texts:
When I got my phone, I could take panorama pictures.

Then the option disappeared. What gives?

If I remember correctly, there was simply an option on this tool tray:

(click screenshot for larger variant)


texts: Turning on screen, flickering.. with logcats

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Flickering is only noticeable in 10/255 and above brightness, in 255 brightness the flickering is extreme and it only occurs in the bottom part of screen(almost the size of keyboard)... So whenever I turn off the screen then touch the screen multiple times then turn the screen on again there will be flickering. It also happens sometimes  if I plug the charger while screen is off.btw im rooted but this flickering was here since before i rooted. I tested lots of things like disabling almost all system apps and it was still there.

This live logcats are screenshotted right after turning on the screen so flickering occurs when it was created. I also noticed that flickering can only be seen when there is a layer of darkness created in the screen such as pulling the status bar, the home screen, and in the toast notification(just the whole bar of the toast notfcation)

So what exactly causes the flickering according to the logcats? amy clues on how to fix it?

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6cwi1mZj5KEUnNER1hQeW9jVVk


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I have an android device running KitKat 4.4.2 (not rooted; developer stuff turned on) and I shattered the digitizer. I can still see what's on the screen but I can't interact with it1. I tried using adb to back it up, but I was unable to press the "confirm" button on the screen. Is there anything I can do now [i.e. without getting a USB OTG cable and a mouse]? I'm comfortable w/ ADB and the command line if necessary.

1I could get an OTG USB cable and connect a keyboard/mouse and use that to install a backup app, etc. but I'm hoping there's an easier way.


texts: Where can I see all my +1 and app ratings?


texts: Syncing between Windows 7 and Android Jellybean with Winamp

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I want to sync my Samsung Galaxy S3 4G to my Windows 7 PC with Winamp so I can easily sync playlists to and from my phone and computer. So I followed the instructions in Winamp's official blog: http://blog.winamp.com/2010/11/30/wirelessly-sync-music-to-your-android-phone/

It didn't work. When I click on the Discover button, nothing happens. When I right-click Devices and click Start Discovery... you guessed it - nothing happens! I am connected to a windows domain and connected via an Ethernet cable. Could that be preventing me from accessing the same WiFi network I have my Galaxy on?

I've done some research on this issue and it is a common problem. If anyone has found a solution to it, I'll be very glad to hear it! I love using Winamp and don't want to use any other media player.


texts: Forgot password on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, trying to access for Google Authenticator

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I never wrote my password down for my old S7 Edge and managed to forget it.  Overthinking the security and privacy, I also never signed up for Samsung's service and Google's Find My Phone only recognizes my current phone -- so I can't use those online services to reset the password.

I'm wondering if there's a super-user method to get into the phone (or extract data) without wiping the data with a hard-reset.

In the Android Recovery screen (volume-down, home, and power buttons held simultaneously), I have the "Apply update from ADB" option but sideload seems to be the only functionality and the handshaking seems wrong.  The resulting messages on the Android are:

    Finding update package...
    Opening update package...
    E:footer is wrong
    [...]
    E:signature verification failed

I found online somewhere that the password file for the phone model is in

/data/system/gesture.key and
rm /data/system/gesture.key

would be ideally what I'd like to bring about.  However, I can't use a command such as adb shell on it without the password.  I also haven't figured out a way to inject and run a script (particularly with the handshaking and with adequate privileges for the phone) with that rm command using adb sideload.

More details or seeming dead-ends:

The phone was not rooted.
I'm fairly certain I enabled USB debugging.
It's a SM-G935W8 (Canadian) model with hero21tebmc (firmware?).
Samsung's Smart Switch software is also not an option to transfer data (w/o knowing my old password).
The third-party software I've seen and tried on a friend's Winwoes laptop doesn't have the password-reset capability on the S7 Edge... it would work if it was an S6 or older unfortunately.
the Android Recovery screen has other options including: "Apply update from SD card", "Mount /system", "Wipe cache partition", and the dreaded "Wipe data/factory reset".
I'm using a Linux distribution (Ubuntu 18.04) and would use heimdall on the command line (instead of the Odin software).

These links, Official TWRP for Galaxy S7 edge (hero2lte) or Flashing Firmware on Linux/Ubuntu using Heimdall, are likely to be the instructions I'd follow with due care.

If I persist and try to use TWRP or some sort of program to "recover" my data it seems highly likely to wipe it (even if I don't proceed to root it).

Along the same line, I suspect installing LineageOS would wipe the data in the process and there's probably no way to sift through the wreckage of the data (which is probably without pointers/inodes but presumably not outright erased) in some kind of brute-computational-force way either.

Is there any way to get at the data (instead of waiting every hour to try to re-discover a strong and essentially gibberish password)?


texts: Sailfish (pixel 1) phone with stock android stuck in boot loop: help installing lineage

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I have successfully installed lineage os on a nexus 6 that worked perfectly with stock android. That is the extent of my experience with non-stock android.
I have a google pixel (sailfish) device that a long time ago stopped working. I could boot into android, but the CPU seems to race, as it gets extremely hot, and then freezes and eventually reboots, shows a google splash screen for a few seconds, reboots again, and is stuck in a constant state of rebooting. I let it cool off, rebooted into android, quickly (I usually only have a minute or two before it overheats) enabled developer options, enabled oem unlocking, enabled usb debugging, and then rebooted into fastboot. The phone is stable in fastboot (does not get hot, does not freeze or reboot), which suggests to me that the problem I am having is not necessarily hardware.
In addition to serial numbers and memory amounts, the fastboot screen indicates the following:

Product/Variant: sailfish-US-PVT
Boot-slot: a
Console: DISABLED
Secure Boot: PRODUCTION
Device is UNLOCKED

I tried booting into twrp:
$ fastboot boot twrp-3.4.0-0-sailfish.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  1.190s]
booting...
OKAY [  0.956s]
finished. total time: 2.146s
$

But the phone reboots into the google splash screen, and is stuck in the same infinite boot loop as before.
I have tried many different twrp versions, including twrp-3.2.3-1-sailfish.img which the maruos website suggests, all with the same result. I also admit that I have done various other things out of desperation, like erasing partitions and attempting fastboot format commands, most of which gave errors and did not complete. I also tried booting into recovery mode from fastboot screen, but that takes me to the same google spash/loop.
Can anyone help and provide suggestions for what to try next?


texts: SleepBot includes a "smart alarm" feature which has been failing on Android 6.x "Marshmallow" due to "Doze" mode. What's the workaround?

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Background

SleepBot is a freeware sleep-tracking app. It includes a "smart alarm" feature which claims to help prevent early-morning grogginess and sleep inertia.

There are other competing free apps, but they aren't great. There's also Sleep as Android, which is a very good app; but it's trialware, and it costs US$4 to remove the restrictions after the trial ends.

The problem

Various individuals, such as this one and this one, complain of problems with SleepBot's alarm functionality when using Android 6.x "Marshmallow". They tend to complain about problems regarding SleepBot's smart alarms never ringing at all, or about problems with the alarms' snooze function.

My questions

I don't own any Android 6.x device. But I wonder:

Does Android 6.x "Marshmallow" truly cause problems with SleepBot?
Are any of these problems due to "Doze" mode?
Is there any workaround for any of these problems?

Possibly related: "Alarm clocks aren't working on Android 6".


texts: How can I tell which version of Voodoo to install?

texts:
I want to install Voodoo lagfix on my phone, and I see that there are a number of kernels for Froyo on the download site:

stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XWJS3.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XWJS5.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XWJS8.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPM.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPO.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPU.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPX.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-GT-I9000-XXJPY.tar   19-Mar-2011 03:18   5.7M

However, none of these version seems to match my phone.  This is what's shown in Settings -> About (sorry that it's in Hebrew, but it should be in the same order as English phones):

Based on this, what version should I install?


texts: Disable or lock Google Play on my android phone

texts: How can I disable/lock Google Play on my phone(may be restrict it with a password)? I tried this way and followed the steps given there. But it's not asking any password for free apps.


texts: Clear HTML5 storage in Samsung Internet?

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I have a problem using Samsung Internet Mobile Browser on my NoteFE running non-rooted Android 8.0.

Some websites (like mega.nz) use - what I suppose - HTML5 to store data/files offline somewhere. To access the downloaded data as file, Samsung Internet then copies the download from the internal storage to a normal file. This looks like a download, but the data is already in some kind of cache. Chrome does the same, also on PC.

Now, it seems like Samsung Internet doesn't delete this background data. However, looking at app details, I see "data" (not "cache"!) growing with each download, filling up my phones memory. It's already a couple of GB in size.

How do I reclaim this space? Only option seems to be to 'clear data', which includes all bookmarks, site info, and what not.


texts: I've got a Samsung Galaxy Note with SlideIt installed which works wonderfully. But I can't write with my pen anymore. So how do I switch VERY QUICKLY to the Samsung keyboard and back?


texts: With the launch of Google's RCS messaging protocol, is there any reason as to why it doesn't support end-to-end encryption, or is it a feature that they intend to implement at a later time?


texts: Xposed Framework removed after manual CM update?

texts: I'm currently running the official nightly of cm12.1 on my LG G3 AT&T (model d850) with the Xposed Framework installed. However, every time I manual update Cyanogenmod (as I don't have a compatible recovery for automatic installation), the Xposed Framework gets removed/disabled, forcing me to locate the downloaded framework zip file (xposed manual installation because of reasons). This is not really a big issue for me and doesn't greatly affect myself or my phone in anyway but it will be glad if someone has found a 'possible' solution for this minor bug


texts:
I am looking to develop a remote control widget on the Android platform which is similar in concept to the JustABlip remote control widget on iOS. So wanted to know whether the android architecture can support such kind of widget development.

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/justablip-remote-control-widget/id944174429?l=zh&mt=8


texts: Will an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity work in the UK if I ship it over from USA

texts: I want to ship my Asus Transformer Pad Infinity from the USA to the UK as it's cheaper. Will I run into any compatibility issues? (It does not have 3G.)


texts: How to change mobile connections's DNS on Android KitKat?

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I want to avoid censorship from my local mobile ISP (it blocks imgur, for example, for some unknown reason.

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)

I'm pretty certain that I can circumvent this by changing my DNS to Google DNS or OpenDNS, but I'm not really sure how to accomplish this on KitKat.

Info:
Device: Nexus 5
Android version: 4.4.2
Device status: rooted


texts: My HTC Desire has suddenly become full and is displaying the "Disk Space Low!" Message

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Possible Duplicate:
  HTC Desire low on internal storage, I'm clueless — Any help?

I have always had a problem with my Desire's phone storage capacity so recently I did a factory re-set and started again.  Everything was fine for a few weeks, I had loads of space and could download and install to my hearts content.  Then all of a sudden I have the dreaded "Disk Space Low!" message again.  Thsi is despite having only 39.116meg of apps installed on the phone. All possiable apps are on the sd card and there is nothing in the cache.  Also all contacts, dates etc are stored on google.

Can someone please explain what is taking up all this space i.e all 139 MB?  I cant even download the latest software update!


texts: How to use my android smartphone to call a distant modem?

texts: I have a domotic app using a modem on a RTC line and would like to connect to the modem with my smartphone as I can do with my PC through Hyperterminal. Is there a means to do that, using the phone modem as a data connection dialing the distant number and connectiong in some mode as V32or V32bis? Thank you for any advice.


texts: cannot longer share apps on latest version of Google Play Store

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Stock Galaxy S4 GT-I9505, latest public version of Google Play Store, now when I open an app I do see the uninstall / Open or Update buttons and a new visual showing nicer/bigger application icon and round icons showing downloads count, rating results, similar apps etc, but unfortunately no longer a button to share the app link via whatsapp / gmail etc...

Is this problem only with me or also others unable to share apps anymore from Google Play Store?

thanks and regards,
Davide.


texts: Do I have to calibrate my battery after a reinstall?

texts:
When I installed Cyanogen Mod 7, I 'accidently' clicked 'Wipe Battery Status' even though my battery wasn't fully charged.

Now I have no idea what this exactly does (even more reason I shouldn't have clicked it), but I'm wondering whether the phone has anyway of knowing when or if the battery's full.

So should I calibrate my battery and if so, how would I have to do this?


texts: Galaxy S3 Wifi no internet on Comcast/xfinity router

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Brand new stock Samsung Galaxy S3 will connect to Comcast-provided wireless router (Arris brand), but cannot get out of local network - I can ping other devices on the network, and I can even browse the admin page of the router, but cannot get on the internet.  Other devices work fine. I've tried turning off security.  I don't seem to have the disconnect problems others have reported - the connection is consistent.  Oddly, I don't see the S3 listed in the "connected devices".

If I run ifconfig wlan0, it shows the IP address, netmask but no gateway.
I can set a static IP, but I still am unable to get internet.

I can connect to other wireless networks without problems.

Any ideas?

Yes, other devices can connect - couple of laptops, kindle, wife's phone, my old phone (both androids) and ipad..


texts: How can I install Google Play on my Samsung Galaxy A5?

texts:
After some messing around I was able to get my soft-bricked Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos (SM-A5000) running again:

Can I recover a soft-bricked Galaxy A5 without voiding the warranty?

However, the version of the firmware I flashed (Kit-kat) didn't have Google Play on it. I tried installing the latest APK that I could find, but when I try to open the installed app is just force-closes with this message:

  Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped.

I thought perhaps I was missing Google Play Services so I tried installing that too (from this link), but it died with the same error as above. I also tried installing version 5.5.8 of Google Play Store (after removing all previously installed APKs) with the same outcome.

Eventually I concluded that I must need to install a GApps package.

Is there a specific version I need to be installing to run with my version of Android? What are the prerequisites for this to run? And why doesn't my version already have it? I thought I was installing the stock OS?? (To clarify, the version of the OS that the phone shipped with had the Google Play store)


texts: What sepolicy context will allow any other context to access it?

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I am on a bootloader locked Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7, eng boot.img flashed to phone with SELinux permissive, which gives root adb shell from where I can change system partitions, debloat, install Xposed etc. But the kernel is very bad and has RAM leak, and eventually, the phone slows to a crawl. So I unrooted by installing the stock kernel and disabling DM verity to allow a modified system to boot up.

Now, SELinux is enforcing, but I want it to be permissive which will never happen with the stock kernel. I realize that secontext is defined at kernel build times and allows certain things to run.

Another option is to have a higher context to do things like supolicy --live to patch SELinux policy and get full root access with stock kernel. I'm trying to execute a script in the data directory created by my app, but unless seenforcing=false, it doesn't get executed.

I know by using root you can chcon a file/directory. So what is the (source) context that will allow to:

Set mode to permissive, or
Modify the SELinux policy, or
Execute a script on boot without avc denials

Or what is the (target) context that will allow any other (source) context to execute the script?


texts: Remove google accounts from Android Market

texts:
I have 2 accounts synced with the device, lets call them Account A and Account B.

When I got the device, I first entered A to be the account for the market, for gmail and everything else.
Then, I added B and selected "Sync with Google Calendar" only.

Lately, I've started getting notifications about application updates for B, and when I go to the market each time I have to make sure I selected A (And I did pick A in the market settings).

Can I delete B from the market? I don't want it to exist in that list when you select "Accounts" in the menu.

(Market version 3.3.11)

Thanks in advance.


texts: Recover data on internal memory of a dead HTC One M8

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I happen to drop my HTC One M8 due to which the screen got cracked and also made the phone stop working, doesn't start, doesn't charge, absolutely nothing, as good as paperweight.
I took the phone for repairing and they told me that, the phone needs following:-

Chipset rework to main board
Charging connector replacement
New LCD
Software flash - all personal data will be lost/erased

What I am more concerned about is the loss of data from the internal memory.
I would like to know if there is anyway that I can recover the data, I have some important files, text and WhatsApp messages(which were not backed-up before the drop)

One thing I came across is tools for recovering deleted files.
Is it possible that I get the phone repaired including software flash and then run one of these tools viz. H Data Recovery to recover my data?
I mean even with a software flash the data will still be in the memory and just the pointers will be removed, right? like it happens in simple disk format. I am assuming this, please correct my understanding.

If the above is possible, what should I ask the repair center to not do, so that there is still the possibility of data recovery?


texts: While using CWM recovery on my nook touch I foolishly used a tool that wiped my entire partition, how do I fix it?

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My nook simple touch has been bricked by a tool designed to wipe all partitions that I found on a deep google search.

I can still boot up into CWM and attempted to use the backup to restore my nook to previous conditions.

Its obviously a vain attempt at this point to try anything else as I was capable to mount my internal nook partitions onto my ancient laptop.

The nook's partitions show up as unallocated on gparted.


texts: Can't connect to mobile network on Sony Xperia Z Ultra

texts:
Device: Sony Xperia Z Ultra
Carrier: The Peoples Operator (Same issue when tested with EE as well)
Android Version: 5.0 Lolipop

I recently lost the SIM card tray for my device, and Sony sent me out a new one. I inserted the new tray with the SIM, however now I get no signal. I occassionally pick up signal in a few certain places in the center of town, but that's it. 99% of the time it just shows an empty signal bar. The thing is, if I go to Settings>Mobile Networks>Network Operators and search for networks, it will find multiple networks most of the time, including my network (TPO) however, when I click to connect, it just says 'Registering on TPO' and just stays on this screen with the icon spinning.

I had this issue with an EE SIM, now I'm having the same issue with a SIM from The People's Operator, so I don't think it is the SIM. I've also tried two SIM card trays, one from Sony and one from a third party seller.
Any ideas why I can't get any signal? Getting Desperate now.

Don't think I can send it back to Sony even though I've only had it a couple of months as I had the screen repaired, which I'm guessing voids the warranty.


texts: Execute task if tasker profile has been active for some time

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How can I execute a tasker task only after a certain condition has been true for a certain time?

Normally a profile executes its task as soon as all conditions are met. I want to delay this activation, until the conditions have stayed true for some time.

E.g.

do something after the screen has been continuously off or on for 10 minutes
do something after wifi xy has not been near for 10 minutes
do something after cell towers x,y,z have not been near for 10 minutes.


texts: In what language is Gingerbread OS written?

texts: Are all versions of Android written in the same language or in different languages?


texts: Would it be theoretically possible to do a block-level backup of /dev/media without root?

texts:
I have nothing against root except eFUSE. Whose ever idea eFUSE was . . .

As far as I understand:
Because of amateur users and clueless minimalists who don't know how to utilise tools that are intended for power users, the development team of TWRP has controversially decided that their NANDROID backup does not include /data/media.

More information and sources in these comments:
  1. Best practice for backing up /data/media?
  2. Best practice for backing up /data/media?

What I want is a block-level image backup of the entire phone, so that I can return to the exact spot later on.

I want that block-level backup to include the /data/media partition.

Now, I have found out it is possible via ADB, but that requires root. If there is really no other way, I would consider taking the risk of rooting the phone after doing any other possible backup method (adb app backup, file backup, etc.)

But my question is:

Is it technically possible to do a block-level (dd) backup of the /data/media partition without root?

Had the developement team of TWRP decided to include /data/media, pleasing power users and maximalists instead of minimalists and amateur users, would it actually have been possible without root?


texts: Speaker and Mic stoped working on MotoG (1st Gen) after upgrade

texts:
Problem:

One day my mobile was dead because of empty battery. I recharged the battery and turned on the mobile. Mobile showed a message "Android is upgrading" while turning on. After that Speaker and Mic are not working. There is no any type of sound coming out of mobile and I cant input my voice through mic. Sometimes Phone app acts very slow.

Configurations:

MotoG 1st Generation
Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Build No. LXB22.46-28
Dual Sim
Internal Memory 16 GB

What I have tried:

Restarted my mobile many times (No Result)
Restarted my mobile with Safe Mode (No Result)
Factory Reset (No Result)
Clear Cache Partition (No Result)
Once I restarted with QCom option from power options (Speaker and Mic started working . I restarted again with normal mode and still speaker and mic was working but after some minutes speaker and mic were dead again)

Any suggestions?


texts:
My phone, a Blu Studio C 5+5 running Lollipop, has a toggle icon in the quick settings pulldown area labeled Smart Standby. I've found nothing in the phone's documentation or on Google that indicates what it does. Can somebody explain it?

Note: I've discovered that when Smart Standby is enabled, Tasker profiles which are tied to my calendar activate up to ten minutes late.


texts: How to prevent apps and processes from launching in background and slowing my device

texts:
I recently installed GravityBox on my S3 mini. In one setting, I could change the physical button actions, so I decided that a Double Tap on Back would close the current app. It works fine. But it doesn't close it like when I do it manually - that is to say remove from recent apps - it just forces close so when I'm closing that way some apps like Geometry Dash or doesn't save my progress.

Actually it does more than that. I think it stops the most recently launched process since when I'm in some app and sometime I double tap back and it closes another app. And the big problem is that those apps slow drastically my phone. They prevent an action from being executed, they slow the navigation, they make games lag... They are named Google Play Services, Play Store, android.process.media, Messenger...

And oddly, when everything becomes slow and laggy, all I have to do is to double tap multiple time back button, and when every other app or process is closed everything is fast. But I often close the real current app by doing so. And when I'm in the launcher, I can tap a thousand times back, and there will always be a process called PageBuddyNotySvc the wouldn't close. Or it's LogProvider.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 neither goes into Download Mode nor RAM Dump Mode

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 has just “hung” during the start-up screen with the white text “Samsung www.samsung.com" on a black background.

I have tried to restart it and to take the battery out / put it in again but the result is the same. It neither goes into Download Mode (vol down+menu+power button) nor RAM Dump Mode (vol up+power button).

Does anyone have any suggestions or advice on how to fix this?


texts: Some applications won't connect to the internet via 3G after rooting my phone

texts:
I have initially a Motorola moto g xt1039 with Android 4.4.4

I have rooted the phone by following this guide.

The phone works normal, I am able to connect to the internet via Wi-Fi.

Some applications such as Google Play and Twitter are able to connect since I can install apps and refresh my Twitter feed by using the 3G connection.

I've been also able to ping to 8.8.8.8 and to www.google.com by using the terminal emulator.

Furthermore, sharing the 3G connection through Wi-Fi works as well, I've been able to use the shared connection from my Laptop PC.

The very confusing problem is that some applications such as chrome, firefox, Gmail, and Youtube are unable to connect when using the 3G connection.

These applications start, keep loading for a while and then show an error message, usually "unable to load" or "connection timeout".

What is going on here, how to troubleshoot this issue?


texts: Why have some of my apps started coming up as tiny shrunken windows

texts:
Sometime in the last week a few of the apps installed on my Galaxy Nexus are coming up as tiny shrunken windows that are completely unusable. Here's an example:

Very boring picture, the point being that the little white rectangle halfway down the left side is the rendition of the application that should be taking up the whole screen! I can click on the little detail that is visible there and the little white rectangle changes a bit. It seems the application is running but it is obviously unreadable and unusable. And it doesn't respond to resizing gestures. Tapping on the options button brings up a bar at the bottom of the screen with tiny unreadable icons.

FWIW, the apps that are doing this are zipcar (the one I first noticed; perhaps the installation of that app caused the problem?), a banking app and Ibird Pro. Both the banking app and the bird program worked fine in the past.

I'd be delighted to hear from anyone who has seen this, or better still know what caused it and how to fix it!


texts: wifi hotspot client list does not list all wifi clients

texts:
I have an embedded device that I am connecting to a Samsung GS3 hotspot. It connects fine, but does not show up in the "Connected devices" list. It does show up in /data/misc/dhcp/dnsmasq.leases.

Can anybody point me to the right section of android code that creates and displays the "Connected devices" list? I want to modify the DHCP client in my embedded device so that it shows up in the list properly (it's the easiest way to get the assigned IP address). Do I need to change more than just the DHCP client?


texts: Can't get past android initial setup Wizard, after factory reset (Even after waiting over 24 hours)

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Currently looking for help because I am truly stumped. Device is a Galaxy J3 Emerge, it was reset to factory default settings. It seems that the password for the Google account was also reset before the factory reset. After researching online, I found out that the if the account password is reset before the factory reset is applied. You will have to wait 24 hours before attempting to sign in again.

So I sat the phone down after reading the message about waiting 24 hours. I left it there for 4 days. Got the error on Sunday, went to work for the entire week and tried again on Thursday. The same message is displayed! Reboot and tried again, still the same message.


texts: Hey, if I use "Mobile Tethering" and share a network with my computer, will the network admin be able to see my activity on my computer?

texts: if I use "Mobile Tethering" and share a network with my computer, will the network admin be able to see my activity on my computer?? If the Admin can see my activity, is there any other ways to "hide" my activity on my computer??


texts: What is the applypatch tool and how does one use it?

texts:
I recently stumbled upon the applypatch tool, but I couldn't find any documentation for it online. Here is the usage output (this is after typing adb shell)

shell@android:/ $ applypatch --help
usage: applypatch [-b <bonus-file>] <src-file> <tgt-file> <tgt-sha1> <tgt-size> [<src-sha1>:<patch> ...]
   or  applypatch -c <file> [<sha1> ...]
   or  applypatch -s <bytes>
   or  applypatch -l

Filenames may be of the form
  MTD:<partition>:<len_1>:<sha1_1>:<len_2>:<sha1_2>:...
to specify reading from or writing to an MTD partition.

What do the command line options mean? What is MTD? What are all the sha1 hashes for?

Also, could someone with the reputation add an applypatch tag, or maybe a tools tag? Something more descriptive than what I've put.


texts: system.img file is missing after building Android source

texts:
I am attempting to flash a modified Android build to my Nexus 7 tablet.
I am following this tutorial from Google, and using the specific build commands found here for my device, full_grouper-userdebug.

With the device in fastboot mode and connected to the PC, I run the following commands:

$ . build/envsetup.sh (Initialize build environment.)
$ lunch full_grouper-userdebug (Configure the build for specific device.)
$ make -j8 (Build the source.)
$ make fastboot adb (Build fastboot and adb.)
$ fastboot -w flashall (Flash build to device.)

At this point, I receive the following error:

error: cannot open '~/<source path>/out/target/product/grouper/system.img'

When I issue a find command, nothing is returned:
$ find ~/<source path>/ -name system.img
$

Why does the file not exist? Without it, I do not know how to flash my modifications. Any ideas?
I am using Ubuntu 13.10.


texts:
It use to be when I went to share a photo on from my Droid, a little menu would pop up with Facebook, G+, GMail, text messages, and more.

After what I think was an update, that menu changed.  G+ seems to have been removed and something called "Photos" has replaced it.  Tapping "More" lists a lot more apps but none of them are G+.

Choosing photos does not create a post on my G+ stream.  Instead it uploads the photo to some weird holding place that can only be accessed from the G+ web interface.

How can I get my G+ app back into the share menu?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I have tried Andmade Share. It involves way too many taps.  First after tapping share, you have to tap more. Find Andmade share in that list and tap it.  Then Andmads Share shows an even longer list of apps.  From there you have to scroll to find G+.  Not the simple, tap share tap G+ post.


texts: Is there a nice one click alarm for android?

texts: Sometimes when I'm tired, I take a nap of 1 hour. Doing that with the native clock on Android requires a lot of clicks. I would like to have an app that whenever the button is pressed, it starts to count 1 hour.


texts: "adb devices" gives "no permission" when on charge-only

texts:
I've just updated my LG Optimus 4X HD from the latest stock ROM (4.1) to CM11 (Android 4.4). Access via ADB is only possible when either MTP or PTP are enabled; if I disable both, I only get:

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
????????????    no permissions

I wouldn't really bother – but with PTP enabled, I always get a popup asking me to mount the "new device"; with MTP, additionally an error message for not being able to access the camera. This is pretty annoying: I never had it with this device before the upgrade, and I never experienced this with any other of my devices.

The "USB Connection" settings page only offers two checkboxes: MTP and PTP, the "Charge only" item is missing (and should obviously be reflected by unticking both MTP and PTP). Computer runs on Linux, in case it's relevant (and has no MTP software installed as I don't need it).

Is there any way to get rid of those annoying popups and still have ADB working? I'm fine with something to be executed via ADB, like adb shell setprop <whatever> and, if proven stable, to integrate with built.prop.


texts: Manual screen rotate via terminal isn't working

texts:
I want to fix the custom ROM (android 7.1.1 Resurrection Remix) issue on my tab TB2-X30L (portrait orientation instead of landscape on startup), but when I write the command content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:user_rotation --bind value:i:1, the screen doesn't rotate (on my phone with android 9, sm-j600f, this command is working).
Autorotation is working. Root access and TWRP are present.
Any way to rotate the screen via terminal?


texts: How to make Android app always run in background in Huawei Honor 6X?

texts:
I am having Huawei Honor 6X in which if I open any app and minimize it, after 1 minute it automatically closes. For example, I want to download using ADM (Advance Download Manager) where I plan download to automatically start at night, but as soon as I minimize it, it closes.
How to fix this?


texts:
I had several files saved and encrypted on my Android phone using SuperVault.  I no longer have an Android phone but I do have my SuperVault folder with all the files.  Unfortunately I can't access them because they are encrypted.

Short of getting another Android phone (assuming I can move the files to another phone), is there any other way to recover my files?


texts:
Occasionally I'll start an app only to be presented with the App's title bar and a black screen. Usually the app's interface shows after 3-10 seconds. Very rarely the screen will stay black. I don't have any real idea about why or how to reproduce it.

I'm wondering if this is simply the phone working to try to start the app or maybe  I've got too many other applications open?

Is there some way to reduce/prevent apps from showing a black screen at first and/or not opening at all?


texts: How to download via Chrome on Nexus 7 with Jelly Bean 4.2.2

texts:
I have a Nexus 7 updated to Jelly Bean 4.2.2, with all apps updated. Chrome is version 28.0.1500.94.

I navigated to

http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-podcast-102-public-game-leeches-economics-and-hardcore-dh-follies

in Chrome and long-clicked the "Download" hyperlink located below the video. This is a link to a .MP3 file (audio podcast). A short message appeared, indicating that the download had started.

However, no indicator appeared in the notification bar at the top and nothing is present in "Apps, Downloads", either when the download starts or a while afterwards.

I looked in the Downloads folder via Rhythm Software's "File Manager". The file appeared there for a short while, but vanished soon afterwards; it vanished long before it would have finished downloading.

Neither uninstalling "File Manager" nor restarting the tablet solved the problem.

Single-clicking the "Download" link causes Chrome to start playing the file, which is not what I want; I want to download the .MP3 file.

II only have a few other apps installed, which are not download/file manager apps.


texts: Control an Android phone remotely from the computer

texts:
I have a Nexus 4, I've had it for 2-3 years running in Cyanogenmod rooted with no problems. It fell many times but nothing bad ever really happened to it until yesterday.
It fell and had a tiny crack in the screen, then the screen was no longer responsive. I've seen many people with cracks in their screen able to use their phones but I guess that wasn't the case for the Nexus.
Now since there's nothing wrong with the phone beside the screen, is there a way to control it from my PC? I find a screen replacement would cost as much I bought it.


texts: How to install Cyanogenmod on Huawei IDEOS U8150?

texts:
I am installing a custom rom for the very first time and I simply don't want to brick my phone (Huawei U8150).

I downloaded and installed Rom Manager
I downloaded Cyanogen 7 (update-cm-7.2.0-RC0-U8150-KANG-signed-dec5.zip) for my U8150 and stored it on SD card.
I started Rom Manager > Flash ClockMod Recovery > shows a list of supported phones. It does not have U8150 in the list. I wonder how others have made it work!
From ROM Manager I chosen the Rom file manually with "Install ROM from SD Card" option, it restarts and gives only for options a. reboot, b. apply update.zip c & d. wipe

What to do next? The rom file is in .zip, while I downloaded another .img file (clockworkmod_5.0.2.7_u8150.img). What does it exactly do?

I think i must first create backup of current rom and then install cyanogen.


texts: Can I run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S+ I9001?

texts: I have read a lot of documentation about how to run ICS on the Samsung Galaxy S I9000. Can I use the same approaches for the S+? Or is it not possible to run ICS on the S+?


texts: Punctuation in Google Voice typing on Android 11 in other than english language

texts:
I'm trying to use Google's voice typing but compared to iPhone it's really rude.
I'm already on Android 11. But it is still not able to detect my punctuation words, so everytime I want a . or , I need to stop the voice typing, switch back the keyboard to normal, enter the punctuation sign, and switch back to voice typing.
This requires as much effort that I turned off completely the dictation function.
Is it somehow possible to enter the word-mappings into the voice typing? I don't usually say "point" in a sentence for anything else but closing it.


texts: How to export a list as Text of all Play Store Apps that I have ever installed

texts: I need to generate a text export of the list under the MyApps-> Library Tab of the Play Store App for Android. I need a list of every App that I have ever installed from the Play Store, and not just a list of the subset of those which are currently installed. Thanks, Jim


texts: Displaying photos in "years, collections, moments" structure?

texts: Since iOS7 the photos has been organized by time and location and I find it quite handy to find photos, however when I switch to Android it's quite a painful experience to find photos. Is there any way to achieve the similar?


texts: I'm trying to factory reset a phone. How do I erase "downloaded SIMs"?

texts:
I have Google Pixel. When trying to factory reset it, it says "downloaded SIMs may remain on the device".
What does that mean? How do I erase these data?


texts: Why is my Galaxy S stuck on downloading 'do not turn off target'?

texts: I was updating the firmware on kies for my galaxy s and it got half way through and then said error and is no frozen on the downloading 'do not turn off' screen, I have taken out the battery and put it back in, and tried the hard reset, which leads me to a phone symbol, a computer symbol and an error symbol in the middle, help plzzzzzz


texts: Does clean installing instead of updating save more space?

texts:
I recently removed and reinstalled Google Maps and there was something I noticed that made me post this question.

Before removing the app (which I had for about 2 years and had been updating regularly), it's size was about 60MB. After clean installing the application with it's latest version from the Google Playstore it now has a size of 44,5MB.

Why does this happen? Do updates add size in the app every time it updates? If for example an app occupies 30MB of space and an updates is 7MB, will this space be added to the 30MB? And last but not least....Is clean installing an app instead of updating a better solution if someone needs the app not to dramatically increase in size?


texts: How to install and uninstall apk application from MAC to my mobile android?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I install an app given only its APK file?

I need to install a apk application into connected android mobile in my mac.Is there any way to install it?


texts: How to install global MIUI/google services on a Redmi Note 8 Pro?

texts:
I have recently bought a Redmi 8 Pro in China with the Chinese MIUI 10. Because I live in the UK, I would like to use google services and apps such as Whatsapp and Facebook that are not available on the official Xiaomi app store.

So far there is no global MIUI available on the official website and Redmi 8 Pro is only expected to be released in India in Oct. Does it mean that there will be no global MIUI available until then? Since Redmi 8 Pro uses MTK chips, there is rumour (in Chinese) that no global MIUI is ever going to be available for this phone.

Can I ask if there is any way for me to use this phone conveniently in the UK, please? Thanks in advance!


texts: Why does my phone keep getting stuck when performing a backup?

texts: I have rooted my phone and currently have an older version of Cyanogen mod on my Sprint HTC Hero.  When I try to perform a backup using Rom Manager, the phone tries to reboot, but it never finishes booting.  Any ideas what is causing that and how I can back up my phone in order to upgrade to the latest version of Cyanogen?


texts: How to install stock android on Huawei P9?

texts:
As you may know, Huawei ships its devices with their very own Emotion UI. I recently received such a device and was shocked someone willingly destroyed such a great phone with such a bad UI. It especially hurt, since I was coming from a Nexus device.

Due how extensive the problems are, there is no remedy other than installing stock android. But, is it a working remedy? Am I able to find stock android installation, which supports fingerprints and double back camera?


texts: Google Location History shows location I have never been to...6,000 miles away

texts:
I was looking at my GPS location history on my phone, just for fun. When the map loaded, it displayed all of the places I'd been to, and a long red line connected to a few red dots in Algeria. Mind you, I am in Texas. At first, I thought it was a glitch. Which I still hope it is. But when I zoomed in with satellite view, the locations were inside a series of neighboring houses. These are very specific locations, and further searches into the previous months (all the way back to December 2014) indicates that these same places have accessed my Google account.

I'm speculating at this point, because I'm not at all familiar with hacking, security, etc. I've also changed my password.

Has this ever happened to anyone? I know that this thing can be inaccurate, but can it be this inaccurate? Could Google have made a mistake? Did someone hack into my phone/Google account? Is there a way to confirm this, if the GPS isn't proof enough? And more importantly, if that is the case, what can I do now?


texts: Unable to boot Galaxy S - only see a picture of phone -> "triangle with an exclamation point" -> computer

texts:
I just bought a Galaxy S phone for my son last month.  He was trying to download Clockworkmod firmware and probably loaded the wrong version.  It initially was in a boot loop.  After I took it to the dealer, an inexperience staff tried to reset the phone back to factory mode.  The manager saw the hat logo on the phone and stopped us right there.  The manager told us that we void the warranty by downloading an authorized software.

Now, when we power up the phone, we wonly see a picture of the phone -> "triangle with an exclamation point" -> computer" .  There are no other responses.

Can anyone help.


texts: Replacing headphone jack in Motorola Moto Z2 Play

texts:
I'd like to know, if it is possible to replace malfunctioning (actually: dead) headphone jack in Motorola Moto Z2 Play? I would like to do this in an repair shop (not myself), if this is possible at all.
I mean "possible" in terms of hardware. If it isn't for example an irreplaceable part of mainboard or if something else does not make such repair impossible or too expensive.
If this isn't possible or would be too expensive, what other options do I have? Is purchasing and using any microUSB-to-jack adapter the only option?
The only, of course, next to replacing the whole phone. But since audio-jack is the only problem in otherwise working and useful phone then I'd like to avoid this option as much as possible.


texts: Connecting Android phone to OSX mac computer

texts:
I've had trouble connecting my android (The Nextbit Robin) to my computer. I am pretty sure it's an Android 6.0 issue. I have been able to get it to work by enabling USB debugging and selecting MTP on USB configuration. However when I tried to do that again it just selected 'Charging only', even when selecting any other setting. I clueless as to what to do. Does anyone know how to fix this? By the way, I should mention that I am using android file transfer.

Thanks.


texts: How to check root or recovery installation datetime?

texts: Is there anyway that I can find out the datetime of my smartphone being rooted,  or the TWRP recovery installation time?


texts:
vivo 1902 - unable to capture the screen of this interface due to app limitation on
how to override this situation when record screen from some apps. If I use the app recorder it just blanks when I play it again.


texts: How hard is it to transfer everything from an iPhone?

texts:
My wife has an iPhone 4. She's due for something new, and I want her to get an Android just so we have the same OS.

She's concerned about losing contacts and her iTunes music. How hard is it to move these to a new Android?


texts: Unable to Download Kindle Books/Dropbox files

texts:
I have a Samsung Note II running Android 4.4.2. I recently rooted it, and after rooting I am unable to download content for certain apps, for example Kindle books or dropbox files.

Some other apps seem to work fine.

Thinking this is a file permissions issue, I downloaded an app called "Fix Me Storage" which seems to run successfully, but I'm still running into this issue. I also tried the NextApp SDFix tool and it said no action was required.

I have enough storage on the device but am still unable to do this.

Sample Scenarios:

Kindle: When I try to download a book on a kindle, I get this error:

  "Unable to Download": A network connection is required to download
  your Kindle title. Please connect to a network and try again.

This happens on Wifi and 4G, and even after uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling the app.

Dropbox: When I try to open a pdf file with a viewer on the device (Drive PDF Viewer, or ezPDF), I get this error:

  Storage full or unavailable.

However, I have ample room, both on the phone and the plugged in SD Card.


texts: Why can't Android phones record VoIP calls?

texts:
I use Republic Wireless so the majority of my voice calls are VoIP.

I use a call recording app to help me recall conversations after the fact. But in order for it to work, I have to turn off wifi and make the call over the cell network.

The recording app made me acknowledge that I understand that no app can record VoIP calls.

Question: why is cell recording allowed, but not VoIP. Is it the OS limitation?  Is it for security? Is it a legal reason?


texts: Deleted music off phone from computer with space no change

texts:
I was already out of space on my phone and wanted new music on it so I deleted 140MB of songs off my phone through the computer window(phone was usb hooked up to computer). So I go ahead to transfer my new music onto the phone by computer when It tells me I have no space.... the phones properties on the computer is showing up as if theres been no change in space.
Since then I've cleared all my cashes, tryied downloading a phone cleaner app but the phones saying not enough space for that either. Yet when I go through the phones settings to check up its storage. it says I have over 500 MB Free!...

if it matters I'm using a cheap ZTE phone Model: Z798BL


texts: Gingerbread with ext4: will it burn my flash?

texts:
2.3 Gingerbread will use ext4 instead of YAFFS.

My question is: YAFFS is for flash based filesystem, but ext4 is not. Will it lead to premature death of the device due to wear leveling?


texts: Command error by running "fastboot oem unlock"

texts:
I am unable to use the following command on an HTC One M7

# fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [  0.001s]
finished. total time: 0.001s

Why do I get this error and how to unlock my bootloader?

In addition

# fastboot flashing unlock
...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.000s


texts: How to connect a Galaxy Tab 4 to projector with VGA or HDMI?

texts:
I have a Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T531) that I want to connect to a projector. So far as I have checked, there is no working MHL adapter for it.

Could someone please tell me another way to connect it either with HDMI or VGA wirelessly?


texts: Custom DNS server not resolving wildcards

texts:
I've setup my WiFi connection on my Galaxy S7 to use a custom DNS server. My PC runs a DNS server at 192.168.0.100 and serves a few A records:

home.local    192.168.0.100
shed.local    192.168.0.101
*.shed.local  192.168.0.102

When I run tracert on my PC (192.168.0.100) it correctly resolves home.local, shed.local and *.shed.local.

Using PingTools I ran tracert on my phone. home.local and shed.local both resolve correctly to their respective addresses.

However the *.shed.local yields:

  Unknown host

Is there some difference in implementations of DNS between Windows and Android?


texts: I use KUBUNTU on my laptop, but this goes for any Linux distro. I can open a terminal window and type in things like sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install packagename. Is there a terminal that can carry out commands like this on Android? It doesn't have to be "sudo", I simply mean carrying out commands. I use the Galaxy S3, but I doubt it really matter for the question I'm asking.


texts:
I have an inexpensive tablet (RCA), and I want to hook it up to a monitor with a VGA hookup, I got the adaptor, micro USB on one side and VGA on the other. Hooked it all up, and nothing....I can't figure out what is wrong...is my device just too cheap, and can't send a signal to the monitor? Please help!!!

Thank you,

Cherie


texts: Best Wi-Fi Performance Doesn't Do Anything

texts:
In wireless options there is such setup, but it does not do anything. It doesn't increase coverage or signal. And i think it does not consume more power.

Why? Because this option does not apply itself in my opinion. Maybe a bug?

Htc Desire S
Android 2.3.3


texts: How to Enable Android Opera mini browser off-road mode?

texts: Recently I found that, enabling off-road mode in Opera mini browser is a great way to hide my browsing data from ISP. So I installed the version 24.0.2254. But I couldn't find the option in enable the off-road mode. Seems like this option is available in old versions but not in latest ones. Is off-road mode is obsolete now or is there any alternative options available?


texts: Where does Lollipop stores notification policy?

texts:
Unlike its predecessor Android versions which saves notification policy in the file /data/system/notification_policy.xml (the file which saves the package name of apps you've selected to stop giving notifications by unchecking "Show notifications" from Settings → Apps → your app name) Lollipop doesn't seem to follow that concept.

I have a Oneplus One running rooted CyanogenOS 12 (CM12). I also tested Paranoid ROM (AOSP) running Lollipop and the behavior remains same i.e. disregard for that file.

In the logcat's output the entries I see when I uncheck and later check "Shows notifications" for an app (e.g. AutomateIt) is:

[ 08-24 15:46:43.441   899: 1966 V/NotificationService ]
enabling notifications for AutomateIt.mainPackage

[ 08-24 15:47:01.361   899: 1966 V/NotificationService ]
disabling notifications for AutomateIt.mainPackage

Surprisingly, the source code of Notification Manager Service doesn't seem to disregard the said file.

So, where does Lollipop keeps notification policies which are effectively executed by system?

Edit: Compared to Android Kitkat or below, how Lollipop uses that file? Can a user simply change the content in that file and expect the notification policy for an app to be changed after a reboot. The process is very simple in Jelly Bean though.


texts: How to set default action handler permanently?

texts:
I've set defaults apps for many actions like sending email, opening PDFs, opening webpages etc. But, when I install or update an app which could handle that action, this default is cleared (even if default app is updated).

Nobody has problem with this because they can tick default checkbox on next action. My problem: I use Tasker to automate high amount of actions. And, due to this default removals (after automatic update), my tasks are stuck at Choose App pop-up. Tasks need to be completed in time. So, I face many real-world problems due to this.

What should I do to preserve defaults after automatic app update. Please, don't answer You can't or Turn off Automatic Update.


texts: Why do the *.asec files dissapear from /sdcard/.android_secure when phone boots?

texts:
I have been puzzled by this for sometime, I have found out that these *.asec files migrate to /mnt/secure/asec on my phone after it boots but it still seems they occupy space within the sdcard and if you delete any of the .asec files in /mnt/secure/asec a corresponding space is also released in the sdcard though they are nowhere to be found within the sdcard.

After switching off the phone everything goes back to its place and the files are visible in the .android_secure folder or when sdcard is removed, I would really like to understand this behaviour, what happens in phone to cause this??


texts:
I'm looking for a way to read fixed-layout ePubs; nothing I've found supports this format.
Aldiko supports epub, but surely not a fixed-layout epub.

Is there a possibility here to have the same support here that we have on iOS?


texts: How to connect your Nexus phone to a VGA projector?

texts:
I would like to connect my Nexus 5 to an external projector or monitor. I know that there is a SlimPort to HDMI adapter (I have it), however, projectors and standard monitors still have VGA (and no HDMI) output.

In addition to the SlimPort HDMI adapter by Analogix, I also bought the deleyCON HDMI to VGA adapter. The problem is that the external displays do not display any content (the SlimPort to HDMI cable is working, though). I also saw an SlimPort to VGA adapter from Analogix, but three customers say that it did not work either; see here for such a case.

Has anyone succeeded in connecting the Nexus 4 or 5 to a VGA display?

I note that How to use an Android phone or tablet to make a projector presentation? also addresses the problem. However, using a HDMI to VGA adapter (mentioned there as a possible solution) is not working. I am not sure if a real HDMI to VGA converter would be working, but they are typically bulky and I am wondering if there is a specific adapter to solve this problem.


texts: Battery Charges OK after full discharge, but only once

texts:
I am using a Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime smartphone. My battery recently started to show up (I would plug in the charger, and it would charge, but the meter would become stuck). One full discharge solves the problem and the battery charges OK after that, but only once or twice. After that the problem resumes.

I know the battery is being charged because doing a full load drain (screen, flashlight, etc all turned on) takes time to discharge the battery which is already on low percentage so it is definitely a meter fault.

What other options do I have since the full discharge only works once?


texts: Is removing an app any different from disabling an app?

texts: One of the main advantage of rooting is removing bloatware [I guess]. Is removing unwanted brand-based or operator-based app any different from disabling it from All Application in Settings? I don't find any improvement in memory too since these apps were pre-loaded in OS and you can't use those space any way.


texts: How can I view the timestamp for History items in Firefox Android?

texts: I need to view the exact times I visited certain pages in Firefox mobile for Android. Is there a way to do this, or export the data to view it somehow?


texts: Emojis on Facebook Messenger for Android are gone

texts:
On Facebook Messenger, I'm used to be able to choose between emoji/sticker/GIF when I press the little smile next to where you enter the messages on iOS. But on my Android phone, there are only stickers and no selection field where I could choose GIF or emoji.
How can I select an emoji or a gif on Android?
If it's relevant, the device is Sony Xperia Z3 Compact running on Android 8.1 Oreo.


texts: How to make wifi list show duplicate SSID when different mac address

texts:
I have a home modem and a repeater, both have the same SSID. at some cases  want to connect to one and not the other, but android automatically chooses the one with the highest signal strength which is not what I always want.

Is there anyway to make android display different wifi networks based on mac address instead of just SSID so that I can choose to which one I connect ?

I use android 7.1.1. and my phone is rooted.

Thanks.


texts: Do Android phones require a data connection to work?

texts: I'm looking at buying a new phone, the oneplus one specifically(pre-orders open again November 17) and my current phone plan I do not have data, just calling and texting, and I was wondering if the oneplus one works without data and I could just use wifi, or if I would need to purchase a data plan for the phone to work. so it would be as simple as putting the sim card from my current phone into the oneplus one and done? all help is appreciated, thanks.


texts: Is it possible to make Android remember the SIM PIN and automatically unlock the SIM upon reboot?

texts:
This way the phone could be unlocked and used with the visual pattern. (Or some other mechanism, e.g. fingerprint, face scan, etc.)
The SIM card PIN wouldn't have to be repeatedly input after every restart.
In case the SIM is removed and put in another phone, it would require PIN to access.
The PIN would likely be encrypted while stored on the phone so it cannot be easily (or perhaps in any way) recovered without getting through Android's built in unlocking mechanism.
Maybe the SIM would only be unlocked after the first time the Android phone itself is unlocked after reboot. And that's okay, maybe even desirable.
I don't mean the option to disable the SIM PIN completely, as that makes it very easy to put the card in another phone to have unfettered access.


texts: How to remove quick links in Google chrome homepage

texts: How do I remove this quick links from Google chrome Android app. Please help.


texts: Automatically disable mobile hotspot when no device is connected, using Tasker

texts:
I am trying to create a task which automatically disables mobile hotspot (tethering) when no device is connected.
I successfully created similar tasks for bluetooth and wifi, however wifi mobile hotspot I seem not to able to get information on how to check if there are clients currently connected or when no client is connected.
I researched a bit, a got a hint that this code :

ip neigh show dev wlan0  | grep -i -e reachable -e delay | grep

can give information on clients currently connected to hotspot.

This was the output in terminal:

u0_a209@hws8701:/ $ su
 -i -e reachable -e delay | grep -o' ..\:..\:..'                              <
unknown option --  usage: grep [-abcDEFGHhIiJLlmnOoPqRSsUVvwxZz] [-A num] [-B num] [-C[num]]
        [-e pattern] [-f file] [--binary-files=value] [--color=when]
        [-e pattern] [-f file] [--binary-files=value] [--color=when]
        [--context[=num]] [--directories=action] [--label] [--line-buffered]
        [pattern] [file ...]
[1] + Done                 ip neigh show dev wlan0 |
      Stopped (signal)     grep -i -e reachable -e delay |
      Done (2)             grep -o" ..\\:..\\:.."
2|root@hws8701:/ #

however I don’t know how to manipulate this code to get more useful information to create a variable for zero clients connected.


texts: Google 2-Step Verification (Android) Google prompt does not send to every phone where signed in

texts: For Google 2-Step Verification (Android) Google prompt, from Google UI, it states that 'After you enter your password, Google prompts are securely sent to every phone where you're signed in.' But, that is not true. I have 3 phones which are signed in. But Google prompt keeps popping up only on one phone. This annoys me much because I don't take that phone with me all the time. I don't want to sign out that phone because I need to use it sometimes too. How can I let Google prompt send to all the signed in phones? (OR temporarily block that one without signing out)


texts:
On my Android device, I have added three Google accounts, and probably on average of once (or even twice) per week, all three accounts will have "Google sign-in" errors to show me. Unlike the question about the persistent sign-in errors, once I enter the correct password, the authentication succeeds, and the error vanishes, only to appear a week later.

I am not doing anything to change any of these accounts, but I am just using them normally on other PCs and devices. None of my other Android devices seem to have this problem. I am not using two-factor authentication.

Error dialog text:

[English] Google sign-in: You entered the wrong password or your
account has changed. Please re-enter your password.

What might I be doing to cause these errors and more importantly, how do I prevent these errors?


texts: How to Recover Data From OS Flashed Android Phone?

texts:
I am Using Micromax YU Yuphoria .. Its rooted device. suddenly my device get stuck on Cyanogen Logo During Reboot.

I thought there is no way to get rid out from that. so reflash it with same cyanogen 12.1 Stock ROM. But I didnt backup my data so i lost it. is there any way to recover it back?

i tried Dr.Fone Wondershare, Easeus Mobisaver but nothing works. because those will work on formatted device . but mine OS reflashed one. so i wish to recover my precious data... kindly help me regarding this..  Thanks


texts:
My galaxy fit became unresponsive after the phone memory got full, so I removed the battery and replaced it back. Now my phone is stuck on the booting screen, it just shows the glowing samsung text and then reboots.
I have also tried to to remove the sd card and reboot but it does not help


texts: Honor 5x - Transparent app icons not displaying correctly

texts:
I just got an Honor 5x and I'm generally not really happy with the UI design, but one thing is bothering me most and it seems like it's actually a bug:

Transparency doesn't seem to work in app icons on the home screen. Basically every icon that doesn't perfectly fill out that weird round square has a colored background. This looks pretty terrible and is really not what I'm used to.

Is there anything I can do about this?

I have Android 5.1.1, EMUI 3.1 and I installed the Google Now launcher.


texts: Be notified of an update to an app that is not installed

texts: Is there any way to receive an update/new version released notification from the Play Store for an app that is not installed in my phone? I'm using 4.3 on a Nexus 4.


texts: Why does Nexus 5 HCE respond to FELICA select?

texts:
I have an NFC reader constantly polling for tags present. I also have a Nexus 5 with a HostApduService activated. When repeatedly tapping the Nexus 5 on the reader, the reader reports a FELICA (JIS: X6319-4) tag found in 9 out of 10 cases. About 1 in 10 it reports an ISO14443-3A device.

The latter is the expected behavior and the one described for Android HCE. I cannot find mention of this FELICA support anywhere. A OnePlus One only shows up as ISO14443-3A, for example.

Why does a Nexus 5 HCE show up as FELICA? And is there a way to disable this behavior?

[EDIT]: I have two Nexus 5 phones here, acting differently. This one acts like FELICA: Android 5.1, Build LMY47I. The other does not: Android 5.1.1, Build LMY48M


texts: How to sync Android Firefox with my private ownCloud?

texts:
I have setup Firefox 38 (on my PC) synchronization with my private ownCloud server. I just had to add services.sync.tokenServerURI and services.sync.username strings in about:config (Mozilla and ownCloud). Now I can sync everything that Firefox offers to sync with my private cloud.

How to make the same for Firefox on Android?

I added those string on Android with no success.


texts: I'm using Xiaomi MI4. In India it doesnt support 4G bands, is there a way to unlock 4G bands for this device?


texts: Automatically change wifi and bluetooth MAC address

texts:
I recently learned that it's quite easy to track people with their wifi MAC address and Bluetooth address in stores, etc. I was wondering if there are any drawbacks of changing these addresses regularly (eg daily) to prevent such tracking? I was also looking for apps that would do this but couldn't find any.

Is it impossible or problematic or conscious people just turn them on/off all the time and the rest doesn't care?


texts: Enough space, downloads most of the app, then says not enough space

texts:
So I'm trying to install a little game called Xcom: Enemy Within, Google Play store downloads most of the App- I'd say 99% at least...then it gives me an error and says there's not enough memory- I have about 338 MB left after that.

MORESO- I have an external mini SD card that I want to put this on but it won't allow me to download directly to it.(Which- I must say is a dumb design oversight that...well the ability to do that has been around since Windows XP guys come on) so long-term it isn't going to be that big of an issue. What can I do?


texts:
I'm trying to store default static ip settings in a custom rom.

I write the SSID and Password to /etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf and that works well for Wi-Fi

But how do I add the static IP settings (gateway, fixed ip) for Wi-Fi (and Ethernet)?


texts: Is there a way to optimize and shrink android database?

texts: I'm currently working on an instant messaging application and to cut the story short. I want to save all the messages and other data into the application cache could be internal and external but the problem is what if the device storage full?


texts: Can I update the adb shell's environment variables?

texts:
I wanted to update the PATH environment variable permanently in the adb shell. I guessed the shell was mksh for I've found /system/bin/sh pointing to /system/bin/mksh. Then I tried

Making a new file /data/.mkshrc and adding the PATH definition into it.
Copy the above file into /.
Copy to /root.

But all attempts failed.


texts: How to check the current platform of Android OS?

texts:
There are 4 common platform such as: ARM, ARM64, x86 and x86_64 on which Android can run.

How can I check which platform I'm on within Android OS? So I can check whether my app is compatible with it or not.

I'm using different emulators (BlueStacks on Mac, Genymotion on Demand, etc.), so I'd like to check basically which platform they're exactly emulating, because some apps works for me on BlueStacks, but not on Genymotion.


texts: How to access VNC server running in an android phone in another computer?

texts:
I have installed Ubuntu in my Android phone and I can access its GUI in my phone by connecting a VNC viewer to localhost:1. The VNC server is running inside Android.

Is it possible to access this in a computer connected to the wifi hotspot of the phone?

I connected to computer to the phone's hotspot and tried to access locahost:1 in Real VNC Viewer, but it says "The connection was refused by the remote computer".

Please note that I am not trying to access vnc server running in another computer in my phone but the opposite.


texts: Does `adb backup` also backs up what is backed up by Android automatic backup (that is stored on Google Drive)?

texts:
I have two backups: one from Android automatic backup, stored in Google Drive; another is what I manually backed up with adb backup.
What are the differences between the two? Do I need to restore the one from Drive as well if I reinstall my OS?
There is a similar question but it doesn't answer my question.


texts: Unable to mount a 64Gb SD card on Qualcomm's SnapDragon 810 MDP smartphone

texts:
I tried to google but didn't see the problem reported anywhere yet.

I was playing around with a Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 MDP smartphone, while developing an app which makes heavy usage of data stored in the SD card.

I have a San Disk Ultra 64GB, formatted exFat. It works without problems in a Note 4 (where, in fact, I also re-formatted it), but, although detected, I cannot get it mounted in the Snapdragon device. So far I could only mount an 8 Gb and a 16 Gb SanDisk card there.

Applying the Upgrade Package 2.2 available here (after registration) did not improve things.


texts: Why does my phone charge more quickly at some outlets than at others (with the same charger)

texts: My cell phone seems to charge slowly, especially at my home (I've tried different outlets).  But recently I was in a coffee bar, and it seemed to charge a lot - a lot! - faster.  I was using the same charger. (My phone is an inexpensive Samsung Galaxy phone, I paid like $50 for it.)


texts: Huawei Ascend P7: "Log In WiFi Network", but WiFi works well, and a very strange issue

texts:
I have a problem with my Huawei Ascend P7

The cell phone connects perfectly to WiFi but I have several problems related to this:

Repeatedly asks me to "Log in WiFi network".
Certainly, it connects to the internet, but only for a few moments, the speed
of the connection goes down until it is constantly lost (for long periods of
time).

  EDIT: Well, I tried connecting in my cousin's WiFi and worked, now I
  know that the issue happens only in my WiFi

Important data:

This problem does not happen when I connect to a HotSpot, or a public network
(which asks me to login)
My router works perfectly.
Update the ROM (officially) to Lollipop 5.1.1

"Strange" things that happen in this case

The notification of "start session in wifi network" appears for a few seconds, and then disappears.

  Once I was able to open the notification, I could even "log in" to my Wi-Fi
       network with Google Sites, but nothing happened

The problem suddenly appeared, I do not know when it happened.

I tried:

Change to static IP.
Check the "Wireless" section of my router
Reset my phone.
Wipe data

I hope to find help to solve this problem, this is the only phone that I will have for a long time (that's why I updated it)

Of course, thank you.


texts: Why can't I download games, apps, etc from any site except the Official Android Market?

texts:
Every time I try to download any of the games I love from any site except the Android Market, my phone tells me that the settings are set to not allow unknown apps to be run on my phone.

By the way I have an HTC Destiny. Don't have a book for it. If anyone could help me, I would appreciate it greatly. Again thank anyone who can help. I'm a total newbie to the android world, but think I will b a fan if i can  just figure a couple things out!! Lol.


texts: Disable calendar to sync events to exchange server

texts: I've added an event to my calendar locally on a phone. It was a meeting in the evening after my working hours. How am I surprised to realize that my stupid phone sync this event to exchange server and let this information publicly available to everyone on my work. How to disable such an updates? Local calendar should be local. I like how my phone download an information about ongoing events on my work and inform me but not vice versa.


texts: I rooted my phone but my root is saying "binary reserved" as the app was uninstalled, causing me to be unable to reroot or unroot, I can't do anything when it comes to rooting. My phone is rooted but the superuser was deleted by accident and i tried to reinstall it, it installed successfully but my phone is still not giving me the option to allow an app to run with su permissions. I tried flashing odin and odin is not working, twrp, and supersu. I'm scared to flash any other root methods because I rooted my phone and the only app that stopped working was Google Chrome. I don't want to lose access to my apps, I was trying to back up but stupid ODIN won't let me flash TWRP or CWM recovery to my phone. My phone is a Galaxy S4 (SGH-I337).


texts:
Ocassionally when I use my phone, it crashes.
EDIT:
From analysing the pictures posted, we can conclude that the OP has an Asus Zenfone 2 (probably ZE551ML) running Lollipop 5.0 LRX21V.
This is very annoying if I play Clash of Clans and stuff. Imagine, in the middle of a war and then crash!
Fortunately I knew a way to get the system log.
I installed Airdrop Detector. It crashes on any phone. When it crashes it gives me an option to report the crash. I wonder if there is another way to get that.
Here are some of the screen shots.
Click images to enlarge

It says fatal signal hardware test.
The store I bought the phone from has a history of problems with the devices I bought from them. The first phone I bought had a Chinese ROM in it. The second phone has these constant ads. They managed to fix that. However, the original problem, namely that apps often crash is still there.
There are some error that complains about OpenGL:
Click images to enlarge

Please help me verify if the phone is hardware damaged or not.
I found a bug and I post the video on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzAuaIw4RT0


texts: How can I copy *everything* from one phone to another?

texts:
I have a Galaxy S7. I bought a Galaxy S8. I prefer answers that are more general, but I will accept answers specific to copying the experience between these two phones.

I have tried a few options to "copy" everything, including Samsung Backup, Google Backup, and Smart Switch. However, some things were not copied over:

Accounts. I have to log-in to Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Splitwise, etc.
TouchWiz "Always On" screen configuration (especially the appearance of the clock).
TouchWiz screen resolution and font size.
Homescreen. The background transferred, but the app icon layout and widgets did not.
App settings. The installed apps transferred, but their settings did not. It's like a fresh installation of every app.
Ringtones. I installed and chose custom sounds for notifications and calls.

There are probably other things missing that I just haven't discovered yet. I know from long experience that text messages do not transfer, so I'm in the habit of using SMS Backup and Restore.

Some of these things might not be transferable by any means (I can see this being true for accounts, and probably my authenticators), but I suspect I am just missing "the right answer" for others.


texts: Android screen mirror to android with usb c to c cable

texts: Can I mirror a note 10 screen to a Moto Z4 with a projection mod to project the Note 10 to my wall? The purpose is to play more powerful emulator games on the Note and use the Moto w/ projection mod just like a projector. I plan on doing this with a usb c to c cable. Is that even possible or are there alternatives?


texts: G1/Dream running CM6 - black screen, won't boot, can't reset

texts:
I have a T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream, rooted, running CM6.  It froze up at the lock screen, and after trying everything I popped the battery out and rebooted.  However, this didn't solve the problem; I still couldn't get past the lock screen.  After rebooting again (via battery removal, because nothing else worked), I only get a black screen (LCD on but blank).  The problem seems different than other questions here on the site because I don't ever see the T-Mobile splash screen.  I've tried Home+Power, Call+Menu+Power, Camera+Power, and none of those combos have allowed me to boot into recovery or factory reset, I still just see a black screen.  When I plug in USB, the computer does not see the SD card.

Update:  Now the LCD doesn't turn on either.  Perhaps this is a problem with the ribbon after all?  But that doesn't explain the freezing/booting issues.

Update:  Although I only get a black screen, the phone does vibrate when I turn it on (using any of the key combinations mentioned above).


texts:
i have a 16 GB samsung SD card (~14.8 GB of usable space). As i have a rooted phone, i tried to partition my SD card into a 2GB ext4 and rest as the FAT16 partition, using MiniTool Partition wizard.

After i applied the changes, the minitool partition wizard has been showing me only 1 partition of the sd card disk with only 12.8 GB of usable space (FAT16) (the ext4 partition is missing). Even my android can't find the ext4 partition on the SD card. I have been googling for hours, still can't find a solution.
Supposedly, it should show me approx 2 GB of unallocated space, but it is not.

Basically, 2 GB of space just vanished from my card. Please help!


texts: adb install-multiple fails with error: [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK: Split null was defined multiple times]

texts:
I'm trying to install multiple .apk files to my Samsung Note 4, over adb. I'm able to install the same set of files individually using the 'install' command, but when I try to 'install-multiple' I get the following error:
adb: failed to finalize session
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK: Split null was defined multiple times]

All my own research on the error turns up issues relating to development, but nothing relating to simply installing some .apks. The actual files do not have any spaces or special characters in their names. When I run the command with tracing enabled, you can see that the command that is actually being executed after expansion is syntactically correct.
adb install-multiple /tmp/update_phone/*
+ adb install-multiple /tmp/update_phone/firefox.apk /tmp/update_phone/protonmail.apk /tmp/update_phone/protonvpn.apk /tmp/update_phone/whatsapp.apk

Any advice would be heartily appreciated!
Ubuntu 20.04 | adb version 1.0.39 | Samsung Galaxy Note 4 | Lineage OS 17.1


texts: CHARGEABLE instant message via sms - Can someone explain?

texts:
Was looking into Tmobile options and saw this for an option.
Block Instant Message sent via SMS - Blocks CHARGEABLE instant messages.
Does anyone know of an example of a chargeable instant message?
(No one at Tmobile sees to know)


texts: "Device password" required when adding a new profile

texts:
I'm trying to add a new profile to my Android phone, but during the profile setup I am asked to enter my device password:

  Re-enter your password

  Enter your device password to continue

I don't remember ever setting up a device password, so I have no idea what this password is, and where I can change/set it from the admin account.

It is not the main account's unlock PIN.

I can't continue the profile setup without the device password.

Any help will be appreciated!

EDIT:

Model: OnePlus 5
Android version: 9


texts: Constantly showing a popup - "unfortunately, YouTube has stopped"

texts:
I have an HTC desire 826 dual sim smartphone(Android 5.1) and a few days ago it showed a pop-up with a message saying something like "Youtube app might harm your device". So I have uninstalled youtube app (don't remember whether I did this by clicking a button in the popup or not). after that, it worked fine. but today for some reason, I have restarted my phone, and after the boot process, it shows a popup with "unfortunately, YouTube has stopped". It appeared instantly again when I click the OK button and cannot get focus to anything on the screen.(apart from 1-2 seconds)

I tried to resolve this by clearing the cache partition, reboot to the bootloader options in recovery mode, but they were gone nowhere.
Could anyone have an idea how to get rid of this ?


texts: Is there any option for continuous authentication on Android ?

texts:
Suppose you unlock your smartphone and put it aside and someone takes it before it gets locked, is there any mechanism currently to authenticate the new user and lock him out of the phone ?

I see that there are many articles speaking about continuous authentication like this one and this but is there actually an implementation on current versions of Android ?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 7.0


texts:
I deleted the Mi account using Opera browser and I successfully deleted it. (In Mi account website)
But I was not sign out in my phone.
Now it is showing sign-in-error in notification.
And also if I open Mi account in Settings (my name is still there), it asks me to enter password (a box appear, and if I touch any part of screen and back option it throws me back to setting).
The password won't work (and so does forget password) because I deleted the account (it says “invalid username”).
Now I'm struck here (it won't let me use any function and id don't exist).
Plzz help. (I even can't turn off notification /no option)

I'm already so pissed (wondering if I could factory reset, it always asks Mi account password)


texts: How do you input Cantonese characters in Android?

texts:
I am able to use handwriting to input Chinese characters.
However, I would like to input Cantonese characters
(which are slightly different from Chinese characters).
How do I do this?


texts:
I'm asking how to hardreset because I googled "android hard reset" and it seems different from factory data reset but the instruction I'm getting from different sites is just the same method for factory data reset.

I'm experiencing some bugs in my phone, notification doesn't work properly, link2sd app says "couldn't obtain root access" though I'm rooted and it already worked before.

I've already factory data reset it 5 times and more, but still the issues I've stated are still there.

(This)[
http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/skk-announces-aura-edge-for-php1999/] is the phone I'm using.


texts: How to get bookmarks on new tab in Firefox Daylight

texts: Firefox just updated on my phone to the new 'Daylight' release, and the bookmarks are no longer on the new tab screen. Is there any way to get my bookmarks displayed on the new tab screen on the new version of Firefox?


texts:
I lost my bluetooth headset. If I knew the exact time my phone lost signal with it, I could be able to locate it. Is it possible to find this information if my phone is not rooted?

Android 8.0, Xiaomi Mi A1


texts: Is it possible to change the button combination for recovery/download mode?

texts:
I had to press power + home + vol up/down, but my home button just stopped working.
Is there any way to change the key combination?

(I can go into recovery by using the reboot menu, but it would be better if it worked.)

Samsung Galaxy S (I-9000), Android 4.4 (CyanogenMod 11)


texts:
In the Lineage OS download web page there's OS up to D805 but not for D806.
Does this mean that is not supported?
Because I can't see differences in the hardware specs except for the Canada version that have different bands.
Also, Can I got back to the LG original ROM after Lineage OS?
The original LG OS has a "multilevel" clipboard that retain all the "copy to clipboard" actions so I can copy multiple things and choose what to paste after. Do I will loose that feature?


texts: Is there a standard way to identify if a mobile application is native or hybrid by looking at the apk file?

texts: I'm a beginner learning mobile appsec. I just wanted to know if there is a standard way to identify if a mobile application is native or hybrid by looking at the apk file?


texts: Can android AVD emulator run within VMWare?

texts:
Hi I am running Windows 8 in VMWare Workstation 9 and I wanted to setup an android development environment, I installed Java the ADK and Android studio. When I create an AVD and try to start it it appears as a black screen with buttons pane. I think the problem is that I can't run an emulator within another emulator, but I just wanted to check in case anyone else has been successful.

The errors it shows are:
Failed to create pbuf surface for FB 0x3004
emulator: WARNING: Could not initialize OpenglES emulation, using software renderer.
extension WGL_ARB_make_current_read was not found extension WGL_EXT_swap_control was not found

I had difficulty searching for this because the results tend to be people trying to setup an android VM as a standalone, rather than running android development emulator in a Windows 8 VM like my setup.


texts:
I have a phone without google apps installed. I want to use some apps which are requiring Google Play Services (eg. gett and uber).

Is it possible to install some alternative (or mock that functionality) and became able to run that applications without installing Google Play Services?

And if it isn't possible what is a minimum configuration which allow me to run such apps?


texts: PM error Could not access the Package Manager

texts:
I am trying to freeze an app on my phone using the solution given here.

I am using the Terminal Emulator app to execute the commands:

su
pm disable {package_name}

But am getting an error:

android.os.TransactionTooLargeException
Error: Could not access the Package Manager. Is the system running?

This error is being generated regardless of the app I try to disable.

How do I resolve this error?

My phone is a rooted Micromax Unite 2 A106 running on Android 4.4.2.


texts: I'm looking for a good headset, preferably with mic, answer button and volume controls.  I see iPhone compatible everywhere but no mention of Android compatible.  Do they use the same specifications, and do I need to worry about compatibility when buying a wired headset?


texts: How to get Google+ application even outside US?

texts: I have an account on Google+ but Android Market does not allow me to download Google+ application.


texts: How to download pictures from Google Nexus?

texts:
With T-Mobile myTouch 4G and T-Mobile's default Android 2.2, I can download the camera photos by pairing the phone with a computer through Bluetooth, and using an integrated file browser functionality of the computer (e.g. the Browse Device option on OS X).

But Google's Galaxy Nexus with Google's default Android 4.2 doesn't seem to support file browsing over Bluetooth.

How do I download the photos from the Nexus, without using any questionable third-party tools?  (Don't you find it ironic that a vanilla Google Nexus device doesn't have this rather standard functionality — file browser over Bluetooth — that all the old phones do have?)


texts: Exporting large Video from an app with no free space on internal storage

texts:
I have a large (4gb) video currently stored in an app called KeepSafe. My phone (Sony Xperia Z3 has 8gb internal memory and a 128gb SD card. However the internal memory is almost full (only 400mb free). KeepSafe is an app that stores photos/videos, hidden behind a pin. ie it stores them in an internal database.

I need to get this video off my internal memory and either onto the SD card or onto my computer. The problem is when I try to "unhide" it in the KeepSafe app, the thumbnail goes cloudy for a half hour or so (I assume this indicates it's processing) but then doesn't seem to unhide, and then seems to remain in KeepSafe. I'm assuming this might be because the phone is so full.

I was wondering if KeepSafe may require there to be some sort of free space buffer in order to unhide it?

It's very important I get this content off the phone in any way possible. Is there any way I can do this? Can I perhaps move the entire KeepSafe database from internal memory onto the SD card? If there is any way to achieve this I will do it.


texts: How bad is my screen damaged? Do I need to replace the whole screen?

texts:
My dad has a Samsung phone. He dropped it once long ago and there was a crack across the screen as shown in the image:

Now he is having difficulty using the phone. There is always a touch at one spot automatically, which is very annoying. To show you what I mean, I have enabled "Show touch" in "Developer Options".

I have uploaded a video on youtube here showing how annoying it is.

Here are images showing the unwanted touch:

So how bad is the screen damaged? Do I need to replace the whole screen, as the guy at the repair shop said?

Update:


texts: iplayer app for BBC radio programs on 2.3.5?

texts: Are there any iplayer-like apps to listen to recorded BBC radio programs on 2.3.5?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SK Telecom unlocked) no calls or SMS using Verizon SIM

texts: I have purchased Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge unlocked from ebay. It's SK Telecom unlocked phone. It accepts SIM card from Verizon and registers on network successfully but I'm unable to make and receive calls. SMS doesn't work as well. What are my options? Should I try rooting the device and install a Nougat ROM provided by Samsung or there may be something wrong with some settings?


texts: switching Google accounts (apps(all free), etc)

texts: I got my first smartphone, a Nexus 4, last year. I've been using two different Google accounts for e-mail etc, and I want to switch everything to one. I signed up for all my apps, etc on my nexus 4 using the Google account I want to get rid of. How do I switch over to just using my other gmail account on google play?


texts: My device is trying to open mSecure app whenever I launch an internet browser

texts:
Whenever I launch an internet browser on my droid phone it attempts to launch another app (in my case mSecure).

This happens with dolphin and my stock browser so I don't think it's an mSecure setting.  In fact I deleted mSecure but I still get the message failure attempting to launch mSecure.

Any help to get rid of this message will be appreciated.

Thanks


texts: How to boot from download mode into recovery mode

texts:
Two days ago when I was going to use my Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5100 tablet I noticed it was off, but minutes before it was on and working, so I tried pressing the power button and nothing happened, plugged the charger in, nothing, no signs, it seemed bricked, so I tried to power through download mode and it worked, after that I pressed volume down to cancel it to start normally, the first samsung logo showed up (that one that says the model and stuff), but it was there for really long, i left it running and after 5 mins or so it changed to the pulsing blue samsung logo, left it there and about 30 mins later it was back to the 1st samsung logo again. I also tried a soft reset and booting to safe mode, didn't work either.

This tablet has no custom rom installed (I think it is on stock 4.4.2), the only thing different I installed is TWRP and root, years ago, but I cant boot to TWRP through the vol up+home+power, it doesnt work, tbh it never worked since back then, just like this, the only way I found to boot to twrp was thru "adb reboot recovery" using adb, which didnt work in download mode, I want to be able to backup some data before flashing it with Odin, so here are my questions:

1- Is there any other command I could try to force it to boot to recovery?
2- Is there any way to backup data via download mode on this device?

Thank you for your attention


texts: Why do phones need an OTA update to support VoLTE for certain carriers but they work out of the box for other VoLTE carriers?

texts: This is regarding unlocked phones sold from stores. A major carrier in my country depoloyed a VoLTE network and it worked even on custom ROMs with very minor problems. Now 2 other carriers are following suit but they had to work with phone manufacturers to release an OTA update so VoLTE would be supported by the phones on their network too. Isn't VoLTE a standardized protocol? Why do phones need updates for another VoLTE carrier even though the phone supports VoLTE in another carrier. Isn't it just a matter of changing APNs?


texts: How to reboot an Acer B3-A20 into safe mode?

texts: When holding down the Power off button on the screen, nothing happens till I let go, and then the system just powers off.


texts: Cannot revive Galaxy Note 2: Kies says "This device version cannot be updated"

texts:
I have had a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (GT-N7100GSMH) for almost 2 years now. Never rooted it, was always installing all recommended OS upgrades. After the latest one, the phone started rebooting itself randomly now and then. I was going to take a look into it but never had time. A few days ago, during such reboot, it got stuck at the logo screen (white Samsung Galaxy text). I've read it was called bootloop and, following info on the web, tried to wipe the cache. Having entered the recovery mode (Power Up + Home + Power), I received multiple messages E:cannot mount xxx (file or directory not found), with xxx being /system, /cache etc. I still tried to wipe the cache, it seemingly did so, and then displayed the same set of error messages. Then I tried the factory reset, again some activity and the same screen with all the error messages. This is what it shows exactly after the dead Android with red exclamation triangle:

E:failed to mount /efs (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /system (No such file or directory)

# Manual mode #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...

E:failed to mount /system (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /system (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_recovery
E:failed to mount /data (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /data/log/recovery_log.txt
E:failed to mount /system (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
(a few more such errors)

Android system recovery <3e>
KOT49H.N7100XXUFNE1

Volume up/down to move highlight; power button to select
(here goes the blue menu)

Then I went the Kies way: Installed Kies (not Kies 3) on Windows 7, went into download mode (Power Down + Home + Power), and tried Tools/Firmware Upgrade and Initialization. Kies accepted the model and serial numbers, downloaded something, showed the window with the instructions and check boxes and then, after hitting Start upgrade, told me "This device version cannot be updated". I then went to Tools/Emergency firmware recovery, and received an empty list of devices that require recovery. This is what the phone shows in the download mode:

ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: GT-N7100
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0
RP SWREV: A2

Finally, I tried Kies 3, with the same lack of success. Additionally, it was saying that I was using the wrong Kies version.

I don't know if it's important, but my phone was encrypted (company policy).

Is there anything useful you can guess from the above and recommend me doing before sending it to Samsung for a probably rather costly diagnostics/service?


texts: List of Android devices with their current version APIs

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I have been trying to find a list of Android devices with their current Android version that their manufacturers upgraded to.  Not the ones that the were released with.  Most of the lists I find are either incomplete or out-of-date.

Does anybody know of such a list?


texts: Can't log into Google Play, gmail, or other apps on new Samsung 7

texts: I have changed my Google password in an attempt to be able to log into gmail, Play Store and other apps on my new phone. However, the Play Store app is not recognizing the password change. I cannot get into other apps that I downloaded via the Play Store. Can someone help?


texts: How can I enable DNS Suffix support on Android? (resolv.conf search)

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I would like to add Namecoin support to my Android phone (galaxy s) like this: http://dot-bit.org/How_To_Install_Dns_Suffix

I managed to mount the system as read-write and add a resolv.conf to my etc folder like this:

search namecoin-suffix
nameserver 8.8.8.8

Now it works fine with nslookup but not with ping or any other program. Is there anything else I have to do?

edit 2012-03-11:

looks like Android does not use resolv.conf at all.

tried these properties but no luck yet (can be read/set with getprop and setprop from the shell):

net.dns1
net.dns2
net.dns.search -> space separated domain search suffixes (used e.g. by VPN)

There are additional dns server properties that may have to be changed.
The properties are not persistent over a reboot.