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How to install a ROM with CWM when /data (and /sdcard) are encrypted and I can't reformat them?
I used to run CyanogenMod 9.1 with device encryption on my Galaxy S3, and decided today that I wanted to try a CM 10 nightly.
A problem with device encryption that I didn't know about before is that it's impossible to turn off. ClockworkMod Recovery (5.8.4.3) can't mount the /data partition (and, by extension, /sdcard). This means that I can't use CWM to factory reset or install a new update.zip, since the update.zip must lie on the internal sdcard.
Trying "choose zip from sdcard" gives "E:Can't mount /sdcard/" and choosing "apply /sdcard/update.zip" gives "E:Can't mount /sdcard/update.zip". This happens even if I've used adb to put the update.zip in the /sdcard mountpoint.
Factory resetting from CWM gives these two errors: "Error mounting /data!" and "Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!". Factory resetting from CM9 didn't work. I've since tried to flash CM10 with MobileOdin, which didn't work, and now I can only boot to CWM.
Does anyone have any idea about how I could mount /data or otherwise get a working ROM?
I've taken backups of everything. The tools I suppose could help me, but I haven't tried because I'm new at this and don't want to hard-brick my phone, are fastboot and heimdall.
TL;DR: S3 only boots to CWM, but CWM won't mount /data and so can't flash zips.

I fixed mine right now. Using Odin, load the original image of your phone from the exact provider in pda. Now, it's like brand new.
P.S. You have to unrar the image file, or Odin won't see it. After you unrar, it should have a MD5 file.

Thanks! I've never used Odin. Looks like a Windows program? I don't have access to a Windows computer =/

Have you tried to reboot to the bootloader? You can do so using adb reboot bootloader. From there, you can flash boot.img and system.img. Look at fastboot options.


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Is the terminal emulator app essential to CyanogenMod 10?
My Galaxy S2 is rooted and running CyanogenMod 10.
Amongst other apps, it comes with an app called Terminal Emulator, which I do not use. Is this app essential for CyanogenMod so I have to keep it -- or can it be deleted without causing any trouble?

The Terminal Emulator coming pre-installed with CM 10 (IMHO it is Android Terminal Emulator) is intended to let you access the command line. People using a custom ROM usually have use for such things -- and it is very helpful for certain kinds of troubleshooting, as via the command line you can directly access the necessary Linux tools to check certain things.
Aside from that, I cannot imagine it being "essential" to the system, so removing it should have no side-effects. But it would not bring you any benefit either: residing on the /system partition, uninstalling wouldn't give you more space in the "internal storage" -- and as the app only consumes other ressources when you start it, there's nothing to gain here as well.
It might prove very useful at some future point, so I'd recommend you keep it. If you really want to get rid of it: as with any other app you don't know whether it might be needed, first "freeze" (disable) it and watch carefully for possible side-effects (none to expect here), and after a week or so, if no side-effects appear, you can go ahead and drop it.

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About Android versions and naming
Android 4.1 was jellybean. Also 4.2 and 4.3. And then, 4.4 emerged - as KitKat. After that, it bounced right up to 5.0 Lollipop!
How does this 'versioning' system work? What makes a 'new version with the same name' like 4.1 and 4.2, and what makes a 'new version with a new name' like KitKat?

You will have to ask whoever at Google decides when the next "name" deserves the "whole number" version bump.  As far as I know, there has not been an official answer to this question.

The names and numbers are decided by Google's marketing department. It's got nothing to do with the developers, who don't even know the name or number until shortly before it's announced: they use an internal name to talk about the release while they're working on it.
The numbers aren't real "major" and "minor" numbers like you get on most software. You'd expect minor releases to be compatible, but in fact they often introduce new features (for example, Bluetooth LE support was introduced in 4.3). Google supplies security updates on a monthly schedule, much more frequently than the marketing version changes.
Application compatibility is dealt with in an entirely different way: every time the Android API is changed, the API level changes. Each Android version (whether it's a new name or not; whether it's a new "major version" or not) has an API level. The Android developer site has some information on API level numbers and how they relate to the marketing names/numbers. It's not intended for end-users but it's quite readable.

The first digit denotes a major, milestone release. Typically this indicates new features or rewrites to filesystems, system applications, security/performance etc.
Minor releases, the digit behind the period, are patches to the major versions where things like bugfixes and security loopholes are fixed.
The Android versioning page on wikipedia has the full monty on the changes between each iteration.

This doesn't explain why 4.1-4.3 are one name and 4.4 is another, though.

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Home screen icons vanishing, and unable to restore some of them
My Alcatel Onetouch idol 3 currently runs Android 6.0.1, since Alcatel doesn't launches updates, as of this version. At the opposite, it often updates its own "over-layer", and I suspect this part to be responsible of my problem, as follows.
From about a couple of months, I noted that some of my home screen icons had suddenly vanished. Then it continued later, some other icons vanishing at successive random times.
Note: not only alone icons but folders vanish as well.
So my first question:
What may cause icons to vanish, and how to prevent it?
Beyond that, I obviously wanted to recover them, and sure it was pretty simple, selecting them from the Apps drawer.
But... two apps (Gmail and Notes) doesn't appear any longer in Apps drawer, although they keep showing through Params|Applications!
So I can't restore this ones.
So my second question:
How to make these icon go back to Apps drawer?

Have you tried another launcher to check if it is affected by both problems (icons disappearing from home screen and drawer? If it is not, then the issue will be with the launcher. Clearing its cache and/or data might help; or simply using another launcher.

@ReddyLutonadio Thanks for the idea, i'll do it, then wait and see... But in any case, how to recover missing apps in Apps drawer?

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How can I check storage I have used on Google photos
I know google photos is giving unlimited storage (for 16MP photos and 1020p videos). I have uploaded around 5000 photos and videos, but I cannot find the storage I have used.

Remember that is you backup photos in "high quality" they do not consume space from your Google Drive allocation, but do if you select "Original". Look in Photo - Settings - Backup & Sync fore this option and available space. Google does not breakdown cloud space used by type, it is all together.

Only @JellyTheBear's answer is useful (though getting the actual number by the suggested method can take a day or more). The other two answers say how to find out about the paid-for photo storage, which is not what the question is asking.

How to find storage requirements of your free Google Photos:

got to https://takeout.google.com/
pick only Photos for download
select parameters of the archive
wait for the process to finish (you will also get email)

You will then see the size of the archive(s) before downloading. As a bonus, you have now complete backup of your Google Photos.

Wouldn't that be the size of the compressed archive? I guess you'll have to download and extract the zips to get accurate size.

This works perfectly. It's slow and it took about 3 days to get the email with the results, but it allowed me to determine I am currently using 93 GB of photo storage, whereas the storage page says I'm using 1.5 GB, which is totally inaccurate.
Zip files won't compress images  or videos, which are already compressed, so the estimates are accurate.

it gave the size of my photos with this approach in approx. 15 min (36 GB total photos&videos) it asks for dividing to zip files and there are options for 1, 2, 5, 10 GB for dividing

Check here:
https://drive.google.com/settings/storage
There under "Total storage" you can see your used storage, and below when you click on "View details" you can see the details:
Storage details

XX.XX GB used
Drive   X GB
Gmail   X GB
Google Photos   X GB

Where's the details?  That is just an overview of each subsection, but if I click on Photos to see which photos are taking up how much, it doesn't show me.

Also, this doesn't tell you how much storage you are actually using in Google Photos, just how much you are using against your quota.

If you use Google Pixel with the unlimited upload of photos perk, you may find this number "inaccurate". My case: I've uploaded tons of photos in original quality and 4K videos, but this "Total storage" tells me that I've only used 0.79 GB of storage for Google Photos.

It is available in google drive as well as from within the photos app.
Photos App

Open photos app.
From the side menu, tap on settings
Tap on Back up & sync
Here you'll find backup account details with the storage analytics.

Google Drive

Visit drive.google.com
Click on the gear symbol at the top right. That's the settings
Under settings you'll find storage which should give you a fair
estimate on how much storage space you've used and how much is
remaining

If you need a breakdown of which google app is using how much storage,

Visit drive.google.com
To the bottom left you'll have a notificiation that says - x GB / Y
GB used.
Click on it and it gives you a breakdown where in you should be able
to see how much data google photos is taking up.

it shows only google drive storage info, not google photos

Everything you ever store on google (be it photos or drive or gmail) is all a common cloud storage. Where exactly did you check? If you specifically only want to check the size occupied by photos in drive, the easiest way is from teh photos app itself.

Firstly update photos app on playstore then,
Go to google photos app - - click on profile icon - - click on account storage option - - click on upload size - - there on the top you will xx storage out of 15gb used!!
Best luck!!

Google very annoyingly refrains from revealing a list of which photos/videos count against your quota.
If it makes your blood boil, I'm with you.
The only tools that I've found (after searching for hours) are:

https://photos.google.com/quotamanagement/large ("Only photos & videos that count towards your Google Account storage will appear here")

and

https://photos.google.com/unsupportedvideos

But those do not fully address the question.

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I can get Internet Connection, However I cannot download APK File (Kitkat and Lollipop)
I have problem related on internet connection in Android x-86 version 5.1 (Lollipop) and version 4.4 (Kitkat). I run that android emulators on VM-ware.
I use android-x86-4.4-r5.iso for Kitkat and android-x86-5.1-rc.iso for Lollipop.
I have internet connectivity and I can use web browser for both android emulators, but I cannot download the APK files.
The status of the APK files at Download Folder always show Queued status and I waited for so long but there was no any APK file at that folder (Download folder), or there is no any response.
Please help me out.
Thanks in advance.

How are you downloading them?  Are you using a Bridged or NAT connection in VMware?  (Also, please do not repeatedly ask the same question.  Add all details about your connectivity issues to one post.)

I use bridged connection for both Kitkat and Lollipop. How do I fix my problem in order to can download APK files? In another Android x-86 Lollipop OS, i can use the internet connectivity but I cannot use my instant messaging, e.g. LINE, Viber, etc and I cannot download the APK files too. Previously, I tried to download some APK files but it cannot work (stuck during downloading process), then I have clicked force stop at Download Manager and Download (Settings --> Apps --> All) but when i try to download another android application again, there is no any notification at Folder Download.


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Unknown device on Play Store
Something very strange happened, I was trying to install the Steam app and my LG device disappeared, a different device I never seen took it's place: Telstra Samsung SM-G900F. The first device is my tablet, but the second one is completely alien - Telstra is Australian and I'm in Brazil.
Has anyone seen something like this, how can I make my phone appear back in the list?

Could be a caching issue.  Try logging in from a different browser or a private browsing session and tell us if you still see it.

no, same issue on private browsing .-.

Are you using BlueStacks or any Android emulator? (similar issue:  Phantom device showing on Google Play)

It's strange that the date is unknown of that device. It's a Galaxy S5. Did you get any mails that you signed in on a new device?

When you select that device in Android device manager, can you get a location?

Did you change your build.prop file recently? You, or a root application, may have changed your device's "identity" for compatibility reasons (eg. installing incompatible apps, or Xposed framework)


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Show "battery so far" chart instead of the "projected battery life" chart in Marshmallow
After the update to Marshmallow, I notice the battery level chart is different that I had it with K. In KitKat, the chart was "last charge until now" long, but in Marshmallow it is "last charge until projected life" long.
The projected life is not really as useful as they might have anticipated it to be, its accuracy is questionable, and it only skews the scale of the chart. And it usually is not a small wasted space - on the contrary, usually it is much wider than the rest (currently 3/4 of the entire chart width).
Is it possible to revert to a KitKat style battery life chart?

I'm not sure if it's different that much, other than some small "wasted" space on the right if you think the projected life is not useful. But AFAIK, it's impossible to change that natively.

@AndrewT. - the part I really want to get rid of is the projected life. It is not really as useful as they might have anticipated it to be, its accuracy is BS, and it only skews the scale of the chart. And it usually is not a small wasted space - on the contrary, usually it is much wider than the rest.

Currently the projected part takes over 3/4 of the entire chart width.

I see, fair enough. Yeah, it's scaled to the last charge. Sorry I was biased about "small space" because I haven't charged until full for 1 day (the projected life is only 10% of the width), but AFAIK, it's impossible to remove that functionality. Perhaps someone has better solution.


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Notification icon that looks like "no entry" symbol
There is an icon in my notification bar that looks like a no entry symbol (far left):

Does anyone know what it is/means? I have been unable to find out.

yeah looks like do not disturb. thanks a lot guys. I'm trying to post the actual pic but my email is messed up, can't get the pic from my phone to laptop

Please see this page for how to merge your accounts.

You've your phone on Total Silence (one of Do not Disturb modes).
In the section Turn sounds back on (turn off "Do not disturb") of the article Silence your device with "Do not disturb", Elena notes:

If your phone is in "Do not disturb" mode, you'll see an icon in the status bar at the top of your screen:
 Alarms only or Priority only
 Total silence

Here's further proof:
(Click image to enlarge)

Next time when you're in a similar situation, try these simple techniques I listed here.


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Executing script on device shutdown
For custom scripts at boot, we have init.d. I want to know if there's a possibility of executing a custom script when shutting down, something similar to init.d or by using an APK?

You could make an app that receives the SHUTDOWN intent.

I think you can create a xposed framework module for that purpose.

Our default answer on questions like this is tasker – whenever it comes to automation, this is the most powerful tool to be mentioned. Tasker combines Contexts (Events, states, location, time) with Tasks to be fired when such a context is met. For your case, there's an event called Device Shutdown – which you could combine with the task Code › Run Shell to execute your shutdown scripts.
For further reading, I strongly recommend you visiting our tasker tag-wiki, which also links to additional resources like the tasker user-guide or my collection of tasker resources.

This is not easy. especially for scripts that have to run after zygote was stopped. Try to digg /*.rc scripts. may be attaching to the swapoff action help you. There are some mod projects at xda too https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1387692


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Android app identifier?
Is there such a thing as a searchable database or a website anywhere online where someone can type in the name of an app or a package name and see a summary of what the app is for, if it is a system app, if it is just Android or iOS, list of permissions needed, etc?
I guess sort of an app dictionary/encyclopedia with more in depth info than what searching Google Play will give me.

Could you be more specific about what you want that Google Play isn't giving you?

@DanHulme Reading between the lines: whether it's a system app, and the full list of permissions? Whether it's an iOS app might be indicated by not finding it there. And unfortunately, there are tons of apps whe one has to guess really hard "what the app is for" :)

Unlikely such a site exists and is complete. See the two links in this answer: The first currently covers 1718 apps, the second ~7,350 apps. My own site currently covers ~13,000+ apps (from multiple sources: GPlay, F-Droid, Aptoide "Apps", Xposed Repo).
Google Play covers >1 Mio apps, and I have a lot of apps not covered there (so do F-Droid (~1,800 apps) and Aptoide (~90,000 apps in their main repo, plus tons more in other "user-repos"). Then there are those apps offered outside of stores at all, e.g. only on the website of some company.
All that's left is typing the package name (surrounded by quotes) into a search box (Google, DuckDuckGo, whatever) and see what pops up. As you're specifically after malware: those results sometimes include links to scan details by several known anti-X companies, which are interesting (but not easy to read).

We could theoretically build an A.I. to mine from a search engine's results, and then have the relevant info of a package included in a database, couldn't we?

@DeathMaskSalesman oh, theoretically we could be millionaires :)

Nice example, pal. Still, it's when hypothesis gets applied, that we have changes. And what you did, was to give me a nice idea.

Looking forward to what that might become, @DeathMaskSalesman – don't forget to update us then!

I am not very sure if any such searchable database or a website is even possible for anyone to create (including Google itself), given the current size of Android apps, the indie app development ecosystem of Android  and plethora of Android devices on offer, which varies from country to country and more.
I guess the simplest approach is to take it case-by-case for each app.
If you find a new/unknown app, just do a quick Google Search using app's Name.
Most likely that you will find a link to Either Google Play store (if that app is hosted on Google Play) or some other Link from where you can download the APK for the app. Developers tend to provide enough information (such as app permissions) about the app so that user can see and install apps through these links.
Having said that, I found few useful links/sites which can be visited for app info.
Link-1, Link-2
Of course, these links/sites have their limitations and they do not have EVERY Single app which is ever developed for Android.


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Use WhatsApp for one-way communication to a group
I am a teacher. All my students are using WhatsApp. I want to create a group for my students, and hide the group members to see others' contact details except my contact details.
Also I can only post the messages and others will not post in that group. It will be one way communication for their assignments and quizzes.
Is it possible in WhatsApp Messenger?

Not possible AFAIK. It is always a two-way communication.

It is not possible. But you can use broadcasts as an alternative.

If you use a group this might not be possible. However, you can create a Broadcast list - in this way you can send a message in a shot to all participants and they will not be able to see the other members
On WhatsApp click on the overflow button (3 dots) and chose New Broadcast
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Clear spam folder from Gmail app
I have an LG-38 from Straight Talk. I have over 1000 spam messages in my Gmail account.
How can I erase all of my spam messages at one time?

I am on my Mobile LG 38 Android I can't find a button that will erase all Spam messages at one time

Would it not be easier deleting them all from the web interface instead? https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6602?hl=en I find that to be more quicker and simpler. If you have a PC nearby, simply log into your gmail account and follow steps in link above

I am on a MotoX Pure, but the Gmail application should be the same or at least very similar.

Open Gmail
Navigate to your Spam folder
Tap on the icon in the far upper-right corner that looks like three dots sitting on top one another
A dropdown will appear and the only option should be to "Empty Spam"


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Accessing Windows PC folder on Android tablets without internet connection
I am trying to access a Windows PC folder on my Android tablets (let's say 10 tablets). I have a video folder in my PC and I want to access that folder and play video. Things I have tried are:

Using JCIFS library and Samba server: the drawback is it requires internet connection.
Using WAMP server and localhost: this solution was perfect until I tested it on multiple devices. It takes a lot of time to buffer big video files and sometimes fails to access videos.

Is there any other method to do that without root? Any other methods to connect my Android tablets to Windows PC and access the video files from a folder?

"It takes a lot of time to buffer big video files and sometimes fails to access videos" -- I would only assume that you tried to buffer those files from those devices on a Wi-Fi. Don't be surprised, well. Wi-Fi has its limitations and so as the hardware providing the Wi-Fi. :-)

CIFS/samba doesn't required internet access, a LAN is fine.

There are several File manager supporting all local file systems & LAN, so they can access your Windows shares directly – no Internet required, just a local WiFi both, your Android device(s) and Computer(s) are connected to. My (very subjective) "top 3" you can find described in my answer on our sister-site, together with some screenshots: ES File Explorer, Open Explorer (also see my recommendation here), Solid Explorer. All 3 have network capabilities and even can auto-discover your Windows shares.

I want to know how can I implement that feautre in my Android App

Wrong place to ask then. This site is for end users of Android, development issues are off-topic here.


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How do I add another keyboards into Remix OS (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand Keyboards)
I have a problem which are I cannot add another keyboards namely, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. I cannot change the Keyboard from English language to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand languages.
I have tried Khmer Smart Keyboard, Cambodia Keyboard APK and Phum Keyboard for Cambodia keyboard;
Keyboard ManMan, Gadgetdoor Thai Keyboard, Thai Gingerbread KB and Thai Pack Without ALM97774503 for Thailand keyboard.
My host OS is Windows 7. I use VM-ware player to run Remix OS and Remix OS is marshmallow.
How do I add another keyboards into Remix OS please?
Kindly please help me out. Any suggestion, I would appreciate it.

Hi, how to use the redraw keyboard. it has 2 features, namely enable keyboard and activate keyboard. but when i tried to click both of them, nothing happen. please guide me @Geo


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Am I able to add a data-only sim-card to my dual-sim smartphone?
I've a OnePlus 3 which has dual sim functionality. Of course I've also a single common smartphone sim which provides me with a telephone number and internet access.
Since there are pretty cheap data-only sim cards (they are commonly used for laptops, tablets etc.) I wondered if my smartphone is able to handle such. It would increase my speed, coverage and data volume for just little money. Also I don't have to deal with two telephone numbers.
Does this actually work? Is it a good idea?

Data SIMs are no different from regular SIMs regarding data connection. As long as your phone supports the configuration you want (e.g. many phones only supports Slot1 4G + Slot2 2G configuration - confirm whether you still need 3G/4G on the call SIM and place in slot accordingly), you can just pop one in and enjoy.


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android cast for windows with 30fps using usb?
I am looking for a free solution that can cast (mirroring)
 to windows pc using usb so i can debug on my android phone but i don't have to use my phone to see the app
like this one https://github.com/yangh/sevensquare

Is Vysor good enough? You don't even need USB - it can stream over ADB Wireless.

i am looking for free software , visor is not free and also its not good with speed its around 7fps

Vysor is free at the minimum resolution; also in my experience it may not be 30FPS but could certainly reach 20 over USB.

Try downloading this app called "AirDroid" from Play Store.
It has a feature called "AirMirror" which lets you mirror your phone screen over WiFi(root required) or USB(no root needed).
I've been using it for a few years and it's pretty stable.

its not free , is their any free app you can recommend

this app requires a ton of permissions. is it normal?


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Black screen after flashing CAF ROM
On a Nexus 5 D820 with the latest Google stock images installed. Note: data formatted as ext4.
Steps taken:
1) flashed hammerheadcaf TWRP
2) wiped all data
3) flashed CM13 CAF zip
4) 2 errors, same: unknown command: [log]
Power off, and then attempted a boot. Nothing. Just a black screen. Do I need an older Nexus 5 Bootloader/Radio Image?
Edit: This may be screen-related. My N5 has had its screen replaced, and others seem to possibly have a similar issue.


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Lollipop boots only in recovery
I am using a Lenovo p70 phone with custom aosp 5.1 arm64 based rom! I am using TWRP recovery. Until today i had no problems with the recovery.
Today i rebooted my phone in recovery by typing reboot recovery in terminal emulator. Now everytime i try to boot my phone it boots only in recovery.
So now i can't boot my android os anymore.
P.S It also boots in recovery when i use adb shell reboot or adb shell reboot recovery. adb shell reboot bootloader still works as it intended.
Can anyone help?
P.S2 I found a file which tries to fix this problem, but targets android ics so i don't think it will help.

Did you try resetting the phone?

@esQmo what do you mean by resetting? Wiping data, cache? I plan to restore a backup but i have no physical access to the drive with my backup at the moment.

Yes this may help.

Can you wipe the cache partition?

@SuperThomasLab  I already wiped cache and dalvik-cache but there is no result.

Can you wipe the cache partition?


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Phone will not let me ENCRYPT
I want to encrypt my apps and personal data, such as passwords to email etc.
If I have factory reset my phone (GS2sprint) and it is fully charged (over 90%) and plugged in. So I went to Settings→Apps→Security, and from there to Encrypt or Encrypt SDCard -- but it won't let me encrypt: The buttons are grayed out.
Why won't it let me encrypt? I have a new file that I have not seen before which is sprint extention. It will not let me stop it and like I said after Hard Factory reset it still will not let me encrypt anything.

I updated your question accordingly, JAY. Please do the same with the following details: What kind of lock-screen security have you set up -- PIN, password, pattern, or none? AFAIR encryption does not accept one of them. You might want to read How to Encrypt Your Android Phone and Why You Might Want To -- which says it must be either PIN or password set up before you can encrypt.

I've set up a pin for my lock screen.

To get it right: You've set up a PIN and now it works -- or you already had set up a PIN and it still does not work?

Mr Izzy one more question. Ive tried what you said and Ive put in a password with numbers and this dang phone still wont encrypt its data. It factory resets its self with a error mssg that reads interuption when there should be none because it is over its percent to start encryption and its plugged in. Then I did the only encrypt data on phone or short encryption and I still have the same mssg... Encryption failed due to interuption omg! He is coming

Sorry, then I'm lost, too... Who's coming? Where to? [locking my door, just in case...]

I know I am late to this discussion, but, for others out there that may have not gotten an answer to this yet, device encryption on some devices may only work with a strong password. A (medium security) PIN may not be enough.

You already have to have a strong password selected and installed and then the encryption button will be available for you to press.

The Android phone must be fully charged (100%) and charging in order to encrypt your phone. The button will change dark when your phone is fully charged and charging. There is now a notification text about the thing in the Android 6.x. It also says that the encryption may take one hour and more.


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Jelly Bean Update cause SD card unexpectedly removed issue
I have recently updated my Samsung Galaxy Note from ICS to official JellyBean Update. I am getting SD card unexpectedly removed issue after regular interval.
SD card unexpectedly removed issue is not there if phone is in charging mode or If I am listening music or playing games.
SD card unexpectedly removed issue appears only when I use phone after some time. This is very annoying please help me to fix this issue.

Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note
SD: SanDisk 32 gb.

We already have a similar question here: SD card unexpectedly removed (and here: Samsung Galaxy S having internal sd card problems -- though this one is not with JB, but it at least has some answers).

No this not the case my brother have s2 with ICS same card work fine with s2. Same card was working fine before updating my phone. But problem arise after upgrade. I googled and most of the people saying its known big Issue with Jelly Bean you should wait till next firmware upgrade.


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Samsung Galaxy J5 connected to WiFi but network not available
I bought this brand new Samsung Galaxy J5 yesterday, but I'm stuck with an internet connection problem.
The thing is that the WiFi connection worked properly on the store and at some other places, but in my home, it connects to the WiFi but I don't seem to have any network (I open the browser but can't access any URL). All others devices that I have in my house work very well (other Android devices).
I'm assuming then that :

The J5 is working properly (as I can connect it at other places);
The WiFi in my home is working properly (as others devices connect to it and can access any URL).

I was digging many hours yesterday on the web to find a solution for this but nothing has worked so far. By the way, all "J's" devices seem to have a lot of these issues.
Is it correct to say that I may be facing some kind of compatibility issue, between J5 and my WiFi? If yes, what could I do to solve it?

Indeed that might be a compatibility issue. I vaguely remember there was something similar in the past with some devices concerning encryption. Check what your router's WiFi is set to here. It might be WEP (unlikely and insecure), WPA, WPA2 or – and that might be the issue here – WPA/WPA2 (i.e. let the client chose). Some devices had trouble with that choice; so if it's set this way in your case, it might be worth trying to fix it to either WPA or WPA2.

If you had previously made changes to the settings to the router to only allow selected devices, then you might need to add the new device as well. The same thing applies if you setup a only allowed device firewall on your network.

My dual SIM Samsung J5 has problems after restart to find the Provider Connection, so I can't take the calls.
The solution to fix this: after every reboot, start both SIM cards. After that, you can make calls again. Turn off 1 SIM card if you want to save the battery.
You have to do this after every phone reboot. It's easy but important to know this solution.

This looks like an attempt to solve an issue about mobile data connection, not WiFi connection.


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WiFi only working while charging the phone
I am being experiencing this very strange issue in the last couple days. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini with an (unofficial) build of Cyanogenmod 11. Is has been working fine for the last year with this ROM. However, since yesterday, the WiFi is not working very well.
Basically, when I turn it on, it doesn't find all the networks I expect. When I connect to my home network, it shows a very weak signal and often disconnects completely.
Another issue that I think could be related to, is the battery. It discharges very quickly, I need to charge the phone twice a day (it's not a big problem though). Sometimes if I reboot the phone, I loose up to 30% of charge.
After various test, I found out that when the battery is very low, the WiFi scans but doesn't find any network, hence I can't use it. When the battery is half charged, I can connect to my network, but the connection is very unstable. When it's fully charged, I can connect to my network and browse the web normally.
Now the weird part is, if I plug my phone to AC power, the connection is (almost) perfect. WiFi works, it finds all the networks, and the signal is great.
If I try pinging 8.8.8.8 from the phone on half battery, I get several packet drops with time ranging from 200ms to 10000ms. On AC power, it is mostly stable on 40ms. All this problems are identical with another network.
I would like to know if the battery and the WiFi issues are related?

WiFi consumes battery. With this in mind, the operating system is designed to restrict or lower the strength of using the WiFi, with the basic goal of saving battery juice, to extend the battery life a bit.
In your case, the most likely culprit is your battery. Replace it, and all should be well.

For instance, there's this discussion: https://www.quora.com/Does-battery-power-impact-Wi-Fi-connection-strength-stability


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Gestures setting on LG G3 running Android Marshmallow
I have LG G3, now running on Android Marshmallow. Prior to Marshmallow, I had this setting under Settings - Gestures. Now, I can't find it on Marshmallow.
Did LG remove it? If not, where is it?

The features are still there, LG only moved the settings to other place.
From a post by jtrvk on XDA Forum,

The gesture settings regarding calls have been moved to main phone
Settings - Call - scroll down to Gesture
For smart screen gesture, that setting is now listed under Display

Sorry, but "gestures" doesn't appear in either of those places, at least on my phone. I have checked every single setting, and no "gestures".

I see.. Sorry, I'm not sure if I can help you further since I don't have the device. Hopefully someone else can solve this.

Just found the answer to the "...by putting the phone to your ear" setting on my LG G3. It wasn't in the general settings. I opened the phone icon on the home screen and then opened the menu in the right hand corner → Call Settings.  The options for answering the phone with the gestures were there.


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Can't modify build.prop
I have a nexus 6 with version 6.0.1 of android flashed and rooted using Nexus Root toolkit 2.1.4.
I am trying to modify build.prop and doing adb pull/push and even trying to move it to /data/local/tmp and then mv command won't work.
Mounting /system/ rw results in a boot loop and I have to reflash.
I am unsure on how to enable modification of this file.  How can I turn off this "production build" protection on android?
adb shell
shell@shamu:/ $ su
root@shamu:/ # mv /data/local/tmp/build.prop /system/
mv: /system//build.prop: Read-only file system
1|root@shamu:/ # mount -o rw,remount /system
127|root@shamu:/ # mv /data/local/tmp/build.prop /system/
mv: xwrite: No space left on device
1|root@shamu:/ # exit
1|shell@shamu:/ $ exit

adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
failed to copy 'build.prop' to '/system/build.prop': Permission denied

adb shell
shell@shamu:/ $ su
root@shamu:/ # mv /data/build.prop /sy
sys/    system/
root@shamu:/ # mv /data/build.prop /system/build.prop
mv: /system/build.prop: Read-only file system

I'm trying to add this config option to build.prop
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true

The device has plenty of space as it was just freshly rooted and flashed with a brand new stock image.

First, tell us exactly what you're trying to change in build.prop. You don't have to take so much turns just to edit that file. Simply use Kernel Adiutor, ES File Explorer or a Buildprop Editor type app. They can do the job smoothly. Second, your mount command actually returned an error code 127. Search it. Third, how much space is left in the device? By my estimate, less than 15MB out of 2GB. And, try with SELinux in permissive mode. It wouldn't hurt. Fourth, why would adb push not fail? See http://android.stackexchange.com/a/5888/96277. Too many issues here. :)

I just tried BuildProp Editor and it fails to save.  I have SuperSu installed and working and grant the application root privileges.


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How to Unbrick Android Phone Which has No OS, No Recovery? and How to Repair IMEI in MTK Devices?

I think i bricked my phone, my phones model number is "Micromax Canvas
  Spark Q380".
I've no OS installed, No Recovery Mode Installed.
Also fastboot and adb can't recognise my device on PC.
I've tried this :
  http://forum.xda-developers.com/gene...k-rom-t3131362 but it also
  didn't worked.
What to do?? any help please

Can you hear a sound when you connect the phone to computer?

yes i do but when do process of fastboot, then it says mp device found.

I don't get you there! You said no OS, no recovery, so the phone is not powering on, or if so, it is stuck in the splash screen, right?

it also not displaying splash screen. :(

its just blank, or dead.

Ok since you can hear a sound, this means there is a chance to revive your phone

ok so, what should i do??

Your phone's specs say it is powered by Mediatek chip (MT6582M). We need to find if the preloader is still present.

so how to find that??

check my answer and let me know if something goes wrong.

For IMEI repairing on MTK devices, you'll need a tool called MAUI META 3G and BPLGU modem file
This tutorial explains it better.

Unbricking MTK devices is quite simple. You need the stock firmware and the flashtool.

Download the firmware here
SP Flashtool (the tool needed to flash the files)
Extract firmware zip file (I think the flashtool may be inside. If not, download it from here
Install USB Drivers. (VCOM or META drivers needed, get them here)
Open SP Flash Tool and click the Download tab button, select “Firmware upgrade” .
Click Scatter-Loading button & browse to the extracted firmware folder and select MT6582M_Android_scatter.txt file (It is a map file that tells the computer where each files can be sent in the phone)
Now hit the Download button.
Connect your phone to the PC with battery inside by USB cable (Drivers shall be installed)
After the flashing process succeed, a green tick will appear. Disconnect your phone and power it up.

Done.

Ahhh !!! I was skipped to install mediatek drivers, now i installed it and my phone is working like a charm. Thanks :)

Glad that I helped :)

hey wait, all is working fine but my sim is not showing its network. Its in a emergency call only mode.

Check if IMEI is present *#06#

No its not, It says "invalid".

Ok, you need to repair it.

Guide Me Bro !!

As the phone is alive now, edit your question by adding the issue so that I can add another answer with the IMEI repair process

Done, Go Ahead.

First, tell me what is the contents of the unzipped folder, the one containing thr flash files? There should be some files witj another folder

there are only flash files there.

there is not another folder amongst those files?


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Samsung galaxy J1 dialing pad shortcut
Is there a way to go straight from the home screen using a shortcut, directly to the dialing pad/phone keypad, without first going through phone > keypad ?
Ideally I'd like this shortcut to be in the shortcut bar at the bottom of the home screen rather than one of the home 'pages'.

You can try Quick short cut maker. Scroll through the system app activities and of you find the activity that launches keypad, simply create a shortcut and place wherever you want. Let me know if it works to post as an answer


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Why is there no network in my new Samsung Galaxy S2 when I insert my Prepaid Sim Card?
I bought a new Samsung Galaxy S2 and insert my Prepaid Singtel Sim card. When i turn it on, it doesn't have any network and states 'no service'

Is your SGS2 network unlocked? Did you buy it unlocked to any network?

I'm not  sure if its unlocked or not. What do you mean? Mind explaining in details?

See this

I don't understand how its locked or unlocked..

Simple and brief explanation: Network carriers lock their handsets to the network, so it could be used only on that carrier. If it was unlocked, it could be used on any carrier.

Oh okay. So how do I unlock it back?

If you are on a contract with the carrier - you may have to fork out money to get it unlocked or possibly breach of their contract, or, go to some shady phone unlock shop or online, either way you will be charged.

oh so I need to get the help of a phone shop instead of myself doing it?

Yes, preferably they do that for you, rather than risking making a mess of the handset. :)

Summing up from the comments:
Your device is most likely sim-locked by your provider (even more likely if you bought it there for a discount, or got it free with your contract). So it will only work with SIM cards from that specific provider. If you want to use it with a different (pre-paid) card, you need to have your device unlocked first.
While it is generally possible to do that yourself, it will not only cost you time to figure out how, but you might also risk "making a mess" of it (as t0mm13b put it). So best is to go to some shop offering this service, and pay a little fee having them doing the job. Saves you at least some headaches.
See also:

“SIM card doesn't allow a connection to this network” ERROR
Questions tagged "sim-unlocking"

Did you add the APN settings?   They are not always automatically generated.   Your carrier should provide instructions on how to add /check your APN settings.

Bearing in mind that the questioner probably doesn't know what APN settings are, would you like to explain this further?


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How to move application to SD card in samsung galaxy s duos
How to move application to SD card in samsung galaxy s duos.
I have tried some application from Google Play but did not succeed.
Plz help me

According to our tag wiki, the Duos comes with Android 4.x -- which natively supports to move apps to SD:
Settings→Apps→Manage Apps, sroll to the app you want to move, tapp the "Move to SDCard" button.
If the button is grayed out, the app does not support being moved to SDCard. See Unable to move few Apps to SD Card for details on that.
Questions (and their answers) you might want to check for further details:

How to install APK files on SDCARD?
Other than portability, are there any other advantages (or disadvantages) to storing apps on external storage?
Can I force move to sd card applications that don't want to be moved there?

EDIT: Googling around revealed several technical reviews stating that app2sd is not working on the Duos. Only known working solutions include either rooting the device, or using the Android SDK, see e.g. How to move almost all Android apps to SD card (no root required): here a comment reports to have successfully accomplished the task using a terminal emulator instead of the SDK. Putting things together, a How-To could basically look like this:

install a terminal app from the playstore (e.g. Android Terminal Emulator)
start the app
enter pm set-install-location 2, followed by the Enter key (if that throws an error other than "permission denied", try pm setInstallLocation 2 instead. In case of a "permission denied", you would need to root the device)

To my knowledge, this would only set the default installation target to the SDCard, but not move any apps itself. The howto there further describes one could then move apps manually. I have not tried this (I don't want to move things to SD), and so cannot confirm anything -- but it might be worth a try.
And again, the comments there are not all clear. While one claimed success, another user writes:

I can confirm this procedure cannot be done for Samsung S Duos.
  Even checked with Samsung Customer Care and they confirmed that Android 4.0x will not support movement of apps from the phone memory to External SD.

Same is, btw., claimed by LG support (something like "not our fault, blame Google"). But as other users say they can use app2sd fine on their 4.x devices, I cannot believe that it is ICS's fault, as the options are still shown fine even on my 4.1.x devices.

There is no button Move to SDCard in my Application manager

Is there no "Move..." button next to the "Delete data" in the "storage" section of the app details page? Just checking on my LG, I cannot find it either. Must be something done by the manufacturer/provider that it is removed from some devices, as ICS still should have it. In Manage apps, what tabs do you have there? // I just googled a little, and found that some manufacturers (like e.g. LG) intentionally disabled this functionality. Could very well be your SGS Duos is affected by this as well :(

Further checks in several tech reviews confirm that app2sd does not work on the Duos. Only known work-arounds include rooting the device. Similar issue to my LG Optimus 4X as well, by the way, as I found out on the way :(

I do know it was removed in Jellybean by Google (at least in 4.2, I can't remember if it was still there in 4.1). The goal is to push manufacturers to use one big solid partition so you can share your "sdcard" and application space. On devices that have separate partitions, it definitely can severely limit available space on the phone for apps.

That goes to be political, but IMHO this decision should be left to the user. Nevertheless, I still see the option on my 4.1.1 tablets. But as they also still use UMS (instead of the "favored" MTP), this might as well be a "speciality" of this one manufacturer... I just googled for "app2sd android 4.0", but an official statement from Google I didn't see in the result list.

study the whole answer PATIENTLY  and i am sure this will help
i will tell you how to swap your internal memory and external memory
ex. if you have a 8gb sd card, then your internal memory will be 8gb and the external will be 2gb
YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND I TAKE NO LIABILITY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
HERE IS THE PROCEDURE
for this your phone must be rooted
download root external 2 internal app from play store.
allow the superuser request when you open the app.
go to settings
here
select Default SGS3 roms
select send rescan
select use per default
then go to the ext.sdcard device access
there u will see  /dev/block/vold/179:49
change it to /dev/block/vold/179.33
go back on clicking the enternal 2 internal on the up left of the screen
select at boot (if not selected)
then click on external>internal
then on **at boot if init.d....
TADA
THATS IT NOW GO TO SETTINGS AND SEE YOUR STORAGE
BUBYE
"THIS IS APPLICABLE ONLY FOR GALAXY S DUOS"

How does this answer the question and help the OP move an app to their SD card?


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Rooted Galaxy Note 2 cant get internet
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Note 2.  Now I cannot get the internet on it. My purpose was to avoid paying sprint the extra 30 bucks a month for tethering to my Ipad. Now I cant even get the internet on the phone except with wi-fi. I am considering a factory restore because if my frustration. How can I give get internet without restoring to factory settings?

Perhaps you flashed a wrong modem/radio firmware and hence the cellular radio does not work on your network? Going back to factory-defaults/reset would do nothing in that case.

The full internet would not fit on your phone :) Honestly: Did you only root the device, or did you flash anything else? What process/method did you use for rooting? Are you getting any error messages? Have you checked your APN settings?

Can you add links to what ROM you might be running or are you still running stock with root?  Did you flash anything from recovery?  Maybe some links to guides you followed would help.

What might be causing this:
The issue is with the new ROM. What company it is of? For example, I tried Cyanogen 10.1 in HTC HD2, and it was running perfect. But had a little speed issue, as when I started GPRS connection by sim card, the phone started to hang out. But that's not the subject. The main issue here is the Internet connection.
Or the Data Connection (Access Point) error. You might be setting access point  which are not correct. Try to get some help from the Network provider or read some blogs online, to check what settings would work for your phone. Android phones have same settings all around, so that means a setting for Sony Xperia would work in Samsung Galaxy too.
What you should do:

I tried another ROM in my current phone, Qmobile noir A8. It was letting me use Internet before the ROM update, so I was worried what to do? As I was also able to use WiFi, but not the data connection. So I first tried to do a factory reset. But all in vain, as I was having the ROM that has been installed, and my Stock ROM was no more in memory. So I tried to get help from there site, INCPak, No help! Then I tried to check my phone's settings. In settings I saw that there is no Access Point set. So I entered the configurations of my SIM card's grps there, and restarted the Data Connections. Bravo! I was able to get the Internet now! :)
Try to get some help from the people who created this ROM, if this is a ROM created by someone who said: "I will not be responsible if you brick your device." then you have no idea what mess you are in to now. Go find a new ROM for your phone as this aint gonna work. But if you got a ROM from someone like Cyanogen then you can get some help by contacting them. Or you try the first method I posted. I am sure, you will get set by that one. If not, then try to edit the settings. That's all what an Android phone can get issues with.


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How can I set up my Google account without syncing Gmail?
I got a Nexus 7 tablet. Is it possible to use my Google account just to download apps and for backup purpose?
I'd rather not see my emails, chats and contacts on the device as it's not with me all the time and shared with kids, and basically anyone in the house has access to it.
I couldn't find any options to do this. Without logging in with my Google account, the device is kind of useless. I tried turning off sync for everything after I logged in, but the emails are still syncing. Plus it's only a couple of clicks away to turn back on if anyone wished. I can't add password just for these apps either.
Please don't ask me to create another Gmail account just for this. Are rooting and installing custom ROM the only option? Any other suggestions?

I'm pretty sure turning off Sync for GMail on Accounts and Sync does that. If you are willing to go the extra mile, just get your Nexus 7 rooted and "freeze" the GMail app. Using one of the many applications out there that does it.

I would create a special user account for the kids and password-protect your account. That'll keep them out of your Gmail for sure.

I have not tried freeze thing, but sounds like anyone can just unfreeze it if they have access to the device, wouldnt it?

Here's a working solution to add a Google account and prevent it from syncing everything.

Before adding the Google account, disable Sync (from system settings
or from your pull-down menu).
With sync disabled, add the Google account.
Enable Airplane mode to prevent all data transfer.
Enable Sync. You must do this to modify the specific sync settings next.
Go into sync settings for the Google account, and uncheck all services you don't want synced. For your case, you only want Sync App Data enabled.
Disable airplane mode.

You now have the google account on your phone, and it hasn't synced anything except the services you chose to let it sync.
I follow this procedure to prevent emails and contacts from syncing. Contacts in particular are very annoying, since disabling sync doesn't delete the synced contacts from the phone, so you must prevent them from getting on your phone in the first place with this solution.

Overall, I think this is the best solution posted here so far.  However, I'm not sure if it works quite right.  After step 2, Android shows the current date and time as the last date and time of a sync.  Not sure if data is actually synced or not.

Doesn't work. As soon as you add the account anywhere, a sync happens regardless of whether the system sync is off (it is). The initial sync appears to be forced.

While it's true that Android forces the initial sync, if you do step 3 quickly, right after new account was added, the procedure works. I just tried it because I didn't want contacts synced to my device. It took me a few retries but eventually I succeeded. Shame on Google that it makes it so difficult. Android is a bad joke compared to BlackBerry 10 OS.

I would suggest you to have two users configured as Al Everett suggested and additionally configure to your need.

The first user as a main user use your Google account to have all the bells and whistles. Have a screen guard configured for this account so that no other user will be using it.
Then create a second user and use your Google account to install all necessary apps that you think necessary for the second user. This can include the apps that you had purchased with your Google account.
In Settings you can then opt out not to sync emails, contacts, photos and all the stuffs you wouldn't like to share. Again Settings->Apps, open GMail and clear its data to remove all the previously synced data.
Install App locker apps which will prevent unauthorized use of any apps by protecting with a password.

With the above both you and your kids can use the tablet in their own space with you worrying to share your mails and contacts with them.

This is good advice, and I've already thought of it, but I've been using google for a long time.  The account I have is associated with paid apps, and has been in use for email and other things for a long time, so separating the accounts now is not practical.  Dunno about the OP, but I'm still looking for a way to avoid sync when installing a google account.

Google allows to use application-specific passwords. I have not used them, especially not in an Android device but this may be a solution for your problem if it is possible to use a "Market-Only password" on your device.
BTW: The Google backup works AFAIK only for apps that explicitly support it (therefore not of every app). If you have an Android 4.0 or higher device you may want to try the local backup via ADB which saves all user data on the device.

I dont want to see any emails on my tablet. So I dont think having log in with another password will give me that. The way I see it, all the google apps (gmail, talk, play, etc..) are tied to one gmail account. So you either login in all apps or none.

Good to know about the backup not backing up all the apps. Cheers

Best backup option I know is Titanium Backup, which requires root.  For this reason if no other, I would not consider using an un-rooted Android phone.

Steps:

Go to Settings --> Under Wireless&Networks select Data Usage --> click Menu-->check Auto- Sync.
Then go back to Settings-->Accounts-->Google-->uncheck Gmail .

Or else you can uncheck Auto-sync option to disable automatic synchronizing all options.


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When using a terminal emulator, why are there so many normal Linux commands that do not work?
There are a lot of standard Linux commands that do not work from a Terminal Emulator in Android. I thought Android is based on the Linux kernel, but it lacks so many functions like man, groups, find, etc.
Why are there so many normal Linux commands that do not work?

A kernel does not implement the binaries, as you should know. The latter are stored in /system/bin, /system/xbin or /sbin.

If you need additional commands, check for "Busybox". Though its installation usually requires root access, there's at least one that does not.

This is similar to asking why applesauce does not have a crust, because apple pie and applesauce are both based on apples.

This is not Bash. At the beginning of my journey in Android, I have seen that the Android shell is a little bit different from Bash.
The Android Shell
A "shell" is a program that listens to keyboard input from a user and performs actions as directed by the user. Android devices come with a simple shell program. This shell program is mostly undocumented. Since many people are curious about it, I thought I'd write up some documentation for it.
Built-in Commands
Every shell has a few built-in commands. Some common built-in commands are:

echo -- prints text to stdout
set -- sets shell variables
export -- makes shell variables available to command-line programs
cd -- change the current directory
pwd -- print name of the current directory

Futher Reading
Please check this question and this page for more details.

Android uses mksh. Here's an interesting read: http://www.all-things-android.com/content/mirbsd-korn-shell-android-shell


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Transfer WhatsApp chat from iOS to Android
I want to transfer my WhatsApp chats from my iPhone 6 with iOS 8.4 to my new Samsung Galaxy S6e, is there an easy way to do that?

As far as I am aware, as the iOS system has a built-in restriction that stops one accessing its filesystem, you cannot get access to the conversation history backup files.
Even if you managed to obtain read/write access through a jailbreak of some sort, the iOS messages dump might not even be of a compatible format to be displayed on Android.
In short, there is no easy/safe way to transfer your WhatsApp conversation history between iOS and Android. Android to Android, however, is a different matter.


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Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 stuck on booting screen
My Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 on Android 4.1.2 seems to have somehow managed to brick itself. I was using it for WiFi tethering via USB to my laptop. All was good until I unplugged it. It started restarting itself but never fully starting, so I was guessing maybe the battery was messing up.
Anyways, I've come to the conclusion that it's bricked. It starts up, displays its model, and reboots before it even reaches the Samsung logo. The phone has its original firmware and has never been rooted or anything. It starts up but boot loops after displaying its model.
I tried accessing the recovery menu by pressing home + volume up + power but it doesn't work.  I also tried vol up + vol down + power but that doesn't work either.
I'm kind of losing hope because I'm pretty certain it's hard-bricked. Somehow the OS must have gotten corrupted. It charges normally and I can turn it on but it boot loops. I tried connecting it to my laptop today via USB and it's not connecting properly, the phone just charges and doesn't connect.
I really need to go on my phone because I have an important number on there.

Your device is soft-bricked, but thankfully you know which Android version was installed. (More details below)
But first things first, let's cover one easy fix that can be overlooked. This happened to me on my Note 2 recently, and I had forgot one of the smallest fixes. Power on your phone while holding volume-up and home to get into Recovery Mode, and highlight "Clear Dalvik Cache". Confirm and reboot. This happened to work for me when I had made no changes to the phone in months.
If that didn't work, here's our only chance at saving all data stored in the phone (being stock & unrooted). I also have gone down this path successfully, only difference being the website I downloaded from, and the fact that I yellow-triangled my stock Verizon bootloader (big whoops).
Since you know your Android version, you can use Odin to flash the exact same firmware to your phone, removing the need to explicitly wipe data. It's a 50/50 shot, some people say Odin wipes data, some say it doesn't, it worked for me.
Go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N7000/
And select the country of v4.1.2 you had from the list. This is a good 3 hour download, and you may have to download it multiple times before you get a perfect download (MD5 matching file).
You will then download Odin v3 from XDA onto your computer as well as the Samsung USB Drivers (Official link) and install each.
You'll then click on the PDA button in Odin and find your .tar file. If your download is a .zip you'll have to extract the zip. If you're below Windows 7, the zip extraction wizard will appear to have frozen for about 10 minutes. It takes much longer than usual with a single .tar file.
Make sure all the checked boxes are as so:

..And flash!
When finished, it may or may not boot right up! If not, go into stock recovery and "Clear Dalvik Cache" again. Now, your phone should be up and running. If you're lucky, all your data should still be there!
If you end up to be not so lucky, you should be able to recover your photos and other files from /sdcard through Dr. Fone, which is now on Play Store. It is the most popular data recovery, but the app requires a rooted device. Easy for you, because running 4.1.2 you should be able to use the Framaroot app to root it without even restarting. You can also use the desktop program, which also has good reviews.
Hope this helps!

Odin doesn't seem to detect my note. I tried connecting my other Samsung phone and it gets detected automatically. I have the drivers downloaded and installed,  odin 3.0.7 and when I load up the firmware it says that it loads successfully.

Try different computer with fresh drivers. If your phone doesn't get to download mode, you'll need a USB jig. Thankfully the old Samsung devices support the "jig".


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Removing extra screen on TouchWiz launcher
I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-S820L) on Android 4.4.4, and I'm using TouchWiz launcher.
How do I remove the extra home screens?

Which launcher are you using? Have you tried anything so far to remove those home screens? List them, so that we avoid suggesting same solutions.

I am not sure what a launcher is, but I have a Android based phone. I have tried removing the widgets and keeping fingers on screen to bring up trashcan.  The page won't go in the can

Touchwiz..I goggled launcher after sending above info.

Follow these instructions:

Tap the home button to make sure you're on the home screen
Use the pinch gesture (as if zooming out - fingers move toward one another)
Tap and hold the page to be removed
Drag the page to the X at the top of the screen (see image)
(Click image to enlarge)

Source: Pro tip: Remove unnecessary pages on your Android home screen


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ASUS Memopad 7 stuck on boot
So, my relative has been using an ASUS Memopad 7 for a while now, and she's been having some trouble with it lately. Namely, many of the apps are now basically unusable and almost always crash with "Unfortunately, [app] has stopped". I've tried checking it before but couldn't find any obvious problems (like lack of disk space, etc). I also tried installing an app to check the system logs (I believe it was named CatLog) but couldn't find anything relevant.
During the past couple of days, the problem became significantly worse. The tablet would always pop an alert "Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped", and after you dismiss it with [OK], the alert pops up again, repeat ad infinitum. The tablet is practically unusable now.
Complicating things is that it's difficult to get the thing to even boot. If I restart it, it loads into a black screen with the Asus logo and a spinning loading icon and stays there forever.

She says she can get it to boot sometimes but only after restarting several times (I don't have the patience for it, I've never gotten it to boot)
I've already managed to back up her relevant data, so I suggested that I do a factory reset. So I hold Power and Volume Up during startup and boot into the following menu:

There's an error message there, IDK if it's relevant.
From the Droidboot Menu, I choose "Recovery" and it reboots again. This time, it boots into a screen with a dead Android mascot and the text "No command".

At this point, I'm not sure how to proceed. The Volume buttons are unresponsive. Tapping Power does nothing. If I leave it in this state for a while, it proceeds to try to boot and gets stuck again at the loading icon I showed in the first image.
Any advice as to how I can get this tablet back into a usable state?

Try Power + Volume Down to get into Recovery.  Is the model ME172?  If so you could try https://www.asus.com/ca-en/support/FAQ/1006239/

Power + Volume Down doesn't work

You might need to replace the system.
Using ADB, type in adb sideload ____.zip (after installing a zip for the device) because ASUS devices are built with Android, just with a different launcher and features.
NOTICE: Before you sideload, make sure to enter recovery mode and choose apply update from ADB. If the launcher is replaced, you should install ZenUI Launcher.
TIP: You can use ADB to reboot into recovery. In ADB, type in ADB reboot recovery.

This answer lacks enough detail, like which zip file needs to be downloaded and how and why ZenUI Launcher needs to be installed.


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Android tablet separate user account - app installed once or multiple times?
I bought a tablet Samsung Nexus 10, it came with latest Android 4.3 installed. Android 4.2 and higher supports multiple user accounts which is awesome.
My question is, if let's say I have Facebook application installed on two accounts, does it install it two times (taking 2x place necessary) or is it efficient and it installs it once and changes only login settings for separate users?

The second user will have to explicitly install the wanted app (in your example: Facebook) – as otherwise all accounts' app drawers would be cluttered with a bunch of apps not wanted by everybody, except for those who installed them. But if the app already had been installed before by another account, it will rather be a "fake install" (i.e. it appears as if the app would be installed anew, but it's not downloaded again from Playstore, and thus doesn't consume "double space").
One side-effect to that is: whenever a user decides to update the app, that update applies to all other accounts of the device as well.

A couple of points for those swinging in from Google..
Uninstalling an app in one user account doesn't remove it from the other, unless you use Titanium or similar, in which case it is GONE.
If you install an app at the Play Store web site, it installs into the primary user "desktop", even if you are logged into another desktop using the exact same account on your Android device. Theoretically, it should quickly appear in your "My Apps" list, so it's easy enough to install into the second user desktop.
So if you installed an app and see no notification or icon, this is why. Switch to the primary desktop and there it is!

You can install facebook once and log in with different user/pwd  to have different setting for different account


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Samsung tablet hangs a lot
My Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2 10.1 model no.P7500 is giving me a lot of hanging problems. Most of the times, the touch is unresponsive and touch operates automatically and makes me land in unwanted places. The device is not rooted and I had done a factory reset and also flashed stock ROM but the problem continues.


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Using Local (private) DNS server on Lollipop
I have a website hosted on an IIS server on my network. The DNS for this website on only valid from within the network. The DNS cannot be resolved outside of this local network.
I am using Wi-fi to connect to the network, but I believe my phone is trying to use the Google DNS servers in order to resolve the website name when I try to access it from Chrome in my Galaxy S5.
Are there any workarounds for directing Android to use a separate DNS server?

You can modify the network config to set a specific DNS value.  Find the WiFi network you are connected to, press and hold on the name of the netowrk->Modify Network Config->Show Advanced Options.  From here you can set a specific DNS, after changing the IP Settings to static.
I believe that most devices look at the DHCP for a DNS server, with a google IP as a backup.
There are some handy apps (must be purchased though) that allow you to only change your DNS but keep your IP address dynamic, based on DHCP.  Overrride DNS

After I click the checkbox for "Show advanced options" I am only seeing proxy settings. Nothing about DNS or IP.

Even after I do this, I can't get the android to use a dns different from 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4


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Transfer recording from Virgin TIVO box to HUMAX Aura Android TV 4K Freeview Recorder
We are replacing Virgin Media with a basic Internet connection and a Humax Aura Android TV 4K Freeview Play Recorder.   How can we transfer the recordings we have saved on our Virgin box?

Sorry but this question is mainly about exporting recordings from a non-Android system, which is AFAIK locked in a way that you can not even transfer something from one TIVO to new TIVO box, so why do you think exporting to an Android box may be possible?

@Robert TIVO seems to have an Android app for downloading programs to watch while away from home.

Then you should try to install that app on your HUMAX and download all recordings.

@robert I don't get the box until Monday and don't know if all Android apps work in all Android devices.  Also don't know if the TIVO app works with a Virgin TIVO.  The are also a handful of opening source apps that claim to connect to both TiVo and other media players.

At present this is a collection of my notes, hopefully it will become an answer that is useful to other people.
The Virgin TIVO box connects to the Virgin network with a dedicated coaxial connection and runs IP back to the Virgin servers separate from the Virgin internet service.   There is an ethernet socket in the back of the Virgin box.
I can't see any Wi-Fi settings on the Virgin menu, hence it looks like our box is too old to have WiFi.   I have enabled remove control of the box over the local network on the setup/network menu of the Virgin box.
Plugged in either net cable, can ping IP address shown on Virgin box network connection info page.

Where can I find my media access key for my Virgin Media TiVo box?
Your media access key (MAK) is a code which identifies your TiVo box. If you have more than one box, each will have a unique MAK to identify it on your Virgin Media broadband network.
To find your MAK:

Using TiVo, go to Home > Help & Settings > System Info > Media Access Key

Enter your TV PIN when prompted - if you haven't set a TV PIN the default is 1234

You should see your 10-digit MAK in the middle of the screen

Install TiVo Desktop on PC

Seems Virgin TiVo box does not use the same networking as other TiVo boxes.


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How to add 5 week shift schedule to calendar?
I need a way to set in my work schedule which repeats over 5 weeks in the calendar, It looks like this:
NNNN FFF
LLL FF MM
MM FF NNN
FFF LLLL
FF MMM FF

(Night, Free, Late, Morning)
Is there any way to do this? I really want it in my calendar and not as a separate app, I've seen "My Work Schedule" and "Work Calendar Lite" but they're not at all what I need.
Using a Samsung Galaxy S3, hope somebody's able to help me out, this really sucks, especially since my colleagues can easily do it on their Iphone ...

I think the best way to accomplish this is to find a service which allows you to sync a suitable calendar over webcal to your Google account. I know of one such service (WebCal.fi) but unfortunately it only supports Finnish shift rotations.

Thanks for the reply, thinking of just using the google calendar API to solve this problem, have some experience as a webdeveloper so it shouldn't be too hard

As far as I can tell, this is not possible within Android's calendar apps. It is possible, however, in Google Calendar's web app. If you are syncing with a Google account, you can go to Google Calendar and set up events to repeat every 5 weeks. You would have to set up each segment separately, but you could then set that segment to repeat every five weeks.
For example:

Go to Google Calendar
Add an event for one day of work (say, a single night shift)
Edit event...
Check box for "Repeat..."
In the popup that appears, set to repeat every 5 weeks, and select the days that week that have the same schedule (e.g., Mon, Tues, Wed).
Repeat for each segment in your schedule.

If you use the same Google account to sync your calendar to your phone, the schedule should appear shortly.

This is exactly what I did, had been meaning to post it here but completely forgot. This works great if anybody is still interested. The only problem is that it shows up all screwed up in my gf's agenda-app on her phone, though it displays fine on her google calendar a normal browser ... I'm gonna try and upgrade her phone to the latest android, hopefully that solves it ...

I'm building a mobile app called Six In A Row to be released in 2019 that should be able to do this when it's ready!
UPDATE: I decided to push the rotation extension feature to the next version. v1.0 might still be helpful though; my wife put a whole year of shifts in by tapping each shift/date that she is scheduled to work and it didn't take long at all. It's in beta now (you can get the free beta version by signing up on the website).
Otherwise in Google calendar you could create individual events for each shift in one rotation, and then set them all to be repeating every x weeks or whatever. I think this is a time intensive solution myself.

if you want just to enter your shifts and make them repeat, so you can see when you working or not, there are plenty of such apps on the android market, for example - Shift Work Schedule ( this one is free).


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My Sony Xperia S started rebooting after i installed Beats Audio Installation
I was looking through the Google Play Store after I rooted my Sony Xperia S The other day, and came upon the app "Beats Audio Installation" & Downloaded it and then when i opened the app and finished the setup, it started Rebooting and you cant go to your regular screen, etc. You can only see the boot loader (Green animated android logo) and Sony Logo in the beginning and it keeps rebooting. Please Help!
Booting into safe mode using vol- when switched on doesn't work it still reboots as soon as it goes on. Any one had an issue regardless "Beats Audio Installation" please let me know how you fixed it.

Wipe data and cache from recovery and reboot.

If i have to enter Recovery on Xperia S by holding vol+ once led lights up on boot up it don't work. is there any other way i could enter recovery or may be even wipe Data and Cache?

i got my self wondering in other forums that were last dated 2010.. I tried launching recovery mode but it wont work because my phone don't have a physical home button i also tried hitting vol+ camera button and power, and i may be should release power after screen lights up but it does not light up so i am holding the three buttons and it vibrates once than three times and over and over again until i let it go, it goes on and reebots again.
Any further help Would be very much appreciated.

Remove battery wait for 5 seconds and reinsert and then try to boot your phone to recovery.
You can also try methods posted on this blog : [link] (http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/09/13/how-to-enter-recovery-mode-android-phone-tablet/)


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I Need help unrooting my device
Device: HTC Inspire 4g.
My Device was having some hardware issues, so i complained to AT&T and offered to send me a new device.  I have to now return my old device but it is ROOTED.  I do not want to send it back in this condition because I fear I will get caught and have to pay full price for the device.
My question is how should I go about unrooting this device.  I've seen many different forums and topics, but most of these methods are not working for me.
Install stock AT&T Rom - Could not find the zip file anywhere on the internet.
I've tried using an RRU but my device cannot be detected by my PC.
If anybody can help me get either of these 2 methods to work, or come up with a new method it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You

For the ROM, you might want to check Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?. Your device not being detected: PC running Windows? If so, have you installed the drivers for your device?

When I plug in the unrooted device it is detected without a problem, when i plug in my rooted device I have an issue.  I have also browsed each one of the sites on the link provided with no luck of finding the rom I need.  I think my best bet would be just dipping my phone in water and sending it in.

Check out this link that is what you want:HTC


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Gallery images appearing in mixed up order
I have an HTC One X with stock Android 4.1.1. As you know, Android 4.1 introduced a "nice" feature to the gallery which allows grouping images by events. Unfortunately, after this update I started to notice a very annoying and intermittent bug: sometimes, if I have a group with hundreds of images, some of them appear in jumbled up order. I use Dropbox to sync them to my PC, so I don't usually connect my phone via USB to the PC. After seeing this issue, I browsed via USB to some of the images that appear in the wrong position and it looks like the EXIF date is correct, but, for some reason, the phone shows a different hour for this images in the "Details" section. It appears as if it misreads the hour when indexing them, showing them as having been taken one hour before the date in the EXIF data.
I have tried to clear the cache of the Media Storage application and restart the phone, but, unfortunately, this did not do the trick and I think that a few more images got mixed up after it finished rescanning.
Does anybody have any idea what might cause this bug and how can it be fixed?
PS: I installed Total Commander on the phone and it displays the proper date for the images and it also picks them up in the expected order, so this is clearly a bug in the Media Storage app.

Three things come to my mind first: 1) timezone differences, 2) DST, 3) Exif-Date versus File-Date. Something might get messed up on sync (file-date wise). I'm not sure where the media-scanner takes the date+time from, Exif or file date, when both are available (well, when Exif is available -- file date always is available, of course).

@Izzy The pictures are taken in the same place (city) so timezone and DST issues should not occur, and I do have several similar sets from different cities that have the same issue. What I do see is that the date shown by Total Commander is different than the one shown in the Details section of the media gallery for the same picture, which makes me believe that Media Storage does not read the actual file date...

pictures are taken in the same place (city) so timezone and DST issues should not occur .||. I use Dropbox to sync them to my PC => Also same city? You can vouch for each of their servers to be setup correctly? Wow :) TC shows file date, so if that differs from gallery, the latter obviously must be using Exif. Which again makes my "server time zone /DST differences" theory unlikely, as sync wouldn't touch the Exif data. Not sure if Dropbox would, OTOH, try to "correct" things... Can you check with an Exif viewer?

@Izzy I think we can take Dropbox out of the equation here, since I only mentioned it to avoid being redirected to the people who complained that accessing images via USB touches the files and alters their date, and I doubt that Dropbox alters files on the phone during upload. Just after seeing that some of the images got mixed up (on the phone), I hooked up my phone to the PC to inspect dates on the images and I couldn't spot anything fishy. I'll also compare Exif data a bit later, just to be sure, but I doubt I'll find anything relevant.

I'm not really expecting any changes in Exif either. But ruling things out helps to find what's left: When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. (Arthur Conan Doyle) :)


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No internet connection in my S3 even though it's connected to my computer with internet and Kies already recognizes it
I have no internet connection in my Samsung Galaxy S3, even though it's connected to my computer with internet and Kies already recognizes it. I'm trying to update my games and application using the USB connection to my desktop (Desktop has internet connection).

The phone doesn't support reverse tethering by itself. You'll need to have the phone rooted and then use an app to accomplish this. There is a trial version of such an app called Reverse Tether available in the Play Store.
In case you didn't know: reverse tethering is where you share the internet connection from your PC (or other device) to your phone, where tethering is where you share you phone's internet connection to other devices.


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Remove ATT Apps
I just got a S3 from ATT and I see there's plenty of ATT apps I don't like. My friend recommended me other apps that are better that replace the ATT apps.
How can I remove these apps?
the unsinstall button is not available OR i see unsinstall updates.
thanks

I just added the 'bloatware' tag to your question (that's the term used for those pre-installed stuff not really needed), and updated the tag-wiki for it. What you most likely want to look for is tagged freeze-app; so meanwhile you might want to check the questions tagged such, or even better start with that tag-wiki to get started.

Please add some more info to your question: What Android version is your device running? Is it rooted?

what do you mean "is it rooted"?

See our rooting tag wiki. Root is the "Superuser" aka "Administrator" account -- the one who has full control. This is disabled/not available by default on almost all devices. If you don't know, that answers this part (your device is obviously not rooted). Now you just need to tell the Android version running (go to Settings->About phone to find out).


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Android Tablet (4.0.3) home icon (lower left corner of the action bar) does not work when clicked
Alright, so I am having trouble with my brandless tablet. It's running on Android 4.0.3. When I click the home button in the lower-left part of the screen, action bar, nothing happens. The button looks like a "house". I have tried resetting the device, but it doesn't help. I have no idea on what to do as I am a "noob" when it comes to Android. Please help me out with whatever you can, thank you.

Where are you when "nothing happens"? Could it be you are simply on your homescreen? Then it's normal that nothing happens, as that button should bring you exactly to where you are then. Try tapping it when you have another app in the foreground, and see what happens then: you should be returned to your homescreen (hence the "house" aka "home" symbol).

I know what the button is supposed to do. And no, I click it when I am in an application (Internet for an example). I tap the button, hold it, click it, whatever you can think of, and nothing happens. The button just flashes like normal, but doesn't bring me to the home screen. Further help would be gladly appreciated.

Sorry, Nikola -- no offense meant. You didn't include that fact with your question, but rather referred to "noob" -- so I had to expect the worst :) Of course, in this case that's not the expected behaviour. As it "flashes", it seems to register your touch. If it happens just with one app, this app might "catch" the intent somehow (as could be the case with any other app running at that time). As you have reset the device, and it happened even before you installed anything (?), I'd consult the shop where you've bought it, or call the service.

It happens with every application, not just one. When I bought the device, the button was working properly for about months, until one day, it was at a tech. to change the screen(It had a crack, so it had to be changed). Ever since then, the button isn't working. I will call the tech. tomorrow, and ask him if he had done something. IF you have any other ideas, please feel free to type them down. Thank You. :)

Ah, that sheds some light. I am not sure (as I'm not in assembling), but might be he forgot some contact or attached something wrongly. So the response you see is just from the touchscreen itself, not from the "soft button", so to speak. Good idea to talk to the very same tech, he should know! // Btw: If he can solve it (or you can otherwise achieve a solution), feel free to answer your question yourself (and accept the answer after two days, which is the earliest you can do so for your own answer) -- so others can see this problem has a solution attached :)

Alright, I'll get in touch with him tomorrow, thank you for your time. And sure, if I get it fixed, I'll make my answer the solution.

Did the issue solve meanwhile?


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Samsung Galaxy Apollo (GT-I5801) doesn't connect to WiFi connection. What should O do?
Currently my phone doesn't connect to WiFi connection, it always on and off everytime I open my WiFi connection.
What can be possible solutions or what do I need to check in order to connect my Samsung Galaxy Apollo (GT-I5801) to WiFi connection and to stick to on when I open my WiFi connection?

Currently my phone doesn't connect to WiFi connection, it always on and off everytime I open my WiFi connection.
Solution for the i5801:

Go to Settings → Wireless and Network → WiFi
Use the menu button to open the Advanced option
Click on Use static IP
You will see IP address, Gateway, Netmask, DNS1, DNS2. Fill all these things and to see their value:

left click on signal strength (left or right to battery or sound sign)
right click on your network to which you connected
you should see status; click on this
now a page is open (wireless network connection status); here click on details
now you should see IPv4 (IP address), IPv4 default gateway (gateway), IPv4 subnet mask (for netmask), IPv4 DNS servers (DNS1, DNS2)

Save all these setting by clicking on menu then save.

If this does not work check this also:

open 192.168.1.1
open Wireless → Security check (network authentication WPA personal auto)
after that your password
then next [WPA group rekey interval 3600 (in my case this is the problem in my modem here is 4 so i remove it and type 3600)]
after this (wpa/wapi encryption tkip+aes)
then save this setting.

Just formatted that "wall of text". I cannot try this out myself to confirm, but a short hint: I guess by open 192.168.1.1 user43738 meant the settings on a Windows PC? Or what machine does that IP belong to? A router would make the most sense here. But I just updated the formatting of the answer, I didn't want to edit in my own thoughts and possibly introduce misinterpretations ;) // Apart from the formatting, this seems to be a valid and useful answer!


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Clock Widget on tapping does not open
I currently switched to Samsung Galaxy s3! The first two days I would tap on the digital clock widget on the home screen to access the alarm. However, yesterday the software of the phone updated by itself. And after the update, when i tap on the  digital clock widget on the home screen, nothing happens. I cant access the alarm clock by tapping the clock widget anymore. please suggest.

On my S3, the clock widget no longer launches the clock app or alarm. There is, however, a designated alarm app that may be used. That, or you can use a clock widget from the Play Store, there are quite a number that offer a similar experience to Samsung's default Clock app, that allow you to launch a shortcut when tapped on.


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Getting Data out of Android phone suffering from Google Apps stopped working endless loop
One of our Moto E2 LTE is constantly displaying a "Google app has stopped error" message on power-up, rendering it useless. This occurred after the phone ran out of battery, but this could be a coincidence.
I am hoping a factory reset will resolve the issue, but before I do that, there are a few pictures on the phone we would like to retrieve. (1)
This is what I know and have attempted up to now:

It's running Android 6.0 as provided by the carrier (no modifications)
Debug mode is not enabled on the phone, the bootloader is Locked. (At least that is my understanding since it reports 'Device Locked' in the bootloader screen.)
Connecting the phone to Windows shows an empty folder (since Debug is off)
The screen is normally unlocked using a gesture, I know the gesture.
The phone doesn't offer to answer call anymore
Pressing "Ok" on the error message restart the application, but it fails again within second...pressing ok many times doesn't help...
I get the same error when it starts in safe mode. The safe mode label is visible in the lower left corner of the screen.
Looking at the bug report the phone wants to send, the error is an exception related to SQLite: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteFullException
Swiping the top of the screen reveals the usual menu showing the time, battery and reception power level, but it doesn't interact beyond that. The setting screen that would be available this way is not reachable.
Going into recovery mode and wiping the cache partition didn't fix the problem (attempted twice)
I can connect to the phone using an USB cable and see the device with Fastboot or ADB in sideload mode only.
Since debug is not enabled I don't see the device on normal ADB

I read many posts about data recovery this week-end, but none of them would work we the situation I am facing (No Debug, cannot access settings). Or they would state that it should be possible to do something using sideload mode but don't provide any clear solution or instruction.
I have a background in telecom equipment engineering, including cell phones in the early 2000's. So I am confortable with low level manipulations, but at the same time I am not confortable injecting code in the phone from an unknown third party.
Is there a clean and relatively strait forward way of getting to the phone picture folder or should I give up?
(1) They have sentimental value and were not synchronised with a web based storage.
Update:
We gave up, at some point having a functional phone was more important than the lost data. The only good news is that the erase all data function in recovery mode worked and the phone is functional again.
Also, I made sure the debug mode is now active on the phone!

Did you try safe boot?

Thanks for the suggestion. I get the same error when it starts in safe mode. The safe mode label is visible in the lower left corner of the screen.

Have you tried using a different account or creating a new user account and use it, another method that I can think of is mounting the phone storage and use it on pc

Mounting the phone as storage doesn't provide access to the data, I get an empty folder. But since I cannot unlock the phone, this is expected. I also cannot change the user, because the interface at the top of the screen where I could do this is unresponsive.

You can try using aroma file manager and transfer the files using it to usb otg.
1. Is your bootloader unlocked?
2.Aroma file manager workes only in custom recovery like TWRP

My understanding is that the phone is bootloader is locked. On the fastboot page there is a line stating: Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 0 Won't unlocking the bootloader erase all data?

@LucDallaire yes that was what i was asking. It would be meaninglessness to unlock bootloader to recover data if it erases all the data. One more thing is their nothing like mtp mode when you connect your phone to pc ?

When connect in media transfert mode (camera) it report that there is nothing to import, but suggest to unlock the device and try again. With the Google App crash I don't get access to the unlock screen so it is another dead-end. (I also attempted this in safe boot mode)

@LucDallaire the camera mode is ptp . Is there no chance that you can swipe the notification bar and change ptp to mtp ?


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Self bricked with bootloader
I install a Flashify on my Huawei Ascend P7 to make my .img files run and I can install a Custom ROM, because always when I try to install it from ADB it shows
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)

All files what I want to boot from ADB, shows this line. I add to boot a twrp.img file to get TWRP and install ar CustomROM
When I turn on my phone, blinks red, 2 times green and then again the same. Also Power + Vol Up or Down, doesnt work, even I cant run a update from SD Card, and HiSuite doesn't show my phone as connected...
Similar problem is in this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/help/unfortunately-boot-failed-information-t2908514
There's full CMD lines from my try to run recovery and boot
The system cannot find message text for message number 0x2350 in the message file for Application.

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Not enough storage is available to process this command.

C:\...\ADB Flash Tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (12510 KB)...
OKAY [  0.480s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.481s

C:\...\ADB Flash Tools>fastboot boot BOOT.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 9660416 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.363s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.365s

Only thing I can get into fastboot.
Whats the problem? And how I can get back my phone to work?

Commands not allowed shows when the bootloader is locked. Try fastboot oem get-bootinfo to get the lock status. This guide shows you how to unlock the bootloader.

yeah, it shows (bootloader)  locked OKAY [  0.002s]
i cant even turn on my phone, only i can get fastboot

Now go through the guide to unlock it then you'll be able to send any conmand.

i cant even turn on my phone, only i can get fastboot. also i cant get emui recovery

If so, try flashing your phone first. Firmware + instructions here: http://consumer.huawei.com/nz/support/products/downloads/ascend-p7-nz.htm

i tried to fastboot update update.zip and it shows error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt

This ain't a flashable zip. You have to install it by buttons combo (Volume up + Volume down + Power). Unzip the file and copy the dload folder in the root of a SD card.

I cant get into EMUI recovery or update. Only what I can get is fastboot mode

I don't tell you to access recovery! This can't be flashed through recovery neither!

Huawei mobile devices are flashed this way! The flash file you'd downloaded contains a folder named dload, in this folder there is a file named update.app. So, to flash the phone, simple unzip the zip and copy it contents into the root of an SD card, put that card into the phone then power the phone by holding Volume up + Volume don buttons at the same time. The process should begin.

these files are folders: cust, meta-inf, patch, system and update.app?

Wait don't unzip UPDATE.APP file!

maybe we  can chat somewhere? skype or some facebook!?

Unzip just the file you downloaded before, you'll get a folder named dload, copy that folder into an SD card, put the card in the phone. Power the phone holding down : Volume up button and Volume down button

Im already did that... all what I get is flashing red light

Maybe your battery is low

nop, I do that plugged on charger

Are you able to remove the battery ? This should reset the phone and you'll be able to flash.

nop, it cant be able :(