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2014/06/24 | 297 | 1,218 | <issue_start>username_0: I connected my Samsung Device(Android 4.1.2 ) for testing my app through the Android-ADT(Eclipse).
* After closing the workspace when I tried to eject the device through
Eject I get a dialog box saying the phone is currently being used
please close any running software using the phone.
Thereby forcing me to unplug the device manually.
* Any help appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: The dialog you mention is nothing to do with USB debugging: it's because the device's storage is mounted (via MTP or USB mass storage), and some app has a file open from that storage. It could be that you have a file manager window looking at the device's storage, or that your music player software is automatically indexing files on it, or something else.
To avoid the dialog, you need to find and close whatever software *on your desktop computer* has files from the phone open. On Linux you can use the `lsof` tool to help; on Windows you just have to guess.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: From command prompt you can enter the following command
```
adb kill-server
```
and then try ejecting.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/24 | 293 | 987 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus7 Tablet (2012) with Android 4.4.2. I'd like to root it, so that I can use some Apps, that need superuser rights.
I just found tutorial that explain how to root this device using a Custom ROM. Is it possible to root **without installing** a Custom ROM? Why is it not possible to just install "su" on the Tablet as I did with my Phone?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, you can root it without installing a custom ROM. [The rooting instructions on this site](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/37760/12442) just tell you to install a custom recovery, which can install `su` for you.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Yesterday I tried with the HowTo ([How do I root my Nexus 7?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/37760/16575)) and now I have a rooted Nexus 7!
Well, I discovered, the "oem unlock" is not necessary, since the device was already unlocked... :)
Thank you all for your help!
Greetings
Luca, with a rooted Nexus! :)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/24 | 701 | 2,790 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Samsung Galaxy S Duos - ICS 4.0.4
Since ICS 4.0.4 doesnt have the feature of moving apps to sd card, does Software Update help me to do that?
If i update the software, can i move the apps to sd card then?
Thank you for the replies! Help will be appreciated..<issue_comment>username_1: As Ross already stated in his comment, the inability to move apps to SDCard has nothing to do with Android ICS (though several manufacturers claim exactly that, it's simply not true: AOSP1 supports this since [2.2-froyo](/questions/tagged/2.2-froyo "show questions tagged '2.2-froyo'") and at least up to [4.3-jelly-bean](/questions/tagged/4.3-jelly-bean "show questions tagged '4.3-jelly-bean'"). Only with the "security change" of completely disabling free write access to SDCards with [4.4-kitkat](/questions/tagged/4.4-kitkat "show questions tagged '4.4-kitkat'"), this feature became unavailable.
So whether an update to a higher version of Android brings back this feature to your device, depends on several factors:
* if the update is provided by the manufacturer ([stock-android](/questions/tagged/stock-android "show questions tagged 'stock-android'")), question is whether the manufacturer re-decided and left the option in – with the exception of Kitkat ROMs, where they are unlikely to do so.
* if you're planning for a [custom-rom](/questions/tagged/custom-rom "show questions tagged 'custom-rom'"), it's unlikely that will ship without this option. It might even have brought it back to Kitkat (the fix required to do so is not that hard to achieve) – but you might void the warranty of your device that way.
---
**1** Android Open Source Project, i.e. the Android code basis ROMs are based on
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: @Viraj Mali This is the most required feature which even I wanted to have in my Galaxy trend Duos but I cannot change it as its functionality which has been removed by the manufacturer itself.
1. If the apps could be moved to SD card then the phone would perform
better because on some devices the on board storage space is limited
thereby making the phone slow after the installation of a number of
apps.
2. Due to some security concerns by some of the Android developers the
functionality was removed.(i.e After installing an application from
play store you cannot move it to SD Card storage).
3. It would of no of use even after installing any third party apps
available in the play store you would still not find any move to SD
card option.
4. This might be weird although some phones have the support even today.
5. Finally even after reading this if you still want to move the apps
onto SD card then you would have to root the device thereby making
your warranty void. So please be sure about it
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/24 | 455 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: I owned SONY Xperia smart phone and i inserted SD card into it with some files but i didn't found those file anywhere in my phone.No file manager in Xperia?
Also when i download anything it goes to phone internal memory, no chance to change it to SD card?<issue_comment>username_1: [From the Sony Mobile site](http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-ray/Xperia-doesn-t-have-any-file-manager-how-can-install-an/td-p/199478) there doesn't seem to be a file manager included in Sony's ROM.
However, many excellent file managers are available on the Play Store.
[I personally use ES File Exploerer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en_GB) for many years now and it is excellent.
[Astro file manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro&hl=en_GB) is also very popular.
[Here's a search for many, many more posibilities](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=file%20manager&c=apps)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have Xperia Tipo device in which Astro File Manager was Pre installed in it. But you can also install any other File Managers from Play Store.[FileGO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: In the Xperia V and Xpera P (LT25i, LT22i) you can use the bundled OfficeSuite as a primitive file browser (set the filter to show all files). It can be used to install other APK packages.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/24 | 740 | 2,627 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed GNURoot (Fedora flavour) on my Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 10.1 (2014 edition). I am trying to get GUI applications to work (gvim, for starters), but I've been unsuccessful so far.
I've tried several X Window apps, but I don't undersand how to connect to their display (all I found were instructions for the applications started on a Linux PC, not locally under GNURoot) and I tried installing XOrg under GNURoot.
I'm an Android beginner (this is my first "smart" device ever), so I might be missing something obvious or I might be searching in the wrong places. Also, because I am a beginner, I prefer to avoid rooting and installing Linux properly (for now).<issue_comment>username_1: If you install Pelya’s XSDL Server from Google Play, you can use X11 aplications. In GNURoot type:
apt-get install xfce4
=====================
It will install the XFCE4 Desktop Environment and Xorg with some utilities.
And after several minutes of packages downloading and making configurations, start XSDL and set your favorite display resolution and zoom, and then type in GNUroot:
DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 startxfce4
================================
Switching to XSDL app, the XFCE4 starts and you can now use the graphical interface.
I found this solution at: <http://www.r-ohjelmointi.org/?p=1434>
Some other things:
\* Change font size as in ordinary Gnome.
\* Moving a flat finger is same as click and drag, for resizing etc.
\* I have to press the back button on the pad to get the screen keyboard displayed. This overlays lower part of X Window though.
\* No terminal emulators seem to work properly. However, GNURoot can be used for that.
\* Applications like Gnu Planner, gretl and Gnu Cash work without problems.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Thanks for the tip Vedran! To run GUI program you don't need the full xfce4 desktop install. To save memory and space just use the window manager, xfwm4, it works great on its own.
```
apt-get install xfwm4
```
Then run your GUI program as above, e.g. running leafpad text editor:
```
DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 leafpad &
```
Of course you need to first install whichever GUI program you wish to run.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I do almost the same as @username_1, but I use openbox, which is lighter to both download and run.
apt-get install openbox
All the same, you also need to use loopback connection to run graphic applications.
env DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 openbox &
For instance, I'm used to run R over Android, so, after loading openbox, I run
DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 R --gui=Tk &
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/06/24 | 666 | 2,257 | <issue_start>username_0: My device (Samsung S4 mini i9195) carries a 4.2.2 version. When I ask for a software update manually, it says that the latest version is already installed. How can I force it to accept the actual latest version (4.4.2) as depicted in this [page](http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-I9195)?<issue_comment>username_1: If you install Pelya’s XSDL Server from Google Play, you can use X11 aplications. In GNURoot type:
apt-get install xfce4
=====================
It will install the XFCE4 Desktop Environment and Xorg with some utilities.
And after several minutes of packages downloading and making configurations, start XSDL and set your favorite display resolution and zoom, and then type in GNUroot:
DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 startxfce4
================================
Switching to XSDL app, the XFCE4 starts and you can now use the graphical interface.
I found this solution at: <http://www.r-ohjelmointi.org/?p=1434>
Some other things:
\* Change font size as in ordinary Gnome.
\* Moving a flat finger is same as click and drag, for resizing etc.
\* I have to press the back button on the pad to get the screen keyboard displayed. This overlays lower part of X Window though.
\* No terminal emulators seem to work properly. However, GNURoot can be used for that.
\* Applications like Gnu Planner, gretl and Gnu Cash work without problems.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Thanks for the tip Vedran! To run GUI program you don't need the full xfce4 desktop install. To save memory and space just use the window manager, xfwm4, it works great on its own.
```
apt-get install xfwm4
```
Then run your GUI program as above, e.g. running leafpad text editor:
```
DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 leafpad &
```
Of course you need to first install whichever GUI program you wish to run.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I do almost the same as @username_1, but I use openbox, which is lighter to both download and run.
apt-get install openbox
All the same, you also need to use loopback connection to run graphic applications.
env DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 openbox &
For instance, I'm used to run R over Android, so, after loading openbox, I run
DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0 R --gui=Tk &
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/06/24 | 296 | 1,150 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any widget for iframing a link/url and make it view able on home screen in full or re sizable area?<issue_comment>username_1: I think this might be what you're looking for:
* [Meta Widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.metawidget): `Create widgets from almost any website element`
* [Websnap-Web capture,Web widget](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.web2mine.wg01): `take a snapshot of any web page or part of a page and display it on your Android home screen with a refresh interval of your choice`
Feel free to search Google Play for related apps.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As username_1 has suggested, there are some widgets that can show a thumbnail/screenshot of the website, but it's not possible to have a fully working, interactive view like you get in a web browser.
Home screen widgets don't run like normal apps: instead, the *widget provider* tells the home screen app what *layout* the widget should have, from a set list of GUI elements (text, buttons, images, &c.). It's not possible to include a web browser view in that layout.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/24 | 672 | 2,630 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently saved a lot of music and pictures onto my google drive and now I would like to save them from there straight onto my SD Card (in my S4). I know if I press on the file for a few seconds it gives me the option to save it but like I said I have a lot on there (roughly 4000 pictures and songs) so to do it all individually will take a lot of time I don't really have...
So my question - is there a way to download everything in a folder at once or is there a "select all" option in google drive?<issue_comment>username_1: Okay I have found a third party app that lets me copy everything from Google drive in one easy step - **Astro File Manager** - it's a free app on play store, works brilliantly for this as you can select everything in the drive and simply copy it over to your SD Card.
This app will also work with dropbox and other cloud services.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Google drive for android currently doesn't provide this option !
you could use file manager like 'ES file explorer' for android
you can connect to your google drive from it and easily copy folders
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I found [this](http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/dateien-von-google-drive-auf-android-geraet-herunterladen.298866/) quick work around:
1. Install a small app called "Send to SD card".
2. In Drive select the file you want to download and click on "send..." > "Send to SD Card".
3. Now select a folder and copy the file.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There is no need for a third party app. You can explore your Google drive storage like you can your internal storage from your phone's settings app. There you can then copy even folders to your internal storage
* Open Files.
* Press on the button to open the side menu.
* Select Drive.
* Go to the folder you wish to download.
* Long press the folder.
* Press on the 3 dots button at top right.
* Press on Copy to...
* Go to where you want to copy it on your phone.
* Press on the Copy button at bottom right.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can alternatively use the browser and go to [drive.google.com/] and run the site in desktop mode. There, you can use the bar that's just under the search bar. Once you have navigated to the desired folder, go back to the bar I mentioned before, and tap your folder's name in the bar. After doing so, you will find a dropdown menu that will have options in it. There should be an option that says "Download", with a down arrow to the left of it. Tap that, and you're off to downloading the folder you had uploaded.
Hope this helps, cheers!
Upvotes: 4 |
2014/06/24 | 782 | 3,006 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been running CM11 on my Asus TF300t for a while now. A while ago, an (automatic) update broke my rom. From there on, matters have gotten worse. Right now, my tablet is a brick without an OS. Here's what I experience
* No OS, tablet automatically boots into recovery.
* Wrong recovery. Probably the Teamwin for the TF300Tg? It opens with 'Please enter password', and I can't access most of the features (E: Unable to find partition size for ... / E: Unable to mount ...). I've got a CM11 zip on my SD card, but I can't flash it. The recovery works, but most of the actions fail.
* I cannot access FastBoot. If I press volume down + power, it just boots into recovery. Because of this, I can't flash the right recovery .blob.
* A physical reset (with a paperclip) didn't change anything.
I'd be really grateful if anybody has anymore ideas / things I could try.
Thanks in advance<issue_comment>username_1: Okay I have found a third party app that lets me copy everything from Google drive in one easy step - **Astro File Manager** - it's a free app on play store, works brilliantly for this as you can select everything in the drive and simply copy it over to your SD Card.
This app will also work with dropbox and other cloud services.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Google drive for android currently doesn't provide this option !
you could use file manager like 'ES file explorer' for android
you can connect to your google drive from it and easily copy folders
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I found [this](http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/dateien-von-google-drive-auf-android-geraet-herunterladen.298866/) quick work around:
1. Install a small app called "Send to SD card".
2. In Drive select the file you want to download and click on "send..." > "Send to SD Card".
3. Now select a folder and copy the file.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There is no need for a third party app. You can explore your Google drive storage like you can your internal storage from your phone's settings app. There you can then copy even folders to your internal storage
* Open Files.
* Press on the button to open the side menu.
* Select Drive.
* Go to the folder you wish to download.
* Long press the folder.
* Press on the 3 dots button at top right.
* Press on Copy to...
* Go to where you want to copy it on your phone.
* Press on the Copy button at bottom right.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: You can alternatively use the browser and go to [drive.google.com/] and run the site in desktop mode. There, you can use the bar that's just under the search bar. Once you have navigated to the desired folder, go back to the bar I mentioned before, and tap your folder's name in the bar. After doing so, you will find a dropdown menu that will have options in it. There should be an option that says "Download", with a down arrow to the left of it. Tap that, and you're off to downloading the folder you had uploaded.
Hope this helps, cheers!
Upvotes: 4 |
2014/06/24 | 796 | 2,881 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever adding a new wireless network, android seems to forget the network after disabling then re-enabling wifi. I am forced to manually connect to the network and enter the password each time. This also happens with open networks. The problem occurs on any wireless network, at home, work, public networks, etc.
Further inspection on the /data/misc/wifi/wpa\_supplicant.conf file shows "disabled=1" added to the end of each network.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VJDyM.png)
click image for larger version
This has been going on for weeks. Any help would be much appreciated.
Phone: Nexus 4
Version: 4.4.4<issue_comment>username_1: I noticed a similar problem on Dell tablet where it would ask for the wifi password and connect, but forget it every time.
I would have tried checking the wifi system files, but it wasn't rooted, I ended up solving the problem with [this tutorial](http://www.howtogeek.com/125375/how-to-create-a-full-android-phone-or-tablet-backup-without-rooting-or-unlocking-your-device/).
The short version for those with adb installed, is:
1) `adb backup -apk -shared -all -f ~/mybackup.ab` (or wherever you want to save the file). Make sure developer mode and debugging is [enabled in tablet settings](http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-2-developer-mode-is-a-tricky-thing-heres-how-its-done/).
2) Make sure the backup was created, should be about the size of used space on the device. Now do the factory-reset in settings.
3) After doing the initial-setup procedure on tablet, make sure developer mode and debugging is [enabled in tablet settings](http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-2-developer-mode-is-a-tricky-thing-heres-how-its-done/), then on the computer run `adb restore ~/mybackup.ab` (or wherever you saved your backup)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have had this problem for almost a year now. I have Nexus 5 and all the latest Android OSs. I had the exact problem, and it was really annoying. Whenever I turn of wifi or phone, it keeps forgetting my home wifi and all newly added...
Solution:
1. Settings > Wifi > Saved Networks
The list showed over 120 remembered networks....
I travel a lot, and it was mostly hotels, bars etc.
So i didn't need them and *I have deleted over 100 networks*.
2. Problem was still there. When i turn off wifi again - the same.
I repeated the step 1. There was again list of over 100 saved networks(different ones)...
3. Repeat step 1 over 5 times!!!
4. Now I have only 20 saved networks. And when I add new network - the device remembers it!!!
I guess that the problem was - when you remember new network - it is there in your phone. When you turn off wifi and back on - it tries to overwrite it on your google backup account ...
However - I am happy again! This was really annoying.
Cheers
Marko
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/06/25 | 648 | 2,277 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to force all of Android to display in monochrome(also known as grayscale)?
I'm working with a someone who has ADHD (and I am mildly ADHD myself). The colors are too much for him/her to handle.
EDIT: Ideally I'm looking to create an easy way to toggle such a setting.<issue_comment>username_1: There's no built-in function that does this on an android phone.
The bast way to achieve this is to install a custom launcher. Check on the Play Store, there are a bunch of them.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: A launcher will not put the whole system in grayscale, only your home screen.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a true grayscale function you can enable system wide.
If you don't want to buy a Samsung Galaxy S5 then try CF.Lumen <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.lumen>
It can color the screen to a specific tint. As a side effect the battery life will increase a lot.
If you have a Samsung phone, but not necessarily the S5 then you can use this root app to put everything into true monochrome (grayscale):
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pruss.GalacticNight>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I think you need this
Root your phone and install the following app from play store by Famous Developer Chainfire
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.cf3d>
then change the setting to grayscale
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Android 5.0 Lollipop provides this feature by default:
1. Enable Developer mode (by tapping build number within `Settings` > `About phone` multiple times)
2. Go to `Developer Options` and turn it on.
3. Under `Hardware accelerated rendering` you will see option called `Simulate color space`, click it and set it to `Monochromacy`.
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: I think [Lunar Eclipse Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zilla.android.product.bright.lite) is also a good choice for you. it works well on my phone.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T7sgp.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YCNp2.png)
Click image(s) for larger version
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/25 | 507 | 1,858 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like to view the full SMTP headers of a message in the Gmail app, but I haven't found a way to do so. I've also tried the Web client, but it displays a tablet-specific view, even when I've checked "request desktop site".
How can I view SMTP headers in the Gmail app?
If relevant, the device is an Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.<issue_comment>username_1: Sadly there's no such option in the official Gmail app.
You can try using a third party mail client with more options such as K-9 Mail: <https://k9mail.app/>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Well, yes SMTP headers can be seen over the Gmail apps.
1. Login to your e-mail account (Which I am sure you are logged in over your Gmail app).
2. Click over the email you wish to see headers on.
3. On the upper right portion of the message box, you will see a Reply or Reply-to-All button, with a small downward pointing arrow.
4. Click the small arrow.
5. You will see the message sub-menu, and an option for "Show Original"
6. Click "Show Original"
Is that you are trying to do ?
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: It is not possible to view headers in the Gmail app; you will need to open the Gmail web app in your browser instead.
Using Chrome (mobile, 47.0.xxxx.xx) on Android (5.0.2), for example,
1. Go to gmail.com.
2. Use the three vertical dot menu at upper-right > request desktop site (not sure this step is necessary, but I did it, and it worked).
3. Use the gmail menu (three vertically-stacked horizontal bars) to the left, above the main window.
4. Scroll to the bottom and choose "View Gmail in ... *Desktop*"
5. Open the email message for which you'd like header information.
6. Click *Show Original* just above the window containing the message body.
7. The header info will appear.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/06/26 | 509 | 1,700 | <issue_start>username_0: Do I need to unlock boot loader to flash official factory image of Android L Preview ? And will it void warranty? Is it rooting the phone ? I have never rooted phone before and I don't wish to do so. Please provide useful link on how to flash such images.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes you need to **unlock the bootloader** to flash the factory image.
Yes it will void your warranty but you can lock your bootloader again and reset the tamper flag to get the warranty back
No unlocking bootloader is not rooting.
Here is the useful link.
1. [Unlocking bootloader](http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/guide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905)
2. [Flashing factory image](http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think in the USA it should not void your warranty as it is regulated by law and the manufacturer must prove you actively damaged your phone in the the process (which would be at least funny if you are putting a Google Android Image on a Nexus phone and following the steps Google itself published, for example).
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act states on [Title 15 of US Code, Chapter 15 (Consumer Product Warranties), Section 2304 (c)](http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2304) that the manufacturer must prove the damage inflicted by the user to void the warranty, as explained on this [video](http://youtu.be/9YcIHaajda8?t=1m12s).
In the European Union there is an equivalent ruling on [EU Directive 1999/44/CE](http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31999L0044%3aen%3aHTML)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/26 | 396 | 1,405 | <issue_start>username_0: I have my brothers old HTC & was playing with the Location & Security settings. I added the pattern lock to my phone, but it's now just an extra thing to get through before being able to use my phone. How can I remove this? I'm rather clueless with the terminology too & don't grasp the concept of APN's & VPN's or know what a corporate administrator is.<issue_comment>username_1: In your phone go to the settings options and check for Security settings and find key lock settings.
1. You will have Some options like PIN, Pattern, None.
2. Pin is for the phone will ask you for a 4-digit number to unlock
your phone.
3. Pattern is for the phone will ask you to draw the pattern for the
phone to unlock the phone. The pattern should be the same as the pattern you
had set.
4. Choose none for the phone will not ask for any pattern or pin to
unlock your phone.In this way you will be free of any hassles to unlock your phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Every Phone Have option to remove the pattern lock.
Go to the
>
> 1.Setting
>
>
> 2.Security
>
>
> 3.Screen lock
>
>
> 4.click
>
>
> 5.Option Coming(none, Pattern, PIN, Password).
>
>
> 6.Choose NONE option.
>
>
>
Then you have remove the pattern lock.
In android every phone have same process.
Above answer is also correct. I have updated only how to remove pattern lock specifically.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/26 | 349 | 1,438 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded a video shared in Whatsapp. After playing, I deleted it using MX Player Pro.
Now, when I tap that video in Whatsapp, it says "Sorry, this media file doesn't exist on SD card." I was expecting that Whatsapp would try to re-download that video.
How to force Whatsapp to re-download that video? Or, does Whatsapp delete media files from server after being downloaded?<issue_comment>username_1: This is a simple and pretty straightforward way to restore deleted WhatsApp stuff. All you need to do is uninstall the app and install it back. This would actually use all the backup files, and restore whatever it can. It works with videos also
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Once a media file is downloaded from the WhatsApp server it is indeed deleted the from the server. See this article: <http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/general/28030002>
The daily backups that other users are referring to only restore text and metadata content of messages. The media content (eg: images and videos) are stored on your device in a folder on the sdcard (typically in a location such as: /sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/) and is not part of the daily backup and so must be retained in order for WhatsApp to be able to find it.
There are methods to restore files from flash media once deleted but this requires you to act quickly. I will not talk about this here since this is not your question.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/26 | 329 | 1,375 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently deleted all of my pictures by mistake from my samsung galaxy s4.
I went into my files and documents and deleted not realising it would delete all my pics!
Is there a way for me to recover them?
My phone is not rooted. I have not taken any pictures since but have received pictures through whatsapp?<issue_comment>username_1: This is a simple and pretty straightforward way to restore deleted WhatsApp stuff. All you need to do is uninstall the app and install it back. This would actually use all the backup files, and restore whatever it can. It works with videos also
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Once a media file is downloaded from the WhatsApp server it is indeed deleted the from the server. See this article: <http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/general/28030002>
The daily backups that other users are referring to only restore text and metadata content of messages. The media content (eg: images and videos) are stored on your device in a folder on the sdcard (typically in a location such as: /sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/) and is not part of the daily backup and so must be retained in order for WhatsApp to be able to find it.
There are methods to restore files from flash media once deleted but this requires you to act quickly. I will not talk about this here since this is not your question.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/26 | 364 | 1,394 | <issue_start>username_0: ART has better performance and better battery life on paper at least. Should I consider switching to it on my moto g? What are the results I can expect? What precautions should I take? Is it easy to turn back to dalvik?<issue_comment>username_1: Just try it by yourself. I've felt no real difference. Maybe it is something that is device specific or there is just a very small difference.
But it can change with Android 5.0 'L' because ART on Android 4.4 is some sort of beta version.
Switching to ART is as easy as switching back to Dalvik.
```
Settings > Developer Options > Select Runtime.
```
There you can choose `ART`.
You have to reboot your phone to apply the changes.
If you want to go back to Dalvik, redo the steps and select `Dalvik`.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It's worth noting that rebooting after switching runtimes may take several *hours* - at least this has been my experience. This is because the ART recompiles all your applications. It may even do it more than once if the process is interupted (*e.g.* due to battery drain) - *i.e* it start over again at the top.
I'm hoping that switching back will be quicker since hopefully the compile step (unecessary for the Dalvik JIT) is what has slowed it down. I have not yet switched a device **back** to Dalvik so I'm not sure if this is correct or not.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/26 | 291 | 1,092 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install default Android SMS/Messaging app by Google, or even the one that comes with CyanoGenMod Custom ROMs.
They feel more native and plain, which is awesome.
Can I have 2 Messaging apps on my Galaxy S4 (I9500) without problems, or disable Samsung's messaging app and install AOSP/CM's Messaging app?<issue_comment>username_1: Starting with Kitkat, you can make one app the default SMS app. By default, on a device with Google apps, that is Hangouts, but you can install as many SMS apps as you like. If they have been developed/updated for Kitkat, they should be fitted to be used as "default SMS app".
Of course, if you don't need one of the pre-installed apps, or don't want to use it at all, you can go to *Settings→Apps* and see whether it can be disabled (some pre-installed bloatware is protected against this).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can find Google's SMS/MMS app [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging).
It basically is AOSP messaging, it also has updates too!
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/26 | 724 | 2,420 | <issue_start>username_0: So when I run the command
```
dumpsys telephony.registry | grep -i signalstrength
```
I get the following output:
```
mSignalStrength=SignalStrength: 99 0 -120 -160 -120 -1 -1 25 -93 -12 300 2147483647 gsm|lte
```
I'm assuming the -93 is the dB value but I'm not sure. And for the other values I have no idea. I tried searching for a table to map each value but I couldn't find anything. I would really appreciate it if someone can let me know what each value means.<issue_comment>username_1: You can find the code that produces this output in [SignalStrength.java in the Android framework](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java#L884). Even if you don't know Java, it's pretty easy to see which raw value is which.
If there are any values you don't understand (the names are pretty concise and only make sense if you're familiar with phone standards), you can read the inline documentation elsewhere in the same file.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: From the sources, it looks like it's printing out the contents of the `SignalStrength` object:
>
>
> ```
> private SignalStrength mSignalStrength = new SignalStrength();
>
> ...
>
> pw.println("last known state:");
> ...
> pw.println(" mSignalStrength=" + mSignalStrength);
> ...
>
> ```
>
>
This object is described in detail on the Android Developers reference [here](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/SignalStrength.html). The string representation of the SignalStrength class is defined [here](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java) (search for "toString" function):
>
>
> ```
> public String toString() {
> return ("SignalStrength:"
> + " " + mGsmSignalStrength
> + " " + mGsmBitErrorRate
> + " " + mCdmaDbm
> + " " + mCdmaEcio
> + " " + mEvdoDbm
> + " " + mEvdoEcio
> + " " + mEvdoSnr
> + " " + mLteSignalStrength
> + " " + mLteRsrp
> + " " + mLteRsrq
> + " " + mLteRssnr
> + " " + mLteCqi
> + " " + (isGsm ? "gsm|lte" : "cdma"));
> }
>
> ```
>
>
This basically tells you the columns in the dumpsys output.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/26 | 792 | 2,964 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Sony Xperia Sola phone that keeps rebooting after having done a factory reset. It's been like that for hours now. I have never flashed anything custom on the phone but did an official update (with Sony update companion) once to ICS which has been working fine for months. The problem appeared after doing the factory reset. The phone is no longer under warranty and was bought without a carrier contract. So I suspect that the bootloader is not locked..
How could I fix this? I've been reading and trying for hours now and I was thinking of flashing a stock rom on the phone but not sure how to do this. And even if it has a chance of working. Sony provides a tool called Emma but it does not recognize the phone. I held the volume down button pressed and then connected usb but it does not work. I noticed that holding down volume up and power button turns the phone off but when I restart, it keeps rebooting as before.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated on how to fix or flash to something working.<issue_comment>username_1: You can find the code that produces this output in [SignalStrength.java in the Android framework](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java#L884). Even if you don't know Java, it's pretty easy to see which raw value is which.
If there are any values you don't understand (the names are pretty concise and only make sense if you're familiar with phone standards), you can read the inline documentation elsewhere in the same file.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: From the sources, it looks like it's printing out the contents of the `SignalStrength` object:
>
>
> ```
> private SignalStrength mSignalStrength = new SignalStrength();
>
> ...
>
> pw.println("last known state:");
> ...
> pw.println(" mSignalStrength=" + mSignalStrength);
> ...
>
> ```
>
>
This object is described in detail on the Android Developers reference [here](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/SignalStrength.html). The string representation of the SignalStrength class is defined [here](https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java) (search for "toString" function):
>
>
> ```
> public String toString() {
> return ("SignalStrength:"
> + " " + mGsmSignalStrength
> + " " + mGsmBitErrorRate
> + " " + mCdmaDbm
> + " " + mCdmaEcio
> + " " + mEvdoDbm
> + " " + mEvdoEcio
> + " " + mEvdoSnr
> + " " + mLteSignalStrength
> + " " + mLteRsrp
> + " " + mLteRsrq
> + " " + mLteRssnr
> + " " + mLteCqi
> + " " + (isGsm ? "gsm|lte" : "cdma"));
> }
>
> ```
>
>
This basically tells you the columns in the dumpsys output.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/27 | 1,061 | 3,857 | <issue_start>username_0: I have tried all the suggestions in the forum, but to no avail...
What I have:
Galaxy S4, 8GB internal, 64GB SD card, Omega ROM with Android 4.3 (TouchWiz); has Samsung camera AND Google camera (with Photosphere) which I prefer much more than the Samsung camera.
Samsung camera makes it easy to store pix on ext. SD card. Cannot find any setting or way to do the same with Google camera. Even tried deleting DCIM on internal SD card, hoping I would be asked where I wanted to store pix. But DCIM and subfolders were just recreated on the internal SD card.
With only 8GB internal, I need to clear more space out. That's why this is so important. Any help?<issue_comment>username_1: Install a file manager like ES File Explorer and manually move the captured images to a directory on your SD card. Only way around this ridiculous restriction I believe. You would have to do this each time you use the camera obviously.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Unfortunately the Google Camera app does not natively support saving pictures/videos/panoramas to SD Card. I am guessing that this goes with Google's general stance against SD cards in general. If your device is not rooted, you are stuck with having to manually move the images/videos.
For rooted devices, there is a work-around to this limitation. [Xposed framework](http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/xposed-installer-versions-changelog-t2714053) allows various modules to override many stock firmware options without using 3rd-party ROMs. It should also work on custom ROMs, but that isn't "officially" supported by the framework's developer. You will need the [Pictures2SD module](http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-pictures2sd-v1-0-6-makes-camera-t2408880), which makes all media from various camera apps (including Google Camera) to be automatically saved to the DCIM folder of the SD Card.
Xposed Installer app is not directly available via the Google Play Store, so after [rooting your S4](https://android.stackexchange.com/search?q=how%20do%20i%20root%20my%20galaxy%20s4) (looks like you are already rooted, since you're running a custom ROM), you will need to allow side-loading of applications via `Settings -> Security -> Unknown sources`, download and install the APK from [here](http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk), and activate it according to these instructions:
>
> **Installation of the framework:**
>
>
> 1. Download the Xposed Installer APK and install it
> 2. Launch the Xposed Installer, go to the "Framework" section and click on "Install/Update"
> 3. Reboot
> 4. Done!
>
>
>
After that, the installation of modules is pretty straight-forward:
>
> **Installation of any modules:**
>
>
> 1. Download .apk (e.g. via the
> builtin repository browser) and install it
> 2. Launch the Xposed Installer
> and go to the "Modules" section (you will also get there if you click
> on the notification warning you that the module is not enabled yet)
> 3. Enable the module by checking the checkbox
> 4. Reboot
> 5. Done!
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Here is my workaround (I'm not sure if it works on Samsung devices).
On my Moto G with Kitkit 4.4.4, I go to Settings > Storage > Move Media > Pictures.
...and voila. Google's Camera takes better pictures so I don't mind moving them every once in a while over to my SD.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Saving pictures to any 3rd party app is forbidden. It leads to a CTS fail even if a ROM builder provides an app with it. Therefore, I don't think Google Camera app has that function. You should change `/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml` by adding:
```
group gid="media_rw"
```
under
```
permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
```
After that, find an app with the function of saving to the external SD card.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/06/27 | 3,252 | 11,447 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been wondering for quite some time now; where does Android store it's user and group id information?
For instance, on standard Linux, user and group information is stored in `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/group`, respectively. When you add a user to a group, his or her username/uid gets added to the list of users in that group, for instance the my audio group entry in `/etc/group` looks like this:
```
audio:x:29:pulse,edge-case
```
Where pulse gets mapped to the uid of the pulseaudio daemon and edge-case gets mapped to my uid (1000), on my Linux box.
As I understand it, each app that gets installed on Android gets it's own uid and gid and this is the bases of the "sandboxing" of apps that occurs on Android as they all run in their own process and can't access data of another process or files owned by another app unless there are declaration in a Manifest file created by app programmers which dictates what info is to be shared to other apps and what not. This is also how apps gain or rather request access to networking services during installation by requesting to be added to the INTERNET group or something like that, don't quote me on the name of the NET net group, it might be more like INET or INET6, either way I know there are several levels of network access that can be granted to an application through this mechanism on Android.
My question is, where is this information stored in Android?
Further more, is it possible to modify?
I would like to integrate a glibc stack with it and the data within it in my `/etc/{passwd,group}` files, trust me, they exist on my phone, I even have apt installed with a lot of other goodies.
Update:
Have been doing more searches and
[This might be what I am looking for.](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8452/how-to-know-app-name-by-uid/8465#8465)
I will need to dig a bit deeper and make sure it is everything I am looking for.
Update: (5:40 June 27 2014)
Since someone thinks I don't know what I am doing or talking about, let me clarify;
User UIDs on Android are offset with 100000 and App UIDs are offset with 10000 when mapped to the user number \_ app number, hence when a ps shows something like u0\_a10 which means that User with UID 100000 is running app with UID 10010,
I have pulled UID and user/daemon names from system/core/include/private/android\_filesystem\_config.h and used those to update my /etc/passwd and /etc/group files (On my Android box), for example my /etc/passwd file (on my Android box) looks like this :
```
....
brainard:x:100002:100002:Prof<NAME>,0420,,:/home/brainard
:/bin/bash
radio:x:1001:1001::/data/radio:/bin/false
bluetooth:x:1002:1002::/data/bluetooth:/bin/false
graphics:x:1003:1003::/home/graphics:/bin/false
input:x:1004:1004::/home/input:/bin/false
camera:x:1006:1006::/home/camera:/bin/false
log:x:1007:1007::/home/log:/bin/false
compass:x:1008:1008::/home/compass:/bin/false
mount:x:1009:1009::/home/mount:/bin/false
wifi:x:1010:1010::/home/wifi:/bin/false
adb:x:1011:1011::/home/adb:/bin/false
install:x:1012:1012::/home/install:/bin/false
media:x:1013:1013::/home/media:/bin/false
dhcp:x:1014:1014::/home/dhcp:/bin/false
....
```
I have set up configuration in /etc/adduser.conf to create new users like so ( On my Android box) :
```
# FIRST_[GU]ID to LAST_[GU]ID inclusive is the range of UIDs of dynamically
# allocated user accounts/groups.
FIRST_UID=100001
LAST_UID=199999
FIRST_GID=100001
LAST_GID=199999
```
This is in accordance with Android's policy, I let "glibc based" system users still be created from range 100-999 I believe and I modified the audio user on my /etc/passwd and /etc/group files to be of 1005, like it is on Android.
I need to update Android and synchronize it with info regarding my User UIDs as well as with my Daemon or system user UIDs from the glibc stack.
You can read more about this in the book "Embedded Android" by <NAME>
[Sold here](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1449308295)
My goal is to get programs like nvlc to work but I need to get UIDs and GIDs synchronized so that Android is aware of my users and the groups they belong to so that for instance, my brainard user with have access to the audio devices.
Also I need to inform Android about Postres and it's membership in the network group so that it can open sockets and allow access to databases. I have disabled PARANOID\_NETWORKING in the kernel for the time being, but this hack only serves to make Android as Secure as vanilla Linux, no less. It would be nice to keep the paranoid setting and apply the group permissions to what daemons/users I see fit.
This would make Android a great operating system for public facing servers with such paranoid and fine tuned controls. Imagine having access to Kerberos, LDAP, PAM, or When using you phone as WAP having Radius configured, all of which are available from Debian and other distribution repos free of charge.
I have got this all figured out, I just need to know how to update Android's UID/GID database, which does get updated every time you install an app, so I know it is possible.
Update : (7:08pm June 30, 2014)
After going over the data in the following files ...
```
/data/system/packages.list
/data/system/packages.xml
/data/system/user/userlist.xml
/data/system/user/0.xml
```
... I have updated my question to include "how do I interpret it?"
* I think I am going to need to create a custom PAM module and blend Bionic and Glibc into a single C library, they need to compatible with applications on both sides, no exceptions, expect C++ exceptions that is ;p--- I have written a couple rules of thumb-2 :) for myself to follow. I might also need to write a wrapper to popular package management systems like rpm and apt that fakes an apk installation and gives each new deb|rpm package a UID and maybe just sym-link everything into the FHS. That might be the most ideal solution I could go for, though the most work, as each would need a set of permissions in their "manifest", maybe a menu during install an the user can give and take as needs be.
* Does anyone have a good reference that explains the syntax of these files? I am not very well versed with XML, not to mention it's use usually depends on the application that interprets it.
* I do understand the `packages.list` file with the exception of the `null` entry in the last column, can anyone explain that?<issue_comment>username_1: First of all as you are aware of that the every Application has its own unique PID(Process ID) this PID is assigned to the application by the kernel of the Operating System.
1. In Android ADT you can off course view the PID in the logcat .
2. If you want to view the PID in your device then you need to install
an Application from the [play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tackuji.android.processlist&hl=en)(can't give any guarantee whether
the PID displayed by the app is genuine or not)
3. Coming to the modification part is a big No.
4. No you cannot modify the PID as your wish as it will lead to
security concerns as well as ambiguity between the apps for another
app may have the same PID thereby resulting to Conflict.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Seen the `GET_ACCOUNTS` permission? (***Ed. Note:*** That particular feature might not be every useful for this question, either, as it is apparently a feature developed moreso for web authentication.)
Personally, I'm reading about the topic as with regards to UID/GID values computed at time of APK install – presently, as research for a simple 'blog article -- but I would like to study this topic a little further, too. Referring to the reference documentation about these multiply-linked OS features, in Android, it seems there is an *Account Service* in the Android OS. (***Ed. Note*** It may seem, furthermore, that the *Account Service* in Android may be more a service developed for application about an Android user's web accounts)
Though personally I'm preoccupied about writing another article, immediately, but certainly the Account Service may bear some further study. Perhaps it may be relevant, orthogonally, as with regards to applying Kerberos on Android appliances. There is some of an existing work, with regards to implementing Kerberos services on the Android platform. For web apps, of course there's OAuth/OAuth2.
Evidently, Android does not use conventional UNIX passwd/shadow files([Anderson2013](http://www.all-things-android.com/content/deeper-look-android-application-permissions "A Deeper Look at Android Permissions")). My best estimate, presently, is that the Android OS Account Service may be a topic to a manner of a further study ... at least, so far as to discover that the Android Account Service may be rather a *web authentication* utility([API: AccountManager](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/AccountManager.html "API Documentation: android.accounts.AccountManager")).
I'm sure there's something more about Android's alternative to `/etc/passwd`, somewhere in the Android source code. Hopefully, it's close to however the same thing might be approached in CyanogenMod.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Here my thoughts on how Android implements UID/GID lookup. I hope it will be helpful to anyone who is having the questions.
[grp\_pwd.cpp](https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_bionic/blob/android-p-preview-5/libc/bionic/grp_pwd.cpp#L517) describes how Android translate a UID/username to a `passwd` structure. From the `getpwuid` function we can see that
1. The UID is first compared to the predefined AIDs from `generated_android_ids.h` under `$(AOSP_ROOT)/out/soong/.intermediates/bionic/libc/generated_android_ids/gen` which is generated from [android\_filesystem\_config.h](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/android-9.0.0_r30/libcutils/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h) according to [bionic/libc/Android.bp](https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_bionic/blob/android-p-preview-5/libc/Android.bp#L1223) and [bionic/Android.bp](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/android-9.0.0_r30/Android.bp). The AIDs are stored in a username to UID map in `struct android_id_info android_ids[]` and when looked up, they are converted to the `passwd` structure with `uid` and `gid` set to AID, home directory set to `/` and shell set to `/system/bin/sh` ([code](https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_bionic/blob/android-p-preview-5/libc/bionic/grp_pwd.cpp#L140)).
2. If no user is found in the previous step, the function will look for OEM defined users. The UIDs of these users range from `AID_OEM_RESERVED_START` to `AID_OEM_RESERVED_END` and `AID_OEM_RESERVED_2_START` to `AID_OEM_RESERVED_2_END`. The vendor-defined users are stored in [`/vendor/etc/passwd`](https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_bionic/blob/android-p-preview-5/libc/bionic/grp_pwd.cpp#L49). User names are set to `oem_${uid}` and the other attributes are set in the same fashion as the AID users.
3. Finally, it will check all app users in [`app_id_to_passwd()`](https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_bionic/blob/android-p-preview-5/libc/bionic/grp_pwd.cpp#L474) and the process is very similar.
If you wish to get all `passwd` entries, please take a look at `getpwent()` in the same file and also the manpage of [getpwent(3)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/getpwent.3.html)
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/06/27 | 434 | 1,469 | <issue_start>username_0: In a 2012 thread about a case of OsmAnd being slow at rendering, one person advises this:
>
> verify that you use Native Library (which definitely speed up rendering process)
>
>
>
And the replies seems to imply it works:
>
> I selected the Native Library and deleted Ind.cache file. It has nearly doubled the rendering speed of my map.
>
>
>
I have the same problem of slow rendering, but I can't find the Native Library setting.
**QUESTION:** How to enable the Native Library in recent OsmAnd?
I am using [OsmAnd~ 1.8.3 from F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.osmand.plus):
<issue_comment>username_1: To activate native rendering go into `Settings/OsmAnd development/Use native rendering (Use C++ rendering instead of Java)`
**Edit**: I've added a screenshot from OsmAnd+ 1.9.2g
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: OsmAnd 2.4.7 doesn't have "OsmAnd development" under Settings, but Settings / General / Safe mode (Java rather than native code) is off by default. Rendering is still slower than other OSM-based apps though.
Edit: the OpenGL flag on this version is under Plugins / OsmAnd Development / Settings / Use OpenGL Rendering. Still doesn't seem to help much though (on Sony Xperia Z Ultra running Android 4.4)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/27 | 1,863 | 6,871 | <issue_start>username_0: I've got a new phone (Samsung) and want to transfer my WhatsApp chat history from my old device to it. Is this possible, and how to do it? I have a WhatsApp backup file for that date.<issue_comment>username_1: As referred in the [WhatsApp FAQ](http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/20902622):
>
> You can transfer chats from one Android phone to another. To do so, please follow these steps:
>
>
> 1. To start, make a backup of your most recent chats.
>
>
> * Go to **WhatsApp** → [Menu Button](https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/21228643) → **Settings** → **Chat settings** → **Back up chats**.
> 2. Next, transfer this backup to your new Android phone.
>
>
> * If your phone has an external microSD card, take the microSD card out of your old phone, and pop it into your new one.
> * For phones that have an internal memory / internal SD card (like most Samsung devices), you will need to transfer the /sdcard/WhatsApp/ folder from your old phone to the same folder of your new phone. There are a couple of ways you can do this. You can use a [file explorer](https://play.google.com/store/search?q=file+explorer&so=1&c=apps) or even transfer the backup files to your [computer](http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-copy-files-your-storage-card-windows).
> * Please note that it is possible to be missing some files during the transfer. Please double check to make sure all the files you wish to transfer over to your new phone are included in the backup.
> * If you are unsure about what kind of SD card you have, we recommend checking your phone's specifications on your phone manufacturer’s website.
> 3. Once you have safely transferred your backup, you can [install WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/20950581) on your new Android phone.
> 4. During the installation process, WhatsApp will automatically find your backup and ask you if you would like to restore it. Once restored, your old chats will appear on your new phone.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to **settings**, **chat settings** and choose **backup conversations**.
Now go to your **phone storage** (internal SD card) via file manager, go to the file named **Whatsapp**, go to the **databases** folder (i.e. `/sdcard/Whatsapp/Databases`). Choose the one **without any date** in its file name. It is the latest one. Transfer that file to the **same location** in your new device after installing Whatsapp. Now when you open Whatsapp for the first time in your new device, it will prompt you to **restore** the chats. This does not need the phone to be rooted :) Good luck :)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_1: 1. Go to WhatsApp > Settings > Chat's and Calls > Back up chats
2. Connect your old phone to a computer
3. Go into the device's internal storage and search for the folder *WhatsApp*
4. Copy it to your computer and plug in your new phone.
5. Open internal storage and copy the folder *WhatsApp* to your internal storage.
6. Install WhatsApp on your new phone (if already done, clear data of WhatsApp), set it up and you'll be asked if you wan to restore the backup.
7. Click yes and enjoy.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Just copy your WhatsApp folder from your device to your new device, install WhatsApp and it will automatically tell you that he found a backup as long as you use the same SIM card.
You don't even need to activate it again because the backups are registered to your inserted SIM number.
Just make sure you place it in the root folder of your new device.
For some reason other answers although correct look very complicated.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You can try the following
>
> FileDrop
>
>
> If you're looking for an app that keeps things simple, then I tink you're going to like FileDrop. It's a free app you can install from Google Play and is very easy to use.
>
>
> When you first install the app, you'll see that it's divided into two sections. The top part will ask you to sign into your Dropbox account, and the bottom part will show you all the files you have on your Android device.
>
>
> Don't worry if you didn't previously create a folder since you can create one directly from the app. Just tap on the drive icon on the top left and tap on Create Directory. If you want to rename a folder that's where your WhatsApp content will go, you can do that too.
>
>
> How to Backup Your WhatsApp Files to Dropbox
>
>
> The option you need to tap on is ¨As Sync Directory¨. Now, tap on the folder you want the WhatsApp backup to go to. Switch to the bottom section of the app and scroll until you see the WhatsApp folder. Tap on it and then select what you want to backup. I chose Media.
>
>
> Then tap on the SD card icon and select As Sync Directory. Once you've done that tap on the cloud and sun icon to the right of your display. Tap on the Turn On Sync Feature and then enable Use Sync. After that, it should automatically start backing up your WhatsApp content.
>
>
> If you want the app to automatically backup your WhatsApp content, tap on the Turn On Sync > Sync Policy > Enable Auto Sync.
>
>
>
[Source: How to Backup WhatsApp](https://howtosimply.com/backup-whatsapp-content-dropbox-1635/)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Backup chat history via your gmail account. then restore chat history in your new device
Go to backup
WhatsApp → Menu Button
→ Settings
→ Chat settings
→ Back up chats via gmail account.
login new device
restore chat history via gmail account
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: WhatsApp now allows backup/restore via Google Drive. This is by far the easiest method for moving to a new phone. The [WhatsApp FAQ page](https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251) is pretty straightforward, but here's the bit that you'll need:
### Backup on Old Phone
1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Go to Menu Button > Settings > Chats > Chat backup.
3. Tap Back up to Google Drive and set up the backup frequency to your
liking.
4. You will be prompted to select a Google account that you will back
up your chat history to. If you do not have a Google account, tap
Add account when prompted. Please remember the Google account you
are using for the backup.
5. Tap Back up over to choose the network you wish to use for backup.
Please note that backing up over cellular may result in additional
data charges.
### Restore on New Phone
1. Make sure the same Google account that was used to perform the
backup has been added to your phone.
2. Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp.
3. After verifying your number, you will be prompted to restore your
messages and media from Google Drive.
4. After the restoration process is complete, tap Next and your chats
will be displayed once initialization is complete.
5. After restoring your chats, WhatsApp will begin restoring your media
files.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/27 | 462 | 1,791 | <issue_start>username_0: There are good and bad choices available for the design of my system and MySQL seems to be the best available. I need it to run client/server and support stored procedures & triggers and a host of other features. But I also need a database that will run single-user on mobile devices when off-line, then synchronize with the on-line server when reconnected to the Internet. The only database provided with Android is SQLite - which doesn't even come close to providing the features required. Also, installing MySQL on Android devices would mean that I wouldn't have to support any incompatibilities between two different databases. I do not need other features installed (HTML server, PHP, etc)... just MySQL. How can I get that installed (and with my apps(s)) and have it work easily and efficiently (and not have to root or install a new ROM on the device)?<issue_comment>username_1: A [search for "mysql"](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=mysql) on the stores can answer this: there are several packages available, usually together with a web server and PHP. Best candidates are probably [AndroPHP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ayansoft.androphp) and [Palapa](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alfanla.android.pws).
My list of [web servers with scripting support](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php?topic=cat;id=113#group_414) also have some of them (e.g. the two I mentioned), together with links to reviews, video demos, etc – which might make your decision easier.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This is a Free and very lite [Mysql Server for Android](http://solusiprogram.com/mysql-server-android/) that
* support all cpus (armv6, armv7, armv8/aarch64, and x86).
* no root needed
* support Innodb
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/27 | 193 | 670 | <issue_start>username_0: Does Nexus4 supports a use a USB pendrive (up to 64Gb)?
If yes, with the USB OTG is I can navigate in the folders of the pendrive from the smartphone?
Is it possible to copy file from pendrive to N4 and from N4 to pendrive?<issue_comment>username_1: The Nexus 4 doesn't officialy support USB OTG. It is possible with a custom kernel. But for this you need to unlock your bootloader.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Nexus 4 does not officially support USB OTG. But rooting and modding the software can do the trick. Here's a [handy guide](http://m.androidcentral.com/android-advanced-usb-otg-nexus-4) I found!
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/27 | 251 | 1,014 | <issue_start>username_0: I can't seem to find an answer to this question using my favourite search engine.
Is it possible to use a Pebble watch with an Android phone running CyanogenMod, assuming that it is possible to install the Pebble App via an APK file?
I'm wondering whether anyone has got this working, or knows that it definitely won't work because CyanogenMod does not include 'features' which are in the normal Android operating system it's expecting to be there.
I can provide more information about which specific phone and CM version if this is necessary to answer the question.<issue_comment>username_1: The Nexus 4 doesn't officialy support USB OTG. It is possible with a custom kernel. But for this you need to unlock your bootloader.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Nexus 4 does not officially support USB OTG. But rooting and modding the software can do the trick. Here's a [handy guide](http://m.androidcentral.com/android-advanced-usb-otg-nexus-4) I found!
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/27 | 599 | 2,359 | <issue_start>username_0: As I know that Android phones can share WiFi by using tethering. So, may I know if it is possible to even share my phone GSM/3G/2G connection? (of course without applying another SIM card for another phone.)
Suppose there are two friends - Jack and Jill. Jack has an Android 4.2 phone while Jill has an Android 2.3 phone. Jack has a SIM card inserted into his Android phone, but Jill is currently thinking of signing a mobile plan and so her Android phone does not have a SIM card.
What happened was that Jill need to make a call to one of her relatives due to whatever reason. However, Jill does not have a mobile plan yet. The problem arrives when Jack also needs to make a phone call.
So, is it possible for Jack to tether his "mobile plan" to Jill, who does not have any mobile plan or SIM card? This means that both Jack and Jill can make calls using a single SIM card but with two different Android devices.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, you can share your mobile data connection (3G and 2G) using your phone hotspot.
In **Settings --> More --> Tethering and Portable Hotspot --> Portable Wi-Fi hotspot**
You can set your SSID, Security, and Password in **Set up WiFi hotspot**.
Now on another Android device, you can connect to this WiFi hotspot.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Of course in Wi-Fi hotspot that's what you do. Quite obvious as the other person is already having a SIM then why would you want a new SIM to make it complicated
1. You are indirectly sharing your 2G/3G (should be 3G Compatible and
the service should be available in your area)/4G (In some countries)
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
2. In Wi-Fi hotspot first your switch On your mobile data then your Wi-Fi
after which under your Wi-Fi settings u may have an option for Wi-Fi
Hotspot.
3. Using this your device will search for the available Wi-Fi networks
and will notify you for the available Wi-Fi nearby.
4. When you enter some code (for secure reasons you may not want to share Wi-Fi with all the people around you so the phone asks for a pass code) the other person should also enter the same code for receiving the data.
After which you and your other person can have data connection on both phones.
**Note:** Not all the devices support Wi-Fi hotspot. Please refer you handset manual if the option is available or not.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/27 | 535 | 2,038 | <issue_start>username_0: **Equipment used:**
I just bought a cheap Bluetooth handsfree from china: <http://www.miniinthebox.com/mini-stereo-wireless-v3-0-headset_p1187467.html>
**Explanation:**
This works perfect for me, and i don't notice any problems at all.
The problem is that for people calling me, or i am calling hears them selves in an echo with about 1 sec lag.
I cannot hear this echo at all, but for everyone i talk to with the handsfree set hears this echo.
If i mute the mic, then the echo disappears.
**My question is this:** Is it possible to remove echo by using any software or android setting?
**I think that there should be two ways of doing this:**
**1.** muting my mic while the other part talks. (nearly like an automatic walkie talkie)
**2.** cancelling what is sent from the other part, and don't send the same sounds back to the other part again.<issue_comment>username_1: This is pretty hard to do with software, since there are delays in the audio stream. The transmission from you phone's BT to the headset can take up to 200ms, and the same for the reverse. Therefore before sending the audio from the mic to the recipient, up to 400ms of audio would have to be sampled and cancelled, assuming that the BT connection is stable.
Usually this is done in the BT headset itself, but, as you said, it's a cheap Chinese headset, so the circuits for this have been left out.
As far as I know, the only settings in Android regarding noise cancellation support only on-board noise cancellation mics.
As for the muting solution, some phones use compression to boost the mic strenth, which will raise the noise levels when the person is silent. This would cause the mute to be always on.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, it is possible. Try turning down your volume.
I spent more than a week but couldn't, but suddenly I had a call from my friend and he said it echoes. I couldn't do anything, so I just turn down the volume unknowingly and he said the echo disappeared.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/25 | 562 | 2,267 | <issue_start>username_0: I managed to get stuck in a boot loop after installing the Chainfire 3D driver on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.
I can boot into the recovery mode (and download mode) but when I try to establish a connection using `adb shell`, it says:
>
> error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.
>
>
>
Of course, I cannot boot my device to confirm authorization.
How can I use ADB without first being authorized?<issue_comment>username_1: Boot into recovery mode, and connect your device to your computer; then mount your device's internal memory/SD card and download the corresponding [firmware](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459734) for your device (ensuring that you have the **correct firmware, or you will brick your device!**).
After this, flash the [firmware](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459734) via the recovery, bearing in mind that it will wipe the current version of Android from the device.
Samsung devices are usually very good, as they keep personal data such as music and photos separate from the system partition, and so your personal data should remain intact. With this in mind, **attempt to back-up your device first (your recovery function may have the ability to do this)**.
Try and establish a connection with ADB using the ramdump mode (usually Volume Down+Power+Home), and it may work.
Otherwise, ADB requires a fully functioning device to work (for security reasons).
Before installing something that modifies the way your device works (such as Chainfire's mods, Beats' sound driver, etc), **always back-up your device first!** Only you can be blamed for not taking a backup before you installed the mod.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: boot into downloading mode connect with odin and install new rom from [sammobile](https://www.sammobile.com/) (find your firmware)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: You can't authorize adb. But anyway from recovery only the type of adb available is adb sideload. Sideload official OTA package or Flash the phone using ODIN if you want to ever boot it again. And where was adb shell anyway? Since adb shell works on a totally boot device or without using computer while on TWRP Terminal?
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/27 | 202 | 778 | <issue_start>username_0: My HTC One vibrates every darn time the notification sound comes on, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to stop. I have "vibrate on calls" unticked in the setting, under sound, and it still does it. This was never a problem before that system update a little while ago.
I am seriously so mad right now.
Help?<issue_comment>username_1: To remove vibration you should
Settings > Sound > deselect the vibration box
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to Settings → Accessibility and untick the box for reminder of notifications. That might fix it.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, I too went in to Settings > Accessibility and turn off for reminder of notifications. That fixed it for me. (For HTC 826)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/28 | 195 | 788 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm planning to buy a Nexus 5 next month, but before that I'd like to know if I will be allowed to update it to the next Android version, when it get released, that for now is being called Android L.<issue_comment>username_1: The latest version for nexus 5 is 4.4.4. Once L is ready to be released to users, you will be allowed to update.
Currently L developer preview is available.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's a developer build of Android L available for both Nexus 5 and Nexus 7, since they're "development" devices I think you can safely assume that the stable images will be released for them when the time comes. Honestly the development build is pretty stable and you could use it before "proper" release, at least I think so.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/28 | 604 | 1,557 | <issue_start>username_0: I have just got a new Samsung GALAXY Tab 4 7.0" (SM-T230NU).
What is the difference (or improvements) between the 'stock' SM-T230 model GALAXY Tab 4 7.0" and the 'newer' SM-T230NU, recently released for US/Canada and in EU?
Are there also other NU devices? I have also seen references to the GALAXY Tab 4 10.1" as SM-T530NU.
---
I have found [one possible issue](http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php?/topic/26034-multi-user-mode-not-available/), with the SM-T230 *not having* multi-user mode:
>
> The multi users setting is not available. According to the manual it should be at settings => General => Users.
>
>
>
(My device does have multi-user capability)
---
I also saw a reference to the two different models [on XDA Developers](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2778374):
>
> Do make sure your tablet is a T230NU model and not just a T230
> model.
>
>
>
---
**UPDATE: 04-Jul-2014**
There are **three** variants: T230, T230NT, T230NU
from: [Samsung T230 | T230NT | T230NU Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 WiFi Firmwares](http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1518%3asamsung-sm-t230-t230nu-galaxy-tab4-7.0-wifi-firmwares&catid=55%3asamsung&Itemid=82)<issue_comment>username_1: SM-T230nu has an IR remote, while a simple tab 4 (SM-T230) doesn't have one.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: According to other reviews, the plain SM-T230 does not support OTG,
but the SM-T237p does.
I remember how disappointed I was to find this with my SM-T210R.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/28 | 905 | 2,971 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a Samsung S4 GT-I9515 from Saudi Arabia. But returning to my country found that this phone is locked and I don not know of any unlock code. It is also not possible to contact the seller in KSA.
Now I'm thinking if flashing stock ROM from other country will solve the issue.
Any help appreciated. Even any known unlocking technique.<issue_comment>username_1: You need to use ODIN to flash to a non-branded firmware... BUT... The S4 Value does not have an unbranded firmware available.
Go here and pick what country you live in, and flash that firmware via ODIN: <http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9515>
This will break KIES updates, but other than that, you'll be golden!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: to unlock galaxy s4 i9515, insert a saudi sim and do outgoing or receive a call for minimum
5 minutes after that u can insert any country sim without unlock code. I did this and using indian network card.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Hi flash the phone is not the solution to unlock your device, flash and unlock are different things.
In case you like to flash your phone the only thing that you need to be careful is if the rom that you choose change or replace the modem, in this case you need to check if the rom has the supported bands for your country, The Samsung S4 GT-I9515 supports by hardware the following bands:
### GSM:
850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
### UMTS:
850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
### FDD LTE:
800 (band 20), 850 (band 5), 900 (band 8), 1800 (band 3), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7) MHz
### Data:
LTE, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
You could check the bands/networks to your country in this link:
<http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html>
However if you like to unlock the phone be careful with software methods because you can loss your imei or brick your phone (all software methods need root the phone).
You could check this this link on ebay to unlock your phone, unlock by imei its a more safe solution.
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/INSTANT-REMOTE-UNLOCK-FOR-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S5-G900A-G900T-G900T1-AT-T-TMOBILE-/121748816957?hash=item1c58cb843d>
I hope this help you to resolve your question.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Also,
it **might** be possible that you will Need to change the IMEI purposely (Like in Turkey - they filter IMEI Numbers to prevent non-taxed imports) from used domestic phone that is not used anymore - since I don t know what Country you live in. Be VERY careful with flashing Images of different models / countries as it was already said might be different bands etc.)
It does work to unlock by using the SIM Card for 5 Minutes (I think though that the five Minutes Need to be done in the respective Country (carrier))
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: No flashing another rom/firmware will not unlock the device. put a non SA sim card in the device it well ask for a unlock code which you can buyfrom most phone providers or online
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/28 | 358 | 1,488 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Moto G (Kitkat 4.4.2) which I've synced to my Google account. The desktop Chrome bookmarks show up just fine in my cellphone's Chrome but the bookmarks added via the phone, which are stored in a `Cellphone bookmarks` folder in my phone, won't show up in my desktop's Chrome (elementary OS Luna).
I have *Sync everything* enabled in my desktop's Chrome. How can I force Android's Chrome bookmarks to sync with my desktop's chrome?
**Edit**
--------
I just realized that the `Cellphone bookmark` folder **is** present in my desktop's Chrome but *I can only see it* if I go into the `Bookmarks manager` (or `Manage bookmarks`, translating from Spanish here) option. The folder does show there but it doesn't in the bookmarks bar. This is starting to look like a bug in Chrome. Anyone else can reproduce this?<issue_comment>username_1: In your android chrome browser go to Settings. Under settings you'll be able to see your email id in the Basics section (its mostly located right on top). Selecting the email will take you to the Services section. There you will find an option called Sync. Select it. Make sure sync is enabled and the bookmarks section is checked. I hope this solves your problem.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: So, you can bookmark folders in your bookmarks manager. Just hit the star to bookmark your bookmarks manager while viewing your mobile bookmarks and stick it in your bookmarks bar, or where ever you want.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/06/29 | 420 | 1,595 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an LG G Watch, which was paired to my Nexus 4 phone with the Android Wear app, and was working perfectly.
I then got a new Nexus 5, and I wanted to switch everything (accounts, &c) to it. However, when I tried to pair the G Watch using the Android Wear app on the new phone, it didn't appear in the list of possible devices (even after unpairing it from my old phone).
The only way I found to do this was with the "Reset Device" option in the G Watch, but this loses "local" data (such as the number of steps, and other configuration).
Is there a less destructive way to accomplish this?<issue_comment>username_1: According to [this page](https://support.google.com/androidwear/answer/6058799?hl=en), you need to reset the watch to factory settings if you want to pair it with another device, each time you wish to switch phones or tablets.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: BeeLink works for me for exactly that use case:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trainday.androidapps.beelink>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Using ADB worked for me. Turn ADB on on the Watch through Developer Options. Then connect the watch to computer with Android SDK installed on computer while turning Bluetooth off on the initial phone. Type: adb shell "pm clear com.google.android.gms && reboot"
Turn Bluetooth on on second phone. Type following in ADB shell: adb shell "am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST\_DISCOVERABLE"
Follow watch on-screen prompts. You can now pair your watch with your new phone!
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/29 | 332 | 1,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to be able to dial out from my laptop (a macbook pro), using my laptop headset to communicate and my laptop to initiate the call, however I want the number to be the same as my cell phone's (Galaxy S4). I can get almost exactly what I want from Gmail / Hangouts, however the call does not show up as my cellphone (a number friends and family recognize) but instead as a number they do not recognize.
Is there any way to do this?<issue_comment>username_1: No there's no least possible way to Call through the Laptop(either windows or Mac) even if your headset is connected or not.(try the play store for any apps if possible)
You can only send messages through Samsung Kies Air but not Calling.
Also check for some screen cast applications that support the Mac OS X
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [VoiceMac](https://mrgeckosmedia.com/applications/info/VoiceMac) makes calls and SMSes via Google Voice. You can choose one of a GV number - which you keep, so your friends & family can recognize it - or you can [port your existing phone number into GV](https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667?hl=en). The incoming caller ID will show your GV number (but no name).
Another option is to use Skype and validate your cell# as your Skype caller ID.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/30 | 946 | 3,490 | <issue_start>username_0: I receive this kind of messages almost every day, and I'm tired of them.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vDUM5.png)
Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
I want to block them, but I have no idea how are they called. I'm looking for a way to block this messages, either via an app (doesn't matter if it needs root) or programatically (if I can detect these messages, perhaps I would be able to create an app to block them).
EDIT:
The message icon is the same as the SIM Toolkit. Could this be related? As far as I know, Cell Broadcasts don't show with "OK" and "Cancel" buttons as this message.<issue_comment>username_1: From what I can see from [this site (In Spanish):](http://tuquejasuma.com/804/movistar-y-su-publicadad-invasiva) this is a specific advertising service that only the `Movistar` network seems to push to phones.
The only solution I found is to Disable the "SIM Toolkit" application, `Settings > Applications > SIM Toolkit` but this may require [root](/questions/tagged/root "show questions tagged 'root'") access to your device.
Removing SIM toolkit [according to Android Forum users](http://androidforums.com/esteem-all-things-root/635541-sim-toolkit-ahhhhhhh.html) can be removed without any issues. I would `Disable` it rather than take the nuclear deletion option personally.
From the link:
>
> Hasn't been on my phone in a year... no problems without it - that I'm aware of.
>
>
>
and
>
> I know for a fact that 4G works without it... has not been on my phone for the last year - and every ROM I could flash made no difference. I'm really temped to believe that SimToolKit is for Metro's various services/bloatware (where they monitor data usage - for whatever reason)
>
>
>
[From Wikipedia:](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_Application_Toolkit)
>
> SIM Application Toolkit (commonly referred to as STK) is a standard of the GSM system which enables the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to initiate actions which can be used for various value-added services.
>
>
>
These so called 'value added services' are what you want to remove.
Alternatively you could contact Movistar and see if they can stop it, tell them it is crashing your device or causing you issues and ask what can be done. Depending on your contract you could move to another network also.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I was getting tired of those messages too, worse of all, the text was always garbled.
If you already have `Titanium Backup Pro` like I do, I simply "Froze" the SIM Tool Kit app. It disables the application and prevents the icon from appearing in your app drawer.
If you were ever to need it you can unfreeze or "Thaw" the app.
So far I've never seen the use of the STK. If I didn't have the backup app I would delete it without thinking twice.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to SIM Toolkit and search for Flash services and deactivate it. Worked for me.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: 1. Open SIM Toolkit app in your mobile.
2. Select the active Flash service
3. Click on "Deactivate" to turn it off.
The main challenge is choosing the correct service in Step 2. The name of the service differs from one network to another.
You can [find Flash service names of popular Network providers here](https://www.geekdashboard.com/stop-flash-messages-on-android/).
Disclosure: I'm the author of above linked article.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/06/30 | 409 | 1,540 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android 4.1 phone. When I typically login into my gmail app, even if I am offline, I can see / read already downloaded emails. So, I have those two questions:
* Where are those emails saved locally on my phone? Is there a way to access this folder within Android or through a PC?
* Is there a way to backup all emails downloaded / stored on the phone, while still remaining offline?<issue_comment>username_1: If I understand correctly you're wanting to download all of your Gmail emails?
If so, I've used this tool before in the past to download my Gmail emails and it works well:
<http://www.gmail-backup.com/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can use [adb](/questions/tagged/adb "show questions tagged 'adb'") for this:
```
adb backup -noapk -noshared -f gmail.ab com.google.android.gm
```
would backup all data of the GMail app to your PC, storing it in a file named `gmail.ab` in the current working directory. A restore of that snapshot then is as easy as running
```
adb restore gmail.ab
```
Note that this will include all the settings of the GMail app.
If you prefer doing the same via an app on your device, take a look at [Helium Backup](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.koushikdutta.backup).
Without root, it's not possible to access the corresponding folder on your device directly (which would be found below `/data/data/com.google.android.gm` and be owned by the GMail app, which forbids access for other apps/users, including the shell user).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/06/30 | 618 | 2,430 | <issue_start>username_0: I've encountering a problem. The problem is that i can't access my Google Play on a my Wi-fi. It is not on a particular tablet or phone. Its all the devices me an my family own. That includes 4 phones and 2 tablets. It only says "No Connection" even when the Wi-fi signals are at full strength. I don't know if this is coincidental but recently I've been receiving this notification that says "Sign into Wi-fi Network". Guys please advice immediately because how can i download awesome apps without the awesome store and i'm not planning to let 3rd party apps populate our devices.<issue_comment>username_1: Well as going by your point that the problem is not limited to you but to your whole family then the problem lies with the configuration of your modem.
1. If the wifi is not configured properly then it may or may not show
connected but you will not be able to download or browse any content
let it be Google play or the internet.
2. As you have not specified any h/w details of your modem then I can
only provide a general solution which would be to configure your
modem properly either by yourself or from the relevant technician of
the modem.
3. Also do please check whether the Wi-Fi is displaying a Red cross with an error
of irrelevant settings on your Desktop or Laptop when connecting over the Wi-Fi or the connection is normal through the LAN Cable.
4. If its a yes for the LAN and Wi-Fi then you need to get your modem checked by the
technician for both Wi-Fi as well as LAN Connection
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: "Sign into Wi-fi Network" says it all: No network, no connection. You most likely changed the password/keyphrase at your router, and forgot to adjust your devices. They cannot log in to the network anymore, hence you get that notification. Fixing your WiFi configuration will solve the other problem along.
**Edit:** Thanks to Dan for pointing out my omission: The phrasing of the notification indeed points to a "captive network", which requires a sign-in via browser first. To automate such a login, you might wish to take a look at [WiFi Web Login](http://www.appbrain.com/app/co.uk.syslynx.wifiwebloginapp) and [comparable apps](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php?topic=cat;id=196#group_429). Also see [Automate web login for Wi-Fi hotspots (captive portal) on Android](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/3974/185) at our sister-site.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/30 | 566 | 2,255 | <issue_start>username_0: I am developing an Android application, and I have to constantly mail the apk to myself to download to phone. I also use Bluestacks app player for testing. But also verify app in my own phone. **Is there any way to have the app installed on the phone directly when installed on the Bluestacks App Player**. I know the reverse is possible through Bluestacks Cloud Connect. Can I achieve the other way round?<issue_comment>username_1: Well as going by your point that the problem is not limited to you but to your whole family then the problem lies with the configuration of your modem.
1. If the wifi is not configured properly then it may or may not show
connected but you will not be able to download or browse any content
let it be Google play or the internet.
2. As you have not specified any h/w details of your modem then I can
only provide a general solution which would be to configure your
modem properly either by yourself or from the relevant technician of
the modem.
3. Also do please check whether the Wi-Fi is displaying a Red cross with an error
of irrelevant settings on your Desktop or Laptop when connecting over the Wi-Fi or the connection is normal through the LAN Cable.
4. If its a yes for the LAN and Wi-Fi then you need to get your modem checked by the
technician for both Wi-Fi as well as LAN Connection
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: "Sign into Wi-fi Network" says it all: No network, no connection. You most likely changed the password/keyphrase at your router, and forgot to adjust your devices. They cannot log in to the network anymore, hence you get that notification. Fixing your WiFi configuration will solve the other problem along.
**Edit:** Thanks to Dan for pointing out my omission: The phrasing of the notification indeed points to a "captive network", which requires a sign-in via browser first. To automate such a login, you might wish to take a look at [WiFi Web Login](http://www.appbrain.com/app/co.uk.syslynx.wifiwebloginapp) and [comparable apps](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php?topic=cat;id=196#group_429). Also see [Automate web login for Wi-Fi hotspots (captive portal) on Android](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/3974/185) at our sister-site.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/06/30 | 352 | 1,354 | <issue_start>username_0: I prefer not root my phone, but I'd be willing to, if it's necessary.
Google Voice keeps popping-up *Search* and *Voice Dialer* randomly (about twice a minute). They enter random commands into *Search bar* and I can't turn them off. The problem might be caused by inexpensive headphones.
I'd like to just completely remove the software from my phone. If I can't do that, I'd like to get them to stop randomly popping up.<issue_comment>username_1: Here's how you can turn this off in most Android builds:
Look for an app called "Google Settings." By default, the icon will look like this:
From there, choose "Search & Now" → "Voice" → "'Ok Google' hotword detection" and turn that setting off.
If that doesn't apply to your phone's OS, you'll need to provide more info. If you are running the OS that came with the phone, provide the make and model. If it is rooted, provide the name and version of the custom ROM.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I also think the voice recognition is a nuisance. On my phone (running CyanogenMod) the only setting I found was "Settings", "Language & Input" -> "Voice Search" then disable "Ok Google" detection. I think it was mishearing my saying "Ok Google" when it would pick up random voice commands.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/01 | 1,158 | 3,183 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to "Get Started" with [Setting Up the Preview SDK | Android Developers](http://developer.android.com/preview/setup-sdk.html) to Install the L Preview System Image [Android L Developer Preview | Android Developers](http://developer.android.com/preview/index.html) on my Nexus 7 (Wifi) "razor".
I'm getting following error:
```
mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ ./flash-all.sh
./flash-all.sh: line 17: fastboot: command not found
./flash-all.sh: line 18: fastboot: command not found
^C
mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$
```
here is my `fastboot`, it's in `/Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/` folder:
```
mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ ls /Applications/Android\ Developer\ Tools/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot
/Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot
mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$
```
What can I do? I do *NOT* wish to modify `flash-all.sh` script (if possible).<issue_comment>username_1: This isn't an Android problem at all. You can simply run the commands from flash-all.sh by hand, changing each one to name `fastboot` by its full path, or you can set the `$PATH` in your shell.
```
PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/"
./flash-all.sh
```
You should also check that the `fastboot` executable is executable. This probably won't be the case if you've extracted the files onto a non-ext partition. The following output is a correct example: note the `x` in the fourth column, and that the files are owned by the user I'm running as.
```
z1@foyle platform-tools% ls -l
total 3292
-rwxr-xr-x 1 z1 z1 1355536 1105 27 Jun 14 adb
drwxr-xr-x 2 z1 z1 4096 1105 27 Jun 14 api
-rwxr-xr-x 1 z1 z1 47828 1105 27 Jun 14 dmtracedump
-rwxr-xr-x 1 z1 z1 225253 1105 27 Jun 14 etc1tool
-rwxr-xr-x 1 z1 z1 201380 1105 27 Jun 14 fastboot
-rwxr-xr-x 1 z1 z1 10071 1105 27 Jun 14 hprof-conv
-rw-r--r-- 1 z1 z1 720629 1105 27 Jun 14 NOTICE.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 z1 z1 16520 1105 27 Jun 14 source.properties
-rwxr-xr-x 1 z1 z1 771959 1105 27 Jun 14 sqlite3
drwxr-xr-x 2 z1 z1 4096 1105 27 Jun 14 systrace
```
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I was running today into a similar issue as the one that you are pointing out. I downloaded my .img file from <https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images> and tried to run:
```
flash-all.sh
```
But that was returning:
```
./flash-all.sh: line 17: fastboot: command not found
./flash-all.sh: line 18: fastboot: command not found
```
My solution (in my Mac) was to download the file RootNexus5.zip from <http://downloadandroidfiles.org/download-rootnexus5-zip-2/> decompress the downloaded file and copy *fastboot-mac* into the same folder as *flash-all.sh*.
Now open flash-all.sh in your favourite editor (Sublime in my case) and change all the ocurrences of *fastboot* for *./fastboot-mac*. Then try to run the file again. If you are not using a Mac simply use *fastboot-linux*.
Note: Linux users in my case was debian 9.8 stretch.
Make sure adb and fastboot are installed.
```
sudo apt-get install adb
sudo apt-get install fastboot
```
fixed my error straight away. I already had adb but not fastboot.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/01 | 2,194 | 7,864 | <issue_start>username_0: My screen on my Galaxy S3 broke and I need to transfer an app that's on my phone to my computer. I have developer mode enabled on the phone and I want to be able to transfer the app without opening up the motherboard. But I can't physically unlock the phone because of the broken screen, so how do I do this?
(When I say I have developer mode on, I mean that I can install apps that I wrote in Eclipse onto my phone and run it. If this isn't what that means, then my mistake. But if it is, how do I access my stuff with a locked screen)<issue_comment>username_1: If you can debug your application written in eclipse in your phone, I guess you have already enabled USB debugging.
[Moborobo PC Suite](http://www.moborobo.com/) can transfer files from your phone including applications with data and it needs USB debugging to be enabled. In the App manager, Right click on the app and there will be Export option. There you can save your app into your PC.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can pull the apk from the android device using adb pull.
1. `adb shell pm list packages`
This will list the package name for all the apks. See the package name of your app. The app name may vary from the package name. It will be mostly in **/data/app**
If not **get the path** using `adb shell pm path com.the app you need to.transfer`
2 a.`adb pull /data/app/com.the app you need to.transfer.apk`.
This will transfer the apk from whichever drive you executed. `Eg: D:`
**(or)**
2.b. `adb backup -apk com.the app you need to .transfer`
This will create **backup.ab**. You can make it a tar and extract using winrar
```
dd if=backup.ab bs=24 skip=1 | openssl zlib -d > backup.tar
```
If there is no zlib support you can try
```
dd if=data.ab bs=1 skip=24 | python -c "import zlib,sys;sys.stdout.write(zlib.decompress(sys.stdin.read()))" | tar -xvf -
```
**Note : Dont setup a password for encrypt backup**
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I managed to do an adb backup of my phone based on @sameer's answer. However, as noted in the comments there, you need to confirm the backup using the screen after running the `adb backup` command.
So first, you need to have `adb` installed. Make sure your device shows up and is authorized:
```
# adb devices
List of devices attached
EP732284Z8 device
```
Then run `adb shell input` to make sure the commands we're going to be using are there. You should see something like that:
```
# adb shell input
Usage: input [] [...]
The sources are:
mouse
keyboard
joystick
touchnavigation
touchpad
trackball
stylus
dpad
touchscreen
gamepad
The commands and default sources are:
text (Default: touchscreen)
keyevent [--longpress] ... (Default: keyboard)
tap (Default: touchscreen)
swipe [duration(ms)] (Default: touchscreen)
press (Default: trackball)
roll (Default: trackball)
```
Next, we'll install [TouchControl](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395) to be able to see what is happening on screen. This won't work if your device is not already in USB debugging mode and authorized already (i.e. if you see "unauthorized" or "offline" after running the first command). I installed the Linux version. I had to install boost to make it work. It should work on Windows too.
We need to unlock the device. For that, we will use "adb shell input swipe [x1] [y1] [x2] [y2] [duration]" with (x1, y1, x2, y2) depending on your device and duration could be 250 (in ms). For reference, you can look at the numbers in [this file](https://github.com/ternes3/TouchControl-for-Android/blob/master/touchcontrol.cpp) (look for "shell input swipe"). In my case the resolution of my device is "1920x1080" so I looked at the part that said " `if (i.toStdString() == "1080x1920") {`. That code does a swipe from left to right. I need to unlock my device by swiping from bottom to top, so I used (300, 1100, 300, 950) with a duration 300, i.e. "adb shell input swipe 300 1100 300 950 300". You'll need to experiment with the values and see what changes on the "virtual" screen to get it right. In my case (0, 0) was the top left and (300, 1100) was towards the bottom middle.
If you have a password or PIN you can input it using `adb shell input text ""`. If you have a pattern, then you'll have to figure out the coordinates of every dot and make your pattern using `adb shell swipe` commands. (Good luck with that, it'll take some time). Otherwise, you could try some screenlock bypass apps and install them via `adb install`. I didn't have any of that, so I'm not sure what will work for you.
Now run the `adb backup` command:
```
# adb backup -apk -shared -obb -all -system -f ./android-backup.ab
Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.
```
Next, you'll have a screen like that one (click image for full size):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HEN82.png)
So now, we will press "TAB" twice to get to the "BACKUP MY DATA" button, then press "ENTER" to confirm. Basically, based on the numbers [in that answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/28969112/1043456):
```
adb shell input keyevent 61
adb shell input keyevent 61
adb shell input keyevent 66
```
Now your backup has started. Yey!
P.S. To see the progress of your update, you can watch the file size grow. On linux, you can run a command like that one: `watch -n 5 "du -h ./*.ab"` or `watch -n 5 "du --time -m ./*.ab"`
P.P.S. You can use a command like `adb shell input swipe 300 0 300 950 300` to open your notification drawer and `abd shell input tap [x1] [y1]` to press on notifications then `adb shell text [sometext]` to write. And you can use `adb shell input keyevent [61|66]` to press on practically anything without knowing their coordinates.
P.P.P.S. I'm on an Xpreria ZR running "10.7.A.0.222" android version 5.1.1. Your exact commands may vary depending on your screen resolution and android version (e.g. different way to unlock, different number of times to press TAB, etc.).
Hope this helps!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: With [usb-debugging](/questions/tagged/usb-debugging "show questions tagged 'usb-debugging'") turned on (which you describe as "developer mode"), you can use e.g. [Adebar](https://github.com/username_4Soft/Adebar "Adebar at Github") to create an ADB Backup. Recently, automatic approval of backups as well as automatic unlock (experimental, and only working with "slide to unlock" – not with PIN/password/pattern lock) was added. In its config, set `AUTO_CONFIRM=1` (to automatically confirm backups on the device), and optionally `AUTO_UNLOCK=1` (might or might not work, not widely tested yet). Adjust the other settings to your wishes, then run it.
Afterwards, you'll find two backup scripts in the output directory: one for "user apps" and one for "system apps". Optionally check them before (and comment out what you don't want to backup), then run them. Separate backup archives (`.ab`) are created, one per app; for user-apps they include the `.apk` and data, for system apps data only.
Note that `adb backup` doesn't work for all apps: apps can opt out of this, setting `ALLOW_BACKUP=FALSE` in their manifest. On rooted devices with Xposed, a module called [Backup All Apps](http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.pyler.backupallapps) can be used to work around that. But in your case, this might be difficult to install (with a broken screen).
Disclosure: I'm the dev of *Adebar.*
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/01 | 565 | 2,272 | <issue_start>username_0: What reasons are there that WhatsApp shows me online, although I am neither using the application nor the phone as such. I don't know enough about WhatsApp to explain this to a friend who thinks I am lying. Could connection problems lead to a false status?<issue_comment>username_1: I got two explanations:
Apparently after searching, WhatsApp shows you online if the application is open in the background, even if you're not using it.
If you think you closed the app, i can think of only another explanation, WhatsApp servers are loaded and can't possibly update your status real-time.
If you closed the app for some time, let's say 30min? And it still shows you online, then must be another problem, refer to [this](http://teqno-magazine.co.zw/2013/3-things-to-understand-about-the-whatsapp-online-status-before-you-freak-out/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Whatsapp by default shows your status to your contact list - only. You have the option to show your status to contact list, everyone or nobody. This option can be reached by going to
>
> Settings > Account > Privacy
>
>
>
Based on your question/scenario, it seems that your app is not working properly. Whatsapp only shows your 'ONLINE' when you access the app or are actively on it. If you close the app - but leave your phone on, the app should not show you 'ONLINE'. I would uninstall the app and reinstall it.
Of note, I would use an app like clean master to make sure that all files associated with the application are truly uninstalled to ensure that you have a clean re-install.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This issue is very much there its because you just switch to another app or any other area of phone without exiting whatsapp properly.
when it shows you online see your status in any other phone now if you are using Android Keep Pressing the Home Key for 3 Seconds you will see all app running in BG just close all however mainly if you close whatsapp you will immediately see yourself as Last Seen at so and so time in other phone.
Same way in Blackberry also you need to exit the app properly or in any phone you have to click settings and then choose Exit at the end in whatsapp.
This has been happening from past few days.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/01 | 641 | 2,476 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for an application for my Android 2.3.5 Sony Xperia X10i.
I want an app that will mount my phone on my hot spot as eg: `http://192.36.02.08` , which will have both download and upload functions.
I want this so that I can quickly transfer files from my computer to my mobile in a hurry, as I have found out that WiFi speeds for file transfers are much faster than that of an USB cable.
Are there any apps that can do it?
I appreciate any help.<issue_comment>username_1: I got two explanations:
Apparently after searching, WhatsApp shows you online if the application is open in the background, even if you're not using it.
If you think you closed the app, i can think of only another explanation, WhatsApp servers are loaded and can't possibly update your status real-time.
If you closed the app for some time, let's say 30min? And it still shows you online, then must be another problem, refer to [this](http://teqno-magazine.co.zw/2013/3-things-to-understand-about-the-whatsapp-online-status-before-you-freak-out/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Whatsapp by default shows your status to your contact list - only. You have the option to show your status to contact list, everyone or nobody. This option can be reached by going to
>
> Settings > Account > Privacy
>
>
>
Based on your question/scenario, it seems that your app is not working properly. Whatsapp only shows your 'ONLINE' when you access the app or are actively on it. If you close the app - but leave your phone on, the app should not show you 'ONLINE'. I would uninstall the app and reinstall it.
Of note, I would use an app like clean master to make sure that all files associated with the application are truly uninstalled to ensure that you have a clean re-install.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This issue is very much there its because you just switch to another app or any other area of phone without exiting whatsapp properly.
when it shows you online see your status in any other phone now if you are using Android Keep Pressing the Home Key for 3 Seconds you will see all app running in BG just close all however mainly if you close whatsapp you will immediately see yourself as Last Seen at so and so time in other phone.
Same way in Blackberry also you need to exit the app properly or in any phone you have to click settings and then choose Exit at the end in whatsapp.
This has been happening from past few days.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/01 | 918 | 3,826 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an android tablet. I would like to sign in into the play store in order to get other apps, but I do not want to sign in gmail/contacts/calenders/g+ etc. This device will be shared among multiple people and I want to keep my information private.
The mere ability to turn of syncing with gmail is not enough - it can be trivially turned back on without a password. And in the time it takes to turn off gmail sync, a fair bit of email still gets synced to the device. I can't find a way to remove it, without also signing out of Google Play.
On iOS, the app store credentials are separate from iCloud credentials, so this isn't a problem.
Is there any way to sign into Google Play without also signing into Gmail?<issue_comment>username_1: Depending on the version of Android you can create multiple users where each user has its own accounts system. <http://www.howtogeek.com/170191/share-your-android-tablet-and-keep-your-privacy-with-a-guest-account/>
The only other way to work around this issue is to create a new account just for that device and use play store with it. Most of google apps seems to be really coupled at the moment.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As pointed out by Hiemanshu you need to do this by using a separate account.
Now, as Android itself doesn't differentiate between Google accounts the question **in your use case boils down to: How can I create a Google Account that does not have Gmail (and various other Google services with possible private information on them) associated to the account in question?**
I have had similar cases at hand both in work and private use and would advice the following three options:
1. Create a regular Google account without Gmail. You can do this via <https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail> . Note that You need to provide some non-Gmail email address to do this but it can be anything and it's only used as a username, ie. it doesn't give access to that email address in any way. (I use <EMAIL> for which I have a catch-all email set up so that I can just invent emails on-the-fly and will get emails pushed to that should anyone ever email to those, but that's another thing).
2. You can also delete the Gmail address. In essence this will make your <EMAIL> Google Account become the same as one created in the prior step. You'll still login with the <EMAIL> but you just won't have the Gmail email service active anymore after that. You can do this [here](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/61177). Lastly
3. You can use a Google apps account and simply [limit the services available for the username in question](https://support.google.com/a/answer/182442?hl=en). If you don't have a Google Apps account you can still create one for free even though it's been officially discontinued for some years not. You can find this advice by searching the web for: Techwalls "How to Get Free Google Apps Standard Account for Single User"
I've been using options 1 and 3 myself and they have both worked fine. As a final additional advice I would remind you to pay attention when you are adding the account(s) to the device in question. There are two things to pay attention to, actually:
1. ALWAYS add the limited account as the very first account on the device. The thing is that (at least on older devices) you can't delete the first account that was added to the device. On shared devices you might very well run into situations (that you don't come to think of now) in which you want to completely remove your personal account when you give the device to someone.
2. Last but not least, pay attention when adding the non-gmail account that you don't activate the synchronization of any of the Google services (unless you specifically want to).
That's it!
Upvotes: 4 |
2014/07/01 | 149 | 667 | <issue_start>username_0: I have email notifications turned off on Galaxy S4 and I'm still getting the blue LED indicator every time I receive an email from Gmail. How do I turn that off?<issue_comment>username_1: You can use LightFlow to manage all your LED Notifications and use that to turn off LEDs for any programs you want. You can also use it to change notification led colours as well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You have to just go to Settings > Display > Find here notification light option and disable that.
But keep in mind that all notification light will be turned off, except during charging the phone and low battery indication.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/01 | 151 | 631 | <issue_start>username_0: For some reason, I changed my keyboard to Greek, yet my password is in English. I am unable to enter the password to unlock the phone. I can't pair with Bluetooth without unlocking, and there is no option to change the language of the keyboard. Any help is greatly appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: You can Hack the screenlock password by typing this from terminal:
```
$ adb shell
$ rm /data/system/gesture.key
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Use android device manager to get past your password, then you will be able to access menus and change the language.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/01 | 475 | 1,600 | <issue_start>username_0: Call me dumb, but, I don't see an obvious way to do this.
I want to add duckduckgo.com as the main search engine in Google Chrome for Android (beta, stable...)<issue_comment>username_1: >
> You can configure the default search engine for the address bar by going to Chrome menu > Settings > (Basics) Search engine.
>
>
>
[Search The Web](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1725205?hl=en)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: As of chrome v39, this still can't easily be done; however, you can hack it. From the XDA post username_1 referenced:
1. Install a Terminal emulator or use `adb shell` if you're familiar with it.
2. Change the "last\_known\_google\_url" and "last\_prompted\_google\_url" settings support having a `search&q=`added to the end. For example, duckduckgo would work with, `https://www.duckduckgo.com&` -- where the extra ampersand at the end is for converting the "search" text into an additional query sting param.
Here's a shell command for setting the duckduckgo url:
```
p='/data/data/com.chrome.beta/app_chrome/Default/Preferences'
awk '/last_known_google_url/ {sub(/google.com\//,"duckduckgo.com/\\&")}; {print}' ${p} > $p.bak
awk '/last_prompted_google_url/ {sub(/google.com\//,"duckduckgo.com/\\&")}; {print}' ${p}.bak > ${p}
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: With newer versions, you need to open the search engine first, do a search, then Chrome will add it on its list.
If you then go to Settings -> Search engine, the search engine you visited will be listed in the Recently visited section.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/02 | 1,074 | 3,764 | <issue_start>username_0: The Stock browser in Android has not been actively [supported](http://www.mobilexweb.com/blog/android-browser-eternal-dying), and Google Chrome is actively developed and uses modern technologies unlike it's predecessor. Yet, the stock browser still has [22.77% of the market share on mobile devices](https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0&qpcustomd=1), which is more than Chrome for Android.
With it's inferior support for modern web technologies and unfairly large market share, the Stock browser is quickly becoming the modern IE6. But for some reason it is still often included as a default browser on new devices.
Are there any advantages this browser has, from the user or business perspective, that might be the reason why it hasn't been phased out altogether in favour of Chrome through the automatic update process, or at least no longer selected as a default browser? Is there any reason for keeping the mammoth alive?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Why is the Android stock browser still alive?
>
>
>
As of June 2014, 15.7% (0.8+14.9) of users still use Android 2.2 and 2.3.x (Froyo and Gingerbread), since Chrome supports only Android 4.0+, these users can't use Chrome for Android.
Also Android 4.0 (ICS), which has 12.3% of users, does not come with Chrome preinstalled.
Moreover, I think the stock browser still comes preinstalled in all Android Jellybean phones (Version 4.1.x , 4.2.x and 4.3.x), which is used by 58.4% (29.0+19.1+10.3) of users.
That means the stock browser is still preinstalled on 86.4% (15.7+12.3+58.4) of Android phones.
>
> The above should be the reason why the stock browser is still being
> widely used. A lot of users don't bother downloading or changing the
> default/preinstalled browser.
>
>
>
There are no technological advantages of using Stock Browser over Chrome for Android.
>
> Google has already [phased out](http://www.unwiredview.com/2013/11/21/android-4-4-kitkat-ships-without-browser-app-oems-have-to-license-chrome-or-build-their-own/) the stock browser in Android Kitkat (4.4).
>
>
>
Chrome for Android is licensed from Google, while the Stock browser is not. Also, OEMs can modify the Stock Browser if required but not Chrome.
So from a business perspective, it is actually better for Google, if OEMs use Chrome. But some OEMs don't like being dependent on Google too much. To say more is beyond the scope of this username_3. If you want more info go [here](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/) and [here](http://www.techrepublic.com/article/samsung-hedges-android-bets-with-tizen-developer-conference/).
Google has been slowly shifting the core of Android from AOSP to it's closed source and licensed Google Apps and the browser is one of the last components in this roadmap.
Update (Jan 2017):
As mentioned by `Erwinus` in the comments, Stock Browser was used for WebView in Android versions before Kitkat.
Stock browser share is now down to 7.26 %
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: *Posting this a separate username_3 from an unrelated edit to an existing username_3.*
Flash is the reason we continue to use the old, stock browser. The so-called stock browser is small & it supports Flash video, as do a couple of newer browsers. And the Flash .apk is still available from several reputable sites (but not from Google Play) so it's easy to get hooked up.
Until all video streaming sites migrate to HTML5 there will continue to be a demand for browsers that support Flash, security issues or not.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Stock browser let's you save HTML for offline reading without hassle = win
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/07/02 | 1,200 | 4,548 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently bought a *MOTO E* and it's working cool. Then I have enabled *Developer options* and changed my runtime from *Dalvik* to *ART.* Afterwards I restarted my device. I got the message saying *Android is upgraging.* After completeing the process I got exceptions like
```
unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped
```
Please help me how to get out of this problem. I am getting that message for around 10 times and mobile restarting once again.<issue_comment>username_1: `/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](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/66977/65292)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: My friend had the exact same problem after switching to ART on his Moto E (`unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped`), and this worked for him:
1. Power the phone off, then power it back on.
2. If it gets stuck in a boot loop where it keeps going to the `Android is upgrading...` screen (possibly showing the wrong number of apps--for my friend it was showing 19 apps), hold down the power button until it turns off, then turn it back on.
3. At this point it should go back to the `Android is upgrading...` screen, but this time it should show the correct number of apps, finish successfully, and the phone should work normally.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: **Erase userdata and reboot using fastboot.**
Resort to this method if you are ok loosing your data.
Installing Fastboot on your Desktop/Laptop .
---------------------------------------------
Fastboot comes with android-sdk for windows. (make sure fastboot is installed)
Boot your phone in fastboot mode
---------------------------------
Its generally done this way,
press down volume key then power on button and hold them for 6-7 secs. You will see the notification light after which release the power on button and then the volume down key.
wait for 3-4 secs. Fastboot screen will appear on the phone.
Connect it to your host (via usb) and install the drivers.
Install fastboot drivers for your phone.
-----------------------------------------
Open device manager in windows , you ll see something like 'fastboot condor'.
rightclick->properties->(select Hardware Ids in details tab)
you ll see something like
* USB\VID\_22B8&PID\_2E80&REV\_0100
* USB\VID\_22B8&PID\_2E80
add the following lines in your android\_winusb.inf based on the hardware IDs (android-sdk-windows\usb\_driver\_r03-windows\android\_winusb.inf)
* %SingleAdbInterface% = USB\_Install, USB\VID\_22B8&PID\_2E80
* %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB\_Install, USB\VID\_22B8&PID\_2E80&REV\_0100
update your drivers from android-sdk-windows\usb\_driver\_r03-windows\
check if your device is detected using the command
**fastboot devices**
in windows cmd
Erase user data
----------------
type
**fastboot erase userdata**
Reboot your phone
------------------
**fastboot reboot**
PS: I had a far worse problem. The phone just got stuck (in an infinite loop) with a dialog.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: This will erase all data but if you had a Google account linked to your device, it will allow you to reinstall all Play Store apps you originally had.
You may also hold volume up and power button together and scroll to `recovery mode` using the volume buttons and then select it with the power button.
After getting in there scroll to `wipe data / factory reset`.
After it has completed, select `Reboot now`.
This should help.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I know that this thread is old, but this may help others in the same situation. My mobile is a LG G2 Mini (D618) rooted with Kingo. After I changed it from Dalvik to ART, it took a long time to reboot, while optimizing all the apps. But then, when the UI showed up, I couldn't do anything because several error messages appeared in sequence. After a while touching OK for each message, the mobile would reboot and start it all over again. In fact it rebooted even if left alone.
I re-flashed it with the stock ROM (with the no-data-loss option) but nothing changed other than it becoming unrooted again. Also tried to access it with an ADB Shell but I kept getting an authorization error. Then, after rebooting it around 30 times, it reverted back to Dalvik by itself, and everything was fine again!
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/07/02 | 2,521 | 9,512 | <issue_start>username_0: I got some huge games which I don't play regularly but don't want to delete either. Is it possible to backup those apps as apk so that I can install them **offline** later?
I'm not talking about backing up only the app data, many tools exist for that purpose. I want the ability to install the app again offline at a later time.
Also, this is not necessarily an app suggestion request, any method to achieve this is OK with me.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [App Backup & Restore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.appbackup) application to get the backup of application as an apk file.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_1: Then back up your app data after that go to Settings->Application->->Clear data(Clear the app data). After that you can able to get the apk for the selected application with the use of APK Share/Send application.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: There are several apps specialized on this topic. The probably best known is [AppMonster](http://www.appbrain.com/app/de.android_telefonie.appmanager), which I use (in the Pro version) for years now, very reliable (and very active dev). For alternatives and more details, please take a look at:
* [Are APK files saved on my device when I install from the Play Store?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/65620/16575)
* [IzzyOnDroid App Lists: Backups: Backup Apps](https://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/file_backup#group_132)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: A very easy way is [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop.cupcake) from Google Play Store.
**Edit: This app ES File Explorer has been removed from Play Store and is no longer available (the app was sold an the new author added malicious code to the app).**
You can browse to your
* `/system/app` folder (for system apps)
* `/data/app` folder (for user apps; requires root to be accessed)
and copy them to your `/sdcard` (or anywhere else).
Copying multiple files with ES File Explorer is very easy. Just long hold one of the files, then put check marks on all the files you want to copy. Then browse to the folder (on your sdcard) where you want to place them.
Connecting to your computer via your usb cable will allow you to backup your sdcard content to your computer.
**Update (Accessing the protected data/apps area):**
I notice the `/data/` directory is not readable. You can pull any of the content if you know it by name. I'll describe a [command-line](/questions/tagged/command-line "show questions tagged 'command-line'") (cli) solution to get the names and the files. However, the backup tools [suggested by username_2](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/75383/16575) are the easiest way to go.
This is a step by step method to get the list of packages and pull the packages using the commandline:
1. Download and Install the [Android SDK package](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) (or see [Is there a minimal installation of ADB?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/42474/16575) for a solution requiring much less space, if you're not intending to develop Android apps). While you'll have access to just about everything in the world (Android), don't be too overwhimed... just focus on an immediate objective, and all the other features can be for a different day.
2. Add a path to these two directories of the package install (`[installedpath]/tools` and `[installedpath]/platform-tools` for a full SDK installation).
3. Now, with the Android plugged in via the usb, run this to get the full list of installed apps:
`$ adb shell 'pm list packages'`
You now have a list the names of all your install apps.
4. Use the `-f` parameter to get the full pathname of a desired package by specifying a search string found in the previous list:
`$ adb shell 'pm list packages -f reader'`
5. Now pull the full pathname of the package you want to get with:
```
## adb pull [filepathname] [destination path] ##
$ adb pull /data/app/com.ebooks.ebookreader-2.apk ~/mybackupdir
```
The steps might appear to be complicated, but they are easier done than said. Once you perform it a few times, you'll find it very easy to pull any app from your device. You can also write a script to do this as your own personal backup utility.
While there are gui alternatives as mentioned in the alternate answer, I strongly recommend looking at the features of the adb commands which includes full backups... the option for users to select precisely what they want backed up and where.
Installing the full Android SDK will give fuller access to components of your android device (from the commandline).
Look at the commands:
```
$ adb -help
```
Look at the backup section (of the help screen):
```
adb backup [-f ] [-apk|-noapk] [-obb|-noobb] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosystem] []
- write an archive of the device's data to .
If no -f option is supplied then the data is written
to "backup.ab" in the current directory.
(-apk|-noapk enable/disable backup of the .apks themselves
in the archive; the default is noapk.)
(-obb|-noobb enable/disable backup of any installed apk expansion
(aka .obb) files associated with each application; the default
is noobb.)
(-shared|-noshared enable/disable backup of the device's
shared storage / SD card contents; the default is noshared.)
(-all means to back up all installed applications)
(-system|-nosystem toggles whether -all automatically includes
system applications; the default is to include system apps)
( is the list of applications to be backed up. If
the -all or -shared flags are passed, then the package
list is optional. Applications explicitly given on the
command line will be included even if -nosystem would
ordinarily cause them to be omitted.)
```
You can use the [Android Backup Extractor](http://sourceforge.net/projects/adbextractor/) to explore the compressed backup file created by the adb utility.
Restoring the backup to the android is a simple "-restore" command:
```
$ adb restore
```
The Android Backup Extractor provides a way to explore the backup and pick out individual files (such as the apk's as in the OP's objective) to store or preserve.
The explorer package includes a variety of multi-platform tools, such as Java, perl, and cygwin.
You can extract the backup with (using the java extract opton):
```
## this line converts the android backup into a tar file ##
$ java -jar abe.jar unpack backup.ab backup.tar
```
---
Out side of my initial cli answer, the most precise GUI app to accomplish the OP's specific question is [AirDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid). It's free, extremely user friendly and intuitive to use.
To use, run the app. It gives a local IP address for typing into a web browser. The link will give you a UI that resembles and Android home screen. Click on the "Apps" icon and select one or more apps to download. You can install or reinstall the Apps using the same interface.
*There are several other GUI alternatives (graphical user interfaces) available, e.g. QtADB (multi-platform) or, for Windows users, also the excellent Droid Explorer by our member <NAME> (see e.g. [Full Backup of non-rooted devices](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28296/full-backup-of-non-rooted-devices); for more, also see our [adb tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/adb/info)).*
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I've got 'avg antivirus' installed.I just backup files from it and they get stored as apks.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Why not using SD MAID?
I've been using this tools to backup my Android apps so far. It's lightweight, and easy to use to get the apk from installed apps (without root needed).
Step-by-steps :
1. Download the [SD MAID from Google Playstore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm&hl=en)
2. Open SD MAID menu, swipe from the left side.
3. Choose AppControl to show app that installed on your Android phone.
4. Tap on that application you want
5. Then tap Exports the .apk menu
6. You get you want!
BTW, the default location of the output (APK) will saved in Download folder (internal storage).
>
> Reference [Bartolab, How to Export APK File From Installed Apps on Android](http://www.bartolab.com/2016/01/export-apk-file-from-installed-apps-on-android.html)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Everyone is suggesting closed source softwares here which are perhaps Adware. One should rather use [Ghost Commander File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostsq.commander) which has an *Apps* section. Copying apps to mounted (accessible in layman terms) storage is pretty straightforward.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: There's [APK Export](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ses.app.apkexport&hl=en) which is good just for that purpose: it's only 112 kB and it's free with no ads or in-app suggestions to get the pro version.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Based on the answer from username_6, I can confirm that [Total Commander](https://www.ghisler.com/android.htm) can also save the apps's APK. It does not require root or any extra settings.
In the main screen, there is the "Installed Apps" section. Simply select and copy the app to any folder in the other tab.
The app is available as a direct download from the developer or from app stores.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/02 | 428 | 1,571 | <issue_start>username_0: I just rooted my HTC One (M7) according to [LINK](http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux/). It is s-on, and TWRP (teamwin) recovery is flashed.Rooting is successful and everything seems fine. Except:
When I go in the "setting, about, update software" in the phone, it downloads the HTC updates. But when it tries to run the downloaded updates, it reboots, and it goes into "recovery" mode, where TWRP shows up. What should I do from there?
I choose system reboot from TWRP and it phone is up as normal, but the updates are still waiting to be run.
How should I apply updates?
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Manufacturer OTAs can only be flashed using the recovery that came with your device, which is (more often than not) 3e recovery.
I would recommend that you find a stock recovery.img, `fastboot flash recovery recovery.img`, then apply the OTA.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Official OTA's from HTC could only be installed if you posses the stock recovery.
You can download the right one for you from XDA [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545227).
When you have downloaded it you can just flash it by typing this (with your phone connected in fastboot mode):
`fastboot flash recovery path/to/recovery.img`
Disclaimer: Probably the update won't work if you have a custom ROM installed on it (custom ROMs sometimes have different packages that the OTA will corrupt). If you want to update via OTA you should first install a stock HTC ROM too.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/02 | 193 | 787 | <issue_start>username_0: The recently announced smartwatches based on Android Wear extensively rely on voice recognition for user interaction.
Is the voice recognition performed on-device, on the paired smartphone, or in Google's cloud? Or is it a mix of those three, e.g. online with an offline fallback?<issue_comment>username_1: the voice recognition is performed on device; information of the voice is persisted in Google's cloud
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: While I don't have any official source, from testing it's clear that it's cloud based.
* Watch paired, handheld with internet connection -> Works.
* Watch paired, handheld without internet connection (e.g. airplane mode) -> Doesn't work.
* Watch not paired (e.g. handheld turned off) -> Doesn't work.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/02 | 1,628 | 5,907 | <issue_start>username_0: I know the below example is of a custom home screen app, much like Yahoo Aviate, but I'd just like to place custom designed buttons (like the "Attractions" button in the image below) or images on my home screen which links to websites that I specify links to. Is there an easy way to do that?
<issue_comment>username_1: Bookmark the page in the browser, then exit the browser. There's an app called 'icon changer free' that can be used to change icons for apps and shortcuts. Use it to create a new Bookmark shortcut within that app, and change the icon to the one you want to use. It also offers a small selection of basic image editing tools, but it'd be better if you had the icon prepared beforehand.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: When I wanted to do this, I found the available apps sorely lacking, so I wrote a home screen widget which can do this. The image can be a static one, or you can refresh it from the Internet periodically (e.g. from an RSS feed). You can set it to open a website when clicked, or launch an app of your choice (amongst other things).
The app is called Showr, and it's a [**free** download from Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr). (There's a "pro" version with more options.)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Is this what you're looking for?
(Click image to enlarge)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CqCpE.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmvbz.jpg)
(Those image blocks are hiding **URL/app shortcuts/widgets** inside them.)
It seems that Dan's [Showr](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shadowburst.showr) app does the job well as per the comments on the question. But for some reason it gave me a red cross for any category of widgets I tried to place on Home screen. Perhaps, an update can fix it.
Anyhow, let's focus on creating some image blocks on Home screen. Also, this solution may seem a bit overwhelming at first but it's very easy to reproduce or create once you understand the flow.
Those nice screenshots that you saw at the beginning of this answer were created using [Zooper Widget Pro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zooper.zwpro&hl=en). Its free version wasn't enough for my needs, so paid one is all you'd have to settle with for now.
The app is filled with multitude of options which gives you huge flexibility in making your widget, such as the custom margins that you can see in second screenshot. I'll give the basic idea to use it.
1. The first image block is a 4x1 widget. The third and fourth are 2x1 widgets. In order to create the first block, go to Home launcher → **Widgets** → drag **Zooper Widget 4x1** to Home screen.
2. You may now resize it or tap on it to start customizing it.
3. Choose **Empty** → scroll down to **Widget Name (used on main launcher)** and name it `AE` or anything that you can recognize later.
4. On the same page go to **Layout → + → Bitmap** → scroll and tap **Bitmap** → choose your image.
5. Scroll and tap **Module OnTap**. From this window you can attach apps or their custom shortcuts. Unfortunately, unlike **Showr** app, we don't have an option to provide a custom URL directly. You may either choose a **Bookmark** under **Shortcuts** or a *Task/MacroDroid shortcut* which can open our custom URL easily (we would come to its usage too).
6. Once you're done selecting a module, you would see options like **X Offset** and **Y Offset**. Use them if you want to create margin around your image-cum-widget. (The spacing between the image blocks in the second screenshot were created using these options).
7. Use Back key multiple times to come back to Home screen. Meanwhile, you may be presented an option to save some elements into SD card. It's optional but you can consider it.
Your first image block is created now!
But how do you open a URL on tap? You can consider apps like [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.appfactory) (Paid) or [MacroDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid) (free/paid) to do that job.
### MacroDroid
1. When choosing the **Module OnTap** in aforesaid *step 5* choose **MacroDroid Shortcut** under **Shortcuts** → → scroll down and tap **Send Intent**.
2. * **Target → Activity**
* **Package** → preferred browser's package name such as for **Chrome for Android** it would be `com.android.chrome`. See [View app's full package name?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28767/view-apps-full-package-name?s=1|2.4161) for more info
* **Date** → URL, such as `http://android.stackexchange.com`Proceed further.
3. Ignore **Add Constraints** and in the next step, name the shortcut.
URL is set now. You can test it by tapping your widget placed on home screen.
### Tasker
1. In *step 5* (during widget creation) choose **Task Shortcut** under **Shortcuts → New Task** → name it.
2. Tap `+` → **System → Send Intent**:
* **Cat → None**
* **Date** → set the URL
* **Package** → mention package name of preferred browser
* **Target → Activity**
3. Set an icon for it, come back to widget window and then to Home screen.
Your widget is ready to roll!
### Popup Widget 2
You can also open any other widget (like [this](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tz9tsl.png)) by tapping those image-cum-widgets, if you use an app like [Popup Widget 2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.popupWidget&hl=en).
1. Launch **Popup Widget 2** → create an entry for the widget and save it.
2. In aforesaid *step 5* of widget creation, choose **Popup Widget** under **Shortcuts** followed by the custom entry you made in it.
That's all for now. Enjoy the endless customization!
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/02 | 310 | 1,173 | <issue_start>username_0: No matter which method I use, I cannot take screenshots of the Android L emulator. I tried through Android Studio, using the Android Device Monitor app, and through adb with [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15892305/how-to-take-screenshot-in-android-emulator) method (first answer) which produces a 0 byte file. I can take screenshots fine with all my other emulators. However, this emulator is a bit different than my others. For the first time, I am using the X86 system image and I enabled "Use host GPU". Is there some new way of taking screenshots I don't know about?<issue_comment>username_1: 
Screen Shot of Emulator:
Firstly start the emulator then go to the DDMS
please select the emulator then left side we have button Screen Capture click this button screen Shot is taken.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Run your application
2. Click `Android` Icon >> `Screen Capture` Icon from android studio
3. `Save`
Tutorial: [How to take screenshot from android studio](http://www.viralandroid.com/2015/08/take-screenshot-of-android-app-from-android-studio.html)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/03 | 311 | 1,158 | <issue_start>username_0: After rooting my new G2 and tinkering with some XPosed modules I am now stuck in horrible bootloop limbo. My phone starts, shows the LG splash screen, plays the AT&T startup sound, and starts the boot animation. The boot animation slows down and freezes after a few seconds, and after a few minutes the sound plays again and the animation starts over ad infinitum. I didn't bother installing a custom recovery like an idiot, factory reset doesn't seem to do anything, I can't adb in when I'm in download mode, and I can't find a stock KDZ for a d800.
Please help me!<issue_comment>username_1: 
Screen Shot of Emulator:
Firstly start the emulator then go to the DDMS
please select the emulator then left side we have button Screen Capture click this button screen Shot is taken.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Run your application
2. Click `Android` Icon >> `Screen Capture` Icon from android studio
3. `Save`
Tutorial: [How to take screenshot from android studio](http://www.viralandroid.com/2015/08/take-screenshot-of-android-app-from-android-studio.html)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/03 | 678 | 2,444 | <issue_start>username_0: I have bought a sony xperia tablet z yesterday.. the showroom dint have the stock right now, so he sold me the demo piece in the display.. it is working fine, so i took it.. but after using it i understand that..it is running some kind of demo settings.. a demo video is being palyed for every 20 minutes.. if i re arrange any icons and go to another screen.. when i came back.. the icons are automatically restored to defaults..similar with volume settings.. how to remove those demo settings.. make it work like usual tablet.. thank you<issue_comment>username_1: You can dial ``*#*#sellmore#*#* or *#*#73556673#*#*`` and you will not see the demo mode anymore,
but a normal retail phone doesn't have demo mode activated...
and you have to consider that demo-activated phones doesn't have warranty.
Edit:
as Onik said,
if your tablet doesn't have dialer application installed,So you have to access the service menu for inserting service commands, so you can do the following as described in the link: [Xperia Tablet Z: How to access the service menu](http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/06/20/xperia-tablet-z-how-to-access-the-service-menu/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Since you don't have a dialer app in the tablet, Ali Kabiri's answer can't be directly used. But there's a way to get into a mode where you can enter these "service codes". See [this blog post](http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/06/20/xperia-tablet-z-how-to-access-the-service-menu/) for images.
* Open the Contacts app
* Exit the initial setup if it pops up
* Go to Menu -> Settings
* Long-press the blank space in the bottom of the screen, in the middle (see images in link)
* A button called "Enter service code" should appear
* Tap the button to get a "dialer"
* Enter the code `*#*#73556673#*#*`
* Demo mode should now be deactivated!
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Had no luck with the *#*#sellmore#*#* solution. Downloaded towelroot (search Google)and titanium backup (Google store) You have to enable unknown sources in the security settings to install towelroot. Also in developer options there's a toggle upper right to enable that. In that screen enable usb debugging. Install towelroot version 3 and run it. Then install titanium backup and wipe data and uninstall the "retail demo" program. You'll never have to see that dude looking at how thin the tablet is again...or readjust your brightness.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/03 | 786 | 3,243 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought an unlock code because my phone was asking for it (Enter PIN Code). I got the code and it does not work. It actually only allows me to enter 4 digits.
Now, these guys are telling me that the code is for the phone's "Network unlock" not the "SIM unlock", and if I don't remember the PIN, I will need the PUK code from my network provider, so I feel that I paid for something I don't need.
This is the first time I try to do this and I feel frustrated. I would really appreciate any help.<issue_comment>username_1: If your SIM card is PIN locked, the network unlock code is useless. The network unlock code allows a phone that is restricted to a single carrier to be unlocked for use in other carrier's networks.
The SIM PIN is a personal identification number that is used to unlock the SIM card in order to register it to the network. This means that the phone will not connect to the network before a SIM is unlocked. Usually (at least around here) a new SIM has a simple PIN, like 0000 or 1234, and the user can change this. However, the carrier doesn't know your PIN, so if you forget it it can't be reset from the carrier directly.
If you happen to forget your PIN, the only way to unlock the SIM is to enter a wrong PIN enough many times (3 or 5 usually), and after this the SIM asks for the PUK (Personal Unlock Key) code, which is sometimes referred to as PUK1.
The PUK code can be obtained from the carrier, after they verify you are the rightful owner of the SIM and contract. If the SIM is a prepaid, the PUK code is sometimes printed in the card holder. After you get the PUK, enter it into your phone and enter a new PIN. After this, you can unlock the SIM with the new PIN you specified.
Note: **DO NOT** try to guess the PUK code yourself, if you enter it wrong three times, the SIM will be permanently locked and you'll have to get a new SIM from your carrier.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As @username_1 has rightly said there's difference between a Sim lock and Network Lock.
1. **SIM lock**-In order to provide security to stolen Phones there's a SIM
lock in-built by the manufacturer. In the event the phone is stolen
the phone would ask a SIM lock(mostly the digit pin) to register/verify the user. Once the user Is registered the phone would function normally.
2. **Network Lock**-This is the manufacture built in feature to prevent any
subscriber to switch to Another Telecom operator other then the one
the manufacturer has contract with the Operator(Basically these
contract phones are cheaper then the Factory Unlock Phones).
So what you have done is that you have purchased the **Network Lock** only to unlock the phone to use with other Telecom operators but not to use the phone.
In order to use the phone you need the **SIM lock** which would be available with your service provider.
In case you entered the **SIM lock wrong 3 consecutive times** then your phone wout get locked and would ask for a **PUK code** which will also be available by the operator but would require a lengthy process.
So I suggest you to contact your service provider regarding the SIM lock key and don't un-necessarily enter the Pin if you don't know to avoid the PUK code
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/03 | 714 | 2,394 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 which I have rooted. I have partitioned my 8GB class 10 SD card to have two partitions on it using AParted:
1. A 2GB FAT32 secondary partition.
2. The rest of the SD card into a primary partition.(FAT32)
The problem is, even after doing this and installing Link2SD and changing the install location to external, the apps are still being installed into the internal memory and I get a "low on internal memory" message every time I try installing new apps. When I check the Link2SD app list, many of the apps are showing that they have been already moved to the SD card and my secondary partition on the sd card is still pretty much empty.
What have I missed over here? (Sorry if this is a lame question. I'm new to rooting and stuff)
<issue_comment>username_1: Note: Techicnally you *probably* couled use a FAT32 partition but I've had issues on several devices.
For `Link2SD` you need 2 partitions:
1) **FAT32** this is your file storage, photos, media etc.
2) **EXT3** (Or EXT2 or EXT4, but 3 has always worked for me) partition. This is the part this will be recognised as new 'internal memory'.
[There is a full tutorial on XDA here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142844) and the keypoints are:
>
> Next, create an ext2/ext3/ext4 partition (I suggest ext2 cause it works on all roms and kernels). This is where your apps will go. I suggest a value of 512Mb would be big enough.
>
>
>
Personally I use 1024 Mb.
>
> Open Link2sd. You will be prompted to choose between ext2, ext3, ext4 and FAT32. Select the one you used.
>
>
> It will say mount script created. Reboot your phone now
>
>
> Go to `Link2sd > Settings > Check the autolink` (to automatically move apps upon installation)
>
>
> To check your memory, select “Storage Info”. This will show you the current state of your internal memory, FAT32, and Ext# partition.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Use mini tool partition (windows ) or gparted(linux) to create another partition . The file system must be ext4 . Then when u insert it . You will be asked to format. Format the SDCard . Now open link2sd
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/03 | 1,138 | 3,966 | <issue_start>username_0: About a month ago my application updates ate all of the memory of my phone (samsung galaxy young), so I decided to uninstall, or disable and downgrade applications. I did this to google play as well. Now I need to install an application so I need google play. I enabled it, but it writes a "no connection / retry" message.
* I restarted the phone many times, it did not help.
* I installed the google+ application, which can log in to my account successfully, so I think there is no problem with the credentials.
* One of the applications wrote me, that I have to update google play, but clicking on that link lead to the same no connection message. It has currently the version 4.1.10 (I guess I purged all the updates when I disabled it).
* I cleared the data and the cache of google play.
* I checked the date & time settings, they are okay.
* There is no Freedom application on the phone.
* There is only `127.0.0.1 localhost` in the hosts file, nothing else.
* I did not travel, I live in the EU, and try to access to the service from home.
* I installed the google play 4.8.20 [from here](http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/01/google-rolling-out-play-store-v4-8-19-with-paypal-support-simplified-app-permissions-bigger-buttons-and-more-apk-download/#download), and google play services 4.4.48 [from here](http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/05/07/apk-download-google-play-services-updated-to-v4-4-with-new-street-view-api-running-detection-and-more/) but there is no change.
I read about how to fix this error, but nothing worked for me so far, and I am sure I won't factory reset my phone... Any suggestions?<issue_comment>username_1: I feel your pain, this has happened to me. It's very frustrating. I tried clearing cache for apps, removing them using the application manager and a bunch of other unsuccessful attempts. The only thing that helped was a factory reset. Luckily I was able to backup my data prior to doing a full factory reset. I know you mentioned that it's something that you don't want to do. The only other option would be to root your device and flash your device with a new ROM - but doing this would essentially be a pseudo reset, so if this seems like a valid option, I would play it safe, backup and reset.
Also, you mentioned that you were able to read the host file? Do you see any specific URL's or IP addresses in the "hosts" file? If so, you want to clear anything that says Google play. Leave only the first two lines - which should be something like:
```
127.0.0.1 localhost
x.x.x.x:port*
```
*Where x is variable and :port would be defined*
I found a thread on XDA forums that might help - but it requires *Root*.
[Tested FIX for Google Play Connection Error](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273994)
Let me know if this helps.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I was also struggling to get an old HTC Flyer tablet, running a Honey Comb ROM (LeeDroid v4.3.0), to connect to Google Play after a factory reset. I tried many many things, but this was what resolved the issue:
1. Downloaded and installed the latest version of both Google Play Services and Google Play Store available for Honey Comb, which as of today (Jan 27, 2016) was:
* Google Play Services 8.4.89 which I downloaded from this [link](http://pluto.androidapksfree.com/cobra/com.google.android.gms-v8.4.89-(2428711-030)-8489030-Android-2.3.apk)
* Google Play Store 6.1.12 which I downloaded from this [link](http://pluto.androidapksfree.com/boa/com.android.vending_v6.1.12-80441200_Android-2.3.apk)
Then, I followed these steps to install them:
2. Force stopped the installed Google Play Store I had on my tablet (4.8.20), cleared cache, cleared data, etc.
3. Installed Google Play Services
4. Installed Google Play Store and DID NOT open it.
5. Reboot
6. After reboot, everything ran smoothly.
I hope this can help someone else, because it took me some time to overcome this error!
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/03 | 313 | 999 | <issue_start>username_0: I haven't been able to find a menu option for this setting in Android Lollipop (previously known as Android-L).<issue_comment>username_1: This website has a good page on the information:
<http://nexus7.wonderhowto.com/how-to/unlock-android-ls-hidden-battery-percentage-icon-status-bar-0155876/>
But if you want a quick and dirty way to enable this, you can just use:
```
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:status_bar_show_battery_percent --bind value:i:1
```
followed by
```
adb reboot
```
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: ```
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:status_bar_show_battery_percent --bind value:i:1
adb reboot
```
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xZiO3.png)
Screenshot of [Battery percent for Kitkat](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kroegerama.android4batpercent) (click image for larger variant)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/03 | 307 | 1,270 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone (HTC One M7) is rooted, so I can't update it simply by accepting update option in the settings menu.
I downloaded a zip file from a forum for an OTA available for my phone.
Now how can I use this OTA zip file to update my phone? How can I do that?
My phone:
HTC One M7, rooted, bootloader unlocked, S-on.
thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have already downloaded the zip file then you need to flash it via `recovery mode` using a custom recovery.
You usually get to this by holding `power`+ `down` on HTC devices.
Custom recoveries like TWRP can also reinstall root if it is lost during the update process.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: These OTA files check for every part(file) of the update if a checksum still matches. If your rooting procedure touched some files on the system partition or you removed some preinstalled files this check will fail and the updating procedure will stop because of an assertion error.
As you already found out you need to restore your system partition to the expected state inside the OTA update(matching checksums) install the update via recovery and re-root as this procedure deletes all changes not included in the OTA update package from your system partition.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/04 | 275 | 1,006 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Moto E which is only a few days old. It keeps switching off and on all day, automatically and usually around 20 times each day. It supports up to 32GB memory card, and I'm using a 32 GB card (if this might causing problem).<issue_comment>username_1: Most likely the culprit is an app. Try safe mode. Press the Power button and when the menu pops up tap and hold on the Power off option and then tap OK. If you don’t experience any random reboots in safe mode then we can assume that one of the apps you’ve installed is responsible for the reboots.
Read more: [10 tricky Moto E problems and how to fix them | Digital Trends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/moto-e-problems/#ixzz3GPecbzVY)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It's probably a problem with one of your SIM cards. Whenever your phone restarts, it is because there is no network for one of your SIMs. So it restarts which may get network.
If you are using 3g network, try changing it to 2g.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/07/04 | 1,825 | 5,949 | <issue_start>username_0: I have rooted my device HTC Evo Design 4G and I try to `adb pull /data data` and it says "0 files pull 0 file skipped"
I was able to pull `/System/build.prop`. How can I pull the root folder?<issue_comment>username_1: You cannot pull data folder directly since adb doesn't have file listing access to it. If you want to pull the /data folder you can do it via recovery ([Custom recovery, CWM/TWRP] run adb while device is in recovery mode, hopefully a custom recovery). Or as root, copy /data to another directory (sdcard) and pull it from there.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Files and directories below `/data/data` are protected from the "average user", so you cannot simply "pull" them unless the ADB daemon is running in root mode. Other than the file you were referring to (`/system/buildprop` is at least *readable* by all apps), folders below `/data/data` are "invisible" (except for root), so they cannot even be read.
To be able to use `adb pull` on them, you need to make your ADB daemon run in root mode first. Depending on the device, a simple `adb root` command might do that – but most devices will refuse to do. In those cases, you can use chainfire's **[adbd insecure](http://www.appbrain.com/app/eu.chainfire.adbd)**: Install this app on your device, start it there, and manually switch to "insecure" mode. Now the `pull` should succeed.
Remark: It's called "insecure" because running `adbd` as root gives everybody with a computer and an USB cable access to everything on your device. Just in case you wonder.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: If your phone's rooted, there are three ways to go around this. The first one is to use [ADBD insecure](http://www.xda-developers.com/run-adbd-in-root-mode-with-adbd-insecure/).
The other one is to move it to another folder with root and then pull it from there:
```
$ adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
root@android:/ # mkdir /sdcard/data
root@android:/ # cp /data/data/* /sdcard/data
root@android:/ # exit
shell@android:/ $ exit
$ adb pull /sdcard/data .
$ adb shell
shell@android:/ $ rm -r /sdcard/data/
shell@android:/ $ exit
```
I think you can build a script such as:
```
echo 'echo "mkdir /sdcard/data; cp $1/* /sdcard/data; exit" | su; exit' | adb shell
adb pull /sdcard/data .
echo 'rm -r /sdcard/data; exit' | adb shell
```
and save it somewhere.
Finally, the third option is `chmod -R 1777 /data/data`, but this is much more unsafe, so it's highly discouraged.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: PART I: Getting all the files ready for an ADB PULL
===================================================
This is what worked for me:
* Make sure you're using the latest ADB version.
* Start the ADB session: `adb shell`
* Get SU rights once in the ADB session all you have to do it's type `su` like so: `su`. Then you'll notice that the `$` becomes `#`.
+ The hash lets you know you're on SU mode.
* Make a folder on the `/sdcard` of the device: `mkdir /sdcard/data/`
* Head to the root of the file you want to copy.
+ For me, for example, I wanted to make a backup/copy of my apps and store it on my computer so: `/data/app #`
* An example of what I get if I `ls` that folder:
```
root@m1:/data/app # ls
com.abtnprojects.ambatana-1
com.acr.rootfilemanager-1
com.amazon.kindle-1
com.android.chrome-1
com.android.mms-1
com.android.vending-2'
```
* In order to copy recursively with the ADB `cp` command, use the option `-R` and since I wanted to copy everything in it, I used the wildcard `*`
like so: `cp -R */ /sdcard/data/`
* Once you press enter, if the file is fairly large it will obviously take a while to copy the files, so the cursor will idly blink for a bit, it will look like if not doing anything, BUT IT IS! it's copying the files, so don't panic! and don't stop the process!
+ If you want just open another ADB shell session and head to the folder
where you're transferring the files and do an `ls` check and you should see that the empty folder is now getting populated with the files. Once the transfer is done, you'll get your shell back.
* Head to the `sdcard/data` and make sure everything was copied `ls`:
```
'root@m1:/sdcard/data # ls
com.abtnprojects.ambatana-1
com.acr.rootfilemanager-1
com.amazon.kindle-1
com.android.chrome-1
com.android.mms-1'**
```
PART II: The ADB PULL
=====================
* By this point, if you haven't created a folder on the target machine, do so. I conveniently created a folder called `apps`
* Now, let's do the elusive recursive ADB PULL of all the files at once:
* Make sure that you are logged out of the ADB session, since we've been on SU mode, we'll need to exit twice:
```
root@m1:/sdcard/data # exit
shell@m1:/ $ exit
```
* From a normal shell session, run the `adb pull`, you don't have to
use the `-a` option, I personally use it to keep the integrity of the
files as much as possible. Run the command: `adb pull -a /sdcard/data/ apps/`
You should see something like this:
```
[ 69%] /sdcard/data/com.google.android.gms-1/base.apk: 74%
```
Once it's done:
```
/sdcard/data/: 296 files pulled. 5.1 MB/s (1193942288 bytes in 221.352s)
```
And Voila!
Side Notes:
* Don't know if matters but I use a Mac.
* If while on the ADB session you can't get "su privileges" either:
+ 1st: You probably need to give ADB root access
+ 2nd: "super user" it's not installed correctly
* Double-check your commands
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Working on my Android 7.1 device. Steps to get it working:
1. Download the adbd insecure version by leroy at <https://nofile.io/f/86605d8qsJs/adbd-Insecure-v2.00.apk>
2. Install on your phone.
3. Run `adb shell` in your adb directory
4. Type `su` so u can get the "#"
5. Type `setenforce 0`
6. Enable insecure adbd. USB debugging turns off
7. Turn USB debugging on and off from developer options
8. Turn insecure adbd off and on again.
You can now adb pull into your PC.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/04 | 362 | 1,492 | <issue_start>username_0: Hi I have the following problem.
I get whatsapp notification on the top of my screen when receiving new whatsapp message but I dont want any sound with it.
I tried to look in whatsapp settings - notification tone - but it just lets me select different sounds for the pop up. No option to have no sound at all?
This is super frustrating as I get so many whatsapp messages and it keeps beeping every time unless I turn down the phone sound alltohether (which then also turns down the volume of incoming calls).
If anyone know how to solve this I would be greatful to hear...
Thank you<issue_comment>username_1: Update your Whatsapp Application from the Play Store.
I am using Version 2.11.277.
And in this version, I can turn off the notification sound by doing the following :
Whatsapp
1. Go to Settings
2. Select Notifications
3. Untick Conversation tones
Edit : In this version it is also possible to set the notification tone to None, this is also available under the Notifications Setting.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Its very simple
Under the phone settings you have different adjustable sound options.
You can reduce/mute the volume for notifications .Reducing/muting the notification sound will not have any effect on the Incoming calls.
To select the notification sound
1. From your Home screen, tap .
2. Find and tap Settings > Sound > Notification sound.
3. Select the sound to be played when notifications arrive.
4. Tap Done.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/04 | 519 | 1,916 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to that a program / software like facebook/gmail/ or any game will survive after factory reset with its configuration as before reset means email id password automatically configured after reset. any suggestion please?<issue_comment>username_1: Preserving the application itself (APK) can be easily achieved (with root access) by dropping the .apk in /system/app, but the configurations are a bit trickier to keep.
Factory resets generally do a wipe of /data, which also contains all the configs/gamesaves/etc that all apps installed have, so you might have to use a seperate backup app (I recommend Titanium Backup) for that.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As [aureljared already pointed out](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/75528/16575), a factory-rest wipes the `/data` permission, so you cannot simply "exclude" and app *and its data* from being "removed". However, you can backup it beforehand, and restore it afterwards.
Easiest way (not requiring root) is utilizing `adb backup` for this. It will require the ADB tools installed on your computer1, and [usb-debugging](/questions/tagged/usb-debugging "show questions tagged 'usb-debugging'") turned on on your device, but that's it. Then you can either deal with it directly from your computer (with the device attached via USB), or use a tool like [Helium - App Sync and Backup](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.koushikdutta.backup) directly on your device (after initializing it via your computer, if your device is not rooted) to backup and restore all or selected apps.2
---
**1** See [Is there a minimal installation of ADB?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/42474/16575) and our [adb tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/adb/info)
**2** See my answer [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/45979/16575) and [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/75213/16575) for details
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/04 | 1,006 | 2,923 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a problem with a site not detecting a stock S5 browser as mobile. I don't own a galaxy S5 so I asked the person who found this issue to send me the complete user agent string, this is what I got:
`Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/28.0.1500.94 Safari/537.36`
does the S5 browser really not identify itself as running on an android device? Might this be the result of some custom setting (which I'm told never happened)? How else can I identify the S5 browser as being a mobile device?<issue_comment>username_1: After some poking around it would appear that in this case the browser is not identifying itself as running on an Android device. I put the `useragentstring` you supplied into [useragentstring.com](http://www.useragentstring.com) and in the operating system details field it tells me;
```
Operating System:
Linux
running on a Intel CPU
running on a 64 bit processor
```
If I enter the `useragentstring` for the stock browser on my HTC One I get:
```
Operating System:
Android
version 4.4.2
```
and on Chrome mobile browser I also get:
```
Operating System:
Android
version 4.4.2
```
I would suggest asking the user of the device to clear data/cache and see if the problem persists. I can't imagine Samsung would have their browser setup like this by default.
**EDIT:** Also just found [here](http://www.webapps-online.com/online-tools/user-agent-strings/dv/brand125521/samsung-galaxy-s4) that the `useragentstring` for the S4 should be something along the lines of;
`Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.2.2; nl-nl; GT-I9505 Build/JDQ39) AppleWebKit/534.30 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30`
which is nothing like what you posted. If anyone on AE with an S5 could post their `useragentstring` (can get it from [here](http://whatsmyuseragent.com/)) that would be useful, unless you know anyone else with an S5 where you could check against.
**EDIT2:** FYI, the `useragentstring` for my stock browser on my HTC is;
`Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.4.2; en-gb; HTC_One Build/KOT49H) AppleWebKit/534.30 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30`
and for Chrome;
`Mozilla/5.0 (Lunix; U; Android 4.4.2; HTC One Build/KOT49H) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/35.0.1916.141 Mobile Safari/537.36`
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I have just tried on my Galaxy S5 and I got following useragent
```
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.2; en-us; SAMSUNG-SM-G900A Build/KOT49H) AppleWebKit/537.36
(KHTML, like Gecko) Version/1.6 Chrome/28.0.1500.94 Mobile Safari/537.36
```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I got
>
> Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.2; SM-G900F Build/KOT49H) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Chrome/30.0.0.0 Mobile Safari/537.36 ACHEETAHI/2100050050
>
>
>
using the CM browser v5.0.50
A cross-comparison might help you debug.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/04 | 284 | 998 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been receiving about 50 flash SMS a day, with my service provider name, from the number 50. As I read here, it might be a issue with activating and deactivating cell broadcast on the phone. However, I could not find the path suggested for the deactivation (`Setting - Call - Other Call Settings`). The option does not exist on this path. Any help?
Mobile: HTC Desire 816
Android Version: 4.4.2 with Sense 6.0<issue_comment>username_1: Remove your SIM and put it into any Nokia phone then go to `Setting>Phone Setting>Cell info Display>Off`.
Then put the SIM back in your HTC Desire 816.
I used Nokia X2-01 for this.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Open menu and select call
2. Open the call setting and select SIM 1 or 2 setting
3. Open GSM call setting
4. Uncheck cell broadcast options
Your problem is solved.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Try this
**Settings - Call - Slot 1 call settings - GSM call settings - Cell Broadcast**
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/04 | 301 | 954 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a nexus 5, with android 4.4.4. How can i change advanced camera settings? (iso, shutter speed etc...)<issue_comment>username_1: The stock camera app doesn't allow such manual adjustments, so you'll probably need a 3rd-party app such as [DSLR Camera Pro $3](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.vipek.camera&hl=en), [Shot Control $3 with a free demo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starvingmind.android.shotcontrol&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd) or [Camera FV-5 $5 with a free demo](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.pro). This will let you manually adjust the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc like a DSLR.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: you can adjust ISO by going to setting, then advance, and then enabling the manual option. In the camera screen you can click on the +/- icon. -2 is ISO 800 and 0 is ISO 100.
Cheers!
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/07/05 | 207 | 837 | <issue_start>username_0: Does Chrome for Android currently sync passwords to Desktop Chrome through your Google Account? I found the issue at <https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=113164>, but last they say you need Chrome Beta for it.
I'm asking because I added a few new passwords from Desktop Chrome, and they still are not synced to Android Chrome, so I started to doubt if sync works. Both are signed into my Google Account.<issue_comment>username_1: Mine works...I have loads of passwords saved on my work computer and they are available on my tablet.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: [Google Passwords](https://passwords.google.com/) are now synced by default. Ensure Chrome is up-to-date.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Navigate to `chrome://sync-internals`, then hit "trigger getupdates".
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/05 | 602 | 2,574 | <issue_start>username_0: There was an app ([Carrot Fantasy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrot.carrotfantasy), already removed) that I can't install directly from the Play Store on Android tablets. It does run on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone, but I have not yet had any luck with any tablet I have tried.
I managed to have the Play Store on a Google Nexus 7 shown the app, but it would not offer an Install option and just said *This app is not compatible with your device.* without any further information.
On other devices such as Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014, the app does not even show up in Play Store.
I have searched for other similar questions, but they usually seem to be asked from the *developer* point of view, i.e. how to modify the app manifest or how to check one's settings in Play Store. They did not provide any insights into what to do on the user side.
Certainly, there must be a way for me as a user to diagnose why the app is deemed incompatible, what specific requirements it has, and then pick an Android device that fulfills those requirements - how?<issue_comment>username_1: It appears that you have already tested the surest way. Attempt to download the app and it will specify its compatibility. You still might not be absolutely sure until you actually try to run the application.
As mentioned in the comment, you can ask the developer or communicate with others who have used the app (via feedback on Google Play or the author's provided web site).
The only way the author can be totally sure is by testing it on every Android or getting feedback from their users. There are many occasions where based on feedback, the author has to go back to the drawing board to work on glitches to support some devices originally thought to be compatible.
I have a number of Androids. I just clicked on the install option and find that it's compatible with my Samsung Galaxy S3, my very old phone (the Samsung Galaxy Prevail). However, it's not compatible with my Samsung Galaxy Tab7 or my Acer-7 tablet.
By the way, good question. It really appears there should be something specific since Play Google is using some criteria to display compatibility.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Bypass the Google Play Store altogether. Use an app like Shareit or APK Extractor to transfer the app directly from a device where the app *is* compatible, to the device where Google Play *claims* it's not compatible. I've done this with several apps, and it typically works, in spite of the Play Store's predictions.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/05 | 323 | 1,394 | <issue_start>username_0: When I was shooting photos mostly on my offline point and shoot camera, there was one obvious way to manage the pictures: copy them to desktop via USB, then delete from camera. This was typically automated using picasa out similar.
Then came the smartphones. You can still use the same technique, but Google+ and dropbox offer instant upload for backup purposes. So everything I shoot is copied to the cloud, but I still keep it in my phone. I can delete, but that's not automated at all. And I have to be sure not to delete stuff that wasn't yet uploaded.
Am I missing something here? Is there an obvious solution to this problem? Or is everyone fine with using USB like with regular cameras?<issue_comment>username_1: Personally I just delete photos from my device every month, and with Google+ photos its easy to see which have been uploaded and which haven't.
On the main "Photos" menu, above your photos there is a status for Auto-backup.
Also, from the "On Device" menu item, you can specify which folders get backed up.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Dropbox's new Carousel app has an option to "Free up phone space". This will delete photos from your phone that have been uploaded to Dropbox.
It's not automatic, and perhaps not exactly what you want, but if the real problem is running out of space on your phone it will probably help.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/07 | 535 | 1,880 | <issue_start>username_0: Android Store (com.baidu.androidstore) is automatically installed on my device without permission. It happens in last 2 weeks. Two months ago, I had installed Baidu Browser (com.baidu.browser.inter) but had uninstalled it 1 month later.
What I did to solve:
* Unknown sources option unchecked
* Uninstall the app
* Reboot the phone
But after few hours it get automatically installed again.
Did anyone here have the same problem? How to solve this?
Device: HTC Sensation XE
OS: ICS 4.0.3
Rooted: Yes<issue_comment>username_1: I'm having same issue with Baidu and Du battery installer. They keep coming back.
**A temporary solution** is to disable them. On resetting the device, they automatically install. I was able to locate the files by going in settings>Apps>All. There you can see `com.baidu.browser.inter` (Baidu Browser) and `com.dianxinos.optimizer.duplay` (DU Speed Booster) and `com.dianxinos.dxbs` (DU Battery Saver), and can "disable" them (open their entries, tap the button labeled "disable"). *To really delete them, it requires root access on the device.*
(italic part edited in by Izzy)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_1: Found the answer.
1. If your device is rooted, install 'Root Browser' from Google Play
2. Now go in the phone directory, and browse to `/data/data/com.baidu.browser.inter`.
3. Select and delete it.
4. Restart phone and you will never be bothered again by Baidu browser again.
Source: Experimented myself on Android tablet.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I did the same thing with my Lenovo K3 Note.
1. Installed Root Browser.
2. Found `com.baidu.browser.inter` in:
* `/storage/sdcard0/Android/data`
* `/storage/sdcard1/Android/data`
* `/storage/emulated/Android/data`
3. Erase it
4. I searched for all Baidu files and deleted them, but I'm not sure how good is to do that. :)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/07 | 551 | 2,179 | <issue_start>username_0: When I take pictures with my device (Techno Phantom N9 running Android 4.2) the thumbnails and the images get corrupt. Hence I cant even send it to anybody, but on my device I can see some of the pictures even if the thumnail does not show.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Es8gD.png)
an image of what it looks like (click for larger variant)
I use the default camera app.
What could be the problem, and how could it be solved?<issue_comment>username_1: There could be multiple culprits – and depending on which it is in your case, the solution is different:
1. **The camera app:** Try different camera apps, there are [plenty good choices](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php?topic=cat;id=56) to select from. There might be a bug in the camera app, corrupting the file on saving it.
2. **Storage:** Photos can be stored to internal or external SDCard. Your external card could have problems (corruption, incompatibilities – not all combinations of brands/sizes and Android device work together equally well). Removing the external SDCard should force the camera app to save its photos on the internal SDCard. Check if the problem still persists. If not, your card might either be corrupted, or not working optimally with your device. You can check it for corruptions (e.g. using a card reader attached to your PC), or try with a different brand (make sure to buy only class-6 and above: better performance, less battery consumption).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This happened to me as well. I am guessing that one of the pictures was corrupt and that causes everything to be corrupt.
The way I fixed it was I connected my phone to my computer "as a media device" and copied all of the pictures (in `Internal Storage/DCIM/Camera`) to my computer to back them up. A few failed to copy (I'm guessing that these are the ones causing the problem). After I had them all backed up, I deleted the the `Internal Storage/DCIM/Camera` folder on my phone.
Then I took a new picture with my phone. It recreated the `Camera` folder and the picture was visible in the gallery as it should be.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/07 | 330 | 1,254 | <issue_start>username_0: Why cant I move twitter over to my SD card? I have a 16gb SD and all installed apps are there,exept for some, like twitter. Is it possible to move those apps over to SD card?<issue_comment>username_1: There are 2 possible situations here, or both:
1. System apps cannot be moved to SD due to being 'protected' system apps.
2. Apps that have widgets cannot be moved to SD as it breaks the widget and many devs will take out the option to move to SD.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Did you download the 'Twitter' app or is it a system application? In other words, did it come preloaded with the phone? One thing to keep in mind when moving apps to SD card:
>
> Apps that Shouldn’t be Moved to the SD Card:
>
>
>
* Widgets – no matter how menial in usefulness or design.
* System tools – many might not operate as intended without being on the phone’s storage.
* Important apps – you don’t want to risk an important app becoming inaccessible when you need it.
If the app is not a system app. You should be able to move to SD card. Try stopping the app so that it is not in use when you are attempting to move to SD card. Sometimes the 'Move to SD card' button is grayed out until you 'Force stop' the app.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/07 | 685 | 2,507 | <issue_start>username_0: Im trying to open my stock rom file that i downloaded from sam firmware and when I try open it with winrar it says: The archive is either in unknown format or damaged. so i tried taking the .md5 extension away and still no luck? Other people have managed to do this besides me?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> What is a MD5 file?
> Files that contain the .md5 file extension are checksum files that are used to ensure that the data within a file is complete and has not become corrupt. An MD5 file verifies the integrity of downloaded files, discs and disk images. MD5 files use an algorithm that is based on the number of bits that a file should contain. The MD5 file format is used by the IsoBuster CD/DVD copying software to verify the integrity of the copies it creates as well as other software applications. However, there are certain applications that MD5 files are not suitable for, such as SSL certificate programs or digital signature file creation softwares.
>
>
>
Source: [MD5 file extension](http://file.org/extension/md5)
In other words, you may have downloaded the checksum file for the application/file/etc that you are attempting to download. The reason WinRar can't open it, is because WinRar is searching for compressed archives, not a checksum file.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **Generic Samsung Firmware MD5 Information:**
You can flash an MD5 file via `Odin` for Samsung Devices.
An MD5 file is just a .tar file with a checksum included. Odin can recognise both, and you an even just remove the .MD5 and have .tar on the end, rather than the usual .tar.md5 extension Samsung software has. A tar file is just a \*NIX archive file to all intents and purposes.
Note: MD5 cannot be flashed by CWM or TWRP or any other custom recovery.
For example:
* Lets say I download a new Modem called MODEM\_S6102DXLC2\_REV01.tar.md5
* Open ODIN
* Place MODEM\_S6102DXLC2\_REV01.tar.md5 in the 'Phone' or 'CP' section (Depending on Odin Version)
* Flash Modem.
---
**Opening Tar Files:**
To open a .tar file you can use 7-Zip in Windows.
[Link to 7 Zip Page](http://www.7-zip.org/) note it mentions Tar explicitely on the page.
[Here is a list of free archive software for windows](http://freebies.about.com/od/computerfreebies/tp/free-file-extractor.htm) many of which can open tar files.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: it is actually kind easy all you have to do is mount the .tar.md5 AP file and **Bam!**
you should find it
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/07 | 399 | 1,418 | <issue_start>username_0: I couldn't delete them. What can I do? I know that it's private, but I have a little worry.<issue_comment>username_1: Google offers a tutorial on how to delete auto backups on their [support site](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727180030/https://support.google.com/plus/answer/4528877?hl=en):
>
> **How to delete**
>
>
> * To delete one photo at a time, open the Photos app > touch the
> thumbnail of the photo you wish to delete to open it > trash icon.
> * To delete multiple photos at once, open the Photos app > touch the
>
> menu icon/button > Select... > the thumbnails of the photos you wish
> to delete to select them > trash icon.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Drag the gallery icon up to the info icon at the top of the screen. It will show clear cache button when you scroll down.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Delete the photos in your Google+ account from your computer, then empty the trash. Then go into your phone's Settings, navigate to Apps -> Gallery, and select Clear Cache.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Look up Google Album Archive to see every image you've ever uploaded to any Google platform, be it Hangouts or Google+.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Log in to your Gmail id and go to this link and delete pics here they will be deleted everywhere.
<https://get.google.com/albumarchive/>
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/07 | 749 | 2,816 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone operator, Movistar Argentina, is sending a lot of spam. I managed to block most of the SMS, however it has now also started opening ad popups on my phone (see below).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cgowL.png)
I've looked at [How do I block this (carrier) advertisement dialog?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/75169/how-do-i-block-this-carrier-advertisement-dialog) but I cannot find the "SIM Toolkit" app anywhere on my phone to disable it. Is there any other way to block this?<issue_comment>username_1: Try looking in Settings -> Apps -> swipe to the right until you get to the "all" tab, and then scroll down until you see "SIM Toolkit", at which point you should be able to tap on it, force stop it and disable it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This generally seems to be done as a 'value added service' in the Andriod SIM Toolkit, as per [this question here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/75169/how-do-i-block-this-carrier-advertisement-dialog).
However, in this case it may be a [Cell Broadcast.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast)
>
> Cell Broadcast is designed for simultaneous delivery to multiple users in a specified area. Whereas the Short Message Service-Point to Point (SMS-PP) is a one-to-one and one-to-a-few service (requires multiple SMS messages, as each message can only carry one phone number), Cell Broadcast is a one-to-many geographically focused messaging service. Cell Broadcast messaging is also supported by UMTS.
>
>
>
If you go to your SMS app and go SMS > Settings > Cell Broadcast and disable it, this should stop this popup.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Try turning off 'Cell broadcasts' under the SMS app's settings menu. (it was there in my Samsung TW ROM)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: If that can help someone, the app I needed to disable was `/system/app/Stk.apk` and it was called "Services SFR v4.1.2-LL\_\_zg".
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: Unless your are root-ed, you won't be able to uninstall it. It is bundled with your SIM (damn modern world...) and you can only "force stop" STK services for current session: go to your Settings-Apps-All and stop "SIM Toolkit" and "Cell Broadcasts".
They will restart on next boot.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: As it looks it may be a operator service (here in india called flash services/flash messages) you can disable it by contacting with your service operator or can be disabled by sending a message (methods can very from operator to operator)
or either it can be a cell broadcast
you can disable it by going to sms settings (cell broadcast in android version upto oreo )(wireless alerts on android pie)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/07 | 552 | 2,193 | <issue_start>username_0: I have several hundred photos that I want to transfer from my phone to computer. I don't want to manually click each one, is there a way that I can select a range of photos? Similar to how in Windows Explorer you can shift-click one item, then shift-click another item, and every item in between will be selected. I haven't worked out a way to do this. I'm using HTC One Mini, running Android 4.4.2.<issue_comment>username_1: The easiest and fastest way to move over pictures/albums from your phone to your computer is using a USB cable and connecting your device to your computer. If you have a Windows PC, your device should automatically come up. If you have a Mac. You will need to download a tool called Android File Transfer. I will provide you with the links below.
Anyways, it's really simple. Like I said, if you have a Windows PC. Just connect the device, wait for drivers to load automatically and then open Windows Explorer:
>
> Start > Run > explorer
>
>
>
And browse through the directories on your device, if your albums are stored locally on your phone and not an SD card. You pictures should be under:
>
> DCIM\Media\Pictures
> *This may be different depending on the device*
>
>
>
If you're on a Mac. Use the aforementioned application. Simply download the app, install it, and plug-in your device. Once the application recognizes your phone, you will be able to browse the phone's directories.
[Android File Transfer](http://www.android.com/filetransfer/)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I found I could multi select pics by touching the first one, holding my finger on the screen, and then dragging across the screen to the last one. They all turn to selected as I pass over them. A bit like selecting text with a mouse on a PC!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Works also in [Total Commander](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander), an otherwise very clever and powerful two pan file manager: long-tab the icon of the first file, in the menu choose SELECT or DESELECT, glide till the other end of the range, tap the last desired icon, and voila!
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/08 | 627 | 2,435 | <issue_start>username_0: YouTube app says "Connection to server Lost/ Tap to retry" When a video is played. The same bug presented itself on 3 different devices with the youtube app version(5.7.38) as the only common feature.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos|JB 4.2.1
Micromax Canvas HD|JB 4.2.1
Asus Nexus 7|KK 4.4.4
Rest of the features are working so its not a network problem. Even YouTube ads play, but not the videos.
The problem is same on both WiFi and Data
Similar questions have been asked before but the troubleshooting methods DO NOT work.
Any help woild be appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: Follow these simple steps to make sure whether the problem lies with your video or the application-
1. Try to update the App from the Play Store if available.
2. After the update power off your device and wait for few minutes.(2-3 minutes max)
3. Power on your device and open your app and check for any other video
is it able to play or not(from the start till the end).
4. If the video is able to play then the problem lies with your video which you are trying to view as it might be blocked or censored in your Country.
5. If most of the videos are not playing and showing the same error
then
you need to have a follow up with the You Tube support team with the video link
and the device specifications.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **Clear cache** and **data** of *YouTube* and *Google play services*. It is recommended to do this provided you have a high speed WiFi/data access. These apps may download approximately 70-80 MB after clearing their data.
Steps:
* Disconnect all data connectivity. i.e. WiFi & mobile data.
* Go to your phone's 'Settings'.
* Click on 'Apps'.
* Scroll down to YouTube and click on it.
* Click on following buttons in order: 'Force Stop' > 'Clear Cache' > 'Clear Data'.
* Press 'back' button to come back to application list.
* Scroll up for 'Google Play services'.
* Do same again in order: 'Force Stop' > 'Clear Cache' > 'Clear Data'.
* Restart your device.
* Switch on your data connectivity. i.e. WiFi/Mobile data.
* Open Play Store and wait until everything successfully loads up.
* Now exit from Play Store and open up your YouTube app. It should probably work fine now.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I faced this bug when my YouTube app was outdated. Try to update your YouTube app and/or Google Play Services to the latest version, as YouTube depends on it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/08 | 321 | 1,315 | <issue_start>username_0: When my phone is locked and the screen is off, I could usually wake it up only by pressing the home or power buttons.
Now, the screen also wakes when I press a volume button.
This started happening for no reason that I remember, and is extremely annoying since I use the volume buttons for controlling audio while the phone's screen is off (an option in Apollo).
Now when the screen goes on, the volume buttons have stopped changing the songs, but instead just increase the volume - which is quite a traumatic experience when you're trying to change a song on the go.
It also results in my phone's screen being on most of the time because I like to change the volume a lot.
How can I disable this?
Running:
* Android: 4.2.2
* CyanogenMod: 10.1.3<issue_comment>username_1: check your device for unwanted applications. And also check your device administrator. Remove any unwanted application from it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Some versions of CyanogenMod have the “Volume rocker” option in Settings → Display; if this option is selected, volume buttons will wake up the phone.
There are also other ways to get this behavior (e.g., the GravityBox module for Xposed has the “Volume rocker wake” option in the “Navigation keys actions” screen).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/09 | 1,081 | 4,568 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to disable some of the stock apps that I don't use (e.g. Drive, Keep). These are stock Android/Google apps, not third-party apps. When I attempt to disable them:
* I get a warning that disabling them may break things (I accept)
* I get a request asking if I want to install the factory version (I accept, because if I don't, they are not disabled)
* they are removed from the apps menu
* when I restart the device, the newer version is downloaded and the app is no longer disabled
As a side note, other users on the same device (with their own accounts) may want use some of these apps. Can I disable them for my account only?
If it matters, I'm running KitKat on a Nexus 7 (2012).
---
Disambiguation: I have not found a duplicate of this question because it is:
a) about stock Android apps, not so-called stock apps from a third-party vendor
b) about disabling these apps, which the system at first permits me to do, not uninstalling them<issue_comment>username_1: There is no way to disable an app for some users of a device but not others; it's possible to *freeze* an app using a third party program (ie, disable it by changing it's permissions so it can't run) but that will disable it for *all* users. Android apps and services don't distinguish between physical users of a device - they all run using a single logical device user account.
That being said, depending on what exactly you're looking for it may be sufficient to disable data synchronization for a specific Google account in the settings. In Android 4.4.0, this would be under Settings->General->Accounts->Google->[account name], which will bring up a checklist of services for which data syncing can be disabled.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **Note: Please be sure with what kind of Application you are going to Dis-able as disabling a wrong app(Factory app like keyboard will not display keyboard) could cause your phone to miss-function(not able to Enable the mobile data etc.)So please proceed with caution**
As you see that Google has some pre-installed apps which are loaded on the phone at the time of purchase like Google maps, Google Play music, Google Drive, Google Chrome etc.(let's say Google Play Music is the most unwanted app you want to disable).
You can do it very easily just follow these steps carefully.
**Step 1**:Go to settings>Application Manager.
**Step 2**:You will have three side scroll options under the Application Manager.
**- Downloaded:**
It will list the apps which you have downloaded from the play store or any third party apps.
**- Running**:It will list the apps which are presently running on your phone in the background.
**-All**:This will list all the apps i.e.the installed apps from the play store , running apps on your device, Stock apps from Google.
**Step 3**:Choose the All option by scrolling to the extreme right/left.
**Step 4**:Choose the app which you want to disable.(Say Google Play Music.)
**Step 5**:After selecting the desired app you will have some options like
* Force Stop.
* Disable.
* Clear App Data.
**Step 6**:Choose clear App Data to remove any data stored by the application.
**Step 7**:Choose Force Stop to stop the application from running.
**Step 8**:Choose the Disable option to disable it from running again (it will be in your phone but will not be displayed under the Menu).
**Step 9**:After selecting the Disable option your App which you have disabled should appear in the bottom of the All screen. (Say you disabled Play Music then Play Music will appear in the bottom of you All list apps along with a Disabled displayed to the right).Also in the play store under All Apps the application will be displayed at the last with the same disabled next to it.
After doing all the above 9 steps correctly and in order your disabled application will not be enabled automatically and will not show any updates to you as it has been disabled Permanently.Also if you choose auto update application even then your application will not be updated.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In 5.x the option to disable the stock mail app may be greyed out if you have an active mail account. First, delete that mail account. This is not done over the app but rather over Android's settings > Accounts > [Email] > [Your Email Account] > 3 dots on top > remove account.
Only then you can actually deactivate the app over Settings > Application Manager > All > Email > deactivate. "Delete data" in case you want to delete local emails, as well.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/09 | 504 | 2,095 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to connect an Android tablet to a VGA projector to make presentations of what's on its screen – and if so, how can this be done?
TL;DR:
I am searching the market for purchasing an Android tablet. The only feature that I want it to have is being able to be connected to VGA projectors for making presentations concerning my Android applications. So before buying any device, I need to know if this is possible (not looking for "device recommendations" explicitly here, but for the technical possibility).
I've searched similar question but I didn't find a definitive answer. I know I must also buy a converter but I've found out that is more difficult than it sounds. So I would like to hear some suggestions, better yet if you have achieved such a connection.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it's possible. Some devices even have an official (branded) adaptor for doing this, such as the Asus Transformer TF-101. As you surmise, though, if the tablet doesn't support it, external convertors are quite unwieldy and typically need their own power supply, as they typically have to buffer a whole frame at a time in order to work.
Newer data projectors support HDMI or even MHL input, which allows you to use any tablet or phone with micro-HDMI or MHL output, with the appropriate cable.
Using either method, the presentations don't have to be of what is on your screen. Android 4.1 and up provide a way for apps to send different visuals to the external display from the built-in screen, so (for example) presentation apps can show your slide on the big screen and notes and controls on the tablet itself.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: you can simply go for a tablet that comes with a mini HDMI port then buy a HDMI TO VGA cable or converter to connect the tablet to your projector. you can follow the link here to get a list of six tablets that comes with an integrated HDMI port:
cnet.com/news/top-tablets-with-hdmi-connections
hope this helps, and that if its coming too late you already found a better solution.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/07/09 | 372 | 1,469 | <issue_start>username_0: I somehow one-click rooted my Nexus 5 (without a computer) but want to unroot. If I go to Settings >>,About Device >> Update and install an update if there is one, will it delete root or get stuck on the boot logo because I'm root? I don't want to have issues but I also don't want root. Now I downloaded SuperSu and used the Temp Unroot option which basically just deletes root temporarily unless that option is DE-selected. So basically I don't have root now (I checked) but it's still there, I just want to know
1) Can I update without having problems? I have T-Mobile.
2) Is there an app that can just delete root for good, permanently?<issue_comment>username_1: To unroot the device all you have to flash the stock rom on your phone and lock the bootloader again. To do this you have to download the latest android 4.4.2 for Nexus 5 on your PC and Flash the same on your device with ADB commands. So before that you have to install the Android ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC.
First Download the newest factory images to your PC And save the folder on your desktop.
[Download Link](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerhead)
[Read the Full guide here with Step by Step Instruction](http://howtorootmobile.com/unroot-nexus-5-return-stock-factory-image/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I've found a solution.
Go to SuperSu >> Settings >> "Fully Unroot This Device." Done.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/09 | 332 | 1,269 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to connect my Google Nexus 5 so that I can debug my Xamarin code from Visual Studio with it.
I have downloaded all the drivers and all that. When I type in `adb -d devices` it finds my phone. I can do all sorts of things with it from there, so the phone is for sure connected to the computer.
My problem is how do I get the AVD manager to realize that? It just won't find my phone.<issue_comment>username_1: The "V" in *AVD Manager* stands for *virtual*, which is your clue that this tool is only for managing virtual devices (i.e. emulator images), not real devices. Accordingly, you shouldn't expect your real device to show up there. You don't need to use AVD Manager at all for debugging, if you're using a real device: the tool you're using should just show a list of devices.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The AVD is **not** in charge for real devices.
There is a Step-by-Step Tutorial from Xamarin for Nexus devices:
<http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/installation/set_up_device_for_development/>
<http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/deployment,_testing,_and_metrics/debugging_with_xamarin_android/>
If this won't work, try to stop your Firewall.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/09 | 448 | 1,695 | <issue_start>username_0: I had a phone with CM11 and I was used to having an option, on the app detail screen, to send an app to the SD card. Now I have bought a new phone, with near-stock firmware (4.4.2), and that option is missing. The phone only has 8Gb of internal storage (~5.5 after OS), so I really need to move some larger apps (San Andreas for instance) to the external SD card (32Gb C10). Is there a straightforward way to do this? I am rooted and I have xposed installed, but I can't find any simple solution to my problem.
I could technically manually move the relevant data/\* or obb/\* to the external SD and use Lucky Patcher or some tool to bind folders, but this seems like such an important point (with 1-2Gb games being common; how I am supposed to install Bard's tale?) that I wonder if there is a simple tool to achieve this.<issue_comment>username_1: The "V" in *AVD Manager* stands for *virtual*, which is your clue that this tool is only for managing virtual devices (i.e. emulator images), not real devices. Accordingly, you shouldn't expect your real device to show up there. You don't need to use AVD Manager at all for debugging, if you're using a real device: the tool you're using should just show a list of devices.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The AVD is **not** in charge for real devices.
There is a Step-by-Step Tutorial from Xamarin for Nexus devices:
<http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/installation/set_up_device_for_development/>
<http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/deployment,_testing,_and_metrics/debugging_with_xamarin_android/>
If this won't work, try to stop your Firewall.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/10 | 408 | 1,506 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to connect Nexus 4 (Android 4.4.4) to Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter for purpose of debugging from Xamarin Studio.
What I did:
1. Activated Developer Settings
2. Checked USB Debugging
3. Installed Google USB driver from Android SDK Manager
But Windows doesn't see it when I connect by USB cable.
Maybe it isn't possible with Windows Server?
PS. But it's charging and I see connected as MTP in USB computer connection.
**UPDATE:** I tried to connected it to Windows 7 and it's working. But I still have problem with Windows Server 2012 R2.
So question is: should I change some settings in Windows Server 2012 R2 or it is not available to connect Nexus 4 at all to Windows Server?<issue_comment>username_1: [We just found out](https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/9388/why-is-my-lumia-not-recognised-when-plugged-into-windows-server-2012-r2/9391#comment11068_9391) that you need to install Windows Media Player through Desktop Experience to get MTP functionality on Windows Server.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually Windows Experience Feature is the answer!
I had the same problem and could not install usb drivers for a MotoG on a win2012 Server, but when I installed Desktop Experience feature, all runs flawlessly, drivers auto-installed and all!
BUT it is a little weird to find it...
Go to:
Server Manager -> Open Add Roles and Features Wizard -> Features -> User Interfaces and Infrastructure -> Desktop Experience
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/10 | 499 | 1,877 | <issue_start>username_0: So there are some mobile apps that love to use lots of mobile data, and sometimes use it when the wifi signal isn't good (e.g. Spotify). Which then leads to a nasty surprising spike in data usage during those times.
My phone is rooted, btw.<issue_comment>username_1: Android itself does not provide such a tool,
but you can use firewalls that require root,
---
* If your device is not rooted, so no problem, there are some applications that use some trick that can prevent apps from being connected to internet, such as [NoRoot Firewall](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall&hl=en).
>
> The Trick of NoRoot Firewall is that it opens a Fake VPN connection
> for making the phone to send all the packets to the Application then you
> can define for the application which one to allow and which one to
> deny.
> So it does not require root access.
>
>
>
---
* If your device is rooted you can use [Droid Wall](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.droidwall.free&hl=en) and it will do what you want.
---
you can download it from Google Play Store.
Note:I'm using NoRoot Firewall on My Xperia S and Xperia Z1 for a long time, even my Xperia S is rooted but i still use this application for blocking apps from being accessed to Internet.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There is a tool in your mobile data setting that is turned on by default that makes this happen. Go into data settings and uncheck the box.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Stock un-rooted Android has a feature in the "Data Usage" sections of Settings that shows you a sorted list of the apps consuming data. For each app, there's a checkbox to block background usage of mobile data, but only allow background WiFi. (To block foreground usage, don't run that app when you're not on WiFi...)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/10 | 132 | 520 | <issue_start>username_0: In My Nexus 5 after I unlock my device ervery time contacts/people app is open up automatically. Do I Need to change any settings??<issue_comment>username_1: Is it possible that you are swiping sideways?
the contacts app is on the left of the lockscreen, the phone app on the right, and to unlock you must swipe up
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I've found this is a feature
Swipe up = unlock normally
Swipe down = notifications
Swipe right = contacts
Swipe left = camera
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/10 | 204 | 722 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using a Sony Xperia L (C2104) with Android 4.2.2 (Build number 15.3.A.1.17).
I can only find one setting that would turn on Wi-Fi automatically, and it is the "Location-based Wi-Fi" setting in the Power Management settings category. Of course, I have disabled this option, but I frequently find my Wi-Fi on. How can I fix this?<issue_comment>username_1: Is it possible that you are swiping sideways?
the contacts app is on the left of the lockscreen, the phone app on the right, and to unlock you must swipe up
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I've found this is a feature
Swipe up = unlock normally
Swipe down = notifications
Swipe right = contacts
Swipe left = camera
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/11 | 1,575 | 6,342 | <issue_start>username_0: My Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD is full of pictures. I have Windows 7, the USB cable, WiFi and Bluetooth. Photos are stored both on internal storage and overflow onto the SD.
I want to take all photos from my phone and put them in a folder on my PC **in one step** (i.e. not dealing with e.g. navigating to both SD and internal storage and copying DCIM files in explorer). I'd like to be able to do this **possibly without an internet connection** (e.g. USB could be ok if necessary, or an ad-hoc network from my laptop). This seems like a reasonable use case for a device with a camera, I just cant seem to find the app for it.
Everything I find is for "synchronizing" but I want the photos off the phone without having to delete them one by one when I'm done.
The best would be with both on WiFi I press a button and maybe type in a destination LAN IP address and boom, the photos appear in a folder on my PC and are removed from the phone.
Surely moving photos from a phone to a PC so more pictures can be taken on the phone is not a rare or unreasonable use case...something *must* exist to do this in one step
How do I do this?
Essentially, I'm looking for *something even my grandmother could do*.
The device is a *Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD*. Photos are stored both on internal storage and overflow onto the SD card (which adds a few steps to file transfers as well).
---
What I've found so far
----------------------
I found [an article on PCWorld.com](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2079843/transfer-files-between-android-and-windows-devices.html) but
* The first option is the file transfer; which is fine but not what I'm asking about
* There is *Dropbox* but it leaves the photos on the phone then I have to delete them manually
* There is *DoubleTwist* but it also leaves the photos on the phone
Also:
* [AirDroid](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.sand.airdroid) (suggested by [keepcalm](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/65292/keepcalm)) is close and supports delete, although zips all the files (which can be time consuming to unzip especially for e.g. 15GB of videos) and for large numbers of files (> 150 or so) "select all" doesn't reliably select all. The other issue with the one massive zip file is theres no good way to resume on failed download (most of the zip will be recoverable but its not easily possible to go back and figure out which pictures werent included); and it fails for large files often because the connection timeout is shorter than it takes to transfer 15gb over wifi. Lame.
* [Photo Transfer App](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.phototransfer) is great except it does not support delete (I contacted them and they say it is because on iOS apps are not allowed to delete user content; but I put in a feature request for their Android version - hopefully they implement it). Also "backup" mode must be used instead of "download" for large numbers of files because "select all" only selects the current page and the max page size is 400 files. Also all albums must be done separately (the Razr sometimes has 3 albums, two internal areas and the sd card). Not sure why nobody seems to be able to get "select all" right...
* [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop) running in local mode and transferring files to the PC is a pain because the UI is so tiny and hunting through folders for files is not what I'm looking for (plus for some reason this app crushes the CPU on my phone). Similarily, in remote (FTP) mode, and other FTP servers such as [FTPServer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lutey.FTPServer&hl=en), it's easier to do the moves on the PC side but still involves hunting through `/storage` folders and such. Plus you have to remember to delete the thumbnails because the Android gallery does not refresh them accurately and provides no way to force a refresh (yet another UX win for Android). Scripts could theoretically be written on the PC side to automate this; *ideally* I'd avoid complex initial setup as well even though it does potentially reduce the task itself to one step.
* The suggestion below to copy photos then wipe the device...no<issue_comment>username_1: Switch on the internet on your mobile and connect the laptop by wifi tethering on your mobile.
Now the laptop connected to your mobile by internet, now use Airdroid android mobile application to transfer the files from your mobile to laptop.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you device is Samsung then through Kies you can easily transfer data through Wi-Fi.
If not then as you said in drive you could first upload them in Cloud later download on Laptop.
As far as your concern for photos staying in the phone you can wipe all your data by a simple format
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: simple use "ES FILE EXPLORER" to cut and paste any files from your phone to a network folder...
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I don't know about Windows, but on Ubuntu Linux this is easily scripted using the photo management app [Digikam](http://www.digikam.org/). Digikam can be configured to **recognize the device and automatically download the pictures**.
You just plug in the phone and it starts automatically, no need to do anything with the computer or the phone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: On MSWindows 7, when I connect any USB device including my phone it asks me if I want to import the pictures. There is an option to delete them also on the USB device. It does it also for my Galaxy tab. But I never let Windows delete automatically, because I suspect it would take all images, not only camera images.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Download [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop) (the best file explorer no doubt) and share the pictures folder on your PC. In ES File Explorer you just enter LAN, find your computer and transfer any files you want.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: I found two possible solutions.
1st just search or program an application that sends the pictures and next deletes them. No idea if any exist.
2nd just install and configure an ftp server using filezilla ftp server and get an ftp client for Android and just cut and paste the pictures to the ftp and you are done..
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/11 | 406 | 1,517 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been able to successfully modify and update the settings in the Android phone using ADB commands such as these..
Enable GPRS data:
```
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update system SET value='1' where name='gprs_connection_setting'";
```
Enable GPS :
```
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update secure SET value='gps' where name='location_providers_allowed'";
```
While these were successful, I couldn't find the database or xml where the option for enabling disable data while roaming can be modified. I have been trying with many databases one after another with no luck. Can anyone help me in pointing the database or xml which gets modified (from the settings are taken) for the data roaming setting:
Screenshot of Roaming Option<issue_comment>username_1: Use this command:
```
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update system SET value='1' where name='data_roaming'";
```
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: **Note:** This answer is tested on Android 4.2.1.
---
To enable data roaming for default SIM, enter:
```
adb shell settings put global data_roaming 1
```
Changes would take effect immediately. Note that for a dual SIM phone, change the key to `data_roaming_2` if roaming has to be toggled for SIM2.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/11 | 278 | 1,017 | <issue_start>username_0: <http://postimg.org/image/qyxwjj2f1/>
Here is a picture of the screen.
It says Downloading English (US) Offline speech recognition data 108%.
When the download started itself I lost the internet connection so it never succesfully downloaded. Now even after I restart I still get "Downloading..." in the status bar but nothing happens (even when connected to the internet).
I just want to clear the status bar of this stuck download.<issue_comment>username_1: Use this command:
```
adb shell sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update system SET value='1' where name='data_roaming'";
```
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: **Note:** This answer is tested on Android 4.2.1.
---
To enable data roaming for default SIM, enter:
```
adb shell settings put global data_roaming 1
```
Changes would take effect immediately. Note that for a dual SIM phone, change the key to `data_roaming_2` if roaming has to be toggled for SIM2.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/11 | 877 | 3,428 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone is Nexus 5, not rooted, android version 4.4.4
I hated the "swipe up" gesture for google now, bacause I'd sometimes do the gesture by accident.
So I read somewhere that I should disable "Google Search" from apps, to disable the gesture.
But that just messed things up. After disabling, it showed a few errors, so I powered off the device, thinking that a restart would fix things.
Now I'm stuck in a boot loop ( four circles converging into one ).
I read elsewhere that I should hold power + volume down button, and go into *Recovery Mode* , did that, but it then got stuck in a screen showing "No command".
How do I fix this ?
I'm a newbie in this, so please answer in detail.
Also I have my data backed up, so if I could somehow just reset it, that'd work too.<issue_comment>username_1: I recommend trying to toggle with your volume button up or down to when the screen shows "recovery" in red. press the power button once again for selection, your screen would go black and reboot.
See [this post](http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-7-tablet-2012/301246-nexus-7-stuck-boot-loop-after-4-3-update.html) for more info.
Hope that helps. Good luck.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Apparently, the 'Google Search' app now contains large parts of the application launcher in Android 4.4.4. Thus, disabling it also stops the launcher and the next reboot leaves you in a catch-22 situation.
With previous versions of Android 4 this wasn't a problem - one could disable 'Google Search' without such drastic side effects. Use-case: make the annoying search bar disappear from the home screen.
The tricky part then is to get into the settings to re-enable the 'Google Search' app.
Booting into the recovery mode does not help. It just reports 'no command'.
But, fortunately, you can still talk with ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to the device (after a normal boot, when the 4 circle animation is playing).
Thus, you can connect your device via USB to your computer. Assuming a Linux system you can enter the adb shell via typing
```
$ adb shell
```
in your terminal.
The ADB prompt is something like:
```
shell@hammerhead:/ $
```
There you can directly start the settings via:
```
shell@hammerhead:/ $ am start -n com.android.settings/.Settings
Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.settings/.Settings }
```
In the settings you can go to 'applications' there swipe right to the 'disabled' category - where you can find 'Google Search' and you can enable it again.
One can probably install an alternative launcher - and if that works the disabling of the google launcher (aka 'Google Search') should not be a problem.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Okay, same thing happened to me: I disabled the Google search (on Kitkat 4.4.4) because it was draining battery and then my homescreen disappeared. I restarted my phone and it got stuck on the four circles.
*Possible solution*
As strange as it might sound, once you have the four circles displayed, have someone call you and then the call screen will appear. Answer the call and hit the speaker button, so you can access your phone. When in the call screen, just slide the home button up to access Google Now and perform an update through Google Play (it will offer you to update to a newer version). Once the update is completed you should see the homescreen again.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/11 | 676 | 2,829 | <issue_start>username_0: Every now and then, after installing or updating an app from the Play Store, a popup with the following text appears:
>
> Enjoy your app! If you ever forget your password, we can help you restore access to your Google Play library and purchases. Tap "Continue" to tell us how to contact you.
>
>
>
I won't forget my password and I'm certainly not going to provide Google with information that might allow them to enable 2FA.
How do I disable this naggy popup?
<issue_comment>username_1: This message is because you do not have any [Account Recovery information](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3091378?hl=en) tied to your account. This is not some Malware, or anything harmful. They will not change any of your security settings by clicking it.
Clicking "continue" will ask you for additional information to verify your account and your device. You should enter the information, it is the information if you need to perform a password reset, or if you are unable to access your account via password and 2-step authentication, this will give google another way for you to verify you are you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There is only one way I have found to disable this popup is to remove Gapps upon installing a different rom for your android device. Or install a rom that has Gapps ommitted. Of course this will "throw the baby out with the bath water", you will have to live without Google play services, and pretty much anything google. Loss outweighs the gain in this case, so just make a VOIP number and give it that number instead of your cell or home.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a solution to this problem, but is only a temp fix. Go ahead and tap the button to continue and and it will take you to the recovery setup screen, then just tap the back button without inputting any information. Doing this will make Google Play think you've completed the recovery process, at least until it checks again, which seems to be every time they update the Google Play app[or 30 days, haven't quite figured out which].
I agree with you that it is a serious annoyance, but then again, if you've used the Play store on a phone or purchased anything then Google already has the information they're requesting and they simply want to encourage you to setup an account safeguard, which isn't unwise in some cases. They can NOT, however, force you to use anything you don't wish to as there are laws in many places that strictly prohibit them from forcing the public to use something they don't wish to. If they did, you'd have the full right to civil claim for damages, depending on where you live.
It's an annoyance for sure, but a minor one if you know how to work around it.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/12 | 589 | 2,539 | <issue_start>username_0: I have one tablet and I'm installing a `.zip` file from stock recovery, but it gives the following errors:
```
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Verification failed
Installation aborted.
```
What causes this type of errors?<issue_comment>username_1: This message is because you do not have any [Account Recovery information](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3091378?hl=en) tied to your account. This is not some Malware, or anything harmful. They will not change any of your security settings by clicking it.
Clicking "continue" will ask you for additional information to verify your account and your device. You should enter the information, it is the information if you need to perform a password reset, or if you are unable to access your account via password and 2-step authentication, this will give google another way for you to verify you are you.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There is only one way I have found to disable this popup is to remove Gapps upon installing a different rom for your android device. Or install a rom that has Gapps ommitted. Of course this will "throw the baby out with the bath water", you will have to live without Google play services, and pretty much anything google. Loss outweighs the gain in this case, so just make a VOIP number and give it that number instead of your cell or home.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a solution to this problem, but is only a temp fix. Go ahead and tap the button to continue and and it will take you to the recovery setup screen, then just tap the back button without inputting any information. Doing this will make Google Play think you've completed the recovery process, at least until it checks again, which seems to be every time they update the Google Play app[or 30 days, haven't quite figured out which].
I agree with you that it is a serious annoyance, but then again, if you've used the Play store on a phone or purchased anything then Google already has the information they're requesting and they simply want to encourage you to setup an account safeguard, which isn't unwise in some cases. They can NOT, however, force you to use anything you don't wish to as there are laws in many places that strictly prohibit them from forcing the public to use something they don't wish to. If they did, you'd have the full right to civil claim for damages, depending on where you live.
It's an annoyance for sure, but a minor one if you know how to work around it.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/12 | 720 | 2,827 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone is Samsung S4 mini CLONE GT-i9190 (CHINA)
Accidentally I have deleted all the applications, what I did is that
1. I installed V root on my pc, and through this program I rebooted my phone.
2. I installed MoboRobo on my pc, and accidentally marked all applications for delete.
3. I went outside and when I came back and saw mobile screen was black, it was lighting (I think there is no any application and mobile has nothing to show that's why it is just lighting)
4. I put out battery and put back and try to turn on and showing Android logo and can listen start up tune, after that the screen is lighting (the display is lighting)
5. My friend told me to install the ODIN 3 program on your PC and download firmware for GT-i9190 and install in the phone, but my phone is not debugging.
I think my mobile is empty. If you know solution please tell me.<issue_comment>username_1: Typically, you can reset your phone to its factory settings using this answer: <https://android.stackexchange.com/a/77088/67135>
However, that won't work: it will only wipe `/data`, restoring your phone to it's factory settings, not restoring the entire ROM.
The reason why ODIN did not work is that ODIN only works for *genuine* Samsung phones, with Samsung firmware.
You'll need to get a `update.zip` file for your phone to flash in recovery. Unfortunately, clones don't usually have these files available.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It sounds like you were trying to root your phone. If this is the case, then part of that process is completely wiping your /data and /system partitions. So yes, all of your applications, pictures, music etc. are gone.
I would recommend reading the documentation you have, and completing the rooting process. Then sign back into Google, and download all your apps from the play store again. (From the slide out drawer on the left side, select My Apps, then slide from right to left to switch from Installed to All. This will show you a list of all the apps you've ever downloaded. Long press on an app, then tap your way down the list, and you can mass reinstall.)
Things you'll need immediately after rooting:
1) a ROM, for a beginner I'd recommend CyanogenMOD, but I'm not sure what is available in Chine
2) Gapps, these are all the essential Google applications. (Play Store, Play Services etc.)
After you root your phone, and put a ROM on it I would highly recommend buying a backup app. I use Titanium Backup Pro, but I'm not sure if it is available where you are from, you'll have to do a little research.
Lastly, once you root your phone, welcome to the wonderful world of root. You can flash custom roms, use the Xposed framework and much more. You can make your phone do tons of stuff that it could not normally do.
Good luck, have fun.
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2014/07/12 | 260 | 949 | <issue_start>username_0: There's a dead spot on the right of my Nexus 4. It interferes with pressing some keys.
Is there a solution?<issue_comment>username_1: The solution that I've found is to use the SwiftKey keyboard but [choose the "compact" layout](https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/articles/201591331-How-to-change-your-keyboard-mode-on-Microsoft-SwiftKey-for-Android).
Then by pressing on the arrow, shift it to the other side, and resize it to the maximum.
Works pretty well.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Is your screen broken in even the slightest bit? It is very common for an LG phone screen to become unresponsive when broken. Also, is the phone second hand? If so it might have had the screen replaced which could have installed a defective screen into your unit.
If either of these are true i would recommend replacing the screen. It is a relatively easy repair.
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