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Galaxy S4 mail group limits
I have a Galaxy S4 that seems to only allow a maximum of 20 contacts in a mail group. Does anyone know how this annoying feature can be changed please?

Are you talking about an artificial limit of the number of contacts you can add to the default Mail app's "group" section? Because this as far as I know can't be circumvented.
I use Gmail (Gmail app recently stopped working so I switched to their newer "Inbox" app.. thanks google.. >_>) and there's no artificial limit on the number of members of a mail group in Gmail.
Like you have suggested though, it's an annoying "feature", it's unlikely it can be changed in the default "email" app.
[I have a SG4 too]
Edit: I'd recommend trying to add the people from your contacts to a general contacts group in the "Contacts" app or "People" app depending on your Android Distribution then choose to email them directly from there. I have one with 52 people I can email using a variety of email clients/apps.


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Turn on screen during notification on Moto G
Before I had an HTC one with 4.x & 5.x with custom roms. Whenever I got a text message and my phone had the screen off, the screen would turn on. I didn't think this was special behavior.
I just bought a Moto G (2nd Gen) with 5.x but when I get a text message the screen stays off.
I downloaded an app called AcDisplay and this helps, but it is a suboptimal solution since it shows its own screen and not the default android lock screen.
Is the turn on screen during notification only on custom roms?
This is hard to search for since nearly all results are for adjusting the privacy of the notifications that show on the lock screen.

It's either an added feature on custom ROM, or implemented on the apps (e.g. WhatsApp can turn on the display when there is a new message). However, it's not a default behavior on all devices.

Go to settings....display...then turn on he option "ambient display"
It wakes the screen when notifications arrive!

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Allowing SSH connection to Android Devices with Droidwall installed
I've installed SSHDroid and Droidwall on my Android device. I know that SSHDroid won't work if Droidwall is enabled. Is there's anyway to list SSH connection in Droidwall whitelist? So, I can connect to my Android device via SSH.

I would try using AFWall+ instead of Droidwall, since AFWall+ is a fork of Droidwall and Droidwall is deprecated.

Thanks, but how about the settings that I have to do to allow SSH connection?

Port 22 should be accessible from outside

>> AFWall+
>> Filter for " (root) - Applications running as root
>> Enable LAN

This can work with default Port# 22

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Is MIUI just another version of CYanogen Mod?
On their wiki page:
The original MIUI ROMs were based on Android 2.2.x Froyo and CyanogenMod 6 sources, and was initially developed in the Chinese language by Chinese startup Xiaomi Tech.[6] Xiaomi added a number of apps to enhance the basic framework; those include Notes, Backup, Music, and Gallery.[7]
Updates are usually provided over-the-air every Friday.[8] MIUI is then translated and ported into unofficial versions in other languages by independent developers and groups of fansites. The list of supported devices may or may not be complete, and ROMs are very similar but not identical. The list of fansites can be found on MIUI's official English website.[9]
I was just having a discussion about MIUI with a friend. I believe MIUI is just another version of CyanogenMod. Is this correct as there are various conflicting pieces of information scattered on the internet.
NOTE: I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, please let me know and I will migrate this question.

As far as I can tell MIUI is a ROM developed by Xiaomi Inc and was designed to mimic iOS more than other android ROMs. It has been available to install on many devices for a while as well as for their own brand of high end Chinese Android devices (http://www.mi.com/en/).
As far as I know, its only relation to CyanogenMod is that MIUI used the core backbone of CyanogenMod to build upon in creating its own ROM and so will share some commonalities/similarities but they have always been available separately and often compared to each other as 'competition' choices with people favouring one of the other for their differences in overall design in the end product.


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Writing an ISO file to flash memory
I have an Ubuntu DVD ISO file downloaded in my android phone. Is there any way or any app I can use to write the ISO file to a USB flash memory connected to the phone so that the flash memory can be used just like a DVD to boot into Ubuntu in a desktop computer?

There is an app on the Play Store called 'DriveDroid' which will allow you to do exactly what it is you are looking for.
I am not sure however, if it is free or not but unfortunately you need a rooted phone to use it.

well it seems my phone cannot be rooted. I want to write the ISO to a flash memery, drivedroid tries to use the phone as a flash memory instead.

I believe this is why you need root, so that it can access and use USB or SD Card. Is there no root information for your phone on the net?

Although it's not actively maintained; EtchDriod still a works file for Linux ISOs.

EtchDroid is an open-source application that helps you write images to USB drives, no root required.

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I locked my phone from android device manager, now i'm not being able to remove the lock screen password
I locked my phone from android device manager, now i'm not being able to remove the lock screen password, it says that, lock screen is disabled by administrator or encryption policy or credential storage
I tried clearing the credentials, but it didn't work

See if this helps: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/93750/how-can-i-unlock-my-phone-i-locked-it-using-android-device-manager-but-it-clai

Different Devices have different options to go into recovery mode. Specify your device I will tell you how to go into your device's recovery mode! After going into recovery mode try

Wipe Data/ Factory Reset
Wipe Cache Partition

And then reboot your device. It Will Work!!


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Auto spacing in Firefox search bar does not work
As the title says, the auto spacing feature does not work in Firefox search bar.
This issue seems to be related only with that bar, because auto spacing works fine
in forms or text fields in web pages and it works in the other apps too.
My Android version: 4.4.2
I hope somebody else has already experienced this problem.

What keyboard are you using?

This is a known bug.  It seems like it was introduced with 4.2.2.  Downgrading to before that is not a good option, but might be available to you.
It affects multiple browsers with multiple keyboards, so I assume the issue must be with the specific type of text field used for their address bars.  I used to encounter this with Chrome but haven't lately, so you could also try that browser instead of Firefox.  In the thread above, someone also mentioned that the stock Google keyboard did not cause the issue for them.

This isn't a bug, this is by design. The application, in this case the browser, sets input type hint for the URL bar to be text box for entering a URL, and the keyboard switches to URL keyboard, which provides helper keys like a .com key and disables autospace since URLs usually don't have spaces. If you have a relatively recent device, use the Home Button Search (by default this is usually to Google Now or S-Voice, but can be customized to launch Firefox Search).

as @MatthewRead says, this is a known bug. Here are some more details:
Apparently, for some reason the phone thinks that browsers are only for typing web addresses. Since URLs don't have spaces, the phone disables auto space by default. This make sense since many browsers use the same box for both searching and the URL, but often causes inconveniences. The only possible solution is to either go to your search engines website, or looking for and trying other browsers.


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Some secret codes not working after installing CyanogenMod
I installed CyanogenMod on my Galaxy SIII I9300, There was a secret code that shows MAC address of the device: *#232338# that was working when original stock ROM was on my device. But it does not works now. Is the secret code list differs between original stock ROM and CyanogenMod? If yes, where I could find new secret code list?

Such secret codes are usually not needed on a custom ROM like CM, because their functionality is easy to access via Settings or a menu inside. "Secret codes" are usually only GSM codes (working on every phone) or "shortcuts".

For you: Go to Settings->About the phone->Status scroll down to Wifi MAC address and read it there.

Some "secret" codes are provided via hidden apps that the carrier and/or the device manufacturer installs in the phone's firmware. When you switch to a custom ROM such as Cyanogenmod, those apps are no longer present.
Nevertheless, for just about anything you might have wanted a "secret" code for, there is some way to get that information already, either through an existing menu item or a free app you can find on the Play Store.

In CyanogenMod 12, it's Settings->WiFi->Advanced WiFi (in the menu) and there you can find both IPv4 and IPv6 MACs.
Or, to find it in the command line, say via adb, type adb shell netcfg.  Also you can use adb shell ip addr show from the command line which also gives you this info.  Both of these commands can also be entered via the Terminal app and neither requires root.
(On some older devices you can try using ifconfig -a or even iwconfig -a... good luck!)

Try this Code,
*#*#232338#*#*

Here is a List:
WiFi Mac Address Secret Code:
*#*#232338#*#*

Bluetooth Test Code :
*#*#232331#*#*

Bluetooth Device Address :
*#*#232337#*#*

Power Off Code :
*#*#7594#*#*

Quick GPS Test Code :
*#*#1472365#*#*

Different GPS Test Code :
*#*#1575#*#*

This list will be long, find the rest here


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[Redmi 1S][GPS] Unable to finding location using GPS
When I search or ask application to find my location using GPS or Network location service (such as Path, GMaps, etc) this will let looping continuously "trying to retrieve your current location".
Any one find this issue also?


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When a transfer is on-going on Send Anywhere is there any way to see what code (6-digit number) was used?
When a transfer is on-going on Send Anywhere is there any way to see what code (6-digit number) was used to initiate the transfer from the uploader side?

I use Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III with a rooted Android 4.1.2.

I haven't found any solution so far.

So I am still interested if someone has any idea.


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Are Bosspy and Copy10 fake/scam apps?
I want to install it on my daughters phone to monitor her activity.
I've tried researching it myself and I see a lot of reviews and posts in several forums saying they are legit apps, but I suspect they are all fake posters.
Was hoping someone here could provide some insight, thanks!

I couldn't find much real info/review about those apps. Some reviews say that they are fake, but one thing I can conclude is, both apps are not available on Google Play Store. As far as I can see, both apps provide their installer on their websites only (links are not provided to prevent spam, since it's easy to find them). As a user who often installs 3rd-party app from unknown source, I'd say to be very careful with these kinds of app, as they could be malicious, even though they are from their "official sites".
If you really need parental control apps on Android, it'd be better to try some that are already reviewed:

tom's GUIDE - 10 Best Parental Control Apps
your sphere - 10 Android Parental Control Apps.

All of these apps have been reviewed, and they are on Google Play Store, which is "more" secured. (Not saying that all apps on Play Store are safe, but it tends to, since Google did remove malicious apps on there)
Conclusion: in the end, it's up to you to believe which is which. If you can trust the developers, then you might just use it.
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated to the blog/article and all of the apps at all.


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Not able to remove XOLO secure in rooted xoloq600 phone
I recently installed framaroot-1.9.3 on my xoloQ600(android 4.2.1). I selected option Boromir which was first among the 2 other options(Faramir,Barahir) on framaroot.It reported to success and I rebooted my phone then I checked from Root-Checker and It displayed that phone is rooted but when I tried to disable Xolo secure it displayed--
Go to Xolo secure to deactivate Device Admin.

My question is that why can't I remove it directly as my phone is rooted?

That specific app called Xolo secure is activated as a device admin so it gets notified on specific administrator events and it has access to more, private data. If you want to disable or uninstall this application you first have to got to Settings -> Security -> Device Admins and then disable Xolo secure. After that you are free to disable or uninstall that device admin.
Note: You being unable to disable or uninstall device admins is a feature to make sure specific security related applications don't get disabled by malicious software.

its displaying the same message

Then it isn't disabled. Check if the app is ticked in the Device admins screen.

yes its ticked but when i try to untick it ,it asks for a 6 digit pin code which i don't know

This seems to be some weird limitation by the device manufacturer. On my device it does not ask for anything apart from confirmation. by the look of things it should be some unlock code for the security app. Deleting data may delete this, too.


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Only vibrate when there are no active notifications
Is there a way to tell android only to vibrate if there are no active notifications?
Example: I use telegram messenger, and when receiving a message the phone vibrates. Even so I do not use the phone in the meantime, it will vibrate again for each incoming message. This holds also true for email notifications, SMS etc. This is very annoying when you take part in Group chats in Telegram or WhatsApp, as in a short timeframe lots of messages can arrive.
What I want: I only want the phone to vibrate ONCE. I then know "okay, there is something new that i need to look at, but I am currently busy and will do it later". Until I do not check the phone, I do not want to receive any further vibrations (the led light on my MotoG is flashing already, telling me that there are notifications).
Can this be done?

if your device is rooted and running android version 4.4 or less then you might want to look at the xposed framework. Xposed allows modules to interact deeply with the system. There is a module called Less Frequent Notifications in which you can limit the sound, the vibration and the time frame you'd like to receive only one notification (5 seconds to 30 minutes)

You could use tasker this way:
-First, deactivate notification sounds for all apps.
-Then, configure tasker to suit your needs. This resource might help.
Note that root access might be required.

I've rooted in the meantime, will take a look at tasker

@Dyna great :) let me know if it works :)


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Installing CWM without android sdk
Any software that'll help installing CWM
Is there any software that will allow me to install CWM other than android sdk.
For some reason I am not able to install android sdk.

You have to root your device and need an internet connection (3G or Wifi) to install CWM from your device.
Download Rom Manager.
Your Device must be connected to internet. Open Application.
Select First Option in that app, Recovery Setup.
Then Select ClockworkMod Recovery from install or update recovery coloumn. Confirm your phone model and boot into your recovery.

I have tried it but it doesn't list my device


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Why can't the Galaxy Note 4 capture 4K Pictures and only Videos despite having that 4K screen?
Why is it that, despite having a resolution of 2560×1440, the note 4 can't capture 4K pictures?

The screen doesn't take pictures, the camera is separate hardware.

2560x1440 isn't a 4k screen: that would be 3840x2160

According to Samsung's specification, the Note 4 supports UHD 4K video (3840 x 2160 pixels) @30 fps and pictures up to 16 megapixel (a little bit (4MP) more than 4K).
So you can actually record 4K videos and pictures, but note that they have to follow the standards (pictures are usually 4:3 or 3:2 and videos 16:9). That's it.


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Battery down over night?
I only found a question where the cause of this problem was the exchange service.
But in my case the battery went down from 80 to 9% over night, with 55% consumed by Android OS.
What are the services that run under that name that could cause 3:30h of CPU time?


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How to root Samsung Galaxy S4 value edition i9515?
My father brought me this smart phoe and when I search on Internet chat with my friends i9500 and 505 are common but mine i.e.19515 is differnt and I dont have idea  to root it.
I have tried srsroot and motochopper. But no work
Help me out

What errors do you get from SRSRoot or other methods?

I was able to root Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9515L running Android 4.4.2 by following the steps in CF-Auto-Root and using the datafiles in CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.zip
These are the steps in the link:

Download and unzip the CF-Auto-Root-....zip file (see posts below this one)
If you end up with a recovery.img and cache.img file, you've extracted twice. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file - don't
  extract that one
(USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer
Start Odin3-vX.X.exe
Click the PDA button, and select CF-Auto-Root-....tar.md5 (Note: PDA was renamed to AP in the current version of Odin3)
Put your phone in download mode (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot - if it asks you to press a button to
  continue, press the listed button, or run adb reboot download command)
(USB) Connect the phone to your computer
Make sure Repartition is NOT checked
Click the Start button
Wait for Android to boot
Done (if it took you more than 30 seconds, you need practise!)


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When I press and hold volume down button with screen off, the phone beeps twice. How do I disable it?
When I press and hold the volume down button on Huawei Honor 6, it beeps two times, even if the device is in silent mode. Between the beeps I see logcat message like this:
D/VARecorder(13631): RecorderThread XXXXXXXXXRECOGNIZER_LOCAL dataRead1200
...
02-13 03:45:08.630 D/SoundManager(16318): playRecognitionStopSound()

I suppose it looks like some voice command feature. How do I disable this (or at least its beeps)?

Workaround: moving away /system/priv-app/HwVAssistant.* disabled the feature.
Similar feature of pressing double volume-down => taking insta-photo persisted.


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Does android encryption encrypt free space?
The situation is that I used wipe without encrypting first so that people can still recover data. If I now encrypt and then wipe, will the free space also get encrypted so that no one can recover anything?

What version of Android do you have?

According to Slashdot comments, the encryption is done on the entire partition (including free space), but if you are not confident in this, there are apps like Secure Erase with iShredder 3, which does a secure wipe on the free space.

Lollipop doesn't encrypt free space.  But yes, zeroing the free space is the best idea.


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Play store uninstalled, Reinstalled not working
I rooted my phone I accidentally deleted something that made my playstore shut down immediately. I tried everything I have found on the internet. Clear data / clear cache. Factory reset. Uninstalled and reinstalled. Im still getting unfortunately google has stopped. Looking for help. I did several back up nandriod titanium but I dont know how to install back ups. Please any help will be appreciated.

Depending on your device and ROM you can either reinstall your operating system (ROM) or you can reinstall the gApps (Google apps).
Normally the apps come in a flashable zip file that you can install (flash) via recovery (a secondary minimal operating system).
Depending on your device the ROM can come in a flashable zip file or a variety of other files (tar.gz, md5, etc...) so you will have to figure that one out.
You can download gapps for Android 4.4.4 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
When downloading gApps you will want to match the version up with your device so that they are compatible with it. E.G. You are running 4.1.2 so you will download the 4.1.x compatible gApps.
Hope this helps!


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encrypt wifi on Android?
CM Security app on my galaxy 5 has an alert telling me my phone is RISKY, the wifi is not encrypted. How do I encrypt the wifi on my phone? I haven't tried anything because I do not know what to do.

Is this your phone connecting to a WiFi source, or you using your phone as a WiFi hotspot?

It's my home wifi and I'm sick to my stomach now. I must research how to encrypt my router. Thank you so much.

What CM Security app are you using that is telling you your phone is "RISKY"? Wifi itself is not encrypted. Your connections to things like websites (SSL) are encrypted. Now your router should have a password to prevent anyone from being able to access your network.

It's telling you that the wifi network you are connected to is not encrypted, not your phone.  Most open hotspots are not encrypted, it's just warning you of that fact.  If you are on your home personal wifi, research how to enable WPA2 on your router.

It's my home personal wifi so I do need to research how to encrypt my home wifi. Thank you!!


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Lost/Stolen Samsung S4 Mini blocked be tracked?
recently lost samsung s4 mini, which had sim and phone blocked. Tried to remote lock it using Androis manager, but said device was offline. Does this mean that they can get at my data even though I put that lock on?

Can you give a few more details on what "that lock" is? Unless the device was encrypted, there are always ways to get to the data once one has obtained physical access to the device.

If this is installed then you can locate it .Go to google.com/android/devicemanager and see if your phone is picked up. Outside of that, reporting it stolen to the carrier and police is your next bet if you didn't install any software with remote capabilities. For more derails you can also refer Samsung India site.


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Irritating noise from Galaxy Note s%
How can I find out which program or app is causing the 'bottle opener' sound on my Galaxy Note s5?

I'm assuming there is nothing showing up in the notifications bar to let you know what wants your attention.
I would open up a system monitoring app (like OS monitor) and check to see what has recently accessed services.  If an app doesn't jump out on its own, you can then sleuth backwards with Permissions Explorer and see what is tapping the service to give you the notification.

What I do is check my settings to see what apps I have open, and then I check all of those apps to see what app is doing it. Otherwise, you may have to reboot it.


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Apps on SD-Card moved back to device storage after being updated?
On my Samsung Galaxy S5 (running Lollipop 5.0), I noticed the following behavior:

I moved some apps to my external SD-Card storage.
Every time, Google Play Store tells me to update one of these apps, they're getting moved back to the device's storage - and I have to push them back again to the SD-Card.

Did anyone encounter the same issue (or is this maybe just my phone)? This behavior does not show up on my old Galaxy (Android 4.1.2 - apps keep their place there, even after being updated).
Since I think, that it's very annoying to check whether apps should be moved to the SD-Card again, can somebody please tell me, how to stop this behavior or automate app2sd for specific apps?
Edit: I did not root my phone

I'm experiencing the same issue, have you found a solution?

@mariosangiorgio Unfortunately, not. I got used to use some apps, that notify me about updated apps and then I have to move them manually :(

The problem is you don't have you SD card selected as the default installation location. Which makes the app install back onto the internal storage.
To fix this got to Settings > Storage > Preferred install location then select SD card. After you update it will install app on the SD card by default.

where can I find these settings? PlayStore or Android settings? I could not find it. Thanks in advance!

They where an android settings try searching the app

Screen shot please! of your android settings. There must be a Storage option, inside which you have Storage Settings. There you can change the default storage to External Storage or SD card.

I can't find this setting anywhere...

This setting simply does not exist on my (stock) LG G5 running Android 7.0. Naturally, Google has no problem defaulting to shoving all my apps back on internal storage despite lack of a setting for that (or space to do so).


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Widgets and Notifications on Android 5 (w/ HTC Sense and Nova Launcher)
On my HTC One (M8) I used HTC Sense UI and Nova Launcher. Until recently I was able to customize my lock screen, like adding widgets, and I could see all notification icons.
Now Android has been updated to Lollipop on the HTC One. Unfortunately I cannot add widgets to the lock screen any more, nor are there any icons shown in the notification bar (i.e. there is no notification bar at all on the lock screen).
Is this a Lollipop "feature", or is there any way for me to get back to the old Android 4 lock screen behaviour?

Google have taken control of your lockscreen,  you can't add widgets sadly and the 3rd party lock screens are blocked. When it comes to the notification bar, it should be there on Lollipop, it is on all my devices. There may be a setting in security or somewhere for this. I'll have a look around for an M8

@RossC Thanks for your comment. There is no way at all to add widgets to the lock screen under Lollipop? That would be very sad, it was a super useful feature!

There is no way to add widgets to the lollipop lockscreen. Google's 'new' notification system is the replacement... It's not actually replacing it in any useful way, obviously, but this is what they have decided. It's a typical Google thing: Lollipop (stock) doesn't even have a reboot option, ONLY Power off. They're big on making things 'minimal' but doing so by removing useful functionality.

That's sad, I really liked my Yatse lock-screen widget :(

I think it shoud be in your lockscreen settings and there should be an option to disable or enable status bar on lockscreen.
My phone has it I think yours should have too.
Its a privacy keeping feature.

Thanks, I have found the setting for the notifications. But I would also be really interested in widgets :-(


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Where's my mounted stuff?
I have a luks encrypted file in stock Android 4.4.4 that I want to mount to work with. It is located in the internal sd partition (/sdcard). I am able to mount it as root via su without problems.
However, other apps an users see the folder as empty. They can even write and remove files of the folder, so no permission problem. But they cannot see what root sees, nor root sees what the normal users do in the folder.
I tried mounting the encrypted file inside /storage, inside /storage/extSdCard and inside the /sdcard itself, always with the same result.
I'm not sure which data to provide, please ask.
Thanks!

It was created with cryptsetup. BTW, the file works fine in CyanogenMod, but not in Stock Samsung Android 4.4.4. It smells to me like a bug.


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how to make my usb storage or sd card the default instal location
My techno g9 device shows internal storage 0.99G Usb storage 12 G and Sd Card 27G. All installed apps go to the .99G which is full. So i cant dowload any new apps. Please how can i change the instal folder to the 12G usb storage or the 27G Sd card.

Settings
Storage
Preferred installed location. Select SD card

In Storage you can also set the SD card to Primary Storage.

Try the steps an see if your device has the function.


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call drop after upgrading moto g 1st gen to lollipop
After upgrading my phone moto g 1st gen to lollipop (5.0.2) update then, when some one is calling then its only one beep nothing else and it's showing as a missed call.
How to fix it?Please help


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Authentication Required
What to do when play store tells "Authentication required you need to sign in with your google account" And then I sign up but still the same I can't install apps.

This is a common problem and is often solved with little work.
This should fix your problem:
1) Remove your Google Account (From you device settings)

2) Clear Google-Play-Store cache and data

3) Sign-in with your Google Account again

4) Try to download an app


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How to reinstall Playstore?
Do you have any Idea to reinstall Playstore?
Do I need to Flash it?
Do I need to reset factory?
Do I need to download apk?
Can you help me?
Please?
Device:Cloudfone 700d tv
I don't know how to reinstall this
I install apk version result: Google play has stopped
I install modded playstore: not enough memory

You can install it as an APK. Google search latest Google Play store. AndroidPolice.com is a safe, reputable site that will have it.

@RossC I very much doubt that. Might work to update, but not for a "fresh install" (as it requires permissions only granted to system apps). See: How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, …) on my Android device?

@Izzy but to delete it in the first place you'd need root access so you can reinstall it surely? I can on my phone here

@RossC To delete it you'll definitely need root, as it's a system app. While in order to simply update it, it should be enough to "uninstall updates" and wait for it to update again.

Have you actually deleted it, or only disabled it?  Go into Settings > Apps, page over to 'All', and see whether Google Play Store (and Google Play services) aren't still there on the list; if they are, go in and re-enable them.


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How to fix recovery mode
I cant go in recovery mode I try the combinations and it not work I always rebooted and bypass the recovery how to fix this

You have a very vague question, but generally speaking there are a few ways to boot into recovery mode:

Most devices have a key combination that should be held down when powering on.  You can find many of them on CyanogenMod's wiki.  Search for your device, and if it's supported you'll usually find the instructions on the Info or Installation page.  If it's not a CM-supported device, your device manual or web site may have the information, or you can look online.
From the Terminal Emulator app (available for download), you can enter the command reboot recovery.
From a shell, if you have adb installed, you can boot into recovery with the command:  adb reboot recovery typed from your computer.
Some ROMs (such as CyanogenMod, but others as well) allow you to select booting into the recovery from the "Shut Down/Reboot" menu in Android.  You may need to enable this feature.  In CyanogenMod 12, it can be enabled via the Developer options as Advanced reboot.
I believe some 3rd-party apps such as Rom Manager can also cause the device to boot into recovery mode.
If you are able to start in bootloader mode, some bootloaders will allow you to boot directly to recovery.  This can be done via the UI (on a Nexus device, use the volume up/down to select the correct boot mode, then press the power button to reboot to recovery).

Finally, you can also tell the device to start the recovery on the next boot by manipulating the cache partition, but that is more advanced and I think one of the above methods will probably work for you.

I wont boot in recovery whenever I try to boot it to recovery it always go in normal boot

You really need to say what you tried to make it go to recovery.  Any of the six methods mentioned above?


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How do I move screens in the app drawer?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5.  I have a bunch of apps installed.  From the home screen, I can tap on the Apps icon.  This takes me to the App Drawer.  In the App Drawer, I have 2 screens full of icons of apps.  I have a 3rd screen full of folders with icons of apps in them.  I would like to move the 3rd screen so that it becomes the first screen.  How do I do this?
If I were on the Home Screen, I can long press to allow editing the screens.  Here I can long press on a screen and move it to the left or right of other screens and reposition them.
This doesn't work in the App Drawer.  I can't seem to do this in the App Drawer.  I tap on the menu and tap on Edit.  I am not able to reposition the screens.

I'm pretty sure you can't move whole screens, just individual apps.

You can't, and I don't think you can on any custom launcher either I'm afraid. You could try Nova / Apex / Go launcher or similar (all are free) and see if they meet your needs.


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Does Android lock my external SD card in a special way so that it is read-only on a PC?
I just got a new 64GB micro SDXC card for my Samsung Galaxy S2.
I had the same one already before, but after 3 years it said goodbye and had to be replaced (I can still read all data, but writing is impossible).
I am now trying to copy all data from the old SD card to the new one and here's the problem:
Writing to the new card while it is in the phone through Android is no problem at all. As soon as I use an adapter and put it into my PC (tried both, Win 7 and Linux), it is read-only. And I tried two adapters with the lock switch in all possible positions. Still read-only.
I noticed that Android (4.1.2, rooted) formatted the SD card as exFat, but my old card was Fat32. I downloaded AParted and reformatted the card to Fat32, but no changes.
I tried unmounting it properly before shutting down the phone and inserting the card into my PC. Doesn't help, either.
I inserted the card into the phone, connected the phone to my PC. Then I could add data onto the SD card, but the folder ".android_secure" which seems to be necessary for apps to work that have been moved onto an SD card fails to copy because Android doesn't allow that. That was close, but in the end useless because .android_secure could not be copied - and I have a lot of apps on SD.
Any hint on how I could get the last method work (maybe there is a special startup mode for the phone which allows me to access the SD card from my PC without locking ".android_secure"?) or something else? I mean I really have to be able to use the SD card on my PC! I'd appreciate that a lot.

Why root cannot access “.android_secure” directory on external SD card?

Thanks for solving this after 5 years!

I wish I could do that earlier but my account on SE is less than 3 years old. You won't need the link anymore but it may help future visitors :) Your question is visited 800+ times.


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Additional external wifi and bluetooth adapters through OTG
guys.
I would like to connect additional wifi and bluetooth to my android tablet to make built in free. For example by external wifi I would like to connect wifi keyboard and native one have free for internet.
Is that possible? If yes, how to do this?


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Note 4 - won't stop announcing alarm title
When an alarm goes off, my brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will speak the title of the alarm and then speak the current time.
How the heck do I disable this?
It does not speak any other things.
I made sure TalkBack is disabled. I then started disabling and uninstalling apps, but it still reads it! The clock app itself, where I created the alarm, has no options related to TTS.
I'm at a loss and about to take this phone back!

I found it!
The setting for the the Galaxy Note 4 is under Settings -> Personal -> Language and Input -> Read Notifications Aloud


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How to replace Nexus 5 battery?
As we all know, the battery in the Nexus 5 is sealed inside the phone chassis and cannot be replaced by the owner the way other phones' batteries can be. I am not particularly in favor of disassembling the phone by myself and manually replacing the battery. The point is, say I use this device for a few years: sooner or later it will need a new battery as the old one wears out. So how do I replace it ? Is there a safe, convenient way to get this done without taking any risks with the device ?

There is a free guide available on ifixit.com:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+5+Battery+Replacement/26009
Of course, when disassembling the phone you always take various risks of damaging it, but I assume you are aware of that.


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Android L 5.0.1 wont unlink my exchange account from GMail
I updated my Nexus 5  to L5.0.1. No problems except my Outlook exchange account is now linked to GMail which I really do not want. There seems to be no way to unlink it either despite deleting the exchange account!
In the Help section it says Goto Settings/Accounts and look under POP3 or IMAP but neither of these are visible.
Any suggestions??

What do you mean the exchange account is "linked" to Gmail?  Do you mean messages your messages show up in Gmail app?

@Chahk When you upgrade to Lollipop, you get a new gmail app.  All your e-mail accounts are linked to that one app.  That's what they're saying.  It's all explained in my answer.

In the new Android 5.0 update, GMail was made to be available as the only e-mail app you would need.  Instead of having to have 2 different email apps for gmail and exchange, it would do everything for you.  Now remember, your exchange email is completely separate from your gmail, so there is nothing happening to your e-mail, it's not being hijacked by Google or anything, the app is just a place where it is getting delivered.  If you still don't want them in the same app, then you can always install a different email app to handle your exchange e-mail.
Download an e-mail app, such as Nine that will handle your exchange e-mail in a separate app.  First you are going to have to delete the exchange e-mail from your GMail app, then install the new email application, then add it to the new application.


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Verizon HTC M8 One - Vanilla lollipop
What i want is to be able to turn my verizon htc m8 one into a vanilla install of android 5.0. Is this possible? I am having trouble finding info online. I can find info on being able to root and "unlock" the bootloaded but it all seems to use some software side tricks that i think will give me a vanilla rom on KitKat but upgrading to 5.0 isn't supported. If i am a wrong AWESOME. Any help would be useful.


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Google Contacts not Syncing to Phone
Although everything else is syncing from my Google account to my phone, my Google Contacts won't sync!  I have all of my friends' and family member's numbers in my Google Contacts.  Any ideas as to why everything but my Contacts would sync??

Maybe the SyncML library is missing. Please add your phone brand and model so we can assist you further.

http://www.droidforums.net/threads/when-does-google-sync-contacts.14278/

Head to your settings and find the personal account/sync option and then select google. Tap on the account in question and then if your calendar sync is off, tap it to enable it.


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how to downgrade moto g 2nd gen from lollipop to kitkat without root
I am having a problem while gaming on my new android update on moto g (2nd gen). So, i want to downgrade the android version please help me out.

Related, but not duplicate as the nexus devices have "factory images": Can I downgrade to an earlier version of Android after installing an OTA update?

A downgrade (as well as an upgrade) can be performed by flashing the corresponding ROM that match your device configuration, that is  MOTO-G (2nd Gen.)
So, first thing is to find Appropriate ROM for your device MOTO-G.(2nd Gen.)
You may find more hints at this LINK.
Once you find the ROM, you can downgrade(or upgrade), as needed. Refer rom-flashing for more details and instructions related to ROM Flashing.


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A Google Play application installed and not installed in the same time
Few days ago I was asked to install Mailbox from Dropbox, Inc.. I went to Google Play and clicked on the Install button to request remote installation on my machine. Yesterday, I have realised, that this apps wasn't actually installed. So I went again using PC and saw, that it is installed:

Since I couldn't find it on my phone, I opened Google Play directly from the device and to my surprise, it turned out, that this application actually isn't installed:

Is it often to reach such miss-align between mobile and desktop version of Google Play? What can cause this strange situation?

Sometimes I encounter this case. I can press the "Install" button again from browser, then the app will be really installed after the second time pressing it. As for the cause, I still don't have any idea.


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Android software update
I am with Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Android 4.2.2 JB which has to be upgradable up to 4.4.3 KK.
However the software actualization keep fails due to a lack of free memory in the phone and SD card.
It shouldn't fail since I have 1GB of free space on the phone (actualization is /500mb/) and 14 GB of free space on the SD card.
What am I supposed to do to solve this?

You can try to move some apps to your SD card because there may be to little space on your phone. I recommend DU Speed Booster because it has a move to SD feature which tells you which apps can be moved... Hope it helps

I already have DU Speed Booster apps. I removed all the movable apps.

If you can, backup your data and Factory Reset your device, setup the initial phase then go straight to the upgrade. This should allow your phone to update before you install any third party apps etc. Not the continent way but it should work.

I would say the reason why its showing error is because of the space, maybe you should consider moving some of the bulky apps over to the SD card, or I would also say that its better to Head over to the Settings>application manager> Swipe left to all and start uninstalling the application that you don’t use much as the update you are going to put over your device may look for more of the device internal storage.  And still if that doesn’t helps then better will be installing some cleaner apps like CCleaner apps over the device as sometimes it does helps in clearing junk space occupied.......

You can uninstall all updates to stock apps such a google play store because the update are going to be installed anyway during the android update...

Yes thanks. I think backup of everything should fix the problem.

Try Settings => Apps => All => delete cache


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tts or some other notification sounds not playing at right time when screen is off
tts stops reading the next paragraph when screen is off , notification sounds from some apps don't play while screen is off.
But when I turn on the screen it starts playing again, even if I don't unlock.

Android suspends its tts service when screen turned off.


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Transferring a downloaded film from Nexus 7 to Nexus 10
I recently downloaded Gravity, which I stupidly did on my Nexus 7, so I can't now watch it on TV, which I could have via HDMI if I'd downloaded it on my Nexus 10. I don't want to download it again (have only 20GB allowance per month). I've found the file and transferred it to my Nexus 10 but Google Play Movies acts like it's not there and wants to stream it or download again. Can anyone help?
Thanks.

You downloaded it via Google Play Movies, correct?
The file is encrypted with DRM locked to a combination of your account AND the device used to download it. No way you're going to get that to play on anything else. You'll definitely need to redownload it it to watch it on the 10.

Appreciate your quick response which would explain why I'm having such a problem. Thought I was OK because Google's own information seemed to be saying you could log in on any device, so I assumed if it was on that device it would be accessible. https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1283330?hl=en "Watch movies & shows using a different account
You can watch a movie or TV show on any device that has the Google Play Movies & TV app. To watch, just sign in to the Google Account that you used to order the movie or TV show.
You can't transfer movies or TV shows between accounts."

You can watch the movie from a different device, but you still have to re-download it.  It's just stating that if you buy it or rent it on your google account, it will be accessible on any device that is associated with that google account.  You still have to download it on every device.

New-To-IT is correct. You CAN watch it on any device that your account that owns it is logged into. But you'll still be streaming or downloading it on each one individually. The DRM is tightly controlled.


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Stop recommending GMail Contacts
When I got my LG Tribute, I put in my Google account, and it immediately downloaded all 1700 GMail contacts from my many years of e-mail.
Obviously I don't want all those contacts, so I went to Accounts&Sync and told my phone to not sync contacts with GMail, and then hid all the contacts.
Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to truly get rid of them, so they are all in Groups > Other Contacts, taking up space.  More importantly, when I want to type a message or contact someone, there's a search bar that makes recommendations that I select from, which I always use.  But now those recommendations are from my GMail contacts, since they're still on my phone even though they're not in my main contacts list.  so i.e. if I want to talk to my friend Selena and I type "Se", I'll be recommended the e-mail for "ITS Server Admins Group" where I want the contact.
How can I get rid of them once and for all, or at least have them stop showing up everywhere?

i have a samsung, but the steps should be quite similar:
Settings > More > Applications > Go right to all apps > scroll down to "Contacts Storage"

Then click on contacts storage > Click Clear Data

Hope this helps


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How do I silence "Galaxy Apps"?
By "Galaxy Apps" I don't mean "apps installed on my Galaxy S4", I specifically mean the app called "Galaxy Apps". Apparently, the purpose of the app is to keep the pre-installed junk that cannot be removed Samsung's own apps up-to-date.
Just like "Play Store", "Galaxy Apps" shows a notification in the notification tray when updates are available. That's a good thing. However, unlike "Play Store", "Galaxy Apps" makes a noise when doing so. The noise is the same as the default SMS notification tone. That's a bad thing (or, at least, an annoyance), because it makes me think that I got some important text message when, in fact, I didn't.
To make a long story short: Can I somehow tell "Galaxy Apps" to:

do tell me when updates are available (I don't want security issues on my mobile phone just because some junk that I don't use some pre-installed application is not up-to-date), but
be silent while doing so?


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Twitter widget appears to be broken: "Application not installed"
I'm having trouble with the Twitter app on my Samsung Galaxy S4. The widget was misbehaving, so I thought I would remove it from my homescreen and put it back. What has happened instead is that the widget refuses to come back. Whenever I try to place it, it will simply say "Application not installed."
I've tried the following:

Reboot my phone
Reinstall the Twitter app
Clear the app's cache and data
Remove the MicroSD card, reinstall, and attempt to use the widget
Several combinations of the above.

Can someone help me figure out what is going wrong here? I realize this is probably a silly question

I just did a hard reset of my phone. Still the same result. I'm thinking at this point that it is a bug with Twitter's app.

Twitter's latest update is causing some issues for people, afaik a fix is in the pipeline.

I had a similar problem with another app (not Twitter) I went into my app manager and saw that the app was installed on my "External Storage" even if I never moved it there. I moved it back to the Internal Storage and it was fixed. My card was already fine to begin with but for some reason, the widget didn't like it.
Anyway, I never recommend putting apps on the SD card, it slowed my S3 to a crawl. Keep it for media and docs.


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Can't install non-Play store apps
On both my nexus 9 and my Oneplus One running android 5.0.1 the apk installer will pop up and show the permissions but it simply won't let me click install. It does it for apks from the internet and from the Amazon app store. The only thing that I have found is that lollipop doesn't let secondary users install apps but I don't even have secondary users on either of my devices. I searched the settings and haven't found anything, and before you assume that I am a complete fool the "unknown sources" box is checked. How can I fix this?

Are you by chance using a screen filter app?

I am using a screen filtering app called twilight. I disabled it and now I can install apps again. Thanks! Can you tell me how that works by any chance?

It's kind of a security precaution, as I understand it. The theory is that an overlay could try to make you install something malicious or unintended by overlaying a fake app information screen on top of the real one, but letting you tap the real "Install" button. I suppose it could also try to hijack your tap on the button, but I'm not sure. In any case, the system just refuses to process the tap event on the button to try to prevent that from being possible.


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How do I force Google Now to show updates from certain websites?
Google Now gives me updates for blogs that I visit regularly. But it's not very predictable in which websites it monitors. I see cards for SMBC and Channelate regularly, but not for xkcd. How can I teach it to notify me for xkcd too?

Visiting xkcd more frequently would do it.

I visit xkcd just as often as I visit the others. Sometimes I get updates even from blogs I don't visit as often. I'm wondering if there is a surefire way to see updates from xkcd.


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When does AT&T Note 4 receive Lollipop?
When does Lollipop hit AT&T Note 4?
I have read many articles that the Note 4 was going to receive Lollipop late January. But still no updates. I believe the Galaxy S5 AT&T has Lollipop.
Any one have any ideas what the release date is?

@AndrewT. No it's not a duplicate AT&T has its own basically creation of Lollipop. AT&T locks your phone kind of like a iPhone. For instance sprint has the Note 4 but their OS runs solely on the base OS from Samsung,(Samsung makes it look like their own os I know it's Powered by Android) So I wanted to know when the AT&T Note 4 Lollipop OS comes out. I seen those articles before.

We don't allow individual questions about every possible device getting every possible update, they are all collected into one.

@MatthewRead its a question that lots of others want to know as well. I can't be the only one! AT&T barely release info.

Nobody is saying that you're the only one who wants to know this. I don't know where you got that idea. What we're saying is that we consolidate all of the upgrade information into one place, because otherwise the site would simply get flooded with questions about stuff like this. There would be literally hundreds of "When will [some device] get [some update]?" questions. When (or if) AT&T announces something, it will be added to the list with all the others.


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How to copy mp3 files from computer to Android phone
First post, not sure whether this question fits here. Just bought Xiaomi m4 phone. When connecting it to computer I see a new drive with 10MB capacity and 0MB free. Can't copy anything there.
How can I transfer my mp3 files to my phone if not this way ?

10MB? That's not a lot! I guess it's 10GB?

You should install drivers for your device first. When you connect device to computer select from settings on device, usb connection most related to mass storage. Just google for android usb connection mass storage. After this you can see in your computer internal phone storage and also external sd card(if you have one) as drives.

You can use different methods to copy files between laptop and phone. I use FTPserver (on the phone plus a client like Filezilla on the laptop) and BTsync over wifi. I don't leave them running, stop them right after using. With BTsync I empty the folders after use and stop the service at my desktop as well.
This doesn't require a cable connection. Another option is Bluetooth, but I'm having mixed experiences with it. More easy options: Dropbox, Mega etc, but I don't like to share stuff over the web.
If you're using Android 4.4 (KitKat) you cannot copy to all folders, due to security settings. Only some filemanagers can do that. Try and see what works. With Btsync use the internal memory, not the external SD card.

Syncthing is also very nice. In contrast to FTP, it keeps the file creation information when copying. In contrast to BTsync, you get all the functionality without paying and it's fully open source.

You can also use Airdroid (available on Play Store) and use the website ( http://web.airdroid.com/ ) to transfer files from a computer to your Android device.
You don't need any cable to use that application, it uses your wifi connection.

I prefer to use a local service that stays on the local network. Using Airdroid, Dropbox or Mega means that you share your files with them. Not everybody wants that.

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How to enter to recovery mode in Eurostar epad genie tablet
How to enter to recovery mode in Eurostar epad genie tablet. i tried to enter to recovery mode using the key combination power button and volume + button. When i press those button it shows FASTBOOT mode and I cannot enter into recovery mode. Please help me

Did you also try Power+Volume-?

yes. Its just booting normaly.

OK and I assume you also tried both Volume buttons plus Power?  Some devices (even touch devices) will also involve the Home button, so try that too.  You can also try putting your device in Developer mode and trying adb reboot recovery or, while it is in fastboot mode, fastboot reboot recovery.

there is no home button in my tab and also my tab pattern locked, I forget my pattern so i cant put the device in developer mode.


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unable to delete anything
I am using ssamsung galaxy core 2 . Since a last few days, i am getting this problem that i am unable to delete anything from my ggallery rather it be a video or an image . Whatever i delete it automatically comes back . I think this is somekind of virus . But my antivirus is unable to detect it . I used AVG,CM security and all other sorts of antivirus but none did help .please help. Reply as soon as possible.


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Battery of Samsung Galaxy S5 drained in 5 hours on Android 5.0
I received the over the air android 5.0 update a week ago for my Samsung Galaxy S5. I installed the update and since that the my fully charged battery is depleted in 5 to 8 hours. Before the battery was depleted in 24 to 36 hours.
I have a spare battery with the same behaviour.
Below screenshots of the battery usage. Note the second battery:

The battery drain is caused by the Samsung stock app 'my magazine'.
If you click on the 'location icon',  located next to your wifi icon, you can see which apps often make location requests:
In this picture can be seen that the 'apps' geo news and unified daemon have a high battery usage. When I stop those apps, battery drain stops. Unfortunately after some time the geonews apps starts itself again.
The solution is to put unified daemon on turn off state:
And to disable the stock app 'my magazine', which is responsible for geo news, by long pressing the home screen and selecting 'home screen settings':  and after that uncheck 'my magazine':
Now my battery life is back to 24 hours (instead of 4 hours)

High battery usage of Google Play Services could be caused by a number of things. A few suggestions I could make to help rectify your issue would be to:
1) Force stop the app; clear the cache and then allow it to restart.
2) Install 'Greenify' from the PlayStore and prevent the app creating wakelocks.
3) If you are rooted; try reflashing an Android L 5.0 Gapps package with recovery.

I am not rooted. I tried your suggestions. Unfortunately no success


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Backup from recovery
After trying to install an OTA update, I'm stuck in recovery mode (system won't boot).
I'd like to know if I got any way to backup my datas (Contacts / SMSs / Enventually applications) from recovery like I would do with Titanium Backup and/or equivalent.
I'm using TWRP recovery, just in case.

@SixthOfFour : I got this option indeed, but does this also include SMS and contacts ?

OK, thanks, I'll try this anyway, don't got much choice!

@servabat If you backup everything (Nandroid), then it will have everything including, SMS, contacts, messages from other apps, all applications and even modifications done to the system partition (/system is backed up as well as /data)

@GiantTree : Yes but how can I use this kind of datas ? Is there a way to 'unpack' Nandroids ? (because I don't really wish to restore system as this one is bricked !)

@SixthOfFour it's the same with TWRP. You can choose what to backup and what to restore.

@servabat all of the files (the .win ones) are images of the corresponding partitions. They usually have their file system format attached to the name (eg. .ext4.win for ext4 partitions). In Linux you can mount them as normal drives, in Windows it's somewhat more difficult, because there is no official support for those file systems.

@GiantTree : I'm using Linux, I'll try mount then. Thanks

Actually, I finally did a nandroid then used Titanium ! It has a function to extract from nandroids.


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galaxy s3 mini - notifcation sounds -how to turn off.
I have the default notification sounds set to silent but every few minutes a bell sounds. Does anyone know what is causing it?

There are several ways to chase this down.
I would start by checking the notifications bar to see if it will tell you what app is trying to get your attention.
If that doesn't lead you the culprit, take a look through the settings > sound area.  You may have inadvertently turned on screen lock sounds or dialing sounds or keyboard sounds.
If neither of those work, head over to settings > accessibility and look through the options for possibilities.


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Why won't my android phone charge from my computers USB port? It actually seems to drain the battery
Why won't my Android phone charge from my computers USB port and why does it seem it actually drains my battery?

Many devices will use more power than that supplied by a low-power USB port.  Have you tried other ports or other computers?  Does the device battery icon indicate that it's charging?

To expand on Matthew's comments, from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB):

As with previous USB versions, USB 3.0 ports come in low-power and
  high-power variants, providing 150 mA and 900 mA respectively, while
  simultaneously transmitting data at SuperSpeed rates.[25]
  Additionally, there is a Battery Charging Specification (Version 1.2 –
  December 2010), which increases the power handling capability to 1.5 A
  but does not allow concurrent data transmission.[22] The Battery
  Charging Specification requires that the physical ports themselves be
  capable of handling 5 A of current[citation needed] but limits the
  maximum current drawn to 1.5 A.

In other words, it's worth it to try as many sources as you can find when looking for a good charging port.


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Wifi symbol always show exclamation mark since Lollipop upgrade
Since getting the recent Lollipop upgrade, the wifi symbol always has an exclamation mark. Wifi seems to work fine, and I gather this symbol means something to do with inability to access Google services - but I use Google Inbox, and that works fine, too. I also understand that this symbol corresponds to the red-shaded wifi symbol of Kit-Kat, but I didn't have that persistently.
So what's going on? It's just slightly annoying.
Motorola Moto G, early 2014.

Might have something to do with this: http://android.stackexchange.com/q/100657/1465

Yeah, that answer offers a way to disable the "captive portal detection" - although I think it requires root to implement. It doesn't offer any insight into why I'm having the problem though.


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Is there a GB size limit for SD card for a HTC evo phone?
So far can't find any info on GB size limit for the HTC evo phone. Is there one? HTC.com link is not working for the last few day.... so can't get tech support for the answer.
My problem, the phone comes with 2 GB SD card and work fine. Bought a 32 GB (10 speed I believe) and phone don't recognized that there is SD card installed and ask to insert one...
So, is there a GB size limit? forum info indicated that speed 6 would work but no info if 8 or 10 would work... any additional info is appreciated,

It should work regardless of the speed.  Most phones support up to 32 or 64 GB, this says 32 GB for the EVO.  Have you formatted the card?  What filesystem is it using?

Not every card works with every phone. Ask HTC which cards are known to work or try directly in the store.

If you're referring to the HTC Evo 4G, the Supported limit (According to GSMArena) is 32GB.
GSMArena is usually pretty good for anything hardware related, so if the afore mentioned model is the one you have, try searching GSM for your model.
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factory reset ,re-install
i recently factory reset my phone and wiped everything off it.
i have re-installed my phone and logged back in to the play store with the same Gmail account. my question is , why is it when i look up installed apps and come to re-install them again does it say the in app perches price of 2.99 ? does this mean i have to pay for it again ? , because i thought if you buy it once you never have to buy it again if you re-install on the same account!.

That's correct.  Are you sure you're using the same primary account?

No, you shouldn't have to buy the app again.  If you bought the app, you should have a receipt in your e-mail inbox or a folder you put them in.  E-mail the support team of the app in question by going to the app page on the Play Store, scrolling down, and click on "Send email", attach your receipt so they know you paid and they should either refund your money so you can buy it again, or make it so you don't have to pay again.  Just a word of warning though, some support teams aren't the best depending on what app it is, so there is an outside chance you might have to pay for it again if they don't respond.


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My laptop cant detect my nexus7
My laptop used to detect my nexus7 tablet but for some reason its stopped detecting it. Any way to try and get it to start detecting it again?

Well, did you tried restarting your device?? I would say better to try restarting your device as well as the PC you are trying to connect it with and do make sure that you have selected MTP mode and if that still doesn't helps then try removing the USB cable and try reconnecting it !

These can be a little tricky to troubleshoot without a LOT more information and a ton of back and forth. My best suggestion to do an end-run around all of that would be for you to download WugFresh's Nexus Root Toolkit.
Now don't worry if you're not interested in rooting, as that's not why I'm suggesting it. I've just found that its "Full Driver Installation - Automatic + Manual" function is one of the easiest, cleanest, most step-by-step ways to both clean out all the remnants of the old Nexus drivers that might be causing your problem, and installing the most appropriate new drivers that will hopefully resolve your problem the rest of the way. A bunch of them are for the purpose of flashing/rooting/repairing/etc., but even if you don't want that, it can't hurt to have them there in case you have a need for that later.
Outside of that, a few main suggestions that sound obvious, but assuming they can't be the case sometimes bites us in the butt:

Try a different cable. Even when the cable charges fine, or connects for some purposes all right, it can end up causing issues in other situations. Worth a shot.
Try a different port. Any different port, but especially if you're connecting via a USB 3.0 port, try a 2.0 port. There are some known, odd issues with Nexus devices and some USB 3.0 controllers.
Try switching the connection method. When you connect it, there should be a notification allowing you to switch connection modes. One usually works better than the other in some situations.
Try it in a different computer to verify there isn't a problem with the port on the Nexus 7 itself.

That's about all I've got. Good luck!


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Android 5.0.2 Lollipop- Moto G 1st Gen Wifi Hotspot issue
I am unable to browse internet in laptop using Wifi Hotspot of my Moto G after it got updated to Lollypop. Any one has a solution?

Below worked for me... Hope it works for you too...Go To  Settings -> More -> Cellular networks -> Access Point Names and then on right hand side top click on three vertical dots and select "Reset to default" .... This works .....

Following solution worked for OP as mentioned here:

Go To Settings → More → Cellular networks → Access Point Names → at the top on the right side, click on three vertical dots and select "Reset to default".


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Is android kernel same for all devices
I m newbie to building roms. I have Hiawei G630 device with 4.3 kernel. My question is would it work if I use Samsung or other Huawei kernel.
Sorry form my bad english

No, kernels are device specific and contain a lot of code (not only open source Android code, but much proprietary as well) that is compiled specifically for a devices hardware.
There exists a generic Android kernel, but it lacks many features like telephony and such, so device manufacturers have to add proper code that fits their hardware.
So: No, you can't use a Samsung kernel on a Huawei device or vice versa because of the hardware modules of each individual device.


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Does testing in android device will reduce it's life?
I am an android developer. Using my moto g first gen for testing my applications. I connect the device to laptop for 12 hrs per day. Now i am planning to buy s4. Will it reduce my device's life?

Ideally the charging circuits should disconnect trickle current to the battery once is is completed charging, but even sitting on a charger all day, it will continually be topped off even if not.
These batteries will maintain their best lifecycle when used between 20% and 80%, however the decrease in capacity will be very minimal over time, not much more then using it in its regular cycle.


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Android HTC One SV App storage full of unknown data
I have an Android HTC One SV (Android 4.1.2, HTC Sense 5.0, not rooted). It's recently been struggling for storage space to the point where it was reporting low and then critically low storage. Note this is the app storage, not anything to do with the built-in or external SD cards.

tl;dr: Is there a known issue with "dead files" cluttering up App Storage? Is there any way to clear said storage out, or at least view the app storage and see what's taking up the space?

Steps I took as space became more and more scarce:

Moved apps that don't care about being on the App Storage to the SD Card
Cleared all the caches I could find
Cleared all the data I could find
Deleted all text messages
Moved apps that really don't like being on the SD Card to the SD card
Uninstalled all uninstallable apps except the ones I was actually using on a daily basis
Uninstalled updates to the non-uninstallable apps
Uninstalled apps that were actually on the SD Card out of sheer desperation

Whatever space was regained by this was in the 10-50 megabyte range in total and was "mysteriously eaten" over about 2 weeks of normal usage (e.g. web-surfing on Chrome, checking e-mails). By the time I'd got to the bottom step, the automated storage tool was informing me that there was nothing to uninstall/move.
When the phone finally started reporting "less than 0Mb" and crashing the basic phone functionality, I took extreme measures and "Power+Vol'Down'd" it, selecting "Clear Storage" from the BootLoader. That got me back almost 1Gb of space, at which point I was finally able to install Android 4.2.2 (up to this point, it couldn't even download the necessary update). I also updated all the built-in applications to current.
I then installed my core application suite:

Note Everything
BeyondPod Pro
NoteEverything Pro
Amazon MP3
Audible

My phone currently reports that it has 355MB of "App Storage" available; out of 3.85 Gb. Of the used, 673MB is Apps, and a staggering 2.85 Gb is the mysterious "Other".
I want that Other back. The space reclamation tool merely suggests I uninstall the 5 apps above for a grand total of 66.7 Mb, which is... irritating.
Is there a known issue with "dead files" cluttering up App Storage? Is there any way to clear said storage out, or at least view the app storage and see what's taking up the space?

A couple of quick thoughts based on your comments:
-how much space are your amazon mp3s taking?
-the audible books?
-are you syncing a bunch of emails? some attachments can gobble up space
-web downloads? did you flush the chrome cache too (not that that will get you much, but just thinking aloud...)

@Lived: Effectively none to all of those (Haven't started the re-download process). But even then, the MP3's shouldn't be going to the app storage, surely?

@LivedWithOtters and yes, the Chrome cache and data were the first up against the wall.

Well, dang. Those were the easy ones.  Don't suppose you're rooted?

Nope, (see the parentheses at the top for my specs)

slaps forehead on the not-seeing-specs.  Here's a convoluted way: http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/android-hacking-security-part-14-examining-android-app-specific-data-non-rooted-devices/ which will give you a backdoor look without root but not for the faint-of-heart and maybe not exactly the area you're looking for.  I remember running across something the other day (my memory says it was for non-rooted), but I need to track it down...

"listed in other" and "issue with dead files" triggers something in me: it could be tombstones (no joke: those are dumps of crashes). For some devices there are "secret codes" you can execute from the dialer to clear them out, on rooted devices you can of course do that directly in the file-system. With both unavailable, I'm not sure what gets rid of them apart from a factory-reset.

Well, the new ridiculously expensive phone's turned up, so when I get the time, I might root this thing and see if I can get to the bottom of the issue. Thanks everyone for your advice!

When I researched this same thing, all I came across pointed to that data being used for the HTC sense software along with other preinstalled apps.

Would that turn up as "other"? Being app-data, I'd expect it rather under "Apps".

Consider adding some reference links to the answer since we can't be sure what did you research on this same thing (and whether that supports the answer or not)


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uninstall "not installed" apps
I have Android 5 on my HTC One M8. Only have a guest user and my own user. still there are apps - partly restored by titanium backup - listed in my app manager. They're marked as "not installed". They stay there even when I uninstall them. any idea? br Tom

Try to uninstall them with adb from your computer:
adb uninstall <package_name>

Make sure you have USB debugging enabled:-)


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What is the best way to turn my old Android tablet into a 100% VNC client?
I have a very old Android tablet that I barely use.
It's a Zipy MID Fun (8GB) with 256MB RAM DDR2, an old Rockchip at 660MHz with a DPS 600MHz runnind Android 2.1. The wireless module is a very weak IEEE 802.11G module.
Since my other tablet broke (someone decided that it was a nice doormat), I decided to use this one as a 100% VNC client.
The problem is that this is SO SLOW it is almost unusable. Using 256 colors is the only way to use it somewhat properly.
The VNC Server is a Windows 8.1 computer, which is connected over cable.
What should I do to use this tablet as a decent VNC client?
(RDP is also fine, if it is possible with such an old tablet)


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I have a Galaxy s4, I changed my pin passcode and used ADMbut it stil won't work
I recently changed my pin passcode on my phone, locked it, then tried the code and it unlocked it, so I relocked it. Ten minutes later I tried to unlock it ms it said the passcode was incorrect. I tried numerous times. I looked online, and I tried the android device manager. I locked it once, tried the passcode and it didn't work. I tried it on another android device ms still no success. I really need to find a wayp to get my phone unlocked, it has extremely important information on it. Is there any way to fix this without having to reset it to the factory settings?

If you have your phone rooted you can remove 3 files with the name 'lock settings' in it in /data/system/ . For more help look here: http://youtu.be/TlxixmkjDyE


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Dialer from lockscreen
What is needed to access a phone dialer from the lock screen, without unlocking?
Resultant dialer app wouldn't show Contacts, just be able to dial phone numbers directly.
I love being able to sync calendars and play games and all that, but really this thing is (supposed to be) a phone first. Unlocking, opening a dialer, searching contacts, and then making a call is such a pain compared to my old "dumb" flip phone.
Non-root method preferred, but if that's the only way to go it'll have to do.

There is "Simple Dialer Widget" on the Play Store. By description and some popular blog posts it fits the bill perfectly, up to KitKat.
After install Simple Dialer can be configured to all or a portion of:

Dial number pad
Favourite Contacts, Contacts with numbers, or All Contacts
Call history (log)

...on a home screen widget.
From Android v4.2 to v4.4 KitKat the widget can be added to the lock screen as well, but in v5 Google did away with lock screen widgets altogether.
Caveats: Simple Dialer was acquired by My Color Screen and there hasn't been an update posted since 2013. Some reviews in 2014 report excessive CPU use and battery drain; perhaps an interaction bug with newer android versions.

Just FYI, the app is not available on the Play Store anymore, future readers won't be able to download and use it (you may still be able to see the entry on the Play Store if you have installed it before).


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UDP Ports used by an Android Application
I am trying to figure out how to get a complete list of UDP ports opened by a specific PID within a given time interval, on and Android Device. In my current solution I am using a combination of busybox lsof and the /proc/net files.
While /proc/net/tcp, /proc/net/tcp6, /proc/net/udp6 are populated by the kernel, /proc/net/udp is always empty. Is there any reliable alternatives to find UDP sockets opened on Android?
Device: Nexus 5 - Rooted
Android: 4.4.4
Kernel: 3.4.0-gd59db4e android-build@vpbs1.mtv.corp.google.com #1


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My Daughter forgot her pin to unlock her screen on her tablet. help?
I have an Asod 7 inch tablet. My daughter put in a password to lock the screen and can't remember what it is. How do I reset it so she can unlock and use her tablet?

If the device is logged into a Google account, try going to Google's Device Manager and click "Lock". Set the password you want and push it out.
I'm not sure what OS version introduced this feature, so if its too old an OS, i don't think this will work.


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I have a Moto E with a storage problem!
Tt the time before installing i had 322 MB free storage and was about to get Dead Trigger 2 but I didn't have enough space so it stopped and now I have only 77 MB free? Did it keep half the app on my phone still?

Clean Master works for me, cleans up lots of junk.
CM antivirus as well.
It is also free.
I have no connection with the company, just a satisfied user.


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My galaxy s3 mini will not restart
A few days ago my s3 mini turned itself off and it won't restart. I have charged and changed batteries but nothing happens. I have tried several times but the screen just does not come on

is the screen on while charging?

Regarding the basic problem - if the phone isn't showing the battery graphic when you connect the charger, that's a bad sign. You could try booting into Recovery mode or Download mode just to see what happens :

you use Recovery mode to clear the system cache and to Factory Reset
you use Download (aka Odin) mode (showing the Android guy) to load/reload firmware
the key sequences to enter both modes are very similar, and they are timing dependent so it may take a few tries to get it working
-- Recovery = Volume Up + Home + Power
-- Download = Volume Down + Home + Power
for either, you start with the phone completely off
press and hold the required keys simultaneously, and release them all when you see the swirling logo (not the static white text)

Try Recovery mode first (use the Volume rockers to navigate; use the Power button to select) and if it boots into this mode just clear the cache and then restart. If the phone doesn't boot normally then try Download mode.
If the phone doesn't respond to either of those methods it's time to take it in to your place of purchase or your local carrier store.
Source : Android Central
Hope this helps !


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reverse tethering over USB on Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 with Android 4.4.2 (kitkat)
if got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530) with Android v4.4.2 (kitkat).
The Tab is rooted over Odin.
I wants to use reverse tethering over usb-cable from a PC.
I tried now 2 days, but nothing works. The main Problem is, that the
setting for usb tethering didn't appear. Samsung kick out this function
for the tablets.
I also tried to install tethering Apps. But without the settings nothing did.
At the pc (linux, ifconfig) no usb network interface appear...
Does anybody got a solution? Other Android versions working with Galaxy Tab 4 and got the usb tethering feature?
Would be nice if anybody have an idea for my problem....

Have you tried the solutions here?


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SMS Delay (Samsung Galaxy S5 KLTE - SMG900F)
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (SMG900F). The phone is rooted and I'm using a Team UB 5.0.2 Custom ROM.
I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that I've began to experience a considerable delay when receiving text (SMS) messages.
If I long-press on the message and check the timestamps it occasionally shows up as "Sent: 20:41, Received: 03:20." An important aside would be to mention that this only appears to happen at night. If I send myself some sample texts from another phone; they are received almost instantly.
Has anyone else experienced similar issues and found a viable solution?
 I'd also like to know if this is related to the ROM/Build, SIM Card, or whether it's purely down to the service provider (Virgin Media in this case).

I don't see what the device could have to do with that, nor how this might be Android related. The most likely cause indeed is your service provider, so I first would check with them (or other customers of the same, whether they have the same issues).

@Izzy Thanks for the reply. I was under the same kind of impression. It's just that I don't currently know enough about the build process etc. of custom ROMs and whether or not that could have some kind of effect on the "radio" ability. I'll give them a call later. Thanks for insight.

Though there theoretically could be delays caused by software (delayed sending on one end, or delay receiving), that's pretty unlikely – and especially unlikely to cause a gap that large. Coverage however could be one thing, or you having switched to airplane mode (if you turned reception of, it's clear you cannot receive ;) If you can rule out these two, and the gap is that large still, it must be something "on the way". Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth. (Sherlock Holmes, "The Sign of the Four")


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turn on nearby friend in android
Facebook told me that I must follow these steps to enable Nearby friend:
To turn Nearby Friends on or off on an iPhone or Android:
Tap More
Tap Nearby Friends
Tap Setting
Tap to turn Nearby Friends on or off

I'm using Facebook latest on Android with Samsung Core Prime and I can not do those steps cause of I dont see Nearby Friend on the screen,
Please help me for enable it!
Many thanks!
I can not screenshot the phone, but I swear I can not see the the "nearby firends" button at all.
samsung told me do these steps, but it's totally no help!

To capture a screenshot, press and hold the Home Home key and the
  Power/Lock key simultaneously until a white border flashes around the
  edges of the screen. The screenshot will be copied to the clipboard
  and saved to the Screenshots folder in the Gallery.

Those are the correct instructions.  However, Nearby Friends was launched last April as a gradual roll-out.  As far as I can tell, it's still not generally available to everyone.  I do not have the option myself.


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Mi Band problem
My Xiaomi Mi Band keeps doing following steps repeatedly:
1. Show one green light
2. Show two green lights and one red light
3. Show three white lights
4. Vibrate
My phone doesn't see it at the moment and when I put to charge it shows one green light, then three green lights and then nothing.
Any help would be appreciated.


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Nexus 7 2013: Bricked in recovery and no way of transfering data to it
Ok so i kinda messed up while flasing a new rom and now i have a Nexus 7 2013 in recovery without a OS installed. I have tried for mabye 4 hours to fix it.
ADB fails to push files to it and ADB sideload get stuck at 0%. Fastboot stock image fails to and i have no idea how to fix it.
So if anyone knows how to transfer data or fix sideload Please help


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google play store is not working mean it ceased at saying "Downloading"
please help i have a galaxy s4 value edition i9515.
google play store is not working mean it ceased at saying "Downloading" but nothing happened next, i have tried all the possible means. deleting updates/caches of framework play store and download manager which is also enable, restriction mode is not ticked, Reset the mobile makes a new google acount but no luck. thanks to all

PlayStore does the same thing to me when it is updating Google Play Store and Services in background. Make sure they are updated with recent version before you try anything.

did a factory reset, same error when trying to download facebook "rpc:s-2:aec-2"
also adding account "sync apps with facebook" will not work:
logs me in
you have already authorized GALAXY S4
error "login failed. try later."
whole reason I did a reset, because I can no longer sync my facebook events to my android calendar
and now I cannot install or update facebook from  google play, I have to use amazon store


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What's the point of Airdroid's "Find phone" feature if phone is not on the same network
I started using Airdroid today and was perplexed by how its "Find phone" feature works. As far as I can tell, my web Airdroid and my phone Airdroid are connected only when they are in the same local network.
So if my phone is truly lost and thus not on the same network, I can't get connect to my phone via my web Airdroid. What's the point of the "Find phone" feature then?

It's certainly possible to misplace your phone within range of your own network. It sounds like it's merely intended for a scenario like that.

Okay -- so that's the intended use? I'm trying to decide whether Airdroid is a solution to the stolen phone situation, especially since they claim to have "Wipe", "Intruder" modes.

That does seem odd if it only works over your local network. I can't think of many scenarios where I'd want to wipe my phone when it had simply fallen behind a couch cushion. I've never used Airdroid, though, so maybe there's some kind of configuration for the lost phone functionality that I'm not aware of.

I think airdroid's features is to automatically find airdroid devices on your network. Not to locate the physical device. I could be mistaken as I never used airdroid. But my first thought would be to discover a device that is capable of connecting to for airdroid.

You can create an account with Airdroid and link your phone to that account. It'll then use a 3g/4g connection if WiFi isn't available.
Alternatively, if you're looking to use it as a security feature, if your phone is linked to your Google Account, you can use Google's Device Manager to wipe/Find/Lock/Make it Ring remotely.


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Why won't my phone update to Lolli, and can I force it to?
I was totally looking forward for the update but nothing happened, even when I went to look for updates. Weird. It's a Moto X 2nd generation, with Verizon as my provider and hasn't been rooted. I have no idea why it wouldn't update, I tried looking it up but couldn't find any definite answers.
At one point since the release I have had to reset my phone, and the update still hasn't happened, so I'm sure that anything that could've been blocking it should be gone, if that's a possibility.
I have thought about rooting it, but not only am I unsure of how, I don't know how to tell if my phone'll get bricked.

No, see, I already knew it wasn't going to happen on its own. I'm asking how I can do it on my own without autoupdate. Not the same.

First of all I would suggest ring up your carrier, which in your case would be verizon. I had a similar problem a year or so ago with the Kit Kat update and my carrier pushed the update through. It's worth a try.
Also, if you're planning on rooting your device i would wait till after you have 5.0 Lollipop as many people can not get the update due to having certain root files stopping the phone from reciving it. On top of that there is no telling whether or not your device will get bricked but 95% of the time there are never any problems with rooting your device aslong as you follow all the appropiate steps. There are multiple step by step guides on the internet to follow aswell as videos. Read up about how to do it and watch a few video's before trying it so you get used to all the steps. Once you have rooted it is really worth it.
Coming back to getting 5.0, have you thought about side loading the update on to your phone?


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how to get the address of video from android gallery
How can i get the address of video from gallery.
for example:
open gallery and pick video
then get the video address : /sdcard/myvideo.mp4

Goto: Android gallery > Mark/ check the video you want to get the Address > Options > details.
Now look at the bottom.


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internal to external
I was wondering if there's a way that I can download apps from google play to my external sd card because every time I try downloading a game or a app it says "sorry, there's not enough storage on the device" and I have a 32gb sd card in and I tried going to applacation manager and moving apps manualy but some don't allow  me to move to my sd card and i have my default write disk on sd card and I have a samsung galaxy s5 mini

If you have rooted your phone (if you do not know what root is then it is not rooted) try the app foldermount, it may solve your problem. For more help moving an app to the external storage please watch this video I made: http://youtu.be/SUiZ_-B94Co


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Why won't Google Plus automatically upload all photos and videos?
I'm using an Android Phone by LG. Model #LG-D520. It's known as the OPTIMUS F3Q. I want Google Plus to automatically upload every photo and video that I record.
My Auto-backup options for photos are Wifi+Cellular. My auto-backup options for videos are Wifi-Only.
This morning I took 5 photos and 1 video. I am currently sitting in my home connected to my Wifi network for the past several hours. Yet only 2 photos have been uploaded. It doesn't seem to be uploading the video or the other photos? Why? How to work-around this bug?
This problem in such a basic operation is very frustrating. It has plagued me for several months and I have seen other people complaining about it in other forums.

How do you know it didn't upload the media? Are you looking at highlights or all photos?

It helped me to uncheck and check again the option "Back Up all" on the phone. It sort of restarts the process of backing up. But now they aggressively forced everyone to switch to Google Photos, so this will work differently.

Give it more time. I find sometimes it can be quite slow at uploading. The fact that two photos have been uploaded shows that it is working. Be patient.

It's still stuck on two photos more than a day later.


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How is it Google Maps works without data?
I ran out of data for this month so disabled it. Google maps still works in map view when I'm following my route. How is this possible? Is it that GPS can still work without wifi/data and as long as Google Maps has the map it just moves the indicator along?

GPS is mainly independent from mobile data (except for satellite info). How would navigation systems on your car work without mobile data? It is exactly as you described: Google Maps caches the map and the indicator moves along your GPS position.

The GPS sensor itself is a separate entity. It can report your current position with driver software. Google Maps doesn't need a data connection for that.
So where is the map data coming from? Apps cache data. If you've been through the area already, or if the map data has been downloaded, Google Maps will do its best with the map data it has. It won't be able to update you on traffic conditions, as those have to be grabbed in real time, nor will it work for an area for which you don't have cached map data.


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Nexus 7 stucks at Google logo
I had Nexus 7 2013 Mobile with Android 4.4.2 running. I tried to update it to recent release 5.0.2 from factory image. When I run command "flash-all.sh", it did not continue at "rebooting to bootloader...". I had to manually stop the process and it still can boot into 4.4.2. After that I tried flashing it manually by running fastboot commands. It then stucked at 'sending system'. I again had to manually stop it. That erase the OS and can boot only into bootloader. I once again tried the luck and run the "flash-all.sh" and it stucked again at the same "rebooting to bootloader..." stage and after manually stopped it, it will not let me boot into anything except Google logo. I can't switch off it, it auto reboot and stop at Google logo. ADB can't detect the device.

Are you able to use key combinations to get into Recovery or Fastboot mode?

Key combination did not work too.

I have the same problem… but the tablet was in 5.0x since a long time (I've do anything just apply when it's was available). I was reading on twitter when the nexus made a black screen and a reboot with a white google logo (very nice on hdpi device)…


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How to post more than one Whatsapp message separated by a line in a group chat
I have always seen people chatting in whatsapp groups and posting more than one message at different times separated by a horizontal line. This usually occurs when no one posts a message in between. I am using HTC Wildfire s a510e

What you are asking about is not actually a feature. When you post two messages in a row, initially it is shown as two different messages especially if no one posts in between them. When the chats are refreshed, the two messages are grouped and shown in one bubble separated by a horizontal line to everyone else.


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What do you mean by kernel
I have many times come across this word. I even know a little about it but don't know exactly what it is.


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Make my external SD card as my internal memory for apps
I have a CUBOT P7 phone with very little internal memory, so I installed an 8GB external SD card.
However, my apps will not download directly to there, and I have no more space on my internal memory.
How do I modify my phone so that apps download directly to my SD card? with out having to root my phone

You can't make them download to the SD card, you have to have enough space on the internal storage for that.  You can have them install to the SD by default, though.  Free up some space or move some existing apps to the SD card.

It seems this problem have been issued by other member in this thread:
Android Devices: use external storage as a default storage
I'm following the steps myself, as I have the same problem.


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Any way to disable the app crash dialog?
At least two times that I can remember, my phone has got stuck in a crash loop. That is, an app crashes, the OS starts it again in the background, then it crashes again. This repeats ad nauseam. This generally makes any attempt to fix the problem either impossible or spectacularly frustrating. Is there any way to disable the dialog, make it a notification, or limit the occurrences?
If it helps, I'm using CM 12 and have rooted.

You could uninstall the app if it is crashing. However if it is a system app you can reflash CM12 from recovery mode and wipe cache without need to wipe your data.

I always try to stop and wipe the app cache then. Additionally I recommend to deactivate internet while this is happening, this avoids some of the apps starting. But you are right, this is very annoying and should be improved in CM. I created a feature request for it.


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Htc Desire 820 - 'eh' word replaced by 'V'
Texting, whatsapp, url of browser, dictionary app or anywhere in the phone, the combination of letters 'eh' when occurred is always replaced with the letter 'V'.
please help. Not sure why this is happening.

Add 'eh' to your keyboard's personal dictionary and it will never happen to you again.☺


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print jobs on kindle fire hd
I have a kindle fire hd and I printed some papers but they had errors on them which are now fixed but the print jobs are still on my kindle and I can't clear all to erase them.

Go to settings- go to applications manager- select all applications- then use the pull down bar and select all applications. Find print spool and select it. Then press clear all data. You should be good to go, and the error in the notification window will be gone.

Yrs, thank you. Helping my father in law, and he had this question. I couldn't figure it out, so no way he would have found it under print spooler. Why you can't dismiss the messages directly, I have no idea.  Thank you!  In law tech support for the win!


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How to re-flash stock android OS if I accidentally format the entire storage system using TWRP wipe
I am using the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 inch , SM-T705 model running on 4.4.2 kitkat stock android.
I was trying to flash a new rom and I went and did a wipe on everything using TWRP custom recovery. It was my stupid mistake and now my tablet is always struck at the loading screen when I restart it. It can still be booted into recovery mode. I need some urgent help dealing with this situation. Can you guys advice on this matter. Thanks alot.


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recent songs are showing up in files but not on music apps
Recently when I download new songs onto my droid RAZR maxx they appear in my files in the music folder along with all of my other songs, but don't show in the music app. I have checked all over the internet to figure out what's wrong but have seen nothing. I cleared cache, I checked to make sure there weren't any weird symbols in the title, I refreshed music app, I uninstalled and reinstalled music app, I tried a different music app. Again the file can be played through file manager using the music app but when I look through the music app itself its not there, I have tried looking to see of it might be under a different name as well. I use the Google play music app.

can you mention the path where you have stored the songs?

I have the exact same problem, but I can't figure out how to fix it. I've solved the problem before by clearing all my music data (files and everything), and just replacing them, but that is a painful prospect, and really should only be used as a final resort.


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how to move contacts from phone to Google account
I have contacts stored locally on my phone and also I have contacts on Google.. But in kitkat I'm not able to sync these internal with google account like on android ICS

What do you mean 'I'm not able to sync'? Have you tried Settings > Accounts > Google and selecting your Gmail account to sync the contacts?

If you export the local contact of your phone to a file then you can import that file on google contacts: www.google.com/contacts


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Link2SD cannot mount second partition after re-flashing CM 11
After re-flashing a version of CM 11 I'd been using for a while with no problems on my Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, I can't get Link2SD to mount the second partition. I'd been using Link2SD with no issues at all before.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Link2SD and tried Ext2 and Ext3 just to be sure (the partition formatted Ext4) but I get this error every time I try to mount the card in Link2SD:
"Mount Script Error - mount script cannot be created. Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare(0)"
I don't know what this means, or what to try next. Help please?

Fixed - there was a problem with the file itself. The developer sent me a beta APK file that fixed it immediately.


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Deactivating viber
I have Viber on my cellphone(Android) and on my desktop with same number.I lent my laptop to my friend and forgot to delete Viber from my desktop.Now I want to deactivate it from desktop but my laptop is not accessible. How can I do it by remote. give me a solution please. Thanks in advance.


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Android Wear Offline use of Audible?
Is there a way to sync Audible audiobooks to Android Wear for offline use in a similar manner to how I can sync Google Play music?  I would like to be able to listen to a book while out for a morning jog without toting my phone along.

I've asked Audible and they said their app is not available in Android Wear yet, but encouraged me to submit feedback requesting support for it. Which I did.


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MMS (send & recieve) stopped working last month on Moto X
I'm trying to debug an issue with my wife's Moto X:
she sends/receives SMS (individual texts) just fine, but MMS (photos & group texts) fail to send or receive.
Details

Moto X (v1) running 4.4.4
Used to work, and stopped sometime in November
I've tried switching from Messaging to Messenger to see if it was related to the client app and it made no difference, so I assume the problem is

Any ideas for what to try next? Have you heard of this before? I Googled a bit but couldn't find something quite like this.
Thanks!

Aha!
I just saw the answer to this question and it turns out to be the same thing. Somehow she (or our daughter) turned off her Mobile Data. Turning it on fixed the problem!