What is the HTC account you sync on the One X?

I have rebooted my phone and when I tried again it let me register. The account is linked to htcsense.com which seems odd as there is a message there saying that it's closing down its services!


What are potential causes of internet malfunction?

Possible causes of SIM Card and Mobile Data related internet problems,

Incorrect Mobile Service Provider.
Dirty or Scratched SIM Terminals.
Misaligned SIM in SIM Slot, usually caused by cutting your own SIM Card into a Micro SIM.
Broken SIM Card.
Broken Device Aerial.
Incompatible SIM Slot ( Micro, Nano ).
Incompatible SIM Frequencies, usually caused by having an old 2G Sim card with newer 4G device's.
Mobile Phone Number Inspection, A possible DOS or Denial Of Service may be happening for a specific phone number only.

Without further information I am unable to answer you with regards to your specific problem,

Try additional information,
What was happening prior to the issue ? ..
Did you get a new device because of internet issues ( maybe it wasn't the device but the actual SIM Card is damaged )

Did it ever work at all, Can you Read SIM Contacts ( Therefore Connect to the SIM )


How to upgrade the HTC One X (with AT&T) from ICS to Jelly Bean from Indian telecome?

If you have bought an unlocked phone then there's no issue of what kind of carrier you have and which country you are in. Just connect to the internet and get an OTA update from settings, provided they have rolled out the update to their customers in the country where you bought it from.


Why does HTC Incredible S turn Wi-Fi on by itself?

I don't have a Incredible S but the steps should be similar:

Go to Settings->Wifi->Overflow Menu Button->Advanced->Keep Wifi on during sleep->Never.


If I hide a contact on the LINE app can they still send me messages?

Yes, they can. Hiding a contact only removes them from view, but you can still send them messages and they can still contact you.


How do I deal with unknown installation error code -505?

TL;DR

This issue occurs when an app is trying to re-declare an existing permission, with error message INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION. It mainly affected apps that are based on Adobe AIR (package prefix with com.air). The main cause is the different code implementation in Lollipop 5.0 when verifying a certificate's signature used to sign an app. For the solution, just skip over to the "Solution" part.

Update: Google has fixed this issue on Lollipop 5.0.1.

Technical Details

Excerpts from Android L Developer Preview issue tracker which are linked from an entry on AOSP issue tracker,

Post #4:

  logcat tells me there's a conflict with redeclaring permissions during installation (in my case, Amazon is trying to redeclare getui.permission.GetuiService, which is already owned by Camera 360)

Post #12's LogCat:

10-25 08:06:37.805   749   824 W PackageManager: Package com.tencent.mm attempting to redeclare permission com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND already owned by com.google.android.gsf
10-25 08:06:37.926  4812  4812 D Finsky  : [1] PackageInstallerImpl.cancelSession: Canceling session 121130466 for com.tencent.mm
10-25 08:06:37.926  4812  4812 E Finsky  : [1] PackageInstallerImpl.handleCommitCallback: Error -505 while installing com.tencent.mm: INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION: Package com.tencent.mm attempting to redeclare permission com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND already owned by com.google.android.gsf
10-25 08:06:37.926  4812  4812 W Finsky  : [1] 4.installFailed: Install failure of com.tencent.mm: -505 null
10-25 08:06:37.933   749   749 D ZenLog  : intercepted: 0|com.android.vending|-973170826|null|10017,!priority
10-25 08:06:37.933   749   749 V NotificationService: pkg=com.android.vending canInterrupt=false intercept=true
10-25 08:06:37.964  4812  4812 D Finsky  : [1] InstallerTask.cancelCleanup: Cancel running installation of com.tencent.mm

Excerpts from AOSP issue tracker,

Post #4

  In API19 the new X509CertImpl(encCert) wraps the certificate (which is already parsed and ready for SHA1 computation), while in API 21, the certificate is forwarded as byte stream, parsed again and processed by a certificate factory. Which factory that is, depends on the context. In case of the L devices I tested on, the factory will create an OpenSSLX509Certificate. Unfortunately, there is something in our certificate which openssl has trouble with and the fingerprint changes during openssl processing. I can reproduce this also with the openssl tool, when I convert our certificate into some other format (e.g., PEM).

  If the SHA1 would be computed directly on 'encCert.getEncoded()' it would be correct in both cases.

Solution

Update: As of 2014-12-04, Google has fixed this issue on Lollipop 5.0.1. For those who didn't do any workaround trying to reinstall the app, you can flash Lollipop 5.0.1 image when it's ready/wait for the OTA.

Post #20, #21

  Looks like this has been fixed in 5.0.1:

  https://android.googlesource.com/platform/libcore/+/6632d8c9d8d1a3ac338d541676148677641bafe3

  https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/32a22c44b8351c1cccd3a1f9c47a33469d9378e0

    Status: Released

Committer's note

  Recover apps with malformed certificates.

  There was a window of time in Lollipop where we persisted certificates
  after they had passed through a decode/encode cycle.  The well-written
  OpenSSL library was liberal when decoding (allowing slightly malformed
  certs to be parsed), but then strict when encoding, giving us
  different bytes for effectively the same certificate.

  A related libcore change (0c990ab4a90b8a5492a67b2b728ac9a4a1ccfa1b)
  now returns the original bytes verbatim, fixing both pre-Lollipop
  installs and installs after that change.

  This change recovers any apps that had been installed during the
  window of time described above by doing a one-time check to see if
  the certs are effectively equal.

Please refer to older revision for other suggested solutions.


Motorola Defy getting stuck at boot menu

I managed to unbrick my phone eventually.

Tried to use RSD Lite with several images, but it would give an error and then the application would crash and leave my bootloader corrupt. I tried all the schemes I could find including: loading the image from root of C:, disabling UAC, etc., but nothing worked.

Then I tried sbf_flash on Linux with the same image, and it worked like a charm, no errors, and my phone was up and running again.

So for anyone else who may encounter this problem, I warmly recommend using sbf_flash, it is incredibly simple to use.


Uninstall any existing drivers through device manager/USBDeview and install raw google drivers (you can use Nexus Root Toolkit for that). On side note, also try this-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 I too have nexus 4 and I too faced drivers problem in windows 8.1, but this was what fixed it for me.

  Is it the end of my phone?

No android devices arent that easy to completely mess up (especially modern ones). So in case you fail to get phone to be detected via fastboot in windows 8, try that in linux (like ubuntu) instead. Thats because there you only need to add USB rules while setting up adb. And until today, I havent faced a single situation personally where it didnt detect my phone.

Now what to do after your fastboot has been detected?

First, download twrp or similar recovery. If its in zip form, extract it and get the recovery.img file. If its already in img format, leave it as is. Then open terminal in linux/cmd in windows and use command->

fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery PathToRecoveryAndFileName.img

This will flash recovery into your phone. Just download flashable zip on CM rom (do not use any tools this time, get directly flashable zip).

Use fastboot reboot recovery to boot it into recovery, push the zip file you downloaded as rom by->

adb push PathToROMZIPAndFileName.zip /sdcard/

This will push rom zip into sdcard, then simply flash using recovery.

In case you fail to flash recovery from some reason, you can also directly boot into recovery without flashing it right from pc. For this, use command fastboot boot PathToRecoveryAndFileName.img

One last thing, in case you decide to use nexus root tookit, it has an in built option to try recovering from bootloop. Select I cant use recovery or any such option in that, it should automatically do some work for you.


XT1064 - 5.0.1 - Rooted - Issues with writing to /sdcard

I don't know if it will solve your problem or not, because I never actually had issues "writing" to the sdcard, but apps seem to have problems sometimes. here is what I did.

I am suggesting this method because you said you use TWRP as your recovery.

Get the TWRP manager and open it.

If you don't have the version of BusyBox they use it will complain. I am not sure if it will work with any other version. I have CM12 installed, which comes with busybox, but the TWRP app complains, so I use the one they recommend. The one they use does update busybox (automatically if you have the pro).

It will then tell you that it can't write to the sdcard, and they can fix it. Click "yes" it will take you to the setting of the TWRP manager. Click on the option that says "Apply SD Card patch". This will reboot your phone.

Note that mine is disabled and says "Already applied or not needed". This is because I have ran the patch already.


Installed CWM/TWRP but it isn't installed when booting to recovery mode

Some stock ROM's may replace the custom recovery with the stock recovery. To solve it you should install the custom recovery with fastboot and reboot to recovery and don't reboot to system. That will prevent the stock ROM from replacing the custom recovery.


How to properly set the Scrolling Wallpaper?

The image does not seem to be matching the width of your screen. You need an image that is 3 times (exactly 3,240 pixels wide, according to this https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_5_pro-8893.php).

What is the width of your image? Of each part?


Many people right now have been experiencing this issue over LTE networks. As we speak I am also experiencing this issue and I am only able to use any google application over wifi using a Samsung Galaxy S5 -> Tmobile

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Gmail-Maps-and-other-Google-services-hit-by-global-outage_id56208

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/05/16/google-services-experiencing-issues-how-are-yours-acting/

EDIT: After about a day without google services unless on wifi, they have been restored on my device.


Should I be cautious about Huawei-modifications for popular apps?

Should I cautious of these modified versions of the same app from Huawei?

We don't know if they are modified versions; and if they were, we don't if Huawei or the legitimate developers modified them. I have not seen any articles accusing Huawei of modifying apps. Even when using only Google Play Store, there may be a difference in the version of an app depending on the device. See below for Booking.com's additional information on Google Play Store

In Huawei's AppGallery Review Guidelines, the following is stated about what developers should do for their apps to be compliant and pass the review on the App content section:

  4.5 Your app must not be a cracked version of another copyrighted app.

On the user privacy section, it is stated:

  7. User Privacy

  You must handle user data with caution and ensure your app complies with the laws and regulations of the countries or regions where your app is to be released. The following requirements must be met:

  7.1 Your app must not collect, transfer, or use users' privacy data, such as location and contacts, without the user’s consent or other legal basis in applicable law.

  7.2 Your app must provide anti-virus or security protection functions and privacy notices, and the privacy notices should include the following information: What user data will be collected or transferred, what such data is used for, and with whom such data is shared, and any other information as required by applicable law.

  7.3 If your app transfers users' personal data, users must be informed how and where such data is going to be used.

  7.4 Your app must encrypt users' personal information, such as identifiers and authentication, when collecting, storing, and transferring such information to ensure confidentiality and completeness.

  7.5 During transactions using third-party payment services, your app must not record users' transaction authentication information or disclose users' personal information irrelevant to the corresponding transactions to any third-party.

  7.6 If your app is used to handle financial, payment, or identity information, it must not disclose any of the user's personal data.

  7.7 Your app must not use permissions or data that are irrelevant to the apps' functions.

  7.8 Your app must not modify users' personal data within itself or other apps.

In App Audit FAQ, there is the following quesion:

  Q11 Is security inspection the same for overseas and China apps?

    A
    The security inspection on an overseas app features high industry standard, and is therefore more stringent than domestic ones in terms of data acquisition and permission requirements.

If Huawei is modifying apps without their owners' consent, then it will be liable for infringing not just their own guidelines but more importantly other nations' laws.

You should worry about any apps unless you have seen and reviewed their codes. However, none of us has the possibility of doing that with most apps being closed source. Google might be modifying apps from other developers. We are left only with giving or not our trust due to past experience(s) using an app or what we have heard about an app, developers or companies.


Why failing to get notifications of Stackexchange app in Notification Bar of Andoid 6.0?

Bug of the application with some hardware in Android 6. Update OS to Android 7 or 8 which are better supported.


How do I disable the "app has been given root permissions" toast message?

That's part of the SuperUser app's settings. Looked up on my Milestone² running Gingerbread:

Open your SuperUser app on the Android device
Hit the "wrench" symbol in the upper right of the screen to go to its settings
Scroll to the "Notifications" section
Uncheck "Notifications"

On ICS and up, the wrench symbol might be no longer. At least chainfire's SuperUser has a Holo GUI there. If that's the case for you, there should be a "Settings" tab visible instead, so use that.

Edit: Here's a screenshot I've found at AddictiveTipps:

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

Note the last item displayed, that's where you can trigger it in ICS and up.


How can I take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire HD?

It was hard to take screenshots on 1st generation Kindle Fire tablet. You had to Android SDK etc and connect to your computer etc just to take a screenshot. We are used to Print Screen function on computers.

How to take screenshot of Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire 2
1. Press and hold Volume Down & Power buttons simultaneously. Your Kindle Fire screen flickers and takes a snapshot of tablet screen.

You can find the saved screenshot images in Photos > Screenshots. Make sure to select Device tab at the top as shown below.

You can send saved screenshot via email, skype etc. I did not any option to send them via Bluetooth. It seems Kindle Fire has limited sharing options.


How to share files between regular account and work account?

It might not always be possible to transfer data between multiple users/profiles. It depends on the Device/Work Policy Controller app, installed by you or your IT admin.
Android device can be managed in two ways: fully managed (which is setup at the time of first use or after factory reset on a company owned device) and work profiles (which can be added or removed anytime without affecting primary profile on a personal device / BYOD). Both requires a  profile owner app (MDM/DPC/EMM) installed and registered as an administrator. Fully-managed devices may further have work profiles and it provides more isolation and control on device-wide policies than the latter. See a comparison of both modes under Building DPC (1, 2, 3, 4) and Employing Managed Profiles (5) in Android documentation.
Multiple users can also be added if enabled in ROM by OEM/ROM developer. Being more isolated than profiles, interacting with users requires INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS which is a permission with signature|system protection level. So third party apps cannot use it at all.
Irrespective of if the secondary user is a human user or personal profile owner or work profile owner, the primary intention is data isolation. As defined here:

"A work profile securely isolates work apps and data from personal apps and data."

And as explained here, file sharing between device owner and work profile must only be through intents (fired with content URIs), not file paths. But a profile owner may completely disallow data sharing (and IPC/intents) between users/profiles. For instance see DISALLOW_SHARE_INTO_MANAGED_PROFILE, DISALLOW_USB_FILE_TRANSFER, DISALLOW_MOUNT_PHYSICAL_MEDIA, addCrossProfileIntentFilter.
Since Android 9 adb is also disallowed to access file belonging to secondary user/profile. For details see How to access multi-user storage in adb shell on Android 9+?

However if the sharing is not disallowed, you'll see options to switch to other profiles (tabs in Share Sheet on Android 11+) when sharing files:

Shelter - a Free and Open-Source app (I've no affiliation) that leverages the "Work Profile" feature to provide an isolated space for cloning apps - acts as a content (media) provider and provides "File Shuttle" option which lets you access Work Profile files from Personal Profile through "Storage Access Framework":

You can also run a small http/ftp server for file sharing on either side, or sync to cloud storage, if not restricted by policy.

So it entirely depends on the profile creator's policy if file sharing is allowed or not, usually not desirable in a corporate environment. However following method may work in all situations:

The most widely used trick for file sharing among multiple users is Android/obb directory which is shared among users to save storage space. Sharing was managed using bind-mounts in early days but then handling was added to FUSE/sdcardfs internally. However sharing is deprecated in Android 10 introducing mount option unshared_obb in sdcardfs.
So up to Android 9 you can use obb directory for file sharing among users/profiles:
~# mkdir -p /storage/emulated/*/Android/obb; touch /sdcard/Android/obb/test_file
~# ls /storage/emulated/*/Android/obb/* /storage/emulated/obb/*
/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/test_file  /storage/emulated/10/Android/obb/test_file /storage/emulated/obb/test_file


You can't track or locate your phone without access to your Google account, or unless you have some 3rd party recovery software that you would have had to have installed previously such as Where's My Droid or Find My Lost Phone!. But again, you would have had to have these installed previously to losing the device and not having access to your Google account. There are some ways to push an app and install it remotely, but those require access to your Google account, and if you have that you could just use ADM.

Your best bet is to use Google's Account Recovery system and once you have successfully logged into your account then access Android Device Manager in an attempt to locate your device.

And just for future reference, if you setup a Google account ALWAYS setup the account recovery options or going through the Security Checkup as soon after account creation as possible


Alphabetize Apps Screen (not Home, maybe App Drawer?)

I don't have an Archos, but when I view all apps on my phone I can press the Menu button and select a view type from in there (including alphabetical).  Do you have anything similar?

You could also try another launcher, such as ADW.

And yes, it's often called the app drawer :)


Silent Mode definitely isn't supposed to mute media or alarms.  Both of those are controlled by you, unlike calls and other notifications that are caused by external events.  You wouldn't want to miss your alarm just because you forgot your phone was on silent :) but it's definitely strange that it disables the volume controls entirely, that must be a Motorola thing.

You could try the Audio Manager app for better control over the settings.  It doesn't sync the media volume to the ringer volume, but you can use profiles to quickly set up one where both are muted and then it's easy to switch with a click or two.  It also manages Alarms, Notifications, in-call volume, and "System Volume" (probably the noises you can enable for when you click things and so on).


If your device is rooted, you might want to take a look at Titanium Backup, which has built-in support for Dropbox, Box and Google drive.

As for your "special folder", I'd say you will probably like FTPSyncX -- which allows you automatically sync with Dropbox as well as with your local PC via SSH, FTP, and others. The latter can happen automatically all xx Minutes when your Wifi is in reach, or when any Wifi is in reach, or generally... And the App is well supported. Alternatively, there is FolderSync, additionally offering support for SkyDrive, SugarSync, Ubuntu One, Box.net, LiveDrive, Google Drive, Google Docs, HiDrive, NetDocuments, Amazon S3 and WebDAV.

FTPSyncX:

FolderSync:


8pen has now answered this at their official support site:

  You're right, in the early version of the 8pen from November 2010, we
  included a popup window. It's now removed, but we are considering
  putting it back again, as you are not the only one requesting this
  feature.

  By the way, are you aware of the game "8pen Wordcup", available for
  free on the Market (http://goo.gl/Qvpiw)? That should get you quickly
  up and running with the new layout, so you won't need to be looking
  for letters all the time.


Rooted phone, but can't pass "Install" dialog

This happens, when you have installed some kind of overlay app like Twilight. It is a security feature against screen manipulation.
Solution: Find that app and disable it. After that you will be able to hit the Install button.


Navigation nearly completely unusable on Moto G

On contrary to this answer, solution to my problem was exactly opposite --> I had to disable 4G networks / block my phone from connecting with them.

Settings > More > Mobile networks > Preferred network type > 3G.

In a moment after that my location become fast, permanent and accurate. No more problems with GPS fix, no troubles with finding location, extra fast location / route updates in Google Maps.

More information (on original solution -- disable 3G networks -- and problem itself) here:

https://android.stackexchange.com/a/184217/20449
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2198319
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37012926

The TopNTP application was mentioned in some sources as possible aid to similar problems.


Control Upload Location on Google Drive for Scans

If you add the Drive Scan widget to your home screen.

Then it will ask you where you want subsequent uploads to go.

Then after that you can just use that shortcut to scan things and they'll go to that default folder.


Battery percentages per app nowhere near total

There's usually a wrong conception on how these "numbers" should be interpreted. For example, your screenshot shows "Screen: 3%". So what does that mean?

a. the screen ate 3% of your battery, thus reducing it e.g. from 100% to 97%
b. the screen was responsible for the overall discharging by 3% – in this case, it "ate 1.8% juice"

Hint: it's not a) – so your numbers just account for 6% drain (10% of 60% drain).

Second, not all participants of the party were named – there's a threshold. I'm not sure where exactly that threshold lies, but it's safe to assume that somewhere below 1% of participation, they simply get "uninteresting".

Which still leaves the question open: what was responsible for the remaining 90% of the 60% "battery loss"? To find out about that, you will need a helper to sum up everything. I recommend you taking a look at my list of apps to Identify Battery Consumers. Personally, I'm using BetterBatteryStats – which at least in the "tech scene" (especially on XDA) is "the reference product". Less technical oriented users often hold to GSam Battery Monitor.

Now lets go for your second screenshot. Focus on the bars below the graph:

Cellular Network Signal: You had pretty strong cell signal – except for several minutes before ~10 am (where you've been out of coverage – red) and after ~10 am (weak signal – yellow). This bar looks fine.
GPS On: Not a big deal here, just two tiny stripes. If you see big colored areas in this bar, there might be apps flooding your GPS modul with requests, which quickly drains the battery.
Wi-Fi: Your WiFi was turned on all the time. Unless you've used it all that time – and especially when you could not use it as there were no network/AP you wanted to use), you might consider turning it off when not used. There are WiFi automatics which can take care for that, see e.g. Auto disconnect wifi when out of wifi zone? – otherwise it uses power to permanently check for available hotspots. Not a big issue in your case it seems – as according to the first screenshot, WiFi accounts for only 1% of overall consumption.
Charging: In all the time, you've never connected a charger. Good to know :)

Ah – you've noticed I've skipped two bars? Yes, and two important ones at that. These two must be seen together: Your device was "awake" more often than your screen was turned on – so some apps get active while you're not actively using your device. That might be OK (and doesn't really look excessive here) – think of background-syncs to check for new mail, updates for your wheather widgets, Spotify streaming music to your ears (no screen-on needed for that), and the like. Though, "big blocks" in the awake-bar with no corresponding part in the screen-on-bar should draw your attention. Using the Spotify-example, you might be able to easily account for them (did you stream music at the time? Oh, OK: then that's it, probably).

Again, you cannot always correlate those with the first screen. For a really thorough analysis, you would need a specific app. And the really good ones when you want to "dig deep" are not coming for free. My first look would go to the paid version of SystemPanel and comparable candidates, which can to good background monitoring (check out the screenshots; you will also notice this app doesn't forget about stuff having participated with 0.2% only). You can give the free version a look if you're curious, it can do most of the stuff as well.


How to stop or cancel download in chrome android

To stop downloading some file in chrome you can do this:
Simply press cancel or x on notification where it shows that file is downloading or it shows remaining time, or you can longpress on that notification (if you don't have cancel button there) and press 'app info' when it opens app in app manager just simply force stop it.


Is there a weather app that can be moved to an SD card, with a separate widget program?

Separate widget app may be available in case when wigdet covers only a small subset of the main application functionality. However, for the weather app and weather app widget the main difference is the screen representation, the processing routines are almost the same. I'm sorry to say, but it's very unlikely to find the weather application with the separate widget.

Moreover, with the Froyo/Eclair moving into the obsolescence quite steady and newer version of Android having "unlimited" app storage in the range of 8-16GB, it's very unlikely the new developers will ever be inclined to make that kind of widget app.


Remove all contacts in phone that don't have a phone number

Most Phone/Contacts apps list all contacts, from all added accounts by default. There are several system and application options that could resolve this confusion:

From the Home screen, press the Menu key and go to Settings -> Accounts & Sync.
Under the Manage account section go through each account (by tapping on them,) and verify that the Sync Contacts option is only checked for accounts that you really want to have synchronized with the phone.
Open the Phone app and go to the "Contacts" tab. press the Menu button and tap the Display options button.
Check the box next to Only contacts with phones option to hide any contacts that don't have a phone number associated with them.
Under the Choose contacts to display section, expand any accounts that you've chosen to keep in sync in step 2, and select the groups you wish displayed in the Phone app by marking their check-box.

Keep in mind that some manufacturers have their own versions of Phone and Contacts apps, so the menu choices might be slightly different (or even missing altogether.)


If it's not available in the app settings, the functionality most likely simply isn't there. There are other clients you can use if it's important to you. If you want some tips for alternative apps, I suggest you look at The Best Alternative Android Apps to Manage All Your Email, or Google for a similar article.


Water damaged Nexus S turns on and runs but has unresponsive touchscreen

If the hardware is water damaged, then no sorry.

It is quite possible that the device still has a small amount of liquid inside it - I suggest crushing some chalk, and placing the entire device into the crushed chalk (it absorbs moisture).

Otherwise, I am sorry to say that you would be quite stuck and would have to go to a repair shop.


Are those log files in /storage/sdcard0/log necessary?

Usually the presence of logcat_cp_boot_radio*.log files point to an issue with the phone's modem.  It's possible that when you first rooted the device you flashed a ROM which contained a modem firmware that was either old, or slightly incompatible with your current carrier.  Besides amassing large amounts of these log files, you would see frequent disconnects and reconnects from cell and data services when the radio crashes and restarts.

While you can always keep deleting the log files every now and then to free up the memory, the larger issue will persist. In order to resolve the root cause of the RIL crash, you will need to install the proper radio firmware.  These differ based on geographic location, and sometimes on the carrier.

The first step is to find the modem version that is currently installed on your phone.  You can find this information in Settings -> About phone, under the "Baseband version." It should start with "i19100", and then followed by some letters and numbers.  The letters represent a geographic location:

  CE---> Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
  DC---> Thailand
  DD---> India
  DX---> Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
  DZ---> Malaysia, Singapore
  JA---> South Africa
  JC---> Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
  JP---> Arabic, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria,
  Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria
  JV---> Tunisia, Turkey
  UG---> North America
  UH---> Latin America, The Caribbean
  XE---> Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia,
  Ukraine
  XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom
  XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic,
  Spain, United Kingdom
  ZC---> China, Hong Kong
  ZH---> Hong Kong
  ZS---> China, Hong Kong
  ZT---> Taiwan

And the numbers represent the version, incremented alphabetically.  You should find the latest modem version based on the country you are in, and then flash it on your phone using either Odin, or Recovery (must be a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or TWRP, for example.)

A quick Google search yielded this site which contains ClockworkMod-formatted modems for the Galaxy S2 I9100 variant for various countries.  I'm not sure how recent it is, but this should start you off in the right direction.


Captions on with every video even if I switch it of

I u installed all the YouTube updates in the app store and now it seems to work OK, no more irritating captions.


How to check logs with no adb on KitKat after a reboot crash?

Neither of those will help you. The log in Android isn't written to disk: it's stored in a ring buffer in memory, and is lost when the device reboots.


It is actually not the hardware at all.

There is a special file in the android system called gps.conf. This file specifies the GPS servers that the device will use. Each manufacturer wants to use their own special GPS servers instead of the main ones from Google (some have different values for different devices). This means that different devices connect to different servers for the same goal: GPS tracking.

This means 2 things for lockon time:

The speed and hardware of the GPS servers the manufacturer has specified will determine the lockon time.
The amount of traffic going to those servers will also significantly affect lockon time.

This is why many Samsung phones have notoriously slow GPS lockon times. Additionally, some manufacturers specify gps servers that arent even on the same continent (they specify one set of general servers for everybody). This means that if the servers are in europe, the lockon times will be better for people in europe due to low latency and the people in the US wont be so lucky.

The fix for this is simple (editing the file and replacing them with more region specific gps servers) but this requires root access.


Got stuck with a Pop-up on the main screen

Thanks for all the helpful comments. Answer to: Determine which app is drawing on top of other apps? helped me a lot. I monitored the apps having special permission to put an overlay on top of other apps. I waited until the pop-up showed and with a little compare with the preceding apps list I could find the causing app. Thanks @Firelord.

So, I want to expose the app that caused this unwanted and annoying pop-up:

  Official name: Premium Wallpapers HD

  Package name: com.pixign.premiumwallpapers

  Play Store link:
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixign.premiumwallpapers&hl=en


Moving apps to folders within the app drawer using the stock launcher of Samsung Galaxy S4

I have an S4 (Build number I9505XXUBMGA) using the Nova launcher.

However, I've changed to the stock launcher, and testing your scenario. My apps are sorted alpabetically (View type > Alphabetical grid). So, I created 4 different folders that would be strategically placed in different pages.

In edit mode, I dragged 1 app to the every edge of the screen, and it moved to the next page. I looked for the folder and dropped it there. Success! :)

The key here is to drag it to the very edge of the screen. You will see a blue vertical line show up once you get to the very edge. Again, do not just move it within the page. Move it to the very edge.


How to perform a hardware reset of a galaxy tab S?

I ended up waiting for the power to completely dry up and it restarted.


Nexus 5x came with preinstalled android 7.0.0

It's most definitely refurbished.  Android 7 doesn't come preinstalled on the Nexus 5X brand new.


Does the official Google Plus Android client use HTTPS for automatic photo upload?

I have verified that Google+ version 2.4.1.271037 on Android 4.0.3 uses HTTPS for instant upload.

I did what @shambleh suggested and performed a network trace at my Internet gateway. Enabled instant upload, snapped a picture, and saw a bunch of traffic hitting Google servers (IP address 74.125.226.70, but remember this may change) on HTTP port 443. Using Wireshark, it's clear that the traffic is encrypted.


Any way to Stream Youtube Sound off of Nexus 7 to Yamaha Amp over Airplay?

You could try and exploit your receiver's support for the DLNA / UPnP protocols, by installing a DLNA / UPnP control point app, such as BubbleUPnP.


Insufficient space to save data in my mobile

It happens to me also. You can solve it very easily.

Go to file manager and open DCIM folder.
In DCIM folder you can find a hidden file named thumbnails. This should be a very large file. Delete that file.
Now check free space in your SD Card. (Thumbnails will be created automatically after deletion. So delete it every day to free space.)


If you're using the stock launcher, you can't.

If you use an alternative launcher like Nova Launcher or Apex Launcher (one which has support for scrolling & resizable widgets), then you can. Put the gmail widget on your homescreen by long-pressing and selecting the label of choice. THen long-press the widget itself and from the popup menu, choose RESIZE and resize the widget's dimensions as per your liking.

You haven't mentioned what version of Android you're using and Nova/Apex work only on v4+ (ICS). If you have an older gingerbread version, try ADW launcher. Instructions are similar, if not exactly the same.

You may also have to enable the functionality for "scrollable widgets" from within your launcher's settings panel to get the full benefit.


how can I get the Call & SMS log for an individual contact?

I thought that I may get some answers here, as it is, after many hours searching and trying various apps out, I have found a few apps that provide solutions myself, the best two of which I will list below.

I was looking for an app to show "call" & "sms" "history"/"logs", so using these search terms I found many, the best stand alone one I found is called "My Log" from "Intangible Solutions" which is able to search and list all calls and sms for any given number or multiple numbers in a very clear and easy to read format. The drawbacks is that it is heavily add supported and takes a little while to specify all the contact's numbers, as you have to select them one at a time, having said this, the results are brilliant.

The other I found via an associated app call "Call log+" which I tried and initially dismissed as it only gave me call log similar to the one found in the standard "Phone" dialler, however I later went back to it's associated app "Contacts+", which includes "Call log+", "Messages+" and "Dialler+", and then also installed "Merge+", "Emoji for Conacts+" and the "Contacts+ Widget" to get the full collection, which can replace the standard "Phone", "Contacts" and "Messaging" functions with much better versions, that do far more. The "Contacts+", which includes "Call Log+" does everything I wanted, in that I can instantly see a call log for any contact. The fact that "Contacts+" does a whole lot more beyond this is also fantastic, but it does exactly what I wanted, so job done.

I hope this may help others looking for the same missing (removed) feature, which because of how I use my phone, I would find hard to live without.


cannot longer share apps on latest version of Google Play Store

I am using a Nexus 4 with new version of PlayStore. I can see a "Share" button just below the "Reviews" section. You can check once again if you have missed it :)


How to shutdown android via ssh command?

reboot -p

was mentioned here which works for me on a rooted device. But someone mentioned here (see comments as well) that it's a bit harsh to simply shutdown without notice. So try something like this:

su -c 'am broadcast android.intent.action.ACTION_SHUTDOWN && sleep 5 && reboot -p'


How can you tell which version of an app is on your Android phone?

Go to Settings > application settings > manage application then tap on the app. It'll say the version you are running under the name. You shouldn't have to check though; If the app in the market doesn't say "Installed" then you don't have the most recent version.


My Android Samsung won't switch on or charge after it got wet

Now, if the phone doesn’t work, it’s time to accept defeat and take it to a professional and see if it can be salvaged. You can also claim insurance if you have it. Not to sound like a doctor, but after this point we have really done everything we could. Sometimes you just have to let the phone go.

http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-fix-water-damaged-phone-647461/


Unfortunately since you got it with mk2 you can't just install cwm or twrp. You can make a stock nandroid recovery backup. If you want to be able to flash roms in the future though, your going to need to look into the thread on XDA for your phone named Safestrap. I know they were working on getting it working on 4.3 but I'm not certain. It was originally made for anyone who took the mf3 firmware ota update which locked down the firmware and patched the loki exploit. I'm still using the old mdl bootloader so I haven't checked the status of Safestrap recently.


Boot into your Recovery in this way:

Shut down your device
Google for "(your device name) recovery"
In your recovery you can perform a factory reset.


Can we use Moto G2 with google Cardboard

Yes, your phone should fit. Only you will not be able to use ring button because moto g2 doesn't have magnetic sensor.


Can I create a wifi network on my WiFi-only Nexus 7?

For transferring files between tablet and computer via Wifi there are a few methods.

For file transfer between Android devices I personally use Superbeam. They also have a Windows app. On one device you select the files you want to send and it gives you a barcode and a Wifi name. On the other device, you scan the code or connect to the Wifi name and the file transfer will start.
FTP. There are different apps that turn your Android device into a FTP server. For this, I personally use Solid Explorer (has a free 14 day trial). It is a file explorer with FTP possibilities, but there are more than enough standalone FTP Server apps in the Store. With Solid Explorer, I go to Menu > File Sharing > Start. If you're connected to a Wifi network, it uses the IP address of your device (something like 192.168.x.x). If you're not connected, it will ask if it should set up a hotspot. Connect to the hotspot and enter the URL given for access. In windows you can make a shortcut in Explorer, so after you make it the first time you can just click on your shortcut.

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Nexus 5 not appearing in fastboot devices menu

Fixed it. Thought I already had the Google USB Drivers already installed but guess not.


My SGS3 is recognised but does not connect or transfer files, not even a backup!

I've had this issue with my S3 sometimes. Alternatively, what you could try is download and install the drivers from here: link. Or you could also try changing the USB mode from MTP mode to camera mode (from the notifications). Don't forget to restart after installing!


Best way to transfer photos from Android 4.4.4 to Windows 7

1) Use Air Droid Copy to comp, copy to phone [too long]

2) Switch on dropbox lan sync and transfer the photos by installing dropbox on your new phone too.

Both the methods will be a bit slow, but at least you can start the process and let things be taken care of.

[EDIT]
OP did not want cloud solutions, you can try out Dukto
No intermediate required :) There you go


Android 4.0.4 Where to Download su or sudo Binary?

As it was correctly stated by the GiantTree, adding su binaries won't help you much as you do not have root. After rooting they more than likely will be added by default.

What concerns adding missing commands to Andorid shell, then you'd better not to do that one by one, bur rather install Busybox. It contains a big set of predefined commands.


Weird folder keeps appearing in the internal memory

It looks like the folder which many developers use to store the image cache while parsing a json.

As can be seen from the folder name, the folder was introduced in some sort of tutorial or demo given to the developers who are trying to parse json in their apps. However, the takers of the tutorial continued to use the same code in their apps.

There's nothing to worry about this folder. It is just for caching the images and I believe it makes room in a number of Android apps.


Before encrypting you should:

Ensure all your contacts are associated with, and synced to, your Google account. This can be verified by viewing your contacts online at https://www.google.com/contacts.
Your photos and other media are backed up. Photos and videos can be automatically saved with the Google+ app. Any other files/data can be saved to your computer by connecting the Android device via USB and copying them over.
Make note of all installed apps.

You can’t reverse encryption on Android devices. If you decide you want a decrypted device you will have to perform a factory reset at which time all your data will be removed and lost. In addition, if the encryption fails or doesn't complete partial or full data loss will occur (the most common reason for this is power loss during the encryption process).


Android Pie only showing two folders to Android File Transfer

I have some tips for you to get it working because Android 9 lacks the notification popup which asks to select between modes(File Transfer, MIDI, PTP, No data transfer, Charging,etc.) when you plug your phone to your computer via USB.

You can try the following things:

Enable Developer Options.
Enable USB debugging.
Try changing USB port on your computer in which you are plugging your phone.
Make sure you are using data cable and not the charging cable.
Go to USB Default Configuration in Developer Options, there you will see different modes(File Transfer, MIDI, PTP, No data transfer, Charging,etc.) to choose from.
After selecting 'File Transfer', unplug and plug your phone again.

For more details, visit the link below: https://youtu.be/l8jP8YxDL5w


This can't be done in a totally automated fashion, as indicated by the accepted answer to this StackOverflow question. Basically, it's against the Android security model to allow Unknown Sources to be changed programmatically.


It seems like a very long process and it seems like it is very hard to reverse:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040025

From what I read you need to be pretty tech savvy to get this to work. If you have Ubuntu installed then it is a little bit easier.

You need to know how to partition a hard drive and things like that, if you are not very Linux savvy I would probably give this one a pass. If you are very Linux savvy or you are just dying to have Android then I will help you through it, but it will be a lot of instructions and it will take a very long time. And as with any non-official Android port, there are a couple of weird problems with it, but it seems they can all be fixed with work arounds.

I hope this info helped you, let me know if you decide that you are dead set on getting Android on your device. I will try to give you some pointers to help you along the way.


How to apply the latest security patches on Nokia 3.1?

Getting the latest update can be a bit trick on some Android devices. There are devices known where the "Check of updates" does not every time really check for updates, on such devices hammering the "Check of updates" button 10-20 times can help. I don't know if this also applies for Nokia 3.1.

Another "update blocker" is if your device is branded by a Mobile Network Operator (MNO). In such a case the MNO also has to release the update which can take weeks to months. Therefore IMHO buying a MNO branded device is a bad idea.

Third online updates are never rolled out to each and every device at the same time. Consider a new release that requires the download of ~300 MB that is released for 1 million devices. If all devices would start download at the same time or within a short time frame this would cause a denial-of-service attack against the download server. Therefore updates are usually released step-by-step to the devices. If your device belongs to an "early" or a "later" update group is invisible to the user.

If Nokia provides a PC based update software you may be able to update your device using it. Such a PC based update mechanism is usually not restricted to certain devices as it is not widely used.


Can online games from websites be played in Android? Simply answered, yes. Online browser based games are designed to be OS agnostic and work on any hardware using standard software. That said, because of Android and device limitations, it is with some caveats as you are discovering with things like controls, and in some cases web browser plug-ins, or things like Flash, may not work because of the browser(s) available for Android.

That said, in your specific instance where keyboard controls are required, it might not be possible to play the game without some kind of external device like a keyboard or mouse, which most Android devices support via Bluetooth and some via USB-OTG.


Fire OS 5 mount -o remount,rw fails as root

You can also try with: mount -o rw,remount /system . For some devices this works fine.

root@angler:/ # mount -o rw,remount /system
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ # mount -o remount, rw /system
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ # mount -o rw,remount /system
root@angler:/ #
root@angler:/ # getprop | grep build
[ro.bootimage.build.date]: [Fri May 6 06:19:55 EDT 2016]
[ro.bootimage.build.date.utc]: [1462529995]
[ro.bootimage.build.fingerprint]: [google/nexus_angler/angler:6.0.1/MTC19T/nate05060618:userdebug/test-keys]
[ro.build.characteristics]: [nosdcard]
[ro.build.date]: [Fri May  6 06:18:32 EDT 2016]
[ro.build.date.utc]: [1462529912]
[ro.build.description]: [angler-user 6.0.1 MTC19T 2741993 release-keys]
[ro.build.display.id]: [MTC19T]

I just did the test now on my device, Nexus 6P. As you see, both commands are valid and system applies them. Why was my answer down voted?


As of October 2012, this is not supported. From TabletPCReview:

  The function only serves as a bookmark currently, meaning users can't
  share their list with others as "subtle" hints of future gifts.

There doesn't seem to be any app in Google Play that deals with the wishlist either. Perhaps the API for this is closed.


Using the same Skype number on computer and phone

Install Skype application for your phone
Login using your Skype ID & Password (which you are using on your system).


How can I fix a Droid Razr Maxx's power button?

The power button is handled at a very low level by something like a watchdog, so if it's not working, the problem is probably in hardware, not software. That means it probably needs physically replacing. Take it to a repair shop and have them check it out.

Even if you don't think you did anything to break it, it could be the result of an earlier impact: e.g. it cracked the circuit board, but only after continued use has the crack broken the electrical circuit.


I want to advertise, but I don't want to publicize my personal#...unsure what options are available? (android handset Tracfone service)

Google Voice was the only free service for getting a "new phone #", that - when someone calls it - would ring my cellphone.  I control it from my google-account, it works quite well but not well enough for me for primary business # (will still keep & use it as backup/for certain use)
Also there's plenty of app-based ways of getting a 2nd number, but google voice is the only free one.


How can I easily deny other apps from accessing my personal data?

Short answer with two letters: No.
TL;DR
Whatever app you use to work with your contacts, SMS, and phone – they will need to access your contacts, SMS, and phone (how else should that work?), so alternative apps for that won't be much help. With the exception of those few which use own databases (I know of some calendar apps that do this, but did not yet encounter any such contacts/dialer/SMS app), which would not work with contacts (how shall the dialer or messages app then access them, except it's built into the very same app?).
Let's assume you find such an all-in-one contacts app using its own storage: you had to trust it as well that it doesn't initiate calls to some premium numbers (or send SMS there) in the background, and (in case it has the INTERNET permission) send all your private data "to some cloud".
So as Dan pointed out in his comment on your question: If you have concerns about an app that asks for permission to access something, don't install it.
With root
If, on the other hand, you decide to root your device, there are several solutions available to restrict apps. Just to name some: LBE, PDroid, XPrivacy. for details, please check with What information does stock Android send to Google by default, and how do I opt-out? and how to fake my personal information.


Installing Nexus Images on other devices

You can only use images specifically made for your own device. Unlike common Linux Live CD images, Android images usually comes only with the drivers for the particular device it was intended for to save space. It's highly unlikely you'll be able to run an image designed for another device well, unless the hardware on the device is extremely similar to the original device.

Many modders compiles from source code and spends a lot of time figuring out the compilation flags that excludes the drivers they don't need while making sure it includes the ones they need, and tweaking the settings to optimize it for the device; this may be difficult on some device if the manufacturers don't release all their source code or if they didn't publish the settings they used in their own images. Some modders swaps compiled modules from another device with similar hardware into a base image that is known to work on their device; this is essentially trial and error though because there's no guarantee it will work at all. In some extreme cases, there has been times where modders felt that the manufacturer has done an extremely poor job on certain driver and rewrite the entire driver from scratch.

In any of these methods, you need to be very familiar with both kernel and the hardware on the device. It's generally easier if the manufacturer released vanilla images and/or their compilation settings.

Unlike the compiled binaries, APKs are generally interchangeable though, because they are compiled in Dalvik instead of ARM. Often it's possible to get a sneak peak of later device's feature by side loading the right APKs. This is why it's often possible to install newer launchers and keyboards on previous versions of Android.


Samsung seems to provide similar software on its devices, so this procedure from a different Samsung device (Galaxy Tab 3) will probably hold.

Open the Menu > Settings > Application Manager

Use the right-most panel "All", and scroll the list to find the application(s) you want to disable. Click the button to do so (generally labelled "Disable" or "Turn Off", or similar).

You generally cannot uninstall pre-loaded apps without rooting the device.


How to decrypt an undecryptable micro SD card?

I finally find a solution in an recovery-android.com comment by vid971 :

  Go to Lock Screen and Security and select None and Keep Fingerprints. You will then be asked for setting up a password.
  Remove the SD Card from the phone and Reboot.
  When phone has rebooted put your SD Card back in. You will have windows prompts, for you Sim card Pin and Mobile Data usage, and after
  that you'll be on the Encrypt SD Card page. Click Encrypt. As your
  card is already encrypted it will be fast.

  From then your SD Card should be recognised again and usable.


Can't connect to Wi-Fi with special characters in the name

Have you tried installing Portugese* as a language in your phone settings? Your current language obviously does not contain that character. If you download and install the Portugese* language pack for your phone, it should recognize that character in the Wi-Fi network name.

Alternately, you could try to manually add the Wi-Fi network to your phone using the network SSID. Simply type in the correct SSID (network name) with the special character instead of trying to auto-detect the network.

EDIT:

As a quick and dirty solution, you could also use an app like WiFi Connection Manager which claims to be able to handle special characters.

Also, according to this page (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/39352/unable-to-connect-to-a-wifi-network-with-a-special-ssid), it seems like the default Android encoding of SSID's is the source of your problem. The only fix I've seen is using an app or writing your own driver or script to connect to the network using the correct encoding for special characters.


Can I remove a virus by flashing my android?

All this behaviour can occur if the application you used to root your phone installs some kind of malware or you get a malware at a later point. You cannot remove this by a factory reset as it does not remove root or system apps and does not rewrite the system partition. Your only rescue here is to download SP Flash Tool and flash your system image, as flashing a system image rewrites your system partition and will remove every unwanted app, but you will lose root. If you want to root it again use SuperSU with TWRP. It will not install any malware and your problem will get resolved.


Is MIUI just another version of CYanogen Mod?

As far as I can tell MIUI is a ROM developed by Xiaomi Inc and was designed to mimic iOS more than other android ROMs. It has been available to install on many devices for a while as well as for their own brand of high end Chinese Android devices (http://www.mi.com/en/).

As far as I know, its only relation to CyanogenMod is that MIUI used the core backbone of CyanogenMod to build upon in creating its own ROM and so will share some commonalities/similarities but they have always been available separately and often compared to each other as 'competition' choices with people favouring one of the other for their differences in overall design in the end product.


Change functionality of menu key to recent apps

The Xposed module Xposed Additions works with pretty much any ROM from Gingerbread up, and you can remap any physical button on the phone.


Android tablet not connecting to Wi-Fi while previously did

I have resolved this issue myself. Here is what I did to resolve it:

Accessed wireless router's settings. Please remember I do not have access to ADSL router which is connected to the internet.
The linksys wireless router setting has "Wireless" menu. Under this menu, click on "Wireless MAC Filter".
Click on "Enabled" radio button.
Click on "Prevent listed computers from accessing the wireless network" radio button. I saw a list of MAC addressed in this list. One of the MAC addresses was that of the tablet which was not connecting. I removed this from this list and VOILA!!!! my tab was happy :)

(I still don't know how it got into this list!!)


Unlock the SMS Limit on Android Marshmallow

This method work on a non-rooted phone, I use it on Android 7/8:

On the phone, install Settings Database Editor and open it
On the PC, install the driver for your phone, then connect to the phone using a USB cable
Download this zip file containing a folder with minimal ADB and extract it to a folder
Open a command prompt and browse to the extracted directory
Type adb devices to check if the phone has been detected by the PC. If the status is "unauthorized", a pop-up should appear on the phone, accept it to allow ADB to communicate with it
Type

adb shell pm grant by4a.setedit22 android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

to allow the app to overwrite Android settings
Restart the phone
Open the app and add a new setting in these categories: system, secure, global. Push "+Add new settings" button on the top, then input sms_outgoing_check_max_count with value 99999
Restart the phone

And now you can send a lot of messages.


File Explorer Can See Folder But Can't See File Windows 10 Network Sharing

Most apps that can access SMB/CIFS shares only support SMBv1 which is deprecated and disabled on new Windows systems. Windows 10 by default only suports SMBv2 and SMBv3.

SMBv1 is mainly disabled because of security problems that simplify an infection of your computer e.g. by a worm.

From what I have read ES-FileExplorer currently only supports SMBv1. Therefore I assume this may be the cause for the problem you have observed.

The number of apps that support at least SMBv2 is currently not very long. The following apps seem to support SMBv2 or at least claim to do so:

Solid Explorer
AndSMB
FX File Explorer
X-plore File Manager


You can side-load any Android app provided you have the APK.

However, by default these phones do not come pre-installed with Google's core applications like the Play Store. But you can "hack" the devices and install Google Apps. Needless to say it will void warranty and root access is required.

There is this guide in XDA Forums that should help people install Google Services on their Nokia X device.


It sounds like he started a reset and you turned it off when doing so.
Turn it on and if it boots up go into settings back up resart/reset go to the last 1 on the list it will reboot into boso. Useing the home button to go down the list to clean and reset use the power to enter it will then resart ur tablet if u can not do this a phone shop shoud be able to help reboot it for u hope this help


Automatically forward specific WhatsApp group messages as SMS

Nothing is really impossible per say unless not allowed; restriction may be the veil that may prevent such a process and or action.


How Can I Pass Bootloader (Huawei Y200 stuck logo/ Boot-Loop)

I had the same problem with my y200.

Go to huaweidevice.com and download the firmware.
Extract the folder downloaded and copy it to the SD card.
Insert the sd card into the phone.
Press vol up & down key at the same time + power button, then a message installing package comes up.
Then wait until the phone reboots.

That's how its done


How to clear an Android device without losing root?

Performing a factory reset doesn't make you lose root access, since the root handling app (SuperSU or KingUser or whatever) is installed as a system app and only the /data and /cache partitions are formatted by a factory reset. The /system partition remains unaffected.


How to prevent Whitescreen occurence in Kitkat

If you have rooted device

Go to root > data >system_layout

open background.xml and set backgrounnd as transparent.


That was my post (actually, with the JB update, rooting got even easier) – so maybe I can help you a second time:

Initial note:

IMPORTANT: Unlocking the bootloader on the O4X only works with Firmware V20 (approved for V20A and V20B; as OP hjust upgraded using the official tools, most likely V20C works as well). To check what firmware you're on, go to Settings › About Phone › Software Information – last entry there should read "Software version", starting with "P880XXY". If XX is a 20, you're fine; if it's a 10, you'll need to upgrade your device first.

Official approach

XDA Developers has a post describing the procedure. Requirements are similar to the ones in my "rooting answer", so you should already meet them. According to that "official LG procedure", the steps are as follows:

fully charge your device to 100%
connect your phone in LG software mode (or simply enable usb-debugging)
run: adb reboot oem-unlock

Alternative approach #1

As that failed for you (and not only you, others report that as well), let's look for an alternative approach. In another thread, XDA features an unlock tool for our O4X. I just found this now when looking for a different post – and wondered about the "relock" part: AFAIK, the O4X uses FUSEs for the lock status. Once blown, there's no way back. Obviously, that XDA member found a way around that (using a boot-loader hack): "by using this program you have 16 chances to unlock relock bootloader before all fuses blown".

Alternative approach #2

That's rather a "last resort" if everything else fails: Blow all the related FUSEs directly. Again described in an XDA thread (note the original/initial post has some errors, so here's a corrected version):

open a terminal (or use adb shell)
make yourself root (run su)
get the actual FUSE state by executing cat /sys/firmware/fuse/odm_reserved > /data/local/tmp/odm_reserved
in the created file, change the line 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000040000000c8
write it back: cat /data/local/tmp/odm_reserved > /sys/firmware/fuse/odm_reserved

While this directly blows the FUSEs, it has one advantage over the "official method": No data lost, as no factory-reset is performed – a fact it most likely shares with "alternative approach #1" ;)

Check results

Whatever approach you took: You can check the results in "Hidden Menu" (dial 3845#*880#).


Try wiping data and cache, and if it doesn't help, reflash ROM to your phone via KDZ Updater.


ADB status offline when trying to root Kindle Fire

I had the same problem with Kindle Fire Utility, and I actually figured this out.

The install_drivers.bat replaces the driver, which is not what you want! You need both drivers in place, the regular Amazon Kindle one, and the ADB driver. To get it to work:

Uninstall the Android ADB driver in Device Manager (right click to do this)
In Device Manager, right click the Kindle device and select "Update Driver Software", then point it to the included Kindle Fire Utility folder that has the driver /drivers/kindle

Then, it finally worked -- both drivers were in place -- then ADB showed up as online and I could get root, and do all the other stuff with KFU.


Emoji's are special "character" codes. Really, just numbers that all* software agrees that a particular number means a particular emoji.

Custom "fonts" change how those are finally displayed to the user—how exactly each emoji looks. But under the hood, it is just sending/receiving a number.

So when another user gets a message including an emoji number, it loads up the fonts that user's device thinks that emoji number matches.

No other data is transmitted besides that number.

Therefore no, there is no way (through standard SMS/MMS/IM protocols) to supply which custom "font" you used.

The only way for this to be possible if both sender and receiver agree to use a special communication tool that adds the extra "font" information to the message.

I'm not aware of any specifically do this. Others may correct me on this. But either way, there isn't a standard communication protocol to share an "emoji" font choice.

** Well, most software, agrees on emoji codes. There are some companies that disagree in some cases. This is a known issue with emojis. There is a standardization committee, but again, not everyone agrees with them. Keep hope though; emojis are more standard these days then they were in the past. And maybe the standard will extend to allow for communicating custom emojis (or whole custom emoji fonts) over the protocols? Hopefully, one day in the future, we will have a utopia of emoji agreement from all!


The only way to get rid of the Google Play Services app would be to root your phone. However,  before even going there, know that any Google App requires Google Play Services and would not work without it.  Google Play Services is essentially an API for all of the Google Apps.  Without the API, the apps would be useless.

A better solution than uninstalling such an important app is to buy a MicroSD Card.  They are extremely inexpensive and are only around $15.00.  Your phone supports up to 32 GB of expansion, so you would definitely have enough room for the app afterwards.  Then root your phone, download Titanium Backup and convert Google Services to a user app. After that, use Link2SD to move it to your SD card.


How to unhide my review that had been hidden by app developer?

Normally, I would be right there with you about getting the code released and would go and fight with you, however they have made some changes, one of which being the licensing.
According to their website, they no longer use the GPL license, which started with version 2.7. They still have a commercial license available.

Sources
Until release 2.7, FBReader source code was dual licensed: GPL and commercial. Unfortunately, GPL violations were too regular. Since 2.7 the source code is only available for a fee. Please contact us for information about the commercial license.
The full sources of FBReader 2.6.15 for Android 2.x are available under the GPL from the git repository at GitHub.

If you were to look at the Wikipedia page, which uses a web archive page as the source, it will tell you that they use a GPL and commercial license. That need to be updated to reflect the new information.
Now, as to your review, what the app publishers are doing is correct. You are technically in the wrong. It is misinformation that you are posting and gives bad credit to the owners.


What is the difference between .dex and .apk file?

Actually, an APK file is a ZIP file, where you can found the Magic Number PK in the file header. It contains not only classes.dex but also other meta files such as AndroidManifest.xml which contains the basic configuration of this file.

A .dex file is just... uh, I regard it as a "real" executable, like an .exe file in Windows or an ELF in Linux, which contains the machine code(for Dalvik VM).


What does vga=844 means and what other values are there?


How to hide Vibrate status bar icon on CM12?

An alternative would be to use a different theme's status icons. You're using Hexo theme's status icons as it seem at first glance. You can choose to change the whole theme or just the status icons by an other theme's status icons under Settings → Themes. This answer should help you out.

Try the icons of System (Android) theme or download others themes using Themes app (a system app).

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Unfortunately, i do not believe there is any way, unless you are on a 3rd generation and up version of the kindle fire.

If you do have a kindle fire 3 and above, you could attempt to install google play store unofficially on the tablets, and find apps there that can do just what your asking, including youtube kids for them, and set an age limit on that app.

I personally do not recommend amazon tablets, as they dont come with a google play store pre-installed.

As to this link, it states that you must:

"Go to settings > Security > click on enable unknown sources"
Download Google Account Manager on your device
Download Google Services Framework on your device
"If you have the 2017 Fire HD 8 download" Google Play Store - Fire 8 otherwise Google play store - other
Install apps from .apk in order (Google account manager, Google Services Framework, Google Play Store)

The above method is for a tablet that has not been rooted, if you dont know what rooting is, it probably is not rooted.

I hope this helped


Android w/o gapps. How to get purchased apps

I like to use this: GooglePlayDownloader

Though I had to edit the source code to get it to work for me.

You can browse the play store from your pc and also search for any updates to your apk's you have downloaded. I then adb install the apk's I downloaded.

I run it under linux but it is written in python so should be cross platform.

As said in your comments you use your google account but this software is local and not on a web server. Plus it is open source so you can trust in what your account is being used for.

You will need:

Google Email
Google Password
Android ID
Laguage Code (example: en_US)

You may also be interested in a project called microG. It mocks the gapps but doesn't actually provide any functionality.


Reset the password of multiuser account with root

GOT IT - very easy:

Using your favorite Root - Only File Manager, navigate to /data/system/users

and the propriate users subdirectory (10 , 11 , 12 ...) and there just rename or delete the passwort.key file

After doing so - the account can be unlocked with easy finger wipe !!!

Hope that helps also others !!!


Custom ringtone not working on Nexus 4 since OTA Lollipop

On my Nexus 4, for ringtones snipped by Ringdroid the following worked:
Ringdroid saves to the following folders:
sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
sdcard/media/audio/notifications
sdcard/media/audio/alarms
I copy-and-deleted the ringtones from those locations to the following folders:
sdcard/Ringtones
sdcard/Notifications
sdcard/Alarms

This left duplicate entries in the Android settings and messaging settings.  To fix that I then cleared the Cache Partition from the recovery in the bootloader by the following directions:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-5994
Here's a short version:
Power off
All three hard keys for about 10 seconds to enter the bootloader menu
Uses arrow keys to select Recovery Mode and power to activate
Power and Volume Up (to actually get into recovery menu I guess?)
volume to "Wipe Cache Data" and hit power
Return to bootloader
Start

You can now set ringtones and they will actually work.


Installing APK signed with different key possible through adb install -r?

Rootless method:

As is mentioned above, you can uninstall an app while keeping its data with adb.

adb shell pm uninstall -k PACKAGE

Do note that it failed to keep data in my test case.

Then you can install the new app with adb install.
Be aware that adb uninstall is invalid as there's no uninstall subcommand for adb. You must connect to a shell on your device and run pm from that shell. However install is a subcommand for adb but it does not take any options, so if you want to run adb install -r you must type in adb shell pm install -r instead.

Root method (Recommended):

If you have root, you should never miss Xposed Framework. Get Xposed Framework and get XInstaller. Navigate to "Installer Settings", scroll down and tick "Disable Signature Check". Now you can install the replacement app in any way you like.


Does data have priority over voice when making calls on 3G?

Voice and data are handled independently in 3G- voice uses circuit switching and data on packet switching. Hence, priority of one over another is not correct as claimed. For additional details see this

Frequent call drops could be due to other reasons like tower density, frequency used, congestion, Overloading etc, which can be addressed by your carrier. Your signal can be strong, yet you may face call drops or not being able to connect because of these issues


Is a phone's ROM and Firmware the same thing?

It's probably the same thing although ROM is supposed to be the area / location where stuff is only ever written once (during manufacture / initial flashing).


How can I sync the Google keyboard's clipboard with Android's clipboard?

The actions in these answer are from a Galaxy Note 8 which is nearly identical to your device. Unfortunately I do not know any way to sync them and as far as I know, it is not possible. However, I can explain this behavior.

The clipboard is a feature of the keyboard which is nothing but an application that registers itself as an Input Method with the android operating system.

What you are referring to as the android clipboard is actually the clipboard from the Samsung keyboard. This keyboard is better integrated with the Samsung environment. Here's how you can switch to the clipboard from the Samsung keyboard:

Long Press on the globe like button:

Click on the Samsung keyboard in the list that opens:

Find the clipboard icon from the options on the keyboard, possibly in the extended list that is visible upon clicking on the 3 dots:

Particularly in certain text boxes like the email compose section, this clipboard is disabled for some reason:

Which is why you cannot use this clipboard everywhere even when you longpress in the area to bring up the clipboard shortcut.

To switch back to Google's keyboard, you can bring down the notification area and click on the change keyboard button:

However; since these are 2 different applications; there seems to be no way to synchronize them since the clipboard feature is probably not universally standardized.


Haptic Feedback with Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy mini 2

The Haptic Feedback is a global setting provided by your phone, you can turn it off by:

Click your device "menu" button";
Tap "Settings"
Tap "Sound";
Tap "Haptic feedback" to remove the green tick, thus disabling this feature.

What is "haptic feedback"?

Haptic feedback, often referred to as simply "haptics", is the use of the sense of touch in a user interface design to provide information to an end user. When referring to mobile phones and similar devices, this generally means the use of vibrations from the device's vibration alarm to denote that a touchscreen button has been pressed. In this particular example, the phone would vibrate slightly in response to the user's activation of an on-screen control, making up for the lack of a normal tactile response that the user would experience when pressing a physical button. The resistive force that some "force feedback" joysticks and video game steering wheels provide is another form of haptic feedback.

More about this at Wikipedia.


Android 4.1.1 system is consuming 4GB of my memory?

Yes, you have an 8GB tablet.  How Android partitioning works is there is a NAND flash chip, and then it's basically split up into system storage (/system) and otherwise, and user accessible storage (/data) and possibly (in some cases), /sdcard (note that I'm talking about the emulated legacy SD Card, not your expansion slot.

So, when they say it's an 8GB tablet, they're correct.

EDIT:

Looking at your df output...  Blksize refers to the maximum length, in bytes, of a file storage block.  You don't have to worry about that column.  What we're focused on is all the other partitions.  Let's start at the top:

/dev contains device nodes.  Don't worry about the reported size - it has no effect on your storage.

/mnt/asec and /mnt/obb are each partitioned with 443.2MB.  With those two partitions (required by the system), you have 886.4MB, rounding up.

/system (where Android lives) is partitioned at 607.4MB, which will bring our total up to 1.5GB.

/data is where all user preferences and settings are stored.  When you do a factory reset, you are wiping the /data partition.  Adding in the 1.2GB from there, we have a total of 2.7GB.

/cache is also required by Android, and with a 629.9MB partition, we're at 3.3GB.

/mnt/external_sd is your external SD card.  Forget about that for now.

/mnt/sdcard is the internal SD card - a partition of user accessible storage in the internal memory.  It's set at 4.5GB - which is what your vendor is reporting.

Add all these partitions together, and we have a total of 7.8GB which is correct for an 8GB tablet.

Storage manufacturers report storage in decimal, meaning 1000MB = 1GB.  However, in binary, 1024MB = GB, so that's why you have a discrepancy.


How to disable the guest feature WITHOUT having to be the only user

This one works for me on Android 5.0.1 and 5.1.1

Open a terminal, grant it root access then run

settings put global guest_user_enabled 0

You don't need to add fw.max_users=1 to your build.prop. It prevents more accounts from being created besides disabling guest feature. The above method only shuts off guest while leaving the "more users" option available.

Alternatively, if you don't need dynamically creating & deleting extra users, you can create a few before proceeding.

Add this line to your build.prop.

fw.max_users=2

The multi-user settings will stil be available from your Settings app, but a guest (or any extra account) is kept from being created.


I flashed Samsung Galaxy S and now it won't start beyond logo screen

If, as you say, you can get into download mode (Odin), then you can use the Odin desktop app to re-flash the stock firmware. I encountered the same symptoms multiple times for different reasons, and re-flashing the stock firmware fixed it.
The process is a bit tedious but not too complicated:

Download and install the Odin desktop app.

Obtain the firmware files. You can get them from samfirmware.com. For most Galaxy S4 models you can find them through GalaxyS4Root.com, which I find quicker. (You don't need an account to download, you just need to solve the advertising Captcha at the bottom.)

Boot your device to Odin mode by holding the volume down button, menu button, and power button. Add the power button to the combination last, and hold for a few seconds, until you see the warning that says A custom OS can cause critical problems..., then press the volume up button, which should bring up a screen that says Downloading...Do not turn off target!:

Connect the device to the computer with a USB cable. The Odin app on the computer should print the message Added!! in the message area in the lower left corner.

Click the PDA button, and browse to the firmware file with an .md5 extension (you may need to unzip the file you downloaded in step 2). Odin will go through a verification process. If you get an error message about a version mismatch, that means your .md5 file is for the wrong build number. The filename should include the build number (e.g. I545VRUNFNC5). If you don't know the build number—and obviously can't find out because you can't boot the device—just try all the firmware files available for your model.

Click Start. On the device, you should see some messages in red text (START followed by some numbers in brackets), and a blue progress bar. Wait for the process to complete and restart the device.

Be very careful to make sure the process is not interrupted!. If that happens, you can brick the phone (and I mean truly brick it; it's only soft-bricked at this point). Use a computer that's plugged into a power source, make sure your USB connection is not loose, and walk away from the general area until it's finished. Maybe leave the house and take a drive somewhere to make sure the vibrations of your footsteps don't disturb the connection. If that sounds exaggerated, that may be because I'm going through the pain of an interrupted firmware flash as I type this. ;)


How to use two different numbers in the same phone via WhatsApp?

There are multiple possibilities:

Some stock/custom ROMs (e.g. MIUI) let you create a new user with a non-zero ID by utilizing the Multiple Users / Work Profile feature of Android. You can switch between accounts and almost all installed user apps can be duplicated with unique settings/data for each user.
You can use some dual account app; a kind of OS-level virtualization or containerization. There are numerous on Play Store like Parallel Space. But personally, I don't recommend this option as these apps are a burden on resources and may slow down the device or reduce battery timing. Most of those require too many permissions, seem focused on ads, user stats, analytics, and tracking for monetizing. Shelter is an open-source (FOSS) app if you go for this option.
Another option is to use a modded WhatsApp with a different package name e.g. GBWhatsApp. That will work in parallel with the official WhatsApp release. Be aware of illegality and malware when going for non-official apps.


As your comment suggested on the other answer (now deleted), you can't.

The Android Marketplace app on Honeycomb seems to be very close to the web version which (at the time of posting) didn't allow ratings/comments.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!


While the phone is connected to this Wi-Fi that needs log-in, it's keeping the Wi-Fi module busy. The phone can't scan for other Wi-Fi networks. Apps might see that there's a Wi-Fi connection and try to use it, expecting to get the Internet but actually just burning power for nothing. The phone also disconnects from mobile data while a Wi-Fi connection is active (though this is just from the way it's designed).

Disconnecting from the useless Wi-Fi connection keeps the mobile data connection alive, so you still have Internet access. Apps aren't trying to use a connection that's useless to them. And it lets the phone keep scanning for other networks, which you might be able to use without log-in.

I don't understand why you want to "solve this problem": everything works as designed. When you use the "Sign into Wi-Fi network" notification, the phone can immediately reconnect and you can sign in and get a working connection. Automatically disconnecting from captive Wi-Fi portals lets your phone keep working before you're ready to sign in, and it doesn't stop you signing in when you're ready. There's no problem at all.

If you want to sign in automatically, avoiding the disconnect and reconnect entirely, we have a very old question about signing into captive portals, but I'm not sure if the answers are still relevant to newer Android versions.


Android 5.0.2 hide navigation bar on Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50

The first thing you do literally disables SystemUI, including lock screen, status bar and navigation bar, hence you get black screen on reboot. Whoever told you to do that... deal with him.

Simply use the old build.prop trick (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) or apps like GMD Hide Soft Keys.


how do I get rid of this google searchbar?

The search bar is a built-in part of the default launcher and can't be moved or disabled. The least invasive way to get rid of it is to install a new launcher of your choice and use that instead of the default one. The old launcher is still installed, and will come back when you uninstall the new one, so the question is just whether you ought to install software on this device you've borrowed.


Deleting emails in the online GMail list, does not delete them on my Android 2.2 Samsung Galaxy S, is this normal?

Aha I have found it : the emails were still in the trash. Once I viewed the trash, highlighted them all, and than choose the 'Delete permanently', than when syncing on the device, the 'deleted' mails were gone too.

GAThrawn was so convincing in his reply that they should have been deleted, I investigated some more ... thanks.

I will keep my answer here, since it might help others in the future.


Nexus 7 won't boot after being powered down...unless plugged in

I just double-checked mine, and it boots fine without the charger (battery at 64%).  I suspect your unit is faulty.


You can change the behavior of holding home button even as non-root user (at least on my LG G Flex 2 with Android version 6.0.1):

Settings - Apps - Configure apps - Default Apps (in Advanced section) - Assist & voice input - here touch the text "Assist app Google app" not the icon on the right edge - here select None.


Advertising on website opens Google Play Store. How can I prevent that?

Better way - block it on that site.

Try installing Adblock Plus for Android. According to Adblock Plus official website it
"Blocks banners, pop-ups and video ads - even on Facebook and YouTube".


This looks like a corrupted file. You most probably pulled the cable before everything was written to disk. Compare original and copied file by calculating both md5sums and see if they match:

Open office' site has a comprehensive guide how to do that on Windows and Linux (same on MacOS).
http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html


Can I create a contact in a particular contact group on Android 2.2?

Open the contact, click menu-->edit and scroll down.
You should see a drop down box titled groups just below the email addresses.  Click that and you can then select the groups the contact should be a member of.


Where can I confirm that my HTC One XL is evita model?

According to the Wikipedia article, all the HTC One XL devices fall under the Evita model. Evita is just the code name for the device. Just about every device is initially manufactured with a "codename". This is more just like an internal name for the device. This could be because they have not decided on a "public brand" for the device yet, or just because they want to call it something else internally.

Sometimes the codename resides in the model name in the Settings -> About Phone. But if you have adb access to your device, you can do something like:

> adb shell
$ getprop

this will dump out all the properties that are configured during the boot process. one of them, probably something like ro.product.device will contain the value evita.


Best file system for an external SD card

The answer to your question is built into your phone's OS.
1. Put the SD card in your phone
2. Reformat the SD card with your phone(Settings --> Storage/Storage & USB)
3. The file system on the freshly formatted SD card is the type that will give   you the best performance with your phone.
4. Outside the context of your phone the optimum file system is another story.


Read product reviews and find better alternatives by scanning barcode

I use ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner to scan barcodes and check for reviews. It works with Google books and other services. You can also let it search online; it will open your browser and search the barcode.

I'm not sure about alternatives, though. But if it takes you to Amazon, Amazon can give you recommendations.


Do a system wipe and reinstall. This significantly sped up my Sensation.


Microphone "speaker mode" sensitivity with headphones plugged in?

You could get a mic/speaker splitter cable, which separates the input and output of the phone's jack into separate jacks for mic and speakers. Then use the mic port to run a separate microphone to your dash or steering wheel column.


Because ADB doesn't backup anything other than apps. Google accounts  are stored with the rest of the web accounts in the device. It is a database file insider your user directory, ultimately, not part of any app.

As for security settings, the settings are scattered amongst android, SettingsProvider app and some files under /data/system. Those two apps do not participate in backup and restore infrastructure of the device, so that explains why they weren't restored.

If you want to check, try taking backup of those packages individually. You would fail everytime, irrespective of device
.


How to control the volume of an android device from a pc

I am proud to announce that I have just published an application on Google Play Store and Github to address this exact problem.
It is (and will remain) free, without ads, and open source.
It will let you control the sound volume of your Android device remotely, easily, from any device that has a web browser (this includes PC or iPhone per example) and is connected to the same local network (Wifi).
You can get it :
on Google Play Store : Web Remote Volume Control
on GitHub : tanaka42/androidapp-webremotevolumecontrol
Some times ago, I did land on this stackexchange question when searching how to control volume remotely easily. I did try the Vysor+SliderWidget solution, it did work, but I was not happy with that. Moreover that solution did not include iPhone as the remote controller. So I have built this app for myself, but finally I have decided to make it public.
If it can be useful to even a single person, I will be very happy.
EDIT : my app now has more than 150 users located all around the world : I am very happy :D


Yes there is!

Today Netflix released an offical App.

Netflix Blog post about release.

Currently Netflix playback is supported on the following phones:

HTC Incredible with Android 2.2
HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3
HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2
HTC G2 with Android 2.2
Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3

If you don't have one of these devices but you do have an HTC or Samsung device you can try this method here to make the Netflix app work on your device.  I have not tried this myself as I have one of the supported devices.  Try this at your own risk


How do I access my Google Assistant notes from my computer?

When you first make a note, Google Assistant normally asks you if you want them saved in Keep or Gmail...

If you selected Gmail, open https://mail.google.com on your PC and look for the Notes section on the left column.

If you selected Keep, go to https://keep.google.com and they should be there.


Restoring one application data from ClockModRecovery Backup

Yes, it is:

Titanium Backup can restore from nandroid backups (which is what CWM created)
AppExtractor can extract individual apps/data from Nandroid backups
Nandroid Browser lets you... guess what :)
and then there's Nandroid Manager to browse them, restore single items, etc.

Further readings:

the nandroid tag-wiki
Restore only part of nandroid image
Extract App Data from Nandroid / CWM Backup


I'm looking for a way to work offline with Google Tasks

GTasks allows you to work with you task list offline on your phone and then sync when you have internet as do most task managers that sync with Google Tasks.  I've never tried any of the others but I can say from experience that GTasks works well.


Can't surf from PC when using Android as hotspot

If you are using the built in Wifi Tethering in Settings, then Android might have automatically misconfigured the iproutes.

You can try clearing the data on the tethering app and settings to refresh the configuration. Open Settings -> Applications -> click Settings -> Clear Data.

Same procedure for the tethering app, Open Settings -> Applications -> click ">your tethering app here< -> Clear Data

and to add, I'm also a Globe/Sun subscriber :D


yes, you can download SoundWire from the official site


Ringtone set from a file reverts to default after reboot

Apps such as Tasker can definitely set the ringtone after device boot.

Profile: Event → System → Device Boot
Task: Audio → Default Ringtone:

Type: Ringer
Sound: tap lens icon → choose File Manger app -> select your sound file.

File Manager app should be such app which allow a sound file to be selected as a ringtone. I'm aware of Solid File Explorer and ES File Explorer providing such feature.

If you don't get the option to use the File Manager app, then clear the defaults of Media Server from Settings → Apps → All apps (or three dots line → Show system) → Media Server → Open by default → Clear defaults.


Well prowleragant application is a norton symantec application. Haven't seen it myself and couldn't find a download link of it. This app was removed from market, and the word market suggests that it was an old application. But a part of norton it may be present in the norton antivirus for android, haven't decompiled it will do later, as soon as my pc gets in a working state. And yes you answered it correctly, and it's not a personal or other antivirus or sandbox agent. And and antivirus can implement it's structure to get activity data of the app, that suggests for the application to be checked for it's reputation, it's internet activity and data structure, so as to recognize a potential malware or a virus. Here check some links about it :

http://www.bestappsmarket.com/p/app?appId=961494&title=com-symantec-starmobile-prowler-sample

https://plus.google.com/+LitrikDeRoy/posts/cfsKZC1oCa4

https://github.com/codlab/cypherapp/issues/20


How to force the use of jack output every time on rooted phone

Try something like toggleheadset2. It's an app that has sorted that sort of problem for a lot of people. Hope that does the trick.


Bricked Oneplus Two and can't access files in computer

When you plug it in to your computer, look for a USB device called QHUSB_BULK, Unknown Device, or Qualcomm Device. If you're running Windows, check under the device manager. If you're on Linux/Ubuntu, use this command while in the terminal:

lsusb

If you see it, you can install the Qualcomm drivers, and use the recovery tool to reflash stock recovery and OS. As long as none of the other partitions were corrupted, this should solve the problem.


Device always boots in recovery mode, but apparently there is no recovery partition

Press the power button for 10 seconds and its going to reboot itself if you have not corrupted any system partitions. Or try adb reboot bootloader and from there select the start button and press it with the power key.


GS6 (Android 5.1.1) lost synchronizaton with Facebook contacts

For what it's worth, Facebook has removed the contacts sync functionality.

Supplementary info
Under the Facebook's Community questions, I found these two:

Sync Contacts with phone? - by Justin Reinwand

My Facebook app for Android no longer has the option to sync contacts with my phone. This was a really nice feature. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app multiple time and it still does not appear. I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 and the latest Facebook app.

Android 5.0.1 just stopped syncing contacts - did all the usual steps - by Michele Debois Ray

[Android] 5.01.1 just stopped syncing contacts - reinstalled all - turn off and on - steps to sync - states syncing but nothing when you go to display FB contacts. weird thing. when you go to contacts and you can choose where contact came from like device or gmail etc. FB is not there to choose from.

At the time of writing this answer, both questions were asked about two months ago and about a month ago, both of them received a same reply from Sofia V. of Facebook Help Team

Unfortunately, this feature is no longer available.

In addition to that, whilst I did not verify the authenticity of the Facebook page Facebook Android Beta, in response to a comment by Devon Jackson

Facebook contacts are no longer syncing to my s6

the said page replied

Thanks for checking in, Devon. We have to remove some things and add others in order to test certain features and make sure we address specific bugs. We appreciate your patience during this process. -Kevin

Although the reply was applicable to beta build of Facebook during the month of October, further comments from users and accounting the timing of Sofia's reply, I opine that the changes were swiftly copied in the consumer version of Facebook in the same month.
In short, settle with the fact that the feature has been removed from the app. That's it.


What are the pros/cons of using the JIT (Just-in-Time) compiler on an older phone?

JIT typically causes an app to use more RAM due to the JIT cache, although Android's JIT was specifically designed so the additional memory usage was minimal (compared to a typical Java JIT). On phones that are already very RAM-starved to begin with, JIT may result in a decrease in performance.


A2DP Bluetooth audio randomly shows "(no media)"

Solved: The android system is likely connected to the headset for phone calls, and some other device for A2DP (media). Some other device is still using the audio connection, even though the sound comes from android's speaker!

What this means is that if you have any other A2DP devices that you've paired your android with (laptop/stereo/etc) then you will have to disconnect via the other device, not android.

However under android's "Paired Devices" list (see image), the other device isn't always listed as connected, even though it is! If you manually try to un-check the "Media audio" profile for the other device, it will not disconnect!
You must manually disconnect the other device outside of android.

For example: If the other device is a laptop, you must disconnect the audio connection using the laptop. If the other device has no way to manually disconnect (no buttons), just turn it off and use your android to connect to the correct device.