Transfer Data from Android Mobile to Android Tablet I want to synchronize my Android Phone and Tablet.

How can I copy my pictures and music to my Tablet?

I don't want to upload all my data to a Cloud service (my Internet connection is slow and expensive).

It would be great if there would exist an automated process where I don't need to select all files by hand.

If WiFi is acceptable, you might wish to take a look at FolderSync. Aside from cloud services (Dropbox & Co), it can also deal with Samba (Windows shares), FTP, SFTP (ssh with Unix/Linux), and more. You can define "Folder Pairs", i.e. which folder on your Android device should be synchronized with what folder on the remote machine. Sync can be done uni- and bi-directional.

I'm using that with all my Android devices and my PC, to keep different stuff in sync. Easy to do with e.g. photos or the music collection: Add a file on one device, and it gets synced across. FolderSync even supports tasker, which gives you plenty of possibilities to deal with: Having the device synced as soon as you're at home, or only when connected to a power source, at specific times, whatever.


Nexus 7 (2013) Won't Boot Normally or into Recovery After Attempted Root So I thought it would be a great idea to try and root my brand new 2013 Nexus 7. After checking out a few tutorials online, I found one for mac, and downloaded the toolkit at:

http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/12/nexus-7-one-click-toolkit-for-mac.html

I opened up the bootloader by holding down Power + Volume Down and opened the included script on my computer, which unlocked the device. I then attempted to restart it into recovery mode. I pressed Power + Volume Down on startup and opened up the bootloader. I then scrolled to Recovery Mode using the volume keys and pressed Power to select it and boot into recovery.

This is where everything went downhill.

I could open up the bootloader, but when I attempted to boot into recovery to load SuperSU onto my device, it got stuck on the Google logo with an unlocked padlock icon at the bottom of the screen. So I tried to boot normally, and it got stuck on the same screen.

All the forum posts I have come across so far to fix a bootloop all require the ability to boot into recovery mode or normally. I cannot find a guide that tells me how to relock and return to factory settings if I cannot boot at all.

Basically I need to unbrick my 2013 Nexus 7.

Thank god I figured out how to fix it.

The problem was that I was using software that was meant to root a first gen Nexus 7, and I had the second gen (2013) version. Whoops.

In order to fix it, I downloaded the Unroot/Stock Toolkit from
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/08/nexus-7-one-click-toolkit-for-mac-2013.html

and then downloaded the factory images for the Nexus 7 2013 from Google's site,
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor

I then used the Unroot/Stock Toolkit to reload the bootloader and factory image. After this, my Nexus worked fine. I was still able to root, but this time I made sure to use the correct software to do so.


Why is not flashing process protected by password? I would like to know why not manufacturers include a protection against flashing recovery or ROM under a password like IMEI, I mean, the devices should be protected via hardware to prevent against unwanted flashing process, IMHO.

Locked bootloaders are more secure than any password-based measures. Unlocked bootloaders will render any password-based measures useless.

Most if not all phones come with locked bootloaders by default, and the process of unlocking it isn't simple in most cases - it usually involves having physical access to device, being able to power it on (enter the OS) and having knowledge of ADB/fastboot. Some devices even make their bootloaders non-unlockable in the first place. If your OS is also protected well by PIN and/or fingerprint, the chances of breaking through are pretty minimal.


How does Samsung implement SD card encryption? My android device just stopped working. I still have my SD card, but all data in it is encrypted. Encryption has been performed at file level, so I have the directory structure and filenames in plain text, but file contents are encrypted.

I remember the key I used to set up encryption, but I need to know what algorithm did Samsung use for encryption and how they generated an encryption key from my passphrase.

Does anyone know if I can recover my data without the original device, using openssl or a similar program?

Samsung uses its own solutions for sdcard encryption in android device at file level.
Only device which encrypted the sdcard can decrypt it because when sdcard is encrypted an encryption policy file is saved into device and sdcard.
If you insert encrypted sdcard into other device then you will only will able to see the encrypted contents of those files.

So,if you have the same device which encrypted the sdcard and you know the lockscreen which was used to encrypt it then you can easily decrypt the sdcard by navigating as below :

Settings -> Security -> Encrypt External Sdcard -> Disable/Turn off

A notification pop up will appear for decrypting sdcard on your device


Can a galaxy s6 fit a s6 edge case? I have a galaxy s6 and I love it I do, but,  all of the cases that I like are for the edge and I don't really like that many I see for my phone. I like the glittery cases and all of them say for a galaxy s6 edge.  Could I fit my old s6 into one of these cases?

Different dimensions (height and width). The part reserved for the edge on S6E will also bring trouble for S6. Don't bother.


Sony Xperia T L30p cellular data issues I have a Sony Xperia T L30p. When mobile data is switched on it works fine, but, when the network coverage is poor and the signal gets lost the cell phone switches off by itself. Then, I must switch on the phone by myself but most of the times it just restarts my phone to the pin number login. I repeat that happens only when the cellular data is on and only when the signal coverage is zero.

Thanks in advance.

I suggest that you try to run a software reinstall using SUS. Follow
this link for reference.

If the problem still remains you should contact your local support team, to have the phone examined and fixed at an repair center. Use this link to locate service station.


sync android calendar (tasks) with calendar from PC My goal is to have common calendar & task management between my PC and Android phone. Here is my situation:

On my PC (Windows 7), I have Windows Calendar installed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Calendar
It didn't come with it (it actually stopped being released after Vista) so I had to hack around a bit to get it on there.
I use Windows Calendar partially (20%) for appointments and their reminders. My main use of it, though, is Tasks and their
reminders. Nearly always, when I have a reminder, I snooze it; I rarely complete my task after the first reminder.
So, I usually end up snoozing my reminders minutes/hours/days/weeks into the future. Windows Calendar is perfectly suited
for this functionality and is the reason why I chose it and like to use it. The calendar is currently stored on the same PC
and is not stored remotely somewhere.

Recently, I got an HTC Desire 601. I would like to access the same appointments and tasks from the phone and, importantly,
have the reminders synchronized. To clarify, I would like to be able to snooze a task from my PC at 6pm for 2 hours, leave
home for at least 2 hours, and have the task popup on my phone at 8pm with a similar prompt to snooze. So, I'm looking for a fairly
complete synchronization effect between the PC and the phone.

So, to do this, I obviously need a shared service (Google Calendar, etc.) or a shared file (iCalendar, CalDAV) on a server
that both my phone and PC can access. One knock against Google Calendar is that tasks are deficient compared to tasks on
Windows Calendar. Google Calendar tasks don't have reminders (and, therefore, nothing to snooze), so I have ruled Google Calendar out.
I'm not familiar with other SaaS calendaring/task offerings (Microsoft, etc.)...maybe someone could advise if they handle
tasks more like Windows Calendar.

On the phone, there is a calendar built into Android which is pretty close to what I want for a native client. Popups for
reminders, though, have no snooze duration. So, I can't choose how long I want it to snooze. This is fairly significant
because I routinely snooze one task for 5 minutes and snooze another task for 1 week. So, I need a client on my phone
that has this type of functionality. Furthermore, I need a client that will connect to the "shared" service/file that I
mentioned earlier.

Am I stretching the limits of the SaaS offerings out there and the available native clients too much that I now need to write
my own Android client? I'm not sure about Windows Calendar "automatic synchronization", so I'm flexible enough to accept
changing to a client like Mozilla Lightning, if necessary. I have tested Mozilla Lightning and it synchronizes (appointments)
well with Google Calendar, for example.
Any advice for my problem?

As you're after a plain Android <-> Windows solution, apart from different hosted solutions, MyPhoneExplorer might also be worth consideration. AFAIK it can sync your Android calender with different Windows solutions, especially Outlook, but IMHO also others. According to its description, this also includes – tada! – even your favorite Windows calendar:

  MyPhoneExplorer is a powerful phone management software for your Desktop PC. Some features:

  sync your phone with Outlook, Thunderbird, Sunbird, Lotus Notes, Tobit David, Windows Contacts, Windows Calendar,...
  manage your SMS, Calllists, Apps, Files, handle Calls, create backups...
  Connection via WiFi, USB-Cable or Bluetooth.

  This is the client which is needed for phone, you'll need also the desktop-software which can be downloaded at www.fjsoft.at.

(emphasis mine)

I think this will suit you best. MyPhoneExplorer is said to be a real good solution (as a side-effect, it even helps you with backups, and other means of managing your Android device). Not being a Windows user, I cannot speak from my own experience, though – but a Playstore-rating of 4.6 with ~20k votes should mean something, too :)


How to root Acer Iconia A100? I am having trouble trying to root my Acer Iconia A100 with Android 4.0.3. I have tried several rooting methods and they always fail.

I have the USB debugging enabled, and all the adblock or antivirus apps are off.

I've tried all of these:

SRSRoot
KingoRoot
KingRoot
Z4root
How to Root Acer Iconia A100 Tablet

Am I just missing a step somewhere?

Here is the report from the SRSroot app:

---= SRS One-Click-Root v5.1 =---

11:29:11 AM - Starting ADB Server..
11:29:16 AM - Manufacturer: Acer
11:29:16 AM - Model: A100
11:29:16 AM - Android Version: 4.0.3
11:29:16 AM - Build ID: Acer_AV041_A100_1.049.00_PA_CUS1
11:29:16 AM - Board ID: vangogh
11:29:16 AM - Chipset Platform: tegra
11:29:16 AM - Getting OffSets.. : 0xd9f0 0xaf47 (True)
11:29:17 AM - Query Server for Best Method.. Found Rootkit: 4

    ----= Start Rooting Process.. Please Wait =----

11:29:17 AM [+] Testing exploit: root8 (please wait..)
11:29:39 AM [+] Executing root8 exploit Failed.

11:29:39 AM Auto Root Failed on this device. :(

11:29:39 AM Rebooting Device and try again...

On the Kingo, when I run the Windows application to root the Android it always says that rooting was successful, but when I try to do anything that requires root (like installing busybox) on the Android, it always fails.  Then when I restart the android the rooting is gone.

So, I can root it with Kingo, and if I use SRSRoot after that, it says the android is, indeed rooted, but it doesn't persist.  When I reboot the Android then run the SRSrootkit then it sees that the Android is not rooted (even though it seemed to be before reboot) and it cannot root it itself.

Using the unlockr method, I find that the batch file reports mkdir failed for /data/local/tools, permission denied with subsequent permissions errors.  And so that method is not able to get root either.

I had similar problems with 4.0.3 and 4.1, but I fixed it with king root (note the lack of an 'o' after 'king'). It is one of those one click root methods, but it has served me well, and always resides in my toolkit.

Download link (XDA Developers) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=14576&task=get


Connect PS3 Controller to Nexus 4 Is it possible to connect a PS3 Controller wireless (bluetooth) to the Google Nexus 4 without rooting it? There was a way on earlier Android versions, i heard.
How about now?

Thank you

If your phone is rooted then one option may be to try the Sixaxis Controller app (it's a paid app, but you can test compatibility with your phone using the free Sixaxis Compatibility Checker app).

The app should work with both official Sixaxis and DualShock 3 Playstation controllers over bluetooth, but due to the non-standard bluetooth protocol used by the PS3 controllers it isn't compatible with all phones, so test first (using the app above), or check their website.


Account, paid for Apps and new account My children have nexus tablets. They have their own google accounts with email adresses.
My ex-wife has changed the google passwords so i cannot set up a new android phone for the children. If i set up new account/email addresses on the phone or for their tablets, how can I install the paid for apps which are connected with their previous accounts whilst at the same time giving them credit to purchase apps etc on the new accounts?

Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Seamas

Could you ask your ex-wife for the password? That would be the easiest way.

If that doesn't work, you could start a password recovery procedure on a PC, in some cases it uses a registered Android device to verify ownership, which you have access to. Just click on the "I forgot my password" link at gmail.com.

Sadly there is no way to transfer paid apps and in-app purchases between Google accounts.


Blackberry Q10 to Samsung Galaxy S6 Want to get my contacts from Blackberry Q10 to Samsung Galaxy S6.

Tried MobileTrans, Dr. Fone (neither support Blackberry anymore) and even tried to use Samsung Switch software.  Neither worked.  What can I do ?  I just want to import the contacts over ..

I think you have two options:
1: Transfer to a Google Account login to a Google account on your Blackberry and go to the contacts app > gear icon > General > Contacts Management > Copy Contacts and you will be able to copy them straight to the Google account. Then login on your Galaxy S6 and enable contacts sync.

2: Export as a vCard or .vcf file contacts app > gear icon > General > Contacts Management > Import/export and select an option. Then transfer the file from your Blackberry to your S6, and go into the contacts app and click import.

If in option one, for whatever reason you are not able to login to a Google account and transfer the contacts, you can export them as a vCard or .vcf, and import them into Google contacts on your PC directly.


How to get rid of performance suggestion on Samsung Devices How do I get rid of this really annoying performance suggestion that pops up probably 50 times a day?

If you are using Android version 5.0 or above you can always block notification of a app.
Long click on the notification you want to block, you will get a icon 'i' at right corner
Click on it and then select block all and we are done.


Why Do Cables Affect Charging Speeds? I had P1 Turbo with 5000mah battery. It's SC-13 could  0-100 in under a hour even with wifi enabled.

The charger is broken but I keep the cable. I use a third party 2.1A charger with dual ports. The weird thing is. My G7102 and Note 3 N9000 gets charged slowly with that cable compared to the original cable of Ace 2. Ampere says Samsung cable gives more than 2 times amperage.

Why is that? I don't know electronics can someone explain it to me why is that?

Because all cables have a resistance. This is affected by the length and cross sectional area supplying the power pins.

The formula is:

  R =  ρ L / A

(Where R is resistance, ρ is resistivity, L is length and A is cross sectional area).

Other factors are the plug itself and the amount of power it can draw. Also, factors like QC 3.0 compatibility allow the phone to pull more current at a higher voltage. Phones intelligently decide how much power to draw as well based upon their own tables, the temperature and charge and other properties of the battery.

But, in general, a cable with higher resistance or unable to pull as much power will charge more slowly. Just because a cable is rated for 2A doesn't mean it will achieve this.

To see more detail, I suggest you get a meter that will allow you to measure the precise current and voltage using the same USB plug and different cables.


How to use Generic USB Joysticks in Android via OTG? I have a generic USB game controller (looks like a PS2 controller) and I just got my ordered USB OTG cable. So far keyboard and mouse work, however, when I insert the gamepad, I can't seem to make it work. Any thoughts? What can I do to make it work?

Some details about the phone:

Rooted
Unlocked bootloader
Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4

You need to root your device.
Also, you need to have and install the following:

Software (APK)
1. USB/BT Joy Center

Hardware
1. USB hub with power capability
2. your generic gamepad
3. USB OTG

After the installation of the APK Insert your hub with power capability (some tablets and phones cant give enough power to the joystick).
When the USB hub lights up it is detected by the tab, all you need to do is plug your generic gamepad.
Now open USB/BT Joy Center this software will automatically detect your gamepad.
(trouble shooting) when your device is not detected. Restart your device with all the hardware connected.
When your tab is already open, try reopening USB/BT Joy Center. I think this should do the trick.


LG G5 Slowing down the house internet The story started about a month and a half ago. At random times the internet speed went down drastically, changing between 0MB/s to 75MB/s (which is my maximum).

I have called countless times to my internet provider/supplier. They claimed they supply the maximum amount I paid for. In 3 weeks we replaced about 3 different routers and the issue did not disappear.

I have heard that video games, videos and some programs on the computer can cause those issues. In my house there are 5 computers, and this issue never occured until now. I ran virus scans on every PC, checked for torrent programs, but everything was completely fine with the computers.

In one of the calls with the internet provider, one of the workers told us about a special case where his phone did the same thing we described.

My family and I started investigating more into it and we found out the LG G5 my sister owns is affecting the internet as long as it's connected to our WiFi.

The internet "slow-down" happens at random times, but it always happend when the phone was in the house and connected to the WiFi. Each time it happened as soon as we disconnected it from the WiFi the internet speed jumped straight up to 75MB/s. I can verify that it is indeed the phone and not a PC or any other device that is connected to the internet.

We have tried "factory resetting" but the issue kept occuring.

I'll list the applications and phone information down below:

Hardware Info

Model Number: LG-H850

Software Info

Android Version: 6.0.1

Android Security Patch Level: 2016-04-01

Build Number: MMB29M

Software Version: V10d-ISR-XX

Applications

Best phone ringtones

ai.type Emoji Plugin

ai.type Electric Glass Theme

ai.type Keyboard Plus

ai.type Hebrew Dictionary

Instagram

Tiny Flashlight + LED

To-do list & Agenda by Any.do

The rest of the applications came with the phone.

Now... I am desperate, very very desperate. I have been digging the internet to try and find a connection between a mere phone to the internet. This issue didn't not occur at the moment we brought the phone into the house, which makes it even harder to find a solution.

My question is:
Is there any solution to fixing that internet slow-down other than throwing the phone out of the window?

Thank you in advance.

Try disabling the background apps and auto sync. This might resolve the issue


How to disable RIL on Android? As soon as I connect a USB modem to android device, system grabs ttyACM0 and ttyACM1 in an attempt to open connection. As a result, the ports are blocked and can not be opened by other services. How, if possible, can I disable RIL on android to avoid having it block ttyACM0 and ttyACM1 as soon as modem is plugged in? Is it doable without having to rebuild Android?

I have tried making following changes in init.rc, as well as deleting ril-deamon service entry.

setprop ro.radio.noril yes
setprop hw.nophone true

The consequences of disabling the RIL daemon (rild) is hardware dependent. Because RIL is getting more and more involved in all aspects of Radio related items, including WiFi. The easiest way to stop RIL is by killing rild. But you need to have a rooted device to do this. Open a command shell and get root prompt (#).

# kill -9 `pidof rild`

You can then check the current status with:

# getprop |grep init.svc.ril
...
[init.svc.ril-daemon]: [stopped]
[init.svc.ril-qmi]: [stopped]

To restart rild you have to point it to the right device and library files. You can find what these are with:

# getprop | grep rild.lib
...
[rild.libargs]: [-d /dev/smd0]
[rild.libpath]: [/system/lib/libril-qc-qmi-1.so]

Then restart with*:

# rild -l /system/lib/libril-qc-qmi-1.so -- -d /dev/smd0

* PS. I haven't actually tried this line, so feel free to edit this post. It's possible you also need to supply the correct SE context to SU as well...


Where to find the official Cyanogenmod release notes? Where are the official release notes for Cyanogenmod, in particular the 9.1 release? I wasn't able to find them.

Did you check with the official changelog site? Or the XDA thread on 9.1? The latter mentions http://cm-kang.appspot.com/anzu/ics for the changelog. And then there's this page where you even can filter changes by devices (probably the best source to check).

If you need more details: All that from page 1 of a simple Google search for cyanogenmod changelog "9.1" (<- hint! ;) )

To the first (and explicit) question: If there were any new features? That probably very much depends on your device. So using the last changelog source I mentioned, filtering by the device you want to know this about, you will be able to answer your question. As I don't know your device, I can't ;)


My Moto Z is stuck in a bootloader mode AND will not communicate with my Windows 10 PC Before it became problematic, the bootloader on my Moto Z was unlocked, developer options were on and so was USB Debugging. Then a friend tried to root it and that's when my problems began.

Now, when I connect my Moto Z to my PC the usual "USB connected" sound is heard and the android device (Moto Z) appears without error under Windows Device Manager.

As far as I know, my major issue is that the phone only connects to the PC in charging mode. I've tried various cables, including one that specifically claims to be for data transfer. I also have the correct universal drivers installed. These were installed after I removed the Motorola drivers (they didn't seem to work, either).

Any idea how I can get my Moto Z to communicate with my Windows 10 PC so I can transfer the necessary files to the phone to get it out of this "soft-brick" mode?

Thanks.

John ODwyer

have you tried to connect in bootloader mode?
hold power button plus volume down when device turn on untill it boots into boot loader and from there flash TWRP then you can transfer files via TWRP.
you gonna need ADB tools tho.


How do I Install a custom ROM/recovery on a Galaxy Note 2? I was trying to install CyanogenMod 12 Lollipop ROM on my Note 2. When I restart my phone in recovery mode, its giving me this screen:

After this I select the option "wipe data/factory reset" and then choose option "apply update from external storage" and when try to install, it gives me this error

  failed to verify whole-file signature. signature verification failed

Please help me to solve this problem.

You are using the stock recovery, which only allows files signed by Samsung to be flashed. Flash a new recovery via Odin, such as CWM, TWRP or Philz.


Sync contacts with ubuntuone? It doesn't look like UbuntuOne has a sync app for contacts. Files and music, yes, but not contacts. Are there any workarounds to this?

I've successfully avoided linking my phone to a google account thus far and I'd like to keep my contacts off of Google.

I'd like a good way to sync my Ubuntu One contacts to my phone without going through google.

NOTE: As of June 1, 2011 the current Ubuntu One contacts sync for mobile will no longer be active. We’re stopping support for our current service so we can focus our energy on launching a much better service sooner than we could otherwise.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/PhoneSync/

Probably not the answer you were looking for. I am Ubuntu (3 PC, only one dual-boot) and Android ( 2 Android phones) user myself.
I will recommend migrating to google contacts. I suppose all of your contacts are stored in "Phone" (if you are not syncing them) Most phones can easily export your contacts to a SDcard and then re-import them. When asked, select your google account, not "Phone". You should select only google contacts to be visible, to avoid duplicates.

If you want to sync your desktop mail app with online service, and you use Thunderbird (or you are OK with it), installing zindus will provide sync between thunderbird and gmail contacts. G contacts and android contacts are auto-sync with the correct options anyway.
To sum it up:
If you want a simple online solution, select google contacts (gmail)
If you want an offline  desktop app mail client, add Thunderbird +zindus to the equation


How can I make tasker close these apps as though I've swiped them away? I want to make it close all the apps in here.

I've tried this already:

But it doesn't do as intended, since the apps dont leave the recents. Any ideas?

You don't need root, but you do need to have Tasker or equivalent.

Open Tasker, create a task, select "App" and select Launch App. Select the app that you want to hide from recent list. Put a check next to "Exclude From Recent Apps". Exit out of the action to save it.

You can then either open the app using Tasker or export the task as an app. Install the app that you've created. You can now load it without it showing on the recent list.

Hope that helps!


How to prevent Android from creating Android and Lost.dir folders on external otg storage? If I either connect my Camera using a USB cable via OTG or inserting the SD card in a OTG reader connected to the phone Android creates automatically two folders: an Android folder an a Lost.Dir folder.

The problem is that as long as these two folders are on the camera (a Pentax K50), this latter thinks that the SD is not properly formatted and asks me if I want to format it or otherwise I cannot use it again. And indeed if I delete the two folders using my PC I can then start using the card again. Obviously I cannot format it.

The problem is that I cannot delete these folders on the phone without reliably preventing android from recreating them. Also the two folders remain on the SD even if I properly eject the OTG storage.

The problem is that I am going on a trip and I won't be having a pc with me. How can I then transfer the photos from my camera to the smartphone?

Android folder is used to keep data about your apps. Deleting it from the internal storage or external storage (when used as adoptable storage) will cause the loss your apps' data.

LOST.DIR is a folder used to place recovered files during boot. It is usually empty. Deleting this folder is safe.

In your case, you can delete both folders without creating any issue. Delete the folders, then disconnect the SD card as mentioned by @Chrisii. It is a process that you will have to accomplish every time because the folders will be re-created by the Android OS when the SD card is connected.

All you need to know about LOST.DIR folder on Android devices

What is the use of an Android folder? What happens if I delete this folder?


Using a wifi dongle to monitor network I have an android smart box with a built-in wifi and I want to add a dongle to the box so that I can monitor the network. I have found a similar question with somewhat vague answer(at least to me);
Android as WiFi bridge with AP

I have 3 wifi dongles at the moment. The device can detect 2 of them(with dmesg run from shell and also a small android application which gets vendorId and productId of the connected usb devices) but I don't know if the required drivers are installed or modules are loaded.

My question is if the devices are detected, can i make use of them in an android app? or do I have to download android source code and compile it with new drivers/modules?

Basically I'm a little bit stuck and any pointers would be appreciated.

Thank you

Why not use the built-in Wi-Fi, and use a network monitor tool like Fing?


Samsung S5 doesn't show USB icon Whenever I plug a USB cable into my Samsung Galaxy S5 device, it won't show the USB icon, I don't see anything happening on my computer either, all that shows is that it's charging.

I tried plugging another android device into the same usb cable, and that works, so I conclude that there is a problem with my device.

I tried rebooting my device into download mode and then plugged the usb cable in, and suddenly my computer reacts!

Is there some setting that I've made that could block the device? I've set and unset USB debugging (I have been able to load apps from Eclipse earlier) but that didn't make any difference.

I heard that someone with similar problems solved it by reflashing the device, is this necessary? I would like to avoid that if possible.

Type in your dialer *#0808# and choose MTP+ADB and save it.


Gmail ICS: How do I mark as not spam? I've got a Samsung S3, and on my old SGS I could mark a spam as not spam.

How do I do this in my ICS GMail? The feature seems to have healed up.

Others have seen this also:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525799

You can't mark mails as not spam.
Instead you have to label it inbox. To do this on the bottom action bar, hit labels and tick inbox.

It seems that this is equivalent as all future emails go straight to the inbox.


More flexible Digital Wellbeing settings for limiting time spent in specific apps? Digital Wellbeing is a feature/app built in to recent Google phones and some phones with Google-licensed Android distributions, but it isn't open source, so unfortunately it doesn't seem like it would be possible to modify it and add new features. I am looking for something a little more powerful, that would allow me to, for example:

Group a bunch of social media apps together, and have one time limit per day that covers them all as a group, rather than timing the usage of each individual app separately. For example, instead of limiting myself to 30 minutes on Twitter, 30 minutes on Facebook, and 30 minutes on Reddit, I would like to be able to limit myself to 1.5 hours in total on any "social media" app (the group of apps being definable by me, and I would define it to include Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and perhaps others). So with that "group limit", I would be able to spend, for example, 1 hour on Twitter and 30 minutes on Facebook, but then it wouldn't allow me to use any of those 3 apps for the remainder of the day.
Disable the time limits automatically at weekends, and re-enable them at the beginning of the next week
Disable all the time limits manually in the evening, but have them re-enabled automatically the following day, in case I forget to do so.

Is there any way I can achieve these goals?
Also, is there any way to also achieve these goals on my Windows PC, in a unified way? Right now I'm just blocking those particular websites on my PC, as a workaround. That means I can only access them on my phone, so I don't have an easy way to get around the time limits I've set up on my phone. But it would be nice to have a time limit that's shared across all of my devices.

TimeLimit can be used to achieve the first three goals. Steps to follow:

Go into Settings -> Digital Wellbeing and delete all existing time limits, making a note of them as you do so, so you can recreate them below. They will be managed by Timelimit instead, from now on.
Install Timelimit from F-Droid (where it is called Open Timelimit) or Google Play.
Open the Timelimit app
Grant all the permissions requested - except the device management permission, which is optional, and dangerous, because I think it is impossible to unlock your phone if you forget your "parental" password.
Set a password for the "parental" user (which can be just you, or it can be someone else who you trust to set limits on your behalf)
Add apps which you don't want to be time-limited to the "Allowed Apps" category. Be warned that notifications will be limited too - so make sure to add apps which you want to receive notifications at all times from, to this category!
Create a new category, e.g. "Social media".
Add the apps that you want to be in this category
Set a time limit for each day that you want the time limit to apply on, individually. So if you want to limit the apps during week days, you have to create 5 separate limits, one for each day. There is a warning message that warns you that you have to do it this way, but it's easy to skip past it and miss it. The problem is, if you just select all 5 week days, your limit will apply to the whole 5 days, and once it's exceeded, it's exceeded for the whole week!

The "child" user is the user that is restricted, and does not need a password. You can rename that user if you are not a child, by going into it and tapping the gear icon.
If you are asking someone else to manage the time limits on your behalf, perhaps because you don't trust yourself to manage them appropriately, there is currently no option to rename the "parent 1" user, but you can achieve the same effect by creating a new "parent" and then deleting "parent 1".


HTC One M7 DCIM folder isn't listed by HTC Sync Manager Running the most recent software update on my phone and the most recent HTC Sync Manager and I can't see DCIM folder in HTC Sync Manager. I can see it via HTC native File Manager app, though.

I had run into this problem before and it resolved itself somehow. Anyone else running into this problem? Anybody knows what to do?

Check inside storage. The folder that is first presented seems to be different under lollipop on my M7. But storage\emulated\0\ has all the folders that used to be there!


How can I play videos on my TV(not smart TV) from my phone Can I play videos from my Moto G on my Vizio TV via the USB port or HDMI.
If possible, how?

There are a number of devices similar to ChromeCast which plug into the TV's HDMI port and accept wifi streaming from computers/phones/tablets.  Some are quite inexpensive, and a few incorporate a full media computer running either Windows or Linux.  Any of these will let you stream media to any HD TV, even a first year model.

If necessary, you could also use an HDMI switching cable to expand your port count, if all HDMI ports are already in use.


What is this status bar icon for Since I upgraded my s7 edge to nougat I am seeing this icon with circle quater of which is white and the rest dim and a plus sign in center.  There seems to be no  info in notification panel

That indicates that Data Saver is turned On in Settings - Data Usage.


"Android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly" error when I boot my Galaxy Nexus Every time I boot my phone it gives the error message android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly. Why?

I am using 4.0.2 on my Galaxy Nexus.

The process error you are getting is android.process.media
The clue is in the media part.

You should go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Then make sure you look under the ALL tab. It is MEDIA what you are looking for.
Clear the data and cache for this one. Then Force-stop it and restart your device.

When it restarts, it should restart normal and the media will start again automatically without the issue.


Transfer SMS messages from Android to new Android phone Possible Duplicate:
  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages?

Is there a way to easily transfer my SMS messages to my new phone if both are Android?

SMS Backup & Restore (free and highly rated) in Market seems like a good fit for the task.  Backs up SMS to gmail (threaded), supports restore to SMS (hence the name).


how to change the lock screen clock style? I know we have "LockBot" and "WidgetLock" to change the style of the lock screen. But they are not free and it seems they do not allow me to change the clock styles either. I do want to change the lock screen style, only the clock style on the lock screen. Do we have apps like this?

P.S. my Android phone is HTC G1, with CM6 mod; and I expect the clock on my lock screen looks like this.

If you have a rooted phone which I assume you do since you're on CM6, see this post detailing how to change the font of the clock on the lock screen.

Basically you need to replace Clocktopia.ttf in the /system/fonts folder with your desired TTF font (remember to rename new font as Clocktopia.ttf) and reset permissions to be similar to the old file.

If you're willing to use WidgetLocker, there's the freeware Make Your Clock Widget Beta - that will, as the name suggests, allow a user to customise and create a clock widget as per your taste. You can then use this custom created widget in conjunction with WidgetLocker.


How to set default Home screen on Nougat/7.1.1? It's driving me crazy.

On a Moto G5s Plus (with Android 7.1.1) how do I set the screen I want as the default one, so that is shown when I press the Home button?

At the moment the left-most screen (of 3 screens) is the default. I wan to set the middle one as default one.

I already disabled Google Feed.
I already tried to long press one screen, get the setup view (change order, remove, Widgets, etc) but there is no icon (usually a "Home") at the top of the screen to be pressed for setting the default screen. I find this method everywhere but doesn't behave like that
I already tried to pinch-in with 3 fingers; nothing happens

Long press on screen, then hold and drag wanted screen to left (first) position


Can I use a Motorola Atrix without a SIM card? My company purchased an Atrix for app development and would like to use it without a SIM card.  Unfortunately, on boot it is not possible to get past the "No SIM card. Emergency calls only" screen.  Is it possible to use the Motorola Atrix without a SIM card?

Edit: Is it also possible to skip or bypass the MotoBlur registration screen?

You can bypass the SIM card requirement by playing with the boot options:

Load Boot menu by holding the Volume Down button while starting the phone.
Press the Volume Down button until the option "Boot Android (NO BP)" appears at the top of the screen.
Press the Volume Up button to select this option.
On load, the phone will bypass the No SIM card screen

Next, you can either register for a MotoBlur account or skip it by entering the following keys into the virtual keyboard (press and hold the Menu key to bring up the keyboard):

?123
ALT
ABC
e
?123
ALT
ABC
e
b
l
u
r
o
f
f

Luckily, this process only needs to be performed once.  It looks like the phone remembers this boot option for next time :)  Thanks to XDA for the MotoBlur bypass steps!


Are there maps that I can download to a PC and later transfer to the android phone? I notice that many maps vendor such as Google require user to download offline map using their android phone. At the worst case, the user need to setup internet connection point in which the android phone will use the PC's internet to retrieve those offline map.

So, my question is - are there really pure offline map that I can first download to my PC and later transfer to the android phone? (It would be better if the offline map can also be view inside the PC too. Meaning that the offline map can be used on multiple devices - Portability!)

I use OsmAnd which works well with offline maps (OSM). Download offline map(s) once and after that no internet connection is required to use them.

You can download the .obf-file of your location from this list of offline maps. Or use the  app to download .obf files directly to your device.


How do I fully back up an Xperia Z2 phone? I'm thinking about moving onto a custom ROM, but I don't want to permanently lose any DRM keys. How do I go about fully backing up the contents of the phone before mucking around with it?

I figured it out eventually. It's not easy, because you need to get root before wiping anything (or unlocking the bootloader, which would wipe everything).

Download a copy of the old firmware, which you can find at the XDA forums. You will need to downgrade to this old firmware so that you can take advantage of an old root exploit (vulnerability). I used version 17.1.2.A.0.314 from the UK, but anything from 4.4.2 should work.
Obtain root and install a custom recovery so that we can use it upgrade the firmware. XZDualRecovery is popular. I used Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.8.21-RELEASE.installer.zip. This includes a root exploit so that it can install the recovery.
You can use the custom recovery (TWRP) to create a backup of the TA partition that includes the DRM keys.
Use the recovery to upgrade back to an up-to-date official firmware version. You need a pre-rooted firmware (PRF) zip file. The best place to look for one is on XDA's Xperia forums. Here's an example for version 23.4.A.1.232. Don't forget to clear the Dalvik cache.

This process does not require you to unlock the bootloader, so the DRM keys are never wiped.


Why is my Galaxy S3 making a weird beep beep noise during calls? Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 make a weird beep beep sound when I'm on a phone call? It started yesterday when the call started.

Check the settings for your dialer app.  Most dialers have some kind of "call in progress" beep that goes off every minute or so if the option is enabled.


How do you restart the download manager service? I was using my Nexus 7 (android 4.2.2) through the hotspot on my phone and the download manager was trying to download a large app update. I pressed and held the notification to get to the app info for download manager and disabled it. How do I re-enable it?

Go to Settings > Apps then scroll to the right.

You'll see a few tabs:

Downloaded
Running,
All
Disabled (if any of your apps are disabled)

In the Disabled tab find the Download Manager and enable it.


HTC Desire has trouble to establish connection via Wifi I have a HTC Desire running Froyo (2.2). When I get home, the desire takes a long time before it establishes a connection with my Wifi broadband. Sometimes restarting the router works, other times switching to "Airplane" mode and then enabling Wifi and then disabling "Airplane" mode makes the connection. I have a Netcom NB5+4w modem. I know that current HTTP activity delays the switch to Wifi from 3G. But even when there is no http traffic running on my phone it spends all of it's time "obtaining IP address" from the router. I don't run many apps and I force close many of them in case they are blocking access. But it doesn't seem to make a difference

Has anyone else had similar problems ? and do you have a reason/solution ?

I have noticed the same thing happening occasionally - I find that if I turn the wifi (on the phone) off and on again it will usually pick the wireless network up straight away - that's not quite as drastic as having to enable/disable airplane mode.


How to export bookmarks from Chrome in Android? I need to import bookmarks from my Chrome Android mobile. Is there any direct way to do it? Please do not suggest to sync Chrome account in desktop and do import from there, my Sync rights has been disabled by admin in Chrome desktop.

If you cannot sync for some reason then your option of import to export from your Android device the bookmarks  is pretty much closed, if the device is not rooted.

Did I hear ADB backup? No, not in this case because Chrome for Android doesn't allow backup by ADB.

Any hope? Yes, but only for rooted devices.

I didn't really understand from what you are trying to import to or from, the bookmarks, so I've given here a simple but useful use-case to get the job done. Hopefully, it should do the job for you.

Chrome for Android stores the bookmarks in /data/data/com.android.chrome/app_chrome/Default/Bookmarks and the backup in the file Bookmarks.bak in the same directory.

Chrome in your PC stores the Bookmarks in your user profile → .config → google-chrome. See this answer for OS specific location.

Now it is obvious thing to do. Simply exchange the Bookmarks file between the PC and the device or from one device to another device. While doing so, make sure you delete the Bookmarks.bak because that may cause trouble. Also, do backup a copy of the bookmarks file at both the ends, in case, an issue pops up.

If you copy the bookmarks from PC to Android, then the new bookmarks would be available under Chrome Menu → Bookmarks. Depending upon whether you had those bookmarks in the PC under Desktop or Other cateogory, you may see the same category in the device.

If the Chrome for Android bookmarks are restored in PC then they would show up in Chrome Menu → Bookmarks →  Mobile Bookmarks.

You may merge the bookmarks too, but that would need a bit of editing in the bookmarks file. The file is a text file and the content is easily comprehensible, so you should have no issue in editing that file.


Is there a podcast app that can download podcasts so that they're available to the stock music player I'm looking for a podcast app that will just run in the background, download new episodes when necessary and make these episodes available to the default music player.

I like to access my music and my podcasts in the same place and don't really like the idea of using separate apps to listen to podcasts and the rest of my music.

The BeyondPod podcast player will download new podcasts directly to your device, on a schedule. For example, I have it run every morning to look for new podcasts.  And, it can be configured to "Share Podcasts" with the default Android Music Player.

I have never used the share-with-default-player feature, so I can't really comment on how well that works in practice.  But the basic podcast management and download features have all worked nicely for me.


Clear profile data on Firefox for Android I am using Firefox for android on Android 4.1.2, and I created a master password for passwords etc on Firefox, and promptly forgot it.

I think a way to solve this and start again is to remove the profile's directory (according to this, it is located at data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/), but as I have not rooted this device, that is difficult.

I have also tried removing /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/org.mozilla.firefox, which did not work

You should be able to go into Settings>Application Manager and clear data and cache for the Firefox application.


Locking an individual WhatsApp message On my SMS messaging app (Go SMS Pro)I can lock individual messages within a thread/conversation so that if I want to delete the majority of my messages from a sender I can still save important ones and prevent them from being deleted. With WhatsApp it seems I can only delete an entire message thread and there is no way of saving individual messages within a thread. Is this correct or have I missed something?
Many thanks

This is correct
There is no way currently to lock individual messages to prevent them from being deleted according to WhatsApp Support.
You can, however, select several messages to be exported:

Click on Options > Settings > Chat History > Send chat history.

You will then be able to send your chat history via email or through some other application.


How to launch the hidden Sound Recorder on Froyo? I discovered a "Sound Recorder" in the application list on my Froyo handset. Why is it hidden like that with no 'launcher' or app icon to start it?

I'm curious.. also because of this app;
I need to open this thing and I want to know how to do it since it is already on my phone. I don't want to pay for an app that is just a shortcut.

NOTE: I recently flashed an unofficial cyanogenmod ROM for my phone and it has the hidden sound recorder shortcut now on the application drawer.

You could try launching it from the command line using the am command. Either from a terminal emulator or from an adb shell you can try:

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.soundrecorder/com.android.soundrecorder.SoundRecorder

This works on my EVO and on my Xoom, and it's probably important to note that my Xoom does not display the Sound Recorder application in my app drawer (similar to your device).

Also, some custom launchers let you define shortcuts to either an activity or an intent. In ADW Launcher, for example, you can choose to set a shortcut to the Sound Recorder activity by long pressing your home screen and going to Custom Shortcut->Pick your activity and then finding it in the list (it lists every activity on the device).


What notification icon is this fish? This is on an S7 Edge.  I do not have this phone in my possession.  This is from a screen shot of a text they sent.  This "fish" icon was in the notification bar at the top left. I have searched in reverse image and cannot get an app name.  Does anyone recognize this icon?

Thank you


Setting contact picture from linked contact I use Local Sync as my main address book. Several of my contacts are linked to different address books (e.g. LinkedIn, Skype, Whatsapp, Viber).

In my case, I found a contact having a very beautiful photo in Viber but I chose to set an old ugly picture in my address book

The question is: how do I tell Android to select the contact picture to display for a given contact not from Gallery/Camera apps but from that same contact's linked Viber account?

The question can be generalized and rephrased to cover not only Viber:

how do I tell Android to select the contact picture to display for a given contact not from Gallery/Camera apps but from one of that same contact's linked accounts?

I just found the answer, which is a little tricky.
In general
When you need to set a default picture t oa contact who is linked to others, simply press MENU and go to Defaults menu. There you have the Caller ID setting in which you can choose the picture being displayed on call.
In the Viber case
That is not possible, since Viber doesn't actually create linked accounts, unlike Whatsapp. If the application that allows people to set a photo to themselves and manages contacts doesn't implement writing to address book that won't be possible


Root Android then Restore Factory Defaults If one roots an Android device (smartphone), what happens when Factory data reset is performed after that? Will the device remain rooted?

It depends on what you mean by resetting the phone:

A Full wipe / factory reset using the recovery system will not remove root. You flashed root into the /system/ partition, so it isn't going anywhere if you just wipe the data from the device.
Re-installing official firmware will remove root (e.g., re-flashing a stock ROM)


Password too long to type in android device.Locked out from android device manager I have set a password from android device manager but it is too long to type from the phone - i cant change the password from the device manager. What do i do?

I think I just had the same problem. It took me awhile to figure out.  Super frustrating.

If your problem is you can unlock your phone but cannot update the password, then try truncating the password to 16 characters.  The lock screen will only except 16 and will ignore everything after the 16th.  However the password entry field in the settings will except much more.  This is why you can log in, but cannot update the password.

So if your password is: 'qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxc', then just type: 'qwertyuiopasdfgh'

hope that solves your problem.


How to block access to a website? Is there any way to block access to a particular website through the stock Android browser?

If you have root, you can mount the systems partition as editable and edit the hosts file and set the site in question to redirect to 127.0.0.1.  This is somewhat complicated voodoo, however, and I wouldn't recommend it if you don't know what I'm talking about already.

However if you don't want to do this manually and have rooted your phone, the app Hosts Editor is a nice little single purpose utility just for this.

If you're up for the voodoo, and have ADB installed:

From the terminal invoke the adb command with remount option otherwise you will get "failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc/hosts': Read-only file system".

adb remount
In the terminal pull the default hosts file from /system/etc/hosts or /etc/hosts which is the symlink of the file not only for backup purpose but also to get the file to modify.

adb pull /system/etc/hosts <path to pull hosts file to>
Modify the file according to your needs.
(eg) 127.0.0.1 www.somewebsite.com
Push the file back to the phone:

adb push <path you pulled hosts file to>/hosts /system/etc/
That's it.  You can check it out from the shell:

adb -e shell

cat /system/etc/hosts

source


What is the solution for external sd card unexpectedly removed Please give me the solution to this problem. My external sd card memory is about 2 gb available, yet is is removed.

When I reboot my phone then it supports but in a few seconds it gets removed.

Please give me solution

Change your phone. This is happening because of the Card slot error. Hardware problem.


LG G2 proximity sensor I found a big issue in my LG G2 proximity sensor. During a phone call the screen doesn't turn off and the automatic screen lightness doesn't work. This problems happened many times a day. I also tried to do an hard reset but I got the same issue just after the reset reboot (without any app). Sometimes also the gravity sensor holds (screen doesn't turn), but this not so often as proximity sensor problem.
I installed a sensor test app and this app doesn't work too (sometimes got data sometimes not).

What can it be?

Firstly I thought about an software problem, after the hard reset I thought an hardware problem, but it is very strange all this trouble on a 2month old phone. These problems started 2 weeks ago.

Is there in android a system log or something like this?

Had similar issue with G2 after display replacement. Unfortunately this could be solved only by replacing the proximity sensor itself (via warranty repair). From the information I found out on the web

The most disturbing issue was that I could not unlock the phone in dark light environment (the screen immediately turned off when I tried to go past the lockscreen).


How to install kernel module for android? I currently have a custom kernel and ROM installed on my android device. The kernel I'm using comes with a separate download with kernel modules that you are to install yourself if you want. However no instructions are given on how to do it, also I cannot find any tutorial on-line how to do it.

So I have a bunch of .ko files, Android SDK and my rooted android device. How do I install these kernel modules?

Use adb to push them to /system/lib/modules, then reboot. Android should load them at boot as long as they're in that directory, I believe.

shell> adb push module.ko /system/lib/modules/
shell> adb reboot

If you get a "read-only filesystem" error then remount /system as read/write first, then push them. Usually you can do this with adb remount. You could probably also put them onto an SD card and then use a file manager to copy them over if you want.

You can also use insmod to manually load a module into the kernel at runtime, but it wouldn't be reloaded if you reboot. This would allow you to skip the initial reboot, though, since you should be able to insmod all of the modules after you push them onto the device.


Unable to use apps that access the Internet on wifi I have recently had a pretty weird problem with my new LG Shine Plus which I hope you guys could help, here is what I did:

When I first sign up for the phone, I purchased a one month data plan just to try things out, everything was great and I was able to use the data plan and wifi when I am at home and downloaded quite a few applications and they all worked perfectly.

I cancelled a data plan since it cost quite a bit, however I am a student and there are both wireless networks on campus and in my residence room. As a result, I have turned off the Mobile Data Networks.

After that, all the applications, for some reason, stopped working. When I opened up the Advanced Task Killer Free, for example, it will show You must have INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permissions in AndroidManifest.xml and when I tried to hit KILL selected apps, it will crash. On Bloomberg, it says android.Manifest.permissions.INTERNET permission not set in AndroidManifest.xml file before crashed, and on a whole bunch of other apps, they just crash as soon as I open it up.

However, the most interesting bit is, I was still able to access the Internet on my mobile browser (tried several website that I know I did not go before just to make sure those are not cached pages) on wifi and I can access Android market on wifi as well.

So I turned Mobile Data Networks back on in hope that would resolve the problem, but the same thing happened even with the Mobile Data Networks turned on and now I am unable to use any apps I installed  I have verified that I have the apn set up properly in there.

By the way, I have link2sd installed, but it was installed while I was using the data plan, and it worked fine then, I have also had AdBlock installed, which I have already uninstalled it and even apps without any add (dropbox) is crashing at the moment as well.

At this point, I would suggest doing a factory reset. Your problem would likely require more troubleshooting than it's worth to fix. Make a backup if possible. Google should remember the free apps you've downloaded and re-install them.


Group Admin kicked out of own group Why does Whatsapp kick me out of group of whcih i am admin and other groups in am in. I changed from Samsung S4 to J3. And how can i restore my previous backups?

If you tried to change your phone number of your whatsapp account, whatsapp recognises your account as a different from initial one.
Your account therefore gets considered as not being among the group members.


What file system does the format option in settings > storage use? I was wondering what file system Android will use when I format my (external) SD Card. Can someone enlighten me?
Is it the one already used or exFAT or FAT32 or manufacturer dependent?

It will format the external micro SD card to FAT32.


How to bypass "Verify your account" (Factory Reset Protection) I won a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, signed into it with my Google account, played around with it, wiped it, and sold it.

Now the person can't get past setup because it's saying he must login with an account previously synced to the phone.

Is there anything I can do from my side to remove this lock?

There are full guides for several devices from RootJunky on YouTube. This first method works on some Samsung and LG devices.  Your user can probably start at step 4.

Reboot into Recovery mode (hold Home, Volume Up, and Power, releasing Power when you see the device turn on/reboot).
Perform a Factory Reset (press Volume Down until wipe data/factory reset is selected, press Power, scroll down to Yes -- delete all user data and press Power again).
Proceed through the device Setup Wizard until it prompts you for the Google account credentials.
For a Samsung device, save this RootJunky APK onto a USB flash drive, and connect it to the device via OTG.

For LG:

Back up, connect to Wi-Fi, then back up again and hit Accessibility (Yes to the prompt that follows).
Turn "Switch Access" on, then enter its Settings and set a key for Overview, such as Volume Down.
Back out to Accessibility again,  go to Vision → Talkback → Settings → Privacy Policy to open the browser, and download the APK linked above (rootjunkysdl.com → Apps).
Press the key you set up for Overview, hit Dual Window, and select the file browser.

When the File Explorer launches, browse to and tap the APK to install it.  When you get the prompt about unknown sources, choose the Settings option and enable the Unknown Sources option.
Complete the install and choose to Open the application, which will open Settings.

For LG:

Add a new user account under Users, switch to it and add your own Google account via Setup, then switch back to the main user (Owner) from Settings → Users, and back out from there to the main Settings.

Go to Backup and Reset and do a Factory Data Reset.  As per my other answer, this will remove FRP from the device.

The APK in (4) is very simple and just opens Settings, you could use any other that does the same if you don't want to trust that source.

Nexus 5, 5X, 6, and 6P running 6.0.1; Goclever Quantum 2 400S running 5.1:

Insert an activated SIM card and call it from another phone.  Answer the call, hit the Add Line (call conferencing) button, and enter *#*#4646#*#* or *#*#4636#*#* (worked on Nexus 5X).  Tap "Usage Statistics", then hit the back button, and you're in Settings and can do a factory reset.

If Factory Reset is disabled thanks to a security patch, you can instead create a new user account (going through and setting it up), then follow the very next guide below for the Turbo, starting at the second paragraph.

You can also do this without a sim through this exploit.

Motorola Droid Turbo running 5.1:

Go through the Setup Wizard until you encounter the "About your privacy" page (you might need to connect to Wi-Fi).  Hit the "Privacy settings" link, then "View Motorola Privacy Policy".  On that page, select any text and hit the Search button, which will open the browser.  Type Settings into the address bar, and tap the suggested Settings app.

Enable developer options (by tapping the version code in About Phone seven times), then go into Developer Options and turn on USB debugging.  Connect your device to a PC with ADB installed (from here) and run this in a shell window:

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:user_setup_complete --bind value:s:1

Now you can go into Settings and do a Factory Reset.

Motorola Droid X Pure running 6.0:

Navigate through the Setup Wizard to the Wi-Fi connection screen, and select a password-protected network.  Select "Show password", then type in a password and select the password text.  Hit "Share" in the menu that pops up and select Gmail.  Add a POP or Exchange account (not a Gmail account), and (from the message pre-populated with the text you "shared") select Settings from the 3-dot menu and then choose "Manage accounts" from that same menu.

You should now be in the Settings app.  Follow the above Turbo guide starting at the second paragraph, and you're done!

For devices where none of the above or similar methods work, or after these exploits are fixed, see my other answer.


Can't add hotmail.com address into Gmail 5.0 I tried under KitKat and Lollipop on my Nexus 4 but I can't add my old account. I also tried both manual and automatic setup, but same result: credentials are incorrect.

Any solutions about this? Should I have entered different parameters during the manual setup?

EDIT:

POP3 with default parameters: server hotmail.com, port 110, security STARTTLS

IMAP with default parameters: server hotmail.com, port 143, security STARTTLS

Exchange, which doesn't give the possibility to change any parameters

Do you have two-step verification enabled on your hotmail account? If you do, that extra layer of security can trip up GMail. You'll need to create an "App Password", which should be a setting in your Hotmail settings.

From Microsoft's Two-step Verification FAQ:

  Some apps (like the mail apps on some smartphones) or devices (like
  the Xbox 360, for example) can't prompt you to enter a security code
  when you try to sign in. If you get an incorrect password error with
  an app or device, you'll need to create a unique app password to sign
  in. Once you've signed in with your app password, you're all set to
  use that app or device. You'll need to create and sign in with an app
  password once for each app or device that can't prompt you for a
  security code.

  Sign in to your Microsoft account.
  Under Password and security info, tap or click Edit security info.
  If you're prompted for a security code here, enter it and tap or click Submit.
  Under App passwords, tap or click Create a new app password.

  A new app password is generated and appears on your screen.
  Switch to the app or device for which you need the password, and enter the app password displayed on the screen.

  For more info about signing in to specific devices, see App passwords
  and two-step verification.


How to check that my Phone supports MicroSd Card SDXC UHS1 Bus Speed U30 card or not? My device manufacturer technical specifications say that Expandable storage supported is of 128GB FAT32 hope its slots must be supporting SDXC form factor not SDHC form factor and UHS1 U3 BUS SPEED

I want to purchase a card of 64GB or 128GB for my device and want to pre-confirm before purchasing

I have readed  answer to the question  microsd Speed necessary that UHS  class U3 is not supported in all type of phones

and link of    Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card#BUS
also say that

  "Older host devices generally do not support newer card formats, and even when they might support the bus interface used by the card.."

and link of   Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card#Bus
also say that

  "Use of UHS requires that the host device command the card to drop from 3.3-volt to 1.8-volt operation and select the 4-bit transfer mode."

This all confused me  so I want to confirm with online and other site whether integrated sdcard reader / host controllers specification  but  nothing could be founded for android and specially for my device

I want to know will the Micro SD-Card slot/host controller  will able to detect SDXC UHS1 Bus speed class U3 cards or not and if detected can it perform on good speed or not?

If your phone specification state that it can support sd card >32gb (recent phones have support like 128gb, 512gb, 1tb or 2tb), then it supports SDXC.
Otherwise if it only supports 32gb and below, it only supports SDHC since there are no SDHC cards that has greater than 32gb of storage.
Regardless of the UHS-1 class, your phone can still detect micro SD cards that is SDXC compatible since it only specifies the card speed, not the compatibility. At the moment, no phone supports UHS-2 cards (not to be confused with UHS-1 class 2 or U2) but you can still use it since it is backwards compatible - though, you will not gain the optimal speed of that card.
Hope this helps!


How to identify I already own a paid app which is on a 100% discount offer period? Google Play Store recently got updated in my device to v11.8.xx. I'm used to buying paid apps gone free (PAGF) [free for a limited time]. In v11.7.xx or earlier, if I bought a PAGF, the view used to change from image 1 to image 2, as shown below. In v11.7.xx, even if the offer period was over, or a new offer period emerged I would always used to get Image 2, which visually confirmed me that I already owned the app, and I needed not to install it.

However, in v11.8.xx, whether I had earlier bought the app or not, as long as there is an offer running on the app, I get the following image. The striked-down text below the Install button confuses me, because visually I can't get to know whether I already own this app or not.

Why is this a problem? Can I not just tap on that button and get along with it? Well, once in a while, yeah, I can do it. But. I'm habitual of going on a PAGF installation spree everyday (I use PAGF app and App Sales app to find such apps), and every extra click bothers me. It's more than the click. It is the confusion surrounding it.

How do I fix this?

I thought of going back to v11.7.xx but Play Store automatically updates me to latest version. I also tried setting immutable bit onto its APK (v11.7.xx) but it didn't work for me. I know, I can go to Account → Order History, but finding an app out of 100s of owned paid app is not efficient and is quite irritating too.

I'm using a stock and rooted Android 7.1.1 on a Nexus 6 with Xposed Framework.

I haven't paid attention to this aspect in previous versions of Play Store but with the current version I see no confusion

If you don't see offer period (as in your first screenshot) you can install or you own the app as you say

Discount offer not availed

Discount offer availed app installed and uninstalled

The strike through pricing is only shown for the duration of offer. See

  About sale price annotations
  Earn more revenue with the right monetization options

Here's an app that I bought on sale many months ago and it seems to have an indefinite offer period and it shows discounted price

Bottom line - ignore the strike through pricing. You are good as long as you don't see the offer duration notice


Xiaomi Mi5s plus' display won't turn on after updating LOS I encountered a very strange problem with my Mi5s plus (natrium). I was flashing the recent LOS 20180717 version, Open GApps Aroma and Magisk 16.0 via TWRP (in that order). That's my usual procedure every once in a while and it usually works perfectly fine. After flashing the Magisk zip, my phone "wouldn't turn on" anymore. However, I can boot into the bootloader and recovery modes and I can easily access everything from my terminal with fastboot and adb (it's even mounted when in recovery). The display stays dark, the notification LED as well. Now, I'm not sure what to do, I erased the cache, I tried to reboot.

Does anybody have an idea how to "unbrick" my device? I have the feeling that I messed up something with the boot partition, but I'm no expert on that.

Thanks, hundertzwoelf.

Update: I solved it by flashing the stock boot.img from MIUI. Yesterday I tried the same with the boot.img provided by the Lineage OS ROM and it did not work.


How do I print from Android through my LAN? I have a HP f380 printer, which doesn't have wifi connectivity. I managed to share the printer through a computer used as printer server and print to it from different computers. Now how do I print to it by using my android device?

I found HP ePrint and Google's Cloud print, but they tend to go over the internet to connect to my printer, which is quite the detour since I'm on the same network as the printer anyways. So is there a way to print directly to the printer from my Android device?

I've used the app "HP print service plugin" to print to my HP printer that's on the network, and it doesn't seem to use the Internet. The plugin was preinstalled on my device, and may not be compatible with your device, but you can have a look here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hp.android.printservice

Oh, and the plugin seems to support USB OTG too.


Reload IMAP folder list in K-9 mail Recently I changed the folder structure of my E-Mail account, actually merging a lot of them. K-9 didn't realize the changes. It neither added new new folders nor removed those, no longer existing.

Pressing the refresh button in folders view seems only to refresh the mails, rather that the folders.

How can I achieve a re-read of the account's folder list?

Go to the list of folders by clicking on the folder icon next to the IMAP account listed under the Accounts view. That's your list of folder's you'd like to update. Tap the three dots in the lower right. There should be an item called "refresh folder list."


Wrong Google account picture Some applications on my phone (e.g. Maps) show a wrong picture for my user account.
Specifically, an old picture is shown instead of last one I put on my Google+ account.
How can I fix this?

I use a LG-P692 (Gelato) phone.

I found the workaround using the Google Talk app:

Open Google Talk;
Click on your user profile thumbnail;
Click on the profile picture and select Change;
Browse for the picture and select it.

After a while with Sync option on, then the updated picture is shown on other apps.


Tasker: Create calender event if sms contains 'Yes' Every Wednesday i sent a sms with Tasker to confirm a appointment on Thursday the appointment is always at the same place and time.

Is there a way with Tasker to create a Calendar appointment if the reply sms contains yes?

Thanks, hope you can help!

Sure you can

Task

Create a new task "New Task + "
You can name this Task CalAppointment or anything.
Click "+" to add new Action
App >> Calender Insert [In/For: the number of minutes from now at which the calendar entry should start. Optionally, For how many minutes the calendar entry should last); Calender (choose the target calendar app) Title: (Optional): Description (optional); Location (Optional); Available (if not clicked the entry is marked as busy)]
Tap back to exit from this task
Save this task and exit

Profile (or Trigger)

Create a Profile which allows triggering received SMS and day:

Goto Profiles Tab and click the "+"
Event >> Phone >> Received Text
[Type: SMS;  Sender: Choose the number of the sender; Content: *Yes *
Tap back to exit from this window
Long press on first context and choose "Add +"
Day >> Select Week Day (scroll down the on the arrow under Days) and choose Wednesday


Error in Play Store: Insufficient storage available I'm using a Moto E. A while ago, my phone decided to show me the following message when downloading apps, despite me having around 300 Mb more than was required:

  Error while downloading (Insert app name), Insufficient storage available

After some thorough internet research, I found that the best way to solve the issue was to install the App Cache Cleaner. This worked, and I was able to install apps once more.

However, after a while, the message started appearing again, except this time, it was just:

  Error. Insufficient storage available.

I researched this issue, and found that the only possible way to solve it was to clear the data from the Google Play app. This just made things worse, as it has gotten rid of the Google Play Services app, and I cannot do anything without reinstalling, and updating it, which I can obviously not do.

How do I solve this issue?

Edit: I have tried clearing all caches, clearing the Google play data, disabling and re-enabling Google play, deleting apps, and restarting my phone as suggested, all of which have not worked.

this is   what i learned from my old 1gb app storage phone. To stop notification of insufficiant storage.

clear cache found in setting>storage>internal memory cache.
your phone needed some least amount of memory to work(hide notification) which was 150~200mb for me.Try to maintain the storage of 250mb reserved.
deleting google play not works.Deleting play service may give you some memory but you will need play service.

if still getting the notification at app install just remove your gmail account and untinstall play store (not play service) to factory version then reinstall/update play store and add account.


How to force Contacts to respect "File as" (or "NickName") field for sorting and display? Let's say one wants for Android to display their father not as "FirstName LastName", but simply as "Dad". This seems to be a pretty essential feature; and, as I have heard, it is implemented even in an old systems such as Windows Mobile.

However, while Google Contacts offer the "File As" field (which does what I'm looking for), Android does not seem to respect this field: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5724 , http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8578

The issues are pretty old; did anything changed since then? I cannot find any options to use the "File As" field on my Xperia P with Android 2.3.7 installed.

Are there any alternatives to the default "Contacts" application that make use of this field?

As of 2019, Google contacts respect the "file as" option.
If you have contacts named as "FirstName LastName" and use "fileasname", the display name will be "fileasname". Also, you can search even by "FirstName" or "Lastname" or any of the entries made in google contacts. (Yeah even notes are searchable).


Phone randomly slowing My phone is a Sony Xperia Z1s running lollipop, and I've noticed that this device loves to be very slow and choppy, even after a week after a clean install. The worst part, the slowing is inconsistent.  I have uninstalled Facebook, which seems to have helped, but not entirely. Are there any tips specific to my phone?

Does your phone have a cleaning system built in? If it does give this a try to see whether it makes a change. If not, maybe download an app such as Clean Master or something similar.

If worst comes to worst then you may have a virus. I recently had a problem with my computer graphics card where it suddenly became extremely slow. I found out later that I actually had a virus or malware installed without even knowing, which was affecting the graphics card's output (for whichever reason). Give malware-bytes or an anti-virus program of your choice to remove any possible issues you could have with the phone. If these don't work I'm afraid I can no longer help you :)


Coolpad 8297l-100 E: failed to verify whole-file signature when updating through rom file? i am using Coolpad 8297l-100 E now it is getting very slow,not showing gallary i formatted it through settings but issues all remained for that i decided to root using original rome file but it gives error.

Please help me soon to resolve this issue

If flashing through recovery results in an error, it's probably because the file you are trying to flash is not intended to be flashed via recovery.

In this case, you have to flash using a computer instead.

Coolpad devices need a software called YGDP which will do the job for you.

You also need a CPB firmware.

Instructions on how to use the software can be found here


Show an app's context menu on Nexus 7 My Galaxy S1 (Gingerbread) has a context menu button below the lower left of the screen which brings up various extra soft-buttons. For example, in the Twitter app, I use this to pop-up an additional menu which includes a switch user soft-button.

I have recently acquired a Nexus 7 which is lovely. However, the three screen buttons are Back, Home, and Multitask[I think?] and I can't work out how to bring up the same context menus which I use to use. When I press the Multitask button in any app, I just get a list of running apps.

Have I missed something? Is there no context menu option in Jellybean?

How do I get to the Twitter App switch user soft-button (etc)?

Connect your device with a USB cable,
activate USB debugging
issue: $ adb shell input keyevent 82

Alternative geeky answer, let's say.


Does upgrading bootloader wipe your data? I'm about to flash an update to Android 4.4.2 on my Nexus 4, downloaded from Google Developers, and one of the files that it's going to flash is the new bootloader version.

I wanted to know if flashing a new bootloader will re-lock my fastboot, which will require me to unlock it wiping my data, or if it will in any other way cause my data to be wiped.

Ok, I made a backup in case and then I performed the upgrade.

End result: It did not wipe my data. It did not re-lock my fastboot, or any other side effect that I could find except updating the bootloader version either.


How do I change gmail accounts when using the share functionality of an app? I have 3 gmail accounts coming into my gmail app.  I also frequently use the "Share" feature of many apps (Browser, Gallery, BeyondPod...) to share links via gmail however when it opens up the email compose screen sometimes I am given a dropdown to choose which account to send it from and other times it defaults to the account of the last inbox I checked and doesn't give me an option to change it.

This does not seem to have any rhyme or reason to it. Does anyone know how I can make sure to always have the option to choose which account I'm sending from?

I'm sure this is fixed in the latest Gmail App which you should be able to download from the Market.

(This used to bug the hell out of me - sometimes the drop down would work, other times not, completely at random. Haven't had the issue since the last Gmail App update)


How to uninstall app installed on non-present SD card I've got a Samsung 10.1 2014 which recently stopped recognizing the card in the SD card slot.  Card is recognized fine by a PC, but in the tablet, nothing.

Apparently, some of my apps installed themselves to this SD card.  At least that is my impression; all these apps now have lost their default icon which has been instead replaced by a transparent default Android icon with "SD" next to it.  If I try to open them I get a toast message which says "Application not installed".  I don't know anything about how to install or move apps to the SD card, so I assume it was done automatically by the Amazon app store, which is where all these apps were from.

Android itself doesn't recognize that these apps are installed.  However, the icons are still there and I assume there must be some traces of them still present on the device (not on the SD card).  I would like to get rid of all that by uninstalling.  The Amazon App store says on device but not installed by amazon appstore but for some reason which is beyond me, Amazon chose not to implement any way to uninstall an app.  I never knew there was an OS way to uninstall apps before this, as I always uninstalled directly from the app store that I installed it from.  So Amazon's behavior is puzzling to me.

I have read this related question asking how to uninstall but the answers which don't talk about how to do it from Android directly (which won't work for me) mention how to delete the app, which is not what I want.  When I try to delete, it tells me that if I delete the app I will lose it and have to repurchase it from the store again later if I want to install again, which is not what I want.

I thought about maybe trying to re-install the app on the device (although, not sure what it would do since it may want the SD card present!), and then uninstalling, but the Amazon app store doesn't provide any way to install the app. Since it thinks it is already installed, it only provides an "open" button, which does nothing.

How do uninstall the remnants of these apps from my device?

1. If the app is available from your launcher, simply drag it onto the "Uninstall" button like you would normally do when uninstalling an app.

2. If the app isn't available from launcher

Navigate to Settings->Applications and find it. Tap it then tap Uninstall.

3. If it's not showing up even in Settings

Get a terminal emulator or connect to it on your computer via adb shell, and run

pm list packages -f

and from its output, you'll be able to identify apps on removed SD card because their associated file paths are shown. Take down its "package name" which comes after the equal sign (looks like com.example.foo) and type

pm uninstall <package name here>

Hit Enter and it's ultimately uninstalled. No more troubles!


how to root Galaxy SL GT i9003 for DDLF2 I am running official Samsung ROM build version 2.6.3 DDLF2. I wish to root it for reverse tethering and few other utilities. Need a trusted link for rooting tutorial or a rooting package for the same.

Your device seems to be quite easy to root.

Make sure you have Samsung Kies installed.
Download Odin 1.8.3
Go here and download the appropriate file for your firmware. To find out you firmware's version, you can run dumpstate on the phone (via adb shell or any terminal application). The fifth line of the output will contain the version identifier (like Build: GINGERBREAD.XWKPG).
Start your phone in download mode. Switch off your phone, and restart it while holding power + volume down + home
Enter download mode and plug your phone into your PC.
Start Odin and put the firmware you just downloaded into the PDA box.
Click Start. Your phone should reboot after a while.
Congratulations! You are now rooted!
Switch off your phone and reboot into Recovery by holding volume up + home + power.
Wipe Dalvik Cache.
Reboot.

Source


Where can I find the Xposed Framework and installer for Nougat? I am currently on CyanogenMod 14.1. I have been trying to find the Xposed SDK 25 for Android 7.1 but couldn't locate it. So I wanted to know:

If it is even out yet?

If yes then where can I find it?

Please help...

Status Update: Adding link to iBug's answer , which gives details on availability of Xposed for Nougat .

Details below pertain to the state of things at the point of time of answering the question

Xposed for Nougat is not yet developed

Rovo89, credited with Xposed framework development updated status here in mid Nov 16
Another developer apparently is also working on it and is yet to be finalised, see 15th Dec update

( See this answer for reasons )

You can follow Google Plus Xposed to monitor


Why 360 photo in Google Street View is supported only in phones with gyroscope? I got few phone but all without gyroscope. In all of them, Street View app says:

  360 photo capture is not supported on this device.

Why gyroscope is a must, are the gravity & compass not reliable to make 360 pictures?

Update:

Both gravity & compass have (x,y,z) components and I know both have some drawbacks:

gravity sensor is affected by acceleration (motion).
compass sensor is affected by metals and sometimes get locked is a direction. (move device in 8 path to free it).

Also:

gyroscope has little drift with time (may not affect in this case)

Anyway, are these enough reasons to drop phones without gyro from 360 photo capturing?

Basically 360 photo is a set of photos on a large canvas. gyroscope tells us the orientation of phone. inside the 360 photo viewer module the orientation is mapped to that large canvas with different photos. so when we look around. gyroscope tells operating system about the orientation of mobile and displays respective photo on screen.


ADB Shell Input text unicode value gives permission error I am running below command on Ubuntu with connected devices

adb shell input text "तणणररथ"

but it gives me permission denied error and start dumping state of the device

sh: resetreason: can't execute: Permission denied
========================================================
== dumpstate: 2018-11-28 03:20:03
========================================================

.......

Can you please help me on this?

From this StackOverflow post: adb shell input unicode character adb shell input isn't designed for unicode characters.

The most promising answer points to a github repo: ADBKeyBoard however there is a note that it may not work on Android O / Android P.


How can I disable autocorrect for some languages in my keyboard? I speak more than one language, and so I have set up my keyboard app (Gboard) with multiple languages, each with its own keyboard layout. I like the fact that autocorrect is enabled in English, I find this feature very useful. However, in the other languages, the autocorrect is terrible and I find it frustrating.

How can I turn off autocorrect just for non-English languages? If this is not possible using Gboard, are there other keyboard apps that have this feature? I welcome answers about any keyboard app.

The keyboard that comes with Samsung phones has this feature.

You can switch keyboards by pressing the little keyboard icon in the navigation bar, or by opening Settings, General Management, Language and Input, On-screen Keyboard.

You can configure the Samsung keyboard like this:

Open its settings by going to Settngs, General Management, Language and Input, On-screen Keyboard, Samsung Keyboard.
Open Languages and Types, and add the languages that you want to add.
Go back to the Samsung Keyboard settings
Open Auto Replace, and enable auto replace just for the languages that you want to enable it for.

I don't think it is possible to install the Samsung Keyboard on other types of Android phones.


What are the hardware requirements for Battery monitoring? I looked at the hardware compatibility list, but there is no mention for a requirement of a battery monitoring functionality in the hardware. But, all phones display the battery level with the BatteryManager API.

As far as I know, there is no particular requirement.

You will get battery monitoring details when you send particular commands to the battery.

That is, the battery itself will have hardware for that.


SwiftKey 3 9-key keyboard? Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode.


How to enable power to micro usb port to use otg devices on android? Android does not provide enough power to usb otg devices.

If your android smartphone does not provide enough to power up USB-OTG,
you can get a OTG Y-cable from amazon for $7.
You may need to install custom rom if your stock android does not support USB-OTG


SMS messages won't delete no matter what I have a phone which has thousands of SMS. Now it's very difficult to delete them all and the SMS app always hangs. I have tried the following to no avail:

Select All SMS > Delete
Downloaded SMS Backup & Restore App and used it's delete function
Downloaded Super SMS Quick Delete App and used it's delete function

They all just hang.

I am also trying to "Clear Data" the Dialer Storage App but it's not pressable, even after "Force Stop". How can I make the Clear Data button pressable?

Or, is there another way to delete all SMS aside from Factory Reset?

You could always download Handcent and use its "Force Deletion" feature. I've seen that work for many others. But depending on how many SMS you have, you will need to let it sit for a while.


Why does my internet only work in certain places? ok so i had this problem for a bout a day ago and i tried to restart the phone and the router and i forgot my wifi and pasword and put it in again and it says im connected but it keeps unconecting and reconnecting but the weird part about it is that everyone in the house is connected and it works for them and the second weird thing about it is that when i go to the living room where the wifi router i can access my instagram and other social media apps but when i head back to my room it doesnt work anymore it wont let me access my instagram or anything else i have to use my brothers hotspot plz help i have a lgk7 plz help ive really tried everything possible but nothing is not working ☹

disclamer: it always worked when i was in my room

According to GSMArena, your device (LG K7) uses Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n standards. According to my findings, this standard tends to have limited coverage on some bands.

More explanation on different wifi standards has been described here:

My suspicion is that probably something/someone messed up the router settings to operate on a certain band, perhaps the 5GHz one or another. This normally covers a pretty small area, but is associated with such high speeds and is less congested. On the other hand;

  The shorter waves used by the 5 GHz band makes it less able to
  penetrate walls and solid objects

I suspect this may be the reason you can't get exclusive connection (instead you get disconnections and reconnections) the moment you move further away from the router.

Consider this illustration:

It gives a clear picture on extent of Wi-Fi coverage on common bands.

It may be the way round that you unknowingly tweaked these specific settings.

As a workaround You may need to revert to default configuration either on  your router or your device and see if the situation changes.


How can I webcast a live drawing session with Android? I just migrated from an iPad to a Nexus 7. One app that I used frequently was Jot. Basically it was a simple drawing app that allowed people to watch what I was drawing in real time on a webpage.

Is there a way to achieve something similar on Android?

To the date, No

The best you can get is to share your whiteboard through Wi-Fi. Go to goolge play store and search for whiteboard apps. You will find a plenty of great apps.

Hope this helps.


How mount (or auto mount) an usb stick formated with ext4 and be visible or working with apps on Android 5 , Marshmallow and later versions The question appears in variate forms [1] just to say it is ridiculous on Android that ext4 is the default file system doesn't recognize usb pen formatted with ext4 (but android 4.4 reconize it without any problem), as a Linux user this is a big regression , and I still not found a way to usb be detect as usb , like pens with FAT32 or NTFS. I have root on my device .

[1]
Mounting a ext4 formatted sdcard on Android Marshmallow

Partition gets unmounted automatically in Android Oreo

External Ext4 card mounted only for root (!) on Android 5.1 64 bits

How to use an ext4 formatted sd card as external storage with working app permissions?

We still need root. First I need make a dir in /data/media/0/ (/sdcard)

mkdir /data/media/0/usb1/

which means usb is not detect as usb ever but I can read data from apps that it is what I want .

After I made a script with :

su -mm -c "mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda1 /data/media/0/usb1/";
su -mm -c "mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda1 /storage/emulated/0/usb1/"

and after with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager

I made a favorite script and with the add-on to create a launchers, I made a icon in home screen (shortcut I preferred instead widget) and on click it, it mount my ext4 USB pens.


Disable notification for declined calls I have a HTC WildFire (android 2.1) phone. I want to disable the notifications for the calls I knowingly decline. I still want to get the notification for the calls I miss. Does anyone know any setting/app to do this?

Try pressing the back button when you get an incoming call - that usually makes the caller continue listening to a ringing tone but the ringing on your phone stops.

Pressing the reject / call end button will make the ringing stop as well as cut the call for the caller.

If you'd rather stop the ringing / vibration but still want to answer the call after a few seconds (like walking out of a noisy room etc.), press any volume key on the side.


in.android.location.providers_changed: Toggling Location error Recently in my android smartphone, while toggling GPS the notification popping up "in.android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED".

Why this is happening recently & not before and how to disable it?

There are some aaps which gives debug msg for location, as in my case one assistan app. As soon as i uninstalled the app that msgs disapeared.


LG Watch Style USB Debugging - computer not recognizing presence of watch I am trying to develop for my LG Watch Style and I am having trouble getting my computer to recognize its plugged in. I've tried reinstalling the Google USB drivers and resetting the watch.

It's almost like the charger that came with the watch is not capable of sending data.

Does anybody know any debugging secrets?

Looks like the LG Watch Style's charger has NO DATA PIN.

The workaround for me was to use Bluetooth debugging, you will need an Android phone with a USB cable and a computer running the ADB server. Wifi debugging is also an option but that requires a USB connection initially (maybe it can be bootstrapped through bluetooth?)


Creating a bootable USB through android Is there any way to create a bootable USB (not turn your android device into a bootable USB), with an OTG USB stick through android?

I do not have a laptop to do this on, as the one I need (the one i need to bootable USB for, and the one i need to fix)no longer has an OS installed nor a CD drive. So any help would be much appreciated.

I am aware of the app to turn your android device into a bootable USB, but that does not work in my case.

Based on the discussions with OP, he has

Broken Win 10 machine, unable to get into OS
Rooted Android

He wants to

Extract Data from the Win machine
Install OS

Solution

Install DriveDroid ( requires root ) which can

  DriveDroid allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone. This is ideal for trying Linux distributions or always having a rescue-system on the go... without the need to burn different CDs or USB pendrives

From the developers XDA thread, download Hiren's boot CD (for windows) - link in OP into the Android device
Enter BIOS of your machine and set the Boot order to boot from USB as first choice ( key combination would be based on the machine and Google can help)
Connect Android to device and boot, device will recognised and a temporary Win environment Win XP / 7 can be created. Connect an external drive and transfer files to drive

Above based on my personal experience in getting data out of  dead Win XP

Installing new OS

In my case, CD was working so I installed OS again
One of the reviews ( by Steffen Mossefin) claims he was able to do that using this app.

Edit:: Help section of app suggests ways of installing windows using this app by creating bootable USB drives, which of course need access to another PC - not tried this