texts: Why Swiftkey not visible in OxygenOS 3.1 Search?

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I have installed Swiftkey in my system. However, search does not show it. Going to play store, I see it is installed, and only there, I can open it.

Fig. 1 Search successful,
Fig. 2 Swiftkey visible in Play Store,
Fig. 3 Open button for Swiftkey,
Fig. 4 Frontend of Swiftkey,
Fig. 5 State of application after disabling and force quitting it,
Fig. 6 State of application after disabling, force quitting and "uninstalling" it

It started to persist in OO 3.1.
I created the ticket #712004 about the issue in Oneplus technical ticket system.

Uninstallation attempts

Unsuccessful uninstallation witohut disabling and/or force stopping application first.

I pressed uninstall the application.
However, doing so, it is not really uninstalled.
You see the situation in Fig. 3.
Reboot the phone, and you still get the same result.
You cannot uninstall it by dragging the icon to uninstall menu because no such icon exists.

Procedure for the partial uninstallation of the application i.e. deactivation, since there exists an evidence about its existence in Fig. 5 in the system

Press the Menu key and choose Settings → Apps → Manage applications OR tap 'Apps' (depending on device)
Scroll down to and tap SwiftKey
Force stop application
Disable application
Select 'Uninstall' in Play store now; OR uninstallation process will automatically start if you selected it before force stop and/or disable
Reboot

Output: the application is not active but we can see the application is still in the system register in Fig. 6 although we diasbled, force quitted and "uninstalled" it in Fig. 5.

Phone: Oneplus two
OS: OxygonOS 3.1


texts: Do I lose contacts in my yahoo account if I want to access my contacts in a new gmail account

texts: Do I lose contacts in my yahoo account if I want to access my contacts in a new Gmail account? I want to have the auto-fill on my new Gmail and zoom but I do not want to lose my contacts in my yahoo account.   Thank you, Hilary


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My ringtone (music stored on the phone storage partition) always reset to default each time I reboot my phone. Does anyone know what is the cause of this? or how can I fix it?

I'm using HTC One X rooted, with stock ROM JB 4.1.1

I have enable phone storage encryption (the 25GB partition)  but I have not not enable app storage encryption (the 6.76GB partition)

Thanks


texts: How to set google now to use the media volume instead of system volume?

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For a long time I thought something is wrong with Google now that it doesn't say anything when I ask it questions.

Now I've finally found out the reason - it uses the system volume instead of the media volume (the one that is usually used in games). Since I've set the system volume to be mute and I sometimes set the ringtones to be quite, it makes Google now itself to be quite.

My question:
Why does it use it? what is the system volume used for?

According to what i've found , system sound is used for key typing ,lock screen sounds, and camera shutter sound

Can I set google now to use the media volume instead?


texts: How to stop com.seven.Z7.Social Hub from keeping my phone awake?

texts:
com.seven.Z7.Social Hub is regularly keeping my phone awake for hours and hours. How do I stop it from doing so?

Thank you


texts: Particular WiFi does not connect after trying to root Samsung Galaxy S10e with Magisk

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I followed this tutorial: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/samsung

All went well until step 14 (so, right after flashing the ROM and rebooting).

At step 14, Magisk tried updating, but could not. I realized the problem was that Android can not connect to my company's WiFi. I mean, I can see the WiFi networks, but I can not login to my company's WiFi.

Notes:

The WiFi hotspot itself is OK, my desktop computer is using it right now to post this question.
Android was able to connect to that WiFi and use its Internet, up to step 5 at least.
Strangely, I can connect to another WiFi network (my friend's mobile tethering)
This thread suggests it might be caused by modules, and suggest removing the modules then rebooting, but I installed no modules.

How to fix the problem?

adb logcat

05-21 22:20:33.559  5207  5207 D WifiHAL : Start get packet fate command
05-21 22:20:33.559  5207  5207 D WifiHAL : createRequest Get Tx packet fate request
05-21 22:20:33.559  5207  5207 D WifiHAL : error code -95 mapped to -3
05-21 22:20:33.559  5207  5207 E WifiHAL : Failed to register get pkt fate response; result = -3
05-21 22:20:33.559  5608  5873 E WifiVendorHal: getTxPktFates(l.2241) failed {.code = ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, .description = }
05-21 22:20:33.560  5207  5207 D WifiHAL : Start get packet fate command
05-21 22:20:33.560  5207  5207 D WifiHAL : createRequest Get Rx packet fate request
05-21 22:20:33.560  5207  5207 D WifiHAL : error code -95 mapped to -3
05-21 22:20:33.560  5207  5207 E WifiHAL : Failed to register get pkt fate response; result = -3
05-21 22:20:33.560  5608  5873 E WifiVendorHal: getRxPktFates(l.2283) failed {.code = ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, .description = }

I also get:

WifiVendorHal: getRingBufferStatus(l.2059) failed {.code = ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,


texts: Prevent App Install On Andriod By Removing Package Installer

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I know there are lot's of questions about this, but I haven't seen any that specifically match my question. I am trying to lock down
a galaxy player 5.0 for a friend, so that it is virtually impossible to install other apps-unless you know what you are doing. I rooted it, downloaded Mobogenie onto my
computer to back up the apps in case I want them back again, and started uninstalling apps with a 3rd party app, DuBoost or something like that. Now I am wondering,  if  I uninstall
the package installer(having backed it up first) will it be possible to reinstall it with Mobogenie if I later want to install
some more apps? I don't really want to render it useless permanately, so I didn't know if anyone else tried the same thing?


texts: (Marshmallow) WiFi takes >30 seconds to turn on

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My S7 Edge, running Android 6.0.1, takes quite long -about 35 seconds - from when I turn on the WiFi and until it actually connects to any preferred network . If during this time I go into WiFi settings, the window and the turn-on button seem frozen

On my older Androids, this used to only take up to 5-10 seconds or so.

Can anyone suggest a fix? Many thanks!


texts: "Sign in to WI-FI network" & "500 Internal Server Error"

texts: Problem is that this occured to my phone, I could not access the internet with my phone but it is fine with other devices. So I am quite sure that it is not the router. It's so weird because awhile ago it was working then after a few minutes after reluctantly trying to forget the network and put the password again and again. There it was  " Sign in to WI-FI network". Then i pressed it and loads. 500 Internal Server appeared. I've tried changing the ip setting, but it still led me to the Internal Server problem. I've tried everthing on the internet but I'm still hopeless.


texts: Headphones compatible with phone only after switching the audio cable polarity

texts:
I recently brought the Marshall Major II headphones, which come with a two-way unprotected 3.5 mm cable.

According to the manual, you plug the straight end into the headphone, and the right-ended end in the smartphone. When I do so, I hear distorted audio.

However, when I reverse the direction of the cable, i.e., plug in the right-ended end in the headphones, the audio sounds amazing.

Why does this happen? Will the headphones get damaged if I keep using the cable reversed?

I suspect it's probably because my current phone (Xperia C2104, CyanogenMod 11.0) probably doesn't support two-way audio playback. Since I'm planning on getting a new Android phone in the coming months, would you please recommend one that supports two-way audio?

EDIT: Two way audio cable looks like image shown below


texts: Google Tasks not syncing (events do) on the phone

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I have a OnePlus One running CyanogenMod 12.

I started using tasks within Business Calendar 2 PRO app heavily. They synchronize using google tasks. So I can see my tasks in google calendar. This works well with my Nexus 7 2013 tablet and PC and worked well with the phone too. The phone recently stop synchronizing correctly and does not want to work again.

Screenshot - Sync (Click to enlarge image)

I noticed that arrows stay present after trying to sync the Calendar. First they wiggle instead of turning awkwardly and end up staying there. The events get synced, the tasks not.

I also have a "Sound Search for Google Play" syncing problem, but I turned that one off for the reason so that it does not interfere.

I have no idea what to do. Once I had a similar problem with Google Keep and I managed to find a card that was causing some db problem on google site - I removed it and synchronized and it started working again. But I could not see anything interesting in the logs this time.


texts: Setting up of multiple tablets from out the box

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I have the task of setting up 50+ tablets (Binatone Homesurf 744, Yes cheap & cheerful!), which all need the same App installed and same wireless settings entered but require different configuration files (config files stored on SD card).

I was hoping there might be a solution which I can set up each of the tablets via ADB or a script without root access if possible (as this would an additional step and take more time). The tablets so far have come out the box with debugging mode already enabled. If I access the tablet via ADB and type "su", it does give me some kind of root access as the symbol changes from "$" to "#" but I'm unable to remount the /system a rw.

The process I would like to do is as follows:-

Start Tablet and plug in via USB cable to the PC for ADB access
Automatically Disable/Skip "Welcome" screen (Initial Setup Wizard)
Install Wireless Settings
Install Required APK
Push Required Configuration Files
Restart Tablet if Required

I think I may have answered the question about disabling\skipping the "welcome" screen after a bit of research. This I believe requires full root or rw access to modify system files (ro.setupwizard.mode=DISABLED, I believe?).

With regard to the wireless settings, I'm able to add the wireless settings manually in ADB shell via the following command after switching to the "wifi" user (issuing "su wifi"):-

echo 'network={\nssid="Wireless"\npsk="i*********m"\nkey_mgmt=WPA-PSK\npriority=1\n}' >> /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf

After restarting the wireless via ADB, the tablet happily connects to the newly added wireless.

I can install the required APK and "push" the required configuration files manually or via a batch script on windows.

Any help would be appreciated on automating this and making things as simple as possible.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Is there a real solution for "can't connect to camera" issue on 4.3?

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I upgraded my Galaxy Notes 2 from CyanogenMod 10.1 to 10.2 (= android 4.3). Unfortunately the camera has continous problems - I end up twice a week or so with a cannot connect to camera popup when trying to shoot a picture.

Many people seem to have this issue. A similar question some time ago did not get any answers. I even found a somewhow-working-workaround in the form of a permission-setting app (I cannot find the source anymore but will look around if someone is interested).

All this make the camera app more or less unusable.

does anyone know about a working solution?
would there be a way to install the previous version (which worked without any problems), without downgrading to 4.2.x, obviously.


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hi i got a xiaomi redmi note 3 pro and i wanted to flash the latest version of miui, so my previous build that i got was a rooted phone with twrp and i wanted to flash with otg. i did the common process y'know wipe etc.

but while it was restarting it stop at the boot logo a long time.....
and still , i can just enter fastboot mode and not the recovery..
when i'm trying to restart it or anithing like this i shows the logo again

i started my research to find a solution and tried to start recovery with adb fastboot on my pc, but my pc didn't detect my device. i searched the internbet for a suitable driver but found nothing.

and now i need help. plsssss i need your help


texts: How do I remove pending/in-progress downloads

texts:
A few days ago, I tried to save an attachment from official Gmail app and it could not finish download due to some connection errors.

Now, I'm seeing the notification every time without any progress. It just stays in the notification area and sliding the notification does not remove the download.

This file download was started from Gmail app and I see the same type of notification in other downloads from different apps so I'm guessing there is a central download progress going on.
I tried turning the phone off, removing the battery and SIM.

(Click image to enlarge)

How can I list and remove these downloads ?


texts: Can I override the default DNS settings on an HTC Evo without root access?

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Is there any way to override the Sprint DNS server(s) used by default on the 3G connection of an HTC Evo running Froyo without root access?

The reason I want to do this is because some sites are able to resolve when I'm using OpenDNS or Google DNS while connected via WiFi at home, but when I'm on 3G, the same sites come up as page not found, so the easiest culprit to blame is DNS.


texts: Does "adb backup" also backup /data/misc/vold - the Encryption Key for Adoptable SD card?

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I want to make sure that using adb backup -apk -shared -all -f ~/backup.ab will also save /data/misc/vold?

I am trying to backup before rooting, in order to be able to gain access to the encryption key in /data/misc/vold (got corrupted SD card adopted as internal). So I want to make sure ih something bad happens during the rooting, I could still access the backup version of /data/misc/vold?

Thanks!


texts: Rooted phone no root access in bash but sh

texts:
on cm 12.1 (I know the nightlies) I experienced something very curious. at first, if I start a terminal emulator, I'm not root. I'm just the user the app is running in. so if I do

echo $USER

it shows me I'm not root. everything is fine, I cannot use root features, I get <command>: Permission denied

everything is fine so far. but if i choose su, it asks for root access (graphically) and if yes, I'm root@A0001, If no, Permission denied. everything is also fine here, I am fully root.

but my issue is, I want to use bash and can't use it I a usable way. because if I use bash, I'm neither root nor a standard user. this is very crappy, because I'm something between that,

echo $USER

displays sometimes root, sometimes nothing (' '). Also, I can use most commands which needs root access, but not all. sometimes commands just die with unknown error, permission denied or sometimes without any error message. Also some commands never work in bash. others nearly at any time, which are mostly non-root commands. I am pretty angry about that, because I rooted my device and use the command line pretty much, so I want to use bash features, because my bash is installed natively and I don't just use sh, which is, btw, also installed natively and not just a symlink.

so my question is, did someone experience something similar or is there any way to fix that without refusing to use bash.

ps: one of the command, which never works with bash, is dumpsys. it dies with unknown errors.


texts: How to turn off the "Screen Overlay" setting?

texts: I'm using the Oneplus 2 and last week I updated my phone's software and ever since then I'm not able to do much on my phone. I'm not able to download photos on WhatsApp and neither am I able to send someone photos. Only one message keeps on popping up saying "screen overlay detected go to "App Settings" and turn it off". I tried following the instructions and turned it all off, but it was of least help. If anyone here has any clues about it, please help.


texts:
Is there any way in Android to have the default orientantion set to landscape mode?

Android Operating systems usually have this setting set to portrait mode, and I would like to set the default orientation to landscape


texts: Clone Android device including the content of SD card

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I have to clone about 65 Android devices (Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N). I would do it with a backup in CyanogenMod, but the problem with the Cyanogen Backup is, it does not back up the SD card.
Any other methods to completely clone an Android device? (Homescreen settings, installed apps, data on SD card, etc.)


texts: Why does my phone's Bluetooth keep switching on automatically after every 5 minutes precisely? (Mi A2, Stock Android 10)

texts: My Mi A2 recently started switching on its bluetooth automatically, and I set a stopwatch to count the minutes and it switches on after every 5 minutes dot on the clock. Please could ya help me out ASAP?


texts: Group texting with Iphone users, my texts get delayed until theirs all stop

texts: I have an S4 with the latest software update (though this has been a problem for a long time before too). And when I am in a group text with Iphone users, it seems that my outgoing texts get stuck in limbo until all of theirs is through.  Sometimes several minutes, so I am always behind in the conversation.  Is there a fix?


texts: Vlc cast icon gone missing after miui 11.0.4.0 update in Redmi note 7s

texts: I am big time movie lover ,I use any anycast on tv and vlc in my phone to cast "entertainment videos" on tv.My world went upside down after new miui 11.0.4.0 Android 10 upgrade update.Everything is  fine except that vlc cast icon .Now I can't cast videos on tv like before. My device gets cloned on tv but that casting feature is gone.Please suggest any help or any alternative application for the same feature


texts: Possibility of Hard brick with unlocking boot-loader and installing Custom ROM

texts:
My android device CPU is MT6592 (8xARM Cortex –A7@1664 MHz) with instruction set 32-bit ARMv7. Board and product is ht1_107a_iball_mjk. Apart from this, Codename is REL, Internal Memory is 16GB and RAM is 2GB.

I did root and un-root my device multiple times.

I see connected device through adb devices command. After adb reboot bootloader and fastboot oem unlock, I confirmed on android device by pressing Volume Up key but there is no change on device screen and computer screen even after 30 min. I changed USB cable and USB port. However, there is no change.

Therefore, I am not able to unlock its boot-loader.

After adb reboot bootloader and fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, I found No TWRP or other Custom Recovery images are compatible for my device.

Therefore, I am not able to install Custom ROM as well.

I tried all above procedures multiple times and with multiple ways. However, at the end I am with Stock ROM (Android 4.4.4). And only two processes I can do successfully; rooting and un-rooting.

In such scenario, may my device be hard bricked, if I continue above processes multiple times forcefully?


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I purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 in 2013, GT-N8010, Android 4.4 and recently, I had a problem- when it loaded, it said Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and didn't load. I tried to factory reset it holding volumedown and power button, and it asked to go into ODIN mode- said a custom OS can damage the device etc. Then, on ODIN mode, it said:

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: GT-N8010

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No

CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL

SYSTEM STATUS: Official

It froze and sometimes stopped when it was connected to my laptop. I then held both volume buttons and it went onto charging. I don't know what to do. I don't know why it said custom- I didn't tried to get a new android version or to root it.


texts: How do I find out the address of [Settings>Display->Cast] devices?

texts: I see a [TV] Samsung 6 Series (50) wireless display in the list from display settings. But I do not own a Samsung television, so I would like to know the IP or MAC address of this device to double check with my router's list of connected devices.


texts: Phones got unknown and unrecognized notification sound

texts:
It is not a tech question....

Few days ago I was with my friend in the same room. Suddenly my phone and my friend's phone had a notification sound almost at the same time.

We thought that we properly got whatsapp group chat messages from other common friends.

We looked at our phones and there was nothing.

What could it be??

We have both Samsung A series phones.


texts: What’s the difference between stock Android, Android One, and Android Go?

texts:
I'd like to know what's the difference between stock Android, Android One, and Android Go?

Each is a flavor of Android, each originates from Google and all have a few things in common.

Is it just the Theme/Skin/UI that's different or is there something else?


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I'd like to use a smart tv box for a kiosk application. Problem is, my client wants the screen to be in vertical mode.

Is there a way to rotate the display to be 1080 x 1920 instead of 1920 x 1080 and rotated 90º?

I'm looking into a box with Android 4.1.


texts: Flashing ROMs means Installing zipped apps?

texts:
My sister and I have Galaxy S4 and a Galaxy S3. Along the time of usage we have only downloaded common apps like social apps and games. We've never downloaded any system-related apps such as those used to root a phone. Thus, both phones are not rooted.

Questions:

Is it possible for an app (before installing) to be in the form of .zip file instead of its usual .apk file (before installing)?
(not the normal archive .zip file)
Does flashing a ROM mean putting a .zip file (with app inside it) in an external SD card, then pressing the Volume-Home-Power keys, later installing it?
Let's say I did all the steps in question 2 using the unrooted S3 and S4, will I successfully install the zipped app to the phones?
If question 3 fails, what other ways do I have to install the zip file? And I don't have access to the computer.

Those are the things that bother me. If there are things very wrong please correct me.


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Background (not a development question): I'm developing an application which allows multiple android devices to interact.  I am trying to tether the phones through a powered USB hub to run some simulation tests.  In order to use the phones through USB tethering, I have to shell in and do some configuring.  Typically, I leave the phones plugged in overnight, or else I lose these configurations and I have to redo them.

For some reason, when I get in the next morning, some of the lights above the ports on the powered USB hub are off.  The phones connected to these ports are no longer tethered.  In order to resolve this, I have to disconnect the USB cable, reconnect it, re-tether the phone, and redo the configurations.  This is not so inconvenient for 1-2 phones, but I will soon be testing my application with upwards of 30-50 phones.  I will probably be writing a script to configure the phones, but I would ideally not be running this script every day.

I am currently using Nexus S phones with Cyanogenmod v 10.1.0 (based on 4.2.2 I believe), but I do not think this issue is phone dependant.

Is there any setting on the phones that I can set to keep the phones tethered indefinitely?  As far as I can tell, the phones all have the same settings for going to sleep/screen locking. I am really not sure why they are disconnecting, but I am pretty sure it is not the USB hub nor the USB cables.

Update: I forgot to mention that I suspend my computer (Ubuntu 13.04) , but when I return from suspending my session, only some of the phones are powered.  I marked my phones before I left for the weekend, and when I came back the same ones that were powered when I unsuspended my session last time are powered now.  So I think this is an issue with phone settings.


texts: Can you use a minute plan with Google Voice?

texts:
I recently learned about Google Voice and was wondering if I could apply it to my current cellular situation.

I have a pre-paid minute plan with an Android phone. Ideally, I'd like to use minutes whenever I'm not under a Wi-Fi network, and when under a Wi-Fi network texting and talking would be free. Is this possible with Google Voice?


texts: Mobile tethering [Internal implementation]

texts:
I use mobile tethering sometime from remote. Recently, I had some strange behaviour.

For my older connection when I used to get IPv4 from the operator, on tethering, all the connected devices had a local IP. However, the global IP remained same for the devices.

With my new network operator, I am given IPv6 and here is a twist. All the devices have a different global presence. Does this mean, with tethering on IPv6 connection, LAN concepts are removed?

If yes, how can we create LAN with IPv6 connection?

I no, why am I getting a different global presence inspite of tethering?

I am using OnePlus 3T.


texts: How can I know what's the Bluetooth version of my Android device?


texts: What exactly is Device Memory and is it possible to see it's contents?

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I'm using Sony Xperia L (Non-Rooted, Stock OS) which shows me I have 1.52 GBs of Device Memory. "Apps and Media" are taking up 0.98 GB and ~240MB is remaining free. I don't understand where all that extra memory has gone to.

So what exactly is this Device Memory? I read that it's "the memory where Android installs Apps". That doesn't really answer my question because I'm trying to get a better understanding of the missing space here and I hardly have Apps installed. So does anyone know:

1) What is the location on the Internal Memory that is considered as Device Memory? I mean is it a Folder?

2) How exactly does Android go about calculating that "Apps & Media"

3) Is there any way of seeing the File/Folder contents of Device Memory?

If we go to Settings> Storage we have a section called Device Memory. Here is a screenshot from my phone.

Notice how the space breakup doesn't add up here.


texts: I got 5 files, how to use them with Odin?

texts:
My original problem is at After Factory Reset, Android Galaxy Camera Touchscreen is unresponsive
You can simply ignore my original problem since it's kinda not related to this question. Just share some backgrounds.

Now, I am trying a different (first stock release) ROM and hopefully, this time, it can work. After downloading this ROM, I got the following 5 files:

camera.pit
CODE_GC100XXALJF_413474_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_HOME_OLB_GC100OLBALJB_409864_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CSC_OLB_GC100OLBALJB_409864_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
MODEM_GC100XXALJG_REV01_CL1210642.tar.md5

How to use them with Odin? Which one belongs to which option?

I guess CODE_GC100XXALJF_413474_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is AP option because it has the biggest size. But just a guess.

Thanks a lot.

Edited1:

Since nobody replied me, I can not wait and did the following shown as screenshots:

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Now, my galaxy camera is bricked... so what I can do?

Edited 2:

OK, I flashed another ROM. now it's unbricked. But I still has my another question's unresponsive touch problem. Whatever. This is just the weirdest thing I ever have in my life. I will never and ever buy a Samsung product again. I can't imagine a proper factory reset inside settings GUI can cause a problem in my life before Samsung.


texts:
I updated Android manually but all my settings are now lost.

I remember that in the previous updates it would download all the apps again and restore settings from my Google Account.

But this time I skipped the Google Account setup after booting. I thought I can do it later. Now I added the account, but nothing gets restored :(


texts: What is the Despair kernal for Nexus 5 and 6?

texts: I'm rooting my nexus 5 with android m and it asks me to install Despair Kernel. I can't find any info on what does the despair kernel actually do. Is it safe? What improvements does it have vs stock kernel? Also what are some other kernels aside from despair?


texts: Tracking push notifications that I receive on my android phone

texts:
I'm trying to set up a tracker that stores text messages and push notification that I receive on my phone in a google sheets spreadsheet. I have already found a way to forward each SMS that I receive to a spreadsheet using IFTTT. Unfortunately, it seems that IFTTT does not allow you to track push notifications as well.

Question: (If it's possible) How do I set up tracking push notifications on an android phone?


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using the method described  here.

First command

  adb devices

Output of first command

  List of devices attached
  * daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
  * daemon started successfully
  26EBB18827208648        device

Second command

  adb shell

third command

  sm list-disks

Output of third command

  disk:179:64

when I enter the last command

  sm partition disk:179:64 private

last command output

  Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: command '1636 volume partition disk:179:64 private' failed with '400 1636 Command failed'

if I try to enter this command instead of the last command

  sm partition disk:179:64 mixed 50

still an error shows up

  Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: command '1637 volume partition disk:179:64 mixed 50' failed with '400 1637 Command failed'

Phone:Huawei 7y prime

Any way to solve this?


texts:
I have a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket on AT&T that is currently running Nexus ICS Zero Build 2 Rev.12.

I've been trying to pair the phone with my car. It will initially connect, but when I try to either use the phone or a music player, the bluetooth disconnects quickly. I've read about this happening to many people using ICS, but haven't found a solution.

Is there another ICS ROM that would work better for Bluetooth? Am I better off going back to GB?

Let me know if you need more info.


texts: Where to get old systrace(platform tools) for SDK 17 and less?

texts:
I am using an older Android device which uses Android 4.2.2.
Older devices can not use the newer CPU profiler so I want to use systrace.

I tried using the current version of systrace but got the warning:

"Device SDK version < 18 (Jellybean MR2) not supported. Your device SDK version is 17."

I found the links below, which gave me a link to download tools and adb, but I can not see systrace anywhere:

Where can I download an older version of the Android SDK?
Download & Install Android tools, platform-tools, build-tools (Offline)

Where can I find the old systrace?


texts: Connecting android device with PC using HDMI (video recording)

texts:
I am android game developer, really wanted to capture nice quality video preview of my game for promotion purposes. And my question is, If I would connect by android device (Samsung Galaxy S3 or Nexus 7 tablet: using micro USB HDMI adapter with my PC, like this one for example:

I know I would be able to see what on my PC what I do on my device, but the point is, would I be able to turn on software responsible for capturing my desktop like Camtasia studio meanwhile to be able to record it?

Thank you.


texts: Auto-delete certain file extensions on my phone?

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How do I make my phone automatically delete certain file extensions? I'm on ICS, rooted.

For example, after connecting my phone to my mac, it will leave a .trashes file and other "." folders on my SD card. I want to make it so that the phone checks regularly and removes those extensions that I define. Another use case scenario is when I'm using an emulator such as GameBoid. I accidentally click on the Quick Save option and now there's a rogue *.ss0 file on my SD card. I want them deleted too.

I just flashed a new rom to my phone so I haven't re-downloaded Tasker yet so I also wanted to know if there's already a working solution around.


texts: Kindle Fire HD on-screen keyboard on Nexus 5

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I have found the keyboard on the Kindle Fire HD to be one of the best mobile device on-screen keyboards I have used and am wondering if it's available on any other devices?

Much like other android alternative keyboards such as SwiftKey, is there a version similar to the Kindle keyboard that I would be able to install on my Nexus 5?

Thanks.

Device: Nexus 5

OS: Android 4.4.4

Rooted: Yes


texts: How to check what file formats Google Docs app supports?

texts:
I went to All apps in the Settings app, and then when looking at one, for example, Google Documents, I was gonna disable it but I got to looking at the information on the app. It says, some defaults set. Now, I do let some family members use my phone. I don't use Google Documents, never have.

My question is how I can know which apps are using Google documents as a default?


texts: Text message with pictures: "Download" button does nothing

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I have a Galaxy S2 running Android 4.0.4.  When people send me text messages with a picture attached, I receive the message but it says something like this, with a "download" button:

Message size: 1KB
Expires: 8:52AM, Mar 12
[Download]

When I press the download button, it changes to the text "Downloading" for a moment, and then it changes back to the download button and nothing else happens.  I was expecting the picture to open, or something.  Is there some way I can download & view these pictures?

[Update]: I have seen other suggestions to turn on mobile data.  I went to:

Applications => Settings => Data Usage

and verified that Mobile data = ON.  As an experiment, I toggled it OFF then ON again, then pushed the Download button on my text message again, but got the same result (it said "downloading" briefly then nothing).

I have also turned off auto-retrieve here:

Messaging app => Menu => Settings => Multimedia message (MMS) settings

Auto-retrieve  is unchecked & still no success.  I'm pretty stumped.

Update #2:
Suggestion to check APN settings.  I went to:

Settings => Wireless & network

But there is no "mobile" choice.  There is a "more => mobile networks" but it only has "3G data" and "connections optimizer".  Is there some other way to find/set the APN settings?


texts: Problem in setting up google account - "couldn't open connection to server."

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I had just installed custom ROM cynogenmod-9(ICS) in my S Plus device and now I am not able to add Google Account in my android device. It gives the following error message,

  Couldn't finish
  couldn't open connection to server.

So, what is the problem? why I am getting such kind of error?


texts: Is there a native way to find all the installed apps that have access to a phone feature?

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Is there a native way to filter installed apps by permission (features they have access to)? For example, filter all the apps that have access to the camera.

Looking to delete all the apps that have access to the camera without manually going through each installed app and checking its permissions...

Android version: KitKat and newer


texts: Lightweight CyanogenMod 13.0 - Samsung Galaxy S2

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I have found my old Samsung Galaxy S2, the plan is to use this as a small information screen in the livingroom. I was thinking of stripping down a CyanogenMod 13.0 and build a light-weight version of it, I don't need GPS, Bluetooth, Cellular, FM Radio, Camera support so I was planing to remove support for these. I only need WiFi support.

I have found this tutorial for building CyanogenMode 13.0 for i9100: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_i9100

How do I strip CM down, and remove all unecessary support and apps (The only app that is going to run on this is a app that I'm myself has written)? I guess I have to do this before i compile it?


texts: Transformer Primetouch screen response: is this normal?

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I recently got a transformer prime and just want to check whether the odd responses in the touchscreen are normal or not.

Below I have attached a screen shot from Photoshop touch. The odd snakeing down the diagonal strokes makes me think something is not quite right about the tablets touch screen. Is this normal on other primes?


texts: Is it possible to connect a Android phone display to a TV or PC Monitor?

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Is it possible to make the display on a Android phone to a TV or a PC Monitor?

What are the methods that I can connect the Android phone to a TV (e.g. plasma TV) or a PC Monitor and then modify some configuration in the phone so that the display will be shown in the TV or the PC Monitor screen?


texts: Plot twist: could a rooted device be actually safer than a non-rooted one?

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For almost 10 years, I have been using Linux based operating systems, so I know very well how giving root access to applications may be a security issue.

However, from my searches regarding Android, I have found the following information, relevant to this question:

If you root the device yourself, you generally install SuperSU too, which will ask you whether it should allow root access to applications when requested.
There are malware which can root a device from inside, and will use su without you ever knowing. I remember the first time I rooted a device, and it was an APK which would exploit security vulnerabilities.

So, by taking into consideration the two presented points, in the case that  a malware is successful in rooting my device, and I don't have SuperSU installed, wouldn't my system be more vulnerable, since now any application can request root access without my knowledge?


texts: Why is Youtube draining the battery and what could we do?

texts:
A friend of mine just asked me a nice question:

His (stock) Samsung Galaxy S4's Youtube is draining his battery.
He said, that he hasn't been in the app today, and this morning he had the phone booting up.

Now, Youtube drained 51% of his battery.

I know, there are many possibilities, to "solve" this, like:

Rebooting the Phone to get rid of the wakelock
Terminating the Youtube-app via the Settings -> Apps menue
Clearing Cache/Deleting Data
Uninstalling Updates and deactivating the app

But besides these workarounds:

Is there any fix for this issue?

What could one do, if he'd have to terminate the app everytimes he boots up his phone?

Is there even something to do?

/NOTE

We try to achieve a better information about what exactly in the YT-app causes the battery drain using Better Battery Stats.
Stats will follow.


texts: How to give root permission for app even after unrooted?

texts: I'm using 4.4.2 so ES explorer can't write to SD card. I intend to give the app root permission permernently (like system apps) and then unroot the device. Is it possible to do so?


texts:
Because my internal storage didn't have enough space for new applications and updates I decided to change where applications were being installed to my SD card.

I used the adb commands and a message informed me that I changed to the SD card. However when tried I was unable to download applications due to insufficient space which means that my primary memory is still my internal memory.

How can I change to the SD storage?

I am using a Samsung Galaxy 2 7.0, OS 4.0.4


texts: How to fix /system/bin/sdcard process draining battery?

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After noticing a huge decrease of my battery life, I used the application GSam Battery Monitor to find the origin of the problem, and discovered that the process /system/bin/sdcard was using about 90% of the phone resources.
The problem persists even when removing the SD card.

How to fix this issue?


texts: If I install something from Google Play, can I be sure it can uninstall itself?

texts:
So recently bought an Android tablet, having first had an iPhone.

So with Apple's strategy, apps seem quite restricted. They can really only do a couple of minor things outside of the app (like notifications etc.) and they're also reviewed by Apple.

Android seems to allow a lot more freedom. You have apps that change the keyboard, or change the start up screen or allow you to share across apps etc.

So my question is... if I install something from Play Store, do I know that it will always uninstall properly? Do app developers actually need to write an uninstall program or is this done automatically in the OS?


texts: Google+ video sync configured for WiFi-only but took place over 4G anyway

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Two days ago, AT&T surprised me with three bandwidth warnings within a few seconds. In quick succession, our wireless account (i) exceeded 2/3 of the 300 MB limit, (ii) exceeded 90% of the 300 MB limit, and (iii) exceeded the limit, resulting in an excess bandwidth surcharge.

I isolated the culprit to one of our S3 minis. According to the onboard usage log, Google+ had unexpectedly burned 200 MB in background transfers. I guess that this was a transfer of a 200 MB video, because that S3 had just taken one.

Google+ came from AT&T preinstalled and preconfigured to automatically back up videos, but only when there is a WiFi connection available. I think this means a transfer should never have occurred over 4G.

I have found numerous forum threads – such as "Suddenly high data usage (Google+?)" over at AndroidCentral.com – in which identical experiences were reported, both in 2012 and 2013. Some of these threads implicate another app called Gallery, which also comes preinstalled and which I do not use and know nothing about. For more examples, Google [ android google+ sudden data usage ].

Is there a long-standing bug in Google+? How can I correct it going forward? Can I force Google+ to honor the WiFi-only setting? Do I need to change a setting in Gallery?

Can I expect to recover the surcharge from AT&T, considering that they were the ones to preinstall and preconfigure the software so that this could happen?


texts: Is there a way to clear every application's cache?

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The biggest culprit is Google Music, but I would like to clear out all of my caches fairly quickly.

If I'm using my phone as a camera, having everything cached totally eats up my SD card's storage space, so I would like to either turn down the amount of caching for Google Maps, Google Music, and a few other apps, turn up how frequently the cache is cleared, or have some way to automatically clear the caches when I want to.

If relevant, I'm running an HTC Incredible with CM7.


texts: Android Factory Reset: My phone shows weird options when I enter recovery mode, and no button selects anything

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I checked different tutorials to factory-reset my phone, and this one applies to my phone's model. I had once factory reset this phone successfully, but I have forgotten what had worked for me..

I powered my phone off.
I pressed Volume-Up + Volume-Down + Power buttons together, and the screen showed me two options: Recovery Mode and Factory Mode.

First I tried to enter the Factory Mode by pressing the Volume-Down button, that showed me these options:

At this point the Volume-Up and Volume-Down were navigating between the options and the power button was doing nothing. Their combinations also did not work.

So I pulled the phone's battery out, and did the entire thing again, but this time, I entered the Recovery Mode. But to my surprise I was given the following:

Select Boot Mode:
[VOLUME_UP to select. VOLUME_DOWN is OK.]

[Recovery    Mode]
[Fastboot    Mode]    <<==
[Normal      Mode]

BUT at this point none among the volume buttons or the power button are doing anything.
What should I do?


texts: I have a Gio and recently have an issue with the phone being hot and not responding.  I have to pull the battery to get the phone to work.  Any help is appreciated!


texts:
What is the best codec should I use in convertion a movie from huge HD/BRay for watching it on Android's RockPlayer?

Also what are the optimal properties should I specify for better performance+quality? (bits-per-second, resolution, audio quality, etc...)


texts: How do I access the storage of a restricted profile with adb on Android TV?

texts:
I created a restricted profile on my Android TV running Android 9, tried to access the storage of the new profile but failed, here's what I got in adb shell (current profile for the TV is the restricted profile):
mytv:/sdcard $ cd /storage/emulated/10
mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ ls
ls: .: Permission denied
1|mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ whoami
shell
mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ pm list users
Users:
    UserInfo{0:Owner:13} running
    UserInfo{10:Restricted Profile:18} running
mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ am switch-user 10
mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ ls
ls: .: Permission denied
1|mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ whoami
shell
mytv:/storage/emulated/10 $ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=2000(shell),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats),3009(readproc),3011(uhid) context=u:r:shell:s0

The device is not rooted and su command is not available.
So how do I access the storage of a restricted profile with adb on Android TV? TIA!


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Is it possible to make a custom ROM to upgrade the current version of android that is installed on your phone?

For example, making a 5.1 ROM to put on an pretty much unsupported phone that only has 4.4.2.

I've seen many posts on how to port ROMs between devices, or making your own custom ROM, but all of the ones I've seen require you to stay on the same version of android.

I'm just wondering if I can take a stock ROM, or a cm 12.1 rom or something and port it onto my device. (Which is a LGD393 in case that helps).


texts: "sync disabled" and "unfortunately S Planner has stopped"

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I am an old lady with her first smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running Jelly Bean.  Since the last upgrade my email and other apps won't sync and some functions have stopped.  Through 'fiddling' I found an auto sync option which I checked but it made no difference.  I am reluctant to try a factory reset having read about what gets lost in the process.

I don't understand the technical answers to some related questions so could someone please kindly tell me step by simple step how to correct these errors.  I've currently closed all active apps.  I don't have many apps downloaded and don't play games etc but I seem to have accumulated a lot of widgets!  Do I need to do anything with them please?


texts: Any android app capable of storing "unsent tweet" then send it out when internet connection is resumed?

texts: As question, I have found something called offline twitter, but seems that it is broken in my HTC ChaCha, as I can't copy the "pin number" from twitter site back to offline twitter. Thanks.


texts:
On Google Play Newsstand, I can select feeds for "My news" section, and when I select "Read now", I get a list of news from my selected feeds, and some news not from my selected feeds.

Is there any way I can customize the "Read now" feed and block publications or topics, etc? Or just get news from my selected feeds in the "Read now" section?


texts: Can Android differentiate between headphones and headset?

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Regardless if I plug in a headset or headphones (without a microphone), I get a headset icon in my notification bar.

I would expect Android to use the builtin microphone in case normal headphones are connected, so I do not have to unplug my phones when someone calls.

Alternatively, is there an app or widget to manually toggle between headphone and headset mode?

I have an HTC Desire with CyanogenMod 7, so I am not sure if it is a problem with CM7 or Android in general.


texts:
I am exploring a bit on my Android device and I can't seem to figure out when /data is mounted.

My first guess what it'd be in /init.rc, and while that file creates the /data directory, it doesn't seem to actually mount it. I've also taken a look in /system/etc/init.d, but going from the files there, /data is already mounted at that point.

When is /data mounted, and where can I find the related script?


texts: Samsung Note 3 cannot detect finger touch

texts:
I'm using the Galaxy Note 3, and suddenly it cannot detect my finger touch! It works normally with the S Pen. I tried factory resetting, turning it off and on, and taking out the battery but it still behaves the same!

Is there a way to fix this?


texts: I'm stuck with the generic IMEI (004999010640000). I've tried a number of the various workarounds (GSII_Repair, manually deleting the /efs folder, flashing stock and trying both of those from stock, re-flashing CM10 and trying from CM10 again...) with no luck. I was actually missing files in my /efs folder before flashing stock, but even with the full /efs folder I can't find my actual IMEI. So am I screwed?


texts: How do I get the contents of an HTC .hbk file... without buying an HTC phone?

texts:
I broke the USB port of my HTC One phone, so I am unable to charge it any longer.

Before the battery was dead, I made all the needed backups, including SMS, which created an .hbk file. I searched for a solution, but the only one I can find consists of putting this file on another HTC phone and recover the messages this way.

As I have no intention to buy a new HTC phone just to get my messages, how do I extract the contents of the .hbk file on a PC (Linux or Windows)?


texts: Backing up contacts, call log, SMS/MMS and gallery via adb?

texts: I have an old Nexus 5 running KitKat and I need to back up its contacts, call log, SMS and gallery photos via adb - not through an app. After that I need to upgrade the phone to 7.1.1 and restore these backups. I have no idea how to do this but I understand SMS at least is not covered by adb backup. What do I need to do to change this?


texts: Prevent automatic redirects in Mobile Firefox for Android

texts:
How can I turn disable redirects in Firefox for Android?

Here is a solution that works for desktop Firefox:

Prevent automatic redirects in Firefox

Unfortunately the accessibility.blockautorefresh option is not present in Firefox for Android.


texts: How to change the vertical alphabet language in contact list?

texts:
All my contacts are in Greek language but the vertical alphabet is in English. How can i change it?
My phone is Samsung galaxy note 4 (not rooted), i use english language for the operating system and i don't want to change to Greek. Although i have English and Greek keyboard.

This is not my phones screenshot, but imagine the contacts are in Greek and vertical alphabet language still in English


texts: How do I keep the shopping site open whilst I retrieve the SMS 2 step verification code

texts: Samsung S8. Online shopping using 2 step verification via SMS. When I have to get an SMS verification code I have to go into my SMS folder to retrieve it. But as I have then left the website I am shopping on, it closes so I cannot input the Code. And cannot go back to the website's Verification screen using the Google back button. Frustrating! So - how can I input my code?


texts: How to get a split apk from a device via adb?

texts:
There is a well-known question on how to get APKs from an Android device with adb.
However, this fails for split APKs, because there, adb shell pm path com.example.someapp does list you not only one path, but many as shown in this example:
adb shell pm path com.example.someapp
package:/data/app/com.example.someapp-5Vnt5z8Kiyfka4DG7cFr3Q==/base.apk
package:/data/app/com.example.someapp-5Vnt5z8Kiyfka4DG7cFr3Q==/split_config.en.apk
package:/data/app/com.example.someapp-5Vnt5z8Kiyfka4DG7cFr3Q==/split_config.x86.apk
package:/data/app/com.example.someapp-5Vnt5z8Kiyfka4DG7cFr3Q==/split_config.xxhdpi.apk

So how to do that?
Do you need to pull all? Or is base.apk (the filename you always get for non-split-apks) e.g. enough?
And how to reinstall them then later?


texts: Is the "What's here?" Google maps feature known from the PC/Browser available on Android?

texts:
The PC Version of Google Maps offers a What's here? feature (giving grid reference in decimal degrees) which is seemingly not available on the Nexus 7.

This is very useful for navigation to locations without a specific street or house number address, e.g. rural areas.

How can this feature be accessed or is there a work around?


texts: Why is my phone not an available option on the online Play market?

texts:
I have to Android devices, a phone and a tablet. I recently upgraded both to Android 4.4.

When I go to Google Play's website using a browser on my computer, and select an app to install, my list of devices shows my tablet, but not my phone. It used to show both.

I can't seem to find any setting to connect my phone to my Google account in such a way as to make my phone appear in the list. How do I make my phone an available option when installing apps from a computer based browser?


texts: How can i switch to next field in web form using Android browser? There is no tab button, which Im using on my PC.


texts: How to remove Android/Trojan.Agent.gc infection?

texts:
My local brand phone running KitKat is infected.I've tried various removal tools but of no use. Malwarebytes detects it in  /system/app/FileExplorer.apk but I am not able to uninstall it.

How can I remove it without root? I've tried factory reset and hard reset.

ROM : xolo_era_SO14_25092015,kernel: 3.10.16   Device : Xolo ERA


texts: Download offline map packages of OsmAnd Map on PC?

texts:
I need to download offline map packages that users download from OsmAnd Map application.

Where can I find those packages on phone? or how can I download it online on PC? Similar to how it was answered for Maps.me application here: Download MAPS.ME (MapsWithMe) offline map from PC?.


texts: Cannot set Map to "Forward Up" orientation UNLESS in Navigation mode

texts:
Is it not possible to have the maps display in "Forward Up" orientation when not set to navigate (Android)?
Here are my observations:

If I set a destination and 'start' driving, (i.e. navigating) there is a compass icon which toggles either 'North Up' or 'Direction Up' of the map.  This works great!

If I do NOT set a destination, (i.e. not navigating) and just have the map centered on me, the map is defaulted to North Up orientation;  I could not find a way to change this Forward Up.

When NOT navigating (as described in #2 above), If I use two finger gestures on my touch screen, I can rotate the map to any orientation 360° around, but it stays in that orientation, regardless of my direction of travel. I.e. If I turn the map to 45° (NNE) the map stays that way, even If I turn to the south or any other direction.  Note, though, that the Compass icon appears to allow resetting to north up orientation. Once tapped and the map orients North Up, the compass disappears.

Is this intentional?  It would be great to be able to just display the map  with forward up, even when not navigating to a destination.  (i.e. for situational awareness).


texts: How to Remove this battery symbol of head in Android 4.0.4 device Sony Xperia MT27i?

texts:
0.4 device Sony Xperia MT27i For development use.
I describe one screen the here, and display my question:

Image Screen with red mark (click image to enlarge)

I want to remove the icon from my device screen. How can I do that?


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I'd like to keep my mobile number private & give out the Google voice number for business.

Is it possible to see the caller number for a google voice call, but set it so that it is in silent mode?

I don't want to silence the phone if the call is to my private number. This is to ensure that I do not miss a call if my private number is dialed (it is an emergency number due to medical reasons). But since I am in a lot of meetings etc, I want to keep it on silent for all other calls. I hope this makes sense.

I have looked around online, but cannot figure out a way to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: Galaxy SII not reporting Signal Strength

texts:
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy SII which in general has worked perfectly for me. My only issue is that the phone won't report the signal strength. If I get to the phone information (using the * # * # 4636 # * # code) the system reports the signal strength as zero which is impossible (since I have loads of reception issues in my home). My guess is that the information is being blocked, but I don't know why or how to unblock it.

The phone is running in GSM/WCDMA (Auto Mode) with the stock ROM


texts: I installed Easily.Do on my android device, which is offline. But says I have to sign in. Is there a way to use EasilyDO without internet on my phone?


texts: Can a malicious application running in a container root the Android?

texts:
Can a malware root the Android when running in a container such as when running through VirtualXposed or Parallel space, or when a person is using the Guest user or any other secondary user in Android?

My device is not rooted so I can't check this on my own. If the answer is yes, how to ensure protection from such malwares that want to root your Android?


texts: what is the .config_p56 file in sdcard? And do you have this file too?

texts:
(sdcard is a symlink to storage/sdcard0)

because it starts with a dot it is hidden.To see it have viewing of hidden files enabled.It contents are empty and its properties say it takes 0bits space.Maybe my phone is compromised with malware?

Please tell me if you have this file too.


texts: IS it common for mobile data to stop working but normal phone reception to be fine?

texts:
So I've got a sony xperia z3 compact and it's only a couple of months old.

So far, it's been great but today I noticed that the mobile internet doesn't work. The thing is though my phone reception is fine - I can dial people without getting problems - it's just that when I'm not within a WIFI zone, I have no data.

I've rang up my mobile network provider and they say my data is activated. The phone itself is from overseas but I'm fairly sure, the phone's mobile data has worked before - it's only stopped working recently.

I'm trying to figure out if it's a hardware fault in my phone and I'm hoping it's not because it would be difficult and lengthy to get it replaced. Is it common for a phone's mobile data to stop functioning while the phone's normal phone reception works perfectly fine?

Do these functions use the same components to work?


texts: How can I get the Android to use wallpapers sized to my screen resolution?

texts:
When I only have one "desktop" on my Android phone and I select one of my photos for the wallpaper, it asks me to crop the image.  The cropping tool only allows an aspect ratio that has nothing to do with the real aspect ration of my phones screen resolution. Why?

I have a Samsung GT i5800 running Android 2.1update1.


texts: Is there a way to turn a web page into an app-like link on the android home page?

texts:
I'd like to be able to move to a specific page without having to (as I'm currently doing,) click on Chrome, then go to bookmarks and then have to go through the logon procedure to get back to the exact page I want.

Is there a way to have that precise page live as a pressable app-like icon so that I can get right back there quickly as I access this page often.


texts: Is there anyway to increase 'App Storage' space on a HTC One X?

texts:
I'm currently using 6.48GB of 6.76GB 'App storage' on my HTC One X of which 4.95GB is classed as 'other'.

I've seen some guides which suggest methods to extend storage onto an SD card but the HTC One X doesn't have a slot for one.

Is there any way to repartition or something along those lines? Or is it time to upgrade?


texts: When charging my phone, a LG K8 V, I get the message "Charging slowly: Use the charger and cable that were provided with this phone, or check the cable is properly connected." The charge rate is fast enough for my purposes (I haven't noticed an actual slowdown) and everything's plugged in properly so far as I can see. But, the warning is annoying because it pops up every time I plug in the phone and I need to manually dismiss it to do anything with the phone, even to answer a call. How can I disable it permanently?


texts: Get image of android OS without rooting the device

texts:
As part of my academic project, I want to get the image of a whole Android OS of a non-rooted device in order to do forensics activity.

Can I do this using SCSI commands as SCSI directly communicates with hardware and does not need root permission?

I got information that SCSI interaction is possible with Android non-rooted device from
Implementation of an Android Framework
for USB storage access without root rights


texts: Application-specific passwords only work for a short period of time

texts: I have two-step verification enabled on my Google Account, and I generated an application-specific password for my Android device (Infuse 4G with custom ROM in case that's relevant), and input it. After about a day, the "Sign-in error for USERNAME@gmail.com" notification appears and I have to generate a new password and input it again in order to use the account. Is this a known issue with two-step verification or is it just me doing something wrong?


texts: I have a Verizon HTC One M7. Since it's Verizon, the bootloader obviously locked. If I were to use fastboot boot twrp-m7wlv.img and then try to flash a custom ROM, would that damage my phone?


texts: How do I delete a Google Plus Huddle message?

texts:
I shared a message in Google Plus Huddle with one of my contact.  I am looking for a way to delete the message but cannot find anything.  I even cleared my Google Plus data from Manage Apps but the message comes back after signing back in.

Does anyone know if it is possible to delete a Google Plus Huddle message?


texts:
So I just bought a nexus 10 and among the many reasons for getting one, I want to take notes with it. I've bought myself a nice stylus that works wonderfully on iPads and my galaxy nexus phone. However, writing with the same stylus and exact same apps on my nexus 10 isn't working as one would hope. It seems to lag quite badly in picking up where my stylus is and this forces me to write very slowly so that it will pick up all of my strokes, thus making it pretty much useless in a classroom setting, but, like I said before, I don't see this at all with my galaxy nexus.

So, why am I seeing such a huge difference in performance between these two devices when (I assume) the nexus 10 would be so much more powerful than my phone? Is it the apps or the hardware? And how do I fix this issue without just writing my own note taking app?


texts: Android phone does not recognize that there is a backup in Google Drive

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I have backed up my phone (LG G7 ThinQ) to google drive and I am trying to restore my app data. The problem is that when I go into the settings app under the backup and restore option, it tells me that there is no backup in the drive. I am running android 8.0 oreo and I was also running it when I made the backup.
I know for sure that I am signed into the account with the backup. I've tried resetting the phone and removing and re-adding the account but it still says that my drive does not have a backup.
What is causing this and how do i fix it?


texts: My son has forgotten his password to his phone and USB debugging mode was never enabled. I'm trying to wipe all the system but I haven't been able to enter recovery mode , I tried holding down power button and up volume button (also tried down volume button) but to no avail. If anyone knows how to solve this it'd be greatest appreciated.


texts: Yesterday actually I messed my Xolo Q700. Actually I wanted to install a custom ROM "experia final" on it. But I didn't installed any custom recovery previously. So I installed TWRP recovery using mobile uncle flash it from SDcard. It worked absolutely fine. Then I installed custom ROM but during cache and dalvik wipe stage, I selected advanced wipe and wiped everything including emmc. Now my phone stuck in boot animation forever and if I open TWRP it shows "unable to mount e: emmc" and emmc memory showing 0mb. I can't side load ROM using adb cz. My phone is not detected via USB cable. Please help me on the issue.


texts: switching from unlimited data plan to pay-per-data. what to watch out?

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I have been using unlimited data plan, but it is about to finish and after that I'll pay my data charge per data usage. Any particular settings should I change or anything I should take note in order to avoid suddenly paying a lot of money?

My phone is Galaxy S with Froyo.


texts:
I can't find Google PDF Viewer app icon even though I have installed it from Google Play Store. How can I open it?

Also, I'm unable to close display green light on top of display screen.


texts: Override language setting for some apps?

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Is there a way to override the locale for some apps? My Android is set to German but I want, for example, all apps that don't have a proper translation to be in English - reading Google-translated stuff is horrible.

I know there's no native way, but maybe there's an app for it which I just couldn't find...

My device is running 4.1 and is rooted.


texts: I am unable to download anything from play store..and I am also not able to access any service of google like gmail, picasa google+ . I have already reset my phone after half hour till reset my phone works properly bt further it starts behaving the same as it was before reset


texts: How can I get an offline version of wikitravel on my Froyo phone?

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I'm looking for a way to get an offline version of wikitravel on my Froyo phone (Desire if it makes any difference)

I know of wapedia, but I really need an offline copy of the site... Any obvious way to achieve that? Note that the stock browser doesn't even let you save single web pages!


texts: I've purchased VerbTeX Pro for my Android tablet and recently I upgraded to the MatePad Pro. I'm wondering is there any way to extract the APK and install it on the MatePad without installing GMS?


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I downloaded ROM Manager today onto my Samsung Galaxy Gio, and after several attempts to back up my ROM in its current state I tried to reboot my phone into recovery mode through the app. It immediately died, and responds to nothing I do.

I've tried booting it various ways, yet it remains as dead as a battery-less phone (no, charging doesn't do anything, although my battery was low at the time). The phone has been quite stable up till now. I don't have a custom ROM, it is rooted, and everything else is backed up. Is there anything I can do that will work?


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I have recently brought a Samsung Cooper and when i was trying to download an app from the market it keeps saying insufficient memory on device. My phone has a 16GB memory card and the internal memory i big enough for the app.

Does anyone have any ideas why its saying this please.

Thanks.


texts: I don't know if there is already a thread about this particular issue, but if so forgive me. I would like to know how can I see the date when I installed and uninstalled a certain app some time ago (provided that I deleted it from Google Play history, so I can't go that way). I've been doing some research and logcat appears everywhere, but I don't see how can it solve my problem. Thanks in advance for your help.


texts: Creating USB connector cable using female-female adapter

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In order to connect a pen drive to One M8, I tried using a female-female USB adapter with one end connected to my phone via the provided USB cable and a pen drive inserted into the other end.. however this didn't work*.

Can anyone pls provide me the reason for this? Thanks in advance. :)

after referring to Google I came to know that OTG cable is required.. but why is my setup not working like an OTG cable?


texts: How do I stop google photos/android from splitting up my video

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I recorded myself reading a couple things for my kids yesterday.  The total video length for 1 video was ~10 minutes.  Today I went to look at it and the recording was split up into 4 videos.  3 of length 2:50 and 1 with the remainder ~1 minute.

The second video was just under 5 minutes and it wasn't split up.

In the past I've recorded videos > 15 minutes with my phone and they still exist on google photos full length.

Did something change in the past few days and, if so, can I put it back? ( I wonder if this has something to do with the closing of Google+ as I believe the auto-backup feature originated there.)


texts: Display screen keeps waking up when locked

texts: When I lock my Samsung Galaxy Nexus by pushing the power button, my phone's screen darkens for a few seconds, then keeps staying awake with the lock screen displayed. This keeps eating away at my battery life. This started happening only recently. Why does it happen?


texts: I wonder if its possible to forward calls or sms to PC where I can then reply or at least get notified of a call/sms? For example, calls might be forwarded to Skype, isit possible?


texts: Plug Android smartpone into PC without loading | LineageOS

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I am using my main smartphone for developing Android apps and doing research.
I set everything up and searched for a specific option under USB Preferences, when connected to my computer.
As I don't want to drain the capacity of my smartphone, I'd kinda like an option like Data transer, but do not load, so that the battery can have normal battery cycles instead of always staying at 100% because it's connected to my computer.
However, I didn't find anything in the preferences or on the internet.
Does anyone know if there is an option for enabling adb to still function but disable charging while connected to the computer?
Btw, I am using LineageOS 17.1.


texts: Is "high accuracy" mode in location setting, is what is known otherwise as A-GPS?

texts: In high accuracy mode, the description says that WiFi/cellular network is used apart from GPS to determine location. How exactly are they used and what data does the cellular network provide?


texts: Do any launchers restore home screen widgets from Google backup?

texts: Are there any custom/3rd-party launchers that, when you have Back up my data turned on in the Backup & reset settings, restore home screen widgets when a backup is restored? I know the stock one doesn't, so I hope that someone with more experience of 3rd-party launchers will recognise the behaviour.


texts: The new Samsung Galaxy S III has an interesting feature which keeps the screen alive (on) if the camera decides the user is reading something by detecting if the user is moving his/her eyes. Does anybody know any application like that in the Android Market which I could install on my Motorola Xoom 2 (Honeycomb) or on my Galaxy S II (ICS) ?


texts: How can I add a calender to my Android tablet? In Settings>Accounts& Synch I can only create Exchange account. There is no option to create any calendar. I do not have android market, google calender, gmail android apps. I standard calendar pre-installed - but I can do nothing because I have no calendars to save events. How to fix it?


texts: Does the EVO 3d's 3.5mm head phone also support a microphone?

texts: My old Nokia had a 2.5mm headphone/microphone port. I've recently had that phone stolen and moved to a EVO 3D. It has a 3.5mm port: however, is this a compact headphone/microphone or just stereo headphone?


texts:
Is there a way to enable/set a pin code for screen lock, independently of the settings?

In my case everything is greyed out (except "Password") because I use device encryption.


texts: Galaxy S3 with 4.1.1 ActivSync contacts not showing

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I have connected my S3 to my company's 2007 Exchange server through the native Microsoft ActivSync account settings.

I get mail, calendar and contacts - then at some point, the contacts all disappear.  They still exist in Outlook/Exchange, but will not show on my S3.

This seems to be an issue related to my contacts list: Other users using S3's on the same exchange server aren't seeing the same issue.

Are there any characters that shouldn't be in my contacts that might be causing some corruption or something?

Thanks.


texts: SD card directory is "split" on new phone

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I moved from a Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S, Android 2.2) to a Motorola Electrify (Android 2.3) and the Electrify is reading my SD card differently. My old data is now stored in /mnt/sdcard-ext instead of /mnt/sdcard/. All my phone's old data (which I want to keep) is in that directory.

Why did my SD card path change and what should I do to "merge" the two?


texts: Voice typing in Android for a disabled person with very limited hand function

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I have a close friend who is suffering from a neurological disorder similar to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).  Over the last year his arms, hands and fingers have weakened greatly to the point where he can no longer type or hold a pen.  He is a writer.  As yet we cannot afford expensive assistive technologies or a full time assistant, so I have been trying to use an Android tablet to help him write via Voice Typing.

He writes in Hindi.

We have done some experiments combining the tablet with an external keyboard that he keeps on a tray (with the tablet on a desk), since lifting his hand up to tap on the screen or to hold the tablet tires him out quickly.  The goal of our experiments is to reduce the need to tap the screen to an absolute minimum.  Using this app we have set up a key on the keyboard to start voice typing, so he no longer has to tap to start it.    However, I have some questions:

Voice typing will sometimes stop and ask you to tap the microphone icon to start it again.  As far as I can see this seems random but happens every one or two minutes.  The external keyboard key has no effect on this and he has to lift his hand to tap the microphone icon.  Why does this happen?  Is there a way this can be reduced?  Alternatively, is there some other method that will allow a tap on a key to restart voice typing without needing to tap the screen?
Are there any guides to how to speak most effectively for dictation to Voice Typing (e.g. which is best - full sentences at a slow speed, full sentences at a normal speed, a few words at a time, or some other combination?)?
At times voice typing will seem to "jam" and simply stop writing anything - even though the microphone icon is red and it seems to be hearing.  After a minute it may start to write a lot, or it may just seem to hang, and restarting it requires tapping it once to stop it and then again to start it.  The tablet is an old machine (3 years old) that is extremely low end - Android 4.4. running on 1 GB RAM.  Is this a result of the low end nature of the tablet?
Is there a way to allow external keyboard typing in a language other than English (i.e. similar to the Gboard's phonetic entry for other languages)? He can use this for a few corrections to the frequent mistakes that Voice Typing makes (we'll ask someone else to clean up the final text, however).

I hope there are ways around these things - it is crushing to watch a major literary writer lose his ability to write.... If I'm barking up the wrong tree entirely and you all have suggestions on better methods, that would also be great.


texts: Increase maximum outgoing attachment size

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I'm looking for a way to increase the maximum attachment size for outgoing email in the default email app for Exchange / "corporate" email.

e.g. I'm on local Wifi and it won't let me send a 9MB video, which is just plain lame.

While I'm at it, I'd love to also increase the maximum size for App downloads when on 3G.  I have a high-speed dataplan with a 6GB limit, and it's frustrating to have my phone tell me something is "too big" to download.  My carrier isn't saving any bandwidth; it just forces me to use workarounds like tethering.

Open to rooting or any other hacks that will do the trick.  I have control of the Exchange (2003) server if the setting must be tweaked there.


texts: What is "composite" in the Android Composite ADB Interface?

texts: What's the difference between the Android ADB Interface and the Android Composite ADB Interface?


texts: What acts as the internal storage of an android device?

texts: Just like HDD/SSD act as the internal storage for a PC, what exactly acts as the internal storage for an android device?


texts: Is it possible to mount .iso files (virtual optical drive) on Android?

texts:
First of all, I am not sure if my question should be here as I couldn't find a place to shoot it. So please direct me to the right site, if I am barking at the wrong tree..

Question : In our normal PCs/laptops we have the ability to install 3rd party softwares to create a virtual CD/DVD drive and mount .iso files to it.

For the sake of mobility, (as I am on the go 90% of the time) I want to buy a tablet. So I am wondering if I could do the same in either Asus or Samsung tablet 8.0?

If above tablets can't perform this function, can someone point out why and which tablets would do it?


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Which files I need to delete from the system of a rooted device to delete completely the recovery mode, and in which folder I can find them?
Ty


texts: Lock screen with multi-factor authentication (biometric and pattern)

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Is there a way to require two forms of authentication to unlock your device? My preference would be to use my fingerprint sensor in addition to an unlock pattern.

I'm using a Nexus 6p with Android 7.1.2.


texts: Android phone OS crashes when turning on. Can I recover the phones data?

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I have an non-rooted Moto G5 phone that crashes when getting to the main home screen. I get a message that says process system isn't responding and I get the the options to "close app" or "wait" and then the phone crashes 10 seconds later.

I can get the phone to recovery mode and I tried to wipe the cache but that did not help.

I can get the phone to the fast boot screen. If I connect a USB to the phone I see text that says "Transfer Mode: USB Connected"

Can I use Recovery mode or fastboot mode to get my data off the phone? I'm willing to trash the phone as long as I am able to get the data off the phone.


texts: Is there a way to control the blink speed of the notification LED on Nexus 4?

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On my Nexus 4, when I get a notification the LED blinks. However it is very slow so you can't notice it with a quick glance at the phone.

Is there a way to make the LED blink faster?


texts: How to map Apple wireless keyboard keys in Android 10

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I'm having trouble using the Return/Enter key on the Apple wireless keyboard (model A1314) while connected via Bluetooth on Android 10 (device: Google Pixel 3).

Specifically, I'd like to use the Fn+Return keystroke to act as the standard Enter key, but it doesn't work --at least not in the Messages app.

Is there a way to map the Return key so that it acts like Enter?


texts: Droid Bionic loses all data connectivity (Wifi & 3G/4G) intermittently. Software or hardware issue?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Why does the 3G connection drop issue happen on all Verizon 4G LTE handsets?

Periodically (a few times a week), my Droid Bionic (stock Gingerbread 2.3.4) will lose access to all data services (Wifi, 3G/4G) for no apparent reason.  The only sure way out seems to be powering the phone off and restarting it, although the last time I tried using Sleep instead of power off it did reset.   When it goes out, the only icon in the notification area is the signal strength "bars" area, which goes white.    No 3G/4GLTE, or Wifi icon is present.

How do I determine if this is a Gingerbread issue or a hardware issue with my phone?


texts: Restrict Data consumtion by playStore Over WIFI

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My Google Play Store application has gone haywire.It is downloading heavily without even notifying anything about what it is downloading and the rate has gone up by 2.5 times in past 2 days.I tried everything to stop it.I selected do-not auto update apps in play store settings and turned off all kinds of Sync.But it still isn't working.
Is there any way i can restrict data consumed by my google play store on WiFi?
I have a rooted device.


texts: Can't authorise android lenovo tablet in USB debugging mode

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I have Lenovo YOGA Tablet 2 830LC X86.
Rescue and Smart Assistant tool is a software to work with this tablet.
When i activate USB-Debugging in tablet i face the error below in Rescue and Smart Assistant tool.

Unauthorized is because after activating USB-Debugging mode in tablet and connecting my tablet to PC, there is no popup asking me if i want to trust this PC, which i have to agree (permanently).
By deleting the adbkey file found in C:\Users\[Username]\.android folder the permission dialog did n't appear on my device.
What should i do to fix this issue?

Edit after comment :

I am using USB charging cable.
I have windows 7
USB OEM driver for Lenovo > When i connect
lenovo tablet to pc a pop up shows up on pc to install usb driver.
So i installed it & after that i can see tablet folders.
But i did n't install any other things.
Have you reset the USB authorization on
the device too (usually inside Developer options) > Is this your
mean revoke USB debugging authorization? If yes i did it several times.
Is the device detected by ADB (call adb devices on command prompt)
I found a adb.exe in this path : C:\MagicPlusMini\app
After enter adb devices command it founds : Baytrail6F284E37 offline
I found another adb.exe
Here is the command prompt :
C:\Program Files (x86)\Rescue and Smart Assistant>adb devices
List of devices attached adb server is out of date. killing...
daemon started successfully
Baytrail6F284E37 unauthorized


texts: How do I remove an incorrect word from autocorrect?

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To begin with, I've tried in futility to search everywhere else on the internet to fix this, so I'm asking here now.

I have a Nexus 4 running Android 4.4. Sometime within the past year, DONT started appearing as a word in my autocorrect options. IIRC, it began appearing immediately after an OS upgrade (I'm thinking the 4.3 release).

Screenshot:

I do not have DONT in any user dictionaries on the device. I have exhaustively searched all user-level language/dictionary settings and cannot find this anywhere. It's really annoying because it takes over the default correction of don't, so I just end up looking stupid.

(Here is my personal dictionary listing [one item redacted]):

If DONT were here it would be between Catan and Dropbox

Is there some other/hidden location where dictionary/replacement text gets stored? And/or does anybody have another suggestion for how to get this stupid word removed from my device?


texts: Disabling the 5 GhZ wifi band on the HTC One X

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I had some wifi connection dropping issues with my One X. I don't appear to have the "you're holding it wrong" issue (the squeeze test comes out negative), but some googling found that there seem to be issues with 5 GhZ WiFi bands as well.

It eventually turned out to be some sort of known incompatibility between the One X and my router's firmware (a router update fixed it), but in the process of testing, I tried to disable 5 GhZ WiFi. However I had to disable the 5 GhZ band on my WiFi router (and thus disable it for all my devices) because I couldn't find a way to disable it on the phone.

A posting in the thread above contains

  In the WiFi settings, under the menu, "WiFi Network Bands", select "2.4 GHz only".

However I cannot find such a setting. Am I just blind? Or is there at least another way to disable 5 GhZ on a (non-branded, non-rooted) One X?


texts: Calling service intent fails with "not found"

texts:
I want to start a service intent of an application (com.urbandroid.lux). According to the developer, there is a service intent "com.urbandroid.lux.TwilightService" which can be called with extra "toggle"/"toggle" (string).

But no matter what I do, I always get a "Not found" error. For example, using adb as root:

# am startservice -c "" --es toggle toggle com.urbandroid.lux com.urbandroid.lux.TwilightService
Starting service: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[] pkg=com.urbandroid.lux (has extras) }
Error: Not found; no service started.
#

I also tried using Tasker. With "adb logcat" I get a similar error:

W/ActivityManager( 1402): Unable to start service Intent { act=com.urbandroid.lux.TwilightService pkg=com.urbandroid.lux (has extras) } U=0: not found

Now I used "aapt dump xmltree lux.apk AndroidManifest.xml" to verify the existence of the intent. As can be seen, it is indeed there (line 55-57):

http://pastebin.com/31NqrSuN

I tried any combinations (leading/trailing slashes/points, different calls, ...) I could possibly think. But the error is always the same.

Is there something in particular I am doing wrong?
WHAT exactly is not found here? The app? The process? The service? The entry point/method?


texts: I have a Samsung galaxy s7 in gold. It has been stepped on. Now, there is purple bleeding on the left side with a few pale purple around the screen. I can’t enter my phone because I has a pattern passcode. I won’t let me touch the left area. I think the internal has been damaged but I am not sure. I can’t go and fix it during a pandemic. Can I be helped?


texts:
Is it possible to run NTLM authorization proxy on Android? It is written in Python, and should provide proxy compatibility.

See also this question:

How to set HTTP proxy and proxy authentication credentials in wifi?


texts: Device got bricked while installing JELLYBEAN

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I was trying to update my ICS4.0.4 to Jellybean and clear cache partition and also Dalvik cache and unfortunately my tablet got restart and now it is hard bricked just show vendor logo and boot infinitely and now usb debugging was off now anyone please help me to get it unbricked.Thanks in advance. I know last option is to go to vendor service centre don't want to do so.

Now one more thing that if someone can help me to install any android version from starting then all posts are welcomed such as new device with no boot loader. Delete completely and install new boot loader hope you understand what i am saying.

Thanks in Advance.


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The problem is that I sometimes recieve bizarre text messages: two different kinds.

1st kind: I receive a text message multiple times after receiving it a first time.
2nd kind: I receive a duplicate of a text message days after the real one was received.

I have a Wiko Cink Slim Android device running 4.0.4.
It's a rather low power device (512 MB RAM, for example) but I get by fine with it.

I have tried a variety of SMS clients: stock, Hangouts, Textra, Hello... So far same problem.

I live in France and have a plan with a newer operator Free Mobile, which both piggybacks Orange's antennas and also has its own antennas. I have forced my phone onto Orange's antennas because I read online that sometimes the antenna switching could provoke problems like mine. So far no difference.

However, the problem occured especially when I turn on my Wifi or my Data connections. When I do this, many different applications run and it slows down the phone a lot. Then, I get multiple repeat text messages.
I am leaning towards this hypothesis...

Has anyone had a similar problem?
 Anyone have a solution?


texts: I have a Meizu M8 phone running android with Termux. I had set up ssh access to Termux over WiFi, but I want to be able to do that over USB because of possibly lower latency and higher speed. If I connect the phone to my macbook using USB, I can use adb to get shell or transfer files, so I think ssh over USB is possible. How can I achieve this?


texts:
Introduction

I just installed CyanogenMod 10.2 on HTC One X+ and I want to install ONLY the Google Play Store. I know there is Gapps, but I want to have even less apps on my phone than what is in that package. I searched already for a long time on the internet, but couldn't find a clear solution. I hope you can help me :)
(I know about F-Droid, also have that on my phone, but I wish to have Play Store too)

What I did so far:

I downloaded Play Store (cm.android.vending-4.6.16.apk) from Android Police: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/03/13/download-latest-google-play-store-4-6-16-with-new-require-password-option-tweaked-ui-forced-self-update-and-more/
Got the Gapps zip for CM 10.2: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
From Gapps I took the files "GmsCore.apk", "GoogleLoginService.apk" and "GoogleServicesFramework.apk".
I moved these 3 apks to my phone and relocated these 3 apks to the folder /system/app/
I installed the Play Store (cm.android.vending-4.6.16.apk)

Note

If you don't put "GmsCore.apk" on your phone, Google Play Store will start, but you will have no connection in the store.

The Problem

I can start Play Store and have connection with the store, but the moment I want to install an app or check for updates (settings --> Build version (4.6.16)) it says: "Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped." How to solve this?


texts: How to extract calendar data from the stock calendar app of Android Gingerbread (2.3.6) without a Google account?

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I am confronted with an old Android phone:

OS: Gingerbread (2.3.6)
Type: Motorola XT320

It holds quite a significant amount of data in its local calendar, operated by what appears to be the stock calendar app of Android of that era. The phone is not (and has never been) connected to a Google account.

How can I extract this data onto a computer (preferably without having to create a Google account etc. since this particular data actually is not Google's business)?

I have looked at the following questions, among others:

How can data on an unrooted phone be backed up?
How to backup the Android calendar file (is there such a file)?
Full Backup of non-rooted devices

I am aware of this iCal Import/Export CalDAV app which appears to be only available in Google's Playstore - as far as I can tell a no-go without a Google account.

I have experimented with the Calendar Import-Export app from F-Droid. The good news is that it is available (and still maintained) for Gingerbread. The bad news is that it does not see my calendar. This appears to be a dead-end so far. EDIT: I just filed a bug report against it.

I am no stranger to ADB - the phone has developer options enabled. From my research and test runs, I learned that adb backup only became available with Android 4, so this is no option for me. By gaining access to a shell on the phone (adb shell) I furthermore learned that the folder /data (where according to Android's documentation the calendar data should be located) can not be accessed by a regular user. My understanding is that /data is located on the phone's internal memory (not on its SD card) where it is protected by Android's security model.

In the context of ADB, I came across this project on Github. I am not entirely sure whether or not this will work with Gingerbread. The one thing I know is that I probably need to root my phone first before I can find out. Right now, targeting content://com.android.calendar/calendars, the script exits with Querying DB: Done and content: permission denied0%.

My four options left, as far as I can tell, are:

Going through the hassle of creating a Google account and extracting my data through Google cloud (and I really do not want to go down this path).
Rooting my phone so I can access whatever is stored in /data in the hopes that I can convert it to something readable (e.g. an ical file). If I understand the documentation correctly, the stock Android calendar app stores its data in a SQLite database file. I have yet not found a definition of how this data is stored in the database (which I could use to write some code to convert it). Funny side note: I have NOT yet found a "safe" way of rooting this particular type of phone. The general advise given: Backup all your data before trying ...
Android 2 allows to connect the phone to a Microsoft Exchange service (in addition to or even instead of a Google account). Theoretically, this should allow me to set up my own Exchange service in one way or the other and to get the data out this way ...
Going through the calendar by hand and writing every event into a computer manually as well. Given the amount of time I have spent researching this, it does not appear to be the worst option ...

I'd love to hear if there are any other options left that I might have overlooked or misinterpreted ... I am pretty damn frustrated at this point.


texts: Should a certificate be installed when a browser offers to install it?

texts:
I was accessing my internet banking site, and I found my browser asking to install some certificates noted some extensions of certificate.

Do I need to install certificate to access the site safely or can I access it ignoring the suggestion of installing certificate?

Do certificates help more in secure browsing?


texts: How can I change the default camera app (on lockscreen)?

texts:
I would like to uninstall the default camera app and instead use the FOSS Open Camera. And I would also like to access the camera from the lockscreen.

How can I do this in Android 6?


texts: Is there anyway I can have custom commands for google assistant, which will show results how I want it to be?


texts: I have an Android phone which is connected to a secured Wi-Fi hotspot.  How can I find out the password of the hotspot from the phone?


texts: Does rooting a device and installing a custom ROM SIM unlock it as well?

texts:
I'm a bit confused about this topic. I have a T-Mobile myTouch 3G which I've recently replaced with a Nexus One so it's kind of standing there. I was contemplating rooting the myTouch and installing an alternative ROM but I also wanted to unlock it so it can be used with other carriers.

Now, the real questions:  When rooting and installing a custom ROM, will that also unlock the phone so it can be used with other carriers? Or is that a baseband feature?


texts: Installed LineageOs16 on oneplus5 but I get black due to wrong firmware update how I can fix it?

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On my Oneplus5 I attempted to install twrp and lineageOS rom. The steps I followed were:

Unlocked my bootloader
Installed latest twrp (3.3.x)
Installed firmware version 3.1.4
Installed lineage OS 16

But instead of installing the firmware for lineageos16 I installed the firmware for lineageos 15 (firmware 5.4.1), so on boot I get a black screen.

How I can reset my phone in order to get it back and start all over again?
If there's a way without reset back to square one I would appriciate that.

Edit1:
After managing to boot into revovery again by using an older twrp version, I installed the firmware version 9.0.9 and rebooted though I still get black screen.

I managed to boot into recovery following these steps:

I downloaded the oldest twrp version I could find (v 3.1.1)
By pressing Power Up+Start button I placed the device into fastboot mode.
I run fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-0-cheeseburger.img ( twrp-3.1.1-0-cheeseburger.img is the twrp version 3.1.1) I temporarily booted into the older version of twrp.
I side loaded the firmware version 9.0.9.


texts: Micromax Unite 2 A106 updated to Lollipop version and no network or sim detected

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Using Micromax Unite 2 A106, updated to latest version of lollipop, after finalization and restarting my phone is not able to detect any SIM/network. Also no display of selection of Mobile network is displayed in the Settings.

If I try to dial any number the msg "Please close the airplane mode" is displayed. I tried reverting back to old version, removing the battery for 5-10 min, replaced another SIM network, but no change in the problem


texts: How to make Android Amoled screen to display colours for hardware testing, through commands?

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In hardware testing i want to display colours like red, green, blue etc.., on the android screen i.e., Amoled display. Can you help to do this through commands and how the invoke the android display feature in android shell.

(full screen should display colour).

Is there android tools to do it or any other procedure.

Android version : lollipop


texts: GPS functionality degradation on Galaxy SIII

texts: I recently moved from a relatively flat area to an area near the mountains. I used to have good reception for my GPS when I would run using the RunKeeper app. Now I only get reception for about half of my run. The App shows 'green' on the reception meeter, and I can use Navigation and other GPS driven apps without a problem. Is there anything I can do to test the GPS functionality within the given area? Is there any known reasons why an app would not properly work even though it says it is getting sufficient reception?


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Can you replace the bootloader of Android to create a UEFI-like environment where you can Multi-boot into another Operating System? I've seen several off-brand phones do this but I'm unsure how they do it. There is a phone on the market
(I think on Amazon) where users report that their phones don't directly boot into android but give them a choice of booting into "Android Core" and "Android OS". If you can actually do this, is there a way of flashing this ROM onto a phone, or are there other steps needed to accomplish this task?


texts: Local Phone contacts not syncing with google

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I have a OnePlus one mobile. The contacts that I store are getting stored in the Local Phone  (I am able to see this when I select "Show Contacts from phone alone"). Those new contacts are not visible in my google contacts and these new contacts are also not visible in Whatsapp.

What should I do to resolve this?


texts: Access synced Exchange calendar from desktop browser

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I know this is a bit tangential, but bear with me.
The Exchange calendar sync works perfectly for me, however, it would be AWESOME if I could see my exchange calendar with my other Google calendars in the desktop browser, just like it does on my phone. :) It looks like the Exchange Sync uses Google Calendar to merge both my personal Google calendar and my business exchange calendar on the phone.

Any way to recreate this on the desktop browser and see all my calendars together? I have a rooted Nexus One running the stock Froyo 2.2 rom.


texts: Is it possible to delete my Facebook account and not lose the info synced to my Evo?

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Last weekend I turned off the automatic sync feature on my phone and deleted my Facebook account. It appeared that all of the info on in my calendar was still there so I thought I did all that I needed to do. By this weekend all of my birthdays and events were deleted from my calendar - except 3 that were linked to Facebook - and all the ones that I manually entered (not linked to Facebook) were gone! I tried to reactivate my Facebook account, and re-sync everything to get the info back, but its not working.

How do I get the info back into my calendar, and delete my Facebook account/remove the Facebook app and sync stuff from my phone? Is it possible?


texts: Adding map location to contacts without turning on web & app activity

texts: I'm using the latest version of Android on a Moto G7. When I choose a location on Google maps and tap "save to contacts" a pop-up windows days I have to turn on "Web & App activity". Older versions did not have Web & App Activity. I don't want to give Google any more permissions to access my personal info than they already have. Do I have any other options here?