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Control a Windows download manager using an Android device
Can anyone please tell me if there's currently a way to use my Android device to get my Windows PC to download a file?
For example, maybe I could use the Android "Share" functionality (with a Pushbullet-like app) to send a URL to a download manager app on a Windows PC, which would then proceed to download the file.
Thanks!

Have you tried Chrome Remote Desktop or Microsoft RD Client apps? And look at this answer but in the comments its mentioned its dangerous advice.

Take a look at the uTorrent Web Client

You could just use PushBullet. If you configure it so your desktop PushBullet client automatically opens all links you send to it, and you send the specific download URL, it should begin downloading it automatically, assuming you have your browser set to download to a specific location every time.


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Bluetooth outgoing files log
I had let someone use my phone and they had bluetoothed some files to their own phone and im trying to find what they had sent so i know whether or not to worry about any private stuff being exposed.. my phone is an lg optimus f60 running 4.4.2

In my Android 4.2.1 the default Bluetooth share app records the sent/received files in a history which can be accessed by launching Bluetooth app → tap Menu key and choose Show received files. There you can see all the Downloaded as well as Uploaded(sent from your phone) files.
My Bluetooth app doesn't provide any option to delete those entries so I'm rest assured to know what was sent/received using my device's Bluetooth, unless the data was cleared from Settings → Apps.

That said, the solution is demanded for Android 4.4.x, and in this case the solution is bit lengthy.
BT share app in my Android 4.4.2 and 5.0  records the sent/received files in a database file.
If you've root access:

Download an SQlite viewer/editor from Play Store (I prefer SQLite Editor),

Launch it and find BT share or whatsoever the name is in your Android under Apps tab,

Choose the database (btopp.db in my device),

Open the tables there (btopp in my case). One of the tables would be having the entries of sent/received files,

If the device is really yours then you would know by a mere look  what was sent/received from and into your device. Anyhow, the value 0 in column Direction indicates Sent and 1 indicates Received.
There's more here. Received file entries start with content: in the Name column while Sent ones start with file:.

If you don't have root access:

Take a backup of BT Share app using adb backup <PARAMS>,

Extract the backup using Android Backup Extractor and locate the .db file under databases in the extracted content.

You can either follow the aforesaid steps 1-4 with exception of using Files tab and not Apps tab in step 2, or

You may download a software like DB Browser for SQLite and follow aforesaid (under root access section) step 3 and 4 .

We're good to go!

Note that nothing in the solution would possibly work if that user cleared data from Settings -> Apps.

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SD Card and Sony Xperia E3
I recently purchased a 16gb SanDisk SDHC card by mistake (the website said it was a normal SD card, not SDHC.) I put the card in and it seems to be working fine, but I was curious if there could be any damage to the phone or to the data I save to it if the phone isn't compatible? The phone description says it takes up to a 16gb SD card, but doesn't support SDHC cards... and I can't find 16gb versions of the SD card.

This is most likely just imprecise terminology in the specification, perhaps because Sony figured that a typical layperson wouldn't know what SDHC is. In reality, the "SD" standard cannot exceed 2 GB in size, so a 16 GB "SD" card is an impossibility. It has to be SDHC.

NO,It will not harm your phone
Since, operating speed of SD is less than SDHC.Data transfer will occur at same rate which is supported by your mobile phone.
So it will not harm your phone.

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SMS with alphanumeric sender discarded
I am working in a company where we host a server to send SMS to mobile phone providers. We have several customers each day who cannot receive SMS we deliver to them because their Android SMS app discards them due to an alphanumeric sender. So, we have the "Delivered to Phone" state from the SMSC, but the customer effectively does not see the message.
We manage lists of customers who need plain numeric senders and circumvent the problem in this way.
Is there a way that might be a possible solution for - at least a good number of - the customers to easily setup their app or phone to accept/allow alphanumeric senders so we can tell them? Note, however that our customers are any average mobile phone customers, not necessarily with any informatic knowledge.

Ok, I give the answer myself. If you find out how to activate it (which is quite easy because the web is full of it), you also know how to deactivate it.
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Clear Caches from ADB?
How do I clear caches (app, individual apps, Dalvik, ART if possible) via ADB?
Using apps, recovery, or doing it through Settings are not options for me.  Also, my phone is not rooted.

Relevant answer on [SO].

Do you want to only clear cache, or cache+data would also do fine? I think this is your original question and you posted a trimmed version here.

Thanks very much for your response.  I'm actually hoping to only clear caches, but keep data.  It appears that wiping the Dalvik cache isn't possible here without rooting.  I have yet to find anyone anywhere who talks about wiping the ART cache in any way.  (I posted a new question that was more specific and less dense since the other appeared to scare people away.  Yeah, bad, I suppose, but this question is technically more specific and therefore different.)

ADB is close, but things like adb shell pm clear <package_name> to clear caches (and data, oops) from selected apps requires root (as would clearing Dalvik cache). But there's a similar approach to just wipe out all app caches (not Dalvik/ART, though): fastboot erase cache would do that with the device booted into the bootloader. Details can be found e.g. here: Useful ADB and Fastboot Commands and How to Use them.

Looks promising!  I'm still unclear as to how to do it though.  adb reboot bootloader and adb reboot fastboot both appear to just reboot the phone normally.  I don't know what they're supposed to do, but it looks like a regular reboot and brings me into the regular UI.  And afterwards, fastboot devices lists nothing, even though adb devices does.  I tried fastboot erase cache, but it just says < waiting for device > forever.  What exactly do I have to do in order to be able to execute fastboot erase cache?

If you see an UI, it definitely was not fastboot/bootloader mode. Bootloader is the lowest level you can boot into, a very basic OS so to speak. You can check with our fastboot tag-wiki, and search its questions for your device, to figure out how to get it into that mode. If you can't figure, be welcome asking a new question on that. And yes, fastboot devices will only report your device in fastboot mode – where adb devices won't report anything.

So there's no way to ONLY clear cache? @Izzy

@Shayan not that I know of – except on rooted devices (see Seo's answer for that).

If you have root access, Using adb you can clear cache.
rm -r /data/dalvik-cache
rm -r /cache/dalvik-cache

this requires root, and the question asks how to do that without root.

@Seo Shark This will delete all apps' cache, is there any way to delete a dpecific app's cache?

You can use Zero Cleaner app, it's like cleaning the app catches manually, but it's automatized, and requires accessibility permission.

Does it use ADB though ?

Nope, it works like you 'd manually clicking the clean cache button at every single app, but it does it automatized.

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Samsung s4 stuck on logo
Yesterday I installed the newest software update for the Samsung galaxy S4(GT-19505). At first, the phone was stuck on a loop of the update 'installing' to 100%, turning on then switching off and repeating. I did a battery pull and removed my SD card. when i went to switch on my phone and it was stuck on 'android is updating. i left it and fell asleep. this morning i switched it on and it started as normal but then froze and got stuck at the glowing 'SAMSUNG' logo. i have tried using the power+up+home to and cleared the cache partition but that did not help. i have also taken out and replaced the battery many times. Samsung Kies also does not recognise my phone. How do I fix this problem? I am a complete newbie when it comes to phones and the technical side of them and would prefer an easy guide as to how to fix my problem/what the problem is.I did a factory reset and wiped all my data with no result.please help.

is your phone rooted?

Hard Reset your phone.. But all your data and apps will be gone..
Turn off the phone. Press and hold at the same time Volume UP,Home and Power keys. When you see Galaxy logo release the Powerstrong text key but continue to hold the Volume Up key and the Home key.
Release them when the Android System Recovery screen appears. Use Volume Up/Down keys for navigation and Power On key for OK. Choose "wipe cache partition", "Yes -- delete all user data", "reboot system now".
And click on Wipe Data/Factory Reset
You are done then.

Small hint, though: What you describe is a factory-reset. A hard-reset would be "removing the battery and put it back in" ;) Then, the concluding sentence in the question is: "I did a factory reset and wiped all my data with no result." So what you describe was already tried without luck it seems (yeah, that ugly small-print always ;).

Oh yeah sorry.. I should have said FACTORY RESET

;) That was the "smaller part" (those terms are often confused, so you don't need feel bad for it ;). The bigger one was that the OP already did that, according to the question post – so your answer is unlikely to be of any help to Peter, unfortunately.

Then, I think he should download the Stock Rom for his mobile n flash it using Odin

Yepp, that would be my guess as well – a "fresh flash" might solve it. Maybe you [edit] your answer accordingly, and we clean-up (remove) our comments then? Don't forget a pointer on where to get that ROM (if you have it – if not, check the "hot" questions on the rom tag, first link on that page ;)

Yeah.. K.. Just wait

This doesn't help. OP already wrote in the first revision: "I did a factory reset and wiped all my data with no result".


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Update from ADB option under recovery menu
How does one typically use the "Update from ADB" option in the Recovery menu? Do I have to connect the phone via a usb cable to my laptop & provide the necessary update files?
Where on the laptop do I keep the update files & where will I download these files from?
In case my phone model helps it is a Moto G 1st edition XT1033.

IDK which Recovery (stock/custom) your device is running because in my device CWM 6.0 for Android 4.2.1 shows "Install zip from sideload" option. Anyhow, I've verified that both options points to same thing i.e. sideloading from PC.
This option will allow you to push a .zip file into the device accompanied by an automated installation of it. For a custom recovery this file can be any app, binary or system update. For a Stock recovery, you'll have to see what it allows to push. (I'm assuming you can only push signed system updates from them.)
The usage is simple. Choose the option in recovery which will show some output like:

Send the package to the device with adb sideload <filename>...

Your device (as obvious) has to be connected into PC with ADB drivers installed. Issue the command adb sideload filename.zip where filename.zip is the .zip file you want to sideload. It will show some processing and eventually will install.

@FirelordThanks for the tips! Is there a way to tell which Recovery I am running? I am sure I have not added / changed the recovery so my Recovery is whatever Motorola decided to ship with the phone.  If it helps the screen says "Android system recovery <3e> KXB21.14-L1.40"

If you haven't changed the recovery, then it's a stock recovery. Don't bother to search or note down the version number of it. It won't help you to get anywhere. :) Also, some popular custom recoveries are CWM,TWRP and Philz touch. If you happen to have any of them then you'll be able to see their name easily.

I'm thinking of using the file posted on this site listed as "Moto G (Falcon) Factory Firmware Images" My phone is an XT1033 and purchased in India so the version listed as "Retail Asia - ASIARETAIL_XT1033_5.0.2_LXB22.46-28_cid7" seems my closest bet. Just thought I'd post to see if I am doing anything obviously stupid?

One puzzling part is that that file is  an xml.zip. Will that work to install the way you described or do I need anything different for that format?

@curious_cat The link that you mentioned has a flashing guide which links to this. It is mentioned that if you've download a .xml.zip file then you'll have to use mfastboot to do the flashing.

Yes, I saw that link. I just wanted to avoid messing with mfastboot if at all possible. I guess not. adb seemed safer. The mfastboot instructions are real low level and numerous. Lot more chance to brick my phone IMO. Guess I must take the risk.

Let us continue this discussion in chat.


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Why do apps like WhatsApp, Facebook run background services in android even though their apps on iOS without backgroung services
What is the reason for apps like WhatsApp running background services in andrioid even though in iOS they work smoothly without any background service

Because they can.
In Android you can create background services and do a lot with them, whereas in iOS Apple does not allow you to do this. Both use push notifications to get your new messages when the app is closed, so the main functionality of the app works fine regardless, however the apps may be doing more processing or monitoring, or whatever Facebook wants it to do in the background while you're not using it.


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"input string was not in a correct format" DroidExplorer Desktop
I have never been able to load the application, this messages appears in a popup when i try and open it. Any help would be great.

It would probably be best to click the "Report Bug" button and describe what happened.

This is more suitable as a bug report. I am out of town and have very limited computer access. But my initial thought is it has to do with the versions of the platforms downloaded with the SDK. There as a time that one of the platform names did not follow their own standard. You could try to remove the platforms by deleting all the folders in the SDK platforms folder. Then add the platforms again.

Hey All thanks for the replies. I downloaded and installed the SDK today not sure if that makes any difference. I tried the report a bug link and i have updated the bug tracker for the project as someone else reported a similar issue. I can dump any log files or do anything that would help track this down. Have a nice weekend !

I have added a comment/question to the bug. Once I get that information, I may be able to provide a "work around" here, and then a fix in code later.

Cool. Done _________

I think i found some more information that may lead to me being able to fix this. I have added another question to the bug if someone could provide information, it would help.


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How can I get the raw text of an email with Samsung's Mail client for Lollipop?
Does Android Mail support the ability to get the raw as-sent text of an email? Alternatively, is there a way to forward an email as an attachment?
I'd like to be able to report spam email to Spamcop.net, but I need all the headers and the raw source of the email, not just a copy of the rendered results. I'd rather not depend on the Gmail app, as I connect to other email accounts as well.


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How to select a set of contiguous images in the stock Gallery app?
I am running Android 4.4 KitKat on a Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo.
I would like to know whether there is a way to select to select a set of contiguous images in the stock Gallery app. I took a lot of pictures in a flower shop with each pic displaying each flower together with its name, and there are now about 120 pics altogether. I need to select a contiguous set of pictures (by somehow selecting only the first and last pics in the whole range to select the whole range, and move the selected pics to a separate album.
How can I accomplish this on my Android phone?

if you are ready to accept anything except stock Gallery app then you must check QuickPic   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder


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What is the Despair kernal for Nexus 5 and 6?
I'm rooting my nexus 5 with android m and it asks me to install Despair Kernel. I can't find any info on what does the despair kernel actually do. Is it safe? What improvements does it have vs stock kernel? Also what are some other kernels aside from despair?

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What is kcjlogger on Kyocera phones?
I have a Kyocera Hydro. There is a directory on the phone kcjlogger. It sounds suspicious. Does anyone know what it is or how I can investigate to find out? I was unable to find any answers searching. Thanks
shell@android:/data/kcjlogger/tmp # ls -al
ls -al
-rw------- system   system          0 2015-04-15 22:38 kcjlog_from_tombstone_00

Could you try to open the file using text editor and see what its content? Researching that didn't return any useful info. It could actually be KCJ Logger, and not "keylogger", but researching that returned nothing either.

@Andrew the file is size 0 it has no content unfortunately.


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Vanilla Lollipop on Sony Xperia Z3?
I'm new to the Android camp (having used iOS for many years) and whilst there are many things I like about my Sony Z3, the performance isn't one of them. At its core my question is;
Is it possible to install the vanilla version of Android Lollipop on my Z3, and revert back if needed?
A bit of background.
Since getting the phone about a month ago, I have had the phone crash on me at least every couple of days, and whilst doing a variety of things. Sometimes when trying to open an app, and sometimes just trying to unlock the phone.
Additionally the overall performance seems sluggish for a 'flagship' phone compared to my iPhone 5S.
I don't have many additional apps outside of the pre-installed ones and they are all well known apps, I'd like to think.
I am hoping to remove the Sony version of Lollipop and replace it with a 'vanilla' version in the hope that the phone becomes a bit snappier due to not having to run all of the Sony stuff in the background.
Alternatively, is there anything that can be done to speed up an Android phone, like how you can turn off some services in Windows?
Thanks

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! The question-and-answer format of this site works best if you put each question in a separate question post – though your goal is identical with both, the approaches are completely different. Please [edit] your post down to one question, and create new posts to ask any further questions. You'll get better answers that way.

For the first part of your question, also see: Is there an official Android “Google” ROM? In short: unless someone built such a ROM, you cannot install it – ROMs are always device specific. So, next place to check: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?. For the second part, our bloatware tag-wiki might be a good start.

Also for the second part: What are some general tips on improving overall performance of an Android phone? / How do I identify apps or settings that cause performance problems? / other questions using the performance tag.


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Feedly cannot download images from memebase rss
I wonder if anyone is experiencing this issue:
I have a few rss feeds from memebase in my feedly account.
Feedly gives the option to download (using a long press over the image) any image in the simplified article. However, for some reason, when I try to download an image from the memebase feeds I get the error:
"Error reading image (OPEN FAILED ENOENT (No such file))"

Anyone has any idea on why this is happening?


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Tablet [Element 7v3] - cannot be resetted (Technical problem)
I trying to reset Element 7v3.
It cannot enter recovery mode when is turned off. It has only 3 buttons at all [Volume Up, Volume Down, Power Button](no touch buttons like home).
I tried:
Holding - [Volume Up] + [Power]
Holding - [Volume Down] + [Power]
I entered recovery mode from the settings/backup and recovery (Reboot and enter recovery mode).
It reboots and shows the recovery mode, the [Volume Up] and [Volume Down] works, but the [Power] button doesn't make any actions. I think it must execute "select" option, but nothing happening. I tried all possible keys combinations to select "wipe data/factory reset" - with no luck.
When I was in the recovery mode (entered from the settings menu), I was unable to exit the recovery mode screen.
For example:
Cannot turn off the phone form the [Power] button, I cannot select any option in the list.
The tablet was turned off because battery was too low. (the battery was full when I entered the recovery mode).
Do you have any ideas how to reset it?
I accept any ways, including debugging within USB or Android SDK fix. I am not very familiar with Android, but I good experience in web development.
I wanna reset it cuz I was unable to create or use an existing Gmail account, I cannot download google play applications and I have many other problems.

@Firelord didn't know about "ADB", I will get familiar with it, I will try it Thx

Sorry, I mistyped about ADB. Got it wrong. Anyhow, does your tablet supports OTG. I checked my device's recovery whether it detects mouse or not. It does but not the cursor, however, it gets the job done. Downside is that the recovery is a custom one. IDT whether stock recovery will work for you as well. So, do you have OTG support as well as the cable?

Would not Factory Reset inside Settings under Android OS work for you in Android?

I've just flashed ClockworkMod to my O4X and was sitting in the same boat: while in previous versions the power button was used to select, they seem to have switched that to the home button (which my device luckily has, though as soft-button). Reading ADB: Yes, a reset should be possible that way. AFAIR fastboot -w (wipe) accomplishes that. Please check with our fastboot tag-wiki for details.


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Linux Elementray Os Luna not showing in my devices when I connect my Asus Zenfone 5

It seems to work fine in other Windows based laptops but when I connect it to my Dell (with Elementary Luna) it doesn't show in my devices but it still charges. I have turned on MTP and also USB Debugging so what am i missing here?

Do you have MTP installed? What does mtp-detect shows? In my Mint (variant of Ubuntu, like Luna) I sometimes use GMTP since my device doesn't show up in default file manager. However, regularly I prefer access over FTP. I made a guide here as well (you may try it if MTP doesn't work somehow).


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S3 mini switches off randomly

My S3 mini switches off when I use social media or browse internet, then won't switch on until I have put it on charge but then it has 75% battery, just comes off charge and then the same thing happens.
When I make or receive calls, it would mute on its own, turn on the bluetooth and/or just switch off.

Please advise what the problem could be.
Thanks
RG

Is you phone rooted? Does this happen when you connect to a wifi network too? Just put your phone in airplane mode and see what happens

Have you tried doing a factory reset, if that doesn't work it might be a faulty battery

-1, Nothing personal. I would definitely take it back if you first backup your claim about faulty battery. Also note  that asking clarifications is done via comments (subject to 50+ rep points). Please avoid it in the answer. Thanks!


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Can APK expansion files be moved to the SD card without root on the Moto G (Android 5.0)?
It seems as if Motorola has reimplemented the ability to move apps to the external SD card on their recent devices.
Does this only apply to an app's .apk file, or will Motorola's implementation also move the (usually much larger) APK expansion files a.k.a. OBBs to the SD card when moving an app?
I understand that the app's data and cache files will not be moved unless the developer specifically implements SD card support.

.OBB files are usually large and they will be/can be moved to SD card along with app data. Sometimes only .OBB files will be placed on SD card and app data is kept in internal memory for faster startup.


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Can I still use HTC Sync (OSX) software if I root my One S?
I have run out of app space so am thinking of rooting my phone (HTC One S) to be able get rid of the many unremovable preinstalled apps that I never use.
I was wondering if the HTC Sync software on my Mac will still recognise the phone once it's rooted?
The software is a bit crap but I would like to be able to get photos off the phone via USB still.

Yes, it should work. I don't have a HTC, but are you sure you actually have to use that software ? It should be possible to connect it in mtp or Mass Storage device mode, and avoid the software.

NB: Getting rid of pre-installed apps won't usually give you any usable space for new apps. System apps are on a completely separate partition, so you'd have to either alter your device's partition table (risky) or move other apps into the "system" app space.

@eldarerathis thanks for the info!  if I install eg cyanogen does that replace entirely the existing partitions, system apps etc?  otherwise I found some apps in Play store that can move user apps to the SD card, that would solve it for me, but not sure if they work with all phones

Custom ROMs typically don't alter your partition structure. Having said that, I do recall some situations where ROMs did things like that to try to create more usable space for apps. You may need to check the ROM developer's information (assuming they post some) for accurate details. CyanogenMod, to my knowledge, will not alter your partition table.


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What are the possible reactions of clicking an ad inside an app?
From famous and "trusted" android apps to not so famous and "risky" apps:

What actions can be triggered by clicking on an advertisement inside
the application ?
Could just that click install a virus to your smartphone or tamper
with your smartphones settings, or maybe the standardization of the
ads by Google Play prevent this from happening ?
I have found a way to prevent URL redirection and that's by not
setting the default Browser app. Therefore, when clicking to an ad,
I get prompt to choose my preferred browser. If I press the back
button, nothing executes or am I wrong ?
Are there other actions apart from URL redirections or redirections
to the Google Play store ?
Does different Android Version behave differently as to clicking an
ad ? if so what's the reaction for every different Android Version ?

P.S:

I am not looking a way to block the advertisements. I want to know the possible actions that can be triggered by clicking an ad.
We also assume that the smartphone is NOT rooted.

About 1., your balance can be deducted. That's certain (I'm a victim :D ). About 2., a drive-by download is possible though I don't know how it will be installed without user interaction.

In addition to answer(s) that you may receive here, perhaps, it would be good if you experience the possibilities on your own. Fire up Android x86 .iso in Virtualbox/vmware and emulate the real world scenario there, or take a complete backup of your phone and then do the testing on the phone itself. Just saying. I would definitely go to such length if I had such burning question. :)

while clicking an ad may install a new hidden app . Hidden app is one that does not create launcher icon of itself and can be harmful to your mobile.

@Firelord I have emulated the process of clicking an ad both in an Android PC emulator and in my smartphone. Using the emulator, clicking an ad always triggered a URL. Using my smartphone, clicking on ads triggered URL redirections and Google Play Links to apps that have to do with phone boosting. The thing I do not know is if this click triggers a process in the background which I cannot see.
P.S: The app I used to click ads was Ookla SpeedTest.

@pgmank Monitor this click process by the events in adb logcat. You'll come to know  if something else is getting executed when you click those ads.


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Recover bricked android device
I have an android device (YotaPhone 2 actually) that is in continuously rebooting state with android logo showing on main screen.
When phone wasn't bricked then was possible to boot into official recovery with usual combination of buttons during startup. After bricking it is impossible to boot into recovery. But still possible to boot to "Downloading" state.
There is no alternative firmware or recovery. They haven't open source of kernel yet, so no CyanogenMod (or something similar) for my device. And therefore no custom recovery (except official one).

I tried to flash several official firmwares (from this ftp)
with official windows flasher (which off course based on
fastboot). No result, still android logo and continuously rebooting.
I tried to use fastboot and flash only recovery. No result.
I tried to erase boot and force booting to recovery. No success.

What else ways do I have to unbrick my device?
P.S. Warranty repair isn't an option because I dropped it onto concrete floor and damaged both screens (LCD one and Eink one).
P.P.S. Payment repair also isn't an option because it costs almost as much as new phone in my case.

About 3., are you certain  fastboot erased boot successfully? If there is no boot then how is your phone still rebooting; it shouldn't be at least showing the Android logo. // This is bit dirty but if you can use still fastboot and have access to fastboot type ROM then erase system, boot, userdata, cache, and recovery partitions through it. Flash them again and see what happens. Did you mean you flash them already when you said about firmware? Did you try other Android versions from that FTP? Note that your data will be lost but it seems your priority is to unbrick only.

Speaking about which: if you don't care for the data on the device, a factory-reset might be an option: fastboot -w (wipe cache and all user-data).


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Sending as Unknown number in Hangouts
In Hangouts 3.1.89134953 I get a "Sending as Unknown number" message at the top of my texts.  I googled for this message and found nothing.
What does this message mean?

You most likely are not registered for hangouts. Try navigating to hamburger menu -> Settings -> [your email] -> Scroll to Account section, and check to see if your phone number is confirmed.

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How to get disappeared keyboard back?
I am using Android 5 and, on rare occasions, my keyboard disappears or becomes unavailable when I enter editable fields in different apps (browser, FB, etc).  Once that happens, what can I do, other than rebooting, to get the keyboard to reappear once I am in editable fields?

I have seen this on rare occasion. Often simply backing out of the app, and optionally removing it from the list of recently-used apps (which quits an app a bit more calmly than an End/End All), will restore functionality once the app is relaunched.
Sometimes a web page or web-based app, like Facebook, will refresh itself in the background, and that can disconnect the keyboard from the field being edited. Sometimes it's a slowdown elsewhere in the phone.

I have the keyboard disappearance problem and temporarily fixed it by going into Settings -> Apps -> (All Apps) -> Google Keyboard and clicking on "Uninstall Updates". But it keeps automatically updating the keyboard and the problem comes back. So I did not get at the root of the problem.

Usually changing focus away from the text element then refocusing by tapping on it should work but if it doesnt then you can open the app again by removing it from recents and relaunching it.

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Locking an individual WhatsApp message
On my SMS messaging app (Go SMS Pro)I can lock individual messages within a thread/conversation so that if I want to delete the majority of my messages from a sender I can still save important ones and prevent them from being deleted. With WhatsApp it seems I can only delete an entire message thread and there is no way of saving individual messages within a thread. Is this correct or have I missed something?
Many thanks

Though there is no official way, there's still a work around.

Star the messages you want to keep.

Then go to chat>Options>Clear chat

It will prompt you with three options.

Go with "Clear except Starred"
And you're good to go.

Yes. That's a useful workaround +1

This is correct
There is no way currently to lock individual messages to prevent them from being deleted according to WhatsApp Support.
You can, however, select several messages to be exported:

Click on Options > Settings > Chat History > Send chat history.

You will then be able to send your chat history via email or through some other application.

As far as I understand there is no option to lock individual messages in WhatsApp. But I do it in a different way.
You can create a Whatsapp group by adding anybody, then remove that person. Now, the group includes one member only; that is you.
Any important messages you can forward to this GROUP so that they will remain there as long as you want. However, it can not be locked with a password. But you can clear other group chats if you want.


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All the 'msgstore' in the database of Whatsapp are not being restored
I recently got a new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and installed Whatsapp in it. I had a previous backup of Whatsapp from my Note 4 so I copied the same from the old phone to the new one. But when I installed Whatsapp and tried to restore all the old chats, it did not restore all of them. The 'database' folder has all the 'msgstore' of all those dates that I want to restore. Need help.

I had a problem almost similar to yours.Whatsapp can only read "msgstore.db.crypt8" OR "msgstore.db.crypt7".
The other databases dates should be formatted to "msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.crypt8".These databases with dates are databases which is for backup (Every 4am).They backup only for 7 days.Do not worry,they contain the same file.It is just incase your current msgstore.db.crypt8 is corrupted,you can change the other 7 from "msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.crypt8" to "msgstore.db.crypt8".
Read more on Whatsapp FAQ https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/?forum=android&entry=20887921&l=fi. (Source)
Or if you want to read directly from here
Summary
WhatsApp automatically backs up your chats every night.
You can initiate a restoration by simply uninstalling and reinstalling WhatsApp.
Click Restore when prompted to restore your message history.
Your missing chats should appear in WhatsApp!

Details
WhatsApp automatically makes backups every day at 4 AM and stores them in the WhatsApp folder of your Android phone. This folder is either located in your device's internal memory or external microSD card. To restore the most recent backup, you will need to uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp.
If you need to restore older messages, check out "Restoring older (less recent) backups".
During the installation process, you will be prompted to restore your message history. Choose Restore to restore your missing chats.
If you are not prompted to restore your messages, it could be that:
Your SD card and/or chat history is corrupted.
Your backup is too old. WhatsApp cannot restore backups that are too old.
You have a different phone number than when you backed up your chats.

In any of these cases, there is no way for us to restore the messages for you.
Restoring older (less recent) backups
Before attempting to restore messages, please note:
Current chat history will be lost upon restoration.
There are only up to 7 days worth of backup files.
Any new messages sent/received after a backup, and deleted before the next backup, cannot be restored.
If you run a manual backup, it will overwrite the most recent automatic backup file.
On newer devices, your WhatsApp/Databases folder is most likely located in your device's internal memory.
You must have the same phone number in WhatsApp that you had when you backed up your chats.

We also recommend:
Make sure you have a file manager. This will be useful for renaming the backup files.
Here are some choices: File Managers and Explorers.
If you do not want to lose your current history (newest messages), create a manual backup by going to:
WhatsApp > Menu Button > Settings > Chat Settings > Back up chats.
This manual backup file will be saved as "msgstore.db.crypt7" or "msgstore.db.crypt8" in your /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases folder. Save this file as "msgstore.db.crypt7.current" or "msgstore.db.crypt8.current" (depending on the original file extension) so you do not get it confused with other backup files during the restoration process.

Please note: your backup files are saved in the /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases folder. This folder may be located in either your device's internal memory or external memory.
To restore from a backup, follow these steps:
1.Uninstall WhatsApp.

2.Decide which backup file you want to restore.

3.Rename that file from "msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt7" to "msgstore.db.crypt7" or from "msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt8" to "msgstore.db.crypt8".

4.Install WhatsApp.

5.When asked to restore, tap Restore.

You will now be able to see your restored messages. If you want to revert the restoration, simply change the backup filename back to what it was, rename "msgstore.db.crypt7.current" to "msgstore.db.crypt7" or "msgstore.db.crypt8.current" to "msgstore.db.crypt8", and follow these steps again.
Cheers,
WhatsApp Support Team


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Can't Sync Google Calendar
I have an error while synchronizing my Google Calendar on my Samsung Note N7000 with Android 4.1.2, my Google accout does never Sync
I have a whole load of important meetings that go back to 2014, which are very very important to me.
I want to sync these datas to my GMail account via my calendar on my phone.
However, if I sync my Calendar with my Google Account on the Note, the Sync Fails saying 'sync is currently experiencing problems. it will be back shortly'
Using Samsung Kies does not work because the meetings that Kies syncs are only the one one the Samsung Calendar Applcation. Not the ones I've set up in my Gmail on my phone.
How could I go past this problem?

Try removing the Google account and adding it again.

This seems more to be a comment than an answer.

In my experience this often solved the problem, so I think it's fine as an answer.

Well, I will loose my calendar informations then, won't I ? My Calendar is not synced. I fear deleting the account and recreating it will delete everything


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How to change the date of network
in android social apps such as Twitter,Instagram...etc, is it possible to post with fake date on timeline as it allows in Facebook ?
note: my phone is rooted
Please help, Thanks! :')


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accidently i enable mp3 play from server in Opera, how can i disable it.?
While downloading a song from song website i marked it as "Play from Opera" Now instead of downloading the song, it plays from server. How can i disable it in m
y Samsung Galaxy Y duos. Andro 2.3

Clear data for both Opera browser and the app you tried to download the song from. Launch again - it should work fine.

Clear Defaults, not data.


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Unlocking the Nexus 9 bootloader
I'm trying to flash the Android M Developer Preview onto my Nexus 9 (volantis) following the steps from Google.
However, when executing the unlock command, I get an error that permission is denied:
$ fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) ability is 0
(bootloader) Permission denied for this command!
OKAY [  0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.006s

What have I done wrong?

The instructions don't make mention of the setting in the device's developer options.
Make sure to enable the "OEM unlocking" setting there:


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Sync Google Reminders with calendar
There any way / program for synchronization Google Reminders, which use for Google Now, with calendar?
I need this because I have cloud calendar (btw this cloud on the google too :) and so uncomfortable when Google Reminders saves data only local on my device (phone and watch).

I believe that this is covered in the same way that Inbox app covered reminders. According to this document, these events should show up in your calendar. Have you updated your calendar app?

Thanks for your answer! I tried Inbox and I have updated calendar app. Calendar get data from the cloud service xxx@gmail.com and from local Google Reminders, it's call "SyncML Orphaned". But it shows only in calendar on the device. I need to synchronize local calendar (SyncML Orphaned) with cloud (xxx@gmail.com). I want that local calendar upload on the cloud because I have more devices which use cloud calendar (iPad for example) and as you can understand there no information from my phone with local calendar (SyncML Orphaned) because it doesn't synchronize with cloud calendar.


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is it possible to install a different camera unit in the nexus 5?
I am able to take the device apart - and keen to get a better camera. I know it's possible to buy another phone, but I am not pursuing that option.


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Is Rooting possible for Xperia t3?
Please help me in rooting my phone xperia t3. The ram is very less and there are so many unwanted apps. How to remove them?

Have you tried the answer below, and if yes, how did it go? If it worked, perhaps you might like to "Accept" the answer and/or share your experience for the benefit of other users???

i was not sure about the ways to root. so I did not risked .

Yes it is possible, I found this method among many others.
Warnings:
Below are some warning statements that you should be aware of, before proceeding with the rooting tutorial:
Rooting your Sony Xperia T3 Android Smartphone will void its warranty.
Hence, to get back warranty after rooting your Sony Xperia T3, you will
have to flash the stock ROM back again.

Take a complete backup of all the data stored on your Sony Xperia T3,
as the rooting process will wipe away all the data stored on your Smartphone.
There are risks of your Sony Xperia T3 getting damaged, if the rooting guide below
is not followed properly. Hence, proceed at your own risk only and we are
not to be blamed in any such case scenarios.

Prerequisites:
Here are a few prerequisite procedures to complete prior to rooting Sony Xperia T3 Android Smartphone:
Download and install the latest USB Drivers for Sony Xperia T3 on your PC.
Charge your Sony Xperia T3 until it has a minimum battery backup of 80%.
Download the root tool from here.
Enable USB Debugging on your Smartphone.

Root Sony Xperia T3 Easily Using One-Click Method:
Below is the detailed guide on how to root Sony Xperia T3 Android Smartphone easily using the one-click root method:
Connect your Sony Xperia T3 to the PC.
Copy/Paste the root tool that you downloaded earlier to your Smartphone.
Disconnect your Smartphone from the PC.
Now, navigate to the copied file using file explorer, and click on the copied file once.
This will begin the process to install the root tool on your Sony Xperia T3.
After installation, launch the app from your Smartphone.
Follow the on screen instructions and when prompted to choose
an EXPLOIT, choose the “GANDALF” exploit.
Wait for the rooting process to complete.
Reboot your Sony Xperia T3.

Hope this helps.
Source : Rootandroid

FYI, Root Tool download link is missing, and Rootandroid link is broken.


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How do I make the android alarm work?
My alarm clock stops working every now and then. I would say about once a month it will just stop sounding alarms. Sometimes the next day it will start working again, sometimes not. In googling it looks like there are a ton of people with similar issues and lots of people just saying to kill the app or clear the cache.
All the proposed solutions I read are after-the-fact fixes. I.E. once the problem happens then you fix it. I would like to find a solution that prevents this happening in the first place (I don't want to have to be late for work in order to know when my alarm needs fixing).
Anyone know what is going on here? It's the default clock app on a nexus 9 (i.e. vanilla android). I believe I also had the same issue with my Xoom, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 though. It's been going on for years (heaven forbid google responds to user feedback).
I am thinking I might just have to switch to a third party app, but ugh.

Have you tried any third parthy apps yet..? Try this Timely Alarm Clock if the default app issue persists..

Thanks @Lucky I have actually used that app in the past and liked it. I can't remember what prompted me to stop. I feel like maybe I had the same issue. Maybe I am just a heavy sleeper. I was thinking it would be nice if I had an app that logged my attempts to snooze and dismiss alarms. I started using "My Morning Routine" which is actually a really cool full featured ad-free alarm app. And bonus, it offers a little bit of logging (avg time to dismiss). I can set it up to launch a tasker task on dismiss for some full logging too (just thought of that but it does have tasker support built in)


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How to remove duplicate photos in Google Photo
I used to sync my photos to Drive as well as to Google+.
Now that the two have been merged, I see lots and lots of duplicates in the new Google Photo app.
Unfortunately some of the photos were Drive only while others were in Google+ only and yet others in both...
Short of going through all 16k++ photos in the new app what are my options?
I know that I could use Picasa, but again I'll have to download all pictures first.

No method is posted till now in the google product forum post


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What is the shortcut to change input language when using hardware keyboard?
I have connected a USB windows keyboard to my tablet. However, regular windows input language switching shortcut do not work on android. What is angular keys to change input language?

Try Ctrl+Space.  (Not an answer because I'm having trouble with this myself on some keyboards/devices)


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Forwarded emails with attachments showing as MIME gibberish
Sometimes, when forwarding emails that have attachments, the recipient receives the email as plain-text base64 MIME. For example, the email is received as:
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--_com.android.email_209062387602790"
>
> ----_com.android.email_209062387602790
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
>
> VGhlc2UgZ3V5cyBhcmUg...
> ...(more base64 code)...
> ...wKQmxhbmNhCsKgCgo=

It is maddening because this is happening for multiple email accounts on different servers, and on at least two devices.
Any chance there's help out there?

Have you tried using third-party email clients?

It seems like it is a bug that doesn't have a fix. That's what I understand from the 4/17/17 posted here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36907768
Also, no idea if this will work but it might be worth a try: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079469


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I was recording and video on my phone when the battery died, how can I recover the video file?
I read the other questions I could find. This is completely different. My question is NOT about finding the file.
The file is on my phone. It is the correct size. It shows as an mp4 with the right icon on windows. It has an mp4 suffix. It's 22+MB so it's there. It will not play in MS Media Player or with VLC player. It doesn't show up on the phone itself in the gallery, but it's there when I connect the phone to my laptop.
I was recording the video, my battery died, the phone shut off while I was recording.
There are many programs on the internet that claim to fix video files, but I'm afraid to download any of them because I do not want to get a virus.
My phone is an HTC EVO 3D. My carrier is Sprint. My laptop is a Samsung running Windows 7. I recorded it regular mode not in 3D mode.
How do I play this file? How do I fix it? What should I do? If there's a piece of software I should download to my laptop to fix it, what is a good reputable site where I won't get malware/virus?

About the malware(virus) part, you can use VMware/VirtualBox to contain the software in an isolated environment. Then download anything in it from any site and test it on a copy of video file. No worries; I use it a lot. // Does the file show up in MX Player? Could it be possible to share this video file if there are no privacy concerns?

@Firelord Thanks for the quick response. I didn't know about those pieces of software to create a virtual space. Where can i download a copy and not have to worry about malware/virus/etc.? What is MX Player? I've never heard of it. I've actually got a bunch of other files like this, but I never could figure out why they were "corrupted"(for lack of a better word). I'm not sure which are of more of a "private" nature, lol. Thanks again for the quick response.

Virtualbox(Free) or Vmware Player(You may use the Workstation as well.). MX Player is a powerful media player for Android. I suggested it in hopes that it might be able to decode  and play the file somehow.

@Firelord My phone is such a piece of garbage, lol. I wouldn't dare install anything on it. I took it to sprint and they said it couldn't be fixed. This is my 4th one, mind you, and I got this phone the day it came out in 2011. I've had a free upgrade due me for two years but just nevered bothered cause I didn't like the new phones. They said this one couldn't be fixed and offered me a new model free phone, but I told them I couldn't just leave it with them as I needed my data. They told me I couldn't get it off cause the port was bad, but I told them I could connect it to laptop still -cont'd

Also, [SU] has lots of questions related to Virtualbox and Vmware. It is possible you may stuck at some point where you want explanation or help. Try searching on [SU], it will definitely help.

@Firelord plus I can connect to the Internet(albeit super slow). Anyway I took the phone home only to find out that she didn't put all the screws back in it, lol. So it falls apart, etc. It's really messed up. I should probably go exchange it in tomorrow, I just haven't found the time to get everything I need off of it. It'd probably blow up if I tried to install something on it.

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

I had the same promblem. A solution which worked for me was an app "MP4Fix", which you can get in google play for free. It repaired my video in a few sec and placed it in different folder (it kept corrupted video in the same place and also created new repaired one).
I know this info might be too late for you but it might help some others.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts! This answer might be more helpful if you add a link to the app you're recommending.

To expand on Martin's answer, yes you can use MP4Fix.  However it is very strict what the video is made with.
I found I needed to set the recording settings in order for the mp4 video to be in a supported format and not get error 'Not Supported'
Video Encoder H264
Recorder Format MPEG_4
File Format MP4
Audio Encoder AAC
Additionally I set video resolution, framerate, and bitrate.
I was then able to recover video.
FYI:  The Recording App is SVR but others are named the same.
Found using: secret video recorder (free) tristan
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tristan.enhanced_camera

You'd better disclose your relationship with that app.

My relationship with that app is end user.

authors: Юра Бірковіч


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Skype Camera on Android
I am using Android TV Box 4.4 which has features like a Tablet.Whenever I am using Skype, voice is O.K but the camera other party see is very dark,I have tried different versions of Skype … but problem remains same. When I am not using webcam on Skype, the camera separately is very fine and works normally. I really appreciate if somebody help me to solve this problem.

I believe this has something to do with the network speed and your router.
so try changing to better network.

I find Skype to be very poorly optimized, especially for video.
Maybe you should try other alternatives to Skype for video like Hangout or Tango? Just to be able to see if you will be getting the same issues as you do with Skype. If you do, then it means you have issues with your network.

As I told you that my webcam separately working fine, but only when you are using Skype, the camera is dark.


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Swiftkey (or other app/system?) slowness. How to find the cause?
Since the last 2 months, my SwiftKey keyboard has been at times almost unusable: keystrokes are lost and taps are understood as swipes. This doesn't always happen, and together with the fact that its predictions work so much better than the stock keyboard (also because the stock keyboard's dictionary is much emptier, having been barely used) is the reason why I stuck with SwiftKey until now. Also, I've never been truly sure about the problem being limited to Swiftkey, since using the normal keyboard was frustrating as well.
Now I finally decided to look at the output of logcat, and after trying to type sentences for a while, and seeing plenty of Skipped frames messages (and some other errors[1]). I found this really nasty slowdown:
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3784.6ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (822.2, 1491.6)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3765.9ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (823.2, 1471.6)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3757.1ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (824.2, 1449.7)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3744.3ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (824.2, 1426.8)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3730.9ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (824.2, 1401.9)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3717.8ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (824.2, 1377.0)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3704.7ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (823.2, 1350.1)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3691.1ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (822.2, 1321.2)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3677.5ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (820.2, 1291.3)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3663.9ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (817.2, 1260.4)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3650.2ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (814.2, 1229.5)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3636.3ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (812.2, 1199.6)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3623.2ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (811.2, 1171.7)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3609.5ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (811.2, 1147.8)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3596.0ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=2, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (811.2, 1128.9)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/InputDispatcher(  777): Window 'Window{42b9e6f8 u0 com.touchtype.swiftkey/com.touchtype.settings.TouchTypeKeyboardSettings}' spent 3583.8ms processing the last input event: MotionEvent(deviceId=5, source=0x00001002, action=1, flags=0x00000000, metaState=0x00000000, buttonState=0x00000000, edgeFlags=0x00000000, xPrecision=1.0, yPrecision=1.0, displayId=0, pointers=[0: (811.2, 1128.9)]), policyFlags=0x47000000
I/Choreographer( 1199): Skipped 238 frames!  The application may be doing too much work on its main thread.
I/Choreographer( 1199): Skipped 36 frames!  The application may be doing too much work on its main thread.

Aside from this, most of the system is still butter smooth (not always, but basically never find perceive missing touches as with SwiftKey), and I wouldn't put the blame on the hardware: I always have 1.5 GB of ram free, and the phone I'm using has pretty good hardware, definitely better than the average device (it's an OnePlus 1: Snapdragon 801 and 3GB of RAM)
Is there a way to easily debug this issue as an user, and maybe submit an actionable bug report to SwiftKey (as well as confirming that it's their fault)?
[1]: this is probably unrelated, since it's quite common to see it in unrelated logcats by googling, but here it is:
E/ActivityThread( 1199): Service com.touchtype.telemetry.TelemetryService has leaked ServiceConnection com.touchtype_fluency.service.FluencyServiceProxy$1@45949788 that was originally bound here
E/ActivityThread( 1199): android.app.ServiceConnectionLeaked: Service com.touchtype.telemetry.TelemetryService has leaked ServiceConnection com.touchtype_fluency.service.FluencyServiceProxy$1@45949788 that was originally bound here
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.app.LoadedApk$ServiceDispatcher.<init>(LoadedApk.java:977)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.app.LoadedApk.getServiceDispatcher(LoadedApk.java:871)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.app.ContextImpl.bindServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java:1625)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.app.ContextImpl.bindService(ContextImpl.java:1608)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.content.ContextWrapper.bindService(ContextWrapper.java:517)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at com.touchtype_fluency.service.FluencyServiceProxy.onCreate(FluencyServiceProxy.java:88)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at com.touchtype.telemetry.handlers.w.<init>(UpgradeActionsHandler.java:40)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at com.touchtype.telemetry.handlers.t.a(TelemetryHandlerFactory.java:92)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at com.touchtype.telemetry.TelemetryService.a(TelemetryService.java:277)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at com.touchtype.telemetry.TelemetryService.a(TelemetryService.java:71)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at com.touchtype.telemetry.TelemetryService$b.handleMessage(TelemetryService.java:118)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
E/ActivityThread( 1199):    at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)

Just an idea (no proof on it): Does this slowness only happen when you have a slow internet connection? I'd check in the app's settings if you can turn off that telemetry thingy (expecting a setting like "send anonymized reports" or "send statistics"). Might also well be it tries to check something online (prediction etc.), so watch out for those options as well and "play with them".

Thanks, but unfortunately I don't see any settings to disable that, and the problem doesn't seem to happen only with slow internet connection.

OK, could have been – I might be wrong. So let's wait for other Swiftkey users. Meanwhile: contacting SwiftKey Support might not be a bad idea either.

Yeah, today I also had a look at their help pages, and they don't seem to be terribly promising: "We understand that some of you are experiencing significant lag that these steps do not resolve. This is a known issue and is currently a top priority. " :/ https://support.swiftkey.com/hc/en-us/articles/201590661-Why-am-I-experiencing-a-lot-of-lag-with-SwiftKey-Keyboard-for-Android-

Well, it doesn't carry a date (so you don't know how long that statement is already active), but it has two things: 1) steps you could try which might solve your issue, and 2) the fact that it's a "known issue" (and you're not alone with it). Plus the hope they might mean it ("top priority"). Good luck!

Yup, the only thing I haven't done yet is clearing the app cache (but if I have the opportunity to actually discover what is causing the problem, I'd rather do that, rather than resorting to clean up the cache periodically)

Though that's one of the things I've told my device to do on each boot, next to VACUUM & REINDEX all databases (all via scripts in /system/etc/init.d). Might be a one of the other changes I've changed (a.o. minor build.prop tweaks), or a combination – but the entire thing got a real boost. Not a rocket, but definitely noticeable. In short: Cannot hurt to do it that way ;)


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Decrypting full disk encryption
I have latest nightly of cm12 (Android 5.x, Android M). Can I decrypt full disk encryption (which I know code of)? I have twrp and root, they should add support for that

Have you got cyanogenmod android M???

If I understand correctly, full disk encryption is a one way process, you will need to do a factory reset to get rid of it (assuming the cm guys took stock functionality, because that's how it works on stock).

I mean, that there should be some way to reverse it with root, but I might be wrong

To my knowledge, neither twrp nor clockwork mod actually support this functionality. There was a bug in cm for a while where you could not update the rom if you did full disk encryption,as twrp couldn't unlock it, (feature missing). You might have more luck sending an email out to the devs, maybe they will enlighten you further

CM is open-source :P


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Connecting Android Phone to computer without USB
Is there a way to connect my Android phone to my computer in the way a USB connection works without actually using USB?
I mean that it at least registers as an external drive and hopefully I'm also able to install programs when developing via Eclipse.

If you have WiFi, there are possibilities:

you can use ADB over TCP (also called "wireless ADB"), see e.g. my list of ADB solutions
you can use WebDAV or Samba to share your "drives from the device" to your computer (note, however, that with Windows that would require your Android device to be rooted, as Windows cannot deal with Samba shares on "unusual ports")


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having two gmail accounts, some contacts are in both accounts, which name is displayed?
I have two gmail accounts, personal, and work.
some contacts are in both accounts, but I can't choose how are they displayed in incoming calls and whatsapp.
my work account is controlled by my boss, and has weird names, but it's the account that actually names everything.
I'm not syncing the contacts, and they are hided, but still there in whatsapp and calls.


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samsung s4 heat issues
my phone is a samsung galaxy s4 I9505
after a little use e.g. browsing, scrolling through the phone,  the top part of the phone gets pretty warm which is where the cpu is
the top part of the phone also gets quite warm when charging but the battery remains cold
in all instances the top part of the phone gets very warm
I have seen the display s4 s in a shop and they don't even get a little warm
is this a hardware problem, should I get a replacement

Galaxy s4 has a lot of heating issue with both android 4.4.2 as well as android 5. But the temperature can be decreased if you follow some steps as described belowdecks the link:
http://www.androidpit.com/galaxy-s4-lollipop-problems-and-how-to-fix-them
Now if you have not updated the device and still it heats much then ask for refund. Despite being said all these I would suggest you not to go for s4 because it's     Not what you think of this 2014 flagship model.

it lags too often.
It's battery backup is very less (don't see 2600 mAh)
it heats very much (temperature goes beyond 62 degrees) .

These are quite few problems , there are still lot of bugs too which will definitely let you ask for refund.
Here is a screenshot of what i mean.

Do you think if I got a replacement, it would be the same as this and have the same heat issues?

Yes , most probably it would have the same heating issue.

When you say temperature of phone goes beyond 62 degrees do you mean in Celsius or farenheit. .have you ever seen it get to 62?

It's in degree Celsius, I have also taken it's screenshot, but now i need to find it.

Sorry to keep disturbing you but could you please tell me which app you are using so I can compare with mine (exact name)

It's fine , i don't want you to believe me blindly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard&hl=en


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Screenshot with Galaxy Note 4
I'm having difficulty taking a screenshot my galaxy note 4.
I'm doing the power button + home button method.
I press and hold the power button slightly before I start pressing and holding the home button.
What this does is brings up the google voice command screen (as if I've just held the home button).
Any suggestions for resolving this?

Put the side of your hand on the left side of the screen and swipe to the right. That should do it.

Yeah, that's actually a reasonably good solution. Feels awkward doing it though. :)

You can also use your stylus to take screen shots (just press button on stylus and long press with it on note 4 device ).

There are 3 ways to take a screenshot with the galaxy note 4 :

As @MythrilMagician mentioned it, by putting the side of your hand on the left side of the screen and swipe to the right.
As @reachrk said, by using the stylus. Press the stylus buton, then select the last option of Air Command : Screen write. See here.
You can also try to press Home button + Power button for 1-2s.


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Gallery not showing images
I'm using an S Note 4 and my gallery isn't working.
My gallery won't show anything, none of my images are showing up even though I had hundreds and now they have all suddenly vanished even though I can see them in the data folders, it happened to a friend of mine but he hasn't fixed it either. Would anyone here know how to fix this?


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How to save an image inlined into an email using the stock Email app?
I received an email containing an inline photo (not as attachment, but inside the message body) and I would like to save this image as a file, so that I can for instance open it in my gallery.
I'm using the stock Android Email app (com.android.email, version 4.4.4). I see no menu indicating how to do it, and a long touch on the image opens no menu either.
If there's no way to do it from inside the application, I'd accept indications on how to do it from e.g. a terminal if possible (my phone is rooted, but I don't know if email inline images are separately saved as files).

This isn't a way to save it in a traditonal manner, but it's a good last resort. You could take a screenshot (usually Power+Volume Down) and then crop it in the Photos app (in the Google version there is a pencil icon at the bottom of the picture).

Also, restarting your phone or force-stopping the email app could help.


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Not receiving OTA update after restore stock rom from cyanogenmod
I heard Moto G2 was getting a Lollipop 5.1 update so I decided to go back to stock from cyanogenmod. I used a tutorial similar to this one to go back to stock, and I'm now currently on Lollipop 5.0.2 with system version 22.21.28. The issue is I'm not getting the system update (already tried with motorola device maganer in my PC)
Browsing the web I found this info (the one with bold letters) on this website

this flashes the newest system and boot image:
  22.21.28-titan_retuglb.zip flash via custom recovery
for completeness the corresponding modem and recovery for this system version.
  (This doesnt add any functionality, but allows you to install future ota's)
xt1063-22.21.28-modem.zip flash via custom recovery
xt1063-22.21.28-recovery.img flash via fastboot

Which made me think this might be the solution but after checking what I did to go back stock, I already had flashed a recovery and a modem.
Why can't I get OTAs, did I miss to flash something? is this recovery and modem file different from the ones I already flashed (see tutorial) and using these ones is the solution?

Isn't this OTA update available to download from other sources? E.g. I can update my OPO by downloading OTA update from OnePlus Forums and then flash it via Stock/Custom Recovery. In this way I don't have to invest my time thinking why my phone isn't getting update. Just an alternative. :)

I suppose, but I'd rather not having to flash stuff on cli anymore, I'm slowly turning into a end-user hahaha.

@Firelord at any case, is there a place to download the image so I can flash it? (an official place, if  possible)

Unfortunately, I don't know any official place for Moto G2. All I can think of is their support website. You may ask them for such. It shouldn't be a big deal for them to provide it. Good luck. :)


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Change functionality of menu key to recent apps
phone: Samsung Ace 3 (gt-s7272) android: 4.2.2 (rooted)
Is there anyway than I can remap the functionality of the capacitive keys of my phone? Currently one touch on menu key obviously will load the menu in the foreground app but I want to change it to launch recent apps(be default it is done with holding the physical home button) and if possible, for not losing the functionality of loading the context menu, holding the menu key itself launches the menu.
How can I do that?


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LG G R watch doesn't sync contacts
I got my LG G R watch the other day. I set it up, it connects to my phone, etc. I installed apps to it fine. However, my contacts aren't syncing when I swipe to the left twice (I'm on the middle tab)
I have M8 on Verizon with root and VenomRoms installed.


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My son's tablet has been stolen and I am trying to locate it..
I had installed the Android device locator on my son's tablet should it ever get lost or stolen and I had tried locating it my several first tries were a failure as it said that the device was unable to be located. But at those points I had three options "ring, lock and erase" so I chose to lock it but was unsure if it worked, so I repeated this step like 2 more times. Checking to see if the device has been located frequently,  I had noticed at one point in time the device was turned on and located (was unable to find exact location because the session had expired, so I had to relog in) but then I noticed at this time my options were different saying "ring or enable lock and wipe" so I pressed enable lock and wipe and it said "request sent to lock and wipe admin features..Does anybody know what this means?

You can't track the device after factory resetting it, since it removes the Android Device Manager and/or its settings.  It is purely for preventing your information from being accessed.


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Android root HTC ONE M7 infinite boot
I have HTC ONE M7 and I tried to root it . I did everything but it seems I did something wrong. It stuck at the recovery thing when I reboot it again and again it opens the recovery page. what should I do ?

can you elaborate more over what you did? what guide did you follow (if you did). did you get any errors when flashing etc..

I'm not familiar with what you used to root, but I know the HTC One M7 has problems reading the ISO boot file provided depending on the version of the phone. However I found very reliable resources you may be able to use...
Read everything carefully from the links...
First try to fix the recovery with HBOOT
Next I would try to do a factory recovery and then follow one of these methods Flashify or FromXDA XDAforum
If not, a hard reset and hopefully the image files are available online. I think HTC has tons of options so don't panic, just be patient... You will get it...

http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux/

i did like that but used different supersu

Can you get to HBOOT by holding the volume down button?

yes i can  get to there

you still here mr nixxbb ?

Rev ised answer to the best of my ability to help with the time I have now. I will check back later to see how it went. Take your time and it will be fine.

Forgot about this link, has images and easy to understand http://highonandroid.com/android-apps/how-to-flash-img-files-on-rooted-android-with-flashify-app-root-apps/


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800MB free RAM yet home screen redraws?
my lowest priority app-kill min-free level engages at 64MB.
if I have 800MB of free RAM as reported in OSMonitor, why is the garbage collecting Nova Launcher assets? I can't even.
BTW, I have noticed this behavior in Android for many years, across launchers, across phones. I don't think it ever really got fixed-- remedied perhaps; I think people just gave up fussing. From the user's perspective, nothing should be cleared from RAM unless RAM is needed.

It might also be possible that Nova Launcher itself invalidates the view every so often so a redraw is invoked.

@ChromoZoneX this seems to be dependent on my use of ZRAM frontswap and Kernel Same-Page Merge in the custom kernel I run, two kernel-level features that 'add' about 500MB more RAM to my device by 'more efficiently' using it-- in other words, this behavior appears to be RAM dependent. Does that change anything? Further thought on this matter inspired me to write this question: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/113245/how-can-i-control-when-onpause-runs-on-android-apps

This is a rather old question but Nova Launcher has an option to stop (most) redraws.
It can be found in Nova Settings > Advanced (at the bottom of the list).
It reads:

Aggressive desktop
Persistence, caching, and preloading to reduce redraws. Comparable to Keep in Memory option of Android 2.x launchers.

It's not a good idea for phones with low RAM (<=1GB), but if you have 800MB free (so, assumingly, your phone has 1.5 or 2GB), it should be just fine.
There should also be (persistent) next to the app name in Android Settings > Developer options > Process stats after changing that option.


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Will I get OTA updates if I reflash official rom after modifying a Samsung device?
I have a S5 duos on custom rom, Now if I reflaah the official firmware from samfirmware and flash it and then select Check for updates will I be able to receive updates of will it show 'Your device have been modified'?
P.s knox counter is now on 0×1 (4)

Is your stock ROM rooted?

I rooted my stock ROM then flashed TWRP recovery and then flashed custom ROM

But I have downloaded the official stock rom will i be able to update if i flash it?

You should be able to get updates, but just in case make a full backup in TWRP so you can go back.

I flashed CM12 to my Moto G2, then flashed Stock ROM (5.0.2), haven't got the OTA update. What do I do?


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Where do I find files that I have chosen to "keep on Device" from Google Drive?
I know that I can save a file to my device from Google Drive but I can't find where they are stored in the File Manager app.  Can anyone help please?

You can find the files after download in :

Storage -> emulated -> 0 -> Download

or also for example just for Pictures after download,
you can go to Gallery and then click on the picture and See Details of the picture you need to file path.

Thank you for that.  Do you know how I can download a folder or multiple files at one go?  Doing it individually is a pain.

hey Alan, Please ask this question with ASK QUESTION  on community.


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Upload video to another device during filming?
Here is the problem I am facing. If filming with a smartphone that doesn't come with a microsd card, you are severely limited by storage, especially if you want it shoot full HD video (on my phone that's 2.1-2.2 MB per second of footage). While it doesn't sound like much, I don't want to start deleting my apps and other pictures to fit the video footage (I have, at best, with stock apps only, about 10 GB of space, and I can't go around removing all my applications every time I need to video).
With that problem, I was wondering whether there is any way to transfer the video footage on the go to another computer (via Bluetooth or WiFi or even USB). Having searched all over the app store and other forums, I have not been able to find a solution, if it exists.
Tl Dr - is there an app / service that can transfer video files on the go to a secondary device, such that I am not limited to internal storage on a smartphone that does not have expansion options.
I have looked into other camera apps, xposed modules and even custom Roms but have not found anything that works just yet

Related: Transferring continuous Android camera feed to PC through USB (in a background app/service), Is it possible to write video directly to external device while recording(not answered yet), Record video and send it to server.


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GPS automatically turns on
Today after i woke up and checked my phone I noticed GPS icon is blinking at the top.
So I turned it off through Location services but after a moment it turned back on again.
And whether I turn it off it gets back on again and again.
That's wired ! No new app has been installed recently no app settings has been changed manually (To use GPS).
How could i find out what app(s) doing this?

It has to be Google Maps, or something which is installed as a system app, because user apps generally can't do that.

Which phone model ? Is it rooted ? Is it on a custom ROM ? Which Android version ? Please mention all these details to get specific answers.

Huawei G700 ,Stock rom, Rooted, V100R001C00, Google Maps updated itself long time ago. App crashes when I tap on it's icon to open,  So i uninstalled updates and factory version opens correctly. But at the start screen it says "Turn on GPS for accurate result", So i think it doesn't turn GPS on (I didn't choose to use GPS). Anyway... checked phone a moment later and GPS is on again !!

See if "Location-based Wifi" in Power Management & "Scanning always available" in Wifi Advanced settings are turned on.

It was off there already, Still nothing. It gets back ON again

In my case (4.2.2) I found (by inspection) via Settings > Apps > Running (after manually killing all running Google services) that GPS turns on as soon as Google Location Service is launched (under one of the Google Services entries being displayed). Disabling GoogleLocationService and GoogleLocationManagerService using a DisableService app solved the issue (apps like Google Maps still do function properly when GPS is turned on).

I have a g700 stock, too, not rooted, V100R001C00B115, and since a few weeks it does the same... did you solve this later somehow?

Also to see which apps are using location services go to Settings > Location. There you'll be able to see the "Recent location requests" under which the apps that requested location information is displayed. One of the app listed under this section should have turned on the GPS automatically to know the location info.
Whenever you see that the GPS is active (the GPS icon is shown in the notification bar, or Settings > Battery shows that the GPS is active), click on Settings > Apps > Running to see which apps are running. One of them is the culprit. So disabling or uninstalling the relevant app you think is causing this would solve your issue.
Note: The above settings are available on Android Kitkat and higher versions.
Also read this questions for more clarifications,
How can I find out what app is using my GPS from the background?
How to check which app uses GPS on Galaxy Nexus?

I wish I had "Recent location requests", But there's not such thing there. I've to wait for GPS to turn ON to check  "Running Apps".

@Mahdi What is your android version?

@Lukcy, It's 4.2.1 and I can't update it, because there's not any good ROM (Stock and Custom) released yet.

I see that location is used by Google services. This does not help at all.

I believe that it is an app, look at investing in a security app like lookout and it will tell you what is doing, or get a process killer such as advanced task killer, and then selectively kill apps until you find the one that is doing it.
Have a great day. Respond if you have any further questions.

I very much doubt the "task killer" approach will help here, as many apps simply restart.

Tried a few apps that claimed they secure phone, track activities and... none could do any good.

As your device is rooted, a permission manager with logging functionality would help you identify the culprit. XPrivacy for one tells you if an app has used a given permission, displaying an alert-sign icon next to that and also providing you with logs. You could even have it ask you each time an app tries to access a permission (per-app and per-permission, if you want that). Set up that way for location access on each app having the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission should definitely let you find the evil app.
For an alternative, LBE is capable of the same. If you want to give this one a try, make sure to pick a version from XDA, unless you know enough Chinese – and do NOT pick the international "light" version from Play as that will put your device into a boot-loop on JellyBean and above.

That was happening to me too.. I called my company and they did something that helped.
 Setting>apps>running apps
The name should be "IQagent". It could also be under "android system" and once you click on it you should be able to see IQagent and just click stop. This helped me

In my case, this was an issue with Google Now since it uses your location to personalized suggestions based on your location. I was able to solve it this way:

Open Google app from the Google apps menu drawer or by swiping up from the home key.
Open Google Now app Settings(swipe from the left side of the phone screen) and disable it by pressing the toggle button.
This shows a prompt with a confirmation popup Turn off Google Now with a checkbox "Also turn off Location History". Select the checkbox if you want don't want Google to remember your location history and press "TURN OFF".

That may be the case, but consider backing this up with your search or research. At the moment, it's mere hypothesis.

@Firelord not quite. To me this looks like Geniusleo had the very same issue, and was able to solve it this way ("solve the issue as it did for me"). Maybe a little rephrasing would make that clearer (see my edit).

I searched all apps, there's no Google Now. Location Service is Off by the way.


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System ui crashing after installing cyanogenmod
This is my first time installing a custom image, so I am really just looking for a nudge in the right direction.
I have a moto x developer edition 2013 that I installed cyanogenmod 12.1 on. However, after its been running for a few minutes, I will get a error that the system ui crashed. It then goes into a loop of crashing.
I tried installing cyanogenmod 11 with the same results. I gave tried wiping the cache (which is the suggestion I see elsewhere about issues like this).
I must have done something wrong if this is happening on two different versions. Any suggestions?

Try clearing the data of the SystemUI application from the Settings->Apps-All Apps menu.
If you cannot operate the phone because the crashes are too frequent, you can do it with a computer through ADB shell command.


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How to install adb/fastboot in cmd (with usb-drivers)?
I need adb for some reason, but don't know how to install it and getting the usb-drivers? I heard you have to download the full android sdk?
What is to do?

possible duplicate of http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/42474/is-there-a-minimal-installation-of-adb

@Firelord Hmm I think this is a generally which I posted. Your link is only method 1) of my answer. And I'm also going to add the driver-installation.

That's precisely why I wrote possible and not complete duplicate.

I added the drivers-tutorial. Could you edit my answer and link the links with the text?

Firstly, you should know that there are two methods to install the Android SDK. If you only need it for a short operation via ADB or Fastboot, 1) is the right one for you. If you do more than hoping that this command or click was the right and you are interested in Android development, you should install the adb-tools via method 2).
1) Minimal Installation:
Notice that in this method you will only install the platform-tools like adb or fastboot.
1.1) Download:

Download the platform-tools for your OS from https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/tools-notes.html
Unpack it to <home-drive>\platform-tools

1.2) Mount:
The following steps are for Windows. If you need a different OS like Linux or OSX, have a look at this answer: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/42475/91312

Copy the folder path.
Open the Windows Explorer by pressing  + E`.
Right-click on This Computer --> Properties.
Advanced System Settings --> Advanced --> Environment Variables.
Variable PATH --> Add a ; (Semicolon) & your <home-drive>\platform-tools.
Save all & close.

2) Full Installation:
Notice that you will install the full android-sdk and not only the platform-tools.
2.1) Download:

Download the full SDK for your OS from https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Unpack it to <home-drive>\sdk

2.2) Mount:
The following steps are for Windows. If you need a different OS like Linux or OSX, have a look at this answer: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/42475/91312

Copy the platform-tools folder. For example <home-drive>\sdk\platform-tools.
Run SDK Manager.exe and update the platform-tools.
Open the windows explorer  + E.
Right-click on This Computer --> Properties.
Advanced System Settings --> Advanced --> Environment Variables.
Variable PATH --> Add a ; (Semicolon) & your <home-drive>\platform-tools.
Save all & close.

Additional:
If you now want to know why there are so many other files or try your own at building your own first app, have a look at the developer site of Google. https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
3) Drivers:
3.1) Download:

Download the Google USB Driver from https://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
Unrar & copy the path.

3.2) Installation (Windows):

 + R --> devmgmt.msc.
Other devices --> android device.
Install/Update driver --> Manual search --> Select from list --> select Data storage device.
Paste the path and select android fastboot/adb device.

@Firelord Yeah I had done exactly that but I couldn't because of my reputation. That's why I'm using *link*

Suggestion: please look into Minimal ADB and Fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790


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Answering a phone call
When someone calls me I can't see the call screen but I can feel the vibration and I hear my ringtone. But the screen is total black. I have to push the lock button to wake up the screen. How can I fix it?

Which phone and Android version would it be?

What phonebhave you got and optional what ROM and version?

First go to Settings -> Apps and check if you have disable the Dialer or Phone app. If so please enable it and then check after restarting your phone.
If your Phone/Dialer app is not disabled then try these steps,

Settings -> Apps -> All(Tab) -> Dialer
Clear Cache and Clear Data
Disable it, restart phone and re-enable the Dialer app.


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Samsung Galaxy Gio isn't being recognized via USB
I've been using Samsung Galaxy Gio for about 3 years, I have no problem in connecting my phone to my old PC. But I've just move to the new laptop, now I can't make my laptop to recognize my device.
But now I use USBDeview to view USB devices connected to my computer, I see this:

which clearly says that the device is successfully connected to the computer.
I also hearing "Device connected" sound effect multiple times after I plugged in the device.
I have Samsung USB Driver version 1.5.33.0 installed. (Downloaded from XDA Developers)
How can I fix this?
Regards,
Sarun

Does the phone give any type of notification? Like MTP or something as indication?

Usually in my old computer, when the device is successfully connected, there will be a notification "USB Connected". But on this new laptop, none.


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call volume increases by iteslf?
The volume of the call increases by itself when I'm using headphones. It starts at max when a call is coming and a minute or so after I lower it it increases again to the max.
I thought it was my headphones, but it happens with different ones. The volume button also looks fine. And besides, this increase doesn't happen immediately after I lower the volume (which I would expect if something was constantly pressing a button)
I tried to look for a setting that does that, but couldn't find any.
I have Galaxy S5 with stock 5.0 ROM

First try to disable the equalizer of your music player. The Call Ring, Music volume and Alarm has different sound settings. So, check if all the settings are set to minimum volume. And if that doesn't solve your problem, install the Volume Limit & Lock app from google play-store.

No equalizer (I use Mort player), the sound setting I'm referring to is Call volume. I sett it to minimum and it goes back to maximum. I prefer to not install an app that would disable my volume adjustment. Also, the phenomena I describe happens when the display is on, so not sure if the app would help


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S3 not booting up after being flashed with a stock ROM
I had an S3 with Cynogenmod and I'm flashing a stock rom from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9300/#firmware
The process of flashing, with Odin3, works and in another S3 it worked without any issues, but in this particular one, when it boots, it goes through the process of applying some upgrades, then reboots and shows this:

Any ideas what's going on and/or what to do?

Can you go to download mode?

@NikolaK. yes, and I found a solution shortly after posting.

Found the solution. I guess Cyanogenmod left something in /data that was interfering with the boot up process, maybe settings for a newer version of some app. Starting by pressing volume-up and home at the same time dropped me in the menu with the factory reset. Doing the factory reset allowed the phone to boot up properly.


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TripAdvisor Lockscreen Folder Path
I'm trying to find TripAdvisor's lockscreen folder on my Samsung Note 3. Can you please tell me where it is ?

You can find it under,
/data/data/com.samsung.android.service.travel/
But you need root permission to access this directory. If you have unrooted phone please have a look into this quesion on How to root your android device?


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Unable to send messages ICS
Whenever I sent a message it is in

Sending...

status all the time. I've checked the SMSC settings and they are entered correctly. Restarted phone several time. Still the problem is there..
I can receive messages, can make call also

We may need more details. Like your phone name and model? And are you sure this is not a service problem from operator side?

My phone is Dialog i43(It is a country version from one of the telecom operators in Sri Lanka). Its not a service problem, since I've two SIMs and the problem is there in both

The only thing that I can think of is that you're sending a type of message that can not be sent by default (e.g. MMS messages). I had an issue where long SMS messages would automatically be converted to MMS, thus not being not-sendable. Check whether the message type is SMS, and also check whether you can send short SMS messages (that won't be converted to MMS).
Also, try installing different messaging app (like Google's Messenger), to see if that helps.

The first message I sent was a twitter follow message. When I saw the pending status, I then tried with a just one letter messages to my other number. Then only I realized there is a problem. Will try with some apps as you suggested(Messenger is not compatible for my OS version)

Textra worked. But, is it the solution? what is the problem with default message App then?

Try clearing the data of the messaging app (Go to Settings > Applications > All Apps > find your messaging app and open it > press "Delete data". This might delete all your previous messages, so don't do this if you need to keep your old messages.

Clear Data doesn't dellete any of my messages. Also, the problem persists.

I have no idea how to help you in that case... if you really need to use the defualt messaging app, maybe you should take your phone to the operater, maybe they could help you...

Remove the SIM card-> Insert the SIM into another phone and restart the phone -> Insert in back into your phone and restart and check if it works. This will reconfigure the message center and the settings for you SIM card. If the problem persist contact your network operator for settings.

Message center settings are configured. It works in other phones, but not in my android. That is the problem

Have you also tried installing any third party apps like textra and in Messenger app..?

Textra worked. But, is it the solution? what is the problem with default message App then?

@Fasna great..Have you tried clearing the default Messaging app data and cache?

yeah, it doesn't work either :(