How to ensure that the digitizer is faulty? My HTC Evo 3D sometimes doesn't react when i press certain areas of the screen. I noticed it happens mostly on the part where the letter 'e' is, when i'm holding the phone in landscape mode.

So, i did a factory reset, wiped out SD card as well during the factory reset, and the problem still persists.

It sometimes happens for a certain period of time, and it starts to work after a while.

I did a line drawing test, and on some places it doesn't draw the line correctly (it is continuos but it's drawn with sharp angles, i don't know how to explain it better).

I read somewhere it is most probably a hardware problem, with a digitizer. Is there any way to be sure, or is it best to take it to a repair shop?

Open your settings menu and go all the way to the bottom, open Developer Options.

In the Input section, find the options called Pointer Location, and check it.

This is a feature for developers that shows the raw data from the digitizer.

Move your fingers around on the screen, and watch what you see, if your finger seems to disappear from the screen, Android is not seeing any data about it, it is a problem with your digitizer.


Why doesn't Android store the packages as binaries like on other Linux distros? On Ubuntu, it doesn't store apps as deb files it stores them as plain compiled code. Why doesn't Android do that instead of using Jit and cache? Wouldn't it be more efficient to just compile it completely like on Ubuntu?

There are really two different issues here. Your question about "compiled code" is dealt with by another of today's questions. This is completely separate from whether an app is unpacked from its package file. Don't forget that Ubuntu (and other Linux distros) can have apps written in Java and shipped as JAR files, as well as native executables, and Android apps can include native code as well as Java. In both cases, the binary itself is a small part of the package: the images and other data (known as assets) used by the app are far larger.

It's mainly for historical reasons that applications on GNU/Linux have to be unpacked into separate files. This is much less efficient than keeping the package file itself, since the separate files take up more storage space and are thus slower to load. But because of the way GNU/Linux software is developed, and the way different tools work together, it's much more convenient to keep doing it the same way.

As Android is a new OS (with a Linux-based kernel), it's not limited by its history in the same way as Ubuntu. The init system, and the framework with which apps are written, are set up to support running from the APK file itself, while keeping it read-only. As well as the storage advantages above, it also makes it easier to keep apps protected and isolated from each other, because each app is a single file in read-only storage. There's no need for complicated setup scripts to make sure the correct files are overwritten or replaced in upgrades, and the intent system makes it unnecessary for packages to overwrite or replace each other as with Debian's update-alternatives script.


Schedule songs as alarms that sound ONCE with no need to touch 'Dismiss' or 'Sneeze' or anything similar I would like my Smartphone to play certain sound tracks at certain hours each day (quite similar to military-style buggle calls for waking up, assembly, lunchtime and so on). But I want the device to play the sound without asking me to confirm that I have heard it. No "Dismiss" / "Snooze" / "OK" buttom. Simply the sound at the scheduled time played once and nothing more.

Which application would do it? - Preferably a GNU program. Or any other kind of free software without advertising (it seems an odd petition, but we Linux users are used to that).

Tasker would be a nice solution - it's not free, but it's very handy in a lot of other scenarios too.


Looking for application that captures name-card and sync with google contact? I'm looking for an Android application that captures picture of name-card and can help to sync with Google contact the contact information in that captured image.

If you know one, please share.

ps.

I'm using Nexus One phone.

You could give CamCard a try.

  CamCard is a professional business card reader and business card
  scanner. Simply take a picture of a business card, CamCard recognizes
  the business card and saves contact information in Card Holder or your
  Address Book. Then feel at ease to manage cards with CamCard -
  business card reader and business card scanner.

Of course, you can always sync Google contacts.


Hide files from WhatsApp's possible attachments I have a problem. I have some files in my android phone which I don't want to be shown on WhatsApp attachment possibilities. I created the .nomedia file inside the directory where the files are but WhatsApp keeps showing them. I changed the directory's name and even clear the WhatsApp cache however, when I try to attach a file WhatsApp keeps showing the directory with the old name and showing the thumbnails of the files even though the files can't be shared (since they don't exists anymore).

WhatsApp doesn't  "see" the directory with the new name, however, I want to erase the thumbnails as well. Is there any possibility that doesn't imply to reinstall/clear the data of WhatsApp?

Thank you!

Settings → Apps → Then make sure you set the filter to see all applications (include system).

Find Media Storage in the list and then press "clear data". Reboot. Wait for a while for database to regenerate.  That should fix the thumbnail problem.

The new directory created should have .nomedia added to it or the folder name should start with a . (dot), before doing above step ,  else you will have the earlier problem of hiding photos


Why do I get dropped calls and weak signal with Samsung Galaxy 3 5801 mobile? Samsung Galaxy 3 5801 phone with android 2.1 OS.

When I enable GPRS I am getting dropped calls and weak signal. When I disable GPRS I find my calls don't drop and the signal much better.

Is it a hardware issue or service provider issue or a software issue? How can I fix it?

It's almost certainly a software issue, I have read forum posts saying that the call gets dropped when apps/accounts try to sync over the data connection.  As a temporary solution you can turn off account sync/background data.  Hopefully it will be fixed in 2.2.


Front camera is reversed On my LG G4, the front (selfie) cam is working like a mirror: if I touch my left eye, the image will display the finger touching the eye on the left side of the picture. With the back camera, it works like a normal camera: the touched eye is on the right side.
That means also, for instance, that text is reversed when using the front cam.
Is that behaviour standard ? Is there a way to have the front cam behave like a normal cam ?

Found the reply here.

  While the camera app is open and the front camera is selected,
  tap the 'settings' icon (the geared wheel) and you'll see an icon that
  looks like two heads in profile. They will be both facing the same
  direction by default. Tap them so they are facing away from each
  other. Now, while the image will still appear on the screen mirrored,
  the resulting picture will appear normal.

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Set different languages for different users I'd like to set different languages per user in my nexus 7 (Android 4.2), but the only option I've found for changing the language is system-wide, and applies to all the users. Is there any way I can do that?

This is not possible from Android directly. A Google code issue has been opened to ask for this, but the issue has been tagged obsolete. Google code ticket.

If you have Tasker installed, the Secure Settings plugin lets you trigger a system language change.

Ps: Marking as wiki because I don't have enough karma to comment the question.


LG G6 camera - ways to improve photo quality? I was under the impression that the photos on the g6 were supposed to be fantastic because it had 2 cameras instead of one (depth or something like that?) but I find that the photos just generally suck. Not sure how to explain it. But I know that iPhone photos generally blow mine out of the water.

Are there any explanations for this? I don't have an SD card (it's coming in the mail) and once I put it in maybe that will change some default settings?

were supposed to be fantastic because it had 2 cameras instead of one

Having 2 cameras doesn't mean anything, Pixel 2 takes better photos than a "Dual camera" iPhone X

  Are there any explanations for this?

The hardware isn't good enough. The software post processing isn't good. And the screen on which you look at pictures plays a big role too. A bad iPhone image might look good on Pixel screen but not vice-versa. This Verge Video explains this quite in depth.

  don't have an SD card (it's coming in the mail) and once I put it in maybe that will change some default settings?

Nope, it won't change anything.

As for answering your original question, yes you can improve your camera to make it a lot better. Easiest way is to install a 3rd party camera app (I recommend Google's Camera port found here). The difficult but sure shot way of improving is to capture images in RAW format and then post process them yourself later on. In a gist, RAW photos will give you unadulterated photos without any of the shitty software processing done by LG. You can then tweak the photos to whatever style you like the most (see it as Instagram filters but on steroids). This is how most professional photographers actually create their stunning images.

If you want to tweak them on your phone, Snapseed and Lightroom are the best apps. You can look at some introductory tutorial online and its very easy once you get to know what every setting is doing.


What does "avoided poor Internet connection" mean? The connection to my work wifi just failed and below the network my phone is saying "Avoided poor Internet connection". What does this mean exactly? Has the phone detected that it can't get out to the wider Internet or did the network fail to allocate an IP address or something else?

Not sure if it matters but this is on a Galaxy Nexus.

Poor connection may mean that:

there is either a weak signal from your wifi partner device.
there is much noise from other systems using the same frequency.

Both mean that many data-packets are lost and have to be retransmitted so your overall throughput goes down.

You can compare this with:

somebody is speaking not loud enough
many people are speaking at the same time and it is difficult to understand one person in that noise

If you have interference problems it might help to
change the wifi channel/frequency


Recover account difficulty Context

An acquaintance has a strange problem with her Google Account.  I'm a developer (not Android specialist) while she's just a plain user.

She forgot her Google account password, but her old tablet still has it and she can send and receive e-mail using both e-mail and gmail apps.

We tried recovery from old and new tablet.

Google offered to send an SMS to her phone (Google displayed only last 3 digits, which match), nothing received on her phone.  Same for automated voice message.

When recovering from another computer, Google asked for the complete phone number, we typed it and got a reply that it was wrong, which suggests it was changed.

The e-mail address for recovery is wrong (Google displays first 3 letters which don't match).

At this point we suspect her account was hacked by someone who changed the contact options to prevent password recovery.

We also tried the option to answer questions but she does not know exactly the last login date and creation date of the account.  We tried anyway but Google replied it didn't match.  At this point I understand that it is difficult for Google to tell if our request is legitimate or not (after all our exact behavior might be the behavior of an attacker).

Questions

(1) I'm wondering if it is possible to recover the password by digging (even through adb if needed) in the e-mail app config (Gmail add and e-mail app have the password).
(2) What else can we do?

I just found this, which does not work on my personal device (permission denied, not rooted).  Will try again on the affected user's device.

This gives a path: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?s=36bdbe78a049f9e358a0421113d922c2&p=54912072&postcount=7

  Browse to /data/user/0/com.android.email/databases and copy EmailProvider.db to your computer. Other phones might have their database in a different location. Download and install Sqlite Database Browser from sourceforge.net if you haven't, and then skip down to the sqlitebrowser instructions here:

This gives instructions and a different path (presumably because of different Android version): http://ubuntu42.blogspot.fr/2011/11/android-recover-mail-password.html

Summarized:

adb pull /data/data/com.android.email ~/email_of_phone
sudo apt-get install sqlitebrowser
sqlitebrowser


Is there an Android phone without proprietary code? I want to buy an Android phone.

However, with everything that is happenning in the IT world today (all the backdoors, "Carrier IQ" stuff and so on), I am more and more convinced I want a trully open OS - that means, without proprietary applications, without proprietary drivers/"binary blobs" - or, at least, with at least of this as possible. (Stallman-style!)

I know that one fully open phone is OpenMoko phone, but that's not an Android and it has very outdated hardware. Is there another possibility?

(I see that this question on Android SE was marked as unconstrictive for some reason; I hope this won't be too)

Geeksphone started off with the premise of a completely open software and hardware stack.  So far they released two handsets, One and Zero.  Although both models are severely outdated specifications-wise compared to today's high-end models, the "Zero" model is quite comparable to current mid-range devices.

The company provides source code for the kernel and drivers of their "One" model on the web site.  I couldn't find the sources for the "Zero" model, but I'm sure they will if you reach out to them.


How do I zoom web pages? I'm using Android 4.2.2 on my Q.mobile. I am trying to zoom a (or any)  web page on Chrome by double tapping or by swiping two fingers but nothing happened. I also tried the same thing using the built-in browser but also in vain. How do I zoom web pages?

Yes, some web pages do not let you zoom in. However, this can be overridden in Chrome.

Go to Settings -> Accessibility and tick mark Force enable zoom.

This overrides a web page's request to prevent zooming in. So then you can zoom into pages without trouble.

Hope this helps.


How to freeze SMS reception for X hours? Sometimes I would like to temporarily block any incoming SMS for X hours. I don't want to discard those SMS: after this period of time, I'd like to see all SMS that were sent to me. I still want to use 4G and Wifi. How can I do that?

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

If you are using the default Messages app, you can turn off notifications in the settings of that app. This requires you to remember to turn them back on (alarm maybe?).
If you are using Hangouts as your SMS app, you can snooze notifications in the app settings for 1, 2, 4, 8, 24, or 72 hour periods.


HTC software update causes phone to reboot in the TWRP recovery mode and does not update. How to fix it? I just rooted my HTC One (M7) according to LINK. It is s-on, and TWRP (teamwin) recovery is flashed.Rooting is successful and everything seems fine. Except:

When I go in the "setting, about, update software" in the phone, it downloads the HTC updates. But when it tries to run the downloaded updates, it reboots, and it goes into "recovery" mode, where TWRP shows up. What should I do from there?
I choose system reboot from TWRP and it phone is up as normal, but the updates are still waiting to be run.

How should I apply updates?

Thanks

Official OTA's from HTC could only be installed if you posses the stock recovery.
You can download the right one for you from XDA here.
When you have downloaded it you can just flash it by typing this (with your phone connected in fastboot mode):

fastboot flash recovery path/to/recovery.img

Disclaimer: Probably the update won't work if you have a custom ROM installed on it (custom ROMs sometimes have different packages that the OTA will corrupt). If you want to update via OTA you should first install a stock HTC ROM too.


How does boot animation affect booting time. And how can I decrease the booting time? What if I load a lite boot animation in my device.
Does is decrease the booting time?

And how to decrease booting time as well as improve my phone's features.

device: Samsung Galaxy y duos GT-s6102
OS: custom ROM XDV3 by XDA Developers

BootAnimation doesn't affect boot time. It's just a series of pictures shown in sequence to you, while your phone is ready to give you the GUI.

There is no one certain recipe to make your phone boot twice as fast. Check this and this for possible solutions, to make your phone boot up faster


Samsung S7 Downloaded Photos are Corrupt on PC but view OK from Android Gallery. Issue started after Android internal storage got all full So I usually take videos and photos and then get a message from Camera app that I can't use the app anymore since phone memory/ram is full. I usually connect to PC and download and delete from phone and am back and running fine. This last time when it was full I noticed it was going to take forever transferring.

I checked PHONE DCIM Camera folder and noticed some 8GB jpeg images! Wow strange, and I'm thinking they were created while I was "shooting video" and the phone may have been low on space already and I was hitting that PHOTO button during video shooting to get some photos also during the video shooting.

Interestingly in Windows folder preview I could even see a small "preview" of the actual JPEG image even though it was 8GB in size supposedly, but I could not "open it", may have complained of ram or some other issue can't remember.

I also noticed there were some files that had corrupted file names like:
2018Ȱ620_160140, basically after the 2018 somekind of strange mark above O.

The ISSUE/complaint is, well I can't really remember for "sure" if even the 8GB file photos displayed perfectly fine on my Android Samsung S7 Edge phone, but all the others at least I know for sure looked all great on the phone but were CORRUPT if I tried to view them on my computer. It didn't matter if I viewed the version I copied to my computer, OR if I viewed on PC directly from phone.

The phone is not using any SDCARD only the built-in ram/memory it came with etc.

Why are my Photos all being CORRUPTED when I transfer/copy them to my computer?

Well it seems perhaps an issue with USB port on my computer CORRUPTING the data!

Still transferring now on a different computer, will update soon with when done.

Edit/Update: I can see photos just fine from this other computer and after I transferred/copied some over usb, I can also open them up fine on the computer.
It says it has 11minutes to go to transfer remaining photos out of total 1590.


Will phone lose pairing if it was paired via WiFi direct and it connected to a WiFi network? If a phone and another device is connected via WiFi direct, and the phone detected a home or free public WiFi network, will it connect with the WiFi network and lose pairing with the device it was originally paired to?

It will not connect the other wifi if you didn't connect it manually.


Android Market not showing full list of app updates When I have app updates, the android market notifies and takes me to the list of apps that have updates but some apps that have updates are not shown sometimes. Only when I go to search and key in the exact app name, the app shows up with its status showing there is indeed an update to it.

I hope you get my point. Why is this happening. Why doesn't the android market show all upgrades so that I can batch upgrade it?

I have around 135 apps Installed (as shown by Android Market 3.3.11)

I realize this is an old question, but still today I face the same issue. The reason behind this (AFAIK) is that apps, when updated, can be "batch updated" if no changes were made to the app privacy policy or the app permissions for the device (other scenarios may apply).

e.g.,

Just this week I did a "batch update", but had to manually update two apps, one needed my consent for additional privileges, and the other one had changed something that I didn't bothered to read.

Message from the first app that was outside of the update batch:

  This app's permissions have changed to have access to the following: ...

Due to this changes, this app was excluded from the batch update.


My IP address is wrong. How can I change it I live in Iowa but my IP address is from another state. Why? I would like to change it to my area.

This is due to your cell carrier assigning random IP addresses to the phones connected on its network. It doesn't mean your IP address is wrong, it just means they don't have any available IP allocation available in your area.

The easiest thing you can do is connect to WiFi networks while browsing on the Internet, that will give websites a better idea of your location.

Installed Android apps do not care what your IP address is. If they need your location, they will use GPS to find your location (Google Maps does this). Websites won't use your GPS because that invades your privacy. They don't need to know your exact location, unless you want them to know (such as ordering off Amazon).

I hope this clears up the issue


z3c 5803 Lollipop 5.1.1 rooted -> TWRP Factor Reset -> Now Philz Touch 6 instead of TWRP I used TWRP to make a backup ( with the default options ) to make a backup to my external SDCard.

Then I used TWRP to perform a default factory reset

I did not manually touch anything else. I booted my android to check if I got a factory reset but I did not wipe anything else or install anything.

If I now boot into recovery I see "Philz Touch 6

Now I am confused, normally at this point I saw the TWRP GUI ?

Is TWRP still on my phone
Why is Philz Touch there now ?

PS: This was the first time I used the key combination to boot into recovery.
Before the factory reset I used the app "quick boot" to boot into recovery.

But I assume both methods ( app and physical buttons ) have the same results.

So my Question is where is TWRP after I performed a TWRP Factory Reset ?

After the comment above I see on XDA that your device has custom recoveries that can host both TWRP and Phil's I searched my windows PC for the installation file that I flashed to install TWRP. The filename is XZDualRecovery

Google then gave me this link having the manual

This means I have both PhilZ Touch AND TWRP installed.

I solved my problem by the correct key combination during startup:

press VOL-UP for PhilZ Touch;
press VOL-DOWN for TWRP.


4.1.2 Factory Reset Fail -- mkdir /data/app fail. err is -1 So, I have a rooted (may have reverted by now, cannot be sure, will explain why below) 4.1.2 Android, Kruger&Matz LIVE 1.

Full story is this:

Went to bed at about 19 (really tired after working) phone okay. Woke up at 8 in the morning phone still okay. Woke up again at 14 phone had the "input your pin to unlock sim". I thought "huh, weird." I did that and ever since then it has been restarting every 2 to 3 minutes.

So I started looking into it. The first thing I came upon was some wifi channel bug. So I tested it, it was restarting itself only when connected to the internet. So I rebooted the rooter but the problem persisted. Changed the wifi at a friend, the phone was still restarting. Then I tried wiping the cache from the recovery menu. That didn't work either. So I looked into it even further, everything pointing towards a hard reset.

Backed up only contacts and sms; formatted the SD Card as well as the SD Card that acts as an "internal storage", went into recovery mode, wiped the cache again and when I tried "wiping/factory reset" it gave me this error:

-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Data wipe complete.
Performing factory reset...
-- mkdir /data/app fail. err is -1

So I thought it was because it was still rooted. So I restarted the phone and I noticed something really interesting. The data on the SD Card that acts as an "internal storage" had been restored.

After unrooting the phone I tried again with the same error.

I also tried hard formatting the "internal storage" from my PC but the data was restored even after that. That's why I don't think my phone has been unrooted.

Also even though it's called "internal storage" it isn't. It's just a built in 1GB SD Card, doesn't have any system files on it, just downloaded apps and save files that are installed here if there is no additional SD Card present. (that's why I'm so confused as to why it's restoring these files in particular)

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

P.S: Even in Safe Mode, while running better, just by going into Manage Apps, the phone restartes after a few minutes, so installing and uninstalling apps is a little tricky, especially because they magically reappear every time the phone restarts.

I had the same problem. after sharing on the internet, they said it was because the IC EMMC damaged. so it must be replaced


LG Optimus Pro C660 won't vibrate for SMS I just bought the Optimus Pro C660 and it will vibrate when I get a call or the alarm clock goes off but it won't vibrate when receiving an SMS. I have gone through all the settings and set it to "Vibrate Always", but it still doesn't work. I heard that you can download apps to make it vibrate - would that help? Are there any other solutions for this?

Go to Messaging. Select setting. Go to notification settings. There you have an option to switch on vibration for Notifications.


How to change the density (DPI) for specific applications? How do I change DPI for applications only (different density for system and separate for each app)? I suppose there exist some specific part of code to change DPI value.

You can use Tasker (paid; 7 day free trial) as well provided that OS is rooted.

Profile: Application → select app fro DPI scaling
Task: Action: Code → Run Shell

Command: wm density <DPI>

wm implies Window Manager. Replace <DPI> with the DPI you want.
Check Use Root

Exit task: Action: Code → Run Shell

Command: wm density reset
Check Use Root

That's it. Launch the app and the density of the whole system will change. Exit or switch the app and DPI would revert back to normal. The fluidity of the switch is not up to the level of App Settings, but it's acceptable.


My Huawei u8160(Vodafone 858) supports usb-host although not working? I have a Huawei u8160 running Psyke83's Cyanogenmod 7.2 14/8/2012 which had a package with it to apply usb-host mode kernel called usbhost1-cm-7-20120814-MADTEAM-u8160.zip.

So I flashed the zip using clockwork mod recovery (from Rom Manager) and was successful although when I started my phone and connected an USB mouse it didn't light(the mouse) and it wasn't working.

I want to ask here,what's wrong?

EDIT #1:

I downloaded the app USB host controller and when I opened it it told me that "S3C USB Host driver NOT found!"

EDIT #2:

I've found this blog (it's in Hungarian so I translated it using Google) talking about exactly my state and it says that I need a Y-Cable to feed the usb peripheral with power, so I'm going to try that and then I'll report here.

USB Y-Cable :

I've found it,

I needed a Y-Cable and I needed to activate the usb host mode by using this command in the terminal emulator :

su
insmod /system/lib/modules/ehci-hcd.ko

that activates the usb host mode.

and the phone doesn't mount the flash drives so I have to mount it manually :

cd /dev/block
ls

the terminal emulator should turn out something like uba,uba1 then create a folder in your sdcard called data (or whatever you like) and then type the one ending with 1 (i.e uba1) like this :

mount /dev/block/ub*1 /mnt/sdcard/data

(*) stands for the changed letter because it always starts with ub and ends in 1 but the third character changes between a,b,c,....

then open any file explorer and do whatever you want with data folder in your sdcard and then just unplug it, no need to unmount safely.


Where can I find my App Folder when connected to Computer? I need to put a .bak file inside my Application Folder.
I connected my Android Device to my computer via USB, but I cannot locate my App inside any of those folders!

I have unistalled the app and re-installed it again, but still, no folder about it in Nexus7/Android/Data

It is probably a silly question, but I really can't find it. And I need to put those .bak files inside, since they are holding a profile, that needs to be loaded inside my App.

CAREFUL: I am not asking where can I find Files that are stored with the OutputStream - but where the FOLDER of Application is located on the Computer, when the Device is connected to it as Media Storage.

Apps' private data directories aren't visible over the USB connection to your PC. It would complicate error handling in apps a lot if you had to worry about users making unexpected changes to your data files, so Android doesn't let you do this, to make it harder for you to screw up your phone.

You can access them from the phone directly, but only if the phone is rooted. If your phone is rooted, you can access any files, but you have to accept the risk of breaking things (this is why it voids the warranty), and it'll make it a lot harder to get support from app vendors. All the same, this is probably using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and there's probably an easier way to achieve the thing you're trying to, using the facilities built into the app.


How to root Moto X with stock 4.4 kitkat without unlocking bootloader? I have tried RockMyMoto, PwnMyMoto and SlapMyMoto. All have failed. I am also unable to downgrade from 4.4 kitkat (which the phone came with) to 4.2.2 in order to root. The downgrade fails due to "security downgrade" or something similar. Any advice? I do not with to void the warranty by unlocking the bootloader.

Is it possible to flash a pre-rooted kitkat system image using RSD Lite? I was able to use it to re-flash 4.4 after a failed attempt to flash 4.2.2

This is somewhat urgent as it is a surprise gift for someone who likes having rooted phones.

Note: I only mention downgrading from kitkat because there seems to be no way to root a phone which came with kitkat on it. If there is another option, I would love to hear about it!

UPDATE: It is possible that the phone came with 4.4.2 and the updated bootloader. I did not check before I attempted rooting and flashed 4.4 using RSD Lite.

You have two questions here, which should be split into different questions.

To answer your first question from the title: In general, you need to unlock the bootloader to root the device.

Also, by unlocking the bootloader, you are allowed to flash a custom recovery. Using this custom recovery, you can wipe the device's cache, system, and data folders. Afterwards, you can flash a custom ROM that may have a previous version of Android.

Also, under stock ROM, (in some cases) some bootloaders (esp newer ones) will not allow you to downgrade. Doing so will break stuff on your device, like Wi-Fi and sound not working properly, etc. But again, this is a general statement (not specific to Moto X), and may partially answer your second question.

Anyway, there is a guide here that allows you to downgrade from KitKat to JellyBean.


Xiaomi 5S keeps losing Nova Launcher as default launcher I can set Nova Launcher as default launcher in Settings -> Installed Apps -> Defaults -> Launcher, but whenever I tap the home button, the device loads the system launcher.
In the settings of Nova Launcher I keep getting the following message: "Not set as default - Nova launcher is not set as the default launcher. Tap to set."

I tried all combinations of rebooting / re-installing / clearing caches and whatnot. It all doesn't help.

Got it after some research.

Make sure developer options are enabled: Settings -> About Phone -> MIUI Version, tap it 7 times (no kidding). Should turn on the developer options.
Turn off MIUI optimizations: Settings -> Additional Settings -> Developer Options -> Turn on MIUI optimization: Turn it off.

Next time you'll use the home button with your custom launcher running, the system will ask you what app to use for the "home" action. Just select your launcher and set "remember my choice".
From now on the settings will stick.

See also:

Thread with similar issue on miui.com, check idiotmissilex's
response
How to enable developer options on xiaomi handsets


How to create folders in android 6.0 app drawer on an LG phone? I cannot find how to  create folders in my new android 6 device's app drawer (the screen that comes after I press this button to show all the apps). Is this option disabled?

In android 4 if I remember correctly I had to press and hold an application icon and the 'create folder' option would appear.

How do I create folders in android 6.0?

Well I think I found the answer to my own question.

You can create folders if you are in default android 6.0 app drawer this way:

press and hold the right hardware button (the square one) while being in the app drawer screen, then select 'edit/uninstall apps' and drag an app onto another one. This creates a folder with these 2 apps inside it!


Control UI with USB gamepad How can I control the Android UI (especially back & home button) on Android 6 with a USB gamepad?

I have the Docooler R39 Android TV Box (running 6.0) and a cheap generic USB gamepad with the USB ID 0079:0006 ("Dragonrise Controller"). Unfortunately, any button (except for dpad and left joystick, which I can use to move selection focus in most apps and system UI) triggers a "select" action, so I still need a USB keyboard to have full control to get "back", "home" and "recent apps" working.

On other platforms, e.g. Kodi on Linux or LibreELEC on Raspberry Pi, I can map all buttons of the same controller. However, in Kodi for Android, only the dpad gets recognized by the app. Same issue in emulator apps like Mupen64plus for Android. On my Galaxy S5 running Android 7.1 I have the same problem with that controller.

I know Android introduced official Gamepad support in like 5.0, but it doesn't seem to support full UI navigation with my controller and instead intercept all gamepad actions.

Both my phone and the TV box are rooted, if that helps with changing the mapping.

I use an Xbox 360 USB gamepad and it maps the Xbox and Back buttons to Android Home and Back. I wish it wouldn't, it's very annoying to have Chrome back-navigate when you're trying to play a game! That said, it sounds like it would work perfectly for your case.

Gamepad->keycode mappings on Android are configured in .kl files. It looks like Android doesn't have a mapping for DragonRise 0079:0006 so maybe you just need to create one. Here's the file for the Xbox 360 USB:

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/data/keyboards/Vendor_045e_Product_028e.kl


Can't unlock apps to close them I cannot unlock apps to close them in the recent apps screen on my new phone. Pressing the lock icon only open the app.

Not sure if you're still having this issue, but recently suffered the same (different app) and managed to resolve it completely by accident:

Go to the recent apps menu (as shown in image) and simple do a (quick) swipe to the right on the app you want to lock/unlock, starting point doesn't seem to matter much but make sure to swipe all the way to (or over) the edge. If you do it too slow or not far enough it doesn't work.

I haven't been able to find this in any official documentation or if/where it can be configured/disabled, it's not listed in the System->Gestures menu. It also seems to be fairly tenacious since 'locking' an app persists after a reboot or force stop via developer menu's 'running services'.
It seems to be something similar to Windows' 'Pin to Taskbar' or Apple's 'Keep in Dock'.

Phone: Alcatel 1S (2019) running Android 9 (build 01001)


Link2SD cannot mount second partition after re-flashing CM 11 After re-flashing a version of CM 11 I'd been using for a while with no problems on my Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, I can't get Link2SD to mount the second partition. I'd been using Link2SD with no issues at all before.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Link2SD and tried Ext2 and Ext3 just to be sure (the partition formatted Ext4) but I get this error every time I try to mount the card in Link2SD:

"Mount Script Error - mount script cannot be created. Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare(0)"

I don't know what this means, or what to try next. Help please?

Fixed - there was a problem with the file itself. The developer sent me a beta APK file that fixed it immediately.


Receive push notification when a user I'm following tweets specific hashtag Is there a way to configure the Twitter app for Android to submit a push notification when a tweet by a user I'm following contains a specific hashing I'm interested in.

I don't know about the Twitter app, but if you're willing to use this site: https://ifttt.com/

then yes, it's possible.

At this point IFTTT does not appear to let you push tweets by a user other than yourself, so will not accomplish what is being asked.


Phone temperature sensor not working - Charging slow - How to fix? Recently, something has happened to my phone's temperature sensor. It's showing ridiculously high values for the temperature (over 100 degrees), even though it's very cold. This has caused my phone to refuse fast charging, and it charges very, very slowly. (~7 hours to charge)
Is there anyway I could turn off a sensor or fake its value so that my phone charging returns to normal?
Or is there anyway to force the phone to ignore the thermal limits during charging? (I know it's dangerous but I have no choice)
Deleting the thermal engine file doesn't fix the issue.
P.S: Android 10 | Qualcomm chipset | Rooted + Xposed

You have not mentioned anywhere that you have root access but since you've added aa root-access tag i'm assuming you have root access.
Sensor disabler is what you are searching for. Just be careful!
P.S.: Take a look at this too https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/help/how-to-disable-temp-sensor-t3504585
Generally in all phones temperature is the battery temperature and as far as i have read in many threads this is rare and indicates terrible hardware issue. And there is no way to change the value. There must be a way to bypass the temperature check though. I'd recommend you to go to a shop and get it diagnosed.


Where'd the Google camera app go? I have a Motorola Moto Z but I can't find the official Camera app by Google. Can anyone provide me with the Play Store link?

As @beeshyams said in their comment, the Google Camera app is not available in some regions on the Play Store. This link is to the listing on the Play Store. If you can access the listing from that link, then you're one of the lucky few countries that can. If you cannot, you will have to download it from a reputable third party website such as APKMirror.

Do take note of the minimum supported Android version when using APKMirror as well as the fact that there are two variants for different processor architectures. If the minimum version is too high, I recommend moving to the most recent one that supports your OS version. If there are two variants available for whichever version you choose and if your first download doesn't install, try the other variant.

DISCLAIMER: You will have to enable Installation from Unknown Sources in order to install from a third party site. This is highly recommended against as it enables the possibility of malicious applications being installed on your device.


How to delete a message from WhatsApp Group Chat I'm a member of one group of our college friends in WhatsApp. There is one specific message that I want to remove. I know if I try to delete it, it will only be deleted from my phone, but I want to know is there any way that I can permanently delete it. I don't want anybody in the group to see that message.

The only way to delete a message before it reaches the recipient is to delete it before it reaches the server.

    Turn off the data connection and delete the message while it still has the clock icon beside it.

If the message is submitted to server, people in group will be able to see the message.


Change Mount Point for SD Card? As this question Why is the SD-card mounted to "/sdcard/external_sd" instead of "/sdcard" (or "/mnt/sdcard")? points out, newer versions of Android often point the /mnt/sdcard path to internal storage instead of the SD card, and the location for the sd storage is not clearly defined and varies from device to device.

Is it possible to modify my phone so that /mnt/sdcard would actually point to the SD card instead of some arbitrary location on internal storage? (would this require rooting the phone?)

Since the new specifications are so vague about what the mount point should be for sd cards, many apps do not work properly, or have features (such as backup and restore or export) that are completely useless if the /mnt/sdcard path doesn't actually point to a removable piece of memory that you can move to another device.

As eldarerathis noted in his comment, this will require root. But you don't need to manually edit the vold.fstab file for this, as there are some nice little helpers available:

Root External 2 Internal SD can swap your cards (i.e. exchange their mount points):

Root External 2 Internal SD (Source: Google Play)

Note that this app requires Android 4.0 or higher.


Is it possible to determine whether the phone has been rooted or not? Let's say I buy an "un-rooted" Samsung Galaxy S2 via eBay that's still under warranty:

Is there a way I can tell whether it has been rooted before (with or without rooting it myself)?
Is there a way Samsung can tell me whether it has been rooted before?

Most Samsung Android phones and tablets can be restored back to "stock" firmware via Odin or Heimdal tools. This wipes all traces of rooting or any other kind of system alterations, and in most cases is sufficient for sending the device in for in-warranty servicing to the carrier of manufacturer. However, with the Galaxy S2 series of devices Samsung introduced a hidden "flash counter" which keeps track of how many times such a tool has been used.

A community developer actually found where this information is stored and created an app that allows you to reset the counter.  Unfortunately the app only works on ICS (Android 4.x) right now.  See this thread on XDA-Developers forum for more details.


Google Play Store is not working I updated my Galaxy S3 three months ago and since then, my Play Store went wrong. I can't open it anymore, not to mention my phone often got stuck for hours. I tried every method I could find like resetting the phone, cancel Google account but it just wouldn't work. I can still open apps that I downloaded before, but I can't update them. What should I do to make it back to normal again?

Try going to Settings > Applications Manager > All > Google Play Store and then click Uninstall updates.

It could be that the Play Store data has been corrupted. This will downgrade Play Store and might make it possible for you to launch Play Store which will then update itself in the background, but hopefully correctly this time.


Restore Samsung Galaxy S II via PC Sadly during a bad TWRP update my Samsung Galaxy S II was bricked.

The TWRP comes from a SlimSaber rom with a custom kernel.

What i can actually do is put it in download mode, so via a PC it should be reflashed.

  What are the steps to reflash the original or a compatible ROM?

In short try booting into recovery, by pressing and holding home, power and volume down. Wipe user data. Then use Odin to reflash. The OEM firmware can be downloaded from Samsung.

Follow the guide on this link. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-recover-a-bricked-samsung-galaxy-s2/


2-step Verification No Popup only hear the sound? The 2-step verification used to work. But today, when I sign in the account, my android device does not popup the verificaiton window at all. I only hear the notification sound, but no popup and no notification at all. This is just weird.

All special actions I did after its last working time are (1) create a second user account on android mobile (2) this is dual-sim cards mobile. I removed my primary sim card.

I am not sure if the above two actions are the cause or not. But I do hear a notification sound, but with no popup window at all.

So What is the problem? and How can I do the 2-step verification now?

Thanks a lot.

I found the solution. I have disabled some permission on Google play services. This is used to work well. BUT maybe due to google play services upgrade automatically or something else I don't know, it no longer works with some permissions disabled. After enabling all permissions to Google play services, it works again.


Problems with music playback - Music File corrupt? I have an HTC Inspire 4G (Desire HD, Ace), and whenever I have headphones plugged in and am listening to music, the music player will randomly start playing new songs, pausing and starting a new one every second or so, until I unplug my headset. I plug my headset back in, then at some point my phone will do this again, and I have to start this process all over again.

It started on the stock sense rom using the stock sense player when I first got the phone. I then tried using winamp, same problem. I rooted the phone, flashed CM7, and am now using Cloudskipper as my music player, still the problem persists. I even unchecked headset controls, still continued. I even tried another pair of headphones, however both were BEATS headphones. What is going on??

Sounds like the phone has a problem with that type of headphones. I'd try a different few different types of headphones.

It could also be a hardware problem with the headphone port.


Upgrading Android from 4.2 to 4.4 on Lenovo Tablet B6000-HV I have tried and failed to upgrade from Android 4.2 to 4.4 on my Lenovo B6000-HV. At first using OTA method; Error in the middle of process and I have to flash with stock ROM to make it working again. Then I tried to put the files on micro SDcard; The error was failed to update.

Method 1:

Go to Recovery and Clear cache and Dalvik.

Reboot and Check for OTA.

Update it.

Method 2:

Backup all data to any external storage (Apps and data).

Factory Reset device.

Check for OTA.

Update it.

Restore Data.

Method 3:

Install Custom Recovery and Custom Kitkat ROM from XDA.

Custom Recovery

Custom ROM


What podcast apps include variable speed playback? I know about Astro Player. Any other apps that feature podcast managment and variable speed playback?

If you'll pardon the "non-answer"...
I wrote Taffy to act as a proxy between your Android device and the podcast provider.  It speeds up the podcast before your podcatcher downloads it.  There are several undesirable aspects to this approach (hosting not the least among them, nor inability to change playback speed during playback), but I use it every day to listen to several podcasts on my Droid at faster speeds.
Here's to it becoming obselete soon.
My Droid uses BeyondPod, pointed to Taffy podcast feeds, to automatically download all of my podcasts straight to my handset during pre-dawn hours.  I wake every morning (and have for months -- Taffy's a pain to setup, but it's pretty smooth sailing from there) to no-hassle, "sped-up" podcasts ready for my commute.


Accidentally tried to flash rom after doing saferoot (not possible) I was referring to a guide on how to do a saferoot for Galaxy s3 (Verizon) and then switched over to a guide on how to flash a custom rom. Bad idea.

http://www.droidviews.com/root-verizon-galaxy-s3-android-4-3-vrucml1-firmware/
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-siii/

I didn't realize that you can't install custom roms with the saferoot. You need to use the "SkipSoft's S3 Toolkit", mentioned in the second article, but I simply jumped to the rom manager section, thinking I was done with rooting my phone. So I used saferoot, and then went on to the other guide and proceeded to install rom manager, and installed clockworkmod flash recovery, and tried to "reboot in recovery".

Now after rebooting, it says "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help."

What can I do? I want to install the cyanogen custom root, but somehow need to backtrack to root my phone the right way. Is this possible?

Can you enter into recovery of download mode?

As your phone is booting up, (right after the phone vibrates), press and hold on Volume Up and Home to enter recovery. Volume Down and Home to enter Download.

If you can enter either of these, there may still be some hope by flashing back your stock Verizon rom through Odin.

Otherwise, you will need to send it in for servicing.


OTA update limitations with custom ROM? I want to do some experimenting with an Android TV stick and want to ask some questions beforehand -- that I couldn't find answers to already here on SO.

Any advice is appreciated!

Is it possible to flash the ROM, to start with my customized Android TV launcher? i.e. like Android TV Launcher
If YES to the above, could I have the OS periodically check for updates on my OWN CUSTOM SERVER, to prompt to update the OS / launcher itself?

I am a little confused, because as I understand it from the official documentation, flashing the ROM places restrictions on OTA updates.

Surely I can update my launcher or over-write certain files fetched from my own server?

It would not seem to make sense to flash a ROM for a customized android TV launcher - all you need is something to automatically start your app when you boot - maybe something like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.autostart

If you build your own ROM you can make it do whatever you want - including check for updates on your own server - this is probably not trivial, and anyway, where would the upgrades come from.

If you flash your ROM you will no longer get OTA updates as you are no longer running the software associated with the OTA updates.


Why does the 3G connection drop issue happen on all Verizon 4G LTE handsets? OK, after having reviewed the Samsung DROID Charge, reviewing and owning a DROID BIONIC, and hearing from many Thunderbolt users, it seems like one problem is common to all Verizon 4G handsets: a dropping 3G data connection. So far, I've observed the following:

My BIONIC often refuses to get a 3G data connection back when switching from Wi-Fi or 4G back to 3G. If I switch to Airplane Mode and back, sometimes I'll get the 3G connection back, sometimes I won't. In the About Phone -> Status menu, it says the mobile data network is "connecting." Sometimes I end up having to reboot.

Additionally, when attempting to use the phone in CDMA-only mode, the phone seems to decide to drop its 3G connection at random and refuse to get it back - even on reboot the phone is slow to acquire signal. I noticed a similar problem on the DROID Charge.

Is there any theory as to why this is happening? Do all Verizon's LTE phones share a common chipset model? Because it sounds to me like whoever makes the chipset is doing a real bang-up job of shipping phones with near-defective radios or radio firmware. As it appears to happen across three different manufacturers, the buck falls on Verizon and their LTE chip partner. I'm frankly getting very, very annoyed with this problem and think it needs some public exposure with good empirical evidence that it happens on all LTE handsets on Verizon.

So, I'm asking for your assistance in that regard as well. Leave a comment about your experiences with Verizon's LTE phones and connection drop issues, with as much detail as possible. Of course, the answer I'm looking for here is as to why this is happening, but I think this is going to be a fairly long ongoing investigation.  If you've found a method of fixing or working around this issue on your Android phone, please leave that an an answer as well!

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dazbradbury.restartConnections

While not an actual solution - this app does remedy (99% of the time, in my experience) the connectivity issues.


Remote mass installation We are about to develop an application for one of our client, to be deployed on over way over hundreds of new phones.

I would like to know if can could use google for work (or any other method / service) to "remote mass deploy" this app with no user interaction, or at least minimal interaction (like just accept installation popup) using a list of device ids ?

Thanks in advance for the help

I work for a large company that uses Maas360 (https://www.maas360.com) to control company phones.  It has a variety of features including security policies and push  install of applications automatically.


Google Maps shows wrong location on Android 2.2 For the last two weeks, Google Maps (Latitude) reports that I'm still at my old house. I'm not - I moved 6 months ago, but my "location" says that I'm still there. I tried clearing the maps cache, manually setting my location to somewhere else, and then activating auto-detection.
Still nothing.

What could go wrong?

Try Settings > Applications > Manage Applications.

All > Network Location > Clear data.


Reconnect to WLAN automatically Android sometimes has this strange habit of not automatically reconnecting, when it looses connection to the router.
I have an Android tablet running 24/7 using a bot to do stuff on the Internet.
But sometimes, the connection breaks, and i have to manually click on the wlan symbol in the dropdown thingy the force android to reconnect the the router. This is annoying, because I have to check multple times a day, whether the bot is still working and reconnect if not.

This happens approximatly once/twice a week. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-T230, Android 4.4.2

Does anyone know how to fix the problem/why android does that?

You may be able to fix the problem using Tasker (paid; 7 day free trial) or MacroDroid (free/paid) or AutomateIt Pro and I don't have a reliable way to test my answer so I can't fix some flaws.

MacroDroid

The macro would be:

Trigger: Wifi State Change → Disconnect from Network → select your network
Action: Wifi Configure:

Connect to Network → select your network

or

Disable Wifi
Enable Wifi

Constraint:

Wifi State → Not Connected to Network → select your network

and

Wifi State → Wifi Enabled

Tasker

Profile would be:

Trigger: State → Net → Wifi Connected → check Invert
Task: Action(s):

Net → Wifi Net:

Action: Reconnect
check Force

or

Net → WiFi → Off
Net → WiFi → On

Additional trigger: Net → Wifi Near → select SSID of your network

AutomateIt Pro

The free version requires me to connect to internet (which I'm unwilling to) to unlock a feature, so perhaps, free version can also do the job here.

The rule would be:

Trigger: [Composite AND Trigger]:

Wifi Network Connection State Trigger:

Monitored Network: select your network
Connection State: Disconnected

Wifi Network Available Trigger:

Network Name: mention the SSID of your network
check In Range

Action: [Composite Action]:

Set Wifi State Action → Wi-Fi Disabled
Set Wifi State Action → Wi-Fi Enabled

That should work.


How to identify camera app? Is there a way to identify the stock camera app on an android device? Browsing the installed packages using Titanium Backup didn't show any package with "camera" in its name.

With the app identified, i hope to find some info or documentation regarding the app's features.

EDIT:

To be more precise - i'm trying to detect the name of the camera app that came with the device. I own a Galaxy Tab 3 and a Fairphone - the camera apps on both devices differ regarding functionality.

The camera and gallery apps are the same on Android 4.3 and below.

It got separated only on KitKat version.

So you have to look for gallery apk on titanium backup. Probably named Gallery 4.apk or Gallery 2.apk with com.android.gallery3d....as its package name


Error "Function not implemented" when creating symbolic link I'm trying to execute this command busybox ln -s "mydir/" "$PWD"/mylink in order to create a symbolic link from mydir; that, I am receiving the following error ln: /mnt/shell/emulated/0/mylink: Function not implemented! I've tried this in both adb shell and Android Terminal Emulator but to no avail.

Update:

Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs                   496976        64    496912   0% /dev
devpts                       0         0         0   0% /dev/pts
proc                         0         0         0   0% /proc
sysfs                        0         0         0   0% /sys
selinuxfs                    0         0         0   0% /sys/fs/selinux
debugfs                      0         0         0   0% /sys/kernel/debug
none                         0         0         0   0% /acct
tmpfs                   496976         0    496976   0% /mnt/secure
tmpfs                   496976         0    496976   0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs                   496976         0    496976   0% /mnt/obb
tmpfs                   496976         0    496976   0% /mnt/fuse
none                         0         0         0   0% /dev/cpuctl
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1    774064    420392    353672  54% /system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2    431368     94172    337196  22% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8  59034284   5817516  53216768  10% /data
/dev/fuse             59034284   5817516  53216768  10% /mnt/shell/emulated
/dev/block/vold/179:49
                      31632380  25335912   6296468  80% /storage/sdcard1
//192.168.0.1/sdcard  30584780  23082428   7502352  75% /mnt/routersd
//192.168.0.1/sdcard  30584780  23082428   7502352  75% /mnt/shell/emulated/0/routersd

The filesystem you're trying to create the symbolic link on doesn't support symbolic links. All the native Linux filesystems (ext2-4) support symlinks, but the DOS filesystem used on SD cards doesn't, and several others don't. For a filesystem implemented with FUSE (as in this case), it's entirely up to the filesystem driver, so you can't tell whether it supports symlinks or not without trying. You won't be able to create symlinks on those filesystems.


How can i fix the pop up spam of Unfortunately,GPS speed has stopped working It keeps spamming the pop up.When i press OK,it keeps popping up again and again i tried factory reset but it didn't work!also my device keeps making shortcuts of things.

These kind of malwares are sticky! You can remove them in 2 ways.

First by flashing the phone ROM and secondly  by manually removing them from the phone memory.

The first method requires you to flash using Odin on Windows or Heimdall on Mac, just download the flashing files/firmware.

Firmware download at SamMobile or here
Odin flasher

Second method is a bit difficult for people who are not familiar with Android partition, rooting etc. because it requires root access simply because the malwares install as system apps.

Windows only:

Root your phone.
Download Samsung USB drivers
Download Debloater and install it.
Open USB debugging then connect the phone to the computer
Run Debloater by clicking on the hat icon on the desktop.
Click on Read Device Packages, all installed apps should display.
Check every suspect app that seems not familiar to you. Warning: Carefully care about the package name. If you have doubt, don't check.
Click on Apply and the software will remove/hide/disable that app and you won't be bothered anymore.

Further information about the software can be found here

Another alternative is by using ADB commands. Requires more advanced skills:

Root phone
Install Busybox to the phone, open it and click install.
Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot
Open it (A terminal window)
Type adb devices [press enter] (checks if the phone is detected)
Type adb shell[press enter]
Type mount -o remount, rw /system
Now, cd to the system partition with cd /system/data[press enter]
List all installed app: ls [press enter]
All app should be listed with package names
Remove any unwanted app: rm + appName1.apk[press enter] (apps names are case sensitive).

If your phone has a priv-app folder (/system/priv-app), cd to there as well and hunt those malware.

You may encounter situation where an app return operation not permitted, because an app grant itself the immutable attribute. This is where Busybox comes to rescue.
Do as follows:

List apps attributes: lsattr[press enter]
You should see every app with their attribute. Or a specific app's attribute: lsattr + appNamw.apk [press enter]

You only have to just clear the immutable attribute. Do as follows:
 - chattr -i + appName.apk [press enter]

Then you're good to remove that app with the rm command now.

If you have questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to help.


How to display mobile data usage for whole month and not last 7 days? I have monthly cycle for measuring mobile data from 1st to 31st but it always measures last 7 days. How do I make it measure cycle I have configured?

Full resolution image

The vertical bars have handles where they meet the bottom of the graph, so you can adjust the date range that it presents. Just tap on the handle for the left bar and drag it all the way to the left of the graph to see your usage from the beginning if your billing cycle:


How to convert a .odex file to a dex file I am trying to decompile a system app. Unfortunately there is no classes.dex for this particular system app. There is only a *.odex. I know I have to deodex this so that I get a .dex file. I have looked at smali but evry time I run it I get the following error.
Baksmali tells me to use the following syntax:(I am running on windows hence I cant use the bash wrapper provided)

java -jar baksmali-1.3.3.jar -x name.odex

However it throws a top level exception:

UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:
org.jf.dexlib.Util.ExceptionWithContext: regCount does not match the number of a
rguments of the method

Might be better to use the all in one tool that could help you published courtesy of Sony Ericsson and its open source.

To quote from their wiki page:

  Support odex applications and libraries

Use this for the right reason, not for the wrong reason (such as rampant piracy etc, and in no way am I implying anything)

In fact this saved my bacon at one stage when I could not remember whether I bundled a jpeg in a apk that I built and had to go through that tool to confirm my "blonde moment"

Edit: Another thing I noticed - you're missing a switch, for example, this was pulled from here (Credit to the Madteam forum):

  java -jar baksmali.jar -d C:\framework -x TouchWiz30Launcher.odex

You need the framework-res.apk (this can be found in /system/framework on the handset) in place hence the -d directory


recover a phone number I didn't save At the bar last night I got a number I opened a new contact under my Google contacts on my Droid Incredible and typed in the information.  But in my sub lucid state I never saved it, I would love to call this girl but the number is lost to me, any thoughts on how I might get the digits back?

Sorry but there is no way to recover the phone number unless that persons number called/text you or you made a call/text to that person. If you did that you could go into your call history and see the made/missed call and then add it to your contacts.

A habit to get into is dial the number first and then hang up. That way its in your call history. Then from your call history add the number to your contacts and add additional info such as name, address and email. If you do this and forget to click save at least you still have the telephone number on your phone.


Playing offline YouTube videos with screen locked I am using OnePlus Two and I want to play the offline videos from YouTube in the locked screen.

The solution mentioned in the below link does not work:
Lock screen while playing YouTube video

Is there any way that it can be done?

You can try using SnapTube. It let's you download videos (or just the audio) from a number of sources, including Youtube. If you download only the audio, you can just use any standard audio player (or the built-in one) to listen to it with the screen off.

Disclaimer: not sure how this fits with Youtube terms of service, you may want to investigate that before using it on Youtube.


chrome://downloads/ does not available in Google Chrome for Android I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab s2 and Google Chrome for Android is compatible with my Tab, so I installed it.

I clicked on a link to download a video file. Google chrome showed a toast message that the download has been started.

However, after this toast, I can't find where chrome downloaded the file.

I query chrome://downloads , but the browser displays "This web page is not available "

There's a separate Downloads app, which shows a list of downloads from all apps. Downloads are saved in the "Downloads" directory in the SD card, which means that downloaded videos show up in the "Downloads" album in Gallery.


Recovery mode device drivers not working in HTC Desire 616 I have an HTC desire 616, bootloader locked, S-ON.
I am able to enter on recovery-mode but the device is not listed in ADB, though I have all latest drivers from Google, Windows and HTC.
I am able to enter in sideload mode, drivers are working and I have 3 choices and 3 installed but the signature check prevents me to install any sort of updates.

I think is still on the software and relies on drivers but I don't know what I can do further
Is it possible to flash a unlock_code.bin of zeros?

Kindly waiting your help

Finally I might have a solution but I need your help guys. I need the images of all partitions (userdata, cache, system,expdb,rootm,blinkfeed, ebr2,logo, misc, sec_ro,seccfg,protect_s, protect_f, nvram, pro_info, ebr1, mbr, preloader) which is not a custom ROM but essentialy it is like a copy of your phone. I need to download them from someone who has the same firmware d616w and with his bootloader unlocked(I might be wrong about this last sentence).
Then I will flash all of them on my device, I will turn my device into S-OFF if it is not already and manually change IMEI, MID, S/N and other phone infos. Hopefully it will work, otherwise I m gonna use it as a brick for constructions ahah.


Is there a way to lock an Android device using a keyboard? Somewhat imperfect comparison: in Windows, you can simply press Win+L to lock Windows.

Is there a similar keyboard shortcut in Android?

You could type in "adb shell input keyevent 26" which in turn will lock your screen

For this you need the usb debugging enabled on your phone and adb should be installed in your machine

A complete adb installer in 15 seconds for windows can be found here

Reference :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

And for Linux Machine there is a script which is written by Corbin Davenport. just execute below given line without the quotes in any Linux terminal to install

"bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/install.sh)"

Hope this helps you although this is not a shortcut key


Access to Find My Phone locked in initial popup I am transitioning from iPhone to Samsung. I mean to setup Find My Mobile in two phones, say, P1 and P2.
What I did:

I Added the account in P1.
I entered findmymobile.samsung.com, and before accessing my account it provides a popup with 3 "I agree to the terms and conditions" checkboxes, including accessing my screen unlock code (In iOS this was not needed, AFAIK). I have no problem in doing that for P2, but not for P1.
I mean to not proceed, for the time being, on P1, and go ahead with P2. But access to findmymobile.samsung.com is now locked in that popup, so I cannot proceed with adding/managing P2.

How can I recover the initial findmymobile.samsung.com screen?

I suspected that removing my Samsung account from P1 would freed internet access to findmymobile.samsung.com. But doing that gives a warning (in Spanish, so I am not certain that the message in English is exactly this) that "Removing the account will delete all messages, contacts and other data from the device ¿Ok to continue?".

Will I lose all that data from my phone?

That is certainly not what I want from disconnecting the phone from my Samsung account.

The way I solved this is by confirming all 3 checkboxes for P1, thus being able to move on to my Samsung account. I could link P2 as well.

Then I removed the Samsung account from P1, and I did not lose my contacts (perhaps since I did not set it up for syncing contacts).


Phone still stuck in a bootloop after flashing official firmware with Odin! I successfully flashed a stock ROM on my Galaxy Note 4 using Odin 3.13.1 but, unfortunatelly, the bootloop is not gone.

Device info:

SM-N910C
unrooted
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Bootloop sequence: Samsung boot screen —> Android is starting... Optimising Apps 2 of 2. —> Android is starting... Starting apps. —> LOOP

What are my options to restore my personal data from now on?

Hoping that you have not wiped your data while flashing firmware using Odin, the process of data retrieval can be variably difficult. The best way I can think of is to flash a custom recovery on your device then mount desired partitions.
PS I have no information whether your phone is rooted or not, so just providing the most workable way.


Compass not working - Doogee T6 I have a new smartphone: Doogee T6

According to Sensor Box it has both magnetic sensor and accelerometer.

My installed spirit level works fine
But no compass app seems to work

Any ideas as to how I can get a working compass... and if possible a working AR on Pokemon Go where it tells me that it does not detect the orientation of the phone :-)

Unfortunately, I assume, your phone does not have a magnetic compass.

Some sources do confirm this assumption:

http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/fb273756 (under "Sensors")
http://www.doogeemobile.com/doogee-t6.html (scroll down to Ken's question)


Why are my Astrid and Tasks reminders late sometimes? Samsung GT-I8160 Galaxy Ace II
Stock Android 4.1.2

I used Astrid for a couple of years, and now I use Tasks. But both of them has the similar issue: sometimes reminders are late. What may be the reason? How it can be fixed?

Reminders for tasks with due dates and due times should wake up the device and fire at the exact time. If this is not what you are experiencing you can add an item to the issue tracker with more details and I can look in to it.

If a task has only a due date without a due time then other factors come into play, but in most circumstances the reminder should fire at the default reminder time found in the reminder settings preferences.


How can I delete AVG Antivirus on my Xperia Z1? I have installed AVG Antivirus Free Edition, but when I go to setting to delete it I can't do it, neither the data, only I can delete the cache.

If I go to google play and to AVG Free edition there are 2 options: open and disable. If I select disable appear "This aplications is a administrator of dispositives and you need desactivate it to unistall".

I downloaded 3º app to unistall, but can't unistall it

How can I delete it? Is a non-root device.

Thanks

You need to go into Settings > Security > Device administrators and uncheck the box next to the AVG app. You will then be able to uninstall the application normally.


Time zone keeps changing wildly Or at least I think that's the problem. For weeks now the time on my Pixel has been popping all over the place, without me intervening, always off by exactly one or more hours in either direction. For long stretches the time will be correct, but then it'll start jumping around.

Moments ago my phone said 11:07am. Now it's the correct time, 3:07pm. I few minutes prior to that it was 5pm-something. Interestingly, I was trying to use the Google Authenticator app, which doesn't seem to work when the time is incorrect. Without me doing anything, it finally figured out the correct time and the Authenticator app worked.

Additionally, yesterday the time was incorrect when I launched Waze and set a route. After my drive started the time randomly fixed itself, but Waze got confused and my 'time to destination' didn't budge, although the route map continued to update. Crazy, and Waze should use their server clock over the device clock anyway.

Under Date & time I, naturally, have Automatic time zone enabled, as well as Automatic date & time. I suppose I could disable Automatic time zone, but that's a somewhat-annoying work-around, not a fix.

Has anyone see this before? Any suggestions as to what might be the problem?

Note: I'm running Android v9. I cannot remember exactly when I upgraded and have no idea if that coincides with the timing of this problem.

Update: I disabled "Automatic time zone," leaving "Automatic date & time" enabled, and the issued reoccurred, so it's not that. I suppose I could disable them both, but that seems like it would be a hassle.

Just did a quick search on the Issue Tracker - you might want to follow these threads and/or contribute a bug report for them:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/120241605 Android Pie - Clock shows wrong time (intermittent)
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/119663595  Automatic Time Zone Selection is wrong Android 9 Pie (has been closed because could not be replicated apparently)

Unfortunately yes you'll have to disable auto time zone for now.


How can I see which wifi channel / frequency is used by my android 4.4.2 device? How can I see which wifi channel, frequency is used by my android 4.4.2 device?

This answer might be helpful for you. However, there are multiple apps could do that. Search wifi on google play. For example, the one I use at work and home is Wifi Analyzer. which graphically shows the channel & frequency for all wifi networks around plus the one you're connected to. I used this app on Samsung galaxy S2. I would post couple of screenshots taken by me but I can't post more than 2 links (new user).


Disable sound and vibration for Gmail Notifications I want to switch off sound and vibration alerts for Gmail, but leave on the icon (in the notification bar). I still want it to vibrate on Google Hangouts and Facebook Messenger notification, etc.

I'm using Android 4.4.2

In Android notification settings can be configured on a per-app basis.  Most apps give you control over sound and vibration settings.  These can be overridden with the global "Ring mode" setting located under Menu -> System -> Sound.

Changing the Gmail notifications will not impact Hangouts, Facebook, or other apps.  Furthermore, in Gmail app you can have different notification settings for each account (and even per each synced label within each account):

In Gmail, tap on the Menu button, go to Settings, and tap on your Google account.

Tap on "Inbox sound & vibrate" option.

Set the sound and vibration preferences to your liking, and exit the Settings page.


Google Play Services have stopped message is popping up continuously on screen Phone is MI4I , Google play services have stopped msg is popping up continuously on screen. None of the conventional methods are working I.e clearing Google play cache is disabled, restore to factory version or uninstall updates or clear data is disabled. Stopped and cleared cache of framework, still issue exists. Any other solution possible?
Can't access play store since it needs this. Thinking of downloading Google Play Services latest version from web and installing. Is it a good idea?

Have you already tried rebooting your phone or deleting some data/apps, because if you don't have much space the app will always crash also you could try to reset the play services to the factory version and try starting Google Play to automatically download the newest version that hopefully works.


Trying to root Galaxy SIII Mini (Canadian) SM-G730W8 for additional language support I bought an S3 Mini in Canada, but have noticed that I do not have a language option for Portuguese.  I have done some research, and found that it is likely that the Portuguese language is included on the ROM, but is not accessible with my carriers version of Android.  I can modify some language xml and config files in order to enable access as per this link http://www.pcwired.com/2013/07/how-to-add-international-languages-into-settings-on-android-samsung-galaxy-s4

However, the problem is that I need root access to do this, and there isn't a confirmed root for the Canadian version of the phone as there is with AT&T and Verizon versions of the S3 Mini.

Can anyone give me some advice on how to enable Portuguese language on this phone either through a rooting method that will work, or through another approach?

Am I out of luck until there is a root?  I am disappointed that the carrier would hide this language as an option when it is, as I understand, already baked into the ROM.

use towelroot app to root the sm-730w8 version


Force menu button in Android Lolipop I have a HTC One M8 with the 5.0 ROM (Play Edition) flashed on it. It's rooted.

I previously used VenomRoms which had an option to force the menu button, is there something similar on the default Lolipop rom?

By default, I assume you mean stock? Then no. Google did away with the menu button in Android 4.0. It's officially unsupported and appears (now called the "Action Overflow button") only when an app ignores design guidelines and requires it anyway. Google provides no direct way to force it, as it's officially no longer a part of Android.

Only custom ROMs or toolkit like Xposed modules can bring it back. An example module that includes such information is App Settings, although I can't speak to its Lollipop compatibility, especially since I think Xposed is still in early beta for Lollipop.


Connecting HID controller as keybord I'm about to buy an HID controller(Green Throttle Atlas Single Controller, w/ upd. firmware) and I've heard a lot that most of the games on Android do not support HID controllers, but they do keyboards.
I was wondering if I will be able to remap controller as keyboard layout; that is, make Android see keyboard connected instead of HID controller. Preferably without root. I'm on Nexus 5.

I have a nexus 5. It works fine, havent had an issue with any games so far (that is including play store games and emulators/roms). Once they pair through bluetooth, you can map the keys to what ever you want (in emulators, not play store games).

the only issue i have (and i think you are talking about) is with it working on a computer. the current HID controller driver that it uses seems incompatible with PCs unless updated. i am currently trying to find the correct drivers for it to install but according to what others are saying, ever since google bought green throttle, the firmware+drivers have been removed everywhere.


I broke my WiFi Card, Can I use my data antenna to connect to WiFi I have an old android phone that I want to use to stream music while I am working around the house. Is it possible to make my data antenna work as a WiFi card? I am currently not rooted.

Here are the specs:

OS:Android (2.3.6, 2.3, 2.2)

Hardware

System chip:Qualcomm MSM7627-2

Processor:Single core, 600 MHz

System memory:512 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM

Storage expansion:microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

Technology

CDMA:800, 1900 MHz

Data:EV-DO Rev.A

Positioning:GPS

Navigation:Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:3.0

Wi-Fi:Yes

USB:Yes

Connector:microUSB

*Edit
I should also mention that the damage was caused by water

No, it is not possible to use your data antenna as a WiFi card. These are tuned to different frequencies, and the required processing for each is also different.


How to root my LG Escape? I haven't been able to find any information on how to do this. The only thing I found was this, which seems a little shady and isn't even for the Escape, it's just a generic tool. I've also seen this question but there are no LG phones listed & I'd rather not try a 'generic one-click' tool unless I know it's going to work.

Also, I'd like to be able to do it from Ubuntu. I CAN do it from Windows if I need to, but I'd much rather not.

A quick Google search turns up this guide on XDA.

You need to have propers drivers installed.

"Download the zip and unzip it to your desktop. Go into your phone's settings and go to developers options. Turn on USB debugging. Go back to settings and go to security. Turn on unknown sources. Now plug your phone in and run the .bat file that you just unzipped. Follow the commands on the and that should be it."

Most rooting tools are released for Windows first, and Linux/Mac only if there is considerable demand. I'd suggest getting it done on a Windows system if you have access to, rather than searching for a Linux compatible tool.

As for your comment on 'generic' tools, you should know that most tools work by exploiting known security vulnerabilities, many of which are specific to a kernel and/OR ROM version, and this may carry over to multiple devices (example would be OneClickRoot). If such a tool is reported to work for your device, you can try it.


Cannot root Verizon Galaxy S5 with towelroot I have downloaded towelroot tr.apk for my Galaxy S5 from Verizon which I purchased recently.

I have heard of people having success with towelroot on their S5 devices bit for some reason I have been unsuccessful so far in rooting my device.

If I press the "makeitra1n" button I receive an error message saying my phone is not supported.

I did some research and found you could change the settings of the program

This article supplies instructions to change the modstrings : http://www.naldotech.com/how-to-fix-towelroot-phone-isnt-supported-problem/

But after trying all codes I still have no success, occasionally I get another message asking if my device is connected to the internet.

has anyone else shared this problem?

The vulnerability towelroot used has been fixed within Android 4.4.2. Check your version.
Plus, as you can read here, geohot, developer of towelroot, now works for Google, so probably there won't be updates.

I wouldn't recommend any other root method: it could invalidate your warranty. See this article.


How do I undo a close of a tab? I upgraded from Galaxy Mega to Galaxy S6 Edge +.

There seems to be no undo button. In Galaxy Mega, when I use Chrome, I can undo close tabs. However, in S6E+, each tab opened in chrome is part of the list of running apps as seen when pressing the Recent button on the lower left.

How can I undo a close of of a tab in chrome?

Can I undo a close of an app?

I have a workaround that leads to a solution but not a direct solution:

If you have Chrome tabs as separate entities in the Overview (Recent Apps) section, then undoing the closure of a tab is not possible. However, if you open Chrome and tap on the three-dotted menu in the right-hand corner and then tap Settings and navigate to Merge tabs and apps and move the slider to off then your tabs will appear under a seperate tab switcher inside Chrome (this is, I suspect, how your previous phone handled tabs). When you now close tabs, the option to undo the closure is visible.


Samsung Epic Touch 4G - ROM Listing Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs is a great page for ROM listings for HTC. Is there a similar page out there somewhere listing details on custom ROM's compatible with my Samsung?  Thanks.

A quick search of XDA-Dev gives this page: Rom List Epic 4G Touch last updated yesterday, so it should be up to date.


How do I back up (and restore) my phone before installing a custom ROM? Possible Duplicate:
  How to backup an Android device?

I am thinking of installing a custom ROM such as CM7 on my AT&T Galaxy S2 (SGH-i777). I have already rooted it.

What is the best practice for backing-up (and potentially restoring) my phone?

Notes for answerers:

I'm interested in step-by-step instructions to obtain a canonical answer rather than links into forum threads.
Will the method described be able to recover the phone if the ROM install process fails and "bricks" the phone?
Can the backup be moved to external storage (such as a computer) or is it only resident on the phone's internal memory. If it can be preserved off-device please describe this process as well.

This is going to vary a bit by device and recovery system, but in general if you want to perform a full, 1-to-1 backup of your phone's internal memory you would need to:

Root your device and install a custom recovery. The most popular recovery is probably ClockworkMod. How you install it will vary widely by device, but ROM Manager can do it for you on most popular devices. You simply launch ROM Manager and select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" from the main menu.
If using ClockworkMod, open ROM Manager and select "Backup current ROM". This should do all of the work for you.
If not using ROM Manager or if you use a recovery other than ClockworkMod:

Reboot your device into recovery mode. This again varies by device, but ROM Manager has a "Reboot into recovery" option that works regardless of what recovery you have installed. Another option is to issue adb reboot recovery from a connected PC with ADB configured and set up. There may be other requirements for getting into recovery depending on your device (e.g. the Kindle Fire is very different from others).
Navigate to the "Backup/Restore" or "Nandroid" menu (or similar).
Select "Backup" and (if needed) select which partitions you would like to back up. Some recoveries will also give you the option to compress the backup.
Select "Perform backup" (or similar) and wait for the process to finish.

Once the backup has been performed you should be able to use it to recover from many "soft" bricks. However, the two situations you would not be able to recover from with a backup alone would be:

Your bootloader is invalid/corrupted/etc
Your recovery partition is invalid/corrupted/etc

In both of thse scenarios, you would first need to fix the offending partition (bootloader or recovery) before being able to restore the backup. Basically, anything that prevents you from accessing your recovery partition will also prevent you from using your recovery to restore your backup. Such situations are, I would say, fairly rare. You can use a backup to recover a bad /boot or /system partition, so flashing a kernel or ROM should have an extremely small likelyhood of permanently bricking your device (unless it modifies your recovery or bootloader, as noted above).

You may be able to flash an uncompressed backup from fastboot but this would depend on what recovery you are using and how it performs its backups. As I recall, ClockworkMod simply uses dd to create the image and they actually will flash correctly on some devices. However, I would strongly advise researching this before trying as a bad fastboot write could soft brick you as well. Of course, as long as you don't try to overwite your bootloader you won't lose access to fastboot, so in some ways this could be a "nothing ventured, nothing gained" situation.

To actually restore a backup you can:

In ROM Manager select "Manage and Restore Backups", then select the backup you wish to restore from.
If not using ROM Manager or not using ClockworkMod:

Reboot into recovery
Select "Backup/Restore" or "Nandroid" (or similar)
Select "Restore"
Pick the backup you would like to restore from (if more than one)
Select the partitions you would like to restore (if givent the option)
Select "Restore" and wait for the process to finish

Nandroid backups are, by default, stored on your external storage device in pretty much every situation. Some exceptions may be devices with no separate external storage (e.g. devices like the Galaxy Nexus) where the /sdcard directory is actually on the physical internal storage. In any case, though, it will save to your /sdcard directory, which is readable from a PC as USB mass storage or adb. You can copy a nandroid backup off of your phone and onto a computer for safe-keeping, then copy it back over later if you need to restore.

To do this you can simply plug in your device and look for a path like /sdcard/nandroid (or /sdcard/TWRP for TeamWin recovery, possibly elsewhere for others). Then you can copy the contents of the folder over to your computer. Alternatively, you can pull it with adb by plugging in the device and issuing something akin to:

adb pull /path/to/backups

...from a PC shell.


Huawei Ascend Y300 - only 1GB space for applications available I have a Huawei Ascend Y300 phone. It has a total of 4 GB internal flash memory and 2 GB of those are accessible by user. However, of those 2 GB only approximately 1 GB can be used for applications and the rest can be used for other user files (photos etc.). Like this, the number of applications that fit into 1 GB is greatly limited...

Is there a way to make the application storage bigger and maybe grow it to the whole 2 GB? Do I need to root the device for that? One can set the SD card as default storage location but still part of the applications seem to be installed to internal storage.

Questions like these were made a lot of times, and require the repartition of the internal memory.

As you can read in  this question , this requires a custom ROM.

I own an Huawei Y300 too, and I've found lots of ROMs and information there


How to hide the top page navigation on tablet home screen? I am a new user of Galaxy Tab and I noticed in comparison with some other home tab screen-shots in another forum, that my tab is the only who has the top page navigation squares shown.

I have only one page like the image below and my question is how can I hide that square too? I am running ICS.

As noted in the comments - this is just the launcher you are running.

There are many different launchers you can try which may look slightly or completely different.

Some good launchers to try are:

Chameleon
GO Launcher
Nova Launcher
TSF Shell


Android wear 2.0 install bug? I recently updated my Moto 360 2nd generation to Android Wear 2.0. Due to the fact that I didn't get a notification for it, I forced the installation by spamming the green tick saying that there isn't a update available on version 1.5.

After the installation, I set it up and due to the fact that it got quite hot, I went to setting>system then powered it off.

After holding down the power button to turn it back on, it came up with a boot screen screen. It had various options such as normal boot, recovery, and power off. When I selected normal boot or recovery mode, the watch just seemed to turn off.

I managed to boot back into the Android Wear 2.0 operating system by putting the watch on the charging dock with the dock connected to power. The watch turn on normally when connected to power.

Is this a bug? Are there any fixes for this issue. FYI, I did have about 30% battery, I'm not sure if this is the cause, I highly doubt it though.

Any help and suggestions are much appreciated.

Sid.

it probably is a bug, try to install the old firmware, then install android 2.0, pheraps it risolve your problem


How can I split files on the computer and then assemble them on android device? Would be a simple way to bypass the MTP protocol crap to transfer files to my android tablet. There must be app out there that I can split files in pieces on computer and then reassemble on android device.

Any suggestions?

If you're able to transfer the split files from your pc to your android device, which most probably will, you can use this app to join the files.

Also make sure you split the file using 7zip on your pc.

Hope this helps


Truecaller reads new SMS sometimes even without having SMS permission I use Redmi 9 Prime. On that I use Truecaller app. I want to use Truecaller only for calls and strictly not for SMS. So I never give SMS read permission to Treucaller app.

But still sometimes Treucaller read new personal SMS. Till now did not see any service or OTP SMS in Truecaller. Dont know how come.
What can be the reason or source of getting this possible? How can I stop Truecaller strictly touching my SMS?

During app installation from play store, you may have given permission. Without it app will not install. Uninstall and reinstall truecaller.
Which app is default SMS app.
Open app / clear cache and storage. Force stop the app. Restart mobile. Again check permission status.
Last option start mobile in recovery mode and clear cache partition.


Lg g3 open an application? I just go a new lg g3 today, and I noticed a pop-up saying to look at an app which lists all of the features. Now, I was in the app, but when I edited the app, the one time pop-up disappeared, and I want to open it up again.

I have tried searching in 'my apps' in play store, but it's not there. I manager to find it in 'application manager'

I want to reopen this app, and have been trying for a few hours now. Please help.

Thanks so much,

Ruchir

Smart Tips is part of Smart Bulletin - the permanent screen to the left of the other home screens on the default LG launcher.

It can be turned on/off in home screen settings, accessed either via the app drawer (three dots at the top right) or the settings app.

When you turn on Smart Bulletin, Smart Tips is automatically enabled. Occasionally it will notify you of new tips that are available.


My Android sytem is gone I have big problem here.
I wipe system partition on my phone, I know that I shouldn't have.
Now my phone without Android OS, I've try to flash it using custom ROM but it doesn't work.
Any idea how to flash it back to stock?
It always show error when i tried to use custom recovery from PC (using command prompt)
What stock ROM I should've flash it? Back to Android Lollipop or lower?
Thanks

Well, head on over to XDA-Developers and look for your phone.  If they have it there in the developer forums, you will probably be able to solve your problem with some research.

To get useful answers, you need to supply more information about your device.  What model is it?  Nexus 5,6, Pixel?  One of the Samsung or Lenovo phones?  HTC?  What version/patch level is on your phone?  Is the bootloader unlocked?  Do you have a custom recovery?

Armed with this information, coupled with an active XDA developer forum, and you should be okay.  There will be at least one post of the stock firmware for your device of one or more versions.  If you have the exact same on your phone, you can flash the system and you're set, though I'd consider doing it all after you backup your data.
{edit:  I just saw the "lenovo" tag on the post, so you're likely on a Moto X, G, or Z.  You will find a robust developers' forum over on XDA. }


How do I set mp3s as ringtones on ICS? I just upgraded my Nexus-S to Ice Cream Sandwich, I can't find the option to set mp3s as ringtones for my contacts? what am I missing?

Go to the contact you want to add the ringtone to, press the menu button in the top right corner and select Set ringtone. The mp3 file has to be in the /sdcard/Ringtones/ directory for the phone to find it.


WhatsApp messages on my phone were not backed up to the latest date. My phone stopped working and new phone does not have all the messages The last backup on my older phone for WhatsApp was on 6th may. I was using that phone till 1st June. Today I got a new phone and as predicted, messages from 6th May have not come. Any way to retrieve those messages?

If you still have access to your old phone, perform a backup and then restore on your new phone. Make sure, however, that all your messages are present on your old phone or else you will lose the ones after 1st June.

If you don't have your old phone, then I'm afraid there's no way you can retrieve those messages, for if there was, it sort of beats the purpose of taking a backup in the first place.


Can't boot into recovery or downloading mode on galaxy player. Is it hardbricked? I have a galaxy player 5.0 -old build and everything, but I like to experiment with it- and i wiped cache and did a factory reset and tried to reboot, and for some reason wouldn't want to boot up. So i just killed it, and tried to re-flash the stock firmware(had been rooted and some other stuff), and it failed, and now it just has a pic of [phone--triangle with !-- computer]. I can't get it to go anywhere- recovery mode, downloading mode, can't even turn it off without taking the battery out. My question is, am i done for? Is it hardbricked?

It's probably not hardbricked, only softbricked. The phone with triangle and exclamation mark is telling that you didn't flash properly. In that case it should still allow you to boot into download mode. Remove battery, put it back in and hold the appropriate buttons to boot into download mode and then reflash rom


What does "SMS Messaging Account" mean in Hangouts? I'm using Nexus 5. In my Hangouts settings, I noticed that the setting called "Default SMS Messaging Account" was set to my email address with my full name (And can alternatively be changed to "SMS" instead, which hides previous chats)

Does this mean that I've been broadcasting my full name and email address to everyone I sent "SMSes" to?

It is a weird and confusing design decision in my opinion.

To answer your question : No. Your full name and email address is only
linked to your Google account and is only used for your Hangout chat.


Can't find Smart Lock on Huawei Y6 on Lollipop 5.1.1 My phone is Huawei Y6.

I already have a pin lock.
Enabled Smart Lock (Google) in Trusted Agents.

But I still can't find Smart Lock feature anywhere.

It does have a Smart Lock feature at least on Stock and CyanogenMod build.

On Stock Android (5.1.1): Settings > Lock Screen > Smart Lock.


How to know what is causing a weird lock screen with ads to show up? I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 that just started displaying this as the lock screen. Sometimes, it displays my regular lock screen, but if I let my phone sit long enough, it will display this screen. It always pops up, not just when my phone is charging.

I don't know what it is, and the other questions I've found have suggested apps could be the culprit, but I don't have any of the problematic apps. I just want this thing gone, as it blocks my notifications.

Before downloading any third party app, do check if there is adds placed by devs.
Check if you installed any new app for lock your screen or for new wallpapers, these usually gives adds.

Most important: If you didn't find any of above case, then this is an internal app update which must be placed by company itself. Now you have to check every app by going to "Apps" section then "System apps" and look for any new app or apps related to wallpaper or lock screen and disable it.

Enjoy! It will surely work.