'Media storage' apps, and rebooting my phone, and wait for a while.
In developer options, there is something called "Select USB configuration" which is on "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)". Changed that to "Charging" or "PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol)" and back.

None of these helped, unfortunately. Any hints?

Note that the cable is fine. It works OK on other phones, and upon connecting my phone to my laptop, it does show the charging indicator in the battery icon. It's just the USB notification and file transfer related options that are no longer there.


texts: Google Maps strange green texture when zooming in

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On my tablet Lenovo 10" Android 4.2.2 my Google Maps looks really annoying, when I zoom in it has this green texture covering the map. Anyone knows why this happens and how to get rid of it? Google Maps is up to date.

T

EDIT : It is also awfully slow and it takes seconds to respond to touch and zoom.

EDIT 2 : Its only the app, in the Browser (Chrome) it works well.

EDIT 3 : Got it back to normal, by uninstalling updates, deactivate Maps and restart the device. Still would like to know why this happened.


texts: Good clock and weather widget for someone dealing with multiple timezones / cities

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I work for a big corporate with development centers around the world. There are 4 in particular that I interact with frequently and travel to regularly.

What I'd like is a clock and weather widget with the following features:

Can have multiple instances set to different cities.
Shows the city it is set to.
Can fit 4 on a page, so 2x2 or 4x1.
Shows time (for dealing with meetings)
Graphical indicator of day night (for a quick are they likely to be awake check)
Shows local weather (for small talk on phone calls)
Including highs and lows (in case I have to go there tomorrow)
In Celsius (because I'm not American)

The Beautiful Widgets "Beautiful Smaller Home Weather" is visually spot on what I'm after, but you can't have multiple instances.

Is there another widget out there that meets my requirements?


texts: HARD BRICKED AFTER INSTALLING 4.4.4 UPDATE IN MOTO E 1st gen

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When I updated my mobile, it power offed then it gone to bootloader mode then I pressed on normal power, but it didn't, so I press on recover, it gone to TWRP mode and I pressed on recover, there some codes happened, and then it gone off.  till then nothing working.

not even charging,  and not opening bootloader too.

pls I need your suggestion. THANK YOU

This video on Youtube (published March 2015) is showing same problem that I have. You can see in the comments that still this problem is going on.

see article about Easy JTAG on internet.  you can understand how this begin and end.


texts: how to configure number of app-icons panels?

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I just got a new Moto Z2 Play with Android 7.1.1

There's only two app-icons panels ( the panels that appear when you swipe the home screen left or right to view additional icons ).

On my Moto Z Play ( also Android 7.1.1 ) I have seven panels.

I've spent some time searching through settings and googling and can't determine how to configure the # of panels.


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I am working on a MirrorLink implementation for the Google Pixel (Android 8.1.0). I must implement a DHCP server; however, Android applications cannot listen on reserved ports.

The Android application is listening for DHCP DISCOVERY broadcasts on UDP port 6700. My intent is to port forward the DHCP traffic to 6700 so my application can handle the DHCP request.

I cannot find a combination of iptables rules that result in DHCP traffic reaching my application. If I send a DHCP DISCOVERY directly to port 6700 I receive the traffic.

# iptables -S

-P INPUT ACCEPT
-P FORWARD ACCEPT
-P OUTPUT ACCEPT
-N bw_FORWARD
-N bw_INPUT
-N bw_OUTPUT
-N bw_costly_rmnet_data0
-N bw_costly_shared
-N bw_costly_tun0
-N bw_data_saver
-N bw_happy_box
-N bw_penalty_box
-N fw_FORWARD
-N fw_INPUT
-N fw_OUTPUT
-N fw_dozable
-N fw_powersave
-N fw_standby
-N natctrl_FORWARD
-N natctrl_tether_counters
-N nm_mdmprxy_doze_mode_skip
-N nm_mdmprxy_iface_pkt_fwder
-N oem_fwd
-N oem_out
-N st_OUTPUT
-N st_clear_caught
-N st_clear_detect
-N st_penalty_log
-N st_penalty_reject

# iptables -t nat -S

-P PREROUTING ACCEPT
-P INPUT ACCEPT
-P OUTPUT ACCEPT
-P POSTROUTING ACCEPT
-N natctrl_nat_POSTROUTING
-N oem_nat_pre

I have tried various combinations of the following rules:

iptables -A INPUT -i ncm0 -p udp --dport 67 -J REDIRECT --to-port 6700
iptables -A FORWARD -i ncm0 -p udp --dport 6700 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -i ncm0 -p udp --dport 6700 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -i ncm0 -p udp --dport 67 -j REDIRECT --to-port 6700

I suspect either a dire misunderstanding of iptables configuration (likely), special considerations for DHCP traffic, or Android/device specific conflicts.

I would appreciate any help getting this to work. It's the last barrier to achieving the MirrorLink implementation.

I have root access to the device if that wasn't clear already.

For absolute clarity - the MirrorLink device sends a DHCP DISCOVERY request (UDP port 67) to the Android device over a USB ethernet connection (CDC-NCM). The Google Pixel and probably most AOSP devices expose this interface as ncm0. Android applications can't listen on IANA well-known reserved ports, hence the need for internal port redirection to the 1024 - 49151 range. The Android device is reponsible for operating a DHCP server and returning a DHCP offer to the MirrorLink device.


texts: Access Android log files for specific periods on android 7

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Is it possible to access old log files,lets say 3 months old, to see the usage on the android device, by usage i mean, any app installed or unistalled, time spent online, via wifi or cellular, time offline, times switched on and switched off,apps used and any other usage data.

Is this possible through the ADB on windows? I want to be able to connect the tablet to my PC and access all the logs for the last 3 months, currently am just getting the current date only, i cannot even get logs for yesterday.
The command am using is adb logcat > currentdevicelog.txt
Any help would be highly appreciated, the version of android on the device is Nougat-7.0


texts: Attempting to update ADB from 1.0.31 to 1.0.32

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I'm trying to update Android debugging software from version 1.0.31 to 1.0.32 on Ubuntu 14.04.  I have consulted an earlier Stack Exchange post on the same topic here but it has not helped.

I've been successful at this once before by following some well-written instructions posted here.  I'm including the relevant excerpt below:

adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.31
wget -O - https://skia.googlesource.com/skia/+archive/cd048d18e0b81338c1a04b9749a00444597df394/platform_tools/android/bin/linux.tar.gz | tar -zxvf - adb
sudo mv adb /usr/bin/adb
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/adb
adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32

Unfortunately, I have not been able to replicate my earlier success.  After running the above commands, it appears that adb is not recognized as an updated version (ie, 1.0.32).  Instead, running the command below...

adb version

..provides a response that adb cannot be found.

I can easily revert to 1.0.31 by removing and then reinstalling adb tools:

sudo apt-get remove android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot

But my goal is to update to adb 1.0.32.  An inspection of the archive showed me that it contains two files:

adb (library)
perfhost (executable)

I don't know what to make of these files.  My expectation would be that "adb" should be an executable.  I've tried executing "perfhost" but without any success.  At this point, I'm not quite sure how to continue troubleshooting this.  Perhaps the downloaded archive has changed since the above instructions were posted?  Perhaps I do not understand the purpose of the "adb" and "perfhost" files?  I'd appreciate help locating the updated version of ADB which, as others have noted still needs to be updated in the Ubuntu repositories.


texts: Does applying an OTA update remove rooted apps?

texts: I rooted my HTC One X just to get FM and other AT&T blocked apps installed in /system/app directory. Now there is an OTA update and I'm sure it will unroot the phone. My question is will the FM app stay and work after the OTA? Thanks.


texts: How to convert a number to words in MS Excel Android app?

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Excel Macros are unsupported in Android and there is also no SpellNum Function in Android .
I want a function which can convert a number to words.
Is there any way we can achieve this ?
eg -  40004  , should be converted to Forty Thousand Four


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I installed My Data Manager to see how much data traffic my phone generates and I noticed that there's some "DCS Service" using on average 180MB (!) per month.

DCS Service is not something I installed. It is listed under apps but I cannot uninstall it.
Anyone got an idea what it is and how I can stop it from producing all that data traffic?


texts: System icon that looks like ear with line through it on JellyBean

texts: I'm Using Sony Xperia P with Android 4.1.2. Can anyone tell what's this icon (one with small T) to the left of battery bar? Is it any application based?


texts: Dialer screen doesn't come up when making or receiving calls

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When I receive an incoming call the phone doesn't show the dialer/answer screen. If the screen is off already the phone rings but the screen does not come on. If the screen is already on and already dim the brightness will come back up, but the screen doesn't change. So if I was already on the home screen it just stays there. I cannot answer a call unless I use my Bluetooth headset to do so. It does this with or without the headset connected. If the headset isn't connected I cannon answer the phone.

If I hit the phone icon it comes up to the screen asking me if I want to return to the call in progress. I also noticed if I make a call it never comes up to the in call screen, so there is no way to mute, go to speaker phone, put the call on hold, or more importantly end the call.

This started shortly after upgrading to 4.4 from 4.3.

Android 4.4 Nexus 4


texts: Under advanced wifi settings one can change number of Wi-Fi channels to be used (11, 13, 14). Does anyone have a clue on how does this property affect battery drain? I know it should be configured depending on how your Wi-Fi router is set-up, but maybe one number of channels should be ("defaultly") preferred over another so battery would last longer?


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I bought Android phone called KUBAO  (Chinese phones model)
Its says that it has Android Version 4.1.1
But its in Chinese Language in menu & when I change it to English language then its shows some items only in English version.

Now I need to install fresh Android copy on my mobile.
[ I mean like format PC and install linux or windows on my PC :) ]

I heard some words like root phone is it mean format phone.?

Please send me a link to download Android OS also if i'm following incorrect link.
I used this link for download Android OS

I have USB cable and SD card for use with phone, but haven't got an application like PC Suite. I downloaded MOBOROBO which I can use as a file explorer, but it doesn't have the permissions to create or edit files in Phone memory.

Here is a picture of the phone:

Please help me to sort out this issue. I use Google but I got only results for install android OS on PC :-) so I think here is the best place to resolve me problem


texts: Removing verification scripts from a stock ROM

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I'm not really familiar with Android development so I'm not sure how to go about this, sorry if those questions are basic.

I have successfully flashed a TWRP recovery on my MTK6797 phone (UMI Z Pro) and I can enter it but somehow managed to soft brick it (the ROM itself doesn't boot, - hangs on the boot screen).
So I'd like to install the stock ROM again but keep TWRP recovery since I was planning to tweak the ROM or even perhaps build a custom ROM for this phone since there are none available and probably won't be any in the future.

The problem is that the stock ROM contains some verification scripts, here's a quote from their official forum:

  You need the original boot, recovery and system image on your phone
  since the update script checks their integrity before running. As a
  conclusion, if you have a custom recovery on your phone and/or ever
  rooted it, you cannot update it via FOTA but the only way is flashing
  with SPFT.

How would I go about removing those scripts from the stock ROM? Or does anyone know of another solution to this - TWRP recovery + stock ROM on this phone.
Thanks in advance.


texts: I'm doing some research on the first google powered phone, but I can't find out what color it officially shipped with first. Black or white?


texts: Samsung A9 Pro - an error has occurred while updating the device software

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I just purchased this phone from ebay and when I turned it on I get the following error:

an error has occurred while updating the device software

Anybody know what's wrong with this phone?

Thanks.


texts: Why do US SIM cards slow down my Galaxy Note 3, and prevent system settings from opening?

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I have a problem that seems specific to US SIM cards. They cause the performance of my Galaxy Note 3 to tank, and I can't get into the system settings at all, without rebooting my phone into safe mode.

After a normal boot, when I tap the gear icon, the settings screen comes up briefly, but then vanishes. The same thing happens when I try to open the wifi connections screen, or anything else that calls up the system settings. And overall, the performance is so bad that I can barely enter text sometimes... it's like trying to run modern apps on a 5-year-old phone. But this phone is barely more than a year old.

And it's specific to the US. Whenever I arrive in a new country, I simply buy a local SIM card and stick it into my phone. Sometimes it costs me €10 or even £10 to get activated, but that's still a lot cheaper than international roaming rates. The US has always been a bit harder, because of its proprietary networks and the phone 'locking' craze, and phone companies trying to charge for the SIM cards themselves. I've found the solution to that last problem is to say 'that's outrageous' and start walking out of the phone shop—I always hear pleads of 'we can waive that' when I do. But there seem to be only two GSM networks, and a handful of resellers. They all seem to have this problem—T-Mobile, Simple Mobile, AT&T. The problem goes away when I insert a SIM card I obtained in Australia, Asia or Europe, and I have no problems using my phone there.

I didn't think it was possible for SIM cards to run bloatware or anything like that, but I'm having a hard time coming up with other explanations. I suppose, perhaps, one of my apps tries to do something fancy when I'm in the US. Some US 'security' feature, perhaps?

Any ideas about how to solve this problem?


texts: How can I prevent stock Android browser from loading last visited page?

texts: Whenever I launch the stock Android browser (my phone's running Gingerbread), it loads the last visited page. If the last page was a 'heavy' one and I'm on a mobile connection, it can often slow down browser start. Is there any way to prevent the browser from doing this?


texts: I saw the 'z4root' application on the Droid market just now. Is it safe to use on my Samsung Galaxy S?

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Anybody used the Z4ROOT program to root/unroot his device ? Can I use it on my Samsung Galaxy S phone ?

Is it a real root / unroot process ? I am a developer myself and know how much damage you can do on a computer if you have too much power and too little knowledge.

However, a true root / unroot program seems ideal. That way I can root the device if necessary (f.i. to grab a screen dump or whatever) and unroot the device immediatly afterwards (until such time I really know what I'm doing - if ever :)  ).


texts: Factory Reset without Factory Reset Protection

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I've sold my old phone and perform Factory Reset to secure my data. After this the new user found that it's necessary to unlock phone with previous account.

Now, I've this user living nearby so I can perform a login of my account. But after that I want to reset my phone again to not allow him to recover my account/data.

If I perform again Factory Reset probably it will block again. How to perform a reset without enable this protection? (just for this phone and not all phone connected to this account)


texts: Are the original cyanogen downloads for old devices still available?

texts: I have 13 old galaxy tablets running android 3.0 that i would like to run cyanogen on.  All google links are dead.  they are SCH-i800 and i wouldn't bother but something has happened to play store so that it's not loading on all but one of the tablets.  It gives a weird redirect to a web browser page.  Also i was considering using them as wall remotes for home automation but the app i want to use requires at least android 4.2.


texts: What are the side effects of using apps that trickle charge battery. App like "Battery Doctor". It charges around 30-50 (varies with device) mins after battery is fully charged, which results in a bit longer battery backup as I found out. But is that harmful for battery health? Like damaging the battery? Or should I charge normally up to the device says "Fully Charged"?


texts: is there any chance to bypass google pixel FRP for februrary security patch level ? any signs ?


texts: I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0, and I forgot the password. I want to save my photos and videos but I am not sure whether a factory reset will do. Any suggestions?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 from Virgin Mobile that was SIM unlocked and I'm now using Mint. I was prompted for an update by Samsung and it relocked my phone, I had to contact Virgin Mobile to unlock again, which took several days.

I'm now getting prompted for another update. How can I install without having my phone relocked? I also have this permanent Notification saying my phone can't connect to the Sprint OMADM network ("Configuration not completed"), any way to make that go away? Can I just install a new Android image?


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I am having an issue with the time stamps of incoming SMS messages when backing up messages. The time stamps of the messages I send out are correct. The time stamps of the incoming messages in the backup files are 8 hours before the correct time. I read elsewhere that this can happen when you are roaming. I have a Motorola XPRT on Sprint and I live in California.

I downloaded and used about 5 different SMS backup applications (both free and paid) to try to archive my messages. They all have this problem.

Now here's the interesting part. The time stamps rendered in the stock SMS application are correct. I tried 2 third-party SMS applications with different results. Handcent SMS shows the time stamps correctly. Go SMS Pro show the incoming messages with the same incorrect time stamps as the backup files.

This leads me to a point of reevaluation. The database that stores the messages on the phone is storing multiple time stamps. I'm guessing they have sent time (the time that is 8 hours behind what it should be) and received time fields. The backup applications and Go SMS Pro are probably using the sent times. The default SMS application and Handcent SMS are probably using the received times.

Ok so now I need a way to solve this issue. To do that I need answers to some questions:

Does Android use SQLite to store SMS messages?
Where is the SMS database is located?
How and where are MMS messages stored?
How can I copy the database to my computer?
Do I have to root my phone? How do I do that? Does doing this affect my warranty with Sprint?

UPDATE:

It looks this is a known problem where the time zone offset is applied 2 times instead of 1. There is a ticket for it here http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1305. This ticket is more than 3 years old and is still open.


texts: Problem reinstalling system app (Media Manager)

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So at first my intention was to fix some other problem with DownloadManager but it ended messing up MediaManager which was crashing in loop. I reinstalled it and at first it was reinstalling fine but after a while I couldnt reinstall anymore. Heres the console output:
ASUS_X008_1:/system/priv-app/MediaProvider #
pm install MediaProvider.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK: Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/com.android.providers.media-1: Package /data/app/com.android.providers.media-1/base.apk code is missing]

Its complaining for some reason about not having files in /data/app? Maybe it deleted some directions for system as to where its supposed to install system apps like this? Also if it helps my phone is Asus ZC520TL. I pulled media manager apk from stock firmware image but that didnt change anything.


texts: How can I transfer photos to my Android Jelly Bean device while preserving the original timestamp?

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I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to transfer my photos of my previous device to it. My previous Android phone used the standard USB mass storage which gave 0 problems to copy back and forth stuff, but the Nexus 4, like many other modern Android phones I suppose, uses MTP instead, which has the interesting feature of refusing to copy the original dates/timestamps of the files, using instead the date at which the files are being copied.

This is obviously a huge bummer when it comes to photos; not only because one cannot check the original date at which the picture was taken while browsing on the phone, but also because they end up completely unsorted.

Is there a way to transfer photos to a Jelly Bean Android phone that doesn't support USB mass storage preserving the original timestamps?

Things I've tried so far:

Transferring via USB MTP
ADB push (both full folders and individual files)
Transferring via SSH (using SSHDroid + WinSCP)
Uploading and downloading from Dropbox
Transferring a ZIP file via MTP and uncompress the file on the phone
Transferring from the other phone via bluetooth
QuickPic "fix date" function
Local Sync
Photo Date Correction
FTPSyncX
Smoke signals
Yelling at the phone

None of them preserved the timestamp, and this is driving me insane.

(Also, I am not rooted yet, but if the only viable way requires root I would welcome that answer as well.)


texts: stuck trying to fix bad Android 6.0 update

texts: When manually updating my Nexus 9 (Wifi) to Android 6.0, I forgot to flash the cache.img and vendor.img images. Now my Nexus 9 is stuck at the Google boot screen (just says Google, no animation). How do I get the Nexus 9 back to the state where I can re-flash images manually again (i.e., "flashboot flash...")?


texts: How to mute an email thread in Google Inbox on Android?

texts: In Gmail email threads can be muted. How can they be muted in Google Inbox mobile?


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I own an Asus Zenfone Go Z00VD running Android 5.1.  It came preinstalled with TrendMicro Dr. Safety, which I absolutely have no use for and do not want running at all.  This app starts itself periodically, and there is no option to uninstall nor disable it.  I'm not sure that it's a system app but I assume it is.

I've done some research and found the following options:

Root the phone and uninstall the app.  This is the most obvious solution, but this is a last resort.
Remove the app via adb without root.  Not sure if this is even possible, I've seen some claims that it is, and more claims that it is not.
Install an app manager to kill Dr. Safety processes as soon as they start.  From the answers on this Stack this seems like a bad idea.

This question is about option 2.  Is it possible?  Is it safe (little chance of bricking the phone and won't open security holes)?  If the answer to either is "no" are there other non-rooting options to disable the app?

I found instructions here:
http://hexgears.blogspot.com/2015/06/android-remove-system-apps-without-root.html

but I'm doubtful that they'll even work, let alone work safely.


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First of all, sorry about this question, there are loads already out there, but unfortunately none have fixed my issue, or at least I haven't been able to fix it.

So I have a Oppo find 7, I followed the theunlockr tutorial to root my phone, install a new rom (cyanogen) and gapp.
After struggling a lot (first time I did this kind of thing), I finally managed to back up my colorOs with my old data, wype data, flash the new rom. So far so good, but I don't have play store to install anything, or sync my account.

So I downloaded Gapp, followed the indication, flashed it, restarted, but always had loads on Unfortunately, Google ... has stopped

I have read quite a lot of options to fix this issue but none of them have worked so far. So here is what I have tried:

reformat everything, install cyanogen, install gapp, restart
reformat everything, install cyanogen, clear cache, install gapp, clear cache, restart
reformat everything, install cyaogen, restart, start android, turn off, install gapp from recovery mode, restart

(Tried for both nightly and latest release)

I have read somewhere that I needed to grant authorisation to com.android... from my pc, tried that with no success

According to the website I used (https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=find7 and https://devs-lab.com/android-gapps-download.html), I am using the latest versions of cyanogen and gapp. I also made sure I am using gapp for android 6 and 32 bit device.

Can anyone see anything obvious that I have missed ? I must have tried starting from scratch flashing cyanogen and gapp since yesterday, but maybe I am missing something obvious that I can't see !
Thanks a lot in advance !


texts: Access the call-log to complement what has been banned by policy

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I used to use Appliqato's Call Recorder.

A few days ago Google Play's policy changed so no call-recording application could access the call-log information. This means now the calls are like "anonymous" and you "have" to listen to them to identify them.

This represents a handicap: If you get a bunch of calls (say 50 per day) and you leave the batch for one week, you can face to have to "manually identify" 500 calls easily which is absolutely a no-brainer.

Instead, the "normal" call-log from the phone has the call numbers stored.

Question

Is there any way I can download the call log information in a machine-processable way?

I'd do a script to post-process call logs and match the date and time to identify the numbers later.


texts: How do I retrieve my contacts from my google account to my phone!

texts:
So I saved all my contacts by selecting the google account instead of saving on the phone.

But I removed the accounts from the phone, and when i added back the accounts to the phone, i could not find most of the new numbers..

Please help!


texts: How do I know which process or app currently accessing camera?

texts:
How do I know which process or app currently accessing camera ?

android 5.1, nexus 5, shell access (no root)


texts: My Samsung Galaxy S7 on Fastboot mode is detected as a modem, rendering me unable to get the bootloader interface to be installed

texts: Exactly what the title says. My phone is not detected as a phone, or other devices, but as a modem when booted in bootloader mode.


texts: After update to GRJ90 I can no longer use WiFi hot-spot

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My phone updated to GRJ90 about two weeks ago and now I can no longer use WiFi hot-spot or USB tethering. When I try, my 3G connection is dropped. After disconnecting and waiting a few minutes, it comes back up. I used to be able to tether before the update. How can I bypass this, or stop the 3G from disconnecting when tethering. Sprint tells me that I need to pay for a hot-spot plan for $30, but there has to be a way around this besides rooting my phone and putting Cyanogen on it.

Phone: Nexus S 4G from Google
Carrier: Sprint


texts: Create new image file of 750 x 380 px on Android phone

texts: I need to create a blank 750 x 380px image on my android phone - then paste some images and text onto the blank image. Simple as this sounds - spent over 72 hours searching the Web with no way to this. Pixlr and all other mobile image editing apps can only edit existing images - but won't allow you create new ones with fixed canvas size. Suffice it to say I haven't got access to a computer now and must do this on my Samsung android mobile. Help guys - I'm about to really really freak out.


texts:
How can I fully rotate my screen and not only resize it like in the picture?

In already tried several rotation apps in the play store. I tried via root shell the commands: wm size, settings put system accelerometer_rotation 0 and settings put system user_rotation 0 both are working fine on my phone, but not on my tablet.


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I am setting up my friend's network for his kids. I have Tomato firmware running on their Linksys with OpenDNS filtering as well as timed Access Restrictions (ie, no more internet access after 11:30pm). That's all fine and dandy as long as my friend's son's phone stays on his network. However, he is getting access to a friend's router nearby (however, he does not have data on his phone; so I don't need to worry about that).

In Tomato, I can go to Tools > Wireless Survey and I can see all the BSSID's that are all around their house.

I also have rooted my friend's son's Android phone. Is there any way to block the phone from connecting to specific BSSID's? I have AirDroid installed and can access the root files from my house. Is there some file in there that I can edit?


texts: Enable lock screen widgets, 4.4.2 Kitkat on Samsung Mega 6.3 LTE

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When I try to enable lock screen widgets in my Samsung Mega 6.3 LTE with Kitkat 4.4.2 from Settings > Security it has no "Enable widgets" which was the solution in How do you add widgets to the lockscreen in KitKat? and How do I add a widget to my lock screen?.

How do I enable lock screen widgets in my Samsung Mega 6.3 SGH-M819N?


texts: Has Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean officially released for the Samsung Galaxy SIII?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  When will my device get the Android 4.1 update (Jelly Bean)?

Does anyone know if Android 4.1.2 has been released officially for the Samsung Galaxy S3? If so, where can I download it?

I only want the official version.


texts: Can Android phones/tablets access W-Fi network drives?

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There are many WLAN routers currently available which have a USB port to connect external HDDs. These are than easily available on Windows machines directly in Windows Explorer, they look like common network drives.

If I used an Android-based smartphone or a tablet which support WLAN, would it be possible to access these network drives somehow? I'm entertaining the idea of getting a tablet, and it's important to know if I can access a larger storage than what would be available locally via an SD card (if such a slot even would be present on a particular specimen).


texts: Android Beta Program: verification failed

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I'm trying to install the Android N preview on my Nexus 9 (volantis). I enrolled for the beta program, and immediately got a notification on the device. After the 1GB download, however, the Android Beta Program updater informs me that validation failed.

I tried several times, also on a different WiFi at work. What gives?


texts: What's "creation mode" in the Galaxy S's offical messaging application?

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If you open the official messaging App, go to menu then settings, there is a setting "creation mode" which has the following options (in that order):

restricted
warning
free

What does this change? Is this documented somewhere?


texts: I have an S7 Active, and all of suddenly both my headphones stopped working with it. The interesting part is my headset I was for my Xbox works with it, and my headphones work with everything else I tried them on. Is there any way to fix this?


texts: Ransome Virus - Device Administrator deactivation impossible

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I am inside of the device administrator settings of my andorid phone while being in safe mode.
While I was able to delete one part of the ransome virus which was called "adult video", the second "adult video" stuck on my phone. Can't delete it.

I figured out that I need to deactivate the administrator rights from the device administration settings.

Whenever I try to deactive the app within the device administration settings in safe mode, the app pops up and prevents me wiht a full screen thing

The phone is not rooted. What can I do? Several anti virus programs failed also


texts:
I have this app from Bungie, which is called Destiny, and it's a companion for their game.

The app has a really nice notification sound but I don't know how to find the audio in the file manager because the folder from /Android/data has nothing in it.

If it helps I also have 2 computers, one with Windows 10 and the other with Ubuntu 16.04.

My phone is a Samsung J5 2017 with Android 7.0


texts: Using the same Skype number on computer and phone

texts: I have a Skype account on my computer. I have a need to have the same number on my cell phone.  What do I need to do?


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So now, I just plugged my phone which is a Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime (SM-G532G), a notification pops up if I want an MTP or PTP devices, since I am charing I chose Charging on USB mode. Now when I plugged my phone that notification is nowhere in sight so I cannot change back to PTP or MTP.

[EDIT]
Just like to point out one thing. I've been using this same exact cable for software development purporses so yes it is working when I use MTP and for data transfer. I just don't have the option anymore to switch from USB Charging mode to either MTP to PTP.

Any ideas?

Phone:
- Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime (SM-G532G)
- Android 6.0.1

Thanks!


texts: my mtk device with mt6572 (Karbonn a35) dual core and 512 mb ram crashes on gameplay

texts: My phone crashes on some games but i have sufficient system requirement . Games such as eagle sim,robocop,shadow fight 2,exile far colony etc crashes frequently please friends gave any solution


texts:
What are the features that HTC Sense has that vanilla Android does not have?

This question is similar to What are the features that Motoblur has that vanilla Android does not have? but for HTC Sense.


texts: How to fix corrupt exfat SD card on linux?

texts: I have an SD card that apparently is formatted exfat. I tried copying some music onto it, and now my CM/marshmallow phone is saying that the card is corrupted. It mounts on my linux system, and running fsck gives me some file errors. But I can't fix them. I have no access to windows (well, maybe my wife's fairly locked down work computer). I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow and don't have time to pull off, reformat through android, and then reload my files. Any ideas?


texts: Which Android phones support MiFare Classic NFC tags?

texts: I have to use MiFare Classic NFC tags, which Android phones can read and write to it? Couldn't find it on the internet.


texts: Is a Class 10 MicroSD overkill or is a Class 6 adequate?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant?

I don't see any speed class or × rating markings on the 2GB card that came with my phone. Is a Class 10 card going to be noticeably faster (in apps that use the SD storage) than a Class 6? I know that it's theoretically 40% faster but I'm not sure that my Flipside would even be able to take advantage of the higher speeds.


texts: Long delay for Google Voice prompt if dialed from "Contact" home screen shortcut

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I have Google Voice set up to prompt me (whether to dial using GV) every time I make a call (in GV app Settings -> Making calls -> Ask every time I make a call.)

When I dial via the Phone app, or via "Direct dial" home screen shortcut, the "Google Voice" prompt appears instantaneously.  However, if I add a "Contact" shortcut to my home screen, tap it and select any number to dial, the same prompt takes over 5 seconds to pop up.  The logs are showing no other activity during this time:

I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.android.contacts/.quickcontact.QuickContactActivity: +332ms
I/ActivityManager(  223): START {act=android.intent.action.CALL_PRIVILEGED dat=tel:xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx flg=0x14000000 cmp=com.android.phone/.PrivilegedOutgoingCallBroadcaster} from pid 2814
D/PhoneUtils(  636): checkAndCopyPhoneProviderExtras: some or all extras are missing.
D/dalvikvm(  223): GC_EXPLICIT freed 2189K, 18% free 23216K/28103K, paused 2ms+6ms
I/ActivityManager(  223): START {flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity (has extras)} from pid 1646
D/dalvikvm(  636): GC_EXPLICIT freed 107K, 4% free 13700K/14215K, paused 2ms+4ms
D/OpenGLRenderer(  636): Flushing caches (mode 1)
D/OpenGLRenderer( 2814): Flushing caches (mode 0)
I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity: +5s25ms (total +5s167ms)

Specifically, the line I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity:+5s11ms(total +5s302ms) shows the actual "lag" time.

I cannot see anything different than if I try dialing out from a "Direct Dial" type of a shortcut:

D/dalvikvm(  612): GC_CONCURRENT freed 607K, 7% free 15178K/16199K, paused 3ms+16ms
I/ActivityManager(  223): START {act=android.intent.action.CALL dat=tel:xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx flg=0x14000000 cmp=com.android.phone/.OutgoingCallBroadcaster bnds=[185,50][360,250]} from pid 671
D/PhoneUtils(  636): checkAndCopyPhoneProviderExtras: some or all extras are missing.
D/dalvikvm(  758): GC_CONCURRENT freed 423K, 5% free 13369K/13959K, paused 1ms+4ms
I/ActivityManager(  223): START {flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity (has extras)} from pid 1646
D/dalvikvm(  636): GC_EXPLICIT freed 210K, 4% free 13690K/14215K, paused 3ms+4ms
D/OpenGLRenderer(  636): Flushing caches (mode 1)
I/ActivityManager(  223): Displayed com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/.CallConnectingActivity: +265ms (total +354ms)

I am running CM9 alpha (ICS: Android 4.0.3) on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, but the same thing was happening on my Atrix 4G running stock Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) and CM7 (Android 2.3.5.)  This makes me think that this is not a general Android issue, but rather a bug in Google Voice app.

Has anyone else experienced the same problem?  Other than posting on GV feedback forums, how do I go about resolving this?


texts: not able to import contacts from sdcard in cyanogenmod 10.1.1

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I have just installed cyanogenmod 10.1.2

My problem is that whenever I try to import contacts from external card (using the build in import/export functionality of contacts),

I get an error saying

"The SD card couldn't be scanned.
 (Reason: I/O error)"

I am not able to move applications on external sdcard also. All of them installing to internal storage only.

How do I fix these.

Also under the file explorer i am able to access my external sdcard in storage/sdcard1 folder, which is having permissions like this d---rwxr-x.

Does has something to do with the above. How do I make sure that all the applications are installed on sdcard only (if supported).

Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: How can I watch for uninstalled app updates?

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What is the best, non-manual, way of checking to see if an app that I do not have installed has an update?

For example, I do not have Google Camera installed, but I may want to install it when a new feature I'm looking for has been added to it.

Is there a site place such as Google play or Playboard that I can get an rss feed, email or another way of notification for certain apps?

EDIT: I am now aware of the defunct app "Changelog Droid" which is no longer maintained since January 2014. "The app is currently not maintained. There is an (unlikely to be fixed) issue with paid apps. Please don't contact me in this regard." So a solution beyond that would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Some apps do not display notifications when closed

texts: I have a Huawei Y536A1 (Huawei Fusion 3) on Android 4.4.3, and I'm having an issue with some apps not giving notifications when they aren't opened, but apps like YouTube and Skype (sometimes) giving notifications even when they're closed. I checked my notification manager and all apps are set to allowed. Any idea why this is happening?


texts: How to recover from recovery boot loop in Galaxy A20?

texts:
Everything was fine on my rooted device with magisk, until I flashed a custom recovery (TWRP) on RECOVERY partition.
That didn't work, resulting in a message "recovery error validating footer vbmeta" during boot into "download mode".

Perhaps the device was still ok after that.
However, trying to fix the message and put TWRP to work, I flashed a vbmeta.img on VBMETA partition.
This resulted in the current boot loop, I suppose because of some checksum regarding vbmeta and the (stock) root partition.

Is there any hope for this device?

I am still waiting for the battery to drain, but so far all the attempts with using the buttons/USB failed to be able to communicate with the device in any way.
I does anything other than just rebooting.


texts: Samsung Infuse - missing notifications after rooting

texts: i have a Samsung Infuse 4G and have rooted it.  Everything is great except i've somehow lost notifications  in the icons for Messaging, Gmail and Yahoo Mail.  I may  have deleted BadgeProvider.apk.  Would that cause the missing notifications?  I used NoBloat and backed up   all the apps i removed but I can't seem to get BadgeProvider back on. Thanks anyone for suggestions.


texts: I have a news Samsung S6, and when someone who is in my contact list texts me, it not only comes to my phone but goes to my email inbox. How can I stop this?


texts:
I would like to know if its possible to convert a split-apk user app to a system app. One example is the google messaging app, it has a couple of apk files, lib and oat folders and base.dm file in its own /data/app/ folder. I tried copying everything to /system/app without success.

This question has already been asked here, but it hasn't been answered.

I'm using Android 10 rooted with Magisk. I already tried moving a regular .apk file to /system/app without any issues.


texts: How to import Wikivoyage tourism information to OsmAnd

texts:
Wikivoyage is a collaborative travel guide covering 25,000 destinations.
It details hotels/restaurants/bars/attractions with opening hours etc.

OsmAnd is an open source navigation Android app.

How to make OsmAnd display all of the data from Wikivoyage?
So that when scrolling the map, one can see the hotels/etc with their details, even when offline.


texts: Is there a way to do messaging on my PC and my Android? In other words, using either has the same contacts and you can see the same messages in both places?


texts: Direct dial/message shortcuts ambiguously displayed on Galaxy S3

texts:
The direct dial/message shortcut icons on the Samsung Galaxy S3 are ambiguous - eg: it is hard to tell which is text and which is a dial if you have the same person (one for each). Additionally, on this model, the shortcut is overlayed with "mobile" or "home" or whatever that persons phone you've selected.

Is there any way to easily change this?

I'm using GO Launcher, which I can change the icons directly but then I'd have to go and find the person's image, overlay it with a text/phone icon, etc., which seems like a lot of work.

The stock ROM on my Motorola Atrix used to have a pretty sweet widget that looked something like this:

-----------------------------------
            |           |          |
Contact IMG | Phone IMG | Text IMG |
            |           |          |
------------------------------------

Where the phone and text buttons of the image would direct dial\text the contact. Maybe there is something like this out there that I've missed?

This is what it looks like ("phone" and "text" were originally the contacts name):


texts: Micromax-P701-MT6735, Deleted All Partiton, also bricked recovery and fastboot, All MTK Drivers are installed but its continues connecting and disconnecting(the device manager is flashing but not showing mobile) so i cant flash phone. even mobile does not power off, keeps rebooting please help!


texts: What are potential causes of internet malfunction?

texts:
I'm using Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2.
Running on android pie.
Phone is updated to latest firmware.
Few days ago I've changed sim card but problem still persist.
I can use internet with another sim card even with same network.
Sim tool kit is disappeared with sim I face problem, for other sim card it is appeared.
So what should I do to get rid of this?
Here is may you get cause of problem

I was facing same problem in my 3G phone so there also sim toolkit was disappeared.
And because of removing and insert sim in slot scratching sim card chip.
I insert this sim card in my new phone.
And I've started facing same problem.
So I had changed sim card but still facing same problem.
I had tried in both sim slot.  Tried other sim that was working fine.
Just notable difference is about sim toolkit.
For my sim card it is disappeared for other sim which is used in other phone is appearing.

Do I need to change my sim card as well as phone sim slot?


texts: How can I enable the "Add user or profile" option on Lolipop (Asus Zenpad S 8) - fw.max_users?

texts:
Hi I have been setting up Parental Control for a 9 year old kid on an Asus ZenPad S 8.0, which has Android 5.0 Lolipop installed.

I created a restricted account for him but tinkered trying to remove the guest option as he could bypass security by creating a temporary guest account.

In the end a part from install some aps like Time Limit, Screen Time, Internet Security, Family Time... I didn't actually do much as at some point after trying many different tools () I realised the tablet had to be rooted in order for the guest account to be disabled as described in this article http://slashgenie.com/how-to-disable-creation-of-android-guest-accounts-on-lollipop/
I decided not to root it as I am new to Android and I understood this voids the warranty and can create a "brick" :(

The strange thing is that now with the main owner/admin account I can create guest accounts but I can't create new accounts (I want to create another restricted account for his brother).

The "Add user or profile" option is disabled. This guy seems to have a similar problem Why can't I add any more user?
But I only have two users the admin + the kid. Maybe with my tinkering of file explorer apps and sql editors I did actually manage to reduce the number of accounts to 1 (my original intention with fw.max_users=1)... but this should have show up on the file build.prop, which it doesn't, and how could I do that as my device is not rooted!?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 and I haven't used it in ages. With that being said, I forgot my password. When I tried to unlock it, it told me to put in my email, but I forgot my password to that as well.

I want to know if there is a way to reset it, or just figure out the password to my email. Now my device doesn't let me try to put my password in because I tried too many times and failed. Is there a way that I can reset it?


texts: Android tablet not auto-updating applications

texts:
I have an android tablet that is leveraging an internal company network. It appears that this device and all others similar to it are not auto-updating applications from the Play Store even though all the appropriate settings are correct.

I can see there are apps to update and I can even manually update an app but the auto-update never runs for any apps.

The same tablet in my home network will run the auto-update.

Could the companies internal network somehow be blocking the auto-update? If so how does the auto-update work so I can add exceptions to the firewall.

UPDATE

This device is a HP Slate 21 Pro All-In One and has both a WiFi and an Ethernet (wired) connection. We found that when the device is connected on the company network using a WiFi connection it DOES auto-update but it DOES NOT when connected using the ethernet connection.

My guess is that the Playstore (GMS) is checking if there is a WiFi connection and if so downloading the updates and if not a WiFi connection it does not download the updates. Similar to how a true mobile device behaves where there is either a wifi or cellular network connection.


texts: I have bricked my android phone. Is there any way to go back?

texts:
I just bought a new android phone running Lollipop 5.1. flashed a custom recovery (a modified recovery based on clockworkmod recovery). Then flashed a buggy custom ROM. In which many of the functions does not run properly Including many options in settings. Power off restart is not working, plus; there's no baseband installed which affects the inactivity of the SIM, wifi, Bluetooth and MicroSD card also not shown as well.

I accidentally tried to install the original clockwork mode recovery with the "Android One Toolkit". there's no original clockwork mode recovery for the phone the only one is I have flashed before.

Somehow it erased the recovery and do not installed the new recovery I was trying to install. There's no recovery anymore, when every I tries to boot into recovery by hardware buttons it never starts and brings the system to that buggy custom ROM. either there's no way to boot into bootloader or fast boot.
I have tried everything including many apps "Rom manager" "king root" for gaining access root but all are failed to do the task due to the non-availability of wifi or internet on the phone. this buggy custom ROM is not doing anything properly which can lead me to the solution, not even reboot. I have to force reboot it by pressing buttons vol+,vol- and power button. after the options came onto the screen. "vol up for recovery" vol down for factory reset options". both options bring me to that buggy custom ROM after some time.

I am stuck, is there any way to get back in the phone? I have never used the backups before flashing.

The phone is "Qmobile Z10" MTK 6753/35 I think. The custom recovery I flashed was "Clark Recovery etc", I forget the exact name, but after the name was written "A recovery based on Clockwork mode recovery". The custom ROM I currently have in my phone is "experience ROM for TT175 by EMRESAYGIN"


texts: Charge Sony Xperia M4 Aqua with damaged charging port

texts: My Sony Xperia Aqua's charging port is damaged, and I am unable to charge my phone. I have already ordered one for replacement, but until it comes I cannot use it. Is there a way to charge it?


texts:
My biggest issue with Galaxy S2 that I currently own is "device memory" being limited to 2 GB. I don't have any music and rarely take photos, so I end up with lots of free space in "USB storage" (~10 GB) and no free space in "device memory". Getting external SD card helped for a while, but I still have to remove some apps to install new ones and constantly clear app cache and do tricks with *#9900#.

Is situation any better with Nexus 5? I wasn't able to find any information on Nexus 5 "device memory" size and the fact that Nexus 5 doesn't have external SD card slot is worrying.


texts: How do I "forget" an out-of-range Wi-Fi network on a Galaxy S7?

texts:
I want to remove old saved networks that are no longer in range. I can forget visible networks, but out-of-range networks are not visible anywhere so I can't do the standard long-tap => "Forget Network" action.

There is no option for "Saved Networks" or "Manage Networks" under the built-in Wi-Fi app's "More" menu.

I have tried a third-party app, WiFi Manager, where the networks are visible but reported an error on forget:

  Android 6 allows apps to change (edit password, forget) only those networks that were originally "created" in same app.

I quite distinctly remember being able to view saved networks on previous Android phones...

My phone is rooted, so methods requiring root are acceptable, but it's better if that's not necessary.

I have an Australian (CSC XSA) Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935F).

Apparently this was a problem with the S6, where the 'solution' was to use third-party Wi-Fi management apps that no longer work in Marshmallow.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/how-forget-range-wi-fi-networks-t3137257
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s6/596840-how-do-i-forget-saved-wifi-networks-when-they-out-range-samsung-devices.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s6/567924-how-do-i-remove-saved-wifi-other-locations-my-samsung-galaxy-s6.html
http://ericscorner.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/how-to-remove-out-of-range-wifi.html

But that no longer works, as per the error message above...


texts: Is it possible to have a media folder inside a .nomedia folder?

texts:
I have a folder with various folders and subfolders where I don't want my content to be scanned.

Inside that folder I have put a .nomedia file to prevent media scanning.

Now, I have a single folder (with music) what I do it to get scanned.

Is it possible to do something like writing a ".media" file or setting an exception on the .nomedia file?


texts: How can I reliably screen or block callers on a number-by-number basis?

texts:
Last night I got a telemarketing call on my Verizon Droid X. I was horrified, to say the least. I absolutely do NOT want telemarketers wasting my time and minutes with their B.S.

I looked into screening blocking calls through Verizon, but it seems Verizon only lets you block a total of FIVE numbers. I think this is unacceptable.

I went to the app store and there are a number of such applications available. From reviews and comments it's really hard to choose.

Is there a way to solve this problem? An app? A procedure? Something within the phone itself?

I'm using the soak release of Gingerbread, 2.3.3. I don't care about price. I just want something that is fast and effective.


texts: Scripting app that can listen on notifications

texts: I'm looking for an app that can run in the background, and listen for a silent notification from a different app (i.e. shows up on notification list but makes no sound) and once it appears, make a sound. Is there an app that I can script like that?


texts: Disabling data for specific apps on android

texts:
My device is rooted with magisk, and I prefer cli options over apps.

My device have android version 10 with stock android.

All the firewall apps connect to a vpn (which i don't trust at all) to block applications from using mobile data. That is why I'm looking for better options, I'm thinking of using iptables but I don't know how to block specific apps with that.

  EDIT: I recently switched to Lineage OS 17.1, it does have options for disabling mobile data/wifi for individual apps.


texts: Customize on-screen function buttons on Insignia Flex tablet

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We just bought an inexpensive, low-end Android Tablet (the Insignia Flex 8") running Android 6.0.  The navigation bar buttons (which are also called, apparently, the "Home Touch buttons", "On-Screen Virtual Buttons", are the default set of three: Back, Home and Overview buttons (the same set shown in What is the offical name of the third on-screen button?).

Now, my LG K7 phone (running 5.1.1) also came with the same default set of buttons, but they are customizable:  by going to Settings > Display > Home touch buttons > Button combination I can choose up to 5 buttons to include in that row.  I can't figure out, though, if there is a comparable setting in the Insignia Flex. Is there a way to customize those buttons?

The device, by the way, is not rooted, and I prefer to keep it that way.  I am looking for a way to do this using only the built-in features of the device.


texts: Is there an Android equivalent for iPhone's "mobileconfig"?

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iPhone provides an easy way to add Email accounts using .mobileconfig files, "installable configuration profiles" or whatever they call it. Its basically a XML file containing all the parameters needed to install the Email account, its extremely handy.

But I'm in need of something similar for Android. Any ideas?

Or perhaps something I can configure in my server that makes Android detect the technical stuff automatically, like the IMAP and SMTP server/port etc. Google is not being helpful on this.


texts: LINE lite app - "All account information has been deleted as this account has been registered with the same phone number on another device"

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I can't find a way to backup my chats on LINE lite. I understand there is a way to backup and restore LINE chats on the regular LINE...LINE lite though, i am not finding ANYTHING on. The methods discussed on this site and elsewhere (such as here, here and here) do not seem to be applicable with LINE lite because the file needed (Naver_line) is not present.

So what i've done is make a backup using Titanium Backup - my phone is rooted. To simulate what would happen if i later tried to restore it on another phone, i uninstalled LINE lite from my phone...clearing the cache and the data, as well as force closing the app before hitting uninstall.

I then installed it again from Google play and signed in using my email and password (same backed up  account). It then asked me to put in my number. I did that, entered the code i received through text, and logged in.

Then i went to Titanium Backup and restored only the data (3 options: App only - Data only - App+data). I go back to LINE and sure enough, my chats are all there just the way i backed them up. But seconds later, i get a pop up message saying "Sorry! All account information has been deleted as this account has been registered with the same phone number on another device" (even though its the same device - but thats not the point) and the only choice i'm given is to tap "ok".

I tap ok and i'm logged out. I have to then log in all over. When i log in, i don't see the chat. I repeat the processes with Titanium Backup, but the same thing happens. If i restore "app+data", i have to log in...and then the same thing.

Anyone has a solution for this? How can i backup and restore my chats on "LINE lite"?


texts: Sync both ways "camera picture folder" for android and pc

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I am helping an older person who is not tech savvy enough to play with Android and USB cables and I'm tired of doing it for them.

They need open pictures taken with android smartphone (built in camera, saved to its local DCIM folder) onto their computer, edit them  (Windows) rotate, crop and so on, then transfer back to smartphone and then send via MMS. (yes, it's odd to use MMS i know, but as i said -we are talking about non tech savvy persons and they know how to operate mms so there is not possibility to switch them to using email).

Right now, i have use send anywhere to transfer picture to computer, wait for them to edit, and transfer back via send anywhere... or use usb cable.

I got idea to use dropbox, and dropbox let me send saved pictures directly to pc (via dropbox camera photo upload)  so this part is done, but it won't work other way (after editing file on dropbox photo folder -  it's not syncing back to phone) It's synced on dropbox folder via browser, but android app won't sync it back - i haven't seen that function < so it's useless.

Do You have any other idea of how can i sync pictures both way and make them after edit appear on built in android gallery so they just can select edited picture and send via mms?


texts: How would you use your ext4 formatted thumb drive via OTG on Android?

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Is there a workaround to use an ext4 formatted thumb drives on Android phones? Right now when I plug it (thumb drive has micro usb end and phone supports thumb drives) Android says it doesn't recognize the file system.

Android formats the microsd cards to exFat by default so I guess that's all it supports for thumb drives too? But I would prefer to have the same (ext4) file system accross all my PCs and thumb drives. Any non-painful way to achieve that?


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On my PC is installed Android Studio and ADB. I can connect with Android via a USB wire. But in the settings there is a function

where can I write 0.0.0.0:5555 to connect to a PC by air?


texts: HTC Desire won't boot - buzzes 7 times instead

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I've just bought an HTC Desire and it seems to have stopped working.

On startup, I just get the O2 splash page, then it buzzes 7 times, and that's it.

I tried holding down the Vol down key, then the power button, and it gets me into some menu called HBOOT.  There is a recovery option in there, but it just reboots the phone, and I'm back where I started.

How do I wipe the thing and get it starting up again?


texts: How to display Android Screen (5.0+) to my Mac OS X Laptop?

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This seems similar to several other questions here, but the other questions are outdated. In Android 5.0 there is a native screen casting button (Cast) on the notification drawer for us to cast the screen to a Chromecast.

Is it possible to make our laptop (Mac OS X or otherwise) act as a Chromecast display so that we can press the Cast button on the Android and the screen is shown on the laptop?

I tried leapcast but the Android device does not seem to detect it.


texts: Birthday reminders in my phone start 12 hours prior for birthdays stored in Gmail contacts

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I store birthdays in my Gmail contacts. I have HTC One X with Android 4.2.2 and Sense 5. I have synced my calendars with Gmail contacts and all the birthdays are visible in my calendar app on Android. But the reminder for each of the birthday is set to 12 hours prior.

I don't want to reminded of someone's birthday 12 hours before! Is there any way to customize this time? Or remove it completely for all the birthday reminders coming from Gmail contacts?


texts: Can my tablet connect to a 4g pocket wifi?

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I bought my tablet in lazada and i am planning on buying a pocket wifi, so i want to know if my tablet can connect to a 4g pocket wifi. after reading articles about data connection hotspot something like that, it made me more confused. please help and explain and elaborate. Im gonna buy it at lazada.

MY tablet - Cherry Mobile Superion Probe Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (White)

POCKET WIFI CHOICES:
1.) 3G - Huawei E5330 21Mbps 3G Mobile WiFi Hotspot
2.) 4G - Huawei E5373 4G Mobile Wifi


texts: Stock ROM isn't coming with a scatter file?

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From what I've read in tutorials and on YouTube scatter file should be included with Android stock ROM but it isn't there. You might be asking why don't you use MTK Droid Tool to create it. Tried that. The tool gives me "Unknown ROM structure" and when I click "Blocks Map" to create a scatter file the button is grayed out because it fails to read the structure.

Hence I'm leaning towards stock ROMs which supposedly contains the scatter file which mine is not.
Can I get some assistance on this ?


texts: Is there a way to resume music after finishing a call

texts: When I am listening to music and making a call through a Bluetooth device in my car, after the phone call, the music is not resumed. Is there a way to cause the audio player to resume the music after the phone call?


texts: Galaxy S5 Active home button - weird long press behavior

texts: I've got an S5 Active on AT&T. After the latest update, my home button started registering almost any press as a "long press." Does anyone have an idea of how to fix or mitigate this problem? Also, if anyone else has experienced the same thing, please let me know as I'd like to think I'm not crazy!


texts: When am trying to change my number on Sumsung Galaxy A5 it's "unknown". And I can't also make a call with the current number

texts: What do I have do to be able to change my number and also to make a call?


texts: Hello i am trying to root my samsung epic 4g (galaxy s) with my macbook air. I was going to use superoneclick but i cant find a version for mac, does anybody know how i can easily root my phone using my mac?


texts: Android Setup Wizard keeps on crashing after adding the Google account

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I recently flashed Lineage OS 17 on my Google Pixel (sailfish) because of the phone app problems with the stock ROM.
The problem is I had taken backups on my Google drive from the stock OS.
After flashing Lineage OS, I want to restore those backups (Contacts, Photos, Videos, Whatsapp backup etc.). After adding the Google account, I was able to get the contacts back but I cannot get to the step where I can recover all other data from the Wizard.
The Wizard crashes when I am about to restore data from the Cloud. Sometimes it gives "System UI has stopped working" and sometimes "Setup Wizard has stopped".
How do I get rid of this problem. I have Lineage OS recovery flashed on the phone. And how do I restore data from the Google drive? Is there another way?


texts: Output sound through jack and speakers on Samsung Galaxy phone

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I am trying to find a way for my phone to output sound to both the phone's jack and to the phone's speakers simultaneously.  Currently, plugging something into the jack turns off the speakers.

The reason I'm asking is because I'm hard of hearing and need the speakers so I can hold the phone up to webcaptioner.com to create automatic captions, while using the jack to plug the sound into my hearing aids.

I have a Samsung Galaxy (samsung-sgh-I747) using Android version 4.4.2.

What I have tried: I looked on the phone under "sound" and "accessibility" - nothing there works.
I also tried plugging the phone directly into the computer to see if this could make really clear captions, but the computer didn't register the incoming sound.
I tried turning on "Samsung captions" - but no captions appear anywhere.

I also found that it seems you need an app or a splitter - https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-use-your-headphones-and-speaker-at-the-same-time-for-a-mobile - I'm hoping there can be another solution.


texts: Does Airplane Mode allow GPS location to pass through?

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This is what I saw when my plane was taxing to the runway at CDG:

Airplane mode was on and all other transmissions (except Location), including WiFi, mobile data, NFC and Bluetooth were off.
Location was not manually turned on by me, after I enabled Airplane Mode. It remained turned on.

What am I missing? Is GPS now so widely accepted on-board planes that Android changed its configuration to let this kind of signal/communication to pass through Airplane mode "block"?

I believe that this three year old answer isn't a duplicate, because at that time (2016) Location was generally "included" in Airplane mode and was turned off by enabling it.


texts: Any way to hide the "Advanced Reboot" option in Power menu in AospExtended?

texts: An Advanced Reboot option appears in the Power Menu(which appears on holding the Power button) which gives me a bad feeling since my phone ends up in a lot of hands. Is there any way to disable it?


texts: Invert screen colors on Android 4.4. KitKat

texts: In Android Kitkat 4.4, is there a way to invert screen colors, that is make all colors negative? One would assume this would be a basic accessibility feature in today's world.


texts: How to remove Messages app for SMS from Android 10 Wiko View 4 phone?

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I want to remove the default messages application called Messages which handles sms sending and receiving from my Wiko View 4 Android 10 device.
The reason I am wishing to uninstall this app is that I deem some of the content in this app inappropriate.
Can I install SuperSU or something to root the device and then remove this app?
Is there some other way to remove it?
Is there a way to remove it at all?
When I click on it I can only remove it from my home screen, but cannot uninstall it because the uninstall option to drag the app to in the screen is missing (only the remove place where to drag the icon appears).
If I remove the Messages app from the home screen, I still can see it in the list, if apps, when I scroll up on the home screen with my fingers to see all apps.
But I don't want this app anywhere on my phone.
Thanks.


texts: Do android games use the graphic card on a laptop?

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I installed Android on my laptop as dual boot with indows 8.1 (I am not talking about virtualization or emulators).

I have 1 GB NVIDIA graphic card on my laptop.  So does Android use my graphic card to improvement game performance?


texts: Does Android update and Google services still work on Huawei P30 Pro?

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It's one of the best smartphone in the market, with all the top specs, is it a bad time to buy it in 2020 given the fact of US Government bans?
I am concerned about Google services and future Android updates. Can anyone  provide some insight on these matters?


texts: How does AppSurfer work? How to run Android OS on browser?

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I recently got to know of this website AppSurfer where they actually run Android OS in a web browser. It's interesting and also sleek.

How does this actually work?


texts:
I've found that the Android simulator in Eclipse eats up my hard drive.  I use an app to monitor my hard drive use, and I've found that when I start it up, it uses about 150MB of space on my hard drive while it's running.  When I shut it down, I usually get that space back.  However, if I have to close it due to it hanging or something else it will sometimes not give me all the storage back.

As an example, I was just using it and had to open 2 instances due to the first instance not working.  When I closed Eclipse and closed all the instances of the simulator, I was not able to recover 100MB of data from the simulator.  The simulator (and Eclipse) was the only application running on my computer, my computer was not connected to the internet for the duration of my use of the simulator (I had the Wifi card turned off), and this only happens when I use the simulator, so I doubt it's malware or a virus (plus I use a Mac, which makes it even less likely).

How can I clean up the disk space used by the simulator?  My hard drive is not that big, so if it costs 100MB of space every time I use the simulator it will kill my hard drive very quickly.

Thanks.


texts: LG DoublePlay: Boot looping after replacing framework-res.apk

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I modified and replaced the original framework-res.apk on my LG DoublePlay (C729) and now it keeps bootlooping on T-Mobile logo. Even the recovery mode didn't help - the recovery mode displays only a unpacking icon and then it reboots the phone. I have the original framework-res.apk but I'm not able to get it into my phone. USB connection with PC is stable. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!


texts: How can one disable automatic screen turn-off during call on Samsung Galaxy S10 (Android 10, One UI 1.0)?

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How can one disable automatic screen turn-off during call on Samsung Galaxy S9?
All the solutions I have seen so far do not apply to Android 10, One UI 1.0. For example, I don't see any Turn off screen during calls option that this answer for Tecno F7 by geffchang is referring to:


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I'm currently on a vacation with a new phone who worked perfectly on the country I bought it at (SMS, calls, data...) but now, when im abroad, the data wont work although I can make calls alright. But if I try to change the APN's MCC and MNC codes which currently is set to Belgium for some reason (I'm currently in Germany) to something other than the default ones, it just removes the APN entry from the APNs list.

What can I do to change the APN's MCC and MNC codes? Are there any reason that they would be locked or something similar?

I have a Nexus 5 Android KitKat 4.4.4


texts: Using rooted android device as a bluetooth speaker

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I want to use my rooted Android phone (Moto G) running 4.4.4 Kitkat with Bluetooth 4.0 as a bluetooth speaker, is there any way to do that?
Thank you!


texts: If I select 'lock device' in Android device manager, will it affect scheduled alarms?

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I have left my phone at my girlfriend's house - it's definitely there according to the location feature in Android device manager.

There is an alarm set for really early in the morning, which it would be great to turn off.  If I select 'Lock device', will this have any effect on the preset, scheduled alarm set in the stock clock/alarm app?

Presumably I could definitely stop the alarm if I selected 'Erase device' but this seems like a drastic option!


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On Android 7, when you pull down the top bar drop-down window (Quick Settings) a grid of 3x3 icons appears with tiles like Wifi, screen rotation on/off, Aeroplane mode etc.

On my new phone with a new SIM there is an icon called "No SIM card". What is this for?

I have a dual SIM phone with only one SIM card inserted, is it there to allow me to swap them? Is there anyway to get rid of it when I only have 1 card installed?
Here is a screenshot:


texts: How to recover viber messages after reinstalling Viber?

texts: Hi guys i badly want to recover my messages, by mistake i delated viber from my phone, i didn't do a backup, is there a way to get the messages back ?


texts:
Recently I looked at my Android security patch level (after hearing about the BlueBorne vulnerability) and saw that is is at 2016-07-01, 14 months old.

My device details:
LG K8 4G dual (LG-K350nds),
Android 6.0 (not rooted)

How do I get the latest security patch. Online resources say I should go Settings > General > About phone > Common > Update Center > Software Update > Check now for update, but it says “You are using the latest software version for current OS”.
Is my device not supported? I bought it last september, so two months after the latest security patch I got.

Edit: I just received an update, security patch level now at 2017-09-01. Though this isn't the latest, it fixed BlueBorne, and it's nice to see finally getting patches from LG.


texts: How can I search the Google Calendar from the Android phone?

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I would have thought that Calendars would be searchable, but opening up the Calendar, and clicking on the search button searches websites via Google web search, but does not search my Calendar.

This is on a Motorola Photon 4G Android version 2.3.4 (not rooted).

How do I do it on the phone (it is possible from a desktop browser).

I have installed the Google Search app, and tried to add Calendar to the list of applications it would search, but there is no entry for Calendar.


texts: If you delete a message sent on a WhatsApp group by some other user, do they or anyone else in the group know

texts: Suppose in a group some user sends a message and you accidentally or deliberately delete it, do the original poster gets some kind of notification that this other user deleted your message?


texts: Android 7 Bluetooth intermittent disconnecting

texts: Android 7 phone once paired with earphones or car headset disconnects and reconnect, causing annoying drops in music play


texts: Is there any way to determine the UMTS RRC state my device is in

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I want to determine the RRC state of my device which is HTC Explorer.
By RRC, I mean states like FACH,DCH IDLE etc..
I have already tried the following secret codes:

*#*#197328640#*#*
*#*#7378423#*#*
*#*#4636#*#*

Unfortunately, these codes are working on few Samsung devices and I am able to determine the RRC state of the respective device but, none of them is working on my Device-HTC Explorer with android version 2.3.5.


texts: Galaxy S2 - Unable to perform a hard reset

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My S2 froze, I took out the battery and restarted it but it kept freezing on the pin screen. I have tried both soft and hard resets but still cannot get the phone to work. When performing the hard reset, I am able to reset it, but on rebooting it freezes on the 'installing applications' screen.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.


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Possible Duplicate:
  How to start a Google+ Hangout from android/mobile phone?

I recently got a Galaxy Nexus. The commercials for it tout the ability to do Hangouts with G+ Friends. When I start up G+ Messenger, a few things:

I don't see any list of online friends from my circles. How am I supposed to start a chat with someone if I don't know who is online and who is offline?
I started a conversation with a friend (who ended up being offline even though I couldn't tell). He later replied to me. I couldn't figure out how to start a Hangout with him. I've seen screenshots where there is a video chat icon at the top in conversations. But I don't see this icon in my Galaxy Nexus...
Should I be able to see a list of hangouts that I can join somewhere? If my friends started a hangout, how would I join it unless I was specifically invited to it?

It seems like this shouldn't be so complicated. The interface certainly isn't complicated, so maybe I'm missing something?


texts: init cannot execute /system/bin/ip despite SE Policy

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My policies to allow a domain transition to init on /system/bin/ip appear to be ignored.
I'm trying to get init to modify my MAC address, I can't seem to do this with an overlay (at least I haven't figured out how yet) so I setup a service in init.rc:
# Set eth0 MAC as expected by the sibling module
service eth0_mac /system/bin/ip link set dev eth0 address 0a:f0:52:55:00:14
    class core
    seclabel u:object_r:system_file:s0
    disabled
    oneshot

This triggers AVC errors:
[   16.902606] type=1400 audit(1619427009.148:6): avc: denied { transition } for comm="init" path="/system/bin/ip" dev="dm-4" ino=1546 scontext=u:r:init:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:system_file:s0 tclass=process permissive=0

So I authored some policies to allow this, at first the overly permissive:
allow init system_file:process transition;

But that didn't seem to have an impact.  I even added my own label (so seclabel u:object_r:ip_exec:s0) and added policies in sepolicy/private/eth.te:
type ip, coredomain;
type ip_exec, system_file_type, exec_type, file_type;

init_daemon_domain(ip)
allow init ip_exec:process transition;

And still nothing.  I can see my rules are being read (errors in these trigger build errors, I see them written into the intermediate files, etc), but nothing I do appears to fix this.
Is there something special about files in /system/bin?  Are there other rules I'm unaware of that come in later and remove this access?
The syntax of the executable correct, I can execute it manually on the shell.
For extra info, here's the dmesg:
[Mon Apr 26 14:19:39 2021] init: starting service 'eth0_mac'...
[Mon Apr 26 14:19:39 2021] init: Control message: Processed ctl.start for 'eth0_mac' from pid: 7533 (start eth0_mac)
[Mon Apr 26 14:19:39 2021] init: cannot execv('/system/bin/ip'). See the 'Debugging init' section of init's README.md for tips: Permission denied
[Mon Apr 26 14:19:39 2021] type=1400 audit(1619432745.089:120): avc: denied { transition } for comm="init" path="/system/bin/ip" dev="dm-4" ino=1546 scontext=u:r:init:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:ip_exec:s0 tclass=process permissive=0
[Mon Apr 26 14:19:39 2021] init: Service 'eth0_mac' (pid 7534) exited with status 127 oneshot service took 0.048000 seconds in background
[Mon Apr 26 14:19:39 2021] init: Sending signal 9 to service 'eth0_mac' (pid 7534) process group...

This is in a Android 11 build.  The rules are specified with BOARD_PLAT_PRIVATE_SEPOLICY_DIR.  While I'd love to know how to use an overlay to configure the MAC, I'm also really curious to know why my efforts here aren't working.


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I want to install an answering machine app on Galaxy Note, didn't find anything interesting in Google. What do you recommend? Or is there such a feature on the phone itself, in settings or somewhere?

Something with a recorded message saying "I'm not available now, please leave your message or phone number".


texts: How do I prevent auto-mounting of ext2 partition on OSX?

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I've created a 512Mb partition on my HTC Desire's (running LeeDroid) SD card to store apps.
When I used Windows, I'd never had a problem with this partition becoming read-only, unreadable or corrupted.

Since I switched to a Mac, this partition got corrupted several times. Somehow, I thought it was LeeDroid's fault, and didn't blame it on the Mac.

I installed Cyanogenmod on the Desire to overcome this problem, but the ext2 partition on the card still kept getting corrupted. I read on the Cyanogen's forums that Linux and OSX automatically mount the ext2 partition when the phone is plugged in, causing the partition to become corrupted, and then this made sense.

Question: Is is possible to prevent OSX from automatically mounting the ext2 partition on Android phone's SD card?


texts: Does Google Nexus 7 LTE has the integrated Portable Wi-Fi hotspot?

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The unlocked Google Nexus phones famously have the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature integrated right within the phone, and available for anyone's use, per my understanding, regardless of carrier support.

What about the tablets?  Would the 2013 Nexus 7 LTE tablet have a similar feature, similarly not being tied up to any carrier?


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After following instructions to unlock a bootloader and then ones to lock it back, using Fastboot for both, my Android 7.0 phone boots with a warning saying that Your device has failed validation instead of the Your device has been unlocked which happened after unlocking but before undoing. In either case, this had an effect on the Android system and the phone appeared as Uncertified and failed the SafetyNet check.

How can one fully undo bootloader unlocking so that the device does not fail validation and passes the SafetyNet check?

Since it can make a difference, the device in question is a Moto G5. It was unlocked following the official instructions on the Motorola website. No new ROMS were flashed, it was only used to get Magisk to install. This resulting in a warning that the bootloader was unlocked. So I thought it just needed to be locked again and I did it with fastboot. This unfortunately resulted in another warning which says validation failed.


texts: Laptop Camera works with Bluestacks but not with Nox

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So i really need the camera to function using Nox Player,
i have an MSI laptop with an integrated webcam.
I've read everywhere that camera is supposed to work out of the box with Nox.
However, it doesn't. i installed bluestacks to check and it worked with bluestacks.
on Nox whatever app i install it acts as if there is no camera.

please help

thanks


texts: Is there a music player that can play music from the Google Music Store as well as Amazon MP3?

texts:
It's getting really annoying that the music I "buy" in the different music stores on Android (Google Play and Amazon MP3 specifically) aren't visible to other music players even when I make them available offline.

Are there any players out there that know to dig into these areas and make this music playable? It's really obnoxious to not have all my music in one place and have certain tracks tied to players I don't especially like.

The only solution I've come up with is to abandon getting new music when I'm out and about and download the tracks on a PC the old fashioned way and then add them to my music folder on my phone by hand. Surely there's something better that I haven't thought of yet.


texts: After I installed CyanogenMod, I noticed I couldn't call anyone, receive calls, or text, and it says I'm roaming. In the status part of settings, it says my phone number is 000-000-xxxx (x's are numbers) but the imei is still the same. I can't find anything online about this problem, please help!


texts: text message notifications on my lock screen of my galaxy s 3

texts: I have just gotten a galaxy s 3 and am trying to get the notifications of a new message to show up at a push notification on my lock screen. I have looked for setting to change to do so but can't find anything other than the message showing up in my lock screen. Can someone help me? ?


texts: fastboot cannot see my phone (moto3g) when adb can

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Introduction:

My phone is moto3g (bootloader unlocked), my OS is Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) and I want to install Debian native on it. To do so, I need root my device, and to do it i have to use fastboot and adb command.

What doesn't work:

fastboot devices shows nothing, other fastboot commands shows <waiting for any device> (adb works good, as excepted).

Things that I did

-Turn on usb debugging.
-running fastboot with sudo
-run one of fastboot commands ADB adb reboot recovery
-run one of fastboot commands when android was booted
-installed some drivers with those commands:

sudo apt-get install libz1 libncurses5 libbz2-1.0:i386 libstdc++6 libbz2-1.0
sudo apt-get install lib32z1
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get install libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6 libcurl4-gnutls-dev:i386
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6 libcurl4-gnutls-dev:i386

-my andoird rules (sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules):

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2e76", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

I tried 2 versions of idVendor: "2e76" (from lsusb) and "22b8" from this site.

Had someone of you similiar issue? I think its something with drivers, but I couldn't find that myself.

PS. I have also windows machine, so I can use it if needed.

EDIT: I wasn't rebooting between doing those things.


texts: Mute button greyed out - Any app replacement

texts:
All,

I have a redmi 1s which I have flashed with cyanogen mod 12.1. All is well except, when I am in a call, mute button is greyed out.

This is a pain for me as I am a part of various conference calls for hours during any weekday and I cant stay without muting always.

Any solution to this in terms of replacement or tweaking my cyanogenmod?

It would be really helpful


texts: Why flashing a ROM causes the IMEI to go 'generic' -sometimes (even if it's a stock ROM)?

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the story I'll tell you will help you with the answer.

One year ago, my dad's phone (Galaxy Note 3) had many issues (because the phone was rooted and something messed up the system files). I've tried to flash a stock ROM using Odin (I was sure that the downloaded ROM matched the model and the PDA/AP). After flashing the ROM, everything was working fine except the mobile-related functions. The IMEI has been changed to a generic one (it started with 0049*********) and so the phone wasn't able to connect to the mobile network (no calls, no sms, no mobile internet).

That was even weirdier, because the first time I flashed that phone (to downgrade to Android KitKat), the IMEI remained untouched, but the last time the IMEI was altered.

So, why does flashing a ROM sometimes reset the IMEI?


texts: "Mediaserver" under Power management / Battery usage (xperia ZL)

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I have a Sony Xperia ZL running Android 4.2.2 . There's a background process named "Mediaserver" which uses most of my battery, while the phone is on standby. If I charge it to 100% and leave it alone, the "Mediaserver" process by itself will account for some 30% of all battery usage after 8 hours or so... Mediaserver manages to have "Keep awake" CONSTANTLY!

I've spent quite a lot of time searching about this, and went around many ideas, including that this excessive battery usage could be caused by some corrupt media (audio/picture/video) file stored on the device. But, despite having flashed several stock ROMs from around the world, without even having any kind of media (or even any app but the stock ones), the problem persists!

I have also tried the apps "Rescan Media Root" and "Mediaserver Killer" from the Play store (of course, I do have root access). For my misfortune, they were not useful.

As a fairly advanced user, who likes to be in control of things, I've tried to find "Mediaserver" under Settings / Apps hoping to stop it but it's not there. I'm believing to have found it under /system/bin/Mediaserver (no extension), but how can I stop it from running all the time? It seems to me that deleting/renaming this file isn't really a good idea.

Ps: I also tried a few Task Managers, but still couldn't find/stop the running process.

Any ideas on this will be appreciated, including possible some more information on how to manage built-in background processes on Android. Anything, really, I don't care if it envolves turning to ADB or running commands from Terminal Emulator.

Thank you everyone!


texts: Ghost touch: alcohol gel, wear or other reason?

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I've been experiencing ghost touch on my Samsung Galaxy S5 since yesterday. I've seen it happening before but only when there was some kind of dirt on the screen. This time, it's absolutely clear.
I've enabled dev mode in order to see the "ghosts". Video evidence: https://youtu.be/jJKuJmIB3bs
I have two suspects:

Wear. I'm not sure, but it must be 3 to 4 years old already. I know it's rare for phones to last for longer than that nowadays.

Alcohol gel, 70%. Due to COVID-19, I clean it at least 5 times a week. Sometimes, I use liquid 70% alcohol too, but I always rub it in order to avoid the alcohol pooling in crevices, etc.

Is it possible to determine what is the cause?
If it's wear, I know it's time to replace it.
If it's the alcohol, is it possible to revert this side effect?
If it's another reason, what to do?
Thanks in advance.
P.S.: Don't worry about the phone number that appears in the video. I just realized I forgot to change it when I changed my number...
P.P.S.: Forgot to mention: it happens intermittently. Most of the time it doesn't happen. When it happens, it lasts for a few seconds, sometimes more, sometimes less.
2020-08-11 Edit: new information. These ghost presses are intermittent, in the sense that they are not a continuous press. If I drag a finger while it's happening, it will alternate between scrolling and zooming. Also, if it's only one ghost touch, I can still zoom by pinching.


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Back before chrome became the default browser for Android, there used to be a stock Android browser called "Browser" (anyone who used a stock version of Android before 4.2 knows what I'm talking about)
Anyhow, It had a feature that allows you to save a Web page for later reading but that browser no longer exists and that feature doesn’t seem to exist in chrome.

Does this mean that now I have to install a third party app (such a Pocket) to save articles for later reading??


texts: How to recover the lost data from NQ Vault

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my phone got factory reset by mistake. I had very important data in my NQ Vault. Is there any possibility wherein I can recover it.
Please note it was not the premium account. It was a basic one. Also online account was created however no backup was taken. Please please help me!

Can anyone please help!


texts: "No application can perform this action" when trying to view a text message image

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I’m using an LG Tribute phone (Virgin Mobile) with Android.  I’ve noticed recently when someone sends me a text message with an image in it, and I click the image, I get a warning that reads

Note
No application can perform this action.  Enable disabled built-in application?
No / Yes

When I click the “Yes” button, nothing happens.  Previously, I could click on the image and it would open up in some kind of application (I forget which) where I could enlarge the image.  What is the built-in application the message is referring to?  How do I view a larger version of the image that is in a text message?


texts: Setting Dynamic IP Address from command line

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I am working with android, I have connected a ethernet cable to ethernet port of my hardware.

I am not getting any network. I am using Android O.

In linux I can use dhclient eth0 (for getting IP addresses  dynamically)

Please help me with the command I need to use in android, as dhclient is not available in my setup.

Thank you.


texts: What's the downloaded_rom folder and what's its difference from the Download folder?

texts: I have a Redmi phone with Android Nougat 7.1. In the file explorer I found the downloaded_rom folder, next to the Download folder. The first one is empty. What's its purpose?