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Recovery broken -> “adb devices” doesn't find my Xiaomi Mi3
So a few days ago I finally looked out for a custom ROM avaible for my Xiaomi Mi3 td. I found an Android 5 Lollipop ROM (by ivan) and thought that I test it and maybe look for some bugs. So far so good, but after installing cwm and flashing the ROM I couldn't use the recovery anymore. It just showed me that broken (red) android logo.
First I tried to flash to stock rom with MiFlash (software from xiaomi to flash roms - like odin for samsung), but my phone was not recognized by MIflash. So I tried adb. "adb devices" doesn't show anything! The only good thing is, that I can still use the Android 5 (aosp) rom, but it's full of bugs I can't do anything. All debugging things are working (usb debug, the mtp is working too)! But only if my phone is booted in the system.

I might have misinterpreted your question, but to enable ADB to list Xiaomi devices, you need to update adb_usb.ini and put Xiaomi vendor IDs there:

On windows go to c:/Users/{your-username}/.android
On Linux ~/.android
Open the file adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add these three lines:
0x8087
0x2080
0x2717
Save the file, open a CMD (or terminal) and enter the commands:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
Reconnect the device, type this in CMD, now it should be recognized.
adb devices

Source here.

You can flash your device in Fastboot mode. Hold Power and Volume-Minus button, phone will enter Fastboot. Then connect it to the computer and use standard "fastboot" utility from Android SDK. This way you can reflash recovery partition (or any other partition) even if other modes are not working correctly.
Alternatively you can try to reinstall drivers while phone is in recovery mode. No special driver is needed when phone is working normally, because it acts like MTP device. When in recovery, it acts as ADB Interface, so you should install Google ADB drivers to make phone work while in recovery.


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Modify boot.img of Moto G 2014 ROM
Starting from the Titan Prime ROM I would like to make some modifications to the boot.img. But if I try to unpack and repack the boot.img the phone jumps immediately into the bootloader after the start and says 'Fastboot Reason: Fall-through from normal boot mode'.
I hoped you could have a look at my workflow and tell me what I am doing wrong:
First I take your Rom and unzip it:
$ unzip TitanPrimeROMv1.0.2-XT1068-69.zip -d Titan
$ cd Titan

Here is what the boot_info tells me:
$ boot_info boot.img
PAGE SIZE: 2048
BASE ADDRESS: 0x00000000
RAMDISK ADDRESS: 0x01000000
CMDLINE: 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags'

Then I unpack the boot image:
$ unpack boot.img
Boot = boot.img
unmkbootimg version 1.2 - Mikael Q Kuisma <kuisma@ping.se>
Kernel size 6449544
Kernel address 0x8000
Ramdisk size 807152
Ramdisk address 0x1000000
Secondary size 0
Secondary address 0xf00000
Kernel tags address 0x100
Flash page size 2048
Board name is ""
Command line "console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags"
This image is built using standard mkbootimg
Extracting kernel to file zImage ...
Extracting root filesystem to file initramfs.cpio.gz ...
All done.
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To recompile this image, use:
$ mkbootimg --kernel zImage --ramdisk initramfs.cpio.gz --base 0x0 --cmdline 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags' -o new_boot.img
---------------
2974 blocks

Now I make some minor modification to the boot image like adding a file:
$ touch boot/ramdisk/hello_ramdisk

Then I try to rebuild the ramdisk:
$ mkbootimg --kernel boot/zImage --ramdisk boot/new-ramdisk.cpio.gz --base 0x0 --cmdline 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags' -o boot.img

I remove the boot folder, zip it and sign it:
$ mv boot ../
$ zip -r myrom.zip
$ java -classpath /opt/android-sdk/tools/sign/testsign.jar testsign myrom.zip myrom-signed.zip

Then I place the file on the sdcard and try to install it via TWRP ‘Install’.

Where did you get "Titan Prime ROM"? Is it directly from Motorola? Thanks!

No, it's from xda.

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Xiaomi 16000mAH Power Bank Needs Charge-only USB Cable to Work with Z3
The Xiaomi 16000mAH power bank, using its original USB cable, didn't work on my Z3. Though, to my surprise, it worked on other smartphones (have tried samsung and lenovo). So I tried my friend's power bank USB cable albeit blindly (since the Xiaomi unit worked with other phones, there should be no problem with the cable right?), and strangely, it worked!
So what gives? Later on, I found out that the other cable is a "Charge-only" cable (cannot use for data transfer).
So why do you think exactly does this Xiaomi 16000mAH needs a charge-only USB cable in order to work with Z3 but not with other device? Also, do you think it safe to use it that way in the long run?
Lastly find it strange that I cannot seem to find (I mean Google) any case similar to mine (I don't think I'm the only Z3 user who purchased this power bank), but I also think it is genuine (from these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obYhTgzEVP8; https://www.techmesto.com/identify-fake-xiaomi-power-bank/) I've already contacted the supplier about these, I think I can still send it back, but I really had it on a good deal (from Malaysia, below $25, including everything, if converted).
What do you think?

Now this gets more interesting..
I've also purchased a Sony wireless speaker SRS-BTV5, and guess what, the same happens! Using a charge+data cable won't work, but a charge-only cable would!

I guess there is a protection circuit on these Sony device that disconnects the charging (at least for this Xiaomi 16000mAH power bank), but I can't seem to imagine what would be the problem that would only be present on charge+data cable and not on a data-only cable. After all aren't power banks also do what AC charger does namely short the data pins (I just guess this since both of them is indicated "AC mode")? If this is the case, then difference between charge+data and data-only cable seem to become more non-existent!
Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks!

I'm really trying to wrap my head around this (which is hard given only the facts without relevant techincal knowledge!).
What I considered facts:

USB cable only have 4 wires, two for power and the other two for data (presumably the inner two pins).
The only difference between the charge+data and charge-only cable is that the latter had its data pins shorted presumably to signal the phone that it could do a "AC mode" charging which means it could draw greater than 500mA which is not permitted on "USB mode".

That's presumably is what AC adapters also do (short the inner 2 pins), and that's why we have slower charging on laptop, presumably.
This (shorting of 2 inner/data pins) is also how "AC mode" and "USB mode" charging is indicated/differentiated.
Power bank also do this data pin shorting that's why they are also indicated as "AC mode" charging

Now if the said power bank also do this (since it is indicated as "AC mode" charging), then there's shouldn't be any funtional difference between the 2 cables (but, obviously, there is)!

So we are left with the case that the said power bank do not short the data pins, (which actually makes fact 4 and/or 5 false for how are power banks indicated "AC mode"), but what functional difference then could these 2 unshorted data pins make now when we are only dealing about a power bank, meaning power supply where only the 2 power pins should be relevant?

I think I also forgot to mention one important fact, that other power bank (Pineng for instance) works without any problem with my Z3 using any of the 2 types of cable I mentioned.
So in summary other phone works on Xiaomi and other power bank works on Z3 (and speaker) on both 2 types of cable. But there's a problem between Sony devices and the Xiaomi power bank when using charge+data cable. So what could be there in either or both of them that prevents the other?!

I'm glad at least this rants has helped 1 person hehe. But I'd recommend that if you could try the power bank, then it would be better to pick the one that would work using the power bank's OEM cable (so you won't void any warranty by using another cable).
Though, the Xiaomi 16000mAH power bank until now works fine with my Z3 using the "power-only" cable.

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Asus memopad7 170C, unlocking bootloader fails
I'm trying too root my Asus memo pad 7 (170C), I've tried EVERY method, using KingoRoot, SuperOneClick, Frameroot, motochopper. None of them worked.
So I decided to do the rooting stuff myself, first I tried on Windows 8, the fastboot driver was not recognized, I installed the PdaNet, It recognizes the device now, the problem is when I run "fastboot oem unlock" or "fastboot oem unlock0x0b05" (ASUS VendorID), it returns : "FAILED (remote: unknown OEM command)"
I enter bootloader with "adb reboot bootloader" or by pressing Volume Up and Power.
I have also tried in Ubuntu 14.04, It doesn't even recognize the device in fastboot, and yes  I run fastboot as root, still no chance :-(
"fastboot devices" returns nothing, and "fastboot oem unlock" returns "Waiting for device"
I did run "usbls" command, and it was clear that the OS has recognized the tablet, but why the fastboot does not?
Here is some information of my specs:
ASUS MemoPad 7 (170C)
Windows 8.1 64bit AND/OR Ubuntu 14.04
Bootloader: DroidBoot Provision Os, DroidBoot Ver: WW_MeMO_Pad-11.2.3.28-20141230
IFWI Version: 64.25
PLEASE somebody save my life as I'm stuck with it for a very long time!

Ok, I searched for it a lot, tried everything and here is the final solution:
The propper rooting tool for ASUS tablets that use a x86 processor is "RootZenFone", the old fashioned way "fastboot oem unlock" and replacing the the recovery with something else DOES NOT WORK (As the time being).
If you have bricked your tablet (as I did!) you can perform a full recovery by following the instructions in this page. (Remember to install the USB drivers, provided in the same page)
If you are encountering the "Unfortunately Asus Demo has stopped" over and over again (even after a full ROM recovery), you need to run the RootZenFone (I tried version RootZenFone-1.4.6r.apk and it worked) after a fresh ROM recovery (using the link I provided above).
And it's really important to remember to "Forget each WiFi network" And "Disable the WiFi".
If you are getting "Unfortunately Asus Demo has stopped" error, you NEED to disconnect the USB cable before you proceed to root the device using RootZenFone.
Just follow the instructions and you are good to go :)


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Obtaining root access
I have a LGMS500 (never again), I have used Link2SD and Advanced SD Card manager and have moved as many apps as I can to SD card and this was not many. Any other app I try to move to SD card I receive the following "Could not obtain root access" "Allow or Grant to superuser". OK, newbe here when it comes to android, how do I obtain root access? While understanding this term as a former programmer, I have absolutely no glimmer on how to do this with Android.

It is slightly different for every device, I'd recommend seeing if there are any threads specific to your device and how to root it  at forum.xda-developers.com be careful to follow all steps correctly to avoid bricking your device.

how do I obtain root access? -- This is clearly mentioned and is still unanswered in what you posted as an answer. I recommend to please look for a clear-cut solution and post it here. Otherwise, if you have a recommendation as a clue or a hint (XDA here), do post it as a comment and not as answer. Thanks. :-)

Sorry, I didn't have enough reputation to comment. But I'll get a direct link to an XDA thread on how to root this specific device.

Sure :) and please quote/edit the content of XDA thread(if you get it) here so that if that thread goes down for some reason in future, your answer will still be relevant to a reader.

For an older version (<=4.3) try towelroot ( towelroot.com ) press logo get an apk, it's safe to use, so don't worry if your browser tells you it's malicious.
If it fails, look for other method for your phone model. There are thousands of manuals for that already.


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Not enough space to update apps
How do I make more space on my phone to update apps or download more stuff if my phone has a 16GB SD card and I have 14.25GB left?

All Caps doesn't help anyone at all. 2) I advise an [Edit] and add [tag:insufficient-memory] tag. 3) Do take a look at the questions under the tag [tag:insufficient-memory]. This question already has an answer. 4) Please  see [ask] and how do I search to know how to ask and to look for already answered questions, respectively. 5) Enough said already. :-)


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Need help re-rooting my Sprint Note 3 running CM12.1 Nightly 5.1.1
I installed a Nightly build of CM12.1 earlier today, but a few minutes ago when I tried to install an app that requires root access it said I wasn't rooted. For some reason I figured this was a given because I just flashed a custom ROM, but I am no Android developer (yet) and have no idea why it's not rooted. The ROMs that I installed prior to this didn't have this issue. Or it was spelled out in the install for me and I don't remember re-rooting them after I installed them. Either way, I need help with a method of rooting my Sprint Note 3 now and believe I need to use a specific tool or app to do so, and do not want to have to remove CM12.1 5.1.1 to do it (if at all possible). I also didn't want to run the wrong tool and screw up my phone because it was the wrong version of Odin (or whatever app I need to re-root). I'm pretty sure I have to use something specific to 5.1.1 but again, I'm no developer or heavy ROM flasher. If someone is a pro with Cyanogen ROMs I could really use some expert advice here. Thanks in advance!

Have you enabled root access for apps in the settings?

Yes, and it didn't help. When I open the 'Root Checker' app and click on 'check root status' the blue Android alien pops up on my screen and the Android reboots. Not the whole smartphone though, just the GUI.

Guess that's rather a bug in that nightly then. Never heard CM came without root – and I'm using CM for years. Especially that you have that option suggests it should be there. So I'd suggest either wait for an update, or use a previous nightly/stable instead.

Wouldn't the earlier nightly builds of this same ROM have the same problem? Isn't there an app I can run like Odin where I can flash a file to my phone that will enable root but not damage my current data and apps?

I cannot tell you whether an earlier or newer CM version has this issue or not – that's something to check with the CM forum. Not using a Samsung phone myself I neither can tell you about the Odin part, sorry. As I originally stated: it sounds like a bug in that CM nightly. So why not check where you downloaded the ROM, whether there are any reports or hints? Have you done that already?

Enable developer options and in developer options menu you will find an option

enable root access

If not download supersu zip file and flash it via recovery and you will get back root access.Flashing latest supersu willnot affect the data.So no need to worry about data loss at all.

I just got a live CM12.1 update that (I thought) completely fixed this issue, but it's still happening. The root works when I first flash it but for some reason it stops after a while and, even with the root option enabled in the developer settings. I read on a different forum that the SuperUser app is no longer needed for the latest versions of their ROM, and thought that it was what was screwing up my root, but I didn't install it after last flash and it's still not working.
Update: I thought that I resolved the issue but it's still happening. Is anyone else using on a Sprint Note 3 using CM12.1 5.1.1 nightly and experiencing the same issue? It's getting really frustrating. Whenever I try to do certain things, like try to run Root Checker or Greenify, CM12.1 soft reboots. I know it has something to do with the root-access but can't for the life of me fix the issue.

My friend..I had the same issue and I fixed it right away.. Here's the trick: download the supersu zip file(I have the beta), go to the developer settings and switch on Advance Reboot..Then go back to the home screen.. Press the power bottom..it should give you a pop-up window where you can choose to reboot into recovery: Choose It..then in recovery mode.. Install the supersu zip you were downloaded and then install it..Reboot your phone and check root checker. It should work.

You shouldn't need to download supersu, since root is available in CM already. It's in Developer Options > Root Access. Just change it to apps only.


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Will Titanium Backup Restore restore me to the groups i've been added in Whastapp
I have rooted my phone and I want to update my sony xperia v to android 5.0.2 lollipop with cm12 nightly rom. I have created a backup of of all apps+data using titanium backup.
My question is, will the titanium backup restore me the the groups i've been added in WhatsApp?

It will do more then just that, I use it every time I manually flash roms

Titanium will restore the app data.  If the app stores that data then yes it will, but that is something that is almost certainly stored server-side by WhatsApp.


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Can I root my Samsung Galaxy s5 900V running lollipop?
I'm running lollipop on my Samsung Galaxy s5 900V Verizon model. I can't find a way to root. Anyone have any ideas? Also, I'm running a mac so any instructions there would be great. Thanks!
Also, Im worried about trying to root without a full backup. Ironically, getting full backup by rooting my phone is one of the reasons I want to do it. Any way I can do a full backup of my phone without root before I try?

Here, full backup of non-rooted devices.


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Volume down key not working. How to enter flashmode
I am using Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. After replacing its screen the Volume-down key stopped working.
However I am in Bulgaria and cannot wait anymore for the Lollipop update, that is why I followed this guide:
http://techbeasts.com/2015/04/14/update-sony-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-to-android-502-lollipop-145a0242-firmware/
However without Volume-down key I cannot finish Step №9: For Xperia Z1 Compact Volume Down key will do the job of back key, just turn off your phone, keep the Volume Down key pressed and plug in the data cable.
Is there a way to simulate pressing the volume-down or to install the "FTF Firmeware" without it?

Thanks!

You can use ADB to connect to your phone over a terminal and issue the following commands to reboot into Download Mode
su
reboot download

Your phone will need to be rooted to run the 'su' command.

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AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 will not connect to WiFi automatically
I have an Asus TM AC-1900 WiFi router at home. We have a Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, iPhone 6 Plus and notebook computers. They are all able to connect to Wifi when I get home. However, the new AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 will randomly fail to connect to WiFi when I get home. It does manage to automatically connect some of the time but most of the time I have to remember to connect it manually. Is this a defect on my particular unit? I have tried doing a factory reset but it doesn't seem to help.

First off, when you go to wifi, tap on the "more" button on the top right, then tap on "smart network switch", and make sure it is turned off. Sometime it will detect that your wifi is unstable when connecting, so it won't connect. If that does not work, try tapping and holding on your network, then click forget, and reconnect to your network, but I have the S6 edge, and it auto connects to my wifi network all the time, so you might have gotten a defective one. Before you exchange it, I would test it out on another wifi network to see if it does that same thing. Let me know how this goes!

Also, are you sure you have the wifi on all the time? In wifi settings, tap on more, then advanced, then look for "Keep wifi on during sleep". I have mine set to always, so I don't have to keep turning wifi back on.

Thanks but after talking (after a log time being on hold and getting passed around) with AT&T, I exchanged the phone at a local store. Same problem again. AT&T placed a diagnostic app on the device but they didn't offer any more solutions. I've returned the phone and cancelled my plan. Still no idea why only the S6 should fail where literally nothing else does.
How do I close a question?

I’m voting to close this question because the OP cannot evaluate the answer anymore without having the device, and no existing answers have been upvoted for more than 5 years.

Was having issues with my s6 staying connected to open aps. Made sure the smart network switching was off, wiped cache and messed with other settings. Nothing worked.  I opened up the AT&T smart WiFi app and adjusted the settings for public hotspots. No problems since making the change.  I disabled the app no problems staying connected.

Open the “Settings” and go to “Wireless/Wi-Fi”.
Scroll down and at the end you’ll see the option “Smart network switch”.
Uncheck this option and you’re done. For more details you can refer Samsung India site.

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Gmail App Stopped Syncing...Again
Two different devices, a Nexus 7 tablet and Moto X. Both running last Kit Kat update. Nexus has Gmail app 5.1, Moto X has Gmail app 4.9. Gmail on my computer works fine. Both devices last synced 2 days ago at same time and neither will sync even manually now. Both worked just fine until 2 days ago. All other Google apps sync fine, only my Gmail doesn't. Since Gmail on my computer is fine and two separate devices using 2 different Gmail app updates don't sync, it seems like it has to do with my Gmail account or with the Google server, not the Gmail app per ae .Why did 2 devices stop at same time with my computer working just fine? Haven't been able to receive or send emails or draft emails from Nexus or Moto X for 2 days. Again, all other Google apps manually sync on both devices but Gmail will not on either. Don't see that this is another widespread sync problem like last June. Please advise. Thanks.

Just now, 51 hours after the sync failure problem began,my tablet and phone both started Gmail manual syncing again. No fix was applied. I can only assume therefore it was a Google issue and not my account, devices or the app. The only unifying root cause would be a Google server issue or my Gmail account, and that account always worked on my computer. Hopefully it will remain functional.


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How to see all TCP connections being routed for hotspot?
I want to see a list of all active TCP connections on my Android device, regardless of whether they terminate in the device.
E.g., when my phone is serving as a WiFi hotspot, I would like to see all connections that the phone is routing between the WiFi and mobile networks.
netstat doesn't show these routed connections.
My device is rooted.

You can use netstat -tcp and that will show you all open TCP connections.
EDIT
Per your comment, you can use busybox (a very handy app you can download from the Play store) and then you can run:  busybox netstat -nat to show what you need.
-Reference: linuxquestions

It doesn't seems to show what I'm looking for. netstat-nat appears to be what I want, but I haven't found it built for android.

Answer updated to include netstat for Anroid

netstat -tcp didn't work on Android 4.2.1. In fact, -tcp actually purged the output. 2) On Android 5.0, the output of both netstat and netstat -tcp remained same. I'm using this Busybox. 3) If I ignore 1) and 2), the output netstat -tcp doesn't explicitly mention the connections for hotspot but for the whole OS including all User/system apps. 4) Did you test this command on some Android device, or fired a shot in the wild here. :-) (Pun intended)

Tested on 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.2.2 (Actual devices :-) ). Some had busybox, some didn't.  The output was the same format for several of the devices (No UDP connections at the time I'm guessing?)  I ran netstat -t instead of TCP on some devices because -tcp would spit back an error.  All Samsung devices, Busybox version (when isntalled): v1.22.0.git

I'm still not convinced that netstat gives the info I'm looking for. What I want is accessible via cat /proc/net/ip_conntrack but it's pretty raw. netstat-nat uses this source and does some filtering and formatting.


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Upgrade Huawei Ascend Y530 to Lollipop or Kitkat?
How do i upgrade my Huawei Ascend Y530 phone to KitKat or Lollipop?
Please, no surveys.
Also, it is the MEO version (100 euros), not the Original (120 euros).
It is rooted and currently running Android 4.3

Anyone? I can't seem to find any ROM's.

Anyone? I can't seem to find any ROM's. -- Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?. Have you looked  this answer?

Not finding any ROM.


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Android Photos App Clear Data
I've cleared Data on the Photos app and photos are no longer showing. Any Ideas how to fix this?

Have you signed in to Google+?

I don't sync my photos to Google+

Okay then just uninstall the app or the updates and install it again...

didn't work.. all the files are there, i can see them through file explorer.. dunno what's wrong


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Texts going to email
I have a news Samsung S6, and when someone who is in my contact list texts me, it not only comes to my phone but goes to my email inbox. How can I stop this?

What email app are you using?

Just the app that came on the phone. Even when someone phones me, there number also appears on my email.


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Lollipop unpin screen
To unpin a screen on my Nexus 4, it asks me to touch and hold the 'Overview' key, but on my wife's one, it asks me to touch and hold both the 'Back' and the 'Overview' buttons.
Can someone point me out how can I change the screen unpin key combination?
Edit: both phones are running Android version 5.1, build number LMY47O.


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Can't connect tablet to VPN
I have two android devices, my phone and my tablet. In the country I live in some websites are blocked, which make some applications useless since they depend on internet connection. I tried in my phone downloading Kepard and the application works just fine, I can access any website. The problem is when I download the same application in my tablet (again, is android). And it doesn't work, I try many other VPN applications, Hotspot Shield, Hideman, hideninja, etc. and none of them worked.
I tried another Tablet (Android), installed Kepard and... It worked!. And I reached the conclusion that my tablet is the problem, and I would like to solve it, but don't know how.
Thanks.

Which version of Android is your device running on? Older versions don't have proper VPN support.

The phone (It works): 2.3
The Tablet (Doesn't work): 4.2.2
Thanks.

I had the same problem using psiphon and hotspot shield VPN, after rooting my device I tried using psiphin and it worked.

It would help if you technically explain how rooting the device made psiphin worked.

It used to say " socks stopped


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Not recognising any of the items on sd card
Good Day, my Sony Xperia "Go" froze earlier and so I held in the power button together with the volume up button which then rebooted the phone however once I got the phone on it is recognising the sd card but it doesn't pick up any of my photo's on the sd card, please help me

but it doesn't pick up any of my photo's on the sd card, -- Should I take it as you can't see any photo in the Gallery? Otherwise, what do you mean by not picking up? Please [edit] and mention it.

If you mean the files on your SD card are not coming up in any app that used to see them, you may have a corrupted SD card from the forced power cycle. Try mounting the SD card on a desktop computer and see what it says. Use scandisk or fsck on it, but not in repair mode. If it shows errors, but you cannot get to the files, try repairing it, copy ALL the files to the desktop computer, then have your phone reformat the card. Then go back to your desktop computer and reload everything.


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Number not displayed for incoming calls in sony xperia z1
Whenever I get an incoming call it is just showing unknown. No number is displayed and names are also not displayed though I have saved contacts in my mobile. But no problem for outgoing.
Recently I upgraded it to lollipop. It is fine when I upgraded but from the time I got my sim ported to other network(DoCoMo to airtel), im facing this problem. Did some troubleshooting like restarting the mobile and importing and exporting contacts to sim and internal storage and vice versa and I also saved my contacts in google account .But no luck.
It is driving me crazy. Please help me.

If you have chose before upgrade to sync your contacts with google account, you can have this kind of problem. My advice is to turn off sync from google account (in Settings/Accounts), delete your google account from device (reboot, just in case), add again you google account and mark sync options as "on" in Settings/Accounts. It can take a while for contacts to sync back, but this was the way I escaped a touble like yours.


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Is it possible to read SMS with broken touch and disabled usb debug?
I've just broken my touch screen, but there is an extremely important text message in my device. USB debug is disabled, and I can't enable it because touch is broken. :\
Is it possible to reach that SMS somehow? Could it be reachable via Google services somehow? The device is functional and is connected to internet.

You might wish to check: How do I backup data (SMS/contacts) from a device with a broken screen?

If your device has a USB OTG port (My Xperia Z1 Compact and Nexus 7 do, and I believe most recent devices do) you may be in luck - get a USB OTG adapter (mine was from a pound shop - if your in the uk try Poundland) and a USB mouse - plug them in to your phone and you can then control it.
Its a bit of a faff at first but better than nothing.

And I always seems to forget that mouse and keyboard can easily be connected in Android like with any other Linux system. :-)

Yupp. And if the device has an HDMI port, a matching cable and TV might solve the issue with "visibility" – if the device is lacking that as well :)


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Simplify, clarify backup for a former iPhone user
Former iPhone user, 5 months with Droid (Samsung Galaxy S 5, AT&T). I'd like clarity about backing up. The process is no longer centralized, so (sorry) either is my question.
How do I safekeep my apps, app data, settings, email accounts, wifi settings, tweaks, wallpapers...music, photos, contacts safe in case "something" happens. I think I'd like the simplest most comprehensive options for now.
I have my eye on Titanium eventually. Of course that means rooting, and before I'd do that I'd...need...to...back up my data.

You may take a look at Full Backup of non-rooted devices. The answers feature a backup using ADB (Android Debugging Bridge) to create backups as easy as possible.

The link that GiantTree mentioned also has an app called Helium mentioned in an answer, if you prefer the GUI more than the command line.


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what makes my samsung nexus schi515 freeze after calls
When I'm finished with my phone call I have to take the battery out and put it back in for it to even go back to the home screen because it shows a black screen but you can feel vibrations when I touch the  the power button on the side but in order to see my home  screen I have to remove the battery its really frustrating what can I do to fix the problem. It want light up to show my keypad either like to put in my voicemail password

[LTE data]
[CDMA voice] + [Data]
[Voice off]
=Freeze
If a new battery doesnt fix it - the modem is dying.


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OneDrive error: Uploading is paused, Sign in to continue
Why do I encounter an error, "Uploading is paused, Sign in to continue" after uploading a large file (~100MB) to onedrive?

Have you been moving about, weakening your signal? Loss of signal? If this is wifi, have you moved into another wifi range?

I have found the solution from here. Apparently, you should not allow your phone to lock when uploading.

the app must be running in the background for the upload to continuously take place, which is why the uploading is paused when the mobile device is locked.


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Handcent or other messaging app to display undread badge on dock
Now I love the standard messaging app as much as anyone (or a little less, perhaps).
But I've decided to try out Handcent.
Problem is, up until this point I've kept the default SMS-app that comes with my phone on my dock.
The advantage of this is that I always knew how many unread messages I had thanks to the badge (button/tag/wording may vary) in the top-right corner of the app-icon. It was this little red-orange label with a number on it.
Problem is, that the default Handcent icon doesn't provide this. I do have the option to use the widget that does the same thing, but widgets don't go on the dock. Because this was apparently a great idea according to some dev.
Is there any way to get a Handcent icon, complete with badge, on my dock?


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Micro SD card problems
My Samsung 4s doesn't have enough storage to update. So the whole reason for my switch from apple to android was that I can add storage to it. Yet here I am I put the card in and reboot my phone and still no extra space to be found on my phone.... what am I missing?

Adding an SD card doesn't add space to your phone, it provides an additional path for storage.  Your phone has limited internal memory that can't be increased.  After adding the SD card, it should mount on its own.  After that, you should try moving some media or apps to the SD card to clear enough room on your phone to install your update.


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Hangouts not showing contacts, or after selected, their phone numbers
When I select a contact from "Contacts" and tap to send them an SMS, instead of their name, it only displays their phone number. If I try typing their name in hangouts, it doesn't come up at all! The contact is stored on my Google account and there are no duplicaes.
I'm on a Verizon LG G2 running Android 5.0.2 and Hangouts version  3.1.89134953


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Battery duration instead of battery percentage
I wonder if there is a way to modify my battery icon in order to present battery remaining in hours/minutes/etc and not in a percentage form

Just a note: remaining duration might not be a good indicator for general purpose since it depends on current activity. Though you may have a reason why you want it.

@AndrewT. in android version Jellybean is the battery percentage really correct or its just approximate considering all the apps are force closed except the android core modules.

@user285oo6 it should be correct because it reads from the voltage level. Apps force closing is not related to battery, but memory.


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Can I send a mass text in Hangouts?
Is there a way to send a text to more than one recipient in the new Hangouts/GVoice integrated app?
I see how you can send a plain (phone) SMS to multiple recipients, but can you do it using through the Google Voice number(note, I don't want a MMS group text. Just a plain SMS)

Go in hangouts -> in the list of all your conversation -> click on the "plus" in the top right corner -> then select a contact. Now a new screen will appear and a grey button will show "add someone else" -> click on it and you will be able to add other contacts.
Hope it will help.

No it doesn't. It does that only when sending through Network SMS or through a Google+ Hangout, not Google Voice SMS


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Philz touch 6 stuck in recovery mode
I recently installed philz touch 6 recovery on my galaxy tab 3 lite, with the main purpose of rooting.
When I downloaded it over ODIN it was fine, and booted into recovery.
Now, when I try to boot (at all) it goes to recovery when I want to use the OS (without pressing any buttons other than POWER) it boots to recovery still. any help?

This is a known issue with the goya board.
Steps to solve this:

Download the official TWRP recovery for this device. Download Link
Boot into recovery.
Go to Advanced > Terminal.
Type in busybox reboot and press Enter on the virtual keyboard. This will make the device boot back into system.

You should make a backup and reflash a stock ROM for your ROM or flash a different recovery for your phone. Also take a look at these sites.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2426426
http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/369146-only-boots-into-recovery-mode.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794153

Where can I find the stock ROM for my tab 3 lite, without having to download a virus?

Haha lol! I use the site Sammobile, it's a site for all the samsung devices. Just create an account and you can download a stock firmware for your device. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

Have you already tried to flash a different recovery in download mode with odin?

FLash TWRP Recovery and from there go to Reboot ---> Bootloader


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Use Android phone as bluetooth keyboard
I am looking to use my android phone (samsung galaxy s5) as a bluetooth keyboard.  Is my phone even capable of emitting a findable bluetooth signal which could be picked up by another device such as a laptop iPad or even another android, the same way which a normal bluetooth keyboard would work?

No, that is not functionality that standard Android phones have. While it's not outside of the realm of possibility for a manufacturer to add this functionality, I've never heard of it being done.


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RAW camera and Lollipop
One of the selling points of Lollipop was that it will now support shooting in "Raw" mode, so that you can get the raw sensor data and then process it on the computer.
I just installed CM12.1 on my Samsung S3.
Will my phone support "Raw" shots in the future (My camera app doesn't support it yet) or does it require specialized hardware and I shouldn't even count on it being supported in an old phone?

The good news is, it is not related to hardware (any devices that can run Lollipop should be okay). However, the bad (or also good?) news is, it depends on the Lollipop ROM (stock or custom); if the developers decided to implement this (optional) feature.
Regarding CyanogenMod ROM, it seems that starting from CM11S 38R, it fulfills the condition to take RAW image.
Otherwise, you can check if your device supports those features using Manual Camera Compatibility.

From Camera FV-5's FAQ,

[LOLLIPOP] I have Android 5 Lollipop, but I cannot see none of the cool features announced for Android 5 (manual focus, RAW, manual exposure time...).
Camera FV-5 requires that the phone actually implements those features. Android 5 Lollipop (the OS) brings the possibility for manufacturers to implement those features, and applications to implement those. However, Google left all these features optional for manufacturers, and most of them that are currently updating their existing phones to Lollipop are not implementing them in order to rush an update to the market. From the equation, Camera FV-5 implements everything needed to use those features, Android Lollipop brings developers the possibility implement those features, but if you are not able to use them is because your manufacturer didn't actually implement their part on their devices: RAW support requires the manufacturer to update the camera driver (for instance).
Currently the features described here are supported on the following devices at the beginning:

LG Nexus 5.
Motorola Nexus 6.

Cyanogenmod isn't Cyanogen but +1


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Alarm clock unlocking device
I have a Galaxy S3 phone and a Galaxy Tab 4, both with the same issue. I'm using the Echo Lockscreen app (paid version) with a pattern unlock, which I'm happy with. I'm also using the built-in "Clock" on the phone and "Alarm" on the tab.
When the alarm rings and I shut it off, the phone/tab is unlocked - so it skips the unlock security. Using the stock Samsung lock screen, the lock works and I have to unlock the phone normally.
I'm not finding any settings either on the device or in the app - any ideas on how to fix this? I'd be willing to switch to a different alarm clock app, but I'd like to keep the lock screen unless there's something as good as this one.
I can switch Echo to use my system unlock method instead of its own, but the user experience is kind of crappy there - you have to unlock then also swipe away Echo.
If someone steals/finds my phone, I'd rather not have it unlock automatically for them if I don't remote-wipe it before 6am the next day.
EDIT I'll be getting a Galaxy S6 in a few days to replace the S3, but I'd guess it will have the same issue there as well - but I don't know for sure.

It sounds like you've found a security vulnerability in the Echo lockscreen app. You should contact their support and let them know about it as they will want to fix this.

Yep, I figured that, but it just seems like such a simple and common use-case that it's hard for me to believe they never considered this, and haven't heard about it already. If I don't find a workaround, I'll definitely report to the devs next.


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Keylogger for android
I'm in the process of moving from qwerty to another layout on my computers, and most other layouts are focused on the use of the home row. I also keylog myself to find out what layout would work best for me, with my usage pattern. (And it's a great backup if the program you're writing in crashes.)
Now I want to do the same on android. Home row isn't really a thing when you're typing with your thumbs, so I thought I'd make a new layout designed for thumbs, rather than hands. Step one is to figure out what I normally write, so a keylogger would work great. Then I can build markov-chains, do benchmarks and everything would be great.
Is that available, or do I have to write my own keyboard app that just does that?

Did you find something?

These are availabe for free use :
KidLogger (Download Page)
or Xposed :
Use a Keylogger to Record What Friends Do on Your Android


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galaxy s3 not detected as media device
Using Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 and it is not detected as media storage device on my laptop.I have installed the latest version of Samsung USB drivers too.Strangely it does detect on my office laptop running on older version of windows xp.
Please help me out people

Have you tried on newer Windows versions, or at least XP service pack 3? sounds funny an OS should support a driver that was written years later

What is your laptop running for OS? Is your phone unlocked when you plug it in?
I've had to reinstall USB port drivers on my laptop before. Follow these instructions:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/817900

Try to quote the instructions here, rather than just linking to a website.


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I can not screenshot on my samsung galaxymini s~3
How  do i screenshot on samsung galaxy s~3
Model number GT-S5280
Android Version4.1.2

Related https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/1759/how-to-take-a-screenshot-with-an-android-device

Press Power and Home buttons at the same time.
You will see a white effect, and then, the screenshot is ready to share through a notification.


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Cannot install Xposed in Yu(Yureka lollipo 5.0.2)
While flashing xposed framework via recovery it says that signature verification failed.
It uses 64 bit architecture.
We cannot use xposed installer apk because for lollipop version,manual flashing only supported.
Can anyone resove this?

Are you using stock recovery? Custom recoveries nowadays (like TWRP) allows disabling signature verification.

How to disable signature verification in such recoveries?

You didn't mention (I asked) which recovery? Mostly, it is inside Settings or Advanced.

I am using twrp?

I don't have TWRP recovery (device) in my hand right now. Use this guide. It says go to Settings in TWRP and uncheck signature verification.


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Samsung Galaxy S3 shows up in Device Manager but not in Explorer
I'm trying to connect my Galaxy S3 to my computer so I could transfer some files, but my computer doesn't seem to be recognizing it.
I've already followed instructions found here about putting the phone in download mode and then re-plugging it in.
Strangely, when I look in Device Manager, my computer does notice my device.

Why does Device Manager notice it but Explorer not? Is there any way without Explore to access my files on my phone?

Try changing how it is connecting to all the different options (Media Storage, Camera, etc.)

@TristanWiley where do I see that?

@Imray A notification will be there in the Notification drawer of your phone. It has the options. Otherwise, try this answer http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/35023/galaxy-nexus-wont-connect-via-usb/54261?s=1|0.4393#54261 Go to Storage wherever it shows up in your phone Settings.

Have you tried using the Samsung Kies pc application?  Aside from that, make sure you have up to date drivers.


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can a phone detect 3D posture of a person with the camera?
Does an Android phone have everything it needs to reconstruct someone's posture, by using the camera sensors?
If yes, are nowadays' phones fast enough for this?
Here's a video of what I mean on the XBox Kinnect
Thanks in advance

AFAIK, no. Kinect has depth sensor that allows to measure distance between camera and objects, while normal camera on Android doesn't have that.

@AndrewT. wasn't there one Android device introducing something similar, using a second camera lens? I remember having read about this, but don't remember which device or manufacturer that was. Ah, here: Dell to put depth-sensing 3D cameras in more Android, plus HTC announces the new One with depth-sensing camera

@Izzy I also heard about that news, but as currently written, I assume the questions asks for all recent phones, which is not correct.

Definitely true, @AndrewT. Different interpretation of the question's "an Android phone" versus its "nowadays' phones": I focussed on the former, you on the latter #D


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Unable to read from '/sys/class/leds/wled:backlight/max_current'
I updated my Sony Z1 Compact to 5.0. And now every 50ms I see message in LogCat
Unable to read from '/sys/class/leds/wled:backlight/max_current'

What's the problem? And how can i resolve it?

Well, logcat does contain a lot of warnings and other verbose messages that are perfectly normal.

But this message every 50 ms. Spaming non-stop. So annoying =/


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I can't move any apps or downloads to my SD card
After having my phone, a zte, I put a 16 GB SD card in it and had the option of save to SD card. I have downloaded a bunch of apps and music and not realizing until now, that none of it has saved to my SD card. All of it is in the phone. And my phone shows that its reading the SD card and it has nothing stored on it. So I went and tried to move apps and such to the card only to find out that there isn't an option for any of my apps to move to the SD card. I don't know if I have explained very well, I can give more info if needed. But this is perplexing as I've never had this happened before, or I'm doing something wrong and not realising it.

Are you saving to sdcard0 or to extSdCard? First one is internal storage and second one is SD card.

I only have two options of saving to phone... Or SD card. I took screenshots to help but as of now, I don't know how/if I can post them.

If you have both internal and external SD card, App2SD only uses the former (called "primary", as it's always there and not removable). No way to change that without root access. As for downloads, photos, etc, check with the corresponding apps: at least camera apps usually have an option to let you chose the storage location.

One can move files from phone to sdcard by a powerful file manager like total commander. total commander can be downloaded from google play store.

Can you link it in the post here?


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Can't add Google Apps account with SSO using ADFS
SSO - Single Sign-on
ADFS - Active Directory Federation Services

My school requires Active Directory authentication, where after logging in through Google you are redirected to an Active Directory login prompt. In KitKat this redirect happened naturally when I went to add a Google account.
On Lollipop, for some reason Google decided to redo the process where it doesn't give me the chance to sign in to AD and just redirects to the page you get when you mistype your AD credentials.
I have tried logging in to AD in Firefox and Chrome incognito prior to adding the account and nothing. I even tried disabling Chrome in settings to see if it would default to Firefox but it seems the Google account setup process has a built-in browser.
Is there some file I can modify or copy to manually add the account, or is there a way to inject authentication into the Google account setup process?


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How can I batch rename all .jpg files in a directory to "folder.jpg"?
I'm trying to get my album art out of my gallery, and doing it as a batch operation would be very helpful. I don't see any apps with this capability.


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Android Wear says it needs to update Google Play Services but nothing happens
I've installed Android Wear on my Lollipop device and when it launches it says it needs a new version of Google Play Services. But when I click on the Update Google Play Services button nothing happens.
I tried searching for Google Play Services on the play store but it doesn't appear in the search results (but it does appear in the results if I search on a laptop browser, but it doesn't if searching directly on the phone).
How can I update the damn thing to get Android Wear to work??

It should just do it behind the scenes.  Is it repeatedly prompting you?

I ran into the same issue recently when using transit app. This is how i updated Google Play Service. On your Android Wear go to settings -> About -> Versions -> Google Play services. When you press on Google Play service it will check for update and install it.

Procedure is correct but when it deems to work and not work seems spotty at best.

Here's the Play Store entry for Google Play Services in case you're looking for it.

Go to Play Store > Settings on your lollipop device.
Click Build Version.
Do you see a dialog telling you if Play Store is up to date?
Does it now update itself if necessary?

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Help with phone upgrade
Hi my question is how to upgrade to jelly bean? I have a Samsung Galaxy 2. I am use to Jelly bean that what my tablet is,so I am 1st time user of this phone I purchased. I was trying in google store to get my game on my phone and it said it was not compatible.So went in setting saw software update but when I tried to it said no firm ware. It is a second hand phone so I don't know what to do. I thought maybe if I could upgrade to jelly bean it all problems. Idk if I could find a site that has a free upgrade download. If you know a site I can do this please let me know. I don't have a USB cable just a home charger, do I need one? Ty in advance, Wendy

Check if http://www.cyanogenmod.org could interest you.

Sammobile.com has alot of downloadable firmwares to flash via recovery

What you need to do is root your phone and flash a custom ROM. I'll try to give you a pretty detailed answer to your question. The S2 is pretty old so I'm sure you're not concerned about voiding any warranties, correct? If it is under some carrier (Sprint, ATT, etc.) waranty, then you're pretty much out of luck unless you don't care about voiding it. There are ways to un-flash smartphones, but I would't recommend it. Anyway, onto flashing....
Rooting and flashing a new rom is a technical task so if you're not up to it you could probably find a friend (or someone on Craigslist, etc.) to root it and flash a custom rom for you. It will definitely take a few hours since it's your first time doing it, and it can be a real pain if you run into a problem. I rarely have, but you never know. You can always come back to the forum and post the problem or ask on the YouTube channels recommended below.
If you decide to procede, I take no responsibility if you break your phone. First do a YouTube (or Google) search for "Flash CyanogenMod 11 4.4.4 (Insert Carrier Name Here) Galaxy S2". You should be able to look through a few pages and find a (well written) tutorial that will guide you through rooting your S2 and flashing a custom rom.
Tip: Verify that you're able to download all of the necessary files before you even plug your S2 into your PC and start to root it (and yes, you will need a USB cable). Most of the headaches I've encountered had to do with getting half way through the install process only to come across a dead download link, and then not being able to easily find the exact same file I needed somewhere else. Also, some of the roms have some bugs. Most of them don't but it is something to be aware of if something like your GPS doesn't work. Once your phone's rooted you'll be able to just reboot it, boot into recovery mode, and flash another rom (without having to completely re-root your phone). You may have to do another search for how to re-boot into recovery mode for your specific cell phone carrier. You should be able to simply turn off the phone and then when you turn it back on, keep holding the power button down instead of letting it go in addition to the volume down button. Then just repeat the steps from the tutorial page (definitely bookmark the tutorial, in case you ever need to refer back to it) to flash a different rom.
I really hope this post helps you understand the tech lingo a little bit better and that you're able to get your S2 rooted easily. I didn't know anything about rooting a few years before I rooted my first phone, and I learned nearly everything needed within the first day! If you set aside a day or two to root your phone, flash a custom rom, and explore all of the settings of the new rom you'll be glad you did. It sucks if you're out and about and need to change a setting but have no idea where it is because all of your settings menus changed.
If you have any issues or questions, please post back here and I'll help as much as possible. I've rooted many phones and flashed a couple dozen roms so I do have a bit of experience with the process. I was actually going to do a short tutorial myself but StackExchange shut me down and said I could only use two links in my post because I didn't have enough reputation points :(.
Good luck and I hope everything goes smoothly for you!

This one is big to read. Anyway, IMHO, OP asked for a upgrade which should be solved out by providing steps. That said, what you mentioned here isn't steps to upgrade but to prepare for them (with exception of some). I don't think that would even count as a partial answer, let alone a complete answer. The gist should be as a comment in the question. But that's just my opinion.

Like I said, I couldn't make a tutorial with all  of the steps because stackandroid limited my download links and there are many links that are required to root and flash a phone. It is as complete of answer as she's going to find, and a lot more complete than the simple one line comments that she already had. I also did provide the steps, just not in a 1, 2, 3 format. And yes, it's a long post but if I was in her shoes I would rather have four paragraphs that explained everything I needed in detail than a sentence that didn't!


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no incoming messages shown on my mail box
My phone shows no incoming messages on my mail box icon.
the mailbox icon on my home screen, doesn't show incoming messages ( in the red circle)
please help.

Is it used to show bubbles before? Not all applications support notification bubbles...

You don't indicate a specific version or email type (Gmail has a distinct solution), so I will recommend this article from Abhinaya Prabhu at Gadgets To Use.
Enabling Unread email Count Display


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Block app internet access through app ops hidden menu
I'm on lollipop and want to deny some apps to use the INTERNET permission.
How do I block them? In the hidden app ops menu there is no INTERNET permission.
Do I need another app for that?

You might want to use Net Blocker:

This app is used to prevent apps from accessing the Internet, either
  Wi-Fi or mobile data (GPRS/3G/4G).

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Recover CM system with bad Google Apps update
I recently updated Google Apps on my device. Now, when I start my phone, I get repeatedly inundated with "Unfortunately, {{app}} has stopped." with Keep, Gmail, Wallet, etc. filling in the blanks. The dialogs stack up, and whenever I manage to dismiss all of them, they pop up again about a half-second later, making it impossible to do anything. I've enabled ADB on the phone, but it isn't listed when I run adb devices.
I think I could probably wipe the phone/factory reset, but I have data I'd like to pull off first. Is there anything else I could try?
CM 12.1

Which device? If CM 12.1 is the custom ROM you installed, you might be having a custom recovery. Why not take a backup from there and transfer it to PC. If the CM 12.1 is the official ROM of the device, then you can take backup from official recovery but I'm not sure whether you can extract it or not since restoring it completely would reproduce the issue again in future.

Is the old gapps.zip still on the sdcard?

What OS are you running adb on?


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Tasker: remove security lock when smartwatch is connected
So I just downloaded Tasker because it would be nice to remove the security code when I'm close to my phone (when my smartwatch is connected).
I have no experience with it so I thought you guys could help me :)
Anybody knows how to do this?

Which android version are you running on your device? Lollipop has trusted device feature which can unlock the phone.

This is a partial answer because sadly, the bluetooth in my devices doesn't connect to each other automatically.
Once you're done with the device trigger (Profile) you have to create a task. Following can be one of the tasks to reach the objective in question:
Go to TASKS → Enter a name → + → Code →Run Shell. Under Command field, type:
input keyevent 26; input text pin/password; input keyevent 66

Note that as per this manual, 224(in place of 26) should work to awake the device but it worked out only on my Lollipop based ROM and not on Kitkat and JellyBean. Keyevent 26 and 66 are to toggle the wake/sleep state of device and simulate Enter respectively.
As I already mentioned in my comment, there shouldn't be a need for Tasker to do this in Lollipop, since the latter has a Smart Lock feature that will automatically unlock the device one the trusted device(Smartwatch here) is connected to bluetooth of your phone.


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How to restore whatsapp media?
My friend have sent me an image on Whatsapp, I downloaded the photo and later accidently deleted the photo on

/storage/sdcard0/Whatsapp/Media/Whatsapp Images

Now when I click on the image on Whatsapp it shows

'Sorry, this media file doesn't exist on your SD card.'

How can I get back those Images?

It's not possible to get it back through WhatsApp, since they don't store images on their servers anymore after you've downloaded them once.
You can try and use your Photos app and then through the menu look at your Trash; deleted pictures should still be there for 30 days if I'm not mistaken.
Another option might be to check a photo backup service if you set one up (most suggest to automatically set it up on first access of the app, so could he set up without you remembering it). Are you syncing your pictures with Google+ or Dropbox perhaps? There the picture might still be accessible. If you don't have any of these set up yet, it might be a good idea to do so to avoid this situation in the future (please take privacy and battery concerns into consideration).
If all of the above fail, your last bet would be to remove the SD card from your phone and put it in a laptop/desktop (you will probably need an adapter for that). From there you should run some recovery software on the card.
Deleted items on the SD card are actually not deleted, but merely 'forgotten about' until something new is written over them. That means this method will have a much higher success rate if the deletion was recent.
If you need to resort to this solution, please search this forum with a query like "recover images on SD card" for much more thorough answers than I can give you here.


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Removing "yo" from my autocorrect
I'm using Android 4.4.2 on my Galaxy S4 and using keyboard layout Icecream Sandwich.  I want to program my phone that when I incorrectly type yo that it autocorrects "to".  I don't recall when it stopped doing this, but it is very frustrating to be saying yo all of the time because of fat fingers.

Hussain's answer should work out. As an alternative, this app Swiftkey automatically detects the typos and also learns from your typing on its own, no need to program it.

You must have accidentally disabled the auto correct option under your keyboard settings.
Go to Language and input --> select your preferred keyboard and goto its settings --> search for the auto correct checkbox and mark it to true.


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CyanogenMod 12 - is there quick sound/vibrate switch
In CM 11 there was a switch to mute my phone or put it on vibrate. I can't seem to find it in CM12. There are only profiles, which are not what I would like to have. Is this something missing from Android 5.0 Lollipop and thus not present in CM12, or did CM "broke" something? Or am I blind and couldn't find it, but it's there?

Do you mean the option in Quick Notification Settings?

Yes, that is correct. I would like to be able to choose between normal (ringer + vibration), vibration only, silent (no sound + no vibration).

You are right, no quick switch from top of the screen.

Solution 1: long press Power button, you get the option to switch to vibrate
Solution 2: change volume with physicals buttons, tap on setup on the right side of the sound pane. You will find options to switch to vibrate or mute for a given time or definitively.


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Bootloader frozen on Nexus 10
My Nexus 10s bootloader is stuck, it keeps saying "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!" and fastboot commands have no affect on it. I also can't use the volume rocker to boot into recovery or reboot the bootloader. If I try to boot it shows the Google logo and then the android boot-animation, which continues on indefinetly.
When this happend I was trying to flash the new system image onto it. I had already unlocked the bootloader without problems, but it may have been accidentaly disconected while running the flash-all script.
Can I restet my bootloader or flash android in a different way?

You need to hold Power until it shutsdown, then you need to hold Power and Volume - and + until you see the fastboot screen


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Restore Whatsapp chat and data
I recently flashed my Xperia Z2, before flashing I took a backup of the Internal Memory of the phone, having an impression that the whatsapp data would be automatically restored. But after the flashing process completed and I installed Whatsapp again, I see no previous messages or data.
Does anyone have any idea on this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

"I took a backup of the Internal Memory of the phone" – How? And if you did restore that backup, how comes you had to install WhatsApp again? Apps are also installed in "internal memory". But in my experience, backups usually don't restore themselves automatically without being told :)

Check the app you used to backup your internal memory. There should be a restore button in there that will restore the folders back to their original locations. You may have accidently backed up your apps instead of your settings/folders. If you did, then your data is sadly permanently gone. There may also be a setting in the app that lets you choose internal or external storage. I don't use Whatsapp so I don't know if there is, but if you do see the option under the settings, you may just need to switch it from one location to another so it can see the folder you backed up. If you could provide a little more data on how you performed the backup (what app you used, etc.) it would help in troubleshooting the issue further.


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App not installed for this user
I see App in my Apps section of settings which says App not installed for this user. It's completely greyed out and I cannot uninstall it. When I install the same from play store it says incompatible version is already installed.
I just want to remove this App from my device.

Doesn't get uninstalled from adb either

C:\Users\athakur>adb uninstall com.osfg.rintonesetter.main
  Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]

and

C:\Users\athakur>adb shell pm uninstall -k com.osfg.rintonesetter.main
  Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]

Any suggestion is appreciated.

Have you tried "Reset app preferences" in the same section? You can tap on the three dots shown right beside search icon.

in that App Info (though grey out), click the three vertical dots and use Uninstall for All Users.

This definitely worked for me, when I saw exactly the greyed-out uninstall button described above.

You might be able to uninstall the app,but by doing so the related data will be left over.Here is what you need to do:

Go to setting -> apps ->
Select the greyed out app (that's the app info section)
scroll down to App details at the end and click/tap on it
this will take you to the play store(the the particular app).
Click on install
after the installing is finished you would be able to use the app or if you         still want to uninstall it,the go to setting -> apps -> Select the greyed out app-> click/tap on storage ->click/tap clear data and the uninstall the app.

Note if you do not follow the above steps you would'nt be able to "clear data" of the app.
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How can I set a static IPv6 address for a WiFi connection?
I am running CyanogenMod 12 (Android L) on a OnePlus One, and would like to set a specific wireless network to use a static IPv6 address. I see a menu option for doing this for the IPv4 address (as well as hostmask/gateway) but not for v6.
Currently the connection is getting an address using SLAAC, on the prefix I am using. It gets its routing advertisement from a machine running a tunnel client and radvd.
Is there a method for doing this that preferably does not require root, and needs to only be run once and applies for that specific connection?

I don't believe Android itself offers this, so it's not surprising that CM doesn't.

@MichaelHampton, would you know if there is a terminal-based process, or one that involves a third-party app?

Open a terminal in your android or connect to your smartphone from pc with "adb shell" command. Then type "ip a" command, just to know how your needed interface is called. For me it is "wlan0 ".
Now, type the following command
 # ip -6 addr add 2001::your:want:ed_s:tati:c_ad:dres/CIDR dev interface
For example,
# ip -6 addr add 2222::1234/64 dev wlan0
Now execute "ip a" again or go to settings advanced and ensure, that your wanted address was assigned.
As I can see, this method do not survive rebooting. For permanent configuration you need use another way.

I don't want a static dns server for v6, I would like to set the device's address to something static instead of using SLAAC.

That doesn't really help this question though--the answer should be applicable to the question being asked. Do you have an answer for how to set the device IPv6 address?

@glockstar You can add your last comment into your answer. That will be helpful both to OP as well as a future reader here.

Does that method you mention persist across reboots and wifi connection changes?

@hexafraction Being based on the interface MAC address, in most cases the SLAAC address is static enough. Do you have a use case where this won't work?

@Michael I had not noticed this; I was under the impression that my specific android rom included a feature for changing MAC addresses for the purposes of connecting to WiFi and for SLAAC, for privacy reasons, but I would need to recheck carefully.

@hexafraction I'm running CM12 and (1) my Wi-Fi MAC address isn't changing on its own, and (2) I've never seen an option anywhere to change it.

Ip tools no longer works since Android 13


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Access Bootloader on VSD241
I'm trying to access the Bootloader on a Viewsonic VSD241, but the menu that comes up tells me to hit the "volume up" button to select Bootloader from the menu. There are no hard volume control options on this tablet, so I was wondering if anyone had an idea for what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.

As an alternative route, have you tried using ADB in your PC? adb reboot bootloader command can boot you straight into your device's bootloader.

I did try that. The tablet shuts down, but won't come back up until I hit the power button. When it does, I still end up at the menu that asks me to hit the volume button.

This model has regular usb ports. Perhaps plugging in a USB multimedia keyboard would work to control the volume buttons. This page suggests that multimedia keys on a PC keyboard are equivalent to the volume buttons.


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Can I update my Rooted Nexus 5 4.2 to 5.1 without bricking it?
I'm scared of updating my nexus 5 4.2 system as i've read reports of people's rooted system going into a boot loop when doing an update. Is there a safe way of upgrading when my system is rooted?

Related: http://android.stackexchange.com/a/104846/30530

There are often well documented ways to recover from a bootloop. Just make a backup and flash away!


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How can you do a factory reset?
I have a ZTE grand x max+. It seem like I can never get out of ftm mode. On this phone. So can someone help me?

You can find the option to factory reset most Android Devices in the
  settings menu. Simply navigate to your device's settings, scroll down
  until you see 'Backup and Reset', and then hit 'Factory Data
  Reset'. Please remember that this will wipe everything on your
  device (unless given the option when you click it to wipe the user's
  data or not).
Good luck fixing your problem!

EDIT: My mistake. I was too quick to answer. After researching FTM mode, I have found that you should be able to factory reset your phone from the Recovery Menu as you don't have access to Android itself. To get to the recovery menu, take the following steps:

Turn off your device.
Press and hold both the Volume Up button and Power button at the same time.
Let go once a menu appears. There should be an option visible saying Factory Reset.
Navigate to the Factory Reset button with the Volume Keys, and use the Power Key to select this.
Confirm Factory Reset, and the process will begin.
Your phone is now Factory Reset! Click the Power Button to 'Reboot Device Now'.

I cant do that cause it is stuck on ftm mode

I have modified my answer. Sorry for misunderstanding your question.

All it did was make the phone blank and won't turn on for a while.

And i am still stuck on ftm mode

This thread may help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/stuck-ftm-mode-t2094720

It did not work.


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IMEI spoofing won't fix invalid Sim Card
I recently bought a second-hand LG Pro Lite. I restored it to its factory settings. For a few days, it worked properly. A week or so later, I had no phone service. Everything else works fine.
As I boot my device, the messages displayed are as follow (one changes into the next):

Service Disabled
No Service
Invalid SIM Card

I have tested the SIM card in another device and it works fine. I have tested other SIM cards in my device, none work.
My best guess is that the previous owner (which can no longer be found) reported it as Stolen and provided its IMEI No., thus rendering the device useless with the carrier. (?)
I want to make the best out of a bad situation, so I rooted my device and changed my IMEI using XPOSED Framework, rebooted it and... nothing. It was properly changed, but still no service. Is there anything else I can try to use it fully?
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System Info:
Android: 4.4.2
Kernel Version: 3.4.67
Phone: LG D680 "Pro Lite"

What about talking to the person you bought the phone from?

As I point out, the person can no longer be found. Thus, I want to solve this through technical means.

I don't think that IMEI spoofing is the answer now, since the phone has already been blocked by the carrier. You would likely have to have it unblocked by the carrier.


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unwanted text message when unable to answer a call
When I am unable to answer the phone, sometimes it will tell the person I am busy or at the movies.  How do I stop this from happening?

Open your Phone/Dialer app and go into its Settings.  Look for "Quick Reply" or similar and you should be able to disable it or remove the entries.


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How to avoid system update for Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
My Galaxy Note 4 automatically downloaded the new system update and reminds way too often to install it. I don't want to. How could I avoid it without rooting the phone since I do not want to lose my warranty? Or am I absolutely forced to update?
My hypothesis was that maybe, if I do the factory data reset, it will delete the system update install-file (which should be located in the cache folder, I think).
And after that, if I get rid of the file (by factory data reset or otherwise), is there any way I could block my phone from downloading it again?
Thank you!

In the Settings -> Apps -> All Apps, do you have an entry with system update or similar. If you have it, see if it has the option to disable it. Some ROMs have this option to disable System Update without being rooted. Don't know about Samsung though.

There are many ways to disable OTA's, all depending on your particular device and AOS version etc. However, most ways require you to be root. Then the most easy way is to use the package managers built-in block function, which blocks packages. Use it like: pm block <package name>. E.g. pm block com.sec.android.fotaclient, would block the FotaClient.apk. Often there are various scripts available, that runs through a list of these packages, specific to your device. Or you can also use great apps like App Quarantine, Titanium Backup or by using some Windows tool like Debloater. You can also edit the file extension of the OTA certificate to prevent installs. (Sorry, forgot the exact path and file name.)


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Can Google+ Friends See Your App Downloads on Play Store, or Just the Ones You Rated?
Can Google+ friends see all your app downloads on Play Store, or just the ones you rated?

Recent shared activity on Play shows items you have rated or +1'd. Just installing an app, buying a book, or renting a video does not make the action listed.


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How to setup wifi from adb shell?
I'm using adb over USB to shell into a rooted CyanogenMod-modded device. I wanted to debug my wifi connection through the command line, connecting to an open (unprotected) wifi network. Is it possible to do from adb shell?

Related http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/41066/which-wifi-direct-commands-can-be-used-in-android

I'd close this as a duplicate of that.


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Disable Equalizer lockscreen UI on (CyanogenMod 12 - Lollipop)
So apparently the Equalizer (or audio) UI component on the lockscreen causes my device to completely become unresponsive to touch from about the middle of the screen down. This started when I got the Lollipop (CyanogenMod 12) OTA update, and I can correlate the behavior to that (restart the device, don't play audio - no issue).
Can I disable that UI component for the lockscreen (or the Equalizer in CM12 if it comes to that) until this is fixed? My device is a OnePlus A0001.
Thanks!

Settings > Lockscreen > Turn off "Display music visualizer"

Not to be a dick, but if that was an option, I surely would have taken it. There are no options in Display or Lockscreen to do that.

The option to disable it only exists on some of the newer nightly builds. You won't see it on CyanogenOS 12.


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How do I turn gray wifi icon to blue?
I have been searching for answers and some suggestions doesn't seem to work.  I can connect to WiFi but I am not able to use it, (Facebook, Play store, Etc.) because the WiFi icon seem to turn into gray. What will I do??

Can any app connect to the internet? Can you e.g. use a web browser, and access any site? To what WiFi are you connecting? Is the connection established successfully? Are there any error messages shown?

This, at least for me, happens when my device connects to Wi-Fi, but with wrong parameters. I fix this by entering the Wi-Fi settings, choosing "Static IP" instead of "DHCP", and then editing the network parameters manually, like this:
These settings may be different on your router, so check that if it isn't working.

IP adress: 192.168.1.xx (replace xx with any number, avoid 2, 3 or 4, because there may be devices already connected with that adress)
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Prefix lenght: 24
DNS1: 8.8.8.8
DNS2:8.8.4.4

When you get internet access from wifi hotspot.That gray WiFi icon automatically turns to blue color.

Only if the device is able to access the Google servers.


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Change theme on Samsung Galaxy Alpha
I have a Samsung Galaxy Alpha G850A and while I've been able to adjust a lot of settings including the wallpaper for the home screen, lock screen, etc I haven't figured out how to get rid of the ugly Windows 8 4 bit color scheme. Other phones apparently have access to a theme option under settings, mine shows nothing when I search in the settings for 'color' or 'theme' and I've probably have gone through 95% of the various settings manually at this point.
How do I change the theme colors on my Samsung Galaxy Alpha?
I am completely willing to hook it up to my PC and manually edit configuration files if someone is that awesome to know where it is (and if it supports RGBA)?

Is that color scheme affecting all your apps, or your home screen only?

@Izzy Most of the programs are blue/teal (phone, contacts, calculator, etc).

That's not what I've asked, John. I meant whether that 4-bit color scheme is affecting all apps, or if it's only present in your homescreen/launcher. In the latter case, an alternative launcher might solve your issue.


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I have multiple google accounts. How can I hide some of them from the Gmail and Calendar apps?
I have several google accounts I use for different purposes (i.e. my main everything account, one to log in to less secure websites / games, one shared account for work, my wife's Play store account).
I only use my main account for the gmail app and two accounts for the calendar app. I have customized the synchronization options under settings -> General --> accounts but even though I disable synchronization of Gmail, the accounts still show up in the calendar and gmail apps. How can I make these go away?
I use a rooted Note 3 on t-mobile.
Thanks!

On Android 6 and lower you can install Xposed Framework and then XPrivacy module for Xposed. In Xprivacy, deny access to accounts for the gmail app. Then add the account you want visible to the white list.
You can have a separate white list for every app, so you can have different accounts show for different apps.
Some apps get their account list from Google Play Services, and I've had weird things happen when trying to block accounts from that. But gmail and calendar work fine. Hangouts has a sign out feature, so you don't really need to block, but blocking works there, too.

I don't know whether this will hide your accounts from gmail but you can turn syncing off for gmail and calendar for accounts you don't want to sync..!
You can change the account sync settings from within settings-> Google then choose the account you want change sync settings of.

Honestly how you might so that, is a many varied answer. Bur it can be done. For instance. Android itself pretty much requires you to have a google account, its used as your primary backup. This account ibwouks suggest veing your most secured account. Being fortified with 2fa / ontpw and even havinf email or app prompts aby time the device is signed into or loged onto from a new source.
Then instead of signing your ither accounts into the device itself, you have the browsers. Firefox chrone chromium opera can all handle multiple accounts signed into then without actually being signed into the phone/pad itself. Almost all of the browsers have a way to lock thier access from from prying eyes. Chrome/chromium actually require you at least be signed into the app, just use another account youre not as concerned with hiding but havr if fortified also wth as man security mechanisms as gou can set. Firefox and opera also employ a sign in account for signing in and syncing.

Hi, this a friendly poke since I'm honestly confused why this post looks a bit unreadable compared to all your other posts. Would you [edit] this post to improve it? Thanks.


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how can I move my whatsapp account from an old phone to another without having the old phone to verify?
I need big help please, my parents have taken my phone and there are some whatsapp chats they must not see, is there any way I can delete my whatsapp account or move it to a new number without having my sim? Or a way to delete the chats from elsewhere?
please hurry, I don't have much time

please hurry, I don't have much time -- Users are volunteers here and not some 24*7 working paid employees. Please exercise patience.

Also, if you're in such a hurry: why don't you simply use our site search, browse the whatsapp tag, or check the WhatsApp FAQ? What efforts have you taken if you're in such a hurry?

I think without phone verify it is not possible to delete.

Delete your phone remotely with Google theft service.


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Does the GPS hardware draw power when no app is using it?
That is to say, does the hardware itself do any periodic updating/searching for satellites, etc, if there an no running apps which require GPS information?
If so, what sort of effect does it have on battery life?

That really depends on the phone and firmware.  I have no doubt that there are devices that power down the GPS chip and those that keep it active.

Most phones tend to cache your location periodically and use this information when requested by you applications so that battery drain isn't a big problem.
I believe this is called assisted GPS.
This does have the disadvantage of allowing to your location to quickly become inaccurate. Imagine if your location is cached as you get onto a train,  you then you take a photo at the next platform, but your location wasn't updated, the location stored in the image could be miles out.


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My gmail is going to my boyfriends phone
how can I disconnect my boyfriend from my gmail. He says he is going to and still has not. He on his way over now and thought I might be able to do something

Go to myaccount.google.com.
Scroll down to Recent Activity>Devices.
Click on any device your account should not be associated with and then click Remove.
Then scroll down to Connected Apps and Services>Account Permissions. Click View All. Select any app or device that should not be accessing your data and click Revoke Access.
It's a good idea to go ahead and run though the security check at the top of the accounts page. As others have mentioned, you may want to go ahead and reset your password, as well.

I think your friend has enabled (in your Gmail) email forwarding to his email address. You can easily disable this forwarding, if this happens to be the case, but requires desktop view of Gmail IMO. Google has a guide to enable/disable email forwarding. Click here to see the guide.
That said, I cannot claim that the above solution will help to resolve the issue if you're using some custom app (other than Gmail or Inbox app) on Android or PC  to access your emails.

Note: Google mostly takes care of its guides and links,and so, I don't think I need to mention those steps here at all.

Do note that the issue will persist if your friend has access to your email password, since he can reset the settings, read the emails, send them, delete from Sent items, and whatnot.

Log in to gmail and change your password.  This will stop his phone accessing your gmail.


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My tablet is showing a download of qfota and have tried to stop it and it still continues. What is it?
tablet is showing a download of Qfota.  What is this?

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts, constructive and informative question helps us answer them. can you provide a little more information like, tablet model, android version, anything you did to it before the issue started happening that is worth mentioning

The "OTA" is for Over The Air, referring to an update supplied by your mobile carrier.  There's a new version of Android or perhaps a system application update available for your device.  I can't find a lot of information about "qfota" specifically other than that it is for updates from Verizon.


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Settings while debugging for battery optimization
I just got my new LG G2 4.4.2 and since I will debug in it a lot, I want to know what settings should I use in order to harm less my battery. While in debug mode, I have 5 options:

Charge phone
Media sync (MTP)
Tethering
LG software
Send images (PTP)

Which one should I choose for less battery consumption? Also any other setting that could boost my battery life?
Thanks

But your device must be connected via USB, and in 1,2,5, which by far are found in most of the android devices, the device charges itself while it gets used via one of these three modes. Since its charging, albeit slow in 2 and 5, why worry for battery consumption I ask?

I don't know what's the "damage" of the battery while charging (even on "slow" mode). But since my phone will be most of the time debugging, I want these settings to be the best possible.


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Where can I find old cyanogenmod notification sounds?
I recently had to reflash my phone. And am now missing my old default notification sounds.
I originally flashed CM10 and later upgraded to CM11. Now I wiped the phone and CM11 directly. In this new installation I am missing the notification sounds I used before (namely something like "cm-chime" and "cm-prechime").
How can I get them back?

Is there a repository on the internet, where I could download them?
Where in the ClockworkMod backup I made before wiping are the notification sounds stored?

As per this answer by Izzy, in the backup, look under /system/media/audio/ringtones.

As by the very same answer @Firelord is referring to in his comment on your question, rather look under /system/media/audio/notifications :) Well, basically, for all those sounds (ringtones, notifications, alarms, …), simply look below /system/media/audio/*.
As the path suggests, those should be in the system.img (name may slightly differ, but surely has "system" in it).
To prevent their "disappearance" on future flashes, I'd recommend placing those sounds you wish to keep on your SD card, e.g. below /sdcard/media/* (corresponding paths). Android then finds them as well – and a wipe/flash for future Android version installs wouldn't remove them from there (unless you chose to wipe the card – which isn't required for updates).


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Can't unlock bootloader
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader of my tablet for hours now.. There's no solution out there that worked for me. I've already tried:

fastboot oem unlock (the tablet responses with a question screen where I can select "yes, unlock bootloader" and "no, don't unlock bootloader", but when I select yes it responses with an error "Unlock failed - Err:0x7000")
fastboot oem bootloader unlock (this command stucks at "...")

I also tried to flash custom recovery so I could get around this but now I'm stuck in a bootloop.. I have a backup of the stock recovery, but I can't flash it either..
fastboot flash recovery recovery_stock.img responses with:
sending 'recovery' (10240 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.417s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote:
Security deny - Err:0x2017
)
finished. total time: 0.430s

I know that Security deny - Err:0x2017 is because of unlocked bootloader...
Tablet-Information:
Name: Medion Lifetab S8312
Processor: Mediatek MT8392

You could check out http://www.androidtablets.net/threads/howto-unlocking-the-bootloader-windows.52434/ but there doesn't appear to be a lot of attention on this specific model.

exactly the same issue here. Your post is old. Did you get any help or an solution?

unfortunately not. i'm sry

Generic answer: The errors in the unlocking process (and especially security errors like yours) generally mean that the device vendor does not allow unlocking. Some device vendors allow it by personally issuing unlock codes (through individual support requests), but it's getting rare nowadays.
Unfortunately the only way is the "old" way, which is to "break into" the device, which usually requires a specific bug on a specific version of Android ROM using a specific program. Since people hardly play with such exploits nowadays and your device seems to be a rather unpopular one your chances to unlock it are sadly very low.
You may try to contact the vendor, if they still exist.


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When reinstalling apps/ game reset and started all over
I got a new phone and when I go to the play store it shows all the game apps and updates I installed over the past 2 years, but when I try to reinstall the game it resets and starts all over, is there a way I can get back to the level I was on instead of starting all over again ?? Please help I worked hard to reach this status in the game and I don"t want to start all over again. I f I try to add my old google account it gives me problems because it sync'd my Google and Yahoo accounts together and I don"t know the old password from 3 years ago.
Thank You,
Christina

What game are you talking about?  Can help in identifying what can be done to restore your access.

I was playing  Restaurant  Story & Dragon  Story. Tried to save game from my phone to my SD Card, but it still started all over again. Never tried rooting, not very tech. save

Do you root your phones?  There is an app called "Titanium Backup" that can back up and restore an app's local data, which should include the game data.  It needs root though.
If you are not comfortable with rooting or don't know what it is, that might not be an easy option for you though.
Lifehacker suggests Helium App Sync and Backup, which doesn't require root.  I haven't tried it, but LH usually offers good suggestions:
http://lifehacker.com/5843206/how-to-upgrade-to-a-new-android-phone-and-take-everything-with-you


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Can I set HDMI resolution to 320x240?
I have this 50 $ projector and I connect a Dongle to it with HDMI cable-- so I have actual screen of 320x240, but the screen is broadcast at 720p. This results in unreadable letters, even if I set font size to huge setting. Can I somehow change the resolution dongle works?

can you explain us what kind of device you're running and projector ?

Device is MK-808 dongle, projector is Chinese noname brand with native resolution 320x240 - something similar to the link I posted in the question.

Hope this helps.
On my Note3 running Lollipop I was able to check for supported external resolutions by running ( via a terminal app or adb shell )
>dmesg

and ( filtering with grep ) looking for the lines:
<6>[  581.051746] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 1 [640x480 p60 4/3], Supported
<6>[  581.051756] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 1 [640x480 p60 4/3], Supported by MHL
<6>[  581.051767] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 16 [1920x1080 p60 16/9], Supported
<6>[  581.051777] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 16 [1920x1080 p60 16/9], Not-Supported by MHL
<6>[  581.051790] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 4 [1280x 720 p60 16/9], Supported
<6>[  581.051801] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 4 [1280x 720 p60 16/9], Supported by MHL
<6>[  581.051812] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 133 [1280x1024 p60 5/4], Not-Supported
<6>[  581.051822] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 133 [1280x1024 p60 5/4], Not-Supported by MHL
<6>[  581.051833] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 132 [1024x768 p60 4/3], Not-Supported
<6>[  581.051843] hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: 132 [1024x768 p60 4/3], Not-Supported by MHL

which you'll note correspond to supported resolutions in:
>cat /sys/devices/virtual/graphics/fb1/edid_modes
1,4

then select your preferred output using :
>setprop hw.hdmi.resolution 1

and then re-plug the mhl adapter.
which in my case resulted in 640x480 which was the only option supported by my 800x600 projector.
Thanks to this Force 720p Resolution on InForce 6540


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Have to turn on-off mobile data every now and then so that mobile data works!
phone: Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 (gt-s7272) (rooted)
From the moment that I have bought my phone the speed of internet via mobile data is so weak; other phones in the same location as mine can use the same APN settings without any problem and their net speed is good. But the strange thing about my phone is that I have to turn-on and off mobile data now and then(after for example 10 minutes) to prevent internet speed from dying! after re enabling mobile data net speed is good but as I said just for nearly 10 minutes and I had to turn-on and off mobile data again!
any idea why it is so and how to resolve it?

You mentioned that you are rooted, just try editing your build.prop file with Internet tweaks. It might help. You can get various build.prop tweaks here. Have a look..
Collection of build.prop tweaks
Relevant tweaks (11 and 12) for better 3g/internet speeds from the link:

Signal (3G) tweaks
Code:
ro.ril.hsxpa=2
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.ril.hep=1
ro.ril.enable.dtm=1
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=10
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=14449
ro.ril.hsupa.category=5

Net speed tweaks
Code:
net.tcp.buffersize.default=4096,87380,256960,4096, 16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960


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RAM version in smartphone?
How can i find or check RAM version of my smartphone ,am using Samsung Galaxy,is there some secret code to find that?
Already i have tried the code : *#*#3264#*#*  but no help.
please help me sort this.

Are you sure you want to find the ROM version or RAM version??

RAM details..like manufacture / version

Those are your device specific details.

yes i was able to see the RAM size ,but was unable to find the indepth system infos of RAM

Try going into 'About phone' option under your settings. Hope that meets your need.

@HussainChachuliya If you happen to have Linux, you can run dmidecode and see the details like RAM Manufacturer, its type, serial no, asset tag, etc. I think OP is trying to look such info. Unfortunately,  "About Phone" doesn't hold this info :-)

@Firelord I was confused as to what the OP is trying  out.. that's why I mentioned the default way of finding device info.

Actually im trying to find detailed info on RAM , as we do in windows OS using msconfig .. please correct me if im wrong

@utility Are you sure about msconfig? This command doesn't show any system information at all other than boot parameters and services. It has links to various options under "Tools" followed by their corresponding commands. The closest I found was msinfo32.exe.

I think he means ROM

no RAM ,and sorry for msconfig,i actually wanted to make reference to dxdiag in windows


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How to completely disable SELinux in Android L in the init.rc file
I want to disable SELinux at boot time for Android L or 5. The reason is because my daemon is not begin executed on boot when it should due to SELinux problems. I have the following in my init.rc file:
su 0 setenforce 0
service my_daemon /system/bin/my_daemon
    class main     # Also tried: class core (but it didn't make a difference)
    user root
    group root

However, on boot, I use adb shell to check if SELinux is disabled (using getenforce) and it returns Enforcing. I want SELinux to be completely disabled on boot. If not completely disabled then at least Permissive.
Any suggestions?

You have to disable selinux in kernel before compiling in your device configuration file, which is usually located in /kernel/.../arch/arm/config


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Find process causing io
I've been having some serious performance problems with my fairphone (wait times of 1 minute or more before apps open or switching apps, and general lack of responsiveness).
I installed System Monitor Lite, and it shows storage I/O maxing out (screen shot below).
Are there any tools I can use to trace which process(es) this I/O is coming from?