Sorry! the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. force close Why does this keep appearing on my phone which cuases my network to go off and on.

On samsung devices
Over on the Sprint forums, they've posted a fix for this without needing a reset: Go into Menu -> Settings -> Call settings -> Reject with message. If you have more than 5 messages in there, delete some so you have less than 5.
People are reporting that once they do that, they are once again able to receive calls without the force close happening. Hope that helps!
In case its an HTC device follow this

Go to your facebook app and under synchronize settings choose to delete all facebook data. Afterwards log out of the facebook app.
Go to account and synchronizing settings and remove any facebook entries. Now your contacts should no longer contain any data from facebook and should not be linked with facebook either.
Go to the facebook app, sign in and re-choose the synchronizing settings. Press "synchronize" in upper right corner.
Go to accounts and synchronizing and add facebook for HTC Sense and perhaps also the normal facebook account. It will now start re-synchronizing everything and you have to link all your contacts again, but it now works

If both methods didn't work for you go for an factory-reset that will surely solve your network and call issues.


google play store says "check your connection and try again" Yesterday I got a Xiaomi Redmi 1s and I updated the phone to the latest OS version.  First I created a new Google account and then opened the Play Store.  It just shows "Check Your Connection and Try Again".  Other sites said to try clearing the data, but I had never used the Play Store before.

Hey I had the same problem but now I know how to fix it.  Set the device's date and time to Manual and 4 years in the future, then open the Play Store and you won't get anything.  Go back to settings and reset this to Automatic, then everything is okay!


Recovering the contacts, SMS and call log from SD card I am using an Micromax A57 running Android 2.3.5. Since there was a problem in the launcher, I reset the phone to factory settings, taking my SD card out before doing so. Since the phone's internal memory is very small, all the contacts, call log and SMS are saved on the SD card.

While doing the factory reset, my assumption was that I could restore this information from the SD card afterwards. However, when I re-inserted the SD card, my phone could not get any of my contact, SMS or call log information. I searched the Internet for the past 2 days and tried several applications to get it back but all in vain. My questions are:

First of all, would it be possible to get the SMS, contact and call log back from SD card (as I reset mobile alone taking SD card out)?

If possible, how to restore SMS, contact and call log?

Phone is rooted and I am sure the data lies somewhere in the phone as bits and bytes. Experts advise please.

Your assumption that Contacts, SMS and Call Logs are automatically saved to the SD Card was incorrect. They are indeed stored on the internal memory of the device. /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/ is the most likely storage location. That can change though, depending on Android OS version, manufacturer/carrier modifications, or even 3rd-party apps that you use in place of built-in Contacts/Phone/Messaging apps.

Unless you synced your contacts to your Google account, backed up SMS and call logs, they are now lost after a factory reset.


Recommended steps for securing a lost phone According to Android Device Manager you have several options when it comes to a lost or stolen phone.

However it's not clear to me if you are supposed to select just one of them (lock your phone or erase the phone's data for example) or you can select both.

If you select one, there's no doubt about the expected behavior.
However, it's not clear what to expect if one first selects erase phone's data, and then selects lock the phone, or viceversa. Does the second option interrupt the first one? Or do they both remain active?

To complicate things a little more, what would happen, if additionally, you changed your google password in the process? In a logical attempt to prevent any further unauthorized access to any of your google products ...

So, in the simpler case of just telling ADM to delete everything, what would happen if:

you changed the google password "before" confirming the deletion process? Would a password change at this stage interfere with google's ability to contact the phone before it had a chance to receive the deletion trigger?
you changed the google password "after" confirming the deletion process?
Would a password change at this stage interfere with google's ability to contact the phone before it had a chance to receive the deletion trigger?

If anyone has had any experience with ADM I'll appreciate your feedback.

Thank you.

After selecting "Erase phone's data" , the phone wipes off the data as soon as it gets spotted so selecting "Lock the phone" won't take effect.

And regarding the password changing, I once erased my phone and after a day changed my google password. The password was changed without any issue.


Alarm clock with auto flight mode I'm looking for an alarm clock which is able to turn off Airplane mode if I stop the alarm on wake up. (I turn on flight mode when I sleep.)

Do you know any alarm clock with this function?

You can use AutomateIt to enable/disable airplane mode on a schedule.  This may be easier than finding a custom alarm clock.


Why do Samsung S7 battery drains fast then usual when I walk with the phone I am using Samsung S7 for last one month. I have noticed

When I am sitting in my room, then the battery drains as usual.
But when I walk with the phone in my pocket the battery drains really really quick.

I saw the battery usage one of my friend who uses Samsung s6, it also situation as mine. Can anyone please give me a solution for this.

As mentioned by "acejavelin" in the comment section, location based services seem to be the main culprit in your case. Here are the things, you can try to improve your battery life:

Always turn off the location services on your Android when not in use. And, when you use location services, change the Location Mode to “Battery Saving” to save the battery life. Also, turn off the location history on your device in the Google location settings. You might find this article, useful: http://trendblog.net/disable-location-services-android/
Turn off 'Google Now/Ok Google' on your device: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2824784?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en Saw a great improvement after turning this feature off on my Galaxy S6.

Hope it helps!


Taking pictures/videos from both front and rear camera simultaneously? There are apps that can do this but they are not  exactly Bothie. The app allows the user to first take a picture from rear camera and then from the front camera (but not simultaneously). Nokia first came up with this idea in 2017.
More about Bothie
I am just wondering if this is a hardware feature or software. I can handle the software issue(with root) i think. And if this is not possible then can you please explain why and how it works (totally optional)?
Because if this is possible then people will be able to take videos from both cameras (poor cameraman will also be included in the clip).. and that would be pretty cool IMO =)
Every little opinion or googling is accepted. Thanks in advance : )

This is what I could gather from answers on Stack Overflow. I have no development background, so corrections are welcome.

Camera could have only have one object as mentioned here. But this was depreciated from Android 5.0. So, devices running KitKat and below, cannot have this feature.

It seemed to be possible on some devices to open both front and rear camera as mentioned here. However, it is not possible on all devices due to hardware & Software restrictions (see comments)

The Android camera APIs generally allow multiple cameras to be used at the same time, but most devices do not have enough hardware resources to support that in practice - for example, there's often only one camera image processor shared by both cameras.

The link in your question is the best I could find for a clear explanation.Nokia, Samsung, LG seem to have started this trend on some of their devices. Such devices either need Dual Camera Mode or Dual Sight Mode. There wasn't much I could find about these OEM specific technologies. The Frontback Camera app mentioned in the link, works on Pixel 4a Android 11. Note that the pictures were very grainy and not worth the result IMO.

OP tried apps mentioned here and they didn't work.
This  leads me to conclude that it is both a hardware & Software feature and apps can be poor substitute. I doubt if trying on other devices would show better results. Neither have I come across any rooted or Xposed modules that can do this, so it is best to buy the devices that support this natively, if you want this feature badly.


Xperia Z3v Simultaneous LTE and Voice Service I'm told by Verizon that the Z3v will be unable to access mobile data while in a call until January. If only they told you this before the sale! In any case, does anyone know of a workaround, or a way to get the software update early? I considered flashing something from Sony's developer world, but as I understand it this will impact camera functionality...

Any known way to get around this without waiting until Sony/Verizon push the update?

"Mobile data not available" (click image for larger variant)

I have been told that the Z3V will never be capable of simultaneous talk and Data by Verizon. Sony just confirmed that it isn't capable, but didn't say what the future holds. The Z3V was built with only one radio and was not built to support VoLTE. Verizon is posting replies on their Droid Turbo stating it will be getting it in a software update,  but they are not doing that on the Z3V. I am guessing that is because it doesn't support VoLTE and that is how they are rolling this out now (phones coming to market after Aug2014). However, let me know if you get a different response from Sony or Verizon, because I have been told the Z3V will never get it. Thanks.


Samsung s6 edge battery drains super fast at 15% My battery lasts normally during the day however I am observing a weird issue where when my phone reaches 15% battery warning. It discharges in few minutes which to me is counter intuitive.

I had phone for about a year. I normally last working day without needing to recharge with 50% left. But sometimes if I am using phone a lot it drops to less. I think problem is not with battery but rather with it discharging really fast after warning. It's as if some mechanism starts using more battery after the warning.

I haven't reset phone since I bought it. I don't frequently get to 15% level though, only noticed this behavior recently, and had phone for a while.

I use normal charging mode and not 'fast charging'.

UPDATE: I had a theory that it's 'power saving' mode that was causing this so I changed setting to switch to it at 5% from previous 15% then drained battery and observed and it didn't matter - once battery got to 15% it discharged to 7% in ~3 minutes.

I am sure it's happening to others, why does it discharge so fast? How do I fix it?

This was occurring for me as well, and a resolution was reached, although it may not be valid for everyone.

It is the sign of a failing battery, and is unfortunately common in the S6 series. Once the phone goes into Power Saving Mode, it seemed like the battery would drain abnormally fast, sometimes skipping from 15% to 12% immediately.

My carrier (Verizon) claimed that it is indeed a bad battery, and they are aware of the issue. Samsung typically wants you to send your device to them for repair, as removing the case and battery yourself will void any remaining warranty. Thankfully (hah), my device also had a faulty camera, which was close to failing entirely, and Verizon was able to replace my device with a brand new one (not a refurb, which I was surprised at). It was still under a manufacturer's warranty, so I did not have to pay for the replacement.

Regardless, get in contact with your carrier or Samsung, and see what they can do for you. This is unfortunately the only solution that worked for me. All the tweaks and tips from various Android sites were unsuccessful in helping the battery drain.


Sync two gmail accounts, but only one account's contacts I have a brand-new Moto X (2014) running Lollipop.  I have two gmail accounts, me@gmail and work@gmail.  While I would like to be able to check both accounts for new messages on my phone, I only want my me@gmail contacts to sync to my phone; not the work@gmail contacts, as some are sensitive and my employer would take issue with them being available on my personal phone.  Short of manually deleting those contacts one by one (and there are several hundred), is there another solution?  Thank you so much!

Go to Settings-> Accounts -> Google -> Select Account(whose contacts you want to Sync) -> Select Applications which you want to Sync(Contacts)


Changing the appearance of messages in the Messaging app on Droid RAZR Maxx? I was just wondering if there was any (easy) way to change the appearance of the native messaging app on Droid RAZR Maxx - it doesn't need to be fancy, just resetting it to the default Android 2.3 style would be nice. Ideally, I'd like to keep the same app (so, in other words, without using GoSMS, Handcent, etc.).

If there isn't an easy way to do this, is it possible to do with a rooted Droid RAZR Maxx? If so, could anyone point me towards a tutorial? Thanks in advance!

The easiest solution is probably to use a third party messaging app such as Handcent or Go SMS Pro. Changing the default app itself probably needs rooting and some difficult mangling.

Please bear in mind that I have not tested these apps, and cannot say if they work well or not.


Unable to access Play Store after CM12.1 upgrade Following this week's releases of CyanogenMod, there's finally CM 12 and CM 12.1 releases for the Samsung S4 Mini. Therefore, I upgraded from the latest 11 release to 12.1.
However, after installing, I was unable to access the Play Store, getting "No Connection" and a "Retry" button opening it up. Following instructions from various places, I tried changing the date and resetting it, and then tried removing my Google account from the device. This is where I am now stuck.
Opening the Play Store now, it sits "Checking info...", occasionally telling me "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped" (it's been prompting me to upgrade Google Play services ever since I installed CM 12.1, as one would expect, but I've been unable to upgrade it due to lack of access to the Play Store) a variable number of times while doing so. Eventually, I reach a screen telling me:

Can't establish a reliable connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem or your Android device may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care.

However, internet access works fine in Chrome and in all non-Google apps. I can load play.google.com almost instantly in Chrome: there's no internet connectivity issue here.
Trying to add my Google Account from settings leads to the same "Checking info..." sequence of screens.
How can I re-add my Google account and regain access to the Play Store?

When you flashed from CM 11 to CM 12 or 12.1, did you wipe /data,/system,etc. via recovery?  You'd also need GApps for CM 12/12.1 too, as that would include newer Google Play Services that are compatible with 12/12.1.

Generally when you upgrade from a different OS version (CM 11 being Android 4.4, CM 12/12.1 being Android 5.x.x), it is recommended fully wiping everything before flashing to prevent odd issues like you are seeing here.


Samsung S7 hacked and running some FTP server? I believe my Samsung S7 was hacked. It looks like an external server with Linux is running via my router's FTP server (Fritz!Box):

Screenshots (click images to enlarge)

The second screenshot is from the system protocol, the third from a detection app I had downloaded.

Please help!

(Note: at the time this answer was written, only the first screenshot was present in the question post.)

Your screenshot shows details of some app you've selected. More specifically: it shows the permissions that app requested, as seen in the background. Obviously you've tapped one permission, so an explanation for that permission is shown. That permission is DUMP.

This permission is normally used during development, to retrieve detailed debugging information to narrow down errors – which is why it has the protection level "development" assigned. For such a permission to become effective, the ROM must be signed with a development key – a case a normal user with a "normal device" shouldn't encounter.

To answer your direct question: No, this is not a sign of being "hacked". Just a sign a (careless) developer forgot to clean up :)


Deferring GSM data connection Frequently I am in the range of WiFi. Still when waking up my phone (Motorola Milestone) it usually makes a GSM data connection (visible in the top bar), and only after few seconds the WiFi connection is made.

I understand that WiFi takes some time to connect to. Is it possible to somehow stop the GSM connection opening so quickly? I get billed for each such connection, and even though it is a very small price (0,01PLN/100kB), it is annoying to see all such attempts in billing, one by one.

I think it would be enough if I could defer any internet connection for few seconds after wakeup to give WiFi channel to get opened.

I do not want to block all GSM data connections, it would be a chore to unblock it when I really need it, and then I would keep forgetting to block it again when in WiFi range.

Go to SETTINGS > WIRELESS & NETWORKS > Wi-Fi SETTINGS

Press MENU and choose ADVANCED.

Click Wi-Fi SLEEP POLICY and make sure NEVER is selected.

This might help your WiFi connection remain connected.

These are available on my Samsung Spica running v2.1 (Eclair).


Battery usage problem in Android 2.3.6 Since the update to Gingerbread the battery of my phone has the half duration than with the 2.3.4 version.

The "Battery Usage" in settings don't show anything abnormal.

Anybody have the same problem? What can I do?

Edit:
My device is an HTC - Nexus One

Check native email app. Sometimes it starts running and never stops, eating the battery to the end. I don't know how to solve it, so I keep checking and killing it when it starts to behave like this.


Google Nexus 4 Battery icon does not appear while charging It so happened that my LG google nexus 4 was water damaged.
I kept it under a bulb to dry the water for 1 day
Next day I took it to LG service center, he opened the phone and removed the water and asked me to charge the phone for 5 hours.
I connected the phone to power cable. RED LED light kept on blinking for all 5 hours and I thought it was charging.
Then I disconnected and tried to charge it on but it did not work.
I disconnected from power pressed and hold volume control button and power button and connected the power.
I kept holding on for almost an hour.
Then I left it to charge.
Still I do not see the battery icon.But the RED LED stopped, now there is no LEDs blinking or on!! Does this mean that the battery is charging? What next Should I do.
The service center guy told me if it does not boot up, he needs to replace the motherboard and the connector. What should I do next?

I would leave the phone in rice for the next 48 hours minimum before sending it away. That seems to be the trick as the phone is quite tight, and certain components may need more time before the moisture will evaporate. Having opened a Nexus 4 myself, I can attest to how tightly the plastic seals.


Google maps bicycle navigation A year back, when I opened "Directions" on my phone, below the start and end point, where 4 options:

Driving
Public transport
Walking
Cycling

Now cycling is replaced by "Ride Services" which I never use, and do not care about. How can I get "Cycling" back?

From Google maps support, Platinum product expert treebles says (2/5/20)

If your issue is that the bicycling mode of transportation is not available to you, it means that it is not available in your country. There are few countries where this mode of transporation is enabled.

In the same thread you find instances of it being available earlier but not anymore.

So, Google decides when and where to activate and they won't tell you list of countries in which it is available :(

Sadly there's no list of supported areas and Google never announces where it's rolling out beforehand.


Disable all software installation Is there a way to block (by a password/PIN code or what else) all kinds of software installation on an Android tablet/smart phone?

I understand it is possible to block by a PIN code Market app instalation, but that only works for paid apps, and there are other ways to install applications other than the Market.

Rooting is not a problem.

Thank you!

Unfortunately Android doesn't offer this functionality out of the box.  There are several 3rd-party apps on the Market that can help though.

I personally use App Protector Pro on my son's tablet.  This app allows you to set a PIN and then set up a "block list" of any installed apps, including system ones.  Among other apps, I added Settings and Package Installer to this list.  This presents the "password" prompt upon installation (or un-installation) of any apps, including from alternative markets (Amazon Appstore, GetJar, etc.) and even side-loading APKs.  App Protector Pro itself is also by default set to be on the "protected" list.

Of course if your device is in the hands of a person that is somewhat knowledgeable of Android OS, they can do a bunch of things to circumvent this sort of protection, such as a factory reset from Recovery console, for example.

[5-year Edit]:
Android 5.0 introduced restricted profiles feature. This allows you to block new installs from Play Store, and disable already installed apps for restricted users.  Unfortunately this feature is only enabled for tablets.  Phones still have to rely on 3rd-party "lock" apps, with varying degrees of success.


Encrypted and factory reset - Do I need to decrypt device? We can remove data permanently from android flash memory, which is encrypted, after a factory reset.

After doing this, do we need to decrypt the device for using it again or factory reset the device?

It is in the default factory reset state ( like a new device ). You can't decrypt the device even if you wish to as the encryption password (generated from a combination of user lock screen PIN and encryption algorithm ) is lost

From Android's Factory Reset Does Not Wipe Your Data: Here's The Solution

  Encrypting does not completely delete the files, but the factory reset process gets rid of the encryption key. As a result, the device has no way it can decrypt the files and, therefore, makes data recovery extremely difficult.


Need help with orignal samsung touchwiz ROM Recovery Hi a while back i rooted my S3 Neo I9301I and installed a couple of ROMS based on android 4.4.2/4.4.4 and then i would restore the Nandroid backup i had made of the samsung's touchwiz ROM (The one which came with the phone when i bought it TouchWiz 4.4.2 Kitkat)

Then i thought i'd go ahead and try the unofficial Cyanogenmod 12 by Rox with 5.0 GAPPS, didnt like the performance, but this time when i restored my nandroid, after booting up the phone there's a black screen and all apps crash with the usual error message e.g. "Unfortunately settings has stopped". I've now lost the touchWiz Backup. Same situation even after i flashed GAPPS 4.4.x, so i reinstalled CM12 and GAPPS 5.0 and now im stuck with it.

TLDR:

I've lost the touchWiz nandroid backup.

A) Anyway i can get back the orignal Samsung TouchWiz 4.4.2 ROM?

B) Im looking into upgrading the firmware. Will the latest firmware include Samsung's TouchWiz?

If i've said anything technically incorrect, bare with me please im not THAT big of a tech wiz :D

Phone Specs:
Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo I9301I, 16GB, I9301IXXUANH1 (Single Sim Variant)

in response to you question :

Part A

yes you can go back to touchwizz any time you want by flashing an officiel firmware or by flashing a custom rom based on a stock rom.

part B

grab a firmware from this page
grab Odin flashing tool from here
install samsung drivers (here)
unzip the firmware you just download you will get one file with .tar or .tar.md5.
Now lets make sure you do a fresh install ,boot to recovery and do a full wipe don't reboot the system power off the device after the full wipe and boot to download mod.
unzip odin archive and execute Odin executable file.
plug your device to your PC via USB cable (the device must be in download mod)
An “Added!!” massage will appear in Odin’s message box. If you don’t get the same then you should try another USB port (try USB port located in back in your desktop PC). If that too don’t work then you should reinstall the driver. If you successfully see the “Added!!” message in Odin then you are ready to go in next step. You should also see COM port with a number in Yellow if you successfully added your device.
Click the AP Button, and select that .tar.md5 file
In Odin window, make sure only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checkboxes are selected.
hit the START button to begin the flashing process ,when the process is working don't open other applications on you PC don't touch the PC or the usb cable or the phone
Once flashing completed, your Galaxy S3 Neo GT-I9301I will restart and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from computer.


IRC clients with PASS support I've been developing an IRC server which makes use of the PASS command, like this:

PASS mypassword
NICK mynick
USER (...)

However, I couldn't find any IRC client app with support with the PASS command so far. Does anyone know of an app that supports it, or that can be tweaked to send a "PASS mypassword" command on entering?

AndroIRC supports PASS, although it's hidden in the settings.
Open the app, and press the Menu key. Then, select "Servers". Press the Menu key again, and select "New server". Look for the field "Password": if you set a password, it will be sent with PASS.


Factory reset, will the os revert? Hi I just purchased an Android phone that came with Android Oreo. It's replacing a phone that had Android Pie. Shortly after I set up the new Android Oreo phone It upgraded to Android Pie, but because the old phone was on a newer version of the operating system than the new phone when I did the initial set up none of my system backups were restored to the new phone when I was setting it up.

I'm thinking of doing a recovery mode or a factory reset on the new phone to see if it will bring over my backups and I'm wondering if this phone will revert to Android Oreo or if it will restore to Android Pie which would then restore my backup

A factory reset deletes all the userdata that has been stored by the user and apps, including your personal files in internal storage.

A factory reset does not make any changes to the system and boot partition (where the underlying OS is stored) or any other non-userdata partition. During a system update, it is mostly the boot and system partition which gets updated and the update doesn't keep the earlier state of Android saved, so a new update overwrites the earlier updates.

In short, a factory reset wouldn't bring your device back to Android Oreo anymore. If the backup was stored in the cloud, the restore may be triggered during Setup Wizard post the factory reset so you can try that.


Why can't I link2sd the Play Store and Maps apps? Yesterday I rooted my phone successfully (Samsung GT-S5570-Android 2.2.1), I created a second ext2 partition on my 8 GB SD card and installed the Link2SD app.

The reason for doing this, was due the continuous and annoying messages about full internal storage capacity.

I was able to move and uninstall some apps, but when it comes to Maps, Play Store and Samsumg Apps I keep getting a failure message similar to the following

  FAILURE

  PKG:/DATA/APP/COM.ANDROID.VENDING-2.APK FAILURE
  [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_INSTALL_LOCATION]

What does this message mean and why does this error occur?
How can I successfully move those apps in my SD card?

The author of an app can set a flag in its manifest (the package description) to say whether it can be moved to external storage or not. If you try to install a package to external storage, and its manifest says it cannot be installed there, you get the error code you describe.

Google's developer documentation provides a list of kinds of apps which should set the flag to prevent themselves being installed to external storage, because of undesirable side-effects if the external storage is removed.


Search Text Messages I would like to search my past text messages.  I often forget which person I was talking to about the different issues and global search is helpful.  Here is a picture of the equivalent functionality on the iPhone.

Not sure if you are looking for this functionality in the default message app. If not ChompSMS is an option. This app seems to provide this function.


Why does adb shell have higher permissions than common terminal applications? For example you can write to /data/local/tmp with adb shell but not a common terminal application. Why is that?

In short, a normal terminal application runs with "normal user" privileges. ADB shell is designed for debugging purposes, so it has more privileges.


Kitkat 4.4.2 and Play music: won't find files I have a nexus 4 and I have been using the music downloader called music maniac. Just recently updated to kitkat 4.4.2 and now when I download music the play music app won't find it in my phone. I can find the file when I look it up in the storage settings, but when I plug it into my computer I look in the same place and it's not there. Anyway I don't know how to make it read the file I guess.

Try an Android media scanning process using apps such as
SD Scanner (other older media scan apps seem to crash in 4.4). Once done, the new files should show up in Play Music (I personally found Android's background running of the scanning process to be too slow).

It could be due to the .nomedia file (see "Hiding your files from the Media Scanner" on the Android API guide) in the folder containing the files (or even in a parent folder) which prevents the any media from appearing in Play Music. Since .nomedia is a dot file, it is considered a hidden file and your file explorer may not show it in by default and you may have to dig into the settings. OI File Manager has an option to view hidden files.

With regards to not being able to see the files on the computer. Strangely on OSX

using the Android File Transfer app that is provided by Google, the MusicManic folder /sdcard/MusicManic appears as a file and not a folder
using adb shell, it appears as a folder

using AirDroid on my Nexus 4, my computer can connect to the phone and /sdcard/MusicManic appears as a folder which can be downloaded.

So I guess for now, try use AirDroid to transfer the files across.


Adding a new spell-checker to Motorola Moto G Does anybody know how can I add a new spell-checker to Motorola Moto G (it runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean)?

I have the spell-checker for UK version, but I also would like to use Polish spell-checker.

The following is the way I enable additional spell checkers on my Galaxy Nexus which runs on vanilla Android 4.3, I hope it will be the same for your Moto G:

Open your app drawer and go to Settings > Language & input
Scroll down to Keyboard & Input Methods section: If your Google Keyboard is enabled, tap its settings button, if not, enable it first.
On Google Keyboard Settings screen, tap Input languages

On Input languages screen, scroll down and enable Polish. Then tap Back.
You should be on Google Keyboard Settings screen again: Scroll down to Text Correction section and tap Add-on dictionaries.
On Add-on dictionaries screen, scroll down and tap Polski (which it should say it is available).

Now it should appear a button to Install this dictionary: tap it and wait until it is installed.
Now, the Install button will be replaced for a Delete button, and the dictionary status will say Installed. Exit settings screens.
Now you can use the Polish spell checker in the phone. Just toggle the language by tapping the Globe key to the left of Spacebar in Google Keyboard until it says Polski and you'll be ready to use it.


Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, just shows ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” black screen This morning I woke up to my Samsung Galaxy S3 which just “hung” during the start-up screen with the white text “Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” on a black background. It never comes to the “Enter Pincode” screen.

It worked without a problem when I went to sleep last night. As far as I know it should not update the software on its own, similarly the apps shouldn't update themselves without my confirmation.

I have tried to restart it and to take the battery out and put it in again but the result is the same.

Any suggestion or advice on how to fix this would be so much appreciated.

Your system might have become corrupted or hampered by some misuse/mishap.
The method below will install Latest factory Firmware for your Samsung device, i.e., Unbrick the phone.
Steps to Install latest firmware
Note: Write your phone's model number like "GT-I9812" and IMEI number on paper beforehand.

Put your device in Download Mode.

Don't connect your device to USB port

Now, on PC, download and install Samsung KIES.

Now, after installation, reboot PC. All required drivers will be installed for the PC and android device.

Connect your device to the PC

Open Samsung KIES, Go to Tools > Firmware Upgrade and Installation.

Dialog will popup asking for Model Number. Put Phone's Model Number which you have written on the paper and Press Next.

Now, it will ask for the IMEI number of the mobile phone. Just put that in and Press Next.

There will be some dialog boxes about the system reset and warnings. Just Click Ok/Next.

Now,Samsung KIES will download system software for the device and Install it on the device itself.

This will take lot of time, so be patient.(Time depends on the Your Network Speed.)

Voila! Your Phone is New Again. (atleast on the inside. :-P)


Cyanogenmod - Filesystem for 64GB SD card, files larger than 4GB Every time I find a thread on the Internet describing "how to get your 64GB SD card to work with Cyanogenmod", the answer is always the same: format it to FAT32.

FAT32 does not support files larger than 4GB. Does Cyanogenmod (10.1) support a decent file system that can take files larger than that?

On yesterday's CyanogenMod nightly, I performed the following steps:

Unmount the SD card in the UI
Erase the SD card in the UI (this recreates the partition table itself and creates a new FAT32 fs)
Unmount the SD card again, if needed
Plug in the phone
Open a shell with adb shell
su to root (this has to be enabled in Settings)
Run make_ext4fs /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 to create the new ext4 fs
Mount the SD card in the UI (you'll have to unplug the phone to do this)
Reopen the root shell and run chown media_rw:media_rw /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 to give the folder the expected owner
Run chmod 775 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 to make the sdcard writable

Having done this, the card is mounted automatically by CyanogenMod, and it can be written to from file managers without root privileges. I also copied music and pictures to the filesystem, and after a reboot, they are indexed and shown in Apollo and Gallery. I've only been using it for less than a day, but it's been working like a better FAT32 fs so far.


Is there a way to change the on-screen position of the 'Return' button on my Archos 101? I have bought an Archos 101 tablet.

It doesn't have hard buttons, but in stead, on screen buttons for 'Return', 'Home', 'Menu' and 'Help'.

If I hold the tablet in an horizontal position (landscape mode), the 4 four buttons are displayed at the right edge of the screen, with the 'Return' button at the bottom ( and the 3 other buttons on top of 'Return' in the order given above.

So I have to use my right hand to press the 'Return' button. Being right handed, this is a natural place for the 'Return' button to be situated (lower right corner of the screen)T - after all, it's the button you use the most.

However, when I hold the tablet in a vertical position (portrait mode), the 4 buttons are displayed at the bottom of the screen, in exact the same order : from left to right 'Return', 'Home', 'Menu' and 'Help'.

This now means that I have to use my LEFT hand to press the 'Return' button.

I would like to still use my right hand to press the 'Return' key.

Therefore my question: is it possible to change the order of the 4 on screen buttons on an Archos 101 tablet ?

in the google market there is an app to change the archos buttons and even add some. its named archos buttons afaik. but your device has to be rooted. havent tested it though.


Netbook with Android 4.1 freezes on load screen I'm using a brand new Craig 10-inch netbook. It came with Android 4.1 jelly bean by default. I've made no changes at all but on boot, the initial splash screen appears, the jelly beans seem to appear inside of the Andrew character, but then it just freezes. No mouse icon, no menus, nothing.

I've tried:

long-press of the power button (both on to off and off to on).
Holding F2 and/or F8 during power on or power off or just the load phase.
Pushing the factory reset button on the bottom of the device.

None of these have any effect, unfortunately.

I've also noticed some posts saying to hold the volume buttons during boot to get safe mode. This seems only for phones as this netbook has no volume buttons at all.

Are there any known remedies for this load screen freezing? I cannot access any menus or options that require the computer to actually be booted. How can I access safe mode or some other boot mode to try to restore?


Do any SVN servers exist for Android? Just upgraded to a new phone. So, I have my old one with a cracked screen lying around. Is there any way to run an SVN server on it for a few projects I am working on with a friend?

Its low power and small size makes it ideal for a task like this.

One SVN app is available in Google Play.

But I think it can work as SVN Client only,
I haven't tried it though.


Detect damage to device after dropping it? I dropped my Pixel. The screen is cracked and doesn't light up.
But the phone still works - it rings and vibrates when I get a call.

I'm considering replacing the screen myself, but before I buy the part, I'm wondering if there is any way to have confidence that the screen is the only problem.

Can I connect my phone to the computer via USB, and then run some kind of diagnostic software from the computer, to tell me exactly which parts are damaged besides the screen (if any)?

There is no diagnostic software AFAIK (as far as I know ). If there was, you would have heard of it

While things seem to be fine except for the screen , you can never be sure. The insides of phone are densely packed to maintain smaller thickness, size etc and it is quite possible that something else is also affected.

See sites like iFixit  for help of you wish to do it on your own. You can never be sure that screen is the only damaged part

It's up to you but service centre may be an easier and better option, of course at higher cost and time (and missing out on the fun of doing it yourself :)


cannot send mms from galaxy lll I've got straight talk for a provider and needless to say... they are of no help whatsoever. I can send and receive TXT messages and I can RECEIVE mmses but I've never been able to SEND mmses, ie; pics, attatchments, or any mms from this phone.  I've done EVERYTHING. I know this phone and all settings on the phone and the browser, internet options etc. are as they should be. Can anyone help resolve this issue for me?

It appears you're not the only one with this problem.  However, there seems to be a solution by tweaking some settings.  Not sure if you've tried this because you have not indicated the specific setting changes you've made.  Take a look at this AndroidCentral forum post for additional info.


Motorola moto 4g, battery drain, always high media server actitivity I recently bought a motorola moto 4g, and I quickly noticed that the battery is going low very fast! With no use at all, it's going down 15% percent per hour...

The mediaserver is always taking up 50% of the battery, even when I deleted all the apps (really, áll the apps..). I did some restarting, reseting.. Nothing is helping...

Any suggestions??

By the way, sorry for my bad English ;)

A bug in media server seems to causes it
to get stuck in a loop indexing media files.

I've had the same issue and it used up 40% of my battery over 8 hours.

Restart your phone, then do a force stop on anything that might use it. I stopped google play music,  deezer and amazon music, if that fixes it you can disable them.

Seems to have worked for me so far.

Some say its an error on indexing the media on the sd card, you can create a .nomedia file to stop media server indexing it. Just add a file called .nomedia in the directory you do not want indexed.

This is a very irritating bug and hopefully google will fix soon.


Why does my phone keep forgetting the Default apps? Am running CM 7.2 on a Nexus One. Have tried resetting defaults with "Default App Manager," but eventually no matter what I do, my device forgets the Defaults for my Browser, images, music, SMS, etc... Is there a way to fix this permanently?

Normally there're four reasons for default apps to reset.

You install an app that can handle that intent.
You uninstall an app that can handle that intent.
You update an app that can handle that intent.
The app is on the sdcard and you rebooted/mounted it on a pc.

The fourth is commonly overlooked. Without source level changes this can't be modified.


Does Android log any details about full system crashes? My Samsung S3, which I rooted and flashed with Cyanogenmod 10.2 will randomly fully crash, and require a reboot (Power + Volume down for ~10 seconds). This seems to happen randomly, when just scrolling through a list, loading a webpage, sometimes when it's not even doing anything.

I'm wondering if any logs are stored anywhere which I can look at to see if there is one underlying issue causing these crashes.

This doesn't seem to be something that I can make happen, up to now I've not found something that will always crash the device.

EDIT: It actually doesn't seem to be a full crash, just a UI one. It's just happen now viewing a webpage, and I can't lock the device, scroll, no buttons do anything, but Spotify was playing a song in the background and that continued playing.

connect your device through usb and run below ADB command

adb shell logcat

this will show you all the activity start from the device power up to now

edit: this kind of problems occurred on me when my emmc bricked, when device try to use specific part of emmc which has bad block device stuck and cant do anything but voice continue to come


Installing cyanogenmod 11 I have gionee gpad g3 whose specifications are 512 mb ram, 1.2 ghz quadcore processor and 4 gb internal memory. my device is not listed on CM supportable device list. so should i install it?

What do you mean 'should I install it?' What are you going to flash on your phone?

BTW since your tablet lacks official support, try looking on xda-dev if there's any unofficial support for your device. There's little to no hope so I wouldn't count on it much. Even if you can find an unofficial support, its likely to be very buggy and unstable. Better stick to your OEM firmware.


Enable slide-lock without PIN/password prior to security timeout - PIN/password enforced by enterprise security policy I'm on a Galaxy S2X on Jelly Bean 4.1.2, and my company's security policy forces me to use PIN or Password to unlock the device.

Jellybean now allows you to disable "Lock instantly with power button" - if you press the power button, it turns off the screen without locking. And then if you press the power button again before the security timeout, the screen turns back on, and you are not required to enter your password / PIN.

I want to change the behaviour so that if you press the power button, it enables the swipe lock; so if you press the power button again before the security timeout, you are required to swipe the screen to use the phone (prevents "butt-dialing", etc.). I would still want to require the password / PIN after the security timeout.

I've seen a number of posts on this with solutions that use Tasker and Secure Settings to enable and disable the password / PIN on certain conditions - example: Slide unlock till pattern lock gets activated after interval; but this solution does not work when you have a security policy that does not allow you to disable the password / PIN.

Is there another way to achieve this?

I was thinking that if there were some way to de-couple the "slide" from the actual "lock" (since locking always requires a password / PIN on my phone). Is there a way I can invoke the Android slide screen using Tasker without locking? Or, could I invoke a 3rd party slide screen?

I've found a workable solution for this problem. I installed Go Locker, which is a custom slide screen lock. Follow its initial (somewhat confusing) instruction to disable unlocking with the home button, and enable Settings -> Visual Setting -> Hide status bar. Then when you press the power button to lock the phone, when you unlock you get the Go Locker screen. The only downside is after your security timeout, you'll have to enter your password/PIN and then slide to unlock with Go Locker.


Oneplus One stuck in Fastboot mode, no power button! as the title suggests, my OnePlus One is stuck in Fastboot mode and doesn't have a working power button. It came unplugged and since being plugged back in isn't appearing under adb devices.

Is there any way for me to restart the device or rescue it from fastboot?

Thank you!

To exit from fastboot use this command:

fastboot reboot

your phone will be then rebooted.


How can I enter Fastboot or Recovery mode on the eSTAR X35? My eSTAR X35 is stuck in a bootloop and I can't reach fastboot mode.  How can I get there or into Recovery mode?

Press the volume down and power button at the same time. If that does not work try pressing all three buttons at once (power, volume up, and volume down)


How to stop erase of data after clicking erase option mistakenly in android device manager I have lost my motog2 mobile and mistakenly pressed to erase the data after using the option lock of android device manager.And later on got to know that the option deletes total data and I will not be able to atleast track my mobile location.so I want to stop the erase option to perform, before my mobile got internet connection and got data erased.please suggest a way for this.

Unfortunately, if you issued the command to erase the phone, there is no taking it back.

If the device you sent the erase command to does not have service, it would not receive the command; but then you would not be able to track the disconnected device either.

Once it gets an internet connection, and receives the command to erase, it will start.

If you happen to find the device prior to it receiving the command to erase, you may be able to remove Android Device Manager to prevent loss of data.


Does WhatsApp duplicate media files? Whenever I receive or send a media file via WhatsApp, it is stored in WhatsApp/Media/.

Is it ever stored anywhere else as well? (perhaps depending on configuration of WhatsApp)

I want each WhatsApp chat media file and document to be stored only once in the whole directory structure (for a cleaner administration, and to save space). I am not referring to the same file sent/received many times.

Following instructions in https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/30031687, I placed a .nomedia file in each of the directories in WhatsApp/Media/ (WhatsApp Images, etc.), and in the respective Sent subdriectories.
With that, they do not show up anymore in the Gallery, so this suggests that the answer to my question is No.

Whatsapp is using peer to peer networks and hence its duplicating files to ensure its availability even though its deleted for one user. But its a bad concept and it junks your mobile. A mapping method should be used to avoid duplication.


How To Root Samsung A510F? I have tried Framaroot, Universal Android Root, IRoot, Z4Root, TowelRoot  and obviously, kingroot. I also attempted to try chainfire's auto root but could not find a compatible file to flash for my device. Here's the link to chainfire's list of compatible devices Chainfire Auto Root

Here is the screenshot of my device software info

You should try rooting with TWRP.

Download TWRP Odin flashable here
Download Odin here
Boot in download mode with POWER + HOME + VOL DOWN
Connect the phone
Flash with Odin 3.10.7. Select the downloaded file using the AP slot. Uncheck Auto-reboot.
Reboot to recovery immediately after flashing using POWER + HOME + VOL DOWN, as soon as the screen goes blank change to VOL UP whilst still holding the other buttons.
TWRP should now boot
Flash the file below in twrp.
DO NOT LET TWRP ROOT YOUR DEVICE WHEN IT ASKS FOR. USE ONLY THE FILE BELOW:
Root Chainfire SU

NOTE 1:  FLASHING CUSTOM STUFFS VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY. AND THIS WILL TRIP THE KNOX FLAG.

NOTE 2: ENABLE OEM UNLOCK FIRST OR YOU MAY ENCOUNTER 'BLOCKED BY FRP LOCK' WHEN FLASHING.
Settings > Developer Options > OEM Unlocking


How to root Samsung galaxy chat B5330? The title says it all. I have read this rooting tag info throughly and did all that was necessary to ensure this question is not duplicate.

There are some guides on the web, but they only make me go mad as each has some issue (broken links, poor comments, etc). So if anyone can give trustworthy answers, please do.

  Note: The OS for galaxy chat has been updated a while ago. Now, it has jelly bean.

After checking all the generic methods,I've found only two methods that could possibly root galaxy chat.out of them ready to root has very bad rating

The second method is Bin4ry method.But there is no way one could understand if it's actually rooting or not(the app says,it will either show message on completion or show nothing). If anyone succeeds using bin4ry method.Do add the approx required time.

I. Before You Begin:

Rooting voids the warranty of your device (until you unroot it).
Please charge your device to have at least 60% of battery life
download Root Package from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936878
Download and place the Root Package file onto your Desktop. Do NOT extract it.
Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
Copy the Root Package file over to the SD card of your device.
Once done, disconnect the device from your PC.
Turn OFF the device.
Reboot the device into Stock Recovery. To do so, press and hold the Volume DOWN+Home+Power buttons together.
Once inside the recovery, choose apply update from sdcard.
Select the Root Package(update.zip) you copied earlier to the device.
Be patient and let it root the device.
Once done, reboot the device.
You’re good to go!

Brilliant! You now have root access on your Galaxy Chat B5330 device


How to save an image inlined into an email using the stock Email app? I received an email containing an inline photo (not as attachment, but inside the message body) and I would like to save this image as a file, so that I can for instance open it in my gallery.

I'm using the stock Android Email app (com.android.email, version 4.4.4). I see no menu indicating how to do it, and a long touch on the image opens no menu either.

If there's no way to do it from inside the application, I'd accept indications on how to do it from e.g. a terminal if possible (my phone is rooted, but I don't know if email inline images are separately saved as files).

This isn't a way to save it in a traditonal manner, but it's a good last resort. You could take a screenshot (usually Power+Volume Down) and then crop it in the Photos app (in the Google version there is a pencil icon at the bottom of the picture).


How can I get small parts of Cyanogenmod like sound files? Is there an easy way to get parts of Cyanogen Mod, for example the sound files? I'm sure that I can probably pull the source and download individual elements (pictures, sound files, etc) but this seems time consuming and potentially difficult.

Yes, there is a way to do it, use CyanogenMod's github - for reference - this applies across the board whether with AOSP, CAF, CM, AOKP, its found in frameworks/base/data.


Unable to install software even with enough available space When I try to update some of my applications, I get the error Unable to install *. Delete some items and try again. When I click manage applications, it shows that I have about 160 MB free space and the app I'm trying to install is under 30 MB.

Android version is 4.1.2 and my device is Samsung galaxy ace II.

(I periodically scan the phone with SD Maid to free resources, but it doesn't help this problem)

Devices reserve storage space in order to work. My tablet has 500Mb spare, but it won't let me install below 350Mb to keep it working properly.


How to disable Peek / Heads Up notifications globally in Android Oreo? There are multiple ways to disable Peek/Heads Up notifications in previous versions of Android (e.g. these or these), but it seems that the changes introduced by Oreo (Android 8.X) prevents them all. Is it possible to disable Heads Up notifications globally, for all apps, in Oreo?

I mean without disabling all normal notifications, or other features, but just this one. Ideally with no root required, but root solutions are also ok.

It's possible to disable the heads-up notifications with adb, without root, using one of the two options below. Sadly, on some of the most recent LG or Samsung phones, this setting is saved only in RAM, hence it only works until the next reboot.
Preliminary steps (required for both options)
On your phone:

Disable "Disable alerts during game" feature (see this issue for details)
Under Android Settings/Developer Options, enable USB Debugging;
Under Android Settings/Developer Options/Select USB Configuration, enable PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol);
Plug your phone to your computer.

On your computer:

Install ADB standalone for Windows;
Install the drivers;
Open a command prompt to the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot
Run ./adb devices to make sure your device is properly recognized;

On your phone:

press OK on Allow USB Debugging?

Option 1
On your computer:

Run ./adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0

Option 2
On your phone:

Install SystemUI Tuner
Follow the instructions and run the required adb commands
Edit Quick Settings:

Add the Heads-up Notifications Toggle to quick settings:

Tap on the toggle to disable the heads-up notifications:

As mentioned above, both options work only until the next reboot on some phones which save this settings in RAM, so option 2 is more convenient because it allows to easily re-disable the heads-up notifications after reboot using the quick settings toggle.
Android 9 and above
It is possible to disable them from:

Settings > Custom restrictions > Don't pop notifications on screen (source)

If that still doesn't work try disabling and enabling:

Apps & notifications > Special app access > Adaptive Notifications (source)


Changing the default login credentials to internet on my samsung phone I bought a Samsung galaxy chat phone a few weeks back. I experienced difficulties downloading whatsapp at the workplace, where we have access to wifi. As a result, I enlisted assistance of a technician, who ended up using his credentials to login to wifi, and successfully downloaded whatsapp and few other apps into the phone.

Each time I have to login to wifi at work, the login screen comes with the technician's username and (the dots at the password window - for) his password. I have to delete these each time before typing-in my own, and it is rather inconvenient, even frustrating. How do I get rid of these default credentials of the technician and have mine (or blanks) instead?

Will greatly appreciate your assistance.
Thanks
Silas

Mentioning your Android version would have made it easier to provide specific instructions, but then it's pretty easy

Press or tap Menu button →Settings→Wireless & Networks → Wi-Fi

Long press your office Wi-Fi network → Forget

Go back to Wi-Fi settings page, your office network will show up (if it doesn't Scan for it). Enter your username and password and save. Subsequently, it will connect automatically and show your office network name instead of technician


I've rooted my tablet, now how do I get rid of this bloatware? Possible Duplicate:
  Rooted Phone but still can't uninstall Apps

I just went through the process of rotting my Galaxy Tablet 10.1. I used these instructions, and the process went smoothly so I think it was a success.

However, everything looks pretty much the same as before, so I can't really tell if anything has actually happened.

In any case, part of the reason I did this was so that I could remove some pre-installed bloatware off the tablet. My understanding was that if the tablet was rooted, I would have the ability to do this.

If this is the case, though, I can't tell how. There is still no uninstall option in Settings->Applications->Manage Applications for the unwanted apps.

Do I have to do something else?

Is my tablet not actually rooted as I thought?

Was I wrong that a rooted tablet would be able to remove bloatware?

Yes, you can remove bloatware from rooted tablet, but not using stock uninstall utility. Use Titanium Backup to remove those bloatware. Its the simplest way.

The meaning of being rooted means you can access device as root user of Linux (Android is Linux). A root user can do everything on system. Stock settings utilities aren't designed to use this capability. So, you need to use a third-party app. Titanium Backup take over system as root user, so it can do everything including bloatware removal from ROM.


Customize date display format? [Android 7] How can I change global date format in Android 7.1.1?

I want to continue using en-US locale setting, but with ISO date format YYYY-MM-DD. And change long format into DD. MMMM YYYY (e.g. 22. october 2017).

I know that date format change is not possible via menu items in the user inferface. But perhaps is there some file in the filesystem where I can specify it?

Try en-CA locale setting.

It uses well-formed English, as well as ISO units and formats.


How to know which phone number Whatsapp is using on my phone? On my phone I used my T-mobile number as well as my Google voice number. I registered to Whatsapp using my Google voice number. How can I check in Whatsapp which number it uses?

I use a Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900A) with Android 4.4.2.

The number WhatsApp uses is the one you registered with; to see it go to menu (the three dots at the top right corner) -> account -> payment info and there you will see which number is associated with the WhatsApp account.

EDIT: Since WhatsApp removed the payment, it is possible to check the connected number by opening the settings menu and tapping on the badge displaying name, status and profile picture.


Cannot take screen lock with password off On my Samsung Galaxy S3, when I try to take off the password and change to swipe everything is greyed out so I went to clear credentials and that also is greyed out.

How can I remove the screen lock?

Click image(s) for larger version

Try this ones too...
* Settings -> Security -> Deactivate Administrators. Deactivate anything listed (including Android Device Manager, you can activate it later on).
After that...
* Settings -> Security -> Clear credentials.


M Symbol in the notification area Did anyone help me to how to disable this M symbol from my notification area. I tried restarting my phone but it again came after some time. I have lenovo k5 vibe note.

It seems the main goal is to remove this notification icon. This is most likely caused by Secure Zone

Secure Zone creates an alternate user account which you can run
simultaneously with your ‘Open Zone’ (Regular account).

One feature of secure zone is cross-zone notifications:

Cross-zone notifications: Notifications from Secure Zone are displayed
in Open Zone with a small red dot to differentiate between the two.

Resolution
To get rid of such notifications, you have to delete secure zone:

Switch to secure zone, pull down the status bar, press and hold "secure zone" icon, enter secure zone settings screen.

Press menu key, and you can see a "delete secure zone" menu.

Hope this helps
Credits: Lenovo K920 Vibe z2 pro Secure Zone


Some 2.1/2.2 apps not working I just upgraded my Galaxy gt i5800 to 2.2 froyo from the kies firmware.
Why am I getting "not compatible with this device" from some apps that say they require 2.1 or 2.2? Can anyone please explain.

The "Not compatible with this device" message encompasses more than just the OS version.  The Play Store also checks for other software and hardware components that the app's developer listed as requirements.  These components can range from a minimum screen resolution, to having particular hardware (e.g. Tegra 3 chipset).

You can try searching for a given app on Google Play Store website to get a better idea of the incompatibility.


Tvheadend on Android DVB-S2 TV Box(AML8726-MX) I have Android DVB-S2 TV Box
CPU: Amlogic AML8726-MX
TV-Tuner: AVL6211

I need to install Tvheadend server to the device. To play video in the browser (on the same device) via RTP (or nativ android app - VideoView).

I found Tvheadend compiled under Android. It starts, but the TV tuner was not recognized correctly.

Can someone have a successful experience in installing this software?

If you have experience in writing android applications for such hardware, please tell me where to start!

I think you should install some Linux OS like Ubuntu. Tvheadend server works only in Linux.
There is no other way.


Recording Screen on Android 1.6 I have an old device running Android 1.6. Is there any way that I can record the screen on this device? Most tutorials for doing this rely on having a more up-to-date version of Android.

(In order to comment as opposed to answer one needs 50 reputation points.) Unable to root my device I relied on a digital camera and edited to reduce byte size and to crop image to the screen.   Take pictures in dark to reduce reflections, use a consistent setup to avoid misalignment.  ( Only a few devices on Gingerbreadwill takescreenshots.)


I can't install a custom recovery I'm trying to install a custom recovery on my phone. My phone model name is LYF LS 5014(LYF Wind 4). But I can't find the model name of my phone in any website to download the custom recovery. What should I do now.....

Ethan Yonkers (Dees Troy) the Developer of TWRP has your answer, build it yourself, as long as the manufacturer follows the GPL license guidelines and releases the kernel source it isn't super difficult... https://plus.google.com/+DeesTroy/posts/iyyM1kYULEa

  Requesting TWRP for unsupported devices

  There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about what devices we
  support and why we choose to support certain devices over others.
  Official support for a device usually comes about in one of two ways:
  1) We somehow get our hands on the device either through someone or a
  company donating the device to us or occasionally we save up enough
  money to purchase a device ourselves. 2) Another developer who
  actually owns the device steps up and ports TWRP to their device, then
  they work with us to get their device added to our official
  distribution.

  Occasionally there's a third method where we work with a remote tester
  who owns the device to get the device working in TWRP. This third
  method is not used very often because by and large, remote testers are
  epic failures. Remote testers often need tons of hand holding and
  line-by-line directions. Remote testers often fail to know how to get
  things like adb and fastboot working. Remote testers often fail to
  make themselves available when we need them and they disappear before
  we're able to finish verifying a completely working build. At this
  point, we usually only work with remote testers that we already know
  and have a relationship with so that we can ensure that we're not
  wasting our valuable time working with someone who doens't know what
  they're doing and will disappear before the job is done.

  Sure, you can offer files and to be a tester and offer to provide
  everything we need, but most likely you'll be ignored because we
  simply don't have the time.

  You can compile TWRP yourself by following this guide:
  http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943625 To put it
  short, you will need:
  -A Linux environment, either virtual or native
  -A full Omni build tree, about a 15 or 20GB download
  -A copy of the stock recovery and/or kernel source for your device
  -A basic knowledge of adb, fastboot, Linux command line, make files, and strong ability to figure things out on your own via searching on
  Google

  If none of the above works for you, feel free to donate the cash or
  ship us your device and we'll try to work on it when we get a chance.

Remember that to use custom recovery, your bootloader must be unlocked.


How do I place a call from my original phone number if Google Voice is the default handler? I have a AT&T Galaxy SII running CM9 and primarily use my Google Voice number and all of the Google Voice integration on the phone. I'd like to be able to place a call using my native (non-GV) number. Is there any way that I can place a call without using Google Voice?

Not sure if you mean you still want to use GV services, but with your phones' native number? Or do you mean you want to completely circumvent using GV sometimes?

If you meant still use GV, but with your native number:

Voice->Settings->This phone's number

Then just choose your phone's native number (you're still using GV services, but caller-id will show your phone's number, not your GV number).

If you meant completely circumvent GV and use your phone as if GV wasn't installed:

Voice->Settings->Making calls.

choose either Do not use Google Voice to make any calls or Ask every time I make a call


Does deleting a gmail account from one device erase all the activity for that device in the my activity section. My s.o. found my activity in our shared account. I deleted the account from my phone. Will that erase for clear the activity for that device in the account history.

No, removing a Google account from a phone doesn't affect Chrome history, Google search history, or app installation history from the time before you removed the account. You can clear all the activity from the account, but you can't only clear the activity that was from a particular phone.

It's like if you use Facebook on a friend's computer and then log out of Facebook from that computer. Logging out doesn't remove the Facebook posts you made while you were logged in. You can't automatically delete all the posts made from that one computer, because they're associated with the account, not the computer you used.


Should my "adb backup" include the system files or not if I'm planning to downgrade my Android version? I'm using Oneplus 3t on the latest Android 9 OS. I'm planning to downgrade it to Android 8 and hence backing up my data with adb first.

adb backup "-apk -obb -shared -all -nosystem -f d:/other backup/phoneadbbackup/backup2.ab

Now here's the problem. I could backup system apps as well. But I'm not sure whether or not that is a good idea.

After I downgrade, there's a chance that the system apps would remain the same. If yes, then that's great because all the data could get restored back for the system apps. However, if there are a few system apps missing in 8 then could that error out the restore process? If the apps are same but the data was different in 8 then restoring data from 9 would cause errors, isn't it?

So my question is:

What does "-system" back up exactly?
If I'm planning to downgrade my OS then does the above command look good?

Nobody posted an answer over here so I'm going to post one.

Backing up system files with ADB is a bad idea. The problem is that there can be small differences in system files between Android versions. And it's more likely to not work owing to the fact that it didn't work even without the system files (more details on that below). Based on the following experience I would recommend not backing up system files via ADB. In fact there was no use of going via ADB route in the end because ultimately I had to restore everything manually.

My experience with ADB backup: was not good. It created a file of 3GB which took upwards of 30 minutes. After restoring only 4 apps were actually restored but it occupied 3GB of my space. When I checked later via file manager then I noticed that it had created all kinds of junk files with missing apks or leftover fragments. Considering that you might have updated your os in your old Phone (multiple times), then ADB backup is going to copy paste all the file fragments for system files.

Hence, I don't recommend ADB backup/restore for system files.


Galaxy s5 adoptable storage So I am trying to make my galaxy s5 take my new sd card as internal. I Followed the instructions from Unable to adopt SD card as internal storage using Marshmallow. But I can't comment to ask about my error (Too New here) so I made a new question.

Every time I get the partition part I get this

The SD card is a 128gb 90MB/s SanDisk Extreme.

Samsung-SM-G900A, (AT&T btw) running 6.0.1

You need to include the full line returned from the sm list-disks command.
disk:179,64

Therefore the command to partition the SD card would be:

sm partition disk:179,64 private

You dropped the disk:  from the command shown in your screen shot.

If you get a timeout error, then try reformatting the SD card.


How do I know when an app was used in Android? Is there any way to tell when an app was being used in an Android phone?

I am specifically interested in the camera and gallery functions. I believe my roommate went through my photos without asking, and I've tried to view the cache for the Gallery app but can't seem to figure out how to do it.

Is this even on the right track? He had it for a twenty minute interval, and I want to see if the Gallery was accessed during that period of time.

Android allows usage stats to be seen from GUI. Here's how you can see it. (Source, by Kevin Swartz)

In your default dialer, type *#*#4636#*#*. It would open a window named Testing which is a sub-setting of Settings app.
Go to Usage Statistics.

For Lollipop:

Sort the time in Sort by: based on Usage time or  Last time used or  App name.
The order of entries are App, Last time used, and Usage time.

(Click image to enlarge)

For Jelly Bean 4.2.1 to Kitkat 4.4.2:

Sort the time in Sort by: based on Usage time or  Launch count or App name.
The order of entries are App, Count, and Usage time.

(Click image to enlarge)

The usage time in these Android versions is shown in milliseconds (ms). You may do calculation on your own, or try a conversion tool like this to instantly convert them into minutes.

Don't forget ADB

Alternatively, you can directly jump into the Usage Statistics window using adb. Enter this command:

For Android Lollipop:

   adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.UsageStatsActivity

For Android 4.2.1 to 4.4.2:

   adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/.UsageStats

See this answer if you're interested in knowing the role of parameters in those commands.

You can also do adb shell dumpsys usagestats (Source, by Jinghao Shi) which for Android 4.2.1 and 4.4.2 didn't give anything more useful than already covered in  screenshots posted above for them.

Lollipop shows more end-user comprehensible output in comparison to its predecessors,

In-memory daily stats
  timeRange="8/29/2015, 8:34 AM â 8/30/2015, 1:41 AM"
    packages
      package=com.android.documentsui totalTime="00:07" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.browser totalTime="00:02" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.camera2 totalTime="00:05" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:37 AM"
...
...
events
      time="8/30/2015, 1:34 AM" type=MOVE_TO_BACKGROUND package=com.android.deskclock class=com.android.deskclock.DeskClock
      time="8/30/2015, 1:34 AM" type=MOVE_TO_FOREGROUND package=com.android.dialer class=com.android.incallui.InCallActivity
      time="8/30/2015, 1:34 AM" type=MOVE_TO_FOREGROUND package=com.android.dialer class=com.android.dialer.DialtactsActivity
...
...
In-memory weekly stats
  timeRange="8/27/2015, 5:30 AM â 8/30/2015, 1:41 AM"
    packages
      package=com.android.documentsui totalTime="00:07" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.browser totalTime="00:02" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.camera2 totalTime="00:05" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:37 AM"
...
...
In-memory monthly stats
  timeRange="8/9/2015, 8:34 AM â 8/30/2015, 1:41 AM"
    packages
      package=com.android.documentsui totalTime="00:07" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.browser totalTime="00:02" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.camera2 totalTime="00:05" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:37 AM"
...
...
In-memory yearly stats
  timeRange="12/21/2014, 5:30 AM â 8/30/2015, 1:41 AM"
    packages
      package=com.android.documentsui totalTime="00:07" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.browser totalTime="00:02" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:35 AM"
      package=com.android.camera2 totalTime="00:05" lastTime="8/30/2015, 1:37 AM"

Now you can browse the list to find Camera and Gallery app, and see their "last time used" value, for Lollipop, that is. Unfortunately, the info in this section wouldn't help the devices running predecessor of Lollipop, unless the device is rooted, or you find an app that can give you package statistics.

Also, in your particular case, all of this info would be helpful only if you've had not launched the Camera, Gallery, or a particular app of your interest after your friend was done using the phone, since the time-stamp for that app gets updated to the new "Last time used", for all Android versions I mentioned.

The following section would work if the device is rooted.

For Jelly Bean (4.2.1) to Kitkat (4.4.2)

Android keeps a log of when  an app (it's component) was last used. You can head down to /data/system/usagestats/ using a file explorer with root access, or using adb.

There would be a file named usage-history.xml and some other files with naming convention as usage-YYMMDD where:

YYYY - Year
MM - Month
DD - Date

E.g. usage-20150729 is the file created on July 29, 2015.

That .xml is a plain XML file, so you should be able to view it in a  text editor. Those usage-YYMMDD are data files (charset=binary) and my text editor Kate couldn't open them in human-readable form. However, cat <FILE> command does the job, so as the Android app QuickEdit, not completely I should add.

The basic template of entries in that .xml file is:

<pkg name="">
  <comp name="" />
  <comp name="" />
  ...
  <comp name="" />
</pkg>

E.g. These are the following entries for the AFWall+ app:

<pkg name="dev.ukanth.ufirewall">
  <comp name="dev.ukanth.ufirewall.MainActivity" lrt="1438134244890" />
  <comp name="dev.ukanth.ufirewall.widget.ToggleWidgetOldActivity" lrt="1435337932669" />
  <comp name="dev.ukanth.ufirewall.HelpActivity" lrt="1416601650972" />
  ...
</pkg>

The lrt against every component (comp) is the Unix time. To make it human readable, use Epoch Converter or anything that can convert Unix time into human readable time.

E.g. 1438134244890 is the Unix time when I accessed the AFWall+'s main activity (it's default view) and the converted time is Wed, 29 Jul 2015 01:44:04 GMT, which is correct.

As for the content in usage-YYMMDD, you'll see activities of the apps you visited on that day. There is no time-stamp there.

For Lollipop

Lollipop has considerable changes in regard to usage statistics collection of an app. See official note by  Google here.

The concept of  usage-history.xml and usage-YYMMDD doesn't apply here. Instead, you get directories named daily, monthly, weekly, yearly. All of them has files which you guessed it right, having numeral names, nothing but Unix Time like 1440374400000.

A typical file under daily has the content:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<usagestats version="1" endTime="66355190">
    <packages>
        <package lastTimeActive="66153798" package="com.android.providers.media" timeActive="2974" lastEvent="2" />
        <package lastTimeActive="66329769" package="net.dinglisch.android.taskerm" timeActive="64172" lastEvent="2" />
        <package lastTimeActive="66150806" package="android" timeActive="1942" lastEvent="2" />
...
...
    <event-log>
        <event time="43080692" package="android" type="5" fs="1065353216" mcc="404" mnc="97" />
        <event time="43087204" package="com.android.launcher3" class="com.android.launcher3.Launcher" type="2" />
        <event time="43087329" package="com.android.settings" class="com.android.settings.Settings" type="1" />

Now this is actually the same thing that we saw in usagestat's  output but the timing is in its raw form. I've no idea how to understand the time here let alone convert it into human-readable form. Developers should be able to do it.

If you what it is and how to convert (as an end-user) then please let me know it or post an answer here.


How can I remove the notification header in Android 4.3? (Big hour, date, clear all button, notification/quick setting switch) As shown in below screenshot: is there a way to remove the notification header, or at least replace it with a transparent image, on Android 4.3?

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

Not easily- no. The notification shade is part of the systemUI APK which will need to be de-compiled and reverse engineered to do so. I know of no custom ROM or MOD at this time which will allow for this behaviour; although posting this request on the relevant sub-forum for your device on XDA-dev might turn up a lead.


terminal on real android device from PC I want to run terminal on my device however the small screen is very inconvenient. I wondering if it is possible to run terminal on real android device from PC?

You can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) shell to issue basic Linux commands on your phone, just like you would in a terminal emulator app. To install you'll need to do the following:

On the phone go to Settings -> About phone, and tap on "Build number" seven times.  This enabled Developer tools.
Go back to the main Settings screen and you should now see Developer options under the "System" section.
Go to Developer options, enable "Android debugging" option, and then tap OK on the verification prompt.
On your PC download the Android SDK Tools from here. You can either download the whole SDK, or just the stuff necessary to connect to your phone, which is on the same page, under "Download for other platforms -> SDK Tools Only" section.
Install the tools you just downloaded.
Download and install the USB drivers for your phone (usually provided by the manufacturer.)
Re-connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.
Open Command prompt (assuming Windows,) navigate to where you installed the SDK tools (e.g. "C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\") and type in the following: adb devices
If all of the above was done successfully, a prompt should pop up asking you to allow connections from this computer.  Accept the pairing request, and the prompt should show your phone's ID.  If this doesn't happen - it usually means that the drivers aren't installed correctly.
Back at Command prompt, type in adb shell and press Enter, and you should be connected to the phone's terminal.

This should get you started.  ADB commands are listed on Google's site here.  The shell provides some basic Linux commands like ls, cp, etc.  Be aware that most file and device management commands will require root (i.e. elevated privileges,) which is a separate topic.


Security Policy prevents video recording I have a Samsung Galaxy S5. A few weeks ago, my video camera stopped working. Every time I press the video button, the following message appears:

  Security Policy prevents video recording

I have tried every recommendation, but I am still seeing this notice.

How can I get rid of this issue to record again?

A Security Policy can come from a few different sources, so it depends on where yours originated.

If it is a company device, you may not have any options without asking for permission.

If you have a Microsoft Exchange account, you would likely need to remove the account.

If it is your personal device and you do not have an Exchange account:

Go to Settings -> More -> Application Manager (or Settings -> Apps on Samsung)
Select the All item
Scroll down and tap on Security Policy Update
Press Force Quit
Press Clear Data
Restart your phone

Credit for this process goes to skippybosco's reply on reddit


Problem with Android process manager When I lock my screen, or when I minimize an application such as Youtube, it has been stay on pause state, but when I minimize an application on Win or Linux, it continue to process,

How can I continue a process with halt/pause?

Here we are talking about completely different things. In Android almost everything related to UI is placed in Activity.

  Activities are one of the fundamental building blocks of apps on the Android platform. They serve as the entry point for a user's interaction with an app, and are also central to how a user navigates within an app (as with the Back button) or between apps (as with the Recents button).

When user minimizes the app, the Activity goes into pause state. This does not means system has destroyed the process of app, everything in kept into place and when maximizing the app everything will work correctly. However system may destroy Activity in extreme low memory conditions.
So, what is happening in case of YouTube?
When user minimizes the app, YouTube app pauses the playback and this is performed intentionally and there is nothing wrong with Process Manager.

Can we play YouTube in background?
Yes. There is an Xposed Module called YouTube Background Playback, which requires Xposed Framework installed, of course.

Further, YouTube developers can design the app in such a manner that playback does not pauses when app is minimized, like other music apps does. They can use a Service for playback, which can run in background even if app is minimized.


How to get rid of lock screen in Samsung Galaxy S2? Lately, instead of just being shut down my Samsung Galaxy S2 shows this screen (see screenshot).

How can I get rid of it? I don't want to see this screen ever again.
Somehow it appears only while I'm driving my car

Update(10/8/2015):

This screen appears ONLY whike I'm driving my car and the phone is connected to charger

(Click image to enlarge)

You mean you want to just disable the lock screen completely? Here's how to do it:

Open your settings.
Go to Security and open your lock screen settings.
If you have a code or password set for your current lock screen, enter that code and continue.
Choose none as your lock screen option.
Lock your phone and unlock it again, it should open up your phone straight away and not show a lock screen.

(source)


Where are music files downloaded from the Google Play Store stored on an Android device? I am wondering how music files, downloaded from the Google Play store, are stored on an Android device. In other forums on this site, I found that they are located in the /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music directory, however I am wondering how the files are named, or organized. Are they named based off of the song name, so for example, would the song "Style" be named under "style.mp3"? Also, are the files organized in a certain file based on a playlist, etc? Any help would be much appreciated.

If you are downloading something you have physically purchased from the play store, it should be under /sdcard/Music in mp3 files, unless Google has changed their policy recently. If you have downloaded it with All Access then it is not available for you to copy so it would be saved in the app's data encrypted so it would be completely useless to you.


Will android phone work without MicroSd card Can nexus one phone or any similar android phone work, when its microSD is pulled out from it, and if only internal memory remained.

Yeah definitely it works fine without any issue. But if you have installed any apps on SD Card then they won't work at all. But to take backup of any data(Contacts, Messages, Call log) on your phone you should have SD card inserted.

Finally to answer your question, yes. it works fine as the OS and related information stored on the phone internal memory.


What is this strange screen I'm stuck into; no response to any touch [LineageOS, HCT M8] HTC One M8 with LineageOS 15.0 (custom ROM, has always worked well until now).

Suddenly I only see this screen: 5:37 (the time it got stuck) in cyan dots, and a field of green and white dots (possibly a big battery icon).

Phone doesn't respond to touching touchscreen, or even the hardware buttons. Tried to press Power to turn the phone off, but nothing happens.

I was doing nothing in particular with the phone when or before this happened, just woke it up from sleep and found it in this state.

What is this screen?

How to get out of this?

Could this even be a virus or other malware maybe?

This is a screen corresponding to the HTC Dot View Case - normally you should be seeing this screen through the case's lid when it's closed, so it will provide clock, notification, etc. at a glance. This screen appearing in normal use likely means that your device's Hall (magnetic) sensor, responsible for detecting cover lid status, is malfunctioning.

You should still be able to forcefully reboot - try holding both POWER and VOL_UP simultaneously under adequate lighting (to trigger the ambient light sensor, so it won't think the button combination was mispressed and prevent the reboot). If successful the phone should vibrate then reboot.

If a reboot doesn't remedy the problem, boot into a custom recovery (assuming you're using TWRP). From there mount /system and use the built-in file manager to find and remove an app named FlipFlap inside /system/app or /system/priv-app. That specific app is responsible for displaying the screen you see.

If that still doesn't solve the problem, you either need a LOS build that disables the Hall sensor entirely, or have the device repaired.


Sony Emma FlashTool saying Unable to connect to the network and exits suddenly while I have network When I'm running sony flash tool (Emma) it shows me following error and suddenly exits:

  Unable to connect to the network, please check your network connection.

But I have a connected internet and checked firewall not blocking emma. Why showing this error? I need this tormentor emma flash tool to install an official stock rom in FTF format. On my experience emma flash tool is very weak in design and stops woking with strange and non-described error messages. Are there any alternatives to do same thing without any kind of torturing? Previously, I used odin for my other Samsung smartphone and it was doing its jobs much better.

try updating your JAVA. It might work...
If you Want to fash a new Rom, 'Flashtool for sony' will be very useful. It is very easy to Use.


Why would I automatically share usage and diagnostics data? In my Android settings (Version 6) I have the option to activate "to automatically share usage and diagnostics data".

I suppose that this will help certain developpers - and of course Google - by getting statistics of my battery states and usage (as the title says).

But appart from getting "more wonderful and stable apps" in later versions, is there any specific advantage for me? I am asking this as a user and as a developper (who has noticed that many users have this option turned off). In our part of the world (Africa) we are still paying for data, so providing this information will cost me and other users real money.

Do you know about any more direct incentive? Like "better status" in the Play Store? Brownie Points with Google?

Or - at least - can I have access somewhere and see what Google is collecting about my own usage and my own battery performance? That would be an incentive indeed. I might find that I spend much more time with my phone than I think (or maybe that way I discover that my baboon is using it when I leave the room...).

Please do not hate this question; I have started investigating this subject today, because some of our apps have just started giving crash-reports on the Play Console, so am collecting any information I can - from the dev-side and from the users-side. Thank you.

Edit: Since the first answer is questioning my mention of battery-information in my initial question, I will paste here a short summary from a Google Android Account Help page which does mention battery-level:

  What information is shared with Google If you turn on usage and
  diagnostics, your device sends information to Google about what’s
  working and not working. For example, your device can send information
  like battery level, how often you use your apps, and the quality and
  length of your network connections (like mobile, Wi-Fi, and
  Bluetooth). None of this information is used to identify you.

can I have access somewhere and see what Google is collecting about my own usage and my own battery performance?

Yes. Click on My activity to see what information is collected by Google regarding your app activities (if you didn't disable it). The data is just about how many times and when you used an app (unless Google chose not to reveal all the data captured). I don't know how this can help in improving app stability or performance

What it does with this information is not transparent and I never saw any information being recorded about your battery statistics

If you click on the hamburger menu and go to activity controls, you will see what it benignly tracks with seemingly useful goals (if you missed the sarcasm , see How Google is secretly recording you through your mobile, monitoring millions of conversations )

Bottom line - all your activites are being monitored to improve user experience etc but at a cost. Folks disable these not just because of data consumption but privacy concerns. Smarter folks manage to have minimum Google components - See Android without Google courtesy Izzy

Edit:

Thanks to OP for pointing out that Google does collect battery information as claimed here. This was new to me but I couldn't find any way this information is available to end users ; developers seem to be able to see it in Android Vitals and maybe elsewhere
Note that you can't disable monitoring, you can only pause ; this means it would be reset to default if you factory reset your device or change your device and could be reset sneakily by OS update or Play Store update. It's better to keep checking periodically if your settings hold


Android won't turn on at all Basically the phone won't turn on at all, not normal boot, not recovery mode, not even the battery percentage show up while charging (just the battery icon with lightning, that's it). it stucks on one screen (battery icon/logo) and stucks there until it ran out of battery again.

But strangely, download mode is accessible, and when i tried to boot from that, the screen is stuck at the logo
my phone is Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 Inch

Help

It seems that you have bricked your phone. Download and unzip Odin on your computer. Then download the Stock firmware:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/help/tab-s2-stock-rom-t3199363
Then flash it using Odin. You can easily find a guide to flashing using Odin online.


Will the rooting method I previously used with my Nvidia Shield Tablet work with the new update? I'll soon be getting a replacement for my Shield Tablet due to the recall.

I used a rooting method that used ADB and Fastboot to unlock the bootloader, flash CWM, then flash SuperSU and root.

It worked with Android 5.0.1, shield update 2.2, but the new tablet will most likely be on update 3.1, Android 5.1.

So I ask - will the rooting method and all of the files linked to in the guide (which I will link to down below) work with the new setup?

Guide I used: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-root-nvidia-shield-tablet-android-5-0-lollipop-install-cwm-recovery-1481041

Your original rooting method will work. The bootloader is still unlockable on the replacement devices, just as it was on the original ones. The fact that it is running a newer version of Android doesn't really have any meaningful bearing on this since SuperSU is still actively developed to ensure compatibility with newer Android builds.


Does Samsung Galaxy Tab 3(SM-T211) have radio facility? I purchased Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (Model SM-T211) and I am searching for Radio in the Home Menu. Does the Tab 3 have radio functionality?

Sorry to say this but this facility is not there..!!


“There are no android phones associated with this account.” I recently bought an eLocity A7 Internet Tablet. I'm unable to download any apps from the Android Market, even though I have a Google account. I keep getting the reason, “There are no android phones associated with this account.”

One fix I've heard of is to get a gmail account and hook up your Android phone number to it, then it will be associated with the account. But the eLocity tablet is not a phone.

Another fix has to do with installing the Android Market apk file, which brings a user to the Android Market. Signing in will associate the device with the account. But I haven't found a reputable link from which to download the app.

Any other ideas?

In short, you have a non-Google-approved device.  That's why there are no Google apps on it.  And you can't download from the Market unless you have the Market installed on your device.

There are ways to get the Market on your device anyways, though.  (See this question).  However, none of those ways will have a "reputable link" for you to download.  You're going outside Google and possibly the law, depending on your jurisdiction.


Calendar in ICS lockscreen I'm searching for a way to display a couple of calendar events on the lockscreen of Android 4.x ICS.

I found Lockscreen Calendar but it doesn't support ICS.

My personal solution would be to use Widgetlocker and put a widget on the lockscreen, such as the built-in ICS calendar widget. But that's just me :)


Why does the email app on my Samsung Galaxy S4 keep loading old messages and telling me they're new? So I've recently upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S4 from the iPhone 4.  I seem to have correctly added my yahoo mail account.  However, every time the phone checks for mail, it will indicate that I have 17 new messages, when in reality there may only be three new messages. What is happening is that as I delete messages, the phone seems to be pulling older messages from my yahoo account and loading them as new, even though they have already been read on my PC.  At first I just re-read them on my phone to clear the icon number indicator, but the the minute the phone does another push from my account, it happens all over again.

The Verizon tech person there's nothing I can do about this, but I can't believe that's true.  Any help on how to solve this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Marcella

This sounds like you're using POP3 to access your email. This doesn't sync read status back to the server. Can you configure your email using IMAP?
Take a look here and use these settings


What is /data/backup/ for on android and culd i delet the files in there (try to backup with TWRP) I need to delete the files in that folder becouse i try to make a backup with TWRP of my system but the files (or just one of them) is abording my backup and i get errror 255

I:Error adding file '/data/backup/xwLBFGdSbAq4bs4zMw1ZvB' to '/data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/4741abba/2019-08-18--12-41-39_lineage_dipper-userdebug_9_PQ3A190705003_bd/data.ext4.win000'
Fehler beim Erstellen der Sicherung. (Error while creating a Backup)
I:ERROR tarList for thread ID 0
Fehler beim Erstellen der Sicherung. (Error while creating a Backup)
I:InfoManager saving '/data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/4741abba/2019-08-18--12-41-39_lineage_dipper-userdebug_9_PQ3A190705003_bd/data.info'
Prozess createTarFork() endete mit FEHLER: 255 (Proces endet with error: 255)
Sicherung fehlgeschlagen, bereinige Sicherungs-Verzeichnis (Backup faild, Clean ?Files?)
I:Copying file /tmp/recovery.log to /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/4741abba/2019-08-18--12-41-39_lineage_dipper-userdebug_9_PQ3A190705003_bd/recovery.log

the errors where parthely in german but i wrote a hopfully good enough translation behind them.

for the phone:

xiaomi mi 8
256 GB (9% used)

This answer shows that the folder is related to Google Cloud backups.

I experimented by deleting it. When I restarted the phone, it was re-created. The files and folders that were in it, were also re-created. I'll assume that it is safe to delete.


Internal memory full I am using Micromax tablet for the last 4 years. As internal memory had become full, I removed many apps. Still same was the problem. I thought by factory res-setting the tablet, the problem would go away. Even after factory reset, it shows    internal memory is full even after factory reset . What should be done?

You might do Hard Reset that will help you. Sometimes Normal Reset Does not work.

First of all switch off the device by pressing the Power button.
In the next step hold down Volume Up + Power button for about 10 seconds.
You can release held keys when you see the Android Robot.
To enter the Recovery Mode hold down the Power key for a short while.
From the menu choose "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" by using Volume buttons to scroll and Power button to select options.
Tap "yes" to confirm the operation if you are certain you want to clear all your data.
Use the Power button to accept the option "reboot system now".
Well done!

This will surely help you. otherwise, your hard disk might get somehow corrupted.