How to change /system/fonts directory permission to writable in switch off mode?

As it seems you can access your device via ADB, you should be able to remount /system read/write to repair that file, using

adb remount

After that, you can copy the intact DroidSans.ttf to /system/fonts, overwriting the 0-byte-file. Following a reboot, /system will be mounted read-only again, and everything should be working.

In case that adb remount should fail with a "permission denied", you might wish to read How to remount /system as read-write in Android, which explains the manual remount process step-by-step. That would basically be:

get a shell on the Android device using either adb shell or a terminal app
become root using su
find out how and where /system is mounted, using mount | grep system
mount /system read/write using the information obtained, e.g. mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/<device> /system (make sure to use the device obtained in the previous step instead of /dev/block/<device>)
verify whether your remount was successful, again using mount | grep system
now copy your DroidSans.ttf to /system/fonts
either reboot, or simply remount /system read-only using the parameters obtained in step 3, e.g. /dev/block/<device> /system ext4 rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0

Always make sure to use the device and parameters obtained from step 3, or you might completely mess up.


Re-install app without losing personal data

For the following procedure you'll need adb installed on your computer (if you're not already have that, see: Is there a minimal installation of ADB?). Alternatively, a terminal emulator app should do as well.

Android apps are managed by the "Package manager", which has a command-line interface called pm. So here's what you can do with it for your case:

# to use ADB, first get a command line
adb shell
# now tell the package manager to uninstall the app, but keep its data
pm uninstall -k com.YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME`

(Note this won't work with a terminal emulator app on device (at least with none I know of) except with root permissions, as "normal apps" lack the required privileges/permissions.)

Of course you have to replace com.YOUR_PACKAGE_NAME with the package name of the app you want to deal with. Easiest way to find that is visiting its page on Google Play, and take a look at the URL: the package name follows the id= parameter there. It's the -k parameter telling the package manager to keep the app's data.

Now, when you re-install the app, its data is already there (was not removed).

All this does not require root (at least as long as we talk about a user-installed app).


Can I change how my Gmail account is displayed in the Android Gmail app?

I just tried it out and it seems like this is not possible.

However, did you know that you can use aliases for your Gmail Account? If your address is for instance "maxmuster@gmail.com", you can also use "maxmuster+school@gmail.com" or "maxmuster+work@gmail.com", and all E-mails will land in the same inbox. Then you can filter them by recipient-address, to gain order.

I can also recommend you the "INBOX" app by google, if you want your inbox to be more structured. Hope it helped you in any way.


What is causing my screen to not turn off after the established time?

You can use Wakelock Detector to find out what app is causing the behaviour. Remember to read the correct procedure from the app's info:

  How to use:

  1 Install the app

  2 Charge your phone above 90% and unplug cable (or just reboot the phone)

  3 Give it a time (1-2 hours) to accumulate some wakelock usage statistics

  4 Run “Wakelock Detector”, it will display wakelock statistics for you!

  5 Check the apps on the top, if they show very long wakelock usage time then you found the cause of your battery drain!

  *Note: Wakelock Statistics are gathered since Step#3


How can I flash ClockworkMod with Heimdall on Galaxy Mini?

I just a got an email from the Heimdall dev, he said it's not compatible with the Galaxy Mini.  Thanks guys for your replies.


Can't restore Nexus 6p Google Drive backup to new LG G6

I had a similar experience with restoring a N6p backup to a Pixel. Nexus was running Oreo and Pixel still on Nougat. After updating Pixel to Oreo and doing a factory reset I was able to restore the N6p backup.

So it seem you can not restore to older Android release, is the LG running older version than the N6p?


Unable to confirm installation on program from unknown source

Turns out this was caused by Twilight, which had an option that can fix the install issue.

With "Auto-pause in specified apps" ticket, and "APK Installer (button fix)", the problem goes away.


"Deep inks" into apps have to be supported by the app itself. Each app defines "activities" and you can only open the app if there is an activity for that screen you want and the activity has to be exported.

An app that allows you to list available activities and create shortcuts for them is Activity Launcher just as an example.


Is hdpi and mdpi still used in android kitkat and up

I always keep this page bookmarked for things like this.

You can make some educated guesses using this data.

As of Feb 1 2016, the percentage of devices on an OS version pre-KitKat (if I did the math correctly) is 29.2%.

Since 42.4% of all devices have hdpi screen density...

At least 13.2% of all devices out there are hdpi with KitKat or later.

It's likely that it's more, since you can count on most of the ldpi/mdpi devices being in the pre-KitKat group.

If all 16.2% of ldpi/mdpi devices are in the pre-KitKat group (which most likely are), then the total hdpi KitKat-and-later group grows to 29.5%


Why is my Samsung Galaxy S not utilizing all of its RAM?

Wrong.

Galaxy S does have 512 Mb. the problem is that you cannot use it all for programs.
From that 512 Mb of memory 128 Mb are reserved for graphical purposes and for phone modem.
You don't want any call to end because programs running took all that memory, do you?

The problem with the Galaxy S is that if we take into account that 128Mb we should have 384.
But for some reason it display 326 and 304 in some cases. That black hole is the mistery.

Still I could not find anyone that explains that to me.

Hope this eases your soul. You have 512 Mb. They just did not told you that you could not use it all. ;)


Where is a downloaded .apk placed in Android phones?

If you don't have root access, it doesn't matter because you won't be able to back them up.

If you do have root access, use an app like Titanium Backup to back up the apks.

Note:

This doesn't really answer the question of where to find the downloaded APKs, but it does address the need of the OP.


Warning message after doing backup in TWRP on Honor 8 (FRD-L09)

To isolate the problem, 1) reboot into Android and see if it does so properly, and 2) reboot back into recovery and do the same operations.

Judging from your response on the 2 points, it seems your recovery is at fault here. Not unmounting /system is usually not a problem: that step is done as a safety precaution to prevent accidental modification to /system when not flashing. As long as you don't do that yourself you should be fine.


uninstall app that was installed under another account

I just ran into a very similar issue, where I was trying to update an app owned by a different account. The fix was simple: I logged into the play store with the desired account on the web from my desktop, then installed the app from there. The app updated successfully and its ownership switched to the desired account


A question about Android recovery disk image and partitions

fastboot boot does not perform a flash.  From fastboot help:

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:
  [...]
  flash <partition> [ <filename> ]             Write a file to a flash partition.
  [...]
  boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ]     Download and boot kernel.

  Does the recovery image also have its own kernel and ramdisk?

Yup.  Recovery is essentially a miniature OS and boots similarly to the main boot image.


In order to turn off permissions of overlay apps, go to settings --> apps then click  the gear icon on the top right. Next under advanced, chose "Draw over other apps." Then you can turn off all the overlays you chose or tap "Enabled" in the top and switch it to "Disabled".

You can also uninstall the apps which are causing the overlay. For me, I had blue light filter installed and it didn't let me press allow since I had that on. Hope this helped!


Can you restart data service with full strength & orange indicator?

While I haven't seen that issue, you can restart the radio.

Dial *#*#INFO#*#*, choose Phone info and scroll down.  Click the Turn off radio button, then click its replacement, cunningly called Turn on radio.

A Nexus 5, being Google, should support the standard android_secret_code URIs, so INFO should be present. Other vendors may replace/remove/augment those, so bets are off on anything not directly from Google.


Why does the alarm on my HTC Desire not work correctly?

I had lots of problems with this myself, as you suggest my taskkiller was closing it down, on changing an alarm setting it would start back up. You should be able to press and hold on a task in advanced task killer and tell it to ignore the alarm task. This seems to have done the trick for me anyway.


I don't think the built-in PDF support can be disabled. I would suggest exporting and downloading the file instead, so that you can open it with and PDF reader of your choice.


"Access Point Name settings not available for this user"

edit: I should mention this fixed issues with Sprint for me, but perhaps googling in this vein could lead to finding a similar fix for other carriers.

tl;dr: I booted to recovery (TWRP), wiped, flashed CM12.1, 5.1 GApps, and the sprint.zip file from this XDA post and got LTE back.

I'm not positive my issue was the same, but the symptoms are very similar so I'm adding the solution I found. My LTE was working fine on CM12 and CM12.1 for perhaps 3+ months. My phone battery died overnight a couple days ago, and when I powered it on the next morning it didn't have LTE anymore.

Not only that, but I was getting the "APN settings not available for this user" under Settings -> Mobile Networks -> APN settings. After googling, and googling, and googling, I think I tried about every solution suggested for this issue:

setting /data/data/com.android.providers/telephony/database/telephony.db to higher permissions (e.g. 761)
deleting telephony.db and telephony.db-journal and letting the system re-create it (theoretically in the "proper" manner)
using *#*#4636#*#* and playing with the preferred network (LTE/GSM/CDMA, LTE only, etc.)
Turning on wifi, rebooting, waiting a while, and then turning it off and trying to connect to data
Adding a custom APN, which often wouldn't even save if I had the "APN settings not available for this user", and didn't seem to do anything otherwise.
I even went back to stock (upgrading radios and firmware in the process) by applying the latest RUU here. This updated my radios (I was on 3.31.651.2), and allowed me to update PRL/profile while I was at it. I didn't even have LTE from the stock ROM.

I ran into post where someone mentioned "the Sprint APN fix" so I googled for that and ran into this post, which points to this XDA post with the fix.

Downloading that file (sprint.zip) worked great for me, despite that post being ~2 years old. I just did the following:

boot into TWRP, wipe as usual as if installing a new ROM
flash CM12.1 (I used the most recent M8 snapshot from 09-01-2015)
flash 5.1 GApps
flash the sprint.zip file
wipe cache/dalvik

Rebooted and had LTE right away during setup. Soooo relieved, as this was killing me. I'm still puzzled as to how it could have gotten goofed from a previously working setup, but at least it's behaving now. Hope this helps others.


How do I change the language in my Google Weather app

Just go to the app info of your Google app and in manage space clear your data and cache. It will not causeharm to your personal data .


If you are open to alternative ways of syncing, you might want to take a look at e.g. FolderSync:

It enables you to sync selected locations with different cloud services, but also with your local "home network". You can set it to automatically synchronize, or have it done manually on-demand.

For your issue, you could set either the base directory of your music to completely synchronize between your Android device and your PC, or chose selected directories. So when you updated some tags, only those files should be "copied to the other side", as the others have not changed. Same applies if you add new music files.

There are some other apps in the playstore doing the same job, just in case you want some alternatives. One of them would be FTPSyncX which, other than its name suggests, also handles different protocols (Samba/Windows Shares, SFTP/SSH, FTPS).


Does sharing installed apps pose a risk of sharing personal data?

Most likely, it is not going to send the app data with the app.

If the only file being sent is an apk (example: angrybirds.apk), then there is no data sent with it. The apk is just the app itself.

However it is possible to send app data. If you are using "File Commander", it would depend on whether File Commander sends app data or not (sorry I don't have this app). It may be an option in the settings, so you could perhaps enable/disable the sending of data along with the app.


ES file explorer, how can I get the complete folder path?

the current directory is the first entry in the history. i checked just now. its just below the sd card list.


As the other user suggested, If you have a rooted phone you can make SD Card your primary memory. As for your problem I can only suggest using Very less apps. Some apps like Whatsapp eat lot of your internal storage. Try uninstalling it and check if everything works.


One Plus One CM12 update always reboots and starts the "Android is Upgrading..." process

Did you perform a full factory reset or did you do a "dirty flash"?

If it is the latter, make sure that you perform a full factory reset, including the cache, and then re-flash; that should solve your problem, it did for me at least.

If that doesn't work I reccommend using the latest build of BlissPop which is built on CM12.1 and runs like butter.


Your Gmail account is not tied to a certain device- it is universal across all Google services. You can change your password in your Google account settings. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/41078?hl=en


Is there some way to get the new APK from Google Play Store sooner?

If you are taking about

  Pokemon go

in specific. Just for your information, app is still available in playstore.
Don't know from which country you are in. I'm in India. And I can find Pokemon Go in playstore

Below Link
Pokemon Go Playstore

If you talking about any playstore apps, I don't think there is any way you can download it apart from source(playstore).
If any website found which allows to download apks . I would warn you not download it and install. Those might be injected and can cause harm to ur details and your contents in your devices.

Note: there are some apps in Google Playstore that can slow down and bring harm.


What percentage of screen power usage is healthy?

Yes, this is completely normal especially on high-resolution devices.  It takes a lot of juice to produce all that light, switch colors, etc.  Activities like watching videos will exacerbate this.

The only times you will usually see the screen not use the most battery is if you have the screen off for a long time, or if you play a really intensive game.


How to remove spy-ware and how to turn off GPS-Tracking?

I mean this in the nicest possible way but do you have problems with paranoia....that is the most logical explanation for what you're reporting in my opinion. Otherwise what you're saying doesn't make much sense - why would someone targeting you alter your gps to show their location as your location... That would just lead you to them... Also if your gps just shows that incorrect location as your location then it doesn't seem to be tracking you. Please consider seeking help.


Skype cutting out on Samsung Galaxy Ace III

Many factors can affect Skype:

Try to move closer to your router/modem
Close any unnecessary applications, and then go to Task Manager > RAM > Clear RAM
Boot your device into recovery mode, and click on "Wipe cache partition". None of your data will be lost, don't worry.


Is it safe to charge Galaxy j7 using Galaxy A5 charger?

Galaxy J7 isn't rated for Fast Charge support either on Samsung's sites or other sites that host specs, and comes with a measly 5V 1.5A charger (for both the 2015 and 2016 versions). Adding the fact that it targets the lower end of the market, it's safe to guess it does not support Fast Charge. In comparison, A5 is at a higher end and supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0.

You should still be able to use the charger, just not getting fast charge from it.


Sony Xperia Z corrupted photos in LOST.DIR folder inside microSD

well the 4.1.2 was in the fat32 format however the 4.2.2 wants a "exfat" but becarefull since this format is very weird because in not always working due to the fact that the master table very messy therefore it might asking for the deframenting often. so it can lock it self 0x....
So re format to exfat and everthing should will be fine and there should be no issues .


Voice Activation: Send Email: Recipient Name not working

It needs to be a Google contact. Your voice request is sent to Google's servers to be parsed and it looks for the information in your Google Contacts. The server can't query your phone.

See this Google Help thread.


Yes you can simply turn off/reduce your volume to 0 for the notifications and only keep the ringer volume as required.

You can do this under settings>sounds(As you have not specified any os details or the device make or model I can only give you a common answer)


Is it safe to remove "Google app" from android system completely?

Sure you can iff the Google app has the "G" logo, it is just a search app. I am on a custom ROM, Cyanogen Mod 13 and it doesn't come with bloatwares or Google apps.


Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!"

This is a because of a bug in Heimdall v1.4 RC1 -- the version that shipped with Ubuntu 13.04. What you'll want to do is upgrade Heimdall to version 1.4 final, or the latest version..

That should do it. Run heimdall info | head -n1 to get your current version.


If you lock a message, when you delete a conversation with a locked message, every message other than the locked message will be erased from that conversation.


Xiaomi Mi A1 - Touch screen, capacitive buttons, fingerprint scanner dead

I'm sorry. but I believe that it is a hardware issue. The touch feedback and the capactive key feedback is sometimes carried over by the same flex ribbon. So, it could be either a loose connection of the flex cable and/or a broken flex cable or some other type of hardware issue with the touchscreen.

The fingerprint should use a separate connection and it definitely does as it is on the back. So, it could also be something wrong with the motherboard.

I do not see a software issue here. Also, with all that you have tried, I do not see much that you are left with. The best idea would be to bring the device to a Xiaomi service center. I hope you live in a location where it is officially sold and you have warranty coverage.


What can I do if I forget my passcode to my device (Samsung Galaxy Tab E(2017))?

You need to perform a factory reset that will clear everything stored in the phone memory, unfortunately.

If you previously enabled USB Debugging in the Developer Options, there is a way to remove or reset the lock screen. No data is lost here.

Edit:

On some Samsung device, you can reset the lock code with AT commands when the device on Download mode (Never tried myself though). Some paid softwares can do the job just on one click. z3x, Miracle Box, etc


How to save Whatsapp voicenotes to Computer?

My problem has been solved. I tried this trick and it works.

Open the folder on your mobile. It is WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Voice Notes/
Select all files all any files you wanna copy to your computer
Attach them on email and send email to yourself
Now open your email on computer and download the attachments.

Tadaaaaa~~~ Now you have the files on your computer ^_^

NB. The files extension is .optus, if your media cannot play it, I suggest you download a optus-mp3 converter.

Hope this helps. Good luck!


Change default font and remove bloatware without rooting the phone

Changing the System font is may be an option without root. A quick Google Search will help with that.

As for removing (or "deleting" as you put it) System Apps, you must have root, this I can not stress enough. Like @Frank said in the comments, you can disable and app, but this is still on your System and it still takes space.

My advice to you:

    If you don't feel safe about rooting at this time, don't do it.
    If you hate the pre-installed apps so much (my main reason to first root)
    Make a backup and root away! (Keyword: backup)!

Why you need root:

Mostly to protect the system. Suppose you could uninstall system apps without root. What happens if you mistakenly remove an important part of the system? You now have a broken Android - And imagine if everyone had broken Androids! People would claim Warranty and that cost money, time and effort. That is part of the reason Rooting (as far as I know) will void your warranty.


I've noticed that the spacing gets off in some fields, it will show extra spaces or back up over the last characters. Sometimes I have to use a different keyboard - the stock one or another tap keyboard.

Do you have the latest version of Skype Beta?  They put out a couple of them recently. Maybe that will help.


Are you sure that your boyfriend's account is opened only in chrome ?
Well i think it's not.

The problem is not with the chrome if i am getting your problem.
Here the person adds his account to your Google Services and your device is currently using it as its primary account. So, it is auto logging in as default account in chrome.

If you want to check:
Open Gmail app look for the account signed in already by touching 3 lines on the upper left of the screen, there must be showing your bfs account.

So now, you have to remove this account from your device. Follow these steps:

Open Settings-Account-Google
Now click the account you want to remove and touch 3 dots on the upper right corner of the screen and choose remove account.

It's done.

However, what you have did by removing your device from his 'my activities' tab.
This will only unlink your device from his Google account that means if you will try to sign in it may need to go through verification for signing in next time. As your device is now unknown/new for this particular Google account.


adb kill-server

You need to run that from wherever you installed the android tools.


Can USB charging (via mains adapter or from PC/Mac) of Android tablets be the main, primary method of charging? Or are there design issues?

The USB spec specifies that the power supplied over USB shall be ~5V DC, which is fine.

A single USB device (e.g. your tablet) may draw up to 500 mA of power in USB 2 and 900 mA of power in USB 3.  This is the issue - it's workable but not ideal.

Using a USB cable as a power connector between a tablet and the AC adapter that came with the tablet is a different story - they can do anything they want - but charging from a USB port is governed by the above limitations.


I was concerned about this as well and decided to decompile the app to find out what it's doing. Twitter receives SMS messages via a BroadcastReceiver in com.twitter.applib.client.SmsReceiver. Here is what the code looks like after decompiling it to Java with dex2jar and jd-gui.

public class SmsReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver
{
  private void a(Context paramContext, SmsMessage paramSmsMessage)
  {
    if (paramSmsMessage != null)
    {
      String str1 = paramSmsMessage.getMessageBody();
      String str2 = paramContext.getText(mb.sms_verification_text).toString();
      if (("40404".equals(paramSmsMessage.getOriginatingAddress())) && (str1.startsWith(str2)))
      {
        SharedPreferences localSharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(paramContext);
        localSharedPreferences.edit().putString("device_registration_sms_text", str1).commit();
        String str3 = localSharedPreferences.getString("device_registration_normalized_phone_number", "");
        if ((!TextUtils.isEmpty(str3)) && (!TextUtils.isEmpty(str1)))
          a.a(paramContext).c(str3, str1);
      }
    }
  }

  public void onReceive(Context paramContext, Intent paramIntent)
  {
    Bundle localBundle = paramIntent.getExtras();
    if (localBundle != null)
    {
      Object[] arrayOfObject = (Object[])localBundle.get("pdus");
      int i = arrayOfObject.length;
      for (int j = 0; j < i; j++)
        a(paramContext, SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[])arrayOfObject[j]));
    }
  }
}

You see see here that when a text message is received, the app passes the message to a() and checks that it comes from twitter's number. Then it writes the content of the message to shared preferences. As Problematic suggested, the app is only verifying your number and not doing anything malicious. Although Twitter isn't doing anything malicious, it would have been nice if they would have explained why the app needs this permission in the last update.


Whether a new user of my old number can see my old WhatsApp messages?

They cannot see your messages because they would not be able to sign into your account. Without your password and/or physical access to your phone where your messages are saved there is no way they will be able to access your messages.

An entirely new account can be created for the new owner of that number, but it is separate from your old account and does not have access to your old messages.


If your Moto E has Android Device Manager enabled and the WiFi is connected to network, then you're in luck!

Also, file a police report immediately and tell them that you phone was stolen. That is my two cents on this answer.


What LauncherPro Shortcuts Have You Used?

LauncherPro Preferences
Notes:  Here's one to get us started that I took from Fede's forum post.  It opens up the LauncherPro preferences screen.
Form Fields:

Action:  android.intent.action.MAIN
Package Name:  com.fede.launcher
Class Name:  com.fede.launcher.LauncherPreferencesActivity


How to install android 2.2 (froyo) on Nexus One

The easiest way would be to install ROM Manager from the Market.

It is a fantastic application written by the guys that created CyanogenMod. From this app, you can download and install vanilla ROMs and custom ROMs with a few clicks. Highly recommended.


How to flash a rom to a phone under bootloop

I've read the thread you linked and inspected the TWRP package inside. It looks like flashing for this device is incredibly simple, similar to a Nexus - it just flashes and boots a recovery image from fastboot. Lenovo even included a handy command to reboot straight to recovery from fastboot, which not even Nexus devices have.

Since you've flashed TWRP successfully in the past, I assume proper drivers have been installed, and you still have the whole folder on your PC. So right now what you're gonna do is boot your phone to fastboot, connect it to PC, open a command prompt window on PC then execute...

fastboot oem reboot-recovery

...which should take you to recovery.

If an error pops up then you might need to manually point to the fastboot location (drag the fastboot.exe in tools/ to the command prompt window), so it becomes something like...

C:\TWRP\tools\fastboot.exe oem reboot-recovery

(your path will vary).


LG Watch Style USB Debugging - computer not recognizing presence of watch

Looks like the LG Watch Style's charger has NO DATA PIN.

The workaround for me was to use Bluetooth debugging, you will need an Android phone with a USB cable and a computer running the ADB server. Wifi debugging is also an option but that requires a USB connection initially (maybe it can be bootstrapped through bluetooth?)


How to Ignore the Icons in Camera Album?

The way to get the Gallery and the Music apps to ignore folders on your phone is to create an empty file in the folder called ".nomedia".

The easiest way to create that file is to plug your phone into a PC, explore the phone until you can find the folder that has your unwanted icons in it.

Then if you open Windows Notepad, click File -> Save As, navigate your way to the folder on the phone and then make sure that Notepad's Save As Type box says All Files (*.*) and does not say "Text Documents (*.txt)" you can now type .nomedia (note the full stop/period at the start of the file name) and click Save.

If you've done it right the file should not have a Notepad icon in in Explorer, it should just have a default plain white, rectangular icon. Now safely remove the drive, unplug your phone and (after your phone's done a media scan) the icons should disappear from the gallery.


How can I force my Nexus One to upgrade to the official Gingerbread without waiting for the formal OTA update?

There is only one way. Keep checking xda developers forum for update.zip link. Once you get it download and update manually. This is the only way to get gingerbread update on your phone. Else it will take few weeks (as per google definition few weeks is 3+ months).


Installing custom ROM in Android studio AVD

It is very unlikely that regular custom ROMs will work in the emulator:

For the android emulator special device drivers like display and other fake drivers/services (e.g. for telephone, GPS with is usable but there is no GPS chip) are needed. Regular custom ROMS don't contain those drivers and therefore can't be loaded in the emulator.

If you want an adapted ROM for the emulator you need an image that bases on the AOSP emulator image.


How to share clipboard between Android devices, preferably without need for internet connection

Thanks to Izzy's trove of curated apps
Paste Easy (that can be downloaded from Aptoide) was suggested. Reason being that this app caters to early versions of KitKat which is OP's requirement. I didn't try the app but OP has confirmed that it meets the bill.

For alternatives, see Multi Device Clipboard
on Izzy's list.


How usable is the Android browser on "average" web sites?

I'd say it's highly usable, I have for the most part stopped using a PC outside of work, my phone is now my primary browsing device.

On the rare occasion a site doesn't render properly, or a particular video is not available on mobile (this happens a lot on YouTube) you can email a link to the website to yourself to check when you are on computer in 3-4 clicks.


How to prevent removing notifications from the lock screen in Android L?


Why am I unable to connect to certain WiFi networks?

To be able to connect to the UniFi networks you need to change your Wi-Fi frequency band from Automatic to either 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz.

As long as the mode is set to automatic, you will not be able to connect to either network. Why that is, is unclear to me. However other users reported similar problems.


Moto G on Lollipop is auto-locking the screen

Go to settings and then to security and turn off power button instantly locks


if you are on marshmallow long press the "GEAR" icon for 5 seconds

(you should see a prompt that says ui tuner enabled)

then go to settings and you should see the ui tuner in the settings.

Link with tutorial here http://gadgetguideonline.com/android/android-marshmallow-guide/how-to-use-system-ui-tuner-in-android-marshmallow/


Android does not have such a functionality.
Audio streams/pipes are very closed source and only the system itself has access to the data  of them. There are some apps that can stream your audio output to your PC, but they require additional software.

The problem is: You can only write to the audio output (add your sound to the mix) and
only read the microphone input (listen to what comes in).

You may go the easy way and connect a male-male audio cable to your phone's audio jack and your PC's microphone jack. That way you get your audio as easy as possible to your PC (assuming you use Skype on your PC).
There are some apps that require a rooted phone to access the system audio pipes and then will stream the audio output to AirFoil Speakers or similar (requires additional software), but because of the way they do that (rerouting all audio) you won't be able to hear what is coming out of your phone.
Also they are quite delayed (up to 5 seconds even in good networks) and require you to buy the full version just a few minutes after using them.
My suggestion:
If your device is not rooted: Try the audio cable method.
If you have a rooted device: You can try finding an app that allows you to stream the audio output to your PC.
The problem is: Audio streams are deeply embedded into the system. Normal apps can't read the audio stream of the system, except for their own data before it is played.
Worth noting: some headphones with TRRS jacks result in stereo mix recording if playing music through the headphones and recording. Even if the extra wire is not for a mic but a switch.


Huawei Ascend P7 locks out after months of usage

Turns out it wasn't a hard-lock on the device, it was just a code that apparently I set when I started the phone for the very first time. Sorry for alarming whoever spent time pondering with me about this issue!


My android device doesn't show up when I do ADB Devices but DOES show up in my Chrome developer tools

Since you've got Chrome Remote debugging working, just make sure that Chrome debugging isn't running when doing things with adb on the command line.

I believe that Chrome has its own version of adb-server so that would conflict with the one used by Android Studio/Android SDK tools.


Strange/troubling behavior when putting phone in car dock

It's a built-in bug report feature.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/16019-keeps-asking-me-to-email-bug-report/#entry410481

  This is built into Android. It is a debugging tool that lets you send a bug report. It
  sends to you because you manually triggered it.

  It is very easy to trigger it, even accidentally. If you press both volume buttons and the power button at the same time, it will vibrate once. Then it takes nearly a full minute before the phone vibrates three times and the bug report pops up. It also doesn't seem to keep processing when the phone is asleep, so if you accidentally do it when say checking the time or something, it will not show up until the next time you unlock your phone. It is easy to trigger and I have done it by accident quite a few times when either checking the time or taking a screenshot (it is pretty easy to press both volume keys accidentally when taking a screenshot).

  You can disable the bug report function by going to /system/bin/ and deleting or renaming bugreport and bugmailer.sh, but I am not sure if this will affect the ability to send bug reports for other system apps. Then it won't happen anymore. It can also be disabled in the ROM code by the developer.


What does nl="true" mean in the package-restrictions.xml file?

nl implies "not launched". From what I could understand it is used with respect to the state of a component and shows whether the component had ever been started by Android itself. You can check the following links to reach this conclusion:

PackageUserState.java
PackageSettingsBase.java
Settings.java


Installing web browser in Android Wear Emulator

Web Browser for Android Wear by appfour is the only browser for Android wear at the moment.


How to safely root Samsung Galaxy Core Prime?

I suggest you search on Google on how to safely root your device.  You should choose the one that is appropriate for your device (it should have the same model number).

Also, install a Custom Recovery (CWM or TWRP) and please do a NANDROID Backup first, so you can easily restore your phone if something bad happens ...

UPDATE:

  Disclaimer:  I am not responsible for rooting your Android device in any way.  Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely ...

  Please proceed at your own risk!

There are a number of ways on how to root a specific device, so you should know your Model Number, because they vary on the Model Number.

Model Number

To find your model number, (I'm assuming that your device is Android 4.4-kitkat):

Open Settings, scroll down and tap on About Phone.
The Model Number should be there.

Custom Recovery

Your phone must be rooted, in order to install a Custom Recovery.

To install a Custom Recovery:

Enable USB Debugging on your phone:

Open Settings, scroll down, and tap on About Phone.
Tap on the Build Number 7 times.
Go back to the Main Settings Screen, and tap on Developer Options.
Scroll down, and find USB Debugging.  Enable it.

Download the recovery you want for your device (CWM or TWRP)

The recovery that you will download should be compatible with your device.

Download and install Odin on your computer, as well as USB Drivers.
Extract the downloaded recovery file.
On your Android device, go to Download Mode.

I suggest that you search on Google on how to boot into Download Mode on your specific device, but usually, the combination is this:

Power off your phone.
Hold Volume Down, Home, and Power buttons at the same time.
Press Volume Up to continue.

Connect your device to your computer, and make sure it detects your device.
On Odin, tap AP and locate the extracted recovery file.
Click Start.
Just wait a minute or less, and the Custom Recovery should be installed on your device.

NOTE: To check if the Custom Recovery is successfully installed, go to Recovery Mode:

Power off your phone.
Hold Volume Up, Home, and Power Buttons at the same time.
Release your fingers on the buttons when the Manufacturer Logo (the first screen that appears during boot, usually Samsung ...) appears.

NANDROID Backup

To perform a nandroid Backup of your phone, you must have a Custom Recovery installed on your phone (which you have done earlier).

Boot into Recovery Mode.
Go to Backup and Restore for CWM, or Backup for TWRP.
Follow the instructions on how to make a NANDROID Backup of your phone.

Usually, you only need to backup System, Data, and Boot.  But, it's up to you if you want to backup all partitions, as long as you have enough Storage Space.


If you are asking, can one directly reach the temperature controls without logging into the app, the answer is no.

Since the app doesn't have activities that can be pulled and placed as widgets. Some apps have, some don't. Quick Shortcut maker is one such app that can reveal activities and place them as shortcuts for quick access. I installed the app in question and it doesn't have any activities, except the main log in
- you will need to search for an app that works and can show activities for you to place as shortcuts, which can be directly accessed or used by automation apps


How can I delete all Winamp playlists at once?

Long tapping on a playlist brings an option to delete. Looks like you don't want to use it because you've gazillions of playlists.

So, do this: Simply, clear data of Winamp from Settings ~> Applications ~> Manage Applications. It'll make your Winamp install fresh like when it was installed. The only thumbs down thing is that settings of Winamp will be reset to default & you'll need to re-configure them, but its not a big thing.

Update:
After some brainstorming, I found that Winamp stores playlists in a database externally. On my smartphone its: /data/data/com.android.providers.media/databases/external-xxxxxxx.db where xxxxxxx are numbers which are different on two devices I checked.

Use Root Explorer to delete this database after mounting /data partition with R/W access (root access is required).


What is the clockworkmod blobs folder good for?

Starting with version 6, deduplication support has been built into clockworkmod recovery. The blobs directory folder contains a hashed directory structure that holds the deduplicated files across all backups.

See the developer's Google+ post for more, in short:

  TL;DR:
  ClockworkMod Recovery now deduplicates files between builds. This results in way smaller backups.
  Don't delete /sdcard/clockworkmod/blobs


Google Play updates a non-existing application

Why Google Play calls something "an update", if in facts it installs it for the first time?

Even if you think the app was not installed before it may be the case that the app was renamed. Therefore the app name is new, but the app itself was already installed.

  Disable button for this app is disabled. Can't disable or uninstall it. Any option to get rid of it?

Apps that can't be disabled are system apps. The manufacturer installed it and the app itself is system critical (based on the manufacturers opinion), therefore you can't disable it. With root permissions you may be able to delete the app, however most likely your system will not work correctly at some point (or at all) afterwards.

Regarding the Moto Actions I assume that Motorola uses it for defining tasks that trigger under certain conditions. As those settings are integrated into the OS the app is system critical and can't be deinstalled.

  How can Google Play install anything on my device without asking me for a permission?

The answer is more or less already included in 1. Most likely the app was already installed.

  How can Google Play install anything that I cannot uninstall?

System apps can be updated - you will see that in the app overfiew you have the option to uninstall the update (but not disable the app). In such a case the updated app is installed into the regular app space and the system app is ignored.

  Are there any other app-examples of such behavior?

On nearly every device there is at least one pre-installed manufacturer system app that can be updated via Play Store and that can't be disabled.

If you want a clean Android System you can unlock your device and install LineageOS or another AOSP based custom ROM. Lineage OS for example does not even include the PlayStore and the other Google apps (but you can install them if you want).


Cant stop packet data in my android phone

I was having the same problem, had mobile data off and still it kept on charging 4 paisa now and then. Eventually I seem to have resolved the issue by checking "restrict background data" in advanced settings of mobile data.

EDIT

I figured out that in my case the location was enabled which was accessing mobile data. To see what is causing your data to leak, you can install mobiwol from play store and it would display the applications which are accessing mobile data and wifi.


Why won't my android video player display media in the correct aspect ratio

I use RockPlayer and it has a button right on the display to toggle aspect ratios and zoom levels--very convenient.


Why does my Nexus One power off with 15% power remaining?

Probably your battery does not hold as much charge as it used to, and so your phone's estimate of 15% is incorrect; the battery is actually almost dead.  To get a more accurate reading, try the following:

  RECALIBRATION:

  A recalibration is mostly needed, when dealing with different kernels (ROOT!). Most custom recovery images provide the option "battery stats wipe" under the menue "Wipe".

  Here is how ya do it!

  Enter Recovery Mode
  do a full nandroid (or nandroid+ext) backup
  Enter "Wipe"-Menue
  do "Battery stats wipe"
  reboot
  Calibrate the battery by completely draining it until the phone completely shuts itself off.
  Turn the phone on again and let it shut itself off one more time.
  Then charge your phone while it is off for over 8 hours.
  This will fully charge the battery so that when the Android is turned on, it now sees the battery as full.


Don't charge to 100% when always-on wall-plugged-in

If you're needing it as always-on wall plugged you will probably need to stick with that. However newer devices stop charge when 100% and then recharge back from ~95%.

Answer here: How to stop an android device from being charged programmatically? Says that you simply can't use any software to stop the charging.


HTC Sense crashing often on Incredible since update to Froyo (Android 2.2)

It could be a memory issue.  How much memory is available on the phone? (Settings -> SD card & phone storage -> Available space under Internal phone storage)

Additionally, do you have too many unnecessary services running?  (Settings -> Applications -> Running Services, look at the memory bar at the bottom of the screen)


There is a universal architecture (armeabi-v7a + x86)  available at APKmirror repository (Mobdro Version: 2.1.4 (21412604)). This variant is larger in size (33.22 MB) than the arm counterpart.

For interest sake, I downloaded it and installed it, it is working fine on my x86 virtual device (API level 22):

This was uploaded on May 10, 2018, I guess you could be right that it is now being developed only for arm architecture, if you desperately need to run it on x86 then grab it on this repo. This is just a speculation


In Linux/Android it is not recommended to close apps or use task killers.  Unlike a Windows computer/phone, Linux/Android can keep applications "running" in the background which doesn't use any CPU or networking (unless it's a media player).  It has actually been proven that closing apps causes more battery drain, because instead of Android being able to recall the app that was in memory it has to relaunch it, which requires more memory use as well as CPU.
You are better to leave apps running.
Sources:
How To Geek and
LifeHacker


How exactly does operating system update work on Android devices?

Most vendors/manufacturers modify the Android source code to ensure full compatibility with the devices hardware - if you were to update to a clean version of Android, it just wouldn't work properly (and it it even booted, most things wouldn't work at all).

Some manufacturers implement an OTA update feature - whereas some don't. Those that don't sometimes make you connect your phone/tablet to the computer and use their 'helper' program to do the update.

Even the devices that do connect to the internet and download the update are vendor specific - device specific even, it is just that the manufacturer let you do it that way.

As to your final question: Yes, through a custom ROM. Custom ROM's are versions of Android that have been modified by the Android community, based on the stock Android code, to work on your device. You should search google, or look at forums such as XDA-Developers for more info about ROM's, or to look for a ROM for your device.

Remember: All the hardware in phones are different. Only the manufacturer knows how to code for it, so that is why default Android code won't work with it - it would need propriety drivers.


Why Browser Tabs Reload After Restoring Back From Multi-Tasking?

It happens when tab is unloaded from memory.

Your thinking for multitasking is right, but just for multitasking, Android can't let device crashing happen, for example (device hardware resources are limited). There are many things which should be given higher priority than a background app. When foreground app needs high amount of memory, background apps are unloaded fully or partially from memory. Technically, when free memory drops below certain level, attack on background apps is performed. In fact, foreground app can also be attacked when kernel runs out of memory.

When it comes to websites, web browsers often make request of removed things of website (which aren't available in disc cache). To re-construct a web page, its better to reload webpage.
You can check it with Dolphin Browser HD: Send it to background & disconnect from internet. Then, re-open it. Webpage will be reloaded, but using cache (mind it, there's no internet connection).


Does the HTC Desire support 'microSDHC'?

the "HC" in every SD-Card name simply means "high capacity" - i.E. every SD card with more than 8GB is a SDHC card. Every "SDHC" Card is SD-Standart 2.0 ("SD 2.0"). Which means your device is compatible with a microSDHC card up to 32 GB.


Received Contact via WhatsApp is stored in Phone - How to move it to Google without losing the image

Depending on what phone you have, you can try to hit the edit button on the contact, then tap phone contact, and choose the google account. In my test, it saved the picture.

-Adam


How do I disable the drop-down spell check box?

I managed how to disable the Lollipop's spell checker, (not one from keyboards as in other answers).

Just go to, Settings → Language & input → Spell checker then switch it off.

Already done ;)


Where can I get Android Market App for my Tablet?

Google Maps and Android Market are not freeware apps, and are available only on Android devices certified by Google.  Aside from using other marketplaces, you can try installing 3rd-party custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod (if available for your device) that provide Google apps as an add-on.


How to create a 'Google Drive' file or folder shortcut, within Google Drive, on Android? (see body of question)

You can select the file and add to star in google drive, next time when you want to see you can directly click on starred files of folders.


Different dimensions (height and width). The part reserved for the edge on S6E will also bring trouble for S6. Don't bother.


Two Google calendars on my Android (HTC)?

Yes you can add the eMail adress from your GApps account via

Settings > Accounts & Synchronisation > Add Account

Then enter your credentials and you can access your accounts eMail, contacts and calendar without automatically sharing information from your private calendar with your colleagues.

But you need to watch out which account you use creating new calendar entries from now on.

After that you need to open your calendar application and press Menu > Calendar > Select the calendars you want to see.

If you don't want to see your work eMails you can easily decide which items you want to synchronize with your device.

Merging the calendars is not really necessary since you can view many different calendars in the calendar application.


Where does "Save media" store pictures in Hangouts?

They go to your Download folder by default, typically at /sdcard/Download. Note that this may not necessarily be a physical SD card (e.g. on devices that don't have an SD slot it's emulated).

From a practical standpoint, if you need to access them on your device, just open the Gallery or Photos app. The picture will appear in either of those as long as you haven't added a .nomedia file to the Download folder or something.

Also, opening the picture in either Photos or the AOSP Gallery app (possibly others as well) will allow you to discern its physical location by opening the menu and selecting "Details".


HTC Sensation XE, Mobile data OFF when GPS ON

I've found the solution !!! It's an old bug that some people are trailing since Android 1.6, and wich is always not actualy corrected !

The solution : you must have only one APN set in your mobile network configuration.


How do I configure calendar " leave in X minutes" notifications to use non-driving travel times?

Well, I think you are talking about the Google Now notification, right?

If so, you have to change the option on the Google Now app, not on the Calendar app.

To do so, you go to Google Now(tap the search bar on the top of your home page) then you'll see the card that estimates your arrival time to your destination, you can see like three vertical dots, tap there and hit Settings, now you set Transportation Mode to Public Transit.

From now on, the card will notify automatically the time you need to arrive by public transportation.


Removing junk files from my Android device

-Clearing junk depends on the memory limitations of the device.If you have more memory(4Gb or more then you can avoid it but at some point of time you have to clean) then you don't need to clear the junk files as the device will simply store it on board.But if the device's on board memory is less <=2Gb then you have to clear the junk files quite often.(In case you have 15-30 apps installed then your phone may start responding late/worst case stuck)

-Junk cleaner applications usually clean the cache memory/files >10 Mb as well as the files which are left after uninstalling an application.

So in order to them manually you can follow these steps

-For simple tasks like clearing images/videos you can delete it from the gallery directly as the gallery sorts them based on the app.

-For cache you need to clear the cache separately from app menu.
Only for removing un-instaled app data you need the cleaner.

-Ex:-If you use whats app then you can manually delete the videos/pictures shared from the whats app folder by Videos/Images section.But if you directly delete whats app folder then you will lose all the chat data/backup as well.

Note:-If cleaning each and every applications cache is cumbersome then you have to use the cleaner application.Having more on board storage space does not remove the necessity of cleaning it only delays the frequency of cleaning.

Caution:-Do not delete any file blindly from your device.Cross check the file name with the existing list of applications.As deleting files may cause loss of data to that particular application.By time you will be able to identify the file structure


How do I send SMS from PC through Android Phone or to Android Phone?

PDANet (a tethering program) will let you send and receive SMS via a little desktop client when you are connected to your phone via USB or bluetooth

Update as of May 2015: PDAnet apparently no longer offers its sms agent in its latest version.


Let me simplify since I see we have debaters.

You should calibrate your battery:

After you use your battery, as low as it will go, below 20%. Plug it into A/C Power until it is definitely fully charged. Wait an extra 20 minutes to make sure that it is fully charged. Then you need to:

1) Remove the battery stats file:
rm /data/system/batterystats.bin

This will prevent you from seeing any discrepancies in the usage of your battery & the battery stats.

2) Wipe the dalvik cache:
rm /data/dalvik-cache/*

You stated that an app is showing your voltage levels as being correct, so you may need the app's cache cleared.

3) Then Reboot:
reboot

This is what causes the kernel to re-calibrate your battery, when the phone is rebooted after a full charge.


Offline Spanish voice recognition: "no connection for speech input (E4)"

Aha! Five minutes later... It's the setting in the Google Translate app. Settings - speech input - Spanish was set to Default Dialect. I set it to Spanish (Spain) and voice input now works on both devices in Spanish in Flight mode.

It would be be nice if Android was a bit less picky when it came to missing language data, like web pages work with fallback fonts. But, it works, quite well, and it's free!


fail to connect to public wifi networks with cyanogenmod

DHCP is the method by which your phone is assigned an IP address whenever you connect to a wireless network, exactly as in the scenario you mention.  Basically (and oversimplified) when you connect to the network, you announce to everyone "Everybody, I'm here on this network now!  Hey router, I'm a phone with the MAC address of 00:01:02:03:04 (or whatever)  Can you give me an IP to use?"  And the router responds "Yes phone 00:01:02:03:04, for this connection you should use the IP of 192.168.1.105" and from then on that's your IP.

If you're deleting files and folders out of /data/misc/wifi or /data/misc/dhcp, you're removing the place that the wifi system sets and stores wifi/network-related information, so I'm not surprised that you'd be having issues.  In fact, sometimes just doing a rm -rf /data/misc/wifi can solve some corrupted/messed up wifi issues, but of course you lose all your settings when they are re-created.  At reboot, those folders are usually recreated if they are missing and their permissions and ownership is adjusted, but if you're asking if deleting stuff in there is related, then the answer is probably yes, depending on when and how often you're clearing it out.  A reboot when you're near one of these open wifis may help if you've messed with those directories since rebooting.

One final observation is that there appears to be a cm10 for your device.  If you're still on cm9, you may want to upgrade.


Stream Live Video from Android to RTMP Server

Finally I could create a live hidden camera library which takes a context and start streaming. The library code and release information is at:

https://github.com/mirsamantajbakhsh/LiveHiddenCamera

Here is a demonstration:


google talk android device sign is not shown by sony xperia ray while logged in google talk in it what can I do about it?

Launch the Google Talk app
Open the overflow menu (three vertical dots) and choose Settings.
Tap the account you're using.
Check the Mobile indicator option.

Note: If you're signed in to your Google account on a PC (like if you left your browser open and logged in to Gmail) the mobile indicator may not be displayed.

(For reference: Android version 4.1.1, Google Talk v. 4.1.1 - 424425)


How to prevent extra folders from being created in my external SD card?

In KitKat by default, non-system apps (for example Es file manager) cannot make changes to the external SD card outside of their data directory due to security policies.

To get around this issue, you can use your device's built in file manager to manage the external SD card.

If your device doesn't have a system file manager, you'll have to root the device to give Es full access to your storage.


Check native email app. Sometimes it starts running and never stops, eating the battery to the end. I don't know how to solve it, so I keep checking and killing it when it starts to behave like this.


Is it possible to gain complete remote access of another Android phone from my phone?

As far as I can tell, this seems to be achievable at least with the aid of applications such as TeamViewer

Requirements

  To be able to use this feature, you must meet the following
  requirements:

  You are using TeamViewer 12
  You are a private user or own a TeamViewer 12 Premium license (or higher)

  For the supporting device

  You have installed the latest version of TeamViewer for Remote Control on your Android  device.

  For the supported device

  You have installed the latest version of TeamViewer QuickSupport on  Android device.

  Setup

  On the supported Android device:

  Download and install TeamViewer QuickSupport or TeamViewer Host on the device.

  You may be prompted to install an AddOn according to your device manufacturer. Please follow the on-screen instructions and install the
  necessary AddOn for Remote Control capabilities.

  As for every TeamViewer connection, you will need the target device’s TeamViewer ID to connect.

  For QuickSupport : You can find the TeamViewer ID of the device on the start screen of the app.

  On the supporting device

  Download and install TeamViewer for Remote Control on your Android device. If you already have installed the App on your device,
  make sure to update to the latest version.
  Open the App on the respective device.
  Connect to the supported device using the ID mentioned above or via the Computers & Contacts list.

  Enter the TeamViewer ID of the supported device in the TeamViewer ID
  field under Connect. To access, click Remote Control.

  After the connections was accepted on the supported device, you are connected to the mobile device and can remotely control the entire
  device like if would have it holding in your hands.

Credits

Connections From Mobile to Mobile Devices


Different models use different baseband hardware and software tuned for the carrier's operation bands.

From what I found through search, a Straight Talk S5 (SM-S902L) is a Verizon S5 (SM-G900V) minus the bootloader lock, which supports LTE band 4/13. This is distinctly different from a US Cellular S5 (SM-G900R4) with LTE band 2/4/5/12/25.

Unless you've seen explicit examples that cross-flashing a baseband worked, don't even think about it.


Does greyscale/grayscale mode save battery life?

No, because power is still being consumed to display the image. Had the device been OLED or AMOLED, then it would have saved a bit of power, since each pixel is an individual source being powered, and black pixels would not receive power.

The best bet on saving power with LED is if the GPU was processing images in 8-bit, but it does not. If you turned on grayscale and took a screenshot then turned it back off, the image is still in color.


Can I send text using S-voice through Google Voice?

Yes you will be able to send a SMS with S-Voice.


Clock, the native clock program was causing it. I can only guess that some developer somewhere decided that it should automatically start creating alarms for people. What about people who work incompatible hours? If anyone else encountered this please let me know. I had to go to the programs list, click Clock and disable the alarm.


Pokemon logo (Cubeon) showing on my boot screen

It's not from Niantic, it is the silhouette of the MIUI character head.

It's possible comes with a MIUI theme what you downloaded and applied.


How can I block an outgoing call to a specific number?

On Xiaomi phones running MIUI (their Android port) you can restrict calling to a list of fixed dialing numbers or to numbers with certain prefixes. Similar options may be available in other Android phones as well, be sure to check before you buy a phone.

In MIUI 9:

open the phone app
select menu ('hamburger' icon on bottom left)
select settings
scroll down and select 'Advanced settings'
select 'Fixed Dialing Numbers'

Otherwise, Android apps for parental control should provide that functionality.


Filesystem for sdcard to store large file and apps access

I think your Micro SD card is not compitable with Android system try to use class 2 micro SD card sdhc(secure digital high capacity) type see if it's work. I do have same problem I have used 16GB Uhs-1 class 10 A1  (ultra high speed) micro SD card  but it's not compitable with the Android system it says can't read and Android system notify it's corrupted sd card, but soon after I try another micro SD card which is class 2 sdhc its work fine no countering any problem at all it's working  smooth when transferring data and fast rendering any apps I want to open that i have installed in my phone. There's so many type of micro SD card out there but need to see carefully some of it only suitable for hi digital camera which is usually using different file format system.


Open the email app, type in the login credentials, go to manual setup and follow these settings here

I personally use POP3 for my exchange account.


Not sure how LineageOS works on raspberry pi.
But on android smartphones there is no real terminal. the closest to terminal is terminal emulator which can be installed as usual apk (example)
The AppDrawer is probably the Android Launcher which can be installed as apk too (example)
There is also a built-in app list in Settings - Apps from where you can uninstall or clear data (and even start apps on older android versions), which is therefore some kind of AppDrawer too.
On Smartphones another terminal access is the Android Debug Bridge (adb) which is even accessible when system_server is crashed or restarted (assuming the initial setup is done from developer options). Most likely on raspberry pi this is already enabled (and indeed without physical display/keyboard the only way to access your device)


open your lock screen .

long click on your home screen
click on widget section
select google search
drag it to your desire location on screen.


Camera app crashing on Nexus i9250 Android 4.2.1

An update to 4.2.2 should fix the bugs. My Galaxy Nexus has been running a lot more stable since the update.
You should be able to find the update in
Settings>>About Phone>>System Updates.


Quickly connecting to Wi-Fi with Android

Here are a few ways to do it on a Samsung Galaxy S.

drag down from the notification area. Wi-Fi on/off is one of the controls.
long press on the home screen, select widgets then select Power Control.  This widget also has a Wi-Fi on/off control.
long press on the home screen, select Shortcuts, then Activities, expand Settings in the list that's displayed, then select Wi-fi settings.  This will take you directly to the page with the list of available Wi-Fi networks.

Hopefully one of these will help.


Google Play updates on mobile connection despite setting

AFAIR that setting is only applied to apps installed thereafter, so you've got to disable it for each app separately in addition. I've made that back then right when the autoupdate feature was introduced, so I don't remember anymore where exactly this has to be done (Playstore app or playstore website).

Doing a little Google Search brings up e.g. this article: How to Disable Automatic App Updates on Android, which in short describes the required procedure as follows:

Globally disable/enable auto-updates (applies as default to apps installed after changing this setting):

Open the Google Playstore app
Head to Menu→Settings
Toogle the Auto-Update Apps setting to the wanted value

Adjust it for apps already installed:

Open the Google Playstore app
Head to the list of your installed apps ("My Apps")
Open each app separately, hit the Menu again, and toggle the Auto-Update checkbox

Restricting Google Play to WiFi: (also see my answer here, with screenshots)

From your homescreen, go to Settings→Data Usage
Enable a "global limit" (can be pretty fake, e.g. "5 TB" – it just needs any value, which one doesn't matter for this case)
In the list of apps below, scroll to the Google Play Store app
Open its entry, scroll to the end of the page
tick the checkbox to "restrict background data"

Above order (1 & 2) applies to "I want auto-updates globally, just not for certain apps". If I understood correctly, the "Auto-Update" checkbox on the apps' pages only becomes visible when auto-updates are enabled globally. So if you want to deactivate that for all apps, you might have to reverse this order:

Enable auto-updates globally
Disable it for each installed app separately
Disable it again in the global settings (so it will automatically be applied to apps you install from now on)

Not very user-friendly, especially with many apps installed – but it at least should work.

Item #3 will stop Google Play Store from working while on mobile data. While usually, this just affects background data, Play Store will most likely refuse to work altogether, as it relies on GCM (Google Cloud Messaging), which relies on background data to receive messages.

More references:

How to stop Google Play Store from auto updating (YouTube video)
How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for all apps? (right here on Android.SE)
Is it possible to disable Google Play updates? (specifically for Google Play and Google Play Services, which – according to the answer there – can not be excluded from auto-updates)
How can I turn off the “allow automatic updating” for an app? (again right here on Android.SE)
How to enable Play Store auto-update for just a few apps? (one more here on Android.SE)
Is it possible to selectively limit background data usage?
How does “Restrict background data” work?

There are many more links, not all fitting in this answer :)


How can I make navigation work again in Google Maps?

Quick fix is Settings-> apps-> all apps-> google maps-> uninstall update


Bluetooth GPS compatibility list for Android 2.2 / Archos 43 tablet?

I don't believe you need to worry about hardware compatibility beyond the BT specs.  Your A43IT uses Bluetooth 2.1 EDR so as long as the BT GPS supports that it should be all set.  You'll either need an internet connection to use Google maps, or like you were planning, an app that downloads the maps, like CoPilot.

I haven't gotten around to buying one yet, but I've been doing some digging in preperation.  Here's some links that may help:

BlueGPS4Droid - App over at XDA that interfaces with the BT GPS
This guy is using his Nexus 1 to give his A70IT WiFi and GPS
Here's another relevant thread... and another.

Let me know what you end up doing and what works in case you beat me to the setup.


CWM: Almost any rom I try to install returns "(Status 0)" [HTC One GSM]

The problem was, that I had the m7att version of CWM installed. Must have misclicked when downloading.

Updated CWM to the generic m7 version and rom flashing works again.


How to configure OpenVPN for Android?

https://docs.openvpn.net/docs/openvpn-connect/openvpn-connect-android-faq.html

Some free VPN profiles or config files (.ovpn) to start-off with (on this page)...

http://www.vpnbook.com/freevpn

Downloaded files are bundled in a ZIP file. Use any file manager to extract. Don't ask for passwords and usernames. Everything is mentioned on the same page. Add the file to OpenVPN and type in username and password upon prompt. You're now connected anonymously ;)


Battery charging indicator went crazy on my Samsung Duos S6802

The game's creators did not take right precautions for the version of android I have and it ran into some issues. Unfortunately, it is not recoverable with format; the problem isn't obvious at first sight though.


The problem was ultimately fixed by ignoring the whole /sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails directory in the synchronization.

Deleting the sparse thumbnails was useless as they will grow again but are basically waste. Another interesting point should be telling FolderSync not to sync hidden directories (all caches are hidden) but that will not save directories such as Boldbeast Recorder's .BBRec folder or, in general, any data folder incorrectly marked hidden by the creator app.


.ab backups only apps data and their apks as well as system settings.

What is contained:

apks and their data
user vocabulary
wallpaper
launcher settings

What is not contained:

contacts
sms
ringtones and custom sounds
activated input layouts

More detailed is here.


scrcpy is a free/open source project which allows you to mirror the Android device and control it from the Windows/MacOS/Linux. It does require the device to be Android 5.0+, and have adb developer debugging enabled.

Once running I was able to with a Pixel 2 and a MacBook Air:

See the Pixel 2 screen on the MacBook Air screen
Scroll on the Pixel 2
Click on the camera app
Switch to video recording in the camera app
Click record
Click stop recording

without touching the phone.

You would still need to get the video off the phone but the video quality is of the native camera app.


CamScanner - how to get image instead of PDF

If you view a document, it will be exported as a PDF. Individual pages however are exported as a JPG.

So you must select the document, then select the page, then select "Share". If you don't see the "OCR Recognize" button to the left of "Share", you aren't looking at the individual page.


In GSM/CDMA auto mode, the mobile uses its energy to keep updated on the network that surrounds you. That's why many people complain heavy battery useage when on GSM/CDMA auto mode. In finding a CDMA network it would try to switch to that network. And at this moment you experience a disconnection for few milliseconds.

The ideal way would be to manual switch between the two. GSM when you're on calls and CDMA when you're performing heavy data operations. If you got rooted phone you can use cyanogenmode controls to setup this effortlessly.


Is a Bluetooth laser Rangefinder seen as a keyboard?

because it has the capability to hold only one devices and it has a good battery talktime(life). Yes,it is a common behavior.


Will google assistant allow the same account in two different phones

Yes. You can use it on more smartphones at the same time. But you need to connect the other phone with your Google account. And then Google synchronizes everything. Your search history, contacts and more. Hope this helps you.

Sorry for my bad english.


There are plenty of note taking apps on the Play Store :

Evernote, its Android Widget and all the official Evernote apps (like Skitch) are available on the Play Store.
If you do not want to use Evernote you have got the same thing with Catch.com. There are its Catch Notes app and all the other on the Play Store.
You can use the official Microsoft OneNote app for Android if you are a Microsoft OneNote user.
If you do not want online sync, you can use Note Everything. It is a free app but there is also a Pro Add-on (€2.99) with more features.
You can also try Scribb.it which is more of a multipurpose note taking app. Its free but you can get a Premium Key (€0.85) to enhance your experience.
Google released Google Keep, its own note taking app too.


If the files got cached on sd card or internal storage, Android 5 + Never delete images fully..
Use a new photo recovery App like DiskDigger .. This will pull your images from any sector of the accessible storage devices without root.


Have a look at UI Automator https://developer.android.com/training/testing/ui-automator
If you want just something very simple, you could create a shell script with adb commands instead. E.g.:
Click on coordinate 500, 500:
adb shell input tap 500 500

Launch an app:
adb shell am start com.package.name

Take screenshot:
adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screenshot.png


Moto E Not Starting Properly After Changing runtime to ART

/data/property/persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib contains the name of the runtime library you wish to use - libart.so or libdvm.so. So, you can switch back to Dalvik like so:

adb shell 'echo libdvm.so >/data/property/persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib'

Source


For now I am using Tasker to solve this problem. Just set headset plugged as the context, and make the task set media volume to where I want it. If someone finds a better solution and posts here I will accept it as answer.

Note The market version of Tasker was force closing on my Sidekick. I emailed the developer and he got it fixed. Look for apk version 1.1b4 or above and it should work on Sidekick. This update will get pushed to the market sometime I am sure (or maybe it already has been)


New Nexus 7 Android 4.1.1 no Google Play Store

I found someone with the exact same issue I was having here: Forum Android-Central and the solution starts at comment #9.  After going through the steps I have resolved this issue.  Thank you for your help!

Thanks to  RumoredNow on Android-Central for the following solution:

  It's good that your bootloader is unlocked. That saves a step and
  means that you can flash images..

  Get the NRT. Nexus Root Toolkit v1.8.3 | WugFresh

  Once you have that installed it will ask what model you have. Select
  Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi Tablet) from the drop down. (Not the Nexus 7 v2.)

  When you select the Android build you are running it should be
  NAKASI-GROUPER: Android 4.1.1 - Build JRO03S. That S is the only one
  authorized for 32 GB models.

  Let the toolkit download any other files it needs.

  Power on your device as normal.

  Go to - Settings and scroll down to the bottom. Second entry from the
  bottom should be Developer Options. If not, you have to enable
  developer mode. Settings > About tablet - then find Build Number. Tap
  on that entry quickly 7 times to enable Developer mode.

  Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging needs to be checked.

  Download this file:
  Factory Image 4.4.3 It is the latest
  Factory Image 4.4.3 for Nexus 7 2012 WiFi. Or pick another image from
  the repository. Google Factory Images for Nexus Devices I
  always thought 4.3 was a very solid release. Maybe research a bit on
  versions? Make sure you get an image for your model: nakasi - NOT
  nakasig

  Plug the tablet into your computer's USB port. Let the computer set up
  drivers if it needs to.

  Open Nexus Root Toolkit. Find the Flash Stock + Unroot button. Check
  the space for "Device is on/Normal" and click the Flash Stock button.
  A new window opens up, "Which Factory Image.". Select "I downloaded a
  factory image myself that I would like to use instead" and press the
  OK button. When the "Choose a Google Factory Image" window opens,
  navigate to the image you downloaded and select that. Click open.
  Follow the prompts and the Toolkit will do the rest. Your tablet will
  be completely stock at the Android version you selected except for the
  unlocked bootloader. I suggest you leave it unlocked in case you need
  to flash an image again, although the Toolkit will relock the
  bootloader with the OEM Lock button if you so desire.


How do I tell if my phone has Carrier IQ Software on it?

On your phone's home launcher, go to menu --> settings --> applications and look for anything that contains "Carrier IQ", "IQ", or possibly "com.carrieriq.iqagent"

If you are rooted, it appears that this app will check and see if it exists on your phone.  The paid license key will also let you remove it from your phone. This app was made by Trevor Eckhart, the person who discovered this "vulnerability."

If you are not rooted, this app will attempt to detect Carrier IQ on your phone. And here is another app, by Lookout, that will detect for Carrier IQ on your phone.

Also: if you are rooted and running a custom OS, such as CyanogenMod, you should have no worries about Carrier IQ. Carrier IQ is bundled by the manufacturer/carrier and shouldn't be included in a ROM such as CyanogenMod as long as it is built from the AOSP and is not a derivation of a manufactuer's ROM.


I lost all my contacts on Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000

Do you have contacts on your Google account? If yes, re-login, and load from Google.


Where do I find the latest upgrade options for my phone?

That could be due to your country or we says (Rom Region).

Sometimes, it is better to download and update that phone with manually installation.

So, the thing is how you can find the latest version?

you just have to check these links for the latest roms:

  http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-g6

or go to the official website and search about that phone with typing the exactly name and goto downloads section.for-ex:

  http://consumer.huawei.com/kh/support/products/downloads/ascend-g6-4g-kh.htm

P.s: if you couldn't find any new rom for your phone, another option is using CustomRoms


Change Google Play password without changing Google Account password

Quick Answer: No

Your Google Play store account is tied to your Google Account if you'd like to share it with someone you'll have to share your Google Account. There is no such thing as a Google Play store account only a Google Account.


How to use "street view" in Google maps on Xperia Mini ST15i?

Most probably, Street View imagery is not available for your location (yet).

Cross check the web version with any PC for the same location that doesn't work on your phone
Check a well-supported Street View location such as Google HQ on your phone


Media scanner will not recognize NEW music

Well, It is not a direct answer for your question, but since you are using a "Gingerbread device" that probably uses "mass storage", Winamp or MusicPlayer will do the work for you.


How to test multi-user feature of 4.2 JellyBean on Nexus 7 tablet emulator?

The Android emulator doesn't currently support this, unfortunately. There is a configuration file in the build system that determines whether or not to enable the user accounts feature, and it is disabled in the emulator images distributed by Google. You can star this issue on the bug tracker in the meantime.

However there are two alternatives you can look at:

You can alter the configuration file and build a new emulator image from the AOSP source and use that in place of the system image that the AVD uses by default. The file in question is in /frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml within the Android source. There should be an option named config_multiuserMaximumUsers which needs to be set to a value greater than 1.
You can try the Jar of Beans emulator package. It has experimental support for multiple user accounts. Note, however, that this is an x86 emulator, not an ARM one.


Fastboot is a binary and protocol used to communicate with Android devices in the early boot stage. It allows to change of the boot target and therefore is often used to install custom boot-loader (TWRP, clockworkmod, etc.) and ROMs.

The binary often comes with the Android SDK, for example on my linux system it is installed at /opt/android-sdk-update-manager/platform-tools/fastboot. There are also build instructions for fastboot on the official android page.


Seems like my SD Card just died... can I insert a new one?

There's no reason you can't use the original card.


LG P760, insufficient disk space, help please

a) Yes, you can use your external as an internal storage. (Requires Root access. Using link2sd. I don't know any other app)

b) Yes, it is possible to unroot your device. (http://www.wikihow.com/Unroot-Android)

C) I haven't tried that. But, yes you can do it.

I think that you want to avoid using link2sd app because of the risk.So I suggest you move your apps from Internal memory to an External memory(if you have any).
By rooting your phone your warranty will be void, plus you take a huge risk.(But if anything goes wrong, you are not alone. So you'll always find a solution on net :p )
This is the biggest disadvantage. But on the bright side there are plenty of things you can enjoy.


Looking for a Text Editor that doesn't truncate a file prematurely

Try AK Notepad.  I'm not sure what the upper limit is, but I know I was able to create a 30kb file in there no problem.


Have you tried any of the steps to kick-start a truculent app?

Have you re-entered your account and password information?

Have you tried changing any of the sync options for your Google account?


if you are in the same network as your friend, you may just connect
if you are in a different network and you want to connect to the computer through your android phone, you probably have to forward the port from your mobile Internet access to the machine, I think this is not possible
you have to use a vpn to your private network and put those two virtual networks together (your vpn and your LAN) then you might connect your friends pc to that vpn and access it as it would be in the same network as you. recommended but maybe not easy because you have to set up a vpn server on your local machine and make your friend connect.
if you have to use the android access point, you will have to connect the android to that vpn and route your friends traffic through the vpn, not easy and also requires changes on your friends machine


where is a restricted user's home directory for Nexus 7 (2013 - JB 4.3)

They are stored in

/mnt/shell/emulated/

I've just created a restricted profile and it created a new folder in there with the name "10", the main admin users folder is "0". You should be able to copy the files into the relevant place within these folders to get mine craft to pick them up.

(This was done on the 2012 Nexus 7 but I don't think it will be any different)


Activating a new phone that is the same as my last phone on google account

DO you not have the Google Play application then? you could try using the Web version of google play or you could just do a quick google search for "Google Play APK" and install that - note you will have to tick the box in your settings that allows apps from an unknown source to be installed on your phone

Jayden


Is it technically possible to run Android on MS Surface Windows RT tablet?

To the question, is it possible to run Android on MS Surface tablet, the answer is : YES... but it won't be easy ;)

Android is (like) a full linux distribution containing the bootloader, the kernel many usefull stuff (libc, and many libraries) and end user applications (the visible part of the Android iceberg). It is available on many platform (phones, tablets) and not so much architecture (ARM and x86).

If you want to make Android working on the Surface tablet, it would require some programmation skills...the same skills than the CyanogenMod developpers.

You'll have to configure/compile the kernel for the Surface hardware (and you'll probably have to code some new drivers for some of the peripherals).
Then, you'll have to cross-compile the android distribution for the Surface architecture (probably the easiest part ;) ).
And finally you'll have to find the way to "root" the Surface tablet to be able to store on it a new OS (in a short way : hack the tablet).

In conclusion, it is technically possible to run Android on a Surface tablet, but I think it won't be reasonable ;)


I think you could tell your friend to use some VPN services to get access to US google play. By that way, your friend could easily redeem the code without any problem.


Questions regarding receiving 3G calls on my IDEOS

You will not be able to receive a 3G video call from another phone, assuming what you are looking for is the operator backed 3G-324M solution that is available on most 3G phones (not including iPhone or Android).
3G-324M as a solution doesn't run over IP and requires a tighter integration between operating system, modem and application.
You can read more on the technicalities here: http://www.radvision.com/Resources/Developers/White-Papers/android_integration.htm


How can I control my Azpen Android Tablet with a broken screen without root or usb debugging?

You could get a USB-OTG cable, which allows you to connect USB devices to Android devices via the USB port (so long as the Android device supports OTG, which the A700 does). If you plug in a mouse you'll get a mouse cursor to work with; you could even use a USB hub to attach both a keyboard and a mouse if you want to type instead of using the on-screen keyboard.

You could also use the USB-OTG cable long enough to pair a Bluetooth mouse/keyboard to the tablet, then go wireless.


The problem lies in the number of rows on the screen. On the screenshot in the question, there are six rows designated for shortcuts and widgets. If the number of rows is reduced to five the music widget comes out as it should:

Screenshot (click for larger variant)


How do I get text messages from broken Samsung Fame

Have a look at this page. It tells you how to backup your SMS messages using Kies. This allows you to load your messages on to a new phone.
An extract:

Step 3: Click on the Back up/Restore tab. Here you will see a list items that you can backup from your Samsung mobile device.
Step 4: To backup SMS from your Samsung mobile device, click on the checkbox beside Message and click on Backup.
Step 5: Wait until Kies finishes backup Samsung text messages. You can find the backup location at the bottom of the screen.
Step 6: Click on Ok. That's all you have to do to take backup of your SMS from Samsung mobile device.


I am just now configuring My News on my tablet. Each news source tile has a setting menu on the far right next to its name (3 vertical dots). Pull that down by clicking, and select "Remove" from the menu, if you do not wish it any longer. Mine came with 12 pre-configured tiles, which I turned off way.

It is easy to add them back from the "Featured" list if you decide later to return to that news source.

UPDATE:I'm not seeing any direct removal of stories of the removed news sources when I first return to "Read Now", but I believe I must click through to expire the stories already presented, and then refresh to have the content cleared.

UPDATE2: Well, that's annoying. There could still be a number of items in the queue from the first opening of the app with pre-selected news sources. I may have to click through them all to see when my preferences will be adopted.


I was having a similar issue running Android-x86 on VMware (Windows host). The solution was to force the virtual machine to load enough memory for the virtual graphics adapter upon boot.

In my case, I had to place svga.minVRAMSize = 536870912 manually in the vm settings file. For Parallels, I believe you should open up the VM's configuration, then in the Hardware section, under the Video group, change the Video Memory value.

The value is generally given in bytes, so 536870912 bytes = 512 MB. The rule of thumb to calculate how much graphics memory you need is to multiply display values (HRes x VRes x colors). So for a 2880x1800x32 resolution, you actually need 2880 x 1800 x 4 = 20736000 bytes which is a little under 20MB. You'd be wise, though, to set up more than that - like I did - to account for 3D graphics, multiple buffering and compositing, and other fancy GPU tricks inherent to Android (See Graphics architecture and Android Graphics Internals).

[Contribution from OP]: I tested and found that 64MB is the minimum amount of graphics memory necessary to run Android 6 at 2880x1800x32 resolution on the Retina MacBook Pro 15".


Advertisments still blocked after uninstalling AdFree

Well after an hour of searching around for how to revert the hosts file, I gave up. (I kept having permission denied errors). So I downloaded AdFree again (turns out that's what I had before) and clicked "revert".


How to disable WhatsApp notification from notification bar

Try Settings --> Apps(or equivalent to what it is on your device) --> scroll down to whatsapp. You should find notification settings there.


Short answer: You can't!
From How can I switch language in google play?, you used to be able to work around this via a proxy:

Basically the market is determined automatically based on your IP. You can change some local country settings from your Gmail account settings but still IP of the country you're browsing from is more important. To go around it you'd have to Proxy-cheat. Check out some ways/sites: http://www.affilorama.com/forum/market-research/how-to-change-country-search-settings-in-google-t4160.html

For the current versions of Google Play, it will always go for your IP address and geo-ify it. Therefore, if you're really determined you can use VPN to route through some servers with Geo-IPs.
If VPNs are not a solution for you (They weren't mine: Too expensive, too risky and depends on trust of the host, ...) you can mess with a GeoIP database (and have Hong Kong become US), alike as this XKCD comic:

Now what?
If you're a fan of Google products and want to keep using it, you will have to deal with it, or use the web based market as pointed out in another answer. What I did instead was that I rooted my phone to remove Google Play store after installing Amazon app store, and used it instead.


Are there any window managers for Android?

The window manager you saw is part of Samsung Android 4.x O.S. and only works on Samsung Tablets.

There are lots and lots of differences between Samsung Android and Google Android.

I did a quick comparison for the Galaxy S3 smartphone:
here


Can I install sudo/su with the signed apk exploit?

The Exploit (& Fix) Android "Master Key" article describes the process of using the “Master Key” exploit to get elevated privileges with lots of technical details. The main point is that the exploit by itself does not give root privileges — only arbitrary code execution as the system user, and another privilege elevation exploit is needed to get root privileges (one well-known example shown in the article is writing ro.kernel.qemu=1 to /data/local.prop, but this attack is blocked in most Android 4.1 and later versions).

The article also provides download links for the Cydia Impactor tool which automates the “Master Key” exploit (currently only up to getting the system user rights, not all the way to root). There are versions for Windows and Mac OS X.


Depending on what version of the Nexus 5X you have it might not have the same WiFi bands as your router. I'd force your router to band 11 just to test it out. Your router also might be set to a security standard your phone can't recognize.


Can I transfer application from account to account on a single tablet?

That depends on multiple things:

if you remove your account from the device, the paid apps most likely will stop working (if they use Google License services to verify their validity). So concerning this it was a bad idea to buy those apps specifically for your parents using your account
if the device is running at least Android 4.2, you can create separate accounts for your parents, with your own account staying the "owner" (which means, you would administrate the device for them -- certain actions as e.g. factory reset are limited to the "owner account"). In this case you would need to re-install all apps with the new account -- but it would be a "fake-reinstall" (they won't be doenloaded another time). Still, above mentioned license issue will remain: Each user must pay for the app separateley.
no issue for free apps, however -- though if changing the account they might no longer update, as they are "registered" with the old account. This update issue could be fixed using the AppBrain App Market, which lets you sync the list of apps you've installed with your account (just one example, there might be other solutions I'm currently unaware of, or which might require root)

I know it's possible to have multiple accounts on a device (see e.g. Multiple Google Accounts and the Market). But never having tried this, I don't know how that works out. I think it's your parents, so you probably trust them enough to keep your account on the device, just adding a new one for them to use. This might solve the issue with the License stuff for the apps you already bought for them. But keep in mind that, depending on to which account the Playstore app defaults then, they might still ending up buying apps with your account. And, of course, they can read your mail -- not only those mails you explicitly send them, but all mail on the bound GMail account :)

However: Transfering payed apps between accounts is (currently?) not possible.

UPDATE: If your tablet is rooted, take a look at Multi-User App Share. This app permits the "owner" (first user of the device) to share apps with other accounts without having them re-download those from Google's Playstore. As for now, it is not tested thoroughly with paid apps, but should (at least partly) work. Check the app's description and comments for details.


Will this Remove a Permission from an App?

It will surely remove the permission, but the moment code inside the program executes a function that requires that permission, the app will crash as a result.


Is it possible to add any arbitrary application as a shortcut in the Car Home app?

On my Nexus One (2.3.4) the “Other Applications” list has the usual list of everything.


Sync old google accout to a differnt Galaxy 6

You will need to sign in with your own Google account.

Having said that, unless all your photos, contacts, etc were all synced to Google, it's a bit of an unknown really exactly what will sync back to the replacement phone.


Nexus 6 screen goes black during call (w/ Lollipop 5.1)

This is a known problem with the current Android 5.1 update and screen protectors. The problem is related to screen protectors affecting proximity sensing that normally turns off the screen when it is close to your face. There are a couple of solutions:

Remove the screen protector
Set the Power Button Ends Call setting under Settings > Accessibility.


Deleted all Google Calendar events by mistake (web). How to I push my local android calendar to the web?

My first thought is for manual sync. iCal import/export can export your events.
The second step would be to import those events to google (in Google Calendar -> other Calendars -> import Calendar).

Not tried it myself, but you get the idea.


Can I undo the encryption on my Samsung Ace Style?

No, you can't decrypt an encrypted device. You can only remove the encryption by doing a factory reset.


Google Drive does not detect internet connection

Used to have the same problem.
In my case, google drive was trying to open the document using Sheets app, but the Sheets app was allowed to access documents only via WiFi connection. Go to Sheets/Setings and uncheck "Transfer files only over Wi-Fi" checkbox. Be aware, that similar "Transfer files only over Wi-Fi" checkbox is also in Drive app, but this affects only Drive app, not the Sheets app.


How do I move the voice input button to the numeric keyboard in KitKat?

If you are running ASOP keyboard, and are on the num pad, you can press and hold the SPACE bar to get the text imput method select. There you can choose Google voice typing.

Esentially
Keyboard -> NUM key -> Long press on space bar -> Google voice input


Droid X2 constantly changing USB mode to PC mode

I transferred the CM9 files with Dropbox and flashed. The issue didn't persist after flashing.


It depends on the launcher you are using. The stock Samsung Galaxy S4 launcher (TouchWiz) supports it.

If the stock launcher doesn't have it, you can use Nova Launcher. It allows you to hide apps so you don't see them on the app drawer.

UPDATE #1: According to Izzy's comments below, the following launchers also have a similar feature:

Apex Launcher
Go Launcher Ex
ADW Launcher
ADW Launcher Ex


Did ICS stop supporting clicking a number in text to dial?

As @roxan seemed to be indicating, there is a legal suit against HTC in which Apple claimed a patent on this ability to convert clicking on phone numbers and email addresses into actionable links on smartphones.

This December 2011 article says:

  Apple also has civil patent infringement cases against HTC and
  Samsung. Both Asian rivals have also filed their own retaliatory
  actions to the ITC and in U.S courts

and this article indicates Apple opened four lawsuits (as of February 2012) against Samsung for patent infringement, including the ability to make phone numbers clickable.

So it looks as if other manufacturers may be rolling back this feature early, for fear of Apple's patent troll tearing down their towns and eating their goats (and your ability to click phone numbers).


Why does Android show more space used in internal storage than what adds up in the details?

DiskUsage is giving you the correct information.  Per the developer of DiskUsage:

System data consists of several things:

Unpacked dalvik bytecodes corresponding to your installed apks. If you install app on external storage, it still consumes space on your data partition.

Crash dumps stored in tombstones directory.

Any other data or settings android store on your device.

This data is hidden and DiskUsage can't easily identify how much space each of this consume. Usually (1) consumes most, so if you want to cleanup some space you may want to delete apps on external storage.

http://androidforums.com/threads/disk-usage.181747/