texts: Is there any way to make my digital clock smaller on my T-Mobile ZTE Zinger cellphone homepage?  In the widget app, it shows 3x2.  I would like to make it 1x1.  There is a white box with dots, but I can't resize it.


texts:
Running custom Rom on my Redmi 1s, I changed to stock MIUI 9 Rom. Then, I installed latest MIUI 8.2 on it and rooted. I cannot boot into TWRP, so I installed ClockWorkMod, and tried to install custom ROM and failed. I thought it was due to file type issue, and I partitioned Internal storage(followed steps in CWM). Now, the internal storage got reduced to 4.6 GB.

Tasks performed:

Installed stock MIUI 5 using fastboot mode. Then, installed latest MIUI 8.2, shows 4 GB in ES file explorer.
Changed partition table to default mode, using adb shell with parted.
Then, I have increased /system partition to 2GB using parted.
Now running, custom Rom with aroma Gapps.(This custom rom was backed up a month before partitioning internal storage, Restoring this also doesn't solved the issue).

Now, in settings it shows 4.31 gb of 7.28 GB used. Es file explorer shows used 1.65 Gb out of 4.62 GB. Also, I cannot access Internal storage in TWRP recovery.

How to reset it back to 8GB?


texts: How to install the mathematical GAP-software on an Android phone?

texts:
This was posted on MSE originally.
Please note that my only training in programming of any kind is in the context of mathematics, specifically group theory. Thus, please use minimal technical language.
The Problem:

I'm trying to get GAP on my Android phone.

(I'm using a ZTE Blade V8. I doubt that matters.)
What I have so far:
I found on the GAP forum that someone called Matan Ziv-Av compiled a version of GAP for Android that can be found here (and more specifically here).
This explains something I don't understand.
I have downloaded the latest file, last updated in 2015 (so it's gap4r6), but, upon opening it with RAR, I have been unable thus far to run the programme.
Here is a screenshot of the file I think I need to click on to get started:
(Click image to enlarge it)

I can't seem to get it working.
Please help :)
Edit:
Using Termux with the file in the screenshot above, I got this:
(Click image to enlarge it)


texts: Is media volume only now integrated into Android?

texts:
The following app: media volume only allows you to only change the media volume on Android phones(and phone when using).
Have briefly experimented with phones in stores it appears this feature is integrated now into Android.  Is this correct?


texts: How can I "Show all notification content" for one app, but "Hide sensitive content" for all others?

texts:
I'm using a timer app, Multi Timer Free, but it doesn't show the time remaining on the lock screen. Meanwhile, Google's Clock app does. I want to set it to Show all notification content, but when I have Hide sensitive content turned on system-wide (which is always), Show all isn't available. Is there no way to make an exception to the rule?
I considered turning on Show all notification content system-wide, but then I'd have to select Hide sensitive content for a ton of other apps, which is a hassle.
This answer indicates that notification sensitivity is set by the dev, so I checked the Multi Timer Free settings (as well as the system notification settings) for anything that could designate the notifications as "public", but didn't see anything.
I'm using Android 9 on a Moto G6. If it's relevant, it's due for an upgrade to Android 10, I just haven't gotten around to re-locking the bootloader yet.
To be verbose, the particular notification class I'm looking at is Running Timer Notification.


texts: How should I enter organizational units into my contacts?

texts:
The (Android) contacts system is modeled to contain individual people's contact info: There's a name, a last name, an organization/company the person is in, address etc.

However, we also need to keep the contact information for organizations, or departments/units within organization. For example: The customer support line of a branch of company.

What's the right way to have this information in your contacts?

One thing you can do is  just divide the information somehow between a pseudo-name and the overall company info. This is already crooked, semantically, since you'll have a name that's not a name; but its even more untenable, because the company name is critical, while not being displayed or being shown in small print when a call is incoming or when browsing the contacts.

What I actually do is shove everything into the name somehow, and use the most recognizable company name to start my "name".

Are there other options I'm missing?


texts: What purpose does the Notification Flash/Email setting serve?

texts:
The Notification Flash/Email setting (Settings > Sound & display > Notification flash > Email) appears to have no influence on the stock mail app or gmail app. So does it serve any purpose?

In the stock mail app, even if Email notifications (Settings > Notification settings > Email notifications) are on, the flash doesn’t occur, regardless of the system wide Notification Flash/Email setting.

In the gmail app, the Email notifications (Settings > Email notifications) setting controls whether the flash occurs or not, regardless of the system wide Notification Flash/Email setting.


texts: how to succesfully boot into bootloader/fastboot mode on alcatel 5049z smartphone

texts:
I am having issues( i am a "novice" when it comes to unlocking a30 android bootloader with a PC...) with booting into bootloader/fastboot mode on my stock rom--android 7--Alcatel a30(non rooted 5049z?)smartphone;i have tried the power button/volume button sequence method...no luck there,and have tried the adb method using:adb reboot bootloader/fastboot..again no luck!!!

I would like to know if any forum members know how i may unlock my a30 bootloader without(if possible?)rebooting to the aforementioned bootloader modes or is this phones bootloader unlockable without removing FRP(Factory Reset Protection)????

Thanks in advance for any helpful replies!


texts: How to fix file permissions on Android 5 so that a certain app can access certain files?

texts:
Background: I had a rooted Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.4 that was working well. Then I got the notification to update to Android 5. To this end, I flashed the stock recovery for Android 4.4.4 from Google and started the upgrade (but I did not unroot the phone, maybe this was a mistake). The upgrade process itself went smoothly. After the upgrade, I re-flashed TWRP 2.8.2 and re-rooted with SuperSU 2.36, and made a backup.

Then, I realised that some data (photos, E-Books, …) were missing. Well, not actually missing, but located under a spurious "0" directory (/storage/emulated/0/0). Additionally, when I attempted to access my E-Book-Folder directly with FBReader, it told me there were insufficient permissions to access the directory.

First, I tried the "Fix Permissions" button in TWRP, but that put me in a boot loop. After restoring the backup, I used the TWRP file manager to move all data from the spurious "0" directory to where they belong and deleted the now empty "0" directory. Rebooting once again brought up the "Optimizing apps" screen, but only for 7 apps. Now I can access my E-Books again, but still no (old) photos in the Google photos app. Photographs taken after the backup show up fine. With the file manager or the terminal, I can access all photos just fine once I call setenforce 0. The permissions shown by ls -Z /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera look alike on all photos, both visible and invisible in the photos app: -rw-rw---- root sdcard_r u:object_r:fuse:s0. So my guess is that there is some additional SELinux permission I have to set on the older image files so the photo app can access them. Therefore my question is: what permission concepts are at work here, and what commands are necessary to assign files/directories to a certain app? Thanks.

Update: I just found out I can take new pictures only with setenforce 0, so there has to be some major SELinux breakage somewhere.


texts: How to fix apparently-incomplete adb backup?

texts:
I need to hand in my old phone, but before I do, I want to be sure I am not going to lose any data, including app data.
I've tried the usual adb backup -apk -shared -all, however this produced a file that is a little under 9 GiB. The device capacity is 64 G and is almost full. Also, I made a backup about five months ago that is a much more plausible 45 GiB. Alas, I don't recall what command I used five months ago. (More specifically, I don't remember what arguments; I'm 99% certain it was some invocation of adb backup.)
What am I doing wrong? How can I back up "everything"? (I don't need e.g. OS stuff, but I definitely have more than 9 GiB of pictures, user-installed apps, and such.)


texts: How can I set different notifications sounds for different WhatsApp groups?

texts: How can I set different notification sounds for different WhatsApp groups? I can set different notification sounds for different contacts individually, but I want to know whether I can set different notification sounds for different groups.


texts: "Low on space" message on an android tablet

texts:
I just got a Agptek 9" tablet.  It's running android 4.04, ICS with 8GB storage and 512MB of RAM.  It generally runs great.  After a few days the tablet is getting a "low on space" error message in the notification bar.

In the storage area of settings, it shows over 800MB not used.  Because of this error, it will not allow downloads, including updates and the tablet very runs slow. All downloaded apps have been moved to the SD card.  All cache has been removed.

The only software in the internal storage is android files and apps that came with the tablet, which can not be moved or removed.  Yet, the notification bar shows "low on space".  I did a "factory data reset" and the problem was resolved for a while.  But, the problem shorty returns.

Can you give me assistance in how to fix this.  Or steer me in the right direction for help.


texts:
I have a Nexus 4 which works on most Wi-Fi networks, but not with my D-Link router running DD-WRT.  It connects, but data transfer is sporadic at best, and essentially useless.

Amongst the myriad of advanced settings in DD-WRT, there must be something that can get the Nexus 4 working?

(This question is also valid for the Nexus 7 as some users report similar problems).


texts: How to unlock android phone which is locked by entering wrong pin

texts:
I have a Pantech Burst Android phone runs on ICS 4.0.4. Which got locked by entering wrong pin several times. Now it is asking to login to Gmail to unlock the phone but neither phone data nor wifi is enabled.
How to unlock it. Any help will be appreciated.


texts: Is it possible for an android app from play store to be customised for particular users?

texts: Is it possible to customize a popular app downloaded from google play store for a user? Of late I have seen a few apps being weirdly customized in my android phone. Not sure if it is a form of hacking, or my phone has been compromised. Any thoughts that would help me diagnose would help.


texts: I used to do a full factory wipe then flashed a stock firmware with Odin, that helped me get back to having access to my mobile network then I flashed to Resurrection Remix 5.5.3 and lost access to my mobile network (Emergency Calls Only) I checked my IMEI and it appears to be valid. I didn't backup my /efs I didn't do anything to it. What seems to be the solution? I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (I-9300)


texts:
I was attempting to install ClockworkMod and CynogenMod10 for my phone using odin.

I followed the steps listed here

http://nguyenkieuhung1984.blogspot.in/2012/02/odin-how-to-upgrade-samsung-galaxy-551_01.html

And used 5.0.2.6_CWM_recovery_Gingerbread_willing.tar
(Admittedly this was stupid since my phone was running froyo, But I wasn't able to find the froyo build for this, the links are all dead.)

And now I think I'm hard-bricked. Neither adb, nor odin, nor Linux can see/recognize the device.

I've already tried a list of things
 - power+home+Volume-up (Nothing happens, flashes at the samsung screen and stays there)
 - Power+W (Takes me to little kernel mode, still no detection by any of the tools)
 - Power+T (same result as power+Home+Vol-up)
 - Power+Q (")
 - Power+A (")

Any Idea what can be done here?
I'm absolutely running out of ideas about what to do.
Any help is appreciated.


texts: How can I tell whether I am booted into the A or B partition?

texts:
Android can install to an A or a B partition. This seems to be a default these days. How can I tell which one I am booted into using adb?
I am using LineageOS 17.1.


texts: I recently updated my Nokia 3 system to android 8,  I have a space of 5 GB in my SD card and 6 GB internal. I had been using my SD card as internal storage before I updated my system. But now with that free space of 11GB ( 5GB SD card and 6GB internal, I can't download songs from SNAPTUPE , it indicates that "there's no enough space in the SD card, free up your space" what could be the problem, and how can I solve it out without interfering with the data already in my SD card. Thank you


texts: How to connect external codecs/filters to KMPlayer?

texts: There is players that supports either DTS and AC3 or custom aspect ratio, I need both these features in one player. But it seem that there is no such player, but it is possible to use codecs/filters. Here is some info from quora, but can understand exactrly how to do it: https://www.quora.com/What-Android-video-player-supports-a-custom-aspect-ratio-and-MKV-with-DTS-and-AC3/answer/Lareina-Bronte?srid=qgmD


texts:
I have purchased some application before. Later, developers claimed that their application become free, like Link Bubble etc. Can I get my refund? I know that there is a 15 minutes trial after purchase. But I have purchase a Input method application, however 15 minutes trial cannot let me try all functions. And after 15 minutes I cannot get my refund. Can I get my refund back in this condition?

I take Link Bubble as an example, I really like this application. I'd like to purchase this application whenever how much it cost. However there is really a problem that I have purchase one application years ago and never used later. It really bothered me.


texts: What is this N-shaped icon on my HTC One?

texts: I have an HTC One with Sprint, and I believe this icon appeared after the 4.3 update.  I have gone through the list of apps (both running and total) but nothing appears to match up.  Other friends with Android phones don't appear to have this icon, but they all root and customize 7893 ways.  Can anybody identify this icon?


texts: What is causing unknown network traffic on an Android phone?

texts:
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone with Android 10 installed. Even when all apps are closed using the task manager, I see some realtime network traffic. It's not that much but it goes on all the time. This is also the case when not connected to Wifi (using 3G/4G).
Is there any way to check what specific apps/processes are consuming data?


texts: How do I set custom search engines in Android?

texts:
For years now, on every browser I own, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Internet Explorer, I've assigned w as a shortcut/keyword to the custom search engine http://www.google.com/search?q=site:wikipedia.org+%s&btnI.  That is, I just type w android comparison to jump to the befitting wikipedia article.  I use many, many other custom searches.

Is there a way to set this up on Android?  Not necessarily with the stock browser?


texts: How can I restore my USB storage on my Android phone?

texts: I have a Samsung A50 Android phone. I am getting message that USB storage has been removed restart your phone. So I do that and nothing happens. I still get the error message. How can I fix this?


texts: Javascript not loading in browser(Miui10 Global8.9.6 beta_Redmi note4)

texts:
I had written a custom HTML/javascript application and wanted to run it in a android browser on my Redmi Note4.

Firstly I activated javascript in all the browsers (MIUI default browser,chrome,firefox).Then,I tried opening the file directly from the file manager,but it only loaded html but not javascript.

Afterthat ,I pasted the file path

  content://com.mi.android.globalFileexplorer.myprovider/external_files/...

in the browser but even in this case only html was recognised but not javascript.However as seen from this forum thread here,this solution has worked on other phones.
Is there any way to detect javascript in MIUI10 OS?


texts:
If you have rooted an android phone and flashed a different kernel can you just flash over another rom or will it brick your phone.

Is it necessary to go back to a google factory rom before you flash another rom?


texts:
I just had a software upgrade on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. The Android version is 4.3.

How do I update the owner information on the locked screen?

There is no option under "security" in the setting.


texts:
I had cm-11-20150517-NIGHTLY working, then upgraded to cm-11-20150607-NIGHTLY. Now I get the error "No service" and have basically no GSM functionality whatsoever.

If I attempt to select a network operator, I get the error: "Error while searching for networks."

I installed this using TWRP, there were no issues with the install. Automatic upgrade failed, I believe this is due to an encrypted file system, something which TWRP does not handle.

What I have tried:

Rebooting by itself.

Removing the USB cable and rebooting (apparently this was a known issue before).

Reverting to cm-11-20150517-NIGHTLY, this does nothing, same problem.

Resetting APNs to default.

Device: GT-N7100,
CyanogenMod version: 11-20150517-NIGHTLY-n7100,
Android version: 4.4.4


texts:
Well I've went into the res folder to spruce up an app icon figuring it would look much better with the modified alternative.

The icon png 's are stored in about five different folders.

res\drawable-hdpi-v4

res\drawable-mdpi-v4

res\drawable-xhdpi-v4

res\drawable-xxhdpi-v4

res\drawable-xxxhdpi-v4

res\raw

In each folder there are mainly 3 icon files as png's

icon.png

large_icon.png

widget_icon.png

Of different sizes \large_icon.png being the largest I assume this would be the main app folder icon that displays as the package installer and home screen icon.

I've made changes to the icon that is being used to replace the current one's by copying them over and replacing them with the same file name for each.

The icon being used is the same for each, Around 57kb.

After successfully replacing the icons, rezipping the package and changing the .zip to .apk the app shows up with the changed icon and will install but when the install is completed a notification comes up saying not installed.


texts:
When clicking on Phone -> Logs, I have hundreds of contacts presumably from Gmail.  Is there a way to hide all google contacts, and only show ones I've manually entered (SIM or other storage)? I'd like to only see contacts with phone numbers when using the Phone.

My phone is a S2 (Tmobile), if it matters.


texts: Bluetooth Headset Profile and the Nexus 7?

texts:
I purchased the Nexus 7 3G to install as the radio in my vehicle. I stream all media from the tablet via Bluetooth to my factory head unit.
However, I have two main issues to solve before this becomes a feasible replacement:
1) I cannot set the microphone on the Bluetooth unit to work with the tablet.
The tablet ends up using the built-in mic; and since that is located behind the dash, it doesn't work so well. I have been researching on Google and XDA for months trying to find a solution. From what I have read, this is my current assumption: Tablets in the USA are not built with phone functionality on purpose to deter people from buying a tablet and using it as their primary phone.
It seems no big deal just learn how to hack to enable phone functions and that would activate the proper Bluetooth headset profiles to work with the external mic on a Bluetooth unit. So after a ton of research I have successfully unlocked, rooted and installed TWRP as well as edited the bool.xml in framework-res.apk to make the Nexus 7 voice capable. But still I have no external Bluetooth mic support.
Is this a problem with Android in general? or Jelly Bean in general? or all tablets?
At this point I have exhausted all that I can do on my own without asking for help. Does anyone know how to use an external Bluetooth mic on the Nexus 7 3g 4.2.1?
2) My second problem is the tablet will not consistently reconnect with the Bluetooth head unit every time the vehicle starts.
Sometimes it connects properly with phone and media profiles; sometimes just one of the two, and sometimes none at all. I have used the Tasker app as well as the Bluetooth auto connect plugin, but it still is very flaky at best.
I have never owned an Android device before this tablet, always Apple stuff that to be honest just worked right out of the box. But I love the customization available on Android especially for an in-car install. So again is this an Android issue, Nexus issue, or a tablet issue? It seems from the research I have done that most Android phones will auto-connect but these tablets seem to be missing certain Bluetooth settings or profiles that cause them not to work. So any ideas on how to solve this issue?

At this point, if I can not resolve these two issues, I am going to return the Nexus 7 3G and get a Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0 3G P3100. From what I can tell, this tablet is a fully functioning phone right out of the box, so hopefully would solve my two issues above. But since this Nexus has MUCH better specs and is cheaper, I am hoping to find an answer to my Bluetooth problems.


texts: I'm running Cyanogenmod 7.2.0 Sholes on Motorola Droid with the ADW Launcher. The free version on the Market is an updated version of the one in my system's mod. Is there anyway to update it in the mod itself, instead of having to download it and have them be two separate apps?


texts: Custom Flashing to Nexus 7 - product info

texts:
I am trying to flash the latest 6.0.1 build onto my Nexus 7 tab.
I picked MOB30X build from here

naveen@gandalf:~$ fastboot devices
015d2a4ffd181016    fastboot

But, when I do

naveen@gandalf:~$ fastboot flashall -w
error: neither -p product specified nor ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT set

What is this product about?

Further,
Looking like the build comes with a nice installation file flash-all.sh
While running

fastboot -w update image-razor-mob30x.zip

I'm again hitting this error

  checking product...
  FAILED

Here's the complete log file


texts: Will rooting my phone improve its battery life?

texts:
I've had an HTC Desire HD with HTC Sense for about a year and I'm quite happy, except for the battery life. After upgrading to the latest version, it lasts about 24 hours with moderate/low usage.

I was wondering 2 things:

If I root it, will i gain some significant battery life?
After a phone is rooted, can it later be returned to the factory state?

I dont know much about rooting.


texts: Where are extra keyword tags for photos stored?

texts:
I have a Droid3 with Android version 2.3.4.  I tagged some photos using the Gallery application.  For the first keyword tag added to a photo, the tag is stored as XMP data in the JPEG file itself.  However, any additional tags are not stored as XMP data.  Adding the second tag doesn't even modify the file at all.

Where are the other tags stored?

Is there a way to get the photos along with the tags off my phone?


texts: Can't start clockwork recovery image lately

texts:
"Lately" (like in the last few months), I'm unable to start the Clockwork Mod recovery image on my Nexus S with Oxygen 2.2.1. When I select "boot to recovery mode" (or want to start a ROM backup) in ROM Manager Premium, it reboots and I see the Android icon. The very first line is red and reads:

FASTBOOT MODE - NO BOOT OR RECOVERY IMG

I've (supposedly…) reinstalled the recovery image multiple times and ROM Manager tells me, that I'm on the latest version already (5.0.2.0).

Well…

How do I install the Clockwork Mod recovery image? My phone is rooted, if that's important.

Thanks,
Alexander


texts: Sending an intent to tasker, from tasker

texts:
I'm trying to follow this how-to: Dynamic Home Button Behavior
 (GrogBase), but I  am having problems sending and receiving an intent.
Can anybody tell me how to format the intent to be sent by a task, to be received by tasker?


texts: Can't download the ZIP file of CWM Recovery from its official site, why?

texts:
I recently found an old phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) and wanted to download the fitting ClockworkMod Recovery.

Well, when searching for the .zip files on http://clockworkmod.com, I found out that something changed.

What happened to CWM? Why aren't the .zip files not accessible anymore through the browser, and how can I get them anyway?


texts: How can i disable android permission manager notification?

texts:
I have an android 4.4.2 device and permission manager app enabled.

I have facebook messenger installed for example and i deny it permission to read my sms or phone contacts.

It works, but keeps displaying "Messenger is denied " in the center bottom lower screen for ages. Sometimes i need to reboot my device to make it go away.

absolutely annoying


texts: What is the official name of the "open apps" view that is navigated to by hitting the square system button?

texts:
On Android, there are three buttons along the bottom system bar. When I hit the square one, a UI displaying all the currently "open" apps.
What is the official name of this view?


texts:
My main problem with developing in Android is that the emulator seems to continually get disconnected from eclipse. This always happens the 2-3 time I try to upload my .apk from eclipse without rebooting the emulator. Eclipse indicates this with an empty DDMS ->Device section and logcat stays blank - sometimes I'm not sure if the new code made it on the device.

The only fix I have for this is to shut down eclipse, and restart it. With the restarting of Eclipse, on top of the emulator boot time, I can't get any momentum going in my development.

Is there a way to reconnect the emulator to eclipse without having to restart Eclipse or even the Emulator?


texts: Why does Exchange ActiveSync not keep more than 'x' days of mail?

texts:
I have a HTC Desire X. I have set Exchange ActiveSync to download past 3 days. However, why does it not keep older mails which are already downloaded? i.e. on Friday, I can see mails from Tuesday on. On Saturdays, I can only from Wednesday on. The Tuesday email which was already downloaded and read is no longer visible?

Is there a way to make not delete the local copy of older emails?

There is an earlier question which is similar - Why does stock email app only keep 25 latest emails?

However I don't think the accepted answer there is relevant here. From that answer

  to prevent large transfers of data that end up using the device communication thus leading to a faster battery drain;

Why would keeping older mails cause large transfer of data? The older mails are already downloaded and are there on your phone.

  to preserve memory consumption that in turn would leave your device slow and inefficient.

Just because the older mails are there on disk, it will not increase memory consumption. A better way to program it would be display '3' days but have a way to show older ones on demand - since the app would read it from disk only on demand, it wouldn't increase memory consumption.

My phone runs Android 4.0.4.


texts: How can I duplicate an event in the Microsoft Outlook Android application?


texts: Moto g 2nd gen, lollipop bootloader unlock issue

texts:
I have just bought Moto G 2nd generation smart phone with 16 gb internal memory. To root device, I tried to unlock bootloader. But it didn't go smooth. When I hit command fastboot oem unlock <key>, I got success message with status Device unlocked. Status 3.

But what the heck this status 3?. I am not getting any info about this.

Google search is showing that, at time of unlocking bootloader, few messages are shown like unlocked then restarted and device restarts. But this didn't happen with me. So I manually restarted my device for custom recovery. And flashed rom using TWRP2.7.1.1-titan-motog-2014. This command also showed me success message. Before this I copied UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.02.zip in device.

But after restarting and hitting recovery, device is not showing any thing and just black screen and then turning off.

Apart from this device is working fine, with normal boot.

P.S. RootChecker is showing that Root access is not properly installed on this device.

So what is the way out to root the device again properly?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Detecting incoming/outgoing whatsapp messages

texts: I just want to know if there is a way i can check for send and received whatsapp message on android, i tried to get the notifications but when the user is in whatsapp, there is no notification shown, also you can't get the sent whatsapp messages this way, is there a way that i can do it without reading its db, and if i was going to read its fb how could i accomplish it? It is encrypted like I know and the encryption between each user differs right ?


texts: "OK Google" too sensitive, reacts on "OK" only

texts:
When I want to start an "OK Google" query, I just have to say "OK" and Google Search starts listening.

Unfortunately that makes the features unusable because when on a charger my phone is always active and when anyone in the office says "OK", my phone starts searching away.

Same behaviour when I start the original "Google Search" app and use the hotword.

What to do?

My specs:

 - Device: Samsung Galaxy S4
 - ROM: SlimKat 6.8
 - Launcher: Apex (has OK Google support)
 - Additinal Info: Xprivacy installed.


texts: Samsung galaxy S4 Blacked out Screen need to retreive files

texts: Anyone know how to get photos/files from a galaxy 4 that has a broken / blacked out screen - Ive tried every method possible ive read online and im getting no-were and ready to scream ...I cant seem to unlock the screen to allow a computer to extract files - Ive pluged the phone into multiple computers it wont read the phone...ive tried the Kies Program...the Samsung recovery system - can I plug the phone into something and see the screen separate from the phone?


texts: Installing CM 11 (KitKat) on an S II without USB

texts:
I've inherited a Galaxy S II running Android 4.1 (no software updates are available for the stock version), and I want to put 4.4 on it. There are plenty of tutorials for this on the internet, but most of them seem to rely on flashing CWM with ODIN first.

My problem here is that USB Mass Storage doesn't work on this phone, and hasn't for about a year now. It will charge over USB, but doesn't appear to acknowledge being connected to a PC. It shows up in Device Manager as Unknown device, and in Properties it says Code 43: Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. If I go into settings on the phone and try to switch on USB Mass Storage, it tells me to Connect a cable before using USB Mass Storage (or similar wording). I've tried with USB Debugging on and off.

I can, of course, copy files on and off of the SD card using an external reader, what I want to know is whether it is possible to go from stock android (and stock recovery) to CyanogenMod 11 without using the USB connection? If so, how?


texts: Android Emulator: How to avoid boot loop after rooting?

texts:
I was searching for a way to root an Android emulator.

I was very thankful for finding an answer to how to root an Android Virtual Device here: Root Android virtual device with Android 7.1.1

The guide (see URL) works and successfully roots my emulator (API level 25 Google APIs on x86). However, it's stuck in a boot loop once the device gets restarted.

Is there any way to avoid this since performing the steps to root the device on every startup is quite inconvenient?


texts:
I downloaded and installed facelock.apk on my Motorola Android tablet (running 4.0.3) but it fails with "Face unlock couldn't start.".

What's the reason? What can I do to get it working?


texts: Wipe personal data from android mobile without rooting

texts:
I apologize If placing a already answered questions. But I am novice and have tried finding answers to no avail.
I got a Moto G3 (2015) from a friend and I want to erase all his personal data to the extent of unrecoverable to ensure protection of his privacy.
I can root it using TWRP, Supersu, Magisk as I found on many websites/ forums. But I have following question/ agitation in my mind.

Rooting will left me not able to run some app like bank apps as they do not run on rooted mobile.
Will I be able to factory reset my mobile after rooting mobile using custom recovery image i.e.  TWRP, Supersu, Magisk .
Will these files be safe.

So to get rid of all these problems I do not want to root my device at all.
4. can I wipe/ erase all personal data securely with multi pass using a an open source app/ adb from internal memory.
5. does Android store log files and temp files as in Linux in /var/log/. How can I erase them without rooting.
6. If I am wrong and I can root my device without any problem. Please advice me.
The answer to question suggested by Irfan is not specific to my question. Through it is a good post for common knowledge but did not tell How to to a novice.
Thank You.


texts: How to auto unlock SIM/UICC on trusted devices?

texts:
I don't like manually entering PIN1 of SIM/UICC everytime I reboot my Android smartphone or switch SIM/UICC between multiple trusted devices. How to auto unlock SIM/UICC on my trusted devices? The case is similar to auto-decryption of external hard disks on trusted devices.

Update:
I don't want to remove security so that one needs to enter PIN on untrusted device.


texts:
I've installed frimware update on my phone , but it seems display drivers have some bugs.

How can I rollback display drivers or at least the whole update?

My phone is: "I-mobile IQ 5.5".


texts: Paid app on computer (via google play store) but installed on phone as 'unknown sources' (not via the play store)

texts:
I just paid for 2 apps on my computer logging into the play store.
But I installed them on my phone as .APKs so how to have the free versions turn into paid?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to backup an Android device?

I need to offload all my info from phone to laptop.  I've enabled mass storage and plugged my phone in via USB to do this but it will not let me transfer the info. What do I need to do?


texts: How do I set keywords to search my app in All Apps search among other already installed apps?

texts:
I'm not asking about keywords searching for my app in the Play Store, but for searching in the "All Apps"/app launcher feature in Android (swiping up gesture from the device's home screen). Apart from directly typing the app's name, I noticed other apps have other keywords associated with the app. For example, typing in "mail" shows the Outlook app. Searching "video" displays Camera, Drive, Photos, Youtube... etc. These terms are not part of the apps' display name, but clearly are keywords/terms associated with the app.
I see this behavior on Samsung and Google Pixel devices, so I assume it probably exists for other Android apps out there.
Does anyone know what this feature is called? I have no luck searching for any documentation on this.


texts: How to turn off auto-capitalization on the HTC One M8?

texts:
This is bugging me while texting. I don't see an option to turn it off in the text app's settings, or Settings -> Language & keyboard.

Here's the screen when I open settings from the keyboard:

And here's the submenu when I hit Advanced:


texts: How can I save notes taken in the Galaxy Ace's Notes 2.0 application to restore after a system reset?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 running 2.3.3 and I took a lot of notes in the default Notes 2.0 application. I want to reset the system and I need to back them up somehow before I perform the reset.


texts: handling multiple devices on the play store

texts:
I have multiple Android devices, and each time I go to the play store website to install an app, I get a list of devices to install to.
my questions:

Is it possible to change the order of them? currently i only see how to hide (no removal? weird) or change their names (here), but it doesn't help re-ordering them.
I ask this since I use one of them the most.

is it possible to install to multiple devices at the same time instead of one by one?


texts: Is there a way to send an emergency text and/or email by holding down either of the volume buttons?

texts:
A friend of mine recently developed a medical condition that causes sudden shortness of breath, and in one instance, caused her to pass out. In that instance, she said she lost her vision first, so she couldn't make a phone call to anyone.

I found some apps that send emergency messages by pressing a button in the lock screen, but it may be hard to do so without being able to see (though certainly better than trying to punch in a phone number). I was wondering if there was a way to send messages by holding down a physical button for, say, 5 seconds. (Of course, the contacts/message would be preconfigured/preset.) I'm not sure if it's even possible for an app to "hijack" a button's functionality in such a way.


texts: What is preventing my Android phone from going to sleep? It is eating through the battery quickly

texts:
My phone is the Motorola Droid 1, rooted and modded with CyanogenMod 7. This problem did not occur before I modded it. When I check the battery stats, the awake bar is always solid, so something is preventing it from going to sleep. On some advice, I ran dumpsys power through adb. Here is the output:

dumpsys power
Power Manager State:
  mIsPowered=true mPowerState=0 mScreenOffTime=3537164 ms
  mPartialCount=1
  mWakeLockState=
  mUserState=
  mPowerState=
  mLocks.gather=
  mNextTimeout=198995292 now=202518891 -3523s from now
  mDimScreen=true mStayOnConditions=0
  mScreenOffReason=3 mUserState=0
  mBroadcastQueue={-1,-1,-1}
  mBroadcastWhy={0,0,0}
  mPokey=1 mPokeAwakeonSet=false
  mKeyboardVisible=false mUserActivityAllowed=false
  mKeylightDelay=6000 mDimDelay=47000 mScreenOffDelay=7000
  mPreventScreenOn=false  mScreenBrightnessOverride=-1  mButtonBrightnessOverrid
e=-1
  mScreenOffTimeoutSetting=60000 mMaximumScreenOffTimeout=2147483647
  mLastScreenOnTime=0
  mBroadcastWakeLock=UnsynchronizedWakeLock(mFlags=0x1 mCount=0 mHeld=false)
  mStayOnWhilePluggedInScreenDimLock=UnsynchronizedWakeLock(mFlags=0x6 mCount=0
mHeld=false)
  mStayOnWhilePluggedInPartialLock=UnsynchronizedWakeLock(mFlags=0x1 mCount=0 mH
eld=false)
  mPreventScreenOnPartialLock=UnsynchronizedWakeLock(mFlags=0x1 mCount=0 mHeld=f
alse)
  mProximityPartialLock=UnsynchronizedWakeLock(mFlags=0x1 mCount=0 mHeld=false)
  mProximityWakeLockCount=0
  mProximitySensorEnabled=false
  mProximitySensorActive=false
  mProximityPendingValue=-1
  mLastProximityEventTime=230765884
  mLightSensorEnabled=false
  mLightSensorValue=-1.0 mLightSensorPendingValue=-1.0
  mLightSensorScreenBrightness=70 mLightSensorButtonBrightness=0 mLightSensorKey
boardBrightness=0
  mUseSoftwareAutoBrightness=true
  mAutoBrightessEnabled=false
  mScreenBrightness: animating=false targetValue=-1 curValue=0.0 delta=-5.0

mLocks.size=1:
  PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK              'com.commonsware.cwac.locpoll.LocationPoller' a
ctivated (minState=0, uid=10069, pid=14026)

mPokeLocks.size=1:
    poke lock 'PhoneApp': POKE_LOCK_IGNORE_CHEEK_EVENTS

Is a particular app locking my phone awake?


texts: Android - shell utility to perpetually disable headset device?

texts:
I have an HTC Desire HD device that has some schmutz in the wired headset jack, and the output from 'logcat' (http://pastebin.com/cNZC8Wwc) shows it vacillating between 'Headset=true' and 'Headset=false', when there is in fact nothing present in the headset port.

I/HeadsetService( 1977): Headset=false; Bluetooth=false
I/HeadsetService( 1977): Selected configuration: speaker
I/HeadsetService( 1977): Headset=true; Bluetooth=false
I/HeadsetService( 1977): Selected configuration: headset
V/WiredAccessoryManager( 1746): Headset UEVENT: {SUBSYSTEM=switch, SWITCH_STATE=0, DEVPATH=/devices/virtual/switch/h2w, SEQNUM=12164, ACTION=change, SWITCH_NAME=Headset, SWITCH_TIME=9817830244064}
V/WiredAccessoryManager( 1746): newName=Headset newState=0 headsetState=0 prev headsetState=1

This makes the handset almost impossible to use for calls without workarounds.

I understand that this is a common problem and that it has been addressed by more than one application in the Market store.  Still, those applications I have tried have not worked correctly to eliminate this problem.

I can't physically clean the port at the moment, and I would like do do this 'manually' via the shell.

Isn't there a straightforward way to do this?  I have tried with the activity manager and package manager search and try to get and set relevant data, but I haven't seen a way to say something like:

    localhost / # am kill HeadsetService
    localhost / #

-which does not stop the flip-flopping device detection.

Can I just echo something to a file like '/sys/devices/virtual/switch/h2w/state' and then use chattr to make it immutable?  Is that even the right file for the wired audio headset?

EDIT:  This doesn't work:

    localhost / # chattr +i !$
    chattr +i /sys/devices/virtual/switch/h2w/state
    chattr: reading flags on /sys/devices/virtual/switch/h2w/state: Not a typewriter
    localhost / #


texts:
I am unable to mount the second partition of my SDCard using the Link2SD app. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Ace. I enabled superuser root access also for Link2SD, but still it does not work. My phone is rooted and I tried everything.

What could I do?


texts: One day my Samsung stopped charging, as to my battery was swelling up. The following day I bought a new battery and it is still giving me the same problem. It does not charge or show any sign that it is working. Does anyone know a solution? I've tried many that I've viewed on youtube, but still doesn't work.


texts: Free up space by only deleting older photos past a chosen date

texts:
Google photos app has a "free up space" option where it will delete all photos that have been already backed up to Google photos from the local device folders.

The problem with this is that the recent photos I need can be accessed faster so long as they are on the local device. Eg. No internet access needed unlike from Google photos.

Is there a way to only delete those photos (which have been backed up to Google photos) but are older than a certain date?

That way, say, photos more than a month old can be deleted ( this freeing up space) but the current photos stay available on the device  for me to use easily.

Any way to achieve this?


texts: Device storage gradually increases after Android update for no reason

texts:
I have an Android smartphone whose internal storage memory get incrementally bigger after every software update for no obvious reason. I have looked everywhere over the Internet but the answers were pretty much suggestions that I have already encountered and tested.

The phone's memory is around 16 GBs. During each and every of the last four software updates the memory stands at about 14 GBs, leaving room for almost 2 free GBs. As several of my apps in the SD card get updated over the next days, they are normally saved in the phone storage and then I move them to the SD card once the update completes. During the course of approximately a month, as more apps are getting updated and consequently moved the storage gradually climbs up to nearly 15.5 GBs and my phone displays limited storage error and everything else that comes with it (e-mail does not refresh, no more apps get updated etc.). The only solution that seems the erase the memory back to the 14-14.5 GB range is another Android software update.

What I have tried so far (daily basis):

Moving apps and old/unused files to external SD card.
Cleaning cache from Android Settings, cleaner applications and by
wiping the cache partition (blue screen as Android boots).


texts: adb backup dosen't work even with allowBackup=true

texts:
I noticed that for some system apps (for example chrome, which is preinstalled by default on my device) I can't do adb backup . Doing so results in the 47 bytes dummy .ab file. I checked in manifest they have allowBackup="true".

Eg for chrome this is:
allowBackup="true" backupAgent="org.chromium.chrome.browser.ChromeBackupAgent" extractNativeLibs="false" fullBackupOnly="false".

Why this is happening? How can I backup such apps' data without root?
PS: Helium backup doesn't show system apps.


texts: Run voice commands like "Play", "Pause", "Next" on Spotify with Tasker and AutoVoice?

texts: When I get into my car, I connect my Nexus 5 (not rooted) on my audio system and play music with Spotify. What I want is to be able to skip, pause, and play songs with voice commands. I tried out with Tasker and AutoVoice. AutoVoice is recognizing the command, but nothing is happening. Is it possible to do that with Tasker and AutoVoice? If yes, then how?


texts: S4 won't boot into ClockworkMod Recovery

texts:
I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4, and am trying to install CyanogenMod 11 Snapshot, but I'm stuck. I installed ClockworkMod Recovery using Loki, but whenever I go into recovery with my phone, it just goes into the default recovery mode, with a little Android guy saying "no command", so I'm unable to install the CM .zip from my SD card.

This is on a rooted S4 (Model SCH-1545) on Android 4.3, Kernel version 3.4.0, and Baseband I1545VRUEMK2.


texts: How to reset an LG STYLO without the volume buttons

texts: I broke my volume button and am unable to reset my phone how can I reset my phone with no volume keys?


texts: When I open my tablets browser to yahoo it automatically redirects to coo123.net page. How do I stop that from happening?


texts:
I'm working on a project which we use a Beaglebone Black that runs on Android. We need to use USB storages for data transfer. When I plug in a USB storage to Beaglebone it works well. But if I remove it (without going to settings and clicking unmount USB device) 'unsafely' and re-plug it, Android doesn't mount USB storage. It creates its folder in /dev/block/sd* but doesn't mount it to /storage/usb1 . So I tried to use dmesg command to findout what the problem is. And I think I find the source of the problem. dmesg says:

init: no such service 'usb_modeswitch'

I think my Android distribution doesn't have usb_modeswitch binary and because of that it can't re-mount USB storage. I searched the web and find this site . But I'm not a Linux guy and I was unable to create a binary for my Android. I think if I can create a binary and copy it to /system/xbin/ folder in my Beaglebone, It might work. But of course I might be terribly wrong :D If you can give me step - by - step instructions to create a usb_modeswitch binary, I'd be grateful.


texts: waiting for device Superoot Galaxy Nexus

texts:
I decided to super root my galaxy nexus I9250 and i followed this tutorial.  I did it up to 7 in which the command promt tells me <waiting for device>

How do i proceed?  the device is connected


texts: One icon keeps vanishing from home screen

texts:
I have looked around for similar issue but I think mine is different.  Now and then, only 1 icon vanishes from my home screen.  It is always "Aces Cribbage" (available on Google store for free) and sometimes it won't come back after restarting. It is currently set installed on the main memory and not SD card so that is ruled out.  I have removed and reinstalled it and cleared cache.

I have a few other apps and games installed that are not having this issue (some on SD cards, some on only main memory) so I wonder if there's something with Aces Cribbage that is glitching the home screen icon?

Once in a blue moon, the icon reappears behind another icon, forcing me to rearrange a few to get that game back out and accessible again. When it is missing and I want to play it, I have to use apps screen to find the game, which is a couple steps more than having it stay on the home screen.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime G530, 8GB internal + 64GB SD mainly for pictures and video, less than 6 months old. Not rooted and all stock other than 64GB SD card added.


texts:
I have made a bunch of shiny photos with my Nexus 4 and now I want to watch them on my Chromecast. Trouble is that the standard photo application wants me to upload the photos to the cloud and then add them to an album.

Is there an easier way to watch my photo gallery on my Chromecast? A cloudfree solution that just shows all my photos on my device would work best.


texts: Android hangs after rebooting when upgrading to 2.3.5

texts:
I used HTC's update software functionality to upgrade my Android to version 2.3.5. Though, upon reboot all I get is the cryptic icon (a phone and a red triagle with an exclamation mark inside). When entering System Recovery (volume + power button) I see:

Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize reload...
Verify current system...
  assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk", ..., ...)
  E:Error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Marvel_S_HTC_Europe_2.13.401.3-1.33.401.3_release_237845pg2016qpaadczbkc.zip
  (Status 7)
  Installation aborted.

And four options are given to me:

Reboot system now (which I have done)
Apply update from sdcard
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition

I am tempted to select "Apply update from sdcard". Though, I cannot imply if I will find sideffects in doing so as I do not understand the meaning of "Status 7".

Any help would be appreciated!


texts: when i enter my android into download mode, it restarts like after 5 seconds. is this normal?

texts:
Brand: Oppo A92
Model: CPH2059
I tried installing a USB driver and it didn't work.
I hope you can help me with this, thanks


texts: How can I configure WhatsApp so that an email is sent to me when someone sends me a message on WhatsApp?


texts:
I have a bunch of rooted tablets purchased for use on a locked-down WiFi network (for security reasons internet access is not allowed). Using a different network, I purchased an RDP client app from the market. After a while on the secured network the app won't start with the error "This application is not licensed. Please purchase it from the Android Market".

Can someone explain how this works? Android Market apps connect on a periodic basis to check licensing? This seems ridiculously overbearing. Is there anyway I can verify authenticity only at install time so I can run on our secured network?


texts:
I have started using CM Security on my new phone which runs Android 6.0. I use the Applock feature, but the problem is it doesn't work because... just as I kill the window from my recent apps, CM Security also stops running in the background and as a result the password protection doesn't work.

So I was looking for a way to keep the app always running on the background.

P.S: My phone is not rooted.


texts: which sensor is capable of tracking the emr

texts:
I read about applications like tawkon and too close recently. I am aware that they keep a watch to the mobile's radiation level and do something when the radiation level mounts. I am impressed with those apps. I wanna learn about how they work and I wish to code a simple app that keeps track of my phone's radiation level.

I thought that the TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD sensor would be able to find the radiation emission. When I browsed, I came to know that it is a sensor to measure the ambient geomagnetic field i.e; the magnetic field immediately surrounding the device.

I suspect that the radiations emitted out of the mobile phone must be largely responsible for the surrounding magnetic field. If what I think is right, I hope that I must be proceeding with the TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD sensor.

Please let me know, if I am right. If not, please guide me to the correct sensor that can achieve my own tawkon kinda.


texts: What is the red joystick icon that is on some of the screenshot of Android phones?

texts:
In some Android screenshots, I see this red joystick icon imposed on other app's screen:

What is this joystick app?


texts: Phone wakes when unplugged, how to keep it asleep?

texts:
I'm trying to charge my phone with an inconsistent power source.  Unfortunately, the phone wakes up whenever power stops... Sometimes (often) using more power than is charged.

Is there a way to stop the trigger to wake when charging ends?  What is the internal name for this trigger?

My workarounds so far share the same fault:  I can't receive calls.  It can't wake if I turn it off, and it doesn't use too much power (usually) in airplanr mode.


texts:
On my galaxy S2, the mobile data usage shows two applications 10110 and 10109 consuming a lot of data. Does anyone know what these apps are? Or how I can find out?
I am running jellybean 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S2.


texts:
I've had this issue a couple of months ago too but then I could fix it by turning off an option at my WiFi settings.

Now the problem is back but it my previous solution doesn't work.

I own a Samsung Galaxy S5 and I've had it for about a year now. It runs on Android 4.4.2. At some point the battery started to die really fast, and I don't have a clue what the reason could be. When I check the battery usage, it says "Android-System" uses about 30-40% of my battery, but I don't have a clue where this service comes from or how to kill it.

Has anybody got a solution for this?


texts: Android 4.0 3. HTC Sense 3.6. I have some app installed on my SD card (1 of 195), that pops up a toast notification on boot/SD mount that says "Have a good day!" And lasts for nearly a minute. Does anyone know an easy way for me to figure out what app is causing that? Since toasts aren't a permission, an app like addon detector won't work. Cheers!


texts: High CPU usage and no sleep after upgrading to 4.4.4

texts:
I have a Sony Xperia E3. I recently upgraded to Android 4.4.4 from 4.4.2. I don't know if that is causing my issue, but it didn't happen before that.

I recently started noticing that my phone becomes very hot during normal usage (talking about 50-60 degrees Celcius, and in particular near the top of the screen, where the CPU is). When I looked into it I saw that I was using about 80% CPU under no load and that the device had been constantly awake in the past 24 hours, even though the screen was off most of the time.

It used to also be constantly using internet, but after I removed a certain app, that went away. It also improved on the heat a bit, but it's having the same problem again.

I ran a virus scan, and nothing came out.

I installed a task killer just to find out what app was using all the CPU, and it's the Android System. (I am aware that a task killer is unnecessary.)

What could be causing this, and how do I fix it?

Edit: I disabled Media Storage as described here and I am going to see if it helped. Looking at the CPU usage right after I disabled it, it didn't.

Edit: It worked after a few hours.


texts: Is rooting a surefire and safe process, or is it risky?

texts:
Is rooting my tablet safe or something can go wrong with it?
Is rooting legal?
Does my device become slower if I root it?
What is the best rooting tool?
Is it possible to lose my data or something if I root it?


texts:
I have a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 which I bought 4 months ago....love it!  Decided to add an external SD card......so I bought a 16 G.  After a couple of weeks, I got a notification "SD Card Removed Unexpectedly!" Of course I never removed the card but I could not get the tablet to recognize my SD card.  In doing research, I noticed that the instruction said I need a Class 10 card, so not being sure I had a class 10, I went out and bought a 32 G Class 10.  Worked beautifully for a week and the error returned......intermittently  In turning on the tab, I never know if the message is there and I can see the card on my tab (at times).....other times I can't.

If I put the SD card in a reader connected to my PC, it is fine.  I complained to Samsung and they said I can return it for repair since it is under warranty.   Do anyone know if Samsung CAN repair this problem?   I don't want to waste the money or time if it is not going to do any good..... Also have anyone discovered a fix or cause of this problem?


texts: How does my phone start installing apps so quickly when initiated from the play on-line store?

texts:
When I go to the Google Play on-line store and install an app, how does my phone know to install it? Is it using push notifications? Quite often it happens within a few seconds so presumably it can't be using polling.

I just don't understand the nature of the connection between my phone and Google's servers.


texts: Send a Double type variable as an extra when sending an intent via adb shell

texts:
I wish to send a Double variable as an extra. It is easy to do with code but it seems that am can't do it.

Below is the am extra help, we can see that there are flags for int, long and even float but no double.

<INTENT> specifications include these flags and arguments:
    [-a <ACTION>] [-d <DATA_URI>] [-t <MIME_TYPE>]
    [-c <CATEGORY> [-c <CATEGORY>] ...]
    [-e|--es <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_STRING_VALUE> ...]
    [--esn <EXTRA_KEY> ...]
    [--ez <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_BOOLEAN_VALUE> ...]
    [--ei <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_INT_VALUE> ...]
    [--el <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_LONG_VALUE> ...]
    [--ef <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_FLOAT_VALUE> ...]
    [--eu <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_URI_VALUE> ...]
    [--ecn <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_COMPONENT_NAME_VALUE>]
    [--eia <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_INT_VALUE>[,<EXTRA_INT_VALUE...]]
    [--ela <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_LONG_VALUE>[,<EXTRA_LONG_VALUE...]]
    [--efa <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_FLOAT_VALUE>[,<EXTRA_FLOAT_VALUE...]]
    [-n <COMPONENT>] [-f <FLAGS>]
    [--grant-read-uri-permission] [--grant-write-uri-permission]
    [--debug-log-resolution] [--exclude-stopped-packages]
    [--include-stopped-packages]
    [--activity-brought-to-front] [--activity-clear-top]
    [--activity-clear-when-task-reset] [--activity-exclude-from-recents]
    [--activity-launched-from-history] [--activity-multiple-task]
    [--activity-no-animation] [--activity-no-history]
    [--activity-no-user-action] [--activity-previous-is-top]
    [--activity-reorder-to-front] [--activity-reset-task-if-needed]
    [--activity-single-top] [--activity-clear-task]
    [--activity-task-on-home]
    [--receiver-registered-only] [--receiver-replace-pending]
    [--selector]
    [<URI> | <PACKAGE> | <COMPONENT>]

Here is how i am trying to do it :

adb shell am startservice -a com.incorporateapps.fakegps.ENGAGE -e lat 5.1234 -e lng 1.333

I tried with all the flags available but no results achieved. The intent is sent successfully but the extras are not used because the app expect them to be double and probably get them with the getDouble(). I tried this with Tasker and this is working properly because i can add a "D" at the end to tell tasker it has to send a double.

Any idea ?


texts: "unfortunately the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped" even after hard reset

texts:
I have a Blu Life 8 (Kitkat) phone and was getting some annoyng messages: "com.google.process.gapps has stopped", i tried to hard reset it to see if the problem was gone, but even after reset i could not get the message to disappear, and now i can't even go after the initial setup process cause it crashes every 0.1 seconds showing this error.
Is there  way to fully restore the default settings or something like that? How can i solve this issue?


texts:
I actually have observed two issues, which most likely are related:

When I try to connect my phone (Motorola Cliq 2; Android 2.2) to 802.1x EAP protected network then the connection attempt seems to fail ~95% of time (the connection state changes from "Connecting"--> "Disconnected"--> "Connecting" --> "Disconnected" ... till it gives up). Five percents of time I am able to establish connections successfully (the connection state changes from "Connecting"--> "Obtaining IP address"-> "Connected")
Another interesting thing here is that Skype still works those 95% of time when my Android thinks that it is actually offline. I can send and receive Skype messages. Albeit Browser or any other WEB application does not work. The WiFi signal is at 80% and I do not have any data plan (once I leave the WiFi range then Skype stops to work)

I am new to Android platform so maybe anyone could give me hints where to look to troubleshoot these two issues? Maybe anyone could recommend tools which can extract internal information of WiFi connection state (the phone is not rooted yet, but I would not mind to do that if I have to).

P.S. The phone works perfectly fine with my WPA2-PSK configuration at home.


texts: Can the Whatsapp icon appear and disappear from someone's contact?

texts: I have this problem of my boyfriend's whatsapp icon appearing and disappearing on his contact. It doesn't seem honest to me that he says that he doesn't have whatsapp when I clearly see that during his working hours or at times he is not with me the icon is not there but on the afternoons or on weekends the icon dissapears. Is this possible?


texts:
My daughter got a new samsung tab it was working with no problems , she dowmloaded a few apps then the keyboard went , so i went to check the settings and there was no option to retrieve it. i went into the playstore to add another but kept getting an error message which wouldnt allow me to install anything,
i done a factory reset thinking it would wipe everything off and retrieve the keyboard which i didnt i m left with no keyboard and having to try and speak each command which is very difficult and doesnt work ,
can anyone offer a way round this ?


texts: Why can't I change my password in system settings? Nexus 6p Resurrection Remix Pie

texts: After entering the wrong password too many times in VPN settings, I can't enter my password in settings. Whenever I do, I get sent back to the previous page. I can't even change my password!


texts: In Microsoft OneNote 2013 for Android, is it possible to move a page from one folder or section to another?

texts:
In Microsoft OneNote 2013 for Android, is it possible to move a page (aka note) from one folder to another or even just from one section to another?

This seems like very rudimentary functionality, yet appears impossible.


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

Today I woke up after a night without charging my phone (galaxy s2). and he's dead, last night he was almost fully charged, what to check ? how can i avoid thids kind of issues?


texts:
Does Android 4.2 support IPsec IKEv2?

If not, does any other version of Android support IPsec IKEv2?


texts: WhatsApp contact has wrong name associated with it in contacts (but correct name within WhatsApp itself) - How to fix?

texts:
In setting up my new Samsung S4 mini one contact (guy) got confused with another (girl). When the girl would phone me, I'd see the guy's picture (via google) and name. Somehow I changed the number and saved the girl as a separate new entry. Along the way, I must have done something wrong, cuz as a result I've now got the following entries in contacts:

guy: Phone, Google, WhatsApp
girl: Phone, Google
(same) guy's name: WhatsApp of the girl ( ! )

In contrast, within WhatsApp itself, the names of the guy & girl are correct.

How to fix?

PS: If I try to delete the guy's name girl's WhatsApp contact, I get the following message popup:

  You cannot delete contacts from read-only accounts, but you can hide
  them in your contacts lists.


texts: Android device can't use lik-local IPv6 if no IPv4 address is configured

texts:
I have 2 Android devices in an embedded environment, where the first is connected to a 4G network, and the second is only connected to the first. There is no extra networking hardware, the 2 devices must be connected directly using an Ethernet cable.
The second device has no problem with this setup, it has an onboard ethernet NIC and connection is straightforward.
The first one (Android 7.1.1) has a USB-Ethernet adapter. It can be configured using standard Linux command line tools. The problem is that as soon as an IP address is configured on the eth0 interface (using ip address add or ifconfig) the wireless data connection is lost even if the default route is still through wwan0. This does not happen if the device gets its address from a DHCP server, but the customer won't have any DHCP server so we can't use that configuration.
I tried using IPv6, it looked promising at the beginning but then even the link-local IPv6 address isn't responding to a ping6, unless an IPv4 address is configured.
Using tcpdump on the first device, I can see the ICMP6 echo request packets coming from the other side, but the device is not sending any reply. As soon as I enable IPV4, the device starts to respond to the IPv6 ping.
Is there anything I could try to enable IPv6 without configuring a IPv4 address?


texts: WIFI is grayed out and sometimes i'm able to turn it on, but no networks appear

texts:
Grayed out
Turned on but no networks
If I go to another setting and go back, the wifi automatically turns off.
Randomly google play store has stopped pop-up appears.
My tablet is an android.
Model number: VK810 4G
Android version: 5.0.2
Software version: VK8103AA
Hardware version: Rev.1.0
Android security patch level: 2017-03-01
It just happened all of the sudden, not sure when or why.


texts: Using an Android phone as a cordless headset

texts: I know there are some cordless phones which allow adding Android phones as additional headsets (e.g. http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/KX-PRW130W or http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/KX-PRX120W). These devices include both a headset and a base receiver. I already have an Android phones, so I only need to a device to transmit calls to my cell phone via WiFi (the base). Is there such device available?


texts:
I have found that when an app is in use and correct information is provided to it from a user, the information doesn't allow a successful login. However, by clearing app cache, the login is successful without restart.

Hence, it looks like it's possible for the data to get into cache, and hence affect the working of application.

My initial thought is that this could be a possible attack vector.

I have searched on google and this site, but could not find much information on Security of App Caches on the Android OS.

I have found the following thus far:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Mobile_Security_Project_-_Android

Questions:

How does the App Cache of Apps work on android?
What security features (if any) are present on Android, that would mitigate data from getting into the app cache from either local or remote sources? How do the security features work?


texts: Chrome browser frozen from scam tab. How to fix?

texts:
I got an ad popup in a new tab in the Chrome broswer from visiting a site & now that tab ad won't close or let me use Chrome.

Tried force stopping & clearing cache but Chrome is still frozen. Tried restarting phone. No change. See the photo for the tab that won't close.  It's the "critical..." one that has frozen Chrome. Can't close any tabs at all too. Any suggestions? Also,  Malwarebytes' scan result = nothing.


texts: Turn animated gif into WhatsApp sendable video

texts: I'd like to convert a short gif-animation to a video so I can send it to a friend via WhatsApp. Do you know easy ways to accomplish that (e.g. codec etc.)? Best would be doing it on the device directly but I could do it as well on a computer.


texts: Why are there two settings apps, Settings and Settings Storage

texts: On my Galaxy Nexus running 4.2.1, I see two Settings apps in Settings > Apps. One is name Settings (28KB) and the other is Settings Storage (520KB). Both have the version 4.2.1-533553. Is the storage one for handling the Settings > Storage screen? If so why is there a separate app for that? If not, what is it for?


texts: Cancelling notifications for app updates

texts:
Every time an app automatically updates, it shows a notification. I find this ridiculous. For me, a notification means "something I should be notified about". The thought that I should be made aware every time a random app I never use gets updated from version 1.5.2 to 1.5.3 is so ludicrous that it makes me want to sit back in my reclining chair, take the backrest all the way down and think about how big the universe is and how small our lives are.

Is there any way to make Android not show those notifications?

(Note: I use CyanogenMod 9.)


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (SM-T700) support for OTG (On-The-Go)

texts:
Not having any luck determining if I can see/move files from my camera to my T700 using a On-The-Go adapter/cable.

See cables advertised but read on various sources that not all devices support all Host services.  Not having much luck finding a cable locally so before I go through the trouble of getting one on line, finding it does not work and having to return it, I'm look for assistance in determining if the T700 is likely to support Host/OTG services.  Contacted Samsung but they just told me none of the tablets support OTG - interesting, who's buying all those adapters/cables that won't work?

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who bought a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 as I never find any mention of this tablet on forums I look on.  Am I the only one? :)


texts: The camera LED on my OnePlus One is continuously on

texts: I recently got a OnePlus One phone (64GB model). I noticed that the LED for the front camera is continuously on. Is there any option to turn it off?


texts: Why does my HTC Evo 4G send a single text message to the same person 30 or 40 times? Sprint won't help us and it drains my battery and annoys people. Thank-you.


texts: Xperia Compact XZ2 touchscreen randomly dies while using

texts: The phone is about 2 years old. I bought it used a year ago and for a few months now it sometimes randomly turns of its touchscreen, unrelated to what im doing. I then have to lock (power button) the phone and then unlock it again for it to work again. I already completely wiped and reinstalled the system. Any ideas what could cause this?


texts: Remove notification bar in Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

texts: Is there a way to remove the notification bar on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3?


texts: How to disable user input (touchscreen) from command line without root

texts:
In the android command line, I need to disable the touchscreen user inputs. I do not want to use root because I want it to be universal instead of device-specific (root is obviously not as widespread as non-root)
I need to do this because I want to open a youtube video using link (done already).
And I also want to make sure that the user/person does not change / pause the video.
I do not want to install any app whatsoever, but only use existing ones (system apps and maybe the extremely popular apps with 500m+ downloads)
I am assuming I will have all the permissions adb has (not the adb root part), so let's go with that

This is for a rickroll btw hehe


texts: Where are cached email messages stored in the Gmail app?

texts:
Google recently disabled one of my Gmail accounts (and will apparently take several days to re-enable it), but luckily I have some emails I need right now saved in the Gmail app.

Is there any way I can download them to my computer? In what folder are they stored on Ice Cream Sandwich?


texts:
I have a problem - a half year ago I installed the 4.0.3 on my Nexus S. I installed it by placing the 'update.zip' file in the \sdcard folder, restarting phone, holding Power+VolUp buttons, then choosing recovery and install.

However, now I downloaded the 4.0.4 update, did the same, but the phone got stuck - upon choosing recovery an android picture with something like a sphere in his stomach is shown for like a second and then the phone turns black - only buttons are lit.

What could be wrong?

Edit: Here is a YT video of my problem, sorry about the resolution, it's recorded on my laptop


texts: Half dead screen, trying to recover data (device not showing in file explorer)

texts:
I have a somewhat old Samsung S7 Edge phone which (strangely enough) has only the lower half of the screen not working. This is, the whole screen lights up and displays everything, but ONLY the lower half is unresponsive to touching. As such, I cannot unlock it and turn usb debugging on.
It is not rooted nor do I know how to do it; I don't really know a thing about coding.
I have seen many previous threads and web pages about this, but at most I am very confused and don't want to brick it.
It doesn't have any really important files, but very old GBA roms I would really like to keep, as well as some photos and pictures I may have. Any help appreciated!


texts: How can I find a GPS supported phone without an Internet support enable?

texts: Can I still find my phone's location even without Internet? Because as I know, GPS support will be enable if the phone's Internet is active. So is there a way how to find it? Because today, someone stole my phone. And I don't know if I can still find it. Is there a way how can I start the GPS from remote?


texts: web browser / plugin with mouse hover mode

texts:
I'm having problems with websites where the only way to access a page is by hovering over a menu. Is there any way of doing that in android? Maybe an app which allows the screen to be used as if a touch pad on a laptop.

Thanks


texts: Rooting Lenovo A600Plus Running on Lolipop 5.0

texts:
Previously before the OTA update I have rooted my phone with KingRoot.

While I was Updating the rooting creating problem for me so I unrooted the Phone.

Now I want to root it again I want to know will the Kingroot still Works or not.


texts:
I have a Google Nexus 6P. Irritatingly enough, when apps are finished updating, whatever video I'm watching in whatever app is paused. Every time. And when you can't schedule app updates for when you're asleep or just not using your phone, this becomes quite annoying even though it sounds like a trivial issue. Usually there are about six updates every day, and they all are seemingly updated around about the same time at which I go to bed and watch a TV-series or some YouTube videos.

Frequently having to unpause the video is not only immensely frustrating, but also ruining the flow and action of the story of what I'm watching.

So is there a way to schedule app updates, or in some other way resolve this issue?


texts: stock sms client creates multiple threads for the same number

texts:
Running the default android SMS application, multiple threads get created for the same number.

This is how it started: I was visiting a foreign country, I got a legit sms from the service provider (smartone in Hong Kong) suggesting that I could get cheaper calls by dialing *131*001 followed by country code and number. I tried it on an sms to see if it would work. It didn't but from then on the sms app started two threads, in a seemingly random way: most of the received sms are listed under a number starting with *131*001 that I cannot reply to. In the process all the past sms conversations were "captured" and listed under that number. To send sms I had to start a new thread with the same number but without *131*001.

This is what I tried: first, I added *131*001etc as an additional number for my contact, hoping that the threads would be merged. But it did nothing.

Secondly, after reading some, I used SMSBackupAndRestore to save the sms and modify the resulting xml file. I noticed one difference between the sms in the two different threads, namely, a difference in the service_center, for instance service_center="+852161645501" for the sms listed as *131*001etc and service_center="null" for the properly listed sms. So I replaced every instance of service_center="+852161645501" (numbers varied) with service_center="null". I then reloaded the modified xml file using SMSBackupAndRestore.

Before the "fix" just described, I had about 2,000 messages listed under *131*001etc and about 5 or 6 listed under the correct number. After the "fix", I had two more or less evenly split lists, of about 1,000 messages each. Plus a third list got created with 2 messages in it.

As I was doing this, it occurred to me that SMSBackupAndRestore only saves the text of the sms, not the pictures and other attachments. Yet, the pictures and attachments were showing up after applying the "fix", showing that the sms had not really been deleted, merely taken off the directory and upon being re-loaded the android sms app would "recognize" the messages and re-load the pictures and attachments. This means that there is a folder somewhere with the history of my sms. And the android sms app is using information stored there to recreate the *131*001etc thread that I'm trying to delete.

I wanted to delete all the cache. I couldn't find it by browsing (I'm using Windows 7), so I downloaded some apps to help me, two apps named 1tap cleaner, both worked in a similar way and deleted cache, but obviously not the cache I want to delete since it hasn't solved anything.

I have deleted all the sms, but double threads listed as *131*001etc still happen with the new messages. Plus now I can't even add a picture to my contacts (when I "edit" the contact, I can only edit the name and number, nothing else)...

Handcent hasn't helped.

Any suggestions on how to get out of this nightmare? many thanks.


texts: Google talk/voice not ringing on my PC when I am logged in on my Android phone

texts: I use my Google voice number as my main number at my desk. The calls ring in Gmail and I answer them there as well as make calls there from my address book. With fellow Gmail/GApps users, I also receive calls via the "voice chat" feature in GMail. However, ever since I got my Galaxy S3, if I am not active in the GMail window, voice chats ring only on my phone and Google Voice calls do not ring at all unless I go back and do something in the GMail window prior to the call. The calls just ring and ring and eventually go to voicemail (in the case of Google Voice calls). Google voice is configured to send calls only to my PC - I do not want to receive calls on my Android while I am at my desk.


texts: Share clipboard data between users on multi-user (secondary space) Android?

texts:
Leaving security concerns aside, is there a reliable way to communicate data via clipboard between users on a single device without using network methods? For example just to copy a link in the primary space  and  then access it later via clipboard in the secondary space. App suggestions are welcome.

NB: There is already an option to import/export files,photos etc (but not clipboard sharing)

Running MIUI 9, Android 7


texts: Google authenticator remove and install back in same phone(time corrention)

texts:
If i uninstall g.authenticator from my phone and then install it again i lose the tokens for the sites i have?
Can anyone tell me about backup codes?those codes are only to access my google account again right?
How can disable the ayth authentiacation in all the sites ,if cant access google authenticator


texts:
i have htc wildfire 3
i can not scan qr code for whatsApp web
i see the "OK, got it" button , no problem with that
but it seems camera keep scanning but not getting anything
any idea how to fix that ?
every thing is updated already


texts: Is it possible to stop play-store from updating all the apps automatically? (some automated way, not via settings)

texts:
I know there is a setting in Play-store, 'do not auto-update apps'. I am not looking for that one.

I am looking for an automated way, like using ADB or some other code by which I can stop apps from auto-updating.

EDIT:
I have root access, though it is better if it can be done without root.


texts: "force allow apps on external" on EMUI 5.x not toggling on

texts:
so i've been trying to force allow apps on external storage by ticking the option: force allow apps on external
 under the developer options segment of the phone but it just doesn't seem to work. Every time I try to  toggle this setting on, it just refuses to turn on it goes back to its original greyed out state.
Please note that I have set my Default Storage" to SD; Could this be the reason ?

Thank You,
Wael


texts: How can I reduce the number of Facebook Messenger notification sounds on Android?

texts:
I have recently switched from an iOS device to a Samsung S20+. On my old iPhone, when I received 10 consecutive messages on Facebook Messenger I would only hear the sound of the first and second notification. On Android I hear all 10 sounds, and it is extremely annoying. Does anyone know how can I reduce the number of notification sounds on Android, so they work the same way as they did on my old iPhone?
Thank you.


texts: Automatically have my frequently-used apps handy

texts:
I recently wiped and re-installed my phone. In so doing, I lost my home screen layout. In any event, my layout wasn't all that great.

What I'm looking for is an app/other method that would determine which apps I use most frequently and place them on my home screen automatically. I imagine this would need to be either a launcher or a widget. This way, I wouldn't have to spend time scrolling around for my most commonly-used apps.

Does such an app exist?


texts:
The volume of the call increases by itself when I'm using headphones. It starts at max when a call is coming and a minute or so after I lower it it increases again to the max.
I thought it was my headphones, but it happens with different ones. The volume button also looks fine. And besides, this increase doesn't happen immediately after I lower the volume (which I would expect if something was constantly pressing a button)
I tried to look for a setting that does that, but couldn't find any.
I have Galaxy S5 with stock 5.0 ROM


texts: MacroDroid asks for "Application Launched/Closed" accessibility permission constantly

texts:
I'm on non-rooted Android 8.1 Oreo with MacroDroid Pro v3.24.1. After I got a replacement phone and reinstalled MacroDroid, it constantly asks for accessibility permission: Application Launched/Closed.
There are three accessibility permissions available:

MacroDroid
MacroDroid Fingerprint Gesture Detector
MacroDroid Volume Button Monitor

I enabled the first and last and kept the fingerprint off as this disables drawer swiping. I don't get where to allow that accessibility permission it is asking for.
Any suggestions?


texts: Why would I need a disk to transfer music?

texts:
Why does Windows XP say "please insert a disk into drive F" when trying to transfer music?

(Samsung Galaxy S Aviator)


texts:
Currently I have an HTC M8. I bought the AT&T version and converted over to GPE without a hitch.

Lately I've noticed my GPS apps have not been working. So, I did some research and downloaded GPS ToolBox to try and refresh the A-GPS Data. When loaded, I noticed that it would not lock on to any GPS satellites. It could see 15+ (which i think is pretty decent.)

I did a complete restore after making a backup to no avail. I am not sure what could be the problem, is there a best route in order to troubleshoot this?

I can provide further detail if needed.


texts: Can I place calls with my Google Voice credit from Android outside of the US?

texts:
If you are outside of the US, Google Voice is merely a service to place calls from inside... apparently just GMail and Hangouts, much like Skype is. Unlike Skype the quality of service seems to be good. Also unlike Skype, though, I can't figure out how to make this happen from my Nexus 7.

When I try to add a phone number to an hangout, the Hangouts app on Android tells me it doesn't know about that number and proposes to send an invitation text message. Of course this happens even when I put in my own mobile number (which afaik is connected with my Google account) and from what I can tell the sending happens from the device itself - and thus obviously fails.

Is this something that can be done?


texts: Is the setting OFF/ON of the security flag different from enabling/disabling of fastboot?

texts:
I am following the book XDA Developers Android Hackers Toolkit 2012.
 In the beginning chapters , it says that :
The second-stage bootloader checks to see if the security flag is on (S-ON) or off (S-OFF) and depending on that , it checks for the signatures in kernel and OS that is to be loaded . The book says that if the security flag is S-OFF , then the bootloader no longer checks for signatures and also makes the entire system writable .
Now , coming to fastboot :
Fastboot is a protocol that allows low level commands to be sent to a device to do such things as write files to the OS . Most manufacturers , therefore , disable the fastboot protocol at the factory .

Can the security flag be S-OFF and fastboot be disabled ? Can anyone elaborate on the relation between the security flag and fastboot protocol ?


texts: Where does the Fastboot pull the information from?

texts:
I have a Motorola Xoom MZ601 but which is a GSM Wifi model. 3G on Xoom is not wokring currently. So I tried to debug the problem and when I did Fastboot getVars I got following info

NFOversion-bootloader: 1049
INFOproduct: xoom-cdma
INFOsecure: yes
INFOmodel: MZ600
INFOmemory-info: 0x101:0x5454:0
INFOmid: 001
INFOversion: 0.4
INFOversion-baseband: N_01.100.05P
INFOversion-baseband-2:
INFObattery-status: 64%:7.749V:0.9844A:36.75C
INFOunlocked: yes
INFOiswarrantyvoid: yes
all: Done
finished. total time: 0.946s

Can somebody help me find where does this info come from, as that partition or file may be corrupted.

The device is rooted.


texts: What is the /config file in the android root directory used for?

texts:
In the / directory of an android device is a file called config what is this file used for?

I am assuming it is used for configuration files and other things but my Google searching has not been able to turn up anything useful.

When I look in the file (on rooted device), it is empty!

Are the files hidden? Or is there nothing there? thanks


texts: Wallpaper on Android: Automatically update to latest Instagram post

texts:
I'd like to automatically update my Android wallpaper when a new image appears on a target Instagram account (not my own). Running once a day is fine.

What I've tried: IFTTT recipe tied to custom FetchRSS feed...but it seems the recipe fails to extract the image URL from the markup.


texts: WiFi and Bluetooth not working on android-x86_64-8.1-r1

texts: I have install Android (android-x86_64-8.1-r1) on my HP Pavilion G4 Notebook PC. For few months, it worked very well (except Bluetooth). But now it can't see Wi-Fis around me and the Bluetooth didn't worked from the installation. I have tried a previous version (android-x86_64-7.1-r1) and PhoenixOS (based on Android-x86) but the same problem. Is there any solutions?


texts: Is there there a way to download media from any android app

texts:
I'm not talking about popular applications like Youtube, Facebook or Instagram...
Let's say there's an android app called 'bla' and there are videos in it just like youtube and not showing the url...
What I'm asking is... Is there any way to download these videos directly from the app(using an xposed module or wtever..) or to find the urls of the videos(so I can download them from pc)...
Any help would be appreciated..
The specific app I'm interested in is this


texts: I am using ubuntu 12.04 LTS and want to root my micromax A110Q.


texts: WIndows Antivirus reports Arp Cache Poisoning Attack by Android device

texts:
A Windows computer running ESET reports Arp Cache Poisoning Attack by the IP of my android phone.
It's Redmi Note 4,
MIUI 9 Global Stable,
Android 7.0.
I scanned it with Avast, Malwarebytes, MIUI Security App, Google Play Protect. I didn't find any virus.
I scanned the ports with nmap. Nothing suspicious.
My question is what can cause it?


texts:
My phone is rooted: I can use OandbackupX to back up apps (APKs) with their data and TWRP to create recovery images, but the work profile appears to lack root rights and I have no idea how to grab the app data from there.
Shelter's app-cloning feature doesn't transfer app data based on my experience, only reinstalls apparently.


texts: What does the program Samsung Kies light do?

texts: I use Samsung kies for my Galaxy S1 and I also installed Kies Light but I don't understand what it does. I would like the function the send SMS from my computer, can it do that or what does it do?


texts: How can I enable USB debugging on Xperia Miro when touch is not working?

texts:
I have a Xperia Miro. I am trying to connect mouse with OTG cable, but it is not able to detect.

Touch is totally not working.

How can I solve this issue?


texts: Where does the "privacy protection password" come from?

texts:
I wanted to insert a second sim card in my Umi phone.
From then onwards, it always asks me for this 'privacy protection password'.
I can only insert numbers, not letters... so I'm very puzzled about what this does.

I have all pin, puk, passwords of everything in a book here. But whatever pin I try it keeps failing.
Can anyone help me please?

Is this from the Prey app? Or from Android itself? Can I reset it somewhere witha  password online on the web?


texts: Send Audio to Two A2DP Bluetooth Devices Simultaneously

texts:
I was pleasantly surprised to see that I can pair & connect my Nexus One with two identical NoiseHush N550 Bluethooth headsets simultaneously.

Unfortunately however, only one of them (always the last to be connected) seems to receive actual audio.

Is this a known limitation in the Android OS (version 2.2.1)? Or is there a setting or workaround that allows sending audio to both devices simultaneously?


texts: Performance troubles with Motorola Moto X Force (Android 7.0)

texts:
Since quite some time I am having some peculiar performance problems on my Motorola Moto X Force. Sometimes any interaction (like just opening Chrome for example) takes incredibly long until it responds. This also happens after clearing all apps in the task switcher and it can also happen pretty soon after rebooting the phone.

Imho a phone with a 4x 2.00GHz Cortex-A57 + 4x 1.50GHz Cortex-A53 (Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810, 64bit) and 3 GiB RAM should not have such problems.

Thinking some app might hog the CPU in the background (though I do not have any battery problems - it can go for over 48 hours without charging) I installed some system monitoring apps in order to get to the bottom of this.

One app, System Monitor Lite has the ability to log in the background, when enabled. I wanted to check if I can correlate CPU or RAM usage with the periods where the phone runs slow.

However once the background logging of that app is active, the phone immediately runs noticeably smoother! And it runs smooth as long as the background logging is active. Once I turn it off, the phone will get slow again after some time.

This makes me think now that this phone (or Android 7.0) has a power management problem. i.e. letting the CPU(s) run in a low performance state, when it should not.

Has anyone else ever experienced something like that or any ideas how to combat this?


texts: Fastboot hanging after first command (osx)

texts:
My fastboot binary from OSX is responding weirdly and i can't figure out why.

It seems to work great at first since the first command i'm sending works (and this whatever it is) ; but any command after that doesn't. The binary just hangs, and either i can ^C or open a second terminal and run fastboot devices, then the previously pending command will actually run. I've been managing by running a watch fastboot devices but it doesn't seem reliable at all.

After some researchs i've been finding an open bug at AOSP bug tracker but it doesn't seem very urgent to fix it.

OS             : OSX 10.10.4
Platform-tools : up-to-date (22)

Any clue, directions about how to solve this ?


texts: Can I prevent ICS browser from using CPU while in the background (without back-button exiting)?

texts:
I'm running ICS 4.0.3, and I notice if I have the Web app (default browser) open, but not in the foreground, it still uses a lot of CPU (25-50%), based upon the built-in Android Task Manager.  Other apps are using 0%.  Looking at my battery usage, the Web uses about 33%, even when my phone is inactive.

Is there any way I can prevent the Web app from using so much CPU when it is not in the foreground, without using the back button to exit?

I'm running on a Samsung Galaxy S2.

Edit:  If the best answer is to use a different browser, I am open to that suggestion.


texts: Cannot connect my Nexus 5X to Windows 10 PC

texts:
I have got a Google Nexus 5X and I would like to connect it to my Windows 10 PC.

This is not my first Nexus phone and I'm familiar with things related to a computer as a developer.
But I just can't succeed to make my Nexus phone recognized by the Win10 PC.

At work, on my Windows 7 PC, my Nexus is recognized and I can transfer files.

But at home on my Windows 10 PC, drivers installed by Windows are not OK. There is a yellow warning on my device, displayed in the device manager.

I tried to activate the debugging mode (Android developer settings), tried to reboot, to change USB port.
I also tried with the Google USB Drivers. (I also know that by default, on my Marshmallow Nexus 5X, I have to change connection mode "USB charging" to "Transfer files (MTP)").

The cable I use is OK because it works on my Windows 7 PC and I bought it on Google's Store.

I also had a call with Google Tech Support and they just told me that they don't have any solution for my problem, because I have already tried everything they are used to advice.

I just don't know what to do.

My last try, was to install 'Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N & KN' (it helped me when I wanted to connect my previous Nexus 5 on a Windows 8.1 laptop).

Any suggestion ?

Sorry for my english.

Best regards,

Hellcat8.


texts:
I'm on Android Nougat with an encrypted phone. I added a new SD card but cannot find an option to encrypt it too.

How do I go about encrypting the new SD card?


texts: Rooting/unrooting my device under warranty

texts:
A couple of weeks ago I bought one of those indestructible type of phone, from a manufacturer that also produces excavators and whose name starts with a C and ends with AT.

In the terms and conditions of their "Limited warranty" I read that it is not allowed to root the device, or else the warranty will no longer be valid. Nothing new to me in general. However the way they described it leaves room for debate when it comes down to it.

They state that the terms and conditions do not apply when the defect is caused by:

  Performance issues or incompatibilities caused by editing of the
  registry settings, modifications of the operating software including
  but not limited to rooting the device or 3rd party application
  downloads.

So I contacted their support. This is what I wrote the manufacturer about:

  I have a question about the terms of warranty on the C^A^T S52. I read
  that rooting the phone could be a reason for C4T to terminate the
  warranty.

  Is this the case under all circumstances, or only when the phone would
  defect as a result of the rooting?

  And if I read everything in literal terms, does it more or less say
  that everything that has not been mentioned is allowed? In other
  words, if I root the phone, and perhaps) have to claim warranty, can I
  just unroot before sending it to you in order for the warranty to
  remain valid?

The manufacturer responded with:

  Yes, rooting the device will void the warranty under all
  circumstances. The Repair Centre will know if you rooted the device or
  not even if you unroot it before sending in for repair/claim the
  warranty.

Does anyone have knowledge of how the repair centre can determine whether a device has been rooted/unrooted and if there's a way that I can bypass it? Additionally, I would like to know if anyone has had any experience with repairing a unit under warranty, despite the fact that the unit was rooted?


texts:
Apparently "ESCO" is an acronym for something, however "esco" is a quite common Italian word. For some reason the native keyboard seems to prefer the acronym to the word, usually having it as default, and sometimes not even giving the word as an alternative.

Can I either remove the acronym, or at least force the word to have more priority?

(system is CM 10.2.1, Android 4.3.1)


texts: What is the other number in the alarm notification?

texts:
I set up an alarm (using Google Now) for 55 minutes, so the end time was around 20:13 (and therefore the start time was 19:18

When I looked at the alarm notification, there's another little number in the right hand side which said 19:43 (so 30 minutes before the time the alarm was set for)

It would make sense if it was the start time (19:18) but by itself it makes no sense.

Edit: I just tried it again and the same thing happened. I set the alarm for 55 minutes at 20:36, and it says 20:36 on the right hand side of the notification, then when there's 30 minutes left, it changed to 21:01 (which is 30 minutes before the end time)


texts: Block incoming and outgoing calls and texts

texts:
I have a strange request.

Does anyone know of an app that can block incoming AND outgoing calls and texts from certain numbers as well as be password protected (e.g. you need a password to edit, enable, disable or add to the this "blacklist".

Currently I use the auto-reject feature that comes with Android (which isn't password protected) as well as Handcent SMS which blocks notifications of incoming texts (and you can password protect this blacklist). However, you can still read the texts that someone on this blacklist sent if you look them up in your contacts and click Messaging. Neither of these prevent outgoing traffic of any kind.

I would like an app that can block incoming and outgoing calls and texts that can also be password protected. Preferably an app that auto deletes any text messages rather then just blocking the notifications like Handcent does.

If anyone knows of an app that can do any of these features, or know of some open source code that has any of these features (I am a C# developer and could probably pick up on Java pretty quickly) please let me know.

Edit: just to clarify, I don't want to block ALL incoming and outgoing calls/text, only incoming and outgoing calls/texts from certain numbers. I also want to be able to password protect this "blacklist" of numbers.


texts: Sound output in speakers even with bluetooth headset connected

texts: I use a bluetooth headset (Motorola S305) with my Nexus 4 (Stock 4.4.2) but when my phone rings or I receive a notification the sound comes in both, speakers and headset, I want to set everything to the headset, is that possible?