Charging paused. Battery temperature too high or too low

AFAIK the temperature sensor that measures the battery is built-in (in the battery). In your case either the battery is defective, because it get's to hot immediately when charging or the sensor is defective. Either way, I think you have to replace the battery with a new one.

Before you replace the battery you should rule out a software error by doing a factory reset to see if the problem persists.


Why have some of my apps started coming up as tiny shrunken windows

Let me guess... you turned on GPU Rendering in the developer options? Some apps that don't properly support it will do that. Try turning that off.

Also, on an unrelated note: you can take screenshots by holding power and volume down.


Is there any Netcat like application available in Android OS by default, like most of the Linux systems?

Not natively. You first need to install a Terminal application like "Termux" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux&hl=en then "Busybox" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en. Here is some info on all of the tools included in the Busybox package https://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html

There are also several other Netcat style applications available from the Google Play store - https://play.google.com/store/search?q=netcat&c=apps&hl=en


Android USB tethering to an OpenWRT router

Use OpenWRT 10.03 or later. Install the following modules:

kmod-nls-base
kmod-usb2
kmod-usb-core
kmod-usb-net
kmod-usb-net-cdc-ether
kmod-usb-net-rndis
kmod-usb-ohci
kmod-usb-uhci

Then edit /etc/config/network. Under the WAN configuration, change option ifname eth1 to option ifname usb0. Then enable USB tethering on the phone and reboot the router.

This article has some information about how to get the configuration smoother so you don't need to reboot the router each time you want to tether. This article has a simpler way.


Is there way to switch between proxy settings on ICS?

Just try ProxyDroid

This app need root permission and IPTABLES support.

It's a full feature proxy application including support for HTTP/Socks proxy types, global/individual proxy mode, multiple profiles.

Binding configuration to WIFI's ssid or mobile connection is also supported.


Why is Widgetlocker app evading my task-killer?

if you go to Advanced Task Manager, you can set (in the settings) the security level to low, which will show you running services. By default it only shows processes.


Unpacking 'Non-Standard' Boot.img Problems for 64 Bit Device

After Numerous trial and error, I finally managed to output ramdisk.gz.cpio, this was from starting at the correct ramdisk hex .gz area, search 00 00 00 00 1F 8B, narrows it down to 2 sections, kernel (Image.gz) and ramdisk.gz.cpio. So for the ramdisk I started from 1F 8B and went all the way to the end of the document ( I was before stoping to early, therefor corrupting it).


Full Google apps access to location needed for maps with GPS?

That strongly depends on the app used. Unfortunately, since Froyo (Android 2.2) the options "use location service" and "permit Google to collect" are connected and undividable (before you could chose them separately). So if an app uses the Google Framework's location service to obtain position data, it won't work without that service enabled. If it accesses GPS itself, it would work with or without.

Only way out of this trouble would be to root the device, and then use a permission protector like e.g. LBE Privacy Guard or PDroid Privacy Protection / PDroid Manager, which let you decide on a per-app basis which app is permitted to access a service/certain data (many possibilities here, not only location).


Have you looked into this? If this is what you are looking for it can be done inside the chrome browser on Android. It's almost at the bottom.

https://www.howtogeek.com/241006/how-to-block-third-party-cookies-in-every-web-browser/


Podcast app with Google Reader integration (Google Listen alternative)

I'd have to double-check on the reality of the sync/import part of the question, but you may want to look at BeyondPod. It claims that it will sync read/unread status, but I've not used that capacity. I've used it for years (on WinMo long before Android was available on a phone) and have loved using it.


Is it possible, that old smartphone becomes slow simply because it is old?

Performance has nothing to do with battery voltage. The reason is that the flash memory is "worn" and therefore slower and less responsive.
My Nexus 7 (1st generation) is also very slow now and I have almost no apps on it. You can read more here: Why Android Phones Slow Down Over Time, part "No Solid-State Drive TRIM"

  No Solid-State Drive TRIM

  The lack of proper TRIM support was the main thing that caused
  Google’s original Nexus 7 tablet to slow down over time. This was
  fixed in Android 4.3, which added proper TRIM support. On Nexus
  devices, updating to Android 4.3 will fix this problem.

  If you have an older device that doesn’t have Android 4.3 and has
  slowed down over time, you can perform TRIM by rooting it and using
  the LagFix app. This app runs the same fstrim command Android 4.3 runs
  in the background. TRIM is necessary because of how solid-state drives
  work — solid-state drives slow down over time because flash memory
  cells must be cleared before they can be written to again. TRIM
  preemptively clears cells that contain data from deleted files,
  ensuring things will be as fast as possible when Android needs to
  write to those cells in the future.

  How to Fix It: Root your device and run LagFix if you’re using an
  older device. This happens automatically on devices running Android
  version 4.3 and newer.


Nexus 5 stuck on "flying color dots lollipop" screen after Hard Factory Reset

If you have been waiting an excessive amount of time for your phone to boot (eg. leaving it overnight to boot) but it is still at the boot animation, you may be in bootloop. This is when the phone fails to boot due to some errors in the /system partition. As a preliminary measurement, you should perform a factory reset (or wipe /data) to see if that helps. If  that does not help, you should reinstall the /system partition.

First, you have to format your /system directory; you will need a custom recovery to do this. I recommend TWRP (Nexus 5), but regardless of which recovery you choose, you should download the latest version.
Power off your Nexus 5, then press and hold Vol-, Vol+ and Power simultaneously. Don’t release the buttons until Fastboot Mode menu appears. Excessive force is not necessary and may break your buttons.
Now, you will have to use the adb and fastboot tools. Open a terminal/cmd in your adb/fastboot folder on your PC. If you have the Android SDK, they are usually located in /path-to-sdk/sdk/platform-tools/. Alternatively, you can install the Minimal ADB and Fastboot tool for Windows (or sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot for Linux).
Now plug in your phone to your PC. Making sure that your phone is in fastboot mode , type into terminal/cmd: fastboot devices to make sure that your phone is properly connected (it should return a serial code to you). This next command will perform a factory reset on your phone, so be wary that this will wipe all user data from the phone: fastboot oem unlock. After you have issued that command, type fastboot reboot. You will be presented with a screen containing an android logo and a progress bar (this may take up to ten minutes to complete). After that, your phone will try to boot up again. Just power it off after the android logo and progress bar are no longer on your screen.
Now we will use that recovery.img file we downloaded earlier. Reboot your phone into fastboot mode with Vol-, Vol+, and power, as in step 2. Make sure it is connected with fastboot devices. In the same terminal/cmd, type fastboot flash recovery /downloads/recovery.img, replacing /downloads/recovery.img with the full path to your downloaded recovery.
After that is done, on the phone, use the volume buttons to scroll onto "Restart Bootloader" and hit power to select it. After the bootloader reloads, use the volume buttons to scroll onto "Recovery Mode" and power to select it. You should then be greeted with your newly installed custom recovery.
These are instructions for TWRP: Once your recovery is running, tap Wipe > Advanced Wipe and tick only system, data, cache, and dalvik cache. Now swipe to Wipe. This will wipe all system and user data from the device; data on external sd cards will be preserved if you only selected those 4 partitions.
Now, you will download a fresh system image. If you want to stick with a stock ROM, here is one from XDA (This version is rooted). There are many custom ROMs available on the XDA thread. Download the ROM image.
Now, back in TWRP, make sure you are on the home screen (there should be a home button on the bottom) and go to Advanced > ADB Sideload then swipe to activate the mode. Type adb devices to make sure your device is properly connected, then type adb sideload /downloads/ROM.zip, replacing /downloads/ROM.zip with the full path to the ROM (.zip file) you just downloaded. This may take up to ten minutes to complete.
After that is done, just reboot! From the TWRP home screen, go to Reboot > System and it should boot correctly. Keep in mind that the first boot may take up to an hour to complete, so keep it connected to a power source!


Found this info from other forums, hope it helps.  Possibly a bad app design, water damage or a bad battery.

"Restarts are kernel panics. It happens regularly and at random in Android 2.x but is hardly seen in versions 4.x and is caused by many things. One is a full dalvik cache and other times 3G can cause it via a corrupted PRL list update that crashes the modem and takes the kernel with it. (Turning off 3g or if running a custom ROM like CyanogenMod turning force 2G networks on and see if this cures it). I haven't had random restarts on 4.x but deal with them at least twice a week in Gingerbread. I always blamed it on Gingerbread having poor task management built in while 4.x patched it. On one device the 3G auto-PRL GSM mode caused it, while using EDGE and no auto-PRL fixed it but at the expense of speed."
  From: http://www.helpbuildweb.com/post-2072506-My-Android-phone-get-automaticaly-restart..-whats-the-problem-and-how-to-fix-it

Also this seem to be good http://vinner.hubpages.com/hub/Android-phone-is-restarting-How-to-solve


HDR has not to be enabled on the device. It is a software feature, combining multiple photos (see: Bracketing) into one. So you will need a camera app supporting this.

AFAIK the stock camera shipping with Android 4.2+ does so, plenty more are available on Google Play (not necessarily requiring Android 4.2+, most will run on your device). See e.g. Camera HDR Studio or HDR Camera for apps explicitly dedicated to this feature, or Camera FV-5 for an all-round-camera having this feature "amongst others". More to find out there.

A helpful article to read on the topic: How to use HDR on your Android device.


factory reset a device having no volume keys or home button

There's instructions floating around for a QMobile E790, so this might work for your model.

Try dialing 277634#*# or 47328545454#
It should then give you the option to factory reset.


Third party apps installation when 'unknown source' option is disabled

Being technical, if the default app store doesn't use an encrypted connection (SSL/TLS), you can perform a MITM attack, and intervene the downloading process, and replace the app with an APK you've prepared.

A computer running Linux is strongly recommended, but a more user-friendly approach could be using zANTI to intervene.


Stop cursor from moving to end of word when touching text

Future captain me here with an answer! Apparently this tap on word + cursor placement thing is not managed by the OS but by the keyboard app you use.

So here's a config that works great:

Use Swiftkey keyboard.

The problem is Swiftkey sucks big time:

it doesn't solve the question's problem, which is a crime against human competence.
it always inserts a space after a period, making urls or "e.g." impossible to write.
it doesn't let you capitalize the next letter after space only after pressing space after the dot, ie if you weren't writing a url.
you keep accidentally tapping on dot instead of space while typing quickly and you can't change the layout.

The following steps will de-suck Swiftkey and solve all your keyboard problems:

Root your device. Don't listen to your "parents". Best security is on rooted phones unless you're really unsavvy in which case it's just as bad as not rooting. (but for this you can unroot afterwards)

If you're concerned about Swiftkey privacy now you can install a firewall that blocks or monitors its internet access.

Install the Android Xposed Framework and Xposed Installer (may not work (yet) on the latest version(s) of android) (needs root, but you can unroot after the install if you must).
Download and install the "Exi for Swiftkey" Xposed module (github).

Just crawl through Exi's settings and you'll find the right checkboxes. It magically changes swiftkey's tap on words and other behaviours.

*flies away*


"Priority only" notifications not turning off

Create an automatic rule (Settings > Notifications > Do not disturb > Automatic rules), regardless of the name or type. "Priority only" mode should stop and you should be able to regain control over the "Do not disturb" tile in the notification bar.


How to use Android tablet as a ebook reader?

I think you misunderstand what e-ink is. It is nothing like LED or LCD pixels. Resolution has nothing to do with it.

Typical displays emit light. You can use them in the dark and they
will light up your face.
E-ink displays reflect light, like standard
paper. This is why they strain your eyes less.

As far as reducing eye strain with a non-e-ink device, try the following:

Use bright text on a dark background. Dark text on a bright background (such as this website) is typical however many find it to cause more strain. There are apps that will invert colors of a PDF for you. Depending on the app, images may or may not be inverted. (APV PDF Viewer is an example, although I haven't tried it personally).
Reduce the color temperature of your display. This means making the display's colors more "warm" (the colors are more red-ish), although after a minute your eyes will adjust and you won't notice. This can be done with an app (try Lux) which has the ability to automatically change the color temperature with the time of day.


Sync latest email attachment with Android

Assuming you use the Gmail app, it always downloads the attachment if you're on WiFi AFAIK.


How to script Android 7.0 to enable Mobile Hotspot AND USB tethering upon startup?

You can use Tasker to accomplish this:

Objective: Auto Switch-on USB tethering and Mobile hotspot after boot

Profile (or Trigger)

Create a Profile which allows triggering of the Task at after boot:

Go to Profiles Tab and click the "+"
Event >> System >> Device Boot
Tap back to exit from this window

Task

You will notice as soon as you exit, you will be prompted to link this Profile to a Task;

Scroll all the way up the Task list select "New Task + "
You can name this Task AutoTethering or anything.
Click "+" to add new Action
Code >> Run Shell [ Command: service call connectivity 33 i32 1, Tick "Use Root"]
Tap back to exit from this task
Click "+" to add another action
Net >> WiFi Tether (Set On)
Press back the way all back until you exit Tasker (your profiles are now saved and ready for execution)

Extras: Give Tasker more priority (allow auto-start for Tasker, exclude from battery optimisations, task killers etc)

Explanation: Soon after boot, the first action turns on USB tethering, and the second option
turns on WiFi tethering (note: there is no need for a second script because Tasker already
has a built in WiFi Tether variable which is capable of handling tethering state)

This should work.  Cheers (tried and tested).


Changed keyboard, now can't enter password

You can Hack the screenlock password by typing this from terminal:

$ adb shell
$ rm /data/system/gesture.key


Odin does not Detect "Samsung Galaxy Note 3"

Download Samsung Driver With below links :

  http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads

  http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/DR/201406/20140624231220544/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.45.0.exe

Or Download Samsung Kies.


How to stop android from creating files and folders on the SD card

It is an obnoxious programming practice prevalent in Android and it's apps, alright.

/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml can be used to NOT give permission to everyone, their grandmothers and their cats to poop folders and files left and right everywhere throughout your SD card, but is not the final solution... just a way to make it less bad.

If not, remember that Android runs on Linux and you can always use the rules of Linux against it... or the rules of the filesystem for instance... If the SD card has a FAT32 filesystem there cannot be folders and files with the same name... so... by creating files named "LOST.DIR", "ReceivedFiles", "Download" and so forth ensures no other folders will be created... lastly is just a matter of setting the proerties of those same files to "hidden" and the file manager to "not show hidden files/folders"...

They will still be there doing their function but just not so visually.

Ultimately it is up to the person who writes each app to store app related data in the /data partition instead of the SD card as it was intended to be.


Application stuck in "Installing..." stage in Market

I just had this problem, and somehow I got this solved.

What I did:

Entered Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications.
Selected the Market app, and "uninstall updates".

After that, I entered the Market app again, and I was able to reinstall the app who got stucked.

PS: I'm not sure if this was just a coincidence, or this procedure works always, but it worked for me.
PS2: My Android version is actually in portuguese language, so I'm not sure the option names I referred to above are correct in english.


DroidWall is pretty good, but it requires root, of course.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.googlecode.droidwall

It allows you to control on an app-by-app basis which applications can access the network, and has separate permissions for Wifi and 3g.


My phone's 3g/4g randomly stopped working

Check that flight mode is not swithed on. This mode will disable any network (Wi-Fi, cellular network, etc).

Else, go to Menu | Settings | More Settings | Mobile Networks | Network Operators (Note: your menu options might be different due to the Android version installed on your S3) and reconnect to your telecommunication provider's cellular network. Note: You may need to select your telco provider's name when your S3 displayed a list of cellular providers.

Also, shutdown your S3. Then, take the battery out for 30 minutes. Reinsert the battery. Boot up your S3 and turn on Mobile Network option and see if 3G/4G has been restored.

Worst case, it could be an Android firmware's update that is causing the S3 to fail to connect to any cellular network.


First, if you have not already done so, clean the screen, depending on the type of touch even a piece of dirt could activate it.

Second, get a thin blade and lightly run it around the screen, where the touch meets the plastic/metal casing.

Third, if you can get to calibrate the screen do so otherwise perform a factory restore, if it is android, power off the tab, hold Vol + and power on, let go of power once it comes on and keep the volume button pressed, usually touch is disabled in restore mode so you have to use the machine buttons to navigate and enter. I had to do this to fix a Alcatel OneTouch phone so it is worth a try.

Forth, if all else has failed you may have to disassemble the tablet, it would appear there is a pressure point on the screen which is actually banding the screen causing it to make contact with the touch panel. Not knowing which tab it is I cannot direct you on disassembly but it is generally a simple enough process.

Before trying this part, run your finger around the edges of the screen, with slight pressure, if it has had a fall or a bang a clip for the screen could have popped out of place and just needs to be seated back in.

This is all the help I can give, try them and see if it helps.


You can also just reinstall the official recovery image by downloading the same factory image as currently running and extracting the recovery.img that's contained within.

Then you could reinstall the official recovery image by booting into fastboot mode and doing an:

    fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

This should give you back a working OTA mechanism. However note that you need to re-root after the update because this will undo the rooting procedure.


What does it mean when a device stops showing up on Android Device Manager?

If the person, who got your device, gives it a reset(hard reset) and signed-in with another account(which is the default account in this case), then you might not be able to look up your device anymore. But if, he had not, then the possibility is that, he lives somewhere, where he does not have any wifi-access. Therefore you could not track him anymore.


Use SiliCompressor, a library on android that gives you the possibility to easily compress while maintaining the quality of your video and images.


Why does the vertical size of the scroll bar change?

Some websites load new content as you scroll down the page, to prevent new page requests thus reducing bandwith. i.reddit.com is one off the top of my head, the Market app does this also.


Flashing Nougat failed (partition table error), fast bootloop

Wait, you tried flashing the factory images for the Pixel XL (codename Marlin) to an Acer Iconia tablet?!  Yeah, you cannot do that, you can't just flash any firmware to any device, this doesn't work that way.

You would need Acer to release their firmware for your tablet, the firmware you flashed is for the Pixel XL and is only meant for the Pixel XL.  You may have bricked your tablet doing this.  You maybe need to figure out/find your factory firmware for this (from Acer), and figure out how (...if?) it can be reloaded.


How long have you used the feature? On my GNex, it took roughly 2 work weeks for the feature to adapt to my work hours, which are 8:00-16:00, so not that complicated. If you're working in shifts or by some other schedule, it might take longer for the feature to learn when to show which destination.


Missing menu 'About>Software Updates' on Stock HTC One M8 Android 5.0.1

Because you have written to the /system partition, it has locked due to the way how updates are installed, they just patch files ie. NO full system image and thus, to prevent bootloops, bricking, malfunction etc., they simply remove the OTA option.

Also: This state is saved and never checked again (because if you have tinkered /system it is intentionally permanent. Restoring /data removes this information and allows a check by the system.

It's similar to how Samsung phones detect if they have been modified; it's not instantly after the installation/reboot, but rather after a few checks (file existence, permissions, sizes, dates, hashsums etc.). This may or may not require some time to finish.

Last note: The availability/existence and extent of those checks may vary depending on the ROM's revision, the model and additional modifications by carriers or the manufacturer itself.


Why is there no internet connection only for specific apps?

This could be caused by a difference with your device and the server's current time. Go to

Settings → System → Date & Time

Make sure the Automatic date & time setting is enabled.


Transfer large files beween Android device and an iPad mini

If you have access to a computer, it might be easier to connect the Galaxy Tab and iPad to it via USB, mount both for file access (not sure how this is done in Apple world, but most Android tablets and phones come with built-in features for accessing storage via USB,) copy the files off the source device, and then copy them to the target.

If you need to do this over wireless connection and have access to the Internet (either via cell data or Wi-Fi,) third-party apps might be an easier solution. For example Dropbox is free, available for both Android and iOS, but has a 300MB file size limit. Google Drive is another alternative, with a free 5GB storage, apps on both operating systems, with file size limit of 10GB each.  There are a myriad other similar services that are available on both platforms, but all of them require Internet connectivity, and usually an account.

For direct device-to-device transfers there are fewer choices.  AirBlue uses bluetooth connectivity on both iOS and Android devices for file transfer.  Unfortunately it's only available for jailbroken iPhones via Cydia store.  Here is another walk-through for file copying over Wi-Fi, but this requires for both Android device to be rooted, and the iOS device to be jailbroken.  Instructions from here are a bit dated, but do not require any rooting or jailbreaking of your devices, just a few apps that are freely available on Google Play Store and iTunes Store.


How can schedule an event that doesn't start on 00, 15, 30, or 45 on Microsoft Outlook for Android?

On your screenshot, the top row of "choose time" go to the far right. You will see up and down arrows with 00:00 in between. Select that and you then will be able to enter a specific time.


You haven't mentioned wether there are two numbers saved under the same name, or not

If you have two numbers saved under the same name, all you have to do is unlink them.

In the above screenshot you'll see that i saved two numbers on my phone and then i linked them together and in that case when editing this contact I'll have two tabs for Google contact and two tabs for WhatsApp. This also explains why gorge is in the wrong place - because you have him saved twice.

To un-link them, simply press the "link" icon which appears under the orange envelope. And press on the minus.


"Restrict background data" keeps turning off after a while

I have the same problem but I know what causes it. When I display current active tasks I accidentally touch "Background data restricted" which causes it to be cancelled - but I don't notice I have done it at the time.


No SIM card detected after installing new ROM

SOLVED: http://www.movilesdualsim.com/threads/rom-drx-v0-4-jb-4-2-1-feiteng-h9500-star-n9500.32072/ That is Spanish page, I don't know Spanish, I never translated it completely. There is one line where it points out that there are some problems with loader and recovery so they made modification. I Applyed modification "Actualización rom base" ... uploaded DRX4 and it worked like charm. Thank You for your time.


Sounds like you actually did type up your message, but hit the back key by accident, or, did not supply the number for the intended person to receive your text, which gets saved in drafts.

When you go into Messaging, you should see "(Draft)" by the message, go into that message and there should be a 'Send' button beside the text entry box where you compose the message, tap that, it should go straight away.

Try it and let us know how that goes for you. :)


Figured out what the problem is. After editing an apk it needs to be resigned to instal properly. Resigned it with zipsigner as auto-testkey, install error is gone now.


If you go to settings then to Language and input then choose android keyboard (AOSP) click on appearance and layout after that on choose theme. When you'll click holo you will get your old keyboard back.


I want to customise my phone to forward SMS messages automatically

You can try to create the following flow with Automate and test if it accomplishes it.

Create a new flow by pressing on the + button
Press again on the + button, search for SMS. Select "SMS received" block
Press the "SMS received" block. Enter the phone number of the sender. Click on "Subscription ID" and select your SIM card (Network provider). On the Message box, enter the name of a variable, for example msg. Click on Save.
Press the + button. Select the "SMS send" block. Press it. Enter the phone of the contact you want the SMS to. Set the Sim card (network provider) under "Subscription Id". on the Message box, press on fx to enable it, then enter the variable create during step 3. In this case, enter msg. Click on Save
Link the blocks as seen on the first image below, then press back.
Give the flow a name and enable "send and view messages". Give the requested permission, then press Start.

When an SMS is received from the sender whose number you entered on step 3, it will be immediately sent to the contact number entered in step 4. The log on the second image shows that an SMS was received then sent (forwarded).
Note: You should be able to add more number during step 3 and 4 by enabling fx. But I have not tested it. Or, you can add more SMS received and SMS send blocks in parallel for each number.
Disclaimer: I am just a user of the app.


Does the Samsung Galaxy S6 record video using H.265?

GSM Arena have posted a review of the Galaxy S6 which includes a downloadable 2160p video clip. Running it through mplayer reports the following:

Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
libavcodec version 54.35.0 (external)
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)

I take this to mean the device records in h264 only.


Hold the key Ctrl and  ↓  on your keyboard. Two little opaque circles will appear near your mouse. Hold down the left button of your mouse  and move those little circles. It will zoom in-and-out just using two fingers.


How do I lock phone phone with OK google?

Unfortunately there's no command for this. Google needs to see the use for this and add it obviously


How to distinguish is the Google Pixel phone from Verizon?

I have been reading online and this is what I have gathered.  You need to check the following using the CID Getter app.

Alternatively it has been mentioned you can also check the OEM Unlocking option here.  If it is grayed out it isn't available for your phone.


Does the Asus Transformer Prime GPS extension kit have a USB pass thru to charge the tablet

No, it does not have any kind of pass through. You cannot charge or dock the Prime when the GPS dongle is plugged in.

Here's a YouTube unboxing that provides a good overview of its physical design.


Remove Bloat from Google Play Update list?

The only way I know of to remove an app from the update process is to disable it - but then of course, you can't USE it at all.

I tend to disable a lot of built-in stuff (usually after the first time it decides to 'notify' me about something I don't care about). But as I said, that also means I can't use the apps in question.


I am practically certain that the soundwire app will do what you want it to do (if I have it the right way around).


MMS vCard displaying as playable media file

One solution is to long-press and save the .vcard to your SD card, then open it in a file manager, like File Expert. If you still cannot read the file after viewing it from one of these channels, then your system can probably not view files in this format and i would try downloading a .vcard viewer, if such a thing exists.


Why is "insufficient storage" wrongly reported when installing an .apk via adb?

At least on my phone, it seems you need way more available space thanthe size of the app you are actually trying to upgrade. In my case it seems I needed to have at least ~13MB free space to upgrade anything at all (even for 500KB apps).

Some tips to free space:

Go to Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, click "Move to
SD card" on the ones that have that option.
In the same list, also click "Clear Cache" on all your apps.
Your browser cache can not be cleared here, so open your browser, go to Settings, and click "Clear cache".

In some cases I have also been able to manually update apps one at a time when "update all" fails due to insufficient storage.


Eroot World’s Strongest Root Tool: Scam or No Scam - That Is The Question?

Yes it works.I rooted sony er wt19i with locked bootloader and it installed superuser.You should try.Many people asking can  I do this or that  and never did nothing. How can you know if you didnt try?


Text multiple people on Nexus 5 - KitKat / Hangouts 2.3

According to Google, this functionality is no longer available unless you enable group MMS. Unfortunately, MMSs are much more expensive for me and aren't displayed correctly on some older feature phones.

Once again, Google doesn't care about non-Google communication protocols, possibly in an attempt to force people onto Google products or out of sheer ignorance. They did the same with the mail client in Kitkat which is unusable to me because of severe IMAP bugs, so I switched to K9. Seems like I have to find an alternative SMS app as well.

Edit: Google now offers an SMS app called Messenger (yeah, like the Facebook app) that supports group SMS. It looks similar to Textra which I used before, but now this is my default SMS app.

Edit: This feature has been reintroduced in Hangouts version 3.


How to switch the layout of a hardware keyboard without changing language?

There is no file that I know of for changeing keyboard layout.

You might want to try to change the settings for your phone to English and then back to German.  That might help reseting the keyboard layout, depending how HTC have set up the firmware the you used when you reinstalled the phone.

If that doesn't work, you could try to use adb from Googles Android developer site.  There you can set Localization for your phone without using the menu in settings.  That should be the same thing though.

Tells how to change Localization on a device through menu and using adb command (which is advanced!).
Android Developers Dev Guide, device
Also some instructions how to change/test localization on an Android device when you test their Tutorial program on Localization.
Android Developers Resources, test localized

If this doesn't work, you could always try to install another software keyboard from the Market or reinstall the Android firmware in the phone.


Depending on the game, the save data might be saved inside the /data/ partition. If you want to copy files from that partition you need root access.
Some games offer a function to save the game data to some online account (Facebook, Google Play etc).
I suggest you first check for an online method and then think about rooting both devices to copy the files.


Samsung 4 left in rain and now black screen - can i recover files?

If you know for sure your phone can be powered on, then there might just be another doable (albeit technical) way. I've extracted photos and contacts from another S4 of my classmate a while ago using this. I'll describe it and let you decide whether you can handle it.

While in the blind, get to Download Mode by using the key combo.
Load a custom recovery onto the phone via Odin. If the phone is recognised in Odin then your blind operation is successful, otherwise reinsert battery and try again.
Immediately boot into recovery by using another key combo.
Connect phone to PC and try adb devices to detect the phone. If the device is listed, you can proceed to extract stuff from the internal storage using adb pull.
If other data from /data/data (e.g. contacts, app data) are needed, navigate to the corresponding recovery menu item to mount /data and then adb pull what you want.

The above steps in practise are much harder than it sounds. You need to know how to use Odin and ADB; you need to get the right custom recovery for your device and Android version; the key combo has to be carried out precisely in time; you also need to know about Android file structure when using adb pull. Even though I'm quite skilled at those, it took me roughly 40 minutes to get the data I wanted for my classmate.

It's up to you to determine if your data is worth all the hurdles and risks above, or if you just want to hand the job to a repair shop.

P.S. The SIM card only holds your cellular details, not your data. Don't even think about it.


In Ice Cream Sandwich, I noticed a few cool features in the Developer options that are related to touches: Go to Settings -> Developer options.  There is the Pointer location option.  This shows an overlay of touch information such as coordinates and drag path.  There is also Show touches, which shows where your touching the screen.  The former might provide you some good information, but doesn't record the data for analysis later.  The latter is more for when you're recording a video so it's clear where the user is touching.


HTC Desire 516 dual sim ROOT FAILED (BRICKED?)

I just did what you did , i was already ready to brick my phone.
I received the same error of HTC Sense Stopped.

you can still reach settings menu. just pull the menu from the top of screen , and enter settings. and stay away from home screen as much as possible. thats where htc sense stucks.

from your computer play.google.com and install google go launcher to your phone.

from settings->apps>find htc sense . enter inside do clear cache, data and app defaults.

Now press home button . it will ask which launcher do you want to use . choose google go launcher , ALWAYS!

there you go.


Chrome Crash/Close immediatly on open. Android 4.0.4

The chrome crashing you are facing is the bug in app itself. You can wait for updates, eventually it will be fixed. But unfortunately, we cant do much when it comes to a single app having problems in android. The number of android devices and their types is vast, it is entirely normal that an app wont be compatible with some version due to whatever reason.

Meantime, you can try the following alternatives so you aren't stuck with stock (referenced from xda).

Chrome Beta: As the name suggests, this is another version of chrome with additional features. This was released by google as a testing for new features before they implement them to final chrome. The UI and speed is very much in par with original chrome. So along with a high chance of having to test additional features that have not yet been implemented in chrome, it is entirely possible that this will work. Head over to play store to install it.
Dolphin: Dolphin has a very traditional interface, including a desktop format with tabs at the top by default. Having them at the top of the screen is great for navigation, as you can quickly access an extra tab – and not just quick switch, as in non-tabulated browsers – without the need for a full tab overview. The side effect of this is the its a memory hogger, both RAM and space. So if you are not that conscious about ram, head over to play store to install it. Since otherwise its a great browser with built-in flash support as well. Play Store link.
Next: Unlike other apps from GO which are ver ram intensive, next is quite minimal, and it resembles older Chrome versions in a way. Its got clean aesthetics and the animations of the UI are rather good, among the nicest in this list. The best part of the UI is that its got a very small search bar, and that you can hide the notification bar. The UI and performance are quite good too. Play Store link.
Firefox: Firefox has an interesting UI. It is very rounded and adds a gradient to your now-grey notification bar, which makes it rather aesthetically pleasing. It’s got a similar menu to chrome, that slides out displaying options in rows. Then you’ve got a tab switcher at the top which lowers the interface to reveal your tabs. This is one of best browsers in java performance as well as quite decent with speeds as well. Play Store link.
Javelin: It is one of the few browsers that have adopted Material Design, and it did a good job at that. The default color palette is a little wild at first, but it is aesthetic enough to grow on you, especially given that it changes your status bar accordingly… something Chrome is still missing. It is great in performance, both in hardware as well as speeds. Play Store link.
Opera: It features gradients that look a little dated on our more flat interfaces of today, but it is still to-the-point and simple to have charm. The top sees a tab switcher, which is conveniently spawned at the bottom for easy thumb reach. So without saying, it has quite a convenient UI. Besides UI, its very performance friendly compared to chrome and similar. Play Store link.

Any of these browsers is fairly good in speeds and performance and with UIs not too awkward to someone adjusted to chrome. So in meantime you can try one of these. Personally, I prefer chrome beta. On side note, you can also search the internet for some older version of chrome as well. Hope this helps.


Go to settings -> wireless and network -> usb settings. Disable usb debugging if prompted, and select the usb mode you want. Kies for syncing with the kies application on the desktop, or mass storage for mounting the /sdcard and /sdcard/external_sd partitions.


Unable to login to the android stackoverflow app

If you can't see Log in using Google, which is strange, use "Login using another OpenID".


Why does Google Play Store show installed apps in the "Previously installed apps" section?

I surmise that because you can have multiple devices with the same account. It puts apps that were installed on a device in that section, regardless of them being installed on the current device or not. Though I do not see why they could not filter out apps that are installed on the device.

I would suggest that if you think it is an issue, you can report it using the feedback. Aside from that action, I do not think there is anything that could be done on the user side to fix this.


Recovery mode can't read fat32 sd card, only exfat

Have you tried considering a mutli-partition SD card? There are a few tools like SDMinste and Partition Wizard to help you create a dual partition setup on your SD card. You could create a small partition to store all your ROMs and updates, and a bigger partition for your user data.

However, there's a slight problem wherein Windows will only recognize the first partition. Refer this well written guide on XDA for a workaround.


Typing dialer secret codes in devices other than phones

From adb shell:

am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://<secretcode>

Where <secretcode> is the code without the asterisks, e.g., 4636.

This is more effective than the DIAL action because it's direct and does not rely on the dialer to parse the code and fire the secret code intent itself.  (Some dialers will not do this automatically and you'd have to hit "Call".)  The DIAL intent is also handled by multiple apps (Phone, Skype, and Hangouts Dialer on my device) so this can skip that annoyance.


You can push apk files to this device trough Bluetooth. Pair it with your smartphone and choose except all file types in the car system bluetooth. Of course don't forget to Check Install from Unknown sources in the car system too.


You can log in to Google and navigate to https://myaccount.google.com/security#activity and remove that device.


You either have to restore it from backup if you have one, or reflash the phone, either with a third-party ROM or an official one from your phone manufacturer. Can't go into specifics unless you mention your phone model.


Android OS update - Directly or step-by-step?

The update is cumulative , it will directly be upgraded to 4.4.3
Unfortunately the latest update doesn't address that bug.Source


How can I install Spotify on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9?

I contacted Spotify's customer service. Their answer

  Hi Sami,

  Thanks for your email, I am sorry to hear you are experiencing
  problems installing Spotify.

  At present Spotify is not compatible with European Samsung Galaxy Tab
  8.9.

  If you have any other queries, please feel free to contact us and
  we'll be glad to help.

  Many Thanks.

  Best wishes,

  Oggy

  Spotify Customer Service

So not supported.
I demanded them to mail me when they get the support.
I will post here when I receive the possible mail.


Transferring files applications via USB on Mac

Assume you are using the android File transfer program from http://www.android.com/filetransfer as that is the best way to transfer files on OSX.

If you just drag files into that directory it opens by default, the files might not show. On the "Android File Transfer" App choose the "Download" directory which is the best place to store a file, then drag files into that directory. This directory is accessible by all programs that have access to the internal storage.


Samsung Galaxy J5 J500F Bricked - How to unbrick?

If you moved the /system file elsewhere, then your device is bricked (moving /system files to create space doesn't help as that space is not available to user for data)

Having done this without realising the implications, it is unlikely you would be able to flash stock ROM on your own. It's best you take it to service centre where it may be resurrected using ODIN /JTAG tool


Accessing Windows PC folder on Android tablets without internet connection

There are several File manager supporting all local file systems & LAN, so they can access your Windows shares directly – no Internet required, just a local WiFi both, your Android device(s) and Computer(s) are connected to. My (very subjective) "top 3" you can find described in my answer on our sister-site, together with some screenshots: ES File Explorer, Open Explorer (also see my recommendation here), Solid Explorer. All 3 have network capabilities and even can auto-discover your Windows shares.


Before it flickered did you see any green light or something. I suspect the screen is cracked. Experienced it twice on my S3. Try to enter download mode, if nothing shows up there too then it probably is screen issue and not some kernel screw up. Also look for some cracks, in my case it was really tough to notice the cracks that caused a large hole in my pocket.
Best of luck. I wish my inference is wrong.


Go to message settings, SMS Encoding Method, set to Automatic

This worked for me


How to prevent sleep while installing lots of updates?

There an app developed to deal with that issue, Smart Timeout Keep Screen On by guidology available from Google Play Store:

  Smart Timeout allows you to specify apps that will keep the screen / display on. Once there are no specified apps visible on the screen the normal screen timeout is enabled.
  Works great while reading articles in web browsers, email, or any app you specify. You'll no longer need to worry about touching the screen to prevent the screen from sleeping, dimming or timing out.

Ain't free, costs 0,76€, but "saves" you from the described annoying situation :)


Best designed android ROM for LG Optimus 2X P990

Try the original rom...
I came back to the original rom after a long spell on all kinds of developer mods, and was pleasantly surprised. I am on V20g and it is flying...I have yet to encounter any problems.
MIUI and CM are all clever, but they all come with errors one way or another.
If you need a rooted one with CWM then you could try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34379632&postcount=267


How to transfer BlackBerry 9700 contacts to Android phone?

Used RainbowContacts app for Android to connect to BlackBerry via Bluetooth and import contacts.


Possibilty to flash a TWRP/CWM on a smartphone that doesnt have custom recovery?

Simple answer NO

It is not possible - recovery is device specific and unless it has been developed for your device, you are out of luck

You can try one-click apps that root, if it works for you (like Kingo root etc but be aware that they usually have their own set of problems)


Android assigns each application a UID (User ID) at install time; unlike PID (Process ID) which is transient and keeps changing all the time, UID stays constant as long as the application is not reinstalled. The UID should be unique to each application, except when the application explicitly requests to share a userid with another application (there are security restrictions around this, the two applications must be signed with the same private key, i.e. comes from the same developer).

These applications claims to show UID of applications:

https://market.android.com/details?id=redfishandroid.appexplorer
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sayhello2theworld.te

EDIT:

Try looking at /data/system/packages.xml (you need root to view this file), each installed application should have an entry there. Say, I have Adobe Reader installed in my phone:

<package name="com.adobe.reader" codePath="/mnt/asec/com.adobe.reader-1/pkg.apk" flags="262144" ts="1300539048000" version="37149" userId="10034" installer="com.google.android.feedback">
<sigs count="1">
<cert index="21" key="... very long random string ..." />
</sigs>
<perms />
</package>

My phone have assigned userId="10034" to Adobe Reader.

For applications that have requested to share user id with another application, say Handcent:

<package name="com.handcent.nextsms" codePath="/system/app/HandcentSMS.apk" flags="1" ts="1217592000000" version="373" sharedUserId="10064">
<sigs count="1">
<cert index="17" key="... very long random string ..." />
</sigs>
</package>

then the attribute you're looking for is sharedUserId="10064"


Suddenly unable to install application from SD card

I did an adb install -r [apk] thanks to the comment by @eldarerathis and I got an install_failed_container_error as the reason for installation failure...

Further searching got me to this link

http://eatingbits.se/articles/2010/11/16/install_failed_container_error-when-installing-an-application-on-android/

The solution being a temp file inside .android_secure folder not getting removed. So once i deleted the file app installed properly. Thanks everyone for helping out!!


Go to the 'My Apps' page and tap 'All'. The app should be listed here and you should be able to install it.


Android won't boot after unsuccesful wipe operation

I was having the same issue as this. I was in a "recovery boot loop" and could not get to the recovery options.  I did have ADB access to the device after I installed the "Naked Drivers". Once I did this I was able to see the device using the command "adb devices". The MAGIC command once I had adb access was "adb reboot bootloader" BAM! It rebooted mid bootloop and I was able to select the fastboot option. I followed all of matt95's instructions above including following the link he provided to XDA. The link at XDA explained how to get the "blob" file. It's easy, you download the current rom from ASUS and extract the blob file from it. I literally copied and pasted each command with the exception of the path to my blob file and my TF201 has been resurrected!

Good Luck!


Phone app comes up when the phone is unlocked by swiping

If you just upgraded to Lollipop, my guess is you're swiping from the left side to the right side, the way you did pre-Lollipop. That doesn't work on Lollipop. Lollipop is unlocked by swiping from the bottom to the top. Swiping from the left to the right unlocks you directly into the phone app (which is why its icon is in the bottom left of the lock screen), and swiping from the right to the left unlocks you directly into the camera (which is why there's a camera icon on the right).

Takes a few days to get used to swiping up instead, but once you do, you're golden.


Nexus 7 Sleep timelimited to 10 minutes?

The time you can set before the screen locks can be limited by a device policy, just like how a policy can enforce a particular security level for the screen lock (e.g. you must use a password). You might have a device policy if you use a corporate VPN or an Exchange account.

In this case, to increase the timeout or disable the lock screen completely, you'll have to ask your corporate IT to remove the policy, which will also remove your access to the work resources (VPN or Exchange server).


Samsung devices don't have fastboot, except for Samsung Nexus devices. What you call fastboot is Download mode in which no fastboot commands is recognized.

I think the computer is detecting the device but not as a fastboot device. On Windows,  go to the Device Manager, you should see Samsung Mobile USB modem which is used as flashing interface. No USB Debugging needed here.

Flashing stock firmware on Samsung devices is easy. Just download the firmware and the flasher (Odin for Windows or Heimdall for Mac).


On Android 2.1 Eclair, one can turn these clicks off by navigating to SETTINGS > SOUND & DISPLAY:

Scroll down to AUDIBLE TOUCH TONES & AUDIBLE SELECTION and uncheck both options.

Hopefully, there are similar options on your SGS.


How to install Google Play Store in Coby MID1060 without rooting?

Short answer:
You can't.
Explanation
The tutorials are correct about that: It's impossible without root -- as the Playstore app needs to be made a System App (i.e. must be installed in /system initially), or it won't work. The reason behind it is the permission system: certain permissions are only granted to system apps, and the Playstore app needs at least one of them.


Fire Tablet FreeTime sometimes takes a long time to start an app

Referring to a similar case posted on Amazon forum, this happens when the device has low storage.

First, check the device's storage

  To access your "Storage" on the kindle follow these steps:

  Swipe down from the top
  Click on Settings
  Device Options
  Click on Storage

  From there you can see how much storage you have left and how much storage your books/games/apps etc are using.

Next, remove corrupted download,

  It sounds like it might have been a corrupt download. Please try long pressing on the icon and "Remove from Device" then do another hard restart. But this time, please hold the power button down for 40 seconds (regardless of when the screen goes black.) Then try to redownload the application.

If it doesn't work, then try to free up some space,

  I had the same issue with my daughter's fire and I think it is related to storage. It's almost as if the app doesn't have enough room to download so it fails, but it never provides a message that there is a storage problem. One of the previous suggestions was to select "Remove from Device" and do a hard restart, but that is not an option (only "Remove from Carousel") which leads me to believe that it does not fully download. A hard restart also did nothing to help. I removed the app from the carousel, then removed a bunch of apps, and restarted. The problem was resolved. Now whenever her Fire starts acting glitchy I reduce her apps and make sure she has plenty of storage.

Or alternate method to clear FreeTime's apps data

  From your kid's freetime account pull down from the top of the screen. Choose "settings" (you will have to have the password to move on)
  Choose "storage" from the options listed
  Choose apps, from the list
  Select All (button or choosing each app checkbox individually)
  At the bottom, click the "remove" button. This clears the stored version of the app data (and possibly the app itself). It does NOT delete the app from your Amazon account or cloud.
  Back out of all the settings and go back to the apps page (where your child would start the app they want to play.)
  While you have internet access, click on any (or all) of the apps one at a time to download a new clean version of the app from the cloud.


Recovery Mode on tablet with no volume buttons?

Thanks to esQmo for helping me look for a solution.

Turns out it was a Windows 8 problem, I switched to a different PC using Windows 7 and had no problems with RKBatchTool. For some reason even with correct drivers installed that worked when the tablet was plugged in, when the tablet was in Flash Mode Windows 8 had problems with the USB drivers.

For anyone that comes across this question.

I got the stock Firmware for Yarvik TAB10-201 from here.

I used RKBatchTool 1.7 and the RKB Driver Assistant for the drivers.


How can I use my Android 5.1 phone as an external USB Speaker?

This android app should actually do this for you seeing that you have WiFi. Soundwire Install the windows program downloadable from their website run it and set what audio you want to output to your phone you'll be assigned a server address. Input this into your app on your phone and your golden.


There are rater complete installation instructions on the wiki for the main project:

http://www.idroidproject.org/

Also, while you mentioned that it's just for testing, I can't stress enough how "beta" things are right now; this is not in a state suitable for end-users yet, and won't reasonably be until power management is complete. "Easy install tutorial" and "Android on iPhone" don't (at the time of this writing) go well together yet.

You'll have the most useful results with Android 1.6; while 2.2 (Froyo) builds are currently available (and I'm running it today), you'll find that it's a considerable amount of flux, with large pieces of basic functionality not there yet.

For additional questions or to search for common problems, the iDroid forums and IRC channel (#iphonelinux on irc.osx86.hu) are a good place to check.


Lock screen launch bar not launching app, shows different icon too

It sounds like the lock screen icons are configured separately from the home screen icons. If the lock screen shortcut is pointing to an app that's no longer installed, I'd expect it to show the icon you're seeing (the default app icon).

Try going into the lock screen's settings and setting the shortcut to the new app you want.


Acer Iconia Tab A500 - Rooting & Honeycomb 3.2

As far as I know, the 3.2 update on the A500 has not been rooted (some discussion here). There's one XDA thread where someone has described a method of downgrading so you can root, but nothing that lets you root 3.2 in and of itself.

If you want to have root access then I would suggest rooting the shipped version, then manually upgrading to a pre-rooted version of the latest OTA update.


Is it possible to stream a tablet screen to desktop via bluetooth to a PC?

I do not know of a way to display your tablet screen other than some sort of display adapter. Things like this with the receiver would allow you to do it wirelessly, but they get mighty expensive.

Additionally, I do not believe bluetooth is designed as a "Display out" port, so to say, and I am hard pressed to believe it would be easy to do this, beside the fact that you may need to write that yourself.

I would recommend something like Splashtop Remote. This does not display your tablet screen on the PC  but allows you to see and control your PC screen from your tablet. So you could not share your tablet screen, but you could still walk around the classroom with your tablet and control what is being projected to the screen.

Also, and I don't know if this works over bluetooth, but you could try the Android Screencast Project. Maybe it has what you need!

I know it's not the solution you're looking for, but hopefully it helps!


Turn off text message (SMS) sync to Exchange email account

It's in the settings for your Exchange account, hidden rather well.

Go to:

Settings
Accounts
Exchange
Settings
Select your Exchange account
More Settings
Uncheck "Sync SMS"


Tasker: How can I randomize a wait action?

I just had to disable beginner mode in Tasker preferences. The crossed arrows (shuffle symbol) showed up after that.


How do people use videofiles as a capture source for cameras?

Say you want to record yourself playing "Candy Crush". The easiest way to do this is to download an android emulator here: http://www.bluestacks.com/
And then download the game you want to record and a screen recorder.
(I recommend OBS studio.)


How can I achieve operator agnostic call barring?

That's probably not possible at the moment, as you'd have to forward the calls using VoIP. This is way too complicated to implement on your own, as these features are already builtin to the mobile network.

Alternatively your MNO may have some USSD codes for automatic call forwarding, so you need to look if those are available to you.

Unconditional Call Forwarding is usually activated with:
*21*[phone number]# and cancelled with ##21#. For other options, check the link.

Call Barring:

  If you wish to restrict calls that can be made or received by your handset then this is referred to as "Call Barring". All Call Barring codes are specific to your network, so you'll have to ask your service provider

Also check this


LG G2 (VS980) stuck in boot loop after flashing cm-11

Once it starts, hold the power and volume down keys. It'll go black and once you see the LG logo, release them, and hold them again. It will take you to LG's factory reset screen, hit the power button twice and your phone will get into TWRP.


How can I send SMS messages from my real phone number, not my Google Voice number?

After further digging, I found the answer. In the settings app under "wireless and networks," there is a setting: "Enable all apps to send SMS messages through Google voice." Disabling this fixed it.


changed my 'message centre' number and now sms will not send.?

I changed my 'message centre' number in 'message settings'
  and now sms will not send.?

The answer is trivial. You need to contact the customer care support of your network provider. Depending upon their procedure they may ask few questions, and after confirmation you can ask them then default Message Centre Number. Enter it at the same location where you changed it, restart the device if required and you now will be able to send SMS again.


Moto G3 (android marshmallow) not detecting SD card anymore

From what I have seen, it appears to be a known issue with the phone. I have had two SanDisk 32GB Class 10 MicroSD cards that have both had the same problem. However, I have seen forums that say the Class 6 cards work fine.

Forum where I learned about the problem
Card I found that will (hopefully) fix the problem

I have yet to test the new card, so I don't know if it fixes the problem, but I will update this post after testing it for a month or so.


Galaxy S3 I9300 is international version.

Look at the S3 variants.
S3 belongs to specific carrier has specific model numbers according to Country and Carrier.
Are you sure about it was an unlocked version??


Is it possible to use same modem firmware on different phones?

No, you can't flash firmware designed to work with one android device to another one.

There are some bizzare situations where this does work because devices have identical hardware (Coolpad F1 and Micromax A310), but this is very unlikely to happen and you shouldn't try it.

As for a device backup, you can make a nandroid backup using CWM or TWRP and copy it to your computer.


Is it possible to add a keyboard layout and dictionary to Swype?

From Swype Help

  Swype supports text entry in a number
  of languages. To switch between
  languages:

Tap the SYM key.
Tap the key showing the abbreviation code for the currently

  active language (e.g. "EN" for
  English).
      A Language Choice window displays, showing available languages.
      Select the desired language by tapping it in the list.

  To toggle between the current language
  and last-used language, Swype from the
  Swype key to the key with the current
  Language indicator.

However if the Swype was preinstalled (as seems the case by way of the update given to you) it seems that you are stuffed as there is no way to add a language, or if it comes to that, edit a preinstalled language with Swype.

This is probably the one downside of Swype, whereby they have a business model to sell to carriers not to the public and a preinstalled Swype is neither updateable or removeable.

Solution: spend a couple of bucks on the excellent SwiftKey in the Market, it has editable and readily available language dictionaries and is very full featured and is directly comparable to Swype.


how to manually enable debug mode on galaxy s4 with black screen?

I would comment this but i don't have enough rep yet.
Off the top of my head i'd say your best hope is to watch a youtube video of someone doing it and try to replicate the touches, for a sense of if your hitting something you can turn vibrate on (using the volume controls). Other than that you could always claim warranty or try to get a new screen.
Hope i helped


platform-tools folder is created as soon as you install SDK components using the download manager. It uses to be at the same level of the tools folder (there's no option to change that during the installlation process it should have been there).
The only suggestion I have is to use the manager again, remove it to then download components again. Use to be in the top of the list that shows in the SDK Manager window.
Anyway, I don't suggest you to install the sdk "too deep" into the directory tree. I had issues with that.


Will updating from KitKat to Lollipop delete my data?

If you're updating through your phone via an official update, the data will not be deleted...

However, if you're trying to update it manually it MAY be erased and you will need to take a backup


Remove google app (velvet) from android marshmallow

You need to go settings/apps/configure apps (cog)/default apps/assist & voice input select NONE then Reboot, uninstall Google app and reboot and you have no bootloop enjoy!!


Google's Messages app says text message sent by SMS

Today morning, I got a prompt asking me if I wanted to enable chat features on messages app. I did that and saw the info on the SMS sent yesterday. Dug, to know more, and here's the summary from the Google FAQ on chat features :

You need the messages app as default SMS app.

Chat features are support is region/country/carrier specific.

When using chat features, your messages are sent using the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol over Wi-Fi and mobile data.

Show you when someone is typing
Offer read receipts (show when someone has read or received your message, as well as showing your contact when you read their message)
Send messages over mobile data and Wi-Fi
Lets you share files and high-resolution photos

Sending over Wi-Fi doesn't cost, over mobile data will be as per mobile data plan.

To answer the question, recipient doesn't have this feature enabled on their app and therefore SMS was not sent over Wi-Fi or mobile data and sent as normal SMS. It is only highlighting this aspect. Similarly, if you were to send MMS content in the same situation (feature not enabled, data not used), it would show as

If chat feature is enabled and sent by data, it would show mobile or Wi-Fi as the case may be.


It sounds like you talking about TalkBack, the accessibility program that comes with a lot of Android devices.

In order to activate TalkBack (assuming it is installed), open your phone settings, then go to the Accessibility section. Select TalkBack and enable it (and accept the warning that TalkBack will be able to see sensitive information).

After it is enabled, you should look through the settings for TalkBack and configure it to your needs.


Go to this XDA thread and download the newest firmware for your region.  Download Odin for Windows (search for "Heimdall" if you are on Linux).  Then do the following:

Put your phone into Download mode

Remove the battery
Hold VolumeDown plus the Home key

Reinsert the battery.
Let go of the power button only about 1 second after the white device logo appears (if it does)
After a few seconds a yellow triangle with an android in it should appear, you can let go of the keys since this is download mode.

Start up Odin.
Attach the phone to USB so that Odin recognizes it.  If it doesn't, reboot your phone, exit Odin, and go back to step (1).
Load the .zip file you downloaded (the custom ROM) into the PDA field of Odin.
Load the 512 .pit file into the PIT field of Odin.
Check "Re-partition".
Hit Start.  Odin will tell you when it's done; if it fails, reboot your phone and try again.  (This happens occasionally).

Note that if you need to back anything up, you should do that beforehand and save the backup to your PC, since everything (except probably the external SD card) will be wiped on the phone.  Also note that you do this at your own risk; Odin is very powerful and misusing it can damage your phone.  Re-partition in particular can be troublesome if you select the wrong PIT file.  I've used Odin dozens of times myself safely, though.


Can we install Amazon video app on external SD card?

In July 2016 Amazon upgraded their Amazon Video app... now when downloading a video it prompts you if you want it saved to your SD card (if you have one installed).  -Settings- in this app also has an Internal/SD Card toggle switch where to save. The negative is any videos already saved to Internal memory have to be deleted and re-downloaded to the SD Card if that is where you want them.

This whole subject freaked me out a bit as I just bought 6 seasons of Game of Thrones only to think I could not put on my (newly purchased) SD Card...  My lucky day that this app upgrade just happened within about the past 30 days.  The Hi-Res download to a 80/20 mbps SD card is painfully slow.


Automatically cycle between web tabs on Android?

Even if you can't find a web browser with this functionality built in, it's something that would be easy to achieve by writing your own web page with a little Javascript to cycle a frame between the pages you want to see; or to add a split-screen with frames.


It appears that the mentioned Root apps are unable to find a working exploit for your device.
Did you try Towel Root yet?


Why am I getting a "Low on Space" warning and having other weird problems?

first thing you should check is if you can move large applications to SD.
Go to

  Settings, Applications, Manage applications, All

There you can select applications and check if they can be moved to your SD card.
After you've moved some applications to your SD card you will be able to install other applications and get back the functionality you've been missing.

A similar question to have a look at is question 5519


SMS are only normal text characters. Many phone detect emoticons in a SMSs content but it varies from each phone.

Only messages you directly send from Hangouts i.e from your Google Account to your friends account.


Auto rotate IS there but in Accessibility - somewhere I had not thought of looking.

Inevitably found this on Google. I had tried a hundred different questions but finally found the right one,

Hopefully this will be useful for someone in the dim distant future.

If this fixes your problem please up vote.

(PS The presence or absence of icons depends on usage so it might go missing again but now you know where to find it I hope!)


How to downgrade LG L90 D410 from Lollipop 5.0.2 to KitKat 4.4.2?

LG Source page has your stock images plus the kernels too. Just scroll down the top section to D410, there are 3 different ones: D410, D410H, & D410HN (pick the proper one for your device).

There are many references to downgrading the D410, but those were inconcise/misleading/incoherent. Only relevant one I found was on XDA for downgrading.

For rooting and tools, I recommend to use this reference.

There were a few variables that would have made this answer too lengthy to post here, so links were used instead.

Please fully read all links before using any of the steps mentioned there within

remember

1. Perform a backup

2. Downgrading android will ERASE/WIPE/DELETE everything

3. YOU assume all responsibility for using any of the steps mentioned in the links

all links have been fixed and verified


Changing SIM card reset/lost stored google password

I believe it's linked to the SIM for security, but not stored on the SIM (so you can take it out).


Is there a way to make an android phone only run one app and nothing else?

If you didn't have the requirement of being able to access the settings (the settings app is part of the launcher in some ROMs), this would probably be easier. In that case, you could simply build a custom ROM that boots straight to calculator. The main disadvantage would be the absence of even a battery indicator.


v6 Supercharger with Multitask Manager and Tag Home Launchers

The script you mention also offers an option to make additional apps 'bulletproof'.

Since I don't know which version of Supercharger you're running, I can't tell you the correct number of the mentioned option, but it's labeled BulletProof Apps {Hit or Miss}.

It scans the current process list and gives you the option to name the app you want to make immune (or rather "resistent") to being killed by the low memory killer. You don't have to be very precise with the naming, any 3 following letters matching your process should suffice. It will then prompt you to acknowledge the choice.

That's it, you're done!


Jabiru disconnects/reconnects every 10-15 minutes when inactive

About the statement

The quoted statement is just plain wrong. Android (or it's memory management component) does not prevent any app from keeping a stable connection to any kind of network service (e.g. XMPP).

You only have to deal with fact that Android will kill your process if it's under memory pressure. But the same manager that did kill your service (ActivityManager) will also restart your service once the low memory situation is resolved. Your app simply has to reconnect then.

As this will only happen when no Activity from the App is in foreground, the user usually doesn't notice the reconnection, or he/she simply doesn't care, since the App is in background anyways.

Your symptoms

Obviously Jabiru does reconnect. And I also think that jabiru doesn't disconnect intentionally. It's more likely that the data connection went down. The most probable reason for this is that the WiFi went to sleep. But then the GSM connection should take over and we would only see **one* disconnect after around 15 minutes.

I think you should look in the Android log to find out what happens around the time Jabiru disconnects. The WiFi sleep policy is one reason to look at, but then I wonder why Jabiru is able to reconnect at all, since the WiFi should be disabled until the device is woken up again.


Unable to use all the memory of Allview A5 Smiley

I had the same problem on an Allview P5 Life and I solved it by simply upgrading to Android 5.0 Lollipop.
I used to have an A5 Smiley before this one as well, and I had the same problem... what I did to make it better was to root the phone and remove the bloatware saving a pretty substantial amount of space. This is however not really recommended and you should do it at you'r own risk.
You could also try to install another ROM. There's no official upgrade but you can probably find an unofficial compatible ROM on the internet. This is a very risky endeavour and I really don't recommend it... even I didn't do it and instead left the phone as-is and gave it to my father who uses it only for calling.

TLDR; There's no official or easy way to get more space. The only two ways that I know of are risky and require at least some technical know-how. You'd be better off getting another phone.


Titanium Backup - Restoring manually backed up apps (TB, Google Drive)

Titanium Backup would ask you to restore the .tibkp file if you "share" it to it directly. Easiest way to do so is using a file manager and "tap" the *.tibkp – as Titanium Backup is associated with that file extension, you should be offered to share it that way.

As you confirmed, Root Browser is a file manager capable of that. Most others should do as well, though some might be "too restricted" in their functionality as you found out, e.g. the built-in file manager.


How can I stop adverts from "System Update" from showing up on my lockscreen on a Micromax phone?

Thanks to help from @Izzy, I've figured it out. Annoyingly, Micromax have bundled something calling itself System Update that is set as a System Component and is generating these adds

To find out what's going on, I followed Izzy's suggestion on trying some Filter/block notifications apps. Took a few tries, but one of them (Notification Block(DND Notify)), when showing System Apps, showed me this:

(click for a larger version)

From that, we can see that the App calling itself System Update which is defined as a System App has the package com.rock.gota . A google for that shows many other people complaining about getting adverts on their lock screen from this app which their phone manufacturer had "helpfully" bundled into their base Android Image, just as Micromax have done :(

As I don't have a rooted phone, I couldn't use that tool to disable the notifications. Instead, I headed to Settings then Apps, discovered I could swipe right a few times to find All (wish I'd known that before!), scrolled down to this annoying System Update spammy advert app, and did a Force Stop. The Disable button is grey'd out, see How can I disable a stock app that has its Disable button greyed out? for how to get rid of an app like this now it's identified.

So, Micromax users beware - they're bundling spammy advert apps into their Android system builds :(


Keep app from opening when clicking a link

In Settings → Apps → NYTimes → Open by default:

Open Supported Links: set it to Ask every time
tap Clear Defaults

Tested on Android 6.0.1 and Android 7.1.2.

In Android 8 (Oreo®) you can also reach that setting via:

Settings → Apps & Notifications → (Advanced) → Default Apps → Opening links

You can alternatively stop using Chrome since Firefox, for example, does not let you choose an app to open such links (if I'm correct).


Cant restore stock rom in galaxy y and format failure

You can switch to stock ROM for Galaxy Y by using the latest version of Odin and downloading the stock ROM. You can find these files in other forums.


Google App always opens google.com on chrome

Same happened on my sister's Samsung Tablet. Turned out it was caused by the Qustodio Parental Control app. It blocked safe search which was forcing the Google app to open google search in Chrome because google would not allow the parental control app to enforce safe search and monitor its app .

Don't know if its that but here is Qustodio help article telling that :
https://www.qustodio.com/en/help/article/2832549/ (under heading "Safe searches on Android")

If you don't have Qustodio Parental Control app, maybe it could be some other app that high control on your device. Qustodio shows at this link what i mean by high control (ex. Apps with usage access, Accessibility, etc) - go to the step called "11. When prompted to Activate app supervision, choose Activate Now.".


Can I tether a Motorola Xoom w/o 3G to my HTC incredible phone?

If your incredible will create a WiFi hotspot it will work with the Xoom.  You can test this with your laptop before buying the Xoom.


You can go to SuperSu app or any other Superuser app you are using, and go to Settings and you will see a Full unroot option, press that and restart the phone when prompted. This should unroot the phone. But the boot loader will stay unlocked if you have unlocked it.


Syncing Opera Mobile/Mini with Desktop Firefox

Apparently not.

(Having questions without accepted answers just bothers me)


I cannot gain access to an internet connection

Verify the APN settings for your network operator. It may happen that an incorrect APN profile is selected which is prohibiting you from getting network access.


How to change incoming call notification size in Nexus 5X

This smaller Caller ID banner does appear only when on the home screen and when using an application. I assume this was done so as not to cover the whole screen in case the user is doing something critical or the like.

While on the lock screen, an incoming call will take the whole screen to show Caller ID, presumably because the user wouldn't be doing anything if the phone is locked.

I looked through my devices Phone and Accessibility and other settings, and I was not able to find any way to change this. A third party app would be your best bet.

Using Android 6.0.1 to test.


how to mount /system as read/write in android?

Solution is simple. To remount a mounted system you need to have root privileges. Do an su. You will enter root mode. Then run the below command. It will work, I did it many a times.

So here are the steps:

 adb shell
 su
 mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /system

Edit: Found a better solution

From host machine(Linux or windows PC), execute the following commands.

>> adb root
>> adb remount

remount will by default remount the /system partition with rw, if you have the permissions.

Note 1: To do su or adb root, your device must be rooted and have su executable on it. When you do an su, if it is executed properly, your terminal prompt will change from $ to #. Thanks..

Note 2: In recent mobiles, few of acer and samsung that i know, Security has been tightened, and even after rooting the phone, adb remount wouldn't work. As of i know, there is no solution available for it so far.


Is it possible to delete images from the wallpaper folder on android?

Normally, it is the home launcher app which changes the wallpaper in the device, both for home screen and lock screen. For default stock home launcher in OxygenOS, the custom image wallpapers are saved inside /data/user/0/net.oneplus.launcher/files/ with prefix wallpaper.
So, without root access, all you can do is bear that entry, or, clear data for your launcher app (which would remove all the settings and changes you've ever made in that launcher). To clear data, go into Settings app → Apps → choose Show system apps → locate your home launcher app → Storage → Clear data.
For rooted devices only
If you want to prevent that image to reappear in wallpaper selection view, you have to edit the database inside which its entry is stored and then delete that entry. Simply removing the wallpaper file from data directory doesn't always work.
The database you're looking for is named saved_wallpaper_images.db located inside /data/user/0/net.oneplus.launcher/databases. You'd need tools to edit that database.
You can pull it into your PC, edit it using a compatible software, push it back and then fix permissions. This is a messy solution.
You can use sqlite3 inary compiled for your device's architecture and then use it within your device to edit out that database. You'd need to search on web some commands (common enough) to load a database, locate a table, and delete a row. This is again messy.
There are some apps which claim to both read and write an app's database, such as SQLite Editor. It didn't work in my case though. I have My Android Tools (Pro) (not available in Play Store anymore) and I used it to remove the entries for wallpapers from the aforesaid database. It is quite easy to use. Select the app, select the database, select the table, then row and tap on delete icon.


Can I download whole folders in Dropbox app?

Sync isn't possible and the "download folder" function is also missing on Android.

You can support this feature request: https://www.dropbox.com/votebox/2133/android-download-upload-folders


What does exactly "Re-root System (SuperSU)" do to your phone in Philz Touch Recovery?

According to the source code available on GitHub, the recovery performs a whole bunch of operations aside from simply launching the daemon in background, copying the su binary to /system/xbin and changing its permissions. As can be understood by examining this install-su script, what the recovery does, is to initially perform a cleanup operation for root manager apps that may have already been installed.

After that, the operation of copying the relevant files, namely, the su binary (which is called anytime you request root privileges), the 99SuperSUDaemon (which execution depends upon init.d), a customized install-recovery.sh (to force the daemon to be executed on Jelly Bean) and SuperSU.apk (the root manager).

After this phase, the script uses the previously defined functions set_perm (which combines chmod and chown, and serves to define ownership and permissions) and ch_con (which marks the files as system ones). The latter is probably the cause of your manual procedure's malfunction: you didn't change the context of the files you pushed, so they weren't recognized as system files.


Will resetting my unlocked phone to factory settings lock it again?

Normally unlocked phones are unlocked for good.  I wouldn't expect a factory reset to change it.  (See also: Unlocked Galaxy i7500, Reset Will Remove it?)

It's not 100% certain, though.  For example, some Galaxy S users had their phones re-locked when updating from 2.1 to 2.2, which is a somewhat similar process to doing a factory reset.

You could always do a backup through ClockworkMod or something (and back it up to your computer first) in case it does get re-locked, so that you could restore it to the previous unlocked state.  That requires root, however.  (Root can sometimes be undone by a factory reset, but not if you have a custom ROM that came pre-rooted).

If you have the unlock code from when you originally unlocked it, that code should still work to unlock it again if it gets re-locked.


Is it possible to have Google Assistant work with screen off?

To use Google Assistant with features as shown in this article on Google Assistant headset instruction videos you'll need to be using Headphones optimized for the Google Assistant or Made for Google:

See: Official Google Assistant on Headphones Documentation


There are really only 2 tool tips that you dismiss. You'd be better off finding a tutorial or video to teach her.


This could not happen if you have hard reset the device. But still you can try Installing 'folder mount' again and unmount all partition created on sdcard.
If this not work you can always flash the stock firmware to restore the device.


Can I connect my Android mini PC to my Laptop as a monitor ? How?

In short, no. You could install a VNC server, which would let you use a VNC client on your laptop to connect to the "mini PC" over Wi-Fi, and use the laptop's keyboard, mouse, and screen to control the "mini PC", but there are two caveats. First, you'd need to be able to use the mini PC directly (with a TV or monitor) to be able to install and set up the VNC server; second, you'll probably find that using VNC is not as smooth as using it directly, especially for video-intensive applications like video calling and gaming. Some games may not work at all.

To use the device properly, you'll need a monitor or TV with an HDMI input, or a monitor or TV with some other input (such as DVI) with an adaptor. You can also buy adaptors that have an HDMI input and connect to a PC with USB to make the PC act as a monitor, but they're relatively expensive. Either way, you'll need extra hardware to use this "mini PC".


Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?

Similar questions have been asked here before, the short version, JAVA applets are not supported on Android. The version of JAVA used on Android is not just your run of the mill JAVA so you would need to get a JAVA compiler on the phone first to run any applets. Which I don't think is possible or at least feasible.

Why not just download the Android SDK and make your own app? You don't have to sell it in the marketplace, but if your app could be used by others you could do that which might help recover some money spent on development.


Can I expect samsung mhl adapter to work on my htc?

Samsung has two types of MHL cable: an 11-pin one for their more recent phones, and a 5-pin one for their older phones. The 5-pin one is standard and will work on non-Samsung phones. The 11-pin one only works on newer Samsung phones.

Third-party manufacturers tend to also sell both kinds, so look at which phones the cable says it is for. If it says it's for Samsung Galaxy S4, or if it's Y-shaped with a second USB output, then it's an 11-pin one and won't work with your phone.

See my other answer on How does MHL work? to learn more about the difference.


How to Screen Record on Samsung Galaxy A30s

You can install a screen recorder app from google play store. There are many different ones available. Just do a search on "screen recorder".
For instances,

ADV Screen Recorder
AZ Screen Recorder
Mobizen Screen Recorder
Screen Recorder & Video Recorder
Super Screen Recorder


Is there a way to move unmovable apps to the SD card in Android 6.0?

You just need a free app to do this without root. Please note that this does not work for preinstalled apps (like Google Play Books, etc.)

App: APK Editor

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor&hl=en

Open the APK editor and choose 'Select APK from app'. Choose your app from the list that will appear and select 'Common Edit'. Change the 'Install Location' field to 'External Preferred'. Click Save and then Install. (you may have to uninstall it first.) You will now be able to use Settings/Apps or your preferred app manager to move the app to your SD Card.


How do I erase all the data on Galaxy S4 if the screen is broken?

Assuming you ever registered a gmail address on your google play account(which you have to, to download apps), your phone will be registered in Google's Device Manager on play.google.com.  If your phone was connected to WiFi or Data when the screen broke the below method can work(I've tested it myself multiple times).

Head to play.google.com(From your PC)
Log in to your google account.
Click the 'gear' symbol in the top right hand corner of the screen.
Go To 'Android Device Manager'
Select your GS4 from the menu of your registered devices.
Select 'Erase' from the list.

That should erase the phone.


Send Shift+Enter to Facebook comment field?

The Google keyboard has a "newline" key (looks like an arrow with a 90 degree angle) that appears only when you enter "shift" mode (eg when you want to key in a capital letter).  In this mode, the emoji smiley face key changes to a newline key.

On some ROMs, you can set an option to change between the emoji key and the newline (aka enter) key, from within the messaging app settings, under "Soft keyboard type".


Adding (lots of) icons to home screen on ICS tablet

Go Launcher

I use this app (instead of HTC Sense) for my HTC Sensation. This works great, and there is a lot of different themes and plugins for it. Great if you're tired of the standard UI on your phone!

It also solves your problem, when you can add multiple items for your different screens. (Just tap on the ones you would like to have easy access to) :)


How can I add a video camera shortcut to the home screen?

Long press on the default camera icon from the home screen and there should be popup menu with "Take a video"

Press and hold on "Take a video" from the popup menu to create a "Take a Video" shortcut which you can drag and place on your home screen.


I have never seen such a file on ICS.

You could simply try to move the file to your PC and see if everything works. I think it's pretty safe to do so, because critical system files are usually not placed on the SD card.


Though auto sync is turned off, Andorid 4.1.2 still auto syncs photos in Gallery

Open the  Gooogle+ Photos app > touch the   menu icon/button  > Settings > Auto Backup > Toggle On or Off

To Remove Google+ photos from your gallery

Head to your phone’s settings, and scroll down and tap “Google” under the Accounts subheader.
In here, uncheck “Sync Google Photos” as well as “Sync Picasa Web Albums.”

Once that’s done, you need to clear the application data for your Gallery to reset your albums list.

Head to the application manager in your settings. It could show up as either “Manage apps,” “Application Manager” or “Application Settings.”

Scroll down and tap “Gallery.”
Tap “clear data.”

Once you’ve completed these steps, you’re good to go. Your Gallery will only show the albums that are only on your phone. Much neater. Remember though, if you have Google+ Auto Backup set up for your photos, your backed up photos won’t show up in your gallery anymore, but you can still access them through your Google+ account.

Hope this works if not then please comment!!
Thank You.


I deleted too many system apps but I made backup.. My tablet stuck on android logo

If you backed up the apps you removed, you should be able to just adb push them back to the device OR copy/paste to the system app directory if that's available from Windows/Linux (etc) file explorer. Assuming all you did was delete some apk's.

If you didn't and you can find a stock rom, you might be able to do the same but instead getting the apk's from the rom.

Its possible that doing so may not work (depending on how the rom is set up and what you have available) and that you need to (re-)flash a rom (even just a dirty flash of the same rom or newer should get you back in).

But what you should have done was a full backup via adb, made sure there was a rom available for flashing, or installed a recovery and made a full backup before messing around in the system section. BACKUP backup backup!

A more direct answer may be obtained from the device thread on xda website where multiple people likely know the device well enough to get you through it.


Google Nexus 6P Stuck In Boot Mode on Google Screen

The best way is to send it back for the repairs. Another alternative is to reinstall the OS although is a topic in itself (XDA Developers Forum is the best place to find an answer on how to do that for your version of OS).

I have the same issue with Nexus 5X which I sent for the repairs, less hassle.


How do I reduce Haptic feedback intensity in CM9?

In CM10.1, Settings > Advanced > Haptic.


How much disk space does Android 2.3.3 and its default apps use?

It's going to depend on the device. Each carrier/manufacturer likes to add their own apps and widgets. Some even pre-load multimedia files for you. So, this question really can't be answered. (Most definitive answer would be to just get the file sizes of the stock Android ROMs.)


com.google.android.ext.services is a package found in Gapps.

The answer to this previous questions should provide the explanation on what the app does.


This will be a good workaround for the situation above. Since you were able to flash the phone, that means the MSNFlashTool is well configured in your computer. Now what I want you to think about is how you can flash a custom recovery image into the phone so that you can even get the phone alive by a third party OS like Lineage and anything.

After downloading the firmware file and starting flashing, the MSMTool writes the current progress in the progress window writing what it's flashing in the phone. Notably the userdata.img is one of the files you recognize since it is somehow big and doesn't flash quickly.

Consequently many data partitions exist in the phones memory, like the:

system.img
cache.img
boot.img
recovery.img

These are the essentials in any system, remember these are not all but these are the compulsory in any system. I'm sure the flash file is an archive that you can open with rar. It sometimes can be an archive containing an archive so you have to extract it twice incase you don't see these img files. Once opened in rar take note on what type of archive is the firmware file. It can be:

zip
tar
7z
rar
gz
gzip

And many more other types. Hope you remember this. Look for a compatible custom recovery image like twrp and replace it with the recovery.img or alternatively the boot.img if you miss the recovery in the firmware. If there are checksums like the md5, sha256 or any other sums to verify the integrity of files, regenerate and replace them, then repack the firmware with the same compression type as it was and flash the phone using it and you shall have teamwin recovery as your default recovery or boot.

Use the recovery to load third party OS and if you get the OS booting use it to unlock bootloader for futher fastboot actions or you can even use the new OS if you're convenient with it

Note: Ensure the recovery image is specifically made for your device model. If you have any trouble finding the appropriate recovery for your specific phone model, I can make you a download link for it after you give me exact specifications of your phone.

Hope it helps you


Problem solved, problem was caused by SuperSU root manager. After changing SuperSU to KingRoot it works fine. Weird.

I've tried different SuperSU settings, reboots, etc, but non of them seems to solve this issue. I got weirded out after trying this Lenovo app on my Alcatel tablet... it works perfectly fine there, with KingRoot, so I changed SuperSU to KingRoot on my Lenovo device and it works.


Its impossible...

Everyone should enable debugging mode....
Otherwise if anything happens to your  phone its impossible to recover.


How can I build the TextSecure app from source code?

I know nothing about Android development, so keep that in mind. Following various instructions online, however, I was able to build the source and put it on my phone. Perhaps someone who knows what they’re doing can come along and explain how it really should be done. Until then…

Install and configure the Android SDK. Make sure you add the SDK tools to your PATH. I’m building this on Linux, but if you know what you’re doing it should be possible to follow along on Windows.

You may need to run android and install various platform software for the build to work. I did this a while back, so I don’t remember exactly what I had to do. Sorry.
Download the source code (requires git):

git clone https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure.git

Enter the source directory and build the app.

cd TextSecure
android update project --name textsecure --path . --target android-7
ant release

Cross your fingers. Hopefully the build succeeds. If it does, we will need to sign the newly built .apk file, textsecure-unsigned.apk, before Android will let you install it.

cp bin/textsecure-unsigned.apk bin/textsecure.apk
keytool -genkey -keystore mykeystore -validity 10000
jarsigner -keystore mykeystore bin/textsecure.apk mykey

Running keytool will prompt you to enter a bunch of information, as well as a password. Enter whatever you please, as it shouldn’t matter.
Copy the apk file, textsecure.apk, to the SDCard on your phone. Install it like you would any other non-Market application.