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Where is the internal memory for Samsung Galaxy S2 and how do I remove it?
I've removed the motherboard like this: http://gyazo.com/9995b3ba45b8053c2732eee6f62f90da
I no longer care about the phone itself. The only thing I particularly care about now is getting into the internal memory since it has alot of sentimental files that really can't be replaced. A picture pointing out the things i need to take out would be nice as well as some additional info
Thanks!

The internal memory isn't removable - it's soldered onto the phone's motherboard. The only way to get data from it is via USB.


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Two identical devices, only one offers system update
I have two identical Nexus 7 (GSM) devices. Both running Android 4.4.4, KTU84P.
Now one of them shows that Lollipop 5.0.2 is available as OTA, but the other one says that no updates are available. How is that possible?

OTA updates that come directly from Google (such as Nexus devices) are rolled out in waves. An excerpt from Dan Morill's comment states that, specifically:

Rollouts are conducted in phases. Typically they start at 1% of devices for around 24 - 48 hours; we watch the return rates and resulting device checkins and error reports (if any), and make sure nothing looks wrong before sending it to more. Then typically it goes to 25%, 50%, 100% over the course of a week or two.
What the percentages mean is that when your device checks in, it has a 1% chance (for example) of being offered the OTA. If it doesn't (randomly) get an offer, it will never get an offer until the next batch.

Since the Lollipop update for the GSM Nexus 7 just began yesterday, one of your devices was likely chosen for this "wave" and the other was not. If you want to update manually, you could try to find a copy of the OTA and attempt to sideload it or use the proper factory images.

Alright, for some reason I thought it would be country specific rollouts or something like that. So it's probably just some algorithm that checks some identification from the device before answering wether it has updates.

It's basically just random. I updated the excerpted quote with the next paragraph, which explains the selection process. When your device checks in, it randomly gets either a yes or no. To start, it's a roughly 1% chance of a "yes". If it gets a "no", Google will record that, and every subsequent check will also be a "no" until the next wave starts, at which point a check will result in another random yes/no (with 25% chance of a "yes"). The probability that you get a "yes" increases with each wave, up to 100% at the end.

Basically, if the numbers are truly accurate and not just for the purposes of an example, you had a 1/10000 chance of both devices getting offered the OTA during the first batch.

@SixthOfFour that may well be the case for Samsung OTA's as they control the rollout. This question (and answer) are specific to how Google rollout the OTA's to their devices. I'm not aware of any definitive information on how other manufacturers handle updates.

@SixthOfFour I've clarified the first sentence slightly to try to make my intent a bit clearer, but yes, this really only applies to Google's update strategy as bmdixon notes. Carriers can also affect this, since they have a great deal of influence over OTA timings and rollouts. The statements I've referenced come from one of Android's engineers, so I have no reason to doubt their accuracy in this instance, but I would not be able to gauge whether or not they apply across the board to every Android device.

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samsung galaxy core-i8262 /system/xbin/su path
I have samsung gt-i8262 phone.
scenario: i want to drop superSU binary for gaining root access. I tried framaroot but was not successful. now I am using cydia impactor to execute script as /system/xbin/su.
There are two partition sdcard0 and exsdcard in file explorer, a format which i have not seen in other devices.
my problem: How can I know the path of xbin? is it the same in gt-i8262 device as the other devices.
NOTE: later on, I want to root this device and install CWM recovery.
any expert help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, gud day.

/system/xbin/su is an absolute path, it can only be in one location. Do you have a reason to believe that the path is incorrect? Are you having trouble rooting your device properly?

yes, i do have reason. Whole internet is able to root gt-i8262 with framaroot where as i am not. I rooted other devices n never faced any trouble. When i hit # drop SuperSU su to /system/xbin/su in cydia impactor, i get unknown error.

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Galaxy Note Not Working with Apple Router
I have a new Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) tablet that I absolutely love. I've been using it to take lecture notes and the thing is great.
The tablet's wifi works fine with every network...except the one I have at home. I have an Apple Airport Express that I use as a hub for my university's 100mbps Ethernet line; I've contacted Samsung support only to get the standard "talk to your ISP about DNS settings" canned response.
The weird thing is, the tablet says it's connected to my network, and my computer says that the tablet is connected as well...but no application that involves internet works...only on my home network.

I've run across a number of forum posts addressing this issue, but few dealing specifically with the Apple hardware and DNS settings. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Apple almost always has compatibility issues...

going to best buy to grab a non-apple router later. serious issues with my Dell inspiron laptop too. competition is good for business, but these hardware firms make it a nightmare owning from more than one manufacturer..


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connection between spell correction, language selection, predictive text, and keyboard
Can someone please explain to me the android conceptual model between

language selection
spell correction
predictive text
keyboard

I.e., is it the responsibility of the keyboard app to support multiple language, provide dictionaries, and analyze the sentences you type to try to predict the next word?  Or is the keyboard just responsible for noticing where your fingers touch and providing characters to another program which does the checking and prediction?

In most android keyboards, the keyboard app has its own dictionary and language packs. It records the language in the keyboard's data base. Spelling correction and predictive text depends on the language data, the script of the language that was selected and your most used words and sentences. It remembers your sentences or any new words that you type and try to help you complete your sentence by using the previous record of your conversation or anything.


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Can't delete app because it isn't there
I have an LG L70 and was downloading an app that was about 470 megabytes and then i got a notification saying that there wasn't enough space on the phone to download it so i clicked it and it looked like it wasn't installed. I checked the memory on the phone and the app wasn't there. Did the phone download the some of the app but not finish and still keep the app? Because it still took all the space but it isn't there. I want to delete it but don't know how.

Most likely the "partly download" still sticks around somewhere. Usually in /data/local, where you might wish to explore with e.g. a file manager.


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Quickly switch back to in-progress call or navigation?
One of my favorite iOS features is that, when you have a call or turn-by-turn navigation in progress and switch apps, you can easily return just by tapping the status bar.
In android, I've noticed a number of apps that can show floating widgets over other apps - Facebook messenger's floating "chat heads" and CyanogenMod's floating calculator widget are good examples.
Is there any way to make similar floating icons appear when on a call or when navigating in the background, that when tapped will quickly return to the relevant app?

In Android 4.4 on Samsung Note 4, while you are using an app, phone calls will pop up as a small moveable window on top of that current running android app. You can maximise/minimize that moveable window. This might be a better solution to multitasking while having a phone call on the same device. I am not sure cyanogenmod have the similar features, though.
However, stock Android 4.4, have a pull down notifications window. Applications such as Google Maps Directions and Waze, will put a notification icon in the notifications status bar while you are navigating, so pulling down the notifications window will allow you easy access to switch back to the navigation application. As the screenshots shows the notification window have resume navigation bar at constant place in the middle of the screen, on top of other notifications.

Yes, I know I can get back to a phone call or navigation from the notifications window. That's sill a little inconvenient though. (Especially while driving, I don't want to have to look away from the road to browse through the busy, complicated notifications list looking for Google Maps.) I was hoping for something even easier, like the moveable window you're talking about. (That's what facebook messenger does too, except the "window" is by default just a single, small, fairly unobtrusive circle - very convenient.)

I added screenshots of the notifications window. It has the resume navigation button at constant place in the middle of the screen.


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Samsung Galxy S2 cracked touchscreen, need to access contacts
+I accidentally cracked my Samsung Galaxy S2 screen. I can't read the screen anymore. It would seem that the phone would work in every other way, if only was able to read and operate the screen. I looked up on the net for a replacement screen, but it is over $107.00. Not only don't I have that sort of money at the moment. But even if I did I would have to do all the taking apart and replacing of the damaged screen with the new screen. I found an awesome youtube instructional video that I can use once I get the money to buy the new touch screen. But I desperately need my contact details ASAP. I mean desperately. I have read where there is software that can do that sort of thing. But it also says that the phone needs to have been "rooted" I am not tech savy AT ALL. So any simple step by step instructions from anyone in the know would be so, so appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Are the contacts saved in your phone memory, SIM or Google account?

G'day I have removed my sim and the external memory card having found nothing on them. I suspect the details are on the motherboard. Don't understand the google reference.

The S2 supports usb on the go i believe use a usb keyboard and mouse and you'll be able to use the device as normal without touchscreen functionality however dont hold me to this as wikipedia states the following
The micro USB port on this device also supports USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) standard which means the Galaxy S II can act as a 'host' device in the same way as a desktop computer in allowing external USB devices to be plugged in and used.[12] These external USB devices typically include USB flash drives and separately powered external hard drives. A video demonstration on YouTube[56] has shown the OTG function to be readily available with an ordinary micro USB (B-type) OTG adaptor. The same YouTube video goes on to mention a successful test completed on a 2 TB USB external hard drive (requiring own power source) but however reports of failure when trying to connect USB keyboards, tested USB mice and tested USB game pads. Currently the only file-system supported for USB drives within OTG is FAT32.

Sorry i didn't realise you said you cant read the screen if you could somehow get the screen to display on another device with a usb port booster adapter and a micro-usb to mhl-hdmi adapter or another way then it could be possible maybe! i'm currently trying to do something similar with my xperia z3, fortunately i can still read the screen but all touch functionality has gone.


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Allow access to files and apps to users in android L
I have a Nexus 5, rooted with custom kernel ElementalX. I want to allow a normal user to have access to all my pictures and songs. How to grant access to the user?

Who is this "normal user"? Are you talking about a secondary user?

Yes, allowing a secondary user to have access to all Songs and pictures or the whole internal memory files.


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Accidentally i have uninstalled my home launcher
there is no launcher in my phone.i also switched off and switched on . it showed only samsung nothing else.My device was already rooted and i thought by factory data reset it would work but now i can't  even open the recovery mode.i guess my phone is empty. please help me to fix it.

Try method of Shri Bhagwan described or you can always use ADB to push an app into your phone.
When phone boots up, complete the welcome procedure(Name, Google account adding etc.) then open status bar and go to settings and turn on USB Debugging.
Then open terminal(Linux) or cmd(windows) and write adb install (appname).apk
Make sure you have adb binaries to execute command and required drivers to recognize your phone.
Hope it helps. :)

First thing first:

You have to Factory reset your phone and then reboot it, most probably it will get switched on. Then you create or login with Google ID (you can as I did it in my old Micromax A76).
Now tap on setting===>app===>Google Play===>launch. (If you have logged in, you can easily launch Google store by only this method if "Home Launcher" is uninstalled in any rooted Android device.
Now install any 3rd party launcher from Goggle like Go Launcher, Solo Launcher or any launcher.

Enjoy :) You have got your phone back from a Coma ;)
P.S.  emphasized text Please make sure you are not doing Factory reset again without putting the apk of your current launcher in root folder.
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Any way to set lockscreen notifications on AT&T LG G3 Lollipop?
AT&T appears to have completely disabled the lockscreen notification settings in their LG G3 Lollipop update. Anyone know of any way to change which notifications are shown, which are sensitive, etc.?

If you go to Settings -> Sound, and scroll down to the Notifications category.
The Lock Screen selection allows to choose Hide sensitive only, show all, or hide all. The Apps selection is a list of apps, which will let you select app behavior. However, the sensitive option is only available if you select "Show all notifications" option above.
Additionally it appears some applications have an invisible sensitivity setting that allows them to display information when "Hide sensitive only" is selected. I have several apps on my phone that display info/controls when the screen is locked, and I have it set to "Hide sensitive only" I found some discussion of the above information on this site, but nothing to explain the fact that some apps seem to default to nonsensitive, most don't.


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After Upgrading to lollipop, pattern lock issue, after unlock again screen locks , very annoyinig
I have upgraded my Moto G2 phone set to Lollipop version, After I did this facing issue with screen pattern lock/unlocking.
After I unlock screen, it goes lock again and this continues until I frustrated and I leave my phone untouched for sometime. Then I try after some time should be ok.
Very annoying and making life complex when desperately need to use.
Please some one share if you have face similar issue and resolved. Thanks.
Cheers
Sankar

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts StackExchange. Please be clearer asto what the problem really is...

Seems clear enough to me -- the device is repeatedly locking itself when it is unlocked.

Possibly, Remove lock screen option immediately when phone screen turns off, if its enabled.

I know this is dumb... but are you using flip cover. I had similar problem with my oneplus one recently and in the oneplus one forums they say that this is caused by the magnet in the flip cover. When you fold it back it falsely triggers the locking mechanism it seems. Although i agree to this i don't know how it wakes after sometime!!


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HDMI underscan fix
I am using this Android 4.2 NAND image with my Marsboard A20.
The HDMI output is working fine but there is some underscan (black borders around the screen).
The image has busybox and rooting pre-installed.
I've found here i need to edit uEnv.txt in order to fix it.
Btw, trying to mount the boot partition like this fails:
su
mkdir /boot
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /boot

What resolution does your Marsboard A20 hasve and what your screen? They seem to use different ones, thus the screen adds black borders where the screen region doesn't fit.

The Android image is set for 720p, while my LCD has a native resolution of 1080p. I've also tried the build set for 1080p and the screen was cropped instead (i could not see a part of it)

Then your "720p" has probably a different aspect ratio (16:10 instead of your LCD having 16:9) therefore you get those black borders.

Your question is a bit misleading because what you really need to know is how to modify a file inside the boot partition.
Your mount issue is probably there because the boot partition is running from a rootfs image contained in the kernel image and not directly from the mmc-device. You will have to unpack, modify and repack it, but probably it will get easier if you


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SD card damaged
My phone model is Micromax A77 operating system is 4.2.2 jelly bean.SD card company Sony. My phone shows that SD card is damage format it.I format it but not shows.I restart it I again shows to format it again not show SD card

Have you tried another card to be certain the slot is good and the phone can read it? Have you tried to fix the partition table on the card? (You'd have to do it with a PC/Mac/Linux program).

Try checking if the SD card is recognisable with an other phone or computer, in case it is still not working this could mean that your SD card is spoiled. If it works in an other phone or computer, it could be a problem with your phone.


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Gallary setting for whatsapp
If get images or videos from different group in whatsapp its getting stored twice or thrice in gallery .I want it to be stored only once kindly help


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Bypassing a blocked port on a 3G connection
I know this may seem illegal, but I just wanted to know how to bypass a blocked port on my Carrier 3G connection.
Sometime before I used to use some Android VPN app that gave me access to the Internet via my carrier, without Wi-Fi. I only use 3G data to connect to the internet and use all my apps, Facebook, Twitter and many others with no limits.
Then one day it stopped working and I couldn’t connect to the VPN server. I asked about it and I’ve been told that my carrier blocked the port I was using, and that it why I couldn’t use it anymore.
How does this port blocking work, and how can I bypass it, if it is possible?

Your carrier blocked the port. You cannot use it unless you can get the carrier to unblock it.


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Sync _all_ music in Google Play Music to local storage
This might sound a little crazy, but I'd like to sync my entire Google Play Music collection to my external SD card on my Galaxy S5. Is there a setting in Google Play Music which will sync everything? I know I can specify where I'd like things to go, but is there a global sync all setting?

Is it currently downloaded into the internal memory? What do you mean 'everything'? Everything already downloaded? If you select 'External Storage' it will automatically move all downloaded music from internal to external and any future downloads to the External.

When you buy music from the play store, you wil be able to listen to on google music play, that allows you to sync your music on your phone but you can't have access to it in your phone storage or anything else. So I think that @Naftuli Tzvi Kay is asking if it is possible to have access to the music downloaded from the play store elsewhere than in google play music.. Am i clear?

Yes, I've uploaded all my music to Google Play Music, and I want to configure the app to download ALL of that music and keep everything synced to my device's storage for offline playback.

If I have well understood your question, I will recommend you to have a look at this question where I have explained how to do what you want : sync your music on your local storage.

I'd have to do that for every artist, not a small task with over 200-300 artists, and I'd have to remember to do it every time I added a new artist.

go in your Goggle play music -> playlist -> free and purchased -> an then click on the little arrow and it will sync all your music

"this question" is 404 here; possibly the question has been deleted?

This doesn't answer the question: my music was not purchased with Google but uploaded via the app.

So go in playlist -> last uploads -> an click on the arrow, I think it will sync your music. If not, I don't see how.. Or I maybe don't understand your question..

Step 1: Go to the play music desktop site
Step 2: click the 3 bar menue on the top left
Step 3: Scroll down until you find "Download Library"
Step 4: click download
Step 5: save the files wherever you want them.

This is not correct answer, as it is not sync and it could be hard work. But probably best what man can do.
You can download for offline use every playlist available on the device (Download in context menu of the playlist). Problem is that playlist is limited to size of thousand songs. So what you can do:

if having 500 songs or less => download Last added songs playlist
if having 1000 songs or less => Shuffle all songs and then save that queue as playlist => download the playlist
if having more, more work is needed:

Use web UI of Play Music, switch to all songs and create one playlist for every ~1000 songs. You can choose one song by click, and last by shift+click. Then right click "Add to playlist/new".
On phone, download playlists.
Also choose of download for Last added playlist, so new (up to 500 new) added songs are downloaded automatically.
Periodically add songs of Last added playlist into other non-full playlist selected for download. You have to do this at least every 500 new songs – so probably not so often. ;)

There is an auto playlist called "Recently added", if you sync that it will contain your entire library.

Please link the app

No, it won't. It will sync last 500 songs added into the library. Or am I missing something?

I just found a solution that is not so clean but works. Using the web interface, in the tag where there are all your songs you can select packs of them using shift-click an add them to a play list.(you have to do groups of 1000 songs because is the maximum) then you have a free play list containing all your library is easy to sync in your phone.

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Which stable and modern custom ROM can I install on Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7500)?
According to the device description at Cyanogenmod, the names for the device are:

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1,
GT-P7500,
p4.

The listed Cyanogenmod ROMs for this device are all "nightly", based on Cyanogenmod 10.1.
Aren't there more stable than "nightly" builds for this device? Are there ROMs that are based on a more recent Android version than Cyanogenmod 10.1 is (or this doesn't make sense for this device)?
I do not specifically ask for an official Cyanogenmod ROM, but it is the first place I look for a open-source custom ROM.

The dates on those indicate that they're not nightly, I'm guessing they're just not feature-complete for that device.  I'm not sure what you're looking for, though; if CM isn't providing stable builds, tautologically there are not stable CM builds.  ROM recommendations are off-topic here.

It Looks like there has never been an official supported stable build. That being said, you can try some of the nightly builds and hope they're stable.
Alternatively, you could have a look at some other ROMs such as ColorosOS, ParanoidAndroid, SlimROM (Check the compatibility, i've never used these on a tablet).


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How to record screen on andriod
I want record screen on my andriod phone. Without root permission. How can i do that. ( Galaxy s3 mini. Jelly bean. )

Try easy screen recorder no root

Just in case you want to try it first, this is the free version.


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Password for recovery mode
how to put a password to enter android recovery mode? I want to have high security so that no one formats my phone without a password even in recovery mode.

Possible duplicate of how to add a custom lock for the recovery and/or bootloader?

You can't protect your recovery with a password.
It's  useless because if someone has physical access to your phone, he could just boot into download/bootloader/fastboot mode and flash a custom recovery to bypass any security on your phone.
This is also the reason why no recovery offers password protection.

There's no reason that the bootloader couldn't require a password, though.  The problem is that I'm not aware of an Android bootloader which supports such a thing :/


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How to transfer photos wirelessly without losing file date and time
I want to quickly wirelessly transfer photos off an Android (Kit Kat) device.  The catch: I don't want to lose the file dates/times during the transfer.  Specifically, I am not talking about the EXIF date/time; I am talking about the actual file date/time.  I organize my images by file timestamp (aka datestamp) and having the file timestamp change during the transfer prevents this simply and effective technique.  This task is trivial to accomplish with a wire, but I have been unable to find a wireless solution.
I prefer a solution that can be performed without any internet access, but am open to all solutions.
What I've Tried

I tried using ShareIt.  Datestamps are changed.  FAIL.
I tried using SuperBeam with the experimental option to maintain timestamps enabled.  Datestamps are changed.  FAIL.
I tried using Google Drive.  Datestamps are changed.  Internet access required.  DOUBLE FAIL.

Does anyone know what will work?

If you mean by "transfer photos off an Android" to "transfer from android to pc" i use a pc software to reconstruct the file-date from the exifdate (exiftools)
for the other direction "from pc to android" i insert the android-s sd-card into the pc so the pc can set the file-modification date.
On my android-4.2 and android-4.4 devices the android-os prevents the manual seting of a file-timestamp so transfering to android device via wifi will not work (at least not with my android devices).
[update 2017-02-21]
i have programmed a batch with exiftools :
 exiftool "-DateTimeOriginal>FileModifyDate" -ignoreMinorErrors -overwrite_original -r -ext .jpg .

meaning: copy for all *.jpg in current dir and their subdirs: exif-DateTimeOriginal to FileModifyDate

Thanks.  What software pc software do you use (regarding your first sentence)?

I have update my answer


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How Can I Format My Internal Storage?
I Have A UBISLATE 7C+ (EDGE). One Day, I Formatted Its Internal Storage With My PC. But I Saw None Of The Files Were Deleted From The Internal Storage. From That Day Onwards, Its Internal Storage's Data Is Not Getting Erased And I Am Also Unable To Save Any File Into It. PLEASE, Suggest Me Some Ways To Make It Normal! Is There Any Way ?

If you are rooted and have a custom recovery, then you can format data from there


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2.3 Tablet bootloop, trying to pull logfile with root adb
I have an old android tablet (2.3) which I've had for a number of years now. I've been trying to get access to the application data storage, because I had some important documents stored in a notes application. Using ADB in the past I've pulled the entire user storage directory to my PC, which I still have a copy of.
But now, it's stuck in a bootloop. When it turns on it shows the Polaroid logo, then blue screens for a bit then starts booting up. It shows the android booting logo with the windows-xp-like slider going across the screen. After 10 seconds that freezes and the tablet reboots.
I'm still able to access the tablet's root shell using ADB (I see # instead of $) and I've been trying to pull the log file to see why the tablet has been unexpectedly bootlooping. This is funny because I've only been pulling files from the tablet using ADB, and there is no touch so I don't understand how it's managed to damage it's own filesystem.
Upon browsing through the filesystem in root ADB, I've found that files I've pulled in the past from the user storage, don't appear under /mnt/sdcard and I can't locate them in the /data folder.
Is there any way that I can use ADB to pull the log file off the tablet?

Pointing you to our logging tag-wiki and specifically How can I view and examine the Android log?: Have you tried a simple adb logcat?

+Izzy That was exactly what I was looking for.

Superb :) Then I guess you don't mind me marking your question as duplicate of that (as you're just asking for logs here)? For the underlying issue, you can always open a new (specific) question then. Good luck with that, btw!


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unable to remove google play store search history
I see the list of internet word searches every I go to google play. No matter what settings I use the words are still there. Show searches I made on the device. But only in google playstore. It could become embarrassing. I cleared data for all application I could find use history and cache cleaners. Nothing works.

Follow this instructions listed here.  On Android:

Tip: If you want to delete your recent searches under the search box, touch and hold the search you want to delete > OK. The search will be deleted from the Google app and your Web & App Activity.
Delete items one at a time

Visit your Web & App Activity page.
Check the box next to the items you want to remove.
Touch Remove items at the top of the page.

Delete multiple

Visit your Web & App Activity page.
In the top right corner of the page, touch Options > Remove items.
Choose the time period for which you want to delete your history. (To remove all items, select The beginning of time).
Touch Remove.

Note: If you turned on the option to include history from Chrome and other apps in your Web & App Activity, visit the additional Web & App Activity page to see that information. If you only want to remove additional Web & App Activity from a certain device, choose that device in the "Remove items" dropdown menu.


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Is Android Device Manager really useless?
Android Device Manager is supposed to locate your phone and do remote lock and remote wipe. Problem is the phone can be switched to aeroplane mode or shutdown without unlocking it with pattern / pin / password.
Data connection will be lost seconds after the phone is stolen. So what's the point?

There is two parts to it,

Cell phone is lost : Lets assume its lying somewhere or someone found it. In this case you can use the Device Manager to locate the location.
Cell phone is stolen: This guys are smart, they know the technology, they know the hacks. They will switch-off with cell phone as soon as they can. They will wipe out our data and most probably brick the phone. Not sure, but I think they even change the IMEI number to make it completely untraceable. In this case Device Manager or most security software is useless.


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How to make background apps/ automatic apps use only wifi for data?
Ok so i have very little data, 100mb. And i want to use it when i need it. Like for maps etc.
But some apps keep downloading stuff such as new articles and all data gets eaten quickly without me using it. I'm about uninstall every app that does this if i don't find a solution.
This is what i want.
for auto/background apps Use internett only through wifi.
and if i use internet first use wifi if available and then go to mobile data.
im glad there're no overhead charges, data just becomes unavailable after limit.

/system/bin/iptables (usually built in) is the tool, but I prefer a graphical frontend for it such as AFWall+ which is available from the Play store or F-Droid.
If you are going to be using TOR then OrWall should also work, but I haven't tried it.
These tools show one app per row & columns for the interfaces you wish to allow them to use & you just tick the boxes.

what.. im lost.. should i download afwall?

yes, and use it to set up which apps get full access & which are restricted

Use Background Data Restriction (settings>data usage>menu>[check] Background Restriction) while using data from SIM.
While using WiFi Disable it.

There is a setting for that, at least in CyanogenMod:

consider the remote chance that he's not using the same rom. Probably he's not using any rom at all

I think that this option is available on all ROMs, even stock ones.

i flashed my android phone to use remix mod or something. It's awesome. It has option to set data limits, However, despite me setting limit to 80mb it still surpassed 100mb somehow. So this is why i want to completely disable auto use of data over mobile network.

There is an option for that! Check the overflow menu for such setting!

i dont have overflow menu...also this is all in russian i think, so i dont have much clue beside that diagram with line it. That looked similar to mine. except is in dark theme.

The highlighted option is "restrict background data", is there an option like that?


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Lost-phone apps do not work for my S5
I am struggling to understand what's going on here! When I first got my phone, I signed up for Samsung's service for finding a lost phone. But, not too long after it simply stopped working. I finally decided it's time to try something else. So, I tried Lookout as well as the Android Device Manager. I offer this information only for history.
Now, I have pretty much given up on everything except Android Device Manager. It is currently set as an admin to my device. But, it only works if the screen is on! If my screen is off Google cannot find nor ring my device. If my screen is on (even locked) it has no trouble. What can I do?

Perhaps, you have set the parameter in the settings, that all network connections are disabled when the screen is off.
Or aybe you should try another anti theft guard, such as the avg antitheft app.


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Can I globally set all Android apps to prefer WiFi for data?
My cellular carrier just alerted me that we've exceeded our data usage. They show that I used more than 500MB at once a few days ago at a time when I was at home in bed, and the phone in range of my WiFi. I assume the phone downloaded an update automatically, but there was no reason for it to use cellular data when WiFi was available.
The device is a Nexus 5 and it recently updated its OS. I don't have it nearby or I'd check the version.
Can I set an Android phone to always use WiFi, for all apps, if its available?

Android does this by default. If you have a connection to the internet via WiFi this will be used by all apps. Android Lollipop added the ability for it to revert to cellular data if the Wireless network you are connected to does not have a connection to the internet. This is signified by an exclamation mark (!) on the WiFi icon in the top right. More information on this can be found here

is there a way to turn this off? To let apps use Wi-Fi even if it doesn't have Internet (I have local server running with Wi-Fi connection without Internet).


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Flashing factory image - all data still present
I've just flashed my Nexus5 with Android 5.1 factory image using this how to:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/05/how-to-flash-nexus-5-factory-images/
I've made a complete backup off all my data since I was sure I'll loose it.
Also the how to states:

"*Flashing factory images wipes your phone completely clean, leaving
  it at a factory, out-of-the-box state."

This also happened after flashing my Note 4 with Android 5 withe the rom downloaded from sammobile.com. (flashed via Odin)
So - why is all my data (photos, apps, calendar/contacts) still present after flashing the new rom?

The apps and user data (everything that gets erased by factory reset) are contained within the /data partition (in fact, "factory reset" simply formats the /data partition). This partition is independent of other partitions. Android system is located on the /system partition. That means that, as long you don't wipe your /data partition, your apps and data will stay in the phone even when you change your Android version.
It is, however, recommended to wipe your /data partition when moving from one Android version to another, due to incompatibility issues.

In that guide it says:

*If you don’t want to wipe data, remove the “-w” in the second to last command.

Therefore if you removed the "-w" then your user data will not have be touched/wiped when flashing the factory image.


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Installed CM12 on Sprint Galaxy S4, GAPPS crashing upon start
So I just installed CM12 for my Sprint Galaxy S4 using TWRP 2.6.3.0, after doing the format of the internal SD and factory reset (guessing the factory reset after format is probably not needed). I installed the cm-12-20150302-NIGHTLY-jfltespr and gapps-L-2-25-15. It loads the splash screen for CM, upgrades all the apps, and then once it comes up for me to start configuring CM I get tons of pop ups stating all the gapps have unfortunately crashed. Any idea what I've done wrong and how to fix it? Unfortunately, I think I deleted the backup I took when I did the format. I'm looking for an old backup I think I saved to my gdrive, but hopefully there is a simple fix to my dilemma?

Yes, this is a common problem. Here's the fix: flash CM then flash Gapps then do a factory reset, preferably in TWRP. Boot into CM and everything should be fine. Good Luck.

Try different Gapps package, my recommendation is PA-GAPPS (notice: they work on all ROMs, not just Paranoid-Android)
This is in case that the only apps that are crashing are Google apps. In case all apps crash, you might not have wiped correctly before installing.

Had this problem while upgrading from CM11 to CM12.1 doing a dirty upgrade. Tried several version of Gapps, all crashed.
Finally, problem was solved by upgrading TWRP to the latest version and then upgrading.


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Switch play store account without accepting ToS?
I accidentally swapped accounts(to Account2) on the play store and now I cannot switch back to the original account(Account1) without accepting the ToS for Account2. Is there any way to switch back to Account1 or is Google forcing me to accept the play store ToS for Account2 in order to get back to Account1?

No, unless you either accept the ToS, or remove the account, you're unable to access the Play Store's interface therefore not allowing you to switch accounts.

Another solution I found was to go into application manager and clear data. Reverted back to original account.

Having recently run into the same issue, I found another solution:
Assuming "Account1" is the first Google account on the device, you should also be able to switch back to it by uninstalling updates to the Play Store app.
Updates can be uninstalled using the Settings app by navigating to Apps > Google Play Store, tapping the overflow menu, and selecting Uninstall updates.
At this point you'll be running an older version of the store, but it should take care of updating itself in the background.  If it seems to be taking a while, you may be able to hasten the update by opening the Play Store's in-app Settings menu and tapping on Build version at the bottom.

The best option would be:

Force stop the application
  Clear the data
  Clear the cache

It worked for me and hope will for you.


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Ignored 5.0 OTA update on nexus 4 now can't get it back
I ignored the 5.0 update when it came over the air a couple of months back because I didn't want it at that time, and now I do want to update, but it's nowhere to be found on my phone. I go to settings -> about phone -> system update but it just shows that "system is up to date" even when I click check for update. I'm running 4.4.4.
I know that I could go and manually do the update but it seems ridiculous that there is no way to get the OTA update back? I don't want to have to do a bunch of manual work.
Is there no way to do this?
Thanks,

Related: What is Google's OTA phase deployment strategy? & How can I force my Nexus One to upgrade to the official Gingerbread without waiting for the formal OTA update?

Alright but I've already gotten the OTA once and ignored it so I need to force it somehow to get it again. Clearly all phones already have the 5.0 OTA because that was like 2 months ago so waiting for another batch of roll-outs isn't going to work. And the second link is just manual.

Yes, but they are related to your question. I didn't say they were the answer, which is why I posted them as a comment, and didn't suggest to close this as a duplicate. Also related: Why can't I update my Nexus 4 to Lollipop?

I have found sources {1} {2} {3} that say doing the following can force an OTA, but YMMV.

Go to Settings > Apps
scroll down to Google Services Framework
select that app

Clear data
Clear cache
Force stop
Now go in to Settings > About > System Update and check for an update.

hmm I tried all the slightly different variations from your sources multiple times and it didn't work unfortunately. Thanks for the response though it was a good try.

Your only options then... Wait, or flash manually.

Sometimes a reboot (or power cycle) or two can trigger the update prompt again.
For Nexus owners, the Nexus Root Toolkit is indispensable.  It can do a whole lot more than you need, but... it can get the job done.
To flash an updated OS, choose to "flash stock" then make SURE you click "no wipe" if you want to ensure it doesn't erase your personal data.  You pick your target version, then it wipes the system partition and replaces it with the updated Android version (and then on first boot it'll do all sorts of upgrading to update your apps and data).


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Remove root via update
I want to remove the root, i.e. unroot the phone Nexus 4. The automatic factory image downloader using Nexus toolkit takes ages (for some reason). I also read somewhere that updating your rooted phone removes the root. So How do I update a rooted android in order to remove the root?

You simply flash a factory image. That overwrites the /system partition completely, effectively removing root.
For where to obtain those images, please take a look at Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

Using nexus root toolkit, there is an unroot button, use that, then do a factory reset (and/or a reflash) if you want to.
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Lock screen with Nova launcher not showing new icons
I have an HTC One (M8) and downloaded Nova Launcher to customize my layout. I downloaded the Black Glass ADW Theme and it looks great. However, on my lock screen it is still showing the app icons from my HTC Blinkfeed. (Aside from the theme, I have the exact same apps on the launch bar in both the Blinkfeed and Nova home screens.)
I have my alarm on my launch bar so it shows on the lockscreen. When my phone went off this morning, it was the Blinkfeed alarm settings rather than the alarm settings through Nova.
I've been trying to figure out how to get the icons to match both in the look and the functionality but don't know how.. help please! :)

Nova doesn't replace lockscreen, you'd need a third party lockscreen app.... until Lollipop comes out then you're stuck with the lollipop lockscreen for now.

First of all, how are you enjoying Nova launcher? There is your problem: Nova launcher replaces the home screen only. It does not alter the lockscreen. For that, you need a custom lockscreen.  These often come with a lot of..... crap you don't want or need.

Its based off Sense's dock icons. Go to the sense launcher and set the dock icons and then set the launcher back to nova.


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Lolipop on Nexus 5 - trouble with trusted devices
I have a Nexus 5 running Lollipop.  I purchased some NFC chips to use as trusted devices. Usually the first time I access one of the chips it works just fine but the next time I access it it acts like it doesn't even exist. If I turn Smart Lock off and back on again then the trusted device works just fine, (one time).
Any idea what is wrong?

I have an nfcring and running cyanogenmod12 on lg g3. I have no issues with my nfc ring. The ring has 2 chips in it and i have both set up. They both work, i time after time. So if there is an issue, it may be with the nexus5 or with your nfc chips. Can you try a different set of chips. Like try another phone that has nfc.

My wife and I both have the Nexus 5, and both have the same trouble.  I've not tried the ring or another chip maker. (I bounce 12 chips from Amazon and they all behave in the same way.  What is "cyanogenmod12"?  Is that some sort of root?

Try using your wife's phone as the trusted device and see if it remembers it

Good idea!  I was thinking of buying an NFC ring, but don't want to waste the money if it won't be reliable.  Thanks for the ideas!

Well, I can't believe it.  The chip was at fault.  I thought that since I could read the chip once, that the chip was not the issue.  But a friend ordered some newer chips (from the same seller (whiztags), and they never have trouble unlocking my phone, and can be written to.  My older tags cannot be written to.  And once I scan one of the older tags, then all NFC tags fail! (Could still be a problem with the OS I guess).  But for now the answer for me is newer chips.   Old=NfcA.  Newer chip is NfcA, MIFAREUltralight C, Ndef


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no auto correct when tapping in swype mode
I have a galaxy s2. I keep my phone in swype mode but also tap some words.  In the past, it has always auto corrected the words that I typed as it would with t9.  Recently it stopped.  I have the correct settings for the keyboard, and it auto corrects when typing in keyboards mode.  In swype mode, it auto corrects when I swype the words but not when I type them.  HELP!

I think this is a feature of the keyboard and cannot be fixed, but by all means try step one, if it worked in the past:

Go to Settings->Apps->All

Scroll down until you find you keyboard app, tap it
Find the 'clear data' button, try that
Also, if there is an option to, click 'uninstall updates'
(If there was, open the play store and update it again)
Now try typing
If it doesn't work, read 2.
2.
I would highly recommend using another keyboard app, as this doesn't sound like a bug. I personally use 'google keyboard' as it is fast, simple, and also has a swype mode, you can download it from the play store.

Thanks.  I will try that, and if not I will go to the play store.  I am so technologically ignorant, I didn't even know I could get my own choice of keyboard app!


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How do I track a GPS device that has no connectivity with an internet or cellular network?
Are there any GPS devices that can be tracked in real-time WITHOUT the use of a SIM card ?
Or is there any possibility to track a GPS device which has lost the network signal ?
Assuming they can both send and receive sms and mine has internet connection ?
Something like every minute it checks, not need for a real time hard track but as good to know where to find her if she gets attacked.
I want to develop an app for it

That's a little confusing: No SIM = no SMS. No network = no connection = no communication. GPS is only a receiver, it does not send. That leaves binoculars as only tracking method then – which, besides, even works with devices not featuring GPS. As long as visual contact is possible, at least ;)
Apart from that, I guess we've got an XY problem here: "good to know where to find her if she gets attacked" › How do you know she's attacked? GPS alone won't tell you.
Maybe you're rather after Personal Protection solutions. There are some featuring an "emergency button" – and others with a "dead man's switch": the former sends out an alert when pushed, the latter sends one if not pushed within a given interval. If such an app is good, it figures what means of communication is available – and can broadcast an distress signal by all of them: Sending out SMS and mails including the coordinates (GPS or network based, whatever is available), posting on Twitter/Facebook, and even initiating calls to 911 (or whatever number you tell it to use).
One such app would be Watch Over Me, including most of those features: Track-Me function, Dead-Man-Switch; Real-Time recording; Email/Facebook, and more (on subscription even more again). For alternatives, simply follow the link to my list :)

Binoculars - loved it!

Your questions are a bit confused so I'll address what I think you're asking:
Many apps already exist that can "track" devices, even without a cell network. Airdroid and Lookout both come to mind but you can also do a search for any security apps that use a "find my phone" theft component.
True SMS (not over wifi) generally requires a SIM card. From wikipedia: "Though most SMS messages are mobile-to-mobile text messages, support for the service has expanded to include other mobile technologies, such as ANSI CDMA networks and Digital AMPS, as well as satellite and landline networks."


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Locked out of a Samsung Galaxy S2
My phone was stolen recently, and I'm trying to use my wife's old S2 as a temporary replacement.
She had a password screenlock, and she can't remember what it was. When I put in my new SIM, the screenlock is still there. Is there a way to get around it?

was usb debugging turned on in the developer options? edit: is the phone connected to the internet

The phone is connected to the internet. I don't know if usb debugging was turned on, sorry.

then just try attempting to unlock it. After 30 tries, it will have an option to enter email id and password (Google one)

I am currently at 40 tries without any option to enter email id and password. Every 5 attempts it forces me to wait for 30 sec, that's all.

Have you checked with our locked-out tag-wiki already? Contains a lot of pointers.

I have. I'm gonna do that trick to factory reset now. Thanks for trying to help, guys.

This might work:

From your computer, open Play Store:Android Device Manager.
Log in from the same Google ID which you used to set up your phone.
Click on Install and select the locked phone. In few minutes, your Android Device Manager will be installed on your phone.
Now open Android Device Manager with your computer.
There will be a button named Lock. Click that and set up a custom password and finish by clicking Lock.
The screen lock will be replaced by the custom password you just set up.
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How to tell if a dual sim phone is dsds or dsfa?
I recently learnt that there are different types of dual sim; i.e. that having slots for 2 sims doesn't mean they're both fully active at the same time.
Looking through the documentation included with my phone & attempting a few searches I haven't been able to find the answer; before requesting my office provide me with a work sim I'd like to know that my phone can handle it.
Is there a way to tell if your phone is dsds or dsfa (i.e. without using a second sim to test)?

Related info (though not an answer to the above) here: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/34632/how-does-gs3-dual-sim-adapter-work/34633#34633

Also related: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/41927/can-a-dual-sim-android-phone-receive-voice-calls-to-both-sims


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Restoring wpa_supplicant.conf [root]
I have a rooted Nexus 5 (Lollipop 5.1) which just decided to restart itself and clear out my saved WiFi passwords!
Luckily I make regular manual backups of the wpa_supplicant.conf file from /data/misc/wifi to /sdcard.
However I am trying to restore this file so that the networks appear again under Wifi > Saved Networks but I am having no luck!
I have tried to copy the file from /sdcard to /data/misc/wifi and /system/etc/wifi (even though I'm pretty sure it's the one in /data that Android uses) using ES File Explorer. The networks do not show up and after restarting the phone, the file in /data resets itself and the one in /system is remains.
I have also tried copying the file using Terminal Emulator and also running chown on the file in /data but this also hasn't worked.
Any ideas as to why Android doesn't accept the restored file?

My guess would be that it is loaded into RAM before you can copy it over, and then saved back from RAM on shutdown.  Possibly you could create an update.zip and flash it from Recovery.

In my case it was necessary to change the owner and group of the file to wifi:
mount -o rw,remount /system
chown wifi:wifi /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
ls -la /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
-rw-rw---- wifi     wifi         2343 2016-07-11 10:31 wpa_supplicant.conf

Note: you need a rooted device to do that.

authors: هبة الجبه جي


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Can I connect my android phone to the LAN, via an ethernet cable?
I want to connect my Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-120S Android version 4.0 (rooted) to the internet via a LAN connection. I am sensitive to wifi and network radiation, hence want to make a line connection and keep my phone on airplane mode.
BobjGear mentions some tablets have the required settings, but no phones.
I have an OTG cable, a USB LAN adapter, and a usb cable. I did not find any ethernet drivers on Google Playstore.
Would CyanogenMod or Ubuntu OS have this support?
If it is not possible with this phone, which phones can be configured for it?

Look for an adapter for the ethernet cable and plug it in your usb port with an otg cable

@SuperThomasLab But will the android device both detect and work the Ethernet connection at all. That's my question. Have you ever read or been through such scenario? Consider sourcing it if you did.

Yes I have a usb to LAN adapter and an OTG cable. I have made all connections but the phone does not recognise the adapter, Even after connecting to a live ethernet port there is no recognition. Should I change any settings on the phone? Are there any drivers I can install? I found a couple apps on PlayStore but they did not work. I am quite new at Android, so any recommendations would be very welcome. How would I "source" it?

For the completeness of the thread, here is a list of USB OTG compatible devices: http://plugable.com/products/usb2-otge100

http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/53443/how-to-use-an-usb-attached-wired-ethernet-adapter-through-usb-otg-on-an-android

"I am sensitive to wifi and network radiation". No you're not. Nobody is. I'm not trolling, just pointing out that there's no need for you to go to these lengths. Also, your symptoms might be symptoms of something else. Again, not trolling. Concerned! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_hypersensitivity

How to make Ethernet work on Android over OTG?

@OnePablo this is presumptuous and reminds me radium girls

You'll need a USB-OTG adapter, or equivalently for newer devices with USB-C ports, a USB-C to USB-A adapter, to be able to physically connect a USB Ethernet adapter to your phone.  It'll only work, though, if the phone has a driver for the Ethernet adapter you're using.  That may vary from phone to phone.
This USB Ethernet adapter has worked for me on several Google-branded Android devices: a Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, and Pixel C tablet.  I've been told by a friend that it also works on the Wii U.  It's an older device (note, doesn't support gigabit) and apparently pretty widely supported.
However, other Android device makers may have removed some drivers from the version of the OS that they ship on their devices, so there's no guarantee that it'll work with every phone.

You need a powered USB hub to make the LAN connection work. Amazon does a cheap powered hub. I have used this set-up for a tablet so it should work with your phone, which has a USB port. You should not need a different driver.

I don't know about your phone but the Nexus 7 can be configured the way you want, view the following video.
Alternative Method :
Buy a phone which has a usb internet option in settings (like my htc 816g), and just connect your phone via usb to your computer and share computer's internet with the phone.
In both methods you are safe from radiations of wifi or mobile data.
Hope it helps.

You can use something called reverse tethering, it is done by connecting your device with a computer via USB connector.. then you can connect your Ethernet with your computer.. that's how you can use internet in your computer as well as your Android device..


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Bad experience with lollipop 5.0 version
I am facing lot of problems with lollipop version with my MOTO-G 1st Gen, after i upgraded to lollipop my mobile got very slow and frequently getting strucked at that time am able to see only white screen. and it is not allowing me even to switch off my mobile..
very bad experience with Lollipop 5.0 OS...

I would try a factory reset
There are many that have this issue after a major upgrade and generally a reset and starting over will clear out anything causing issues


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Lenovo A859 touchscreen touches itself
For about 2 weeks my phone's touchscreen is acting weird.
It looks like it touches itself in the upper left corner of the screen. I didn't find any pattern, it does this randomly for a random amount of time, only when the screen is unlocked.
I did a factory reset already and I installed Avast to scan it and nothing came up.
Is it a software or a hardware problem?

It's probably a hardware problem and you may need a new screen. Yours may be damaged.
It might also be a battery pack that has expanded from frequent heavy usage. This can push against the screen from the inside resulting in a similar effect sometimes.
It's also possible it's a result of being flexed in a certain way such that there is extra strain on the corner. I'm speculating that the corners are often used to hold the weight of the device.


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Turn down app volume in Lollipop while not in app?
In Lollipop the volume buttons seem to be context sensitive.  In some apps the volume buttons adjust ringer volume, while in others it adjusts app volume.  This usually works well, but I often want to turn app volume down before I open an app with sound to avoid disturbing those around me.
Is there a way to force the application volume down without being in a "app volume context" for lack of a better word?

Just a note. As mentioned in the answer, this is not unique to Lollipop. It's been like this since the first Android.

The only way I'm aware of to set media volume outside of an app is to go into the Settings. Specifically, Settings → Sound & notification should give you separate sliders for each of the available volume channels. You'll want to turn down the top one ("Media volume").
On some custom ROMs it may be possible to do this slightly differently. Older versions of CyanogenMod had an option to expand the volume slider overlay, so you could hit the volume button and then manually adjust the appropriate slider from the overlay without having to go into your settings. Other ROMs may include something similar, but I cannot state definitively any that do.
As an aside: I'm not sure that this is unique to Lollipop. I believe it's been like this for a while (as long as I can remember, anyway).


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Turning off Galaxy S4 while charging
I manually upgraded my Galaxy S4 to Kitkat; since it was rooted, upgrade couldn't be done automatically. It was successfully done but thereafter my phone turns on automatically whenever a charger is connected.
I sometimes prefer turning off my phone while charging (to make it charge faster). This is impossible now. How can I solve this problem?

Yes,to make it faster. Thanks. Guess, I'll settle for the airplane.

If you want to charge your phone faster without turning it off (due to the update), then you can simply:

Turn on airplane mode
Turn off WiFi, mobile data, and GPS

After that, it will charge just as fast as if your phone is off. If it's not charging, the battery level doesn't change for hours, unless you actually turn on the screen.


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How to enter recovery mode after cyanogen mod 11 in xiaomi redmi 1s ??
After installing the cyanogenMod 11 in my xiaomi redmi 1s I found that there is no recovery option but then I switched off my phone and I try to enter in recovery mode by pressing "Volume up +Power buttton"  but I could not entered in recovery mode and I could not install the Google Apps package without recovery.... Please help me!!!

Well, that's something weird I would say you should be getting inside the bootloader just by pressing an holding volume up+power and way try going to the settings>developer settings>check advanced reboot and then again try rebooting your device in the recovery mode and see if that helps you ?

@PeterCarlos this worked perfectly on our case. Thanks a lot.


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Clearing System Storage & Ram
Is there any other way to clear System Storage and Ram on my phone? I have a Samsung Galaxy Pocket. I can clear some Ram thru Task Manager, and all apps (that will allow it) have been moved to the sd card. Any music, photos or videos are on my External SD Card.
I dont run and widgets either.
Please help!

RAM is main memory, do you mean internal storage?

@MatthewRead I guess the OP really means RAM – taking the context (task manager). Tried to cover it all with my answer nevertheless :)

First, there's no need to "clear RAM" (see our ram tag-wiki for details).
Second, task-killers are rather to be avoided for all but very specific cases: they are useful when an app goes bonkers, but their purpose is not to clear/clean anything. For this topic, please see:

Is it advisable to run a task killer app on Android
Do task killers actually work?

Third, "clear System Storage" is certainly not what you have in mind literally (/system storage is mounted read-only, and basically is where "the OS" resides). Clearing storage is a different thing when it comes to the parts writeable: cache, apps you've installed (including their data), files you've downloaded (eBooks, music, videos). Now that's something which can be pretty useful. There are several apps available for Storage Analysis, helping you to find the "big chunks" to delete selectively. And there are even more apps helping you with System Cleanup directly.
Not to forget what you could do even without those helpers: Walk the list of the apps you've installed (in Settings › Apps), and uninstall those you no longer need. What's not there cannot use up precious storage, and cannot waste resources like CPU, RAM, or network bandwidth.


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Samsung galaxy A5 USB Otg supported?
I have checked with few USB Otg checkers it said there are Apr are present in mobile. But i could not able to connect Pendrive. Many entry levels phones also have this feature. But this is recently launched metal body phone.  I really wondered why this feature is not present. Any way to enable this?


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How to recover android
My android Tablet PC eklasse Spark 4.0.3 7" Black Model No:ES01120905934.
Unfortunately using cleaner app some system file are deleted.
Can any one give me a suggestion what can i do now.
i can't found ROM of Frameware file in web to reboot.

cc Cleaner. i dont know the karnel version.

If you have a Backup, just Restore it.
or, there is two way :
Use something like :  EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional

//for Recovery...

or another way ;
Download the rom and flash it for fix.
Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

i ve no idea where to find ROM for my device.


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Grant root access without using SuperSU like utility
I wonder if it is possible to let every application work with elevated privileges without a utility (such as SuperSU or SuperUser) to manage such requests... :/

Yes, just don't use such an app and don't use a su binary customized to depend on it.

What is a su binary?

See Wikipedia: su (Unix)

So you mean that the apps that come bundled with SuperSU, are modified in a way that they depend on SSU for obtaining permissions?

It is possible as Matthew stated, 2) 1) is incomplete because app must request root privilege to work, 3) not using an intercepting app like SuperSU would be one of the most dangerous things you can ever do to compromise your device.


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alternative to android build in encryption?
I have got a Samsung S3 that forces me to use a 6-charakter password for the phone/SD card encryption. I would like to use a PIN (4-digits) as it was possible in earlier Samsung phones. I am aware of the reduced security but for practical reasons I want to use the PIN.
What are my options? I see there is the option to use any kind of "file vault" app, but they require to move my files and folders into the apps container.
Is there any option to encrypt the android leaving the files in the original place?

You already indicated the possible use of an app. And indeed, next to the so-called "vault apps", there are several options for Encryption of Files and Folders which work transparently on the file system. For some, you still will need to use "specific folders" which you encrypt, though – while most of the others fall into the category of requiring root access.
Some example apps you might wish to take a closer look at include, but are not limited to:

Cryptonite (based on EncFS)
EDS (uses TrueCrypt containers)


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I always get this window and I can't do anything
I got an Android phone, And when I turn on the phone, I always see this window.

I would like to use it, but I don’t know, how I can fix it.
Somebody could send some link about the probleme and how can I fixed it?
Thanks a lot!

This picture is showing the custom recovery that is installed on your device. Looks like someone installed it and used custom ROM on this phone before. By default, the phone should boot straight into the system, but in this case it seems that something's different.
One way of fixing your phone is by reinstalling the software you got on your phone (since it seems that there's something faulty with it). Go on CyanogenMod website (CyanogenMod is a custom ROM that you can install on your phone), find the page for your device, and follow the instructions that are presented. You'll have to download the ROM and Gapps package, transfer them to your phone, and install them (it's fairly easy, you'll see). After following the instructions, your phone will be ready to use.

Ok, I will check this website, I will do what I can.
Thanks your help.


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"There is insufficient space on the device"--This is not duplicate
My mobile is Micromax Canvas HD Plus .It has 4 GB inbuilt memory and 16 GB external memory card.I have selected SD Card as default location to install apps but still when I try to install app from Play Store it shows above error.My SD Card is nearly empty.
I searched a lot .Uninstalling Play store updates,Clearing Cache nothing worked.

Can't edit the previous comment so...
I am certain the question I link is the same issue. Your phone comes with really low memory for modern phones. What phone is it anyway? Keep in mind that cache can be recreated by apps, and apps seems to always try installing on internal memory instead of SD card. Moving them over doesn't always help either, as some data can remain on the internal memory. Phones can have a limit too to when they deny installing more, as they need some space for temp files. Just like on a PC.

Can't we modify behavior of apps

No, as apps prefer to me on internal as SD cards can be slower, and if unmounted wrong, can cause issues like crashes and hang-ups. Usually the app only lets you transfer things like their own cache or "extras". You can root the phone to achieve full transfer, but this is quite advanced step. Also, some phones MAY support the full-app transfer to SD card, tho I am not sure what phones actually do.

It's not about how internal memory you have, it's about how big your /data partition is. Apps can only install to this partition, and even if you had your internal memory empty, apps wouldn't be able to fill this memory because they are only stored in /data. To fix this, you can try to resize partitions, but it's not simple, so be sure to know what you're doing before you corrupt your partitions.

I want to do that.I am not so new to this.But new in android stuffs


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Can't change the language when phone screen locked
I am using Samsung Galaxy Core. I have given Password to my mobile in English. Today for some reason I changed my Language to TAMIL and forgot to change back to English. My Phone got locked when i try to give the password the keyboard appears in Tamil and I can't do anything. How can I change it

Press and hold the spacebar to change the keyboard language. (as shown on this instruction)

This works if the keyboard remains the default Samsung Keyboard. Other keyboards may, or typically may not, have this capability. Hackers Keyboard, my preference, specifically does NOT. YMMV.

Get a wired keyboard and plug it into the phone using OTG. It is working for me.

Press the space button and hold the English language, and other languages will appear. Choose the language as you like and it will change the language.

That only works with the default keyboard (e.g Samsung). Third party keyboards usually miss this functionality.

I had the same issue that I was unable to login into my phone due to the default language (keyboard layout) being non-English. The bad thing is when you try to change the language preference (by pressing space and hold) it again asks you for the password. The problem repeats itself. I solved this problem in this way:

I login into "safe mode" first (follow the link to the official Samsung Support).

Then I changed the default keyboard layout into Samsung keyboard (which is English)
Then I restarted it. This time the keyboard is English.

If you have registered on Samsung. Then log in to your account using other computer. And reset Samsung mobile.
Now first tell me have enabled find my device on your mobile. If yes then log in to your account on any device and you an unlock your devices.
Hope this can solve your problem.


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Wi-fi turns on when I boot my phone
For the past few days the wi-fi on my phone has been automatically turning on whenever I boot up my phone (Samsung Galaxy Light, SGH-T399) when it's fully turned off or restarted. To address the last time someone asked, I have tried turning on wi-fi then restarting my phone, and it still loads with wi-fi turned on. I also don't have any automation apps installed. I have only installed one new app recently, about a week before this started (GroupMe), I have any wi-fi settings turned off for the app, and the issue continues with the app uninstalled.
Is there a way to keep my phone from turning on wi-fi when it boots?

This seem to be a typical Samsung crap-ware issue. Are you sure it even worked before? Perhaps you never really noticed it before.


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Phone stolen, got new phone & phone number, need old whatsapp CONTACTS back
so I have NO way to get my old sim card, my phone was stolen and I can't get my old contacts either. How can I change my new sim card number to my old one, within whatsapp? all I want is for my old Whatsapp contacts to be able to find me. I have a very important person that I need to contact and the only way is by that person seeing my profile back.
Help please,
Thanks.

Nothing of that is specific to Android, so you're much better off with WhatsApp support for that. Apart from which: Have you considered using our search function before asking? 77 related questions, 30 having answers.


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What should I do to use my hard drive on a Samsung Tablet?
I have a 2 TB hard drive full of movies.  I am getting bored watching movies on the computer so I decided buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab.  My hard drive is NTFS and my friends told me that I have to convert NTFS to exFAT to able to see my files on the tablet.  My question is, if I convert my hard drive from NTFS to exFAT, will I be able to watch the files on the tablet?  If not, what should I do to be able to do so?

How are you connecting the hard drive?  If it's connected to a computer already, it would likely be easiest to access it via SMB over Wi-Fi.  Unless the files are massive or your router very slow, playback should work fine.

i am connecting hard drive to tab with usb but tab does not recognise my hard drive and my friend told me that i have to convert it. i am asking if it is true or not.

I would try connecting a USB thumb drive formatted in those different formats first to see if your tab recognizes either, before I wiped my hard drive.  I agree with @Matthew Read that accessing it over a network is a lot better.

The Galaxy Tab appears to support exFAT, so yes — you could back up your files, format the drive, and restore the files.  Then the connection should work.
If you are rooted, there are ways to mount NTFS drives directly.  Paragon Mounther should be able to do so.


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Is it possible to use Gmail Android app without SSL?
I'm interested on using my email without SSL on my Android phone, yet I haven't been able to find the option to do it or to load the emails server without SSL.
I want to be sure it's not possible before giving up. Is it possible to use the Gmail app without SSL on Android?

Gmail has been HTTPS only since early 2014. Even if plaintext connections were still supported, it would be insecure. Gmail has fully supported HTTPS since it launched, so there was really never a reason to disable it anyway.


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If a Android device is turned off, does the alarm sound?
If a alarm is set and a Android device gets turned off (for whatever reason), does the alarm still sound?
I want to generically refer to Android (latest version if it makes any difference) and we are talking about stock Android

Wouldn't an experiment take less than a minute or two? Set an alarm for 1 minute into the future, turn off the phone and experience your answer.

Why do I have to have a Android device on hand? Why should it be running the latest version of Android?

See: Does the alarm work when my phone is turned off? and What's the reason that the alarm clock isn't working when the phone is turned off?

Read those already. I just wanted to confirm that it was not in Android.

This site is (obviously) entirely devoted to Android, so you can rest assured that those answers apply to Android.  Please don't ask questions you know are duplicates.

You misunderstood my statement. I wanted to confirm that it was not in the source code for the Android operating system.

It depends on the phone and on the alarm app. Some offer this specific function in case your phone does not wake automatically. Some other offer a scheduled wake to turn your phone on just before your alarm has to ring.
Anyway, if you put your phone into airplane mode, it is much like turning it off: provided background apps are closed, all your phone is gonna do is wait for the alarm to ring. It will not send or receive data (for those who don't like waves near them all night when they sleep), and it is gonna leave your battery level near untouched.

Stock Android, latest version. True turn off, no sleep or anything else.

I said it depended on the phone, not on the ROM. Do you mean stock Android's alarm app? Also, I never said anything about sleep, I just mentioned airplane mode as an alternative to turning your phone off during the night. If you want to know in case of an accidental turn off, the first paragraph is my answer.

How can it depend on the physical phone? It has to be a software feature. This is a question, not geared towards alternative answers.

unfortunately, arplane mode cannot be scheduled. It would be a replacement for me otherwise.


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Line spacing issue when writing an e-mail draft in the Gmail app
When writing an e-mail draft in the Gmail app, 2 line breaks (e.g. between two paragraphs) get transform into 1 line break with large line spacing when I edit the draft using Gmail web interface on my computer. How can I configure the Gmail app so that 2 line breaks stay 2 line breaks?

Example:

I use a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900A with Android 4.4.2.

I haven't found any solution so far.

So I am still interested if someone has any idea.


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Can I have a contact entry with a wildcard phone number?
my office desk phone forwards to my Android mobile phone, using the original caller ID. This means that I receive calls from number like 01200 000001, 01200 000002, 01200 000003, 01200 000004 - etc, where just the last few digits change (depending on the extension that is calling me).
Is there a way to define a contact with a phone number like 01200 000*** - so it appears on my phone as a contact called "Office"?

aww, I just saw this; https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=13243

Yeah, something they love to do recently: first having it lying around for 3+ years (this one dates back to 2011), and then closing as "obsolete". Many issues I've starred endet up this way – oh, and at the very same time... Hint: Some CallerID apps might support this. Not tested, but worth a look I'd say.


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UPNP over the internet?
I have a home media server running minidlna daemon, and I can stream media to my android phone when I am connected to the home LAN, but I can't seem to be able to do it over the internet. I'm using BubbleUPNP and I've already forwarded the ports on the home router, but I don't see any option/setting on the app to change the server address/port.

I'd say uPnP device discovery only scans within the same network. Assuming miniDLNA is the server, and BubbleUPnP used as client here (as it can act both ways), you'd have to manually create the server entry in BubbleUPnP (if it allows for that, which I didn't check). If your external IP isn't fixed, you might need a DynIP service for that as well.

This does not work because your phone does not receive the advertisement packets sent out by your media server and vice versa. Those packets are only forwarded within your home LAN but not over the internet (And for good reason: otherwise this would mean that every device connected to the internet would receive those advertisement packets).
One way to overcome this limitation would be to set up a VPN (like WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec, or the like). Thus your phone would get an IP address in, and stay connected to your home LAN, even if you are not on-site.


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Greenify and BootManager in Xposed Modules for Lollipop 5.0.1
I installed the latest Xposed Framework(alpha) module for lollipop and all its modules are working fine. But am not able to run modules like Greenify and Bootmanager which I use frequently. Is there any workaround to solve this issue ?
I tried reinstalling the Framework and am still stuck.

For Greenify:
You can participate in the Greenify beta program by joining their Google+ community, which should work with Xposed for Lollipop. As part of the beta program, you'll automatically receive beta updates through the Play Store.
Otherwise, you can grab the APK from this mirror and install it yourself.

For Bootmanager:
Someone notes that it still works with this workaround

[You] can click outside the popup message at start of boot manager and it works regardless of the "module not enabled" message.

Also note that as of today (4/Mar/15) Xposed for Lollipop is still an alpha version. It is not yet complete, and therefore several modules may not yet work with it. Even when it is finalized, it may take more time for the modules themselves to be updated with support.
The latest status update (Feb 19) to the Official XDA Forum also states:

Keep in mind that this isn't my fulltime job and that an alpha phase might take some time. It would be illusionary to assume that we reach a stable state after a few days, with all the changes that have been done." source

The most you can do is contact the module developers and support them in the process of updating their apps for Xposed Lollipop support.


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How can I tell if someone has been going through my private data?
After my Xperia Z3's screen was damaged I had to send it to repairs (an independendent repair provider). I was unable to log out of any accounts and while the phone was away, I noticed that my facebook messages were being read, so I logged out all device remotely by changing the password. When my phone returned however, it had tons of unread notifications - and the clock had been changed. Did the repair service change the time so I wouldn't see that they read my notifications/does changing the time make read notifications go unread again? How can I tell if they have been going through my messages and other data?

Simple, you put a password on it. Or.. Or next time you want to take it in for repair. Use Titanium backup. Backup all the apps and data. Store it to the sd card. Wipe phone completely, take out sd card, send it in for repairs. And no changing the time wont do much.


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stock Contacts app: confusing or missing details
I'm running Android KitKat 4.4.2 on a Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo device.
When I edit a contact with the stock Contacts app, I notice that:

It is not possible to set a birthday field when editing a contact. For contacts synced with Google, it is possible to add this field in the Gmail Contacts field, and then it will show up in the stock Contacts app as part of the details for the given contact. Why can't I just add this info directly from the contacts app when I add a contact.
I don't understand the Relationship field that one can set when editing a contact. For instance, I can add a relationship and select Mother from the drop-down-list, but then if I leave the text-box that follows blank, the entry is not saved. Of course, I can always select Relative from the drop-down-list and then enter the value Mother, but I don't understand what having "Mother" in the drop-down-list would be useful for (and the same goes for all other kinship values available in the drop-down-list).

have a look at http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/77750 or http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8417

Possible duplicate of How do I edit/add a birthday in the `people` app Cyanogenmod 11? or http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/8417


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is there an app to filter out or identify ad-ware in Play Store
There is no content filter that would let me filter out Adware from the Play Store app listing, and apparently apps that display ads can identify themselves as "Free", and there's no "Adware" app-type.
Is there a 3rd-party app that will help me identify whether a particular app is ad-ware, or better yet, hook into the PlayStore listing and exclude such apps?

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! Please note that recommendations like Is there an app for X are off-topic here (see What topics can I ask about here? for details). For where your question might fit better, you might want to look into Where can I ask questions that aren't Android Enthusiast questions?. With the correct phrasing and details provided, you might try your luck at SR.

A hint, though: See my list on Ad-Modules and Privacy Checker

In the past couple years of building roms, I have never come across an application that can detect adware from the playstore pre install.  There are plenty of applications that will detect it on your device such as pretty much any antivirus software.
My advice would be to just make sure your phone/tablet/whatever is protected with a good antivirus such as Avast the same way one would protect their computer from the same threats.


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Can i use Samsung Galaxy Sm-T210R as phone?
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210R purchased in US. In India it is marketed as Neo 3 with voice calling facility. Is it possible to modify SM-T210R as Neo 3 and use it for GSM sim based voice calling ability just like Neo 3.
Thanking you

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Neo is not the same as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 SM-T210R according to the Samsung website, and the Neo uses a sim (2G or 3G).
The SM-T210R is a WiFi device:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/SM-T210RGNYXAR-specs
The Neo is a GSM device:
http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/mobile-phone/mobile-phone/tablet-smartphone/SM-T111NYKAINU
(And the dimensions are different as well)
GSM Arena confirms the non-GSM, though I can't post the link because I have <10 rep.

GSMArena link:  http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_3_7_0_wifi-5423.php

Correct, it simply has no cellular hardware.


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How to disable Google Cast ready for Youtube on Chromecast with Chrome?
I know this sounds like a weird question but.. WTF. The "cast optimized youtube experience" is just plain horrible. I would much prefer to just cast the tab as normal.
Sometime I seem to be able to do it by accident, but most of the time everything switches over to the "optimized version". I really like my Chromecast for basic screen mirroring. I see it as an awesome wireless HDMI cable where everything even syncs up perfectly. Being able to cast a specific tab works great, even in Full screen.
But when I try to use the "optimized" Youtube version it lags, sometimes "loses control" and the volume adjustment adjusts the actual volume on the chromecast, so if i stream a normal tab afterwards and forget to reset it to max, everything is too low without the ability to change anything.. It will also refuse to add stuff to my "TV queue" and... Well, the list keeps on going, and I really find the experience horrible. I tried to make a big iframe of Youtube, but they disallow that.
I don't know if anybody knows a hack to make me able to just cast Youtube as a normal tab without the "Chrome readiness" - This is a very big deal to me.

authors: عمار الكربلائي عمار الكربلائي


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Keeping Tasker Plugin Alive in Background
I'm experiencing a little difficulty in keeping a Tasker plugin alive in background. The name of the plugin is called Tasker Process Running (KC) and it gets killed from background by Android's LMK once the RAM gets too busy.
I am planning to use Tasker to keep it alive in the background using an "If" - "Else" loop. What are the proper step-by-step method to do this?

Have a look a this : http://www.pocketables.com/2013/05/beginners-guide-to-tasker-part-1-5-tasker-basics-new-ui.html

@Maxime Thanks for the reply, but wasn't the answer I was looking for. I know the basics of Tasker, I just need the steps to specifically setup Tasker Process Running (KC). But, thanks for your reply anyway. =)


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Okay to install CWM Recovery on Galaxy Nexus 3 GT-i9250M?
This article is very explicit that installing CWM recovery is only for the GT-i9250 and that the:

process here is not for other variants of Samsung Galaxy Nexus, like: GT-i515, GT-i516, GT-L700, i9250T, etc.

However this post says:

There are no hardware differences, just tweaked software (specifically Radios)

Is there any real risk to installing CWM Recovery on the GT-i9250M?

Is there any real risk to installing CWM Recovery on the GT-i9250M?

Short answer : No
More information :

between Install Recovery, there is many reasons or problems or other Something you should attend ...

Do not Power off Device. Device maybe at Flashing or Install CWM
Proccess can Break or Turn Off Completly.
or other something ...
but there's not fear or escaped from this Proccess.
Most of the Time, you can Flash a Stock Rom With Odin then, your Device is availabe for use.
But :
you need Special CWM for your Device, ( Special For GT-i9250M ).


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Does android use cellular data when connected to WiFi with no internet
We have a WiFi hotspot setup with no internet.  A website has been hosted locally on a server connected to the same hotspot. Necessary DNS entries have been made in the Access Point to ensure the DNS query for a particular web address (say http://www.facebook.com) resolves to ip address of the server. Users are expected to access only single website (facebook.com) on the WiFi which is hosted on the server.
Some users that have cellular data turned on connect to the WiFi hotspot. These users when they enter web address (facebook.com), instead of the phone using the WiFi connection to get to the locally hosted website, the phone turns to cellular data and opens the website hosted locally.
Any clues why could this is be happening?
Is it because the user previously access the web address on internet and the ip address was cached by the browser. And now when the user enters the same url in their browser when connected our WiFi, the browser directly queries the router for the IP address. And since there is no internet on our WiFi, the phone automatically switches to cellular data.

When internet connection is not detected in wifi, cellular network is used. In order to access LAN websites you would require to turn off cellular network.

How can i fool android into thinking there is internet available on WiFi as well. I mean, how does android know whether the WiFi has internet or not?

Have you tried opening sites which are not locally hosted via the same hotspot? I think having the site hosted on the same hotspot as that of the phone's wifi might be giving such a problem. May be an IP conflict or something else like that.

It does sound like the device is using a DNS Cache to cause such an error (you've alluded to this yourself) I'm not aware of an option to flush dns cache on android, short of a good old fashioned reboot. Some suggest clearing browser cache , and switching wifi on and off to force a flush, however a reboot is surefire.

Well i cannot ask my users to reboot everytime they connect to my WiFi. What if i set TTL in my DNS provider (godaddy) to a much smaller value (0 is it allows). That way not client will ever cache the dns entry. Do you think it will work?


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when sending text it directs me to use skype instead why
when i try to send a text to someone new it sends me to skype. why. SayI get a call and want to send them a text it sends me to skype instead of allowing me to send a regular text message

What is your default sms application?

Check your default SMS application. Go to Settings > More and tap Default SMS app.You can select the desired one from here.


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How to troubleshot: IpcThreadState log spam / system_server eating battery
The last days, i encounter the issue of my phone draining its battery fast (about 10-15%/h when idle).
I'm trying to see what's happening, there are no unusual or suspicious alarms or wake locks.
system_server has took a large slate of the phones cpu processing time (according to BetterBatteryStats), it isn't entering deep sleep.
According to logcat that doesn't wonder me - every 50ms a lot of [E] error log lines are logged.
they are
*tr[0]=value1: value2,
*tr[1]=value1: value2,
...
*tr[9]=value1: value2,
*mIn.mData[2]=value1: value2
...
*mIn.mData[11]=value1: value2,

i suspect value1 to be pointer adresses, and value2 to be values - value2 does match between most of the logged lines, and also between tr and mData  (so tr[0].value2 == mIn.mData[2].value2 )
i know that IpcThreadState is related to the android binder ipc mechanism, but i don't really find something logging out lines like that in the repositories i've found.
Ah: Could be related: my phone is a SM-G850F Build KTU84P.G850FXXU2BNK3 Stock Firmware, rooted.
And the Question I've got is: how can i find out what is causing this extensive spam (i guess the binder is going circles due to some misbehaving application?), without doing a factory reset and reinstalling applications one by one...

Did you find out anything about this? I have a customer (user of my Android app) who sent me a system log and I see tens of thousands of these entries in that log as well. The customer has Samsung Galaxy s5 mini SMG800F phone.

I did a wipe data and reinstalled everything, this fixed it till now...
I guess its a modification by Samsung that produces this exact entries (didn't find log lines like this in AOSP kernel source), but i don't know the root cause

Thank you! Guess I should advise this to my customer as well. I assume you did a "factory reset" of your device, right?


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Entering CWM Recovery Mode or Charging Resets My Phone. What should I do?
I have a Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114. I recently flashed a custom ROM and it was working pretty well.
Recently, I tried to install Xposed Framework, my phone was stuck in bootloop after the reboot process. I removed the battery and put it back, it was again back to normal.
So, I tried to enter CWM recovery, but instead my phone booted up and everything was factory reset.
Now, whenever I try to enter recovery mode, my phone gets factory reset. Even if I charge the battery and then reboot, same thing happens.
What should I do? How to enter CWM recovery or charge my phone without factory resetting/rebooting my phone?
I want to flash the Custom ROM or Stock ROM again but how to do it without getting into recovery mode.
Please help me.

You can flash your Custom/Stock Rom through fastboot method. You don't need to enter into recovery. You need to download fastboot image of Custom Rom. In fact, you can flash CWM recovery (try updated one) from fastboot too. I would try flashing it first if such an issue occurs to me. Besides, if its Micromax then definitely its Mediatek processor (except yureka) and so, you can also try SP Flash Tool to flash without using any fastboot command or something.

I have no ROM presently in my mobile. All I can do is enter CWM. When I select fastboot mode using the power+vol button, it shows >> FastBoot Mode. That's it. Nothing else. How to use fastboot to flast CWM again and then the ROM? Is that something to do with ADB?

Also, how can I get a fastboot image of the ROM and CWM? Is there something I should do to get it? Sorry for being a noob but please explain in layman terms.

Here are some helpful instructions.


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how do I turn OFF Smart lock.
I was trying to secure me phone. I had turned on pattern. Then thought for extra security I would turn on Smart Lock. Note the pattern lock is gone. I want to feel that I can leave my phone on the coffee table and walk away.

You can just turn off from the same menu when you set Smart Lock: Settings - Security - Smart Lock, then remove any lock set, including turning off On-body detection*

Go to Settings—Security.
Under Advanced, tap Trusted agents as shown below.
Tap Smart Lock (Google) to Enable\Disable it. You can also drag the switch to
  the Right\Left side to Enable\Disable it.

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Not so great UX, Google. It's not easy to turn off this annoying feature.

This was driving me crazy - my home is 'known' by google, which is ok for maps; but it's automatically a trusted place, unlocking my phone at home (which I don't want). Most posts say to remove the place, but it reappears within minutes. This was how to shut it off completely.

You can turn it on and off in Settings -> Security -> Trust agents


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Configure Google Voice/Hangouts to work like T-Mobile's wifi calling?
I have a Google Voice number, and I have Hangouts on my phone.
What I would like to do is forward my Google Voice number to my "real" phone number when I'm in range of a cellular network, but answer it in the Hangouts app when I only have access to wifi. Effectively identical to how the "wifi calling" feature works on T-mobile.
Right now, I've got Google Voice configured to forward calls to my real number, and I've also got the Hangouts option checked to receive incoming calls. But when I call my GV number, my phone rings in 2 different applications simultaneously on the same device (dialer and hangouts) and I have to choose which one to answer, which is less than ideal.
Is there any way to configure Hangouts to only notify of incoming calls if my actual phone isn't already ringing? Or a way to automatically toggle "answer incoming calls" on and off depending on my data connection (maybe with something like Tasker)?


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Moto G won't go th Home Screen when unlocked
When I unlock my Moto G, instead of going to the Home Screen, it goes to my Contacts page. I can't see where to change it so that it opens on my home screen. Any ideas?

You're swiping from the bottom left across.  Swipe up from the bottom middle and it will got to the hone page.  This was driving me nuts too.


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IMEI number got changed
I have given my moto g(2nd gen) for sim slot replacement as it as not working and it was under warranty period but then they have changed my IMEI no as well. Do i need to worry about it??

No you don't.... There's actually no problem, if you don't feel very comfortable with the new IMEI, you can always change it yourself using the engineering mode.

What? Changing IMEI is illegal in several countries.

@thavan citation needed. Please don't spread misinformation. That's like saying it's not allowed to spoof the MAC address on your router, which is a very common best-practice when provisioning a WAN router.


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how do i rename the video file after i export it?
I downloaded some videos to my android tablet from drop box. I then edited the videos together as one file and am ready to upload to a business site which the files are required to be named a specific way.  I cannot figure out how to rename the the completed file and meet the requirements of the site. When I click on the file in my video folder the only option I get is to delete the file. Can anyone help?

Use another file manager application like ES file explorer.

either try another file explorer if you are not familiar with the default one (usually either a "right click" or long hold to get the file rename option).
my personal favorite since it is double-windowed is total commander or you can try that ES file explorer (ad-supported maybe)...


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I don't have flashlight icon on notification page
I just got lolipop on my note 4 bit it doesn't have the flashlight on the notifications quick page.  What's  up with that? is there a way I can get it?

Try looking for it in the widegets section and add it from there.