You need to create a filter to exclude the 2 WiFi Access Points.
In Titanium Backup, Goto Menu > Filters (under General) > Create Label (At the bottom right) > Add/Remove elements > Select all and then Uncheck the 2 WiFi Access Points at the bottom of list and Save (check mark at top right)
Click Load/Save filter to save it as a filter
In scheduled backups, edit and select the Filter name and save


Is it possible to share a VPN connection over WiFi Hotspot?

Yes its possible, I have covered one method to achieve this already on this post.

Alternatively, our fellow user, Mygod has shared one application to achieve this called VPN Hotspot and is available both on XDA Labs or F-Droid. As expected both these methods need root,  for non root solution you may have to look at something like PDANet+


2019: Can Google Assistant send a message from lock screen?

Yes you can, by using smartlock.

It should be located under security and lock screen.

Click on smart lock then voice match and turn on:
Access with voice match
And lock screen personal results.

However this may let you read earlier messages and will not restrain it to only selected contacts


How to use Mozilla Location Service as network location provider?

The MLS wiki has a list of community-provided Android software that utilizes MLS. There, you find a link to Ichnaea NLP Backend.

And that is exactly the piece of software you are looking for. Because it is an implementation of Unified NLP, the de-facto standard of non-Google network location provider services employed in Custom ROMs. See its README for installation of Unified NLP and a backend, in your case Ichnaea NLP.


For that, I suggest you look at this application,isatapd (requires root).
It seems to match your description;

  ISATAP is a IPv6 in IPv4 tunnel mechanism that allows clients to get a
  global routeable IPv6 address over an IPv4 only network. The isatapd
  tool for Linux helps with the automatic configuration of the tunnel
  and the client endpoint and is shipped in this app and run as root.

Alternatively the same developer has a similar app IPv6Config (root required). From description;

  IPv6Config allows to configure some of the IPv6 kernel settings.
  Currently, it allows to automatically enable the "Privacy Extensions
  for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6" as specified in IETF
  RFC4941 and implemented by the standard Linux kernel and to establish
  6to4 tunnels for IPv6 connectivity with providers that only provide
  IPv4 addresses so far.

Hope this helps


su command not working, eventhough I am rooted

My device is a rooted Motorola Razr HD smartphone (also known as XT925) currently running Android 4.4.2 (stock ROM) with the Terminal Emulator app installed. In my case, all I have to do is to start Terminal Emulator and then execute this command:

su -

This causes me to become root and thus be able to execute any other command I want.


battery is getting discharged in one minute when it is around 30 %

It might be because of an old battery, did you buy a new battery to test it, otherwise you can go to any good repair shop to test it and to get a new battery.

Otherwise the battery might be bad calibrated. You need root to try to calibrate. Here is one of the many links to the many apps.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitula.batterycalibration


How can I free up Google Photos storage usage from Google Drive

I have just found the real correct way to combat this problem. There is no actual way you can easily see which photos are "original" quality vs "high".

Google provide a slightly hidden feature to convert all your "original" photos to "high".

On Google Photo Settings Page @ https://photos.google.com/settings
Click Recover Storage button to Compress Original Size Pictures!


What will I lose if I reset my samsung Galaxy SI (GTi9000)?

That very much depends on a) where exactly the photos are stored, and b) how the factory-reset is implemented on the device. As you can find out via the factory-reset tag's tag wiki (just hover your mouse over a tag and select the 'info' link to access its wiki), a factory reset will remove all your data and the apps you've installed. It usually does not touch the SDCard (external or internal).

Still: if you have the possibility (and your question does not seem to imply trouble booting your device into normal mode), why not copying everything you are concerned about (and which you can access) to another device, such as your computer, before doing the factory-reset? With that, you would be on the safe side.


Need help un-syncing Google Contacts from school gmail

You can uncheck a box in your contact setting.

Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings app.
Tap Accounts & Passwords and then Add Account and then Google.
Enter your email and password.
Tap Next.
Switch "Contacts" off.
At the top, tap Save.

You might have to remove the contacts after you do this on the device you are trying to un-sync but the original contact your created will still be available on other devices. They where uploaded into the cloud and once you turn the cloud service off the contact info will not sync.


Synchronized video playback across multiple Devices (Samsung Gear VR)

Our company worked with the VRSync solution. Bit hard to find but a great solution for this problem. You can play content to unlimited devices from your desktop.


Exclude possibility of damage of Android device while chargin with another charger

Workmate is correct: all USB chargers supply 5 V with current limited by the design of the charger.  However, the device won't draw more current than it needs -- connect a 2 A capable device to a 500 mA charger, and it'll charge at 500 mA, but connect a 500 mA device to a 2 A charger, and it'll still only draw 500 mA.

Battery fires and explosions are caused by internal shorts and excessive current draw from the battery, not by charger mismatches (within USB voltage spec).


hmm.. I don't know if that suits you, but you can send youtube videos through web protocol. From your pc you can add an extension to chrome.

And for android there is yatse

You still have to install youtube plugin for xbmc.


Remove Most Frequently Used Apps Container from Apps menu

To remove the most used app bar follow the steps :

Open Google Now ;
Open the sidebar (hamburger menu or slide from the left) ;
Click the "Settings" button ;
Scroll down to the Home screen section
Toggle the option "App Suggestions".

Source : Reddit.


Why does my storage page say I have 34 GB of Audio files when there are only 2 audio files stored, totaling 2.1 MB?

Apps may not store files with music file extensions, this is why they cannot be seen as audio files. You should try clearing app data of Apple music or something similar or check in its directory to see what you want to keep. Sometimes android also recognizes file extensions wrong and interprets them as audio files, such as incomplete downloads. You may use apps such as Files Go from Google to optimize your device storage space.


Is it possible to get a part of the screen by adb or anything else?

I don't think you can do this directly with adb, so the only thing you can do is capture the whole screen and crop it manually. If the device is fast, you can use adb shell commands to do the cropping on the device, so less data needs to be transferred via USB.


Just quit the app and it's ok.

If you change some settings (e.g in *#*#4636#*#*, setting priority to "Only GSM" or "WCDMA"), this will be set on your device. But if you only run it without changing the settings, quitting is enough.

To get your phone on "running test mode" you have to do it on "fbootloader" screen and set it to "factory mode", but restarting the device will get out of that.


how to flash phone with two roms installed accidently

As I understand it you flashed one rom over another without wiping data and now your phone is inoperable.

In this case all you need to do is flash the second rom again. Just make sure you wipe the data/dalvik/cache before flashing the rom again. This should net you a clean install.


The behaviour you describe could plausibly be caused by a bug in the Wi-Fi software on your phone, if sleeping the Wi-Fi transceiver makes it forget something necessary to make the connection work (such as the WPA keys).

This is the kind of thing you have to expect when you use a pre-release version of a ROM. Nightly builds simply aren't suitable for day-to-day use, because it's a bit of a lottery what bugs will have been added from one build to the next. Switch to a stable build instead.


Factory reset Cynogenmod 10 OS in LG P-500 makes applications crash

Since you already had CM10 installed, you should be having the ZIP file with you.

If you do not have it, you can download it from the previous source and place it in your sd card. If you do not have and do not know the source from where you already downloaded, you can try the one from where I had downloaded (Courtesy).

The reason I am trying to stick to your previous download is that these ZIP files are unofficial CM builds and are compiled from same source by many developers, each adding their own bells and whistles and most importantly bug fixes.  Hence you already know what is working and what is not with your previous ROM which will avoid you any nasty last minute surprises.

As far as the ROM that I am using, apart from what is mentioned in the blog, Google location service is not working. Which means that News and Weather app, Google maps etc will not get your location without GPS.

After deciding which ROM ZIP file to use, place the ZIP file in sd card and switch off the phone. Please backup whatever you want as the following steps is going to erase all except the SD card contents.

Reboot your phone into recovery mode. To do this, press and hold Home button, Volume down button and while holding both down, power on the device. Do not release the home and volume down button until you see the CyanogenMod recovery console.
Then simply follow the steps as said in the blog.


I have had this experience too. There are a couple of possible reasons that I have found:

your phone is using more power than the charger is supplying
your phone has detected the charger is connected but is not being charged

The first, and possibly most obvious answer is that your friend's charger supplies more power than yours. Check the current rating on the charger, is it 1A, 2A, etc. But usually the charger, if it is the one supplied with the phone, should be charging the device whatever the current rating.

When the phone has been using more power than it's getting from the charger (with a 2A charger) I have had the screen on and usually some apps running. Closing open apps and locking/turning off the screen has usually fixed this.

The second, and usually more common problem that I had (with my previous phone) was that the connection wasn't always "good" on the phone's micro-USB. I use the quotes because I had no problems with transferring data over the USB connection yet the phone wasn't charging. Simply unplugging and re-plugging the micro-USB connection usually fixed the charging issue. Weird.


OrangeFox Recovery allows option to lock Recovery with a Pattern or PIN
It will prevent normal youtube users from reseting your phone
but their is a catch people with deep knowledge will flash
Fastboot ROM or Qfil ROM and make device useable again but all data will be lost  .

Best option is to use Phones in which bootloader unlock is not possible because of missing adb and fastboot devices like Honor

Regardless of what you do with some difficulty it is possible to fACTORY reset with proper tools by Government Agencies and then recover deleted data.


Using (real) Android device as Webcam for BlueStacks?

Bluestacks does not have support for any video or audio input.


In Chatsecure conversations, what is the meaning of the little ticks and crosses?

One check means it was sent.

Two check means it was delivered, though not necessarily read.

One check with One X means it was sent, but no delivery receipt was received.


TWRP boot loop in Samsung Galaxy S3 mini (i8190L)

I had the same problem. I solved it by flashing PARAM image. It seems that encryption is not supported yet in our software version. Encrypting the device corrupts the PARAM partition.

I used Heimdall to do it and downloaded the PARAM file here.

I hope it helps you.


Make phone calls using a computer through an Android phone, both connected by WiFi

Remote Phone Call (Click Here to View App on Play Store) might help you with the GSM Calling via WIFI & BLUETOOTH.

Google VOICE & HANGOUT (Default app on android Phone)
for PC you need plugin for installing HANGOUT..


You can download ES File Explorer. It's a free file explorer for android.

Download from Google Play

It's quite easy to use and doesn't require root access.


How to fix TWRP bootloop caused by an OTA update attempt on rooted phone without losing any data (including apps')?

Download a Stock Firmware
Backup Data in SP Flash Tool  (SPFT)
Flash Stock Firmware in SPFT
Restore Data in SP Flash Tool

A few things before you begin,

Never Use OTA Updates with Root Access or any customizations, Install the stock recovery first, and remove root access if you must have the latest update.
This information is intended for advanced user's that are familiar with SP Flash Tool and Meditek CPU's
You agree to take full responsibility for any damages and/or legal action that may arise from using and/or following the information in this guide.

DATA Partition,
The DATA partition holds your Apps and Data, it's the partition that gets wiped with a factory reset... So provided that you mean all the data that gets wiped in a factory reset.. This is the partition you'll need to backup in SP Flash Tool

Backup
I have answered this question many times, so to stop myself double handling the question, i made these two video's, this cover's nearly all aspects of using SP Flash Tool from Image Firmware Extractions to complete device clones and backups ... You'll need to watch these video's to get a better understanding of SP Flash Tool and what it's capable of...

Please be aware that the original video i made was over an hour and a half, i know nobody is going to watch that so i shrunk it to around 25min each video..

Also, i taught myself all of this over 4 years of tinkering and bricking devices... it's not something that can be lightly skipped over.

MTK Backup & Restore

The Second Video is the main video I'd like you to watch, it focusses on individual image extraction.
I don't have the link, but it's at the bottom of the page ( The Sequel - )

Ok so after you've done a DATA backup using your scatter file from a firmware online... You can go ahead and install the firmware...

After installation, restore the Data.

Easy as that :)


How to understand Android 5.0 internal memory usage?

Samsung simplifies the breakdown a lot more than stock Android (I'm using a Moto X 2014) but I can help you understand what each portion of your storage is used for.

Total Space: Obvious, but going to cover it any ways - this is the total amount of storage space your device provides for ALL it's storage needs. This will be broken down into the sub categories below.

System Memory: The definition of "Minimum amount of storage space required to run the system" is an over-simplification, but it's correct. This memory chunk contains the portion partitioned to hold things like the kernel, bootloader, recovery, and (Samsung-modified) Android system files. Also contains whatever modifications the manufacturer shipped with Android (in your case, all of Samsung's proprietary apps and features). This isn't some special type of memory for these files, just a separately partitioned part of your available 16GB.

Used Space: This is the part of memory dedicated to self/Google installed applications (not the pre-installed Samsung ones).

Cached Data: This is the part of memory dedicated to storing the cached data apps use to function.

Miscellaneous Files: This is essentially data stored on the device that isn't an app, an app's cached files, or Android system files. Things like music, videos, pictures, and anything else you throw onto the storage via USB or some sort of FTP ends up here. Some apps also create folders to store large amounts of non-cached data on the device, that will end up in here too. Feel free to tap on the "Miscellaneous Files" to see a basic breakdown of folder and data that fill this portion of memory.


How can I reduce screen brightness below the minimum without an app?

Editing /system/build.prop and changing the ro.lcd_min_brightness property may work.  That property may not exist in your file (It doesn't in the file for my GS3), in which case it will default to 20.  Lower numbers mean lower brightness.

This doesn't actually work on all devices though.  For example, on the Galaxy S2, setting the property to a lower number will allow you to set the brightness control lower, but the actual screen brightness won't go any lower than it did before.

Alternatively, Cyanogenmod includes controls to customize the auto-brightness levels under settings > cyanogenmod settings > display > automatic backlight.  There's an explanation of how to use the custom configuration over here at rootzwiki.


After frustrating research i found the solution. the guy who flashed my phone from us cellular to clear talk messed up.
soulution
Open Dialer enter *#22745927
When Enable/Disable Menu comes up tap "Hidden Menu Disabled"
Select "Enable" on Popup
Press Home button
Open Dialer
Dial **87284
When PhoneUtil Opens Select PDA
Tap Qualacomm USB Setting
Select DM+Modem+ADB
Tap OK
(Remember after flashing to return and put phone back to MTP+ADB)
All props go to this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270191
there is other devices listed there as well.


CWM only boots right after flashing, won't boot afterwards

If I had to just guess from the discribed simptoms I'd say it's the kernal or hang-time during normal boot of loading the SD card.

The state you're discribing is known as a "soft brick" and "boot loop" among seasoned Android SuperUsers; try the quoted terms along with your device's name in a google search to find other users of your device model that have solved or worked around these issues. There are many forums dedicated to helping with spicific devices but I always go back to XDA-developers and thier forum's members to truble shoot my rooted Android devices. For many devices there's an online resource for flashing ROMs, Kernals and others that goes by the name of C.A.S.U.A.L. a perpious built scripting tool written by a developer I've watched for many years (in a totaly non creepy way) for hacking nearly every device I've owned. The author also provides tools such as jOden which easiy flashes Samsung devices with your PC's browser.

Additinal hint on searching with Google

Search a site site:somewebsite.domain
Search similar sites similar:somewebsite.domain

The above can be added to the end of your search quaries to nerrow down the results considerably.

Here's one link I pulled from using the above tricks mixed with your device's specs;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/development/gnex-toolkit-v11-1-0-drivers-backup-t1392310

You've stated that you can get back into CWM, this means you're not the owner of a "brick", so long as your device can be booted into either "Download Mode" or the "Recovery" screens you're device can be salvaged.

To re-flash your device with a PC you'll need to be in "Download Mode" and flash with a PC via USB, however, before trying these options you should first attempt to re-boot into "Custom Recovery" and restore from a known working backup. Often these bootloops can happen after messing with a "build.prop" setting or if you have moved an app over to SD that wasn't designed for it. The SD card takes a bit of time to load so if you've soft-linked a system asset from it, the asset could be loading during CWM booting process (ie loading the SD card to look for backups) and thus able to be loaded during the rest of the boot but otherwise called before loading the SD card.

** Download Mode is a differant button combo than CWM **

Best bet to keep from losing anything is make a backup now! or the next time you can boot into CWM. Even your non-working setup is usefull if you need to recover a text message or debug the differaces between working and non-working setups. Also it is really easy to do something dumb {I've been close} when frustrated, so give a gift to your future self, on the off chance that it is needed.

Then backup your SD card compleatly to another drive. Then;

reformat the SD card with Android's settings menu
re-download CM12 & copy back only needed data from the backup of SD card back to the SD card

reboot into CWM

flush the cache
flush the delvak cache
whipe userdata
then try re-flashing CM12

These are the steps I follow for the many Android devices I work with and similar steps are preformed for the even older devices. Ocasionally I will have to flash back to stock and re-root a device but this is rare; more often than not it is a bad kernal or bad download of a ROM that does this to my devices.

Oh and bootloops that don't let you get back into CWM without a cold start or PC flash is usually from TWRP to CWM backup/restor or flashing from one over the other in properly; similarly this sometimes happen when moving from stock to Super User; look up BML vs MTD for more info on that. But this is why most root methods have what is usually called "clean"-keral to flash just before going to CM or why when using Oden you have to un-check 'auto reboot' for certain operations. The stock recovery will attmept to overwrite your newer recovery.

Oh and before I forget here is the link to C.A.S.U.A.L. Google code page
https://android-casual.googlecode.com/
The author has also made some really fantastic YouTube terdown & repair videos and has posted some really interesting articals.


As of 2015 Google Play will detect apps with the same signature, but they will not be updated unless the user un-installs the app, then reinstalls from the Play Store.
So in short, to answer your questions - no Google Play will not update the application if it is installed from somewhere other then the Play Store.

see:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14746330/android-sideloading-applications-and-keep-them-up-to-date-via-google-play#answer-28135853


Caveat: The exact files and format vary between Android versions. In both Android O and P (at least on LineageOS), the correct file is /etc/fonts.xml, and it has a warning not to use it. As of writing, I don't have any devices on Q to test with. So consider this answer historical even if it's still useful.
Warning as of Android P's fonts.xml (see here for possible updates):

    WARNING: Parsing of this file by third-party apps is not supported. The
    file, and the font files it refers to, will be renamed and/or moved out
    from their respective location in the next Android release, and/or the
    format or syntax of the file may change significantly. If you parse this
    file for information about system fonts, do it at your own risk. Your
    application will almost certainly break with the next major Android
    release.

Basically, expect breaking changes when updating Android.
Original answer:
Android does support custom fonts, but there's no user interface for it and you need root access. The basic steps are as follows:

Make backups in case something goes wrong. Do not skip this step! It's very easy to get stuck in a "boot loop" after making the wrong changes with fonts.
Enable USB debugging (so you can use adb on your computer to fix your Android device if something goes wrong).
Remount the /system partition as writable. Some file managers do this for you. Otherwise you'll need to enter mount -o remount,rw /system in a console on your phone or use adb remount from a computer via USB debugging mode.
Copy your custom fonts to /system/fonts.
Edit /etc/system_fonts.xml and/or /etc/fallback_fonts.xml to tell Android where to use the custom fonts. I don't know where to find the font names for system_fonts.xml, but adding your fonts to fallback_fonts.xml should "just work" for characters that aren't in the default system fonts.
Reboot the device and hope everything worked.

If your device gets stuck in a boot loop, then you can probably still use adb to revert or fix the changes. From experience, this consistently happens when directly replacing the system's Roboto-Bold font with a custom font that doesn't have as many characters. This is the reason for editing the xml files and adding new files instead of just replacing existing files.


You have a very vague question, but generally speaking there are a few ways to boot into recovery mode:

Most devices have a key combination that should be held down when powering on.  You can find many of them on CyanogenMod's wiki.  Search for your device, and if it's supported you'll usually find the instructions on the Info or Installation page.  If it's not a CM-supported device, your device manual or web site may have the information, or you can look online.
From the Terminal Emulator app (available for download), you can enter the command reboot recovery.
From a shell, if you have adb installed, you can boot into recovery with the command:  adb reboot recovery typed from your computer.
Some ROMs (such as CyanogenMod, but others as well) allow you to select booting into the recovery from the "Shut Down/Reboot" menu in Android.  You may need to enable this feature.  In CyanogenMod 12, it can be enabled via the Developer options as Advanced reboot.
I believe some 3rd-party apps such as Rom Manager can also cause the device to boot into recovery mode.
If you are able to start in bootloader mode, some bootloaders will allow you to boot directly to recovery.  This can be done via the UI (on a Nexus device, use the volume up/down to select the correct boot mode, then press the power button to reboot to recovery).

Finally, you can also tell the device to start the recovery on the next boot by manipulating the cache partition, but that is more advanced and I think one of the above methods will probably work for you.


You should try flashing the factory image for Nexus 5X in Fastboot.

Download Nexus 5X (bullhead) Factory image Android 7.1.1 here or Android 6.0.1 here. And unzip the file.
Setup all necessary drivers
For commands to succeed, you should unlock the bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock or fastboot flashing unlock. The  device will show  a confirmation screen. (This erases all data on the device.)
Open a terminal and navigate to where you unzipped system image previously downloaded.
Execute the flash-all script. This script installs the necessary bootloader, baseband firmware, and  system.

Hope this helps you out.

If the above don't work, you should try instructions detailed on this thread.


Error deleting Google account from Samsung Galaxy S4

In case nothing else helps, you can always factory reset the device, that's gonna do the trick for sure. Keep in mind that this will delete all of your data and everything else, too, so just use this as a last resort.

The only other thing you could try to do is to delete the data of the settings/account related apps, but that's also potentially risky, so make a backup of everything first.


Galaxy S3 - email notifications not working for emails going to subfolders

While you're in each sub-folder go into Settings->Sync Options and change to sync automatically or on the schedule that you want.


Where can I check how much Internet bandwidth did my HTC Desire use?

Mentioned 3G Watchdog probably is the best choice. Alternatively, you might want to take a look at...

NetCounter
Traffic Counter Extended
Mobile Counter
Net Traffic Counter

...which also cover your needs. Might be you like one of them more :)

Talking about more, I obviously missed...

Traffic Monitor
Traffic Monitor (same name -- other app; this one goes as deep as on per-app stats)


How to make Skype Mobile for Android permit PC-to-PC calling?

Skype today released Skype 1.0.2, and mayor change is support for Samsung Galaxy S. Maybe this will affect your phone too. Update and see


How to stop checking for mail and asking for backups?

Disabling the email app solved my problem without introducing new problems.


How to paste text between existing words?

Select the Google symbol in the top left of Gboard.

Select the -I-.

Use the arrows to move the cursor where you want to paste the word. Select paste.


How to find my device's CSC (Country Specific Code)

Some websites claim to find your CSC from your IMEI number, but I doubt them. This method looks more reliable:

Install the Phone Info SAM app by vndnguyen.
Run it.
Open the CSC CODE tab.
The Active CSC Code is the code you need.

It works even without root.


How can a bookmarklet be ADDED on mobile Chrome without copying and pasting?

You can add (and execute) bookmarklets entirely in Android Chrome.

The caveat: it takes more work than just drag-and-drop in the desktop counterpart.

Save a bookmarklet (Android Chrome)

Long tap the desired bookmarklet
Select Copy link address
Go to Menu (three dots) and tap the Star (bookmark)
BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS, tap EDIT! (at the bottom)
Erase everything in the URL field, and type javascript:

Side note: If the url of the page is really, really long, you might want to long tap the url contents: the keyboard will appear, and then start typing immediately.

Long tap at the right of the javascript: and then tap PASTE
If you did it right, the begginning of URL should look somewhat like:

  javascript:(function(){lots-of-code-here...

  (The : is still in javascript:)

Change the Name to something useful (you'll use it later, see below)
Optional: Pick the destination Folder where you want your bookmarklet stored.
When done, press the back button.
You might want to test the bookmarklet. Read below:

Execute a bookmarklet (Android Chrome)

From How-To Geek (the link you sent):

  In mobile Chrome, you’ll need to launch the bookmarklet from the location [address] bar. Open the web page you want to run the bookmarklet on, tap your location bar, and start searching for the name of the bookmarklet. Tap the bookmarklet’s name to run it on the current page.


Could not see "persist.service.adb.enable" value from default.prop of Android device?

According to the official android documentation, another way to get this value is to use the getprop command. (Link takes you to search results for getprop.)

I have not tested this.

I'm assuming you want to also set this value, not just get it? You can use the command line on the phone to do so.  (Disclaimer: I've only tried this in Donut, Froyo, and Gingerbread.)

setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1

This is the USB debugging setting; you can also just turn on USB debugging.


After Factory Reset - Please Sign in using one of the owner's account for this device - Asus Zenfone 2

This issue resolved in the next 48 hours of resetting my mobile. The reason for this issue was changing my Gmail password before resetting my mobile. If we changed the password we needs to want for 48 hours after resetting our mobile to Sign in using our already used account in our device.

Because device will expect our old password for 48 hours then the updated password will be acceptable for the device us to enter the Main screen of our device.

If any one changed the password and experiencing this issue, please wait for another 48 hours. Your issue will be resolved in 2 days ;-)


You could use another sharing option such as Share to SD.  This will save the file locally on your device in a non-sandboxed location, and you will then be able to access it from your computer.


Completely disable hardware and software buttons

Full!screen has a (paid-for) feature where you can automatically hide system bars in certain apps and unhide them in other apps, but there is a free version without the automation.

Alternatively, you can hide them completely over ADB (source) with:

adb shell
su
pm disable com.android.systemui

Or (if you're writing your own app) you can use this code (source):

private void hideNavigationBar(){
        try {
            Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");
            DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());
            os.writeBytes("pm disable com.android.systemui\n");
            os.flush();
            os.writeBytes("exit\n");
            os.flush();
            process.waitFor();
            //////////////////////////////////////
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

Kiosk Browser Lockdown also has a feature where you can disable all system dialogs (volume, long-press power etc.)


What is the best way to provide feedback to an app's developers and request a feature?

If you want to provide feedback and/or do have a feature request that you want to have answered it would be best to write an eMail provided in the Android Market.
It's located below the description and images of the app.

Also you could check out the website if the developer does have a bugtracker and/or forum (which is often the case).


How to tell if an SD Card is already internal storage?

When you go to settings>device maintenance>storage (it might be a different path for you I'm running 8.0) does it list your inserted SD card? If not then it's not available.


How to prevent Nexus 7 of charging the battery every time when connected to a USB?

Charge/discharge cycles are mostly irrelevant for li-ion batteries.  The main source of capacity loss is simply time.  A li-ion battery sitting unused in storage will lose 15-20% of its capacity per year (see charts on page 4).  Any minor losses from cycling is going to get drowned out by that.


Rooting the Micromax Canvas A1 Android One Phone (Micromax Canvas A1 AQ4501)

I hope you haven't rooted your Micromax A1 till now. I have Xolo Q1010i and i've rooted it using Kingroot. I am not sure it will works the same for you but anyways you can always give a try.

I have gathered some information from droidviews for your solution to root Micromax A1.

Requirements and Precursors

Download Minimal FastBoot tool from here and extract the contents to a folder of your choosing.
This will help you in setting up fastboot quickly and counter the need for installing the full Android SDK.
You’ll have to have ADB drivers setup on your PC. Refer to this guide if you don’t have them already setup.
Once ADB and FastBoot are setup, you’ll have to install your device specific drivers by connecting it to the PC via a USB cable. The drivers specific to your device will be automatically installed to your PC if you have a working Internet connection. If a problem arises in driver installation, just download these drivers and manually install them by pointing your PC’s Device Manager to them.
Enable USB debugging on your device in the Developer Options menu.
Download SuperSU installable.

NOTE: Remember to backup your personal data and charge-up your Canvas A1.

Unlock Bootloader

Connect your device to your Computer after enabling USB debugging from the above-mentioned steps. If the first time you connect your device to the PC and a pop-up like this appears on your Canvas, click on ‘Always allow’ and then OK.

Now, open the FastBoot folder and right-click on an empty space while holding down the SHIFT key, and then click ‘Open Command Window here’.
Next, in the Command prompt, type  the following code:

         adb reboot bootloader

Your device will now reboot into fastboot mode.
The bootloader can now be unlocked by entering the following simple command

        fastboot oem unlock

        fastboot format userdata

That’s it! your bootloader is now unlocked!

Install ClockWorkMod/TWRP/Philz Touch Recovery

First and foremost, download the recovery you want to install from the below link:

ClockWorkMod v6.0.5.1

Now extract recovery image from the zip file to the fastboot folder.
Open cmd command prompt and enter the following command:

        fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

        fastboot reboot

Done! Your phone now has a working recovery.

Root Micromax Canvas A1

Start by copying the SuperSU installable update.zip to your device.
Now, to boot into recovery, just open the command prompt and type:

         adb reboot bootloader

And now comes the time for the good old method of flashing SuperSU via recovery by browsing to its zip file. For this, go to ‘choose zip -> /external_sd’ and go ahead with the install.
On reboot, you may or may not get a warning similar to ‘su may have been removed’, ignore that and click ‘No’.
Once this is done, you’ll be sporting a rooted device!


Why am I unable to get my nook to remap the upper left button to work as a CTRL key?

I furnished two solutions to my problem.

Get into the nook touch tools app and set up key bindings by clicking the button on the far right. You should see something like this. Where it says, left-bottom button select the option Volume_Down.

After rebooting get into the terminal app's settings to set up key bindings.

The terminal app has options that permit you set up key bindings that will allow me to emulate the control key.

I have taken screenshots of the terminal's settings. I go into nook touch tools and set up the binding to use the left bottom page button to be used as a volume button. You must do this for it to work. Select preferences.

The next step is to go to keyboard and you'll see the select control key option. Under the sub-list of options select volume-down for use as the CTRL key. Then you can now use the left bottom page button as the control key.

The second option is to download the hacker's keyboard and install the multi-touch zips with the CWM based recovery on a sdcard via re-boot. But the ctrl key doesn't work so you still have to set up the settings in the terminal app. The multi-touch hack allows you to use two keys at the same time therefore allowing the binding of the alt key to be used as the ctrl key.


Go to settings-->apps-->clear data& cache of launcher(I think it is  trebuchet ).


Are there browsers that automate download time?

ADM - Advanced Download Manager

It has a browser and scheduled download capability.. It also can intercept the clipboard for download links etc...


How do alarms work with Period Battery Optimization?

This is 'doze', a new power optimization feature introduced in Marshmallow.

Apps have to be compliant to doze specifications (APIs), to work continously across system low power states.,

While Google alarm app from stock android will work as it will be already doze compliant, any third party app (motorola apps or playstore apps) may or maynot have doze support, and hence might not function as normally..


How can i fix the pop up spam of Unfortunately,GPS speed has stopped working

These kind of malwares are sticky! You can remove them in 2 ways.

First by flashing the phone ROM and secondly  by manually removing them from the phone memory.

The first method requires you to flash using Odin on Windows or Heimdall on Mac, just download the flashing files/firmware.

Firmware download at SamMobile or here
Odin flasher

Second method is a bit difficult for people who are not familiar with Android partition, rooting etc. because it requires root access simply because the malwares install as system apps.

Windows only:

Root your phone.
Download Samsung USB drivers
Download Debloater and install it.
Open USB debugging then connect the phone to the computer
Run Debloater by clicking on the hat icon on the desktop.
Click on Read Device Packages, all installed apps should display.
Check every suspect app that seems not familiar to you. Warning: Carefully care about the package name. If you have doubt, don't check.
Click on Apply and the software will remove/hide/disable that app and you won't be bothered anymore.

Further information about the software can be found here

Another alternative is by using ADB commands. Requires more advanced skills:

Root phone
Install Busybox to the phone, open it and click install.
Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot
Open it (A terminal window)
Type adb devices [press enter] (checks if the phone is detected)
Type adb shell[press enter]
Type mount -o remount, rw /system
Now, cd to the system partition with cd /system/data[press enter]
List all installed app: ls [press enter]
All app should be listed with package names
Remove any unwanted app: rm + appName1.apk[press enter] (apps names are case sensitive).

If your phone has a priv-app folder (/system/priv-app), cd to there as well and hunt those malware.

You may encounter situation where an app return operation not permitted, because an app grant itself the immutable attribute. This is where Busybox comes to rescue.
Do as follows:

List apps attributes: lsattr[press enter]
You should see every app with their attribute. Or a specific app's attribute: lsattr + appNamw.apk [press enter]

You only have to just clear the immutable attribute. Do as follows:
 - chattr -i + appName.apk [press enter]

Then you're good to remove that app with the rm command now.

If you have questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to help.


How to enable haptic feedback in Samsung Galaxy Y?

As far as I know, SGY has tactile feedback only, but NO haptic feedback. If you require a reference, have a look at this xda thread. But, there are many (almost everything) custom keyboard apps that provide haptics at the Play Store.

If you love your built-in keyboard so much and don't want other keyboards, then you have a choice. Just root your phone. Use a root explorer. Peek into /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl using a text editor (some apps have in-built editors). There is a list of all keys that your keyboard has (including the menu, back, volume, lock & home keys).

Change from "whatever value they are" to WAKE_DROPPED and reboot your phone. That's all. Now, you'll definitely have haptics for every key you've changed.

  Well, If you aren't aware of rooting, please don't do it. It may void your warranty. There are a lot of posts here that may help you with rooting. For instance, check out rooting


Unable to configure wifi and/or bluetooth on Google Glass EE 2

All right, well I was able to configure wifi at least. I had to use the Android menus rather than the QR Code based UI:

I found an application called Vysor that allows control of the Glass through a PC, so I installed it, connected the Glass with a USB cable and did the rest through there.
From there I went to the device information card, clicked it 5 times (there's a countdown) to open the Android menus.
I then went to wifi configuration and entered the configuration there just as on any other Android device, and it connected just fine.

Still no luck with Bluetooth, but since my use for Bluetooth was just to configure wifi in the absence of working QR codes, and I was able to configure Wifi through the Android menus via Vysor, I don't really have a use for Bluetooth any more.


making android provide notification for email with specific header

In latest version of Gmail you can specify notifications based on labels.

Create a filter in Gmail's web interface and assign it to a Label.
On your Android device, open the Gmail app, press Menu key and go to More -> Settings
Tap on your account, scroll down and tap on the "Sync inboxes and labels" option.
Tap on the label you created in step 1, and change the preference to "Sync last 4 days" or "Sync all."
Go back one step, scroll down and tap on the "Labels to notify" option.
Tap on the label name from step 1, and set the notification options to your liking (custom ringtone, vibration, etc.)


Why I am getting a strange DNS server in my dhcp client android phone?

An IPv4 address is a 32bit number. The common way to print an IPv4 address is to split it into 4 8bit blocks and separate them with a dot.

However an IPv4 address is also valid in it's decimal/integer representation. This decimal representation is used for your DNS IP address: 80980492081.

Converting the number in the common IPv4 address format ends up with the IP address: 218.208.63.49.

https://www.vultr.com/resources/ipv4-converter/?ip_address=80980492081


When you are in fastboot mode you can directly start the recovery image without installing it:

fastboot boot recovery.img

Alternatively if you want to start the installed recovery rom execute

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot bootloader

and then select Recovery using Vol-Up/Down buttons + Power button to start the recovery ROM.

Note that some stock firmware images will replace the recovery ROM back to the original one once you start the main OS. This is automatic "updating of the recovery ROM" is part of the boot process.


HSDPA/3G not working and Power off when plugged to charger

This could possibly be software or hardware related. If you power the phone down first and then plug it in, does it start charging or does it do nothing? If it doesnt, I would start to lean towards some type of hardware failure (hard to say for sure though). Have you also tried a factory reset on the phone? If it is software related for some reason, then a factory reset may fix that up.

Did this issue appear out of no where, or did you recently install new apps or something when the issue started?


How to save backups taken with Titanium Backup?

Titanium Backup (TiBu) saves the files it has backed up by default on your internal or device storage, unless you have specifically pointed it to save on your external SD .
Saving on External SD is the preferred option, since you can do a factory reset or wipe your device as you would do now to flash new ROM
OP has confirmed  that the initial directory of backups was in internal SD /storage/emulated/legacy/TitaniumBackup

Now it is required to be saved on the external SD for transfer to PC

Steps to create a backup directory on Ext SD and copy the earlier backed files from internal storage

Menu → Preferences → Backup Settings → Backup folder location to display the current backup location (in pic below /storage/0000-0000/moto titanium is my current back up location, where 0000-0000 is my external SD)
Press Back key (to jump to parent folder of device) →Create a new folder  → by name Example
Select Use the Current folder and on the nest screen accept the prompt to move all earlier backups to new folder. (takes some time depending on the number of backups and it may look like app is doing nothing, be patient, it is working)
You are done ! To confirm that the location has changed refresh the application by hitting Back or reload to go to the home screen and see the changed location
Now you are set to transfer the files to PC or upload to cloud - ( TiBu also has uploading to cloud options)

Aside, you can set up the frequency of backups by scheduling them . Additional details and steps to schedule here

Note: An alternate way of specifying a backup folder is shown by OP in comment. That is also fine but requires to create a folder using a file explorer before and then specifying it.  Method suggested above, reduces one step of using file explorer to create a folder but that's not a big deal


Judging by the reviews on various sites, this app is unlikely to solve your need to reboot after the connection gets screwed up; users report the same thing occurring with the app.

This thread is particularly relevant.  It seems that "Eduroam Fixer" is just a configurator.  In particular it allows you connect to Eduroam by changing config files for you; this is useful on some ROMs which (for whatever reason) don't allow you to properly set the certificate through the interface.  I'm not 100% clear on the details, but the people in that thread consider it a security risk.


From F-Droid wiki,

Name: Launcher3
ID: com.android.launcher3
Description

Android 4.4 homescreen from AOSP ...

The version (4.4.4-9) also confirms that it is the Android KitKat (4.4.4) AOSP Launcher. It's normal and it's a system app.


I guess you might have been doing it wrong or maybe  the feature to switch to sd card storage was not yet introduced yet in the Sygic version.

According to instructions given on Sygic help, try the the following:

  Depending on your device specifications and settings, Sygic files will
  install either to your SD card, or in your device's internal memory.
  If you want the Sygic files to be installed specifically to your SD
  card, please follow these steps:

before installing Sygic on your device, select the option Store new apps on SD card

or

If you already have Sygic installed on your device, you can change the storage location at any time, via the settings in the application.
Just go to Menu → Settings and tap on "Maps and Data storage" then choose the removable sd card option


What can be removed from Android Tablet?

You can gain root access depending on your Android version using various methods on that device.

Try these first,

FramaRoot Application
TowelRoot Application

Then, only if they failed !
KingRoot 4.9.6 Application

  Kingroot will root %99 of Android device's running below Android 5.0, however it is annoying to remove it, that's why i suggest FramaRoot first.


How to change my phone model if i have root access?

WARNING: Messing with your build.prop file can have serious repercussions to your ROM. It is a very 'sensitive' file and can cause unforseen consequences. Doing any of the below is done at your own risk. ALWAYS make a nandroid backup before messing with a ROM. I learned this the hard way, don't do what I did!

This should work, though it depends on CM9:

Download Root Explorer for your phone.

Open root explorer, go to /system, and Search Build.prop
Open with text Editor
Search your baseband and device model
Don't edit anything except baseband, custom ROM and device model.
Reboot
Look in Settings → About

EDIT: Here is an alternative method for doing the same using ES file explorer. I haven't tested this myself, but it has more detail for a beginner. See XDA Developers forum.

EDIT 2: build.prop Editor is an app to modify your build.prop directly. I have NOT tested this either so use at your own risk. Link to source code in the description in the play store.


What do the 2 pins on the back of the Nexus S do?

This is for the NFC functionality. Those contacts are used to transmit the info to and from the receiver/transmitter on the back cover (seen below outlined in green, though you probably guessed it :) ). They have to put it on the back cover because NFC only works for usually no more than a few centimetres, and they need a way to feed the information back to the phone system itself.

It is discussed more in this post on another Android forum.


copying all files from android to microSD

if you have rooted your device, of course it is possible. application data lies in /data, also backup your /storage/emulated/0 I think
if you have rooted the device, then you could also boot up a custom recovery like twrp and do a nandroid backup, afterwards move it to the external sdcard
if you don't have rooted the device you only backup your internal sdcard. this also means that you may loose very much
if you don't have rooted the device, there is also the possibility of using adb backup from a pc.


Do most Android device use GPT as their partitioning scheme?

If i'm not wrong, GPT is pretty common. Its pretty advanced format than MBR. On my Kitkat they have 36 partitions. GPT have features like backup partition table and naming/flag, supports larger disk than MBR. (edit:Android 6.0 introduces the ability to adopt external storage media which uses GPT as default partition format.)

Device may or may be aware of GPT.  Typically with MBR first 512 bytes is used for partition table. When we use GPT , it doesn't store any data on 1st sector. Instead marks as  it protective MBR. So that if device looking for MBR complains there is not partition.

If you interested in in-depth document:

GUID Partition Table | wikipedia.org
GPT fdisk Tutorial | Rod Smith's Blog


How do I block this (carrier) advertisement dialog?

From what I can see from this site (In Spanish):  this is a specific advertising service that only the Movistar network seems to push to phones.

The only solution I found is to Disable the "SIM Toolkit" application, Settings > Applications > SIM Toolkit but this may require root access to your device.
Removing SIM toolkit according to Android Forum users can be removed without any issues. I would Disable it rather than take the nuclear deletion option personally.

From the link:

  Hasn't been on my phone in a year... no problems without it - that I'm aware of.

and

  I know for a fact that 4G works without it... has not been on my phone for the last year - and every ROM I could flash made no difference. I'm really temped to believe that SimToolKit is for Metro's various services/bloatware (where they monitor data usage - for whatever reason)

From Wikipedia:

  SIM Application Toolkit (commonly referred to as STK) is a standard of the GSM system which enables the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to initiate actions which can be used for various value-added services.

These so called 'value added services' are what you want to remove.

Alternatively you could contact Movistar and see if they can stop it, tell them it is crashing your device or causing you issues and ask what can be done. Depending on your contract you could move to another network also.


I have a search icon that cannot be removed

thanks you all for your answers,
I have no idea what happen but yesterday I updated like 15 apps and now the icon is gone.
I dont know which app made that happens but the good news is that its gone :)

just FYI it didn't act like a regular app icon, it didn't gave the option to see "app info" or "remove" it was staying in all the screens no just in one. and when it was press it opened a search that when was press to search was searching on Google.

any way, thank you very much
greetings
Iair


Why does every app has/needs the permission "Send MMS" and "Send Email"?

Intrigued by this question, I searched in the forums and found a similar query,which probably explains, at least in part, of what you are seeking.

Preventing installed apps from making calls or sending SMS

Almost verbatim from the answer by @ Steven Roose (all credits to him)

Developers sometimes grant their apps permission which their apps in fact don't need. If you are aware and you don't agree with this trend, the only thing you can do is not download such apps. Or even better, you can consider contacting the developer of the application and ask him why this permission is required. Maybe they are not aware of the fact and are very willing to remove the permission if they can please their users by doing so.

A to-do list should not have the permission to send SMS messages, if I see a to-do app that requires this permission myself, I would just look for another app to use.

My "guess", is that app developers ask for them just in case it is required in future, though the app may not need or use them currently. It might even be that the developer has requested an inclusive permission (for example, android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE implies that android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE has also been granted, and both permissions will show up for the app); although this might not be true in your case.

Also, one point: It might be a device-specific or case-specific (one-time) issue. Try uninstalling and reinstalling all relevant apps to check.

EDIT

ELEPONE 8000 runs a custom ROM as per Android Authority.

"The Elephone P8000 runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, with the custom Elephone UI on top"

ROM appears to be Flyme as per this forum (search for Flyme)

Does this explain the discrepancy of app displaying different permissions as discussed in comments to the question?

EDIT 2

As tested  by Andrew T, I have repeated that by downloading from play store and the app does not have "send MMS " or "send email" permissions accorded. This leads to the conclusion that the observations made by OP are ROM / UI specific.

Reasons for the ROM/UI causing this could be a topic for separate question


How do I stop my phone from auto completing numbers (samsung galaxy s3)?

It's a limitation of the Keyboard app on your phone. If it have a that feature, then you can. I suggest to download another keyboard app, for example Google Keyboard. Hope this helps.


Can I configure more than one gmail account in the gmail app without syncing everything?

Yes (if I understand you correctly). Just go into Settings - Accounts and Sync, then modify what things are synced per account. In other words, work@gmail.com can be set to sync gmail, contacts, calendar, etc. But you can set play@gmail.com to just sync gmail (not contacts, etc). There are checkboxes once you add the account.


How can I create a state snapshot of my android device?

You should be able to use adb backup which is takes a complete backup of the phone.

You'll need to install the Android SDK but this should allow you to backup the whole device

Backup

There are a number of parameters you can supply but the simplest way to do a full backup is to run: adb backup -all -f C:\backup.ab

More info can be found on this xda post which although it uses a Galaxy Nexus it should apply to any 4.0+ device

Restore

With your device connected open your command prompt again, and type:

adb restore C:\backup20111230.ab

replacing 'C:\backup20111230.ab' with the location of your backup file.

You should see a screen like the one below:

Simply type in your current encryption password (if you've set one), and the password with which the backup was encrypted (if you chose to set a password), and the restore will begin. It again will take several minutes depending on the size of the backup and the options chosen.


Why does the ICS dialer have letters next to the numbers?

I would assume it's because there are still phone numbers that are distributed with convenience letters (e.g. "phonewords") in them, and there are probably still automated call answering programs that use them. The letters on the numpad far predate T9.

For the US specifically, Wikipedia also has an article that explains the history of telephone numbers and the various ways that letters have been used over time (it was different in other countries, but I can't find a detailed article for that at the moment).


How do you set the default search engine in firefox?

Figured this out by looking at the desktop version.

Enter "about:config" into the address bar.
Search for "keyword.url"
Set the value of this setting to the new search provider. For example: "https://www.duckduckgo.com/?q="

UPDATE:
This has changed in the newer versions of Firefox (desktop version too).
You now have to install search engine addons.
Then enter "about:addons" in the address bar.
Long press on the search engine add on that you wish to be default and select "Set as Default" from the menu that appears.


How to fix "unfortunately , the process com.android.systemui has stopped" error?

I have been experiencing this as well on the same build/phone.  A user on this thread claims that M5 may be much less error prone.

I haven't reverted to M5 yet myself.  When this error loop happens to me, I hold down the power button and try to select "reboot" between the times when I hit ok in the "Unfortunately... " box.


How to solve "Couldn't save screenshot storage may be in use"

i have already fixed  this issue.It is basically a cache problem that i was experiencing,however even if i cleaned that,it didn't work so I got to go a little bit deeper and I found the solution.Very simple
1:Go to settings then application manager
2:Click on Chorme(in my case,the problem was on Google Chrome and Google)
3:Click on Manage Storage ,then on Manage and delete the content
4:Do the same to Google application and the problem will be fixed.
Although it is simple I had a hard time trying to figure out what was wrong,then I noticed that it was not only to clean the cache normally but you also nedded to open its configuration and clean the cache that was in there.Apparently Google Chorme stores a lot of trash and over the time,it might cause some issues. Please if you have other ways to fix this problem,share them here. Let's help others :)
Learn more at:
https://www.popsci.com/fix-most-common-smartphone-problems/


Can I use android tablet as a handsfree or headset bluetooth device profile ? Status in 2018

Both sides of Bluetooth handsfree profile (they are called handsfree unit, HF and audio gateway, AG) are implemented and present in Android source code. As a developer, you can develop firmware supporting HF, or AG, or even both (automatically or manually selecting what role will currently be active). But generally, firmware developed for smartphones and tablets supports only AG role and firmware developed for car head units supports only HF role.

I have not tried to search such information, but possibly alternative firmwares for specific tablets with dual roles support exist. There are no serious difficulties to implement it at a firmware level. But I am not sure that the implementation of standard second role at the application level is possible.
Upd: It can be difficult to support dual roles if audio streams are processed and routed by hardware, and there is no default streaming for one of roles.


I came across this feature in a recent update to FairEmail and thought of sharing (pun intended :-)

Getting Started with Sharing Shortcuts in Android Q has technical details but for users :

It's faster than Direct Share

  The new API uses a push model, versus the pull model used in the old DirectShare API. This makes the process of retrieving direct share targets much faster.

Android Police says

  .... has new previews for links and images before sharing them, eight direct share targets, and four suggested apps on top, plus it uses a strict alphabetical order for apps....apps can no longer hijack the share sheet by naming their targets as "Add to" .

From my experience in FairEmail, it shows contacts directly in the share sheet, so it makes it faster to share with a specific contact that you've been messaging recently. Favorite contacts become share targets (contacts with photos take precedence, which I believe is a feature from Android 8.1). The same behavior is shown outside of FairEmail, for instance if I want to share a Chrome page, these share targets appear first (without having to go through the mail app)

Picture below shows the difference. On the left is Share Sheet and on the right is Direct Share

(click to enlarge)


How to foward a specific sender's emails to another Gmail account's inbox?

From Gmail help:

Automatically forward Gmail messages to another account

You can choose to forward all of your new messages to another email address, or only forward certain types of messages.

Set up automatic forwarding

You can automatically forward your messages to another address. You can choose to forward all new messages, or just certain ones.

Note: You can only set up forwarding on your computer, and not on the Gmail app.

The following are the few first steps, further explained at Gmail help:

On your computer, open Gmail using the account you want to forward messages from. You can only forward messages for a single Gmail address, and not an email group or alias.
In the top right, click Settings (cog).
Click Settings.
Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
Set a repective Filter as needed to limit the scope of forwards.
In the "Forwarding" section, click Add a forwarding address.
Enter the email address you want to forward messages to.
Click Next and then Proceed and then OK.


What if I accidentally checked CDMA/LTE instead of GSM/HPA+ in the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit?

In root toolkit use the bricked option, selecting soft-bricked, should flash stock, however make sure you select the right version of your phone in options (in NRT) before you start.


smbv2 samba sharing between Windows 7 and Android stopped working for MyUser, but it works for admin

If you are using a local user connection go to manage->users and reset the password.
Maybe the user's password is blocked. there is a windows mechanism that if someone tries to connect X times using bad credential the user turned to be blocked.


Difference between ADB drivers and MTK drivers?

Firstly it's not ABD driver it's Adb driver.Adb means Android Debug Bridge.ADB is a command-line utility included with Google's Android SDK. ADB can control your device over USB from a computer, copy files back and forth, install and uninstall apps, run shell commands, and more.When your device is in Fastboot/Download mode you can access your phone only through Adb.
For example if something goes wrong while flashing a rom and your phone is softbricked.Only way to access a bricked phone is through Adb.Adb mainly not used for flashing rom, It's used for flashing recovery/bootloader.


New Note 7 Rebooted and Erased All Data on First Time Insert of SIM card. Why?

This appears to be an undocumented feature of Note 7 as per this XDA thread  Samsung factory restore after inserting SIM for the first time on GN7 by ninja0n3
OP here faced the same problem and reproduced the chat transcript with Samsung help . Extracts:

Veronica (Samsung): I would like to inform you that, It will be reset to Factory settings, when you insert sim on the phone.
J.B.(OP): every time?
J.B.: so I go to another country, and change the sim card so I can get cell and it will delete all my data?
Veronica: No, it will delete the data when the sim is inserted for the first time and when you change the carrier on the phone.
J.B.: So if I put a sim card from a different carrier on the phone while I am abroad, will this reset the phone?
Veronica: Yes, you need to backup the phone before using another sim on the phone.
Veronica: I am sorry for that. As you insert the sim on the phone it will be restored to factory defaults to get the phone locked to that carrier.
J.B.: Is the carrier informed of this process?
Veronica: No, this has been started with the Note 7 phone. As it comes with Marsh Mallow OS in it.

(Emphasis supplied )
This does not fully explain OP's experience, for instance, reset didn't happen when co- worker's SIM was inserted ( unless first  time refers to the phone ), so gaps would need to be filled by Samsung / Carrier
All Hail Samsung (sorry, couldn't resist that)


It is always enabled on the Kindle Fire. You simply need to add the Fire's device ID to your android_usb.ini file so that the Google ADB drivers will find it. You can do this from the command line very easily with:

echo 0x1949 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini

Then restart adb

adb kill-server
adb start-server

And you should be good to go.

If it still won't recognize it then you may need to go into the "Manage" menu and uninstall the Fire, then unplug it and plug it in again (I don't remember if that step was necessary).


Annoying wifi scanning popup wont stop in Huawei Honor 9 lite

Try to turn off Wi-Fi+ as a temporary solution. See this post for more information.


According to Disa FAQ that's foreground feature.

  The persistent notification is created by the Foreground setting,
  found in the General tab of Disa's settings. If your device is fairly
  new and has plenty of free memory then this setting does not need to
  be enabled. If you choose to disable it remember to restart Disa for
  the change to take effect.

  The persistent notification was enabled by default for older devices
  which cannot run Disa in the background without it. However, if you
  feel that everything is working fine, i.e. you are not seeing the
  splash screen every time you start up Disa and/or you have no delayed
  notifications or missed messages, then you can turn this off in
  Settings.

Go to the General tab and then untick Foreground. You may need to restart Disa before the notification goes away;

Note: Some devices (EMUI, OxygenOS and devices without Google Play Services) get delayed messages without this feature enabled.

Credits:"Disa everything is running smoothly" won't clear


Is it possible to receive an incoming call while tethering on an Android phone?

It depends:

You are on a CDMA network (Verizon, Sprint) you can't call and use Internet at the same time (exepect if you use Internet over Wifi) - This is limitation of CDMA only networks
You are on a GSM network (AT&T for US and almost all other operator worlwide excluding Asia). In this case if you have 3G connectivity you should be able to use 3G and call at the same time, if connectivity not 3G but only GRPS/EDGE you can't have a call and internet at the same time (because GPRS/EDGE use voice channel)


how to set up lockscreen and quick acces to apps

There is an app available from Google Play Store that does just that, you select the APP you want to load, the lockscreen appears, you unlock the phone and you're on the selected app.
Active lockscreen
by: Celltick last updated on July 24, 2013

Description
Active lockscreen brings together fast access to your favorite apps and full personalization features for your Android phone.
Your favorite apps, your latest contacts, your photo gallery, are available within just one click.
Active comes with hundreds of themes and appetizers available to download that let you flip through your social and news feeds directly on your home screen.
After installing, you can use one swipe on your new lock screen to:

Call your favorite numbers, recent contacts or open the phone’s dialer
View and access your personalized photo gallery
Launch recently used apps or predefined apps
Stream social media updates on your locked screen
Send text messages or communicate through Skype, WhatsApp, Viber, Email and Gmail
Launch your camera or any picture related apps such as Instagram, Mobli and more
Read personalized content that are streamed with a preview


First, I'd like to quote all texts from the knowledge base,

Is Vaulty safe?
Yes, Vaulty uses several advanced layers of security to protect your private media. Files are moved to a location that the gallery cannot view and are modified so that they are not able to be viewed without changing the file back. Vaulty's protection offers the perfect balance between privacy, security and speed.

As of current version (4.0.10 r3710), what the app is doing:

Move the file to /sdcard/Documents/Vaulty/data (can be changed inside the app) with .nomedia ("Files are moved to a location that the gallery cannot view")
Change the file's extension (.vdata) and obfuscate the filename (currently, no idea how it's generated)
Prepend obscured to the file ("modified so that they are not able to be viewed without changing the file back")

The app doesn't actually encrypt the file at all. The file's content is the same, but only prepended by obscured which make it invalid image/video file. The reason why this works is because of how image/video viewers work. They check the signature of the file, and if it doesn't match to any, they will think that it's an invalid image/video file.
The conclusion is:

Moving a file to a folder with .nomedia is only safe for device without file manager. However, anyone can download file manager. To make it worse, the file is saved on external storage which can be accessed when connected to PC.
If someone doesn't know that .vdata is Vaulty's data, then it's at least "safe", unless they analyze the content. However, if they know, then obfuscating the filename is actually not useful at all (any filename is valid for image/video). The only problem is to determine the correct original extension.
This is the main feature. I assumed Vaulty avoided real encryption due to speed, since en/decrypting a big file (especially, video) can be slow ("Vaulty's protection offers the perfect balance between privacy, security and speed"). Instead, it decided to only prepend a short text, which can be removed easily and considerably faster even on big file. However, if someone knows this, then they can remove it manually and retrieve the original file. From here, they can also determine the extension/file format based on the signature itself.


Power button stopped working it fall down

1) If you still have warranty then try to repair it for free.

2) You can also try to repair the ZenFone for money. But i think it will be too expensiv.

3) If you doint want to spend money the install an Power-Off-App like
This one.
And for Wakeup you can try to install/enable Double-Tap to Wake.

I hope i could help you:)

P.S If there's an other way then let me know.


Whenever I have problems with installing an Android device's drivers, I install PDANet.

PDANet is a desktop tethering app, but that isn't why I install it.  PDANet comes bundled with phone drivers for all of the major phone manufacturers.  Once you have installed the drivers, you can then uninstall PDANet (and it will keep the drivers).


Want to root Using windows which is on VirtualBox.How do i make it recognise the fone when phone is off?

If you have the ADB drivers on Ubuntu, try performing the tasks of installing busybox and su manually as detailed here - http://androidforums.com/a52-all-things-root/586982-how-root-any-android-device-manually.html

The author has used Nautilus on Ubuntu to perform the requisite tasks. YMMV, though upon reading through the thread.

As a workaround, perhaps you could use the root methods detailed in the relevant XDA thread(s) on a Windows machine.


I cannot root or access developer options

Every Android should be able to get developer options.  Wrichik Basu's comment says how to show developer options. However OEM Unlocking (first step to root) is disabled on basically all Samsung phones.


No longer able to create Gifs with last update

Same case. I guess it's gone. Noted that sendings gifs "normally" still doesn't work as well. However, old <6sec gifs sent before can be forwarded successfully.


IMEI number publicly displayed whenever connected to Wifi

I don't know how one would garnish the IMEI information over WiFi but what I would suggest is ask your friend what application they were using and then try to find an Android version of it. The developer that makes the iOS application might make an Android one, too.


How to backup notes taken with Samsung Notes app?

Use other applications that allow synchronization with other devices via your account. So in this case nothing is stored in your local storage and you can also access your note from other devices(Just need to login to their service).
My recommendations are:

Microsoft OneNote
Evernote


When I try to connect to work wifi I am asked to sign in

WiFi "sign in" now includes dealing with landing pages asking you to accept terms & conditions. I've noticed more and more public routers throwing these out, and then terminating connections if you don't hit the right web page quickly enough. I've seen iOS and Android respond differently to these things, depending on when the device finds the connection, how tolerant the router is, and so forth.

The solution I've found that works for me on any device is to shut off WiFi, give it a few seconds to "calm down," then start it up again and watch your notifications. If you get a "Sign in to ..." notification, tap on it as quickly as possible. If you don't, and you know it's an access point that exhibits this behavior (like at your place of work), tap the browser icon to open it up, then go to some page that's likely not cached (like SE here), or force a refresh. You should get to the sign-in landing page. Accept, and you should be good at least until your phone goes to sleep (which, sometimes, will cause a disconnect and make the access point whine at you to sign in again).

Yep, it stinks, but the issue seems to be on the access points, not Android.


Android forgets ringtone settings after USB connected as mass storage

Just move your desired ringtone to /system/media/audio/ringtones and set proper permissions (refer to other files in the folder).


How to enable Soft keys on Xiaomi Redmi 1S?

Please check user manual Xiaomi Redmi 1S but based on my experience, you have to rooting your phone and install - check this site. download those softkeys collection from there. but make sure rooting your phone first just as we mentioned before. Dont forget to backup your data.


I don't see anything in the settings for the default browser on my phone (Droid, Android 2.2.1). You're almost certainly going to need to try an alternative browser. I don't know if any of them offer that functionality either, though.


When will I get Android 4.4 KitKat update on Nexus 4 in Romania?

You just have to wait. It will eventually come.

If you read the Checking for updates won't get you KitKat faster, says Google employee article, it says:

  According to Dan, the updates are first sent out to 1 percent of
  devices. If it goes smoothly, it is sent to 25, 50, and 100 percent of
  users over what he says is “a week or two.” So if you’re waiting for
  that update, quit mashing that update button and regulate yourself to
  around once a day.


How do I purge the gallery on my Samsung Note 3

With the Note 3 do the following:

Open
-settings

-General

-accounts

-Google

uncheck'Sync Picasa Web Albums'

The "gallery" button is found in General> applications manager

Select All

Scroll down and select Gallery

Tap Clear Data


Simultaneous audio to headphone jack and bluetooth

Unfortunately, this can't be done.

Android can only output media to one of them at a time.

When you plug in a new device, the last one used will be overridden.


I accidentally deinstalled the Google app—now my phone doesn’t boot anymore

The actual solution was quite easy:

Power down the phone by long pressing the Off button
Boot the phone into fastboot mode by pressing On and Volume-Down
Select “Factory Defaults”
See Android booting again, having preserved all of the installed apps; only the Home screen had been emptied—oh, sure, I had deinstalled the Home screen app. That’s how the whole story began.


Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300): Wiped Download mode

I appear to now have some kind of download mode, though it's not the Samsung one - I just flashed a new ROM. Going to close this either way, as I don't think there's a simple solution other than sending it back.


Error when downloading application from the play store: RPC: S-3

Try going Settings>Accounts>Google>Tap your account> tap three dots in the upper right (or press menu button) "Remove Account".
Go to "Settings"->“Applications”->“Manage Applications”
Select "All"
Scroll to and tap “Google Play Store”
Tap “Force Stop”, tap “OK”, tap “Clear data”, and tap "OK".
Tap the Back button to get back to the applications list.
Scroll to and tap “Google Service Framework” (or Google Play Services)
Tap “Force Stop”, tap “OK”, tap “Clear data”, and tap "OK".

Now reboot (switch on & off) your device.


How to check the current platform of Android OS?

If you have adb set up, it's a one-liner at the shell prompt:

$ adb shell "getprop ro.product.cpu.abi"
arm64-v8a

In this example, the device asked answered that it has a 64bit ARM V8a CPU (second line).

Note: You can also run the quoted command in a terminal emulator running on the device / emulator. In there, it's just getprop ro.product.cpu.abi.


Is there any sniffer aplication for Android 2.2?

There is Shark that does just this, it requires root, there is also Pixie, but it too requires root.


Using LauncherPro lost usb connection notification

If you mean that thingy in the notification bar that upon touching let's you chose your desired mode -- that's still there with Launcher Pro as it has nothing to do with Sense and Launcher Pro has nothing to do with your notification area (unless of course you decide to disable it)


Make calls from another Android phone over Internet

You can use some screen mirroring softwares like Airdroid or Mobizen for Samsung and make the calls from country B using your computer. But you need to configure it before hand. You can login from the same account in your mobile and computer so that you can access it even when they're in different networks


How to change default video player app inside Hangouts

So far it is not Hangouts that need to be cleared in this case but the app which got registered as a default player.

Goto Settings -> Apps -> [Select the App that open when you play video inside Hangouts] -> Click Set as Default -> CLEAR DEFAULTS


System slow and apps not working on Lineage OS 14.1

I am facing similar issues on OnePlus 2, but I have tried custom kernels which caused battery life issues. I tried to modify the cpu settings with Kernel Auditor (from google play, requires at least root). It did help a lot but somehow the app intersects with wifi hotspot, so it wasn't a solution.

Today I found a risk free option worth trying:
http://www.androidbeat.com/2017/03/how-to-stop-android-apps-killed-marshmallow-nougat/

Hope this helps


Water Damage to Droid 4 Non Removable Battery

If you have warranty then give it to the service centre and tell them to clear the water logs, if you don't have then you can do it by yourself and there are lots of tutorials available for dismantling and assembling. Keeping the phone with battery and water could cause some short circuit and there are possibilties that you battery will be dead completely. So act fast


Clearing the browser's cache in the browser's settings will do the trick. I hope it helps


The LAME encoder is useful for converting such files. PC applications  can be found here:
http://lame.sourceforge.net/links.html
You can try another recorder, like Hi-Q MP3 Recorder. This will record it immediately in mp3 format.
you can use an online converter to do the job. Try for example http://www.mediaconverter.org


(Red triangle)Device is corrupt after flashing Android N Dev Preview on rooted Nexus 6P

There is nothing to worry about. It means you just flashed a ROM.

More details: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6185381?hl=en


Recent apps button not working on Motorola Nougat 7.0

I have the same issue bro. You nailed it though we need further answers.I have one solution to make it work again though the problem goes back after a minute or two. I do manual screen shot,pressing the vol+power for my phone.


How does Whatsapp use my mobile fingerprint in their app?

I just updated to 2.20.64 to check

WhatsApp does need fingerprint permission, under " Use Fingerprint Hardware" and Use Biometric Hardware"

You can check under permissions in Play Store - see "others"

Edit : If you are wondering why the app doesn't ask you explicitly for permission, the reason is simple - both the permissions quoted above are normal permissions for which user approval is not required. Also see Permissions Overview

  If an app declares in its manifest that it needs a normal permission, the system automatically grants the app that permission at install time. The system doesn't prompt the user to grant normal permissions, and users cannot revoke these permissions

(Emphasis supplied)

See this Stack overflow Question - Android nougat USE_FINGERPRINT permissions, which states the same


Will deleting my whatsapp account delete my messages from my contacts phone?

The messages you sent will still reside in the recipient's Whatsapp even if you delete your Whatsapp account.


How can I access lock screen Apps on Android like iOS 7 -- Galaxy S4 on Sprint

For security reasons, you can't access normal apps from the lock screen: you can only access lock screen widgets. They're like home screen widgets, but the app they come from has designated them as suitable for the lock screen: they may have better ways to keep sensitive data hidden than normal home screen widgets.

Not all Samsung phones support lock screen widgets. For example, the Galaxy S III doesn't (unless you install a 3rd-party lock screen app, or a custom ROM), because its lock screen was designed before Google added lock screen widgets to Android. The Galaxy S4 does, though, so you just need to add the widget of your choice to it!


Detect screenshot being taken and disable specific app

It is possible with  Macrodroid automation app (free upto 5 macros) and real easy to learn

I modified a macro to take screenshots on shaking and added your Twilight app

Shaking the device takes shots (Trigger)

First action is Killing Twilight app ( requires root ) - alarm , pause, take screenshot, pause (adjustable for the time you think you would take a screen shot), launch Twilight app

Constraints -run this macro only when screen is on - so that you don't take screenshots while device is in pocket

After taking the screenshot you will be directed to Twilight page and not the page you were on - you need to switch to previous app

Edit: Here's a gif that shows Twilight being killed, screenshot taken and Twilight enabled on the Macro above

Go ahead and root, if you want this feature !


How do I send text messages multiple recipients on CyanogenMod 9?

There isn't a contact picker per se.

After you type in one contact, type a comma and start typing the name of another. Separate multiple contacts by commas.


Is factory reset neccessary when updating cyanogenMod?

Yes, it is always recommended to do an factory reset and wipe cache data after every update or change of firmware to avoid problems.

You will lose all your data anyway so right after flash your new firmware, reboot the phone. You don't say your phone so just do as usual do the factory reset wipe cache reboot it again then done wouldn't spend more than 5 minutes.


Is there a contact book that allows partial access for apps?

In contrast to the comment from Zlatty, I was very pleased to learn that the pro version of xprivacy can do just that. I use it to allow whatsapp selective access to contact book entries only if I know that the person in question is already registered with whatsapp.

Blocking contacts by default:

Allowing partial access:


bluestacks problem "one time setup" in the latest version

I have "One time setup" issue too, but a bit differently from yours:

After restart "One time setup" appears and I should re-login into my BlueStack account (with Google authentication). But after that it works well.

Are you logged in a BlueStack account? I think you have to use on infree mode.


How to disable "security policy restricts use of html email"

I'm willing to bet that you can't change it. It's probably being enforced by AirWatch as part of your company's security policies. They have disabled HTML email; so that means HTML email will be converted to plain text.


Samsung Galaxy S2 Wifi Hotspot Toggle Widget

I believe this should work  -   Widgetsoid2.x on Google Play

(I have verified that this allows you to create a toggle widget on ICS which does not go into settings app and does it work directly. Although since Wi-Fi Hotspot is not working on my custom ROM of ICS yet, I can't verify the actual working.)


Check on xda-developers for your device. Search for root in Xperia zL/zQ forum. (Isn't Xperia zQ also known as xperia ZL in other parts?)

Rooting will void your warranty and in very rare cases can also brick your phone. Follow all instruction given very carefully.

Rooting probably will not affect Lte for your region.


Run downloaded shell command without root?

Yes, this is by design.  You can't execute binaries from the SD card without system or superuser privileges (and remounting it without the noexec option) because otherwise apps could just download and execute malicious code at will.  In older versions of Android the SD card also did not have emulated permissions so chmod would naturally fail.

Some devices/older versions of Android might allow execution from /data/local/tmp/, so you could try putting it there.  Otherwise, you'll probably need root.


How to remove encryption in Marshmallow without root?

A factory reset will remove the encryption. After doing this you might want to install a custom recovery, just in case. There are many tutorials to do this in the internet.


Android apps not compatible between roms

I've had that before, I think it has something to do with how the device was named on the build.prop. I had a device that runs on ICS before, I changed rom to another ICS and one of my apps showed incompatible on the Play Store. I installed the app from a backup copy and it ran without problems.


You can find your device firmware on XDA or SamMobile. Download it and flash via Odin. You'll find the tutorial in the source most likely


Tapping 7 times Build number in HTC Desire 300 does not work

Yes, starting from Android  4.2 the Developer Options menu are hidden by default.

If your phone has any Android release between version 3.0 to 4.1, you don't need to enable Developer Options. Just access it by going to  Settings → Developer options.

Just to make sure you are doing it right, here are the steps:

Launch Settings from the application launcher
Select About Phone
Scroll down and locate the Build Number entry
Tap on the entry 7 times.
The Developer Options menu will now be listed under Settings again.


Jelly Bean uses pretty much the same amount of RAM. There's not much of a difference.

Performance-wise, Jelly Bean is much better. It will even make phones with 512MB RAM feel smooth, with some lag still, cause you know.... 512MB RAM, but it should feel much better than ICS.


How to add a contact from a missed call?

I struggled with this. Long press the number, then chose Edit number before call. You then have the Add to Contacts option, click that and then choose Create new contact.


Android crashes after update unless I put another memory card

I had a similar issue and resolved it easily enough by carefully reading the short messages that were regularly popping up on my screen informing me just what apps were causing my phone to "force close." In my case the culprit was the Volume+ app. As soon as I uninstalled Volume+ the phone was right as rain.


"My Calendar" and "PC Sync" -- How to Delete?

You can't delete them but you can uncheck them so no information from them shows in the calendar.

Many folks are still using Outlook for calendaring and need the ability to sync with the desktop.


Disable showing password input characters with a physical keyboard?

In Android Settings, go to Security and uncheck "Make Passwords Visible." This will cause all password characters to be obfuscated, even as you type. It is a global option, so there is no way to set it for just one input method.


Contacts with and without international extensions

This is a known problem with ICS (up to 4.0.3, I think) :

http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/ZVK3xcu2NrA

If you follow this link you'll also see a solution to the problem (I'd recommend backing up your contacts first, just in case):

Assuming your phone is synced with Google Contacts
Disable contacts syncing. From the home screen: Press Menu -> System Settings -> Accounts & sync
Erase all contacts from the phone: From the home screen: Press Menu -> Manage Apps. Scroll down to Contacts Storage and press Clear Data.
Restart the contacts sync as in Step 2.

I also have a Nexus S and am in the UK and have just had version 4.0.4 rolled out to me yesterday, I haven't had a chance to download it yet BUT 4.0.4 should have 'Improved phone number recognition' according to the Android team, I'm assuming that's a reference to the problem we've been having and should fix it. Here's the link to statement from the team:

https://plus.google.com/104629412415657030658/posts/NgGwavbmkQ7

Here's another solution, that's been posted on the top link I gave you, I haven't tested it personally but others in the thread seem to have and have said it works. Try the first shorter one before this though. Here it is:

    1- menu --> people
    2- option --> import/export
    3- export to storage --> OK
    4- option --> import/export
    5- import from storage --> after searching
    6- import one vCard file --> ok
    7- choose the file which you exported early (00001.vcf) --> wait for import
    8- now your issue is solved and you can try if it works with you. but we got another error of duplicated names here.

    if you want to solve the duplication on names here. follow the below:
    1- menu --> settings
    2- accounts & sync
    3- enable the sync and choose to sync your gmail account
    4- after finishing the sync. go to your laptop and open your gmail email.
    5- press on the contacts tab on the left side
    6- select all the contacts --> more --> find & merge duplicates


I usually just export my contacts and my internal storage. For more you might use the shell (and where you can choose your preferred file explorer) and copy the files you need to your desktop/laptop pc/external SD card. (app data for example needs to be copied with adb, so you have to use the shell) If you have some apps you can not reinstall, for example if they are not on the playstore anymore, then you can use an apk extractor, I prefer the one from F-droid. If you want to make a custom recover like backup you might want to look up how twrp does it.


WhatsApp does not vibrate when I get a message

Go to Settings > Notifications. Select Vibrate for message notifications subsection. Can you please check if this works?


The process android.process.acore/com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again

Go To Settings and open your app manager, then click on the lower left button to open the menu. Click on "Reset app preferences" and the problem is resolved.


Why do "android system" and "androd os" take 30% battery

Those percentages are from apps that use Android functions instead of their own modules (to save time/space/compatibility). The battery report bundles all battery usage from those Android functions and puts it into those two entries (depending on function). You can install an app like Wakelock Detector to see what exactly is using your battery the most in the background.
According to this post by Joe Levi at PocketNow:

“Android OS” and “Android System”
1% and 2% are nothing to be worried about, but that’s just what my device is reporting now. By the end of the day those numbers will be much different. Some users are even reporting that either of those two processes make up 30- or 40-percent of the battery usage on their phone or tablet. Something’s not right there, but what is it?
An operating system is a pretty big “thing”. It’s got tens of thousands of lines of code, acts as an abstraction layer between hardware and software, and often includes a bunch of apps and services all bundled together.
...
When an app wants to know where you are, it asks Android. When your battery stats are reported, it’s “Android” that used the battery to determine your location, not Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Waze, or whatever other geo-aware app you were using. Location awareness is just one example. We could talk about apps that use data from the barometer, pedometer, light sensor, magnetometer, etc,. but geo-location is probably the easiest to talk about to illustrate the concept.
Everything is behaving as it should be, but your battery report isn’t being as helpful as you’d like it to be. You want to know what apps are using more of your battery than you’d like them to, then put pressure on their developers to fix it, right? We’re not there just yet, and even with the advancements in battery reporting coming in Android 5.0 Lollipop, tracking down the power gobbling culprits isn’t quite as clear cut as we’d like it to be. Not yet anyway, but we’re making progress!


install a custom recovery like philz touch, completely wipe, then flat the firmware for your phone downloaded from live.samsung.com.
Did you face any call quality issues?


If the S4 is connected to the Internet and has your Google Id logged in, then you can change your password using Android Device Manager.


As your device is rooted I assume you can download nexus root toolkit to pull and push files, it automatically handles both, bootloader booting and fastboot, through adb, if however you didn't have usb debugging enabled I cant help you.


Why isn't Clockworkmod Recovery "Sticking"?

I had the same problem and I found the solution is to rename a file in the system folder:

remount /system in read/write mode (use something like the Root Explorer app or ES File Explorer; both have root modes (check the app's settings) for remounting /system as writable)

rename the /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak

(note: you could delete it, but renaming is much safer since its easily reversible)
you could also do this manually in an adb shell or on-phone Terminal session:

mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak

after you've renamed the file, you might have to re-flash your CWM if it had been missing previously

http://androidforums.com/galaxy-nexus-all-things-root/470831-how-all-things-root-samsung-galaxy-nexus.html#post3712027


How to get more information about Android random restarts

Most logs are stored in catlog, you can use ADB (Android Debugging Bridge) to read it; there are apps on the market can be used to read catlog.


Android Force Stop Button Not Working Samsung Captivate (A Galaxy S)

The Force Stop button is only applicable to apps which are currently actually running. In general, Android apps will stay in an idle state on the assumption that you might want to switch back to them soon, but the OS will kill apps you haven't used for a while as it gets short on memory. Some apps also have an actual "exit" option, of course.

So, are you sure the app you're trying to Force Stop is actually running? In your applications settings, there should be a "Running" tab, which should show all of the apps currently running on your device. Alternatively there are apps in the Market that can show you what's currently going on on your device. I use "OS Monitor" but I'm sure there are others.


Does Android allow swapping processes to memory?

There is no swap partition on Android by default. The reason they don't use a swap partition is because flash tends to be slow to write. As Matthew said, the kernel itself supports swap files (yay linux!). You could replace the kernel and you would have swap support.

However, Android does do paging. Look at this answer on stackoverflow as its quite useful.


easy (command line) way to transfer a folder of photos from Android phone to Linux Debian desktop

To pull a folder from the sd card, you can use adb tools using following commands in terminal:

cd $HOME/Pictures/
adb pull /sdcard/captchas/

It will pull all the files from /sdcard/captchas/ to your Pictures directory.