Will Samsung Pay still work on the Gear S3 if you root your Galaxy phone? I currently own a Galaxy Note 7 which is running the stock ROM (from T-Mobile) and has not been rooted, yet.

The only major reason I have not rooted the device is that doing so will consequently block access to Samsung Pay, which is a sacrifice I am not willing to make. I understand why this restriction exists, but I still wish there was a way I could "have my cake and eat it too."

After looking at the teasers for the new Galaxy Gear 3, one of the things I noticed that piques my interest most is its support for Samsung Pay, but I am not entirely sure how it works.

A quick search seems to indicate that the Gear S2 model requires pairing with a Samsung phone to utilize it. However, with the Gear S3 now offering built-in LTE support, it can theoretically function fully with or without your phone on hand. In fact, this appears to be one of the new models major selling points.

So tl;dr: If I was to buy the Gear S3 and root my phone after, could I continue to utilize Samsung Pay on just the Gear itself without issues, or would this also block Samsung Pay from running on the Gear as well?

According to the official web page... LTE watches work after an initial pairing with your smartphone & Samsung Pay works after initial set up with your phone and then you only get 5 payments with the watch without a phone before it needs to reconnect and re pair with your phone.

source: http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/gear-s3/?cid=ppc-

1* 4G LTE standalone connectivity only available on Samsung Gear S3 frontier version, a companion for compatible Android smartphones, sold separately. Standalone connectivity requires initial pairing of Gear S3 frontier with compatible phone and separate qualifying wireless plan. Standalone functionality limited if paired phone is not powered on or connected to a wireless network. Network coverage not available everywhere. Consult carrier for details.

2* Make up to five payments on your Gear S3 without a Galaxy smartphone nearby after initial setup. Reload payment capability by connecting to a Galaxy smartphone via Bluetooth. Only compatible with select cards, carriers and Samsung devices; see the Samsung Pay Support page http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/samsung-pay#compatibility for compatibility information.


Searching for an app to Send & Recieve recording audio in emergency situtations I tried to complete this task, using tasker and automate but didn't sucess.

I didn't found a way to send the audio message, to the second android in realtime (like whatsapp, or pushbullet).

I want to make a task that record 5 seconds, and send it to another android.
I want it, for my wife, so he can send me emergency alert, if something happen, and she needs me.

The another android (my android), will play the file.
I want it to always work. If the receiver is in a middle of a call, it will hangup and play the sound fil
.
The question:

How to record 5 seconds?
How to send it?
How to play it on the receiver?

You dont need to give me full answer, any help, and ways to solve it will be appreciate.

If you also need it, or it intetesting you, please upvote :)

Thank's.

I tried many many things.

In the end... I success using sending simple MMS message.

Then I create a task, that on receive MMS, it will emulate touch events, for play the file (I run the messageing app, and click on the last message to play it)

http://www.pocketables.com/2013/07/how-to-emulate-touch-input-using-tasker-and-root.html


How to stop a specific whatsapp chat from using mobile data? I'm on a computer science course, and a few of my peers made a whatsapp group for anybody on the course to join.

There are about 100 or so people in the group, and often I "lurk" on it to get help on various topics since there is sometimes some actual useful information disclosed. However, the group admins and some of their friends use the group as though they're the only ones there, meaning there's so much spam of simple idle "banter" that it actually drains my mobile data.

I also use whatsapp to message other groups or friends, so I don't want deny whatsapp as a whole of using my mobile data.

Is there a way to make a group only "receive" messages when connected via wifi?

Thanks in advance.

It is a good requirement but unfortunately Whatsapp didn't have such a settings.

If you want to avoid getting notifications, you can Mute the group.

But here, your requirement is different.

So, First understand how the blocking works.

It works by the way we are blocking any access to the particular host from our phone. That means, no request, no response.
Here, whatsapp use same host for all messages, you can't block it.

If whatsapp use different host for different chat , there is no problem. But here it is not the case.

So, either you can block entire whatsapp or you can't block anything at all


USB Audio interface with Google Pixel 3a I just migrated to a Google Pixel 3a coming from an old iPhone and I realized that I can't use my USB external audio interface for recording videos with my new phone.

I used my Zoom UR-24 without any problems with an old iPhone 5s

It's a shame, because one of the main reasons to migrate was the camera quality and for recording videos with external audio.

Is there any usb soundcard compatible with Android/Google Pixel ?

Here are some options:

Use an alternative camera app, which will allow you to set the audio source. For example: Open Camera
Record the audio in a separate app then edit the audio and video together later. An example app for recording audio from your interface is USB Audio Recorder PRO

Also, since this question is a top hit for "Pixel USB Audio Class 3", I want to also mention that the Pixel 3a does not support USB Audio Class 3.0. This means that unlike the Pixel 2, it does not support more than audio interfaces with more than 2 channels. I learned this by calling the Google's product specialists.


Does Xperia Mini have automatic camera flash? Just today I learned that Sony did a nasty trick with Xperia Ray and it features only manual flash.

So I would like to be now super sure how it is with Xperia Mini -- does it have normal automatic flash for camera, or only a manual one as in Ray?

As an owner of the Mini ST15i, the answer is yes, it does have the automatic flash for camera in which it can be turned off if the need arises.


"Unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped" after upgrade to Lollipop on my S5 I upgraded (over the air) to Lollipop and now the phone process keeps crashing. I tried to wipe its data (actually, in Application manager there are 3 'Phone' apps), tried turning off (including taking out the battery), tried deleting the cache.

Is there something more I can do except reset?

You can reinstall Lollipop by installing ODIN onto your computer.

and then you download lollipop, that is compatible with odin, for your S5 HERE.

Your model number for your S5 on the phone underneath the battery. You search that on the website.

These are the steps you do next

Turn off phone.
Hold the Volume Down Button, Home button, and Power button.
Ignore the warning message and press the volume up button to continue.
Connect Phone to Computer
Allow computer to install drivers.
Extract the ZIP file of Lollipop into the ODIN FOLDER.
Open ODIN
Click on the PDA button.
Select the extracted *tar.md5 file.
Click Start!
You should be running Lollipop before you know it!


How to recover data when everything is locked (FRP, OEM) Working on recovering data from phones newer than Android 8.1. The situation is this:

Customer forgot the lock (pattern/pin/...)
Because lock screen can't be opened, OEM is locked.
Can't install custom recovery (such as cwn, twrp) due to OEM lock.

It seems that the only way is to mount the hard disk which seems to be encrypted by default.
So what should be done in this situation?

data recovery and screen lock by-pass are two different things. both should impossible due security reasons
Android provides official unlock solution via google account. bonded google account is requirement for using Google Play App Store, most likely every costumer will have
google account itself has several forgotten password options, it's up to customer to get it work, not yours
you already have mentioned some workarounds which might have worked on some (older) devices, let me explain a little more
data recovery from factory reset is not possible because of encryption
data recovery from FRP lock is not possible because of factory reset
data recovery via unlocking is not possible because the bootlader unlock triggers factory reset
reset screen lock is not possible because login credentials are partially involved in calculating encryption keys, deleted locksettings.db will destroy encryption
off-chip recovery is not possible because encryption is hardware bound
However, some cracking is possible for some devices under certain conditions
data partition can be decrypted when

device uses FDE full-disk encryption
full-disk encryption uses default_password
decryption is performed on this unique source device itself

screen lock can be deleted when

data partition is decrypted
encryption doesn't rely on login credentials

dump partitions on locked bootloader is possible via

Qualcomm EDL mode when OEM signed factory loader is leaked
Mediatek SP Flash Tool with proper Secure boot Download Agent and authentification files

flashing on locked bootloader is possible when

boot/recovery image is AVBv1 signed


Tasker: Run a task when a specific bluetooth device loses connection I want to run a task every time my phone loses connection to my truck's bluetooth device.

I can see a way to run a task when it connects, and obviously I can "invert" it, but inverting it doesn't sound right to me.

What is the right way to run a task upon BT connection loss to a specific device?

Create a profile that is active when connected to the Bluetooth device and set up an exit task to run whatever you want when the profile becomes inactive due to the device disconnects.


Multi window supported Android devices (without root) Currently I use Samsung S3 mini with Android 4.1.2. I'm planning to buy an S4 mini or other equivalent small screen phone (HTC One Mini, Xperia Z1 compact).

But I need to use multi-window feature. For example I want to use Twitter and Youtube at the same time. Or Chrome and Facebook from the same screen.

It seems like for S4 mini it is possible with root and Xposed framework. But I need multi-window functionality without rooting.

It seems like Samsung Note 3 and Samsung S4 has this feature.
So which Android used mobile phones has stock multi-window support ?

I'm not absolutely sure, but I believe that that is a feature of Samsung's TouchWiz (proprietary build of Android) and only works select Samsung tablets/phones, among them the Galaxy S5/4, Note 3. The LG G Flex also boasts to have "Dual Window", and LG G Pro 2 has QSlide for limited multitasking.

Other aftermarket Android projects are working on it (OmniROM, ParanoidAndroid) but that still requires a rooted device.

The next best thing are "floating" apps, like Floating Apps (free, $1.99) or Tiny Apps (free, $2.03). These apps create smaller windows that float over all other applications allowing you to interact with multiple apps simultaneously.


Please help me do data recovery from a phone stuck in bootloop I bought a Huawei Honor 5C Pro phone 2 years back and so far it had been working well. Two nights back, the phone shut down because of empty battery and I slept without putting it on charge.
The next morning, I started to charge it but the red light started blinking continuously for some time. Then, the honor logo was repeatedly flashing on and off without it reaching the lock screen.After every two or three times of flashing honor logo, it flashes emui with reboot,factory reset and clear partition cache options but it doesn't stop for me to choose any option.
This bootloop happens continuously while it is charging and if I remove it from charging, it still bootloops and doesn't shutdown no matter what. It bootloops until all battery is drained and then shuts down.
Only one time did it open while charge was 10% but after that, it shut down and hasn't stopped bootlooping.
Unfortunately, the battery is not removable.
Also, the problem is, when I put it on charge, for some time a red light blinks and then without any input from user, the phone switches on, boots to Honor logo and after every 2-3 honor logo flashes, it flashes to emui (with reboot, factory reset and clear partition cache option) but the screen immediately blacks out before I can choose any option.
The morning it happened, after many tries, it did open once at 10% charge. But it again switched off and hasn't stopped bootlooping since.
I don't care if the phone doesn't work. I just need the data stored on the ROM. If the phone can work, that's great but the data is more important.
As long as the phone keeps charging, this boot loop keeps happening despite me trying to switch off the phone. When I remove it from charging, it still boot loops until battery is low.
Please help me get back control of the phone or atleast recover the data stored on the phone's ROM.

When your Android's system files stop communicating correctly, the device may end up having difficulty starting. Boot loops are the result of system files not knowing how to function during the initial start-up phase and can be caused by a variety of things, from downloading new apps to accidentally changing system files.
Soft Reset the Android Phone
The first step in dealing with a boot loop is performing a simple soft reset. Turn off your Android phone and remove the battery. If you're unable to remove the battery on your specific model of phone, leave the device powered off for at least five minutes. Turn the device back on to see if the boot issue has been resolved. Sometimes a quick soft reset is all it takes to shake bugs out of the startup process.
Factory Reset the Device
Factory resetting your phone will completely wipe it of data and restore it to the original factory settings. Power down the device and boot it into Recovery Mode. The exact steps for booting into Recovery Mode depend on the phone's manufacturer – consult your user manual. From there, select “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” and start the process. After the wipe, select “Reboot System Now” from the main menu.
Using CWM Recovery
If your phone is rooted already with CWM, the steps for wiping the device are different. Power down the phone and launch it into CWM Recovery Mode by pressing the Home, power, and volume up keys at the same time (this key combination may be different for your specific Android phone). Select “Advanced,” choose “Wipe,” and then pick “Dalvik cache.” Next, choose “Mounts and Storage” and then use “Wipe /cache.” Reboot the phone and the issue should be resolved.You can do same things if you have TWRP recovery.
Use Dr. Fone and RecoverIt from Wondershare
This is app for pc. Download this programs(for premium functions you can install cracked version) and connect your phone to pc. Click on data recovery and you will see "Recovery from bricked phone". It can work when your phone has hard brick or soft brick. After that press on recovery and it will work. If something is not clear for you, you can watch tutorials from YouTube and etc.
These are the ways I know. I hope these methods can help you.


What are all these Google internet hosts (domains) and why is stripped-down Android connecting to all of them? Technology users are faced with a challenge: Allowing our tech devices to work without them invading our privacy.
Obviously choosing products carefully is a critical step.  Unfortunately, the two main players in the smartphone space, Google and Apple, are well known for their questionable data collection and harvesting practices.
LineageOS and /e/OS are up-and-coming providers of privacy-friendly smartphone operating systems.  Until they become more commonplace, I thought it would be worthwhile to create a compendium of internet hosts to which Android connects by default.
To do this, I let an Android device run for 5 hours and captured all packets trying to leave the device.
The Android device was configured never to share contact data, calendar data, task data, map data, location data, or any history of any kind.  It also was configured to not transmit or receive email at all.  The internet search function of the launcher was removed.  Furthermore, Google Chrome and the Google's Android Assistant were both disabled, as were all the various "Google Play" apps (such as Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Play Movies & TV, Google Play Music / YouTube, Google Play Newsstand) except for the Play store.  Within the Google Play store, automatically checking for new app versions was disabled.  Finally, a non-Google keyboard was installed and set as the default.
Even after doing all this, within just 5 hours of the phone sitting without being used, the Android device attempted to connect to all the following Google-owned hosts:
history.google.com
mtalk.google.com
alt1-mtalk.google.com
alt2-mtalk.google.com
alt3-mtalk.google.com
alt4-mtalk.google.com
alt5-mtalk.google.com
alt6-mtalk.google.com
alt7-mtalk.google.com
alt8-mtalk.google.com
android.clients.google.com
www.google.com
android.googleapis.com
play.googleapis.com
cloudconfig.googleapis.com
connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
footprints-pa.googleapis.com
mobilemaps.googleapis.com
people-pa.googleapis.com
www.googleapis.com
www.googletagmanager.com
play-lh.googleusercontent.com
smtp.gmail.com
What is the purpose of each of these hosts, and why are so many connections still being attempted given that almost everything Google-related is supposed to be disabled on the device?
Note that I don't expect a single answerer to know the purpose of every host listed, but hopefully we can work together to use this QA to create a quality reference resource.

I don't know the purpose of all hosts, but here is what I know:
connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
On this host typically only the URL https://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204 is used. It is used by the Android device to determine if there is Internet access or not.
android.clients.google.com
Primarily this host serves Google Play Store for all sorts of queries, e.g. search for apps, periodical device registration, ...
history.google.com
The purpose of this host is not quite clear. The used service is called "history recording" and the server responds if it should be enabled or not. Potentially this is the host for the Google location history recording?
play.googleapis.com
Obviously this API is used by Google Play Store. For example if an app should be downloaded this server is used (besides some other servers).
android.googleapis.com
As far as I know this server is used for authentication purposes and for Google push notifications.
www.googleapis.com
Used by various Google services such as Google Calendar, Drive, Chat, Hangouts, User Location, Android Video ...
Inspect the traffic on your own
If you are interested in more details and have a rooted spare device I recommend to you to install Xposed + TrustMeAlready plugin (this disables SSL/TLS server check for every app - hence makes SSL/TLS totally insecure therefore don't use this on a regular device). Then install an HTTPS intercepting proxy such as Fiddler/Mitmproxy/Charles, ... on your PC and configure your PC as proxy in Wifi settings. Afterwards you can see all the data transmitted by your device.


Why do my headphones stop working on my LG Android? About yesterday, my headphones randomly started pausing my music. At first, I thought it was my headphones which are Apple iPod/iPhone 5 headphones that I've had for a few months from an old iPhone, so I tried another pair that are brand new and only used once or twice and the same thing happened. It would pause the music and it didn't show the headphone icon at the top like it should on both pairs. And then when I'd go to my music player to start up the song, it would play the music through my phone speakers when the headphones were plugged in. Why?

After THREE YEARS of searching for a fix... I think I just found a solution - and felt obligated to spread the information. Just plug the headphones in slowly... That's actually all there was to it... The notification icon for a plugged in audio jack at the top of the screen will show up differently if you did it right.

This reddit post: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/2siwyp/is_there_a_rom_or_fix_that_makes_g3_detect_all/  the user RandomGenera7ed  tells us to plug the jack into the headphone plug slowly - causing it to show up as a three prong headphone jack and not a four prong jack (four prong jacks have a mike wire that can have pause/skip/volume-change/GOOGLE VOICE functionality while three prong audio jacks do not).  Apparently plugging a three prong jack in too quickly confuses the phone into thinking it has a four prong jack plugged in.


How to have a different password for Facebook and Facebook messenger? I have an Android phone.

I want to use Facebook messenger as IM.

But I don't trust my Android phone enough to give it my Facebook password.

Q: Is there any option to set a different password for Facebook Messenger?

Yes.  I have the messenger app on my phone.  When I log in, I use my phone number and a password.  When I log into Facebook I use my email and a different password.


Third Party Apps cant get wifi SSID This is the my first time asking in this SE site.
I have a Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro running MIUI custom from Xiaomi.eu.
The problem is that in every app (third party apps) that uses Wifi, the SSID is not shown.
It may look like nothing but I have problems with many DashCam apps that don't even connect.
I know I must open an issue to the site where I got the ROM, but I don't know if its directly related to the ROM modification or is a permission that needs to be fixed. I tried to wipe completely my phone but nothing. Even after several updates, same problem. This started when I got Android P.

What you are seeing is most likely the result of an update to the Android SDK that app developers haven't addressed.

Starting in Android P, there were changes to the way apps can retrieve WiFi information.

See: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie/android-9.0-changes-all

  Similar restrictions also apply to the getConnectionInfo() method,
  which returns a WifiInfo object describing the current Wi-Fi
  connection. You can only use this object's methods to retrieve SSID
  and BSSID values if the calling app has the following permissions:

  ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION or ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

  Retrieving the SSID or BSSID also requires location services to be
  enabled on the device (under Settings > Location).

In your device settings, double check to make sure the apps in question are granted location permissions.  You can also go into app permissions and select "All Permissions" to view exactly what the app requests.

If you don't see the above permissions, plus location permission, then probably the app developer needs to issue an update to their app.  Don't be afraid to contact them through their support channels and inquiry about updates - sometimes they are fairly responsive.


Viewing and Transfering files between Nexus 7 (13) and Win 7sp1 x64 Having difficulty with both USB and wifi file transfers.  I recently upgraded my desktop from XP to Win7, all was working well with XP.

Over wifi ES file explorer sees the shared Win7 HDDs but will not open them to view contents.  Permissions on the HDDs are set to allow all users full access.
From the Win7 end the Nexus7 does not show at all on the LAN.

Connecting USB and using ES file explorer I don't know how to make the Win7 PC accessible.
In Win7 explorer the Nexus7 shows up and when Nexus7 USB for file transfers is selected most folders and files are accessible.  The exception are uTorrent down loaded files, why are these not accessible?

If anyone can help with file transfers or provide edifying links it will be appreciated.

Follow this answer to access Android Devices' files over a PC.
https://android.stackexchange.com/a/42703/21342

You don't have to download any other application to start an FTP Server on your device, simply go to Remote Manager in Tools and press Start.

Make sure that both the phone and PC are on the same network.


Homescreen toggle shortcut for color inversion under accessibility in Android 6.0 Is there any way, shortcut or app which just toggles the color inversion option which is under Accessibility in Settings.

It is cumbersome to go to Settings ~ Additional settings ~ Accessibility ~ Color inversion.

LineageOS allows this but as Android features vary from device to device...


Youtube/Netflix randomlly pauses and displays pause icon after rooting/deleting apps I fear I may have damaged my samsumg galaxy s4 android 5.0 phone by rooting and deleting some unwanted bloatware. Now when I am watching youtube/netflix at random intervals (2-10 minutes) it will pause and I have to hit the play button in the middle of the screen to continue to watch the video. This is extremely annoying if I have it a couple feet away playing a video or audio. Is there a way I can fix my stupidity by restoring the apps on my phone? Is there a fix for netflix/youtube randomly pausing? Thanks.

The problem may be that Smart Pause is not being smart
In the gesture settings menu see if smart pause is enabled, and disable it. Smart Pause is a feature that, using the front facing camera, recognizes (or tries to) when you look away and pauses your video automatically. This would be my first guess at this problem, with the given information.


Antenna Patch/Adaptor for Galaxy Nexus i9250 It's been a month of searching what kind of antenna adapter/patch am I going to use.

Anyone knows what kind of patch is this?
Thanks.

You will need a MS147.

Be careful, you might kill your internal Antenna connecting an external one.


ASUS Transformer TF101 freezes on many ROMs Problem:

I have this TF101, which freezes in virtually every ROM I've tried. When I'm playing a game, refreshing Twitter timeline by dragging down, or sometimes even simply viewing settings, the screen freezes. The sound and logcat however continue. I can also turn the screen on and off by pressing the power button, but the lockscreen does not show up. When I press the volume buttons, sometimes logcat says it's registering the presses, but ignores them: I/InputDispatcher(141): Dropped event because input dispatch is disabled.

Here's a Youtube video showing the problem.

Analysis:

As said, logcat continues while the freeze is happening. Here are two logcats of the freeze and a traces.txt:

Device info: Stock ROM
Android version: 3.1
Kernel version: 2.6.36.3-00011-g3eb19ec android@Mercury #1
Build number: HMJ37.WW_epad-8.4.4.11-201107011
S/N: B70.........
Problem: Freeze as mentioned before.
Logcat

Device info: Stock ROM after 2 ASUS updates
Android version: 4.0.3
Kernel version: 2.6.39.4 android@Mercury #1
Build number: IML74K.WW_epad-9.2.1.24-20120503
S/N: B70.........
Problem: Freeze as mentioned before, but now the device reboots itself short time later.
Logcat

Device info: Prime! 1.8 ROM flashed using NVFlash
Android version: 2.3
Kernel version: 2.6.36.4-g565dea1 roach@nimda #20110816
Build number: HTJ85B.prime_epad-1.8-20110821
S/N: B70.........
Problem: Freeze as mentioned before. This is the ROM in which the freezes less frequently happen, but they still happen.
Traces.txt

Solution:

I have no idea. That's why I came here. Any help is appreciated.

I have found a ROM that does not have this problem, the newest AOKP ROM.


Media scanner running constantly I recently bought one new Samsung Galaxy S 2. (Ice Cream Sandwich)

I am getting "media scanner running" message each time I try to open the camera.

How can I get rid of this issue? Do I need to replace the phone?

Go to the Settings app, select the "All" tab, find Media Storage or Media and force stop it. Then reboot and the problem should be fixed.


Android Wear emulator: "No longer connected to network" I've been using a Android Wear 1.4 (Android 6.0.1) emulator for some time, and the following notification has appeared out of the blue:

  No longer connected to network, a factory reset is required.

An action with the same text appears next to it, but tapping on it has no effect.

Android Wear emulator is running the following versions:

Android Wear 1.4.0.2505969
Google Play services 8.4.89 (2428711-574)
Android OS 6.0.1

I've seen Reddit threads reporting the same problem: here, here, here and here.

What's causing this? If I wipe user data, can I expect this to return?

It appears that this behavior occurs when you attach a different host device to pair with the emulator, for instance when switching between connecting two phones to your computer with pairing enabled.

The Android Wear app itself then displays the status of the emulator as "Trying to connect…" and the connection is refused between the emulator and the new device. The problem goes away once you've attached the original device that you first used with pairing to the emulator, or wiping data on the emulator and pairing it with the new device.


The battery of my Galaxy S 2 is draining very quickly...including on plane mode I just got a Galaxy S II which I upgraded to ICS.

I really struggle with the battery life.

I have been looking around a lot on the forums explaining how to save my precious battery.

I have done quite a lot of testing, disabled all energy consuming widgets ... still I cannot get 10 hours of battery life (best case scenario without using the phone at all).

I have pushed the testing further by disabling WiFi, 3G and even switching to flight mode to reduce the consumption. I have also killed all apps (except Battery Monitor).

I haven't touched the phone for 4 hours (leaving it in sleep mode). During these 4 hours the phone has drained 40% of battery. The battery app didn't show anything suspicious.

When I do use the phone normaly (phone call, text, a bit of WiFi) the consumption is obviously a bit higher.

I am not quite sure what should be my next step:

factory reset ?
uninstall every single app to find out if one of them is faulty
Change the battery

The Android Authority has a great article on ways to extend your battery life on the S2.

In my experience:

Live Wallpaper is a huge battery eater
When I'm at work my 3G signal is very weak inside the building, which completely kills my battery in about 4 hours.  I've found that if I leave the Wi-Fi connected at work and at home, the phone won't constantly look for a 3G signal, thus saving my battery.
Turning down the screen brightness is also a big help

If you've tried all these suggestions with no improvement, you might consider trying  JuiceDefender.


Nokia here map data for Android - download on pc and move to phone This question is very specific to Nokia Here Map on Android Lollypop.
I have installed the app on the phone, however my wifi is too slow to download the offline map using the app.

I am looking for a way to download the offline map data on my computer using ethernet and later load onto sd card and then app could point the same map.

the issues I am facing:
1) Can I download the map onto PC as raw map data file? I am looking for a trusted source.

2) Once downloaded,  where to copy on the disk, so that app can point to the location?

Please note that I do not want to switch to any other map, so kindly do not suggest the same.

I could suggest you to use an emulator like Andy. Using this will help you to use your computer's Ethernet to access Internet.

You can install the app on that emulator and download the map data. Then you can either identify the download area and copy them to your phone. If that's too cumbersome you can rely on apps like titanium backup to restore the data alone.

It would be helpful for you if you use the same Android version on both emulator and phone.


Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 - calendar sync option disappeared I just upgraded my SGS2 to 4.1.2 and I have huge problems synchronizing my Google calendar.

First of all, my Google calendar app disappeared. Until here ok, I reinstalled it from Google Play. When I try to add my google calendar accounts, they are just not there.

I try in Settings→Accounts→Google and choose my Google account to see the sync options inside. The option "Sync Calendar" does not exist anymore.

Did anyone have this problem? How did you solve it?

i just found out that there was one process - CALENDAR STORAGE - which was disabled. I enabled it, and then i could see the option SyncCalendar in my google account again.

after that my calendar is working fine again.


Bluetooth GPS compatibility list for Android 2.2 / Archos 43 tablet? I've been looking at a very inexpensive bluetooth GPS (DeLorme Earthmate BT-20) to pair with my Archos 43 Internet Tablet running Android 2.2.  Is anyone aware of a compatibility list that I should be referencing when considering pairing my device with a bluetooth GPS?  I assume that the Android app will be used to reference maps, and the GPS will simply provide coordinates, but I may be mistaken.

I don't believe you need to worry about hardware compatibility beyond the BT specs.  Your A43IT uses Bluetooth 2.1 EDR so as long as the BT GPS supports that it should be all set.  You'll either need an internet connection to use Google maps, or like you were planning, an app that downloads the maps, like CoPilot.

I haven't gotten around to buying one yet, but I've been doing some digging in preperation.  Here's some links that may help:

BlueGPS4Droid - App over at XDA that interfaces with the BT GPS
This guy is using his Nexus 1 to give his A70IT WiFi and GPS
Here's another relevant thread... and another.

Let me know what you end up doing and what works in case you beat me to the setup.


disabling sideloading APK'S via disabling the packageinstaller i have a moto x4 running on lineage OS ver. 16 that i wanna disable installation of APK'S, so after searching online i found that deleting or disabling the packageinstaller (via debloater or adb pm commands) will disable the option of installing APK'S, the issue is that it seems that if the packageinstaller is disabled then the phone cannot boot (probably the system needs the packageinstaller) and it will tell me to make a data wipe and a factory reset, so my question is as follows is it possible to disable the packageinstaller that it should not allow installation of new apps but still be enabled so the phone can boot?, or is there another way of blocking the installation of new apps?

thanks in advance

This question offers itself to a variety of approaches, because it seems that you are relying to an unknown extent on your user's lack of dev savvy.

A) Simplest: if your user is not an android tech, and you have no app store installed on the device, why assume that they know what an apk is and where to obtain one?

B) however, if you think that thats too simple , you can disable unknown sources and hide the setting from the user, (that should work on a reg phone, though not sure about lineage OS.)
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.settings.<settingName> to disable a particular setting has been known to work on some devices, you can try it on the package manager as well, as it does not remove the apk from the phone just de-registers, though a factory reset will return the setting, and you'd have to look into preventing the user from performing factory resets.

there are many approaches that would offer a similiar level of protection.

C) Therefore, (if you think a non-dev user will figure that out,) it seems that parental control apps and/or app managers would be the most complete basic level protection.

D) you can get super deep and play around with the OS - possibly recompile the package manager app.

in summary: at the end of the day android requires pm in order to function properly. the packageinstaller app that comes preloaded with your firmware is only one of the many ways to install apks on your device because it is only a UI for a native android functionality which doesnt disappear when the package installer app is removed. to fully and irreversably disable this functionality in a way that only very experienced dev cannot circumvent is a very complicated job. However an app manager or parental control solution can usually offer near complete security from an average user.


I've formatted my SD card as internal on CM13 nightly and now it won't update So the update is stored in storage/emulated/0/cmupdater and if I try to update via the Settings it just boots into TWRP and does nothing. I tried manually browsing to flash the zip but I can't seem to find it.
Any help?


WhatsApp notification doesn't show individual messages WhatsApp notifications I receive only show a summary such as "3 messages from 2 chats" instead of individual notifications for each message.

WhatsApp does not send separate notifications for each chat. To see a summary of what's written, you can drag the actual notification box down, (or do a zoom in gesture on the notification) to see what's written


What does the "no command" screen mean? (Trying to execute hard reset Recovery) I'm trying to hard reset a Motorola XT1058 I inherited from my sister that's sending me to the No command screen.

When I press the all of the Power + VolUp + VolDown for a while and release which takes me to the AP Fastboot Flash Mode screen, which reads as follows :

AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)
30.BE (sha-34b7ccb, 2015-04-22 12:57:17)
eMMC: 16GB Sandisk RV=06 PV=07 TY=17
DRAM: 2048MB Hynix S4 SDRAM DIE=4GB
Up Time: 3 minutes
Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 0
Battery OK
Connect USB Data Cable

Boot Mode Selection Menu
Vol Up Selects, Vol Down Scrolls
Normal Powerup
Recovery
Factory
Barcodes
BP Tools
------------------
Fastbook Reason: Key pressed

I then navigate to Recovery and that takes me to the No Command page. What exactly is this No Command page about? I wonder if it's related to the Device is LOCKED message that shows up in the Flash Mode screen? My sister does have a password enabled on the device. Maybe she has to first disable it?

Moto X Factory Reset is possible in two ways:

Settings → Backup & reset →Factory Data Reset →Reset Phone.

OR

Alternate way (External Reset below)

Vol Dn  + Power  press for few seconds
From the "Boot Mode Selection Menu" screen, select Recovery.

Note: Use the Volume Down button to scroll through the menu options and the Volume Up button to select.

From the "No Command" screen (Android figure lying on his back), press and hold the Power then press and release the Volume Up button to display the menu options.
Select "wipe data/factory reset".

Note: Use the Volume buttons to highlight and the Power button to select.

Select Yes - delete all user data

As you can see from above, you are at the intermediate step of factory reset, while the first method is far simpler

Device is LOCKED refers to the status corresponding to Bootloader is locked. It has nothing to do with security password

Huge thanks to acejavelin for providing an explanation of No Command, reproduced:

  The No Command screen means recovery checked the normal area (/cache) for an update file, like an OTA, and it didn't find one, so it had "No Command" to execute. Android's stock recovery is intended for the normal, everyday user, giving them a menu they could easily access could cause lots of potentially angry people who are just playing around and reset their device by accident. Stock recovery, and it's menu, are specifically engineered so that you have to take special steps to do anything. The No Command screen, meaning no automated script, is part of that safe guard.


Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (SM-T700) support for OTG (On-The-Go) Not having any luck determining if I can see/move files from my camera to my T700 using a On-The-Go adapter/cable.

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

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

Finally found a USB OTG cable at Best Buy.  Samsung branded as a "Host" cable but nobody knew how it works (or even they had it - 'OTG' that is).  Tried to convince me I need to swap SD cards to transfer pictures from camera to tablet.

Not buying this, I bought the Samsung "Host" adapter cable on the assurance I could return it if it didn't work.  It did.  Worked great.  Just plug in the cable to both the camera and tablet and power up the camera.  And there is, identified as usb a.  Was able to view and transfer (copy) pictures and videos from the camera to the tablet.  No separate file manager app needed either.


Half of my android contacts disappeared from my phone but are still in Gmail. Won't sync back I have a Samsung S5 (not rooted) linked to a single gmail account.  Several months ago I started noticing contacts disappearing.  I would attempt to call or text them and they wouldn't come up in the search.  It has recently gotten much worse (or maybe I just didn't notice before), but now roughly half of my contacts are now missing.

I can log into gmail via a browser and see them all there.  (I don't have gmail app on my phone).  I can add new contacts either in gmail or on my phone and they sync down within minutes.  However there are many of my old important contacts that are in gmail but will not sync to the phone.  I have even tried modifying a few and they do not show up on the phone.

I'm not trying to do anything fancy here.  It seems like some of these contacts are messed up somehow and I can't figure out what is going on. Another hint: at some point I imported a bunch of contacts into gmail via CSV file, but don't see any pattern with the ones that are having problems.
Thanks,
Eric

Check the groups the contacts appear in, in web Google Contacts. With some devices/settings only the contacts in "My Contacts" group are synchronised. (In some cases it's possible they are synchronised but not displayed or returned in normal searches.)

If this is the problem, moving the contacts back into "My Contacts" would fix it.

You should be able to do this clicking Other contacts in the left panel, then the checkbox in the header row to select all, then click the Add to my contacts button. (If that button doesn't appear, click the groups button and check My Contacts.)


In Android, view previously opened web page when offline On a laptop, I can open some tabs in the browser, switch to another window, disconnect from the network, return to the browser window, and the tabs are still there.

On Android, when I return to the browser, the contents of the tabs is lost (well, usually -- sometimes it's still there). Is there a simple way to have the pages cached as it would be on PC?

Namely, on the phone I open a web page in Chrome, read half of it, close my phone (or let it turn off the screen after some seconds of inactivity) or use some another app (such as make a call), go out of home (no wifi), open my phone, return to the Chrome window, and I would expect to see the same page (and the same tabs), even if I am offline by that moment.

But the page is gone and says it won't be shown without connection.

I know I can use other apps to save the pages in a folder and open them from that folder.

However, can't it work just transparently without the need to explicitly save the pages and explicitly open them? Open a page, do something else, return to the browser window, and see the same page.

I am OK using any browser (Firfox? Opera?) that can do this.

The Sleipnir browser for Android has an option for making all tabs remain loaded even when the phone is offline. No need to specifically save a tab or do anything special to make your tabs available when you're offline. I'm not sure about the details, but it seems to fit your needs. The Mac/Windows versions of Sleipnir has much cooler features than the Android version, but it is still worth a try.


What is the difference between aboot and boot? I'm looking through my device and I noticed within /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name that there is boot and aboot partitions. What is the difference between them? Mainly what is aboot?

The Application Bootloader ABOOT boots the Android kernel/Recovery kernel.

It is the mechanism to download images onto the device from a host machine (like Windows/Linux PC).

On Samsung devices it runs the ODIN protocol on the device.

The Primary Bootloader boot part is a computer program that loads the main operating system or runtime environment for the computer after completion of the self-tests.

The PBL acts as a communication engine to download the Secondary Boot Loader (SBL) into the internal RAM and then activates it.

The SBL adds functions for erase and programming of flash memory and EEPROM; it also handles the actual download of new or updated software. This allows a minimum ROM utilization by the PBL


Does Angry Birds and other games have Leaderboard on Android devices? I went to a Best Buy store and tried Android tablets but didn't see any Leaderboard for Angry Birds Space edition -- is it because it is not logged in as a game user or does Android have a standardized Leaderboard similar to iOS's GameCenter yet?

Android as a platform doesn't have any equivalent to GameCenter currently. Some Android games use OpenFeint for leaderboards and achievements, but it's not an official standard of any kind and it's not implemented in the Angry Birds games specifically. Other games choose to implement their own leaderboard systems (PewPew does this, for example).


could not set ad-hoc mode on wlan0. operation not supported on transport endpoint Triing to use Barnacle Wifi Tether on Samsung Galaxy Note2 GT-N7100. And when I press start wifi tether, got error: could 'not set ad-hoc mode on wlan0. operation not supported on transport endpoint' And then: Could not connect to NAT, will retry later. Using other wifi tethers apps also got troubles. My phone is rooted and got custom firmware android 4.2.2

Barnacle Wifi Tether printscreen: could 'not set ad-hoc mode on wlan0. operation not supported on transport endpoint' (click image to enlarge)

install  this wifi tether and configure it according to video. It's working


Why are some of my pictures all black? I was out on a hike today and took a few pictures. When taking a picture I saw the usual animation where I see snapshot of the picture just taken, and then it slides away from the screen to display the camera viewfinder again. After coming home I notice this in my google photos:

What causes this to happen?

It appears as if this is an issue where the camera got activated in a dark place, such as your pocket. Undue pressure (false touches) can cause this, or even if the camera app took 2 pictures in burst mode (it isn't supposed to happen, but it does anyway). There can also be other issues which may rarely be for to a hardware problem, but since this is not a major problem I don't think it merits a service center visit.


What's the difference between uTorrent and BitTorrent apps from the same developer? In Play Store, there are two apps with almost same descriptions from same developer: uTorrent and BitTorrent. What's the difference between them?

Effectively nothing. The two desktop torrent clients, uTorrent and BitTorrent used to be developed by two separate groups. Late 2006, µTorrent was purchased by BitTorrent Inc. Since then, they started shipping BitTorrent as a re-branded uTorrent, but also kept uTorrent around. Wikipedia

Because of this, they maintain one program, but have two versions separated only by name, and it seems as though they carried this over to their Android apps as well.


Does ClockworkMod Recovery's "Wipe Data" command also wipe the SD card? I've been playing with rooting and custom ROMs for a while now. I'm fairly comfortable and knowledgable about it all. However there is one thing I haven't really found the answer for nor have I gotten a chance to test for myself to answer it.

When you use the "Wipe Data" command in ClockworkMod Recovery, does it also format the SD card?

No, it does not format the SD card.  It only wipes all internal memory on the phone.  It is recommended you do this every time you switch to a new CustomRom, or if the current CustomRom is giving you problems (typically after upgrading the CustomRom).


How to copy SMS messages from phone to PC if I can't install apps? I want to back up the SMS messages on my phone (an Alcatel One Touch Evolve 2), and I guess the simplest way to do that is to copy the SMS database to my PC.

According to this answer, the SMS database is found at:

/data/data/com.android.providers/telephony/databases/mmssms.db

However, this database seems to only be user-accessible if the phone is rooted, and I am currently unable to install any apps on this phone.  Every time I try to install an app from the Google Play store, I get a message saying that there is "Insufficient storage", even if I just uninstalled the same app and am trying to reinstall it.  This is probably a memory issue that requires a factory reset, which is why I'm trying to back up my SMS data before resetting the phone, but how can I get to the database if I can't put an app on the phone to root it?

Use Alcatel PC Suite. You can synchronize your smartphone data with PC this way.


Recovering data from corrupted SD card formatted as internal storage (Marshmallow) I have an SD card in a Moto G (2015) running marshmallow, not rooted.
It was formatted as internal storage, and contains photos and videos from the birth of our daughter, but has become corrupted.

Since it was formatted as internal storage, it's ESDFS filesystem and presumably encrypted. I can't decrypt it without accessing the encryption key, which I can't do because I'm not rooted. Presumably rooting will delete that encryption key.

I presume it's corrupted because any attempt to look at the SD card from within android unmounts the card, and the phone can't see any of the pictures/video on there. When the card is inserted, the 'storage' menu will initially acknowledge the card and tell me how full it is, but any attempt to look inside the card will result in it unmounting.

I've tried running fsck - within system/bin there are fsck_msdos and fsck.f2fs, but both come up as 'permission denied' when looking for them, and 'no such file' when I try to run them.

I can access /data from an adb shell, but attempting to get into /data/data/media results in 'permission denied'

Can anyone help? E.g:
1) will rooting delete the encryption key so that the card can't be accessed?
2) is there a way to get fsck working?
3) any other ideas for getting the media off this card?

Many thanks in advance. I'm a bit of a noob, so clear instructions much appreciated!

1) will rooting delete the encryption key so that the card can't be
  accessed?

No, actually "rooting" will not delete anything. Rooting is just adding an application for superuser or root-level access. That being said, in order to root your device you must have an unlocked bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader will wipe the entire device, including the encryption key, and all other data on the device. On the Moto G 2015 there is no way around this. Oh, and removing the card and performing the operation will not work, once it is rooted, the system will be different and the encryption key will change.

  2) is there a way to get fsck working?

Not without root access. To be honest, even if you did get it to run the chances it would correct this type of problem are very low.

  3) any other ideas for getting the media off this card?

Unfortunately no... once media has been adopted by the system, it is encrypted with a unique key to that system. If you can access the key, it is possible to access the data via Linux assuming the data is not corrupted. If the data is corrupted the chances of recovering encryped, corrupt data are extremely small.

As much as I would like to be able to give you an answer to recover your precious photos and videos, I don't believe there is one. All I can say is that moving forward I suggest NOT using adopted storage if possible (if this card was simple external/portable storage, the chances of recovering media from it would raise exponentially) and use a cloud backup solution like Google Photo which has the ability to maintain a backup of your photos and video automatically.


How to install Yii framework in an android device? I am studying Yii framework in my android phone. I have an application called AndroPHP. It has a LightHttpd, MySql and PHP.

I can run CodeIgniter, Wordpress and Smarty in my phone but I don't have an idea how can I install a Yii framework. I searched in the Internet I can't find any correct solution.

I tried to install it using the yiic webapp in my android terminal emulator. And my error is

sh: yiic: not found

I have a YII framework extracted in sdcard/www/YII/

And I used the yiic in the framework folder.

To access the yiic I have this path:

root@android:/storage/sdcard0/www/YII/framework#

And to use the yiic I have this

yiic webapp sdcard0/www/bid

where bid is my folder under www

Any idea how can I install this framework? Or any android application that has a tutorial in installing Yii. Ok that's all thanks.

PHP mySQL Server app is available for android device.

Install it and then download and generate your Yii project by using cmd, then copy that project to your android device WAMP root directory. For better development, install it on your pc.

Before running the command in the cmd, install php and make sure to set the php path in your system environmental variables.


WhatsApp web won't stay online unless the application is open on device I'm using WhatsApp on my phone and desktop, and for some reason it has started booting me out of both unless I am in the phone application

Remove all Computer connected in your device and go through same process and now this time please check whether there is checkbox or not under QR Code
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Has this moved somewhere else in Android Pie? I can't find it.

I posted this question because I had a hard time tracking it down on the internet before finding it myself.

A lot of sites will recommend using the developer settings to enable v8 battery monitoring. This is unnecessary though. All you have to do is tap on the three dots in the top right corner to access the battery usage. You can also just search for "battery usage" in the top search bar for the android settings.

Hopefully, the existence of this post eases some people's android woes... or perhaps I'm just very simple for not having been able to figure this out sooner. Either way, if your sitting and reading this post, I hope your day is going well! =)

P.S. If your standing and reading this post and wondering if my well-wishing applies to you, it does not.


Emergency Notifications Good Afternoon All,

I can't seem to find a solution to my problem when I do a google search so I'm hoping you all can help me.

I have an app on my phone which alerts me to nearby first aid incidents (GoodSAM), what I would like is to enable notification from that app to override any do not disturb or sound settings, I typically have my phone on silent or vibrate and in this instance it would be good to have it screaming out.

Any help would be most welcomed.

Kind regards,

Ollie

Solutions might depend on the Android version you're on. Take a look into Settings › Apps & Notifications › GoodSam › Notifications (available at least in Android 8+ – looks a bit different in Android 7 but is also there). In that place you should be able to define if it shall override DND.


Is there a way to markup webpages on the S3? In the stock browser or in Chrome, is there a way to markup webpages in different colours for notes etc.? It would be good if the marks show up everytime I open that webpage. If that's not possible, I could save it as an image.

OS: 4.1.1
Samsung Galaxy S3

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Added advantage for this app is you can directly synchronize your work with Evernote, a widely used note-taking app.


How to prevent android from auto-sync'ing gmail contacts and photos etc I just got a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and when I go into my settings then add an account and add a gmail account, it gives me an option to choose what I want to sync. I unchecked 'photos' and 'contacts' and everything else except for 'gmail', but it still auto sync'ed my photos and contacts (and my apps and app data, even though I told it not to). I then deleted the account and tried again but this time, I didn't check anything at all (not even gmail) and it did not sync anything, which is good. But I want to sync only my mail, so then I went into the settings for my account and checked only the 'sync gmail' box and it synced everything again (app, app data, contacts, photos).  How do I make it stop syncing everything? I just want to sync my inbox.

To turn off syncing of everything to google, except mail then you can try the following steps:

Go to "Settings" on your phone -> "General" -> "Accounts" -> "Google" -> click your email address in the top. From here, you can uncheck checkboxes on everything you don't want to sync with Google.
Google+ also has its own syncing options -> Go to "Settings" on your phone -> "General" -> "Accounts" -> "Google" -> "Google+" -> "Auto backup". In the top, you can choose "Off" to turn off the backup of pictures and files to Google+.

I hope this helps.


TMobile G2X as dev phone I'm trying to use my T Mobile locked LG G2X as a dev phone while I wait for my GNex4. I can't get the phone to be found by ADB. I installed the p999 driver from LG's website. This didn't help anything. I tried adding the VID manually to adb_usb.ini. The VID I found in device manager was USB\VID_17EF&PID_4807&REV_3134 so I entered the line 0x17EF into the file. This didn't help either.

How can I get the p999 working as a dev phone?

Does anyone know the right VID entry for the p999?

Also, when I plug the phone into my Windows 7 computer, the phone charges, but does not prompt any sort of device discovery message from windows... does this indicate some other problem? My USB ports definitely work.

My suspicions from the last part of my question were correct... Unbeknownst to me I was using a micro-usb "charge only" cable (I snagged it from a friend)... I didn't even know they made such a useless thing. Some of these are actually MORE expensive then a normal cable.


Samsung Galaxy S III i9300 Boot Loop, No Recovery, after Cyanogenmod Installer Some threads with similar issues are already around, but I didn't find one with the same problem as me.
What I was doing when the issue happened:

I was trying to install cyanogenmod from the isntaller method (apk isntalled on the phone, application running on windows that installs it automatically). At certain point, it rebooted the device and the cyanogenmod logo was on the screen. After a while, the program gave an error "'We couldn't talk to your phone' - Samsung devices ONLY", which is described in their wiki. So the pc lost connection to the phone.
What I did:

1 - Since I had installed the clockwork recovery and tested it before, I thought "hey, no problem. I'll hust recover this S*it". So I disconnected the SIII from the PC and tried to enter recovery mode pressing "volume ip + home + power". While I have these pressed, the phone in in an infinite loop on the initial screen showing the brand and model. When I release them, it goes straight to the cyanogenmod blue creepy robot just there staring.
2 - Since that didn't work out since I now don't have a recovery mode and I don't have any functioning rom either, I found several tutorials for using Odin and reflashing and or repartitioning. PROBLEM: Odin seems to recognize the phone (com port), I click on the option and... FAIL!

2.1 - What I have tried: Different Odin versions (1.83 and 3.09), stock drivers from Kies, Zadig drivers.

So. There you go. I pretty much exhausted everything I could get from my head and interpret from google. So, No recovery, no ROM, fail at odin.
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

If you have access to the Download mode, then nothing is lost.

I suggest you not to repartition the device first, just try to get a standard ROM flashing done. Based on my experience Odin usually fails because of driver issues (I had plenty of problems using Win 8.1 x64, while just doing the exact same procedure on Win7 worked well)

Also if you had USB debugging enabled, you might catch what's the problem during the startup/bootloop using logcat. With some luck you might push the missing files to your device as well.


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

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

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You could try an app like Force Media Scan to force it to run. NOTE: I have not tested this app. There are many apps to do this this one has a widget for it (also not tested by me). Some applications like PowerAmp will automatically scan for media when first booted also.

Alternatively you could try to update or re-install Google Play Services (though this may cause issues with other applications). If you are a bit more techie you could try running media scanner via commandline.

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Turn  off you phone and pull out the memory card.
Insert the memory card in a memory card reader. If your desktop or laptop has an MMC slot, it will do.
Wait till you can see the Drive of the memory card (Drive E, F, G, H, I, J, for example).
Do not open the card in PC.
Now click on the “Start” (Windows) button on your PC and type “cmd”. Hit the Enter key and you will see a command box.
Now type the following command at the cursor blink: chkdsk x: /r
Here “x” is the value/name of the memory card Drive. In my case it was H, so I typed chkdsk h: /r
Now hit the Enter key on your keyboard and wait till Windows checks your card and fixes it.
When it is finished, safely remove your card and insert it into the phone.
Reboot the phone and now you should be able to see your media files on your phone’s apps.


How do I add a new ROM/ Moto G 2013? I was flashing a new ROM to my Moto G and I accidentally put a normal file instead of a ZIP file. I accidentally wiped the OS off the phone and I can't get the ROM back onto the phone. Not Sure What To Do. Moto G 2013 I also used twrp

First make sure you have the zip file on the internal storage of the phone or sdcard. Go to recovery and press install zip and then select the ROM zip and install it. Also you may want to wipe cache , data and dalvik cache before installing zip.

This is a bit searchable stuff you should not ask this types of questions , first you can search on Google or search on this very website about similar questions, that will help keeping out duplicate questions , hope you understand me.


How to make Termux obtain root access? I am using a rooted Samsung S8+. But, Termux cannot gain root access. I tried su, sudo unsuccessfully.

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First, install the needed packages.
pkg install proot proot-distro tsu fakeroot parted

Then, go to a new screen in the terminal and type
proot -0 login


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Graphics Feature Status
Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Flash: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Flash Stage3D: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Compositing: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Multiple Raster Threads: Disabled
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Out-of-process Rasterization: Disabled
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Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
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ARC Welder is dead.

If you want to run Android apps on Chrome OS there now official documentation (including emulator in the Android SDK) on supporting the Play Store in Chrome OS.

The closest I know of to a formal statement regarding ARC is this article from ArsTechnica about Play Store on Chrome OS where a Google manager explains that the ARC method was limited by not passing the Android compatibility tests, which meant more work for developers to get their app working, as well as not supporting Android NDK, which meant games wouldn't work either.

While the initial promise of ARC technology was to use the multi-platform Native Client feature in Chrome it seems that it wasn't up to the job and Native Client itself is getting phased out.

If you still want to try to use ARC Welder in Chrome you'll have to find/use the last version of Chrome which supported it. This post in StackOverflow on
ARC welder for chrome is not launching properly from 2017 may give some idea of when it last worked.

As I stated in Chrome OS current support for Android via containers Google is going forward with containers on Chrome OS to support Android apps (ARC++). While current ARC++ support for Android apps still needs improvement, enough is compatible with existing Android apps (including games) for the Play Store on ChromeOS to be in the stable release of some Chromebooks.


Changing a watsapp group name I changed a watsapp group name and then back again to the original name. will everyone get notified of the changed name I didnt use?
Its just a work group and Im mortified.

Yes, Every member of the group will be notified when you change(s):

• Group Name

• Group Description

• Group Icon


Can one avoid losing everything on a Galaxy Nexus when applying a new ROM (safely)? The makers of most ROMs suggest that you do a full device wipe when moving from one ROM to another. I have also found this is usually good practice, so data from the previous ROM does not affect the new one. On my EVO 4G, this was not a problem, since wipes did not affect the SD card. However, my new Galaxy Nexus (Sprint) has no SD card, and is managed all on internal memory. Every time I do a full wipe (in TWRP and Clockworkmod recoveries) they erase everything on my device, including my SD contents (photos, documents, the new ROM I'm trying to install, etc.).

This is quite problematic and annoying, as it requires much more time to manually backup my backups before flashing anything.

Has anyone found a way to avoid this? By that, I mean is there a way to keep portions of data (preferably the faux "SD" portions) between flashing new ROMs?

You can use adb backup command to back-up everything to your PC. Use this manual on XDA for correct parameters.


Unable to install PyCrypto I'm installing PyCrypto because it is a dependency of another package. The installation always ends in an error in Termux (pip install pycrypto):

Command "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/python -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/pip-install-ip9yqged/pycrypto/setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/pip-record-_ac102nh/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/pip-install-ip9yqged/pycrypto/

The other Python packages have so far installed succesfully.

Try installing a C compiler like Clang provided by Termux:

apt install clang


Can I put an HTC flip clock on the lock screen? I have an HTC One X and it has the typical HTC flip-clock/weather widget loud and proud on the home screen.

I don't really want it there because it's a bit bulky but it would be nice on the lock screen for when I'm just taking my phone out my pocket to check the time?  Is this possible?  I can find setting to customise the clock on the lock screen but, for some reason, the only clock that list doesn't include is the flip-clock I'm after!

Install WidgetLocker Lockscreen. It allows to add homescreen widgets on lockscreen.

Update:
HTC widgets can't be added to WidgetLocker, but third-party general widgets can be. So, install Beautiful Widgets app, first. It has exact HTC flip-clock alternative.


Where can I find files/db/etc of Memo application? I'm wondering is it possible (sure it is :)) to find all the memo notes manually and where exactly they are stored?

Android does not have a default memo application, but most android app stores their database in /data/data/PACKAGE_NAME/databases/.

Some applications write their data to the sdcard instead, so you might want to check that as well.


How to switch on Android TV Box without IR Remote Control? I have recently bought CS928 having RK3288 chipset Android TV Box , which came with IR Remote Control.

IR Remote control can be used to Start android tv box and do some other things, but eveytime i have to start the ANDROID TV BOX using IR Remote control , is there any other way to make it Start / Boot as soon as power is connected ?

There is POWER BUTTON on the TV BOX, its not just to release the camera , its the power button too.,

After Powering On the device , you need to click it once to boot the Android TV Box.

hope this helps.


WhatsApp notification showing "Deleting all messages" My father has a Samsung Galaxy On5, Android 6.0.1-Marshmallow.

Today, all of a sudden, the WhatsApp on his phone started showing this:

I quickly restarted the phone, but the notification again came back after some time. Moreover, although it's saying it's deleting messages, no message is actually being deleted from any chat or group.

Has anyone faced something like this before? Is it some malware that's causing this? I performed a check of the phone by Malwarebytes, but everything seems to be okay.

To remove the blocking "deleting all messages" notification:

Go to Settings - Apps - WhatsApp
Press "Force stop"


How to change Google+ notification sound on Android 8 After the upgrade to 8.0, the Google+ app notifications sound change to the default notifications sound. I went through the settings to change the sound back the way it was but that setting is completely missing. The Ringtone option is not there anymore.

Is there a different way to change the notifications sound for this Google+ app?

Settings > Apps & notifications > App info > Google+ > App notifications

From here, you can enable/disable specific notifications, change their importance to a level with or without sound, and/or set the sound you want to use for notifications.


How to check filesystem (/sdcard) for errors? I would like to check my /sdcard, and possibly other internal partitions as well, for errors on the file system level.

I am wondering how this could be accomplished.

I am using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (toro) with Verizon Wireless.

Update:
This device does NOT have an actual SD card and I believe the only way to do it is through: "adb shell" (BEFORE system boots (i.e. inside of recovery mode), this way /sdcard is NOT mounted and it's possible to perform checks on it in read/write mode)

Perhaps the easiest way to do this, would be to connect your Galaxy Nexus to your computer and use a 3rd-party tool to check the file system for errors.

Please bear in mind that using this method you will only be able to check the mountable storage, and only if your device is in USB mass storage mode.

At current, I know of no way to check the internal partitions for errors - this does not mean there isn't one, however.

EDIT:

Even if you only have an internal SD card, then you should still be able to mount it as USB storage - something has to act as an SD card, for the camera app to function. Something is mounted to /sdcard, and this is what is mounted when you enable USB mass storage.

EDIT 2:

Ok, last but not least - do you have a recovery installed? If so, you can use this flashable zip to do what you want. If not, then are you rooted? You MUST be rooted to be able to this, as it would involve copying a binary to your system.

EDIT 3:

Ok. This CANNOT be done while the device is turned on, in user mode, as the partitions must be unmounted to scan them. This is why that zip is that - a zip. If you cannot flash the zip, there is no other way unless you can find a way to unmount the filesystem's when they are being used.


userdata .backup android My tablet is not rooted. I made a backup of it through console (in recovery mode):

boot my tablet in recovery mode
go down to menu "backup user data"

After that, in my sdcard, I have three files:

userdata_20160211_092627.backup
userdata_20160211_092627.backup1
userdata_20160211_092627.backup2)

Then I moved the sdcard to another tablet (which is the same model), and recovered this backup there through recovery mode (steps as above, just selecting "restore user data"), but after about 10 seconds I get this error:

"Checksum compare fail".

Does any body know how to fix this error or how to disable the checksum in the .backup file? (this works if i recovered on the same tablet that i have made a backup in)

Thanks

The checksum prevents of stealing data (put sdcard into someones phone and create a backup). You can not restore to even similar phones.
I posted the ektoric solution, please download the script from page 2. This skips checksum and makes it restoreable to other phones. Root is required, but no need to flash custom recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528969&page=2


Added simulated external display in Developer Settings and can't boot now Got my S3 Mini with CM11 stuck at boot after adding external display simulation in Developer Settings. Just after that UI froze and I had to reboot. After that it freezes on "Android is upgrading" popup and the progress circle isn't even running.

I tried going to Safe Mode but the only difference is that the progress circle is running all the time but nothing happens for another hour.

Logcat says something like this:

I/DisplayManagerService( 2137): Display device added: DisplayDeviceInfo{"Nak┼éadka nr 1": 720 x 480, 60.000004 fps, density 160, 160.0 x 160.0 dpi, touch NONE, rotation 0, type OVERLAY, FLAG_SECURE, FLAG_PRESENTATION}
E/gralloc ( 1671): gralloc_alloc: gralloc_alloc_framebuffer (google) failed, Out of memory
E/FramebufferNativeWindow( 1671): fb buffer 0 allocation failed w=480, h=800, err=Out of memory

Is there any way to remove the additional display without having to do data wipe? I have full access to ADB and recovery. Just this one thing stops Android to boot further.

You can try wiping cache and dalvik before entering the safe mode. A similar problem is addressed on an XDA thread here.

If the above doesn't work, you can restore the previous backup (hopefully a NAndroid one). If that doesn't work, you can try flashing CM again. Finally, if none of the above works, you can do a full data wipe and factory reset and flash + restore again.

Yet another approach is manually editing the developer options database via ADB as discussed here.

adb shell
sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
delete from global where name="overlay_display_devices";
reboot

If the above doesn't work, then as said in above XDA thread, delete the developer settings manually as follows (all system specific settings will be reset), first mount /data in recovery:

adb shell
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/
delete settings.db
reboot

If nothing works, the problem could be something different than the secondary display.


“Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped.” on Android L Developer Preview I'm running the Android L Developer Preview on my Nexus 5. I'm trying to install the Google Inbox beta, but I can only get to the sign up screen. I always get a ""Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped" message once I press the sign up button. I'm wondering if there's a way to fix this issue besides reverting to KitKat 4.4. Any ideas?

I have the exact same problem -- Google Inbox, developer preview on Nexus 5, same error. I looked at the log (CatLog) and it's showing a runtime exception "UnsupportedOperationException: Can't convert to color: type=0x2" on AccountPickerActivity.

A friend said it works on his Nexus 5 after he flashed the latest developer preview image, so you may want to either do that or just wait a couple weeks for the official 5.0 update. I've had several problems like this on the preview version that I have.


How to manage Android's filesystem from a Mac? Is there some way that I can explore, and possibly modify, my Android's file system from my Mac?  IOW, I would like to use my desktop Mac as the interface to access and modify my phone's filesystem, thus benefitting from full-sized keyboard and screen, mouse, etc.

(FWIW, my phone is rooted.)

Thanks!

As your device is rooted, you could try to install come SSHd app:

QuickSSHd explicitly mentions root support
DropBear SSH Server even requires it
SSHDroid mentions root as option

So all 3 of them should be able to "export" the full file system via SSH. So on a Mac (and Linux/Unix/BSD as well) you could directly connect from a terminal, or integrate the device's file system using e.g. SSHFS or Fish, on Windows you could use the famous WinSCP -- and probably many others.


how to identify and change apps which are set as startup items I am coming from Windows back-ground (never used Linux), and HTC Wildfire is my first Android phone.

I can see that many app like Facebook for HTC Sense, Flickr, Footprints, Friend Stream, Gmail, Peep, Stocks and many more as start-up apps.

How can I find which apps are start-up apps, and how to remove a particular app from starting up at boot (or say soft reset)

See also: How can I stop applications and services from running?

First, I strongly caution against messing with this.  If an app is hogging system resources or otherwise being a problem, uninstall it.  Android is designed to manage running services and apps automatically, and manual interference is tricky and can cause various problems.

There are apps that claim to allow you to edit start-up processes (example), but I don't trust them.  Many of them either do nothing or simply force close the app every time it starts.  Many services auto-restart so your phone will never sleep, the services will just be run and closed over and over.  Many of these apps don't require root, so I'd be surprised if they could do anything at all.

With root, you can use an app like Autostarts to manage which apps are triggered by events.  This isn't quite the same as preventing apps from running at startup, but it can help prevent them from restarting after they've been killed.

I recommend Titanium Backup for uninstalling system apps.  Make sure you don't remove actual Android OS apps/services, just third-party apps that have been protected (e.g. bundled software like you'd get on Windows).  Some of these apps are more important than they appear (I hear Motorola phones have a lot of "useless" apps that the system relies on for no good reason), so use the backup feature of Titanium first.  (Note that if you break something badly, you may not be able to get into the phone to restore and fix it!)

Be very careful how you use all of these tools.  If you remove or disable a system process, you can make your phone unusable.


Does the Google Drive App create a folder that syncs automatically? On my computer I have a Google Drive folder that syncs to the cloud.

Is there a folder like that on my android phone after installing Google Drive?

The idea would be to make a 'photos' folder in there and save all my photos from the camera in that folder.

I do not believe this is the way Google Drive works. The app, if I am not mistaken, allows you to view (and edit some Google documents) but maintains them in the cloud. While it does allow you to download them, it saves them to your Download folder for local use only.

You can choose photos you've taken from your gallery and upload them to Google Drive, but (if I am not mistaken), there is no automatic folder syncing option.

You can use Google+ though. It automatically adds all your photos to a Google+ album only you can see. Given, not as easy as Drive, but still a good auto-upload option. I don't know of an easy way to get them from there to a Drive folder though :/

  You can also use FolderSync. It could sync folders with Google
  Docs, and still works after Docs upgraded to Drive, Google Drive is
  fully supported. Just choose Google Docs when adding account in the
  app. In case, you don't want to pay, its [free lite version][3 is also
  in Play Store, but with some limitations.

Thanks for the above goes to Sachin Shekhar.


Increase internal memory of Samsung J2 prime I bought Samsung J2 prime phone. Some details of that phone as follows.

Model - SM -G532G

Android version - 6.0.1

I heard that earlier it came with good feature that allow us to format external SD card as internal storage.

I tried to format my new SD card as internal storage. But it does not give that option in my phone.

Is there anyone who has similar experience to solve this problem?

Thanks

Try formatting the sd card as ext2, default sd card storage type is fat32 i think?, the android may not recognize it as a usable sd card, now a notification may appear saying : (SD CARD NAME) is not recognizable, it need to format or something close to that, a option may appear: Format as INTERNAL STORAGE and Format as PORTABLE STORAGE, pick the "Format as INTERNAL STORAGE"

EDIT: I think your android was flashed because of bootloops, i dunno?, It remove the option to format as internal storage


How can I export Samsung memos? Using the built-in Memo app on a Samsung Galaxy Avant, I've created several memo files, and they are saved on the device and synced with my Samsung account.  How can I export the memos as text files, or some other readable file format that lets me get the text into another program (e.g. Google Keep)?

The following applies to Memo app version 1.0.4517634 on Android 4.4.2.

The memo files are located in /mnt/shell/emulated/0/BeamMemo and have a .memo extension.

Each .memo file is a zip archive that contains a media folder and a memo_content.xml file.  The text of the memo is in the /contents/content node of the xml document.

I was able to find the files using adb, with the command:

adb shell 'ls -Ra 2>/dev/null | grep -i memo'


Android Gmail App deleted my email when I swipe left on a IMAP email account Swipe left to archive works when my account type is Gmail account.

However, I've added an IMAP account (non-Gmail), the default swipe left action is now delete instead of archive, and I find no way to make swipe left to archive.

Anyone tried using Gmail app on Android to receive IMAP email?

Read the full article here.

Open the Gmail app.
In the top left, tap on Menu.
At the bottom tap Settings.
Under the General Settings, go to Swipe Action and change as per your preference.

Hope it helps.

Thank you.


How can I upload a fresh photo to Facebook on Android? How can I upload a fresh photo to Facebook on Android?  One take with the camera of the phone.  I have Android 2.1update1.

If you want to use your browser to upload the image, try switching out of mobile view from the page footer. Then you should be able to upload it the same way as on a desktop browser. You could also use the apps (either official or third-party) for more upload options.


Samsung Galaxy S3 Stuck at Samsung Logo Please help my phone won't start and keeps restarting. I was playing COC and I think my phone is overused.

I tried to remove the battery then press hold the button for 30 seconds. Then test my phone again but nothing happened.

I tried press hold the Home + Volume Up+ Power On button option then Select factory reset/wipe data. But it doesn't continue.

I don't know if the Power button is stuck.

Then I have no choice, I consult to technician to fix my phone. Then the technician told me my phone was grounded. Then I thought my phone will be fixed. Then After 3 days the technician told me he can't find the grounded and telling me I need to buy a new board of Samsung S3. I refused to buy a new board.

Can I still fix my phone?

This happened to me. I tried to re-flash its firmware then finally it just turned off and cannot power on again. The technician also gave up and said the motherboard is beyond repair. I recall that I overused it and maybe my very cold room generated some moist inside the phone short-circuiting the motherboard.


Log off animation in Pac-man rom How can i change the default log-off animation in my nexus4(PAC man ROM). I was able to change the boot animation in data folder but unable to find the logoff animation.

Try this: How to Change Shutdown animation

As it says, you'll find the location of the animation is "/system/media/video/shutdown"


Skype via car Bluetooth? I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S7, bound it to my car's Bluetooth and able to make/accept regular calls. However I cannot figure out how to make calls from Skype through car's Bluetooth. When phone is connected to bluetooth and I make a Skype call - call goes through phone's speaker, not through Bluetooth.

Any advice on how to do it?

P.S. I was able to it with my old Windows Phone, so I believe it should be possible with Android 6

Every time skype initiates a video call, it changes the default audio output.  This will turn off blutooth if you have turned it on.  You need to go back into settings and reenable your audio output every time you start a video chat in skype.


Sony Xperia Z corrupted photos in LOST.DIR folder inside microSD I have a curious problem and I hope someone can help me

I was traveling and took about a hundred photos with my new Sony Xperia Z 6603 phone which were saved on my Sandisk 32GB microSD card

Some photos would not show, so I rebooted the phone (unaware that this may result in corruption). Yes, all the photos were corrupted and appeared under LOST.DIR in my SD card under titles 8216, 8217, 8219 and so on. They have no extension (original should have been jpg)

They still take up the normal space for a JPG photo and there's exactly a hundred. They are just simple files, no extension

I tried to change the extension to JPG, JPEG, PNG for photo formats, ZIP, RAR as I read they may be compressed. I also tried to repair them with JPG repair software. They do not open with any photo viewers, photo editing software either

They do not show up under Recuva, ZAR, Wondershare Dr.Fone, or any other recovery programs that scan the SD card FAT32 sectors. They just stay there in the LOST.DIR folder. They are not overwritten as I have removed the SD card

Can they really be gone and are only just ghost files? Or are they still my holiday photos that I so desperately need to recover? Is there anyone that experienced a similar problem and is there any way to recover? I wouldn't mind taking my microSD to a specialist should it come to that, as those photos are really important

well the 4.1.2 was in the fat32 format however the 4.2.2 wants a "exfat" but becarefull since this format is very weird because in not always working due to the fact that the master table very messy therefore it might asking for the deframenting often. so it can lock it self 0x....
So re format to exfat and everthing should will be fine and there should be no issues .


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

Music can be easily copied. Just open the folder where you keep the music on your hard drive and just copy & paste it on your Android device.

For contacts and calender, check this Google Help article (screenshot below):


What do "NAND", "ROM" and "to flash" mean? Possible Duplicate:
  What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.?

I'd like to know the meaning of the following terms:

What does NAND mean?
What is a ROM? Is it a custom OS?
What does "to flash" refer to (as in, to flash a ROM)? Does it mean to copy?

A Nandroid backup is a backup of your phone that is an exact image of the state of your phone. So you could make an exact copy of your current phone, then do major changes to it, and then restore to your previous backup by flashing the backup back to the phone. Flashing means to copy or to install.... you are essentially wiping the device and restoring a previous state (a backup) or you are flashing a new ROM (which is a custom version of Android).

More info: I've rooted my phone.  Now what?  What do I gain from rooting?, What is the difference between: Rooting, Jailbreak, ROM, Mod, etc.? , etc.


What is the difference between Widget and program that can be added to the home screen? When I hold the home screen on a spot a set of options appears to add to Home. Two of these options say program and widget. To add my calendar app which syncs with my google calendar I had to use widget on the home screen. To add my task app which syncs with my google tasks, I added a program to the home screen.

What is different from a Widget and a program. They both must be programs. Is a widget something which is dynamic all the time, and loads on boot so the viewer can see it on the home screen live and updated like a clock?

You basically answered the question.  A widget is a 'view' on an application that will update and can be embedded in apps like the home screen.  A 'program' in the home screen sense is a static link to an full-screen application startup.

See the first para of the Android developer docs for more details about what a Widget is:
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html


Windows can't identify Samsung captivate glide I've Samsung Captivate Glide (i927). When I try to connect the phone to the PC windows says USB Device unrecognized. I've installed the latest version of Samsung Kies, and also installed Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0 from the official Samsung site. Still I cannot connect my phone to the PC.

I tried to install the Samsung mobile composite driver manually also. It installed successfully but gives an error that the device cannot start code 10. And again the phone is detected as "Unknown device".

I've also tried to change the PDA USB mode in phoneutils by *#7284#, still no luck.

Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem? I'm using Windows-7 Ultimate 32-bit Desktop computer.

Finally got solution after 2 days of headache. Problem is my USB data cable. I've got original Samsung's USB data cable with phone but unfortunately it is not working. Though charging can done via this cable. I've tries few Chinese cables also but problem remains there. But as soon as I use my friend's original Samsung cable it working like a charm.

So any of you have this problem first thing to do is check from another usb cable. And importantly go for OEM's original cable.


Deleting 'infinite' recursive directory I created a new folder inside /sdcard/ and something went wrong with it since  other 600 sub-folders (one inside the other) were created as well.
I noticed the problem when trying to rename the 'main' folder, as it returned a  "folder not found" error.

I know the number of sub-folders because I checked the properties of the main folders. There are also 160 files which I did not place there and I haven't checked what they are.

My phone is rooted and for the operation I used the CM built-in file manager.
I've been trying deleting the folders both via UI and through the shell but nothing works. If I run

rm -r /sdcard/<myfolder>/

It returns "folder not empty".
I've also tried the

-rf

option but nothing changes.
Rebooting didn't solve the issue.

I hope it's not about a corrupted partition...

Any suggestions?

Issue resolved by running rm -r from the Custom Recovery cmd.

I'll create the folder again and see if the problem reoccurs, hopefully it was just a 'random' glitch.
(I should probably mention that I use a nightly version of CM12.1, not a stable ROM).


where are MyPhoneExplorer SyncJobs stored? I like to know where exactly the FileSync jobs are stored in a MyPhoneExplorer phone profile? (in what file, and which location (profile folder or AppData folder))?
I like to emigrate to a new phone and I have a lot of customized FileSync folders configured, all the folders have the same path on my new phone and I want the same folders and options as in the old phone. How can I easily import them into a new profile I created for my new phone? Without creating them all over again (would spare me a lot of work).
I searched all the config files in my old phone profile folder and hoped they were stored in "FileSync.dat", I copied that file to the new profile and restarted MyPhoneExplorer, but it did not seem to work, still no SyncJobs in the SyncFiles menu...
Thanks a lot in advance.

The SyncJobs are stored in "settings.dat" !
An editable text file you can open with any text editor:

close MyPhoneExplorer
open settings.dat from your old profile folder
copy all the text from the rule: [FileSync_*] until the end of the file
from the old_phone's: settings.dat
to the new phone profile: settings.dat (in your new profile folder)
restart MyPhoneExplorer

thanks to "Koelner" to give me this great information, that saves my day!
So I share it here and hope there will be an import/export function in the future.
answer on MyPhoneExplorer support forum


How to restore contacts from Google account? I backed up my contacts to Google account using Gionee S-plus through       "Settings/Advanced settings/Backup & reset/System backup and restore/Backup to Storage"  .
Pls how will i restore my contacts using Gionee M2.

In Gionee M2, go to Settings > Account > Google then put your Google account and password. Now you should see Sync, check contact in the list. Let it sync and go in the Contact app you should have all your contacts back.


HTC Desire HD Android 2.2 disable screen shut off when timer is running I tried to use the timer for a countdown of 3 minutes. 1 minute in, the screen shut off and the phone locked, disabling the countdown.

After 4 minutes, I realised what had happened. Is there a way to disable the screen shut off just when the timer is running?

You may try to install KeepScreen application from Android market and configure it to disable screen timeout when your timer application is running.


Can I use a separate profile for corporate security requirements on KitKat? I tried adding my corporate Exchange user to my KitKat tablet, so I can sync email and calendar. The security policy page that came up states the admins in my company will be allowed to block my device, remotely erase it, change my password, etc. - if I accept the policy. Proceeding without accepting the policy is impossible (obviously).

Since this is a private device that I intend to use personally as well, my question is: can I create a separate user on the device, create the Exchange account under that user, accept whatever policy is required - but not have it applied to the entire device, only to that specific user profile? Or is a policy applied to one user applicable to the entire device?

No. You can only do what you describe on Samsung devices with their "KNOX" feature. This uses special security hardware to provide separate, isolated environments on your phone, so there's no way that information can leak from the "business" environment to the "personal" environment. It's present on their high-end phones since the Galaxy S3, and you can learn more on the official KNOX website.

A similar feature, but for all Android devices, is said to be coming in Android L, but it's not ready yet.

Normal user profiles on Android don't provide enough isolation for corporate security purposes. It's still possible for the profiles to share information, and for rogue apps with the right permissions to access data from all user profiles. If your device is stolen, it's still necessary to wipe the whole device to prevent an attacker getting access to the private data.


Does Google Takeout contain Android Backup for my devices? In theory, Google Takeout lets you download all the data Google stores for you (or about you). Among these there should be the backup content of my Android devices.

Is it Android Backup included in the Takeout?
Should it be?
Is there a way to request that?

From https://takeout.google.com, you can download files stored in My Drive and Computers, which don't include mobile Backups:

From the question: Downloading Phone's Backups from Google Drive to PC or Alternative Phone:

  You can not download the backup onto your PC. It can only be installed back onto the product it came from, or if it is an iOS or Android backup, then that can only go back onto that operating system (so back onto another phone or the same phone).

However you can "View details about a backup" and "Delete a backup" directly from a web browser or Google Drive app (source: Manage & restore your mobile backups in Google Drive).