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USB-PD can transfer data at low speeds between devices and is quite a bit simpler than normal USB communication.
Is it possible for an android app to send arbitrary USB-PD data? The phone has root access.
I am designing a USB-PD power bank and i want it to be able to report its battery level, wear level and charge speeds to the phone using an app. The normal way would be to use USB but that would require a more complex circuit and USBC connector.
What i am trying is to instead send everything using USB-PD itself and somehow android would report these values to the app.


texts: How to change the order of the users on the lock screen?

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I have setup a tablet for my 2yo son. I am the primary user, with root access, etc. Because of this, I am the first user on the lock screen. I would prefer if the tablet defaulted to his user account, so he doesn't have to click the tiny user button to get his login on power up. Does anyone know how?

I tried altering the order of users inside /data/system/users/userlist.xml, but it reverted back to the original file on reboot.

The tablet is running Android 4.2.2.


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I have Nexus 4 with Android 5.1. Recently it started to get Sleep of Death occasionally. I think it started after updating Android from 4.* to 5.*. I read that it's bug in Android Lollipop and some advises to fix it for example to turn off wi-fi when phone sleeps. I tried, but it didn't help.

Some other advises: one, two, three. I don't know which I should follow, it required a lot of time to try them all.

And I want to avoid rooting.


texts: How to copy a message without the message sender's name on Telegram?

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Until not long ago when you copied a message on Telegram, only the message text was copied. This was a distinguishable feature of Telegram when compared with WhatsApp where messages where copied prefixed with the original sender name and date.

More recently things have turned around and now WhatsApp is copying messages without the sender and date info, while Telegram is prefixing its copied messages with the original sender's name.

How can I copy a message without the message sender's name on Telegram?


texts: Force to buy app with old version of Android

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I have two smartphones:

HTC Desire (unrooted / android 2.2 / normal-sim / operator1 / my account)
Nexus 4 (android 4.4.4 / micro-sim / operator2 / my account)

Both smartphone are regurarly  logged with the same account.

I need to buy some apps with normal-sim from operator1 but those app are available only for android 4.0 and newest.

I will use the apps on my Nexus 4 but I do not want to root any device by now.

How can I solve it?


texts: How can I block an app from accessing my contacts?

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An app that has access to the list of contacts is capable, without further notice, to upload that information to a server. (If it has internet access, that is, but most do.)

I am concerned of the breach of trust to my contacts that this entails.

For example, someone on my contacts list may have gone into some trouble to remain unlisted in any phone book, and yet their phone number could become near-public, depending on the privacy policy of the app, which I, like many, never bother to read.

I'm here not even referring to app(s) that exist with the sole and express intent of making contact lists public.

Is there any way to be in control by choosing whether a given app has access to my contacts list, similar to how an app can have access to notifications, but I can disable its access to notifications while continuing to use the app?

To be clear, a messenger app becomes meaningless if it doesn't have access to contacts, but, for example, an app showing me the nearest grocer or coffee shop has no need to access my contacts. Please do not suggest "Just don't install an app that gratuitously asks for permission to access contacts." Doing so leaves users in the stone age. I'd like to be able to use any app, but to remain in charge.

Edit:

For comparison, here is a link to a companion question for iOS.


texts: How to clear cookies, history and other private data in the Chrome browser?

texts: Is there any way to delete cookies, history and other private data in the Google Chrome browser on Android? There is no such option in the Android version of the browser.


texts: All my apps crashing upon startup, black screen

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 with a flashed ROM Gingerbread (Kyrillos) and Kernel (EX Kernel). When i power on my phone it loads up to the lock screen, but it just shows a blank screen And i'm prompted to force close on every single app over and over. The only thing i can do Is access my phone in disk mode on my PC.  I have tried removing the SD Card, Clearing all the cache files in Recovery but it still doesn't fix the problem (Second Time this has happened)

It is very annoying as to why this happens, i wasnt even using my phone at the time, it was just charging.  Is there any possible way of fixing this without a reflash or format?


texts: What does the error message "Light old sensor_state 0, new sensor_state : 128 en : 1" in logcat mean?

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I have my Galaxy S4 connected with my PC and ran the "Building My First App" tutorial from http://developer.android.com/ . There were no problems, but I noticed many messages about the LightSensor in the LogCat view in Eclipse, like these:

09-17 17:41:24.781: E/LightSensor(736): Light old sensor_state 0, new sensor_state : 128 en : 1
09-17 17:41:25.152: E/LightSensor(736): Light old sensor_state 128, new sensor_state : 0 en : 0

I found several occurrences of the string "Light old sensor_state 0..." on the web. So others get this type of messages, too (where a phone was mentioned it seemed also to be a Galaxy S4). But the posts/questions/answers were always about something else. It looks as if everybody ignores this kind of messages as noise.

I played around a bit and noticed this: As long as the phone is active those messages do not appear. But when I switch it off, the messages appear about every 10s. Does anybody know what they mean?


texts: Play Store 4.9.13 insufficient storage error and icon issues

texts: I've been having issues with the Play Store's recent 4.9.13 update on my Blu Dash 4.5.  Every time I try to install or update any app that is more than 1 MB, I keep getting an "insufficient storage" error, even though I have about 120MB on the apps partition free.  Apps do install and update on an older version, however.  In addition, the icons on the Play Store have weird black borders.  I have searched all over the internet and I have yet to find a solution for either of these problems.  Apparently, most devices affected by these bugs are using MediaTek chipsets and have Android 4.2 on them.  My phone is using the stock ROM and is not rooted.


texts: Move only a specific group of pictures from Android Gallery to PC

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We have an android phone with hundreds of pictures taken from a recent vacation. Because we want to keep those but don't needed them everyday, I'd like to move those images to a desktop computer and leave the phone only with pictures not from the trip.

So the situation is, we have hundreds of pictures spread around multiple albums (pictures taken with the camera plus others received from other people during trip through Whatsapp and other IMs) in Gallery that needs to be transfered to a PC.

I'd like to avoid using share via bluetooth as it's painfully slow and transfer often failed, and be as manufacturer-agnostic as possible. I have searched for solutions, but they were more about backing up the whole thing instead of a part, and we have too many images to manually check.

Ideally there should be a way to select the images across multiple directories that were created between certain dates in an android device and move them to a location in particular. What are my options from here? Shell commands on ADB?


texts: Is there a contact book that allows partial access for apps?

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In my phone book I have both personal contacts and work related contacts, like clients, contractors etc.

Applications such was 'whatsapp' are great and easy, but I do not necessarily want to add all contacts to all apps that use the contact book.

Is there either an alternative contact book that allows only certain people (groups?) to be shared with an app while keeping others out, or a privacy setting in the default contact book that allows certain contacts not to be seen by every app?

Thanks for your thoughts and recommendations!


texts: How do I sync calendars from my PC to my Samsung Galaxy Note 3?

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I have synced my PC and all calendar entries I have done on my phone appear on the calender on my PC, but not the other way around. I need to be able to add events etc. to my PC and have them appear on my phone.

How do I accomplish this?


texts: Mounting ext2 sdcard partition causes I/O errors

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So I am attempting to mount an ext2 partition on a pen drive to a tablet I have, the actually mount is done with:

adb shell "mount -t ext2 /dev/block/sdb /mnt/ubuntu"

This works fine and ubuntu is a folder I already created on the android device.
Now when I go to access the files on that partition (the rootfs of a ubuntu install in fact) I end up with:

root@android:/ # ls /storage/ubuntu
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/android' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/bin' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/boot' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/dev' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/etc' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/external_sd' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/home' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/lib' failed: I/O error
lost+found
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/media' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/mnt' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/opt' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/proc' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/root' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/run' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/sbin' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/sdcard' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/selinux' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/srv' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/sys' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/tmp' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/usr' failed: I/O error
lstat '/storage/ubuntu/var' failed: I/O error


texts:
So I was in the process of rooting my phone and when it was rebooting the pc lost connection on the USB (had a faulty driver). The phone is now completely bricked, no recovery mode, no download mode and flashing with sp flash tools did nothing. Luckily it was just a cheap China Phone so no huge loss! But if the phone was bricked before the root was completed (in the process) would it be identified as rooted. Just interested as to where in the stage the unlocked boot loader etc is applied.

Would like to here from anyone else on this topic :P


texts: Can open an HTML file with Browser but not HTMLViewer

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I have an HTML file on my SD card.  Opening it with "Browser" works as expected. However, if I try to open it with the built-in app "HTMLViewer", I receive the following error message:

Web page not available
The Web page at File URI could not be loaded:
The requested file was not found.

Obviously the file is there since I can open it with Browser.  This was not a problem on Android 2.2.1.
Why can't HTMLViewer open an HTML file?


texts: Any way to schedule a passive profile-change? (connectivity, volume etc.)

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What I am wondering is if there is any way to make Android change its profiles passively from one state to the other at e.g. 3 pm in the afternoon local time:

Through Android internally (with some tweaks)
Through an Android app
Through a 3rd party mod (Cyanogen etc.)
Through ...?

Whereas the state change should be:

From "Airplane mode" (set) to Wifi/3G
From "Mute"/vibration (set) to maximum volume, i.e. visible sound
Optionally: From E-Mail/Notifications on-demand (Pull) to "Push", i.e. the moment I get out of airplane mode and mute/vibrate mode, I want to get the push alerts of the last hours.

I wonder if 3. is possible, I never changed much concerning my notification settings.

Any Android version welcome, currently I run 4.0, but plan to upgrade to CM10.

What I don't want (and don't have) is NCF, because it involves me being active.
The whole reason for having a scheduled, predefined activity is that I can "set and forget" it and can focus on my work being assured that I will keep my deadline or whatever. I don't want to be actively involved.


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My tcl s960 didnt come with the playstore and some essential google services to make some apps work, while trying to fix that i had to root the phone and mistakenly deleted frameworks from system folder, in root and the android has been unable to boot, it keeps loading and loading, any help would be appreciated.
I alread did the wipe data/factory reset via power button and volume + up key, it still didnt work.. os is 4.4.2.


texts: Android showing battery at 100% even when left for straight 10 hours in night

texts: Just started using an Android phone and left it overnight to see how long it would last. After about 10 hours the battery is still at 100%, so could there be some kind of delay when it comes to the battery percentage or is it something else? My phone is a Leagoo Lead 4.


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I'm not sure if there is a setting or if this is a bug, but my Verizon Galaxy S5 has auto answered incoming calls on at least three occasions. The phone is usually on my desk when it happens and no other devices are connected to it (no usb, no charger). I also don't have any apps on my phone that should be answering by themselves. I've had 10+ other non-samsung android phones and I've never had this happen before, so I'm a little concerned and not interested in having an "open" mic.

Very similar to this S3 question, but I don't think its a dupe since its different devices and android versions. GS3 automatically answering incoming calls


texts: "Application cannot be installed in the default install location" error while updating

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I have a Galaxy note which was recently updated to ICS (about a month ago)

Today I noticed that some of the applications, that are on auto update, keeping failing to update with this message:

"Application cannot be installed in the default install location"

I have enough storage left so I am not sure what this error means or how to fix it?


texts: How to store data on internal memory on LG Optimus 4X HD

texts: After first use of LG optimus 4x HD I set storing of photo and video files on a SD card. Now I want this files to be saved back on internal memory.But I can't find where I did this setting. Please help me.


texts: Can any mediatek android use HotKnot as long as the appropiate files are included in the ROM?

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Where I am currently living, my government has blocked internet access.

We are sending important messages to each other using various mesh network apps like 'firechat', but the problem is, many of my friends don't have these apps installed on their phone and they can't access them from the app store or the internet.

Since I often have to troubleshoot without access to the internet, I like to be prepared for various file delivery methods in case one method doesn't work.

My phone is using a ROM that I have compiled myself and thus I can include functionalities into it that are not normally present on many phones, like FM radio, call recording, IMSI-catcher detection, etc...

Could I use HotKnot to send files to another phone if my phone is not a Chinese phone which had HotKnot installed on it originally?

I am wanting to know if it would be worth integrating the HotKnotBeam Service, Share, and Connectivity apks on my mediatek phone's ROM just in case I might need them?

If not, which devices could still use HotKnot even if the service wasn't on the phone originally?


texts: There is some app that turns on mobile data. I turn it off but on sleep or power up it is back on. It is very annoying and potentially costly since I do not have a data plan. (this seems like an intentional way to rip off consumers... off should mean off)


texts: Space Issue on data directory Android using Galaxy Note

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I am using Galaxy Note 1 and have 2GB of data directory in which i install and use thirdparty apps. But the data directory was almost always full, so I rooted my device to find out what was taking the space. i.e 500 MB is taken by apps and have 200 MB free but cant account for the Rest.

I have deleted stock apps from system/apps directory using no bloat but it dosent free space on data directory.

I know how to use adb shell but doing ls -l at every directory dosent sounds v good. How can i find out whats taking my space. And can we delete files in dalvik cache?


texts: How do I root Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V?

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I just got for myself this new phone with so many useless bloatware. I just want to root this phone and freeze or uninstall them as they are slowing my device down (even without opening any app, all I have out of my 350mb + RAM is an average of 50mb). Can someone please help me out with a noob step by step guide? Thanks in advance.

SPECS:

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11i)

Android 2.3.4

Bootloader locked (but can be unlocked)


texts: Why does a charger charges one phone but not another?

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I have a charger that came with my phone, Huawei Mate 9. I recently bought another phone, Xiaomi Pocophone X1. I tried to charge the new phone with my charger (and cable) and it went into boot loops and ended up draining the battery instead of charging. I then connected it to the charger that came with it and it charged fine.

What caused this difference? I'm asking since I want to buy a backup charger and want to know what to look for (other than buying a Xiaomi original)


texts: Why can't I hear callers after installing new upgrade?

texts: I was notified on my phone that it had an upgrade so I selected it. Now no-one can hear me unless I put it on loudspeaker although I can hear them?


texts: APN not saving with EE Orange UK SIM on Kitkat

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I have an LG G2 rooted, running Android 4.4.2. I've put my existing EE Orange UK SIM in, and there are no APNs listed. Whenever I try and add the EE settings and then save them, the APN list remains blank. How can I add my carriers APN settings?

I have tried:

Installing APN backup & restore app, setting as a system app in Titanium Backup and moving to the priv-app folder. Then deleting all APNs, resetting the phone. Still can't add an APN.
Creating a basic APN record, without all of the settings. That saves so that I can see it in APN list screen but when I update the record to include all of the settings it disappears again.
Looking at the apns-conf.xml file. There are loads of settings in here, but I'm not sure what this file does.


texts: Is there a reasonably straightforward way to download videos from proprietary web browser players?

texts:
I have a Samsung SM-P900 tablet that I bought specifically to watch professional education videos during a long commute. Unfortunately almost immediately after that the videos I want to watch the most, generally relating to statistics and R programming and hosted on the RStudio website, switched from an easily downloadable format to hosting via the Wikia media player. I have been able to download a handful since then by looking at the page code, but it is a lot of work and the rules keep changing, and I have not been able to download the more recent videos to either my tablet or Windows machine with any amount of effort. I've faced similar problems with the JW Player and a few others. All of these videos are free and I want to download them solely for my own use.

My question: Is there a reasonably straightforward way, perhaps involving an app, of capturing such videos that works consistently over time and across  players? It seems like there's got to be a way to interpose a (software) recording device between the player and the screen, but I have not found it. It might need to reassemble streaming video from the pieces that arrive.

My OS is the Resurrection Remix versin of Android 7.1.2.


texts: Pressing volume up and down at the same time on the Desire HD

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Does anyone know what holding the volume button on both up an down does on the Desire HD?

I occasionally do it by accident and the phone vibrates, then about 10 seconds later vibrates again. During that 10 sec the phone is noticeably slower... But what, if anything, else does it do?

I'm running CyanogenMod 7 RC4


texts: Why does Android not include an Add Hardware Wizard?

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If I want to install Windows on, say, a bare-metal Thinkpad X1 Carbon with no OS, then I can buy Windows and install it. Windows includes numerous drivers. If there are any necessary drivers missing, I can normally get them from the manufacturer, use the Add Hardware Wizard, and install them.

But, if I want to install Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" on, say, a Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G, then things are not so simple. It's true that I could (theoretically) download and install some random Nexus ROM shipped by Google. But such a ROM includes far fewer drivers, and in fact may not allow my phone to boot up at all. And there's no UI for downloading and installing signed drivers downloaded from hardware-manufacturer websites.

Why does Android not include any driver-installation wizard?

And how does Android deal with a USB On-The-Go ("USB OTG") device, if it doesn't know how to communicate with that particular USB OTG device?


texts: Unable to mount from a Mac OS X using sshfs

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I have SSHDroid running on the Android. I'm trying to mount it from a Mac using Fuse for OS X. I can SSH, but I am unable to SSHFS.

When I try to sshfs, I get the following error

"mount_osxfusefs: failed to mount /mount@/dev/osxfuse2: Operation not supported on socket"

Has anyone seen this?

Update: Not sure whether this is important. I'm trying to sshfs over wifi.

Android OS: Froyo 2.2
Mac OS X: 10.7.3


texts: I no longer receive sms from services (bank, google otp, confirmation throught sms, ...)

texts:
I found myself in a really strange problem, I have not received text messages from services for several months, while I continue to receive any other type of text message (e.g. if a friend of mine sends me a text message I receive it and I can also reply, but if I register somewhere and I receive a confirmation SMS, or if I have to make a payment with my credit card and receive the OTP from my bank, and other such messages are not received).
I use the google messaging app as an SMS app, I disabled spam protection for the test but nothing seems to have changed.
In the advanced section of the settings of the "Google messages" app I have:

receive service messages: enabled
the entry "phone number" is filled in with my phone number
the "Custom SMSC" item is filled in with the SMSC provided by my telephone operator

I tried to:

reset the network settings and restart
turn off and on again (removing the sim)
delete all SMS
Boot in safe mode
insert the SIM on another mobile phone (it works)

know that android StackExchange is my last hope, I spent 2 days talking to my telephone operator who did nothing but give me solutions such as: switch off and on, buy a new phone, or "we don't take care of it, call your device manufacturer "
I then call Huawei (I have a Huawei P20 Pro) and I am told that the problem is not theirs as "Huawei is just one of many brands and they do not add particular SMS blocks to their devices other than those of any other mobile", and then to call my telephone operator again.
I hope to find a solution here at least, thanks in advance to those who want to help me.
Huawei P20 Pro (CLT-L09), EMUI 10.0.0, Android 10


texts: How to change home button functionality?

texts: I have an Android 4.4.2 unit that has a custom application that needs to be launched on boot and when the user presses the home button. As it stands now, I can press the home button and get a list of launchers that can be used, unfortunately the app I'd like to use is not on this list. This unit is rooted and unlocked but, isn't our unit, so I can't (or shouldn't) install apps to get this feature working. Is there an android vanilla way of choosing what app you'd like to use, even if it isn't on the list of launchers. I can sideload an application if I absolutely have to, but I'd rather not as I'm not sure how the company renting these to us would feel about us adding apks to their device.


texts: When selling your phone, what steps should be taken to make sure that all personal data has been removed?

texts: I am getting rid of my Samsung Galaxy S4 and want to know what steps I should take to make sure that private information has been deleted from the phone.  I have removed the SD card and cleared all of the gallery files as well as music.  What other steps can I take to make sure that the phone is as sterile as possible?


texts: What happens when an SDcard is inserted?

texts:
I have a rooted Sony Tablet S, and one of my issues with it is that there is little onboard storage. The Sony-recommended way of dealing with this is to transfer files between internal and external storage, as many apps do not have access to the external storage.

Having rooted the device, however, I am able to use mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard/2 to mount this. I was then intending to rename the media folder on my external sdcard to .media, and use mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard2/.media/$F /mnt/sdcard/media/$F/external for each folder $F in that directory. The problem with this is that on removal of the external sdcard, or on reboot, these mounts are lost.

On my Maemo phone I did something similar, and was able to have this mount behaviour occur when the external storage was attached. As Maemo5 is a truly open OS I was able to do this fairly easily, and there was a lot of community support.

When trying to do the same under Android I have come across an app called Tasker that performs actions as I would need, however this is paid software and I would prefer not to have to install something that performs actions which should be build into the operating system.

TLDR;

I'd like to know what is actually happening on my device when an SDcard is inserted - are scripts run? Are signals sent which could be used to trigger scripts? Has anyone attempted to do similar (I don't understand why this would not be the default behaviour to be honest - the fact that external storage is hidden from apps is frustrating to say the least)


texts: How to force the locale/language of a specific app?

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I'm looking for the functionality of MoreLocales2 but only applying the changes to certain apps. In this case, I'm trying to force German on TypoClock 0.51 but have the rest of my phone left in English.

Any apps out there that could do this? Or any suggestions for how to accomplish this? Specific advice to get TypoClock to show in German would be good too.

The device is Samsung Galaxy S2, if it helps.


texts: gboard suggesting passphrase after deleting app data and learned dictionary

texts:
I have been using the gboard keyboard app for as long as I can remember. I also use password managers for nearly every situation, but they do not completely eliminate passwords. To my horror, gboard's predictive text feature recently started suggesting one of my passphrases. Specifically, if I wrote the first word of the passphrase, the next one would be suggested, and choosing that would suggest the next one after that, etc.

I force stopped the app and deleted both cache and app data. That did not fix it. So I went into settings and explicitly deleted learned words. That also did not fix it. So I looked for any situation where I may have (stupidly) typed it into an email. I could not find any example.

At this point, I am out of ideas for where Google may be acquiring this password. Obviously, I will change the password. But how do I keep this from happening again?


texts: Possible to estimate the number of users for an Android app?

texts: Are there any statistics that indicate how many users an Android app has based on the number of reviews for it? Are there other ways to tell how many users are using an app?


texts: How to force apps to use different language instead of system language?

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I am a Czech, however i like english language much more so i like to have most of apps in english(besides very crappy translations). Is here any way how to set language pre-app instead of globally ? I'm sure there is no built-in way, how to do this. I'm not asking for tutorial for something what does not exist, but what i want (and I'm sure it exists because of creativity of humans) is any kind of hack or workaround how to set language pre-app.

Phone Details :

model : Lenovo A7000android : 5.0.0 - ROOT


texts: Removeable battery-like "thing" that provide unlimited power for android phones

texts:
Is there this "thing", that have the shape of your android phone's battery, but does not hold any charges, and act as a unlimited power supply for your phone when your phone is plug into a socket?

Yeah, I think it is hard to describe this "thing" but in another words, it is a "thing" that have the shape of your battery for your android phone.

Normally, a phone battery contain charges (e.g. 1600 mAh) but this "thing" does not hold any charges. Basically you just put this "thing" into your phone and plug your phone into a socket outlet and this "thing" will act as a medium to keep your phone running -> meaning that you have unlimited battery life for your android phone as long as the power socket outlet is not switch off.

Of course, if you are going to somewhere and require portability, you just need to replace this "thing" with your normal phone battery. However, if you are going to be in one place for quite a long time, you just need to replace your normal phone battery with this "thing".

Also, you would not need to care for the battery life anymore as this "thing" act as a medium between the power socket outlet and your phone.

So, is there really such a "thing" right now or coming by the end of this year?


texts: Can't find Package and Tools buttons on the top part of the Android SDK Manager

texts:
I have Eclipse installed on Ubuntu with the Android SDK and latest JDK and JRE. I'm trying to manage add-on sites in the Android SDK Manager, but I can't find the two tabs for Packages and Tools as I normally do on my Windows PC with the same settings.

I also tried installing the ADT bndle, but still the same thing.

This is a screenshot of what I have:

This is what I'm expecting:

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, and any help will be appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Adobe flash for Samsung Galaxy 551 with Android 2.2

texts:
There is any way to view flash animations on web with a Samsung with Android 2.2???

I already tryed to install the Adobe flash apk from market but it is disabled for my phone.


texts: Does anyone know if any of the latest smartphones provide a audio line-in support? Am aware that this question has been addressed earlier as well but it has been a while since the last query on this and also the smartphones has evolved so much.


texts: Wiped System Partition... No OS.. How can I recover it back?

texts:
I successfully installed TWRP yesterday on my phone and then wanted to root it, but before doing that, I wanted to do a Full-Wipe of my phone, just leaving the phone with the OS, but for some reason, I left the System Partition Wipe option enabled and Wiped it. Now, I'm stuck in a bootloop without an OS, and I can only access TWRP and Download Mode.

How can I recover the system/install the OS again?

Phone Specs:

SAMSUNG J7 PRO (SM-J730GM),

Previous O.S: Nougat 7.0

Region: México TCE


texts: Cut and paste not working on Samsung Note 10.1?

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I recently bought a Samsung Note 10.1 tablet. It has Android 4.0.4 (model number GT-N8000 / N8000XXLGA). All is fine, but I cannot understand why the cut and paste do not work. Is this a known problem? Can I update to a newer version or something...? Every application in which I try to copy/cut & paste from just crashes.

This is extremely annoying and I've been trying to find a solution online for about a week now.

Any ideas...?


texts: I am using Android TV Box 4.4 which has features like a Tablet.Whenever I am using Skype, voice is O.K but the camera other party see is very dark,I have tried different versions of Skype … but problem remains same. When I am not using webcam on Skype, the camera separately is very fine and works normally. I really appreciate if somebody help me to solve this problem.


texts: Nexus 4 red light of death. Unable to fix it (tried two possible solutions)

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Using a 3-year Nexus 4, I started yesterday to suffer the red light of death issue.

Firtsly, I open the unit, disconected and conected the battery, following the directions of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWABgDHvfx0

It did not work, so I tried to power off the device through the bootloader menu:
https://support.google.com/nexus/troubleshooter/3337561?hl=en#ts=3337943

The battery icon appeared on my screen, I waited for nearly two hours but, when trying to turn it on, the red light appared again and the device did not turn on.

What am I doing wrong? Any tip is welcome.


texts: Unlocking the bootloader Huawei P8 Lite 2017 (PRA-LX1(C02)

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I'd like to have my bootloader unlocked for my Huawei P8 Lite 2017 (PRA-LX1(C02)), but I don't wanna spend money on DC-Unlocker. My phone runs Android 8.0 EMUI 8.0 but I can downgrade it to Android 7.0 if needed. If you need IMEI, Serial Numbers things like that ask me and I'll provide those.
Thanks in Advance!


texts: Understanding the sending of commands in adb shell

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I am trying to talk to the modem embedded within a module through adb shell but since I'm accessing the HW remotely, i'm not sure of the original setup and may need some help clarifying:
adb shell runs in linux and following is how I was able to run the command:
cat /dev/smd0 &
echo -e "AT\r" > /dev/smd0

what's the main point behind the first line with &? Doesn't that run things in the background? How does removing it not output the result to the terminal?
the interpretation of the second line: writes/sends the string to the application processor from the linux host over smd0 AT port. Is that legit?


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I've got some embedded system running Android. Before I start compiling anything for it I'd like to do full backup and then have possibility to restore it. The only way of backup everything I know is to use:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/dev/block/mmcblk1

but how to restore it when something went wrong and system is not running?
Is it possible to burn back this image to Android system - for example using fastboot?
I've got development board with Qualcomm MSM8909.


texts: How can I set up a new Outlook.com account using a Hotmail account?

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How can I setup a new outlook.com account in the Android mail application?

Outlook.com only supports Exchange ActiveSync, when I try to automatically create an account in the mail app it uses smtp.live.com (because my login is a hotmail account).

What should I change the server settings to in order to use outlook.com's exchange servers?

I am using a Sony Xperia P which is currently stuck on Android 2.3.7. It appears to support Exchange ActiveSync.


texts: How to never allow any kind of apps installation?

texts: i have a galaxy tabs 10.1 which i gave to my brother. the problem is he keep installing app whether its a playstore apps or from unknown source apps. this makes the tab very slow. im too lazy too find out what makes the tab slow. so usually i just reformat the tab. and then he keep installing stuff again. and the process repeated again and again. is it possible for me to just install a few common stuff like facebook app, whatsapp etc and some few games and then restrict the device from installing any kind of app whether it is from playstore or unknown source. he knows how to turn on the "install from unknown source" things. so by just turning the feature off will not stop him. please kindly help me. thanks


texts: folders of apps not downloaded created in my memory card

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I use Sony Xperia Z phone
Recently i noticed that in my phone some empty folders of applications like hike and hookup are created. I did not download these applications...so how these folders came in my memory card. I had recently mounted my memory card in my friends phone which had these apps.. is it possible that these folders got copied from his phone to my memory card ? please help.


texts: Discharge while in airplane mode (with image)

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Something weird happened today morning. I charged my phone yesterday night and gone to sleep after 2 hours or so. When I woke up, my phone was at %30 charge and I was pretty confused. Because before going to sleep, I just opened my morning alarm, closed wi-fi and set the phone to airplane mode.

After checking the battery info, I got something like this,

http://i.imgur.com/7FEn7cF.png

Clearly, my phone discharged linearly while I sleep. I am using a samsung s4.
What is the reason behind this? Is this problem related to the phone or android ?


texts: Is it enough to restore /data with ClockworkMod? (Maybe changing systems as well

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I definitely don't want to restore cache files. Why would I want to restore system files as well? If I understood Izzy's answer here, as a normal user (not a system developer) all I need is to restore the /data folder, right? Should work when changing systems under it.

As I understand, Titanium Backup is also not needed when using Nandroid/ClockworkMod.

By "normal user" I mean that I'm not a developer.


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When I bought this phone Sony Experia CC51, I have more than ten apps, and now I uninstalled them one by one until they were all gone because it always said "Insufficient phone memory". I hope someone can help me solve this it as the phone always has insufficient memory when i try to download apps.

Thank you


texts: Install google play games without internet connection

texts: I have a tablet that can't connect to the internet (I don't know why) and I want to install some games from google play. Is there a way to download them in another device and then transfer to the tablet?


texts: Accessing and transfer sim contacts to Droid 2 global phone

texts: I have a Droid 2 Global and I can't seem to access the contacts on my sim card. How do I access them and transfer them to the phone?


texts: My phone have gotten a 4.4 system update available notification, but it is not downloading it. There is a small text saying “Only over WiFi until 21:06”. Does that mean that my phone will start downloading the update at that time unless I connect to a wifi network? How can I start the update now?


texts: Nexus One stuck in loading screen - How to save application data? (ROOTED)

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I have my N1 rooted and after I installed BlackRose and change the partitions with password protection I wasn't able to start Android ever again. It show this screen:

I can access to the adb shell, and I can see all the private folders. So my question is

What folders/files do I need to backup to restore after the phone is fixed?

I know:
/data/data

anything else?


texts: how to setup & use a galaxy tab a without using a google account

texts: i want to setup & use a gifted galaxy tab a without using a google account(stopped that years ago). So i log on to wifi then it's the log in to google account dead end. help


texts: How to recover data from phone with black screen?

texts: My Samsung Galaxy S6 recently display doesn't work anymore (apparently it's water damage or something). The problem is, I want to extract my photos but it's like shooting targets in the dark. I've successfully unlocked my phone with "Find My Mobile" by Samsung but when I connect my phone to my computer with USB, it is unrecognized. I think there may be a prompt on my phone which asks for permission, but again, I can't see anything. How do I solve this?


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I bought a graphics tablet (Huion HS64) that works wonderfully with my S10. Only problem is that I can't see where I'm about to tap due to no cursor display. Is there any way I could force the mouse pointer to always be on or have my phone recognize the tablet as a mouse?

I could try and connect both a mouse and the tablet with a USB hub, but I'd rather a coding solution. My phone isn't rooted, but I'm not opposed to rooting to solve the problem. Thank you in advance!


texts: How can I choose which google drive backup whatsapp uses?

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I have two phones with whatsapp.

I have a whatsapp backup on one google account, and one on another.

Is there any way to choose which google drive backup to use, without removing all but the one google account?


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Everytime my battery ends, and the phone turns off, I'll have to login to google again? Isn't there a way to keep my login information even if the mobile restarts?

By the way, I use double check login, but after the first confirmation with the sms code, it should not ask for the login again.


texts: Why doesn't the voicemail indicator show up when I have voicemail in CyanogenMod 7?

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I'm not sure if this is a question I should be asking my carrier or not, but hopefully someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I recently switched to CyanogenMod version 7, and the experience has been great, for the most part. I have voicemail service from my mobile provider, and under Settings > Call Settings > Voicemail settings I have my voicemail number set. However, if I let a call go to voicemail, my phone will indicate that I have missed a call, but not that the message has gone to voicemail.

How can I get the voicemail indicator to appear in CyanogenMod 7?

Thanks!


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After upgrading my Galaxy Nexus to 4.0.4, it keeps thinking the cable is being plugged in and out all the time. The battery discharges at a normal rate, even though the screen keeps lighting up as a result of the random plug events. I don't think this is a hardware issue, but I've not completely discarded the idea either.

Has anyone experienced this? Is this a known issue? Anything I can do about it?


texts: Stock e-mail client (Nexus 4) not synchronizing to IMAP SSL account since 4.2.2 update

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I have my school's e-mail account being checked via IMAP SSL/TLS on port 993. It is an Exchange mailbox but I did not want to to use MAPI and have my device "managed" by the school.

Anyhow, this worked fine prior to 4.2.2 update. Ever since then, e-mail is not being synchronized automatically and requires me to manually press the synchronize button.

My testing:

Send test e-mail to self from another account
Set checking frequency to 5 minutes
Wait 10 minutes (just to pad a bit)

Still nothing. If I go to the client and manually hit refresh though, I do get the message pulled. Also, if I restart the phone, all the new messages get pulled as well.

Things I've checked:

Factory reset: Reluctantly did one yesterday but, unfortunately, did not fix the issue.
System Settings -> Accounts -> Email: The synchronize button icon is green, when I click on the account, "Email" setting is checked. Says "Last synced" with a time that's over 5 minutes ago.
System Settings -> Data Usage -> Menu -> Auto-Sync Data: Saw that this was the issue with many people. That, however, is checked for me.
Wifi vs. Mobile Data: I've tested on both and no difference in results.

Does anyone have any suggestions on things I should check or test to figure this out.


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I have honor 8 lite with android 7.0
I block a number from default dialer app, It should be blocked now but instead when someone calls me from that number he hears 1 or 2 seconds of my phone ringing, then the call hangs. So that the other party can easily understand that his/her call has been blocked.
I want that the call must be blocked silently, without the calling party knowing anything about it.
The caller must get message such as -- Not reachable or phone is switched off.
I know that this feature may be network dependent but my old feature phone was doing it very smartly but my smart phone fails to do so.
Any suggestions on how to block calls with android 7.0 stealthily.
Thank you.


texts: I have many apps, i want to organize my 150 apps in folders (but not on the home screen). Any suggestions how to do this properly?


texts: I can't edit or crop my phone's home display wallpaper on portrait mode

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Device: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360

Why can't I edit or crop images or photos in portrait format on my phone? What do I do to fix this issue?

When I try to change the home display wallpaper of my phone, the landscape crop mode works just fine. But when I try to use the portrait crop mode, it doesn't work.


texts: Are android system kernel panic logs available in TWRP recovery?

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I am trying to debug a rom I built but can't seem to find the any kernel panic or system logs in TWRP recovery.

Is it possible to create logs for a failed boot to see whats going wrong?

I am still a total noob with this stuff so any help is appreciated!


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Is it possible to create an image of my phone (G1, cupcake) so that I may revert back to it at a later date?

I'm not scared of using the Android SDK, I only needs the steps to create the file.


texts: Is 4.0+ Disk Encryption compatible with Custom Recovery/KitKat ROMs?

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There is a prior question that answers this for Android 3.0 but some stuff I have read elsewhere has said that installing TWRP will not work with encryption in more recent versions of Android, so I wanted to double check and see if anyone here knows for sure.

I plan to unlock the bootloader on my device (Droid Razr HD xt926, there's an exploit and I'm rooted, frozen at 4.1.2 with the proper system version to do this) in order to flash a custom ROM (probably CM11 to start) and breathe some new life into this tiny computer.

I understand most of the concepts involved in this process as far as using adb and fastboot to flash the custom recovery/ROMs onto my device and have found a tool on another site to flash the KitKat firmware directly in order to use 4.4-based ROMS. However, I have not gone ahead because I want to make sure first that I will be able to encrypt my data again, since I know that the unlocked bootloader is kind of a security hazard.

In my understanding (verified by the link above in reference to Honeycomb devices), it should not be an issue so long as the external SD card is not encrypted so that software can be pushed and installed by the custom recovery, because this isn't true FDE and only a partition with your data is encrypted, not the entire disk. Has this changed?

I do not expect to be faced with a very sophisticated attacker, so I am not that worried about someone taking advantage of the unlocked bootloader in order to dump everything and bruteforce my PIN. It's more that I just live in a place where mugging and phone theft is not uncommon and I don't want a "regular" thief to have easy access to my messages and accounts and such.

So: Will the 4.4 disk encryption scheme work with a custom recovery? With all custom recoveries? And do I need to seek out particular ROMs that have fde available, or is it a standard part of Android that remains regardless of other developer tweaks and theming?


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Consider if am using WiFi hotspot(authenticated with password) for internet in my mobile.Is it possible to tether that connection to another device via any wifi,usb or blutooth?

Let me be clear for example:

  I have a wifi modem through which i can access internet in my
  phone,now my question is now whether i can tether my mobile wifi / usb /
  bluetooth so that i can provide connection to another mob.(here
  internet source is wifi modem)

Is there a option ?also whenever i enable wifi portability,the current connection gets disconnected


texts: Frequent, unexplainable "Download unsuccessful" using stock browser on Droid 3

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I have been experiencing this frustrating issue with my phone where it might take several attempts to download a file through the stock browser. An example would be how it took 5 attempts to download the dropbox beta apk file.

This is frustrating because it wastes my time and my bandwidth. Downloading on firefox for android is okay, but probably because it caches the files, so if you save an image, it just copies it from the cache to your downloads directory.

There have been a few instances where I have witnessed it hitting 100% complete and displaying "Download complete" but then changing to "Download unsuccessful" 3-5 seconds later.

Until today, I didn't have an external SD card, so I figured that perhaps the file was getting corrupted because something else was reading or writing from the card at the same time. But I can't find a way to get the stock browser to change the path it writes downloaded files to.

Is there a way to fix this? Perhaps a way to see why the filesystem is marking the file as unclean? I checked my logcat app, but didn't see anything useful.

I'm considering using TitaniumBackup and freezing the stock browser and replacing it with Dolphin or something. I prefer having two browsers as some places I have two logins and hate constantly logging in and logging out, additionally when I need to look something up "real quick" I use the stock browser as it is light-weight for quick tasks.

For record sake, I am using stock android on a rooted Droid 3, but this problem has been happening before I was rooted.

Additionally, this is an insurance replacement that I got January 18 of 2012, but didn't touch it between January 31-Oct 11, 2012. So I do not know if the data radio is burnt out and is corrupting the packets.

Update: I used a SQL Editor to look at the downloads database. It seems that the files that didn't download saved with a status code of 489. At first I thought this was an HTTP status code, but turns out to be a SIP protocol status code. Research finds that it is returned when the client sends a malformed Event header.  Any clue what is causing this?

Another Update: Just adding more information has it becomes available. This seems to be happening beyond the stock browser. Last night I decided to finally update all of my apps that have been pending updates for a week. Several of them took several attempts to download as they'd error out like seen in this screenshot:

Please note that the above screenshot happened while I was on wifi. Generally I am on mobile data, so the problem isn't because of a poor wifi signal.


texts: Transformer Prime, VPN and password protection

texts: I have VPN connection on my Android tablet (Asus Transformer Prime) and it required me to set up a password protection for my tablet. I don't want to use any dummy passwords to open my tablet, so how can I disable that without deleting the VPN connection?


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Okay here is what happened Yesterday I restrated my phone beacuse the volume and power keys were acting funny but instead of booting into the system in boots into TWRP btw just in case I installed a custom rom before i restarted this okay back to the problem today I gave up trying to flash new custom roms since It keeps booting into TWRP so i decided to go with the stock rom I flashed with Miflash hoping it would fix but now TWRP is gone can't turn off my phone,can't boot into fastboot or bootloader,all I can is Mi-Recovery 3.0 also just to add my volume up key wont work that's the reason for why i think there is damage on my volume up key.

From the Main Menu of Mi-Recovery 3.0 all i could do is reboot to system which just makes it boot bact to recovery and wipe data which also did'nt work, Connect with MIAssistant is also useless since the app cant detect it. Thats all.


texts: Prevent Notifcations stopping Music Playback

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On a Note 2, if I am listening to music or a video, whenever a notification comes in, the audio from the music or video is stopped to play the notification sound.  This happens in any app I have tried, though I don't use the stock samsung apps much.  MX Player for video, Pandora for music, as examples.

If watching a video, this means skipping back to rewatch the portion that had no audio.

Is it possible to have sounds from different sources mixed, rather than have the notifications take over the whole channel?


texts: Can Android phones restrict background syncing to secure WiFi connections?

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Context:

T-mobile G1
CyanogenMod
No data plan

WiFi is available for free in many places, including my home, local libraries, and even at least 1 doctor's office. However, not all of them are secure. While I don't mind using insecure networks for Google Maps or simple Google searches, I don't want to transmit my Google account infomration/e-mails/contact list/etc. in the clear.

Is there a way to keep the phone from doing this?

Incidentally, I really don't want to turn off background sync completely because that would defeat the point of having a phone that's (more or less) always up to date.


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How can we listen for and record in-app events? I've been searching the net for some time without the slightest hint. Bellow are my case specific details for clarity, (though maybe I should be ashamed).

The reason I ask is because I want to create a macro bot that would play a complicated mobile game or at least automate it further. (I am new to scripting with basic knowledge of Java.)

This mmorpg is very much automated. However too much choice is in the hands of the player in order to use user prompts (like touches, swipes and time intervals) for triggers. The conditional clauses must depend on the dynamic state of the game server if the script is to be "smart."

So the question is how to listen for in-app events? How do we pick up the important triggers (timers, health bars, presence of NPC or player) from the noise in order to model the gameplay?

(This should be possible since people sell successful bots, nicely packaged, linked to a license server and with an intuitive front end.)


texts: how to batch update one's market application?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Is there a good app that lets me to the app updates in one go?

can I batch update the apps I dowloaded from the market? I receive notifications like "14 updates available", but I don't know how to update them all, usually I just click some important apps and update manually. It's tiring and takes quite some time.


texts: Purpose of bookmark, imgcache and rev_geocoding files in cache?

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I have an Alcatel and on my Android internal storage in my cache has all of these files with question marks and I can't view them and these files are:

bookmark.0
bookmark.1
Bookmark.idx
img.cache.1
imgcache.idx
rev_geocoding.0
rev_geocoding(0).1
rev_geocoding(1).1
rev_geocoding(2).1
rev_geocoding(3).1
rev_geocoding(4).1
rev_geocoding(5).1
rev_geocoding(6).1

and they're all saying "file format not supported".  What does this mean what do these files mean and how can I view these files?


texts: how do i use my android tablet as a wired xbox 360 controller

texts: I want to know how to use my tablet as a wired Xbox 360 controller for games, without using a computer or Wi-Fi.


texts: My Samsung Galaxy S20FE can't connect properly to my WiFi without using VPN

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I noticed this problem a day ago wherein I can't properly access any of my apps or games on my phone that would require an internet connection whenever I am connected to my WiFi. They would always notify me of a "network issue" that would make me unable to log-in and use said apps and games.
However, my desktop computer that connects to that very same WiFi connection has no such problems at all, nor the phones my family use— only I am experiencing this issue. I've checked the speed, but it didn't drop or anything. I also tried forgetting the WiFi connection from the phone, as well as restarting the modem, but no such luck at all.
Interestingly, I am able to use the aforementioned apps and games if and only if I use mobile data or a VPN. Otherwise, I can't access the internet.
Is there a way to fix this?


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When solving issues with tech support for various cell carriers, they recommend turning off the Android device, removing the battery, and then removing the SIM card.

Once the battery is out, is there any effect of also removing the SIM card?


texts: How to display contacts' pictures in a square instead of in a circle?

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Starting with Android Lollipop, contacts' pictures in the Contacts are shown as circles and not squared. (Which IMHO makes no sense, breaks the UX and wastes screen estate, but it's not the point of the question so let's not spend time on it.)

There is clearly no way to change that in the system settings, but is there any 3rd-party contacts app that shows pictures as squared?


texts: How can I get one month of battery time for an IOT application?

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I like tinkering with Arduino and similar prototyping platforms for IOT applications. Often I want to read a sensor value and send it to some cloud service and repeat this, say, once every hour.

Today I realised that my old Android phone that currently lies unused in my underwear drawer has huge potential for being a powerful sensor platform.

Let's say I only want to run a single app on the phone that does the following:

1. Read sensor value (accelerometer/temperature/light/...)
2. Send value via http
3. Sleep for one hour
4. Goto 1

Would it be possible to get one month of battery time on an Android phone running this program?

My first test would probably be to enable flight mode and uninstall as many apps as possible. Is there a better way? Maybe there is a custom ROM or similar that is specially made for this?


texts: Run 2 commands in the same line in terminal emulator

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I want to execute two commands in the same line on Android terminal emulator.

  Example: the two commands svc wifi disable and `exit

I want to create a widget to disable the WLAN and out of the terminal emulator app at the same time, and in the terminal emulator app widget, I can only put one command.


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I was wondering if there's a way to automatically expand the keypad when I'm calling someone? I know that it likes to  have a picture of that person there, but I don't really take pictures of anyone and store them to my contacts. I want to hide that contact picture and have the keypad open instead. I looked around the settings and there doesn't seem to be an option?

Thank you.


texts: Missing silent, vibrate or sound toggle on Lollipop's power button

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The "silent, vibrate or normal sound" toggle function have changed somehow on my Nexus 5 to merely an "off" function when I hold down the power button. I'd like the old options back, but I can't find any settings dealing with the issue.

Power options before & after Lollipop

Has it disappeared completely with the new "none, priority, all" slide?


texts: Moto G3 (android marshmallow) not detecting SD card anymore (solution?)

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About a month ago the Moto G (3rdGen) of my wife was not able to recognize the SD-card 32GB Trancend premium 400x (which was formatted as adoptable storage) anymore. On this card were very important pictures and movies for us (of our new born baby). As of a certain Android version the adoptable storage is also encrypted and reading it on a PC or other phone is not possible without the encryption key. Since the phone was also not rooted it was also not possible to get the encryption key from the /data/...something directory... (see https://nelenkov.blogspot.ch/2015/06/decrypting-android-m-adopted-storage.html).
So I almost gave up hope...

I bought the exact same type SD-card, also 32GB, only about a year later. Hoping that I would be able to make an exact clone of the card and I would be able to start some experiments with it without the risk of destroying something on the original card and losing all the data. When I mounted the original card under Linux it shows two partitions 17MB and about 31GB. Cloning the card with some Linux command line tools didn't gave me the same result.
Next thing I tried was cloning it using HDDrawCopy, first write the entire card to an image on my harddrive. When I copied the data to my new 32GB card I noticed that the new card did not have the same capacity of the image file (image was 32.22GB, new card shows capacity of 31.11GB) so hmmmm that trick doesn't work...
Luckily I also happen to have a 64GB SDcard (same type) which should have enough space for this test. So using HDDrawCopy I wrote the image to this card. Checked under Linux if I see the same partition as with the original card and this happens to be (of course it also shows about 32GB of free space not partitioned).

So I thought lets see if the Moto shows the same error with my new card in the phone and that I made an image on which I can start to try to hack the encryption off(now or in the future).
To my surprise the Moto shows immediately that the transcend 32GB volume is mounted! I went to the gallery of the phone and IT SHOWS OUR PICTURES AND MOVIES again!!!

So in short when this happens buy a larger volume SD-Card (to make sure that there are enough data-block available). Use HDDrawCopy to make a bit-wise clone/image of the original card. Write the image to your new card and check if it can be read by your phone.

Never do the following or your data will be lost:

Format the card
Set your phone back to factory default (destroys your encryption key)
Make the phone to forget/unmount the storage location (also destroys encryption key)
upgrade to a newer version of Android (or any other major system update).

(of course make sure to make backups or cloud syncs to prevent this situation at all)

I hope this can help someone out there who might ended up in the same situation.


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As the title says, I have a USB keyboard setup on my tablet and it shows it in the input section, but it won't work.

It worked fine for a while but one day it just stopped working. I've tried 3 different keyboards.

The tablet is an Ellipsis 7. Up to date


texts: Are there any thin/precise styluses that are compatible with the Droid X?

texts: I'd like to write formulas and notes on my Droid X. All the styluses that I found have a thick end and don't simulate a pen, it's more like a finger. Does anyone know of any styluses with thinner or more accurate tips? Do pens from tablets like Lenovo work?


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I have a "Minix Neo X8-H Plus" Android TV box, running Android 4.4 (KitKat).

I want to change the DNS servers on the WiFi connection, but to do that, I only get that choice if I change to a static IP address. Now, on Windows or on iOS you can keep using DHCP, while setting different DNS servers to what the DHCP service provides.

Is this at all possible on Android? Does it mean I will have to root the device?


texts: How to tune Android to have dark colors in all menus?

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I bought brand new Xperia Z1 compact for my girlfriend, but she complains she don't like light colors in all menus (like settings). Personally I don't like it either in my Xperias.

Is there any tool or other method which allows switching theme of the colors in menu to light letters on dark background? I am not interested in rooting the phone and invalidate warranty.


texts: Which modem firmware for Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) works best with the mobile networks in Russia?

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Trying to use a Samsung Galaxy S device coming from China or Korea in Russia lead to the observation that the quality of the connection to the mobile network is much worse than on Samsung Galaxy S we used previously (which was bought in Russia).

I have installed CyanogenMod 10.0 on the device in the hope that the mobile network connection quality would improve. But that doesn't seem to be the case.

Now I see information that there are different firmware available for the modem; one should try to flash them to get modem working well in a specific region --https://android.stackexchange.com/a/44021/13117:

  Well, I guess you should flash another modem file, which is working
  well for your region/carrier (use google . A modem file defines how
  the radio part of your phone works, it has an influence on signal
  strenght/network speed (and might have influence on battery life,
  too).

and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783 lists a lot various modem firmware for the device.

Which one to choose for Russia, Moscow (Megafon mobile network)?

(The one that was working bad for us is XXJPK, and--on another device from China or Korea--SPJG2, which also has bad/unstable signal, but not as bad as XXJPK. After the installation of CM10, XXJPK on that device was replaced with XXJVT, which again has very bad signal.)


texts: Is there a way of ordering the applications alphabetically?

texts:
Can I order the apps alphabetically or group them into folders?

Or maybe there's a better way of managing with an ever increasing number of installed apps?


texts:
I have gone through this post Silent app installation wherein it clearly mentions it's highly impossible to self install the application without going through the whole installer proceedure.But when i read this one
Remotely Installing Unwanted Apps on Devices
i didn't understand how this is even possible

I am aware of the android applications run in a sand box environment so one application cannot install/interfere another until and unless it has an process Id or something/referencing and also should have the user permissions to do so but with the recent silent app installation  by some OEM is making me doubt about this security issue.

When one app can then why can't other apps follow suit .

Please avoid answers like don't use Internet at all/root the phone/stop purchasing the devices of that particular make ,company.
The above link might help in some clear understanding


texts: Recovering from a boot loop (Samsung S9 Plus) ... which CSC?

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I am currently stuck in a boot loop with my Samsung S9 Plus. The phone in question can be booted into recovery and download mode, but that's about it.
I found that I should be able to use Frija or SamFirm to download the latest update, but it prompts me for the CSC. Now I understand what the CSC is supposed to be, but how do I find the appropriate one?
In my case the phone was bought in Germany, but initially it showed stuff in Italian when turning it on. So which CSC should I use? Or does it actually not matter at all?
Would it be okay to go with DBT (Germany, unbranded) as per this list?
I didn't by the phone from the carrier, but on the free market.
NB: since the system is in a boot loop it's too late to look up the proper CSC.


texts: Why does Thunar suddenly see SD card as empty?

texts:
For several days, I have been able to access the SD card of my phone from Thunar having installed libmtp via MTP. Now, when I go to Thunar to mount my phone, it does not show the files inside the SD card.

Thunar correctly reports that the SD card has several GB of used and free space, so it knows there are files on the SD card.
Thunar shows no files on the SD card.
If I connect with adb, I can browse to the SD card and see the data is still there.
I can use Thunar to still browse the internal storage of the phone.
I am not aware of changing any settings to have caused this to occur.
The phone and SD card are brand new.

What might have caused this change in behavior?


texts: Configuring USB tethering manually with root

texts:
I've exhausted the documented methods of programmatically enabling USB tethering:

The service method doesn't work on my phone (Samsung Note 4). It seems to be some sort of protected API, and poking it from adb has no effect.
The shell input method is not applicable, as it requires that the device is unlocked, and there doesn't seem to be a way to programmatically and non-destructively unlock a device locked with a fingerprint.

So, I'm looking into achieving this goal "the hard way", i.e. do everything that the Android userspace does when you tap the USB tether checkbox.

As far as I can tell, this involves the following steps (most of which would be similar to how you'd do it on a Linux machine):

Establish an IP connection to the host computer through USB. This involves putting USB in rndis mode, setting up routes, assigning an IP, etc.

I've already figured out how to achieve this and posted the answer here.
Launch a dnsmasq instance, to assign an IP to the connected PC via DHCP, and forward DNS requests.

This step shouldn't be necessary if you don't need DNS server detection and assign static IPs on the USB interfaces yourself.
Enable IP forwarding (/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward).
Set up iptables to enable forwarding/masquerading.
Update routing tables for traffic accounting.

I managed to write a bunch of scripts which replicate exactly the visible effects (described above) as performed by the Android OS when enabling USB tethering through its UI. To create the scripts, I recorded the system state (iptables -S, ip route show table all) with and without tethering, then converted the differences into shell commands to apply the changes to the system. However, my replicas are still not enough; some part of the system remains unconfigured which prevents traffic from going through.

Does anyone have a clue as to what I might be missing, or how I can narrow down / debug the problem?


texts:
A recent AVG anti-virus scan on my Android tablet flagged DSMLawmo as malware. The antivirus states that it can't be removed and that DSMLawmo was pre-installed.

The tablet is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 inch and it runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Any information on DSMLawmo would be appreciated.


texts:
OsmAnd has so much information that it obscures the map. How can I decide what information (layers) that OsmAnd should show?

I had hoped Define View > POI would make it possible to hide the information, but it can only emphasize the information with an orange circle.


texts:
So at work, 2 of my colleagues also have android handsets:

I have an SGS3 (stock, for now)
Colleague #1 also has an SGS3 (stock)
Colleague #2 has an SGS2 (rooted and ROMd)

We have been trying to get some lunchtime android games going, but are not having any luck :(

We have been trying games with local wifi gaming such as Minecraft, Mini Motor Racing, Dungeon Defenders, Guerilla Bob etc. But none of them let us join or even see each others games.

We are all connected to the same wifi. I checked and we had some setting where wifi deices cant see each other, so we switched to an alternate network, still no joy. Also I would of thought there would be some ad-hoc mode available to us if wanting to play in a location without a central AP to connect to.

Using Fing or similar we can see each others devices on the network. Also have tried setting up a wifi direct with the other SGS3 (the SGS2 does not have this feature) but nothing.

Any ideas?


texts: How to manually set a roaming network (Pixel 2)

texts: I am having trouble setting a specific roaming network on my Pixel 2. These are my options in the Mobile Network settings. Does anyone know how to set the roaming network here?


texts: TWRP ask for password - cant mount data partition

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I want to install an open ROM like AospExtended on a new Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 with stock MUI. To avoid issues with Xiaomi's anti rollback mechanism, I'd like to boot TWRP then copy its image and install it permanently as described in many posts like here.

But TWRP can't mount my data partition, it asks me for a password. I had none set. Regarding to this post I tried setting a password for the lockscreen. Altough he has the same problem with an older version of android, it doesn't accept the password.

Some threads like this recommend OrangeFox instead of TWRP. But the 9.0-1 shows the same behavior:

With 9.0.2 of OrangeFox it doesn't ask for password any more, so this seems to work. But why isn't it working with TWRP? This post said it's fixed in 3.2.3_1. Since I booted 3.3.1-0 like this:

> .\fastboot.exe boot D:\Downloads\twrp-3.3.1-0-whyred.img

This fix should be included. As a workaround, I'll try OrangeBox (especially in regard to OTA updates, havent tried OrangeBox before). But I'd like to know why those problem exist with TWRP and how could it be fixed?

I've used TWRP over the time with different devices and it always worked well (also with OTA updates).


texts: Sony Xperia M2 black screen when turned on

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Yesterday, after having my phone in my pocket for the whole day, not checking it for hours, it just had a black screen in the end. At first i thought the battery had run out, so as soon as I was home, I plugged the phone in. It did not load at all, though, and there was no light telling me the phone was loading. I let the phone just lie around over night, thinking the charger cable was just damaged, and used another one the next day. It charged without problems, as normal. When it reached 66%, I decided to turn the phone on. Holding the power button resulted in a light vibration, as always, and the screen just going black (it showed the battery with the amount charged in it before) The lamp that showed me it was charging went off, too.

I had similar problems in the past, but those could be resolved without a problem with holding the volume down + power button for some time, which rebooted the device. This does not seem to work now, though.

As my PC won't recognise the handy beeing plugged in, I can't tell you what version my handy is on exaactly, but I can tell you that I only some days ago received notification about a software update, which I had not yet installed. Before that, the software was on the latest version.

Is this a known problem? All I could find where instances where this problem was fixed with holding the volume and power button.


texts: Nexus 5, I'm getting remote: flash write failure while trying to fix a bootloop

texts:
Before I say anything I just want to say I didn't install any custom ROMs nor rooted my phone.

I've downloaded the factory images from here https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerhead

I put my phone into bootloader and I start the flash-all.bat script from the folder I've downloaded above. It runs this script:

PATH=%PATH%;"%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-hammerhead-hhz12d.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
fastboot flash radio radio-hammerhead-m8974a-2.0.50.2.22.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul
fastboot -w update image-hammerhead-lrx22c.zip

echo Press any key to exit...
pause >nul
exit

I get the following output:

OKAY [  0.307s]
writing 'bootloader'...
**FAILED (remote: not supported in locked device)**
finished. total time: 0.407s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.050s]
finished. total time: 0.050s
< waiting for device >
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
sending 'radio' (45521 KB)...
OKAY [  1.732s]
writing 'radio'...
**FAILED (remote: not supported in locked device)**
finished. total time: 1.842s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.046s]
finished. total time: 0.046s
< waiting for device >
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
failed to allocate 1005027540 bytes
error: update package missing system.img
Press any key to exit...

I've noticed the bolded lines so I unlocked the phone using a command fastboot oem unlock. It unlocks it, however if I reset the phone, it's locked again. People on the Internet say that if this happens then the phone is dead. I hope it's not the case.

I've tried running the script again when the phone is unlocked:

target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (2579 KB)...
OKAY [  0.202s]
writing 'bootloader'...
**FAILED (remote: flash write failure)**
finished. total time: 0.402s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.090s]
finished. total time: 0.090s
< waiting for device >
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
sending 'radio' (45521 KB)...
OKAY [  1.709s]
writing 'radio'...
**FAILED (remote: flash write failure)**
finished. total time: 2.939s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.100s]
finished. total time: 0.100s
< waiting for device >
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
failed to allocate 1005027540 bytes
error: update package missing system.img
Press any key to exit...

As you can see I get the FAILURE (remote: flash write failure).

I've tried removing the commands that reset the phone so the phone stays locked and I get this output after running the modified script:

target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (2579 KB)...
OKAY [  0.300s]
writing 'bootloader'...
**FAILED (remote: flash write failure)**
finished. total time: 0.492s
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
sending 'radio' (45521 KB)...
OKAY [  1.716s]
writing 'radio'...
**FAILED (remote: flash write failure)**
finished. total time: 1.894s
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
failed to allocate 1005027540 bytes
**error: update package missing system.img**
Press any key to exit...

Again, the FAILURE (remote: flash write failure) occurs but I don't understand why it can't find "system.img" because it is in the folder where the script is.

I've also tried the tutorial from this Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnoiMTw5cY

When I try the first command which is "fastboot flash system system.img" I get the same error.

So, is my phone dead or can I still fix it?

EDIT: I've RMA-ed[1] the phone and they've sent me a replacement. I hope this thread will help future people.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_merchandise_authorization


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can bought android apps be shared between devices you own?

I am thinking about purchasing an android tablet for each of my four young children. If I purchase an app or e-book or book on one tablet, will it download for free onto the other three? Or will I need to re-purchase it for the other three?


texts: How to merge different whatsapp chat histories stored in different devices

texts: I have a few devices/sdcard with old whatsapp chat histories from the SAME account. How to recover and merge the old ones to the current one in the latest device?


texts: Adaptive Notifications re-enabling itself after some updates

texts:
I have a OnePlus 6T running Android 10 / OxygenOS 10.3.4. The problem I'm about to describe has, I believe, been present since the system upgrade to Android 10.

I started seeing these suggestions on various notifications - mainly from messaging apps; the above is a WhatsApp notification. I don't want them, and didn't have a clue how to turn them off because I didn't know what they were called.
Googling various related things ('suggestions', 'smart notifications', etc.) didn't get me any closer, but I eventually found some article on a feature that'd just debuted called 'Adaptive Notifications'. While it didn't mention the above behaviour explicitly, I figured this must've been it.
Switching them off (temporarily)
Sure enough, when I dug through my settings, found the option under Apps & notifications > Special app access > Adaptive Notifications, and switched it to 'None', these suggestions on notifications disappeared after a few minutes.
However, they periodically reappear after I apply a bunch of Play Store updates - and every time they do reappear, I find that 'Adaptive Notifications' has been re-enabled in my settings.
I'm unsure precisely what updates trigger this, but I'd hazard a guess at it being Play Services.
So, how do I stop this from happening?


texts: Move everything to SD card on Android Virtual Device (Emulator)

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I need to do a strange task. I want to move whole android system to external SD card on Android Virtual Device. I need to do this, because android emulator, emulates SD commands, only for external card image. And I want to get SD commands trace, during Android Virtual Device usage.

To be more precise: I want to move at least /system and /data folders to external storage. In such way, that system could still work fine =)

Thank You!


texts:
I have tried with many apps but none of them help to root Samsung J1 Ace (SM-J110H).

Is there any successful method to root Samsung J1 Ace (SM-J110H) smart phone?


texts: Google account on HTC desire & galaxy tab

texts:
just got my new shiny galaxy tab out of the box and am attempting to add the same google account i have setup on my HTC desire. after entering my username and pass, i am given the worded picture that i have to type in(you know the bot check)
After i put it in, it says please wait for 2 seconds, and gives me another worded picutre. I've done this 100 times at least, so i couldn't have got it wrong everytime.

is there a reason for why i cannot get past this step? I'm going crazy here!


texts: How to turn off screen overlay detection prom.. I have tried all ways which are on YouTube.. using Samsung galaxyj7

texts: The real problem is this: nothing is working


texts: Ice Cream Sandwich for Samsung GT-S6102B?

texts: I have been looking to see if my device (the Samsung GT-S6102B) supports the new Ice Cream Sandwich Android version, but have found nothing. I thought perhaps more knowledgeable people would be able to answer me, so here I ask: Does my device support the OS?


texts: How does this behaviour get marked in the Play Store?

texts:
It's my understanding that when somebody has an app in the Play Store, they can monitor the number of installs and uninstalls of their app.

A few days a go I flashed my phone from the L preview to the official L release, and it re-installed some of my apps, but not all of them, and I wondered how this is marked in the Play Store.

My thoughts on what could happens is, my phone periodically checks what's installed, it will notice the app has gone, and mark it down as uninstalled, or...

It only marks it as uninstalled when I manually uninstall an app, so it's still marked as being installed even though it isn't.

Does anybody know how it's handled?


texts: If the Admin leaves a WhatsApp group, how is the next Admin chosen?

texts:
I am in a WhatsApp group. Now, due to some quarrel in the group, the group Admin has left. Now, I have become the Admin of the group all of a sudden.

How is the next Admin chosen? Is it purely random or does the previous Admin choose someone before leaving?


texts: Notifications arrive when the app is opened, but not in the background

texts:
I don't know if it's the right place to ask my question, if not, sorry.

1st, I was using Sony Xperia Z5 premium for the last three years, never faced any issues but few days ago, I switched to Samsung galaxy s10+ and the problem I'm facing is, I'm not getting notifications from WhatsApp or some other apps when they're not opened.
When I open them, I got couple of notifications.
If I don't open that app for whole day, and at night when I open it, I get notifications of all day.

Please guide which settings or options I should see?


texts: Can i root samsung, change boot image and then unroot for the updates to come back?

texts: I want to change my boot image, dont ask why. So I read a few stuff about how to do this and the only way is to root my phone but this comes with loads of disadvantages like no more updates. My question is can I root my Samsung galaxy a51 to change my boot image and then unroot it so it becomes as it was before. I have android 10 btw.


texts: Email addresses showing next to contact name

texts: I moved to a new gmail account. I have set it up on my Samsung S6. However, now when searching through text messages or contacts email addresses are being show next to the contact name. I have tried everything from unsyncing, restarting phone, removing the new gmail account and setting it back up. I have display only phone contacts which does not work since I have everything saved under the gmail. It is very annoying to see email addresses next to contact names when you're sending text. In general it is very annoying to see email address next to the persons name even under contacts. Any help is appreciated


texts: Nextbit robin recognised on fastboot but not adb shell

texts:
In the process of rooting my Nextbit Rboin, I unlocked the bootloader, and wiped it so I only have TWRP on it.

I have an LOS zip ready but I dont know how to get it on the device.  I have installed minimal adb and fastboot, and after that adb did not work I also installed 15 seconds adb installer.

fastboot -1 0x2c3f devices

shows my device but

adb push los.zip /sdcard/

gives me the error no devices/emulators found.

adb shell

gives me same error no device found.

fastboot update los.zip

gives error does not contain android-info.text

How to get the zip on to the robin?  Should I be in fastboot or twep when I run adb?  neither work.


texts:
I recently installed 2.2.2 (official update from my provider) on my Virgin Mobile Samsung Intercept. Among other changes, this ROM uses the stock UI instead of the Touch Wiz interface from Samsung. One thing I'm having a hard time putting up with is the lack of a call-by-name feature. In 2.1, I used to be able to call "Bob" by dialing 26 (B O) and then selecting Bob from the list. Is there a way to make 2.2 do this? If it was a Touch Wiz thing, is there an app I can install to bring this functionality back?

Thanks!


texts: How can I boost the volume on my Droid's speaker?

texts:
I used to have an app for my Treo called "Volume Care" that let me boost the volume of my speaker beyond what the factory settings allowed.  Is there any app or hack that would allow me to push my Droids speaker further than Motorola wants to allow?

Edit: I thought I was clear before, but let me clarify.  I am not looking for just any volume control app, I have one, I know of many, and believe it or not I am capable of searching the market for the word "volume."  I am specifically looking for a solution that will allow me to push the volume out of my speaker past that current manufacturer set limits.

Update: I just added a bounty so I'll add a bit more clarification.  I have seen apps out there that work with HTC phones only.  This solution/app/hack must work on the Original Moto Droid rooted or not, I want a noticeable increase in the volume.


texts: Scanning a QR code into a browser text input?

texts:
I have a bit of an edge use-case of QR codes. I would like to be able to scan a QR code via a phones camera and have that value pasted into a browser text input.

Is this possible given any current apps or API's?


texts: f-droid keeps downloading of apps that were installed from other stores

texts:
f-droid again and again downloads updates for a app that is installed via another (namely play) store.
Obviously it cannot be installed because of different signatures.

How can i get F-droid to ignore foreign-store apps.


texts: Can I use my Google account on two or more phones?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Multiple Android Devices with a single google account

I want to share some applications and contacts on my girlfriend's Android cellphone, can I do that?  Will I lose my Market applications or can I share them simultaneously with another cellphone?


texts: Netffos X9 always starts each app / activity as new

texts:
I have TP-Link's Netffos X9 and from the very beginning I noticed a weird thing. Each application or activity is always started as brand new. Always, no matter, if I saw or was using given app just like 5 minutes ago, I see loader screen and a home / startup screen, instead of the one, which I left off.

I've been using around a dozen different mobile devices with Android 8.1 and hundreds other with other (older) versions of Android and this is the first time I see such a weird situation.

I have enabled Developers Options and tripple-checked that option Don't keep activities / Destroy every activity as soon as the user leaves it is disabled. I have also checked that a few applications in topic are listed among Developers options > Inactive apps as active. And yet, each time I start it up, they seems to be starting up as freshly new, showing welcome / home / startup screen.

Does anyone have any idea what is going on and how to prevent such behavior?


texts: What data can be retrieved from a broken discarded tablet

texts:
I had a Lenovo Tab 2 A7-20F, purchased in August of 2016, one of if not the cheapest model for around £50.

It began to fail here and there and I decided to get rid of it.

I started by smashing it in order to make any data unusable, but it was making a mess so I wrapped it up in a thick layer of freezer bags so as not to cut myself - and decided to think later about what to do.

I have recently thrown it out by accident and bins have since been emptied. Not in recycling or anything, just a regular dust bin.

I'm now a little concerned about my Wi-Fi password which was saved on it but is quite some hassle to change.

The tablet was totally unusable, screen smashed up, and I think the tablet had started to split right through. Does changing my Wi-Fi password sound unhealthily cautious ?

Now, assuming that all data inside is retrievable, and given that I only ever logged into anything in incognito mode, should I worry about other passwords ?

Finally, I have logged out of my Google account on that device thanks to that feature of Google's online services, but might the password still be in my tablet ?

Thanks


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is Internet  tethering possible on Android phone via bluetooth or WiFi?
  Tethering Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (GT-P3110) via Nokia E71

In the era of PDA's most of them could connect to internet by pairing them with internet enabled dumbphones.

I would like to do the same with an android device however I can't seem to find ANY app that would allow me to do that. There's a few that allow you to share the android devices internet access via bluetooth but not the other way around.

Is there an app out there that would allow me to access internet via bluetooth? Is it available natively in some android version? (Device that I have is 2.3.5 and I don't have access to newer versions)

(Maybe someone would like to write one?)


texts: How to get back stock recovery when wrongly flashed twrp recovery?

texts:
I have Videocon Delite 21 V50MB phone running Android 6.0. The stock recovery was not working well(showing "No command" always) so I decided to flash TWRP recovery via adb and fastboot. My phone model was not listed in the TWRP website so I downloaded a random recovery.img file and flashed after bootloader unlocking using commands:

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

It showed completed on CMD but when I rebooted my phone its getting the videocon logo disappearing and again appearing(bootloop). I cannot run on the stock recovery either. I am also not getting any stock rom for my phone model on the internet. Please help me what to do next?


texts: Cannot add gmail to unmonitored apps (battery usage) to get notifications in battery saving mode

texts:
I want to have instant Gmail notifications even in battery saving mode (which typically blocks apps from background CPU/network usage). I found these amazing instructions for Android 6, however when I try something similar on my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone (Android 7.0), i.e. I go Settings -> Device Maintenance -> Battery -> Unmonitored Apps -> Add apps, then I don't see Gmail app in the list!! There are lots of others but not Gmail! Chrome neither. How is it possible?? How do I solve the issue? Thanks a lot.

Timely notifications on Android is a bit of a crapshoot since Marshmallow. Thanks to the battery management, no app can guarantee that their background process will be running on the specific intervals they have set. It varies among devices though.


texts:
I have lost my Android Phone. How can I track it via IMEI number.

Can I install any application which can given me the number of SIM currently on given IMEI number.

Please help


texts: Android 8: USB connection now drains the battery, instead of charging it

texts:
Ever since I updated to Android 8 on my Nexus 5X the USB connection drains the battery, instead of charging it. I have tried it with my laptop, my workstation at the office and another computer, and the result is always the same.
The picture below shows the battery charge graph. After 2 hours and an half connected through USB to the computer the battery went from about 20% to 7%. I have no applications running, turned off the WiFi and the mobile data.

Why has Android 8 changed the behaviour of the USB connection? Is there any way of reversing it?


texts: PLS HELP MEE!! I was playing with my tab and all of a sudden it started rebooting itself every minute. after that there was this screen asking me to download a custom OS. i don't want to, so i pressed volume down button (it says there to press volume down to cancel. volume up to continue). but i was shocked when it started to download. there was odin which i don't know what it means and says that 'downloading.. do not turn off target!!' so i was too scared to do anything so i just waited for it to finish but sadly it took very very long and i just let the battery drain. when it finally shut down i charged my tab and tried rebooting it. but unfortunately it just stuck in bootloop :(


texts: Insufficient storage available but have enough space

texts:
I read all other questions of "Insufficient storage available" but none of solution works for me.

I have Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300). I have 5GB free space on internal memory.
A couple days ago WhatsApp and Viber were gone (In the application manager instead WhatsApp I saw com.whatsapp.. same for viber- saw the package name and the two apps's size is 0)

I tried the following solutions:

Clear cache of google play store, services, and also clear updates of those apps.
Got root access and delete com.whatsapp-2 folder from /data/app-lib as described at XDA
wipe cache partiotion via recovery
clear dalvik cache
Download manually the apk from whatsapp.com and not from Google Play
Backup WhatsApp from other device and restore with titanium backup to my device -same error...
change default install location with pm set-install-location to 0 then 1 then 2. none worked.
Deleted cache of all other apps in the device.

I can install any other application from Play store, just viber and whatsapp causes the "Insufficient storage available" error.

I don't want to do factory reset.
Could you help me and suggest another solution, please?


texts: Can I make the weather widget depend on wifi rather than location?

texts:
I upgraded from Galaxy Mega to Galaxy S6 Edge +.

The weather widget seems to depend on me turning on 'location' (which I'm guessing is the renaming of GPS). In Mega, I need only Wifi. Now, I have to turn on location.

Is there a way I can still use the weather widget to see temperature without turning location? If not, what can I use to see temperature and time using a widget way without turning on location?


texts: Does using Android Instant Apps count as installation on Play store?

texts:
As I saw yesterday, Google I/O 2016 Keynotes with an awesome release of many new features.

One of the best feature which I like most as an Android Developer that is Android Instant Apps.

  The new Android Instant apps lets you access apps from anywhere without installing. It will let you run Android apps as seamlessly as loading a web page. And, it is compatible all the way back to Jelly Bean.

I have a question in my mind that, if it will be accessed without installing then will it be counted as installation on Play Store? And if it won't, then what is the meaning to use it from the developer side. What will be the benefit to the developer?

P.S. I don't oppose this feature, just want to know how it will work.


texts: Root galaxy note without extern devices, software or internet

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Hi I wondering if I can root my phone (Jelly bean 4.1.2) without computer or else. I want to root it man manually by myself, in other words without any apps or something.

Also, if is possible to root without any zip-packs or additional downloads.

Now I have just a fresh installed andriod, no updates or apps installed, also no google account on it. Now I want to root it without anything or internet access.


texts: Transfer Android app with offline data to NEW PHONE without ROOT

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I've purchased a new phone and have transferred most of the data from the old device to the new one using various means.

There is one app, however, that does not have account login, so I cannot save cached data in the cloud. Meaning that I have no choice but to move/restore the app to the new device with the offline (cached) data.

This app is quite important to me, and I need the offline data.

I know of the following techniques to do this:

Backup and restore app + cached data using Helium: copy & replace the 'sdcard/carbon' folder from the old phone to the new phone. After doing this, restore the app with data on the new phone.
Root the device and use Titanium backup to do the same.
Backup apps using the 'Backup' feature in Google Drive.

Helium just did not work (with a brand new phone with Android 8.0!).

I cannot use Titanium as I cannot root my old phone at this point (before backup is complete). And restoring the app this way will in all likelihood require that I root my new phone as well, which is a deal-breaker.

Does Google Drive Backup work with all third party apps? I did not see the app I want to save in the list of apps whose data was being saved by Google Drive.

What should I do? Can anyone advise?

EDIT:

All of the techniques given on various sites for both partial and full backups (including nandroid backups) are device specific, i.e. you can restore to the same device only, not from one device to another. This includes both Droid Explorer and Simple ADB Backup too, apparently.

Is there no general way of restoring an app with data to a new phone without root? Google Drive backup does this without root. If it can do that, why can't other apps?

Also, various people suggested using MyBackup Pro / Android Assistant / DrFone+. All these tools give up before even trying: they all seem to require root.


texts: Accessing a web server running in Android emulator from my local machine

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I'm trying to access a web server running on the Android emulator from my machine. I know the reverse i.e., how to access the server running on my local machine from the Android emulator (using 10.0.2.2). I have searched a lot about this stuff but couldn't get any relevant information.

When the server is up and running inside the emulator I can access it using 10.0.2.15:portNumber. I can do a telnet to the emulator, but I wonder how that will be helpful. Any suggestions on how to get connected to the web server running inside the emulator?