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2015/05/04 | 309 | 1,239 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a LGMS500 (never again), I have used Link2SD and Advanced SD Card manager and have moved as many apps as I can to SD card and this was not many. Any other app I try to move to SD card I receive the following "Could not obtain root access" "Allow or Grant to superuser". OK, newbe here when it comes to android, how do I obtain root access? While understanding this term as a former programmer, I have absolutely no glimmer on how to do this with Android.<issue_comment>username_1: You will need to goto a 3rd party website that hosts Google apps and download the newest (for your device) version. The one I use is <http://gappsandroid.blogspot.com/>, you can download EVERY single Official Google app.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use [OpenGApps](http://opengapps.org/). I believe it is sanctioned by Google and allows you to easily select a version for your device architecture and Android version, customizing the package by which apps/services you want.
Once downloaded, you can flash the package via recovery. It is also possible to extract the apps for a manual upgrade; see [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/159558/1465) for details.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/04 | 350 | 1,322 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Android 4.1.1 and my AnkiDroid version is 2.3.2. I have downloaded a deck (`.apkg` file) and I would like to import it into AnkiDroid, which requires me to place the file into a specified folder `/storage/sdcard0/AnkiDroid`.
Oddly enough, the AnkiDroid folder didn't yet exist, so I went on and created it, paying attention to the proper 'CamelCase' in the name of the folder. I have copied the `.apkg` to this folder but I cannot import it because AnkiDroid cannot find the `.apkg` in that folder.
What is the problem? How to fix it?<issue_comment>username_1: You will need to goto a 3rd party website that hosts Google apps and download the newest (for your device) version. The one I use is <http://gappsandroid.blogspot.com/>, you can download EVERY single Official Google app.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could use [OpenGApps](http://opengapps.org/). I believe it is sanctioned by Google and allows you to easily select a version for your device architecture and Android version, customizing the package by which apps/services you want.
Once downloaded, you can flash the package via recovery. It is also possible to extract the apps for a manual upgrade; see [my answer here](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/159558/1465) for details.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/04 | 696 | 2,596 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I try to locate my new phone in the Android Device Manager, the following text is showed up:
Thing is, I *am* logged in as the primary Google account that my device uses. I also have the remote options in `Google Settings > Security` set to On, and the "Android Device Manager" checked in `Settings > Security > Select Admins`.
I don't really know what's going on, I've tried everything. Can someone help me? My phone is a Moto G2 XT1069, retail version.<issue_comment>username_1: Even though it wasn't the same problem, I solved this by following these steps:
[Phone not appearing in Android Device Manager](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/51773/1465)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Android Device Manager won't locate the device if it's currently not logged-in as the primary user. This applies to devices which support multi-user, including the default guest account on Android Lollipop.
Change the current user to your Google account *on your device* and try again.
In case it's still occurring on Android Lollipop, then try removing the guest account (refer to [this question](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/87664/removing-the-default-guest-user-account-on-android-lollipop)) and try again. It might be a bug related to guest mode.
---
Reference: [<NAME>'s troubleshooting on Android Device Manager shows "No Active Devices" - Nexus 5 - Lollipop 5.1](https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/nexus/NfV6NfhXOA4/GM0tg8rt2AsJ)
>
> Action: Switch to Guest Account in Lollipop interface.
>
> State: ADM says that you must be a primary user.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had this message while trying to locate my phone from the web interface. I do the message "You must be a primary user to find this device." with a link to Googles Timeline Maps feature.
Once I found my phone, and using the link provided by username_1 I was able to fix it by clearing data for the Google Play Store and Google Play Services.
I rebooted and opened the Play Store to sync back up. I got full functionality from the web interface afterwards. In my case, the rest of the instructions don't seem necessary.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: In case you have more than one google account on the same phone you should remove it.
for me and my Galaxy S8, the problem was having the **Secure Folder** enabled and inside it defined my **Google Account** too. I had to go to *Secure Folder>Settings>Accounts* and remove the Google Account.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/05 | 204 | 853 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy S3 was damaged by water and I now have a new Galaxy S4. I have reinstalled WhatsApp on the new phone. However I do know that I have messages sent by others that I have not received, they are pending.
Will I receive these messages? I have the same SIM card and there was a two week period between old and new phone.<issue_comment>username_1: No, you won't receive them, because there is no place to store them except of your phone. Since you haven't been registered, you won't receive these messages. That's my case when installing a new ROM to my phone.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You will receive any messages that were sent after the S3 died & activation of WhatsApp on your new phone.
However, any messages you had received on your old phone & didn't read cannot be received again.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/05 | 719 | 2,845 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed a Nightly build of CM12.1 earlier today, but a few minutes ago when I tried to install an app that requires root access it said I wasn't rooted. For some reason I figured this was a given because I just flashed a custom ROM, but I am no Android developer (yet) and have no idea why it's not rooted. The ROMs that I installed prior to this didn't have this issue. Or it was spelled out in the install for me and I don't remember re-rooting them after I installed them. Either way, I need help with a method of rooting my Sprint Note 3 now and believe I need to use a specific tool or app to do so, and do not want to have to remove CM12.1 5.1.1 to do it (if at all possible). I also didn't want to run the wrong tool and screw up my phone because it was the wrong version of Odin (or whatever app I need to re-root). I'm pretty sure I have to use something specific to 5.1.1 but again, I'm no developer or heavy ROM flasher. If someone is a pro with Cyanogen ROMs I could really use some expert advice here. Thanks in advance!<issue_comment>username_1: I just got a live CM12.1 update that (I thought) completely fixed this issue, but it's still happening. The root works when I first flash it but for some reason it stops after a while and, **even with the root option enabled in the developer settings**. I read on a different forum that the SuperUser app is no longer needed for the latest versions of their ROM, and thought that it was what was screwing up my root, but I didn't install it after last flash and it's still not working.
Update: I *thought* that I resolved the issue but it's still happening. Is anyone else using on a Sprint Note 3 using CM12.1 5.1.1 nightly and experiencing the same issue? It's getting really frustrating. Whenever I try to do certain things, like try to run Root Checker or Greenify, CM12.1 soft reboots. I know it has something to do with the root-access but can't for the life of me fix the issue.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Enable developer options and in developer options menu you will find an option
>
> enable root access
>
>
>
If not download supersu zip file and flash it via recovery and you will get back root access.Flashing latest supersu willnot affect the data.So no need to worry about data loss at all.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: My friend..I had the same issue and I fixed it right away.. Here's the trick: download the supersu zip file(I have the beta), go to the developer settings and switch on Advance Reboot..Then go back to the home screen.. Press the power bottom..it should give you a pop-up window where you can choose to reboot into recovery: Choose It..then in recovery mode.. Install the supersu zip you were downloaded and then install it..Reboot your phone and check root checker. It should work.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/05 | 528 | 2,116 | <issue_start>username_0: is it possible to get android socurce code from apk.
i had seen on some tutorial that shows the way to get code from apk just guessting if we can do it really .
please guide they way to do it if possible
i was able to get source code but issue is that when i try to run it in eclipse i see lots of error .<issue_comment>username_1: I just got a live CM12.1 update that (I thought) completely fixed this issue, but it's still happening. The root works when I first flash it but for some reason it stops after a while and, **even with the root option enabled in the developer settings**. I read on a different forum that the SuperUser app is no longer needed for the latest versions of their ROM, and thought that it was what was screwing up my root, but I didn't install it after last flash and it's still not working.
Update: I *thought* that I resolved the issue but it's still happening. Is anyone else using on a Sprint Note 3 using CM12.1 5.1.1 nightly and experiencing the same issue? It's getting really frustrating. Whenever I try to do certain things, like try to run Root Checker or Greenify, CM12.1 soft reboots. I know it has something to do with the root-access but can't for the life of me fix the issue.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Enable developer options and in developer options menu you will find an option
>
> enable root access
>
>
>
If not download supersu zip file and flash it via recovery and you will get back root access.Flashing latest supersu willnot affect the data.So no need to worry about data loss at all.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: My friend..I had the same issue and I fixed it right away.. Here's the trick: download the supersu zip file(I have the beta), go to the developer settings and switch on Advance Reboot..Then go back to the home screen.. Press the power bottom..it should give you a pop-up window where you can choose to reboot into recovery: Choose It..then in recovery mode.. Install the supersu zip you were downloaded and then install it..Reboot your phone and check root checker. It should work.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/05 | 496 | 2,029 | <issue_start>username_0: I have several apps that won't connect even though I connected to WiFi. Google Chrome and browser work fine, but other apps say can't connect to the server or needs an internet connection. When I'm at home, it works fine.<issue_comment>username_1: I just got a live CM12.1 update that (I thought) completely fixed this issue, but it's still happening. The root works when I first flash it but for some reason it stops after a while and, **even with the root option enabled in the developer settings**. I read on a different forum that the SuperUser app is no longer needed for the latest versions of their ROM, and thought that it was what was screwing up my root, but I didn't install it after last flash and it's still not working.
Update: I *thought* that I resolved the issue but it's still happening. Is anyone else using on a Sprint Note 3 using CM12.1 5.1.1 nightly and experiencing the same issue? It's getting really frustrating. Whenever I try to do certain things, like try to run Root Checker or Greenify, CM12.1 soft reboots. I know it has something to do with the root-access but can't for the life of me fix the issue.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Enable developer options and in developer options menu you will find an option
>
> enable root access
>
>
>
If not download supersu zip file and flash it via recovery and you will get back root access.Flashing latest supersu willnot affect the data.So no need to worry about data loss at all.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: My friend..I had the same issue and I fixed it right away.. Here's the trick: download the supersu zip file(I have the beta), go to the developer settings and switch on Advance Reboot..Then go back to the home screen.. Press the power bottom..it should give you a pop-up window where you can choose to reboot into recovery: Choose It..then in recovery mode.. Install the supersu zip you were downloaded and then install it..Reboot your phone and check root checker. It should work.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/05 | 425 | 1,596 | <issue_start>username_0: I have connected my Nokia X device with my PC which is running Windows 8.1. But in Device Manager it is showing as shown in below image:
When I Right click on it and select `Update Driver Software` and manually give the path of Android SDK where USB drivers are there, then it is showing below error (even though the driver files are available there):
Can anyone please help me what/where the problem can be?<issue_comment>username_1: The Android SDK does not have specific drivers for all devices; really on Nexus devices and those devices that use Google's vendor ID are directly supported (on Windows at least).
The drivers can be modified to work with different devices though; I found a version for the Nokia X [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-x/general/fix-updated-adb-drivers-nokia-x-v1-2-4-1-t2835827).
You could also manually modify them yourself by following [this procedure](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/98825/1465) (using the correct IDs for your device instead).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Sometimes win8 will refuse using drivers as they aren't signed for win8. Same problem occured on my machine when trying to install the drivers for xperia z2.
You can try this:
Press and hold "shift" and reboot win8, then choose "startup options" or similar entry in the menu, then choose reboot. Choose option 7 or F7 and reboot again.
Driver should install now.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/05 | 295 | 1,113 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wondering since what version Android emoticon have been added?<issue_comment>username_1: The Android SDK does not have specific drivers for all devices; really on Nexus devices and those devices that use Google's vendor ID are directly supported (on Windows at least).
The drivers can be modified to work with different devices though; I found a version for the Nokia X [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-x/general/fix-updated-adb-drivers-nokia-x-v1-2-4-1-t2835827).
You could also manually modify them yourself by following [this procedure](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/98825/1465) (using the correct IDs for your device instead).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Sometimes win8 will refuse using drivers as they aren't signed for win8. Same problem occured on my machine when trying to install the drivers for xperia z2.
You can try this:
Press and hold "shift" and reboot win8, then choose "startup options" or similar entry in the menu, then choose reboot. Choose option 7 or F7 and reboot again.
Driver should install now.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/06 | 1,436 | 4,807 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Samsung Galaxy phone. Now its dead. I tried lots of combinations and now I'm going to send it to India. In India it will get repaired but I don't want anybody to get the data, messages or media files which is in internal memory. But as its not charging, I can't delete data directly. How can I delete media files specially from internal phone memory from my dead phone?<issue_comment>username_1: Had a look around for you, I've never imagined it to be possible to retrieve data from a dead phone without external storage inside the phone i.e SD Card, then I stumbled across [this article](https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/108121/How+to+recover+%28internal+data+from%29+completely+dead-powerless+phone). A user commented something which i think you may find useful. I take no credit for this answer, try at your own peril.
>
> WARNING! - Refurbished only means you will get a working phone back.
>
>
> Even if they guarantee to return it with your data intact, be VERY
> CAREFUL! they are just telephone call handlers and do not know for
> sure what will happen, also people do not tick all the correct boxes
> and others do not look at all the boxes, so you could loose out those
> ways!
>
>
> I am very surprised that there is no information on this subject.
>
>
> It must have been an issue for 1000's of people over the past few
> years.
>
>
> My problem is that "back up has stopped", would not re-install, and I
> could not find out why (it said memory, but there was loads free -
> since found it was talking about Dalvik).
>
>
> Over the weeks I built up a collection of useful information and
> photos which I do not want to loose.
>
>
> I am assuming yours is an Android phone, but even if it's a Windows
> phone, the principle is still probably the same.
>
>
> It appears to be possible to recover files from the internal memory of
> a dead phone using a PC, free software and USB cable.
>
>
> The principle is start the Flashing process, BUT do not Flash the
> phone, because I can not be sure it would not destroy your data /
> files.
>
>
> When at the stage to be able to Flash the phone, effectively your PC
> thinks it is communicating have a "USB memory device".
>
>
> This is achieved by removing the phones USB driver and substituting
> another driver (to enable the Flashing process).
>
>
> I've not had the time to spend on it that I need.
>
>
> I will come back when I do finish ...
>
>
> BUT do not wait for me, there seems to be too many things going wrong,
> and the most important get done first. Which is why I have things
> waiting for over 1 year now.
>
>
> One problem I have is that Windows keeps throwing out the
> "substitution USB driver" and replacing it with the original phone USB
> driver.
>
>
> Windows thinks the phones driver is more suitable, so automatically
> re-installs it.
>
>
> I know the issue, I've had it several times previously with the
> "unknown device USB driver" (a crash causes the driver change). I just
> need to find the "Windows stored back up driver", delete it, then
> Windows will happily accept the "substitution driver".
>
>
> Ahhh, the joys of owning a MS Windows computer :-(
>
>
> Some usefull software names :-
>
>
> USB VCOM Driver
>
>
> Windows drivers - A25\_USB\_VCOM\_Drivers
>
>
> usbdeview\_droidtricks
>
>
> Some useful search terms :-
>
>
> brick
>
>
> unbrick
>
>
> flash rom
>
>
> SP Flash Tool exe v3 (not to use, but the process' before is what's
> wanted).
>
>
> Searches with search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.), also You Tube (I
> could only find Flashing, but as previously, it's the process up to
> the "Flashing point" that you are interested in).
>
>
> Sorry it's unfinished information, but at least it gives you hope and
> some where to start.
>
>
> Data Recovery firms will be able to recovery the data / files and some
> are open to "please help, I'm skint ...", by reducing their prices to
> a poor private person, but they will not do it for free.
>
>
> So good luck to all of us.
>
>
>
And this gentlemen in the comments of said post found a company willing to retrieve information from a dead phone, this could be worth a shot prior to sending it to India.
>
> Hi Maria, sorry for the late response. They are called <http://iekspert.dk/> or > iexpert.dk - try and write to them.
>
>
>
Just have a look and see what you find.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you can charge a little or arrange a new battry I guess you can do it by wiping data in recovery mode.
* To do so hold the volume up, home button and power button simultaneously.
* Once you are in Recovery Mode Scroll to wipe data/factory reset by pressing the Volume down button.
THATS IT.
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/06 | 172 | 705 | <issue_start>username_0: The default backup time for WhatsApp is specific (in my case, it's 4:00 AM).
Although we can manually backup at any time, how do we change the default backup time?<issue_comment>username_1: Sadly, it cannot be done. WhatsApp doesn't allow any other time to be set for the automatic backup of messages.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: You cannot change the Whatsapp backup time to the local device storage. But optionally, you can have **Google drive** as your backup destination and can schedule it to backup as you wish (Monthly, Weekly, Daily or On click).
Google drive can backup your photos and videos along with the chat content in your Whatsapp account.
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/06 | 259 | 1,132 | <issue_start>username_0: My old phone connected to Android studio but new phone doesn't. I've spent a couple of days searching forums and sites to try to help but whatever I try, studio just isn't recognising the device.
I've enabled debugging in developer options, but the device isn't being seen. I can transfer files from the device as normal, but when I click run (to run the app), there is no device available in 'Choose a running device'. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you,<issue_comment>username_1: It seems your computer is not recognizing your device or not able to download the device driver of your mobile phone Sony E2003
Possible solution is to download and install moborobo from this website in your computer
<http://www.moborobo.com/>
It will install the required device driver to connect your phone with the computer and then your device can be easily detectable in Android Studio
Hope this will help!!!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I managed to fix this myself, the developer settings were turning themselves off after I would enable. A reboot fixed the issue, for now.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/06 | 328 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: I have installed a talking clock app (named "Tell Me The Time") that say the current time every quarter hour. However I does not stay active and I have reopen it occasionally. At the same time, another similar app does not have this issue and remain active in the background. How to keep an app active (running) in the background (24/7)?
The issue is also more serious in using Torrent clients (they actually are useless in android).<issue_comment>username_1: It depends on how the app has been developed. Generally, android *service* needs to be running if you want the application to remain active in the background. But, if services are not used, then as soon as the activity disappears or destroys, behaviour is no longer observed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: To my knowledge, you cannot properly ensure that without being the developer of the application (and even then there is no guarantee).
You need to know that the Android system is geared towards killing applications in the background as the device runs out of memory. The general rule-of-thumb is, that inactive apps are killed in favor of currently active ones if memory is low. I am sure as a developer, you can circumvent this to an extend with workarounds like trying to keep your app running in the background and bring it to the front regularly, restart it at fixed intervals or something similar.
But as a user being given an arbitrary application, this sounds almost impossible.
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/06 | 288 | 1,143 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Asus TM AC-1900 WiFi router at home. We have a Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, iPhone 6 Plus and notebook computers. They are all able to connect to Wifi when I get home. However, the new AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 will randomly fail to connect to WiFi when I get home. It does manage to automatically connect some of the time but most of the time I have to remember to connect it manually. Is this a defect on my particular unit? I have tried doing a factory reset but it doesn't seem to help.<issue_comment>username_1: Open the “Settings” and go to “Wireless/Wi-Fi”.
Scroll down and at the end you’ll see the option “Smart network switch”.
Uncheck this option and you’re done. For more details you can refer Samsung India site.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Was having issues with my s6 staying connected to open aps. Made sure the smart network switching was off, wiped cache and messed with other settings. Nothing worked. I opened up the AT&T smart WiFi app and adjusted the settings for public hotspots. No problems since making the change. I disabled the app no problems staying connected.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/06 | 227 | 912 | <issue_start>username_0: my galaxy grand 2 cannot connect the sd card of usb storage to computer. only 2 options are available with usb
namely
media device
camera
how can I access the files of sd card and usb storage
Please note that Im using Ubuntu 14.04
I have no problems with windows<issue_comment>username_1: Open the “Settings” and go to “Wireless/Wi-Fi”.
Scroll down and at the end you’ll see the option “Smart network switch”.
Uncheck this option and you’re done. For more details you can refer Samsung India site.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Was having issues with my s6 staying connected to open aps. Made sure the smart network switching was off, wiped cache and messed with other settings. Nothing worked. I opened up the AT&T smart WiFi app and adjusted the settings for public hotspots. No problems since making the change. I disabled the app no problems staying connected.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/06 | 670 | 2,488 | <issue_start>username_0: I have already tested some apps for this purpose and they solely rely on the screen turning off, which makes sense at some point. However, their concept breaks down when you want to use an app over WiFi which has the capability to turn-off the screen due to the proximity sensor (think of the VoIP apps). Turning off the screen in that case means disconnection from the network.
Is it possible to turn off the WiFi only if the device is both locked and screen turned off?<issue_comment>username_1: If I understand the question correctly...
There is a setting under `WiFi` -> `More` -> `Keep WiFi on during sleep`
click image for larger version
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If I understand your question correctly, then there is a *very* easy way of doing this yourself. Im sure there are *many* ways of going about this, but this is the easiest and most reliable method that I know of.
You said that you wanted something that doesn't rely on the screen being off. My solution does rely on the "display" being off, however for the "display" as opposed to the "screen" to be off, the device *must* be locked, meaning that this should work flawlessly for you.
If you just follow the instructions I've provided below, you should have satisfying results in just a few minutes!
---
1. Download **[Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm)** from the **Play Store.**
2. Open **Tasker** and click the `+` button. Now click **Event** → **Display** → **Display Off.**
3. Click the **gear** (back button) in the **top left corner.** A pop up menu will appear. Select **New Task** and name it `Display Off`.
4. Tap `+` → **Net** → **WiFi** and make sure the box that says **Set** is set to `Off`.
5. Click the gear (back) twice so that you end up on the **Profiles** screen.
6. Now click `+` again, then **Event** → **Display** → **Display On.**
7. Tap the gear (back) and then select **New Task**. Name it something along the lines of `Display On`.
8. Click `+` → **Net** → **WiFi** and change **Set** to `On`. Now exit back to the **Profiles** tab. You should now have both **Display Off** and **Display On.**
9. In the **Profiles** tab to the right of your conditions, there are **On/ Off** toggles. Turn both of these to `Off` and then back to `On`.
10. Simply exit out of **Tasker** and you're done!
---
Good luck and I hope this helps you!
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/06 | 586 | 2,546 | <issue_start>username_0: I have several google accounts I use for different purposes (i.e. my main everything account, one to log in to less secure websites / games, one shared account for work, my wife's Play store account).
I only use my main account for the gmail app and two accounts for the calendar app. I have customized the synchronization options under settings -> General --> accounts but even though I disable synchronization of Gmail, the accounts still show up in the calendar and gmail apps. How can I make these go away?
I use a rooted Note 3 on t-mobile.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know whether this will hide your accounts from gmail but you can turn syncing off for gmail and calendar for accounts you don't want to sync..!
You can change the account sync settings from within settings-> Google then choose the account you want change sync settings of.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: On Android 6 and lower you can install Xposed Framework and then XPrivacy module for Xposed. In Xprivacy, deny access to accounts for the gmail app. Then add the account you want visible to the white list.
You can have a separate white list for every app, so you can have different accounts show for different apps.
Some apps get their account list from Google Play Services, and I've had weird things happen when trying to block accounts from that. But gmail and calendar work fine. Hangouts has a sign out feature, so you don't really need to block, but blocking works there, too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Honestly how you might so that, is a many varied answer. Bur it can be done. For instance. Android itself pretty much requires you to have a google account, its used as your primary backup. This account ibwouks suggest veing your most secured account. Being fortified with 2fa / ontpw and even havinf email or app prompts aby time the device is signed into or loged onto from a new source.
Then instead of signing your ither accounts into the device itself, you have the browsers. Firefox chrone chromium opera can all handle multiple accounts signed into then without actually being signed into the phone/pad itself. Almost all of the browsers have a way to lock thier access from from prying eyes. Chrome/chromium actually require you at least be signed into the app, just use another account youre not as concerned with hiding but havr if fortified also wth as man security mechanisms as gou can set. Firefox and opera also employ a sign in account for signing in and syncing.
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/06 | 777 | 3,064 | <issue_start>username_0: Since I spend too much time on websites such as 9gag.com and the like, I decided to try and block them by modifying the hosts file on my rooted Nexus 5.
So I created a new hosts file using notepad++, which looks like this :
```
127.0.0.1 board.4chan.org
127.0.0.1 4chan.org
127.0.0.1 9gag.com
127.0.0.1 www.9gag.com
127.0.0.1 www.4chan.org
```
etc., saved it as a file without extension, and replaced the original "hosts" file found in system/etc with the new file. However, it does not have any effect and I can still access all those websites as easily as before. I'm using Chrome as my browser.
I checked that the new lines are LF and not CR+LF (read somewhere that it could make the hosts file work not properly) and that the file has no extension (File Explorer shows it as a "file", that's all). When I try to edit the hosts file with an app called Hosts Editor, it looks like everything is good and like my device should redirect the websites I'm trying to reach to localhost.
So my question is : why is this not working? What have I done wrong?
Thanks a lot!<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know whether this will hide your accounts from gmail but you can turn syncing off for gmail and calendar for accounts you don't want to sync..!
You can change the account sync settings from within settings-> Google then choose the account you want change sync settings of.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: On Android 6 and lower you can install Xposed Framework and then XPrivacy module for Xposed. In Xprivacy, deny access to accounts for the gmail app. Then add the account you want visible to the white list.
You can have a separate white list for every app, so you can have different accounts show for different apps.
Some apps get their account list from Google Play Services, and I've had weird things happen when trying to block accounts from that. But gmail and calendar work fine. Hangouts has a sign out feature, so you don't really need to block, but blocking works there, too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Honestly how you might so that, is a many varied answer. Bur it can be done. For instance. Android itself pretty much requires you to have a google account, its used as your primary backup. This account ibwouks suggest veing your most secured account. Being fortified with 2fa / ontpw and even havinf email or app prompts aby time the device is signed into or loged onto from a new source.
Then instead of signing your ither accounts into the device itself, you have the browsers. Firefox chrone chromium opera can all handle multiple accounts signed into then without actually being signed into the phone/pad itself. Almost all of the browsers have a way to lock thier access from from prying eyes. Chrome/chromium actually require you at least be signed into the app, just use another account youre not as concerned with hiding but havr if fortified also wth as man security mechanisms as gou can set. Firefox and opera also employ a sign in account for signing in and syncing.
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/06 | 198 | 758 | <issue_start>username_0: So apparently the Equalizer (or audio) UI component on the lockscreen causes my device to completely become unresponsive to touch from about the middle of the screen down. This started when I got the Lollipop (CyanogenMod 12) OTA update, and I can correlate the behavior to that (restart the device, don't play audio - no issue).
Can I disable that UI component for the lockscreen (or the Equalizer in CM12 if it comes to that) until this is fixed? My device is a OnePlus A0001.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: Settings > Lockscreen > Turn off "Display music visualizer"
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The option to disable it only exists on some of the newer nightly builds. You won't see it on CyanogenOS 12.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/07 | 2,089 | 7,596 | <issue_start>username_0: Please be patient for me to explain the situation. This seems to be an odd case to me, but it could happen to everyone using Android.
I make this specific to Samsung Galaxy S5 because this problem won't happen to my older Androids 2.x.x as they have a different structure in Contacts. But it does happen to my mom's Galaxy whatever. So it is likely to happen to Samsung phones, and/or to Android 4.x.
To reproduce the error:
1. Add a phone number into your phone contact, which both your phone
and that number have WhatsApp account. (You may use an existing number also.)
2. Check in the Android **Contacts**, under **Connected via**, there should be both a mobile phone icon and a WhatsApp icon. When you click on the WhatsApp icon, you will jump to the WhatsApp chat. On the far right, there is a **chain icon** to link/unlink contacts.
3. Delete that contact. You will be prompted by a **Delete contact** alert box saying **You can't delete contacts from read-only accounts, but you can hide them in your contacts lists.** Click OK.
4. Add again the same phone number.
5. Now you can still send WhatsApp messages to that number, and the name (e.g. Mary) you added in the Contacts is showing in WhatsApp also. **But the WhatsApp icon next to the mobile phone icon in Contacts does not show up again.** You may try to click the **chain icon** hoping to link back the WhatsApp contact. But you will not find it.
For now, I have an idea that, while adding the phone number in step (1), Android detected there is a WhatsApp account for that phone number, so two contacts are created, one for telephone and one for WhatsApp, and **the two contacts are linked to each others**. This can be verified by unlink the contacts after step (2) - use another phone number for a try. When we delete the phone contact in step (3), Android actually needs to delete **both** the telephone contact and the WhatsApp contact. While the WhatsApp contact is managed by WhatsApp, it is read-only to Android. So Android cannot delete it. Android hide it instead, as the alert message says. If we want the WhatsApp tiny icon back in step (5), we have to unhide the WhatsApp part of the contact.
So here comes my question: **How to unhide WhatsApp contact in Samsung Galaxy S5?**
Before asking, I have searched for the solution:
In [post #12 here](http://androidforums.com/threads/unhide-contacts.569089/#post-5691548), KolorIjo gave a solution that **removing the WhatsApp account in Accounts and Sync can bring back the hidden WhatsApp contacts**. This is verified to work by [the\_new\_mr in post #18](http://androidforums.com/threads/unhide-contacts.569089/#post-6449085) and [10secsofsummer in post #19](http://androidforums.com/threads/unhide-contacts.569089/#post-6746382).
However, in my Galaxy S5, there is not a remove/delete option for the WhatsApp account in **Settings > General > Accounts**. In addition, I have a similar concern with [beherat in post #20](http://androidforums.com/threads/unhide-contacts.569089/#post-6755074) that if removing the WhatsApp account delete all chat histories.
In another forum, [anony1 in post #11](http://www.droidforums.net/threads/unhide-read-only-contacts.239955/#post-2445818) is providing similar solution, but the Google link is pointed to somewhere else.
Most likely, removing (and re-adding) the WhatsApp account is the way to go. However I am not able to do it in Galaxy S5. I am wondering **Clear data** for certain internal Application might have the same effect. But I do not want to mess up my phone, nor any of yours. We will be altering an internal App. So I am asking if anyone got the solution, or any experiences to this.
Another try would be uninstalling the WhatsApp app (and re-installing). But it is not so handy to me, considering I am having 3GB+ of chat/media history. And yet from certain forum (I forgot the source) said it will not bring back the hidden contact.<issue_comment>username_1: Try to resync whatsapp from settings, steps below:
(This may vary per device.)
1. Go to **`Settings > General > Accounts > Whatsapp`**.
2. **Untick** the **option** (shown in screenshot below).
3. **Reboot** your device.
4. Again go to **`Settings > General > Accounts > Whatsapp`**.
5. **Re-enable** the **sync option** of **whatsapp**.
**Screenshot** of the **option** in **settings**:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ksr1E.png)
Click on image to enlarge
Hope my answer helps!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to the hidden contact from the phone contacts list, at the bottom you'll find a button saying "add to my contacts". That should resolve the issue.
I had the same scenario with one of my contacts, and spent a lot of time looking, and just by chance found that button.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Source: [WhatsApp FAQ - Why are my contacts not displayed in WhatsApp?](https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/20970403):
>
> If your friend does not appear in the WhatsApp Contacts list:
>
>
> * Ensure that your friend is using WhatsApp Messenger.
> * Make sure that you have your friend's phone number in your phone's address book. If they live in a different country, make sure to save their number in [full international format](https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/21016748).
> * Make sure that you have the latest version of WhatsApp. You can download it [here](http://www.whatsapp.com/download).
> * Make sure you have allowed WhatsApp to access your phone's contacts in your device security or permission settings.
> * In your phone's address book, make sure that all contact accounts (i.e. SIM, Google, Phone) are set to "visible" or "viewable".
> * In your phone's address book, ensure that all contact groups (i.e. Friends, Family) are set to "visible" or "viewable".
> * We recommend that you make your contacts "not visible" and then "visible" to force a refresh. After doing this, open *WhatsApp* → *Contacts* → *Menu Button* → *Refresh*.
>
>
> Alternatively, you can choose to show all your contacts, not just the "visible" ones. To do this, go to *Menu Button* → *Settings* → *Contacts* → *Show all contacts*.
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/z1505.jpg)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: On my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with the Touch Wiz flavor of Android, Samsung's Contacts app (which is horrible) allows you to DISPLAY contacts from one or all accounts.
When I recently installed the Whatsapp app, it changed my Contacts setting from DISPLAY only my Google account contacts to DISPLAY "all" account contacts.
If this happened to you, then go to the Contacts app > Settings > Contacts > Contacts to display > and change from ALL to the account you want to use.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I ran into the same problem recently on my Moto G running Android 5.1. The solution is rather simple but took some time to figure out.
1. Send a text to the number from WhatsApp if you do not have a chat opened currently with that number.
2. Open contact>Edit>Separate.
3. Now that the contact's info is separated, go to the one containing the phone number (the one that's missing its WhatsApp link) and delete the contact.
4. Open WhatsApp, the chat with the number will still be listed but wont show any name because its not in your contact list anymore. Open the chat>Add to existing contacts.
DONE! The WhatsApp will have reappeared.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/07 | 277 | 961 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been searching for answers and some suggestions doesn't seem to work. I can connect to WiFi but I am not able to use it, (Facebook, Play store, Etc.) because the WiFi icon seem to turn into gray. What will I do??<issue_comment>username_1: When you get internet access from wifi hotspot.That gray WiFi icon automatically turns to blue color.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: This, at least for me, happens when my device connects to Wi-Fi, but with wrong parameters. I fix this by entering the Wi-Fi settings, choosing "Static IP" instead of "DHCP", and then editing the network parameters manually, like this:
***These settings may be different on your router, so check that if it isn't working.***
* IP adress: 192.168.1.xx (replace xx with any number, avoid 2, 3 or 4, because there may be devices already connected with that adress)
* Gateway: 192.168.1.1
* Prefix lenght: 24
* DNS1: 8.8.8.8
* DNS2:8.8.4.4
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/07 | 1,384 | 4,931 | <issue_start>username_0: I own a Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G running Android 4.1.2. Also, I have [adb](http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/) installed on a PC.
When I long-press the Power button then tap "Restart", my phone takes about ten seconds to shut down. Then it reboots itself.
When I enter `adb reboot` instead, the phone shuts down much faster: the shutdown takes only a second or so. Then it reboots.
**My questions:**
1. Why is `adb reboot` so much faster?
2. Is it simply skipping the mobile network operator's shutdown animation, or is it skipping some more important procedures as well?
3. Can I use `adb reboot` every single time I want to reboot the phone, or is there some disadvantage to doing so?
4. (Optional) How do you know?
---
**More information (you can skip this)**
I did some research before posting this question. But I am still unenlightened. Let me show you what I *did* discover.
<NAME> of Kyoto Microcomputer Co. explains in slide 8 of [this PDF slideshow](//events.linuxfoundation.org/images/stories/pdf/lf_abs12_kobayashi.pdf) that adb consists of three parts: a client, a server, and a daemon. The client and the server run on a PC. The daemon runs on a phone. In slide 11, he explains that all three parts are built from one source directory. (It's [this directory](//github.com/android/platform_system_core/tree/master/adb).)
I tried [searching in that source directory for the word `reboot`](//github.com/android/platform_system_core/search?q=reboot+path%3A%2Fadb&type=Code) and reading parts of [services.cpp](//github.com/android/platform_system_core/blob/master/adb/services.cpp), but I still haven't been able to figure out what `adb reboot` actually does, or what bytes it sends over the wire, or what code the phone runs when it receives those bytes. I also haven't figured out the answer to any of my questions.
---
**Related**: ["What's the best way to restart Android via command line (remotely)?"](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/43706/whats-the-best-way-to-restart-android-via-command-line-remotely)<issue_comment>username_1: Based on the [`platform/system/core`](//github.com/android/platform_system_core) repository you linked above, I think the key is in [`libcutils/android_reboot.c`](//github.com/android/platform_system_core/blob/master/libcutils/android_reboot.c). And important definitions are in [`include/cutils/android_reboot.h`](//github.com/android/platform_system_core/blob/master/include/cutils/android_reboot.h); namely:
```
/* Commands */
#define ANDROID_RB_RESTART 0xDEAD0001
#define ANDROID_RB_POWEROFF 0xDEAD0002
#define ANDROID_RB_RESTART2 0xDEAD0003
```
Usually in normal reboot mode (using device button, etc.), the process is longer because (I assume) it umount partition, kill all applications, close all fopen nodes, as in shutdown process. The `adb reboot` can be compared with Linux reboot command (from where it comes): it just flushes the disk and enter reboot without first killing processes or unmounting filesystems. I see also a fast remount command issued to put disk (in our case device's storage part of system) in ro mode before reboot.
I also believe the command issued is `kernel_restart()` which is embedded in kernel. See for example <http://www.phonesdevelopers.com/1730094/>. Also check [`machine_restart`](http://osxr.org/android/ident?_i=machine_restart) calls.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Other Stack Exchange users have already answered this question in posts elsewhere.
t0mm13b [writes](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/43706/whats-the-best-way-to-restart-android-via-command-line-remotely#43708) that, while displaying your carrier's shutdown animation:
>
> * Android is safely shutting down vital parts of the runtime.
> * The OS is also broadcasting intents to tell apps and services to gracefully close. These, in turn, flush their caches of all data and shared preferences, save what-nots to the sqlite database, et cetera.
>
>
> In other words, apps and services are given a chance to do their cleanup systematically.
>
>
> [Commands such as `adb reboot`] are harsher. They actually bypass the safety mechanisms for a graceful shutdown.
>
>
>
Elsewhere, Yury offers [another explanation](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9598522/android-root-poweroff#9600769) of what Android does during a graceful shutdown:
>
> * It shuts down ActivityManager. I think shutting down ActivityManager means that all activities will pass necessary lifecycle and, thus, the states of activities will be stored. But I'm not sure. I did not check.
> * Then, Android turns off the cellular radio interface.
> * After that, it turns off Bluetooth.
> * Finally, it tries to shut MountService down.
>
>
>
`adb reboot` is faster because it skips some or all of the above.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/07 | 379 | 1,381 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Moto E 2nd gen. and I want to set SD card as my default storage. I googled but nothing useful found. Can someone help me?<issue_comment>username_1: There are several ways for doing this:
* See this [video](https://youtu.be/uDwl7X2OEzE) on YouTube, if your phone can support this method; Or,
* See this [video](http://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-1772970/set-default-download-location-card.html) to use default file manager to change the storage; Or,
* Use file managers like [**ES File Explorer File Manager**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop). When you try to download a file, it shows you the pop up menu and then you can choose the path for storing the files; Or,
* Use Google Chrome Browser. In Chrome, tap the tools drop-down bar in the top right corner → tap **Settings** → tap **Show advanced settings**, and enter the file path you want where the file should download.
In other browsers the process is very similar.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Here is an easy way:
1. Open the Camera app.
2. Swipe on the middle of the screen from the left to the right. This may take a couple of tries so be persistent.
3. This gives a half-moon shaped menu on the left. Slide this menu counter clockwise to the icon of an sd card. Tap on this.
4. Choose Phone or SD card for the storage location.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/07 | 672 | 2,914 | <issue_start>username_0: My wife and I use Google Photos to share pictures between our devices. We like it because it has Auto Backup and automatically syncs pictures between our two phones.
To make this work, though, she has had to add my Google account to her phone, which comes with a host of annoyances. Even when we turn off sync for everything but Photos, many Google apps automatically switch her over to my account. The worst is Hangouts -- because I use Google Voice, she gets all of my text messages and voicemail, and I can't find a way to stop that.
Does anybody have some advice for either:
1. A way to sync photos using Google Photos, but without my wife getting all of my messages in Hangouts?
2. A non-Google app that will give us similar functionality for photos (automatic backup and syncing)?<issue_comment>username_1: I am trying to figure this out as well. I was keeping copies of photos on our respective personal laptops and then using something like Microsoft Sync, but didn't like it. Then went to BitTorrentSync which seemed to work well. Then I would use the desktop app to keep photos in sync with each person's Google Photos account.
Then I decided to setup a makeshift server to save our photos to. But this caused issues with uploading to our respective Google Photos accounts as now there is only one laptop in the server.
So, I may go back to BitTorrentSync. But, I wish there was an easier way to do this. I really like having local copies of my photos, which are backed up on Backblaze without having too many programs running that can crash and to maintain.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Me and my wife use Picspro android app for Google photos. It allows browser authentification to sign into any amount of Google Photo accounts without having to add the full Google account to the phone itself. Personally, We keep all our photos on her account, using this app I can be logged in and view them and also upload to it so our photo collection is unified. We also use this to upload to our Mum's accounts too and it works a treat. Settings>accounts>add account. Untick the box next to "Use phones account"
To fully back up all your Google photos to your PC, just go to Google Takeout and you can download any or all of your photos whenever you like.
Hope this helps :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I achieved this using Google Photos and Drive. I activated, in Google Drive, the Google Photo folder, then I shared it with my wife. If she do the same you can see each other photos from Drive "shared with you" folder.
Activating also "Google Drive" from Photo settings and adding shared folder in Google Drive (from context menu on the folder) should also bring those photos in each Google Photo app.
You can also create a Google Photo shared album if you don't want to share every photos, but that way you have to manually add photo to it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/07 | 1,065 | 4,140 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to root LG Optimus L3 E400 Smartphone. I followed the instructions on this webpage: <http://www.rootlord.com/2013/02/root-lg-optimus-l3-e400-smartphone.html> but nothing happens. It says on the site that after the process is complete, there should be an app in the app drawer called "Superuser" with a green icon, but it's not there.
This is the model that Google Play displays: Vip MK LGE LG-E400
This is the output I get from the application:
```
[*]
[*] LG Spectrum Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by <NAME> (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest LG drivers installed, and that your tablet
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
link failed Permission denied
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for device to reboot...
error: more than one device and emulator
error: device not found
[*] Rebooting device again...
error: device offline
[*] Waiting for device to reboot...
[*] Attempting persistence...
remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su`: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
[*] Cleaning up...
rm failed for /data.local.prop, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/gpscfg/*, No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/: Operation not permitted
[*] Rebooting...
error: more than one device and emulator
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
```
[Original screenshot of the output](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qZVSt.png)<issue_comment>username_1: I am trying to figure this out as well. I was keeping copies of photos on our respective personal laptops and then using something like Microsoft Sync, but didn't like it. Then went to BitTorrentSync which seemed to work well. Then I would use the desktop app to keep photos in sync with each person's Google Photos account.
Then I decided to setup a makeshift server to save our photos to. But this caused issues with uploading to our respective Google Photos accounts as now there is only one laptop in the server.
So, I may go back to BitTorrentSync. But, I wish there was an easier way to do this. I really like having local copies of my photos, which are backed up on Backblaze without having too many programs running that can crash and to maintain.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Me and my wife use Picspro android app for Google photos. It allows browser authentification to sign into any amount of Google Photo accounts without having to add the full Google account to the phone itself. Personally, We keep all our photos on her account, using this app I can be logged in and view them and also upload to it so our photo collection is unified. We also use this to upload to our Mum's accounts too and it works a treat. Settings>accounts>add account. Untick the box next to "Use phones account"
To fully back up all your Google photos to your PC, just go to Google Takeout and you can download any or all of your photos whenever you like.
Hope this helps :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I achieved this using Google Photos and Drive. I activated, in Google Drive, the Google Photo folder, then I shared it with my wife. If she do the same you can see each other photos from Drive "shared with you" folder.
Activating also "Google Drive" from Photo settings and adding shared folder in Google Drive (from context menu on the folder) should also bring those photos in each Google Photo app.
You can also create a Google Photo shared album if you don't want to share every photos, but that way you have to manually add photo to it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/07 | 439 | 1,778 | <issue_start>username_0: Can you disable Telegram notifications somehow? I am seeing a huge battery consumption since last few weeks and after upgrading to Android 5.0.2. After one day of use battery app is reporting that Telegram has kept mobile radio on for 7 hours. Using 50% of the battery used.
I use telegram rarely. I would like to completely disable notifications, but I cant find any option for that. I have tried disabling notification service and everything.<issue_comment>username_1: Like any other app. Go to settings >> apps >> Telegram. uncheck 'Show Notifications'
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: First, AFAIK, "Notification Service" makes reference to receive notifications in Telegram about every new update (changelog or "What's new"), as well as another announcements which Telegram staff may consider important for you to know via Telegram chat.
Second, Android Lollipop has a new way to manage notifications per app. Enter Settings screen for your device and follow these steps:
 
 
**Note:** *Screenshots taken from my Sony Xperia Z1 running Android 5.0.2, appearance may vary for your device.*
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to **Settings** --> **Notifications and Sounds**, and uncheck what's under **Notifications for chats**.
Then, under the **Other** section, you can uncheck **Keep-Alive Service** and **Background Connection**.
But per your battery consumption problem, it's weird and shouldn't happen. I use it regularly and it's not on my top battery consumers.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/07 | 317 | 1,139 | <issue_start>username_0: When using the adb Monitor tool to read the Logcat, I like to filter out all everything but what directly affects the app. Trouble is, it's really hard to tell what the PID of your app. It easy enough if the app using Unity, but if it doesn't, It's almost impossible to use to tell.
So is there a ADB command that can tell what PID an app used?<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to run a shell command from adb:
```
adb shell ps | grep your.app.name
```
And that will return details about your process. The second number will be the PID of your app. This is if `grep` is installed. If grep isn't installed, you can just run `ps` and it will dump all processes to your screen.
You can dump logcat to a file to retroactively look at processes (up to a point)
`logcat > /sdcard/logcatDump.txt`
However, logcat data is stored in memory so it will all be lost after a reboot.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Simply do:
```
adb.exe shell pidof com.packagename.example
```
If you want to ensure only one PID is shown try:
```
adb.exe shell pidof -s com.packagename.example
```
Upvotes: 3 |
2015/05/07 | 518 | 2,112 | <issue_start>username_0: I have about 5000 photos on my phone right now, and they are all backed up on Google+.
I know I can delete photos without removing them from Google+ by using the Photos app and selecting "On Device."
I also know that I can select multiple photos by selecting one, and then clicking more.
However, to quickly remove all photos, say, older than a month, I would need to individually click on 4000 thumbnails. Plus, when I do this for just 10 images it takes ~10 seconds to delete them. This would be a nightmare to do for 4000 photos.
Is there a way to batch-delete lots of photos from my phone, while ensuring that they won't get deleted from Google+?
(Alternatively, is there a way to delete-all locally, and selectively re-add photos from Google+?)
---
Edit (2017): This is obsolete ever since Google added the ability to "Free up space" from the menu in the Photos app.<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to plug your phone into your computer and browse your files (probably under a folder called DCIM) using Windows Explorer (Not Internet Explorer but the file explorer) or Apple Finder. You might need to install the specific drivers for your phone if it doesn't automatically connect.
You can then sort your pictures based on date and remove everything past a certain date. They will not be deleted from Google+ since you are doing a local delete.
You can then download photos from Google+ that you want to keep locally.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The method I've found most convenient for mass deleting images locally is by using an FTP server app to allow access from my laptop. I use [Ftp Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver) on my phone and [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org) on my laptop, first backing up the images to my laptop, and then deleting them from my phone in the FileZilla interface. Since the images are generally named so they sort chronologically, it's dead simple in FileZilla to select the files older than a certain date and just hit delete once.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/08 | 395 | 1,723 | <issue_start>username_0: I am having trouble making a playlist for MRL networks streams. Each time I open a new network stream it creates a new playlist and the previous stream is no where to be found (the history is overwritten with the most recently opened stream as well)
What steps do I have to take to create a MRL playlist? Do I need to store the playlist in a file somehow? I have been playing with the app for days and I cant find the answer here (<https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Android/>) either<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to plug your phone into your computer and browse your files (probably under a folder called DCIM) using Windows Explorer (Not Internet Explorer but the file explorer) or Apple Finder. You might need to install the specific drivers for your phone if it doesn't automatically connect.
You can then sort your pictures based on date and remove everything past a certain date. They will not be deleted from Google+ since you are doing a local delete.
You can then download photos from Google+ that you want to keep locally.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The method I've found most convenient for mass deleting images locally is by using an FTP server app to allow access from my laptop. I use [Ftp Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver) on my phone and [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org) on my laptop, first backing up the images to my laptop, and then deleting them from my phone in the FileZilla interface. Since the images are generally named so they sort chronologically, it's dead simple in FileZilla to select the files older than a certain date and just hit delete once.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/08 | 404 | 1,636 | <issue_start>username_0: `adb devices` shows my device in its listing up until I installed a new version of the HTC Sync Manager (for my HTC One M7).
I've also tried reinstalling the device drivers and even adding a new `%CompositeAdbInterface%` with my Hardware ID in: `\sdk\extras\google\usb\_driver`.
Note that: I'm running stock Android 5.1.1 on Windows 8.1 x64.
### How do I get my Nexuz 7 to register with `adb` again?<issue_comment>username_1: You should be able to plug your phone into your computer and browse your files (probably under a folder called DCIM) using Windows Explorer (Not Internet Explorer but the file explorer) or Apple Finder. You might need to install the specific drivers for your phone if it doesn't automatically connect.
You can then sort your pictures based on date and remove everything past a certain date. They will not be deleted from Google+ since you are doing a local delete.
You can then download photos from Google+ that you want to keep locally.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The method I've found most convenient for mass deleting images locally is by using an FTP server app to allow access from my laptop. I use [Ftp Server](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver) on my phone and [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org) on my laptop, first backing up the images to my laptop, and then deleting them from my phone in the FileZilla interface. Since the images are generally named so they sort chronologically, it's dead simple in FileZilla to select the files older than a certain date and just hit delete once.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/08 | 1,069 | 2,916 | <issue_start>username_0: I downloaded and [installed](http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html#Win7) via Android SDK Manager (rev 24.2) the latest [Google USB Driver](http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html) (rev 11).
`adb devices` works well with my `Nexus S G4` (Android 4.1.2) and is able to list it without any problem.
`adb devices` cannot detect my `iRulu U2` (Android 4.4.4).
On my PC's Device Manager it shows up as `MT65xx Android Phone`:
iRulu's website is of no help:
The list on <http://www.irulu.com/DownLoad/driver> is cryptic and when I finally guessed a search term *"driver"*, it found one item:
`MTKDriver_Auto_Installer_EXE_v1.1236.00`
I downloaded it but upon attempt to install it, Device Manager's wizard complains that it is unsigned.
Any idea where I can find a USB driver that works with the `iRulu U2`?<issue_comment>username_1: Answering my own question:
After much search I found [this post](https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/BQ5iYJEaaEH) by <NAME> who kindly shared his own developed `Universal ADB Driver`.
In there I found the installer ([UniversalAdbDriverSetup6.msi](http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/UniversalAdbDriverSetup6.msi)) and the source code for it.
After running it, my iRulu U2 is now recognized by Device Manager as `HTC Android Interface`:
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Can't comment (need 50 points) so I am posting this as an answer complementing the OP:
[These specifications](http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/776d3725) state that the iRulu U2's SoC (system on chip) is `MediaTek MT6582V/X` and its CPU is ARM Cortex-A7, 1300 MHz (4 Cores).
This phone looks like a clone of "something more supported" (LG G3?), so to find a compatible driver, perhaps one has to look for a well known brand phone with specs similar to this:
* **Dimensions**: 69.2 x 135.2 x 8.5 mm
* **Weight**: 143 g
* **SoC**: MediaTek MT6582V/X
* **CPU**: ARM Cortex-A7, 1300 MHz, Cores: 4
* **GPU**: ARM Mali-400 MP2, 500 MHz, Cores: 2
* **RAM**: 1 GB, 533 MHz
* **Storage**: 8 GB
* **Memory cards**: microSD, microSDHC
* **Display**: 5 in, IPS, 540 x 960 pixels, 24 bit
* **Battery**: 2000 mAh, Li-Ion
* **OS**: Android 4.4.2 KitKat
* **Camera**: 4128 x 3096 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30 fps
* **SIM card**: Mini-SIM, Micro-SIM
* **Wi-Fi**: b, g, n, Wi-Fi Hotspot
* **USB**: 2.0, Micro USB
* **Bluetooth**: 4.0
* **Positioning**: GPS, A-GPS
More specifically, look at this Wikipedia list:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_devices_using_Mediatek_SoCs#MT6582>
And even more specific to the MediaTek MT6582**V/X**:
e.g. Gionee Ctrl V5, Gionee Pioneer P4, Intex Aqua Life, Obi Boa S503, Fly Evo Energy 4. All "no name" brands, just like the iRulu U2.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/08 | 845 | 2,299 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Samsung S Duos 7582. My phone was hanged and i restarted it , after that the pictures in my device storage and SD card is not visible in Gallery. And not able to select the mp3 songs as my ring tone, I've restarted the mobile device many times. But no change , kindly suggest.<issue_comment>username_1: Answering my own question:
After much search I found [this post](https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/BQ5iYJEaaEH) by <NAME> who kindly shared his own developed `Universal ADB Driver`.
In there I found the installer ([UniversalAdbDriverSetup6.msi](http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/UniversalAdbDriverSetup6.msi)) and the source code for it.
After running it, my iRulu U2 is now recognized by Device Manager as `HTC Android Interface`:
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Can't comment (need 50 points) so I am posting this as an answer complementing the OP:
[These specifications](http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/776d3725) state that the iRulu U2's SoC (system on chip) is `MediaTek MT6582V/X` and its CPU is ARM Cortex-A7, 1300 MHz (4 Cores).
This phone looks like a clone of "something more supported" (LG G3?), so to find a compatible driver, perhaps one has to look for a well known brand phone with specs similar to this:
* **Dimensions**: 69.2 x 135.2 x 8.5 mm
* **Weight**: 143 g
* **SoC**: MediaTek MT6582V/X
* **CPU**: ARM Cortex-A7, 1300 MHz, Cores: 4
* **GPU**: ARM Mali-400 MP2, 500 MHz, Cores: 2
* **RAM**: 1 GB, 533 MHz
* **Storage**: 8 GB
* **Memory cards**: microSD, microSDHC
* **Display**: 5 in, IPS, 540 x 960 pixels, 24 bit
* **Battery**: 2000 mAh, Li-Ion
* **OS**: Android 4.4.2 KitKat
* **Camera**: 4128 x 3096 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30 fps
* **SIM card**: Mini-SIM, Micro-SIM
* **Wi-Fi**: b, g, n, Wi-Fi Hotspot
* **USB**: 2.0, Micro USB
* **Bluetooth**: 4.0
* **Positioning**: GPS, A-GPS
More specifically, look at this Wikipedia list:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_devices_using_Mediatek_SoCs#MT6582>
And even more specific to the MediaTek MT6582**V/X**:
e.g. Gionee Ctrl V5, Gionee Pioneer P4, Intex Aqua Life, Obi Boa S503, Fly Evo Energy 4. All "no name" brands, just like the iRulu U2.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/08 | 1,671 | 6,350 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to remotely debug Chrome on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, but I can't seem to get it working.
**Note** - to eliminate a device problem I have also tried to use an HTC One M8, but that also would not work.
Having reviewed the requirements from the Chrome remote debugging page -<https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging> - I believe I meet all of the requirements -
* **Mobile device** - Chrome 42.0.2311.111 (Lollipop 5.0.1)
* **Device used for debugging** - Chrome Canery 44.0.2394.3 (Windows 7)
* **USB Drivers** - Downloaded and installed from the Samsung website
Both devices are connecting to my laptop without issue, and I can transfer files between the two, however USB debugging is not working.
According to the above guide I should see a notification entitled **Allow USB debugging?** However, this notification is no where to be seen, and consequently the device inspector (chrome://inspect/#devices) is reporting **no devices detected**.
I've found many similar questions that advise the user to focus upon the USB driver, however I have ensured that I have my manufacturers latest version installed and I have had no success.
Is anyone able to advise on what I may try next?
---
**Edit** - I forgot to mention that I have also looked in to downloading the Google USB driver - <http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html#download>
However, I'm running Windows 7 x64, and it appears that these drivers are only suitable for x86 installations.
I've now also downloaded the Universal Windows ADB Driver [Universal Windows ADB Driver](http://koush.com/post/universal-adb-driver) as recommended on this site, but still no joy - [USB Debugging is not showing in ADB devices](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/59704/usb-debugging-is-not-showing-in-adb-devices)
I have also installed the ADB plugin for Chrome Canery, but once installed the plugin notifies you that it is no longer required.<issue_comment>username_1: [Trouble Shooting](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#troubleshooting) (From the webpage)
**I can't see my device on the chrome://inspect page.**
* If you are developing on **Windows**, verify that the appropriate USB
driver for your device is installed. See [OEM USB Drivers](http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html) on the
Android Developers' site. Verify that the device is connected
directly to your machine, bypassing any hubs.
* Verify that **USB debugging** is enabled on your device. Remember to
accept the USB debugging permission alerts on your device.
* On your desktop browser, navigate to **chrome://inspect** and verify that
**Discover USB devices** is checked.
* Remote debugging requires your version of desktop Chrome to be newer
than the version of Chrome for Android on your device. Try using
[Chrome Canary](https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/canary.html) (Mac/Windows) or the [Chrome Dev channel](http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel) release (Linux)
on desktop.
If you still can't see your device, unplug it. On your device, select Settings > Developer options. Tap Revoke USB debugging authorizations. Then, retry the [device setup](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#setting-up-device) and [discovery processes](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#discovering-devices).
---
**Things to check\*(From the top of my head)\*:**
So you've turned on USB debugging in developer settings on your phone, correct? If it is turned on it will show up on your phones notification bar, if it doesn't show your phone doesn't have USB debugging on.
If it is on but chrome cant detect it try running "adb devices" from windows command prompt to see if your computer is detecting it. If the computer is detecting it you that adb is working, thus a problem with chrome. If it doesn;t detect it you know that windows is also not detecting adb, thus install the correct drives and turn off adb and then back on (if necessary) and try again.
>
> However, I'm running Windows 7 x64, and it appears that these drivers
> are only suitable for x86 installations.
>
>
>
You can install the drives on your windows platform as it is 64-bit (64-bit can and will run 32-bit code (x86 is what you called it in your question)), so install the drivers and try again.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bwvpl.png)
**To check that windows can communicate to the adb interface:**
* Make sure the phones adb setting is turned on, and connect the phone to the computer
* Navigate to the windows device manager.
* If everything is correct (the correct drivers are installed, phones adb is turned on and the phone is communicating to the computer) you should see "Android ADB" on top of the device managers list.
* If it isn't, install the correct drives for your phone and make sure the ADB setting is turned on in your phone
---
If none of this works, contact me and I will try help you as much as I can. Hopefully it was just the drivers and nothing else.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: **I found the missing pieces of the puzzle were installing the Java SDK & Android SDK.**
I came across this because I couldn't connect to the "adb interface" - [the Android remote debugging instruction page](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging) never mentioned installing an SDK, so I Googled "how to set up adb interface", and I found [this page on How To Geek](http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/).
After installing the Java SDK & Android SDK, I was able to detect the device using "`adb detect`", and then Chrome was able to detect the device on `chrome://inspect`.
Prior to installing the Java SDK & Android SDK, `chrome://inspect` would not detect the device.
The version of Chrome Canary I was using was 48.0.2547.0 (64-bit).
The fact that the Java SDK & Android SDK install fixed the problem contradicts Google's own advice [here](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging):
>
> You no longer need to configure ADB or the ADB plugin to debug remote
> browser tabs and WebViews. Remote debugging for Android is now part of
> the standard Chrome DevTools.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 |
2015/05/08 | 1,209 | 4,574 | <issue_start>username_0: I've done everything to move my apps to my SD card. I don't have a computer and I don't want to root my device.
So how can I do it from my Verizon LG optimus Exceed 2?<issue_comment>username_1: [Trouble Shooting](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#troubleshooting) (From the webpage)
**I can't see my device on the chrome://inspect page.**
* If you are developing on **Windows**, verify that the appropriate USB
driver for your device is installed. See [OEM USB Drivers](http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html) on the
Android Developers' site. Verify that the device is connected
directly to your machine, bypassing any hubs.
* Verify that **USB debugging** is enabled on your device. Remember to
accept the USB debugging permission alerts on your device.
* On your desktop browser, navigate to **chrome://inspect** and verify that
**Discover USB devices** is checked.
* Remote debugging requires your version of desktop Chrome to be newer
than the version of Chrome for Android on your device. Try using
[Chrome Canary](https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/canary.html) (Mac/Windows) or the [Chrome Dev channel](http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel) release (Linux)
on desktop.
If you still can't see your device, unplug it. On your device, select Settings > Developer options. Tap Revoke USB debugging authorizations. Then, retry the [device setup](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#setting-up-device) and [discovery processes](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#discovering-devices).
---
**Things to check\*(From the top of my head)\*:**
So you've turned on USB debugging in developer settings on your phone, correct? If it is turned on it will show up on your phones notification bar, if it doesn't show your phone doesn't have USB debugging on.
If it is on but chrome cant detect it try running "adb devices" from windows command prompt to see if your computer is detecting it. If the computer is detecting it you that adb is working, thus a problem with chrome. If it doesn;t detect it you know that windows is also not detecting adb, thus install the correct drives and turn off adb and then back on (if necessary) and try again.
>
> However, I'm running Windows 7 x64, and it appears that these drivers
> are only suitable for x86 installations.
>
>
>
You can install the drives on your windows platform as it is 64-bit (64-bit can and will run 32-bit code (x86 is what you called it in your question)), so install the drivers and try again.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bwvpl.png)
**To check that windows can communicate to the adb interface:**
* Make sure the phones adb setting is turned on, and connect the phone to the computer
* Navigate to the windows device manager.
* If everything is correct (the correct drivers are installed, phones adb is turned on and the phone is communicating to the computer) you should see "Android ADB" on top of the device managers list.
* If it isn't, install the correct drives for your phone and make sure the ADB setting is turned on in your phone
---
If none of this works, contact me and I will try help you as much as I can. Hopefully it was just the drivers and nothing else.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: **I found the missing pieces of the puzzle were installing the Java SDK & Android SDK.**
I came across this because I couldn't connect to the "adb interface" - [the Android remote debugging instruction page](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging) never mentioned installing an SDK, so I Googled "how to set up adb interface", and I found [this page on How To Geek](http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/).
After installing the Java SDK & Android SDK, I was able to detect the device using "`adb detect`", and then Chrome was able to detect the device on `chrome://inspect`.
Prior to installing the Java SDK & Android SDK, `chrome://inspect` would not detect the device.
The version of Chrome Canary I was using was 48.0.2547.0 (64-bit).
The fact that the Java SDK & Android SDK install fixed the problem contradicts Google's own advice [here](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging):
>
> You no longer need to configure ADB or the ADB plugin to debug remote
> browser tabs and WebViews. Remote debugging for Android is now part of
> the standard Chrome DevTools.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 |
2015/05/08 | 1,218 | 4,634 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a HUAWEI honor 3C. I am downloading facebook Messanger but play store displayed device not have a sufficient memeory while 308MB internal memory is free. I clean cache memory but didn't work. Please help me out. Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: [Trouble Shooting](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#troubleshooting) (From the webpage)
**I can't see my device on the chrome://inspect page.**
* If you are developing on **Windows**, verify that the appropriate USB
driver for your device is installed. See [OEM USB Drivers](http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html) on the
Android Developers' site. Verify that the device is connected
directly to your machine, bypassing any hubs.
* Verify that **USB debugging** is enabled on your device. Remember to
accept the USB debugging permission alerts on your device.
* On your desktop browser, navigate to **chrome://inspect** and verify that
**Discover USB devices** is checked.
* Remote debugging requires your version of desktop Chrome to be newer
than the version of Chrome for Android on your device. Try using
[Chrome Canary](https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/canary.html) (Mac/Windows) or the [Chrome Dev channel](http://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel) release (Linux)
on desktop.
If you still can't see your device, unplug it. On your device, select Settings > Developer options. Tap Revoke USB debugging authorizations. Then, retry the [device setup](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#setting-up-device) and [discovery processes](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging#discovering-devices).
---
**Things to check\*(From the top of my head)\*:**
So you've turned on USB debugging in developer settings on your phone, correct? If it is turned on it will show up on your phones notification bar, if it doesn't show your phone doesn't have USB debugging on.
If it is on but chrome cant detect it try running "adb devices" from windows command prompt to see if your computer is detecting it. If the computer is detecting it you that adb is working, thus a problem with chrome. If it doesn;t detect it you know that windows is also not detecting adb, thus install the correct drives and turn off adb and then back on (if necessary) and try again.
>
> However, I'm running Windows 7 x64, and it appears that these drivers
> are only suitable for x86 installations.
>
>
>
You can install the drives on your windows platform as it is 64-bit (64-bit can and will run 32-bit code (x86 is what you called it in your question)), so install the drivers and try again.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bwvpl.png)
**To check that windows can communicate to the adb interface:**
* Make sure the phones adb setting is turned on, and connect the phone to the computer
* Navigate to the windows device manager.
* If everything is correct (the correct drivers are installed, phones adb is turned on and the phone is communicating to the computer) you should see "Android ADB" on top of the device managers list.
* If it isn't, install the correct drives for your phone and make sure the ADB setting is turned on in your phone
---
If none of this works, contact me and I will try help you as much as I can. Hopefully it was just the drivers and nothing else.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: **I found the missing pieces of the puzzle were installing the Java SDK & Android SDK.**
I came across this because I couldn't connect to the "adb interface" - [the Android remote debugging instruction page](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging) never mentioned installing an SDK, so I Googled "how to set up adb interface", and I found [this page on How To Geek](http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/).
After installing the Java SDK & Android SDK, I was able to detect the device using "`adb detect`", and then Chrome was able to detect the device on `chrome://inspect`.
Prior to installing the Java SDK & Android SDK, `chrome://inspect` would not detect the device.
The version of Chrome Canary I was using was 48.0.2547.0 (64-bit).
The fact that the Java SDK & Android SDK install fixed the problem contradicts Google's own advice [here](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/remote-debugging):
>
> You no longer need to configure ADB or the ADB plugin to debug remote
> browser tabs and WebViews. Remote debugging for Android is now part of
> the standard Chrome DevTools.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 |
2015/05/08 | 389 | 1,638 | <issue_start>username_0: Since the last Google Maps update, it periodically shows an “Application needs installed: Request of install from Google Maps” airpush notification begging me to install Google Play services.
I do not want it installed, since i do not have enough disk space on my phone, and Maps seem to function normally (aside from the usual graphics glitches) without Play Services installed. I do not use other Google apps aside from Maps.
How to get rid of these notifications?
If relevant, i am using Android 4.1.2 (Cyanogenmod unofficial) on Sony Arc S.<issue_comment>username_1: The only way possible is to root your phone and install Xposed Framework.
It has a module, [This App Will Run Without Google Play Services](http://repo.xposed.info/module/xeed.xposed.dngmod), which makes Play Services installation not compulsory for certain apps (including Maps); it's compatible with Android 2.3 – 5.0.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What I recommend you do is, if you're on Android 5.0 or up, there is a simple to use notification manager, where you can block apps notifications. Go in and block the Maps, then enjoy.
Otherwise, I will recommend you forget using Maps app on your phone, and use the Maps in the browser instead (Chrome is your best bet). Since maps is the only Google app you use on your phone, it definitely wouldn't make sense to grab play services, aside your not enough disk space issue. So go ahead and enjoy the Maps app in the browser. It works flawlessly too, and might give you better results and speed compared to a Maps app running without Play services.
Upvotes: -1 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/09 | 445 | 1,740 | <issue_start>username_0: how can I disconnect my boyfriend from my gmail. He says he is going to and still has not. He on his way over now and thought I might be able to do something<issue_comment>username_1: I think your friend has enabled (in your Gmail) email forwarding to his email address. You can easily disable this forwarding, if this happens to be the case, but requires desktop view of Gmail IMO. Google has a guide to enable/disable email forwarding. Click [here](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10957) to see the guide.
That said, I cannot claim that the above solution will help to resolve the issue if you're using some custom app (other than [Gmail](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm) or [Inbox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inbox) app) on Android or PC to access your emails.
---
Note: Google mostly takes care of its guides and links,and so, I don't think I need to mention those steps here at all.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Log in to gmail and change your password. This will stop his phone accessing your gmail.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to [myaccount.google.com](http://myaccount.google.com).
Scroll down to `Recent Activity`>`Devices`.
Click on any device your account should not be associated with and then click `Remove`.
Then scroll down to `Connected Apps and Services`>`Account Permissions`. Click `View All`. Select any app or device that should not be accessing your data and click `Revoke Access`.
It's a good idea to go ahead and run though the security check at the top of the accounts page. As others have mentioned, you may want to go ahead and reset your password, as well.
Upvotes: 3 |
2015/05/09 | 264 | 1,086 | <issue_start>username_0: Okay so previously on the home screen ,I'd press the menu button- wallpapers- lock screen wallpaper and select my image to set as the lockscreen wallpaper.I can't do that anymore after the lollipop update. And also battery has been draining out like crazy after I updated it. This needs to be fixed.<issue_comment>username_1: **Note:** This is a partial answer and is meant to solve the Lock-screen wallpaper issue only.
---
One way of changing the lock-screen wallpaper in CM 12 (the update for OnePlus) is:
Go to **Settings → Themes** →tap the wrench icon in your current theme → scroll down to **Lockscreen Wallpaper** → **Pick Image** (*choose the image*) → tap Back button/key once and tap right icon to apply the custom theme. Done.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Just touch the home screen for long and then select wallpaper, then there will come an option to change the wallpaper. Slide it to right side and there will come another option for lockscreen paper. Select the option from Gallery then you can change lock screen photo.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/09 | 365 | 1,582 | <issue_start>username_0: My cell phone was destroyed. I tried to view my contacts info on my wife's LG but the list of contacts that I viewed were far from recent. I logged onto Google and found no help in reference to viewing my current list of contacts.<issue_comment>username_1: Your only means of accessing your list of contacts is through your google account (which is how I assume you tried to do so with your wife's phone). However, this is dependent on when you last synced your contacts with your google account on your phone before it was destroyed. So, it's possible that you didn't make a recent sync back when it was still working. You can double-check your gmail account and look at your list of contacts there.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Google is going to be your best bet. However, if you have a ton of contacts and getting that list back immediately is extremely important, I have two other suggestions:
1. I know that when I setup my phone it syncs with several accounts (including Samsung) in addition to Google. You may be able to get LG customer service to help you if they sync them too.
2. Your other option (if Google's customer support can't help) is to get a really cheap, used Android phone off from e-bay or something, and use it to re-sync them.
One last idea. I use a custom dialer app on my phone that syncs my contacts as well. If you had one installed, their customer support (find the dialer app in the Play Store) might be able to help as well.
I hope these ideas help. They're about the only options available to you.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/09 | 189 | 868 | <issue_start>username_0: When I enable Restrict Background Data the pop up says that some apps and services will not work unless the device is connected to WiFi.
How can I know which specific apps and services?<issue_comment>username_1: The apps that requires constant internet connection and cannot be run without it. But they will notify you.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I've tried lots of apps but the only one of them complained about background data: Google play store. It doesn't want to work without background data.
All apps I ever used work fine with BG data restricted.
I recommend not use the restriction for downloaders, SoundCloud (if you are listening to the music, it will stop buffering after you minimize the app or turn off the screen); some messengers and email clients may stop receiving messages while phone is sleeping.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/09 | 371 | 1,638 | <issue_start>username_0: Every app has **data** and **cache**.
In Android, what is the difference between the two?<issue_comment>username_1: In general:
* **Cache** is temporary files. One example might be thumbnails for contacts in a social media app. These can be cleared without any major effect — the app can just download them again when it needs to — and if space is low the Android OS may remove cache files itself.
* **Data** is the "important" information. This might include credentials and settings that you generally want the app to remember.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: **Cache** are temporary (unnecessary) files, whereas **data** are files required by the application. It saves users activity and progress
Consider clearing the cache more often, otherwise it may affect the device performance. When cache memory increases, phone becomes slow and laggy. It happens with phones having low internal memory.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: App developers decide what information to be kept in "data" and what to be kept in "cache".
Usually, "data" is used for account info, settings, saved activity data, game scores, and whatever is need to be kept permanently. Clearing data will make your app "forget" everything like you have reinstalled it.
"Cache" holds all information and files that can be retrieved somehow (from the internet, or other way). For example social apps can cache all your feed data (photos, comments, and so on). Clearing cache may lead your app to reload all the lost (and necessary) data from it's original source. It shouldn't make your app behave bad.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/10 | 779 | 2,852 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using my phone as more of a tablet computer and less of a phone (I'm not using cellular radio, only wifi Internet), so I didn't put a SIM card in it.
The issue is - the notification that I don't have a SIM card in my phone always shows up in the notification bar:
I am already running the phone in airplane mode and then enabled wifi, but the issue persists. I also tried force stopping the 'Phone' app and it does remove the notifications, but it comes back after phone restart.
How do I disable or hide these notifications permanently?
The phone is a Lenovo A536. Android version is KitKat 4.4.2.<issue_comment>username_1: The only way I can think of is to hide all of system UIs notifications. To do this, you need root access and an app called [Notifcations Off](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.NotificationsOff). Once you've installed Notifcations Off, you can just turn off System UIs notifcations.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: **Option 1**: You may try turning off "Show Notifications" check box by visiting `Setting-> Apps -> All Apps.`
From here, you can select the app sending this notification and un-check the "Show Notifications" check box.
In case if you are not sure which app sending these notifications, you can LONG PRESS the notification area itself, and system will show you "App Info" bubble. Click on it to navigate to Settings of that app.
Once you are in settings, you may turn off Notifications by un-checking the "Show Notifications" check box.
Below is the screenshot of another App to guide you to do this.
**Option 2:** In case if above steps don't solve the issue, you may need to use **Xposed Framework** You need to Root your phone for this to work.
Read about the Xposed Framework and how to install it from [here](http://www.addictivetips.com/android/what-is-xposed-framework-for-android-how-to-install-it-guide/). Verify if your handset is supported. You may want to look at :
[Status Bar Icon Hider](http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-hide-statusbar-icons-clock-battery-t2768605)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I've recently rooted my phone and installed [NotifyClean](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.defim.apk.notifyclean&hl=en) (requires the Xposed Framework). I've set it to block the Mobile Data app's 'No SIM card detected' notification:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GEN7H.png)
I've previously tried to fix this issue with [Notifications Off](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.NotificationsOff) but it stops working after a device restart.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/10 | 2,079 | 7,427 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to connect PC to laptop with Android phone to share files between PC and laptop? I don't have a LAN cable, all I have is:
A PC without WiFi adapter.
An Android USB cable.
An Android phone.
A laptop with built-in WiFi.
Both PC and laptop have Windows 7.
What I'm trying to do is:
1. Connect Android to PC with USB tethering.
2. Then connect Android to laptop with WiFi tethering.
3. Then I want to share files between PC and laptop.
I don't know much about networking stuff.
Please tell me if you know.<issue_comment>username_1: I suspect it's not possible because Android will unmount the SD card (real or emulated) when plugged in via USB. This means that no apps on the phone will be able to read or write the SD card while the phone is plugged in, including whatever WiFi tethering app you're using.
If both laptop and desktop have Bluetooth, you might be able to send files through Bluetooth from laptop to phone to desktop or vice versa, which would be fairly painless.
If there's no other way you could always plug the phone into the laptop, transfer files onto the phone, then plug into the desktop and transfer files off the phone; it's awkward, but it works.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It's possible if you are using Cyanogenmod even without any 3rd party software:
Connect the phone to the PC and enable USB tethering. Then create a hotspot on your laptop and connect your phone to it.
After that, your phone shares it's WiFi connection to your PC, so you can transfer files and use internet.
If you're not a CM user then try using PdaNet+
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pdanet>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The best way (IMO) is to bridge the network of USB tethering(192.168.42.x) and the Wifi hotspot(192.168.43.x), but I don't have any solution to bridge them.
That said, I do have a solution to transfer files between PC and Laptop within the constraints mentioned in the question (with "no internet" exclusively).
---
The common point of interaction in our current setting is the Android device itself, which means the device can access both systems, if required. If only I can access the content of Laptop as well as PC from Android, then using some File manager the data transfer can be done.
Note that I didn't try this method on Windows 7 but the instructions shouldn't be different for other platforms.
**Instructions**:
1. Connect PC to Android via USB tethering, and Laptop to Android via Wifi hotspot. Note down the IP address for both the machines.
* Windows users see [this](https://superuser.com/questions/382265/fastest-method-to-determine-my-pcs-ip-address-windows) to know the IP address; click [here](https://askubuntu.com/questions/430853/how-do-i-find-my-internal-ip-address) Linux(Ubuntu) users for the same.
* The IP address to be noted would be similar to **192.168.42.xyz** and **192.168.43.abc**, where **xyz** and **abc** are (+ve) integers, i.e. note the local IP address and not IP address from your ISP.
2. Setup an FTP server at both PC and Laptop.
* Windows users see this [answer](https://serverfault.com/questions/85027/how-do-i-setup-an-ftp-server-on-windows-7), Linux(Ubuntu) users see these answers : [1](https://askubuntu.com/questions/323868/how-do-i-install-a-ftp-server), [2](https://askubuntu.com/questions/17084/how-do-i-temporarily-run-an-ftp-server). I advise [Gadmin-Proftpd](http://mac.freecode.com/projects/gadmin-proftpd) for GUI in the latter platform.
* While not necessary, run the server on port **21** (requires administrative/superuser privileges).
* While configuring, create an FTP user for your FTP server. e.g. User: *u1* and Password:*<PASSWORD>*. Otherwise, if your program allows **anonymous** FTP session, then go ahead with it.
* *Google is your friend in need, remember it since you might need it.*
3. Install a file manager in Android that can browse network storage. I recommend [ES File Explorer File Manager](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop).
4. Launch [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop), swipe right from left edge to access **Network** → **FTP** → choose **ftp**.
5. For PC :
* Fill IP address (from step 1) in **Server** field.
* Leave port default to **21**.
* Choose **Active** under **Mode**.
* Fill **Username** and **Password** that you created in Step 2. If you selected anonymous in step 2 then choose **Anonymous** and leave the credentials fields blank.
* Tap **OK**.For Laptop :
* Repeat aforementioned steps for PC in this step with the exception of IP address and FTP credentials which has to be replaced with the ones for FTP server on Laptop.
6. If your FTP server is accessible and working fine, then [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop) will create an entry with the name (probably) of local IP address of your PC/Laptop.
7. In FTP tab of [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop), select any entry and you'll be able to see the content of the running FTP server.
8. You can use cut-copy-paste-delete (subject to FTP server configuration) features of [ES File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop) on the content of these two network entries.
Done! :-)
---
Notes:
1. The data transfer speed is subjected to the resources available to Android.
2. You can run a server other than FTP. Make sure that server you decide can be mapped (supported) in a file manager in Android.
3. If your machine is running a firewall (most PC's either runs Windows Firewall, or an Antivirus does the same), then explicitly allow your FTP program to make and accept connections (it will be a great hassle if you don't). If it's feasible, temporarily disconnect both machines (disable Mobile data on Android as well) from Internet and disable firewall/Antivirus on both for that time being.
4. If your Android device is running a firewall (AFwall+ in my case), allow your file manger in it. It is something one might miss to do.
---
**Unsuccessful method with reason unknown as of now:**
1) I think the objective can be achieved by port forwarding at one interface. I found that the machine under USB-tethered network can access the wifi hotspot gateway (192.168.43.1) but could not ping a machine behind the latter. Vice versa wasn't true either. I planned to port-forward on hotspot interface so that a custom request to this
gateway IP address would be forwarded to a machine behind it. An e.g. would be: A Laptop connected to wifi hotspot is running a FTP server with IP address **192.168.43.32**. I then do port-forwarding(Android rooted) as **192.168.43.1:21 → 192.168.43.32:21** i.e. the machine behind USB-tethered network with IP address **192.168.42.143** would be able to see **192.168.43.32:21** via **192.168.43.1:21**. Looks easy to me. But Port-forwarding apps on Play Store didn't yield satisfactory results. Let me know via comments if somebody tries this method and achieves success.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Yeah, its simple. Create a gmail account and use google cloud drive. Put all files that you need there , open your laptop go to your gmail account and download your files .
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/10 | 239 | 891 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to root my Nexus 10 without wiping its data so I can later [install Ubuntu Touch](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/DualBootInstallation) on it. How should I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: Rooting a device does not require it to be wiped, although, to root it the device's bootloader needs to be unlocked. This action requires the device to be wiped.
So, if you have not unlocked the bootloader yet then you need to wipe it, sadly.
If you have unlocked the bootloader then you can root the device without wiping it.
**To root the device** you can use the [Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh](http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/). This is your best option.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Newer versions of SuperSU can achieve root without a custom kernel,You can try to update without wiping your device, although you may encounter problems.
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/10 | 296 | 1,143 | <issue_start>username_0: Sometimes I would like to **record sound** from my Android phone, **very quickly**, without having to touch the screen.
*(Example: record funny situations in the street, funny sounds, etc. )*
**Can we launch sound recording "with hands in the pocket"?** (i.e. without using the screen)
More generally, is it possible to launch an app with hands in the pocket, by pressing one of the buttons during 3 or 4 seconds for example?<issue_comment>username_1: Rooting a device does not require it to be wiped, although, to root it the device's bootloader needs to be unlocked. This action requires the device to be wiped.
So, if you have not unlocked the bootloader yet then you need to wipe it, sadly.
If you have unlocked the bootloader then you can root the device without wiping it.
**To root the device** you can use the [Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh](http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/). This is your best option.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Newer versions of SuperSU can achieve root without a custom kernel,You can try to update without wiping your device, although you may encounter problems.
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/10 | 405 | 1,707 | <issue_start>username_0: I turned developer options 'off', but is there anything else that needs to be done? Not my phone so don't want to mess anything up :-)<issue_comment>username_1: After Developer mode is disabled, that will put your phone back into the same state that it was in before Developer mode was enabled. It will disable all developer options that could lead to security issues (Allowing ADB, etc.) and the slightly power draining options (show touch, running processes) that are open to developers.
However, as @Andrew T. points out, you won't be able to hide the developer options. The only way to re-hide them is to do a factory reset (which probably isn't worth it).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can actually hide the **Developer options** permanently from the menu until someone enables it again. Just follow this -
```
Menu > Settings > Apps > All apps > (find) Settings > Clear data > Confirm
```
Developers options will be turned off automatically although they are enabled by following the above step.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, there is a way to hide it. But the options like USB debugging, if turned on, will remain turned on.
**It'll only hide the developer option.**
Steps:
1. Go to Settings → Applications.
2. Swipe and go to All applications.There will be an app called 'Settings'
3. Click on it → 'Clear data'.
Now, the Settings app will automatically close. Open Settings app again and Developer options should be gone.
It worked on my Android phone (running KitKat).
**Note** that it will only hide the options, but the settings would remain as it were before. For resetting the options, you need to do it manually.
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/11 | 529 | 2,200 | <issue_start>username_0: I've setup an SSH server on my Ubuntu desktop at home using a dynamic DNS service (NOIP). I have a wi-fi-only Android tablet running Android version 4.4.2. On my tablet I can connect to other SSH servers, such as my college's server. However, I cannot directly connect from my tablet to my desktop; every attempt times out. But I am able to connect to my college's server and then SSH into my desktop from there. Is there something I've not set up correctly in my sshd\_config file possibly? I'm able to ping the public IP. But I'm at a loss to explain this behavior. I've used both JuiceSSH and ConnectBot to no avail. Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: After Developer mode is disabled, that will put your phone back into the same state that it was in before Developer mode was enabled. It will disable all developer options that could lead to security issues (Allowing ADB, etc.) and the slightly power draining options (show touch, running processes) that are open to developers.
However, as @Andrew T. points out, you won't be able to hide the developer options. The only way to re-hide them is to do a factory reset (which probably isn't worth it).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can actually hide the **Developer options** permanently from the menu until someone enables it again. Just follow this -
```
Menu > Settings > Apps > All apps > (find) Settings > Clear data > Confirm
```
Developers options will be turned off automatically although they are enabled by following the above step.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, there is a way to hide it. But the options like USB debugging, if turned on, will remain turned on.
**It'll only hide the developer option.**
Steps:
1. Go to Settings → Applications.
2. Swipe and go to All applications.There will be an app called 'Settings'
3. Click on it → 'Clear data'.
Now, the Settings app will automatically close. Open Settings app again and Developer options should be gone.
It worked on my Android phone (running KitKat).
**Note** that it will only hide the options, but the settings would remain as it were before. For resetting the options, you need to do it manually.
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/11 | 598 | 2,292 | <issue_start>username_0: So I use FBreader for mobi/epub ebooks and I highlight lots of text.
How can I export all the highlights I've made into another file (or share them all with the Internet)?<issue_comment>username_1: <http://ebookfriendly.com/evernote-tips-for-booklovers/>
Check Tip #3, exporting through email to evernote with an IFTTT recipe (man, those are cool).
IDK if this works for FBreader, but its worth a shot. Should work for Moon+, most people online seem to be recommending that app for exporting notes.
I'm having so much trouble with this kind of problem. Don't trust when Play Books says it will export your highlights/notes to your Google Drive (a new feature) - I haven't gotten it to work once!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: OK, this might not be really relevant to this post, but for other FBReader users who are stuck at the same, I'll share my (rough) solution:
Note: This should be specially relevant to Icarus eReader users! Icarus e-ink readers come with a modified version of FBReader 2 which is pretty stable on that device but unfortunately very basic too. And you can't even update it! I don't know if newer versions of FBReader can do this by default - sorry if this is obsolete information to most of you.
1. Using a file manager with root access on your ereader (I use [Solid Explorer](http://neatbytes.com/solidexplorer/)) , navigate to `/data/data/org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android/databases/`
2. Select the `books.db` file and copy it to a non-root directory (like for example to `/sdcard/`) that you can later access from your computer.
3. On your computer, open `books.db` with [SQLiteBrowser](http://sqlitebrowser.org/) (you can't just open a .db file with a text editor, you'll see unreadable code). I guess you can perform this step directly on Android with Sqlite Viewer for Android, but I haven't tried that yet.
4. In SQLiteBrowser, go to the `Annotations` table of your database and you'll see all your highlights. SQLB is not the best app for editing text, but there's a few export options.
There you go!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to settings in FB Reader on your device. Set it to synchronize. Go to <https://books.fbreader.org/>. View the book. Click on bookmarks. You can export them as text.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/11 | 648 | 2,487 | <issue_start>username_0: [link2sd](/questions/tagged/link2sd "show questions tagged 'link2sd'") allows one to fully move apps to a second partition on the external sd card provided its Filesystem supports Linux permissions. but does it have to be a second partition or could I simply format the entire card e.g. ext3?would this still work when USB connecting to my PC?<issue_comment>username_1: ```
would this still work when USB connecting to my PC?
```
Yes aslong as the memory card is inside the phone the storage can be accessed in mtp mode in a Windows PC. It cant be accessed if the card is connected via an Memory Card Reader. But there are few [plugins](http://www.ext2fsd.com/) or [programs](http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/) to read the content of memory card. Still writing to the card may mess up the storage.
Other disadvantage of creating a single ext3/4 partition is some apps may not recognize them as storage and hence cannot write to them.
I am not sure how Link2SD respond to an single partition.
So I will recommend to create a separate ext partition. But nothing wrong in trying out. Make sure you back up your memory card before trying
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The reason why it can't be a single [FAT] partition is: *"Because Android unmounts the first FAT partition to share files with your computer [when connected via USB] but the second partition remains mounted."* [Link2SD FAQ]
The reason why it can't be a single EXT partition is because... well, because Link2SD says so:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJJ3a.png)
I guess you could format the first partition as EXT, too. So technically, no, you don't need FAT at all. But it's nice to have it, as it's more readily visible to other Android app, and it also shows up immediately when the Android is connected via USB as a media device (MTP).
Now, *"You [only] need to use a non-FAT file system (ext2, ext3, ext4 or f2fs) on your second partition in order to link app's private **data** files."* [emphasis added] You can still move an app's binary to a second FAT partition. In fact, when Link2SD detects the second partition, it'll ask you what's the filesystem, at which time FAT is one of the options:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/weByL.png)
(No link to FAQ because I "need at least 10 reputation to post more than two links".)
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/11 | 618 | 2,344 | <issue_start>username_0: As of May 2015, Ubersync no longer works due to a change Facebook made. How can I keep my Android contacts book synced with my Facebook contacts now? I imagine other apps have suffered a similar fate.<issue_comment>username_1: ```
would this still work when USB connecting to my PC?
```
Yes aslong as the memory card is inside the phone the storage can be accessed in mtp mode in a Windows PC. It cant be accessed if the card is connected via an Memory Card Reader. But there are few [plugins](http://www.ext2fsd.com/) or [programs](http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/) to read the content of memory card. Still writing to the card may mess up the storage.
Other disadvantage of creating a single ext3/4 partition is some apps may not recognize them as storage and hence cannot write to them.
I am not sure how Link2SD respond to an single partition.
So I will recommend to create a separate ext partition. But nothing wrong in trying out. Make sure you back up your memory card before trying
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The reason why it can't be a single [FAT] partition is: *"Because Android unmounts the first FAT partition to share files with your computer [when connected via USB] but the second partition remains mounted."* [Link2SD FAQ]
The reason why it can't be a single EXT partition is because... well, because Link2SD says so:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zJJ3a.png)
I guess you could format the first partition as EXT, too. So technically, no, you don't need FAT at all. But it's nice to have it, as it's more readily visible to other Android app, and it also shows up immediately when the Android is connected via USB as a media device (MTP).
Now, *"You [only] need to use a non-FAT file system (ext2, ext3, ext4 or f2fs) on your second partition in order to link app's private **data** files."* [emphasis added] You can still move an app's binary to a second FAT partition. In fact, when Link2SD detects the second partition, it'll ask you what's the filesystem, at which time FAT is one of the options:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/weByL.png)
(No link to FAQ because I "need at least 10 reputation to post more than two links".)
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/11 | 360 | 1,299 | <issue_start>username_0: Does anyone know any way that I can refresh a webpage every N minutes?
I am running Kiosk browser with fullscreen, I need to have something that can refresh the page every N minutes. The Kiosk browser I am using has no such function built in.
Does anyone know how I can achieve this?<issue_comment>username_1: Just insert this code anywhere in your kiosk browser content to refresh your web app every one minute:
```
setTimeout(function () { location.reload(true); }, 60000);
```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I'd personally use [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en) for something like this. The process would be quite simple:
* New Trigger -> Time
* Give a time window (workday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm)
* Check "Repeat:" every **xx** and change to Minutes
* New Task -> Name (something like "Open Webpage")
* New Action -> Net -> Browse URL
* Type in URL
That Task should cause the device to relaunch the webpage every **xx** minutes through the default browser, so we're assuming that's set to your Kiosk browser.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I found my own solution and it is working good.
Need to use "Dolphin" browser with "Tab Reload" add-ons
It can be found in google play store.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/12 | 355 | 1,353 | <issue_start>username_0: I attempted to root my Motorola G 2nd Generation, and failed. I tried to remove everything and go back to normal, but the SuperSU app stayed. The phone stated it as an system app. I tried factory resetting, but SuperSU app was still there.
Basically, my phone improperly rooted, and SuperSU won't get installed. I'd like to remove this app.
Using version 5.0.2 of Android, and my system version is 22.21.28.titan\_retuaws.retuaws.en.US retus.
Tell me if you need more info.<issue_comment>username_1: Try [Hide My Root](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amphoras.hidemyroot) to uninstall SuperSU.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Open the SU app, then scroll down through settings and it has options which optimise the app and root to ready for full unroot.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It's strange the your system contains SuperSU while it's not actually rooted. It usually requires root access to install any app to the system so you should just have a .bin file to update. Id you want to remove SU, you'll need to gain root access again and remove the apk after that... You obviously got a correct method of root, but didn't install SuperSU properly, So SuperSU can't manage root permissions, however the method you used to install it to system should be able to remove it as well
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/12 | 265 | 1,080 | <issue_start>username_0: I use Google Play Music and I need to delete old podcast, but have not been able to find a way to do it. Any ideas that might assist?<issue_comment>username_1: How did you load them on there, usually you can go into My files and go to the podcast folder and delete them manually
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you downloaded them within Google Play Music, you can delete them one at a time.
* Tap the info icon to open the episode details
* Tap the check mark that indicates it is downloaded
* A menu will pop us asking if you want to "REMOVE" or "MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION". Tap Remove.
To delete all episodes of a podcast, within the MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION menu, unsubscribe and save. If you still want to be subscribed, the resubscribe and reset your download preferences in the process.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: go to settings
pick music or podcasts (which ever you want to get rid of)
go to manage downloads
click the symbol to the right of each item you want to get rid of
and it will be deleted and disappear from list
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/12 | 330 | 1,402 | <issue_start>username_0: Can you use a bluetooth microphone to activate the touchless controls on the Droid Turbo? ("The "Ok Google Now" feature)<issue_comment>username_1: No, you cannot. It's built entirely to listen ONLY through its built-in microphones, as it can do so with minimal power drain. Activating touchless control through any normal Bluetooth headset would require that the Bluetooth headset's microphone be always listening and always transmitting to the phone, resulting in a massive power drain to both devices.
The only exception that I'm aware of is the [Motorola Hint](http://www.motorola.com/us/accessories/talk/bluetooth-headsets/moto-hint/moto-hint-pdp.html) Bluetooth headset which is specifically designed for this, as it uses similar technology to the Droid Turbo and Moto X line to always listen with minimal power usage, has its own voice commands, and can tap into the Google Now voice functionality. Presumably, with time, we'll see other devices add the same or similar functionality.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I have spent an incredible amount of time talking to tech support and *nobody* told me this, because they clearly didn't know. BTW, it appears there are apps that also do not use the bluetooth mic, and I believe that's due to (my) device's profile as an audio distribution device, which might not include having a mic.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/12 | 870 | 3,695 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a brand-new Moto X (2014) running Lollipop. I have two Gmail accounts: me@gmail and work@gmail. While I would like to be able to check both accounts for new messages on my phone, I only want my me@gmail contacts to sync to my phone; not the work@gmail contacts, as some are sensitive and my employer would take issue with them being available on my personal phone.
Short of manually deleting those contacts one by one (and there are several hundred), is there another solution?<issue_comment>username_1: Open the Settings of your Android phone, then navigate to Accounts -> Google -> Select Account (whose contacts you want to sync) -> Select Applications which you want to Sync (Contacts)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: With Android 7, in addition to [username_1's helpful suggestion](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/109201/44325), I had previously configured a second account and found it useful to delete Contacts application data to reset the default account:
Go to Settings -> Apps -> Contacts -> Storage and press the "Clear Data" button.
Then when you next add a new contact, you should be prompted for which account you want to be the default. Select the account that you have configured to sync.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to Gmail -> click Settings -> click on the account which you don't want to sync in contacts and WhatsApp -> click on the right menu icon (<EMAIL>) -> select Manage Accounts -> on Auto Sync, deselect the icon.
Now go to your contacts and check. It worked for me.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Disable syncing in Android 13:
------------------------------
In a stock Android 13 installation, this is what worked for me:
1. Open the Settings section of the phone
2. Navigate to "Passwords and accounts"
3. Scroll to find the Google account that you wish to select, and select it
4. Click on "Account sync"
5. Disable the "Contacts" sync for that account
Now open your [Google Contacts app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contacts). Even though you disabled sync for a particular Google account, that only disable automatic online syncing. To sync manually, pull down, and a refresh animation will display.
Hide contacts from certain accounts in Google Contacts on Android:
------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don't want contacts from a certain Google account to display in Google Contacts app by default when opened, you can either delete the account from your phone, or you can hide those contacts.
By default, when you open the app, Google will display contacts from all accounts, as well as contacts that are only stored on device. You can see at the top of the screen under the search bar the text "All accounts - 301 contacts".
To only see contacts for a particular Google account, do this:
1. Click the user profile photo (or icon of a device) at the top of the screen next to the search bar
2. Select the Google account you choose
3. Even though you have selected a Google account, you are still seeing all contacts from all accounts and from the device itself. To see only the contacts for that Google account, select the menu button at the top of the screen, then select the Google account.
To see only contacts stored on the device, do this:
1. Click the user profile photo at the top of the screen next to the search bar (or icon of a phone)
2. Select "Device"
3. Now you can see only contacts stored on the device (as opposed to in a Google account)
When searching, Google Contacts will search across all accounts and on the device itself. I don't know a way to change this behaviour.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/12 | 1,203 | 4,289 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an program that allows me to remotely access and play my hard drive's music files?
I found and downloaded a program called 'sockso' that would have worked, if it was still supported, at least it would have allowed me to access and play music off of my hard drive through an open port.
I simply want to set up a program on my laptop (accessible via wifi) and access it from my phone or tablet.
I desire an program that remotely either plays my hard drive resident songs randomly or allows me to set up a play list.
There are probably a million ways to do similar things using other techniques, but:
1. I want the files to be physically on my laptop's hard drive and
2. Accessible remotely (a resident program running on the laptop is OK).<issue_comment>username_1: You could try [Plex](https://plex.tv/) or [Emby](http://emby.media/) (formerly Media Browser). Both of them do this.
You'll need to install and set them up on on your PC and install them on your phone/tablet, too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Some apps that shows up in quick search on Play Store:
* [Samba Network Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.threecats.sambaplayer) -- runs using Samba sharing and folder (having music) should be shared (via Properties).
>
> Listen to your network stored music collection as if it was all on your phone!
>
>
> Enjoy music right away, no complicated setup required. Samba Player works with shared folders from Windows, Linux, Mac, home routers, media players, network drives (NAS) or any network device that can share folders.
>
>
>
> + works over WiFi, Ethernet or even in Hotspot mode.
> + music formats: MP3, MP4 audio (m4a), Ogg Vorbis (ogg) and FLAC (on Android 3.1+)
> + indexes your music collection for fast browsing without the lag of the network.
> + smart streaming lets you enjoy your music better on slow networks
> + download the playlist with one click and listen to it on the go!
> + edit, shuffle and repeat your playlist
>
* [Soumi: Network Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techsoftpl.musicplayer) -- You need to run a server like [FTP](https://serverfault.com/questions/85027/how-do-i-setup-an-ftp-server-on-windows-7)/[SSH](https://serverfault.com/questions/8411/what-is-a-good-ssh-server-to-use-on-windows)/[WebDAV](https://superuser.com/questions/410278/how-to-set-up-a-local-webdav-server-for-use-with-goodreader-on-the-ipad), or just share a folder and allow sharing through network settings in Windows.
>
> Scan, catalogue, and play music files alike from internal/external SD card, shared folders on local network, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV servers, Dropbox, Google Drive, and other cloud services that support WebDAV protocol like BOX, CloudMe, ownCloud, etc., through WiFi or mobile network. It has easy intuitive user interface for instant searching and browsing music by artist, album, genre, as well as folder.
>
>
> It can also cache music files from the network folder when added to a playlist so that you can play them later when not connected to any WiFi or mobile network. It uses SAMBA/CIFS protocol to access the network shard folder, i.e., no uPnp or DLNA server is required.
> Key features are:
>
>
>
> + Plays music from shared folders on local SMB/CIFS network, e.g., Windows share, WiFi drive, NAS, USB drive attached to router, etc.
> + Plays music from FTP, FTPS, SFTP, and WebDAV servers
> + Plays music from Dropbox, Google Drive, and other WebDAV based cloud services like BOX, CloudMe, ownCloud, etc.
> + Play music from internal/external SdCard and attached USB drives
> + Supports multitasking, e.g., it can play music, cache playlist from network, scan folders, etc., all at the same time
> + Browsing and instant searching by artist, album, genre, and title
> + Find, browse and play music by folder
> + Instant sorting by title, album, artist, genre, year, album count, song count, time added, play time, etc.
>
---
Finding answers for this question is trivial. There are so many apps available on web and waiting for one query from Google like "how to stream music from PC to Android" or "network stream music from PC to Android", etc. Have fun diving in plethora of apps. :-)
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/13 | 1,136 | 3,909 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using [Asus PC Link](http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1007327) with my Asus Zenfone 5. It allows my to remotely connect to my Zenfone, in a way similar to RDP, but it only supports Windows Vista or higher, not Windows XP, Mac, or Linux.
I am wondering how Asus PC Link works and if there is a similar program/apps that can be used with Linux and other Android devices.<issue_comment>username_1: You could try [Plex](https://plex.tv/) or [Emby](http://emby.media/) (formerly Media Browser). Both of them do this.
You'll need to install and set them up on on your PC and install them on your phone/tablet, too.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Some apps that shows up in quick search on Play Store:
* [Samba Network Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.threecats.sambaplayer) -- runs using Samba sharing and folder (having music) should be shared (via Properties).
>
> Listen to your network stored music collection as if it was all on your phone!
>
>
> Enjoy music right away, no complicated setup required. Samba Player works with shared folders from Windows, Linux, Mac, home routers, media players, network drives (NAS) or any network device that can share folders.
>
>
>
> + works over WiFi, Ethernet or even in Hotspot mode.
> + music formats: MP3, MP4 audio (m4a), Ogg Vorbis (ogg) and FLAC (on Android 3.1+)
> + indexes your music collection for fast browsing without the lag of the network.
> + smart streaming lets you enjoy your music better on slow networks
> + download the playlist with one click and listen to it on the go!
> + edit, shuffle and repeat your playlist
>
* [Soumi: Network Music Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techsoftpl.musicplayer) -- You need to run a server like [FTP](https://serverfault.com/questions/85027/how-do-i-setup-an-ftp-server-on-windows-7)/[SSH](https://serverfault.com/questions/8411/what-is-a-good-ssh-server-to-use-on-windows)/[WebDAV](https://superuser.com/questions/410278/how-to-set-up-a-local-webdav-server-for-use-with-goodreader-on-the-ipad), or just share a folder and allow sharing through network settings in Windows.
>
> Scan, catalogue, and play music files alike from internal/external SD card, shared folders on local network, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV servers, Dropbox, Google Drive, and other cloud services that support WebDAV protocol like BOX, CloudMe, ownCloud, etc., through WiFi or mobile network. It has easy intuitive user interface for instant searching and browsing music by artist, album, genre, as well as folder.
>
>
> It can also cache music files from the network folder when added to a playlist so that you can play them later when not connected to any WiFi or mobile network. It uses SAMBA/CIFS protocol to access the network shard folder, i.e., no uPnp or DLNA server is required.
> Key features are:
>
>
>
> + Plays music from shared folders on local SMB/CIFS network, e.g., Windows share, WiFi drive, NAS, USB drive attached to router, etc.
> + Plays music from FTP, FTPS, SFTP, and WebDAV servers
> + Plays music from Dropbox, Google Drive, and other WebDAV based cloud services like BOX, CloudMe, ownCloud, etc.
> + Play music from internal/external SdCard and attached USB drives
> + Supports multitasking, e.g., it can play music, cache playlist from network, scan folders, etc., all at the same time
> + Browsing and instant searching by artist, album, genre, and title
> + Find, browse and play music by folder
> + Instant sorting by title, album, artist, genre, year, album count, song count, time added, play time, etc.
>
---
Finding answers for this question is trivial. There are so many apps available on web and waiting for one query from Google like "how to stream music from PC to Android" or "network stream music from PC to Android", etc. Have fun diving in plethora of apps. :-)
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/13 | 547 | 1,939 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently bought a new Allwinner A13 tablet. I wanted to side load Google Search app, but because there is already Google Search system app, it conflicted and failed to install.
Knowing this would be impossible without root, I still downloaded Root Explorer and navigated to `/system/app` and deleted the Google search app. To my surprise, it's deleted successfully. I rebooted the tab 4 times and the file is not in `/system/app`. So, I was able to side load my Google app.
Does this mean my tab is already rooted even though it's brand new and doesn't have SU installed?<issue_comment>username_1: SU is just another app for managing root access permissions on your device, if it's not present on your device, doesn't mean that your device is rooted or not.
For checking your device's root status, there are plenty of apps on Google Play Store which can help you. [keshav has mentioned some of them](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/109230/is-my-device-rooted-if-i-can-delete-system-app-but-doesnt-have-su-installed/109293#comment134712_109230).
I generally use Titanium Backup for system app removal tasks, etc. Also, when you run Titanium Backup on your device, it shows you whether your device has root access or not.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: In addition to [Hussain's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/109287/44325) (whether the existence of SU app tells the device is rooted or not), the fact that you can access `/system` folder gives a strong indicator that your device is already rooted.
Note that it seems [A13 tablets usually come pre-rooted](http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/35314-a13-generic-tablet/#entry404394); they are already rooted when out from factory.
>
> From the little bit I'm seeing of these A13 tablets, [...] , and I can get root, which most people seem to agree that **they usually come pre-rooted**, [...]
>
>
>
(Emphasis mine)
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/13 | 385 | 1,300 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm having a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT - I9500, it isn't rooted and has the official Lollipop ROM.
Whenever I open KNOX and select `setup` and press next, it closes and displays the error: `Failed to start KNOX mode, Try Again`
Things I've tried so far:
1. Resetting App preferences.
2. Booting into Safe Mode and trying to run in Safe Mode.
Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Download Mode :
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ieZnx.jpg)
And Here's detail of my KNOX version :
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/khQWi.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: I assume you have rooted your phone. In that case KNOX Will refuse to work as it says:
KNOX warranty void:1
Sometimes this gets even triggered by normal OTA.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Once you flash your phone with ODIN then your KNOX flag will **ALWAYS** be triggered. Even if you flash an **official** ROM/firmware package. As you can see in download mode: KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1. That can never, yes I say **NEVER** be reset back to '0'. So you haven't got any warranty anymore on your phone and you can never use Knox anymore. Hope my answer helped you to understand the issue.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/13 | 408 | 1,644 | <issue_start>username_0: Intermittently, my lock screen will start to display junk characters. A power cycle will clear up the problem but I'd like to know how to keep this from happening again.
The first time it happened in the afternoon and the second time happened overnight so there's no commonality in usage or behavior or updates that I can see.
Update: I've just tried to change it back to the default font and now it's showing up in my notification bar all over the home screen.<issue_comment>username_1: You have to restart to fix it :( not a good answer but I've been having the same issue. It was definitely after upgrading to lolipop. It may come back, usually during charging.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I know this is an old thread, but I only just discovered a workaround better than reboot today. Reboot certainly works, but I hate to do it every 2-3 days.
If you are rooted, you can correct these funny characters on your lock screen by resetting systemui without reboot. There is an app on the Play Store called "Reset System UI".
Alternatively, if you are a Tasker user, do as follows to automate this process.
Create a task by going to
Code -> Run Shell -> under command type in "killall com.android.systemui" without the quotes of course and then check use root.
Then it's up to you to create a trigger to exercise this task at a time and situation least intrusive but also frequent enough so that you don't see these funny characters again.
Good luck!
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/13 | 284 | 994 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Android RCA tablet that I need to connect to a VGA Monitor. I have purchased a cable with a mini HDMI on one end and a VGA on the other end to fit both the tablet and the monitor but it doesn't work.
Does anyone have any advice?<issue_comment>username_1: Switching to an answer, now that we've narrowed in on your needs:
A straight cable can't handle this. What you'll need is a converter. Per your comment question, [here's a well-reviewed one on Amazon](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00879DM56) for pretty cheap that will do the job. You'll want to pair that with a female-HDMI to male-mini or micro-HDMI (make sure you're sure which you have) adapter, which are usually less than a dollar, and a standard, run-of-the-mill VGA cable, and you SHOULD be good to go.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have the 7" Voyager. It does not have a mini-HDMI port, just a micro USB. So with that being said, I don't think it's possible.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/14 | 350 | 1,215 | <issue_start>username_0: My Samsung Galaxy Note S2 (GT-N7102) running stock 4.3 JellyBean by default blocks all apps from Google (courtesy of the Chinese government). I followed a tutorial to gain access to gapps that relies on SELinux being set to permissive, but the mode changes on a reboot and I get a continuous stream of pop-up that says:
>
> Unfortunately the process com.google.gapps has stopped
>
>
>
What is changing the SELinux mode and how do I stop it from doing so?<issue_comment>username_1: Switching to an answer, now that we've narrowed in on your needs:
A straight cable can't handle this. What you'll need is a converter. Per your comment question, [here's a well-reviewed one on Amazon](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00879DM56) for pretty cheap that will do the job. You'll want to pair that with a female-HDMI to male-mini or micro-HDMI (make sure you're sure which you have) adapter, which are usually less than a dollar, and a standard, run-of-the-mill VGA cable, and you SHOULD be good to go.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I have the 7" Voyager. It does not have a mini-HDMI port, just a micro USB. So with that being said, I don't think it's possible.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/14 | 1,143 | 4,375 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using NoRoot Firewall to block Internet access to some apps. It recently notified me that this/these app(s) are attempting to access the Internet:
"Android System,BatteryWarning,com.media tek,Common Data Service,EM SIM ME Lock,FotaProvider,Fused Location,Input Devices,Key Chain,MTK Thermal Manager,Permission Control,Scheduled power on & off,ServiceMenu,Settings,Settings Storage,Video Favorites,Voice Unlock,[non-English characters…]"
I'm not exactly sure why it needs to connect to the Internet. What will I miss if I block this from connecting to the Internet? I am using a Lenovo A536 phone. Android version is KitKat 4.4.2.<issue_comment>username_1: With respect to MediaTek's "Common Data Service" I worry about it. Reviewing what rights it has in... [Menu button -> Manage Applications -> Common Data Service] shows that it has all rights, basically.
And I've just setup the ADB (Android Debug Bridge), connected my phone to my computer and ran the following command from a prompt:
```
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.mediatek.connectivity/com.mediatek.connectivity.CdsInfoActivity
```
...and it brings up the app on my phone. It's a menu with the following entries:
* CDS Information
* Wi-Fi Information
* Radio Information
* Network Utility
* Multiple APN
* Connectivity Testing
* MTU Configuration
* Socket Information
* PS data control
There's a wealth of information going on here. The "Network Utility" appears to be able to get/set a variety of attributes to include running local shell commands the user enters.
It kind of looks like a backdoor.
The bad thing about this is that you can't launch it normally using the various methods given to a user. The Launch button is grayed out in the interface under Manage Applications, for example. So if this isn't a tool for users then this must be for MediaTek themselves who made the processor.
Weighing in here only against "Common Data Service" I would say that if it's trying to reach out to the Internet then that's a bad thing. DENY.
As for "MTK Thermal" they're probably trying to send themselves temperature data, in theory, about the products in the field (or so we could hope). OUCH... look at the list of rights this program has. Again, DENY.
Same goes for com.mediatek. DENY.
Unknown UNICODE string of Mandarin. DENY.
Things like Key Chain are worrisome in that you have to go fetch the public key in this sort of cryptography. But then again, what's to prevent them from uploading your credentials to some server out there? Hard to suggest in this case.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You can acces the common data service menu on any MTK device.
You can open MTK engineer mode first by dialing the number `*#*#3646633#*#*` or by using the app [MobileUncle Tools](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox&hl=en).
In engineer mode, go 1st tab to the right and click CDS information.
I am not an expert, but with CDS and MTK engineer mode you can use all kinds of backdoors.
I discovered it yesterday and I'm still searching for more information about it.
**EDIT:**
I think internet permission is required for the NETWORK UTILITY, where you have buttons with 'ping test', 'scan network', 'Wi-Fi API' and more.
You can probably mess your phone with it too, because in engineer mode you can even overclock your device and run shell commands.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I observed that on my device Lenovo A3000 log\_other\_mode increases proportionally with Switch Off time when charging, about 4 MB/hour. Important to know: I dampened
the two micros with PlayDo..now they creating just continious 'cracks' like a geiger counter.
You can erase log\_other\_mode to its bone to 4 kB
There is no file size change, when switched on.
I draw following conclusion:
* The MTK Thermal Manager is a backdoor
* It becomes active when you root your device and install a firewall, me, DroidWall
* From now on the MTK Thermal Manager logs the audio, GPS?, acceleration sensor? (for camera/video the file seems to be to small)
when the Android device is 'switched off & charging'
* The data are compressed and encrypted in log\_other\_mode
* log\_other\_mode sneaks out when you are Online
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/14 | 930 | 3,626 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm developing face detection app using OpenCL for heterogeneous devices with CPU-GPU. My app uses CPU - GPU simultaneously, so I want to measure app power consumption, comparing only GPU version which most calculations are executed in GPU kernel.
I found [PowerTutor](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.umich.PowerTutor) app. It measures power consumption of each app. The PowerTutor app measures about utility of CPU, LCD, 3G, WiFi respectively and weighted average of power consumption.
Can PowerTutor app measures exact whole power consumption of devices which uses GPU?<issue_comment>username_1: As already mentioned, Power Tutor doesn’t display power for the GPU. Power Tutor is a very cool app, but it's based on research that was done in 2011. It uses modelling to estimate power consumption. No actual power is displayed. Power Tutor is surprisingly accurate when it is run on the phone that was used to create the model, but that phone (the HTC Dream) was released back in 2008. According to Google Play, the Power Tutor app hasn't been updated since April of 2013.
On my Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Power Tutor only reports LCD and CPU power and both are very inaccurate. The actual power consumption of my device when idle is 528 mW. Power Tutor says it's 623mW to 818mW. That's an error of up to 55%. The per-rail estimates are off even more. On my device it shows the GPS uses up to 400mW. That's an order of magnitude off. It shows my audio power usage is around 350mW, which is also way too high. Power Tutor shows my screen uses a little under 600mW. That's too high. It shows the processor uses around 0-150mW. That's too low. On my device the per-rail WiFi doesn't work.
It's true that Android has power profiles, but those don’t appear to be accurate either. I can provide more details if anyone cares.
A better way to measure total system power is an app called [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn). It doesn't estimate power. It reads the actual current and voltage from the power management IC and converts that to into power. Because it runs on target, that does make readings a little higher than they should be, but it’s a very useful tool for this who are lucky enough to have a device that reports accurate battery power.
If you have money to burn and you want to measure accurate per rail power of the CPU (Cores 0-3), CPU (Cores 4-7), Graphics (GPU), LCD Backlight, Front Camera, Rear Camera, System Memory (RAM), Internal Memory/SD Card, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, Sensors and USB, you could get a Snapdragon MDP tablet from Intrinsyc. I don’t want to provide more details here because I know this isn’t a commercial forum.
In the unlikely event that you are willing to share both versions of your app with me, I’d be happy to let you know what the power consumption is of each. You could also get a Monsoon Power Monitor and measure this for yourself.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler. Trepn is free in Google Play. We’re working on a new app that will be released later this year that will also show modelled system power on the most popular mobile processors. Sorry for the blatant plug. I only mention this in case some of you would like to Beta test this app.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know this is an old post, but if you are developing for APi level 21 and above you can use Google Batterystats and Battery Historian.
Look at the [Android developer documentation](https://developer.android.com/studio/profile/battery-historian.html)
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/14 | 862 | 3,308 | <issue_start>username_0: My phone was stolen two days ago and magically found its way back to me today. I had activated the wipe function for when the phone is turned on. I'm being told that it hasn't been switched on yet, so I'd like to reverse the request to wipe the phone.
How would I do this?<issue_comment>username_1: As already mentioned, Power Tutor doesn’t display power for the GPU. Power Tutor is a very cool app, but it's based on research that was done in 2011. It uses modelling to estimate power consumption. No actual power is displayed. Power Tutor is surprisingly accurate when it is run on the phone that was used to create the model, but that phone (the HTC Dream) was released back in 2008. According to Google Play, the Power Tutor app hasn't been updated since April of 2013.
On my Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Power Tutor only reports LCD and CPU power and both are very inaccurate. The actual power consumption of my device when idle is 528 mW. Power Tutor says it's 623mW to 818mW. That's an error of up to 55%. The per-rail estimates are off even more. On my device it shows the GPS uses up to 400mW. That's an order of magnitude off. It shows my audio power usage is around 350mW, which is also way too high. Power Tutor shows my screen uses a little under 600mW. That's too high. It shows the processor uses around 0-150mW. That's too low. On my device the per-rail WiFi doesn't work.
It's true that Android has power profiles, but those don’t appear to be accurate either. I can provide more details if anyone cares.
A better way to measure total system power is an app called [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn). It doesn't estimate power. It reads the actual current and voltage from the power management IC and converts that to into power. Because it runs on target, that does make readings a little higher than they should be, but it’s a very useful tool for this who are lucky enough to have a device that reports accurate battery power.
If you have money to burn and you want to measure accurate per rail power of the CPU (Cores 0-3), CPU (Cores 4-7), Graphics (GPU), LCD Backlight, Front Camera, Rear Camera, System Memory (RAM), Internal Memory/SD Card, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, Sensors and USB, you could get a Snapdragon MDP tablet from Intrinsyc. I don’t want to provide more details here because I know this isn’t a commercial forum.
In the unlikely event that you are willing to share both versions of your app with me, I’d be happy to let you know what the power consumption is of each. You could also get a Monsoon Power Monitor and measure this for yourself.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler. Trepn is free in Google Play. We’re working on a new app that will be released later this year that will also show modelled system power on the most popular mobile processors. Sorry for the blatant plug. I only mention this in case some of you would like to Beta test this app.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know this is an old post, but if you are developing for APi level 21 and above you can use Google Batterystats and Battery Historian.
Look at the [Android developer documentation](https://developer.android.com/studio/profile/battery-historian.html)
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/14 | 870 | 3,323 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I installed a number of Cyanogenmod11 Themes from the Android Market. Now I want to uninstall some of then But whenever I try to uninstall it my phone soft reboots. And the theme is still in the phone.
The phone I'm using is Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-i8190 running CyanogenMod11.<issue_comment>username_1: As already mentioned, Power Tutor doesn’t display power for the GPU. Power Tutor is a very cool app, but it's based on research that was done in 2011. It uses modelling to estimate power consumption. No actual power is displayed. Power Tutor is surprisingly accurate when it is run on the phone that was used to create the model, but that phone (the HTC Dream) was released back in 2008. According to Google Play, the Power Tutor app hasn't been updated since April of 2013.
On my Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Power Tutor only reports LCD and CPU power and both are very inaccurate. The actual power consumption of my device when idle is 528 mW. Power Tutor says it's 623mW to 818mW. That's an error of up to 55%. The per-rail estimates are off even more. On my device it shows the GPS uses up to 400mW. That's an order of magnitude off. It shows my audio power usage is around 350mW, which is also way too high. Power Tutor shows my screen uses a little under 600mW. That's too high. It shows the processor uses around 0-150mW. That's too low. On my device the per-rail WiFi doesn't work.
It's true that Android has power profiles, but those don’t appear to be accurate either. I can provide more details if anyone cares.
A better way to measure total system power is an app called [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn). It doesn't estimate power. It reads the actual current and voltage from the power management IC and converts that to into power. Because it runs on target, that does make readings a little higher than they should be, but it’s a very useful tool for this who are lucky enough to have a device that reports accurate battery power.
If you have money to burn and you want to measure accurate per rail power of the CPU (Cores 0-3), CPU (Cores 4-7), Graphics (GPU), LCD Backlight, Front Camera, Rear Camera, System Memory (RAM), Internal Memory/SD Card, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, Sensors and USB, you could get a Snapdragon MDP tablet from Intrinsyc. I don’t want to provide more details here because I know this isn’t a commercial forum.
In the unlikely event that you are willing to share both versions of your app with me, I’d be happy to let you know what the power consumption is of each. You could also get a Monsoon Power Monitor and measure this for yourself.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler. Trepn is free in Google Play. We’re working on a new app that will be released later this year that will also show modelled system power on the most popular mobile processors. Sorry for the blatant plug. I only mention this in case some of you would like to Beta test this app.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know this is an old post, but if you are developing for APi level 21 and above you can use Google Batterystats and Battery Historian.
Look at the [Android developer documentation](https://developer.android.com/studio/profile/battery-historian.html)
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/14 | 453 | 1,747 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to remove the LG G3 overshapening thing as instructed here:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/orig-development/kernel-chupachups-kernel-t2943339>
To do so I need to reboot in recovery mode.
I've connected my phone to usb and enabled usb debugging and authorized.
When I issue `adb devices` I can see my phone.
When then I issue `adb reboot recovery` the phone reboots, the image of the robot with the open hood and a red triangle appears... nothing else happens. Neither the power button works. All I can do is to remove the battery...
So I'm wondering do I first need to unlock the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: What you are experiencing is normal. You can list the different options in this mode by using the volume up and down buttons and the power button as a selection button. To get out of this mode, you will need to do a hard-reset (hold down the power button for about 10 seconds).
I found a brief writeup that covers recovery mode options for the LG G3
[here](http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/use-recovery-mode-android/).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What you are seeing *is* the recovery. You've successfully booted into it. It displays that image when it hasn't been told by the main OS what it should do (e.g. something like a system upgrade).
However, it's the the *stock* recovery that comes with the device, which isn't really useful for much besides doing factory resets. When someone tells you to "flash the zip in recovery", they're assuming that you've replaced the phone's stock recovery with a custom one such as [TWRP](https://twrp.me/) or [CWM](https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager). Installing one of those *does* require unlocking.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/14 | 405 | 1,560 | <issue_start>username_0: So Google changed their alarm clock and calendar a while ago so that instead of entering exact numbers with a numpad (left image), you have to start searching for the exact spot to touch in a radial clock (right image).
 
Anyone know of a way to get rid of this thing and use a normal numpad to enter hour & minutes?<issue_comment>username_1: What you are experiencing is normal. You can list the different options in this mode by using the volume up and down buttons and the power button as a selection button. To get out of this mode, you will need to do a hard-reset (hold down the power button for about 10 seconds).
I found a brief writeup that covers recovery mode options for the LG G3
[here](http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/use-recovery-mode-android/).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What you are seeing *is* the recovery. You've successfully booted into it. It displays that image when it hasn't been told by the main OS what it should do (e.g. something like a system upgrade).
However, it's the the *stock* recovery that comes with the device, which isn't really useful for much besides doing factory resets. When someone tells you to "flash the zip in recovery", they're assuming that you've replaced the phone's stock recovery with a custom one such as [TWRP](https://twrp.me/) or [CWM](https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager). Installing one of those *does* require unlocking.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/15 | 751 | 3,155 | <issue_start>username_0: When Android was still a baby green robot, I would go through all **user-installed** apps (not system apps), and turn off autostart privileges on most of them. This would make the Android device boot much faster and start with more available memory.
Then I started wondering: What if some of those apps are actually doing something important when the phone starts? Perhaps they are cleaning up their temp files, compressing databases, sorting indexes, or performing other important maintenance or initialization tasks.
Without reading the source code for each app to see what it does at boot time, I decided it was better to leave them alone and let them run on bootup.
Now, as Android devices have gotten more storage and hold more apps, I've begun to rethink that logic. I've seen Android devices with over 75 apps running at bootup.
What's the best practice now: Allow most user-installed apps to run at boot (if they are set to do so), or block most of them?
Stability of the operating system and apps is very important.<issue_comment>username_1: >
> **Stability of the operating system and apps is very important.**
>
>
>
of course, but if these apps running with the rom ?
*(local application, it means, the company-rom developer install these apps before Publication)*
With the experienes at this situation, it seems the best way is using **Custom Rom** with your requirements.if yo can delete these apps from the rom, it should increase the boot speed.
***(if, don't hurt to another related applications.)***
**also see this :**
<https://android.stackexchange.com/a/1498/82964>
>
> **Those apps come with the phone and can't be turned off or removed
> unless you root. Blame your carrier. There's really nothing you can do
> about it non-rooted**
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: -As you know there are the custom apps which you download from the external source(play store etc) and the standard android apps which come inbuit in the Android OS(You might/ will also have some bloatware)
-Now as you disable the custom apps which you download you will get the desired result of free RAM,faster loading,less battery consumption.
-But if you disable the standard android apps then definitely you will have issues with the device to run normally.(i.e if you close/stop a standard app then your data transfer may not get enabled at all etc).
-So you can go ahead with closing/stopping auto restart custom apps downloaded from the external source but in some apps its hard coded to auto-start by default i.e even after stopping its auto start it will restart on its own as per the Android architecture so to some extent you will get relief from RAM management.
Note:-Although the Android devices are featuring with more chip level storage their Operating System Size has also increased manifold.That is in order to support an Android Kit-Kat v4.4 operating system on your device it should have a min 2-3Gb of on board storage space apart from the space for Custom android apps downloaded from external source(approx value depends on the device and the amount of bloatware present)
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/15 | 742 | 3,006 | <issue_start>username_0: My two-year-old was playing with my (locked) Galaxy Nexus, and when she eventually handed it back to me, it was at the "Welcome" new phone setup screen.
I'm guessing that she managed to hold down buttons and eventually end up at the factory reset option.
So I guess my first question is, was the phone definitely factory reset? Is there any other case in which the phone would boot up to this screen?
Second, assuming it was a factory reset, and I have never setup any backup software or anything like that, what are my options for recoving pictures and SMS messages?
I assume that my only real option is to somehow snapshot the raw disk device(s) onto my computer and from there run file recovery software on the image. Is that the case, or are there other options? If so, how do I copy the raw disk device(s)?
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: >
> **Stability of the operating system and apps is very important.**
>
>
>
of course, but if these apps running with the rom ?
*(local application, it means, the company-rom developer install these apps before Publication)*
With the experienes at this situation, it seems the best way is using **Custom Rom** with your requirements.if yo can delete these apps from the rom, it should increase the boot speed.
***(if, don't hurt to another related applications.)***
**also see this :**
<https://android.stackexchange.com/a/1498/82964>
>
> **Those apps come with the phone and can't be turned off or removed
> unless you root. Blame your carrier. There's really nothing you can do
> about it non-rooted**
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: -As you know there are the custom apps which you download from the external source(play store etc) and the standard android apps which come inbuit in the Android OS(You might/ will also have some bloatware)
-Now as you disable the custom apps which you download you will get the desired result of free RAM,faster loading,less battery consumption.
-But if you disable the standard android apps then definitely you will have issues with the device to run normally.(i.e if you close/stop a standard app then your data transfer may not get enabled at all etc).
-So you can go ahead with closing/stopping auto restart custom apps downloaded from the external source but in some apps its hard coded to auto-start by default i.e even after stopping its auto start it will restart on its own as per the Android architecture so to some extent you will get relief from RAM management.
Note:-Although the Android devices are featuring with more chip level storage their Operating System Size has also increased manifold.That is in order to support an Android Kit-Kat v4.4 operating system on your device it should have a min 2-3Gb of on board storage space apart from the space for Custom android apps downloaded from external source(approx value depends on the device and the amount of bloatware present)
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/15 | 312 | 1,324 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a samsung galaxy S4, as the title say, running with android, and i am french, therefore, the play store is in french, and the apps are also downloaded and installed in french, without any way in the settings in the play store or the application to change the language back to english, which i want, since the french translation on lots of applications is very poor (and also changes the font)
It's very annoying and i've found no way, anywhere, to fix that<issue_comment>username_1: Some apps in Android like ( Playstore,Yahoo weather.. ) detect automatically your language from the settings of your phone; for example if your phone language is french the Playstore will be in french or if it's in english it will be in english..But there are also some apps which allow the user to change their language without changing your phone language; example Ted app,I have my phone in english and I use this app in french
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can change the system language by goint to Settings > Language & Input > Language and selecting English (UK or USA, as you wish).
En français, ça se situe dans Paramètres > Langue et saisie > Langue.
But be aware : by the changing the system language, every applications will be changed to that language.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/15 | 446 | 1,714 | <issue_start>username_0: Hi I am trying to play Top free games' [Bike Race](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.topfreegames.bikeracefreeworld&hl=en) game in Bluestacks software for Windows. I installed it and I started to play the game. But I am not able to tilt action for adjusting my bike. How can I do that?
I've tried the left and right arrow keys and also with ctrl and alt key combinations. I read this post on [How to mimic the tilt function in bluestacks](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/32348/how-to-mimic-tilt-shake-controls-in-bluestacks) but its not working in my Windows 7 PC. I'm using Blue stacks beta-1 version.
**UPDATE:**
I contacted the support team of bluestacks and they suggested to upgrade to the latest version. Updated the version and tried but still I have the same issue.
My current bluestacks app version is 0.9.25.5401<issue_comment>username_1: Some apps in Android like ( Playstore,Yahoo weather.. ) detect automatically your language from the settings of your phone; for example if your phone language is french the Playstore will be in french or if it's in english it will be in english..But there are also some apps which allow the user to change their language without changing your phone language; example Ted app,I have my phone in english and I use this app in french
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can change the system language by goint to Settings > Language & Input > Language and selecting English (UK or USA, as you wish).
En français, ça se situe dans Paramètres > Langue et saisie > Langue.
But be aware : by the changing the system language, every applications will be changed to that language.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/15 | 1,429 | 4,189 | <issue_start>username_0: consider these values which are stored in their respected files in this path: /proc/sys/net
```
/core/rmem_default 32768
/core/rmem_max 65536
/core/wmem_default 32768
/core/wmem_max 65536
/core/somaxconn 1024
/core/netdev_max_backlog 3000
/ipv4/tcp_rmem "4096 32768 65536"
/ipv4/tcp_wmem "4096 32768 65536"
/ipv4/tcp_low_latency 1
/ipv4/tcp_slow_start_after_idle 0
/ipv4/tcp_timestamps 1
/ipv4/tcp_tw_recycle 1
/ipv4/tcp_tw_reuse 1
/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling 1
```
How can we get and set above values using terminal?<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [ADB](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)(Android Debugging Bridge) to access these files on the device. There are two things you need to do to get ADB working:
1. [Install ADB](http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378): You can find many tutorials of installing ADB for Windows from Google or use the provided link.
2. You must [enable ADB debugging](http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html#Enabling) on your device then start a command prompt on Windows to access the shell.
After you open a command prompt (Windows: Click start-> type in `cmd` in the search bar, then click on Command prompt) type in `adb shell` to start the Android shell. After than, simply navigate to the directory of your choosing `cd /proc/sys/net`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can get the values easily but can't set them without root access because the files are read-only (`rw-r-r`) for "others".
Get the values
--------------
1. Use [username_1's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/109470/96277) to setup ADB.
2. Launch Terminal/cmd in PC and enter:
```
adb shell
find /proc/sys/net/ -type f | while read -r file; do echo $file $(cat $file); done
```
* `find` will find the files under the location `/proc/sys/net/`. Tweak the location if the need arises.
* `while read` will read each line of the previous output as a file,
* `do` will allow execution of tasks (`echo` "filename" and show its value using `cat`),
* `done` to complete the task.
* Sources: [1](https://stackoverflow.com/a/1767402/4720957), [2](https://stackoverflow.com/a/7292853/4720957).Snippet of output:
```
/proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight 64
/proc/sys/net/core/message_burst 10
/proc/sys/net/core/message_cost 5
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_budget 300
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog 1000
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_tstamp_prequeue 1
```
3. You may save the output into a file by using `>` at the end of the step 2's last command.
4. Some files won't be saved or shown because of file permissions. In that case, root the device and repeat the aforesaid steps using `su` after adb `shell` command.
Set the values
--------------
Now that you've a table of file -> value, you can change the value using `echo`, provided that you've root access.
1. In the terminal, enter:
```
adb shell
su
echo >
```
Change with the value you want to set and with the path of the file. E.g.
```
echo 46 > proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight
```
---
You can apply the steps in a terminal app on Android as well. Just make minor changes relevant to the environment, like `>` in find command, and not using `adb shell`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: `sysctl` is a standard Linux tool to set/get kernel configuration in `/proc/sys/`, available on Android as `toybox` applet. Or you may use busybox applet.
```
~$ /system/bin/sysctl --help
usage: sysctl [-aAeNnqw] [-p [FILE] | KEY[=VALUE]...]
Read/write system control data (under /proc/sys).
-a,A Show all values
-e Don't warn about unknown keys
-N Don't print key values
-n Don't print key names
-p Read values from FILE (default /etc/sysctl.conf)
-q Don't show value after write
-w Only write values (object to reading)
```
Use a terminal emulator app or `adb shell`:
```
~# sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=1
~$ sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps
1
```
Setting values is only allowed to root.
---
**RELATED:**
* [How can /proc/sys values be changed at boot (sysctl.conf does this on normal Linuxes)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/217499/218526)
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/15 | 1,226 | 3,828 | <issue_start>username_0: How to set default SIM for calls on Lenovo A7000 running Android Lollipop 5.0 and Lenovo's Vibe UI?
PS: I have bought an Android phone for the first time.<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [ADB](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)(Android Debugging Bridge) to access these files on the device. There are two things you need to do to get ADB working:
1. [Install ADB](http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378): You can find many tutorials of installing ADB for Windows from Google or use the provided link.
2. You must [enable ADB debugging](http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html#Enabling) on your device then start a command prompt on Windows to access the shell.
After you open a command prompt (Windows: Click start-> type in `cmd` in the search bar, then click on Command prompt) type in `adb shell` to start the Android shell. After than, simply navigate to the directory of your choosing `cd /proc/sys/net`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can get the values easily but can't set them without root access because the files are read-only (`rw-r-r`) for "others".
Get the values
--------------
1. Use [username_1's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/109470/96277) to setup ADB.
2. Launch Terminal/cmd in PC and enter:
```
adb shell
find /proc/sys/net/ -type f | while read -r file; do echo $file $(cat $file); done
```
* `find` will find the files under the location `/proc/sys/net/`. Tweak the location if the need arises.
* `while read` will read each line of the previous output as a file,
* `do` will allow execution of tasks (`echo` "filename" and show its value using `cat`),
* `done` to complete the task.
* Sources: [1](https://stackoverflow.com/a/1767402/4720957), [2](https://stackoverflow.com/a/7292853/4720957).Snippet of output:
```
/proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight 64
/proc/sys/net/core/message_burst 10
/proc/sys/net/core/message_cost 5
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_budget 300
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog 1000
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_tstamp_prequeue 1
```
3. You may save the output into a file by using `>` at the end of the step 2's last command.
4. Some files won't be saved or shown because of file permissions. In that case, root the device and repeat the aforesaid steps using `su` after adb `shell` command.
Set the values
--------------
Now that you've a table of file -> value, you can change the value using `echo`, provided that you've root access.
1. In the terminal, enter:
```
adb shell
su
echo >
```
Change with the value you want to set and with the path of the file. E.g.
```
echo 46 > proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight
```
---
You can apply the steps in a terminal app on Android as well. Just make minor changes relevant to the environment, like `>` in find command, and not using `adb shell`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: `sysctl` is a standard Linux tool to set/get kernel configuration in `/proc/sys/`, available on Android as `toybox` applet. Or you may use busybox applet.
```
~$ /system/bin/sysctl --help
usage: sysctl [-aAeNnqw] [-p [FILE] | KEY[=VALUE]...]
Read/write system control data (under /proc/sys).
-a,A Show all values
-e Don't warn about unknown keys
-N Don't print key values
-n Don't print key names
-p Read values from FILE (default /etc/sysctl.conf)
-q Don't show value after write
-w Only write values (object to reading)
```
Use a terminal emulator app or `adb shell`:
```
~# sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=1
~$ sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps
1
```
Setting values is only allowed to root.
---
**RELATED:**
* [How can /proc/sys values be changed at boot (sysctl.conf does this on normal Linuxes)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/217499/218526)
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/15 | 1,395 | 4,430 | <issue_start>username_0: I am unable to install custom recovery on my phone. I am following these instructions : <http://www.informationlord.com/root-micromax-canvas-a1/>. Every time I try to do it i get the following error:
error: cannot load recovery.img
Please help.
P.S. I have enabled USB debugging and successfully unlocked bootloader.
After many attempts, I got this in my last attempt.
When I try to get into the custom recovery, it always takes me to Android System Recovery instead of Philz.
<issue_comment>username_1: You can use [ADB](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)(Android Debugging Bridge) to access these files on the device. There are two things you need to do to get ADB working:
1. [Install ADB](http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378): You can find many tutorials of installing ADB for Windows from Google or use the provided link.
2. You must [enable ADB debugging](http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html#Enabling) on your device then start a command prompt on Windows to access the shell.
After you open a command prompt (Windows: Click start-> type in `cmd` in the search bar, then click on Command prompt) type in `adb shell` to start the Android shell. After than, simply navigate to the directory of your choosing `cd /proc/sys/net`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can get the values easily but can't set them without root access because the files are read-only (`rw-r-r`) for "others".
Get the values
--------------
1. Use [username_1's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/109470/96277) to setup ADB.
2. Launch Terminal/cmd in PC and enter:
```
adb shell
find /proc/sys/net/ -type f | while read -r file; do echo $file $(cat $file); done
```
* `find` will find the files under the location `/proc/sys/net/`. Tweak the location if the need arises.
* `while read` will read each line of the previous output as a file,
* `do` will allow execution of tasks (`echo` "filename" and show its value using `cat`),
* `done` to complete the task.
* Sources: [1](https://stackoverflow.com/a/1767402/4720957), [2](https://stackoverflow.com/a/7292853/4720957).Snippet of output:
```
/proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight 64
/proc/sys/net/core/message_burst 10
/proc/sys/net/core/message_cost 5
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_budget 300
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_max_backlog 1000
/proc/sys/net/core/netdev_tstamp_prequeue 1
```
3. You may save the output into a file by using `>` at the end of the step 2's last command.
4. Some files won't be saved or shown because of file permissions. In that case, root the device and repeat the aforesaid steps using `su` after adb `shell` command.
Set the values
--------------
Now that you've a table of file -> value, you can change the value using `echo`, provided that you've root access.
1. In the terminal, enter:
```
adb shell
su
echo >
```
Change with the value you want to set and with the path of the file. E.g.
```
echo 46 > proc/sys/net/core/dev_weight
```
---
You can apply the steps in a terminal app on Android as well. Just make minor changes relevant to the environment, like `>` in find command, and not using `adb shell`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: `sysctl` is a standard Linux tool to set/get kernel configuration in `/proc/sys/`, available on Android as `toybox` applet. Or you may use busybox applet.
```
~$ /system/bin/sysctl --help
usage: sysctl [-aAeNnqw] [-p [FILE] | KEY[=VALUE]...]
Read/write system control data (under /proc/sys).
-a,A Show all values
-e Don't warn about unknown keys
-N Don't print key values
-n Don't print key names
-p Read values from FILE (default /etc/sysctl.conf)
-q Don't show value after write
-w Only write values (object to reading)
```
Use a terminal emulator app or `adb shell`:
```
~# sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=1
~$ sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps
1
```
Setting values is only allowed to root.
---
**RELATED:**
* [How can /proc/sys values be changed at boot (sysctl.conf does this on normal Linuxes)?](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/217499/218526)
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/15 | 263 | 1,083 | <issue_start>username_0: I have the habit of leaving my phone in charge all night while I'm sleeping, but I've read that this is going to make the battery last less time.
Would it be possible to automatically stop charging the battery when it reaches 100%?
I have a Samsung Galaxy A3 with Android Kitkat.<issue_comment>username_1: You could buy any wireless plug and switch like we have some of the products from belkin. You can set timer when you want to stop them through your phone itself.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: All phones automatically stop charging once they reach 100%. They then carefully monitor and "bounce" the battery level to ensure it doesn't drain too much, but doesn't overcharge, either. But they're definitely designed with this core concept in mind to reduce damage. Besides, if it stopped charging it at 100% and didn't start back up again, odds are by the time you woke up you'd need to start charging again to get back the 20-30% you lost, which is another charge cycle, causing exactly what you were trying to avoid.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/16 | 344 | 1,220 | <issue_start>username_0: I upgraded my Yu Yureka to Lollipop using the inbuilt update, and ever since I am seeing a lag while making calls. It takes up to 10 secs to show the call screen after I make the call. I tried clearing the app data, but no luck. Anyone else facing this issue? Any help would be appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: this update might solve the bug
Update Size: 130Mb Android version: 5.0.2 Software version: Cyanogen OS 12 (YNG1TAS1K0)
"We are excited to announce a new software update for Yureka which will lead to improved battery performance for YUREKA. (with Cyanogen OS 12 YNG1TAS0W0).
This performance update has been rolled out post feedback from our beta testers community and the roll out process starts today.
Over the next few days ALL users who have official Cyanogen OS 12 YNG1TAS0W0 software on their YUREKA, will receive the update."-YuGod
[Click here for the original post on yu forum](http://forums.yuplaygod.com/threads/incremental-lollipop-update-to-improve-battery-performance-of-yureka.12626/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Perform a factory reset so that it cleans the phone. Check if the phone lags before installing the extra apps. It won't lag.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/16 | 2,157 | 6,735 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a pico projector, which I use to display HDMI from my Galaxy S3 via an MHL cable. I recently learned that my phone (and most newer Android devices) can be controlled with USB gamepads, mouses, keyboards, etc. with a USB OTG connector, and I have MegaN64 (a very good Nintendo 64 emulator) on my phone, which works great with my USB gamepad.
I'm trying to combine these two features: I want to be able to provide HDMI input to my projector from my phone, and have a USB gamepad controlling it at the same time. Is there any way to do this? I can't with my current equipment, because MHL takes up the micro USB port, so I can't have anything plugged in at the same time. Even if I had a simple micro USB splitter, [as far as I know](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/39807/74148) the micro USB port will not work as a USB port and an MHL port at the same time (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong).
I know there are wireless HDMI receivers available, like Chromecast, but all of them that I've seen use Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth, and most only work with certain apps, instead of just mirroring the screen. I plan on using this setup while camping, so sending HDMI over Wi-Fi won't be an option for me.
The only close-to-a-solution I've come up with so far is to connect a controller over Bluetooth: there are a good few apps that will connect a phone to a Wii Remote, but that's not the best controller for some of the games I want to play. I've looked into connecting my preferred (USB) controller over Bluetooth, but I haven't been able find a way to do that.
Is there any alternative to MHL for outputting HDMI which doesn't require Wi-Fi, or a way to connect a USB device over Bluetooth?<issue_comment>username_1: if your phone supports Both [MHL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link) and [USB host](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/index.html) protocols you can connect both your projector and a USB gamepad **BUT** you gonna need the proper adapter to do that (see figure bellow)
(***this picture is to show the kind of adapters not to advertise this specific product***)
you can find a lot of those on amazon the price is between 10 -50 $ [here is a link](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/179-4536864-6736719?url=search-alias%3Dmobile&field-keywords=Adapter%20MHL%20HDMI%20%2F%20USB%20%2F%20SD%20for%20Micro%20USB) or you can search for it on the web using this keywords "`Adapter MHL HDMI / USB / SD for Micro USB`"
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_1: Well if the already build adapter doesn't work you can make your own folowing this steps (if you are not able to do all the soldering ask a professional nearby like a phone repair shop) :
**Background** : Samsung made the new 11pin MHL technology on the galaxy note 2 and the S3 (those are the first devices to have it any top shelf phone out after that day have that technology ) ,samsung made it specially to sell it's own [Smart Dock station](http://www.samsung.com/nz/business/business-products/business-accessories/business-accessories/EDD-S20HWEGSTD) where you can transform your S3 to a desktop ,the smart dock was (may still) sold to companies only for **100$** , the member @its.mahmud on XDA succeeded to make a clone of that device after reading the source code of the samsung galaxy S3 [see reference](http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/accessories/diy-smart-dock-galaxy-s3-t2142357) .
**Now How to build a DIY smart dock :**
**pre-required :**
1. A Micro USB 5 To 11 Pin HDMI HDTV MHL Adapter Converter For Galaxy S3 S III i9300 search for it or get it from [ebay](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-5-To-11-Pin-HDMI-HDTV-MHL-Adapter-Converter-For-Galaxy-S3-S-III-i9300/281033844600?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D32474%26meid%3D6b58a3d9b03c4c5cbd2c7124314e9c21%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D190808106400)
2. A 40.2 k ohm resistor (they are sold by lot by you can buy a piece from any repair shop)
3. A USB 2.0 A female to Micro USB B female adapter cable FF (by from near by electronics shop or from [ebay](http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-A-fe...-/270798436083) **(if you already have a female USB port somewhere else you can use that instead)**
4. A samsung galaxy s3 under JB stock rom.
**Lets start breaking stuff and making new stuff** :
1. Cut the A Micro USB 5 To 11 Pin open and get the mother-ship this is what it looks like this on the 5pin side:
2. As you can see in on the ship where it's written `R1` and there is a rectangle around the resistor ,yo need to take off that resistor ,do so.
3. Replace the removed resistor by the 40.2 K ohm resistor.
4. Cut the A USB 2.0 A female to Micro USB B female adapter open to remove the female USB port (if you already have a female USB port somewhere else you can use that instead).
5. Now solder new 4 wires and shortcut the sense and ground with the 40.2 K ohm resistor as shown is the picture below.
* Optionally you can cover the wires with duck-tap or any plastic material of your choice.
* You can plug a [USB Hub](http://www.amazon.fr/AmazonBasics-Mini-Hub-USB-ports/dp/B003M0NURK/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1437346476&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=USB%20hun%203port) to the female USB port you just made to plug multiple USB devices (mouse and keyboard) or two controllers (android natively detect and use one controller only you need a third party app to manage multiple controllers.
* Now you have a USB or multiple USB ports and An 11 Pin HDMI HDTV MHL to plug on your TV.
**Reference :**
* [Multimedia Dock(I/F: Micro USB 11pin)](http://www.samsung.com/nz/business/business-products/business-accessories/business-accessories/EDD-S20HWEGSTD)
* [DIY Smart Dock tread on XDA](http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/accessories/diy-smart-dock-galaxy-s3-t2142357)
* [Proof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFzX6NlKJBU&feature=youtu.be)
**Disclaimer :**
* None Of the component (devices and micro electronics ) used in this unswer are sold by me the links included are here to make it easy to find you can buy them from where ever you want.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This can be done and it's an amazing thing to pull off. I hoped the connection kit device allows for 5 to 11-pin MHL. If so, that device will allow this to work. This would be perfect for an emulation device and would be cheaper and more powerful than any single board computer like Raspberry Pi.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/16 | 923 | 2,976 | <issue_start>username_0: ### Background
Today and yesterday I tried to upgrade my HTC One X+ from CM 10.2 to CM 11. I knew from before that if I use the build-in updater (Settings-->About phone-->CyanogenMod updates), it successfully restarts and performs the flashing. However after that it gets stuck during booting and the CyanogenMod icon keeps spinning.
From this: <https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-cm11s-cm12-nightlies.231709/> I think it's most likely that the problem lays with Gapps. This means I have to manually update CM 11 in the TWRP menu and then Gapps. However flashing either CM 11 or Gapps for CM 11 like this, gives an error that it **failed**.
This is **strange** for the following reasons:
* Flashing CM 10.2 or Gapps for CM 10.2, it succeeds
* Flashing using build-in CyanogenMod updates, it works with the exact same .zip
I tried first flashing Gapps for CM 11 (it still starts CM 10.2 after this) and then flashing CM 11 both using CyanogenMod updates. However now it hangs a bit at the HTC screen and then automatically goes to TWRP.
### Questions
Any inspiration why using Install in TWRP fails? What do I do wrong that I cannot properly update to CM 11?
### System
* **Device:** HTC One X+ (enrc2b)
* **Current Cyanogenmod:** cm-10.2.1-enrc2b.zip
* **Trying to install:** cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-enrc2b.zip
* <http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=enrc2b&type=snapshot>
* **Custom recovery for Android:** TWRP v2.7.0.1 (<https://twrp.me/>)<issue_comment>username_1: As CM 10.2 is a derivate of Android 4.2.2 (JellyBean) and CM 11 is a derivate of Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) the GApps will refuse to work. And making a huge firmware jump like that is always risky. Try the following:
* Take a Backup, if you still can
* Wipe your Phone completely (/systen, cache, dalvik)
* Make a clean CM11 install, restart and flash PA Gapps for CM11
* Restore your apps
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can install it,
First of all try to update to a new TWRP version if possible like you installed it before.
Or you might want to go to the bootloader/fastboot on Samsung devices you need to press
```
Volume up + home + power
```
On other devices you must press
```
Volume up + power
```
and connect your phone to your PC and install the drivers if not done before, you can install the naked Adb drivers from twrp's site.
This is the link for your device:
<https://twrp.me/devices/htconexplusinternational.html>
You also can connect it to your PC install the drivers and type
```
adb reboot bootloader
```
You can find more info on TWRP's site.
put the Gapps/Google apps on the SD card, you might want to use
```
adb shell push gapps.zip /storage/sdcard0/
Downloads
```
All after each other.
Or setup mtp for TWRP.
You can do this at the settings mount and enable MTP.
Then push the update zip to your device which is the same as above.
Install the update and wipe the caches.
Then you're all set.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/17 | 622 | 2,173 | <issue_start>username_0: I bought moto G 2nd gen mobile two days ago from Flipkart. Phone is nice but sometimes it has some lags, battery doesn't stay more than 4 hours of continues use of 3g. I found a small dot size crack in top of my phone but it just didn't matter and I continued using the phone. After seeing some posts here I wondered if this phone is refurbished or not. I can get to the RTN menu by typing neither `*#*#786#*#*` nor `##786#`. Also I tried something like installing launcher pro and selecting shortcut from hidden menu. But nothing worked. Now I want to know how can I find out if my mobile is refurbished or not. My mobile came with the Android Lollipop update.<issue_comment>username_1: As CM 10.2 is a derivate of Android 4.2.2 (JellyBean) and CM 11 is a derivate of Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) the GApps will refuse to work. And making a huge firmware jump like that is always risky. Try the following:
* Take a Backup, if you still can
* Wipe your Phone completely (/systen, cache, dalvik)
* Make a clean CM11 install, restart and flash PA Gapps for CM11
* Restore your apps
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: You can install it,
First of all try to update to a new TWRP version if possible like you installed it before.
Or you might want to go to the bootloader/fastboot on Samsung devices you need to press
```
Volume up + home + power
```
On other devices you must press
```
Volume up + power
```
and connect your phone to your PC and install the drivers if not done before, you can install the naked Adb drivers from twrp's site.
This is the link for your device:
<https://twrp.me/devices/htconexplusinternational.html>
You also can connect it to your PC install the drivers and type
```
adb reboot bootloader
```
You can find more info on TWRP's site.
put the Gapps/Google apps on the SD card, you might want to use
```
adb shell push gapps.zip /storage/sdcard0/
Downloads
```
All after each other.
Or setup mtp for TWRP.
You can do this at the settings mount and enable MTP.
Then push the update zip to your device which is the same as above.
Install the update and wipe the caches.
Then you're all set.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/17 | 1,013 | 3,417 | <issue_start>username_0: I have `LG G3` with `android 5.0 lollipop` and I want to connect it to my laptop with `windows 8.1` OS (For using unity remote).
When I connect my phone I can access to storage but `I can't see my device in adb.exe`. I tried many solution like [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24801676/lg-g3-device-not-recognized-by-eclipse) and [this](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/93168/android-5-0-lollipop-device-not-detected-via-usb) but nothing work for me.
For now in developer mode I checked these:
* Stay awake
* USB debugging
* Allow mock locations
And I installed the driver from lg website. This is output for `adb usb` command:
```
shell@g3:/ $ adb usb
adb usb
error: device not found
```
Actually I really confused because I think it recognize my device and show `g3` name but I don't know why it can't show my device name in attached device!!!
This is windows command prompt screenshot:
Without lg driver installed, my device in device manager is like image below and when I try to update the driver using `Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver` it say: `Windows could not find driver software for your device`
And when I install lg driver, my device is like image below and again i can't update driver and it say: `Windows has determine the driver software for your device is up to date`
<issue_comment>username_1: Go to Settings-->Storage-->Menu(3 dots in the corner) and tap USB computer connection. When there, make sure MTP and PTP are both unchecked.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I was facing this problem for two days, and I solved installing the USB driver for my phone LG G3 on my Mac Yosemite. I downloaded the file LGMobileMacDriver\_v5.0.zip and installed it and than `adb devices` just worked.
Before anything, just confirm that debug option are enable.
You can try to install the USB driver of your phone, maybe it'll help.
Download Location for Driver [http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-LGD850](http://tool.lime.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425)
Best,
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: On windows I had to install this software: <http://www.koushikdutta.com/post/universal-adb-driver>
After the installation android studio started recognizing my phone.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I had a hard time getting this to work with my LG G3 on Windows 10. Here's what worked for me:
1. Uninstalled the LG USB Driver.
2. Installed the [Universal ADB Driver](http://www.koushikdutta.com/post/universal-adb-driver). (Thanks, @[username_3](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/152437/59789)!)
3. Restarted my computer.
4. Plugged in my phone, went to device manager, and installed it manually as an "Android Composite ADB Interface".
5. Switched the USB connection type on my phone from "MTP" to "PTP".
6. Allowed USB debugging on my phone.
Success!
*Note: Some of these steps may not be necessary, for example, just switching to PTP might work just fine, but I'm documenting what eventually did work for me, and I didn't want to take the time to experiment because if it ain't broke, don't fix it. :)*
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/52vOX.png)
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/17 | 466 | 1,707 | <issue_start>username_0: I have tried all methods to make Google Play work but it still says this:
Please help me.<issue_comment>username_1: Hey men try to factory reset your device, if not work uninstall update the google play and install with other version of google play ithink that should work...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you have root, try to delete your hosts file in /system/etc/hosts.
Back it up first.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It may be the package problem. I hope you've tried all the methods for solving the problem so I will give you a manual way to use Play Store.
Below are the links for XDA-Developers (for reference) and Google Play (.apk) file which was featured on XDA-Developers website last week. See if it works.
\* [XDA-Dev Get it now!](http://www.xda-developers.com/get-it-now/)
\* [Google Play v5.5.12](http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/google-play-store-5-5-12-android-apk-download/)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Ah! One thing that can cause this problem is simply
Be sure to set the date and time, especially the year
=====================================================
on the device. I had two devices laying around that had this problem.
On one the year was way out since it had been powered down for ages. I set the year and it was fine.
On another surprisingly it was
only out by the time zone
=========================
I had it set 6 time zones away. **Fixing the time zone, fixed the problem.**
Both of these were 4.1 devices (writing in Feb26; Android 6 is current now.)
Really hope it saves someone some time.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/17 | 484 | 1,797 | <issue_start>username_0: On every bootup I get the "Android is updating" (Optimizing apps) screen.
I've tried a few methods. I deleted all custom odex files in `/data/app` dictionary and deleted the dalvik cache but it's still there on every boot up. How can I get rid of it?<issue_comment>username_1: Hey men try to factory reset your device, if not work uninstall update the google play and install with other version of google play ithink that should work...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If you have root, try to delete your hosts file in /system/etc/hosts.
Back it up first.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It may be the package problem. I hope you've tried all the methods for solving the problem so I will give you a manual way to use Play Store.
Below are the links for XDA-Developers (for reference) and Google Play (.apk) file which was featured on XDA-Developers website last week. See if it works.
\* [XDA-Dev Get it now!](http://www.xda-developers.com/get-it-now/)
\* [Google Play v5.5.12](http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/google-play-store-5-5-12-android-apk-download/)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Ah! One thing that can cause this problem is simply
Be sure to set the date and time, especially the year
=====================================================
on the device. I had two devices laying around that had this problem.
On one the year was way out since it had been powered down for ages. I set the year and it was fine.
On another surprisingly it was
only out by the time zone
=========================
I had it set 6 time zones away. **Fixing the time zone, fixed the problem.**
Both of these were 4.1 devices (writing in Feb26; Android 6 is current now.)
Really hope it saves someone some time.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/17 | 554 | 2,158 | <issue_start>username_0: Does this command still work?
>
> fastboot oem unlock
>
>
>
I ask this question because I am obviously trying to unlock my phone's bootloader and can't seem to auto-tab the option or see an entry for this particular option in the space documentation.
Can you confirm if this works? If so, please tell me why I can't auto-complete it like other options?
If it matters, I am unsuccessfully trying to unlock a Lenovo p780 bootloader.<issue_comment>username_1: It still works, if you need to unlock your phones bootloader you will need the command
```
fastboot oem unlock
```
If you're running Linux you'll need
```
sudo fastboot oem unlock
```
I own the OnePlus One and this is how I unlocked my bootloader. You need to do this for every phone when you want to unlock the bootloader
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Nah.!! personally ive tried unlocking lenovo p780's bootloader..it dosent unlock with fastboot..
although there is a fastboot protocol in lenovo it dosent actually let you unlock it...
but... fastboot oem still works ive tried it on 3 DIFFERENT PHONES..
if u want to unlock it, just root your phone through a playstore app while the phone is booted.. even if it is rooted partially..
then, download any recovery app..which lets you in-turn download a custom recovery.. then give root access to the app..it will install recovery.
Now, for the final part... boot into the custom recovery u've just installed
.root through flashing supersu from there(optional) and then install custom ROM(if you want!!) happy developing!! :->
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Depends on the model not all phones/tablets support OEM unlock. This a manufacture decision. For example some low end lg phones use a custom boot loader that wont even let you boot to it. Nexsus 10 tablets from google on the other hand support oem unlock. Newer androids have a factory reset protection mode that must be disabled for oem unlock to work. The setting for this is control by an "oem unlock" option within android. This option in and of itself does not unlock the boot loader it merely allows it to be done.
Upvotes: 2 |
2015/05/18 | 561 | 2,155 | <issue_start>username_0: For example, I start downloading system update file and hit the power button to dim my screen.
What happens to CPU? Does it lowers its frequency or change its governor to powersave? Or does CPU frequency stay the same when I had screen on?<issue_comment>username_1: It depends. It might act the same like when the screen is off, or it could be on a lower frequency. It is up to the kernel.
There are tools which gives you the control, how the CPU frequency will change when the screen is on/off like [Device Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.namelessrom.devicecontrol) (need root).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Some cases:
* If it's downloading 1 file from 1 site - barely works: it's offloaded to modem.
* If it's downloading via torrent - might work harder; decrypting, hashing, etc.
Basically, downloading takes little CPU.
I assume the reason you're asking this is because "Why does downloading eat my battery so hard?"
If that is the case, then think of your Cell (3G, 4G, etc) and WiFi as giant flashlights that you can't see (technically, sort of what a transmitter is). Network connections at high speed need:
1. High power
2. High frequencies
3. Many other math'thy thingers I shall spare you
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are free apps in Google Play like [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn) that show you exactly what happens to the CPU frequencies of all cores during a file download. This data is captured in the background so the screen can be off. They also show the CPU load and actual power consumption in mA or mW.
I've found that downloading a large file over WiFi uses more power than you would expect. Downloading a 100MB file over WiFi with the screen off consumed an average of 997mW on my phone. The idle power of the same phone with the screen off was only 27.8mW. That's a huge difference.
This test was done on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using a Monsoon Power Monitor. Airplane mode on. All unused apps and services closed.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/18 | 651 | 2,359 | <issue_start>username_0: i'm new here, so i apologize in advance if this is a n00bish question:
how could one remount /system (or any partition, for that matter) in rw and allow suid on a booted system via ADB wifi? here's some particulars:
* hardware=custom, no exterior ports
* bootloader=unknown
* kernel=loop device and module enabled
* ro.secure=1
* recovery=OEM
* version=4.3
* root=temp
* busybox=yes, custom
* mount=ext4; ro; relatime; barrier=1; nosuid
thnx<issue_comment>username_1: It depends. It might act the same like when the screen is off, or it could be on a lower frequency. It is up to the kernel.
There are tools which gives you the control, how the CPU frequency will change when the screen is on/off like [Device Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.namelessrom.devicecontrol) (need root).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Some cases:
* If it's downloading 1 file from 1 site - barely works: it's offloaded to modem.
* If it's downloading via torrent - might work harder; decrypting, hashing, etc.
Basically, downloading takes little CPU.
I assume the reason you're asking this is because "Why does downloading eat my battery so hard?"
If that is the case, then think of your Cell (3G, 4G, etc) and WiFi as giant flashlights that you can't see (technically, sort of what a transmitter is). Network connections at high speed need:
1. High power
2. High frequencies
3. Many other math'thy thingers I shall spare you
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are free apps in Google Play like [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn) that show you exactly what happens to the CPU frequencies of all cores during a file download. This data is captured in the background so the screen can be off. They also show the CPU load and actual power consumption in mA or mW.
I've found that downloading a large file over WiFi uses more power than you would expect. Downloading a 100MB file over WiFi with the screen off consumed an average of 997mW on my phone. The idle power of the same phone with the screen off was only 27.8mW. That's a huge difference.
This test was done on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using a Monsoon Power Monitor. Airplane mode on. All unused apps and services closed.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/18 | 552 | 2,132 | <issue_start>username_0: Apparently desktop Chrome has a flag called `--ignore-certificate-errors` that allows you to bypass all certificate warnings. Is there an equivalent for Android Chrome? I checked in `chrome://flags` but nothing there.<issue_comment>username_1: It depends. It might act the same like when the screen is off, or it could be on a lower frequency. It is up to the kernel.
There are tools which gives you the control, how the CPU frequency will change when the screen is on/off like [Device Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.namelessrom.devicecontrol) (need root).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Some cases:
* If it's downloading 1 file from 1 site - barely works: it's offloaded to modem.
* If it's downloading via torrent - might work harder; decrypting, hashing, etc.
Basically, downloading takes little CPU.
I assume the reason you're asking this is because "Why does downloading eat my battery so hard?"
If that is the case, then think of your Cell (3G, 4G, etc) and WiFi as giant flashlights that you can't see (technically, sort of what a transmitter is). Network connections at high speed need:
1. High power
2. High frequencies
3. Many other math'thy thingers I shall spare you
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are free apps in Google Play like [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn) that show you exactly what happens to the CPU frequencies of all cores during a file download. This data is captured in the background so the screen can be off. They also show the CPU load and actual power consumption in mA or mW.
I've found that downloading a large file over WiFi uses more power than you would expect. Downloading a 100MB file over WiFi with the screen off consumed an average of 997mW on my phone. The idle power of the same phone with the screen off was only 27.8mW. That's a huge difference.
This test was done on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using a Monsoon Power Monitor. Airplane mode on. All unused apps and services closed.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/18 | 542 | 2,052 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I deactivate all sounds and LEDs, except the alarm? When I'm sleeping, I don't want to be disturbed by anything except the alarm.<issue_comment>username_1: It depends. It might act the same like when the screen is off, or it could be on a lower frequency. It is up to the kernel.
There are tools which gives you the control, how the CPU frequency will change when the screen is on/off like [Device Control](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.namelessrom.devicecontrol) (need root).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Some cases:
* If it's downloading 1 file from 1 site - barely works: it's offloaded to modem.
* If it's downloading via torrent - might work harder; decrypting, hashing, etc.
Basically, downloading takes little CPU.
I assume the reason you're asking this is because "Why does downloading eat my battery so hard?"
If that is the case, then think of your Cell (3G, 4G, etc) and WiFi as giant flashlights that you can't see (technically, sort of what a transmitter is). Network connections at high speed need:
1. High power
2. High frequencies
3. Many other math'thy thingers I shall spare you
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There are free apps in Google Play like [Trepn Profiler](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quicinc.trepn) that show you exactly what happens to the CPU frequencies of all cores during a file download. This data is captured in the background so the screen can be off. They also show the CPU load and actual power consumption in mA or mW.
I've found that downloading a large file over WiFi uses more power than you would expect. Downloading a 100MB file over WiFi with the screen off consumed an average of 997mW on my phone. The idle power of the same phone with the screen off was only 27.8mW. That's a huge difference.
This test was done on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using a Monsoon Power Monitor. Airplane mode on. All unused apps and services closed.
**Disclosure**: I’m part of the team who produced Trepn Profiler.
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/18 | 1,304 | 4,227 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Xiaomi Mi3 and it's not rooted. Every time I open a web page, *both on mobile data and WiFi, and even with different browsers*, I get redirected to other pages with ads and pages like this:
```
http://mobiles.digital/IT/Sweepstake/LP/index.php?voluumdata=vid..00000004-4837-403c-8000-000000000000__vpid..ca8d4800-fd5d-11e4-88ba-7eef5f3eb726__caid..5422e033-3dc6-4996-b128-7bf07d491d19__rt..R__lid..19777e53-9ce2-45a2-8073-ce9466d65506__oid1..7756b6f2-77b0-4db4-8d79-0faa4854c67f__oid2..b504e00f-54b7-4fd2-99de-09a0e4919980__var1..425682__rd..www%5C.%5Cyouradexchange%5C.%5Ccom&SiteID=425682
```
I have tried:
* Many antivirus (including AVG premium app which was free this weekend on Amazon app shop)
* Factory reset: inside settings on my phone
* Hard reset: deleted cache and installed app.
* AdBlocker plus.
But nothing worked.
Here's the installed apps on my phone: <https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2cFQ2PnOtfNT0NsMnZJY1NiT1U&usp=sharing><issue_comment>username_1: Try [Avast](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity) free and [Malwarebytes](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.malwarebytes.antimalware) , one after another (not 2 installed in the same time).
Try to move the app masked as **com.securitycore.miui\_t** to SD card, then scan your phone again.
**Reasoning:**
I removed an "insane" pop-up linker (no matter what browser I used) which, instead acting like an activity by default (a malware activity) just used text displayed on webpage ( reading html meta tags ) and added link with advertorial content (manipulating content by adding div contents) or opening random links even if I visited “legit” and “clean” sites.
I recommended Avast for it's heuristic engine (IMHO better than AVG). Malware bytes actually marks threats and help remove some “non-detectable” adware (details about heuristic engine *vs.* databases containing signatures of viral code is out of the scope here).
Having in fact an extended experience with those kind of threats, my advice is a first step for taking countermeasures against this malicious object (script). I also see the user has a strange object acting like overwriting content or redirecting page.
So, after scanning with those 2 tools, the user may come back telling: none worked. How we must interpret this second problem? I think the key in this case is thinking about “where” antivirus and other products used did not look. As obvious, there can be two major places: `/data/` or `/system` root folders. So, in case we still have troubles after scanning with some tools the solution which comes to mind is to go in `/data/` or `/system` folders and manually remove application which we suspect (browser application, in our case).
Being aware the user has a non-rooted device, a simple solution is to use another browser after deleting/uninstall browser app which caused trouble. I hope the user has original ROM by Xiaomi and not a "modified" one (there were rumors about malware packed inside 'Xioami' counterfeit rooms, even if the device looks legit).
Readings for reference:
* [[Android] Android malware found on Google Play with millions of downloads](http://en.miui.com/thread-82712-1-1.html)
* [Popular Xiaomi Phone Could Put Data at Risk](https://bluebox.com/technical/popular-xiaomi-phone-could-put-data-at-risk/)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I'd like to get more information to help. Could you show the MIUI version of your phone? See it in Settings -> About Phone -> MIUI version. If you can use adb in your PC? I think It will be helpful if you can show the output of PC command "adb shell pm list packages" and the output of "adb shell ls -l /system/app /system/priv-app"
By the way, if a factory reset can not resolve the problem you can try a full ota update which will reformat the system partition. To do full ota update: Click the Updater app, and then click the menu button in the right top, then click the "Download update" item. !Remember to backup your files!
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/18 | 674 | 2,581 | <issue_start>username_0: I just updated my Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0.1/Lollipop. I don't like to use the drop-down spell check/autocorrect box; I prefer the one built into the Google Keyboard that displays as a line of suggestions above the keyboard. The drop-down displays over that line so I have to back out of it to tap a suggestion.
I had it disabled on Android 4.4.2/Kitkat and cannot figure out how to turn it off in 5. I've toggled all settings under Google Keyboard and Samsung keyboard to no avail. The only way I could find to disable it was to force close the Samsung keyboard, but unfortunately I can't permanently disable it.
Thanks!
Screenshot:
<issue_comment>username_1: Check if you have Google Keyboard installed in Play Store. This keyboard somehow done all the spell checking despite the fact that I couldn't find it in settings, I wasn't even aware I had it installed. After uninstalling Google Keyboard spell checking turned off.
(not my advice, I checked it on <http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/514492-spell-check-won-t-turn-off.html>)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The drop down bugged me for ages too as I would go to tap the correct word along the top of the keyboard and the drop down overlay would always pop up in the way and I would hit the wrong thing.
Here's how I solved it:
`Settings` > `Language & Input` > `Google Keyboard` (It was the 2nd option under Keyboard & Input Methods for me) > `Gesture Typing` > switch off `Dynamic Floating Preview`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Samsung Note 4: Go to **Settings → Controls→ Language and input**, and make sure that default is set to **Samsung Keyboard**.
Under that, tap on **Samsung Keyboard** to open it. Scroll down, tap **Predictive text** to open, and move the slider (in the top right corner) to off.
Done.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: **On the Galaxy A 5**, go to : Settings -> Language and Input -> Samsung Keyboard Settings -> and switch "Predictive text" to off.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I managed how to disable the Lollipop's spell checker, (not one from keyboards as in other answers).
Just go to, **Settings** → **Language & input** → **Spell checker** then switch it off.
Already done ;)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: Unfortunately I've come to the conclusion that, at least in Android 5 on my Galaxy S4, there is no way to disable the spell checker. I've been trying to just adjust my correction method to use the drop-down.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/18 | 731 | 2,795 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for a widget which toggles my Nexus 6's option for "OK Google" always listen on/off.
Usually when I am in the car, I need the phone to always listen for "OK Google" and easily turn it on before I get there. After I leave the car, I need to turn it off, because it detects random sounds as the command and never stops listening for noise sounds.
I think such widget does not exists and I do not know if Android exposes API calls for this. I am web developer and I am willing to try to code this widget myself (never tried to code for Android), but I have the will if someone points me to the right direction.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: I don't believe there is a widget, but you can turn it on/off in the google app under the ok google settings.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: It's not the best method but if you happen to use [Nova Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en) you can make a widget that gets to the Voice Command Preferences (which is just one click away from accessing the detection settings).
1. Long-press on the home screen (with Nova installed)
2. Click Widgets
3. Place an Activities shortcut somewhere on your homescreen.
4. Scroll down to the Google App
5. Choose com.google.android.voicesearch.VoiceSearchPreferences
and you'll at least have a widget that gets you right to the Voice Search Preferences where you can then click on Ok Google detection.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: What [username_2](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/114890/nick-ebi) [described for Nova launcher](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/113892/16575) is also possible without switching to Nova (or Apex launcher, which offers the same). You can use [Activity Launcher](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher), an app working independently from the launcher you're using (in fact, it should work with any launcher). Launch that app, and then follow steps 4+5 of Nick's answer, and you will end up with a shortcut on your homescreen. *Activity Launcher* even allows you to edit that shortcut, giving it a custom name and even assign it an icon of your choice.
Again, not a full solution – but an improvement at least.
For a full solution, follow [ND Geek](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/16078/nd-geek)'s advice from the comments on your question, and use [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'"). While *Tasker* itself might not have this functionality, there's the [AutoVoice](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autovoice) plugin offering you an "always listening" mode (called "continuous" there). But that doesn't come for free: both have a trial version, though.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/18 | 650 | 2,491 | <issue_start>username_0: If I'm playing a game or watching something in full screen, why does the notifications come over it? I've noticed especially whatsapp notifications fill up the screen.
I need to be able to only stop the heads up notifications when in game mode or full screen watching video, not totally turn it off. is there a way to do that?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't believe there is a widget, but you can turn it on/off in the google app under the ok google settings.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: It's not the best method but if you happen to use [Nova Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en) you can make a widget that gets to the Voice Command Preferences (which is just one click away from accessing the detection settings).
1. Long-press on the home screen (with Nova installed)
2. Click Widgets
3. Place an Activities shortcut somewhere on your homescreen.
4. Scroll down to the Google App
5. Choose com.google.android.voicesearch.VoiceSearchPreferences
and you'll at least have a widget that gets you right to the Voice Search Preferences where you can then click on Ok Google detection.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: What [username_2](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/114890/nick-ebi) [described for Nova launcher](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/113892/16575) is also possible without switching to Nova (or Apex launcher, which offers the same). You can use [Activity Launcher](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher), an app working independently from the launcher you're using (in fact, it should work with any launcher). Launch that app, and then follow steps 4+5 of Nick's answer, and you will end up with a shortcut on your homescreen. *Activity Launcher* even allows you to edit that shortcut, giving it a custom name and even assign it an icon of your choice.
Again, not a full solution – but an improvement at least.
For a full solution, follow [ND Geek](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/16078/nd-geek)'s advice from the comments on your question, and use [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'"). While *Tasker* itself might not have this functionality, there's the [AutoVoice](http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autovoice) plugin offering you an "always listening" mode (called "continuous" there). But that doesn't come for free: both have a trial version, though.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/19 | 490 | 1,588 | <issue_start>username_0: I found these related questions on the same issue:
* [How do I disable the data usage warning and notification in ICS?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/19979/16575)
* [How to turn of Google Samsung Nexus Galaxy `3g`/`mobile data usage` warning?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/23540/16575)
But, my problem is the graph doesn't show up the limit lines. How to disable the notification now?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/18d9Z.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/trAPr.jpg)
Screenshots (click for larger variants)
When I try to set mobile data limit I'm getting the message from the second screenshot and it backs to the first image. It is not enabling.<issue_comment>username_1: You have to check the set mobile data limit to show those lines. As seen in the image below:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bpZ7E.jpg)
Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I fixed it editing the `netpolicy.xml` file manually. Increased the warning limit to 4GB in 3 places as shown in the image and rebooted. Then the notification went-off:
1. Remount `/system` to make it writable (`mount -o remount,rw /system`)
2. Edit `/system/netpolicy.xml` file as root:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aJaPW.jpg)
3. Remount `/system` read-only (`mount -o remount,ro /system`) or reboot the device
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/19 | 2,366 | 9,407 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (64GB) running Android Lollipop 5.0.2 which I've had since release day (April 10th 2015) and as the title mentions, there seems to be an issue in that my images are no longer displaying in the default gallery app. I also have quite a lot of music on the phone which doesn't display in the "Music Player" anymore. I'm not sure what causes the photos and music to disappear as it seems to be totally random. I can still see the files in the default file manager "My Files".
The first time it happened I thought that it may have been a glitch so did a factory reset and everything was fine again (although it does take about 3 hours for me to get the phone just how I like it). It then happened a second time a few days later and so I did another factory reset. When it happened the third time I was getting pretty annoyed and took it to my local Samsung Repair Centre where they said it was a software problem and they would have to reinstall Android and it would be sorted. However, 5 days later it happened again so I went back to Carphone Warehouse where I purchased the contract from and demanded a new phone as it had to be an issue with the phone as I couldn't find a record of it happening to anyone else and Samsung had already eliminated a software problem.
NOW, 2 weeks after I got a new phone IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN! The images were there this morning and come this evening they have all disappeared from the gallery and again the music has disappeared. I've done nothing out of the ordinary with my phone today so cannot identify what has happened.
If I take new pictures on the camera, they appear in the gallery fine, but the old ones do not. If I look in "My Files" I can see that the old images are in the exact same location as the new photo that I've just taken... It's almost like they are hidden from the gallery. If I install an app such as QuickPic all the images are displayed in there, both new and old however I cannot use this for sharing images to facebook etc so it's not ideal.
The same applies to the music files that I have. If I look in "My Files" I can see them but they do not appear in "Music Player" which means that all my alarm tones have been set back to their default tracks i.e. "Morning Flower".
The screenshots below shows all the images that are currently in the Camera folder where only the top one appears in the gallery and only the top one is in the Images Category in "My Files".
I've had a play around with all sorts of settings, cleared the cache partition, clicked "Show Hidden Files" in "My Files" and rebooted the phone several times but there still seems to be an issue. I've also deleted the "Media Data" from the "Media Storage App" which emptied my gallery but on reboot didn't do a rescan (or at least didn't get any results). As it's an S6 Edge there is no SD card so it shouldn't be an issue with mounting the disk (although it wouldn't make sense since the new files are in the same location as the old ones).
I've managed to find a couple of people with a similar issue on AE but they've not had a response see [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/104853/image-and-video-files-not-showing-up-in-gallery) and [here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/103229/pictures-and-videos-disappear-from-my-gallery).
Is there some sort of debug log that I can create and upload to somewhere? Could it be a specific combination of apps that I've got since there are minimal people with the same issue?
I'd be grateful for any ideas as it's driving me insane!
Thanks in advance,
Adam.
**EDIT:** I've linked up my phone to the computer and run adb logcat but the log is huge and I'm not sure what I'm looking for. The following error appears fairly frequently:
>
> < 6>[18330.193843] [6:MediaScannerSer:22775] binder: 3874:22775
> transaction failed 29189, size 416-0
>
>
>
If there is a specific bit in the log that would be helpful, please let me know and I'll do my best to extract it.
**EDIT 2:** Is there a procedure that I can follow to create a bug report that I can then send to Google or Samsung?<issue_comment>username_1: Use media scanner apps(such as force media scanner) to initiate media scan manually.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: **Updated answer:**
Check if you have a hidden file named .nomedia (double check also for uppercase name) on device memory (storage folder) and delete.
Go to Settings > Apps -> ALL -< Media Storage. Select Clear data + Clear defaults. **Disable** the App.
Reboot the device. Now enable again Settings > Apps -> ALL -< Media Storage. Wait a couple of minutes (so it should reindex files). I think all files should be now again in Gallery.
Note: Do not try to run any rescan App, just follow the above steps.
**Old answer:**
The error you got in logcat is related to a specific function for processing/scaling up images. It is a known fact: [Binder transaction buffer has limited and fixed memory (1MB)](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/TransactionTooLargeException.html). This buffer is used by all transactions and shared across process. For e.g., If you have a big number of large images files and some of them are corrupted (either by poor, bad transfer via computer and device, computer and SD card, and so on), or some of them are not recognized by your app (in your case Gallery), once this app tries to create thumbnails or previews for your files and actually scale down/up one of those files, the process may fail.
The same case must be with a number of files (like ringtones or `.wav` diles, or `.ogg`, or any type of music) which have problems either in content, size, signature.
Because you said the problem comes back, I suspect this kind of strange behavior from your apps. I don't even think to a bug in kernel or something like this.
So, for your own safety:
* Try to put back all those files on your pc;
* Clear from SD card/phone memory;
* Verify in PC for the 'bad' files, then put back 'correct' files in your device.
Take in consideration this fact also: a `.gif`, `.jpg`, `.png` or whatever kind of image you have, may be rendered as 'correct' in your computer or device, but actually may have 'bad' content (disrupted content). Remember, all operation related to process images inside your Android device are based on compress/decompress them (for the most common operations) and those are made 'bit-by-bit' if I can say so. Forcing an app to render incorrect type or content (wrong height/width/file lenght) should outcast a *TransactionTooLargeException* (this is what MediaScanner throws in logcat).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Its media scanner most likely. Thing is, on modern android versions very few media scanner apps are there in play store (especially for lollipop) and hence most apps will either crash or simply not work. So best thing is you can only try some apps and see if they work using hit and trial (I personally dont use lollipop so cant test). For ex, try [this app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.azend.refreshmusic) maybe?
On side note, you can also try kicking media scanner through adb->
```
adb shell am broadcast android.intent.action.MEDIA_MOUNTED
```
Another method to try out is go to settings and clear data and cache for your gallery app so it re-analyzes all media.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: * Make a New folder for your Images/Music
* Move all your Images/Music files to new folder
* Delete the old empty folder
I know it is very low quality answer without description of how it works. But I've shared it because it worked for me on my mobile and I have faced this problem once.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: This same thing has happened to me and I've only had my s6 Edge a little over a week. I went through each file in my files and device storage and deleted ".nomedia" files. All of my pictures are now back in the gallery.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: This have solved my problem. Thanks.
I just removed the file '.nomedia' from android root directory. All my files are back again on gallery apps.
I am pretty sure that this file was created after installing google photos.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: I have had this issue for a long time and I just found something that works:
1. go to your file manager (i use Explorer, if it matters)
2. navigate to /sdcard
3. select every file and directory
4. CUT all of them and immediately paste them all back in the same place
Apparently, you need to touch the modification date, and I found this easier than writing a shell script or renaming all of the files. They should immediately be back in the gallery once you succeed. Note: if there is an issue during the move operation, you will probably have data loss. Use at your own risk.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: My Gallery didn't show my SD card pictures anymore after Xperia update to 6.0.1.
After multiple reboot attempts and ejecting the SD card once I found that the Gallery App has the following under its settings: `Help > Find and fix problems` (paraphrased from my German version)
After running this, everything is OK again.
Note: Files were always visible in file browser, so I guess it was some media scanner issue.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/20 | 534 | 1,903 | <issue_start>username_0: [I've read](https://chris.orr.me.uk/android-adb-text-input-shortcut/) I can simulate a tap on my touchscreen by using adb but it doesn't work:
```
C:\>adb shell input touchscreen tap 1 1
Error: Unknown command: touchscreen
usage: input [text|keyevent]
input text
input keyevent
```
How come I can't send a tap to my device? I have the latest version of the SDK tools and the SDK platform tools. `Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32`. Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: Older versions of android don't have the `tap` feature of the `input` command. I have a 4.0 device which lacks it as well.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Your version of SDK tools has nothing to do with the parameters `input` can understand or execute. Input is a binary in Android OS which can be run independently without requiring any set of external tools such as ADB.
The reason you receive the error "`Error: Unknown command: touchscreen`" is because you're running an Android version earlier than Android 4.1.1. You would already notice that in the `input` usage you posted, the binary entertains only two parameters i.e. `text` and `keyevent`.
In Android 4.0.x, the `input` command's usage remains the same as the one you posted. In fact, even Android 2.3.7 has the same input command's usage. (See [com.android.commands.input.Input on GrepCode](http://grepcode.com/search/?r=repository.grepcode.com$java$ext&start=0&query=input.java&entity=type) for comparison of command's usage between Android versions.)
It was Android 4.1.1 which introduced `tap` and `swipe` parameter with usage,
```
usage: input ...
input text
input keyevent
input tap
input swipe
```
See the [source code](http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android/4.1.1_r1/com/android/commands/input/Input.java#Input) for more.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2015/05/20 | 146 | 569 | <issue_start>username_0: I've upgraded my OnePlus One to 5.0.2 (CyanogenMod), but the Sim Toolkit app is missing.
Can anyone help to solve this problem, because I need this feature for mobile banking?<issue_comment>username_1: This is how I found it out to work. Create a SIM-PIN in your settings, restart the phone with the PIN, and you will have the toolkit in your app browser.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Please use your SIM with this toolkit as a first SIM (SIM1). Otherwise PIN code popup might not pop up. In my case switching SIMs helped.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/20 | 1,151 | 4,292 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted LG-D520 (Optimus F3Q) running Android 4.1.2. The internal memory that came with the phone was so small that I installed an 8GB SD card. I formatted it using MiniTool Partition Wizard with 1.5GB of ext2 (the rest is FAT32). Using Link2SD I've moved many of my apps over to the ext2 partition.
I do *not* have a ton of apps (they just seem to keep getting bigger), yet I only have 5% space left on the ext2. My internal memory has 27% left (355MB), but I've had to delete a lot of stuff to make room. I'm only using a small portion of the 5.9GB FAT32 partition, so I'm wondering if...
1. I can increase the size of the ext2 beyond 1.5GB. Is there a maximum size and, if so, what is it? Can I repartition without losing my apps & data or do I need to backup, format and start over?
2. I can add another ext2 partition to my SD card and load apps into there. Can you have multiple ext2 partitions and, if so, would that work with Link2SD?
3. Are there any other options ?
This has been a frustrating endeavor and it's unbelievable the lengths you have to go to in order to do basic stuff on an Android phone, so I'd appreciate any advice.<issue_comment>username_1: You can expand the ext2 partition easily as most partitioning tools such as the one you used to create the partition can handle this.
**Edit**: turns out resizing ext2 can not be done easily using Minitools or any other popular partitioning tool for Windows. If you really want to resize, you should probably use a Linux live disk or a Linux virtual machine to use the native Linux programs for resizing, like GParted.
Increasing the partition size for your ext2 partition basically means moving files on the FAT32 partition around to make a continuous free space, then shrinking the FAT32 partition then extending the ext2 partition to fill the empty space, and finally expanding the filesystem. Many tools will do all this for you if you just select "shrink" on the FAT32 partition and then "extend" on the ext2 partition.
This process **should** not cause you to lose any files or data, but you should probably back up the contents of your partitions before changing the partition size, just to be sure.
You should not be worried about size limits, a standard partition can be up to 4TB using ext2. Recent versions of ext2 can handle up to 32TB ([see wikipedia for details](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext2)). Every phone I have ever heard of can handle 64GB easily, but your phone seems to be limited to 32GB (according to [the lg website](http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-D520-optimus-f3q)).
Theoretically, you can make add as many partitions as you want to your SD-card, a quick scan through the Link2SD screenshots on Google Play show a selection for the partition to link data to.
1.5GB is not much today, as most phones ship with 8GB or 16GB by default. You can try doing some cleaning on your secondary partition, like clearing the cache and removing the data of apps that are no longer installed.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Here's how I did it when I needed to increase the size of my second (ext2) partition that Link2SD used for applications from 2GB to 6GB:
1. Use free version of Mini Partition (v9.1) to
* a. shrink the first partition (FAT32) by 6GB
* b. ensure the existing 2GB ext2 partition is at the end (so that the second space after the first partition is the now unallocated 6GB space)
* c. create a new 6GB primary ext2 partition in the unallocated space
2. Use the free version of Paragon ext2fs to mount the 2 ext2 partitions in Windows and allocate each a driver letter
3. Use Windows explorer to copy the contents of the old 2GB ext2 partition to the new 6GB partition
4. Put the card back into your phone and have Link2SD recreate the mount scripts for the 'second partion' (just to make sure the 6GB one works)
5. Use Mini Partition to:
* a. delete the old 2GB ext2 partition
* b. move the 6GB ext2 partition to the end of the card/drive
* c. extend the FAT32 partition to fill the 2GB unallocated space.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I had an issue with mini tool but used Aparted on the phone and it worked like a charm <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sylkat.AParted>
Upvotes: 1 |
2015/05/20 | 362 | 1,294 | <issue_start>username_0: Please imagine a car situation where you have an Android tablet:
<http://content.worldcarfans.co/2014/11/24/thumbnails/24486128385597.hl2.jpg>
And the following working rules (as expected in most cases):
* If the car is *OFF*, tablet is *OFF*;
* If the car is *ON*, tablet is *ON* (automatically);
I have been reading about enabling *auto power on mode* when the charger is connected: most tablets have the `playlpm`, `lpm`, or a specific file that displays the battery charging animation.
The trick is to **overwrite** these files and **force** a boot.
Furthermore, I have also checked and tested [Tasker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en), where I was able to achieve this behavior only when USB is connected.
However, I would like to know if there's anyway we can do it if the tablet **has no battery attached on it**.
Would this same approach work?<issue_comment>username_1: I managed to solve this situation only by **removing** the battery.
Turns out that most tablet's **automatically power on** when they're directly connected to an **external** power source.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Solved simply by removing battery and shorting power button on lenovo a2020
Upvotes: -1 |
2015/05/20 | 248 | 1,042 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a phone with no internet connection and I want to pair it with a Xiaomi Mi Band.
Is there any way to do that since the Xiaomi app asks for online registration? Or at least, can I use the internet just for the activation and then keep using it offline normally?<issue_comment>username_1: You must login to your Mi account before pairing Mi Band for the first time. Thereafter you only need Bluetooth connection.
Yes you can use Xiaomi Mi Band offline. It asks for connection only for login. After login it will never ask for internet connection.
Xiaomi Mi Fit App provides for syncing data with Google Fit, WeChat, Facebook and many others. But all that sharing requires internet connection.
I have used MiBand in offline mode for 10 months.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: After you connect to your Mi Account (with internet) and connect your band, it will work fine for 1 month.
After that, it is not possible to use the band without connecting to the Mi Account again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2015/05/20 | 259 | 1,097 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an S4 with the latest software update (though this has been a problem for a long time before too). And when I am in a group text with Iphone users, it seems that my outgoing texts get stuck in limbo until all of theirs is through. Sometimes several minutes, so I am always behind in the conversation. Is there a fix?<issue_comment>username_1: You must login to your Mi account before pairing Mi Band for the first time. Thereafter you only need Bluetooth connection.
Yes you can use Xiaomi Mi Band offline. It asks for connection only for login. After login it will never ask for internet connection.
Xiaomi Mi Fit App provides for syncing data with Google Fit, WeChat, Facebook and many others. But all that sharing requires internet connection.
I have used MiBand in offline mode for 10 months.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: After you connect to your Mi Account (with internet) and connect your band, it will work fine for 1 month.
After that, it is not possible to use the band without connecting to the Mi Account again.
Upvotes: 0 |