texts: Restoring Samsung GT-P1000 to original firmware

texts:
I spent the past several hours reading and reading. I tried to upgrade this Tablet to Jellybean, now the Tablet only reaches the Samsung glowing screen.

I tried several fixes to no avail, my first hurdle is I have no idea what Product code to place in to get the firmware from Sammobile as I dont know where this tablet originated from, possibly England. I also followed a tutorial on how to restore back to gingerbread 2.3.3 which gave me the same result; I think I have to go back to Froyo 2.2.

So I followed the tutorial from the answer on Restoring original 2.2 firmware on Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000L.

Again no luck, I think I need to restore everything. As I'm a noob maybe someone can point me the right direction? Also in the above tutorial I downloaded some PIT files, and I have no idea which one to use. Picking the correct firmware from Sammobile and PIT should reverse everything as I did load a modem file in the first place.


texts: Battery settings seem to be missing in Cyanogenmod 13

texts:
I use Cyanogenmod 13 on my Oneplus One. When I try to access my battery settings to view the usage graph, the settings app crashes with

[CRASH] com.android.settings threw android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException

Since I don't find many results for this on the web, I assume I'm alone with that problem. How can I further debug and ideally fix this? Is there any possibility to re-upload the missing resource through ADB?


texts: Change headphone left-right balance on Android 7

texts:
What is the best way to set the left-right balance on a pair of earphones/headphones? I've looked into it, but I can't seem to find an easy way to do this.

I am on a rooted Nexus 6P on stock android 7.1.1

Does anyone know of a way to do this? I know very little about android development, so a simple solution would be best (preferably an app).

Thanks in advance for any help.


texts: How can I tell what "Internal error" in Google Mail app

texts:
For a couple of days now I've had error messages when viewing my mail in the Google Mail app.
In the beginning the error was displayed when loading mails further down the list.

By now I won't see any mails at all first entry is "Internal error"

Since these issues started the notifications of new mails has stopped working as well and I could not open certain mails (with and without attachments)

How can I get to the bottom of this?

Thanks, seb


texts: How do I get a notification when a Whatsapp friend comes online?

texts: I want to know how I can get notifications whenever a certain contact comes online in Whatsapp? Is there any settings or hack I can do?


texts: how to restore a deleted memo on Samsung galaxy S3?

texts: I accidentally deleted the wrong memo on my phone so I was wondering if I could restore it or not and if I can then how?


texts: changing dns settings on android - not working

texts:
When i set my dns on my android device and go to dns leak test it's not the dns that I set in the dns settings. Its the dns set by my ISP.

How can I get it to use the dns that I want?

for reference:
how-to-change-dns-settings-on-android
my device is a lemaker guitar
I do not have root access on the device
I am accessing my wifi at home

http://xslab.com/2013/08/how-to-change-dns-settings-on-android/

Edit1

Maybe I need to have root and/or use an app like the one mentioned here - Override DNS.  Also need to work out what version of android it is, but think it is the most recent version.
Related question here leaving the ip as dynamic(currently giving it static ip from the router) and using apps to change change the dns.
Related Q here but he can't save the new dns settings.
A possible option here in one of the answers is use debugging mode and adb to change the dns settings, but my problem is not changing the dns it is getting the dns I change it to to work.


texts: How to show a "large text" SMS preview? (e.g. for confirmation code)

texts:
Some online services send you a SMS with a confirmation code (e.g. when requesting a new password). When sliding the notification window (from up to down) in some cases I can see that the actual code is the only information shown (and it's very large), and the complete SMS is shown only if you tap on the notification.

Initially I thought it was simply a result of putting the code as the first token of the SMS body (like "12345 is your code"), but I tried sending an SMS to myself and it seems that is not enough.

Is there some SMS setting that I can use?

My device is Huawei Honor 8 and my OS is Android 7.0 (EMUI 5.0.1)


texts: Almost anything Google related keeps stopping

texts:
My wife's Pixel just started behaving oddly this evening.  Virtually all Google related services keep force closing with the error message "_____ has stopped" or "_____ keeps stopping".  There are various different apps and services that fill in the "blank".

Google
Settings
Google Play Services
Device Health Check
Google Keyboard

Additionally other Google apps, such as Google Maps, do not launch when started.  It just returns to the home screen without an error message. And when she tries to open Google Play, all she gets is a white screen.

A common suggestion I've seen both here and other sites is to clear the system cache, unfortunately she is running Android 8.1 so that setting doesn't exist.  Additionally because Settings force closes upon launching, I am unable to do it for the individual apps (besides, which app do I clear).  Another is to reinstall the Google Play services, but I'm unable to do so because Google Play closes when I open it as well as does settings so I can't roll it back there.

Since this started all of a sudden as soon as she returned home today, I'm assuming there is a bad update somewhere, but since I can't get into Google Play or the Setting to see the app details, I can't uninstall or reinstall.

I've tried booting into Safe Mode and I get the same error messages, so that won't be a help.

There were no apps installed recently, and if it helps, many 3rd party apps and games appear to work fine.

As pointed out in the comments, a factory reset would seem to be an option, but I consider that the "nuclear option" that I'm trying to avoid since it involves a lot of backing up and restoring that I don't want to go through.


texts:
I've tried three different tools, "My Backup Pro", "Easy Backup & Restore", and the backup/restore feature of "GO SMS Pro" to transfer my texts from one Android phone to a new one.

Regardless of what I use, after I've restored the backup to the new phone, all the restored messages within a group chat have been split up:

When I go to a group thread, it only shows the messages I sent. And the group chat texts other people sent get erroneously placed in the individual chat threads instead of the group chat.

Not sure if it matters, but the old phone is Android 4.1.2, and the new one is 5.1.1. Both are Samsung.

How can I transfer group chats without them getting messed up?

UPDATE: I tried using "Titanium Backup" but the results were...weird. When I use that, then "GO SMS Pro" finally reads the data correctly, BUT it can no longer send/receive texts at all and Android's built-in messaging app will immediately crash every time I try to run it. This is getting REALLY frustrating, nothing is working for what should be a trivial, basic function.

UPDATE 2: Found Samsung's "Smart Switch" app which worked corectly.


texts: Identifying a white elliptical shaped icon in notification bar

texts:
This icon is not going away. I checked my apps, and no unnecessary app has been installed. I tried rebooting, and shutting down and booting. The icon is still there. It is annoying me.

Can anyone help me remove the icon?


texts: Gain (remote) control of Samsung Galaxy S3 with broken display

texts:
I have physically broken my SGS3's (i9300) display, and thought the phone was now just trash. But as I came home with it in my pocket, to my surprise, it connected to my Wifi, synced my files with my desktop, connected to WhatsApp web, and even rang when someone called. In short, it seems to be in working order other than the display not working at all (not accepting any touch inputs either).

Now, replacing the display is not economically feasible, but it would be nice if I could use the working phone for something - I was thinking microserver, IP camera, Wifi repeater, there are all kinds of things I could think of.

If only I could find a way to remotely control it.

Here is what I have, exactly:

Samsung Galaxy SIII i9300
Running CyanogenMod version 11
TWRP probably around version 2.7
Root is enabled
USB debugging is enabled (but not root via USB)
3rd party apps are enabled
Tasker is installed and running

I also have an SD card I could put in the phone and a working USB cable connecting it to my PC.

Can anyone think of a way to McGuyver together a way for me to gain control over the phone ?


texts: wi-fi + bluetooth + usb failed for no reason (no system update) on xiaomi redmi note 4

texts:
Some time ago I suddenly noted that wi-fi switch does not turn on wi-fi and I could not start wi-fi hotspot on xiaomi redmi note 4. I did not do any system update before that happened.
As I've read on that problem on internet reset do not help, and neither it helped me later on. (installing some pdanet app did not help either).

In addition to wi-fi, also bluetooth starts (icon shows it's on, not like wi-fi always off), but does not find any devices.

I wanted to debug from PC, but neither Windows nor Linux see the phone connected as device, only charging worked. I was surprised to find out that OTG works, that points to software root cause IMHO.

The phone has non-removable battery, I cannot easily try what I've read as second advice (for samsung with wifi issue) - take out battery.

What could be the issue and what else do you advice me to try apart from selling for spare parts?


texts: Why does my Samsung Galaxy S crash ("Not enough space in music database") when sorting by artist?

texts:
Had my Samsung Galaxy S for a week or so, and my new micro-SD card arrived a few days ago, loaded all my music onto it, listened to various albums no problem.

Now when I go into the built-in Music Player app and select the "Artists" tab at the top, Music Player closes with a "Not enough space in music database" error in the notification bar with a red warning triangle sign.

All the other tabs (All, Playlists, Albums & Genres) work with no problem, but as soon as I hit the Artists tab it crashes out. It's a 32GB SD-card with about 25GB of music on it, the internal SD card is almost empty with no music on it at all. On the PC I'm a SqueezePlayer and Last.Fm user, so I'm pretty sure all my tags are setup right (Last.FM lets you know in your feed if you've got incorrect artist/track info, and SqueezePlayer lives or dies by the quality of your tagging).

Searching for this on the web, all I can find is other people with various sized music collections and SD-cards (8, 16 & 32GB) all having this problem and the only suggestions are to download different music apps from the Market. No one seems to have a real solution. That can't be right can it? I previously had an HTC Magic Android phone with a full 8GB micro-SD and much of the same music with no problems playing.

There must be some way to get the built-in music player app working properly? Does anyone know what file/where is this database and whether wiping/clearing it would help?


texts: photo recovery for Samsung A5 without using a computer

texts: how do I recover my photo album  that I deleted  if I don't have a computer? I have a Samsung A5


texts:
I have a Galaxy SIII on Jellybean that's about a year old. I've never had any battery issues with it. The last three days, it's been at 80% when I go to bed at night, and completely dead in the morning. Once it's charged (and it does appear to charge fully), it's fine all day, so there has to be some app that's hijacking it and running down the battery during the night. To the best of my recollection I have not installed anything new recently. I have GPS and wireless turned off by default.

Are there any apps out there that would produce a report of what apps are running at a given time (i.e. that I can look at after the fact; not something that shows me what's running now) and how much battery life they used?


texts: Insufficient storage space & Insert SD card

texts:
I'm using a Meizu M6, and a newly bought Sandisk Ultra micro SD XC 64gb.
Internal storage is about 1.67 gb free out of 16gb.

For the record, I have already checked the wiki tags and similar topics, as well as format, remount, cache clear, and/or reboot, but none of them worked.

So my phone and desktop can detect my SD, but:

everytime I tried to create an empty, new folder on my SD, it gave me the "insufficient storage space" message... despite being empty as a clean slate.
everytime I tried to use the camera, it gave me the "insert SD card" message... despite being able to detect it earlier.

Yet I can create new folders and move items to my SD if I connect it to my PC with some card reader.

What might caused this? Any pointers?


texts: Swype "The Swype package you installed is configured for another device." error on install

texts:
Running CM6 on my Motorola Drid.

Another Swype upgrade, another headache.

I keep getting this error message when I uninstall --> reboot --> reinstall Swype: "The Swype package you installed is configured for another device."


texts: Moto G 2nd Gen receive calls but shows no display

texts:
My Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen fell in water. I quickly removed it from the water, and tried to dry it. I went to Service centre, got it fixed, and  since then saw no problem.

Two weeks later, the phone subtly goes blank. I get calls and notifications but can't see anything.

How do I fix this issue?


texts:
So, I've been wanting to play PUBG for a while now, but my PC is pretty awful, then Mobile came out, and TGB didn't work properly, and I've been trying out several different Android OS, but all of them need a processor that supports SSE4.2+, so I checked out this Android x86 OS, the 32 bit version (the first one that booted, I'm pretty sure that the game wouldn't really work anyways since the version is 32 bits, but I wanted to give it a shot anyways), and well, I can't download anything from the Play Store or install any apk, I figured out a way to install apk from the terminal, and there I discovered this error.
If anyone has any clues on this, I'd appreciate it a lot, thanks in advance!


texts: Droid 2 Global - Will switching from Global to CDMA-only improve battery life?

texts:
I recently got a DROID 2 Global with Verizon and am looking to maximize my battery life. I am aware of the need to dim my display, disable Wi-Fi and GPS when not using it, increase sync intervals, and all that good stuff.

However, in my continuing effort to maximize my battery life without shutting down stuff I really need, I came across the network mode settings. Since I am not planning to leave the U.S. any time soon, I don't need global so I've switched it to CDMA.

I have heard that this might not make a difference because the phone only searches for the Global network if it can't find CDMA. However, the source didn't seem fully reliable

Question: Will switching to CDMA-only use less resources (and power) than Global, or will it make no difference because Global and CDMA-only perform the same in the presence of network?


texts: Android prevent brightness from dropping below some percentage

texts: I had the following situation. In my phone I might accidentally drop the brightness to 0.  .When that happened I could not do anything. I had a hard time unlocking my lock-screen using a pin code. I had to use some flashlight to be able to unlock my phone and reset the brightness. Now in order to prevent this in the future I want to set a threshold (lets say 30%) that the brightness will not drop below that threshold. Is that even possible?


texts: Can I view the HTML source of an email sent to an Gmail address from an Android device?

texts: I have a Samsung tablet and would like to check the HTML source code from a Gmail message. Does anybody know how to do this?


texts: Retrive data from Broken + Locked Screen Samsung Galaxy S Duos

texts:
Today, I used a third party ordinary charger with my Samsung Galaxy S Duos (s7562), and was shocked to see that the screen touch stopped working.

Earlier, whenever I used to use third party charger, the screen used to behave insanely. But, once I unplugged the charger everything was normal. So, I tried to stick to the original Samsung Charger. Today, my cousin went out with original charger and I used the third party for approximately 10 minute. The touch is not responding anymore, but phone is functional. Home button, power button and volume keys are working but not touch. Display is all fine. I tried :
1. Restarting phone after keeping out battery for 5 minutes.
2. Enter recovery mode, clear cache partition.
3. Enter recovery mode, reboot.
4. Physically knocking the edges of touch screen smoothly to fix any loosen connection.

But nothing worked. So, the last thing to test is to FACTORY RESET the phone. Now the problem is I use PIN Lock to lock the screen for security Reasons. And I have very very important photos, Messages and Contacts in  my phone.I have controlled my phone earlier with PC Via Bluetooth. And I dont think this cheap crap supports OTG Mouse. Is there any Method to get back my Data by unlocking the phone via PC ?

I know All minds on Stack exchange are intelligent and somebody must show me the correct path.


texts: Can I convert my Xoom 3G firmware to Xoom WiFi or otherwise use the WiFi version of Jelly Bean?

texts: So I have a Xoom 3G and I only use Wi-Fi. Jelly Bean is coming out for the WiFi-only version and of course Verizon is going to make sure that the 3G/4G version doesn't get Jelly Bean till Key Lime Pie is out. So my questions are: Would the WiFi version work on my Xoom? If so, can I somehow spoof it to think it's a WiFi version to get the update and/or can I manually update to the WiFi Jelly Bean?


texts:
I have an Android device (ICS) and it is visible and perfectly usable via ADB in Ubuntu 12.04. However Ubuntu can't mount it.

I can't find it on /mnt or /media. How is that possible?

I know there are tools for mounting in Ubuntu like Go-mtpfs but I don't understand how the device is connected perfectly with ADB and not mounted in Ubuntu.

Any ideas?


texts: What is the system APK that handles the calls in ICS?

texts:
I'm trying to figure out what system APK handles the calls in Android ICS? I've found that Messaging is the one for SMS, but what is for phone calls?

The reason I'm asking is because I'm adding them to Greenify. Since Greenify has a feature that wakes them up whenever there's an SMS or call, I want them hibernated when not in use since I don't text or call often.


texts:
I want to set up swap memory for my android phone.

How to set up swap memory without rooting the device?
Is there an app for doing so?


texts: Why does the youtube offline videos get expired

texts:
Weird behavior of offline videos. I had downloaded a lot videos from office for offline viewing at home. But when i went home they were showing expired and when i clicked on them it showed connect to internet to update. So i went online but even then it was showing connect to update, but after long hours of searching over the internet i couldn't find any solutions. So i first removed them from offline and re-downloaded them.

That was okay, but the same thing happened today hence i am frustrated. My questions are like this:
1)Why are they getting expired
2)Solution for the above question.

Screenshot:

Screenshot - (click to enlarge)


texts: Shell script to reboot into recovery and install zip

texts:
Okay, without getting too deep into details, I'm looking to automate the installation of a flashable zip (must be flashed from recovery).  For now, I can use the command "reboot recovery" in a shell script to bring me into TWRP, but I'm not sure how to tell TWRP to install something automatically.

I know this is possible because Cyanogenmod does this exact thing with their ROM update utility.  Once a ROM update is downloaded, you click "Reboot and Install" from within CM, the phone reboots into TWRP, the installation of the flashable zip begins, and after it completes the phone reboots again back into CM.

I don't know if I can just append the file's path onto the "reboot" command with a particular switch?  I haven't been able to find documentation on the available options.  I was also thinking maybe TWRP looks for an update.zip file upon launching?

Does anyone know how to do this?


texts: Gmail services cannot communicate with google servers

texts:
Hi guys Im having a strange issue and although there is a temporary solution to my issue i would love to see if theres a permanent solution.
Here is my issue: I have an s7 edge running nougat (android 7.0) and ive just done a factory reset. After the factory reset the first thing i did was try to register my gmail account through playstore but i kept getting the error "Couldn't sign in. There was a problem communicating with google servers.". I did research on how to solve this issue and all i came across was clearing the cache for google play services and play store, but there was nothing in the cache since i had done a factory reset. Another solution was to install the latest google play services which i did but still the same issue came up. Lastly, i came across another solution of editing the system/etc hosts file to 127.0.0.1 localhost but it was already set to that value.
Note that i tried connecting to gmail through my wifi (my internet works fine) when it failed to. After a whole day of trying to resolve this i simply put on my mobile data and it was just then when i tried this it managed to connect to google services and sign in my gmail. But when i connect back to my wifi again i have trouble downloading apps in the play store which stays stuck on "Waiting to download", but everything works fine again through mobile data. So there is something about connecting to my wifi which opposes google services.
What could be causing this? I even reset my wifi at some point
Update: I have also checked my play store settings and the download option is set to wifi only


texts:
I have a 5th gen Kindle Fire running 5.0.0 version of FireOS. I'm trying to use the April 6 Version of RootJunkySDL supertool to root the device, remove lock screen ads, and install Google Play store. The problem that I run into is with the Google Play Store. Once I input account information, I get the RH-01 error on the store main page. Additionally, I get the "An application requires an update requested by google play services" notification.

I've tried many of the online resources for fixing the error, forgive me for not being able to locate the most comprehensive resource I've found so far. The resource I used included 8-10 different methods ranging from clearing the cache of the Play Store and Google Services Framework apps to logging in via browser to your account and trying to install a random app.

My procedure is as follows (from a factory reset device running FireOS v5.0.0):

Select Language
Set up WiFi
Device downloads software update to 5.0.1
Log in Amazon account
Supertool Option 6: Root your device. Reboot.
Supertool Option 2: Install Google Play Store
Input google account
Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01] AND "An application requires an update for google play services" notification.

I've been through this several times in various sequences. Has anybody gotten it to work. What problem am I running into? I've chased down troubleshooting for hours.


texts:
When I lick on a link to a mp3 file on in web page on my Android phone. It starts playing it on Google music player, but as soon as I hit home button or back button it stops playing. I know why it is behaving such a way (Activity that is playing the audio file is destroyed when back button is hit or paused when home button is pressed). Problem is I'm not able to figure out a way to work around this limitation.

One thing that I can do is copy and paste a link in a player that accepts hyperlink as input. Unfortunately Google music player does not.

Has any onw figured out a work around for this?


texts: Oreo/Pixel2: Bottom Navigation Bar is no longer fading out

texts:
As long as I had my Pixel 2, the bottom navigation bar would not be displayed as long as an app was open. To get to the bar, you have to swipe it up from the bottom.

Works fine for me, I like the additional space.

Since yesterday the bar is no longer hiding and stays visible. And I've no idea what I changed. I believe I hit some combination of volume buttons, power button and nav bottons ... makes no sense though.

The navigation bar is still hiding for games and videos, and can be retrieved by swiping up (or to left/right in landscape mode) but i.e. stays visible in Chrome, Play Store, the settings and other apps (including some which were not created by Google).

I found a bunch of threads/posts where people are asking how to get this feature (to hide the bottom navigation), and they were referred to rooting their phone and some ad-featured apps in the Play Store.

Thats not what I am after. The feature already worked, but I can't find any setting to enable it again.

Anyone have an idea how to enable this feature again?


texts: Broken LCD without any visible damage - is that possible?

texts:
I have sent a Samsung Galaxy S6 to a warranty repair - the screen remained black but the phone made sounds. The user of the phone did not report any physical damage to it, the display went blank at once according to himself. The phone had no signs of physical damage on the screen.

The service returned the phone with a statement that the LCD screen has been broken by physical stress and the warranty is thus invalid.

Is that possible? I mean I am not the user of the phone and do not know what exactly happened to the phone before it stopped working but some damage should have been visible on the screen, shouldn't it?


texts: How to install kernel module for android?

texts:
I currently have a custom kernel and ROM installed on my android device. The kernel I'm using comes with a separate download with kernel modules that you are to install yourself if you want. However no instructions are given on how to do it, also I cannot find any tutorial on-line how to do it.

So I have a bunch of .ko files, Android SDK and my rooted android device. How do I install these kernel modules?


texts: Android 4.4: How to get the Easter Egg and unlock the Dessert Case daydream?

texts: Similar to Android 4.2/4.3 easter eggs, does 4.4 KitKat have similar or other ones?


texts: Rooting using Windows Application or APK

texts:
Firstly, I'm so curious about Application one click root, they said in their homepage, they can root with just one click within single Apps. For Samsung Devices which we know cannot using fastboot through ADB (bootloader locked), so we need to install custom recovery through Odin/Heimdall. (for beginner is such a confused things).

So, how they can rooting any devices without Odin/Heimdall and CWM/TWRP custom recovery?

And after several doing research on internet, I've found that some Android Application have ability to rooting device. I know rooting devices doesn't need to install custom recovery.

how APK can root devices without gain root access? How it can be done? and can you refer some application code or snippet code that purposed to root devices?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


texts:
I have an issue with accessing play store when using Fiddler as an inbetween proxy. I have a Unity app which uses http requests as well as purchases via the GooglePlayStore. Chrome browser and in-app http requests work normally. But trying to use the google play store(outside the app) gives me a no-wifi error. In the same spirit also trying to do a purchase from my app also gives me the same error(but other http requests which do download not related to google play work normally).

So my question is basically is it possible to somehow access the google play store through an ssl proxy?(I suppose that would fix my in-app problem).
This is the setup I followed for fiddler : https://docs.telerik.com/fiddler/Configure-Fiddler/Tasks/ConfigureForAndroid

I suppose one way would be to filter out

android.clients.google.com

googleusercontent.com

but ideally I would want to know if this can be achieved without meddling with the proxy server.


texts: Galaxy Stratosphere II Fn button stops working

texts: My Galaxy Stratosphere II's Fn button (on its physical keyboard) has stopped working.  I.E. pressing Fn and then r will normally produce a - (hyphen) character; instead, this combination just produces a r character.  What causes this, how can I make it work again, and how can I prevent it from ceasing to work?


texts: Good combination for playing media from SMB/CIFS share?

texts:
Currently I am using ES File Explorer + MX Player to play audio and video files for this.

Unfortunately it has some problems:

MX Player sees only current playing file, not a directory. So I can't jump to next file from within player. I need to go back to ES Explorer to go to next file.
Sometimes if there is a connection problem, the video just closes and later can be started only from the beginning. In correct software, the video should wait until the source is available again.
Some players are not displayed for certain file types at all. If I force using them, they say

  This file type does not support streaming

and then starting to copy entire file to local storage before playing. Correct software should simulate normal directory from SMB shares so that applications could not know that the source is remote.


texts: When launching the Screencast tool I receive a message "Application Blocked by Java Security"

texts: When I try to launch the Screencast tool in Droid Explorer I am presented with this dialog.


texts: Is there a comm app similar to minicom, hyperterminal or zterm for Android? I would prefer a port of minicom, if it exits. BTW, I'm running Android ICS on a Galaxy Nexus.


texts: How does the android graphics stack work?

texts:
I know that Android is based on Linux. On a desktop machine, you have an X server which coordinates all the screen activity. Some Linux distributions are working on switching to something other than X (Wayland, or Mir.)

Android doesn't appear to be using X. What does it use instead, and how can I find out more about it?


texts: GT-I9000G - updated to ICS, charging using USB - error sim card not detected and unable to detect USB drive

texts: I just updated my phone to ICS, using samsung galaxy GT-I900G, now whenever I charge my phone using USB, there is a circle icon and the network connection is lost. My machine does not recognize my phone as well. USB error.


texts: How to add my own gifs to Nougat keyboard gif search?

texts:
I have a Nexus 6 running Nougat. I love the relatively new gif search in the native messaging app's keyboard, but I'm wondering if there's any way to add my own gifs to it.

Yes, I know I can just send gifs directly as a file by choosing from a source like Dropbox or Photos, but there are a few I use on a regular basis as responses, and I'd like to be able to have them at hand without having to take those extra steps. Yes, I'm lazy.


texts:
Sometimes google maps gives a notification that goes something like:

"for increased accuracy please turn on the Wifi"

I can understand if it said "For faster loading of map layers....", but how can a better internet connection result in increased accuracy by the GPS?


texts: Phone LED only flashes for a few minutes after receiving a notification

texts:
My HTC Desire is set up to flash its LED lamp whenever I receive an email, SMS etc.

Only problem is that (without touching the phone) the LED stops flashing after 5 minutes or so. So if a message comes in while I'm not near my phone and I don't come back for more than 5 minutes, I have to turn on the screen to discover the message.

I've searched through everything, but there seems to be no setting for this.

Am I missing something, or is this by design? Is there an app for this problem?


texts: HTC Droid Incredible 2 - Mobile Data in Germany

texts:
I have an old Verizon branded HTC Droid Incredible 2 running with Android 2.2.1. I got it second hand from a friend from the US, but I live in Germany and I want to use it here. Calling works, WiFi does too, but mobile data connection (UMTS, GPRS, EDGE etc.) does not.

My carrier is o2 (Telefonica), in Germany this means that I am using GSM frequencies around 1800 MHz.

Why does mobile data not work on my smartphone? Is it due to the frequencies, which aren't supported by my phone? Or is there a software trick, maybe trying CyanogenMod?

Thanks in advance!

Here are the details of my phone:
http://m.gsmarena.com/htc_droid_incredible_2-3938.php


texts: Unable to upload attachments in the yahoo mail

texts:
I am currently using the Xiaomi Redmi 1S device with Android 4.3 operating system.I log-in through yahoo in my mi browser and try to attach an image.The problem comes in attaching an image under the attachments option.

Steps Followed to attach an image:-

1)Clicked on Attachment icon under the mail.

2)The browse page loads and i click on browse and select the image which i want to send.

3)After selecting the image it instead opens another blank page.

4)Tried going back and re-select the image but again upon selecting the image it opens a new blank page.

I cannot pin point where exactly the problem is(whether the WiFi or the browser).

Note:-The image gets selected under the browse option very rarely(i.e in 4 times i try the image gets selected only once and it get's difficult if i try to attach multiple images )


texts: How to restore the Whatsapp Messenger icon? Not the app, just the icon

texts:
Since quite some time now, the Whatsapp Messenger icon is not the proper icon, but the Android green trashcan icon. The app in itself is working properly, it just looks funny on the home screen.

Reinstalling is an obvious solution, but I would loose my chat history. Wouldn't I?

CAT B15Q, Android 4.4.2 (I know, ancient).


texts: Wireless Charging stopped working; Could it be a software issue? (Samsung Galaxy S3)

texts:
I've had a Samsung Galaxy S3 for a few years,  I even upgraded to a newer model, and revered back to my trusty ol' S3 because I missed it, and was and was happy with it's size & features.

Eventually the USB charge port stopped working (a common problem on this model).  Replacement part is under $2 but microsoldering & board repair are beyond my skill level, so I got a 2nd battery + external charger, which I've been swapping out twice a day for six months.

It's a bit of a pain, so when I realized Qi-style Wireless Charging could be inexpensively "retrofit" to my device, I was thrilled!

The transmitter & receiver pad arrived yesterday. I placed the pad under the battery cover as instructed (touching the previously-mysterious 2nd set of charging contacts), put it on the transmitter, and voilà, my charging headaches were solved!  It charged faster than plugging it in [used to], and even worked with my rubber case attached.

Hooray!  Until the next day.  :-(

Today the phone does not detect the wireless charger.  I've tried restarting the phone repeatedly, tried two batteries on each of two receiver pads (they accidentally sent 2 instead of 1), tried with/without case & cover, and even different power sources & cables to the transmitter.

None of these steps worked which leads me to believe this is a software problem... Is that possible?

If I can't get it working I'm obviously going to send the parts back and go back to constantly swapping batteries but I'm hoping someone has a suggestion.  Could there be settings I am unaware of?

When working, Ampere Meter app said it was charging wirelessly at 1050mA.  Receiver pads are rated for 800Ma; Batteries are 3.87v/7.98/Wh/2100mAh.  As I recall it would charge around 650mA back when the charge port worked.

Photo is similar receiver pad, on same model of phone:

Samsung Galaxy S3, rooted (with no other issues), running Kitkat 4.4.4.

Link to Samsung Wireless Charging Support.


texts: Mobile hotspot working but no data with lollipop 5.1

texts:
I have a Motorola e xt1528 phone on Ultra.  When I try to start the mobile hot spot app it checks if the service is allowed and then activates the WiFi.  Any device that connects gets an IP however there  appears to be no dns and I can't ping an IP address numerically either.

I tried two different APN configurations for Ultra but neither worked when the client tries to ping or fetch html.

I am using the mobile hotspot app that is preloaded for this phone for Verizon/Motorola because when I tried a couple from the app store neither seemed able to activate the WiFi.

Any ideas on what I could try to fix this connection problem?

I've tried both APN configurations from http://bestmvno.com/apn-settings/ultra-mobile-apn-settings.html if I use the proxy even the phone looses its data connection.  The second APN setting seems to work ok but the devices connecting to the hot spot have no data.

Edit

I tried using T-Mobile APN setting and it briefly worked probably because Ultra is their wholesaler.  The T-Mobile network cut off my data connection completely after about 5 minutes to both the phone and the clients. So it seems there must be a configuration issue somewhere because with Ultra the clients are the only ones with data issues.


texts: Lost Device = WiFi Passwords and Backup Data Stored Permanently on Google

texts:
Various sites like BGR have written articles on How to remove data from Google's backup and restore cloud.

But it's not possible once you've lost access to the device.  Hence your data will remain with Google FOREVER.

It looks like Android's Backup and Restore option makes it impossible to delete data stored on once the user no longer has access to the device.

According to the Answer in:

Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account

Backups are stored in sets:

Example:
[Device serial][ Google Email] :
[3f0e5c90a412cca7] [ sampleemail@gmail.com]

and "You can't make a device start writing into a different set, nor can you wipe a whole set."

Since this is the case, once you lose access to your device, even with your email logged in from a different device, since you no longer have access to the device with the right serial, you no longer have the ability to delete the set from the Backup & Restore menu.

I checked to see if unchecking the "Back up my data" from one device would also uncheck the option across all devices using the same account for backup.

Apparently, this option in the other devices remained checked suggesting that their backup sets remained intact and continue to backup.

Is there a way to delete the backup data set once the device is inaccessible to the user?


texts: How can I make a change language shortcut for voice recognition in android 2.3.4?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Phone, I work in English, Spanish and French, and constantly have to change from one language to the other, making a shortcut to change the language of the voice-recognition would make this the perfect, perfect phone, I would prefer to dictate my email and WhatsApp messages instead of typing them all the time, but going in to the home screen/menu/voice-recognition settings etc... just defeats the purpose... it takes more steps than to just type it...

By default It should be that: when I swipe to change the language of the Gingerbread keyboard it should also change the language of the voice recognition...

Please help, anyone... I would gladly pay for any app or script that solves this... does anyone know where can I find this?


texts:
Today I noticed that pictures (screenshots, pictures, etc) in my phone (LG F60) are displayed awfully. I use google photo. Until yesterday everything was fine but today i noticed that everything in google photos looks pixelated, like in low quality/ resolution.

Also... I uploaded a screenshot (which looks pixelated on google photos) to imgur, and it looks perfect, the same with every picture I see in the browser, if I download a picture I see it blurry in google photos.

Maybe due to a google+ update?? (Yesterday morning updated to a new version)

Thanks!


texts: How do I change the naming scheme of Silent Camera to human readable form?

texts:
I have very good reasons not to want the shutter sound when taking photos. I have two camera apps that both have it, one came with the system and is called Camera. I deleted the other one, so I will call it xCamera from now on.

I therefore downloaded Silent Camera, which I found out about in an answer to some question over here. Its naming scheme simply makes no sense. Now Camera used to name photos by a yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss.jpg scheme, where:

yyyy is 4 digits representing the year the photo was taken,
mm is 2 digits for the months,
dd for the day,
hh for hour (24h clock IIRC),
mm for minute, and
ss for second.

xCamera had mostly the same scheme, without the dashes. Silent Camera has names like 1438263708113.jpg, which really seems just like a random sequence of numbers.

Now I sometimes need the date and, especially, the time a photo was taken for my own good reasons. You will probably say, "Well the computer can tell you that, it remembers the Date Modified and similar info, right?". Yes. Trouble is, Android File Transfer is somewhat buggy, and sometimes (in a pretty erratic manner) suddenly stops letting me drag-and-drop files to the Finder, i.e. as I drag the files, the AFT window comes along, which of course prevents copying.

Also, moving files between directories of the phone is almost always impossible. That is another story, but the first point - problems copying - leads me to AirDroid. Unfortunately, this leads to losing the date-and-time info, which is sometimes pretty valuable to me. So I either lose that info or rename all photos to include the name Camera would give the photo, were it to take that photo.

Bottom line is: is there a way to change the naming scheme of Silent Camera? And if so, what is it?

Note: I really don't want to root my phone


texts: Will changing a /system partition file system delete all data?

texts:
I am trying to remove forgotten PIN number on my Samsung Galaxy S3 without removing any data.

I already installed custom recovery TWRP, but cannot mount /system partition -> Invalid argument error. I found some tutorials that suggest changing /system file system to FAT and then back to original file system, to be able to mount.

I am affraid this will remove all data and I want be able to use my phone.

Is this correct?

The phone is not rooted, but error is not about permissions, but about some argument.


texts: How to transfer music (purchased from Google Play Music) from Android to Windows?

texts: How do I transfer music from my Android phone to MS Windows? It only shows me the songs from the music app and not the Play Music app with the songs I've purchased.


texts: Is it posible for an android user to set up a work and personal profile and isolate whatsapp to personal profile

texts:
With the new GDPR regulations in Europe I see people freaking out and deleting whatsapp from their phone. I don't wish to get into the legal details of if this is legally necessary or not. However this seems only to apply to people using their personal phone for business purposes.

My question is, can you create two profiles for android. One for business and the other personal. Each profile should come with it's own address book / contacts list. Then the next question is, is it possible to sandbox Whatsapp to only use/see the personal address list and not the business one.

Is this

(1) Possible

(2) Easy to do for the non technical user ?


texts: Getting Virtualbox Ready with Android X86 and ARM without Emulator

texts:
im sure there are tons of questions regarding this topic.

The question is: How is it possible to get Virtualbox ready with an Android-X86 ISO Image which supports ARM v7 armeabi-v7a.

Genymotion seems to do that but as soon as i start the VirtualBox from VirtualBox it does only display the terminal. Same with all the other Emulators like AndyRoid.

Ive tried installing several X86 ISO Images. Installed the arm translator (libhoudini) and so on.

Ive tried to install the buildroid image, same results.

Some games work, but Clash of Clans don't. This is what im pointing at. Clash of Clans need ARM v7. V5 does not work in this case.

Has anyone ever handled installing Android X86 with ARM v7 or a way accessing the VirtualBox from Genymotion without GenyMotion?


texts: How to use android phone as SD card reader?

texts:
I want to format my external SD card (For installing Raspbian) and I don't have a SD card reader on my PC or an external one. Is there a way to use my Android phone as a SD card reader?

PC OS: Windows 7

Phone: Rooted Note 3 (N9005)


texts: Apps from Google Play without logging into to Google Play

texts:
I want to get apps from Google Play without logging in to Google Play or using a google account.  I just dont want google to have this information.

Is it possible ?


texts: Does Huawei's super charging affect the battery?

texts:
I have a Huawei P20 pro and it came with a "super charger" that can take full charge the phone's battery really quickly. Sometimes in less than an hour.

I wonder if this affects the battery's lifespan! Will the battery degrade overtime due to how fast the super charger works?

I'm interested specifically in Huawei's super chargers.


texts: I have Google Voice on my Android and originally I didn't have texting, so I checked the box that has it send text from Google Voice all the time.  But recently my phone company just randomly gave me texting.  So I wish to be prompted every time I send a text message.  How can I reset my Droid so it asks what medium I wish to send my text from?


texts: Making lock screen notifications show only in drop-down menu

texts:
Using oneplus 3t, Android 7.0, oxygen OS 4.0.3, not rooted.
I'm trying to get my lock screen notifications to only be visible when I slide down the notification bar, and show the app icons on th top right. Is this possible? Thanks


texts: Reverse Tether Android Tablet without Rooting

texts:
What are some ways I can use an Android Tablet's USB cable to leech off a PC's wired internet connection?  I have a PC with fast and unlimited internet and I want to connect an Android Tablet to it without using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Additionally, I do not want to "root" the Android Tablet.


texts: Change "contact" photo when making a call

texts:
I've started using Google Plus and I want my Android "contact" picture to change to the picture used in G+; a real photo of me. It's currently using an old avatar picture I once set for Google Talk, so when I call them it pops up with a silly avatar instead of my real photo. This shows up as my Phone contact picture as well, not just Google +.

Is there some way to set which image is used either via android, Gtalk or Gmail or something?

I always use Gchat via Gmail, but I don't know where or how I set my Gtalk avatar anymore, and I don't recall setting that picture for myself on my phone ever.

I am on Android 2.3.4.


texts: Unlocked bootloader but cant root. (Mac)

texts:
A few months ago I rooted my android phone which went all fine. I then accidently uninstalled my operating system. Finally I managed to flash omniROM on my device which  was as good as it got for me. The only problem is that I am not rooted anymore. My boot loader is unlocked but no root. When I run the usual commands on my computer (Mac) it just says access denied at the finish. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Also when I go on root checker on my phone it says. ACCESS DENIED. not rooted properly


texts: Android notification dots appearing on random apps

texts:
I'm seeing a pale red notification dot randomly on apps in the launcher, even though I dont have notifications from that app.

Couldn't find much details online. Is it an indication that there is some background network activity from those apps at the moment? Is there a way to enable/disable this?

I have a OnePlus 3 with OxygenOS 5.0.1 (Android 8.0.0)

Here are a few screenshots, taken a few seconds apart.


texts: Android Dongle ADB Shell Recovery Segmentation Fault

texts:
I am trying to wipe out data from android dongle with help of ADB commands. When I typed ADB shell command then it will provide me root@android:/#.

Now when I type recovery or recovery wipe_data in command prompt then it will give me segmentation fault error. Why does this error occur, and how can I solve it?


texts: Help in identifying the pop up notification icon

texts: Can anyone please help me figure out the icon provided by me in the screenshot that appears on the top left corner of the notification bar which looks like a message box with an exclamation mark! Whether it is an app notification icon or android system based icon.


texts:
For some reason, either Vodafone UK or YouTube think they are smarter than my own desires and are constantly redirecting my phone to use the mobile version of YouTube.

This would be fine, except whenever I click a direct video link from somewhere else on the web (even from Google results that I got using the phone itself) I get kicked back to the mobile version's index page, with no assistance to find what I was originally trying to watch!

This even happens when I click the "Desktop" link on either my phone or Chrome through wireless hotspotting, and it's extremely irritating - especially through Chrome as that should be the user agent being "detected", if anything - device neutrality anyone?!

If anyone knows at what level this is happening and/or how to stop it, that would be greatly appreciated.


texts: What can an app like WhatsApp acess on my phone

texts:
The app WhatsApp would like to have permission to access my device's photos, media and files.

If I grant permission, exactly what can (could) the application access?
Can it access all of the photos on my phone?  Or just the photos I have shared or downloaded with the app?
Can it access all of the phone's media?
Can it access all of the files on the phone?

Or does Android restrict what it can access?  If so, what does it restrict it to and how?

I'm not interested in what WhatsApp says it will or won't access, or even what it has promised in its EULA.  I'm interested in what it could access, if it wanted to.


texts: How can I decode the Bluetooth Error numbers found in errno, that show up in Android log?

texts:
I am trying to find the definition of the Bluetooth Error Numbers.  For example they might appear in logcat output as:

  09-16 07:38:50.896 V/BluetoothSocket.cpp( 8809): ...accept(69, RFCOMM)
  = -1 (errno 125)


texts:
Android 2.3.4 and official Evernote app.

While writing a note I want to add a multiple list (simple, numbered, checked) so I click the corresponding button.

The indicator of the list is displayed (dot, number or checkbox) and I enter the text I want.

At this point, there is no clear way of how to add another item in the same list. If I hit enter it goes to the next line, in the same item of the list. There is no way to add a second item but to fool it by changing list type back and forth (type1->type2). By only doing this trick I am able to see the second list indicator and continue my note.

Example of what I see after enter:

Text here...

and next here...

Example of what I want:

Text here..
And here...

I am not sure whether I am doing something wrong, if it is a bug (?) or if I have something mis-configured in my keyboard (default international keyboard).


texts: How to change font in Huawei Honor 3C without root

texts: I have a huawei Honor 3C phone. I want to change font in this phone ( English to Sinhala ) But there are not option to do this.


texts: How to import GPS coordinates track for using offline

texts:
I have a map (GPS coordinates) of a route. The coordinates are in TRK,GPX,KMZ,PLT formats.

During my trip I will not have internet connection, so I can't upload the map too GoogleMaps and use it.

Is there an application that will allow me to use the map offline?


texts:
I updated the firmware on my Transformer Infinity a couple weeks back. I had been using the Nova Launcher on it and ever since the update the tablet asks me which launcher I'd like to use every time I restart it. I choose the Nova launcher and choose "Always", but the next time I restart it does it again.

Is there any way to fix that?

Update:

The tablet is now forgetting the launcher quite frequently, even when I haven't rebooted. Simply hitting the "Home" button while in an app will often bring up the message asking which launcher I'd like to use.

I also believe that I have determined that it is not a problem with the Nova Launcher. I tried installing a different launcher and using it, but I have the same problem. I also have the same problem with the stock launcher. It seems that simply having multiple launchers installed is causing me problems. Any help resolving this issue would, of course, be much appreciated. It's becoming very frustrating.


texts: Are there "end of life" plans for Android?

texts:
I am wondering if there is a schedule for Android versions or devices to reach end of life some day? The term end of life refers to a state when developers decide to stop supporting a certain software version with updates. I was reading a related article on androidcentral.

So, currently Android 4.x is pretty common and rumors say 5.0 might come out in may, are there any end of life plans for any 2.x versions? I got a HTC Wildfire S with Android 2.3 and a Toshiba AC100 with Android 2.1. (Is the support bound to major version numbers or rather to devices?)

Update: I never asked at any point for speculations. I'm a software engineer and used to end-of-life or end-of-support plans. I'm am new to Android and I noticed my devices are equipped with pretty old versions, according to the link in the first comment: 3 years old, which is a pretty long term in a software life cycle (for example normal Ubuntu releases got only 18 months lifetime).

Is the support bound to major version numbers or rather to devices? Are there any end-of-life plans for Android or does that just happen if some version or devices does not get enough attention on the mobile markets? My research on this topic was not very effective. That's why I'm asking the community.

I've got no intention to seed rumors or speculations. A "no" would be a valid (but poor) answer.


texts: How do I get my S2 to communicate with the bluetooth keyboard again

texts: I purchased the Samsung keyboard case when I bought my 9.7 inch S2 at Best Buy. After a short while, the bluetooth connection was lost and I was unable to get it back, so back to the store. They could not get it to work either, and replaced the keyboard with a new one, which paired up and worked fine for awhile... then after a few days, it stopped working. Both devices are fully charged. I have tried rebooting several times. The keyboard shows up on the bluetooth screen, but when I select it, it briefly pops up a message saying something like "unable to communicate with S2 keyboard". I plan to take the tablet to Thailand in a couple of months and would like the keyboard to function as more than just extra weight. Maybe I got two lemons, but I don't have much faith in just trading it in again for another keyboard... and other than this issue, I love the tablet. I am a touch typer, so using the onscreen keyboard is a big leap backward.


texts: Why my hosts file is not saving/resetting after editing it?

texts:
I need to add # before the command line (so I can login into my google account which is a common problem).

I rooted my device (I'm using a huawei P8) and tried using total commander and root explorer, both no success. With root explorer, I used mount r/w in the etc folder. Basically, after editing the hosts file and restart the device, the file looks like it didn't change or it resetted. Even before restart the device I checked the file again (because I suspected that it just didn't save or something) and I saw the file didn't change.

Any help would be really helpful. If any info is needed, just say it. Thanks a lot.


texts: Error `ssh not found` in terminal Android

texts:
I'm trying to use ssh in the app Terminal Emulator in Android, but it gives me the error /system/bin/sh: ssh: not found.

This is strange to me, since I also use ssh in the apps AndFTP and SSH Server and they work just fine.

When I then try find -name *ssh* in the root directory in an attempt to find the ssh program I get the error /system/bin/sh: find: not found.

Are perhaps all the symbolic links to these standard programs missing?


texts:
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. Upon connecting to the PC, some of its drivers were not installed. I'm using the Tab for the first time. Developer mode/option is checked.

I want to run my apps on it, but it is not recognizing it. So, how do I re-install the drivers?


texts: How to restore previous android id from titanium backup?

texts:
My line apps doesn't work because it counts on android id.

I want to restore my android id then. However, out of so many back up files in titanium back up, which one contains my old id?


texts: How to prevent an app from sharing its data with Google?

texts:
The changelog of a popular SMS/MMS app, Textra, states:

Textra is now backed up automatically [emphasis added] using the built-in Google Backup service. Makes it so easy to swap devices or uninstall / reinstall without losing your settings and any customization! Supported from Android 6.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20210519012025/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra
What does this really mean?  In Android 7.0 is there a way to disable a single app from sharing private/personal data with Google?  If not, how about all apps?
The app itself does not appear to have any options regarding this unwanted functionality.


texts:
I have a skype account that I created via Facebook login and can use it on my PC or Mac just fine. Now I want to use Skype on Android and have installed the official app. Yet the app lacks an option to login via Facebook.

How am I supposed to login, as I do neither know my user name nor the password, as I am used to login via Facebook.


texts: Is it possible to get list of Android apps which are releasing daily or weekly. I searched in PlayStore, but I could not find such feature


texts: How to help Android users with reduced ability to see

texts:
What can we do in Android phone to help users whose ability to see is reduced?

To be clear they are not blind persons, they are just 55+ years old and with age they have reduced ability to see.

When my father has seen Xperia with 4.0 inch display he thought that his troubles with using the phone were over. Trouble came again when he realized that font size is still small because of large resolution.

Most of them are just simple users and they have needs only for seeing time, date, contacts, missed calls, incoming caller id, and dialer.  They're not even using SMS.

What can I do to increase size of these functions on display, and make it simplified to access as it can be?

Is there any app or theme or something similar already made for helping "older" people using phone?


texts: How to clone and application with all its files in the same device?

texts: Basically what I want is to have the same app twice, but if I use APK Cloner the new app doesn't have the original's app saved data, so what I want is to clone the data of the original APK to the cloned APK too.


texts: What if one application couldn't write incoming voice?

texts:
I tried a call recorder on my  Android 7.1.2 phone, but only my voice was recorded, not those on the other side.
Does it mean that my phone doesn't support something or should I try to find an application that may work?


texts: How can I get an old version of YouTube application for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2?

texts: How can I get an old version of the YouTube application for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2? The new update is slow and poor display.


texts: Cyanogen: add homescreen shortcut to Notifications

texts:
I'm using Cyanogen 7 on an HTC Wildfire.

I find swiping the top of the screen to get into Notifications a bit hit and miss, and too tiring : )

Is there some way to get a notifications shortcut onto the homescreen (or the menu for the homescreen).

For example, the Sense ROM had a shortcut to notifications in the homescreen menu, and that was pretty handy.


texts: Access potentially cached websites (Chrome)

texts:
Having difficulty with my insurance company and would appreciate some help. I have in my browser history on Chrome on my Android Phone that I accessed the insurance site, and a particular page, to update my policy.

They claim I didn't do this and are refusing to insure me.

I've used the /:cache in the address bar but this only goes back a few hours. Is there a way to see anything further back?


texts: How can I get Kies to detect my Galaxy S GT-i9000 on Windows 7?

texts: When I connect my phone to my Windows 7 PC the Kies application opens and displays "Connecting", but it does not connect. Why? How can I fix it?


texts: Something eating CPU on Sony XPeria XZ, how to find out what it is?

texts:
I have two Sony Xperia XZ devices, bought both very recently in UK as used-with-warranty. One is working great, but the other (which has a 3 logo come up when booting) apparently has something using CPU all the time. Why I think so:

Phone is warm even when not used
CPU-Z and the like show frequency not falling under 1200 MHz, and usually over 1400 - while the other has it hovering under 1000 and sometimes hitting 330.
Antutu and especially GeekBench 4 results are worse than the "good" phone

So how can I catch the "perpetrator" and get rid of it? AVG and MalwareBytes scans find nothing. And the phone behaved like it was just factory-reset when I started it, so I'm not sure a factory reset would be of much help.


texts: How can I quickly delete ALL texts on an unrooted phone?

texts:
On a rooted phone, I merely delete /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db and then reboot.

Is there anything similarly quick that can be done on an unrooted phone?

I have a phone that has upwards of 50k texts and every app is hanging when trying to delete a single conversation.

(Android 6.0.1)


texts: What is the lightest custom Android ROM (Android 4.0 or higher)?

texts:
I need a minimalistic custom Android ROM which has a lot of RAM free for use because the app that I need to use needs a lot of RAM. I want to only use my phone for one thing and only have one application installed on it. I will install the app after I install Android on my phone. The app is using GPS and needs Android 4.0 or higher. The name of the app is Map My Tracks. What is a custom Android ROM that is the lightest of all?
My phone is HTC Wildfire S.


texts:
I want to forward all sound from a bluetooth headset's microphone to the phone's stereo -- so the sound that you will hear from your phone will be the same as the input of the bluetooth headset's microphone.

Is this somehow possible?


texts: Ia there any way to lock just a single app on my S6?

texts: I want to lock just one app for a set period of time on my S6 daily. Where it will remain locked even  after restarting the phone and also automatically lock an app at a specific time.  Is there any way to do this?


texts: No external storage available - Storage gone

texts:
While I organizing files on my Galaxy Nexus via PC (USB), Gallery app kept saying No external storage available Then I restarted the device, and whole storage was gone..

What could possible cause this? And how can i prevent this happening in the future?

Using stock 4.0.4 (IMM76I)


texts: How do I disable HTML5 player for Chrome on Android?

texts: Whenever I click on a video link, it automatically takes me to the HTML5 player and doesn't even prompt me as to which player I want to use.  Is there a way to force a prompt by altering the application files or something?


texts: Galaxy Note caught in Cyanogenmod initialization loop

texts:
My original Galaxy Note has been replaced with a Note 3. Hence, I was curious about installing Cyanogenmod on it. I did and it worked fine, a little while ago I wante to update to a newer version, that also had a different desktop UI than the previous install.
This time something went wrong. I'm now caught in a boot lopp with the greeting Cyanogenmod "cat" on the screen. I can also do the vol down+Power reboot and is then presented with the recovery screen. However, Odin doesn't seem to get any contact with the Note.

Do I have any options? Id so, what are they?


texts: How can I find out how much current/power my phone can supply via USB-OTG?

texts:
Is there a way to find out how much current or power a USB-OTG device can draw while connected to my phone? I'd be happy with something like:-

an online database like GSMArena with details for lots of phones
an app I can run on the phone to find it out e.g. from the USB host driver in the kernel
a file in /proc or /dev I can read (as root, if necessary)

I'd rather not have to test it with hardware by connecting a USB peripheral to it and increasing its current draw until it stops working.

The particular phone I'm interested in is a Nexus 5, but I'm really looking for an answer that's applicable to any phone (that supports USB-on-the-go).


texts: How can I disable Chrome's incognito mode without rooting Android?

texts: Is there a way to disable Incognito Mode in Chrome without rooting? My phone is running Android Lollipop.


texts:
I have rooted my Motorola Moto G 2014. But now, I want to unroot it to get Lollipop update. I followed  few suggestions, but in all of them stock Android download link is not working.

And, can I get the Android L update prompt even if my phone is rooted?


texts: My SGS cell headphone's button doesn't work, what should I do?

texts:
My wired headphones, the ones supplied by samsung with the Galaxy S, button doesn't answer calls, open music player, play a track, or even pause tracks. But when I downloaded the trial version of powerAMP, the button interacted only with the app. What should I do to make it work with the whole android again?

Mind that I'm running samsung's froyo on a rooted galaxy S handset.


texts: Broken Screen + Using adb shell to run vnc server

texts:
I have an HTC HD2 with a completely busted screen, I tried repairing it with a replacement screen but broke the ribbon cable to the screen (oops) sad day,

I've got two of these and I've been running them as servers and ipcam cameras.

I started using qtadb, which did work on my phone despite a broken screen. I installed droid VNC Server beta using the file manager on qtadb.
I grabbed the app's manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest android:versionCode="52" android:versionName="0.991" package="org.onaips.vnc"  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
<application android:label="droid VNC server" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:name="MainApplication" android:debuggable="false">
    <activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:name=".MainActivity" android:launchMode="singleInstance">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:label="Preferences" android:name="preferences" />
    <meta-data android:name="com.mobclix.APPLICATION_ID" android:value="1F34160B-63BB-4854-BDB7-D46B7EADBF06" />
    <activity android:name="com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity" />
    <service android:name="StartAtBootService">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="org.onaips.vnc.StartAtBootService" />
        </intent-filter>
    </service>
    <receiver android:name="StartAtBootServiceReceiver">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
    <service android:name="avncservice" />
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
</manifest>

and I have tried several things to start and run the service using the console on qtadb. I have tried running:

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/org.onaips.vnc.MainActivity

am start -n org.onaips.vnc/com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity

am start -n org.onaips.vnc/org.onaips.vnc.MainActivity

am startservice -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/com.mobclix.android.sdk.MobclixBrowserActivity

am startservice -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n org.onaips.vnc/org.onaips.vnc.MainActivity

etc....

I test each time by NMAPing my device's ip address, no new ports show up. (I don't have a firewall)

But on a working phone, it doesn't start when you run the app; it starts when you press the run button. So How do I press the run button with a broken screen?

I just need vnc server to run so i can actually do some config things to run debian and my video server on it.


texts:
I inherited a slight old Lenovo Tablet, an A2107A-F and I am trying to figure out what directory I'm looking at when I mount it as USB storage.  I don't have an sdcard currently.

The folder list I see includes:

100ANDRO
Alarms
Android
com.zinio.mobile.android.reader
DCIM
documents
Download
factory
kindle
LazyList
lenovo
LOST.DIR
Movies
Music
My Pictures
My SugarSync Folders
My Videos
Notifications
ooVooCache

But when I try to find "Movies" or "My Videos" in the file manager I don't see them. I see these files and directories:

acct
advanced_meta_init.project.rc
advanced_meta_init.rc
cache
config
d
data
default.prop
dev
emmc@android
emmc@cache
emmc@ebr1
emmc@fac
emmc@fat
emmc@sec_ro
emmc@usrdata
etc
fac
init
init.aee.customer.rc
init.factory.rc
init.goldfish.rc
init.project.rc
init.rc
init.setcc.rc
init.usb.rc
meta_init.rc
mnt
proc
res
root
sbin
sdcard
sys
system
ueventd.goldfish.rc
ueventd.rc
vendor

I expected the mounted folders to appear in "data" but the ES File Manager says that /data/ is empty.

Not that the ES File Manager launches with a warning that I'm missing my SDcard (true. I am.)


texts: Is there an Android app/widget to *temporarily* turn on mobile data?

texts:
Is anyone aware of an Android app or widget to temporarily turn on mobile data, then disable it again after a set period of time?

I have a bad habit of turning on my phone's data for a specific purpose, but then forgetting to turn it back off.  As a result, non-critical apps (like a current-weather widget -- I don't really care if it updates current info only if I'm wifi-connected) continue to use data.

I'd like to be able to enable data and then disable it automatically 15 minutes or so later, when I invariably forget to turn it off myself.

Browsing Google Play turns up nothing likely, nor does a Google web search.  The closest I could find was an app that turns mobile data on and off at specific times, which provides a proof of concept that this can be done, but still is not what I'm looking for.


texts: Embedded Youtube videos don't play in browser

texts:
I have a Samsung S4 running Android Kitkat 4.4.2 (latest version on Verizon).
Both in the Android default browser and chrome browser, when I'm on a page with an embedded Youtube video (all pages with embedded youtube videos), the video doesn't play inside the page. It launches the Youtube APP instead. With my Firefox mobile browser, I don't see a still of the video, instead I get the error that a plug in is required to display content.
All of this just recently happened, so I probably messed up a setting or something related to the Youtube APP itself. Unfortunately since the Youtube app is native to my phone, I can't try uninstalling and reinstalling.
Looking for some advice on how to fix this issue.
Thanks


texts: Are there any side effects of uninstalling Apps

texts:
Are there any side effects of Installing and uninstalling lots of apps on an Android smart phone?

Specifically are there any things that do not get cleaned up that I need to be aware off?


texts: Prevent phone from automatically lowering media volume

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket. Everytime I unplug my headphones/auxiliary cord from my phone and plug it back in, the media volume gets lowered to about 60%, system-wide, regardless of media player. As much as I appreciate that Android is looking out for my hearing, I don't want it to do this. Any way to prevent the phone from lowering the volume of its own accord?


texts:
I tried a to update my samsung galaxy note with a new leaked operating system of jelly bean using odin3.
but at the time of adding files for phone and ccs i miss arranged them so the update got failed when i tried to reset the thing and upgrade it once again nothing would happen and then in my cell there is notification came that firmware upgrade encountered an issue.Please select recovery mode in kies and try again.
On conneting my cell phone to kies it wont detect my cell phone so i need an emergency firmaware recovery code so that i can recover my cellphone again.
please help


texts:
What is PIT file that is generated by heimdall? Is the PIT format a general format which is used by other software as well? or is a format dedicated to Heimdall?

If it is general format that could be used by other software, there should be manual or standard description of it, is there any such description?


texts: Whatsapp Call / Line Call and Spotify Music over Bluetooth

texts:
I have a question,

I connected my phone Samsung S7 Edge to my car bluetooth and started to call my friend using phone loudspeaker on Whatsapp or LINE app.

However, I also want to listen to music on Spotify app, but through my bluetooth speaker on my car.

Is it possible to do this?

Thank you


texts: Android: Can I force app input from phone mic with bluetooth connected?

texts:
My car a Nissan Leaf does cell and ad2p bluetooth connect. The car mic works fine for cell calls, and ad2p works fine for audio output of apps.
However, neither the car mic or the phone mic takes app mic input when bluetooth is connected.

This makes the google assistant and any other audio input oriented app useless including a VOIP app for my home phone. Hands free via voice commands (other than cell) is lost.

Is there some way to force the phone to use the phone mic for apps?


texts: Altering left-right sound balance on Android 6.0.1

texts:
I have a hearing problem and I need to custom balance right and left outputs for my headphones.

How can I do it on Android 6.0.1 ? (I have a Nexus)

Conclusion so far: It seems like Android system is lacking some of the standard accessibility features that can help people with disabilities access and experience the Google Play applications. My next mobile will be iOs.


texts: Does rooting a SONY Xperia Z2 remove SONY specific features?

texts:
Dear Android Enthusiasts,

I'd like to root my new SONY Xperia Z2, but feeling a bit unsure about that I may loose SONY specific features. I'm new to Android (switched from iOS) and don't know how deep the SONY Android UI/Skin is integrated in the system. So I'm talking about noice-cancelling headphones, camera app, Xperia Lounge, ... Am I able to install and use these apps after routing?

In addition I got some other questions dedicated to this topic:

As if rooting does not fulfill my expectations, can I reliably restore a backup somehow without loosing any data/settings/...?
Am I right that rooting a device removes its guarantee? (And is there a way around?)
Is there a good website containing instructions about rooting and downloading sources? (deliberately objective question)
Am I able to install a pure/vanilla/stock android os on my device?

I know that I may find answers to my questions somewhere in the internet (I did search A LOT), but I experienced it's very hard to find reliable answers about the specific device "SONY Xperia Z2".


texts: What are the privacy implications of apps that use Android System WebView?

texts:
From what I've researched, Android System WebView supports cookies and HTML5 local storage.

When do those cookies and local storage items get cleared?

For example, Samsung Messenger (Samsung's default SMS app) uses WebView to load web links (even in Android Nougat).  If the loaded web page generates cookies and HTML5 local storage items, will those items be available:

to every web page loaded within Samsung Messenger during that session?
to every web page loaded within Samsung Messenger during later Messenger sessions?
to other apps that use WebView?


texts: All of a sudden so many apps stop working

texts:
All of a sudden a lot of apps don't work any more, and some randomly give messages "unfortunately ________ has stopped working". Is there any way to go about trouble shooting this?

Shazam and Strava do this a lot. Facebook is unstable and closes unexpectedly. I restored from a working backup, but it was actually after this that things started to go wrong.

Firefox would never connect to the internet.

This is Android 4.4


texts: Disabled and need help answering HTC EVO shift with 2.2

texts: I am a disabled guy in a wheelchair with an HTC EVO shift. I need help answering my phone without using my hands. My Motorola phones always had auto answering options but I need that for this super duper fancy expensive phone I just received. There must be more people out there that need the same thing!


texts: Is it possible to install a radio application on Google Pixel 3XL?

texts: I want to buy a Google Pixel 3XL but it does not have a radio. Is it possible to install a FM radio application on it anyway?


texts: Can I clear out broken/uninstalled apps that still show up in the app list?

texts:
I had some apps stored on my SD card that I have since wiped. The apps still show up in my app list in Settings->Manage applications. How do I refresh this list?

Rebooting the phone doesn't help, and clicking on one of the entries causes the Settings app to crash. I even tried wiping the Dalvik Cache, but the missing apps are still listed.

One special thing to note is that I had used Link2SD to link the apps onto a second partition on the SD card. This is different from the built-in Android method of moving to the sd card. Link2SD creates symlinks so that any app can be moved, and the SD card can be mounted on a computer without temporarily disabling the app (because they are on a second, unmounted partition). I don't know if using Link2SD changes my situation.

Note that these uninstalled apps do not show up in another application's app list, such as Titanium Backup.


texts: Kindle Fire Not Recognized when plugged into PC

texts:
I have just got a Kindle Fire and I want to root it and Install Android Market on it. I am having a problem that is ticking me off big time. I plug my Kindle Fire to my computer (Windows 7 Professional) and I get the message in the Fire screen that states that I can now start to transfer files to my device but two things are happening:

Every time I plug the USB end to any USB port on my computer my Internet goes down !!! WTF!!!!
When double clicking on my computer the Kindle Fire does not seem to be recognized correctly as it shows under Devices with Removable Storage. When clicking on that drive mapping I get a pop up saying: "Insert disk"

Any ideas?

UPDATE:

I have installed the Kindle drivers by adding 0x1949 to the adb_usb.ini and now under Device Manager I do not longer see "Kindle" under Others. Now I see Android Phone/ Android Composite ADB Interface

I double click on My Computer and I still do not see the Kindle anywhere. I have the letter I: which appears there once I plug the Kindle Fire but its not clickable. What am I doing wrong?

I have followed this instructions to the dot correctly. http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/13/how-to-install-kindle-fire-adb-usb-driver/ but yet I cannot see the Fire as an icon in my computer


texts: Notification LED's generic power consumption

texts:
I know that all phones got different hardware, and that leads uses just a little power, but:

What if I set my LED notification frequency to high (like the light will pulse faster)? How much would that chew off my battery?
What about "always on"? How much would that eat? Would it damage the LED in any way?

(I know LEDs are supposed to be durable, but the phone switches them off-on for a reason.. I guess.)

What I'm looking for is a generic answer, like "it's not noticeable", or "a couple of percent drop".


texts: Easiest way to resize and email pictures?

texts:
I have some clients that need to take high quality photos with their cell phones, send the photos via email, but keep the original size for later. (don't ask :P )

I'm looking for the easiest way to resize a bunch of pictures and email them, without modifying the original photo.

I guess ideally there would be a setting in the mail app that could downsize all the photos, but I don't see that in any Android mail apps. Another ideal thing would be an Android app like Instasize that could resize multiple photos and then email them. I can't find one.

Anyway, what's the most efficient way to resize 10-30 photos and email them?

Thanks!


texts:
Some of the advanced power control widgets or 2G/3G switching widgets allow the following options for the radio mode:

2G
3G only
2G+3G

What are the benefits of 2G+3G over running 3G only? Are there any drawbacks?


texts: What are the alternative Android app markets?

texts: How many competing Android markets (other than the Play Store itself) are there and are they any good?  Which ones do you use and why?


texts:
I do not see where a CWM/TWRP is avaliable for the Note Edge ATT I found this site http://noteedgeroot.com/cwmtwrp-recovery/ but nothing is for ATT.

Is there a Custom recovery available for the Note Edge ATT?


texts: How to avoid hitting home key while typing?

texts:
I use a Nexus 7 and in landscape and when typing and when pressing the space bar I occasionally hit the home menu key by mistake. I have used "Imersive mode" but I like the status bar to show with the clock so that is not solution.

Is there a way to move that soft menu to the left of the keyboard or somewhere else so I don't activate a menu while typing?

PS: The Device is rooted


texts: stuck at "updating partition details" while installing magisk

texts:
so I have a moto 4 plus running android 7 that I am having trouble with running twrp. I am following a guide to root it by unlocking the bootloader, flashing twrp (temporarily) and then flash Magisk-v16.0.zip. this is where I found this guide:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4-plus/how-to/root-twrp-motorola-moto-e4-plus-xt1775-t3791064

I have one identical phone (I think they have identical build number) that I can do this without any problems. The other phone that I have problem with, twrp keeps getting stuck at "updating partition details." This happens when I try to do a back up so I have to skip it and try installing magisk.zip again and it got stuck again at "updating partition details." I am afraid if I try to turn it off now I may brick the phone.

I tried asking this at the forum where I got the instruction from but had no luck getting any answer. I am hoping to receive any guidance on this matter. Many thanks!


texts: Flashtool gives DOWNLOAD OK but the tablet is not booting anyway

texts:
I flashed the firmware with SP FLASH TOOL and it gived me DOWNLOAD OK, but I cannot boot the tablet anyway

Mediatek: MT8163

Android: 6.0


texts: How to copy events in KitKat 4.4 Calendar?

texts: How do I copy events in KitKat 4.4 Calendar? That possibility to copy events has been removed from the calendar.


texts:
I am trying to run this project in the emulator through Android Studio (4.1.1) on Ubuntu 18.04. Everything seems to be set up properly in Android Studio, I have a device called Pixel XL API 29 and the emulator starts up but it doesn't open the app and I can't find the app in all apps.
At first, I had a couple of issues with the emulator not starting up at all but I managed to fix those - something to do with kvm - had to change some user settings and then restart my laptop.
I've tried googling but no solution yet, mostly I find issues with installing apps from the Google Play Store.
Any ideas appreciated!


texts: how to increase the vibration of pressing home button

texts:
I have a Nexus 5.

My phone vibrates when I press the home button. The problem is the vibration is a little weaker than I would like. Is there a way to increae the vibratoin intensity of that feature?

I've come across this app but it's doesn't work well on my phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dunnow.software.vibrationTuner

Is there a setting in Android like this?


texts: Turn off Google Voice forwarding when using home Wi-Fi

texts: I use Google Voice to forward phone calls to my Android phone. But when I am at home, I would like to save voice minutes by not having to answer phone using my voice plan. Is there a way to automatically turn off Google Voice forwarding to my cell number (only the cell number if possible) when I am on my home's Wi-Fi?


texts: I need to buy new monitor for my PC and I'm thinking about touch enabled monitors like DELL ST2220T or IIYAMA T2250MTS. I recently bought Gooseberry Board with Android on it and it would be great if I could connect it by HDMI cable to one of these monitors and use touch screen like i would on a tablet. Does anybody know if Android can work with such touch enabled monitors? Maybe someone have touch enabled monitor and could check it somehow?


texts: Xiaomi becomes buggy after I restore tons of apps from titanium backup?

texts:
Should I just restore user apps instead of systems apps and data? I also want to restore the grouping of my icons.

What files I can just delete from titanium back up?

What would be the solution for the problem in the title?

This may be related though not the same
Titanium Backup: How to restore user apps and data without system apps and data?

I didn't restore to the new MIUI version. I upgraded MIUI from 7.0.x to 7.1.8


texts: I have a rooted Nexus 5 running CyanogenMod 12.1-20150510-NIGHTLY-hammerhead. I created a new user from the top right corner, but it didn't have gapps installed on it. When I try to install, it only replaces the one on the original account. How do I install it on the second account? I have TWRP Recovery


texts: How to link an android device (or its account) in a restricted way to my primary google account?

texts:
I have an Android powered car multimedia unit that I would like to link somehow to my google's account, so I could send locations from Google maps directly from my PC by clicking the "Send to your phone" button on the location description pane shown in the Google Maps.

At the same time I don't want this device to be logged into this account to prevent any potential data leaks.

Switching between accounts on a PC is not a convenient option.

Is this achievable?


texts: Why does my Nexus 7 (1st gen) never let me copy my files to my PC?

texts:
I have a 1st gen Nexus 7 and I've been having trouble copying files to and from my Nexus 7.

The first problem is that when I plug my N7 into my Windows 7 PC, using the factory cable, the device shows up in My Computer, then immediately disconnects, then reconnects then disconnects and finally connects. This is so infuriating as for about 15 seconds it's just showing then disappearing constantly.

Once its' finally connected, I'll navigate to a file and drag it to my PC, to copy. As soon as that happens, an error box saying "A device attached to the system is not functioning". Then the explorer window disappears and my device has to reconnect.

It's driving me mad, it's not worked for about 6 months and I'm at the point of smashing it with a hammer. I've completely re-installed Android from Google's stock ROM. I've re-installed the drivers on my PC, got rid of the ADB drivers.

Any ideas?


texts: Do Android devices become slower with time?

texts:
I own a Galaxy S (2.3.5 / GT-I9000 / BVJV3) and use it since two and a half years. I also have bought more recent hardware, like an iPad Mini and a more recent Android tablet, which comparatively are much more reactive.

So I was wondering if the slowness of my device was just a feeling, or if devices actually become less responsive with time ? The phone is always lagging (click sounds always a second behind), running the basic functions of the phone (messages, phone, contacts) always need a good 4 seconds to actually show on screen, returning to the home screen sometimes takes 5 to 10 seconds while it's doing something to the icons. A game like Pudding Monsters is bacically unplayable, but I didn't expect this phone to run recent games.


texts: Every time I install Magisk after a factory reset, I get back an old boot animation and theme. How?

texts: I have factory reset my phone a few times, but every time I install Magisk, I get back an old boot animation that I used from a custom ROM/Kernel I installed and I also get a custom Red accent color I installed. How?


texts: Is there a reliable way to detect the app responsible for an Airpush ad?

texts:
I noticed the other day that my Xoom's notification bar has started receiving Airpush ads (which is what it sounds like - push notifications that are really ads). I'm rather philosophically opposed to the idea of push-ads on my device, so I'd like to remove the offending application, but the ad doesn't give you any way to figure this out. Clicking on the notification star only gives you a link to the advertisement page, and nothing more.

I found Airpush Detector in the Market, but it doesn't seem to work on my Xoom, perhaps because of some Android 3.x differences. When I launch the app it says that no Airpush apps were found, but this is obviously not correct. Another option I've seen is systematically freezing apps using Titanium Backup until I find the guilty one, but that would be very time consuming and I'm not even sure if it would work.

I'm also aware of the permanent opt-out app in the Market, but I really would rather uninstall the app responsible for the ads (again, due to philosophical beliefs).

Is there any way for me to detect the origin of an Airpush ad?


texts: Automatically download Dropbox Favorites to the external SD card

texts:
When a file is marked as favorite on the Dropbox app it is downloaded to the phone's internal memory for offline viewing. Dropbox also "attempts to keep the file as up-to-date as possible and gives you the option to update the file manually". [source]

My question is - Is there a way to have Dropbox download the favorite files to an external SD card? I am aware of the "export" option, which allows you to save files to the external SD card, but it is cumbersome and does not keep the downloaded files up to date.

Any ideas?


texts: Where to find Android benchmarks results?

texts: I am looking for a site where to find Android benchmark results for the different smartphones and android builds.


texts: Can't install apps from Google Play Store

texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 10+. When I try to install apps from the Google Play Store, it says "Installing...", then it says "Install" again, and just repeats too (example video when trying to install TikTok app).
I tried clearing data, restarting my phone, and uninstalling (disabling) and reinstalling the Google Play Store, but it keeps happening.


texts: My Nexus 4 crashes after every app start

texts:
I haven't used my Nexus 4 in a while, and all of a sudden all apps crashes on their start up, including the Google Play Store app.

I have tried to upgrade the OS to KitKat (via Settings => About This Phone => System Updates), but it's stuck updating to 4.3; I have a view with "downloading Android 4.3 update" which doesn't progess.

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

  com.google.process.gapps has stopped


texts: Transfer file securely android to pc via LAN

texts:
I need a file transfer from android device to pc server.Both of them is in same network.First i tried file transfer via adb.But adb is not secure connection.

How do i securely transfer between android and pc in LAN ?


texts: Something is eating up all my storage space and I don't know what it is

texts:
I'm using a 2014 Moto X, 32GB. Recently I've noticed very low free disk space and I'm not sure what is causing it. When I plug in the phone to my PC Windows Explorer shows 556MB free of 24.7GB at the time I'm posting this. But when I go into the phone's storage (in windows), highlight all the files and folders, then get the properties it shows that everything totals up to 2.79GB. Something's not right, the numbers just don't add up. I've also used Solid Explorer to try and figure out where this is coming from, but the numbers there also don't add up. It is showing 1.03GB free on internal memory, but when I look at the list of folders sorted by size (screenshots below) it doesn't add up.

Any ideas how I can figure out what files are taking up all this space on my phone? I can't even seem to find them.

Thanks!

Screenshots of: Solid Explorer's Info / biggest folders / Android System's storage summary (click images to enlarge)


texts:
I have a Moto Z2 Play with Android 8.0.0, about 3 years old. Whenever I go out of range of 4g (to 3g), the battery goes from 100% to 80 or 70 in a couple minutes and then to single digits very quickly and the phone shuts down. The phone will not turn back on in this state. When I charge it, it returns to 70/80 immediately and it will turn back on. This never happens in 4g.

What is the problem? Is the battery just faulty?

--- follow up ---

I attached a power bank and went out. Here is what happened.

It lasted longer, perhaps an hour and then went to single digits and then turned off. I then restarted the phone with the power bank and it was quickly back up to full power.

What does this tell us?


texts:
**
SO I AM RENDERING THIS NEXUS 5 DEAD (BRICKED FOREVER)

My daughter was using this Nexus 5 device and the power button started causing her problems.
Well I removed the power button and ordered a new one. So now the power button is not an issue.
But I guess during the time that the phone constantly kept rebooting due to the bad power button, something got corrupt.
Now the device gets to the boot animation and never goes any further.
There are no options in recovery for me to use.
I have working ADB and Fastboot on my PC. I can see the device with Fastboot but not ADB because I can't get the device to boot into the OS for me to enable USB debug.
But I know ADB works because I used it just the other day on a Galaxy S5.

I have tried to run fastboot oem unlock, it unlocks the device then once you reboot the boot loader, it says locked again.
I have tried using Nexus Root Toolkit and hit unlock and it unlocks then says the phone will reset itself and just be patient. It may appear to bootloop but just wait.
I waited for an hour and still just sits at the boot animation.

What are my options without being able to enable USB debug since the device will not boot to the OS?

I am able to Temporarily boot to a custom recovery, but I can't mount data!!!
With Temporary TWRP, I am able to use ADB and I get a success message when I push a new system image to it, and when I push twrp recovery to it, but when the phone reboots, I find out that neither the system image or recovery were actually installed.

I looked into bad partitions, tried some fixes, and nothing works. I am so far beyond frustrated with this thing. I guess I will wait one more day to see if anyone else has any other ideas for me to try, then I am just going to put it in the trash.

Bootloop
Bootloader doesn't stay unlocked
Unable to mount storage
USB Debugging is not enabled and can't be enabled
Can't install OS image
Can't install Recovery
Can run TWRP temporary
Can use ADB when TWRP Temporary is running, still can't mount anything


texts: Download Archive of Old Google Apps (APKs) for G1 (1.6 Donut)

texts:
Are old APKs for Google Android apps available for download from some official or trusted source?

I just reset my G1, and would like to reinstall some of the (older) Google apps that don't appear to be available in the Market* anymore.

Google did make some older versions of their apps available, but not everything that I'd like to get back.  For example, I was able to update to Google Maps version 5.6.2, though the newest version in Google Play is (I think) 6.9.0, but Google Listen doesn't any longer appear to be available through the Market app on the G1.

Update: Though searching for "listen" or "google listen" within the Market app does not turn up a listing for the target app, nor does viewing a list of applications by publisher "Google Inc.", I was able to get the Google Listen app through the Market, by going to the web browser, and navigating to https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.listen, and then letting the Market app handle the redirected Intent.

I'd still like to know if an official or trusted source is available to download old APKs published by Google.

*It's still called the Market on the G1 running 1.6 Donut.  I'm guessing Google didn't bother to make the new Google Play store compatible with old devices/versions.


texts: Screen problem in Motorola moto g 2ng gen

texts:
There are black dotted lines over all on the screen. The touch works fine but black dotted lines randomly appear all over the screen.

Click image for larger version

Here is the screenshot. They appeared a day after I bought the phone