Is it effectively possible to get rid of the yellow triangle in download mode on an S3 with 4.3?

First of all, if you're not using KNOX you don't need to worry about the triangle status. Second, to use TriangleAway you have to be rooted, with SuperSU. If the Google Play version doesn't work, try the latest beta v1.99r3 which should fix many SEAndroid related issues. In fact it is highly recommended that you get rooted, so that you can remove both KNOX, OTA updates, and the triangle, before you will receive the next OTA update which may completely lock down your device. If you have never flashed your phone, and it is showing the triangle, you have either received a refurbished device or you have been cheated by the seller. The triangle is an indication that a OTP (one time programmable) fuse has been blown in the past, due to flashing.


Disable browser prompt when using ADB to open an URL

There are two ways.

The simpler one is to use a legacy market://details?id=com.shadowburst.showr URL instead of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr. No browser will offer to open a market:// URL, but it's still possible that another installed app will do so.

The more complex way is to explicitly specify what activity you want the intent to open. This way, there's no possibility of another app responding to the intent. However, it's possible that a future Play Store update will change what activity you need to name: very old devices that only have Android Market won't work with this command.

You can find the package and activity name using an app such as Stanley. (In this case, you need to go to Stanley's settings to let it show system apps.)

The command to do what you want is

adb shell am start -n com.android.vending/com.google.android.finsky.activities.LaunchUrlHandlerActivity https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr


The Answer to the question is Yes and I do it.

I use a Raspberry Pi running RasPBX so within the house most things are SIP or DECT. My Main phone is a Gigaset DX800A which supports SIP and also DECT. These DECT phones attached to the DX800A become SIP extensions. The Phone in my office is an Aastra 6739i (SIP) with a Sennheiser DECT headset. I have a Linksys SPA3102-UK which connects the PSTN Landline to the Raspberry Pi. The Mobile phone can run any SIP software and become an internal extension, and thus make and receive landline calls.

As to being a workable solution then it depends on your cellphone coverage and how you use your cellphone (do you need SMS?). Another useful configuration is the DX800A will allow you to connect to you Cell phone via Bluetooth and make a receive calls from the DX800A or any DECT handsets attached to it. So in this situation you carry around a DECT handset and you can make and receive calls from both the Mobile number and landline number.

I would like to find an app that converts the Mobile into a SIP/GSM gateway such that the Android phone can be connected to the Asterisk based RasPBX and be used to make outgoing and incoming calls via GSM. This way I could use my calling plan to make calls from my SIP based Desk phone going out via the mobile (routing controlled by RasPBX). But don't know of one as yet.


You have not mentioned your Android version, if it is Android 4.0+, I fear you cannot do this. There's no option to show contacts with phone numbers only in People app that is included in 4.0+.

If you are on GingerBread or earlier versions, you have a setting something like this:

Contacts app - > Menu -> Display Options -> Only contacts with phone numbers

I am talking about stock Android apps, your manufacturer / ROM builder may have a tweak depending on what ROM are you running. I don't see a chance, but still a possibility.

See this similar question.


How to transfer Android contacts to iPhone?

You can use the Android application made by Apple : Move to iOS.

The applications will let you easily transfer your contact and a lot of other data (messages, photos, Google account, bookmark) from your Android phone to your iPhone.


ADB detects but, fastboot does not detect device in windows 10

For most Android devices, there is a fastboot menu with and image of an open Android and some options. Accessing it usually involves turning on the phone while pressing one or both of the volume buttons. However, Samsung devices have it differently.

Instead of using fastboot, you use Odin. (These instructions are for a galaxy tab 3, might vary by device.) If you turn on the phone while pressing home and vol down, you enter download, or if you used Odin before, Odin mode. This is used instead of fastboot to flash Roms.

There are many videos on how to use Odin to flash Roms like CWM and TWRP, so search for one of those.


Can I change the *maximum* brightness from a system file/apk?

Found the answer myself and it's a 'yes'. I'll share it here in case it's useful to someone else.

This XDA thread was the basis of the fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/themes-apps/mod-lower-auto-brightness-levels-to-t1235212 main points extracted here:

  Here is a guide on how to perform this mod on any framework-res.apk using apk manager (thanks for the guide goes to desean):

  Download APK manager and unpack somewhere
  Grab framework-res.apk from your phone under \system\framework\ (e.g. adb pull) and place it in the "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder
  Run Script.bat and select option 9
  Once done, go to projects\framework-res.apk\res\values\arrays.xml and edit your values as per first post.
  Once edited, compile the apk using option 11
  Qn: Is this a system apk. Ans: y
  Qn: Aside from the signatures, would .... least. Ans: y
  Prompt: In the apk manager folder u'll find a keep folder..... done then press enter on this script. Press any key to continue . . . You have to go to "keep" folder and delete resources.arsc because arrays.xml have been changed. After this You can press any key in apk manager window.
  Once done, input 22 in apk manager and select "unsignedframework-res.apk" by entering the number that stands for it. After selecting it You should see in apk main window in the top right corner "Current-App: unsignedframework-res.apk". Now press 5 to zipalign apk. You will find your completed, zipaligned apk under place-apk-here-for-modding\unsignedframework-res.apk. Rename it back to framework-res.apk and adb push the file back to your phone

Some of those points are inaccurate (particularly points 6 and 9), depending on the version of APK Manager you use, (if you use it at all, APK Multitool has replaced it in development and I used GanGs_KiD Kitchen) but are corrected later in the thread.

Anyway, instead of editing arrays.xml (which is where auto-brightness is controlled, though I edited that too) head to integers.xml and edit the values of "config_screenBrightnessSettingMaximum" down to whatever you need. 255 is the brightest (and what it's likely already set to), I needed to go down to 150.

Then follow the instructions to re-compile and zip-align your framework-res and adb push it back to the device. Hey presto! No more screen cutting out!


How do I change a Google account for Android mobile (Xperia 10)?

Should be pretty easy.

Just go to Settings > Accounts & Sync
Remove the 'dummy' account
Add the real account

You can even leave the dummy there for now. Android supports multiple accounts.

Note: I'm running Android 2.1 so the menu options may be slightly different, but the idea and results should be the same.


How to turn off android overlays if I can't touch the screen?

i had the issue.....i long pressed on the overlay#1 window, dragged it down and then turned of the Developer options....hope it helps in a way


Depends on your Google Photos app version. As of v1.23, deleting local gallery photos should prompt you -- Read more about it here

As quoted in the article --

  Say you took a few photos on your phone and they're already backed up
  to Google Photos. Then you went through another gallery app (if you
  use the Samsung or LG or HTC Gallery apps or another third-party
  client) and deleted the ones you didn't want to keep. The images would
  still be backed up in your Google Photos account.

  Now, Photos is smart to realize that this has happened and suggests it
  removes them too. For example, you may want to do that for burst
  photos that you don't want in your account or for random shots that
  you only needed for a couple of days. But you don't want to do that
  for photos that you want to save but just removed because you're
  freeing up space on your device. That's why it's great that this is an
  optional card and not an automatic action.

You've set up google photos to backup over wifi and when charging. So the next day you delete the photos via a different gallery app, google does not have an idea that you've actually deleted them locally.

If you want to delete local copy while retaining the cloud copy, continue what you're doing now.

If you want to delete cloud + local copy, one of many ways would be to delete it from the photos app.

Open photos
Select the photos you would like to delete
Tap on the 3 dot overflow menu on the top right of the screen
Select "delete device copy"
Tap on the bin icon at the top to delete the cloud copy as well.


ADB authorization prompt missing in Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803)

This helped me, before step 13 "Enable USB debugging on the phone (Settings => About phone => Click 7 times on Android Build to unlock developer options)" make sure you have enabled MTP over USB on the phone. Sometimes it helps to revoke the approved debug devices as well.


How to send any kind of voice messages from phone to a tablet used by a kid who can't read?

Depending on how those messages should reach the device, and based on what event they should "pop up", this could be accomplished e.g. using tasker. Tasker is the most potent automation app for Android, and a.o. can utilize TTS to read text, but also can play sound files. It can react on a multitude of events such as time and location – but also on more device-specific events like battery low or a changed network state (see e.g. my list of Tasker resources for more details (and also howtos/tutorials) – especially watch out for the graphs in the lower third of that page for available events and actions). So you could e.g.:

play a certain sound-file each day on 12:00 am (optionally: only when the screen is on, i.e. your daughter is actively using the device)
read the content of a text file whenever that file was updated (useful in connection with some other app/service transferring that file to the device, e.g. using Dropbox or FolderSync)
use TTS or a pre-recorded sound file to be played when she leaves a specified "safe area" (see: Geo-Fence), or when she opens a certain app
and more

Of course you could also install some VoIP app and ring her tablet so she can pick up the (video-) call for interactive messages :)


Try with a file manager app such as ES File Explorer. It will show you folders in the internal memory, SD card as well as OTG usb connections. Just copy and paste to the required folder.


How to open .conf files with File Expert?

File Expert at the moment cannot open such files.

I recommend using the app called ES File Explorer! It's free and you just enable root option in the Properties, and you have root access.

DO NOT buy File Expert's root plugin as it's a waste of money!!!


My Samsung Galaxy S 2 indicates it is charging but doesn't

There might be a problem with your micro-USB connector i.e the place where you connect the charger to the phone. Some times the pins present there bend out of place and so this can happen.

Take your phone for a repair.


If you have rooted your phone (if you do not know what root is then it is not rooted) try the app foldermount, it may solve your problem. For more help moving an app to the external storage please watch this video I made: http://youtu.be/SUiZ_-B94Co


What does the command `adb sideload FILE` do?

Adb sideload command just loads a zip file from the computer to the phone. The creator of the zip controls what it does (the recovery just uploads it from the computer and looks at a specific file).

You can do a lot with it, but it's not a full rom, it's cannot replace a rom.
Here is an example of an update.zip I once wrote and sideloaded it to a phone:

mount("yaffs2", "MTD", "userdata", "/data");
delete("/data/system/gesture.key");
delete("/data/system/password.key");
ui_print("Done!");

It deletes a couple of files, and prints a successful result.

2.The command fastboot flash all can replace an entire rom, because it does a bunch of operations like format a partition and install a new rom. But you can flash other files that don't do those things (but often this command do exactly that.)

3.You can do a lot of things in the adb command line, like delete a partition a flash or just copy something else to it. What exactly do you want to do? On which partition?

Hope this is helpful, and check out the android developers page on adb ( http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html ).


Long press the power button. Phone will turn off. Then press power button and volume up button simultaneously, till the asus logo appears. Then you will enter the recovery mode. Reboot from there(press power button after navigating to reboot using volum up/down)


Determine hardware-age of an Android device

Find the tag which is attached to your device where serial number and manufacturing details are encoded. This resides beneath the back cover on most devices. Sony provides the manufacturing date as eg: 16W10(W stands for week) which is 22nd March 2016. This might help you find the Hardware age of your device. Thank you.


What rights do I have with music purchased through the Play Store?

Albums bought through Google Play show up in the Play Music app by default. The files from the Play Music app can only be played through that app itself, and can't be extracted. However, you can download music from the Google Play web interface as plain MP3 files, either individually or your whole collection in one download.

The official support site gives more details, and instructions on how to download.


Why does reinstalling an app sometimes work to fix problems?

It's not necessarily the installation process which goes wrong.

A file which is non-essential (a sound file for example) may have been corrupted for any number of reasons, and a simple re-install re-writes the corrupted file.

It's the same principle as with a computer application. An error pops up at a random time, yet the rest of the program still works.


The PDAnet ADB driver (http://pdanet.co/a/) worked.


Re-install Google Play after it was removed / uninstalled

Re-flashing the GApps package fitting for your Android version should fix it. You can find them at goo.im. Make sure the archive you pick is for your Android version; according to the tag you've used, it should be gapps-jb-*.


In Google Chrome, how do I drag things around on a touchscreen Android device?

You can do it with just a mouse (or pen) on pages where it is supported. I tested it with a plain USB mouse on my Moto G running Android 4.4.4.

I resized area for post with bottom right striped triangle on "dotaz nebo sdělení" field with mouse. See this tested page.

Or you can pair an ordinary Bluetooth mouse with your device. Probably any modern Android device includes Bluetooth mouse support.


try to clear Play Store's cache, go to Settings → Applications and find "Google Play Store" there and choose the "Clear cache" option.


How can I find out the make and model of the chips in my device?

For the best resource out there, use PDADB.

This details every comprehensive chip-set used, for the Droid Charge, this is the spec sheet given.

As for Huawei U8160, this is the spec sheet given on that page.

Depending on how open the manufacturer is with the more intimate details, some may be marked proprietary which will be stated clearly.

The other way of doing it, in the case of the Droid Charge which is a Samsung model, might be to hit up on the Samsung's open source site, and look for the appropriate kernel version for that handset and examine the kernel configuration as appropriate.


Do we have to pay to install custom rom?

In general, Custom ROMs are FREE. To date, I am not aware of any custom ROM that is paid (at least for the custom ROMs I have used for my Samsung Galaxy S2, S4 and Nexus 7). However, you can donate to the developers if you wish.

Rooting and installing the custom ROM yourself is free, assuming you accept all the risks, which includes bricking (or destroying) your phone.

If you are not confident enough to perform the rooting and installation of a custom ROM, you can ask an experienced person to do it for you. Of course, they may or may not request for payment.


How can I enable auto-rotate for the home screen?

If it doesn't work out of the box, which is the case with many Android phones, then you have a  few different options:

A launcher replacement which adds this feature (may not work with all ROMs)
A custom ROM like cyanogen mod, which has this feature built in. You can read more about custom ROMs here
Wait for an official update which adds this feature. (may never happen)


get hourly weather and weather warning using tasker/zooper

I will take the shorter profile for an explanation on how to work with this kind of copy/pasted profiles – and am pretty sure once you've got the idea, you can deal with the other one as well. Instead of a simple copy/paste, I will apply some structure to it, and add some explanations:

  Profile: Display Unlocked (61)1

  Condition: Event: Display Unlocked2
  Task: Enter: Get Location For Weather (62)3

  A1: AutoLocation Location4
  [ Configuration:Starting Location Monitor
  Location Report Name: Weather
  Update Type: Balanced Package:com.joaomgcd.autolocation Name:AutoLocation Location Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

For a starter: Tasker works with profiles, which are combining conditions (when should something be done?) with tasks (what should be done?). You also can have stand-alone tasks, which then could be triggered e.g. from shortcuts on your homescreen – but that's a different thing I won't discuss here. So:

1 This line just tells you to create a new profile and give it a "speaking name" (must not necessarily be the same to the letter).

2 When you named your profile, Tasker will automatically ask you to create a condition. There are different types of conditions: "events" (something that "happens in a short time frame", such as unlocking the display), and "states" (some rather "long-term status", such as being connected to a WiFi network). Depending on the condition type, the tasks also might be processed differently: tasks based on an "event" e.g. usually revert their changes back to the original state when the condition is no longer met. So in this specific case, you select "event" from the popup, and watch out for the matching category holding the "display unlocked" event, then select it.

3 Once you've defined your condition, Tasker will ask you to create (and name) a "task". This is called the "enter task", as it's processed when entering the profile5. So the name to specify is up to you, "Get Location for Weather" is a suggestion wich you're free to accept. The "task editor" will popup then.

4 A1..An in the linked tutorial specify steps inside the "enter task" you should add in this order. In our above example, this is just a single step: Selecting (and configuring) Jaos "AutoLocation" addon. So everything following inside the square brackets are configuration advices you should follow in the plugins popup/page, which will appear when you've selected it (located usually in "plugins" or "3rd party").

5 There are also optional "exit tasks", which can be used to trigger actions when the condition is no longer met. As I described above, with tasks based on a "state condition", Tasker usually reverts stuff to what it was before (if you e.g. have a task increasing the volume to "level 7", and it was "level 5" before, Tasker will automatically restore it back to "level 5"). However, this a) might not always be what you want to happen, and b) with multiple profiles overlapping, it might be necessary to (re-)set things explicitely. Example: Profile A starts and sets volume from 5 to 7. Then profile B starts, setting volume to mute. If now profile A ends, it would restore volume to 5, which might not be what you'd like. Say it wouldn't do so on end, profile B would then restore to 7 – again not what you want if profile A is no longer active. So you might need a manual solution, e.g. restore volume to a level on the condition whether the other profile is still active or not.

I hope this example helped you getting started. For more, I definitely recommend you visiting the Tasker Homepage, where you can find not only a UserGuide, but also several other Guides and tutorials, FAQs and more.


How can I open an HTML file I have copied from PC to SD Card of Phone?

You should be able to point the browser at the file you want with a URL of the format file:///path/to/file.html. For example, I just did this on my EVO with a file I saved to the root of my SD card as post.html by launching the browser and entering the URL file:///sdcard/post.html.

Alternatively, my file manager lets me open an HTML file with "HTML Viewer". This is not as feature-rich, though, and didn't seem to render images for me (whereas the browser way loaded everything properly). My file manager does not give me the option to open the file with the browser, or either of the other browsers I have (Firefox and Opera Mobile).


In your settings there is an option to allow APKs from unknown locations. This is under Security for me, can't be sure where yours is but it will be there. A factory reset most likely returned it to the default off state.


How do I download an app from the market that is restricted in my location?

Well what you might be looking for is an app called, MarketEnabler, it changes somenthing like the location of the market so you can access other countries markets.

MarketEnabler: https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.racic.android.marketenabler

With that you could change your locale and get access to market apps in another country, If I'm correct if also includes a list with countries.


Ignore crack in Android screen (and entire front panel) or take some action

Lots of screens are cracked and they still work.  Mine has had two cracks in it for over a year.  At first I put thin non glossy mending tape on each crack.  It was unnecessary no glass sticks out on it though I can feel them with a fingernail, so I just leave it bare.  For anything worse and still working you might use a screen protector, which I'd certainly do if the alternative was getting cuts on my fingers.  Would be interesting what your experience actually was as has been several months since you posted.


No, Factory Reset will not remove root. However, you will lose all your data and all the apps that you installed. It will be good as new. Files in the external SD card will remain.

When the phone boots after a Factory Reset, you will be asked to log-in to your Google account again.


How do I disable the google voice typing/voice search 'ding' sound?

Automation is my solution.
There are plenty of automation apps, but I use MacroDroid, since it is easy to learn (that's why I use it) and the behaviour can be easily customized to get the result you want. Besides,free version allows you to create up to 5 macros and so for the task at hand, free version suffices. I prefer automation as a first choice when I need to get something running the way I want rather than depend on an app.
MacroDroid uses macros to perform desired actions.
Macro for your requirement would look like this:
(I am thankful to OP for testing o on his Lollipop based device and confirming behaviour as expected, since my device runs on KitKat and Google has implemented API level changes differently in Lollipop)
Main Macro (working as tested by OP)
Trigger
Application Launched → Google
Action
Volume Change → Configure
Here you get 7 options which can be chosen singly or in combination on a sliding scale from 0 to 100. Options are-
 1. Alarm
 2. Music
 3. Notifications
 4. Ringer
 5. System Sounds
 6. Voice Call
 7. Bluetooth Voice
Choose ((2) Music and (5) System Sounds) and set them to 0 for Lollipop
Choose ((3) Notifications and (5) System Sounds) and set them to 0 for KitKat
( Reason for different selection is explained in Note below)
You can set the (6) Voice call level as desired ( select by testing  voice
typing comfort level)
Constraints
None
(Macro runs only when constraint is true, so here it runs always)
Save the macro and ensure it is enabled   before testing
Optional Macro (Awaiting OP to test)
(In case you need to change volume manually for voice typing, the "ding sound reappears, as reported by OP. This macro is to kill the "ding sound". This macro is not required if you are fine with the voice control level in the main macro and do not need to manually change voice typing volume)
Trigger
Volume Button Pressed → Volume Up  →  Update Volume
(Followed by)
Volume Button Pressed → Volume Down  →  Update Volume
Action and Constraints
Same as in the main macro
( Triggers work as logical OR and the action for muting the "ding sound" is triggered whenever the volume is manually increased or decreased for voice typing )
Why this should work for everybody

My search hasn't shown an app or Xposed module that can do this ( not denying the possibility, though)

This macro doesn't require root unlike Xposed approach.

Granular control on different Volume settings. MacroDroid permits you to alter sounds, with a flexibility that is beyond what normally is available in ringer / volume sound control as this example illustrates. My Huawei Honor 6 has only 6 types of volume settings (which is more than some devices offer) but not Bluetooth, which can be controlled through a macro

Customization. You can set "modes", which are like global variables akin to setting profiles. As an example, you can set this macro to run while at home (by mapping cell towers of your home location) and have the "ding" sound active elsewhere. Possibilities for customization are pretty much as you wish

Last but not least, it is free :-)

System Settings

Do not Greenify MacroDroid and exclude it from task killers, if you use them.

Enable MacroDroid in "Auto Protect"(Huawei phones) or "Stamina Mode" (Sony phones or "Power Nap" (Stamina Mode Xposed module for non Sony devices). Also, if you update to Marshmallow in the future, exclude MacroDroid from Doze. Refer this: Is there a way to exclude an app from Doze?

These features prevent app(s) to be active when the device is not awake, conserving battery. May not be pertinent to your phone but adding this as a general precaution.

Enable MacroDroid in accessibility settings and also allow it as device administrator in security settings.

For Lollipop, enable notification access from notification settings

Note
Google Voice Recognition functionality that creates the "ding" sound  was streamed as notification stream  in KitKat. In Lollipop this is switched to music  stream. Hence, in the macro, settings differ.
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21701432/continues-speech-recognition-beep-sound-after-google-search-update


Is there any device for convenient control of device while walking?

It sounds like what you want is a presentation clicker. This is a small device used by speakers to control slides during their talk. Usually it uses Bluetooth HID profile, and is visible to the host device as a keyboard or mouse. Alternatively, you might already have a Bluetooth game controller (such as a Playstation controller). Android has support for these built-in.

There are also wired USB presentation clickers, and USB game controllers. If your device supports USB-on-the-go, you can use one of these.


How to enable lock screen widgets in HTC One M8?

On my phone I slide my lock screen to the right, and tap the plus button. If you can't find this on your phone, it probably doesn't exist. You can get apps from the app store that customise your lock screen though.


How to correctly quote `adb shell su -c`

The best solution would be to use single-quotes (') around the subcommand:

adb shell 'su -c echo "a  b"'

But please note that usually within single-quotes everything is taken literally and variables are not expanded. This doesn't apply when you nest quotes like this. As an example:

myvar='123'
echo "$myvar"   # prints 123
echo '$myvar'   # prints $myvar

But: (assuming $myvar is set to '123' within the adb shell (e.g. on phone))

adb shell 'su -c echo "$myvar"'    # prints 123

In case you want to use your own shell variables to be included within the adb subcommand, you can simply flip around the quotes:

myvar='test'
adb shell "su -c echo '$myvar'"    # prints test


Nexus 6P stuck on bootloop after rooting

I found a solution to this which is flashing the stock ROM using the adb/fastboot tools, but I used an older version because the latest one didn't work for some reason and I followed the guide on google's website hope that'll help someone. :)


Removeable battery-like "thing" that provide unlimited power for android phones

Your question is related to How to use android phone without battery?

IMO, the "thing" you visualise is "not a thing
" (couldn't resist the pun) , since

Battery is integral to Android device (unlike an accessory) and the designed usage of device - both these are discussed in my answer to question linked above
Removeable batteries are being phased out , even in lower end devices, so the usage of that "thing" even if it exists,  is very limited

Whether such a "thing" is going to come in any time is open ended but unlikely for reasons above


App drawer disappeared on One Plus One with Cyanogen OS

I had the same problem, what worked for me was accessing the Home Screen settings (on home screen, hit the menu button and then the three little dots towards the top of the menu, or hold anywhere on the screen and hit the same triple-dot symbol) and under "Drawer Settings," switching some settings.

I believe by changing some of these settings any problem causing the app launcher to disappear is corrected when it overwrites its properties.


Dialer & Contacts app display duplicate (WhatsApp)

I solved this issue by editing all my Google contacts to make sure they contain full country code and no dashes or spaces between the numbers. In the Google Contacts landing page (web) they will all look OK but once you click edit you might find some with the incorrect format. Doing this will enable the Dialer app to link the mobile and Whats App contacts correctly. I know this is still a tedious manual fix but it is the only one I found to work.


I have a HTC Desire running Froyo, and I can go to Settings | Security | Lock phone after and choose the timeout to "Immediately", 3, 5 10 or 15 minutes.

Doesn't the Galaxy Tab have this setting?


How to get reliable download for old Android Samsung?

Use a transparent source

Open-source is transparent, so it is reliable when there are a big community with many eyes   inspecting.  http://lineageos.org  and Heimdall are the most (positivally) cited,

Reliable download of an open firmware... E.g. from https://download.lineageos.org/i9300   (open sources  at Git/android_device_samsung_i9300) resulting e.g. lineage-14.1-20190117-nightly-i9300-signed.zip
Reliable download of an open TWRP... E.g. from https://dl.twrp.me/i9300/  (open sources  at Git/android_bootable_recovery)
Confirm sha256 of the firmware, E.g. by the Linux command sha256sum lineage-14.1-20190117-nightly-i9300-signed.zip and comparing with lineageFile.zip's sha256
Reliable install of Heimdall.E.g. at reliable UBUNTU installation use sudo apt install heimdall-flash check version with the command heimdall version. PS: it is the last from gitlab.com/BenjaminDobell/Heimdall
Follow the instructions to install firmware in your smartphone using Heimdall. E.g. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9300/install


K9 not showing all mails in unified inbox

Look at the icons at the bottom of the screen. The middle of the five looks like three bars of different lengths:
-------
------
----

that is the sort key and I must have accidentally "pocket dialed it".
Sorting by date made it clear to me that all emails are being shown in the unified inbox.


Protecting my Google identity in case my Android device gets stolen?

Google now has a device manager as part of Google services where you can do a remote wipe:

https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager

At least put a pin lock on your device so that it will be harder to access.

Don't enable Developer Options / keep adb on all the time.


Phone shuts down at about 30% battery. When booted back up, it's at 1%

Charge your device to a certain limit, say 60% or 50%. Then, switch off the device, and again switch it on. If you find the battery has drained, switch off your phone and remove the battery, and put it into another phone. Switch that phone on. Now:

If the new phone shows that the battery has near about the same charge, then the following can happen:

Your previous phone pin that connects the battery and the phone, is defective.
Your previous phone microchip is sensing wrong charge.
Your previous phone software has a problem.

In any of the above cases, take your phone to an authorised service centre and explain the problem.
The other phone shows that the battery has drained charge.

Recharge the battery in that new phone itself. Switch it off, and switch it on.

If new the phone still shows that the battery has degraded similarly, then your battery is faulty. Replace the battery.
If new the phone shows that the battery holds charge this time, it can  be undoubtedly said that your previous phone is faulty due to the reasons previously stated. Take your phone to a service centre.

Hope this helps you. Please let us know if the problem has been sorted out.


"Storage Space Running Out" even though plenty of storage remains?

As Alexandar already pointed out, there are different partitions involved. The "400MB on your system partition" (actually, there's only ~ 300 MB free) have no effect here at all, as you cannot use them: /system is mounted read-only during normal operation, and mostly reserved for the OS and its core apps.

Let's walk your tree one by one:

/dev, /system, /efs, /cache, /radio: these are "special locations" used by the system, and not available (directly) to your apps and your data.
/mnt/secure, /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb: similarly.
/data and  /storage/sdcard0: your SD cards are not related to that error message.

  /datadata: here we go, this is the troublemaker: just 26.4M are free here. The error you're describing is triggered as soon as free space drops below 25 MB (or below 10% sometimes, which would be ~40 MB). No matter how much space is available elsewhere.

For actions to be taken, take a look at the insufficient-memory tag-wiki, which explains some more background and offers first-aid as well as links to related sources.


How to root my android device without losing data?

You can! You just need to backup your data! Which phone are using? Brand? Sony devices have a app called "backup and restore", by backing up your data you can get back your data in case if you lose it! I think there is a way not losing data while rooting your phone.


Is it possible to Unlock bootloader at phone with MIUI without registration?

No, it is not possible. You must register.


After Upgrading to lollipop, pattern lock issue, after unlock again screen locks , very annoyinig

I know this is dumb... but are you using flip cover. I had similar problem with my oneplus one recently and in the oneplus one forums they say that this is caused by the magnet in the flip cover. When you fold it back it falsely triggers the locking mechanism it seems. Although i agree to this i don't know how it wakes after sometime!!


I like the HTC interface additions to Android, but I have a non-HTC phone. Is there a way I can get them anyway?

In order to do this, you would need a rooted phone, and flash a custom ROM with the HTC interface (called Sense) built in. Depending on your phone, it may or may not be there (more likely not).


Second partition can't be mounted (link2sd)

Ok the problem was simple and stupid. SuperSU had denied link2sd its root access permanently, I must have clicked on denied once...
Enabled root access for link2sd and everything was working fine.


If these messages are important, you can root your phone in order to restore them.
There are many methods to root Android 7 to use at your own risk.
WhatsApp make a backup of the messages database each day at 2:00 AM, these databases are stored encrypted in /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/. The key used to encrypt the backup is stored in /data/data/com.whatsapp/files/key which can be accessed only if you have root privileges.
To restore your previous messages:

root your phone
enable USB debugging
dump the encrypted databases

adb shell pull /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/

dump the key

adb shell pull /data/data/com.whatsapp/files/key

use this python script to decrypt the encrypted databases:


pefrom Factory Reset \ Clear Cache after the CWM Restore ,  the old Rom must save data you must delete in order for the CWM to work.


How can I turn off Facebook IM permanently?

The newest version of the Facebook app does not include chat.  You can uninstall or disable the Facebook Messenger application to keep IM from running.

In the older official Facebook for Android app, you can shut off chat via the following:

Start up Facebook
Make sure you're in the main menu (press Back if it shows the news feed)
Click "Chat"
Press the Menu button and hit "Go Offline"


Got it.
Settings > Advanced Features > Direct share


Increase internal storage of android device

There are two kind of solutions. One is to repartition, as you don't mentioned what kind of Android powered Smartphone you have I will try to get deep and the other to move apps to microSD (please read below).

If your device has a MediaTek cpu you can try Meteos Tool for repartitioning, you can find some details here http://www.modaco.com/topic/365701-re-partition-any-mtk6589-phone-without-a-pc-more-data-storage/. This application can be used on the smartphone and repartition the memory to different sizes depending on the selection of the user and the limit of the memory itself. I have used it, it's very easy to be implemented.
The other solution is to use something that is called Link2SD. This although is not repartitioning the memory, it moves every app even other files to the microSD memory (there are solutions to run the whole ROM from the microSD) and have free space at the smartphone     memory. This way it solves the problem of the internal low memory.


Delayed notifications on Huawei Mate 10 pro with Android Pie, EMUI 9.0

Likely reason is battery saving feature of Huawei which is a stronger version of doze-mode, in that apps are frozen if inactive after a duration. I had seen this on my earlier Huawei device. See my answer here. What is protected apps in Huawei phones?.

It looks like it is not called "protected apps" anymore and this Reddit explains the required settings to disable this for apps. There is also a feature of Power Genius involved and a workaround to bypass that. Options mentioned in Reddit

  See if you can find a way to turn off battery savings in this Location or similar Settings- apps & notifications - apps- settings cog- special access - ignore battery optimisation >allow/disallow

Or

  Settings -> Apps -> Apps -> three dots on upper right corner -> special access -> battery optimization -> change dropdown menu to "all apps" -> change apps you want to keep in background to "don't allow, may drain battery more quickly

Edit: OP confirmed that the second option was the right one for their device. Thanks

Disable battery saving feature for those apps and hopefully that should fix delayed notifications.


the last number that used whatsapp on my blackberry

As we look ahead to our next seven years, we want to focus our efforts on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use. So, by the end of 2016, we will be ending support for WhatsApp Messenger on the following mobile platforms:

BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10
Nokia S40
Nokia Symbian S60
Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
Windows Phone 7.1
iPhone 3GS/iOS 6

While these mobile devices have been an important part of our story, they don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future. - WhatsApp blog

Check your phone model.


You can sync Picasa albums to the web via a setting in the software on your computer. Google gives you a little storage for free.

Then on your phone you under Settings->Accounts and Sync, select the Google account and tick Sync Picasa Web Albumns.

Next time you open the Gallery app, it will show all the photos that have been uploaded to the web.


Samsung Galaxy S III i9300 Boot Loop, No Recovery, after Cyanogenmod Installer

If you have access to the Download mode, then nothing is lost.

I suggest you not to repartition the device first, just try to get a standard ROM flashing done. Based on my experience Odin usually fails because of driver issues (I had plenty of problems using Win 8.1 x64, while just doing the exact same procedure on Win7 worked well)

Also if you had USB debugging enabled, you might catch what's the problem during the startup/bootloop using logcat. With some luck you might push the missing files to your device as well.


Is it possible for any app to connect to Internet over cellular when the data connection button is off?

After complaining to the phone company, it turns out that the issue is (believe it or not) 4G related.

They refunded my unfairly charged amount, and switched me to a different data plan that excludes this daily-pass automatic connection so this won't happen again.

I have found this answer to another post which is correct for here also.


How to Have better on-screen Gesture-control in CM13 of many phones?

Not supported by default at the moment. Waiting for better sensors in the devices.


Unchecking the "show notifications" for the Phone app

Since you've root access, you can easily allow or ignore the notifications of any app.

Install a file manager having root explorer feature such as ES File Explorer or MiXplorer.
Go to /data/system and open notification-policy.xml.
Add <package name"PKG_NAME" /> between <blocked-packages> and </blocked-packages>, such as:

(Click image to enlarge)

Replace PKG_NAME with the package name of the app whose notifications you don't want to see. See View app's full package name?
Save the file and reboot the device. The "Show notifications" checkbox would now be seen unticked.

There's also an alternative approach which didn't work for me. You may give it a try though. Find it here.


Bauhn tablet Bluetooth keyboard not working

You'll need to download the app BlueInput. Bit of a pain but will allow you to use the keyboard.


MIUI 7/8 has no way to disable the global Google Spell Check

Are you sure you enabled USB debugging on your phone? Is your phone listed when you enter "adb devices" in cmd? When you connect your phone to your PC, your phone should ask for a confirmation to start USB debugging.

The problem I had with these instructions was that my phone didn't actually connect to my PC, so ADB did not recognize the device.

After installing PDA-net on my PC, that issue was resolved. It installs the correct drivers.

Also make sure that in the USB debugging menu on your phone, you have enabled "USB debugging (security settings)" (you'll need a Mi account).

Then, enter adb shell, and settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0. That should do it.

Complete instructions

Enable developer options on your phone (search for it in the settings app)
Enable USB debugging on your phone in the settings app
(This might not be required) Enable "USB debugging (security settings)" in the same menu.
Install ADB on your PC (use your favorite search engine to look up "ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer". I'm not allowed to post more than 3 URLs here)
Open a command prompt (cmd) and type cd [folder path where adb was installed].
Connect your phone through USB. Confirm USB debugging on your phone. If you don't get the confirmation window, download and install PDA-net on your PC.
Enter adb shell.
Enter settings put secure spell_checker_enabled 0. Done. Don't forget to disable USB debugging after you're done.


Google Sheets Android - Continuing Formulas

Tap on your formula B6=((A6/A4)*B4)+A2 to select it, then tap
another time to select COPY
Tap on the column name B to select the whole column, then tap
    again on it to PASTE the formula.


How to disable "Mini Call View" feature in Google's latest Phone app?

It looks like this mini call view primarily happens when you have Do Not Disturb enabled. If you disable, the regular Phone app view should appear when you answer a call. Same with if you add an exception to your Do Not Disturb list and that person calls.
I was able to fix my issue by adding the particular contact to my Do Not Disturb exception list.


can i get back up of photos. I've lost my android phone

Assuming you used Google to backup your photos, any backed up content would appear on Google Photos.

In addition, try using Android Device Manager to locate your phone, if possible. Or at least lock it.


Separate user accounts on one Android device

There are a few options available, but the effective ones I came up with will require root access. And the second option may require an unlocked bootloader (I'm not sure if the Note 2 can unlock its bootloader or not).
Even if you have the most recent version of Android, Google has not enabled multiple users for phones; they figure people share tablets, but have their own phone. And there are some issues that come with multiple users on a phone.
Specific app profiles (root required)
There are apps such as Titanium Backup that let you create profiles for apps, and it works on any version of Android. You select the apps that you want to be multi-user. Then you add a widget to your homescreen that lets you choose which user you want to switch to. Titanium Backup will then back up the data for the current user and restore the backup data for the user you select.
If you're worried about one user getting text messages, you'll either have to insert a different SIM for each user (and thus change the phone to a new number), or set up each person with a Google Voice number. Then, have the Google Voice app be set up with multiple profiles.
Full Nandroid backup/restore - most effective (root required)
If you root it and install a custom recovery, such as ClockWorkMod (cwm) or TWRP, it would be a very simple process. Just do a full backup of the phone, then do a factory reset. Give the phone to your Mom, and she can set it up like her own phone.
Once she gives the phone back to you, do a full nandroid backup again in the recovery, then recover your own image. This will clear all her data (except anything stored on the SD card, such as images and other files) and restore your own. After you boot up the phone, it will be like she never touched it.


Turns out it disappeard if I went to Connections-> mobile networks -> 4G call disable.


Marshmallow, SD Card & Apps - Almost Nothing Movable?

(Summarising into an answer as suggested by Izzy.)

When you adopt all or a partition of an SD card under Marshmallow (6.0) onwards, that SD card or partition becomes an extension of the internal memory. Depending on the phone model it may subsequently be referred to as internal memory, or it might still appear to be a completely separate entity. You can rename the card if you wish, to help clarify this.

Android will install / move apps and data (as older versions of the OS referred to the parts) onto the SD card portion as it sees fit, and thus when it runs out of room in the internal memory, it will happily go on to use the SD card.

When the internal memory or your card refers to 'Migrate data', this appears to be distinctly different from the data stored by any particular app, but instead appears to refer to that portion of the filing system that a connected device (PC or Mac) or a file manager app can view. Thus, there appears to be no value in using Migrate Data - just leave it where it is, the system will handle it.

(By way of demonstration, as per my original question using Migrate Data from the internal storage appeared to only move about 1 Mb of data; when I migrated it back, the system suddenly decided to move 1 Gb's worth of app and data onto the card, thus showing that it was indeed moving items around intelligently.)


How to resize the Android partition on an SD card for the Asus Tinker Board or other SBC

The tinker board SD card size issue when installing Miker´s Android with PlayStore pre installed: One has to perform a factory reset from the Android Settings /Backup&Reset. Wait 5 min to reboot and once it´s ready update Google Play Services.

For more details see this thread:
https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/forum/thread-1204-page-2.html


Check if any application you installed creates this folder. For example, "Easy Battery Saver" app creates its own image and video folders when you open it. I suspect, there is some application, which when you access, creates this folder.


This is caused by an attempt to Encrypt the Data partition failing.

Usually it fails from corrupt storage, and also from power loss.. did you unplug it while the encryption was in progress ?

The Wipe Everything option refers to everything that is specifically stored on the devices internal storage and data partition.

The SIM Card contacts will not be removed, however the device's locally stored contacts will be deleted.

The Files, ( photo's, documents etc.. ) that are stored on the External SD Card, will also Not be wiped, however any photo's taken and stored to the infernal storage will be wiped in the process.

No you will NOT lose access to features like calling, it will only remove the personal files you have created.

It should say "Factory Reset" to clarify what happens, but the warning is very basic and designed just to show you a problem occurred while encrypting.


Samsung Social Hub: How can I view the sent folder running ICS?

You can tap the 'Labels' button in Gmail's action bar. From there you can navigate to all labels you have in Gmail, including 'Sent' and 'Draft'.


Can't delete any files in my download folder

I'm not sure if you're still having this issue or not, but a couple of things that come to mind:

In the output you paste in your responses, you mix terminal output with $ and #. You need to be root all the time which means that you should always see a #.
If I were you, I would first check the permissions on the old download directory with something like ls -alh | grep <foldername>. Who owns the directory, what group?
Try changing ownership with chown, changing chmod to 777 recursively (just throwing stuff at the wall here to see what sticks). After setting yourself (root) as the owner and giving everyone full rights to the directory recursively, I would try rm -rfv <foldername> and see what output I got.

Hopefully this might help someone else. Also, when you do ls -alh it should show you if it's a symlink, and if so to where. If it's a mounted folder, I would run something like mount | grep <foldername> to see what's going on.


How repair sd-card locked read-only mode? Its probably file system error

First, stop letting your friend mess with your phone. :) Dismount the card on your phone (or shut the phone down), remove the card, and use a compatible USB card reader to mount the card on your Windows computer.

At that point I would strongly suggest you copy off all the files from the SD card to your computer. After that reformat the SD card, using either the official utility at https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ , or by putting it back into your phone and having it reformat it. (I strongly suggest the first option!)

If you encounter problems with any of this, chances are your card has been damaged beyond repair, perhaps by the flash memory write cycles being exhausted. Grab what you can and get a new one.

All of this, by the way, assumes you really have a micro SD card, or a full-sized one that you've verified the write lock tab is set properly.


Is rooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 G900V impossible?

I understand that you cannot root your phone the normal way, because Verizon won't let you unlock your bootloader. I believe Kingroot should work. It was able to successfully root my Samsung Galaxy S3 running 4.4.4. If that doesn't work I would try Kingoroot. Hope this helps. We all hate Verizon for keeping our bootloaders locked.

If those don't work, I would suggest finding a Carrier unlocked phone. When you go to Verizon to get it hooked up, make sure familybase is disabled, or they won't be able to hook it up. I recently was able to hook up an unlocked Nexus 6p (great phone).

Good luck!


Closing/killing "Android Terminal Emulator" app

There should be an "X" at the top of your screen. Just tap it.


Why i cant access my internal sd card after flashing a new ROM?

OK guys I think I found a Solution. This is what i did :-
I flashed another ROM today ( Resurrection Remix, CM 12 based) and flashed a 6.08 GB Repartition zip and booted the phone. The first attempt was unsuccesful and the problem persisted , so i booted into recovery, then wiped all , and flashed the ROM again, this time, without flashing the repartition. And when i booted up , i found that it had been fixed. Settings showed a total of 6.08 GB Internal Storage. if any of you have similar issues , you could try this.


Can I flash an RUU coming from Cyanogen on an HTC One M8?

None... Just put your phone in fastboot mode and run the RUU. Although the Motorola flasher in me always does a factory reset first for safety.


How does the emulator get connected to the internet?

The emulator is a program on your computer like any other. The program can connect to the Internet in just the same way Firefox can. In particular, this means it makes no difference what kind of connection the host is using.

From inside the emulator, there's a 'fake' network driver. It appears to Android like a mobile Internet connection, but instead of communicating with a cellular modem, it's actually using the usual network API of your host OS to send and receive data, just like Firefox. It also does emulator-specific things like simulating packet loss.


How to permanently erase the deleted files from Nexus 6p?

They are not 'stored' anywhere. The system marks them to be overwritten, so whenever that disk space is needed, it will write to it. There is no specific location,nor a way to trigger the overwrite. It'll happen as your device is used

Short of professional recovery tools, there is no way to get these files back especially as Android by default encrypted your phone

If you are really concerned, there are PC apps that can military grade format your phone


Clone Android device including the content of SD card

Make a nandroid backup from recovery.
Make sure that the backup is located on the sdcard.
Mount the sdcard on a computer and copy it's contents to a folder on a pc.
Copy the entire contents of the folder you made above to the target device.
Root the device than install a custom recovery if you didn't do this already.
In recovery restore the nandroid backup.
Reboot the device. Now everything should be exactly the same as on the original.

Repeat steps 4-7 for every device.

If there're lots of small files that need to be transferred, another possibility is zip them up copy to the phone and than unzip it using

adb shell unzip path/to/file.zip

Once the command is launched you can disconnect the device the process will continue as long as there're no conflicting files or folders.


Something got wrong with the power button of the phone. I removed it and turned it on without power button. It booted up normally. Thanks for Robert for mentioning about the hardware issue.


Micro USB cables that only charge but no data, no mounting etc (Samsung Galaxy S)

Broadly speaking, if you have a "USB" cable that only connects pins 1 & 4 then you will get power and no data (Best Buy was selling cables like that as Universal USB Charging Cables a while back, not sure if they still do). Likewise, if you have a cable with only 2 & 3, you will get data but no power. If you're curious, here's a Wikipedia page with the standard USB Pinout.

Note: Micro uses the same pinout as USB A.


How to transfer installed apps from one account to another

There's currently no way to do this. Free apps can be re-downloaded under the appropriate account, of course, but Google has no provision for moving paid apps (or free ones, in bulk) from one account to another. The Google Play support page has their official stance on this:

  At this time, it's not possible to transfer apps from one account to
  another.

  Some developers are willing to issue refunds for purchases on old
  accounts if you repurchase the app(s) using a new account. You can
  always reach out to the developer of an app, and you can find their
  contact information by following these steps:

  Visit Google Play and
  select the app in question
  On the app's description page, scroll down
  to the Developer section
  Find either an email address, phone number or
  website listed.


If the "Move" option is greyed out, it can mean either, or both of the following:

1) The application was granted device administration privilege previously. To disable device administration for an application, go to Menu | Settings | Security | Device Administrators (Please note these options vary between Android versions, but they should be similar). Then, the "Move" option should be enabled to allow you to move data to your external SD card (i.e. microSD card).

or

2) The application was designed to ONLY RUN in internal memory. This is set in the application by the developer and there's nothing you can do about it (unless you know how to reverse-engineer the application). The reason for this is that some Android functions only work if they are executed from the internal storage area.

Sometimes, you will have applications that do both of the above. So, if you cannot move an application, the above are the reasons.


How come Android can support 2 apps in split screen but not in background?

On Android, only 1 app can be in the active (or "resumed") state, but when the app is still visible but not currently the active app, it will be in the paused state.
So when you use multi window, the app you've interacted with last will be the active app, while the other app is paused.
If the app is no longer visible, it will enter the stopped state. In the stopped state, the elements on the screen will still be kept in memory, but if other apps require more memory the app might get killed, destroying the data causing the screen to reload when you come back to it.
If you'd like to learn more, there's a guide to understanding the activity lifecycle here. (An Activity is just a single page in the app)


If I buy the cheapest possible Android smartphone today, how long can I keep it without having to buy a new one?

I have an old Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, its a phone from 2011. It still working, you can use the browser and make calls ets... The play store don't support it because the android version of this phone is 4... so I can't install new apps from the play store, but I still can download them from the internet. This phone is so weak and old that many apps just wont work on his system...
But you can still use your phone even after 10 years


Reverse Tether Android Tablet without Rooting

You certainly don't need to root it. Unless you're a farmer.

On your PC go to start >control panel.

Go to Networking and settings Center, and then clicking Manage network connections. Right-click the connection that you want to share, and then click Properties. There should be a share option.


How to copy the phone number of the sender of a text message?

The message itself reacts to a long press, but the contact bubble on its left reacts to a single tap. Then you can long press on the phone number in the bottom field, and you can copy the phone number from there.

Edit:

There has been a change in in Android 6.

This answer does not work with the new message application.

With Messengers (as opposed to Hangouts, you can't copy the phone number by tapping the bubble icon.

Instead, tap the three dots in the top right, then find Participants et options (not sure what it is called in english), long press the bubble the label or the bubble of the person you want to copy the phone number from, then copy.

Unfortunately, the actual copy operation behind the menu doesn't seem to be implemented. The phone number is not copied using this operation..

This is inconsistent with the previous way, but it makes more sense in a way, if it worked.


Can't switch off functionality do not disturb

You need to create an avent of some minutes, that starts and stops the do not disturb, after that everything will be ok


Micromax A88 screen flashes white after booting in recovery mode

Flash the Stock ROM using SP Flash Tool. If you go to Service Center, they'll charge unnecessary !

You need to download SP Flash Tool, Drivers for MMX A88 and the Stock ROM of the same.

Install Drivers in your PC and extract the Stock ROM, which will be incompressed file format.

Follow the detailed procedure here


Enable dialer autocomplete feature in Android 4.3 on Galaxy Nexus

From mybookofknowledge:

  Go to your Dial Pad and select the Settings options.
  Under the other call settings, you can see the option Dial pad autocomplete.
  Enable this option and now you can see suggestions when you dial a phone number.

NOTE: Make sure you are using the stock dialer.


Does android switch to a different APN when in hotspot mode?

Also see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734138 for a discussion about how they might. Mechanisms other than APN change might include

Time to live
Request header
Data volume

Answer seems to be probably not.


Is there a search app for Android with no-tracking privacy policy?


Galaxy S7 edge - How do I use a sound downloaded as part of a theme?

I have asked the developers and found out that this is a bug caused by setting one or more of the sound settings (notification, ringtone and volume) to silent.

To fix it, follow these steps:

Start by going to Settings - Themes, select the theme named "Default", and then apply.
After this, go through all of your settings and make sure nothing is set to Silent.
Once this is verified, re-apply the theme and it should be working.


How to mount an ext3 partition from an external sd card on android

I've fixed the problem by myself with these commands :

mount -o rw,remount /

mount -t ext4 /dev/block/sda2 /mnt/deb


Multiple layouts with SwiftKey and physical keyboard?

With swiftkey you can configure the hardware keyboard input in the "voice and other inputs" option under the "typing" section. The configuration is rather limited though, and for example doesn't allow for (let alone let you choose) a shortcut to open the virtual keyboard (the google keyboard does this on the pixel c).

In the 3rd option from the left on the top row.


CM10 on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 n8010 missing things

These apps won't work with custom ROM's, as they are designed to be run with the Samsung software, and require libraries etc from the Samsung software.


Messed up "Google play services". How to reinstall them?

If you are rooted with custom recovery installed, flash new Google-apps package from OpenGapps which would reinstall the entire Google apps with framework and Play Services.


sharing email accounts among multiple clients

Yes, it is possible.

If you use POP3 make sure that you deactivate in all clients deleting the messages on the server after fetching them. Otherwise other clients won't be able to download them.

Update: to use an already configured system-level mail account, an email app should have an access to system accounts. Not every email app has it.


Download or get the Instagram video I saw earlier

The location of the Instagram cache is storage/android/data/com.instagram.android/cache/video
However, when I look on my device, it seems that the files are not stored in a traditional video format. You should be able to find the video there, if at all though.


How do I identify and remove this spammy malware "Suggestion" app?

It turns out to be "Bluetooth Auto Connect" that introduced this spamware-like behavior. This app had been installed for a long time but apparently only recently changed its behavior. I will find a replacement.
Thanks to a tip from @Firelord, I was able to determine the actual app (process?) by:

Pressing the main Android square recent / running apps button

Long-pressing the title bar of the "Suggestions" window.

Pressing the (i) icon which shows up after the long-press. This showed the actual app name.


Go to Mail - Settings - Accounts and re-input all of the settings, one may be corrupt even though it looks fine.


Can't install game through apk and obb file

Accept/Check the App Permission
Check if you Place the obb file to android/obb
Check if the App is Compatible with your Phone


What does ROM Manager consume so much internal storage for

This behaviour of ROM Manager was not intended, and according to the maker of the app, it has been fixed now.

The reason for this is the downloading of ROM icons when browsing the ROMs list. Somebody had posted a ROM as the icon causing it to be downloded in the background. I just ended up deleting the big file with Root Explorer. I don't know if I should have, or whether it broke anything, but I really needed the space.

The article on XDA, where this was discussed


Galaxy Stratosphere II Fn button stops working

Realized that I changed the keyboard type from Default to English US.

This is under Home -> Settings -> Language and input -> Physical keyboard -> [the first option].  If something other than sec_keypad: Default is displayed, tap it, click Set keyboard type, and go through the entire list and uncheck anything that is checked.


How to send the "open menu" command to an application

You can long hold the recents button on your device and that will open the menu.

In case you have root access and the above didn't work, you can still do it without using adb. Just open a terminal application and type this:

su
sleep 10; input keyevent 82

Switch to the other application within 10 seconds, and the menu should appear.


Where does swype store the user dictionary?

So far, it seems like this dictionary has eluded people all over. There are a few things that have worked for most people as far as getting swype under control.

To delete a single word, type it using Swype, highlight it (by clicking or double clicking the word), and press the Swype key (button with "info" icon)
To add a word, type it very carefully letter by letter and press the Swype key to save it to the dictionary
To batch add multiple words to the dictionary (this has been tested and worked), type the words you wish to add in a text document (either on your phone or on your computer and then view it on your phone). Highlight the block of text and push the Swype key. This should add every word in the block to the dictionary.


What does an Android-encrypted SD card do/look like on PC

You could look at it with gparted in Linux.  If it's toast, it is.
Give it a try ... it is the standard partition mounting gui tool in Linux.
Else take it to a repair center from your Phone Service Provider.  Give them a try.


Towelroot is one of the easiest roots out there. Install the app on the phone (make sure installing from unknown sources is enabled in settings → security), press the only button in the app and you should be rooted.

You can (and should) then install a root manager app like SuperSU to stop any random app being able to get root access.


Samsung Galaxy S6 Lite Tablet Pen: Palm Rejection in Android

Not sure if they have any software incorporated that can do the palm detection.
However, you can use an hand glove (buy one or make a DIY from an old sock) to prevent your palm to be detected as input.
Hope that this can help you somehow.


About disabling application in ics 4.0.4

While basically agreeing with Dan, it depends on the app you disable. Some of the pre-installed bloatware runs services in the background, which are quite unlikely to be killed by the OOM (Out Of Memory) "manager". So disabling such an app, other apps can benefit from it: Memory no longer consumed by the disabled app is available to other processes, and their likelyness to be killed due to "memory shortness" is reduced.

Whether you really feel a difference is depending on how much RAM your device is equipped with: on devices with a small amount of memory it "counts more", with 2 GB and more RAM to command you might not notice (except for the battery effect Dan already described).


Fail to find an Android device sound file

I would suggest extracting the APK of the app from /data/app. Copy it to sdcard.
Rename clock.apk to clock.zip, extract it and starts looking for sound files.
Format will probably be something like deep_space.ogg.
Good luck


How to set android WiFi hotspot password on Android 4.1.2

To access the hotspot settings you have to keep (tap-hold) your finger on the same field Portable Wi-Fi hotspot for a few seconds, then release the finger.
Unless there's a menu icon (three dots) on the top right corner, in which case you can access the settings by tapping on the menu icon and choosing Configure.

Generally speaking, in most apps you can tap-hold on a field to pop up a list of options. This is not very intuitive at a first glance, but after you've used Android for a while it becomes natural.


While this solution does not disable speed dial it does make the phone less sensitive to pauses, and makes dialing when talk back and explore by touch are both active much friendlier.

Suggestion by a family friend, worked great thank you.

Settings > Language & Input > Pointer Speed

Adjust the slide setting by touching the end of the slide (does not slide on our phone when talk back and explore by touch are both active.

On our phone, sliding to right (100%) significantly decreased the number of times the speed dial dialog box popped up.


J120H is not capable of LTE. The "H" suffix indicates HSPA-only.


Copy Directory to SMB Share Through Terminal

To gain that possibility, you would need to mount the remote (PC) drive on your Android device. This could e.g. be done using CifsManager or Mount Manager. The latter even offers a Tasker plugin, which would fit your wanted feature of being able to handle things directly from Tasker. And if you have trouble with it, you'll find its author/dev here at ASE, I'd say from the name :)


Continual "Google Play Services has stopped"

Yes you cant disable it
You should go first Setting-Secure-administator apps
You need to disable (find my phone)
Now you can disable google play service


Droid X, how to get rid of Motorola Mobile Services?

Nasty carrier! Sorry to hear that.

If you rooted it and put Cynogen Mod 7 on, that would get rid of all the Moto and Verizon bloat and you could have as many email acc's as you want :-)

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/15/download-cm7-released-for-the-droidx/


Refund Google Play apps but haven't got my money back

No

It's not a problem. Sometimes it takes time to refund. It's happened to me earlier.

Nothing to worry about since you got your confirmation mail as also transaction is cancelled

If you wish to be doubly sure, you can call or chat with Google help from the Google Play Settings → Help and feedback

Edit: Just stumbled on this from
Google Play Refund help.
If the status shows cancelled it means

  If the status is "Cancelled," the order was never charged and so you will not see a credit on your form of payment.

There is also a detailed table for refund timelines. Summary below :

Credit or debit card - 3 to 5 business days
Direct carrier billing (prepaid / pay-as-you-go) - 1 to 30 business days
Direct carrier billing (postpaid / contract) - 1 to 2 monthly statements
Google Play balance (gift card or credit balance or Google wallet - one business day
Online Banking - 1 to 10 business days
PayPal - 3 to 5 business days


Go to http://google.com/contacts from PC then log in and check your contact from there


Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 no longer vibrate (except for right after boot)?

In my case I had turned on power savings mode. Am not sure but I believe that in 4.4.2 power saving mode comes with "Disabling Haptic Feedback" turned on. This can be rectified by going to Settings->My Device and then clicking on Power Saving Mode. There uncheck the "Disabling Haptic Feedback" checkbox.


Decrypting HTTPS Traffic from Android Apps via Fiddler?

I ran into the same issue.
First - make sure you have it all set up correctly on Fiddler on your PC:

Goto Tools-->Fiddler Options-->HTTPS and make sure the first 3 check boxes are   checked.
Click "Export Root Certificate to Desktop" and copy the cert file from your desktop to your device/SD card
In your device, goto setting-> security -> Credential Storage-> Install from SD Card , and install your certificate.

That's it.
worked for me :)


How to fix a black screen (bricked) after rooting an encrypted device

I ended up flashing the Stock ROM (using sammobile.com) back again and using the Stock Recovery to do a factory reset as the Team Win Recovery format didn't do anything.
That did the trick, but of course all data is gone too. Oh well.


Google Glass Stuck at the “Glass” screen

If you have exhausted your normal local troubleshooting (e.g. power off device; power on by holding "on" button for 15 seconds, etc.), then your best bet is to call a Glass Guide -- 800-GLASSXE. They should be able to work you through the problem.


Will Rooting android give me access to Google Play?

When your Android device is rooted, you should be able to flash images. There is a "gapps" package that contains the Google applications (like Gmail, ...) that is delivered with most AOSP roms, so you can flash that through recovery.

If I'm not mistaken, this enables the Google Play Store on the given rom. I think the gapps package must be (somewhat) compatible with the rom it's being flashed on.

There are also separate apk files that you can install directly (without flashing), though I have no experience with those. And again, they probably must be compatible with the rom you're currently running.

Please refer to xda-developers.com for more information.


How to read 2 or more documents side-by-side in Android?

Try using floating apps. Multi window feature is only available on a few android devices like samsung Note, etc.

Floating apps will provide similar functionality. Try this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lwi.android.flappsfull


Android 6.0: Where are the cookies of a native Android browser stored?

On Moto X Play , running 6.0.1, it is here

/data/data/com.android.chrome/app_chrome/Default/cookies


How can I determine how much total RAM my device actually has?

I know this is an old questions but it comes up first in Google so I thought I would put a simple answer.

Depending on the version of Android:

Settings > Applications > Running services
or Settings > Apps > Running services
or Settings > More > Application Manager > Running (at the top)
or Settings > System > Developer Options > Running services

At the bottom you will see RAM, used and free.  Add both number together to get total usable RAM for the device. Note that this might be less than the RAM advertised for the phone model, as the system may reserve some of the RAM for itself as explained in other answers.

Cheers


Deleting Hardware files leads sometimes to brick the phone

I'm using a samsung galaxy s8 with Android 9 Pie
Model: SM-G950F
Update:

I found a way to disable the following hardware:
(disclaimer: there is probably tons of methods to permanently disable hardware, but this is how it worked for me)
Ofc you need to root you device, I used TWRP as boot loader.
MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR DEVICE
you could loose your data forever!! and dont do the same mistake I did, not backing up the contacts.
Contacts are NOT in the internal storage, therefore you need to do a back up while rooted!!!
Tip: every file you edit or delete, make a backup of the original one and name it differently. If your android bricked, then you can use TWRP and delete the modified file and rename the backup again to the original name. This would help you to prevent wasting much time.
Bluetooth:
Delete the following file:
/system/vendor/lib64/hw/android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0-impl.so
WiFi:
Delete the following file:
/system/vendor/lib64/vendor.samsung.frameworks.ucm.wifi@1.0.so
GPS:
Delete the following file:
/system/vendor/etc/gnss/gps.xml
Some files I just edited them, these are permissions file, if you delete them completely, android wont work anymore.
You need to delete everything between <permissions></permissions>
You can edit the files using text editor
GPS:
Edit the following file:
/system/vendor/etc/permissions/android.hardware.location.gps.xml
NFC:
Edit the following file:
/system/vendor/etc/permissions/android.hardware.nfc.xml
Telephony:
I tried to dial emergency numbers, which should be actually possible with or without a sim card, but it didnt work.
Edit the following file:
/system/vendor/etc/permissions/android.hardware.telephony.gsm.xml
And that's it, now just restart your android and it should work with no problems.
I would recommend to download everything you want to have on your phone, before you get rid of wifi.
WARNING:
Most google applications like google map wont work, after you get rid of the gnss/gps. Google doesnt like it, if you turn off your location lol
The network data (LTE, 4G ...etc) is not tested and I am not sure if it is even disabled, I have the feeling that Telephony is not the same. I dont use a sim card anyways, so yeah. But if I found out a solution for that too, I will post it here for sure!
have fun!!


As of now, at least on the Nexus 6P which is a Nexus and all of this should apply, the only way I've been able to stop situations like that where my phone is trying to connect to a weak Wi-Fi signal is to go into the Settings, tap on the network, and click "FORGET".

However, as far as current features in Android go, there's no way to prioritize Wi-Fi networks without an app from the Google Play Store.


it seems my problem was in my battery saver app (in this case 2x battery). i read a question in this site couple days ago. the problem of questioner was like me and he/she answer it, and said problem was from battery saver app. i think if i disable this option (wireless saver) it goes well. but just after disabling the hole app it fixed. for now i check it and i didn't have any problem.
p.s: i really forget the title of that question or link of it. if i find that, i set it here for others.


Which filesystem does Android attach to the root directory?

There is no singularly defined "Android" filesystem, so this can vary between devices.  Any FS that the kernel can load drivers for is basically fair game.

By and large, you'll almost certainly find that ext4 is the most common filesystem on modern devices. Older devices may use older ext* versions as well, or other filesystems entirely. Since everything is built on Linux, ext4 a pretty sensible choice, with solid kernel support and a good track record. You can read a bit about why this decision was made in Ars Technica's article about the switch to ext4.

Some devices have also used Samsung's Flash-Friendly File System (f2fs). Notably, several of Motorola's devices, as well as the Nexus 9, use f2fs. The goal of f2fs was to create a file system that was designed specifically with the needs of flash-based storage mediums in mind, in an attempt to maximize performance on devices using NAND chips for their primary storage medium.

This does not mean that these are the only filesystems that Android is capable of running on, however, as I noted above. Given the kernel source and the know-how, it would certainly be possible to include drivers for other filesystems in a kernel image. Android x86 supports installation on NTFS and FAT32 filesystems, for example.


Search it properly under the more settings option or use the wifi tethering app to tether your device.


How can I hide the most visited sites on New Tap page in Chrome?

Enter chrome://flags in the address bar
Scroll down to Show popular sites on the New Tab page
Change the setting from default to Disabled
Relaunch Chrome


How can I make my hacked WPDN run faster?

Using JIT (Just In Time) compiler (e.g. installing Froyo, Gingerbread, or "Frozen Eclair") will typically increase CPU-bound processes by 3-5 times.

If your device use FAT, RFS, or NTFS filesystem, your device might be faster by converting to ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem. However, if you want to prolong the lifetime of your internal memory, use YAFFS2 filesystem.


How do I get list of all application packages together with their activity label from adb shell?

Based on my answer on the question Andrew linked to, this is what should be in your list_apps script:

for app in $(ls /data/app/*.apk); do
    appname=$(aapt d badging $app | grep 'application: label' | sed -n \"s/.*label\='\([^']*\)'.*/\1/p\")
    pkgname=$(basename $app)
    echo ${pkgname} "${appname}"
done

Run this on your Android device.

Requirements: Either a CM based ROM with Kitkat or higher (which seems to ship with the aapt binary) – or a rooted device where you can install aapt onto yourself (find it here; tested with Android 4.1).
Known issues: app name most likely gets truncated when it contains a single quote (see sed expression). Not having such one installed here I could not test that.
Only lists user apps. Easy to fix by repeating the block for /system/app ;)


How to check what is wrong with my mobile connection?

Tracing networking problems in mobile networks is pretty complicated.

Therefore from your perspective there is only one way to find out if it is your phone or not: Use a different phone (different model preferred) using your SIM card at the same places.

If you encounter the same performance drops you know that it is not your phone. If not it may be your phone but that is not for sure.


Will clearing image cache delete images from gallery?

The device should only clear the thumbnail cache which is used to show the images faster in the gallery when you scroll. It is also used in other places such as file manager.

The cache will be rebuild again unless you reduce the number of images on your device. So, deleting it adds very less practical benefit.

Also, it is a good idea to take a backup of your photos before touching them. Do not risk your data just in case the app has some bug.


My phone can't start after backup failed

I finally did a Wipe/Factory reset. I lost all apps and data, but at least I can use my phone again.

And yes, that was because I ran out of space in the internal SD card.


How to change the DATE format within Whatsapp messages in Android

Issue:
Whatsapp doesn't read the DATE format settings from Android's DATE FORMAT settings, but rather it adjust the date format depending on the LANGUAGE set for Android interface.
Solution:
If you want DD/MM/YY change the LANGUAGE of Android to English (UK)
If you want MM/DD/YY change the LANGUAGE of Android to English (USA)

Settings > Language & Input > Language (IN the phone settings)


Settings > Notifications > Don't Show

Blocks VLC, FBReader TTS, etc for Android 6, so probably similar on a Samsung ROM.


Difference between GINGERBREAD.DDLJ1 and GINGERBREAD.DDMA3 build number on Samsung Galaxy Y Duos?

DDLJ1 and Builds starting from DD are the roms basically made for Indian based samsung models. These are official update pushed by Samsung called OTA updates. For more info on samsung's builds you ca refer http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/


How to access a linux shell from my phone via bluetooth?

Yes you can, but the steps may be a little bit complicated, see the following blog post about ssh-ing over bluetooth.


Is moving apps to SD only available to rooted devices?

The app has to support moving to the SD card.
The feature should be in Android 2.2+.
Your phone doesn't have to be rooted in order to do it.


How to save and recover icon and folder positions?

I am using Go Launcher Ex Home launcher which saves the current configuration and we can restore it whenever we need. If you have a different launcher check for Backup/Restore configuration settings.


Stream audio from PC to Android 7 over USB without creating a local network

If "specialized audio transmission channels" like Bluetooth don't work I would try the generic approach over TCP/IP:

Connect your Android device to your Windows computer and enable ADB on the device (I assume adb is available on your Windows system).
Install an streaming client on Android
Install a matching streaming server on Windows
Forward the streaming server's TCP port to the Android device via adb forward. This will allow to establish a TCP connection from Android to your computer tunneled through the ADB USB connection. For doing so no Wifi or cellular connection required or used.
Connect the Android streaming client to the forwarded port on localhost and start audio playing


Does Android TV remote always have a back button?

Two major Android TV boxes I know of are Nvidia Shield TV (which I use) and Xiaomi Mi Box. By checking the remote control of my Nvidia Shield there is a back button. Looking at images of the remotes of other Android TV boxes such as Ematic Jetstream, these also have an independent back button on the remote control.

It appears most if not all Android TV box manufacturers include a back button on their remote controls.


New Message error message, PHONE STORAGE IS FULL, but it's not

Google Earth and Swype is the problem.

Uninstall the Google Earth and Swype .


There is no alternative for Kies.

Kies is the only offical way to update Samsung's Android devices.

To unofficially flash/update Samsung devices Odin (for Windows) and Heimdall (for Linux) are the de facto standard. These two a very reliable.


Ok, completely weird, but just taking it out, viewing it with a memory card reader and putting it back did the trick.
Glad I didn't have to erase or format it. I'd like to know what went wrong originally though.


Why i am not able to open my archieved chats?

To open WhatsApp archived/exported chat, you need an app that is able to open .txt file, because WhatsApp archived/exported chat has that format. You can use this text viewer app from the Play Store.


Access the call-log to complement what has been banned by policy

If you used a free edition (not the Pro), you can get an older version from ApkMirror.

Older versions of the Pro edition can also be found online, but since distributing it is not possible legally, you will only find it on dodgy websites where you must be very careful in order to avoid malware.


I cannot tell for sure what is causing this, but there are two things I can think of as a remedy:

Try booting into Safe Mode (see Android Safe Mode in Galaxy S3 for details if you're unsure). If that is still possible, think whether you've installed any app just before your problem started -- and delete that app from within Safe Mode. Reboot to leave Safe Mode and see whether your problem has been solved this way (hopefully it has!)
Last resort: Factory reset. This will delete all data and all the apps you've installed, and make your device "virgin" (see Hard-Rest.Com for details on how to do this).

I suggest trying the Safe Mode part right away as it does no harm. If it solves your issue, you're done; otherwise you might to wait a little more for alternative answers here before going for the Factory Reset -- maybe someone else has an additional remedy to offer.


What controls the text preview in notifications?

Everything in the notification is set by the app that created it. So in the case of your email, it's the email client.

Note that in recent Android versions, you can expand most notifications by pulling down on them with two fingers. In Gmail, for example, if you have a notification about several emails, you can expand it from "3 new messages" to show the sender and subject line for each. If you only have one new mail, the default layout shows the sender, subject line, and first line, but the expanded form shows a few extra lines of the content.


This is the issue with Android.

The 1GB internal storage is classed as an 'Internal SD Card'. A section of this (normally about a 10th) will be used to store /data.

/data is where the apps are installed too, and is mounted as a completely different area.

The rest of the 1GB internal storage is most likely mounted at /sdcard, and the external sdcard mounted at /sdcard_ext or something similar.

This is down to the history of Android devices, and can be quite annoying.

An example that shows this is correct is my SGS2. The app install area has 1GB of memory, and the rest of the 10GB internal is used as an internal SD card.

This is why when you select to move an app to the SD card, it moved it to the 1GB space.

If it grayed out, it is already on the SD card, or the developer does not want it installed on the SD card.


How can I block ringing of incoming calls of unknown numbers?

Samsung phones

Samsung's website has this article: How do I block unknown or hidden numbers from calling me?

Here's how you enable this feature:

Open your phone app.
Tap the three dots icon, or the "more" icon.
Tap "Settings"
Tap "Call rejection" or "call blocking" (you can skip this step on some phones)
Tap "Block numbers" or "Auto reject list" or "Block list"
Enable "Block unknown callers" or "Block anonymous calls" or "Unknown"

I'm not sure what exactly happens when someone who is blocked calls you. Does their call still show up in the call log? Can they tell that they have been blocked, or does it look like I just didn't pick up? I'll edit this answer once I've tested it out.


There are very good chances that the internals of the phone are damaged as i have seen in some cases and you cant know the extent of damage without showing it to a repair expert

Coming to DIY
If batteries of both device are physically same than you might try replacing with each other

Tempting with a working E4 would mean chances of damaging a properly working phone which should overall cost you more compared to getting your g4 properly repaired at a repair shop

But, if you are experienced in such tasks you might go ahead and try it yourself but still consider you may end up having 2 damaged phones

And needless to say have backups of both just in case of damage


If your device is officially supported by Cyanogen, you can at 99,9% run the installer without any issues. But if you would like to go the "secure" way, I recommend the manual method.


How to check Firefox/Chrome developer console/tools on Android without a computer?

That feature seems to be unavailable for all major android browsers.
You could try Opera-mini instead.

Reset the console output by opening a new tab with the address debug:resetconsole

Open a tab on the page on which you want to do the inspection:

Run JavaScript code on the page by replacing the address in the address bar with the following address javascript:var%20n%3Ddocument.firstChild%3Bwhile%28n%20%26%26%20n.nodeType%21%3DNode.ELEMENT_NODE%29%20n%3Dn.nextSibling%3Bconsole.log%28n.outerHTML%29%3B
Retrieve the output by opening a new tab with the address debug:console


K9-Mail does not detect PGP encrypted mail automatically

I have the same problem when sending encrypted mails from my Apple Mail client with GPGMail2 plug-in.

Apparently K9-Mail supports only PGP/Inline and not PGP/MIME which seems to be the standard formatting PGP-Emails today.

If you like to test it on your own, configure GPGMail to use inline mode through your Terminal:

defaults write org.gpgtools.gpgmail UseOpenPGPInlineToSend -bool YES

Reference.

There is an open feature request to address this issue. Hopefully, the K9 developers will fix this soon. So, consider starring this issue.


How can Android Device Manager (ADM) help to locate Android phone if Google account's password has been changed?

Did you activate ADM with device administrators in the phone? If you do so, you could lock your device and no need to change the password.
But if someone is using your phone, they can reset your mobile with recovery mode. If they do so, you can't locate your mobile.
I think you should inform the police and they will looking for your mobile with the IMEI number of your mobile.


ADB error: insufficient permissions for device: verify udev rules

This can be resolved by enabling ADB transfer in your USB Preferences.

Plug the phone into the USB
Drag the phone's top menu (the drawer) down
Click the notification that says "Android System: Charging this device via USB. Tap for more options."
Click "File Transfer" (newer devices) or "MTP" (older devices)

Note, if successful you may get a prompt asking you to accept the keys of the computer issuing the adb shell command.


Android lets you backup settings & data for installed apps, but doesn't have a straightforward way to sync the actual installation of them. If you prefer not to manually search/install each app from the device itself (it gets really tedious) you can do what I do:

1) Go to https://play.google.com/apps to view the apps which are already installed on one device. Select the app you want to transfer over to view it's details page.

2) If the app is compatible with both devices (most probably will be but not all) click the button that says INSTALLED.

3) Select the other device where you want to install it and click INSTALL.

You'll still have to repeat this for each app you want to carry across, but I've found it to be much easier to do it with a mouse in a web browser than searching/installing


Sony F5121: Forgot Device Encryption Passwort, locked bootloader

I can't believe it. Entering anything (but the password) for 30 times resets the phones.
I also stumbled upon this (later on), it looks like there is default password in AOSP based ROMS: How does Marshmallow encryption work technically?


Why is there so many identical Android folders?

Because of how Android has evolved over the years many newer devices have the same files mounted (usually with a bind mount) in multiple places. Others are symbolic links. It's really too bad that the file manager app isn't showing you these details :-/


Does Google Play allow for the caching of your entire collection on a mobile device?

No option to do this exists. You'll need to select each song individually.

To make it easier you could arrange by album instead of song, because you likely have fewer albums than individual songs.


When should I use/not use '-w' for fastboot flashing?

You should wipe the data once, when you start.  This may not be necessary if you are (for example) only flashing a recovery, flashing a very similar ROM, etc.

You shouldn't need to erase images/partitions before flashing over them.


How to enable "double tap to wake up" in any android device?

It can be enabled only if your ROM/ kernel support that feature. To check if it is enabled download 3C Toolbox from Play Store , go to System Manager → Miscellaneous  and you will have an option that shows up to enable double tap feature, IF it is supported. Figure shows it is not supported on my device

I am not aware if CM supports enabling this feature using the inbuilt settings


How to connect both a monitor and a keyboard to a LG G3?

Use your slimport to charge and HDMI and get a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, that is the optimal configuration. The only dumb thing LG didn't predicted is to turn off the phone display when you are using an external.


Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) - Encryption, select different PIN than Screen Lock

No. A quote from http://support.google.com/android/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1663755:

  Note that this is the same PIN or password that you use to unlock your phone without encryption, and cannot be set independently.

EDIT: I found this on xda, but I think it might be risky and not worth the effort.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680857


I deleted all the contents from my device and CWM does not allow me to install anything

Yes you can.

Download the things you want to flash on a computer, then connect your phone (booted into CWM) to it and use adb push to send the files to your phone. You can flash them with CWM.


How do I upload a 3D Facebook photo from Android?

Take Lens Blur photo in Google camera (ports work)
Upload to depthy.me just to split depth map (optionally edit it)
Use file manager to rename files to *.jpg and *_depth.jpg
Use Firefox Request Desktop Site to load main Facebook new feed page
Upload them one at a time (both together crashes)
Post and view in main Facebook app

https://youtu.be/DOb-CiURqJo


Recently, I have installed Marshmallow firmware manually. Firmware was taken from www.sammobile.com site. Now auto update problem has fixed in Marshmallow. Now it does not give error. Sever network respond properly. Thanks to Sammobile web site.


The Aww Snap crush is a bug in chromium caused by different things:

Low memory

It is also possible that site contains lots of images or JavaScript which might force Chrome to run out of space on the device while loading the site.
I'd suggest you clear up some space on the device and reboot the device.
If it helps, try closing any unused application in background to save resources  (CPU, RAM and disk space) and see if Chrome continues to crash.

This vulnerability crashes browser tabs when encountering a  link with a malformed URL in the HTML of a page.

The bug crashes the browser without the user taking any direct action other than loading the affected page.
This vulnerability occurs because of Chrome's habit of prefetching page data, such as performing DNS lookups on domain names in links on a page, in a preemptive attempt to speed up future loads.
Chrome will try and work out which link on a site you're likely to click on next and then pre-load in the background.
Possible fix is disabling pre-fetching
Go to Settings >> Privacy >> Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly >> Uncheck box.

3. Another possible cause is a corrupt profile.

You can create a new profile, but if you do, custom data won't be available by default. This includes  bookmarks, extensions and settings that you may have changed in Chrome.

References:

Aw, snap! How huge HTML links can crash Chrome tabs in one click
How to fix Google Chrome’s Aw, Snap! error message when loading websites
Constantly getting Aw Snap error in Chrome (Android)