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Pop Ups in Browser - Possible Viruses?
Since moving to Japan, the chrome web browser on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) has been acting strangely.  Sometimes it will happen when I switch to a new article on a news mobile website, or even if I click a link on facebook.  What happens is that a popup comes up that takes up the whole screen that claims my phone has a virus and I should download something to get rid of it.  I'm not an idiot, so I never click those popups and close the page immediately.  My question is that I'm wondering if I may already have a virus on my phone, and that's why I'm getting these pop ups all of the sudden.  Is there a good way to check for viruses on phones?  Thanks for your help.

Sounds like a malware app. Have you tried one of those ad scanners (Addons Detector, AppBrain Ad Detector, Lookout Ad Network Detector) to find possible candidates? Any app you lately installed (possibly side-loaded) that could match?

Great answer, Suyash Barve. I hadn't thought of that possibility.
Good answer, MANI, however this is abnormal under any of the top dozen browsers. Annnnd, antivirus apps just give you a false sense of security.
Next time that happens, I'd use the shellcode below to investigate these four places. Get the android terminal app.
shell@android:/data/data/com.browser.application # ls
cache
databases
files
lib

Maybe not lib....
Try this first:
https://adblockplus.org/android-faq

You can block pop ups for all sites in the chrome setting however I still get those spammy pop ups even after blocking pop ups for all sites in chrome beta.. All those pop ups you get saying that" your device has virus" or" your device is running slow" are absolutely spam. Those have no relation with your device. Their main motto is to mislead audience and make them install malicious apps that can compromise the security of device..But if you need some good security you can find plenty of them on the play store. You can go for 360mobile security which has a great detection rate and is free to download. Or you can go for Lookout that has a good anti-theft feature that is also free.

I can assure you there is no virus in your device. Those pop-ups will just lead you to any application and games sites, dating sites, etc. Internal pop-blocker of Chrome won't help you in this case. I would advice normal browsers like UC Browser mini & Opera mini to get rid of the pop-ups. Try them and you'll see the difference.

I had the same exact problem. It went from my phone to my PC to my laptop. Reset my phone thrice to get rid of it but the pop ups would start again immediately after reset. I finally figured out that the problem was on my WiFi. My computer that had been hooked up to the wifi had a network virus and had infected everything that was connected to it. Disconnect everything from your wifi. Then connect one thing at a time as you download Quickheal and run their malware program. Once you've done it for the computer/laptop, the phone should be fine after a reset.

This does not sound very plausible.


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Nexus 4, ART vs Dalvik Runtime: Which provides a lower battery consumption?
I'm using a Nexus 4 and currently using the Cyanogen Mod 11 ROM. I was using Paranoid Android Beta 4 for KitKat before but switched to Cyanogen Mod due to the stability that Cyanogen Mod offers right now.
I was wondering what are the pros and cons from ART and Dalvik. Especially since I am no longer running the Nexus 4 stock ROM. Is there any other ways of improving battery life by switching governors?

Because of the way this site works, you'll get better answers if you keep yourself to one question per post. As things stand, if someone knows about ART but don't have a suggestion about governors, they probably won't answer your question.

As with @DanHulme's answer, I suggest you remove the last sentence, and ask it as a separate question.

Over all, I think this is a valid question: All other things constant, would using ART consume lesser battery compared to using Dalvik?

The new ART runtime is still experimental. It will make your phone less stable, and some apps just won't work at all. That's why the option to switch from Dalvik to ART is in the developer options: it's only there to let developers and system integrators test their stuff and help Google fix problems.
For this reason, it's a little pointless to measure the performance of ART right now, since bugs in it might cause artificially low or high performance, even in situations where the bug doesn't occur or isn't apparent. Fixing a bug might reduce performance (increasing battery or memory use, or decreasing speed) because extra checks or a slower algorithm are needed to avoid the bug; or, it might increase performance by making some computation unnecessary. Also, further work on improving the performance of ART will certainly be done before it's turned on for everybody.
Combining the effects of fixing all bugs, and all the performance improvements that are made, it's very hard to predict how the finished product will perform. The performance could completely change before ART is ready for mainstream use.

Its going to be activated in the next release of android soon as reported by Android Authority.

It might make your phone less stable.

Currently, very few apps properly support ART. So, the performance difference is not really noticeable. As for battery consumption, there should be little to no difference if your CPU settings are left at default.
ART is a great innovation, and I can't wait to see some great performance numbers in the near future, but we are not there yet.
If you're running CM11 nightly builds, you might see some poor battery life. If you do, try another kernel, such as Devil.

Where is this answering the question!

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Stuck in Fastboot?! Help please!
I tried to get CM11 on my LG G2 on Bell Canada's network and I really messed it up. I can no longer get into recovery, adb doesn't see my phone, but download mode works (though I have no idea how to use it). I even tried the "Get out of Fastboot" tutorial and it didn't work because when I get to the point where I have to choose "Android" under "other devices" in Windows 7 and my G2 is showing up as "SAMSUNG Android Phone" and under that it says "USB Modem Phone ADB Port". The latest drivers for LG are installed so I have no idea what's going on. I had a Samsung Galaxy S2 a long time ago. Could it be that those drivers are over-riding LG's drivers? I have no idea how this stuff works...
So now my phone boot loops to little rows of words at the top of the screen:
[650] Fastboot mode started
[700] udc_start()
Please, what can I do to fix this phone? I need a simple tutorial for a total noob like myself.
Thanks!
Secondly, is there any way I can get CM11 on this Bell phone? I don't like LG's skin...

I would start by un-installing all Samsung drivers, including their Kies application.  Then un-install and re-install LG drivers and see if this resolves your machine not recognizing the phone in fastboot mode.  Also, ADB will not recognize the phone while it's in fastboot mode.  You will need to use the fastboot.exe tool (found in the same place where adb.exe is installed.)

There is most definitely a CM11 version for LG G2.  Depending on your exact model number (d800 for AT&T, d801 for T-Mobile, and d802 for International) you can find it on http://download.cyanogenmod.org/

Chahk, Thanks for the quick responses! Those CM11's you're talking about aren't for the D803 (the Canadian version). I tried a D802 CM11 on my D803 and that's what got me into this mess. Any way to get a D803 version? Or will I just have to wait and hope?

Chahk, I just removed the Samsung driver and all the other crap, rebooted and reinstalled the latest LG driver. The PC is still seeing my G2 as "Samsung Android Phone" and under that "USB Modem Phone ADB Port". Also, when I open CMD and type "Fastboot devices" it says "?     fastboot" I'm guessing that means it knows there's a device but doesn't know what it is... Damn this is frustrating. I hope I haven't completely bricked my phone...

Alright so I may be making some progress here... I'm going to write this out as I learn it. I opened cmd typed "fastboot" then typed "cd \tools" (this tells fastboot to look in my C: drive at a folder called "tools". There was no folder called "tools" in my C: drive so I made one. On the next line I typed "fastboot flash recovery boot.img" the part that says "boot.img" is just the name of the .img file you're trying to flash. I tried to flash a .zip before and it said...

"You cant, it's not an .img" so I extracted the .zip and it had a file called "boot.img" in it. Hence the reason I typed "fastboot flash recovery boot.img".
So then fastboot did a bunch of stuff in the cmd window and ended with "finished!" so I'm here thinking "Great! I finally fixed it!"
So next I typed "fastboot reboot" and my phone rebooted.... Back to the stupid fastboot screen...

So now that I understand (at least a little bit) how to actually flash .img files to my phone with fastboot, how can I get my phone out of fastboot? I was hoping I was stuck in fastboot because my rom was messed up and flashing a .img file would fix it. I guess I was wrong. Most of this comes from me understanding about 5% of how flashing works...
Help anybody?!

For now you should refrain from flashing random images to your phone. The good news is that fastboot is working, and your PC recognizes your phone. Now you need to find a Recovery image for your phone and flash it. More detail as an answer shortly...

If your computer is able to recognize the phone while it's in Fastboot mode, you are half-way there.  You will now need to flash a proper Recovery image, and then use the Recovery mode to flash a compatible ROM.
It doesn't looks like ClockworkMod officially supports your version of LG G2 (d803).  The other well known recovery is TWRP (short for Team Win Recovery Project).  There are two different recovery images for d803 - Bell and Rogers.  Go ahead and download the one appropriate for your carrier, and save it somewhere on your computer.
Now do the following:

Boot up your phone into fastboot mode, and connect it via USB to the PC.
Open Windows Command Prompt, and navigate to wherever the fastboot.exe program is installed (e.g. cd c:\fastboot\)
Issue the following command: fastboot flash recovery [path-to-img] where "[path-to-img]" is the full path to where you downloaded the recovery image (C:\temp\openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-g2bell.img for example)

Turn the phone off, diaconnect it from USB, and boot to recovery by holding the Vol Down+Power buttons, then as soon as the "LG" logo comes up release them and press & hold them again, and then on the screen press the Power button 3 times.
You should be in TWRP recovery.  Re-connect the phone to PC via USB, and now ADB tool should be working.
You can now try to find the CM11 version for your phone, adb push it to your phone's memory while it's in Recovery mode, and then flash it with TWRP.  I would also recommend performing a complete wipe via TWRP to clear out any residual files from your previous flashing attempts.
Currently CyanogenMod does not officially support the Canadian variant (d803) of LG G2, but some people had successfully modified the d802's package.  This involves extracting a file from the official CM11 zip, modifying it to include the d803 model, re-packing it into the zip, and finally flashing it.  A different kernel is also required to be flashed right afterwards, and can be found here (you will need the AOSP based one.)

Chahk! You're the best! If you were here I'd have to buy you a beer or something. I can't describe how much suffering you've saved me from! I thought I'd have to buy a new phone!

Now, I just have to see if I can figure out the cm11 thing. I don't want to go back to lg...

Alright... Chahk? I'm in TWRP now but I cannot push the roms. When I type "adb push Cyanogen11-D803.zip" it just give me the adb menu again and nothing happens. If I type "adb sideload Cyanogen11-D803.zip" it starts doing it's thing it gets to 100% then twrp on my phone says "failed" at the top in red letters. What am I doing wrong? I even tried it with the official bell.zip and it doesn't work either...

Alright so I figured it out. I needed to reboot to system through TWRP then it took me back to fastboot. I then had to reflash the recovery with fastboot and then TWRP finally sideloaded the rom correctly using the command "adb sideload ROM.zip" so it worked!

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How to turn off "applying profile" and "profile applied" notifications in Tasker
Whenever a new profile is applied there is a small gray round popup at the bottom of the screen that reads "Applying profile: {profile name}" and then "profile applied"
I want to stop these notifications.

I found the culprit. It's an app called Kernel Tuner. The notifications are called "toast notifications" It looks like a program bug that even though i turn toast notifications off, when I reopen the app, they are ticked back on again and cannot be unchecked.

Furthermore , even though the app has a bug in kitkat and continued to display those annoying toast notifications,  i was able to disable all notifications from the app by going into system settings -> apps and finding the app and unchecking notifications. Problem solved.


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LG G2 rooting error
I'm rooting LG G2 (for Verizon) following this instruction.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
While I'm running root.bat, it seems to freeze showing that
'Looking for device'.
I closed the command window and re-ran root.bat but always the same result.
So I cannot proceed anymore.
What should I do?

Did you performed the steps properly by enable Usb debugging and other instructions? If that post is not clear to you a blog is here


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Gmail - how to get all my email address from mailbox into contacts?
In my Gmail i have total 3000 Emails (inbox, sent item, important etc). But all 3000 Email address is not in my Google Contact list.
how can i export email address from the Gmail inbox/sent item/important into Google Contact list?

This probably isn't something you want to do on your Android. See: Get e-mail addresses from Gmail messages received


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Can I increase signal strength on my Samsung Galaxy s4 active?
I recently purchased a used Samsung Galaxy S4 that used to be on AT&T, but it has been unlocked, or something so that I can now use it on Koodo (canadian carrier).
The signal is very weak.  It's so weak that talking on the phone has been a hassle because people can't really hear me and I can't hear them.
I found out how to switch from LTE to WCDMA, which makes the signal a little better, but then i miss out on the benefits of LTE.
Is it possible that the phone is not running on the optimum frequency band for usage on the Koodo network?
Any suggestions or help?

@abqnm you should make that an answer! I'd normally suggest flashing a different modem (bsseband) to root users but there's not much for the s4 active out there.

Thanks @RossC. I figured I would leave it as a comment for a day and then post it as an answer. It is now an answer.

When connected to LTE, the phone is also separately connected to the GSM network for voice. Voice does not go over LTE so switching your data to WCDMA (HSPA) won't make any difference in the quality of voice calls, unless you are using VOIP calling.
There isn't much you can do to boost the signal other than not using a case or if you do, stick to a thin TPU case that is just colored (ie no carbon fiber or chrome or wood or metal). If it is at your home, you may be able to see if your carrier offers a network extender. The network extender plugs into your home Internet and emulates a small cell tower in your house.


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Improving performance of YouTube app
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (a.k.a. p4, P7500), running Android 4.2.2 rooted (latest CyanogenMod nightly build: 10.1-20131208-NIGHTLY-p4) and YouTube v5.3.28.
Does anyone have an idea how to improve the performance of the video playback?
What I'm experiencing is a lot of stutter: videos often only show a few frames per second (the audio seems to get priority and plays fluidly). Sometimes videos pause for a few seconds at a time.
I'm testing with preloaded, fully cached videos, so it's not a problem of network connection. Killing background tasks helps a little bit when it's really bad, but doesn't fix the problem entirely.
Now I know this isn't exactly a high-performance device, but when playing them with MX Player, all 720p videos are playing absolutely fluidly without a single stutter. This also includes the exact same videos that stutter in the YT app after downloading them and playing them with MX Player. So the device is capable of playing back those videos perfectly fine.
Any ideas what I could try to increase the YouTube app's performance?

Sounds like a problem with the CM build. YT should be smooth on that device, but maybe CM has broken the video decoder drivers or Neon.

@DanHulme FWIW, it's been like that at least since the latest iteration of the YT app, for a year or so. But yeah, this device is not exactly a primary target of CM ('nightlies' are actually more 'monthlies').
From what I understand, MX Player's 'hardware' playback mode should also use the OS video decoder drivers, so I'm surprised that it performs better.

I've seen this same issue on other devices with CyanogenMod.  The video within the YouTube app is choppy and laggy, but the video from youtube.com looks just fine.  A solution is most welcome.

FYI, I've since then upgraded to a Nameless-based build of Android 4.4 and still experience mostly the same effect. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the OS (H.264-)codec the YT app is using, as opposed to the apparently better optimized (mplayer-based or ffmpeg-based, I assume) codec that MX Player is using.

Try installing Adobe Flash Player android app. It integrates with the browser and system to eventually improve the overall performance for audio/video playback. Many sites and apps can run slow due to the low version of html and low internal storage for which Adobe Flash Player keeps the cpu cool and lets the app take less space for RAM and ROM. And as a result the performance of device can be improved. Its worth trying.

The YouTube app has been and continues to be a laggy little dingleberry. Here are a few things to try:

Is there the same level of lag when you try to load the video from youtube.com?
Have you tried an alternative YouTube app like Viral?
When updating to the latest nightly, do you clear your Dalvik cache?

I haven't tried loading youtube.com in a mobile browser yet. I did give Viral a quick try: the performance wasn't quite at the level of MX Player, but it seems to be a lot less laggy than the official app.
Yes, I have had this problem since about a year and the Dalvik cache has been cleared multiple times since then (including right before posting this).


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Can't update android 4.4 to 4.4.2 on nexus 7 2012
I have a rooted nexus 7 running android KitKat 4.4.
On my notification bar there is an update message to make o.s 4.4.2 , when I click on it to install the update, it restarts the tablet and the screen says installing the update, after 2 minutes the screen says the message "install error" and it forces me to restart the device.
The o.s doesn't update and notification stays on top.
I installed twrp and through that I tried updating the device but that didn't work either.
Is there any solution to this problem?

What exactly does the error message say. If you've rooted you may have installed an app which has modified a system file. When installing an update it verifies the current system and won't install if anything has been changed. The error message will likely tell you what file has been modified. Replacing that file with an unmodified version should allow you to install the update. The other option is to flash the factory image.

It says error install!

Can you add a screenshot/photo of the screen showing the message? It will almost certainly say what file caused it to error.

Have a feeling, that 1) you're rooted and 2) boot loader is unlocked, you may have to revert to stock boot & recovery and re-load stock 4.3 AND important bit, re-lock the bootloader. After that, the OTA upgrade should then proceed, then look for Nexus Root Toolkit (NRT) to do the job for you. You will lose everything!


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Can I use an external touchscreen with the Nexus 4?
I've seen a few videos of folk connecting their Nexus to an external monitor with a SlimPort HDMI cable. Would a 10 or 7 inch touchscreen work the same way? Or would it need a different cable connection?
If this is possible I can extend my Nexus 4 to a tablet :)

Are you asking if the "touch" portion will be functional?

Yes, the video I'm sure it will.

Duplicate confirmed.


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Unlocking the nexus 7 bootloader
I want to root my nexus 7 tab. The first step is unlocking the bootloader. I want to know that unlocking will wipe the os or just data? Can I start the tab after unlocking

It doesn't wipe the OS (the system partition), only the user data. It's a precaution so that an attacker can't install a new OS to get around Android's security protections on your data. See Why does unlocking the bootloader wipe phone? for more details on why.
When you first boot the device after unlocking the bootloader, if you don't flash a new OS right away, it'll go into the first-time setup wizard (where it asks you to sign into or create a Google account).

When unlocking your bootloader it wipes the tablet, so any data you have on it will be erased. So do a backup before doing anything.
Unlocking the boot loader will not wipeout the OS, that is only done if you install another ROM.
Rooting the Nexus 7 is probably the easiest device to do it on. Here are some links that I have used in the past to accomplish that.
The XDA forum: Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v. 2.1.9
The NexusToolkit download: Nexus Root Toolkit v2.1.9
Read both thoroughly, everything is explained in an easy to understand way.
The XDA forum is a great source of invaluable information.
The Nexus Toolkit is very concise, with an intuitive UI, that runs on your PC. This will unlock the boot loader, install(flash) recovery, install your boot.img(kernel), and install ROM. There is a vast amount of other features, but you'll find them out when using the toolkit.


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Getting KitKat on my Galaxy S4
I was wondering if there was like an installation that you can install to a Galaxy S4 device to enable you to get KitKat?
I know some people with Galaxy S4's have already got KitKat installed, but it is taking forever to come through as a software update.
Do Samsung push out the KitKat update or the mobile carrier?

This may sound stupid but have you tried the "check for update" button (located in settings)

I have tried that, on 4G and Wi-Fi, but the update does not get pushed through

Officially: not yet, give it a few weeks. Even if your network/device is getting it they usually stagger it by IMEI so someone may have it and not you. As of now only Korea and certain US carriers have an official release. Unofficial: there is the samsung leak of it, there is the Google Edition ROMS that have been around for a few months. Check out XDA. The CARRIER roll it out. It is sent from Samsung > Carrier > Handset!

I'm O2 UK as well, and at 4.3, my phone is 'up to date'.
This article suggests we'll be getting Kitkat, but not quite yet. If you look at comparable previous releases from Samsung, I think we've still got months yet.

Apologies for the late response.
That is exactly what mine says - very annoying.

In the US, updates generally come through the carrier. Each carrier has to test & approve the update; so if an AT&T S4 has the 4.4 update, that doesn't mean that the Verizon version has been approved.

Thanks for replying.
I am on O2-UK, but other people in the UK with S4's have had the update pushed out, but not sure if it is worth updating manually instead of waiting for the update to be pushed over.


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Retrieving old/deleted messages
Is there any way to recover the messages that I accidentally deleted on my cellphone. I am not using Google backup or any other backup service and have never synced with any other device.

You might wish to see our data-recovery tag-wiki, which should get you started on this topic.

Not in any simple, user friendly way.
You're really wandering into the realm of digital forensics here, unless you can convince your carrier that it's worth their while to salvage something from their logs.
Or, y'know, ask your friendly NSA contacts ;p


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Tvheadend on Android DVB-S2 TV Box(AML8726-MX)
I have Android DVB-S2 TV Box
CPU: Amlogic AML8726-MX
TV-Tuner: AVL6211
I need to install Tvheadend server to the device. To play video in the browser (on the same device) via RTP (or nativ android app - VideoView).
I found Tvheadend compiled under Android. It starts, but the TV tuner was not recognized correctly.
Can someone have a successful experience in installing this software?
If you have experience in writing android applications for such hardware, please tell me where to start!

I think you should install some Linux OS like Ubuntu. Tvheadend server works only in Linux.
There is no other way.


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Mobile browser and google apps in mobile internet fails to connect, but everything else can use connection
My android phone cannot browse any internet page and use google apps on 2G/3G network.
However I can freely ping anything from terminal emulator. I can use at as AP point (I am doing it now). Wifi browsing works well. Why I have no idea.
Only indication of problem is:
failed to identify at proxy error (I am not sure my localisation says something similar). What is happening?
I recently installed cyanogenmod instead of Android jelybean 4.1. I cleaned phone using standart procedure through clockwork rom manager.
Any ideas what could be wrong?

Yupp. Time settings usually – at least when it only affects secured sessions. Is your phone's date+time set correctly, or is it e.g. back to 2011 or forward to 2525?

Time settings are correct, but certification might be wrong, I will try to see if it is wrong.


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How can I edit a video to correct an incorrect orientation?
I recorded a video clip on my Samsung Galaxy S4 in the horizontal orientation. If I download it to a computer it plays correctly in a wide aspect ratio and is not rotated.
When I play it on the phone, the phone always rotates it incorrectly.  If I hold the phone in the vertical orientation, the video fills the screen, but is rotated 90 degrees. The bottom of the frame is on the left.
If I rotate the phone 90 degrees CCW to view the video in the correct orientation, the phone rotates the video another 90 degrees.  Now the video is a tiny thumbnail in the middle of the screen - a vertical video showing on a horizontal screen. The bottom of the video is still on the left.
Why is the phone rotating the video incorrectly? Isn't the phone supposed to note the orientation and tag the file when the video is recorded so this problem won't happen? Given that it has it wrong, how do I edit the video to correct the orientation setting?


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How to get Full Screen Caller id?
In my Nexus 4 i have successfully synced the contacts with their google plus and assigned them with their profile picture. The issue is when i call them (outgoing calls) i am able to get their pic in full screen. But when i receive calls (incoming calls) the pic is displayed partly at the top of the screen. What is the issue and how to solve this?

Could you add a screenshot to make it clear what you mean by "the pic is displayed partly at the top of the screen"?

Partly in the sense Image is displayed for the top half of the screen and attend/cut option in the bottom half of the screen. I Just want to show the image in full screen and attend/cut option to be over the image. (Sorry i could not attach screenshot now).

That is because this is a stock android feature. To accomplish the result you want you'll need some kind of third party software i geuss. There are lots available in the play store.


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How Can I Get Access to Photos Taken on My Droid II with "camera" program - from a Linux System?
I used to use a program called "camera" to take pictures. I was able to see what had been taken, and save (or not) as I took them. And when I attached the phone to the USB port of my (linux) computer, I could find the pictures in the phone's memory card file system, which could be mounted.
The program "camera" appears to have auto-updated. I can still take pictures - but that seems to be all - I can't access them, either within the program or via the SD card. I didn't see anything relevant in the program's menu(s) - neither the one I get from the phone's menu button, nor the one I get, briefly on the right side of the screen, when I tap a small non-descript image on the upper left.
Perhaps I'm now supposed to access photos via some other app - on the phone at least? Any idea what it might be called? And how on earth am I supposed to get access to the underlying files?
The phone claims to be running Android 2.3.4

It sounds like the Camera app's default have been reset to save pictures to the phone's internal memory as opposed to SD Card. Are you able to mount your Droid 2's internal storage?

Partial answer, once I figured out the general principle - touch random places on the screen, and this app. sometimes produces briefly visible icons that apparently the designers find cooler and easier to use than using the menu button on the phone, or even an always visible icon on the screen....
If I swipe vaguely near the lower left of the camera app's screen (upper right of the device's screen; these positions are always in landscape orientation, whereas my device [and I] prefer portait) I can make a small square image briefly appear; this image contains a thumbnail of the most recent picture I've taken. When tapped, I can see that picture.

I can then side scroll to get to earlier pictures.
If I again touch the lower left of the camera app's window - which can be reoriented back to portrait when in this state - I get a set of 3 icons + a date at the bottom of the window, and one at the upper left. The date appears to be the date the picture was taken.

If I click the first icon from the left, looking like 2 upward pointing diverging arrows, I get a menu:

photo share
amazon send to kindle
bluetooth
email
gmail
picasa
print to retail
text messaging

Then a label" downloaded apps"

concur

I guess I can send the picture to any program I wish, provided it's on the cell phone. How amazingly useful.
The circled arrow - 2nd from the left - talks about a "quick upload" app. which requires me to set up a "default quick upload account" to use it. No clue where it would be uploaded, or what privacy might apply.
The downward pointing arrow - on the far right - offers me the following list

more  (That turned out to be a header, unclickable)
delete
set as
edit
print
picture info

The icon at the upper left that looked like a camera takes me back to picture taking mode
So,
(1) It is possible to see what pictures you have taken.
(2) It is probably possible to get access to the files from other computers, by mailing them to one's gmail account, then downloading the attachments - much more "convenient" than having access to the image files - NOT. (I say probably because I have not yet tried this. Perhaps it will turn out that there are more bugs here, or another layer of impenetrable user interface)
(3) The files themselves are not made available directly to the unfortunate user/owner of the device.


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Images from YouTube links are shown in Opera Mini even when "Load images" is off
I use Opera Mini with "Load images" set to off when browsing on mobile data, to speed it up and save bandwidth. This removes most images, however, I've noticed that whenever there is a link to a YouTube video, a still frame will still be loaded and shown.
I assume this maybe is because those are considered HTML video tags, and hence are treated differently?
In any event, is it possible to turn those off, too? Some other setting (I looked but didn't find any, but maybe I just missed it).

I think your assumption is right. If they are in Video tags then they aren't 'images' in the sense of jpgs etc. This would happen with other formats, for example Flash that will load even with images blocked also.


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Unable to upgrade ROM [status 7] and Failed to verify whole-life package
i am having an issue upgrading my Serioux S800TAB to android 4.2.2: i get an error: status 7. I have googled the error, and done what the tutorial said, but now i have the error "Failed to verify whole-life package". Any tips on how can i make the ROM work?

Are you flashing a custom ROM? What's the name of the ROM? What recovery are you using? CWM? TWRP?

Or are you flashing a stock ROM?

What is "the tutorial"? What did it say? Can you include the basic steps of what you did?

I tried CyanogenMod, but i didn't know which one to download, so i downloaded a random one. And the tutorial said to browse to \META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script and remove the first lines of code.

You can't just download any ROM and remove the asserts from the manifest. That is a sure fire way to brick your device. You need to find a ROM that is compatible with your device.
The status 7 error is there because you are installing a package that doesn't match the hardware you are trying to install it on. It is a safety measure. The guide for deleting the asserts from the manifest is only meant to allow flashing the file in an older recovery that doesn't recognize the asserts in the manifest. When doing this you have to be absolutely sure that you are installing on the proper device.  If you delete the asserts and install on an incompatible device, it may fail still or it could flash, rendering your device useless.
Find a proper ROM for your device and install that. Don't just pick one unless you want to brick your device.

Error code 7 can also be out of space as well..

Yes it can and that is good information to know as well. Thanks @t0mm13b. Based on the OP, however, this definitely seems to be related to the assert check in recovery. It is always scary when you read "I didn't know which one to download so I just picked a random one."

well, i do not know which one could be good for my tablet, i tried searching but i didn't seem to find anything

It is very possible that there isn't a CM build for your device. In order to get CM on a device, there have to be developers who have the devices who are willing to build it and make it compatible. When you have these obscure inexpensive tablets the odds of finding a CM build for it are pretty low. You may be able to find some ROMs for it, but even that is just a guess. ROMs are not universal. You must use a ROM designed for your device or you could destroy it. If you can't find any ROMs for your device, then you are stuck on stock unless you learn to build ROMs yourself.


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Can I upgrade my Android if i have low resolution?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y Pro, which is a touch-and-type device, so the screen is small (2.6"), and I was wondering if i upgrade from my android 2.2 to android 3.0, will the display be as it should, or not? Many apps that are not designed to work with small screens will turn sideways, and i'm afraid that's going to happen if i upgrade my android.

How do you plan to upgrade?  Has the manufacturer released an update, or would you be installing a custom ROM?  If the latter, which one?  Note that Android 3.x was for tablets only, so if you upgrade past 2.3, you'd want to jump straight to 4.x.

@Wyzard i would install a custom rom, and if that's the case, i will install a 4.x version, but my ram is limited, i have 300MB of ram..

Jelly Bean needs about a gig of RAM (from my experience, and as a rule of thumb). Kitkat has been optimised better to support 512 RAM or more. If you only have around 300 RAM (290 I think) on the device, then it is going to be unusably slow. you are better off with the stock that came with it to be honest. The performance will be dreaful. I have a 786 ram device here with 4.1 on it and it is just HORRIBLE. I never use it. So the only one that MIGHT run is Kitkat, IF there is a ROM, but even that will be very slow. I'd say don't. 160 Mb internal memory will be an issue also.


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Why can't I connect my bluetooth speaker to my android tablet?
I have an android tablet without bluetooth enabled ability. I also have an Ematic 8 in 1 bluetooth enabled speaker. I've tried several times to connect the speaker to the tablet using the audio 3.5 to 3.5 cable, but to no avail. It will not play the music. The music starts and plays, but no sound comes out. Can my device play through the speaker? And are all portable speakers bluetooth enabled? Thank you for any help you can give and I will await your response.

After you plugged-in the speaker cable to the phone, have you tried increasing the volume?

There may be a switch between Bluetooth, any other inputs and the 3.5mm jack. Ensure that is in the correct position if you wish to use auxiliary input. Check the instruction manual if there is one present on the function of the auxiliary port.

Most Bluetooth speakers (not all) have a 3.5mm jack for the sole purpose of audio out, not audio in. Because of this, audio can not be sent to the Bluetooth speaker via auxiliary cable to be played, because the speaker's sole purpose is to output audio over a Bluetooth connection or through headphones in the speaker's 3.5mm jack.
My suggestion is to gain access to a device with Bluetooth and connect to the speaker to play music. Once this is done, connect headphones to the 3.5mm jack in  the speaker and see if the sound is played through the headphones, as opposed to sound coming directly from the speaker. If sound does play through the headphones, then you've found your solution.


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How does Google find devices for Android Device Manager?
I've seen the news story a few weeks ago that Google has finally implemented a feature similar to Apple's Find My iPhone.
The weird thing is that Google says that somehow magically all old devices with old firmware can now be found, which were released months and years prior to the announcement of the feature.
How does that work?

It's not hardware or even firmware.
It's part-and-parcel of Google Play Services, which is what Google is using to try to free Android users from the tyranny of OEMs and mobile carriers which do not provide timely OS updates (if at all).
It's not quite an app, although it installs like one. It's a framework upon which other apps and services can be built.
Since Google Play Services is needed by so many of Google's apps (plus others, such as Twitter) if you've updated any of your apps in the last six months or so you've probably already got it.

So, are you claiming that this is done through the Google Play app?  Or is there a separate app, specifically called Google Play Services?

If memory serves, it's part of Google Play. I'm not seeing an app in the Play Store, but there is a separate entry for it in Settings > Apps.

Here it is on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms&hl=en_GB   HOWEVER, it auto installs on most devices, can change its own permissions and it can add functionality like Android Device Manager, which was auto added to many devices. E.g. it just turned up one day on the Galaxy S4 in Device > Administrator. Play servcies is needed and uninstalling it will result in google apps failing / not working correctly. Here's more info: https://developer.android.com/google/play-services/index.html?hl=en


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Bad LCD, Reset to Factory
I have a galaxy sII (i9200m) updated to the latest firmware and would like to do a factory reset. I have no idea how as the LCD is completely shot (solid black).
Hope you can help.
Thank you

You might wish to take a look at How do I factory reset/wipe Galaxy Note 2 with no screen?

Since you have no access to the UI, the option would be using the adb shell.
Note: the adb shell will Only work if USB debugging was Previously enabled!
Connect your device with the USB cable. (install drivers if needed)
Use a terminal (or cmd if in windows) Change to your adb location directory. Run the following to do a recovery wipe:
adb shell
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How can I fix this Heimdall Control transfer failed (result -9) for flashing a recovery?
I am getting a "WARNING: Control transfer #1 failed. Result: -9" problem that looks like it might be causing a failure for heimdall to flash a recovery to my Samsung Galaxy S Duos GT-S7562 phone.
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 (raring ringtail) and Heimdall v1.4 RC1.
I have the phone unplugged and off.  Then I turn it on to "download mode" and then press the up key to accept the download mode option.  Then I plug it into the usb cable to the computer.  Then I run the heimdall detect program and find that the device is detected.  Then I run the following to install the custom recovery.
I obtained the "recovery.img" file from a "recovery.tar" file that I got from a root kit zip file.
Is there a way to get around this error?  What does "-9" mean as an error code?
~$ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY /tmp/recovery.img --verbose
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
      Manufacturer: "Sasmsung"
           Product: "MSM7x27"

            length: 18
      device class: 2
               S/N: 0
           VID:PID: 04E8:685D
         bcdDevice: 0100
   iMan:iProd:iSer: 1:2:0
          nb confs: 1

interface[0].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 1
   Class.SubClass.Protocol: 02.02.01
       endpoint[0].address: 82
           max packet size: 0010
          polling interval: 09

interface[1].altsetting[0]: num endpoints = 2
   Class.SubClass.Protocol: 0A.00.00
       endpoint[0].address: 81
           max packet size: 0200
          polling interval: 00
       endpoint[1].address: 01
           max packet size: 0200
          polling interval: 00
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
WARNING: Control transfer #1 failed. Result: -9
WARNING: Control transfer #2 failed. Result: -9
WARNING: Control transfer #3 failed. Result: -9
WARNING: Control transfer #4 failed. Result: -9
WARNING: Control transfer #5 failed. Result: -9
WARNING: Control transfer #6 failed. Result: -9
ERROR: Failed to send data: "ODIN"
Releasing device interface...

Update: I was able to print-pit after I changed the USB cable to go directly to my computer instead of through a hub at the same time I tried it from a bare terminal.

Second update (success):
One or more of the following ended up solving my problem (I tried all at once instead of trying each sequentially, sorry!):

Connect the usb cable directly to computer, not through a hub.
Use the Heimdall command line option " --RECOVERY" (instead of "--recovery").
Use the newer Heimdall 1.4 final.

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High frequency noise from headphones when connected to cellphone
I am having a problem with my phone... when i connect headphones(any headphones) to the 3,5mm jack and play audio, there is a tiny high frequency noise in the background. However, this is only present when there is sound playing.. if i stop playing sound the high frequency noise stops after a few secconds... I am thinking that it must be the processor of the phone generating the noise, and the sound card is not filtering it out...
The cellphone is an LG Optimus 4X HD

Attempting to Force Stop MediaServer might help if the problem exists within videos too.


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galaxy note 1 - snote - how to select and drag something i've drawn?
I'm using the galaxy note 1 running android 4.0.  I have S Note opened.  I drew a picture of a cat at the top left corner of canvas.  Now I want to drag my cat to the bottom right corner of the canvas.  How do I perform this select and drag?  I don't see any select tool.  Is it even possible?


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"sync disabled" and "unfortunately S Planner has stopped"
I am an old lady with her first smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running Jelly Bean.  Since the last upgrade my email and other apps won't sync and some functions have stopped.  Through 'fiddling' I found an auto sync option which I checked but it made no difference.  I am reluctant to try a factory reset having read about what gets lost in the process.
I don't understand the technical answers to some related questions so could someone please kindly tell me step by simple step how to correct these errors.  I've currently closed all active apps.  I don't have many apps downloaded and don't play games etc but I seem to have accumulated a lot of widgets!  Do I need to do anything with them please?

Could you be a little more specific? "Some functions have stopped": what exactly? Your best bet might be to drop into our chat room when you have time, so we can work together to find out what's wrong.

Welcome to Android Enthusiasts, Anne! Some easy questions: Have you already completely turned off the device and powered it up again? If that didn't help, go to Settings→Apps, select the "All" tab, and look for the crashing app ("S Planner" here). Open its entry, press the force-close button, then "clear cache". Restart the device again. Let us know if that helped. (not the most elegant variant, but certainly easy to follow I hope). For the sync: what Android version is running on your Note 3 (see Settings→About)?

I had the same problem: S-Planner and email would not sync. In the sync settings was also an item saying "master sync disabled" but no indication as to how to enable it!
The fix for me was to go to the options menu of the phone (when you swipe your finger down from the top of the screen). You should then see a few green and blue symbols (bluetooth/wifi etc.). At the top right there is a gear wheel icon and next to this on the right is another button which when clicked will show all the different icons for your phone settings. Press this and look for the "sync" icon. If it is disabled (blue) then click to enable it.


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Pipo M8 pro launchers
I have a new Pipo M8 pro max tablet. I accidentally deleted the launchers when I tried to get rid of a few apps. I now realise that launchers are a necessary part of the android o/s. I have tried the Pipo website but it will not load. I know very little about adding upgrades and firmware but I might need to go down that road. Could anyone offer me any help or advice so that I can use my excellent tablet to its full potential?

Use any third party launcher like apex, Go launcher, Adw, Holo, Nova, KK launcher

Hi avirk thank you for the info. Is it a matter of simply downloading and installing or is there a process involved. I don't want to ruin anything

Its just matter to download and install, no root require nothing would be brick.

Any preferences on the launcher or are they all pretty much the same. I am an Android newbie so much research required; bricks, roots, flashed....all in good time, til then i ask and appreciate any responses

If you are on Ics, or JB apex,  nova,  and Kk launcher is good for me.  Apex is highly recommended due to easy interface. Just download free version from play store.


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How configure stock mail with MobileIron?
MobileIron app doesn't show my samsung galaxy nexus stock mail app. But it does shows TouchDown for Smartphones . TouchDown experience is not up to the level of the stock app.
How can i configure MobileIron to work with my Stock mail app. My device is rooted and running CM11 Snapshot M4  on PA Gapps.


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Sync photos with PC
I am looking for a solution that syncs the photos on my Android phone to a folder on my PC. Samsung Kies doesn't sync photos all it does is just make a backup. I've looked at other solutions and cant seem to find an app that will take my pics and sync them with a folder on my PC and save them like my camera application does in Year>Month>Day folders. Is there such an app that truly syncs like this?

You might wish to take a look at Best way to auto-synchronise music between HTC One and PC. Never mind it's "music files" there, and you're after photos: files are files, in this context :)

Dropbox is great for syncing photos on your mobile device to any connect computer. Dropbox also has up to 26GB of free space. I personally use Dropbox with my family to share photos and information with them.

Yeah but you have to specify a single folder right?


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How to evaluate generic no-name tablets?
I have pretty much decided to buy a cheap Chinese generic / no-name tablet before I leave Taiwan.
This will be my first Android and my first touchscreen device of any kind. I'm buying something very cheap because right now I don't have much disposable money and don't need a serious bit of hardware. This will be more or less a toy to play with the tech.
That being said I still want to avoid the worst pieces of hardware and get the best value for my money. But of course reviews for generic devices are hard to find and sometimes they don't even seem to have brand names or model numbers.
So what should I do to evaluate an Android tablet that I physically can play with in a consumer electronics market?

One thing to be aware of is, due to legal wranglings, Chinese Android devices do not carry "Gapps" i.e. Google Play store and other services. You may need to root the device and manually install these services in order to be able to download apps the usual way and use other Google services (Google+, Youtube, Hangouts etc.). Perhaps factor in what tablet can you find that has a root method. Check the chipset/statistics on it and compare that way. Remember: if it is only for browsing/causal use it doesn't need to be fancy. If you can't try before you buy, there's not much you can do to compare.

The first one that grabbed my attention was a Cube U30GT which does have Google Play and I read was easily rootable. But when I looked at some others in other stalls at the same market I got a bit lost.

It is running an older version of Android, but one that can support all the newer applications. Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.x and upwards is ok (and that's what this has). It woudln't be a blazing fast one, but the specs are pretty good, and the resolution is nice too. I looked on Amazon and for the same price you'd get a Nexus 7, I'm assuming in Taiwan they're a lot cheaper!? You really need to consider what you need, that tablet will surf internet, play video, stream media, allow you to play games and so on. If it's cheap it would do a causual user just fine!

I'd make sure it has a capacitive not a resistive screen - a lot of crappier tablets have the latter, and they tend to suck

Not easy to say. Android version is an obvious starting point and is much more important than with bigger names because with this cheap ones, you normally don't get any support and updates, so you will be stuck with the version that came with the tablet. Don't go below KitKat if you can afford it. Jelly Bean is the absolute minimum, never below that.
After having seen a couple of smaller tablets and related user problems, I'd say the second most important point is the memory. Cheap tablets come with smaller amounts of memory and while they usually offer a card slot, this can be very deceiving. Android only allows you to move apps between the first and second memory area (provided the app itself allows it, which is usually rare, so better not counting on it). And I saw quite a few tablets where the internal memory is already partitioned in two, the memory card coming in as third, for instance, a 8 GB tablet:

1 GB internal memory
5 GB secondary memory (usually named USB memory, even if that name is a bit misleading)
your memory card, say, 16 GB

In this setup, you can't move apps to the memory card, only to the secondary ("USB") memory. And because most of your apps will not move at all, you're practically limited to 1 GB of actual app storage that is hardly enough for the standard selection of browsers, video players, Facebook and similar stuff and the memory card won't help you, either. The problem is, the manufacturer will not tell you this, they will simply state that you have a 8 GB tablet, 6 GB available. Which is, of course, true, considering that 1 + 5 = 6 but this doesn't reveal the whole situation.
Somehow you have to make sure that it isn't partitioned this way, that you will have at least 2-4 GB of real, app-usable memory to play with. The more the better, of course. But you'll need either personal testing or at least a reliable review somewhere where they describe it precisely enough. If you can check it out in the flesh in a store, that would really help.

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One chat for 2 number
I've got a Wiko Iggy on 4.2.2 Android and try unsuccessfully to bind both numbers of a workmate on one sms chat.. what should I do?

As far as I know there are no chat/SMS applications which will support two numbers of the same user/contact at the same time.
If there are two numbers, there will be two threads/conversations.

Contacts+ will do that for you.
It will also let you have one fixed primary "to send" number.

It's great if you only want to send to one of his numbers and he only wants to send from the other. Your workmate texts you from number X and you just have to write and send and the sms will be sent to number Y automatically.


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How come my free ram keeps getting less and less?
I have a Samsung gs3 gt 19300 running on cyanogen mod 10.2 stable version, so far it has been smooth other than the  ram problem (which I also encounter when using stock ROM)
Whenever I restart, I often have around 300 + MB of free ram (after recent apps are all cleared)  however, a few days later, I find that my free ram drops to less than 100 MB (with all recent apps cleared as well)
Well I checked the list of running services on the background and their sizes, but there were the almost the same compared to when the first day after restart, but if the running services are the same, how come the free ram drops that much? What is the problem? Is it memory leak by apps? What's the best way to handle it?

Do not worry about your RAM being full as in a Linux OS it is not a bad thing. The system tries to fill up your RAM as you open applications and whenever you open an App again it is loaded from the RAM which takes fewer resources then loading the App from scratch. Letting an App stay in RAM does not take a lot of resources and the system is smart enough to only keep the most frequently used Apps in RAM.
So unless you are experiencing severe performance issues you do not have to worry about the RAM being full.


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How can I increase the size of the notification bar?
My mom recently got a nexus 5, and she really likes it, but she has moderately bad vision and so she can't see the icons in the notification bar (so she doesn't know when she gets a notification). Can I increase the size of these icons?

I'm not sure if it will work, but have you tried LCD Density for Root. Requires root access though.


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Treat certain WiFi networks as mobile/cellular
I plan to be putting a Nexus 7 (will be rooted) in my car and tethering off my Nexus 4 (rooted). However I only get 1.5GB data per month on my mobile and don't want it to download my Spotify playlists, update apps etc whilst using my phones WiFi.
I'd like it to treat it as a mobile network and know that Android has the Mobile hotspots option but as of testing it did absolutely nothing AFAIK.
Open to pretty much all options.

Maybe disable auto-sync on the tablet? (found on Settings -> Data Usage -> Menu (3-dots overflow))

Problem is disabling that will disable it syncing over WiFi automatically too :/ I already the auto sync stuff (Spotify, G+ Auto Backup, Play Store) set to sync over WiFi.

It looks like the standard approach didn't work for you, did you find anything that worked that apps actually did respect?

Unfortunately not!

What's the device and what version of Android? It seems (touch wood) to work for me so far, I'm on Android 5.1.1 on a Sony Z3 phone (unrelated, on 5.1.1 the menu item name seems to have changed, it's called Network Restrictions not Mobile Hotspots).

If you go to Settings > Data usage and open the menu, then select Mobile hotspots you can select Wi-Fi networks that should be treated as mobile hotspots.
This should restrict the data usage when connected to these networks.

Data Usage and Mobile Hotspot screens (click images for larger variants)

This doesn't seem to work :/ see my comment on GAThrawn's answer.

As your tablet and phone will both be running Android versions newer than 4.1 then this is all built in, and the devices should automatically let each other know about this when they connect, which will let apps know that they should limit the traffic they use.
However you can also manually tell them that a particular wifi connection is a hotspot rather than broadband connection, just in case the auto-detection hasn't worked.
On the device that will be connecting to the wifi (your Nexus 7), if you go into Settings -> Data Usage and then  the "..." overflow button you should see an option called "Mobile Hotspots".

Data Usage Menu (click image for larger variant)
In here should be a list of all the wifi networks that the device has connected to recently, with a tickbox alongside that you can select to say that the network is actually a mobile hotspot. This tells your phone to treat that wifi network as if it is a mobile data (eg 3G) network instead of a broadband connection.

Mobile hotspots (click image for larger variant)
(cribbed from my previous answer here)

I mentioned in my question that this (from my testing) did absolutely nothing. Spotify still downloaded my offline playlists, apps still updated, photos still auto-uploaded to Google+.
I tried this on my Nexus 4 (I don't have the 7 yet) and ticked my home WiFi and left it like this for weeks, no effect at all.


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How do I switch off loading of pictures in Chrome for Android?
In the Android browser one could switch off loading of images to save bandwith, battery and time when the images were not needed.
There seems to be no obvious way to do this under Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Chrome now that it has replaced the old browser.
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USB tethering: Allow only wifi
I want to connect my computer to my wifi network. As it does not have a wifi module I use my phone (Nexus 4, Android 4.4.2) to tether its wifi connection via USB.
When my phone looses the connection to the wifi or I forget to turn it on when I come home my computer uses up my phones mobile data, which I obviously don't like.
So the question is: Is there a (native?) way to limit USB tethering to the wifi connection?

This all sounds very complicated when USB Wi-Fi modules cost less than ten pounds.

It isn't complicated at all - I connect my phone, click on a shortcut and am ready... My phone's lying on my desk all the time anyway, so why by more hardware instead of using the one that's available.
I now just disable mobile data when USB tethering is activated, this shouldn't be necessary though.


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How many devices Android 4.0+ can support connected simultaneously?
Did anyone know how many devices connected simultaneously Android 4.0+ can support using Wi-Fi hotspot? Is there any limit?
Just to make sure that we are don't talking about 'operators tether limitations', I'm presuming that we are creating a Local WLAN with an Android device. It's like use an old Galaxy S2 as a home Intranet to connect my TV, smartphones, tablets, computers to a media server, without any outside (Internet or 3G) link.

As far as I can see, there is no software limitation, and google's page on it says nothing about that (https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2812516?hl=en&ref_topic=3416342).  However, your phone's hardware may not be able to support that, for instance my Nexus 4 gets very hot with only one computer connected, and it will also be slow as all connections have to be routed using the phones limited processing power.


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Instantly transfer a picture taken to PC
I know the Dropbox app allows for synching photos taken between all computers/devices that are connected to your current user account. But I want to know if there's a way I can take a picture, have it delivered to my PC (Dropbox account) and then instantly deleted from my device (kinda like a cut/paste action).

You can do this using the FolderSync app (it is a paid app).
The app allows you to setup local folder(s) on your device which can be synced to various cloud services, a shared folder, or even FTP (see below for a full list). When setting up a "folder pair" you can choose to "delete source files after sync".
There is also a lite version available if you want to test it out first.
Full list of supported cloud services/protocols:
Cloud providers
- Amazon S3 Simple Storage Service
- Box
- CloudMe (using WebDAV)
- Copy.com
- Cubby (using WebDAV)
- Digitalbucket.net (using WebDAV)
- Dropbox
- Dump Truck (using WebDAV)
- GoDaddy (using WebDAV)
- Google Docs
- Google Drive
- HiDrive (using WebDAV)
- Livedrive (using WebDAV)
- MyDrive.ch (using WebDAV)
- NetDocuments (using WebDAV)
- Skydrive
- SugarSync
- Ubuntu One
- WEB.DE (using WebDAV)
- Yandex Disk (using WebDAV)

Supported protocols
- FTP
- FTPS (SSL/TLS implicit)
- FTPES (SSL/TLS explicit)
- SFTP (SSH File Transfer)
- Samba/CIFS/Windows Share
- WebDAV (HTTP/HTTPS)

I use a program called Silent Sifter on our Mac desktop. I think it was like $9 or something but it was very worth it.  Upon initial set up, it got rid of all my duplicates and filed all my existing scattered photos by year and month within that.
What I love about it is that you tell it what folders you want to "input" (Dropbox folder, whatever...) and then where you want it to "output" (I created a folder simply called "Photos - Master").  Then you can tell it how you would like the files to be named and organized (subfolders).  You can then set it to automatically scan and sift as any changes are made.
What this means for me is that anytime I take a photo on my Note 3, it is automatically synced to Dropbox (because I set it up that way in Dropbox).  Then Silent Sifter kicks in on my computer after seeing a change has been made within the Dropbox folder.  It will look at the EXIF data on the photo and I have it set to sort by Year > Month (because I do Project Life style scrapbooking).  You can go as far as sorting by Year > Month > Day > Moment.  I NEVER have to touch a cord again!  So glad I found this program! Especially because Macs are IGNORANT with Android phones...don't even recognize them being connected without additional software - such a P.I.T.A.
I'm sure it can do more than I have even figured out with it yet - I'm not super tech savvy but I try!

Two questions: 1) maybe you've got a link on where to find that program? 2) does it meet the OPs requirement of "moving" the pic (not just copying it, but also removing it from the device)?


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Google Play Store - No Connection (Galaxy Note 3)
I'm have connectivity issues with the Google Play Store app.  I have a non-rooted Note 3 (4.3).  The had worked the first few weeks I had the phone in December and then hasn't worked since.  I get the same "No connection - Retry" error everytime I access it.  I've been have trouble with Google Play Services since I tried disabling it when I realized how much battery life it drained.  I've had trouble using Youtube at times but never as persistent and consistent as the Play Store.
I have done the following:

Wi-fi/LTE connections, no difference between the two
Airplane mode on/off
Manual and automatic date/time
Updated both Google Play Services and Google Play Store via Android Police

I have basically done everything except a factory reset which seems like the next logical step but it does not fix the problem for everyone.  I am trying to figure out if there is anything else I haven't tried that I may be overlooking.
Thank you!

Seems like it, however none of the suggested methods in the linked thread have helped out @Bench

You NEED Google Play Services enabled. Re-enable it. If battery drain is an issue it is almost certainly down to location history, location requests and location reporting. Turn them off in your Google settings, but make sure the actual Play Services are enabled. If you've done that, the clear the market Cache and Data and reboot the device and log back in to the Play Store again.  Here is some info on the battery drain issue if you want more depth: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/solution-to-google-services-android-t2385843

I had a similar issue and found it was due to having previously installed Adblock-Plus. It requires you set up a localhost proxy in your WiFi connections. When I removed Adblock-Plus I forgot to undo the proxy settings. When I removed the proxy the connection worked fine.

@RossC I had Google Play Services enable but I went to check my disabled list and Google Play Services Framework was disabled!  You helped my find the answer!  Thank you, sir, for the help and the link to help with battery drain!


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Does 3G has to start and stop with every transmission? (energy overhead)
Does anyone know what has to happen for 3G to send some data (when 3G is on in Android settings, using Nexus 4)?
Does it has to initialize somehow at the beginning or to go back to some stable mode in the end of every transmission?
If yes, would length of that tail or head overhead depend on size of transmitted file/data?

This question is borderline off-topic, since cell radio chips that are baked into most phones are for the most part OS-agnostic. Is there a particular problem you are trying to solve here?

what head or tail are you referring to? Does not make sense. As @chakh stated, care to pin-point specifically what is the problem at hand?


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updated Cyanogenmod 10.2 to 11 and now can't access sdcard0
Hey guys hoping someone can help me with this:
I just updates Cyanogenmod from 10.2 to 11 on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I can not seem to access SD card 0. The camera does not cuntion and in the file viewer sdcard 0 acts like an empty folder.
In clockwork mod I can see that my files are still there I just can't seem to access them (its like the os doesn't have read/write access or its unmounted).
I have tried: - reverting back - mounting the sd card manually in clockworkmod then booting - soft reset - hard reset - clearing data and resetting phone to factory through clockwork
I am out of ideas. Anyone know this? By googling I can see this is not an uncommon issue but I did not find a solution that helped

Did you format partition while installing cm11? Also can you check in Settings-> Storage. Do you have SDcard listed there?

I appreciate the enthusiasm but this post was from March last year...


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App for recording lectures
I am a mathematics graduate student looking for ways to improve my note taking. I have been experimenting with recording lectures with my Galaxy S5 (using Coji, which is a great app), but I am now on the market for something a bit more specific.
I want to be able to start the recording at the beginning of lecture, and take pictures of the board throughout class without stopping the recording. Some of the mathematics being taught is pretty hairy, and it takes some time staring at pictures of the board and at your notebook to get it. I would also like to be able to split the hour and a half long recorded file into smaller segments afterwards, say segments going over this or that proof. An app that puts this all into individual sessions (like Coji) would be a plus as well.
Does anyone have any familiarity with an app that has this functionality? I haven't had much luck finding something that hits all the key points.


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Battery Life of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with andriod 4.4
Since the update on my Note 3, I have noticed a decrease in battery life. So my questions are, does the 17% increase in performance come in a decrease in battery life? Is it 4.4 using up more processing on my mobile CPU? What can I do to help with the battery life other than reverting back to 4.3?
Note: The Note 3 I posses is the T-Mobile version. Also I thank everybody in advance for the contribution of this post.

While waiting for a specific answer, you might wish to consult our battery-life tag-wiki, which gives some useful hints and first-aid.

I have the same device, and I also had battery-drain issues. The solution was to disable Location Reporting.

Android Menu -> Location > Location Reporting.
Turn them all off (one per account on the phone).

This increased my battery life almost three-fold and solved other issues that I was having with the device.


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Apps spamming my log
I've been looking at my log recently for more development of android applications, and I've noticed my log is spammed with all sorts of information that I wouldn't considered needed to be logged.
Over time, I've notice my phone get slower. I've even noticed at this point, completely stock firmware with a number of apps from the Play Store, running music right now, and Eclipse can't even keep up with the log output on Verbose logging.
My question is related to this. Are the logs stored for a while that might cause space to gradually disappear? Is there a way to turn off some logging features as to not record to "disk" things like verbose, when apps don't even need it? I've always thought logging should be done if it's an error, not "just because". If it's debugging information, then the release version shouldn't log that much output (easily done with a simple variable switch). Am I wrong in this thinking?
Thanks in advanced!

I'm also interested in resources that might explain some "Best Practices" when dealing with logging. I don't want to log so much data that it slows down the app/system, but still want it to be useful if someone were to experience a crash.

Android logs are stored in an internal ring buffer.  As such, I don't see how even the overly verbose apps could slow the system down purely through logging.

Perhaps if you could expand on that? I've looked through it, it looks like it just gets random data and assembles it and spits it out coherently. Is there a log file generated, like the syslog of linux machines?

A ring buffer is a way of storing data so that it doesn't grow beyond a certain size.  Once you have more than X bytes/lines/whatever it overwrites older data with newer.

If the logs are really bothering you, you can deal with it two ways.
Options one is to turn them off.  You can do this with
adb shell setprop log.tag.BadTag ERROR

That will only log them if it's error or higher, but you'll have to kill the application before it'll listen.
The second option is to use logcat directly and filter out what you don't care about.  I have a logcat script that looks like this:
hounshell@hounshell:/home/hounshell/scripts$ cat logcat
#!/bin/bash

for arg; do
    if [[ "$arg" == *:* ]]; then
        args="$args $arg "
    else
        args="$args $arg:* "
    fi
done

exec adb logcat \
  dalvikvm:W \
  ActivityManager:W \
  AndroidRuntime:W \
  ${args[@]} \
  *:S

This will only log stuff that I generally actually care about.  You call it like ./logcat MyTag0 MyTag1:W MyTag2 MyTag3:D  This will log everything for tags MyTag0 and MyTag2, warnings from MyTag1, and debugging from MyTag3.  The downside here is that it's not directly in Eclipse (I personally consider that an upside, but I digress).


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1GB/8GB advertised versus 967.5 MB / 5564.6 MB actual .HELP
just recieved new android phone which should be 1GB ROM AND 8GB RAM.
ANTUTU tells me the following
memory               840.2/1008.3 MB
RAM                  175.7/967.5 MB
Internal SD card    5558.3/5564.6 MB
I'm new to Android and smartphones and am not sure exactly what these figures tell me nad if they are correct or acceptable for an 1GB/8GB phone ? Can anyone help me with this ?
Thanks .John.

Also related: Please explain the android partition structure to me

It is a general rule of thumb that all phones have less space than their advertised capacity. Can't be helped. It's never that big of a difference though.

It's never that big of a difference though. While this is a bit subjective, on the galaxy s4 it is advertised as 16Gb and you get less than 9 out of the box, that is a BIG difference to me. Almost half of the advertised memory missing on day 1. I would provide more information and some links in an answer rather than a subjective opinoin like above.


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HTC Zoe: Any way to turn it off?
So, in my bank app, I am used to being able to photograph the front and back of a check to be deposited. This worked fine with my Moto Razr Maxx. With my recently acquired HTC One, now running Kit Kat (but even on Android 4.3 before), it doesn't work -- the app doesn't accept the photos the One takes. I'm wondering if this is Zoe. A three-second vid is not a snap of a check. Can Zoe be turned off for simple point-and-shooting?

Zoe is not used in any app aside from the HTC camera app. The mobile banking app will have just basic access to the camera where it can take pictures and in some apps, toggle the flash. If it is not accepting your pictures, it may not be taking clear enough photos or the lighting may be insufficient. Or it could be the app itself. You may wish to try better lighting and be sure to hold absolutely still when taking the pictures. If not, contact the developer of the app for assistance.
As for turning Zoe off, it is toggled on and off in the camera app with the button on the opposite side of the screen from the shutter/video button.


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How to check for updates of sideloaded apps
And if possible also check if there is a beta/orevennewer version of the app.
I often flash new rom or restore and I have to use a backup application to restore apps and other things(The best I know about is Titanium Backup Pro, support the dev!) and most of the apps never appear in playstore's my apps list (even after using Titanium's market doctor feature) but when I search for the app play store shows I have the app installed and even that the app needs an update!
There are some Third Party markets but they often dont have the latest version and may possibly be infected with malware
So how to check for updates?

Are all these sideloaded apps backedup via TB Pro?

Mostly from Titanium's backup, or from Recovery by using Titanium's restore from recovery option.The exception is when there is a newer version I haven't backed up then I downlaod it from the play store IF I have the option at the time.If not (google play store  doesnt download on reverse tethering) then I use something like Aptoide


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Moving apk to system/app. Operation failed
I have rooted my Nexus 5 and am trying to move an apk to the system/apps directory but keep getting "Operation Failed". I am trying to move from the /data/app directory to the /system/app directory to give access to system only settings.
I have changed /system and /system/app to permissions of 777 with "Root Browser".
What needs to be changed to allow for this?

My answer: I had to remount by explicitly using /system/bin/mount -o ... rather than just mount -o .... I'm guessing that at some point the version in /system/xbin started taking priority and for some reason that version fails silently. More info here: http://android.stackexchange.com/a/110883/109855

Most devices have the system partition mounted as read-only. You need to remount the partition with write access so that you can modify the files.
This free app should work. Other utilities such as ES File Explorer and Titanium Backup also have the ability to remount the system partition as writeable.
Alternatively, you can use a Terminal Emulator or ADB to run the following command, which should remount the volume as well.
su
mount -o remount,rw /system /system
After the volume is mounted as read/write, you can go ahead and move the app over. The volume will remain read/write until you reboot the device, at which time it will revert to read-only.

Use ES File Explorer..
Select menu-> Switch on Root Explorer under Tools.
Again click on Root Explorer.
A pop up window will appear.
Select Mount R/W -> Select RW option from the new popup for '/' and 'system'.
Now onto your operation.
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Can I install any file browser if I don't already have one
Ok. Long story short I'm an idiot. I have a rooted Kyocera Hydro, with no recovery(no access to cpu to port my own). I deleted stock file and internet browsers. I also have no access to the play store because im only on wifi and the signal bars are grey. In an attempt to fix that I did a factory reset. So, since no signal, cannot sign in to google account, no file or internet browser. I have all my apps backed up on the sd cards, and other phones to bluetooth files. By changing .apk to .jpg I can send es file over, but cannot change back to install. am I missing something. Is there any way to install es remotely with out a cpu. Oh and I can't flash stock rom cause no recovery mode. Help?

See also: How can I install an app given only its APK file? / Install APK from external_sd / How do I install a .apk on my Nexus 7 using the browser?

You cannot install apk without a computer or working Wi-Fi or data connection.
But, you can install apk via adb to your device.

Disclaimer: You need a computer/laptop in order to accomplish this.

Since the device is operational, you can enable USB debugging. Then follow the steps given in this thread.
An excerpt from the thread is given below.

You can manually install your app by doing the following:

Install Android SDK tools from this page (Download for other platforms → SDK Tools Only.)
Install USB drivers for the phone (usually from manufacturer's site.)
Turn on USB debugging on the phone (in Settings → Developer options)
Connect the phone via USB (you can also do this over Wi-Fi with a number of apps if the phone is rooted.)
Open Command Prompt or Terminal and navigate to the "platform-tools" sub-directory of where you installed the SDK tools.
Issue the following command: adb install path_to_apk\your_app.apk

Keep in mind though that you are still essentially "letting them have"
  the apk, since the installation simply copies the APK file to the
  appropriate directory on the phone (usually /data/app or
  /data/app-private) and registers it with Android's Package Manager.
  A knowledgeable enough user can still retrieve the APK.

Thanks to Chahk for his answer. Thank him for the solution.

Correction: In step 1, in place of SDK tools, you can just copy just the platform binaries (adb and fastboot) and continue to step 2.

And if you don't want to install the entire SDK (not really needed if you don't plan to develop for Android), see: Is there a minimal installation of ADB?

@Izzy, you are right. In fact, you can just download the platform binaries and can work with them.

In fact, I even used the most basic solution (just copied the two binaries :) And besides: You cannot install apk without a computer or working Wi-Fi or data connection. is not 100% true. You can copy the .apk to SDCard, and try to open it using the web browser – amongst others (see the other questions linked above ;) +1, though :)

@Izzy, never knew it could be done via browser. Thanks for the tip. Also, OP doesn't seem to have a browser as he mentioned he has deleted them. Will edit the answer for the binaries.

There are plenty of alternatives (though most not working for OP as he deleted the "core apps" and lacks connection), e.g. also sending the .apk by mail and running if from the attachments.


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how can I fix my Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360?
All of my applications are forcing to close such as its home, messaging, play store services and others.I can't make changes or even open application drawer or home.I can only open my contacts and make a call.

Is the device stock or rooted or a custom ROM? If it is stock, you will probably have to perform a factory reset. If it is a custom ROM or root, what were you doing before it happened?

i just uninstalled one application..then it automatically restarted and all of my applications are forcing to close except my contacts and call logs

What did you uninstall? And is the phone stock or rooted?

..what do you mean rooted? i uninstalled cymera.. it's a kind of camera app

Factory reset will fix your phone for sure, there is no way of finding out what is going wrong without logs! Even with logs it is going to be hard to fix if it is the stock rom on an unrooted device.

If you don't know what being rooted is, then you probably aren't rooted. This means it is stock and would likely need a factory reset. Something likely became corrupted on the /data partition.

factory reset did't work]

factory reset didn't work

As your device is stock, something likely became corrupted in the file system and a factory reset is about your only option. You will lose all your data, unless your phone will still communicate with a computer. If so, you may be able to use Kies to back up your data from the phone first.
To factory reset:

Enter recovery
Power off the device. Press and hold the volume up key and the home button while powering up the phone. Hold these keys until the Android recovery screen appears.
Use your volume keys to navigate to wipe cache partition. Press the power button to choose this option. This won't destroy your data and may allow it to boot normally. Select reboot system with the volume keys and press power. It will reboot and hopefully work. If it doesn't, follow the next step.
Enter recovery mode as described above. Select "wipe data/factory reset" with the volume keys and press power to select it. THIS WILL DELETE ALL DATA FROM YOUR DEVICE. BE SURE YOU BACKED UP ANYTHING IMPORTANT. Now reboot the system and it should be back to stock with everything working again.
If you used kies to backup your data, now you can restore it.


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CM 11 Link volumes when toggling through (Silent, Vibrate, Noise)
I have a question about CM 11 volumes.  I have a Sprint Galaxy Note II, running cm-11-20140226-NIGHTLY, and this is referring to the volume toggle that you can add when you pull down the right side of the notification bar (quick access tiles).
Basically, for the sound tile, is there a way to force all three of the phone volumes (ringer, media, and alarm) to go to zero when I am in silent or vibrate mode (well, the ringer volume would be set to vibrate for vibrate mode, but you get the point)?

Go under Settings - Sound
Volumes -> check Silent mode affects notifications. Click OK
Under Notifications, check Vibrate on notification - In vibrate mode, all notifications will vibrate regardless of individual app settings.
Hope that helps.


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Mobile data is not working after missed call
I have this strange issue in Sony Xperia U. Currently I am using 6.1.1.B.1.100 bulid ICS 4.0.4. There is no option in mobile network to select 2g or 3g or 2g/3g. All I have is Use only 3g networks in my settings. But I managed to select 2g network from the code *#*4636#*#* (Phone info) and select GSM only in Select prefferred network type.
But the problem is this when I am using 2g data( to save juice) whenever I get a missed call after that my mobile data is unavailable( I know unlike 3g in 2g you cant use data during voice call but this is after the missed call). This is not happening if I am in 3g and only for missed calls alone.
The only way I am able to use the data again is I have to enable 3g again and change back to 2g.
Is this normal? Any workaround for this? I didnt find this when I am using previous build.

A typical A-GPS-enabled receiver will use a data connection (Internet or other) to contact the assistance server for aGPS information. If it also has functioning autonomous GPS, it may use standalone GPS, which is sometimes slower on time to first fix, but does not depend on the network, and therefore can work beyond network range, and without incurring data usage fees. Some A-GPS devices do not have the option of falling back to standalone or autonomous GPS.

What does aGPS have to do with the original question?


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Google Now, gives walking directions for car rides
Google Now likes to tell me how to get somewhere on time, except it tells me how to do it by walking and suggests I leave 3-6 hours earlier than I should to realistically reach a destination. How do I change the directions from walking mode to driving mode or public transportation or other.
Insight appreciated


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bricked verizon lg g2 vs980
i have a rooted lg g2 vs980 and it accidentally installed a software update and now i get some kind of security boot error, it flashes to fast for me to read exactly what it says, but after the lg logo it only goes to black screen. I think it is bricked. I have tried hard reset but this does not work i also cannot enter recovery or download mode.


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How to execute shell script from suid binaries
I've a rooted phone and created a root:root owned binary with suid bit set. It's supposed to be a wrapper for a shell script that needs root to work. Calling system("/system/bin/sh ./script") doesn't have the desired effect -- script still doesn't get root privilages. I tried calling setuid(0); setgid(0) in my wrapper, but that doesn't work. How do I run suid scripts on Android?

Can you post your full code?


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How can i transfer phone memory apps to external SD card
I am getting very low space please help.
I want to install or transfer apps on external SD card completly.

See also our fine insufficient-memory tag-wiki for additional ideas concerning your "low space" issue.

Use app2sd app from play store

Go to settings-> Manage Applications->
Select the app-> Move to SD Card


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Sending Video to iPhone user
What is the best way to send a video that is over the MMS allowed size to an iPhone user?  I really don't see any good way to do it besides uploading to some sort of 3rd party (youtube, gdrive, etc..) and then sharing it to them?  Even using non-mms with hangouts doesn't seem to allow me to send video that I have previously taken.
Any suggestions would be wonderful.

Email would be my first thought, followed immediately by cloud storage (well before thinking about MMS, don't even want to think what sending an MMS video costs)

@GAThrawn I get unlimited text and media stuff with my contract, but it is still depressing.  iMessage would let you send anything pretty much.

Previously I have used Sizable Send to transfer very large videos from my phone to my boss's. You can send them the download link via email or text.
Alternatively, if the video isn't very large you could use Dropbox in the same way
Depending on the file size it might take a while to transfer.

Email, or if not cloud storage or Instagram direct messaging. If you're close you could also do Bluetooth.


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Samsung Galaxy S Captivate stuck at the boot screen
I have a Galaxy S Captivate and it has been problematic ever since. I flashed various stock roms (with and without bootloaders) in download mode and the phone always gets stuck at the boot screen (AT&T logo).
Here is a video posted by someone else which shows the same problem I'm facing.
I'm guessing that I messed up the bootloader and I need to reflash/fix it somehow but can't seem find a specific targeted tutorial/guide for this issue. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.


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How can I do a screen recording on the S3?
I need to record my screen as I'm using a specific app to show the issues showing up that a developer is  unable to replicate.  How can I achieve this? Is screen recording even possible on Android?
OS: 4.1

First of all, download and install Android Studio with ADB (or ADB standalone). Open command line application in your system, and enter:
adb devices

If it shows your device connected to computer, then you are good to go. If not, turn on Developer options in your Android device and allow Debugging over USB. Reconnect device. If it's shown with previous command then type:
adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/movie.mp4

where /sdcard/ is the place where the movie will be saved in your phone.

Most screen recording applications require rooting your phone, unfortunately.
You can try EASY screen recorder NO ROOT (paid version here): it is the most well-rated screen recording application that does not need root I am aware of.
A few other applications:

I haven't done a screen recording in a phone, only in a computer. But if your unit is already rooted, you can try to download "SCR Screen Recorder" from the Appstore. It will work on rooted devices only.
Good luck!

I'm not rooted.

I just searched for another one(and hope this would help),
try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bugunsoft.displayrecorder
, I guess it's a paid App, I can't find the free version. :)

According to this site, you can capture your phone's screen at high frame rates into a high-quality MPEG4 video. The application is not free unfortunately, but there is a demo version for free that I reccomend you to try.
Hope this helps.

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want to remove Samsung Apps
I don't need poor Samsung apps such as SamsungApps, Chat-On, Blurb, S-Translate anymore. Can i simply uninstall them and make an exclusion in my Updates so as not to get them back again?

Please see: How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor? / How can I deal with unwanted system applications without rooting?

You can remove them, you just need to root your device and then download titanium backup and you will be able to clean them out completely!
1) How to root your phone? Depends on your device!
2) Stop updates? Go to apps, find samsung apps and there you have an option to specify when to update them! Choose none and you are good to go.

Correct. Alternatively, swap your Samsung phone for a Google Play Edition S4 (or similar), which comes with no manufacturer bloat.

You cannot remove those apps normally.
What you can do is - disable them, at least you won't be getting annoying notifications.
Open Application Manager -> All -> ChatON and click on Disable
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How to transfer a file from my downloads folder to my media folder? (Nexus 4)
I have downloaded an mp3 I want to use as a ringtone. I don't want to connect my phone (Nexus 4) to my computer, I just want to transfer the file from my downloads folder to the appropriate folder where it can be used as a ringtone. I'd rather not download an app for this. Any suggestions?

Either you can use a root browser like ES Explorer or even easier is to add a folder on SD denoting what you wish to use it for ie. Ringtone, alarm, ui, notification

Add a folder named 'Ringtones' to your SD card.  Add your ringtone files to that folder.
In the same manner add folders named 'Notifications', 'Alarms ' etc


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No option for "mobile network" on Dell Venue 8
My friend has bought new "Dell Venue 8 3830" tablet with Android JellyBean 4.3.
Now we want to connect a 3g dongle (D-Link) via a micro-usb cable which came with it.
When i connect the dongle to the device the dongle shows solid green light (which probably means connected), but when i go up in settings of the tablet i dont see an option to turn on and use the device.
All the blog i read tells to enable the "Mobile Network" option in settings; But on this device theres no such option.
Wireless Settings
      - Wifi
      - B/T
      - Hotspot
      - Data Usage
      - More...
             - Airplane Mode
             - VPN
             - Tethering

(1) Can you post a link to the blog? (2) I'm assuming you want to use the 3G dongle so that the tablet gets 3G access (as a consumer of data). Is that right?

http://androidtipguys.com/forum/setting-up-mobile-network-android-tablet-658.html is one of them

Yes

NO it does not have a sim card slot.

If there is no SIM card slot, then how do you expect to have an option Mobile networks. It is meant for networking via sim card.

Check Settings → Wireless & networks → More → Mobile networks → Data enabled to enable it
See user guide

The OP states that the "Mobile Network" option is not there.


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Google Keep doesn't do spell check
All of my apps except for Google Keep doesn't do spell check. And there's also no option in Settings to enable or disable spelling. Any help please.

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Is there a way to have 2 devices on a single Google account
My Mom has a Samsung tablet that she uses 90% of the time. I bought her a Chromebook before I knew my brother had gotten her the Samsung. She uses the tablet for quickly looking at Facebook and Gmail because she can walk around with it and the Chromebook at the table for Internet browsing because the Chromebook has a much larger screen.
Recently she wanted to be able to check her bank account so I thought it best to put it on the device used least and less likely to be lost, the Chromebook. But when I try and install the app from Google Play only the Samsung is listed.
Is there any way to add a device to that Google account. I already have it so the Chromebook logs in automatically to Facebook and Gmail for her, that way she can be up to date on either device because it is the same GMail and Facebook account. Is that the same as logging into the Google Account? If not how do I get there?
I do not want to copy paid apps to 2 devices or anything that would be seen as cheating, I just want it easy for her to check e-mail and Facebook from either device without having to teach her to log in and out.
Thank you for your help
Philip

Google Play is only for Android apps. Android apps do not work on the Chromebook, which is why you only see the tablet listed in the Play Store. The Chromebook is basically the Chrome Web browser wrapped in a keyboard and screen and that is it.
You can check the Chrome Web Store for an app for her bank, but even if there is one, it is likely just going to be a shortcut that loads the bank's website. If there isn't an app for it in the Chrome Web Store, just bookmark it for her.
And to answer the overall question, you can have as many Android devices tied to the Google account as you want and it isn't a problem having a paid app on more than one device, as long as it is signed in to that Google account.


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Can I get Google Now reminders to be sent via email or popup on desktop gmail as well?
My primary workflow revolves around my desktop, and my Gmail.
Is there a wait to get Google Now to interpret "Remind me to do laundry in 2 hours", as "Don't just blip on my phone where I may not be paying attention, but also popup on my calendar and email me"?

P.S I usually would send myself an email to 2hours@followupthen.com if I'm on a desktop and I want to remind myself something.

I'm not familiar with Google Now, because I don't use it.
But if it's getting the data from the Calendar, then it's possible to create an email notification.

You can also set this via Google Calendar web app.


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nexus 4 “storage space running out” issue
I'm using Nexus 4 which is not rooted.
My phone started to giving me the low memory warning after have lot pic n video recording. I deleted stuff of about 400 MB, but still when I try to install an app, even very small ones, I get an error saying could not be installed, free up some space and try again.
Any suggestion how can solve this issue?

Have you looked at https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/insufficient-memory/info?

yes...I deleted some of app and even media files also...n then restart device as well..it is showing some 400 MB available...but still problem is same...any suggestion?