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How to Diagnose WiFi Issues?
My Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9515) with Android 5.0.1 does not connect to one particular WiFi any more - the Eduroam network at my workplace. The network is listed in the available networks list, with sufficient signal strength (3, mostly 4 (out of 4) bars), and with the small text Saved, Secured below. When I tap it, the popup menu Connect / Modify / Forget appears as usual. When I tap Connect, the popup menu closes and everything remains as it is. The network still shows Saved, Secured. In other words, nothing at all happens.
This happens only on this device (other devices, running Android* and other OSes, with exactly the same connection settings**, work well in this wifi network) and only with that network (I never have any issues connecting to other wifis with that problematic S4). Also, it used to connect to that network until about a week ago. To my knowledge, nothing significant (system update etc.) was changed to either the network or my device at that point.
*) an S4 (GT-I9505) with Android 4.2.2/4.3/4.4.2/5.0.1 (gradually updated while trying), a Google Nexus 7 with Android 5.1.1
**) TTLS, PAP, up-to-date certificate
I have removed and re-added the network, and switched off and on wifi several times, as suggested in numerous online resources (among others, by this answer, or by this troubleshooting guide). Also, I have re-checked and re-added my password and my user name several times.
Without knowing what I have to be searching for, here are some lines from the logcat around the time of trying to establish a connection that might be related:

D/WifiMonitor(  883): didn't find BSSID Trying to associate with SSID 'eduroam'
E/WifiStateMachine(  883): ConnectModeState SSID state=re-enabled nid=4 [id=4 ssid="eduroam"]
E/WifiConfigStore(  883): SSID re-enabled for  "eduroam"CCKM had autoJoinStatus=0 self added false ephemeral false
E/WifiStateMachine(  883): ConnectModeState SSID state=temp-disabled nid=4 [id=4 ssid="eduroam" auth_failures=2 duration=37]
E/WifiConfigStore(  883): SSID temp disabled for  "eduroam"CCKM had autoJoinStatus=0 self added false ephemeral false
E/WifiConfigStore(  883):  message=id=4 ssid="eduroam" auth_failures=2 duration=37

Unfortunately, I do not quite understand yet what they are saying, and whether they contain any information on the issue at all (other than the mere fact that the issue exists, as the connection failed to be established). It should be noted that many of the output messages seem to appear the same way in quite some PC Linux distributions, where quite a bit more options for debugging and reconfiguring the system are available than on an Android smartphone - therefore, the mentions of these messages I could find online in various forums were usually dead-ends for my particular case.
I cannot get any support by the organization running the wifi. The administrators say they have not heard of any such issues and solutions, and as they do not officially support Android devices, and everything works on their private devices, they will not actively search for a solution.
While I appreciate solutions, I understand that with the information provided it is hard, if not impossible, to solve the issue. Hence, my primary question is: How do I diagnose what is wrong? What do I have to look for in the logcat output? Are there any other places that I should look at?
There are some seemingly similar questions, which do not answer my question:

How to diagnose network connection issues? - deals with mobile networks, not with wifi networks.
How to diagnose malfunctioning wifi? - the only answer to date specifically deals with modifying settings with respect to the specific issue of that question (which is different from mine). The general question from the title is not actually answered.
How do I diagnose a WiFi Error when the phone just reports “Unknown”? - it's about a different issue, and the only answer so far doesn't provide any general information for debugging.
wifi connection - this is about the wifi feature as a whole remaining disabled.
Wifi Connection Problem - frankly, after reading this question several times, I still do not understand what it is talking about. It says something about a laptop. It is most probably unrelated.
My Galaxy Nexus detects wifi signal(at home) but can't connect to it - this sounds fairly similar, however, I cannot follow some of the steps described in the more elaborate answer, e.g. "Avoid poor connections option under Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Menu -> Advanced" does not seem to exist in my system version.

I can safely say that solutions such as connecting a laptop to wifi first to wake up the DHCP server do not help here, as this is about an office building with 100+ laptops constantly connected to wifi already.

I recently had issues with my local University's eduroam network as well and AFAIK they did some changes to the certificate. Other eduroam networks across Europe worked fine. The issue is gone for me though. And I certainly didn't fix anything on my device

@stefan: Indeed, it works again now - but I'm still interested in an answer to this question. How can I diagnose this kind of issues?

that's interesting indeed.


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Does Google+ to new Photos app "cut & paste," or "copy & paste" archives?
Does the new Photos app duplicate photos from Google+, or does it move them completely over?
I pay $1.99/month for my Google Storage and was wondering if current system will delete the copies in "traditional" Storage of photos, when it transitions my media into the new Photos app. I was hoping to avoid duplication.

When you run the Photos app for the first time, it asks you if you want to display your pictures from Google Drive in the gallery.
It also states that the pictures will stay in Google Drive unless you move them.
I haven't (yet) found anywhere in the Settings that lets you change your mind.  If I do, I'll put up a screenshot.

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CM12 Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Unable to encrypt
I am using the latest nightly of Cyanogenmod 12 (not 12.1) on my Note 3. I wanted to encrypt my phone but whenever I start the encryption process the phone shows a wireframed android and restarts. After that my external sd-card is not mounted. Another restart fixes this. There is no progress bar.
Are there any logs I could check? Has anybody experienced the same problems?
Thanks for any help!
Alex

How long have you let your phone to be doing the encryption? The process will take at least one hour but it is better to ensure more time for successful completion because of hardware dependency and other issues of the system. How did you install your CM12? Did you wipe both cache, system and data before doing the installation? I have had a similar issue when trying to do the encryption in a broken installation which I did in non-clean system (did not wipe sufficient things).

I came across the same issue. It has to do with permissions. You should set SELinux to permissive before starting the encryption. To do that, access shell via adb shell or terminal emulator and type the following;
su
setenforce 0

Now if you go to about section, it will show SELinux as permissive instead of Enforcing. Now go to security -> encrypt and follow along the wizard. It will work.

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Remove option for dual SIM in Sony Xperia C3 Dual
My Sony Xperia C3 Dual phone (which has dual SIM slots) has now updated to Lollipop. I never use the second SIM slot, so is there a way to disable or remove the option because in lock-screen mode it gives me the notification about no service on SIM 2 slot?

On Mediatek devices, Gravitybox works well to hide the said SIM card notification. However, if this app does not work for your Qualcomm device, then use an alternative app named NotifyClean which can selectively hide notifications including the said one.
See if it helps.
Note:- Device needs to be rooted and Xposed Framework installed.

About Gravitybox

GravityBox is a module which primary goal is to provide the users of AOSP devices
with a tweak box to turn their vanilla AOSP ROM into custom ROM packed with additional features and tweaks
without need to flash anything. Most of the preferences can be changed on-the-fly without rebooting.

About NotifyClean

You could configure which apps are allowed to create notifications in the top left area, the notification area. If an app creates a notification it will be collected and added to the list.
You could deny all notifications of an app or only specific messages - if it's not a customized notification. So I used it to hide "waiting for connection", but not "you are connected".

Lollipop also allows to disable notifications natively; but in your case I assume all Android system notifications will default as hidden if you try to hide any of them.

Do not try to install xposed framework on Sony dualC3 d2502 lollipop 5.x.x it will be bricked...


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Micromax A065 - language
I got a mobile from an Indian friend of mine. The model is Micromax A065 and I would like to install the Greek language and make it the default language.
I tried the following apps with no luck:

Locale More Pro
MoreLangs
Locale Select
MoreLocale 2

Is there a way to reset the phone and select the Greek language during the setup?

You can try and use Language Enabler
Download and open the app. Type the language you want and check mark it. Then press on that "3 dot" button on top right and select Enable Languages. See if this works. Ofcourse there are other ways too, but try the simplest one first. You need to be rooted if you are above android 4.2.


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

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

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

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


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How to decompile android kernel within android itself?
How do I decompile kernel.bin of my android 4.1.2 kernel on android itself?
Is there an app that can decompile kernel.bin or any methods for decompiling kernel.bin?
Thank in advance!

Just to be clear: Do you want to extract the .bin or .img file, or do you really mean decompile? Even then, you still need to extract the content before proceeding for anything. This question has the instructions to extract the boot.img, in case you need it.

I know how to extract the kernel but I don't know how to extract the kernel contents to overclock my cpu.

Here we go. Do you want to overclock CPU to learn something new by decompiling, investing so much of time just for something that can be done without decompiling? Have you heard about UKM, AK kernel/other custom kernels, and Synapse? They can do the overclocking/underclocking without any need to decompile existing kernel. But if you insist for decompiling, then unfortunately I'm out of ideas. Good luck. :)

No. You can't decompile within android. Not only hardware isn't probably strong enough for compilation/decompilation in most cases, but how do you plan to edit such a huge code in android itself? You will infact need special editors like notepad++ or gedit even in PC to organize the code and be able to understand it to edit. Plus its not "kernel.bin", its " boot.img".
So well, PC is only way for now ;)

what about a solution for pc?

@oliver-añasco Decompiling C code is difficult, and you'll likely not end up with usable code at the end. Why do you want to decompile the kernel in the first place?

@sloosecannon The reason is mentioned in the comments. OP wants to overclock the CPU by decompiling and doing something that will help to overclock. :)


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How to enable voice button on android version of GoldenDict?
Android version of Goldendict has a 'say' button that should play the pronunciation of the current word. However it's disable for me. How should I enable it? I guess I should copy sound files to a specific folder. What is its path?

Have you tried their support or FAQ? Oh, forget that (sorry), full of spam. But checking their Github issues / open a new one would be an option.

I just think your chances might be better there ;) Good luck!


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

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

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

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

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

Cool. Done _________

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


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

You also need to wipe data for a preview image.

For a major OS upgrade (i.e. new letter) wiping /data is always necessary.

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

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

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

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

should do the trick.

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

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

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


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

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


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No arrow keys on Swype keyboard after updating to 4.4.2
I updated and am now running 4.4.2, and was surprised by the update:

The arrow keys I had now don't exist. I need them.
Also, when it gets a word wrong, I cannot back-delete characters, it just deletes the entire word.

Is there any way out of this?

The arrow keys I had now don't exist.

It's probably because the update also updated the keyboard app which no longer now has arrow keys implemented. There is a way though, you can always use third-party keyboard apps from Play Store. Many do have arrow keys: Hacker's Keyboard is an example, and SwiftKey is another example.

Also, when it gets a word wrong, I cannot back-delete characters, it
  just deletes the entire word.

This is because of autocorrect. You can disable it in keyboard settings by going to Settings -> Language and Input and check your keyboard's settings.

I got excited then... for a while.
Am reluctant to add more apps - but will give them a try.  I am appalled that good features are just thrown away though.  I can't believe it.
I tried turning auto-correct off.  It still wont delete individual letters.  This is going to be a nightmare.  Maybe one of the alternate keyboards will work properly.  I'll try them...

You can delete individual letters by pressing Space once and then backspaceing


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Pattern unlock is too small after 4.4.2 update
I go to unlock my phone with the pattern but it is now smaller and I keep going into camera instead.  Is there ANY way to turn this off?  If the phone is locked I want emergency calls or unlock - never camera.  It is driving me doo-daly.

Please mention your phone model too.

In addition to what @JaskaranbirSingh said, could you post a picture to let us know how smaller is this pattern that you mentioned?


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Clash of clans not connecting to google play
I have just factory reset my device and tried to load my previous village back. But the game doesn't connect to Google Play. My game loads on my friend's device but not on mine. I am using Samsung Galaxy Star Pro. I have also cleared Google Play Services cache and data before performing a factory reset.
How can I get my Clash of Clans village back on my device?

Do the following things:

Update your Google Play, and delete Clash of Clans
Update your device if possible, then reinstall your Clash of Clans
Load your account using Google+, if you have it, or go to the help, choose "Contact us" and type your request. The Supercell community will tell you what you need to do and you would have your village back.

By 'Google Play' do you mean 'Google Play Games' or 'Google Play Services' or something else?


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how to reinstall google play back onto my mobile
How can i get the play store to work on my samsung galaxy ace it has changed to market. I have tried to download  it from the web but still will not work

What "market" exactly? And how did it change (I mean automatically?) I assume you are rooted? What rom? What android os version?

Assuming you are rooted, installed a custom ROM and/or have a custom recovery, you can re-install "Google Apps" by flashing a GAPPS zip file.
The following website has ZIP files that you can flash in your recovery for most (or all) Android versions. https://basketbuild.com/gapps

[For Reader only]: In case the link dies, you may see this answer or search for "Gapps" on this site. (Goo.im is dead for now.)


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Tap & Go setup missed installed apps
I have just executed a Tap & Go setup moving from Nexus 4 (Android 5.1.1) to OnePlus One (Android 5.0.2). It seems to be working all fine except for the fact that the setup misses the majority of apps installed on the Nexus 4.
Update: Followed TurboFools suggestion. Turns out that restoration is not using the device from the NFC connection. In fact, I missed the new lollipop  restoration process on my first try now the new device only restores from its own backup.  I am using the proper account. My other devices do not even show up as alternative options. Removing the new device from menu  in the play store did not help.
Am I lost?
Any idea how to restore from the other (Nexus 4) device?

Seems as of today, it is not possible to restore a 5.1 lollipop backup to a 5.0 device. :(
Backups not showing up for the restore process in Lollipop

Latest CM 12.1 snapshots (Android 5.1) seem to do the trick. I personally decided to skip the restoration and do it manually.

I've had hit or miss luck with this myself. I've had MUCH better results by skipping tap-and-go, causing it to let me pick from a list of previous devices, showing the date they were last used, and then allows me to view the entire list of apps it will download and individually uncheck the ones I don't want, or deselect all and then select the few I do. More granular and seems more reliable.

Followed your suggestion. Turns out that restoration is not using the device from the NFC connection.  In fact, I missed the new lollipop  restoration process on my first try now the new device only restores from its own backup.  My other devices do not even show up as alternative options. Removing the new device from menu  in the play store did not help.

Maybe try disabling and re-enabling the backup function on your Nexus 4 and downloading any app to it to try to trigger it in the system and then try again. The OnePlusOne may have overwritten it somehow.

Thanks  for you suggestions. Turned out that today, it does not seem possible to restore a 5.1 backup to a 5.0 device. You might want to check the link in  my answer.

Good to know. I've never stepped backwards, so didn't run into that.


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How can I sync a folder *to* android using syncthing?
I have installed syncthing on my Windows desktop and on my android 2.3.3 based phone.  The nodes are talking and I see that I am connected to the windows desktop.  I successfully sync'd a folder from my mobile phone to the desktop, so I believe the connection is working.  The Android UI shows the connection as present to the desktop.
I selected the mobile phone device in the "Share With Devices" section of the desktop folder' configuration from the desktop syncthing localhost web UI, but I can't figure out how to add the Windows directory to be sync'd onto the phone.
In the Android syncthing UI, how can I sync an entire folder from the desktop machine to the mobile phone?
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I hope this is on-topic.  The on-topic blurb seems to suggest that it is:

If your question generally covers...
[...]
Using a particular app on your Android device

Here's what I did.
Firstly I was in the same situation - devices were visible to each other, windows had the files, android did not.
I created a folder on android with syncthing and gave it the same name as my folder on the PC ( not essential ) but crucially, I used the same folder ID as the folder on the server.
Then I selected the server ( slide switch on ) and saved my folder in android. Now they are syncing files.
Summary make sure your folders have the same folder ID (on the general tab).
Hope this helps. Please give it approved answer if it solves.

This worked for me!

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How do i fix a white screen after replacing digitizer on Nexus 7?
I replaced the screen and digitizer on my nexus 7. Now when I power up the nexus 7, it is only a white screen that flickers. I checked all wires and they are fine. How do I fix this?

There's too little info here. Without knowing how your device was behaving beforehand we can only assume that you did mess up the connection or broke something.

Are you sure that both your screen and device are functioning, and the problem does not lie directly with either device but the connection between them?
Start diagnosing your problem by finding out whether the screen works correctly (with another device), or the device works on it's own and it's not a problem with the motherboard (another screen)?
Also try contacting the company that you bought the screen from for troubleshooting instructions and double-check you've setup the screen with your device correctly.


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Video stopped recording after ~31 minutes
I attempted to record a long video with my Nexus 5, only to discover that the video stopped capturing partway through.  I searched for a possible explanation, but nothing I found seems to match this particular case:

It doesn't appear to be a file size limitation, because the recording stopped at 3891MB (4,081,007,519 bytes), a ways off from 4GB.1
It doesn't appear to be a storage capacity limitation, as I had ~10 GB of free storage before the recording began
It doesn't appear to be a time-based limitation, as the recording stopped at 31:50, not a "rounded" number like 30:00 or 60:00
It doesn't appear to be a battery limitation, as I had ~47% battery after the recording had finished
I am not inclined to suspect a heat limitation, as I don't remember the phone feeling particularly warm when I picked it up -- although that wasn't until a couple minutes later

1 Additionally, the Nexus 5 stores to internal memory rather than an SD card, and I understand that the filesystem is ext4, which supports files well over 4GB
For what other reason would video stop recording?  And how could I prevent this issue from occurring in the future?
This question and this question suggest installing a separate camera app; that will be the next thing I try. However, both of those questions solve a slightly different problem and do not offer an explanation as to why my video stopped recording.
For more information:  I am running OS version 4.4.3 and I am using the default camera app.  When I returned to the phone, the screen was still on, the app was still running, and I was able to record more video.  The video saved properly and does not appear to be corrupt. I am fairly certain that the screen was not touched during the recording process.  I was recording in 1080p from the back-facing camera.

Related http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/56243/how-to-record-more-than-4gb-video-on-exfat

To reproduce the issue, I recorded a 4k video in my OPO. The app stopped with the toast "File size limit reached". (Note that Internal SD card is of type ext4 and isn't full yet.)  The app recorded a video of duration 8:20 and size 3.80 GB (4,079,914,206 Bytes; Industry Standard of 1GB = 1000MB not 1024 MB). This is purely an app restriction in my case. Did you try recording the video again? It could be possible your default camera app also showed similar toast.

@Firelord Good info.  OP's 3891 MB / 1024 ~= 3.80 GB, might be mixing and matching mebibytes and megabytes.

@Firelord I think that's it! I tried it again and got the same toast: http://i.imgur.com/McT4kSk.jpg. Both videos were also ~3.80GB (4,081,007,519 and 4,080,981,125 bytes).

@user1354557 Good that you got the reason. Purely app restriction as it seems. Should I post it as an answer, or would you do the owner for a future reader?

@Firelord If you submit an answer, I'll accept it as the solution. After testing a possible workaround, I can always add that as a supplementary answer

This issue of video stopping at the size ~3.80GB seems to be file size restriction embedded in the camera app, irrespective of the filesystem your SD card has, or the space left in it. (Note that some camera apps also has a default limitation of 1-hour video duration, however, it is not related to the relevant issue here.)
My default camera app in OnePlus One device  gives me a toast "File size limit reached" when this file limit is reached by the camera recording 4k video for duration 8:20. Depending upon the resolution of your video the duration will vary.
It is also to be noted that the industry wide standard of 1GB is 1000MB compared to 1024MB of computer science, and so, (4000x1000x1000) / (1024x1024) = ~3815MB or ~3.8GB → where the video seems to stop finally.

A quick search reveals that folks tends to overcome this limitation by an app that loops a video by starting a new video once limitation is reached. Candidates are Looping Video Recorder, DashCam

Cinema FV-5 also seems to  overcome this issue by auto-starting a new file once limitation is reached. Saw the option in app but didn't try recording. Not much time, sorry!


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Very frequent Wifi disconnection while being in China
I'm having an issue on my Nexus 4 (Stock Android 5.1.1).
It keeps disconnecting from my Wifi. When I go back to connect, it says "No Internet access, automatic connection impossible".
I currently live in China so my guess is that Android checks if internet is available by querying a Google server, which is blocked in China so it then concludes "No Google = No Internet" and disconnects me from my Wifi.
I can't find any way to disable that Auto-Disconnect "Feature".

Can you check in your WiFi settings about an option "Avoid poor connections"? Make sure its disabled.

Nope, there is no such settings. (Advanced wifi settings screenshot on my phone)

Why have you got a VPN running? Disable the vpn and try again.

Disconnections happen when the VPN is not running (because when it is running, google server are reachable). I had the VPN running on the screenshot in order to be able to upload it. The Wifi settings menu does not change if a VPN is running or not. :/

See also https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/176993/how-to-force-android-6-to-automatically-connect-to-a-network-without-internet-ac

See also https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/100657/how-to-disable-captive-portal-detection-how-to-remove-exclamation-mark-on-wi-fi

See also https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/66964/connect-to-wifi-network-even-if-it-doesnt-have-internet-access

See also https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/220414/how-can-i-automatically-re-connect-to-a-wifi-network

See also https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/186993/captive-portal-parameters

See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37218510/android-6-0-1-force-wifi-connection-with-no-internet-access

I know this is an old thread, but I found the solution. Enable airplane mode, then enable wifi. It will show the internet connection is down, but wifi will still work. Then you can disable airplane mode and it will stay connected to the wifi (until you leave the coverage area, then you'll probably need to do it again when you return).

Thanks for your reply ! I no longer live in China and I no longer have the issue I described in my post. So unfortunately, I have no way of testing if your solution works ! Let's hope it'll work for other people having the same issue as I did :)

This just turns off mobile data, which obviously will make the connection fall back to Wifi. Wifi was never actually disconnected.

My experience is that Android verifies the connection to a google server.
Guess what's blocked here (China). Right. Google.
Apparently Android's new policy is to prevent auto-connecting to trusted networks if it can't see any internet on the network. Which of course there is, may it be slower and limited to the Chinese Firewall.
So far I haven't found a way in Android to disable this check. And I'm forced to use 3rd party apps to solve this issue.
If I ever find a proper fix, I'll definitely post it here.

Screenshot - Failed to auto-connect (Click to enlarge image)
I travel here frequently, so I need this.

I'm assuming the Chinese ROMs use a different verification server?

No doubt, Fastest servers they can check here are probably from Baidu.

[Tin-foil-hat-mode] Or probably an other government server, that keeps track of your location.

Or nothing at all (old style Android)

This is interesting. It should really check several servers in case one is down or blocked.

I've added a screenshot.

@Huey Technically it's correct, as there is no "internet" in the broadest sense.

Check your Wifi encrytption. WEP dont seems to work , get it changed to WPA/WPA2

Do you mean WPA rather than WEP?

Yes, my bad. I edited the response


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Storage space and system functions error message
I keep getting an error message on my Samsung Galaxy S5 as follows:
Storage space running out.  Some system functions may not work.
In reality I have nearly 400 Mb available.

I assume you mean MB, not Mb (MegaBytes versus Megabits). 400MB is considered VERY low on storage space for a mobile device. It gives you very little room for apps to decompress before being installed, nowhere near enough room for system updates, and because of how flash memory works, that little space available will dramatically slow down your phone.
I'm not sure what capacity phone you have, but regardless, 400MB free is considered danger zone on an Android device. Try to have at least a gig free.


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

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

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

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

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


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Updating Samsung note 2 to android 4.4
My galaxy note 2 works on version 4.3, Some time ago it started pinging me continuously about upgrading to 4.4. I wasn't ready to do the upgrade then, so I managed to stop getting the notification every three hours.
I would like now to do the upgrade, but when I click on updates as explained here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00050889/56008/SPH-L900ZWASPR nothing happens.
How can I upgrade my galaxy note 2 to the latest Android version available for the device?
thanks,

No worries, If you have not upgraded it till now then the possibility of no OTA update might have occured which does not mean that you cannot update.
Here is it what you need to do:

Install Samsung Kies
Connect your Samsung galaxy note 2 to laptop
Install required drivers for your phone
Open Samsung Kies and you can find the firmware update for Android 4.4.2

or else here is link to various official release of Android 4.4.2 for note 2
http://androidromupdate.com/2014/08/03/install-n7100xxufne1-galaxy-note-ii-n7100-official-4-4-2-kitkat-update-firmware/

Kies only installed the new firmware, but Android is still 4.3, and the update button still does nothing.

The easiest method would be to take it to any Samsung store and get it updated or use the link above.


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

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

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


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Migrate Google+ photos to Google Photos and free up Data Quota
I see my old Photos that were uploaded to google+ in the new photos app.  I have it set for the new free high resolution, but I still see google+ photos taking up 7 gbs when I go to drive and check my quota.
Can I delete the photos from google+ or should I try something else first?
I would prefer not to lose my old photos. I would think they would be moved to the new free storage because they are all smaller than the 16MP limit for the high resolution now.

Google hasn't announced anything about moving these. While it's possible, if not likely, that they may do so at some point, your only sure-fire solution would be to download all your photos, delete them from Google Photos, and then re-upload them under the new setting.


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CM12 installation interrupted
Just started installation of cm12 via tool from http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ on my Nexus 4
At some point during installation ive got message that it lost connection to the device and i need to reboot or switch usb port.
I rebooted and only thing that i can get now is bootloader. If i go with normal load or recovery it the same screen with "standing cynagenmod guy". And device is doing nothing.
Im running Windows 8 and in fastboot its not detected.
I have tried both adb and fastboot but it seems that they do not see the device.
Is it the end of my phone? Thanks.

Windows 8 has some problems with adb and fastboot. You can install adb properly with this program: http://dottech.org/21534/how-to-install-adb-and-fastboot-on-your-windows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/ Just select "Y" on every option. Good luck!

Uninstall any existing drivers through device manager/USBDeview and install raw google drivers (you can use Nexus Root Toolkit for that). On side note, also try this-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 I too have nexus 4 and I too faced drivers problem in windows 8.1, but this was what fixed it for me.

Is it the end of my phone?

No android devices arent that easy to completely mess up (especially modern ones). So in case you fail to get phone to be detected via fastboot in windows 8, try that in linux (like ubuntu) instead. Thats because there you only need to add USB rules while setting up adb. And until today, I havent faced a single situation personally where it didnt detect my phone.
Now what to do after your fastboot has been detected?
First, download twrp or similar recovery. If its in zip form, extract it and get the recovery.img file. If its already in img format, leave it as is. Then open terminal in linux/cmd in windows and use command->
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery PathToRecoveryAndFileName.img

This will flash recovery into your phone. Just download flashable zip on CM rom (do not use any tools this time, get directly flashable zip).
Use fastboot reboot recovery to boot it into recovery, push the zip file you downloaded as rom by->
adb push PathToROMZIPAndFileName.zip /sdcard/

This will push rom zip into sdcard, then simply flash using recovery.
In case you fail to flash recovery from some reason, you can also directly boot into recovery without flashing it right from pc. For this, use command fastboot boot PathToRecoveryAndFileName.img
One last thing, in case you decide to use nexus root tookit, it has an in built option to try recovering from bootloop. Select I cant use recovery or any such option in that, it should automatically do some work for you.

Is the fastboot erase instruction necessary to perform? I usually don't do that while flashing any partition and didn't face any issue yet. Perhaps, I'm lucky in this case. :) Can this instruction not be skipped?

Actually yes, since there can be only one recovery in system so its always over-written and there are no side effects really if erase command is skipped. Whenever I create scripts for personal use I erase out systems and stuff too, so its kinda becoming habit to write erase command along everywhere. Otherwise there's no problem if this command is skipped ;)

I have managed to install twrp but adb does not detecting device

Two things: 1) Uninstall any existing drivers of ANY phone (whether nexus or not) through USBDeview/device manager. Then try reinstalling raw drivers from nexus root toolkit (if the drivers provided in that adb installer didnt work, else try those first). Whatever the case, its driver issue. So you know what to do... 2) Making windows (especially 8.1) detect phone in fastboot has always been a problem. If you can, use a linux distro like ubuntu. It has much more higher success rate. You can refer here

In the end i have used Flash Stock + Unroot from Nexus Root Toolkit and all work fine. Thanks!


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Simplenote shortcut to open a new note
I would like a home screen shortcut that opens a new note in Simplenote. I know I can easily set up a shortcut that opens up to the list of saved notes where I can open a new note by pressing the pen icon in the lower right hand corner.
I want to launch into a fresh new note each time I press on the shortcut.

I have already verified that is not available from the list of activities for standard shortcuts.
I have also searched unsuccessfully for a widget that does this.
In my extremely limited knowledge, I have tried code my own shortcut with a tool called Manual Intent Shortcuts. It seems doable but requires parameters I'm not familiar with. I tried to locate them but don't know where to find (I have tried further apps: Intent Analyser and Clip Intent, and I have decompiled the apk).

But I am still unable to solve my original problem: How to put a shortcut on the home screen that will open a new note in Simplenote?
Thanks in advance to anyone who might have helpful suggestions or a solution.

What this answer would achieve?

A solution for How to put a shortcut on the home screen that will open a new note in Simplenote?
Three more solutions for something much better than Simplenote but meeting the criteria of the question.

Notes

Solutions tested on device with Android 4.2.1 but would work on all Android 4+ and 5+ devices.
Only Method #1 requires root access.

Simplenote has this AndroidManifest.xml and the relevant activity which opens the editor in the app is:
<activity android:name="com.automattic.simplenote.NoteEditorActivity" android:configChanges="1184" android:windowSoftInputMode="2"/>

It is easy to launch an activity using am start <params> but their seems to be no intent registered with this activity, neither it has any export parameter. It's precisely the reason why you ended up writing:

I have already verified that is not available from the list of activities for standard shortcuts.
I have also searched unsuccessfully for a widget that does this.

Running this activity on ADB with normal privileges with following command results in permission denial error.
am start -n com.automattic.simplenote/.NoteEditorActivity

Launching it with root privileges simply crashes the app without throwing any error. I couldn't understand any reasoning behind crashing in logcat's output.

Method #1
However, there is an indirect way to launch into Simplenote's editor by using Tasker. Note again that this method will require ROOT access.
See this answer to become familiar with Tasker's normal usage. (The default way of saving things in Tasker is to press back key once you're done with something.)
We'll be creating a task with two actions involving launching Simplenote and executing automatic touch input on the pen icon.
Instructions

Go to Settings → Developer options(see how to enable it) → check Pointer location.
You'll start to see some lines when touching anything on screen, and numbers on the top. Don't panic since it's the feature we just enabled.
Launch Simplenote → touch and hold the pen icon and note down (visible over Notification bar) X:xxx and Y:yyy coordinates.
E.g. In the following image the coordinates are X:457.0 and Y:55.9:

(Click on the image to see larger variant.)
You can now disable the Pointer location.
Install and launch Tasker → tap Menu key → Enable.
Create a task under Task and an action under it through + → App → Launch App → Simplenote and leave the rest fields untouched.
Create an another action in the same task through + → Code →Run Shell. Enter following details and leave the rest fields untouched.

Command: input touchscreen tap xxx yyy -- fill xxx and yyy from what you noted down.
Check Use Root.

Try executing these actions by tapping play icon (at bottom).
Go to your Home Launcher → App drawer → Widgets. Otherwise, go to similar "add widget" option available in your launcher/device.
Choose the widget Task Shortcut → select your task → tap the the square icon (made of 3x3 small boxes) at the bottom → choose an icon, and a shortcut will be created on your home screen with the name of the task. You may have to follow +- few steps to get this done in your launcher.

Tap the shortcut and you will see the editor of Simplenote. :)
Note: On my device executing the shortcut first time only launched SimpleNote since auto-input executed before the pen icon was visible on the screen, and Time-out parameter in Tasker seems to have no effect. However, once SimpleNote shows up in recent list the solution works flawlessly. It is also possible that my device being old is slow in executing Simplenote swiftly.

Method #2
I found an alternative to Simplenote named Notes which has similar features and interface. It also easily allows to create the desired shortcut.
Solution 2.1
Notes app has a widget available to get the job done. We'll use it here.
Instructions

Go to your Home Launcher → App drawer → Widgets. Otherwise, go to similar "add widget" option available in your launcher/device.
Choose the widget New note and a shortcut would be created on your home screen with the name of the task. You may have to follow +- few steps to get this done in your launcher.

Here we go, simple and easy new shortcut to open a new note every time it is executed.

Solution 2.2
We'll be using a very handy shortcut creator app for launching editor of Notes.
Note that there may already be an icon of the Notes app on your Home Screen if you have default settings in Play Store. It is optional but better to delete that shortcut before proceeding for any step in this solution to avoid confusion with the new shortcut having the same name and icon.
Instructions

Install and launch QuickShortcutMaker.
Under Activities scroll to Notes → tap it and select the entry listing:
Notes
Edit note
nl.jacobras.notes/
nl.jacobras.notes.activities.EditNoteActivity

You may tweak it such as changing the icon if you ignored Note before these instructions, then select Create at the bottom. You'll be taken back to home screen which would be having a new shortcut with name Notes and icon of the same app.

Now every time you launch this shortcut you'll find the editor window for a new note. Good work!

Solution 2.3
If QuickShortcutMaker doesn't work on your device as intended (not updated since 2014) then we'll use the Tasker.
See this answer to become familiar with Tasker's normal usage. (The default way of saving things in Tasker is to press back key once you're done with something.)
The goal is to create a shortcut through a task which will be launched by a shortcut available as a Tasker Widget.
Instructions

Install and launch Tasker → tap Menu key → Enable.
Create a task under Task and an action under it through + → System → Send intent. Edit only the following fields only (taken from its AndroidManifest.xml):

Cat: None
Mime Type: text/plain
Package: nl.jacobras.notes
Target: Activity

Try executing the action by tapping play icon (at bottom).
Go to your Home Launcher → App drawer → Widgets. Otherwise, go to similar "add widget" option available in your launcher/device.
Choose the widget Task Shortcut → select your task → tap the the square icon (made of 3x3 small boxes) at the bottom → choose an icon, press back key and a shortcut would be created on your home screen with the name of the task. You may have to follow +- few steps to get this done in your launcher.

Now every time you launch this shortcut you'll find the editor window for a new note. Happy editing!

Status: Objective Completed!

Silly me! I never use widgets so I skipped (slipped from my view) solution 2.1 somehow, only to find that there is not much need to go for 2.2 and 2.3.  But I guess it will help as a good guide on this site to create a shortcut. :)


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How can I run an installed system application that doesn't appear in the app list?
I have a rooted Android device and have a couple of pre-installed System apps in the /System/App folder that do not show up in the normal App list.
Using various file explorers, I can "look inside" the APK files or view and change information on them, but if I try to open them, I'm prompted to install the app which then gives me a warning that it will replace the existing app and it's settings.  This leads me to believe these apps are already installed and functional.
Is there a way I can just run these apps instead?
I do not want to Install, Replace, Move, or Remove anything which is all I can find via Google.  I just want to run the existing pre-installed app that has no icon in the app list.
As a side note, I tried using ES Explorer and created a shortcut on desktop to one of these APK files, but opening it from the desktop shortcut just prompts me with the same Install and warning about replacing the app.

What are those apps' name ? Some system apps are libraries and doesn't have any activities and some have hidden activities that launch via an intent from an other system app and they don't show up in the app drawer because they don't have the intent action.intent.action.MAIN

Is there a way I can just run these apps instead?

If I were you and see such apps that are not in the Apps list, then I would take a look at AndroidManifest.xml inside the .apk (Extract by touch holding file under Es File Explorer → More →Open →ES Zip Viewer → Select .xml file and Extract, and view using Axel).
I would first try to see the activities registered under action.intent.action.MAIN e.g. for a file named Galaxy4.apk the associated activity name is .Galaxy4.
Relevant output from Axel:
<activity
    android:theme="@id/0x01030006"
    android:label="@id/0x7F060000"
    android:name=".Galaxy4"
    android:launchMode="3">

   <intent-filter>
     <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
   </intent-filter>
</activity>

What's next to do? Fire up ADB or a terminal app and type:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.galaxy4/.Galaxy4

This command launched the app with its default activity. What's more? I realized that this .apk was actually a live wallpaper native to Android and can be accessed inside Wallpaper settings. Now it makes sense why it isn't needed in the Apps list.
Your case probably would differ and so, type am to see various parameters that it has. You may also take a look here and here.

Sounds to me like you have just disabled the apps. If that is the case just go to Settings/Application Manager then select all apps. Locate the app(s) in question and if it is disabled, just enable it. Good Luck!


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Nexus 5. Needs factory reset, no access to AndroidOS., can't unlock or grant permission
I have a Nexus 5 updated to Android 5.1.1 just some days ago.
Today I have installed this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vanillasys.mikechang&hl=en
(I always only install really trusted app from well known developers or companies, but today I have done it, and I am already regretting it. So far I have lost everything in the phone -luckily I always have full backup enabled-)
I could not log in into the app as it even does not advise how to register, when I tried to exit the app, the Android OS entered a never ending loop of crashing the interface - displaying a message about the interface crash - crash again - message -crash - message .......
A) I rebooted thinking about not launching the app again and deleting it from the Google Play Store, and then even before getting to the PIN screen to unlock the phone, the loop crash - message - crash - appears again, not even displaying the on-screen numkey to dial the PIN. (the rest of the OS seems to work as I could hear the email warnings)
B) I booted in Safe mode, and again not even displaying the numkey screen, error loop again.
C) I can manually go into Recovery Mode and reboot bootloader (I don't know what this is for)
I booted in recovery mode and
1) wipe data/factory reset   -> reboot and same result as in A)
2) wipe cache partition -> reboot and same result as in A)
So I am desperate.
I am using XUbuntu Linux 14.04 LTS fully updated.
Then I am using this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7fhPYQSMQ4
I remember some moths ago about having done the clicking 7 times in the build number to enable developer mode. I also possibly enabled (very likely) the "USB debugging" ...
BUT as I have no access to the Android OS anymore I am not able to use the  abd devices command and get the phone to display the box asking for permision "Allow USB debugging?" (2:54 in the video), so I never get permission, and I can't either perform the command abd reboot bootloader (3:23) and even worse fastboot oem unlock (4:21)
I also try going into recovery mode and then to use the option "apply update from ADB" but as I do not have permission to access the phone from the computer I cannot do anything. I try abd sideload image-hammerhead-lmy48b.zip just to get notified of lack of permission.
What can I do? I can use windows, Linux or Mac. How can I unlock the phone's recovery mode and get permission to access it form the computer?
I would prefer not to use windows as It seems a pain to configure everything to get it to work with Windows, and also I have not used it for some years.
Info from my phone's recovery state screen:
Fastboot mode:
Product name: hammerhead
Variant: hammerhead D821(H) 32GB
hardware version: rev_11
Signing: production
Secureboot: enabled
Lock state: locked

Thanks in advance.
Alex

First, I want to clarify:  when you hold the volume button while turning on the phone, and get the screen with the big "Start" arrow at the top, that's not recovery mode.  That's the bootloader, also known as fastboot mode.  When you choose "recovery mode" from the fastboot screen and get a screen with a little droid and a red exclamation mark, that's recovery mode.  adb commands work only in the regular OS or in recovery mode; fastboot commands work only in fastboot mode.
You don't need to worry about enabling USB debugging from the settings menu; that's only for enabling it within the regular Android OS.  It's always enabled in fastboot and recovery mode.  Also, adb reboot bootloader is the same as just turning the phone off and then holding the volume button when turning it back on again.
The factory reset that you already did should have fixed the problem.  That erases all installed apps, files, etc. and leaves you with just the OS, which is in a read-only partition and shouldn't have been affected by any apps you installed.  If the problem persists after a factory reset, either the app somehow managed to gain root and modify the system partition (unlikely if you were running 5.1, assuming you hadn't rooted it), or it's a problem with the phone itself and the timing (after you installed that app) was just coincidental.  Maybe something went wrong while installing the 5.1.1 update.
Anyway, the best course of action now is to reinstall the factory image.  This is more thorough than a factory reset because it actually reinstalls the OS itself, rather than just erasing all the user data.  If the system partition is corrupted somehow, a factory image will put it right.
Go to Google's Nexus factory image page and download the 5.1.1 image for the Nexus 5.  At the top of that page, you'll find directions for how to install it.  In a nutshell:  put the phone into fastboot mode, then run fastboot oem unlock, then run the flash-all script included in the factory image package.
The fastboot program on your computer may require administrative privileges, so you should run it as root when doing fastboot oem unlock.  You should also run the flash-all script as root, since the script just runs several other fastboot commands for you.
Just to be clear:  installing a factory image will erase all user data stored on the phone.  Don't do it if you have any important data on the phone that you don't want to lose.  (But if you already did a factory reset, you probably don't have any data left on the phone anyway.)

Thanks for your reply. It seems I cannot upvote you because of my lack of reputation. I performed another complete wipe out and it lasted about 1 complete hour. After it I could finally dial the PIN and use the phone, no more crash-report loop. Your comment about using sudo when entering the commands was very probably right. I wonder why the first time I did the complete wipe-out I did not work.


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The speaker won't work for my Nexus 4
My phone was working fine until one day I left it outside for a few minutes. I went back inside and checked my phone. I tried to watch YouTube but it had no sounds.

Did it get wet?  Do any other sounds work?  Did you try rebooting?

^in addition to that, what sort of conditions were there outside? Warm? Humid? Hot? And did the phone physically feel any different (like too hot etc)?

It wasn't wet and the wheather was a little cold. I also tried to put on headphones but still had no sounds. Other apps didn't work too

Mathew thx for helping me.I rebooted my phone and now it works!

Did you phone get wet, or really hot? Connect a headset, if it doesn't play sound at all, reboot your phone.

@JaskaranbirSingh sorry I didn't read the comments.


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How to open winmail.dat file email attachment?
My boss can't open attachments in his Lenovo K3 NOTE and all he got was a winmail.dat file. What settings should I use to get rid of winmail.dat file and open the attachments?

Microsofts Outlook e-mail program sometimes sends e-mail attachments as "Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format" (TNEF). This attachment is usually named "WINMAIL.DAT".
You should install the Winmail.dat Opener(1.7mb) or Free Winmail Viewer(6.9mb) app from the play-store. Opening the file will reveal you multiple files packed into it just like a zip file.

How to open a winmail.dat file?

Select Winmail.dat Opener from the context menu of the winmail.dat attachment.
Start Winmail.dat Opener and use the built-in file dialog to select a previously saved winmail.dat file. Once you are at the
  contained files list, you can long click a file to open it or select
  files and click the "save" icon from the action bar to save all
  selected files to the sdcard. All files will be saved to a directory
  called "winmaildatopener".
After successful export of a file to this
  directoy an open file dialog will enable you to start further actions,
  like open, share on the exported files.


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How can I remove a MultiRom ROM?
I have a secondary ROM I'd like to remove, but trying to remove it using the TWRP Multirom menu or the Multirom app in the primary ROM fails (shows failure and force quits respectively). Is there any other way to remove the ROM?
One possibility is to completely remove multirom and all associated  secondary ROMs but that's really overkill and I'd like to avoid that as far as possible.

I'm not entirely sure why this worked but what I did was to:

Wipe data from the secondary ROM I wanted to remove
Reinject the current boot sector

Then I rebooted and was able to successfully remove the ROM via TWRP.


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Can Google location be mistaken -- association with contacts
My girlfriend was located at a house in a town that she works in. I asked whose house and she replied she'd never been there. I drove by on my own after dropping her off and recognizedo the car in the driveway as belonging to a coworker of hers. So could this be because they phone each other and their phones somehow connected to each other pinpointing her there while never physically there. A random house is a e asy  you shrug, but to be her coworkers home out of 500 homes seems against good odds.

Location services are not always accurate. Instead they are approximate. It may vary according to different reasons though.

Location services are usually accurate within a certain range. For example, google tells me my location is accurate within 30m. Obviously, your mileage may vary.
You can find detailed information about your location history with timestamps over here.


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Home screen is blank, lock screen working
I have a Samsung GT-P1000 (about 5 years back from Samsung shop). Upgraded to Gingerbread about 1 year ago. Two weeks back I rooted with last known config as -

Firmware 2.3.3
Baseband P1000DDJP4
Kernel 2.6.35.7 root@SE-S605 #4
Gingerbread DDJPA

Two days back, I installed AppManager[aka Uninstall Manager] from EasyAppStudio and this app "took over" the home screen and does not exit the app (but kind of swipes right and displays blank screen). Though I was able to use all other apps through this app. I wanted the main home screen so I uninstalled this app. Again same thing but this time I had no access to regular apps. Though I could use soft and hard buttons shortcuts to pull up apps I knew.
Then I hit hard-boot, it is now back to the original look-and-feel but the home screen problem remains. And the only thing I can do now is to use long press on home to bring Task Manager or pull down the status bar. (Locked screen still works and I can unlock the "blank" home screen.
After a hard reset, all shortcuts and old apps were not available. So I emailed myself with a link to Play Store. Got email notification on the status bar, and accessed email and accessed Google Play Store. Got my apps back but home screen is STILL blank. No wallpaper, no icons, no screen swaps, nothing.
Yes, I can download and run anything I want to. But my home screen is blank. Here are some images for a better understanding of the situation.

Lock screen

Opening Lock

Blank home screen. Note - the top status bar and lower buttons are functional,

Long press on the home button to bring the task manager

Running apps (any app as long as I can access it by the status bar or task manager).

Just to ask, can you try some third party launcher? And also, you can simply install apps through pc. Open play.google.com and sign in with same account as your phone. Go to app you want to install and install it. It will be automatically downloaded to phone.

I had the same problem and after trying many things, I just installed a 3rd-party launcher such as Nova Launcher and suddenly it seemed to work.
I knew it was a launcher issue since everything else was working fine.
I think if you just try and update your Launcher from Play Store or just install a new launcher, everything will be back to normal.

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Would Cyanogenmod be faster than stock Android?
I am currently running an HTC One (M8), rooted, stock 5.1 Android Lollipop. If I upgraded to a CM build, would I notice any significant performance increase? Once in a while, 5.1 lags like crap; I don't think they completely fixed the memory leak...so would a CM ROM fix stuff like this? Their latest build for my phone came out yesterday, but it's only a nightly build, all of them are...
So bottom line, should I flash the nightly Cyanogenmod ROM, if I'm looking for stability, speed, and maybe a bit more customization?

Actually, rom experience varies device by device (even for same models, it is possible that you may have more/less stable feeling for rom than others).

so would a CM ROM fix stuff like this?

Yeah there is no memory leak in CM 12.1 right now, that I can assure you.
Stable builds will take a while. Nightly arent bad, I use them too. It really does have a great performance. Never froze in my case, customization is awesome as well.
Now I cannot (and no one can) guarantee same experience for you. I can only give you an idea of what CM 12.1 is now. So->

Its quite very stable. I cant even remember last time I faced an issue on it. Although RAM is not something I bother about, but CM actually leaves my phone with far better free ram than stock.
I Dont have HTC ONE M8 so I dont know how the stock rom was. But on my phone, CM is far better than stock.
I do face some lags. The frequency is somewhere around just 2-5 per day (not more than that definitely, infact I barely notice this).
You can actually push the performance further. Install a custom kernel, get a better governor (my personal fav is interactive v2). Probably overclock it a little (not needed really, but in case you feel like...). There are a lot of tweaks a kernel can do alone.

So bottom line, should I flash the nightly Cyanogenmod ROM, if I'm
  looking for stability, speed, and maybe a bit more customization?

Yes. I cannot say for definite that your experience will be mind blowing and stuff. But CM is one rom you must never judge before you actually try. As I said, even its nightlies are very stable given the amount of time they had to correct bugs. As for customization, it has a great theme manager that allows you to control a lot of aspects separately (different theme for notification panel and statusbar, fonts, bootanimations, icons etc etc), so the customization capabilities are ofcourse far better than stock.
In fact, a lot of roms are ported keeping CM as base. CM is known for its stability and speed (and probably minimalism too if you uninstall those pre-installed bloatware apps. The optimized drivers are another great thing), hence it makes porting roms easier. Definitely worth a try.

Thanks for the awesome answer, I just flashed a nightly last night (kinda funny), and it was working fine. Some problems I am facing are, when using the trusted face option in the lockscreen, the icon for searching for face and device unlocked aren't updating, it's always a lock symbol so I never know. Also, even after I flashed GApps, I couldn't get some of my favorite games to play. Plus, SwiftKey keeps crashing and keeps me from typing stuff. I really hate doing this because CM actually seemed faster and I loved the themes, but I'm going back to stock for now until a stable is released.. D:

your welcome :) well, as I said ROM experience varies. I too use cm 12.1 on my Nexus 4 and swiftkey works quite great. On side note, if you like you should also give other ROMs like Blisspop a try. It is a cm based ROM with even more features, stability and improvement. CM will eventually fix these minor bugs in short time anyway. Again, if you are happy with stock, you can of course stay with it. ;)

So bottom line, should I flash the nightly Cyanogenmod ROM, if I'm looking for stability, speed, and maybe a bit more customization?

Actually, it's not stable because it's "nightly". I think they will never release a stable version right now.
About speed, it's sometimes speed on my Nexus 5 and sometimes lag, I found Stock 5.1 have fast response and good performance than it, and yes it's have a lot of customization and that's the awesome thing in it!
At all, am using multi ROM on my phone and am uses CM as a secondary ROM but I use it all the time, it's not bad! :)

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How can I create a second instagram account?
I want to create a second instagram account. I already have my personal instagram, and I want to create a second one for an art project.
For the art project, I'm not necessarily planning on using my phone to upload the pictures, instead I'd use a web browser based client like Gramfeed.
However for that I'll still need the existing account. How can I do that?

can't you just log out your personal IG account and register as a new user from the instagram app..?

I'm not sure if multiple account signup is currently supported in Instagram mobile app and sign up is not available except through the website. There was once single phone can create only single account restriction. If you are unable to create a new account from your mobile app and if you dont have two phones, then the only way to create a new instagram account in a computer is to
Install Bluestacks or Andy Emulator for computer -> Install Instagram App -> Create a new account.
And access the created account in a browser or in the emulator itself.
If you have a Lollipop OS you don't need two phone nor need to setup Bluestacks. You can install Instagram app under two different User Accounts and both Instagram apps share a different appdata and therefore different username to login with.

Unfortunately Bluestack is a PITA and slow to use. I've tried, and I don't recommend this solution.

@dwjohnston if your computer runs Bluestacks laggy..then try Andy emulator..but If your RAM is too less that wont help either..but, If you have a lollipop OS, you dont need to install an emulator at all.  see my updated answer


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Can i run GTA Vice City on Android-x86 PC?
Recently i have installed Android-x86 on my Lenovo laptop and i want to install and play GTA vice city there. My OS in android 4.4.2. 4 GB ram and 3 GB swap memory 2.4 Ghz quadcore intel i3 processor and nvidia 1 GB video card

If you install an apk or download it from Google Play, I don't see any reason for it not to run... Does your PC have a touchscreen??

No thats the problem. I have tried to run temple run but it doesn't run. However angry birds seasons run

What does the play store app in your laptop show? It will show whether that app you are trying to install is compatible with your device or not.

I donot have internet access in my  PC. So i want to download the apk through mobile and sideload it

It probably uses native code compiled for ARM, so it won't work on x86.

@user110726 it will not w ork that way you need  to download it from the play store

Why don't you just try it? Or better, set up a dual boot of Windows or Linux (VC will run through PlayOnLinux) and play the PC version? It's much better and easier to control. If you don't want to set up a dual boot, you could even boot Windows or Linux from an external HDD.

Depends. It may have some graphical issues considering drivers and probably a few other compatibility problems. The most major spike is the drivers here. If they work and are compatible with game, your game will run. Else it wont (I suspect graphical glitches). Honestly, its almost impossible to judge like that with just that much information provided so that leaves you with only ability to try it and see if it works.
But that aside, how do you plan on playing it? Even if you have/had touch screen I can barely imagine how its possible to play it.
Bottomline-> You can test it. Although I do have doubts in mind that you will be able to play it (not only due to hardware and drivers, but also due to control mechanics).

I dont have touchscreen.

Then how do you plan on playing it? Some external controllers?

yes i want to play it with mouse and keyboard

I doubt that. It uses touchscreen controls... and there's no way you can emulate touching those specific areas or anything like that using mouse and keyboard. Why not just download GTA Vice City for pc itself?

but i donot have a windows PC i have installed android on my PC and accidently i have lost all my isos

Whatever android image you downloaded isnt meant for daily use right now (no current android image is upto that position). So you should immediately uninstall it and download some os like ubuntu instead. Then you can use wine to emulate some windows games (older games like vice city should work). But android on pc isnt meant for daily use, instead just testing and fun purposes. So if you want to experience android on pc, use some virtual workstation like virtual box instead of putting it as only primary os.

I can't tell for sure since the official compatible devices is so limited

Phones : Motorola Atrix, Motorola Atrix HD, Motorola Atrix
  4G, Motorola Photon, HTC Rezound, HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung
  Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung
  Galaxy R, Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy S3,
  Google Nexus 4, Sony Xperia Play, Sony Xperia Sola, Sony Xperia S / P
  / T & TL, Sony Walkman Z Series Media Player
tablettes : Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Asus
  Transformer Pad TF300T, Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700, Motorola
  Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 / 7.7 / 8.9 & 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Note
  10.1, Sony Tablet S, Sony Tablet P, Sony Xperia Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive, Toshiba Regza, Google Nexus 7, Google Nexus 10, Fujitsu
  Stylistic 10.1

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but if you enter the play store from your laptop (under the android x86 OS) and you can find and install the GTA vice city app it should work just fine if not you can ask for a refund.

Most of the games as you said Temple Run which did not run in your case so as with my prime os when I downloaded it from play store is designed for ARM processor, whereas our PCs have x86 processor{ so is the name android x86}. Just go to apkdl.in and search the game you can change the type to x86 there or just search it typing x86 in the google. Hope u'll find it.


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What is the Enable lock screen notification in my Micromax a064
I have a Micromax Bolt A064 smartphone running on android 4.4.2. I know that KitKat have the option to enable lock screen widget in security. My phone doesn't support it. But that's not the problem. When I go to Settings->Display, I find an unknown option labeled as lock screen notification. So, my final question is what is it?. I tried to enable and disable it and see the changes but nothing changed.
Also, sliding from left to right have nothing. Anyone here just know what is it. I am attaching a screenshot for that.

Screenshot (Click to enlarge image)

Lock screen notifications are only available since Android 5.0 (Lollipop).
However you can use 3rd party apps - such as "NiLS - Lock screen notifications" from Google Play to be able to get notifications on top of your stock lock screen without replacing your lock screen app.

Enabling it must show notifications like messages, missed call events, mails or whatever, directly on the lock screen itself. Tapping or swiping on them must take you to the specific app or just dismiss the notification right on. For all this to work you need to use lock screen feature first (only the stock one).  If its not working as it should you may repair the software using the company provided PC software like PC suite or something or reset the phone once after everything is backed-up.

How it should work? If you have any screenshot of that? It would be very helpful. And also, on what type of lock screen, slide,pattern,pin or password? Thanks for answering my question but please add some details.

I don't have any screenshots because my phone doesn't support that. Because it's a stock lock screen it must work on all kind of password techniques. You may check out CM Lockscreen or Microsoft's NEXT lock screen apps to know what Lockscreen notifications are.

But that would be a difficult task. I've use go locker and other lockers. The notification are shown after my concern but on my default lock screen i.e the stock lock-screen, no notifications are shown even after enabling the above option.


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Is it possible to temporarily disable all notifications on Android wear?
I was looking into getting an android wear device but I will need to make it just a watch without the smart bit sometimes. Is there a quick and easy way of doing this?
I was looking at the Sony smartwatch 3 but I am not definite as to which one to get.

Why buy a SMART Watch and remove the SMART part?

@SuperThomasLab My school will not let me have it in lessons unless I can make it a normal watch temporarily.

ah OK:-), I don't think it is possible except for shutting down your watch. Sorry to tell you but that's why its a Smart Watch.

@SuperThomasLab OK thanks! Is there an app i can get or a setting? I guess that kind of makes sense...

You can disable the notifications if you put your watch on silent mode.

You can disable the notifications on your wearable device by following steps below:

Swipe down from the watchface
You should see something like this:

Select the option on the left will put your watch to silent mode.

Hope my answer helps.

That looks like it works! Thanks! I'll say for definate when I get smartwatch!


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How to resize Prestigio PAP4044Duo's partitions?
I have a Prestigio PAP4044Duo with 4.1.1 Android on it. It has a Internal Memory of 786MB + Internal Memory Card of 1.77 GB. Since all the applications are stored in the Internal Memory I'm running fast out of space on it. I have read through forums and most topics are referring to SD cards, and all the applications I've found to moving Apps from the Internal Memory are also referring to SD cards.
So, is it possible to repartition the size of the internal memory and the internal memory card to get the following size:

Internal Memory - 1.7GB
Internal Memory Card - 700MB

If it is possible, where should I start, and are there any step by step tutorials that someone with not much experience could follow?

Is it possible to resize partitions?
Yes, it is theoretically possible, but it may not work on your device. If you're ready to take a risk with your device (if something goes wrong, it may be bricked until you find what's wrong with it), go ahead. Also, this modification isn't recommended for beginners. Also notice that by this you will factory reset your device (all app data will be gone). You'll need:

A rooted device with custom recovery
Basic knowledge of how ADB works
Basic knowledge of how partitions and partiton tables work
Patience and time since this could (and will) probably have some obstacles since you're a beginner and these tutorials aren't made for your specific device.

I successfully resized my partition using this tutorial on XDA, however, I skipped some steps in the way, since they were directed at different devices (Xperia phones), therefore, not all steps are compatible.
This tutorial may not support your device, so proceed with caution
I will try to briefly summarize what is going on that tutorial.
What will we do:

We will back up all the files present on the internal SD card (this is optional)
We will delete /sdcardpartition (that's internal, emulated "SD card"), and we will delete /datapartition (that's where your phone data, including apps, is stored)
We will then create new /sdcard and /datapartitions, but this time, they will be resized so that you'd have more space for apps.
If we backed up SD card earlier, we will now restore the original content of the internal SD

I assume you have worked with ADB and that you have a custom recovery present on your device (if you don't fulfil these requirements, get familiar with those before proceeding)
Okay, before we start, you'll need to download fs-utils.zip from this XDA page. These are file system utilities which we'll use later. Unzip this file and place it a folder, somewhere on the external SD card (e.g. /sdcard/fs-utils)
Also, enable "USB debugging" on your phone, located in "Developer Options" on more recent devices, or "Applications" on older devices.
Backing up files from Internal SD card (optional)
Okay, this one's pretty simple, you copy the files from internal memory to anywhere you want (i.e. PC, external SD card).
Editing the partition table
This is where it becomes tricky, so be sure that everything is working before starting this, and make sure that your phone has enough battery (just in case).

Enter the recovery on your phone.
Connect to ADB
Execute following commands
umount /storage
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print

This should print out the partition table, like:
Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name        Flags
1      131kB   2228kB  2097kB               TA
2      2228kB  3801kB  1573kB               Boot
3      3801kB  5374kB  1573kB               Boot2
4      6291kB  27.3MB  21.0MB               Kernel
5      27.3MB  28.3MB  1049kB               TZ
6      29.4MB  32.5MB  3146kB               modemst1
7      33.6MB  36.7MB  3146kB               modemst2
8      37.7MB  40.9MB  3146kB               fsg
9      40.9MB  46.1MB  5243kB               ramdump
10      46.1MB  54.5MB  8389kB  ext4         apps_log
11      54.5MB  71.3MB  16.8MB               FOTAKernel
12      71.3MB  2120MB  2049MB  ext4         System
13      2120MB  2620MB  500MB   ext4         Cache
14      2620MB  5692MB  3072MB  ext4         Userdata
15      5692MB  15.6GB  9942MB  ext4         SDCard

In this example, Userdata partition is on the 14th place, and SDCard is in the 15th. Notice how the Userdata starts at 2620MB, and ends at 5692MB, and SDCard begins where Userdata ends, and finishes at 15.6GB. Mark these numbers, as we'll use them when we create the new partitions.
Following this example, we will remove these partitions:
rm 14
rm 15

Now, we calculate new sizes of the new partitions. Notice: You need to have emulated SD Card on your system, don't completely remove it, it is hardcoded into the system, and removing could break the functionality of the device.
For example, if we want to increase the size of the Userdata to 6000MB, we simply add 6000MB to 2620MB (where the partition starts), to get the position where the partition ends. In that case, it would end at 8620MB. SDCard follows after the Userdata, so it begins at 8620MB and ends at 15.6GB.
So, after calculating the sizes, we enter:
mkpartfs logical ext2 2620 8620 (change the numbers for your device)
name 14 Userdata
mkpartfs logical ext2 8620 15.6GB (again, change the numbers)
name 15 SDCard
quit

Now, the space is allocated for these new partitions, but they aren't correctly formatted yet. So, in your recovery, format your internal SD card (sdcard0 or whatever it's called).
Now, in ADB, navigate to the folder on the external SD card, where the fs-utils are located:
cd /sdcard/fs-utils (change as appropriate)

After that, enter these commands, one by one:
tune2fs -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p14
e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p14

Now, the partitions are formatted.
You can reboot the phone now.
Try to write something to the SDCard, just to check do you have write permissions on it, and if you don't, enter (via ADB):
su
chown -R 2800:2800 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard0

That should fix the problem.
After this, you can restore the backed up files to your SDCard.
Since this is my first community post, I encourage users to edit and expand this post as needed.


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my phone glaxey s4 had its screen crashed and Ive changed it and now it wont charge
My Samsung Galaxy S4 keeps showing the message "Charging paused. Battery temperature is too low", whenever I plug the phone into a charger. I've tried using a different charger and even another battery but the message re-appears and the phone continues to not charge.
How can I resolve this problem?

As the message states, your battery may actually be too cold to charge efficiently. Is the device in the correct operating temperatures? Most electronic devices won't charge if the room temperature is below 0°C. You could also try leaving it to charge for an extended period of time to allow it to heat up. I don't recommend trying to heat your device with a fire for example though, as this could damage it.

^its not a temperature problem. I have seen a lot of people reporting and online sources suggest it being the thermistor lying near the charging port thats faulty. Ofcourse the real battery temp cant reach that low unless you live in Antarctica..... ofcourse I am not sure that it would be same for this case as well

Reflash the stock rom using odin.
If it didn't work, change the power socket

and how would that exactly work to solve the problem ?

Sometimes the problem is related to software , or the socket is causing a problem


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Unable to factory reset Moto G
I have a first prepaid gen Moto G that has stopped working. I've never done anything to this phone (no root, custom images or unlocked bootloader). When the phone boots up, as soon as I unlock the screen, I get one of the following messages:
Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped
 Unfortunately, Google Play Service has stopped
When I dismiss that the following messages start appearing,
Unfortunately, Google Play Service has stopped
 Unfortunately, android.process.acore has stopped
 Unfortunately, android.process.media has stopped
 Unfortunately, android.process.gapps has stopped
It is impossible to use the phone to change anything, and the homescreen image goes away quickly after I dismiss the first error message.
I've booted the phone in safe mode and the same thing happens.
I've tried doing a factory reset of the phone, but this does not work either. I can boot the phone into fastboot mode, but when I try to select the 'recovery' options I get a "boot up failed" message.
Here is all the info I can provide on the phone:
$ fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 4113
(bootloader) product: falcon
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: 0x83C0
(bootloader) radio: 0x3
(bootloader) emmc: 8GB Sandisk REV=06 PRV=07 TYPE=17
(bootloader) ram: 1024MB Samsung S4 SDRAM DIE=4Gb
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8626 CS
(bootloader) serialno: TA96504AK5
(bootloader) cid: 0x0002
(bootloader) channelid: 0x00
(bootloader) uid: 016D1F020F000000000000000000
(bootloader) unlocked: no
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: no
(bootloader) mot_sst: 0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date:
(bootloader) sku:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Tue May  5  1:36:14 UTC 2015"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/falcon_verizon/falcon_cdm
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: a:4.4.4/KXB21.14-L1.41/42:user/rel
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[2]: ease-keys
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.210.12.41.falcon_cdm
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: a.Verizon.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom[0]: AU_LINUX_ANDROID_LNX.LA.3.5.1_RB1
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom[1]: .04.04.02.048.020
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.4.42-gaf6580c (hudsoncm@
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: ilclbld54) (gcc version 4.7 (GCC) ) #1 S
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: MP PREEMPT Wed Jun 25 01:50:02 CDT 2014
(bootloader) sdi.git: git=MBM-NG-V41.13-0-gdc5aeaf
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-V41.13-0-g683cb0c
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=MBM-NG-V41.13-0-g71b1aae
(bootloader) tz.git: git=MBM-NG-V41.13-0-ga27c415
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-V41.13-0-g7dc8e78
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/1
(bootloader) ro.carrier: vzw

Since this is a verizon version, I can't unlock the bootloader.
Is there anything else I can try at this point? Or is this phone dead? All other posts I've seen for similar issues with "boot up failed" end up saying that Motorola said it was a hardware issue. However, this phone was working fine up until a week ago when I traveled to a new country.


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How can I get all my ZTE 830's stuff to HTC without using a computer?
My old ZTE 830 has a shattered screen and I just bought a new HTC. How can I transfer my ZTE phone's data into my new HTC mobile. I do not have a computer to hook in too.

Can you see any content on the screen? I'm not saying you can touch but only about seeing it. If you can then try connecting a mouse (can be arranged compared to a computer) if the device supports OTG. A lot of content can be transferred using ADB. Anyhow, what is the device name? There are many Q/A under the tag [tag:broken-screen]. Have a look at them.

I have no computer to plug it in to any it's a ZTE model 830. It's turns on but that is it. I'm still getting texts on it that I can't see. I bought a new HTC cause I was told I could use it to see all my info on other phone thru new one.

Without a computer chances are tough, but existent. As that's a frequent question here, we've set up some first-aid in the broken-screen tag-wiki (our data-recovery tag-wiki might be worth a look as well). Short hints: Connect to TV via HDMI, and connect a USB keyboard/mouse as well. That way you should be able to see what you're doing, and use mouse/keyboard to act.


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What's the difference between Google Plus Instant Upload and the new Google Photos?
Google Photos is a newly launched application from Google that now backs up all your photos for free (as long as you're ok with their being 16MP and 1080p). But I also have Google Plus with Instant Upload enabled. Are these two completely different services, and is there any way to get my Google Plus Instant Upload photos (which is a lot) into Google Photos?

Google Photos is basically just a rebrand of Google+ Photos. Same data, different apps handling the backups.

Google Photos is Google+ Photos rebranded to be more generic (and not limited to the G+ network).
If you access Photos from your Google+ profile, it will redirect you to the new Google Photos service (photos.google.com), where all your photos from G+ will be. I noticed that after I first accessed Google Photos, it appears that it took several hours for all my photos from G+ to be available through the new service.
Google Photos is also more closely linked with Google Drive, with a specific option to import media from Google Drive.

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

Anyone has any idea on why this is happening?