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How do I disable notifications from Device Care and Digital Wellbeing on Samsung devices?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S22. How do I disable notifications from Device Care and Digital Wellbeing? This setting is not available in notifications.


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"There was a problem while parsing the package" when installing APK
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy A02. I've downloaded the APK from the EA Converter website, but when I try to install the app on my phone, it says

There was a problem while parsing the package

Not much you can do with that... You will likely have to reach out to the developer.

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Is it possible to connect an Android phone to an Android tablet, and use the phone as a scanner for an app on the tablet?
I'm using an inventory management app on an Android tablet, such as "Stock and Inventory Online".
Would I be able to connect over Bluetooth to another Android phone, and use the phone as a barcode scanner that integrates into the app?
Basically, I'm trying to see if an Android phone can replace the function of a Bluetooth barcode scanner, such as one shown below.

Generally users want to use a physical barcode scanner for better range/ergonomics so using a secondary Android device is very use case dependant.
Disclaimer I haven't used OP's linked product but will describe options

Device A: tablet/device with the inventory software
Device B: other Android device to act as scanner

So the software on Device A needs to be able to get info from the Bluetooth scanner. How the inventory software communicate/interacts with the bluetooth scanner is important to find out.
Traditional Bluetooth Scanner can communicate in one of two ways:

Barcode Scanner Manufacturer specific Bluetooth API / Android specific SDK.
Acting as a Bluetooth Keyboard (Bluetooth HID).

Therefore the inventory software on Device A needs be able to handle one of the two above options. So Device B will need to be able to communicate in a similar fashion.
Research is required if Barcode Scanner Manufacturer Bluetooth API / Android SDK is public / used by the Inventory Software.
Legacy USB wired Barcode Scanners typically had configuration barcodes for setup state and for formatting the scanned barcode data which was sent to the sales register. Formatting with special characters was required for the sales register software to know that data was from a physical barcode scanner. My expectation is the same for Bluetooth Barcode Scanner devices with possibly a specialized soft keyboard app on Device A.
Consumer Android devices acting as a Bluetooth Keyboard may be device dependent as documented here
So depending on how the inventory software on Device A accepts data, you may be able to use Device B as a scanner, i.e. specialized software on Device B which will scan a barcode, decode it and then transmit over bluetooth to Device A.
Do note that software recommendations are off-topic here.

If I purchased any generic no-name bluetooth scanner in the market, would they more likely work a certain way? In this case, would it more likely be like a form of a bluetooth keyboard? This might help me narrow down a solution.

I would deeply review any documentation for any scanner to see if my description about workflow matches. Searching on the make/model number for related forums for users with direct experience is a path to try. Again how your particular inventory software will integrate with the scanner is what you need to figure out (or pay a system integrator to do it for you).

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Is the WiFi-communication during installation harming my privacy?
I want to use Android (6.0 / marshmallow) on my new device (OnePlus 3) and want to set it up as google-free as possible (as example). By default, I am forced to set up a Wi-Fi network when I boot my phone initially (or after a factory reset).
I intend to disable google services and won't use a google account. I am interested in any evidence that the communicated data during the install process does already harm my privacy protection efforts (i.e. transmitting some ID to google to track me or my device).
Does anyone know if that is the case in the set up process (i.e. did someone invest this further with wireshark etc. already?)
Update: After a hard reset and new try to set it up, there is the message "This device was reset. To continue, sign in with a Google Account that was previously synced on this device." So there seems to be some anti theft magic, which also raises privacy concerns.

You could just sign in, and then remove the account and turn off your gps. That'll help. Your setup process is not leaked online- its all local, the internet is just for backup/restore/google sign-in. A good 'ol adb based logcat proves it.

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Gapp on Cyanogen 13 not working
First of all, sorry about this question, there are loads already out there, but unfortunately none have fixed my issue, or at least I haven't been able to fix it.
So I have a Oppo find 7, I followed the theunlockr tutorial to root my phone, install a new rom (cyanogen) and gapp.
After struggling a lot (first time I did this kind of thing), I finally managed to back up my colorOs with my old data, wype data, flash the new rom. So far so good, but I don't have play store to install anything, or sync my account.
So I downloaded Gapp, followed the indication, flashed it, restarted, but always had loads on Unfortunately, Google ... has stopped
I have read quite a lot of options to fix this issue but none of them have worked so far. So here is what I have tried:

reformat everything, install cyanogen, install gapp, restart
reformat everything, install cyanogen, clear cache, install gapp, clear cache, restart
reformat everything, install cyaogen, restart, start android, turn off, install gapp from recovery mode, restart

(Tried for both nightly and latest release)
I have read somewhere that I needed to grant authorisation to com.android... from my pc, tried that with no success
According to the website I used (https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=find7 and https://devs-lab.com/android-gapps-download.html), I am using the latest versions of cyanogen and gapp. I also made sure I am using gapp for android 6 and 32 bit device.
Can anyone see anything obvious that I have missed ? I must have tried starting from scratch flashing cyanogen and gapp since yesterday, but maybe I am missing something obvious that I can't see !
Thanks a lot in advance !

as an alternative, as Cyanogen on its own seems to be working, I am open to any alternatives to install google play, but I am not sure there is any...

LOL i went thru this few weeks ago put cyanogenmod and gapps on the sd wipe your system,data,boot . flash cm13 then gapps then in twrp if you have it if not flash itdo a factory reset. that will remove the gapps issues boot into cm13 and all should be good

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How do I prevent an app from force closing due to low memory
I have a floating application (a paint pad) which "floats as a window" in the foreground, while other apps are running.
However, when I open some large applications, it is force closed.
What I tried?

Rooted my os
I made it a system app
I added an exception to a memory cleaner (that comes default with miui)

Still it force closes.

How do I reserve some memory to it so that it wouldn't force close automatically?

Open the apk as a zip file and view the AndroidManifest.xml ... Find the line
package="com.paint.app"

What is your package name ?
Once you have the package name....

Open System Folder
Open Build.prop as a text document
Add the following code, With 1 blank line at the bottom of the manifest - Important to add the blank line ! otherwise you'll boot loop !
sys.keep_app_1=com.paint.app

You can also add more apps to keep in memory by adding another line
sys.keep_app_2=com.painter.app


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Can I download call log and text messages from an Android device's if I'm connected to its WiFi hotspot?
Someone has a Samsung Galaxy A14 as well as I do. Now, I'm connected to its WiFi hotspot.
I want to know if I can download their call log and text messages.

Hotspot only provides Internet connection. No access to phone internals like messages is possible.

Hotspot is an internet connection only. You can't spy on wifi or wired connections. Otherwise,  everyone would be looking inside your phone as well.
Also, most items are encrypted on the phone. It requires the initial pin to decrypt them.  If you had that, then you would not need to try this via hotspot.


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Is it possible for a phone to be infected without any attack vector?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S10+ Exynos on Android 12. For months, my phone was slow, super hot, and crashing a lot whenever I connected to WiFi.
I formatted the phone several times. After that, I decided to install Bitdefender on my phone (paid). After formatting the phone and installing Bitdefender, my phone stopped crashing, heating up, and slowing down.
The question I wanted to ask is if a phone can be infected without any attack vector, just by connecting to WiFi (which I think was the reason for the infection). I didn't install anything from outside the Play Store and this always happened to my phone.

Depending on the age of your phone Wifi Bluetooth and similar technologies itself can be an attack vector if the drivers are vulnerable.

my phone is a Galaxy s10+ exynos android 12

Galaxy s10+ does not receive updates since April 2023, thus it would be possible that it can be attacked on network level without user interaction.

@Robert Are there any CVEs that document such a possibility for such a new device and Android version?

Hi, just in case you might also be interested in our sister site [security.se].

@EndAntisemiticHate Google publishes every moths about 10-40 CVEs for Android. That does not include the Samsung specific CVEs (because of special drivers, chips, modifications, ...). For the AOSP CVEs see  https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin

So to stay protected I should use a custom rom preferably aosp? Ex lineageos?

Would this prevent vulnerability in Samsung components since AOSP roms are not based on OneUI?


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Why is my T-Mobile 5G keep switching from 5G to 5G UC?
I have a Samsung device. My service, which is T-Mobile, keeps switching between 5G UC and regular 5G.
Any information on this would be muchly appreciated

From what I read UC means Ultra Capacity 5G using different frequencies called mmWave. Therefore my guess is that your phone is switching between different antennas one regular 5G and the other capable of using the new frequencies thus showing 5G UC.


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Enter MTK Preloader mode, MTK USB Vcom Preloader
I have a Samsung Galaxy A13 5G (SM-A136U, MT6833 Dimensity 700, this is the 5G version). I also have a Windows 11, 64-bit computer. I have tried installing different MTK USB Vcom Preloader drivers and still, my phone is not able to run on the preloader.
When I install the MTK drivers, they show up in the device manager with a yellow exclamation mark. It's said that the yellow exclamation marks are because the drivers are unsigned but that they should still work, but my drivers do not make my phone go on MTK preloader mode.
I have tried disabling the driver's signature. Tried uninstalling and leaving the driver box blank and still nothing. I tried the different button combinations with the Android phone off and nothing. I even opened the back of the phone and tried the test points and still nothing (I attached an image of the test points that I followed).

None of those things I tried to make my phone go to preloader mode.
When I try all the things that I mentioned, what the phone does is reboot completely. Even if I only plug the Android phone when is off (without pressing any buttons in the phone) to the computer with the USB cable then the phone will start up completely, it starts up completely too when I press the combinations keys and when I do the test points.
I tried with 2 (two) different computers and different USB cables.
My questions:

What am I doing wrong in all these steps?
What have I not done?
Are the test points the correct ones?
Is my phone (Galaxy A13 5G) able to be forced to preloader mode without bricking it?

A yellow exclamation mark in Windows device manager means the device doesn't work. AFAIR it has nothing to do with if the driver is signed or not.

How is that question related to android?

@Robert - Ok so how do i get my phone to enter the mtk preloader mode ? ?  .

Sorry I am not an MTK expert. Your post would be easier to understand you would link the sources where you got your knowledge from, that you are talking about. Anyway working with Android on the "lower levels" usually the audience in XDA forums is better than here.

your source is wrong anyway - you're asking about (Mediatek) preloader mode but picture shows (Qualcomm) EDL test point


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Stop Google Assistant push notifications
Is there a way to stop the push notifications coming from Google Assistant telling me it is running an automation? I don't want a notification telling me "Running Living Room Lights" because I can see they are on.


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How to create a VPN over Tor connection on android?
I am trying to setup a VPN over TOR connection on my phone so that the connection looks like this: -
My device -> Tor -> VPN -> Internet
I use orbot , OpenVPN connect app and also orwall. I ran orbot and configured openVPN to use Tor proxy (localhost: 9050). But the vpn wont connect.
But when i looked up it says that this method works in windows which handles sockets in a peculiar way. In other OS, one has to deal with some 'infinite routing loop' problem. ( comunication between tor and  tor entry relay would fall back into the vpn) Eddie for linux and OS X solves this problem by talking to the Tor Control to detect and route correctly the guard IP addresses.
How do i bypass this infinite routing loop problem?
Is there any way to exclude orbot from using the VPN connection ? Or is 'VPN over Tor' impossible on Android?

Try this adguard on ToR

I tried this now. Went to proxy settings of adguard and used  tor socks5 proxy.  It says that the vpn is connected but i cant access the internet. And orbot is showing no data transfer. Is it again because of the infinite routing?

Did you  go to the settings on orbot which allows you to choose which apps to run through Tor and select?

Its 4.2.2 jellybean. Well adguard sets up a local vpn server. So the ip isnt changing. Well i was trying to route a remote vpn traffic through Tor. I still dont know if adguard uses a remote VPN though.

Do you mean if i have to enable Transparent Proxying on Tor and select the apps to route through orbot ?

Adguard creates a local VPN on your device.  Yes, as I recollect you need to select apps on the orbit for tor app

I don't think that's possible - at least I have not heard of it

Ok. But what i needed wasnt a local vpn. Well it actually looks like this :- my device ->encrypt by vpn -> encrypt by tor  -> tor entry relay -> tor exit relay (decrypt tor) -> decrypt by vpn -> internet . So the ip websites will see is vpn server ip and not tor exit node ip.

Two options you can try (not tested by me) 1. Use the experimental VPN option in the Orbot for app 2. Connect to VPN first as explained here http://tor.stackexchange.com/q/9993

I will check in after a while to see what worked :)

That post explains a Tor over VPN connection (not VPN over TOR). Tor over VPN is less secure unless your VPN provider does not keep any logs. Adguard would have solved my problem if it used a remote VPN server because it supports proxy settings(to use tor proxy) as well as app exclusions(excludes orbot from using VPN). The experimental VPN option on orbot just allow all apps to run through Tor using the VPN feature of android. It does not really use any external / remote vpns, it just uses a local VPN to globally route all traffic from all apps through tor i guess.


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Why do I see adverts after closing WhatsApp?
Every time I close WhatsApp I get some sort of an advertisement.
According to their site they don't advertise, but I see adverts like this after closing the app:

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I  have contacted the WhatsApp support team and their reply was:

WhatsApp does not advertise. If you are seeing advertisement on your
  device, it is from your device and not WhatsApp.

How can the device advertise on it's own??

You could check with e.g. Appbrain Ad Detector what apps have ad modules built-in. It's most likely safe to ignore "Admob" here, but things like "Leadbot" and the likes might do such. To further narrow down possible candidates, think which you might have installed about the time te described phenomenon started.

@Izzy I have installed the TrustGo Ad Detector which displayed 10 apps with ad plugins.Shockingly what's app is not among those.

That's surprising indeed, but I didn't expect WhatsApp being behind the ad (if it were, we'd already heard about). I rather wonder it happens only on closing WhatsApp (and not other apps). Not sure how to tell the culprit, but I guess it would need a special permission to detect that event; maybe GET_TASKS and/or GET_TOP_ACTIVITY_INFO. A dev could answer this better.

PS: My answer here might be relevant to this topic as well.

Like KeshavaGN, I suspect a 3rd party app behind this. But neither your Nova Launcher, nor WhatsApp itself. To isolate the culprit, I suggest the following steps:

Check with e.g. Appbrain Ad Detector (or TrustGO, which you chose) for apps carrying ad modules. These might include your culprit – but on a second look, that's not a typical "ad network message". Anyhow, note them down.
See my answer here for how to check for apps having certain permissions. As described there, it's a "full-screen ad" here as well, so the SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW permission might be involved. As it happens always on closing WhatsApp, also check for GET_TASKS (allows an app to check which apps are running) and GET_TOP_ACTIVITY_INFO (details on the app running in foreground). Again, make a note on matches.
Keep an eye on what apps are advertized. Try finding them at Play (better not by clicking on the ad, but separately – though the URL behind the ad might reveal more). If it's always the same dev behind it, check whether you have an app from him running on your device. If that's already on one of your lists from above, you most likely have found your culprit.
Hard to realize, but possible while on some WiFi you control the router as well: If that popup is open, cut the Internet connection behind your router (i.e. your device is still using WiFi, but cannot reach the "open Internet"). Now it shouldn't be too risky tapping the ad (hopefully). I'd expect it opening your browser, which now cannot resolve the page – but you should see the URL in the browser's address bar. This might help to further narrow down suspects, if it is related to any of the apps you're using.

Finally, check your lists created during these four steps, and watch out for matches. If there's an app on list 2+3 (and optionally more), that's a pretty certain candidate. It gets even more likely if it's also on at least one of the other lists. Continue as described in the answer I've linked with item #2.
If you found out the responsible app, additionally to the steps described in the other answer, it would be a good idea to report your finding here as well ;)

the problem solved only after removing the Antivirus Free by creative apps.

Thanks for the feedback! As I always use to say: AV apps cause more problems than they solve ;) Did you report the app to Google?

I flagged the app at the bottom section and wrote that it violates the tos of the Play Store related to the Advertisement policy. If that is called reporting then I have done that if not please tell more what do I need to do?

That's what I meant and what's needed to point Google to it, thanks! I'm not sure whether you can leave a comment on the app itself on Play once you've uninstalled it (to warn other users directly). I personally would avoid apps from the same dev in the future, btw.

the adverts have returned again and this time it shows ads by Google in the bottom left corner of the screen

"Repeat until done", "same procedure as every year". But "in the bottom left corner sounds rather decent. Maybe you could update your question with a screenshot? Makes it easier to tell. Thanks!

I doubt the culprit is App lock because under the free mode it locks only app but under the advert free mode it will lock the pictures as well as the videos also. Need to try this and confirm it.

I think applock is the culprit(and they openly mention that).
Try opening applock and inside left sidebar menu, tap first item(or menu header) called 'Account center' or 'Upgrade to Premium' and there you can see that it either shows banner ads or full screen ads.

I also had the same problem or still have the same problem.  I tried all these adware scanners like adware but they couldn't  the app that was causing the ads . So after thinking about it, I realised that this pop up is just an activity and an activity has a title.  So I have this application that shows the name of each activity that I am interacting with.  So when the ad popped was I able to trace it back to ilauncher,  this seemingly harmless  ios 8 launcher that I like so much. So check all your launchers.

that's actually pretty clever, could you post the application name ?

It's tinted status bar an xposed framework module ,  its main purpose is to dynamically change the color of the status bar but it has this option of letting you know which activity is running so that you change the color manually, that's what I utilized.

This may be produced by some other application such as third party launcher.
Check any other 3rd party apps, mainly, 3rd party launcher that you are using. Uninstal/stop those launchers/apps and check.

Had installed Nova launcher later un-installed the launcher to check this but it's the same. No change observed

I would really wonder if Nova did such. It's that widespread, we'd heard about. I rather expect some other 3rd party app behind it.

I have the same issue on my phone and not only when I close whatsapp, some other apps do the same. The problem is APPLOCK. It's part of the free version and to stop those ads from popping the only way is to pay their annual fee.
  While I understand that devs need ads in order to maintain their apps and generate income, I also think that this type of advertising is abusive. It doesn't make me want to download what's being advertised, it does the opposite!
  Annoying!

Are you saying that the problem the questioner had is definitely being caused by something called Applock, or are you merely mentioning what turned out to be the cause of YOUR separate, but similar, issue?

So basically these are Google ads. I am not sure why these are shown but I think there is way to opt out.
Go to your Google settings in your phone - select ads and from there opt out of interest - based ads. After this you will see the option of Ads by Google, select that. There you will find the instructions to stop these ads. It will redirect to a link, my link is not working.
Can you please try it and if you get through, please let me know as well.

Opting out of 'interest-based' ads simply means the ads you see will be less targeted. It does not opt out of ads entirely.

It is 360 security app. This app has almost all the permission. It is also able to track your activities such as browsing data. It shows app based on the things you browsed.
I also having the same problem and upon remiving 360 security app it seems that issue resolved.


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All app icons not showing up in my home screen
I have a Spice Mi-429 which I bought a few days ago. Since I was not an android user before buying this phone, I am unable to understand some features of the phone.
This phone is Android Kitkat 4.4, 1Ghz Processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB ROM.
Currently I am unable to set the icon shortcut of apps in home screen. Apps like Hangouts, YouTube, GMail are not showing up on the Home screen since they are already installed. I have to go to App Manager > All Apps > YouTube > Launch them.
Can anyone help me with it???
Here are the screenshots of my phone..

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the apps on the homescreens in Android are to all intents and purposes shortcuts, and not the apps themselves.
You should but don't have an icon in your dock (the lowermost part of the homescreen) that opens this app drawer.
The icon usually looks a bit like this:
http://cs3-1.4pda.to/4714358.png
This image shows: Google Now, then your homescreen, note the middle icon on the bottom, and then the App Drawer opened (very right of image). This is the list of all your applications.
You could try (I don't have a similar device) long pressing on a free part of a homescreen and see if you can add an action, or shortcut to the app drawer.
Alternatively a launcher like Nova Launcher or indeed Google's own "Google Now Launcher" are free and have this option.
Here is an example of adding an action in Nova Launcher which might help point you in the right direction (note app drawer):

Hi their, thanks for the reply, yes your answer is right in that sense but in my phone it shows no icon like that, in fact all app shortcuts are embedded in homescreen only and i am using a default android launcher...

@SaurabhLP it's not a default android launcher it's spices version of one and is recommend replacing it. Nova launcher and others are far superior, try a few they're mostly free!

yes you were right, its a launcher issue, i have downloaded GoogleNow Launcher, its shown that icon, thanks for the answer...

@SaurabhLP Great, glad to hear it's working! I like the Google Now launcher, then dislike it, then like it again! I've always been a fan of Nova but I do like the Now integration in Google's launcher. Great thing is they are mostly free!

I do not like the App-drwaer that came with my phone,so started using Google Now Launcher.After installing you may have to set up your apps/widgets on homescreen again, but it's quite simple using the round center button.
Note: After installing, I had to clear cache on my current browser before launching this.


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Can I skip KitKat and flash Lollipop directly from Jelly Bean
I have a Nexus device with Jelly Bean installed. Can I flash directly to a Lollipop image or should I update to KitKat and then flash Lollipop?

If you are flashing a factory image then you can skip KitKat and go straight to Lollipop (Assuming it is available for your device). Factory images will completely wipe your device and install the image, so are not dependent on the previously installed OS.
If you are wanting to use OTA updates then you don't have any choice what updates to install as they will be automatically provided to you.


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Has Google just stopped supporting Amazon Fire Phone?
A few days ago, my phone suddenly started giving me constant "google play services has stopped" pop-ups.
Auto-updated Google Play Services version: 7.3.29 (1866531-036)(7329036)
I tried force quitting, uninstalling, and reinstalling the older version (3.2.25 (761454-36)) along with reinstalling play store app. This made the error pop-ups stop, however, when I tried updating the Google Play Services, it said that google no longer supports your hardware (or something like that). When I tried again, it did update it through play store, then started giving me the constant "google play services has stopped" error again.
I am suspecting that the recent Google Play Services is not supporting Amazon Fire Phone (Fire OS 3.6.8 (128003620)). Is this indeed the case?
Does anybody have an older version of the Google Play Services that work?
Screen captured the message:

This seems to be due to a bug in the current version of Google Play Services, and it's not just limited to Fire Phones. There's a discussion about it over at XDA Developers, which I'd recommend keeping an eye on.
For now there doesn't seem to be a good solution yet other than uninstalling Google Play Services and reloading an older version - and even then rebooting the phone will automatically update Google Play Services to the broken version. I've seen some commenters say that uninstalling the Play Store will keep Play Services from updating, but I haven't tried that yet.

Look for an update for the fire phone out of Germany or UK. Download it to sd card, turn off WiFi and have phone search for update. Everything works like play services and even backgrounds now work. Still no Android wear though.

I also installed the older 7.0.99 036 version. All is well still and it has now been a few hours of using the phone normally. I am even running Google Maps with no errors or Play Services stopped notification. Try uninstalling the four Apks, then reinstall in the correct order with 7.0.99 Play Services instead. Then force quit Google play services in the manage applications menu. Go to Google play and login with your Gmail credentials. This will restart Google play services, but without triggering the play services stopped error. Cheers.

I have been doing this myself but it keeps updating itself after a reboot.

Go ahead and uninstall google play services.. your google apps will not work but the play store and all other thirdparty apps work just fine.

Thanks! But the google apps always request installing google play services..

Play Store doesn't work without Play Services, not at least on my devices!

I downgraded to Google Play services 7.0.99 (1809214-036). It still gives me a warning, but doesn't constantly crash.

That isn't the case. Sometimes FCs (Force Close) happen. Just get a newer or older version from APKmirror.

No matter what I do,  Play Services automatically updates to the newest version. Do you know how to prevent it?

@FMFF Don't reboot your phone. If you do, it'll update...

@Memming didn't restart, all autoupdates are disabled, yet this damn thing keeps updating itself.

@FMFF I also noticed that whenever Google play store runs, it automatically updates. Very annoying!

After upgrading to Fire OS 4.6.1 (461013820) OTA, the problem no longer persists.

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Google play stuck on "Waiting for network..." when installing an app on mobile data
I recently bought a Meizu m3 note. Everything works fine in the play store (after I put the SIM in), except the downloading on mobile data connection.
I can browse, search apps and request to install. But the download won't start. It's stuck on the "Waiting for network..." message. See screen cap below.
When switching to WiFi, everything works OK.

Same issue and same axon 7 phone. Seems to be related to axon 7 nougat.

It seems that when disabling Data on WLAN only, in the Download app, Google Play's app download started. See screen cap.
Strange that the Download app and Google Play are connected.

I have the axon 7 go to settings then apps then Google play then tap 3 small boxes in top right corner and uninstall update.... This worked out for me

Thanks Man, that worked like a charm. Appreciate your help.

I had same issue on my Xiaomi Mi5, reseting preferences and changing setting didn't work. Finally I tried uninstalling updates in Google Play Store app and that worked.

Funny how this was posted 5 hours ago, I have the zte axon 7, and this fixed my problem!

Goto All Apps settings and Force Stop default(preinstalled) download manager app. Cheers!

Axon 7 owner too, and this fixed it for me. I've disabled it as well, will see how that works out.

Edit: Disabling the download manager app makes Google Play request it to be enabled. Seems the only solution so far is just to force stop it when it glitches up. Disappointing!

just got done troubleshooting with Google via the play store help feature. I was told that i am experiencing an issue with the current nougat 7.0 OS. I know this thread started before nougat was released, but I just started experiencing this. Running nougat on Axon ZTE 7. They're flavor of nougat is MiFavor 4.2. developers are aware and are"working on the issue work phone manufacturers."

Try the comment below, I have zte axon 7 too, and that worked for me.

Same issues here.  ZTE Axon 7 running 7.1.1 with "waiting for network" message when attempting to download anything from the Google Play Store.
Only fix thus far is to "Uninstall Updates" from the Google Play Store application. Be careful to cancel the automatic update of Google Play Store app the next time you open it, or you'll have to repeat the process.
I have found that doing this seems to bugger my Android Auto, and basically removes links to any 3rd party apps (Like Slacker or Pocket Casts) and requires an uninstall & reinstall of those apps for Android Auto to "re-link" them into the app. This seems to be a Google Play Store issue, not an issue that is specific to one particular manufacturer.

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According to ZTE Support, Google is aware of the issue and is working on it... I haven't seen a fix yet.  The latest .APK for Google Play Store that I pulled from APK Mirror still doesn't work (Link to ZTE Support article:  https://zte-iqorsupport.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5177/kw/play%20store/related/1)

Uninstalling the google play update worked for me..
This now raises new questions and concerns, but yeah this got the downloads going again for me


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How do I turn off the notification sound for when apps request the current location
Today, my HTC 10 was updated to Oreo 8.0.0.
Now, whenever an app requests my location, I get the location icon appearing, and a default notification sound plays. "System UI: Finding Location" is what the notification displays.
The sound never played before the update.
I've looked everywhere to try to turn this notification sound off, and I cannot find it.
I did go to Settings > Sounds and Notifications > Advanced > Notifications. When I see the list of apps, I've also clicked on the options menu to include System apps. I assumed I had found it with Location Services, and turned off "Allow Sound" which was turned on. It did not turn off the sound. I also restarted the phone.
I would like to turn off the sound while continuing to allowing apps to request my location. For example, when I go into Instagram, or the camera, I get the notification. I don't care if it shows me the icon for a second, but the sound has got to go.

Edit: Verizon Wireless is my carrier. I didn't think that was relevant, but once I found the solution, I realized it was.

Go to Settings > Sounds and Notifications > Advanced > Notifications.
Click on the three dots up in the right corner and tap Show System.
Scroll down to System UI.
Under Categories, tap on VZW, then tap on Importance, select Medium: No sound.

Why is the GPS location notification in the VZW category of notifications? I don't understand.
I debugged by setting the category sounds to one other than the default, and when going into an app that requested the GPS location, I heard that unique sound, and that let me pin it down to the VZW category.
I do not know what other notifications fall into the VZW category, but they won't be making a sound when the notification shows anymore.

Thank you!!!  Fellow Verizon HTC 10 user.  This was driving me crazy!!!  I actually got to the last step by myself, but didn't know you could tap the categories for even further options.  A million more thanks!


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No notifications when display sleeps
I moved from iPhone to Android recently. I love it, but there are some quirks, which I am sure must just be wrong settings.
On the iPhone, when the screen is in sleep (ie off), if someone texts me, the screen wakes to the lock screen, with the text notification showing, for a moment then disappears.  This does not happen on my new Sony ZX1, using Oreo.
I have spent quite a while searching for the setting, and online, but have yet to find out why.  Is this normal for Android? If not, what am I doing wrong?  I am not in battery saver mode, and I have notifications on for texting.  In fact, no notifications move he screen from sleep to lock screen.
To be clear, the notifications do show up on the lock screen, but do not wake from sleep to show the lock screen.
Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Fed

Maybe try settings>apps and notifications > notification > on the lock screen > choose anything but "don't show". Let me if that works. Also check your messaging app notification settings, and see if they supposed to be shown

I am using Oreo, so the exact menu is slightly different, but yes, both are set up as you describe.  Btw, the notifications do show up on the lock screen, but do not wake from sleep to show the lock screen.

Any further suggestions?

Nothing comes to mind sorry.

Does your phone do this too? Is it normal for Android?

My phone does light up when receiving a message. Moto x4

What do you mean by light up?

I meant wakes up to the lock screen, and i can see part of the message

Yes, that's exactly what I wanted to do. I just spent a while on chat with Sony. It seems like it might be an error with 8.0. Hopefully it will be fixed in 8.1.


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Does cell service provider has ability to display ads over other apps?
I came to realize that in rare occasions when using the Android phone, Cell service provider (Mobile Network provider) shows some popup advertisements. Regardless of the app, screen I was in it always mange to draw over the screen. Recently I manged to capture the screen when it does (Se attached image).
As I checked all the app's permissions to "Display over other apps" there were nothing other than some phone manufacture related and accessibility related system apps.
I find this as an security risk as cell provider can hijack my screen. Also I don't thing this is due to a malware/adware since all the ads are related to cell network and their packages.

My question is how Android eco system enables this kind of facility?
Which mechanism or the loopwhole Cell provider might be using?
Is there anyway to disable this? (other than clicking over unsubscribe
link on ad)

As you could see in the image, I was checking emails and ad got popped over

Edit:

I do have a customer care/help app installed which provided by carrier. However I made sure it doesn't draw over apps.

Device is non-rooted, and never touched the bootloader, so might be locked.

Familiar with adb and fastboot. And adb lists the device with proper permission. However while running adb shell appops query-op --user 0 SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW allow | while read line; do echo -e "\nPackage: $line "; appops get $line SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW; done gives empty results.

Tried adb shell appops query-op --user 0 SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW allow also but empty output

More likely to be from some network care /help app that is all the more likely, if your device is tied to the network.

Can you setup [tag:adb], than run this command: adb shell appops query-op --user 0 SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW allow | while read line; do echo -e "\nPackage: $line "; appops get $line SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW; done? Post the output in the question.

If your device is rooted (mention root status in question please), plenty of ad block solutions available, if not follow this answer. Also try Adguard ad blocker

At the very least, a cell service provider (ISP) can intercept and inject ads on non-HTTPS websites. They can also send class 0 SMS. But to show ads over any apps is impossible without having an auxiliary Android app/service to do so.

FYI I did update the question with above commented suggestions.


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sharing windows 7 cable internet connection to nexus 4 via WiFi
I am connected to the internet via an ethernet cable on my laptop pc. I want to share my PC's internet connection with my Nexus 4(Android 4.4.2).
I have created an ad-hoc network on my windows 7 pc but this network doesn't display in the available networks on my Nexus 4.
How can I share my PC's internet connection with my phone?

I'm using Connectify Hotspot Free. It have 90min limited uptime and some adds. I had same problem with sharing internet connection via Windows 7 ad-hoc so I tried a some tools to share internet but only Connectify worked well in my case.

there are some ways to reverse tether, and the simplest one is to use Connectify. Free version is limited in uptime, the full version has no restrictions. It's not even hard to convince the program to allow all functions, btw.


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Strange Android bug - layout reversed
I was doing some debugging on my device, and when I pulled out my lead, my whole phones layout has now been reversed.
So for example usually the clock, wifi battery symbol etc, on the top right, but now it is on the top left. The screens on my home screen have also been reversed, e.g.
At present I have

screen with some apps
weather widget
Main screen
screen full of apps

But now it is the other way round. That is 4 and 1 have been reversed.
Also notice the buttons at the bottom have also been reversed, the back button is on the right side now instead of the left
When I drag down from top of the screen, to see notifications, the icons are on the wrong side.

Click image for larger version
I have seen this type of bug before and have no idea what has caused it. Anyone know a solution? I really don't want to have to do a factory reset. And Yes I have tried turning it off and on.
Any suggestions would be helpful!!

right to left locale? this a custom ROM?

No it is not, I have not rooted my phone and played about with the layout in anyway as I have no interest in that. This just happened when I was debugging some app I was developing, and when I pulled out the lead, suddenly this happened

In the developer options, look for a checkbox that says "Force RTL layout direction" and turn it off.
It's a developer feature that helps with testing how apps will look on a device that uses a right-to-left language (such as Arabic) without having to actually change the device's language.

I had never seen that option before, I must of accidentally clicked it without even realizing. Thanks a lot!!!


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Linux connectivity
I am wondering how to best connect Android smartphones with Linux boxes.
The best thing would be a program like Samsung's Kies, but Samsung seems to target Windows and Mac OS.
Is there such an application like Kies that runs on linux natively (not wine), so the user can connect Android devices with linux boxes over USB without doing all the low level USB and MTP stuff by hand.
(Any hardware vendor is OK, Samsung is only an example)

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! When you say "Connect", I'm assuming you mean something like "Mount" for file manipulation, or perhaps just get a standard MTP connection for MTP actions. Non-MTP devices should be mountable as USB Mass Storage. Linux also supports mounting MTP devices through any of several packages, such as libmtp or mtpfs. libmtp has a cli interface for accessing devices using the MTP protocol, if you want to do more than just mount.

Speaking more generally, Linux and OSX have excellent interoperability with Android - generally not needing drivers or software that's necessary on Windows. Of course, there are exceptions - Samsung phone flashing often needs something to replace the Windows-only Odin - so Heimdall was developed.

I use many Android devices with Linux, and I'm really happy I don't need a thing like Kies for that (which, as I read, causes at least as many problems as it's intended to solve). As dotVezz already pointed out: no special drivers etc. needed here. I don't even use MTP, and rarely UMS (USB mass storage, if supported by the device), but rather adbfs (see my answer here for details), but that's a personal preference.

Than you for the comments, they help a lot.

You don't need any special software. On recent Linux distributions such as Ubuntu 13.04, all the right drivers for MTP are installed by default. When you plug your phone in, you get a file manager window that shows the contents of your phone. The phone appears as a normal directory, so you can drag-n-drop files, use rsync to sync files, or anything else you normally do to move or manage files.
Some apps, such as Shotwell (for photos) and Clementine (for music) also detect that your phone acts as a media player, and offer specific functionality for syncing a music collection, transferring and processing photos, in a high-level interface that works on playlists and albums instead of just files. You don't need to use this kind of software, but it's there if you prefer not to worry about exactly where each file is stored.
On older Ubuntu versions and some other distributions, you might need to install one or more MTP-related packages through the package manager to make this work. You still don't need any hardware-specific software, and the forum or manual for your distribution will explain exactly what setup is needed.


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When modifying files, I am getting permission denied
I downloaded Android Bridge, and set my phone to debug mode. Using the console, I can enter the phone file system but when I try to modify files, it tells me "no permission."
How  can I bypass this without rooting my device?

Is your phone rooted?

I Dont thing so

The shell you get from adb shell doesn't run with special privileges, so you can't read or write files that you wouldn't be able to with a normal app. If you want to access apps' private data files, you still need to get root permission in the usual way, and use su from the shell.
It's not possible to bypass the permissions system. If you want to access inaccessible files, you need to root the device, then use a root app to access them.

Is it possible bind linux machine and reach files?

What do you mean by "bind"? You want to mount the file system on your Linux machine? That's possibe, as I've explained in my answer here. But it only gives you the very same permissions on those files as you have using adb shell.


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What does the padlock on wifi icon in status bar mean?
What does the Padlock on the WiFi icon in the status bar mean? I haven't seen it on my phone, but I'm curious as to what it means.

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What device is that? I guess it's a secured wifi network (padlocks always mean secure)

Yeah but since when is this icon in status bar instead of just usual wifi icon?

Since android is 100% customisable, this may be a custom icon for this manufacturer. What device is this?

Looks like a Mediatek device

@esQmo it's LG K10 2017 edition I don't know exact model name, but since is Russian here it could be mediatek device, how do you know that?

Because of the modem version name: MOLY.LR11.W1552....

It means, it is a secure WiFi network, the device is connected to
Edit: See Wi-Fi lock symbol here

For me it's hard to believe because nowhere there is actual picture of icon. I will be very thankful if you can provide some link with it.

Linked to material icon symbol page

I saw the icon but no explanation, that is what I search for icon and explanation on same place. Thanks however.

I too couldn't find both in same place. Will update of I find. Thanks for accepting

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How can I remove viruses?
My dad's phone got infected with a virus. The virus will auto enable the WIFI despite after disabling it for a few seconds. Factory restore doesn't work too, the virus came back. I have installed antivirus such as kaspersky, norton, and dr web. They are all unable remove the virus, it re-install itself after removal. It's running on android 4.4.
Here is the screen shot of what dr web's report

It keeps downloading back these applications

Can anyone please advice me on what to do?

Looks like mobile is infected with Ghost Push.
Solution for Rooted phones:
1 - You can use apps like StubbornTorjanKiller.
2 - You can also remove malware manually as you know the names of infected application.

First Download Terminal Emulator And run following commands.
su
rm /system/app/weQR.apk
rm /system/app/browser_1.6.2.1sign.apk (write name of app exactlly as your screenshot)
repeat rm with path of infected 5 apps shown in above screenshot.

You do know that rm -rf /system/priv-app/ will remove the entire tree starting from that directory, including possibly legit and vital apps, do you?

I have never encountered with directory priv-app in /system/..so thought it was created by malware..but after a quick search came to know that it is legit directory..Thanks for pointing that..

Like above ...
If the file is persistent or un-deletable
 (usually the associated binary files under system > bin)
You need to use a Chattr first ..

busybox chattr -ia /system/bin/viralFile

and then

rm /system/bin/viralFile

This is helpful for force removing virus or non-deletable files,  like most people on here that have used KingRoot or similar programs, it's a last option for hard to remove files !

+1: the answer, despite being only a complement for the previous, addresses the topic of file attributes, which is often overlooked. Nicely done.

Okay this will be tricky. It looks like the virus somehow gained superuser privilages and made those apps become system apps. System apps cannot be removed because well, they are now system apps! BUT, if you have root access, you can manually remove the viruses. With ROOT/Superuser access, you can use root apps on the play store to possible remove those viruses.
If you phone is NOT ROOTED however, I recommend you use "Malwarebytes". It is avalible on the play store and has been know to remove more viruses than those other virus removing apps that claim to be the best.


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Loudspeaker on HTC One does not work while using Skype
I have an HTC One and I have Skype installed on it. I tried calling another Skype user who has a Samsung Galaxy S3, and chatting to her on Skype works fine, but while on a call the HTC switches its loudspeaker off.  I have to put the phone to my ear to hear the other person, which makes video chat impossible.
I haven't tried un-installing and reinstalling Skype yet in case it causes more problems.  There are no settings within Skype while you're using it that allows you to switch loudspeaker on/off.  Only for video and microphone are these options available.
Does anyone know why is this happening?


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Locked out of my phone. How can I backup my sms?
I am locked out of my Samsung Galaxy y Duos Lite and I have forgotten my password. USB debugging is not turned on. Is there any way to backup my sms onto my pc??

Your first read should be: Cannot unlock tablet as have no internet connection?

Reset your google account password on a computer and login with the new password.


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HTC desire x issues after update to Android 4.1 Sense 4+
Ever since I installed the update to 4.1 I've been having major issues with my desire x.

The keyboard disappears frequently while typing, sometimes I can't get it back without closing the app and restarting.
When I exit a lot of apps, but most notably any of the browsers (I use Firefox and Chrome but have also tried the standard browser) the home screen shows the loading symbol for several seconds and I have to wait before I can do anything.
Lots of apps close without warning.

This phone has gone from a great easy to use, relatively fast and reliable phone into something I can barely use for typing on. I did a factory reset a month ago which helped for a short time but now the problem is worse than ever. Continuously doing a factory reset is not a solution!
Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? I should note I am using SwiftKey but it makes no difference if I use the standard keyboard.


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How to turn on notification light at N4?
I have just bought a Nexus 4 and the notification light doesn't work. I have checked the display and put a tick on notification light but still no light.. even when I put it on charge the light doesn't come on. Does the notification light require the internet? I have a temporary problem with my internet line...

Notification light turns only when there is a notification for say Facebook or Gmail etc not for charging and all.
There is no option of turning on the notification light at the time of charging in stock so if you need it then you can use Light Flow
It allows to put custom LED color at different events.


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How to get an .apk file from Android device?
I need to get the apk file for an app from a development device (Galaxy Nexus). I've had very little contact with Android before.
I know the name of the app and have tried to search the "internal storage" that shows up in explorer when I connect it but no apk file with the app name shows up.
I also tried logging into the shell using adb, but I have no "find" command and no permission to list "/data/" where the apk files are supposed to be.
I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out here! Thanks!

Very similar to: Can i get .apk file of my application from a Qualcomm device?

The difference between the suggested duplicates and this is that the other questions have already rooted devices, whereas I assume this one doesn't.

I found this to be the easiest way:
adb shell pm list packages

find my apps package "my.package.name"
adb shell pm path my.package.name

adb pull /data/app/my.package.name

Thanks for your answers though!

Using another App
You could try installing an app from the Play Store to backup the apk file. Some examples (which don't require root) are Helium and App Backup & Restore (There are many others though).
Using ADB
It is also possible to use adb to retrieve the apk file using the adb pull command (you know the full package name of the app, not just the app name).
Connect your device to your computer then shell into it via adb shell
Type pm -lf to get a list of all packages installed on the system and their associated APK file path.
Scan this list for the application you want
Exit adb shell and type adb pull <path to apk>. This should save the APK in your current folder.

Install this application Es File Exlporer then follow the steps,
1. open left side panel by clicking on left top icon
2. select Tools - App Manager
this will load all installed application in your mobile. Simple select your app and do backup :)


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How do I transfer contacts from a Nokia 3110 to an Android using a Mac?
I have about 700 contacts on a Nokia 3110 handset that I want to transfer to my Android phone.
Transferring contacts via my SIM card is a slow process as I can only 200 do at a time. Moreover, I cannot be sure of which contacts have already been transferred.
Is there a faster way this can be achieved with a Mac?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY15LWHF2mM

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Import-Contacts-to-Android-from-a-Nokia-Phone-146309.shtml

You just need to create a .vcf file on your SD card and copy that to your Android phone
Or
Using your SIM card when you copy contacts select 'move original' to SIM from phone
Or
Connect your handset to your pc via pc suite and sync. Connect your Android phone to your pc and transfer them to it

First try syncing all your nokia's contacts to PhoneCopy. And then install Phonecopy to your android.And you are done.
http://www.phonecopy.com/

how can I upload my nokia 3110c contacts to Phonecopy ?

https://www.phonecopy.com/en/phones/view/nokia_3110_classic?referrer=Nokia

Instructions regarding the software in the link are required. Please note that we expect detailed answers not just drive-by answer-cum-comment. Also see [answer].


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unable to flash ROM in HUAWEI phone
I have a H30-U10 Huawei phone that is not turning on. when I press the power button, it freezes on the logo screen and stuck at there. The current ROM on the device is H30-U10 V100R001C900B127. Also, I tried to flash same ROM and higher versions. But, I get following error:
dloading module MBR.....
dload:update partition MBR failed
Update /sdcard/dload/update.app failed

The entire process I did is based on this tutorial. How to solve this?

Can you get into fastboot in the bootloader and attach the output of fastboot oem get-bootinfo and fastboot getvar all to the original question please?

I tried to get into fastboot but my PC does not recognize the phone.

You need to correct your driver issues so your computer can properly communicate with the phone before much of anything can be done. Without working fastboot and knowing the technical state of the device  there isn't much that can be done right now.

I am not familiar with your device model but owned Honor 6 earlier- for any upgrade please remove the external SD- for some unknown reason this was a common problem in Honor 6. Now that you can't access the device, change the external SD and copy the dload file on that and try See if that helps


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Arduino heart rate sensor bluetooth terminal upon event command
I have an Arduino uno r3 set up as a pulse/heart rate monitor, I have a HC 05 bluetooth module set up so i can connect with my android phone, i get the reading on my android phone in a "heart rate is 86" and it shows a new reading every few seconds.
Is there a way I can set up an event via the Bluetooth terminal or other app, to make it possible to sound an alarm or other android command upon a specified heart rate.

what Bluetooth terminal are you talking about?

Bluetooth Terminal by Qwerty is what i'm using

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dload:update partition MBR failed Huawei Honor 3C
I have Huawei Honor 3C H30-U10, It was running fine but some days back when I plugged in charger it restarted and hung up on welcome screen*(no animated logo)*. Seems like I need to install Stock Rom to it.
Phone Details:
Huawei Honor 3C H30-U10
Build Number:  H30-U10 V100R001C900B108
International Variant
I download Stock ROM for it with version B108 but it was in SP Flash Tool format. My phone isn't recognised by my laptop even though I have VCOM drivers installed.
This force me to think I need to download Stock ROM but which is in dload and UPDATE.APP form. It was hard for me to get any ROM H30-U10 V100R001C900B108 in UPDATE.APP form. Fortunately I got one from here (Please look at: 7. V100R001C900B108 ROM (update.app))
Upon pressing
Volume UP+Power Key It successfully went to updating from SD Card but I am receiving this error log on screen:
md5_verify success
dloading module CURVER.....
main version string=H30-U10 V100R001C900B108
dloading module VERLIST.....
Main version from property is H30-U10 V100R001C900B108
main version check: the market is same. go to continue..
current version in VERLIST, allow to update.
dloading module MBR.....
dload:update partition MBR failed
Update /sdcard/dload/update.app failed

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My question is

Why I am getting this error?
What are the other possibilities that
I can do to bring back this phone to life?

PS:
Pointing to this dload:update partition MBR failed Shopkeeper (Mobile technician) told me your phone internal memory is full, or corrupted. You can't get it right until you change the hardware part associated with memory. Is he right?
Guys, I tried hard to search this question on internet and I didn't find anything. Please provide rich information so that other community use it for reference.
PSS:
By going to wipe cache partition it says:
-- wiping cache
Formatting / cache...
Cache wipe complete.

But by going to option: wipe data/factory reset it says:
--wiping data...

and stuck. No further process at all.

Did you try with upload file in internal memory not external SD? This used to be a workaround for Honor 6, a few years back

@beeshyams I don't how to do it as my phone isn't being recognised by my   laptop. I will love to have any help in that regards. :(

Sorry, that's the problem. Didn't read carefully

This is a hardware (EMMC) problem.
you need to change emmc.


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Can I turn off Google/Google+ notifications on Samsung Galaxy S3?
I know you can turn off notifications from the native email client, but is there a way to turn them off for Gmail, Google+, and other Google apps? I have my Google account set up on my phone, which is useful, but if I can't specifically turn off Google notifications I'm going to have to unsync it, because as it stands I have to either silence all notifications and miss important text messages, or get woken up by G+ comments and NYT emails at 4 AM.

Which Android Version you are running? Starting with 4.1 (Jelly Bean) this should be generally possible.

4.0.4. I'm in the US, so I won't be able to update to Jelly Bean until October (or so I've read). Any ideas until then?

Not so far, sorry (I'm still on 2.3.x). But others might have, so don't give up hope ;) Now that your Android version is also clear, people may turn up with solutions which work for you (instead of those only applying to JB).

To turn off notifications for Google+, open the Google+ app,
press Menu->Settings->[Your account name]->Notifications, then press the ON/OFF
toggle in the top right. In recent versions, notification settings are per-account.
To turn off notifications for Gmail/Google Apps Mail, open the
Gmail app, press Menu->Settings, select the account you wish to disable notifications for, uncheck the checkbox that says: Email notifications
To turn off notifications for Google Talk, open the
Google Talk app, press Menu->Settings, select the account you wish to disable notifications for, press IM notifications and select off, and the same for Video chat notifications
To turn off notifications for Google Voice, open the
Google Voice app, press Menu->Settings->Sync and notifications, and uncheck the boxes for text and voicemail notifications.

NOTE: This is based on Android 4.0+, some of these apps (especially Google Talk) may function differently on pre-ICS.

Actually, on Jelly Bean (4.1.1), it's Gmail > Settings > **username@gmail.com** > Notifications.

If you are on Jelly Bean and rooted you can use an app I built to manage notifications for all applications from a single place.
Notifications Off allows you to turn off notifications for all applications. It can also automatically disable notifications for new apps as soon as they are installed.
The next version will have support for profiles, tasker integration and a widget for switching profiles.

Just upgraded to 4.3 and for me this setting was in the "Hangouts" app.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts. Could you describe where exactly you found this setting?

On android kitkat: long click on the hangout app (for instance) and drag it to app info. Uncheck "show notification". Do it for each google app.
(You could also turn it off it you don't use it. To enable the app again: go to home, press menu (bottom)/ select manage app /go to tab: turn off )

On my S3 I went to menu; settings; application manager; then scrolled down to Google+ and tap to open; then uncheck send notifications.

Launch the Google Play store app and hit menu then settings..
Then go to Google Admob ads and uncheck.

I have just laughed.. :)


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How to transfer files between Galaxy S3 and HTC one x using NFC
As I have mentioned in the question, I want to transfer files (pics) from samsung galaxy S3 to HTC one x via NFC. I have switched on android beam on both the devices. When I bring the phones close, I am getting the "touch to beam" message on S3. When I touch it, I am getting a message that S beam is switched off, please switch it on. But I dont want Sbeam (as one x doesnt have it), instead I want the transfer to happen via Android beam.

Have you tried installing another NFC transfer app?  Also, have you tried just using Sbeam?

@MBraedley No /i havent tried other apps because I didnt want to install the apps on both the phones. Also Sbeam between two S3s is working fine, but since one x doesnt support Sbeam, I didnt try that

As far as I know, you can't transfer files over Android beam, just URLs/locations etc. This is because Android Beam doesn't use Bluetooth or WiFi Direct in addition to the NFC transfer, which means that an average photo would take 30+ seconds to beam. In Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean) you can transfer files with NFC+BT, and S Beam uses NFC+WiFi Direct.

so NFC + BT is not there in ICS ?

No, it was a new feature added in JB (source).

[anonymous comment] All you have to do is turn s beam off and leave NFC on. I just did it with picture and video from gs3 to my HTC onex

You can install the official 'HTC transfer Tool' from the Google Play store on your old S3 and new HTC One.  Pure simplicity :)

Please also add a play store link to the tool.


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What do "faster GPS fix" apps do?
There are at least a dozen "Faster GPS Fix" apps in the Play Store -- one is even a $5 paid app -- and they remind me of those RAM Booster/Optimizer utilities of the 1990s.

What do they do -- and the better question is: why doesn't Android do this by itself?

One of the apps you have a picture of, the venerable GPS Status & Toolbox, describes this claim in the app description:

Keep your GPS fast: reset it or download A-GPS data regularly for faster fixes

Wikipedia does a great job defining the basic concepts behind Assisted-GPS:

Standalone GPS provides first position in approximately 30–40 seconds. A Standalone GPS system needs orbital information of the satellites to calculate the current position. The data rate of the satellite signal is only 50 bit/s, so downloading orbital information like ephemeris and almanac directly from satellites typically takes a long time, and if the satellite signals are lost during the acquisition of this information, it is discarded and the standalone system has to start from scratch. In AGPS, the Network Operator deploys an AGPS server. These AGPS servers download the orbital information from the satellite and store it in the database. An AGPS capable device can connect to these servers and download this information using Mobile Network radio bearers such as GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE or even using other wireless radio bearers such as Wi-Fi. Usually the data rate of these bearers is high, hence downloading orbital information takes less time.

If your phone's A-GPS cache is corrupt or stale, forcing a refresh can be beneficial. Normally, Android does in fact take care of maintaining this cache automatically. I've personally only used this app to help diagnose and solve GPS problems, something it does very well. In normal usage I wouldn't bother with the A-GPS cache until you find it needs intervention.

One of the advantages of the A-GPS download feature in these apps is that you can download the A-GPS data when you want to, whereas Android only (attempts to) download it when it needs it. I've used this a few times to pre-download the A-GPS data to ensure I've got a recent copy  of it, when I know I'm going to be using the GPS later in the day/week in an area with poor/no data signal.

There is another style of app that simply keeps the gps working non-stop or more regularly.
The android system, unlike CE and systems used in various GPS only units, has a feature of letting the GPS go back to sleep until needed.  Or we could reverse that and say that it only wakes it up as needed.  This can save a lot of power (a lot more in the early years of these devices).
If you can keep the GPS reciever awake and continually polling the sattalites, any time you actually need this data , it will be working, it will be gathering data from many sattalites and the accuracy of a single quick poll of the location will be much better.
Again only because the GPS receiver is running non-stop.  (not too special, but it is a method)
One app of this style is "tracker booster" , also "gps status" (a real status program) has both methods possible (AGPS and Keep alive). Many Car Dock and Car Home type apps, will apply the "keep polling" the gps method. Plus any app that simply needs to use the GPS data, speed widgets, speedometers, location tools.
Anything that keeps the gps awake and going.
When is a Location not a good location :-)
Quick polls of the sat data from the gps only expect there to be a "lock" which only requires 2 sats for 2D and 3 sats for 3D positioning.  But this position is not hugely accurate.   Given enough time running, the GPS can lock onto more like 8-20 sats (in the US) and aquire a positioning that is within 9 Meters (thats about max from what I have seen).  Add in some averaging (multiple polls same location) a full fix, clear view of the sky I can confirm my location within about a 10 feet area.
The claims of this style of apps to be more accurate, and faster fixes, is achieved by keeping the gps awake, that is all.
When Hiking, GPS tracking, GPS cache hunting, or car navigating, most applications already Keep the GPS running non-stop, but not all of them, and not for all situations.
   If an app is pushed to the background and has no settings for keeping the GPS alive, when it comes back on the accuracy will suffer some for a while.
Serious GPSers will employ such a method to . . .  Keep the gps alive, which does help.
In this different method, AGPS assistance can still be employed to gain a faster first fix.  If your device has no data connection of any sort, And the GPS software does not fail when AGPS is not loaded, Keeping the GPS going will keep a good fix on the sats going, AGPS at that point is unnessisary.
Both types of programs show up in the store , often with very poor explaination of the functions, so it helps to know what method(s) is employed.

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Will Dropbox delete files from my online storage?
Will Dropbox delete a file from my cloud storage after I upload it?
So if I upload a photo with the Dropbox app, then delete it from the phone, will it remain in my Dropbox storage?

A thumb rule: If you delete file using Dropbox app after browsing remote folders, the file will be deleted. Otherwise, it'll not.

If you delete a file from your mobile device, the file remains on your Online storage.
To have the file permanently deleted, you need to delete it from your online Dropbox account, accessing it via their website.
I've just run this exercise (to prove the theory):

Take photos;
Sync Dropbox;
Delete photos from my device;
Access laptop;
Photos were downloaded;
Access Dropbox website and login to your personal account;
Delete photos;
Photos were automatically removed from Laptop and a notification was presented asking if I wanted to undo the operation.

I'm not sure I agree with that the whole purpose would be defeated, since the purpose of Dropbox is to provide 2-way sync as the other guy said, but I wasn't sure how it worked on Android exactly i.e. whether it worked differently to the desktop app. I guess it does.

Strange: So if I add a file from one end, it gets added everywhere -- but if the same origin deletes it again, it stays. While deleting on a different place get's escalated to all clients... Brrr... At least they get asked whether they want to undo it -- I had expected to be asked whether I want to do it in the first place... So it is a mix of "external storage" and "1.5 way sync" -- thanx, Zuul, for your explanation!

@warsong I've removed that part from the answer. Does Not provide anything useful anyways! And could be considered more like a personal note than reality... :|

well, I had already upvoted you, so thats fine

Comment by an anonymous user (taken from an invalid edit): This is not accurate from Dropbox automatic camera uploads. Pics and videos deleted from the automatic upload folder on your phone will also be deleted from your Dropbox account online.

Dropbox doesn't work the same way on Android as it does on dektop platforms: It does not monitor a directory for changes. In fact, you only can download selected files, which will be saved on a cache directory on your Android device. The Dropbox app would not instantly notice if you delete the file. Only if you try do retrieve the file again from the cloud, the Dropbox app would search for the file in the local cache directroy first. If it isn't here, it will just download the file again.
But you can delete a file from the cloud storage by selecting the delete option in the Dropbox app. Same thing goes for upload: You have to select a file in order to upload it into the cloud.

+1 for explicitly noting that mobile and desktop are different in this case..  I think that may be where some of the confusion came from.

As said before, Dropbox for Android works differently than the desktop program. It's just an interface to access your online account, with some special features like caching. For example, you can "favorite" a file for offline access and edit some files directly from the app. But if you want an app that works exactly like the desktop program, you can try Dropsync.


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Increase vibrate strength
The vibrate strength of my Galaxy Nexus is incredibly weak. When I have the phone in my pocket I simply don’t feel the vibrate for incoming calls at all, which defeats its purpose. I’ve missed more than one important phone call due to that.
Is there a way to increase the strength? I haven’t found anything relevant in the settings.

Ob. IT crowd reference

When this showed up in my inbox I thought the question was for an entirely different device. LOL

@Hyangelo And yes, there are apps for that. ;-)

AFAIK, the vibrator motor that are used in the phones are called Q-Coin motor as they are in a shape of a coin. They are of permanent magnet type accepting two leads for positive and negative DC voltages.  The circuitry that operate this motor just can switch on the motor for a specific period of time and can change its rotation direction.  All other parameters of vibration are set by motor's design.
Hence, for your need the amplitude of the vibrator motor has to be increased to make you aware. And unless the motor itself is replaced, this can't be done in my opinion.
This is a specification of such a motor and you can see it's details.
UPDATE:
After searching Google, I stumbled on more info about these motors. With that information, it seems that there are two types of such motors. One being fitted with an eccentric rotating mass and another being a linear actuator (working more like a speaker).  The article about linear actuator says that this is the present trend and beautifully explains how the motor works.
If the Nexus device that is in question is vibrating at its maximum amplitude, then there is no way any software component to increase its amplitude. Other way, if device is NOT vibrating at its maximum, then by increasing the applied voltage there is a possibility to increase the amplitude.
Thanks to @Konrad Rudolph who made me to know more about this motor.

Hmm. The GlaDOS kernel claims to be able to change the vibrate strength but there seem to be conflicting information about this.

As I said that is what is my understanding is. MODS: Please feel free to remove this answer if found wrong.

I’m not actually challenging this answer. It’s entirely possible that the GlaDOS feature doesn’t work on all devices. I just wanted to point out the discrepancy.

Nice answer! Both the Nexus S and the GNexus feature an LRA, you can see it in the ifixit teardown just right to the battery in this photo (looks like a button cell). Regarding the Glados/Trinity feature: I tried the Trinity kernel on my Nexus S, this feature only changes patterns (a longer vibrate period is called increased intensity here. However they also cannot bend the physical boundaries of the actuators of course).

Just install - Contact Vibrate
From the description:

Set a different vibration for each of your contacts and know who is it.
Set a different a vibration for each of your contacts
Know who is calling or texting you, just feeling it !
When you receive a phone call or a text message (SMS or MMS) Contact Vibrate will respond vibrating differently for every contact you have defined. If this particular number or contact has no vibration set a master vibration will be called by default.

@KonradRudolph - It's true that this doesn't answer your question, but it could be a helpful suggestion nevertheless. I have found in the past that changing the cadence of a vibrate pattern can have a marked effect on how easily it is noticed, so this may help with your underlying problem.

Kudos for offering an alternative solution when the asker already has a preferred solution in mind.

No easy way - you'll need to install a custom kernel like GLaDOS or Trinity kernel and the relevant apps for each kernel from the Play Store to adjust settings - one of which will be the vibration intensity.
Check out the relevant threads at XDA.

Installing a custom kernel to crank up vibrate? Cannons and sparrows. Sigh …. But have a +1, thanks for the info.

On my Samsung S6 there is  "Settings >> Sound and Vibration >>  Vibration intensity" section. Where one can change vibration intensity for calls, notifications, and feedback individually.

AFAIK, It's not easy to change the vibration motor in the phone. The vibration motor used in your phone called coin type vibration motor. The G force for this motor is very low. If you want to enlarge the vibration, you can use an LRA for replacement,which is also called linear vibration motor

This seems to be fixed in more recent versions of the Android operating system – it’s hard to quantify but it appears that with the update to 4.2.1 the Galaxy Nexus saw a substantial increase in vibrate strength.


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Why is Google Maps always running in the background?
I'm running on JB. The Google Maps application always seems to have 2 instances running in the background inspite of turning the GPS off. Is there a clean solution to prevent it from ever running in the background?

are you signed in to latitude?

No, I don't use Latitude.

One part of Google Maps is a so called "Location Service", which kicks in on a couple of intents (e.g. always when your network connectivity changes -- which happens when you login to a new WiFi network, or to a new cell tower). It caches your current location to the "location cache", which should serve to faster provide your current location when needed (and to update Google's location database, as the cache's contents are submitted in intervals).
Without being rooted, there's not much you can do about. But if your device is rooted, you have several options:

Use an app like Autorun Manager PRO (yes, here you need the "Pro") to disable the listeners which cause it to kick-in1
Use Titanium Backup ★ root to freeze the app when you don't need it, and un-freeze it on demand2

Which method to prefer? I personally would go for the second. Titanium backup lets you create a widget on your desktop to toggle the "frozen state" of an app, so you can easily switch it on/off. Disabling some listeners might work well -- but the app also might start behaving strangely.

In Settings / Location settings, uncheck "Report from this device".
Make also sure to disable Google Now.
Seems to do the trick with Maps 6.14.1 on JB 4.1.2.

Where/how do I disable Google Now?


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how do I set a ring tone for a specific contact?
I've searched for this here and don't see it. I've set a custom, contact-specific ring tone before but don't recall how. It doesn't seem to be under the contact, which is where it should be.
Phone is a 2.x.

OK I found it:
Go to the Contact.
Do not press Edit.
Hit Menu.
Hit Options.
Select Ringtone.
Set Ringtone.

Seems wacky that you don't edit the contact to change the ringtone.


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Android cellphone multiple profiles issue
I have two Gmail accounts on my cellphone. Is there any way to force all apps onto one account other than uninstall and reinstall everything? Android shows all (or nearly all) apps under both accounts. Especially the few beta apps?

Welcome. While everyone is free to have their opinions and critics of anything, Stack Exchange is strictly a Q&A site, not a place to rant. I've removed the second point because it's not a question.

The Google account system on Android is not app specific. Thus no matter in which app you log-in the account itself will be stored in the central system-wide account system used by all Google apps. Therefore all apps are automatically logged-in with all accounts in this account system.

Thanks. But my one account shows 79 apps and the other account shows 78. Not to mention Google photos and Gmail seem to throw me or induce me back and forth between the accounts even though yes I can manually change them I have to notice the icon has changed. Thanks for trying though!


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Prevent notifications from Google Home App on other Google accounts on the same device
I have 2 Google accounts activated on my Pixel 8a. I have Google Home notifications turned on from my primary Google account.
How do I disable Google Home notifications for a second Google account on the same device (Pixel 8a)?

You don't. Notifications are per app, not per account.


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Lost Samsung Galaxy A22 locked out when doing setup due to switched Google account
I lost my Samsung Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F/DS) and got it back from the police who found it and returned it to me. The problem that I encountered was that my phone was locked when I received it, so I decided to reset it.
I already reset it, and I encountered another problem when I'm doing a setup because it need the Google account for the verification, but when I enter my Google account that I used in my lost phone here, it is changed to the Google account of the one who stole it.
Therefore, I cannot complete the setup to my phone because of that, and instead of using the Google account, it needed the pattern unlock to unlock it, but I don't know the pattern of it. So I'm here to seek help.

Probably help: How to bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) or "Verify your account" screen?

This doesn't sound right to me.  The thief would have to know your Google account and receive verification before they could change it to their account.  Similarly, if you had a lock code, it would take a while to try each combination, so that's unlikely.  I would suggest that it is not your phone.  What makes you think its your phone?

This question is similar to: How to bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP) or "Verify your account" screen?. If you believe it’s different, please [edit] the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem.


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How to see my lock screens when connected to my monitor via USB-C?
I have an Android phone with a broken screen. When I try and unlock it, while attached to my monitor via USB-C, all I can see is a lock icon floating around. I roughly guess where the dots are for the pattern and usually I can get it unlocked.
Now, there are also some apps that I use that ask me to enter a password. Again, the screen goes black and I cannot see what I am doing. I've tried entering the password with the keyboard but no luck. I imagine this is some type of security feature doing this.
Is there a setting to turn that off so I can see these screens?

What phone model do you use? For external monitors there are different modes implemented by the manufacturer like DEX mode from Samsung. Therefore behavior may be different based on what phone you use. Anyway even if you don't see the login screen you can try to enter your password blindly. If you have access to a second phone you can use it for practicing.

It's a Solana SAGA. You won't find much info. My understanding it is a re-branded OSOM OV1. I've tried blind and with a keyboard. No luck.


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LINE app only resends first picture. How to detect and deal with?
In the LINE app chats, I was offline when sending a group of photos. Now I am online and press the swirl and choose "resend".
The time appears, meaning the resend worked, but my friend says he only got one photo! I am at my wit's end.

Close the LINE app.
Restart the LINE app.
Visit that chat again.
You will see that block of pictures you thought you all successfully sent now broken down into individual pictures. And you will see only the first possesses a time stamp.
Now you can do the resend action on each picture one at a time, and see the individual time stamps next to each photo confirming that it was actually sent.

P.S., you also asked "How to detect." Well, there is no way to detect it. Just keep a healthy suspicion and double-check all pictures were sent each time as per the steps above.

P.S., too bad that it is too difficult to send a bug report to the LINE Corporation these days. They only accept photos. One would need to make a photo of this web article!


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Unable to Sign in with Google in Android Studio Emulator
Does anyone know what the trick is to sign into Google in Android Studio Emulator?
I have tried to follow every tutorial I can find.

Could not sign in Google account on android emulator with react-native app

Unable to Sign in into with google in Android Studio Emulator(API 30, target - Android 11.0 with Google Play, CPU- x86 )

You need to describe what happens, how is it related to the links you posted, what you actually tried already and what happens. Also, are you behind a proxy?


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Lock the Settings app?
I want to buy a Samsung phone, and I want to know if I can lock the Settings app with Secure Folder? Just want to use a Private DNS and lock it somehow this way by locking the Settings.

Hi, we have some related questions regarding this: How to lock some parts of Settings?, Is there a way to disable access to certain Settings components?, How can I disabled/lock certain settings components

Thank you @Andrew T. I bought a Samsung A16 but still cannot lock the Settings with Secure folder.I installed an third party applock within Secure folder but i don't have the option to lock Settings.


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How can I change the default browser on Xiaomi Mi Max phones?
How can I setup in my phone (Android 7 mimax 2) in way that every link or pop-up will be opened by chrome.
In the past I was able to choose how to open. Now the called "browser" browser only does it

@Rahul Hôpital thanks so much You can make it an answer and I'll approve it

MIUI 9
Go to Settings-> Installed Apps. On top you have three dots, tap on that three dots will pop up a menu, select Default app. Under browser part, set Chrome as default. After this operation, every link you open will be loaded in Chrome browser.
MIUI 8
Go to installed apps as described above. While when you are in Installed apps, you can see an icon written with Defaults. Tap on it, and set required.
Note: MIUI is the user interface of Xiaomi devices. MIUI 9 is the latest now.

In the mi max 3 with android version 9 PKQ1.181007.001 there is not "installed apps on the setting"

Please mention your current Miui version


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"Save as" like window's saving
I see that in Android (MiMax 2 with Android 7) the downloads fall in the same and unique folder. I have a Dropbox. In the Dropbox I can save my files offline. But when I want to move a file from the downloads to the Dropbox, and make it available offline, it seems like it uploaded and downloaded in two steps. Can I make this in one step, i.e to download from a website in Dropbox as outline available?

please have a screenshot of the issue.

How can I make screenshot?

pull down notification bar from top, there you can see screen shot tile. tap on it when you were on the required page

OK but when I try to paste it it is not copied

With the screenshot I can share edit or trash, not copy

Its okay, no problem. please wait for answer from those who  know this issue well.

You can't paste the screenshots into a comment. But when you [edit] your question, the editor has a symbol to upload them.


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trouble maker when I write email or username
When I want to write email or username, or when I search for topics e.g. on stack overflow, when I begin to write, I see immediately on the screen things I wrote in the past and sometimes, despite that I write something else, the previous typings replace them. It appens when I write to buy on Amazon or when I want to buy an airline ticket, when I want to write tags on a stack overflow site.
How can I neutralize this "help"…?
I'm browsing with Firefox, with a Google keyboard, my phone is a mi Max 3 working with Android 8.1.

Perhaps is it linked with automatic remembering passwords or equivalent function of the browser

Please check the Firefox settings. There's a way to clear personal data, where you can chose which to clear and which to keep. You most likely want to clear form data (and maybe cookies as well, to get rid of some tracking beacons while on it). As I don't use Firefox on mobile, I cannot tell you where exactly that is.

I'll try thanks

And did you succeed?

No, sorry.  I need to find time to think about


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New "Open PDF" App
I have a POCO F3 Xiaomi phone not rooted.
Recently when I try to open a PDF file from the WhatsApp, in the list of apps able to open it (Drive, Dropbox PDF viewer, Word, ... are the choices), there is a new app called Open PDF. I never installed it and I can't find it in the settings. So I cannot uninstall it.
I'm worrying.
Is it a virus? How to uninstall it?
Note: As @Robert asked in comment, I have a System apps Updater, I think from Xiaomi. This updater appears to modify my default settings and installs apps against my will.
Now I am almost sure that this app is from CamScanner.

Have you installed a system update recently?

@Robert yes, I think from Xiaomi

Than congratulate yourself. You have a new bloatware from your OEM to enjoy. If you want to know when this app was installed and where this is a system app you can use App Manager app to find those details.

@Firelord you recommend to remove it?   I have bitdefender and I see no alert

I suggest that you investigate whether its installation/update time coincides with the time you updated your device or system apps. Once you identify the source of this app (that is to say -- what installed it in your device), you can decide whether to keep it or remove/disable it. // Antivirus apps are mostly useless in Android against the kind of threat this app may pose (if it decides to go rogue). You can't rely on these antivirus apps in Android.

@Firelord I checked, this app is not in the updates. But a fue weeks ago, some documents, texts or PDF were possible to open only with Xiaomi apps and I uninstalled them, links also were opened only by mi browser. I uninstalled the mi browser and the problem disappeared.

Hi, looks like you've found the solution by yourself, which is great! Consider posting it as a proper answer since self-answering is not only allowed, but even encouraged. Thanks!

Use Netguard firewall, apart from being a firewall it also lists down all the apps (both system and installed) on your phone, find that pdf app you are concerned about , copy the package name (it looks something like com.blah.bla.openpdf), then, go to your pc, install platform tools from google, enable developer options on your phone, enable usb debugging, connect your phone to pc using usb cable, open command prompt in the platform tools folder you downloaded (extract the zip after downloading), write adb devices , this will prompt you to allow usb debugging on your phone, allow it, then write adb uninstall <package name>  and then you should see “success”. The app will then be gone, do this for all the bloatware apps that you don’t like. Just make sure that you don’t remove certain xiaomi apps such as the security app, it will break your phone.


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opening PDF in diverse apps without default PDF app
I have PDF files in my Android, especially in Dropbox.
When I open a file, it's opened by the the Dropbox PDF Viewer. Once opened, there is an option, the button"Open with". If I open the the button, a little window opens with a choice of PDF apps, as Adobe Acrobat, CamScanner, Xiaomi PDF Viewer, etc.  When I choose and app, I can click on 'just once' or 'remember this choice'. I'm not sure that I reproduced the accurate words.  I'm accustomed to click 'just once'. But accidentally I clicked on Adobe Acrobat, remember this choice. So the PDFs went opened everytime with it. I want to reverse the process and get back the multiple choice.  I tried to find a way through the app settings, but nowhere I'd find Adobe Acrobat as default settled.  Can someone guide me how to get my old setting?
Note. My phone is a Xiaomi Poco F3.
Note: I tried this:

Apps
Manage Apps
(A vertical line of three points in the right upper corner of the screen)
Other settings
Default Apps
Opening links
To deactivate Adobe Acrobat reader.

But it's inefficient.
Can someone give me a solution?

Disclamer: I don't have the same phone as yours. However, try to go to Settings -> Apps -> Default apps -> More defaults. Hopefully, you will see "Pdf document" set to "Adobe Acrobat". Press and select None.

@ReddyLutonadio thanks so much. It's approximately the path.

Finally this doesn't work

On older Android, there's an option "Clear defaults" to reset all "remembered" apps. I think it's replaced with "Reset app preferences" recently, though I can't say for sure due to manufacturer's customization.

@AndrewT.  This didn't work.

The only way to get it was to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader, so the system came back without default. afterwards I installed it again and I can choose the app every time as "just once", choosing Adobe or Google, or others.

I think there is a bit dishonest behavior of the application Adobe Acrobat reader. This is not the first time I had problem with it.


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Google account history shows many apps starting with com.android, what are those apps?
Phone is T-mobile Revvl. Google account history and activity gives me this.

Are they apps from Google Play? I couldn't find anything in my apps.

Does the name not give a hint to what each one maybe for. Please spe ify the one that's puzzling you.

These are absolutely normal applications, the packages of which usually belong to the system.
These also include "com.google.*".
You cannot delete most of these programs, since they often are required for the stability and operation of the system.

All of these com.android names are internal components of the Android operating system. There's nothing frightening about them.
They are used by apps, and com.android.launcher3 is the default program launcher, which starts apps and provides the home screen.
If you can explain a bit more about where you're seeing these reports, we may be able to explain more.

I believe this is from Google My Activity

This is the list of Android apps used by you.


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Icon meanings in Android Auto for Nissan Rogue
I have an Android Auto for the Nissan Rogue. Does anyone know what these different icons mean?

The little phones are calls, but there is a different one-rectangle cell phone looking. Is that video chat? I couldn't find pictures anywhere sorry!

Without knowing anything about Nissan systems my guess would be that these are quick dial icons, each of one contact or phone number. Based on the telephone number type (normal or mobile) you get a different icon.


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How can I download official WhatsApp on a phone that doesn't link with Google?
I use a Huawei Nova Y60 which is a bit difficult for me to get official WhatsApp because my phone doesn't link with anything from Google or in the form of Google.
How can I download official WhatsApp on a phone that doesn't link with Google?

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! Use alternative store like apkmirror, apkpure, etc. Here is a link to the latest version: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc/whatsapp/whatsapp-2-24-22-76-release/

WhatsApp provides direct downloads on their official site. Click "Download WhatsApp directly" to download the APK file, then run it to install the app.
Other APK mirroring sites also provide the APK file:

APK Mirror
APK Pure

However, WhatsApp also needs Google Play Services to work. For Huawei devices, please follow How to get Google (Play) Services on Huawei phones bought in China?.


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How can I change default file picker?
I want to change my default file picker, but when I go to settings, the option to change the default file picker doesn’t appear. I’d like to know if there are any apps or modules (I have root access) that could help me make this change. I also have Termux, so if anyone has code that could help, I'd appreciate it. Currently, my default file picker is com.android.documentsui, and I want to change it to com.marc.files.


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Pixel 4 stops charging or discharging on rooted LineageOS
I got a Pixel 4 a couple of months ago (it had been stored for years but barely used). I then installed rooted LineageOS and Kali NetHunter apps with chroot (this didn't cause the issue I think). Just yesterday, it was working fine when I started messing around with the WiFi card firmware in nexmon. I am not sure if the issue was caused by that because I don't see how the WiFi chip would affect the battery. Today, the battery indicator won't go down when not charging or up when charging. Also, the issue isn't LineageOS because I shut it down and it still has the issue on the charging but not on screen.


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WiFi + Bluetooth automatically switch off on Motorola Moto G40 Fusion
My Motorola Moto G40 Fusion (3 years old) has been showing connectivity issues with WiFi and Bluetooth recently. The WiFi automatically disconnects and turns off after 30-40 minutes of usage, and if try to turn it on, the button slides off with all the previously connected WiFi networks including my home router disappearing. Same issue with Bluetooth also.
When I restart my phone, it turns back on but turns off automatically after some time. Have tried all measures including resetting WiFi and Bluetooth. Finally tried formatting my phone with the help of Moto desktop client hoping the issue would resolve, but after some hours the issue came back.
Someone look upon this problem.

You may need to reset the OS and start over.


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Huawei old model U9200 factory reset problem
I want to reset my Huawei Ascend P1 XL U9200E because I forgot my password, but USB debugging is not enabled and my volume-up button is not working.
How can I go to recovery mode, or do you know any other method to go to fastboot or recovery mode?


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call reject with message on GT-S5300
my GT-S5300 has Gingerbread 2.3.6. Is there any way to upgrade or change this so that I can reject calls with a message / block calls in the same way that the bigger Galaxy (like the S III) can? Apps on Google Play and Samsung App Store are a bit clumsy. I can't seem to find something stock Android that can do this on the GT-S5300?