Make the notification drawer animation faster

There is a very simple solution to your this wish.Just simply head over to your settings .
After headed, go to DEVELOPER OPTIONS. If you do not have the DEVELOPER OPTIONS then simply go to ABOUT PHONE>BUILD NUMBER and tap the BUILD NUMBER  several times until you see a message that now you are a developer or something like that. Now go to DEVELOPER OPTIONS and Enable it. Now scroll down until you see WINDOW ANIMATION SCALE. Tap it and choose the time you want. You can even disable it(set it to off. Do the same to TRANSITION ANIMATION SCALE and to ANIMATOR DURATION SCALE. You can even set different scale to different animations. And VOILA there you GO!! Hope it helped ;) :D


Is there any highlighting or annotating software for ODT -format: LibreOffice or OpenOffice?

Currently there is no such software. However, the LibreOffice team is working on an app. A prototype was reviewed e.g. here, if you want to take a look. No release date so far, but it will hopefully hit the market soon -- it is really strongly needed, as there is not a single Office app capable of working with OpenDocument formats (aside from AndrOffice, which is a spreadsheet-only app and obviously discontinued, as it is no longer listed on the playstore).

Until then: There's a Viewer app available at least, OpenOffice Document Reader...

UPDATE: Meanwhile, things have changed, and you have the choice between AndrOpen Office and TextMaker Mobile for read/write access, as well as Coffice and the already mentioned OpenDocument Reader for read-only access.


After enabling Tethering follow the steps below:

On the Android phone, press Home, press Menu, and touch Settings to open the  Settings application.
Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
Check USB tethering.


Android Market - Want to see Best Applications

Appbrain.com allows you to view the android market and which apps are most popular, most downloaded, hottest... all within different time frames.


How to extract .backup files created by android stock recovery?

As a first step, you will need to merge the various .backupN files into one by using the following command:

cat userdata_yyyymmdd_HHMMSS.backup* > userdata_yyyymmdd_HHMMSS.backup

It looks like the header size of 512 bytes is the same across many devices, so try to extract using the following command:

dd if=userdata_xxxxxxxx_yyyyyy.backup bs=512 skip=1 | gunzip -c | tar xv

If this doesn't work, you can try the other method as described in this post:

Download the simg2img tool from here.
Convert the .backup file into an image using command simg2img userdata_xxxxxxxx_yyyyyy.backup userdata_xxxxxxxx_yyyyyy.backup.raw
Mount the image using command mount -t ext4 -o loop,rw userdata_xxxxxxxx_yyyyyy.backup.raw "data".

You should now be able to copy the contents of the backup image.

Alternatively, you can download the simg2img binary along with the script that automates the above steps using the link from the above mentioned post.


Swipe down to search in the Google launcher?

You can't get that feature on Pixel Experience until the developers make for it. But you can still find apps on the Google Play Store which have similar search utilities as you said without changing the default launcher.


Text to speech: Unable to switch to UK English

Here's what worked on my US-based xperia:

Settings > language & input > language (select English (UK))
Then back to language & input > text-to-speech output  > select google-text-to-speech engine then click on the settings icon next to it > language > english (UK)

Any luck? The key for me was to set the language first.


HTC U Play - No root access after flashing insecure boot image

The correct way to root your phone is to flash a custom recovery then install SuperSU zip, modding the boot will not give you root access until there is a real su binary on the system

Have you checked if su command works on your phone or not?


How to configure the system to choose apps to open links/files in one click?

This depends on what version of Android you are running, I am not sure since when this has been possible (At least since Android 6.0) I myself am on Android Nougat (7.0) Developer Preview 5 with a Nexus 6P. And when I go to Settings -> Apps -> Top Right Gear there are a number of items I can choose from to select an app which will open by default. Also I can get a list of all my apps to see which ones open certain links and which do not. This is also in this settings menu. I can not however change which links they do or do not open.

Items I am able to change however include:

List item
Browser
Phone
And SMS app

Tl;dr: Depending on your Android version this is possible for some apps, but not for every link you will ever open on your Android device with the apps you have installed.


Does CyanogenMod support the Google Play Store and Google Account integration?

On a custom Os like Cyanogenmod you must flash the googleapps.zip from the recovery. The apps and services aren't built in but are very easy to flash.


Possible to turn on Airplane mode with WiFi on only?

Well yeah, possible in all of my devices running Android 4.2.1, 4.4.2, 5.0.2 and 5.1.1. This applies for portable hotspot too.
The radios that are supposed to be turned off when Airplane mode gets enabled are saved  in the key airplane_mode_radios under the table global inside /data/data/com.android.settings/databases/settings.db (Settings Storage app's database).
Set up adb in PC, enable USB debugging in device, connect it into PC, launch a shell, and enter:
adb shell settings get global airplane_mode_radios
adb shell content query --uri content://settings/global  --projection name:value --where "name='airplane_mode_radios'"

Given the command executed, you would see (either one of the result) something like:
cell,bluetooth,wifi,nfc,wimax
Row: 0 name=airplane_mode_toggleable_radios, value=bluetooth,wifi,nfc

You can choose to remove wifi from the value to achieve the final objective.
Enter any one of the commands:
adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_radios  "cell,bluetooth,nfc,wimax"
adb shell content update --uri content://settings/global --bind value:s:'cell,bluetooth,nfc,wimax' --where "name='airplane_mode_radios'"

Note: Do not copy-paste. Note the string that you got in the first output. Then remove wifi, from it and then pass the resultant between the double quotes "" the way I've shown above.
Now you can turn on the Wi-Fi followed by the Airplane mode. Your Wi-Fi wouldn't turn off.
The need for using ADB was meant for once only.  If you decide to stop Wi-Fi when Airplane mode becomes active then simply increment  wifi in that key's value.
All good here!

Do you know?
The reason you're able to toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC manually even when Airplane mode is active is because they are mentioned in the value for key airplane_mode_toggleable_radios.
Enter any one of the commands:
adb shell settings get global airplane_mode_toggleable_radios
adb shell content query --uri content://settings/global  --projection name:value --where "name='airplane_mode_toggleable_radios'"

You would see (either one of them) something like:
bluetooth,wifi,nfc
Row: 0 name=airplane_mode_toggleable_radios, value=bluetooth,nfc

Remove a radio from that key's value such as wifi and you wouldn't be able to toggle that radio (Wi-Fi here) again when Airplane mode is active, no matter what, unless of course you revert the changes in that key's value.


Software updates are released by the mobile network of the device as well as the device manufacturer.

It normally goes like this:

Google release a new Android version.
Manufacturers take this new Android version and modify it to work on their devices.
Manufacturers test the version, and push it out to unlocked devices first via desktop software update and then via OTA update if available.
Mobile networks/Carriers then take the Android version modified by the Manufacturer and modify it themselves to add carrier specific apps/features.
Carriers pass it onto the manufacturer to release to the public [OR] carriers release it to the public via their custom OTA app.

As such, it can take some time to get the update, however I would advise you check using the desktop program if there is one.


Install Android-x86 in Virtualbox VM, then root it

For your reboot problem, it sounds like your boot order is booting off the .iso, i.e., cdrom, before it looks for the disk partition where you installed Android. Shut everything down and disconnect the .iso. You can just delete the CD device under the controller within VirtualBox Settings->Storage. You probably shouldn't just change the boot order or you will have trouble reinstalling if you ever need to. However, if you want to change the order, look under Settings->System->Motherboard.


How does android dm-verity protection validate blocks with hash tree

"But how can I verify root hash, when I have not read all the blocks??"

  "In essence, the leaves of the tree are pages containing hash values; each higher level in the tree contains hashes of the blocks below it."
  Reference

Example:

  "A merkle path is used to prove inclusion of a data element. A node can prove that a transaction K is included in the block by producing a merkle path that is only four 32-byte hashes long (128 bytes total). The path consists of the four hashes (shown with a shaded background in A merkle path used to prove inclusion of a data element) HL, HIJ, HMNOP, and HABCDEFGH. With those four hashes provided as an authentication path, any node can prove that HK (with a black background at the bottom of the diagram) is included in the merkle root by computing four additional pair-wise hashes HKL, HIJKL, HIJKLMNOP, and the merkle tree root ."
  Reference

"I would just store block hash values and after reading the block and hashing compare just the hash."

You have to remember that cell phones have a limited amount of resources. Your way of doing it you have to read the whole block and compare to verify the validity before. With the tree you only need to read a part of it to verify validity.

  "However, attempting to verify an entire block device can take an extended period and consume much of a device's power. Devices would take long periods to boot and then be significantly drained prior to use." Reference

To help with your research I think it would be important to know the hash tree theory. It is called the Merkle tree first patented by Ralph Merkle


Cannot Accept Google Android Market Terms and Conditions on Samsung Galaxy 7" tablet

This is a little bit strange, what you're writing, because I have exactly the same Samsung Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 right here, with me, and I see absolutely no problems. I just did a factory reset of this device, to test your issue.

I taped on Market icon. Tabled asked me to provide my Google Account details, what I did. Right after that I saw license text and buttons to accept and decline, in the bottom of the screen. Note: These buttons are not in the end of license text, instead they're always floating on the screen, so you can always see them, no matter, where in the license text you're.

After clicking Accept my tablet automatically updated Market icon to Google Play icon and shown me on-screen information about this change.

I've been doing this (factory reset, license acceptance and Market to Google Play update) at least few times and have never encountered problems, like you described. If you still unable to see that Accept button or access Market / Google Play service, then I fear that factory reset of your device is the only option you're left with.


Change headphone left-right balance on Android 7

Got the same problem.

My solution: root the phone with Magisk, install de Viper module and set the settings.

There's a lot of tutorials in xda, and it's pretty simple.


You need to use the Samsung charger, or at least a wall charger.  Same thing happened to me.


The option has been moved to the oem subset of fastboot functions. Since every vendor is using their own proprietary ways to handle serial numbers. So there is no universal solution available. It is not a matter of finding a "fastboot binary that supports it". Fastboot binary  just sends commands to the device's bootloader. And "setserial" commands are proprietary.


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

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


What's the cause of "Application not installed" error?

The exceptions coming from zip (in the log extract) indicate that the package is corrupt. This error could have been introduced by the download, or when the package file was generated. You could check for download errors by verifying the APK file's SHA-1 or MD5 checksum against a checksum provided by the download site. Obviously each site will have a different way of telling you the checksum. Also, the method of verifying it is different depending on what OS your PC runs: on Linux it's as simple as running md5sum file or sha1sum file.

Note that this won't always be the case from the "Application not installed" error message. As others have indicated, that message usually results from trying to install a package that already exists on the system, unless the new package has a newer version number and is signed by the same key.


What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list?

I appear to have found the magical search terms that led to some explanations from Google employees. Specifically, I found a couple of different places where Dianne Hackborn explains what happens when you swipe something out of the recent list. The first is a comment on one of her Google+ posts:

  [W]hat specifically happens when you swipe away a recent task is it:
  (1) kills any background or empty processes of the application (see
  http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/processes-and-threads.html#Lifecycle
  for what this means), and (2) uses the new
  http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html#onTaskRemoved(android.content.Intent)
  API to tell any services of the application about the task being
  removed so it can do whatever it thinks is appropriate.

She also notes in a blog comment:

  Actually, removing an entry in recent tasks will kill any background
  processes that exist for the process.  It won't directly causes
  services to stop, however there is an API for them to find out the
  task was removed to decide if they want this to mean they should stop.
  This is so that removing say the recent task of an e-mail app won't
  cause it to stop checking for e-mail.

  If you really want to completely stop an app, you can long press on
  recent tasks to go to app info, and hit force stop there.  For stop is
  a complete kill of the app -- all processes are killed, all services
  stopped, all notifications removed, all alarms removed, etc.  The app
  is not allowed to launch again until explicitly requested.

So, it looks like the summary is that swiping an app out of the list will first kill all background processes for the app, then use onTaskRemoved to notify the app that the background task was removed. At that point it looks like it's up to the app to decide what happens, so I guess there technically isn't a hard-and-fast rule about what happens to the app beyond that point.


It would seem that gboard has a hard time with shortcuts containing punctuation. Ampersands and colons did not work for me, but shortcuts without these characters work fine. A little digging on the web would imply that punctuation in shortcuts used to work in previous versions. I'm not sure if this applies to your situation or not, though.

Gboard 6.2.34 .....
Version = 20170404


How can I fix an android tablet which says data wipe error

Try to enter Recovery Mode and factory reset again from there.

To enter recovery mode, power off your phone and press and hold the power button along with the volume down button. The Recovery Mode menu should appear and there should be an option to do a factory reset.

See here for more info on how to enter Recovery Mode.


I have a yahoo and a google (Gmail) account

Deleting one account won't affect the other one(s).

On Android 4.x you can head to Settings (the gray gear icon app), then scroll down to Accounts and tap + Add account. You'll then be able to select which type of account you want to add (some of the possible options are Corporate, Email, Exchange and Google). If e.g. you want to add a new Gmail, select Google account and proceed. You'll be required to inform if you wish to add a New Google account or set up an Existing one. Tap New and proceed.

Once you've added your new Google account, you can e.g. access the People app (the one that gives access to all your contacts), then tap the button having 3 vertically aligned dots on the lower right corner:

...so you can tap Accounts to select your accounts and what you want to sync on each one (e.g. sync contacts). There will also be a Contacts to display option, which gives you the option to choose which contacts (from which accounts) you want displayed by the People app.


How often does Android refresh the battery statistics listed in the Settings?

I believe it is real-time. Meaning, the stats are always updated as the battery is being drained (or charged).


How to multiboot 2 Android-X86 distro? (for instance PrimeOS and Bliss OS)

The way android_x86 treats EFI GRUB config is buggy or misunderstood. No matter what android_installation you choose from grub it will just boot the first found android system on the hard drive (and it seems that device.map that causes the pain).

Anyhow here is a workaround that I did to get stuff working:

I wiped 1 of my laptops for that (MacBook Pro 8,1 320GB hard drive)

Installed Linux (Kubuntu) choosing the whole hard drive as one part + efi

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda      8:0    0 298.1G  0 disk
├─sda1   8:1    0   512M  0 part /boot/efi
└─sda2   8:2    0 297.6G  0 part /

Installed PrimeOS choosing sda2 (DO NOT FORMAT),
ignore EFI installation (optional)
Booted into Linux again and renamed primeOS installation folder

sudo mv /android /primeOS

Installed Bliss OS the same way as PrimeOS + choose /system to be rw
Booted into Linux again, renamed Bliss OS installation folder

sudo mv /blissos_x86.xx.xx /blissOS

While still on Linux added both Android installations to GRUB by adding the following lines to /etc/grube.d/40_custom

submenu 'Android' {
    menuentry 'primeOS' --class android  --class android-x86_64 --class gnu-linux --class os {
        set root='hd0,gpt2'
        linux /primeOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA= USB_DATA_PARTITION=1
        initrd /primeOS/initrd.img
    }
    menuentry 'blissOS' --class android  --class android-x86_64 --class gnu-linux --class os {
        set root='hd0,gpt2'
        linux /blissOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA= USB_DATA_PARTITION=1
        initrd /blissOS/initrd.img
    }
}

Updated GRUB on Linux sudo update-grub, and made sure the tail of /boot/grub/grub.conf contains the Android entries
Rebooted and chose one of the Android installations and I meet an error telling me hd0,gpt2 not found bizarre o.O ,  after a bit of googling it says that it happens when running grub-install before generating or coping device.map to /boot/grub!
To fix that I had to go back to /etc/grub.d/40_custom and change hd0 to hd1 in my case

NOTE for small hard drives like mine it's better to use one partition (ext4) shared between Linux and Androids, from all systems you enjoy the full free space.


Power consumption of audio over OTG cable

What you have tried now is known for long as you can see from Google search - connecting usb headset to usb on the go

USB on the go wiki (see Protocols section) talks of ADP and SRP protocols relevant to your usage, to conserve on the mobile battery power - translated what it means is that power is drawn from the mobile battery and not from the USB headset, even if it has battery source

  .... will I drain my battery faster than just having my earplugs connected on the audio connector ?

Depends on the power rating of your USB headset- if it is more than the earplugs provided by the phone (common case), then yes it will drain faster

Additional Information

See avs forum for more insight for audio use case
Maxim integrated application notes for electrical details


String of jumbled text is appended to every incoming SMS with Project Fi

It looks like there's something wrong in your carrier's SMS router. You should contact your carrier and ask for support.
There's no encoding issues in this case, so I disagree with @beeshyams . The appended text is a stream of base64-encoded data, which after being decoded, resembles a stream of 11-byte data. According to my experience, it is very likely some metadata of the SMS message you received. You can safely ignore it.
Edit: Merged information from comments.
This is a general phenomenon of using Project Fi's service on a non-Fi phone. Discussions are here and here. A solution is to use Google Hangouts for text messaging.
Appendix: Decoded info from image (re-formatted manually)

$ base64 -d | hexdump -Cv
q/Pj/QAHwY+Jhgg= : AB F3 E3 FD 00 07 C1 8F 89 86 08
jaT2JQAcd3EM7Ag= : 8D A4 F6 25 00 1C 77 71 0C EC 08
BMXciQANmWXBLQg= : 04 C5 DC 89 00 0D 99 65 C1 2D 08


Up/Down arrows in notification tray after unlocking

Turns out it was the app Signal Spy. It shows an up/down arrow while it is inspecting what your signal looks like.


On your device, open Settings > Apps.
Tap AntiVirus, and then tap Uninstall.
Tap OK to confirm the uninstallation.

In case the Uninstall button is not active and you cannot follow the steps above, you should disable the Device Administrator feature in AVG AntiVirus first:

Open AVG AntiVirus.
Tap Anti-Theft.
Un-check the option Device Administrator.
Close AVG AntiVirus, and then folow the steps above. The Uninstall button should be active now.


Is it possible to make my phone as a remote shutter?

These types of remote shutters usually rely on a more standard 3.5mm jack to plug into the camera. The only Bluetooth solution I know of is this:

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Bluetooth-Wireless-EOS-D2000-Compatible/dp/B00ANWQMWK

but unfortunately it looks like its only for Canon DSLRs with a hotshoe.


How fast can CPU governors change their frequency?

This is what I got on my S4 international with CyanogenMod Rom 4.4.4 nightly build from 2015-06-14 with an on demand cpu governor.

On this test I opened the coursera app then browsed for some section. So it's a typical one touch action what you're going to see here.

So I did an adb shell and started tinkering. I found nothing usefull on /proc/cpuinfo, then I headed for dmesg.

Note: to run dmesg you need to be root.

Note 2: dmesg -c clears the buffer, so you can be sure you won't see the same thing twice. It helps because it's kinda confusing because it's going up and down all the time.

root@ja3g:/proc # dmesg -c | grep -i clock
<6>[74960.230777] B0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [177] Mhz -> [266] MHz req [266] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74960.330888] B0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [266] Mhz -> [350] MHz req [350] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74960.431147] L0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [350] Mhz -> [480] MHz req [480] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74960.630002] L0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [480] Mhz -> [350] MHz req [350] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74960.930147] B0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [350] Mhz -> [266] MHz req [266] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74961.229909] B0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [266] Mhz -> [177] MHz req [177] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74962.330790] L0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [177] Mhz -> [266] MHz req [266] MHz / M[800] / B[0]
<6>[74962.734868] L0  23943 PVR_K: SGX change clock [266] Mhz -> [177] MHz req [177] MHz / M[800] / B[0]

My interpretation of the data is the following:
I touched the screen and it started transitioning about 74960.230777 seconds from boot, when the governor kicked in.
It went from min frequency (177) to 266 then 350 and finally 480 Mhz at 74960.431147 seconds, meaning about 200 ms after it started throttling up.

Then it started slowing down on 74960.630002, reaching minimal speed on 74961.229909 (600 ms later). I have no clue what happened after that, probably it was still building something on the screen and throttled up and down again.

I don't even know if this makes sense, I have 4 slow processor and another 4 fast/power hungry processors, maybe I should run some heavy lifting tasks to be more sure of what happens.

It's funny though to notice that even incoming unread hangout text messages make a small bump from 177 to 266 to 177 MHz.


people can't call my s3 after I have already unblocked them

"Blocking mode" has nothing to do with blocking individual contacts. It stops all calls and other notifications disturbing you, like a "do not disturb" mode. If you want people to call you, turn off blocking mode.


Can I use the latest version of ICS gapps without using the latest ICS?

As long as the gapps pack API number requirement is equal or lower then the rom API number they should work


Hopefully this app is your answer: GM Alarm as mentioned in google play, this app has different alarm sounds and you can select the option for random alarm sounds each day. and the alarm sound will not repeat as it maintains a history for previous alarm sounds. Might be useful for you.


How to increase the call volume in xolo q700

Try any Audio Manager app from play store.

AudioManager

Audio Manager


As per users it seems that the only official thing to do is to change mainboard that's somewhat faulty on this C8 series. Service centre should handle such situation.


I have found that the auxiliary jack on my S3 is pretty tight and even when the phone senses I've plugged something into it, I have to press it just a little harder, until I hear a "click" and the plug is flush to the phone (you should not be able to see any metal from the plug showing).  Once I do that, the sound stops playing through the phone's speaker.


This feature availabe only with WhatsApp for Backup and Restore.

(only whatsapp can Open and use it)

for backup and restore, follow below link.

WhatsApp FAQ :
How to save and restore chat history backups


LG L90 glass digitizer replacement doesn't work. The old one works

It turns out that there were different versions of firmware for the screen: rev01 and rev02. I had the wrong one.


Does my phone need an Internet connection to install apps from Google Play?

You do need an internet connection to install apps. It doesn't matter if you install them from your phone or from a PC.

In order to connect to the internet through a USB connected to your computer, you can use this app, but it requires you to have a rooted device.


APN Requires mcc and mnc but my carrier requires none

Aha! Ok I'm no where near a cellular expert but based on a wild guess I searched for carrier APNs and found here a list of APNs per carrier per country. I guess these are always required but somehow cyanogenmod is not configured to determine these codes automatically.

While this may help others facing the same problem, I hope someone with real insight shares the knowledge


How to create manually create my own ᴏᴛᴀ update file to be used for adb sideload?

You can't create or modify OTA zip without the proper OEM signing key. However, there exist holes in older devices like Samsung Galaxy Y which allow flashing unofficial zip with test keys, but these kind of hacks are outdated (source)

if you want to create OTA zip you need update-binary for your device and write updater-script in EDIFY language

you can also replace update-binary with shell script which makes things easier and device independent

learn how to sign your zip (scroll down to Zip Signing)


How to disable installing apps via desktop browser

Frankly, if someone has access to your logged-in account, they could do much more nefarious things than installing filling your phone with apps (such as accessing sensitive emails).

That being said, if you're particularly concerned about this:

Navigate to Google Play Settings on your desktop browser after signing in
Toggle the visibility of the device you want to prevent installations to

That's it. The downside of this is anyone could potentially reverse this setting, install apps and restore it without your knowledge. But you really shouldn't leave logged-in sessions around in the hands of people you don't trust.


Briefing Alarm News and Weather Not Read Aloud on Galaxy S3

With the tip from Izzy, I was able to determine that the problem was that I didn't have Samsung TTS as my preferred TTS engine.

To fix this, go to Settings > Language and input > Text-to-speech output, and you can select Samsung TTS there (mine was set to Google Text-to-speech Engine).

EDIT

Well, I was mistaken apparently.  My alarm has reverted back to showing the news and weather and playing my old alarm.  I'm assuming this is a bug at this point, unless someone can find a solution.


How do I stop Android to auto enabling allow unknown sources?

This also happened to my phone. Even after several flashes, the torrent of annoying self-install apps keeps happening. Malwarebytes I used can't touch the last infected file; the system settings itself. Even right after flashing the third time, apparently the settings app which is the backbone of everything has been compromised from the get go.
My findings suggest that this was a known vulnerability issues and Google acknowledge it. Alas, there are still no solution nor updates to rectify it other than suggest user to stop using the phones that use 5.1 altogether. FML.
So, out of rage, I took drastic measure. I delete the settings app with the help of Root Explorer. Of course, I've made certain preps before I did, since I'm fully aware the consequence once I did.
Now, I can't even connect my phone to my PC via USB, nor I am able to log in a new Wi-Fi spot. A price I pay just to save my data cap from being drained by involuntary app download.


Is there way to install ICS on Galaxy Pocket?

This device will never officially get ICS, as it only has an Armv6 processor. ICS needs an armv7 processor to function.

The only way to get ICS would be if someone ports it to your device - but it would be difficult. I suggest you look at XDA-Developers to see if someone has ported it, or is trying to.

Be aware that it would be buggy if it is ported.


Whatsapp backup and restore not working (Tested both local and google drive) - Bluestacks

Yes, I tested both local manual transfer and Google drive and found that the whatsapp data backedup from Bluestacks is not working for restore
But atleast I found that nox(used the version 3.0.3.0) app player Android emulator works fine. I tested the whatsapp backup and restore using Google drive and local manual transfer and both work fine
Additionally if one wants to know how to
Transfer files from nox Android emulator to MAC and vice versa,
Enable Root access in nox app player by selecting settings icon at top right corner of the nox app -> Switch ON the root. Then there is a common share folder which is accessible from both MAC and also nox Android emulator,

In nox the common share folder is at:- Open the Amaze File Manager (Tools folder on nox app player Android emulator home screen -> Amaze) and go to /root/mnt/shared

In MAC the common share folder is at:- Go to /Users/Username/Library/Application Support/NoxAppPlayer/Nox_share

Now to transfer files from nox to MAC:-
From Phone(/Storage or /emulated/storage/0) folder if we want to copy something to /root folder(Accessible to both Phone and MAC) then we can only copy files (or zip files as well) and not folders so zip the whatsapp folder (using AstroFileExplorer+Winzip software because somehow winzip is not detected in Amaze File Manager) and copy the zip file from /Storage to /root/mnt/shared using Amaze File Manager

Then in MAC we will have the files already at the common share folder location

P.S:
The issue I have with nox Android emulator is that it does not detect the MAC touchpad scrolling. I need to click on screen using mouse cursor and then scroll the screen like a touch screen. https://www.reddit.com/r/noxappplayer/comments/g1qp7b/touchpad_on_macbook_pro_with_nox/
Also nox app player is not able to access the camera. So I cannot open web whatsapp for example because I need to scan a photo of the barcode using whatsapp app with a camera
https://www.reddit.com/r/noxappplayer/comments/bmv8pl/problem_cant_connect_to_camera/


Does TWRP make backup of recovery partition when backing up ROM?

For a full backup, you'll typically want to backup everything except cache.  and-sec and data are optional as well if all you care about is a working ROM.  So if you checked off all the partitions TWRP listed, you should be good.  It doesn't check EFS by default so if you have a partition like that, you might want to include it.

You can also verify the backup.  On your SD card (or the location you chose for backup) there will be a TWRP folder that contains BACKUPS → <device ID> → <name of backup with date> → backup files.

The .ext4.win files (you should have boot, system, and data which might be broken into smaller pieces) are actually tar archives, which you can open to view the files.  boot.emmc.win will be a binary file, but you could do a hash check against your existing boot image or something if you wanted.

Given that you would have to restore this backup with TWRP, backing up recovery isn't really necessary or relevant!  However, if you are worried you could back it up manually from a privileged shell/terminal:

$ su
# cd /dev
# find . -name recovery
./block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
# readlink ./block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/recovery.img

Just make sure that if=<path> matches the location of your recovery partition, which is probably different from mine.  If your device doesn't have a by-name listing then you will probably have to look up online to find which partition is recovery.  If you don't have readlink, try ls -l instead.


This is possible if the ADB daemon on the device runs with root privileges – which can be achieved e.g. using chainfire's adbd Insecure:

adbd Insecure (source: Google Play; click image to enlarge)

Another possibility would be setting ro.secure to 0 in the build.prop or default.prop. To my experience, adbd does not honor this on all devices/ROMs.


Long hold on the app icon, and drag it to the remove button the appears on top of the screen. This will put it in the app drawer, but it will stay on the phone.


Can I found a contact photo in Android 6.0?

There are 2 possibilities:

The photo is indeed saved but in a folder which is set not to display media in your multimedia apps like gallery, music etc (contains the .nomedia file). You need to look it up somewhere on your storage using a file manager app instead of gallery.
The photo is saved in the contact you associated it with, on your Google account. Meaning the photo itself when shot, was saved in the contact, and then the file was deleted from the storage.

I think the 2nd possibility is probably what happened, because if you wanted to take a photo and save it on your phone, you would have taken it with a camera app, not through contacts.


Where is the current_now measurement generated

Basically there are battery drivers in the android. Actually the device consists of Fuel-Gauge which is the IC providing information  regarding monitoring of voltage, current, temperature. These values are then send to the concerned unit, for eg. charging current is send to the Charger IC etc.

The battery driver (not device) present in the device provides interface to the charger IC and Fuel Gauge IC (not in all chipset but in most of the Samsung phones) and has nodes which has these values and are used by the framework layer through sysfs. So the value which you read is the exact value read from the registers of FuelGauge IC presrent.

Hope this helps.


How can I increase my samsung galaxy fit's battery life?

Can I increase this capacity to 1500mAh or 2000mAh?

Did you mean increasing capacity from 1350mAh to 1500mAh on same battery??

It's not possible.

If your phone supports a battery with capacity 1500mAh or 2000mAh, you can buy a new battery with these increased capacity.

Check manufacturer's website for details of phone and batteries.


Not a satisfying answer: nothing tried lead to success, so I ended up performing a factory-reset after having removed the replaced system app. It isn't sure that app caused the issue, but that was the only change to the system itself applied shortly before – so better play it safe.

That brought the device "back to live" (checked for several weeks to make sure – before updating to the latest CM available for it, which brought it up to 4.4.4 Kitkat).


Is it possible to repair an accelerometer?

I had the same problem. making sure my cover was secure, I dropped the phone from 3 feet onto a carpeted surface directly on the "5:00" corner (lower right side corner). It unstuck the accelerometer and it's now working normally.


Maintaing a list of "must install" apps for new Android phones

I read now that android 5.0 will support profiles akka list of apps that you want to install from the store automatically. This was the thing I needed!


Radio error when flashing new ROM (Samsung SGH-T989)

When flashing a ROM, make sure that all required packages are the right version. Usually it will state in the error which modem is needed. Since you are using the latest android build, you would want the latest modem version.

Also read the thread on the ROMs forum and search for modem within their thread for extra info.


Why My android device show less RAM and Slow at Jelly bean?

I'm also using the same  device. Also upgraded to jelly bean.
Well, to your above queries, just remember that higher RAM usage in jelly bean is actually supposed to "utilize" the device properly. Logically, we buy device with high RAM for what? So that we get faster performance. But there is always tradeoff between performance and features. Jelly bean offers more features but takes more RAM.

Regarding rooting the phone. It  is always a grey area. while rooting voids device warranty, it also enables user to  control almost every aspect of the device. But do it if you are willing to invest time understanding the intricacies of rooting.

cheers!


How can I get ADB to recognize my Spice MI 350?

If you are using a Windows machine, then it sounds like maybe the drivers you are using are not the correct drivers.

Download the drivers from here (at the bottom) and install those drivers on the system.

To install the drivers:

connect your phone to your pc with USB debugging mode enabled.
Windows will not be able to install drivers on its own. So, go to 'Device Manager'. Under 'Other Devices', you will have your phone's name, Spice Mi-350n/Fly IQ260.
Right click and select 'Update Driver Software...' and select 'Browse my computer for driver software' and browse to the location where you extracted the drivers and click 'Next'.


kernel panic message during installing android-x86 in virtualbox

normally you'd hav ti get your VT-x working and all that. but if however, you don't have VT-x, this guide does the job: https://helloworldhelp.wordpress.com/android-x86-vm-no-vt-x/


Is there any way to make free skype calls from HTC Desire?


Windows computer can read FAT formatted SD card.
Lenovo tab 4 has nougat operating system. This tab's formatted card should read by computer. You can reformat sd card and connect it to computer. If card is write protected then you can not able to read it.
Look inside devices and drive. Right click on card and format it.


Can I install Xposed framework and run GravityBox on stock and rooted Android 4.2.2?

Xposed framework is designed to work on all Jelly Bean devices and up. All you need to do is rooting the phone first. Similarly Gravity Box. There are 3 different variants like JB, KK, L which we know in Xposed modules store. In your case use Gravity Box (JB)  with latest xposed framework. A quick tutorial for future readers - Install Xposed installer > Install Xposed framework from within the app > Search for Gravity Box module and install it > Activate and reboot. That's it. Gravity Box is also available in Play Store.


What Android OS version is on the Kindle Fire HD?

Amazon confirms Kindle Fire HD models use Android 4.0 under the hood.


You may have to flash stock fimrware on it. which phone is it, I will put latest firmware for you so you can flash it.


Does disabling mobile data when I'm connected to wi-fi conserve battery?

Connecting to WiFi automatically disables mobile data on most phones, so turning it off manually does not save your battery. There are some phones which have a "turbo download" mode, that uses both WiFi and data to download files faster, however most phones don't have it.


ADB is not detecting my phone (Micromax A35) in CENTOS

No drivers are needed for ADB devices in linux. The ADB binary uses libusb to access the device. All you need to do is add device's USB vendor ID to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

mkdir -p ~/.android
find -L /sys/bus/usb/devices -maxdepth 2 -path "*/modalias" -printf "%h\t" -exec cat {} \; | awk -F: "/icFFisc42ip01/{print\$1}" | xargs -i cat {}/idVendor | sort -u | xargs -i echo "0x"{} >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices


App for sharing words between PC web browser and Anroid device

You could use something like Anki. It's a flashcard program using spaced-repetition to help you learn vocabulary and other similar things. There's a free desktop app, as well as a compatible free Android app called AnkiDroid. The two apps can sync to each other through "the cloud", so you could use it to add cards on your PC when you find a new word, then learn those flashcards on your Android device.

Anki supports non-Latin characters and scripts, and you can add images too (if you want to learn to recognise a sign, for instance). You can even download decks of cards made by other users.


How do I reset my "home" location in my Google maps/ system?

To edit your home or work location in Google Maps, follow steps below:

Open Google Maps.
When opened swipe from the left.
Tap "Settings"
Tap "Edit home or work"
Here you can edit your home or work address in Google Maps.

Hope my answer helped.


Change System Language to one not listed?

Background:

Firstly please take a look at the similar post:  How do I add a new language?.

  Adding a full language support for a device is done at ROM level, the
  langauges that the default keyboard will support are added before
  compiliation and the android keyboard will only give you the option to
  download  dictionaries for the languages it supports..

Generally it is not easy to add a new language to the OS if it is not done by the manufacturer.

  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.

Having said that, nevertheless it could be that the ROM supports many languages but are hidden because of things like:

CSC (Customer Service Code) location
Region or
Carrier

This behaviour has been noted for Sony, HTC and Samsung devices. Luckily there is a possible workaround in this case (yay!).

Since you have a Samsung device, you may try Language Enabler (Wanam) which is recommended on this XDA thread.

  Description

  This application lets you activate your home language (locale) with ease.

  Language Enabler activate all supported Samsung languages and keyboard
  inputs.

  Starting with Android 4.2, the permission to change your system
  language became protected.

  If you are familiar with Android developments tools, then you can
  grant the required permission to the App without root, by executing
  this command through usb adb -d shell pm grant com.wanam
  android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION

  If you have root access on your device then Language Enabler can
  automatically do it for you.

  This application supports all languages / locales: Arabic, Chinese,
  Indian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Farsi... عربية، عبرية، فارسية.

  There are some devices variants (US,Chinese) that remove completely
  all unused languages, sadly there is no much thing we can do in this
  case.

Features :

Choose language to be enabled (83+ languages)
Display Languages on their Locale encoding
Auto Backup your stock language settings
Restore your stock language settings

Important

This app doesn't add any language support, it just enable all supported languages, so if you don't get your local language after reboot, that means it's not supported in your ROM.

Please remember to share you feedback in comments section


How much internal memory is available for APPs on a 32GB tablet

This is not exactly correct.
You only need to subtract the space required for the system once.
If you are on Android 4.4 you should have everything minus the system available for any purpose as apps, data and private files share the same storage.
Otherwise I assume around half of the available space can be used for apps and the rest for private data.


Right-click those links and manually download or here is the full link for USB driver.

Read this article on how to install the drivers.

After installing the drivers, see if you can see the Cruz from your PC. If not, reformat the SD card in the T301, put it in your PC, and copy a file to it. Then back in the Cruz and see if you can at least see the file. Though not a direct solution, at least you will be able to copy files back and forth.

If that does not work, try the same process with a different SD card. If that still does not work, try formatting an SD card in the PC, copy a file to it, then put it the Cruz. The idea is to get you to the point where something works.


If I relocate to another country, will I still be able to access the Play Store and use my purchased Apps, Books, Magazines, Music, Movies and TV?

He will still have access to all his purchases.
He will NOT be able to access the UK Google Play Store, unless he uses alternative methods (VPN/Tunneling/Market enablers..).
Assuming he managed to access the UK Play Store (2), he will be able to purchase as normal provided that he has access to his UK credit/debit card.
In order to purchase a Nexus device, he has to use his UK credit/debit card, and select a UK address for shipping, and then have someone forward him the package.
Provided that the devices he purchased was activated in the UK, he should still the Books and Movies apps on his Android phones/tablets. Some devices however will automatically freeze these apps on boot if the device was not activated in a supported country.

NOTE: Devices, Books, Magazines, Music and Movies and TV are NOT available in Switzerland without using methods that bypass the restrictions.

NOTE: The answer above is based on my experience with dealing with Google purchases, market restrictions, and international shipping. I have never dealt with the Swiss Google market specifically, but the experience should be the same.


How to use my mac as a bluetooth headset?

I haven't found anything yet, but there are reports that this will allow you to use the mac as a bluetooth headset


Does Voting on Market Comments Have Any Effect?

I have seen, with some of my apps that I have developed, a comment be there, and then later on, the comment is no longer visible.

And it's not from me marking it as spam, as I have looked on other devices too, just to confirm.

So it would look like that after "x" number of "spam/unhelpful" votes, it gets removed.


K-9 Mail app (available on PlayStore) will filter by attachments, plus several other choices. It is open sourced and free.


How to modify /system/priv-app in Android 10?

You need to remount the partition as read-write. mount -wo remount / (change / to /system if you don't have system root enabled in my app). It should work then, though if not you probably have a read only filesystem like EROFS


How to stop "permission denied" app toasts after denying permissions?

I believe your primary aim is to turn off some permissions. So I will form my answer to that direction.

If you are rooted:

Choice 1: Since you are referring to toasts, there is a way to turn them off using the xposed module Untoaster. I wish I could tell you how to use that, but I currently cant use xposed due to compatibility issues. SO this, you may have to test and figure out your self.

Choice 2: You can also try using lucky patcher. It can disable permissions. To do this, open lucky patcher and grant it root rights. Then browse to app/package name whose permissions you want to block and tap on it. Then select the option Edit Permissions and tap on permissions to enable/disable them. Be careful though, you may end up messing up the app.

If you are not rooted:

In this case, we will modify app permissions to the core. We will edit a minor code/xml so app doesn't even know of those permissions. Yes, it is a very DIRTY trick. There are consequences.

Firstly, download APKTool. Refer this guide on how to use (you will be using the compiling/decompiling and signing features).
Firstly, get the app's apk. You can either use some app backup program or use Terminal Emulator. If you decide to go with terminal emulator, open it and run these commands:

mkdir /sdcard/apps123

cp /data/app/*.apk /sdcard/apps123

This will copy all the APK files installed by you inside apps123folder in your internal sdcard.

After you have got the apk and decompiled it, go to apktoolDirectory/projects/[package name you decompiled] folder and open AndroidManifest.xml with some editor (Notepad++ recommended.
After you have opened the file, look for permission lines. They will have the format:

(In this case, its permission to write internal storage).

Delete out lines corresponding to permissions you do not want. All permissions are defined at beginning of xml so you dont need to explore the whole manifest.
After you are done, compile app again and sign it. Put it to phone and install.

------> You can also have a look at this documentation to see what each permission does.

NOTE: There is also an android version of APKTool. You can install and use it in phone itself. Its much more easier to use but takes longer time to complete tasks.

----> This method wont give you toast notifications like now.

Drawbacks of this method:

You wont be able to update app from play store anymore.
Whenever app tries to access that feature whose permission is missing, it will cause a security exception and app is likely to crash unless developer has handled it (which they normally dont).


Control phone with broken screen from computer?

This happened to me about 2 weeks ago. I search the web and couldn't find anything useful. What I did might seem ridiculous but it did the trick and I managed to not only get my pictures but also exported my contacts and saved them. This is what I did:

I connected an OTG cable to my keyboard and pressed the power on button to 'turn on' the screen. I typed the PIN code and pressed enter. Then very quickly disconnected the keyboard and connected the device to my pc (it helps having 2 cables, one with OTG adapter attached and one just with USB). This way I can see the files of the mobile and I can save my photos etc.

Now my problem was that my contacts were stored in the phone and I couldn't synchronize them because they weren't stored in Google. In order for me to export them I did the following:

Right after connecting with the keyboard and typing the PIN code, I took a screenshot (for Galaxy phones you can do that by pressing home and power buttons simultaneously). Then quickly again I would connect it in my PC and go to the screenshots folder and this way I could figure out where I was. It is quite hard at first but this way you can navigate anywhere you like just by pressing the arrow buttons and enter key. If at any moment you don't know where you are, you can take a screenshot. The disadvantage is that until you get to see the screenshot from your PC, the screen locks again and you will have to connect to the keyboard again and repeat the process but this way I exported my contacts, found them through my pc and imported them into my new phone.

Hope that this helps...


How to fix lock screen stuck at "Tap to speak" when entering password?

It's not cleared that what lock you used(there are 3rd party and in built 'Voice Lock' which could be found under Security Settings and then one is 'Google Voice Lock').

If it 'Google Voice Lock' say 'Ok Google' & 'Hey Google'. If it is your handset, you would have used Google Voice Search/Google Assistance which only activates by saving your voice.
Same voice is used for 'Google Voice Lock'.

So, if it is this lock. It will unlock as voice matches.

If it is other than this, i found this forum by xda-developers that could help you: Lock Screen stuck at voice lock.


Viber's sticker bought will be owned once or permanently?

Stickers can be synced to other devices. So YES, it's permanent.

Source: How do I sync my stickers across all devices?


How long device has been running since last charge?

From a root terminal on your device:

dumpsys batterystats | grep "Start clock time"

That will give the date/time of when the device was last disconnected from the charger (while fully charged), rather than the time since, but comparing to the current date and time is easy enough.

I did come up with a more complicated command you could save to a script to yield a 1d 2h 3m style format:

busybox expr $(date +%s) - $(dumpsys batterystats --checkin | grep "l,bt" | busybox awk -F',' '{printf "%i", $10/1000}') | busybox awk '{printf "%id %ih %im\n", $1/60/60/24, $1/60/60 % 24, $1/60 % 60}'

To explain that:

Get the batterystats line that includes the milliseconds-since-the-epoch time of the last charger disconnection
Use awk to strip out that time and convert it to seconds
Subtract it from the current time to get the interval in seconds
Use awk to format it


"No calendars have been synchronized with this device."

@maleb so I have the same issue but I guess the work around is in the app setting or widget hold down the calendar icon and two options appear rather; than new event (give synch loop feedback) click new reminder and you should be able to add your event.


How do I store pictures on SD card by default?

I have (or rather had, until a few minutes ago) a Desire C, with SD card, but photos storing on internal Memory. Unfortunatly, the previous suggestion is no option in Desire C, as there is no "storage" option in the camera app. The phone should, but does apparantly not always, default to storing pictures on the SD card.

What I did to try and solve this problem, I connected the phone to my PC as USB storage. (This connection mode is important, otherwise you cannot do the following.)
My pictures where in the \DCIM\100Media folder on the internal storage.
I did the following

Copy the 100Media folder on the internal storage.
Paste it into the dcim folder on the SD card (in my case there was a dcim folder, if not I'd suggest you can just create it. I haven't tried that).
Remove the 100Media folder from the internal storage (and keep it on the desktop, just in case). At this point is no 100Media folder on the internal storage, but there is one on the SD card.
Unplug the phone from the PC, as camera does not work when connected to PC in USB storage mode. Try to make a picture. Actually the phone asked me: Do you want  to switch to SD? Happy to oblige.... It did apparently not create a new 100Media folder in the internal storage, exactly as I had hoped it wouldn't.

After making some test pictures, I checked by connecting to PC again as USB storage, and voilà, the pictures where on the SD card now.

Looking back, I may have had a question on storage when I first inserted the SD card, but I do not remember. I might have, since I got this queston now. If I did I must have answered it incorrectly.


Home button, Notification Bar, and Recent Tabs not working

Same what I found that could work for you if wipe partition cache. It doesnt erase apps,pics etc. I find this issues with older models and some were fix going to restore mode (hold vol up + power when starting phone then choose) and chossing wipe partition cache. My cel is max 4 too. I hope this helps and if yu fix it let me know.


Displaying blank screen won't help you because Even if you display a blank screen, the screen is still consuming power.I guess you only want to use camera feed in your app and you have the control of your android phone as well, so saving battery is one thing that you can manage only with your app though you can't control the most of the apps although there are are couple of things that might come handy.

Try to use marshmallow which automatically helps you to save memory (if you have control of device).
You can disable wifi network and other connectivity services to save battery (look for code online but every code won't work on every version).
For wifi ,

WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager)this.context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(status); // pass false to shut it down

you can create your own customize rom(cyanogen mod is most popular ) which can be modified just with minimal number of required system apps and platform apps so that there will be less number of app to manage and which automatically lead you to less number of system resources requests hence longer battery

Hope this will help.Good luck


How can I check second partition of SD card is of which type ex2, ext3 or ext4?

I would suggest using this app, Disk Info:

  DiskInfo is a unique app that lists all partitions and all mount points on you device. It shows disk usage and very detailed partition and storage information.

This app will be able to help you identify what filesystem is being used.


Does all root directory in android os exist in flashing firmware

The root file system (/) and the files therein (plus several more in some sub-directories) are created at boot time from the so-called InitRd ("initial RAM disk", or "boot image").

Plus, there are some special "directories" which hold not really "files" but map system information (there's a Unix maxime saying "everything is a file"); in a terminal (or from adb shell) run the command mount, and you see some special file systems like sysfs and tmpfs: the former holds system information, the latter temporary stuff.

As those are created by InitRd, you don't need to worry about them being lost when flashing a new ROM: they weren't really there, and the boot image from the new ROM will take care of creating them properly as well.

For further details, please also refer to these posts on our site.


sending AT command with NCK code unlock sim?

Depends on the who made the phone and the AT command set they support.  I did this recently on a ZTE Modem using AT+ZNCK I believe, but that command isn't a standard one across all manufacturers!  Trying to do it again on an LG, no good luck so far.


To answer the question, no. It's not possible to extract firmware without having an unlocked, rooted Moto G.

To help with your original problem, see this thread on xda-developers forum (assuming you are talking about the original 2013 Moto G, and not the newer 2014 model.)  It has step-by-step instructions for flashing stock firmware onto Moto G.  It links to this site, which contains many stock Moto G firmware images for various models, regions, and Android versions.  You have to make sure you are downloading images matching your phone's model and region, otherwise you may introduce incompatibilities and end up with a non-functioning radio.


What's the difference between flashing Gapps on system partition vs installing from play store?

You can go ahead and flash Gapps Pico (Google system Base, Google play services, Google play store) which contains apps that are essential for Google Play-store support. You can later install other Google apps which fit your need.
You can refer to the image below to find if there is any package that fits your need.

Click to enlarge. source:androidrootz

Alternatively, if you are not satisfied, you can install the Complete Gapps package and simply uninstall whichever apps you don't need by Root Uninstaller


Do I have to do anything different when flashing a ROM with Odin if I'm coming from CM7?

I don't think so.  Usually repartitioning solves this kind of issue, so it's strange that the reverse was true.  I've seen recommendations that you should do a factory reset before and after flashing a new ROM, so you might want to try that.


How do I open a text notification from lock screen on S4?

From XDA:

  Just swipe the message box down to open the messaging app directly,
  same for missed calls.

I think the message box here refers to a transparent message box that appears when you click on the message in the lockscreen.


Adopted Internal SD Card is mounted twice

Edit: I FOUND A SOLUTION. Using Solid explorer navigate to /storage/emulated and then open up the properties for the folder titled 0. Three dots in the top right corner and select "hide media" if it gives you a toast message saying there was an error, just do it again. So far Solid explorer is the only application I've found to give the solution. I'm not 100% sure what it's doing to the folder but it's working.

Any luck with this? I found found the same issue. If you could find a way to blacklist the mount point from the media cache it should work


If there is any way to solve your problem other than disabling IPv6 on your device, you should do that instead. For instance, if the problem is an old home router that doesn't support IPv6 properly, update its firmware (if that fixes the problem) or replace it.

It might not have much of a noticeable impact on you today, but these are the things you should expect:

Accessing web sites which have already deployed IPv6 (and are using both IPv4 and IPv6, which is known as "dual stack") will usually be slower, because IPv4 has to go through network address translation, which adds latency to the connection. The difference may be barely noticeable or extremely aggravating. When large scale NAT is in use (this is sometimes given the ridiculous name "carrier grade NAT") as it is on almost all mobile networks and many cable/*DSL ISPs, your IPv4 connections may also be unreliable. IPv6 connections do not need to pass through any sort of NAT, and do not suffer from the latency and reliability problems associated with NAT and large scale NAT. This issue will also affect Android apps which connect to IPv6 enabled web sites.

The sites (and apps) where you may have problems are small and large, starting with Google, Facebook, Wikipedia...
There is a very tiny (but growing) number of sites which use only IPv6, because there aren't any IPv4 addresses left for them to use. You won't be able to access these sites at all. You will only receive an error message.


View "What's New" in landscape in the Play Store

Of course I would figure this out just after asking the question:

You can view the application details in landscape mode by first selecting the application in the left-side panel, then clicking the larger application icon or title in the right-side pane.


Open url links to the Washington Post in the Washington Post app

This behavior is decided by the app developer, if Washington Post doesn't let such action, then you won't be able to do it.

If they do allow it, then usually the first time you press on a link it will ask you how you want to open it. So it's possible that you have selected the browser as the default. To change that, go to settings>apps>[name of your browser]>defaults>clear defaults


Until Android version 4.4.2 the CWM backups are stored in /data/media/clockworkmod/backup  Reason for this as per the Reddit Post (see source below)

  In Android 4.2, backups are placed in a secure directory, inaccessible to other apps

Whether it is TWRP / CWM / Philz recovery, clearing "internal storage", does not wipe this folder, unless explicitly cleared, hence back ups remain safe

You should be able to view the backup by any root enabled file explorer

This backup can be transferred to

External SD card by using a file explorer (to save space on internal SD)
Laptop using  adb pull /data/media/clockworkmod/backup

Source

XDA Thread: CWM Recovery restoring nandroid backup

Reddit Post: Transferring CWM backups to my PC?

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LG G2 - No SIM and network also after hard reset

There could be different causes:

The SIM card has no connection to your device. Maybe it has moved or would not be inserted correctly. It is best to remove the card and reinsert them.
The SIM card is broken. It is best to test another sim card or to check the own card function in another device.
The smartphone has a defect. It needs to be repaired.

There may be other sources of error and better investigation methods.


Zenfone 5 a501cg soft bricked - can't mount /system /cache

It appears like when you first wiped your partitions, the process was possibly interrupted and you now have corrupt partitions which are not being recognised in TWRP.

Please go to your TWRP settings and make sure that the use rm -rf instead of formatting option is not checked.
Now go Wipe → Advanced Wipe section and try wiping all those partitions again which are currently giving unable to mount errors. Then reboot into TWRP and try again.
It is recommended that you use a charger during the wipe process so that a battery failure will not interrupt the process.

  Tried flashing custom rom again but it didn't work too.

Please post the error that you get while flashing or at least a part of the error that appears, so that your problem can be understood properly.


How do you remove app icons from screens on a Galaxy Pocket?

When you long press the icon you will see a trash can. To remove them from the screen, drop them on it.


Developer Options screen opens for a second, then closes

try it by going on safe mode(hold the power off option and click ok), after that use the developer options and by the same procedure , reboot into normal mode.


Can I recover the WhatsApp chat history from a damaged phone?

You can, if you can save everything in the /data/data/com.whatsapp folder. Your logs will be in /data/data/com.whatsapp/databases but they are encrypted as you mentioned and encryption key is in /data/data/com.whatsapp/files/key. Proper transfer of these files will mean a successful operation. Once you start Whatsapp on another phone with the /data folder from your broken phone and start Whatsapp, it will prompt you to activate Whatsapp on this phone with a text like "This account wasn't activated on this phone, please activate" and once you do, it'll be successfully done.


How do I change the default sms font size? (ICS)

The default appears to be simply what the phone itself is set to use as Font Size under Settings > (Device) Display. Change that to Tiny and your messages will display that way, but obviously everything else on the phone will also be impacted.


How to install Android to any phone very first time?

The short answer is that it's different for each phone. There's no generic "install Android" procedure for two reasons:

Unlike on a PC, where the Windows installer or Debian installer has drivers to access (almost) any PC hardware, in embedded devices each model needs a ROM image specific to that combination of hardware. The first part of any installation procedure is to download or compile a ROM image for the device you're going to install it on.
The steps to follow to install the ROM are different for each device. Different devices have the internal storage configured and partitioned differently. Some manufacturers may use their own tool in place of fastboot. And of course some hardware might require special measures to access it, such as changing jumpers on the board, or connecting to special pins not normally accessible. Most devices don't need anything so extreme, but even in the easy cases it's important to get all the command parameters correct.

Manufacturers don't have a problem with this because each production line only needs to flash one kind of device. They don't actually have someone sitting there typing fastboot commands over and over again: they use special-purpose hardware and software to flash many devices as quickly as possible. Only those who design the production line or work in the factory know exactly what steps they take to initialize each device.


Is there any free (not trial) software by which we can run android on windows xp PC?

You can try LiveAndroid. It's around 180MB and comes as an ISO file. Create a virtual machine in your Windows Machine and load the ISO to boot the VM into Android.


Whatsapp: Export chat with media does not work properly

tl:dr; It's a WhatsApp limitation and there seems be to no workaround.

Whatsapp export by mail has limitations. WhatsApp FAQ says

If you choose to attach media, the most recent media sent will be added as attachments.

When exporting with media, you can send up to 10,000 latest messages. Without media, you can send 40,000 messages. These constraints are due to maximum email sizes.

This blog adds more details

A maximum of the last 10.000 messages are sent. However, if you have some videos or images, the number of exported messages might be much smaller.
WhatsApp will start creating a “package” with the latest Media files and text. It will put the last media files and messages first and then will stop when approximately 18 Mb of data have been packaged.

If you have some videos in your chat, this could mean that you have two or three videos, some pictures and only one week of chat.

If you have basically many pictures, you will be able to export about 50 to 75 pictures and a few months of chat.

In case that you do not have many media files, you will be able to export a maximum of 10.000 messages with this system

I couldn't find any such limitations for export to Google drive in whatsapp FAQ or on my search on the net but going by this issue on Google support and fair number of people who up voted this complaint, it seems to be common. As you can see, Google has washed their hands off and pointed to WhatsApp. You may like to  raise this issue with WhatsApp
and post your findings here to cover the Google Drive portion


Camera 'Failed to start" after button pressed on the left side

Go to "Camera" in "All apps" of the settings menu and selecting "Clear Data" should do the trick.


How to preserve battery while trekking remote locations?

MyTracks is a fairly power hungry app, because it does lots of things as well as recording a track. eg it shows maps, and graphs, and gives voice announcements etc. For just recording a track, a simpler app would be better.

I recommend GPS Logger for Android, which aims to be more battery effecient. It has lots of settings which can save battery power. Specifically, the time interval before recording a point - you can set this to 60 seconds or more. Also turn off the option for "keep GPS on between fixes". This should still record a fairly detailed track for typical walking speeds, though it may miss some of the tight corners or twisty paths.

For other power saving, yes it is worth turning off wifi and mobile data. You can also complete disable the mobile phone connection, ie set it to airplane mode. This help a lot if you are in an area with poor coverage, because otherwise the phone will waste power trying to find a signal. Obviously this means you can't receive any phone calls/texts, but recording a GPS track will work fine.

Also any other apps running in the background may be wasting power. You don't have to uninstall them, just disable the apps to stop them running. If you go to Settings > Battery, it will tell you what apps are using most power.


How to find out stolen phone of android by using IMEI number?

Track phone by IMEI is nothing but a illusion for normal citizens.
Websites are useless, they only creates backup of IMEI numbers and additional is showing you advertisments along with popping malicious app installation.

• The best way is Google's Find My Device

Remember:

It must be installed in the stolen/lost device along with administrator permission to the app.

To enable this heads to Settings-Security Settings under security settings you will find 'administrator permissions'.

Device must be connected to the internet along with enabled
  location access.

You can do following things with this app:

Ring your phone at highest ringer volume even when device is on silent phone.

Secure your device with a password.

Erase your device completely.

Remember: In order this app to work device must be connected to internet with location access(to view it on google maps).


Can't pin Last Added auto-playlist: "This music is only stored on this device"

Found a solution, follow the link and download version "4.4.811H.526848".

Install the old version and pin the last added playlist, then use the play store to update to the latest version.

Your last added playlist will now be pinned, when you update there is no still no pin icon but it is pinned.


Skip "Sign in to Google" when setting up new Android device

My Shield TV worked just fine for three years without a Google account, but the Oreo update appeared to lock me into a signup page; This is pretty obnoxious.

You can double-tap the home button and dismiss all the active applications; once you do that the launcher will come up without requiring you to login to a Google account or give them your phone number to create one.

You will have a permanent notification suggesting you sign in, though.


Short answer: Yes, it is possible. Different techniques can be used for this purpose (some of them are described e.g. in Andrew Hoog's book Android Forensics: Investigation, Analysis and Mobile Security for Google Android). It especially gets easy when USB Debugging is turned on.

Long answer: Please forgive me if I don't give this. Just a hint: There are exploits, and there are custom recovery images...


Sleeping Cat, Mint Room, and Giraffe. Anyone know what these files are?

I don't know the location of this files and also the filetype, but you can try to rename the files and reboot and see what happend, if you face any problems by using an app you can rename it to the original filename.


As FieryCod has already said:

If the message is from today it will show only the time but if it is from earlier it will show the date


Is there an Android calendar with limited security permissions?

To answer my original question, I've found aCalendar, which has very limited sandbox requirements. It just asks for Your Personal Information, which it needs to write to the shared calendar store - impressive! As I've said elsewhere, this leaves calendar items prone to accidental synchronisation with Google, but for most people this is acceptable.

Happily, the UI of this calendar is excellent, with only a couple of niggles (in particular, the small screen of the Europa makes it very difficult, occasionally impossible, to touch on calendar items in the 7-day view). Issues aside, I am likely to settle on this app, unless a better one comes along!


Unable to associate company's Wi-Fi certificate with our Wi-Fi network

The option to choose a certificate is available with enterprise encryption (802.1x).

Judging by your comment, your android thinks it is using a different encryption method than it should, so have you attempted manually adding the network, and specifying the encryption type?

Please bear in mind that not all wifi cards and devices support that encryption method.


Why is "mdnsd" draining my battery and how to stop it?

It seems like it is the daemon for multicast DNS. I have the same issue as OP and Trevor. My solution is the following (assuming you have a rooted device). If you have adb, then do step 2 over that, it is more comfortable to type on a keyboard ;)

Install a Terminal Emulator
Create a shellscript with the content su -c "kill $(pgrep mdnsd)"
Run it everytime you see fast battery drainage as this is a symptom of a running mdnsd. Confirm the prompt of SuperSU to grant root permissions to the script.

What the script does:

su -c "kill $(pgrep mdnsd)"
^      ^    ^ ^
|      |    | |
|      |    | +- Search the process list for the phrase "mdnsd" and return the process id
|      |    |
|      |    +- Spawn a subshell and execute contained command and return its output
|      |
|      +- Stop the process with the process id specified after kill
+- run the command specified after -c with superuser privileges


"Moisture has been detected" even after 2 weeks, also in safe mode

A few more weeks and the message disappeared.
I guess some part of the phone was still humid despite all of that drying.
Conclusion: Let you phone dry as long as it takes.


Try cleaning the battery and case contacts with a tooth brush.


If you have a rooted device with Magisk it is IMHO much simpler to just disable SSL/TLS certificate checking and pinning for traffic sniffing:

Install Xposed for Magisk and the Xposed module Trust me already


I connected to a suspicious public wifi using my phone. Is it possible that my phone was hacked?

Is it possible? Sure... Is it likely, no.

Let us consider the scenarios where your phone could be hacked.

Your phone does not have the latest security updates released by google, the network you are connected is rouge, the hacker knows how to exploit the vulnerability on your phone.
You have an app installed that is malware infected, the network you are connected is rouge, hacker's network is registered with the malware infected app. He would then exploit the app to hack your phone.
Network you are connected is rouge, the hacker knows vulnerability related to android OS or a popular android app(that is installed on your phone and) that is not yet fixed by google/your phone maker (for your android phone) or the developer of the app(in case of the vulnerable app).

As you can see, there are multiple parameters/conditions involved here, I believe it would be a rare case where your phone is hacked. To answer your question, as @acejavelin commented,

  Is it possible? Sure... Is it likely, no.


First you have to reboot and press and hold Volume Up + Power key for about 5 seconds. When you see the Blackview logo press Power key and a menu will follow, there select recovery mode...

PS: I had to try a few times before I manage to enter the menu


gallery and music player are not working

go to settings>Apps>all>Gallery
a)click on force stop

b)click on clear data

c)click on clear cache
now again go to settings>Apps>all>music
a)click on force stop

b)click on clear data

c)click on clear cache
now again go to settings>Apps>all>Media Storage
a)click on force stop

b)click on clear data

c)click on clear cache

7.Now,restart phone

note:- wait for 2-3 minutes to allow gallery and music player to build their database again.


How to prevent CPU throttling after not poking at screen

If you have root access you can try to use an app like Device Control
to set the processors min frequency and a rather aggressive cpu governor.
explanation:
The cpu governor controls how quickly the cpu responds to alternating performance demands. If you set it to an aggressive mode like "performance" or "interactive" the cpu will try to stay in a high power state as long as needed whereas with a powersaving mode it will try to be in a low power state as long as possible.
With the cpu min frequency you can try to lock it to the fastest possible power mode.


What tool can I use to measure the volume of .mp3 on my S6 + make the volume all the same?

PowerAmp can read ReplayGain values written to the mp3 files, but does not do any analysis itself.  The best option would be to apply ReplayGain tags using something like foobar2000 on your desktop, and then copy those files over to your S6.


how to determine which number a text came from when the contact has multiple numbers

When you reply in the same conversation, that reply should go to the same number. Is it not?  Check that number shown on the very top of the conversation. It is the number you are currently replying. If you click that number the contact (or popup) will open showing all the numbers attached to that particular contact.

You should be able to choose a different number to message with this option.


HTC U Ultra: Can I use dual SIM on this device?

Enter download mode by powering down the device and then holding both VOL_DOWN and POWER to power it back up. It will boot to a screen saying hTC download mode.

The 3rd line of the displayed info will say something like htc_oceuhl PVT S-ON. uhl corresponds to the single-SIM variant, dugl is the international dual-SIM variant, and dtwl is the Chinese dual-SIM variant.

You can exit the mode by selecting "reboot" in the download mode menu.


I faced with the same problem, and I found this GUIDE, I hope it will help you too!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/guide-fix-emoji-displaying-black-t3152314

You can also download the emoji packs from here: (the iOS pack worked me fine)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618523


Galaxy SII not reporting Signal Strength

I believe it is related to this issue: onSignalStrengthsChanged returns unknown signal strength where android return wrong strength on Galaxy S2.


export your message conversation (like a backup) with that particular person as a CSV file excel spreadsheet after that u can just sort by date in excel,
if you are using Huawei phone u have something called Hisuit (it is a device manager a default software to manage the phone) for this. I think Samsung phones have something similar if they don't. u can try using other device managers or Hisuit to try an export all your conversation messages.
hope you find what you are looking for all the best,
IT_kid


SGS2 running ICS 4.0.3 can't connect to home wifi

I was having the same problem with this router + phone + firmware combo, I found that setting up a DHCP Reservation (using the mac address of your phone) on the router (Setup/Basic Setup/DHCP Server/DHCP Reservation) allowed my phone to connect successfully.


Retrieve back ONLY ONE deleted WhatsApp message

If you didn't take a backup after the message was received on your phone(and before it was deleted) then no you can't recover it.


The literature you read was wrong, then. Link2SD only uses the extra partition. The main partition is still mounted under /media/sdcard or somewhere similar.
With Link2SD, you cannot physically remove the SD card, but you can mount the SD card on the computer. The second partition does not get mounted, so the apps are still accessible while the standard partition is mounted on the computer.
If you want more space, you can always repartition your SD card manually on your computer, if your version of ClockWorkMod (CWM) doesn't have the size you desire. GParted on linux is a handy GUI, and there are apps for Mac and Windows as well.
And you can still install apps to your SD card the normal Android way, though the dalvik cache and other data will still use up the internal memory (which is likely limited in your case, as that is the reason to use Link2SD in the first place).
Purpose of Link2SD
Here's an hypothetical example+. You have 180MB free internal memory. You have a standard 16GB SD card.
When you install an app to the SD card, 10%* of the app is actually still on the internal memory. So when you have installed 1.8GB of apps, you run out of internal memory, even though your external SD card could hold a bunch more.
In comes Link2SD. Now, your SD card is actually 12GB standard and 4GB for linking. New apps get Linked, but this time 100% of the app is moved, so you can install 4GB of apps instead of 1.8GB.
You shouldn't be limited to 4GB, either. ClockWorkMod (CWM) may only list 4GB as the maximum size, but you can use a computer to make the linking partition as large as you want.
*Made up percentage. It varies by app.
+Not so hypothetical. With my old Optimus V, this was almost exactly my setup.


Root checkers tells me my phone is rooted but most root required apps warns me that the system denied to root. Why? Anyone, please explain it to me

Go to SuperSu/Superuser(Or whatever app you have)
If app that doesnt got root access are listed there try giving it root access always.

For SuperSU Its like:
SuperSU > Apps > (App for which root access is denied) >  (Select GRANT) in Access


Consequences of disabling com.android.SystemUI

Is it safe to disable com.android.systemui? from Stack overflow :

  If you completely remove SystemUI.apk from the system, your device will hang on start-up and never fully boot again. Tried it before. ;) Framework-res and the system have some dependencies on SystemUI.

Please also read the comments where OP did what you proposed and is warned that it could result in soft bricking the device.


Google Play accidentally uninstalled. How to get it back?

The solution to your problem can be found in this XDA link: Google Play Latest APK
Try pushing it to your system  Give the permissions 644 or rw- r-- r--.


Huawei P8 has dual SIM support. You should put the 2nd nano SIM "vertically" so that it fits into the slot.


Turns out that holding Volume Up and the Power button for about 15 seconds forced the phone to turn off.

Then, tapping the Power button turned it on, and it booted up with no problem and seems normal now.


Can I get my phone back, given some information like model, IMEI, etc?

If you know the IMEI of the phone it could be possible to track it and find it. The problem is that network operators are very unlikely to do this without a police order, and the police doesn't seems to like hunting lost phones very much (unless you are an important person or politician). I read about a stolen Mac case when the police didn't make too much effort for recovering it even after the real owner bought them photos of the stealer.

So, unfortunately, there aren't big chances to get your phone back...


Can I force a wifi connection retry after x minutes?

There are numerous applications on Google play. I had similar problem a couple of months ago. I used application named WiFi reconnect as I recall.

WiFi Automatic

WiFi Reconnect


OnePlus 5 didn't support project Treble out of the box, so there was no /vendor partition. However with update to Android P (as explained here), said partition was created to support Treble. If you didn't undergo that OTA update, you must haven't /vendor partition on your device.

You can also create the partition yourself from within TWRP if you are a bit tech savvy. parted or gdisk can be used for the purpose. But playing with partition table could be risky if you aren't sure what you are doing. You can see the partition table of your device in given link.


Serial Number Got Changed After Factory Reset

Your serial # is provided by the Linux Gadget driver. Depending on your kernel version it's either in

/config/usb_gadget/g1/strings/0x40*/serialnumber
or

/sys/class/android_usb/android0/iSerial

Since you're rooted, you can easily change the number by writing to this "file" - which is really just a parameter that the driver will digest and export accordingly.
While you're at it, there are other cool strings there, like Manufacturer and Product , which you can mess with, and similar "files" containing USB identification, and controlling the device persona (Mass storage, MTP, PTP, etc)


Is there a way to automatically put my Android phone into silent mode while recharging?

You can use Tasker for this (Play Store link). Tasker can create macros that are run on certain triggers, such as connecting the phone to a charger.

An example of the necessary programming can be found here. Check the link for additional info, but here's the necessary part:

Create Profile "Sleep Mode"

Add Context Power
    Source: AC    //You can also set this to all when you
                  //charge your phone using USB.

Add Context Time
    From: 22:00
    To: 07:00
    Repeat: Off

Add Start Task
1.  Silent Mode
    Mode: On
2.  Variable Set
    Name: %SLEEPMODE
    To: 1

Add Exit Task
1.  Silent Mode
    Mode: Off
2.  Variable Clear
    Name: %SLEEPMODE


try with that

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

it replaces your play store and google apps with the last official versions

you have to flash it from  Recovery


When sending a text message to multiple recipients, how does one see the other recipients?

This is called group messaging. In short, everyone in the group gets replies from all the other group members. You can choose to remove people from the message or isolate specific people to message separately, and for that reason it will list all "participants" in the message.

I am not sure how to view them in your app as I have not used it, but in most messaging apps, when you are in the message thread, there will be an option to view group participants. It may be hidden behind the menu key (3 dots often in upper or lower right, or hardware menu key, if your phone has one). Or it may have its own button. (Tip: in many apps you can find out the purpose of a button by pressing and holding the button)


Auto-rotate only for YouTube app, disabled otherwise

Alternatively, my default recommendation for cases like this: Tasker. Use a profile like this (abstract):

Condition: App (select "Youtube", and optionally other apps you would like to have autorotate turned on)

Task: Display->Display Rotation: Set On

This way, whenever one of the selected apps runs in foreground, autorotate is turned on -- and as soon as that condition is no longer met, autorotate is turned to whatever it was set to before. To make sure to have it turned off afterwards, you can add a so called "exit task":

Exit: Display->Display Rotation: Set Off

Hm, looks like currently I answer every 2nd question with "Tasker"...


If it's a known issue, and it's already fixed in the nightly builds, then you shouldn't have long to wait before the fix reaches the stable version. If you can't wait that long, then the Firefox beta offers a middle-ground, and will probably get the fix sooner.

If you know enough programming, you could try and make your own Firefox build that consists of the stable branch with this one bugfix merged into it. (If you don't know how you would do this, you shouldn't attempt it.) But if the fix is non-trivial, your custom build is more likely to have bugs than even the nightly, because your build won't have had even the minimal testing that the nightly gets.


Why does Play Store update twice in a row the same app to the same version?

Update: It is probably a "hot fix" of application developers, which they've spotted few moments after the update release. As solution it is easier to release an immediate second update with the same version number (ver. numbering is solely on app developer). So it ends up twice (or even several times) after the first update. Also, IMHO, the same version number ensures that users, who did not updated with the first "buggy" wave, will receive the last "hot fixed" update of that number. This was confirmed in some case here.

Original post:

Maybe this issue is connected with multiple google accounts? It could be intersting to check next time this happens if both update proposals are for the same account.

Second thought: did the update go well in the first attempt?


Storing this for future reference and to help others.

Summary

2 (multiple) gmail accounts
desktop computers fine
android mobile phone

1 gmail account accessible the other not
had removed google authenticator 4 months ago on previous mobile

new mobile 1 month ago

  everything syncing and accessible till recent google account password change

Actions

tried cache apps deletes, reboot
tried google resync
then tried android mobile google account remove of non-accessable gmail account
successfully installed google authenticator on mobile by switching to working google acount via desktop computer
then tried disable 2 step authentication
then tried changing google account via lastpass (wanted one common password for both google accounts) which failed
changed google account password successfully via google account. Rebooted mobile. Waited 1/2 hour for servers synching.
Now able to logon to both accounts on mobile.

Notes

only using lastpass on desktop and not mobile device
google server synching most likely much quicker than 30 minutes
I have not tried individual google account passwords yet
I have turned google account 2 step verification back on
I have not setup google authenticator app yet


Summing up the solution from above comments:

While it's not clear what happened with the card, the solution was quite trivial:

take the card out of the Android device, and put it into a card reader
attach the card reader to a computer
format the card using FAT32 (a file-system both sides can handle easily)
"safely remove" ("eject") the card from the computer, take it out of the card reader, and put it back to the Android device

Now the card was recognized fine \o/


HTC-Desire-HD Calls go to answer phone if emails / data is updating

Only dual-transfer mode phones and networks can use both voice and data at the same time.  I can't find any hard details on the Desire HD but I assume it is not DTM enabled/capable.


AndroidOS draining battery massively on Android 5.0

The first thing I'd look for is one app that's using an extraordinary amount of resources.

Go to settings>apps> [choose an app -- I'd start with Chrome or any other browser that you use]

Then do a "Force Stop" on the suspected app.  See if that helps.  If there are any apps that you rarely use you can keep them stopped -- so you know they aren't using any battery.

It could be a hardware problem.

Disclaimer: I'm not familiar with your phone but have used 5.0 quite a bit.


How can I find out what causes "Android OS" to consume battery?

Use an app such as "Better battery stats". This app provides detailed information about all the services running. This is way better than the stock app for diagnostics.

Additionally, a lot of the core services for the system are attributed as part of the "Android OS". There is a very particular bug in Samsung Galaxy S II devices relating to the TouchWiz calendar that keeps doing a lot of unnecessary checks which prevents the device from sleeping properly when the screen is turned off. This causes a huge drain in battery life. Since the TouchWiz on an S II is very similar to the one on a Galaxy Note, you might have the same inherent bug.

These links might give you a better idea:

StartingAlertService Wakelock...
[FIX] StartingAlertService Wakelock (TouchWizCalendar.apk)


You can download the stock ROM (or any ROM, but not preferred) for your device. For most brands you'll see a system/ folder in the ZIP. Now you can take the toolbox file and send it to your device. Files taken from ROMs for other devices may work, but there's no guarantee.

If unfortunately you've found a system.img file in the ZIP, you should convert it first before attempting to extract any files from it. Tools involved are simg2img and gzip, which either comes with a Linux system or available from the Linux's default package repo (apt-get install simg2img or yum install simg2img).


How to get an apk file onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

You can also use Dropbox to move a file onto the device.  This will require minimal setup and provide an easy way to push future files to the Tab


Overview shows open apps that I closed a while ago

If one thing for sure has improved with successive Android versions, it is memory management

It's likely that the apps you see after closing are apps which have a schedule (like scheduled scan) that wakes them up or are apps that get triggered on action like taking a photo and Dropbox gets activated because auto upload of photos is enabled. Look into that aspect.

It doesn't sound like a bug (incidentally, even after reboot you will see apps , unlike pre lollipop versions)

By swiping you aren't killing the app

See What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list? which discusses at length what happens when you swipe an app

  Actually, removing an entry in recent tasks will kill any background processes that exist for the process. It won't directly causes services to stop, however there is an API for them to find out the task was removed to decide if they want this to mean they should stop. This is so that removing say the recent task of an e-mail app won't cause it to stop checking for e-mail.

Also from Android Developers you can see that an app can generate multiple views in recents and can even retain finished tasks


You are only able to use 1.6 gig because 2.4 are required by the android system. This includes all 'the code' and default apps, ringtones/sounds, backgrounds etc. You can free some of this by rooting your phone and using tools but to expand beyond this you will need to add a micros SD card.
I sympathise with you, this is a very annoying niggle all android providers do. can confuse many people. (with a 16gb s5 you get about 10 gig of space)


Where does the movie downloaded from "Play Movies & TV" get stored in external SD card?

I just bought and downloaded the 90 minute Google "AlphaGo" documentary movie in HD. It was about 2 GB in size.

It was saved on the SD card in this folder (I obscured the exact name with *):

  Android/data/com.google.android.videos/files/Movies/YXJh******NvbQ/ylEP****BE/

In that folder were 156 files with names like this made-up format:

  0.163253726153.23764387642386.v3.exo

Each *.v3.exo file was about 2-25 MB in size. There was also a single file called

  cached_content_index.exi

So I imagine the download was made into smaller chunks.

The "*.v3.exo" format is a YouTube format.


Have you tried "Droidedit"? It is an app on playstore that is used by programmers to code but it can read your txt files.. I use it when I code batch files...

OPTIONAL: Smanager, Root Browser, WPS office

Good luck! :)