Where should issues with Google Play Services (e.g., fused location provider) be reported? Google is bundling a number of services, including Location Services, in the Google Play Services application instead of including them in the open-source Android platform.  Main reasons behind this are to support frequent updates of core services without requiring OEMs to update the entire platform, and to hide the implementation of some proprietary services.

The problem is that there doesn't seem to be a good forum for reporting issues with Google Play Services and Location Services (e.g., problems with the new fused location provider).

Here are the current options for reporting Android issues that I'm aware of, and none of them seem like the right place to report a Google Play Services issue:

"Support" link at bottom of Google Play Services page - Most obvious place to start, but it redirects to the generic Android Developer Support page.
Google Product Forum for Android - This forum seems on-topic for Google Play Services, but was closed as of Sept 3, 2013.
Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) issue tracker - This is where the "Report a platform bug" link on the Android Developer Support page points.  This issue tracker is for AOSP, and since Google Play Services is independent of AOSP, issues related to Google Play Services and network Location Services implemented by Google (including the older network provider) are off-topic here.
android-platform Google Group - Also aimed at AOSP, not Google products.
android-developers Google Group - Description of the group says to post bugs/feature requests to the AOSP issue tracker (#3 above).  Also, it appears most questions related to location/ Google Play Services posted to this group are rarely addressed by the Android team and replies mainly come from other developers.
StackOverflow - There are Google Play Services / location tags here, but there is no indication that any issues are being observed or triaged by Google.
Google Maps API Issue Tracker - Android Maps API v2 - This feature of the issue tracker is specifically for the Android Maps API v2 (which is part of Google Play Services), but not Google Play Service in general and not for Location Services, which are separate from the Maps API v2.

What is the proper location to report issues with Google Play Services and Location Services?

I'm primarily interested in reporting issues from a developer's perspective.

Then post your question where it's sure to be seen: googleplus help. That link is, after all, one of the few links the closed page offers with any actual developer interaction. I looked, and saw many questions were way off-topic, but the questioners were usually led to the right forum, or had their question answered. And you can always point back to the "closed forum" page you referenced as your reason for being there. You have a legitimate question; let them know that, the only way that seems possible!

Directly in the Google play we can give a feedback for Google Services. Go to the link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms. This link will open Google Play going directly to "Google Services".


How to solve EmergencyData app appearing on Huawei Ascend G630? My Huawei Ascend G630 (G630-U00) only shows an app titled EmergencyData with 2 options and 1 button, all in Chinese.

I can't do anything to close this app or continue using the phone.

How to fix this?

The Chinese text roughly says,

  The system has detected a corrupted internal storage, please choose from the following operations:

  Factory reset

  Reboot to this interface

At this point your best bet is to choose Factory reset (wiping your data in the process), click the confirm button down-right, and hope it does its job. If it doesn't, the storage hardware is likely broken and requires taking the phone to repairs.

This is a hardware error.Replace and change the EMMC.


Getting "Authentication is required" when trying to access the Play Store Over the past week, whenever I try  to open the Play Store/Market app on my phone, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message:

  Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account.

But I am indeed signed into my Google account, as seen in other Google applications running on the phone, and as seen if I open the menu in the Market app and click the "Accounts" button.

I suspect this might be related to the fact that over the past few months I've had two different Google accounts synced to this device, and I have recently removed one of them from the phone. No other Google application has had any problems with removing one account.

Does anyone know how I can solve this issue? I can still install applications by using the market website (now "Google Play"), but this is still a big inconvenience. I also think I stopped getting updates.

This worked for me: System settings > Apps > "All" (tab at top) > Google Play Store

Then press buttons in order: "Force stop" and "Clear data"

Exit Settings. Start the Play Store. Press at the top left top open the menu options.. Verify you have the correct account selected.

I guess this happens when you change your Google account password, please see below steps that was helpful for me.

Tap (touch) on Play store icon
Touch menu key (key on the left side of home key on bottom) of the phone
Select Settings
Select  "Content filtering" under user controls
Tick your selection or select all, and
Click- OK.
Then it might ask your new password,
Enter your Google password, then you can open Apps (Play Store).


Locked Nexus 7 - no forgotten password option My girlfriend forgot her password on her Nexus 7 and can't remember it. It's written everywhere on the web that you can use the gmail login after 5 wrong passwords but it doesn't seem to work anymore! It doesn't ask for the gmail account and never shows the forgotten password option.

I have tried to repeat the process on my Galaxy Nexus and there is no forgotten option either....

After 5 attempts it blocks for 30 seconds and I actually tried 30 times to see if after a while the gmail option appears but it's not the case...

How to use the gmail account to unlock the latest android devices (4.2.2)?

P.S. my phone isn't locked! I just try to redo her steps

Well, I just tried it on my own device (Nexus 4, Android 4.4.2) and indeed you are right: There is no restoring option when using a password or PIN. It only shows up for me when using a pattern.

There is still a method I just figured out.

Log in to your Google Account.
Go to https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
Accept the device manager pop up and click on your device on "Lock".
Enter a new password.

I just tried it and it works very well here :)

Best regards!
visi0nary

Edit: I just figured out that you need to have "Remote Wipe and Lock" enabled in Android Device Manager on your device. I hope your GF has enabled that option.

Edit: This only works for the original (admin) account on a Nexus 7. Device Manager is not available for other accounts.

The problem may be that the Android device in question has no Google account registered to it.  Can you install apps to it from the Google Play web store?


HTC One X won't charge I bought a HTC one X in China, in order to send it to my girlfriend who's in UK, but she's constantly get charging problems.

The problem is like this:

Can't charge at all using AC adapter if the battery is not empty. The battery bar just keep decreasing no matter whether you plugged the power line or not. (Faster with the line plugged). The only way to get it charged is to wait until the phone drain its battery and die. Then it charges again.
Battery can be charged with computer USB, but very very S..L..O..W. Maybe after hours and you get an 1% increase.
When using 1) the battery bar is around 50% after one night's charge. Restarting or shutting down\start again from the Android GUI won't help. But if we shut-down the phone and restart using the HBoot, it will show a bar of nearly 100%.

My girlfriend didn't have the adapter shipped along with phone. She has a BlackBerry 5V600mA adapter and a 5V1A adapter bought from AMAZON. Neither of them work. We hesitate to use a 2A adapter because we fear it may do harm to the battery.

I have read a lot threads these days. I think its maybe caused by some error on battery software of system or hardware error. But others' problems didn't seem totally the same with mine, and the solutions to these problems didn't work.

Does anyone have idea to deal with it?

I haven't had this problem with my HTC One X, I have used several adapters and all of them were charging as normal.

I don't know if this will solve the problem, but you could try to do a reset of your phone, to make sure it is not a software related problem. But I guess the problem will still remain after the reset, so in that case, it is pretty sure that it is a hardware related problem of your phone. So you might want to contact HTC support for this problem. I think the only solution will be to swap your defective device with a working one.

Try to reset to factory settings, charge with ant without SIM card, reeboot.


Can I hide a program from ongoing activities in the notification bar? Is there a way to hide the notifications that a given application shows in the Ongoing Notification bar?

As of Android 2.0, the system requires that apps that run constantly in the background, and that require a certain level of priority so that they don't get killed offhand (like music apps), put an Ongoing Notification. This was to prevent abuse of requesting this level of priority without letting the user know that it's occurring.

You can read about this here:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html#startForeground(int, android.app.Notification)

I would talk to the developers of apps and ask them is they plan to include the option to remove the app from the notification bar. They may oblige such a request. You could also leave a comment for the app and add that as a side note.

CM team and other ROM developers do create flashable updates to their ROMs so that icons and other items can be removed from the notification bar, but they usually do not do this for specific applications. You could check out information on this in the forum of the ROM you are using.


Mount `corrupted` adoptable storage I have an SD card that is formatted as an adoptable storage.
This morning, I tried to delete photos from my phone but the operation failed and after that my SD card cannot be read by the device.
I inserted the SD card in my tablet and the tablet says the device is not supported.
I also tried accessing it from my Linux computer but running it can't be mounted. Running sudo fdisk -l displays in the following:
Disk /dev/sda: 238.5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x870c5a1b

Device     Boot     Start       End   Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *         2048 459380735 459378688 219.1G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2       459382782 500117503  40734722  19.4G  5 Extended
/dev/sda5       459382784 500117503  40734720  19.4G 82 Linux swap /
Solaris

Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 59.8 GiB, 64222134272 bytes, 125433856 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: A5B52D41-3B56-978D-9A23-B12B54DAD545

Device         Start       End   Sectors  Size Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1  2048     34815     32768   16M unknown
/dev/mmcblk0p2 34816 125433822 125399007 59.8G unknown

I'm assuming the details of the SD card is the last 2 entries there and their Types are unknown...
According to the answer here, there's a way to decrypt and recover the files but given that I can't even mount my device on my computer, I'm lost.
Any ideas, guys?

In my case, mounting the volume as f2fs did the job.


Can I make a full backup of my phone with Odin and without root? As a follow up to this question, is it possible to use Odin (or Heimdall) to save a complete image of my phone without root?

Odin already allows me to completely overwrite pretty much everything on my phone without root.  Can Odin be used to read the entire contents of the phone over USB without root?  Ideally, I'd expect the output of such a read to be something I can write in the future with Odin.

While this question is somewhat general, I'm guessing that by asking about Odin and Heimdall I'm limiting it to Samsung phones (though I may be wrong).

Odin is Samsung-only, you're right.  (And as far as I know it isn't for all Samsung phones either, though I could be wrong on that.)  Since Heimdall is, as far as I know, just an unofficial port of Odin I would assume it's the same, but I've never used it.

Odin3 has a "Dump" function that I had never used.  It seems to be disabled in v1.8x and v1.7, but not in v1.52.

I just tried it in v1.52 and it didn't work.  You hit the Dump checkmark under Option, select an output file via the Dump button under File [Dump], then hit Start.  Odin will say "OneNAND Dump Start" or similar as it backs up the device.  It only backed up 1 KB of something before halting, though.  Odin just sat there without giving an error message.

You might have different results with a different device (I have a Vibrant).  I'm also wondering whether my Ext4 lagfix might be affecting this.  Perhaps later I'll flash to stock 2.1 and try again.  Edit: No change on stock 2.1 JFD.


Can't access my play store account Due to some reason my phone got stuck. I took out the battery and put it back and restarted my phone, but after that the time shown in my phone was in a back date. As a result I'm getting "I can't access play store". I even removed my account and now I try to login, but still can't access.

What can I do?

I don't know why did I read "black in time", which makes no sense: But as you wrote "my phone was in a back date" – Check your time settings, please!

If your device time is too far off, certificates will cause trouble, which finally results in exactly that: no secure connection possible, and you cannot access your account. In cases like that it often helps to set the time manually (must not be to the second, if it's a minute off it's still fine). Then try again. You can set time adjustment to "automatic" again later.

Background: Certificates have a "livetime", including a start and an end. If your device is outside this frame, the certificate is either only valid "in the past" or "in the future", but not "now". So your device will reject it. Without a valid certificate, the Google Play app won't be able to establish a secured connection, and thus give you an "unable to access" (or similar) error.

Same applies btw. to other apps using secured connections – including the web browser when accessing sites via https. The latter you can use to check whether you've tapped into this trap: Start your web browser, try accessing e.g. https://www.google.com/, and see what happens. If you get a "certificate warning", that's it.

Also try logging into the play store on your PC's browser.


Not able to "Clear" notifications from Astrid Tasks (an app)? I am not able to clear notifications in the status bar for an app named Astrid Tasks.

Here is the screenshot:

Why is it? I am sure that the app developer must have done this on purpose.

What should I do to get it back?

Can someone give me a link where I could read about these practices?

Astrid Tasks uses notifications that cannot be cleared by clicking on the "clear" button. Why they did this is a question only the Astrid developers can answer, but my guess is the people from Astrid want to remind you of a task until you actually finish it and/or change its status in Astrid.

By default notifications on Android can be cleared, but an app developer can choose to make a notification not-clearable (if you want technical details on how to do this, go here). If there are any notifications that can be cleared, the clear button is enabled/visible but will not clear any non-clearable notifications when clicked.

Like THelper said.

There is no workaround for this as yet - so I am sorry to say that there is no way to remove the notification.


Is it possible to set custom calendar notification sounds for each calendar event? I'm trying to create a custom notification sound for a single calendar event. For example, I want to use one mp3 for my reminder to take out the garbage, another for a birthday reminder, etc.

Is this possible? My phone is an HTC One running stock 4.4.2

thanks

Download "File Manager (Explorer)" from Google Play List and explore "Notification" Folder.
Copy your custom file - MP3 ringtones in the "Notification" folder.
Open the Google Calendar --> General Settings --> Sounds --> You can find your custom file to select.

Hope this resolves your clarification.


How to stream videos from PC to TV I have a PC with videos, an android mobile device and a TV.
I would like to use my mobile in order to stream videos from my PC to the TV.

Is the a way to do it?

The best offers I found out so far are:

connect my TV to "Rikomagic MK802 mini PC", install BSPlayer on
it and control the Rikomagic from my mobile.
Jailbreak AppleTV and use "Remote for Apple TV" app

I saw many discussions around this issue but couldn't find the right solution for me.

Any suggestions?

I'd recommend giving BubbleUPnP a try. You will need a DLNA/UPnP server on your PC for that, but there are plenty of alternatives available. Then you can use BubbleUPnP as DLNA server and control point. I use it to tell my TV what video to play (TV acts as renderer then, and can be selected from within BubbleUPnP). You can also tell the TV to play media from your Android device, of course – either from BubbleUPnP (as control point), or from your TV browsing it.

Note, however, that for this to work, it has some pre-conditions:

your TV must support DLNA (and ideally act as a media renderer)
you need a DLNA/UPnP server software on your PC (if you're on Windows, I've heard Media Player should do)

Quick'n'dirty, stream content to phone and cast screen to tv.

Try the allcast app.


LG G3 (d855) Lollipop: cannot set custom ringtone I'm having a weird situation: I cannot add a custom ringtone to my LG G3.

I made an MP3 file with Audacity, I uploaded it using AirDroid and set it as default ringtone (like I used to do on my GT-I9300 with CyanogenMod) but it won't take it, when I receive a phone call the default LG ringt one is used.
But apparently everything is set up correctly, after setting the ringtone with AirDroid if I go on the phone settings I see the correct file seleced, not LG's one.
I tried playing the audio from there and it works.

To make sure it wasn't a problem with the mp3 file itself I tried:

cutting down the size of the file: from a full song (3M) I tried stripping it to something like 30s (1M)
changing format: the short file, saved as OGG instead of mp3
manually uploading in a different directory (instead of using AirDroid)

All tests have the same result: LG's ringtone!

What works is using one of the other default ringtones provided by vendor. If I choose one of the existing tones the setting is correctly honored.

I'm getting mad, I don't understand what I am doing wrong.
I'm now running the latest version available for my phone (V20h-EUR-XX). I had Android 4.4 for a week or two, and as far as I can remember (it wasn't my priority) this wasn't working with that version either.

I found a popular AE question about ringtones and Lollipop, but sadly I cannot find the Clear cached data option on my LG.

Thanks to the useful suggestion of a forum post I managed to fix by

copy the ringtone in the /Music~ folder (instead of/Ringtones`)
start the bundled music player, play the song I want for ringtone, then in the menu select Use as ringtone

This way I could finally change the ringtone with a custom one!

U delete the internal memory Ringtones folder then create the small letter use ringtones folder copy the ur song paste the ringtones folder then select the song
Its work for moto g2


How can I easily share links or text between my Android phone and my laptop? For example, if I have a URL for an image from my laptop's browser that I want to share with a WhatsApp contact, what is the easiest way of doing this? The only way I can think of is to copy the URL, paste it into an email to myself, open the email, copy the URL and then paste it into WhatsApp.

Forget the pain of emailing stuff just to share some text. If you are running Android version 4.0 & above, check Keep from Google.

Keep works on your phone, tablet and computer. Everything you add syncs across all of your devices.

Visit https://keep.google.com/ to open Keep on PC.

Add your notes/text/link/audio note/photo. Immediately this would be synced across your devices. You can access the same stuff in your android app.

Works vice versa as well.

Get Google Keep Android app from here.

Click here to watch Google Keep video tutorial.

You can use Scaan.in website. Just open the website http://www.scaan.in and read how to use it. It's the simplest and fastest way to share links from mobile to PC.

You can install the app from Google Play Store. Once you install the app, to share links/text, just scan the QR code.

Note: I am the developer of this app. It is new to Play Store, but you can trust that this app is a final product, that has undergone thorough testing.


How to copy SMS messages from phone to PC if I can't install apps? I want to back up the SMS messages on my phone (an Alcatel One Touch Evolve 2), and I guess the simplest way to do that is to copy the SMS database to my PC.

According to this answer, the SMS database is found at:

/data/data/com.android.providers/telephony/databases/mmssms.db

However, this database seems to only be user-accessible if the phone is rooted, and I am currently unable to install any apps on this phone.  Every time I try to install an app from the Google Play store, I get a message saying that there is "Insufficient storage", even if I just uninstalled the same app and am trying to reinstall it.  This is probably a memory issue that requires a factory reset, which is why I'm trying to back up my SMS data before resetting the phone, but how can I get to the database if I can't put an app on the phone to root it?

Use Alcatel PC Suite. You can synchronize your smartphone data with PC this way.


Displaying profile picture in Gmail App I've got an ICS device, when I send SMS messages, G+ messages or GoogleTalk message my avatar appears beside each email.

When I send emails through my GMail account in a browser my profile picture appears next to them.

Inside the GMail app a profile picture appears for each of my contacts but not for me.  The email address I send from is listed in my profile.

Can anyone tell me how to set this image?

I just ran into this same issue.  I think it's because I had a contact for myself in gmail that didn't match the capitalization that the gmail app (or maybe just android) uses for your personal email address (all lower case for me).

In any case, here's the steps I took that fixed it for me.  I am running Jelly Bean, so it may be a little different for you.

  Open the gmail app
  Tap the gmail icon in the top left corner and take note of the capitalization of your email address on the top left
  open an email that you sent
  Tap on the place where your picture would be (it should be a picture of the first letter of your first name)
  Tap on your profile picture in the popup to go to the contact details
  Choose "Edit" from the setting dropdown in the top right corner (the 3 vertical dots)
  Change your email address to all lower case (or maybe whatever showed up in step 2.  If one doesn't work, try the other.)
  Tap "Done" at the top left.

This fixed it inside my email.  In order to also fix it in the email list, I had to also do the following.

  Go to gmail's "App Info" page. (under Phone Settings -> Apps -> "All" tab for me)
  Tap "Clear Data" once the numbers finish calculating (and ok on the warning popup)
  Open the gmail app and wait for your emails to re-sync
  Enjoy your face you handsome devil.

Hopefully this works for you or anyone else that stumbles across this thread.

Check your Picasa Web Album. I found that when I deleted my Profile Photo there, I was freed... finally! It took several minutes to update.


Disable proxy configuration on android I recently use VPN client on my Android 5.1.1 after network was censored in my country. Later, after uninstalling, I can remark that when connecting to wifi, my phone is still configuring proxy, and I cannot connect to internet correctly.
Is there a solution ? What do I need to do ?


How do I remove corporate administrator settings? I have an HTC Desire C, just a couple of weeks old. I also have a new job and decided to add my work email account via Exchange activeSync, however once it became apparent that I was giving up rights and functionality (such as the screen pattern lock) for my own phone I decided to remove it.

I removed the administrator, which automatically removed the email account, however I am still unable to restore the screen pattern lock. I've restarted the handset a couple of times, no help.

I seem to have no options to view or delete and administrator accounts (presumably, and hopefully, because there are none now).

I've read the similar question posted here and the answers but they don't help me sadly. Any ideas?

Converting my comment into an answer, as it proofed according to its follow-ups:

In a thread at XDA, a user states:

  I had the same problem when i tried to setup an exchange email account and installed a certificate. Fixed it by deleting all certificates. Settings>Security>Clear credintials

So I'd suggest you just do that.

For additional information, also take a look at this thread at Android-Forums, which deals with the same problem you mention as example in your question ("screen pattern lock" -- here: disable lock screen).

Go to settings, find themail "Accounts" section and click on the "Google" sub section. Your Google accounts should be displayed. Click on the account you don't want and the. In the bottom right corner of your phone screen there should be an option to " Remove Account". Click this and youp problem should be solved ^-^


How can I format a flash drive using terminal emulator? I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2.

I've recently installed the usb host package and some time then I successfully activated the usb host mode.

after that I needed to format a flash drive using ONLY my phone.

my phone doesn't recognize thumb drives, but I mount them on /mnt/sdcard/data folder.

So I wanted to know if there's any command in the terminal emulator that can format a usb drive.

NOTE: I've already tried "mkfs" command it doesn't exist,I won't accept answers telling me to format it on my PC.

There are native programs available on Android for creating file systems, and in most cases they reside in a directory below /system (my Motorola Droid 2 e.g. has them in /system/xbin. Depending on the file system you want to create, you can chose between:

mkfs.ext2
mkfs.minix (unlikely you want that -- and it might even be not available with your ROM)
mkfs.vfat

As the latter is probably what you want, some closer explanation on its options here:

mkfs.vfat [-v] [-n LABEL] BLOCKDEV [KBYTES]

What do those options stand for?

-v: Generate verbose output (reporting)
-n Label: Give the file system a name
BLOCKDEV: the file system you want to format
KBYTES: probably the block size (I'm not 100% sure with this)

So the minimal thing to do would be:

mkfs.vfat -v /dev/block/uba1

(provided your drive to format is available as /dev/block/uba1 on your system). One more example, giving the file system a name:

mkfs.vfat -v -n MyNewDisk /dev/block/uba1

It should report success then -- or an error if it failed.

EDIT: On some systems, the mkfs commands seem to be part of the busybox binaries -- which you can recognize with a full directory listing, e.g.

ls -l /system/xbin | grep mkfs

It should show them as "symbolic links" pointing to busybox then. In this case, you can optionally run them via busybox:

busybox mkfs.vfat

should show you the syntax then (thanks to ce4 for pointing this out -- credits to him ;) ).

The command to format through adb/terminal emulator is simply format.


Nexus 7 refuses to pair with in car audio? I have a Nexus 7 running Android 4.4 and an in car stereo unit (Alpine CDE-178BT). I have enabled bluetooth on both devices but they refuse to pair with each other.

If I attempt to initiate the pairing using the Nexus 7, it starts connecting, I am prompted to allow the device to pair on the Alpine unit, but upon allowing the pairing to take place on the Alpine unit, the device drops into the "paired" list on the Nexus 7 but doesn't connect. Subsequent attempts to connect by tapping on the car stereo in the bluetooth paired devices list on the Nexus 7 resumes in a momentary attempt to connect and then the entry resetting back to its "paired but not doing anything" state.

If I attempt to initiate the pairing using the Alpine CDE-178BT, after making the Nexus 7 temporarily visible and searching for bluetooth devices using the Alpine unit, I see an entry for the Nexus 7 but any attempt to pair with it just results in a generic "Failed" message on the car stereo.

The car stereo works fine for connecting to an iPhone/iPad/other iOS device and older (pre version 4) Android devices, it is just Android devices running a more recent version of Android that it experiences issues with.

What steps can I take to attempt to resolve this issue?

I dont know which nexus 7 Gen you are using, but IMO there must be an incompatibility between the tablet's and car's bluetooth technology.


What to do after:" No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext"? I want to update to cyanogenMod 9. But before doing this, I've done a nandroid backup.
After the backup was created I saw this output:

ClockwordMod Recovery v2.5.1.8
SD Card space free: 1296MB
Backing up system...
Backing up data...
Backing up .android_secure
Backing up cache
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
Generating md5 sum...

Backup complete!

I'm not sure, but I believe this means that the external sd-card partition wasn't backuped.
Will this be a real problem, if I want to backup my phone? And how shall I solve it, if it's a problem?

This means you do not have an ext3/4 partition on your sdcard. This really ins't a big deal, this is like a legacy part of the nandroid backup process. CM doesn't "officially" support the sd-ext partition any more anyhow.

Remove your SIM card(s), not SD card.
Do a factory reset,wipe cache and format your android system.
Now restore your Nandroid backup.


How to do USB tethering using Android device which does not have SIM card? I have an Android device which does not have place to insert a SIM card, can I tether this device to PC through USB (I want it to be fast, hence preferring USB over Wifi) in some way?

If your device does not have tethering built in (Many devices do), you can get an app from the Play Store that allows you to tether your phone. There are several great applications that allow you to tether via USB or WiFi.
A good app that solves this purpose is one called USB Tether
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mkdev.usbtethering2
Its simple and functional.


Cannot receive group messages from iPhone users I switched from an iPhone, of which I was a fanatic, to the Samsung Galaxy S3. I can receive individual messages from iPhone users, but I cannot receive any group messages. I have downloaded many apps to try and fix the issue such as Handcent and GoSMS. I have re-enabled and disabled iMessage. Unregistered the iPhone(s) from my Apple ID and it doesn't seem to work.

AT&T has tried to help but because they don't get this too often they couldn't help me. I have called Apple but they want me to pay $29 for any type of support. How can I receive group messages on my Galaxy S3? I'd hate to have to go back over this issue.

This is the most fascinating issue that I've seen in a long while.  And it's clear that Samsung is turning a blind eye (I've read that there are some whose phones work fine with the stock ICS messaging app).  This problem is posted all over every forum that I've searched.  And the only answer is GoSMS, or Handcent, or blah, blah, blah.  I count myself among the many that would like the group messaging to work in both directions.  One would think that one of the most basic functions of a smart phone would not have such an elementary problem.  After searching high and low, I'm of the belief that the stock messaging app can't do bidirectional group texts and that a third party app is the only possible solution.

Like many other iPhone converts, it's a shame that I have to admit that my awesome S3 has such a fundamental shortcoming.

Below is a summary of what I done:

Check Signal - Done
Reset Network Settings - Done
Check Carrier - Done (Am Able to send Text via old Iphone 4)
Verify that every phone number in your contacts list includes an area code. (Done)
When sending to existing contacts, ensure that your contacts include the full phone number, and not just the information needed to dial locally.(Done)
If you have recently ported your number from another carrier, please contact your current carrier to verify that the porting process has completed successfully. (Done: This is an old carrier, it's not an issue as I am able to use the same sim card to send text via my old iphone 4)
Perform a full restore back to factory original setting (Done)


Anything else works besides safestrap to install ROMs on n900a (at&t) Note 3? Question is pretty self explanatory.
Is there any other method available to bypass bootloader and install ROMs like other models?
Is at&t bootloader still under lock and key?

At the moment... no man, but be sure, there would be a way!


Unknown "white rectangle" system notification icon on Samsung Galaxy I have Samsung Galaxy S7 running on Android 7.0 Nougat. I got a new notification symbol that looks like a white rectangle on the right side (which is usually for system icons).

Sometimes it's gone while I'm browsing with the Chrome browser but then it's back.

I don't use or install any Cast apps. Long-pressing the icon only open the notification bar, but no additional information. Toggling GPS, NFC, Bluetooth didn't help.

What does this icon represent?

Pull down the notification bar and long press on that notification, you should see the app associated with this icon. This could belong to an app you installed.


Simple exit to "downloading don't turn off target " downloading mode As a curious newbie I went into downloading mode in my Samsung Galaxy S3 by pressing Vol down+center Home+power button. After that I got options to press Vol up key to continue and Vol down key to cancel. Out of sheer curiosity and thinking I can exit anytime I pressed Vol up key and the very infamous "downloading do not turn off" screen sits with the green Android logo.

All this was done without any cable attached to my computer since I don't want to root or flash my ROM. I just was curious as to what happens next. Now the screen just waited for Odin to connect, however I did not since after connecting I am unsure if there is no direct exit option from Odin without flashing ROM and not doing anything (in other words a simple exit from Odin with no rooting and no flashing and nothing happens).

Next I tried to go into recovery mode and tried all combinations of keys to exit this "downloading" mode but I failed. The power naturally went down as I was reading through many help articles and I put in another battery and now the phone doesn't turn on at all now; there is no reaction and it does not go into recovery mode either. Now I am in a soup as I want my photos and messages to be recovered (no external SD storage used)

I wish to know:

If I do manage to go into recovery mode, then selecting option "reboot system now" will simply reboot my system and phone will work?
If this does not work then does recovery mode option, "wipe cache partition" delete all user photos and messages? (I am absolutely sure factory reset option does delete all user data.)
If my phone waits on "downloading don't turn off target screen", then how do I simply exit this mode? Should I connect to Odin (highly risky) and exit? (I don't know what will happen.) Does connecting to Odin necessarily mean that I have to flash my ROM?

I enquired and found some answers to this problem.

1) If you press the exit button in the recovery menu, the phone will reboot and regular app screen should be seen.

2) as answered earlier wipe cache does not delete user data, (only system cache files are deleted)

3) to exit the download mode (when not flashing anything to the device) is to either pull the battery or long press the power button (which simulates a battery pull).

Anyways what I did was take the device to support center and they told that IC power chip needs to be changed and was charged abt 27$ or so. No data was deleted at all.

Thanks to everyone who helped and especially Golfdriver97.

wipe cache won't delete user data at all.

a factory reset will preserve your photos, but not your messages... though they still might be retrievable.

formatting the drive nukes everything


How to transfer music (purchased from Google Play Music) from Android to Windows? How do I transfer music from my Android phone to MS Windows? It only shows me the songs from the music app and not the Play Music app with the songs I've purchased.

You should be able to access all of your Google Play music on a computer: Google Play Music. You can download any purchased music though the browser. For instance: I purchased an album from Google Play and it is available for download using the website on the computer (see image).

Hope this helps]2

most probably the songs that you have downloaded using google play music app are drm protected, that could be the reason you are not able transfer them to your laptop.


Galaxy Nexus won't charge, will immediately reboot if turned off Ran into a bizarre problem this morning.  My Galaxy Nexus was plugged in, but not charging.  Data transfer over USB seemed to work, but no charging would happen.  Stranger still, if I turned the phone off, it would immediately start booting up.  I couldn't actually get it to be off.

I couldn't find these symptoms on google, so I'm posting here.  I did eventually solve it by pulling out the battery and putting in a different one (the lower capacity one the phone came with).  It seemed to be normal, and continues to be normal after I switched back to the battery which wasn't charging earlier.  Anyone know the actual cause?  Either way, a solution is here for distressed users.

Removing the battery and putting it back in solves the problem, at least temporarily.  A few days later, I found the same problem was happening, and the same solution worked.


How to record screen on andriod I want record screen on my andriod phone. Without root permission. How can i do that. ( Galaxy s3 mini. Jelly bean. )


How can I disable Chrome's incognito mode without rooting Android? Is there a way to disable Incognito Mode in Chrome without rooting? My phone is running Android Lollipop.

Disclaimer

This answer is pointless.  Once you've read the end of my answer, you will see why.

My answer

I personally have tried Qustodio's "Block Incognito Browsing" feature.  (I was using a phone running Android 4.1.2 and a recent version of Google Chrome.)

It didn't work at all.

Incognito browsing still worked perfectly, and was not blocked or even hindered whatsoever.  Even after an hour or more, Qustodio had no idea that I was using Chrome's incognito mode.

In a help center article, Qustodio LLC does admit:

  Please note that our incognito blocking feature is still experimental.

If you want to prevent incognito browsing, I see a few options:

You could lock down the device completely (though this is almost impossible to do correctly) and then to make sure that the only browser which the user can access is a browser which is incapable of incognito browsing.
Or you could use Norton Family's incognito detection.  If Norton Family alerts you that incognito has been used, perhaps you could confiscate the device from its user for a day or two.  (Norton Family claims to be able to email you after someone uses incognito mode on the device.  But I've never tested it, and I don't know whether or not it would work reliably.  You should test the feature on a few separate occasions before relying upon it.)
You could try Qustodio.  Even though their (experimental) incognito-blocking feature didn't work for me, maybe it will work for you.
If you are willing to root your phone, this may provide you with a new, additional option for disabling incognito mode.  Remember that you can unroot your phone afterwards.

Why this answer is pointless

Yet all this is pointless.  The user can use the browser's "Clear History" tool, or Android's application manager, to clear the browsing history — anytime he wants to.

Why would anyone want to disable incognito mode?

SecureTeen is a great app for Android and iOS -- blocks incognito mode, and gives parents the ability to block apps if necessary. Also shows history of Google searches. It has been a great tool in our family. Officially, it has 5,000+ reviews and a 3.5 star rating (as of April 2016).


How to type "Control" on Termux? There is a good App "Termux" which can provide a powerful shell environment without gain root permission. However, the touch-screen keyboard doesn't include "Control" and "Alt" button. But some interactive program (for example, nano, emacs) require these button.

Is there any way to add this button on, or use some other way to replace this button?

You will want to use Hackers Keyboard (available on playstore as well as on F-Droid) for that, which was explicitly written for such purpose:

Hacker's Keyboard (source: Google Play; click image for larger variant)

That would be the most convenient approach – though the app hasn't been updated lately. But if you don't want that, just take a look at the corresponding Termux help page (or the matching Termux Wiki page): Termux utilizes the volume keys for "special combos". You can also have the most common keys shown on the screen to be "tap ready":

The docu writes: To enable the extra keys view you have to long tap on the keyboard button in the left drawer menu. You can also press Volume Up+Q.

Or, as Death Mask Salesman stated in a now deleted comment: "Volume Down equals Control, while Volume Up is the same as Alt."

you can use Volume Down + C to get same Job


How do I avoid the server-specified security policies for my work e-mail? When I signed into my e-mail for work (we're on Microsoft Exchange) there were a number of server-specified security policies (See below) How do I avoid these?:

I just received a Nexus 7 and signed into my work's exchange server. When I did so I told me that the server was requiring some security settings. I don't really like those. Especially the one (not really mentioned in the image) which disables NFC which I wish to use for Google Wallet.

So my question could be answered by:

A non-rooting method to disable these settings;
A different app which would allow me to still connect to the server but not enforce these security settings;
Anything else which I may be missing.

First off, talk to your Exchange administrators.  See if they deliberately are setting the mobile device security settings so tightly.  I would have a discussion with them to see if they can loosen up the security settings.

If you only want email you could try K-9 from the app store.  It uses IMAP to get the mail from the server so your exchange server will have to have that turned on.

I found best option to be gmail, add your account as exchange. In addition to mails, you get contacts integration too


problem with root s4 gt-i9515 I have S4 I9515. Can I use a ROM or root S4 I9505 to my phone or not?

I don't find any root for my phone. I even tried to root my phone with root S4 I9505 but when I try to give super user access to my "root checker application" it give me "this device does not have proper root access". But if I delete "super user application" and then run "root checker", it show me that I got good root. Also I use another su app but it is not working with me so what to do?

Try Frama root apk .
It roots all high end devices.

How to install:

Download Framaroot from XDA
Run, choose Superuser or SuperSU
Select Boromir or another character
You will see :-)
Reboot device
Root- installed


Unable to flash official Indian JellyBean ROM on Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 SHV-E160l I recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000. When connected it to Kies it shows as galaxy note SHV-E160l.

I tried to flash Indian Samsung official JellyBean 4.1.2 update to it via ODIN. I have sufficient drivers (actually I went through a video tutorial). But ODIN shows fail.

When I bought this device it was running JellyBean 4.1.2, but I have serious heating issues, camera problems etc. That's why I decided to install official JellyBean. But failed.

How can I proceed and get it working?

Model number-gt-n7000
Base band version-N7000LXKJ8
Build number -JZO54.LXKJ8.F2A238.2JIA68

Infact your phone is not the international Note 1 GT-N700.
You have the korean version SHV-E160L which is converted to N700.

download root checker.. from the play store.. and then you will come to know your phone version.. if Korean or international version.. maybe you got cheated.. while buying.. or you didn't pay attention/check it out properly! if it is rooted you got no help with Samsung.. as far as I know.. but you can give it a try! and also leave the flashing to professionals! take it some mobile repair centre.. which you trust! :) hope it helps.. even I am getting heating issues on my SHV-E160L! :(


No mobile signal after installing CyanogenMod I have a Samsung Galaxy S 2 (GT-I9100) and baseband version I9100XXMS3. As far as I understand from this page it's a UK modem, which is where I am. When using the latest stock Android I was still able to connect to UK and Swiss mobile networks. After installing CyanogenMod 10.1.3-i9100 (but not flashing the modem as far as I know) while in Switzerland I was able to connect to phone networks, but after coming back to the UK I can no longer get a mobile signal anywhere:

Go to Settings → Wireless & networks → More... → Mobile networks → Network operators.
After some time several network operators are listed. Click "Choose automatically".

At this point, the message "Automatic registration..." displays for about a minute and then it simply says "Can't connect to this network at the moment. Try again later." The mobile signal indicator at the top of the screen stays empty and does not display an "R" for roaming.

In the Android Testing Menu (*#*#4636#*#* → Phone information) "Set preferred network type" setting is set to "WCDMA preferred" (I have no "Network mode" setting on the "Mobile networks" page). I've tried turning radio off and on again.

I have a Toggle Mobile prepaid card with plenty of credit.

Looks like Toggle Mobile just doesn't work well with my setup. I bought a £2 SIM card from Lycamobile a couple months ago, and it's been working flawlessly with no setup changes. Not much of an answer I'm afraid, but I'd rather lose my remaining Toggle credit than use several more days on this.

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


USB not working in Lineage OS 15 Nexus 7 2012 (grouper).
Was running stock ROM (4.4.4), could connect via USB (e.g., as MTP for file transfer) and use adb).
Installed Lineage OS 15 (8/O). (Couldn't install any GApps at all because the system partition is too small.)
fastboot works as it should when booted into the bootloader.
abd works when it's booted into recover.
However, adb does not work when the tablet is started up and running LineageOS.
Nor does it appear as a disc drive.
In fact it doesn't even appear in Device Manager.
Windows doesn't make its noise when the device is plugged in (it does make its noise when connecting it in the bootloader and in recovery).
Developer options enabled:

Android debugging is on,
Root access is ADB only,
Select USB Configuration is MTP.

It has to be something to do with LineageOS.
Any ideas?

I have same problem when I install Lineage 14 try tablet on another fresh windows pc that this tablet never connected before if tablet worked in MTP. Then try this steps:

Go to Windows Device Manager
Check View hidden devices from view
Find installed drivers from tablet and uninstall them all.

This is demonstration gif:

Just installed Lineage 14 (N/7) and it's working normally, so it must be a problem with LineageOS 15 (lineage-15.1-20200522-UNOFFICIAL-grouper.zip to be precise).


What can an app do with the "USE ACCOUNTS ON THE DEVICE" permission? Can such an app freely read my emails/calendar/message/docs/etc.?

The "USE ACCOUNTS ON THE DEVICE" permission is also known for developers as android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS.

Example of such apps: WhatsApp, MightyText.

Android has a centralized system for managing credentials for online services (such as your Google account). One component is called the AccountManager. Some apps can "act as an account authenticator". This means that they understand how to log into a particular online service, and can log in to that service for the AccountManager. Other apps want to use that login information to identify you or perform actions on your behalf, without you having to enter your password every time.

Example: logging into Google

Your phone has a built-in app that "acts as an account authenticator" for your Google account. It knows how to log into Google, and it has the email and password you entered when you set up the phone. There's also a YouTube app, which wants to log in to show your favourite videos, and to let you comment, but without having to enter your email and password again.

This YouTube app talks to the AccountManager and asks if it has any credentials for a Google account. Asking this question requires the "find accounts on the device" permission. The AccountManager has a list of authenticators installed on the phone, which it consults to answer this question. If it does have any credentials, the app will then ask for what's known as an authtoken for the Google account. This request requires the "use accounts on the device" permission.

The AccountManager then asks you if you want the requesting app (YouTube) to be able to use the requested account (Google account). This might be in a dialog that appears over the app, or in a notification. Alternatively, the app can choose to do nothing if you haven't already answered yes to this question: it might want to ask later at a more convenient time. This step ensures that an app with the "use accounts on the device" permission can't immediately use every account without asking.

If you say yes, the AccountManager forwards the request to the authenticator (the built-in Google app). What happens next is up to the authenticator and the particular service you're logging into. You might need to log in if you haven't previously done that, and logging in might require a username and password, a photo, an SMS, or something else entirely. Whatever the authenticator does, it can either fail, or give an authtoken back to the requesting app.

Further checks

The authenticator and the online service can also control what actions the requesting app can perform. For example, when you connect an app to your Google account, Google lists permissions the app needs (such as "upload videos" for YouTube). Thus, the app can only do the actions listed. However, some services might not have anything like that; for such a service, once you've allowed the app to use your credentials, it can take any action in your name.

Once the requesting app has obtained the authtoken, it can continue to use it to perform actions in your name without any further interaction from you. That is, once you've agreed that Dan's Twitter Client can post to your Twitter feed, it might run in the background and post further tweets without you knowing. You should only grant the app access to your credentials if you trust it not to do that.

Summary

An app with the "use accounts on the device" permission can, once installed, ask you to access an online service (such as Google, Facebook, or Twitter) in your name. You can choose to let it access the service or not. If you do let it access the service, what actions it can take on your behalf might be limited by the service (it's up to the service), and the service might let you revoke that permission later (usually through a list of "connected apps" on the service's website).

The app will not access any services account. Some apps need this permission because they need to open a new account from their app.


Why do games keep crashing on my phone? I have Samsung Galaxy Ace. I'm installing apps from Google Play or just download them on my PC and then transfere them with Bluetooth. Now my problem is that some games crash or be white on some spots, for example there is main menu and play, and thay play is a just white square and it starts the app so it is just a graphical bug. But game like Blood Zombies HD just keeps crashing with report/force close. I have lot of free memory on my phone and on SD card and my phone had needed requierements and no backround apps running. And like a half of games on Google Play have same force close/report thing. So please answere me to fix this problem

I'm sorry to say this, but the Samsung Galaxy ace has a lower end processor as well as a small amount of ram. Although your device meets the requirements, its specifications don't allow it to run well. Games like blood zombies HD require higher performing devices with a satisfactory GPU. Your phone cannot handle games like these.

Scroll up on the top right corner click the manage apps button and then click clear then press on setting disable all the useless app, restar your phone and then you are ready to go


Simplified prepaid phone balance with Tasker On my prepaid phone, I can receive current balance as text message responses. They are five messages, four indicating the balance itself and some additional bonuses, and one more indicating the remaining SMS count. However this requires sending a message to the balance number, reading each of the responses, then deleting them manually. How can I set up a simple notification as replacement for this using Tasker?

Here is a summary of how I have implemented it. Besides Tasker, I also used:

AutoNotification, for a richer notification.
SMS Popup, for suppressing SMS notification for the balance responses.
SMS Auto Delete, for silently deleting those SMS responses after a while.

Profiles

Request Balance on Calls - on outgoing call: Balance Before Call, on exit: Balance After Call.
Process Received Balance - on SMS received from the balance numbers: Process Balance.
Show Balance Summary - on Balance variable set: Show Balance.

Tasks

Balance Before Call

AutomatedBalance = Yes
CheckConsumption = Yes
Request balance by SMS

Balance After Call

Wait 15 seconds
Unset CheckConsumption
Request balance by SMS
Flash "Balance has been requested"

Process Balance

response = number from each SMS response
Case SMS sender is the one responsible for
    Bonus balance
        BonusBalance = response
    SMS balance
        SMSBalance = response
    Normal balance
        BalanceConsumption = (Balance - response)
        Balace = response
    Favorite-number balance
        FavoriteBalanceConsumption = (FavoriteBalance - response)
        FavoriteBalance = response
    Same-carrier balance
        CarrierBalanceConsumption = (CarrierBalance - response)
        CarrierBalance = response
    Local landline balance, then
        LocalBalanceConsumption = (LocalBalance - response)
        LocalBalance = response
    Unknown sender
        # This normally means an error, when none of the above have been fired
        Append "(previous)" to Balance

Show Balance

If CheckConsumption
    If Balance is not currency
        notify "Error while getting the balance in the beginning of call"
    Exit from task
Wait 5 seconds
If Balance is currency
    If FavoriteBalanceConsumption > 0
        consumption = FavoriteBalanceConsumption
        Prefix consumption with "Call to favorite (min) consumed"
    Else if CarrierBalanceConsumption > 0
        consumption = CarrierBalanceConsumption + LocalBalanceConsumption +
            BalanceConsumption
        Prefix consumption with "Call to same-carrier number consumed"
    Else if LocalBalanceConsumption > 0
        consumption = LocalBalanceConsumption + BalanceConsumption
        Prefix consumption with "Call to local number consumed"
    Else if BalanceConsumption > 0
        consumption = BalanceConsumption
        Prefix consumption with "Regular call consumed"
    Else if AutomatedBalance
        consumption = "Free call"
    Else
        consumption = "Phone balance"
    Notify consumption and all balances
    Set all unset balances to zero
    Set all consumptions to zero
Else
    previous_balance = number from balance prefixed with "Previous balance is"
    notify "Error while getting the balance", previous_balance
Unset AutomatedBalance

Action->Event->Phone->Received Text
*Type:SMS Sender: Phone balance Content: balance
New Task->Variables->Variable Set
* Name: %SMSBALANCE To: %SMSRB
+->Alert->Popup
* Title: balance text: [see in variables] ...
VOILA


Since which Android version can you use Ethernet through the USB port? Which makes are repotedly work with CyanogenMod? As far as I know Android supports Ethernet via USB, right? If yes, since which version of the OS?

What are makes of Ethernet USB adapters which are reportedly work with CyanogenMod? What are makes that don't work so well? Maybe one which are "plug and play" in Windows 7 work better on Android too, compared to those which require a driver?

Edit: As I'm not that technical I'd like to see an explanation, a drawing an article or something of an example of the most easily done USB Ethernet setup on any Android device (esp. the model name of the USB to Ethernet connector is interesting), if it's on stock Android it's even better than if it's on a modded ROM.

That is dependent:

The kernel, along with the appropriate driver
Chipset support for USB OTG

The general consensus, if the kernel is modded and has support for OTG provided the handset supports it, then it will work alongside with the appropriate OTG cable with power support.

It might need custom modifications to Android to make it aware of OTG facilities if running on pre-Honeycomb Android versions.

However, since Honeycomb (Android 3.0) and upwards, there is USB facilities integrated into the framework which makes OTG mechanism even easier.


Unable to connect phone to normal Wifi networks after using corporate WiFi I use my office network which is a Corporate WiFi set-up secured with 802.1x (and requires me to use my company credentials - Username and Password). But when I'm back home and try to connect my home WiFi router which is protected by WPA/WPA2 PSK security (which requires just a password), I can't get it connected automatically (even if I have the network remembered).

All I can do to fix it currently is;

Restart my home router several times.
Restart my phone for 2-3 times.
Forget all remembered WiFi networks on phone.

and only after above steps it can connect, otherwise I get Authentication Problem as error if I try to connect. I'm on Android 4.2.1 (almost stock android, just some custom icons by vendor) device running on MediaTek chipset (MTK6589T), Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 to be specific.

While this same problem is with my other friends as well who use our company network at office in their phones (which are varied from Samsung, Sony, and even Nexus).

What can I do to avoid this daily hassle when I return home and connect home WiFi?

Disable Google sync (leak wifi passwords). If you have rooted smartphone try wifipass application (check wifi pass) and wifi analyzer (diff wifi connection attributes)


How can I make tasker close these apps as though I've swiped them away? I want to make it close all the apps in here.

I've tried this already:

But it doesn't do as intended, since the apps dont leave the recents. Any ideas?

You don't need root, but you do need to have Tasker or equivalent.

Open Tasker, create a task, select "App" and select Launch App. Select the app that you want to hide from recent list. Put a check next to "Exclude From Recent Apps". Exit out of the action to save it.

You can then either open the app using Tasker or export the task as an app. Install the app that you've created. You can now load it without it showing on the recent list.

Hope that helps!

You must manually close in your settings


How to edit the "ME" contact? On my Galaxy Nexus running (stock, non-rooted) ICS, there is a contact entry for "ME".

This is different from the contact entry farther down the list with my actual name on it.
And the contact for "ME" actually contains some incorrect information. Some non-existent email addresses, etc. I don't even know where these came from, as they aren't anywhere in my contacts lists nor in my G+ profile.

When I try to edit "ME", it does not give me the option to modify the email addresses.
And it also doesn't let me Join this contact with the other instance of myself.

How can I edit this "ME" contact to show correct information?
Or can I somehow delete it and choose a different contact to represent ME?

I also had the same problem and it took me 2 days to fix this

Try going to contacts.google.com.

Find your profile (should have your gmail on email address)

Re-add the faulty data (it was an old phone number in my case), save, and force your nexus to sync contacts

Now delete the faulty data, sava, and force sync again.

If that didnt work, do the same but with your google+ profile: re-add faulty data, save, and force sync, then delete it.

I did both of the above, so I'm not exactly sure which method worked

Edit: just remembered there was one other thing i did after all of the above:

Go to google plus app on your nexus

Click "settings" and uncheck the contacts syncing.

The old phone number was removed at this point. And turning sync back on did not make it reappear

Hope that helped!

Edit your contact on gmail contact first (using your PC) and then
Uninstall google+ from your GT and run it again.
Open profile from google+ application and it will lead you to choose which account you will use for google+, select don't sync when it ask to sync google+.


launch application by name in android phone How can I launch some android application by name on android device? Like in Linux, I pressed alt+f2 and typed name of application. May be it is some alternate launcher.

Gesture Search will do something similar. It finds apps, contacts, bookmarks and music tracks.

It really depends what you mean applications in android are usually run using something similar to com.company.theirapp so you would need a "hashmap" for example which relates the application name to the actual apk name.


Phone wont unlock bootloader in adb So Ive tried to unlock my bootloader but its not working, ive followed the steps from this site to unlock it but its stuck on the unlock bootloader screen. I have two options to choose from yes or no I click yes but it doesnt work, yet I click no and it takes me back to choose from fastboot, recovery and normal. My phone is a Alcatel Pixi 4.

I have enabled developer mode enabled usb debugging. I also have confirmed the RSA fingerprint for the computer. Also I have enabled OEM unlock in dev settings. This is what my cmd prompt window loooks like. I will also take a photo of my alcatel frozen on bootloader screen.

C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
5HQGTCEQCAVS7TTS device

C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb reboot-bootloader
C:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock
...

This is what my phone looks like that im stuck on:

does anyone know why this is happening or know how to fix?

issue has been resolved the bootloader is unlocked by default.


When rooting android device, what is changed in device? Not a Duplicate Claim

If you are tempted to flag this as a duplicate of questions like "How to root my android phone?" or "What can I do with a rooted android device?", then please take the time to read my question carefully. My question is not about those topics.

Question

Out of couriosity, what is changed inside of an android device when it gets rooted? Is it saved somewhere, like in a config file with rooted=true or something like that?

I've extensively tried to google for this, but the information I'm looking for seems to be hidden behind all the results for how to root which phone and what fancy things you can do with a rooted phone, so I couldn't find it. Not even a clue.

Although this article is somewhat old (2011), it goes over the concept of rooting and how rooting is done. Rooting is basically exploiting a security flaw (in phones which do not have have it exposed to public unlike the Nexus line of devices) to get the phone to execute code not from the manufacturer.

http://seasonofcode.com/posts/how-rooting-works-a-technical-explanation-of-the-android-rooting-process.html

Why we need root and how:

Android is designed to not allow arbitrary code to be run as root because root can access any data on the device and monitor the user's interaction with the device, allowing the app to do anything. However Android has security flaws, so apps can exploit those flaws and get root access. Some devices allow users to 'unlock' it, but it will erase all the data on the device first, protecting the data. Other apps use this command to get root privilege and do anything they want: installing apps, interacting with the hardware, read the data on the device, etc.

Technically (from a root app's view):

Rooting adds a command named 'su' to /system/bin or /system/xbin that, when executed, provides a root shell (a shell starting with #).


How do you turn off developer mode on an s5? I turned developer options 'off', but is there anything else that needs to be done? Not my phone so don't want to mess anything up :-)

You can actually hide the Developer options permanently from the menu until someone enables it again. Just follow this -

Menu > Settings > Apps > All apps > (find) Settings > Clear data > Confirm

Developers options will be turned off automatically although they are enabled by following the above step.

Yes, there is a way to hide it. But the options like USB debugging, if turned on, will  remain turned on.

It'll only hide the developer option.

Steps:

Go to Settings → Applications.
Swipe and go to All applications.There will be an app called 'Settings'
Click on it → 'Clear data'.

Now, the Settings app will  automatically close. Open Settings app again and Developer options should be gone.

It worked on my Android phone (running KitKat).

Note that it will only hide the options, but the settings would remain as it were before. For resetting the options, you need to do it manually.


Cannot install apps from google play store I am using Samsung Galaxy Y, Android version 2.3.6 only, I rooted it yesterday and now I could not install apps from google play store. And as device memory is small so I think it's better if I download apps straight from websites. Is there any trustworthy and user friendly website for this? Thanks a lot :)

there're manyy third party stores.
Visit http://choilieng.com to get ur apk file . It looks quite simple but this will help you load faster.

Have fun./

Use  apkmirror  It looks quite simple and trust


Is it possible to root directly custom rom? I have bought Xiaomi Mi 5c (bootloader unlocked) and tried to root it. I think I've used every possible software available on internet for rooting (like TWRP+SuperSU, iRoot, KingRoot), even tried to modify a system and boot image from custom rom by placing there SuperSu app and su binary. Also I have used some script which patches sepolicy and ramdisk with tools available in SuperSU app and do other necessary things to root the device, but after that my device does not even boot (stuck on fastboot).

I was wondering if I can use the same script (with some small modificatoins) to root directly a custom rom and then flash the whole custom rom with available root inside.

Intuition tells me that this should be possible, but till now I did not found any custom rom with root inside (except dev chineese roms which are already pre rooted, but that's a different story).

I want to root directly a custom rom and then flash it as I hope this could be the last chance to make it to work. So again, is it possible?

MI 5C is a fairly new phone and with Xiaomi's in-house SoC (harder to develop for than established ones like Snapdragon), therefore custom ROMs are expected to come out later and in fewer quantities.

Stock MIUI also employs a check on /system partition so as to prevent booting when it's modified, no matter how it's executed (modified before or after flashing).

There are a few tips on XDA about rooting, but I've examined them and none of them seems to be surefire. At this moment, the Developer version of MIUI is your only dependable choice. Since you're already unlocked, flashing it should prove no trouble.

You could try flashing LineageOS in your TWRP recovery (assuming you already have it). LineageOS has a SU add-on that you can flash and it will enable root access and built-in root manager so you don't have to mess around with SuperSU. Please note that you'll need to wipe your device before installing LOS.


How do I browser folders in Lollipop? How do I browse my Downloads folder on my Nexus 6? Or Pictures or Audio or any folder?

Right now, I do so by opening Gmail, and browsing possible attachments, which is silly but works.

Simplest of all, by downloading one of the many filemanagers from the Google Play Store or from your favorite Android app store. These would allow you to show files there.
For files downloaded via Android´s built-in download tool, you can access the ´Downloads´ app on your Nexus as well. However, that will limit you only to starting an associated app for the download (if one is available).

One good example of a filemanager I use myself is FileCommander, which can be downloaded from the Google Playstore here

Download the ES File Explorer File Manager app from Google Play Store. It would allow  you to browse the folders inside your Internal/External Storage including Download, Music, Videos, and so on.


How to keep screen OFF while charging (S3 and Note 2) Don't know if all the Galaxy phones have this behaviour, but it sure is annoying.
I like to keep my phone plugged in until I need it, as there is no harm done. The battery won't get "overcharged" or anything, and I'll have 100% juice with me when I leave.

But both phones keep lighting up that they are done.
And it lights up the phone every few seconds, it's really, really annoying.

Is there a way to disable this behaviour?

I too have not figured out the intermittent screen turn on problem but will address one other issued mentioned.

Lithium ion  batteries have internal circuitry which shuts the charging down when the battery is at 100%. Unless the electronics are bad, you cannot overcharge them. Leaving them discharged for long periods CAN harm them. You can get roughly 300 to 500 recharges, its best to not run it all the way down, recharge often, when not using it, the charges are cumulative, so a 30% discharged battery is best charged then, not when it runs down.

This can easily be verified at manufacturers web sites. Ive learned this from years of being involved in electronics and seeing the evolution of rechargables

Go to Settings>>Developer Options (under System)>>Stay Awake (uncheck this)


unable to connect my mobile and computer with usb when I plug the phone in via USB, the phone beeps, I get a lightning bolt on my battery, but that's it. There are no USB options in the pull-down status bar, and the PC does not recognize that a device has been plugged in

try this Methods, may be helpful for you,

Try using different USB-Ports of your system.
Try with different USB-Cable your using to connect your phone and system.
Try to install the Mobile-Device Drivers and then connect to your system.

Install universal Adb installer and install driver for particular device.


How to recover deleted photos on Nexus 4? I accidentally deleted photos on my Nexus 4. There was no auto backup. I searched and found some software to recover photos, but none of them seem to work. Is there a way to get them back?

Please note: It is advised to follow this method only if you know what is ROOT and agree that you are doing this at your own risk. I do not hold credit for this technique as this method has been taken from here and 100% credit goes to the respective author.

Requirements:

A Rooted Android phone.
BusyBox installed on your device.
Cygwin installed to [c:\cygwin] with pv and util-linux from the repo. Make sure to open Cygwin once to make sure that the /bin folder is created. Also, I made a folder at [c:\cygwin\nexus] to put the exported .RAW file.
Netcat (download the ZIP file and extract nc.exe to [c:\cygwin\bin]).
ADB (make sure adb.exe is in your path).
Enable USB debugging in your device.
For Android 4.0 and above do it from: Settings > Developer Options > USB debugging.
For Android 2.3 and below do it from: Settings > Application > Development > USB debugging.
VHD tool Put the VhdTool.exe file in [c:\cygwin\nexus].
Piriform Recuva or your favorite data recovery tool, (it appears Recuva only finds the more common file types like images, videos, etc. Those were the file types in which I was interested. If you are after more exotic file types perhaps you might share the software you used).

The process in short:

This has been tested on Samsung Galaxy Nexus though this should work for ANY phone with Internal Memory.
We will be using a Windows 7 machine to:
back up the entire internal memory partition to your computer as a single, massive .RAW file, convert the .RAW file output to a VHD, mount the VHD as a disk in Disk Manager,
scan the attached VHD volume for files that have been deleted and recover them.

Actual Work to do:

It is recommended that you choose to recover your entire memory block instead of just the data partition. In this case that is mmcblk0. For our purpose here we are seeking to recover the userdata partition: /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
Turn on your phone.
Connect the phone in ADB mode.
Unlock the screen.
Open a Cygwin terminal and enter (This assumes your BusyBox installation is at [/system/bin/busybox]. It may be at [/system/xbin/busybox]):

adb forward tcp:5555 tcp:5555
adb shell
/system/bin/busybox nc -l -p 5555 -e /system/bin/busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12

Open another Cygwin terminal and enter:

adb forward tcp:5555 tcp:5555
cd /nexus
nc 127.0.0.1 5555 | pv -i 0.5 > mmcblk0p12.raw

For 16GB or 32GB internal memory this process is going to take 2 to 3+ hours respectively.
We need to convert the .RAW file to a virtual hard drive. VhdTool.exe basically just puts a VHD footer on the end of the .RAW file. Open a Windows command prompt, go to [c:\cygwin\nexus], and type:

VhdTool.exe /convert mmcblk0p12.raw

Now we need to mount the VHD in Windows. Select the Start button-->right-click Computer-->select Manage.
Select Storage-->Disk Management.
In the menu select Action-->Attach VHD.
For Location enter [c:\cygwin\nexus\mmcblk0p12.raw] and select the OK button.
Right-click on the name (e.g. "Disk 1") to the left of the Unallocated space and select Initialize Disk.
Select the GPT (GUID Partition Table) radio button and select the OK button.
Right-click on the Unallocated space and select New Simple Volume...
In the Wizard select Next>, leave the default for the volume size, select Next>, select a drive letter (e.g. K), select Next>, MAKE SURE to select the 'Do not format this volume' radio button, select Next>, select Finish.
A box will pop up asking you to format the drive. You DO NOT want to format the drive at this time.
Right-click on the RAW space and select Format... MAKE SURE to change the File system to FAT32. Set the Allocation unit size dropdown to 'Default.' MAKE SURE that the Perform a quick format checkbox is CHECKED. You do not want to overwrite the entire new drive with all zeroes (0's) and destroy your data. Quick Format means that it will only attempt to destroy the index for the drive by establishing a new index. Without this box checked the Windows operating system will write zeroes (0's) across the entire volume, potentially destroying your data. Select the OK button.
A box will pop up saying that Formatting this volume will erase all data on it. That would be doubly true if you actually didn't check the 'Perform a quick format' checkbox. Double check that you actually did check the box and select the OK button. (Don't worry. This essentially leaves the volume in the exact same state that your phone's internal memory is living in right now: there is data on the drive...you just can't see it. It's coming back, I promise!)
Open the Recuva application. In the wizard select the 'Next >' button. Select the 'Other' radio button and select Next >. Select the 'In a specific location' radio button and enter: k:\ (assuming K is the drive letter you chose...) Select the Next > button. Select the Enable Deep Scan checkbox. This is the magical setting that finds files that have been deleted...but not really deleted. Select the Start button.
Finally the application may take about an hour to do the 'Deep Scan.' It's time for more laps around the house! Once the application has returned its results you can choose which files to recover using the checkboxes. Select the 'Recover...' button and choose the location to which you wish to output your files.

OLD ANSWER:
It was about restoring files via Yodot Android Data Recovery software.
This DOES NOT WORK for Nexus 4 or any such devices which use MTP for managing files on PC.


Lost sound on my Xperia X8? I'm having problems with my Xperia X8, where it doesn't have sound from it's speaker.
No phone sound, music, games, and even alerts.

On the sound settings, the volume settings are set correctly.

Sound is coming fine while making calls, both ways.

It is even giving proper sound with headsets but sound is not coming from speakers.

Torubleshooting: Restarted.... Given soft & factory reset, but no luck.

(Android 2.1)

I too had a same problem on Xeperia X8. I guess the cause was I kept on downloading the android apps without restarting the mobile for months. After experiencing similar issue like you I have just restarted my mobile, did not revert any settings to default or upgrade OS to latest.

It solved !!.


Configure email notification with Calendar app If I create an appointment in the Android* calendar application, I can add a reminder that will pop-up on my phone at the configured time.  It will automatically synchronise the event with Google Calendar (which is great!).

If I create the appointment with Google Calendar, I can add a reminder that will either be sent as an email, be sent as a text message or appear as a web-browser pop-up.  Again, the event will be synchronised with the phone.  I really like the Google Calendar email notifications as they appear in Gmail Manager as well as on the phone, so I'm much more likely to notice the reminders when I'm at work and have my phone on silent.

Is there any way to create an appointment in the Android calendar application and at the same time set up a reminder to come by email rather than as a calendar reminder notification?

Thanks in advance for the help.

* HTC Desire, CyanogenMod 7.1.0, Android 2.3.7

Go Calendar
Tap the event you want to add a reminder for (or create a new event)
Tap Add reminder
To the right of the time drop down you should see Notification as a drop down tap this.
Select email

Tried on Android 4.1, Google Nexus 5.

Hope this is what you're looking for.

It is possible to create default event reminds by accessing your calender through the Google Calendar website.

Access your settings

Wrench Icon > Setting

Access your calendar's specific settings

Calendars tab > Click on your calendar

Add a default reminder

Notifications tab > Add a reminder

Most mobile devices with calendar applications support pop-up reminders and may chime and show a an alert to notify you of the event.  I prefer this method so that I can specify a special sound for calendar notifications vs normal emails, but this is where you would create an email notification.

It seems you want to remove the pop-up notifications, and add an email notification.

You can create a new calendar and adjust it's notifications if you don't want to receive an email for every event/only want email notifications for specific events.


Rooting and run adbd service automatically I try to use create root package that run adbd service automatically,so:

I download root package for gti9300 from autoroot.chainfire.eu
I extract package multiple times to get recovery.img and cache.img
Unpack it
So I opened and edited default.prop like this:

  ro.secure=0

  ro.debuggable=1

  persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb

Pack recovery ...
Going mobile to download mode
Upload it with odin

It roots completely OK but it's not running adb service.

How can I root and run adb server at the same time? (I want avoid going to download mode one time)

use adbd insecure app then enable it (also at boot). give it root permissions using superuser pro v1.0  and reboot your phone. I did it to gain default shell as root on my phone samsung galaxy star duos.


Why is the Android stock browser still alive? The Stock browser in Android has not been actively supported, and Google Chrome is actively developed and uses modern technologies unlike it's predecessor. Yet, the stock browser still has 22.77% of the market share on mobile devices, which is more than Chrome for Android.

With it's inferior support for modern web technologies and unfairly large market share, the Stock browser is quickly becoming the modern IE6. But for some reason it is still often included as a default browser on new devices.

Are there any advantages this browser has, from the user or business perspective, that might be the reason why it hasn't been phased out altogether in favour of Chrome through the automatic update process, or at least no longer selected as a default browser? Is there any reason for keeping the mammoth alive?

Why is the Android stock browser still alive?

As of June 2014, 15.7% (0.8+14.9) of users still use Android 2.2 and 2.3.x (Froyo and Gingerbread), since Chrome supports only Android 4.0+, these users can't use Chrome for Android.

Also Android 4.0 (ICS), which has 12.3% of users, does not come with Chrome preinstalled.

Moreover, I think the stock browser still comes preinstalled in all Android Jellybean phones (Version 4.1.x , 4.2.x and 4.3.x), which is used by 58.4% (29.0+19.1+10.3) of users.

That means the stock browser is still preinstalled on 86.4% (15.7+12.3+58.4) of Android phones.

  The above should be the reason why the stock browser is still being
  widely used. A lot of users don't bother downloading or changing the
  default/preinstalled browser.

There are no technological advantages of using Stock Browser over Chrome for Android.

  Google has already phased out the stock browser in Android Kitkat (4.4).

Chrome for Android is licensed from Google, while the Stock browser is not. Also, OEMs can modify the Stock Browser if required but not Chrome.
So from a business perspective, it is actually better for Google, if OEMs use Chrome. But some OEMs don't like being dependent on Google too much. To say more is beyond the scope of this answer. If you want more info go here and here.

Google has been slowly shifting the core of Android from AOSP to it's closed source and licensed Google Apps and the browser is one of the last components in this roadmap.

Update (Jan 2017):

As mentioned by Erwinus in the comments, Stock Browser was used for WebView in Android versions before Kitkat.

Stock browser share is now down to 7.26 %

Stock browser let's you save HTML for offline reading without hassle = win


Can I prevent home screen shortcuts from getting deleted or moved around? I had recently gifted my Mom a Nexus 7, with a hope that she will like to read books. She is old with poor eye sight and can't read English that great. I find her eager to learn and she had made a good progress in reading few books. Since she is not used to these gadgets, I am trying to keep settings in  her tablet constant. Recently I observed that the shortcut in home screen for PDF reader disappeared and resulting in discontinued  reading till my arrival. The frequency of this sort of interruption has increased now a days. Rather than finding how the shortcut is being deleted, I think preventing changes to home screen is sensible.

Hence, I would like to know about any means to keep the icons or shortcuts in  home screen  and in launcher  constant, immune to long press and drag and drop operations.

Device info: Nexus 7, running stock 4.2.1, unrooted, but willing to root if required.

There's no built-in functionality for this, but there are a handful of third-party launchers that support locking the desktop. Off the top of my head, I know that both Apex Launcher and ADW.Launcher do.

For Apex, simply double tap on an empty space on the home screen and then select "Lock Desktop" to prevent icons from being added or removed.

On ADW.Launcher you should be find a "Lock Desktop" option in the settings, which you can access from the overflow menu in the top right of the app drawer (Apex also has a settings menu there).

Other launchers that have the “Lock Desktop” option:

Holo Launcher and Holo Launcher HD
Lightning Launcher

There is no way on the S5 software to keep this from happening. You have to install an app called a launcher. (ie Nova) that installs other desktop options. Blame Samsung.


"You must be a primary user to find this device" on Android Device Manager Whenever I try to locate my new phone in the Android Device Manager, the following text is showed up:

Thing is, I am logged in as the primary Google account that my device uses. I also have the remote options in Google Settings > Security set to On, and the "Android Device Manager" checked in Settings > Security > Select Admins.

I don't really know what's going on, I've tried everything. Can someone help me? My phone is a Moto G2 XT1069, retail version.

Android Device Manager won't locate the device if it's currently not logged-in as the primary user. This applies to devices which support multi-user, including the default guest account on Android Lollipop.

Change the current user to your Google account on your device and try again.

In case it's still occurring on Android Lollipop, then try removing the guest account (refer to this question) and try again. It might be a bug related to guest mode.

Reference: Artem S. Lebedev's troubleshooting on Android Device Manager shows "No Active Devices" - Nexus 5 - Lollipop 5.1

  Action: Switch to Guest Account in Lollipop interface.
  State: ADM says that you must be a primary user.

Even though it wasn't the same problem, I solved this by following these steps:

Phone not appearing in Android Device Manager


Add an APN to Samsung Galaxy S3 running 4.1.1 I am traveling internationally and have replaced my Verizon SIM card with a local one.  To get data, I need to add an APN.  I can't do this using settings -- no option to add exists.  Is there another way to do this?  And app maybe?  I do not want to root my phone.

I have been told by Verizon that it's a bug on the Samsung Note 2 and S3 after Jelly bean. Verizon / Samsung are working on a fix so you can modify the APN in near future.

Verizon didn't intend a deliberate prevention on their part (confirmed by the fact Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 2 running android DOES allow you to modify the APN and works perfectly for calls/text/data overseas). I have both so I should know

Roll on a fix fast....

Use tweakker app for APN editing. It has different carriers and networks in it. It will tell you how to setup your APN.


Is there any way to install android app without having internet? I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Mini S, but I don't have 3g or wi-fi internet - I have internet only on my computer. Is there any way to install android apps without internet, via bluetooth or using the USB cable? (I do have bluetooth on my computer).

If it's possible to install the apps than where could I download the apps? The Market doesn't let me download them to my computer.

Yes: you can connect the phone to your computer via USB, click the notification on your phone to mount the USB storage to the PC, move downloaded apps from your computer to your phone (easiest if you put them on the SD card), and browse on your phone to where you put the apps and click on them to install them.

Your phone should have a file browser, but if it doesn't I recommend Explorer.  You'll need to enable Unknown Sources in Settings -> Applications as well.  You can download apps to your PC most easily from alternative markets like GetJar.

If you have installed something like Download Crutch so that you can download any type of file, or are using a non-stock browser that will ignore Android's restriction on downloads, then you can of course just download the .apk's directly to your device and skip the PC.

install MOBOGENIE software  fro, their official site its free and easy to use and install every app for android java etc


The emulator process for AVD Nexus_5X_API_22 was killed I installed Android Studio with Android SDK from the offical web-site, created a new sample project, didn't change or delete even a line, but the project doesn't work anyway.

D:\AndSDK\tools\emulator.exe -netdelay none -netspeed full -avd Nexus_5X_API_22
Hax is enabled
init: Could not find wglGetExtensionsStringARB!
getGLES2ExtensionString: Could not find GLES 2.x config!
Hax ram_size 0x60000000
Failed to obtain GLES 2.x extensions string!
HAX is working and emulator runs in fast virt mode.
Could not initialize emulated framebuffer
audio: Failed to create voice `goldfish_audio_in'
qemu-system-i386.exe: warning: opening audio input failed
emulator: Listening for console connections on port: 5554
emulator: Serial number of this emulator (for ADB): emulator-5554
emulator: ERROR: Could not initialize OpenglES emulation, use '-gpu off' to disable it.

02/11 16:19:14: Launching app
Error while waiting for device: The emulator process for AVD Nexus_5X_API_22 was killed.

What can be wrong and how to fix it?

Go to:  Tools > Android > AVD Manager
Press the "edit" (pencil) icon next to your AVD
Change "Graphics" to "Software".

The-emulator-process-for-avd-nexus-5x-api-22-was-killed????
simple change "Nexus5XApi22" to "Nexus" problem solved.


Is Cyanogen fully compatible with Play services and stock android apps? I am considering the upgrade of my Android Phone to Cyanogenmod as even with root, I am having several permissions problems, OTA updates removing root, etc.

The only reason I did not yet install it is because I don't know if it is compatible with the Play Store, and apps related. As I have alot of apps downloaded through the play store, and an AppData helium backup, I want to know if the backup will be compatible with the apps in Cyanogen.

My helium backup only has the backup of App Data, rather than the entire application source, as it is more space efficient

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini SM-G800F with stock Android 4.4.2 rooted

Luckily, Cyanogenmod is in fact compatible with play services. I am not sure about the stock apps that samsung has, as I didn't even bother trying to install them. The adb backup I made before going to CM restored properly. Google Apps are copyrighted, that's why they are not there initially. You can flash the Open GApps package as I found that to work for me best.

Yes, Cyanogenmod is fully compatible with your previous apps.


Applications installed get deleted after connecting USB to PC I had installed quite a few applications on my tablet. But after I connected it to the PC for data transfer some of the applications got deleted by its own.

I connected to the PC by plugging in the USB thereafter turning ON the USB storage for data transfer. After the data transfer I switched the USB storage OFF only to find around 10 of my applications are missing.

I checked the Apps manager and found files like com.YYYYYY.XXXX, which I suppose are the left overs of the apps that were deleted.

I found a pattern(might be helpful) as this happened a couple of times with me. The application were mostly on the internal SD card(/mnt/sdcard) and most(not all) of the recent installed applications were deleted.

Since then I have not connected my tablet to the PC. How can I avoid applications getting deleted and still be able to successfully transfer data ?

Device Details

Device : Intex I Buddy Connect
Android Version: 4.0.4
Internal(Phone) Storage: ~ 1.0 GB
Internal Storage (eMMC I suppose) (/mnt/sdcard) : ~ 2 GB
micro SD Card (/mnt/extsd): 16GB (~ 14 GB)

You should ensure that you dismount or "eject" the storage from your PC before turning off storage sharing from your device or disconnecting it.  The PC may not flush all writes and properly close resources until you do that, leaving the device storage in a bad state.  In Windows, you can right-click the drive in Windows Explorer and choose "Eject" or do the same from the Safely Remove Hardware icon near the clock on the start bar: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows7/Safely-remove-devices-from-your-computer

As I noted in chat, Android has also been pretty finicky with homescreen shortcuts (my SGS loses all shortcuts to apps on the SD card upon reboot, for example).  It could be that you are seeing the same thing here, and the apps are not really being deleted.

just install the same application again that is already present in your sd card, by agreeing 'all data will be saved'. You will get your application again, without loosing its 0.01%of its data...


how can I customize Andriod interface? What are my options to customize the android interface? I have android lollipop.  For example, visually, I find having all the apps in one screen confusing. I have like 5 functions that I should expect to do regularly, and the rest is just cluttering the place up. that is not to say I want to remove the other apps, I just don’t want to have to look at them, while I’m trying to do something else.

It might be worth noting That I am coming from the Linux environment, where everything is highly customizable, and I am expecting android to also be highly customizable. perhaps that is flawed thinking.

There is a desktop on my tablet, that has 5 icons, an apps shortlist, google play, the link to all apps, the camera, and a mail function. Can I change what apps those are?

Even in your pre-installed launcher you can remove apps from desktop (they will not be uninstalled from your tablet), sort them on your desktop any way you wish and add so many app icons to your desktop(s) how much place you have. Make a long tap on an icon and then you can move it or delete from desktop. Make a long tap on an icon in app drawer and then you can add it to your desktop.

My favorite launcher is nova launcher. I have not updated to the new version and I'm currently running an older version so I cant say how stable the current build is. One thing you should know about replacement launchers is they do not and can not change the look and feel of your notifications area and various other system settings. To change the look and feel of your notification area you would need to get into running custom roms like cyanogenmod etc. You might also be able to use the xposed framework to mod that area but some roms such as touchwiz tend to misbehave when you do those sorts of mods.


How would I go about fixing SIM card not registering after flashing a custom ROM made for a clone of my device So, I have a BLU Life One X, which is a clone of the Micromax Canvas 5 and a few others.  I've installed a ROM made for the Canvas 5, after making a bunch of mistakes, including wiping my entire system.  The ROM is working just fine except for the actual phone part, which is not registering the SIM card.  WiFi works just fine.

More details here.

Cheers,

Neveraht, or whatever my name is on here.

I fixed it by doing the following:
Wiping Dalvik/ART Cache, Data, System, and Cache.
Flashing the ROM (Resurrection Remix).
Flashing the kernel fix.
Restoring Tee, NVData, and NVRam from my TWRP backup.

See this XDA thread for extra details.


Is there any way to lock the screen without turning off the display? I just purchase a Nexus S.

Currently, to lock the screen, I need to

Press the power button.
Screen locked.
Display turned off.

To unlock screen, I need to

Press the power button to make screen visible.
Slide the touch screen to unlock.

Is there any way I can?

Press a button to lock the screen.
The screen remains visible, but get much less bright to preserve power.

Slide the touch screen to unlock.
Brightness of the screen back to normal.

I'm not aware of such an app/feature right now, but you could use the collective effect of a couple of apps to get almost the desired thing.

Lightning Bug: This is a cool free app that has
always-on display feature and shows the clock, (and weather, etc.) and
more.
Screen Filter: This app will allow you to reduce the
brightness even lower than what the Android system would allow you
to.

However, when you want to put your device into standby, you will need to open these apps to get the effect. Also, running these apps does not mean it's in "lock" mode.

I see a great potential for an app that does both of these together and also put the device into lock mode at the same time.

The app is called Advanced Screen Control, the feature is called Proximity Wakelock and its based on the proximity sensor.

Its my app.  :-)