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2014/11/02 | 368 | 1,543 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a calendar entry on the format of (iCalendar with extension: ics) I have downloaded this file but android does not understands this kind of file.
Is there alternative to iCalendar files that Android uses?<issue_comment>username_1: As always, you can do this just fine with an app. Search for *ics calendar import* on Google Play and there are many apps that can add .ics files to your calendar. There's even a couple of open-source apps on F-Droid if you prefer that.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Due to [how file extensions handling works in Android](https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-filters#Receiving), **it depends on the calendar apps themselves.**
For example, AOSP Calendar does *not* handle any file extensions. [The manifest file](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Calendar.git/+/refs/heads/master/AndroidManifest.xml) only mentions filters to the content provider and Google Calendar websites.
```
...
```
Some vendor and 3rd-party apps *may* handle some file formats, but without knowing their manifest file, one has to manually test with each file format.
The calendar data itself is usually stored in the Calendar Storage (or similar name) app, in the format of SQLite database that can be accessed with the [Calendar Provider](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/calendar-provider). Thus, 3rd-party apps can also import the data from files to the calendar storage, which then can be read by the calendar apps.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/02 | 946 | 3,989 | <issue_start>username_0: I let my younger cousins play on my S4 from time to time, but now I have found that all the words they have used are the first to come up when I use my phone to text. It has gotten quite irritating. Samsung seems to have very hard to find settings compared to my old Sony Ericsson so I cannot find where to get rid of the word history typed onto my phone's keyboard.<issue_comment>username_1: You have this tagged as [google-keyboard](/questions/tagged/google-keyboard "show questions tagged 'google-keyboard'"), but based on how you phrased the question I'm going to infer that you're using Samsung Keyboard, the default on Galaxy devices.
In stock Android, there's a **User Dictionary** selection available in **Settings→Language and Input**, which allows you to edit the user dictionary. For most keyboards, you can access the user dictionary from the keyboard's own settings. For example, for Swype Keyboard, you go to **Settings→Languaguage and input**, select the gear icon next to **Swype** in the **Keyboards and input methods list**, select **My Words**, then select **Edit my dictionary**. For some reason I don't understand, the dictionary for Samsung Keyboard can't be accessed through settings.
Instead, you can edit the dictionary directly from the keyboard.
* **To add a new word** simply use the word. Once you've typed a word that's not recognized and accepted it (by hitting the space bar or enter, selecting it from the list of word suggestions, or exiting the application or screen where you're typing it), the word will be remembered. Yes, this can be annoying, because it will automatically add mistakes and partial words from interrupted typing, including if your screen locks out due to inactivity. In that case...
* **To remove an existing word** start typing the word until it appears in the suggestions list. Long-press the word, and you will receive a prompt asking whether you want to remove the word:
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In Samsung keyboard they have tried to make it easier and less 'configuration file' or 'programmer/advanced hacker' centric by integrating it into the keyboard itself.
Bring up a screen that requires keyboard input, select the input box/field to reveal the Samsung keyboard:
Note: The highlighted area with the ">". The Samsung predictive text automatically remembers based on the contents of the text field all the possible learned matches and displays them automatically. Clicking the right arrow head will take you to all the possibilities for that input text. Clear the input text for the empty field options, type a few letters to get to what you want to delete.
Click the right arrow head as indicated and you will reveal more options for that combination of input text:
Note: As indicated with the highlights, you can swipe up and down through the list if it exceeds the default height specified by the developers, so you should try to scroll if you don't see the word or words you would like to delete.
To select one for deletion, just press and hold a moment and a dialog will appear asking if you would like to remove the entry:
Just press ok, and the item will be removed from the learned text. If you would like to remove all learned data and not just some words, or control the preferences of what is captured and used, please see this post:
[How to clear my autocorrect's word history on S4 mini?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/58504/how-to-clear-my-autocorrects-word-history-on-s4-mini)
I am on a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, running Android 4.4.4 in this example.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/02 | 653 | 2,501 | <issue_start>username_0: During my last holiday, an overeager podcast app used my entire quota for downloading one podcast.
Now I am looking for sulutions that will help limit bandwidth usage.
1. Primarily I would like to monitor and limit usage by apps (getting warnings,throttling and blocking apps).
2. Sometimes up/down can be treaded separately (like photo backups)
3. I probably have a lot of apps that I can't monitor individually, I think I should be notified about those using resources, and then be able to set limits.
4. Would like the possibility of several different "policies", with automatic or manual selection. (I often use a mobile hotspot, so basing it on wi-fi or mobile data is not sufficient). Can be home operator, roaming status/location, Hotspot name.
5. Sometimes the problem is hotspot clients of my device. Some granular control would be best.
6. Perhaps granular control of browses - possibility to control websites, tabs perhaps by limiting heavy downloads like flash and photos.
7. Limit bandwidth used by ads.
On my phone I have a Data usage listing under Settings|Connections, which is somewhat useful.<issue_comment>username_1: There are several things you can do:
1. **[Restrict background data](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/55831/how-does-restrict-background-data-work)**. You'll find this option in the Data Usage section of Settings.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RZJys.png)
2. **Use an ad-blocker** like [AdGuard](http://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html) or [Adblock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adblockplus.browser&hl=en) to avoid wasting bandwidth on ads.
3. **Navigate to the Settings page** of your data-guzzlers and make sure they only do their data buffets over Wi-Fi.
4. Also do remember to **check your Data Usage page regularly** to stop any greedy apps you've forgotten about from chomping down all your data.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/suFIu.png)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Your options will vary by version of course, but my rule of thumb when roaming is to disable mobile data altogether. As an example of why, traveling to the UK from the US resulted in a two to three hundred dollar charge even with the purchase of an international roaming package. Overage charges are too ludicrous to risk so I would stick to wifi data only if at all possible.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/02 | 350 | 1,356 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I Chromecasting Spotify from an Android device?
1. App Image or only sound.
2. With or without Internet connection.
3. Utilizing Downloaded tracks, when available.
4. With my device as mobile Hotspot? I tried Screencast, but it wants a Wi-Fi connection. (Youtube works OK).
5. What about a Kindle? (Now I have a Samsung phone running as hotspot, and a Kindle Tablet - if I could use the Kindle, I would also circumvent the hotspot issue).
Can it perhaps be difficult to find support for Kindle and Spotify, because the Chromecast intended for selling stuff for Google?<issue_comment>username_1: If your device is rooted, you can use BubbleUPnP (in the Play Store) as an Xposed module. Then you can cast the phones audio to your chromecast or TV via DLNA.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The easiest way is to use [Spoticast](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nop.spoticast&hl=en) by [NOP Developments](https://plus.google.com/+NOPDev/posts). By setting Device Broadcast to True and logging into your Spotify account, it will allow you to push your Spotify content onto the TV.
Keep in mind that because of the Spotify API, this isn't a perfect method. Sometimes the connection will fail or there will be a slight delay, but it doesn't require root or anything special.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/02 | 240 | 1,020 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking at buying a new phone, the oneplus one specifically(pre-orders open again November 17) and my current phone plan I do not have data, just calling and texting, and I was wondering if the oneplus one works without data and I could just use wifi, or if I would need to purchase a data plan for the phone to work. so it would be as simple as putting the sim card from my current phone into the oneplus one and done? all help is appreciated, thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: No. You don't need a data connection plan to use OnePlus One or any android phone for that matter. Calling and texting will work irrespective of internet connection.
However, having a data connection will be useful if you want to use some apps on the go.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: You will not need a data connection to use any Android phone. Wifi can do most of the things a data connection will do and more. But sending pictures/video/audio via texts will not work unless you have data.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/02 | 425 | 1,588 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes, I want to take a voice note quickly. My ideal approach will look something like this:
1. Take the phone
2. Push a button
3. Speak a sentence (**without unlocking the device**)
4. Done
Later, I want to see a list of open voice notes (not handled yet) and reply them. No speech-to-text magic is needed. The primary focus is on speed.
Background: If I am talking to someone and want to take a note, I don't want to disturb the conversation since taking the phone, unlocking it, opening a note app, and finally typing it takes too long.
Best solution would be this: Start recording without looking at the phone. Like a dictaphone.
Anyway to get this thing get done?<issue_comment>username_1: Well, I don't know a specific application for this specific task. But you can use the built-in camera to record a video (obviously with audio) without unlock the phone.
Most devices have the function to take a picture without unlocking (camera-button, sliding, shaking etc). On the camera screen you can change from picture mode to video record easily.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Like @Izzy mentioned in the comments, [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en) is the way to go.
[Here](http://tasker.wikidot.com/plug-ins-and-3rd-party) you can see a List of Plug-Ins and 3rd Party Tools where you can find [Easy Voice Recorder](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coffeebeanventures.easyvoicerecorder). With this installed it will be easy to create a Task for recording ;)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/03 | 385 | 1,382 | <issue_start>username_0: Different vendors send non-Chrome browsers by default. Can I assume all of them to be Chromimum based?<issue_comment>username_1: No, you can't. If you want a more specific answer than that, you need to give more details on what you're trying to achieve, but bear in mind that programming questions are off-topic on this site.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: No.
The default browser on stock Android is Google Chrome. This uses the [Blink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_%28layout_engine%29) layout engine. For AOSP installations without the Google Apps, the default browser is the old "Browser" app that uses [Webkit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit).
However, other browsers are available. [Firefox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox) uses [Gecko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko_%28software%29), [Opera](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.browser) uses Blink, [Dolphin](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser) uses [Webkit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit), and there are probably others. Additionally, I am informed in the comments that Samsung and HTC install different (non-Chrome) browsers on their phones. I do not know what they are, or what engine they use.
Summary: Android does not have a single browser or layout engine.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/03 | 549 | 2,122 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought a chinese phone thats seems to be be already rooted.
How can I be sure?
When I download apps that require root they don't work.
Can I change privledges on an already rooted phone?
Or can I re-root?<issue_comment>username_1: You can try installing the app [Root Checker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en) to know if your device is rooted or not. And yes you can root your device again even if its rooted. But yes first its better to check if it has the rooted privileges or not. As far as running of apps is concerned sometimes some app stop responding even if one has the rooted privileges better would be to first check things out.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In the literal sense, no—you can't root a phone that's already rooted, because that's like killing a bug that's already dead.
If the real question is, as I understand it, whether it's okay to go through the rooting process on a device that's already rooted, generally yes, there's no reason why that would cause any harm. So if you don't know whether the device is rooted, and you want to go through rooting process just to make sure, there's no reason to be concerned that you'll be causing harm if it happens to have been previously rooted. To extend the analogy, it's like not knowing whether the bug is dead and spraying it with RAID just to be sure.
However, it's a waste of time to root a device that's already rooted, because the rooting process is always more complicated than checking whether you have root access. You can use Root Checker as suggested in username_1's answer. Rather than installing an extra app just to check for root, though, the way I do it is by launching [Terminal Emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en) (an app you'll probably want anyway on a rooted phone) and issuing the `su` command. If you don't have root, you'll get an error message like
```
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
```
If you don't get any errors, you have root. Also, the prompt should change to begin with `root@`.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/02 | 579 | 2,274 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to run `"reboot recovery"` while in Android recovery mode without using PC.
My recovery didn't accept recovery parameter `"recovery"`.
`adb reboot recovery` - reboots recovery to recovery.
`rom shell "reboot recovery"` - just reboot to system.
Trying to push normal reboot to `/tmp` and run it, but `sh` says that it couldn't find `/tmp/reboot`.<issue_comment>username_1: You can try installing the app [Root Checker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en) to know if your device is rooted or not. And yes you can root your device again even if its rooted. But yes first its better to check if it has the rooted privileges or not. As far as running of apps is concerned sometimes some app stop responding even if one has the rooted privileges better would be to first check things out.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In the literal sense, no—you can't root a phone that's already rooted, because that's like killing a bug that's already dead.
If the real question is, as I understand it, whether it's okay to go through the rooting process on a device that's already rooted, generally yes, there's no reason why that would cause any harm. So if you don't know whether the device is rooted, and you want to go through rooting process just to make sure, there's no reason to be concerned that you'll be causing harm if it happens to have been previously rooted. To extend the analogy, it's like not knowing whether the bug is dead and spraying it with RAID just to be sure.
However, it's a waste of time to root a device that's already rooted, because the rooting process is always more complicated than checking whether you have root access. You can use Root Checker as suggested in username_1's answer. Rather than installing an extra app just to check for root, though, the way I do it is by launching [Terminal Emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en) (an app you'll probably want anyway on a rooted phone) and issuing the `su` command. If you don't have root, you'll get an error message like
```
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
```
If you don't get any errors, you have root. Also, the prompt should change to begin with `root@`.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/03 | 532 | 2,249 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to know how to insert birthdays and wedding anniversary dates into contacts in my Android phone book.<issue_comment>username_1: Open your contact. Select "Edit" from the options menu. There you will see several fields for that specific contact. If you don't saw the birthday field there the there will a button in the end saying "And another field". Click that button and add whatever field you want.
By the way if your phonebook is synced with your google+ account. Then google has already fetched all the information of contacts including birthdays. You can see that in your google calender app.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Contrary to what another answer implies, you can't add any field you want when you tap the `Add another field` button in the stock contact editor. You can only add from a pre-defined list of fields. Unfortunately, the stock contact viewer and editor don't support custom fields.
The good news is that you *can* add birthdays and anniversaries, though it's not immediately obvious how, because they're not independent fields, they're *categories* of the **Events** field.
In the `Add another field` box, check `Events` and tap `OK`. You'll then have an **Events** field that works much like the **Phone**, **Email**, and **Address** fields: you can add multiple entries (by tapping the green plus sign), and for each one you can select the category from the adjacent drop-down list.
More good news is that you can add custom *categories* for events, just as you can for addresses and phone numbers: select **Custom** from the drop-down list, and enter your custom category. In this case you won't need to do that, though, because **Birthday** and **Anniversary** happen to be the two pre-defined event categories.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can create custom fields using the Gmail Contacts app in the browser.
From there, you can specify custom labels and values. Note, however, that these are not visible in the standard Android contacts viewer (People), even though they are synced to the Android phone.
For more details, see the [username_3 blog post](http://softwyer.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/gmail-contacts-custom-fields-and-android/).
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/04 | 544 | 2,273 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to stop android from creating folders on the SD card such as "Android" and "Download".
I have Android KitKat version 4.4.2.<issue_comment>username_1: Open your contact. Select "Edit" from the options menu. There you will see several fields for that specific contact. If you don't saw the birthday field there the there will a button in the end saying "And another field". Click that button and add whatever field you want.
By the way if your phonebook is synced with your google+ account. Then google has already fetched all the information of contacts including birthdays. You can see that in your google calender app.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Contrary to what another answer implies, you can't add any field you want when you tap the `Add another field` button in the stock contact editor. You can only add from a pre-defined list of fields. Unfortunately, the stock contact viewer and editor don't support custom fields.
The good news is that you *can* add birthdays and anniversaries, though it's not immediately obvious how, because they're not independent fields, they're *categories* of the **Events** field.
In the `Add another field` box, check `Events` and tap `OK`. You'll then have an **Events** field that works much like the **Phone**, **Email**, and **Address** fields: you can add multiple entries (by tapping the green plus sign), and for each one you can select the category from the adjacent drop-down list.
More good news is that you can add custom *categories* for events, just as you can for addresses and phone numbers: select **Custom** from the drop-down list, and enter your custom category. In this case you won't need to do that, though, because **Birthday** and **Anniversary** happen to be the two pre-defined event categories.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You can create custom fields using the Gmail Contacts app in the browser.
From there, you can specify custom labels and values. Note, however, that these are not visible in the standard Android contacts viewer (People), even though they are synced to the Android phone.
For more details, see the [username_3 blog post](http://softwyer.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/gmail-contacts-custom-fields-and-android/).
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/04 | 484 | 2,025 | <issue_start>username_0: Is the IR Blaster communication two-way or only one-way? I have seen many remote control apps for my Android phone but none that learn from an existing remote.<issue_comment>username_1: ***`For transmitting, a single Infrared LED and resistor are needed. For receiving, an IR receiver module with internal bandpass filter is needed.`***
There are remotes that will send and receive. Universal remotes will sometimes have a "learning mode" to mimic another remote. An example of this at the bottom of my answer.
**But a receiving IR isn't a standard feature on Android devices**, as of this answer I haven't heard of or have found any online of that can. But with a PC program and Android app you can mimic remotes. The link below is one such program.
[Unified Remote](http://www.unifiedremote.com/features). There is a free version and a paid version with more features.
The link is just for the feature list of the app. There is a server (PC) side as well as Android side.The amount of remotes that you can map over to your device is staggering, I think you can even design your own remotes. By using one of the remote templates, your device is effectively "learning/receiving" the other remotes codes (you don't even have to have another remote physically there). You would still be accomplishing your goal.
---
**example**
*I had a Yamaha Natural Sound home theater receiver and the remote had a **"Learn Mode"**. So you switch it to learn, place the "other" remote in front of it. Press the button on "other" remote, then press a button on the Yamaha remote that you want that command mapped to. You now have control of the other devices functions. You can also clear mapped button commands and enter new ones as needed.*
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: My Honor 8 pro both sends and receives infrared signals. Its remote control app has learn feature and a special app(I don't remember the name) allows me to connect to old Nokia devices via infrared to transfer files.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/04 | 345 | 1,506 | <issue_start>username_0: I have noticed that certain apps continue to show up in the `Settings-->Battery` menu (which shows the % of battery used by each app) long after closing them.
Here are the list of things I have tried but nothing has removed the apps from the `Settings-->Battery` menu
- cleared the RAM using Active Applications widget
- Force stopped the app
- Restarted the phone
Some of the apps stay longer and some are gone automatically after a certain period.
My question is
1. why do the apps continue to show up in the `Settings-->Battery` menu when they are closed properly?
2. Is this something the apps can control like for how long they can stay awake despite closing?
Its a Samsung phone running on Android 4.1.2.<issue_comment>username_1: The `Settings-->Battery` menu doesn't show how much battery is being used at that moment, rather how much has been used (usually since the device was fully charged or turned on). The reason the apps show up is because before they were closed they used some battery.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The `Settings > Battery` menu is a cumulative history that gets reset only when you re-charge the battery to 100%. That means all of the usage history is retained through the charge cycle (which includes any partial re-charges). The closed apps' prior battery usage (as a percentage of the total charge used since a full re-charge) should gradually decline as the total charge used increases.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/04 | 388 | 1,511 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm told by Verizon that the Z3v will be unable to access mobile data while in a call until January. If only they told you this *before* the sale! In any case, does anyone know of a workaround, or a way to get the software update early? I considered flashing something from Sony's developer world, but as I understand it this will impact camera functionality...
Any known way to get around this without waiting until Sony/Verizon push the update?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y48Ee.png)
"Mobile data not available" (click image for larger variant)<issue_comment>username_1: I have been told that the Z3V will never be capable of simultaneous talk and Data by Verizon. Sony just confirmed that it isn't capable, but didn't say what the future holds. The Z3V was built with only one radio and was not built to support VoLTE. Verizon is posting replies on their Droid Turbo stating it will be getting it in a software update, but they are not doing that on the Z3V. I am guessing that is because it doesn't support VoLTE and that is how they are rolling this out now (phones coming to market after Aug2014). However, let me know if you get a different response from Sony or Verizon, because I have been told the Z3V will never get it. Thanks.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Just got off the phone with Verizon and they confirmed the z3v will get the update to fix this problem 1st quarter next year
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/05 | 286 | 1,137 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone keeps telling me... "Google Play Services has stopped working"... I don't know what it means but it pops up SO MUCH and it's VERY annoying. I have tried doing a soft reset, but that did not work. I have also shut it down multiple times.<issue_comment>username_1: I have been told that the Z3V will never be capable of simultaneous talk and Data by Verizon. Sony just confirmed that it isn't capable, but didn't say what the future holds. The Z3V was built with only one radio and was not built to support VoLTE. Verizon is posting replies on their Droid Turbo stating it will be getting it in a software update, but they are not doing that on the Z3V. I am guessing that is because it doesn't support VoLTE and that is how they are rolling this out now (phones coming to market after Aug2014). However, let me know if you get a different response from Sony or Verizon, because I have been told the Z3V will never get it. Thanks.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Just got off the phone with Verizon and they confirmed the z3v will get the update to fix this problem 1st quarter next year
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/05 | 820 | 3,406 | <issue_start>username_0: As a curious newbie I went into downloading mode in my Samsung Galaxy S3 by pressing `Vol down`+`center Home`+`power` button. After that I got options to press `Vol up` key to continue and `Vol down` key to cancel. Out of sheer curiosity and thinking I can exit anytime I pressed Vol up key and the very infamous "downloading do not turn off" screen sits with the green Android logo.
All this was done without any cable attached to my computer since I don't want to root or flash my ROM. I just was curious as to what happens next. Now the screen just waited for Odin to connect, however I did not since after connecting I am unsure if there is no direct exit option from Odin without flashing ROM and not doing anything (in other words a simple exit from Odin with no rooting and no flashing and nothing happens).
Next I tried to go into recovery mode and tried all combinations of keys to exit this "downloading" mode but I failed. The power naturally went down as I was reading through many help articles and I put in another battery and now the phone doesn't turn on at all now; there is no reaction and it does not go into recovery mode either. Now I am in a soup as I want my photos and messages to be recovered (no external SD storage used)
I wish to know:
1. If I do manage to go into recovery mode, then selecting option "reboot system now" will simply reboot my system and phone will work?
2. If this does not work then does recovery mode option, "wipe cache partition" delete all user photos and messages? (I am absolutely sure factory reset option does delete all user data.)
3. If my phone waits on "downloading don't turn off target screen", then how do I simply exit this mode? Should I connect to Odin (highly risky) and exit? (I don't know what will happen.) Does connecting to Odin necessarily mean that I have to flash my ROM?<issue_comment>username_1: wipe cache won't delete user data at all.
a factory reset will preserve your photos, but not your messages... though they still might be retrievable.
formatting the drive nukes everything
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I enquired and found some answers to this problem.
1) If you press the exit button in the recovery menu, the phone will reboot and regular app screen should be seen.
2) as answered earlier wipe cache does not delete user data, (only system cache files are deleted)
3) to exit the download mode (when not flashing anything to the device) is to either pull the battery or long press the power button (which simulates a battery pull).
Anyways what I did was take the device to support center and they told that IC power chip needs to be changed and was charged abt 27$ or so. No data was deleted at all.
Thanks to everyone who helped and especially Golfdriver97.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Not in all the Samsung phones you have to press the same buttons to start in safe mode, some combinations of button can take you to other places, depending the phone model (like it happened with me).
Check how to start in safe mode for your specific phone model (just Google it). Once inside you have to:
1. wipe data / yes
2. wipe cache
3. reboot
4. wait for a couple of minutes
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You have two options :- Hold volume up + power or just hold the power button. It depends on your device that which method will get you out.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/05 | 746 | 2,857 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently, Google grouped its permissions making it nearly impossible to tell what an app was asking for. Is there anyway to tell what fine grain level permissions are being requested from an app before it's installed? What about after?<issue_comment>username_1: You can just install [Avast antivirus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity&hl=en) to see all the permissions of apps
And for the uninstalled apps you can click read more on the description
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I waved Good-Bye to the Google-Play website right after their last relaunch already, as it became pretty inconvenient: slow to load, and lacking important details. Luckily, there are some good alternatives available:
For my "research", I prefer **[AppBrain](http://www.appbrain.com/)**, which is an "alternative front-end" to the playstore one could say offering a "retro design" – as if it were the Playstore-a-while-back. Not only do you find all permissions listed separately again, they also place a "red triangle" on the permission tabs if an app requests permission (combinations) possibly raising concerns. Only draw-back I recently noticed is their dropping of the app-developers website link.
If you want to check directly on your device, for one *AppBrain* also has [their own app](http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps). But as I haven't checked that lately I don't know how it lists permissions – so I rather recommend you Galen's **[StripSearch](http://www.appbrain.com/app/stripsearch/com.hasslefixes.stripsearch)** app. This not only shows you permissions, it also lets you filter your search by them:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hu4uH.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2yAq.png)
*StripSearch* (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
The app comes with some pre-set filters to use straight away. You can modify them, or even create your own (as the one in the second screenshot). The app works pretty well, I'm using it myself.
As a quasi-companion I might mention my own site, which offers [app listings by real-life categories](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php) as well as an [app search](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists/search) similar to that of Galen's app – with the difference that my site only covers about 10.000 apps (corresponding to about 1% of the amount GPlay has). But my listings also link to reviews and other related information for its apps, so it might be worth a look still :) And if you click on an app's name there, it also reveals all its requested permissions – additionally linking each permission to detailed explanations of its meaning.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/05 | 772 | 2,922 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone (Nokia XL) did not come with Google Play application. How do i install it (i've already tried with some weird .apk files)? If my phone cant use Google Play can you at least tell me if there is some way i can download the apps on my computer and then send them to my phone through USB.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: You can just install [Avast antivirus](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity&hl=en) to see all the permissions of apps
And for the uninstalled apps you can click read more on the description
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I waved Good-Bye to the Google-Play website right after their last relaunch already, as it became pretty inconvenient: slow to load, and lacking important details. Luckily, there are some good alternatives available:
For my "research", I prefer **[AppBrain](http://www.appbrain.com/)**, which is an "alternative front-end" to the playstore one could say offering a "retro design" – as if it were the Playstore-a-while-back. Not only do you find all permissions listed separately again, they also place a "red triangle" on the permission tabs if an app requests permission (combinations) possibly raising concerns. Only draw-back I recently noticed is their dropping of the app-developers website link.
If you want to check directly on your device, for one *AppBrain* also has [their own app](http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps). But as I haven't checked that lately I don't know how it lists permissions – so I rather recommend you Galen's **[StripSearch](http://www.appbrain.com/app/stripsearch/com.hasslefixes.stripsearch)** app. This not only shows you permissions, it also lets you filter your search by them:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hu4uH.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2yAq.png)
*StripSearch* (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
The app comes with some pre-set filters to use straight away. You can modify them, or even create your own (as the one in the second screenshot). The app works pretty well, I'm using it myself.
As a quasi-companion I might mention my own site, which offers [app listings by real-life categories](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists.php) as well as an [app search](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists/search) similar to that of Galen's app – with the difference that my site only covers about 10.000 apps (corresponding to about 1% of the amount GPlay has). But my listings also link to reviews and other related information for its apps, so it might be worth a look still :) And if you click on an app's name there, it also reveals all its requested permissions – additionally linking each permission to detailed explanations of its meaning.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/05 | 567 | 2,071 | <issue_start>username_0: My moto E phone is not even a month old, and already I'm having a HUGE problem with it.
I charge my phone to full battery, sometimes during a whole afternoon or night. In the morning or at 100% I unplug the USB. The phone then last a while on battery, but suddenly the battery drops to 0% and the phone shuts down. I can't get the phone back on again unless I plug it in with the USB to charge it.
Then, the battery charges ridiculously fast to 100%, sometimes in just a few minutes. When I check the battery graph, it shows that the phone uses the battery steadely for a while until there is a sudden and steep drop for no reason whatsoever. This drop occurs seemingly randomly sometimes happening at around 90% charge, sometimes 80%, 70%, 60%... There are no special apps running, and the phone is not even connected to the internet, not by WIFI or the phone network.
Why is this happening? I can't leave my house with my new phone without the charger cable, even at 100% battery, because often I end up looking for a computer to charge my phone on after only an hour or two because my phone has shut down!
Can anyone help?<issue_comment>username_1: Your phone (or possibly the battery) is faulty. Return it to the shop for a replacement.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: OK - This issue is still happening.
I hope, since your phone was new and under warranty, that you took it back to get a new one.
There are people still experiencing this same thing. It is being discussed in the Levono/Motorola forums.
<https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/MOTO-E-2nd-Gen/Moto-E-2nd-sudden-battery-drain-and-power-off/m-p/3862539#M4467>
The solution presented by a Motorola Agent was to plug the phone in to a wall charging unit, let it charge to 100%, and then keep charging it for awhile. This seems to have worked for me. My phone is about 2 years old. So, I can't take it back for an exchange.
But, another user isn't as lucky as me. So, any addition information or solution suggestions would be helpful here or on that other forum.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/05 | 432 | 1,720 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I noticed that even while no applications are actively running (at home screen), the up and down arrows under the WiFi status bar item are turning on/off. This is a recent change, and seems to have started after some automatic updates.
I've gone through and killed all the running processes (that allow you to kill them), and the behavior continues. I'm assuming it must be a system process that's causing this, but I can't for the life of me figure out which one or why.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with KitKat 4.4.2, if that matters. And I've already tried restarting the device.
How can I determine what is causing the WiFi indicator to signal data is being transferred? I'm comfortable creating simple android applications, so a programming solution is an option.<issue_comment>username_1: I'd recommend you taking a look at the app **[OS Monitor](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.eolwral.osmonitor)** (see [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/43448/16575)). Next to the "usual process list" it also offers a view on open connections, which app holds them, and where they go to. As an app requires an open connection to transmit data, it must be listed there. Even if you "almost miss the end of transmission", the socket is usually still listed as `CLOSE_WAIT` for a little more time – so if you see the "transission arrows" and launch *OS Monitor*, you should be sure to see it there.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I use an application called “App Snitch” which monitors all network access and let’s you know what each app is doing. The Play Store link is [**HERE**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nasable.appsnitch&hl=en).
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/05 | 317 | 1,144 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Galaxy Note 3 phone, and its last updated software is KitKat 4.4.2, but I heard that Samsung made it official to the Note 3 to be updated to 4.4.4. Does anybody have an idea how to get the update?<issue_comment>username_1: I'd recommend you taking a look at the app **[OS Monitor](http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.eolwral.osmonitor)** (see [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/43448/16575)). Next to the "usual process list" it also offers a view on open connections, which app holds them, and where they go to. As an app requires an open connection to transmit data, it must be listed there. Even if you "almost miss the end of transmission", the socket is usually still listed as `CLOSE_WAIT` for a little more time – so if you see the "transission arrows" and launch *OS Monitor*, you should be sure to see it there.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I use an application called “App Snitch” which monitors all network access and let’s you know what each app is doing. The Play Store link is [**HERE**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nasable.appsnitch&hl=en).
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/05 | 629 | 2,555 | <issue_start>username_0: My s5 phone is facing a problem due to mm qcamera daemon bug since 05 November 2014. How can I fix it?
I have tried restarting and deleting the cache but that did not work.<issue_comment>username_1: I have same problem. What you can do is delete all camera using programs and ir games. Ex. Skype, viber, ym. What happens is the auto shut off codeing is not releasing the camera function shut off which is the program called mm-qcamera daemon. Currently there is no fix and no set plans for s5. Googles response has been that its your phones carrier problem until they recieve more issues with this problem. I have turned phone off, restarted, as well as took battery out. It comes and goes and is a pain to get turned off. My fiancées phone became so hot that she couldnt hold the phone in her hand. Use a task killer to help close all tasks before restarting phone. Clear your cache, btw didnt work for me...If all this doesnt work, sell your phone to a sucker and by something non android. Just so you know the daemon program is in the andriods operating system. There is no easy way to remove the program from the hardware. A system reset will get rid of it that time but, Ive done it a dozen times or so and the problem still comes back. Just a fyi.... nexus phone had same problem. Android had an update, a fix this issue specifically, and it didnt work on all nexus phones. I believe its just a lost cause and shows you what android and Google think about you. Here.... I found this link.. seems some carriers will replace it.<http://m.androidcentral.com/some-users-report-galaxy-s5-camera-failures>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: My fix is to use an app called [D-vasive Pro](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DvasivePro) that has the function to deny access to the camera. No other app is then able to constantly connect to the camera. The downside is that you are not able to use your camera to take pictures. You can of course allow access to the camera for a short while when you take your pictures.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In my case, problem was Snapchat.
After I freeze Snapchat everything back to normal.
I also use Viber and Facebook messenger
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Hi all I had the same problem. My problem started after I updated whatsapp and maps apps. I disabled maps updates, reinstaled whatsupp but before that I runned some program memory cleaner, which I used and deleted. After that I cleared cache memory. Now everything works perfectly.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/06 | 290 | 1,161 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been experiencing this problem for a while now. My keyboard is not working properly: usually I have input languages in Korean and Japanese and English, and I can just slide the space bar and the input language changes. Then, after software upgrade, I can't slide the space bar anymore and I can't use the other languages. I have tried checking the input settings and checked and unchecked the input languages but it's still not working. I hope someone can help me. Thank you!<issue_comment>username_1: For Me the solution was different. I had nothing under the accessibility options excepted "Talkback" turned off. I turned it on then off and VOILA! it brought back the arrows.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a galaxy note 2 (Android 4.4.2) with build number KOT49H.N7100XXUFNL1 and it is still working the same way it used to work previously.
Check that other languages are downloaded or not.
Here is screenshot highlighted in red showing scrollable languages.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/06 | 554 | 2,256 | <issue_start>username_0: If I install an app, uninstall it, finally install it again at a later time, how the app can detect if it was installed on this device earlier? What are the device unique id's that it can detect?
1. Android device ID: I changed it with device ID changer (now removed from play store, can't give link).
2. google advertising ID: changed that too
3. didn't login into the app with any accounts earlier used.
What other ways the app an app can use to detect if it was installed earlier on the device. I do give internet access to the app.
No IMEI, I'm using a tablet.<issue_comment>username_1: The app may well leave a folder behind with some data in it. You would have to go and manually remove the folder(s) to ensure all data is removed. If you reinstall the app it will check that folder and know it was installed.
An easy example is The Bard's Tale, the game. You install about 20 Mb of a file from the Play Store and open the game. The game downloads about 3Gb of additional data (HD textures version) onto your internal/external SD. Then you play the game and save it a few times, creating save files on the device. Then you uninstall the game. The 3Gb of Textures AND your save games stay on the int/ext SD. If you reinstall it takes up just where it left off.
It's not so much it recognises your device, it is that it still has the data.
Something like [ES File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en), will advise you that you have uninstalled an application that has left data behind, and ask you to choose if you want to delete it. You will need [root](/questions/tagged/root "show questions tagged 'root'") access to delete System Apps or anything within `/system`
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As username_1 said, yes it depends upon the developers how they keep the logic to detect the uniqueness. As I am too a dev (Windows App) and my preferred way is to keep the device id's over the cloud. So whenever the device gets internet on, it syncs with our servers for prior installations and it becomes easy for users to use it on multiple devices. Other easy ways are to put some file inside the android system folders like data , usr or wherever.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/06 | 320 | 1,367 | <issue_start>username_0: After downloading an APK file from Play Store. It always prompts "Insufficient Storage" dialog.
I changed the default install location into external memory(SD card) using adb command
```
adb shell pm set-install-location 2
```
There is a room for both Internal (400mb free) and External memory(8GB free).
I am running on an Android Kitkat 4.4;
I am not rooted anyway. I don't want to void my warranty<issue_comment>username_1: By default I think apps are only installable to phone storage. The developer has to specifically allow the app to be installed to external storage (SD card or emulated SD card storage).
The ADB shell command you have used is only designed for use during development (see <http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html>). It may be that despite issuing this command the system is still trying to install to internal memory.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The command you are using sets the external memory as the default install location not the default download location. The possibility of external memory as default download location is entirely up to the developer of your mobile firmware.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Install Terminal Emulator app and run the "pm" part of the command directly in your phone. works just the same, without the trouble to install SDK and all.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/06 | 351 | 989 | <issue_start>username_0: When I type `*#07#` into the dialer on my Asus Zenfone 5, it is not showing the SAR value. This works on other phones. How can I get the SAR value on an Asus Zenfone 5?<issue_comment>username_1: Open this link: <http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_5-5952.php>
Check the SAR level in the "MISC" heading.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The box of my Asus Zenfone 5 (501CG) says
SAR (some chinese characters) 2.0 W/Kg; (some chinese characters again):0.710 W/Kg
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: SAR US 1.18 W/kg (head)
SAR EU 0.53 W/kg (head)
<http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_5-5952.php#>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I got this info from Asus directly. You can input `*#*#4636#*#*` then tap "Phone info", it will show the signal strength.
The reference value is between -50 to -80. If the signal strength is close to -50, the lower the radiation. If the signal strength is close to -80, the signal radiation is stronger.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/06 | 1,973 | 7,114 | <issue_start>username_0: A few months back, I rooted my Nexus 5 using Towelroot, installed TWRP and ElementX Kernel. Now as the Android Lollipop update is around the corner, I don't think I'll be able to install OTA update because of rooted phone and custom recovery. In some forums, I even read that it might mess up my phone.
So now, I want to know what is the safest way to get the official Android Lollipop update, I don't mind losing root, custom kernel and all that, I even searched going all stock, but that seems like a cumbersome solution with many risks. One easy way I was thinking of is downloading the Android Lollipop System image (tgz file) when Google uploads it and flashing that into my phone using TWRP.
However, I don't know how and can't find anything about how to flash a tgz file. Can I do it by placing it in the memory, booting into recovery/install/AndroildL.tgz. Will that do it? If yes, then what changes will it make> will my custom kernel and root be gone or not? Thank you<issue_comment>username_1: I think your best bet is to unroot your device and restore it to stock. This means stock ROM, recovery and kernel, and you will be unrooted. This is often referred to as "flashing a factory image", sometimes incorrectly. But that's what we're going to do!
>
> Note: **This process will wipe your phone completely. Backup your storage before you continue.
> I am also not responsible if anything goes wrong. Ensure you verify this is the correct device and code name (hammerhead) before you proceed.**
>
>
>
From [this excellent XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701):
**For this process, you will need to:**
---------------------------------------
Install adb and fastboot drivers. To do this, use [this simple program](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979)
[For MAC users](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237)
\*Note: MAC users will have to write `./` before every command in this thread. For example : `./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img`
Linux users should [know their stuff](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921169)
Download the latest factory images [from here](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerhead)
Extract the archive you downloaded (Use WinRAR). It should look like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9QpgL.png)
Unlock your bootloader (In case you haven't already) [Link here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905)
**Flashing the factory images**
-------------------------------
* Power off your phone.
* Boot it in [fastboot](/questions/tagged/fastboot "show questions tagged 'fastboot'") by pressing and holding Power Button + Volume Down at the same time.
* Connect your phone to your PC through your USB cable.
* Execute the flash-all.bat script (for Windows) or flash-all.sh(for MAC and LINUX) in the folder where you extracted the factory images.
**!!** For MAC: You'll have to edit the flash-all.sh, and add "./" before every fastboot command.
* Wait for everything to flash.
* After everything finished, select "Recovery" using the volume buttons.
* When a small dead Android appears, press Power Button + Volume UP.
* Select "Wipe data/factory data reset"
* Reboot. Your phone should be stock.
**Note**: The XDA Thread has further detail on re-locking the device and resetting the tamper flag should you need to claim warranty. It's a bit outside the scope of this answer, but it might be of use!
**Note 2:** Some Nexus devices will show as having 16 Gb after this on the 32 Gb model. The below is a fix via cmd:
```
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot flash bootloader C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m/bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m/radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m/system.img
fastboot flash userdata C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m/userdata.img
(Note: this command will wipe your device (including /sdcard), EVEN if your bootloader is already unlocked.)
fastboot flash boot C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m/boot.img
fastboot flash recovery C:/image-hammerhead-krt16m/recovery.img
```
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Install Multi ROM Manager, And install Lollipop image on it.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Another option, **without wiping any data**, is to
* when an OTA update is available, get the direct link and download the zip file to your PC,
* download the latest image version of your custom recovery (eg TWRP) and [the latest SuperSU zip](http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu) to your PC
* connect your device to your PC and reboot into bootloader mode
* then dirty flash the stock boot, recovery & system partitions of your **current** Android version,
* in stock recovery mode, install the OTA zip via `adb sideload update.zip`,
* reboot into bootloader mode
* flash back your custom recovery image
* (alternatively) flash your custom kernel
* reboot into recovery mode
* in the custom recovery mode, root the device via `adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.X.zip`
* now clear cache and dalvik-cache and reboot the system
Done. OTA applied and you can just pick up from where you left.
This is not the only method, of course, and is not recommended for major version updates. But for *minor* version updates, this is, IMHO, preferable to dirty flashing the new system and to any method that require a data wipe.
A very detailed step-by-step version of this solution can be found here: <https://gist.github.com/eyecatchup/ec0a852428c19705380e>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I wanted to keep my userdata, so I followed the directions provided by Mistywing and it seemed to work well going from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1. on my Nexus 5. For the complete instructions, check out the Mistywing post:
<http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/36n4va/nexus_5_511_ota_from_lmy47d/crg3jza>
Here are the highlights. I lost root and TWRP, but wasn't too worried about that at this point.
I got adb and fastboot working on my Mac. I [downloaded the image from Google](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerhead), I backed up my data, restarted in bootloader and ran these commands in order. **I was careful to omit flashing the userdata file, which would wipe my data.**
```
fastboot flash bootloader [bootloader file].img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio [radio file].img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery [recovery file].img
fastboot flash system [system file].img
fastboot flash cache [cache file].img
fastboot flash boot [boot file].img
```
I restarted using the bootloader controls (used volume to get the green START option and then power to activate it). The startup after this took quite a long time "optimizing" my apps.
The OTA update notification went away and the OS seems much more responsive.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/06 | 777 | 2,775 | <issue_start>username_0: I need to flash the root zip I downloaded from Chainfire without having to install recovery like Clockworkmod. I have fastboot and adb and that's what I used to flash 4.4.4. This is for my Nexus 7 2013 Wifi. I have to leave in under 20 minutes, could someone write the correct fastboot command to do this<issue_comment>username_1: Try using:
```
adb sideload root.zip
```
That is generally the way for SuperSU. To be honest, a recovery would be better long term and in the time it takes for me to reply and you to read this you'd have it done! Might be worth considering. As far as I understand you need a custom recovery to do this. I would recommend installing one.
However, you could try this command:
```
fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot customrecovery.img
```
This should allow you to **use** a recovery without installing. I don't recommend this as it is easier with a custom recovery and you can restore the stock one if and when you need it.
Alternatively you could try the [Nexus Root Tookit](http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/) and untick "Custom Recovery". I have not tested it though.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Best Method on Nexus
====================
Use: TWRP
=========
<http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/103>
get ADB drivers + binary
(From cmd or Powershell)
>
> <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979>
>
>
>
Linux "Drivers" + adb, fastboot (ubuntu)
========================================
```
sudo apt-get install android-tools*
```
Windows commands - Open Powershell (as administrator)
=====================================================
1. command
```
adb reboot bootloader
```
ADB tells android to reboot to bootloader. Wait for reboot
2. command
```
fastboot flash recovery TWRP-recovery.zip
```
if it doesnt like it, just unzip it.
In linux, instead of powershell = Terminal
First command "sudo su"
thats it...
PS: Almost forgot
TWRP will install and fix SU automatically.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: **Step 1:** Unlock the bootloader; `fastboot oem unlock` This WILL wipe your device. Skip if already unlocked. Set up your device and put SuperSU.zip into it.
**Step 2:** Download the appropriate TWRP/CWM image for your device.
**Step 3:** Boot your phone into bootloader; `adb reboot bootloader`while the device is on or hold the power button and the volume down button while the device is off.
**Step 4:** Make sure your device is detected by fastboot; `fastboot devices`
**Step 5:** *Temporarily Boot* into recovery; `fastboot boot nameofrecovery.img`This will only boot the recovery, not install it.
**Step 6:** Flash the .zip file using the recovery and reboot.
You will have stock recovery and root access.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/06 | 1,068 | 4,321 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a Nexus 9 tablet that I'm sharing with my wife.
I set myself as owner and set my wife as another user.
How do I give the other user access to some of the apps I have installed, without re-installing the apps in the other user space?<issue_comment>username_1: You reinstall the app, but they use the same install with different data, so the apk isn't downloaded twice (when you click install on a app that is already installed for the other user you will notice it is quite quick). So they already use the same app.
However if you want to share data, you could use one local account, or log in both yours and your wife's local account into the same account for whichever service you wish to share.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I haven't read Android 5 manuals, everything said is just a ~2 hour experimentation since I've opened nexus 7 box and upgraded it to Android 5.
There are several types of users: Owner, Normal, Restricted and Guest.
* Owner can share an installed application to Restricted users (even if it is purchased application). Data in this case is separated (each user has his own app data).
* Normal users can install apps on their own (haven't tried yet to share from normal user account to restricted). Normal users do not see applications installed by owner.
* Guest user can use a base set of applications from vanilla installation (may be more) and all his cached data can be removed upon next login or data can be reused.
These observations are incomplete.
If you desire to grant access to applications you installed in your account to your wife, probably best way is to create a restricted account for her, otherwise you may need to pay for some of these apps again.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I was able to share apps on our Nexus tablet, running Android 5.0.2.
We have two accounts, mine (as owner) and my wife's. I had installed
some apps as owner. Then, when logged in my wife's account, I opened
Settings, then Accounts, and added my Google account (so my wife's account
has both her Google account and mine registered). I disabled notification/sync for
email etc. for my account. Then, I was able to visit the App store and
install apps that I had purchased with my account, such as Beautiful Widgets
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: That's not ideal. All you have to do is turn on sync and you can then read all your emails.
A solution I've just tested and seems to work is to install your purchased apps on your user. Switch to the other user and add your Google account. Then install again all the apps you wish to share. Once installed for them, remove your Google account. The apps stay and are usable for them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: **Google Play's Family Library** with app and game sharing goes live July 2, 2016.
From the relevant post on the website [Android Police](http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/02/play-store-family-sharing-apps-games-goes-live-today-july-2nd/):
>
> Family Library and sharing have been a long, really long, time coming on Google Play. In his different app teardowns, Cody has repeatedly discovered strings pointing out to the feature coming to Play Books, Play Movies, Play Services, the Play Store, but up until recently, the only Google entity that had benefited from any kind of family sharing was Play Music and its Family Plans.
>
>
> But at this year's Google I/O, Google announced that Family Library was coming to Google Play app and games purchases with the new changes taking effect on July 2nd.
>
>
> [...]
>
>
> What *has already* changed though are the terms of the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement. A new section 5.4 explains how a family group, with one manager and different members, can purchase the product once and share it with other members of the family. So starting July 2, any purchases you make on the Play Store will be available for sharing with your other family members.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Old question and not sure if this works on ancient Android versions. This answer is for other users struggling to find the solution, tested on Android 13.
You can use this command in adb shell or in terminal emulater with root access:
```
pm install-existing --user USER_ID PACKAGE_NAME
```
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/06 | 814 | 3,325 | <issue_start>username_0: The question of how to change your Google Play country has been asked over and over. However, it's not clear whether this has any (unwanted) side-effects when it comes to apps, and especially those with region restrictions.
Some possible issues that come in mind:
* What happens with any **free country-specific apps** you have installed in the country you currently use? Will they cease working? Will they cease receiving updates?
* What happens with any **paid country-specific apps** you have installed in the country you currently use?
* Is it possible for an app to have **different country-specific versions** in two countries? What happens then?
* Can you **change back your country** any time you want, or is there a limit on how often you can change it?
This may seem like a dumb question, but I have heard some horror stories from friends who changed country in Apple App Store, only to find content they had purchased inaccessible. So I don't take the safety of this operation for granted.<issue_comment>username_1: First of all to be able to change anything on your android device you must first 'Root' it .
I assume your Android device is already rooted .
There is an App called Market Unlocker/enabler , it makes it very easy to change your country
to any other country for G-play known .
Just install it as an normal apk , and give it Root permissions .
and you can configure everything , its a piece of cake :)
There are NO SIDE EFFECTS : i tried it on GS3 , GS2 , nextbook 7 premium , galaxy tab 8.9
Ace 3 , Ace 2 , galaxy young , working fine all the time :)
download link :
<https://app.box.com/s/ad74848bacf8800ae077>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I did this when I moved across countries - the apps are unaffected. If you had apps which are available in the earlier country then you can continue updating and using them. The only downside is that if you have credit in your account, then that doesn't appear in the new country. You can still use the credit if you change your play store country back to the old one.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: To indirectly answer my own question: **There is no need to change your Google Play country just to access specific geo-restricted apps.** Android supports using multiple Google accounts. By using a new account per country, there's no need to worry about what happens when switching the country of your primary Google account. This solution is ideal for expats, that may want to have access to geo-restricted apps in >1 countries at a time.
An overview of the process:
1. Create a new Google account.
2. Link it to your Android phone, in addition to your primary account
3. Continue using your primary Google account as usual.
4. When you need to install a geo-restricted app, tap the account avatar in Google Play search bar to switch to an account where the app is available (see picture).
5. Switch back to your primary account.
The additional Google accounts created, may or may not be used regularly. My personal preference is to keep them only for use with Google Play, and not use other services with them.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/c1Wcn.png)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/06 | 635 | 2,334 | <issue_start>username_0: My whatsapp auto-updated to the new version yesterday which has the blue ticks. Since I am not a big fan of this version, I was wondering if I can install an older version of this app on my S4. One of my old phones(S3) has the previous version of whatsapp. Is there a way I can transfer this version to my S4?
Thanks for your help.<issue_comment>username_1: You can make use of apps like Software data cable to get this work done.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.damiapp.softdatacable&hl=en>
Using this app you would be able to transfer everything from your S3.
Cheers
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You could also use an app like link2SD that will allow you to directly shear the app with another device via Bluetooth or upload the .apk to a service like Google Drive or DropBox:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Two ways->
1) If you are rooted-> Go to data/app and there you can find whatsapp apk file. Just transfer it normally using bluetooth or whatever.
2) If you are unrooted-> Create a new folder `Apps` inside your internal sdcard .Download [terminal emulator](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en). Open it and enter the command `cp /data/app/*.apk /sdcard/Apps`. This will transfer all the installed packages in APK form including whatsapp apk. It may take sometime depending on number of apps you have installed. You could also just minimize terminal and wait.
3) As others suggested, you can also download from third party site on web.
A note though, as far as I can remember, whatsapp will persuade you to install new versions and wont let you use older versions. But again, I could be wrong so feel free to give it a try.
Hope this helps :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Open WhatsApp and go to `Settings` > `Account` > `Privacy` > Un-tick Read receipts.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bU9cj.jpg)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: You can download the apk from third party websites easily, though they may not be trustworthy. Also someday you have to install the latest version back again as older whatsapp versions expire out after a certain period of time.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/07 | 1,042 | 3,658 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 running on Android 4.4.2. I just bought it 3 months ago. It's not rooted (I don't want root it). I also have "Terminal Emulator" (downloaded from Play Store).
I can't turn on WiFi and Bluetooth. MAC address and Bluetooth address also don't show up on settings. When I press the WiFi button (on the quick settings), it turns green for 3-6 seconds, then it turns back to white again (same as Bluetooth button).
Could someone point me what's the cause and how to fix it?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Sometimes it's not hardware failure,\* software problem.. like missing driver.. leading to the same problem.. have you try reinstall your tab to the latest firmware?
> Prepare carefully !!\* if you choose to reflash your tab with odin.
> google.. and you can find how to flash your tab.
>
>
> \*if you can't find firmware exactly match with your tab, then forget about flashing.
>
>
>
Source: [Jokowi's](http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5917897) Answer in
this [XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/help/wifi-bluetooth-wont-t2805089)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I fixed this very problem on my coworker's tablet. What I did was download the factory image, extracted the modem.bin file, and flashed it via Odin. **No root required and this method will not remove any personal data from your device.** Just need a PC, Odin, a good USB cable, and the device.
Since this question is older, here are two links.
* If your device is running Kitkat (4.X) go [here.](http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/links-stock-galaxy-tab-4-firmware-t3013128)
* If your device is running Lollipop (5.X) go [here.](http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/links-galaxy-tab-4-official-lollipop-5-t3102844)
Both links include the Odin software as well in their forum post.
Samsung USB Windows drivers can be found at the top of this [page.](http://developer.samsung.com/technical-doc/view.do?v=T000000117)
Once you have everything downloaded;
* First, install the Samsung USB Drivers if you haven't already.
* Open the factory image with your favorite archive manager, I use [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/)
* Extract the file, if the extracted file is a tar/tar.md5 file, open it again with an archive manager.
* Look for the `modem.bin` file and extract it to your desktop/folder/etc.
* Once extracted, open up Odin, uncheck F.Reset Time, and hit the "phone" button, I know the device isn't a phone but that's where the modem file goes. Select the `modem.bin` file from where you extracted it.
* Now, make sure your device is powered off. Hold the Volume Down button, the Home button, and press the power button. You should see a screen warning you, that changing your OS could harm your device and etc. Hit Volume Up to put the device into download mode.
* Once the device is in download mode, you can connect the device to the USB cable that's connected to your computer.
* If done right, your Odin screen should look something like this.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/R8LRt.png)
except for, in the top right, where it says ID:COM, you should have some info in there.
* Once everything is set up and you are connected, press start and DO NOT DISCONNECT THE DEVICE, until it either reboots on its own or you see PASS! above the ID:COM box. If the device doesn't reboot on its own but you see PASS! in the box above ID:COM, simply hold down the power button to turn off the device. Press it once more to turn it back on.
If everything went according to plan, you should have WiFi and Bluetooth working again.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/07 | 215 | 811 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an audio app that will play a stereo file in the background, even if I start playing audio in another app? In other words, when I try this using Google play music and Poweramp, Google play will do it but pauses itself when I start a new track in Poweramp. I would like it to continue playing as background to everything I'm doing.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Certain players have an "audio focus" setting that will allow it to ignore other apps and actions. I found Rocket Player and Poweramp are two of them.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can try [DUAL Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a1b.dualmusicplayer&hl=en) and [Multi Audio Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=prizoff.com.multiaudioplayer)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/07 | 610 | 2,413 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently installed GravityBox on my S3 mini. In one setting, I could change the physical button actions, so I decided that a Double Tap on Back would close the current app. It works fine. But it doesn't close it like when I do it manually - that is to say remove from recent apps - it just forces close so when I'm closing that way some apps like Geometry Dash or doesn't save my progress.
Actually it does more than that. I think it stops the most recently launched process since when I'm in some app and sometime I double tap back and it closes another app. **And the big problem is that those apps slow drastically my phone.** They prevent an action from being executed, they slow the navigation, they make games lag... They are named Google Play Services, Play Store, android.process.media, Messenger...
And oddly, when everything becomes slow and laggy, all I have to do is to double tap multiple time back button, and when every other app or process is closed everything is fast. But I often close the real current app by doing so. And when I'm in the launcher, I can tap a thousand times back, and there will always be a process called PageBuddyNotySvc the wouldn't close. Or it's LogProvider.<issue_comment>username_1: Instead of trying to kills apps manually you can make use of a simple app which can do all the required task for you.
[Advanced Task Killer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller).
Let me know if it works fine for you
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Naming *Gavity box* running on your device implicates it is rooted, so you could use the full powers of [Greenify](http://www.appbrain.com/app/greenify/com.oasisfeng.greenify). Greenify "temporarily freezes" apps which are running in background (of course only those the user specified). Other than with "deactivating" or "freezing" apps using e.g. *Titanium Backup*, such apps stay available in all places (including the app-drawer) and, in most cases, even can receive notifications (GCM etc.). It's more "putting them to sleep" than "freezing them".
*Greenify* can be used on non-rooted devices as well, but its full powers are unleashed with root (and the [donation package](http://www.appbrain.com/app/greenify-%28donation-package%29/com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro) plus the corresponding Xposed-module). Definitely worth a look.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/07 | 404 | 1,513 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone screen has been broken, I have root access and my usb debugmode is on. when i connect my phone to Moborobo, moborobo shows the screen shot on my phone, is there any way to touch my phone screen with pc ? something like real remote that give me this chance to use my mouse for accessing my phone ?<issue_comment>username_1: Instead of trying to kills apps manually you can make use of a simple app which can do all the required task for you.
[Advanced Task Killer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller).
Let me know if it works fine for you
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Naming *Gavity box* running on your device implicates it is rooted, so you could use the full powers of [Greenify](http://www.appbrain.com/app/greenify/com.oasisfeng.greenify). Greenify "temporarily freezes" apps which are running in background (of course only those the user specified). Other than with "deactivating" or "freezing" apps using e.g. *Titanium Backup*, such apps stay available in all places (including the app-drawer) and, in most cases, even can receive notifications (GCM etc.). It's more "putting them to sleep" than "freezing them".
*Greenify* can be used on non-rooted devices as well, but its full powers are unleashed with root (and the [donation package](http://www.appbrain.com/app/greenify-%28donation-package%29/com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro) plus the corresponding Xposed-module). Definitely worth a look.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/07 | 539 | 2,102 | <issue_start>username_0: So on occasion, my wifi automatically turns itself off for some strange reason. This happens on both my Lenovo ThinkPad and my Samsung Galaxy S5. Is there a way prevent this from happening?<issue_comment>username_1: Check your device setting... You your device is on power saving mode then this can happen as the more optimized mode switch off wifi when not in use.
I had similar issue with my HTC One which took some time for me to catch and fix.
Cheers
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to Settings, Wi-Fi, (menu button) advanced settings and then select All the time on the option use Wi-Fi on suspension.
The translation maybe it's not perfect. My phone is in Spanish
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Turn off Connection Optimizer
* Settings -> More Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Connections optimizer -> TickOff connections Optimizer
Or Turn Off Wifi Timer
* Settings -> Wifi -> Tap the vertical ... and then Advance -> Wi-fi timer -> Turn off any timer selected.
I hope this works for you.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Format your phone and check..
This happens due to a virus attack by installing various malware applications by unknown sources.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: In Wireless options in your Samsung device.
Click on options (Overflow-icon) and click Advanced. After that you'll see an option called "WiFi timer", click on it and uncheck both check boxes.
Does this happens on your devices who are connected to the same network or?
And does it happens on your, or any network.
And here is the link from Lenovo Support page, about [your problem](https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/ThinkPad-Wireless-keeps-disabling-itself-wireless-radios-being/ta-p/399541).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: It may be because of GPS as some settings for the GPS (aka high accuracy) use Wi-Fi & connect to known Wi-Fi connections to triangulate your position and can improve on location detection. To fix this:
* got settings
* location
* disable GPS by turning off
Hope this solves your issue
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/07 | 632 | 2,223 | <issue_start>username_0: STAMINA mode does not work on my Xperia Z2 - Kikat 4.4.4 (latest version)
I found a discussion in this
<https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z2/Xperia-Z2-Stamina-mode-doesn-t-work-aparently/td-p/793097?sl=y&sso_no_log=y>
but I can not find "Eco mode controller" in Apps list.
Anyone has any ideas? Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Check your device setting... You your device is on power saving mode then this can happen as the more optimized mode switch off wifi when not in use.
I had similar issue with my HTC One which took some time for me to catch and fix.
Cheers
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to Settings, Wi-Fi, (menu button) advanced settings and then select All the time on the option use Wi-Fi on suspension.
The translation maybe it's not perfect. My phone is in Spanish
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Turn off Connection Optimizer
* Settings -> More Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Connections optimizer -> TickOff connections Optimizer
Or Turn Off Wifi Timer
* Settings -> Wifi -> Tap the vertical ... and then Advance -> Wi-fi timer -> Turn off any timer selected.
I hope this works for you.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Format your phone and check..
This happens due to a virus attack by installing various malware applications by unknown sources.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: In Wireless options in your Samsung device.
Click on options (Overflow-icon) and click Advanced. After that you'll see an option called "WiFi timer", click on it and uncheck both check boxes.
Does this happens on your devices who are connected to the same network or?
And does it happens on your, or any network.
And here is the link from Lenovo Support page, about [your problem](https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/ThinkPad-Wireless-keeps-disabling-itself-wireless-radios-being/ta-p/399541).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: It may be because of GPS as some settings for the GPS (aka high accuracy) use Wi-Fi & connect to known Wi-Fi connections to triangulate your position and can improve on location detection. To fix this:
* got settings
* location
* disable GPS by turning off
Hope this solves your issue
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/08 | 581 | 2,294 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed and also properly configured AdBlock Plus. The problem is, that it doesn't remove all the ads. Sometimes I see ads at the bottom/top of the screen. Sometimes I see full screen ads and also there is an automatic popup after I unlock the screen lock(so not only in applications). I have installed also AirPush Ad detector.
Are there any better apps for this purpose.<issue_comment>username_1: Check your device setting... You your device is on power saving mode then this can happen as the more optimized mode switch off wifi when not in use.
I had similar issue with my HTC One which took some time for me to catch and fix.
Cheers
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to Settings, Wi-Fi, (menu button) advanced settings and then select All the time on the option use Wi-Fi on suspension.
The translation maybe it's not perfect. My phone is in Spanish
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Turn off Connection Optimizer
* Settings -> More Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Connections optimizer -> TickOff connections Optimizer
Or Turn Off Wifi Timer
* Settings -> Wifi -> Tap the vertical ... and then Advance -> Wi-fi timer -> Turn off any timer selected.
I hope this works for you.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Format your phone and check..
This happens due to a virus attack by installing various malware applications by unknown sources.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: In Wireless options in your Samsung device.
Click on options (Overflow-icon) and click Advanced. After that you'll see an option called "WiFi timer", click on it and uncheck both check boxes.
Does this happens on your devices who are connected to the same network or?
And does it happens on your, or any network.
And here is the link from Lenovo Support page, about [your problem](https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/ThinkPad-Wireless-keeps-disabling-itself-wireless-radios-being/ta-p/399541).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: It may be because of GPS as some settings for the GPS (aka high accuracy) use Wi-Fi & connect to known Wi-Fi connections to triangulate your position and can improve on location detection. To fix this:
* got settings
* location
* disable GPS by turning off
Hope this solves your issue
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/08 | 553 | 1,979 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been trying to boost the maximum volume obtainable through the audio jack of my phone (Nexus 5). Instead of installing equaliser or volume boosting apps, I thought I'd go about this the technical way:
XDA forums suggest a "MOD" that involves modifying your `mixer_paths.xml` file located at `/system/etc/` (root access naturally required) to increase your speaker or headphone volume beyond the set limits:
```
Find:
You will see this string just below it: "RX7 Digital Volume" value="88"
The value is the only part we are going to adjust.
For the mod above, I changed the value to "93".
The default value is "88" and I would suggest not to go over "95".
To change the Headphone volume:
Find: Look for these strings below it:
"HPHL Volume" value="15"
"HPHR Volume" value="15"
Again all we are changing is the values (ensure both are set at the same number).
For the mod above, I changed the values to "20". The default values are "15" and I would suggest not to go over "20".
```
**How does this work?** Does Android artificially limit the maximum volume and this "MOD" bypasses those limits? Or does it compromise audio quality?<issue_comment>username_1: Actually, it's both. To preserve the user's ears and the phone's speakers, Android limits the sound output.
However, changing this factor also influence the sound quality, having to high or too low distorts the sound ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I visited this some time ago and explored some values within the file. As it can be hard to determine sound quality comparisons, I also compared the visual appearances of waveforms.
Here's a screenshot of the page:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Gmbv.jpg)
[**Link**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NqfEpbhXfXyqRPJoLxtifbEMNCEuVOIokwT5kyjJ2KI/pub)
Note that I only listen to audio from my Nexus7 though headphones or external speakers.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/11/08 | 925 | 3,396 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Sony Xperia SP model with a 2370 mAh battery.
The original charger I got with it was of 850 mA.
My question is can I use a charger with output of 5V-2.1A which is also from Sony?
thanks and regards<issue_comment>username_1: Yes. If it is Sony branded and has a 5 V output you are good to go. Cellphones only draw as much as current as they require.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **TL;DR:**
There's no danger in plugging a USB device into a charger with a higher amp rating than the one supplied with it.
For mobile devices that use USB chargers, the difference between using chargers with different amp ratings in most cases is that the device will charge faster or slower, in direct proportion the the amp rating. In some cases, the device may simply draw less current than the charger's amp rating. In no case (except a malfunction) can the charger deliver more current than the device can handle.
---
**The details:**
The underlying issue to understand here is that the current draw is not an intrinsic property of either the power source or the connected device. It is a function of the voltage of the power source and the resistance of the device, per Ohm's law, which states `current = potential / resistance`, or in unit terms, `amps = volts / ohms`.
The current rating of a USB charger is the *maximum* current it can deliver\*. If your device has a resistance of 5 ohms, and you connect a 5 volt charger, the device it will draw 1 amp of current. If the charger has a 2.1 amp rating, that means that it *can* deliver up to 2.1 amps, to a device that has a resistance of 2.38 ohms or less, but there is no way it can force 2.1 amps on a device with higher resistance.
The only time you need to worry about damaging the device is if the *voltage* of the power source is too high, in which case it can deliver more current than the device's circuitry can handle (see the footnote). However, the voltage of USB chargers is standardized (at 5 ±.25 V), so you never have to worry about damaging a USB device by plugging in a cable of the wrong specs.
However, most mobile devices have a low enough resistance to draw a 2.1 amp current. Most likely, Sony supplies 850 mA chargers because they're cheaper, not because that's the maximum current the device can draw (at 5 volts). I think you'll find that if you use a 2.1 A charger, it will charge the device more than twice as fast as the original charger.
---
\* The amp rating of a device, if there is one, means something a little different. It's the current at which the device operates best, and the current that it will draw if connected to an outlet of the right voltage.
For example, if you have a vacuum cleaner rated at 12 A, that doesn't mean that it's a property of its circuitry that it "sucks out" a 12 A current from the outlet. It means that it *should* operate at 12 A, and *will* draw a 12 A current from the kind of outlet it's intended for. So, a 12 A vacuum cleaner sold in the US has a resistance of 10 Ω, and draws 12 A ***if*** plugged into a 120 V outlet. Take that same 12 A rated vacuum cleaner and plug it into a 240 V outlet, and it will draw twice the voltage, quadruple the wattage, burn out, and possibly start an electrical fire. On the other hand, if the voltage is too low, the vacuum cleaner won't run at full power, or won't run at all.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/08 | 278 | 991 | <issue_start>username_0: I am unable to flash anything from recovery mode on my rooted (kinguser) android 4.4.2 (micromax canvas nitro A310). Red triangle with exclaimation mark & unable to do anything, even not able to perform "User Backup". Shows error - write error, short write.
Can somebody help to delete stock recovery & install custom. CWM recovery does not have updated custom recovery for model A310 (android 4.4.2).<issue_comment>username_1: Download the latest Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) image to your SD card. Then download [Mobileuncle](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox) from the Play Store and use it to flash the TWRP image.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The best recovery for Canvas Nitro is Philz Recovery.
Below is the link at XDA for Philz recovery along with installation procedures, etc.
[Philz Recovery [XDA]](http://forum.xda-developers.com/a310/general/recovery-philz-touch-recovery-micromax-t2989676)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/08 | 193 | 799 | <issue_start>username_0: The last seen status can be disabled on WhatsApp at the chat settings. Any way I can disable the two blue ticks that appear on the other person's app that shows the read time of the message?<issue_comment>username_1: Currently enabling the flight mode before reading a message is the only existing solution...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can actually do it now. They rolled out Version 2.11.444 with an option to turn off **Read receipts** under the privacy settings. The update is not available through the Play Store at the time of me writing this answer, though - you have to download and install the apk from their official website.
For more info check <http://codezag.com/disabling-blueticks-whatsapp-turn-off-read-reciepts/>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/08 | 1,420 | 5,738 | <issue_start>username_0: In September I added 26 calendar events, one every other Saturday, to set personal goals. Each calendar entry is a separate event, I am not using the Recurring Event feature. **I've noticed that some goals are shifting a few days into the future.**
* The events from 29 November to 13 December have shifted two days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Monday two days later.
* The events from 27 December to 10 January have shifted five days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Thursday five days later.
* The events from 24 January to 7 March have shifted eight days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Sunday eight days later.
* The events from 21 March to 4 April have shifted eleven days forward: instead of being on a Saturday they appear on the Wednesday eleven days later.
**And so on, the gaps get larger further into the future.**
The only other event that I have added so far out is a recurring event every Tuesday, which is not affected (i.e. has not shifted). I do not cross time zones with this device, and the day shifting does not correlate with any Day Light Savings Time shifts. This is a work phone with a lock screen: my children nor anybody else has access to the device nor to the Google account with which it is associated to. I have very few apps installed on the device, such as Anki and Firefox. I do not have any social media apps, such as Facebook, on the device.
This is on a Samsung Note 3 on Android 4.4.
**More information:** This is using the stock Google calendar application, with the calendar stored and synced with my Google account 'dotancohen'. As these are the only entries in the 'dotancohen' calendar that far in advance, I do not know if the other entries would have be affected. I do have other calendars which are shown in the Google calendar application, connected to other Google accounts (such as my work account) are not affected. All the affected entries we added one at a time by hand on the device, i.e. I long-clicked the calendar in Month mode and manually added each entry. For that particular calendar (the 'dotancohen' Google account) I have never opened the calendar on another device.<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know if this can explain the events shifting multiple days, but here is information directly from [Google Calendar Support](https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/2367918?hl=en)
>
> Time zones can be complicated, and sometimes this complexity can affect your Calendar events. Here are some of the details about how time zone changes throughout the world can affect you, and what you can do to resolve common issues.
>
>
> Why time zones are not that simple
> ----------------------------------
>
>
> Here are some reasons why timezone changes can be quite complicated:
>
>
> * Every year, a lot of countries switch between Standard Time (ST) and Daylight Saving Time (DST), and, unfortunately, they don’t do it at the same time. For example, in 2011, Europe switched back from DST to ST on Oct 30, while the continental U.S. switched on Nov 6. This means that the standard 5 hours difference between New York and London was 4 hours between Oct 30 and Nov 6.
> * Every year, several countries decide to change their time zones or DST rules entirely. Recent examples include Russia, Chile, Belarus, and Egypt. Moscow used to be UTC+3 in the winter and UTC+4 during the summer, but when Russia decided to stay away from DST as of November 2011, Moscow became UTC+4 all year round.
>
>
> To minimize potential disruptions of these changes, Google Calendar relies on UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time, previously known as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT) -- a single “true” time -- to help avoid conflicts in all locations.
>
>
> Whenever you create an event, Calendar converts it from your time zone to UTC time, using currently known conversion rules. By using one universal time for all events, Calendar can keep all of your guests’ calendars consistent regardless of which time zones they're in. When we display the event on your calendar, it is converted from UTC to appear in your own time zone.
>
>
> Let’s look once more into the Russian example. If you in March 2011 created an event for Nov 2011 at 17:00 MSK, then according to rules we knew in March, we would store it as 14:00 UTC. After the switch happened in Russia, Google Calendar takes the new rule and converts this event to 18:00 MSK. Luckily, all participants and rooms that you booked are still available for this meeting.
>
>
>
One way you can test if it is in fact a timezone issue is to add "all day events" if those also *shift*, then there is something else happening. All day events are based on just the date, so they do not rely on timezones at all.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: This has happened to me on my Samsung Note 4 just recently under similar circumstances. I don't cross timezone and it had nothing to do with a time change because none happened. I'm also using Lollipop 5.0.1 so it doesn't appear to be an OS issue.
Mine was in the Google Calendar, not the phone's default one also. It did seem that it shifted after I synchronized the calendars with Google. It only happened to the event I had sat as reoccurring on an 'every other' setting.
I'm guessing it may be a bug in the synchronization system trying to figure the days when having sat them with a 'every other whatever' type setting.
I fixed this error by editing the event (selecting ALL events) then moving it back to the correct Saturday and editing the occurrence to 'every second Saturday of the month' as it was and it seemed to correct all of them when synchronized.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/09 | 278 | 980 | <issue_start>username_0: With iOS Siri, you can say "Add tomatoes to my shopping list" and it will add it to a list titled "Shopping List" in the "Notes" app, easy.
In Android, using S Voice or Google Voice, if you say "Add tomatoes to my shopping list" it will google that, which is unhelpful.
Ideally there should be a way to add items to lists generically in Google Now. Is there such a workflow?
I am aware Grocery IQ app has Voice entry, but then the workflow is tedious: Hold a button, say OK google, say Open Grocery IQ, then tap a mic, then Say tomatoes.<issue_comment>username_1: One idea is to use notes on the front home screen that is easy-access.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can now say "Ok Google" followed by "Add Chicken to my Shopping List" via Google voice recognition app. See a [list of Google now voice commands](http://technorelease.com/google-voice-commands/) here.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/09 | 601 | 2,176 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm getting an error in Anki that says I've got too many decks. So, I want to merge a bunch of decks that are essentially the same. But I can't find a way to do this. I tried exporting the decks and naming them all the same name and then importing them, but they just come in as the original deck names. So, I'm not finding any other info on how to do this.<issue_comment>username_1: Using AnkiDroid, you can move a note to another deck. So you could do it for each card, then remove the empty deck.
But that would be a pain if you have many cards. In that case, I recommend using Anki Desktop too:
1. Sync on AnkiDroid
2. Find a computer and install Anki Desktop on it
3. Sync on Anki Desktop
4. Move notes like you need, you can select many cards and move them altogether
5. Sync on Anki Desktop
6. Sync on AnkiDroid
Disclaimer: AnkiDroid developer
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: 1. Open AnkiDesktop.
2. Open the "Browser".
3. Click on the deck you wish to remove on the left-hand pane.
4. Hit ctrl+a (command+a on mac) to select all cards.
5. Click "Change Deck" at the top.
6. Select the deck you want to keep in the pop-up dialog.
7. Click "Move Cards".
8. Repeat steps 3 - 7 for all decks you wish to merge.
9. Go back to the "Decks" screen in AnkiDesktop.
10. Find the empty decks (the decks you wish to remove will have a card count of null).
11. Delete those decks.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Because this answer from 2014 still comes up top in a google search in 2019, I thought I would add to this that, at least on a Mac, the latter part of the above answer is out of date.
On the version of Anki I am using, the first part of the instruction stands: i.e. click 'browse', choose the deck you want to move cards from, click on one of the cards in that deck, and then use command+A to select all.
This is then when the instructions depart from the old ... now click 'cards' on the top left of your browser, and then select the first option 'change deck'. A pop-up will then appear, and within this select the deck you would like to move the cards to, and press the blue 'move cards' button.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/09 | 332 | 1,169 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to remove a Hotmail account that I added to the Email app in Android 4.4.2. I do not see a 'Remove account' option anywhere in the app. How do I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to settings>accounts>email>your account>remove account
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: According to [OP's comment](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/87171/how-can-i-delete-a-hotmail-account-from-the-email-app-on-android-4-4-2#comment110407_87171), you have to clear Email's cached data:
1. Go to Settings - Apps
2. Choose "All" tab
3. Find and open "Email"
4. Click "Clear Cache", this will remove all email accounts used on the app.
5. Re-add the accounts that you want to use.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: On my Android phone, I had to do this:
Settings →Accounts → select the account you want to delete (by tapping it) → tap on the 3 vertical dots menu → select Remove Account.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: if above techniques are not working for your mobile then go to apps -> all -> go to exchange which is having the same symbol as email and tap the clear data. your email account will be removed :)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/09 | 444 | 1,751 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm aware of this other quesion, but it doesn't answer with regards to usb-tethering:
[Which method of wireless tether uses the least amount of power? Bluetooth or Wifi?](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/2945/which-method-of-wireless-tether-uses-the-least-amount-of-power-bluetooth-or-wif)
I'm going to use my android phone for tethering, so I can use the connection in my laptop. All following options are available on my phone:
1. usb tethering
2. bluetooth tethering
3. wifi-tethering
However, I would like to know the most efficient method in terms of power consumption. [This](http://lifehacker.com/5967128/tether-your-phone-over-bluetooth-for-less-battery-drain) article tells me that usb is the least expensive and wifi the most in terms of power consumption. Is that true?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes usb tethering is the most efficient method as compared to other methods. It can be used to charge your phone while working. Wifi tethering consumes too much battery and bluetooth tethering is very slow.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Your question has some ambiguity. Bluetooth is a more energy efficient protocol than wifi. USB hardly uses any energy for the data protocol.
However, with USB the laptop can charge the phone, as is mentioned here before. From the point of view of the phone, compared to bluetooth and wifi, the phone's power consumption with usb can be negative.
From the point of view of the laptop, the USB method can consume MOST power, if you include the charging current. This can be an issue if you run the laptop on battery power.
The total power consumption of laptop and phone is another issue, that you probably are not interested in.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/11/10 | 239 | 934 | <issue_start>username_0: When I get a notification in Viber it vibrates three times, as well as playing the sound. How do I stop it from vibrating three times!?
I saw the question about receiving multiple notifications but that doesn't apply as I don't use Viber for SMS.<issue_comment>username_1: Go to :Settings =>
Notifications =>
At the bottom you will see Options for Notification sound and Vibrate when ringing option (just un check them and done.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Use **System Sounds** instead of Viber Default Sound, Vibration for **Messages** Depends on it!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: In version 5.3.0 for Android, on my HTC one m8 I couldn't find ANY option to disable vibrations, exept for the "incoming Call" one.
So my phone sounds one time and vibrates 3 times when I receive a message...
Later edit: Just wrote Viber, they answered that a fix will be available shortly !
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/10 | 170 | 696 | <issue_start>username_0: The default messaging app on Android provides the search feature, which allow users to search within SMSes. But I wasn't able to find Search in hangouts app. (as I have Sms integration with hangouts, I need to search within SMSes on some occasions)<issue_comment>username_1: It is not possible to do a search within Hangouts from the app. Google, the king of search, still hasn’t added this most basic of features.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have found the best way to search through my SMSes is to switch app temporarily. You can go back to Hangouts afterwards.
Lets hope Google realizes this is a needed feature for Hangouts.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/10 | 241 | 963 | <issue_start>username_0: My Huawei G6 can no longer detected by my computer. My phone charges but doesn't show any USB debugging in the notification bar. I tried many USB cables but it just charges. Any options how to debug my phone? Help!!!<issue_comment>username_1: Ensure that USB debugging is enabled under Settings>Developer options>USB debugging.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: click the build number 4 times in the "about phone" menu to unhide the "Developer options"
then "Ensure that USB debugging is enabled under Settings>Developer options>USB debugging."
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Clicking 7 times on the Build Number (found under About Phone) will give you Developer privileges.
This must be a feature to prevent kids or people who don't know what they are doing from enabling the Developer Mode.
I can confirm this works for the Huawei 560 as well.
Watch this link
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7swUjZm7y6c>
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/10 | 280 | 1,176 | <issue_start>username_0: My university has a VPN and we need to connect to the VPN in order to get access to three internet. But, I want to contact to a workplace using internet.
Is there any way to have multiple book in android. I mean like a VPN through another VPN?<issue_comment>username_1: According to <https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/VpnService.html>,
```
There can be only one VPN connection running at the same time. The existing interface is deactivated when a new one is created.
```
So, no, you can only have one VPN at a time on Android. You can switch between the two, though, when you need to use the other.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Depending on if your router has the feature, you could potentially connect your router to a VPN while connecting your phone to another, resulting at your phone connecting to two VPNs at the same time. BUT, this does not mean you can access two VPNs because VPN is an end to end encryption technology. You could however, effectively hide your packet from both router level VPN and your ISP (and therefore the NSA). It is a common technique for the cyber attackers.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/11 | 966 | 4,186 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been searching for an answer of how mobile companies and carriers get their branding like the bootanimation on a device. Do they do the same on every rom like go to `/system/media` folder and replace the `bootanimation.zip` file? How can they do this on a large scale? There must be another way also.<issue_comment>username_1: They don't have to change the ROM on every phone by hand. They have a relationship with the phone's manufacturer, so the carrier's customized ROM gets installed on the phones at the factory. This customized ROM might include their boot animation, bloatware, settings (e.g. APNs) for their network. These phones often also have slightly modified hardware: the outer shell badged with the carrier's logo, or in a different "exclusive" colour.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: These carrier-specific modifications are committed to the source code and are automatically included during the build process through the **build system** to compile the source code and resources into a factory image (ROM as a flashable ZIP file or whatever format is used for distribution) or software update.
[HTC released an infographic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yMMX3.jpg) a few years ago illustrating why software updates took so long.
>
> 4. Google provides source code to HTC. HTC evaluates the new Android version's requirements.
>
>
>
So, Google releases the source code and the manufacturers evaluate which of their devices would be able to run the new software and how profitable it would be for the manufacturer to develop and ship the software update.
>
> 6. HTC assigns people and resources to support development of the new software version […]
> 7. HTC begins working with each carrier to define the scope of carrier modifications for that device including apps, services, and other requirements.
> 8. HTC incorporates carrier modifications into the code.
>
>
>
In point 6, manufacturers like HTC assign staff to work on different work items like device compatibility with the new software, but **also developing new features**. Which in HTC's case leads to a not very much AOSP-flavoured version of Android, but an HTC-flavoured Android.
At first, you would probably ask why a manufacturer would assign people from their staff to work with people from carriers in point 7. The manufacturer spends a lot of resources to create its own version of Android, but then someone else has a say? That's because to the manufacturer, a carrier is a customer with particular demands who is buying large quantities, and most manufacturers measure success by selling large quantities. So, assigning and paying a few more people to help carriers with branding devices to sell more devices through contracts to carriers (not to be confused with your carrier contract) suddenly makes sense from the perspective of a device manufacturer.
That's how different people from different companies like software engineers, quality assurance, network operations, and marketing staff come together to modify the source code.
The last bit here is to use overlays and similar mechanisms to maintain source code efficiently. So, you would have devices X and Y as well as carriers A and B, and changes/modifications are committed accordingly. You would just issue the build system to create builds for all possible combinations. This way, if people from the marketing of carrier A come up with a new `bootanimation.zip` and network operations of carrier B found a flaw in how device X behaves in the network, you would commit two changes but be able to build at least three new updated builds (if you didn't find that device Y is also affected). Of course, this is oversimplified.
You can download the source code of popular Android custom ROMs to your Linux box peek around and try it yourself. Here is the example for the [Nexus 5 from the CyanogenMod Wiki](https://web.archive.org/web/20161224192835/https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_hammerhead), it's almost the same for all devices up until "*Prepare the device-specific code*". If you look into the shell scripts that follow after, you get a glimpse of what's going on.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/11 | 278 | 1,209 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to open Chrome's Development Tools in Android? Is it possible to do so with Java?
I tried going into the settings and such, but is it possible to access the console and create cookie for the browser?<issue_comment>username_1: Directly on the device? I don't think so. If you have a computer running chrome, and a usb cord for your phone, then you can use Chrome's remote debugger to access a web console on your computer that can inspect pages open in chrome, and any in-app webviews that have debugging enabled.
Basically, you just enable the developer options and remote debugging on your phone, and go to `chrome://inspect` in your computer's browser.
To debug an app's webview you'll need to modify the app to enable debugging.
See [Google's documentation](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging) for more information and detailed instructions.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: You can override the console.log function to save the contents of the console to a local variable. Then output the contents in a div at the bottom of the page.
Alternatively, you could use a bookmarklet to toggle a div that shows the contents.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/12 | 1,494 | 5,380 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to know if it's possible to get a "disk image" of the storage space on Android devices when they don't use external storage like SD cards.
I'm mostly interested because my kids factory reset my Kindle Fire HDX and I was hoping I could get a disk image (using something like dd in Linux) and then try to recover some of the user data like photos and videos (using something like PhotoRec, <http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec>). I've done this lots of times with SD cards and hard disks by simply mounting the storage device in a desktop running Debian, and executing something like:
```
# dd if=/dev/sdb1 of=image.iso
```
Then you can use PhotoRec and/or TestDisk, depending on what you want, to get useful stuff out of the image file.
Even some of my very old Android devices seem to allow mounting a storage device in this way (without removing SD card from the phone) and following this process. Unfortunately, it looks like many new devices that don't have removable storage (like my Kindle Fire HDX and my Nexus 5) only allow you to interface with a computer using Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP).
Can I use these protocols to get a bit-by-bit copy of the storage in the device? Is there a way to add the older storage device capabilities to new phones?<issue_comment>username_1: After doing some more research, I think I've found a partial solution here:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450045>
* First, you need to get ADB set up on your computer.
In Linux it's pretty easy. Something like running
`# apt-get install android-tools-adb`
or downloading and extracting a directory.
* Find your partitions.
Run something like:
`adb shell`
`cat /proc/partitions`
There are other options in the link for how to find and identify all the partitions.
* Copy the data
The dd tool should be available. You can run something like
`dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/sdcard/image.img`
Unfortunately, I have two problems with this. The first is that the permissions on partition devices might require root access. The second is that the Kindle Fire HDX and many other modern devices that don't have "USB Mass Storage" also don't use SD cards. So there is no easy location to write the image you want that isn't already used for something else on the device.
I'm trying to find a way to mount network devices or transfer data over USB between the device and computer (adb push and adb pull won't do what's needed as far as I can tell). I'll update this if I can find a good solution. Otherwise I'll ask some other questions about it.
Edit: This page has a great description along the lines of what I have above: <http://www.df.lth.se/~jokke/androidfilerecovery/>
As noted below, root is necessary, but there are usually lots of ways to get that easily. Unfortunately, I was working with the Fire HDX 8.9. Halfway through my copying data to an image file, the thing auto downloads an update to 4.1.1. Next thing I know, root access disappears and I don't think there's an exploit out for it yet. I probably lost any recoverable data after the update was written to the internal storage anyway. I'm so frustrated with Amazon lately...
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: username_1 pretty much answered the question. However, Izzy gave extra insight to tackle them odd/rare variations of the same problem.
I would like to contribute (my first contribution post in over 10 years) for those who would stumble into the very same scenario as I did. Anyways, 24 hours later, with persistent and determination, the following command will shed some light (assuming you've intermediate/advanced skills already).
Btw, I won't be explaining it, as the command itself is pretty obvious.
```
adb shell "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p37 of=/dev/pts/0" > part37-img-dump.dd
```
These are the tools I used to get the job done.
```
C:\HTCOneRoot\
|--\adb.exe (version 1.0.31 21/05/2013, latest was buggy)
|--\fastboot.exe (version fc2a139a55f5-android 24/04/2016)
|--\AdbWinApi.dll
|--\AdbWinUSBApi.dll
|--\part37-img-dump.dd (output from the 'adb' command)
```
>
> **Note:**
>
>
>
> >
> > 1. *dd* will output stats to *stdout* after completion (BusyBox related)
> > 2. find a tool to trim the unwanted offsets at the EOF (not a must to do)
> > 3. mount the image using the preferred data recovery software or whatever
> > 4. */dev/pts/0* should work straight up, but if you happen to be running multiple adb shell command from multiple console/terminal, then be careful of the dev pointer ref number as it will be different. By using the following command, you can simply figure out which one: pts:0, pts:1, ...
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > ```
> > > adb shell "ps -l"
> > >
> > > ```
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This line: `adb pull /Dev/block/device-by-name/userdata data.img` should work. I didn't test it out but should be close. This would pull the whole image which you could flash or maybe push later in the process of restoring. It only works if you're rooted. I won't work when you aren't. Permissions error. I am guessing if you did fastboot with TWRP and not rooted, if you get decrypt working, you can copy the image that way. I am avoiding rooting right now. Seems to be more stable with Android 10
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/12 | 261 | 1,056 | <issue_start>username_0: The problem is little weird, I'm unable to access internet via Chrome and Samsung's default internet browser.
The error that appears is : **Connection Refused**.
Whereas I can easily access from other Apps like Opera and UC Browser. Everything else is working fine.
For example - When I open facebook in app it works fine whereas when I try to open in Chrome/Browser. I get this error. This happens both on WiFi and mobile data.
Please help.
Device Information - Samsung Galaxy S4 - I9500, Ozcan ROM, 4.4.2.<issue_comment>username_1: I guess the problem is with the adblocker, try uninstalling the adblocker services and try restarting the device, and open Google Chrome to see if that works out for you !
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For everyone who is facing the same issue: I had the same problem, I couldn't use Chrome with mobile network and turning off the adblocker didn't help. What I did to resolve the issue was to set up a new APN. Try every possible APN for your provider.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/12 | 161 | 687 | <issue_start>username_0: I deleted the photo app that actually comes pre-installed on Android and have been just using gallery. Is there any way to download the photo app?<issue_comment>username_1: I guess the problem is with the adblocker, try uninstalling the adblocker services and try restarting the device, and open Google Chrome to see if that works out for you !
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For everyone who is facing the same issue: I had the same problem, I couldn't use Chrome with mobile network and turning off the adblocker didn't help. What I did to resolve the issue was to set up a new APN. Try every possible APN for your provider.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/12 | 175 | 665 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a *Vodafone 858* smart phone running Froyo (Android 2.2). Manufacturer is Huawei (u8160). How can I root this device?<issue_comment>username_1: I guess the problem is with the adblocker, try uninstalling the adblocker services and try restarting the device, and open Google Chrome to see if that works out for you !
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For everyone who is facing the same issue: I had the same problem, I couldn't use Chrome with mobile network and turning off the adblocker didn't help. What I did to resolve the issue was to set up a new APN. Try every possible APN for your provider.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/12 | 325 | 1,273 | <issue_start>username_0: Seems I deleted an app or a directory too much from my [Android 2.3 phone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei_Sonic). In particular I remember removing an app called App2SD or similar. Now, after booting the phone, I cannot see the apps anymore that were installed on the MicroSD card. However, I would like to access data from one app in particular. This app is called Epistle, and I was thinking about simply reinstalling it. However, it is not available on the Play store anymore.
*What strategy can I use to get access to the data of that app?*<issue_comment>username_1: Solved. I found a copy Epistle on the web, and installed it using:
```
adb install 2388.-Epistle_v1.2.1.apk
```
Now I can see old data again!
*Warning:* I was aware of the risk that during installation the app may reinitialize its database. If that had happened, then bad luck. The data was comprised of some notes that, while nice to have, would not have been terrible to lose.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have a suggestion. In fact, some recovery programs can help you like excellent Tenorshare Android Data Recovery. It can recover lost apps data, photos, contacts etc within several seconds. Of course, you can try others
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/12 | 268 | 1,019 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I try to update an app, I get the error in the question title. I am also unable to view my installed apps. I've already tried wiping the store's data and cache, and removing and readding my account. Nothing helps.
I'm using a Droid Turbo running 4.4.4. Anyone know what the problem is?<issue_comment>username_1: Solved. I found a copy Epistle on the web, and installed it using:
```
adb install 2388.-Epistle_v1.2.1.apk
```
Now I can see old data again!
*Warning:* I was aware of the risk that during installation the app may reinitialize its database. If that had happened, then bad luck. The data was comprised of some notes that, while nice to have, would not have been terrible to lose.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have a suggestion. In fact, some recovery programs can help you like excellent Tenorshare Android Data Recovery. It can recover lost apps data, photos, contacts etc within several seconds. Of course, you can try others
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/12 | 779 | 3,313 | <issue_start>username_0: I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet running the official non-rooted ROM based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Sometimes i copy-paste sensitive data (like passwords etc) that i would prefer to disappear from the clipboard once i'm done using it. So i was looking for a way to clear clipboard contents on demand.
I've tried looking for existing answers to this question, but most of them share the same misconception: that clipboard can only hold a single element, and one should copy something new into it to clear what's been there before.
It's not true in my case. For example, look at the [screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V8yvR.png "screenshot") from my device, it shows something i would call a "clipboard panel" that contains eight of the most recently copied elements. This panel appears to be the only way to actually clear the clipboard contents, i.e. the 3rd party apps like Clipper or Clipboard Contents can only clear their own copies of clipboard but never the system one.
Unfortunately, getting access to the clipboard panel is a somewhat convoluted process for me. It can be accessed via Samsung Keyboard (which i don't use in favor of SwiftKey) or via some other apps, but not in a straightforward way.
So my question can be summed up to two items:
1. Is there a way to clear the clipboard contents other than with help of the clipboard panel?
2. If not, then is there a way to access the clipboard panel directly, e.g. via a shortcut on the Home screen?
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Long click on the search bar (from google for example) as if you were pasting ...pick the clipboard...pick edit...delete what you want by clicking the trash can on the images or material.
.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S and I clear my clipboard like this: go to Google (the website, not the quick search bar) long click in the search bar, choose clipboard and touch clear, then confirm. This is pretty much what the others said, so I think that you are trying to use the quick search bar that is on the tablet home screen instead of actually using the website search bar. This should work
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Follow the instructions:
1. Go into text message, type in your phone number so that if you accidentally send it, it goes only to you.
2. Click on the empty message box → click the little blue triangle → then click clipboard. All pictures will be lit up now, along with any copied text.
3. Simply long click any picture and select delete. It took me a while messing with my phone to figure it out, but this one actually works.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: when you go to paste and you get the little clipboard panels at the bottom of your screen you'll have two buttons press the edit button and little locks and trash cans will appear over each one of your panelsPresti press the trash can buttons to delete that particular panel
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I just open up a Samsung app, like s planner (calender), and select a random date to put a "note" in. Then I long press in the title/note area and the paste/clipboard icon shows. I go to clipboard and delete all. I had the same issue as you and no clipboard showing on things like my browser. I have the same tab s as you do.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/12 | 523 | 1,502 | <issue_start>username_0: What DNS servers are used when connected to wireless data (not wifi)?
Is there a way within Android KitKat to tell?<issue_comment>username_1: Run "nslookup google.com" from Terminal Emulator and the first result should be your DNS. Also you could run a standard test from dnsleaktest.com from your browser.
Edit: I just noticed this answer is kind of outdated for newer Androids because nslookup doesn't seem to run if you install Terminal Emulator. The modern method seems to be to install Termux and then install dnsutils in Termix `pkg install dnsutils` and then run the same command `nslookup google.com`.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: While the `setprop` method to change DNS does not work, the `getprop` method to read those values should be still valid today:
```
shell@A0001:/ $ getprop | grep dns
[dhcp.wlan0.dns1]: [192.168.1.1]
[dhcp.wlan0.dns2]: []
[dhcp.wlan0.dns3]: []
[dhcp.wlan0.dns4]: []
[net.change]: [net.rmnet0.dns2]
[net.dns1]: [192.168.127.12]
[net.dns2]: [172.16.31.10]
[net.rmnet0.dns1]: [192.168.127.12]
[net.rmnet0.dns2]: [172.16.31.10]
[net.wlan0.dns1]: [192.168.127.12]
[net.wlan0.dns2]: [172.16.31.10]
```
To clarify my answer: using a terminal emulator app (like [Terminal Emulator for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm)), as a normal user (no root permissions needed), you can execute the command I showed (`getprop | grep dns`) and get an output like that.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/11/13 | 435 | 1,738 | <issue_start>username_0: I just recently got a new phone, so my old one has been sitting in a drawer for the last month. However, a friend recently suggested the Sleep Cycle alarm to me, and I'd like to try it out, but I'm not willing to put my nice new phone under my bed every night and run the risk of it overheating or breaking.
However, my old phone, a ZTE Valet (Incredibly cheap, all-around low quality phone), I couldn't care less about. So my plan is to plug that in next to the wall, and use it exclusively for the alarm. I go to bed, I set the alarm, I wake up, I turn it off. It never leaves the wall.
However, I'm concerned about safety. It'll be in airplane mode and I'll disable other background apps that I can (probably just factory reset it before doing this), but is it dangerous to keep my phone constantly plugged into a wall on top of bedsheets? I know this might be bad for the batter (don't really care, I'm not doing anything else with the phone anyway), but I'm much more worried about any potential overheating problems that could burn me or start a fire. Should I be?
EDIT: I don't think this is a duplicate. I really couldn't care less if the phone is harmed by the constant charging, I just want to know if it's dangerous.<issue_comment>username_1: As you've said it is "incredibly cheap, all-around low quality phone" yes there are chances of overheating and all. I suggest you to charge it only at nights as you need it only for alarm.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Under certain conditions it's very dangerous to Keep Phone Plugged in for charging for long time .The battery may Over heat And May explode I suggest you to Charger Only when it's required and then unplug the charger
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/13 | 679 | 2,464 | <issue_start>username_0: So .... I flashed the *mantaray-lrx21p* image from [Nexus Factory Images](https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantaraylrx21p) on my Nexus 10 (16GB Wifi) and it's stuck in a bootloop.
No problem, I thought, I can get into fastboot and fix it, right? Maybe do a wipe and try again? Yeah, not so fast. I get the bootloader screen, but the only option is 'Start' which just boots into the system that bootloops.
That's OK, I'll just use fastboot to wipe it. Nope. Fastboot doesn't detect a device.
I've tried both ADB and fastboot on Mac & Linux. Same issue.
Ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm having this exact same issue. I'm going to try flashing 4.4 again and see if I can at least get it up and running again.
Edit: I was able to get it booting my locking the bootloader. (run fastboot oem lock from bootloader)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Had exactly the same on my Nexus 7 2012 just now.
Flashed the factory image, device remained stuck at the boot logo. went to bootloader and did "fastboot erase cache" along with "fastboot erase userdata". Still the same never ending boot logo.
Put the device back into bootloader mode again, ran "fastboot oem lock", restarted and the device quickly started loading the OS as normal. Currently staring at "Android is Upgrading...." .
locking the bootloader is a good way to go. you can then backup any data you want off the device if you didnt originally erase it all before running "fastboot oem unlock".
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Had the same problem and decided to turn it off and after it turned itself back on and fixed the problem. (So dont everyone freak out it might just need to be turned off really quick)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Had the same issue right now. fastboot oem lock didn't find the device.
Disconnected the device from USB and held the power button for 10s to reset. Booted like a charm afterwards
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I'm seeing the same issue. Booted into download mode, and neither fasboot nor ADB see the device (MacOS 10.9). They are working for me on my Nexus 5, so it's not an ADB/fastboot driver issue or anything.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I was trying to enter the bootloader with the *USB cable plugged in*. Once I unplugged the USB cable and held `power + Vol Up + Vol Down` it booted into bootloader and I was able to get fastboot connected.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/13 | 324 | 1,232 | <issue_start>username_0: i was wondering if there was an app for android that is like cydia. i want an app that has a huge collection of tweaks, hacks, roms, scrips, apps, themes; just like how cydia (for ios) has. im not looking for apps like app-toid or 1-market.<issue_comment>username_1: I guess [Cyndia App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xcellenzy.cydia) is already available over the PlayStore for Android.
PS: Correct me if, you are talking about something else.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Xposed Framework is an alternative to Cydia on Android. ~~but that doesn't work on Android 5.0 just yet.~~ An Alpha-Version was just made available. The installation process is different though and it is still buggy. Only works on Arm7 chips so far.
<http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: There are many app repositories available for android besides the play store. A Google search will reveal them. There are apps on the play store that only work with rooted devices, too. The iPhone is more closed than an android device. For the iPhone, Cydia is the source for alternative apps. That problem does not exist with android.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/13 | 1,135 | 4,453 | <issue_start>username_0: As the title says. I bought a new lg g2 from eBay. After playing around with it for about 2 weeks I noticed that it is rooted and has a Chinese superuser app installed. I heard a while ago that some phones bought from eBay had viruses on it so I am wondering for what other purpose would the phone come rooted other than to install certain programs that I wouldn't notice. Also, is there a way to unroot it and remove all rooted permissions that might have been added without having to delete all data on my phone? Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: You could try supersu from play store to unroot your phone. If you are afraid of viruses after this you can use standard antivirus to scan whole phone(without root there is not much to be afraid of viruses) to be sure you can do factory reset what will delete your files but you can backup them with various programs.
You should always do factory reset/wipe after purchasing used phone (especially if rooted)
Read more info from <http://www.xda-developers.com/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There are some risks of buying rooted phone as it might contain some malware.
Before unrooting please create a backup of your data.
First you can do a factory reset or in case if does not work you can install third party apps from Google play store.
Here are some apps
[OTA Rootkeeper](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper)
, [Root Uninstaller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.dohkoos.rootuninstaller)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I wouldn't unroot it. I'd just install a custom recovery and from there I'd format system, data, external sd folders. I'd clean all the caches and I'd install a fresh new copy of cyanogenmod. Then, the phone would run nicely and without absolutely any risk at all.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You didn't write in which area you live, and from which eBay domain/seller location you've bought the device. But assuming you're not living in China, I'd be worried. Not for the device being rooted in general – but a *Chinese* superuser app sounds pretty suspicious.
Now other answers suggested unrooting and wiping. But I'm afraid that might not be enough: Once rooted, the "rooter" could have installed other malicious apps *as system apps* (see: [system-apps](/questions/tagged/system-apps "show questions tagged 'system-apps'") and [its tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/system-apps/info) for an explanation). Neither unrooting nor wiping (or performing a [factory-reset](/questions/tagged/factory-reset "show questions tagged 'factory-reset'")) would remove those. So to really be on the safe side:
* Get yourself a fresh ROM image to flash (see: [Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/17152/16575)) This can be either a "stock ROM" (the official one from LG in your case), or – as the device is already rooted – any custom ROM (the latter having the advantage of being more up-to-date in most cases).
* If you decided for a custom ROM, this might require a custom recovery (see: [recovery-mode](/questions/tagged/recovery-mode "show questions tagged 'recovery-mode'") and [its tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/recovery-mode/info) for details). Check whether that's already installed (boot into recovery, and see if the "title line" reads something with `<3e>` (which indicates the stock recovery), or some other name like "ClockworkMod" or "TWRP"/"TeamWin Recovery" – which are the two major custom recoveries). If not, do so.
* Flash the new ROM. This should basically overwrite everything except for user-data and cache.
* From the recovery menu, chose to "wipe" `/data`, `/cache`, and (if offered) also Dalvik-Cache. That should remove all remaining stuff from the device.
* Optionally: Deal with your SD card, if there was any inserted. Malware could have placed something there, so best is to format this as well.
Now you should have "wiped off" all potential evil from the device – as far as you can do so yourself. The only remaining part is the [radio-firmware](/questions/tagged/radio-firmware "show questions tagged 'radio-firmware'"); but I doubt anyone would have tampered with that. If you want to be "absolutely sure", check above link for a radio image as well, which you optimally should flash *before* the other parts.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/13 | 415 | 1,628 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Galaxy Tab S. At first, I could download apps and the shortcut would appear on the screen.
Now this has stopped happening. The app is there as I can find it using S Finder, and I can use the app. There is just no shortcut. How to get the shortcut?<issue_comment>username_1: Creating that shortcut is done by the *Google Play Store* app, which has a setting for that. So:
1. start the *Google Play Store* app
2. go to its settings page
3. check the setting for creating shortcuts (and enable it).
I currently can't tell you what exactly that item is named (I have no device with Google apps installed available at the moment), but it should be easy to identify. On the other hand, there's always a [Google Image search](https://www.google.com/search?q=google-play-store+create-shortcut&tbm=isch) :)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rRneT.png)
Google Play Store settings (source: [ProgrammerGuru](http://programmerguru.com/android-tutorial/android-install-uninstall-shortcut-example/ "ProgrammerGuru: How to create and remove shortcut for Android application?"); click image for larger variant)
For a detailed description, please see the source of that image: [How to create and remove shortcut for Android application?](http://programmerguru.com/android-tutorial/android-install-uninstall-shortcut-example/ "ProgrammerGuru: How to create and remove shortcut for Android application?").
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I accidentally found the way. Find the app in “manage apps“ and disable it and then enable it back.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/13 | 169 | 724 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Adaway & ads are blocked across different apps on my phone. However, Ads on Chrome Mobile are not getting blocked. Can someone help?<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately chrome still doesn't support extensions. You should look at Firefox if you want to block ads. Firefox for android support extensions just like desktop version.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: AdAway (root) SHOULD block all ad-hosts. So in my case, chrome blocks all ads on webpages because it can not load them cause of blocking the ad-host system wide.
Try updating the host lists in AdAway.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: just turn off reduce data in settings and you should see no ads!
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/13 | 202 | 855 | <issue_start>username_0: I updated my Nexus 5 to the official Android L factory image yesterday, and Twitter was working fine for a while after that. Now, however, the app won't load any images at all--no tweet images, no profile pictures, nothing. If I tap an image I get an icon like I'm disconnected and it can't load.
I've tried clearing the data and force stopping the app, then uninstalling it entirely, but neither approach worked.
How can I get the app to show pictures again?<issue_comment>username_1: It turns out that the Twitter app uses data stored at `/sdcard/Android/data/com.twitter.android`. I deleted that directory and reinstalled the app and everything works now.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same problem, turned out my Nand flash storage was full. Deleted one file and restarted twitter, all working.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/13 | 435 | 1,715 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a *Huawei Ideos X5* phone. It is rooted. When I took the battery out and restarted it the other day, it didn't open: the device starts, shows the "Ice Cream Sandwich" logo – and there it stays (even when waiting for 7 hours).
I was going to try the recovery mode but, because *USB debugging* is switched off, my PC doesn't see the phone.
Is there any chance that I can change the debug mode without opening the phone? The phone is old but really want to save it.<issue_comment>username_1: Do you have CWM recovery installed? If yes, then try going in CWM and format your phone from there. It may help.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Boot into recovery mode by holding the Power & Volume Up buttons on your phone. (if Volume Up doesn't work, try Volume Down).
I've used this method to get an unresponsive device to respond.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This is called Freezing. Your device has got freezed. You have 2 options:
1st option-
Remove battery
Then place it again in its place.
Then carefully hold the volume up or volume down button along with the power button. Your device will now boot in recovery mode.
Now using the volume keys navigate to factory reset and using power button reset it.
Now reboot again.
If it doesn't work then 2nd option will definitely work-
Download ROM for your phone by googling it.
Place the ROM in your Memory card.
Now again boot in recovery mode as described above.
Choose apply update from sdcard.
Navigate to that .zip file which is the ROM you downloaded.
Using power key select it.
Wait for some 15-20 minutes.
Hola. You are ready to go.
Note: The above steps will delete all your data in phone memory.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/13 | 943 | 3,502 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Nexus 7 2013 and now with Android 5.0 I would like to get rid of all the try and error I made with my first tablet through a factory reset.
I want to backup and restore most of my apps but not all. So I can't make a full backup, I must be able to select which apps to backup (and later restore).
Do you know any app or tutorial backup a selection of apps from your Android (without root please)?
I just don't want to loose my games' progress and apps' preferences.<issue_comment>username_1: Without root it's impossible, the quickest way is to root your device and use titanium backup.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Though you don't want to make a full backup, you might still wish to take a look at [Full Backup of non-rooted devices](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/28296/16575) to get an idea what is possible. That page also mentions some helpers for your issue:
* [Simple Backup](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/37687/16575) runs from your computer and, as the screenshots indicate, can also be used to backup a single app (so you could use it for each app you want to backup)
* [Helium Backup](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/37738/16575) (formerly known as *Carbon Backup*) is an app you can install to your device. Select the apps you want to backup, start the process – and it creates a separate backup file for each app. Which means, you can restore them separately/selectively.
* It's also possible to do this [via the command-line](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/57603/16575), which might be a little non-intuitive.
* Not on that page, but making the latter a little more easy: [Adebar](https://github.com/username_2Soft/Adebar) is a tool I wrote (and am still on it – it's far from being complete yet). It creates you scripts for backup/restore (where you simply can comment-out/remove those apps you don't wish to take care for), plus more. Possible drawback: *Adebar* is written for [Bash](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)), so you will need an OS that has this (Linux, and possibly also Mac should do).
There's one thing all those have in common: they require ADB-tools to be available. For that part, you can take a look at [Is there a minimal installation of ADB?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/42474/16575) to avoid installing too much with too much hassle ;)
---
**EDIT: WARNING!**
If you find another app promising easy backups without requiring root or ADB, **be aware it might leave your apps' data out!** To my knowledge, before Android 4.0 only root-apps were able to backup app data, and with 4.0 only the option via ADB became available. Make sure to read the description of such an app *very carefully*.
To pick an example (experience of the OP, sadly): There's an app called [App Backup & Restore](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.appbackup). On a quick view it sounds like a perfect match. But looking deeper into the description you will find:
>
> App Backup cannot backup data or settings of apps for you, but it only backup the apk files.
>
>
>
Which means: It only cares for the apps themselves (which you always could re-install from their respective sources anyway – with the added work of looking them all up separately, and maybe some of them disappeared, or are no longer available in a specific version you might want for some reason – so this app still has a good reason to exist), but doesn't cover their data.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/14 | 658 | 2,432 | <issue_start>username_0: I live in Hong Kong, and the Play Store displays everything in the local Cantonese language.
I have set everything I can (Android language, Account language, even the app locale via Xposed Module "App Settings") to English, but I still see all the categories in the store in Chinese. Can someone help me change those to English?
(Click image to enlarge)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qkjjC.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: The best option would be head over to your Google account and change the Language settings to something you preferred. Once done open the device head over to settings>application manager>Clear the cache and the data stored by the Google play Store and close the app. Once done, try opening the Google PlayStore and this time the language will be changed.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Short answer: You can't!
------------------------
From [How can I switch language in google play?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10592231/3622940), you used to be able to work around this via a proxy:
>
> Basically the market is determined automatically based on your IP. You can change some local country settings from your Gmail account settings but still IP of the country you're browsing from is more important. To go around it you'd have to Proxy-cheat. Check out some ways/sites: <http://www.affilorama.com/forum/market-research/how-to-change-country-search-settings-in-google-t4160.html>
>
>
>
For the current versions of Google Play, it will **always** go for your IP address and geo-ify it. Therefore, if you're really determined you can use [VPN](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network) to route through some servers with Geo-IPs.
If VPNs are not a solution for you (They weren't mine: Too expensive, too risky and depends on trust of the host, ...) you can mess with a GeoIP database (and have Hong Kong become US), alike as [this XKCD comic](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/geoip.png):
Now what?
---------
If you're a fan of Google products and want to keep using it, you will have to deal with it, or [use the web based market as pointed out in another answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/87642/71473). What I did instead was that I rooted my phone to remove Google Play store after installing Amazon app store, and used it instead.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/14 | 496 | 1,760 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a china phone and it has a quadcore processor. Now how do i figure out what chipset,processor it has and which roms is it compatible with????<issue_comment>username_1: "hardware info" is a free app that can show you the capabilities of your phone.like proccessor rom chipset type etc... just install it on your phone and once you start it,it will show you all the hardware details of your phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Download this one - [Droid Hardware Info](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkwired.droidinfo). This is the best one for newbies. You can find more apps similar to this by searching in Play Store. Your search string can be 'Device Hardware'.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There's a bunch of [system info apps](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=system-info) available on the markets. Apart from those monitoring resource usage are also some showing you details on the hardware components, such as [Hardware Info](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dama.hardwareinfo) and [System Info Droid](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sysinfodroid):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FroWh.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ud3GO.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yi9Ws.png)
*Hardware Info* and *System Info Droid* (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
These two should tell you everything you need – except for "which roms is it compatible with". That's always hard to tell if you don't know the exact name (and sometimes even if you do).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/14 | 542 | 1,911 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any method for using Android applications on a computer, because I found [this](http://storychimes.com/apps-for-pc/download-wechat-for-windows-and-mac-free-of-charge) tutorial but my laptop just has 1 GB of RAM and works very hard. I want to use WeChat on my PC because I like it very much.<issue_comment>username_1: "hardware info" is a free app that can show you the capabilities of your phone.like proccessor rom chipset type etc... just install it on your phone and once you start it,it will show you all the hardware details of your phone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Download this one - [Droid Hardware Info](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkwired.droidinfo). This is the best one for newbies. You can find more apps similar to this by searching in Play Store. Your search string can be 'Device Hardware'.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There's a bunch of [system info apps](http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=system-info) available on the markets. Apart from those monitoring resource usage are also some showing you details on the hardware components, such as [Hardware Info](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dama.hardwareinfo) and [System Info Droid](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sysinfodroid):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FroWh.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ud3GO.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yi9Ws.png)
*Hardware Info* and *System Info Droid* (source: Google Play; click images for larger variants)
These two should tell you everything you need – except for "which roms is it compatible with". That's always hard to tell if you don't know the exact name (and sometimes even if you do).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/14 | 585 | 2,253 | <issue_start>username_0: K-9 does not seem to find the installed Openkeychain app. OKC works fine and so does K-9 except for this problem. Both programs have been installed from F-Droid and are the the latest version. I am using a Moto G ("falcon") with ParanoidAndroid 4.6b5 without Gapps. APG used to work.
Thanks in advance for any help.<issue_comment>username_1: I finally found an answer. There is a setting in K-9 to use any encryption app installed.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Apparently on the "Accounts" screen, one has to long press the account. Menu will pop up. Click on "Account settings". Another menu will pop up. Click on the "Cryptography" item at the bottom. The Cryptography menu will open. Click on "OpenPGP Provider". By default, "None" is selected. Click on the "OpenKeychain" and you're set!
Hope this helps!
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I also struggled with setting up Open Keychain with K9 Mail, and I was able to solve it.
Even though the recipient's key was in Open Keychain, and even though Open Keychain was selected from Settings>Account Settings>Cryptography, when I tried to send to send an encrypted message, it would show the message that said "private mode is enabled but some recipients don't have keys."
What I did to solve it was to open Open Keychain and select the recipient's certificate, click the three dots in the upper right corner, and then selected "Confirm with fingerprints>Finger Prints Match > Confirm Key
That turned the contact a green color in Open Keychain.
Finally, I went back into K9 Mail, and was able to send encrypted emails.
I don't know if my experience was unique, but thought I would share it since it took me hours to solve this problem.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: My platform: Samsung Galaxy A9100, Android 6.0.1, with OpenKeyChain 4.8.1 && K9Mail 5.400.
I'm also stucked here and problem is (unperfectly) solved. I tried:
Open OpenKeyChain, click '三' to open left sidebar, select 'Apps', run K-9 Mail here.
Now, check K9Mail->Global Settings->Cryptography, OpenKeyChain is successfully detected.
However, with this solution, I must launch K9Mail from openkeychain app. Hope my experience could provide some help.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/14 | 536 | 1,752 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to flash bootloader on my Nexus 7 (2012) and getting `FAILED`:
```
mbp:nakasi-lrx21p alexus$ fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-grouper-4.23.img
sending 'bootloader' (2100 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.305s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (remote: (InvalidState))
finished. total time: 0.445s
mbp:nakasi-lrx21p alexus$
```
What am I doing wrong?<issue_comment>username_1: According to this [XDA thread](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417097) it's an issue with the bootloader file. You could try downloading a different factory image for your device and try the bootloader from there instead (the recent images have all had the same 4.23 version, although different files).
>
> Does anyone else get a "invalidState" and "signature mismatch" message
> when trying to flash the bootloader.img from the new JWR66Y factory
> image? Flashing the previous bootloader.img from JWR66V image or JDQ39
> image works just fine though.
>
>
>
Although the thread refers to a JellyBean issue I encountered the same problem when flashing my Nexus 7 to the Lollipop (LRX21P) factory image as well. As I already had v4.23 I did not flash a new bootloader, my Nexus 7 has booted ok so you could skip it all together.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had this problem. I fixed it by updating `fastboot` and `adb` from the latest SDK. I had older versions installed from the Ubuntu repos. Note: I still got that error message, but the flash proceeded rather than halting.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: [Issue 62198 - android - FAILED (remote: (InvalidState)) - Android Open Source Project - Issue Tracker - Google Project Hosting](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62198&)
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/14 | 497 | 1,895 | <issue_start>username_0: I use gesture (swipe) typing on my phone to enter text.
However, sometimes when I enter certain words, the keyboard suggests emoji icons instead of the word I typed.
For example, when I gesture type the word 'man', I am suggested the male symbol, but if I tap type the word 'man', it works fine and I am suggested the word instead. See images below.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iLV5h.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0b7g.png)
As you can imagine this is frustrating when typing quickly.
This happens in all applications.
I'm using a Nexus 5 running KitKat 4.4.4.
How can I disable emojis from being suggested when gesture typing?<issue_comment>username_1: It worked for me to go into the Text Correction section of the Google Keyboard settings and then to Add-On Dictionaries. Emoji for English words said it was available so I installed it and then removed it. The auto correct of emoji icons has stopped for me since.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Go to Settings of your phone.
Then choose Languange & input. On the default you can see keyboards.
Click emoji's setting.
Uncheck the Enable gesture typing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to
Language & Input
Google Keyboard
Text correction
Add On Dictionaries
Now click on the "Delete" button next to "Emoji for English words"
Done. :-)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I will expand on the answer above for those unfamiliar with android. For android 5.0 Lollipop, go to phone system settings, then choose language and input. Press on Google keyboard under the subheading "keyboard and input methods", then choose text correction. Click on add on dictionaries. The "emoji for English words" listing will be shown as installed. Just press delete and you're done.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/15 | 259 | 1,190 | <issue_start>username_0: In Windows PC, when some computer is very slow, I use software like SysInternals Process Explorer to check background programs that is using more CPU/RAM. I use SysInternals AutoRuns to disable auto start programs too.
In android device, what tools/procedures can I use to diagnose this kind of problem?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think you'll be able to control start-ups but you can surely monitor CPU usage. Open Settings>Developer options - and under Monitoring section enable **Show CPU usage**. CPU usage and processes will be shown as overlay on screen. Also there are number of apps in Play Store to serve the purpose.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can go to Settings -> Developer Options -> Running Services to see the active services that are running. From there, you can click on "Show cached processes" to check the apps that may be not running but are cached by the OS in case you need to run them so they can be started quickly. You can then stop running process or cached processed.
In Lineage, Settings -> Privacy, you have options to disable permissions given to apps. You can even disable apps that start at boot.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/15 | 396 | 1,611 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini to Kitkat (4.4.2), and I noticed a new behaviour that I'd like to disable: when I'm connected to a wifi network with a captive portal that requires sign-in, and I don't actually sign in, the phone will disconnect from the network after a while, and I have to reactivate that wifi network manually.
That's normally a useful thing to do, in order to maintain some kind of connectivity, but less so when the wifi network in question is the one in the London Underground, where there is no mobile phone signal. While using a normal web browser requires sign-in, there are some apps that work without it, such as Opera Mini and Facebook Chat, and sometimes I'd rather not spend my time on dealing with the sign-in page. Disconnecting from the wifi network will in this case only make connectivity worse.
Some googling suggested that I turn the option "Smart network switch" off, but it is already off and I still see this behaviour. Is there anything else I can do to make the phone keep the wifi connection regardless of whether I'm "signed in"?<issue_comment>username_1: You could disable captive portal detection altogether. On Android <= 7.1.1 that is done by:
```
settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0
```
For later versions:
```
settings put global captive_portal_mode 0
```
For more details please see: [Captive Portal parameters](/q/186993/16575).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: go to a site that updates constantly, keeping the connection alive. Something like "chaturbate" ;-) funny but true
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/15 | 1,161 | 4,433 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an issue with my Android 4.4 Nexus 5. When the phone is on either silent or vibrate modes, the alarm is also either silent or just vibrates, which does not wake me up.
I need the alarm to be loud even though my phone is set to vibrate or silent. Currently I'm turning the volume up on my phone just before I go to bed, but that annoys my wife because text messages etc. then wake her up. This is annoying as this is my first phone after coming from iOS for several years, where this wasn't an issue.
I have tried an app to fix this (Persist), but that didn't work. I can probably set a tasker profile up to turn volume on at 6am in the morning, but that seems overkill for what should be a simple fix. I've had very mixed results with third party alarm apps. Lollipop will help in that I will have a "do not disturb feature" again, but that still requires me to ensure my phone is set to ring so I get my alarm to go off properly.
Am I missing something?? Should it be this hard to get an alarm that wakes me up? What do people recommend?
Edit: When I go to *Settings > Sounds > Volumes,* if the *Ringtone & notifications* volume is down, the "Alarms" volume is automatically turned off, and I can't change it. In fact the alarm icon even gets a cross through it. So it looks intentional, but I can't for the life of me work out why that would be desired behaviour.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EM4FF.png)
Screenshot (click image for larger variant)<issue_comment>username_1: Are you using the stock Clock application? If so, have you unchecked "Vibrate" from the alarm settings?
1. Go to the stock Clock application.
2. Select the (leftmost) alarm tab in order to configure or add new alarms.
3. Uncheck "Vibrate."
This should solve the problem. I have the same device, which I usually keep in silent mode, and my alarm is audible.
As a side note, you could put the device in Airplane mode at night so that texts/calls don't come in. Either way, the alarm will still sound normally.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I hate this as well. My solution has been to turn my volume up and put my phone in airplane mode before going to bed, but I wish I didn't have to count on remembering.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm going to blame a third party app for this - Alarmy (sleep of you can). I had uninstalled it about the time this issue started happening. The solution was to reinstall it, but not have any alarms set. Under Alarmy settings, set the alarm volume. This affects the default clock alarm volume as well.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You Can install the "Alarm Clock Xtreme" application and it will sound even if the device is on silent mode. My problem also solved using this application.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: username_4, you are 100% correct. Not only does Alarm Clock Xtreme sound the alarm when volume sliders are fully down, it doesn't raise any volume sliders after the alarm goes off. IMO this is desirable behavior. Impressive!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I know it's a bit late, but you can track the problem down to the source code. In my case, this was set up inside mediatek-framework.jar (mediatek phone), but yours will differ. I edited it so the alarm volume is not changed with the audio profile changes.
Alternatively, if the exact responsible code is not easy to find, I was able to set a fixed non-zero volume for alarms when in Silent or Vibrate by adding a couple of lines of codes in systemui.apk.
Taking advantage of the method that sets up the audio icon in the statusbar when the audio profile is changed, we can make a call such that the alarm volume is set to a value:
```
const/4 v11, 0x4 # stream_alarm
const/4 v12, 0x9 # volume index
const/4 v13, 0x0 # no flags
invoke-virtual {v1, v11, v12, v13}, Landroid/media/AudioManager;->setStreamVolume(III)V
```
(v1 refers to "audioManager" which should already be set before)
This is the change in Smali file PhoneStatusBarPolicy (should be similar in any model), just at the beginning of method updateProfile and the call is to the Android class AudioManager, so it should be fine for any phone model.
The volume index is putting volume to number 9, this certainly is subjective and fixed, but at least it will wake you up in case you don't remember to set the alarm volume.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/15 | 337 | 1,288 | <issue_start>username_0: I changed my password to my Galaxy S3 and forgot it. I don't want to hard reset it because I have pictures I need to get off the device storage. I tried to setup clockwork mod and another one that I can't remember the name of at the moment but both told me they weren't able to mount the SD card. If anybody knows how to hack past the key pin or a way to recover the pics, please help. And no, my phone doesn't ask me to put in my email as a reset feature.<issue_comment>username_1: If you know the location where the pictures are stored you could always use ADB to pull the files or directory to your pc. This does require you to have usb debugging enabled. So if you haven't I can't help you further, sorry.
If you have, you can use this command to pull the folder/files to your pc:
adb pull location/of/pictures/\* C:\location\on\pc\
If you don't know what ADB is, here's a quick tutorial:
[Tut for beginners ADB](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266638)
Good luck!!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Use aroma file manager. A file manager which allows u to operate delete anything in recovery mode. So that u can delete the gasture key or the pin data from the root file system
U can download it from xda official website
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/16 | 321 | 1,168 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HTC Wildfire S, and it's only got 4GB storage. I have a 16GB mirco SD card, but I can't download things because I'm out of the 4GB space (I don't know how ... ), so I can't get them installed so I can then move them to the SD card. I'm not great with technology, so I may be missing something, but this is just really annoying.<issue_comment>username_1: If you know the location where the pictures are stored you could always use ADB to pull the files or directory to your pc. This does require you to have usb debugging enabled. So if you haven't I can't help you further, sorry.
If you have, you can use this command to pull the folder/files to your pc:
adb pull location/of/pictures/\* C:\location\on\pc\
If you don't know what ADB is, here's a quick tutorial:
[Tut for beginners ADB](http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266638)
Good luck!!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Use aroma file manager. A file manager which allows u to operate delete anything in recovery mode. So that u can delete the gasture key or the pin data from the root file system
U can download it from xda official website
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/16 | 434 | 1,489 | <issue_start>username_0: I rooted my nexus 5 and upgrade the developer images of Android L (build number LPV79) back in June or July. Now. I'm waiting for Android 5 OTA. Will I be getting it? How can I check when it will come? All my apps updated to Android 5 so they are not working and crushing because they are not compatible. And I'm not getting any support from Google / Android. Who can help me?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no OTA update from the developer preview to the official release. You have to download the release version and flash it using `fastboot`.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: theres the official OTA updates knocking around online, but just 4.4 update to 5.0. you will need the stock "locked" bootloader with kitkat for it go ahead and you need to sideload it via adb. not sure if you can wipe the rom and install it fresh but there is the official full rom from the dev sites anyway. mine took an hour from start to finish from 4.4 offical to 5.0 OTA. all apps updated and works great. I never jumped onto the pre release as i wasn't desperate for it. I have no critical apps and all mine use current APIs anyway.
sorry if you already know this but im sure at some point this will help someone :)
OTA ROM nexus 5:
<http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_hammerhead/c1a33561be84a8a6a7d5a4c8e3463c4db9352ce6.signed-hammerhead-LRX21O-from-KTU84P.c1a33561.zip>
FULL ROM
<https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images>
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/16 | 415 | 1,461 | <issue_start>username_0: Android's FDE affects remote wipe effectiveness, say, with Android Device Manager?
What I mean is this:
If one does not have system encryption enabled, to safely wipe all your data would require overwriting all your data. One would think that having full disk encryption enabled would allow wiping by just erasing the encryption keys. Is this so?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no OTA update from the developer preview to the official release. You have to download the release version and flash it using `fastboot`.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: theres the official OTA updates knocking around online, but just 4.4 update to 5.0. you will need the stock "locked" bootloader with kitkat for it go ahead and you need to sideload it via adb. not sure if you can wipe the rom and install it fresh but there is the official full rom from the dev sites anyway. mine took an hour from start to finish from 4.4 offical to 5.0 OTA. all apps updated and works great. I never jumped onto the pre release as i wasn't desperate for it. I have no critical apps and all mine use current APIs anyway.
sorry if you already know this but im sure at some point this will help someone :)
OTA ROM nexus 5:
<http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_hammerhead/c1a33561be84a8a6a7d5a4c8e3463c4db9352ce6.signed-hammerhead-LRX21O-from-KTU84P.c1a33561.zip>
FULL ROM
<https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images>
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/17 | 570 | 2,165 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently flashed my Nexus 4 to Android Lollipop using the factory image.
I have set a pattern lock for unlocking the device. But whenever I turn on the phone, I have to click on the little lock icon or swipe upwards to bring up the pattern unlocker dots.In KitKat or earlier versions, those dots would come up as soon as I turn on the phone.
Is there any way to set the pattern dots visible on lock screen by default? I went through all the settings but in vain.<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know, currently there is no setting to turn off the "safety lock" due to the addition of notifications on the lock screen. (Strangely, the lock is still there even if the user chooses not to display any notification)
The best bet to bypass this is to use [Smart Lock's Trusted face](http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/20/lollipop-feature-spotlight-smart-lock-brings-trusted-face-mode-that-makes-face-unlock-so-amazing-you-might-actually-use-it/), a new feature in Android 5.0 Lollipop similar to previous face unlock. You can bypass both "safety lock" and "pattern lock" simultaneously by looking at the phone while on the lock screen. I would say there is no downside (as far as my experience goes). If it fails to detect your face, then you just have to swipe up and draw the pattern normally.
How to set up:
* Go to Settings - Security
* Tap "Smart Lock", confirm your current pattern lock
* Tap "Trusted face" and follow the instruction
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Adding to what username_1 posted, one can also have
* Trusted location: Phone will not challenge user with the pattern lock
if the user is present at the location added in this setting. Home
and Work locations will be present by default, more locations could
be added.
* Trusted devices: One can add bluetooth devices such as Android wear
or bluetooth headsets etc. Phone will recognize those devices and
will bypass pattern unlocker.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Official stock Android doesn't support that, but [Cyanogenmod does since September 2015](http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/101254/) in CM 12.1 ROM.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/17 | 457 | 1,835 | <issue_start>username_0: Android 5.0 has a new "feature": If a wifi network has no connection to the internet, it will remain connected to it but route traffic over mobile data instead. A small exclamation mark shows in the status bar over the wifi symbol.
Unfortunately, for some reason Android has decided that my home wifi does not have a good internet connection - which is not true, as I'm using it to access Stackexchange at the moment - and is, instead, trying to send everything over GPRS.
With mobile data disabled, things work over wifi just fine, despite the exclamation mark - so it isn't a problem with the wifi not working, per se.
Is there any way to override this "smart" feature? The only way I have found to make things work at the moment is to disable mobile data while I am in my house - which is not a practical long-term solution.
EDITING to add that I have now solved this problem by buying a new router! I was using something *very* old... But, I'll leave the question here for the benefit of anybody else with the same difficulty.<issue_comment>username_1: When you are connected to your home wifi do you see the notification to 'Sign into Wi-Fi network'? If you tap on that item and then the 3 dots menu you will have the option to 'Use this network as is.' I'm in a similar situation as [@Seraphim's host](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/25160/seraphims-host) and so far this solution seems to be working.
edit: This solution isn't working 100% fo my situation, hopefully it will help for yours though.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Just [disable captive portal detection](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/100657). In the terminal, or in `adb shell`, issue the command
```
settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0
```
and reboot.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/17 | 143 | 557 | <issue_start>username_0: The light at the top of my phone is always flashing various colours. How do I know what they mean and how do I turn them off? It's Kitkat on Xperia Z2.<issue_comment>username_1: Navigate here.
Settings - Display - Light effects.
You can find various options on LED flashing.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Not sure what the default colours are, but with an app called "Light Flow" on Google Play, you can change & add colours for almost any app or notification, or indeed turn all off as you are looking to do.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/11/17 | 475 | 1,769 | <issue_start>username_0: Got me a shiny new [Hudl 2](http://www.tesco.com/direct/hudl2-8-wi-fi-tablet/454-7907.prd) (8.3" Wi-Fi tablet with Android 4.4.2).
It's nice. It does the gmail and the facebook, etc.
What it doesn't do is play video from youtube, or other sources such as the BBC. This is either using the Youtube android app or inside the android chrome browser.
The behaviour is as follows:
1. Video box is displayed but is paused and shows the 'play button' in the centre (the right facing triangle).
2. Clicking on the play button, a few frames will play, maybe less than half a second of sound.
3. Then it wall pause again. 'Play' button is displayed in the middle of the frame.
It's like as soon as you press play, it immediately pauses again. Constantly tapping the 'play' button gets a stop animation of the video.
I have tries the following to fix it:
* Un-installing and reinstalling the Youtube application.
* Clearing the Chrome browser cache (don't know why that was necessary but one website seemed to think it could fix it).
* Lowering the quality of the video, even down to the lowest possible setting.
I've tried this on both my home wifi and one other. In both cases, my Samsung Galaxy S4 (also Android 4.4.2) has no problems playing the exact same videos.
So, any advice?<issue_comment>username_1: The trick was to put the tablet into Airplane mode and then to take it out of Airplane mode again.
Unlike just disconnecting and reconnecting the wifi link, this actually unloads and reloads the wifi stack.
Since I did this, it plays videos from youtube, iPlayer, etc just fine.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had similar problems, but after un-rooting every YouTube video seems to be working perfectly again.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/17 | 368 | 1,444 | <issue_start>username_0: First of all, I'm rooted. So since I have Android 5.0 on my Nexus 5 I wonder if there still exists the option to change the music equalizer.
In KitKat it was like:
I wasn't able to find any option like this in the settings, maybe someone of you knows how to get this. I don't want to use the Google Play music equalizer.<issue_comment>username_1: Go to applications settings and select all applicationa. Find the MusicFX application clear the Application data for this application and then install other Equlizer from play market. After that when you start music player and select equalizer option new equalizer will be opened.
It was tested on Equalizer FX and it works for me :)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: That option is removed in Lollipop. If you want to use other equalizer, you have to disable default equalizer from **Settings -> Applications-> All -> MusicFx -> Disable**.
When you opens the equalizer from music player, it will open a chooser by showing other equalizers in it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: A known issue, wait for XPosed framework to be stable on lollipop, and someone will create a memory patch...
Or for limited experience, VLC seems to have a built-in equalizer that actually works...
[not a sponsor... ;) ]
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Use AIMP work great... No root need.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/17 | 314 | 1,302 | <issue_start>username_0: I just upgraded to Android 5.0 which made all my contacts' random colours even more prominent.
Is it possible to customize the colour for each contact? For example, if I don't like that <NAME> got a green background, can I change that, haha?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to applications settings and select all applicationa. Find the MusicFX application clear the Application data for this application and then install other Equlizer from play market. After that when you start music player and select equalizer option new equalizer will be opened.
It was tested on Equalizer FX and it works for me :)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: That option is removed in Lollipop. If you want to use other equalizer, you have to disable default equalizer from **Settings -> Applications-> All -> MusicFx -> Disable**.
When you opens the equalizer from music player, it will open a chooser by showing other equalizers in it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: A known issue, wait for XPosed framework to be stable on lollipop, and someone will create a memory patch...
Or for limited experience, VLC seems to have a built-in equalizer that actually works...
[not a sponsor... ;) ]
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Use AIMP work great... No root need.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/17 | 253 | 1,038 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems lock screen widgets have been removed in lollipop. Google now has a weather notification but it does not show up on the lock screen. Is there a way to get this or any other weather information on to the lock screen.<issue_comment>username_1: There are a decent number of 3rd party weather apps that have an option to add the current weather conditions to your notification bar. Consequently, enabling one of these persistent weather notifications will add the entry to your lock screen as well.
I personally use [1Weather](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handmark.expressweather), which looks like this:
This is (in my experience) a pretty common feature for weather apps, so you could "shop around" a bit for one that you like.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Dashclock also lets you put various info on the lockscreen - temperature, battery charge, number of new emails, etc.
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/11/18 | 379 | 1,446 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed Lollipop on a Nexus 4 and I noticed some differences from the videos and images of stock Lollipop that I've seen before. Mainly the status/notification and navigational bars are black (they should be transparent). Also, the design of the folders on the home screen is different (my folders have a black background while it should be white). You can see some examples in the images.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cKLrJ.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9cZpj.png)
"Black bars" / "Black Folder" (click images for larger variants)
Does anyone know where's the problem?<issue_comment>username_1: Transparent notification bar / softkeys background, app drawer opening and closing animations are part of [Google Now Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher). Install it and you are good to go.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: For what is IMO the purest stock Android experience, download the [Google Now Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher&hl=en) from the Play Store. Sure, there are other launchers out there, but this is straight from Google.
It replaces the old launcher and will give you the transparency you're looking for, along with the white backgrounds and other Material Design elements.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/18 | 451 | 1,756 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a **AllWinner A23 tablet with dual-core arm cortex-a7 1.5ghz + arm mali 400mp2 gpu.**
The tablet has **only 3 buttons** (1 power button and 2 volume buttons).
I have tried by all sort of means to get into recovery mode with booting but there is no option to get there.
* Even when trying through adb after boot (using command adb reboot
recovery), a strange recovery mode is launched which I have never
seen in any android device. The recovery mode has only 3 options (1.
Reboot 2. sideload using adb 3. format).
* And when I fastboot it using adb then it got hang at ROM image till
battery drain.
Now after rooting and applying a few tweaks I can't boot the device. Its **stuck at ROM image.**
Please tell me **how to get in recovery mode** in that device without booting the device.
I have tried holding down vol- then plugging in USB and then pressing power button multiple times while holding vol-.
If possible I would be glad to know **a way to install clockworkmod recovery.**<issue_comment>username_1: Transparent notification bar / softkeys background, app drawer opening and closing animations are part of [Google Now Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher). Install it and you are good to go.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: For what is IMO the purest stock Android experience, download the [Google Now Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher&hl=en) from the Play Store. Sure, there are other launchers out there, but this is straight from Google.
It replaces the old launcher and will give you the transparency you're looking for, along with the white backgrounds and other Material Design elements.
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/18 | 537 | 2,102 | <issue_start>username_0: I want my android phone to boot up (I expect from a low energy state rather than off) automatically, run my app for a while, shutdown (ie return to low energy state) and repeat at intervals, say an hour. Is there a good way to do this?
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Automateit can do that (of course, rooting is required!). Here is the link for the free version: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=AutomateIt.mainPackage>
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: The only "low energy states" I know Android uses is having certain components disabled (e.g. switched off WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, whatever, plus dimmed the screen, etc.) – so we certainly cannot speak from "boot up".
On that condition, there are many apps available for Android which could be used. You've already put the [automation](/questions/tagged/automation "show questions tagged 'automation'") tag to your question. Following up [its tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/automation/info) should give some pointers (Oh! None? OK, wait a few minutes, I'll update it).
* [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'") is the most extensive and flexible app in this field. Tons of addons even enhance its capacity: enable/disable things and dim the screen are "peanuts" for it. For a collection of tutorials, available addons, and more, be welcome to my [Tasker Resource Collection](http://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/resources_tasker).
* as you're asking about a time-based schedule, [Timeriffic](http://www.appbrain.com/app/timeriffic/com.alfray.timeriffic) should be worth a look as well. Not that mighty as *Tasker* – but free.
* [llama](/questions/tagged/llama "show questions tagged 'llama'") is another alternative. Again free, and comes a little closer to *Tasker's* capabilities (though not quire reaching them).
Note however that certain things depend on your device capabilities as well as on the Android version running. With recent versions, your device must be rooted to allow an app toggling airplane mode, for example.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/18 | 319 | 1,244 | <issue_start>username_0: Before Android L update my mobile(Nexus 5) used to use around 1GB RAM.
Now, it's using around 1.6GB RAM leaving me only 250MB free memory. When I look into *device memory*, it's showing `System` is using around 1GB RAM.
Is it normal for Android 5 to use 1GB for System and why is that? If not, what wrong with my device? I updated my device using factory image from android download page.<issue_comment>username_1: Android, just like Linux variants, use as much memory as they think they need for optimal operation. Because of this, more stuff may be preloaded, so apps load faster or the interface is more fluent. So, if your memory is almost full, that doesn't neccesarily mean that you don't have any memory left.
On the other hand, Android L uses a lot of animations, so I can imagine it using more memory than before. Nothing to worry about however.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No. This is an unusual problem that started with the L update itself.
My N5 shows 80% RAM usage almost the whole day even when no background operations run. Mine is unrooted and I used the OTA update.
Nothing unusual. You may resort to Kit Kat while Google plans to launch a fix for it all..
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/18 | 1,044 | 3,830 | <issue_start>username_0: HTC/Android 4.4.2
I am trying to set up VPN at work, which requires me to define a proxy server. I can long-tap on the staff WiFi name and enable advanced options, which allows me to define the proxy and port – except that the `Save` button seems to grey-out or not depending on what I type. It seems to be validating the proxy address as I type.
**My problem is that our work proxy server address contains slashes, which the validation doesn't accept. So, if I enter proxy.pac then I can save it, however, I need to enter `http://xxx.com/proxy.pac`**
Having looked around the forums, I think this must be a fairly rare problem - I see only a few references to this field not accepting a slash (in relation to adBlock). Although this does give me some assurance that its not just me, it doesn't really seem to offer a solution - those forums seem to find either a trailing space at the end of the proxy name, or that entering the form's fields in a reverse order then enables the save button.
So my questions are:
1. Is this a known problem? Can it be repeated elsewhere? Am I doing something stupid?
2. Can a 3rd party app offer a solution? I've tried some, eg "Proxy Settings" but it too doesn't allow the slash, also seeming to attempt to validate the hostname setting and refusing to accept what I need to enter.
3. Would rooting the phone help me? I see a lot of the available apps for setting proxies require that the phone has been rooted - I am reluctant to do this unless I know it will solve my problem.
4. I am aware there is a new release of Andriod around the corner... perhaps somebody with hands-on experience can see whether this problem still exists (simply try and enter a string with a slash in it for proxy settings, if you can press enter then I'll be first in the queue to upgrade when its available for me)
Any help/comments much appreciated!<issue_comment>username_1: Your <http://xxx.com/proxy.pac> is not a proxy server, it is the address to a [proxy automatic configuration (PAC) file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_auto-config). A PAC file contains a Javascript function that determines which proxy address to use and/or whether you're allowed to go direct when connecting to a particular URL.
[ProxyDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.proxydroid) (requires root) claims to support proxy configuration using PAC file (I had never personally used it though).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As stated by [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/482/lie-ryan)'s [answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/88027/13954), the proxy.pac file is a javascript file. In the Proxy Settings on your Android, you can only enter the address, port number, and sometimes a username and password.
What you can do is either ask your SysAdmin for the Proxy Server and Port Number, or just look at the file yourself. On a system that's already on the network, navigate to the address, and see what the file contains. Below is an example for my organization (some data modified):
```
function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
{
if (isInNet(host, "192.168.0.1", "255.255.224.0")) {
return "DIRECT";
} else {
if (shExpMatch(url, "http:*"))
return "PROXY 192.168.0.1:3128" ;
if (shExpMatch(url, "https:*"))
return "PROXY 192.168.0.1:3128" ;
if (shExpMatch(url, "ftp:*"))
return "PROXY 192.168.0.1:3128" ;
return "DIRECT";
}
}
```
The important part is what it wants the proxy address to return; in my case, it's `192.168.0.1:3128`. I can enter this into my Android, and all my data goes through my proxy. I can check my proxy logs (I use squid), and see the requests for pages going to my phone, without requiring an actual 'proxy.pac' file on my phone.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/18 | 327 | 1,088 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to set the `--kiosk` and the `--kiosk-printing` flags in Chrome for Android on my Galaxy Tab 10.1.
All the instructions that I can find here and elsewhere tell me to go to `chrome://flags` and set the flag there. But neither of these flags is mentioned in the list there.
What do I need to do to set kiosk mode?
I'm using Chrome 39.0.2171.56 on Android 4.0.4<issue_comment>username_1: It is not possible to add flags to chrome on Android unless they exist in the chrome://flags a list.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: It is not possible to do this in Chrome on Android; you can achieve what you want to with [Kiosk Browser Lockdown](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.procoit.kioskbrowser) instead.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This [page](http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/run-chromium-with-flags "page") suggests you can put them in /data/local/tmp/content-shell-command-line.
eg `adb shell 'echo "chrome --kiosk --kiosk-printing" > /data/local/tmp/content-shell-command-line'`
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2014/11/18 | 560 | 2,269 | <issue_start>username_0: I used Linux Deploy on Kitkat before and it worked. Now that I updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop (Chainfire-rooted the device), I installed Linux Deploy again, but whenever I would like to create the disk image or virtually do anything else, I obtain `Configuration file not found!` or `Updating configuration file... fail`. I tried various settings, also enabled Wi-Fi while the application is running... no success. Has anyone been able to run Linux Deploy on Android 5.0 or know how I can get the configuration file?<issue_comment>username_1: You need to install Busybox to be able to update the configuration file. However, on my Nexus 5, I haven't been able to get past "Updating configuration file ... done" after the fact. It could be incompatibility or some settings need to be tweaked first. I'll report back if I fix it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: **Quick Answer**: Verify the path/file really exists, using a "terminal emulator" or an ssh connection to your Android (not a graphical file browser).
First thing (as <NAME> suggest) is to enable "debug info". You will see the full message of the issue.
While installing I saw many "No such file or directory"
Someone suggested to change the directory and after many changes I got it installed & running.
But something changed and I couldn't run the installed OS anymore after shutdown (same messages).
I installed an SSH Server and started checking permissions and files, and guess what, the folder does not exist indeed.
The default configuration (on my phone) has
`/storage/emulated/0/linux.img`
but (on my phone) the file is in
`/storage/emulated/legacy/linux.img`
(to be honest it is in `/storage/emulated/legacy/linux/linux.img` but the example above seems closer to what most people may find).
But that's not all.
Using a graphical file explorer, I DO can see
`/storage/emulated/0/`
`/storage/emulated/legacy/`
but the first (/0/) looks different, like if it were a symlink (symbolic link).
Maybe "Linux Deploy" is getting lost because of that, so better use clear, reliable paths.
Again, I did my verifications using a ssh connection.
I hope it helps others.
I provided the troubleshooting so others can help themselves too.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/18 | 675 | 2,560 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just updated to Android 5.0 and it has already showed that I need some time to get used to the new layouts and such. That's not really the issue though.
The thing that I couldn't wrap my head around was this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZO9EZ)
Click for full size
It quite looks like they forgot to put in the Previous button. Is there any way I can get it back?
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Swipe down on the notification to expand it and you'll be able to see the previous button. It's only visible in the expanded notification, not the summary version. As far as I know, there is no way to change this.
Note, however, that this does not appear to work if you have the lockscreen set to hide "sensitive" notification information:
>
> [...] I have the lock screen notifications setting set to hide sensitive information, and thus it's locking out the full music player controls. When I swipe down, I get the unlock keypad, because Lollipop wants me to unlock my phone in order to get at the full music player. [...] – [Derek](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/47393/derek)
>
>
>
Left is the "before" picture, right is after swiping down on the notification:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/e8stp.jpg) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qU8V8.jpg)
Click either image for full resolution
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Solution to having full music controls while hiding sensitive information from emails etc on the lock screen:
Go to settings (sounds and notification)
1.Enable show all notification content
2.Directly underneath (show all notification content) select app notification (select the app you want to hide sensitive info)
- a new option has appeared (sensitivity)
3. Switch on sensitivity for all the apps you want their info hidden
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I wanted to keep "Hide sensitive information" selected so that my texts, emails, etc. don't come through on the lockscreen, but I still want my music widget.
Here is what I did:
1. Keep the option "Hide sensitive information" selected.
2. Go to Settings > Sound and notification > Application notifications
3. Scroll down "Music" and select it.
4. Set "Priority" to ON.
Now I get the music widget with the pause and skip buttons and if I swipe down on it I get the full controls.
Hope that helped!
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/11/19 | 1,092 | 4,464 | <issue_start>username_0: I just updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop, and the feature I'm most anticipating is Smart Lock — the ability to keep my phone unlocked when it's near me but still have strong protection if lost or stolen.
I figured that since I have a Fitbit One in my pocket pretty much whenever I have my pants on, I'd use that as the "key". It syncs by Bluetooth, so I figured I'd be all set.
However, when I go into Smart Lock in the settings and attempt to add a Trusted Device, it doesn't show up in the list. Why not?<issue_comment>username_1: Lollipop does not appear to allow Bluetooth Low Energy devices to be used for Smart Lock. I believe that Fitbits are devices of this type.
I have a similar issue with one of Fitbit's rivals - I've successfully set up Smart Lock with "normal" Bluetooth devices such as a speaker in my kitchen - i.e. ones that show a connection in the bluetooth settings - but I'm unable to do it with my UP24 band.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Bluetooth Low Energy devices can be used for Smart Lock, but they need to be paired at OS level and it seems that the Fitbit uses some kind of pseudo-pairing at app level. From the Fitbit [manual](http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/Setting-up-your-tracker-with-the-Fitbit-app-for-Android/?l=en_US&c=Topics%3AAndroid&p=flex&fs=Search&pn=1):
>
> Unlike standard Bluetooth devices, like headsets, your Fitbit tracker will be set up directly through the Fitbit app and not through your Android device's Bluetooth pairing settings.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In order for a Bluetooth device to work with smartlock, it needs to be constantly connected while it's within range of your phone. Dedicated smart watches, Bluetooth speakers, and your cars Bluetooth are constantly connected to your phone to pass data (calls, texts, music, notifications). For a lack of better term, the Bluetooth connectivity is "active" (always connected) for these devices.
Fitbit on the other hand only connects periodically and only for a few seconds to sync health data. So basically Bluetooth connectivity is in "sleep" mode (disconnected) until the timer activates Bluetooth to sync health data and then disconnects again after it's done.
There is an option for your fitbit device to notify you of incoming calls, however this still doesn't maintain Bluetooth connectivity. When you get a call, your phone temporarily activates Bluetooth to send the signal and then disconnects. This is why your fitbit gets a delayed notification instead of an instant notification like a true smart watch which has permanent Bluetooth connectivity.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I had to pair my fitbit surge through the bluetooth panel, and then it showed up as an option for smart unlock. This might help with the fitbit one?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I was able to pair my **Fitbit Surge** with my phone, but I have only had it work with Smart Lock when Fitbit was running on my phone. Once I close the app, I have to start entering my code again.
UPDATE! - I discovered that my watch has an option for Bluetooth (Classic). I synced my phone to Surge (Classic) and I can now unlock my phone at anytime while wearing my Fitbit Surge. = Happiness :)
This will probably make my watch battery last a shorter time, but the trade off is worth it to me.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: I've got a fitbit HR and I've found smart unlock is available after I changed the "enable notification widget" setting in the call notification menu to on. This burns more battery but it's a trade off I'll gladly take for not having to enter a pin every time I open my phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: I have a Charge 2. My solution is to sync using the Fitbit app and then add as a trusted device. This method also works when Smart Lock times out after 4 hours of inactivity.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: As @username_3 noted in the accepted answer, Smart Lock requires a current bluetooth (BT) connection. Devices like Fitbit try to minimize BT connection duration to maximize Fitbit battery life.
But the latest Fitbit android app has an "Always Connected" option that tries to force the Fitbit device to maintain the connection. This works well with my Fitbit Alta HR. FYI, the setting is per device paired with the app, so it's kind of "deep" in the app to get to the setting for the Fitbit device.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/11/19 | 1,142 | 4,549 | <issue_start>username_0: The Google Calendar app recently updated to the new Material Design look. I've noticed that notifications have changed in a way that I do not like.
When a calendar event comes due, it appears as a notification in the Notifications bar at the top of the screen. In the past, it stayed there for about 48 or 72 hours (not sure exactly, but it was well over 24 hours) as long as I did not mess with it. But now, it seems to only stick around for a very short amount of time (as long as the event is ongoing, I think). In other words, it seems that once an event is over, the notification disappears.
This is not good news for me, I used calendar events as reminders to get things done. (Ex: "take out the trash" on Wed night... I would always see this in the evening, and can put it off until later in the evening if need be. Worst case: when I go to bed, I would see the notification still sticking around, and then go put the trash out.)
I'm looking for a way to get the previous functionality. Is there a trick for this? I'm also open to trying free calendar or task apps that do this.
Suggestions, please?
Running Android 4.4.4 on Nexus 4<issue_comment>username_1: I am replying (I see no one else has) because I have always used the calendar/notifications functionality in the EXACT same way you have, and was also distressed of this change in functionality. I think we are in the minority, though, because your post is the first acknowledgement I have even seen anywhere about this issue.
The only solution I have is to look at third-party apps. Although someone appears to have ported an older ICS/Jelly Bean-era version of the stock calendar which you can find in the Play Store, I have not used that too much. At the moment I am using Business Calendar, which I THINK comes somewhat close to replicating the functionality you and I are accustomed to (although I am still watching it to see). I also gave Today Calendar a very close look -- it is much closer to the Google aesthetic, and even has aspects of Material Design implemented. It appeared also to have persistent notification functionality, although for some reason I had problems with the syncing. This may have been fixed.
If you have come up with any solutions, I would love to hear them! Good luck!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I found a workaround : delay the event in the future for `x` hours then add a notification `x` hours before the event. For example, delay the event to tomorrow and add a notification 24 hours before the event. The notification will stay in the notification bar until the event is ended. You can do the same with several days or one week if you want the notification to appear longer before disappearing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: ***UPDATE***: 4 years later, I think Mike's comment is right, and I call on Google/Android to support a way to make a calendar reminder really persistent. I actually used the Calendar Snooze app for a while until it stopped being reliable. So I'm taking this comment back:
>
> *I initially had the same reaction you did about the change in Calendar behavior. But I just realized that a calendar is simply not the right app for these kinds of reminders that you want to persist.*
>
>
>
*In the meantime....*
---
Instead of using the Calendar app for those sorts of reminders, you can use an app designed for reminders, like [Google Keep](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep) , or Google Now, both of which have repeating reminder features.
If you say "OK, Google, remind me about the dance at 7 pm on Saturday" Google now will set up a reminder for you, which you can convert to a repeating reminder from the dialog box that pops up.
For tips on Google Keep, see [Five Powerful Google Keep Features You're Not Using](http://www.omgchrome.com/five-handy-google-keep-tips-tricks/)
And I hear that if you switch to the new "Inbox by Gmail" app, your Google Now reminders can show up in your calendar also. [5 reasons to switch to Inbox by Gmail, and 4 reasons not to | PCWorld](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2935949/5-reasons-to-switch-to-inbox-by-gmail-and-4-reasons-not-to.html)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: In the current version of calendar (on Android 6.0) when you click on the plus icon at the bottom right you can add a reminder (not appointment), it doesn't have a duration, and it won't go away until you dismiss it and mark it as done. Perhaps that's what you are looking for.
Upvotes: 1 |