How to turn off Nokia theme tune on startup? My Nokia 6 always made the Nokia theme tune when it was turned on from being completely off. However, for a short period, I had another user account on my phone and it didn't make the noise every time, but there were still a few instances where it did.

I've Tried

Putting my phone in Do Not Disturb
Using the Complete Silence DND option
Having my phone on silent
Aeroplane Mode
Having my phone on charge and off charge makes no difference
Looking for a setting that turns it off(suggested in a previous anwser)

All of these were done before I turned the phone completely off.

I've done some research on Nokia forums and other sites and most answers suggest one of the following above but none of the above have worked.

Now I have removed the other user and I am running the single user account with no guest user. It is making the noise more, but not every time as before I would say that it's roughly 40% of the time it makes the noise now.

Is the fact that I created the other user account linked to the noise stops, its the only thing I changed on my phone which is why I'm making that assumption.

Is there any way to stop the noise compleat as it can be annoying(and embarrassing) when turning my phone on in public?

I'm running Android 8.1.0

Some Android phones allow going into Settings > Sound and finding a option called something along the lines of 'Startup Ringtone'.


Import SMSes from Nokia 6300 I want to transfer all SMSes from my old phone Nokia 6300 to Philips W626. I have tried several tools but all of them failed. Does anybody know tested way to do it?

An accepted solution is described with the question How to move contacts and other data from Symbian to Android? -- which might be of special interest to you, as it covers the transfer of other data as well. The SMS Migrator tool described there does, according to its description...

  4 steps to migrate / import / transfer / move SMS from Iphone,
  Window Mobile, Symbian (Nokia), BlackBerry, Sony Errison,
  Samsung, Siemens, and so on to your Android.

A step-by-step guide can be found on the product's website.


Whenever I try to download an app, it keeps wanting to download it to my old Android phone I bought a used Coolpad, but like new. Whenever I try to download an app, be it an old one already installed on old phone or a new, never before loaded one, it keeps wanting to send data to old phone, an LG Admire. In the box, looking for device compatibility, only the old phones model number comes up.

It is about Google Account I think. Logout and create a new account.


My HTC EVO 3D is unresponsive after charging For about the past month or so, whenever I pull my HTC Evo 3d off the charger (wall primarily, haven't tested against USB yet) the phone is unresponsive for anywhere between 15-60 seconds, and it's getting worse.

If I pull the phone off with the display turned on, it will stay turned on in a frozen state; it does the same if I pull it off with the display off, just frozen with the display turned off. The battery is frequently incredibly warm but not quite hot. The unit is running stock Android (after a couple of updates; 2.3.4 Gingerbread, Sense 3.0).

What could be causing this? To me it sounds like some kind of power regulation problem, perhaps from it switching from AC to battery power.
How can I diagnose what is going on that is causing the overheat (is overheating a regularly reported defect of the Evo 3D)?
I am becoming more worried about long-term damage not only from the freezing, but from just charging my phone. So, most importantly, what steps should I take to fix it?

I have minimized the impact of this problem by disabling the [Stay Awake] setting (Settings | Applications | Development).

This setting had been enabled and once I had turned it back off the screen display became responsive sooner after unplugging. Apparently this setting on the HTC-Evo 3D is problematic.


Advanced call diverting to know from which number this call is diverted I have diverted several numbers to  my primary number , I want to know from which number this call be diverted
Is there any app showing like this call is  diverted from this number ....???,

Please help

Set up a response message...

Use tasker or something on each phone to automatically send a text message saying,

  i just sent a call to you

This way... when the call arrives at the primary phon, So does a text message notification from the original number  :)


How can I make a selected calendar notification behave like an alarm, that is, audible even on silent mode? I keep my phone on silent most of the time but would like audible reminders for critical calendar reminders. Short of silencing everything else manually, is there a way to acheive this?

Check out CyanogenMod. It's a custom rom that has a profiles feature built in where you can define which apps should have audible notifications.


Can't download custom APK files on Cyanogen Mod 7 I'm developing a simple apps for my own purpose using PhoneGap Build. For convenience, I'm pointing web browser, on each device where I want to install & test such app, to application download site on PhoneGap Build and download .apk files directly from there.

It works like a charm on every device, that has original system (i.e. first Galaxy Tab, first Google Nexus etc.). When I'm trying to do the same on my old LG GT540, which has non-standard Cyanogen Mod 7 ROM, download process fails. I don't get any extra information, only download manager adds status bar notification, that download failed and I can try to restart it, by touching that notification (no effect).

This is first time I run into such situation. I've heard many times about many factors that could prevent installation of .apk file, but never about not being able to download it.

My Internet connection is just fine, and this is related to .apk files only. I can download any other file types using web browser. I can also install .apk files manually, once I deliver them by cable to phohe.

Has anyone else got similar experience or know, what is going on here?

Summing up the solution from above comments on the question itself:
Finding the culprit
First step is to get to the logging information on your device, to figure out some more details on what's going on. Multiple choices to do so:

get a logcat app from the Playstore. There are many, and as long as you run Android 4.0 or below, none of them have issues. Starting with Android 4.1, apps can only see their own log entries (so a logcat app only sees what it writes itself, which makes it quite useless) -- unless your device is rooted (your CM7 is), and you convert the logcat app into a system app (which can be done e.g. using Titanium Backup ★ root). To find a suiting logcat app, simply use this playstore search -- AFAIK none of them comes pre-installed with CM.
get it done from your PC. See Is there a minimal installation of ADB? for how to get ADB installed on your Linux/Mac/Windows computer, and how to set up its configuration so it recognizes your Android device. Then either use adb logcat from the command-line, or a graphical interface (e.g. QtADB, as described in the linked question)

Solving the issue
As you followed above device, you were able to pick the corresponding error message from the logs: the app was looking for a folder named /mnt/sdcard/download/, which did not exist -- instead there already existed /mnt/sdcard/Download/ with a capital D. The problem behind this little thing is: While the underlying file-system (FAT) supports mixed-case file/directory names, it does not differentiate correctly: cd download doesn't work due to different spelling, but mkdir download conflicts, though. So the solution, in your case, was to rename the existing Download directory to download.
While I still hold this as a bug in the apps used (they should be able to work around the issue, at least by asking the user where to download to), this simple trick at least enables you to download the .apk files now :)


Do I have to reboot between flashing ROM, root and Xposed? I am going to flash a custom ROM, systemless root (Magisk) and Xposed Framwork through TWRP.

Can I flash them all sequentially without rebooting, or do I have to reboot the phone between each installation?

My device is the Moto Z2 Play and my ROM is the Pixel Experience 8.1.

You can flash the custom Rom and Magisk without rebooting. However, I would reboot after flashing the custom Rom and Magisk. That way you can ensure your system and root are setup. Xposed is a bit hacking and it is best to flash on its own.

As far as Xposed you very important to reboot after flashing xposed. Also depending on Rom size it could take around 10 minutes to boot while Xposed does its thing.


Can't run any Python script on my Android phone I have an Acer Liquid Metal, Gingerbread...

I've tried installing Python on Android (and s4la: http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/) but when I run the hello world script I get:

dlopen libpython2.6.so

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "compass.py", line 2, in <module>

droid = android.Android()

File "/sdcard/com.googlecode.pythonforandroid/extras/python/android.py", line
34, in __init__

self.conn = socket.create_connection(addr)

File "/home/manuel/AptanaStudio3Workspace/python-for-android/python-build/output/usr/lib/python2.6/socket.py", line 498, in create_connection
socket.gaierror: [Errno 8] hostname nor servname provided, or not known."

Any ideas?

Easy peasy:

I was using adaway (an app that blocks ads) and somehow its tweaking of my hosts file was not accepted by Python.

Yay! :D


Installation/uninstallation of apps I noticed that when I install and uninstall applications slow down the phone and it is necessary to restart to restore normal function of the phone. Is it a case like a computer's, after installation should be restarted, and how Android resolves this case?!

Normaly it shouldn't restarted.
If you uninstall an app, it only deletes the apk from the folder /data/app and the app data from the folder /data/data.

Nothing special or magic.


How to root / update the fake Lenovo P780W I tried searching for a guide to root the 'lenovo' P780 w model - but this model doesn't seem to appear in the various lists of devices which can be rooted (such as Kingo Ready2Root or the list in this post).

The closest information I could find regarding the P780w was at xda-developer forums where one of the links there had a download with a rom and flash tool, but on the other hand indicated that there was no development for this type of phone, and that the rom was only for already broken phones.

I'm guessing that this is because the phone is a fake.

So my question is basically:

1) How can I safely root this fake phone and

2) [If it is actually possible to root this phone]: Is there a custom ROM for this phone so that I can update the operating system and Android version from 4.2.2 jellybean to 4.4 or higher?

I'm especially interested in advice from users which also acquired this phone and successfully rooted / updated it with a custom ROM.

PS: I'm sure it's the fake phone that I have. I purchased it via ali express China.

Also, if there are any necessary details about the phone which I haven't mentioned - please let me know and I will post them.

Most Chinese fake phones can easily be rooted as they do not carry any bloatware, skins, extra bundles etc. These phones contain a near stock version of android and thus, don't cause any problems (usually) while rooting. You should be able to use cyanogenmod, it usually works very well on Chinese phones.

Best of luck.
Rahul.

PS: To be on the safe side, remember to take a backup.


How do I make myself device administrator? I can't disable, uninstall, or uncheck phone info as device administrator. Why?

In this thread, the poster was unable to find the cause, but was advised by Samsung to factory reset. According to the thread, phone info appears to be a hidden app with many permissions, perhaps malware.


Google Earth showing only a black screen on Samsung GT-S7582L, how to solve? When I install Google Earth from Google Play, initially it works, you can see the 3D Earth centered in the screen. Then the first time tips appears, teaching you how to use the fingers to zoom, change angle, etc.

When you close the last tip, no more 3D Earth, only a black screen. The interface seems to work, you can see the pictures of places at the bottom of the screen, and you can go to in app settings.

Maybe my device isn't enough for Earth.

The solution is to downgrade to version 7.x of Google Earth.

To downgrade, for example, download apk from here: http://google-earth.en.uptodown.com/android/download/52238

You will have to enable installation from unknown sources: http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/forum/enable-unknown-sources-android-install-apps-outside-play-store-0150603/

Then disable auto updates for Google Earth: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/21/psa-as-of-play-store-v4-3-10-you-can-finally-disable-automatic-updates-for-certain-apps-and-update-all-will-honor-these-settings/

Periodically try to go back to newest version and check if the BUG, if it is a BUG at all, resolved.


How do I root my Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900V) Guess I might as well grab this one since it doesn't exist. I listed my specific carrier's model in the question because that's important, however the CW post for rooting states there should only be one question per model, so answers for other versions of the GS5 are appropriate answers for this question, they just won't be marked as answer from me.

I haven't been able to find solid information for rooting the Samsung Galaxy S5, has anyone had experience with rooting this model?

The Verizon and AT&T versions have locked bootloaders and are not able to be rooted at the moment.


Can I download a file in Chrome into Dropbox so that it gets uploaded to Dropbox? Is there a way to download a file in Chrome (on my Nexus 7) and then have it uploaded to a folder in Dropbox?  On a desktop PC, I'd just save it into the Dropbox folder and the app would upload it.

Either that, or given the URL to the file somehow get it into my Dropbox?

If you have downloaded a file and want to upload it to dropbox then you can do it inside "Dropbox" app by using "Upload here" option in menu.
or you can use any file manager which provides cloud facility such as "ES File Explorer".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop

or if you do not want to download it locally then there are some websites which directly upload files from url like "http://ctrlq.org/save/"


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

There has been an unlock method available for most Snapdragon 800/801 devices, and some forums claim it works for the MI 4 too. However, 1) it involves flashing a custom ROM and using a dangerous diagnostic tool, and 2) it doesn't unlock what the phone is not supposed to support (e.g. CDMA), nor is it guaranteed to unlock the band you want.

If you're still curious, take a look here.

And before you leave, you should know that MI 4 has 3G and 4G variants. If you have the 3G variant then just give up - there's no hardware.


FastBoot recovery failed: partition 'recovery' not support flash My mobile is Lenovo S920 running official Android OS 4.4.2.

I am trying to install cwm recovery through fastboot.  I tried executing the command

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

But I am getting the error as partition 'recovery' not support flash. Please any one help me to fix this. Whether I need to change anything on the recovery partition?

Looks like this phone does not support flashing partitions via the fastboot utility.  According to this guide you will first need to root the phone by following the instructions from here:

  Download the latest version of Framaroot and side-load the APK.
  Open Framaroot select the action to perform. Select “Install SuperSU”.
  In the rooting menu, Select an exploit in list above to potentially root your device as Barahir or BOROMIR and proceed
  further. The rooting has now started and you will be getting an
  awesome success message.
  After the end of the installation process, reboot your device and you can now enjoy the Rooted Lenovo s920.

After the phone is rooted, you will need to do the following:

  Download CWM For Lenovo S920 and extract it to the root of your SD Card.
  Install Mobile Uncle App from Google Play Store.
  Once installed, launch it from your app drawer.
  Select “Recovery Update” from the menu. The tool will search your SDcard automatically and find your “recovery.img” file. Select the
  recovery under “Recovery file in SDCard”. Click “OK”
  It will ask you if you want to reboot into recovery. Click Ok to confirm that your phone boots in CWM recovery.
  If installing Recovery.img doesn’t work on First Time, no problem, after reboot install it again through same procedure.

This installs the recovery temporarily.  If you wish to install it permanently, also do the following:

  Install Root Explorer and run it.
  Mount the system partition to Read/Write.
  Navigate to /system/ and delete the file named "recovery-from-boot.p".
  Re-install CWM as described above.


How to prevent buttons from activating screen When I take my Android phone from my trousers pocket the screen is often activated since any press to the search, home, back or menu button activates the screen. Of course, this is a major battery drain. Even worse - sometimes the phone takes or rejects an incoming call while being in my pocket without me noticing. 8-(

So: is there any way to prevent these buttons from activating the screen? Only the power on button should wake it up, since it is much better hidden and cannot be accidentially pressed in the pocket.

In case that matters: my phone is a LG-P500 with Android version 2.2.2

If you did not find anything related in the settings, a solution could be to install a custom ROM (such as CyanogenMod). They often provide a much wider set of settings, and I remember having seen something like "Menu button wakes phones on/off" on some of my older devices.


why do I have to move my apps manually to the SD card to free up space? If the internal memory is so precious why doesn't Android move the apps to the SD card automatically.  I just don't get the logic of searching through the All Apps list one by one to get a couple of apps that are only installed on the internal memory and then move them to the SD card.

In my opinion is a rather lazy memory management that relies on user intervention to free up space for important OS operations.

I can only speculate, as this is something that can really only be answered by an Android engineer, but off the top of my head I can think of a few reasons they might have decided on this:

It's less confusing for end users, since I certainly wouldn't expect apps to magically show up on my SD card after I install them (especially for users coming from versions of Android prior to 2.2, when this feature didn't exist yet).
It allows the user to manage their storage however they see fit, which can be relevant in some cases since you can't access SD apps when your external storage is unmounted. Maybe I don't want some apps on my SD card because I always want to access them, but Android has no way of inferring this, really. Otherwise you might unexpectedly be unable to use an app you wanted because you didn't know it was on the external storage.
Many apps can't be installed to the SD card, so how do you handle a situation where you want to install an app that must be on internal storage but it won't fit? Do you arbitrarily bump another app onto the SD card instead? What if that's not what the user wants (like above)? It could get a little sticky.
Some apps, confusingly, allow you to move them to your external storage despite the fact that it breaks certain features. Pandora, notably, could be moved to external storage even though it breaks the widget (I don't know if it still allows this). How do you handle that situation? Do you forcibly move it anyway, possibly breaking the user's widget?


How to skip music tracks with screen off? Is there a way to skip songs/music with hardware buttons and without having to turn on the phones screen?

A while ago, I had a phone with a custom ROM that allowed me to skip between songs by long pressing the volume buttons. Long press in VOL+ changed to the next track, and in VOL - to previous track. It was very useful, specially when I was driving, having my phone connected via a simple 3.5 plug to plug cable (to the aux. port), so i could just grab the phone, and press the keys without having to even look at it.

Now, with my new phone, and stock ROM (4.1.2) , I don't have that option, so are there some apps or hacks that i could use to allow such functionality?

I am already rooted, but there are (currently) no custom roms for my device (a motorola RAZR D3 XT919),

so what is my best option?

Try Smart Pocket app, you can skip tracks with single or double volume clicks.


How to save attachment from Gmail? I've got two MP3 files from my friend via Gmail. How can I save them to my phone? There is only a Preview button...

Sounds like you have a crippled version of the app.

I emailed myself an mp3 file and got "Download" and "Preview" buttons. Pressing "Download" downloaded the file (as one would expect) to /sdcard/download.

(This is an original DROID with Froyo.)


How to play hyperlink to mp3 on Android When I lick on a link to a mp3 file on in web page on my Android phone. It starts playing it on Google music player, but as soon as I hit home button or back button it stops playing. I know why it is behaving such a way (Activity that is playing the audio file is destroyed when back button is hit or paused when home button is pressed). Problem is I'm not able to figure out a way to work around this limitation.

One thing that I can do is copy and paste a link in a player that accepts hyperlink as input. Unfortunately Google music player does not.

Has any onw figured out a work around for this?

I use MixZing music player. I have set it as default player for music and when I click a mp3 file link in browser, it opens the file in MixZing by default and streaming works well. It plays the mp3 file in background when you press the back button.

This is an alternate solution. I don't thing it is possible to play the mp3 links in background in Android's default music player.


Backup of internal and SD storage via script (USB) tl;dr

I want to backup my internal storage and SD card contents when connected via USB cable
due to potentially large amounts of data I don't want to use WiFi-based programs
failed attempt at using rsync and gvfs

Is there anything I can do?

Full story

I would like to backup data from my Android based phone (5.1.1 that is currently). I do not want to use an WiFi-based unstable and insecure hacky solutions with SSH and server here and client there (you name it - actually Samsung's very unreliable kies software made me think that way).

By now I used a current Linux Mint (18.2), I tried to read data from the phone using rsync and the mapped storage from gvfs which failed miserably (permission issues, unstable connection).

I would like to script which directories I backup and automate that process as far as possible. Can I make Android act as some sort of virtual device on Windows/Linux that allows some sort of file based access? Or a Web-DAV server connected via USB cable? No free cloud solutions (Google, OneDrive, Dropbox), either, please!

Thank you for your help.

As most of the time: error in layer 8 of OSI model. Here is what I did and what I should have done:

What I did

I mounted my target external drive using sudo (nothing wrong so far) and thus only root has permissions to write, rsync failed to do anything (which makes sense after all) - even when running using sudo.
Where exactly the error was, I am not absolutely sure, but let's focus on

What I sould have done

Mount the external device using the GUI tools (for I am using an encrypted external drive)
Create a directory in the root of the external drive and chown it to your designated user (or group or both)
Run rsync

I created a small script to automate the finding of the gvfs path and rsync to external drive:

#!/bin/bash

PHONE_VENDOR=0000 # your phone vendor here!
USERID=1 # your user ID here - possibly `id -u`

PHONE_BUS=\`echo $(lsusb -d ${PHONE_VENDOR}:) | cut -d' ' -f 2\`
PHONE_BUS=${PHONE_BUS}%2C
PHONE_BUS=${PHONE_BUS}\`echo $(lsusb -d ${PHONE_VENDOR}:) | cut -d' ' -f 4 | cut -b 1-3` #extract vendor ID from lsusb

SOURCEBASE=/run/${USERID}/gvfs/mtp\:host\=%5Busb%3A${PHONE_BUS}%5D
TARGETBASE= # your target base path here

rsync -a --progress ${SOURCEBASE} ${TARGETBASE}  # your rsync commands here

I don't know if anything changes (or this script works) when applying an fstab entry and then mounting via shell and not relying on the GUI tools.

This works for me and provides a neat way to backup contents from Android phones without copying whole SD-cards or internal spaces.

UPDATE - First real attempt

During execution rsync started throwing I/O-errors, probably because the process in general was taking very long (got about 50GB to sync). I am now starting over.
It might be a good idea to start a foundation by manually copying all files initially and all further syncing-processes by using rsync.

UPDATE - Second attempt

So it happens this amount might be too much for one attempt. Maybe this is my crappy smartphone, too. In general it works and after the first initial load-up it will be fine, I guess.


Can I share my Google Play "cloud" music with a family member? I've uploaded all of our music to Google's "music in the cloud". I can play it on my Android phone (Droid X). I'd like my wife to be able to play it as well on her HTC Incredible).

Is this allowed?

How do I do it?

(One way would be for her to log in as me but that seems like it might cause problems with both of us logged into my account).

Any music you purchase via Google Play Store or upload via Google Music Manager application is tied to whichever Google account you selected within the app under Menu -> Settings -> Google Play account.  Starting with Android 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) you can add multiple Google accounts on Android devices (phones, tablets, Google TVs, etc.)  Therefore if your relatives' handset/tablet supports multiple Google accounts, you can add your own account under Settings -> Accounts & sync on their device, and then within their Play Music app's settings you should be able to change the account to yours.  The music should then be available on their device to stream/download.


Cryptic Symbols & Loss of Connectivity My device lost 3G Connectivity this morning and only resumed around 10AM, when it did however, this minus icon was present.

Any ideas what it is? What it means, and how to get rid of it?

Solved this, it wasnt quite blocking mode, but close. The tablet seems to have a device to suppress icons from being shown, where the wifi toggle buttons are in task bar, there is an option entitled notifications, which when toggled on can suppress icons being present in this area.


How can applications be installed on SIM and how do I view and disable them? I've got a new sim card. After it found the network, soon I've got an sms (supposedly from my operator) saying:

  Dear client! We are installing applications on your sim card for free. Please enable automatic sms sending if necessary.

After about 30 minutes, I've got another sms saying:

  Highway fees, mobile lottery, parking, infoSMS/MMS. Use the 'operator-name-here' menu on your phone if it supports it.

To be clear, I want to opt out. Need none of these and don't like the idea that any applications are auto-installing, not even 'for free'. But I don't even understand what's going on.

Can applications even be installed on the sim card?
What kind of applications, what's the technical name for them?
How do they work basically in technical terms?

I see no <operator-name-here> menu in all applications nor in settings.
What standard should my phone support to have this menu?

The sms said that please enable automatic sms . Since I want to opt-out, I've searched all my settings to disable it, but in vain.
What is automatic sms sending?
How can I disable automatic sms on Android in general, and in 2.1 eclair, specifically?
How do I list and view what applications are installed on my SIM?

No, apps cannot be installed on SIM. What you describe are rather SIM services. AFAIK you can use those with the "SIM Toolkit" app only (which is where you also should find your <operator-name-here>, and where you should be able to see what's installed there).

As long as you did not actively subscribe to any of those services, they should simply stay dormant and never bother you. Last time I've checked for those must be 10 years ago, on my old Nokia. I never encountered them afterwards, though not (un)installing anything on/from SIM.

Neither I ever heard about "automatic SMS". Even service SMS must be approved by the user before being executed. But as many of those services are rather a kind of "SMS mailing lists", could it be that should mean "please subscribe to one of them"?


How to keep the phone unlocked when it is connected to a known WiFi network? I am using MotoG2. I would like to know, if there is any means of keeping the phone unlocked when it is connected to a known wifi network.

Firelord, I don't think Smart Lock allows Wifi as an option - at least it doesn't on my S7.
I do recall when I used to own a Moto, that Moto had some of its own smart actions, but don't know what happened to those proprietary apps of late.

Some neat tips - I do realize you have the G2, not the OG.
http://phandroid.com/2015/08/05/moto-g-2015-first-things/

You can try to use Trusted Places if your device can find your location easily enough - or -
use Trusted devices if you have a Bluetooth device you can set up such as a speaker or on your PC.

Rick


Fastboot permission denied error in Asus Zenfone 2 I went into regular recovery mode to wipe cache and do factory reset to flash clean Asus ROM from XDA. I first went to wipe cache and it felt like it was taking way too long, so I turned off the phone  and tried to turn it back on, and now all I get is a dead Android.

I found this thread on XDA to unbrick the phone but when I try the steps I am getting permission denied message while using fastboot. I cannot flash TWRP via fastboot either.

C:\Users\bdelc\Downloads\android\Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11864 KB)...
OKAY [  0.628s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Permission denied)
finished. total time: 0.809s

C:\Users\bdelc\Downloads\android\Fastboot>fastboot flash boot boot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot' (11850 KB)...
OKAY [  0.619s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Permission denied)
finished. total time: 0.804s

C:\Users\bdelc\Downloads\android\Fastboot>fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'fastboot' (14800 KB)...
OKAY [  0.712s]
writing 'fastboot'...
FAILED (remote: Permission denied)
finished. total time: 0.888s

C:\Users\bdelc\Downloads\android\Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.7.1-fhd.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14456 KB)...
OKAY [  0.844s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Permission denied)
finished. total time: 1.012s

Ok i was able to fix the problem. I was still able to load TWRP by flashboot, which I used to fix permissions and clear cache. The problem started because I went into normal recovery and went to wipe cache partition to load the SuperZen rom. The cache wipe seemed to take long, so I turned the phone off and back on and the only thing I was able to load was the fast boot. No recovery or normal mode worked, just ended up with a dead android. After fixing cache partition, I reloaded same 3 img files, kept getting permission denied error. Tried to get into recovery again and this time it worked! I used ADB sideload to flash the zip file above and it worked!


Is there a way to add "special effects", or "background photos" or "sticker" to the system so that the Facebook app can use? Somebody was able to add the following three cats (on of the app's default photos) inside of the Facebook app to the photo before he posted to Facebook:

But I checked on both my Huawei Mate 9 and Redmi 4X, and both of them do not have the 3 cats, but just had 3 Minions, and Udemy and others:

I don't think Facebook added Udemy by default, so it looks like these kind of background or what it was called "special effect" photos can be added somehow? How can it be done?  (on the iPhone, there is no such thing but just "stickers", exactly how it works on a web browser such as Google Chrome on a Macbook).

What you're looking for is the Facebook Camera Effects

Example:

I added my simple draw, and I can see it on different designs, and also test it on my mobile before publishing (if you choose Preview on Mobile you'll get a notification in the Android Facebook app to test it).

Result:

I took a picture with my new overlay.


Troubleshoot fastboot error 'remote: ' command not defined Device: iMX 7ULP evaluation kit
Platform-tools: r28.0.3
Image: O8.1.0_1.4.0_ANDROID_TOOL_7ULP_GA (ARM 32 Android 8.1)

I used the image provided by nxp website on the device. Then I tried unlocking it.
According to a tutorial, I used adb to bring the system in bootloader via
> ./adb reboot bootloader

The device goes to the splash screen and stop there (Not sure if that's how it should be). adb does not recognize the device anymore and fastboot fails on any command as fowllows
> ./fastboot.exe oem unlock
                                FAILED (remote: ' unlock device failed.')
fastboot: error: Command failed

> ./fastboot oem device-info
                                FAILED (remote: ' command not defined')
fastboot: error: Command failed

> ./fastboot flashing unlock
                                FAILED (remote: ' unlock device failed.')
fastboot: error: Command failed

How can I troubleshoot that and unlock the device?

I found the problem eventually.

In the developer options, there is an option OEM unlocking which must be allowed. Otherwise fastboot fails.


Chrome not downloading PDFs on Marshmallow I migrated from a Nexus 5 to a Nexus 5X using "Set up nearby device". On the Nexus 5 when I visit turtletrader.com/pdfs/babe-ruth.pdf in Chrome it offers to download the PDF. On the Nexus 5X it doesn't do anything.

I was able to fix this by the following:

Go to Settings
Select Apps
Select Chrome
Clicking Disable
Enabling again

Then when I try to download a PDF it asked for permission to access the folder.

As pointed out in the comments a better fix is:

Go to Settings
Select Apps
Select Chrome
Select Permissions
Enable Storage permission


How do I connect Android devices to a WiFi AP and mobile data network simultaneously? When I turn WiFi on, my 3G connection shuts down, which is fine in most cases. However, I need to connect to a LAN at work that is not connected to the internet and I'd prefer not to lose my data connection when I connect to the work intranet.
How can I keep both connections active?
Ideally, I could limit this desired behavior to this one SSID because I want it to continue to operate with the default behavior for all other WiFi connections.  If that can't be done, prefer a solution that is easy to toggle on and off.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon Wireless) on CyanogenMod 9.

Despite the wide-spread information of its impossibility, an app named Super Download claims to be capable of this, as you can read in the article Combine 3G 4G Mobile Data + Wifi together to Boost Download Speeds at Geeknizer.

As expected, this comes from one of the XDA developers (elban) -- and, also expected, it requires your device to be rooted (not an issue for you, as you're running CM9;) ).

According to the article, you should keep some things in mind additionally:

Using both connections is not supported on all devices / rom combinations.
Some web servers may provide insufficient functionalities on the requested files.
The Lite version has a filesize limit of 50 megabytes. You’ll have to buy full version to go further. But if you download it from here (using barcode below), its free, with full features, courtesy of XDA).

EDIT: t0mm13b was so shocked that he dug deeper, so I can now add the link to the FAQ of Super Download...


Is there a reliable way to tell if my call is blocked by the call recipient? I want to know if my calls are being blocked by number xxx-xxxxxxxx and if so log the data.

Is there a reliable way to tell if my call is blocked by the call recipient?

You won't be able to tell this information: the target phone could be switched off or unplugged for example.


How to change device model in build.prop? The following is my build.prop file. I just can't find the device model option so I can modify it. I'm trying to change my device model to Pixel XL so I can run Google Assistant properly.

# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=NMF26V
ro.build.display.id=lineage_titan-userdebug 7.1.1 NMF26V 399d12a5d9
ro.build.version.incremental=399d12a5d9
ro.build.version.sdk=25
ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL
ro.build.version.release=7.1.1
ro.build.version.security_patch=2017-01-05
ro.build.version.base_os=
ro.build.date=Tue Jan 31 23:31:20 PST 2017
ro.build.date.utc=1485934280
ro.build.type=userdebug
ro.build.user=jenkins
ro.build.host=phenom.zifnab.net
ro.build.tags=release-keys
ro.build.flavor=lineage_titan-userdebug
ro.product.brand=motorola
ro.product.name=lineage_titan
ro.product.board=MSM8226
# ro.product.cpu.abi and ro.product.cpu.abi2 are obsolete,
# use ro.product.cpu.abilist instead.
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist32=armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64=
ro.product.manufacturer=motorola
ro.product.locale=en-US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm8226
ro.build.characteristics=default
ro.cm.device=Pixel XL
# end build

Update: I have further changed the manufacturer and brand to Google and the product to Pixel XL, but it still had no effect.

Instead of doing it manually, here's an app that does it for you: Get Assistant - Root. From app comments in Play and local markets, it's verified to work with multiple models even on LineageOS.


related to technical working of hotspot in android As we know every device came with an application of tethering.As it is obvious that somewhere in our device definitely the matching of the passwords typed by a second person and the correct password is being done, So I want to know how this matching happens on the Android devices.

This is security related question that's why everyone wants to know how the functionality of android works and I think everyone should know.

So let me explain about this topic :
suppose there are two devices A and B.

The device which want to connect to WIFI connection (suppose mobile: A)and the device which has tethering hotspot enabled(suppose mobile: B).

Here the A sends the request to B for connecting with wifi network and share the data.In response to this request device B sends the challenge of 8 byte with encryption on key and hash if the device B has password protection otherwise device A can directly invited to connect with that open network.

Now, Device A must match the credentials(challenge) to connect with that network, to do that device A enters a password and hit the enter button.After that the request with password is sent to the device B.The entered password is also sent with encryption algorithm to device B.

There are so many algorithms available for password checking.Here checking of password is done with algorithms which are stored in android somewhere.The matching will be done with stored encrypted password and user entered password.If the password pattern matches then device B send a flag with success, otherwise it will send bad request message to the device B and again ask for password.

If the password matches successfully the device A connects with device B and the device b stores the physical address of the device A to locate the device.

I hope it will helpful information.


Motorola Defy Gallery app is crashing upon start I have for a couple weeks a Motorola Defy with Android 2.1 (Eclair), since today the Gallery app crashes upon start, the screen is shown for a less than a second and then it dies.
The only odd thing I did was adding a ".nomedia" file to directories where I store music so that the disc covers would not show up on the Gallery app.
How can I fix that? Can I reset just that app?

Thanks

Have you tried Settings > Applications > Manage applications > Gallery > Clear data?


Can not flash LK2.08 for original firmwares on my spica Can not flash LK2.08 for original firmwares. I try like this: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-samsung-galaxy-spica-i5700-with-leshaks-kernel/

i am using this kernel: http://forum.samdroid.net/f55/lk2-08-original-firmwares-root-new-superuser-wifi-tether-bb-12-07-2010-a-1193/

and i copy it to my localh computer hard disk not to phone SD card.

Whn i click start i get this:

> Download Start... <0> Create File...
> <1> StartThread Detected : 1 <2>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <3>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <4>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <5>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <6>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <7>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <8>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <1> setup
> connection...

but takes 20 minutes and nothing changed. Is this normal or what i am doing wrong?

Close Odin, disconnect your phone, restart Odin, reboot your phone, put the phone into Download mode again, and then connect your phone and ensure Odin sees it.  Sometimes Odin just doesn't recognize the device and you need to try again.  Odin will show something like the yellow highlighted area below when the phone is properly connected:


How do I turn off Browser Messages in Moto G? My phone keeps on receiving text messages with the Title as 'browser messages' every two hours. Is there any way to stop them?

Edit:
It is a proper SMS.

There will be an app called BrowserMessage in your phone. To disable that go to Settings > Apps > All > Select the BrowserMessage app and Disable it.

Hope this helps you and whoever facing this irritation :)


How to disable an activity containing a special character? What is the correct way to disable the activity:

com.android.settings/.Settings$SystemDashboardActivity

When I try to disable it via pm disable command it disables the whole Settings activity and not the specific activity SystemDashboardActivity.

Note: I have a rooted device.

You need to escape the dollar character. Otherwise, the shell would interpret  anything after $ as the variable name. Since $SystemDashboardActivity as a variable is not set, your command is effectively interpreted as:

pm disable com.android.settings/.Settings

That naturally would disable the parent (.Settings) component.

Escape $ by prefixing it with \ so as to prevent unwanted interpretation from shell.  Your command should look like this:

pm disable com.android.settings/.Settings\$SystemDashboardActivity

Tested on Android 9.0 running on OnePlus 6. Make sure to run the command as root.


Will a Samsung Galaxy S6 case fit on an S6 Edge? The difference is size seems minimal but I want to make sure. Reason I ask is a custom printed case was ordered as a gift, modeled to fit a Galaxy S6, but the recipient has an S6 Edge. I am wondering if this will be an issue.

Edit:

The dimensions don't seem that far off.

Galaxy S6 Dimensions

(143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm)

Galaxy S6 Edge Dimensions

(142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm)

All of the non-Edge versions of cases I've seen wrap around the sides which would cover the sides of the screen on the Edge.


Shutting down or ringing an alarm when the phone leaves a certain range I need to make the phone available for all people in a building, for example.  If someone were to try to walk outside of the building with the phone, the phone would shut down or a loud alarm would sound. Any thoughts?

As Lie says, you can achieve most of this with Tasker (Market link or Dev's Site) .  Tasker can detect your phone's location using GPS or based on the cell towers or wifi access points it can see.

I don't think you can set the phone to shut itself down based on this, but you could definitely make it play a loud sound, or even send an SMS message or a voice call to a particular number.


ConnectBot and Byobu I use ConnectBot sometimes to connect to my ubuntu machine, and that works fine, however it just comes up with a standard shell, not my byobu screens that I get when I connect to it using another machine running ssh, such as my windows machine running PuTTy.

This is what I see when I connect using ConnectBot (yes, I use the dvorak keyboard layout):

phone ConnectBot screenshot (click for larger variant)

And this is what I see when I connect using PuTTy:

PuTTy screenshot (click for larger variant)

Is there any way that I can see my byobu screens from ConnectBot?

user2183694 suggested that I run byobu attach-session, but when I did that, the byobu screen would come up for a split-second then quickly pop-up at the bottom the message:

cannot exec 'attach session': no such file or directory

Then it would drop back to the normal terminal.

This at least gave me hope that it could work on the phone.

Then I tried just byobu, which gave me the error:

ERROR: Sessions should be nested with care. Remove 'screen' from $TERM to force.

echo $TERM responds with:

screen

But even using TERM= byobu responds with:

Please set a terminal type.

So I tried screen -r, which gave me the self-contradictory message:

There is a screen on:
         3658.byobu      (12/01/14 21:03:57)     (Attached)
There is no screen to be resumed.

But I discovered that screen -r -d works! Unfortunately the -d detaches any other screen connections (eg from my other pc), but at least it works.

I don't know why I have to detach other sessions, I can actually reconnect them from another pc after connecting from the phone without problems though. If anyone knows how to do it without detaching existing sessions, that would be good.

TLDR use screen -r -d

Edit:
I also asked this question on the AskUbuntu site, as the machine I'm connecting to is running Ubuntu, and this answer is relevant.

So, the best answer is: If you go into ConnectBot's "Emulation Mode" settings and change it to "xterm" or "xterm-256color", byobu will work properly from the phone.


Does flashing a custom ROM require root access? It was recently brought to my attention that it does not. Can someone confirm this and explain what the determining characteristics are that dictate whether or not root its required to flash a custom ROM?

Methods I know of:

Use a carrier/manufacturer tool such as Odin for some Samsung phones (I've done this -- it's easily the most feasible method).  It connects to the phone and writes to the phone storage when the phone is in Download mode.  A knowledgeable person could probably write their own tool as well.
Sign the update.zip file, so that the recovery/bootloader thinks its an official update.  That's really the only way most phones can distinguish them (not sure if an encrypted bootloader makes it harder).

"Has anyone actually done this?"  That I don't know -- it's probably incredibly difficult to fake, but realistically someone could gain access to the signing software.
Use a jig (an electronic setup that connects directly to parts of the device) to write directly to the storage.  Imagine the phone as a PC where the BIOS prevents writing to the hard drive -- if you don't boot up the computer, the BIOS can't interfere, so you could just take out the drive and write to it with something else.  Chips are just not as removable as drives, hence the jig.  This would probably require custom software to do the writing, again possibly taken from the manufacturer.  And if you don't overwrite the bootloader you might run into problems depending on what checks it does, I'm not sure.

At a previous job (a phone manufacturer) they used a similar tool to Odin to replace the bootloader, sometimes with one that didn't require the ROMs to be signed.  Access to a tool like that makes a lot of problems go away.


Will restoring WhatsApp chats also restore my WhatsApp number As of now I have a non-existent phone number on WhatsApp. My tablet has been running really slow lately so I decided to factory reset it. I backed everything up with titanium backup and also backed up WhatsApp chats to Google drive. I really don't want to create a new WhatsApp account because I'll have to notify all my contacts etc. but as I don't have the phone number that I originally obtained my WhatsApp number anymore I wanted to know if there is a way to restore my WhatsApp account either from the drive backup or titanium backup? (Sorry for the illegibility I've been working on this problem the whole day)

You should be able to restore your account using titanium backup if you have app+data backup of whatsapp taken using titanium backup.

However, there can be cases of app crash, if the backup is corrupted, android version of your device upgraded/changed.
Also there can be a scenario in recent/latest version of whatsapp where it would detect this dirty restore and ask you to authenticate the number again. If this happens try using a bit older version of whatsapp(you can download it here) as I recall I was able restore whatsapp account using titanium backup a couple of years back.


Using Android Device Manager to determine state of stolen device My phone was stolen over a month ago, during which time I had already sent a lock request to the phone via ADM.

The device still appears on my list of 'recently used devices' although it is clear it has not been used since being stolen. I am still able to send lock requests though.

I am curious: If the thief had somehow hard-reset the phone back to factory settings, wouldn't it automatically be removed from my list of devices? Or will it simply remain listed here indefinitely until I choose to remove it myself?

The List will remain same even if the thief has done a hard factory Restore So you cannot trace the phone again if he had done a factory reset or flashed a custom/stock OS again Android Device manager is helpful only if he hasn't done a reset to your device better book a complaint using your IMEI number to Police they can help you :)


Stock voice recorder, camera(video recording) and alarm not working in LG L90 dual D410 I have an LG L90 dual D410 running on Kitkat 4.2. Everything was working fine and I don't remember what caused these problems to occur. May be an update?

When I tried to record using the stock voice recorder, I get a message saying "Cannot start voice recording while other application is using audio", but record was success when tried using another app from the store.
The default camera's video recorder says "Unable to record video during call" but taking photo had no problem. And again video recording with another app was successful.
Stock alarm automatically goes to snooze mode without any sound but another alarm app works fine.

How do I solve these problems?

Problems due to OK Google enable in all screen. To fix this, find the Google folder in apps, tap on Google settings, tap on Voice, then "Ok Google" Detection, uncheck the option From any screen, and make sure to check From Google Search app, if you still want to use Ok Google from Google app screen. Problems will be solved....


Manually lock device in Android 5.0 Lollipop I have just upgraded my Nexus device to Android 5.0.1 from 4.4.2 and I can't find a lock button. Previously, you could tap your picture in the setting pull down menu.

I'm not asking how to set a lock timeout or how to have it lock when I turn the screen off/push the power button. I know how to do that and usually I don't want my device to lock when I turn the screen off. However there are times when I know I'm going to step away from my device and want to explicitly lock it without having to wait for the timeout.

Is this a feature they have entirely remove with 5 or is it just hiding?

Yes, they have removed this toggle in the quick settings menu. Custom ROMs may be able to restore the toggle.


Big, red-colored "Demo" text on the center of the tablet screen The word "Demo" is visible in the center of the screen in a big red font at all times. It is there even when you play games or go to Play Store. The tablet is not a floor model nor in demo mode.

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)

How do I remove the "Demo" text from the device screen?

Precaution: Trojan reported in this file by MalwareBytes Mobile (from comment). Use at your own risk.

From YouTube video posted on Jose's comment,

Turn on the device.
Connect to your PC by the USB.
Download SystemPack.apk (original: MEGA, mirror: MediaFire).
Copy the .apk file to a directory on your device's memory.
On your device, look for the .apk file using the files manager and install it by touching on it and following the given instructions.
Shutdown your device, wait for 30 seconds, and the "DEMO" text will be gone.

Notice that the .apk file is like a "patch", so if you reset your phone into factory settings, the "DEMO" text will appear again.

Disclosure: The MediaFire mirror was uploaded by original poster of the answer. The file was uploaded as-is, without any compromise.


When I open Gallery phone starts going through a Gmail installation Wizard My friend has an Android (he's an older gentleman and not very mobile phone savy) and when he opens the Gallery, a Gmail installation screen pops up. This just started today. He doesn't have a Gmail address and doesn't want one. He simply wanted to look at a picture from his Gallery and it went to this Gmail installation screen. I've looked at it and once it lands on that screen, I can't get past it, other than creating a Gmail account, which I'm not going to do. . I was able to get to the Gallery via the attachment function in his email, and all the images are there, so I know the Gallery "content" still exists. I just have no idea why "Gallery" would point to a Gmail setup screen instead of the Gallery I personally have an iphone so I have no idea how to help him. Any help anyone can provide is appreciated.

I have a feeling the "gallery" app somehow links up to google photos or any of google's services and hence it's requiesting your gmail authentication.

It is generally a rule of thumb to association an android smartphone with at least one functioning gmail account. This is what enables you to access the play store and certain other core features of the smart phone.

You may try to do one of the following:

1. Use android's basic file explorer that is built in.

Depending on what version of android you are in, you should be able to get to the file explorer via Settings > USB & Storage > Explore ( or simply tap on images)

2. Install a third party gallery app

You may try to install a third party gallery app on your phone in order to access the photos in your local storage. If you are installing it via the play store, it is again going to prompt you to sign into your google account. Consequently, you can download the apk separately and have it installed as well. You will need to  first disable unauthorized app check (settings > Security > Unknown sources (uncheck this).

Post this, you can download any gallery apk. I would recommend you download this app called Focus. It should be available in apkmirror.com. Since I'm answering this from my office, I am unable to provide you with the direct link.

You many then click on the downloaded notification in order to install the app. Should you be unable to do that for whatsoever reason, you will still be able to locate the app via android's default file manager (settings > USB & Storage > Explore --> Then nagivage to downloads directory.


Contacts sync stuck updating on Moto E 2G My mom's Moto E (2nd Generation) has the following problem: after an OS OTA update (to v 5.1 security fix 2016-03-16), the contacts refuse to sync. The sync rolling icon is constantly showing, there are no contacts available, and the battery drains like crazy. She tried several restarts, and also left it alone for almost a day - no dice; the app is currently still "updating contacts".

I logged into her Google account using a browser - all looks well, and all the contacts are there. My dad has the exact same phone and OS, and no issues with his contacts - so I'm clueless as to how to continue or who to contact.

Things I've tried (remotely with her :( ):

Turn contacts sync off and on under accounts
Remove the entire Google account and add it again  -everything syncs but contacts
Erase the cache of the contacts app

Any ideas how to proceed? Is this an OS, app, or Google account issue?

Well, I had to reset the phone to its factory state, and reinstall all from scratch. I've seen this question asked on several forums, with no satisfactory answer.

If you come across one in the future, ping me, and I'll reopen the question. Until then, just restore your phone. Tons of work for (what I'm sure is) a very simple sync bug :(.


I want to transfer my android internet app info (saved passwords/log on info on browser) I have a note 3 and will be transferring to my note 5 soon.
I want to find out if there is anyway i can just transfer the app with the existing internet browsing info with the login info i already have in the cache.  The cache has not been cleared so I want to directly transfer this to my new phone so i don't have to re-log into and re-enter all my passwords for the sites.

Is there a way to do this?

Just to be clear:
I want to open up my internet app on note 5 as it is on my note 3....so that the login info and stuff is already there so i don't have to find all my logon info again for the sites i visit.

Many thanks!

A solution without root is described in Full Backup of non-rooted devices: using adb backup you can grab all (or selected) apps including their data from your old device, and then restore them to your new device. I'd recommend taking separate backups from all your apps, as adb restore is an all-or-nothing without the possibility to select what to restore – and you probably want a "clean transfer", leaving "garbage" out.

Instructions

So the recommended steps would be:

installing the required ADB stuff to your computer, see Is there a minimal installation of ADB?
performing an ADB backup for all your apps. If you're using Linux on your computer, my tool Adebar can assist you with that, creating shell scripts to backup/restore each single app and more (on Windows, Ultimate Backup Tool might offer something comparable). If not, you can list all apps via adb shell pm list packages <X> (with <X> being -3 for user apps you want to backup including their .apk files, and -s for system apps where you want only the data from – as you couldn't restore the .apk anyway due to read-only /system file system). Then run adb backup -f <appname>.ab -apk <user_app_package_name> for each user app, and adb backup -f <appname>.ab -noapk for each system app. Hint: com.android.sharedstoragebackup will take a while and create a huge file, and you probably can skip that; it's the contents of your SD card(s).
for each backup file you want to transfer to the new device, run adb restore <file.ab> with the new device connected

A few caveats and tricks

apps may opt-out of this backup (ALLOW_BACKUP = FALSE), in which case the backup file will be only 41 bytes large (or 0 bytes). In this case, you cannot transfer the app this way without root tricks.
you could simply do a "full backup" of the entire system, and later pick what to restore with the help of some 3rd party tools – see How do you extract an App's data from a full backup made through “adb backup”? and Partial adb restore

Further readings

Restoring an ADB backup onto a different phone of the same model?
our backup tag-wiki
our adb tag-wiki
if the above sounds "too much", and you want a few selected apps only: my list of backup apps has a.o. Helium mentioned, which might be worth a look then. It does the same as described above, just directly on the Android device.


How to avoid to have my carrier resend information to my G2X after losing sms over 4g after instaling a rom Ever since I got that great/not so great phone I have been attempting to get a good version of gingerbread running on it since the stock version of froyo LG has on it is too unstable for me.

Every time I install a rom I it 90% functional but there is always something missing such as 4g, gps or network problems.

I had finally found a rom I liked but I discovered I could not send sms/mms over 4g anymore. It would say cannot send message with a red exclamation mark in a triangle). It still worked over wifi. So I did like I always do and restored back to froyo.

But this time the problem stuck!! I tried everything and finally had to call customer support. They resent some data to my phone and that fixed my problem. The tech support guy hinted strongly that my problem was because I installed a rom and said they could resend the data but nor "too often hint hint".

I installed at least 10 different roms before I had this problem. It appeared on rom: Hybrid - P999 Gingerbread 2.3.4 colorized from LG P990 UI - LG CAMERA - Rooted.

In the XDA thread there are a couple of guys who had the same complaint as me. The rom creator was quite upset we where accusing his rom but I had never heard of this problem in any other custom rom thread on XDA.

My question is! Can any rom do this and if so how can I avoid that? I am now afraid of installing roms and I like to do it so much!

My phone is a LG P999 branded as a Optimus 2X here in Canada. Carrier is videotron.

After installing new ROM did you setup the APN for your network? If the custom ROM doesn't have the settings for your network your MMS wont' work. For SMS it needs correct message center number which in most cases is automatically provided by network.


Does installing GApps save space compared to PlayStore install? I am about to clean-install a Lineage ROM on my Android and I want to maximize the internal storage space left for the apps I want.
What I understand so far is:

The GApps package will reside in  the /system read-only partition.
Updates of apps from the GApps package will reside in the user partition.
Apps installed via the Play Store will reside in the user partition.

I see the two following options:

Install a lean GApps package (e.g. OpenGApps pico) and then install the apps I want from Google's Play Store.
Install a GApps package which includes additional apps (e.g. OpenGApps mini).

Question 1: Is there a drawback to making the /system partition as full as possible by selecting the biggest fitting GApps package?

Question 2: If I need some Google apps such as Maps and YouTube, which option maximizes the space left available to install other apps, updates and user data?

Additional information:

The device is a Motorola G 2015 (osprey) with 8Gb internal storage.
When comparing the difference between the mini and pico packages, the only apps I need from the mini package not included in the pico package are Maps and Youtube, all the rest is useless to me.
I can get the most recent OpenGApps package and it's ok for me to disable the update of apps such as Maps and Youtube if it results in more available user data space. (My aim is to extend the lifetime of my device by avoiding the lack of internal memory.)
I saw this StackExchange answer, but it didn't answer my question well enough.

Question 1: Is there a drawback to making the /system partition as full as possible by selecting the biggest fitting GApps package?

Whether you install the smallest or largest version of GApps, /system partition will remain the same, unaffected in term of its size. The partition size is fixed for the device by the manufacturer (Yes, if you are rooted it is possible to re-size the partition but it is not recommended).

  Question 2: If I need some Google apps such as Maps and YouTube, which option maximizes the space left available to install other apps, updates and user data?

When you install GApps from the recovery, they will be installed as system apps under /system partition. Then when you start your device, their data will be under /data partition as any other apps. Subsequent update and usage may (will) increase their sizes on the /data partition while /system will be same. Making new version or updates part of /system partition will allow to recoup some space from the /data partition.

If you need Maps and Youtube, install GApps mini, then disable/uninstall apps that are not part of the pico or nano packages.


Mount inside subdir of /storage/emulated/0/ I'm using Debian Kit to run a Linux system on my Nexus 7 running Cyanogenmod 10.1, and I'd like to be able to mount arbitrary things inside of my /storage/emulated/0/, such as WebDAV or sshfs. The goal is for Android apps to be able to use files provided in this way transparently.

However, whenever I try to mount anything inside of /storage/emulated/0/, /sdcard/, or /storage/emulated/legacy/, it doesn't appear to Android applications, but is visible from Debian. I suspect this is because these directories are themselves FUSE mounts. Things mounted from Debian to a directory outside of /storage/emulated/0/ are visible from both Android and Debian.

Where are these directories actually located, and how can I mount something inside of them?

(Note: Debian Kit is not a chroot, but instead runs side-by-side with Android, overwriting parts of the root directory. Thus, I can directly mount to the Android filesystem without having to break out of a chroot)

I was able to untangle the knot of directories by reading the Android init scripts. /data/media/0/ is the original. By mounting sshfs (remember to set allow_other) to subdirectories of /data/media/0/ I have access to it from Android applications.


Updating system app without root and apk install in custom ROM Custom ROM in Redmi 3S
I have installed Gapps(from opengapps) using TWRP recovery. Recently, I got an update from play store for dialer app, but not for messages which released recently. Why message app doesn't received update? Do I need to flash latest Gapps to get this?

Google distributes updates in waves (based on geographical location etc.) to balance load so that may be a reason for you not getting an update right away. Additionally updates depend on your phone android version, architecture (arm vs x86, 32-bit or 64-bit) and screen resolution so that may also be a factor in getting or not getting an app update. As of now you can see all released versions of the messaging app from google on the APKMirror website:

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/messenger-google-inc/#description

and manually sideload the appropriate version based on your phone's specs.


Changing settings values in an Android ROM I have just started to cook my own Android custom ROMs, and I am wondering how I can change the settings values in the "About" screen in the default Settings app.

I have taken Cyanogenmod 7.2 and I am modding it. So how can I change the mod version, for example, from "cyanogenmod 7.2.0 p990" to, for example, "mymod 7.2.0 p990"?

You need to modify the ro.build.display.id= field in the file called build.prop within your ROM.


Stolen phone samsung s9+ Yesterday I lost my phone (s9+) in a coffee shop. After atleast 3 hours of not knowing I lost it. I immediately tried to find it via samsung find my phone unfortunately it has no sim card and was not connected to a wifi. so i just tried to lock it via samsung account. My question is is it still possible for the thief to reformat and all to use the phone. Thank you.

Yes it is possible for that person to reformat the phone by going into the recovery or going through factory reset in settings, but if you report your phone stolen, the IMEI won't allow that person to access the network towers. They can however use WiFi to get on the internet though.


How do I put back 3G data connection Maybe a month ago I set my device to use only wifi for data connection. Now, with a bigger data package, I try to find where I can put back 3G for data connection.

I didn't do any fancy tricks nor # 4036# ... things.

Any ideas ?

You can turn 3G data back on through 'Settings'.

Go to 'Settings'
Go to 'Wireless & Networks'
Somewhere near the bottom should be 'Mobile Network' - enable it

Now you're phone should have both 3G and WiFi enabled. If it can connect to a WiFi, it'll use WiFi; otherwise, it'll fall back to use 3G.

edit: as Seth pointed out below, these instructions may differ slightly between android phones (but should be relatively similar). Instructions above are for the HTC Desire.


Root or flash Galaxy S 2 with Odin 3.07 I need to completely erase my current Android OS from my Galaxy S2 and install a fresh version from scratch.

I have Odin 3.07, the ".tar.md5" file and the Samsung drivers. I already did some "flashing", but my device was not "completely" restored, just updated.

I need a full re-install. What thing to check in Odin to achieve it?

Options:

Auto Reboot
F. Reset Time

Files [Download]

PDA: .tar file

Source: AndroidCentral


Accessibility services get disabled automatically This Christmas I gave a Wiko Lenny 3 to my son, it comes with Marshmallow.
When trying to install a parental control I sadly discovered that there's a bug (I suppose) that is well documented for Lollipop/Samsung, that prevents accessibility services to be activated.

In other words, as soon as I activate the parental control in the settings/accessibility/services option, it always appears off, although it's on, and resets to off randomly and at every reboot. This makes totally unusable the parental control.

The questions are:

is there a fix for this? (Any solution with battery savings was tested with no success)
is there a way to understand, via logs or monitorings, what is preventing the services to be activated?
would rooting some how change something?
is it safe or even possible to install a different and clean Android version?

Changing the launch setting to start manually and not automatically seems to work.

In Huawei devices, it can be found in Apps - app name - Battery - Launch.

Battery saving options, on the other hand, didn't help in my case.


Is there any way to manually bring up the keyboard? In most cases where the keyboard is needed, it pops up automatically. However, I am trying to play Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Webtiles on my tablet, and it does not bring up the keyboard. Is there any way to bring it up manually? I'm on a Nexus 7, running Jelly Bean. Ideally, there would be something that did not show up on the status bar, but sat in the notification drawer, and I could tap that to bring up the keyboard.

Actually, even better would be something that sat down in the bottom, next to the navigation controls, but I don't believe that's possible without modifying the framework.

As I see an alternative keyboard may solve your issue, and this seems to be an acceptable solution, and you even mention something you cannot find -- hereby I proudly present:

Hacker's Keyboard

Checking its Guide, there's in fact a section suggesting such a feature:

  You can configure the gesture used for this in the keyboard's "Gesture and key actions" settings menu. If the swipe action is too hard to trigger, try binding the "close keyboard" action to the "Volume down" hardware key. This won't interfere with normal use of the volume button while the keyboard is closed.

Though this applies to "close": If there are gestures you can configure, it might as well be able to have one for "open". The FAQ may reveal some more clues.

SaintWacko notes in the comments:

  To be able to open it anywhere, you go into the settings for the keyboard and check the box for 'permanent notification'. It will then keep an entry in the notifications which you can tap to bring up the keyboard at any point.

So this would be an alternative possibility -- the hook being it is hooked to this special keyboard.


Why does Google Play Store say that Adobe Air is incompatible with the Huawei U8510 phone? I looked at the publisher's system requirements for Adobe Air.

I compared that list to Huawei's device specs, but Huawei's list doesn't mention if the device has

  ARMv7 processor with vector FPU, minimum 550MHz, OpenGL ES 2.0, H.264
  and AAC HW decoders

How can I figure out why the store says the device is incompatible, and whether that conclusion is correct? I would prefer an answer that didn't involve installing the SDK, but if it requires reading and comparing device.prop and the APK, please provide a link to suitable directions.

Your device doesn't have an Armv7 processor.

It has an Armv6. You can confirm this by attempting to download apps like Temple Run & Firefox from the market - these all need Armv7 processors. You can also install Device Info to check it yourself, it gives you detailed information.

Also, according to GSM Arena your processor is clocked to 600Mhz - the same as most Armv6 devices.


I failed to install Magisk and now I can't get out of TWRP I have a Xiaomi redmi note 8, which runs on MIUI-11,
I've recently unlocked my phone with MiUnlock, the official program of xiaomi to unlock (root) your phone.
I've stumbled across a few hickupps, but eventually I got here, I can't get further though...
I installed TWRP using the ADB terminal, wiped the cache, flashed a zip that disables force encryption treble and after that, I installed Magisk (I did this all with the compatible versions for xiaomi redmi note 8). Normally, I should've been able to just reboot to the system, but TWRP just comes back.
When I reboot, I first see: Redmi by Xiaomi (screen 1)
Then: Redmi Note 8 by Xiaomi powered by android (screen 2), this takes longer than it normally should,
after that I see screen 1 again, and then again screen 2, whereafter I get the splashscreen from TWRP and it boots in recovery again...
I've already tried clearing the cache, enabling "System" in mount, tried to write this code in the advanced --> terminal option:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/misc bs=256 count=1 conv=notrunc
Nothing helped me, one other weird thing that scares me is that, when I watch my folders with file explorer from windows, everything has gotten a random string as name... You can see it in my attachment.

I would be soo grateful if someone could help me out.
Thanks for being awesome!

If you don't need the data download the stock fastboot rom for your device and flash it.
From your comments above it looks like you've already wiped your data.
So I would suggest that you download the stock fastboot rom. Do a clean all flash. Don't do the clean all and lock flash, as it will lock your phone.
Once it's finished, you can flash twrp but don't try to disable file based encryption and then try flashing whatever other rom you were trying


Stock Google Music app does not scan subdirectory in Android 4.2.1 Is it a bug in Jelly Bean 4.2.1 that subdirectories within the Music directory are not scanned for music files?
UPDATE: I just verified that copying using cp or using Nautilus on Ubuntu or Windows Explorer works just fine. They are scanned immediately by the player. But if I use rsync they are not! This is very strange. I also checked file permissions and they are the same in both cases.
I am trying to sync the music collection on my desktop to my Nexus 4. On my desktop my music is organized as follows.
    Artist1/
        Artist1/Art1_Track1.mp3
        Artist1/Art1_Track.mp3
    Artist2/
        Artist2/Art2_Track1.mp3
        Artist2/Art2_Track2.mp3
    ...

When I copy the same directory structure into the Music directory the stock music player does not scan the music in subdirectories. It works fine for files in the base Music directory though.
FYI, I use rsync to sync the music collection to the Music directory. I am using Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean on the LG Nexus 4. The device is mounted using go-mtpfs on a Ubuntu installation.

Update: Some summary from the comments (by Izzy)

the problem only exists when files are transferred using rsync. While rsync is in progress, files get a temporary file name extension like e.g. .test.mp3.xdGHsk -- but they are correctly renamed to .mp3 once the transfer is finished (normal behaviour for rsync)
there are no .nomedia files in the affected directories
Rescan Media is used to force the Media Scanner to update the library after rsync completed its job

Update: More summary from the comments and correction (by Srinath)

USB connection mode is MTP, on the Linux PC the device is mounted using go-mtpfs (MTP file system implementation in Go language)
The files transferred using rsync can be viewed and played using a file browser app like ES File Explorer

If the problem is really that rsync renames the files, try rsync --inplace.


Create bookmarks in Chrome mobile browser. (Galaxy s4) All over the internet it says there is a five pointed star to the right of the URL in omni bar. This is not the case with the version of Chrome packaged with the Samsung Galaxy S4. How can I create a bookmark?

There's only one button. The tab button.

Hit the menu button (bottom left of the phone) and then click on the star (which will be at the top right of the dialog which appears).

The star is only to the right of the URL on the omni bar on the desktop version of Chrome.


Read Out Text Messaging Notification I just bought a new Galaxy S 4 over the weekend - I did some light googling on this topic, but no luck yet.

I want to know how to configure my Text Messaging Notifications.

Ideally, the phone would audibly say:

Message Received
(Optionally) Then it would read the subject line if there was one.

This is possible with Tasker. However, I'm not sure you can read out a subject line, since an SMS does not normally have a subject line. It DOES have a body.

Create a Profile. In the profile tab, create a new profile (+ button) > Event > Phone > Received text. Click back button (to create the profile).
Assign a task to the Profile. After you click the back button, a dialog will pop-up. Click New Task. Name it (e.g. Read SMS). In Task Edit screen, create a new action (+ button) > Misc > Say. In Text, type "Message received". You can also edit the Pitch (of the voice) or its speed. Click back (to create the action). If you want the text body to be read, create a new action (+ button) > Misc > Say. In Text, click the label button to the right, select Text Subject.

When you receive a message, you will be able to hear "Message Received", and the text body (if you added an action for that).


Samsung Galaxy J5 J500F Bricked - How to unbrick? I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy J500F. Trying to get more storage, I moved all of the system files to the sd card and now the phone won't turn on. The PC will not recognize the phone (no ding, no device manager detect).

Not able to get into recovery mode. Im not able to charge the battery either.

How to recover a phone in this condition? I used two JIG's (one I bought and one I made) it didn't work.

I have downloaded the firmware but I can't flash the phone (or can I?).

If you moved the /system file elsewhere, then your device is bricked (moving /system files to create space doesn't help as that space is not available to user for data)

Having done this without realising the implications, it is unlikely you would be able to flash stock ROM on your own. It's best you take it to service centre where it may be resurrected using ODIN /JTAG tool


Which will work better on t-mobile: Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 or GT-i9305? Possible Duplicate:
  Can I use my device on a different carrier?

Both are international models, and I'm looking to buy an unlocked one off of Amazon. However, I'm not too sure if they're compatible with T-Mobile.

I currently have a prepaid standard SIM Card, and although I only have unlimited text and call at the moment, I may get a 4G Data Plan in the near future.

Which one of these models is compatible with T-Mobile's 4G service? I've read that the i9300 isn't, but I couldn't obtain any information about the i9305 (which is the 4G LTE version).

While this is sort of a "shopping" question, it is also a question about if these phones will work on t-mobile's network.

T-Mobile does not (currently) have LTE. So if the device has LTE, you will not use the LTE chip.

Will the devices work on T-Mobile? Yes. Will you get the T-Mobile 4G speeds? Well that depends on what bands (or frequencies) the device supports.

T-Mobile has support for the following bands for their 4G netowork:

1700 MHz | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+
1900 MHz | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+
1700 MHz | LTE (this is the band they will use when they roll out LTE)

According to the Spec Sheet on Amazon of the i9300:

3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

AFAIK, internationally, HSPA+ is not considered 4G, so based on this, yes this phone will give you T-Mobile 4G

The i9305 on the other had, according to Amazon, does not appear to have the bands available for T-Mobile:

4G Network: LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

Now, what I am actually making here is just an assumption, because it supports the bands that T-Mobile supports. I cannot say with 100% certainty that it will operate with their 4G speeds.


Cannot find where Google Play Music stores downloaded files (different from similar posts) About a year or two ago, I decided to use Google Play Music as my "cloud host", so I took all of my old music that I'd had sitting on my computer, and uploaded it to Google Play Music.  This is all my own purchased music, mostly originally from CDs (I'm older).

I now want to download some songs onto my Android device not simply so that I can listen to them, but so that I can have the .mp3 files.  (E.g., to edit one down so it can be my wake up alarm, that sort of stuff.)

I cannot seem to find where Google Play Music put any of these.  I have not rooted my device, and while I could go there, I'd rather avoid it, if possible.  I saw other posts mentioning:

/<external card>/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache or
/<external card>/Android/data/com.google.android.music/files or
/data/data/...

There is nothing in the first 2 directories, and it seems I need root access to get at the last directory.  I read some similar posts that pointed to these directories, but some others that said this was for older versions.  My version is 6.0.1984S.2219729.  And, if it matters, I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and Android version 5.0.1

It's really obnoxious that these apps refuse to play with each other nicely.  Google and Samsung just have to kiss and make up, because it's ridiculous that Google apps can only talk to Google, and Samsung can only talk to Samsung.  I shouldn't have to scurry around looking for all this.  Desktop / Laptop OS's don't have this problem.  It's an invented problem to help ensure monopoly ecosystems and frustrated customers.  :-(

In the settings of Google Play Music, if you have it set to cache on the external SD card, your cache location will be /external_sd/Android/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/.

If you have it use the internal storage, the path will be /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/files/music.

Note that these files are named [some-id].mp3, like 124.mp3. So just copying them from this location will be difficult to determine what song they are. Not only that, as GiantTree mentions, the files are encrypted, so even if you copy them off, you cannot play them. It requires Google Play Music to play them.

Here is a screenshot of my files on the external sdcard that I navigated to within droidexplorer.

And Here is using Windows MTP to browse the files.


How do I get rid of "Network may be monitored" in KitKat? Ever since I've installed my own CA in the key store I'm getting warnings that the network may be monitored. Well, I guess that's a valid warning if I don't trust these certificates, but I really trust my own CA here; even more than the ones preinstalled.

How do I get rid of this warning I see at least once per day popping up?

This is on stock Android 4.4 KitKat on a Nexus 5.

I was looking into the same issue, and it was answered on XDA http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537794

In short - it is possible if your phone is rooted to move the certificate to the System section.

Very annoying that it is not possible to exclude certificates from this warning - it only produces noise when I know that the cert is OK to use.


Cloning an application with its full data store between devices Given a generic application I would like to transfer it, full with its own data, to another device or to the emulator.

After restoring the application and its /data/data/com.app directory it should be supposed to work as normal, provided that its business logic doesn't take into account that the device ID has changed or other facilities (like accounts) are missing.

Copying /data/data/com.app brutally may result in data corruption when app is active.

How do I do that, with or without root?

Solution one: TitaniumBackup
Both devices must be rooted and use TitaniumBackup application. I have found that Titanium doesn't start on Emulator 2.1
Solution two: use adb backup options
Use adb backup and adb restore properly. This would mean to restrict the backup to the single app to be cloned, including its data, but nothing else. This is important as adb restore <file.ab> is an all-or-nothing, no selective restore possible. Full syntax for adb backup is:
adb backup [-f <file>] [-apk|-noapk] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|nosystem] [<packages...>]

So to only have our "Foobar" app included, we need to connect the device and:
adb backup -f MyBackup.ab -apk com.foobar.app

This done, and adb connected to the emulator, the generated backup file MyBackup.ab then can be restored using
adb restore MyBackup.ab


How to install apps with adb shell and how to backup device settings and restore to an identical device? I am searching for days and I am really confused on what should I do and I decided to look for help here.

I have a rooted by default Android device (box) and I have changed some of the device settings (Date & Time, security, accessibility, display, HDMI, MCU settings and developer Options).

Now I want to find a solution like an (APK or ADB shell or script) in order to copy or backup this settings and restore them to another identical device with the same firmware.

I have tried a lot of applications, but at almost every app that I have already tried, I have an issue with the touch options. (For example: I can't choose yes/no at some critical points)

Please, suggest me what to do. Every answer that can help me to find out a solution to this it could be useful!

Edit:

In order for you to understand my situation, I have already set up some devices with four apps and I have changed some of the settings of the device like I said before. I want to fully backup and restore  my device or write a script for this situation because I want to do the same set-up for 50+ devices, and for this I need some automation, but because the apps that I want to use want a different setup per device, until now I have decided to make the installation  with a usb.

So at this moment I want somehow to copy the settings from one  device to another identical device. I can tell you some apps that I have tried but cannot work properly because of the touch options (CLONEit, Titanium Backup, Helium, G Cloud, Backup Your Mobile, Rom Settings Backup), except from apks I have tried Android SDK with adb shell, but the app can't copy all my settings, so I reject adb shell option (I tried every possible command). I have tried TWRP but I can't choose some options because of the touch options (I have tried keyboard with touchpad and mouse but nothing, some options are unable to be chosen).

I have tried more apps than I've mentioned, but the only app that did exactly what I want with the settings is "Rom Settings Backup", because it copy every setting of my device. If anyone of you have already used Rom Settings Backup Pro, I want you to tell me how can I restore the settings from my first device to another?

About the script, I have my apps saved as apk files. I am telling that because, I believe that somehow with a script I can make my device to install my apps. Also, if I can change some of the settings with a script it would be great.

If anyone can guide me on what I have to do or what should I search for I would appreciate it because I am newbie at scripts.

I forgot to mention that I have got from an app an XML file with the device settings, but I don’t know what to do with it or how to restore that XML file on my device because the app that did the backup for me didn’t have an option for restore.

I want to share with you some tips from my research:
On how to copy your device settings and your Apks from one device to another, but its only for ROOTED devices (in my case, I did that to identical Android devices without issues).

Tips:

First, you have to download and setup ADB (it’s not difficult search at google-youtube)
If you want to do this procedure for a lot devices, you can use a 7-port usb hub with switches(ON/OFF). ADB, for example, can’t execute commands simultaneously. If you want to save some time and don’t want to plug and unplug devices, you can use a hub like this in order to be able to choose in which device will the commands run.

1)How to copy almost every device setting?

At your 1st device:

Download ROM Settings Backup from Playstore.
Install it  and prepare your settings. Next, select a ROM
(I test every ROM options and all were the same except if you create a new one.
Do not create a new).
Just pick one from the existing ones and backup your settings.
(If you are using an Android box, use a keybboard and try arrows, Touchpad or mouse will not work).
Try to find the path, for example …/SettingsBackup/Backups/omniROM....
and copy the folder with your backup settings.

Save this file to your computer. Connect your 2nd android device to your computer [First you have to install “Rom Settings Backup” , then open command prompt and paste the following command but not exactly that, try find the path on your device(**).

adb push yourbackupfoldername /storage/emulated/0/SettingsBackup/Backups

(**) Find the path that you will push your backup folder to your new device (if you cant find it , download "ES File Explorer File Manager" and you will figure out the exactly path)
If you want you can open Notepad > paste the command :
adb push yourba.../… /Backups and save the file as settings.bat
(When you double click the .bat file or if you type the command to cmd, the folder that you choose  will be copied to the right path at your new device).

Then open "ROM Settings Backup" at your 2nd device and Restore your backup.
At my device the timezone wasn't right and if it's not for you too, then  you have 2 options:

You can change it manually from your device settings or
Do the following: paste the command below to cmd or to a new bat file (your device will reboot after this command, so you can add this command to a new raw at your previous .bat file  or create a new .bat file).

adb shell "su -c 'setprop persist.sys.timezone Europe/Madrid; stop; sleep 5; start'"

2)How to install automatically with commands as many application you want ?

You can just paste at cmd:

adb install –r “Nameofyourapk1.apk”

and repeat this for every app
but it’s faster if you have a lot of devices to do the following:

First, download your applications as Apks from a trustworthy source.
Then copy them to a folder and create a new installapps.bat file (from Notepad) at the same folder and with the following commands:

adb install -r "Nameofyourapk1 .apk"
adb install -r "Nameofyourapk2 .apk"

Paste these commands, rename your .apk  name for every app that you want to copy.
(Change raw for every new app.)

When you run installapps.bat file the apks will be automatically installed to your new device. Then continue and open these apps at your 2nd device in order to finish installation.

Do not hesitate for further information.


How do I install USB drivers in Ubuntu 13:04 for Nexus S? I am trying to follow this guide:
   http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163085

However I am unable to connect to my android phone via USB.  I think I need to install the USB drivers for Ubuntu.  I am using Ubuntu 13:04 and the Nexus S currently has Cyanogenmod on it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Glen.

As was already pointed out in a number of answers as well as in the comments, one does not need to download/install separate USB drivers for your Android device; they are already compiled into the Kernel.  However, you do have to tell your Linux system what device you want it to treat as such (udev rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/ directory).  Take a look at the Android Developer Site

To facilitate the installation of these "udev rules", I've set up a github repository with an installation script at https://github.com/ILMostro/Android-Udev-Rules.  You can download it with git by typing into the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/ILMostro/Android-Udev-Rules.git


What does "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD" mean exactly? When I boot an Android device into download/ODIN mode, on the top-left it says "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD (n counts)" where n may possible mean the amount of times the device has been flashed. Is this correct?

Yes, you guessed it right. It increases everytime you flash a ROM / kernel. It's also called binary counter. It's one way of checking if your device has stock ROM or not

  The binary counter in a Samsung built device is a flip counter which turns up or increments a number after a non-official ROM is Installed.


Domain of wifi internet test My router has an adblocker, such that any request to a blacklisted domain is redirected to a port that returns a 1x1 pixel gif (pixelserv). At the moment, whenever my Galaxy S3 (with 4.3 Jelly Bean) connects to Wi-Fi, it asks me to sign-in, but my network requires no sign-in (via webpage redirect). I understand that when connecting, Android connects to a website or domain to ensure that it is not redirected, and that there is an internet connection. I think my adblocker is redirecting this request to the pixelserv, and the device therefore thinks that I must sign in to the network. I want to whitelist whatever IP or domain it is looking for. What is that domain or IP?

Android sends a request to http://clients3.google.com/generate_204, and it expects a 204 response (the HTTP code for "no content").


Google Account shows two Android Login Service in Connected Sites, Apps, and Services I have a HTC One X and when I go to my Google account's Security section -> Connected Sites, Apps and Services, it shows me two entries of "Android Login Service — Full Account Access". But I have only one Android device. Below is the screenshot:

Is this correct or there is another device which connected to my account?

"Android Login Service" will show up if you use the browser login.Revoking it will prevent the device from logging in, phone will ask for password.

Just to see I went into my account>security>connected apps and revoked access to everything that started with android(In my account also there were two entries). Phone ask me to sign in again and everything's working so I'd say do the same. I don't think you're hacked but still, it certainly couldn't hurt.

Link to discussion about accesses


why can't I scroll Wikipedia pages horizontally? I have found that Wikipedia pages with image content larger than my Droid X's screen size cannot be resized or scrolled horizontally, this means that these pictures are only partially visible.
obviously this is very frustrating.

I have already tried different browsers (Dolphin, Boat) and have also tried different User Agents (iPhone, iPad, and even Desktop) with no effect.

I should also note that I have the exact same problem when viewing Facebook photos in the Browser.

The only thing that sometimes works is rotating the aspect ratio to landscape, and then only if the horizontal size of the photo is less than ~850px. horizontal scrolling and zooming is still disabled.

Strangely - googling this problem returns no results! so maybe I'm the only one with this problem???

somehow, I doubt it tho.

does anyone have a solution? or even an explanation?

This is probably because you are viewing Wikipedia's mobile site.

On the bottom of every page there should be a link to "View this page on regular Wikipedia."  Tap it, and after the page refreshes you should be able to resize/scroll it normally.  If you like, you can also tap the "Permanently disable mobile site" link to prevent being redirected to the limited mobile version of Wikipedia.


Is there someway to make "My maps" in google maps available offline with location markers? I see how to save a map area offline, but how can I make sure the markers layer on"my maps" is saved for offline use? I see how to view it as a layer, but are all the layers saved for offline use?  (Seems unlikely and a waste of resources.)  How do you save a select few for offline map use?

It seems to me that you are talking about your "Starred locations" when you're talking about the markers layer on "My Maps", eih? These are stored in Google Bookmarks and can be exported -- including the locations.

As a general note: The way Googe has setup its Maps/Geo operations leads to a likely reality that Google will "never" provide good offline capabilities. Your proper solution comes from something that does. And that something is increasingly likely using OpenStreetMap. My personal recommendations for apps that can also (easily enough) handle your exported starred Google Maps locations are OsmAnd and Maverick. See OSM wiki for details and more options.