HTC One M8 - Locked after Android 6 update So, I received a marshmallow update which buggered up the phone. After boot, it kept on saying android.process.acore has stopped with Google+ and an infinite loop asking me to report the error.

I don't know what I did but now I just get a screen saying:

*** Software Status: Modified ***
*** LOCKED ***
*** Security Warning ***
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-319.0.0000

I'm stuck on this screen and none of the options do anything.

Hboot
Ramdump
Reboot
Reboot Fastfoot
Power down

What is going on?

I have recently discovered the same problem. Here are the steps which helped in my case (un-rooted phone just stopped loading after vacations):

I plugged in the cable to PC-USB. Th phone was not recognized.
I pressed on the phone something like "checksmartsd"
The phone was recognized by the PC and started as usual.

By "reboot" everything was fine. By "shut down" and "launch" the menu appeared again (phone not plugged to the pc). I chose the same "checksmartsd" and it worked.

I have no idea why it worked. I hope it helps somebody.

Best,
Eugene

Download and save the HTC One™ ROM update to your PC.

Connect your device to your PC via the supplied USB cable.
If the device is not recognized by the PC, ensure you have HTC Sync Manager installed and then disconnect and reconnect the device from the USB cable.
Once the device is properly recognized on the PC, locate the HTC One™ ROM Update that you downloaded. Double-click on the file to launch the system update wizard.
Follow all of the system update wizard instructions shown on your PC.
Once the update is complete, click Finish in the Wizard and the device will reboot.
Once the device reboots, the initial setup wizard will appear.
Once the initial setup process is complete, open Play Store and tap the Menu icon, then select My apps and ensure all installed apps are updated.
After initial setup and updating all apps, the device is ready for use.


Sending a message to all contacts in WhatsApp I need to send a message to all my contacts (309 phone numbers) via WhatsApp.

Is there a way to send a message for all my contacts, because the application just allows 25 contacts at once?

Use the broadcast function, see: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/23130793

Open WhatsApp
Press the [Menu Button]
Tap [New broadcast]
Type your contacts' names or press the [+] button to choose from your contact
list
Tap [Next]
Type your message and optionally attach media
Tap  the send button

easiest is to select
1. chat icon at bottom screen
2. broadcast list OR new group at top screen
3. create yr contacts.


WiFi Connection problems Samsung Galaxy S3 mini I have a Samsung Galaxy s3 mini. The wi-fi is turned on and the phone is not detecting my Trendnet 3G router at home. All my other devices e.g. laptop and BlackBery's are connecting seamlessly with the router, but not the S3 mini. How do I ascertain that the phone's wifi is working correctly. There are no other routers in range to cross reference with those.

I have had the exact problem on galaxy s3. Did everything I read on the forums from rebooting phone, router,modify router settings e.t.c. I'll cut to the chase I simply went on the playstore and installed an app called Wi-Fi fixer which resolved the problem straight away and I haven't had any problems since.
Hope this helps


How can I convert my music to show up OGG Vorbis tags? What command with FFmpeg should I use to ensure that all of my metadata (Currently, most of the Artist tags are ignored) and music will play perfectly on Android? (Preferably using Ogg Vorbis!)

I'm running the latest stable version of CyanogenMod (7.1) but the majority shows up under "Unknown Artist" on my device, but shows them on the computer. I just use Banshee to sync the music, as I'm a linux user (so DoubleTwist is not a solution ;__;)

Ogg is supported by default.

Supported Media Formats


Poweramp access songs from Google Play Music I have a Google Play Music subscription and I enjoy the unlimited music, but I don't like the audio quality on Google Play Music.

I was wondering if it was possible to listen to GPM downloaded songs in Poweramp.

Note: I tried GMusic and I had problems with it. Mainly the method for downloading music

Downloaded songs as in songs you purchased? Yes, their should be MP3 files you saved somewhere and they should show up in PowerAmp or can be imported.

If by downloaded songs you mean Google Play licensed content, streams or cached music, no, you cannot play them with a different player.


How to turn Android tablet into network photo frame? I have a qnap NAS which shares media via samba shares and upnp (dlna/twonkey). I'd like to run a photo gallery app which displays shared photos so I don't have to copy them to my tablet. No luck finding a DNA client that has a decent photo gallery yet... also couldn't find an app that lets me mount a smb share like smbfs for Linux.. any other ideas? Launching needs to be very simple.

Have you tried Social Frame?
It is a digital photo frame app.
It automatically syncs photos from Facebook, Twitter, and 500px.
Love this app

ES File Explorer should let you access SMB shares.


Is it possible to restore apps/data from 4.2.1 to 4.4.4? I'm prepping to upgrade from PA 4.2.1 to CarbonROM 4.4.4 (VZW Galaxy Nexus). I'd prefer using TB to restore my selected apps + data I've had running on 4.2.1, but understand that this is a big jump between Android OSes.

Is there any way to do this? If not both, then what about just the apps?

Generally this shouldn't be a problem. The only problem with restoring between different Android versions is when you backup and restore the system apps' data from a different version. If you only restore the apps you installed and their data, you'll be OK in most cases.

A few apps might have different versions of the app for different Android versions, so those apps might not work properly because you've restored the data from a different version of the app. This is unusual, though, so you'll probably find that all your apps work just fine.

I have experienced so very many problems with 4.4.4 which really SUX!!! It has been such a waste of time and effort after getting 4.4.4

      I sure do miss being able to just plug in the OTG to my Moto G XT1034 2298 and a flash drive to dump most any file I wanted into the flash drive. It was so very quick and easy. <<<

Although I found the fastest way to transfer pics and files is with a free app from GooglePlay that is called ""SEND ANYWHERE"" It works a whole lot better than anything else I've tried... But requires a great deal of patience and time.

One of my biggest REGRETS was the moment I "upgraded" to the Android 4.4.4 OS!!!

Please be kind to yourself...  DON'T  Subject Yourself to all the NIGHTMARES of 4.4.4


Would it be possible to sandbox apps with SELinux? Many apps require too much permissions that they do not need to function

Most apps needs internet connection to talk to some API (let's say updates checking or notifications.. etc) and need to access SD Card (for buffering/caching). But if we grant them this they can take all of my data.

It would be great if the OS is structured in a way so that we can grant apps access only to specific directories that only belong to it (think of browser cache, youtube buffer ...) and when the user promptly and consciously want to pass files (eg. upload file throw a web browser) they get staged/promoted/linked to that area accessible by the app.

till that happens, we have SELinux in many android phones can we use it to sandbox apps (the idea is there since 2009 see http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/28545.html)

here is the question: can we define a policy that says (if yes how)

those apps are not allowed to access my gallery directory (DCIM)
those apps are allowed to access my gallery but are not allowed to use network connection

in desktop Linux it was successfully applied (here it was applied on firefox http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/31146.html)

Android already has this kind of sandboxing of apps. Each app gets its own data directory (and optionally another on the SD card), and only that app can read that directory. Apps can't read other apps' directories directly.

When an app (such as the gallery) wants to make its content available to other apps, they can offer an interface for the other apps to use. In fact, there are two kinds of interfaces apps can offer.

The first is via the intent mechanism. This is used when you get (for example) a "Choose image from" dialog, with different apps to choose. The intent mechanism allows the app that owns the image to grant the calling app temporary access to only the image(s) you choose this way.

The second mechanism is for the app to act as a content provider. The app then acts like a server, allowing other apps to browse and find content, and access it directly without your interaction. When an app acts this way, it's up to the app that owns the content to choose what security mechanism to use. The app might require that the calling app have a particular permission (even a new permission specially created for this purpose). For example, access to contacts is provided this way. Only the built-in contacts provider app has direct access to the contacts database. It also acts as a content provider, to allow other apps access, but only if they have the appropriate permission (such as "read my contacts").

So, as you can see, the mechanism you describe - to sandbox apps, and to pass files from one app to another only through the user's choice - already exists in Android. It's way ahead of desktop operating systems in this respect. It's up to apps to use these mechanisms to control the content they own - and there's always going to be a trade-off between granularity of control (using lots of permissions) and making things easier for the user to understand (using fewer permissions).

Yes' there is but some apps crashes when they see that they are throttled. Xprivacy module for xposed framework and also app settings. Search and you will find threads at xda pages.


Adb doesn't work, "adb.exe has stopped working" window appears I want to learn flutter, so, I installed Android SDK from Android Studio but when I tried to connect my device a "adb.exe has stopped working" window showed, then I tried using 'adb devices' command but the same happened and the window just keeps appearing over and over until I kill the adb.exe process.

I also tried the following:

Run adb kill-server and adb start-server (Same window appears).
Reinstall the complete sdk including the platform tools.
Run adb as administrator.

But so far, the window keeps showing and I'm running out of ideas.

I would really appreciate your help.

adb.exe needs this runtime to work. try installing it first and running adb.exe:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/2999226/update-for-universal-c-runtime-in-windows

Download fresh adb files. Filenames in the zip files will be:

adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
AdbWinUsbApi.dll
fastboot.exe

Go to C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools and paste these four files (replace the old one). It will work fine. Download the latest adb from here


Cross-device game saves My father loves the game Hay Day. I'm not exactly sure why but that isn't important.

He is on a Motorola Droid Ultra and the Ellipsis 7 tablet he recently got for free at Verizon for upgrading. Both running some version or another of Jelly Bean.

He doesn't want to transfer the data from his phone to his tablet, he wants to sync the games. He won't be playing them both at the same time. But I was just wondering, if that is a possibility.

Summing up, I guess I'm asking, if we can backup and download save data seamlessly. I'm not a programmer but I'm absolutely not a newbie.

Cross device save as explained by Boggartfly, is to be enabled by the game developer to use Google Play Services.

However, if the game does not support the feature, you can always sync the game's data saved in /data folder of Android across the devices. Unfortunately, that tends to be a root-only option, since reading/writing from/to /data folder requires root access.

If you are willing to root your device, DataSync allows syncing of data across devices over WiFi/Bluetooth/Google Drive/DropBox/NFC. It is easy to use once you have understood the mechanics of it.

This applies to all the applications on your devices not just to games.

I'm not entirely sure about that, but I think you can do the same if only the game supports it. The game has to make use of Google Play Services to do the same. Look for it in the game options. I'm a programmer so I know a bit. :)


Limit apps to only work if connected to WiFi My son is exceeding his data limit by downloading files when off the WiFi. I do not want to turn off all mobile data as he still needs to access his email, etc, however, he does not need to be watching YouTube videos and Netflix movies when not connected to the WiFi.

Is there a way for me to restrict data usage for specific apps to WiFi only? For example, if he opens up Google Chrome and is not connected to the WiFi, he cannot use this app. Essentially he gets a "connection not found" message.

Previous posts (Limit YouTube to Wi-Fi only) referred to the apps Onavo Count and Avast Mobile Security but when I checked them out in Google Play neither app mentioned the ability to do this.

I have restricted background data for these apps, but my understanding is that he still can use these apps over a mobile network if he opens them up.

Suggestions anyone? He has a HTC Evo. I own a Note 2.

Check NoRoot Firewall screenshot below in playstore

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

As you can see from the screenshot, you can add custom filters to allow specific websites to work on Mobile data and also to restrict in WiFi too. You can restrict youtube and other data hungry apps not to work under mobile data.

Their is an app available in google play store which do the same as you need called watchDogs Application, However, This feature is available in android phones which operating System is updated to Lollipop version 5.1.


Add new Locale on android 2.2 HTC Wildfire phone I entered a competition and won an HTC Wildfire. However it's branded french. i've changed the language to English, but under 'Select Language' it says 'English (France)'. Several apps also tend to think i'm in france some of the time.

How can i add/change the locale to be whatever english is normally for a United Kingdom phone?

The easiest method is probably to install a UK ROM.  If you don't want to root or use a custom ROM, you can probably find a stock one.  I recommend searching XDA.

Install Set Locale and Language, Locale selector, or other related apps from Google Play!


App just hangs forever when I try to log into my google account from hangouts via my phone I can log into hangouts from my desktop or laptop. I can log into anything google BUT hangouts from my phone. As soon as I touch the Hangouts icon, it attempts to sign into my valid google account that works fine with everything else. And it never ever does or has.

Talk had no issues of the sort. I've uninstalled/reinstalled, deleted Play Services' data; all the recommended procedures from all the knowledgeable sites, yet nothing has ever changed the inability to sign in only from that one app behavior.

How can I make Hangouts work on my phone?

what worked for me was simply logging out of google and signing back in.
from the apps>google>settings(the three little bars in the corner)>accounts and privacy>sign out. then go back to this setting after restarting the phone and log in.

This worked for me YMMV

Going into Google Settings => clicking on menu bar => selecting "clear app data" fixed the issue for me after TONS of attempts!


Are running apps slowing down Android phones? When my phone (Xperia J) is getting slow I'll go to Setting→Apps, select running apps, and delete everything in there. Then I go back to the homescreen and I notice that my phone is faster.

So is running apps making my phone slow or it is just a coincident?

While this might appear to temporarily "speed up" your device, this kind of "Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kick" is rather contra-productive for the system, especially for two things:

your battery load
time to access one of the killed apps again

Android usually does a good job managing ram. But some apps sometimes make it hard to do so (mostly by not behaving properly: hogging lots of RAM and trying to "stay alive" even if the user wishes them to quit). So to have the same "speed-up feeling" without the nasty side-effects, you'd better identify those bad-behaving apps which you killed along the others (like the wild-west saying: "Kill'em all and let the Lord sort out the bad from the good").

I've just added two tags to your question. You might wish to consult their tag-wikis and most frequented questions for more details. To do so, simply click them (or hover your mouse over them and select the links to "info" for the tag-wiki, etc.).

The concept is the same with a PC. If you have too many programs running at the same time on your computer, the you will notice that it becomes slow or sluggish over time.

AND if you look at the Xperia J's specs, it only has a single-core processor. So, you can't really expect it to run as snappy as a Samsung Galaxy S4 which has a quad-core processor.


Display media volume in the status bar I have a Samsung Galaxy SII running CM9.

Currently I have an app that displays my media volume by using a persistent notification.

However I have 2 problems with this.

Since media volume is a system thing, I feel that it shouldn't belong on the left hand side of the status bar.
This takes up a notification slot when I pull down the notification bar.

Is there a way that I can display the media volume on the right hand side in the status bar next to the battery level, clock, reception meter, etc?

You can install a widget known as Volume Ace. It gives access to all the volume levels in the system. You get 1X1  menu sizes as you prefer.


Android 5.0 (Lollipop) music equalizer? First of all, I'm rooted. So since I have Android 5.0 on my Nexus 5 I wonder if there still exists the option to change the music equalizer.

In KitKat it was like:

I wasn't able to find any option like this in the settings, maybe someone of you knows how to get this. I don't want to use the Google Play music equalizer.

That option is removed in Lollipop. If you want to use other equalizer, you have to disable default equalizer from Settings -> Applications-> All -> MusicFx -> Disable.

When you opens the equalizer from music player, it will open a chooser by showing other equalizers in it.

Go to applications settings and select all applicationa. Find the MusicFX application clear the Application data for this application and then install other Equlizer from play market. After that when you start music player and select equalizer option new equalizer will be opened.
It was tested on Equalizer FX and it works for me :)


Listening to music in the background In my Samsung with Android, when I open an MP3 file from the Dropbox folder, I hear the music, but when I go to another application, the music stops.

Is there a way to listen to the music in the background, while I do other things?

Go to the pop up menu for the file and select export, Then save it to the device. Now it's on your phone and can be played via your native media player

Download Google Play Music if it already isn't installed. It always works...


What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage? If you're not used to seeing the 'low on internal storage' notification, what is it that you're doing to keep your phone's internal memory from filling up so quickly?

The 'SD Card and Phone Storage' menu in the settings doesn't really tell me much other than how much is free. And, I don't really have that many applications installed. The top 5 storage hogging apps on my phone are Gmail (18.6 MB), Twitter (17.5 MB), Facebook (12.55 MB), Maps (9.63 MB), and Swype (6.06 MB).

So, are there apps out there (besides your normal file manager ones, like Astro) that will help monitor internal phone storage? Is there something I should be doing to keep my phone storage use to a minimum?

I'm using an app called DiskUsage which helps visualize what's using both my internal storage as well as the SD card.

To bring this a little more up-to-date, let me add a missing piece. Between the lines you could already read that many pre-installed apps are quite data hungry – even if you don't need them. They're receiving updates, which again consumes "user space". So here's a step you can perform:

Nagivate to Settings › Apps
Make sure you select the tab "All Apps" (on some devices: select "All Apps" from the drop-down)
Now walk the apps you haven't installed yourself. For each of them you've never used and don't plan to use (no panic if you change your mind later, steps can be reversed):

Tap their entry
Tap "force stop" (if not grayed out) to make sure the app is no longer running
Tap the buttons to "clear cache" and "delete data"
If you see a button labeled "Uninstall Updates", push that. It will then be re-labeled to …
Press the "Disable" button. See our disable-app tag-wiki for some background on this.

What you have achieved that way:

You freed the space used by the apps' data
You freed the space consumed by their updates
by disabling them, you made sure they do not generate new data and also do not receive updates

If at any time in the future you want one of those apps back: Go to the very same place. You won't see a "Disable" button there anymore: Aftger you've pressed that during above process you will have noticed it's now labeld "Enable". Press that. The app will be re-enabled and available, and its updates will start flowing in again as well.


Will phone lose pairing if it was paired via WiFi direct and it connected to a WiFi network? If a phone and another device is connected via WiFi direct, and the phone detected a home or free public WiFi network, will it connect with the WiFi network and lose pairing with the device it was originally paired to?

It will not connect the other wifi if you didn't connect it manually.


Add meta information to photos? Is there a decent camera app that will easily let me add a bit of text to my photos and store that text in the image file as EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata? So far I have tried the stock Samsung camera app, Camera Zoom FX, Camera FV-5 and Catch Notes. I have read descriptions on numerous camera apps, but it seems like all they have to offer are various ways to distort - I mean enhance - your photos. While Catch Notes did offer ways to store your photos along with a description, it did not store the info as meta data inside the photo itself, which means it will be a mess if you ever want to transfer the photos to your computer and expect the data to stay intact.

This seems like a no-brainer that you'd expect to be available in almost every camera app. I mean, we've got the camera and the keyboard in the same device - what's the problem? I just want to be able to take a photo, click on an icon and type "This is a Bohemian Waxwing" and have that description stored inside the JPEG file. I'd even be fine with a gallery app that only let's me add information to already existing photos.

There are a couple of apps in the Playstore which permit you to view/Edit EXIF data:

Photo Image Editor - Photoshop (free) says it can View, edit, or delete EXIF data
Same promised by Photo Editor
Exif Editor and Viewer (paid) promises to remove, modify, and add individual or multiple EXIF tags
Pixelgarde even states: Edit exif metadata for several photos as a batch, or just individual photos

There are probably many more, so I just picked two of the more promising examples.

Just installed Picscribe.  This allows you to add comments to exif data. Can't tell you if its a keeper app, as I have yet to abuse its power...! ;-)


Can Android app run without being launched at least once? As much as I know, most apps won't ever start, unless you launch them at least once (even if they have a background service).

But what about those, that for example, have the Receive Intent Boot Successfull in their Manifest? Will that be enough to launch their code?

Yes, Android apps can start background services after system boot or intent received.
There are xposed modules (like defim's Boot manager or Receiver stop) that can prevent this behavior.


Always Show Navigation Bar Nougat / Disable Immersive Mode On some apps, the navigation bar and status bar are automatically hidden, and you have to swipe up to see them. Is there a way to force the navigation bar to always be visible on Android Nougat, like on top of the app or next to it?

Edit: In other words, is there a way to disable the immersive mode on Android apps?

To force immersive mode and to force non-immersive mode, you must be rooted with Xposed framework installed in it. To do the same use app Immersive forcer. This is a xposed module and will work only if used with Xposed framework.

Remember you are not forced to root and by Rooting your phone can be risky and dangerous for your device.
Also, Rooting voids your warranty.
MAIN THING is there is no xposed framework (official) for nougat till now and installing unofficial version if available can brick (soft/hard) your phone.


can't use instagram's 'boomerang' I downloaded 'boomerang' and I pressed the button to take a video but then it said ' something went wrong please try again'. I have reinstalled this app, but still got this problem. I have also been having an issue with logging in to snapchat, here can't log in to Snapchat - Problem connecting to the server

would this be a problem? is there something wrong with my phone? should I consider factory resetting  my phone??

For login to snapchat use VPN maybe your problem is fixed.


Cant restore stock rom in galaxy y and format failure I installed Hyperion custom ROM. Before installing it I made a complete backup. Then now I thought to switch back to my original OS − but it is saying some error like format failure, cant unmount system etc.

What could be the problem here?

Device name: Galaxy Y
Recovery tool: CWM
Custom ROM used: Hyperion

Error Report:
Checking MD5 sum
E:format_volume failed to unmount/system
error while formatting/ system

You can switch to stock ROM for Galaxy Y by using the latest version of Odin and downloading the stock ROM. You can find these files in other forums.


Screen timeout troubles My galaxy note 4 is only staying on for about 15 seconds before timing out. And every time I try to change it a pop-up says that it is set to 15 seconds and I cannot change it. I've turned off stuff and messed with my settings as much as possible and am still not able to fix the problem.

Check as suggested by wbogacz. If it still does not works, restore the settings to factory default. It is better to have default state before we proceed.


Wrong playlist order in Google Play Music app I use the Google Play Music app to play locally stored music on my Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.3. I have created some playlists in standard extended m3u format on my computer and transferred them to my phone.

The problem is that the app plays some of the songs in the wrong order.  Most songs are shown and played in the right order, but about ten percent are in no particular order.

Shuffle is off (the symbol is black rather than orange).

The playlist is constructed properly and works without issue on winamp on my phone and numerous apps on my computer. The music files are all properly tagged and stored in /sdcard/Music/artist/album/song.  Playlists are stored in /sdcard/Music.

I don't use any of the cloud features of the player.

I've tried deleting all music and rescanning, as well as clearing the media storage data, but that does not help.

BTW, according to Is Google Play Music the same as the stock Android Music App?, the Google Play Music app is not the same as the stock Android music app, but I can't find the 4.3 stock Android music app. Is that post still true?

Any ideas for getting the app to play playlists in the correct order?

EDIT: I used a Playlist backup app to export the Google Play Music version of a playlist and compared it to the text of the m3u file present on the phone that GPM purported to read. This confirmed that GPM messed up the order of the tracks on the playlist.

I believe this happens on very large playlists (>100 files). I use doubleTwist to sync and my large playlist is always out of order in GPM no matter what I try. Fortunately the dT music player doesn't appear to use the playlist after creating it; but instead uses its own database for the order.

I found this;
Google Play Music displaying songs out of order? Here's how to fix it.

All the tracks needed a disc number. It seems to work on my Samsung Galaxy at the moment.


Nexus 7 won't show up as a drive on Windows in MTP mode after update to Android 4.2 It used to work just fine then I upated to 4.2 and enabled developer options (one or the other must have broken it) and since then it has stopped working, it shows up as a camera device but if I change it to MTP it doesn't work.

I tried turning developer options off, I tried re-installing drivers and a few other things.

How do I make it work again like it was in 4.1 when it worked even when usb debugging was enabled? Now it won't work at all.

What worked for me (on Windows) was:

Plug the Nexus 7 into your computer with the USB cable.
Open Device Manager: Start -> Run (or Win+R), type in: devmgmt.msc and hit enter. This opens up the device manager.
Find "Android Composite ADB Device" near the top and expand the node. Double click on the device. (Note: Sorry, I don't see it anymore so it might be named slightly differently.)
In the properties window that pops up, uninstall the driver. You should choose to delete the current driver as well.
Unplug the tablet and plug it back in.

At this point mine got recognized as a Nexus 7 instead of an Android ADB device and allowed me to transfer files again.

I'm not sure how this will affect debugging (especially if you delete the old driver) but it worked for me after days of searching.

Try enabling USB debugging in Developer options. It worked for me.


I've deleted Google Play Store. How can I reinstall it? I've been having an issue with my apps where an error "Package file is invalid" keeps appearing. I read a tutorial somewhere which told me to "uninstall updates" for the Google Play Store application. I was told doing this would uninstall the application, and then the device would automatically reinstall Google Play Store.

I did this, restarted my phone, but the application never reappeared.

I think tried downloading an .apk file to install this manually, but on install the application wouldn't load.

Has anyone done this before? How can I reinstall this application? I believe I need it for all future downloads and updates to my applications.

For the record, my phone is not rooted.

You cannot uninstall the PlayStore/GoogleMarket app without having your device rooted -- so as Shedo guessed, you probably just uninstalled the latest update. Which means, the original app included with your firmware takes over -- and probably is called "Market" (the original name of the Playstore, before some market specialists started toying with the name).

So look out for an icon with a green bag, labeled "Market", that's it. Go ahead and start it, browse a bit, leave it. The Play Store App should be forced back on your device automatically -- maybe not immediately, but it usually doesn't take long.

I uninstall google play store on my samsung galaxy ace 2X and I figured it out how to recover the google play store...step1)go to settings 2)application manager 3)press "ALL" then scroll down and find the apps for "Google Play Store"....then click on "ENABLE"


How can I reset the Play Store content filter pin? I have forgotten my Google Play Content filter pin and would like to reset it so I can download some apps that are being blocked.

Does anyone know how I can reset the pin?

You can reset the Content Filter pin by clearing the app data for the Play Store. This will clear the pin and also remove the filter.

Go to Settings > Apps
Tap on "Google Play Store"
Tap the "Clear Data" button.


Is it possible to set CPU speed with Tasker? For example: I would like to set my CPU to higher end for when running a specific application, such as psx4droid.  Is this possible with Tasker?

Or if not Tasker... any other app?  SetCPU doesn't have the option.

It seems to me that you could get there by having tasker either directly set the system variables necessary to overclock or to access the commands that setCPU uses.  To do that you can use the "Execute" plugin that executes commands like you would in the terminal emulator.  A lot of this is over my head but you probably understand terminal commands and such better and may be able to make sense of my ramblings:

Install the Locale Execute Plugin
Create a new profile for when you run psx4droid
Add a task to set the CPU
Add an action and choose Plugin/Execute
Execute the command necessary to reset(overclock) the CPU.  Here's a link to explain how to format the commands. Unfortunately I don't know what command does this.

Theoretically, when you open psx4droid it should run that profile you created, changing the CPU settings.

Try this thread on XDA Tasker CPU Control Profiles


Run Ubuntu from SD Card on Android Tablet I'll be acquiring my first tablet in a few weeks, and haven't tinkered with Android much besides my 1st gen Motorola Droid (I had an HTC Sense, but a power surge fried it and turned it into a brick, same with my old laptop)

I feel like such a noob asking this but first I want to clarify that.... I DON'T wanna install Ubuntu on the tablet! I still want Android, I just wanna be able to run Ubuntu directly off of a SD Card or Flash Drive. Now I have Ubuntu 11.04 on my old flash drive, and was wondering if I can boot directly to Ubuntu from my flash drive on the tablet. I figure it's possible, just don't know if it's a simple plug in and go type concept, not sure if I'll have to install any additional applications in order to get it functioning properly. I figure it's more then possible. I just want to know what I'm doing prior before I do anything. So if anyone has any tips it'd be greatly appreciated.

There's a FAQ from when Ubuntu announced it was working on Ubuntu based tablets. There, they state:

  The only way to get an Ubuntu tablet is to buy a tablet built and supplied with Ubuntu by an OEM partner of Canonical

So I would say that Ubuntu is not, and will not, be capable of running on any existing Android tablet. Full FAQ can be found at Media FAQ For Press Pack: Tablet.

You can download Limbo PC Emulator from Google Play and then open the .iso file from the SD card.


Access Android Phone on local wireless network from Windows device Is what the subject implies possible?
Typing \\{phone IP} doesn't seem to work as it would with other Windows running devices on the same network.

Thank you.

For this to work seamlessly you would need an SMB server on your phone.  There is such an app, available via this forum thread.  It needs root, and it looks like results vary by device.  At least one reason why root is required is that normal users aren't allowed to open ports below 1024, whilst by convention, SMB servers use ports 135-139.

An alternative is the On Air (Wifi Disk) app, available in the market.  Whilst not quite seamless, this does give you access to your SD card via AppleTalk, WebDAV or good old FTP.  I've just tested with an HTC Desire HD and Windows XP over WebDAV and it appears to work well.

The Windows XP WebDAV client is a bit ropey, but that's not really the fault of Android or On Air :)

The On Air app itself warns of issues using the built-in WebDAV clients for Vista and Windows 7, and recommends a standalone client.

well in that case u can use software data cable in your android phone. it'll install the ftp server on your phone and you can get access to your phone storage from the browser.. remember they should be in the same network....


How to remove old credit card details from credit card autofill feature in Android One? Every app in my phone (Xiaomi Mi A2, Android One) that implements Credit Card auto-fill still shows my old credit card information even though I have already (a) replaced all my payment information in my google account a few weeks ago, (b) used 'Scan a new card' feature every time this auto-fill feature pops up and (c) cleared cache and storage of the app that used this feature.
Do you know where these credit card information are kept and where can I reset them?

Note: The credit card info above were purposefully blurred.
Other Notes
Out of curiosity, when I select any of those old credit cards, I get an error popup
Request failed: An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later [OR-PMIA-18]

This is expected as I have removed them from my google account.

I was able to reset the Credit Card information by going to Settings > Google > Auto-fill > Auto-fill with Google then switch to different Google account and back again. My guess is this action clears the auto-fill cache.
You might also have some luck clearing the Setting app's cache instead but I have not tried that.

Cleat the App Data which are storing the information.
And if it doesnot work.
your password can be managed by different apps depending on what Brand you are using, SAMSUNG, IPHONE or other every Manufacture has its own official app which manage this kind of information of users.
Like Samsung has Samsung Pass (in settings).


Recent apps button not working on Motorola Nougat 7.0 I recently added another user to my Android device. I am using 7.0. Now, recent apps button is not working, i mean... Sometimes it do sometimes don't.

I have the same issue bro. You nailed it though we need further answers.I have one solution to make it work again though the problem goes back after a minute or two. I do manual screen shot,pressing the vol+power for my phone.


Preventing kids from deleting a folder I have an old Samsung mobile with android 4.1. I have downloaded some cartoons for kids which they frequently enjoy. However, sometimes the kids accidently delete the cartoons and I have to download them again. So my question is that how can I write-protect this "cartoon" folder so that the kids can only watch the cartoons but cannot delete this cartoon folder?
Regards

Hiding all apps from default launcher except mxplayer did the trick.

If you undertake deletion and want to return it but do not use app from google. Then you can still delete it using another third party app. The way is easy enough you stay following the following ways :

First of all you download and install the app in google play store named Diskdigger.
Next open the application, it will appear some existing photo files.
If you want to restore data in the form of video then you need to root hp android first.
Then you can use the application and select the file you want to restore and click restore.


Android external keyboard layout switch I have and Android tablet and using external keyboard with it.

Is there any shortcut or another quick way to change keyboard layout on the fly (like on desktop, e.g. Alt+Shift)?

Try Shift + Space Bar
It works with Samsung TabS on Logitech Keyboard


SD card not appearing when formatted as internal I'm a user of the Realme C2(android P). I've just formatted my SD card as the internal storage through Powershell since my manufacturer doesn't allow me to do it in the settings. It don't think it worked as now i do not see the SD card in the storage section. It seems to have completely disappeared.These are the commands that I used from this link:

adb shell sm list-disk
adb shell sm list-volumes all
adb shell sm set-force-adoptable true
adb shell sm partition disk:179,64 private
adb shell sm set-force-adoptable false
adb shell sm list-volumes all

I really have no idea if they even worked as I was told that the 4th command would take some time but, it didn't. I'll be more than happy to post screenshots or anything that is required for you to understand the problem. So if there is anything you can do to help me, please do so. This is my last resort.

EDIT:

This is what happened in the Powershell window:

PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb devices
List of devices attached
EUS4***ZPBTWAM79 device
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm list-disks
disk:1*9:1*8
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm list-volumes all
private mounted null
public:1*9:1*0 mounted 01*7-1*13
emulated mounted null

PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm set-force-adoptable true
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm partition disk:1*9,1*8 private
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm partition disk:1*9:1*8 private
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm set-force-adoptable false
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools> .\adb shell sm list-volumes all
emulated:1*9,1*0 unmounted null
private:1*9,1*0 mounted c5ee2ab2-9**7-468e-8**6-c700ba9**283
private mounted null
emulated mounted null
PS C:\Users\Sa**vik\Downloads\platform-tools>

I'd put in * to keep it anonymous

I'm giving up for now. We'll see what happens in the future

When you format your SD card as internal storage (aka adoptable-storage), it will be encrypted. The key for en/decryption is stored on the device only. Hence all that a PC can see is "there is a partition but I don't know what's on it": as it hasn't access to the key, it cannot decrypt the contents.

For further details, see e.g. our adoptable-storage tag-wiki and follow the links from there.

Try to plug the memory card into PC and see what is the file system of it. Default format for memory cards is FAT32. Sometimes file systems does gets changed and the changed file system is not compatible with the Android system. It happens a lot of times with USB drives.


Can I store a CWM backup on the PC and copy it to the phone when needed? I was wondering if I could just simply copy the backup file and when needed copy back to the phone....because it takes up almost 3 G space. Weird that it is that big.

By the way....I cant even locate the backupfile. Where is the default folder for it?

Can I store a CWM backup on the PC and copy it to the phone when
  needed?

Yes, you can.

  CWM backups are stored in /data/media/clockworkmod/backups

And for TWRP :

  you can choose the files/backup-files for saved and stored in Sdcard or Extsdcard
  during backup process.

Stored in -> sdcard -> TWRP -> Backups

or:       Extsdcard -> TWRP -> Backups

and then, you can copy this backup when needed into the phone and then,
Restore it from related recovery.

I used to have the same question as you mentioned: (/data/media/clockworkmod/backups cannot be found), now here is how I solved it.

In addition to LinX64's answer, in order to access that folder, it requires root privilege.

After rooted, with the help of File explorer, I copied the files to download folder, then pull them out to PC.


Internal storage is used up by Android My Xperia J has 756 MB of internal storage. After 2 months of use I hardly can install anything as my system directory is 600 MB. It seems that in system/apps I have 200 MB of not used apk files (system apps that could be activated I guess), and 400 MB of the system with its core and its installed apps. So basically 756 MB is around 200 MB at the first instant of starting the using of my phone.

I use Clean Master to delete 10-20 MB of cached data now and then but as my phone is not rooted, I am stuck. I moved every application to the internal SD card (I can't use the external SD card - because it is not listed in the application settings as an option)

What can I do to install more apps?

Unfortunately this is a common problem for all xperia J users, including myself. I have installed many recommended apps for moving stuff from internal to external SD card but after doing this, pictures, music, videos etc I have moved cannot be played/viewed meaning you have to move them back in order for them to be viewed/ played again, however adter moving them back my files still didn't work. I have not yet come across the answer to solving this problem but I can recommend not downloading apps that move stuff to SD card as they won't work, just clear your cache as much as possible to relieve it of some memory. Hope this helps a little bit


I accidentally deleted my android phones system app Anyone can help me on how to restore system apps like HOME.apk, i accidentally deleted it so the phone is stuck on boot, cant go to its home, my phone is a goophone4s thanks ...

If you didn't take a backup before fiddling around with your system (which I assume is the case), you will have to get yourself the ROM (see: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?) and flash it to your device.

Advice for the next time you start playing with system stuff: Backup your current ROM (which can be done via Custom Recovery as nandroid backup). So in case anything goes wrong, you simply need to boot into recovery and restore that backup, which includes the entire system and your user stuff as well.

Backup the phone and try to reset the phone. So that you`ll get all the apps which are coming with your phone.


"This app won't run without Google Play Services, which are missing from your phone" When I tap Google+ and try to sign in with my Gmail account it says couldn't connect to the server, but I can receive email, and when I'm trying to download apps in the play store it says error downloading app. YouTube is working, but when I tap sign in, it says this app won't run without Google Play Services.

This is happened because your mobile is not supported by Google play service. For this you have to root your mobile and install play service


How can I get my soft-bricked Note 3 to work back I was messing around with my Note 3's build.prop file to play a game which was created for tablets only.
After I was done with editing I just pasted back my backup build.prop file from sd card and restarted the device. Now all I see is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 Screen and then everyrthing is black.
I tried to install CWM via odin but CWM wont boot either.
I know I can flash a new ROM with Odin but i don't want to lose my files, any way that i can fix my build.prop back? Or recover my files?
Thanks

Flash your stock rom with odin, you will not loose the files on the internal storage


can you charge samsung tablet with samsung phone charger Someone told me that you shouldn't charge your tablet with your phone charger,it will ruin it. Is this true?  They're both Samsung.

It should be fine, just slower (depending on the rating of the two chargers).

It's possible for the tablet to draw more power than can be provided by a weaker charger, so for it to charge well you should ideally have it powered off or at least idle.

Yes, you can charge but you will face some problem like slow charging , less battery backup, and also other battery related problem in future or heating of device


WiFi Error: "Failed to connect to network" Intermittently, when I try to connect to a WiFi network, I get the following error message as a toast message:

Failed to connect to network

The message pops up immediately upon attempting to connect, so clearly it isn't trying and failing. I haven't found any mention of an error in the logs. The affected networks are ones that I've previously connected to with no change in settings.
How can I figure out what the problem is?
I've got a rooted Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1 and the stock ROM. This question is related to another question that I posted earlier, but this one is more about how to find the source of a particular error message, so its focus is different.
Additional Details
Here are some more details based on the comments:

I've observed this on my home and work networks. One is identified as WPA2 PSK and the other is identified as WPA/WPA2 PSK.

I haven't powered off the phone as described in the troubleshooting guide mentioned in the comments. However, I have rebooted to no avail (using the reboot command that's available on rooted phones).

Forgetting the network and re-adding it has no effect. In fact, if I forget the network I can no longer successfully re-add it.

The wireless password hasn't changed.

There's no proxy configured when I'm on wireless. However, I run Onavo Extend when I'm on a data connection. Disabling it has no effect.

I've switched from DHCP to static IP addresses. Doing so reduced the frequency of problems and seems to have eliminated my earlier issue where wifi would be randomly dropped.

Wifi sleep is set to "Only when plugged in." I don't think it's relevant because my issue is establishing a connection in the first place (such as when I arrive at home or at work), not maintaining one.

Note that despite all these troubleshooting steps,my initial goal is to find an actual error message or log entry that gives useful information about the problem.

Do you have custom recovery installed? I have had this problem twice on a Galaxy S2, and what fixed it for me every time was running a permissions fix from recovery mode.

If that doesn't work, try deleting your WiFi config file. Not sure what it is on the Nexus, but I'm guessing it'll be something along the lines of /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf or /data/misc/wifi/wpa.conf. Obviously you should make backups before deleting anything. Note that you'll lose all your WiFi settings if you do this.

Try to reboot your phone, you will find it again after rebooting.


Nexus 7 says it's charging but it isn't I have had a Nexus 7 since September and today something strange happened.

I plugged it in, as usual, to recharge the battery. It charged up to 36% and now it still says it's charging but it never moves from that percentage.

How can I fix my device?

I solved my issue using a 2A charger instead of my phone 1A charger or the USB port that provides only 0.5A.

I am sure I have been able to charge my nexus with all the power sources, but maybe I left it on charge all night long.

Try calibrating (Completely Discharge battery), by playing games or watching videos. Once battery dries try switching your nexus on untill your device refuses to do so. The charge it from a wall charger. See if it works. I have a motorola MB855 , i generally claibrate 5-10 times in a month. That keeps its backup and life healthy.


Google Play Store mobile payment I'm haing a problem with google play store from few weeks, I can't purchase any app with carrier billing option.
it says "Your mobile payment service isn't available, try again later" any ideas how to fix this?
thanks

Carrier billing agreements are only set up on a few carriers in a few countries.

As of the end of 2013, that list is:

Country       Carriers
Australia     Telstra
Belgium       Mobistar
Germany       T-Mobile International, o2
France        SFR, Bouygues, Orange
Hong Kong     3
Ireland       3, O2
Italy         Wind Italy
Japan         Docomo, KDDI, Softbank
Korea         KT, SKT, LGU+
Netherlands   KPN
Norway        Telenor
Poland        Play
Russia        Beeline
Singapore     Singtel
Spain         Movistar
Sweden        3, Telenor SE
Switzerland   Swisscom
UK            T-Mobile International
US            AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

(source)

If you're still having trouble, Google Play Support has some other troubleshooting steps you should try:

If you don’t see a carrier billing option under Payment options, here are some troubleshooting tips:

Make sure you’re connected to your carrier’s mobile data network (3G/4G), not Wi-Fi.
Direct carrier billing is only available on mobile devices using the  Google Play Store
Google Play Store app, not computers.
Your account with your carrier must be in good standing.
Check with your carrier to make sure:

You haven’t exceeded your carrier’s monthly spending limit.
Your device and service plan allow premium content purchases.
Your device can use direct carrier billing.

If you haven't set up a Google Wallet account, you’ll need to create one before making a purchase.

Open the Google Play Store Google Play Store app.
Select an app or digital content item.
Touch the price.
If you're purchasing an app, review and Accept permissions to continue.
Next to the price, touch the Down Down arrow.
Touch Payment options.
Touch Carrier billing Enable carrier billing.
Review and Save your account information.


How do I disable google keyboard/gboard? I updated my Huawei P9 today and Google's gboard got turned on by default, and it won't allow me to disable it.

Usually I can switch from Japanese to Korean/English and back, now everytime I want to switch, it goes Japanese to Gboard to Korean to Gboard and back.

Here is the method to disable GBoard on stock Android phones (Steps for Huawei phones should be pretty similar)

Go into Settings and tap on Apps
Locate GBoard from the list of apps and tap on it
On the next screen tap on the Disable button

You can download another keyboard app from Google Play Store or elsewhere then go to Setting > Language and Input.

There, you can see your default or Gboard and the keyboard app you just installed. Now you can just click on default keyboard and click on the keyboard you want.


What is the meaning of "Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped." It keeps popping up when I start using the phone, shortly after it has booted. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900), running Android-5.0
I flashed the phone and installed a fresh copy of the stock Android-5.0 the one I got it with (OTA update). What could be wrong with it. I need an interpretation of this error message. Thanks.

android.process.media is a common issue which can occur anytime and is caused mainly because of two applications, the Download Manager and the Media Storage.

try the following

Go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and make sure to look under the ‘all’ tab. Scroll down and find Google Services Framework and clear the cache and data for this one.
After doing that, scroll down and find Google Play. Tap on it and clear cache+data for this one too.
Now press the back button and choose Google Services Framework from all apps > Force stop > Clear cache > OK
Now open Google Play from you app drawer and when given an error, click OK.
Turn off your device by holding the power button and clicking on Shut down/ Reboot


Web Page Not Available on StraightTalk Android ZTE I have a StraightTalk ZTE Merit, and the browser keeps on saying "web page not available".

Data enabled and Data roaming are both checked under Mobile network settings. For some reason, it will not let me edit the APN settings.

I cannot use any internet-based apps.

This is the third day it has been like this.

Any help would be great.

Some troubleshooting results:

Cellular network is AT&T, MVNO is StraightTalk.
Voice/Text still works.
No installation of apps prior to the issue
Have cleared the Browser's cookies and cache
It has worked on previous occasion
Disabling data roaming did not seem to help
Does not work over Wifi
APN is set to:

Name is WAP.

APN is att.mnvo
Proxy is proxy.mnvo.tracfone.com
Port is 80
MMSC is mmsc.cingular.com
MMMS proxy is proxy.tracfone.com
MMS port is 80
MCC is 310
MNC is 410
Authentication type is none
APN type is default,mms,supl

Am suspecting the proxy within the APN setting, could be the fault, or that the service provider has changed something somewhere.

OP was advised to check with their cellular network's web-site to see if there's a page somewhere, (it would require registering details such as name/email/number) and perhaps a button to send the APN details via SMS.

Proxy.mvno.tracfone.com  make sure that the letter P is on upper case
and this is an old apn settings
your internet is slow on this kind of apn
use the current LTE one


How do I disable the Market App Fast Web Install feature in my android phone settings? I do not quite like the Fast Web Install idea of Market app.

I use AppBrain for my app installs and it lets me manually select if-and-when I would like to install or update an app selected from my AppBrain account to my phone.

That is (I noticed) not the case with the Market app. So, if I (or someone gaining access to my google account) were to select an install from Market, it would just get installed on my phone shortly -- no questions asked.

Similarly, I prefer to install apps when the phone has a Pass-Through or WiFi data connection. But, this auto-triggered install can happen any time -- I don't like that either.

I could not find any settings in my Market app that will make it ask before it downloads and installs an app. I would like to control this at the phone (rather than from my Market account login).

The Fast Web Install feature relies on Background Data being enabled.  If you turn this off, (Settings > Account & Sync > Background Data) any apps you select in the Market website will not be downloaded to your phone.

When you switch Background Data back on, anything you (or your nefarious account accessor) have queued will be downloaded.

In the preference for the AppBrain application there are settings to enable and disable Fast Web Install.

Menu > Preferences > Disable Fast Web Install.


Error opening terminal: Screen I just installed nano on my Nexus 9, which is rooted.  However, when I try to run nano, it says "Error opening terminal: screen."

bash-3.2# nano
Error opening terminal: screen.

Any help would be appreciated.

This would be better as a comment, but I don't have enough reputation for that. I'm happy to help you troubleshoot though!

Basically to answer your question it would help to have more information. How did you root your Nexus and what version of root are you using. How did you install bash and nano?What is your TERM variable set to? Are you using a terminal emulator or adb? If an emulator, which one and what is the terminal type set there? (Look in settings). If you set both of these to something nano can handle this might solve your problem.

Also Google your error message and "nano" - it seems others have had and solved similar problems.

By the way rather than responding to me it would be better if you changed your question to include information about what troubleshooting steps you took. If we solve the problem I can also edit my answer to fit the solution.


How to access Android APKs without rooting I recently bought a 7" Android ICS tablet as a gift for a friend.  Unfortunately it's not a Store supported device, so I can't download from the Store.

There are a number of sites that allow you to download APKs, but most of the apps I want to download aren't available on them.  I have a 10" tablet that IS supported and has a large number of the apps I want to provide to my friend.  Is there any way to get at the APKs on the 10" tablet (without rooting it) so I can copy them to, and install them on the 7" - using the provided app installer?

You can use an app like App Backup & Restore. It allows you to select which apps you want to backup and it copies them to your SD card.

Download SHAREit on both devices.
Press 'receiver' on the gift tablet and 'sender' on the other.
Go to Apps on the sender then select the apps you want to share.


Why is the first step always 73.73 kB while downloading from Google Play Store? My phone is a OnePlus 5T running Android 8.1. While downloading or updating apps from Google Play Store, the first step is always 73.73 kB.

I'm just curious. Is there any technical reason (e.g. file system) for that?

The answer to the question depends on a few different variables, such as specific internet types, always come with high latency and low bandwidth, such as some satellite hookups, or dial up hookups if used.

If you do not have a stable internet connection, and your bandwidth is not consistent enough to be that bandwidth at all times, then perhaps your phone's wifi/data chip is only pulling that fast, or there could be background network applications running that are taking up all the bandwidth. If applications besides the one you are downloading something on are open, or apps have background processes using the network, that could be a cause of it.

The last option that i can think of is you could be getting throttled by your router, check your router for anything limiting, throttling, or prioritizing anyone's IP or mac addresses. Generally 10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.2, 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.0 or if you know you router is using another local ip address, login using that and sometime the default user is admin, with password of admin, password, or blank in most cases.

All else fails, it must be some sort of bug in your device, the apps, or some code between your device and the server.


Unable to unpin an app on my Lenovo tab I am using a Lenovo tab, it is pinned with Ola play app. I tried many times to unpin it by pressing back, multitasking at a time. It is showing unpinned. Again it is automatically pinning to the same app immediately. I am also unable to access Settings > Safe Mode option also.

Please tell me a solution other than factory reset option.

Try to perform a soft reset by holding the power and volume down button until the screen goes blank. If it has a removable battery, take it out and then put it back in. If neither of the above work, google soft reset lenovo tab (model)

I have managed to unlock my OLA play tab through following steps:

Unpin it
Press "no thanks"
Press lock button with home key and hold both of them. It will show power off and restart options.
Release lock button only
Hold the home key and click on power off, and don't remove your finger. Keep holding it. It will ask you to run as "safe mode".
Click OK and release home key. It will turn on in safe mode.
Go to Settings, press home and deselect OLA launcher.
Select your tab launcher
Restart. It will start as a normal tab


Corporate Exchange Email Won't Send (stuck in outbox) I have a corporate sync account set up to sync my work calendar, contacts and email. I had some trouble setting it up, but once I got it set up it worked just fine for a couple of months. Then about a week ago it stopped sending emails. I can still receive emails. Also, the internet still works on the phone. Gmail still works. Sending and receiving calls and texts still works. But when I send an email it gets stuck in the outbox.

I have tried removing the corporate sync account and adding it back. I have tried restarting the phone multiple times and doing a manual refresh each time. I have tried various combinations of security settings (Use secure connection and Verify Certificate). Nothing helps.

I can't believe no one has asked this yet! Based on the forum posts I have read, it seems like a common problem. Is there some solution waiting in the wings?

[Droid 2 w/ Froyo]

The first thing I'd suspect is that a database used by the Email app is corrupted.  To fix this, you need to go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications, find the Email app, and clear the data for it.  (If you see anything like "Email Storage" be sure to clear the data for that as well).  Then re-add your account and see if that helps.

If that doesn't work, I recommend asking your company's IT department if they have changed any settings for the Exchange server recently.

It's a sync problem and possibly an authentication problem, but those options are no longer available in advanced settings. Seems Microsoft deleted that option in settings.
Gmail works fine, so I've switched to it. All emails are working and setup is fast & easy. It happened on my Samsung Galaxy S21 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.


Yuphoria optimizing apps loop I have YU Yuphoria 5010...When i start  Mobile it shows CYANOGEN then "optimizing apps ..." and then it complete and again starts optimizing.

My main concern is internal data... I don't want to wipe it out. Please help me out as soon.

Also my mobile is not rooted and does not have twrp.

I got my solution to this  problem. In one of post it is mentioned that start phone in safe mode. And i do so and really it WORKS!!!!

Just press volume down key after first time optimizing ends and then it will boot in safe mode.Here is detailed answer that i mentioned

I was once struck in a boot loop and when I  went to service centre, they found that it was not a software but a battery problem. Try getting it changed.


System UI won't load at all. (Huawei Vision 2) So I was on an application and my phone ended up freezing, so I took the battery out to restart it since it was not responding at all. When it restarted however, the system wasn't loading, the screen was black and the only thing onscreen was the little status bar that had the time, signal and battery. I tried holding the far right button on the bottom, and the only thing popping up was the "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped."
Is there a way to fix this at all? I just got this phone about a month ago. I never downloaded any modifications or iffy files onto it either.

System UI is crashed/corrupted due to some problem
Just reinstall android version using PC and it'll be ok


Whatsapp sync issue in Google Nexus 5 its not deleting the contact I have Google Nexus 5. My Whatsapp contacts are not deleting.

When I am trying to delete the contact from People (Contact App) it shows the error message
"You can't delete contacts from read-only accounts, but you can hide them in your contacts lists"

I deleted the contacts from my Google account but I am able to see those contacts in Whatsapp.

you might be having merged contact which you are trying to delete. To delete the whatsapp from the contact, you would have to delete the contact from phone list and then delete the contact from whatsapp. Obvisouly, you and again save the numbers in the contact list.

You could do one thing: copy the number from your phone contact and add it to the whatsapp contact. Thereby, you wouldn't lose the contact.

All you have to do is open your phone contact, long press the number part until you see copy to clipboard then copy the number, open your WhatsApp contact, press edit, there you'll see a button "Add another field". Press that and select "Phone", paste your number, delete your phone contact and voila.


Media on external sd card can be browsed but not seen by other apps (including settings>storage). Not part of the .nomedia file fiasco! As the title says, if I fire up a file browser I can access all the files on the sd-card without a problem. I can even view the pictures with the gallery and the music app plays my music files alright, if I select the file from the browser and then use the corresponding program to deal with it.

If I just use the gallery or the music app or songbird or any other media player, they all report an empty media library. Media on the phone's internal memory can be scanned by these apps and included to their library without a problem.

Here is a screenshot of the settings>storage screen. As you can see it does not even try to index the contents of the sd-card, which are ~6gb of music and a few photos:

After lots of searching around on the web, I found that most people that had this problem, managed to solve it by deleting some stray .nomedia files that were in their sd-cards.

So, I searched my sd card for those files (I know they are hidden), both through the phone's file-browser and by connecting it to my computer, and I failed to find anything. For good measure I backed all my data up, formatted the card, restored the data, cleared the media storage data and restarted my phone, all to no avail. I know that the sd-rescan apps are irrelevant here but I tried one of them anyways. It didn't help...

I should note that I have not tampered with the phone in any way (not rooted, no unlocked bootloader or anything else of that kind).

If someone has any idea about what the problem might be, I'd love to hear from them.
Thank you in advance.

I tried formatting the card again, this time on my computer, using gparted and it worked. I cleared the data of the media storage app and restarted the phone and now all media is visible to all apps again!

Load your SD Card on Windows and go for a check disk using command prompt as follows

Chkdsk E: /r
Here E: is the drive the SD card is loaded on


Nexus 4 problems connecting usb mtp I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I encountered a real issue with my computer (Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit) not being able to connect in USB mode. It does however work with Camera PTP mode, which I find very strange.

I have tried/tested with:

Different usb cables
My computer with the same OS of Windows 8 64 bit isn't connecting compared to another computer with the same OS.
Removing its current drivers on my computer and reinstalling drivers from Nexus 4 ToolKit
Restarting the computer
With/without USB debugging mode

Note that the device is visible on the computer although it's not recognized:

I have Windows 8.1 and I had the same problem, PTP working, MTP not. I was following the steps suggested in this page but it wasn't doing the job, until I made some previous steps, and slightly changed the last part. Summarising what I did is:

Connect your device.
Unistall ALL the drivers from the Device Manager, be sure to go in "View"->"Show hidden devices" and then check that all of the following are unistalled:

a) Android Devices

b) Other devices

c) Portable interfaces
Now disconnect your device.
Check the PTP mode and connect your device. Wait for the drivers to be installed.
Without disconnecting check the MTP mode on your device and wait the drivers to be installed again.

Now it should WORK!! At least it did it for me ;)

Hope you are expecting mass storage USB mode which is not supported with Nexus4 (stock android)


Downgrade a Verizon Google Pixel Phone to older versions? I'm planning to buy a Google Pixel off ebay.

Does the Verizon Google Pixel allow downgrading of software?

I like to try older & newer versions for development purposes?

I would suggest not purchasing a Verizon Pixel if looking for a unlocked bootloader. I think since around December Verizon has pushed out updates that make it imposdible to unlock. Everything I've read says there's no way to unlock them if updated, and most of them have been.

I own a Verizon Pixel and was so sure I did not want to root...

The Pixel has an unlocked bootloader. You can flash different system images if you feel comfortable enough flashing files. Otherwise, try appetize.io for a good app test. it has many different versions of Android and iOS for all types of devices.


How can I factory reset my Android TV? Is there any way to do a factory reset somehow from the welcome screen as I can go through to do anything?

After prompting me to choose the language it keeps returning to the Welcome page to start over. Yes I tried every possible combination (wifi, cable, buttons, etc) but there is no way to go through so maybe a factory reset will do the trick.

Try going to Settings --> Privacy --> Factory Data Reset

For More Detail You can check Here:

www.allview.ro/uploads/tx_allview/Manual_AllDro_TV.pdf


How can I select the apps to sync when auto-sync is turned on? When I turn on auto sync it sync all my accounts like Google, Twitter, Facebook, BBM etc.

How can I set auto sync to sync only selected accounts so that only my Google or Twitter account will be sync?

Did you take a look at Settings → Accounts & Sync? (I'm not sure about Android 4.1+, but at least on my LG Optimus 4X this setting is there)

Accounts & Sync (click image for larger variant)

As the screenshot shows, here you can define what to sync. Green arrows to the right show what's to be sync'd, gray ones what not. For some apps, you even can tap the app to specify it more detailed.

For Android 4.2+:

Accounts -> Select account -> More (at the top right) -> Sync.


Bought Samsung Galaxy II in China, need to change alerts, etc. to English I just bought my phone here in China and have changed the language settings to English.  I get all my alerts, error messages, ets. in Chinese characters.  Wish I could read them, but since I can't, how do I make my phone communicate to me in English?  I am a total Android newbie having dumped my iPhone and it's lackluster battery for this phone.  As soon as I tweak it a bit, I'll be thrilled.
By the way, pretend I am in kindergarten when explaining what to do, otherwise I'll have to ask my son to help and I really don't want to give him more tech power over me than he already has.

Thanks in advance for the help!

You could get a US/UK Firmware from samfirmwarec.com and flash it with heimdall / odin. But you will lose your warranty and I can not guarantee that it will work (it could even leave your phone in an unusable state).
Flashing can be done with three easy steps:

get your phone in download mode
connect it with usb
configure heimdall/odin and start the process

There are some other things that you need to be aware off, but everything is documented in the links I included. Maybe you son will also help you. :)

You can change to English: Go to Settings , then select language.

I bought mine in Beijing and I only use English.


fb_temp not appearing on orca/cache folder I tried to recover my facebook messages that were deleted around a month ago using the ES File Explorer. So I went to Internal Storage > Android > data > com.facebook.orca > cache. The forums stated that there should be the fb_temp folder there, but there's none. Version is 5.0 and is not rooted.

Do I have to root my phone first?

Thank you guys.

Do I have to root my phone first?

Yes, you need to root the phone to see apps' private data files in internal storage.


How safe Skype is on rooted Android OS? Recently I have rooted my Android phone to third party custom ROM. After rooting, I have gone through many articles which says rooting cause serious security issues.

Now my question is: how safe is my Skype? Can anyone access my Skype account? Can anyone record the video conversation of mine? The provider of custom ROM has any hold or control over my phone?

The provider of all the rooting software you use (such as Kingroot if you use a "one-click" technique, SuperSU, and any software you give root permission on your phone), and the provider of the ROM you use (whether it's a custom ROM or the stock ROM) has complete control over your phone. They can steal any passwords you type into the phone (in apps, websites, or your Google account details). They can take control of any app, including Skype. They can record all your conversations, steal your credit card number, and use your details to masquerade as you. They can lock your phone (as well as any online accounts you logged into) and demand a payment from you to get your files and accounts back.

When you decide to root your phone, you need to have complete trust in all the software you use to do it, which means you also need to trust the person you got it from (e.g. the website you downloaded it from). When an app on your phone asks for root permissions, you need to have complete trust in the source of the app. If you don't have complete trust, don't root your phone/install the custom ROM/install the app.

As long as you know that the apps you've got on your phone are safe and free from malware, your Skype should be safe as well.
But remember: the Internet is not the greatest place for private data anyways.


How can I programmatically backup Android phone's settings? I was wondering if I could programmatically backup my Android phone's settings. The "PHONE"'s settings and not application settings.

The easiest way availaboe to you is using a third party app. I found My Backup Pro (there is a free version as well) which seemed promising.

You can also search he market for settings backup.

I use an system app provided by the manufacturer which is called backup and restore. I'll give them if the mentioned solution does not work for you. The reason im asking you to go with the first app is that the manufacturer's system app is highly unlikely to work properly ina device other than the one is originally made for.

If you know the location of the settings database, you can use LlamaLab's Automate to copy app data within the application itself, even in the root directory.


All apps moved onto the SD card have disappeared On My phone LG E460, all the applications moved on SD card, have disappeared.

On play.google.com (and play store) these applications are marked as installed.
I don't know how to reactive these applications.

The app advanced SD card doesn't see them.

Restarting the phone usually solve this problem for me. Alternatively remove your SD card and put it back...


touch screen failed on my android tablet--my email logged in Touch screen failed on my android tablet. I requested for replacement. The problem is that all my accounts are signed in.I can't give my device back as all accounts are signed in.lets say they repaired the device then they can have access to my gmail account. How can I log off from that tablet since touch is not working. Is there any way that I can do to prevent others from looking into my gmail account and accessing it.can I log off it from my laptop?? please help me. Thanks in advance.

Change the password on your Google account from the web interface. Next time your device tries to connect, it'll be signed out.

You could also boot into the recovery (the way to do this depends on what tablet you have), and factory-reset the tablet from there. The recovery menu is operated by the hard buttons, not the touch screen, so you should still be able to do this.

Dont worry. You can use a mouse to operate the tablet. First, buy an OTG cable for your tablet and then connect the mouse to be able to navigate through the tablet as if you used the touchscreen.


usb not writable or readable Since I have upgraded my mobile to marshmallow I am not able to see the files in  my san disk 128 gb pendrive on either MX player or file manager which I have downloaded from play store. I was able to do so earlier. However when I connect my pendrive a notification pops up in my notification bar saying sandisk usb drive. But the problem is I cannot see these files in MX player or file manager. Niether can I delete any files from san disk usb drive. Files are only readable there and I can only copy them. They can't be deleted from there. Also when I go in the menu options of the drive my options for moving pictures and video are frozen. I don't know how to access them. They are not clickable. Please help me to allow my pendrive to be readable and writable in mx player and file manager

If your device is rooted Stickmount should fix the problem


How to disable redirects from Google Search results to Android apps? I had the Wikipedia app installed a few weeks ago. It lacked the ability to switch between different languages (link to read the same article in a different language), and it still does. This bothered me a lot since I know more than one language and some articles are much better written in other languages. So I like the ability to easily switch language. This is something that works very good on the mobile versions of Wikipedia (e.g. m.en.wikipedia.org).
Here's a screenshot showing an example.

Click on the image for a larger view.
So I uninstalled the Wikipedia app in order to go back to browsing Wikipedia content normally via the Chrome or Firefox Web browser. But now when I do a search with Google, and I see a Wikipedia link in the result, it says "Wikipedia app" underneath it. If I tap on it, it tries to open it in Wikipedia app, and since it is uninstalled now, it brings me to the app page in Play Store.
Is there a way I can disable or disallow this behaviour? I certainly don't approve of it, but I was never asked about it either. I'm not interested in using the Wikipedia app any more. I just want normal Web browsing to be back. Is that too much to ask? I tried re-installing and uninstalling the Wikipedia app two times, it didn't help.
Update

You may have noticed that there is an "Open on wikipedia.org" link further down the page. This will certainly open the article in the browser, instead of insisting on opening in the Wikipedia app. But the problem with this is that it's much harder to pin-point the link, because it has smaller font size.
As for "Default applications" menu option, I don't have any option to disable Wikipedia or wiki links. I only have "Home", and "Message" options.

Update 2

The problem is with Chrome
This problem is clearly related to Chrome browser only. Here are two screenshots of Chrome and Firefox respectively, showing the same Google search results.

Firefox on the left, Chrome on the right.
Firefox (version 32.0.3) clearly doesn't even have the ability to link to the Wikipedia app. Instead, it would show the article as a normal web page. Regardless of whether or not the Wikipedia app is installed or not.
There are no default options
As can be seen from the screenshot above, in first update, the "Default applications" option has no options to set or reset defaults for wiki links (or other types of app links in Chrome). Additionally, there are no default settings that can be reset under Application manager. Not for Chrome, nor for Wikipedia app. It just says "no defaults set".

Chrome on the left, Wikipedia on the right.
Latest Chrome update solves the problem
Chrome version 33.0.1750.517 came with the latest Android 4.4.2 (or a few versions below that, for this phone model anyway). In this version, tapping on a link for a Wikipedia article redirects to the Wikipedia app automatically. If the Wikipedia app is not present, it brings up the app page in Play Store. This behavior can't be change through setting in the Chrome browser or some default settings in the phone menu. However, updating Chrome to the latest version, which at the moment is 37.0.2062.117 does away with this problem. The first noticeable difference is that it presents the "Complete action using" dialog, which was not present with version 33.x.

Chrome 33 on the left, Chrome 37 in the middle, Wikipedia 2.0-r-2014-08-13 on the right.
The second difference is what's really good! When you uninstall Wikipedia, it no longer shows the "Complete action" dialog. Neither does it bring up the app page in Play Store. Instead, it opens the Wikipedia article like a normal web page. The normal behavior one would expect. Yes, it still says "Wikipedia app" underneath the link, but it opens like a normal web page. The same behavior as seen in Firefox.

This is in part because the Wikipedia app is set as the default app for Wikipedia links, and in part because Chrome is not up to date.

Go to Settings menu.
Tap "More".
Tap "Application manager".
If the Wikipedia app is installed, go to step 4. Else, go to step 7.
Locate "Wikipedia" and tap on it.
Under "Launch by default", tap the "Clear defaults" button.
Go back to Application manager.
Locate "Chrome" and tap on it.
If Chrome version number is equal or greater than 37.0.2062.117, press the home
button to go back to the home screen. Else, go to Play Store, locate
"Chrome" and make sure to get the latest update.
Open Chrome. The following steps are optional.
Press the Menu button on the phone.
Tap on "Settings".
Tap on "Content settings".
Tap on "Website settings".
Locate "en.m.wikipedia.org" and tap on it.
Tap "Clear stored data".
Press the home button to go back to the home screen.

These steps apply to Android 4.4.2.

Follow this workaround: Go to Settings → Applications → Internet → change the default search engine to Bing.  Bing will not automatically redirect you to Google Play and it opens the page in browser.


Can not uninstall standard Android keyboard or get it back working I want to uninstall the standard Android keyboard com.android.inputmethod.latin.
I googled and found multiple threads discussing this problem.

What I did so far:

1.) Uninstall via intent -> doesn't work

2.) adb uninstall com.android.inputmethod.latin

3.) adb uninstall -k com.android.inputmethod.latin

4.) My phone is rooted: adb root, adb shell, pm uninstall -k com.android.inputmethod.latin

But non of these methods worked yet. The AOSP Keyboard is still for selection in the android settings and the package is still shown when executing pm list packages | grep latin

The problem is: my keyboard isn't working any more :D
So can i reinstall or uninstall it?

Please help me!

Maybe  you can remove manually using adb shell.

adb remount
adb shell
adb su
cd system
cd app
rm yourapkname.apk -> Change to the apk you want to remove
reboot


Connecting a HDE keyboard to a Kindle Fire I brought a HDE keyboard:

  Connects to your 7" tablet via USB 2.0 A-Type Male Adapter. Please make sure your tablet has a USB Type A Female to accept this plug type. Also, your device must have a USB host in order for the keyboard to function. Please consult the manufacturer of your tablet for those details.

for my Kindle Fire 1st Generation. I got the adapter to connect the A female to USB micro on the Kindle.  Of course I didn't read all the through on this one, because I now need to have a host USB connection in order for the keyboard to work with the Kindle.

Any advice or do I have to ditch the keyboard and mark it as a bad deal?

The USB port is not powered on the Kindle Fire, and thus cannot host USB devices.  So, a wired external keyboard connected directly to your kindle is pretty much out of the question.

What if you were to power the keyboard some other way?

Well... that seemed to be the question this one gentleman asked himself.  He decided that connecting a powered USB 2.0 hub to the kindle, and then connecting the devices to the hub would be the way to go.  He found he needed a USB OTG cable to start the process.  He hooked up the hub, plugged in the mouse, and saw a mouse cursor.  He connected a keyboard, and could type.

So.. that's my advice.  Get yourself a powered USB hub.  Of course, unless you then got creative with supplying power to the hub via a battery pack, you are limited to using the keyboard to wherever you can plug the hub in... but that's still a step in the right direction.

What about a wireless mouse and keyboard? They have built in power supplies... sneaks off to accomplish awesomeness


Why does my Nexus 7 (1st gen) never let me copy my files to my PC? I have a 1st gen Nexus 7 and I've been having trouble copying files to and from my Nexus 7.

The first problem is that when I plug my N7 into my Windows 7 PC, using the factory cable, the device shows up in My Computer, then immediately disconnects, then reconnects then disconnects and finally connects. This is so infuriating as for about 15 seconds it's just showing then disappearing constantly.

Once its' finally connected, I'll navigate to a file and drag it to my PC, to copy. As soon as that happens, an error box saying "A device attached to the system is not functioning". Then the explorer window disappears and my device has to reconnect.

It's driving me mad, it's not worked for about 6 months and I'm at the point of smashing it with a hammer. I've completely re-installed Android from Google's stock ROM. I've re-installed the drivers on my PC, got rid of the ADB drivers.

Any ideas?

I was having a similar problem.  What I did was install ES Explorer on my Android and use the LAN option.  On the PC I setup a share folder(s). In ES Explorer I went to the folder with the file(s) I wanted to transfer, I copied them. From there I went to LAN page and tapped on search, takes a few seconds, then tapped on icon for my PC (192.168.x.x.x). Then choose where I want to put the file. Real easy work around

You can also use ES Explorer to transfer between other devices (wifi hotspot, Bluetooth, FTP...)

Good luck!!!

Try a different USB port.. I worked beautifully for me!!!


How can I get Google Maps on Android to show metric units? Google Maps always shows me distance values for direction results / navigation in miles, although it does show me a scale on the map itself in metric units. I rather prefer to get my direction distances in metres/kilometres. Is there any way to achieve this in Google Maps? I searched a bit for this and suggestions seem to be to change locale in Settings > Language and Keyboard. Mine is currently set to English UK.

I'm in Canada and recently made a road trip to the states.  When I'm planning a trip starting in Canada, the whole trip is in km, even if it crosses into the US.  If the trip starts in the US, however, it shows everything in miles, even if it crosses into Canada.  It appears that it's not the location set in your phone but rather the location of the phone itself (if using "my location" as the departure point - otherwise it's just the departure point).

You can try this out by plotting a trip from a "miles" country to a "km" country and then clicking the reverse trip.  The units changed with me.

Try changing in the Google search bar: Settings -> Google now ->  Weather -> Change from Fahrenheit to Celsius.


Is it possible to get Tasker to play the next song in Spotify In Tasker, there is a Media Control action which allows me to move to the next song however it only seems to work for the default Android player.

Is it there a way to hook Spotify up to do this?

Yes it is possible, but using Tasker's built in Media Control Next will not work.

For the action you need to use Script --> Run Shell, and as the command enter "input keyevent 87" without quotes. This is the Android API:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_MEDIA_NEXT

Mybe this can help you :

http://androidtrix.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/tasker-spotify-plug-load-and-play/

Greetings


Limit YouTube to Wi-Fi only My daughter loves to share videos on YouTube with her friends. As a result she's blown through her monthly 2GB data allotment on multiple occasions.

While I've educated her on the difference between 3G and Wi-Fi, and she's a smart kid, it would simply be easier if I could limit her YouTube app to only allow streaming while on Wi-Fi.

I looked in the app settings but unless it's in some weird location there is no such setting. How can I prevent YouTube streaming to be only allowed on Wi-Fi?

(If it matters: Droid Incredible 2, Gingerbread)

Don't know of any YouTube option for that end, but if you are open to use an app to limit other apps, you can give a go to Onavo Count | Monitor Data that has an option to limit the app to Wi-Fi only:

  Save money on your mobile bill - avoid costly overage fees! Onavo Count puts you in control of your 3G data plan. Easy setup, three brand new widgets, tailored alerts and automatic blocking tools will keep you safe from bloated data bills.

Update September 2016:
It looks like Onavo Count is no longer compatible with some modern Android devices including devices like Nexus 6P. Onavo has a new "Protect Free VPN+Data Manager", which still has the above functionality in addition to some cool VPN features.

No Root Firewall can restrict cellular access on per app basis

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall


In my keyboard, is there a way to advance or backup the insertion point? Using the keyboard in Cyanogenmod, sometimes while typing in a sentence, I see a point where I would like to make an edit.  Presently, I do this by touching with my finger where I want the insertion point to be, however, it is hard to get the exact location, often I miss it by one or two characters.  In such cases, instead of trying again and again until I get it right (which is most difficult to position right at the beginning of the text) is there a way to advance the cursor forward of backwards by one position somehow?  In other words, on a computer, I would press the forward or backward arrow keys to move one position, is there something like that in the keyboard?

I don't know about the stock keyboard but in Swiftkey and Kii keyboard(a wonderful and free alternative to stock keyboard and Swiftkey) you and enable arrow keys, ie → ← ↑ ↓. I think this might be what you're looking for.

You can install an alternate keyboard to gain this functionality. I put Hackers Keyboard (free in Play Store) on my Nexus 10 and have it configured with arrow keys. Ctrl-C/X/V also work (for cut & paste shortcuts).


How do I mount my Samsung galaxy s4 on ubuntu? I'm running ubuntu 12.04 and have a rooted samsung galaxy s4.  The s4 is still 2 software versions back since I need to unroot to update and just havent had the time or energy to do all of the work to get back to where I'm setup.  I think it is 4.2.something.

So when I plug my S4 into ubuntu via usb I get an error message

"Unable to mount SAMSUNG_Android
Error initializing camera:-60: could not lock the device"

With my rooted kindle I run gMTP and that gets me access so I tried it with the S4 and it says nothing is available to connect.

With my old evo I had no trouble.  Even when it wasn't rooted I had access to the sd card just like any other drive being mounted.  What's the deal with this s4?

I do have usb debugging enabled.

Open a terminal in ubuntu(ctrl+alt+t) and type this commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp
sudo apt-get update

Then, launch Software Updater (previously known as Update Manager) and install the available updates.
Afther you pdate everything restart pc.

if you want to revert back before making any changes:

sudo ppa-purge ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp

Next time, I think you should ask this is askubuntu.com since it is more of a linux specific problem then android.

Trying a different USB port and restarting the ADB server worked for me.


VoLTE is working in preinstalled Cyanogen OS but not in CyanogenMod I was trying to use VoLTE in my phone but eventually landed up with result:

CyanogenOS can run VoLTE based SIM card
CyanogenMod can't run them.

Tried
1. Setting LTE Only option in ##4636##
2. Setting APN in Sim Settings
3. Also kept the VoLTE in SIM Slot 1

But nothing worked in CyanogenMod.

Does any one have idea how to use both VoLTE and CyanogenMOD both?
Currently my phone's CyanogenOS is allowing me to keep only one at a time :)

But I want to use cyanogenMod as it is marshmallow and nightly build updates are released.

You have to enable the internet option for the 4g sim, which you're using and restart the phone. This will only enable LTE not volte internet.

Because CyanogenMod doesn't come with VoLTE soft function. You have to create your custom mod with this function, which is very difficult to do.


Mysterious documents in internal storage -android Screenshot of space issue in Android. Some mysterious documents have taken lot of space. HOW DO I DELETE IT?

Nothing mysterious their it looks like app data and its common in all android mobiles


How do I factory reset/wipe Galaxy Note 2 with no screen? My phone's LCD is broken but the rest of the phone works 100%. I can't do the normal steps to erase the phone because I can't interact with the menu on the screen to do so. I would like to erase everything so I can sell the phone to somebody willing to have the screen repaired.

Hold volume up + Home + Power Key wait for 3 mins
Press volume down 3 times
Press power button
Press volume down 6 times
Press power key

That will do a hard reset.

If your device is registered with Android Device Manager you can erase from that site.


What are the possible locations that a game can store coins/gold count? I've a rooted phone along with FX File Explorer and Root add-on. I also have the following apps installed on the phone:

SB Game Hacker
Game Killer

When trying to modify the values of gold/coins in game, I've come across 3 use cases so far.

Case 1:

I open the game and note down the current value of coins I have.
Then I open the SB/GameKiller app and search for that value.
Then I go back into the game and decrease/increase the coins.
Back to the SB/GameKiller app and re-scan for the modified value.
I repeat the process until I'm down to about 5-10 results after which I modify the value in SB/GameKiller app to a value of my liking.
After this, when I go back into the game, the new value gets reflected
SUCCESS

Case 2:

Case 1 fails (where the final modified value doesn't get reflected in the game).
So I go to /data/data/<game package folder>/ folder.
I usually find a .json file which contains the value of coins/gold.
I change the value and save the .json file and go back into the game.
SUCCESS

Case 3:

Case 1 fails and I do not find any .json file
I try to look for a database folder/file inside the same /data/data/<game package folder>/ path but do not find one

In this case, where can a game be possibly storing this value and fetching it from? It can't be a server because I play the game without being connected to the internet. So my best assumption is that the value is stored locally.

Any suggestions?

I'd recommend decompiling the apk using apktool or any other tool.
Then search in .java files for strings containing "\" or "/" .
It's time taking but worth a try.

In media,simcard,sdcard,data,dcim,plyprfs,appl.data,android,.profig.os,
com.facebook.orca-katana,it's a virtual file there's a bunch of places it could be hiding ✌


How to use "street view" in Google maps on Xperia Mini ST15i? I'm unable to switch to the street view when using the Google maps on my android phone. I updated the Google maps to the latest version and also the street view but unable still though. I turned off the satellite view and tried but the street view was still disable. I tried to finding informative videos regarding this and some forums but they didn't helped me. I would really appreciated if any one help me about this.

Most probably, Street View imagery is not available for your location (yet).

Cross check the web version with any PC for the same location that doesn't work on your phone
Check a well-supported Street View location such as Google HQ on your phone

Check the tables of supported countries on Wikipedia. Most likely, Street View is not yet available where you live.


How can I disable viber on my stolen device? My mobile phone has been stolen. How can i stop viber services process?

I need your urgent help to stop the people reach my friends.

Viber is linked to you phone number, not to the Device? Why don't you block your SIM-card (this will not deactivate your Viber), get a new card from your cell operator, then install and activate viber on it, then deactivate youe account?

My device has been lost or stolen. What happens to my Viber account?
You may re-install Viber on your new device using the old device’s phone number. This will reinstate the previous account on your new device.