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How can I load a Project Gutenberg book on my phone's Kindle app?
The Gutenberg site's guide to Mobile devices doesn't address this question. It recommends the FBReader which I may install if else fails, but I'd prefer to use the Kindle app.
Assuming it is possible, can somebody enumerate the steps to loading a book from the Project Gutenberg site to the Kindle App on my phone?
My phone is a Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.2.

I figured out one fairly unsatisfactory way to do it:

Using phone browser (Chrome), go to Gutenberg mobile site.
Find book (for example) and download Kindle version.
Go to Downloads (under Apps) where you should find the mobi file listed (e.g. pg174.mobi).
Long touch the file until menu bar appears at top with Share icon.
Click Share Icon which will present pop-up menu which should include Send to Kindle option.
Choose Send to Kindle option, which will list the wrong title and author for the book. Edit title and author, checkmark the devices you wish to send it to as well as Archive in your Kindle Library, and press send.

The book didn't show up on my device immediately, but within 5 minutes it appeared in the app's home view.
I'm not sure what if any combination of events was required to get it downloaded to my device. I received an email from Amazon informing me that my document had been prepared and providing a link. I clicked that link from my phone. I also visited the store within the Kindle app. I'm not sure whether either of these acts was necessary or sufficient for finally accessing the book from my app.

I just followed the steps 1-6 and it worked, without needing to open email/click link/visit Store. I believe Amazon just needs to synchronize the data, hence the delay. Meanwhile, trying to do manual sync may help (choose "Sync" from the menu), but it still won't be instantaneous (I think I need 1-2 minutes before syncing it)

I too tried the method above.
My phone is a Motorola moto 4 plus.
It refused to send to Kindle,
saying there is a problem with the document.
I tried both files with and without images.
In the end I downloaded the EPUB version
which Google books displayed perfectly,
even with images.
Heinz

I just downloaded a Gutenberg.org book (kindle file type) to my phone and emailed to my kindle email address. It put the book on my Kindle app on my Android phone. I added it on my Kindle dedicated ebook reader by going to the cloud and touching the image of the book cover to download..  I'm finding that the page I read to syncs across all my kindle devices.


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How to browse to a NAS in Android?
I have a NAS attached to my home router, and the NAS is running a web server. I would like to run the browser on my Android tablet, enter the URL (in my case, diskstation/wordpress) and get the page. This works from my PC, but if I do it from my tablet, I'm redirected to my ISP's search page (i.e. Verizon tries searching for a web site called "diskstation/wordpress").
My tablet has no SIM card, so I know I'm going through my home WiFi router. I'm not sure if I need to configure the DNS on my tablet or change some setting on my router or do something else entirely.
Can anyone help?
Thank you,
   Bob

Are you using the host name of the NAS to browse it, or its IP address? If the former, try the latter and let me know if that works. If it does, I can tell you a solution (hopefully) to access it via host name too.

Hi Izzy. I'm using the host name, and that does not work. Using the IP address works.

OK, that was what I suspected. In this case, I have a solution for you (will post it as answer).

As you can access the NAS fine via its IP address, the NAS is reachable from your Android device – but the issue is, your Android device cannot resolve its name. That is because Android, by default, always uses Google's name servers, no matter what the DHCP server tells it. You will have to override those settings:

Open Settings (e.g. from your app drawer) and go to WiFi
Scroll the list of WiFi APs and long-press the entry of your own WiFi network
Chose to edit the entry
Tick the check-mark for "Advanced settings"

At this place, you will probably see it has "DHCP" selected. To edit the settings we need to change, you'll have to switch that to a "fixed address".

Switch from "DHCP" to "fixed"
Check the IP address and make sure it matches your network1
Make sure the "default gateway" matches the IP address of your router
Change the value of "DNS1" (usually 4.4.4.4) to your name server (usually the same as your router), but leave "DNS2" (usually 8.8.8.8) untouched.
Save the settings

Now try again: you should be able to access your NAS via its name, the same way you can do from your PC. As we left "DNS2" untouched, names your router cannot resolve will still be resolved via this. Once you have verified it works, you can try switching back to DHCP and check if it still keeps the changed name server, and thus leave the task of managing available IP addresses completely to your router (avoiding address collisions in the future). If switching back to DHCP brings your original issue back, you'll have to stick to "fixed IP".

1: you can find the original IP address in Settings › About phone in the status section

Thank you Izzy. I found another solution:
On my router (a MI424WR) I added a DNS entry for my Synology NAS. For some reason, every device on my network had a DNS entry whose source was DHCP, except for the NAS.
Now I'm able to use the NAS' hostname from my tablet. I've seen some complaints on Synology's forum that DHCP isn't working, and perhaps that's the problem I ran into. What I still don't understand is why my PC was able to use the hostname.
Also, it appears that my tablet is using my router's DNS even though I did not go through the steps you listed.

Bob

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how am I suppose to remotely delete my google account on a device that is accessing a specific app
I recently added my account on a device so he could access my game app whick is the Clash of Clans (COC)
now that person is controlling my COC using his device and cursing my clann mates via coc chat..

Go to Google.com or any Google site.
Sign into the account you're referring to, if you're not already signed in.
Click the circle avatar or photo (a blue person by default) in the very top right corner of the page.
Click "Account".
Under "Recent Activity", click "Devices".
Click the device you're referring to.
There should be a big red "Remove" button next to the words "Account access" under this device once you have clicked the device.  Click this button.

If you are concerned about your Google account being used from other devices or being used by someone else, just check your security settings and follow the on-screen instructions to log them off.
If you are concerned about third-party applications (to which you might have previously authorized) still having access to your account, you can individually revoke their access from Google security.
If you want to completely erase data (apps, contacts, mail, etc.) from a device you have lost, you can do that from device manager.

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make calls ring (sound) while notifications vibrate only
Is it possible to control volume in such a way that I can make ringtone ring (sound), while notifications only vibrate.  It doesn't matter if calls vibrate or not, ideally though it does vibrate.  I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, running on Android 5.0.1.
I have seperate sound channels for Ringtone & Notifications to control.  If I set Ringtone to full, and Notifications to 'Off' (leftmost), the ringtone will sound, while notifications will not sound at all and not even vibrate. If I set the sound setting to 'Vibrate', both ringtone and notifications will vibrate, but the ringtone will not sound.
Can this be solved, natively or using a third-party app?


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IMEI Number status is unknown AUXUS NOTE 5.5
I have changed my SIM from my another Android phone (which was Lava X1) to Auxus Note 5.5. As soon as I changed and rebooted phone, it got locked.
I understood that it was due to Mobile antitheft apps was been install in the Lava X1.
Now I restored Firmware with help of service support but its IMEI number has been lost and I am not able to restore it.  Is there any solution?

According to my experiences,
you just need the Region Rom for your Operator and Country and flash the Modem in your phone.and of course, if you have any backup of Efs, just restore or flash it.
also, try to download stock rom for your region and then test it.
hope this fixed. else,
maybe you need the BoX for fix this.


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How to repartition of Samsung Galaxy Core GT 18262 By adb?
My phone storage is 8GB but my phone showing I have System storage is 1.5 & Internal storage is 1GB. Please how I fix it.

Please install Diskinfo and post the screenshot (app's output) here. Also, when an OEM says a device has XGB of storage, then it means all the partitions will be covered under this storage. Somebody mentioned that 5GB is available for Internal SD-card alone. // Do post the screenshots.

You cant repartition using adb. You will have to use Odin (the samsung flash tool).
Get Odin.
Download or create partition information file (PIT) and flash that using odin.
Ofcourse your data will be wiped out.
If you decide or have to create partition file yourself, you can use EFS professional/PIT Magic for that. Just be extra careful and make sure you do your research. Corrupt partition data is never a good thing.
Also, I kinda didnt get how you could get just 1 GB as usable internal memory, it will probably help if you connect your phone to adb and run the command adb shell dfand post here output. But again, if you feel like you must repartition, go ahead.

You may try another app named  AppMgr III and clear all the data using that app, or go with any other storage analyser app. I used Link2SD and AppMgr for my Samsung Galaxy Grand 2.


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If a device is already running cyanogenmod os, is rooting still required?
The phone Micromax Yu Yuphoria already comes with Cyanogen Mod OS v12. Does this mean I can uninstall unwanted pre-installed apps or do I have to root the device?

This was answered before in http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/13335/how-can-i-tell-if-i-have-root and http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/38486/how-to-tell-if-a-phone-is-rooted

First of all, a correction is required in the question. The device maker Micromax has partnership with Cyanogen Inc. to ship an OS into the former's YU series devices.
What does it mean to me?
Cyanogenmod is a community driven open source Android based ROM. Cyanogen OS (installed in Yureka and Yuphoria) is a proprietary ROM based on Cyanogenmod, owned by Cyanogen Inc., and is used in all those devices that you hear nowadays ships with Cyanogen. (I repeat the stock ROM is not Cyanogenmod but Cyanogen OS.)

Does this mean I can uninstall unwanted pre-installed apps or do I have to root the device?

It means nothing unless one of the partners clear the fog here. Micromax in its Yureka device allowed the users to root it without issues of voiding its warranty, but the device wasn't shipped with an unlocked bootloader, let alone being rooted. There can be multiple reasons why OEMs do not prefer to ship an unlocked/rooted device. Major is the integrity of the phone itself which can be compromised before it reaches user's hands. (Google them)
So, what do I do?
It means you should ask the OEM or Cyanogen Inc. to reveal details, or perhaps, they are already their on web which you may need to search using Google. :)
Ultimately, given the background of the OEM here, do not expect the device's bootloader pre-unlocked or the ROM rooted.

Now I see why you used Cyanogenmod OS 12. I wonder what kind of reporting this news outlet does.

Checkout the official source. It says Cyanogen OS 12

Having Cyanogenmod installed does not mean that your device has been rooted per se.
You can check if you're rooted by checking the Settings. In Cyanogenmod there is a built-in superuser manager:

If still unsure, install Root Checker.

CM12 has embedded Superuser under Privacy Guard. Which CM screenshot would it be? Seems to be <12+ while Yuphoria device comes with CM12+ !


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Are there different results, depending on how you uninstall an Android app?
When uninstalling an Android app, is there any resultant difference between any of the following three procedures:

Find the app in the Play Store, and select "Uninstall"
or
Open Settings, Select Apps, find the app in the list of apps, and select "Uninstall"
or
Open Settings, Select Apps, find the app in the list of apps, and select "Clear Cache", then "Clear Data", then "Uninstall"

Specifically, does any of these options leave more behind than another option (or written conversely, does any one of these options do a better job cleaning up during an uninstall)?

No. All of these have the same result.

To give some background: in all 3 cases, the job will be done by the same program (the "package manager") – which does take care to remove all cache and data of the app along the lines anyway.

But there's something I've noticed, the data in sdcard/Android/data remains untouched. In all three methods.

Especially that directory "should be" taken care of – that's exactly the argument used why apps shouldn't use just some random directories on the card, but that specific one (/sdcard/Android/<package_name>), so the package manager easily can take care of. If you encounter that, it must be a bug in your ROM. But as you said it happens in all 3 cases, that again renders this answer correct: no difference, same result :)

I no longer have SoundCloud on my phone, but http://imgur.com/52H6F50


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How to batch delete files in several folders on Nexus 9
On a Nexus 9, using bookshelf with fbreader, I have copied lots of folders from Calibre on a PC to Books folder. Each folder contains a metadata.opf file which the bookshelf for some reason considers and shows as a separate book, but when opened it shows nothing.
So I want to delete all these metadata.opf files, but going in succession to all these folders and deleting them one by one would take ages.
If I could get into the Books folder from the command prompt on the pc I could issue a single shell command to do what I want.
But I don't know how to do it. Windows Explorer shows portable device Nexus 9 connected, I can get inside from Windows Explorer, I can search for all metadata.opf files in Windows Explorer, and it gives me a long list of these files, but I cannot delete them all - I can delete them one by one but when I select them all and choose delete, a window pops up telling
An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the file. If you continue to
receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this
problem.

Error 0x80004002: No such interface supported

What can I do?

Have you tried using a terminal emulator and just do for f in $(find . | grep 'metadata.opf'); do rm $f; done?

@aureljared Well there are several ways to do it on the Android side - finally I easily did it with Simple Explorer, it was just that I was working from pc and wanted to do it right away. So strictly speaking it is a Windows question rather than an Android question...

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Nexus 5 Stock Recovery Images
I have been searching for quite a while and can't find anywhere to download JUST the STOCK google android recoveries for Nexus 5. I'm looking for the LMY47I recovery.img to be specific. I dont see why I have to download the entire zip from google if I only want the recovery.img. Does anyone have a link or somewhere to download these files? If not I think I'm going to host my own as this could be very useful for people in my situation.
Thanks in advance. Sorry if my google skills are -3 but I have seriously been looking for quite a while and haven't found anything so far.

I'm not aware of them being hosted apart from the Factory Image archives you mentioned.
Have you checked out Nexus Root Toolkit by WugFresh yet?  Much easier than cruising XDA for solutions and downloads.

I have taken a look on XDA (no luck). I do actually have that installed on my windows machine but unfortunately I'm at work and my laptop is linux based. Ill check to see if theres a port.

Ahh.  Just did some poking around.  I should give Nexulockr a whirl on with my Linux box.


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Install messaging tablet app on non-network phone
I've got a regular cell phone through Verizon. In addition, I also have a Galaxy Tab and a Galaxy S3, both of those using Wi-Fi only.
I use Verizon's messaging app on my regular phone as the default SMS app, and I have the tablet version on my Galaxy tab, which works fine - everything synchronizes, and I can send and receive SMS/MMS messages from the Tab over Wi-Fi.
I'm trying to do the same for the Galaxy S3, but it seems that the phone version of the app only works on a regular network phone - and since my S3 doesn't have a SIM, the app doesn't function.
Is it possible to install make my S3 install the tablet version of the app so this would work? Maybe some way to identify itself as a tablet instead of a phone? Or any other way that you know of to use Verizon Messages from a non-network phone over Wi-Fi?

You could potentially get the APK off the Tab and install it on the S3.

Thanks. It was worth a shot, but didn't work. I pulled the apk from my tab to my s3, installed, and it still was the same phone version of the app, and still wouldn't connect.

The app probably checks the device properties to figure whether it's a tab or a phone, and reacts accordingly. If so, you're screwed. Only thing you could do then is to contact the developers to ask for advice.


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how to connect Galaxy S4 to Macbook Pro?
The Macbook Pro does recognise my Galaxy S4. I've just downloaded and opened the latest version of Kies, restarted everything, and the "connecting" wheel just keeps going round and round and round. I need to transfer a large video file from the phone to the computer.

Have you tried just using Android File Transfer to transfer your video?

Thank you. I have downloaded it. It does not work.

I'd recommend a Google search for "MacOS MTP" (the only things Kies does reliably is slowing down your computer and causing trouble). You might e.g. check simple-mtpfs, see Does Mavericks Support MTP? and our questions/answers on "MTP Mac".

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Kies can get a little complicated, you can try Android File Transfer.

There are a few ways to mount an Android device to your Mac.  I'm not sure if all the following are supported on the Galaxy S4, depending in part on what version of Android you have.  (There are other methods for accessing files on your phone, some of which would require root..  but these listed below are built into most recent versions of Android.)
The file access methods include:
Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) -- this is basically a mode where your phone pretends to be a digital camera and is accessed as such.  Picture/media-related apps such as iPhoto recognize it as a camera and will ask to auto-import pictures (and possibly videos as well) from the DCIM folder.  Depending on the format of your large video, this may be the way to go if you're importing directly into a media app.
USB Mass Storage (UMS) -- this method basically turns your phone into a USB flash drive.  The computer recognizes and "mounts" it as it would a normal flash drive.  Unfortunately, when you mount your phone's external storage to your computer, your phone itself can't access the content-- it can't be mounted in two places at once.  But for quick drag-and-drop, this method works pretty well.
Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) -- this is a method of accessing the files on your phone which simultaneously doesn't block the phone's own apps from accessing the external directory.  It works a little smarter by working at the file/directory level rather than just handing over the whole block device the way UMS does.  MTP is what the aforementioned Android File transfer app is for-- it let's you to access the files and integrates with OS X.  More info here.
To access these different types of connections on Android, generally you go to Settings, then to Storage.  If your device is plugged into your Mac, you should see three dots in the upper right corner of the action bar at the top of the screen.  The menu item says something like USB computer connection.  From there, you can select from the above connection types.
Again, depending on your version of Android, the options may not all be there.  But hopefully one of the three will be there and will work for ya.

My thanks to everyone for their suggestions.  I gather the problem is that I do not have the original cable that came with the phone, so my Macbook Pro cannot recognise it. It recognises that something is there, but just keeps asking me to reconnect, or restart the phone. I give up. Probably time for a new phone anyway. Thanks again.

I think this answer doesn't apply to El Capitan -- there is no Storage section in System Preferences, when you search for Storage it highlights iCloud now. Weird.

I solved this problem by using transferring the files between Google drive.

Android File Transfer didn't work for me either (Galaxy S4, Mac Mini running Sierra), but using the middleman solved my problem.

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Huawei honor 4x - merge/link contacts
I bought Huawei honor 4x a couple of weeks ago and I've been banging my head on how to merge/link contacts. I got 400 odd contacts from google and facebook (some are same contacts with different names). I am trying to manually link some contacts. I choose the contact -> edit. I am not able to find the link/merge contact option. I have now ended up with multiple entries and I am not able to merge them.
Where the is the link/merge option?? I have tried a lot and am frustrated.

Do you have a google account? Add your contacts to gmail, and try the merge in the gmail contact list. Much easier on the computer than on the phone. I am not sure how facebook contacts are managed, so try with one or two contacts first, and post results here.

As an alternative to default Contacts app, I found these apps namely Merge + and Simpler Contacts & Dialer
which allows merging duplicate phone contacts.

About Merge +

Merge+ helps you easily find & merge duplicate contacts.
  With Merge+, you can join duplicate contacts in your Android phone & Tablet with only three clicks:

LAUNCH Merge+ to find duplicate contacts
REVIEW merge suggestions and mark who to merge
MERGE your selected duplicate contacts

About Simpler Contacts & Dialer

With Simpler you can easily merge all your duplicate contacts and quickly find the contacts your need.
MAIN FEATURES

Simply merge all duplicate contacts!
Never lose your contacts again with Simpler Backup!
T9 Dialer - quickly search by name & numbers
Quickly call to your frequently used contacts
Clean & intuitive design - Android Lollipop L Style

SIMPLY MERGE DUPLICATE CONTACTS

Merge all duplicate contacts with one tap!
Find & merge contacts with similar names.
Find & Merge contacts with duplicate phone or email.


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Korean font discrepancy
I purchased a textbook with a mixture of Korean and English.
The Korean font shown in Kindle on my Nexus 5 phone is simple and readable, but in Kindle on my Samsung S4 tablet the Korean font is unusual, like handwriting, and renders the book almost useless for me as a beginner. I need the tablet sized screen for the book to be useful.
Comparing my two devices, the system Korean font is the same simple style, so I'm unsure why the Kindle Korean fonts are so different.
Changing the Kindle English font has no effect on the Korean :-)
Is there a way I can change the Korean font for Android Kindle somehow?
Android app on Samsung Tab S running 4.4
Thanks!
Danny.

The short version is that you need to upgrade your tablet to a newer version of Android.
The long version is that the font rendering changed in Android, upgrading text from "unusual, like handwriting" to "simple and readable". At the beginning of 2013, Adobe donated their CCF rasterizer to FreeType (the font rendering library used in Android and Linux in general), which integrated the changes for version 2.5. It wasn't until the end of 2014 that the updated FreeType library was merged into Android's repository, so the earliest version of Android to get the update is 5 (Lollipop).
The Nexus line of devices generally gets Android updates really quickly. Other Android devices often lag behind by several months or just have support quietly dropped. If your tablet still has the problem and doesn't have any updates available, then switching to a third-party version of Android (e.g., CyanogenMod or Replicant) is probably your only option. Be aware that this could easily brick your tablet if everything isn't done perfectly, so you do it at your own risk.


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parental control
I have a Kindle Fire and I have mistyped the password for the parental controls. I do not care how long it takes to reset the personal settings. all I want is for the thing not to be locked and not to lose anything. is there any way to do this with out losing anything?

Try to connect with Technical Support of the software you use, or install another keylogger ( I use http://www.refog.com/ for all my Android gadgets). Last year I had the similar problem, I just installed another parental control software)Good luck!


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Why won't my no SIM Android phone pair with an Android Wear watch?
I have got a brand new Nexus 6, and brand new LG G Watch. Everything seems to work fine, but when I try and pair them, at the final stage the watch says "Just a minute" for a long time, and then finally goes to the dialog saying "Can't connect to the Internet. Swipe for some tips."
I've followed all the tips at g.co/AWhelp (https://support.google.com/androidwear/answer/6058728?rd=1) but nothing seems to work.
The only thing non-standard about my set-up is that the phone has no SIM card. I wanted to play with Android Wear development, and so it is a test/development device.

I eventually dove deep into this, taking bug reports, and wading through them. It turns out it is my ISP. Sigh.
My home ISP is BT. BT annoyingly use a service called Barefuit to interfere with DNS, at this seems to break the Android Wear check to see if internet connection is present.
Anyway, link 17a here takes you to the BT preferences page, where you can turn this off. Having turned it off, everything works fine.
I guess this is why Google have "try using just mobile data" at the bottom of their help page. If this happens to you, and you have mobile data, then do that. If you don't have mobile data, I'd try seeing if your ISP also uses  Barefruit, and complain loudly if they do (and try to turn off).


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Samsung Galaxy Ace (Android 2.3.5) Not working correctly
I am new to this, I have no idea what to do, as when I went on a trip, and booted my phone, I realised it wan't supposed to be on at all. However, me being in a hurry I didn't have the time to wait until it booted and shut it down, I just removed the battery (smart thinking, I know). The trouble started. My home button is disabled, I have no lock screen, although enabled, and when I hold the power button, instead of saying "Power Off", "Silent", and "Flight Mode", it only says "Power Off". I have no idea what  I am doing wrong, I rebooted around 20 times, removed battery and sim card, plugged it in, etc. I would be REALLY happy if somebody helped.
PS: The home button works, it's just not enabled, I know this because when the screen is off and the home button is pressed, it turns un. I have no trouble with any buttons, not now, not before. Also I'm rooted for over a year now, it's ALWAYS been smooth.

I assume that you have a GT-S5830. Looks like this is a software based issue. I recommend you to perform a hard reset.
Factory reset.

To do that power off the phone. Then press and hold the home, power keys few seconds. When you see the Samsung logo release the pressed keys. The phone will be boot into the stock recovery.
In recovery navigate to wipe data/factory reset option by volume keys and press the power key to select it.
Next navigate to the yes option using volume keys and choose it by pressing power key.
Now your device will be reset. Once it's complicated reboot the Galaxy Ace.

If it's not success, install official firmware.
Install official Samsung firmware using ODIN.

Download your device firmware from sammobile  and download the PC Odin in here.
Next power off the phone.
Press and hold  Volume down, home and power keys until phone boot into the download mode.
Connect the phone to the PC over the USB cable.
Make sure that ODIN  "Com Port " area turn to yellow colour.
Press "Select Ops" button and choose Cooper.ops file.
Under the options make sure that "One Package" checked.
Click "One Package" button and choose the firmware .tar.md5 file.
To start the flash click on "Start" button. Installation will take few seconds and once it completed phone will be automatically reboot.


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Applications crash on boot after wiping cache partition
I cleared my cache partition from Recovery Mode on my Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android Lollipop 5.0 and when I restarted my device, it showed a black screen with error messages of applications not responding starting with "Unfortunately, MTP has stopped.". It then loops through each application showing this error message and eventually restarts the phone with no access to the System UI. I've tried running the cache partition wiper several times and restarting my device several times but nothing worked. Even tried running Safe Mode but the same thing shows. My S5 is rooted on stock ROM.
Is there a way to fix this problem without wiping data or to at least get my data off of the phone's storage?

Please tell what applications are crashing(only system apps etc.) And have you got a custom recovery? Have you got USB debugging enabled?

@SuperThomasLab Absolutely every application is crashing. Both system and Play Store apps. No custom recovery and yes USB debugging is enabled

If USB debugging is enabled you should be able to backup tour data.

@SuperThomasLab How would I do that? Samsung Kies doesn't recognise the phone in normal or safe mode

Ok, first unlock your phone and then you should be able to access your files from the windows explorer. (If you have got windows :-) )


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Restore settings from Google account
I updated Android manually but all my settings are now lost.
I remember that in the previous updates it would download all the apps again and restore settings from my Google Account.
But this time I skipped the Google Account setup after booting. I thought I can do it later. Now I added the account, but nothing gets restored :(

You only said, you did manually. No, chance until and unless it is synced on google servers. If synced, I suggest remove your account and then again add it back. But, this time don't skip "Back up and restore date from google servers."

The answers on this question might be useful.


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Xperia Z3 Rooting
Two days ago I upgraded my Xperia Z3 to Lollipop. Needless to say I'm not impressed (mainly due to no longer having great battery life), and plan on going back to 4.4 soon. For some time I've been wanting to root my phone in order to install the Xposed framework, however this would be my first time ever rooting, or flashing any roms on a phone. I have the D6603 model, and want to make sure whenever I root the phone I don't lose the DRM keys and ruin the phone's camera.
Are there any recommended guides or videos for someone brand new to rooting/flashing? I've looked around in the XDA forums, but I run into various threads on rooting, and have no idea what is safe, and what could potentially brick my phone.

I have a favourite that is extremely quick, easy and simple.
It was called Vroot, now Iroot. It doesn't even require a PC!
http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot
Hope this helps!

Has anyone else used this?

Yes me and my parents and friends and it works really well!

Didn't work on Xperia Z3 Tablet Mini  (model SGP621 with Android 5.1.1).


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Playstore won't allow me to log into my google account
I have a Galaxy S5 and whenever I try to login to my google account to set up playstore I keep getting this same message. "Can't establish reliable connection to the server, this could be a temporary problem or your android device may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call customer care." I live in Mexico so we do not have data. I strictly go off of wifi and i currently have really good wifi here. Please let me know how to fix it. I have set the time and date. And still has not fixed my problem.

If your galaxy s5 is rooted then you can fix this error by going into /system/etc and looking for a text file named hosts. Open it with any text editor and add this in front of 127.0.0.1, #, e.g., #127.0.0.1 localhost. If it doesn't work, delete all text from the hosts file and paste this: 127.0.0.1 localhost and save, then reboot. Hope this helps.

Based on this article I would suggest trying the following:

Try resetting google apps as described on the (Instructions vary per device, but this should work for your S5 -- You can also clear app data this way but try just the cache first.) You most likely need to clear the cache for the apps named "Play Store" and possibly "Google" or "Google App", and probably " Google Play Services"(as a last resort)
If you have physical access to the wifi router, try resetting it by power cycling it (unplugging it, waiting 30 seconds, and plugging it back in).
As a workaround, try logging in to the Youtube app and then sync it in the system account settings page.

Hope that helps.


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Inbox shows 2 emails but nothing is there
when viewing my email folders (inbox, sent, trash etc.) it shows I have 2 emails in my inbox, when in fact there are none.  When a new email come in it shows three, but there is only one.  What gives?

what email application is this?

Try searching in:inbox is:unread.
Just input this in search bar. This means "in the inbox search for unread mail".
If you want let's say change from inbox to sent, it would be in:sent is:unread


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HTC One M7 Text messaging problems
I Have a HTC One M7 that had it's software updated 5/26/15.
The only problem i'm facing is that I can't read my text messages.
I can open my text threads, but it won't show the actual text messages. I've tried restarting my phone, rebooting, deleting threads, and waiting as long as 30 minutes to see if the messages would appear. All of no use.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Have you tried clearing cache/data of the Messaging app in you Settings --> Apps-> All Apps --> Messaging ?

Try using another messaging app instead if the default one like hangouts or Google messenger.
You can change the settings for default messaging app in "more" in the settings app.


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Cannot upload picture because browser refreshes
When I try to upload a photo to most sites, my low-end phone (an LG Optimus F6) refreshes the page after I select the file, regardless of what browser I use. Chrome at least explicitly tells me that it could not complete the operation due to a lack of memory. This is true regardless of whether I use the camera to take a new photo, or whatever app I use to choose an existing photo.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is anyone aware of a workaround?

Does this happen if you try uploading files on a different website? If the issue happens only on a specific website, then it's a problem on that site not the browser or system, and you should report the problem to the site owner.

I was have the same problem with my Motorola Fire XT311 from 2 years ago, but i tried X-plore FM to select the files and it's works great sometimes, try it and tell me the result!


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Trouble answering calls on Motorola G
When my phone rings my screen is black - to unlock I have to press the button on the lefthand side which then ends the call.It used to automatically show the caller id but since an update I am unable to answer any calls :(. Hope some-one is able to help me please. Thank you

First go to Settings -> Apps -> Disabled(Tab). If you can find Dialer or Phone 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 and restart phone and Re-enable the Dialer app.

If problem persists you can for emergency purpose attend calls using your motorola headset.

Thank you for your help. My phone is now working properly. I appreciated your help.

Honestly, without proper logcat pointing to exact bug is difficult. But it could be a rom bug most likely.
Anyway, you can go to Settings->Acessbility and there somewhere in calls options should be an option Power button ends calls disable it and your power button will no longer cut calls on power button press.

Thanks - but didn't work


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Is there a way to "own" an app so that if it becomes paid, you will already own it?
In the Amazon Appstore, you can own any app, even if it is currently free.  That way, if the developer later charges for the same app, you still own it.  Similarly, if it is currently on sale for free, you can own it forever.  This ownership survives uninstalls, device resets, and switching to new Android devices.
Is there any way to do this in the Google Play Store?
From what I can tell, in the Play Store, you don't actually own any app that you got for free or through a sale that reduces the price to zero.  As soon as you uninstall it, reset your device, or switch to a new one, it seems like you lose it.  Hopefully I'm mistaken.

Related on SO: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25111007/is-it-possible-to-distribute-a-selling-app-as-free-for-a-limited-time-on-google

Google doesn't allow a free app to switch to paid status. So if you download a free app and they later choose to charge for it, they'd have to do so via an in-app purchase, in which case there's nothing you can do about it beyond raising a stink to the developer and Android blogs. Something else developers regularly do is make a SECOND app available on the store, this time paid, and rename the original app to indicate its lesser status, then either stop updating it permanently, or turn it into a trial version. Either way, you'd be SOL in this scenario.
Also, I don't believe they have any sales that reduce app prices to zero on the Play Store (someone can gladly correct me if I'm wrong), unlike Amazon. There was one year they put a ton of apps on sale for $.10, but that's the lowest price I've ever seen a paid app discounted to. That said, if they did put it on sale for nothing, you would go through the purchase process and see the full price, along with a discount of the same price, which means it would still count as a purchase on your account. The same way they do regularly with movies and music. Those have all gone back up to full price, but I still own them.

You're correct, there's a minimum price for paid app. It can be also be changed to free, but cannot be switched to paid again

@TurboFool Thank you so much for the excellent info.  When some developers claim "get this app now for free while it's in beta" there must be some sort of catch, as it doesn't sound like they can switch from free to paid.

It's possible that betas have different rules attached to them, but more likely is that via you signing into the app with your Google account, you'll be marked, or "grandfathered" as owning a license to it within their system, and when they release a final paid version they'll maintain the free track as well, but it will work only for people who have a license. One of a few ways it could be managed.

@TurboFool  Although your answer is excellent, I'm starting to wonder whether or not it is accurate.  App of the Day recently offered the "Notepad +" app for free through the Google Play Store.  It is now a paid app, and I believe it was a paid app beforehand.  According to your answer, that doesn't seem possible.  Can you explain the apparent discrepancy?

My understanding of App of the Day is that they provide you with the free version of the app, and then auto-load it with a code that unlocks all IAP content which basically brings it up to, or above, the level of the paid version. Looking at the five apps on display in it now, all five have free versions with IAP, and Notepad+ does as well. So they're giving you the free version, then tying the unlocked features to your Play account. It's basically what I mentioned in my second sentence, with App of the Day footing the IAP bill.


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device not have a enough space
I have a HUAWEI honor 3C.  I am downloading facebook Messanger but play store displayed device not have a sufficient memeory while 308MB internal memory is free.  I clean cache memory but didn't work. Please help me out.  Thank you.

Have you tried to move some apps to the sdcard? I use SDMove with another Huawei model.

You're getting that error because you're too low on free disk space, not because you're completely out of it. Android will not let you install certain apps once you're using too much of your internal memory. Either get a MicroSD card and use an app like AppMgr III to move a couple of apps to it, or the one the other person that commented mentioned, or uninstall a couple of apps to free up some space. AppMgr III is nice because even if you don't have a MicroSD card, you still should be able to use it to easily see which apps are taking up the most space and remove one or two that are preventing you from installing your messenger app. Hope this helps!

Try moving apps to sdcard, or external_sd.
Try using Link2SD app (root needed).
Try deleting useless apps.
Try clearing some space on sdcard too (not only in internal storage).


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Is there a way to overwrite defaul font for a specific app Android 5.0?
An app I ran on Android system before Lollipop (LG G2 phone) where the system font worked inside the app, no longer affects the application (LG G3) in Lollipop. As far as I know, all settings are the same but the font will not affect the app any longer. Is there a way to set default font for inside of the app? I just don't understand because it was working before I upgraded by default to Lollipop but now, the plain boring font is set by default inside apps and seemingly unchangeable. I have not been able to find any information regarding this issue anywhere. Is there a savant out there to help walk me through this process to change it?

From what you're saying, I pressume you're on a 'Nightly' or unstable version of a ROM, or if its an OTA update that took you to Lollipop, there's a bug somewhere. Keep calm and wait for fixes, or if you're impatient, then behold below:
By the way With the right search keywords, I found this called Fonter:

Instead of only being able to change your entire system's font, Fonter allows you to choose separate fonts for individual apps. And with a huge library of free fonts to choose from, you're bound to find the right look for every app on your phone. - Quote from here

I have in no way tried the Fonter, but I am sure it might be the solution to your problem, for the time being, until the actual issue is fixed
However, since you say that issue of yours wasn't there initially, I will suggest you fix the underlying problem, rather than go around with a 'hack', kinda.

It wasn't there initially with a previous version of android but when I updated to Lollipop, that is when the default font was overwritten and it seems to be inside all apps as well. I thought it might just be that permissions changed or maybe I missed a setting somewhere but I have not been able to locate the problem. Anyway, I will try that suggestion for now. Thanks :)


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Bootloop phone wont boot after boot screen
Folks,
I've rooted by buddy's phone and tried changing the boot animation to marvel boot screen, but unfortunately the phone won't boot further it keeps looping at boot animation. Now the phone's recovery mode option/factory mode is not working. If i try using the key combinations it simply flashes the screen and moves to boot loader.
I tried using fastboot from ubuntu but the tool is not listing my devices
but using lsusb i was able to list the device

Bus 002 Device 047: ID 0bb4:0001 HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.)

Please note that i've set permissions and updated the below file

  /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

Also usb debug is disabled under developer options in the phone
Now, is there any way to access the phones root fs from a pc to remove this rogue boot loader so i can boot the phone.Please help.

nope :( i am not able to get to that page)


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Volume bar blocking parts of the screen shot
For Android 4.0+, an easy way to take a screenshot is to hold down the power button + volume down at the same time.
However, using this method, I often get the volume bar showing and blocking parts of my screenshot. Is there a trick to making this work without screenshotting the volume bar? I've tried many different techniques.

If you are familiar with the android development tools, you can connect it to a PC and use
adb shell screencap -p /your/path/screenshot.png
to take a screenshot and store it on the device. If needed, it can be transmitted to your PC using
adb pull /source/path/on/device/screenshot.png /target/path/on/PC/screenshot.png.
But if you want to keep it simple, the best way is to first press the volume-down butten and immediately afterwards also press power. Keep both pressed until the screenshot is taken. It requires a few tries, but if you manage to find the right timing, your screenshots will be perfect from that time on ;-)


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facing irritating add pop-ups
I am using micromax Yureca handset and installed Android 4.4.
I don't want to reset my device, so can someone please tell me what is this all and what is smartApp, ads coming on behalf of it, but can't find it as a installed app ?

Yureca -> Yureka, add -> ad. Please [edit].

On a quick note, YuForums is a community dedicated for anything related to Yureka device . You can always post your issue there (besides here) and if you haven't done so, since having all Yureka users there provides better chances to deal with  the issue. About the ads, you can look for solutions here on this website by using Search option. Here is a useful guide for advanced searching. You can also Google "how to block ads on unrooted device"?

About the smartApp, you said you can't find it as an installed app. So, do you see it inside the ads  or you have an icon in the launcher?


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samsung galaxys5 how much data space does apps take on the phone storage?
I have a samsung galaxys5, can you tell what applications uses a lot of space?

I think your question should be how can I tell which applications uses a lot of space in my device? and MANI's answer would fit it well. The current question is missing something integral.  How do we really tell you which apps are consuming how much space until you detail us which apps are installed in your device? Do you see the missing detail now!

Do you want only the apps intalled in just your phone memory and not the sdcard..?

Open Settings> Application manager> Downloaded> Sort by size. Apps with larger size appears first on the list.


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Can Google device manager turn location on automatically?
For battery saving purpose is there any way to google device manager turn location on when we need it (Like when I search "Find my phone")???

This feature is not implemented yet. You must have GPS turned on.

No, this is not possible at the moment, may be you could add this to feature request in the Google Product forums.


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Battery quickly discharged after installation of Lollipop
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Recently I've updated it to Lollipop 5.0.2 through Odin. Then problem with battery have arisen: charge falls on one percent each three minutes when brightness is medium, 3G is on, screen is always on and music is enabled.
Does this problem really relate to possible confrontation with Lollipop?

Go through some answers related to battery life and Lollipop. Check the battery usage of applications in power management. If everything is okay then it's time to change the battery.

You can look into which specific app consumes more battery in the Settings-> Battery or you could post the screenshot of the image graph in this question

@MANI : it's in usage only for two months.

@John You could have mentioned that in the question itself :) Have you checked battery usage?

@Lucky and to MANI: battery usage is normal - the most intensive battery exploiter is display, while the other components (OS, applications) use charge significantly lower.  Now I think that the deal is in the fact that after each installation of new Android OS I have to calibrate the battery. May it correspond to the possible solution of the problem?

@JohnTaylor since the screen is big for tablets it will consume battery heavily even if it is configured to lowest brightness settings..i think a fully charged tablet drains the whole battery in 5-6 hrs in normall usage..so i guess your tab with screen on forever should give you 2-3hrs which is normal considering your usage..

also you may want to try these to increase the battery life..http://android.stackexchange.com/a/478/27149

@JohnTaylor - Music is ON, 3G is ON, Display brightness at medium and is always ON - so battery is normal and healthy because it is a tablet first of all.


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Migrating WhatsApp to new phone and new number
So, this is my scenario:
Phone A (Old phone):
Handles WCDMA sim only. Old number is in this phone and whatsapp is associated to this number. I have the number and the phone. Number is still active. Has Android Jellybean
Phone B (New phone):
Handles microSIM only. New number is on this phone. Has Android KitKat.
I want to migrate my WhatsAPP account from my old phone to the new one! Only problem is, I can't insert old sim in the new phone or the new sim in the old one because they are different types (WCDMA and microSIM).
So how can I do this?
Thanks

Related: Migrate whatsapp from phone (old expired number) to another one?

WCDMA is related to network type and micro SIM is related to size of SIM card. You can trim or cut the previous one to micro size and use it in the latest phone. Transfer of account can also be done with in WhatsApp (if you wish to).
*** Tutorial for cutting the SIM


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How to open Emacs window in Android L?
I have installed Emacs 1.0.1 from Google Play on Android 5.0.2 on Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. When I try to run it all I'm seeing is a notification "Terminal session is running" but I don't have any terminal window open.

One of the reviews mentions that it works if run under Terminal IDE, but that app says it doesn't support 5.0 either.  You could try Terminal Emulator since the emacs app is based off it.

Unfortunately it gives me "unknown error 505" when I try to install it.


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Ringtone is starting late as a result of this it gets cut
When we receive a call the ringtone is very slow for the first 3 secs and after that the ringtone plays with full volume. Is that a fault of my phone or everyone is facing the same? The first 3 secs of the ringtone is getting cut as we are hardly able to hear the song.

This might be a configurable feature. Check your settings and watch out for something like "Ascending ringtone volume". I'm not sure which devices/Android versions/ROMs have that – I just remember there were apps adding this feature, so it's most likely not "omnipresent".

That's how it is on every device. The ringtone starts with a low volume and increases slowly. Set the ringtone volume very high and choose a ringtone with high pitch. I'm not sure if that'll solve your problem but just give it a try.

Isn't that a configurable feature?

Root your phone, Install Xposed, Install GravityBox, Disable Ascending Ringtone volume, and Kaboom ! Your phone did not explode.


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How do you force the default mail app to resync it's folder list with exchange?
I've got a Kyocera Duraforce that appears to have it's folder list out of sync with our exchange server. A large number of folders were created and shortly afterwards deleted and the deleted folders weren't ever deleted off of the device, as a result looking at the all-folders list to find a specific folder is tedious at best. How can I force the phone to resync it's folder list with the exchange server? I'm using the default mail app.

In the end, the only solution that I was able to find was to delete the account from the phone and recreate it. Also, after testing the phone had a number of other issues related to folders on that account so it appears as if the account had gotten corrupted in some fashion.


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Reverting refurbished devices to previous versions
I just purchased a few refurbished Samsung (S3, S4, S5) devices from Gazelle for a testing lab I'm organizing. The product listings for each said they had Android 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 respectively. However, when they arrived and booted up, they all appear to have 4.4.2 installed. Factory reset seems to only reset to version 4.4.2. Is there a way to (without rooting) revert the devices back to previous versions of Android?

Yes. There's a very easy way using Odin.

First, download odin from above link and also download whatever android version firmware you want from Sammobile, also download samsung drivers.
Then extract the odin archive.

Now, enable USB Debugging mode from developer options on your phone

Backup everything from phones. Data will be erased.

Now run odin and click on PDA button and point it to firmware file downloaded in earlier step.

Switch off your device completely. After that, turn your device on in download or Odin mode. This can be done by simultaneously holding the power button+volume down+home button on your phone. You should now be in download mode (it should say Downloading.... Do not turn off Target!).

Connect phone to pc using usb now. Once connected, the ID:COM section in Odin should turn to light blue. This means that the device has been connected and is ready for flashing. If it doesn't show any response, you may need to reinstall drivers.

Make sure "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time" are enabled and disable every other option.

Click on Start in odin and wait a while, it may take sometime. Once done, it should say Success.

Finally boot the phone, first boot may take a while so wait atleast for 20mins by watch.

Perform these steps separately for every phone one by one.
Good luck, and hope it helps :)

Unfortunately, this might not be possible or cheap. version 4.4 usually comes with secured bootloader, which is not downgradable by PC.
But give it a try, worst thing would be that you'll permanently disable KNOX on the s5. As an attempt to downgrade FW is considered a security risk because of allowing old FW's exploits. the s3 and s4 don't have the knox trigger AFAIK.
It's not for sure, so you definitely should try, but before you begin, Note down your current FW version exactly if you don't and flashing of old FW will fail, you'll need to flash as close version to the old one as possible, because all parts of FW will get overwritten except for the bootloader and the phone won't probably even boot , or will work with issues.
But don't worry, if that happened, flashing back the previous, or maybe newer version of the FW will restore everything, except probably for the KNOX on the s5.
The important version info is under Settings-About device-BUILD NUMBER
Dumping the original FW would be too much hassle and would require root, so a better option is, if you'll need to go back to original FW, to search for it using only second part of the version-string, e.g. on mine it's XXXXXX.N910FXXU1BOC5 so I would search N910FXXU1BOC5
as for the second part of the first sentence, a more costly way of doing this is to give those phones to a company offering "unbricking of hard brick phones".
I mean you give them your working phones and tell them to flesh them with older fW. Maybe even too old, if they won't have exact version. then you still can go up.
Unbricking of hard bricks is done by removing the memory chip and flashing it outside of the phone, the culprit then won't be able to tell what's happening during the surgery and so an downgrade should after all be possible.


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Application messages
Need assistance. If I power on or restart my GT-P7500 10.1 Samsung tablet, it takes an awe full long time to become usable. It keeps coming up with messages like "Messager is not responding" - with pop up to "close or report or wait choice". This carries on for a while with pop ups for various apps before it becomes stable and usable. Even then occasionally a pop up still appears.
I have cleared no of apps so that only half of the 32Gig Mem (stil got 11.7 Gig free). Running
Any help will be appreciated as this is very frustrating

First thing I'd try would be clearing all caches (which can be done by booting into recovery mode and select "wipe cache"). Sometimes "broken cache files" cause issues like that.

some unwanted applications will be restarting in the background causing to slow down..https://support.google.com/android-one/answer/4582729?hl=en


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Nexus 5 doesn't connect to PC anymore
I'm new to this community so I hope there are no problems with my question. Also, sorry for my English.
So, until yesteday I've been using my Nexus 5 for debug porpuse, but this morning my PC didn't recognize the device when I plugged it to the USB port, though it was still charging.
Before that my phone was correctly recognized (it was listed with adb devices and also appeared in Eclipse)
I'm on Windows 8.1 (Android version 5.1.1 on device) and the most curious thing is that the Nexus doesn't even appear into Device Manager. Here is a list of things I've tried to solve the problem.

Restarting phone and PC several times
Uninstalled drivers from Device Manager and plugged the device right after, but nothing happened.
Tried several USB cables, on different USB ports
Tried MTP mode, PTP mode, with USB debugging both enabled and disabled
Tried to start Windows with Digital Signs disabled
Tried to connect the phone to a friend's PC and it got recognized
Tried to revoke USB debugging authorizations
Tried to adb kill-server; adb start-server

I really don't know what to do now, I'd really appreciate it if you'd help me, I need my PC to recognize my phone for my thesis work.
Thank you

You should go through the driver update process as outlined in Nexus Root Toolkit. I've gotten into this DLL-hell-type thing on my Windows 8.1 box before with multiple USB drivers for multiple devices.  Following the NRT functions explicitly, fixed it for me.

Hey man, thanks a lot for your reply. I downloaded NRT and followed the instruction, but can't go through step 2 since it says to wait for MTP drivers to install and then to check if I can access my device internal storage, but nothing happens in both case.


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Does Google Photos allow for "Hidden" albums or photos?
I have not found anywhere in Google Photos to "hide" and album, collection, or specific photo from view under any given context. Is there a setting or workaround that will allow a user to select specific photos or albums from being in the main view when viewing photos in either the album view or timeline view?
Use case: If one backs up every photo taken to Google Photos, it would be helpful to have "hidden" folders or photos that are only visible when selecting to view those photos or collections/albums, or various contextual "profiles" to view photos as, such as "Personal," "Business," or "Show All." That way, depending on the context of why the user is viewing the photos, one could see all photos that apply to that given context.
There was a lot of emphasis on "contextual learning" at Google I/O 2015, and this is one obvious way that it would seem Google Photos would work under that philosophy, so it may be that I just haven't found the setting yet.

I have seen no indication anywhere, from every setting within the site or app to deep searches, that indicates any such feature exists. The last mention of it I see dates back to Picasa. It seems the feature died there.
I personally have entirely separate Google accounts for different needs, and I keep my photos in those locations that don't belong in my general collection. Not optimal, but the only solution I've found.

2 options using the android app X-plore File Manager (amazing file manager)

You have to put the files in a zip file

Select everything you want hidden and tap and hold > pop up menu > "create zip"
You can still browse what is in the zip like its a folder in X-plore File Manager
You can then add new photos or video to the zip by simply copying to the zip

Make the folder your media is in "Hidden"

The names of videos might show up but the will not be playable

Add a dot to your folder name. example "Media" become ".Media"
Add a text file name ".nomedia" (no extension)
In X-plore File Manager top right click the three dots > Configuration > Show Hidden Files

No, you could however use a Photo Vault app from the Play Store to hide images, using a password of your choice.


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Samsung OTA Update is published but the update is not yet available on my phone
I have a Samsung phone and would like to update it because there already is an update.   However when I try to update my phone it says I already have the latest update. How can I update my phone?

The time that it takes to receive the update on your phone can take some time because it will vary per device.
If Samsung will let everyone update their phone at the same time when the update is available then their servers will crash because everyone is downloading the update at the same time.
To solve this problem you can update your phone with Samsung Kies. Just follow the steps below:

Note: This will require a PC with  Windows or Mac.

Download Samsung Kies from their official website here: Samsung Kies Download
Now install Samsung Kies
When finished installing, connect your phone to your PC with an USB cable.
Wait till the device is recognized by Samsung Kies.
Now Samsung Kies should give a notification that there is an OTA update available.
Do not disconnect your phone while it is installing the update!
Enjoy your updated Samsung phone.

+1, but my question is: does Samsung hosts the OTA update at some server from where I can download it and flash it via Recovery? Or, may be some well trusted source hosts it. Are you aware of such?

@Firelord Samsung downloads it in a tar.md5 and that file will be flashed in download mode and not recovery mode

@Firelord the official way is to do it with Kies, but you can also manually flash the OTA with Odin but that will void your warranty. If you are going to flash it with Odin then you should download the ROM here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares


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Cyanogenmod no service?
I had cm-11-20150517-NIGHTLY working, then upgraded to cm-11-20150607-NIGHTLY. Now I get the error "No service" and have basically no GSM functionality whatsoever.
If I attempt to select a network operator, I get the error: "Error while searching for networks."
I installed this using TWRP, there were no issues with the install. Automatic upgrade failed, I believe this is due to an encrypted file system, something which TWRP does not handle.
What I have tried:
Rebooting by itself.
Removing the USB cable and rebooting (apparently this was a known issue before).
Reverting to cm-11-20150517-NIGHTLY, this does nothing, same problem.
Resetting APNs to default.
Device: GT-N7100,
CyanogenMod version: 11-20150517-NIGHTLY-n7100,
Android version: 4.4.4

Solution was to restore a backup of /efs and write a backup of the modem firmware to /dev/block/mmcblk0p10, this device file may be different on a different deivce though. But on my N7100 it worked.

I finally got a solution to "no service " after installing cyanogenmod 7 on HTC incredible 2. the ans is simple and est and does not have anything to do with flashing radios, reinstalling rom. simply turn the phone of and remove ye battery to take out yr sim card and switch it bak on without the sim. in it. after it has finished rebooting,
make sure the network bars are appearing even without any signal. I e, an x sign on the bars and dat. also airplane mode is off. now go to mobile network settings and choose cdma/GSM (auto) and not the preferred one. now of phone and put bak. sim in and tadaaa, yr. phone will have de most amazing. connection!

Duplicate answer of https://android.stackexchange.com/a/129790/5934

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Low storage notification with 18GB Free!
I've googled a lot on the issue and came up with many dead ends.
Basically a few hours ago my phone hit 0% and died, and when I got home and plugged it in it throws me a 'storage space running out' message and is EXTREMELY laggy for the first few minutes after booting.
I've tried deleting /data/log as one post suggested, however that folder does not exist.
Here are screenshots of my storage + the error.
https://goo.gl/VPeMn7
Any ideas/advice/suggestions?
My device is a LG G3 (AT&T)
Running Android 5.1.1,
Paranoid Android 5.1
777 Kernal

Have you tried booting into recovery and wiping dalvik cache and cache?

As it seems this kernel is unstable for your device, go back to one  working :D I don't really understand users  trying to update to "last version". I, as programmer, do not recommend  my clients to update to "last version", especially a custom one. Why? What should I ask them to update iOS to 9.0 beta? even after 9.0 is official out I still wait a period to see what bugs are revealed by community. As for Android, the same thing I recommend to my clients. Do not jump ahead, wait and see what other say, then jump :D

possible duplicate of "Cannot download, not enough space" when "Phone Storage" clearly lists enough space

Sounds like a corrupted file in the operating system.
What i would suggest doing is reformatting back to factory settings.
on the phone go to  Apps > Settings > General
Tap Backup & Reset uncheck Back up my Data (if you want a clean slate). Leave it checked if you want to keep your pitures and other documents.
Tap on Factory Data Reset after doing so it should start reformatting
PS. also remember to clear your sdcard cause there might be of a virus
i would also get a antivirus for your phone as well.
Hope this helped :)

Restart your device, it has helped for me with the same problem!


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Using a custom Lock Screen does not unlock the SIM (PIN)
When using Hi Locker as my lock screen, my Android Lollipop device does not prompt me for my SIM PIN upon boot -- and leaves the SIM card locked (therefore providing no service).
Details:
I'm running a rooted stock Android Lollipop 5.0.2 on an Xperia Z1 compact (firmware build number 14.5.A.0.242).
I replaced the system lock screen with Hi Locker, i.e. Settings -> Security -> Screen lock is set to None and Hi Locker is enabled with "password" (it's also a PIN, but to avoid confusion with the SIM PIN, let's refer to this as password).
The device is not encrypted.
When I reboot the device, no mobile service is available and the notification bar shows "SIM card is locked. -- Emergency calls only."
I am not prompted for the SIM PIN at any point during or after boot, even after unlocking (and relocking) the device with the Hi Locker password.
To double check, I have done and found out the following:

I can get the SIM PIN upon boot as long as Hi Locker is disabled.
If Hi Locker was enabled during boot, I can get to the SIM PIN prompt in the following way (without rebooting):

disable Hi Locker
enable system Screen Lock (with security, 'Swipe' alone does not work)
lock device
upon next unlock, SIM PIN is required

Note: I have searched both on Google and here, but have found no reports of similar issues. So either this is a weird problem, or most people don't use PIN locks, or my search terms were too far off the mark.
Question:
I would like to keep my SIM PIN enabled for the added security.
Is there any way to make sure the PIN is prompted and the SIM unlocked upon boot, even when using a custom lock screen?

Same problem here with Exodus on OPO. Note that the same problem insists with other lockscreen apps. (I tried Hi Locker and CM Locker.)

The system lock screen needs to be enabled in order for you to be prompted with the SIM pin. Unfortunately, 3rd party lock screens won't work with this feature unless the system lock screen is also enabled. One workaround would be to find (or write) an app that uses the 'disable your screen lock' permission constantly to ensure that the system lockscreen never appears but remains enabled in Settings, thus allowing you to use the SIM lock.


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What should I store on my external SD card?
I have a 64G SD card to install (my first). I'd like to get a good chunk of my music collection there. What type of content make sense (efficiency) to move...or what things should I NOT move?

As long as it's a good quality, fast card (class 4, 6, or 10), you can store everything on it from your apps to music, pictures, and video files, and even record HD video and take high MP pictures directly on to it. You should notice a significant increase in read/write speeds depending on the class of the card.

Thanks SeanPercy42. Telling me what "can" be stored is somewhat helpful, but my question is, what "should" be stored? In real life, I keep large stuff in the garage, food in the kitchen, toiletries in the washroom, etc. What makes most (or least) sense on the card?
Another way to ask is, what would take the most burden off the original storage, if it were to be moved to external?

On digital storage like MicroSD cards, Solid State drives, and smartphone internal storage (digital as well), there is no 'taking burden' off of them. You could have your internal storage 98% full and it would still perform just as well as it would if it was 2% full. The only reason people store files on MicroSD cards is to save space on the internal storage because many apps can't be moved to external storage and you want to keep the space free for them. You should move everything you possibility can to external storage, especially huge files. You don't want to move widgets though.

Hey Sylar, I was unable to edit my last comment but I wanted to clarify one thing. I said it doesn't matter if the storage is 98% full, but it does (to Android). For some reason Android starts bugging you about low disk space around 80%, so just try to keep your internal storage below 70% at all times and you'll be fine. Also, if you decide to move any of your apps to your MicroSD, be sure not to move widgets. They need to stay on internal storage to function properly. I just store my data files on mine (pics, vids, docs, offline maps, and music) maybe a big game or two.

Thanks. I don't use too many widgets but I'll keep that in mind.  Is there a way to know  which apps can/cannot be moved?

Yep, download [AppMgr III] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd&hl=pt_BR). It's got a nice, user-friendly, theme-able interface that shows the apps you can move on the far left screen, apps currently on your external SD on the middle screen, and apps that are 'phone only' on the right screen. There are other apps like it if you don't like that one for any reason. Just look under the similar apps section on the same page as that app. Good luck!


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Rooting LG e400f
I'm trying to root my Lg optimus e400f With GingerBreak, So far I haven't heard of any successes is it possible ? any help will be appreciated thank you

Did you try Methods/apps in the guide How do I root my Android device??

Instructions:

Download the Key root Master MOD. I uploaded it to my Google Website here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and download the "Install.apk
Sideload the APK
Click the second button Mulai Root and a popup will show
Click the button that says root and another popup will show button in purple with 2 buttons (one red and one purple)
Click the purple button
Your phone should be rooted and have SuperSU installed
Optional: Use a root checker to check if you actually have root privileges

This was the only root method that worked for me, as all the other ones didn't work.
You may see Stop Looking And Root Phone Here! video. I didn't use this video for my guide but this shows you how to use the app (as the app shows interface in Chinese language).


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Why doesn't "Keep offline" in Google Docs always let me access my document?
I have a Nexus 5 and I am having trouble understanding what the Keep offline option in Google Docs does.
For example, I have a Shopping List document.
Sometimes when I am at the supermarket, I have no mobile signal, but I still want to be able to view my shopping list (understanding that it may not be the latest version that I edited on my PC).  So I turned on the Keep offline option.

Most of the time when I try to access this document, and I have no mobile signal, I get an error that the document cannot be accessed (oddly enough, I can't reproduce the error now, which is why I can't be more specific regarding the error message).
Is there something else I need to be aware of when using this feature?  Or should turning this option on allow me to access the document in all situations?

You should be able to access any file when "Keep offline" is turned on provided that the file is downloaded/accessed atleast once.

@MANI - I have definitely accessed the file at least once, so I can rule that out.  My Nexus has a lot of quirks that other owners don't seem to experience; I wonder if it's time for a factory reset?

There is nothing much to say about this feature any more. It would be easy to tell something if you can reproduce the "error message". Or just reset the Google Keep by clearing app data/cache rather than factory reset. But it's your wish.

I don't know if this issue is still applicable after some update to Docs app, but try following what Google Support for Docs says first. Some steps might be different (it seems not up-to-date), but maybe it can show the cause why sometimes you couldn't access it offline.


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How to get "Say Ok!Google" text on google search widget
I have a samsung galaxy A5 running android 4.4.4. I've seen many kitkat devices having the text "say ok google" on the google search widget in the home screen. How can I get that? It gives the look of a flagship and is awesome.

I figured out a way. I uninstalled the updates of the google app in my device and re-installed the latest version from the play stoore. Then the text appeared. Once I activate ok google detection form "any screen" the text disappears.

Text in my widget comes and goes. When it is gone I do this to bring it back: I go into settings and reduce text size. I do not know why it works. I then restore size, and the text remains visible for several days.

If I remember correctly it requires Samsung to enable something. You could try going into the Google app and have a poke around (settings -> voice -> OK Google detection) and see if there's an option there. If not install the Google Now Launcher which does the OK Google from home screen.

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Sorry, I said the TEXT. just the "Say OK google " TEXT

@SuryaTeja I knew you said that but I thought that would make it appear. As its still there on my phone...


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Android M Nexus 5 boot loop
As soon as I got home after the Android M image was available, I (of course) flashed it to my Nexus 5, following all the usual procedure (e.g. wiping Dalvik and Cache). Now it's been stuck on the flying dot sequence for a long time (20-30 minutes). Has that happened to anyone else?

You also need to wipe data for a preview image.

Same here and I unlocked the bootloader right before flashing so that would have taken care of wiping it no?

I'd be willing to bet you need to do a factory reset, not just a wipe of cache. Generally that's required for the preview images, and if you don't, you end up with exactly what you just reported.

Is there a way to fix it? Wipe it via fastboot? Then reflash?

In my case all I had to do was unplug the device from the USB cable, and it finished booting.
If it's not you case, you can try:
Wiping the cache partition and wiping the the user data (factory reset).
You can do it by shutting down the cell phone, booting in fastmode (vol down + power) and selecting recovery. You will have to press power and after 1 second, press volume up to show the recovery menu, where you can do the wipe.

Second the above:
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot erase userdata
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot erase cache
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot erase system
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot flash system system.img
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot flash cache cache.img
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[user@name]:~/hammerhead-MPZ44Q$ fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

should do the trick.

I think you should also mention what those commands are doing, at least brief the readers. And do mention that your command would eradicate present user data (including apps, their data, stuff in Internal SD card).

I ran into this issue with my nexus 5 with the Chainfire SuperSU. If you're using that, the short answer is that there's a special boot.img to use. Also, make sure to use a pretty recent SuperSU (i used BETA-SuperSU-v2.50.zip.  You can plug the phone into your computer and reboot it into the boot loader and fastboot load the boot image and then also adb sideload the new SuperSU.
Here are the steps I took in more details.


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Show only photos taken in camera app
In the Android 5 camera app, if you browse the photos taken, there appear also photos from Whatsapp, music album covers, etc.
Can you make the camera app only display photos taken?

Different OEMs  -> different camera apps. Which device are you talking about?

I never found any camera app with such behavior, but only a Gallery app. Are you certain its a camera app and not Gallery app?

Device is Sony Z1 compact.

I press the miniature image right of the shutter button, actually I don't know which app it starts, I guess it it's Gallery.

@Firelord some camera apps just do that for browsing: opening the gallery app :) And that's what's most likely happening here, from what OP describes in the last comment. // weberjn: you could try installing an alternative camera app (yes, QuickPic is a good choice). Next time you press that "miniature image" you should be asked what app to use. Some of those apps can be configured for "folder mode", which might work the way you want (not tested, just thinking aloud).


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Samsung S Duos GT-S7562
My galaxy s dous s7562 is getting switched off when Internet is on and sometimes is phone is also getting switched off even when the battery is around 50%. When the Phone is restarted the battery level shows 1%. I am not able to get connected with Wifi & Share it app with other phones.What is the problem. Please help me.

Might be your battery got corrupted or Expired, Have you tried replacing your battery, And do not post multiple questions within one.

It seems that your battery is older and needs replacement. Have you tried using apps like BetterBatteryStats? But they would just give you the stats and some more insights.
If possible try with some other battery.


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How many people can use the same card on Google Wallet?
A company of 120 developers would like to purchase one credit card, deposit some money on it and give it to their employees on usage.
Employees will use it solely on Google Play to purchase applications.
Does anyone know what is the max number of accounts that can use the same credit card?

Here's my direct experience with something similar on a much smaller scale:
My girlfriend and I setup a joint Google account so we could share purchased apps. I added to it a card of mine that was already on my own Wallet account. The new account was IMMEDIATELY frozen and I couldn't make any purchases. After digging into it, I was told that if there's any suspicious activity, especially on a new account, including adding a card that already exists on another account, they automatically freeze it for an unspecified period of time.
In my case, about 48 hours later it unfroze.
I realize this doesn't confirm what would happen if you did this for 100+ accounts, but from experience they did react rather dramatically to it being added to only ONE additional account. I suspect I was unfrozen on goodwill as the account didn't exhibit any other suspicious behavior. The card being added over and over to dozens of accounts would likely trip higher-level oversight and lead to a problem.
One note: I've actually had good experience with Google's phone support when resolving a Wallet-related problem with the Play Store. The person I spoke to was helpful and was able to contact a higher-up for policy information, and provided me with an accurate solution. Supposedly this number is a direct line to their support. I'd recommend getting an official statement from them before making any major decisions.

In this case, it sounds like a simple call to Google to explain what you're about to do might be the solution

I'm guessing they probably can't pre-flag the accounts to stay unlocked, but it couldn't hurt to get an explanation of how they might go about ensuring they're unlocked afterwards. There also may be some entirely different corporate option we don't know about.

I don't see why it wouldn't be possible.
As long as you're using a non-Google-Wallet card, like a MasterCard or Visa, and adding it to each account, I think you're fine.
If you're looking to use a Google Wallet card, it's unclear. I know you definitely cannot have more than one Google Wallet card per account. (They verified this with me on the phone)
However, they say nothing on this help page or this page about using one ordinary credit card across multiple accounts.
Just have each person punch in the digits and you should be good to go!


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How can I change the order of suggested contacts in GMail app?
I regularly send email to a specific contact with the same first name as nearly a dozen other contacts, and he's always at the VERY BOTTOM of the list, which is annoying. Is there something I can do to get him to rise higher up the list so that he's the first suggestion instead of near the bottom?

Gmail automatically sorts all the contacts based on your most frequent uses. But if you don't find that name at top, then you might consider saving a new contact.
To view a complete list of your most frequently mailed contacts, click Gmail at the top-left corner of your Gmail page, then choose Contacts. Next, click Most Contacted.
When you’re composing or replying to a message, hover over a contact’s name to see the email address associated with it, and double-click a contact’s name to edit it. If you have multiple email addresses linked to a contact, you’ll see your contact’s email address as well as name.

This seems to work on the web, but I'm looking for a change in the order in Android's GMail app.

If contact sharing is enabled, the contacts listed in your domain’s Google Apps Directory appear in the autocomplete. Refer https://support.google.com/a/answer/60218


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If I choose the Original option in Google Photos will only photos above 16 MP be counted against my quota?
I have some photos that are higher than 16 mp and some photos taken on my phone that are less.
I want to back it all up to Google Photos but I don't want to select High Quality as I don't want the photos above 16 mp to be compressed.
If I select original, will only the photos exceeding 16 MP be counted toward my 15GB quota? That is if I select Original, and I never upload anything above 16MP, will all my photos be part of the unlimited storage?

If you choose the original option, every photo and video you upload will count towards your quota. As stated in the Google Photos help article, using the "original" setting counts against your free storage, regardless of your photo size.

Whether there's a cost depends on your settings. You can choose between 2 storage sizes for backing up your photos and videos:
High quality: Unlimited free storage for photos and videos that might be reduced in size or resolution.
Original: Counts against your Google account's 15 GB of free storage for photos and videos that are stored exactly as you captured them.

Google help also points out that

If the camera takes photos with 16 megapixels (MP) resolution or lower, most stored photos will essentially look the same using either storage option.

You can also change your mind at any time, however -

Changing the setting will affect storage sizes going forward and won't resize items you've already stored.

Sources: https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6220791 and https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313


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Android 4.3 on Alcatel pop C7
I have an Alcatel OneTouch Pop c7 smartphone, wich apparently support only Android 4.2. I received an Alcatel Onetouch watch wich needs android 4.3 to work: how can I install this version of android on my phone?

I think your watch would be compatible with Android 4.4.1 which is available as a custom ROM (SlimKat 4.4.1) here.

It looks like my phone it's not really supported for this ROM
http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/supported-devices

It is very likely possible that the SlimKat I suggested isn't an officially supported ROM from Slimkat. It means somebody could have took the source code of SlimKat and unofficially ported it to your device, the reason why your device isn't listed on the site you linked. You may try it if the need is strong. Also, there is another port named MIUI (Kitkat) here. Good Luck!


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How to root a Nexus 10 without wipe?
I would like to root my Nexus 10 without wiping its data so I can later install Ubuntu Touch on it. How should I do this?

In addition to the answer, you probably should backup your data if you want to restore it after being wiped.

Rooting a device does not require it to be wiped, although, to root it the device's bootloader needs to be unlocked.  This action requires the device to be wiped.
So, if you have not unlocked the bootloader yet then you need to wipe it, sadly.
If you have unlocked the bootloader then you can root the device without wiping it.
To root the device you can use the Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh.  This is your best option.

Newer versions of SuperSU can achieve root without a custom kernel,You can try to update without wiping your device, although you may encounter problems.

That's not the problem here... If OP has a locked bootloader he wouldn't even be able to install a custom recovery, let alone SuperSU and stuff; if unlocked then he wouldn't even be asking.


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How to set an app to use its native language?
Thanks to my phone being rooted, I can use app settings to set an app's language without having to change my system language. but is there a way to determine the native language of an app and by default use that?

Interesting question. The answer would be probably: use invalid locale (e.g. zz_ZZ) so that the app will fallback to default string resources (/res/string).... just a guess, I didn't (and couldn't) try it.

@AndrewT. good idea, though I wonder how much of the system this would screw up if used globally...


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Ngrok (compiled for Arm5) crash on android: can't find core dump files!
I downloaded Ngrok which I want to install on a old HTC Hero [the project is to transform the phone in a ipcam, reachable behind a NAT network], so I chose the version compiled for Arm5. You can find the executable here: https://dl.ngrok.com/ngrok_2.0.17_linux_arm_v5.zip
Now, I tried to launch it on Hero and on a Nexus 5 with Lollipop, but I got a "Segmentation fault" error. The developer of Ngrok ask me the core dump, but even if I set the ulimit to unlimited, I cannot find nothing in tombstones folder.
Can someone help me? For example trying the Ngrok on you phone and tell me 1) if gives the "segmentation fault" error; 2) providing me the core dump; 3) tell me why I cannot find the core dump files...
To execute Ngrok on android you have to put it ind /data/ folder, then assign executable permissions (chmod x+ ngrok OR chmod 555 ngrok), lastly execute it with ./ngrok
Thanks in advance,
J.

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Bootloop Galaxy S2 GT-I 9100
My phone( Galaxy S2 GT-I 9100)  is in bootloop . I have installed cwm v6.0.3.6 and I have done wipe cache and wipe dalvik , after that I have installed cm10 but the problem doesnt fixed . So how can I fix this problem? I don`t want to lose my pictures and music.

If you can reach Recovery mode which IMO shouldn't be affected by boot-loop, then use ADB from there to transfer Pictures and Music or any other data into PC. CWM should be having ADB support by default. Access ADB from PC.

I have installed CM11 but now it brings error "No external storage available"


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Why am I not getting access to the full internal storage space?
Please note: There are similar questions to this one, but this is different: in this case I am root reading all the block data directly from /dev/block/*, not a regular user trying to save files to pre-partitioned areas.
According to the internal memory capabilities this phone, a HTC One V (a version tailored for Cricket Wireless if it makes a difference), there should be "4 GB (1 GB user available)".
However, when I create a dd image of the internal storage (accessible through /dev/block/mmcblk0), it tells me the resulting image is 2.3GB large. Even if I create an image of each partition individually, the result is still 2.3GB.
Why is there a discrepancy between how much storage is listed on the phone's specs, and how much data can be accessed through /dev/block/*?

Apparently, some of the flash isn't mapped through that mechanism.  You can look into the kernel configuration, but it is also possible that the radio firmware ("baseband") which runs outside the kernel (and often on a different processor core) "owns" that, and the Linux kernel has either not been notified of its existence, or actually locked out.


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Whatsapp not loading images nad not creating back up on my htc explorer (Cyanogen mod 11 CR4)
I have installed Cyanogen mod11 CR4 on my htc explorer.
Also I have increased my internal memory via partitioning the sd card and merging it with internal memory.
When I installed Whatsapp. It is not creating its folders (of conversations, images, videos). Due to this, I cannot download or upload images. Also it is not allowing to back up conversation.
Can anyone help me in this regard?
Thank you.


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Bind camera button to Google Camera
I have just installed Google Camera on my Sony Z2 device and i would love to fully move to it from default xperia camera app but the only thing which stops me from this is a camera button which is binded to the default app.
I have stopped / disabled the default app in Apps settings and now, after holding that button, my device vibrates for half a second and nothing happens. I assume i need to somehow change it's binding or set Google Camera to the default app but i have no idea how to do that and i can't find anything about it on the internet. Any help much appreciated.

is your device rooted?

nope, it's not. Actually i should ask if such thing is possible without a root

Unlikely without root.


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In my android device when I take picture from camera, the image is reverting
I am using ASUS ZENFONE 4 - ASUS T00I, when I open camera and if I take any picture it is showing reverse image when I took image from Front camera  how can change that in settings , please suggest me

Are you saying it is taking a selfie, when you say reverse image? If so, take it out of selfie mode, which uses the rear-facing camera. When your camera is on, select the menu icon, and remove it from selfie mode.

I solved this problem in settings we have save as flipped before it is on and I changed to off mode now it is taking as a normal image from front camera

Now that you named that effect, I understand what you mean by reversing. Sort of a left-to-right reversal of objects.

In that device they are given this option like flip

On SE sites, it's perfectly fine to answer your own question – so as you've obviously solved your issue, would you mind making the solution an answer (preferably with step-by-step instructions for "dummies")? Thanks in advance!

@lzzy here I make the comments that is the solution only single line how can I make it step by step procedure. just make that one as a solution.


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How to sync Android Firefox with my private ownCloud?
I have setup Firefox 38 (on my PC) synchronization with my private ownCloud server. I just had to add services.sync.tokenServerURI and services.sync.username strings in about:config (Mozilla and ownCloud). Now I can sync everything that Firefox offers to sync with my private cloud.
How to make the same for Firefox on Android?
I added those string on Android with no success.

See: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989756

@MorrisonChang Are you trying to say that it's not supported now? Some says https://www.palemoon.org/sync/ works.


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How to reorder, add or delete home screens in the native Droid Maxx launcher?
When booting up the Droid Maxx and not using a custom launcher, there are five swipe screens by defualt. Is there a way to reorder, add or delete screens? Usual two finger pinching or twirling has no effect.

Motorola devices are mostly loaded with a very basic Android build with minimum customization. The launcher which they provide is also very basic and light weighted and do have a lot of features. So if you are looking for customizing your home screens then you are not going to find any option in their default launcher.
You need to get a launcher from the Play Store. I will suggest the Google Now launcher. Its very basic yet has quite a few interesting features. I used it in my Moto G (1st Gen.) and it used to work pretty well. There are other good launchers too like Nova, Apex, etc. you can give them a try too.


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is there a way to force chrome to accept a self signed site?
I want to access to a site in which zimbra is installed, the address is like 'https://...', but when I try to access it from chrome on my phone I have a message telling me the connection is not secured. Is there a way to force chrome to accept the encryption?
thanks
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How can I backup and restore Google Now Launcher home-screen layouts?
The only times I've seen a successful restore of the Google Now Launcher home-screen layout is when it is the default launcher from the onset as the installer goes through it's motions.
Restoring a backup from Titanium Backup does not work.
I've also tried making a recovery flashable update.zip via Titanium Backup but it still won't restore the home-screen layout

Have you tried with adb backup resp. adb restore?

Try backing up the entire Google app, not just the Google Now Launcher as it does not store any data itself.
Backing up the Google app (and you can try the Google Now Launcher) in addition to it, should work.

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Nexus player does not wake up with TV
My nexus player does not wake up when I turn on my tv. On the tv it says it does not have signal.
If I unplug and plug the HDMI cable it works! This is a very annoying issue.
Do you know how to fix it?
What might be the problem? My TV, my HDMI cable or the nexus player?

What kind of TV is it? Are you plugged in directly to the TV, or through a receiver?

I have a philips 32' (32PFL6615D) and the HDMI cable is connect directly to the TV. I have already tried all the HDMI ports of the TV, all have the same problem.


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Is there anyway to increase 'App Storage' space on a HTC One X?
I'm currently using 6.48GB of 6.76GB 'App storage' on my HTC One X of which 4.95GB is classed as 'other'.
I've seen some guides which suggest methods to extend storage onto an SD card but the HTC One X doesn't have a slot for one.
Is there any way to repartition or something along those lines? Or is it time to upgrade?

You can try :
How I expanded my app storage (repartitioning)
or developing a rom with your requirement.
(delete the unused or etc apps/files from rom)


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2-Step Verification code not automatically detected on Android
I just got a new Samsung Galaxy S5 and had it activated on my carrier. I opened the Play Store and entered my gmail and password. Next it says:

2-Step Verification
Verifying your phone automatically via text message
This may take a few minutes...
Having trouble?

Within seconds I received the 2-step verification SMS text message, but the app does not seem to be responding to it. A simple bar animation shows that it's still waiting.
I tried following the "Having trouble?" link but the only option there is to resend the message. I've tried that a few times and received the verification code again, but it still would not continue.
The 2-step verification process worked fine on my previous phone (S3), but I used to enter the code manually.
The phone is running Android 5.0. This problem occurs whether I'm on WiFi or Network.
Any advice would be much appreciated!

I found a partial solution to my question:
I was unable to use the 2-step verification using SMS message. I went to my google account settings and changed to Voice Call instead of SMS
Instructions:

Go to https://myaccount.google.com/ (make sure it's logged in to your desired account)
Select "Sign-in and security"
Edit the 2-Step Verification (pencil symbol)
Click on "Text message" in "Codes sent via:   Text message"
Change to "Voice Call"
Save

Then try signing in to the app again. This time it'll ask for you to enter the code manually which should arrive after a few seconds (or minutes) via a phone call. You can then change the settings back to "Text message (SMS)" if you like.
Hope this helps others.

I had the same issue on my Galaxy S5.  I had a different messaging app as my default.  When I reverted my default back to the stock messaging app, it was able to automatically verify via text.

To revert back to stock, I opened Hangouts, went to Settings | SMS | Set Hangouts as default SMS app