Applications not installed but still taking up phone memory I have Samsung Galaxy Ace, rooted.

Today, I tried to install an application. It didn't install, but my phone memory reduced by around 10mb. Again, I tried to install another app, and the memory reduced by 12mb.

The apps are not installed. Their icons are not showing in the phone, but they are taking away space. Please help.

If an installation fails, the downloaded .apk might still be left in /data/local (where the Playstore app downloads it to). In that case, a simple boot should clear it up.

As your device is rooted, you also could use a file manager to check that location, and manually delete the corresponding file.

One more hint: To avoid the "insufficient memory" / "insufficient storage" error (see: insufficient-memory, hover you mouse over the tag and select the "info" link for more details), which also might be responsible for failed installations, you will need at least 25MB free space on "internal storage" / "phone storage" (that is, this amount should be available when the installation has finished).


HTC One M7 Text messaging problems I Have a HTC One M7 that had it's software updated 5/26/15.
The only problem i'm facing is that I can't read my text messages.

I can open my text threads, but it won't show the actual text messages. I've tried restarting my phone, rebooting, deleting threads, and waiting as long as 30 minutes to see if the messages would appear. All of no use.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Try using another messaging app instead if the default one like hangouts or Google messenger.
You can change the settings for default messaging app in "more" in the settings app.


How to flash a custom rom on galaxy on5 pro I'm an Android fan and I have a Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro.
It is currently running Android Marshmallow 6.1.
I want it to get upgraded to Android Nougat 7.1.1.
I don't have a recovery.
How can I install TWRP?
How do I do it?
Edit:
I got TWRP and installed android nougat 7.1.1
How do I install android 8.1?

Root your device at your own risk!

Check your device model number. (for SM-G550FY/SM-G550T1/SM-G5500T2/SM-G5500 only)
Select TWRP Based on the mobile model number.
Make sure your device battery is charged above 50%
Backup your current files and data, just in case (save them on external storage).
Flash TWRP using odin
Install SuperSU.

For detailed information see https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-on5-sm-g550-lollipop-marshmallow/ and https://rootmydevice.com/root-samsung-galaxy-on5-pro/


How can I copy the email address of the recipient when I compose a new email in Microsoft Outlook for Android? I am composing a new email in Microsoft Outlook for Android and would like to copy the email address of the recipient;

How can I copy the email address of the recipient when I compose a new email in Microsoft Outlook for Android?

You can't copy email addresses that are already "formatted" as in your image when using Outlook for Android. While other email apps offer this basic feature, Microsoft simply does not implement it.

You must either enter the full email manually then copy it. Or search for the email (using the search tool), when found, click on the email address next to the envelope. A window will appear with "Copy" as an option.


ADB is not detecting my phone (Micromax A35) in CENTOS ADB is not listing my Micromax a35, but it detects Samsung phones.

How can I install Micromax a35 drivers in CENTOS?

No drivers are needed for ADB devices in linux. The ADB binary uses libusb to access the device. All you need to do is add device's USB vendor ID to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

mkdir -p ~/.android
find -L /sys/bus/usb/devices -maxdepth 2 -path "*/modalias" -printf "%h\t" -exec cat {} \; | awk -F: "/icFFisc42ip01/{print\$1}" | xargs -i cat {}/idVendor | sort -u | xargs -i echo "0x"{} >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices


Where can I find my Android backup? Where can I find my Android backup in my Google account?
What is the name of my android backup in my android device?

Google does not backup your whole Android device.
Only your apps, and, if you have a nexus device (< not sure), the app's data will be backed up. And if you turned on automatic camera backup in the Google Photos app, your photos are backed up, too

You can't download these backup from your PC or another device.
To restore it you have to login on a new/factory reset device. Then it will ask you to restore your apps.


Recovering Cyanogenmod (no context found) I was using my phone, battery was low and it suddenly shut down. I thought it's because of battery, and plugged in my charger. Now i'm trying to boot my phone but it's stucking at CYANOGENMOD boot screen:

Here I'm stuck (click for larger image)

Reboot my phone with CWM Recovery mod, and i'm getting no context found error.

I don't know what it's mean and how can i deal with this problem.

I'm using Samsung Galaxy S2 and CWM v6.0.3.3 . I'm not sure how can i find my Cyanogenmod version.

** UPDATE **
I've wait for a long time on boot screen and now "Android is updating" screen appeared. It's optimized my all apps and now and waiting on starting apps message for 8 hours. It stuck at starting apps screen.

You can try clearing cache and rebooting if you are able to get inside CWM


Android 6.0 x86_64 bit boot stuck at root@x86_64:/ on Windows Hyper-V I have been trying to start up and Android x86 (64-bit) on Hyper-V using the latest edition available from http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-6-0-r2http

I have installed it with GRUB and created a bootable Partition during installation. Format drive to ext4.

Every time I try to run the VM I am presented with the following image

and it doesn't proceed to boot to the android screen. Anyone have an idea how to fix? I would greatly appreciate it.

The default screen resolution /color depth is not work. Need to be changed. A guide could be find here:

How to Install Android x86 4.4 R2 on Hyper-V – Part 2: Configuration, Screen resolution and Network (Jan 2015)


How do I get OTA from I got last update np. Had no idea my s5active even had custom rom yesterday update failed "kernel" in red locked me out. Ok  so I got a cool salesman who initially said my phone was bricked & tried 2 sell me a new phone. I explained I'm as broke as possible & was really upset about my phone not working!! Also I went from super happy (bcuz I thought I was getting marshmallow) to terrified bcuz my phone locked me out! He then got it working again but said DO NOT ACCEPT THE UPDATE. Or it will keep happening! This has me extremely upset being that I did not know or want custom rom on my phone. ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS GONNA BLOCK MARSHMALLOW! Plus what good is it if I never even knew it was there until yesterday! I've had the phone 4 a year at least!! If ANY1 can help me be able 2  get my update plz help! Ive been manually checking EVERY DAY, and constantly doing "android check ins" 2 try 2 speed up the process. I really just want my update!
Thank you
-Joe

The thing is AT&T's S5 Active doesn't have Marshmallow available yet, at least as far as my investigation goes. The best thing you can do is back things up, use Odin to reflash phone (to clean up custom ROMs and such) and try to check for updates again. You should at least be able to accept the update, but 1) it might just be a security patch and 2) since I don't own the phone, what will happen next is beyond my knowledge.


Why does my cell phone keep getting an error message about my password being wrong or account being changed? I do not have Google+, I do not have 2 step verification, and I have no data to show in my data tools tab online.  So, why do I keep getting an error message that my password is incorrect or my account has changed?  I didn't change anything, in fact, I never use it.  Have I been hacked?  If so, how can I resolve this so it doesn't keep happening?

First try what Izzy suggested in his comment. If that doesnt help then..

Log out of all Google apps, then...

sign in through appropriate app or..
try to sign in through your browser

If neither will work then remove your Google account from your device and re-add your account. Remember to back up your device prior to doing this, otherwise your contacts, messages, and few other things will be deleted. PlayStore and everything else will be fine.

You might have a connection error after adding your account while validating your info, if so go into your YouTube app and login that way.

That is how I fixed the problem on my device. I was able to sign right in.


How do I use Google Talk with only one Google account? I have two Google accounts set up on my Verizon Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX.

I wish to use Google Talk with only one of the two accounts, but not the other. But I still want to use Google Talk with the second account when I use it from the desktop and in other places.

Is there a way to have Google Talk sign in to only one of my two Google accounts?

Yes. You chose which account(s) to sign in with and what status they have individually. Just ensure you've signed out of any account you don't want to use.

  And how exactly do I do that? There doesn't seem to be any option in Google Talk's settings to sign out of an account

Open Google Talk
Select your current account, to show a list of all accounts
Chose the account you want to sign out of
Select your own account
Change from Available to Sign Out


Is there a method to record video chat app (google duo, skype, tango, etc) straight to the phone? I am trying to record all the video calls with my parents. However, every video chat app that I know does not support recording option. I have tried 3rd party screen recording apps but did not work. It seems the screen recording app clashes with video chat app for the microphone. So all I get is recorded video chat but with no sound or good recorded video chat but the person who I am calling cannot hear my voice.

I searched everywhere and even contacted google support but with no luck.

Would it be possible? or would I have to wait for video chat app to start supporting recording?

I'd recommend you to use Az Screen Recorder.

  I'm of the belief the device you want to run this on is a relatively
  new device supporting Android Marshmallow. That's cause Android added
  that package as an extra feature for 5.0 devices and above.

Az screen recorder will record video without issue. When it comes to audio it uses the mic to stream audio. So you'd need to make your call on speakers and not using headphones or Bluetooth speakers. I personally haven't tried this and will update my answer once I do. But with my previous experience using the app it should work.


Add an application to the Open With Menu I'm using a Samsung Note II running Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

I would like to add an application to the open with list. I have downloaded a photo editing app. While in the gallery, I would like to be able to select a picture and open it with this app but it's not in the list.

Thank you. :)

Well this is defined per app in its manifest. It registers to a certain Intent.
The app that implemented the 'open with' option checks which applications react to a certain Intent, and shows the list of those applications.

I don't think you can modify this at runtime.

(Or you could create a new application which reacts the the 'open with' and creates another Intent which the photo editing app reacts to.)


Can't connect to mobile network on Sony Xperia Z Ultra Device: Sony Xperia Z Ultra
Carrier: The Peoples Operator (Same issue when tested with EE as well)
Android Version: 5.0 Lolipop

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

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

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

Try these
<> there is a usually a text facility to send to your Mob. ISP and they respond with GPRS settings that changes mobile Internet settings to correct
<> Else call their CS. Go to network settings--> Mobile data --> Your relevant SIM Card and ask manually what each parameter is beginning from ARN name etc

<> Last one to try  - if sony warranty is no good , is to get to a full reset and
 <> V Last one  is a new ROM using flashtool and xperifirm .


Screen Lock Service as a Device Administrator Background:

I was looking at the device administrators of my phone in the settings and saw a device administrator called "screen lock service". It's description is "Activating this administrator will allow the app Google play services to perform the following operations: set password rules".

A previously unsettled question is found here.
I searched the net for the apk file of the application but could not find one. So as per suggestions, I ran
adb shell dumpsys package  resolvers | sed -n /android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED/,/:/p

The output for the above code was:
  android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED:
    438a74 com.motorola.demo/.admin.DemoModeAdminReceiver
    2acd3de com.google.android.gms/.auth.managed.admin.DeviceAdminReceiver
    36b5d24 ch.deletescape.lawnchair.ci/ch.deletescape.lawnchair.gestures.handlers.SleepMethodDeviceAdmin$SleepDeviceAdmin
    42aae3e com.google.android.gms/.tapandpay.admin.TpDeviceAdminReceiver
    8efd08d com.google.android.gms/.kids.account.receiver.ProfileOwnerReceiver
    9b4f242 com.google.android.gms/.mdm.receivers.MdmDeviceAdminReceiver
    a9980b6 com.oasisfeng.greenify/.DeviceAdmin
    b5771b7 com.google.android.gm/com.android.email.SecurityPolicy$PolicyAdmin
  com.motorola.internal.intent.action.INETCONDITION_REPORT:

The data for the code is quite unsettling for the fact that none seem to correspond to screen lock service.

For reference, I am using Moto G5 Plus (not rooted, stock build with no customizations)
Also note that, I own another same device which is rooted and runs Pixel-Experience (Android 10 latest build) and unfortunately it does not have the Screen Lock Service.
An insight/breakdown for this application is helpful.

The data for the code is quite unsettling for the fact that none seem to correspond to screen lock service.

I can see why it confused you, believing that there would be an app or a service running with the same name on the system which you would have been able to identify quite easily, but could not.
The device administrator "Screen Lock Service" is a device administration service offered by Google Play Services (com.google.android.gms) app.
This is how I approached the problem:

I searched for a device with this problem. I managed to get my hands on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 running Android 9 having this administrator service enabled.

I went ahead with disabling Screen Lock Service administrator. Side by side, I had logcat running to grep any entry beginning with "admin".

Through logcat I got the following output on disabling the said administrator.
Device admin ComponentInfo{com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.auth.managed.admin.DeviceAdminReceiver} removed from user 0

com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.auth.managed.admin.DeviceAdminReceiver is one among the many device administrators mentioned in the output of the command adb shell dumpsys package  resolvers | sed -n /android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED/,/:/p and is also mentioned in your output.

I decided to verify further by pulling the apk of Google Play Services and decompiling it. In the decompiled AndroidManifest.xml file, the relevant entry for this device administrator was this:
<receiver android:description="@string/auth_device_admin_receiver_description" android:enabled="false" android:exported="true" android:icon="@drawable/product_logo_security_shield_color_24" android:label="@string/auth_device_admin_receiver_label" android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.managed.admin.DeviceAdminReceiver" android:permission="android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN" android:process="@string/common_persistent_process" chimera:autoEnabled="false">
         <meta-data android:name="android.app.device_admin" android:resource="@xml/auth_password_complexity_device_admin"/>
         <intent-filter>
             <action android:name="android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED"/>
             <action android:name="android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_DISABLED"/>
         </intent-filter>

I used the information in step 6 to get three things:

the label of the device administrator in res/values/string.xml:
<string name="auth_device_admin_receiver_label">Screen lock service</string>

the description of the device administrator in res/values/string.xml:
<string name="auth_device_admin_receiver_description">"<b>Allow apps to determine the quality of the device's screen lock</b>"</string>

the icon for the device administrator in res/drawable-xhdpi/product_logo_security_shield_color_24.png:

As for disabling it. While you can disable it, a reboot re-enables it automatically without user intervention. It appears to me that com.google.android.gms.persistent process is responsible for this. Not only is that process mentioned in the Manifest, but also during logcat it was the one after which auto-enabling of Screen Lock Service took place. Relevant logcat of post boot process:
 [ 10-01 19:59:17.126  3058: 7809 W/.gms.persisten ]
 Long monitor contention with owner lowpool[10] (7811) at void java.lang.ref.FinalizerReference.add(java.lang.Object)(FinalizerReference.java:56) waiters=0 in java.util.Map bggj.a() for 980ms

[ 10-01 19:59:17.163  3441: 7374 I/Auth     ]
[AuthManaged, PasswordComplexityHelperImpl] Updating password complexity components state.

[ 10-01 19:59:17.163  3441: 7374 I/Auth     ]
[AuthManaged, PasswordComplexityHelperImpl] Enabling com.google.android.gms.auth.managed.ui.SetNewPasswordActivity

[ 10-01 19:59:17.164  3441: 7374 I/Auth     ]
[AuthManaged, PasswordComplexityHelperImpl] Enabling com.google.android.gms.auth.managed.admin.DeviceAdminReceiver

Summary

Screen Lock Service is a device administrator feature of Google Play Services app

If you disable it, Google Play Services app would re-enable it without seeking your authentication.

Its purpose is not documented on Google Support / Answers as of now.


How can I root LG Optimus Net (LG P690)? I recently bought a new phone and decided to play with my old LG P690 with Gingerbread 2.3.4.

I want to root it using a Linux PC.
I tried to exploit it using psneuter and zergRush.
I pushed them into the phone and gave it executable permissions.
Both tools are failed to obtain root access.

Rebooting into recovery mode just factory resets the phone without asking a thing.

Are there any other options left to root the phone?

In my experience I've had multiple devices rooted with KingoRoot
It's pretty easy as it requires only a few clicks. You can see that in the Devices that your model is supported.


Method for installing apps on corporate devices to be deployed to users I'm trying to figure out what the best method is to pre-install and setup the airwatch agent on devices that are going to be deployed.

Currently, we log into Play store with our generic account and install airwacth agent, set up the phone for the user, then remove our generic gmail account.

This process causes issues though because when the user later logs in with their own gmail account, the app we installed under our own account doesn't auto update. It does allow the app to be updated if they manually navigate to it in the store but even doing this doesn't seem to add the app to their auto update list (I had thought that maybe doing one manual update would effectively cause their account take ownership of that app but it doesn't seem to be the case).

Try these:

I don't want to sound stupid, but have you selected the auto-update setting to be turned on for the app on the play store? You can turn on auto-update in the settings of google play store app and then navigate to the app and press the menu button and tick the auto update button.

Or

Delete Airwatch and ask the users to download the app again.
They can then recive auto-updates as the app is linked to their
account

Idea: From what I know you can deploy apps via Airwatch, so try deploying the Airwatch app update to the phones. (This is only an idea, It probably wont work, but is worth a try


How remote control/remote desktop on Android works? (e.g. TeamViewer) I am wondering how TeamViewer for Android and simple applications work. For instance, TeamViewer claims on its webpage that they can remotely control Android devices from Samsung, Lenovo, Sony, HTC, and many others.

I know that Samsung SAFE Devices have some API for this, but what about others? How is it possible to remotely control non-rooted Android device?

I haven't done much research specific to TeamViewer, but as an app developer, I'd say it's very possible with certain limitation. The key is, you also need to install certain app on Android device as the interface between PC<->Android.

The Android SDK provides many things: given correct permissions, it can place a call, read/send messages, open app, read device's sensors, etc. If the app has Super User permission, then it will have greater capability.

If you look into the permission of TeamViewer app, you can more-or-less guess what features the remote app can do:

  Version 10.0.2555 can access:

  Device & app history

  read sensitive log data

  Identity

  find accounts on the device

  Photos/Media/Files

  modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
  test access to protected storage

  Wi-Fi connection information

  view Wi-Fi connections

  Device ID & call information

  read phone status and identity

  Other

  access SurfaceFlinger
  read frame buffer
  press keys and control buttons
  full network access
  prevent device from sleeping
  view network connections
  connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
  pair with Bluetooth devices
  control vibration
  measure app storage space
  close other apps
  draw over other apps

Then, you have TeamViewer app installed on the PC. This works as a monitor/main control. Now, given 2 apps (PC and Android), both apps can communicate to each other (just like chat/messenger app). You can send a message from PC, then the Android app will receive the message, interpret it, and do something on the device. You can also request data from PC, then the Android app will again receive the message, interpret it, and send the data back to PC.


How can I determine what is causing my Nexus 4 to freeze? I have a new-ish Nexus 4 with Cataclysm ROM installed (rooted, 4.3).

The device has recently started freezing - being unresponsive to button presses, but with the white LED pulsing. I have to long-press the power button and then press it again to restart.

It used to freeze occasionally - say, once a week - but over the past week or two it has started to freeze every day or at least every other day.

I cannot think of a recently-installed application or setting change that might have triggered this.

I'm wondering if there's a way for me to determine 'when' the device freezes and 'what' it is that's causing it to freeze, ideally so I can determine whether or not it is the ROM or the device at fault. Is there an application that can log device behaviour and be read by a semi-technical user like me?

There are some ways to pin down your problem. The easiest way should be reading out the last_kmsg which is normally stored under /proc/last_kmsg. The kernel logs everything in there and it can be read until the next reboot.

So reading last_kmsg always shows things that happened before the device rebooted the last time.

Another way would be using "adb logcat" or - more comfortable - the app Catlog which can record your logcat into a .txt file on the SD-Card. Be advised that logcat is not the same as a kernel message but it also includes messages from user space apps and UI stuff.

If I'm allowed to make a wild guess, I'd say that it's the ROM's fault (e.g. undervolting or something else going wrong).

Best regards!


Camera stopped working, how to check if it's hardware problem? I'm quite sure this is hardware problem. I tried the following:

cleared application cache and restarted phone
tried alternative camera applications
reset phone to factory settings (still doesn't work)

There is just error message saying:

  Unfortunately, Gallery has stopped.

Now I suspect it could be Gallery app problem. I rooted the phone and used super user app to disable Gallery and than install alternative gallery app. Still not working, now error is

  Camera has stopped working

Is there any way I can check if actual camera is broken? I'm using Android 4.2.2 on the Doogee DG130?

Log file ( part about camera ):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0-PZcQ_Q9-ZV1pON0ZlMzNjck0/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the exception stack trace from the logcat

08-19 17:03:08.098 W/dalvikvm(18229): threadid=14: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x414369a8)
08-19 17:03:08.098 D/IPCThreadState(18229): [DN #5] BR_CLEAR_DEATH_NOTIFICATION_DONE cookie 0x50840260
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229): FATAL EXCEPTION: Camera Handler Thread
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229): java.lang.RuntimeException: startPreview failed
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229):     at android.hardware.Camera.startPreview(Native Method)
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229):     at com.mediatek.camera.AndroidCamera.startPreview(AndroidCamera.java:168)
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229):     at com.android.camera.CameraManager$CameraHandler.handleMessage(CameraManager.java:168)
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:194)
08-19 17:03:08.100 E/AndroidRuntime(18229):     at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60)

And this is entire log for last 2 minutes ( while I was opening a camera ):
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0-PZcQ_Q9-ZTW9QeTVKdk1NdEU/edit?pli=1

Check out this application to know whether it has Camera/Hardware problem -
System Info Droid
It provides whole summary of the device.


How to change the default action for when phone is plugged in to a computer? When I plugged in my phone to my computer for the first time it gave me a list of options to choose for what to do when it is plugged in. I tapped one of the choices and then mistakenly tapped "Always" instead of "Just Once." I want to choose a different action, but how do I reset it to give me the choices again?

(And yes, I tried going into Settings>Apps>Reset app preferences, but no luck.)

I am running Android 6.0.1, unrooted.

When plugged into computer:

Pull down notification bar
Click on the USB connection notification
Choose either MTP (Recommend for daily use) or Camera mode

Done, you device will still charge, and now you are able to tansfer files between devices

Side Note: You are also able to use USB tethering(Under mobile hotspots settings) when connected to share your phone intenet data.


Backup Link2sd ext4 partition, resize it and restore I have messed the ext4 partition resizing it with Gparted, it still works but shows the old size and Link2sd doesn't seem to be able to link all the pieces.

I was wondering if I could backup the content with Titanium or other, format the partition at the correct size with Gparted and then restore the content to the new larger partition.

I know the ext4 cannot be resize but I guess that it can be deleted and created again, what I am not sure if there is something in the current ext data that is dependent on the size of it. I think that is why I should not be doing a backup image directly but instead backup the files individually.

Speaking of GParted, I assume you have a Linux computer available. So steps to be performed are quite simple -- speaking of an external SDCard:

Unmount the card from your Android device, and take it out
Put it into a card reader, attach it to your Linux computer. Mount it there.
Copy all contents into an empty directory on your Linux machine. From the command line, you can use the cp command for that to ensure everything is copied: cp -a </path/to/source> </path/to/target> (replace </path/to/source> with where you've mounted the card, and </path/to/target> with your empty directory's path; for details on the cp command, run man cp or see its man-page on the net)
Optional: check that everything was copied fine. If there were no errors displayed in the previous step, it should have worked fine.
If your card has multiple partitions containing data, repeat the previous two steps for each of them.
Use GParted (or whatever tool of your preference) to drop and re-create partitions as needed, and re-create the file systems
Repeat steps 3-5, reverting source and target (to get your data back on the SDCard)
Unmount your SDCard, safely remove it from the computer, put it back into your Android device, and enjoy!
If everything went fine, and all data is available on your device as hoped, optionally remove the "backup directories" created in step 3.

Job done :)


Installing Jelly Bean on Ice Cream Sandwich tablet I just bought this China-made tablet, Ainol Novo Flame, and it has Ice Cream Sandwich installed on it.

Is there anyway to install Jelly Bean? I Googled some and couldn't find a good source. Do you know any? thanks

I hope this is the right place to ask. I'm new to android overall.

This is the latest Official Ainol Novo 7 Fire JellyBean firmware (using the latest Android version 4.2.2):

Google Translation maybe required.


My samsung GT-s6312 phone does not connect to PC. Even after connecting USB cable, My samsung GT-s6312 phone does not connect to PC. Even after connecting USB cable, please help to connect USB to PC

I know this is old, but maybe this can help someone now:

I was using my Galaxy S5 mini as usual connecting it to my PC for common use and also as a test device for Android Studio with the developer options and USB debugging enabled and with the latest Android Studio/SDK.

So I needed to test an app in a real tablet, and when I connected the tablet (It was borrowed, and it is one from Coby brand) to the PC with android studio still running, the tablet was recognized by the PC but Android Studio did not recognized it. So after a few failed tries I disconnect the tablet and connect the S5 mini again and the problem begun: the phone started to charge but it was not recognized by the PC, nothing appeared on Windows.

I tried many options that did not work:

-Using different USB ports of the pc

-Using a different USB cable

-Reboot phone and PC

-Connecting the S5 mini in another PC

-USB debugging option checked and unchecked

-The phone has Android 4.4.2 and I was not able to see the screen with the MTP options, so I entered *#0808# and I tried every option of that menu and the connection still did not work.

-Updating android to the last release (I am not sure, maybe this helped to restore/update some configuration files, but the problems was not fixed)

Also I connected another Samsung phone with the same USB cable and the same PC and another PC and that phone is being recognized. With this I started to think something crashed in the galaxy S5, mainly because it does not appear at all in the PC, in the Device Manager nothing appeared, even there is no sign of any “!”, only charge was working, (the other phone appears with no problem) but I decided to try options in the PC side:

I installed/uninstalled Kies, (I tried using the installation of drivers by Kies). It did not work

I uninstalled/Install Android Studio/SDKs completely, and it did not work for the connection (I am not very confident of this, maybe it helped a little)
I tried to delete all drivers related in the PC with USBDeview (the procedure is better described here: http://www.topnotchtablets.com/FixUSBproblems ) and it FINALLY WORKS

So I recommend any of these options (always make a backup of everything that is important to you):

Uninstall/Install the latest Android Studio/SDKs

Update the android device to the last release

Delete all the USB drivers related to Android/Massive storage

I hope this help anyone. So if you tried this and it still does not work, before getting my problem fixed, I was thinking about of connect the phone to MAC or Linux, and repeat some steps of before. Also restore the phone to factory state BUT I leave this as the last option.


google device find locked a galaxy tab 8 at walmart Ok, that title might cause a wt? well its not as it seems to be.

About a week ago I was at a restaurant and went to write a review via google map. Well just before typing in my review I noticed that my display icon and screen name had been change to something..well that I wouldn't use. so next I had google ping the device and saw it was at a local wal mart.  hmmm kids must have my tablet, so finshed eating and went to Walmart.

when I get there I rang device remotely and wasn't hearing it or seeing anyone I knew react. so I figured i'll just lock it and go home and check to see if my tablet is at home. got home and hmmm, my device is at home. powered it up and noticed that I have a tab 4 not an 8. looked back at my phone and saw Walmart wifi and 100% battery, didn't notice battery state first time. so back to Walmart knowing that its a display on my account.

Checked phone area in front, no tabs, went back to electronics and found it.

I let the manager know about things and tried to unlock device but I couldn't.

I don't feel too bad that its a store device, but was wondering how are they going to unlock that device.
Also anyone know of a way for me to kick that device off of my google account?

how are they going to unlock that device.

Starting from Android 4.0 and up, when locking a device using find my device it will not give you the option to choose a password, rather when unlocking the device you will have to enter the regular password/pattern that was used on the device till now. Therefore, all they have to do, is enter the password they always used.

If however, there was no password till then, and when locking the device, you chose a password, then they will have an issue, and they'll probably have to use some other method to enter.

  Also anyone know of a way for me to kick that device off of my google account?

Being that your account was registered with a public device, I'd suggest you wipe the device using find my device. Just log in, and choose the option to erase everything on the device.


How can I change the default currency key on Swype keyboard? In Swype Settings I have the language set to "UK English" yet for some reason when I'm typing the currency symbol (long-press on s) is a dollar sign ($) not a pound sign (£), if I press SYM the dollar actually has its own button $ on the left-hand side, and I have Euro (€) and Yen on the top row for long presses on # and 3, and the pound is relegated to the right hand side for a long-press on ".

Is there any way that I can set it to replace the $ on the main screen with a £ sign, and replace the dollar on its own button on the symbol screen with a pound sign?

Am using the built-in Swype keyboard (v1.64.40.9754) on a Vodafone UK Samsung Galaxy S (Eclair 2.1 update 1, build JM4).

Looks like a problem with the version of Swype pre-installed by Samsung. I have logged a bug on Swype's forums here. Don't think there's anything much any of us can do now except wait for Swype to fix the bug and for Samsung to push out the updated version.

(just adding this as an answer and accepting to get this off the unanswered questions list, if anyone has a better solution please post and I'll transfer the acceptance over)


Cyrillic font not displaying properly in Android I have installed Evernote on a Lenovo P770 (running Android). The problem is, some Cyrillic text is displayed with strange hardly readable font. At the same time Cyrillic text with another font is displayed correctly. Other applications are having the same problem, so this is not specific to Evernote.

Screenshot below:

The device is not rooted.

Is it possible to replace this font with another in Android? Can I do it without rooting the phone?

The problem was partially solved.

Download .apk file from the device (with AirDroid for example)
Remove assets/fonts directory from the archive
Install the application with modified .apk file

I suspect that this bug appears again with every application update, so this fix has to be repeated after every update


Does Samsung has a feature like second space in Xiaomi? In Xiaomi we can do second space.

Put certain password we go to first space.

Put another password and we go to second space.

Xiaomi also support dual apps, which is a different feature.

Combined, I think we can have like 4 Whatsapp account per phone.

What about samsung?

Do we have second space in Samsung?

I've heard some devices allow for multiple users sharing a phone.

Say you do regular whatsapp in one device. You do your secret businesses on another user. If someone forces you to open your devices you will just show your first user.

Note: Samsung seems to have ways to allow multiple users on the same phone
https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/Tablets/Multi-User-switching-accounts-something-you-should-be-aware-of/td-p/1316185

However, there is no way to hide that extra users from say cops.

Android in general can
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/android-basics-set-up-multiple-user-accounts-same-device-0168597/

However, there is no way to do it like second space.

UPDATE: there are apps for isolating environment and e.g. hiding other apps. Check Island.

Unfortunately, lots of Android capabilities are limited by producers - that's the case, too. According to this link on Reddit, people are searching, but with no success. The only devices are tablets, described e.g. here on Samsung Support page for Galaxy Tab S.

Of course you can enable multi-user functionality by modifying system files, but mostly that's not the way a standard user like - warranty issues, triggered Knox, disables access to S Apps... essentially, lots of problems.

So, to sum up - without modifications, it's impossible on Samsung smartphones to enable multi-user functionality. Root your phone, and then you'll be able to turn on multi-user, but keep in mind that rooting your device comes with lots of pros and cons.


How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset? The question is simple "How to fix "Invalid IMEI " after Factory reset?"
After factory reset my phone starts showing "Invalid IMEI" on both SIM slots and I can't call or to being called.

The phone is A738 with Android 2.2.1 and CPU chip is Media Tek MTK6516 416MH

Hope that information is enough.

** UPDATE **

This is the phone

Install the Mobile MTK Engineering Mode app. This will only work on devices with a Mediatek chipset.

  This Application allow you to run Advanced Setup from Engineering Mode Menu of MTK phones, also called SERVICE MODE

Other apps which can show the MTK Engineering Mode Menu will probably work too.
If you can't find or don't know your phone's IMEI, then install the Bb IMEI Generator app to generate one for you. If your phone has dual SIM support, you'll need two IMEIs. Note the generated IMEIs by Bb IMEI Generator.
In the Mobile MTK Engineering Mode app go to > MTK Settings > Connectivity > CDS Information > Radio Information > Phone 1.
At the AT+ line:

Enter AT +EGMR=1,7,"ENTER-IMEI-HERE", then tap on 'Send AT Command'. If you have a dual SIM phone, enter AT +EGMR=1,10,"ENTER-IMEI-HERE" then tap on 'Send AT Command' again. Note: The quotes are included. There should be a space after AT.
You should get a notification that the AT Command(s) were successfully sent. Restart your device. You now shouldn't get the 'Invalid IMEI' notification.


Dialling a SIP number So I have a very, very shiny new Nexus 4. This supports SIP, and I have added a SIP account to the telephony accounts settings page.

Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to actually dial a SIP number. How do I do this?

The telephone dialer has number buttons only, and tapping the number entry field doesn't pop up a keyboard. Rumour has it that previous versions of Android had a 'text' button somewhere on the dialer page, but that's not present in JB. There must be some way to do it...

(Note: I'm not asking how to add a SIP number to a contact. I know how to do that. I want to dial numbers that aren't on my contacts list.)

Update: after some experimenting, I have found that:

pressing the DIAL button with the field empty reloads the text field with the last number dialed, which can be a SIP number of the form sip:music@iptel.org. So I know the text field is capable of handling text.
trying to paste text into the field produces gibberish. For the above number, I get 7476874247835.674! (Which is what the letters on the dial pad map to. Except for : and @, which are emitted.) Dialing this number does nothing --- obviously.

I wrote a simple app specifically for this task: https://github.com/whitequark/SIPCaller


How To Make Menu Slide In 3D? I saw it here:

http://theunlockr.com/2011/04/12/android-101-how-to-scan-use-a-qr-code/

Watch video and you will see. I want to know how to create this effect on Android Gingerbread.

Thanks.

When i flashed a custom Gingerbread rom, one of the launchers included has this menu style, but again, this includes rooting your phone and doing a data wipe at least once.

Launchers change the app menu style, but i do not know if this one is available without a custom ROM, which will require a root and reflash.


Can I update my android system although the USB port is broken? The USB port of my LG-p500 is not capable of exchanging data anymore (the device or any dmesg do not show up when connected to a computer). Charging still works, fortunately.
Due to some annoying software bugs (Android 2.2, original LG supplied), I'd like to update the operating system to a newer Android version.
Do I have any chance to upgrade?
---- EDIT ----
For completeness, I include a screen of the update notification screen (Menu -> Update notification). It says it is updated, but the version V10R_00 was the one supplied initially with the phone. Furthermore, it tells me to connect it to the PC suite, a LG software.

You have lots of options. The easiest would be just to turn on your wifi and download the latest carrier-supplied update to your SD Card and update your phone that way (assuming that for some reason the OTA update isn't working).


How can I access my photos/videos from my HTC Sensation XL default on 'charge only' and with unresponsive touch screen? My HTC was dropped in water and now has unresponsive touch screen. The screen is not the problem, as I've replaced it and it still have the same problem. I can't send it off for repairs because it will be factory resetted. This phone has 2 years worth of important photos and videos, hence I really need to access the phone. I don't mind about the phone, it just have a lot of sentimental value. So can anyone help me with this?

The phone is recognised when connected to computer
Android 4
Can see the screen, but not responsive to touch
Default on 'charge only' upon connecting to computer

You can simply use an app like WiFi File Transfer as explained in this answer. You can use a USB OTG cable and connect a mouse to use your phone for your data recovery process.

You may have to hurry as the water that is already inside the device can harm the hardware in your device. Keep the device turned off and remove battery. Try to give it a little bit of sunlight. do not expose it to direct strong sunlight.


Factory reset is disabled by kill switch on LG L16C I cannot do a factory reset on a LGL16c, it comes up with screen to confirm reset and agreeing to wipe data, I say yes to both. Then it comes up with a screen that says

  Factory reset is disabled by Kill switch

I reboots and nothing happens. I cannot reset through settings on phone, security, it says factory reset disabled by server policy.

I found out that all new smartphones have this new "Kill switch" installed by all manufacturers because a new law passed prevents a thief from accessing a phone if there is a password on it and trying to factory reset it.

Is there a way to bypass the kill switch if I have the phone and there is no password and I want to wipe data and reset phone?

"Killswitch" wouldn't allow me to turn on my usb debugging yet, I was able to bypass "Killswitch" by using Android Device Manager and wipe my phone as if it was lost or stolen. Which in turn reset the phone "LG L16C".


How to mount system.img on android (or linux)? I wanna modify some files in my system partition of phone. It's ext4. I plan to flash it later to my phone. I tried:

mount -w -t ext4 -o loop /storage/sdcard1/system.img /mnt/njz

and got this:

  open backing file failed: Permission denied

Also phone is rooted, and shell says it's root.
I also tried using su command before that command.
Also tried adding additional options after "loop", like

nosuid,nodev,default_permissions,user_id=0,group_id=0,gid=0,uid=0

Why no permissions?
also tried file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777, and still same result.

I tried mounting this on linux (tinycorelinux), and no problems. I used:
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img /mnt/
In that case, my system.img was mounted from ntfs partition.

Found a solution! Guess what problem was?! My file was read-only, which i set up in windows. That's problem with "permission denied". For some reason android cannot change this, I had to use windows or symbian os to unmark read-only property. Xplore doesn't show permissions option for any files except if they are on some ext partition. Root Explorer shows, and that's how I first noticed my problem, accidentally. I've seen all other files had different permissions in detailed view in root explorer. I tried changing permissions to 0777 using root explorer or total commander, and although they say it set it up, it didn't. This can't be done on fat32 partition. Of course when I changed it using windows, it showed same permissions as other files. I remember i set this file to read-only a month ago, to avoid accidental modification!

Later I experienced additional problem with mount, that is when i use -o loop only, it says 'device or resource busy'. But when I found where are my loop devices by searching for 'loop' using xplore, I found there are files loop0 to loop7 in '/dev/block/'. So when I used -o loop=/dev/block/loop0 it again said the same problem message. But when I used -o loop=/dev/block/loop1 it finally mounted. I didn't have to use '-w' option to make it writable! Just skipped any letter.

And forgot to say, we can mount it to any folder, but that folder has to exist! So I made folder njz or nijaz or sistem in root of my device using xplore (set in settings superuser + mount writable, so it can make these things) and mounted there. Note that that folder dissappears after reset.

Also umount worked for unmounting.
umount /njz/.

Also that's what caused my original firmware to not work. It always bootlooped. Just because file is read-only. This is huge problem in linux. Need to contact linux, xplore, total commander, root explorer developers. Spflashtool was used to flash files, but problem was in file property!!!


How can I get the lock screen sounds from Android 4.3 back? (upgraded to 4.4) I have a Nexus 7 and I updated to android 4.4 after the upfate had been downloaded and waiting for a week. I miss the crisp sounds of the 4.3 lock screen, it made me like my device. Now its all changed without warning and I'm upset left feeling like my device isn't really mine. Is there a way to fix this? Likewise time/battery/WiFi icons at top have changed from blue to gray. Anyway to change just these two aspects without rooting or factory reset? Thanks.

You could probably download a custom Rom from xda and find and extract the sound files from

/system/media/audio/

You should be able to put them into the relevant folder on the 'sdcard'

/sdcard/alarms/
/sdcard/Notifications/
/sdcard/Ringtones/

where they will get picked up by the OS.

As for the notification icons, without rooting and customising the relevant files (I'm not sure exactly which) there is no way to change them from white to blue.


will win 7 ask for password to sync files I have an Android phone. It is encrypted. It has a password to login. I connected this to a Windows 7 computer. It shows it's connected as a media device.

Was wondering if Windows 7 computer can sync the files of my android phone without asking for the password ?
Lets say it somehow did get the files, will the files be encrypted with a password or would they be decrypted already before the transfer was over to the win7 computer ?

The big CAVEAT is that I was using my phone While it was connected to the PC and hence the phone was Unlocked.

When using the Media Transfer Protocol, the phone handles all the encryption/decryption while transferring files.

The Windows7/AnyOther PC cannot access the files on device till the device is connected and phone's screen is unlocked.

Windows7 will never ask your phone unlock password or any other passwords. All it needs is the device to be connected and lockscreen unlocked. The rest of file transfer will be handled by phone.

All outgoing files from the device are decrypted and sent. And all incoming files to the device are encrypted and stored.


How do I get more space and get my memory card to start working? I have a Galaxy S2 and it keeps saying "low on space" (phone storage is getting low) in my notifications. I bought a memory card and it still says low disk space so I can't download any apps. Also my Play Store app won't open. Can anyone help me out?

I have the same problem with Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. To make your default storage the sd card you need to modify vold.fstab. But to modify this file you need to root your phone.
I think there is no other way to do this.

Hope I have helped =).


unable to copy a certain file I am unable to copy a certain file. At first I tried using a cloud share app, then USB file transfer, then ADB, then local file browsing apps, finally a terminal emulator. All fail. I can see the file and the app that created it can partially interact with it, but I cannot copy the file, permission denied. Phone is rooted. This is a large file created by TitaniumBackup. It's large because the backed up app has a lot of data, about 4 GB worth. I can copy all the small files that Titanium creates during its backup process, including the apk and properties files. And I can rename the big file, even delete it, just not copy. Even Titanium itself can delete and restore backups but not upload to the cloud using the built-in function to Sync to Google Drive. I am thoroughly confused.
I don't think it matters but this is a rooted Pixel 5 with stock ROM.
-EDIT- responding to alecxs
adb: error: failed to copy '/sdcard/TitaniumBackup/ws.clockthevault-20201202-212154.tar.gz' to 'vaultcopy.gz': remote open failed: Permission denied
ls -lZ
-rw------- 1 media_rw media_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0

Before chmod: -rw------- 1 u0_a256
After chmod: -rwxrwxrwx 1 u0_a256
But pull still fails:
adb pull /data/media/0/TitaniumBackup/ws.clockthevault-20201130-045341.tar.gz vaultcopy.tar.gz
adb: error: failed to stat remote object '/data/media/0/TitaniumBackup/ws.clockthevault-20201130-045341.tar.gz': Permission denied

assuming the issue is caused by file size not respecting fuse-mount 4 gb file size limitation, this workaround should work
either move the file to another ext4 location which has adb permissions
adb shell mv /sdcard/TitaniumBackup/ws.clockthevault-20201130-045341.tar.gz /data/local/tmp
adb pull /data/local/tmp/ws.clockthevault-20201130-045341.tar.gz

or stream the file content over terminal stdout (linux only)
adb shell su -c "cat /data/media/0/TitaniumBackup/ws.clockthevault-20201130-045341.tar.gz 2> /dev/null" > ws.clockthevault-20201130-045341.tar.gz


Reboot option in power button menu for Nexus 4 In order to see the developer option in settings app you have to do the weird 7 tap on the version entry in the settings app (or something like this).

Isn't there as well a hidden way to enable a reboot option in the menu that appears when you long-press the power button ?

I know there are apps that do that for you, but why the hack wouldn't the stock Android that comes from Google for Nexus phones don't include a freaking restart option, only the Power off option ? I saw some phones with custom Android that have that option.

I know that pressing veeeeeeeeeeery long on the power button actually restarts the phone, but that looks to me like a final resort, in case your phone is stuck, or something, not a clean way to restart your phone.

Thank you!

No, without custom rom or root on your phone, you can't have this kind of menu.

It will maybe appear in Android L ...


How to install google apps when android built from source I added a kernel module to the msm flo kernel. I built android JB from source for my Nexus 7(flo). I flashed the device with the built OS. I can add 3rd party apps for which I have apks or I could add them to the source tree.

But I can't add google apps or anything from the play store. I can't add my google account under settings->add accounts since it doesn't exist. I tried installing google play store by downloading the apk to my machine and installing it with apk. Play store does install, but play store crashes as soon as I click on it.

Is there anyway to fix this issue?

I am using ubuntu 14.04

There is a lot more to the Google Apps than just downloading and installing the APK.  Google's Services framework and apps (a.k.a. GApps) are not part of AOSP which is probably where your source comes from, but they are required for Play Store and other apps to work properly.

Unfortunately GApps is closed-source, so it's not allowed to re-distribute these portions.  However, since your Nexus 7 tablet shipped with them, you should be able to easily find all the necessary components in the original image.  Alternatively, you should be able to find the GApps package for your specific Android OS version that works on your tablet over at XDA-Developers forums.


Block non-contact callers I was wondering if there was a way to block all non-contact callers on my Samsung Galaxy A20 operating system Android 10. I have been through the settings and the only option I have is block contacts or block unknown callers I'm not sure if that just means private calls or non-contact collars. I'm unable to find a solution on YouTube so I'm hoping somebody on here can help.

One way that I know how to do this is though Android's Do Not Disturb feature.
You basically keep your phone in "do not disturb" mode always, then manually set who is allowed to interrupt you.
Some of the options for who can interrupt you are:

Conversations:

All conversations
Priority conversations. To choose
which conversations are priority conversations, tap Settings.
None

Calls:

Anyone, contacts or starred contacts
Repeat callers. To let a
call through if the same person calls twice in 15 minutes, turn on
Allow repeat callers.

Messages:

Anyone, contacts or starred contacts
None
Reminders
Events

Basically, this is essentially a white-list approach as opposed to a black-list approach.
There may be third-party apps that can accomplish what you are asking, but the above is a stock built-in to Android option for you.


number in the top right corner of the camera app? Possible Duplicate:
  What does the blue 0 mean in the top right hand corner of my camera?

What is the number shown in the top right corner of the camera app that comes installed with Android 2.3.5? It shows 905 right now but I don't know what it means. Does it have anything to do with the zoom or the light level or the space in the SD card for more pictures to be taken?

This number represents the approximate amount of pictures left you'll be able to take, according to the free space on the media portion of the phone (e.g. SD Card) and the currently chosen settings, such as resolution.


Differences in Geo-Location Accuracy In an application I am building I am using "Fused Location Provider". When the phone is in a WiFi network I am getting an accurate location value (within 14 meters). When the phone is in EDGE Network I am not getting the same accuracy (a value like 1895 meters).

What's the problem with EDGE and WiFi networks? Why I am getting the different values in different networks (Wifi, EDGE, GPS)?

Google has a big database of (hashes of) Wi-Fi network SSIDs. When Wi-Fi is enabled on your phone, it scans for Wi-Fi networks, and sends the list to Google (in a hashed form). In cities, networks are plentiful, and Wi-Fi networks are short-range, so the combination of networks it can 'see' gives a very accurate idea of where you are.

A similar thing happens with cellular network cell IDs, but these are spaced more widely apart. The phone itself can't perform triangulation, because it only has the received signal strength for each cell it can 'see': it doesn't know the signal's angle of arrival, the transmit strength of the cell, or what might be occluding the signal. However, it can still use the combination of which cells it can 'see' to estimate position, a little more accurately than the distance between cells.

Even if you're connected to an EDGE network, if Wi-Fi is enabled then the Wi-Fi scanning technique will still be used, so the location estimate will be more accurate.

Both these techniques are far less accurate than GPS, which computes a position based on time differences between signals coming from different satellites. When your device can 'see' enough satellites, the precision is limited mostly by deliberate interference added by the US government (which operates the system) to make it less useful to non-US armed forces.


Balancing earphone sound I'm using Moto G3 unrooted nd using Sony earphones of MDR series. Suddenly the left side of my earphone started producing lesser sound than the right one.How to balance them???

Android itself has a.f.a.i.k. no balance setting (which is a shame!).

But you can try in Googles Appstore "Bass Booster and Equalizer" - which installs itself as MusicPlayer and allows - amongst many other audio settings - to adjust the balance.

The only disadvantage is that the settings are limited to the application itself (the music player), and not system-wide effective.


How to ping [some resource] on [some network] on an Android phone or emulator? I have serious doubts that my emulator really can access a certain server. I want to confirm that by trying to ping the server. Is it possible, and how would I do it?

You can use the ping utility from terminal emulator or adb shell.  Also: https://market.android.com/search?q=ping&so=1&c=apps


Contacts show gmail contacts instead of phone when i try to assign one image to a contact, then all i can see are gmail contacts instead of my phone contacts. I'm using Jelly bean version. Please help me in this. Phone is Sony xperia C.

Check you 'Contacts' setting: open you 'Contact' -> go to Options -> 'Contact to Display'. See what is checked, setting it to 'Phone' should bring you phone contacts.


Android ADB has root access but no SU binary I recently purchased an Android TV box that claimed to come "pre-rooted", however there is no SuperSU apk or SU binary installed. The interesting thing is that I am automatically logged in as the root user when I connect to the device with ADB (I can run reboot commands etc), which tells me that I have at least some level of root access. Can anyone explain how this might have been set up and how I can grant root privileges to my apps as well?

Two different sides of the card deck:

apps need the su binary to be able to use "root powers"
the ADB daemon does not; it gains root access while being started by the system in the corresponding mode

The latter is a simple setting in your device's build.prop file: ro.secure=1 (default on most devices) tells the system to start the daemon in "secure mode", i.e. not with root powers – while ro.secure=0 would turn off that security and run the daemon "as root" – which will be the case with your device.

Knowing that, the claim of being "pre-rooted" is partially true: you can use ADB to "push" the relevant files to your device. Four steps should do it:

adb shell "mount -o remount,rw /system"
adb push su /system/bin/su
adb push superuser.apk /system/app
adb reboot

After that reboot, your device should be "fully rooted" – and "root apps" should find everything they need to work, with you being in control of it via the superuser app.


can't remove persistent android widget (accuweather.com) I am facing an annoying problem due to the widget called "accuweather.com". It pops up while I'm using applications on my phone (Samsung galaxy s2 with gingerbread 2.3.5). I can't uninstall it because the option isn't there, it is not a "downloaded" app but appears on the screen of all applications. When opening it there is an option to stop it (it runs as a service) but not to uninstall it, and shortly after stopping it, it would run again.

It is really like a malware and preventing me from using my phone propely. Please help, thanks.

I think it is a recent Accuweather update that displays the weather when you go back on your home menu. It's really annoying as when you click on the "home" button, it brings you back to that page and not the actual menu, which means you can't navigate between applications without clicking the back button all the way.

I think I may have fixed it the brute force way, however. I don't care about the Accuweather app, so I just went in the Setting->Applications->All menu and deactivated Accuweather altogether. You get a warning message telling you that deactivating built-in apps may interfere with other applications, but I hardly think that Accuweather is necessary for your phone to work.


Recovery is not working on Huawei MediaPad 7 lite A friend of mine owns this tablet and has entered the password incorrectly too many times and now the device is locked asking for a Google account. Unfortunately the Google account password is forgotten.

I figured the only way would be to factory-reset the device from the Recovery mode but when I enter the recovery mode (by holding Vol Down + Power Button) it reboots the device after a few seconds in recovery screen.

Now I'm stuck and have no idea what else to do. The tablet model is S7-931u.

I had the very same problem for like 4 months. And finally, in one day, the problem was solved. Follow these steps:

Switch off the device.
Press power button + Volume up button until the device is switched on (followed by a small vibration).
As soon as the device is switched on, let go of the power switch but keep pressing the volume up button.
After a few seconds, a screen will appear showing a green android symbol with rotating gears. When this screen appears let go the volume up button and keep pressing volume down button.
Hold like this for a few seconds. till a big green 'OK' appears on the screen.

After this the device re-starts automatically. It may take some time. After this, it'll be like you're switching on your tablet for the very first time. You have to provide your GMail address (optional), name, system date and time etc. All the apps and files that was previously in your device, will be gone.


How to remove google apps from /data/data directory? Rooted (w/ SuperSU + TWRP Recovery) Nexus 7 (2012 Wifi, Grouper)

I am unable to remove apps from the /data/data folder on my tablet. When I remove them then reboot the system, they reappear. How do I permanently remove them? I tried deleted them from packages.list as well.

Thanks

Ok. Thanks to @GiantTree for guiding me a bit. Here are the steps I performed to remove google apps from my Nexus 7.

Enter TWRP Recovery
Click Mount
Check System
Then either navigate to /system/app/ and delete apps OR
Open terminal on laptop, adb shell & cd /system/app then rm -rf com.google.android.xyz

The key for me was MOUNTING THE SYSTEM PARTITION. Without that step, I was getting a failure.


How to fix a device not detected through USB in Android, TWRP and Fastboot mode? My Android tablet Nexus 9 is not recognized by my laptop. It can be charged, but not be listed by lsusb command even in fastboot mode and TWRP. I suppose I accidentally disabled the USB connection through some command as root user.  Is there anyway to check the status of the USB device of Android?

It was physically broken. I replaced usb board, then the problem was fixed.


Capturing LTE(?) voice packets with Shark for Root I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE. I installed Shark for Root but it only captures web traffic. I am assuming that LTE uses data to transmit calls as well (probably SIP) as everything is data these days, but it would be neat to see these packets and what they look like. Is there any way to do this?

No, calls don't work that way. They don't go through the same network interface as internet data, and they're treated completely differently by the modem. Phone networks are circuit-switched, not packet-switched like IP, so there aren't any "packets" to examine.


New android user; switching between wifi and mobile data When I leave the office my S4 doesn't seem to want to connect to mobile data. So, I end up with no connection at all. Turning mobile data off and on does nothing at all, I seem unable to establish a connection unless I restart the phone.

It happens occasionally in reverse also, if I go to work (or home, it is not exclusive to a single network) my phone maintains the mobile connection and wont join the wifi connection automatically (and sometimes I need to enter my password to connect to the wifi.)

Any ideas?

Note, my issue sounds the same as this one, though there is no solution there; Nexus One: 3G/WIFI Not Switching

To answer this question, it appears (at least in my case) that the app Skyvi was the problem. Almost all my Android issues (including random restarting) were sorted when I removed that app.


MicroSD card performance during boot I have a Nook HD+ and a Nook HD.

When I ran CyanogenMod off of a MicroSD card, the Class I (43MB/s) doesn't even boot!  I spent $30 on a 32GB one.

The Class 10 (10MB/s) 16GB booted, but ran poorly

The Class 4 (4MB/s) 16GB ran perfectly.

A co-worker said that there were problems with newer classes and the phones / tablets.

My question is: Why is this so? Is there a fix for this? What are the recommendations for good-performing MicroSD cards?

My co-worker said Sandisk Class 4 were the best, of which I have one more to play with.

The issue with most class10 sdcards for most devices is it's higher clock speed

A normal microsd (class6-below) operates only @ 0-25MHz compared to
A class10 microsd (UHS-I-UHS-II) operates @ 0-100MHz (up to 208MHz for UHS104)

This messes up with the controller on the card reader of your Nook and mistimes the writing and reading on the card making its performance appear worse. Some class10 sdcards adapt to slow controllers but I think most class10's are design for the newer.

I still have my xperia play and I use sandisk's 32GB UHS-I class10 card. The card's performance was terrible until I got across a hack to the TI card reader controller I found on xda forums. I flashed the custom driver which fixes the timing issue on newer card and now I can get up to 12MB write/ 25MB read, no write drops, and makes a it a great swap partition.

Try to find a custom driver hack for your nook, but you will be taking big risks because you will be modifying a very low-level part of your device.


Save txt messages to PC? Possible Duplicate:
  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages?

Is it possible to move/backup txt/sms message from my phone to my PC?  I have Android 2.2  If this could be done via a usb cable, that would be ideal.

Use Backup & Restore application on your mobile. Take the Backup of your messages only. Its going to store in SDCard/data/backup/.sbf.

You can copy this file into your PC using a Cable or using Bluetooth.

Anyways I prefer SMS Backup+ which syncs your SMS, Call Logs, etc with your gmail.


Can't seem to be able to change a whatsapp contact name I'm having trouble editing a whatsapp contacts' name. I feel like I've tried EVERYTHING you can possibly try by googling; deleting the contact, playing around with whatsapp permissions, etc.
Also: if I'm on the contact page in whatsapp, clicking the dropdown-menu "edit" or "view in addressbook" simply doesn't work, so I think this is some kind of sync problem. I have this contact saved in my contacts list with the desired name, whatsapp just doesn't want to use that name apparently. I can even see the whatsapp "voice call", etc. options from the contacts screen in my contacts app.
In my contacts app (Nexus 5X, btw), when I select "All Contacts", there's only one version of this specific contact, under the correct name, so I don't think there's a duplicate with the wrong name, unless whatsapp has somehow hidden this duplicate.
Any insight is very appreciated, this is extremely infuriating!
Thanks!!!

(How it seems to me: Whatsapp has some kind of hidden contact list somewhere that I can't view/edit, from which it keeps syncing the wrong contact name)

In Whatsapp, press the green icon (message) at bottom to go to "Select Contact" page.
Press the "3 dots" on top right side. Dropdown will show 4 options. Press "Refresh".
Done.


I have a Samsung Galaxy S Relay with a physical keyboard; how can I remap a spare key to send Esc? I have a Samsung Galaxy S Relay running Android 4.1.2; it's an unusual phone because it slides open to reveal a built-in physical keyboard.

The keyboard has no Esc key. It'd be nice to have one, so that I could use it inside Terminal IDE and various terminal emulators and other apps. The Esc key is useful in the Vim text editor, as well as other software which has been ported from Linux to Android.

I'd like to remap one of the keyboard keys which I don't use (such as the voice-search key or the compose-new-email key) to send Escape.

My phone is running stock unrooted Android. But if you would like me to root it or to install CyanogenMod, that is fine.

I'm willing to modify any of the configuration files stored on the device. But I don't want to spend any money to buy a third-party app.

The Hacker's Keyboard is good. But, since I already have a physical keyboard, I want to use the physical keyboard. Cellphone screens aren't big screens; I don't want to spend valuable screen real estate on a virtual keyboard.

How can I remap a spare keyboard key to send Esc?

Here are some threads from the xda-developers Galaxy S Relay 4G general forum which may be helpful.

"[root]Alternative keyboard layout compilation"
"[GUIDE] How to get good Ctrl and Alt keys in SSH while keeping Fn"


Stop vibrate for incoming calls and text messages from certain contacts For certain contacts, I want to silence vibration for incoming calls and SMS messages.

I am not asking about silencing the audio notification and ringtone.  This is already well documented.

Automation is the preferred option. Many apps are available. I prefer using MacroDroid , since it is free (upto 5 macros) and easy to learn. To understand how MacroDroid works and required settings,  my answer here

Your macros would look like this

Macro 1: Kill Vibration (name of macro )

Triggers:

Call incoming → Select contact →Choose from contacts
SMS received → Select contact →Choose from contacts

Actions:

Vibrate Enable/ Disable →  Set Vibrate and set Normal (Vibrate off). Click OK

Constraints: None (leave blank)

Macro 2: Enable Vibration for others (name of macro )

Triggers:

Call incoming → Select contact →Choose from contacts
SMS received → Select contact →Choose from contacts

Actions:

Vibrate Enable/ Disable →  Set Vibrate and set Silent (Vibrate on). Click OK

Constraints: None (leave blank)

Explanation

Your question explicitly asks only for vibration to be silenced (but ring tone would be heard)
Macro 1 does that for both incoming calls and SMS for selected contacts
Macro 2 does the opposite for contacts other than selected in Macro 1 (you have to choose others- if you don't reverse Macro 1 action, vibration would be off for all)
Tested on Moto X Play Marshmallow (6.0.1)


Suspicious Permissions And A Safe Repository? I have found older version of Facebook For Android app here which was hosted on geekfiles.in

When i wanted to install 1.8.1 and checked permissions, the following arose my suspicions:

Services that cost you money:
Send SMS messages

Your messages:
edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS, receive SMS

Your accounts:
act as an account authenticator, manage the accounts list

Phone calls:
read phone state and identity

Your accounts:
discover known accounts

Storage:
modify/delete SD card contents

Can unscrupulous people inject malware into APKs? If yes, what are trusted repositories for downgrading apps to older versions?

Is this repository trusted source?

As a general rule, I don't trust any "freeware" or "shareware" site that has not specifically been recommended to me by someone I know and trust, and because these sites aren't my thing I can't either recommend or condemn this specific example. I can answer part of your question, though, and say an emphatic yes, unscrupulous people can inject malware into APKs. Installing an APK from an unknown source is generally a very bad idea.

The permissions you mention, though, are actually the same that the legit Facebook for Android app asks over in the Play store (see the "Permissions" tab). Permissions alone are a bad judge of an APK's potential for harm. In this case, personally, I would say the risk of an unknown source far outweighs the app's permission requests.


Why I do not receive Android updates for Samsung Galaxy Nexus GT i9250m? I have Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250m. It is currently running Android v4.1.1. I am in India. I want to know how to update my phone to v4.2 officially without rooting. I have already tried checking for updates using Settings->About phone-> System Updates.

Asked similar question in gsmarena.com but to no success. Tried solution provided there to Goto Settings-> Apps-> All-> Google services and Frameworks -> Clear Data, but to no success.

Is there any way doing it manually on Galaxy Nexus i9250m without rooting the phone? Like downloading the ROM and trying to run it.

The devices which were bought from Google Play are takju and the ones from Samsung are akju. I think your phone is yakju (Google Play didn't sell  Devices in India).
Takju gets all updates directly from Google. If you want to get all updates from Google at the time of release you have to convert to takju.
How Can you do that
Please follow below to convert from yakju to takju (stock) without losing your data/apps: (assuming you know adb & fastboot and have set them up on your computer. Also assuming that bootloader is unlocked) [Please read before you implement]

Download the 4.2 factory images for Takju
Extract files using 7-zip on Windows (you need to extract twice and will get the files as: bootloader-xxx.img; radio-xxx.img and image-xxx.zip)
Copy these files to the location android-sdk/platform-tools/ (if you have the android-sdk installed or to the location where adb & fastboot is)
Plug in your Galaxy Nexus (ensure Debug option is enabled under Developer Settings
Follow these commands:
a. adb reboot bootloader
b. fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-xxx.img
c. fastboot reboot-bootloader
d. fastboot flash radio radio-xxx.img
e. fastboot reboot-bootloader
f. fastboot update image-xxx.zip

This would update your Galaxy Nexus from Stock 4.1.2 (yakju) to Stock 4.2 (takju) without losing any data/apps
Note:

If you are using Windows, follow this video tutorial to setup adb and fastboot
If you are on Mac, use ./ before the commands for execution

Note 2: With this method you don't need to remove the userdata.img as the command fastboot update image-xxx.zip does not touch the userdata on your device.
*Disclaimer: Tried with Unlocked Bootloader, but you follow these at your own risk.
Or you can Download factory image for yakju from here and try similar step above for just updating (without converting from Yakju to takju)


my screen is broken on my droid razr micro so is there any other way to turn it off or restart it without using the touchscreen? That's really all there is to it. My screen is not working well enough that it will show the graphics, so I have no way of using it. I'm hoping that maybe it'll start working again if I can restart it.

Hold the power button for some long time (~10 seconds should be enough).
It will then shutdown or restart (depends on the kernel configuration) and do a hard reboot (this is not bad, it just means that it doesn't use some weird quick boot technique on boot)

This should fix temporary issues with your phone. If not, then you need to check what is broken and maybe replace/repair it or get a new phone.


Installing ADB drivers for Micromax A89 Ninja - Windows 8 Micromax does not provide any drivers for its phone - Micromax ninja a89. We are trying to use the phone for development and are unable to install device driver in windows 8.

We tried the adb drivers at  - http://www.droidextra.org/2013/02/06/install-adb-drivers-for-any-android-device.html
and got the error - Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error when trying to install it. Android ADB Interface- The system cannot find the file specified.

We even tried this link - https://laslow.net/2012/03/14/disable-driver-signature-enforcement-in-windows-8/

But that does not solve the problem. How do we install adb driver for micromax a89? Is there any other workaround to use the phone as a development device?

Regards!

Please try official one - works for most devices:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html


LG G3 Wifi Connection Issues This started like a week ago, my phone wont connect to my WiFi properly.

Issues:

Unable to locate my WiFi (it cant search/ find my WiFi)
'Authentication Problem' shows when it is connecting to the WiFi (there is another one I can't remember)
States that 'Internet is unavailable' occasionally when it connects
It will connect to WiFi for like 5 secs before dropping again

In the beginning I thought my phone had lost its WiFi range as I would just walk into my office (where my router is) and it would connect, now that is not the case, it is a mixture of the above issues usually simultaneously occurring. It isn't a router issue as my other devices work flawlessly.

*My router emits 2 bands of WiFi (2.4 and 5 GHz) and I've tried using both.

I've tried:

Restarting both phone and router
Toggling airplane mode, WiFi and Battery Saver
Deleting apps prior to the problem

This seems like a common issue within the android community, and I've searched relentlessly for a fix (permanent rather than temporal). If possible I would prefer to not have to factory reset my phone.

Thanks for all the assistance.

I have the same exact issue. Literally same exact issue. I got mine to work for a little while after setting my WiFi to broadcast B&G only. I really hope someone finds out how to fix this issue soon. Btw I'm running XDAbbeb's ROM and have tried 3 or 4 others.

Edit: People on the G3 reddit are reporting this issue as well. One user said that replacing the battery fixes the issue.


How can I reenable Gmail notifications after disabling them through Inbox? I used to have both Inbox and Gmail installed. This meant duplicate notifications. Inbox had the option "Turn off Gmail notifications" which I had selected. Since then, Inbox has become defunct and I haven't been able to figure out how to undo that.

Crucially: all of my Gmail and Android settings turn notifications from Gmail on, but they still won't show up. Does anyone know what Inbox did and how I can undo it?

You have removed Inbox app, but the issue remains. If Inbox did modified Gmail settings, then you have to tried the "usual" steps:

Clear Gmail's cache.
Clear Gmail's data (this step also clears the cache): It will reset the app to default. You will have to login again to your account as you did the first time you used the app.
Remove and re-install Gmail (if it was not installed by default like in some custom ROMs).
Remove all Gmail updates (it will allow Gmail to return to the state it had when you bought the device).


Remove Password on Galaxy S4 I somehow set a password for my Galaxy S4 (Android v4.3). I cannot figure out how to remove the password. Where is the setting to do so? I have to enter the password anytime I want to unlock the phone from the lock screen.

Note: I know the password, I just need to turn off the password.

Enter the main device Settings, and from the My device page, choose Lock screen. Click on the Screen lock item to see the list of screen lock methods, and change it to whichever type you like (perhaps Swipe or None). You'll have to enter the existing password (or PIN) to make the change.

If you're using your phone to connect to a corporate Exchange server, or similar, then a security policy on the device might force you to have a password (or possibly a PIN, depending on the policy). In that case, you'll have to speak to your network administrator to get the policy removed before you can remove the password.


Does CyanogenMod include a kernel? I've installed CyanogenMod 10.1 stable for S III LTE (i9305), and noticed that my kernel version is 3.0.64 (I expected it to be 3.4 or something higher).

As I've said in this question, the kernel I had before was also from the 3.0.* line.

Which is quite weird - why is my kernel always staying on that version?

Could it be that CyanogenMod doesn't come with a kernel, but that the kernel is flashed somewhere else?

If not, what's the reason for such a low version number? Is it because my phone isn't all that well-supported? Should I manually flash a new kernel for my phone?

Looking at the repository for that device, I can see that the specified kernel is built from source using the source found here and the cyanogenmod_i9305_defconfig configuration file.

You can tell that the kernel is not the stock one by going to the terminal app (or from adb shell) and typing uname -a, which will tell you the build date of the kernel.  If it's the same as the creation date for the whole OS, then you know it's a custom-built kernel just for CM.

The CM11 branch also uses the cm11 branch of this kernel repo...


Use something other than finger that can be sensed by a capacitive touch screen I have some crazy ideas about some stuff lately but to make it tangible I need a bit more information over the capacitive touch screens.

Is there a way to create an object that can be sensed by a capacitive touch screen without the touch of the human skin?

I mean, imagine a tiny piece of something that you can just lay on the screen and the screen thinks is a finger or a stylus.

I've heard about the stylus that can be sensed, but I think that the skin has to be touching it in order to work.. is it true? Can I maybe create something out of ordinary house stuff that can do this, without the need of the skin to touch it?

Ahh, and by the way, it need to be capacitive because multi-touch is needed.

Thank you all and best regards!

Yes, capacitive screens just need something that alters their capacitance: something conductive or a dielectric.

As per usual, Wikipedia has more information.


Is it possible to install "iproute2" on Android? I tried to use git clone in googlesource's page but it didn't do much. I want to use the ss command from the package but I don't know how to install it. My phone is ARM 32-bit.

You can't install a whole package on Android as you do on Linux distributions. Android does have ip command built-in from a modified iproute2 package. Many ROMs come pre-bundled with ss binary too. If not, you can build static binary for your device's architecture from source, or try this one.


No Internet through Messenger/Whatsapp/Viber apps I have a Samsung note 5
I have Internet through a web browser but no Internet through Messenger, Whatsapp and Viber apps.
Do you have any advice why this happens and how to solve it?

This could have happened if you're using a WiFi  network which uses a proxy server. The browser works just fine in this case but the other apps like WhatsApp or Messenger are blocked through the settings of the proxy server. TRY running these applications using your own mobile data or a WiFi network which do not have proxy.


How much data does Google Maps navigation use? Does anyone have a rough number for how much data Google Maps navigation uses per, say, 100 miles or something? I know it will vary slightly by user and area, but I'm just looking for an average/estimate.

I'm going to be driving to Canada soon, and trying to estimate how much "International Data" I should purchase on my plan to cover the Google Maps Navigation.

Okay, I did a brief test the other day... only drove about 80 miles, ... obviously longer drives would give better averaging samples.

But from my short drive, it seems that Maps navigation uses roughly 1 MB for every 10 miles.


Change android device physical resolution I have downloaded an app that, when it starts, check the device resolution and displays a message indicating that my resolution should be at least be 800x600. I have changed my screen density using the LCD Resolution app in order to have a fake 800x600 resolution (it worked well).

Problem is that the app still disaplys the error message and displays my resolution has if it hadn't change so I guess it is based on the physical resolution of the device. Is there a way to fake the physical resolution so that I can run the app?

Short Answer

Your device uses a screen resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, while the application you're trying to run needs a minimum of 800 x 480 pixeis.

While you are using an application to manipulate the Screen Density, this can't overcome the physical limitation of your device's screen, that the application checks for before running.

In short, you can't run the application on that device.

Elaborating the Answer

Your Device

Your device, the Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica uses 320 x 480 pixels of screen resolution.

PokerStars Mobile Game

The application you've mentioned in the question comments, under the FAQ section says:

  Does PokerStars Mobile Poker work on all Android devices?

  No. PokerStars Mobile Poker is designed only for mobile devices running Android™ 2.2 and above, with a minimum screen resolution of 800x480. Compatible devices include (but are not limited to):

  Samsung Galaxy
  Galaxy Nexus
  Motorola Droid RAZR
  HTC Sensation
  HTC Desire
  Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
  Sony Ericsson Xperia X13
  Acer Liquid A1

What is Screen Resolution?

Quoted from Android Developers - Terms and Concepts

  The total number of physical pixels on a screen. When adding support for multiple screens, applications do not work directly with resolution; applications should be concerned only with screen size and density, as specified by the generalized size and density groups.

Screen Size

  Actual physical size, measured as the screen's diagonal.

  For simplicity, Android groups all actual screen sizes into four generalized sizes: small, normal, large, and extra large.

Screen Density

  The quantity of pixels within a physical area of the screen; usually referred to as dpi (dots per inch). For example, a "low" density screen has fewer pixels within a given physical area, compared to a "normal" or "high" density screen.

  For simplicity, Android groups all actual screen densities into four generalized densities: low, medium, high, and extra high.


Can I transfer application from account to account on a single tablet? I bought an android tablet to my parents for christmas. I registered it on my Google account and went on and installed some apps. (Some are the ones I own on my second tablet, some are the ones I bought specifically for them.)

Now I want to give them the tablet and register their own Google account, so they can also buy new aplications without billing my account.

Is this possible? Will all the application disappear, or can I somehow keep them on the device? (I care especially about the apps that I bought.)

(If this will turn out hard/impossible, I will just let them use my account, but well, I would rather not, since they would be able to read all my e-mail and log to my Google+ and such.)

That depends on multiple things:

if you remove your account from the device, the paid apps most likely will stop working (if they use Google License services to verify their validity). So concerning this it was a bad idea to buy those apps specifically for your parents using your account
if the device is running at least Android 4.2, you can create separate accounts for your parents, with your own account staying the "owner" (which means, you would administrate the device for them -- certain actions as e.g. factory reset are limited to the "owner account"). In this case you would need to re-install all apps with the new account -- but it would be a "fake-reinstall" (they won't be doenloaded another time). Still, above mentioned license issue will remain: Each user must pay for the app separateley.
no issue for free apps, however -- though if changing the account they might no longer update, as they are "registered" with the old account. This update issue could be fixed using the AppBrain App Market, which lets you sync the list of apps you've installed with your account (just one example, there might be other solutions I'm currently unaware of, or which might require root)

I know it's possible to have multiple accounts on a device (see e.g. Multiple Google Accounts and the Market). But never having tried this, I don't know how that works out. I think it's your parents, so you probably trust them enough to keep your account on the device, just adding a new one for them to use. This might solve the issue with the License stuff for the apps you already bought for them. But keep in mind that, depending on to which account the Playstore app defaults then, they might still ending up buying apps with your account. And, of course, they can read your mail -- not only those mails you explicitly send them, but all mail on the bound GMail account :)

However: Transfering payed apps between accounts is (currently?) not possible.

UPDATE: If your tablet is rooted, take a look at Multi-User App Share. This app permits the "owner" (first user of the device) to share apps with other accounts without having them re-download those from Google's Playstore. As for now, it is not tested thoroughly with paid apps, but should (at least partly) work. Check the app's description and comments for details.


HTC One M8 - Locked after Android 6 update So, I received a marshmallow update which buggered up the phone. After boot, it kept on saying android.process.acore has stopped with Google+ and an infinite loop asking me to report the error.

I don't know what I did but now I just get a screen saying:

*** Software Status: Modified ***
*** LOCKED ***
*** Security Warning ***
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-319.0.0000

I'm stuck on this screen and none of the options do anything.

Hboot
Ramdump
Reboot
Reboot Fastfoot
Power down

What is going on?

I have recently discovered the same problem. Here are the steps which helped in my case (un-rooted phone just stopped loading after vacations):

I plugged in the cable to PC-USB. Th phone was not recognized.
I pressed on the phone something like "checksmartsd"
The phone was recognized by the PC and started as usual.

By "reboot" everything was fine. By "shut down" and "launch" the menu appeared again (phone not plugged to the pc). I chose the same "checksmartsd" and it worked.

I have no idea why it worked. I hope it helps somebody.

Best,
Eugene


Is it possible to pull data in ADB sideload mode My phone is locked, as explained here.

Since I can't find the password, I want to backup my data before a reset. I've just installed Android Studio and Samsung USB driver.

Boot my phone on "apply update from ADB" mode.
Open Windows CMD, run adb.exe devices
It list my device as sideload mode

How can I pull my data now??

Is there a way I can backup my data before a reset and without voiding the warranty??

I know this is a very old question but as there is no answer I post this one.

Just had a similar problem. Look at this:
https://www.howtogeek.com/240655/how-to-copy-twrp-android-backups-to-your-pc-for-safe-keeping/

remember to take out the "Enable MTP" option in the "Mount" Section of TWRP.

Edit: Just re-read your question, I guess you didn't have TWRP installed. Not sure how to solve your original issue. In case you have TWRP installed or manage to somehow do so then my answer still stands


T9 TV box missing android features The T9 TV box with android 8.1.0 came with a TV box focus. It has issues with a USB mouse and keyboard. The device came rooted.

installed Null Keyboard to kill virtual keyboard
installed Simple Control to provide a nav bar
no long touch for mouse left click
cannot see notifications, even with Simple Control mapping
cannot see status bar, but can do without
installed Tincore, but cannot see configuration icon because no notifications view

If I can get this box to work I'll order several more to replace existent android boxes. Not having issues with many previous android boxes, I purchased all the boxes I need at one time, from the same vendor, so they would all be the same. Because of issues I sent them all back. The vendor asked me to please remove the bad review. I said I would do that if a free box would be sent for experimentation. After changing the review to say it works excellent as a TV box, which it does, I did receive a free box. So I want to make this work and buy the others I need. I use the boxes as Windows thin clients and TV streaming.

Too much is wanted from the design of the box. More research must be done to find a box having correct firmware. The fact android is highly configurable does not mean deficiency in firmware, or purpose the box was designed, can be circumvented.


How to operate Android from PC Is there any way to completely use my android phone from my PC ? I got a damaged display and touch will not work for some parts of my phone. the phone is Sony Xperia J. My phone currently have a default lock screen (sliding from left to right) as that part of touch is not working, I cannot access my phone. Please help. Android Version is 4.2.

The following reply needs USB Debugging option to be activated on the target device.

You can easily operate your device with Vysor, it's an Extension for Goolge Chrome.

Refer to the link below for further details : How to fully control your android device from any computer


Deleting and reinstalling Whatsapp I deleted Whatsapp before my contact receives it with two ticks. He also deleted his Whatsapp but reinstalled it again. My question is, Will he still get my message? Because after reinstalling Whatsapp on my phone the message with just one tick was gone already. Thanks for your help.

If the Receiver Deleted the whatsapp before your message received , then the receiver will not get the message after reinstalling the Whatsapp.


Hide application from app grid? I want my app grid to be minimized to the app I want only. Some apps are built-in by my phone provider and cannot be uninstalled from the phone via System - Application menu.

I saw the old phone Samsung Galaxy S that helps us to hide it from app grid but with my new Android phone the Galaxy Nexus, I cannot find it.

How can I get that?

It depends on the launcher you are using. The stock Samsung Galaxy S4 launcher (TouchWiz) supports it.

If the stock launcher doesn't have it, you can use Nova Launcher. It allows you to hide apps so you don't see them on the app drawer.

UPDATE #1: According to Izzy's comments below, the following launchers also have a similar feature:

Apex Launcher
Go Launcher Ex
ADW Launcher
ADW Launcher Ex


how do I set a ring tone for a specific contact? I've searched for this here and don't see it. I've set a custom, contact-specific ring tone before but don't recall how. It doesn't seem to be under the contact, which is where it should be.

Phone is a 2.x.

OK I found it:

Go to the Contact.
Do not press Edit.
Hit Menu.
Hit Options.
Select Ringtone.
Set Ringtone.

Seems wacky that you don't edit the contact to change the ringtone.