texts: how to connect to internet on my lenovo a390 mobile using wifi

texts: i can't connect to internet with my lenovo a390 mobile using WiFi connection. i already open my data connection but when i am about to browse youtube, play store and Google chrome it says that my connection is off. how can i fix it?


texts: Prevent automatic network selection after android auto-updates

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I know how to put the phone on manual mode similar to Stop auto-selecting cellular network

But when the andoird auto-updates I end up with automatic selection of network which I suppose is the default of a clean andoird setup.

Is there any way to prevent this auto selection happening? or any app that will force my previous manual selection even after auto-update? or any other workaround?

I did search on the app store but could not find anything and I did a general google search regarding this situation but I guess nobody has written about it.

I am using MIUI Global 11.0.8 which is based on android 10.


texts: How does Google app interact with WhatsApp?

texts: There is an option in OK Google voice commands in which Google app can send Whatsapp messages to any person. How does it manage to do this?


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In the text messaging application that came with my Android phone, a checkmark seems to appear next to text messages that have been successfully delivered. How can I find out when a text message was delivered?

Update: The text messaging app might be a custom one. It's the default for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini. A couple of screen caps I've found:


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I am using Samsung Note 3. My friend's profile picture has suddenly disappeared! Is this a known problem? Is there anyway I can get the pictures to show again ?

Thanks


texts: Broken screen, need to boot to original firmware

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This is kind of an odd question, but I have a Razr with a broken screen which has safestrap 2.x (maybe .10) installed and CM10 currently booted up, using VNC/ADB/LOTS of patience, I managed to backup all my information in the CM10 partition.

However, I need to boot to the original firmware (the other partition), however since the screen is broken I can't see safestrap windows to do so, what I'm asking for is if someone has screenshots of the safestrap windows that enable me to blindly navigate (since the physical buttons work) through the screens in order to boot to the original firmware, then I will repeat the ADB/VNC process to remove the safestrap traces so I can send it to Motorola.


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It looks like one feature coming out in 8.0 Android O is the ability to Automatically enable WiFi when you're near a saved network

Can this be accomplished through tasker today?

Add Profile > State > Net > Wifi Near (as in these questions here and here)

Enter SSID Network Name(s) / Select Networks currently in Range

This works one at a time, but ideally, you could pull from the current list of saved/configured WiFi networks.  Android does keep a list of previously saved networks:

Q: But is there anyway to programmatically retrieve all saved network names and set it as a variable?

Note: Some apps exist like SmartWifiToggler, based on GPS, but I'd rather accomplish through tasker if possible.


texts: How to restore lost contacts without rooting the phone

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My phone suddenly began to keep restarting every 10-15 minutes. After a few restart, I noticed that my contacts are gone (most of them were stored on the phone).

I searched for data revocery applications but they seem to work only on a rooted phone.

I wonder, is there a way to restore contacts without rooting the phone? What should I try to get my contacts back?


texts: Managing calls between carrier number and Google Voice, using GV as primary

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I'm looking for the best way to set-up/manage my calls between the carrier # and Google Voice as I use both.

I'm using a Samsung S4 on VZW (however I would prefer to use phone/Google Voice/app to manage rather than rely on VZW settings)

I have certain calls go to Google Voice and the rest go to carrier. The problem is that the 'other' calls are many and I was sick of hearing my phone ring all day when I only want to receive those calls at specified times. Part of my solution was figuring out how to set-up call blocking on the S4 (last phone was a Thunderbolt and as far as I knew this wasn't in the settings)

My big problem now is that every blocked call ends up going to my Voice-mail and a lot of them have automated recordings so my inbox is filling up. I'd like to find a way to block all carrier calls, and not allow them to forward to my Google Voice inbox for Voice-mail on a specified schedule.

e.g. Block all calls/VM's M-F 1am-1pm


texts: Bring HTC Wildfire back to the original rom

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I am an HTC Wildfire user. I have successfully installed CyanogenMod 7.2 on my device, but after over a year of use I want to bring it back to the original HTC rom, if possibile. In order to do that I have tried to follow a few tutorials that promised to do just that. Needless to say they all failed.

My HTC has mounted HBoot 0.80.007 and it is in S-On state and, maybe I am wrong, but I figured I should update the HBoot to 1.01.001 at least and in order to do that I need to acquire the S-Off. So I tried to download the Revolutionary utility but I had no luck in providing my Wildfire serial number.

As a result I am clueless about what to do. Can anyone please illustrate what I need to do to bring my device back to the original rom?


texts: What vCard formats/versions and encodings are supported for import?

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I have tried to import vCard files using default Contacts app in Samsung Galaxy S6 (details here), but I am not sure about format required (vCard version supported) and Encoding to be used.

I have used Windows-1250 encoding and it worked but all the special characters were imported as ?.  When using UTF-8 it failed to import completely. What is the recommended character encoding and recommended vCard format/version?

Currently my vCard file looks like this with Windows-1250 encoding:

BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
NAME:XXXX Günzel
N:Günzel;XXXXX;;;
TEL;CELL:+XXXXXXXXX
END:VCARD


texts: How can I login to Skype with a username (not phone number or email)

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On the Skype app, I can't login to my account with my usual Skype credentials. It keeps telling me "please enter your phone number or your email address".

I can login to the desktop version just fine. I don't want to make a new or separate account for the mobile version, I just want to log in with my existing account.


texts: Is it possible to extract Nexus 7 serial number through command line (e.g., ADB)?

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I'm possibly into a rare situation. I have a Nexus 7 LTE 2013 that suddenly stopped showing anything on the screen. It looks like turned off all the time, even the LED light does not turn on. I tried charging it in various ways and it did not help.

I contacted Asus and they asked me for the serial number, which I don't have. They said I can find this on the box, which I don't have either.

Using ADB, while N7 is connected to my Macbook Air, I did adb devices and it shows up a device that is "offline". When issuing the command adb get-serialno, it says unknown. It looks like the device is not dead but probably the screen is.

Is there any tool that can get me the serial number through command line?

Update:

I had an alarm set on the device. Today the alarm was fired and I heard the alarm ring from the device. I could only turn off the alarm by holding the power button.


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I've been researching possible issues and fixes for the last couple of hours now and not turning up much, so I have a HTC Desire stuck on HBOOT with unresponsive buttons when attempting to select fastboot etc.

So far from what I have turned up I have found that it isn't possible to restore the phone to a clean install of 2.2/2.3 version of Android without the phone already being rooted, am I correct with this? Or have I missed something in my haste to solve this?

If I have left any important information out please let me know so I can correct this.


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At work I get paged by our automated system. The problem is that the numbers come across unique each time. 1(999)000-0001, 1(999)000-0002, etc.

The body of the SMS is the same each time tho, in the form of an email:

FRM: helpdesk@mycompany.com
SUBJ:(12345)Company pager
This is a Page from the Pager

Since the number changes each time, is their a "notification" app that can say "If the SMS starts with 'FRM: helpdesk@mycompany.com', ignore silence mode and use this ringtone".

I'm using reminder programs that let me know if I've missed a message... but I want to differentiate the SMS's from the ancient paging program we use.


texts: is there a way to run *.sh file by just touching it in a file manager?

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I mean like it is when user opens an image file a pane opens where user can select app for given type. But when I'm clicking on *.sh file the first option that shows up is to open as text/audio/video/image and when I'm choosing to open it as text there is no terminal app in the list. I've installed Xposed framework but this app only allows to remove some of the apps from the list but I cannot find an option to add a terminal to *.sh file as allowed app.

What I mean is it to be like on desktop operating systems where a console shows up and prints and executes all the commands in file.

Now what I do is:
1. open *.sh file in text editor.
2. select all the code
3. copy to clipboard
4. open terminal app
5. paste code into terminal
6. don't forget to press enter to execute last line of the text that was pasted


texts: Rooting Galaxy S3: Entry in device manager not found when entering download mode

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I am trying to follow this guide on rooting the Galaxy S3 (Referred to by this A.SE question). I'm getting stuck at step 5.

I have now repeatedly used Kies 3 to reinstall the device driver: Tools > Reinstall device driver. If I connect the phone via USB, and on my PC (Windows 8.1) to to Computer management > Device manager, I find the following entry under Universal Serial Bus controller:

  SAMSUNG Mobile USB Composite Device

However, whenever I enter download mode on my phone by holding volume down + power + home keys for 20 seconds, then when prompted pressing volume up key, nothing is found in device manager, nor can the exe in GalaxyS3Root.zip find it. So I exit download mode of the phone by holding the power button for a few seconds and it boots back up. I have tried this process with the USB cable plugged in the whole time, and also while disconnected + connecting it after entering download mode.

Any ideas?

Edit: I did a google search which turned up some things, am trying them:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/282851-phone-not-being-recognised-download-mode-odin.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/galaxy-s3-recognized-odin-download-mode-t1950189
http://techverse.net/reasons-odin-not-detecting-android-device/


texts: Latest Facebook app does not let me live stream in landscape mode

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy S9 and Android v10 and I followed this tutorial and it doesn't work https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=55&v=NQmxuf6n9H8
When I rotate my phone to widescreen in the app, the app does not rotate (my rotate mode for my phone is on). I even tried rotating in News Feed screen before I tap on Go Live.


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I'm looking to download "Android 5 Lollipop" for my Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505. I want the official "thing". My questions are...

Where can I download this?
Any methods of installation?
Do I need to erase ALL data from my phone?
Any other things i should know?


texts: Why I'm unable to set a WIFI static IP address?

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On my Android mobile phone (a recent Huawey MAR-LX1B), I would like to permanently set a static IP address on a specific WIFI LAN router connection.

The reason is that, on an application backend server, I want to "identify" connecting devices (specific
unique mobile devices). A simple way to identify clients, on the web application, is to use caller IP addresses (debatable, I admit).

On Android (version 10) I would be able to change the local IP address to static, setting an IP of my choice, but on my phone, when I fulfill configuration data in the WIFI advanced section, the save button is disabled.
Any idea?

BTW, do you think maybe ste MAC address - IP address setting on the DHCP server, here suggested: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/15827/338630 could be a better
approach (to identify clients assigning them static IP addresses)?


texts: Installing server version of Debian on post Android mobile phone

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The last time I play with technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc. and I would like to install it on another physical machine instead of my laptop. As a student, I would save some money so I force to omit additional costs on spending VM's, Clouds or Raspberry Pi, so I thought about transforming my old Android phone Redmi A5 into a mini-server with installed Debian 10 instead of Android OS. So my questions are:

Is this even possible?
If yes, how to do that?
Will it be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network (and Internet so)?
Will I be able to connect with it over SSH?
Will I be able to transfer files from my laptop to it indirectly?

I am a newbie in low-level Linux so I hope for some more detailed explanations.
And at the end as well thanks for all your help!


texts: How can I stop Android from synchronizing videos while still synchronizing photos?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which is great for watching movies. I move them from my computer via USB to the "Movies" folder and it just works fine.

But one thing that I don't like is that the movie is synchronized. It gets automatically uploaded. I can see it on https://plus.google.com/photos/yourphotos. And I don't like that. How can I prevent Android from doing this?


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I am trying to format a microSD card which was previously used in a Windows Phone. Currently the microSD card is in a Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500) running Android 2.3.6. I have tried erasing the memory from the Settings menu and now I have plugged the USB and givin it a go from Ubuntu.

Every time I try to format (or manually delete) data, every file and directory seem to stay put.

I thought it could be a microSD card corruption problem, but as I type

sudo fsck -a /dev/sdc

The only warning message I get is:

0x41: Dirty bit is set. Fs was not properly unmounted and some data may be corrupt.
Automatically removing dirty bit.

Then I issue the command one more time and the check is fine.

Is there anything I can do to format this microSD card?

Update: Running gparted I get this error:

plain floppy: device "/dev/sdc" busy (Resource temporarily unavailable):
Cannot initialize '::'
mlabel: Cannot initialize drive


texts: How to measure memory (RAM) bandwidth in Android?

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I am looking for a way (preferably a tool) to measure the speed of RAM. There are tools which shows how much ram is occupied at a given point of time, but I couldn't find any tool which shows the speed (bandwidth) of RAM at any given point of time.

In windows 10, one can see CPU bandwidth (like 1.5ghz or 2.6ghz) in Task Manager. So how do I monitor RAM in Android like Task Manager does?


texts: I have a Bluetooth speakerphone for my car (BlueAnt). It uses a phone's built in voice control. When I try to use it, it says that voice control is not supported by my phone (AT&T Samsung Captivate, Android 2.1). Is there a way I can get voice control (over Bluetooth) on my phone?


texts: Whatsapp chats only partially restored in new phone

texts: I had a Wiko Rainbow Jam which broke, I replaced it with an Echo Stellar, when I installed my SDcard in my new phone about 10 days ago my Whatsapp messages were only recovered until 25 July this year, so there's a gap of nearly 2 months, can I retrieve these somehow?


texts: How to turn off animation in Lenovo A6000 Plus

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I am using Lenovo A6000 Plus smartphone.

I want to turn off all the animations. But in  Developer options there are only few options. The animation option is missing. I searched but I didn't find anything.

Screenshot (click to enlarge)


texts: CSipSimple: Making calls through OpenVPN

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I have an Asterisk server configured at home. It works well, and I am able to make calls to other devices internally over LAN or Wi-Fi - as well as outbound to a VoIP provider. I use CSipSimple as the client on Android (and Jitsi on my Ubuntu laptop).

I have also configured an OpenVPN server, which is also working as expected for both Ubuntu and Android devices. I can ping, ssh, etc across it.

I want to be able to make a call to a LAN or Wi-Fi client at home, over the OpenVPN connection from my Android phone using CSipSimple (I haven't allowed Asterisk clients to register from the Internet, only from the LAN subnet).

CSipSimple is able to register and make calls - but I cannot hear any incoming audio on my phone. The call info shows no packets coming in. Calls over OpenVPN using Jitsi on Ubuntu work properly, but CSipSimple on Android does not work.


texts: Looking for an alternative to Smart Statusbar

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Is there are way to reveal the notification bar in a full-screen app?

I have been using Smart Statusbar, which is a great little tool that reveals the bar with a gesture. Unfortunately, the app has a bug that renders some part of my phone's (Xperia Neo V) screen unresponsive. I have already emailed the developer but it seems he's no longer interested in the project. I'm now on the lookout for a perfect substitute. Any help?

I have Android 2.3.


texts: How to Block/Filter Sites on Mobile Data Connection (Preferably using DNS Server)

texts: I researched a way to filter sites using DNS Server on android phone, and that is to changed the phone's DNS Server, it worked for WiFi connection, but not for Data Connection, how would I Block/Filter Sites on Mobile Data Connection (Preferably using DNS Server).


texts: Turn off volume button notification sound in Galaxy S2

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1) I get a beep sound every-time I increase the ringer volume using the side button in Samsung Galaxy S2. How can I turn of this sound. I have set the notifications sound to Silent. But still am getting this sound.

2) Also whenever I connect the charger, I am getting a notification sound. How can I make this to silent as well.?


texts: What is the easiest way to upgrade my Galaxy S2 to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean? Also, how do I update it?


texts: Additional external wifi and bluetooth adapters through OTG

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guys.
I would like to connect additional wifi and bluetooth to my android tablet to make built in free. For example by external wifi I would like to connect wifi keyboard and native one have free for internet.
Is that possible? If yes, how to do this?


texts: Motorola Moto G 2014 freezes on lock screen

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Since today I've been having a problem with my Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen(2014). When I boot it up, it works fine for a few minutes (except from the WiFi, which doesn't auto-connect for some reason, happens every time), and then it goes into sleep mode. When I press the power button, the screen turns on again and the lock screen shows up, but it's completely unresponsive. Sometimes it freezes before going into sleep mode and it freezes my home screen. I then get a popup "Google App is not responding" and killing it just gives me an unresponsive black screen.

I've looked the problem up on the internet and I got some answers stating I had to force reboot and that would help, or even wipe the cache partition. I've tried both of those, but the problem persists. What do I do to get my phone fully working again?


texts: "Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID" when installing Google Play service?

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I need to run Google Plus, and Google Plus needs the Google Play service.

Every time I install google play service from the Google Play store it fails to install with this error:

  Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID

What could be the issue? How can I fix this?

UPDATE: I know almost nothing about android, so I dont know what ROM is, or such thing, I get my phone from local production and I guess, yes, it uses custom system, so I just know that I'm using Android Version 4.0.4. any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Android on Google Pixel misbehaving even after factory reset and reinstallation

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I have a google pixel. I bought it second hand, it came with these issues:

Camera does not record video with audio
I can't make or receive calls
On What's App, I can't

make/receive calls
Record/Listen Audios

Youtube app doesn't play videos.

I already hard reset it, the same issue continue.
Then, I thought it might be the operation system. So, I downloaded the official image for a Google Pixel from Google. Installed it and nothing.
For 2 minutes I thought I had success because I recorded a video and was able to reproduce it with audio (so microphone and speakers are physically working). Then, I installed WhatsApp again, after finishing setting it up I noticed the whole OS started to misbehave again.

My hope is to install another version of Android on it and see what happen.

But, does any one has any clue of what might be the cause?
As I said. The hardware worked right away when I reinstalled the OS. And hard reset/factory reset didn't fix it.


texts: Galaxy A3 samsung can;t be read in my laptop

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I was always being able to transfer my photos from my Samsung A3 Galaxy to my laptop. But recently i am unable to do it. Please advise how do i fix this problem.
Thank you
Faribel


texts: Galaxy S5 won't connect to laptop (tried everything I could find)

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Alright so I'm sure this is something that people ask a lot, but mine seems to be some sort of super weird case of "heck you I don't wanna mate with your laptop."

My Galaxy just will not connect to my laptop no matter what I do. I'm starting to think maybe it's just an issue with my laptop but idk how it could be.

The big things I've tried so far

Using Developer Mode to enable USB debugging.
Dialing *#0808# in order to select MTP
Connecting my phone to my laptop through Bluetooth

Some important things to note

When I pull down my phone's notification bar, there is no selection for Connect or whatever.
I have tried to restart my phone after making changes.
My computer doesn't recognize my phone as a bluetooth or connect device (but can pick up my boyfriend's phone as bluetooth)

I really don't know what to do. I just want to move photos onto my computer but nothing I'm finding online is helping at all. Is there any setting in my computer that I can change in order to fix this? I've tried doing every small and big method I can find online for the past month or so.

Thank you.


texts: I'm using Kies to connect my 'Samsung Galaxy Ace' in my PC. All the options like Music,Photos,Videos and Podcasts working fine. But when I click on Samsung Apps under Store option, its showing an error "Samsung apps cannot be run. Please try again later". Could you help me to resolve this problem...?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 speaker connection flickering, loose contact

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Issue
The issue happens on my samsung Galaxy S3 model SGH-I747M.

The loud speaker doesn't work anymore unless I "hit" the back of my phone until it work again. But then I need to be VERY careful, because any touch to it can cause the speaker to stop working again. For instance, just putting the phone on a table can make it stop again.

Example :
I put some music to play without headphone. The music is playing in the app but there is no sound coming out. I hit my phone once and the sound start coming out then I put my phone on a desk and the sound stop coming out again even if the music is still playing in the app. I hit the phone on the desk a few times for the sound to come back. Since hitting the phone temporary fix the issue, I suspect the speaker connection is loose.

Issue solving
Playing music here was the easiest example, but alarm clock, phone ringning and every others apps that use the lound speaker does the same. Therefore, I suspect a physical problem. However, I don't know where the loose is.

Here they show how to change the speaker on the phone.
Changing the speaker would solve the issue only if the loose is within the speaker part. If it's before that, then it's won't solve anything I guess.

Question
Is the loose within the speaker part or within the rest of my phone?
If you can't tell for sure, then what are the probability for the issue to be within the speaker part?
Any other advice are welcome.


texts: Galaxy S3 - email notifications not working for emails going to subfolders

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I have set up my GS3 to receive my work emails from Outlook exchange server all works fine, I found the subfolders, (not as easy as you would hope) I am using the defaul email app ( our security protocols are too hard to try to find new apps!)

Q1: I can't get the subfolders to stay up to date without going into each folder and synching. Can anyone give clear instrcutions relevant to my phone to resolve this?

Q2: I don't get a new email notification when an email goes directly to a folder. I only know about emails going into the normal inbox trays only. This was an issue with my old Blackberry too, but did get resolved eventually by setting up folder access rights. Does anyone have a resolution to this. In the account settings there is no way to change notifications for folders only the whole account so this is turned on and working if limited to the in box only.

thanks


texts: How do I temporarily disable an app when there is no "Disable" option

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There are two memory hungry apps, Facebook and Facebook Messenger, which I want to disable at times but not always. I used:

settings → apps → downloaded → Facebook → force stop
settings → apps → running → Facebook → <weird service name(s)> → stop
settings → apps → all → Facebook → force stop

But the app restarts after few minutes, often accompanied by lots of thrashing. Ideally I would like to disable the app and remove it from memory until I decide to use it. What is the best possible solution?

Android version is 4.4.4, almost stock, not rooted.


texts: Which country's market was my phone meant for?

texts: I have a phone with Android 4.4.2 (CAT S50). It is of unknown origin (meaning, I don't have a slightest idea whether it was sold in US or in Japan or somewhere else). I'd like to find out what is the country of origin (the market it was supposed to be sold on, to be more precise) for this phone. How can I do this?


texts: How can I read Chinese characters sent using messaging?

texts: My mother sends texts in mostly Chinese due to her lack of knowledge on the English language. However, it seems like it can only be seen on iDevices, and not my Android running CyanogenMod 10.2. The text simply isn't displayed, only the English words are shown. Is it possible for me to display said Chinese text, preferably without installing mods?


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My device:
Motorola Moto E. (android 4.4.4), rooted with Xprivacy to control permissions.

The Problem:

No security updates since 2009.
Can't find a way to use Google Play Market without giving it too much permissions.

Leading to...

The Situation:

Since I cannot find a good alternative market, I'm stuck downloading apps from my computer and copying over to phone (tiring, and c'mon it's 2016).
I don't browse the internet, becouse of the non-patched vulnerabilities.

What I want to do:

I want to flash a secure ROM with constant security updates like Nexus devices are getting,
Be able to use Google Play Market without it spying on me;

I don't want another OS, since I'm dependent on few apps like Sleep Cycle, my task manager and Dropbox.

What I tried:

I've been browsing forum.xda-developers for a couple of days, where I did stumble upon custom AOSP ROMs for moto E, but usually it also says things like:
This is started from kernel and device tree by CyanogenMod.
 (Is it the same as AOSP then? Will I get the same updates?)
Regarding CyanogenMod; It's not an option.

As for Google Play Market, it gives an all-or-nothing ultimatum. Either I give it all permissions, or It doesn't work properly.

I find it absolutely incredible that as long as only proxies for money (your sensitive data) is at stake, most people are ok with it.
Also while I deem myself quite savvy, I found myself totally disarmed with the lack of options, this question is my last resort.

If this is not the apropriate forum, please, let me know I will move the question.
All constructive critique welcomed!

Thanks in advance.


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I just received an email from the vendor of a well known de-fragmentation software package suggesting I can make my phone go faster by plugging it into my PC and using the packages "consolidate free space option" on the drive that shows up from the phone.

What do people feel about this? Is this a good idea or are there risks?

Edit: I see they have blogged about it now: http://blog.raxco.com/2012/02/07/fix-your-slow-android-smartphone/


texts: How to root a Yxtel G928? (Spreadtrum SC6820 chipset)

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I've tried to find information on rooting a Yxtel G928.

Specs listed here: Spreadtrum SC6820 chipset; that site says it runs Android 2.3.6 but my phone says it's running Android 4.1. It's GSM and not locked to any network.

I can't find any reputable steps, just a few isolated forum posts on forums without any particular reputation for trustworthiness linking to zip files hosted on sites I wouldn't automatically trust.

Yxtel are a Chinese manufacturer who make low-end Android smartphones aimed at the developing world. Information is therefore relatively hard to find - if they have any guides of their own, I can't find them. I've read How do I root my Android device? and looked for info on xda-developers without success. - closest I can find is this thread that seems to link to a solution for "Spreadtrum based phones" but I can't find what they mention on the links given.

I'd like to root to remove the bloat and to aid app testing.

I've tried using the Kingo Root apk but it fails with this message:

  ROOT FAILED

  ERROR CODE: 0x18A4FE

I've also tried Kingroot APK, and Z4root from here but it just closes midway through the process and does nothing; iRoot (new version of vRoot) suggested on that thread apparently is malicious and installs a mystery additional app not related to superuser permissions with protections against its removal. There's no "fastboot" on the recovery menu.

A few places recommend "Root With Restore" (example) not for this specific model but for ones like it - but I don't really want to run a zip full of .bat and .exe files on my computer without knowing what's in them.

Most of the 'standard' rooting methods seem to require downloading some phone-specific files that I can't find for this model.


texts: My phone is making weird music when I am not touching it

texts: My Moto G play just stared to do weird stuff, it started to play a really creepy music that I didn't even have on my phone. Google play music an Spotify (which are the two apps that I use for music) are not open. I never download a hacked app and my phone have not been rooted And I never been on suspicious websites. Can I solve the problem without reseting all the phone?


texts: Strange system app called Helper eating too much battery , data , CPU and freezing device

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My phone usually work well until recently it turned out that battery gets really hot and camera Section that the phone starts popping that I should remove battery . when I look at battery usage I realise that Helper was the second after screen . what is even strange is that it is not found in system apps but there's no way to uninstall it .can only force stop and disable. But that doesn't help as though disabled , it still wakes up and I have to keep force stopping a disabled app.
It doesn't want me to connect to WiFi . A soft reset doesn't do anything only a hard reset does .but once I start reinstalling my apps it starts again .All my apps are from play store and i m no longer using beta apps .
Also the app is not package helper . what's this  app and how can I stop it
Device is android 6.0 unrooted


texts: So my phone was stuck in a boot loop. Last time this happened, I just simply used adb sideload after wiping my phone to flash a new rom. It worked fine. This time, however, it won't let me use adb sideload, it says it is out of date and I need a newer version. But I don't know how to update it if I can't even use my phone. I have a sd card slot, but for some reason no matter how I format the sd card, it isn't readable from my mac to TWRP. What I mean is I can place the file on the SD card on the mac, but it won't show up when I put it back in the phone. Help me please haha im struggling


texts: Dialing keypad sounds like a rubber ducky with each number pressed....yeah

texts: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Instead of the normal DTMF tones, his phone is squeaking like a rubber duck with each number pressed on the dial key pad. No idea how it got this way or how to fix it. He doesn't want to completely get rid of the tone, just wants the normal one back!!


texts: What Android 6 (marshmallow) change prompted for systemless rooting?

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Since Android 6 , Chain fire used Systemless rooting for installing SU binaries or for rooting purpose in general.
I was curious to know what changes in operating system prompted for systemless rooting in the first place. Was it just safety net api detecting old rooting methods or was there an Android OS or other api's change ?
In particular Which enhancement listed here does it get affected with and how ?


texts: Can somebody help me on how to make Huawei G730 to boot when connected to the charger? I've founs a tool to do this on Samsung that doesn't work on this phone.


texts: Media players are showing duplicate files after moving them

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So today I moved the entire 'Download'(which contains music and asmr I downloaded from YT with those mp3 sites) file from my phone storage, to my SD card. Then I went to my music player app and it showed the music and asmr titles double. I panicked and went to move back that file to my phone storage.
After I did it, I went to check my music player, and it showed me 3 times! I uninstalled the app and installed it back, but it still showed me double. I installed another music app, and it showed me just one time. I went back to the previous one and tried to play both titles to see if it works. The first title worked, but the second one didn't.
I checked the details of the songs, the first one showed me that it's from  /storage/emulated/0/Download/(the title of the song).mp3 and the second one showed me /storage/548F-6D80/Download/(the title of the song).mp3. So I downloaded another music app, and it showed me double there too. I tried the same thing, it was the same, first worked, second didn't. So I tried to delete the second one(the one that didn't work) and it was deleted, but the first title remained.
I went to my first music player and it didn't show that music title twice again! So I did the same with the other ones, delete the one that doesn't work, and it didn't showed me double again! Right now I tried to move only the music to my SD card, to see if it would show me double again, and it didn't! Does anyone know what might have been the cause? I also searched the music titles(before I found the method to delete them) on my SD card, and it showed me the file with 0 items.
Maybe it showed me double because it saw only the file with 0 items in it?


texts: Phone won't reflash or won't let me install a rom (Galaxy S5)

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I forgot the password to my phone, and I didn't have anyway to restore it, so I tried to do a factory wipe, but it made my phone stuck in a bootloop (with the samsung logo), and the thing is -
I tried to reflash the phone, and even tried to make a firmware upgrade and initialisation, but the phone won't let me do so. I finish downloading, everything is fine, the phone starts to install the firmware or something (it's has a loading bar and says install... charging... and then it says erases and everything is the same again).
I got it in a video so you can see it clearly and understand what I mean:
https://youtu.be/QxZ-mEo4sRg
so, what should I do in order to not let the phone erase upgrade or reflash I am trying to do.
Thanks so much in advance!


texts: How can I get ADB to properly recognize an Alcatel One Touch 995 device on Windows/Ubuntu?

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The problem

I am trying to deploy a custom application to an Alcatel One Touch 995 running Android 2.3.6. I using Eclipse to compile the source code and push it onto the phone. The Android Device Chooser within Eclipse starts up and lists a device however it does not recognize the maker or model. The device shows up as question marks for the serial number (see screenshot).

I am able to install the application to a Samsung device. I tried the procedure on Windows 7 running Eclipse 3.7.2 and on Ubuntu 12.04. running Eclipse 4.2. The Android Development Kit is up-to-date on both systems.

I enabled "Unknown sources" and "USB debugging" in the application settings.

The USB driver attempt

I found a USB driver from Alcatel. The archive contains driver for different Windows versions. When I try to update the "Android USB Device" in the Windows device manager I am informed that the driver version is up-to-date. Here is a screenshot of the "ALCATEL Dream Composite ADB Interface" properties.

It seems as if this attempt was not helpful. I leave it anyways in case someone stumbles into the same situation.

The solutions

Windows:

Strange! I installed almost all available API Versions in the Android SDK Manager and now also selected the images for ARM, Intel and MIPS. The result is that the device is recognized on Windows.

I tried hard to undo the driver installation on Windows. To me, the most obvious is removing the "Google USB Driver". So I did and restarted Eclipse and the computer but still Windows remembers the maker and model. I further tried to remove other items without success. I will leave my experiments in this question for others to figure out the key installation module needed on Windows to recognize the device. I guess its "Google USB Driver" and the .inf file has been copy to the Windows system folder in the background.

Ubuntu:

Regarding Ubuntu, I like to grant the answer Flow (please put your comment as an answer). I configured a device rule as it has been explained by vsm and others. There is also an official guide entitled: Setting up a Device for Development.

Speculations

It could be that when I tried to update the Windows driver with the USB driver from Alcatel that it actually updated my system without telling me. All I received was the message "Driver version is up-to-date". I missed to check the version before I started. If anyone can verify this theory on a "clean" system I happy to hearing from you.


texts: Disabling certain applications on Android 6.0.1

texts: I am trying to disable certain applications from being run on our android company issued cellphones. We tried simply downloading Applock on the play store but apparently some employees have gone around this. Is this anything in android that gives you the option to disable installation or running applications? I have root access and all phones running superuser.


texts: Hidden fastboot mode or no fastboot at all?

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So here is my problem: I cant get in to fastboot mode on my lg k8 us375 android m 6.0.

Here is what I'm doing:

adb and fastboot are installed on pc (windows)
I have developer options and OEM bootloader unlock enabled
In terminal adb devices shows my phone
I enter adb reboot-bootloader but it does not say "fastboot mode" on screen like I have read it is supposed to. It just restarts my phone.
( note I have tried variations like reboot_bootloader; same result )

So my question is am I doing it wrong or is fastboot not on this phone. Or is it hidden somehow?


texts: Can I use ext4 on my SD card on a non-rooted android 5.1.1 (lollipop)?

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I'd like to use ext4 on my SD card, or anything besides fat32 really. Something which supports files > 4GB in size.

Unfortunately, unlike it apparently was back in the day, now ext4 and even exfat-formatted SD cards are met with a message like "filesystem missing or not supported, click 'okay' to format", which when clicked, causes android to happily reinstate a fat32 filesystem.

Is there any way around this on an unrooted system?
Or am I stuck?


texts: Remote control android device via ip address

texts: Is there a php code to control an android device based on its ip address. Control can be just up to using applications on the android device.


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One day my Nokia 6.1 goes into "Download mode" and rebooting doesn't help.

Flashing TWRP doesn't work:

$ fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-0-PL2.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  1.235s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unlock device to use this command)
finished. total time: 1.236s

Unlocking doesn't work:

$ fastboot oem unlock
...
FAILED (remote: Flashing Unlock is not allowed
)
finished. total time: 0.000s
$ fastboot flashing unlock
...
FAILED (remote: Flashing Unlock is not allowed
)
finished. total time: 0.000s

Repeatedly calling fastboot continue just prints a bunch of system info on my phone screen (e.g. DEVICE STATE = locked).

How do I recover the phone?


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I applied the procedure to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S3 on a Samsung Galaxy Express I437.  It went through smoothly, and but the phone was not unlocked.  Instead, it gives me the error message "Phone not allowed MM#6" after I inserted a foreign SIM card.  The procedure is reproduced below:

[1] UMTS
[1] Debug Screen
[8] Phone Control
[6] Network Lock
Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF
(after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in
[6] Network Lock then choose
[4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot your phone

Since this didn't work, I tried reverting NW LOCK back to the old setting.  Unfortunately, it doesn't work.  The unlock screen doesn't come up anymore.  And I have no other way to enter an unlock code.  Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this issue?

Million thanks!


texts: Why does my ZTE Score have so much trouble emulating video game consoles + games?

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I have an ARM v6 600 MHz revision 5 CPU with 512 MB RAM. The GPU is an Adreno 200 with 245 MHz clock speed.

It seems that anything in the 3-D realm, including some 2-D games, have trouble emulating perfectly smooth. I realize that 600 MHz CPUs are pretty poor these days, especially single-core and with dated microarchs.

Some emulators also exhaust the CPU. My question is, is this ability to perform emulation based more on the hardware or software on Android-powered devices? It has to be a little of both, but I'm using Gingerbread.

Do any newer Android OSes have better demand, or am I limited solely by the CPU?


texts: Are there Android devices without a camera, but with a torch?

texts:
Flashlight in Android seems to be "entangled" with Camera, leading to UI, power consumption, privacy and other issues.

Are there Android devices with a torch, but without a camera at all? How the LED is managed there?


texts: Digging around in my Note 4 settings and discovered under location that the Google Play Services has access to my car speed?    Really???  Why would Google need to know how fast I drive??  What if any functionality would I lose by force stopping the service?    Is this specific to Samsung and the Note 4?  Or a general setting for all Google users?                                     Curious


texts: I dual booted Android x86 8.1 iso in PC. Everything went nice but when I set it up it was not getting network. I am using USB device for internet connection. Can anyone please tell how to fix it?


texts: Does running Phone Repair from Xperia PC Companion delete any data?

texts: Basically the title is my question. Also What precautions should I take before running Phone repair?


texts: Closing zygote and seeing simple interface

texts:
Can i'm close zygote on my phone and see "terminal"? If i'm closing zygote with

killall zygote

my phone just rebooted and graphics interface starts again.


texts: How to bypass system dialog asking to allow access to tablet data on Android tablets, specially those by Samsung?

texts:
I am developing an Android application, which connects with a Raspberry Pi hardware via the USB port. The issue is that this system dialog (as shown in the picture above) pops up every time I connect it. Requiring to tap on 'Allow' every time is resulting in bad user experience. If the user taps to 'Deny' or dismisses the dialog, the Raspberry Pi is unable to detect the connected Android device.

Is there a way to bypass this? Note that I'm using a non-root Samsung tablet powered by Android.

(Reposted the question here as suggested by someone in the comments. OP here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58371723/how-to-bypass-system-dialog-asking-to-allow-access-to-tablet-data-on-android-tab)


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When recording video through the Camera app to my external microSD card, the video starts to become laggy and choppy, which results in the file becoming corrupt. This only seems to happen when I'm recording to the external SD card and when I'm recording in 720p. I'm using the stock card that came with the device.

Does anyone know what the possible problems could be?


texts: Calendar event reminder times change on nexus4

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I have an all day event a week away in the native calendar, and I set the reminder to 12 hours, so that it does not vibrate at midnight. However, it does. When I check it, I can see it is somehow changed to 24 hours. Non all day events behave the same, but being alarmed at 9AM is not as bothering.

This only happens, if I define the event and the reminder in the outlook calendar. It seems that Google Calendar Sync messes up the syncing. Any other reminder time gets synced fine.

Have you had this problem?
How do I avoid it?


texts: Android SDK 2.1: Unable to install app from Android Market on the Emulator

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I am testing the Emulator that comes with Android SDK 2.1, but I am Unable to install app from Android Market.

I made the Login on www.google.com but still no success: This is the error message:

  Não há telefones Android associados a esta conta. Faça login com uma conta diferente.

  There are no Android telephones associated to this account. Do Login with a different account.


texts: How can I unlock the boot loader on a HTC Magic?

texts:
After a lot of unsuccessful days trying to root my Android phone, I'll now post my problem here with every approach I already did. Maybe someone can help me. I am trying to unlock the boot loader on a HTC Magic 32B (S-ON, HBoot-1.33.0007 (SAP10000), CPLD-10, Radio-2.22.19.26i) so that I can flash it with a custom ROM (like cyanogen 5 or 6)..
How is it done?
If I'm not misunderstanding the process, it's like this:

Rooting the device (i.e. using UniversalRoot.apk, SuperOneClick.exe)
Unlocking the boot loader for CustomRecovery (i.e. Clockworkmod, AmonRA Recovery)
Flashing the custom ROM (cyanogen) in recovery mode (Vol Down+Power while booting)
That's it... (afaik)

What's the problem?
Unlocking my boot loader doesn't seem to work. =(
I rooted the device a couple of times using the 1.5 Exploit, SuperoneClick.exe or at least UniversalRoot.apk. So on the OS side it really seems to be rooted.
I often heard about "ROM Manager.apk", but it don't find any version working on 1.6 and prior.
If I use fastboot flash recovery <myRecovery.img> then I get an FAILED (remote: not allow) which leads to the point where I have to unlock to boot loader.
What I already tried to unlock the boot loader
HTCDev.com, unlocking officially via HTC
The command fastboot oem get_identifier_token doesn't seem to recognize the "get_identifier_token" parameter, it ends in a [ERR] Command error. I'm in fastboot usb mode (cable to pc, device and fastboot devices confirms that). Everything is installed properly (HTC Sync, Android SDK, ADB, Fastboot). I tried it on Mac and on Windows.
Unlocking via ADB shell

Connecting to the device using ADBshell
My recovery.img files are on /sdcard and have chmod 0755 (or for testing 777)
su works so I do have a # at the beginning of the command
I do have a flash_image on the root of sdcard, executing it via ./flash_image gives me permission denied, even if I'm root with chmod set

I have read that updating HBoot could solve this, but didn't find a working file and tutorial for that (every post is really old and often leads to a 404).
Any help is appreciated!


texts: How to change the default hotspot DHCP IP address range on Android?

texts:
As the title says I look for a way to permanently change the default IP address range form 192.168.43.xxx to 192.168.1.xxx.

Reason: On my router some of my devices get a static IP trough DHCP, in the 192.168.1.xxx range. Using the hotspot on the road I would like to have the same setup.

I have tried to change the range following this steps, but it did not work out on both of my devices. They are rooted and Lineage OS is installed. The last answer suggest an easy way to do this, but it is not possible in Lineage OS.

Also this post from anroidpolice.com suggests that it is possible by an app, I look for a solution to do this with adb. I have no access to Google Play, and do not want it.


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Can the HTC Tattoo act as a wifi hotspot, so that I am able to make my Tattoo an access point and share its internet connection with other wifi enabled devices? If so, how can I do this?

I have rooted the phone and I am running a CyanogenMod with Android version 2.2.1. I have already tried the following:

Barnacle wifi tether, Android wifi tether - neither of the two worked.
I have also seen if there were any default settings to make my phone a wi-fi hotspot, but found there were none of these settings in my phone.
I have also tried a new ROM: nFinity Android 2.3.5, but on this ROM also points 1) and 2) stated above were applicable.


texts: Google Photos: Changing from iPhone to Samsung S9

texts: I’m switching from iPhone 5SE to Samsung Galaxy S9. I’ve used Google Photos to save my photos and videos. Is the change from phones going to impact my data on Google Photos? Basically, when I log into Google Photos on Samsung, will all of my photos be there?


texts: Does a malicious android WebView break the DoubleSubmittCookie countermeasure against CSRF?

texts:
Initial situation:

A RESTful webservice defends against CSRF attacks by using the double submit cookie approach. This means that the authentication token gets submitted twice and verified at the service side.

Problem / Security Threat:

The WebView element of the android and iOS plattforms allow to create a malicious web browser that unveils and modifies session cookies. webView.loadUrl("javascript:document.cookie=’’;");. If the attacker already figured out, how the double submitted cookie looks like, (In this case it's the AuthenticationToken) he is able to create a malicious RESTBrowser. Therefore he adds the already known CSRFToken to the document object model and thus bypasses the CSRF countermeasure. Is that right so far?

Possible Preventions:

So far I have no idea how I can prevent an attacker from creating und publishing such a malicious mobile application, as well to prevent the service from beeing accessed via malicious mobile applications. I know about the existence of the User-Agent header and that the service can use this information to reject requests from others than specific browsers. But I'm sure that also this header can be manipulated within the WebView.

What are effective countermeasures aginst CSRF in contex of malicious mobile applications?


texts: Exchange client puts signature before response

texts:
I have a nexus 5, and I use the built-in exchange client for handling my work e-mail. I've noticed that when I send a reply, my exchange server adds my signature, but it seems to add it on top of my response text, instead of like my normal e-mails where the signature is after the response text.

I've used Samsung's exchange client before and it ordered these two correctly, is there a way to do this on the Nexus 5?


texts: How to force the phone to connect to the internet?

texts:
I own Xperia Mini Pro which has Android 2.1-update1. I am facing an issue on Internet Connection. I downloaded the settings for my Edge Connection from my SIM services. Sometimes after downloading the settings it instantly connects to the Internet. But sometimes it doesn't. I can see the APNs on Access Point Names section. Also that APN is selected. But still its not connecting to the Internet. I cannot see Edge connection notification on the Notification Bar.

I want to force the phone to connect to the internet, Is there any way to do that ?


texts: Not receiving any calls on my Moto G 2 (recently upgraded to Lolllipop 5.0.2)

texts: Usually I use use this phone only for surfing internet. One day I thought of calling my number from a friend's cell, it rang once and then sent a busy ringtone. I am not able to figure out what the problem is. It was working fine with Kitkat.


texts: I dropped my phone face down not to hard on the floor, the battery came out and when I put the battery back in, the screen was showing then turned into certain blocks of the screen showing then only to the top part of the screen showing. I have tried restarting, putting battery out then in. Any suggestions?


texts: Xiaomi Redmi5 Cannot Connect to Phaser 3020 Printer

texts: I am trying to connect Xiaomi Redmi5 with a Phaser 3020 via Wi-Fi Direct. My iOS devices connect just fine.  Xerox Printer Services cannot discover the printer. Tried it with the IP of the printer. Did not help. With the Default Printer Service (in Xiaomi called "System printing services" ->Find Wi-Fi Direct printers I reach the point whereby the printer is found judging by the message "add DIRECT-Nv Phaser 3020". Tapping on it invokes a message Connecting to DIRECT-Nv Phaser 3020 and the printer seems to start crunching for a sec. After that a message appears saying You may need to approve this connection on your printer's front panel, but the printer has no panel except of 2 buttons (powerOff and WPS button) .Then followed by "Could not connect to DIRECT-Nv Phaser 3020". Apparently, the approval by the printer failed but I have no clue how to grant that approval. Tried pressing the two buttons in various combinations to no avail. Is there a way to connect this printer with the Redmi5 or they are intrinsically incompatible?


texts: Samsung S7: stuttering during slow motion video recording

texts:
When I try to record slow-motion video on a Samsung S7 (running Android 7.0), there is often stuttering. This has ruined some otherwise amazing footage I acquired.

What can I do to ensure that there will be no stuttering?

So far I have tried:

Recording to internal storage instead of the SD card (although the card I use, SanDisk SDSDQXP-032G, is rated for 90 MB/s write)
Making sure that "Power saving" is off
Closing all apps (using the Overview button, then Close All)

The stuttering will occasionally noticeable even when not recording video, just having the camera app open in slow-motion mode and quickly moving the phone from side to side. Of course, it is harder to notice it this way because everything is happening much faster than during slow-motion playback.

Note: I am making fairly long recordings, with playback times as long as 5 minutes.


texts: Why contact name details is shown as "unknown" on my WhatsApp messenger?

texts:
The name of a contact in WhatsApp is not shown, and instead of the saved name it shows "unknown".
What is the problem?


texts:
Well guys I seem to have bricked my phone. I updated my Nexus 4 from 12 to 12.1 and update went good but gapps failed as it constantly crashed on upstart. So I tried to update gapps with no success.

So I backed up my rom via ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.7 and wipe data/factory reset. But I got an error, E: unknown volume for path [/sd-ext] and phone wont boot. Well I thought I better restore and see what I can do from there but I was not able to MD5 missmatch. So I figured I'm going to sideload an older version of CM and take it from there but I'm not able to because of google new security settings which are enabled.

So I try to bypass this as instructed from this tutorial "http://www.addictive...-adb-commands/" but none of these methods work.

When I try to clear dalvik cache log says
rm: can't remove 'data/dalvik-cache': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove 'cache/dalvik-cache': No such file or directory
rm: can't remove 'sd-ext/dalvik-cache': No such file or directory

Whats going on everything worked just fine until I updated to CM12.1 via built in updated system, I just don't understand why wipe/factory reset does not work.

I'm really out of ideas and would apprciate any advice.

Best Regards


texts:
I want to install it on my daughters phone to monitor her activity.
I've tried researching it myself and I see a lot of reviews and posts in several forums saying they are legit apps, but I suspect they are all fake posters.

Was hoping someone here could provide some insight, thanks!


texts: How can I display as many Unicode blocks as possible in Android?

texts:
I study linguistics and ancient scripts, and this requires glyphs on high Unicode blocks which most fonts do not support. Unfortunately it seems like most apps in Android will only render the glyphs of whatever primary font is substituted for Roboto-Regular. This is very unsatisfactory because there are no font solutions which even come close to supporting all of Unicode. A mix of several fonts is necessary.

Luckily I do have a godsend in the form of Firefox. I'm not sure if it's due to the fact that they switched rendering engines recently, or if it has always done this, but Firefox will render characters using any font in the system font folder. Meaning even if your primary font doesn't have the glyph, it will still display so long as you have a compatible font somewhere in /system/fonts.

It would be fantastic if the Android system as a whole would do this, but sadly Firefox is the only app I know of that does. None of the other Web browsers work this way including Chrome. If anybody has any suggestions on how to increase font support in other apps like Wikipedia I would appreciate it.


texts: some websites having url start with http instead of https are not working in my android tab having version kitkat(4.4.2)

texts:
Basically I am using biometric android device tab(photo attached) having android version kitkat(4.4.2) I have android app which is basically used for thumb verification. The app is working perfectly fine on wifi but when I am using data connection It's not able to access the service url. Then I tried to check the browser to verify that internet is working or not than I found that internet is also working fine on data connection then I tried different url's and found that the url's start http instead of https are not working on data connection but on wifi and all the urls having https are working fine and my service url which is being used by my app is also start with http that's why its not able to access the url. I tried a lot of solutions like:

Resetting the android tab
Clearing the browser cache and history (Although it has nothing to do with my app)

And one more thing all of the urls not matter http or https are working fine on wifi. Picture attached of my device and of the error I am getting while accessing the url start with http.

Also the same network SIM is allowing all types of URL's in other Android phones, so port 80 is definitely not blocked by MNO.


texts: Is there anyway to increase the bass in Jelly Bean?

texts: I know the iphone had a similar feature built in. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android version 4.2.2


texts: How to start an app from the command line?

texts:
I want to start an app with the package name de.avm.android.fritzapp
from a shell prompt because it occasionally quits. I have decompiled the .apk and got the AndroidManifest.xml.

I have launched certain screens of app by:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN-n de.avm.android.fritzapp/.gui.SettingsTestActivity

But this is not the same as clicking the app icon on from the home screen.
Upon normal startup, the app registers with the router for receiving IP-calls, etc.

So how can I simply start the app as if it had been clicked on?


texts:
This problem started 2-3 months ago. It doesn't matter who initiates call, after disconnect my phone plays the standard melody used to wake me up in the morning (Dreamland). I don't know how to turn it off, because no process is shown in task manager. Last time I did it by holding HOME key for 1 second, sometimes I just reboot the phone.

I wanna disable it since it's very annoying and causes downside effects to my work. Did anybody face such thing? How can I investigate the incident further?

As I thought (and following advice given down), when I changed alarm melody to another one, melody played after call was changed to the new melody. This time I stopped it using memory cleaner.

DETAILS:
Phone model: Star X920 (HTC Butterfly)
Firmware: MIUI 4.4.25
Android: 4.2.1 JOP40D
Kernel: 3.4.5


texts: STATUS_SCATTER_FILE_INVALID error in SP flash tool

texts: I am using a rooted Axiom Four S185 with the bootloader unlocked, I properly downloaded the drivers, by disableing the driver signature enforcement. then i am selecting the scatter file, and it shows me STATUS_SCATTER_FILE_INVALID error,i tried renaming it, renaming the folder, and renaming the element isn the file to non special charecters, but still did not work, what do i do now?


texts: Cannot connect to WiFi • MAC address unavailable every time after restart

texts:
Since some days it doesn't load my MAC - so I cannot connect to WiFi.
If I remove everything in /data/misc/wifi folder and restart again it works again..

Of course I've to save WiFi networks.

I'm using PAC ROM on my S3 (with root).

UPDATE

now if I restore / copy my backup files and turn WiFi on it got overwritten by default / empty files

is there a better or quicker way to do that?

UPDATE (150708)

found that blog: MAC address unavailable
I think that my kernel/modem/... is defect.
Is there a way to fix it?


texts: Disable folder auto-creation in OneDrive under Marshmallow

texts:
OneDrive for Android 6.0 Marshmallow keeps adding "Email attachments" and "Documents" folder to my root OneDrive folder each time I open this application under my Moto E3.

Is there any way to block / disable this annoying feature?

Is this something OneDrive-specific or Marshmallow-specific. If I switch to Dropbox, will I be able to fully control what is added to my cloud-folder / block automatic creation of some strange folders?


texts: Droid Explorer permission denied when accessing root-only folders

texts:
I have been trying to get Droid Explorer (a windows app) working with my 2013 Moto X and am having trouble.  A previous question was answered (I needed busybox!) but now I have a new one.

The file manager part of the app isn't getting root privileges for some reason.  I also use JRummy's ROM Toolbox and it's root browser works fine.  I just want to use mouse/keyboard for file managing :)

Droid Explorer Debug Console
[CommandRunner] Checking for adb.exe
[CommandRunner] adb.exe -s T065001AK4 shell busybox ls -lFa --color=never "/data/"
[CommandRunner] ls: can't open '/data/': Permission denied

edit: context :)


texts:
I want to categorize/reorganize the photos in my gallery.  I feel like I've been all over the place in ASTRO, looking them, but I can't seem to find them.  I see my downloads, and some other photo folders I've moved stuff to while plugged in to my computer, but not the photos I've taken with the camera.

I've checked /mnt/sdcard/dcim, but all it has are three directories: Camera (empty), Icons (empty) and .thumbnails (full of cryptic cache files).  Same story at /sdcard/dcim (I think those two are symlinked).

Where are my photos?

If it makes a difference, I'm on an HTC Incredible.

edit

In my camera settings, it is set to save photos to the phone's memory, not my sd card.


texts: Wifi connects for sometimes then disconnects and then never connects

texts:
Their is a big issue of WiFi in my phone when i first bought it...

My phone is a Spice Stellar Mi-439, Android KITKAT v4.4.2, 1GHz Processor, 512RAM, 4GB Internal, currently 16GB Expandable.

The problem is that Wifi connects when i switch ON the Wifi and enter the WiFi network but disconnects after sometime of browsing and never connects again even by switch the WiFi ON-OFF-ON and not even by disabling Data Connection. Neither it disconnects when in Sleep or StandBy Mode, it disconnects during browsing or any time. Whereas other users on that WiFi network don't complain about any issue like that. I have no control over that WiFi Network.

It only works when i reboot the set but again disconnects after sometime.

I didn't got any solution from internet for it.

Any knowledge about this issue?


texts:
Yesterday I charge my phone using USB till this morning, but now it won't show start, i've tried:

pressing power button >3s
pressing power and volume down button >10s

but it doesn't work.

when plugged to USB, it still show green light, is there any other button to force restart?

I'm using working Cyanogenmod.


texts:
Restored phone to original factory settings on 22nd November 14.Today I downloaded WhatsApp from the Play Store(and it installed correctly).

After entering the phone number, WhatsApp has been stuck at the Initializing screen. I tried clearing the Application data. Reinstalled the app but to no avail. It's been stuck at the initializing screen for 2 hours now. Installing via the APK didn't help too.

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 and have 4170 contacts (could that be the why the reason why sync is taking so much time?).


texts:
This question is about the new WhisperPush-feature in CyanogenMod-ROMs:
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/whisperpush-secure-messaging-integration
Prerequisite:

Me and a friend of mine have both enabled the new WhisperPush-feature on our CyanogenMod-phones.
Our mobile plan allows us to send unlimited SMS without extra cost.
We don't have a constant internet connection (no mobile-data plan)

Scenario:

I currently have an internet connection (via WiFi) and send a SMS to my friend
WhisperPush sees, that we're both using WhisperPush/TextSecure and sends my message (encrypted) via TextSecure.
My friend does not have an internet connection right now.

As far as I understand the system, my message will not be delivered until he gets online somehow. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Since this is not what we want, we both want to disable WhisperPush.
Question:
How do we do this?
If we just uninstall the WhisperPush-App, wouldn't that mean:

That our accounts remain active (and the data remains on the servers)?
If a third person using WhisperPush sends me a message, it will be send via TextSecure, but never received by me, because I disabled the app?

Since the App does not offer any option to delete my Account, how am I able to effecively disable my account and delete the app without any further consequences?


texts: Where to suggest LineageOS feature requests?

texts: The LineageOS bug reporting guidelines mention not to report feature request in the Jira issue tracker and wisely don't provide any information where to suggest them instead.


texts:
For the last month, I am unable to turn on my WiFi. It gets stuck on the message "turning on..." .

I did a factory reset but it didn't help. I have tried to reboot a number of times and also I have enabled/disabled flight mode, but nothing works out for me.


texts: change download folder to external sdcard in ttpod

texts: I am new user of Sony C6603, with Android 4.2.2. For free music download, I use TTPod. I find the music can be downloaded for free in this App, but I wonder if I can change the default download folder (/storage/emulated/0/ttpod) to somewhere external sdcard (/stroage/sdcard1)? Or maybe such a change prevent some functions of this app?


texts: Nexus 5 power button does multiple functions

texts: The power button on my Nexus 5 also serves to turn up volume and turn on camera. I find this annoying. Is there a way to disable the volume and camera functionality?


texts:
I know that there are apps like 2face that can clone an app, but they can just create a single clone. Is there another application that can clone an app more than once? Let's say 5-10 clones in the same device.

Note: I have also tried Parallel Space but it cannot clone Entrust ST which I am trying to clone.


texts: 16gb microSD card suddenly stopped working

texts:
A few months ago I bought a new 16gb micro card for my LG Optimus L9.
It worked great until today when it suddenly stopped working.
I already tried to restore the card but then my phone did not detect it.
When I connected my phone to my PC and it shows that the size of card is only 45.8MB.

So I don't know what to do now. Should I buy a new one?


texts: How to Customize Lock Screen Shortcuts on the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T

texts: I have installed a new camera app that I'd like to use by default. I set it as the default app in the settings, but that didn't make it the target app for the lock screen shortcut or the O gesture.


texts: Android device can support SD Card of up to 32 GB, so FAT32 is more suitable?

texts:
May I assume that there is no point to format your SD Card (assume you have the 32 GB size) to NTFS if the device can support SD Card of up to 32 GB and FAT32 maximum limit is also exactly 32 GB?

The reason for asking such question is that since the device can only support 32 GB, so I can assume that NTFS will likely not be supported by the device, or I cannot assume in this way? And this FAT32 will be more suitable and likely to be accepted by major android devices?


texts: Am I going crazy or is it happening to you as well? If I tap library I sometimes don't see my history there and it's just an endless list of recommendations. Other times I tap library and see a horizontal strip of my playing history on top and some buttons and my saved lists below. Have you noticed as well?


texts: Recover data from unbootable android 5.0 note 3

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which was weeks ago fully functional but had some glitches like it couldn't run games such as clash royale without an external power supply; in this case I used a power bank. After every use of apps, I would restart my phone, to prevent slow performance. Then, one time I used till the phone auto-shutdown due to low battery power, after it was charged to full I turned the power on. Unfortunately, it couldn't boot up, it was stuck in samsung logo. Now it is unbootable, though I can navigate to recovery mode but not safe mode. I want to recover data from the phone and I know one or two things about adb and CWM. Can anyone take me through step by step in order to recover data from device storage? I'd appreciate any opinions. Thanks


texts: Can Samsung patch security faults on their devices by an update?

texts:
There was an exploit that turns Samsung Galaxy phones into remote bugging devices (reference: ArsTechnica)

As many as 600 million Samsung phones may be vulnerable to attacks that allow hackers to surreptitiously monitor the camera and microphone, read incoming and outgoing text messages, and install malicious apps, a security researcher said.
The vulnerability is in the update mechanism for a Samsung-customized version of SwiftKey, available on the Samsung Galaxy S6, S5, and several other Galaxy models. When downloading updates, the Samsung devices don't encrypt the executable file, making it possible for attackers in a position to modify upstream traffic—such as those on the same Wi-Fi network—to replace the legitimate file with a malicious payload.

Is there a way for Samsung to patch this security fault by an update? Also, how can I find out if the Samsung phone I'm using is affected by this fault?


texts: How can I get the official froyo ROM for SGS to use with heimdall?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I want to upgrade my SGS to froyo, but have given up on Kies which seems to be the most unreliable piece of software I've ever encountered. I've got heimdall running, and now I want to upgrade to the official ROM for my device (GT-I9000/optus). Is there a way of getting hold of the official ROm from somewhere?

Cheers,

Victor


texts:
Is there any android widget which allows me to lock my phone?
The 'power' button on my android phone is broken? I can't use that to lock my phone screen.

Thank you.


texts: Computing when on charger - long term effects on battery life

texts:
Donating your computational power for scientific projects is, in some cases, available for Android. One of them, the World Community Grid, states that "Using the application will not significantly reduce your battery life or your recharge time." (source)

On the short term, I'm sure this is true. However, I was wondering about the long term. On my Nexus 5, I have experienced that, even when the device is fully charged and still plugged in, if I use power-hungry applications, battery level may drop to 99 or 98 percents. This indicates that the battery is still used when the device is plugged in.

For this reason, I was wondering if the battery can actually be bypassed at all, or if the device is just permanently charging. Notebooks with removable batteries can obviously do this as they still work without the battery, but as I can't remove the battery on my Nexus 5, I can't check this there.

I'd be interested in an answer regarding my specific phone, but general information about how most Android devices operate there would also interest me a lot.


texts: does restrict background data hurt performance of phone

texts: Do I "restrict background data" yes or no and does it have more negative side effects than positive?


texts: Python on android (not the usual solutions)

texts:
I'm trying to get Python 3 to run natively on android. By "native" I mean native Linux, just Androids variation of it. I'd like to be able to simply open a terminal and type "python /path/to/script.py" so Kivy and Qslide will not work (to my knowledge, feel free to prove me wrong :) ). Normally Termux would do this but I don't like the terminal app just the Linux packages it supplies, prefer to use another called Terminal Emulator by Jackpal(typo or maybe just wrong?).

I've tried booting into TWRP (I don't have root otherwise) and copying the necessary Python binaries and lib folder n the Termux data directory to /system/bin and /system/lib but Python fails saying it can't find "libandroid-support.so". I realize Termux's Python is probably modified in some way to account for the driectory structure requred by an android app and therefore couldn't find the .so even after I copied it to /system/lib.

So my question(s) are: How might I make the solution I tried work? or Are there any other ways to get Python installed as a native Linux app*?

*like I said I want it to be just like on a desktopn LInux where I can open ANY terminal app and use python just like any other command.


texts: how to sign Android device out of Google account temporarily

texts:
How can I - from my Android device - temporarily sign the device out of a Google account?  I'm running Android 6.0.1 on a Galaxy Note 4.

If I go to Settings > Accounts > Google > tap specific account > three dots menu - there is a "Remove Account" option.  But I don't want to remove the account from the device, I just want to sign out of the account temporarily, and sign back in later.  I suspect that "remove account" does a lot more than just signing out of the account.

I can do it from my PC - myaccount.google.com > "device activity & security events" > "review devices" > click specific device > Account Access: REMOVE button.  This  does not remove the account from the device.  It just signs the device out of the Google account.  It takes one tap to sign the device back into the Google Account.


texts: Play store apps cannot write to external SD Card in Android Oreo

texts:
My Galaxy S7 edge recently updated to Oreo. Now play store apps no longer have rights to write to my external SD card. I have followed app instructions about how to open a system folder chooser dialog, and selecting the root of the external SD Card. Unfortunately the external SD card is never an option. The upper right 3 dot menu only has the option "Show internal storage" and does not have "Show SD Card" and the upper left 3 bar "Open From" menu only has "Recent" and "Downloads."

I've also set up a FTP connection to my phone but get permission errors when trying to delete or write files to the external SD card (I can read from it just fine).

The camera and other native apps allow using the external card as the storage location and the "My Files" file manager has full access. I am not rooted.

Any ideas?


texts: Slow charging, random wake-up and dead USB connections

texts:
My phone, Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG), takes too much of time to charge (6-7 hours).
Also, the screen wakes up randomly every 5 seconds (approx.).
The phone doesn't connect to a PC (it's not recognized) and OTG doesn't work either.

In Settings, it shows that the phone is charging on USB even when it's charging on AC.

It happens in safe mode too.

What can be the issue? Can a faulty micro-USB port cause this?


texts: Note 8 lock screen PIN differs from startup?

texts:
I'm trying to fix a Note 8 that seems to be in a weird state. The correct PIN should be 4 digits. The lock screen won't accept the PIN (the OK button stays greyed out until I hit 6 digits, at which time it reports that the pin is invalid). But it seems to be the correct pin, as it works to decrypt the phone on startup.

The phone user says the only unusual thing they did before the problem occurred was to reset their Secure Folder password. They said that they were able to get into Secure Folder after the reset. Their secure folder password does not work to unlock the lock screen. Later, after the screen turned off, they were unable to unlock the phone.

I'm totally mystified. Can the startup and lock screen pins be different? If they can, can the problem be corrected somehow, or does the phone need to be reset?


texts: If I buy an ebook an Amazon, can my son, with another Android device, read my books?

texts:
When I buy a pocket book both my son and I can happily read it.

I bought some books on the Amazon Kindle store (which I read on my Samsung Galaxy S), and am now wondering: can my son read these books too ?

Knowing that the price of an ebook is not that much lower than a pocket version of the same story ( I even found some where the ebook costs more than the pocket equivalent ), I am just realizing that this could not be a good thing to do.

[--- UPDATE ---]

Having read the first few answers, I must clarify something: the Amazon account of my son is NOT the same as my Amazon account.

I think that for him to access my Kindle store ( as I do as well with my Archos 101 tablet ), I need to give him my login credentials, or am I mistaken ?

It's not a matter of trust that I should not give him my login credentials. It's just that, I have a lot of items in my wishlist/saved basked that are items I may give to him as a present. And of course , I do not want him to see these items.


texts: How to hard reset tablet with partially unresponsive screen?

texts:
I am facing an issue with the display of my LG Gpad 8.3, running latest Android available for that model: 4.2.2.

Background

My issue appeared after installing an app which was not from the PlayStore. The app has no icon and can not be removed, that's why I am inclined to believe that in my case it is not an hardware issue (but I am not ruling it out completely).

Besides that the unresponsive strip occurs exactly on the area where the confirmation dialog boxes for this OS appear.

I noticed that this issue has been discussed previously here and here in SE but the problem there occurs to be hardware related.

What I have done so far

Luckily my tablet is not something I use daily. Most of the time it stays in the drawer and turned off. So I have no fear of losing any data in case of hard-reset, although I feel the malware might access my google account data.

Anyways, I tried to hard reset the tablet using the standard LG tools & key combinations, as explained here: http://www.lg-phones.org/how-to-flash-unbrick-lg-g-pad-8-3-back-to-stock.html

The installation completes, but the "malware" remains in the system.

On top of that the CSNin Settings --> About Phone --> Hardware Information is broken. It shows all 0.

Last resort

I think the only option I have is to use a "dirty way" of wiping the phone and reinstalling the OS.

What should I use in that case?

Or, do you have a solution for this exact problem?

Edit:
Some additional information:

I think my phone is not rooted because I reverted it back to stock couple of months ago, due to camera issues. I tried the bootloader combinations, none worked.

UPDATE:

After all, I think the problem might not be related to the malware :/. It might well be a hardware issue.

I formatted the device and reverted back to an older version of the stock rom. The unresponsive strip is still there.
I rooted the device and installed TWRP, just to see whether the unresponsiveness will remain in the TWRP menu. Unfortunately it did.

Remaining Options:

Wiping everything in the phone using TWRP, but I don't know how to do this.
Installing a new OS; one that is modified.

Important: The CSN is still all 0s, as shown in the picture.


texts: Mobile data only works when tethering is active

texts:
Issue is exactly as described in the title, works when used as hotspot and connected with computer, but not on the phone directly(regardless the hotspot setting).
Moreover I have to add:
I am abroad in Italy.
This is vodafone "data only sim".
Bought two days ago and last time it worked was yesterday evening.
I have two sims and my native-roaming enabled sim works fine.
I tried swapping slots, having one sim, removing/changing/restoring apns, changing dns, restarting phone multiple times.
When I try changing apns it goes back to the default one automatically.
I cannot call customer service as they do not speak English.


texts: What does this heart icon mean on my status bar?


texts: issues while opening PDF files received on whatsapp directly

texts: When I try opening a pdf file that I receive on whatsapp directly by clicking on the whatsapp message, I get the message 'You may not have a proper app for viewing this content'. I already have pdf viewers installed on the phone (google pdf viewer, adobe acrobat reader). I can open the file when I open it via a file manager. How can I open the pdf files by clicking directly on the whatsapp message?


texts:
Even though I checked the box of Force RTL layout it seems it don't work properly and due to this many other problems are occurring in my HTC Desire 826 dual SIM, like , my screen is 1080 but YouTube is not showing option for 1080p quality

These are some screenshots of Instagram and my bank's app.


texts: Find Android version on S6 - suspect Android 7 because of rounded icons

texts:
I recently updated my Samsung S6. As far as I can tell, because I'm now seeing rounded app icons, I'm now using Android 7 with the Samsung Experience UX, based on this post:

www.sammobile.com/2017/03/09/galaxy-s6-edge-running-android-7-0-nougat-pictures/

How can I confirm the Android version without installing a helper app that does this? There's no settings > about phone and I'm not seeing it under settings > about device, or settings > developer options


texts:
I was using Secret of Happiness for about three months, and created some notes during this time period. At one point when I wanted to add a new note, the application froze, and I had to force close it.

I tried to look for the directory where it stores data. I hoped it would be some database, XML, or CSV format so I could view the notes data, but wasn't able to find it. I also tried to copy the app's data to the SD card but it's not there either.

How can I find out where this app stores its data, and how can I view my notes again?


texts: Does the HTC Droid Incredible Ship with Android 2.2 (Froyo)?

texts: I am just now ordering the HTC Droid Incredible. Will it come with the 2.2 version of the OS already installed?


texts: How do I keep my email and passwords secure without full-device encryption?

texts:
I bought a cheap, no-name Android 4.1.1 tablet a while back, and was dismayed  to find that the "Encrypt Data" option was simply not present in the "Settings" -> "Security" menu.  I then upgraded to a more mainstream Asus Memo Pad HD 7 assuming that this would have the full device encryption option, but this tablet didn't have it either!

So I was wondering if there were any means of keeping e-mails (including ones that were sent unencrypted)/ passwords safe from attackers who have root access in case I lose my device, in the absence of full-disk encryption? Keeping web-browser passwords/ authentication cookies secret would be very handy, too.

Thanks!


texts:
I have an LG Optimus P500 phone with Gingerbread.

Suddenly I am not able to unlock it by drawing the pattern. I remember the exact pattern, but its not showing what I draw there. It's not even turning its light on when I draw it.

Removed battery, re-inserted, and done every primary thing.

Strangely I can receive phone call by swiping to answer.

Tried turning it on by pressing power button + home button, but it went to some fast reboot mode and nothing happened.

Can anybody help me in repairing my phone?


texts: Proximity sensor always 0 or 9cm. Could this be a hardware or software problem?

texts:
The proximity sensor on my phone always gives a distance value of 0 or 9cm (using both Z Device Test and CPU-Z). In sunlight, the sensor gives a reading of 9cm. Anywhere else (in shade, indoors, etc) the reading alternates between 0 and 9cm, and rather quickly. In intervals of about 2 seconds. If I cover the sensor with my thumb then reading is 0 as it should be. Soon as I remove my thumb the screen begins to flash.

I have tried using Resound Proximity Sensor to calibrate but failed. Could this be a software problem that I could fix myself?


texts: An app keeps sending me to a website i dont want to be sent on

texts:
When i installed an app after a few days it started opening chrome on random time intervals that keep sending me to baovendt.org
How to fix it?


texts:
When referring to this post, it seems like the Samsung Galaxy Tab should be able to charge while connected to a USB 3.0 port while running.

I've noticed that when I have my Tablet running and plugged into a power strip, the device does gain battery rather than losing it.

However when I try to charge with my USB 3.0 in my laptop, the device loses battery life. It still charges, but the running device uses more battery than it gains from USB 3.0.

Am I doing something wrong here? I have the Samsung USB drivers installed and I am using the original Samsung cable. Perhaps there is some problems with my battery? Or am I still supposed to lose battery life while plugged into a USB 3.0?


texts:
I can open SWF URLs in Chrome for PC, however, I cannot open them using Chrome for Android on my device.

Is there a Chrome plugin, or is there Java code that will do the mission, if there is, I will create a new Android project and program it then install the APK.

The URL that I test with is :

http://www.b7r11.com/tkber.swf


texts: Add an APN to Samsung Galaxy S3 running 4.1.1

texts: I am traveling internationally and have replaced my Verizon SIM card with a local one.  To get data, I need to add an APN.  I can't do this using settings -- no option to add exists.  Is there another way to do this?  And app maybe?  I do not want to root my phone.


texts: Remove built-in search-engines in Firefox Nightly

texts:
I don't use the default Firefox search-engines, so I like to be able to delete all the Amazon, Twitter, Google nativelly installed on every Firefox version.

Using current and beta version of Firefox, I am able to remove built-in search-engines on Firefox on Android, simply from the add-ons manager and disable the search-engine.

However, on the last Nightly build, the search-engines can not be found in the add-ons manager. My phone is not rooted, so I'm not able to directly set the search-engines list by editing the files or removing it through the search-engines list. Can't find a property in about:config either...


texts: How can I map tilt to a physical keyboard?

texts: How can I map tilt/accelerometer functions to a physical bluetooth/USB keyboard to play the games that support it?


texts: Why are all contacts grayed out in Google Talk?

texts:
I have just noticed that all my contacts in Google Talk are grayed out. I can't chat, see their online status or otherwise use the app. What happened? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot or fix this?

I have a Nexus S. I don't use Google Talk often, so this is the first time I have noticed the issue. There were a couple of recent events that may be related. A few days ago I received the official Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OTA update from my carrier (I previously had 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich). Also, there was a major Google Talk outage that affected most desktop and mobile users.

I searched around and found possibly related reports, but with a few differences. For example, I don't have settings for turning off data usage. Also, I can correctly use Play Store and other Google apps. I cleared the Google Talk cache but nothing changed.


texts: xperia z5 broken screen locked need data

texts:
I had a sony xperia z5 compact for about 2 weeks until i smashed the screen. I have searched online to find some help to recover my photos and videos taken with the device. I didnt have any cloud set up so i cant get them from there. OTG cable has to be turned on EVERY TIME from the settings on the Z5, it seems the Z3 was plug and play good to go OTG, but not the Z5.
The screen is unresponsive and barely visible and it has a passcode lock (as fingerprint function is locked, and wont reset after a soft reset). I have until the end of the week to return the phone to my carrier and would like to get the data from it before i send it back. I have no knowledge of scripting ADB or how i can activate usb debugging with a damaged screen.
Is there a script i can download as a zip and paste to the root of an external SD card which can transfer or duplicate the files from the internal to external storage? or a zip that can activate usb debugging?
Thanks in advance.


texts:
Every time I try to update my Samsung Galaxy S5, it says I don't have enough storage. One day, I cleared enough storage and proceeded with the update. However, I walked a way to grab something and when I returned, it said the update failed. I have AT&T, and when I looked online for solutions to this problem, AT&T was common in most of the issues.
Also, my current Android version is Lollipop (5.0), and, at this time, the newest is Marshmallow. How can I fix this?

If you need any more info to help, just ask.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Unable to access Google Play store and Google Maps

texts:
I'm not able to access play store and maps with my google account, but it remains accessible with another google account.
I'm at a loss how to resolve this. Would anyone have any solution?


texts: How to troubleshoot a regularly crashing Google Play?

texts:
I'm using a Lineage OS custom ROM on a Xiaomi Redmi 4A. I can't remember when it started, but quite often, I see a message telling me that "Google Play has stopped working".

This can happen on the launcher screen, or while using an app. I have seen it happen in all apps I use regularly. It happened around 6 times while I was writing this post, but the frequency varies.

I have installed a Logcat Reader application, and captured the log after a crash. This is what I think is the relevant part:

[07-24 15:26:38.492 2654:2699 F/libc]
invalid address or address of corrupt block 0x78 passed to dlfree

[07-24 15:26:38.492 2654:2699 F/libc]
Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 2, fault addr 0xdeadbaad in tid 2699 (bgExecutor #2)

[07-24 15:26:38.602 708:708 F/DEBUG]
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

[07-24 15:26:38.602 708:708 F/DEBUG]
LineageOS Version: '13.0-20170307-UNOFFICIAL-rolex'

[07-24 15:26:38.603 708:708 F/DEBUG]
Build fingerprint: 'Xiaomi/lineage_rolex/rolex:6.0.1/MOB31K/fc38c175e6:userdebug/test-keys'

[07-24 15:26:38.603 708:708 F/DEBUG]
Revision: '0'

[07-24 15:26:38.603 708:708 F/DEBUG]
ABI: 'arm'

[07-24 15:26:38.603 708:708 F/DEBUG]
pid: 2654, tid: 2699, name: bgExecutor #2  >>> com.android.vending <<<

[07-24 15:26:38.603 708:708 F/DEBUG]
signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 2 (SEGV_ACCERR), fault addr 0xdeadbaad

[07-24 15:26:38.650 708:708 F/DEBUG]
Abort message: 'invalid address or address of corrupt block 0x78 passed to dlfree'

[07-24 15:26:38.650 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    r0 00000000  r1 00000000  r2 00000000  r3 00000002

[07-24 15:26:38.651 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    r4 00000078  r5 deadbaad  r6 f7073f38  r7 ab33a000

[07-24 15:26:38.651 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    r8 00000080  r9 dccd2afc  sl f6fd58db  fp f6fd58e4

[07-24 15:26:38.651 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    ip f706e5d8  sp dccd29e8  lr f703fc6d  pc f703fc6c  cpsr 600f0030

[07-24 15:26:38.658 708:708 F/DEBUG]

backtrace:

[07-24 15:26:38.658 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #00 pc 00030c6c  /system/lib/libc.so (dlfree+1287)

[07-24 15:26:38.658 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #01 pc 000157cd  /system/lib/libandroidfw.so (_ZN7android13ResStringPool6uninitEv+38)

[07-24 15:26:38.658 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #02 pc 0001651d  /system/lib/libandroidfw.so (_ZN7android10ResXMLTree6uninitEv+14)

[07-24 15:26:38.659 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #03 pc 0001653b  /system/lib/libandroidfw.so (_ZN7android10ResXMLTreeD1Ev+4)

[07-24 15:26:38.659 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #04 pc 00013267  /system/lib/libandroidfw.so (_ZN7android12AssetManager10getPkgNameEPKc+258)

[07-24 15:26:38.659 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #05 pc 000132c3  /system/lib/libandroidfw.so (_ZN7android12AssetManager18getBasePackageNameEj+62)

[07-24 15:26:38.659 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #06 pc 0008894b  /system/lib/libandroid_runtime.so

[07-24 15:26:38.659 708:708 F/DEBUG]
    #07 pc 726cc6e1  /data/dalvik-cache/arm/system@framework@boot.oat (offset 0x1f93000)

[07-24 15:26:39.752 708:708 F/DEBUG]

Tombstone written to: /data/tombstones/tombstone_06

[07-24 15:26:39.752 708:708 E/DEBUG]
AM write failed: Broken pipe

I have tried to wipe the dalvik cache partition, as well as reinstalling Google Play from opengapps.org. Neither fixed the problem.

What should I do to work towards fixing this?


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