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Prevent music player from closing while closing all apps
Is there a way to prevent the music player from closing while performing a clear all recent apps from the recent apps menu? I mean the app is technically in use so ideally it should not be closed along with the other apps. Is there any way to prevent this?
The app is Google Play Music if that is important.
Android ver: 4.4.4
Device: OnePlus One

When you clear the "recent list", all related activities are "kindly asked to terminate" (see: What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list?). So what you ask must basically be converted into "how to exclude an app from being removed from the recent list" – which I know no answer for.
In principle, "closing all apps" rarely is a good idea (except when shutting down the device, of course). It does no good to your battery (or anything else), as many of those apps will just "silently restart". If you have "performance issues", you should track them down to their cause (see e.g. How do I identify apps or settings that cause performance problems?) – and then stop the one app hogging those resources. Chuck-Norris-Roundhouse-Kicks in this case are like using atomics to kill a flie.

"It does no good to your battery (or anything else), as many of those apps will just 'silently restart'" and even the ones that don't will likely take more power to start next time you want them.

Thanks @DanHulme, I forgot to mention that part :) True that, because they've got to build up their entire "memory structures" again – which requires reading from storage (and possibly from network as well).

What does this answer have to do with the question?

It explains why it is not possible, Alex. I felt that would be a bit more helpful than a simple "No".


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I want the old Gallery app back
So, my Nexus 4 got Lollipop, nullifying the old/default Gallery app. I hate the Google+ app, a lot, especially it's gallery "replacement". Other gallery apps from the market. None of them are what I want.
All I want is the old Gallery app back.
What I've tried:

Copying old app and installing it with the UI. App not installed.
adb -r -d fails with Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES]
adb uninstall com.google.gallery fails with Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]

Rooting isn't a practical option at this point.

I got old gallery app but editing the photo will stop the gallery app

@sameer Could you upload the app somewhere? My apk isn't from my Nexus.

Google nexus gallery apk

I am officially a dunce. That worked fine.

I had a bad apk. Got a new one, works fine.

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Where are the links of the saved pages of Opera Mini are stored in Android?
I have an Android 2.3 Gingerbread and have installed Opera Mini. I used it to save many useful pages for offline viewing and I want to save the links of the pages in a text file. So I need to find the place where the links of the saved pages are stored.

Have you tried looking in your Downloads folder (usually /sdcard/Downloads)?

You need to view the list of saved pages? Or the location of the saved pages in the sdcard?

OP seems to confuse Saved Pages feature with Bookmarks. Address of a saved page (or any page viewed in Opera Mini) is copy / pastable (to anywhere) from the top of your screen. Whole point of Saved Pages is they contain the actual page contents as well (OP seems strangely unconcerned about losing this !).
Path to Saved Page data given above may well be correct; or possibly... / mnt / asec / com.opera / lib (or possibly folder "lost+found ?).  Problem is, as stated, the location is inaccessible without fraught rooting procedure (ES File Explorer declares the directories to be empty for example).
My advice to anyone wanting to backup Saved Pages is to copy the addresses into UC Browser & re-save them in .mht format (earlier UC Browsers also saved as .html .txt or .pdf using addons). Pages are then accessible / transferable / viewable on PC etc. Slow & stupid but a guaranteed solution. It also punishes Opera Mini's developers (who are generally admirable) for consistently building in this infuriating anti-functionality.

Saved pages are stored in Opera Mini's private file directory, which is /data/data/com.opera.mini.android/files/. They are saved in Opera Binary Markup Language (OBML), and you will need root privileges in order to access them.
As far as I understand, the links are simply embedded in the .obml file rather than being stored separately anywhere.

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m8 shows up as porable media player
I want to pull off my pics and no folders show up.  I tried with the screen on and off, different usb ports.  STill shows up at HTC on m8 with no folders.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
Julie

My suggestion is to describe more clearly what you're trying to do, what exact steps you took, and what the problem is. As it stands, it's not easy to understand your question at all.

Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable provided. Then make sure you unlock the device before attempting to access folders/files.


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Running android apps directly on ubuntu or gentoo
I wonder if is it possible to run android applications DIRECTLY on a Linux distribution like ubuntu or gentoo?
I mean running the apps on linux without the help of virtualbox,simulators like genymotion, on google chroom...
is it possible to compile a linux kernel in such a way to do this?
if so, is there any guide to to describe the process step by step?
any help is appriciated

No, it isn't. Even if you were running Linux on an ARM-based system, or only wanted to run apps for Android-x86, so that you didn't need an emulator, you'd still have the problem that the GNU userspace doesn't have the same facilities and libraries that Android has. The Android framework, the standard library used by all Android apps, doesn't exist for GNU/Linux, so the apps would not be able to run. It's nothing to do with compiling the kernel in a particular way.

what you said is resonable . but I searched and found some research project such as wiki   or someone had claimed, he could compile ubuntu kernel to run android apps [stackoverflow] (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26031710/need-help-porting-android-on-top-of-ubuntu-to-run-android-apps)

He asked the question because he couldn't get it to work, and there are no answers. Your research seems to support my answer.

Has this changed since then?

@PavelŠimerda No, why would it have changed? The GNU and Android userspaces are both completely different.

Yes, there is, though right now it's still experimental. It's called Anbox, and it uses kernel features to share the kernel between the distro and the Android system.
Oh, and no need to recompile the kernel at all.

Ubuntu 14.04 and later
Anbox has >=4GB RAM recommended hardware requirements.
The anbox-installer is DEPRECATED.
Please find updated installation instructions for Anbox (64-bit architecture only) at https://github.com/anbox/anbox/blob/master/docs/install.md.

Install necessary kernel modules
In order to add the PPA to your Ubuntu system please run the following
  commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:morphis/anbox-support
sudo apt update
sudo apt install anbox-modules-dkms

These will add the PPA to your system and install the
  anbox-modules-dkms package which contains the ashmem and binder kernel
  modules. They will be automatically rebuild everytime the kernel
  packages on your system update.
After you installed the anbox-modules-dkms package you have to
  manually load the kernel modules. The next time your system starts
  they will be automatically loaded.
sudo modprobe ashmem_linux
sudo modprobe binder_linux

Now you should have two new nodes in your systems /dev directory:
ls -1 /dev/{ashmem,binder}
/dev/ashmem
/dev/binder

Install the Anbox snap
Installing the Anbox snap is very simple:
snap install --devmode --beta anbox

In order to update Anbox to a newer version you can run:
snap refresh --beta --devmode anbox

Type "anbox" in the Dash and click the Anbox icon to start the Anbox Application Manager. In the Anbox Application Manager you will see a row of application icons. Click on an icon to launch it. The Android application will launch in a new window and you will be able to run it.
Anbox doesn't come with Google Play Store pre-installed and does not even have a package installer, so the only way to install additional applications in Anbox is through an Ubuntu software package named Android Debug Bridge (adb). You have to download the .apk file of the app you want to install, open the terminal, change directories using cd to the directory of the .apk file, and then install the app with a command that looks like this:
adb install /path/to/file.apk

Downloading an .apk file from a warez website is a miserable security risk, however some applications allow you to download the .apk file from the application's official website, for example WhatsApp Messenger for Android.
Then maybe the app will install or maybe it won't install if the app requires additional dependencies that are not installed in your operating system. For example WhatsApp requires Java as a dependency. I already had Java installed in my Ubuntu, so I tried to install WhatsApp.
adb install WhatsApp.apk

I got an error message that said error: cannot connect to daemon. I closed Anbox and reopened it. I got another error message that said write: Broken pipe. I closed Anbox and opened it again and got the same error message. Anbox is buggy just like the anbox-installer script says it is. I closed Anbox and reopened it again and finally WhatsApp installed in Anbox.

When you open WhatsApp for the first time it shows you a screen with a message that says:
WhatsApp will send an SMS message to verify your phone number.
Enter your country code and phone number.

WhatsApp also asks if you want to give the app permission to access the files on your device which is another security risk in my opinion. I think it's OK to give WhatsApp permission to access the files on my phone, but I don't want to give the app permission to access the files on my computer. Permissions are a matter of fundamental importance in Linux. You should be very careful about giving permissions to an application that it doesn't already have by default, and the telegram-desktop snap package in Ubuntu 16.04 has better support than WhatsApp including Telegram Calls voice calls which are currently available to users around the world.


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Tablet listed under adb devices, but not under lsusb while in recovery
I am working with a Gemini devices GEM1000 tablet, I have performed all the steps to get adb working, and the device shows up under 'adb devices' so I go to the bootloader with 'adb reboot bootloader' and once in the bootloader, the device can no longer be descovered with 'adb devices' or 'fastboot devices'
checking 'lsusb' the tablet is not showing up as connected, although if I select "appply update with ADB" it then shows up as '2837487629 sideload' under 'adb devices' and then shows up in lsusb again
The recovery says 'Android System recovery <3e>' and 'Recovery system v4.2.41' in case that matters. Could it be possible I need to flash a different recovery? if so are there any generic recoveries?(since I doubt this generic tablet has any custom ones)
How do i get the device to show up in 'fastboot devices' once I enter recovery mode?

IMHO fastboot is a separate mode (I've never used it, so I'm not 100% sure). Keep in mind that devices might present different IDs when booted normal, in recovery, or in fastboot mode, so you might have to set up separate UDEV rules for each of those.

Yeah I figured as much for the UDEV rules, which is why I tried lsusb to find what the info was but it isn't there. In the case of fastboot vs bootloader I am not sure, from what I understand, while in the bootloader it should be visible under 'fastboot devices'because oem unlock tutorials say the steps are 'adb reboot bootloader' then 'fastboot oem unlock' I don't think this device has a separate fastboot mode, if it does have a separate fastboot mode, how do you enter fastboot vs the bootloader

You're correct: "bootloader" should be "fastboot mode" (adb might not find the device there) – while in recovery and normal mode fastboot shouldn't detect the device (but adb should). Anyway, in all 3 modes the device should be visible via lsusb. I got confused by your last paragraph I guess. And yes: <3e> is the "stock recovery", and there are several custom recoveries available, e.g. CWM, TWRP, Philz, AmonRa, and more. Not sure if they have any effect on bootloader/fastboot mode, so I better leave that to someone else now :)

Sorry to be confusing the problem is that when in the bootloader, when going through power+vol-down+vol+up, when plugged in shows nothing under lsusb. But when going to the bootloader with 'adb reboot bootloader' it now shows up in lsusb but the screen is black and 'fastboot devices' shows nothing. The device is Bus 001 Device 009: ID 2207:300b so I added a UDEV rule: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2207", Mode="0666"

Sorry for a second answer but I think Izzys answer is not getting the point perfectly.
First of all your Question:

How do i get the device to show up in 'fastboot devices' once I enter
  recovery mode?

This won't happen at all. Recovery and fastboot are different things.
Fastboot is mostly part of the bootloader of your device which is probably a binary blob which basically means it is not open at all and could be hard to exchange in order to have a bootloader which supports fastboot correctly.
Recovery is usually a lightweight android system by itself which is used for "recovery" functions. It often comes with it's own kernel apart from the main android system so it will still boot if your main android system is not booting.
tl;dr: Probably your device bootloader does not support fastboot which would mean you can't use the fastboot method.
Questions you should ask yourself:

Did fastboot ever work with any other device from your current setup?
Is there a forum entry or anything which confirms that fastboot ist working with your device?

I'm afraid the stock recovery (as pointed out in the comments) doesn't come with ADB enabled, which is why your device is neither shown with adb devices nor with lsusb when you've booted it into <3e>. The only way around this (if you really need to access the tablet via ADB while booted into recovery-mode) is flashing it with a custom recovery, such as clockworkmod-recovery or twrp – which again requires your bootloader to be unlocked (see: bootloader-unlock).
Note that the recovery image must match your device, so you cannot just pick any. I'm not sure whether there's any custom recovery available for the GEM1000; good points to check that out is looking at XDA-Developers and the websites of the corresponding recoveries.


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How do I separate contacts from work and personal Google accounts?
I have two Google accounts, one for work and a personal one for my Android phone.
I have both accounts synced to my phone because I often have work to do on the road. I recently noticed while logged in to my work account in GMail that all of my personal account's phone contacts appear in my work account's contacts. I never asked to have the contact lists merged together, nor did I add one to the other.
They may have been logged in together on a computer at one point before, but I can't remember. My personal account is not currently logged in on the same computer as the work account, so I'll be able to delete them from the list now. I just don't want this to happen again.
Is there a setting to suppress this behavior?

You can download Google Contacts app.
When you want to switch accounts, just tap the profile picture thumbnail on the top right, and select the desired account.

You can select either Google account, or view an unified list (for whatever reason, or if you later change your mind)
When adding a new contact, make sure that you are selecting the correct account. (you can view it at the top as Save to)
Of course, both accounts need to be connected to the device, and sync should be enabled.
And if you mixed up your contacts...
From your comment:

[...] it seems that the phone's contacts are syncing to both accounts. [...]

You can switch accounts to confirm, and if it happened, you may want to delete the duplicated contacts, and then switch to the other account and move your contacts to the right place.

Select the contacts you want to move (tap and hold)
Press the menu button (or the three dot menu at the top)
Select your desired action:

Select all
Delete
Move to another account
Add label (Group using tags)

For more details, you can visit the google contacts support site.

Note: This does not work for moving contacts between personal and work profile.

Your phone's contact might be synced with your gmail account from you phone. To prevent this from happening, you can disabel contact syncing option with your gmail accounts.
Go to settings-->Accounts-->Google-->select_your_account.
This will show the items that you have synced with the account. Just deselect Sync Contacts in the list and now your phone's contact will not be synced with the mobile. Selecting this option with particular account will sync contacts only with that account.

That's the tough part. I do want the phone's contacts to sync to the personal Google account, just not to the work Google account. It seems that the phone's contacts are syncing to both accounts.
I was hoping for some sort of one-way sync of the work account to the phone, but not the phone to the work account.

If you strictly want to separate work and personal, then create additional user in Mobile.
Settings > Users > Add User
In your current User keep one Google account, and remove another.
In newly added user, set with removed Google account.
You can name one user as personal, and another as work respectively.
You can switch between users easily in one tap, most probably this option will be in top near notifications.
While adding contacts, add in respective user only to distinguish clearly.
By this way everything is seggrigated, and mails, contacts nothing will be mixed or messed up..

There is an App called Island which allows you to have separate app profiles. This allows you to separate app data without using two different apps for work and private.
This also allows you to separate your contacts. App claims it supports Android 5.0 and higher, I only tried it on Android 8.1, though.

Use different e-mail client apps for each of your e-mail accounts. Turning off sync is not an option, but if you use separate apps, it should do the job. Maybe keep GMail for your work account, and try another app for your personal account, where you can accept a few changes here and there.


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Samsung Galaxy s3 mini continuously rebooting
I woke up to find My Samsung Galaxy s3 mini asking me to select a language and time and sign into my Samsung account, like it was a brand new phone. As I tried to do this it kept rebooting. eventually I managed to sign in, but it continues to reboot every minute or so and a few of my widgets are missing. After researching I uninstalled the Samsung push app but it keeps going back to the sign in start page, but it reboots before I can sign in and there is no way to skip it.
I have removed my battery, SIM card and SD card, but it is still happening. I also tried a factory reset, but every time I click on it me phone restarts and nothing has changes.
Does anyone know what is going on or what I can do to stop it rebooting?

First method-

Reset the device (press and hold POWER button for 8-10 seconds).

Second method-

Press and hold VOLUME UP and Home(center) button, then press Power until the phone vibrates. Wait until you see the Android logo then release all the buttons.
Select Wipe data/Factory reset with VOLUME DOWN key, press Power (right hand-side).
Select YES -- this deletes all user data.
After format, press Power again to reboot phone (select reboot system now).
If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold Samsung Galaxy S3 hard reset for 8-10 seconds. The device will reboot automatically.

Third method-

Factory format entering sgs3 mini format code. Enter *2767*3855#.

Note - Warning! All your data including contacts, messages etc. will be lost! Copy all your necessary data/Contacts/Messages etc. to SIM or make backup to your PC before full reset! Take out SIM card before full reset. Source: Hard-reset.com.

Thank you. It took me a ,one time to save all my contacts to my sim (as it kept resetting) but eventually the second method worked well!

You mind marking this as answer if your problem is solved ;-)

I had the same issue
Solution: battery replacement.


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Storage space running out
I got my Moto G (2nd gen) just one month ago and ever since I got it its been this annoying notification that won't go away saying that my "Storage Space is running Out" and that "Some systems functions may not work" ... I don't know what to do
I ALREADY
-took half my photos of my phone & put them on my computer
-deleted half my apps
-and cleared data on the remaining apps I have
And it won't let me download any other apps, if .... Keeps stating I don't have enough room. Some one please please help!!!!

It's hard to provide a definitive answer when we don't know what's causing the increased use of your storage space. For starters I would recommend installing an app like Disk Usage that can help you analyze which files and folders occupy your file system.

can you share your screenshots of storage and application installed...this problem can be solved by removing cache

Go to settings --> Application manager, now you see which apps which holding more space (which is specified under every application) if it's some google services app which can't be uninstalled click unistall updates and then
Go to play store settings --> Auto-update apps --> Do not auto-update apps to avoid facing these problems in future.
This may help you in losing storage space for nothing. Hope this helps.. :)


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Can't access S/W upgrade mode
I have a LG 4x HD ( P880 ).
I have rooted it and tried to install a rom but the error : " invalid image signiature " turned up when trying to turn it on and it shuts down right after.
My idea was to reflush it, I plug in the power cord, take out the sim and the battery but when I open it up it doesn't go into the s/w upgrade mode. If I don't hold down any key it goes into a random-colored window and otherwise no matter what key I hold it turns blank black and nothing happens. I know it is supposed to go into the s/w mode by pressing vol - but that just sends it to the blank black screen.
I did reflush it before and it worked just fine, didn't had any problems getting into the S/W upgrade mode.
How can I gain access to it?


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Debug a Bootloop?
So I'm attempting to port a GSM ROM to CDMA, and it's in a bootloop. I'd like to know how to figure out how to see what exactly is faulting and causing it so I can go fix it.
Do note I am a novice when it comes to doing something like this, but I know my way around software and hardware. I'm just doing this as a learning experience to further my knowledge in Android OS to contribute work I may start doing in the future.
Thank you for any help that can be done.


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possible to ssh into android phone over 3G?
Is it possible to run an ssh shell on an android phone when the phone is remotely connected but on 3G?  I have my phone remote and sending data over 3G but I might want to change something on it. I have considered
1) the phone receiving text back from an http request and riunning it as a connad
2) running an ssh shell on the phone
anything else?
Thanks

While it's technically possible, a general answer cannot be given – as that very much depends on your provider. Some providers allow for that, others have the (incoming) ports blocked. If blocked, this is only possible with the Android device establishing the connection to begin with – not the other way around.

Duplicate: How to connect to Android through SSH over 3G/4G public IP?

One way to make your Android machine accessible via WAN SSH access (as in connecting from anywhere) would be to create a reverse SSH tunnel from your Android machine to some machine that is always online. It can be your Desktop machine behind a NAT router (most common case). Then you forward that same port from the Router to your Desktop machine. This is what you get:
Android ==REVERSESSHTUNNEL==> Desktop <==PORTFORWARD== Router with public IP
Both the reverse SSH tunnel and port forward from the Router can be done on any high number port, but to avoid making a port numbering mess just pick one high number, above 1024, and stick with that. So you get for example:
Android:3331 ==REVERSESSHTUNNEL==> Desktop:3331 <==PORTFORWARD== Router:3331 with public IP
So what happens when you SSH into your router's IP at port 3331 is that your router forwards the connection to the Desktop at port 3331 and the Desktop (because the connection from the android device to the desktop, which looks like it's in the wrong direction, is in fact REVERSED, so it's as if the Desktop is actually connected to the android device) will forward the connection to the Android device at port 3331. So your SSH connection will go from Whatever => Router => Desktop => Android.
This will work because your ISP will not block your Android from SSHing into your desktop while it would block you from SSHing into your Android from your Desktop or anywhere else on the default port. So we use that fact, connect "the wrong way" and then reverse the connection and get the same thing as if though we connected the "right way".
Don't forget to make the Android machine's SSH app listen at port 3331 or make the reverse tunnel open the port 22 on the Android machine's side.

A fantastic real world example of ssh tunneling. This answer needs to be part of any place talking about ssh port forwarding and/or tunneling.

As others have said, technically yes it is possible but there is a chance that your carrier does not allow connections to the relevant port.
Try SSHDroid, that should do what you're asking for. If it doesn't work then you know its because of your carrier. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=berserker.android.apps.sshdroid

If you have a VPS cloud it is possible. Get cheap cloud from arubacloud.com.
First off, log in to your remote server and open /etc/ssh/sshd_config. If it does not already exist add the line:
GatewayPorts clientspecified

Then restart the SSH daemon:
sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart
# or
sudo service sshd restart

Back on your Android, start your development server or any thing you want to access from anywhere and then in JuiceSSH terminal run the following:
 ssh -N -R :3000:localhost:8182 root@vpsipadress

On asking type VPS user's password. That's it. Where Android's local port is 8182. Anyone now can access it vpsipadress:3000.
You can apt-get install sshpass and  use passwords of servers in this command:
sshpass -p Password ssh -N -R :3000:localhost:8182 root@vpsipadress

aswell.
autosh, cron ---- crontab -e and auto.sh, too many options.
Update.......
The Best thing on Android is that install Gnuroot Debian. Best Linux for non rooted Adndroid. Install ssh and sshpass. And in /etc/rc.local add this command :
while true; do sshpass -p YOURPASSWORD ssh -N -f -R :3000:localhost:8182 USER@YOURHOST-OR-IP; sleep 3; done

rc.local will make sure to execute this command on startup. And on disconnect or any kind of change in internet/network, the loop script will try to reconnect it every 3 seconds.
You can also make auto.sh script:
#!/bin/sh

while true; do sshpass -p YOURPASSWORD ssh -N -f -R :3000:localhost:8182 USER@YOURHOST-OR-IP; sleep 3; done

chmod +x will make it executeable.
sh auto.sh

If rc.local won't help install cron:
apt-get install cron
crontab -e

add command: @reboot sh auto.sh. shif+zz to save. This cron job will do it on startup.

The best thing u can do on android is

If you prepare your phone acordingly, yes, its possible. I've done it many times. I wrote an App which does a port forwarding to my Server. (adb over wifi port). All you need to do is to log on to the server and you'll see the device connected as it would be plugged in using usb. I even did further port forwarding to my local machine.
Works well, but if the phone is on the ride, you may get several connection losses.
It works cause the phone is connecting to the server and not the other way round (blocked by firewall in most countrys).
Good luck!

I don't think it would be very possible for a lot of carriers based on the fact the ports would most likely be closed. If it were over WiFi/local, yes. You could easily use Tasker to read texts and perform actions though I could imagine.


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iSMS folder in the SD Card
I recently installed the app 'Empty Folder Cleaner' from playstore. On running the app, I noticed that the majority of empty folders removed were from the parent folder called iSMS, in my external SD Card. Inside the parent folder, the empty folders were images, videos, etc. Does anyone have any idea regarding that? Is it some sort of a mischievous thing?
P.S - I'm running on Android 4.2.2(rooted), Sony Xperia C2305.

There are several apps named "iSMS" in Play Store, could you provide a link to which one do you use, or have used before? (I probably already know the answer, but I need some clarification)

Use an application backup app to backup all your apps,(App Backup and Restore) is one app that i know of.
uninstall all the apps from your phone, (Please be careful and remove only the apps that you installed yourself, removing system apps could prove problematic)
delete the Folder that you dont want on the sd card, like the iSMS folder you said
restart your phone.
start all apps that you have on your phone, (you have removed all apps, the only ones remain are system apps)
check if the folder was created in your storage media.
if it was, then there is a system app creating the folder.
if not, then one of the 3rd party apps downloaded from the play store are creating this folder
all apps having the "modify and delete contents of your sd card" can create folders in your sd card, during reinstallation, check the app permissions carefully.
installing each one by one and.opening and checking the sd card for the folder, you will eventually find the culprit app.


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receiving calls/text if mobile data is off
when I travel where only my phone network is available, I want to turn my data to off so I don't get any updates. If i do that can I still receive calls and texts from others?

This is a duplicate probably

Yes!
Turning Data Off only disconnects Internet connection. It doesnt effect Calls/Texts.

Yes you will still be able to send/receive phone calls and texts. If you are using any messaging apps that rely on internet then those won't work Your "radio" or "modem" is what controls the phone and texting. You just won't have any internet.


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Intent to select Android Security Screen Lock type
The Screen Lock on Android phones has been a point of contention for me for years. The only alternative I've discovered is to us a Tasker plugin called Secure Settings, which has an option to enter a PIN/Pass, or to clear the PIN/Pass.
Are there not specific intents available to allow direct change of the screen lock type, i.e. None, Slide, PIN, Password, etc? Basically, a better, conditional-based means of Google's Smart Lock feature.
Scott

With Tasker and the SSP, you can also enable/disable pattern lock, or turn keyguard on/off completely. The latter worked fine for me even with "Slide" on ICS; but with my O4X upgraded to JB, I found no way to disable "Slide"; "Keyguard Off" no longer works for that, be it Tasker's own or SSP. But that might be worth a try for you.


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How can I view an XLXS file attachment to a gmail message?
I received an email message with an XLXS file attached.  I can see the attachment icon in the email message in the gmail app and it appears that I can download the file but it is not viewable in Downloads the way attachments that I download from Yahoo mail are.  It seems to get saved to some file storage area labeled as Miscellaneous files, but I can't view the file.  How do I view it?

It appears you don't have an app that can view excel spreadsheet (.xlsx). Solution: Download an app that can view them, such as Google Sheets, then try to open the file again


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How to use Android phone desktop fix-rotated?
I have Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos GT-i9082 Duos Android 4.2.2 mobile phone. Normally whether I open "Screen Rotation" or not, the desktop holds itself as vertical. (Picture 1) Today, in faulty maybe, I captured rotated desktop screen (Picture 2), and I thought, why couldn't we use our phone screen fix-rotated? Is there a option to select that? Can I rotate it without any app. installed?

By "fix-rotated", did you mean landscape mode (as seen on 2nd image)? Android phone usually has "locked screen rotation" setting, although it's location vary by phone model. Also, it might be impossible on some phones to force landscape mode.


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folders of apps not downloaded created in my memory card
I use Sony Xperia Z phone
Recently i noticed that in my phone some empty folders of applications like hike and hookup are created. I did not download these applications...so how these folders came in my memory card. I had recently mounted my memory card in my friends phone which had these apps.. is it possible that these folders got copied from his phone to my memory card ? please help.

Yes exactly. Applications create (not copy) required folders as soon as a memory card is mounted. There is nothing to worry about and you can delete them manually. As an extra note - these folders are created for saving media files received and backup files.

Thank u Mr. Mani for ur reply. But i have one more querry. To check the above, I put a new memory card in my samsung galaxy note phone which has hike as well as hookup apps. Here in this memory card no such folders were created. So is it that these empty folders are created in some phones and not in others because i tried this on 3 memory cards and none of them got such empty folders created. Pls help.

Latest google restrictions doesn't allow accessing memory card for saving data or installing by almost all the apps. Maybe the previous phone allows that.

Sorry i did not understand this. Could u explain in simple language please.

Latest versions of android doesn't support apps to be installed on memory card and also doesn't support moving applications to SD card. Previous versions support these things.

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How can I determine what is transmitting data?
Recently I noticed that even while no applications are actively running (at home screen), the up and down arrows under the WiFi status bar item are turning on/off.  This is a recent change, and seems to have started after some automatic updates.
I've gone through and killed all the running processes (that allow you to kill them), and the behavior continues.  I'm assuming it must be a system process that's causing this, but I can't for the life of me figure out which one or why.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with KitKat 4.4.2, if that matters. And I've already tried restarting the device.
How can I determine what is causing the WiFi indicator to signal data is being transferred? I'm comfortable creating simple android applications, so a programming solution is an option.

You can go to Settings > Data Useage (under wireless), and there should be the option to see data used by WiFi. The device will 'check in' occasionally and those icons are not the most reliable guide at all for whether the data is sending / receiving. If you have ANY app that has push notifications it will send a heartbeat from time to time. This includes email, facebook, weather apps, google now, whatsapp, hangouts, kik, skype, viber, twitter, google +, photo synch, games etc. Also Google Play Store updates automatically on the device, so do Play Services... and it goes on.

Thanks @RossC. I've checked the data usage, and wasn't able to figure out which application specifically was causing the issue.  I understand applications checking for updates, and the theory of a "heartbeat". The problem is, this didn't seem to happen before a week or two ago. I'd like to  try and work out what's causing it, to determine if it's required or not.

Hmmm, you could try ttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm&hl=en  and see if it's any use.

I use an application called “App Snitch” which monitors all network access and let’s you know what each app is doing. The Play Store link is HERE.

I'd recommend you taking a look at the app OS Monitor (see my answer here). Next to the "usual process list" it also offers a view on open connections, which app holds them, and where they go to. As an app requires an open connection to transmit data, it must be listed there. Even if you "almost miss the end of transmission", the socket is usually still listed as CLOSE_WAIT for a little more time – so if you see the "transission arrows" and launch OS Monitor, you should be sure to see it there.


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Where do you publish information about a vulnerability you have found within android?
I found a small vulnerability within the default web browser, here is the ticket. Submitted last year.

Issue 42647: Android Web Browser, JavaScript Popup Bug. Tested on 11 Jan 2013.
  Vulnerability on Android OS 4.1.2 jelly-bean on the samsung galaxy s3, this may also work on other phones.
Loop vulnerability in mobiles default browser.
I also created a method, on how to fix the vulnerability.
Type-Security
  Priority-Medium
Submitted to: Android https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list

E.g. Was this the correct place, to submit, as the bug is still active. Tested on the Sony Xperia M. 05/11/14.

I'd say so. With the exception of vuls which could be exploited to gain root permissions – those should go to XDA, so they can make a rooting tool ;)

If I managed to stumble across a vulnerability that could*  modify root, XDA would be the first place to divulge that information. I am one to believe in technology openness.


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my HTC doesn't have lollipop, can you explain
Lollipop is not on my HTC and I do not know why, lollipop is 5.etc but my htc is on 3.etc

Android 3.x is Honeycomb and is exclusive for Android tablet. Are you sure it's the Android version, not the Sense version? Anyway, old devices won't get official update support by vendor since it's considered as wasting time and resource to provide update for all their old devices; not every device will get new Android OS.

Which HTC model is it?
Android 5.0 has not been rolled out across all devices yet. Try undergoing a software update from the settings menu to update to a newer version of Android.
Alternatively, if you take a look on the XDA Developer Forums (http://www.xda-developers.com/), you can look for an Android Lollipop 5.0 custom ROM specifically for your device. You can then flash your device and utilise the new features provided in Lollipop.
N.B. Before flashing a new custom ROM, make sure you have a rooted device and an active recovery bootloader such as CWM (https://www.clockworkmod.com/) in case something goes wrong.


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How to downgrade from Android 5 to 4.4.4 on an encrypted phone?
After certain troubles with Android 5 (see How to fix file permissions on Android 5 so that a certain app can access certain files?) I decided to go back to 4.4.4 on my Nexus 4 for the time being. Thereto, I restored a backup I made prior to upgrading using the TWRP 2.8.2 restore function. The restore in itself went well, and after reboot the familiar 4.4.4 boot animation came up.
But when I entered my encryption password, I immediately (no discernible delay) got a "Try Again" message. I retried several times, but my password wasn't accepted. It was definitely the correct password I entered, for in TWRP, it works.
I now restored Android 5 from a backup I made immediately before restoring Android 4.4.4, and my password is accepted again, but of course the Android 5 problems are back as well.
So: how do I properly downgrade to 4.4.4 on my encrypted Nexus 4? Thanks.

In L, take a backup of things you want to save (photos, videos, app data, etc)
Go download a stock rom for your device, such as this one
In TWRP, wipe data, system, cache and dalvik cache
On your computer use fastboot to flash the system.img
Reboot
You should now boot into kitkat, without any encryption.
Restore any backups you might've had. Note that if you simply backed up the /data partition, that might cause problems when restored.
7b. If you did create a backup with twrp, you can still restore in a safe way
with titanium backup pro, assuming you root the device.

Thank you for your answer but it didn't work. On Step 5, I get a black screen when booting. Maybe it doesn't like the wiped data partition? In theory, if I do the full fastboot -w update image-occam-ktu84p.zip instead of just flashing system.img in Step 4, Step 7b should work as well, right? I might try that when I have more time.

When flashing boot.img, system.img and userdata.img in step 4, it works. I also had to do a factory reset, so the full 16 GB internal memory were recognised instead of just 8 GB.

@AlexanderKlauer the data partition hadn't had the right size?

yes, about 8 GB were missing. With an 8 GB model, everything would have been fine.


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Determining type of Wifi connection in Android
How do you determine which type of Wifi connection an Android device is currently using?
For example, is the device connected using an 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or 802.11ac connection?
Since, for example 802.11n Wifi adapters can connect with 802.11g or 802.11b, I want to know which method is actually used for the connection.
Answers should be compatible with Android KitKat.

If you can check Wi-Fi Link Speed It will give you an idea about the current connection.
"Maximum" link speed allowed is as follows-

Link speed 866.5Mbps - 802.11ac
Link speed 300Mbps - 802.11n
Link speed 54Mbps - 802.g
Link speed 11Mbps - 802.b

Also Link speed varies by your signal strength. So check Link speed of connected router in wifi settings, and get a idea. For example link speed shows 86.7, it is 802.11n. If your speed is greater than 130Mbps, it's 802.11n otherwise not. Some standard values for 802.11n are 150Mbps (single stream router) & 300Mbps (2 stream router).

Thanks! There were some typos, so I tried to clean up your answer a little bit.  I couldn't quite figure out the section around the words "otherwise not".  Maybe you can clarify that a little?


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Unknown service DeviceConnectionServiceBroker
I've found a DeviceConnectionServiceBroker among the google services. I can't find what does this do and a google search didn't help, which seems strange to me. What is this service for? I have lollipop on my phone.
Thanks in advance

Google Search did help, but reaaaaally a little. Other than this question, the search returned a PasteBin entry, with snippet com.google.android.gms.deviceconnection.service.DeviceConnectionServiceBroker. The only hint from the package name is gms, which is related to Google Play service. However, since it's NOT open-sourced, my investigation got stuck there....

You are right, indeed... Still curious about what it is though


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Photos "self deleted" off Galaxy 3
As I was trying to transfer photos from my galaxy 3 to my mac, one of my albums containing over 1500 pictures deleted itself.  I watched the album count slowly decrease.  Why did it do this and how do I get the pictures back?  The album isn't even in my gallery anymore.

Recover images using Data Recovery for Mac
Step 1: Connect SD Card to Mac and Open Data Recovery for Mac
Connect your SD card to your Mac either with a card reader or without pulling out from your device. And then run iSkysoft Recovery on your Mac from Application folder or any folder you've installed it to. This SD card recovery application supports all popular files systems on SD cards, including FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, HFS+, and HFSX.
Step 2: Scan lost SD card files
In the "Lost Data Recovery" window, choose the drive of your Mac OS X system and click "Scan" on top to start scanning removed files from Trash as well as other locations.
Step 3: Preview and recover SD card files
When scanning complete, you will see the window below. On the left is the folder tree, with which you can quickly find lost SD card file if you know the folder name. In the bottom list, click the file to preview and find out whether the file is what you want to recover.
Note : This is paid app there are also also free apps available like mac photo recovery free


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Boot to lock screen with encryption
After upgrading to Android 5 on my Nexus 10, I've now gone the extra step and enabled encryption. One thing that bothers me though: It doesn't boot to lock screen any more.
I get asked my lock screen code early in the boot process - which is fine - but then after the boot, the device is immediately unlocked. I'd like to boot to the lock screen instead.
Is that possible with a (rooted) stock ROM? I wouldn't mind messing with system files to achieve this, but of course an option somewhere or an app would be nicer.


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How to install/swap Recovery on Redmi 1S, running on CM11
I had install TWRP on Redmi 1S (while running on stock MIUI ROM) and I installed CM11 ROM. It is running fine.
My question is
1) How do I upgrade the TWRP with latest version?
2) How to I change the TWRP to CWM (or vice-versa)?
3) Does CyanogenMod has its own Recovery? If yes, how to get that on my device?

To update TWRP you can install TWRP manager from the play store. From there you can update the recovery.
To update ClockworkMod you use ClockworkMod ROM Manager from the play store.
Another option, you can install them manually by downloading the recovery image and flash them using adb, or flashify, or some other tool.

Latest TWRP (for your device)
I do not see an officially supported version of CWM for your device.

Cyanogen does have a recovery, which I believe is based off ClockworkMod. I think only officially supported devices have a recovery. As @saloalv said, you should be able to update in the developer options if they have a supported recovery.

1 & 2: Just flash what you want to have on your device, the old recovery will be overwritten. I recommend the app "Flashify" from Google play store for flashing recovery without computer.
3: About phone > tap build number seven times > press back > developer options > check "update CM recovery"


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shortest way to texting in Lollipop
For me, it used to be a lock screen widget where I swiped right and could start texting my contacts. I thinks this is now gone for some reason. So what's the fastest way to get to texting from lock screen in this new stupid lollipop version?

Using absolutely stock, as-installed-by-default stuff, the fastest way would be:

Swipe to unlock
Tap home button
Tap Messenger or Hangouts (which you have put as an icon on your home screen)
Tap new message.

Possible ways to reduce the number of steps:

Third-party SMS apps which provide homescreen widgets that take you straight into composing
Third-party lock screen replacements
Alternative ROMs with different lock screen arrangements (e.g. some Cyanogenmod versions let you define different apps to be launched depending on the direction of your unlock swipe)

So no news of google reintroducing right-swipe from lockscreen to get to texting? :(

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Is it possible to create 100+ tasker profiles from a spreadsheet?
I'm looking to create multiple tasker profiles that trigger based upon DOB of a client and send a SMS wishing them a happy birthday.
That's easy enough, but replicating the same thing time after time over 100 times is pretty time consuming. Does anybody know of a way to achieve this externally to Tasker and then just importing them in? I have all the DOB and names in a spreadsheet so I'm hoping it could be simple.
Or, is there a way for Tasker to check DOB in your contacts folder and auto send an SMS if the date matches?

Tasker imports/exports are usually in XML format. You can export your Excel file to XML, but it'll need a lot of formatting to become tasker-readable. The template is listed on the sidebar for r/TaskerFiles/.
If you have the DOB in the correct field in Contacts, you can trigger a task off your calendar (in Beginner Mode / Tasker version 4.5u1m for Android 4+ : Create a profile with State > App > Calendar Entry). You can select a specific calendar, and there's a calendar that just contains the birthdays of your contacts.
That's the trigger. After that, you'd need to retrieve the name of the contact (which should be contained in the calendar event title), match it to a phone number, and then disable the trigger so you aren't sending SMSs all day while it's someone's birthday.


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Can't get rid of an Adfoc.us redirect virus
My Android seems to be infected with a very nasty virus. Sometimes when I open links to totally safe pages (like stackoverflow) from my mobile I got redirected to a page called adfoc.us (adfoc.us/serve/?id=25497650908175) that then tries to download files like MoboMarket.apk that seem to be malware.
I tried running MalwareBytes but it only detected the .apk files that were downloaded. I tried running Avast, but I did not detect anything.
What else can I do to solve this problem?

This could be a problem with your internet connection, instead of the phone itself. What kind of connection are you using?

It has happened when I've been using wifi and when I've been using 3g. It happened when I was in holidays and here in London, so I think it's my phone.

I'd suggest a factory reset.

Would that make me lose all my applications data?

Yes. You should back up anything important first.


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Accepting Calendar invites not showing in calendar
My company uses Gmail as our email and calendar. When I receive an invitation and accept it on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4) it never puts it in my Google calendar. I have to wait until I get to my computer to accept. This occurred on my S2 as well. A co-worker has the same problem. When I accept it opens my browser and shows that I've accepted but never makes it to my calendar. Any ideas on how to fix this?


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How do I stop my note 4 from activating the screen when it is done charging?
When I charge it at night and its finished the screen will stay on all night unless I plug it out. How do I stop this from happening.

Do you have the Developer Options settings enabled on your phone? If you do, go to Settings >> Developer Options >> Stay Awake. If that option is checked, then your phone will never sleep while charging. Uncheck it.
Also, in Settings >> Display >> Daydream >> When to Activate (at bottom),do  you have Daydream set to activate while charging? It's possible Daydream is triggering.

Change the screen timeout option, or the 'Never sleep on charging' option

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Unlock bootloader using Ubuntu/Linux
I'm trying to root the device name: Overmax SteelCore 10+ to install ubuntu touch. When i use

$ adb devices

sometimes i get:

0123456789ABCDEF DEVICE
and when i type to reboot bootloader (teblet go off and on, nnormal boot android) and i get:
0123456789ABCDEF OFLINE

So i power off and on device to get not off line and try to

$ sudo fastboot oem unlock

And im stuck on waiting for device on tablet screen nothing shows up to accept. I have only recovery when i press volume "-" and power bution. Please help ;__;

You can't use fastboot if the tablet is booted into normal Android. It needs to be booted into fastboot mode.

Are you sure Ubuntu Touch supports your device? We can't help with the Ubuntu part here, but I do know it only supports a limited set of popular devices.

I know is not suported device. When i is on fastboot mode the device is offline i try to root this tablet thats the main problem to root and unlock this tablet

Why bother if you won't be able to install Ubuntu Touch anyway? Besides, you don't need to root the device to install another OS, just to unlock the bootloader. Whatever adb says about the device is irrelevant, as fastboot is completely separate. Does the device show up in fastboot devices when it is booted into fastboot mode, not Android?

How to unlock bootloader? I just root using Kingo root it's add icon Super SU thats all still can't get to bottloader inly recovery when i use fastboot oem unlock stuck on waitng for device. I have only recovy still.

Also i try to install original update from overmax using recovery and nope. Thats funny because i instal Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0 on recovery and install normaly...

Does it shows up as device if you use 'fasboot devices' in fastboot mode? can you boot into fastboot with any of the power/Vol combinations?


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"Low on storage space" But I have 1.7GB free space
I have a Alcatel OneTouch Star, Im running Android Jellybean the phone has 8 or 4GB storage Im not too sure but the low down is when i go into settings and look at how much free space i have it starts at 2MB then it changes to something like 250MB within a second then it changes to 1.7GB after 2-3 seconds. I have uninstalled all things I can, except for Facebook, Instagram and Snap chat. Its not the actual notification that Is bothering me, its the fact that I have 1.7GB of free space but the system doesn't let me download anything because it says that I don't have enough free space, so I think you can see why that would get on my wik, so can anybody help me? It would be much help

Can you give the exact error message? I have a guess here: "Insufficient storage" or similar? Maybe a look into our insufficient-memory tag-wiki gets you started?

It says "Low on space" then underneath it says "some system functions may not be wotking"

OK, let me be a little more precise: You write "I have 1.7GB of free space". Question is: Where? Android devices have multiple storages. Most "low on space" messages refer to the device-internal storage (see the mentioned tag-wiki). So it doesn't matter/help in those cases whether you've got some Mega-SD-card with 1 TB free space – it's the internal one you need to check. So please, see the linked tag-wiki which already explains it all, so we don't need to repeat the basics over and over again :) Thanks!

I believe that most phones seem to like a certain amount of space free, to keep things  running smoothly. If you try to downloaded something that would leave too little space free, it won't let you. Kind of like how Apple IOS system updates can required 4GB of free space though it may need less than 1GB in reality.
In any case,  your phone is capable of using a removable microSD card, and with the piddly 4GB of internal storage- of which only 2.5GB are available to the end user, that is exactly what the phone makers are encouraging you to do. You should invest in a microSD they are available in large sizes- 32gb is the largest without needed to format the card.

Thanks for the comment, I have a 8GB MicroSD card in the phone already, it is basically empty, it has maybe 2GB of music/photos on it

I think there's a way to make it so that apps download to the SD card automatically rather than internal memory.

Ohh really? I will go see if i can do that, thanks

That APP2SD feature was introduced with Froyo (Android 2.2) alright – but many manufacturers dropped support for it starting with ICS (4.0). So you need to check first whether the device supports this. If so, this would really help (as it "frees" some space on internal storage). Apart from that: See my comment on the question, the error message in most cases refers to device-internal storage (/data) only, not to the internal or external SDCard.


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Is there an easy way to update my HTC Evo 4g to ICS?
I just got a Sprint HTC Evo 4G, and discovered it is running Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread). I  manually checked for updates, which downloaded the latest security patch for 2.3.5 Gingerbread, but did not update it to a newer major OS version.
I did some searching about updating it to a newer Android version, but most of the articles I found either have dead links or require climbing up a steep learning curve to root and then flash(?) the device.
Are there any methods for easily updating to (ideally) Ice Cream Sandwich, without needing to learn the software innards of my device?

Is this the same as HTC Evo Design 4G?

@AndrewT. No, they're different phones. See http://geekaphone.com/compare/HTC-EVO-Design-4G-vs-HTC-EVO-4G

I see... then I'm afraid there is no easy way since it only supports up to Android 2.3.5 officially. You have to manually flash custom ROM by rooting it first. This post might help...


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AdBlock makes TuneIn Radio crash
Device: galaxy S3
Rom:liquidsmooth 4.4.4
I recently upgraded to liquidsmooth kit kat and as usuall i reinstalled my fav apps.For some reason the app Adfree that i use seems to block tunein from loading the stations.
The app works until you select a station then crashes.If i revert the hosts it plays fine.
I also used different adblockers like the build in liquidsmooth one and the crash happens again.
Is there a way to white list tunein?

Try another software called ad away that has the option to white list apps. Ad block doesn't seem to have the white listing option.
https://f-droid.org/repo/org.adaway_51.apk

Add a link for the app you suggested. Its really not an accurate answer, the way it is now.


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What folder on android does show as a media device?
When I connect my phone to my car via USB it says connected as media device.  Then when I go to browse with my car nothing is in the folder.
I use Google play music and know the folder it caches my downloaded playlists.  I want to make a symbolic link to that folder from the folder my car is seeing.  Does anyone know what folder is mounted by default?  Or maybe a better way to play music in my car?
HTC One M8 Converted Google PLay Edition.  2014 Mini Countryman w/out MINI Connected.

First, that depends on the protocol. AFAIK, when using PTP, only the DCIM folder (with your photos) is shown, while in MTP mode, it should be your entire SD card(s).
Second, I doubt whether a symlink would work here – at least not when it points to the internal storage (below /data, where Play Music usually puts its stuff).


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There is insufficient space on the device
My phone is rooted and I have android terminal installed. How can I fix this " There is insufficient space on the device" when installing from Google play. However when I install from Apk file it works fine and gets installed.

Which app and which version

Any app,  I get this error,


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Android phone will not show all WiFi access points
I have a LG-D686 running its stock factory installation of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean; modified somewhat by the vendor to support a dual-active SIM card transceiver. Normally this phone has had no difficulties finding and connecting to WiFi Access Points.
However, I now work in an office whose WiFi Access Point is not showing on my Andoid phone.
This is what I know:

The office WAP is not an ad-hoc wifi hotspot. It is an always-on Linksys LAPAC1750 Pro.
The office WAP is visible from my Windows 7 work laptop and from other colleagues' iPhones. I've not checked if anyone has an Android Jelly Bean phone in the office.
My Android shows up most but not all access points in the building. There are approximately 15 - 20 access points visible from my Windows laptop using Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector; depending on the time of week. Android Wifi Analyzer shows that as much 80% of laptop-visible WAPs are visible on my phone.
The office WAP has a decent signal; more than most WAPs that are showing up.
If I create a non-ad-hoc wifi hotspot on my laptop (using Connectify); this hotspot will be visible if the laptop is not in the office and invisible if the laptop is in the office!
No obvious and evident differences between visible and invisible WAPs other than the office access point is the only one in this building using channel 12.

What might I do to resolve this WAP visibility problem?


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App Dock moved inadvertently
Basic Android Samsung Galaxy 4 on ATT
No special launchers
Not rooted.
Just a normal out of the box Samsung 4.
Somehow I have moved the 'app dock' to the middle of the screen.
Tried long pressing the 'apps' button to drag it back to the bottom, but you cannot long press the apps button.
Tried long pressing the other buttons and it looks like I'm able to drag them to the dock at the bottom, but when I release, they snap back to where they were to start.

Reboot in safe mode if available.

Did you unlock your home screen?

Could you provide the screenshot and posted the link?


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Root a Moto G running 4.4.4 KitKat
I have a Moto G. I need to root my phone to use some apps.
Can anyone given me the steps to root a Moto G running 4.4.4 KitKat (the most safest and easyist way).

Related: The easiest way to root a Moto G (XT1032) Android v. 5.0.2

How to Root Moto G
There are are three simple steps only

UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
FLASH CUSTOM RECOVERY [I USED CWM]
FLASH SUPERSU

DONE
Yeah ...you don't need to downgrade your bootloader which is very risky
Procedure

UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER :- i thinks its already explained well at different sites and motorola's site also [ i used this guide Moto-g-unlock-bootloader-and-root only for unlocking]
FLASHING RECOVERY-

You need 3 things
(a) motorola usb drivers [download from here ]
(b) adb drivers (download from here ]
(c) Custom recovery (download from here ] i used cwm without touch OR USE PHILZ RECOVERY (4.4.4) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Real procedure:-

install motorola usb drivers
extract adb drivers anywhere in your computer
copy recovery.img [i renamed it to only recovery] into adb tools folder
boot your phone into fastboot mode by pressing volume down key and pressing power key simultaneously , and then releasing power key .
connect your moto g to your computer through data cable
go into adb tools folder => while pressing shift key => right click => and click open cmd here !
type [fastboot flash recovery recovery.img] and press enter { IGNORE Mismatched partition size' AFTER FLASHING RECOVERY }

DONE  just press volume down and then volume up to boot into cwm

FLASHING SUPER SU
DOWNLOAD THIS FILE FROM HERE
PUT IT IN INTERNAL MEMORY

PROCEDURE => IN CWM =>INSTALL FROM SD CARD => CHOOSE SUPER SU => RESTART
It will ask 'root is broken' WHEN REBOOTING FROM CWM. CHOOSE YES
DONE !
I recommend these apps you should install first after rooting

Greenify (getting awesome battery backup )
xposed installer
gravitybox
tinted status bar (i love this module..make your android like ios7)
Titanium Backup

Couple questions: Can one use the Play Store SuperSU instead of installing the linked file with the custom recovery?  Is the only reason for using the custom recovery to install the SuperSU program from a file? Sorry I'm confused what exactly the custom recovery does differently, and what does the linked SuperSU do differently? Thanks!

Think of the SuperSU application as being a sort of graphical front-end for the su binary.
Because of the way directory/file permissions are configured on Android, you need to have the su binary on your /system partition in order for it to work. Putting elsewhere will not suffice, because it will not have the permissions it needs to actually allow processes to switch users.
Normal applications (without root) cannot write to/system, so the SuperSU application itself cannot simply install su where it needs to be. This is the reason why you will not have root if you install SuperSU from the Pla


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Merged two DCIM folders by mistake
So I have a moto G, 2nd gen, I was transferring stuff from my internal memory to the SD card and my DCIM folder was also transferred by mistake and when the "Merge" option popped up, I clicked on "yes to all by mistake. I can't find most of my pictures now. Any way I can fix this now?

What steps did you take to move the files, and where are you looking for them now?

So I cut a few folders from my internal storage such as DCIM, video, etc. The SD card already had a folder by the name of DCIM which I didnt see. Then it asked me if I wanted to merge the folders and I said yes to all by mistake.
I'm practically looking everywhere for them now. :/
@DanHulme

If they had the names like IMAG0001.jpg then the file from the first directory would have overwritten the second.
I have had files even on the same device have the same numbers, probably caused by me moving files around and screwing up its count.

Expecting such "auto-merge" options being user-friendly: shouldn't they warn on such occasions (a la "file with the same name exists..."), as any file explorer does? Are you sure they would overwrite files without asking?

Can you check if the file naming scheme for the two folders was the same? You might be able to determine the original folder from how the files are named.


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How to give root permission for app even after unrooted?
I'm using 4.4.2 so ES explorer can't write to SD card. I intend to give the app root permission permernently (like system apps) and then unroot the device. Is it possible to do so?

Well,I think the answer is no. If you got your device rooted then is rooted for all apps. Well, virtually all apps. Superuser is the app that avoids that any app use superuser permissions. If you unroot then nobody can access root

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Want to play 2 audio files at once
Is there an audio app that will play a stereo file in the background, even if I start playing audio in another app?  In other words, when I try this using Google play music and Poweramp, Google play will do it but pauses itself when I start a new track in Poweramp.  I would like it to continue playing as background to everything I'm doing.
Thanks!

Or, I need another player (besides Poweramp) that has an audio focus setting (like Poweramp does).  That would allow me to tell the app to keep playing no matter what.

Certain players have an "audio focus" setting that will allow it to ignore other apps and actions.  I found Rocket Player and Poweramp are two of them.


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Samsung Galaxy S3 phone - typing additional symbols
There are some symbols available when using the on screen keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone, but I would like to access additional symbols, like percent sign and degree symbol.  How can I do that?

Originally I had 3 pages of symbols, including the degree symbol. There was an "update" and it's gone. I use it a lot and miss it.
I just downloaded the GO keyboard and it has a degree symbol °. Yay!

I'm using the Samsung keyboard on my S3. I can tap the "123 Sym" key to reveal the symbols keyboard.  Then, tap the "1/2" key to reveal the second page of the symbols keyboard.  You should find what you want there.  The confusion may result from the "1/2" key.  It's not intuitive that there's a second page of symbols under that key.

there is no degree sign on the second page.  It looks like there is 3 pages of symbols (123 Sym) but in fact there are only 2 pages..


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How do I enable "Factory Reset Protection" in Lollipop
I keep reading that Android 5.0 has "Factory Reset Protection", the so-called "Kill Switch" soon to be mandated in California, but that it's opt-in.  How do I opt in?  I've looked thru settings, including using the Settings search, but haven't found anything that sounds like this.  I'm on a Nexus 5.

I'm honestly a little skeptical that this feature even exists, either because it never did or it got cut before release. I have yet to find an official source that indicates that it does, just a lot of news/blog sites reporting it. It certainly is very widely reported to exist, though.

This might be 5.1 only, but it definitely exists.

In speaking with Motorola Support through some reliable channels, here's what they said: "Since all comments regarding Factory Reset Kill is not approved yet by Motorola, we cannot give you the answer". In other words, it's not released, you won't find the option available yet and they can't tell you why. As of 1/20/2015.


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How to remove pattern lock on android 5.0 on mu Nexus 4
I upgraded my phone nexus 4 to Android 5.0 lolly pop, it was over the air upgrade.
Before upgrading i had set pattern lock to my phone, after upgrade it is using the same but in settings/security the options to disable the pattern lock is disabled (option none).
Also swipe to unlock the device option is also disabled.
Pin, Password and Pattern are enabled. please let me know to disable the lock.
Thanks,
Harish S

Go to Settings >> Security >> Device Administrators. See if anything other than Android Device Manager is checked. If something is checked, it's possible it's forcing a higher level of security.
Uncheck it if there is, and check the screen lock options again.
Also try Settings >> Security >> Clear credentials.

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Timer not showing card on Android Wear
Some time ago the native count down timer app used to show a card with time remaining and an ability to pause/resume the timer. This card couldnt be dismissed and would stay until the timer was running. Now the running timer won't display any card or time remaining. Is there any way to get this functionality back?

This appeared (to me at least) to be introduced when I installed v5.0.1 of android (on to my LG G watch). As soon as the timer is set the card usually, but not always, disappears and even more unhelpfully, on occasion, the timer no longer appears to work! This unreliability has meant that I have had to stop using it.


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How to see Appointment Info in E-Mail Calendar App
I have a Motorola Android Phone with KitKat (however I think this issue applies to Android in general).
When I receive some appointment on my Exchange Account, it appears on the inbox, however the main view does not show any details about the appointment. So I have to open the "Appointment" tab and show the item in the Calendar, I have no other way to see the details of the appointment.
This is OK for new appointments, as looking into the calendar makes sense. However, it is common that appointments are changed, and this pattern does not help me to quickly recognize what was changed (location, description, timestamp). Worst thing is that opening the "changed" appointment in Calendar often does not even show the correct time (it just insists on the original time from the appointment).
I would like to see a view that shows exactly what changed on the appointment. Is there any way to get such a feature? I would even be willing to buy an app if it is necessary... :)


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Rooting lenovo s920 after upgrading to kitkat 4.4.2
how can i root my lenovo s920 upgraded to android 4.4.2 . i have tried the Framaroot method , but it is not working.

While not being able to answer your question, I've added it to our rooting index – which you might wish to check for alternative methods.

Lenovo S920 and other Mediatek CPU based phones are an easy task, most of the time, to get rooted. There are several tools on the market that can do this with one click. Some of the are iRoot (previous name Vroot), KingoRoot etc. Beware because some of these tools have been uncovered that install malware as well. I have used iRoot in the past without any problems.

Try using towelroot to root the device. I've never had trouble with any of geohot's apps. Looking further into this it seems your device on 4.4.2 has a lot of issues getting rooted. I take no responsibility for what you do to your device (be very wary of installing malware onto your phone trying out all these sketchy root programs which may or may not work). Anyways, this was the only actual link I found describing someone who successfully rooted it (but it may be malware, the kingoroot is in my opinion - unsafe) http://kumaranmurugan.blogspot.com/2014/11/root-lenovo-s920-kitkat-442-8gb-row.html
Otherwise I've heard FramaRoot 1.6.1 works to root your device. Good luck.


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Adding a Google Apps account to Android L with External Authentication
I want to add a Google Apps account to my phone with Android L.
When I put in my username and hit next, it redirects to a page and says I do not have authentication. This isn't strange, for some reason my admins make you authenticate with an Active Directory login. However, I do not even get the opportunity to put in my credentials. Here is a screenshot of what I see:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9MMQCxmnf8nZFA2M2tQRTI2ZU0/edit?usp=docslist_api
Going into incognito mode on chrome, I can get to the login prompt, but I can't continue adding my account from there:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9MMQCxmnf8nMHRQUm9wUHZOVzQ/edit?usp=docslist_api
I haven't had this problem with previous versions of android. Is there a way around this?

The first error is not a google error page. I don't know what steps you did, or what type of account but that is an Error page for a Windows ASP.NET server, which google doesn't use. If this is the redirection to one of your companies services, you should contact your IT department. Google Apps accounts work fine in L, I have 7 Google Apps accounts tied to my phone, and 1 Gmail account.

@RyanConrad I understand, this was referenced in my question. I doubt my IT department would know how to solve this either. I was wondering if there was a way that I could "hack" it so I could bypass that secondary authentication somehow.


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Why won't JRD MMITest go away?
This app (which doesn't actually appear to exist on my phone) keeps popping up randomly on my phone. Its called JRD MMITest and seems to want to test the functionality of the phone.
It covers such tests as accelerometer, touch screen, radio, speaker, bluetooth, wifi, etc but all of that works fine without the app even testing for it.
In what I suspect is a related issue, certain phone features have also turned off from time to time... Auto Rotation being one of them and I noticed my Play Store app's data had suddenly been restricted on wifi. I have since corrected these issues with no further anomalies becoming evident as yet.
My phone is a Vodafone Smart 4 Mini (Model Number 785) running Android Jellybean 4.2.2.
I've completed the testing successfully and restarted the phone under the impression that this would prevent it from coming up again. (as per Annoying MMI test on Alcatel one touch evolve?) however the app keeps coming up randomly.
I don't know what else to do here, does anyone have any suggestions?

I have done some researches and found that some carriers add this test on their devices. However, I didn't found anything to remove/ignore this test.

Had to factory reset my phone to get it to go away

According to tnagy on the topic of JRD MMITest:

This is the manufacture test of your Android phone's internal components. It will perform a check on the main components like LCD display, sound, etc.

You should be able to disable the app if you do not want this app to perform regular checks.

From Settings > Apps, slide all the way to the right until you see the all apps screen (not downloaded or running). Scroll down to MMI Test and click on it. Note: On some devices it might be listed as MMI Test II, or some other derivative.
After clicking MMI Test in your list of all apps, you should be able to Disable the app. This will keep the app on the phone, but it will not be able to run at all, even in the background.

If you want to permanently remove the app, you can root your phone and install an app like Titanium Backup, which can delete system apps, such as MMI Test.

The "Disable" button is... disabled. Irony :)

@WindRider In some cases, the manufacturer may not allow you to disable an important app to prevent breaking your device. One common example is the "Setup" app. It seems that the manufacturer does not allow you to disable the app. The only way to override this restriction is by rooting your device and using system privileged to either freeze or remove the app.

I already know this but is there some way to stop this freaking thing!? It appears every 2 seconds!  Basically on every activity startup! I should try to pass all these tests.


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Make back button black on Nexus 4 Lollipop?
I would like to make the three on-screen buttons pitch black, their appearance is redundant anyway. Is there a way to do that on a Nexus 4 running Lollipop?

Changing soft keys will require root access on Lollipop (or any other version). You can root your Nexus 4 using Chainfire's steps. An app called SoftKeyZ will allow you modify soft keys on your phone.


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Create whatsapp database from emailed conversation?
I recently switched phones and lost most of my whatsapp conversations. However, some of them I emailed to myself previously. Is there anyway to turn the text file sent by email into a database so I can restore it to the whatsapp app?

Nope you cannot do it. This has been explained in a previous question which should help you understand the reason.


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Help. Tried to return phone to stock. Now only see LG logo. When trying to power down it just restarts. Cannot boot to recovery
However, If I hold the power button to power it off and then hold off and down it turns on for a split second and then off permanently.

What exact steps did you follow to cause this problem? And what's your question?

I used this guide: http://theunlockr.com/2013/11/01/unroot-lg-g2-versions-video/ at IV, 10 I got stuck. I think that I might have not selected " Republic of Korea" as stated in step 8. My goal now is to somehow make my phone useable again. Thanks for you help.


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How do I get to the "Home" in Play Store?
I feel really dumb for needing to ask this.  When I'm using the Play Store app, how do I get back to the main screen?  Currently I hit "Back" multiple times to get there, but if I have done a lot of browsing, the navigation history is very long, so I have to hit "Back" many times.
Is there a quick way to get back to the main Play Store screen without using the Back button?

Whenever you navigate the Play Store using the app, each app page has a left-arrow just below the status/notification bar. I have just tested this to 20 levels deep, and the arrow brings you to one of 2 places:

Play Store home directly, or,
that account's navigation menu, including Store Home as the first option.

To get to the front page of Play Store, with a lot of history, it may be cumbersome and time-consuming to press the back key or the up key (the left arrow in the top-left). Below is an easier method. Note that this is only possible on devices after Gingerbread (Android 3.0+)

Add Play Store to your home screen from your app drawer. Note: This is optional, but it will save you time in the future.
After browsing for a while, open your recents by holding the Home button, or Recents button if you have one.
Close Play Store by swiping the thumbnail either to the left or to the right, or by clearing all recents, if you don't mind closing all the other apps that are open. Note: Functionality to clear all recents may vary from device to device.
Go to your home screen by pressing the Home button.
When you open Play Store again from your home screen, it will be back at the front page.


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How do I root my Huawei S7-961wd aka PLDT Telpad QS?
I couldn't find any one-click (no PC needed) rooting solution for my PLDT Telpad QS.

Adding this to serve as one of the references found in the "How do I root my Android device?" wiki page.

possible duplicate of How do I root my Android device?

@RossC NO! Please read the rooting tag-wiki. No rooting questions are closed as duplicate to that one since January 2012. One rooting question per device is allowed.

Tick Unknown Sources
Download Master Root APK for Android 4.1.2 +
It's in Chinese, just follow through then click the RED button.
SuperSU will be installed automatically
Enjoy!

You can watch this video for more information.


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Facebook setting change
When I share something on Facebook, the app automatically opens lots of related stuff. For example, if I share a photo by Zio Ematitos, "More photos by Zio Ematitos", "These friends also like Zio Ematitos" and "More posts from Zio Ematitos" appear over the News feed (or whatever I was sharing from, together with "(circled checkmark) Posted        DONE". I don't want that to happen. Is there a setting to turn this off?


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How to upgrade my HTC desire 816 with lollipop
How can I upgrade my HTC desire 816 to lollipop

HTC is planning to release an OTA for the Desire 816 sometime in the future, but if you can't wait, there is a port of CM12 for your device.
Prerequisites

WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit
Your phone (duh)
Windows XP or higher
USB Cable

Unlock Bootloader

Open the WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit.

Download and install the ADB drivers if it prompts you to.

Choose your device from the list. Wait a few moments while it downloads the correct recoveries.

Turn on your device, go to Settings > Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging and plug it in. If the toolkit does not recognize your device immediately, click on the Refresh button in the bottom right corner. Note: If you are on Android 4.2.2 or above, and you do not see a button for Developer Options, you will need to go to Settings > About > Software Information > More and quickly tap on Build number multiple times until it tells you that Developer Options has been unlocked.

Click the button labeled Get Token ID in the Unlock Bootloader box. This will reboot your device into bootloader, retrieve your Token ID, and open a text file that contains your Token ID and further instructions.

Now that you have your Token ID, you can now submit it to HTCDev, which should have opened in the background when the text file opened previously. If it did not open, you can open the link here. Please login to your account or create and activate one with a valid email address. Once you have done that, go back to the HTCDev link, scroll to the bottom of the page, and paste the Token ID you were given in the previous step. Click Submit, and wait for the email from HTC on the email you created the HTCDev account with.

Once you have received the email from HTCDev, download the attached file in the email named unlock_code.bin. This is the unlock token that can unlock your specific device's bootloader. Once it has successfully downloaded, click on the button named Unlock Bootloader in the bottom left corner. If your device is not already in bootloader, this will reboot your device into bootloader, and flash the unlock_code.bin file. A prompt will appear on your device confirming if you would like to unlock your bootloader. READ THE WARNING COMPLETELY! THIS WILL WIPE ALL OF THE DATA ON YOUR DEVICE!

Press the Volume Up button once, and press the Power button once to confirm the unlock. Your device will now restart.

Your device is now unlocked! You can now proceed to flash a custom recovery and gain permanent root in the next steps.
Flash Custom Recovery

Move to the next box on the right named Recovery and Root.
Download this custom recovery and put it into the folder named Recoveries within the Data folder created by the toolkit. (The file should be named recovery.img.) Now click on the TWRP button. Your device will then reboot into bootloader and flash your chosen recovery.

You are now rocking a custom recovery!
Gain Permanent Root

To gain root access, click the Gain Root button from the tool.

Flash Custom ROM

Download the latest version of CM12
Once you have fully downloaded the ROM you want to flash, find the boot.img file. It should be in the main directory. Copy it and save it somewhere else for later use. Do not extract or unpack the ROM folder, and ensure that you didn't delete the boot.img in the ROM folder itself.
Navigate to the box in top right named Flash. Click on Flash ROM, choose Yes if you are ready, and choose the ROM .zip file you previously downloaded. The ROM you chose will be pushed to your phone. It may take a few minutes depending on the size of the ROM, so please wait until the loading icon has stopped spinning. Once it has finished pushing the ROM, your phone will boot into Recovery. Once you have booted into Recovery, choose Install. Scroll down until you see the ROM .zip file you chose previously. Choose it, and flash it. Once it has finished flashing, go to the Reboot options within the Recovery, and reboot to Bootloader.

You now have CM12, Android 5.0 on your HTC Desire 816!

Adapted from this post

If you are not new to android development ecosystem then flash a custom rom to update.But if you dont know how to do it then you can do it in three simple steps.1.Unlock bootloader 2.install recovery and 3.flash rom if you dont know how to install roms then check this out this might help you for sure link


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Can I select which email address I use to respond in Lollipop?
I have multiple email addresses. I have one through my ISP, work, gmail etc.
My problem is that I'd like to be able to choose which address I use to respond to an email. For example, if my boss sends something to my gmail, I'd like to respond using my work email without copying and pasting the whole thing.
In previous versions of Android, there were different apps for different types of email accounts but in 5.0 the gmail app handles all email. Is there a way to choose the from address when responding?

Not a Lollipop specific solution, more in general- works in other versions.

First you need to access your GMail account through your desktop browser.
Click the Settings cog in the upper right and choose "Settings".
CLick on the "Accounts and Import" tab/section.
Find the option labelled "Send mail as: (Use Gmail to send from your other email addresses)". Should be the third one down. Click "Add another address you own".
Follow the prompts in the popup to add your other email account (address, username, password, server, etc.).
Once finished, GMail will send a verification email to the account you're trying to add. Open up that secondary email account, open the verification email and either click the URL to verify or enter the verification code.

Now open up your GMail app on your phone (may need to reload it first). Try to reply to a message. If  you look at the "From:" line, there should now be a dropdown arrow at the right. Tap on it (or the email address) and there's be a dropdown where you can choose your newly added account.

This works about halfway. If someone sends to my gmail account, I can respond from any linked account but if an email comes into a non gmail account I am stuck responding from whatever account they sent to.

@user3053242 Yeah, but that makes sense. It is after all, a GMail setting.

Right, but I'm looking for a way to answer any email from any account associated with my device. My guess is that it would be an app setting in gmail or a third party email app.

This question (http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/45619/reply-with-a-different-account-multiple-email-accounts), though asking for an older firmware, has a suggested app (K-9 Mail) that appears to have the option you seek.


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Disabling/Changing PIN on Android device: where are the disabled flag and new PINs stored (SIM or internal storage)?
On my Samsung Galaxy SIII, one can go to Settings -> More -> Security -> SIM card lock -> Set up SIM card lock -> Lock SIM card` which displays a check box which can be used to configure the phone to either (a) require the user to enter the SIM PIN when the device finishes booting up to access all of the device's features, or (b) to access the device without ever having to enter the SIM PIN, not even after the device has been booted.

I would like to ask, where is the information about requiring or not requiring the PIN stored? Is it stored on the SIM card or on Android internal storage? In the first case, inserting the SIM in a new phone would preserve the setting, and in the second case it would not. Can anyone please confirm?

When the user is not required to enter the PIN, the PIN on the SIM card is not deleted and the user is in fact require to enter such PIN both when enabling or disabling this feature. Hence I would also like to ask:

If the user changes the PIN. Is (1) the old PIN on the SIM card overwritten with the new PIN, or, (2) does the SIM card preserve the old PIN and store the new pin in some other location on the SIM card, or, (3) is the new PIN stored on internal storage leaving the SIM card unaffected? I'm not sure how I would go about checking this, but I would be interested in knowing the answer.

Thanks.

Just to #1: My guess is it's stored on the SIM – since when I've disabled it, and then put the SIM into another (factory-reset) device, I was not asked for a PIN again. Just experience, not knowledge – hence a comment, not an answer :)

Interesting. That means the information is stored on the SIM card. I don't have another phone with me at the moment. I wonder, if you don't mind, if the PIN is changed and the SIM card is placed in another phone, I bet you need to enter the new PIN on the new phone as well, so the new PIN is also stored on the SIM. What I don't know is whether the new PIN overwrites the old PIN, or whether after changing the PIN the factory-default and previous PINs are still known to the SIM card or not. Thanks.

It's a SIM pin, Android has nothing to do with it. A factory-reset won't restore your "old" pin, and switching the SIM to another device will require you to enter the new pin there. So strictly speaking, this is not even an Android question ;)

I've tried this. When the PIN is disabled, the old PIN remains on the SIM card, and needs to be re-entered to re-enable SIM PIN lock. There are also screen lock features provided by Android, but these are separate and have nothing to do with the SIM card: information configured with screen PIN lock and other screen lock features are stored on the device's internal storage.


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I'm having trouble getting into safe mode trouble on galaxy ace
I can't get into safe mode on my galaxy ace SM-S765C. I tried holding down power and menu buttons but it doesn't work.

Well, what you can try is firstly make sure that you have switched your device completely off, next step would be turning the phone back on, pressing power button+and also hold the menu button, now continue holding the menu button until you see the Home Screen ! This will boot you onto the safe mode ! :)


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kernel panic message during installing android-x86 in virtualbox
I was trying to install android-x86 inside my virtualbox last evening. But I wasn't able to make it right. I'm getting a 'kernel panic' message. How do I overcome it? The following is a snapshot of what I got out of my installation attempt.


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how to remove google + auto back up pictures
Is there a way I can remove the auto back up folder from my S4. Its taking up a lot of space for the backup folder of just pictures and I dont want it there.

go to your google+ app, choose settings and the very first thing you get is General Settings - Auto Backup
you can turn that completely off, or you can specify and change the settings of the back up


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Huawei P7 connect to wi-fi but doesn't open any website
Hello my Huawei P7 connects to wi-fi but doesn't open any website in any browser! I also can't check my emails and any other application can't connect to internet.
I've also Factory reset my phone.

Well, that's weird did you checked your Wi-Fi connection if its working or not ?? Sometimes this happens because the router needs resetting, can try restarting the router and see if that help you ! At first I was thinking that the problem might be somewhere because of using some proxy app over your device but as you have factory reset it means, it also gets wiped out ! So, I guess try restarting the router will be a best option.

Thanks for you answer but the Wi-Fi router isn't mine! I mean it's my collage free Wi-Fi. I hope you understand what I mean; I can't access the router. my classmates are using this Wi-Fi without any problem

Well, in that case try heading over to the settings>wireless and Network>Look for your college wifi>Tap and hold over it until a popup shows up>tap Forget Network,once done switch the Wi-Fi off and then again ON, then again try connecting to the Wifi network and see if this time things work out for you !

In the place Peter just described, how is the network presented: "saved", "connected", or something else? It might well be that specific WiFi is locking you out (MAC-filter). Can you connect to other WiFi networks?

Today I brought my phone to it's Grantee and they flashed it and then they connected to their WiFi network; but when I came back to the Collage I still wasn't able to connect! again the same problem. so what should I do now?


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Will deleted apps be restored when I reset factory data?
I need to reset my phone to get it back to what it was like when I first bought it. If I reset it to factory settings, will the apps I've deleted be restored as well?
If not how do I find and restore those apps?

These deleted apps: did you delete them from the system partition or the userdata partition?

Inbuilt apps that you deleted/disabled will be restored. Any apps that you installed from Google Play and weren't pre-installed on your phone wont't be restored.
You will have to redownload those apps again which you want to use again. Also give this a read and the linked question inside.

Deleted system apps will not return on factory reset, only when the ROM is reflashed.


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ASUS Memo Pad 10 Android upgrade
Does anyone achieve to upgrade his ASUS Memo Pad 10 to Android 4.4 or later (5.0) ?
It seems like there's no solutions for this, I've search on xda developpers and on cyanogen, without finding anything. There are performance issues which annoy me and I would like to resolve them by getting a newer android version.
Any help would be grateful.

It looks like the only asus devices to be enought popular and lucky to have a cyanogenmod port are mostly the Transformes series.

Yep, saw that... But maybe someone found a trick for the Memo Pad !

There are no tricks in porting a ROM, it's all about hard work.