MyTouch 3G Slide screen went Blank? I have contacted Tmobile and they are going to be resending me a replacement.  But I am wondering what all is stored on my phone that I am losing access to?  And is there potential for when I send it back to Tmobile that they will be able to access my private calendar, files, emails, etc?  I can't do a reset of any kind because it won't respond to anything.  But I hate that I had text messages on there saved with information for future reference and my reminders from my calendar my alarm, etc are all still working because I'm getting the vibrations and music to alert me of these, I just can't view them.

This seems like a common problem with the 3G Slide, as they didn't even hardly question me about a replacement, just told me to try reset it, when it wouldn't reset they said they'd send me a new one.

Basically just wondering if there is any possible way to access my info on  my old phone.

Thanks

If you install the Android SDK on your computer, you can connect the phone via USB and use the adb tool to perform a factory reset on your phone.  That will erase all your data.  You can also use adb to retrieve files and data before doing the wipe.

To retrieve files, type the following at the command prompt / terminal on your computer (make sure it's running in the directory where you have the SDK):

./adb pull phone-file backup-file

For example,

./adb pull /sdcard/DCIM/myphoto.jpg C:\backups\myphoto.jpg

And to wipe the phone:

./adb wipe data

You might need to try some variants of that, and on some phones you will unfortunately need to be rooted.

More info on adb: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html

Edit: There's a better way to do a factory reset!  It's harder without a screen, but not impossible.

Power the device off. If the device is unresponsive and does not turn off, remove the battery and then re-insert it.
Press and hold the Home key and the red End key for 30 seconds, the release.
Wait a few seconds, then press the Home key and the Power key again.
Wait 30 seconds, then press Volume Down twice.  Click the Power button once.
Give the phone a few minutes to do the factory reset.

With-screen instructions are here.


Can I undo the upgrade to Lollipop and go back to Kitkat? I have updated my Samsung S4 to Lollipop. And I don't like it. I need go back to Kitkat. I thought if I do factory reset I will get back to Kitkat, but that doesn't work, I'm still with fresh Lollipop. How to get back Kitkat?

My actions:

power + volume up+home
wipe data/factory reset
Confirmation - Yes

After restart I got back to Lollipop

You can downgrade to kitkat by flashing stock kitkat firmware using Odin (the samsung flash tool).
First, download Odin. Then download framework corresponding to your region from here
Install samsung drivers.
Next run odin on your pc and connect your phone while its in download mode (First go into download mode and then connect it. You go into download mode by turning off phone and then pressing and holding Power Key + Home + Volume Down till it gets into download mode. That "Downloading... Do not turn off target !!").
Make sure Odin recognizes you phone, it should say something like "com..." in one of the boxes which would mean odin has detected your phone. If it doesnt, your drivers arent proper.
Next extract the firmware you downloaded earlier using winrar.
Then in Odin,
a) Click the PDA button and choose the file with .tar.md5 extension.
b) Click the phone button and choose the file with modem in its name (skip this step if file not found).
c) Click the CSC button and select the file with CSC in its name.
d) Click the PIT button and select the .pit file (skip this step if file not found).
Make sure that the "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time" check boxes are selected in Odin. At the same time, uncheck/disable the "Re-Partition" option. Click it only if a .pit file is being used.
Then click "start" button and wait a while. It may take sometime. After process is done odin should show "success" and then you can restart phone (may take sometime at first boot. Wait atleast upto 20mins by watch). You will be back to stock android KitKat rom.
Hope this helps :)


How do I insert a non-breaking space with the Android OS Keyboard? At times I insert a non-breaking space (on my Mac) instead of characters in a Last Name field when filling out forms. Is there a way to do this using the default or some other keyboard on my Nexus 4 (4.2.2)?

You might want to try with Hacker's Keyboard. They offer "compose key" functionality, which can be used for non-breaking space and more:

Hacker's Keyboard (click image for larger variant)

See the "circle key" to the right of the space bar? If you long-press it, according to the FAQ, this activates "compose key mode". They seem to follow the "standard rules" here, so "2x space" should give you a non-breaking space. A list of supported compose sequences can be found in the code.


Access Android Phone on local wireless network from Windows device Is what the subject implies possible?
Typing \\{phone IP} doesn't seem to work as it would with other Windows running devices on the same network.

Thank you.

For this to work seamlessly you would need an SMB server on your phone.  There is such an app, available via this forum thread.  It needs root, and it looks like results vary by device.  At least one reason why root is required is that normal users aren't allowed to open ports below 1024, whilst by convention, SMB servers use ports 135-139.

An alternative is the On Air (Wifi Disk) app, available in the market.  Whilst not quite seamless, this does give you access to your SD card via AppleTalk, WebDAV or good old FTP.  I've just tested with an HTC Desire HD and Windows XP over WebDAV and it appears to work well.

The Windows XP WebDAV client is a bit ropey, but that's not really the fault of Android or On Air :)

The On Air app itself warns of issues using the built-in WebDAV clients for Vista and Windows 7, and recommends a standalone client.


Calendar access from apps: only some calendars are displayed I've Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro with Android 2.1 and root. I want to have a separate timetable calendat that will not be visible in some places (calendar app). I think I've some good reasons for creating a seperate calendar.

I sync calendars in my phone with my Google account. I've enabled auto-sync, but I've tried to force sync manually.

However, although the Sony Ericsson calendar app* can see all the calendars, other apps (e.g. Jorte, Business Calendar Beta, Profile timer and Android Agenda Widget) can't. They can see only some older calendars. Deleting visible calendars didn't solve this problem: the deleted calendars had disappeared, but the new calendars haven't been shown.

I've also tried to delete my account and resync, but it says "This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your data)...".

I've also tried to find something interresting in ddms. Error like this is displayed regurarly once a minute (almost exactly, see http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/8eey69l4/plochu1_086.png ):
ERROR/ActivityThread(2823): Failed to find provider info for calendarEx

*) Sony Ericsson has replaced the default calendar app by their one.

So I've finally solved it using the update command (disable sync; restart; update; restart; enable sync) and ot seems to work well. The update command was like:

UPDATE Calendars SET sync_events=1, selected=1 WHERE _id > 3

I had tried compiling the Android Calendar from source, but I was getting sone errors about invalid NDK or SDK version.


Sync read mails in systray & pulldown menu On a normal day, my phone is laying next to my laptop. Both are syncing emails and most of the time I read my emails on my laptop. The connection protocol is set to imap on both devices so when I open the email APP on my phone, the emails that are already read are marked as such. One problem is that this sync of read mails only happens when I start the email app. For each new mail , the systray is updated with the new mail icon and when I pull down the top overlay it keeps telling me there are X new email while they are all read(and also marked as such when i start the android email app).

This is really annoying as the blue LED is also flashing telling me there is something new while there isn't

Not sure if this matters but it's a samsung S4

Thx in advance!

Same thing happens with all Android phones (I've seen many phones). Just stop email notifications on your phone (for that particular account) if you don't want light flashing.
Every app checks for new messages as soon as you wake up the phone. This feature called as Push Notifications only checks for new messages but won't check if they are already read or not.


how to solve Network not found problem in Samsung Galaxy s2? I have UK based Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100 and i was using since last 2 years without any problem in india but suddenly i found it says network problem so how to solve this ?

model number - Gt-I9100
android version - 2.3.4
plz help

Manually searching for networks for your Indian Carrier under settinga>more>mobile networks should register your SIM with your network.


How to take selected-area-screenshot to clipboard once it's selected? How to take a selected-area-screenshot, so that it's copied to clipboard automatically once it's selected? (exactly like Win+Shift+S on Windows, but I need it for Android)

This will enable me to quickly —saving tremendous time & pain (when I need to reuse this a lot)— paste it within any note taking application (like Squid).

Motive:
I use Squid a lot in split-screen-view with a book reader app (like ezPDF) and many times I need to take selected-area-screenshot of a part from a book to drop it in my note paper in Squid where I'm taking notes.

One way to do this is to use Samsung's Smart Select, then share the selected-area-screenshot to Squid. This unfortunately forces opening Squid in full screen (which destroys the split-screen-view, so I need to waste time again to set the split-screen-view of the two apps). Also, in Squid, it forces creating new separate useless note (not the one I'm working with, so I need to waste time again re-navigating to my original note after copying my captured selected-area-screenshot to clipboard, and then deleting the useless note). This wastes a lot of time.

Instead of using Samsung select copy paste use the inbuilt options from ezPDF

From the floating 3 dot menu at right centre → Menus → Edit → snapshot → select the area and take snapshot → share with → Squid (choose always since you do that frequently).

The picture gets posted in Squid without switching apps. Here's an example of both apps in split screen mode with transfer of screenshot


My HTC Desire HD crashes when picking up a call. Any ideas how to resolve the problem? This is extremely annoying. After the last update to Android 2.3.5, whenever I get a call from certain contacts, picking up crashes the whole phone application and resets the SIM. Rejecting the call is even worse, as the ringtone continues indefinitely and the phone blocks all input.

There is a support thread about this with other people having the same problem.

The solution for re-syncing all Facebook contacts didn't work for me. Has anyone here had the same problem and knows how to fix it?

I found the solution for the problem, as I had the same issue.
The problem for me was when I recieved calls from people that are linked to Twitter.
When I removed the twitter-association from the contacts it worked fine.


Disable Cyanogen 10.1 notification drawer widgets I want to remove the notification drawer widgets, but despite having System > Notification Drawer > Power Widget unchecked, it keeps showing up.

When I have new notifications, pulling down the drawer reveals them; but if I do it a second time, without any unseen items, I'm treated to a screenful of widgets I don't really need and have to manually switch back to the notifications list.

How can I disable this, and have a plain old notifications dropdown?

So to sum up the bit of confusion that is in CM 10.1 now - there are actually two sets of notification bar toggles. One works like the old set from previous CM versions, and it appears in one row above your notifications when you pull down the bar. These are the "Power Widget" toggles.

The second set was a feature added upstream in Jelly Bean, and is referred to as the "Quick Settings panel". These are laid out as multi-row tiles - which it sounds like you are describing - and you can switch to this view by tapping the top right icon on your notifications shade (after pulling it down):

You cannot, to my knowledge, get rid of the Quick Settings panel completely, as it is baked in to Android. However, you can prevent it from appearing of its own accord by going into

Settings > System > Quick Settings panel > Quick pulldown

and selecting the "Off" option. The other options are "Right" and "Left", with the idea being that you can basically divide the notification pulldown into two swipe areas if you like. For instance, by choosing "Right", you can access your notifications by pulling down from the left side of the bar, and access the Quick Settings panel by pulling down from the right side of the bar. If you choose "Off" then the only way to get to the Quick Settings panel should be if you pull down your notifications and then tap the icon in the top right. Effectively, this disables the Quick Settings panel from ever appearing unless you explicitly choose to see it.


How Do I Get the Phone to Automatically Open My Gate for Package Delivery? The intercom dials my number and the phone needs to press '9' to open the gate (the call disconnects when it does). I want it to do this by itself any time someone uses the intercom (I can't answer when I sleep or am driving or on silent etc.).

As far as I know from my friends and relatives whom live in gated communities. It depends on how old the intercom system is. The older communities have to use the hardwired phone lines to be able to be used with the communities exterior info-com system.

However, the newer communities do have the ability to through the communities network to connect your android device to the communities info-com system.

This though is just through again my families and friends personal experience.


Android Messages can't send images I am using "Android Messages" (until recently called "Google Messenger") for SMS on my Moto G (3rd generation).

Works fine, except for sending images. It tries (Sending...) for a few minutes, and eventually tells me that it was not able to send.

I cannot discover where to get support for this app. I had used Textra in the past, and never had trouble sending images.

I would appreciate help, even if the only help is letting me know how to file a bug report.

You might be having a number of APNs pre-loaded on your handset. Just keep the right APN and delete the extras. Keeping only the right APN will force the messenger to use that particular APN.

Follow this path for deleting APN.

Settings → Wireless and Network  → More   → Mobile Network → Access point names.

To find out which APN to keep refer this documentation.

PS. After deleting APN, if you face network issues, you can simply reset it to default by  Settings → Wireless and Network → More → Mobile Network → Access point names → menu → Reset to default.

Hope this helps.


Why is the amount of time needed to turn the screen on not always the same? This may very well be a nit-picking type of question about Android devices, and in particularly about the Samsung Galaxy SIII. The concern here, is of a UX nature. When the screen has gone blank to save the battery, and I click the power button, sometimes the screen turns on relatively quickly, othertimes more slowly. This happens also on relatively close carrying outs of such action (e.g. the screen goes blank, I press the power button, and the screen comes on quickly, then the screen goes blank to save power, I press the power button, but this time the screen comes on slowly).

The problematic usability scenario to consider is the following: sometimes, when the screen is taking longer than normal, my brain sends the signal to my hand to press the power button once more, thinking the reason the screen didn't come on is that I haven't pressed the button hard enough (especially since my phone's cover, made of plastic, makes such pressing even harder). However, as my thumb starts to press the button, but before I've completed the action, the screen comes on, and, as I complete the initiated press, the screen goes off again. So I must repeat this again. Sometimes the screen doesn't come on at all during such action because my thumb ends up finishing pressing the button just before the screen turns on, but the phone intercepts the keypress nevertheless and hence stays off. Every time this happens, I don't know if it's because the screen is taking too long to power on, if I haven't pressed the button hard enough, or if I've managed to press the button a second time just before the screen would have turned on, as a second attempt.

So my questions are:

Why is the amount of time needed to turn the screen on not always  the same?
What's the best way to deal with the problem I described from the user's point of view?
What about from the point of view of an electrical engineer/hardware designer7UX engineer?
Is this problem dealt with in newer phones and fixed?

Thanks!!! :-)

Regards.

Here are your answers:

Depending on how many of the CPU cores are asleep (clocking at less than 200mHz for your phone), the system needs to wake up those. This takes time.
If the device is not asleep (doing background work), the screen will turn on very quickly.
Best way to deal with: Don't use the power button to turn on the screen, but rather use the Home button. The Home button will not lock your phone and thus pressing it more than once doesn't have an impact on usability.
The hardware/electrical designer will tell you that conserving battery is slightly more important than quick screen-turn-on times. The UX engineer can't do anything about it. Making sure the system runs as it should does not depend on the hardware configuration (most notably the minimum clock rate/time until deep sleep ).
Newer phones may have a better kernel wake-up configuration, that turns on the screen faster (custom kernels for your phone can do that, too), but I can't promise anything.

It's a trade-off between battery and user experience.
I must admit that Samsung's TouchWiz has plenty problems like that one, which led me to switch to custom roms.


Location of App's "USB Storage app" and "SD card"? From the below screenshot, can anyone please tell the location(or rather path) of the "USB storage app" and "SD card" that an android application points to?

Screenshot

I write a text file in the /mnt/sdcard folder but I don't see any changes in the SD card parameter.

Your screenshot is information regarding a specific app on an Android device and how much space that app uses. Saving a text file in /mnt/sdcard will not have an effect on the numbers you see here. Depending on your phone and what version you have, you can usually go to Settings > Storage to see you memory usage.


Is there a way to move apps to sd card if your phone doesnt support it? In Huawei Phones moving apps to sd card isn't supported,there isn't an option to use sd card as internal storage too,is there anyway to bypass that and move apps to sd card without rooting android phone?

The simple answer on non-rooted devices is no. If the OS doesn't allow it, you will not be able to. If the device is rooted, then there are many (apps, scripts, etc) ways that will help you achieve it.


Is there a way to manually install Google Play store on a factory reset Xperia Play? I factory reset my Sony Xperia Play because unfortunately it had become unusable. I factory reset it again and cleared the data after leaving the Market app to update itself didn't work. The Xperia Play is connected to wifi and I'm using an app password set via my Google account but the Market app crashes and a network error message pop-ups. Has anyone managed to get the Google Play store back after a factory reset?

Edit: Android version 2.3.4

See here, you will find all APKs versions of Google Play store.
Go to your phone Settings and see what's your android version.
Download the APK that can work on your phone and install it manually.

Note:

  Remember that since APKMirror is an alternate app source, you must have the setting enabled: "Install Unknown Apps" (or similar), which you will find under security.  – @wbogacz


Does Android locally encrypt your fingerprint? I got myself a Nexus 6P with a fancy fingerprint scanner. So far I'm a bit reluctant to use it because I can't find any info on how Android Marshmallow stores those fingerprints. Are they hashed (as SHA2 or whatever), or are they in they stored in the clear? Is the fingerprint data kept on the device, or does it get sent up to the cloud?

Looks like the answer is in Google's Android 6.0 Compatibility Requirements, section 7.3.10:

MUST have a hardware-backed keystore implementation, and perform the fingerprint matching in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) or on a chip with a secure channel to the TEE.
MUST have all identifiable fingerprint data encrypted and cryptographically authenticated such that they cannot be acquired, read or altered outside of the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) as documented in the implementation guidelines on the Android Open Source Project site [Resources, 96].
MUST prevent adding a fingerprint without first establishing a chain of trust by having the user confirm existing or add a new device credential (PIN/pattern/password) using the TEE as implemented in the Android Open Source project.
MUST NOT enable 3rd-party applications to distinguish between individual fingerprints.


How can I change my phone's resolution? I would like to change the resolution of my s4 1080x1920 to 720x1280 not the dpi but the resolution. I have root access and am on android 6.0.1. How can I do this.

I want to do this to see how much battery I can save. Usually my phone last 3 days (normal use) on my custom 7800mah battery without charing but I don't really have much use for an UHD screen so I want to see if it can last longer by lowering the resolution.

Using adb, no root required
Use the command adb shell wm size 720x1280
Using phone, root required
Download any Terminal app, such as this one.
Type the command su to enter superuser mode, and then type wm size 720x1280 into the terminal.
Source: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/change-screen-resolution-adb-android/


Power Android phone with portable battery charger and internal battery removed Is it possible to power an Android phone (e.g. Samsung Galaxy S II) with its internal battery removed, using a portable battery charger?

This question is about phone with internal battery that is removable.

Nope, it's not possible.

You need to put the battery inside in order to switch your device on. The battery completes the circuit, and without the battery the circuit wouldn't complete.


How do I remove duplicate contacts from Google+? I have a problem with my contacts in conjunction with google+.
Like most, I had already a lot of people in my contactlist, which is synced with the contacts in google mail. With google-plus, I have added a lot of people to circles. Those people from Google+ are now all individual entries in my contacts, but only on the phone.

After deletion I recognized, that all people are also removed from my circles.

So how to add people to circles, without having them appear as duplicate contacts?

EDIT:
Thanks anyone, yes, some of you are right - it seems that those people are put in an extra list "Other contacts" (also visible in the web interface). You have to uncheck this group in the settings > displaysettings. Can someone of those people put this in an answer, so I can accept it, thanks :)

When you Circle someone in Google+, it also adds them in the "Other Contacts" in Google Contacts.

Simply de-select "Other Contacts" in the Contacts app to remove these contacts from your view.

When multiple show up (in Google's New Contact vies), deselect the person's old contact info from ANY circle. That way Google doesn't "hang on" to them, they get integrated into your existing contact for that person.


What's the difference between flashing Gapps on system partition vs installing from play store? So I'm finally diving into the custom ROM world after experiencing some issues on CM12.1 on my OnePlus One. I have a question though that googling couldn't answer. If I flash only the essential Google stuff : play store, play services, etc, and then install the rest of Google apps from the play store, how would that be different from flashing the full Google apps package? Apart from, of course, using space that would have otherwise been used on the system partition.

I'm especially interested in this as there are a lot of Google apps I never use. I'm aware of the existence of smaller sized Gapps packages but none have the combination of apps I want.

You can go ahead and flash Gapps Pico (Google system Base, Google play services, Google play store) which contains apps that are essential for Google Play-store support. You can later install other Google apps which fit your need.
You can refer to the image below to find if there is any package that fits your need.

Click to enlarge. source:androidrootz

Alternatively, if you are not satisfied, you can install the Complete Gapps package and simply uninstall whichever apps you don't need by Root Uninstaller


I can't hear people unless I changes to speaker or earphone I can't hear the voice of the recipient when making calls unless I use earphone or speaker. Same problem when someone calls me. Can someone help me with this problem?

If factory reset doesn't help than it's probably hardware issue - dead speaker (for calls and such).


Gingerbread -- how to wake up to 100% battery? Apparently gingerbread stops charging when the battery gets to 100% . I guess this puts less wear on the battery. But it is kind of frustrating to wake up with a battery of only 70 or 80% given the that the battery life on these devices isn't great. On mine I never get 24 hours anymore, but that's probably due to daemons.

Maybe a charging schedule could be implemented in some way, like "next Alarm minus average charging time" ?

It should wake up with anything between 95 and 100%. Anything less and either you're charger/battery/phone is doing something wrong.

Turning off the device and letting it sit in the charger (reconnect the charger) should fill the charge to 100% from whatever it it in a couple of minutes (10-30) while you wake up and get you're stuff.


Pandigital Supernova tv audio problem I was wondering if anyone has had sucess in getting audio through Mitsubishi 1080 DTV speaker when connecting tablet to tv.  I am using a SIIG  Hdmi to VGA converter with audio.  The video comes through great but when I connect the red and white audio cables the sound comes through for about 2 seconds then nothing.  If anyone has had sucess doing this please tell me what you equipment was used to accomplish this. Thanks

OP solved the problem:

  it was the power cord on the converter causing the problem. I don't know why but when I unplugged it the sound came through prefect.


Dismissing an upcoming alarm when a Calendar notification is present I had my Nexus 5 updated to Android 5.0 recently. I notice the following "interesting" behavior of the new notification system in Android 5.0.

As you know, when there is an upcoming alarm the stock Alarm app displays an advance notification, offering the opportunity to dismiss the alarm before it happens. The notification is a rectangle, saying "Upcoming alarm" and stating the next alarm time and name. It normally has a "DISMISS NOW" link at the bottom.

The stock Calendar application also displays Android notifications for upcoming evens, if an advance pop-up notification is requested in event settings.

However, if the Alarm notification comes up together with a Calendar notification (i.e. they are stacked one above the other in the notification screen), the "DISMISS NOW" option is always missing from Alarm notification. The upcoming alarm notification looks as usual (a rectangle with future alarm time and name), but there's no "DISMISS NOW" link at the bottom.

Calendar is the only app I discovered so far, whose notifications have this effect on Alarm notifications. For example, GMail notifications can co-exist with Alarm notifications: they do not make the "DISMISS NOW" option to disappear from Alarm notifications.

So, what exactly is the idea behind this strange user interface behavior? Is this a bug? Or is this by design? Is there a trick for dismissing upcoming alarms in a situation when the Alarm notification shows no "DISMISS NOW" option?

Swipe down from the alarm notification itself to expand it (not from the top of the screen to get to quick settings). It will expand other notifications, too, to see the body of an email, or the contents of a chat message. For pending alarms, it will show the dismiss button.

I was seeing far more sporadic behavior as to when it showed up and when it didn't.


Will flashing a custom rom relock me with sim carrier? I got an S5 SM-G900P running stock android 6.0.1 as it comes it's a CDMA phone but I go it unlocked at a phone repair shop to use GSM and has been working fine but it only goes up to 3G.

The question knowing all that is: If i flash a custom Rom (lineage-14.1-20171004-nightly-kltespr-signed) will my unlocked phone will stop working with the SIM? or the unlock will remain after the instalation?

P.d: don't know if it's relevant but I'm outside the US

Welp i made it in 2 sprint S5 and worked. They were unlocked and i flashed LineageOs but keep in mind of you wanna do this flash the appropriate rom in this case i flashed the LTE version instead of the sprint version and it kept the unlock.


Can I change the phrase "OK Google Now" to something else? I want to say a different name or phrase when I wake up my Moto X android.

Is there any way, or hack that I can use to change the name?

Ideally I don't want to "root" the phone because I don't know what that does and think that opens me up to security issues.

Apparently you can use the training software it includes and just train it to hear something else. As in, if it says "read this: " just say whatever you like.


Xiaomi Mi Max lock with screen with picture of phone with usb cable and "pcsuite.mi.com" url, regular reboot, no pcsuite connect How can i bypass the screen with "pcsuite.mi.com" url and picture of phone with usb cable?

Below is the image of boot lock screen when Mi Max is not connected to PC:

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I was using my phone (Xiaomi Mi Max Dual SIM with 4GB RAM + 128GB ROM) and i got that screen. None of the buttons seams to dismiss the screen. Reboot always go to the same screen (boot loop). Can't use the phone (no calls, alarms, etc).

Below is the screen, when is connected to PC (the cable changes position in the image).

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I download the pcsuite, mi flash and mi unlock on my pc but can't connect to device (even when i run the apps as administrator).

Below is Mi Pc Suite screen:

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Below is the Mi Unlock screen (no device connected):

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ps specs are:

Dell OptiPlex 7020 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Dell Motherboard 0F5C5X with Intel PCH Q87
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)

Have issues with "SM Bus Controller driver" that are now solved. I read in the foruns that Max is not yet supported by pc suite. pcsuite can't connect detect phone, but adb driver installed with success.

Mi Suite and Mi Unlock don't identify the device. Mi Flash detects the device if i boot with volume-down + power (and got a back screen). The flash failed on the initial tries, because the device don't reply to the hello package.

If i boot with power pressed for 8 sec (or more), i got into the phone + pcsuite lock screen and Mi Suite, Flash and Unlock don't detect it.

I try power up with volume up, volume down, volume up+down and no recovery screen (no rabbit or fast boot leters). Still can't use my Mi Max: no calls, no access to apps, nothing :(

The pc suit logs are at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-J9Wa8DpsEzU0RTV3VMR0ZuRGs

Does the Mi Flash util work without the unlock boot? I already got the sms unlock code, can login into my Mi account inside Mi unlock fine.

New steps

Reboot the phone using power + volume up + volume down (EDL mode - back screen)
Connect to PC, install the Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 driver, Mi Flash detect the device and i could flash the helium_global_images_V8.2.1.0.MBDMIDL (full flash, delete all).

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I use a normal cable (no deep flash cable). I did the flash but did not open the case, remove the battery or short the testing points.

Below is the mi max test points photo (from tutorial on web).

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When i reboot the phone (power button for 8 secounds) still get into the same "pcsuite.mi.com" and phone image screen. Mi Pc suite and Mi unlock don't identify my phone in 9008 / EDL mode.

Last steps

Phone is working, Can't still unlock. "time is too short" screen below:

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Try booting with both volume up and down pressed, and only then connect to the pc, if the PC recognizes it as Qualcomm 9008 (COMsomenumber) you are set, open MiFlash and flash the latest ROM
Hope this helps :)


How do I set a different notifications sounds for different contacts? If it matters I have an HTC Desire 626s and just want to know if it's possible to set different notification sounds for different contacts and if yes, how?

It seems that maybe this would work for you.
http://cellphoneforums.net/htc/t380910-htc-desire-626s-transfer-set-custom-ringtones-notification-sounds.html#axzz4DmQpMeQH


Use 2G instead of 3G on Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 I have a Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 mobile phone. I prefer to use 2G data connection instead of 3G but I am unable to turn off the 3G service in my phone. How can I turn off the 3G service and use 2G instead?

Head over to the settings> Under Wireless and Networks>Tap More Settings>Mobile Networks>Network Mode>Change it to GSM only. This will keep you over the 2G network, when ever there's a need of 3G network again in future then you can again change it to auto mode.


Samsung Galaxy Tab A Keyboard Going Haywire Whenever I write on Word with this tablet, the keyboard always malfunctions, and as I type, the keyboard will often capitalize the letters randomly without me telling it to, or it will finish my words for me. For example if I typed board, and hit space, it would go back and continue my word to say boardgames. Very annoying. Where does this problem come from and how do I solve it?
Thankyou

Clear the data from Google keyboard. Go to settings, apps, Google keyboard, clear data.


Is there any way to save a raw image from my phone's camera? I have an Android mobile with a 5MP camera. Is there any way to save raw images (similar to Canon CR2, Nikon NEF, etc.) from my Android device?

Unfortunately, unless someone (almost certainly the sensor manufacturer in conjunction with the camera manufacturer) has provided methods to get RAW data from the sensor level all the way up through the Android stack, it's going to be somewhere between very difficult and impossible.

Even if you did get RAW data, most processing suites probably aren't going to know enough about the sensor data to do a good job of processing it into a decent image.


Can I reverse tether my Android device to my phone using Bluetooth PAN or DUN? I have a Sony Ericsson K800i phone that supports both bluetooth PAN and DUN.

Is there any way to share my phone's internet to my tablet (cheap achinese Aishuo A820 with Android 2.3.1, rooted). For now I don't care if the method requires root because the tablet is rooted, but if it's possible to do it without root would be great.

I've looked at https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/7817/reverse-tether-on-android-via-bluetooth-pan but it only appears to cover PAN (not DUN) and asks about tethering a phone with a PC. Since I'd like to tether two mobile devices I'm guessing that there will be fewer software options available to me.

I'm ok with writing shell scripts and I have some Linux experience, but not with bluetooth.

On my rooted device I was able to start connection once and it never worked again. Command is:

android# pand --connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
android# netcfg bnep0 dhcp

alternatively if you know the address of remote device  - let's say 192.168.101.1

android# ifconfig bnep0 192.168.101.1
android# route add default gw 192.168.101.1 dev bnep0
android# setprop net.dns1 192.168.101.1

I'm not sure why it stopped working for me. Maybe I'll restore factory image, root it and try again.


Frequently changing battery from mobile Is is bad for a device to change battery frequently from mobile?

I have one extra battery when my first battery got dry I removed it from mobile and put the second charged battery. Is it bad for the device?

I am using Samsung galaxy s2

It is okay to use another battery as a backup. But if you switch the batteries frequently, you may end up with damaging your phone. Even though the chance for this a very low, it is still a chance.

When you change the battery frequently, you have to turn on and off the device. When you do this, the inserted battery spends power to start and turn-off your phone which is more of an unnecessary power waste. As a side effect, your phone covers may be at the risk of loosening, as a result of frequent use.

Other than that, there is nothing wrong with the use of two batteries with your device.

Instead of changing them frequently, you can switch batteries after using it for a certain period. (e.g. a week) Your backup battery will always be with you holding a full charge for a week. See the battery tag for more info on battery usage tips.


Samsung Galaxy A10 restarts automatically I have had my mobile for almost a year, but recently it started to restart unexpectedly. This happens most often while charging, but exceptionally it happens at other times. It only occurs to me that it causes unstable applications, but I can only guess which causes it, unless the problem is somewhere else.
Please help.
Thank you.
PS. Samsung Galaxy A10 - Android 10 (ONE UI 2.0)

Unfortunately, I can't advise anyone. Resetting didn't help either, so the problem is on the hardware side (as I found out, probably the battery) and only complaints will solve it. Fortunately, my cell phone is still under warranty.


Process priority of music player? I have a Samsung Galaxy S+ with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (built 2013-04-15) (Kernel 3.0.73-rc1-PhenomKernel-V3) and music playback is stuttering when the phone is locked/standby most of the time.

Some days it's fine being locked and playing music, other days it can't play 5 seconds straight.

As soon as the phone is unlocked music plays fine, when locked again the stuttering continues.

I've tried solving this problem by trying around with different I/O schedulers (currently on ROW which was the ROM's default) and CPU clock rates (currently set to 192-1401 ondemand, tried elevating the minimum clock to up to 386 MHz) to no avail.

Since the phone is single core, my best guess is that the phone goes into the powersave governor when locked and some background processes are using all the processing power when syncing data or doing something similar. Is this a correct assumption?

If so, how do I give the music player a higher process priority (e.g. lower its nice value) or otherwise tell the system to prefer spending resources on music playback?

I believe why this is happening is because when your phone goes into standby the processor goes into a state where the processor slows down to save battery life. You could try to see if there is a feature in your mod to turn off this mode.

I think your phone doesn't go into power saver mode when it is plugged in, try that and see if it works (this solution is less convenient because your phone needs to be plugged in). One last thing I could think of would be trying to kill some services that are hogging cpu. This solution will be more likely to drain your battery if you kill some services that automatically start up again.

Good luck!


Where are saved pages stored? I have used the stock browser to save a page for offline reading.
It is a .txt file, the browser only opens it and does not give me an option to download it.

Where is the page stored, i would like to open it with another app.

I have looked under /sdcard/Android/data But there is no com.android.browser folder or any other folder which looks like the right one.

Where to find it when it was downloaded
If you have been able to "download" the file, the most likely location to find it is either /sdcard/download or /sdcard/downloads.
It wasn't downloaded, but "saved for offline reading"
But as it turns out, the stock browser didn't give you that option, and you had to "save for offline reading" -- which is something different. In this case the file probably is stored on internal storage (below /data/data/com.android.browser). Without root you've got not many chances to access it there. So you could either try with a different browser -- or simply copy-paste the text file into some note-taking app / editor (e.g. Jota Text Editor or AmbleLink Notepad Basic Ed.).
Alternative download options
If you have to do this more often, or formatting gets lost on copy-paste, you're probably much better of with some "downloader tools". I just know about Tasker, which offers HTTP_GET actions. Depending on your ROM, the shell might provide wget (stock ROM on my Milestone 2 had this), so all you need in that case is a terminal app (e.g. Android Terminal Emulator), and there simply execute
# change to the directory where you want to store the downloaded file in
cd /sdcard/download
# get the file
wget http://www.example.com/textfile.txt

Adjust that to your needs, of course :)
Special downloader apps
Other alternatives would include special "Downloader Apps", like e.g. Download All Files or Easy Downloader, which you might want to give a try.


How to disable the charge indicator on the GS7 lock screen I'm getting a charge indicator on my Galaxy S7 lock lock screen.  When the screen blanks I have to go through and extra step to get to the home screen.  It has a new step with white fonts on a blue screen.

The writings are:

  Full Charged Left
  Speed Continue Trickle

At the bottom of the screen it says:

  Slide to unlock

Does anyone know what app is causing this screen to come up and how to disable it?

The culprit is a feature of the GO Launcher.  It has the appearance if being a default function of the phone's OS.  The screen has one option in the menu:  turn off fast charging.  That will disable that screen, but it won't disable the Samsung GS(x)'s fast charging.  You can enable or disable the GS7's fast charging in the Settings menu of the device (not the Go program)

Turning that switch on the screen disabled the extra step (having to slide) before you get to your actual unlock screen where you put in your code.

This screen will manifest itself on any Android phone or tablet running the Go Launcher menu app.


How to Switch from 4G to 3G Galaxy Epic 4G SPH-D710? I have received Galaxy S2 Epic 4G SPH-D710 unfortunately, 4G connection is not available where I live Just only 3G is available. When I turn on 4G hopefully It maybe switch to 3G automatically I get that "x" below 4G logo in statusbar which means 4G is not available, I couldn't find any option in settings related to 3G.
Do you have any idea on how to set  3G connection on my phone?
Is it about installing something so I can get working 3G connection?

Thank you :)

go to your settings and then go to Network Settings and change your network mode to WCDMA/GSM .


How can I stop Opus audio files skipping when played from the SD card? I'm on LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1.2). When I play music off of my SD card using the built-in music player, it does fine with MP3 and AAC.

The real problem is when I play opus files. They are recognized by Android since I made their extension .ogg, but when I play them, they have random pauses and stutters during playback.

I've tested with the .ogg files in internal memory, and there are no skipping problems. On the other hand, there are no skipping problems with anything other than opus files on the external SD card.

I would exclude SD-related problems because other formats are played normally.

Have you tried to open them with a third-party android app like VLC media player? (It also natively supports .opus files)

By the way, I suggest you to rename them as .opus.ogg or use an Opus To Mp3 converter app like this to avoid any further problem.

  Android version 6.0 ("Marshmallow") is able to playback Opus audio >encapsulated in Ogg containers, but the filename extension .opus is not >recognized by built-in players.[48] As a workaround, simply renaming the files >to the double filename extension .opus.ogg allows them to be treated like other >supported audio formats and indexed by the media scanner service.
  (from Wikipedia)


Is there an application which let me crop a picture on my device into the correct size to use as wallpaper Do you know of software which can crop a photo or an image into the correct size to act as wallpaper ?

Now, if I download an image from the net  and try to use it as a wallpaper ( long pressing an image in a web browser, let's you use it as a wallpaper ), it always uses the top of the image. Depending on the picture, this makes a lot of pictures useless.

I could imagine a graphic application which let's met select a portion of an image ( the correct size for the device I'm running it on ), and than saves the cropped version and sets it as a wallpaper.

I am not so much interested into a graphic editing program on Android as such ( I will do graphic editing on the PC ), unless it gives me the option I am asking.

I am using an Archos 101 tablet running Froy 2.2.1 , if that should make a difference.

You can save the image to  SD Card and use the Gallery app to set the wallpaper. Gallery app has the feature to crop selected portion of an image and then save it as a wallpaper.


Problem with music pausing I've recently been having problems with my samsung j3. At first I thought that my earbuds were broken because the music paused every time the plug moved but that isnt the problem.

Every time I move the ear plug-in the musc pauses and most of the time the phone plays the music out of the speaker instead of the earbud connection. What is the problem here? I constantly have to leave my phone still and move around the earbuds plug-in in order to get a good connection.

You said that when you plug in the earphones the music pauses and when you resume it starts playing on the phone speaker.
That is because the connection between your earphones and the headphone jack in your mobile isn't established.
The main reasons behind this is maybe there is some dirt in the headphone jack. You can remove it with an earbud.
In some other cases usually the headphone jack is damaged and needs to be replaced. I have this same issue and I didn't find any solution to this. So I bought a pair of bluetooth headphones.


How to Use Camera in ICS to store images on internal memory? The SD card slot on my HTC Dezire Z is broken and a replacement is not available. How can I use my camera without an SD Card? I am using ICS.

You need a device with both internal and external memory. If your device have two different mounting points, then you have internal memory. One is for your (now damaged) SD slot, and the other is for the internal memory. Folder names shoul be /mnt/sdcard and /mnt/extsd (actual names may vary depending on the device).

You have two options:

Change the default storage for your pics. On Android 4.0, open your camera app, click on the "options" icon, there are 3 options, exposure / balance / settings, the first setting is "local storage", turn it on
Use a new camera app with options on where to save the photos you take. I love camera360 because of its amazing filters, and you can shoose where to save the photos


android as advanced router there is wi-fi network, without access to internet. I need to connect my phone with 3g internet on board to it, and use it as router, i.e. give access to some one host, that knows phone's ip.

I can not use avalable by default function of wi-fi hotspot, because no one should be able to discover the connection to WAN exists. At least, it's existence must be not so obvious for every one. I suppose, on some custom distributions, like cyanogen mod, iptables is avalable, that could solve my problem, but i use default firmaware: android 4.4 on highscreen zera.

I tried to google possible solution, but all I have found is advices to configure wi-fi hotspot

You can connect a PC to a phone via USB and use phone carrier data or wifi internet on which you connect via phone. That option is called USB tethering (sharing your Android device's internet connection via USB), and custom ROMs have it, don't know for stock, that option is in the same place as wifi hotspot. I'm sorry if I understood you wrong, and if this isn't what you were looking for.


Samsung phone charges poorly, periodically My Samsung S8+ has started having periods when it does not keep up 100% charging when connected and in simple editing usage. If I leave it idle it charges slowly and the "charger beep" occasionally goes on and off. (But charging icon is lit most if the time.) If it is turned off it charges fast.

I only use original cable and charger and have replaced these. The problem has ocurred with several different power grids. I am abroad and can not claim warranty.

I had exactly the same problem with a Note 3. Original Samsung service ran the full program on it and declared it ok. (It was 3 yrs old then.) Finally I let unauthorized repair shop change all charging components to no avail.

I barely use a computer any more. My phone is connected to charger and often in heavy use about 18 hrs/day.

Once when I bought new battery for Note 3 (often change these) the original service center insisted on examining my phone even though I considered it OK at that time. They said phones that are connected all day may develop problems. I couldn't leave my phone for examination for privacy reasons.

Note 3 is now bricked by yours truly.

S8+ is 1 yr old and I have never changed its battery. It has started developing this same strange disease.

Maybe I should just leave my S8+ for battery change, but I fear it has developed the same problem as my Note 3. Changing battery was simple with Note 3, but did not help.

I have considered factory reset, but that would be difficult for me now, since backing up would take time. (Could malware or something be running and draining battery?)

Sorry for long post but does anyone have advice? Does SS include "controlled aging" in the software?  ;)

Edit:
I wrote this long post connected to a stable power grid with original charger. Charging is still 77%, like when I started, charging symbol is lit. When phone was new it would charge rapidly during such an edit. Charging has gone off and on maybe 7-8 times, but it is mostly on.

The phone probably had malware introduced through a SIM-card.

The phone also stopped recognizing the SIM-card. No calls or data possible. It asked me to make a factory reset to "accept new network configuration". Charged poorly when not turned off.

I removed the SIM, made backups and factory reset (which needs wifi to find my Samsung account password to allow for reset).

I do not wish to point out any country in particular. This has happened before in other countries. The new SIM that only worked for two days, I had bought in a big shopping center that also gave away SIMs for free with other buys. Largest network in the country I believe.

I had also connected to a hotel wifi with advertisments etc.

I went to the only direct outlet for the network and asked. They told me the SIM had given me the problems. Hotel networks have ads but are safe.

Malware was running, draining power and also interfered with connection.

The network shop was super pro. They sold me a new SIM and "pocket wifi" and set up everything perfectly. All works fine now.

My conclusion:
Only buy SIM directly from the network shops (or if you trust their envelope seals). (A lot of hassle for me that often travel and roaming  becomes too expensive. But no other choice.)

Data I backed up but apps seem to have problems downloading through the Google/Samsung system. Hopefully it will improve when wifi is not crowded in the night. But I can restore apps manually. The app data seem to be there if I just download the app manually. The nice Adobe Lightrooom that I reinstalled suddenly has pay-options for what used to be free :(  ;)

What the malware programmer wishes to achieve is not clear.


Is adb rooted by default? I have seen many tutorials which guide to press su directly in cmd (Command Prompt) after entering the command, does it mean that the shell is in root mode but only through the pc? So, is it possible to edit the build prop by copying the default one from /system and overriding the build prop after editing it from notepad?

Not at all. It just depends on which files you are working on.

Protected system files will need elevated privileges.

For example a simple installation via ADB does not require root eg

adb install com.package.name

While advanced commands like mounting in system dir needs root privileges.

e.g mount -o bind /mnt/emmc /sdcard/external_sd

Requires su permissions

As for your operation, interfering with system files needs root


Sd card and its directory My phone (a refurbished Kyocera Hydro Icon running non-rooted Android 4.3) shows storage info of a sd card in picture 1. What's the path of its mounting point?

The size matching in picture 1 and 2 suggests its directory is /storage/sdcard0.

But ES File Explorer shows the content of /storage/sdcard0 isn't empty after I unmount the sd card. Picture 3 and 4 are before and after I unmount the sd card.

I can't find the sd card in the back of the phone. See picture 5. Where is it? (Update: I found the 2GB sd card, it is a little black thing, a little vague to see in the picture 5)

Thanks.

Storage as shown in Settings (left) and ES file manager

sdcard0 with both cards mounted (left, note the internalSD folder) and with the external card removed

There's an SD card inserted. Click the image for a larger variant if you don't believe

I've checked with mount and df while both cards are mounted, and with the external card umounted:

output of mount with the external mounted (left) and unmounted (click images for larger variants)

output of df with the external mounted (left) and unmounted (click images for larger variants)

Checking your pics again: that device seems to have a weird mounting set up, which I've never seen before on an Android device. /storage/sdcard0 indeed is your internal SD. But as soon as the external card is mounted, some kind of "overlay file system" seems to be initialized, blending it in with the internal card as if it were a single device. You can see that by the fact that, when unmounting, some entries from pic#3 disappear (pic#4; of course the files from the external card) while some remain (those on the internal card).

To find out where the external card is mounted physically, you can use the mount or df command at a terminal prompt: no root required for that, a simple terminal app will do or, alternatively, access via adb shell (see: adb and its tag-wiki).

Edit: After having collected df output with and without the external card mounted, the situation looks a bit more confusing. Here's what's happening in your case:

the internal SD card gets mounted to /storage/sdcard0, as it should be.
when the external card is inserted,

the internal one gets unmounted
the external card gets mounted to /storage/sdcard0
the internal card gets mounted to /storage/sdcard0/internalSD

when the external card is unmounted, things reverse again

So /storage/sdcard0 never shows "empty", but the content "changes". Relevant parts of df output to confirm this:

# df run with the external card mounted:
/storage/sdcard0              1.9G …
/storage/sdcard0/internalSD   1023.7M …
# df run after unmounting the external card:
/storage/sdcard0              1023.7M …

Check with the sizes to confirm. Another proof is the mount output:

# mount with both cards mounted:
/dev/block/vold/179:65 /storage/sdcard0 vfat
/dev/block/vold/179:30 /storage/sdcard0/internalSD vfat
# after unmounting the external card:
/dev/block/vold/179:30 /storage/sdcard0 vfat

Here you clearly see the device (first column) mounted to /storage/sdcard0 changes (which explains why I wanted the mount output in the first place). So no UnionFS: the output also clearly shows both cards using VFAT. Changing contents in the /storage/sdcard0 directory are easily explained by the SD cards being "interchanged".


Using OpenVPN Connect in power saving mode On a Galaxy S6 with Android 6.0.1 I use OpenVPN Connect.

It works properly when the device is not in power saving mode. However when I turn the power saving on, the OpenVPN connection immediately becomes flaky. The client connects to the server, but after a few seconds it loses connection and tries to reconnect.

I have explicitly turned off OpenVPN Connect in "App power saving".

Is there anything I can do except for turning power saving mode off?

Could be a bug or cause you turn on power saving mode it trys to shut down networks to save battery. power saving modes or app don't really save all that much so i'd just keep it off. Have you tryed a vpn app.


Is Fennec F-Droid an official product by Mozilla? Is the Fennec F-Droid Browser an official product by Mozilla? All the links from the F-Droid page link to official Mozilla pages, but I cannot find any hint on one of the Mozilla pages that they distribute Firefox under the name of Fennec on F-Droid.

I agree that the description is ambiguous on this matter — i.e., is the Fennec F-Droid app an official Firefox release, or a fork like Orfox or Iceweasel? The different branding implies the latter, but the lack of any dedicated repository and all the Mozilla links imply the former. The answer is somewhere in between.

The first thing you have to understand is that F-Droid does not package any supplied apks, but instead builds everything from source. Therefore, nothing is truly an official release from another project on the main F-Droid repo, even if that project gives F-Droid its blessing. At the end of the day, you're trusting F-Droid's build environment, and not that project's. The way a project is added to F-Droid's app repositories is by adding a metadata file to a particular git repository that specifies how to build it. In the case of Fennec F-Droid, that file is here:

https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid.txt

While that looks like a 4,354 line, single-file build script, and yes technically it is, the overwhelming majority of it is just repeating the same  ~40 lines for every release they've shipped. Those lines are basically just passing options into the build process (e.g., use the generic branding, build for ARM CPUs, etc.), and don't contain and code that needs to be compiled. All of the actual code comes from upstream.

It's also worth noting that this isn't some random person's hobby project, the way a lot of F-Droid apps are. The main contributor to that file is relan, who is currently the largest contributor to F-Droid's build scripts, and a prolific contributor to F-Droid in general. Mozilla is also aware of Fennec F-Droid, and does what it can to help. For example, see this thread:

https://forum.f-droid.org/t/making-it-easier-for-f-droid-to-package-mozilla-firefox/1649

tl;dr: It's as close to an official release as you can get without being one.


Cannot install GAPPS on fresh CM12.1 on Galaxy S2 I've just done a fresh install of CM12.1 on an S2 GT-I9100, and cannot figure out how to get GAPPS on there.  Stock and mini versions fail with the Insufficient storage space available in System partition.. error screen.  I don't understand this as it's a fresh install.  Looking at storage options shows two internal storage (partitions?) - one with 1.97 GB and the other with 11.33 Gb free space.  Does this make sense?

One method I've tried is based on this question - to resize the partition using Odin 3.07, but as I'm on Mac I've had to try JOdin3 instead †, which fails to detect the device.  So that method looks unworkable.

Very grateful for assistance!

† from this source, given the official site requires JavaFX, which doesn't work on Yosemite..

Aside from XDA threads on Gapps, which can refer to dead links, especially since your device is quite old, I would recommend you to download the Gapps from OpenGapps, which will let you choose both the Android version, and the preferred size of the Gapps package.


Is it possible to install the Android browser and email app if they weren't built-in? As far as I know, older Android tablets/smartphones have the Android web browser and email app as their built-in web browser and email app.

But my Android smartphone does not have those. My Android smartphone's built-in web browser and email app are Google Chrome and Gmail. I guess that is because the version of Android OS of my Android smartphone is a bit newer (Android 7.0).

Is it possible for my Android smartphone to install the Android web browser and email app?

Stock Android browser and email app were discontinued since KitKat :

Google puts Android’s stock e-mail app in the Play Store
Android 4.4+ KitKat ships without browser app. OEMs have to license Chrome or build their own

They have been replaced by Gmail and Chrome as commented. Even if you are willing to face security risk to have it installed you can't downgrade from Nougat to KitKat (extremely unlikely). Only option left is to run a device of pre KiKat OS having those stock apps


How to enable mobile network in Android Tablet I have got Karbonn Ta-Fone A34 tablet. By default its mobile network options is permanently inactive.
Now I have rooted my tablet and want to enable to mobile network option.
Is there any way I can browse the Android System files and make changes there to enable the mobile network or if there is any app to do this.

According to the specs you linked, this tablet doesn't support 3G mobile networks, only GSM. To enable the mobile network features, you need to buy a 3G USB dongle and connect it to the tablet.


How to bypass "enter SIM PIN" screen on Android Marshmallow? The phone can't be accessed before PIN code is entered, the only alternative method is to remove the SIM card entirely. I haven't found a key combination that works on this version of Android.
Enter SIM PIN screen on Android 6.0.1:

Why not enter the PIN to access the phone.  Well, I don't think you can bypass that.  If its your SIM, I would advise you contact your service provider and they would help.


Ransome Virus - Device Administrator deactivation impossible I am inside of the device administrator settings of my andorid phone while being in safe mode.
While I was able to delete one part of the ransome virus which was called "adult video", the second "adult video" stuck on my phone. Can't delete it.

I figured out that I need to deactivate the administrator rights from the device administration settings.

Whenever I try to deactive the app within the device administration settings in safe mode, the app pops up and prevents me wiht a full screen thing

The phone is not rooted. What can I do? Several anti virus programs failed also

Clear the data of that app.
And try to remove that app from device administrator.

If it fail's then backup all important data and restore the device.
This will uninstall that app.


How to change Google Play country without adding payment method I live in European Union in country where some apps like Cortana and Google assistant are not avaiable. Now I am in Italy, and I will stay for few weeks if that is relevant,  so how can I change my country without adding payment method. I really do not whant to share some data with Google.

So, I deleted cache and data of Google Play and Play Services. And now I am unable to install any app in Play store, because  Google is forcing me to add payment method.

Source: Change your Google Play country

Unfortunately, you cannot.
Relevant extracts

  To change your country, you need to set up a new country in Google Play. To set up a new country, you must be in that country and have a payment method from the new country.

(Emphasis added)

Now, you have two problems :

By clearing cache and data, you have ensured that you change your country (as explained in the source)
Your stay in Italy is only for few weeks.

  You can only change your Play country once per year. So if you change your country, you won’t be able to change it back for 1 year

To sum it up, you have lost your old country information, you have to set
up new country information and if you do that you can revert to your old country after one year

There is no way out from this awkward situation AFAIK... I feel sorry


Extra icon by share button I was playing around with Android's "share" feature and now I've got this extra icon which I really don't like and I can't figure out how to make it go away.

The icon is to the right of the share button and has the icon of the app that I was sharing to. In the screenshot below it shows as the Gmail icon.

http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah291/Micheal98/Screenshot_2015-04-01-11-17-14_zpskm0lit2i.png

Unfortunately, I cannot use the comment system yet, but I know what you're referring to.  Once you access the "share" feature, it automatically provides a "shortcut" to the last app you tried to "share" with.  I actually find it a pretty convenient feature.  I don't think you can get rid of it (unless you find a custom gallery or something).  If you share your photos with anybody, I'd use the most-oft used app to share with, and just leave it there. i.e. messaging / facebook / etc.


Lollipop update issues I have updated my Moto G2 to Lollipop 5.02,

1) After which facing Wifi issues, where it does not connect to saved networks, One has to remove the network from the saved networks and reconnect by entering the password.

2) The Photos folder shows up twice on the menu of apps

3) The Moto Assist, which reads out your message or answers the calls in Home or Driving mode does not work. the voice reads the message and then beeps to turn on the speaker to listen your reply to either send an sms or answer calls... keeps beeping until one has to exit out of the assist mode.

Guys, do let me know if anyone here are facing these issues after the update. How one can get rid of them :)

Go to Settings -> Apps

uninstall all the updates to the apps (roll back apps to factory installed).

It worked on my phone (Moto G2).

resolved issues (checked and verified):
1. duplicate photo folder
3. apps open instantly (else they took a long time to open and screen had to be locked and unlocked again for any app to open)


After HR I get this error: com.google.process.gapps was interrupted Lately I have had some problems with my Asus Zenpad 7, a strange message:

  "Unfortunatly com.google.process.gapps was interrupted"

which doesn't stop appearing, my use of the tablet is now limited to what I can do in the miliseconds I have between messages.

I tried many things such as reinstalling Play Store and Google Services, cleaning cache and reactivating the download manager but nothing worked.

Therefore I decided to hard reset, in fact I clicked two options on the Restore Mode of Zenpad 7: Wipe Cache and Wipe Data/Factory Reset, but the messages keep appearing.

I have the tablet rooted using KingRoot, and it may be something I have done while playing with Play Store patches (don't know what, I was just seeing what Lucky Patcher had).

Any suggestions?

Well, sorry to the moderators if they have to do something but as I don't know how to finish this things when the answer is in the comments just to say I did like @esQmo_ said and flashed the firmware from asus page and everything ok.


How to stop receiving text messages in Outlook When a text message comes in, the stock email app throws a copy into my Exchange email accounts that are on the phone. I want to turn this feature off but cannot find a setting for it anywhere. I have a Galaxy S6

On the new Samsung Galaxy S7 - You must delete the account receiving the text messages and then reinstall it. During new account set up is the only time you will see the option of whether to sync SMS.  It does not appear anywhere else once you leave the initial set up screen. Once the account is installed, you will see options for syncing email, contacts, calendar, tasks - but not SMS on the Galaxy S7.


How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in Android browser? How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in Android browser like I can take in my Desktop with Help of Firefox Addon called "Fireshot"?

You might want to check out the Dolphin browser. It supports many extensions, two of them doing exactly what you want:

Dolphin Screen Cut

Web to PDF


How to get rid of ads? I have a brand new LG G5 phone and randomly ads will pop up. The ads started appearing before I installed any app.  How do I get rid of them?

You could try sideloading the Adblock Plus (ABP) app. You need to enable unknown sources and download it from their website as it is not on the google play store. Go to this link: https://adblockplus.org/android-install to download it, and click on "Download Adblock Plus for Android" at the end of the text, or resetting your phone.


Is this notification that keeps coming up on my phone a virus? This notification keeps coming up, and i'm not sure if it's real or a virus, or how to stop it coming up.
It says 'Android system warning! Google has found serious bugs in your Battery Module!Click on [OK] to view details.'

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

Any help appreciated, thanks.
Lauren.

No, it's not a virus. The notification is triggered by advertisements on the webpage.

Just don't click "OK" and ignore it.


Very low to no volume after upgrade to 6.0 marshmellow I recently upgraded to 6.0 and since then I have had very quiet volume on calls and even when listening to music.

I have everything turned up to maximum but still very quiet like it is on low.

Has anyone experienced or heard anything like this or know of some ways on how to fix this and make the volume louder?

I am also running a Droid Turbo 2.

Fixed it.

You do need to go in and delete the cache after an update. Everything sounds correct now.

Get into bootloader

Power off phone
Press and hold Vol down , press power button until you seebootloader
(3 happy androids on skateboards at bottom of page). Release vol
down.

Open Recovery

Select Recovery by using vol down, press Power to select.
Wait. This takes a while.
You will now see a screen with a picture of a phone with a red
exclamation mark on it. Press in power button, keep it pressed, and
press volume up button shortly (do not keep it pressed). Release
power button.
You will now see a menu with yellow text on-top of it.
Select Wipe Cache partition with vol down. Press Power to select.
Now it wipes the cache partition. Done!
It should now have marked Reboot system now. Press Power to select.
Phone will now reboot to normal mode.


What does the "VimTouch Full Runtime" do? I just installed VimTouch; it works as well as you expect a text editor to work on a phone. What is the point of the separate "VimTouch Full Runtime" app?

From browsing the source code, this appears to be the same as the vim-runtime package as provided in most Linux distributions. It ships a variety of Vim scripts which provide additional functionality, such as additional color schemes, file type handling, automatic indentation, etc.

Without this package, Vim operates in a minimal mode and many features that are provided by these scripts are not available.


Camera Firmware not installed on GT-I9515L TL;DR

My Rear Camera doesn't work and the Firmware version for it is null and I think I need to install it manually. How do I do that in a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9515L with PDA I9515LUBU1BOJ1 and CSC I9515LZTM1BOI1?

Everytime I open my camera app, I get a black screen and some of those times it shows a Updating Camera Firmware. Please Wait...

When researching the web,  I found the *#0*# code that tells me Data Line Fail and Camera Failed when I hit the Mega Cam buttom.

Also, the *#34971539# code shows me that I have no firmware installed:

Rear Camera (Main)
Cam FW Ver: null
Phone FW Ver: S13F0LAGE10

What I tried:

Factory Reset. After this, the Google Account got in and re-installed every app and restored every data, but I didn't consider this being the problem due to the Cam FW Ver: null appearing to state that I have no Camera Firmware currently installed.
Phone Firmware Update. I found a Firmware on SamMobiles that matches my Country and Carrier dated 2 weeks ago for Android 5.0.1. I know I hadn't gotten this from OTA because although I use TIM carrier, my phone had the Claro carrier logo, so technically my provider and the firmware didn't match each other. I successfully installed the 5.0.1 firmware and the phone works perfectly, except the camera problem that still persists (no Firmware version).

My guess is that I have to install the camera firmware manually, but I have no idea how to do it. I'd love if somebody could point me to the direction in which I can find the solution.

When opening the app, it gives some freezes, but it's possible to hit the switch camera and use the front camera regularly.

Thank you very much.

Unfortunately, I could not find a software solution, so I took it to the warranty and they fixed it by replacing the camera.


Sending a message to all contacts in WhatsApp I need to send a message to all my contacts (309 phone numbers) via WhatsApp.

Is there a way to send a message for all my contacts, because the application just allows 25 contacts at once?

Use the broadcast function, see: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/23130793

Open WhatsApp
Press the [Menu Button]
Tap [New broadcast]
Type your contacts' names or press the [+] button to choose from your contact
list
Tap [Next]
Type your message and optionally attach media
Tap  the send button


How do I disable the annoying auto-correction of punctuation on device keyboard? Here are two examples: (I'm using the '|' as the cursor)

Example #1:

I want to put the next word in quotes |

type '"' followed by a word and closing quote:

I want to put the next word in quotes" |
I want to put the next word in quotes" f|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fa|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fai|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fail|
I want to put the next word in quotes" fail"|

Desired (and expected):

I want to put the next word in quotes "|

Example #2:

I want a space before the question mark |

type '?' multiple times:

I want a space before the question mark? |
I want a space before the question mark? ?|
I want a space before the question mark? ??|

Desired (and expected):

I want a space before the question mark ?|

I have all the auto-correct options unchecked in my Motorola Flipside's settings:

I installed Vlingo and I switched over to that as the input method and I no longer have the above issues.


There is no System Updates when I go to About Phone, please help? recently I bought YotaPhone 2 from Aliexpress, and I wanted to update its android which is currently version 4.4.3, and when I go to Settings and About Phone, the first thing from the top is Status, and there is no System Updates option, my phone's processor is Qualcomm MSM8974PRO-AA. please help me.

The system updates differ from country to country or varies place to place. Same phone from one place may be provided with an update whereas same phone from another place cannot be updated. The reason for you not getting might just be this.

But please recheck :

According to GSM ARENA you phone can be updated to 5.0.

Also update is the must the flashing a custom rom is also an option.


does SDK disk images of APIs for windows and mac differ? I have started developing on a windows machine, I use the ADT with Eclipse, my SDK is updated with all the possible Android APIs, ie, (1.6-4.4). The windows machine is pretty slow so lately I got a Mac (Mavericks), so I am confused between ADT for mac and windows.
Is the APIs updated with the SDK work with mac(can i copy and paste the version images to mac sdk from the windows sdk)? or should I update the SDK (APIs) for mac?
thank you for any suggestion!

Some parts of the SDK are the same between Windows, Linux, and Mac, and some are not.

The developer tools, such as adb, fastboot, and hprof, are native binaries so they're different for each OS. The emulator too is different for each OS.

The Android system images for the emulator are the same between the different host OSes, so you don't need to download these again.

The android.jar files containing the Android framework library itself are also the same between the different host OSes. It has to be this way because the JAR files are compiled into your app.

If you're not sure what to update, it's probably best to just start a fresh installation of ADT. That way you're sure to end up with a working version, and there's no risk of failing to update something you should have, or mimatched versions. It might seem that you're wasting time by downloading some of the same things again, but at least you'll be able to trust your tools. If you try and Frankenstein your installation to save downloading, then even if you manage to do it right, you'll suspect it's broken every time you have an unusual bug, and you'll waste more time in the long run.


micromax yureka after Lollipop upgrade data transfer from mobile to laptop not working . Laptop is unable to detect the device micromax yureka after Lollipop  upgrade data transfer from mobile to laptop not working . Laptop is unable to detect the device

Download drivers from the official support site and install on your computer.
Go to phone settings and search for USB connection mode. Set to mass storage.
Connect to your computer via USB.
You could also smuse Yureka PC Suite to transfer data. Google for that, install. It will install drivers automatically and your device will show up.

If it still doesn't show up, try another USB port.

Still no? Try on another computer with the software and drivers installed.

Otherwise, contact support.


Can't sync my new Nexus S to Google Calendar First-time smartphone owner. I unboxed my new Nexus S and added my gmail account to it. So far, so good -- it sync'd my contacts perfectly.

But I'd never used Google Calendar (and in retrospect I think that's crucial).

So I signed on via my computer, went to Calendar, and set up a calendar with two events (one repeating, one not).

Then I went back to my phone and I find that in the calendar app I have no calendars. There are no events showing and I can't add events ("You have no calendars."). Moreover, in the Accounts & sync settings, under my gmail account, there is no Calendar item, just Books, Contacts, gmail.

I've waved every dead chicken I've heard of at this one, to no avail. The list of sync items won't grow a "Sync Calendar" item. To wit:

1) Obvious first choice, I thought. Power off the phone, power back on. Nope.

2) Read the FAQ Google Support FAQ
2a) Turned the auto sync off and on. Nope
2b) No notifications.
2c) Don't have a 2-step authentication.
2d) Cleared Calendar Storage data, power off, power back on. Nope.

3) Power off the phone, change my gmail password via web, power back on, re-authenticate. Nope.

4) Go to Accounts & sync, create a new google account, create a calendar in it, power down the phone, power back on. The new account has a Sync Calendar item that works, but not my real gmail account.

5) Go to Applications, all, and delete the data for "all the Google apps", power down the phone, power on. Nope. A caveat on this one, I don't know exactly what "all" means, so I hit Calendar & its storage again, Books, Contacts, gmail, everything whose name began with Google,...
see: Related Question
Ok, different device, but otherwise the description seemed a close match. Nope.

So...

Any other suggestions?

Is it a Google Apps account?  If so, you need to flick some settings in the domain manager: Settings->Calendar->Share all information and/or Share all information, and outsiders can change calendars.
Have you tried going into the calendar settings and checking `Share this calendar with others'?
Wait a while.  Google Calendar settings changes often take a while to propagate, I've found (at least with Google Apps).  Possibly because the server I'm making my changes on is different from the server that my phone is hitting up.


Make a device appear in ADB I have a Zen Touch 2, a Cyclone Voyager and a Samsung galaxy Fame, all configured for USB debugging.

I also have a laptop running Ubuntu 12.04, the standard ADB obtained from apt-get, and Fastboot obtained from apt-get.

My problem is that when I plug in my Fame on it's own, I can see it in the list of attached devices when I run the adb devices command. However, when I attach the others, I cannot.

I have plugged them in on their own and tried all 4 different ports. Switching to PTP doesn't work. And it is not just the devices command.

How can I make them appear and allow me to use them?

Maybe you are missing udev rules for the other device manufacturers?

A rule for samsung is probably included by default.

Look here for instructions http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html


Google Play movie rental errors as it says my device is rooted (it is not) I have a standard Galaxy S3. I have rented and downloaded Movies from Google play before however now it is saying:

  Downloads aren't supported on rooted devices (error 44)

However my S3 is not rooted. All software is update to date. I have cleared the cache but this does not solve the issue.

A lot of people seem to be having problems with Google Play Movies. If you have a look on the play store page there are a lot of people complaining that the app is buggy.

Lots of people have fixed issues by uninstalling and reinstalling, it may not help but it's worth a try.


Galaxy S7 display settings for gaming In Settings > Display and wallpaper, there is an option for Screen Mode with options for:

Adaptive Display
AMOLED cinema
AMOLED photo
Basic

I set mine to Basic but regardless of this setting, when I launch games, it appears to switch to Adaptive Display.  Is there a way to disable this?  I'm not a fan of over-saturated colors and would like the display to remain in Basic mode when in games and media applications.

I swear this was the first thing I tried but my 2nd attempt seemed to fix it.  Simply change the display option.  Save it.  Then change it back.

Settings > Display and wallpaper > Screen mode

A few things I also did while messing with it that might have had an impact:

turned Game Launcher app off an on
installed Google's Play Games app which seemed to force some other updates
rebooted the phone


Where did my downloaded music on sd card go? I downloaded all of my amazon music to my SD card to switch to a new device. So I take the SD card with all of the downloaded music put it in my new phone then sign into my Amazon music account and it says I have no fricken music downloaded. I seriously need a solution to this problem before I go ballistic because after waiting for all my stupid music to download just for it to not show up on the new phone I am frickin livid. Keep in mind it shows up in offline music on my sd card on the old device. I NEED TO KNOW

I'm not very experienced with Amazon Music, but on other sources, when you download music to an SD card, it stays on the SD card. So most likely, your music will not appear in Amazon Music because Amazon Music doesn't know to look in your SD card for the music. If you use a file explorer, you should be able to find your music on the SD card.
If your phone doesn't come preinstalled with a file browser, ASTRO File Browser works pretty well for me. There are a lot of file browser apps out there.
There might also be an option on Amazon Music to import or show music on the device/SD card.


Add calendar event from QR-encoded vcard Is there any way to BOTH

decode QR codes for vcard-format calendar events without mangling the dates, AND
add them to the calendar (ICS or newer) when recognized?

So far, using QR codes generated from two different sites (http://qrickit.com/qrickit_apps/qrickit_qrcode_creator_vcal.php and http://blog.qr4.nl/QR-Code-Calendar-Event.aspx), I've tried three apps. Two of them (QuickMark Lite and QR Barcode Scanner) misinterpreted the dates, and the one that got the dates right (AT&T Code Scanner) didn't know what to do with it after decoding (all it could do was decode it, and display it lamely in a text window).

Most barcode readers can recognize addresses. For calendar entries, this might vary; but give QR Droid a try, which promises not only to read, but also create them: contacts, bookmarks, apps, geo-locations, events, and even SMS can be encoded as well as decoded. Also 2D barcodes (on products) should be supported.


Opening a GPS location from an SMS How can I format an SMS in order to send the GPS location? The recipient should be able to tap the text and open the coordinates with their favorite location software (e.g., Google Maps).

As far as I know there is no standard for sending coordinates (such as a URI scheme like gps://[latitude],[longitude]), but you could use direct links to Google Maps. The format is https://maps.google.com/maps?q=[latitude],[longitude]. This enables most phones to create a link from the text, and the coordinates are easily available for copy/pasting to other apps as well.


Restoring Android apps and settings on new redmi 4 from backup not possible I used to use a Samsung Galaxy S5 and now switched to a Xiaomi Redmi 4.  I have backup'd my phone settings and app settings to my google account.  However, when I initialize my new phone, there is no such option as to whether I want to restore from a backup. My google drive says it has backup settings for 16 apps.  Also in the new phone, when browsing in the google drive app, there's no option to restore any kind of settings.

How do I get my apps and settings (especially wifi passwords) back?

The Restore backup option is only present while setting up the phone first time.
So, You will have to factory reset your new phone and choose option to restore settings from other phone.
You will see a page to restore your data from a previous backup while setting up the device named "Which Device" or something similar.

Choose your Samsung Galaxy S5 from the list.


Google calendar syncing problem I have a problem with syncing with the Google calendar. Although the syncing in most cases does work, for some events it just doesn't sync. I create events on Google Calendar, but they don't show up on the phone. Actually, I create them over iCal, which is also synced to Google Calendar, but that shouldn't matter. I checked and all events are online on Google's servers.

Do you have any idea what could be wrong and how I can force it to sync?

(HTC Desire)

I had similar problem. I had to clear calendar cache - than re-sync worked for me.
The cache clear method is very similar like in this answer, but I clear the official Calendar storage:

Go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications. In the top of the screen select All. Scrool down to Calendar Storage, then open it, tap to Clear cache button.
Re-sync (Google) Calendar. You're done.

Maybe you have no Calendar Storage app, than I sorry, I have HTC Wildfire.


Where I can find factory home screen layout file? Where I can find factory  home screen layout file?

I would like modify default layout which will persist after I will make a hard reset.

Best

Edit

device: Lenovo A6000, kitkat 4.4.4

rom: orignal stok rom from Lenovo

home screen launcher: LenovoLauncher com.lenovo.xlauncher

Izzy opined it correctly here that the only sensible place for having factory home screen layout is the launcher's APK itself.

Since I don't own a Lenovo device let alone your specific model I  used my MTK device running stock 4.2.1 as the testing ground. It has stock launcher (com.android.launcher).

About that thing called factory home screen layout -- a launcher usually has one or more databases inside its /data/data/.. directory, and one of that database has a table named favorites (name could differ among launchers but the idea is same). (See my answer for How can I manage “desktop” icons to know what I'm talking about.)

The default setting that you see is nothing but code in the APK creating  database(s) from scratch and populating the favorites table with hard-coded entries (like "Contacts", "Phone", "Messages", "Chrome" at the dock).

E.g. See this code snippet from the source code of com.android.launcher:

The code is available here. If you look closely at few lines above the line 262, you would see that the code is creating a new database with proper schema and then populating the database with favorites table which is available to it.

At this point, I didn't bother digging more to know, where does this favorites table or the related content is saved, since my conclusion is drawn from custom launchers as well who also have a different but a factory layout (clearly not saved outside the APK).

I would recommend taking a look at the source code (provided that you can find it first) of your default launcher, or extract the APK and dig under res folder. I found some interesting stuff under res/xml/.

Oh, if someone wants to experiment on OP's question then I suggest you do Clear Data from Settings → Apps → All apps → <Your Launcher> since it would have the same effect as doing a factory reset (not Hard reset).


What is the drop control on Instagram? There's a control that looks like a drop of water. What does it do?

It is the blur tool. You can apply linear or radial blur with this tool.

(More details in the Instagram Help Center)

This tool is mostly used to simulate tilt-shift effect (used by photographers to highlight a plane or exaggerate a minimal depth-of-field).


How to make Android WIFI connection static and use always mobile internet? I want to use always my mobile internet although I am connected to the wifi network.
So I want to make my connection static.

OS: OO 3.1
Phone: Oneplus 2
Related thread: here

From the linked post your WiFi is not good enough, so combining WiFi and mobile data may work

Speedify claims to do this ( not tried by me)

  Combine your Wi-Fi and Mobile Data Connections for Fast Unbreakable Connectivity


Permission denied for adb push file to /data/data/xxx/file/ I used "adb pull" to backup Final Fantasy III saved data and it worked well, but it doesn't allow me to push it back after the factory reset.

D:\AndroidSDK\sdk\platform-tools>adb push d:\save.bin /data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP/files/save.bin
failed to copy 'd:\save.bin' to '/data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP/files/save.bin': Permission denied

My phone is Nexus 4 with latest stock rom (4.3), not rooted, and I don't want to root it only for a game's save files.

As a linux user, I understand the file/folder might have no 'w' permission for the adb user, but this link:

http://androidforums.com/nexus-7-gen1-2012-all-things-root/683029-titanium-backup-saved-games-can-restored.html

Says Titanium could restore the save file for Final Fantasy III, any idea how to do that with adb?

If you have a developer ROM, or in any way you have "su" enabled, you could copy to the SDcard and then use the shell:

adb push d:\save.bin /sdcard/.
adb shell "su @ cp /sdcard/save.bin /data/data/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP/files/save.bin"


Can't take screenshots on Nexus 4 I have a rooted Nexus 4 (totally stock, except for CWM recovery). Yesterday I updated it to the 4.2.2 OTA. Today I discovered that I can't take a screenshot. Holding power + volume down should work, but when I try it the volume gets turned down or the pop-up for power off/airplane mode appears.

Is the timing for taking a screenshot really finicky? Is this a known issue in 4.2.2? (I've had the phone for less than two weeks, so I'm not sure if I tried to take a screenshot in 4.2.1).

As it turns out, the timing is just that finicky. Both buttons need to be pressed & held at exactly the same time to take a screenshot. I was used to a mod on my previous phone that had more relaxed timings so you could hold power and then hit volume down to take a screenshot.


HowTo : Android ICS Tethering & sending SMS from desktop I'm a long time Nokia user (currently on an E6) who is now considering the move to Android. I'm almost sold on the HTC One V. I will be buying the phone from a reseller, so no carrier restrictions will be in place.

Before I make the switch I wanted to know if the following are possible via Android apps or those specific to HTC.

USB and Bluetooth Tethering. Am not interested in WiFi tethering since that is definitely going to be a battery killer.
Sending and receiving SMS/text message via a desktop app for Windows 7 (over USB and Bluetooth)

Nokia Suite currently handles these two functions quite well. And frankly, these features are a must have for me to switch to Android on my primary phone.

Additionally, I'm not too keen on having to flash the phone with a custom ROM to enable these features.

Thanks for any suggestions!

The nice thing about Android is that there are many geeky Apps available. Some of them are even open source and free. So there are many different Apps for your task. Here are the ones I am aware of:

Android Remote Notifier

Project Page - Play Store
Forwards and send text messages via bluetooth

GTalkSMS

Project Page Forward and send text messages via XMPP

Other

Can be found in the related questions on Android Enthusiasts:

How do I send SMS from PC through Android Phone or to Android Phone?
How can I be informed through my computer if a new SMS is received?


Deleting albums from Gallery I have an album called "23 Jan 2012", seems like it was empty when google picasa moved their data to google plus photos, and the thing is - there is no "delete" in the menu if I select it on the phone.

And there is no such an album in the google+ photos.

Any ideas?

I just solved this issue after a lot of searching.

The normal Picasa page takes you to Google+, and it does not show the empty folders etc.

You have to use Picasa mobile:
https://picasaweb.google.com/m

Log in, and you can delete whatever you want.


why my Gyroscope/accelerometer work only in portrait mode? I have a Galaxy S Advance Gt I1970, running under Android 4.1.2 (official update). the problem is when i try to play games that require the phone sensors, for example Angry Birds Go or Frisbee Forever, the player always go to the left, but then i tried "Ridiculous Fishing" which is also a game that require sensors and it works perfectly but this game doesn't rotate the phone to the landscape mode, then i tried an application called "accelerometer test" and the result was as expected, i can control the ball when am holding the phone in portrait position bust when it's in landscape, everything is missed up. Any advice please ?

thank you

Your device's interface will rotate whether the app you are using was designed to (e.g. Modern combat, Dead Trigger, Browsers, etc) ,  apps that were not to intended to change between portrait or landscape won't rotate the interface of your device (e.g RealCalc, instagram, etc).


Duplicate Facebook notifications OK I am a non tech, old generation guy, using an HTC Android phone. Just recently when Facebook posts to my phone, not only do I get the usual tone to alert me to a posting, a split second later I get a bell sound, a bell shaped icon, and the text "xx also commented on his post https://m.facebook.com/  meaning that I have two alerts for the posting. It's only started doing this recently.

Why is it doing this (duplication) and how can I stop it (irritating!)

Thanks

It seems you have used Chrome to log into Facebook.

Go to Chrome>Menu>Settings>Site Settings>Notifications, and disable Facebook from there.


Mounting cifs/samba volume as a directory in android I'm using a custom rom based on cyanogenmod 13, my device is rooted and I have Xposed installed.
I'm looking for a simple app to mount samba or cifs volume in a directory on my android devices, years ago I used Cifs Manager and Mount Manager but it seems they have been discontinue and now I can't find valid alternatives.
I tried the latest versions of Cifs Manager and Mount Manager I could find but they didn't work.

Thanks

Make your sure kernel supports SELinux and cifs module

You additionally need SELinuxModeChanger Alternatively type: setenforce Permissive as su in terminal.

A patched version of CIFS manager which uses (mount command) and needs SuperSU from chainfire. You can get this from XDA developers; Patched CIFS manager

Alternatively you can create a cifs mount point from terminal and give IP address and username of your NAS:

su --mount-master -c busybox mount -o username=guest,rw,noperm,iocharset=utf8 -t cifs //192.168.xxx.xxx/cifsshare /path-to-mount-in

change back SElinux mode to enforcing:

setenforce Enforcing

And you're done

Credits

Mounting a network share into the filesystem [ROOT]


Got mail from Google: Google Mobile Maps Location Reporting Reminder. How to I stop location reporting? I just got the following mail:

  Google Mobile Maps Location Reporting Reminder To protect your privacy
  we would like you to know that Google Mobile Maps is running on your
  mobile device and reporting your location. This is just a privacy
  reminder - if you did not enable this or want to stop reporting your
  location, disable location reporting in Google Mobile Maps location
  settings. Thanks, Google Mobile Maps Team

And I also got a broken link to how to stop that. So my question is, how do I stop that? Searching google wasn't really helpful.

Open Google Maps on Android and select Latitude to disable Latitude. :-)