Installed google apps on generic tablet, services are there but no entries in the menu

Usually this should be an easy task – provided you've got a custom recovery on your device. Turned out, it was not as easy in this special case, so I will list multiple options here. In combination, they finally lead to success – as one can see in the comments on the question itself.
Variant 1: Custom recovery
That's a one-liner: Put the GApps archive on your SDCard, boot into recovery, chose "Install update.zip from SDCard", and select the GApps archive. Done. After the next boot, Google Apps should be there.
Trouble in this case: No custom recovery. OK, next one.
Variant 2: Use ADB to side-load it
This variant was even figured by the OP himself. Requires ADB to be installed on your computer (see: Is there a minimal installation of ADB?), and your device setup (device drivers etc.) as well as connected via USB. For a detailed how-to, please see How to: use "adb sideload" on your Android device. Here, in short:

place the GApps zip file in the directory where your ADB executable is
Make sure you have USB debugging enabled in Settings → Development on your device
Boot your device in recovery mode, and connect it to your PC
On your device, use the volume up/down keys to select "apply update from ADB," then press power to select it
On your computer, open a command prompt window and navigate to the directory from 1., then execute adb sideload <zipfile> (replacing <zipfile> with the name of your GApps file)
When the installation is finished, select to "reboot" the device.

Done. Once the device finished booting, your Google Apps should be there.
Or not, as in our case. Services got installed, apps were missing. OK, let's trick the remains.
Variant #3: Doint it manually
Preparation

Install ES File Explorer on your device. This will help us a lot.
Unpack the Gapps archive into an empty directory on your SDCard. Might be an optional step, as ES File Explorer can deal with ZIPs directly, but might make things easier

Do it
Launch ES File Explorer on your device. Tap the menu button, tap "Root-Explorer" (the text, not the switch next to it – though you must make sure that's switched to "On" as well). A popup should open, where you should find a "r/w" icon (second to last entry). Tap that. This should remount your /system partition, so you can write to it.
Now use ES File Explorer to navigate to your (unpacked) GApps archive. Copy the .apk files from system/apps/ to /system/apps/ on your device. Similarly, files from data/apps/ should be copied to /data/apps/. Now back to the menu, and re-mount your /system partition read-only.
Reboot.
Now, the Google Apps should be there.
Still not? Bang. Variant 4: Get another device... or at least another ROM...


Can I override the HTC Sense "slide down to answer / slide up to decline" screen locker?

Custom roms will be the only way to do this. WidgetLocker changes the lock screen, but i don't think it handles incoming calls. This Gingerbread rom changes the lock screen as well as how it answers calls, changing it to the Android swipe across system, but like all roms, it requires a root and a wipe. It is a great rom though, and will do exactly what you need.


Sounds like a hardware problem to me, like the internal power supply. Fixing would probably require a change of the logic board.

If the device is still under warranty, I would just return it as defective.


Taking photo and storing it directly to OneDrive/365

It appears as if OfficeLens does this, but it is slow and manual. With uploadcam the photo was just automatically uploaded where as OfficeLens asks you to choose where to upload on each photo taken


How can I get Google calendar to play a sound notification for an event?

Take a look at "Notifications" part of Google Calendar Help page. It has full details about notification setting in all devices like Android, iOS and Computer.

Open the Google Calendar app.
In the top left, go to the main menu (touch on 3 horizontal lines).
Choose "Settings" at the bottom.
Select "General".
To change or turn off the sound, touch "Tone", and choose another sound or None.
Switch "Vibrate" to on or off.

Hope this will help you.


error while retrieving information from server rh-01 play store

Kept getting the same error message on Play Store (previously have uninstalled updates on Google Play Store and Google Play Services) after trying the steps in: Keep getting "Error retrieving information from server. [RH-01]" from the play store. Guess this is an instance not caused by corrupt cache. Thought of reversing the previous uninstallation of updates by installing the latest Google Play Store and Play Services. First proceeded with installation of latest Google Play Store apk but the same error message persisted. I then uninstalled the Google Play Store updates and installed the latest Google Play Services app and viola, Google Play Store auto-updated to the latest version and the error message was gone!

Therefore installing the latest Google Play Services app solved my problem. I googled for the latest Google Play Services app and downloaded online.


NANDroid backup/restore of CM11 encrypted device after wipe

Yes

As far as I know, a NANDroid backup makes an Image of the entire device.
So, this can work because the entire file system is copied along with the file system. The device will still be encrypted after restoring.

I might be wrong because I've never done this. But if you encrypt a flash drive with bitlocker, copy the contents of it including the encryption, format the drive and copy it back; It will still contain the data if you decrypt it.


Is there a way to Factory reset my HTC One M7?

Take your HTC One and tap on menu.
Then hit settings.
Go to general and choose “backup and factory reset”.
Pick “factory reset”.
Agree and wait while the hard is being completed.
Done.

This will completely wipe all information off your phone, texts, call logs, pictures, etc.  Make sure you back up all your information onto your sd card and remove it before starting this process.

Source


How practical it is to use an Android phone, bypassing Google completely?

Android comes with an Email app that lets you use any POP3, IMAP, or Exchange account.
Talk can be replaced by Meebo, eBuddy Messenger, and many others.
Voice is a fairly unique service but some features can be sort of replaced -- you can use a SIP phone number and an app like Sipdroid for calls, or something like Kik Messenger for text-like instant messages (think BlackBerry Messenger).
Searching "Maps" in the Market shows several results that look promising, same with Calendar.

The Email app is very, very buggy and low on features.  I'm confident there are other mail apps that are better though.  On the other hand, Talk is also pretty buggy; I find eBuddy to be much better.  And many people have problems with Calendar.

When it really comes down to it, a quality app is a quality app, whether Google wrote it or not.  Android doesn't seem to be as biased toward Google's apps as Windows was towards Microsoft's apps.  My hodgepodge of Google and non-Google apps works well for me and I'm sure you can get a set of apps that will work at least as well overall as Google's apps do.


Can't install apps!! OUT OF SPACE error!! HTC DESIRE 626

(from an Android 4.4.4 user on a Nexus 7 2013)

I began to have this problem after installing the Xposed module "XInstaller". I uninstalled that module and everything went back to normal.

Important: It can get easy to confuse all of these X words. It wasn't "Xposed Installer" that was the issue. The issue was the module for Xposed called "XInstaller". This module lets you change some of Android's default app installation/uninstallation behaviors. For now, I'm leaving that module alone.


You could try rebooting your phone and deleting the file.  Its possible that a running app or service has that file handle open and won't let you delete it for that reason.

Its also possible that maybe the file is already deleted its just your app that your using to view the file needs to be refreshed.  It can't delete a file that doesn't exist.

You could also use TotalCommander to delete the file.

If that doesn't work, you can always plug your phone up to your computer and use adb.

adb shell rm "/storage/emulated/0/Download/Mario Party 7.apk"

(replace /storage/emulated/0/Download with actual file path)


Will flashing stock firmware also restore the stock recovery?

Flashing: Not the rude one, the android one!

honestly, You should flash the 198,to ensue you get the right files. You might need to unlock the bootloader again, but I doubt it.

Also, to answer the title: Yes, Flashing the Stock OS will Flash stock recovery. Unlike custom ROMS, Stock ROMS Re-flash the RADIO (Also known as /efs in Samsung, is responsible for mobile data, calls, WiFi, etc.) The system, the recovery, kernel, boot image.... And more!


Use Bluetooth Headphones with Phone and Old Laptop

I am not sure this will exactly fulfil your requirements. But i think USB Bluetooth Adapter Dongle would enable Bluetooth connectivity to your old laptop and you can play directly via laptop.

When you have easy access to your Bluetooth headphone from mobile then why don't you transfer audio files into your phone :-)

What I have understood from your question is :


Your processor doesn't include support for Intel VT-x (virtualization technology), which is required by Intel HAXM. This means you can't run a x86-based device on your PC. You'll have to use the ARM CPU images instead.


If anyone else is wondering about this particular problem

There is as far as I know no way to do this however there is an app called 'QKSMS' that has a quick reply mode which is similar to the stock version which does not have a character limit


How to import old SIM contacts to Galaxy Nexus?

Ok, there has to be at least one other contact, then there are these "three dots".


Trigger WiFi hotspot based on known WiFi availability or location

You can do all this using Tasker. It may not be free, and the interface may look dated but it does all this and so much more. You'll never go back to anything else once you get things setup the way you want.

This is honestly the best, and most useful app on my personal phone.


How do I bypass the RSA authentication dialog box to enable controlling phone from adb?

This was solved using clues from this post

  If you only need to authorize one computer:
   Simply copy the adbkey.pub
  onto the device location:
    /data/misc/adb/ and rename it from
  adbkey.pub to adb_keys
   chmod 0644 and then reboot.

I forgot to do the chmod but still works.


I think you're referring to Heads-Up notifications (those notifications which pop up on the top of your phone's screen).

The following methods have shown to completely disable them for all applications while maintaining regular notifications in the status bar. All of these methods are free. Some require a rooted device and some don't.

Non rooted devices

ADB method

Firstly install minimum ADB/Fastboot setup. You can find more instructions here: New To Adb And Fastboot Guide.
After enabling USB debugging, connect usb cable from device to computer.
Open command prompt (right click + shift) and enter the commands:

adb devices

Check if your device is listed in output, then proceed

adb shell settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0

reboot device and thats it!

Rooted devices

Using terminal

Install Terminal  for Android.
Open the application. Use the following commands:

su

(The indicator should change from "$" to "#"). Next enter

settings put global heads_up_notifications_enabled 0
Using heads app switcher app

One XDA developer has generously shared thier 50 lines of code embedded in this app to switch on/off Heads-Up notifications from quick settings for Android N
Root required. Reboot not required
Download here

Acknowledgements:

Official Nougat - turn off Peek Notifications?


How do I enable sticky keys for a Bluetooth Slide-out Keyboard on Android 4.4.2?

I figured it out and verified that it works.

Basically, you need to use a Character Map that has a type of ALHPA. This should make it so that the modifier keys, SHIFT in particular, behave the right way for thumb typing.


Is there any way at all to skip the setup process after factory reset on an android phone with an unresponsive touch screen?

Since you're talking about a mobile phone (and I'm assuming that you're not rooted), then, unfortunately, no there is no way to skip the setup screens if the touch screen no longer works.

I was thinking that maybe you could pair an external bluetooth device (mouse and/or keyboard) but you have to get past the setup screen to do that.

You could try using an OTG cable with a USB mouse and/or keyboard.


If I buy an ebook an Amazon, can my son, with another Android device, read my books?

As per their FAQ:

  How many Kindles can I use to access
  titles in my library?

  Most books you purchase from the
  Kindle store may be simultaneously
  accessed for your personal use on up
  to six Kindles or Kindle-compatible
  devices (such as Kindle for PC or
  Kindle for iPhone) registered to your
  Amazon.com account. If the limit is
  less than six simultaneous copies for
  a specific title, you'll see the
  message "Simultaneous Device usage: Up
  to X simultaneous devices, per
  publisher limits" on the Amazon.com
  detail page.

  If you reach the device limit and want
  to replace one of your current devices
  with a new one, you must first
  deregister and delete the content from
  the device you wish to replace before
  you can access the content in question
  from your new device. For device
  registration instructions, please see
  the Help page for the device you wish
  to register/deregister on the Kindle
  Support pages.

  Subscription content such as magazines
  and blogs can only be downloaded to
  one Kindle at a time and cannot be
  accessed from Kindle for PC.

So yes, you can read the ebook on multiple devices, but be aware that there is a limit of 6 (or fewer) devices.


How to determine to what hosts Android apps are connecting (root)?

I can recommend "Charles Proxy" for Windows.

It acts like a SSL MITM proxy, you set it's IP/PORT on your Phone and most of the traffic gets redirected/dissected.


Usually OTA / Kies updates do not wipe your data, but they MIGHT. Try backing up with MyBackup on the Play store. There is a version for root and a version for NON rooted phones. It will back up contacts (possibly already on google), SMS, MMS etc etc, on to your SD card. To be totally sure there is no harm in copying the backup onto your PC just incase the worst happens.

If you are rooted get Titanium backup and you can backup all your apps and data just in case. It is often recommended to do a factory reset after an OS update, but personally I've never needed to do that.

And read up on what to do when updating, make sure you have your battery over 50% at the very least. Some manufacturers recommend NOT having the phone charging while updating but AFAIK that's mainly HTC's recommendation.


Bad ROM flash - Kindle Fire stuck in boot

There are the two things of note that I see in your data:

The instructions indicate that you should use fastboot -i 0x1949 boot u-boot.bin. This is actually not correct, because the fastboot boot command is intended for hotbooting a boot.img, not a bootloader (they are different). The original XDA instructions give the proper command, which is fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader u-boot.bin. This will install FIREFIREFIRE on your device, overwriting the stock bootloader.
Generally, if your KF hangs at the boot splash screen, it's stuck in fastboot mode. You can reset it to the normal boot mode by connecting it to a PC and executing fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000 and then rebooting. If you have FIREFIREFIRE installed you can leave off the -i 0x1949 flag because it uses a different vendor ID.


Tasker recognize when headphones are in and something starts playing

You can either use the plugin "Tasker Is Music Playing", for one dollar, or try the "Media Utilities" for free, which interface with Tasker but might or might not work with your specific media player.


Android Stock Browser downloads file immediatelly after start

I had this today.

I cleared the download manager cache and rebooted, but the problem persisted.

I then re cleared the download manager cache AND the stock browser cache, rebooted and the issue had stopped.


SMS sent without my consent from my Redmi 7A phone?

According to quick research, the "ACTA" SMS is used by ICICI Bank for a verification/activation message on their mobile apps (e.g. iMobile).

From Mi Community - Unable to activate icici i-mobile app on my POCOFONE F1,

  Post #10

  Solved after the solution given by the online imobile team.
  During the activation process,  you get some random text message (ACTA *** which need to be sent for verification) , you copy the entire text and send the same to 9215676766 instead of +91222208888 (icici server number which is usually busy).
  This sms need to be sent within 90 seconds and jump back to imobile app and proceed with the activation by setting 4 digit pin and grid value verification. [...]

  (Emphasis added)

Also, thanks to the OP for confirming it on the comment thread,

  I then called ICICI Bank customer care and the representative has confirmed that this number (ed. +9184220...) belongs to their iMobile servers and the message is some kind of legit verification message required by the app to function properly. Earlier I must have clicked 'Allow this app to send SMS' so the whole process happened automatically.


how do i factory reset my tablet that has no physical volume buttons

Try the following:

Press the power button to get the option menu and dislay:

  Power off

  Reboot

On that menu, hold down that power off option on your touch screen while also holding down the home button on the side of your tablet.
This should bring up a screen to reboot into safe mode.
Hit yes for safe mode and then hold down your power and home buttons till the logo appears.
Release both buttons and hit the power button one time and then hold only the home button down till a menu option appears.
Use the home button to move down to factory reset and press the power button to select. Once it says complete then use the power button to select reboot.

This works on tablets without physical buttons, but have menu button. Should work on yours too.

If the above doesn't work, there still the computer solutions where one can just flash the firmware.


Retrieving videos/photos from Vault app on Galaxy S3

Nope. You will have to reinstall the app to use the files again. They're "encrypted" in a way such that only the Vault app can access them.


how to disable android headset/aux volume limit?

Sounds rather like something is overheating (hardware) especially the shorter times on repeated attempts. Presumably whatever that is is not in the speaker part of the circuit or when transmitting to bluetooth, but is specific to the headphone/aux jack part of the circuit.

So, probably a hardware bug (or "design flaw"), rather than a "limit" you can "disable."


Suddenly VOLTE not working on my moto g4 plus

Go to Settings/Wireless and networks/...More/Cellular networks and check whether Enhanced 4G LTE mode is enabled. Somebody (you) might have turned it off accidentally.


Are there any issues with having multiple phone finding applications?

Other than being redundant and using more resources (you would have two separate services running in the background all the time), you shouldn't have any problems running both at the same time like any other application.  I would see it as not much different than running Locale and Tasker at the same time.  They might do very similar things, but they aren't exactly the same.


You have flashed a custom kernel. You should reinstall the ROM on your phone. Go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and download the appropriate one for your device and then flash it with ODIN.


How to edit id3-tags (MP3 tags) in Marshmallow?

You need not rely on the apps that help you edit the MP3 tags easily.. As @Somberi said, maybe the developers could have abandoned their projects..

There's a very tedious solution anyway, by which you can edit the ID3 tags manually.

Steps:

Download any Hex Editor app for Android.
Open the mp3 file using that Hex Editor.
Scroll to the end of the file..
The last 128bytes over there is used to store the metadata (ID3 tags)
Just note the last 128bytes & try to recognize the tag-names used there by converting each byte to corresponding ASCII. For example, the hex bytes 45 6D 69 6E 65 6D corresponds to the ASCII string Eminem ;)

Just change it as required (by converting your ASCII text to Hex bytes) & overwrite it in the corresponding location. Also note that each tag-name is separated by a sequence of spaces (20 20 20 20 ...... in Hex), or in some cases, sequence of null-bytes (00 00 00 00 ......), which varies for different ID3 versions.

(This might also help: A Quick Study on MP3 file structure )

When you need to edit multiple MP3 files, this process is really exhausting..In that case, you may wait till the app developers update their apps (with proper permissions) for Marshmallow, or you can do it easily on your computer, even using VLC Media Player (Tools->Media Information)


Add a custom word to Google Japanese keyboard

Gboard (Google Keyboard) has a very simple way to add new words to it.

Open the Gboard app, go to 'dictionary' > 'personal dictionary' > [Japanese] > plus (+) symbol on the top right. Now, type the desired word, and add a shortcut, that way every time you type the shortcut, it will give you the option to switch to the desired word.

For example, if I want to type the word
Привет in Russian, but I don't want to switch my keyboard from English to Russian just to type that word, so I made a shortcut that every time I write the letter P the word will show up in the suggestion bar. See screenshot below


Why does Samsung Kies say that my device does not support software upgrading via kies?

Fortunately there is no region-locking for phones, just carrier locking.

If your phone came with European firmware then you should probably stick with European firmware.  Ideally you'd be able to find something from your carrier even if it was re-packaged by someone for Odin.

As for your network settings, there are a couple possibilities.  You may need to supply the APN information, which you can usually find by doing a web search for "<carrier> apn" or similar.  You might also need to flash a different modem if the one you have is buggy or otherwise incompatible with your device/carrier.


SD card has 81% free space but says insufficient space for App2SD (native, Huawei Honor 4X)

Try to move some small apps from SD card to phone memory, then try moving any apps from phone memory to SD card, as you said Ola, or any other. I did the same when I had that issue.


Determine device architecture (ARM/ARM64/x86) with 'adb getprop'

I did some poking around in some custom ROMs for x86 devices, and along with the info provided by @Izzy I think I've figured it out.

Example ARM64 device

ro.product.cpu.abilist32  armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64  arm64-v8a

Example ARM device

ro.product.cpu.abilist32  armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64

Example x86 device

ro.product.cpu.abilist32  x86,armeabi-v7a,armeabi
ro.product.cpu.abilist64

So, to figure out what kind of device you have:

ro.product.cpu.abilist64 not empty = ARM64

ro.product.cpu.abilist32 contains x86 = x86

If none of these conditions match, you have an ARM device


Possible to patch the Android kernel with root?

That Python script appears to work by generating the source code for, then compiling a custom kernel module, then loading that module to do the actual patch. It expects, among other things, a working C compiler, make program, and kernel sources (at least headers) for the kernel you're running at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build.

So, no, that's not going to work on Android. Typically you have none of those things. With a cross-compile environment (on a PC) set up to build your phone's kernel, you could likely build that module, copy it over, then (as root on the Android device) load it. But building it directly on the phone would be quite an undertaking.


How do I Change the Font Text Style in Sony Experia M without rooting phone?

Here's a link that covers some methods for changing the system font on some android phones without root, I don't know if it works on your phone as well: http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-change-the-fonts-on-your-android-phone-32078/


I have the same issue, N7 with 4.2 with an Exchange Corporate Account that forces a password/pin.

You are correct that it has to do with corporate account.  I removed my corporate account and was able to add widgets, even with the security still set to "password to unlock".  I also changed to Pin and Slide to unlock and all of them worked as well.

I then re-added my corporate account and the widgets that I added were gone and I was unable to add any others.

That said it's not a huge issue for me as the only Widgets I had the option of adding were Clock, Gmail Inbox, and Calendar.  Clock is already there and I don't want my Email/Calendar displayed without unlocking the tablet.


Whatsapp does not show a contact. Tried "everything"

Some options you could try:

Option 1

Tap on  icon and then go to  Menu > Refresh.

Option 2

Tap on  icon and then go to  Menu > Help. There are some instructions their which you can try and tap on Show invisible contacts.

Option 3

Follow this article from WhatsApp to try to troubleshoot: How do I add contacts to WhatsApp?


I got this thread from Quora :

If the owner of a group deletes the group, then WhatsApp randomly assigns the ownership of the group to a group member. Unfortunately, there is no option to get back the ownership of the group right now unless the current group owner adds you to the group and transfer the ownership of the group. You can ask some other friend who is still the part of group to see for its admin, and then you can ask admin to add you.

WhatsApp automatically backs up your chats every night.
You can initiate a restoration by simply uninstalling and reinstalling WhatsApp.
Click Restore when prompted to restore your chats.
Your chats should appear in WhatsApp!
Details

WhatsApp automatically makes backups every day at 3 AM and stores them in the WhatsApp folder of your Android phone. This folder is either located in your device's internal memory or external SD card. Depending on your settings, WhatsApp could also make a backup to Google Drive. To restore the most recent backup, you will need to uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp.

If you need to restore older messages, check out "Restoring older (less recent) backups".

During the installation process, you will be prompted to restore your message history. Choose Restore to recover your chats.

Also recommend:

Make sure you have a file manager. This will be useful for renaming the backup files.

If you do not want to lose your current history (newest messages), create a manual backup by going to:
WhatsApp > Menu Button > Settings > Chats and calls > Back up chats or Chat backup.

This manual backup file will be saved as msgstore.db.crypt8 in your /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases folder. Save this file as msgstore.db.crypt8.current so you do not get it confused with other backup files during the restoration process.

Note: Your backup files are saved in the /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases folder. This folder may be located in either your device's internal memory or external memory.

Hope that helps !!

You can also use Android Recovery App to get back your whatsapp Folder if was deleted.

Check this Link : https://www.quora.com/WhatsApp-7/How-do-I-find-a-WhatsApp-group-I-deleted-by-mistake


Screen orientation on Samsung Galaxy 9000

Try recalibrating the orientation sensor from Settings -> Display -> Horizontal calibration. My phone does this too occasionally, since when the phone is lying flat, the difference between portrait/landscape is very small in the sensors.


text message notification interrupting voice calls samsung galaxy s2

On my S2 (SGH-S959G) the setting is in Settings App > Call > Call Alert > Uncheck Alerts on Call.


Where to find com.sonyericsson.android.camera?

You can find it here (Root is not usually required to read this directory, but you should use a root-capable file explorer):

/system/priv-app/SemcCameraUI/SemcCameraUI.apk


How to sync a folder on Google drive to android

Yes. I use Folder Sync for a very similar workflow. It works fine and I have it running on two devices. Additionally, you can setup up automation for scheduled sync.

FolderSync enables simple sync to cloud based storage to and from local folders

Autosync for Google Drive is another alternative


There is an app Notin which was amongst the top apps of the year as per XDA and by a coincidence had downloaded today  and works well

With notin, never forget the little things anymore. It's an easy way to save notes or reminders as a notification.
notin helps you in reminding things you need to do, random numbers you do not want to save in your contacts and many more through the help of Notifications. The reminder doesn't pop-up or rings, it just sits there and still does it's job most efficiently.


Change the language back from Chinese to English on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

Go to:

  Settings > My device > Language and input > Language

then set any language you want it to change the menu language. Should be similar to this, just find this icon and follow it step-by-step.


ZIP+4 ZIP codes in Contacts for Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S)

It seems that entering ZIP Codes directly in the Contacts app in the ZIP+4 format under Android 2.1-update1 is not possible. However, I just updated to Froyo (2.2) (T959UVKA6).  Not only can the Contacts/ Storage app natively import and export contacts to and from the microSD card, but it also allows directly entering ZIP+4 with the dash in the ZIP Code field!


Which gapps cant be downloaded through the play store/marketplace?

Yes, I'm pretty sure all of the other 'Google Apps' can be requested from the Play Store. I myself, also usually start the basis of a new ROM installation with the Nano-gapps package.

It removes a lot of the non-mandatory Google bloatware such as GoogleNow, PlayMusic (I use an alternative) and even Gmail (I have my Gmail emails come through the stock Email app to avoid duplication).


Not able to send media file via WhatsApp

The music player that comes with CyanogenMod doesn't support selecting the music file to send.  As you mentioned in the comments, custom ROMs may prevent the use of some features, and in this case, sending music files doesn't work.

You could try another custom ROM or reverting back to the stock ROM to enable this feature.


Does rooting Kindle Fire disable your default Kindle Fire functionality?

The Kindle Fire will function as it normally would, but you cannot use the Video on Demand service while you are rooted.
The Amazon Appstore functions fine even if you're rooted.
You can revert to the "original functionality" with the "Unroot" button provided by SuperOneClick.
Nobody knows this but Amazon.
Honeycomb was not open-sourced when the Fire was being developed, and Amazon forked the Android open source code to create the Kindle Fire's codebase. Thus, the Fire was built using the newest available source at the time of development - Gingerbread.

I rooted my Kindle Fire ~30 minutes after I got it, largely because I wanted access to the Market but also to ease any development I do with it. Everything works like normal except VOD (as noted above).


SIP comes directly with the Android system, as you said, starting with Gingerbread. You find it in the system settings: Call Settings, at the very end: Internet Call Settings:

For more details, you can also check with the page Android SIP Client Configuration and Review, which explains you all the details.

As it comes with the Android System itself, all devices with Gingerbread or higher should have it.


I've used both quality Bluetooth and wired headsets adapters with my HTC Desire without anybody complaining about sound quality. In general I don't think you can go wrong with Plantronics headsets, I've been using their landline ones for years.


Had the same problem.. sm-920v
 Solved: Just cleaned the usb-charging port.. pc detect and fast charge working again..
Note: cache partition erase didn't work


Did you try to flash something or root it. sounds like your caught in a boot loop. if your boot loader is unlocked download the firmware for your device at http://www.sammobile.com/ and use odin for windows to flash it


Which VPN do I use for a Cisco VPN concentrator?

With a "really old" Cisco VPN concentrator, there are pretty good odds that you can get by with a PPTP tunnel. Especially if you're relying on the native Windows client from desktop/laptops (XP?).

However, with Exchange in the mix you may not need to establish a VPN. My new employer runs exchange and I'm using the "Mail" app to connect to it with no fuss or muss. It "just worked" after I plugged in the external mail server address (mail.mycompany.com) and my domain creds.


Is there a complete conversation convergence app?

Many have tried.  It's arguable whether anyone succeeded yet or not.

The big ones are Motorola's MotoBLUR, HTC's SenseUI, Samsung's TouchWiz - they all try to bring together the disconnected social aspects of different applications such as e-mail, text messages, and various social networks.  Each does it differently, with varying degrees of success.  Unfortunately these aren't stand-alone products.  They usually come pre-installed with their respective manufacturers' devices, and overhaul more than just social aspects.

There are also 3rd-party apps and widgets that attempt to do this merge.  One of the best that I've used is SlideScreen. I didn't like the fact that it replaces your launcher, but it sounds like exactly what you're looking for.


Sort  contacts by different field (not first \ last name)

Dw contact manager supports this feature

http://crowdin.net/project/dw-contact-group-manager


How can I select the apps to sync when auto-sync is turned on?

Did you take a look at Settings → Accounts & Sync? (I'm not sure about Android 4.1+, but at least on my LG Optimus 4X this setting is there)

Accounts & Sync (click image for larger variant)

As the screenshot shows, here you can define what to sync. Green arrows to the right show what's to be sync'd, gray ones what not. For some apps, you even can tap the app to specify it more detailed.


How to hide the top page navigation on tablet home screen?

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

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

Some good launchers to try are:

Chameleon
GO Launcher
Nova Launcher
TSF Shell


How to enable USB connection mode on Samsung Galaxy Fit?

Hi try clicking Notification Scroll down to find 'USB Connected' like option... press go navigate


Why will my Pixel 3a XL no longer take screenshots?

Basically, it's gone and you can't just "get it back"...
A quick Google search would have answered this from multiple sources including Google itself, but I will to answer it. They (Google) removed that screenshot method from Android 11 and replaced it with a screenshot tool in the task switching screen using "swipe up and hold" gesture. This does require you to use Gesture Navigation though. However the long time Android standard for screenshots of POWER+VOL DN still works and has since about Android 2.1.
Google asked about this: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/72969834?hl=en
How the new gesture system works: https://www.androidcentral.com/how-take-screenshots-and-select-text-multitasking-pane-android-11
Again, you must be using Gesture Navigation for the later method to work, otherwise you have to use the old POWER+VOL DN method. This may change in the future or not, it is a very polarizing subject among Android users, it's about a 50/50 split of people who want the old way and people who prefer the new way.


According to Julius's post on Android Central, you need to turn off its device administration first.

Settings -> Security -> Administration, then Deactivate it. Now you can uninstall it.

Assuming you have Samsung device (based on the original revision),

Press Home key and then tap Menu key > Settings > More.
Tap Security, and then tap Device administrators.

From User Manual for Samsung Galaxy S3 by Sprint

For other model, please consult its user manual.


Try to press the Power button for 30 seconds. Also try to start in fastboot mode (usually volume up or volume down + power button) while being plugged to a computer.

Also, maybe worth a try but will delete user data:

Switch off the device
Press & hold Power and Volume up until screen changes to recovery mode.
Select Recovery mode.
Using Volume up & down for navigation. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset and enter it through Power key.
Now, Select Yes (delete all user data)


Trying to root Motorola Xoom. Stuck rebooting

Ok, so it turns out that you need a different boot.img file for the Motorola Xoom wifi only model than for the 3g model.

Click here for instructions if you have a 3g model

click here for instructions if you have the wifi only model (Including how to fix it if you've already tried using the wrong boot.img and you are being stared at by a non-responsive boot screen that has the Moto logo and the words 'Dual Core Technology')


Why does my wifi not automatically reconnect to prefered networks?

Add the Power Control widget (available by default in Android 2.1+ for most phones) or a similar wi-fi toggle app to your home screen. (Long press on the home screen, Widget, Power Control.) That usually fixes it for me.


Maybe disabling the noise cancellation feature might work..

Get a rooted file editor first, then
from "/system/build.prop" change the
"media.a1026.enableA1026=1" to "media.a1026.enableA1026=0"

Then do a reboot. See if your problem is solved. I simply suspect the android's mic always gets enabled for the purpose of noise cancellation during calls/voice input.

REMEMBER! I do not hold responsiblilty for any failure. I suggest you make a backup and everything when you try this.

SOURCE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6787214


Google has mentioned following info about this permission here:

  Photos/Media/Files

  An app can use files or data stored on your device. Photos/Media/Files access may include the ability to:

  Read the contents of your USB storage (example: SD card)
  Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
  Format external storage
  Mount or unmount external storage

  [Does] it mean that the application is able to send all of my files [through] the Internet?

Nothing can be concretely  said solely based upon the data mentioned in the question. However, if the said permission is the only permission requested from the app, then the answer would be NO, the app can't send any of your file through the internet.

This may be of your interest: Photos/Media/Files and Full Network Access


Android itself does not provide such a facility (as to my knowledge). But there are a bunch of web servers available in the playstore. A German overview on AndroidPIT sums up some of them (grouped into suitable targets): Webserver (Google Translate's English variant: Webserver).

Some examples include static content webservers like e.g. kWS - Android Web Server and ServDroid.web, plain "HTTP file servers" like File Expert and WiFi File Transfer, more complex things even offering scripting support such as PAW Server for Android, or all-in-one solutions like Servers Ultimate.


Unable to activate Lenovo tablet as a "secondary" Viber device

I contacted Viber Support several days ago. Eventually the answer came from Viber Support (Ian). The steps are like this:

Remove Viber from your tablet (I added this step).
Go to tablet's Settings  Display  Display size and change from Default (or anything else) to Small.
Reboot your tablet so its dpi will change.
Install and activate Viber on the tablet as a secondary device (now you will see the expected QR code).
Change the Display size back to whatever it was before.
To be sure, reboot your tablet and test Viber.

Note: Unfortunately, I cannot check the "Display size" of my old Samsung tablet, because I already did a factory reset on it.


How To Stop Rejecting Messages At Low Memory?

Currently, as far as my knowledge goes there does not exist an SMS app which automatically receives it and stores it on SD card, but there does exist a SMS backup feature which creates a backup of the inbox onto the SD card.

You'll have to uninstall some apps to free up space to receive more messages. Not much else you can do about this.


Disable all non-Wi-Fi Internet connections

This functionality is built into android so there's no need for an external tool/application.

In settings:

Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks -> Data Enabled

Disable this and you're all set.


lineageOS: cannot use internal SD after factory reset: "Failed to find root" (peregrine)

Thank you very much, @acejavelin!
The solution was to format /data with ext4 instead of f2fs:

connect with adb while in TRWP, get the device name for /data, umount it, format with ext4, mount it again

df -h
umount /data
make_ext4fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p36
mount /data/

Then reboot


How to search the Play Store by permissions?

How it currently CAN be done
During my morning routine reading my RSS feeds, I stumbled on a review at N-Droid, discussing an app named APEFS. This app is developed by German students (hence its description on the Playstore is in German, even if you set the language to English). But for our non-German readers, a short description here:
Basically, APEFS is an alternative front-end to the Google Playstore. You browse the playstore as you do with the original app, and search it the same. But when on the results list1, an advanced filter2 comes into play:

As the second screenshot shows, you can select what permissions your wanted app is permitted to have (checkbox marked), and what permission it should not have (checkbox unchecked).
However: While this can be used to filter out apps with unwanted permissions (e.g. show only apps whitout the Internet permission), you can not restrict your results to the opposite (e.g. show only apps with Internet permission). The app clearly targets at users concerned about their privacy/security -- and according to the review (I just found it a couple of minutes ago, so I could not test it yet) it does a very good job.

EDIT:
As it's already a year ago, and the promise on the APEFS Homepage (GTransed to English, as their own English version doesn't have that statement in the first paragraph) seems not to be fulfilled anytime soon (the app is still offline): Please consider the web-based solution from my other answer as an alternative meanwhile.


Can an android phone be converted to SDR using its radio hardware interfaces?

It is very hard because usually radio drivers are proprietary

But there is Nexmon project that turn nexus 5 into SDR


Google Music eating battery life while idle

Are you currently using Android Lollipop?

If yes then go to Privacy guard in Settings and  revoke all permissions of Google Play Music.


Will android phone work without MicroSd card

Yeah definitely it works fine without any issue. But if you have installed any apps on SD Card then they won't work at all. But to take backup of any data(Contacts, Messages, Call log) on your phone you should have SD card inserted.

Finally to answer your question, yes. it works fine as the OS and related information stored on the phone internal memory.


How can I turn off data when my phone's screen is off and only let data come back on once per hour or so to sync apps?

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) introduced new OS features called Doze and App Standby to improve battery life. Doze defers data usage to short windows while the Android device is stationary. App Standby reduces the resource usage of applications that you don't use.

Personally, I found the battery life improvement from Doze to be tremendous. I often take my phone out of my pocket when I am not using it to keep it stationary to take advantage of the doze battery savings.


Make sure your flashed it without getting erros and with compatible custom rom.
How can you turn of radio anyhow if it doesn't have any connectivity(radio off) ?
3.Same, how can you even search networks if there is "no sim found" message?

Solution is flash it again and check that you are flashing with compatible rom.
Enjoy! This


Super Backup: SMS and contacts is a good choice , though I haven't tried it on CM.

You can backup SMS/ Call logs/ contacts to your Google drive account or you can mail them to yourself (even schedule, if required). It has a bunch of other features. I have used it for a while without any issues


Uninstalled original alarm by accident on samsung galaxy ace ii x (gt-s7560m)

Since you've already rooted your phone, this should help.
Here!


One Plus One - CM11 - Failing to complete OTA

The error is telling you that it won't apply because the system you currently have doesn't match the base that the update is meant to apply to, because you've updated this file. Don't keep trying to apply the update: if you can somehow circumvent the check and flash the update anyway, the result will be a broken OS.

If you still have the original ContactsProvider.apk file, restoring it will allow the update to apply.

If you can't restore the original ContactsProvider.apk, then you won't be able to apply any further updates. You need to download a complete Cyanogenmod image and flash that. OTA updates will then work again, so long as you don't edit any more OS files.


Is it ok to delete the Amazon .apk files?

You can redownload them any time you want or just install them using a file manager, no need to put them back there.

If you backup them to your PC it's a good idea to use something like this to keep track of the various apks.


Contact details showing up for sources that have sync turned off

The Sync option only controls whether changes are synchronized to and from that device: that is, if you add or delete a contact on the device, this change is reflected on other devices, and vice-versa. Disabling sync just means the contacts that have already been synced to the device will get out of date when you change them.

To control which contacts are shown, you need to go into the People app, then choose Contacts to display from the overflow menu (the three-dots in the top-right corner). Then choose Customise from the Contacts to display dialog, and you can choose which groups of contacts from which accounts to show.

When you create a new contact, you can choose from the menu at the top which Google account to create it in (or to keep it on the phone only). It remembers your previous selection, so if you only want to use one account, you only need to set it once.


How to factory reset without having google account verification(FRP) during setup?

How can I reset without needing to sign in my account to verify?

Remove all of your Google accounts from Settings →  Accounts before initiating a reset. That's all you need to do. Alternatively, if your phone offers OEM unlock option unde Developer Settings, you can enable it as well. Both would work. You can disable the latter setting later after completing the setup wizard on the next-cum-first boot post reset.

Tested on Nexus 6 a week ago.

Source: my own answer here.


Since you can boot into recovery reflash your ROM - make a clean flash (wipe cache , dalvick cache , system and data .

If you can’t flash through twrp , then you have to use the flashtool ...


On Android 10, it's available as a system setting.

However the dark theme can be enabled using "night" resources for example. Meaning  switching resources such as styles, colours, themes, drawables, etc according to user's device time.

  This can change during the life of your app if night mode is left in auto mode (default), in which case the mode changes based on the time of day. You can enable or disable this mode using UiModeManager. See Handling Runtime Changes for information about how this affects your app during runtime.

You can force the mode or not using a toggle or something too. Read documentation for more info.


How to allow read/write access in a specific folder on the SD Card with Android 6.0.1?

Does the SD card have to be removable? If not, Android 6 (Marshmallow) allows write access to a suitably formatted SD card (HowToGeek article).  It effectively makes the card an extention to internal storage, so use a fast one (PCAdvisor article). Also be aware that reformatting makes the card unreadable by any other device.

I had a similar problem with several apps not having write access to my extension card.  It was solved by:

Resetting all apps moved to the SD card back to internal storage (not needed on 6.0.1+).
Backing up all my own files to my laptop using USB link.
On Settings->Storage->SD Card choose to Format as internal storage.
Restoring my files.

I expect you will then be able to link to your AnkiDroid folder.  But you may not need to.  In theory, Android will do the memory management for you.  If it does, please let us know.


Don't expect anything for AT&T devices - AT&T intentionally locked down the bootloader. Unless the device is popular enough to attract devs to work around it (Safestrap), you're out of luck.

In the meantime, there should be recovery-free Xposed installers around, but they're much less reliable. (link unavailable - on my phone right now)


How to get the IMEI number of a lost phone?

Login to the "Find my Device" page with your Google Account that was used on your phone. Your phone should be listed. Click the "!" button to see the IMEI number of the phone. You should see something like this:


Its working the same as removing a regular user, just long press the bots name and a popup will come up to remove the user...


Is there a way to remove all other USB options except charging?

There no action to disabling MTP mode, but you'll make remove all USB option is: connecting to electrical plug, not the PC.


How hard is it to modify Android to add/remove required applications

You can modify system image. Pre-installed applications are located at /system/app/ folder. You can add new application to this folder or remove pre-existing applications from that folder.

Applications from this folder are not removable (if device is not rooted).

As a fast example for customizing Android emulator:

Go to Android SDK folder, .../platforms/android-9/images/
Note system.img file, it will be modified (you should back it up)
Extract system.img using unyaffs
Customize files inside extracted folder
Pack new modified system using mkyaffs2image (this tool is built when Android source is built).
Replace old system.img with new customized system.img
Create emulator for Android 2.3, launch it and verify that your changes took effect.

This mostly an overview of process, and customization of a real device is much trickier.


How to force the locale/language of a specific app?

TypoClock and TypoClock Free both use the system language as one can see on the app features:

  Multilanguage (widget uses your system language to display day name and month name).

There's no solution for situations like this, as you can only manipulate the application i18n feature if it was developed with such an option.

You can, as mentioned by Izzy on the comments, email the developer and see if this can be a feature a for future release.


For some reason, without the SIM card or other cards the plus button to add APN appears, which doesnt when having my own card.

Finally I found an app called MyApp, that after installing, it allowed me to edit the APNs, so now everything works as it should, despite it's a workaround.


Nexus5 not connecting to only my wifi network

This question thread has been very helpful -- I too developed the same problem, which started after 2 events:  being away from my home for 2 months, and also receiving the latest Android 4 updates (over-the-air) -- across 3 Android devices: my HTC one, my Nexus 7, and an Alcatel Fierce. All have Android 4+

After hours inside the router's setup panel, testing, I solved it with your help, Izzy. But it wasn't the channel... It was the GHz setting!

The home router was set for 5ghz. everything always worked fine, until the latest Android updates. Now, none will work; all give the same famous message: Not in Range. This is absolutely erroneous, since all PCs/Macs in the house could use the Wifi network just fine. (I won't even mention the brand of router since it doesn't matter.)

To solve the problem, I tried eliminating most variables, in both the router and the android devices:

SSID on/off -- didn't matter; not in range;
Channel changing -- no effect; still not in range;
restarting router and phones and tablets -- no luck;
toggling WIFI optimizations/power saving/dhcp-vs-static -- no luck

What DID work was changing the broadcast channel from 5ghz back to the more crowded 2.4 GHz.  Success.
And rats, I'd rather be using the 5GHz.

So I conclude that this is an Android 4+ software bug. (Phone hardware, you think? How could all three devices have a problem with 5ghz, when they ALL worked fine before on this same network, before joining other networks fine?) There's something wrong with the software such that once they join a 5GHz wifi network, then connect later to another network (cafe hotspot, other network, etc.), they lose the ability to "see" the network they first connected to.


How to access my SD card of Moto G 2nd from Win7

It doesn't have an SD card.
Nor does it have a file explorer.

Download and install ES file manager from the play store to fix.


Yes, connecting to a PEAP-MSCHAPv2 network with 1.6 is not possible due to a lack in the network manager. After an upgrade to 2.1 or 2.2 it is possible.

Alternatively you might want to root the device and enter your login credentials in your wpa_supplicant.conf file manually.


Damaged Sd card. Sd card is damaged. Try reformatting

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FqR0BLUH_OI

Hope this is your answer. According to this video the error occurs when you have files on the SD-card that confuses Android OS. The video suggests you format the SD in FAT32 in a PC deleting the files. I suggest a full format (takes substantially more time to complete) as opposed to quick format.


Nexus 9 upgrade to Nougat fails - how can I diagnose the problem?

Well if you've already done a factory reset then I assume there's no precious data to be backed up on the device - in that case just grab a factory image, install appropriate drivers and flash manually. The one for the WiFi variant is already out.


I performed two steps to fix the issue:

Settings -> Wireless & network settings -> Wi-Fi settings -> click menu button and select Advanced, Select Wi-Fi sleep policy - > Select Never.
Dial *#*#526#*#* for WLAN Diagnostics. This will reload the Wi-Fi driver (I tried this before without step 1 and it rebooted my mobile).


I just tried and found that you need to modify a file:
sys/class/power_supply/usb/device/charge

its default content is '1' which means 'enable charging'
you need to set it to '0' to 'disable charging'

$ su

$ echo 0 > /sys/class/power_supply/usb/device/charge

I tested on Nexus 4 and it's working successfully.


Unlocking the screen from outside is not possible. (without root privileges).

If you have a custom recovery installed then you can boot into it and make a backup via adb shell


First, I am an pure Android user. I have never owned an MAC, so I can't comment on everything.

Since both use iCal, some kind of sync should be possible. But I wouldn't recommend that.
IMAP is no problem and you lose nothing. IMAP is supported by Android's mail client and K-9.
You don't need GMail for contact sync. I would recommend using Google contacts.
Android's philosophy is much about cloud backup and restore, therefore it's a feature of Android. But since Google can't fore the Apps to use that or even force the manufactures to enable the BackupAgent it's not 100% available for non-Google Apps/Devices. But if you have root and TitaniumBackup, the device can easily be saved and restored completely.
No problem at all here. It should work with any modern Android device.
Can't comment on that

I think that if you buy an Android device you should also use the Google services (besides GMail in you case, but that's no problem. I also don't use GMail, but everything else). So for 1. 3. and 6 that is Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Docs (now Google Drive, good for notes) and Google ToDo. If you ok with having your data within the Google cloud. But the synchronization is just awesome. You can use every Google service with the Google WebApps (or Chrome Apps) from you MAC

Other solutions are most likely some 3rd party tools that try to build a bridge from the Google world to Apple. Which may or may not work, may needs to be purchased, etc. There are just to many pitfalls that impair the experience.


This is probably a bug in the custom ROM you've installed. You should report it to the developer of the ROM, and either wait for it to be fixed in an update, or use a different ROM.


Hide Whatsapp profile picture from a certain user

The only way would be creating a group with just you & him, and then blocking him.. You'll not be able to message him directly, but only through that group (ofcourse he'll know you've blocked him)..

Another way would be starting a conversation between you & him and deleting his number (yes, it's mentioned in the question), but you'll still be able to chat with him (his number will be displayed instead of name) and make sure 'Who can see Profile Pic' is 'Contacts Only'..

Other than this, I don't think there's any other way..


Rooted phone - Cannot remove some bloatware

I see your device has a Snapdragon chip.

Check to see if you have partitions that you can actually read by typing

su
ls /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/

If you see something called recovery there, then you're in luck.

su
dd if=/sdcard/part_13_cwm_9_22_17_32.bin of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery

If it isn't there, then you must try the one in the CWM thread again.
I've never heard of a device-specific nonexistent partition before, so perhaps you just typed it wrong or you forgot to su.

I apologize if this is not of any help.


Dynamically theming Status Bar according to app's Action Bar?

Look's like a bug in Tinted Status Bar module, because other than this everything works fine.

So, give your feedback to module developer MohammadAG - XDA Profile
or Tinted Status Bar thread - XDA


I haven't got a rooted phone but the only solution I can give to you is to delete the files from the system applications.

I.e. instead of from the file Explorer, delete photos from the gallery app. And apps from the application manager.


Recipients complain they receive Text Message from me with a half hour delay

There was a point a couple of years ago where I had persistent problems with SMSs not being delivered, or being delivered hours late to one particular person. That person was my girlfriend at the time, so you can imagine how well it went down that I seemed to be ignoring her all the time. After much backwards and forwards with the network they ended up issuing us both with new SIM cards and we never saw the problem again.

SMS was never originally designed to be used the way that we all use it today, and is unreliable, but if this keeps happening bug your network and they may be able to do something to help.


Is it possible to export the S-Health data from a Samsung S6 into a usable data format?

There are few ways that you can export it.
it won't work on Settings>About Device and confirm you have an SM-G900?

1:Go to developer.samsung.com/health and download the Samsung Digital Health SDK
Extract the files and read the ProgrammingGuide_SHealthService.pdf to find out how to put S Health into "Developer Mode"
From the Health Data / tools install the DataViewer-1.2.0.apk to get the data viewing app which can export to CSV.
Once its all set up reboot the phone and all exports fine.

2:You need to install dataviewer.apk to your phone and not your computer. Make sure your turn on the developer mode in S Heath.
Go to S Health-more settings-about S health. Right above "check for updates" tap 10 times on the version. If it works then it will turn to developer
mode.
Go to your web browser on your phone and go to developer samsung com/health and download. You will need to extract the zip file once downloaded find the dataviewer.apk and install it. Reboot your phone.

Read the programming guide because your need to turn on the permission to sync the data between the dataviewer and S Health for each item you want to view.

To Export the data, go to the main screen of dataviewer and on more is where you export the data. Once you export the data, you need to use a file manager like file commander to find the file and email it to yourself. It should be under the health data folder. It is located under storage/emulated/oN health/com.samsung.health.blood pressure.201601310420.csv for example
link to actual site.


Does Swype Beta collects typed passwords?

That's a standard Android warning. You get that warning when you try to install any keyboard.

Nope, it won't collect any such data.


Is it possible to reduce the charging current?

Solved using the magisk module advanced charging controller (AAC), which let's you set the maximal current to whatever you want using the shell command aac --set --current {milliamperes}.


Cannot receive files using Bluetooth on Karbonn Android One

Try resetting your phone... This usually works. Remember to take a backup.


How to disable Play store from updating itself?

For now, the only solution I've come up with is to use the really old 2.3.6 version of the market app.

This is the only one that doesn't auto-update itself.

In order to install it, you have to uninstall the play store, install it, and convert it to a system app.

If you wish, you can use titanium backup to backup the old version for later use.


Low disk storage Space, 47G is used by Bixby Vision

Solution is to clear Bixby Vision data:
Settings -> App Info -> Bixby Vision -> Storage -> Delete Data


how do I add hebrew to a bluetooth keyboard?

Adding language is very easy (just Go to: Settings -> Language & Input -> Physical Keyboard and dig there), but there is a problem with changing the language with a keyboard shortcut:
cannot change languange on external keyboard


Does Android update and Google services still work on Huawei P30 Pro?

The situation is fluid and likely to change but,  based on available information :
It looks safe to buy

Huawei P30 & Pro: Release Date, Price & Specs - Tech Advisor

Note that the P30 was announced before Huawei was put on the US trade blocklist (aka its 'entity list'), and therefore continues to have full access to Google apps, services and security updates.

It's emphasised by this XDA blog

(entity list)... prevented Google from licensing Google Mobile Services (GMS) for new Huawei device models made available after May 16, 2019.

Speculatively speaking, given that Huawei's market share outside China has taken a hit, it's unlikely they will do anything to damage their product line business

Caveats

From the same XDA blog

As we explained last week Huawei won’t receive support from Google if any changes they make to their future software builds break compatibility with Google apps.

SafetyNet status-unknown

We reached out to Huawei, though, to clarify if the company can continue to implement GMS into software updates for its existing devices indefinitely without collaboration from Google, and also to find out if existing devices will continue to pass SafetyNet Attestation following an update

(Emphasis added in quotes)
I suggest you keep a track of the XDA blog which is frequently updated and take a decision, if these inputs don't suffice.


Wifi and Data switching on automatically in my HTC Desire 820 device

Even if such notifications look "official", they rarely are. They are specifically styled in a way to make them appear such, to betray people thinking that and tempt them to install the "stuff" behind. But one is more likely to install some malware that way, often a Trojan – like in your case: Its permanent switching on of network functionality suggests it's "phoning home", very likely transmitting personal data. A Google image search on "android malware installation popup" gives you some examples:

browser popups wanting you to install an "update" (click images for larger variants

These candidates are easy to tell: you will never be informed on a system upgrade via browser popup, and there is no such thing like an update for your battery module coming this way (apart from which: the second screenshot proves its "fake-ness" by being a bad translation with grammar mistakes – another indicator to check for). A little protection can be gained from disabling "unknown sources" in your Android settings: that should keep installations from other than "official sources" (Playstore, your vendor) out. So if something claims to be an official update, but on installation you get told to enable "unknown sources" – be sure to cancel, as that's a fake and will almost for sure install malware.

But not all candidates are as easy to tell. Some even manage to place themselves as notifications in your notification area. A few rules on those:

official updates never come as "browser popups" on visiting some site. They are usually shipped as ota-update, or are to be installed via your device manufacturer's special tool (e.g. Samsung Kies)
if something tells you it has detected a "virus" – forget it, there is no virus for Android.
if unsure on its genuity: long-press the notification and check which app caused it. If it's an app that didn't come pre-installed: get rid of that app ASAP, it might do other evil things.
if you still cannot tell: ask in a forum where your device is dealt with, ask the manufacturer: is there an update deployed currently?

If you're already sitting in the mess (having that fake installed), the safest way out is a factory-reset. You never can be sure where on your device the malware has spread. Hopefully it didn't manage to exploit some security hole and install itself as system app; if it did, the only thing to cure your device is a fresh firmware install.


How to upgrade from one version of Cyanogenmod to another?

You can basically upgrade the same way as the original installation (flash the new ROM from recovery).

The general rule is: Do a complete wipe for major releases, but just clear the caches for minor releases.  See this CM forum topic.


Is there a quicker way to turn on WiFi Hotspot?

I can only recommend CyanogenMod, or, if you want to keep your ROM: HotSpot Widget.

CyanogenMod allows you to create a HotSpot Quick Setting Tile.

The widget is placed on your home screen and if you want to enable/disable the hotspot tap it.


SD Card partition named differently on different devices - breaks music player

Your new device has a small amount of internal memory and a large amount of storage memory. This larger section is termed as /sdcard and the contents of a physical microSD card inserted into your device is assigned the label /sdcard_ext or similar.

The android media scanner will intelligently scan thru your entire sd card (both if you have a physical card inserted too) at boot time.

You can place your music files in the following folders. YMMV due to differing versions of Android.

/sdcard/Music/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as user music.

/sdcard/Podcasts/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a podcast.

/sdcard/Ringtones/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a ringtone.

/sdcard/Alarms/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as an alarm sound.

/sdcard/Notifications/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a notification sound.

/sdcard/Pictures/ - All photos (excluding those taken with the camera).

/sdcard/Movies/ - All movies (excluding those taken with the camcorder).

/sdcard/Download/ - Miscellaneous downloads.


App not showing up in app store search result

It's because the app is not compatible with your device, and thus Google Play Store app filters those out because the user won't be able to install from it anyway (APK sideloading is always possible though).
As stated in Android Developer's official documentation,

How filters work on Google Play
Google Play uses the filter restrictions described below to determine whether to show your application to a user who is browsing or searching for applications from the Google Play app.
When determining whether to display your app, Google Play checks the device's hardware and software requirement, as well as its carrier, location, and other characteristics. It then compares those against the restrictions and dependencies expressed by the application's manifest file and publishing details.
If the application is compatible with the device according to the filter rules, Google Play displays the application to the user. Otherwise, Google Play hides your application from search results and category browsing, even if a user specifically requests the app by clicking a deep link that points directly to the app's ID within Google Play.
(Emphasis mine)

Note that app developer can also exclude individual device model manually.

Exclude your app from certain devices
Manage excluded devices per app
To prevent app crashes, you can exclude your app from being available to individual devices on Google Play. Making this change manually excludes your whole app—you can't exclude individual APKs.
By manually excluding devices with known compatibility issues, you can help provide a better experience for your users.

For this specific case, NextRadio Free Live FM Radio depends on the FM receiver chip on the user's device. The update since January 2, 2019 also states that it doesn't support streaming anymore and only use FM-radio.

WHAT'S NEW
NextRadio is going back to basics. Streaming is no longer supported, but you can still tune to your favorite local stations on FM-enabled devices.

On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S4 doesn't have FM radio, and it will be pointless to install the app since it won't work properly. Note that the user can always sideload the APK if they want.


Is it possible to boot an Android phone from a USB drive?

Please clarify what is the intended goal and why?
Android phones have their own boot-loaders and cannot be overridden by other means.
It is not like a PC's BIOS where you can switch the ordering of boot to boot from certain devices such as Network PXE, USB, Primary/Secondary H.D.D...
Edit:
After the comments below, and in relation to the OP's question

Is there any way to boot an Android phone (E.g. one with USB OTG functionality.) via way of a bus-powered USB drive

The generic boot-loader (*which resides on the chip-set) has no knowledge of USB etc, as the lk (Little Kernel) is more concerned about trapping keystrokes in order to chain-load into recovery or to boot directly into Android environment (When holding Vol+Down key in this instance) - in pseudo-code (this is from the context/aspect of lk, and also, the memory addresses pertaining to how to read the partitions are hard-coded into this lk so it will know how to process the logic!)
The lk kernel is the de-facto standard by Qualcomm for MSM chipsets (Snapdragon) and adopted by manufacturers such as Sony, Motorola, LG, Samsung and can be found in the AOSP source under bootable/bootloader.
if (Is Volume Down key pressed?) then

chain-load kernel from /recovery partition into particular address in memory and jump to it and start execution, in bringing up the recovery environment

else

chain-load kernel from /system partition into particular address in memory and jump to it and start execution in bringing up the Android environment.

end if.
As the kernel within lk is pretty limited, considering that the binary image of the kernel is burned into the chip and therefore no way of modifying it. And also should be mentioned that lk contains the fastboot protocol in preparation for flashing /boot, /recovery, /system and /data partitions. There are two sequences to boot, primary boot and secondary boot as it is:

Primary Boot -> lk (depending on outcome of logic)
Go into Secondary Boot -> /boot or /recovery

Side note: Samsung is fond of the PBL/SBL (Which is Primary Boot Loader and Secondary Boot Loader respectively) in their jargon when it comes to modding. Thing about Samsung, is that, in some handsets, PBL and SBL may be encrypted (Samsung Wave GT-S8500 is one such example, where porting Android to it was nearly impossible to do because of the DRM within the boot loaders which was a nightmare to deal with and made modding it extremely difficult, nonetheless, it is sort of working via an exploit in the FOTA code!)
This is why there are no extra facilities such as OTG functionality or anything else such as serial communications, reading from SDCard, graphics etc as it would make the lk kernel bigger than is intended. In other words, it is the smallest possible size of kernel that is designated to do just the above pseudo-code happen.
Also, another way of looking at it is this, and this is dependent on the Android version - the USB OTG functionality is fully brought up within the Android environment, i.e when the familiar home screen appears, then OTG's functionality is enabled. Unfortunately not the case when looking at it from lk's perspective.
If you're curious, here's the Qualcomm entry on the above lk which is a part of the tiny C source that has ARM assembly included and found in JellyBean's AOSP source in bootable/bootloader/legacy/usbloader/main.c
int boot_linux_from_flash(void)
{
    boot_img_hdr *hdr = (void*) raw_header;
    unsigned n;
    ptentry *p;
    unsigned offset = 0;
    const char *cmdline;

    if((p = flash_find_ptn("boot")) == 0) {
        cprintf("NO BOOT PARTITION\n");
        return -1;
    }

    if(flash_read(p, offset, raw_header, 2048)) {
        cprintf("CANNOT READ BOOT IMAGE HEADER\n");
        return -1;
    }
    offset += 2048;

    if(memcmp(hdr->magic, BOOT_MAGIC, BOOT_MAGIC_SIZE)) {
        cprintf("INVALID BOOT IMAGE HEADER\n");
        return -1;
    }

    n = (hdr->kernel_size + (FLASH_PAGE_SIZE - 1)) & (~(FLASH_PAGE_SIZE - 1));
    if(flash_read(p, offset, (void*) hdr->kernel_addr, n)) {
        cprintf("CANNOT READ KERNEL IMAGE\n");
        return -1;
    }
    offset += n;

    n = (hdr->ramdisk_size + (FLASH_PAGE_SIZE - 1)) & (~(FLASH_PAGE_SIZE - 1));
    if(flash_read(p, offset, (void*) hdr->ramdisk_addr, n)) {
        cprintf("CANNOT READ RAMDISK IMAGE\n");
        return -1;
    }
    offset += n;

    dprintf("\nkernel  @ %x (%d bytes)\n", hdr->kernel_addr, hdr->kernel_size);
    dprintf("ramdisk @ %x (%d bytes)\n\n\n", hdr->ramdisk_addr, hdr->ramdisk_size);

    if(hdr->cmdline[0]) {
        cmdline = (char*) hdr->cmdline;
    } else {
        cmdline = board_cmdline();
        if(cmdline == 0) {
            cmdline = "mem=50M console=null";
        }
    }
    cprintf("cmdline = '%s'\n", cmdline);

    cprintf("\nBooting Linux\n");

    create_atags(ADDR_TAGS, cmdline,
                 hdr->ramdisk_addr, hdr->ramdisk_size);

    boot_linux(hdr->kernel_addr);
    return 0;
}


In camera apps, if zoom is digital, how is (auto) focus achieved?

The focus function is achieved by moving the lens back or forth so it is actually a mechanical thing.

You can try it yourself. Download ZXings Barcode Scanner and fire it up. You'll hear a click every time it tries to refocus you can also see the lens moving back and forth.


Is the app version I download always the latest?

The only way this would happen is if you downloaded the old version of your app before Google had "pushed out" the new version you uploaded.  If you download an app you won't get anything but the most recent version Google has available.  I assume you just didn't wait quite long enough after uploading before trying to download it.


Why can't this Asus tablet access anything over the internet though wifi is connected?

The problem, it turns out, was an IP conflict, and is related to this question.

The wifi access point decided to bestow upon itself the same IPv4 address as the WAN gateway.  So, I suppose that packets were being routed to itself which had no way to continue.

(Why it was different for each device is a new mystery. Maybe newer devices use IPv6 or some other difference in the networking code?)


You can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) shell to issue basic Linux commands on your phone, just like you would in a terminal emulator app. To install you'll need to do the following:

On the phone go to Settings -> About phone, and tap on "Build number" seven times.  This enabled Developer tools.
Go back to the main Settings screen and you should now see Developer options under the "System" section.
Go to Developer options, enable "Android debugging" option, and then tap OK on the verification prompt.
On your PC download the Android SDK Tools from here. You can either download the whole SDK, or just the stuff necessary to connect to your phone, which is on the same page, under "Download for other platforms -> SDK Tools Only" section.
Install the tools you just downloaded.
Download and install the USB drivers for your phone (usually provided by the manufacturer.)
Re-connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.
Open Command prompt (assuming Windows,) navigate to where you installed the SDK tools (e.g. "C:\android-sdk\platform-tools\") and type in the following: adb devices
If all of the above was done successfully, a prompt should pop up asking you to allow connections from this computer.  Accept the pairing request, and the prompt should show your phone's ID.  If this doesn't happen - it usually means that the drivers aren't installed correctly.
Back at Command prompt, type in adb shell and press Enter, and you should be connected to the phone's terminal.

This should get you started.  ADB commands are listed on Google's site here.  The shell provides some basic Linux commands like ls, cp, etc.  Be aware that most file and device management commands will require root (i.e. elevated privileges,) which is a separate topic.


"Software installation failed" error when booting up

This procedure should work:

copy the dload folder(should contain update.app package provided by Huawei R&D) in MicroSD card (root folder) and insert the MicroSD card in your phone.
Turn off the phone by removing battery or pressing power button longer than 10 sec.
Boot the device in recovery mode by pressing power + volume up key.
once it is booted in recovery, select "upgrade using external storage" using volume up, down and power key
navigate to update.app package and press power button.

It will start the installation process and your phone should work after upgrade.


LTE: Lost/Stolen Phone in another country, didn't receive text/data/voicemails after new SIM?

Chances are that no messages were sent to you in the last 72 hours, and they were deleted. At&t will only try delivering the texts for 72 hours and then they delete them from the servers

  All the messages sent are retried for up to 72 hours and any
  undelivered messages get deleted after that
  Source

As for missed calls, you will never receive missed call notification for calls that were made while your phone is off, unless a voicemail was left.

I'm not sure why no voicemails came in. It's possible that it's similar to what I wrote about sms's above, that they get deleted after 72 hours.

Also possible that your phones data was turned off, and therefore you did not see it in Google's device manager. But all texts and calls came to that phone.


HP TouchPad: After reinstalling CM9, one app refuses to re-install at all, and I cannot move apps to the internal SD card

Error "-18" (see the previous-to-last line of your log) is a typical app2sd error. Trouble is, there were remains from a previous install left on the SDCard, and now the package manager cannot create a file with a name already existing. There are two possible approaches:

if the app is already installed, and you're trying to update: Move it back to "internal storage" (e.g. via Settings→Apps, scroll to the app, open it's entry, and use the corresponding button). Then try to update again. Once succeeded, optionall move the app back to SDCard
otherwise: attach the card to your PC using a card reader (or, if you have root access, use a file-manager with root support, e.g. ES File Explorer; without root, Android will hide the folder you need to access). In the root of the card, you should find a folder named .android_secure (note the leading dot!). Navigate into it. Watch out for a file named smdl2tmp1.asec (see the corresponding error message: Failed to create container smdl2tmp1), and remove it. If you had used a cardreader attached to your PC: unmount the card safely, and put it back to your device. Try installing the app again, it should work now.

Reading the log again, it looks like the cause was a little different here: executing /system/bin/newfs_msdos failed: No such file or directory is where the trouble starts. The system was unable to create a "handler" to deal with the FAT file system on the SDCard, thus could not access it (ASEC FAT format failed (I/O error)), and then couldn't deal with the "smdl2tmp1" container because of that. In short: It looks like there's a binary missing (or it's there but lacks the appropriate permissions).


Enough space, downloads most of the app, then says not enough space

Try clearing Play Store's cache and data and see if that helps. To do this, goto

*Settings > Apps (or Manage Applications)*

Swipe to    All

Then tap on Google Play Store> Clear Data
Reboot and try the download once again.


Trying to solve Problem: Huge Contacts Database

You already have a working vCard file (.vcf), just import it using GMail's web interface. If this VCF is still bad, you can apply simple text processing (regex search & replace) to it before importing it to Google.

Here are the steps to import a vCard file into GMail using the web interface.

Here's an excerpt from Google's help:

Click Gmail at the top-left corner of your Gmail page, then choose
Contacts.
Click the More actions dropdown menu and select Import....
Click the Choose File button and locate the vCard file you'd like to
upload.
Select the file and click the Import button.


Can I rotate my camera to landscape mode with broken gyroscope?

It turned out the Rotation Control App, with its rightmost option, image the same as auto-rotate icon, does the job for me.
E.g., streaming in Facebook is successfully affected, which was my final goal.
More details can be found here:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-force-landscape-or-portrait-mode-in-apps-like-Instagram-and-others-Android_id78439


Playing offline YouTube videos with screen locked

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

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


This app reads files from the device internal storage located at /mnt/sdcard, not from the external storage or any other location.

Since the app was last updated on March 4 2011, I don't think this will get fixed.

However, if you have root on your device, you can create a soft link from one location to another thus tricking the app.

The command is used like this:

ln -sf {target-filename} {symbolic-filename}

So you should execute:

ln -sf /mnt/emmc /mnt/sdcard

When the app accesses the /mnt/sdcard the system will give it the contents of /mnt/emmc.


After some tinkering and suggestions from someone using a different keyboard, I found a workaround.

If you type the hiragana character shi, then convert the character to katakana then the keyboard doesn't seem to contextually recognize you may be trying to type ji in katakana.

However, if you type shi in hiragana, a button in the bottom left can be used to manually add a dakuten to it. If this is done, the suggestion bar seems to recognize what you're looking for and will offer the correct katakana character.

Once I got it to work the first time, it seems to be suggesting the correct character by default.


I'm not sure if it is a good choice to use a alphanumeric keyboard instead of a qwerty one.

But here is some choices for you:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bigkeyboard.bordeux.net
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bb.keyboard.wf

This one is paid, but seems better:

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.fredricknet.inputmethod.latin

There is no much people making this keyboards, so it is probability that the keyboard is no longer updated.


Play Store downloads failing for subset of apps

I have found a partial answer to this issue. It appears to be related to a google play error reported as error 963 elsewhere online. I'm not sure how you get the associated error number as I get no message or sign that anything is wrong other than the download being attempted three times and stopping on the third try?

After looking through endless sites suggesting the same old solution of clearing cache and data and uninstalling updates I came across a site that mentions the issue is related to the app being stored on the SD card.

https://www.technipages.com/google-play-error-963

Following these instructions worked for me. Basically, all the apps that were not updating were stored on my SD card. After moving them all back to internal storage I could once again successfully update them.

The only remaining issue I have is if I try and move them back to the SD card (either via the app storage preference or via the auto "you're running out of internal storage move apps to SD card" thing that pops up from time to time) then the next time the app gets an update it fails to complete again and I have to move it back to internal storage to get it to update.

I can only surmise that for some reason when the app is on the SD card google play doesn't have the required permissions to update the data. Having said that it is strange that uninstalling updates on google play also fixes the issue as that suggests that the factory version has the required permissions and this bug has been introduced at a later date.


How to remove a single client certificate?

Just forget the wireless SSID the cert is for and it will delete the cert. I've verified this on Galaxy S7 running 8.0.0 and Note 8 running 8.0.0 as well.


How to root but not root Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0

You can't do it....don't do it unless you want to get booted from the Screenwise panel and also be billed for the device (currently over $200 retail).

It's running a skin over the top of the device, similar to how Samsung runs their own TouchWiz interface over the top of Android OS. It's not just an app that's running on top (although there is a separate and completely different Screenwise app on the Android Market that is used with this panel, it's not the same thing).


How to change "Preferred Network Mode" using adb without reboot?

There are some couple of ifs and buts. I have not tried this, but this is just an idea that comes to my mind which is an extension of my previous answer.

Through this post, I learn that intents can be invoked through adb command prompt.

So, if the device is rooted and has Xposed framework, the above can be done.


Not able to login in Gtalk when using GPRS connection working perfectly when using WIFI connection

Besides being an APN issue, as pointed out by Aadi, it could also be that your current mobile contract does not allow some type of mobile communication (like GTalk). You should contact your mobile carrier and ask him.


Rooting Samsung Galaxy Young 2 (SM-G130HN)

The standard way of rooting is to use a custom recovery to install a SuperSU zip, which not only contains the SuperSU app itself, but also proper binaries and tools. Luckily, this unloved device still has a custom recovery available in this XDA-Developers thread.

Install the CWM package via Odin, then install SuperSU from it. Don't bother with the build.prop and custom ROM mess, those are for another purpose.

I was helped by @Andy's answer and I wanted to add more details about the rooting of the Samsung Galaxy Young 2 (SM-G130HN).  Bebs

Root

After the first steps described in the question, I had to try another rooting method. I found one in this post How do I root my Android device?, and the ont that worked is

  Kingoapp

I had to download it from my hpone because my PC navigator detected a troyan. It indeed worked with one clic.

CWM

At this moment, I still could not use SuperSU --the one dowloaded from Google Play--, my phone was seen as rooted, but there were a problem with SuperSU.

I learned from this page I could manually install another SuperSU package but first I had to allow my phone to be CWM.

Download CWM.
Start Odin.
Start the phone in Download mode by holding Volume Down, Home and Power. Plug the phone via USB to the PC.
In Odin, check AP and browse to CWM.tar file. Click Start.
Rebbot the phone (in my case it rebooted itself).

Now your phone can be CWM.

SuperSU.zip

SuperSU.zip file can be downloaded here.
Store the file into a mini SD card, and plug the card in the phone.
Start your phone in CWM by holding Volume Up, Home and Power.
The the menu is clear and you can install the zip file.
Then browse in the menu to reboot the phone.

Now SuperSU works.

I also finally could remove crapy bloatware with Titanium Backup.


How to use OTG cable in Motorola Moto G2?

The device should be visible to use on any file manager that supports OTG (eg. Solid explorer). If your flash drive is not usable anymore, maybe your otg cable, phone or flash drive has/had an issue and burnt the flash. Its usually plug and play unless its an ntfs partition, in which case if your OEM/file manager does not support it properly you may have issues.


Enable usage of mobile data while connected to a WiFi without internet connection

Use mobile data for specific WiFi network

Go to Settings > Connections > WiFi
Tap and hold your WiFi network name until a menu appears
Click “Manage Network Settings”
Make note of your IP Address and Subnet Mask
Change “IP Settings” from “DHCP” to “Static”
Remove the IP address from “Gateway” so that “Gateway” is blank.
DO NOT CHANGE any other settings. Be sure to leave “IP Address” or “Network Prefix Length” alone. The “Router” setting should be
BLANK/EMPTY!
Save your changes. Android should no longer attempt to connect to Internet through this WiFi network.

Recent versions of Android OS also allow users to force the OS to always use Mobile Data. This is not as ideal as the iOS settings above, so only use as a last resort. You must toggle this setting whenever you DO want to use a WiFi Internet Connection.
always use mobile data
Enable Developer Mode
Go to Settings > System > About Phone
Tap “Build Number” until Developer Mode is enabled

Toggle Mobile Data Setting
Go to Settings > System > Developer Options
Toggle “Mobile Data Always Active”


Do regular Bluetooth keyboards work with Mororola Droid X running Android 2.3?

Download BlueKeyboard JP from the Play Store. This makes it a lot easier to set up a bluetooth keyboard.

Here is how to set it up:

Install the app.
Then go to Settings > Language & Keyboard.
Check BlueKeyboard JP and go into its settings, and then into bluetooth settings.
Enable Bluetooth and scan for devices. Make sure your bluetooth keyboard is on also.
If you see it in the devices list, click it and then it'll ask you to enter a PIN. Just type 4 numbers (0000 or 1234 for example) and press OK.
Once you do that, on your bluetooth keyboard, type the same number sequence and press Enter and it should say your keyboard is "Paired, but not connected" on your Droid.
Go back and disable Auto Capitalization, select your keyboard in the Selected Keyboard tab and you should be good to go. To try it out effectively, disable your Android keyboard (or select the Bluekeyboard JP keyboard in the Input Method tab) and go into any app and select a text field and it should say that the keyboard is trying to connect in your notification bar. Once it does, try typing and it should work!

The Google Play page has some reviews from Droid X users saying it works just fine for them. That said, a lot of reviewers (on various devices) complain of unreliability.


I had similar kind of issue with initial Lollipop version 5.0. I had clean master installed in my phone which showed that nearly 60-70% of RAM and CPU usage even though no apps were running, which end up heating my phone.

When checked in Settings-->Apps-->Running application mostly were services from android os. But they have now improved it in newer version of lollipop...currently my phone has version 5.1.1. In this it drop from 60-70% to 40% RAM and CPU usage.

Also lollipop has lot of bugs you can find a consolidated list here - https://www.androidpit.com/android-5-0-lollipop-problems-and-solutions


OTA update to Jelly Bean 4.3 fails (Nexus 4)

You can always try flashing the 4.3 factory image if data preservation is not a problem. Grab the image from Google, then follow these instructions


Adding full language support for a device is done at rom level, the languages that the default keyboard will support are added before compilation and the android keyboard will only give you the option to download dictionaries for the languages it supports.
A good workaround is to download a keyboard app (such as GOKeyboard) that supports adding languages unto it.

Locale changing apps are nice but they may not be as thorough in their translation as a rom that was made or specially translated to a specific/your desired language. If your language is Bi-Di (Bidirectional, such as hebrew or arab) and the rom doesn't support it, it may introduce bugs as well!

The best solution will be to flash a new rom that holds your desired language, either a stock rom made for your area by your device manufacturer or a custom rom, Cyanogen is good because it probably supports every language that complies to the unicode standard (including turkish).


New smartphone LINE account recover/restore from PC LINE account

No, there is no way to import the chat history from the PC version into the Android version. The PC version saves the chat as a .txt file, while the Android version saves the backup as a .zip file with various file formats in it.

You can, however, save the chat log of the PC version in the same way as you would on the Android version.


How to transfer text messages from iPhone to Android with iOS 5?

Worked like a charm for me with the 2nd option (web service convertion) on this page: http://faked.org/isms2droid/
I´m running the latest Itunes 10.5.2.11 and Win 7 32-bit Enterprise. My IPhone runs iOS 5.0.1 My Android is a Xperia Arc with Android 2.3.3

What I did was basically create a PC-backup (used to run ICloud but changed that option in Itunes), look up the needed db-file (according to the guide), convert it with the web service and then load it on to the Android phone memory-card, and then use the SMS backup and Restore to restore the sms-database.

Only problem I had, was that all the sms-es that had been sent or received with iMessage was corrupted. Apparently they dont store phonenumber with these posts and therefore all these messages where put in a "Unknown" thread, with no date connected to them.

Regards
/Jimmy


My pixel 3xl wont charge when I plug it in. I have to plug and unplug it a zillion times. I tried cleaning it

I had this problem for like 18 months. It started happening after cycling in the rain a few times. Anyway, I finally found the solution last week. Never seen the solution anywhere else. It's so easy in the end. Very easy:

simply plug the cable in. no wiggling or anything. It probably won't charge yet. I mean, if it does, then you're good. but if it doesn't ...
go to 'settings'
go to 'connected devices'
find usb, and change from 'controlled by other device', to 'controlled by this device'
if you are lucky, your phone will start charging :)


My Samsung Galaxy tab 2 (7.0) can't see 5ghz networks

The spec sheet lists compatibility as "Wireless Internet WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct".    If it has a 5 Ghz radio, it should list a/b/g/n.

Despite this, there are plenty of discussions around the net about getting the Galaxy Tab to work on a 5 Ghz AP, so your problem may be something else.


What does data partition in nandroid backup contain?

I think that the best answer is here.  As an Android Expert, I couldn't have said it better myself!

  To my knowledge, TWRP does a nandroid backup. As you can read in the
  tag wikis of the mentioned tags (nandroid, backup), a Nandroid backup
  takes images of your partitions. It's not a backup on the file level,
  but on partition level. So it includes everything stored on those
  partitions. Doing a full Nandroid backup of your system thus includes
  the entire system, one file per partition. There are only very few
  things not contained, such as the radio-firmware.

  So to put it as a short direct answer to your question: Yes, a full
  Nandroid backup would include all your apps, app data, messages,
  contacts.

  Though it might be complicated to extract them separately (Nandroid
  can't do that, it's always an "all-or-nothing". But e.g. Titanium
  Backup can read data from Nandroid backups. Just in case you'll need
  that :)