date stringlengths 10 10 | nb_tokens int64 60 629k | text_size int64 234 1.02M | content stringlengths 234 1.02M |
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2016/11/21 | 416 | 1,699 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for a way to backup my private key for the Signal messenger application. Nothing has worked so far, and I am curious whether anyone can confirm or deny that Titanium backup will save and restore the private key of a Signal install.<issue_comment>username_1: Signal 4.17.0 introduced encrypted backups. This is the preferred migration path. Also the Titanium Backup route does not work in current releases.
---
### Previous Post
I just tried this and it worked flawlessly.
After restoring Signal on your new Phone you should re-activated your connection by unregistering and re-registering to the Signal servers. As of now you can do this in the Signal Settings > Advanced tab by toggleing Signal messages to de-activate then re-activate [1]. In this Process you will have to re-verify your phone number and you'll have to reconnect your Signal-Desktop clients afterwards.
You won't loose your Private key or your Signal-Desktop messages though.
[1] <https://support.whispersystems.org/hc/en-us/articles/213190487-Why-is-there-a-delay-in-receiving-messages->
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Titanium Backup does backup the key, but there's something internal to Signal that realises that it's installed on a new phone and refuses to use the old key.
Set recurring backups inside Signal instead.
Be aware that when restoring:
Place the `.backup` file in the sdcard **root directory**. Putting it under `sdcard/Signal/backups` will have the file NOT be read, but no error message given, either.
The backup is only read correctly if the metadata is displayed in a confirmation step. This took me hours to work out. >:|
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/11/23 | 361 | 1,368 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it Possible to know that in android devices, what are the supported versions are available, please share your ideas.<issue_comment>username_1: What you will have to do is go to Chrome, type in the IP address of the router and proceed to your WLAN settings. This will yield the WiFi password.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You will be needing a rooted android for this.
If you want to view your saved WiFi password in your Android phone without using any apps, follow these steps:
1. Using your file explorer navigate to `/data/wifi` or `/data/misc/wifi`. This directory varies by device. Just know that you are looking for a folder named "wifi" (or for easy approach direct search for `wpa_supplicant.conf`).
2. Once you are inside the directory, open the file `wpa_supplicant.conf` with a text viewer.
3. You will find all your saved passwords inside that file. Password will be stored as:
```
network={
ssid="WiFiName"
psk="password"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
priority=1
}
```
Note that this requires your device to be rooted. Good Luck!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: First off, you usually need a rooted device. Secondly, you can find the info usually in `/data/misc/wifi/wpa-supplicant.conf`. You can use `cat` via `adb shell` to get to this, or read it in an Android text editor of your choice.
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/11/23 | 404 | 1,526 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and when I set a pin code it would show up, but it would switch back to swipe to unlock even though I have it secured as PIN. It just occasionally switches my screen lock to swipe and to PIN and I can't figure out how to make it stay as PIN.<issue_comment>username_1: What you will have to do is go to Chrome, type in the IP address of the router and proceed to your WLAN settings. This will yield the WiFi password.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You will be needing a rooted android for this.
If you want to view your saved WiFi password in your Android phone without using any apps, follow these steps:
1. Using your file explorer navigate to `/data/wifi` or `/data/misc/wifi`. This directory varies by device. Just know that you are looking for a folder named "wifi" (or for easy approach direct search for `wpa_supplicant.conf`).
2. Once you are inside the directory, open the file `wpa_supplicant.conf` with a text viewer.
3. You will find all your saved passwords inside that file. Password will be stored as:
```
network={
ssid="WiFiName"
psk="password"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
priority=1
}
```
Note that this requires your device to be rooted. Good Luck!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: First off, you usually need a rooted device. Secondly, you can find the info usually in `/data/misc/wifi/wpa-supplicant.conf`. You can use `cat` via `adb shell` to get to this, or read it in an Android text editor of your choice.
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/11/23 | 271 | 1,175 | <issue_start>username_0: my Android marshmellow phone isn't charging or connecting to pc, at first i thought it's the charger so i got a new one but the problem is still there, it shows that it's charging but the pourcentage doesn't increase or dicrease and if i connect it to my laptop it keeps connecting and disconnecting really fast.
also sometimes i can get it to charge by moving the charger around.
it became a frustrating game of luck so i'm wondering what may be wrong with it<issue_comment>username_1: It sounds like hardware issue. Moving charger around? Do you move end connected to phone or end in laptop? Depending on which end is one you moving it is probably charging connector broken or usb on your laptop. Try connecting other phone to that laptop, and connecting your phone to other PC so you will se where problem is. And maybe the battery is near dying.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Most of the times, it's the phone's USB connector which gives bad contact("moving the charger around"). Buying a new USB connector and embed it yourself is not easy & another option is maybe to ask in your local repair store if they'll do it for you.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/11/23 | 321 | 1,402 | <issue_start>username_0: I wanted to downgrade my YouTube app so I got a few APK files from previous versions, and they downloaded successfully . When I clicked on them to install, the page showing install and cancel came up. Once I chose the install button it took me a page which said installing, but it immediately stopped and told me the app is not installed (picture) . I tried this with 3 different apk files and through many downgrading apps but i emded up in the same place and the same thing kept on happening. Background info: Samsung s4 mini, 700mb storage space, unknown sourced apps allowed. Someone please help I hate this update.<issue_comment>username_1: It sounds like hardware issue. Moving charger around? Do you move end connected to phone or end in laptop? Depending on which end is one you moving it is probably charging connector broken or usb on your laptop. Try connecting other phone to that laptop, and connecting your phone to other PC so you will se where problem is. And maybe the battery is near dying.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Most of the times, it's the phone's USB connector which gives bad contact("moving the charger around"). Buying a new USB connector and embed it yourself is not easy & another option is maybe to ask in your local repair store if they'll do it for you.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/11/24 | 202 | 739 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted Vodafone VF685, running Kitkat 4.4.2 with ADW Launcher. I'm having trouble with my shortcut icons. They keep changing at random to the green Android robot. The apps still launch when I tap the robot, but it's annoying.
Can anyone help please?<issue_comment>username_1: Solved the problem. I opened ES Task Manager again, killed all apps and cleared the cache. Icons back to normal. I found the idea here: [*lcons Broken*](http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-samsung-galaxy-nexus/258918-icons-broken.html)
Thank you Rahul for assisting.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For me this worked: deleting the shortcut and adding another back onto the homescreen. :)
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/11/24 | 967 | 2,910 | <issue_start>username_0: I can do `adb push` to `/sdcard/` location but not `/system` on my android device.
```
sudo adb push lib/audio.primary.gmin.so system/lib/hw/
failed to copy 'lib/audio.primary.gmin.so' to 'system/lib/hw/audio.primary.gmin.so': Read-only file system
```
I tried some suggestions online
```
user$ adb remount
dm_verity is enabled on the system partition.
Use "adb disable-verity" to disable verity.
If you do not, remount may succeed, however, you will still not be able to write to these volumes.
remount of /system failed: Read-only file system
remount failed
user$ adb disable-verity
Verity already disabled on /system
```
Even after this, remount fails
```
user$ adb remount
dm_verity is enabled on the system partition.
Use "adb disable-verity" to disable verity.
If you do not, remount may succeed, however, you will still not be able to write to these volumes.
remount of /system failed: Read-only file system
remount failed
```
running below command on PC also does not work
```
sudo mount -o remount,rw /system
mount: can't find /system in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
```
**What should I do?**
EDIT.
```
which mount
/bin/mount
adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32
```
The output of mount command is as below
```
user$ mount
/dev/sda6 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/user/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=user)
/dev/sda5 on /media/Data type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda2 on /media/OS type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
```<issue_comment>username_1: The sequence of commands that worked for me was
```
adb root
adb disable-verity
adb reboot
adb root
adb remount
```
If I don't reboot, remount does not succeed.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I was having the same trouble, no access to my Download folder from TWRP. BUT I did realize a folder that for me was not read-only. Try pushing to /data/local/tmp:
./adb push fileToPush /data/local/tmp
At first I was able to push to /sideload as well, but then all of a sudden it became read-only, so somehow I found this tmp a post online mentioning this tmp folder, and for me it was writeable. Good luck!
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/11/24 | 176 | 679 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it ok to delete Tencent - MicroMsg - diskcache folder in Samsung Galaxy S3? It's related to WeChat.<issue_comment>username_1: If you're referring to the ***Tencent*** cache folders from an app and not the ***Tencent virus,*** you're more than welcome to delete it, but it may re-appear.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: To be short, it's sade to clear and remove `SD/Tencent/MicroMsg/diskcache`
The content of it is caches for chat pictures and Moments pictures that you have **sent**, so you can safely remove them. However if you go on to **send** pictures, things will re-generate in it. You might want to clean it up regularly.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/24 | 249 | 992 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been using Android for a couple of days now (coming form iOS), so I am not familiar with it.
I have disabled automatic update of apps in the Play Store. Nevertheless, I received a couple of notifications stating "14 apps have been updated", or the like. I have now lost such notification, so I cannot replicate its text exactly (I do not know if there is any way of recovering it).
What could the cause be?<issue_comment>username_1: If you're referring to the ***Tencent*** cache folders from an app and not the ***Tencent virus,*** you're more than welcome to delete it, but it may re-appear.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: To be short, it's sade to clear and remove `SD/Tencent/MicroMsg/diskcache`
The content of it is caches for chat pictures and Moments pictures that you have **sent**, so you can safely remove them. However if you go on to **send** pictures, things will re-generate in it. You might want to clean it up regularly.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/24 | 242 | 931 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a OnePlus 2, although I suspect this applies to any Android 5.x OS. When I upgraded to Android 6.0, the dialer icon on the lock screen was replaced with a microphone (some sort of Google search thing).
I checked all the settings, but I can't seem to find any way to customize or change this to replace it with the dialer. Is there a way to do it?<issue_comment>username_1: If you're referring to the ***Tencent*** cache folders from an app and not the ***Tencent virus,*** you're more than welcome to delete it, but it may re-appear.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: To be short, it's sade to clear and remove `SD/Tencent/MicroMsg/diskcache`
The content of it is caches for chat pictures and Moments pictures that you have **sent**, so you can safely remove them. However if you go on to **send** pictures, things will re-generate in it. You might want to clean it up regularly.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/24 | 1,280 | 4,965 | <issue_start>username_0: Android 7.1 has introduced some changes to Wi-Fi connection interface.
In 6.0, when selecting PEAP MSCHAPv2 in Wi-Fi connection interface, there were no CA certificates available (unless some had been installed). In 7.1 one can `Use system sertificates` and `Domain` input field appears.
So, for example, I want to connect to Eduroam, that requires thawte Primary Root, using login `<EMAIL>`. What am I supposed to type in `Domain` and `Identity` fields?<issue_comment>username_1: Assuming you want to use the email address `<EMAIL>`, `Domain` would be `uni.org` and `Identity` would be `<EMAIL>`.
Source: [XDA developers](https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70844640&postcount=2) and originally [Virginia Tech Helpdesk](https://vt4help.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010414#androidSeven)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I've learnt that the domain refers to the address of the RADIUS server of the network:
The university used to ask to install a Thawte certificate for WiFi connection. Then, then switched to DigiCert and the installation is not necessary anymore. So, their new config is now like:
```
PEAP
MSCHAPv2
Use system certificates
radius.uni.edu
<EMAIL>
___
password
```
Obviously, it's a particular case, but the idea is clear.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Three cents!. .
At this time this change in behavior is specific to Android 11 code, December 2020 update, Build number RQ1A/D depending on model.
Important to note that this google change for Enterprise WiFi connection relates to both 1) Possible manual import of the root CA certificate, AND 2) the mandatory use specification of the "Domain" being connected to (as embedded in the cert presented by the AP)
**1 - root CA Certificate Handling :**
1-a) If using a private root CA then user will need to import the private root CA manually, and android (pixel 3 in my case) wants it to be done specifically as a "WiFi certificate" ( as opposed to CA, or VPN, this is just a google requirement)
1-b) If the root CA for the certificate presented by the AP is a public one ( see "1" above) then no manual import is needed because WiFi profiles default to "Use system certificates" and thus you are likely already covered ( This system folder is controlled by Google, user cant add/delete any certificates in it only turn on/off)
**How to import ?**: Settings -> "Security" -> "Encryption & credentials" -> "Install a certificate" -> "Wi-Fi certificate" then follow prompts to locate file ( local, google drive, etc),. Important, you can name the cert to easily identify it at time of setting the Wi-Fi profile later on.
**2.- Mandatory "Domain" handling**
The "Domain" field here is the domain of the CN field in the certificate presented by the AP. One can either enter the FQDN or just the domain portion of that FQDN. This string has to match the one in the CN field (OR the x509 Subject Alternate Name (SAN) ) in the certificate that the AP sends to the Phone at time of authentication. ( I have successfully tested using the CN field only and not he SAN)
How to obtain this field ? :
2-a) User's Network Admin will need to provide it. OR
2-b) you can temporarily borrow a non-WPA3 phone (e.g iphone) to get the AP certificate and just copy the subject name CN field. As specified above only the domain portion of the FQDN is necessary and sufficient.
**3) Configure Wi-Fi Profile**
With 1) and 2) taken care off all that is needed is to proceed with the Wi-Fi profile configuration:
Click on a new SSID to join a new Enterprise network ( or just click on "Add network") and follow prompts :
3-a ) In "Security" choose WAP/WAP2/WPA3
3-b) In "CA certificate" :
i) If public root CA nothing to do. (default "Use system certificates' covers your case).
ii) If private root CA, then use dropdown menu to select the root CA cert you imported in Step 1 above
3-c) In "Domain" enter the domain string resulting from completing Step 2 above.
**DONE !!!**
Important: These changes were not whimsical, but driven by security concerns, and WPA3 standards. Google is forcing the validation of the root CA certificate ( if public CA Google takes care of it via their system root CA certs, if private CA, the onus is on the user to manually import the private root CA cert). Note that the root CA certificate is always validated and that Google gives user choice only to turn off validation of the ***status*** of the certificate **NOT** the certificate signature itself. The mandatory entry of the domain is to match the domain of the AP certificate against that provided by the user ( the validation of the AP certificate just proves the certificate was signed by a trusted root CA, but how do we know that the domain matches whom we are thinking we are connecting to and not a "man-in-the-middle" ? Only way is to force the user to specify it, and verify against the AP certificate one !
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/11/24 | 1,552 | 5,433 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Android TV (Sony KJ-65X8500D running on Android 5.1.1 Marshmallow if relevant). On the home screen, there are several ads and a wallpaper that I don't control. It's currently showing an ad for a TV show I find highly offensive and I want it off my TV.
It's not just an icon. Since it's the default icon (the first one), it also defines the background of everything on the home screen.
How do I change it to
1. Get rid of the ads
2. Set the background to my own photos<issue_comment>username_1: So this is how I solved it for my particular TV (A Bravia KJ-65X8500D running Android 5.1.1)
First off I found a 3rd party homescreen program called [HAL Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.i.akihiro.halauncher&hl=en) which I installed. It works as an app but it's not the app the home button on the remote goes to. It has the option to make it so but that option stopped working android 5 something.
To solve that problem I downloaded and installed [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html) from Google.
Then I followed [these instructions](https://stackoverflow.com/a/31436088/128511) for connecting my computer to the TV. They can be summarized as follows
### Enable Developer mode
1. Press Home and select Settings.
2. In the TV rowselect About.
3. Scroll down to and click on Build seven times until "You are now a developer" appears. (note: at 5 clicks a different message will appear. Keep clicking
4. Press Home (do NOT skip this step)
### Enable ADB Debugging
1. Select Settings
2. In the System Preferences row, select Developer options
3. Select Debugging
4. Select ADB Debugging
5. Select On.
### Get the IP address of your TV
1. Press Home
2. select Network Settings.
3. Pick wifi or wired and note the IP address
### Connect ADB
1. Make sure your TV and your computer are connected to the same local network.
2. On your computer type
```
adb connect :5555
```
For example my TV's address was 10.0.0.13 so I typed
```
adb connect 10.0.0.13:5555
```
3. The TV will ask if it's ok for your computer to connect. Select Always allow from this computer and select OK.
### Hide Leanback
Now that `adb` is connected you can hide the launcher
This part I got from [here](http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/general/how-to-set-default-launcher-marshmallow-t3227812).
On your computer type
```
adb shell pm hide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
```
If you want to undo it type
```
adb shell pm unhide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
```
NOTE: if `adb` is not in your path find in on your computer (it's installed with Android Studio) and `cd` to that folder then use `./adb` or `.\adb` on windows
At this point `HAL Launcher` comes up when I press the HOME button on my remote which means the offensive ads are gone! YAY!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If calling `adb shell pm hide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher` returning an error message,
>
> Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE\_USERS
>
>
>
then instead of hiding it, try to uninstall it.
Make sure to have **at least another launcher installed on the TV**. Open ADB, but instead of hiding `com.google.android.leanbacklauncher`, uninstall and remove the Leanback launcher with
```
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.leanbacklauncher"
```
After that, choose the other launcher as your home.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I did the below steps on Kodak Android TV to replace the default launcher.
1. Enable Developer options and ADB debugging on the TV. (Refer **Enable Developer mode, Enable ADB Debugging** sections explained by [gman's answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/164097/44325)).
*No need to get the IP address and connect ADB. Because for the first time, you have to connect the device with a PC using a USB cable. (I tried ADB connect after connecting the first time, but the device refuses).*
2. Install HAL Launcher on Google Play store.
3. Connect a TV with PC with Laptop using USB Male to USB Male.
4. Download Andriod adb platform tools (slim version).
5. Open command prompt and navigate to abd folder.
6. Run below commands.
```
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher
```
7. Press the Home button on Remote. If there are more than one launcher installed, then it'll show the option to select the launcher.
8. Select the HAL launcher.
9. Now it'll be the default launcher and will open when pressing the Home button on Remote.
---
If you are concerned about losing the Leanback Launcher and Android's default TV launcher, then run the below commands before step 6 to take backup of the APK files.
```
adb shell pm list packages
```
This will list the packages installed on the device.
```
adb shell pm path com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
adb pull [path_of_leanback_launcher] C:\sdk\com.google.android.leanbacklauncher.apk
adb shell pm path com.google.android.tvlauncher
adb pull [path_of_tv_launcher] C:\sdk\com.google.android.tvlauncher.apk
```
This will backup the APKfiles to `C:\sdk\` folder. To install these APK files, use the below command.
```
adb install C:\sdk\com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
adb install C:\sdk\com.google.android.tvlauncher
```
**All the very Best!**
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/25 | 652 | 2,417 | <issue_start>username_0: I just tried to make a post on another StackExchange site, but unfortunately, when I tried to take a picture of the problem, I got an error that the image must be less than 2 MB to upload it to StackExchange! The edit button on my Android photos app lets me draw over, crop, change tint/brightness/contrast, and add lots of WACKY EFFECTS to my pictures, but I can't figure out how to shrink the resolution! Thanks in advance.<issue_comment>username_1: Easey peasy. Search online for resize tools.
I'll give you a random one...
<http://www.picresize.com/>
Upload your image and select the resolution you want to get.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not aware of any "native" or "pre-installed" capabilities. But the easiest way, if you need it more than once a year, is to use a suitable app. You can find some candidates in my app-listing [Other photo editors](https://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/foto_edit#group_222). Examples:
* [JustResizeIt!](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.perspectives.jrifree "JustResizeIt! at Google Play") allows to resize single images or entire batches. Comes for free, size less than 1MB, decent permissions (access storage and internet only).
* [Image Shrink Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.anolivetree.imageshrinklite "Image Shrink Lite at Google Play") is even smaller (less than 400k), and additionally allows you to remove Exif data (location etc.) No network permissions requested, just read/write storage. Free again.
Both mentioned apps also have paid counterparts; I didn't check the differences between those versions. For more candidates, see the list linked above :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: i'm not sure if this is the right thing for you but from time to time i use [Send Reduced](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=mobi.omegacentauri.SendReduced):
once you have done your settings in the app, you can resize images by just using the share button and "share it via"/"send it to" Send Reduced. no extra interface, settings or other junk you have to consider... just resizing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MBHEU.jpg)
it is very handy if you use the same resolution for the most of the pictures you want to resize, and also for batch-resizing it is quick and easy.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/25 | 649 | 2,406 | <issue_start>username_0: I am transitioning from iPhone to Samsung.
I mean to setup Find My Mobile.
For iOS, I can have one account and link many devices to the same account. Then, I can monitor/operate any of the devices from that account.
Is that possible with Samsung?
I read that something can be done with [Android Device Manager](https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager), but I am asking specifically about Samsung accounts.<issue_comment>username_1: Easey peasy. Search online for resize tools.
I'll give you a random one...
<http://www.picresize.com/>
Upload your image and select the resolution you want to get.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not aware of any "native" or "pre-installed" capabilities. But the easiest way, if you need it more than once a year, is to use a suitable app. You can find some candidates in my app-listing [Other photo editors](https://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/foto_edit#group_222). Examples:
* [JustResizeIt!](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.perspectives.jrifree "JustResizeIt! at Google Play") allows to resize single images or entire batches. Comes for free, size less than 1MB, decent permissions (access storage and internet only).
* [Image Shrink Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.anolivetree.imageshrinklite "Image Shrink Lite at Google Play") is even smaller (less than 400k), and additionally allows you to remove Exif data (location etc.) No network permissions requested, just read/write storage. Free again.
Both mentioned apps also have paid counterparts; I didn't check the differences between those versions. For more candidates, see the list linked above :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: i'm not sure if this is the right thing for you but from time to time i use [Send Reduced](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=mobi.omegacentauri.SendReduced):
once you have done your settings in the app, you can resize images by just using the share button and "share it via"/"send it to" Send Reduced. no extra interface, settings or other junk you have to consider... just resizing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MBHEU.jpg)
it is very handy if you use the same resolution for the most of the pictures you want to resize, and also for batch-resizing it is quick and easy.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/25 | 657 | 2,475 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an app for android that displays an error when an app or game crashes ? Because in windows, when a program crashes , an error is always displayed revealing a reason for crash. Eg. It says ' \* file is missing','incompatible graphics card' etc. But an android app quits, or fails to install without explanation. So is there an app that displays errors that explain, for example if an app needs a specific android version, what gpu works with it, or it is not an original etc.<issue_comment>username_1: Easey peasy. Search online for resize tools.
I'll give you a random one...
<http://www.picresize.com/>
Upload your image and select the resolution you want to get.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm not aware of any "native" or "pre-installed" capabilities. But the easiest way, if you need it more than once a year, is to use a suitable app. You can find some candidates in my app-listing [Other photo editors](https://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/foto_edit#group_222). Examples:
* [JustResizeIt!](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.perspectives.jrifree "JustResizeIt! at Google Play") allows to resize single images or entire batches. Comes for free, size less than 1MB, decent permissions (access storage and internet only).
* [Image Shrink Lite](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.anolivetree.imageshrinklite "Image Shrink Lite at Google Play") is even smaller (less than 400k), and additionally allows you to remove Exif data (location etc.) No network permissions requested, just read/write storage. Free again.
Both mentioned apps also have paid counterparts; I didn't check the differences between those versions. For more candidates, see the list linked above :)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: i'm not sure if this is the right thing for you but from time to time i use [Send Reduced](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=mobi.omegacentauri.SendReduced):
once you have done your settings in the app, you can resize images by just using the share button and "share it via"/"send it to" Send Reduced. no extra interface, settings or other junk you have to consider... just resizing.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MBHEU.jpg)
it is very handy if you use the same resolution for the most of the pictures you want to resize, and also for batch-resizing it is quick and easy.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/25 | 309 | 1,316 | <issue_start>username_0: I was under the impression that Microsoft software couldn't be run on Linux/OS X unless they emulated something or used a VM.
Thinking Android was Linux-based, I figured I wouldn't see any Microsoft products on Android, but about a month after owning my smartphone, I found out I could have apps like Outlook, One note, and etc.
Can anyone clarify this for me?<issue_comment>username_1: The answer is simple: There are Android apps developed by Microsoft for the Android platform. Those apps have the same name like their counterpart on Windows and may have a similar functionality. But these are different programs that have explicitly developed for Android.
Therefore the answer to your question is: You can not use Microsoft software that has been developed on Android.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Microsoft chose to.
===================
Microsoft created the android apps intentionally to get a higher userbase, like a sensible company. It ain't on Linux because <NAME> made MSOffice, and he called Linux 'A Cancer' Though that may change one day.
Also, **Android is NOT Linux** Its based on Linux. Yes, there is a difference.
-EDIT-
I would also like to point out you can get Google Apps on IOS, and vice-versa. It ain't new, either.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/11/26 | 1,833 | 6,698 | <issue_start>username_0: I have tried a lot to unbrick my Lenovo Vibe Shot. Now I am helpless and looking for some workable solution:
I used Lenovo Smart Assistant to download a proper firmware so it turned out it is:
z90a40\_USR\_S363\_1606250500\_Q202533.1\_ROW.zip
I tried to use Lenovo Smart drive assistant to update ROM or Device Rescue, but both wont detect phone. The phone default Lenovo recovery can be loaded by pressing VOL+, VOL- and power button, and then releasing power button
when logo appears. I used an Update.zip in 8GB mem card and used the option: ‘install update package’ then it complete the process 100% I was happy that I was going to get my phone unbrick
After trying a lot of things I realized the actual problem is with
partition table of its internal memory, so whenever I try to connect phone
via USB cable to PC and turn it on simply with power button or trying
with fast boot mode (VOL - and VOL + then pressing power),
it shows all the following partitions that are write protected. So is
there any way I can forcefully remove the write protection and delete
all these partitions ??? I have tried with Disk part as well but
no luck. Plz help
PS if some one wants to read more about this problem, plz check
following thread of mine that is still unreplied:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/unrbick-lenovo-vibe-shot-z90a40-t3505789>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5rpDl.png)<issue_comment>username_1: I figured it out from my semi-sleepless nights. But b4 the solution that worked for me, I had to
learn a lot out of my desperation to finally get it worked on the day I decided to hand over to
some technical guy from local market
The full comment form <NAME> helped me finally do it from following youtube link:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMg00Wqabc&t=1s>
Besides I had to take care of many things. First here are the things I was doing wrong:
* Not taking care of a heavily charged phone, I would try to unbrick after just 1 hour
or less charging from a total uncharged device.
* I was going to a backward step whenever I failed on something (Reboot in
fastboot mode, trying with QFIL etc.). Whereas many different forums (mainly XDA),
people were saying to try again and again.
* I was using improper ROMS or flash files my device was: Z90a40\_USR\_S363\_1606250500\_Q202533.1\_ROW
* When I would see 9006 mode again I would be disappointed and would try different solution.
The correct thing to try was uninstall this driver and then connect the device again with
PC in fastboot mode .
Then I used Lenovo Smart Assistant and got this proper file:
Z90a40\_USR\_S363\_1606250500\_Q202533.1\_ROW
OK read my first post to know what problems I faced, but at the end the multiple
partitions were not really the problem. The actual problem was getting 9008 mode
in Device Manager of my Windows 7. I always got it as Diagnostics 9006 mode. One
I started getting 9008, things went in my way gradually. So the person posting on
above comment from youtube link helped me
Am a happy fellow at the moment and will help anyone with same problem if needed
My email id is: usman400 on G Mail
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Been there, done that.
I took me almost 15 days to research, try, and experiment and finally I was able to revive my Lenovo.
Basically, you have messed up the partition and now all you need to do is to delete them. try MiniTools to delete partition, it is a free to use software.
You are not able to delete partition from windows, because for that you'll first need to have your Windows in TEST MODE. without that, I don't think you'll be able to delete any of the partition.
Next is you'll have to check in which "Hard-Brick" mode your device is: OLD or New. Because recovering process for both modes are different. There are lot of other things you'll need to do before actually getting your device back.
I have also made a "TL;DR" kind of tutorial for the same problem. I don't know if I am allowed to post my blog links here or not, I am new. But anyways check the below link from Step 1 to getting your device back.
<http://www.dotandroid.com/android-root-guides/unbrick-qualcomm-mobiles/>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_1: Actually I bricked my phone a whole lot of times even after my post.
That's because once I knew that it is just soft bricked and I can get it back somehow, I got the confidence
and tried advanced things that bricked my phone again and again.
And it was only the recent time (around 3 weeks ago) that I figured the 100% working 9008 method for my phone.
Actually you have to drain the battery completely out. Then it will get into 9008 mode.
To do it youu need to try turning your phone on again and again so that the battery goes off.
For example:
Press Power button for a few seconds to turn it on.
Or press 3 buttons at same time (VOL+, VOL- and Power), then release only Power button when
you get vibration. Then after 2 seconds release both VOL buttons as well (this is for going to recovery mode).
This way you can drain the battery of the phone completely, and you will know when the battery is all gone when
you press the Power button and the phone will not show any LED light or screen light, it will just vibrate and stay turned off.
Now you connect your phone to a PC in the following way:
If at bricking you you were on Lollipop (Android 5): Pressing VOL+ key and plug the USB cable in **without pressing the power button.** 9008 will open. Use Qfil to flash the ROM you want.
OR If at bricking you were on Marshmallow (Android 6): Plug the USB cable into the phone, then connect the cable to a PC and exactly at the same time press the power button (sometimes you don't need to press the power button so try with both options). Then if you see 9008 mode in
Qfil, immediately press the Download button in Qfil.
If you see an Qfil error then repeat the above process to get 9008 mode and use miflash instead of Qfil. Miflash worked for me
better than Qfil because Qfil often gives error in between.
And when you get the flashing 100% then phone will either auto restart or you have to restart it manually.
Using Qfil it shows you a message when it is restarting the phone, and I think using miflash it just says process 100% complete.
Then you have to restart the phone yourself.
Remember at this point (after restart) connect your phone charger properly into an electricity power socket instead of to the PC
as the battery was already drained -- you need to charge the device while it shows the long booting process due to the newly flashed ROM.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2016/11/26 | 904 | 3,517 | <issue_start>username_0: For the last few days I have been getting a really annoying popup. Every half an hour or so my web browser randomly opens up when I unlock my phone (Samsung Galaxy S5, running Android 6.0.1) and opens up this site:
www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3191047/mul-widget-uninstall-survey
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Auhmk.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uYUWv.jpg)
The thing is, I don't even know which app or widget they are talking about. I did not recently uninstall anything on my phone, and I don't know what the "mul widget" from the URL is. So I figured it might just be a phishing or hacking attempt by a dubious website or ad, and I just closed the tab. Then, annoyingly, the same site popped up again after a while, so I clicked on "other", added a random reason. Which did not help either. Obviously I did not submit my e-mail, but nothing helped so far and it's starting to piss me off. I couldn't find anyone who had the same issue on the internet, and the only other thing I could think of is adding a random e-mail address but I keep thinking that it looks like there is some software on my phone that has been installed by somebody else, which activates this popup.
I must stress that this popup turns up even if the browser is closed, and it opens the browser by itself.
I also ran Malwarebytes and the AVG AntiVirus multiple times, to no avail.
Does anyone know what I could do?<issue_comment>username_1: Try to open the list of installed apps and then inspect the list. Uninstall anything that you think you hadn't installed
especially something like mul widget .
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I assume you are talking about Samsung's built-in browser? Try deleting your personal data (menu->settings->privacy).
It could be a piece of code in the cache using it's own delay. To be sure, delete cookies too, but that might inconvenience your browsing elsewhere.
Have you checked Device Security on Smart Manager?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: After a while I seem to have figured out what caused it. I do not use that many widgets so I figured I'd just try to uninstall one after the other and wait for a while to see what happens. This is a rather tedious process but I reckon beggars can't be choosers. After I had uninstalled [AmberWeather](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.ezweather&hl=en) completely I haven't heard anything for two days now.
First I tried uninstalling any widgets I had installed and then uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, or Amber Weather Elite instead of it, but that did not solve the issue. Only after I completely uninstalled it kept it that way did the popups disappear.
I sent an e-mail to the developers asking for information as to why this is happening and how I can get rid of it but I haven't heard anything back from them yet. If I do I will post it here, since some people told me here that they are having the same issue.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There are 2 apps associated with this problem, Amber Weather and Histogram. Histogram is a weather widget that has its roots in Amber weather.
I had the same problem. It started after is uninstalled Amber weather but the problem kept occurring. I searched for "Amber" in all of storage and found a folder linked to Histogram called Amber. I uninstalled Histogram and the problem went away.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2016/11/27 | 601 | 2,513 | <issue_start>username_0: In android 6+ we can control the permissions granted for all the apps installed but there's something I call sub-permissions.For example, when you grant whatsapp the contact permission you're giving the app the ability to read AND write contacts. I'd like to let whatsapp only read the contacts but not create new ones.
In Lollipop I could install App Ops that does exactly what I'm describing here but it's not working with Marshmallow.
Do you guys know any trick I can use in Marshmallow?<issue_comment>username_1: Try to open the list of installed apps and then inspect the list. Uninstall anything that you think you hadn't installed
especially something like mul widget .
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I assume you are talking about Samsung's built-in browser? Try deleting your personal data (menu->settings->privacy).
It could be a piece of code in the cache using it's own delay. To be sure, delete cookies too, but that might inconvenience your browsing elsewhere.
Have you checked Device Security on Smart Manager?
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: After a while I seem to have figured out what caused it. I do not use that many widgets so I figured I'd just try to uninstall one after the other and wait for a while to see what happens. This is a rather tedious process but I reckon beggars can't be choosers. After I had uninstalled [AmberWeather](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.ezweather&hl=en) completely I haven't heard anything for two days now.
First I tried uninstalling any widgets I had installed and then uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, or Amber Weather Elite instead of it, but that did not solve the issue. Only after I completely uninstalled it kept it that way did the popups disappear.
I sent an e-mail to the developers asking for information as to why this is happening and how I can get rid of it but I haven't heard anything back from them yet. If I do I will post it here, since some people told me here that they are having the same issue.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: There are 2 apps associated with this problem, Amber Weather and Histogram. Histogram is a weather widget that has its roots in Amber weather.
I had the same problem. It started after is uninstalled Amber weather but the problem kept occurring. I searched for "Amber" in all of storage and found a folder linked to Histogram called Amber. I uninstalled Histogram and the problem went away.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2016/11/28 | 2,718 | 9,068 | <issue_start>username_0: Which Android version supports **exFat**, if at all? The web seems unclear about that.
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: It seems that, according to [plugable - Adding MicroSD and USB Storage Support to Android Devices](https://archive.plugable.com/2014/09/17/adding-microsd-and-usb-storage-support-to-android-devices/), it's been supported since KitKat (whether using apps or not) but (as always) it's down to the OEM's discretion if a device can run it.
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> The several USB OTG apps for Android include various levels of support for different disk formats. Recent Android versions typically support FAT and EXT3/4 out of the box, and may support read-only NTFS mode on some devices. NTFS write, HFS+, or exFAT will require other adding driver support for these additional formats, and may not be supported by all applications.
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> On our example Nexus 5 with root access on stock Android 4.4.2, using StickMount (free to try) is easy, and enables access to FAT, exFAT, and NTFS formatted storage, even when all three exist on the same storage device. The Nexus 5 supports USB OTG Host mode without any extra apps or work, as confirmed by USB Host Diagnostics.
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Chances are, if a device supports SD cards bigger than 32GB, it supports SDXC, which has an exFAT filesystem
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> | Type of card | Max Capacity | File System | Backwards Compatibility |
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> | SD | 2GB | FAT32 | SD |
> | SDHC | 32GB | FAT32 | SD, SDHC |
> | SDXC | 2TB | exFAT | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
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Table from [Android Authority - High capacity microSD cards and Android](https://www.androidauthority.com/high-capacity-microsd-cards-android-gary-explains-690710/)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As of today (03-Apr-2020), exFAT is not yet officially supported in AOSP.
`exFAT` - a filesystem developed by Microsoft - was (is?) not open-source, so it was never a part of Linux (and hence Android) kernel over patent issues. However a FUSE-based driver ([exFAT-FUSE](https://github.com/relan/exfat)) has been around since long. But it's not a proper in-kernel driver, so lags in performance. Also there are properly licensed commercial-grade and for home users exFAT implementations from [authorized Microsoft partners](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/mtl/exfat-licensing.aspx) like [Tuxera](https://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-exfat-embedded/) and [Paragon](https://www.paragon-software.com/free/exfat-ntfs-fat32-hfs-android).
Following a leaked release of exFAT filesystem source code, Samsung properly [open-sources](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQzODQ) an exFAT driver back in 2013. It's available as [exFAT-nofuse](https://github.com/dorimanx/exfat-nofuse) Linux kernel module. In 2018 another exFAT driver was [released](https://github.com/cryptomilk/kernel-sdfat/commit/8e7bcf4240308ebf75ef28cbc549a1a355f18378) as part of Samsung Galaxy S8+ source. It's available as [exFAT-Linux](https://github.com/arter97/exfat-linux/) out-of-tree kernel module.
However none of the above drivers were ever merged to mainline Linux tree because of license issues. The [other answer](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/163206/218526) correctly states that it's up to OEM's discretion if they include exFAT driver in their kernel (and executables in userspace) after having an agreement with Microsoft or their partners. But almost every custom ROM includes one or more of the above drivers. `exFAT-FUSE` support is also available as a Magisk module: [`vold-posix`](https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/vold-posix) which can be used almost with any ROM (at least after some modifications). With Android 9, a very basic support was also [added to AOSP](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/vold/+/37ba125205023b3b6e80ed684ca4d282224c66dc):
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There came a [big news](https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2019/08/28/exfat-linux-kernel/) from MS in 2019:
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> *"Microsoft ♥ Linux – we say that a lot, and we mean it! Today we’re pleased to announce that Microsoft is supporting the addition of Microsoft’s exFAT technology to the Linux kernel."*
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And with that a community user (who [already developed](https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/8/1356) an exFAT driver for Linux based on 2013 release) made the [initial commits](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c48c9f7ff32b8b3965a08e40eb6763682d905b5d) to [staging](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c48c9f7ff32b8b3965a08e40eb6763682d905b5d) (unofficial, going to be part of mainline kernel) tree. After *getting into "real" shape*, it's being [merged to Linux kernel v5.7-rc1](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/590a95e418d18894e34cd240b3e7ef278add05c7) (test release). Hopefully `exFAT` is going to be a part of future Linux/Android kernel stable/LTS releases. It can possibly be backported to [current Android LTS releases](https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/kernel/android-common#list-of-kernels) (3.18 or 4.\*) but there can be license issues, I'm not sure of, as Paragon [states](https://www.paragon-software.com/exfat-license/): *"Microsoft’s statement is related to future versions of the Linux Kernel."*
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: [exFAT has been natively supported since A13.](https://blog.esper.io/android-dessert-bites-27-exfat-on-pixel-532176849/)
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> In August of 2019, Microsoft published the technical specification for exFAT and endorsed its addition to the Linux kernel. While Microsoft still holds patents on exFAT, its announcement means that the thousands of members of the free-to-join Open Invention Network — of which Microsoft is a part of — can freely use the technology in their Linux-based products as it’s covered under the OIN’s Linux System definition.
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> Immediately following Microsoft’s announcement, an old version of Samsung’s exFAT Linux driver that was in legal limbo for years was submitted to the staging area of Linux 5.4. Many kernel maintainers were unhappy with the code quality of the old driver, however, so several alternative implementations started to pop up, one of which was from Paragon Software. Eventually, though, the Linux kernel community settled on a newer exFAT driver developed by Samsung, the same one they’ve been shipping on their own products already. Samsung’s implementation of Microsoft’s exFAT officially landed in Linux 5.7.
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> With a Microsoft-endorsed exFAT driver finally available in the upstream Linux kernel, shipping exFAT support in Android became a lot less complicated for Google and OEMs. Since an Android Common Kernel fork of Linux kernel 5.7 doesn’t exist, the first ACK branch to include the new exFAT driver was based on Linux 5.10, hence the line mentioned at the beginning of the article about exFAT being supported in kernel 5.10 and later. CONFIG\_EXFAT\_FS has been set in GKI builds for over a year now, including kernels based on the android12-5.10 branch, which is why the kernel on my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 12L reports support for exFAT. However, there’s one missing piece of the puzzle to actually get Android to mount exFAT drives, and it involves vold.
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> Vold is short for “volume daemon”, and it’s the service that handles the mounting and unmounting of storage media. Vold actually added basic support for exFAT all the way back in early 2018, provided it detects that the kernel supports it and “helper binaries” are present. Those “helper binaries” are mkfs.exfat and fsck.exfat, tools that respectively build and check the consistency of exFAT file systems. They’re included as part of exfatprogs, a set of userspace utilities for creating, fixing, and debugging exFAT file systems. If those helper binaries aren’t detected, then the file system check will fail, and the volume won’t be mounted.
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Upvotes: 2 |
2016/11/28 | 591 | 2,427 | <issue_start>username_0: As far as I know the "root" of a device means that you have a /sistem with rw permissions.
Is the process of rooting related to the kind of CPU? Often I read that a device has changed processor (e.g. Intel or MediaTek or ARM...) so you have to wait to have a way to root the device.
Why (technically) this process is related to CPU?<issue_comment>username_1: This is because to gain the root access, you have to first get the **bootloader unlocked**, which is closely tied to chip powering the device, so every motherboard needs a native bootloader.
So, all devices running different ROM's using different processors having different bootloader, which are highly processor specific.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The process of rooting essentially installs a `su` binary and optionally a management tool (e.g. SuperSU) into your `/system`. Both need to be compiled against each CPU architecture (x86/arm/arm64/mips/etc.) individually - if you look inside a flashable SuperSU package, you will see the different architectures lined up in separate folders.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wGzyF.png)
But concerning the wait for different devices, it's not *that* related to the CPU/SoC. If you were to root using a custom recovery, then the bootloader is the hurdle - you *usually* need it unlocked to be able to flash the recovery and proceed, and the wait is either for unlocking it, or for someone to make a recovery image suitable for the device. If you were to use one-click rooters, how the manufacturer patches against the root exploits they use is the key, and this can be applied regardless of architectures (e.g. Android monthly security patch).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes and no. There are many ways to root a device, however all of them involve the installation of *su*, a native binary that will only run on the CPU architecture it is compiled for. That said, Most phones use one of 3 CPU architectures (arm, arm64 and x86), and it's trivial to compile Android su for any one of them, so that part is not really tied to a specific chip or even brand of CPU.
The process for getting said binary on the device can vary from dependence on the CPU and other phone hardware (unlocking bootloader and using a rooting image) to completely processor independent (using Android vulnerabilities).
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/11/28 | 363 | 1,579 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a newcomer to Android, so I'm not very familiar with how rooting works on Android. In IOS minor updates such as going from 9.0 to 9.1 can sometimes result in a jailbreak method not working, I was wondering would that be the same if a Samsung S7 edge is updated with a minor security update from Samsung.<issue_comment>username_1: for android apps on the market, rooting is like exploit the mobile system and get root privilege. Therefore, if the system gets updated, the update patch might fix the vulnerability, same attack approach might not be working again.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Major updates of Android **may** include firmware updates/bootloader updates, which can change the process of rooting!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: This ultimately depends on the manufacturer. Samsung is not at all friendly to the rooting of it's stock ROMs, and does lots of modification to it's Android ROMs, so I'd say it is a real possibility. If it were me, I would install Cynaogenmod instead if I were to root but still wanted OTA updates.
Google itself, which is where the baseline Android comes from, usually doesn't care all that much if people want to root their devices, and usually doesn't plug holes that allow rooting unless customer data is at risk as a result.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Every update may contain security fixes (for ex. monthly security patches) and the security fix may address the exact exploit used by the root method.
So yes, even the smallest update may break rooting methods.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/11/29 | 875 | 3,631 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an Alcatel onetouch fiercexl. All of a sudden my wifi and Metro PCS cellular data keep turning off. It only stays on for a few minutes. If try to use any app or go on the internet by the time I load it it says no internet connection. I use my data if I'm not home and wifi at home and they both keep turning off. Is there anything I can do about it?<issue_comment>username_1: That definitely should not happen. Few things to try:
* Did you install / Do you use any program that can change these settings? Something like app for changing the status by your location or by time or by its profile. It might be some application that came reinstalled with your phone (do not know what was there)
* Is there newer version of firmware for your phone? If so, consider upgrading. This might be radio ROM issue.
* As last resort on your side, you could try to perform factory reset on your phone (however you LOSE ALL YOUR DATA) to see if the problem persists afterwards.
If nothing above helps you it might be hardware problem and you should return your phone for warranty repair.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Please note, this is a Windows phone and this is an Android forum. So this answer will quickly disappear. If it's useful, please up-vote and/or mark the question as answered? I could do with the reputation points.]
According to the [Alcatel One Touch Fierce XL Manual](https://theinformr.co.uk/upload/manuals/alcatel-one-touch-fierce-xl-manual.pdf), as well as a full factory reset it is possible to reset the browser, camera and storage separately.
But before that, have you tried simply turning the phone off, waiting a little, then turning it on again? [It is, after all, a Windows phone :-) ]
If the suggestions by [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/198531/aries) fail, you will probably have to try a Factory Reset. (Alcatel require this before contacting them, see the Troubleshooting section of the Manual.)
First save all your data:
1. Make a note of the email account and password you used as the phone's first account.
2. Under Settings->Personal there is an option to backup the phone's internal data to Google Servers (if you registered a Google account).
3. Be aware that you will have to back up any documents, music or pictures separately. Plugging your phone into your computer using a USB lead (the charging lead?) is one way of doing that.
4. Make sure your emails are safe by checking you can access all of them independently (on your computer or from your email provider's web interface). If necessary, Forward them to your email account.
5. Make a note of any Apps you've downloaded from Windows Store. The Store should have a record of any you have paid for. and will allow you to restore them later.
Then do a Factory Reset from Settings->Personal->Backup & Reset. Or, with the phone turned off, hold Volume Up and Power keys until the screen lights up.
Finally, log in using the original email and password, restore the settings from Google and copy back your music, photos and any other files.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this is a really old post but i thought i'd still post this if anyone comes across this while having similar problems...
I solved this by removing the SIM card and putting it back in.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I had the same problem. Android Samsung S5. Wifi kept turning itself off. Very annoying. I had the smart network switch on or off...didn't matter. I discovered that I had the ATT Smart WiFi app enabled. I turned that off and it solved the problem.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/29 | 822 | 3,457 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to install the stock Android made by originally by Google that is not Samsung modified without breaking the device.
Can I return back after doing this?
How can I do,
Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: That definitely should not happen. Few things to try:
* Did you install / Do you use any program that can change these settings? Something like app for changing the status by your location or by time or by its profile. It might be some application that came reinstalled with your phone (do not know what was there)
* Is there newer version of firmware for your phone? If so, consider upgrading. This might be radio ROM issue.
* As last resort on your side, you could try to perform factory reset on your phone (however you LOSE ALL YOUR DATA) to see if the problem persists afterwards.
If nothing above helps you it might be hardware problem and you should return your phone for warranty repair.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Please note, this is a Windows phone and this is an Android forum. So this answer will quickly disappear. If it's useful, please up-vote and/or mark the question as answered? I could do with the reputation points.]
According to the [Alcatel One Touch Fierce XL Manual](https://theinformr.co.uk/upload/manuals/alcatel-one-touch-fierce-xl-manual.pdf), as well as a full factory reset it is possible to reset the browser, camera and storage separately.
But before that, have you tried simply turning the phone off, waiting a little, then turning it on again? [It is, after all, a Windows phone :-) ]
If the suggestions by [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/198531/aries) fail, you will probably have to try a Factory Reset. (Alcatel require this before contacting them, see the Troubleshooting section of the Manual.)
First save all your data:
1. Make a note of the email account and password you used as the phone's first account.
2. Under Settings->Personal there is an option to backup the phone's internal data to Google Servers (if you registered a Google account).
3. Be aware that you will have to back up any documents, music or pictures separately. Plugging your phone into your computer using a USB lead (the charging lead?) is one way of doing that.
4. Make sure your emails are safe by checking you can access all of them independently (on your computer or from your email provider's web interface). If necessary, Forward them to your email account.
5. Make a note of any Apps you've downloaded from Windows Store. The Store should have a record of any you have paid for. and will allow you to restore them later.
Then do a Factory Reset from Settings->Personal->Backup & Reset. Or, with the phone turned off, hold Volume Up and Power keys until the screen lights up.
Finally, log in using the original email and password, restore the settings from Google and copy back your music, photos and any other files.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this is a really old post but i thought i'd still post this if anyone comes across this while having similar problems...
I solved this by removing the SIM card and putting it back in.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I had the same problem. Android Samsung S5. Wifi kept turning itself off. Very annoying. I had the smart network switch on or off...didn't matter. I discovered that I had the ATT Smart WiFi app enabled. I turned that off and it solved the problem.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/29 | 819 | 3,431 | <issue_start>username_0: Can you please tell me how to fix it. I have an LG android.
I have Force stopped it twice and disabled it and it's is still saying google play has stopped.<issue_comment>username_1: That definitely should not happen. Few things to try:
* Did you install / Do you use any program that can change these settings? Something like app for changing the status by your location or by time or by its profile. It might be some application that came reinstalled with your phone (do not know what was there)
* Is there newer version of firmware for your phone? If so, consider upgrading. This might be radio ROM issue.
* As last resort on your side, you could try to perform factory reset on your phone (however you LOSE ALL YOUR DATA) to see if the problem persists afterwards.
If nothing above helps you it might be hardware problem and you should return your phone for warranty repair.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Please note, this is a Windows phone and this is an Android forum. So this answer will quickly disappear. If it's useful, please up-vote and/or mark the question as answered? I could do with the reputation points.]
According to the [Alcatel One Touch Fierce XL Manual](https://theinformr.co.uk/upload/manuals/alcatel-one-touch-fierce-xl-manual.pdf), as well as a full factory reset it is possible to reset the browser, camera and storage separately.
But before that, have you tried simply turning the phone off, waiting a little, then turning it on again? [It is, after all, a Windows phone :-) ]
If the suggestions by [username_1](https://android.stackexchange.com/users/198531/aries) fail, you will probably have to try a Factory Reset. (Alcatel require this before contacting them, see the Troubleshooting section of the Manual.)
First save all your data:
1. Make a note of the email account and password you used as the phone's first account.
2. Under Settings->Personal there is an option to backup the phone's internal data to Google Servers (if you registered a Google account).
3. Be aware that you will have to back up any documents, music or pictures separately. Plugging your phone into your computer using a USB lead (the charging lead?) is one way of doing that.
4. Make sure your emails are safe by checking you can access all of them independently (on your computer or from your email provider's web interface). If necessary, Forward them to your email account.
5. Make a note of any Apps you've downloaded from Windows Store. The Store should have a record of any you have paid for. and will allow you to restore them later.
Then do a Factory Reset from Settings->Personal->Backup & Reset. Or, with the phone turned off, hold Volume Up and Power keys until the screen lights up.
Finally, log in using the original email and password, restore the settings from Google and copy back your music, photos and any other files.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this is a really old post but i thought i'd still post this if anyone comes across this while having similar problems...
I solved this by removing the SIM card and putting it back in.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I had the same problem. Android Samsung S5. Wifi kept turning itself off. Very annoying. I had the smart network switch on or off...didn't matter. I discovered that I had the ATT Smart WiFi app enabled. I turned that off and it solved the problem.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/11/30 | 547 | 1,921 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Cyanogenmod 14.1 installed on my Samsung SM-G900f. After installing SuperSu from Phillz recovery, Wifi try to start, but no success. I found the same post here [WiFi doesn't work when SuperSU 2.72 binaries are installed on Android 7](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/161353/wifi-doesnt-work-when-supersu-2-72-binaries-are-installed-on-android-7?newreg=a413e9de1352448cb64d9d4b2b60aa3c)
The last comment sugest to "Better you uninstall SuperSu app and binaries and use CM's Default Root Access (from Developer Settings) till the issue is fixed"
I've tried to uninstall SuperSu the normal way and from the app settings: SuperSu > Settings > Switch superuser app, but when SuperSu is uninstalled and in the CM settings the root access is set to disabled, it is ignored and every app that granted root permission from SuperSu before, seems it has it now and use it without asking.
Root access from CM settings is ignored.
That being said, how can I uninstall SuperSu app and binaries and use CM's Default Root Access?
Or even better, is there a fix to a non working Wifi?<issue_comment>username_1: If the SuperSU app to remove SuperSU binary doesn't work, you'll have to wipe and reinstall but fear not as this will not wipe your user data.
Make sure to have the cm rom for your device and google apps if needed.
Now that you have them, preferably in your device for easier access, boot your device into recovery.
In your custom recovery you should select the wipe option>advanced wipe options>select **only** system and wipe it.
After this you just flash CyanogenMod normally, and Gapps if needed, reboot your device and that should be all.
PD. Is always good to make a backup.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Today, SuperSu released a new version with a fix for wifi <https://download.chainfire.eu/1014/SuperSU/SR5-SuperSU-v2.78-SR5-20161130091551.zip>
Upvotes: -1 |
2016/11/30 | 410 | 1,404 | <issue_start>username_0: So, as I say in the title, I have a GIANT battery drain proble: the battery will lose like 30-60% while idle and in airplane mode. Same but worse when listening to music (Spotify and LTE).
Yesterday night (Nov. 28-29) as it was charging (extremely) slowly ('7 hours 11 min until fully charged'), it decided to stop charging by itself and discharge fast (when obviously not using it) until 5 PM.
See attached image for details:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BmxGH.jpg)
Annotated screenshot (click for larger variant)<issue_comment>username_1: If the SuperSU app to remove SuperSU binary doesn't work, you'll have to wipe and reinstall but fear not as this will not wipe your user data.
Make sure to have the cm rom for your device and google apps if needed.
Now that you have them, preferably in your device for easier access, boot your device into recovery.
In your custom recovery you should select the wipe option>advanced wipe options>select **only** system and wipe it.
After this you just flash CyanogenMod normally, and Gapps if needed, reboot your device and that should be all.
PD. Is always good to make a backup.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Today, SuperSu released a new version with a fix for wifi <https://download.chainfire.eu/1014/SuperSU/SR5-SuperSU-v2.78-SR5-20161130091551.zip>
Upvotes: -1 |
2016/11/30 | 559 | 2,110 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I get my Android device to show a different time zone for a particular country?
So, when I pick the country I’d see the overridden time zone instead of the default one.
I have a rooted device with system version 4.4.2
**Edit**
Say I want to pick London, Dublin with automatic time zone disabled, but rather that showing GMT+0:00, I want my device to show something else, say GTM+0:30, is that possible with a rooted device?
Also I want that "fake" time zone to be reflected in the clock as if it were the actual time zone. So when it's 12:00 in London I want my device to show 12:30 instead.<issue_comment>username_1: Date And Time, People!
=======================
In settings > Date and Time, you can disable Automatic timezones and **do it yourself.** That then alters the system time to match the new timezone.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: First of all: There is no official way to change time zones because they are provided from the server so you would need to add the time zones there.
Second: if you go into settings -> date and time you can change the time there and subtract/add the amount of time you wanted the time zone to display.
With something like UCCW and a status bar customizer you could customize widgets. You could, of course, create a clock with an offset and display a text next to it saying: GMT +0:30 but this would not be in the entire android UI.
If you have a status bar customizer like Omega Status Bar you can customize your own status bar and set/remove text so you could set the time in android to be 30 minutes less and display 5 "GMT -0:30" next to the clock on your status bar.
If you have any questions feel free to ask.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Since I already have rooted my phone I used [TimeZone Fixer (ROOT)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.force.timezonefixer) app to update the related system files. Now the time is shown correctly.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/01 | 672 | 2,733 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I bought Samsung J3 Pro Korean set. There is no Google Play Store in Samsung J3 Pro Korean set. When i install applications, This message interrupts
```
This App Relies on Google Play Services
```
When i install Google Play Services following message interrupts
```
Unfortunately Google Play Services Has Been Stopped
```
Can anyone tell me how to install Google Play Store in Samsung J3 Pro Korean Set. Do i have to buy other phone that supports Google Play Store.
Is there any way to allow Google Play Store In it?
My Country: `pakistan`
Thanks In Advance.<issue_comment>username_1: There is a way of injecting the Google Play services, but you will need to install a custom recovery. I recommend TWRP.
* Download the following files:
1. Samsung ADB Drivers. Install them.
2. TWRP Recovery image for your phone (Samsung J3)
3. ODIN Flashing utility
4. An OpenGApps package of your choice. Make sure the processor architecture and Android version is correct. - <http://opengapps.org/>
* Put your phone into Download Mode and start ODIN. To put your phone into Download mode, turn off your phone then turn it on again pressing a few of the physical buttons (usually holding the power button and volume up at the same time). This puts you into the bootloader menu, and you use the Vol Up and Down keys to select Download mode.
* On the AP tab in ODIN, select your TWRP image and hit 'Start'
* Do the whole bootloader menu thing again, but this time select Recovery.
* When TWRP loads up, put the OpenGApps package onto your device the same way you would any file in any other given situation. Once it is fully copied, select 'Install', install from zip, find the OpenGApps zip package (if you get lost, try to look for /sdcard/) and swipe to install.
* Reboot the device.It may take a few minutes and will bring you through a Google setup screen.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The google play store comes pre-installed in all the Samsung Phones.
However, phones locked to some network operators will have the Google Play app stored in a folder named Google.
To move Google Play out of the Google folder, simply touch the folder to open it, press and hold on Google Play and then drag Google Play out of the folder on to the home screen.
If you still can't find the Play Store you might have disabled it mistakenly while deleting trash data.
Follow the below steps to check whether the Play Store has been disabled, and enable it:
1. Go to the "Settings"
2. Scroll down and tap on "Application Manager"
3. Choose DISABLED OR All apps, followed by Disabled
4. Scroll down to find Google Play Store and tap on it.
5. Tap Enable
This would resolve your problem.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/02 | 350 | 1,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an SD card that apparently is formatted exfat. I tried copying some music onto it, and now my CM/marshmallow phone is saying that the card is corrupted. It mounts on my linux system, and running fsck gives me some file errors. But I can't fix them. I have no access to windows (well, maybe my wife's fairly locked down work computer). I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow and don't have time to pull off, reformat through android, and then reload my files. Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: Note to self, since this happened again. I had to boot into a windows computer and run chkdsk. Doesn't appear to be a way to do this through linux. Maybe using testdisk, but I didn't mess with it much.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: exFAT got its spec opened by Microsoft and added to a free-to-join patent pool in 2019/2020. It got incorporated into the kernel - first in 5.7, then an updated codebase from Samsung into 5.10. They also opened up their exfat helpers at <https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs> that include a filesystem check util.
See the different repair options of the util (interactively/no/yes/automatically). Autorepair is:
```
sudo fsck.exfat -a /dev/sda1
```
your distribution probably has it packaged under the same name "exfatprogs"
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/02 | 3,414 | 7,844 | <issue_start>username_0: I try to disable two apps: Tasker and Applock, from device administrators, but when I tap to uncheck it, the Settings app stops. Other device admins like Cerberus can be enabled/disabled.
I sent an email to Tasker developer but received this answer:
>
> Have you disabled Tasker and restarted the device ?
>
>
> In any case, if the Settings app is stopping that's a bug in the
> Settings app on your device, not in Tasker, I'm sorry to say. Tasker
> has no influence on what Settings does when the button is checked or
> unchecked, and you're the first person in 6 years to report a crash
> in Settings from disabling the Device Admin.
>
>
>
**logcat via adb** shows an uncaught exception:
```
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.android.settings, PID: 22303
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity {com.android.settings/com.android.settings.DeviceAdminAdd}: java.lang.SecurityException: net.dinglisch.android.taskerm from uid 10134 not allowed to perform SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3124)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3155)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2498)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1357)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5459)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:728)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: net.dinglisch.android.taskerm from uid 10134 not allowed to perform SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.AppOpsManager.checkOp(AppOpsManager.java:1521)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.settings.DeviceAdminAdd.onResume(DeviceAdminAdd.java:384)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnResume(Instrumentation.java:1281)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.Activity.performResume(Activity.java:6335)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3113)
12-01 18:46:20.764 22303 22303 E AndroidRuntime: ... 10 more
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.android.settings, PID: 23612
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to resume activity {com.android.settings/com.android.settings.DeviceAdminAdd}: java.lang.SecurityException: com.domobile.applock from uid 10161 not allowed to perform SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3124)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.handleResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3155)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2498)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1357)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5459)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:728)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: com.domobile.applock from uid 10161 not allowed to perform SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.AppOpsManager.checkOp(AppOpsManager.java:1521)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at com.android.settings.DeviceAdminAdd.onResume(DeviceAdminAdd.java:384)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnResume(Instrumentation.java:1281)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.Activity.performResume(Activity.java:6335)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: at android.app.ActivityThread.performResumeActivity(ActivityThread.java:3113)
12-01 18:46:30.174 23612 23612 E AndroidRuntime: ... 10 more
```
**Device info**
```
ro.bootimage.build.fingerprint]: [motorola/harpia_retail/harpia:6.0.1/MPI24.241-15.3/3:user/release-keys]
[ro.bootloader]: [0x8104]
[ro.bootmode]: [normal]
[ro.bootreason]: [power_key_press]
[ro.bug2go.magickeys]: [24,26]
[ro.build.characteristics]: [default]
[ro.build.date]: [Sat Jul 9 02:59:12 CDT 2016]
[ro.build.date.utc]: [1468051152]
[ro.build.description]: [harpia-user 6.0.1 MPI24.241-15.3 3 release-keys]
[ro.build.display.id]: [MPI24.241-15.3]
[ro.build.fingerprint]: [motorola/harpia/harpia:6.0.1/MPI24.241-15.3/3:user/release-keys]
[ro.build.flavor]: [harpia-user]
[ro.build.host]: [ilclbld31]
[ro.build.id]: [MPI24.241-15.3]
[ro.build.product]: [harpia]
[ro.build.tags]: [release-keys]
[ro.build.thumbprint]: [6.0.1/MPI24.241-15.3/3:user/release-keys]
[ro.build.type]: [user]
[ro.build.user]: [hudsoncm]
[ro.build.version.all_codenames]: [REL]
[ro.build.version.base_os]: []
[ro.build.version.codename]: [REL]
[ro.build.version.full]: [Blur_Version.24.71.3.harpia.retail.en.US]
[ro.build.version.incremental]: [3]
[ro.build.version.preview_sdk]: [0]
[ro.build.version.qcom]: [AU_LINUX_ANDROID_LA.BR.1.1.3_RB1.05.01.00.032.015]
[ro.build.version.release]: [6.0.1]
[ro.build.version.sdk]: [23]
[ro.build.version.security_patch]: [2016-06-01]
```
Is it possible to disable these device admins without resetting the device?<issue_comment>username_1: 1. First, give that app *Overlay Permission*
Go to Phone Settings -> Applications -> Apps that can appear on top (in "..." overflow menu on top) -> Check "Your app to uninstall"
2. Second, disable that app from *Device Administrators* from Phone Settings.
3. Now you can uninstall as regular app
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The problem can also be solved like this:
1. Go to Settings -> Apps.
2. Click on menu, then click 'Reset app preferences'.
3. Then go to Security settings -> Device administrators, and deactivate the device administrator.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/02 | 607 | 1,929 | <issue_start>username_0: today I did had fun with Netstat on my device and saw that Google Play Services **are making VNC connections from my device to a Google server**.
The question here is : why ? Sounds to me like a backdoor allowing Google to see whatever I do, that's really scary...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qWgBx.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: A TCP service is making an (established) **outbound** connection over port 5228, meaning your device is reaching out to a service, not awaiting a connection. The 'listening' tab next to it would be where a VNC listener would reside.
In any case, 5228 is not a VNC port. VNC uses 5900 or 5800 by default. As mentioned above, the nestat app must have mislabeled it.
According to [speedguide.net](http://www.speedguide.net/port.php?port=5228), tcp & udp port 5228 is used by the Google Play Store and Google Chrome user sync. This would explain why the application name is Google Play Services, which to my understanding is the framework for Google application i/o.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I just decompiled the *SockStat* apk and found this:
```
.class Lcom/powl1/sockstat/Utils$1;
.super Ljava/util/HashMap;
.source "Utils.java"
#
#
#skipped lines
#
#
const/16 v4, 0x146c #Register v4 is assigned as 0x146c (Hex equivalent of 5228)
#
#skipped lines
#
.line 161 # A HashMap might have been used to map port 5228 to "VNC"
invoke-static {v4}, Ljava/lang/Integer;->valueOf(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;
move-result-object v0
const-string v1, "VNC"
invoke-virtual {p0, v0, v1}, Lcom/powl1/sockstat/Utils$1;->put(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
```
What this means is that as @Izzy pointed out, the developer might have **incorrectly labelled port 5228 as "VNC"**..
Contact the developer to solve this issue ;)
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/02 | 561 | 1,734 | <issue_start>username_0: All I found is help on desktop based Chrome, like this:
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18597884/selectively-remove-chrome-browsing-history>
Is there a way to select a part of the history but in Android?<issue_comment>username_1: A TCP service is making an (established) **outbound** connection over port 5228, meaning your device is reaching out to a service, not awaiting a connection. The 'listening' tab next to it would be where a VNC listener would reside.
In any case, 5228 is not a VNC port. VNC uses 5900 or 5800 by default. As mentioned above, the nestat app must have mislabeled it.
According to [speedguide.net](http://www.speedguide.net/port.php?port=5228), tcp & udp port 5228 is used by the Google Play Store and Google Chrome user sync. This would explain why the application name is Google Play Services, which to my understanding is the framework for Google application i/o.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I just decompiled the *SockStat* apk and found this:
```
.class Lcom/powl1/sockstat/Utils$1;
.super Ljava/util/HashMap;
.source "Utils.java"
#
#
#skipped lines
#
#
const/16 v4, 0x146c #Register v4 is assigned as 0x146c (Hex equivalent of 5228)
#
#skipped lines
#
.line 161 # A HashMap might have been used to map port 5228 to "VNC"
invoke-static {v4}, Ljava/lang/Integer;->valueOf(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;
move-result-object v0
const-string v1, "VNC"
invoke-virtual {p0, v0, v1}, Lcom/powl1/sockstat/Utils$1;->put(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
```
What this means is that as @Izzy pointed out, the developer might have **incorrectly labelled port 5228 as "VNC"**..
Contact the developer to solve this issue ;)
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/02 | 634 | 2,089 | <issue_start>username_0: Using adb with a rooted mobile, a common method to pull files only accessible to root (like the ones in /data/data) is moving those files with root to the SDCard attached to the mobile (which is formated with FAT32 and thus doesn't have file permission restrictions) and then *adb pull* those files from the SDCard.
The problem arises when the used device doesn't have a SDCard slot (as the moto G first genereation), so is it possible to pull to the host some files located in the directory /data/data (which is only accessible with root) without using an SDCard?<issue_comment>username_1: A TCP service is making an (established) **outbound** connection over port 5228, meaning your device is reaching out to a service, not awaiting a connection. The 'listening' tab next to it would be where a VNC listener would reside.
In any case, 5228 is not a VNC port. VNC uses 5900 or 5800 by default. As mentioned above, the nestat app must have mislabeled it.
According to [speedguide.net](http://www.speedguide.net/port.php?port=5228), tcp & udp port 5228 is used by the Google Play Store and Google Chrome user sync. This would explain why the application name is Google Play Services, which to my understanding is the framework for Google application i/o.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I just decompiled the *SockStat* apk and found this:
```
.class Lcom/powl1/sockstat/Utils$1;
.super Ljava/util/HashMap;
.source "Utils.java"
#
#
#skipped lines
#
#
const/16 v4, 0x146c #Register v4 is assigned as 0x146c (Hex equivalent of 5228)
#
#skipped lines
#
.line 161 # A HashMap might have been used to map port 5228 to "VNC"
invoke-static {v4}, Ljava/lang/Integer;->valueOf(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;
move-result-object v0
const-string v1, "VNC"
invoke-virtual {p0, v0, v1}, Lcom/powl1/sockstat/Utils$1;->put(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
```
What this means is that as @Izzy pointed out, the developer might have **incorrectly labelled port 5228 as "VNC"**..
Contact the developer to solve this issue ;)
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/03 | 764 | 2,496 | <issue_start>username_0: For example, if I install Google Chrome on my phone (assume it's not prebuilt), whatever the original name of the apk is, it will usually be installed to `/data/app/com.android.chrome-1.apk` but sometimes `/data/app/com.android.chrome-2.apk` and even xxx-3.apk or xxx-4.apk
My question is what the number in that case mean and how is it generated? It's often varying and I haven't found any clue.<issue_comment>username_1: If you first install the package, it will have a "-1" appended to the folder name. Every time you update the same package without uninstalling, regardless of how it's done, the number increments by itself.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The number has no special meanings. It is used to distinguish old and new packages **during installation**. While installing an app, the Package Installer first finds an available 'packageid-number' pattern, with the number incrementing from 1, and creates the directory (APK file for Android 5.0 and under). Then it places the APK file in it and removes the old one. Therefore, most commonly the number only varies from 1 to 2 because only one instance of an installed app exists. Summing up the old app and the temporary name, there can only be 2 instances. If you have, by some other means like installing 2 of the same app using a parallel container, there can be up to 4 instances of the app, thus creating `com.example-4`.
```
root@android:/data/app # ls -d com.termux-*
```
Output:
First: `com.termux-1`
After some time: `com.termux-1 com.termux-2`
After more time and finally: `com.termux-2`
3. Tap the APK to install it again and repeat Step 2.
Output:
First: `com.termux-2`
After some time: `com.termux-1 com.termux-2`
After more time and finally: `com.termux-1`
4. Create placeholder directories named `com.termux-2`, `com.termux-3`, `com.termux-4` and set correct permissions.
5. Repeat Step 3.
Output:
First:
```
com.termux-1 com.termux-2 com.termux-3 com.termux-4
```
After some time:
```
com.termux-1 com.termux-2 com.termux-3 com.termux-4 com.termux-5
```
After more time and finally:
```
com.termux-2 com.termux-3 com.termux-4 com.termux-5
```
Where `com.termux-2`, `com.termux-3`, `com.termux-4` are all empty as they are created by me, not the Package Installer. To verify, run
```
root@android:/data/app # pm list packages -f | grep com.termux
package:/data/app/com.termux-5/base.apk=com.termux
```
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/03 | 344 | 1,263 | <issue_start>username_0: 
I m using Redmi 3s prime with jio 4G. Whenever VoLTE is enabled, my device internet is always active, regardless of whether mobile data is on or off. I can browse the Internet and watch online video even when mobile data is off. How can I turn off internet when VoLTE is enabled?<issue_comment>username_1: Voice over LTE (VoLTE) uses mobile data (LTE). You can't turn off mobile data and use VoLTE. You can turn off mobile data and use a different voice connection like 3G.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same issue and I fixed it like this:
Go to `Settings` => `Mobile networks`. There, select `SIM 1(JIO)` and go to `Access Point Name (APN)` and click on `Restore to default`.
It is caused by changing APN Settings. I tried this fix on two R3S Prime devices and it worked on both of them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Voice over LTE (VoLTE) does not use mobile data. This feature is specifically for voice calling over a 4G (LTE) network, as the name suggests & it enables the user to make voice calls over a 4G network without the use of data. For more explanation, see the video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgFPR9mvpk>
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/03 | 310 | 1,132 | <issue_start>username_0: I have tried the attach icon on whatsapp to send a file of over 1 hour. I also tried to send it from audio in my files but i got an error message saying the file is over 16m...What do I do? Is there a settings change?<issue_comment>username_1: Voice over LTE (VoLTE) uses mobile data (LTE). You can't turn off mobile data and use VoLTE. You can turn off mobile data and use a different voice connection like 3G.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same issue and I fixed it like this:
Go to `Settings` => `Mobile networks`. There, select `SIM 1(JIO)` and go to `Access Point Name (APN)` and click on `Restore to default`.
It is caused by changing APN Settings. I tried this fix on two R3S Prime devices and it worked on both of them.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Voice over LTE (VoLTE) does not use mobile data. This feature is specifically for voice calling over a 4G (LTE) network, as the name suggests & it enables the user to make voice calls over a 4G network without the use of data. For more explanation, see the video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgFPR9mvpk>
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/03 | 594 | 2,192 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using Android 6.0 (non-rooted) phone. Holding home button opens up Google App which I never use.
I don't think that I can change the behavior of holding home button at least as non-root user. (If there's any way or work-around then don't forget to tell me!)
So, as I never use Google App and also want to stop opening Google App by means of home button, I want to disable it as it is a system application hence I can't uninstall it.
But when I opened Google App from system settings, I found disable button is disabled:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0rEmC.jpg)
So, How do I disable Google App or there is no option except root?
By the way, it is also not being force-stop with the help of `force-stop` button!<issue_comment>username_1: You can change the behavior of holding home button even as non-root user (at least on my LG G Flex 2 with Android version 6.0.1):
Settings - Apps - Configure apps - Default Apps (in Advanced section) - Assist & voice input - here touch the text "Assist app Google app" not the icon on the right edge - here select None.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I was able to finally disable the Google App by updating the app then uninstalling the updates from the 3-dots menu in the top right. This caused Android to present the `Disable` button.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Clear all the data of google app then
Go to play store > options> My apps & games.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3JG6Z.png)
Go to 'installed'>Google app > uninstall
Now don't do anything it will show to two options 'update' and 'open'
minimize and close play store.
Then head to the settings > storage & USB > internal storage > Go to google app.
Now you should be able to disable it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I went to Settings, Apps, Google App, then Modify System Settings, then switched off
Allow modify system settings. I could then force stop the app, and disable it. The icon even disappeared from the app drawer with a refresh of the launcher. Android 7.1.1.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/04 | 140 | 512 | <issue_start>username_0: What is that balloon icon? I think it must be a downloaded app but I can't figure which.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jqmV3.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: Depending on your Android version you might be able to long press a notification (if there is any) to find out the app it comes from.
Or maybe a reverse image search with google will do.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Moments a picture share app from Facebook.
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/12/04 | 225 | 786 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried to partition my android phone and messed up the internal partition system.
When I reset my system this message appears
E:Can't open "/cache/recovery"
E:Unable to mount "/cache"
E:format\_volume: make ext4fs failed on /emmc@cache
Now (condition): my phone boots up but it stucks with just logo.
Phone Name : <NAME> Gh3/GIONEE CTRL V4S
Chipset: MTK6582
Os Installed: CyanogenMod 12.2 (Custom)
Is there any way to recover it?<issue_comment>username_1: Depending on your Android version you might be able to long press a notification (if there is any) to find out the app it comes from.
Or maybe a reverse image search with google will do.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Moments a picture share app from Facebook.
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/12/05 | 524 | 1,999 | <issue_start>username_0: I have 29 gigabytes of free storage on my sd card yet when I try to download more apps I get the insufficient storage message. All apps that I am able to move to sd card are. No matter how many apps I download the amount of free storage on sd card remains at 29 gigabytes.<issue_comment>username_1: Your android device has internal and in your case external storage.
The external storage is, in this case, your SD card with 29GB of free memory.
However most of the android apps get installed on your internal storage. You can check if your internal storage is filled up by going into "**Settings -> Storage**" and looking at the internal storage.
If it is filled up try to move apps to your sd card by going to "**Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps**" and you will see a list of installed applications.
Click them one by one and in the menu you'll see an option "Move to SD Card" for some of the applications.
You can alternatively root your device (or update to android V6.0+) and move all of your apps to your SD card using an app on the Google Play Store called AppMGR III.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: All internal memory can not be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that money is full, you start receiving lie memory error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall some Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/06 | 574 | 2,218 | <issue_start>username_0: i have the same problem of many users here :-(
My s4 has fallen and now the screen is broken: touch is black and not responsive, no way to revive it.I have tried with adb and installed Samsung latest usb drivers:
so adb is able to see my phone and it displays a serial with numbers and letters with "recovery" near it; i am able to make copies of folders(sdcard for example) with "adb pull" from phone to my pc but something is wrong cause they are all empty! Can anyone give me some help??<issue_comment>username_1: Your android device has internal and in your case external storage.
The external storage is, in this case, your SD card with 29GB of free memory.
However most of the android apps get installed on your internal storage. You can check if your internal storage is filled up by going into "**Settings -> Storage**" and looking at the internal storage.
If it is filled up try to move apps to your sd card by going to "**Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps**" and you will see a list of installed applications.
Click them one by one and in the menu you'll see an option "Move to SD Card" for some of the applications.
You can alternatively root your device (or update to android V6.0+) and move all of your apps to your SD card using an app on the Google Play Store called AppMGR III.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: All internal memory can not be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that money is full, you start receiving lie memory error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall some Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/06 | 508 | 1,899 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried to send a message. After that, it displays the following toast:
>
> SMS is unable.
>
>
>
I can't use SMS. Is there a method to send messages by not using SMS?<issue_comment>username_1: Your android device has internal and in your case external storage.
The external storage is, in this case, your SD card with 29GB of free memory.
However most of the android apps get installed on your internal storage. You can check if your internal storage is filled up by going into "**Settings -> Storage**" and looking at the internal storage.
If it is filled up try to move apps to your sd card by going to "**Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps**" and you will see a list of installed applications.
Click them one by one and in the menu you'll see an option "Move to SD Card" for some of the applications.
You can alternatively root your device (or update to android V6.0+) and move all of your apps to your SD card using an app on the Google Play Store called AppMGR III.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: All internal memory can not be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that money is full, you start receiving lie memory error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall some Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/07 | 534 | 2,060 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to help my father locate his lost android cell phone. He doesn't know the gmail account info it is connected to, so we cannot locate it that way. (was set up for him, not his own doing) Without a gmail account address/username or the 'recovery' info to find that out, is there a way I can help him locate his cell phone???<issue_comment>username_1: Your android device has internal and in your case external storage.
The external storage is, in this case, your SD card with 29GB of free memory.
However most of the android apps get installed on your internal storage. You can check if your internal storage is filled up by going into "**Settings -> Storage**" and looking at the internal storage.
If it is filled up try to move apps to your sd card by going to "**Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps**" and you will see a list of installed applications.
Click them one by one and in the menu you'll see an option "Move to SD Card" for some of the applications.
You can alternatively root your device (or update to android V6.0+) and move all of your apps to your SD card using an app on the Google Play Store called AppMGR III.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: All internal memory can not be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that money is full, you start receiving lie memory error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall some Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/07 | 488 | 1,849 | <issue_start>username_0: I have swipe elite plus mobile with android lollipop 5.0.2 and I want to install android marshmallow how should I do that?<issue_comment>username_1: Your android device has internal and in your case external storage.
The external storage is, in this case, your SD card with 29GB of free memory.
However most of the android apps get installed on your internal storage. You can check if your internal storage is filled up by going into "**Settings -> Storage**" and looking at the internal storage.
If it is filled up try to move apps to your sd card by going to "**Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps**" and you will see a list of installed applications.
Click them one by one and in the menu you'll see an option "Move to SD Card" for some of the applications.
You can alternatively root your device (or update to android V6.0+) and move all of your apps to your SD card using an app on the Google Play Store called AppMGR III.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: All internal memory can not be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that money is full, you start receiving lie memory error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall some Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/07 | 478 | 1,839 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wondering if there is a way to install and open apps on different devices I am signed onto from one device.<issue_comment>username_1: Your android device has internal and in your case external storage.
The external storage is, in this case, your SD card with 29GB of free memory.
However most of the android apps get installed on your internal storage. You can check if your internal storage is filled up by going into "**Settings -> Storage**" and looking at the internal storage.
If it is filled up try to move apps to your sd card by going to "**Settings -> Apps -> Manage Apps**" and you will see a list of installed applications.
Click them one by one and in the menu you'll see an option "Move to SD Card" for some of the applications.
You can alternatively root your device (or update to android V6.0+) and move all of your apps to your SD card using an app on the Google Play Store called AppMGR III.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: All internal memory can not be used for installing apps. I think android allot a part of your internal memory for installation of apps. When that money is full, you start receiving lie memory error message. You can try following:
1. Uninstall some Apps
2. Move apps to external storage or money card. You can do that by going to app settings. You may be able to move some apps by app settings option.
3. If you're still getting low memory issue, then you use [This app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ljmobile.move.app&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmove%20to%20sd%20card%20app&pcampaignid=APPU_1_lBMtWM6GMYm4apmwq5AH). This is only app I found on play store which can move those apps to SD card which android app settings couldn't. But to use this, you need to be **rooted**.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/07 | 384 | 1,536 | <issue_start>username_0: I got few phone but all without gyroscope. In all of them, [Street View app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.street) says:
>
> 360 photo capture is not supported on this device.
>
>
>
Why gyroscope is a must, are the gravity & compass not reliable to make 360 pictures?
**Update:**
Both gravity & compass have (x,y,z) components and I know both have some drawbacks:
* gravity sensor is affected by acceleration (motion).
* compass sensor is affected by metals and sometimes get locked is a direction. (move device in 8 path to free it).
Also:
* gyroscope has little drift with time (may not affect in this case)
Anyway, are these enough reasons to drop phones without gyro from 360 photo capturing?<issue_comment>username_1: Basically 360 photo is a set of photos on a large canvas. gyroscope tells us the orientation of phone. inside the 360 photo viewer module the orientation is mapped to that large canvas with different photos. so when we look around. gyroscope tells operating system about the orientation of mobile and displays respective photo on screen.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: An accelerometer measures linear acceleration of movement, while a gyro on the other hand measures the angular rotational velocity. Basically the gyro uses the Earth's gravity to adds an additional dimension to the information supplied by the accelerometer, which measure s non-gravitational acceleration, by tracking rotation or twist.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/07 | 680 | 2,136 | <issue_start>username_0: It started when the regular OTA update failed to install and left me with a "no command" screen.
I downloaded a stock ROM from [the official developers.google site](https://developers.google.com/android/images).
I tried the flash-all script to install the ROM. It gave me the following:
```
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
failed to allocate -1492308812 bytes
error: update package missing system.img
```
After pasting all the files from the image.zip to the parent folder with the flash-all script in it (that way the system.img is in the same dir as the flash-all script), I received the same error.
After some googling I found some instructions to flash the files manually using fastboot.
All went well and I came to the second last instruction to flash the system.
Then this happend:
```
>> fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.090s]
sending sparse 'system' (520374 KB)...
OKAY [ 20.706s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 9.350s]
sending sparse 'system' (515510 KB)...
OKAY [ 22.374s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 9.586s]
sending sparse 'system' (479538 KB)...
OKAY [ 20.531s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 8.527s]
sending sparse 'system' (514677 KB)...
OKAY [ 21.401s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 11.339s]
sending sparse 'system' (524289 KB)...
FAILED (remote: data too large)
finished. total time: 124.427s
```
As you can see, fastboot is already sending the data in smaller portions. What do I have to do to fix this?
I searched google but couldn't find any usable fix..
The phone is an rooted Nexus 5x.<issue_comment>username_1: Turns out that some old adb tooling was in my PATH variable, so I was using an old version of fastboot..
It all worked well when I used the right version!
Will accept this as an answer in 2 days.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For those who still have the problem, you can simply use the `-S` option of fastboot.
In my case, it worked great with: `fastboot -S 300M flash system system.img`
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/12/08 | 255 | 1,146 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to unlock my bootloader, but I am unable to enable USB debugging because my device (Sony Xperia T) cannot turn on.
How do I unlock my bootloader so that I can flash it?<issue_comment>username_1: For device recovery purposes, use original stock ROM images. Flashing of original ROM does not require an unlocked bootloader.
The bootloader being *locked* means that it would only allow flashing of vendor signed images. And by definition, the original images are vendor signed.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: For Mainstream phones like the Pixel, if bootloader unlock was initially allowed from the development settings when it was on, you just simply need to get to fastboot mode if the phone has it, after downloading a custom recovery and using `fastboot boot [filename]` command to boot the recovery and install custom OS before looking for an official ROM.
Ensure not to flash the custom recovery since stock recovery will be needed by the phone after unlocking bootloader from fastboot mode to reset it since unlocking must erase the entire phone. Code to unlock `fastboot oem unlock`
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/09 | 464 | 1,800 | <issue_start>username_0: I have 2 mobile devices using the same Gmail account. One of them got stolen. The thief has used my Gmail account and also search.
How can I see the browsing history of the stolen mobile? I already searched in Google activity, and it shows activity for the device I still have. How to find the activity of the stolen device in my Google account? And how to trace the stolen mobile's IMEI and find out which person has it?<issue_comment>username_1: All you do is go to devices under google+ and search the history of that device you're looking for. If it's still attached and being used then you know you can locate it from the find my phone app >>IF << your location is turned on on the device. You can also wipe it and make it ring really loud Bob stop for 5 minutes when you get close to it making it easier to find or whenever.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Assuming that your goal is finding out where is your phone, there are multiple scenarios. I will cover two of them:
* If you can find the mobile phone on "Your Devices" section ([find it here](https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity)), access it and press "More details" so that you can find the IP address. With the IP address one can find the location, bu using, for example, [WHOIS IP Lookup Tool](https://www.ultratools.com/tools/ipWhoisLookup).
* If you were using "Find My Device" ([with all the musts](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6160491)), access the [Find your phone](https://myaccount.google.com/find-your-phone) section.
---
If you can't find your phone, report the situation to the police and hopefully they will be able to help you.
Then, consider [changing your Google Account password](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7177579#google_password).
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/09 | 385 | 1,493 | <issue_start>username_0: Dropped my Oneplus One recently, and have bought a replacement already, but would like to get my files off.
The problem:
* screen works, but only top left inch of touchscreen registers
* volume buttons don't work
* USB debugging has disabled itself for some reason (I usually leave it on for this reason)
* when I connect it to the computer using the original USB cable, it just keeps connecting over and over but never shows up (and adb devices doesn't list it)
* I have a USB OTG adapter but it's not registering my mouse or keyboard
Other possibly helpful stuff:
* wifi is connected
* bluetooth is on
* I have an 'ftp server' app on my phone that I could connect to to get the data off if I could open it
* TWRP is installed, phone is unlocked
* lock screen disabled
I've read through the nice broken screen wiki, but nothing on there helps
any creative ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: So you have TWRP installed. Boot into TWRP, and try to get them via ADB. It should work If device/data is not encrypted.
Best luck
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: If your ROM and the functionning touch surface of your screen allow it, try to go to settings and activate 0°-90°-180°-270° screen rotation. By turning your phone sideways or upside-down, you might then be able to enable USB debugging again, and proceed to get your files with `adb pull`.
However, since yout OTG adapter doesn't seem to work, it's likely that your USB port is broken too.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/10 | 753 | 2,527 | <issue_start>username_0: I was trying to restore my Oneplus two to stock it failed. using the toolbox allowed me flash and boot into stock recovery.
From here, I've tried sideloading the stock Rom which completes but won't actually boot. Flashing TWRP also returns an "okay" but I cant actually boot into TWRP recovery.
There is no OS installed.
* I can get into stock recovery
* I can get into fastboot
* I can get into qualcomm mode
* Bootloader is unlocked
* I can't boot into custom recovery
* I can't boot into system after sideloading "success"
Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance.<issue_comment>username_1: * Full factory image for OnePlus 2 → [Download here](https://mega.nz/#!itR00ZaI!gJ6T0jgqfZaIF9NLlCzWj4LIGMMhCw8m8owFdeB_2B4)| File name: *OnePlus2Oxygen\_14\_OT…stboot.rar*
* Stok recovery : Download from [here](https://mega.nz/#!itR00ZaI!gJ6T0jgqfZaIF9NLlCzWj4LIGMMhCw8m8owFdeB_2B4).
File name: *optstockrecovery.7z*
**Flashing Instructions**
Step 1: Download the Factory image from above links.
Step 2: Make sure you have setup ADB and Fastboot on your PC.
Step 3: Boot your device into bootloader (Fastboot mode).
Step 4: Navigate to the location where you have placed the factory image file on PC and extract it to get all the files like system, bootloader, etc along with the flashall.bat file as well.
Step 5: Run the flash-all.bat . Wait for the process to complete.
If you use Linux or Mac OS, then run the *flash-all.sh* file and follow the instructions. But first, open the flash-all.sh file and verify if the files start with “./” prefix for Mac and “sudo” for Linux. If not, then add a prefix to every file.
Step 6: Once done, reboot the device into system either manually or using the command: `fastboot reboot`.
*Flashing Stock Recovery*
* For ADB and Fastboot download the quick ADB and Fastboot Installer from [here](https://androidmtk.com/download-minimal-adb-and-fastboot-tool)
* Boot in Fastboot mode again
* Unzip the file fastboot optstockrecovery.7z
* Copy its content to the folder where Minimal ADB and Fastboot os installed (right-click on its icon > Open file location).
* Flash the recovery with `fastboot flash recovery optstockrecovery.img`
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm so stupid, I had not placed the files within the platform-tools folder, that did the trick. the system.img was too big to be flashed directly and needed to be compressed into several sparse files, performing the operation withing platform-tools will do this automatically.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/08 | 1,255 | 4,719 | <issue_start>username_0: *(original title: Do some Android vendors ship their own SSL stack implementation?)*
We've been having *(in production)* a peculiar HTTPS-related issue lately in our Android app.
All calls to our domain from within a WebView fail in our Android app, due to an SSL certificate validation issue. But this happens only in *very specific combination of circumstances*:
* only on Androids (desktop browsers, iOS are fine with our cert)
* only inside a WebView (works fine in Chrome, default Android browser, and when doing `HttpsURLConnection` from Java code)
* only on some devices (Samsung Galaxy Edge S6 with Android 6, HTC One M8 with Android 5); other devices (Sony/Android 4.4, Lenovo/Android 4.4, Motorola/Android 5, Huawei/Android 6, Nexus/Android 6) are not affected
Other important info:
* note that the issue happens on Android 5/6 which have an auto-updating WebView. For example, I reproduced issue in a fully up-to-date Samsung Galaxy Edge S6 (non-ISP-branded), Android 6.0.1 with security patches from 1 October 2016. **The webview is very modern (Chrome 53)**
* note that **I checked the CA store and the root cert that signed our cert is in the store of the affected devices, with the same name and sha1 fingerprint.**
* I used to have custom (user) CA certs (generated by Fiddler and installed manually by me to be able to decrypt HTTPS for debugging) on my devices, but for the sake of test, I removed them, and now the user CA store is empty on all devices, but issue persists
* I tested some 60 high profile websites, and the issue is reproducible for *several* of them too (including `https://www.amazon.com`) on the two affected devices (the set of websites rejected by Samsung and HTC is overlapping, but not exactly the same). Some of those affected websites have the same VeriSign cert as the root cert of the chain as we do, but *this root cert is present in the CA store* of the device as mentioned previously.
* Our SSL cert is quite good according to SSLLabs, and the issue happens on amazon.com which apparently has very good server/cert config ([click](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.amazon.com))
* While we reproduced the issue in our device lab, we also got quite a few negative Play Store reviews that look like the same issue (all from Samsungs, but this correlates with our user base). However the app works fine for most of people, as we get mostly 5 star reviews every day.
Next steps that we're taking:
* We're trying to embed the cert inside the Android app and make Android explicitly trust it, but since `WebView` and `HTTPSUrlConnection` behave differently, we're not sure if this will work
* If this doesn't work, as a last resort we'll also probably try to override `WebViewClient.onReceivedSslError` with a custom implementation which will [inspect the cert](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35518560/how-to-get-certificate-fingerprint-when-webview-onreceivedsslerror-get-called) and trust it if it has the same fingerprint as our cert
* *any better options?*
Theories:
* some Android shipping customized SSL stack in their versions of Android? (but why Samsung and HTC would exhibit a very similar behavior)
* does Chrome have separate CA store than the Android device?
* some other apps installed on the affected Android devices that mess up with the WebView in my app?
* *anything else?*
Edit:
I reproduced the issue on the following websites:
* www.microsoft.com (Symantec cert)
* www.amazon.com (Symantec cert)
* mail.ru (GeoTrust cert - Symantec subsidiary)
* two others with Symantec or GeoTrust certs
* www.theguardian.com (cert doesn't seem to be Symantec-related)
So most probably the issue comes from webview bug that EricLaw pointed. Guardian case seems to be some another issue however.
Edit 2:
I confirmed the issue was due to the bug mentioned by Eric. We changed our SSL cert provider and it solved the issue.<issue_comment>username_1: In case of the traffic generated by the Facebook application,
you will find a custom implementation, called Zero, and
>
> "they really want 0-RTT, but tls 1.3 is not here, so they modified
> QUIC crypto to make it happen on top of TCP: it's called Zero."
>
>
>
Source [here](https://cryptologie.net/article/321/real-world-crypto-day-2/)
This traffic can be captured with any up-to-date iOS or Android device running Facebook App.
A pcap is available [here](https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/300)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: My bet is that the CT log expired. See <https://www.chromium.org/developers/androidwebview/webview-ct-bug> and <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#!topic/net-dev/d3bHcocG-NM>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/10 | 612 | 2,103 | <issue_start>username_0: Welcome!
Edit: the phone is => Prestigio Multiphone 5451 DUO, android version is 4.2.2
In the past days, I decided to download the larger Messenger app, and removed previously installed "lite" messeger app, and installed facebook lite app, and previously installed the larger FB app. And my phone stuck in a boot-loop. :(
After that, I browsed websites with Google Chrome app, then my phone started freezing with some org.android messages, then accidently the stock launcher is stopped too. I restarted the device, then a message showed up => "encryption unsuccessfull" like in this image
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSSM7.jpg)
I unfortunately pressed the "reset phone" button, but it don't did anything so I unplugged my battery. Now, when it boot, it stuck in the logo.
Only thing I can do is to boot into stock recovery mode(vol\_up, power and Home), and factory mode(vol\_down and power)
I can "sideload" with ADB in Recovery Mode, but can't flash due to android signature? .. //edit: but PC sees the device.
I tried by listening adb on boot with both linux/windows, but they can't detect it..
I think someone can help me, I don't want to throw away a whole phone, because others fight with famine and so on. :(
Cheers, LeFizzy.<issue_comment>username_1: In case of the traffic generated by the Facebook application,
you will find a custom implementation, called Zero, and
>
> "they really want 0-RTT, but tls 1.3 is not here, so they modified
> QUIC crypto to make it happen on top of TCP: it's called Zero."
>
>
>
Source [here](https://cryptologie.net/article/321/real-world-crypto-day-2/)
This traffic can be captured with any up-to-date iOS or Android device running Facebook App.
A pcap is available [here](https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/300)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: My bet is that the CT log expired. See <https://www.chromium.org/developers/androidwebview/webview-ct-bug> and <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#!topic/net-dev/d3bHcocG-NM>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/10 | 332 | 1,144 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been using USB tethering to connect my laptop to a wifi and am scared I might lose connection to wifi and begin using mobile data without noticing
Ideally an app that lets me react to USB tethering being active and turns off mobile data would be great unless there is a setting that accomplishes this somewhere?
Thank you<issue_comment>username_1: In case of the traffic generated by the Facebook application,
you will find a custom implementation, called Zero, and
>
> "they really want 0-RTT, but tls 1.3 is not here, so they modified
> QUIC crypto to make it happen on top of TCP: it's called Zero."
>
>
>
Source [here](https://cryptologie.net/article/321/real-world-crypto-day-2/)
This traffic can be captured with any up-to-date iOS or Android device running Facebook App.
A pcap is available [here](https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/300)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: My bet is that the CT log expired. See <https://www.chromium.org/developers/androidwebview/webview-ct-bug> and <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#!topic/net-dev/d3bHcocG-NM>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/10 | 510 | 1,652 | <issue_start>username_0: I just bought a Nexus 6p a few days ago. I put TWRP and Cyanogenmod 14.1 on it. It was fine, until I wanted to try another ROM. So I booted to TWRP, and wiped it. I wasn't thinking when I wiped and now I don't have a ROM to flash. I want Resurrection Remix ROM. How can I fix this? I am really worried. Any help is greatly appreciated. If you need any more information just ask, I will gladly provide more if I can. I am open to installing any (safe) custom recovery, and any ROM at this point. Also, where is a place on the phone that does not get deleted when I perform a factory reset, so that I can always have a backup in case this happens again.
Thanks for any help!
I forgot to add:
When I try to use `fastboot update rom.zip` I get this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5cAGa.png)<issue_comment>username_1: In case of the traffic generated by the Facebook application,
you will find a custom implementation, called Zero, and
>
> "they really want 0-RTT, but tls 1.3 is not here, so they modified
> QUIC crypto to make it happen on top of TCP: it's called Zero."
>
>
>
Source [here](https://cryptologie.net/article/321/real-world-crypto-day-2/)
This traffic can be captured with any up-to-date iOS or Android device running Facebook App.
A pcap is available [here](https://github.com/ntop/nDPI/issues/300)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: My bet is that the CT log expired. See <https://www.chromium.org/developers/androidwebview/webview-ct-bug> and <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#!topic/net-dev/d3bHcocG-NM>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/11 | 387 | 1,213 | <issue_start>username_0: I have Samsung Galaxy S+ (i9001) and the other day had a prompt from WhatsApp to update the app.
The update download but the installation fails and the app cannot be opened.
I tried downloading the APK of the latest version and even many of older versions but the issue is still there.
I know WhatsApp said they are ceasing support for Android 2.1 and 2.2, but my phone has 2.3.6, so it shouldn't be affected.
How to fix?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, officially they said they won't support android 2.1 and 2.2, but since the last update only devices with Android 4.0 and above are supported.
Try installing 2.16.259 over 2.16.225:
1. Download APKs for WhatsApp version 2.16.225 and 2.16.259.
2. Install 225 first, don't open it
3. Reboot the phone
4. Install 259
But soon or later these versions will be dropped as well.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can install the [Whatsapp version 2.16.155](http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc/whatsapp/whatsapp-2-16-155-release/#downloads), it is the only one that worked well on my Galaxy GT-I5500.
You also need to set the clock to a previous date, to skip the "obsolete version" warning.
Upvotes: -1 |
2016/12/11 | 431 | 1,512 | <issue_start>username_0: I am normally fairly astute at being able to change settings etc, however, I have hit a problem I cannot overcome and thought to ask here:
In android chrome, when I perform a search the searches (as of Wednesday) are all performed in google.nl and the results are returned in English. This means the results are more appropriate for someone living in the Netherlands and not in the UK. I was wondering how I change the default search location as I cannot find it in Android at all (My PC based Chrome works as normal, and I can change that quite straightforwardly).
Would love to know how to set the default google search location for chrome back to google.com or google.co.uk.
All assistance gratefully accepted!
Cheers!<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, officially they said they won't support android 2.1 and 2.2, but since the last update only devices with Android 4.0 and above are supported.
Try installing 2.16.259 over 2.16.225:
1. Download APKs for WhatsApp version 2.16.225 and 2.16.259.
2. Install 225 first, don't open it
3. Reboot the phone
4. Install 259
But soon or later these versions will be dropped as well.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can install the [Whatsapp version 2.16.155](http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc/whatsapp/whatsapp-2-16-155-release/#downloads), it is the only one that worked well on my Galaxy GT-I5500.
You also need to set the clock to a previous date, to skip the "obsolete version" warning.
Upvotes: -1 |
2016/12/11 | 918 | 2,982 | <issue_start>username_0: I am coming before you because I am being stuck in recovery mode after I updated CyanogenMod 14.1 Nightly on my LG G4 h-815.
Indeed, I just performed a weekly update as usual but afterwards the system did not reboot as usual. In order to solve this issue, I performed the following operations:
1. I reinstalled the latest version of Team Win Recovery Project, by following the instructions on this page: <https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_h815#Installing_a_custom_recovery_using_fastboot>
2. I booted in recovery mode and, in the menu, I selected "Wipe" and then "Format Data"
3. I installed CyanogenMod and Gapps, by following the instructions on this page: <https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_h815#Installing_CyanogenMod_from_recovery>
Unfortunately, when I reboot the system I am always back into recovery mode. I tried to install several version of CyanogenMod with the same result.
Does anyone have any idea of what I should do?
Thanks in advance!!
Clément<issue_comment>username_1: Apparently TWRP does not support the new update mechanism that Android 7 implements. So some data needs to be reset. OTA updates should work better with CM Recovery.
Got the same problem when trying to update from the 2016-12-01 nightly to 2016-12-11 on an LG Nexus 4 (mako).
These two commands in the terminal of TWRP fixed the problem:
```
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
```
Please note that using dd and /dev/zero is quite risky. You can easily corrupt your system even more. For me, it did the trick flawlessly but I do not understand what it does exactly. The phone booted the new nightly afterwards and works fine since.
Source and more information: <http://androidforums.com/threads/twrp-bootloop-fix-after-update-ota.922585/>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Thanks a lot esQmo for your answer!
I finally managed to return to stock. To do so:
1. I downloaded LGUP here: <http://oceanhost.eu/eps4h4pmwphu/LGUP.zip.htm> and I installed LGUP\_8994\_DLL\_Ver\_0\_0\_3\_23 first and then LGUP\_Install\_Ver\_1\_14\_3 (I am running Windows 10)
2. I downloaded the Frenche version of Marshmallow 6.0 for my LG G4 h815 here: <http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda%2FLG+G4%2FH815%2FMarshmallow+6.0%2F>
3. Downloaded the LG drivers
4. I restart my phone into Download Mode and I plugged it to my computer:
4.1. Power Down the LG G4
4.2. Press and Hold the Volume Up Button on the LG G4
4.3. While Holding Volume Up, Plug the USB Cable into the LG G4
4.4. Continue Holding the Volume Up Button After You See ‘Download Mode’
4.5. Let Go of the Volume Up Button When You See the ‘Firmware Update’ Screen on the LG G4
5. I runned LGUP and I refurbished my phone with the .kdz firmware file downloaded in 2.
N.B.: if your computer does not detect your mobile device, you should change the port to have COM41
Good luck!
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/11 | 730 | 2,934 | <issue_start>username_0: My android device is 4.4.2 and it’s rooted.
To manage auto-start app, I installed Clean Master and allowed it for root access. Also I stopped many apps that start automatically.
To manage start-up app, I installed Boot Manager Xposed. Apart from these I installed other apps also for controlling auto-start and start-up app.
However, I see many unwanted background running apps and auto-start app.
Please go for screenshot. Whenever I close any apps, I remove them from Recent Apps also. And I keep Recent Apps empty/clean. However, most of time I see closed apps are still in Running Apps.
I do End Process for all unwanted apps manually every time from Running Apps which is ridicules for me.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KkirD.jpg)
In screenshot, some apps like **My Airtel**, **Clean Master**, **Facebook**, **OneDrive**, **ET** News, **Practo** for health, **Fox** News, **Hindustan Times** News, **Flipkart** Shopping, **SuperBattery**, **Outlook** Email start automatically and very frequently. There are other user apps also that run in background automatically without tapping them.
Till the time, I don’t call/tap any apps, I don’t want see them in Running Apps and once I close any app, I don’t want to see them again in Running Apps.
Please let me know to control them.
Regards
GNS<issue_comment>username_1: Android doesn’t manage processes like Windows does. Properly behaved apps running in the background aren’t actually doing anything, they’re just remaining in memory and using no CPU or other resources. When you access them again, they’ll quickly open, as they’re waiting in memory for you to return. If they were removed from memory, they would take longer to reopen as their data would have to be transferred from system storage back into RAM, in this way, a task killer can actually slow things down.
Android is made to manage apps automatically and intelligently for better performance! No need to manually stop them, they will be started again and again.
You should know that some apps needs their processes and/or services to run in the background!
Ex: Facebook needs some services and processes to fetch new messages or notifications.
So process killers will only drain the battery and consume storage.
You may need to read this article on [why you shouldn't stop a background process](http://www.howtogeek.com/127388/htg-explains-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-task-killer-on-android/) using task killers.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Also it it just the fact that they are running, or are you more concerned about battery life? You could look into greenify app that hibernates selected applications or it can be manually triggered. It can take some experimenting to find out which to hibernate or not. If you are concerned about missing notifications as mentioned above.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/12 | 398 | 1,740 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose in a group some user sends a message and you accidentally or deliberately delete it, do the original poster gets some kind of notification that this other user deleted your message?<issue_comment>username_1: Android doesn’t manage processes like Windows does. Properly behaved apps running in the background aren’t actually doing anything, they’re just remaining in memory and using no CPU or other resources. When you access them again, they’ll quickly open, as they’re waiting in memory for you to return. If they were removed from memory, they would take longer to reopen as their data would have to be transferred from system storage back into RAM, in this way, a task killer can actually slow things down.
Android is made to manage apps automatically and intelligently for better performance! No need to manually stop them, they will be started again and again.
You should know that some apps needs their processes and/or services to run in the background!
Ex: Facebook needs some services and processes to fetch new messages or notifications.
So process killers will only drain the battery and consume storage.
You may need to read this article on [why you shouldn't stop a background process](http://www.howtogeek.com/127388/htg-explains-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-task-killer-on-android/) using task killers.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Also it it just the fact that they are running, or are you more concerned about battery life? You could look into greenify app that hibernates selected applications or it can be manually triggered. It can take some experimenting to find out which to hibernate or not. If you are concerned about missing notifications as mentioned above.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/12 | 311 | 1,197 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Android 6.0.1. How and where to set my profile image, so that the image is seen by the opposite person when he is called on the phone?<issue_comment>username_1: You can not do that. It is not possible to set a profile photo for yourself on other phones. Phone calls transmit nothing but your voice and phone number. You can not transmit a profile picture through a phone call. Third-party apps like Google Hangouts do not use phone lines, instead, they use data, so they use a custom protocol that allows them to send the profile pic of the caller.
The receiver of the call must set a profile photo for you. This must be done for everyone that you want to see the profile photo of:
* For iPhone users: <http://osxdaily.com/2015/11/07/assign-photo-to-iphone-contact/>
* For Android users: <http://www.howtogeek.com/259513/how-to-change-contact-pictures-in-android/>.
They will want to follow the instructions to add a photo to **your** contact, **not theirs**.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can do this through the Google account you have set up associated with your phone number. It's in your Google account settings.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/13 | 523 | 2,106 | <issue_start>username_0: There's that common Google bloat ware on my smartphone's stock Android 6.0.1. I was wondering, what google apps I could savely either delete or at least deactivate without harming the OS's stability?
Device: bq Aquaris X5 Plus
OS: Android 6.0.1
All I actually need is the play store and for this, the google account. I've no intention to ever use gmail, drive, hangeouts, play music/books/games, google+ e.t.c., nor do I want to sync any data with google.
Any help is much appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: This very much depends on the device and the Android version running on it, plus where you've bought it – as the lot of pre-installed apps might differ based on that. I'm not sure about Gmail – but the other apps mentioned (Drive, Hangouts, Play Music/Books/Games, Google+) are the first ones I always disable, and never had any side effects. At least Music/Books/Games and G+ should be even safe to remove. You can also deactivate/disable the contacs sync adapter and calendar sync adapter if you don't plan to sync your contacts and calendars with Google.
What you definitely should ***not*** touch is the *Google Services Framework* – or you'll break "all things Google" on that device, including the Playstore.
If you want to get rid of almost all the crap, and don't need the ability to buy apps on Play or use apps that check their licenses against Google Services, flash a custom ROM and microG, plus install either Blankstore – or, if you need to buy apps and check their licenses, the original Playstore app. Details I have described in my article [Android without Google: microG](https://android.izzysoft.de/articles/named/android-without-google-5a).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: you can disable that app like google hangouts, google play, maps, G drive, email, play games, play movies and play music. these stock apps consume more memory. there is no harmful effect on your device after removing this.
NOTE - But if you want to play any heavy game so it need google play services so you need to install it again.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/13 | 137 | 571 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to see the X and Y axis of my touch location in Android, and want to use the x and y axis by typing it into a shell extension, to simulate an actual touch on the screen. Can anyone help?<issue_comment>username_1: To see the pointer: Settings > Developers Options > Show pointer location.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to
* Settings
* Developers Options
* In Input section check Show Pointer Location option.
If developer option is not enabled go to :
* Settings
* About Phone
* Click Build Number multiple times.
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/12/13 | 688 | 2,786 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to record all the video calls with my parents. However, every video chat app that I know does not support a recording option. I have tried 3rd-party screen recording apps but they did not work. It seems the screen recording app clashes with the video chat app for the microphone. So, all I get is a recorded video chat without sound, or a good recorded video chat but the person who I am calling cannot hear my voice.
edit: As of 01-20-2023, if you are using Samsung devices, you can record the whole conversation. Just click built-in screen recorder in the quick panel. The size of the file will be big, but it is worth it. I am not sure about other Android devices.
I searched everywhere and even contacted Google support but with no luck.
Would it be possible, or would I have to wait for the video chat app to start supporting recording?<issue_comment>username_1: For privacy reasons, voice from phone calls is not recordable. Not only is this limited by Google but also by your device and carrier. You can use an external recorder.
>
> Recording Limitations on Android
> Google has never been particularly fond of call-recording apps for Android, at least not those from third parties. With Android 9, the company added limitations that prevented many apps from recording your phone conversations. The apps seemed to work, but when you would play the recording, you’d hear only silence or just your end of the conversation.
>
>
> With Android 10, Google cracked down even further on these types of apps by blocking call recording via the microphone. In response, many app developers started tapping into Android’s Accessibility Service to record phone calls. But Google then updated its developer policy in April 2022 to state that it would not allow apps in the Play Store to use the accessibility service for call recording. That policy went into effect on May 11, 2022.
>
>
> The company has even gone so far as to label call recording a type of spyware.
>
>
>
From [PC Mag](https://au.pcmag.com/android-apps/92090/how-to-record-calls-on-your-android-phone)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: The best solution is a [screen recorder with facecam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mjtechnologies.mjscreenrecorder.recorder.videorecorder.videorecordingeditor.mjscreenrecorder).
Other than the unsupportive OS version, your device's cam and microphone might be physically blocked. You can even check your device’s settings.
Putting all the worries aside, go for a screen recorder with facecam, as it enables you to record all the chat videos with audio without a hitch. While recording audio and video, it uses the mic and cam. I tried this solution once using this app, it simply proved phenomenal.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/14 | 434 | 1,451 | <issue_start>username_0: I keep getting SMS spam from Three mobile and I'm looking for a way to block it. The problem is that the SMSes don't come from a regular number, it just says "From Three" but there's no associated phone number.
According to [Ofcom](https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/problems/tackling-nuisance-calls-and-messages/spam-texts) I should be able to reply "STOP" but there's no reply option for this type of special SMSes.
Is there any way to block this type of spam?
(I'm on Android 6.0.1, Xperia Z5)<issue_comment>username_1: You should to call them to ask an opt-out, it's an option you seem to be subscribed to.
Source: <http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/928273>
>
> Just call them and opt out of marketing.
>
>
> It's in the customer terms that when you sign-up you opt in, which is
> odd. Most carriers ask or at the least assume you opt out by default.
>
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> Phone call should set you straight and stop the sms!
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>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I stopped this sort of spam from Three by forwarding every text I received from them to their own spam reporting number, 37726.
You will get an automated reply asking for the number that sent you the text. As you don't get a number from the spam, just use Three's own marketing number, 0800 033 8002.
It didn't work immediately but they did take the hint after a couple of weeks.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/14 | 380 | 1,325 | <issue_start>username_0: I had an Iphone with a sim card. Then I bought a new sim card with a new number to put in my Iphone because I was out of the country. Now I've lost the Iphone with the new sim card. I bought an Android phone and inserted my previous card. How can I retrieve my contacts? They're not on Icloud and not on Google.
Would it work if I put my sim card in another Iphone? If not, what other ways are there?
Thank you.<issue_comment>username_1: You should to call them to ask an opt-out, it's an option you seem to be subscribed to.
Source: <http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/928273>
>
> Just call them and opt out of marketing.
>
>
> It's in the customer terms that when you sign-up you opt in, which is
> odd. Most carriers ask or at the least assume you opt out by default.
>
>
> Phone call should set you straight and stop the sms!
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I stopped this sort of spam from Three by forwarding every text I received from them to their own spam reporting number, 37726.
You will get an automated reply asking for the number that sent you the text. As you don't get a number from the spam, just use Three's own marketing number, 0800 033 8002.
It didn't work immediately but they did take the hint after a couple of weeks.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/15 | 784 | 2,956 | <issue_start>username_0: Although I have 500 mb space left on my android lollypop internal memory, When I try to install or upgrade any of the apps I got a message that your memory is full.
How can I sort out this problem? I have searched for this problem a number of times but nothing helped, Please any body sort this problem.
Currently I am using lenovo a2010 model.<issue_comment>username_1: According to [the specs](http://www.gsmarena.com/lenovo_a2010-7507.php), the A2010 comes with 8GB internal storage. Taking a look into our [insufficient-memory tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/insufficient-memory/info) tells me that error is thrown when there's less than 10% free space in internal storage. 10% of 8 GB are ~800MB – your free space, as pointed out in your question, is 500 MB. So sorry to contradict you, but no: you really don't have "enough memory".
As for solutions, please check with the very same source (our [insufficient-memory tag-wiki](https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/insufficient-memory/info)), which contains some first-aid hints and links. We've collected that there as this is a question asked frequently on our site.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There comes a great feature to solve this problem,
You can change your primary storage card from internal to external SD card
In order to this,
**Step 1**
Go to "settings"
**Step 2**
Select "Storage"
**Step 3**
Select "Default storage location"
**Step 4**
Choose External SD card
**Note:** This feature is **special** because mostly many apps can't be moved to SD card (like Google products), so by changing default storage location, the result will be APP's **main** resources will be in internal but **rest** in external SD card which saves a lot of storage. (I did it).
**Some extra tips:** Also change default storage location (this option available in few apps) like in camera, google offline maps, youtube offline videos etc. And don't install a junk cleaner app, they are useless cause more harm then helpful.
*Hope, this solves your problem.*
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Go to device storage and clear the cache memory.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I would suggest you to do the below ones.
* change your setting --> storage --> from internal to external SD
card. At times, after reboot the system takes the internal as default
memory.
* Download [appmgr 3](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd) from google play store and follow below steps or documentation.
This will help you to select multiple apps at once to be moved to external sd card.
I had similar problem but I have documented the steps. Please check out [my documentation](https://tjosepraveenblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/easy-steps-couldnt-move-app-not-enough-storage-space-problem-solved/).
If you get stuck, feel free to comment.
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/15 | 3,459 | 12,627 | <issue_start>username_0: **Device Details**
* Moto X Play - Android 6.0.1, Rooted (Systemless root)
* Samsung 64 GB ext SD
* [San Disk 128 GB USB](http://www.amazon.in/SanDisk-SDCZ43-128G-G46-128GB-Ultra-Flash/dp/B00YFI1EBC) - came shipped with FAT 32 reformatted to exFAT since I have folders > 4 GB on external SD
**Use Case**
Sync **entire contents of ext SD to USB (one way sync without deletion of SD card contents )** on weekly schedule / on demand , as [incremental backup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incremental_backup) **without** using a PC ( I do have one but reasons for not wanting to use it are not relevant)
**Other Details**
* USB drive recognised by device correctly connected by standard OTG (*Settings → Storage & USB* )
* [Busybox](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer) installed . It came bundled with ROM Toolbox Pro. I haven't used it directly. If another busy box is to be installed, it's fine as long it doesn't clash
* Mount points as below
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y3rosm.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/q7fvMm.jpg)
**Things tried**
* Unsuccessful app search- I wasn't able to find an app that can do this ([Folder Sync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.t2k269.foldersync) claims to but it can't see USB)
* Googling for alternatives
* MacroDroid automation fails, since app can't see USB (raised this in app forum)
**Question:** How can I do this ? I am open to **any means**
Please note that I intend placing a **bounty of 100** , any answer meeting needs before I post bounty will be awarded similarly (I may delay posting the bounty to ensure I get a solution)
Please **avoid** solutions that
* are not tested - it should have been tested on your device and USB configuration to give it credibility
* Involve PC , uploading to cloud, transferring to remote server etc
* References to claims from doubtful sources which can't be verified
* Involving use of File Managers ( I had mixed results with these but then that is for another question)
Aim of the above is not to deter solutions but to discourage frivolous attempts. If clarity is needed, please ask
I discussed this need on chat and some potential candidates for solution included *BusyBox, `rsync` and Tasker*. I know **nothing** of these means so **Please do provide complete details**. Being a bounty question (almost), I expect that I should be able to straightaway implement successfully without seeking clarifications.
( Being a rooted device with systemless root, solutions using root are fine. However, if OS is to be modified on any way, please highlight as systemless doesn't permit it, though there is a work around )
I am strapped for time and need to get this working ASAP<issue_comment>username_1: Be forewarned. I'm not going to provide you with complete details, mainly because what you're asking for is so unspecific and obnoxious that the bounty on this question isn't worth spending the time to test a solution for you that I have no way to guarantee will work on your device. You can either ignore my advice and suffer or reason out any difficulties through critical reasoning and Google. If you don't like these options, you can always go buy an iPhone. They're designed for people that want something that "just works". If you can't spare the time to research or tweak a solution to work for you, Android may not be for you.
There are a variety of ways to accomplish what you're trying to do. Arguably, the easiest and most reliable method is using software found on most Android devices by default, which is what I'm going to focus on. Since you're trying to run something on a regular schedule, I would say the best solution would be to use `cron`. On that note, take a look at [this StackOverflow thread](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16747880/how-to-use-crontab-in-android) since it's specific to running it on Android. Also, so we're all on the same page, [cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) is a job scheduler available on most (all?) Unix-like operating systems, which includes Android. Since you didn't go in to detail on when exactly you want this job to kick off weekly, I'll leave it to you to configure the [crontab](http://www.adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference) (which is well-documented on the internet and [isn't difficult](http://crontab-generator.org)).
This will take care of scheduling everything, but the next step is to figure out how you want to back up everything, which is a very important question you were painfully unclear about. Do you simply want to copy new/modified data on the external SD card to the flash drive or do you want full backups of the SD card stored by date on the flash drive? These are questions you need to figure out for yourself before you ask the internet for advice.
Without knowing what exactly you're trying to accomplish here, I'm going to assume the first scenario works best. Since you're copying file level data (opposed to block level), `rsync` is probably your best choice here. It's very versatile and should work straight out of the box without needing to be configured. You should already have it available and if you don't, it's easily obtained through Busybox.
Assuming the mount points stay the same, the command I would use to accomplish this would be: `rsync -rlpt /mnt/media_rw/0000-0000 /mnt/media_rw/E82C-B290`. For your convenience, I've included a primer on the flags I used below:
>
> -r, --recursive recurse into directories
>
>
> -l, --links copy symlinks as symlinks
>
>
> -p, --perms preserve permissions
>
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> -t, --times preserve modification times
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>
>
There's also the `-a` flag (short for [archive mode](https://serverfault.com/questions/141773/what-is-archive-mode-in-rsync)), but it does a bunch of other needless crap in this situation like syncing uid/gid. In most backup scenarios, using `-a` would make sense since you would want to preserve ownership if you have to restore from your backups. However, external SD storage uses FAT for its filesystem, which doesn't support Unix file permissions. While files on your external SD card do have an owner/group set, they're statically set by the operating system. If you try changing them, I'm pretty sure you'll get an error or it'll silently fail in the background. The flags I used make this process much more efficient, but if for some reason you want rsync to sync all that extra stuff, use the archive mode flag instead.
So, now that we have the command you need to run, it's just a matter of configuring the crontab and having it execute that `rsync` command. This isn't a very elegant solution, but it will work. If you wanted to set up some sort of logging ([<NAME> has done a lot of work you could draw inspiration from](http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/)), you could write a shell script, put it on your phone's internal storage, and have cron run the shell script instead of the `rsync` command.
To back everything up manually outside of cron, you can run that rsync command using [ConnectBot](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.connectbot) or any other app that gives you shell access. If you plan on doing that often, it might be faster to put the command in a file (e.g. `backupsd`), `chmod +x` it, and stick it in a folder that's also in the system path (like /system/bin). This way, you can type `backupsd` instead of `rsync -rlpt /mnt/media_rw/0000-0000 /mnt/media_rw/E82C-B290`.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As we figured out the solution you now use in chat, this answer should comply with "being tested", "not involving a PC or file manager" and "relying on verified sources". Though in the meantime there was another `rsync` answer posted, you've asked me to present our solution as well – so here we go:
The `rsync` command can be used to accomplish that. Taken all your requirements into account (including those mentioned later in chat), the command line would look like this:
```
rsync -a --delete /mnt/sdcard /mnt/usb
```
Explanations on the command:
* `rsync` obviously is the executable/command
* `-a` stands for "archive", i.e. keep all attributes. This includes to recursively copying contents (directories, subdirectories, files), keeping filestamps and ownership (the latter usually requires root), preserve permissions, etc. For details, please refer to [What is archive mode in rsync?](https://serverfault.com/q/141773/145213) on our sister-site.
* `--delete` takes care to remove files on the target (here: `/mnt/usb`) which are not/no-longer available at the source (here: `/mnt/sdcard`)
* remaining parameters specify the source to copy from (`/mnt/sdcard`) and the target to copy to (`/mnt/usb`). Note that we specified both as directories, so all content, also hidden files, should be included as well (the latter wouldn't if we had used a mask like `/mnt/sdcard/*`).
**Note:** make sure to specify the real mount points or at least real directories here (e.g. not the `/mnt/sdcard` symlink as in the example), or it might just copy the symlink over and think that's all you wanted :)
You might wish to try the above on a small source first to see how it works.
---
Now that the "how" is covered, question remains: Where is `rsync`? It usually doesn't come pre-installed on the device, and most Busyboxes seem to not include it either. There once was an app on Playstore called [rsync backup for Android](http://www.appbrain.com/app/eu.kowalczuk.rsync4android), but it's no longer there. As [this wiki](http://wiki.yobi.be/wiki/Android#rsync) points out, you can directly download the `rsync` binary from [here](https://sites.google.com/a/kowalczuk.eu/android/rsync)¹, then push it to your Android device, and install it. Assuming you've pushed the binary to `/mnt/sdcard`:
```
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cd /system/xbin
cp /mnt/sdcard/rsync .
chmod 755 /system/xbin/rsync
chown root.shell /system/xbin/rsync
mount -o remount,ro /system
```
The above should be done either in a terminal app or via `adb shell`.
That done, and successfully tested from a shell prompt, remains the question of [automation](/questions/tagged/automation "show questions tagged 'automation'"). I know that [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'") can execute shell commands as root (in the past this was done by simply prefix them with an exclamation mark, today there might even be a checkbox for it – I didn't check that for a while), but your Macrodroid might provide that as well. Alternatively, you can do it the Unix/Linux way and utilize Cron, which is provided by Busybox; for details please see: [How to use crontab in Android?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/16747880/2533433)
---
Also see:
* [How to use rsync over USB on Android with adb](https://ptspts.blogspot.de/2015/03/how-to-use-rsync-over-adb-on-android.html)
* the [rsync man page](http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/rsync1.html) for further details on available parameters and possibilities
* [How to rsync to android](https://askubuntu.com/questions/343502/how-to-rsync-to-android) (in case you want to advance this to include your Linux machine ;)
RSync is also available on other operating systems, see e.g. [this list on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync#rsync_applications)
* there's another RSync app on Playstore: [Acrosync](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acrosync.android.plus) – but it wasn't updated since 2013 and neither is it well rated (2.7 stars at 82 votes)
* [Backup your Android phone with Rsync](http://jorgenmodin.net/index_html/backup-your-android-phone-with-rsync) describes a similar approach as above, involving different resources
* [How to automate command line when specific application is launched?](https://android.stackexchange.com/q/158781/16575) (for on-demand syncing; note that e.g. [tasker](/questions/tagged/tasker "show questions tagged 'tasker'") also allows to create widgets for tasks, which then can be "tapped on demand" to execute it)
---
¹ Of course you can also try to find the original app on sites like APKMirror or ApkPure, or download the app [from here](http://download.dlapk.org/?apkid=eu.kowalczuk.rsync4android&ver=2.0.2&server=seigio) – but then you had to first install that app, and afterwards grab the binary from it's data directory `/data/data/eu.kowalczuk.rsync4android/files/rsync` – which I find a bit inconvenient ;)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/15 | 444 | 1,920 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a OnePlus one mobile. The contacts that I store are getting stored in the Local Phone (I am able to see this when I select "Show Contacts from phone alone"). Those new contacts are not visible in my google contacts and these new contacts are also not visible in Whatsapp.
What should I do to resolve this?<issue_comment>username_1: Try re syncing your contacts. I had this same problem and re syncing my contacts work.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try saving all contacts you want to sync to Google. This should fix the problem. You do this by opening the contact page, tapping edit, and then tapping on the "Location" text box. This will open another window and you should be able to change where the contact is stored. You also need to go to Google Account settings (in the *Accounts* section of *Settings*), and ticking *Contacts* under *What to sync*.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: My solution was to migrate contacts from local storage to the Google account via an export and an import.
* contacts app > manage contacts > Export
* contacts app > manage contacts > Import => destination: Google => source: exported file
Also make sure to make Google your default contacts storage
* contacts app > settings > Default Storage Location => Google
And turn on sync of contacts.
Unfortunately Export and Import won't bring across the local storage groups. Groups entered in Google do sync across back to the phone.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Best way: Sure way with back up
Idea: Save your contacts to a file (.vcf) from your phone. Then transfer that file to your computer. Log on from your computer to Google account, go to contact page, then chose IMPORT option using that .vcf file.
If you can plug in a chip (USB) to your phone to copy the .vcf file, that works flawlessly when you plug the same chip to your computer.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/15 | 738 | 2,911 | <issue_start>username_0: Ok,i saw the new kde linux mobile,even tho is as usual for only small list of devices,i could see that it has to be installed over cyanogenmode,why u can't install it over stock rom ? we all know that CM actually lose a lot of pieces from the stock to bring a few impruvements,not to mention that over stock it could benefit of all the drivers,and i have personally a phone that is with a x86\_64 cpu and when i looked into some info from the busybox,i sau i686 platform,witch is kind conflictual (i guess),but on this kinda phone,a linux x86\_64 should run very well not to mention that would be even better than android itself,that was not build for this kind of cpu,but most of the linux distros today have x86\_64 or the amd64 (witch i believe is the same thing),so ? any1 any idea why all of this ?<issue_comment>username_1: It is probably possible to get it working on other ROMs, however manufacturers like to add their own spin on the usual AOSP, and some of these changes can be really low-level, including changes to the kernel which might make it incompatible with what is essentially a new OS userspace being installed (see for reference: Ubuntu Touch)
As for why Cyanogenmod, it is the most universal ROM distribution that supports this kind of development and actually sees widespread use. Unlike stock ROMs, Cyanogenmod ports to other devices do not see drastic changes to the architecture that would change compatibility compared to other Cyanogenmod releases (hardware limitations excepted). Therefore it makes sense to target this Android distribution, especially if Cyanogenmod is supporting low level features that KDE Mobile may be using, but the various iterations of AOSP may or may not allow.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: well,i will say,i have an Asus Z00A,it is from the few with a x86\_64 cpu in the world,having all so complicated is not making this easier for this device,why ? very simple,this device don't have a stock in 64 bit ,is a 32 bit (i686),so,the CM for it is exactly the same,so running 32 bit software on a 64 bit cpu,is just a big joke,so imagine having that new kde plasma mobile,based on arch,not that ubuntu touch thing that i think it was abandoned,as 64 bit,not over the stock nor CM,but native,now that will be something,ik is a long shot,but i did saw that r a few things that could give ideas,like those linux deploy,or others like that,that can handle actually an image with linux very well,so how to make that base,or just implement in that base image the proprietary drivers from android and just flash it as an .img,as always,thru adb or official programs,so i think that it needs some dev to just do that,anyway,no chance with Asus,as in 3 android versions,they were not capable to do a 64 bit stock rom (probably there are just very old guys still thinkin in 32 bit,they didn't updated their own brains :) )
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/16 | 2,097 | 6,291 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to restore the factory ROM on my Pixel. I've downloaded and unpacked a [factory image](https://developers.google.com/android/images) for my phone, and when I run `sudo ./flash-all.sh` I get `FAILED (remote: partition [bootb] doesn't exist)`. Here's the whole transcript. Can anyone suggest a workaround?
```
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'bootloaderb' (32728 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.836s]
writing 'bootloaderb'...
(bootloader) Valid bootloader version.
OKAY [ 1.600s]
finished. total time: 2.435s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 8.593s]
finished. total time: 8.693s
< waiting for any device >
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'radiob' (57192 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.428s]
writing 'radiob'...
OKAY [ 0.909s]
finished. total time: 2.337s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.106s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.img'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
archive does not contain 'vendor.sig'
wiping userdata...
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 122633060352
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 8192
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 32768
Label:
Blocks: 29939712
Block groups: 914
Reserved block group size: 1024
Created filesystem with 11/7487488 inodes and 518062/29939712 blocks
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: 8996-012001-1610061102
Baseband Version.....: 8996-012511-1611190200
Serial Number........: XXXXXXXXXXXX
--------------------------------------------
checking product...
OKAY [ 0.050s]
checking version-bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.051s]
checking version-baseband...
OKAY [ 0.050s]
sending 'bootb' (24821 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.642s]
writing 'bootb'...
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_b"
FAILED (remote: partition [bootb] doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 1.095s
```<issue_comment>username_1: Use the lastest Android7.1.1 fastboot tool to flash images. I have successfully flashed the Pixel 7.1.1 (NMF26Q, Dec 2016) today.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the exact same issue you did, and after finding nothing about it online, became panicked that there was a defect with my phone.
Instead, I realized that the version of ADB I had installed on my computer was out of date. I downloaded [a newer version from Google](https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html) and tried the process again. It worked fine and I was able to restore my phone.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I had this same issue. (Using Ubuntu Linux) At first, I was getting the "Fastboot too old" error. I was able to bypass this error by running the fastboot commands manually, rather than from the ./flash-all.sh script file.
Then I found that I was getting the error stated above when running `sudo fastboot update image-marlin-opm4.171019.021.d1.zip`. To resolve it, I had to uninstall fastboot, adb and android-sdk-platform tools from my system (assuming they were the old versions that the CLI was trying to use instead of the new version I had just downloaded in to my ~/platform-tools folder. (Under Ubuntu just using `sudo apt-get remove adb fastboot android-sdk-platform-tools`, other distros may require a different command, ie. pacman for Arch, Manjaro). After this was done, just in my home directory, to verify that fastboot had been uninstalled, typed `sudo fastboot devices`, which returned command not found error, this is good.
Then I navigated to my ~/platform-tools directory and ran `sudo ./fastboot update image-marlin-opm4.171019.021.d1.zip` which directly uses the fastboot application in that directory and it all worked fine then.
Output:
```
ewan@obiwan:~/platform-tools$ sudo ./fastboot update
image-marlin-opm4.171019.021.d1.zip extracting android-info.txt (0 MB)
to RAM...
-------------------------------------------- Bootloader Version...: 8996-012001-1711291800 Baseband Version.....:
8996-130091-1802061512 Serial Number........: HT69J0201460
-------------------------------------------- Checking product OKAY [ 0.050s] Checking version-bootloader
OKAY [ 0.050s] Checking version-baseband
OKAY [ 0.050s] extracting boot.img (29 MB) to disk... took 0.180s
archive does not contain 'boot.sig' archive does not contain
'boot_other.img' archive does not contain 'dtbo.img' archive does not
contain 'dt.img' archive does not contain 'odm.img' archive does not
contain 'product.img' archive does not contain 'recovery.img'
extracting system.img (1762 MB) to disk... took 16.977s archive does
not contain 'system.sig' extracting system_other.img (551 MB) to
disk... took 5.994s archive does not contain 'system.sig' archive does
not contain 'vbmeta.img' extracting vendor.img (251 MB) to disk...
took 2.891s archive does not contain 'vendor.sig' archive does not
contain 'vendor_other.img' Sending 'boot_b' (30173 KB)
OKAY [ 0.851s] Writing 'boot_b'
OKAY [ 0.301s] Sending sparse 'system_b' 1/4 (524284 KB)
OKAY [ 14.661s] Writing sparse 'system_b' 1/4
OKAY [ 4.363s] Sending sparse 'system_b' 2/4 (524284 KB)
OKAY [ 13.404s] Writing sparse 'system_b' 2/4
OKAY [ 3.584s] Sending sparse 'system_b' 3/4 (524284 KB)
OKAY [ 13.773s] Writing sparse 'system_b' 3/4
OKAY [ 4.445s] Sending sparse 'system_b' 4/4 (231592 KB)
OKAY [ 6.100s] Writing sparse 'system_b' 4/4
OKAY [ 1.612s] Sending sparse 'system_a' 1/2 (524284 KB)
OKAY [ 13.654s] Writing sparse 'system_a' 1/2
OKAY [ 3.652s] Sending sparse 'system_a' 2/2 (40680 KB)
OKAY [ 1.133s] Writing sparse 'system_a' 2/2
OKAY [ 0.400s] Sending 'vendor_b' (257548 KB)
OKAY [ 6.709s] Writing 'vendor_b'
OKAY [ 2.661s] Setting current slot to 'b'
OKAY [ 0.089s] Rebooting
Finished. Total time: 118.310s
```
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/12/17 | 370 | 1,397 | <issue_start>username_0: I've installed a game through Google Play and I would like to analyze data files to see where information about progress are stored, but I can't find any folder of the game itself.
In `sdcard/Android/data` there is no game folder. Wehre should I look?<issue_comment>username_1: You need to root your device.
Download an Root File Manager, im using Xplore File Manager but you can download Root Explorer app.
Goto /data/data/ (package name of the app) / (whole data)
Note: you need to root your device.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Applications keep their data in `/data/data`. It is a folder that resides in a partition that a normal user can't access. In order to access there, you have to root your phone and download another file explorer application that can browse `/data`.
I'd personally suggest [Nextapp FX File Explorer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx&hl=tr) with [Root Add-On](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx.rr) or [ES File Explorer.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: If u don't have root for this phone one possible work around is that you can back up the game using phone's built-in backup app. Then u may unpack the backed up file. Or just recover the backup to someone else's rooted phone, or an emulator.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/17 | 395 | 1,253 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to unlock my device (Huawei G610-U20) bootloader but I'm unable to retrieve my product ID from common way
>
> \*#\*#1357946#\*#\*
>
>
>
Product ID is required by Huawei website to provide the unlocking code for bootloader.
I want to know where the product ID is stored in the android and is it possible to read it from adb shell? the device is already rooted.
I'm afraid that Product ID from lsusb is not what huawei is looking for.<issue_comment>username_1: I think the product ID is displayed with this command, works only on stock ROM though.
```
*#*#1357946#*#*
```
Alternatively, you can get the product ID with [Huawei Product ID Generator](http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3020890&d=1416283551)
UPDATE :
Try this [generator](http://rootjunkysdl.com/files/Huawei%20P8%20Lite/Huawei%20unlock%20bootloader.zip)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I found this link after hours of searching and trying to unbrick my phone. Just type here <https://imei24.com/> your IMEI number and it will show you all the info, hope it helps :)
BR!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Try changing phone language to english uk and dial up that number again.That worked.for.me
Upvotes: -1 |
2016/12/17 | 161 | 679 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to download an swf file on my phone. I have the link of the swf, but nothing worked, chrome just ignores the link while other browsers(dolphin in this case) run the swf file and still no download option. I cannot play it in dolphin because it always crashes at a specific part. Any help will be appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: If you just want to download it with your link, you can use Advanced download manager or similar applications.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I download the page it's on as HTML, find the link to the file, and then use ES's Download Manager to download it. But that's just me.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/18 | 204 | 889 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy s5 and am unable to login to any google apps. I've tried signing in through all google related apps (play, youtube, gmail) and have tried 3-4 different accounts but each time I try to login an error pops up saying "Unfortunately Google Play Services has stopped working". I've tried logging in on data and different wifi connections, as well as disabling/ force stopping and re-enabling the google play services app, even making a new gmail account but nothing has worked so far. Thoughts?<issue_comment>username_1: If you just want to download it with your link, you can use Advanced download manager or similar applications.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I download the page it's on as HTML, find the link to the file, and then use ES's Download Manager to download it. But that's just me.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/18 | 1,028 | 3,450 | <issue_start>username_0: I just got a new MacBook 2016 with Mac OS Sierra installed, after setting up my complete development environment and all required tools via Android Studio, I tried to flash a new Android Wear release on my watch.
ADB is working without issues, but as soon as I try to run any `fastboot` command (other than `fastboot help`) it will completely freeze and never finish.
It is just stuck with no output at all.
I already tried to run it with `sudo` or reinstall it via the SDK Manager, I also tried different standalone `fastboot` binaries provided on XDA developers.
There is nothing which seems to make it finish. Even "ctrl + c" won't exit the running command. Only killing it via the process list will work.<issue_comment>username_1: Not really a solution but a workaround:
I've been having the same issue without finding anything online. Am using a 2016 Macbook Pro, Nexus 4 and a USB A to micro USB cable with an A-to-C adaptor.
I used Parallels to run a virtual Ubuntu machine and installed `fastboot` there (as per [here](http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378) to minimize storage usage). When I plug my phone in I tell Parallels to connect it to the virtual machine. Not ideal, but at least I can use `fastboot`!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: So this was an official Android fastboot bug. They are currently testing a fix in their QA department.
With the new platform tools release it will be fixed:
<https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=231129>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Google has released an update to [**Android Platform Tools**](https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html) that fixes this. You can use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) to install the latest version:
```
brew update
brew install android-platform-tools
```
---
Once you update to revision `25.0.4` or above, `fastboot` will no longer hang on Macbook Pro 2016 / MacOS Sierra. From its changelog:
>
> [25.0.4 (March 16, 2017)](https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> * Added experimental `libusb` support to Linux and Mac `adb`
>
>
> To use the `libusb` backend, set the environment variable
> `ADB_LIBUSB=true` before launching a new `adb server`. The new `adb host-features` command will tell you whether or not you're using `libusb`.
>
>
> To restart adb with libusb and check that it worked, use
>
>
>
> ```
> adb kill-server; ADB_LIBUSB=1 adb start-server; adb host-features`
>
> ```
>
> The output should include "libusb".
>
>
> In this release, the old non-libusb implementation remains the
> default.
>
>
> * `fastboot` doesn't hang 2016 MacBook Pros anymore ([bug 231129](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=231129))
> * Fixed Systrace command line capture on Mac
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Similar symptoms, different versions. On a Macbook Air M1, with a phone connected over USB-C, `adb` worked fine for me but `fastboot` (34.0.0 from Homebrew) just hung there (though in my case `Ctrl+C` worked).
[The solution for me was to plug the device in a different port](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/455401/fastboot-hangs-but-adb-works/455402#455402). Only the port closest to the back worked for fastboot.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/18 | 911 | 2,947 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Motorola Moto E running kitkat 4.4.4. Is there any way to link my phone to my laptop (Windows 8) and control the phone from there? Such as downloading apps to the phone via usb connection from the laptop?<issue_comment>username_1: Not really a solution but a workaround:
I've been having the same issue without finding anything online. Am using a 2016 Macbook Pro, Nexus 4 and a USB A to micro USB cable with an A-to-C adaptor.
I used Parallels to run a virtual Ubuntu machine and installed `fastboot` there (as per [here](http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378) to minimize storage usage). When I plug my phone in I tell Parallels to connect it to the virtual machine. Not ideal, but at least I can use `fastboot`!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: So this was an official Android fastboot bug. They are currently testing a fix in their QA department.
With the new platform tools release it will be fixed:
<https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=231129>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Google has released an update to [**Android Platform Tools**](https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html) that fixes this. You can use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) to install the latest version:
```
brew update
brew install android-platform-tools
```
---
Once you update to revision `25.0.4` or above, `fastboot` will no longer hang on Macbook Pro 2016 / MacOS Sierra. From its changelog:
>
> [25.0.4 (March 16, 2017)](https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> * Added experimental `libusb` support to Linux and Mac `adb`
>
>
> To use the `libusb` backend, set the environment variable
> `ADB_LIBUSB=true` before launching a new `adb server`. The new `adb host-features` command will tell you whether or not you're using `libusb`.
>
>
> To restart adb with libusb and check that it worked, use
>
>
>
> ```
> adb kill-server; ADB_LIBUSB=1 adb start-server; adb host-features`
>
> ```
>
> The output should include "libusb".
>
>
> In this release, the old non-libusb implementation remains the
> default.
>
>
> * `fastboot` doesn't hang 2016 MacBook Pros anymore ([bug 231129](https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=231129))
> * Fixed Systrace command line capture on Mac
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Similar symptoms, different versions. On a Macbook Air M1, with a phone connected over USB-C, `adb` worked fine for me but `fastboot` (34.0.0 from Homebrew) just hung there (though in my case `Ctrl+C` worked).
[The solution for me was to plug the device in a different port](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/455401/fastboot-hangs-but-adb-works/455402#455402). Only the port closest to the back worked for fastboot.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/18 | 243 | 940 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Motorola Moto E running KitKat 4.4.4. It somehow got into TalkBack mode and now I can't swipe the screen to get into Settings. I did a factory reset, but it's still there! How can I change the settings when I can't get to them?<issue_comment>username_1: If you have inadvertently enabled Talkback, you can quickly pause it then go to the Settings and disable this feature.
* From anywhere on the screen, swipe down then right in a single motion, as if you were drawing an “L”.
*(This should work whether the phone is on the lock screen or unlocked.)*
* You will then see 2 options in the top corners of the screen, select “Pause Feedback”.
* When the **Suspend Talkback** message appears, double tap “OK”.
* You can now normally go into *Settings > Accessibility* and disable Talkback.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Hold the UP and DOWN volume buttons for 3 seconds, then do it AGAIN.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/19 | 212 | 842 | <issue_start>username_0: My boyfriend's Google account was added onto my phone. How do I delete it from my phone and if I do, will it also be deleted on his phone?<issue_comment>username_1: If you have inadvertently enabled Talkback, you can quickly pause it then go to the Settings and disable this feature.
* From anywhere on the screen, swipe down then right in a single motion, as if you were drawing an “L”.
*(This should work whether the phone is on the lock screen or unlocked.)*
* You will then see 2 options in the top corners of the screen, select “Pause Feedback”.
* When the **Suspend Talkback** message appears, double tap “OK”.
* You can now normally go into *Settings > Accessibility* and disable Talkback.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Hold the UP and DOWN volume buttons for 3 seconds, then do it AGAIN.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/19 | 724 | 2,751 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been using a Kingston 32GB OTG USB device (pic-1) on my Samsung J1 Ace, for some time now. Today I plugged it to the phone and moved several folders to the USB drive. Then I plugged it to my laptop. But all the old files and folders in the USB were lost, except for those folders that were moved from the phone.
I have posted a screenshot (pic-2) of how the folder looks like when the USB pen drive is opened from the laptop (it’s the same when opened from the phone as well).
Can someone please explain what happened and how to recover the folders (hopefully)?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4gTT1.jpg)
pic-1
---
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/svCPC.jpg)
pic-2<issue_comment>username_1: All your data seem lost or corrupted. Improper removal of drives could cause data corruption, or in worse cases, put the integrity of your drive at risk.
We need to consider three different protocols your drive may use when connecting to your computer. Two of them don’t need to be ejected at all: **MTP protocol** and **PTP protocol**.
But If your drive connects using the
**USB Mass Storage protocol** then it should ideally be ejected, this applies even if you’re not actually using the device at the time.
The reason is because operating systems use a process called ***write caching*** . The operating system doesn’t always write a file to a drive immediately, but instead caches it and waits until it has multiple write operations to complete.
Doing these all at once improves performance, but if the cache is still full when you remove the drive, your data will become corrupted. Clicking the Eject button causes the cache to be emptied and any remaining data to be written to the drive.
That’s the reason why there’s often a delay of several seconds between ejecting the drive and being notified that it’s safe to remove it.
Your data can be recovered partially or in integrity using file recovery softwares. Try [Recuva](https://www.piriform.com/recuva), [Puran File Recovery](http://www.puransoftware.com/File-Recovery.html), [File Scavenger](http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm) or get a complete non-exhaustive list from [here.](https://www.lifewire.com/free-backup-software-tools-2617964)
Good luck.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: this problem accure when you connect a flash to android device.
android phone partitionized your usb device and format it.
then your usb is proper for working in phone.
but problem is your perevious data lost due to formating.
you should recover it by recover software if possible.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/19 | 648 | 2,588 | <issue_start>username_0: I need detailed instruction on how to recover a ZTE z828tl from soft brick caused by Kingo root!
I bought this “simple mobile ZTE Midnight pro LTE” off eBay, and simple won't unlock it, so I can use it with anyone else, so I was playing with KingoRoot trying to root it, the computer version said root complete please donate, the phone rebooted into boot loop, I can access the stock recovery screen, but can't do a factory reset, and I can get to ftn!!!
Please help, I am a newbie to android, cell phones, but have messed with tablets for years, and usually can get a factory ROM restore for flashing, but this time I've searched all over without any luck..
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: All your data seem lost or corrupted. Improper removal of drives could cause data corruption, or in worse cases, put the integrity of your drive at risk.
We need to consider three different protocols your drive may use when connecting to your computer. Two of them don’t need to be ejected at all: **MTP protocol** and **PTP protocol**.
But If your drive connects using the
**USB Mass Storage protocol** then it should ideally be ejected, this applies even if you’re not actually using the device at the time.
The reason is because operating systems use a process called ***write caching*** . The operating system doesn’t always write a file to a drive immediately, but instead caches it and waits until it has multiple write operations to complete.
Doing these all at once improves performance, but if the cache is still full when you remove the drive, your data will become corrupted. Clicking the Eject button causes the cache to be emptied and any remaining data to be written to the drive.
That’s the reason why there’s often a delay of several seconds between ejecting the drive and being notified that it’s safe to remove it.
Your data can be recovered partially or in integrity using file recovery softwares. Try [Recuva](https://www.piriform.com/recuva), [Puran File Recovery](http://www.puransoftware.com/File-Recovery.html), [File Scavenger](http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm) or get a complete non-exhaustive list from [here.](https://www.lifewire.com/free-backup-software-tools-2617964)
Good luck.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: this problem accure when you connect a flash to android device.
android phone partitionized your usb device and format it.
then your usb is proper for working in phone.
but problem is your perevious data lost due to formating.
you should recover it by recover software if possible.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/20 | 260 | 968 | <issue_start>username_0: I've flashed Gapps for kitkat in my andriod 4.4.2, and now when I turn on the phone, **The problem is that** always said **"optimizing app x of 50 android"**, the which take much time. (I also happened to this with a cell phone jellybean after flash Gapps)
I've tried advance factory reset from TWRP but this not change, also reflash other Gapps..
**Note:** I dont wanna update kitkat to Lollipop because lollipop have so many bugs in my phone (Azumi A50+)
Help me please, thank you very much<issue_comment>username_1: Does that happens only on first and second boot or everytime you boot phone? If you use custom rom it's probably rom releated bug, contact developer and report bug.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I guess you have a stock firmware, this might lead to an incompatibility with the existing Gapps.
Try downloading the minimal Gapps, nano or pico package from [here](http://opengapps.org)
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/21 | 379 | 1,301 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using [Open Camera](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera&hl=en), I want to store photos in an extarnal sdcard.
The [FAQ](http://opencamera.sourceforge.net/help.html#faq) says:
>
> you can enable "Settings/More camera controls/"Use Storage Access
> Framework", and this should allow you to save to external SD cards. If
> when choosing a folder, you only see "Recent", you may need to click
> on the three dots at the top right to open the menu, to enable showing
> the drives
>
>
>
However when I do that, I don't see anything but this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/f5rXP.jpg)
How can I include an sdcard option in that screen?<issue_comment>username_1: I had the same issue. I followed all your instructions and ended up with just "Recent" showing. But if you tap the three dots at top right of your screen on that page you get an option to show the SD card. That actually is the secret. It seems to work!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I had the same issue ( with different app) using HTC 728G. I have 'fixed' the issue by reformatting from exFAT (default? for >32GB) to FAT 32. [I also relabelled but that hadn't worked on its own. ]
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/21 | 365 | 1,636 | <issue_start>username_0: Some say that two different Android smartphones with the same sensor have different picture quality because of the software. What do they mean?
The software, in this case, is it a camera app or something low-level, OS-specific, drivers, etc?
I totally understand that the camera is great in a smartphone because of the lens, sensor, pixel size, OS, and software. So what is software in that case?<issue_comment>username_1: The software controls the camera settings like aperture, exposure, iso and also autofocus. So if the software sets wrong settings or just uses settings which aren't perfect and another software uses better settings, you get a different image quality with the same camera.
The same counts for manual camera settings. If you configure your camera wrong, you get imperfect pictures.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Camera does not give you the raw data it captures. Before it outputs the format you desire, the data will be processed by a set of algorithm implemented differently by each manufacturers, giving effects such as sharpening, denoising and anti-Moire. How they decide to implement it is beyond our discussion.
Manufacturers keep the algorithm private, so in many cases it's unclear whether it's only in the drivers (blobs) or requires both the app and the low level to work together. However, it's clear that without these proprietary algorithms, image quality will degrade more or less, as evident in custom ROMs without the camera blobs. In Sony's case, that algorithm can also get lost once you unlock the bootloader, causing equally significant effect.
Upvotes: 2 |
2016/12/21 | 525 | 2,215 | <issue_start>username_0: I ask this question because I read somewhere that there was a Chinese smartphone with in-built malware which could not removed even by rooting.
(I searched the article everywhere but couldn't find it. So, no source. Sorry!)
**Is there a possibility that any kind of malware or virus, that could harm your device and/or your privacy, will remain even after rooting your device?**
**EDIT:** By rooting, I actually meant rooting **and** then flashing a custom ROM, i.e, reinstall android. Sorry for the confusion.
Can malware and viruses persist after this?<issue_comment>username_1: Rooting allows you to modify the system and access all app data. It does not change anything regarding already installed installed malware or virus.
If you have rooted the device using an exploit the installed malware may also use this exploit to get root access.
Conclusion: If your device is infected delete it and reinstall an untainted system/image. However advanced malware may even survive a installation of a new ROM potentially in partitions that are not erased or in flash roms of embedded chips.
Therefore the only 100% secure way to get rid of malware is to physically shred your device. No device - no malware.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Rooting doesn't have anything to do with removing malware. Rooting is process when you get a superuser on your phone so you have full control over device (like accessing all files and folders etc.) What you can do is to remove system apps. And those chinese phones had malware probably on kernel level or built in into system, not as application.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Even after installing custom ROMs some area on the internal storage is left unchanged and if the malware resides in that area of the internal storage it won't be deleted even after you flash a new ROM **but** it is a very rare case when a malware goes so deep into the system.
If you want another example for this then try to install a boot logo (i know it isn't a malware) but even after you flash 100s of ROMs it will never change the boot logo of your device and this proves that some code remains unchanged even after flashing new ROMs
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/21 | 540 | 2,223 | <issue_start>username_0: My android device is rooted.
Like other android devices, there are many sections in Settings Menu like
1. Wireless & Networks
2. Device
3. Personal
4. Accounts
5. Systems
And in all above sections, there are sub-sections also like following..
In **Wireless & Networks**; there are **SIM Management**, **Wi-Fi**, **Bluetooth**, **Data Usage** and **More settings …**
I would like to lock some sections and some sub-sections of Setting Menu.
Is it possible to lock Setting Menu in section-wise or subsection-wise?
Please let me know, how to do it?
Regards
GNS<issue_comment>username_1: Rooting allows you to modify the system and access all app data. It does not change anything regarding already installed installed malware or virus.
If you have rooted the device using an exploit the installed malware may also use this exploit to get root access.
Conclusion: If your device is infected delete it and reinstall an untainted system/image. However advanced malware may even survive a installation of a new ROM potentially in partitions that are not erased or in flash roms of embedded chips.
Therefore the only 100% secure way to get rid of malware is to physically shred your device. No device - no malware.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Rooting doesn't have anything to do with removing malware. Rooting is process when you get a superuser on your phone so you have full control over device (like accessing all files and folders etc.) What you can do is to remove system apps. And those chinese phones had malware probably on kernel level or built in into system, not as application.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Even after installing custom ROMs some area on the internal storage is left unchanged and if the malware resides in that area of the internal storage it won't be deleted even after you flash a new ROM **but** it is a very rare case when a malware goes so deep into the system.
If you want another example for this then try to install a boot logo (i know it isn't a malware) but even after you flash 100s of ROMs it will never change the boot logo of your device and this proves that some code remains unchanged even after flashing new ROMs
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/21 | 678 | 2,544 | <issue_start>username_0: My Android device is rooted.
I use Parallel Space for running two WhatsApp accounts but Parallel Space gets stuck very frequently.
Please let me know how to run multiple WhatsApp accounts in my Android device in both cases; device is rooted and device is not rooted.<issue_comment>username_1: There is a custom app based on original whatsapp , named *Whatsapp PLUS* , it allows you to edit complete user interface and as well you can run multiple whatsapp account on a single phone .
[whatsapp-messenger](/questions/tagged/whatsapp-messenger "show questions tagged 'whatsapp-messenger'")
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Follow these simple steps to go run multiple whatsapp accounts:
1. Root your Android device.
2. Make sure that you have WhatsApp app installed on your smartphone.
3. Install [SwitchMe Multiple accounts](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.switchme) on your smartphone.
4. Run *SwitchMe Multiple accounts,* it will ask for Superuser request that you need to grant.
Hope It will help you.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There is one way to do that without root.
If you have a device with the Google Play Store, go and download Parallel Space app. If you have an arm/arm64 processor, download its extension Parallel Space 64-bit support as well.
After downloading this app, you can run two accounts of not just Whatsapp, but also of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat etc. This will not affect the first app installed in any way. You don't need to do any switching at all. Just add the shortcut of the Parallel app from Parallel Space on your launcher, and it will launch Whatsapp of the second account.
Regards.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: You should try [GBWhatsapp](http://www.gbmods.co/wp-content/uploads/GBWA3_5.15.html). It runs smoothly here on my 4.2.2. It's arabic website but hope you will find what you need
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: One quite simple way of doing this that often gets overlooked, is adding a new user to the phone if you have android 5 or above, and installing whatsapp on there.
Hope this helps
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: You can use this [App Cloner](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.applisto.appcloner).
From the description:
>
> Using App Cloner you can create and install multiple copies of your existing apps.
>
>
>
* Note: WhatsApp is available in their premium version. So you can try it on another app and if satisfied - continue to the premium.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/22 | 303 | 1,035 | <issue_start>username_0: Before, I had a coc acc and I got bored so I gave my acc (gmail) to my friend. My friend then changed the ign to his name. Now that i got a new phone, I installed coc and even if my old acc is already installed, i cannot play my old acc and his ign appears at the top. How can I change my ign? Do I need to log out my acc from his phone?<issue_comment>username_1: I think it's easy only you need to follow this step...
Go to settings->accounts->add account->and add another Google account with the new email. Then go into the play store and there will be your email with a drop down arrow. Tap it and select the new email.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: To change your IGN
* Open **Google Play Games**.
* Tap the IGN
* Tap on the Pencil in the top right
* Change the IGN.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yHlm1.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I6mwM.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/22 | 372 | 1,379 | <issue_start>username_0: How. Can I install windows software on Android platform ?<issue_comment>username_1: It's just not possible. Android devices (generally) use the ARM processor, which is oriented towards mobile devices.
PCs in the past and today use x86 or x64 (amd64) processors, which are completely different and **NOT COMPATIBLE**.
The best solution I would have for you would be to use a software like Limbo PC Emulator.
The original Limbo (which I knew and used) was on Google Code, and will therefore go down with it in it's destruction.
However, it appears someone has made a fork of Limbo, at <http://limboemulator.weebly.com/>.
The original Google Code (for anyone who wants it), is available at <https://code.google.com/archive/p/limbo-android/>.
>
> Note: it appears, on these websites, that Windows 8.1 is running on an Android device. However, these are test devices and might be faster. Also, they used a modified version of Limbo/QEMU with more hardware support.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: As of 2017, Android doesn't support running Windows applications. However it's theoretically possible to [install Windows on some devices](http://www.instructables.com/id/Run-Windows-XP-on-Android-Device/) and afterwards you can indeed run Windows apps there:
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/22 | 445 | 1,854 | <issue_start>username_0: I often have to connect to public wifi networks, and upon connecting (automatically or otherwise), several apps will immediately connect to their host server and start exchanging data. How can I make sure that those apps will not start anything until I have my VPN turned on ? Even if I have my VPN auto-connecting, there is still a [sometime longer] delay during which other apps will start "chatting" on the net..........
I'd like to be able to give the go before apps automatically connect to the net. Some will let me configure a "connect on demand" but most will connect whenever they can.<issue_comment>username_1: Go to settings, then click WiFi or WLAN
Then press the extra option button,then you click advanced setting , then switch off scanning always be avaliable. It will prevent any app from using wifi.
If that doesn't work switch on app permission an deny all apps wifi access.
If it doesn't work, I suggest you see a phone technician.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: You can do that by "Force stop" apps from app manager before connecting to wifi network that will prevent apps bring in background until you open them. Only that will be pain in the ass process because you will need to do that for every app you want to prevent using wifi until connect to vpn. You can try geenify or some app to stop background processes if you have a lot of apps.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Since Android 8 there's built-in option Block connections without VPN in VPN settings.
In other case you may use AFWall+ (root required) from [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.ukanth.ufirewall/) or [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.ukanth.ufirewall&hl=en) to allow apps to connect to internet only through VPN (only paid version supports VPN).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/23 | 1,169 | 3,970 | <issue_start>username_0: I have two PCs. One runs Ubuntu and another runs Windows. Both have `adb` installed. I have an emulator on Ubuntu and I want to connect to it from Windows. I thought I could use `adb forward` but it doesn't work. On Ubuntu, I set up
```
adb forward tcp:8080 tcp:5555
adb tcpip 5555
```
Then, in Windows, I tried to connect:
```
adb connect user@ubuntu-ip-address:8080
```
But it cannot connect.
PS: I can connect through `ssh` from Windows to ubuntu and use `adb` normally.<issue_comment>username_1: Suppose you have PC1 and PC2. According to [the official Android Developer documentation](https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html#forwardports), `adb forward` is not for forwarding a TCP port of the PC1 to another port of the PC2. It's for forwarding a TCP port of PC1 to a TCP port of the Android device.
For your situation, you can use any port forwarding tool like [Port Forwarding for Windows](http://www.quantumg.net/portforward.php).
There is a nice tutorial below copied from [hasper.info by <NAME>](http://www.hasper.info/remote-android-emulator/):
>
> I often use the Android emulator to check my apps with different display configurations and to stress-test them. But the problem is that it is really slow on my development laptop. So I installed the Android emulator on my desktop PC running Windows and connect to it over my LAN. The major advantage is that you can continue using your development machine while a “server” deals with emulating – one could even emulate several devices at once and still continue programming.
>
>
> The approach in a nutshell: Forward the emulator’s port so that it is accessible in the local network. Then connect the ADB to it.
>
>
> On your desktop – the “server”:
>
>
> 1. Store the executable of Trivial Portforward on the desktop system (e.g. directly in C:\trivial\_portforward.exe).
> 2. Create a virtual device to emulate (HowTo) and name it “EmulatedAndroid”.
> 3. Create a batch file:
>
>
>
> ```
> \tools\emulator -avd EmulatedAndroid &
> echo 'On the development machine: adb kill-server and then: adb connect :5585'
> C:\trivial\_portforward 5585 127.0.0.1 5555
>
> ```
> 4. If you execute this batch file on your desktop PC, it will open the emulator with the specified virtual device.
>
>
> Now on your laptop – the “client”:
>
>
> 5. Now – given that both systems are in the same network – you can connect to the emulator from your laptop by typing in a terminal:
>
>
>
> ```
> adb kill-server
> adb connect :5585
>
> ```
> 6. Now you can upload apps, access the logcat and execute adb commands on your remote emulator like on any other Android device. And all without performance impairments on your workstation.
> 7. If you are experiencing communication losses, increase the emulator timeout in the eclipse settings to maybe 5000 ms (Window → Preferences → Android → DDMS → ADB connection time out (ms)).
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I just want to update answer, since approach with trivial\_portforward is not easy, because issuer is not online anymore and you have to compile it. And also this page is first in google results.
Best approach for port forwarding is to use ssh.
If you want to install SSH on windows,here are:
* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zin9xhU5P58> - (Windows install OpenSSH server)
* <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/troubleshooting/questions/connect-android-emulator-mac-windows>
**On Host:**
a) nodaemon server:
```
host$ adb kill-server
host$ adb -a nodaemon server
```
b) create ssh server
Just create ssh server on host machine, if it is windows. I did it this way.
**On Client:**
a)
```
adb kill-server
ssh -L 5037:localhost:5037
```
b)
```
adb kill-server
ssh -L 5585:localhost:5555 serverusername@
adb connect localhost:5585
```
Then authenticate. Also portforwading is possible do on host or client, if both have ssh server.
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/23 | 564 | 2,131 | <issue_start>username_0: This hasn't been addressed in other 6P threads. Nexus 6P running Nougat can connect to my 5Ghz Wifi network in my home.
I'll connect to my 5Ghz band of my wifi network, but the status on the phone will either say "connected, no internet" or even "connected" but the internet wont work. Phone shows good signal strength and link speed, but browsing or trying to download anything doesn't work.
Everything on LTE works fine though. And I have other devices connected to my wifi network (on the 2.4Ghz band) and they work fine as well. Plus my desktop has no LAN issues, so I'm guessing it's not a router problem.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GWrS5.png)
Here are the solutions I've tried thus far with no avail:
* With or without VPN
* 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz bands
* Restarted in Safe Mode, same problem. Will connect to my networks but internet wont work
* Powered off, waited a minute, powered on
* Disabled security authentication for the network on the router
* Re-enabled security authentication
* Factory reset router
* Factory reset Nexus 6P<issue_comment>username_1: You may have been able to fix it without an RMA, your 6P probably had some artifact in its settings that caused the issue. I had a similar problem where the 6P would not connect to my 2.4GHz network, but it did connect to my 5GHz network.
**The Fix:** In your 'Wireless & Networks' expanded menu, click on 'Network Settings Reset'. This gives you a clean slate to try and reconnect to your networks.
^For anyone else stumbling onto this thread
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I came across a solution using airplane mode on another forum. The method is turn on airplane mode, then turn WiFi on again. After it settles, turn airplane mode off. I did this and it made a difference. Like it was trying to connect but was still struggling.
So then I noticed that the time was not set correctly. Like it did it was 10am and it was actually 5pm. So quite the difference. I fixed the time and bam! Everything back to normal. I hope this helps some one!
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/23 | 568 | 2,108 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently got a new Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) running Android 6. It's great, but I'm not sure how to charge it properly.
By using the charger that came with the phone I get a notification saying "Fast Charging" and the phone heats up like crazy so it can shorten the life of the battery (although it does actually charge really quickly).
Alternatively I can use 3rd party chargers (none of which obviously suport fast charging), but many websites say it can harm the battery because they can be of really bad quality, so I don't like that option.
The best option I see is to charge it using my PC, but I can't have my PC everywhere I go and leaving it on overnight seems like an energy waste (no, my PC can't charge when it's off).
Disabling Fast Charging seems like a good idea, but since the Marshmalow update, the option is not in the settings anymore.
The text on the stock charger says:
Input: 100-240V 50-60 Hz 0.50 A
Output: 9V DC 1.67A or 5V DC 2.0A
With all that in mind, what is the best way to charge my phone and do minimal damage to the battery in the long run?<issue_comment>username_1: You may have been able to fix it without an RMA, your 6P probably had some artifact in its settings that caused the issue. I had a similar problem where the 6P would not connect to my 2.4GHz network, but it did connect to my 5GHz network.
**The Fix:** In your 'Wireless & Networks' expanded menu, click on 'Network Settings Reset'. This gives you a clean slate to try and reconnect to your networks.
^For anyone else stumbling onto this thread
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I came across a solution using airplane mode on another forum. The method is turn on airplane mode, then turn WiFi on again. After it settles, turn airplane mode off. I did this and it made a difference. Like it was trying to connect but was still struggling.
So then I noticed that the time was not set correctly. Like it did it was 10am and it was actually 5pm. So quite the difference. I fixed the time and bam! Everything back to normal. I hope this helps some one!
Upvotes: 1 |
2016/12/24 | 324 | 1,062 | <issue_start>username_0: Tap Application Manager. Select an app you want to move to the microSD card. If you don't see a Move to SD Card button, the app cannot be moved.
How to move these types of apps to sd card?<issue_comment>username_1: You can download [Link2SD](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buak.Link2SD&hl) and use it to transfer files. However, it requires your phone to be rooted.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: on my Asus Zenfone 2, i formatted the micro sd with one partition adopted and second in fat32 and with Apps2SD or Link2SD i always got error "*second partition not found*".
I found that with the swiss-knife "**[Titanium Backup ★ root](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=it)**" it's very easy and it's working:
just keep my finger on the app i'd like to move and select "move to adoptable" et tah-dah: my app is moved on the adopted partition on sd.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wk6Lh.png)
Upvotes: 0 |
2016/12/24 | 1,478 | 6,091 | <issue_start>username_0: The screen on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 broke (running Android 4.4) and I really, really wish to get all my photos and other data off it. The phone has a pattern lock screen as well as an additional PIN if the pattern is entered wrong. I've tried numerous methods:
* I can turn my phone on, hear the startup sound, all the buttons work (even the two touch buttons for back and menu)
* when I plug in my phone onto my PC, the device shows up but is empty - need to unlock the phone first.
* Touch doesn't respond, so no vision and no touch => no way to normally unlock phone.
* Galaxy Ace 4 does NOT support USB OTG, so plugging in a mouse to TRY to do something is out of the question as well.
* I don't have USB debugging enabled
* The device was never rooted
* Maybe that is why I cannot get ADB to work either...
* There are a few software solutions available that claim to be capable of unlocking your phone's screen through USB, or being able to get your data off your phone, but NONE of them support Galaxy Ace 4 explicitly.
* I DO have Airdroid installed on the phone, but WiFi and other means of connectivity are turned off on the device and I know of no way to re-enable them with a broken screen
* therefore Google's Android Device Manager was of no help
At this point I feel I have tried everything. Is there anything else I can do? Screen replacement is roughly $100, and I don't care about this phone anymore as a device, I just want the data. Maybe it's possible to somehow connect a different screen (from a cheaper/older phone? Not just this exact model), it doesn't have to fit perfectly, it can even hang loose on a thread, I just need to unlock the device.
Recently we can often hear in the news how governments hacked someone's phone (a captured terrorist or such), so is there literally any other way I could get into mine? I do know both the PIN and the pattern, and of course credentials to my Google account.<issue_comment>username_1: AFAIK Samsung phones have WiFi option in their power menu so if that is true in your case and also if you have Airdroid configured to connect on having proper connection to a server i.e., PC than you may have a chance of communicating with the device.
Do try and report back
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What I would try to recover at least some of the data, if all the things you already mentioned did not work:
---
Disclaimer: I did not perform this exact same steps on the Ace 4, but only on a much older Samsung Device. So I can't guarantee that this works, and I'm not responsible for data loss, so do this at your own risk. This is a hop or drop approach.
---
Part of the process is shown in a video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juJDj2sb_U). I'll put a textual description and some sidenotes below:
1. On a Windows PC, install Odin3. It can be downloaded [here](https://www.chip.de/downloads/Odin3_12992520.html). Odin is a flashing tool for Samsung devices, allowing to flash alternative ROMs or a custom recovery. A recovery is sort of a mini-operating system in your phone, allowing to access some deep-level options and modifications. The recovery that is installed by default has a highly limited functionality, so we will install another recovery in the next steps. This other recovery could be able to let you access files stored on your phone.
2. Power off your phone.
3. Put your Ace 4 into download mode by pressing the combination Power Button + Home Button + Volume down key for several seconds. The process can be seen in the linked video. As shown in the video, press Volume Up to confirm going into download mode. Download mode basically means that your device is in a state now where system files (including the recovery) can be modified.
4. Start Odin on your PC, connect your phone to the PC and wait for Odin recognizing the device.
5. Download the CWM recovery that is linked below the video. Download the "CWM Recovery", not "Philz Recovery".
6. Select the AP field in Odin and select the tar.md5 file you just downloaded.
7. Leave all other Odin options as they are, and hit start.
8. Wait until Odin is finished.
9. As soon as Odin is finished, turn off the phone and reboot your phone into recovery mode by pressing and holding Power Button + Home Button + Volume Up button for a few seconds. IMPORTANT: At this point, with a new recovery flashed, I'm not sure if you will still be able to boot into normal Android OS. Most recoveries are not compatible with the default Android OS.
10. Now, you should have a new recovery on your phone, as seen on the video. This recovery provides some useful functions. Now try to connect your phone to PC and see if it appears in Windows Explorer as a device with all the subfolders in your phones internal storage.
11. If nothing appears, now comes the challenging part: We need to navigate to the option "mount and storage" that is shortly seen in the video. This can be done using the volume up / down keys and the power key to confirm.
12. Once you (probably) are in that section, it should look like seen in this [picture](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B3MvF.png). Now we want to mount partitions named "ext\_sd" or "sdcard" or similar. At this point with a broken screen its gonna be trial and error. I think usually the 4th entry is /sdcard, so after entering the screen, you should press volume down three times and confirm hitting the power button. As far as I remember, this will toggle the state from unmounted to mounted. If you're lucky, you device will show up in Windows Explorer then. If not, hit the power button again to revert the change you just made and make another try by hitting volume down once again to select the next entry.
I think now how you see what I meant with hop or drop approach, especially with a broken screen - this is probably the last chance to get the data, but also could mess up your device. As I said, try it at own risk. If you try it, though, I will be curious to hear whether this worked out. If you have any other questions, let us know.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/24 | 1,154 | 4,674 | <issue_start>username_0: I installed the game thinking I'd play it, but I changed my mind. Anyway, that's not too important. I clicked uninstall, and it does say it uninstalled it, but in the application manager, it is still taking up 108 MB, though listed as "Not installed."
If I go to the play store, and try to get the game again, it installs instantly, proving to me that the app is still somewhere on the phone (I don't have 100 MBps internet) How do I get rid of the app completely?
If it's important, I use Android Lollipop 5.0.1.<issue_comment>username_1: AFAIK Samsung phones have WiFi option in their power menu so if that is true in your case and also if you have Airdroid configured to connect on having proper connection to a server i.e., PC than you may have a chance of communicating with the device.
Do try and report back
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: What I would try to recover at least some of the data, if all the things you already mentioned did not work:
---
Disclaimer: I did not perform this exact same steps on the Ace 4, but only on a much older Samsung Device. So I can't guarantee that this works, and I'm not responsible for data loss, so do this at your own risk. This is a hop or drop approach.
---
Part of the process is shown in a video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juJDj2sb_U). I'll put a textual description and some sidenotes below:
1. On a Windows PC, install Odin3. It can be downloaded [here](https://www.chip.de/downloads/Odin3_12992520.html). Odin is a flashing tool for Samsung devices, allowing to flash alternative ROMs or a custom recovery. A recovery is sort of a mini-operating system in your phone, allowing to access some deep-level options and modifications. The recovery that is installed by default has a highly limited functionality, so we will install another recovery in the next steps. This other recovery could be able to let you access files stored on your phone.
2. Power off your phone.
3. Put your Ace 4 into download mode by pressing the combination Power Button + Home Button + Volume down key for several seconds. The process can be seen in the linked video. As shown in the video, press Volume Up to confirm going into download mode. Download mode basically means that your device is in a state now where system files (including the recovery) can be modified.
4. Start Odin on your PC, connect your phone to the PC and wait for Odin recognizing the device.
5. Download the CWM recovery that is linked below the video. Download the "CWM Recovery", not "Philz Recovery".
6. Select the AP field in Odin and select the tar.md5 file you just downloaded.
7. Leave all other Odin options as they are, and hit start.
8. Wait until Odin is finished.
9. As soon as Odin is finished, turn off the phone and reboot your phone into recovery mode by pressing and holding Power Button + Home Button + Volume Up button for a few seconds. IMPORTANT: At this point, with a new recovery flashed, I'm not sure if you will still be able to boot into normal Android OS. Most recoveries are not compatible with the default Android OS.
10. Now, you should have a new recovery on your phone, as seen on the video. This recovery provides some useful functions. Now try to connect your phone to PC and see if it appears in Windows Explorer as a device with all the subfolders in your phones internal storage.
11. If nothing appears, now comes the challenging part: We need to navigate to the option "mount and storage" that is shortly seen in the video. This can be done using the volume up / down keys and the power key to confirm.
12. Once you (probably) are in that section, it should look like seen in this [picture](https://i.stack.imgur.com/B3MvF.png). Now we want to mount partitions named "ext\_sd" or "sdcard" or similar. At this point with a broken screen its gonna be trial and error. I think usually the 4th entry is /sdcard, so after entering the screen, you should press volume down three times and confirm hitting the power button. As far as I remember, this will toggle the state from unmounted to mounted. If you're lucky, you device will show up in Windows Explorer then. If not, hit the power button again to revert the change you just made and make another try by hitting volume down once again to select the next entry.
I think now how you see what I meant with hop or drop approach, especially with a broken screen - this is probably the last chance to get the data, but also could mess up your device. As I said, try it at own risk. If you try it, though, I will be curious to hear whether this worked out. If you have any other questions, let us know.
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer] |
2016/12/25 | 469 | 1,695 | <issue_start>username_0: About a month ago, Messenger implemented an in-app browser, similar to the one on the main Facebook app. It's terribly slow, and I'd love to load links in Chrome (or Tumblr, or Twitter, or whatever app is actually meant for the link). I've looked all over and cannot figure out how to disable it - all help I find is for Facebook's in-app browser, not Messenger's. I'm using a Oneplus 3 with the default Oxygen OS. Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: While this is a [feature of the Facebook app itself](http://lifehacker.com/disable-facebooks-in-app-browser-to-use-your-preferred-1658842307), it appears there is no feature to do this with the current version of Facebook Messenger as of this answer (version 192.168.3.11.61).
The only current method in order to use the Android assigned default application for the URL is to [*Click the Menu Icon and click Open in ...*](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VR9Oz.png)
However if you are noticing that your in-app browser is slow, you may need to head into your Settings -> Apps and clear cache for Android System WebView and Google Chrome. (You may have to turn on Show System in the three dot menu.)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Not sure if you figured this out or not, or maybe they fixed it, but I figured it out. Open messenger. In the far upper right corner, tap the silhouette icon that takes you to your profile. Scroll down and check "open links externally"
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Go to messenger, go to Photos & Media and switch on: "Open Links in Default Browser"
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BipG6.png)
(Click to enlarge)
Upvotes: 4 |
2016/12/25 | 457 | 1,635 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a rooted Coolpad catalyst with no cwm. I plan on creating a workaround for cwm but, that's another project. Anyway I have MetroPCS I've tried apps like barnacle, but I get WAN interface not found. It seems newer phones have a guard against root tethering methods, I thought about changing the settings app but can't risk it yet. I am running Android 5.1.1<issue_comment>username_1: While this is a [feature of the Facebook app itself](http://lifehacker.com/disable-facebooks-in-app-browser-to-use-your-preferred-1658842307), it appears there is no feature to do this with the current version of Facebook Messenger as of this answer (version 172.16.31.10.61).
The only current method in order to use the Android assigned default application for the URL is to [*Click the Menu Icon and click Open in ...*](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VR9Oz.png)
However if you are noticing that your in-app browser is slow, you may need to head into your Settings -> Apps and clear cache for Android System WebView and Google Chrome. (You may have to turn on Show System in the three dot menu.)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Not sure if you figured this out or not, or maybe they fixed it, but I figured it out. Open messenger. In the far upper right corner, tap the silhouette icon that takes you to your profile. Scroll down and check "open links externally"
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Go to messenger, go to Photos & Media and switch on: "Open Links in Default Browser"
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BipG6.png)
(Click to enlarge)
Upvotes: 4 |
2016/12/26 | 720 | 2,597 | <issue_start>username_0: A quick rundown on the situation is this. I've just changed to a new phone just about a month ago, and there's something weird that I noticed - my phone automatically deletes the photos.
At first the deletion is small scaled - I noticed it when I lost about 3 photos about 2 weeks ago. However today I noticed something bigger - I lost almost 5 months worth of photos. It wasn't moved anywhere else as I couldn't find it even after a search on the SD card on my computer.
As you can see from the image below, the file names of the photos in my DCIM gallery simply jumped from 9 July 2016 to 12 December 2016. I'm pretty sure I several photos during the 5 months in between as there were quite a few major events and I took plenty of photos during them.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aGDuI.png)
I know there's another [similar thread](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/116443/photos-in-the-camera-folder-in-the-gallery-were-deleted-automatically-in-my-andr) on this matter, but the contents doesn't help as the approach in the thread doesn't apply to me. I've checked for the file they mentioned but it doesn't exist in the folder.
I'm running on Android 6.0.1.
If anyone knows what's going on, your assistance is much appreciated. Thank you!<issue_comment>username_1: While this is a [feature of the Facebook app itself](http://lifehacker.com/disable-facebooks-in-app-browser-to-use-your-preferred-1658842307), it appears there is no feature to do this with the current version of Facebook Messenger as of this answer (version 172.16.31.10.61).
The only current method in order to use the Android assigned default application for the URL is to [*Click the Menu Icon and click Open in ...*](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VR9Oz.png)
However if you are noticing that your in-app browser is slow, you may need to head into your Settings -> Apps and clear cache for Android System WebView and Google Chrome. (You may have to turn on Show System in the three dot menu.)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Not sure if you figured this out or not, or maybe they fixed it, but I figured it out. Open messenger. In the far upper right corner, tap the silhouette icon that takes you to your profile. Scroll down and check "open links externally"
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Go to messenger, go to Photos & Media and switch on: "Open Links in Default Browser"
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BipG6.png)
(Click to enlarge)
Upvotes: 4 |