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Switch microphone to speakerphone mic
My primary mic seems to be broken. Google Now voice search records no audio and while in call the other side can not hear me talk. Booting to safe mode does not help either.
However when I switch to speakerphone, all is working well. As far as I've read the Nexus 5 uses another mic in speaker phone mode (noise cancellation).
Is it somehow possible to always use the speakerphone mic? Since it is the only one working for me.

yes, it is rooted

I found two apps
one free - Auto speaker here
Try the free one first
second Tasker - Paid here
It has lots of automating features beside your need.
Before paying for App Read the tutorial first.
To use tasker use this tutorial link
Both apps uses sensors. Try on you device.

Both apps seam to be able to trigger speakerphone mode. But that's not what I'm looking for. I could switch to speakerphone mode myself using the in-call button. But that would switch the speaker as well as the microphone. I'm looking to switch the microphone only. I think there is no native Android call to change that behavior, since most devices do not have different microphones. I guess its part of the nexus 5 firmware.

I do not recall or found any such application to switch mic permanently without switching speakerphone. With dual microphone, you can get custom build application for your need for your device. But I rather suggest you to get that mic replaced with authorized service center.

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"Lucky try" & "Recommended" shortcuts being created automatically on the homecreen
I had installed xmod games apk. Then I had opened it. It showed me some 5 apps like advertisement. I had touched the app called "super flash light". After that, I am getting shortcuts in my home screen. I try to delete it but it is appearing one again. Shortcuts names: Lucky try, Recommended.

Most likely adware embedded in that app you've installed. Have you tried uninstalling the app? Does that stop it? Btw: this kind of adware violates the TOS of Google Play. So if uninstalling the app solves your issue, and you had installed it from Google Play – you should consider reporting it.

Confirmed malware, related: https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/165698-shortcuts-get-created/

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Where are WhatsApp messages stored?
Where are WhatsApp messages stored when they arrive? They are stored in backup at 4 AM but before that, where are our latest messages stored? How can we access this location?

Well, you can't get onto the stored location and all but if you make backup then you can located it over File Manager>WhatsApp>Database folder !

See: Where Android apps store data?

/data/data/com.whatsapp/msgstore.db

Just to confirm, is this the location where the latest WhatsApp messages (as they are received) are stored?

The parent folder appears to be /com.whatsapp/databases/ now.

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Ringing volume is reduced after after updating Moto G2 to Android Lollipop
After updating my Moto G2 to Lollipop 5.0, the ringing volume of my phone is reduced. Can anyone help me with a fix?

I suggest you to perform clear cache on your device. This steps will remove any temporary files that may be causing the problem, but will not delete your files or settings.

With the phone powered off, press and hold the Volume Down + Power button at the same time and release after two sec.
Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight "Recovery mode"
Press the Volume Up button to restart into Recovery mode.
You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark and the words "No command."
Hold the Power button, do not release it, press the Volume up button and release it (hold on the Power + Volume Up button and release).
Use the volume buttons to scroll to "Wipe cache partition" and press the Power button to select it.
"Reboot system now" will be highlighted, press the Power button to select it.

I hope I can help as my Moto g 2nd Gen had the same problem and it's running ok for now.
You are going to need to plug your phone into a computer and on AUTO PLAY click "OPEN FOLDER TO VIEW FILES".

Go to Media folder > Audio > Ringtones
Copy all ringtones and go back 3 tabs to the main storage page of your phone
Open Ringtones folder and paste your ringtones
Close the window, unplug your phone and cross your fingers it has solved your problem.

Worked for me so I hope this helps others.


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Unresponsive screen on Moto G after Lollipop update
My Motorola Moto G 1st edition has been updated to Lollipop 5.0.2 and voila! My screen does not respond to any touch whatsoever, even though I can have calls and receive messages but to my utmost misery cannot receive or open them.
Anyone out there with the same problem and any suitable fix?

It's actually a bug.
You have to do hard reset after the update:

Hold power button for 15 seconds and the device will be forced to shut down
Hold power button and volume down button simultaneously to enter fastboot mode and you will have factory reset option
Use volume down to navigate and volume up to select desired option
Once you have done a factory reset, click power button and the device will reboot.

If you still have touch issues you have to rollback to KitKat by flashing stock firmware.


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Google Play Services force closing
I have a Samsung Galaxy Pocket. Google Play Services has always worked for years on my phone. But a few weeks ago, I noticed my phone was 'force close vibrating' constantly.
After looking and watching my 'running services', I noticed Google Play Services kept restarting straight after the force close vibration.
I uninstalled Google Play Services and it stopped. (but why was it doing it in the first place?)
I reset my phone to the factory, installed my usual apps, and installed Google Play Services again. And straight away it did it again.
Is there a way to fix this? As I play a few games, etc. on my phone, some games it says it needs Google Play Services to run it.

By "gps" I assume you mean Google Play Services, not the driver for your phone's Global Positioning System (GPS)? I would suggest installing Google Play Services first after another factory reset and see what happens. Then start adding apps back one at a time. The problem may be with one of your "usual apps," not with Google Play Services.

Between the lines I read: Your device is rooted, its bootloader unlocked, and you're using a custom ROM (otherwise you couldn't uninstall Play Services, and hadn't to install it manually). If I'm correct with that, and a factory-reset didn't bother you: Wipe all storage, re-flash your custom ROM and GApps, then check if it's working before you install anything else.

The problem isn't with the phone (Galaxy Pocket) but the fact that the version of Google Play Services is not supported by the phone. Uninstalling Google Play Services stops the vibration, try it.

I recommend you uninstall all the cleaning apps such as Clean Master, CM Cleaner, etc.
I had faced the same sort of problem with my Wynk app and don't forget to restart or reboot your mobile after doing it.

Have you tried to factory reset the phone? If not just try it. Because there are some apps which make the Google play services to force stop.
Even then if it will not be able to revive then report to Google

Read the entire question, please. A factory reset was performed.

@JoeSewell well he said that he installed his usual apps again. So what will be the impact of even factory reset. It must be one of his apps that makes it to do so.

Thank you so much for yur time! :-) Yes sorry l ment Google Play Services. Yes l installed that first after a reset and it still did the force close vibration. Even if l turn vibration off for the phone it still does it.

I even said that report it to Google. They take these things seriously. So they will definitely reply you, chick.

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Phone calls - the other person can't hear me
My phone has just started having a problem where on phone calls, the other person can't hear me. They just hear some static. I can hear them just fine. It's the same whether I call them or they call me. I tried restarting my phone, I looked at the settings and couldn't see anything obvious whereby I could have muted myself. I tried turning the call on Speaker and off again - no difference.
Any ideas?
If it's relevant, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo.

Check the microphone.  Can you record yourself with the Voice Recorder app?  If not, I would suspect you damaged it somehow.

Yeah, that would be obvious! Don't know why I didn't think of that. Well, without a headset, it only records static. With a headset, I can record voice. I guess that means the default mic is damaged?

@pfctdayelise Probably, unfortunately :(

I faced a similar problem with my LG Optimus One (P500). I first suspected the microphone and hence attempted to use voice recorder as suggested by Matthew Read. Since it was working, I became clueless.
After struggling a lot, I realized that I had installed a call recording software.  This call recording software was installed months before and hence I did not suspect it. Even after disabling the software I could not receive calls.  However, the problem was solved once I uninstalled it.
Later I understood that Android SDK does not provide clean solutions to hook into mic (unlike Symbian platform).  Hence call recording software developers are left to use any sort of dirty means (which I am not aware) to make their app work.
So, if you have any such application which plays with mic, just uninstall them and try.


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Where can I find Android release notes?
Today I upgraded to 2.3.4 Gingerbread MR2 but I wonder: what changed?

Similar to this question which asks about 2.2.1, there don't seem to be any real "changelogs" made available for Android updates. However, you can look at their git repository to see the commit log. Here's the shortlog for the 2.3.4_r1 tag.
The summary: mostly bugfixes, and the addition of video/voice chat for the Google Talk app. Apparently this is only enabled on the Nexus S since the Nexus One doesn't have a front-facing camera, but I don't know that for certain.
In any case, the video/voice chat could probably be made to work on the Nexus One somehow considering that it has already landed on the CyanogenMod codebase (and the latest nightly builds), so it's more or less working on other "unsupported" phones already. I know the EVO has a working implementation in the latest CM7 nightly build, though it did crash when I tried to switch to my rear camera (not that I'd really need to do that).

From a developer's point of view?

That's interesting. But I'd rather see it from the end user POV


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how can i make my phone not show "Other contacts" from my gmail account?
I have a google acount set up, and i had lots of contacts in my address book that got synchronized with the ones in my phone address book.
I've found out that i can organize my contacts into groups, and then make those groups "not sync" with my phone, but i have no way of un-selecting the group named "other contacts", basically thats the group where all unassigned or recent contacts go. That is very annoying.
How can i make my phone not fill up my phone agenda with my email contacts? Is there any other sollution other than deleting the contacts from my "other contacts" every day?

My Motorola Droid 2 (VZW) has a similar problem. My contacts menu has a "Display group" option. This shows several options:

Create a new group
All contacts
Favorites
User created groups
Facebook contacts
Google contacts
Phone contacts

As you can see there is no way to specify Google contacts that aren't "other contacts" except to create my own groups. Unfortunately whatever group I show does NOT become the default group that shows every time I open contacts.
I have decided to solve the problem just by using workarounds.

For the couple people I call the most I have widgets on the home screen to call that specific person. (Long press home screen -> Motorola widgets -> Contact quick tasks)
For the next tier of people (I will call them more than once in a while) I just use favorites. Either Long press home screen -> Shortcuts -> Dialer -> Favorites ... or just hit the call button and choose the favorites tab.
When I have to resort to the full contacts listing I just start typing the person's name and that narrows the list to a manageable size.

not the answer i was hoping for, but it does the trick...

I feel your pain. It definitely feels like settling.

I'm not sure how this works on Morotola Defy (Moto is known to replace the stock apps with their own versions), but in standard Android installation (2.1 and above) you can pick which groups are displayed in the Dialer/Contacts apps.  Launch the Contacts app, then go to Menu -> Display Options.  Under the "Choose contacts to display" section, expand your Google account and you should be able to un-check any group, which will hide its contacts.

i have done that. On my defy, its under Contacts->Show/Hide-> and there i have the possibility to hide the google groups, bu i have no way of hiding the "other contacts" group. At this point, i've checked all checkboxes and everything should be hidden, but its not... the "other contacts" group is still visible.

It's important to note that "Other Contacts" isn't actually a group.  It's all the contacts that don't have a group, and they are only grouped together for display purposes on the website.

@Matthew: yes, you're right, but i still dont want to have them displayed in my agenda. I'd rather have my Family group be displayed that "Other contacts"..

How can i make my phone not fill up my phone agenda with my email contacts?

You can set it to only display contacts with phone numbers if that helps.
In the contacts app, check the option:
Menu->Display Options->Only contacts with phones

Can you merge this with your other answer and delete this?

I've deleted the other one as there was already a similar answer above. (Need to read better!) I thought the two answers were different though so that's why I submitted twice. Is that bad form?

I dont have that option in my menu... i saw this solution on the web, but it ain't available on the defy i guess...


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When to know it's time to replace the Nexus One battery?
As we all know, battery consumption rate (i.e. "per hour") is not very standardized and its highly dependent on actual use, per user.
This makes it very difficult for me to know whether I need a new battery for my Nexus One (I bought it used) or not.
Assuming WiFi and Bluetooth are enabled, how long should the Nexus One battery last while the Nexus One is in Standby?
How long should the battery last when the Nexus One is completely turned off?
Thanks.

If you're leaving wifi and bluetooth on constantly, then I'd expect short standby battery life, no matter how new your battery is!

@GAThrawn Thanks. What you are saying makes sense, but how short is "short"? 1-hour? 12-hours? 24-hours? Other?

you know it's time to replace your phone's battery when it regularly cannot survive your typical day. A "typical day" might be extremely different for every people, for example, I almost always have a USB cable and my laptop with me so I can charge almost anywhere. It does not matter if the battery is short-lived if you're mostly at home, car, and work and you have (wall/car) charger everywhere. More precisely, you know you need to replace your battery if you regularly drained your battery in a situation where you are unable or unwilling to charge.

@Lie Ryan My typical day requires the phone to go without recharge (while in standby, WiFi+BT enabled) for 24 hours. My current battery doesn't meet this requirement. Will a new battery do?

It is very difficult to put a number on the estimated battery life of the N1, mainly because there isn't really a standard "typical use".
But since it seems that you are looking for a number, this thread may help.
Since at least 2 people reported at least 2 days in a single charge (given certain conditions), I would say that if your N1 battery doesn't hold more than 10 hours, it is time to start shopping for a new battery.


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Can the Aldiko reader show pdf files in it's catalog screen which are not present in the ebook folder?
I have the following situation :

I purchased an Android pdf book which was downloaded on my PC
I used Dropbox to transfer it onto my Android device (Archos 101)
When clicking the downloaded book in the Dropbox Android application , the Aldiko read was launched, ready for my to read my book.
However, this book was not present in the Aldiko book case view when I later on started Aldiko again

Hence my question: is it possible to let Aldiko list books which are not present in the eBook folder ?
I can't move the pdf into eBook, because Dropbox will download it happily again, when it doesn't find it.
I don't want to have duplicates ( the book is rather large , but even when it wasn't , I don't like the idea of having exact files in multiple locations ).

Possible workaround: Turn the ebook folder into a symlink to the dropbox folder.  Or if subfolders word, create a dropbox symlink inside ebook.

Matthew Read: You saw this coming, no ? How do you create a symlink ?

@Edelcom ln -s /sdcard/dropbox /sdcard/ebook creates ebook and makes it point to dropbox, assuming those are the correct paths.  Depending on your phone, you might need busybox to do that (and thus run busybox ln instead of just ln).  More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ln_(Unix)#Symbolic_link_creation_and_deletion

on Android I'm just a new user, nothing more, but how do you enter such commands ? Is there a command prompt equivalent ? And do you need to be rooted to do this ? Thanks for you help.

Never mind: searched for terminal emulator in Android market and installed a program called (ahem) 'terminal emulator'. I have to brush up on my Linux/unix commands ...

initial test did not work ... will try again to make sure I had the correct folders.


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What is the right way to backup my whole phone?
I did a factory reset last night, and I'd like to try to mod my G1 but I want to make sure I have a good, complete recovery image. Preferably one that will restore things like my K9 mail settings, in addition to my installed applications. If I went ahead right now with the modding I wouldn't need these things but I need to just use my phone for a few days, for which I'd like to arrange my settings.
I think I need to use nandroid, so maybe my real question is: are there caveats to be alert to in a nandroid backup?

If you only want apps/settings backed up, I recommend Titanium Backup.  It requires root.  Its backup will be saved to /mnt/sdcard/TitaniumBackup/, you can copy that folder to your computer just in case your card gets formatted.
If you use ClockworkMod / nandroid, do the same thing (copy the /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup folder to your PC afterwards).  The only real caveat is that you should flash the ROM you had when the backup was done before restoring the backup.  If the ROM you flashed afterward was significantly different, restoring without first reflashing the previous ROM can brick the phone.

That detail about ClockworkMod is something about which I had no clue.  I'm really glad I read this before I ever needed to restore a backup from nandroid!

What would you recommend if you are wanting to do a full backup before rooting your device?

There's no need to return to the "old ROM" if you just want to restore single items with Titanium Backup. Just think of using the "Migration Mode", at least when it comes to system data, and stay away from restoring system apps.

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Is there any possibility to access pictures on my S10 which always freezes on startup
My S10 always freezes on startup, because of an update. It just doesn’t reach the end of the loading bar. I know I could wipe the data via recovery, but I want the pictures back at least.

Have you tried booting into safe mode?

You can go into safe mode in one of two ways.

Press and hold the Power button until you see the Power Off icon.
Press and hold the Power Off icon until you see the Safe Mode icon.
Press on the Safe Mode icon

OR
I can not verify the 2nd method right now as I don't have an S10, but the above is simpler anyway.

Press and hold the Power button until you see the Samsung Galaxy Logo Screen.
Release the Power button.
While the logo is still visible, press and hold the Volume Down button until you see the Safe Mode indicator.

To exit Safe Mode, press on the Power button and restart the phone.

Well after a lot of research on Friday I can say more about it now.
The phone booted into download mode all the time. The only thing which helped was to install home csc. After that it worked perfectly fine again.
Thanks for all your answers :)


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Change SD card back to normal storage
I was cleaning up some files on my phone and saw that I have the SD card set as internal storage. As I understand it, this means that the SD card is considered part of the Android filesystem.
This SD card had a problem a few months ago and I had to reformat it, losing the data on it at the time. For this reason I would prefer that it be treated as a normal SD storage device.
Can I convert it back to normal storage, even if it has some apps installed onto the SD card? Will I lose the app data?

try this (untested)


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How do I change the Android Market email?
I bought a second-hand mobile.
When I open Market it asks for the password of another account. I don't know how to change the account.
Also, when I go to the Google Play Store and try to download something it is says that the id is missing even when I have signed in to my gmail account.

Can you please mention your Android version? And what is this Market App? Amazon? Please elaborate.

You can factory reset your phone, in that you can add a new google account.

Before you reset your Android One, see options for backing up your data.
On your mobile device, open the Settings menu.
Under "Personal," touch Backup & reset. You may need to enter your - pattern, PIN, or password.
Under "Personal data," touch Factory data reset.
Read the information on the screen and touch Reset phone.
If you have a screen lock, you'll need to enter your pattern, PIN, or password.
When prompted, touch Erase everything to erase all data from your device's internal storage.
When your device has finished erasing, select the option to reboot your device.

Now just add new gmail account by going to settings  --> Accounts --> Add New Account. Add your gmail account.
Original Source:
https://support.google.com/android-one/answer/6088915?hl=en
Hope that helps !!

Just in case you don't want to reset your phone. Add a new gmail account by going to settings --> Accounts --> Add New Account. Add your gmail account. Once you are logged in launch your Google playstore app. Click on menu (in left top looks like 3 stacked horizontal lines) you will see old email id, click on that and select your newly added email id. I hope that should do the trick.
EDIT:
To remove your old account launch settings -> select accounts -> select Google -> select the account you want to remove -> click on options at top right (or hardware option key if your phone has one) -> tap on remove account.

As the "old account" belongs to the previous owner, it might be decent to remove that after having switched to the "new account". I've already upvoted your answer (good alternative) – but to make it even better, maybe you could include details on removing the "old account" as well? Thanks!


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How do you recover a hard-bricked Nexus 7 2012?
I had a lollipop rom Nexus 7(2012), and I wanted to change it to Android Kitkat, as a personal like for it. I did as told in Google Developers page for Android Firmware for Nexus devices. When the process was halfway through, suddenly my computer shut down due to power failure(UPS Problem). And I cannot get it to go into fastboot, bootloader, recovery, download mode or whatever mode it is. Even charging symbol does not appear when I plug it in.
But it gets detected by the PC when I connect it. See the below picture:

Does this have any way to un-brick it? If not by software, should we change the hardware like motherboard so that it could be fixed?

Does it turn on at all?  If not it sounds like the main board might be fried which is pointless to swap, you'd be better off with a new one.

It does not turn on. It does not even show a sign of its life

Yeah, you wont be getting that back to life soon. Better start shopping, you just killed the supposedly unkillable

If it is unkillable why isn't mine working... PS: But it is getting detected on my computer when I connect my usb to the computer!

Try if adb is working. Only then there may be a hope.


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Location broken on Nexus 5 with CM11
I have a Google Nexus 5 device. In the beginning, I was amazed at the GPS performance; most of the time I had a fix after at most 5 seconds. A few months ago I installed Cyanogenmod CM11, and as far as I can remember GPS still worked great after the flash (I registered for CM's "find my phone" service, and that worked well).
Now recently I have found that location in general doesn't work any more. I can't get a GPS fix even after waiting for a long time, and even WiFi and cell network based location don't work – I get a location, but it's off by about a kilometer, and that in a large city with plenty of WiFi hotspots and cell towers. It doesn't even recognize my home location any more, even though I have clear WiFi reception from my own router which previously was clearly associated with my street address.
I am not sure what could have triggered this problem. At some point I tried to share as little information with Google as possible (out of privacy concerns) so I configured "Location mode" to "Device only" and I also disabled and deleted location history. I guess it is possible that at some point while doing this, I accidentally "broke" location altogether, though I don't know how. In any case, after noticing that GPS doesn't work any more, I re-enabled "High accuracy" mode, but with no effect. It's also conceivable that a CM11 update caused this, but I believe that when I installed CM11 it was already at the current state M11. I never installed nightlies.
My questions are:

What could have broken both GPS- and WiFi/cell-based location? Is there a known issue with CM11 (M11) on hammerhead? I couldn't find anything. Is it possible that I inadvertently disabled some system service that needs to be running? Nothing under Apps / Disabled looks like its location-related.
What can I do to get location working again? Re-flash? Install a nightly? Hope that at some point CM11 M12 is released? Delete some system file? I'm open to any kind of idea.

Might I ask as to why exactly you're still on CM11?

IT's the gapps!! I has the same problem; GPS stopped working after two CM11 updates. I reverted back to Android 4.1 but still no GPS. I renistalled cm-11-20160424-NIGHTLY-hercules (I'm becoming a pro at this by now) but still no GPS. After an idea to reinstall gapps-kk-20140606-signed after the updated....GPS started working again. I tested it with Google Maps, GPS test and My trace.. Make sure Google Services is installed.

Just curious if you use Google device / location manager(s)?
I have had some of theses issues come up on CM11.
Try going to Google.com then click maps as your search criteria/engine and type ' my current location ' as the search, and also in the map click the little circle in the bottom right corner (its the circle above the blue direction circle ....its the location target eye image , black and white) .....you should be asked if you would like to allow Google to access your location by now.  because if not it could just be a settings thing.
I suggest using Google chrome when / if you do this.... I had better luck when I did... which makes sense since chrome is a Google entity.
I am not saying this is a fix, but I am curious about the results because this may help myself and others to get an understanding of how your devices current state due to how it handles the request(s).
CM11 hasn't treated me too well in this respect either.

Thanks for your answer. Yes, I only used Google services. I did some research about alternative location services, but didn't find anything easily applicable. I think the problem is not about allowing Google Maps; I have granted that access. I tested what you proposed, but using Firefox. I was asked whether to grant access to location and granted, and after that the problem was the same; location was off by about 1 km. I'll try with Chrome when I find the chance.

Ok well please keep me posted. I wish I could be of more assistance.


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Using Android device manager to get the SIM details of located device
Thanks to this question on SU, I was able to locate my mobile which was stolen a month back, but after using ADM (Android Device Manager) service, it notifies the tracked device that "Your location has been shared", but now I am getting this message "Your device's location access is turned off".
I suspect that the thief turned off this feature after I successfully located the device with accuracy of 20 meters, in fact during the last instances I could clearly see the stolen device moving along a definite trajectory as I suspect the thief would have panicked on seeing the ADM tracked messages notifications on the stolen phone. The tracked location is also very close location and very familiar to me which means I can probably get back my device.
Since the tracked device shares the location info, does it also share the other details like which SIM card mobile number the thief has installed? Can we get this info from Google?

but it shows lock and erase?

AFAIK, no, Android Device Manager (and Google) can't share other details like SIM card mobile number.


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How do I prevent Android from going to sleep?
I never want my Android tablet to go to sleep, can I prevent sleep mode?

Depending on your tablet, you may have the option to set the screen timeout to "never" under Settings > Display > Sleep.
If you do not have this option, you can enable Settings > Developer options > Stay awake. This will keep your tablet awake while it is charging. This could be useful if your tablet does not support the "never" screen timeout.
Note: If you don't see Developer options in Settings, you may find them and Stay awake in one of these places:

You may first need to unlock developer options, as described here.
Simply search for Stay awake in Settings.
Settings > About > Build number. Developer options should appear after tapping the build number several times.
Settings > System > Advanced > Developer options
Settings > About > Android version > Kernel version

(Rowan) Note: Developer options are not always under Build number; they can be in other places such as Kernel version. The developers apparently try to hide them in various locations and I know this because I myself have found them in different locations on different devices.

Settings > Developer options > Stay awake worked for me

The above options are not available on my Sony Xperia running Android 13

There is a stay awake option while charging. For the older Android Froyo 2.2, it can be found under:
Settings > Applications > Development > Stay awake

"Screen will never sleep while charging."
The same option is still present up to the current 8.1 version, but you first have to unlock developer options.

You can probably prevent you tablet from sleeping using an automation app like Tasker (paid) or Automate (free).
Here’s a automation “flow” for Automate to keep the screen and CPU awake, but you can easily modify it to only keep the CPU awake:
http://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/374

I use the app Caffeine, and it works very good. It's free, and highly helpful. It's very small also (few kb).


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Cannot reset lock screen password
I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand and I forgot my lock screen password. I set a full 16-character password but now I forgot the password.
Somehow I unlocked the screenlock, but now I can't reset it to a simple one. I'm typing and typing the same password that got me in but no use. I don't want to reset the phone.

If you have root access or twrp go to /data/system
Delete the following
gatekeeper.password.key

gatekeeper.pattern.key

locksettings.db

locksettings.db-shm

locksettings.db-wal

It will remove your lockscreen what ever it is
how ever if your device have fingerprint and you have set it
It will require your fingerprint to set a new lockscreen

Assuming that there's not an issue with the password being correct, I'm wondering if there is a chance you set encryption on the device.
On my Samsung, that forces the password to be an actual password, as opposed to a PIN or swipe. In order to change the type of screen lock away from the high security password, you need to first decrypt the phone. It should then let you select the screen lock of your choice. Worth a shot to look!

the maximum character limit that the phone can remember for a password is 16 characters, but for some reason it can actually be longer. Try typing in only the first 16 characters, this should help.

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How to prevent Chrome from restoring last session?
Whenever I close and reopen Chrome it automatically restores the last session. How do I stop it, so that on reopen it should open homepage instead of last session?
I'm using Android Marshmallow and my Chrome version is the latest one (updated today).

This was possible in earlier versions but from Chrome version 51 onwards, it is not possible as it designed to open in last session instead of home page
I couldn't find any workaround for rooted devices on net
Source

Instead of closing Chrome close all the pages that are open. It looks like a square with a number in it on my phone, next to the address bar, at the top of the screen.

On Chrome close all but one page, set the address as "about:blank" (without the quotes and then form the menu select "Add to home screen". You can then open that with no embarrasment! lol


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How to add the voice typing key to the LG keyboard on Android 6?
How can I add the voice typing key to the LG keyboard on Android 6? I use an LG 4.
E.g. on Gboard I could:
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Here it goes:
Open Settings → Language and keyboard → LG keyboard settings and there go to keyboard height and layout, then to QWERTY keyboard layout.
There you will have option to rearrange some buttons. One of them will be settings button (a gear like button). On it will be 3 dots. Tap it and the microphone icon will show up. Just tap on it and you are good to go.
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How can I enable USB debugging on Xperia Miro when touch is not working?
I have a Xperia Miro. I am trying to connect mouse with OTG cable, but it is not able to detect.
Touch is totally not working.
How can I solve this issue?

Looks like the Miro doesn't support Usb OTG (source) – though strangely, Amazon offers a special cable for that. Could it be there are multiple Miros? The ST23i is reported to support OTG, which somehow contradicts that XDA information. Which one do you have?

I hope the below thread helps: Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb?

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How safe Skype is on rooted Android OS?
Recently I have rooted my Android phone to third party custom ROM. After rooting, I have gone through many articles which says rooting cause serious security issues.
Now my question is: how safe is my Skype? Can anyone access my Skype account? Can anyone record the video conversation of mine? The provider of custom ROM has any hold or control over my phone?

The provider of all the rooting software you use (such as Kingroot if you use a "one-click" technique, SuperSU, and any software you give root permission on your phone), and the provider of the ROM you use (whether it's a custom ROM or the stock ROM) has complete control over your phone. They can steal any passwords you type into the phone (in apps, websites, or your Google account details). They can take control of any app, including Skype. They can record all your conversations, steal your credit card number, and use your details to masquerade as you. They can lock your phone (as well as any online accounts you logged into) and demand a payment from you to get your files and accounts back.
When you decide to root your phone, you need to have complete trust in all the software you use to do it, which means you also need to trust the person you got it from (e.g. the website you downloaded it from). When an app on your phone asks for root permissions, you need to have complete trust in the source of the app. If you don't have complete trust, don't root your phone/install the custom ROM/install the app.

Well, that's depressing. True though. You could mention how, I don't know, SuperSU makes you see all root requests, or how ChainFire would lose his mind if someone thought his work was dangerous to their device?

@DanBrown Why would I need to mention that when you've just provided me with a good example of the kind of trust you need to have?

Because it's the kind of trust that is voluntary. If you don't trust an app, you can halt it's root auth. (Like the older versions of lucky patcher, which had a habit of wiping your entire davlik) Other apps that you can trust, Like tasker, you give root auth to. So one, big +1 to you (which I had already added) for noting how if you don't have the trust for root apps, don't bother with rooting. (Also, good spot in my wording!) Root auth apps can be trusted (except kingroot), but that's probably it.

As long as you know that the apps you've got on your phone are safe and free from malware, your Skype should be safe as well.
But remember: the Internet is not the greatest place for private data anyways.


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System and Play Store updates doesn't work on Android 4.4.2
I'm using a cloudfone excite 401dx with Android 4.4.2.
System update says "battery too low to install system update, connect charger to continue", but my battery is full. When I use the factory reset, the system update keep saying of my issue (battery too low to install system updates, connect charger to continue).
Still my Play Store won't update because of that issue, and I can't download any of games on my Android.

What happens if you connect charger?

Nothing happens to connect charger

Why nobody   help me?

@WevanderLarisma Some issues go unanswered. We try not to, but some slip through the net. Lets fix that. So, nothing happens when you connect the charger? (BTW, don't worry about language. If you speak your native tounge, tell us what it is. I'll try to translate it.)

Similar to the battery issue on Google Products Forum: are you using battery-management related apps? Also, it's.. kind of strange you noticed that Play Store isn't updated (most of us don't realize, since you can still use older Play Store to download apps). Is there any error message when you tried downloading an app?

@Andrew T.  Since u ask that about battery management yes but without updating system and google play store, i download an 360 security then i saw a battery management and i've been use it but before i uninstall the app i turn off the  battery management..

@Andrew T. There's no error message that i download.

@DanB yes nothing happened when i connect it

@WevanderLarisma It could be a issue with the battery- its not processing charge properly, the chip that monitors it could be bugged, etc. Try another battery, and see how it copes.

@DanBrown dan, my battery is in proper processing charge. Its in system, not in battery

Hmmm. I am clueless then.


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How to invert and tweak the Android sensors like gyroscope, accelerometer, etc.?
I am experimenting some VR stuff and I need to know how to invert the gyro sensor and other sensors like accelerometer. Is there any kind of app that can do this? I would like to find an app that can invert the gyroscope so when you turn the phone left with a VR thing, it will turn the opposite direction. Also need to invert the sensor so it displays the information inverted or some sort of program to tweak it without rooting.

By "accelerometer", do you meaning spoofing GPS & its speed?


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My computer doesn't detect my Samsung Galaxy A5 at all on bootloader mode
I'm trying to unlock my bootloader on my Samsung Galaxy A5. I've done a lot of research and can't find a solution.
My problem is that whenever I turn on bootloader mode, my computer doesn't even see it, but when I'm on normal mode, the phone is just working normally and my computer detects it.
How can I fix it and unlock my bootloader?

I'm going to assume you are on windows?  Did you install the samsung drivers?

Also, how did you determine your computer "doesn't see it"? What steps did you perform?

i use windows and i installed the samsung drivers

when i go to this pc on my computer it doesn't see my device and when i do adb devices it can't detect it and even when i use the fastboot devices its still doesn't work

but when my phone is on but not on download mode my computer sees it normally even in adb

@itaygev Try Using ODIN.

I assume you're trying to "unlock bootloader" in the way you would do to a Nexus, i.e. fastboot oem unlock. Unfortunately Samsung almost never made their bootloaders work like that - the only thing even close is Download Mode + Odin where you use Odin (their proprietary tool) on PC to load stuff like recovery images onto the device.
Since it's not clear what you're intending to do by unlocking bootloader (likely rooting), consider taking a look at XDA for discussions and development specific to your device. You might even find yourself a custom ROM in the end, but no guarantees.


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Mount EncFS on Android KitKat 4.4
On older (rooted) Android versions, Cryptonite was a great solution to mount EncFS encrypted folders, but on my new Android KitKat phone with an emulated storage, that fails.
I can successfully mount the encrypted folder in /storage/emulated/legacy onto another folder in /storage/emulated/legacy, but then the decrypted files are not visible to other apps. How do I mount an EncFS folder the right way?

How are you mounting it?

@Mathew What do you mean exactly? The encrypted folder is in /storage/emulated/legacy/encfs.crypt and I tried to mount it in /storage/emulated/legacy/encfs. Cryptonite offers a gui to mount encfs folders. (The folders also exist in /storage/emulated/0, but that doesn't work either.)

Can someone with the needed rep add tags 'cryptonite' and 'encfs' to this question?

The problem turns out to be a new security feature in KitKat. Apps by default have their own mount namespace, which means that mounts created by one app are not visible to a different app.
Secondly, Android phones without a real SD card use emulation for the fake SD card, and that gave me some problems.
SuperSU from Chainfire has an option to access the root mount namespace that allows a program to mount filesystems and have them visible to all other programs. Unfortunately, Cryptonite doesn't know bout this option. One solution is to interpose a script before the encfs binary that Cryptonite uses.
You will need a root shell to run these commands, probably from a computer using adb to connect to your phone over usb. (But using a terminal app could also work.)
Steps:
Move to the cryptonite data directory:
cd /data/data/csh.cryptonite

Note the Cryptonite user id:
ll -d -n .

This will give output similar to drwxr-x--x   11 10133    10133         4096 Feb 14 23:51 . The 10133 is the user id of Cryptonite (the second copy is the Cryptonite group id, but that should be the same).
Create a folder to store the original encfs binary in, and give it the right owership
mkdir original
chown 10133:10133 original

(replace the 10133 with the user id cryptonite has on your phone)
Move the original encfs away
mv encfs original/

Create a script named encfs to interpose for the real encfs. I prefer to use the nano command for this, but you could also create the file in a different way and move it using the command cp /path/to/encfs/replacement/file/here /data/data/csh.cryptonite/encfs
nano encfs

Put the following content into the replacement encfs script
#!/system/bin/sh

cmd=/data/data/csh.cryptonite/original/encfs

for param in "$@"
do
    replaced=`echo "$param" | sed 's:^/storage/emulated/:/data/media/:'`
    cmd="$cmd $replaced"
done

su -mm -c $cmd

Save the file with ctrl-x (volume down + x on some terminal emulator apps), answer y to save.
Make the replacement script executable
chmod +x encfs

Set the right owner
chown 10133:10133 encfs

(Again replace the 10133 with the user id Cryptoite has on your phone)
That should be it. Mounting an encfs folder from /storage/emulated/0/ onto a different folder in /storage/emulated/0 should work now.
What it does
The replacement script does two things: replace paths to folders from /storage/emulated/something to the actual place where the emulated SD card data is stored, and call the real encfs in the root mount namespace so that the mounted encfs folder is visible to al apps.
Changing the folder paths is necessary because for some reason mounting on the emulated SD card doesn't work (at least for me). The emulated SD card in fact stores its data in /data/media/0. By mounting on the actual storage location the SDcard emulation layer doesn't need to know that there is a different filesystem involved.
Directly mounting a file on /data/media/0 from Cryptonite doesn't work because the Cryptonite app doesn't have access to tha folder, so the replacement script changes the paths of the mountpoint and encrypted folder to point to the underlying SD card storage.

I have no problems to mount containers with EDS App correct work with all Android version

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Notification icon with lowercase "a" with a curved line below it resembles the mouth of a smiley face
I am trying to identify an icon on my kids phone. I noticed it and I am unfamiliar so I am a little nervous. It was a notification icon so I don't know what the app itself is. The icon is essentially a lowercase "a" in the exact font that this message is in with a curved line below it that resembles the mouth of a smiley face. Thanks in advance

Sounds like the Amazon Appstore, which notifies Android users through the notification bar that its store application has an update available. You can confirm this by either clicking the notification icon, or by starting the Appstore itself. The Appstore's early startup actions presents a dialog that a new version is available, and allowing the user to decide to install it.

Thank you. I googled it and that is it. Such a big relief. Its hard to tell anymore and with the craziness in the world I just wanted to be sure


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I used AutoRec on my LG Gpad 7.0 LTE and it wiped my storage
When I used AutoRec, a recovery tool on my Android tablet, it instantly shut down and whenever I connect it to a PC, it shows up as a removable storage device and there are only 2 remaining folders titled /Images and /verinfo with 8.26 MB on the storage in total.
What happened? Any assistance? I think I completely formatted my tablet and I hope that isn't the case.

I don't know "this recovery tool" (link?) – but what usb-connection-mode you are using? To me that looks like "camera mode" (PTP), in which you can only see/access the camera pictures of your device.

From the app description, I guess you just wiped out the partition and completely formatted your tablet...

Change camera mode PTP to media mode MTP type connection...then you will be able to see the storages of internal & external as  removable device ..
Go to setting > usb connection
There you will find the option to change connection mode

-1, LG Gpad 7.0 LTE by default comes with Android 4.4.2, and Kitkat has no support for "USB Mass Storage". Make corrections, write clearly, and I'll take my downvote back. Thanks!

In the case you have formated your device then you can only browse the content only if your device is rooted(root access) using linux commands while connecting to a linux computer system..

I'm just saying that "USB Mass Storage" isn't available for Kitkat (device running it) which you've suggested. It has nothing to do with root. The MTP part may be helpful but the poor structure of the answer has mixed it with Mass Storage. Consider correction please. At this point, your answer isn't helpful, but it can be. Thanks! and good luck with the editing.


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"There was a problem parsing the package" when uninstalling an app
I have Android phone which I flashed. Now, I want to download WhatsApp, but after downloading it, I can't open it. It continues to display "There was a problem parsing the package" when I try to uninstall the app, I can only disable it.
I'm trying to download again, but it is just showing me to update it, meaning that I still have the app on my phone. How to fix this?

Did you change the Android version when you flashed (e.g. did you move from Android 2.3 to Android 4.0 or something like that)?

What device do you have? And what Android version/custom ROM did you flash? Is it Moto G? If it is, there's a similar issue posted on AndroidForums.

This parsing error appers when either:

The APK file is corrupted (unlikely if you're downloading from the Play Store)
The APK file is not compatible with your Android version (again, unlikely if the Play Store works fine for other apps)

If the APK file is not provided by the Play Store, it is likely that either of these errors occur.


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How to install OxygenOS on OnePlus One phone?
I have OnePlus One (not rooted) and I'm interested in trying OxygenOS. I tried to follow the instructions in OnePlus forum, but since I didn't have "fastboot and ADB" (& I didn't know what it is), I followed the link to download that. This link said that I'll be downloading a zip file and the steps involved process with that zip file. But what i got was an .dmg file (I'm using Mac), so I don't know if I was doing it right. Any advice? Do I need to root my phone?

Actually, you need to have USB debugging enabled in your phone (Settings->About Phone->Tap build number 7 times->Go back->Developer Options->Enable USB Debugging).
fastboot is used to control your bootloader, and adb (android debug bridge) is a tool for debugging your device. It would be 10x easier with Windows ...

Before you start back up all your data, you will lose all your data in this process!
The first problem you have is that the stock recovery tool by cyanogenmod doesn't allow you to put Oxygen OS on there, in other words you need a custom recovery tool.
In order to achieve this follow these steps,

First lets download the fastboot tools here. After going trough a small setup it should generate a folder in your users folder "adb" enter that folder and right click then hit "Open command window here".
Connect your phone to your computer and then hold the power button as well as volume up for approximately 7 to 9 seconds. After that your phone should shows the fastboot screen.
You can check if this works by entering "fastboot devices" into the console.
Next we are going to unlock the bootloader so we can put a custom recovery on there. Doing this will remove all of your data! To do this enter this command "fastboot oem unlock". The phone should restart now.
Go into the phones settings and scroll down to "About Phone". In
here scroll down the the "Build number" item and tap it 7 times.
After this developer options should be enabled.
After this leave the "About Phone" menu and go into developer options. In           here uncheck the "Update OnePlus recovery" item.
Now enter fastboot mode again (Step 2).
You have a number of choices by way of recovery tools, my favorite is TWRP, download one and rename the file to recovery.img (this isn't necessary but it makes your life a lot easier later). Then move it into the adb directory.
Its a good idea to remove the old recovery software first, do this by entering the following commands in console you have open from step 2.

fastboot erase recovery
  fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
  fastboot reboot

If you went with TWRP recovery follow these steps, if not search for a guide on how to flash a image with the recovery you choose.

Download Oxygen OS from the OnePlus website.
A problem that I see a lot is that people are trying to flash the downloaded   zip file on their device. This doesn't work since you need the zip file in here.  Extract this to your desktop and copy it over to the phones internal storage.
Now you have to enter recovery mode, this is similar to fastboot. Only now you have to press volume down instead of up.
Go back to the main menu and hit "Install". Select the zip file you downloaded and extracted in step 1.
Then go back to the menu and hit "Wipe" and then swipe to the right to do a factory reset.
After this it asks you if you want to fix root, if you want a rooted phone hit yes, if not hit no.
Your phone now reboots and you should have Oxygen OS!


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Google Location History shows location I have never been to...6,000 miles away
I was looking at my GPS location history on my phone, just for fun. When the map loaded, it displayed all of the places I'd been to, and a long red line connected to a few red dots in Algeria. Mind you, I am in Texas. At first, I thought it was a glitch. Which I still hope it is. But when I zoomed in with satellite view, the locations were inside a series of neighboring houses. These are very specific locations, and further searches into the previous months (all the way back to December 2014) indicates that these same places have accessed my Google account.
I'm speculating at this point, because I'm not at all familiar with hacking, security, etc. I've also changed my password.
Has this ever happened to anyone? I know that this thing can be inaccurate, but can it be this inaccurate? Could Google have made a mistake? Did someone hack into my phone/Google account? Is there a way to confirm this, if the GPS isn't proof enough? And more importantly, if that is the case, what can I do now?

I'd recommend turning on two factor authentication, if you haven't already. Even if it is a glitch, this step won't do any harm.

possible duplicate of Google Maps Location History is showing an incorrect location

I don't think this is a duplicate, as that question and its answers are talking about nearby locations.  OP, change your passwords and have all other sessions signed out ("Details" under Last Account Activity at the bottom right of Gmail).


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Does the LG K7 have IR capabilities?
Does the LG K7 have IR capabilities?
If it does, is there a way I could use it as a remote control?

Nobody ever Googles before asking these days? PDAdb

Infrared Gate: Not supported

End of question.


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How to disable long press home button?
How can I disable or set password on long press home key button on smartphone?
As you know, with long press of home button, the running process (like sms, gallery, internet explorer, etc.) will be shown that can be kill them to make phone faster.
My question is how can I disable, change, lock or set password on this button to ask permission to show and kill apps, and prevent anyone to see and kill running apps.
My phone is Huawie and is not rooted.

Which model and which Android? Is the device rooted?

I'm aware of Gravitybox app which can disable or change the long press behavior, but it requires root access and Xposed framework installed. There can be non-root solutions which you can look on Google.

Your best bet might be to change what the home button does instead of disabling it all together. You can use alternative launchers such as Go Launcher to change what the home button does. I was also able to find a free app that does it on its own here. I haven't used the latter but it seems useful.


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Does xiaomi red mi note 3 support kill switch?
Xiaomi uses android. I wonder what the operating system is. If it's based on lolypop, it should have kill switch right.
Is it?
I just want to make sure before buying xiaomi red mi note 3
This is what I found so far:

Kill switch – Android 5.0 Lollipop introduces ‘Factory Reset
  Protection’ which is supposed to make stolen phones unusable. In this
  scenario, it would require a unique password (different than your
  4-digit pass-code) to unlock the phone. Your data would still be on
  the phone, but thieves wouldn’t be able to access it, or perform a
  factory reset.

Okay I am still not sure whether it's available on Android 5.0 or Android 5.1
Google just announced a new version of Android, Lollipop 5.1, which it says includes some “tasty additions” along with improved stability.

One of the major new features, called Device Protection, fulfills a
  pledge Google made to the law enforcement group Secure Our Smartphones
  last year to add a kill switch to Android devices.
Device Protection lets you remotely lock and delete all the data from
  a lost or stolen device, and even freeze the device completely.
You can get the device back into working order, but a simple “factory
  reset” is not enough, so even crooks who steal your phone for the
  phone alone, and don’t care if it’s wiped, are out of luck.
It’s the Android version of what’s known on the iPhone as Activation
  Lock or Find My iPhone.

This articles say that kill switch exist on Android 5.1 https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/11/android-lollipop-5-1-brings-promised-anti-theft-kill-switch/
Xiaomi OS, MIUI, is based on android lolipop (again not sure which one). Is lollipop all 5+ or just 5.1
So I figure that xiaomi must have had that kill switch.
How do I know?
I know a computer can't have a kill switch. I can always reformat the hard disk or replace the hard disk. Not sure about cellphone.

There is no Xiaomi OS but MIUI.

Yea it's called MIUI.

What do you make out of the very first line starting with This information here. The article is about device protection and it covers that so called 'kill switch'.

The article is for nexus. I am talking about xiaomi.

The feature is of Android, not of particularly Nexus.

Okay so it should be in xiaomi too? How do I know? Does that mean my lost xiaomi already have that feature too?


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Which devices can run xmod coc?
I have zenfone 2. The guy that root my phone told me that I cannot run xmod coc there because zenfone 2 uses intell.
How do we know which devices xmod support?
Note: I tried and it didn't work.
I got that oops mod not working now
Also I already checked
http://m.xmodgames.com/faq/72.html
I am not sure if it's up to date. It says it doesn't support bluestack. Yet I've heard people playing coc with xmod with bluestack. It didn't work on my bluestack.
I am going to try xiaomi.

Check this FAQ: http://m.xmodgames.com/faq/72.html It seems you have to do something extra or whatever for MIUI phones (like ZenFone)

Zenfone devices have intel cpu. If you can root your phone so you can use xmod ,check your device support in xmod website!

I tried it doesn't work.


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Is there anyway to move apps and data from regular android phone to xiaomi?
Helium back up doesn't seem to work for xiaomi at all.
Anyone ever did restore helium back up to xiaomi?
What are the other alternatives? Google play restore doesn't seem to work either.
Note: I do NOT need to back up the APK. What I mainly want is to back up content of chat applications like wechat, whatsapp, etc.

Yes there is an app called Mi Mover which helps to transfer data from one Android Phone to a Mi phone. Users can refer Xiaomiadvices for download links and tutorial on how to transfer data using Mi Mover app.

Try Super Backup. It works on both other Android mobiles as well as Xiaomi mobiles.
This link will help you to install google play store and other apps.
If installed google apps not working then refer this link

Link-only answers are discouraged here, ends up in very low quality posts review queue and more often than not, are recommended for deletion simply because the post fails to being helpful once the content behind the link fails to remain available. Consider quoting the relevant parts from the links into this answer to make the latter self-sufficient.

And do you need to root your phone?

@J.Chang: No root.


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Reenable Setting app on rooted Galaxy S 4G
I need to command my  partially rooted Samsung Galaxy S 4G on KitKat 4.4.3, to simply re-enable the core app: settings.apk (a.k.a com.android.settings).
After flashing a ROM, I found no settings UI nor root capabilities. I see the APK is where it belongs, so I just need to enable it. How do I enable this app service (what terminal commands)?
APK location: /system/priv-app/
Data path: /data/data/com.android.settings

What do you mean by "partially rooted"?

Hello Andrew T.,hey buddy you keep editing posts to help which I thank you for, however I notice critical errors sometimes, such as this post was not about a galaxy S4, I posted about a Galaxy S 4G....its an entirely different animal...it's an S1 if anything...not an S4...please get this rectified and re-posted, as since your updates I haven't had any response.  Thanks Andrew T.

Fixed, sorry for the mistake since I'm not used to the abbreviation of SGS4G (though it'd be better if you could spell it out in the first place :) Also, you are very allowed to edit your own post to fix the mistake, and you can do it next time by clicking the edit link on the bottom of your post :)

please just don't rename my device... I didn't say it was a galaxy s4...thanks

If you have a root shell via ADB, try pm enable com.android.settings

ok ill try that.  ....and anyways for your question... i just did a rom flash same as usual which appears to have left traces of rooted artifacts but apps do not get the hand shake for root

and SuperSU apppears to have been updated so it just sticks or says it cant update...long story....i thank you for the suggestion

system responds after couple seconds with : "Killed"     help please


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An app named 'UTC' reappears after every reboot even if it is uninstalled
After every restart an app named UTC reappears even after uninstalling. I also keep getting notifications that the UTC app stopped working.
Can anyone suggest a solution? Here is a screenshot of the app's information:

UTC seems like the name Samsung has given the original Clock application. Uninstalling shouldn't really be possible because it's a system app. The crashes are likely to happen because of modifications you or Samsung has made to the application or thew phone.

Need more information. What phone? What version of Android? Rooted?

Samsung galaxy s3 mini (Not rooted) - Android 4.1.2 Jelly bean

System apps shouldn't be uninstallable, so it looks like Application Manager is glitching out and letting Uninstall button be clickable. Of course the app is never really uninstalled in that case, which is why it shows back up. Try clearing Dalvik cache in recovery menu. Otherwise reset the phone. I would recommend rooting and deleting the apk instead of resetting though.


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How to use Tasker to answer a private number, play an audio file to the caller and hang up?
I would like Tasker to answer any private number (without the audio playing through my phone's speaker) and play an audio file (an MP3 that says, "this phone does not accept calls from private numbers") and then disconnect the call.
Can someone help me set up a Tasker profile for this?

As an alternative you could do a search in Google Play for some call blacklist or call blocker app (they often include the option to block private number calls), I don't give you any names because I don't want to be downvoted.

@FranciscoAlvarado I have a call blocker app at the moment and it does its job. What I want is a little different: answer, play mp3, then hang up.

Very few, if any, devices supports playing sound directly to the phone (voice) call audio stream.
Try playing a sound in Tasker using the Play Ringtone action to the Voice call audio stream, to see if your device support it.

how can I find out if mine does?


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Android keyboard flickers on and off when typing
When I type on my Android keyboard, it flickers on and off, I'm not sure why. I'm using Samsung Galaxy S3 if it matters.
How to fix it?

Disable the hardware overlays from the developer options.

Go to Settings - Developer options
Tick Disable HW overlays.

It should drastically fix the flickers or at least help until the fix is merged.


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Can I charge my tablet with a plug that has different output voltage and current?
Can I charge my tablet with a plug that is for an old fashioned mobile phone? The plug has a different output voltage and output current.

I wouldn't try it with a different output voltage.

What are the output specs of the charger?
With a different amperage, there's no risk unless the amperage is very high. A different voltage might cause problems. Modern devices need 5V and anywhere between 500mA to 2A. Don't try something like 9V. Also, using high amperage to charge is not good for long term health of the battery.


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How to transfer files from BlueStacks to another BlueStacks on different PC?
I have been playing a game called Star Wars: Commander and I got a new laptop, and I thought BlueStacks would transfer my file to my new laptop from my old laptop and it didn't. I really don't want to start over. Could someone tell me how to transfer my data to my new laptop?

Could you clarify some things: Do you want to transfer general files, migrate data from 1 app, or migrate all data?

migrate data from 1 app


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Displaying Bluetooth gadget's battery status on the phone
I have a Bluetooth headset (BlueBuds X) which uses a battery. I want to know its battery status directly from the phone. I've looked everywhere and I cannot find a solution that isn't a scam.
Is it possible to display the battery percentage on the phone (preferably, on notification bar)?

This is possible on Android, at least on Lollipop. The feature is dependent on the Bluetooth headset sending the battery level in the right format.
If the headset supports it, you will see an option in the settings screen for the Bluetooth device. The option will be right above the check-boxes for Call and Media audio. If you don't see this option, then the headset either doesn't send battery data or it doesn't send it in the correct format.
Once the feature is enabled, you will see a fill-able icon on the left side of your notification bar. I've confirmed this using a cheap earbud set from China.

As soon as a device implements the Bluetooth Battery Service (BAS), it is able to indicate the battery status.

For some headphones, in order to see the battery percentage you have to enable the "Calls" button or something similar to that in the Bluetooth settings of the device.

On my pixel 2 Android 8.1 I connected Shuhua headphones... No UI for the headphones battery. The only way to see battery is to go to settings --> connected devices --> Bluetooth, then you see a battery level.
I installed BatOn app.
Disclaimer:
- not sure if these headphones support the battery level API
- there may be a way to display the Bluetooth battery without the BatOn app... But I couldn't find it.

I updated to Oreo a few days ago on my one plus 5 and to my pleasant surprise, I see that the battery status of my Bluetooth headphones is showing up. What a nice addition to have and something I was really jealous of from ios but I don't have any reason to buy an iPhone.

Honor 20 pro - you have to enable "Calls" on bluetooth connection of the device, then the baterry shows up on status bar. "Media" checkbox is not enough :(

When using my Sony SBH80 with my Z3, I simply use the the drop down notification screen which shows battery status in hours and standby life.

On Android no.
Some Bluetooth devices like your headset are able to report their battery status to phone but Android unlike iOS has not implemented that functionality in core system. Some vendors like Jabra or Platonic create their apps in Play Store, which show headset battery level on phobe but JarBirds didn't.

My LG G4 on Android Lollipop (5.1) shows the battery of a Matrix2 headset in the status bar with no additional apps. There's the possibility of some protocol incompatibility between iOS and Android, or some specific devices not supporting it, but it definitely works in at least one case.

It used to work on my LG G3 as well, with lollipop. I upgraded to Cyanogenmod 13 (marshmallow) and it stopped working! :( The headset I'm using is the mpow swift.

Wrong. Works fine in Android 5.1.1 for my August BT headphones out of the box.

The latest CM13 builds have added suport for this feature .. it works/acts/behave just like in iOS displaying a Little verticale bar next to the Bluetooth symbol in notificazione bar on the night. The best part, it works with my Jaybird BBX

With Android 8.0 (O) the fucationality has been added to AOSP XDA

The API has been added, but there's no GUI yet, so that doesn't help users looking for this feature. Possibly it will be added to the official release of O, but that's just speculation.

On stock android it's impossible due security reasons, battery level messages are blocked far beyond android sdk. Cyanogenmode for instance shows battery level without any problem. But you can try 3d-party apps like Baton, which tries to fill such functionality hole.

Why would "security" prevent this?


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Internet & Play Store problem on Micromax Yureka on Lollipop
Yesterday, I got an update to upgrade my Micromax Yureka mobile to Cyanogenmod 12 which upgrades the Android version to Lollipop.
After this upgrade, following issues came into existence:

Internet is not working
Play store is not working
Apps are not downloading

These issues didn't occur on KitKat. Please give me a solution.

Please don't add your phone number and all that. That is not required, as most of the users here come from different countries. Replies are added online.

You have to remove your google account and add it again. I did it today with my Yureka and now it is working seamlessly. :)

You need to install the latest version of Gapps (Google Apps) for fix this error.

Play store is not working Apps is not

but, for not working Net, its better to contact with rom developer for fix this at newest version.
also, you can try to Factory reset or wipe (without losing data) with Custom recovery.(Mostly, last solution, will be fix this error )

Do the following steps:

Try to remove your google account and add it again.
Try applying a factory reset.
If none of them work, contact the developers and let them know about this issue.
And meanwhile, flash your device with the previous version of your ROM, (in your case, I guess it's lollipop 5.0).

I hope this might have been helpful.


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Cannot log into the WiFi due to blocked website called hla2.safemovedm.com
I just got a new LG G3 running android 5.0. On my schools WiFi, there are blocked websites. When I try to connect to the school WiFi, it comes up with a terms and conditions screen (like the ones you see at Starbucks or other free WiFis), but it says that I am trying to access a blocked website called hla2.safemovedm.com.
I can bypass this by getting one of the teachers to log me into their administrative accounts, but I don't want to have to do this every time. Is there a fix for this?

Might be related, but I found it hard to research further: http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-security-talk/358086-hotspot-login-assistant-possible-malware.html

Do you have an app installed called 'Hotspot Login Assistant'? It appears as though it could be related to an app that attempts to log you into hotspots automatically.
I've found several sites on the safemovedm.com domain which imply that this is caused by 'Hotspot Login Assistant'.

I don't see an app called that... So you know another way i could remove it?

do you know how

The app that makes calls to this site from my phone is the "Sprint Connections Optimizer" which is my phone company's network spy. If your service provider is Sprint then this is definitely your problem. It was tracking all my wi-fi connections in hopes of creating a dynamic map of networks to the benefit of Sprint, from which to steal bandwidth rather than giving me the unlimited access to their data network for which I have explicitly prepaid.

Solved by going to setting/data and deselecting the connection opptimizer

I downloaded an app called Hotspot Shield.
All you need to so is start it and while on your school's wi-fi, it will unblock everything.
NOTE: This app uses alot of data so make sure you are connected to wi-fi first.

I cant even connect to the wifi in the first place

@JettC I see what you mean now, my bad :)

@Jonco98, as this doesn't answer the question, you might consider removing it (to avoid others becoming confused).


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Change color scheme on Samsung Galaxy S4 running Lollipop 5.0.1
I updated to Lollipop 5.0.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S4 this morning. Now my color scheme in apps such as the texting/messaging app is Orange, Blue, Green, and Yellow. All together. It even changes the status bar to orange while the messaging app is open. This is horrible on my eyes and just plain ugly in my opinion. I however, cannot find a way to change this color scheme at all. I have searched the phone, google, SO, etc and cannot determine how to change this scheme.
As far as I know the bootloader cannot be unlocked on the S4 so I cannot customize that way.
If it helps:
Android Version: 5.0.1
Kernel Version:
3.4.0-4408911
dpi@SWDD5005 #1

LOL The S4 doesn't have a locked bootloader. It already is "unlocked".

I just checked the issue by screenshot, and just realized that's actually the new feature of Lollipop to color the toolbar and notification bar. A pity that some people don't like it. It seems the answer is: you can't change it (unless provided on the settings by developer); use alternative messaging app instead.

Andrew, thanks. That's the conclusion I have come to as well. I have not yet switched messaging apps, but I see myself making that change this week. It is just hard for orange not to hurt your eyes. I also think that I will be switching phones soon anyway.

The Touchwiz Lollipop skin has a limited number of color schemes available to use that can be accessed through Developer Options. I am not entirely sure what the purpose for them really is since they merely drain away colors and mute everything. Anyway, the new way to access Developer Options is to go to the About Device under the More tab in your settings and scroll down to Build Number. Keep tapping Build Number until the Developer Options are turned on (you will see a message below where you are tapping). In the Developer Options now under the More tab, scroll way down to Simulate color space. You'll 4 options including grayscale/monochromatic.
In my opinion, these options suck. I've had my S4 for 2 years. Maybe it's time to pick up a phone from another manufacturer.

Yeah my coworker had the exact same phone and same customization problems with it and recently switched to the Moto x. It is still Android so he has a sleek and flawless (and customizable) experience with it. I think I see a change coming in my future too. Is there a way to just disable or override touch wiz so that I might be able to access more customization options?

Somebody suggested: "please note: this facilitates the disability of the RGB make up and effects everything" (sic).

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insufficient space with space plenty available
My tablet has internal memory of 4g and external (not sd card) memory 32g.
When downloading apps are stored only in the internal memory and nothing to the external.
How to direct my downloads to the external card ??
Thanks

Also see: change download folder to external sdcard in ttpod / Change attachment download folder / and more.

Normally Android will install a large app to external storage when necessary, and when possible. Not all apps support external storage.
What you'll need to do, rather than have Android do the work for you, is go to the Application settings panel (the exact location of which will depend on what version of Android your tablet is running), swipe left or right until you see a list of apps with checkboxes next to them; the top of the list should read "SD Card." These are apps you can move to external storage. You'll have to do this one at a time, I'm sorry to say, but each one will clear internal storage.
In case you're curious, external storage and/or an SD card is treated separately from internal storage. It's like having a second hard drive on your computer. You have to manage it.

Or simply, There is an app for this. App2SD. Try using that to migrate apps from internal to external storage. However there's a limitation. Samsung/HTC, Huawei, LG, Xiaomi, Asus with android 6+ isn't supported. Try your luck.

Your system mount the external storage as a SD Card but sometime is not clear enough.
Go to parameter => Application => on the SD card and tell to the system to put the available application on this available storage.
The better solution is : open  root access on your tablet and put a SD linker application for distribute the  data on the booth storage. That's depending if you've enough skill to do that.
In hoping that help.

I have no idea how to do it, but any way I'll try


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Does Google offer a support number for the Android OS as a whole? If not, why?
My grandfather's contacts are missing on his Galaxy, and a quick Google search on the error "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." shows numerous results, solutions, etc etc, none of which seem to be applicable in this situation.
Now, obviously I could ask here, but that guarantees no quick solution, and the contacts are needed soon to make important calls. I looked into Google Support, and that page doesn't offer an option for support with the Android OS in general. Instead, it sends you to support at Samsung.com, since this is a Galaxy, and that page is a dead end in regards to my problem.
We dont have time to wait for an answer from a support forum or ticket. I'd like to just get on the phone and call Google for a general Android OS issue. Is this possible? Where can I find the number? I've looked everywhere.

If your contact is synced to Google, then I think you should be able to see the contact on Google Contacts from your browser. Indeed, Google doesn't have help support for Android in general.

@AndrewT. Well on that note, I'll sure never buy an Android. Apple is ready to help me with these problems. https://getsupport.apple.com

The phone manufacturers anyway have their own support site where you can contact for help regarding your mobile issues. For instance Motorola, https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com and for Sony http://support.sonymobile.com/ etc. For Samsung, you could try http://www.samsung.com/support/

@Lucky But Samsung isn't in charge of resolving Android OS issues, they dont control the software or Google Contact Sync in this case. If you visit that support page you'll find no such support offered in regards to Android problems in general. So Google has created an OS for which it offers no fast support for - an industry standard that even Apple follows, offerring fast over-the-phone support for any problems with iOS. This is not a user friendly decision by Google, very dissapointed, my grandfather cant make calls and I have to wait for a support ticket response.

@JonathanTodd Here's a related post on Google Product Forums https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/uHRNJLZwp7k and also try this app Contacts Sync Fix to recover your lost contacts.

No, Google does not provide a general service support number. Google provides the base Android operating system with components like a contacts manager. Both the phone manufacturer and the service provider may customize the OS, use their own applications, or replace stock applications like the contacts manager. Google is not able to support these customizations.
In the US, I would expect the best tech support service to be from your carrier at local stores. They are the ones with dedicated personnel who can physically touch your phone and show you how to do things.

Oh I see. This seems unusual, but knowing that, the lack of support would make sense. By the way, good luck getting support from Samsung, I just called and it sounded like a sweatshop with 50 people sitting shoulder to shoulder talking with accents. There was so much chatter in the background that I couldnt hear the rep at all and finally had to just hang up.


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Geofence apps not working on Android 7.1.1?
So I have two apps that utilise Geofence. Nest (Auto-Away) and August (Auto-Unlock). Both made by very different companies, doing very different things.
I have noticed that if the app is NOT open, neither of these functions will work. It is only when I open the app that something happens.
For example, August send me a notification when it senses I leave the house. I left the house, and on the way back pulled out my phones, opened the August app, and THEN the notification appeared.
I have tried selecting the apps as "Do Not Optimise" under Battery Optimisation settings but that didn't change anything.
I have a nasty habit of closing all apps in the recent bar, but I am trying to see if leaving it open will fix, but I would really like a solution where I would not have to do that.
I am running Android 7.1.1 on a Nexus5X. What can I do?
EDIT:
Noticed that IFTTT's Geofence works.

Do you have any sort of battery saver apps such as Greenify or Clean Master installed?

So the goal is to keep these apps running in the background right?

@xavier_fakerat pretty much

@famdekk none whatsoever. Just stock android.

My bad about that one. Do the apps show up in Running Services (part of Developer Settings) right after you open them? What about after you clear them out of the recents bar?

Seeing as you're indicating that the apps are supposed to send you notifications when they're in the background, can you try the following? Make sure the app (Nest/August) is enabled in Settings -> Apps -> Configure apps (gear icon) -> Special access -> Notification access. If this works, I'll convert this comment into an answer. If not, we'll just keep on going.

@famdekk the apps aren't even showing up sadly.

UPDATE: I tested, and as long as I have the app open in the background it works. The solution must do one of the following:
A: Prevent me from physically closing the app in the recent menu
B: Solve the initial issue, make the app work without being open

Do either of those apps have a setting to allow them to run in foreground? This prevents the app's process from being destroyed when you swipe it away from recents, or by Android when it's low on resources. This setting is usually tied to displaying a permanent notification in the status bar.

@Chahk neither show a permanent notification, and neither have a setting to do so.

Ideally, there would be a way to force it to run in the foreground or even physically prevent me from swiping it away in recents

I know I am answering my own question, but the best solution I found was this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atasoglou.autostartandstay&rdid=com.atasoglou.autostartandstay
Basically it reopened August every time I tried to close it. Not very elegant, but it got the job done.
@Chahk inspired this answer, once I knew that it just needed to be forced to run in the foreground, a simple Google search gave me the thing I needed.

For you to keep the apps running in the ground the apps  require a running service program.
You can do this by:

Giving the apps a higher memory priority (so that they will not be killed when system memory is low)
Whitelisting the applications in phone's power saving features, task killers or hibernation programs
Enabling a persistent notification to keep the program's services running in the background. (Settings >> Notification Manager >> Always allow) See screenshot:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
Also keep it running in background through phone manager:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)
(I apologise to hide some apps names due to other reasons  but I trust it wont affect the quality of the answer)
Alternatively when rooted use this code on terminal at every launch of the app:
echo "-17" > /proc/`pidof com.package.name`/oom_adj

OR
Some apps for rooted devices include:
RAM Manager/ Memory boost
What this app affects:

OOM_ADJ (Out of memory)
Every process has value which gives the kernel a hint, which process it can kill in an OOM (out of memory) situation.
LMK (Low memory killer)
Works with your applications in memory. It affects your multitasking and free memory. But Android works with memory differently than you may be accustomed. Android needs to have running applications in foreground because of fast switching between your applications. It means that it's not good if you have too much more free memory. Your system gives you so much memory as you need.
and
Memory Locker
Memory Locker controls file in /data directory and also controls system files in root for setting oom_adj for all running processes. All locked applications are automatically locked after each reboot, so you do not need to lock your applications again after each reboot.

Credits:

Android -Keep app alive
RAM Manager

I had a similar issue with other apps automatically closing but this solved may problems. Hope it helps.

I don't see any settings menus like this in my phone (Stock Android)

For missing notifications, it sounds like both apps are not using Google Cloud Messaging (a.k.a. GCM) or its successor, Firebase Cloud Messaging.
The only way for an app to keep running when you swipe it away from Recents menu, is if it's set to run in foreground.  This also prevents the OS from destroying the app's service when the system is low on resources.  Android requires any app that's running in foreground to place a permanent notification (the one that cannot be swiped away) in the status bar.  This feature is perfect for continuous monitoring, such as geofencing.  Once again, this is not something you as an end-user have control over, and a developer must implement this feature.
I would send feedback to the developers of these apps asking to implement these features.

Is there any way to FORCE an app to run in the foreground?

@NathanielDSouza Not natively in Android, but there could be some 3rd-party apps that attempt to do this.


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How to enable multi-channel sound on android?
I'm trying to setup my android box(4.4) to output 5.1 sound through my USB Sound card. It works well on Linux and Windows. but there is poor documentation on Android regarding audio devices.
I tried editing /system/etc/audio_policy.conf by changing AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO to AUDIO_CHANNEL_OUT_SURROUND at the usb section of the file and it still works the same way. can anyone refer me to something else to do in order to enable multichannel audio?


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Finding my Google email and password. I've made too many accounts
I really need help because I just got this tablet for Christmas and only had it for 2 weeks.
I wanted to set the security on facelock, so I didn't have to remember the password. Instead, I set it to a pattern and I forgot that I had to use my email if I got it wrong, which I did.
I can't remember my emails or passwords. I made too many email accounts, and the passwords were very similar to each other. I really want this thing to work. I went through my mind trying to remember the emails and their passwords. As you can see, I have failed.
Please help me. I'm only 12.

A factory reset should get you back in, no?

I don't think there is an easy way to know which email address you used, afaik. But if you have an idea on which email address it could be. You could try to retrieve your password using the options below. Once you have the right password, you can try this to unlock your phone.
You can open Google on your pc and try to log in there. Try the password recovery options on the site. Passwords are made to be secure, so trying to recover them is something that was made hard on purpose. You don't want other people to be able to recover your password.
If you have set a main recovery email address on Google. You can use this option to recover your password. But this will probably be clear if you push the "Can't access your account?" link on the site.
Also a tip for the future: try not to make too many new email addresses, try to reuse the old ones. And if you do have to make new email addresses, try to have a system in the passwords: eg. 'password' + 'key' + 'password', where the key is something unique for the email address like the last 2 letters or something. There are an infinite amount of other possible systems like this one and if you make one up yourself (that you can remember) it is even more secure.
Or just use a password manager like LastPass.
And besides that, it is always best to have 1 main email address, so you can use my second recovery option.
I hope this is the answer to your question and helps you.

There's a bunch of good password advice in this post from Lifehacker.


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LG P500 Recovery Isuue
I rooted my LG P500 and installed ROM Manager. I flashed ClockWorkMod Recovery (using the ROM Manager app). The problem is that when I boot to recovery I get a E: boot error "recovry" message at the bottom of my screen.
Device: LG P500
Android 2.3.3 [Software version - V20e]
Rooted with SuperOneClick
ROM - Stock (cant flash new ROMs because of this problem)
Thank You!

You should probably try to re-flash the recovery image to your phone via fastboot.
Just googling a little, or directly on the xda-developers.com forum you can find all the info you need, including links to recovery images for your model:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=839

Any hints where to get working CWM recovery and how to do it on the LG P500?

I added a link to the forum.

http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-p500.img will be the official recovery image for the new baseband of LG P500 and the procedure explained for a different phone is in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647272

Sorry for the late respond, THANK YOU I WILL TRY THIS!
But please tell me, "reboot" for LG P500 means turning the device off and then turn it back on, or there is a key-combination that reboot the device? or should I download an app for that?
THANK YOU!


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"Low on space" message on an android tablet
I just got a Agptek 9" tablet.  It's running android 4.04, ICS with 8GB storage and 512MB of RAM.  It generally runs great.  After a few days the tablet is getting a "low on space" error message in the notification bar.
In the storage area of settings, it shows over 800MB not used.  Because of this error, it will not allow downloads, including updates and the tablet very runs slow. All downloaded apps have been moved to the SD card.  All cache has been removed.
The only software in the internal storage is android files and apps that came with the tablet, which can not be moved or removed.  Yet, the notification bar shows "low on space".  I did a "factory data reset" and the problem was resolved for a while.  But, the problem shorty returns.
Can you give me assistance in how to fix this.  Or steer me in the right direction for help.

Hint: follow the internal-storage tag I just added. This is a frequent question, so there are already plenty answers available on our site.

Even if you move apps to the SDcard, the apps will still use space in /data/data/ this is where the user data is stored for the application. this includes things like the database, additional application specific files, other cached data.
Devices that do not have large a /data/data partition are very troublesome with a lot of current applications. Applications like Google+, Chrome, Gmail (just as a couple examples) can use a lot of space in /data/data/.
To see if the issue is /data/data/ you can try and clear Data for some applications and see if the notification goes away. Not just the cache for the application, actually clearing the data.

Ok, in the storage section of settings, it shows

Seems you RAM usage is on higher side. Install XDA Assistant from Play Store and do some cleanup of your tablet. Its an all in one and comes handy with lots of utility. It has:

Document explorer
If rooted, you can remove bloatwares.
RAM Booster
Wifi Explorer
App2SD
Remove Programs from startup
and lot more utilities in a single app.

It works well when you have root permissions on your device.Also I would recommend History Eraser to clean any sort of cache.
** Please note , I am just a user of this app not the representative of its company.**

Ok, in the storage section of settings, it shows: Total space-.98GB,  Apps-148MB. And Available-6.07MB. There is over 800MB unaccounted for.  In the apps section on the "internal storage" scale on the bottom it shows .97GB used with 17MB free.  I'm an old windows man. and It just does add up.

Oh yes.  When I moved the apps to the sd card, the available space go up to around 250mb and the low space warning went away.  But then, as I was looking at the srorage area, the available space started to chane, all by itself.  I did NOT touch the tablet.  It got lower and lower until the low space warning reappeared.  How is that for Weird?!

Ok,I just uninstalled all apps except for Adobe Flash Player and Google Play Music, about 20mb total.  Now, storage shows Total Space-.98GB, Apps-121mb, available-29.22mb. Under apps, the "internal storage" bar shows .96gb used with 29mb free. What do I do now?  Do I need to do another Factory Data Reset?

Oh yes,  after uninstalling all the apps, I still have "insufficient space available to install XDA Assistant.  Thank you,sincerely, for your time and assistance


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How can I mirror something on a PC's display to my Android's display?
I'm currently setting up a Pivos XIOS DS as a driver for a wallboard (which is a TV mounted on a wall). Normally this is just displaying a web page with status information (currently using Kiosk Browser for this), however, we were thinking it would be nice to have the ability to display a screen/app from someone's PC on the wallboard.
The challenge here is that this is not a touch-screen device; all we have is the Pivos IR remote. I am looking for a way of:

Remotely, from one of several workstations, initiate the display -- ideally without any action needed on the Android device, or at least with something simple like a 'Yes/No' confirm prompt that can selected using the Pivos IR remote.
Ideally once the PC ends the session, the wallboard goes back to Kiosk display. Less ideally, it's easy to return using the IR remote.

This may be a combination several things/apps that need to be done, I am just not sure what they'd be.

Remember, I am trying to display something from a PC on the Android device, shared among several people. This means:

Something that uses Google Accounts for authentication/connection won't work, since this is shared among several people (who likely are logged into their own Google accounts using Chrome)
I want to mirror the desktop display so it's displayed on the Android-connected TV. I am NOT trying to remotely control the PC from the android, or the android from the PC.


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Unable to delete a huge UPDATE.APP file on Huawei P8lite
My Huawei P8lite running on EMUI version 4.0 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow is low on disk space. I noticed there's a huge UPDATE.APP file, it's taking 2.55 GB.

I tried to delete it, but it shows an error:

Error while deleting the file "UPDATE.APP".

How to delete this file?

Where is that file? Can you post the absolute path?

You can use some good file explorer like ES File Explorer and then try to delete the file, if direct deletion doesn't work then try renaming the file, then delete it. If that doesn't work then plug your phone into your computer and delete it from there. If nothing works then you might need root access to delete it.


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No Google Play Store on Huawei devices, nor within Huawei HiApp store
I recently got a Huawei P10, but there is only Huawei HiApp store, not Google Play Store. I want to download the Google Play Store, but I cannot find it in the HiApp store.
How can I install Google Play Store on this Huawei device?

Huawei devices (and other smartphone brands) whose default ROM originates from China, have a certain geo-restriction that prevents accessing most Google apps and services and most (if not all) don't ship with Google Playstore pre-installed.
Instead the OEM based store called HiApp, is the default app store, with which you can download more apps. Fortunately the process of installing Google Play store is not a big hassle at all if you reside outside China (otherwise you might need to install a VPN beforehand).
Using the HiApp store app, you can simply search and install Google Play store in a few taps as shown in the screenshot:

You coud also you the web version of app store here: http://appstore.huawei.com
alternatively you get still get the .apk file on apkmirror and side-load it normally.
PS I have a Huawei tablet with China ROM, that did not have Google playstore preinstalled and I simply used the above process, and it works well  alongside microG.

The Google Play app should already be installed on your phone. Look in your App drawer.