texts: Why does my Android OS state that there's, "Not enough free space to install the program", when there's plenty of free space?

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My hard drive on my smartphone has 100 MB free, and the app I'm trying to install is 2 MB.

I just recently deleted apps totalling to about 88.3 MB, and the computed size has already been adjusted, and is displayed on the screen.

However, I have to wait 10 or 15 minutes to install it.

It's as if the updated, computed space is not registered in some way to the operating system immediately.

It's Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, no root, no unlocked; factory pre-set all the way(not for long though).

So, basically, is that the problem? Why do I have to wait a while after uninstalling apps, and re-computing space availability to above par to install a new, extremely small app, to actually work?

Is this all the OS's fault, or is something else at play here(e.g., hard drive or circuit-level operations reigning outside the control of just the OS software)?

Because if the re-computed size is what it's going to be, at least let the end-user know that rather than give the impression that you have the available space, but it won't install anything.


texts: gallery shows 0 images/videos available and file manager browser shows 0 B for images videos and music

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My Android gallery is not showing images and videos (these things are present in my phone and memory card and viewed through file manager in gallery single image). Even the file manager browser shows 0 B for music videos and images, while documents and apk files are shown, also remaining free memory is shown correctly.

I don't know what to do as I restored my device once, but the problem is still present. Before performing the reset process I removed my sd card, after a while something like gallery and process not working appears.


texts: Why does device memory used go up after clearing cache on an app?

texts: I would have thought memory used should go down not up. Is there some sort of recycle bin I need to be clearing out somewhere?


texts: How to inspect HTTPS traffic of a third-party app on Android 9+

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I want to inspect inside HTTPS-encrypted packets that an app is sending. It is not my app, I don't have its source code.

My device is rooted, so I can modify /system/etc/security/cacert if needed, for instance to do man-in-the-middle proxying.

Up to Android 8, one could just install a self-made certificate, but it does not work anymore. I have Android 9, but I can upgrade if needed.


texts: HTC HERO OTA update to Android version 2.1 firmware deleted the Calibrate Touch Screen feature from the menus. How do I get it back?

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HTC directly updated over-the-air (OTA) from 1.5 android to 2.1 android firmware on my handset. Since that time, the touch-screen (which is miscalibrated) can no longer be recalibrated, because the menu item has disappeared.

I have, of course, requested support from HTC via email, but I doubt that they will find an answer here, and I suspect my phone is now junk, unless some enterprising Phone-savvy person can figure out how to restore this thing.   There is sadly no backup that I know of that I can use to restore this phone, and going back to Android 1.5 has a host of issues associated with it.

How can I get this working again?  I could use any technique that will let me recalibrate the touch screen, even if it isn't the built-in menu item, maybe there is a way to bring that up indirectly somehow, or through an add-on app?

Incidentally, HTC HERO's seem to be famous on internet cell-phone forums for glitchy capacitive touch screens.


texts: Revoking Bluetooth permission from all apps?

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I noticed that my phone silently enables bluetooth when screen turns off. When phones remains inactive for few minutes and I click unlock button I can see bluetooth indicator showing up for around 1-2 seconds, then it disappears and Bluetooth is disabled. I have suspicions that some app enables bluetooth programatically when screen is off.

Can I revoke bluetooth permissions from all apps? (eg. using adb) Or at least check recent bluetooth activity events?


texts: What's the difference between Android 2.2 Froyo and Android v1.6 Donut?

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I am really new to Android and I barely know about it.

I now want to buy an Archos device that should be an alternative to iPod and its size should be like the iPod.

I saw there are different Archos devices.
I am doubting between the Internet tablet (Android 2.2 Froyo) 43 and the 48/5 (Android v1.6 Donut).

What is a better OS? What is more advanced?

My desires:

Mandatory:

Audio/Video playback (flash)
Wifi (Gmail, GCal sync)
eBook reader
Pocket size (iPod size or so)

Desired but not mandatory:

Voice mic (for potential web conversation, and recording)
Video/photo camera
FM receiver

BTW, I just saw Android 3.1 is out, is it possible to update these devices with the new OS?


texts: Are there any stats of Android version distribution by region?

texts: The dashboard shows global distribution, and I wonder if there's a way to find out the difference in Gingerbread distribution between say, India and Europe.


texts: Why did a crash at 100% battery cause instant drain to zero?

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After charging my Galaxy SII (ICS) overnight, I unplugged and started using the web browser. Battery indicated 100%. After 20 minutes the screen went black and the phone rebooted, then it popped up a battery low warning. On plugging back in, it seemed to charge normally for a while and then jumped from 80 to 100% almost instantly.

I would post a screenshot of the battery screen but don't have enough reputation - it shows charge starting at 100%, dropping slowly for 20 mins, then instantly down to <10%. From there I plug in and it goes slowly up to 80%, then instantly up to 100% again.

Anyone fancy having a guess at what is going on here?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Young. Yesterday it suddenly switched off and is turning on but stuck on a lopp. I can not boot into recovery mode it has stuck in some kind of loop. Please help me I have tried flashing the stock ROM but it does not help. Even when I plugin the charger it shows same loop. This is a video of the loop I have recorded:

Video

My phone is samsung galaxy young GT-S6312. It is running on android 4.1.2 Jellybean.
Please somebody tell me what is the problem and what probably is the solution.


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I've been trying to upload my photos to google photos. It's stuck on uploading x items. I tried restarting, removing cache, clearing storage.
I even tried downgrading the google photos app version.
My backup and sync is on.
Please need help
Thank you


texts:
Got a Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2  Some time ago it started changing my phone to silent mode
automatically, every evening at 19:30. I did not install any scheduler app, nor did I change any settings. How can I find this setting and remove it?


texts: Samsung Galaxy devices issue: Server error occurred. Restart Camera

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When using the stock camera app on a Samsung Galaxy S6 phone, I sometimes get the error "Server error occurred. Restart Camera."

It's then necessary to close the camera app and restart it. It's a hassle that often results in missing photographic shots.  Plus, the last photo taken is not saved.

I have tried clearing the data and cache for the camera app. I have also updated the stock ROM to the latest Nougat version available.  I have performed a factory reset.  Finally, I have sent in the phone THREE TIMES to Samsung for repairs.  None of these actions has resulted in a solution.

Questions:

What is causing this?
What server is the error referring to?
What is the solution to prevent this error?


texts: Where does Xperia "backup & restore" app store the backup?

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I use the stock Xperia "backup & restore" app to backup data like contacts, call log etc.
Then I want to backup the backup to dropbox, but I cannot find the backup anywhere on the sd card.
anyone has any idea where the backup is?


texts: Do I really need to install a task manager?

texts: Does one really need to install a task manager? My phone does slowdown on rare occasions but it's not something that hampers regular usage.


texts: Is there a way to prevent background application updating on both wi-fi and Mobile Data?

texts: For mobile there is an option to prevent it but I would like to block the updates and background data on Wifi also because I am connected to a Hotspot that uses Mobile Data from another mobile phone.


texts: Mobile Data icon and WiFi icon are showing exclamation mark even though internet is connected

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I'm having OnePlus 2 with latest OxygenOS 3.0 Beta. I live in UAE. Recently I started getting exclamation mark with connection icon, whether using mobile data or Wi-Fi. I suspected of issue with beta version. But when I went outside the country, I didn't face the same issue. When I came back I started getting the same issue again. This leads me to suspect it's a carrier related issue, not an issue with beta OS.

I tried resolution mentioned in below post already. They are not helpful.
Exclamation Point Icon on the Cellular Data Icon + Impaired Data Connectivity - Nexus 5 on Android 5.11

Apparently my OnePlus 2 is not detecting internet connectivity, but allowing me to browse sites and use every services, which require internet connectivity. Could it be that OxygenOS using ping method to any particular server, which is somehow blocked by service provider? If that's the case is it possible to change this?


texts: Is it possible to download a file from the internet through my phone directly to my PC? I'm running stock Android 4.2.2. The reason being that my phone has limited space, so sending the file file directly to  the PC would save space ,and time. Also, the PC has no internet access. Also, Boost Mobile's tethering plans are ridiculously expensive.


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I am currently using  ParanoidAndroid rom and I am switching to Cyanogen 10 on my Galaxy Nexus.

Do I need to download/install a new Gapps .zip file?


texts: Android - how to install apk from SD card

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Is it possible to install an app to an Android phone from an SD card?  To install it without a data connection, the marketplace, or using ADB?

I've tried searching for this but no luck so far.


texts: Is it Essential to Root a Nexus Device in order to Customize or Personalise it to your liking?

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My understanding is that rooting an android smartphone or tablet allows you to add functionality and to flash custom ROMS (amongst other things) like MIUI or CyanogenMOD.

A Nexus device offers the pure "vanilla" android experience from Google without the additional "skins" etc. that mobile phone companies add/tweak to further differentiate their product from one another.

If it is the case that nothing has been added/tweaked, customised etc. on a Nexus 4/7/10, can I achieve this personalisation (via the Google Play Store) on such a device without the need for rooting?


texts: Does the android web browser support kerberos authentication?  If not, is there an open source web browser for android that works well, which can be extended to support kerberos?


texts: How to change the demo OS in Sony xperia tablet z

texts: I have bought a sony xperia tablet z yesterday.. the showroom dint have the stock right now, so he sold me the demo piece in the display.. it is working fine, so i took it.. but after using it i understand that..it is running some kind of demo settings.. a demo video is being palyed for every 20 minutes.. if i re arrange any icons and go to another screen.. when i came back.. the icons are automatically restored to defaults..similar with volume settings.. how to remove those demo settings.. make it work like usual tablet.. thank you


texts: MIUI How to disable badges on homescreen?

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MIUI uses those red badge notifications just like iOS, but I really want to disable them. Specifically for the MIUI Market, which I don't use because it's in Chinese (I only speak English). I have turned off all notifications in the market settings, and taken away every permission from Market within the system settings, but still the badges come up about once a day.

Any ideas?


texts: How do I toggle headset/headphone mode manually?

texts: It seems that the hardware erroneously regard the headset as attached at all times (to the 3.5" jack). This makes me unable to make calls without headset or speaker mode.


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I have a dealer's card where I can Recharge for Customer using Sim tool kit. But when I inserted my Sim card in HTC, I am unable to use the SIM TOOL Facility and unable to recharge. I have to change my handset and recharge for customer.

Could anyone please tell me how I would be able to use in HTC?

Regards


texts: How to turn off ChromeVariations on Android?

texts:
To turn off ChromeVariations on Linux, one simply needs to create an /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/*.json file containing {"ChromeVariations": 1}. But what about on Android? See Extend (a way to turn off) ChromeVariations to Android.
One needs to be root on Linux to install Chrome, so editing /etc is no problem.
But on Android, one does not need to be root to install Chrome, so one does not wish to, yes, become a Super User and "root" one's phone (voiding warranty) to test if putting the same file in /etc on Android will work.
(Why would anybody want to turn off ChromeVariations? Well, just like when we disable Chrome Extensions to make sure it is not one of them causing a bug, we sometime wish to do the same with ChromeVariations. That way we can be sure, why Bill, with the same Chrome version, doesn't get the same results as Mary.)


texts: Could someone confirm the status of Google Gtalk App on Android?

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I am a new android user but I am a computer and internet search veteran, however today I have been unable to find information about the status of google talk for android.

I simply want to download and install the Gtalk app for Android, but I cannot find it on the market. I find many references to it elsewhere, but the app itself seems to be gone from the market. I also find many references to voice and video chat in Google talk on android, so is it the case that google have removed the basic chat app in favour of google voice?


texts: Using two messaging apps on Ice Cream Sandwich?

texts: I want to use Textra for SMS and Handcent for MMS, because they're both top in each class, respectively. I want to use Textra as if it were the only messaging app. Then when I want to send an MMS, I would open Handcent and sent my picture, video, ect. The problem is when I get any kind of message both apps show a popup and a notification. Textra is set as my default but I'm still getting notifications from Handcent. Can I disable notifications within Handcent and accomplish my goal?


texts: Developer options for a second user on Android 4.3

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I have a Nexus 7 (2013) edition with Jelly Bean and set up several user accounts. I have enabled developer options on one account (clicking Settings::About tablet::Build number 7 times) and everything is working as it should.

Now I would like to enable developer options on a different user account. However, no matter how many times I click the Build number field, the Developer Options refuses to appear.

Is there a way to enable Developer Options on another account? Is there a way to switch Developer Options from one account to another?

(I have tried clearing settings in the account with developer options. It did remove developer options, but it still didn't allow developer options in the second account).


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I'm on Windows 10.
Android studio version 2.3.3

How can I launch the AVD Manager with-out opening the Android Studio and creating a project ?

I remember it was possible for earlier version of Android Studio. I found the avdmanager.bat file in Android\Sdk\tools\bin but running it won't launch the avdmanger UI that we get from the Android Studio.

Anyone here faced the same issue and found a way to launch AVD manager from command line ?


texts: Samsung Mega 6.3 SGH-M819N with OS 4.4.2 puts owner's info on the lock screen. How may I replace that with an ICE contact text,  so anyone who finds me Out Of Service can,  without need to unlock the phone,  see who to call for my Emergency contact?


texts: "system_server" - BluetoothPhoneService Causes High CPU Usage

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I am using Android 5.1 on Nexus 4 and noticed battery drain faster than usual a few months ago. Thinking I need to update Android to newer version I decided to check CPU usage first and found that process "system_server" - BluetoothPhoneService causes high CPU usage:

Researched on other forums and other have same issue but I have not found solution. Anyone is familiar with this issue and thinks updating to Android 5.1.1 would fix it?


texts: I have forgotten my Gmail account password but logged in on my  android phone. Also it was managed by my college IT Department which don't exist any more.How can I reset my password?


texts: Inability to call or text with Samsung Galaxy S3

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My Samsung Galaxy S3 has this annoying habit that, whenever I try to do something like connect to a network, or open Candy Crush, after 20 seconds my phone will turn off, and on, and then keep turning off and on, the timing at which it turns off after turning on is variable: sometimes I have the option to enter my PIN, most of the time not.

Up until this point I solved it by plugging it in, and stop attempting to do anything  with this phone that I cannot do on my old Nokia. The problem this time, is that my phone has entered a state of isolation: I cannot text, or receive texts, cannot call and the symbol which normally shows how good my connection is to my network has been replaced by a stop sign. How do I get rid of this?

Also, my battery occasionally drains: from full to 0 in under 2 minutes.

Placing my SIM into a different phone allowed me to text and call, so its nothing to do with that.


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I have a rooted Galaxy S4 device which runs Android 4.4.2 & I'm trying to get the files of an application using adb shell, when I navigate to where my directory is and get the root access in shell and type

cp -R com.samsung.android.hostmanager C:\Useres\S4

I don't get any errors but the files isn't in the destination folder, I did try to use mv which seems to work as the application crashed on my device but even though I still didn't get the files.
Where I'm going wrong?


texts: How to sync an Android phone with anything other than Google?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?

As I understand, the Android phone can only sync with Google (GMail, Google Calendar, etc.) out of the box. I can imagine corporate users having a problem with their data residing on Google's servers — despite their "do no evil" credo.

Is there any Android application that lets you sync with the desktop (either Linux or Windows) or corporate server applications (think Exchange)?


texts: How accurate is Google Play installs measure?

texts:
When you look at app listing in Google Play there is "Installs" section:

How accurate is that? What values can be found there? Does is take uninstalls into consideration?


texts: After rooted my phone with Kingo Root without pc, Does this be possibly be removed on the phone?


texts: Wrapping text after zooming in Google Docs

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When I pinch zoom the page in Google Docs to make the text bigger, the text does not reflow/recalculate the wrap, so I cannot read the document without panning left/right to view the whole line.

This is an issue as I would like to use Google Docs on my tablet for presentation notes when I present.


texts: I recorded two finger pinch with getevent but when replaying it the touch cannot release

texts: I am trying to write some automation script for the Android emulator I am using. The emulator does provide simulation of pinches with keyboard and trackpad, but I would like to do it through the Android console, so I recorded the pinch with getevent, converted it to decimal and replay it with sendevent. I do observed the pinch but when it is done, the touch is not released and this mess up the simulations later on. I observe that if BTN_TOUCH UP event is send along with the pinch, it won't work. I cannot even do things like sh zoom-out.sh && sleep 1 && sh release.sh (assuming that I have the scripts to zoom out and releasing the touch in these 2 files). The only thing that works is through calling sh zoom-out.sh and then sh release.sh on a new line, which is wried to me.


texts: I'm a teacher. I use a portable personal amplifier in my class to make me louder. I was wondering whether it is possible to connect a Bluetooth mic and a Bluetooth speaker to an Android device and then redirect the input from the Bluetooth mic to the Bluetooth speaker. If it's possible, how to do it? Thanks.


texts: Recover phone data from encrypted Android phone with broken screen (still being online)

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my phone's touchscreen (OnePlus 3) got broken entirely yesterday (black, unresponsive, cracked => total damage!). Considering investing in a screen repair I'd really would like to know if there's any possibility for me to access my data partition. Connecting my phone under Ubuntu adb shell does not find any devices, since I could not unlock the device's display I guess. Is there any (Linux) way to do that?

best
Andi


texts: Cannot connect Nexus 7 to computer to see internal storage after flashing Cyanogenmod

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I've managed to flash Cyanogenmod 12.1 onto my Nexus 7 2012 to give it a new lease on life, but now I can't connect it to my PC to view it as a storage device!

The Nexus 7 shows up as a "media device" in Devices and Printers and does not show up as a drive in My Computer - the driver for it is shown as the Android ADB Driver. The Nexus 7 is only charging when connected to my computer, there is no notification to choose the connection type. I have tried re-installing the driver, but Windows says it's already up to date. ADB and Fastboot both locate the device in Recovery and Bootloader, so the driver is obviously working. Connecting the Nexus 7 to a different computer that hasn't been used to flash images shows up as a storage device with no problems.

What am I missing/doing wrong with my computer that won't show my Nexus 7 as a storage device?

Clarification: Running Windows 8.1. Connected with MTP mode shows my Nexus 7 in my Devices and Printers (but Unspecified), but not as a Media Device in My Computer:

Connected with PTP mode works as expected:


texts: charging from power outlet or computer? to save battery lifetime

texts:
I realized that charging my HTC Desire (Android 2.1) takes longer if connected to computer compare to power outlet.

Does it matter which method I use to charge in terms of battery life time?


texts:
Am I able to add a second email address to my phone. On the iPad I know you can have an inbox for multiple email addresses. Can I do this so I have my personal emails and a secondary one in the gmail app? They are both gmail accounts.

Thanks


texts: Recover deleted SMS message using Google Backup?

texts:
I use Android 4.4.4 & XPeria Z3. Google auto backup service is turned on.

Recently I deleted my SMS messages and now I want to recover one particular SMS.

Is it possible via Google Backup? If yes, what is the correct way?


texts: How to ignore specific ssid from scanning?

texts: I would like to block neighbour wifi named 'akx" from scanning. that means  my cellphone not show this wifi network when finished scanning.


texts: Does Google Photos allow for "Hidden" albums or photos?

texts:
I have not found anywhere in Google Photos to "hide" and album, collection, or specific photo from view under any given context. Is there a setting or workaround that will allow a user to select specific photos or albums from being in the main view when viewing photos in either the album view or timeline view?

Use case: If one backs up every photo taken to Google Photos, it would be helpful to have "hidden" folders or photos that are only visible when selecting to view those photos or collections/albums, or various contextual "profiles" to view photos as, such as "Personal," "Business," or "Show All." That way, depending on the context of why the user is viewing the photos, one could see all photos that apply to that given context.

There was a lot of emphasis on "contextual learning" at Google I/O 2015, and this is one obvious way that it would seem Google Photos would work under that philosophy, so it may be that I just haven't found the setting yet.


texts: Is it possible to add home screens to a Sony Xperia?

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I've an Xperia Mini/Pro. I would like to add another home screen. At the moment there are 5 different home screen. Is it possible to add more to the Xperia launcher  ?
I don't want to change launcher, i find Xperia stock launcher very ..comfortable with the function 'corners' .
Thanks


texts: In the stock clock app (4.2 stock Android), there's a timer function; the one where e.g. you type in 8 minutes and an alarm goes off in eight minutes. However, the noise it makes is absolutely unbearable. It's like a smoke alarm. There doesn't seem to be an option to select a different sound. I'd rather not use a different clock app; I like the stock one. I just want to change the horrible noise. Any tips?


texts: Use Virtual and Physical Keyboard at same time

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Previously I've read this article: Article, but it did not help.

I have an android device Samsung Galaxy V (Duos) - KitKat 4.4.2. I use this device to process the input using the Barcode Scanner.
I understand the barcode scanner will be detected as a physical keyboard, and I also understand that when these devices are connected, then I can not use the Virtual Keyboard.

The question is, how do I be able to use virtual keyboard while physical keyboard connected?


texts:
How can I enable port forwarding during USB tethering?
I know there are plenty of apps available for this. but i want to know is there any method available to perform this without installing an app and also without rooting the device? Target machine is running with Android 4.0.4, obviously not rooted. Thank you.
P.S. I am trying to host a server on a PC connected to internet via Android device(USB tethered). I want my Android device to forward incoming TCP requests to particular port on the host machine.


texts: Installing Android ROM on a HTC HD2 on the SD card - Performance impact?

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I'm currently running Android on my HD2 using the internal memory. However I'm having terrible issues with the memory filling up and I can't seem to solve it. I considered installing Android directly onto the SD card, but was told by a friend that it would slow down the OS so bad that it would hardly be possible to use.

So my question here is quite simply; will there be much performance impact by running Android from an SD card?

Adding bounty now, due to lack of patience.

I'm looking for an answer derived from personal experience or believable online sources
I won't accept probablies and maybes


texts:
As of yesterday my phone was okay as I know I had a missed call and checked it on voicemail, but today I noticed that it is showing no signal when there should be one.

The last thing I know I did was to try *#61# to check the voicemail numbers as I was thinking of setting a longer timeout, but I didn't actually change it.

If I go into Additional call settings I get 'Network or SIM card error', but I expect that is linked to the lack of network. However, I wonder if something on the SIM is messed up.

I've turned it off/on a couple of times. Also tried a different SIM from a different service and that worked. It there anything I can try resetting?

It's an htc Tattoo on Android 1.6.


texts: flash-all doesn't work, command not found - Ubuntu

texts: Trying to install the new Android 5.0 Preview. I first installed it a while ago on Windows with no problems. I switch over to Ubuntu a few weeks back, and now, after unlocking, I can't flash-all.


texts:
I am not using Android smartphone till now. I want to install the Android OS on SD card and use this SD card to boot Android on same line of smartphones.

Is it possible to do that?


texts: How to transfer Viber message history to a new phone

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Since Viber currently doesn't offer backup and restore functionality, I resorted to using Titanium Backup for transferring message history to a new phone.

However, after the restore, when launching viber, the message history appears for a second and then the activation screen pops up for confirming the new device -- and after the device is confirmed (via incoming call or sms), all the history vanishes!

Any ideas?


texts:
Is there a custom ROM that is targeted at child users? I would be interested in features such as:

custom screens per child
restricted app usage (installing, removing, screen/usage time, blocking in app purchases)
usage monitoring/logging
geo location


texts: Get logs before logcat has started in a bootloop

texts:
I am flashing a modified version of aosp and the device boot loops.
The problem is that "logcat" on the phone never runs, meaning that the problem has occurred earlier.

So, is there a way that I can access any log files that have been generated since the devices had initiated boot?
I just want to know the root of the error that I caused.

The modifications that I do are in the runtime in particular,
and I am flashing to the device the following aosp generated images:
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img

I am using a Nexus 6, on Android Marshmallow (most stock code from 6.0.1_r31..r33), and the boot image is permissive with verity disabled.


texts: What is an easy way to quickly transfer content (text, image, small files) between my galaxy note 10 and windows 10?

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Very often I'd like to quickly transfer a bit of text that I have in the clipboard of my pc (windows10) or an image to my phone (galaxy note 10). Is there a way to do this in a convenient way - wirelessly?

PS: currently I use the windows telegram app with an extra second telegram account for my pc to transfer such little temporary data from my pc to my cellphone and the other way around.


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How to set-up a phone so that the calls are diverted during a time interval (e.g. from 8:30 to 17:00)?

If it matters, I have a Huawei Ascend P2 running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and on the UK's "3" mobile network.


texts: Can I send Ctrl+C to Android terminal from Windows Powershell?

texts: Adb shell should let me Ctrl+C to exit a command like top. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work in Windows. Is there a workaround?


texts: Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100): Problems with Wifi signal, bad reception, breaking connection

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I recently bought an Samsung S Galaxy II (i9100), and I am pretty pleased with it. It is by far the best phone I ever owned.

The only downside I have is that it has a really poor wifi signal. It gets almost half of the bars my old HTC HD2 got. This is not a big problem, I am not always far away from my router anyways.

The really annoying part is that is stops working after a few minutes. I am just browsing, and then suddenly the connection stops. I then need to switch off wifi, and back on the get the connection going again.

The signal is already on 'never sleep', so that is not the problem. And I do not have this problem with the HTC HD2, so it's not my router either, its just the phone.

Anyone know a fix for this, I have been looking on the net, a lot of people have this problem, but I failed in finding a good solution.

Really bad downside for such a great phone.

----- EDIT -------------

I also read an article about it maybe being the router. I downloaded a program called Wifi-Analizer. It said the channel had a poor signal, so I changed the wifi channel to 13. I also changed the settings to use N only, before it was B + G + N.

This helped a little bit at first, it does not break so often anymore, but the signal does break every few hours.


texts: How to open/access app file folder such as; device;sdcard;emulater0; sdcard emulater; and what do they mean?  when i try to open them it says "doesn't have app to view" What is a good app to get to view them? do i need to do it on a computer? Also  Facefile says no media with a bunch of letters  What is this?; How to view Thumbnailsin the file folder?  thank you in advance for any help with this. i have a samsung Galaxy s3


texts: Under what path is the data for Firefox extensions stored?

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/data/data/org.mozilla.firefox is the directory in which Firefox's data is stored on Android. Where are Firefox's extensions' settings and data stored in there? The best I can tell is that they're going to be stored under /data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/${profile}.default since the names for everything outside of that folder appears to be for temporary files, the application's cache, and network-related things.

These are the paths that I'm sure do not contain extension data or that I'm sure do contain ALL of the extension data:

/data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/${profile}.default/browser-extension-data


texts: Same app paid for twice due to some error on Google Play Store, no receipt of failed transaction, but money deducted

texts: I purchased a game yesterday, however due to some issue the purchase failed, yet the amount was deducted. I contacted the bank and they registered my complaint and informed me that either I'll receive the money back or the merchant will. Being impatient I purchased the same game later, but my previous transaction was also sent to the merchant, which I found out when I enquired the status of my complaint with the bank. Now I have no idea how to resolve this, I have not received any receipt for the previous transaction as well.


texts: Is there a way to get back deleted tabs/bookmarks after deleting chrome app data?

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I was having issues with storage on my phone so following advice from a forum I started deleting app Data but didn't realize it would erase all my tabs.I have tried backing up the data with google sync but I'm not finding anything after downloading the export I was provided.
If anyone can help me with this I will be extremely grateful, thanks for your time!


texts: CyanogenMod on Xperia Z1 compact: Amami or Yuga

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I have in stalled CyanogenMod (CM) 12.1 on my Sony Xperia Z1 compact -- according to the CM website the name for that device is amami. The OS (Cyanogenmod version) that it runs, very much to my satisfaction, is 12.1-20150424-UNOFFICIAL-amami.

However, updates for amami that are downloaded, for installation in recovery mode, are refused because the ZIP installer (in recovery mode) says that my device needs a yuga update not an amami.

While the name yuga is reserved for Sony Xperia Z phones, which may be a generic class into which the Z1 compact also falls, I had expected that the amami updates, which are specifically for my device, would be a better fit.

Does anyone know how I can make the amami updates work on my amami phone with an amami ROM on it, instead of asking for yuga?


texts: Exchange mobile sync has been disabled using gmail

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My Exchange mobile sync has been disabled twice already by the exchange server. The reason is that the corporate policy is to disable mobile sync when a connection is attempted from a different device id. I checked and the reason is that for some reason at certain times Android sends Device ID: 0 instead of the real one.

I am using Lollipop, latest exchange services (Nov 2014) and Gmail as a client.


texts: Does a battery with more capacity last proportionally longer?

texts: I recently bought a Galaxy S2 which came with a 1650mAh battery and in a near future the manufacturer will be offering another one with a 2000mAh. My question is: will it last 21% more than the original? Is this just as linear as it seems or is not the case?


texts: My Nexus4 is stuck on the start up screen after lollypop update

texts: I did updated my nexus 4 to lollipop day before yesterday. It said is it installed and requires a reboot.. I did the reboot and now the screen is stuck at the bouncing balls of Google start up. What do i do? Thanks


texts: Android apps for "armeabi-v7a" and "x86" architecture: SoC vs. Processor vs. ABI

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While downloading Android apps, sometimes I have seen apps for armeabi-v7a and x86 architecture.

I read some references for armeabi-v7a and x86 architecture. However, at the end, I couldn't finalize which mobile processors and architectures belong to armeabi-v7a and which belong to x86.

As per my knowledge, mobile processors commonly used in Android devices are Snapdragon (by Qualcomm), MediaTek, Exynos (by Samsung) and Kirin (by Huawei). Almost all brands explain specifications of a smartphone and almost all specifications say mobile processor is 64-bit or not. Should I conclude that 64-bit of mobile processors (Snapdragon, MediaTek, Exynos or Kirin) belong to ARM architecture?

EDIT:
To understand which SoC supports armeabi-v7a Android apk and which SoC supports x86 Android apk, I have gone through the specifications of MediaTek Helio X30 and Snapdragon 855. The specification of Helio X30 says, it supports dual-core ARM Cortex-A73 and quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 but ARM is not mentioned anywhere in the specification of Snapdragon 855. So should I conclude that Helio X30 will support armeabi-v7a Android apps and Snapdragon 855 will not support armeabi-v7a apps?

Please clarify my confusions.


texts: Can Gmail be set to do send/receive email rather than synching

texts: I seldom use my cell phone for emailing but want to be able to do so occasionally. I know how to add non-Gmail email accounts to the Gmail app, but I want to set sync to "never" for them so that my battery isn't continually being sucked unnecessarily. But I can't figure out how to tell Gmail to do a receive on those few occasions that I need to check email on the phone. Is there a way? Or do I need to find a different email app?


texts: How can I root my Lava A97 Android 6.0 stock

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I have tried all the rooting apps including desktops one but none of them able to root my device.

I also tried to go through adb but not able to get '#' access in order to move files into intended directory.


texts: Does Android perform cold app startup optimization?

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I am trying to measure the time it takes to launch an App (cold startup) on Android.
As the official documentation states, that the startup time will be displayed in the logcat:
ActivityManager: Displayed com.android.myexample/.StartupTiming: +3s534ms

The problem I currently have is that startup times vary greatly. I tested on three different days à 10 times. These are the results:

Day 1:

~1100ms

Day 2:

~900ms

Day 3:

~350ms

My Question:
Does Android perform any optimization in the background for the App startup? Is there a way to reliably measure the startup time?
I haven't done any changes to the App in these three days. Before the testing, the phone was at 100% battery capacity and was cold to the touch (to eliminate the possibility of thermal throttling).
On day 2 and 3, I deleted the App, restarted the phone, reinstalled the App and tested again with the same results (day 2 was again ~900ms and on day 3: ~350ms).
Maybe it has something to do with the ART (Android RunTime) using JIT (just-in-time) and AOT (ahead-of-time) compiler?!
The app does not perform any network actions. At startup it only ready about 100 pictures from the internal storage and displays them in a Recycler View.
I used a Google Pixel 2 running on Android 9. The app is written in Java.


texts: Is there any PDF reader that does auto scrolling? I have some sheet music in PDF that I want to be able to scroll through


texts: How can I create a backup ROM compatible with ADB sideload?

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Can someone explain how to backup a rooted Android device into a ZIP file that would be compatible with adb sideload? Is it possible without having a custom recovery installed?

Is there a specific name for a ROM in that format? Is the format documented somewhere? Are there tools that package ROMs into that format?


texts: Value for "Global auto (prl)" to fill default_preferred_network on build.prop

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My Smartfren Andromax A with LineageOS 15.1 can't send & receive SMS unless I set my default preferred network to global auto (prl) and then perform a hot reboot.
I have an idea to edit my build.prop to make global auto (prl) as the default preferred network but I don't know what value I need to fill, not much luck when I check on include/telephony/ril.h.


texts: Can I Theme the Messaging app's interface?

texts: When my Droid updated to Android 2.2 the Messaging app changed to a very light colored interface and I can't find any settings that allow me to change it back to the light text on dark background theme. Is there any way to do this?


texts: Hide Facebook friend's events from calendar

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I added my Facebook account to the calendar to sync up my Facebook friend's birthdays in my calendar. But along with the birthdays, few useless events also got added automatically. Like if my friend who is a football fan, is attending a Football match somewhere, that event is displaying in "MY CALENDAR".
It is very annoying to see my friend's events in my calendar. How do I stop that?


texts: How can I fix muffled sound on my Samsung Galaxy S?

texts: I recently purchased a i9000 and the voice quality over the microphone is horrible. The sound is muffled. Person on the other side of the line cannot make out what I'm saying. Is there a fix?


texts: How do I figure out what is using up all my data?

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I typically only use between 1GB and 2GB per month of data. However, this month I was notified that I had exceeded my 4GB limit. I increased the limit to 7GB and within 4 days that was exceeded. I've now shut off all cellular data. When I look in Settings > Data Usage > Cellular Data Usage it shows 7.25GB of data used by Android OS. If I tap on Android OS it lists a bunch of apps like com.qti.service.colorservice and com.quicinc.cne.CNEService.CNEServiceApp. I don't know if this list is sorted by which service/app used the most data and there's no more detail I can attain by tapping on the apps listed under Android OS.

Since I have dates and times for some of the largest downloads (868MB on March 27, 12:57AM for example), is there somewhere in the file system where I can see a list of IP addresses connected to and their timestamps to perhaps narrow down who/what is sucking up all my data?

Is there a more thorough way of wiping the phone than a factory reset?

Anybody seen this before and have any suggestions?


texts: How do I check if my phone has hardware video encoder?

texts:
I own a Samsung j7 2016 and I did some search about the CPU and looked for information tools but I've found codec info but not hardware video encoder info anywhere.

If you know any app or adb command to retrieve info about this, it'll be helpful.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 not working with Android SDK

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I can not get Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 to be seen in Eclipse Android SDK. I believe the problem is related to the usb device driver.

I loaded Samsung Kies and it sees the device fine, just not Eclipse.


texts: I am using LG P350 from long time as my backup mobile. Some how Emergency Mode!! has triggered. Please some one help me out solving this problem


texts: LineageOs compatible with European (H850) version of LG5

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The "Downloads" page of LineageOS only lists the US version (H830) for the LG5.

Given that they apparently use mostly the same hardware, am I safe to assume that a build of LineageOs that works on H830 will also work on H850 (usual caveats about custom roms applied of course)?


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My Droid Bionic has an option on the Display Settings page "In-Pocket detection: locks your device automatically when inserted in pocket"

How does the phone sense that it's in your pocket?  I'm speculating maybe a combination of proximity and light sensors?


texts: How to change message vibration type on s2?

texts: How can I change message vibration type on galaxy s2? After jb update it vibrates the same (basic call). In settings I changed for example into heartbeat, but it doesnt vibrate this type when I receiving message. And in message settings is only enable or disablle vibration... Thanks.


texts: Unable to communicate to a local WiFi with mobile data enabled

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I'm developing an app that should work on a private WiFi network without Internet access. It's a controller for an interactive digital sculpture. The IP address of the server it should talk to on the private network is hardwired into the app.
I found that the app is unable to talk to the server on the WiFi as long as mobile data is enabled. As soon as I turn it off, everything works as expected. I guess for some reason it still tries to contact the server on the mobile data interface.
Here's the kernel IP routing table when both the WiFi and the mobile data is connected and the app doesn't work:
10.229.237.220/30 dev rmnet_data0 proto kernel scope link src 10.229.237.221
192.168.26.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.26.102

With mobile data disabled and the app working correctly:
192.168.26.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.26.102

This seems all correct to me.
Are there any special settings (default gateway, nameserver, etc) I need to add to my network configuration so that the traffic from the app is routed to the WiFi interface? Any other ideas why it's not communicating with the server?


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I want to remove all the icons on the desktop, (and also in the bottom bar) and place new ones via ADB.
My script already removes all the apps, but icons/shortcuts remanin there!

Is there any command to do this? Or maybe a xml file or something that I can edit?

Note: I have root access.


texts: How can I play audio over an open phone conversation?

texts: I would like to be able to play an audio recording over an open phone conversation. I.e., while the phone is connected (an outgoing call) a prerecorded audio file is played over the open phone connection.  How can I do this?


texts: Is there any way to watch Showtime shows on Samsung Gear VR?

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Last night the revival of the TV show Twin Peaks started airing on the premium cable TV network Showtime.  I'm a Comcast cable customer who's subscribed to Showtime, and I would like to watch Twin Peaks in my Samsung Gear VR headset.  So my question is, is there any way to watch Showtimes shows using Samsung Gear VR?

As you can see in this web page, Showtime allows for streaming of their shows through a variety of devices and services, including through Android phones using their mobile app.  But they don't have a Gear VR app on the Oculus Store.

But is there still some way of watching their shows through Gear VR?  For instance, can it be done through a web browser (either the Samsung Internet VR Browser or the Oculus Browser)? I know that from a computer, you can stream Showtime shows via showtime.com, but when I try to visit showtime.com on my phone it redirects me to a page that links to their mobile app.


texts: My Cubot X12´s screen is busted and im still recieving messages which I cannot read or listen to.

texts: So my phone is busted and I get messages from my friends which i can´t read. Is there a way I can read the messages from an another device or even control the phone exteranaly?


texts: Getting around the lock screen and cannot reboot to do Hard reset

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I purchased a ZTE Z970 MetroPCS phone from ebay sold as "For parts - Broken". The battery was drained completely when I received the phone. When I charged it for a bit and tried the Power + Volume Up key, it kept rebooting upon reaching the first Android logo. There's nothing I could do. I tried all key combinations and it just keeps rebooting.

Magically, after charging again for the second time, the phone boots up. But the seller put in one of those pattern based lock screens. I emailed the seller via ebay but the seller doesn't know the unlock pattern himself.

I connected it to the computer to see if I can access ADB but no dice. Now the phone is up at the lock screen and I do not want to restart it and attempt to go to recovery as I'm afraid that it won't boot up again. What can I do to either get around the lock screen or somehow reset the phone some other way?


texts: How can I disable the Samsung Galaxy s4 standard calendar?

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Please help. I've spent several hours on this and cannot figure it out. I see that the best answer to this issue is to go to the menu and change settings. If you see the screenshot, there is no menu option as far as I can tell. I have tried using the hidden menu button. Am I missing something?

I have also tried to disable the app in the app manager menu and continue getting double notifications. Any suggestions?

Thank you!


texts: Symlnk failed in strange way on Samsung Galaxy S3

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I tried to create a symlink for the external SD on a Galaxy S3 as I have done it on my HTC M8 previously. I tried with terminal emulator in command line, with Root Explorer and with Solid Explorer. It always worked and they were fully operational – but when I rebooted the device they are always lost, no track of the symlink previously created. Could someone explain, what is happening and how to correct that ? Thank you.

I forgot, my device is GT-9300 French running Android 4.3


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My Sony Xperia Z5 sometimes heats up, starts lagging and crashes after a few minutes to end up in a boot loop. I have the teamwin recovery project 3.1.1-0 installed and the phone is rooted with magisk on Android 7.

Usually, it was enough to keep power and volume down pressed, enter the recovery, and choose "reboot" to get out of the bootloop. This time, it seems different, so I'm caring a bit more now.

What are steps to take for finding the reason of and/or getting out of the bootloop?
I have access to a terminal through the recovery.

I have used a script called mm that I had lying around on my sdcard and that I have used before when I had a bootloop due to a broken magisk module, to activate "Core Only Mode" which is supposed to deactivate the loading of any magisk modules. So I assume that the problem is actually not magisk.
Also, I haven't updated magisk, modules, or the system since at least a few months, so it would be weird if that were it.

Wiping the dalvik cache as adviced by the boot-loop tag wiki did not help either.

The tag wiki for logging sent me to android boot up messages for debugging which recommends a few things.  But /proc/last_kmsg is inexistent, dmesg is more output than I know what to do with, especially much recovery stuff which I don't care about, and adb logcat won't react because the device crashes before it is found.

The boot process crashes at the xperia logo - so before the animation


texts: How can I disable annoying Xperia application on Windows?

texts:
This application appears when I connect my Xperia T (CM12) to the PC:

Usually I just close it, and continue with my work, but even after closing, the application stays open in the taskbar:

There aren't any settings to disable this type of behaviour.

How can I disable this window (at least from the taskbar), without losing the MTP functionality of the phone?


texts: Google Maps app: how to find a shop on a given street (knowing only the shop type)?

texts:
I am using the Google Maps for Android application. I know the name of a street where a certain shop can be found. I don't know the name of the shop, but I know what kind of shop it is (e.g., a book shop), and if I saw the front door to the shop I would be able to figure out it was the one I was looking for.

So, with this task at hand, I open the Google Maps app, enter the name of the street and city name (either by typing it in or by using my voice), and search. I get a red "pin" on the map, pinpointing an arbitrary place on the street I was looking for. At this point I could of course, enter Google Street View and drag the cursor down the street, looking left and right every 5 meters or so, to look for the shop. But the street is long, the process is slow, and it won't always work because the shop entrance may be hidden by a wall separating the sidewalk from the road (perhaps a sequence of stone arches or anything of the like). Besides, the images provided by Street View may not be up-to-date and over time some shop may have turned into a different shop selling a different kind of product.

Here is what I would like Google Maps to do for me:

Learn where on the street the lower numbers are found, and where the higher numbers are found. Old cities have streets running in just about any direction, and the direction the numbers increase or decrease is not always intuitive.
Provide me with the names of all shops, along with their address and other details (such as the shop type, e.g. bookstore), which can be found along the given street.
If (2) is not possible, then the names of all shops which can be reached by a street path of say, no more than a user-specified amount of meters (e.g. 50m, 100m, 200m, 300m, 500m, 1km, 2km, 3km) which must be a user-specified value.
In case (2) and/or (3) are possible, then, I would like to know, if a shop wants to appear at a given address in Google Maps, then I've heard it can be done for free by supplying an an address where some snail-mail is received with a code which is then supplied to google to confirm the existence of the shop. If this is true, where is the site where such registration can be done? Also, I've heard that at an extra price Google will also enter the shop and take pictures to post on the Google Maps service (but I haven't seen any of these from my Android device).


texts: Android AVD throws errors, such as "Failed to sync vcpu reg"

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How do I fix “Failed to sync vcpu reg” error? does not help. I tried all the solutions I could for Mac on the post but none worked.

I started a new project and tried to run the emulator, but I get these errors:

HAXM is working and emulator runs in fast virt mode
emulator: Failed to sync vcpu reg
emulator: Failed to sync HAX vcpu context

It used to work yesterday. I didn't change/download anything.

Why did it stop working? I also made sure there are no other processes of the emulator running.

I'm running Android Studio in OS X Yosemite.


texts: I cannot search my contact in key pad though I can see the contact in contacts app and also when I select a contact there is no more the option to send WhatsApp msg in my p10 lite already tried rebuild index data many times


texts: E-mail (imap client) sync stopped because of low memory, and will not start again, even after freeing 60Mb

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I have a Motorola XT303 running Android 2.3.6, and I use the email client (with an IMAP server). The email worked fine until two days ago: I tried to download an application that was too large for the internal memory, and the installation failed. Right after that email syncing stopped -- whenever I asked it to sync, a message popped up telling me that email syncing wouldn't be done because the phone was low on memory. However, even after freeing 60Mb of internal memory, the email client still refuses to sync.

I have tried stopping the email app from the task manager and restarting the phone, but that didn't help.

I also thought I'd just download another email client, but since this is software that will have access to my email server passwords, I'd rather use the client I'm already using.

edit: but if there is an email client that is open source and well-known, then I could just as well switch...

So... How can I get the email app to start syncing again?


texts: How can I increase my samsung galaxy s4 signal power

texts:
I'm having poor signal quality from service provider(the signal for recieving calls, messages etc.)

When I check from "about device" section, it usually says around -110 dbm and 2 asu.

I have no problems connecting internet via wifi( my home's modem, not mobile data)

I have given the phone to a technician for repair but it's still not fixed.

I opened the case and checked antenna(which I'm guessing, was replaced by the technician, so it's most probably pretty new), which looked like okay.

I usually recive only 1-2 bars and rarely 4 bars of signal quality.

What might be the reason(s)?


texts:
I have 12gb on my phone storage, but only half is accounted for. How can I reclaim my storage?

My phone is a OnePlus 1 running CyanogenMod. I get it that the extra space is taken by some system files or cache. The amount of space used by the system keeps going up (Half the storage space now) and I want to figure out a way to clean this. I tried several "cleaning" apps with no success.

Storage (click image to enlarge)

Update: disk usage shows me 4gb used by system, no details or options to delete. Any idea how to reclaim this space?


texts: Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?

texts:
We have a client who are switching away from Windows Mobile (and IE Mobile) to Android based devices.

We have some specific software that we deploy to their WM workforce by an ActiveX applet that loads in IE Mobile, but obviously Android will have no support for ActiveX. So we will need to re-do our application to an Android-specific platform, and Java is the obvious choice for this.

Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser, in much the same way an ActiveX applet loads in IE (i.e. it fully integrates into the browsing experience).


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I have a galaxy s5 g900f and here is my problem i can't flash any custom rom i tried twrp cwm philz edition and the problem is the same i get stuck at* patching system image unconditionally at the very beginning of the blue line i tried with resurrection remix, slimrom, and other ROMs and when trying MIUI 8 i get an error couldn't mount system rw
Itried with adb sideload get stucked at 45%.
I e2fsck -y /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 wich is my system partition and fixed so many error but the problem stay the same ... i can flash a recovery or a kernel with no problem with TWRP the problem as i think when dealing with the system partition .. so im stuck with a stock rom that i flashed with odin btw who works great .. so is it my system partition messed up or the gpt table isnt right or is there a way to flash custom rom using odin


texts: Where can I report vulnerabilities to Google?

texts: Where can I report glitches/bugs/vulnerabilities to google? I would look it up, but I don't know how to word it. Besides, I am working on more devices I can count (don't ask) and I have found some... Weaknessess in youtube.


texts:
I rooted my device (lenovo 2107a) and then updated new custom firmware with below instructions:

Downloaded new firmware into sdcard/clockworkmod
booted to CWM
selected "backup and restore" -> "advanced restore from internal
sdcard"
and chose my custom ROM
Then i selected "system restore"

So i saw an error that said cannot restore and restore goes to break. now when boot my device i see a screen that wants to select country code and after select device will reboot again and i see same screen.

so i decided to restore my old backup, but even old backup restoring gives me the error that cannot restore.

i find the problem, when i open shell with this command:

adb.exe shell
$su
su
segmentation fault

the problem is that all of data in /system is read-only and i cannot even root with su. i tried everything like re-rooting device, but still i cannot shell as root.

mount cannot be run (operation not permitted)

adb.exe remount (cannot be execute)

fixsu.sh cannot be executed because has not access to /system (everything is read-only)

psneuter gives (failed to set prot mask (inappropriate ioctl for device))

is there any way to delete /system and re-upload that or something that can solve my problem?


texts: What can I do to fix the volume button back onto my Moto M?

texts:
Heres a set of pictures depicting the problem.

Any form of help will be much appreciated !!!


texts: alternative ways to take screenshots on Galaxy

texts:
When there is a rubber-protector around the phone or the tablet, I find it extremely difficult to do a palm-swipe-to-capture action,  to get a screenshot.

That's due to the fact that the raised edges of the screen protector prevents my palm to completely flush on the surface of the phone.

Is there a way to get the screenshot any other way and a more convenient way?
Or an app that will do that? matye thru share via route??


texts: Is there any app for Android that would assist me on tagging the pictures I take with my non-GPS DSLR camera by using a log of the phone GPS that Android can store?


texts:
Long story short, microG is supposed to take advantage of signature spoofing in order to do his magic. But I couldn't make this happen.

Context :

I just did a clean install of Havoc OS (Android Pie) on my Oneplus 3 using this thread.

This distro is supposed to natively support Signature Spoofing, as it claims in its features list (twice). And migroG is officially supported. But there's no support provided on SourceForge (official website for Havoc OS) and the way to contact the dev is Telegram (which I don't use).

What I've tried ?

There is a switch available in the Settings app, and according to the terminal, it's working : settings get global allow_signature_fake returns 1 or 0, depending on that switch.

However, when trying to check with microG or with this checker I get a negative answer.
You can see it on these screenshots :

Over the 600 pages of the official thread, I saw other people having issue with this but noone really have a working solution.

Some said they used a Magisk module called NanoDroid, but in its today's version, this one detects that the distro already allow it and do nothing.
Plus, I read this override on distro natively supporting it is not recommended anyway.

According to this thread :

  LineageOS for microG since December updates refuses sigspoof to work when the permission is not defined in privapp-permissions, this is now the case (on all ROMs with native sigspoof support)

As Havoc OS is based on LineageOS, I've tried that too.
I've then installed a magisk module called [Terminal] App Systemizer and use it to swap both apps (Checker and microG) to /system/priv-app.

Then after reboot I've got some progress : Signature Spoofing Checker still says "Disabled", but microG show one more checkbox filled (System grants signature spoofing permission). See the screenshot :

Now I'm stuck and have no clue were to go next. Any idea ?


texts: VoWifi over UMTS/HSPA/LTE on second SIM?

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Can VoWifi use the internet connection over the second SIM?
Backstory: a while ago I was traveling abroad. The roaming costs are astronomical. As my ISP provides a VoIP (SIP protocol) service, I installed a SIP client app and configured it to use my ISP account. As it uses internet to communicate, I could use WLAN or the UMTS/LTE network with a local SIM in my phone (I removed my original SIM). So I could make and receive calls on my original phone number without any hassle, for low cost.
Back to today: SIP is phased out and "replaced" with VoWifi.
The question: if I am abroad, and there is no WLAN available, can I use a second (local, read: cheap) SIM (in a dual SIM phone) to connect to the internet over UMTS or LTE and use it to make and receive calls with my original phone number (using VoWifi)?  Or is VoWifi strictly WLAN-only?
In other words: can I have effortless and cheap connectivity for my regular phone number abroad, like I could using SIP?


texts: How can I root my Pandigital Novel 7" Tablet?

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I have a Pandigital 7" that is updated as far as the firmware updates go. However, I do not have access the Android Market and I do not have root access.

I am trying to install a SQL reader that I found on SlideMe.org and it says to update my ROM, but I have the most up-to-date firmware from the Pandigital Website.

I also found a link for a firmware update Android Open Source Kit here: http://www.pandigital.net/?PageID=335

Does anybody know if this open source kit will give me root access?


texts:
I was playing with settings or something and I changed my menu task list to be in horizontal style. Earlier it was in vertical style. How can I change it back in lenovo k4 note (marshmallow).

I want it to be like this:


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Just by opening your instagram app you will be faced with a high volume of internet usage

Why is data usage very high in the Instagram app?


texts: have a Huawei mobile phone. When I turn on the hotspot, I no longer have an internet connection on the phone itself. I've never had this problem on any other phone. I tried changing service providers and that didn't help. Is it specific to Huawei?


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I have the Sprint Evo3D, and as of late its been locking up a lot. When it locks up, the screen is no longer interactive, nor the buttons at the bottom. I have to power it off and then back on then I can use it again. This happens frequently, almost every time I use it. Sometimes have to power it off 2 or 3 times in a row to use it again.

I've had a few ROM updates, and its been happening since maybe 3 updates ago? Hard to remember. I've done a factory reset and haven't reinstalled anything but its still happening.

Running Android 2.3.4, HTC Sense 3.0, Software 2.17.651.5, PRL 21083


texts: Samsung s10 plus Audio Problem when rotating phone

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I don't know why, but it seems a weird thing is happening with my phone.
When I am watching youtube , in some cases the audio goes to the speaker on top of the phone, used when calling someone. I have to rotate the phone with the volume keys up for it to let the audio go to the speaker at the bottom of the phone.
Do you think this is software related?
Thanks in advance if you have any idea why this could be happening.


texts: TWRP restored backup and now "google play services has stopped" pops up every second

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TL;DR On turning on pops up "google play services has stopped" and on clicking ok it pops up again after 1/2s so i cant do anything then 1click at a time. Also my account isnt in google play- it asks for new account.

Full story

Samsung S3 I9300.

Had Omnirom. With TWRP did a backup 2 months ago. Tried Neatrom and now i wanted back my system with Omnirom with all backup. So i did clean restore of both System and Data. Clean cache and dalvik cache, Restart, 5min loading and then problem.

On turning on pops up "google play services has stopped" and on clicking ok it pops up again after 1/2s so i cant do anything then 1click at a time. Also my account isnt in google play- it asks for new account.


texts: Android : How to load a custom ROM without SD-card

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I have an Asus TF-201(rooted), on which I would like to install Android. I have downloaded the Cyanogenmod ROM/OS, which is in a ZIP file(200Mb), contains files like boot.blob, system.new.dat(405.9mb), etc.

I have copied the zip file in a Pen-drive and the pen-drive is plugged in on keyboard of its Dock. After that, I booted into the recovery mode by CWM, but when I say mount SD-Card, it says, cannot mount SD-card.

I also cannot find the option of exploring the internal-storage in recovery to point the location of ROM.zip. What should I do?

Next thing I tried was to sideload as I have a UBuntu system running which can recognize the tablet. As soon as I start the sideload command, I don't see any progress or anything, the command just waits with a blinking cursor, waited for 1 hour and pressed ctrl+c.

So, now I have a ROM image sitting on my tablet, but no way to boot into it. Can anyone help me with booting from it. Please note, the memory-card slot is damaged.

Is there any way to get to trigger the installation? Kindly let me know. Thank you.

Update

This is what I see :


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I am using the emulators (AVD) by Google to run an application which contains a Google Map Activity? On a real device I can use two fingers to tilt the map and see 3d buildings in certain zoom levels - as shown in the screenshot.

How can I tilt the map on a virtual device when all have are the input devices of my computer (keyboards, mouse)?


texts: Better way to connect Galaxy Nexus (ICS) to Linux

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I can connect my Galaxy Nexus to my Kubuntu machine using the PTP protocol, but it's really slow.  I've read this interview about why Galaxy Nexus doesn't support USB Mass storage, and I've gone to http://www.android.com/filetransfer/ as instructed but there's no way I can see which will allow me to connect to the device using a linux machine and MTP.

Does anyone know how to get MTP, or any other protocol, working?


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I would like to mass install few apps at one time from a single FTP server - from Android phone, without using adb command.

The phone will be rooted and will have and the option to install non-Market apps turned on.

I know it is possible to install many apps using single adb command (http://www.androidsim.net/2011/06/how-to-18-mass-installing-multiple.html) but I would like to do this using an Android app that would download all the apps and install them.
I am looking for a ready-made solution (app/code snippet) or a clues for implementing FTP connection.


texts: How to play/record sound from Debian chroot?

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There's big file with ext2 with ARM Debian where I can chroot to.

There's functional mplayer (I can -ao pcm or -vo yuv4mpegpipe) there.

How to record/play sound (or video) from this Debian? Is there things that emulate ALSA/OSS/Whatever to use usual linux programs and android ones side by side? May be there's pulseaudio server for android?


texts: Wifi activity shows it's always on even though it's not on

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check out this screenshot i just made:

Why is the Wi-fi activity bar blue for the last 25 minutes, when my wi-fi was off for 23 minutes?

i have tasker which is set to turn off wi-fi when the phone's screen is locked. I know for sure it works because if I press the power button to turn on screen (but leave it locked) there's no wifi status icon


texts: How easy is it to return to stock after rooting with Unrevoked?

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I have found the following link for rooting several Android devices:

link text

It seems quite easy to root, but how difficult is it to go back to unrooted once you've rooted?


texts: My mails are seen unread even I read on mobile

texts: I have some problems with my mail application on my phone. When I access my inbox, I saw that there were 120 mails that are unread even I read them on my mail application. I use Sony Xperia Z3 and I use the default mail application. What is the problem?


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I have an HTC that is vulnerable to USSD attack. I am trying to tell the HTC helpdesk about this issue, but they tell me that unless there is an official news from android team about this, they will ignore the huge amount of articles from blogs and websites that talk about this.
There is any official android article about this that I can link to them?


texts: Why does Google Wallet depend not only on the Phone but the Carrier as well?

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I'm trying to use Google Wallet on a Moto X at Duane Reed.  I'm under the impression that this should work.

However, when I browsed the help file for Wallet, it lists a number of Moto-X compatible devices, but they also list the cellular service.

What is the technological, or vendor relationship that is needed in order to Google wallet work with Moto-X with T-Mobile?
Why is there a dependency outside of the actual phone?  Is the cellular operator working with Google, sharing my PII, and monitoring my transactions?

My goal is to understand the extent the cellular operator is monitoring my on-device actions, and purchases.


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I am wondering is there any app or a robust way of locking screen (front keys as well) while playing games in android phone. Is there any common app for locking/disabling the keys/touch when we play videos, youtube, playing games or reading ebook etc.

The phone should go in lock mode as if by pressing lock button on side panel, and pressing it should prompt us to unlock the device. My LG L90 D410 has this built-in feature for playing local videos but not for other apps, games and youtube videos.


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Since the latest MX Player upgrade, AC3 is not included because of some licensing issues. How can I add a codec to MX player?
I did search the play store, but all codecs seem to be connected to a specific player.


texts: How to accept SSL certificate using selenium on an emulated Android

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I'm using selenium (with python) to test a website on an emulated android device (Android version 6 and Android version 5.1) on Sauce Labs.

Selenium tries to access a website using the native browser. Unfortunately the SSL certificate pops up when I try to access the website which stops the test. I want selenium to automatically click accept. The box that pops up looks like this:

Simply creating a certificate for the site isn't an option. I want Selenium to automatically click on the accept button. This is possible for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE, and mobile Safari (i.e. iOS), so it must also be possible for Android. Please let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks :)


texts: Disable "DeX on PC" notification each time S10 connected to PC

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Since a recent update (I can't say exactly which or when) each time I connect my Samsung S10 to my PC, I get a Samsung DeX notification...

I don't want DeX, but I do want to get rid of the notification every time I connect my phone.

Is it possible disable/remove the notification?  The app notifications is not giving me the slide-switch option to disable it...


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I am trying to connect my phone (archos 40 titanium) on my computer (W7 x64) using USB Debug mode (to make a backup). Here is what I've done:

I've downloaded google SDK and extracted it in C:/adtbundle
I ran SDK Manager.exe and enusured google USB driver was up to date
I right clicked on Computer (in start menu) and I selected Devicesin the right panel of the new window.
In other devices I select A40ti and right clicked, then Update driver.
Then, I choose Browse my computer for driver software and then browse. I selected C:\adtbundle\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver.
I get something like Windows can't found any drivers (I am translating since my system is in French).

When I run adb devices it shows an empty list.

How to install them and get adb working?

EDIT:
Here are the new steps:

I downloaded from here the driver, which I extracted in an new archosfolder next to google's like this:

C:/adtbundle/sdk/extras/

android/
archos/

amd64/
i386/
adb_winusb_driver.zip
android_winusb.inf
androidwinusb86.cat
androidwinusba64.cat
source.properties

google/

Same as 3-5 but with path C:\adtbundle\sdk\extras\archos
Same as 6


texts: How to disable MTP and PTP file sharing via USB on Android 5?

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For privacy and security reasons I'd like to disable MTP and PTP on my phone. I recently plugged my phone into an inflight entertainment system to charge it, and was surprised to see that the status bar showed that the phone was connected as a camera (via PTP). This could happen with basically any USB hub, and you won't know until you connect to it.

Running Android 5.0.2 on a Samsung Galaxy A3 (SM-A300FU).

I have tried the following:

Enabled USB debugging
Plugged in the USB cable
Rooted my phone (and verified that it's actually rooted)
adb shell su -c 'setprop persist.sys.usb.config adb' (thanks @Firelord)
Verified in Terminal Emulator:

$ su sh -c 'cat /data/property/persist.sys.usb.config'
adb

Unplugged the USB cable
Rebooted
Disabled USB debugging
Plugged in the USB cable

At this point the device is automatically "Connected as a media device", and the setting is back to the default:

$ su sh -c 'cat /data/property/persist.sys.usb.config'
mtp

If I leave the USB debugging enabled the value is mtp,adb after rebooting.

After reporting this as a bug, it turns out it's actually been fixed, and charge-only mode has been reintroduced in Android 6.

This is different from Disabling MTP/PTP/all USB stuff except charging because that question is about CyanogenMod, not stock Android, and the accepted answer is not applicable to Android 5.


texts: Tilt left and right is not working in bluestacks

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Hi I am trying to play Top free games' Bike Race game in Bluestacks software for Windows. I installed it and I started to play the game. But I am not able to tilt action for adjusting my bike. How can I do that?

I've tried the left and right arrow keys and also with ctrl and alt key combinations. I read this post on How to mimic the tilt function in bluestacks but its not working in my Windows 7 PC. I'm using Blue stacks beta-1 version.

UPDATE:

I contacted the support team of bluestacks and they suggested to upgrade to the latest version. Updated the version and tried but still I have the same issue.
My current bluestacks app version is 0.9.25.5401


texts: Is there a Google play store apk available somewhere?

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Everyone keeps telling me that such apk has never been published by Google. Is that so?

I need to put Google Play Store on a Chinese mobile, but I cant root nor flash it with a custom recovery ROM. I wanted to use the Open Gapps zip but all of those require custom recovery. Any ideas?

Thanks a lot in advance!


texts: Modifying Samsung ROM and flashing it on a device

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I downloaded a Samsung firmware for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (SM-T230) device and would like to remove certain applications and files from the firmware and then load it into the mobile device using Odin.

Is this possible? How do I extract the files from the firmware, modify them and then compress it again to use it with Odin?

Thanks for the help.


texts: How to make the kernel to also check termux bin folders

texts: How can i make android kernel to always check termux binary folder for some binaries assuming they are not found in /system/bin ? I tried copying those binaries from termux bin folder into /system/bin but they refuse to be executed. I need help please.


texts: Samsung galaxy note 2 android 4.3 problems

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Is there a solution for the battery drain problem that the note 2 suffers after the 4.3 update?
In my case the drain is most noticeable when the wifi is on. When its off battery lasts a good while same or maybe a little bit better than before. But when wifi is enabled, you can watch the battery indicator change values quickly.
I've looked for solutions but found non that seems to be working.


texts: I want to record live music directly from my sound board on my Samsung Galaxy. I assume this would be done by connecting the 3.5mm microphone jack on my sound board to the Galaxy's USB port.  There are plenty of products that work on Windows, but what about Android?


texts: I tried to install whatsapp plus on my Gionee M2 but it shows some error as it says something like; files existing with the same name, I rooted my mobile and tried to unistall the app with titanium backup also but still the problem is persisting, please help, I am really keen to use the apop. Thank you.


texts: Android Decrypt SD Card after Factory Reset

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I have a Galaxy Note2 device, Android 4.4.2, in which I have my extCard encrypted using the settings option, for a force majore I had to reset factory settings. now i can't access my important files on the SD Card and there is no option to decrypt it. I know my password but there is no option on the phone to do it.

I've tried Encrypting my device with the same password .. but it didn't work.

Any Ideas?


texts: Problem with connection to home Wi-Fi - how to debug?

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My Android device (GT-S5570 running 2.2.1) is having connection problems with my home Wi-Fi network (ZyXEL adsl P-660HW-D1). The device connects ok, gets an IP address, and sees all other computers on the network (using Overlook Fing). I have good signal strength, and there are no conflicting Wi-Fi networks around.

However, ping results are rather mixed. Depending on the attempt results come back with packet loss of anything from 100% to 0%, usually one or the other, but something around 20% or 60% happens quite often too. This happens with all the devices on network, including the gateway. Other devices can ping each other just fine, independent of connection type (Wi-Fi or Ethernet wire).

There are also some other wlan problems with one (but only one!) of the computers: 1) It has some random touble connecting to the wlan (authentication failure), but when it gets a connection it stays connected without connection issues. 2) Sometimes ping results show some random packets with weirdly long latency, and occasional lost packet (<2% if even that). This would point to trouble with the Wi-Fi settings. However, the packet loss doesn't appear parallel: The Android can get packet loss while the computer at the same time reports perfect ping.

The Android device always gets a connection, and stays connected to the Wi-Fi even when it's getting 100% packet loss. The Android device also works perfect in any other Wi-Fi I've tried. Also, any visiting computer I've tried connecting to my home Wi-Fi has had no trouble.

The router has the original (which is also the latest) firmware, and I haven't meddled with the settings it came with - I woudn't know which settings to meddle with.

How do I debug this further? What Wi-Fi settings could be causing this?

(This also seems oddly similar to the trouble described in this question.)

(Cross-posted to Super User since while the main problem is with the Android device, the problem itself appears wider.)


texts: MT8163 MediaTek chip with SPFT gives this error no matter what I try - BROM ERROR: S_DL_GET_DRAM_SETTING_FAIL

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I have a non-brand tablet built with locked bootloader, and I'm trying to flash it with spflashtool. Since it is a proprietary tablet built to be secure, there is no firmware available publicly. I'm trying to do a read back first in order to generate a scatter file by following the tutorial here at hovatek.
Chip type is MT8163v
When I try to do the readback, or anything else for that matter, I always get this error:
BROM ERROR: S_DL_GET_DRAM_SETTING_FAIL

This error typically occurs when trying to flash incorrect firmware. However, I'm not trying to flash yet. I'm just trying to accomplish a read back, in order to flash later with correct firmware.
According to hovatek, I should just be able to use the generic scatter file that they offer on their site., or create a generic scatter file using WWR MTK. However, I tried the scatter file using both methods and I still get the same error.
Is there any other reason I may be getting this error? Could different versions of spflashtool possibly work?
Any ideas greatly appreciated... I'm really at a loss here.


texts: How to get rid of lock screen in Samsung Galaxy S2?

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Lately, instead of just being shut down my Samsung Galaxy S2 shows this screen (see screenshot).

How can I get rid of it? I don't want to see this screen ever again.
Somehow it appears only while I'm driving my car

Update(10/8/2015):

This screen appears ONLY whike I'm driving my car and the phone is connected to charger

(Click image to enlarge)


texts: adb sometimes won't connect untill after a lot of tries, and sometimes never

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adb sometimes won't connect. I get this behaviour. What's going on?

$> adb kill-server
[ user@host ] ~
$> adb connect 192.168.3.160:5556
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
connected to 192.168.3.160:5556
[ user@host ] ~
$> adb shell
error: device offline
[ user@host ] ~
$> adb connect 192.168.3.160:5556
already connected to 192.168.3.160:5556
[ user@host ] ~
$> adb shell
error: device offline

(Note: It also occurs with adb using port 5555)


texts: I've rooted my Lenovo K3 Note using SuperSU, now due to some reasons I need to unroot my cellphone. How do I do that?


texts: Can Tasker launch an app's shortcut as an action? I can't find "Shortcuts" as an option in the "Select Action Category"-dialog when creating a new task. This works without problems in Locale.


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I've been trying this for a couple of days and I've to say it's not getting any better. I've tried stuffs from here and here, but unfortunately none helped.

So if there is any alternative solution to use internet on my phone from my laptop please do humor me.

  Please do not suggest opening a hotspot from my laptop as my hardware doesn't support the hostednetwork capabilities.

Note : I'm running lollipop.


texts: Handcent or other messaging app to display undread badge on dock

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Now I love the standard messaging app as much as anyone (or a little less, perhaps).

But I've decided to try out Handcent.

Problem is, up until this point I've kept the default SMS-app that comes with my phone on my dock.

The advantage of this is that I always knew how many unread messages I had thanks to the badge (button/tag/wording may vary) in the top-right corner of the app-icon. It was this little red-orange label with a number on it.

Problem is, that the default Handcent icon doesn't provide this. I do have the option to use the widget that does the same thing, but widgets don't go on the dock. Because this was apparently a great idea according to some dev.

Is there any way to get a Handcent icon, complete with badge, on my dock?


texts: Google Maps is not showing my actual location. It shows me as being nearby (almost a kilometer away). What can the problem?


texts: Google Play website says I have certain apps installed that I do not. How to re-sync?

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Here is an example. I do not have the Facebook for Android application install on my current device or any other device. Why does it continue to say I have it installed? Is there a way to re-sync Google Play?

Nexus 6
Android 7.0


texts: How to make certain apps turn on GPS automatically?

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Is there any way to have certain apps automatically turn on GPS when they launch (or at least prompt me if I want to)?

For example, if I use voice commands to ask for navigation directions, and GPS is not turned on, I'd like for it to enable GPS instead of guessing from cell towers.  Bonus points if it turns it back off when I close the app.


texts: Can I configure voice dialer to be usable in hands-free mode?

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I use Cyanogenmod 11. It comes with an app called Voice Dialer.

The only problem with it is that you have to click on it to use it, kind of defeating the whole point of it.

Is there a way to have it start when I press the "control" (I don't know how to call that button, it's used to pause music or hang up a call) on my earpiece?


texts: Make new notifications beep every 5 minutes?

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When a new message arrives, my phone lights up the screen for 2 seconds and plays a notification sound.

If you miss it, you'll never know that you have new messages, unless you turn on the screen.

Is there any way to make it beep every 5 minutes or so?


texts: What is the label appears in Setting->apps->tap on app -> different sizes of app?

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for example, Under the storage label - App, USB storage app, Data, SD card. How these size was handled by the Android system ?

I have attached a screen shot. The flickOpic app is developed by me. the flickOpic.apk size is 3.00 MB.

Question: How this app becomes total 66.87 MB? What kinds of code stored in app, USB Storage app, Data, SD card? What is the system file/folder path for app, USB Storage app, Data, SD card?

My device: Sony Ericsson Arc S LT18i, OS: android 4.0.3


texts: How to Power On and Shutdown a Remote host with Android?

texts: The title can't be more specific. I'd like you to suggest the best way to send the poweroff instruction, to windows or Linux.


texts: How to stop Google from recording my applications usage on Android?

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When I went to see Google's My Activity, I noticed it actually recorded several elements from my usage of applications on my phone (Nexus 5X, with Android 7). For instance, it showed me that it knew I opened a game yesterday, as well as several other applications.

I don't remember seeing this when I was using Android 6, though I haven't used My Activity extensively so I don't know.

Is it possible to prevent Google from collecting this stalking personal data at all? If yes, how?


texts: TWRP not asking me to enter password to decrypt

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I need to restore from a backup. However TWRP stopped asking me for the password to decrypt. In the terminal emulator I tried twrp decrypt 1234 but got the error "Failed to decrypt data". Whenever I try to use any other feature in TWRP, such as restore, it says "Failed to decrypt data".  and "extracTarFork() process ended with ERROR: 255"
How can I restore from a backup?


texts: htc 516 dual sim doesnt boot. black screen. HELP!

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Yesterday i was able to root my HTC 516 dual sim. i decided to use my swap partition that i created on my sd card. installed app "Memory Swap" .
it asked me to use the partition mmcblck1p2 or mmcblck0p2 imnot sure.

it was done displaying some terminal type messages about formatting.

i thought to restart to make changes take effect. it didnt turn on ever!

when i press on power button it makes a vibration but no light. took out battery several times, makes the vibration than nothing again.

when i connect to computer , pop up several drives maybe 10-15 , one drive is readable having 2 folder : images and verinfo.

USB device recognised as qhsusb_bulk .

things that i tried: from linux made a "dd" to partition aboot with my boot.img that i used for rooting. and also made a dumb to recovery partition with recovery.img that i found on the net for htc 516 DS .
still no result!!
which partitions i lost , and how can i bring them back ?

NOTE : after i successfully made the root , made a backup from adb_run . is that usable ? and how?

THANKS PLS HELP!!!


texts: Is there an app out there that allows you to obscure your screen so that onlookers cant read it from an angle? ie. I want people to not read my texts or something.


texts: Why can't the su binary simply be copied (techical response please)

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I have rooted several Samsung devices and the underlying "goal" so to speak seems to be to get the su binary in /system/xbinand install Superuser.apk.

My question is why does one have to jump through all of these hoops to root the phone (install custom recovery and flash pre-rooted ROM or exploit the current installation)?  Couldn't one just download a precompiled su, move it to the SD card, and run it via adb?  The thing that seems to make a ROM "pre-rooted" is that it has Superuser and the su binary in their respective system paths.  I don't see why it is so important that it is ran from /system/xbin.


texts: How can I make the Calendar read out its notifications and reminders out-loud? 3rd-party apps would be acceptable too.


texts: How to take backup of all installed APKs from Phone to PC?

texts: How do I take backup of all installed apks from my sgs2 to PC using android sdk/ 3rd party tool etc? My phone is not rooted. I can install/uninstall apks using adb, but is there any similar command line tool to take backup of the same?


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I'm currently using the Wallet app to keep my bank acct#s, CC#s etc. safely on my phone. However, entering the password when I need to unlock the codes is kind of an annoyance. Specially when you wanna look up a number to fill up a form.

So, I'm looking for an alternative that uses unlock patterns instead. I know the pattern is potentially less secure than the password but, it's something I can live with :)

What are the alternatives available?


texts: Phone disconnects from USB after 5 seconds on Windows

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My phone recently underwent continued exposure to water (in my pocket during a heavy storm), and after drying it out, I have a problem with its USB port:

When connecting the phone to a Windows computer, it indicates charging, is detected as a device by the system, but it is not possible to browse its files. But after approximately 5 seconds, it is completely ejected and stops charging.
When connecting to a Linux or Mac computer, it works flawlessly, charging and able to transfer files.

I suspected it could be some sort of short causing an overload and the motherboard shutting down the port, but does not seem to be the case, since when monitoring the current (with an app in the phone, and an USB volt+amp-meter it looks to be well within range of the expected values.

After ruling out overload, I thought that maybe the data bus could be damaged, but upon testing on a Linux, a Mac and another Windows, it worked perfectly, even transmitting big files to check if it would fail at some point succeeded. Seems this is an exclusively Windows-related problem.

It could be the cable, but after testing with a different one, the same behaviour was observed (works on Mac/Linux,  disconnects on Windows).

Any ideas how to fix this? It's a bit annoying since I usually use my Windows machine to charge the phone.


texts: How to add a custom keymap / keyboard layout to Sony Xperia keyboard?

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As far as input methods go, I like the Xperia Keyboard from Sony best.

However, I would like to slightly modify the English keymap. Specifically, I want to add some additional accented characters to the list of long-press alternatives for both "e" and "a".

I don't mind whether I replace some of the existing ones (so that "e" still has five accented alternatives and "a" still has seven) or add new ones; whichever is easier.

Is there any sensible way to do this?

Xperia Keyboard supports many languages which can be downloaded from its Input Method settings, and I presume some of these have several keyboard layouts (as there is an option to choose keyboard layout for your chosen language; I'm not sure as English (UK) only has one keyboard layout (QWERTY) but this option wouldn't make sense if at least some languages didn't have multiple layout options). This suggests that there is a place somewhere on my phone where I should be able to put an input language / keyboard layout file in some format and this would be recognised as one of my keyboard options in Xperia Keyboard settings.

My concern is that this may be in some part which is only accessible by if the device is rooted. I would happily root mine but to my best knowledge there is no known method to root it currently (Sony E2303, Marshmallow 6.0.1, bootloader unlock not allowed).

Ideas?


texts: How to quickly change the language in the latest Swype beta?

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According to Swype's advanced tips page:

  Switching languages: To switch between the two most recent languages, Swype from the Swype-key to the key with the language initials on it.

Since I updated Swype, the language initials are on the space bar and this tip doesn't work any more. I can still switch languages by long-pressing the space bar but that's a hassle. What's the new quick way to change the language?

Here's a screenshot of the keyboard as it looks like for me:


texts: How to backup, restore and share Android settings on a multi-user system?

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I have a Magisk-rooted Android 10 device. I want to:

backup my Owner user settings;
clone some settings (background images, sounds, vibrations, etc.) from Owner local user to other users (Work, Guest, etc.);
use only built-in or open-source 3rd-party tools.

What are the options available?


texts: Can I run the same app simultaneously with two users?

texts: In Android 5.0, can the same app run simultaneously under multiple users?


texts: How to power off Samsung A6 without screen

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The screen on my Galaxy A6 is dead. Until I possibly get it repaired, I would like to shutdown the phone, mainly to stop the alarm which I cannot turn off without the screen.

I have seen plenty of instructions on how to force it to reboot (power + vol. down), and on how to hard reset it. But that is not what I want. I just want to turn the phone off.

(it would be easy if I could remove the battery, but that is not possible either, and I didn't think of checking that before buying that thing...)


texts: Getting "operation not permitted" error when trying to symlink a directory

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After installing a custom ROM (Onecosmic's ICS 4.0.3 rc1) on my Samsung I9000 Galaxy S, the external_sd symlink is broken. So, I wanted to get this symlink back. I used the following code in Terminal Emulator (yes, I am rooted with SuperUser):

su (superuser asked for rights, allowed)
cd ./mnt/sdcard
ln -s ./mnt/emmc external_sd

But I got the following error:

  Operation not permitted.

How can I create the symlink now?


texts: How to auto-close the Sound Bar Indicator

texts: I have an issue (or at least I perceive it to be since it wasn't like that in the first place) on my Nexus 6p where after I click the volume buttons while my device is on, the sound bar indicator does not auto close like it used to. I am forced to click somewhere on the screen for the sound bar to close, rather than waiting a couple seconds for it to automatically do so. This is a small but rather annoying problem for me and occurred after factory resetting my device. I am running stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat and am not rooted.


texts: How can I get my Chrome-synced bookmarks in an Android device?

texts: I'm using Google Chrome and syncing the bookmarks with the built-in feature. How can I get those bookmarks in my Android device?


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I'm running a SlimKat ROM on Sony Xperia Z Ultra. Officially the device has 16GB storage installed, but only 11.79GB are available to the user. I know that all the rest is reserved for the OS needs. May be the official Sony ROM really needs 3.5GB of space to function properly, but since SlimKat is a very compact ROM, I'm sure it doesn't need so much storage (am I right?).

So is there any way to make more storage available for the user needs and less for the OS? May be there are some ways to repartition the device memory.

When I tried to google the question, I learned that there are some tricks to make the device treat the external SD card as internal storage, but that's not what I'm looking for now :)


texts: Opening WhatsApp Web on phones doesn't show QR code and redirects to the homepage instead

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When I open https://web.whatsapp.com on Android phones, there's no QR code to be scanned nor it shows any messages, but instead, it automatically redirects to https://www.whatsapp.com.

How to make WhatsApp Web shows the QR code on Android phones?