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Permissions for /system/etc
I was trying to enable writing titanium backups to the SDCard by editing the file:
/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
However I was not paying attention and now everytime I boot up I get spammed with error messages "Unfortunatley, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped". All apps also produce a force close saying about the same thing. Continuously. I can recieve calls and open up a couple of apps but only by the small window between closing error messages. Here are the steps I took when editing the platform.xml
First I edited the file as suggested:
Original:

Add the media_rw group:

Then I copied the file back to the SDCard. After that I overwrote it in /system/etc/permissions. Not realizing the permissions were incorrect. I restarted the device and started getting errors. I assumed it was the file permissions so I started up ADB and entered the following lines:
mount | grep system
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
chmod 326 /system/etc

chmod 644 /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
chmod 644 /system/etc

mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system

That changed the file permissions so I rebooted by my device and got stuck in a boot loop.
So I rebooted into Clockworkmod recovery and tried to restore a working backup of my stock ROM. Got past the boot loop but still spammed by errors, so I tried to restore just the /system partition from the recovery using Clockwork's advanced tab. Seems like the errors are even worse. I wanted to know if by my description someone could give me a push in the right direction. Does anyone know what permissions the /system/etc folder is supposed to have? I suspect the reason this is happening is because I changed the /system/etc permissions instead of just changing /system/etc/permissions. Please offer any knowledge you have. I've pretty much exhausted the first few pages of Google and I don't want to give up and factory reset just yet.
UPDATE:
I gave in and factory reset. However I still think the permissions remain incorrect. I get no errors or problems after factory reset and clearing of dalvik and cache. But if I try to restore my nandroid taken before the problems occured I get the same spamming of errors. A ls -l of those directories would give me some hope.

Have you tried to reflash the GApps package?

I haven't flashed anything new in fear that it was a simple fix. Its not just gapps. Its also everything else Rhapsody, Titanium Backup, All other apps on my phone that present the force closed. That's why I think its a permission issue.

I'll add this anyway - did you clear cache and dalvik-cache in recovery?

@HasH_BrowN Yes tried that, I believe if someone could check their /system and /system/etc directories andalso the /system/etc/permissions and /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml directories and files and show me the permissions that are set on those directories I could fix it. Would you mind providing this info?

The file is too large for comments and it doesnt qualify as an answer so i cant post it.

Extract your ROM on the PC and pull the platform.xml out, compare it that way. Did you include -system in your nandroid?

I use clockwork so I don't know if it included the /system. I just click backup. I'm using the stock ROM. Your suggesting I go download the stock ROM and I can see file permissions on my PC? Would you be open to emailing me that other stuff because it's too big? I think the part I messed up was chmod 644 /system/etc I think that folder is supposed to be 755.

@Cameron the folder /system/etc has 644? That's definitely wrong, missing the "execute" bit nothing can change into it. Your assumption of 755 is making sense here, as it is 644 + 111, i.e. adding the "execute bit".


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How do I get a notification when a Whatsapp friend comes online?
I want to know how I can get notifications whenever a certain contact comes online in Whatsapp? Is there any settings or hack I can do?

You can use Whatsapp+. It doesn't require root. Besides giving the option of showing a toast notification when someone comes online, it has loads of other features, too. For example, it will show a contact's last seen time on the main screen right next to their name.

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Google Voice Search no longer automatically takes action
I was recently using my phone and noticed something odd. Previously, when I used Google Voice Search, and I said something like "Set a timer for 10 minutes", my phone would recognize that I wanted to set a timer, and if I took no action, would automatically start the timer after a short duration. Now, when I take this action, the phone recognizes the voice command, but only has a button labelled "Start Timer".
I'm not sure what in particular has changed, but I haven't found any similar problems via Googling. The only thing I can think of is that I recently upgraded to Cyanogenmod M11.
How can I regain the previous behaviour of Google Voice Search?

Same here on Xperia Z2..
If you uninstall updates to the Google search app functionality is restored so it is definitely a Google update

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How safe is the Aptoide apk?
I was going to install Aptoide, but some of the permissions raised concerns for me.
Why does it need my precise location, need to be able to add or remove accounts, create accounts and set passwords, and find and use accounts on my device?

Related (no duplicate): How safe is it to use Aptoide?

I used Apptoide it was great. Even tho I however did get a little virus. I use family plan and I had to give away all my devices(some)and buy new one. I DO NOT suggest you using this. Mine craft stopped working after 3 day or something

Aptoide is also an app store like Play Store which needs an account. This is like your Google account for Play Store. So it will have permissions (just like Play Store) for creating/modifying accounts (only for Aptoide). Location access is for viewing apps according to your location. Aptoide is safe but be careful with the apps downloaded from it.

Minor correction: You don't need an account to use the Aptoide app (I've never created an account there, but still use it). You'll only need it if you want to rate/comment/report or use your own repo. But for those cases, the app must be able to deal with accounts, absolutely right :)

Aptoide is safe however users upload apps to Aptoide's stores, any apps that you download from Aptoide should have a green shield with a check mark (meaning they have no viruses). If they do not, it means that they haven't been scanned for viruses.

Does it also have any protection from spywares, adwares and ransomwares? These are more common and dangerous than a virus for Android.

I am using aptoide basically for searching an app that is not available in my country. But i heard that some paid apps are found freely on aptoide which is surely not a good option.

Please mention why it is not a good option, from the perspective of piracy, hacking the app, malware, or something else?

I have found many malwares which are hidden in disguise like cracker, patcher etc. Sometimes the green button is also misleading.

Will it be possible to name any such app that you encountered as malware? Anyhow, whatever the info you've mentioned and is yet to mention, please do so in the answer itself and not in the comments. Click here to edit your answer.

Also, do you have any answers to the specific question, about why it needs those permissions? I don't believe the questioner was specifically concerned about whether that market has bad apps, so much as why the app itself needed the permissions it's asked for.

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I can't connect my phone as a debugging device
I have a newer phone (an LG G2), and I'm trying to develop on it using a new laptop for the first time (I've done this before w/ other phones and other computers).
I've installed all of the Android SDK and Java SDK components on the laptop.  On my phone, I've enabled Developer Options, and I've checked the "USB debugging" checkbox.
However, when I connect my phone to the laptop, I only get the standard dialog box for charging vs. viewing-files, etc.  I don't get prompted to accept an RSA Key... nothing happens.
I've run "adb devices", and the "List of devices attached" is empty.  I think I really need to purge my laptop of whatever driver it's using for this phone.  Charging and transferring-files works fine, but not debugging.  Any ideas?
EDIT: I've also checked Device Manager, and I don't see an "Android" section in my devices.  My phone is only listed under "Portable Devices" as "VS980 4G".
Also, When I connect my phone to my computer, I don't see the debugger icon in the notification tray of my phone.

Did you disable MTP?

How would a disable MTP, @HasH_BrowN? Thanks in advance

Settings>General>System>PC connection. When I use adb and it doesn't see my device I switch the MTP setting and my PC then sees the device.

Switch the MTP setting to what?  I only have these options: "Charge phone", "Media sync (MTP)", "Internet connection", and "Camera (PTP)".

I ultimately got my phone to enter debugging mode by switching the USB setting to "Internet Connection".  Once I did that, I found MORE issues w/ my new Eclipse install, so I just switched to Android Studio and moved on w/ my life.


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how to backup files from an encrypted SD card for upgrade
recently bought a new SD card and I want to transfer the files from my current one to the new card.
However, the files on the current card are encrypted and I have no way to copy them.
I need some way I can either force the phone to allow my desktop PC to recognize the encryption algorithm and decrypt the data on the fly so that Windows will read them correctly, or I need to decrypt the card.
I'm upgrading from a 2 gigabyte card to an 8gb one.
I would simply transfer the files to the phone's internal memory, but the card is too big. The phone only has 2gb internal storage and half of it is being used by the operating system.
I have a Samsung SCH- i110 Illusion on Verizon.
Android 2.36 gingerbread

Decryption would be easier, if you have the passkey.

I did it with the screen lock pin.

how do i decrypt? I have the PIN number

The PIN/password is not the key used to encrypt/decrypt. The PIN/password is used to decrypt the key used to encrypt/decrypt (that's why one can change the PIN/password without re-encrypting the whole disk). Android does not provide a way to backup the encryption keys.
So the easiest things to do is insert the old SD card to the phone, and via Wifi copy the files to the desktop PC. Then insert the new SD card, and copy the files from the desktop PC back to the phone.
For this you can use apps like AndFTP on the phone and FileZilla Server on Windows or openssh-server on Linux.


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Will WhatsApp deliver a message that was accidentally sent while data was off?
I'm using Whatspp on a Moto G (1st Gen) mobile. Today I've accidentally sent a message to my friend while my mobile data was in off mode. I have deleted that message immediately. Now will the message be delivered to my friend if i turn on the mobile data?

Assuming that you didn't have any access to internet at that time (No WiFi and mobile data was turned off) and deleted the message (by tapping and holding the message, then choosing "Delete"), it's very likely that the message was not sent.
This is a result by self-testing:

Send message while not connected to internet, then try to connect to internet: Message sent
Send message while not connected to internet, delete the message, then connect to internet: Message is not sent

Lastly, the best way to ensure it is to ask the recipient.

No, because message has not been sent from your device to server.


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Android lock screen won't accept password from Android Device Manager
I have Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo with android 4 TouchWiz (I'm not sure about the exact version).
I've locked my phone using Android device manager. It seems successful, the recovery message is displayed on lock screen, but it wont accept the password. I tried re-setting the password several times with ADM and it never accepts the password.
What I've tried:
-I can't reset password with my google login, as this is password, not pattern (I'm not offered with "Forgot password" button)
-Tried bypassing with ADB or CWM but USB Debug mode is off and bootloader is locked, so if I try anything, the data gets lost
-There's an app (Screen Lock Bypass Pro) that supposedly can help in situations like these but it's not compatible with my phone.
-I can't copy data by connecting the phone to my PC with USB because you have to first unlock the phone before you can access the files with PC
My top priority is getting data from my phone (pictures specifically), so factory reset is not an option.
Anyone have any suggestions?

I have just added the locked-out tag to your question. You might wish to see its tag-wiki for some first-aid. And though it doesn't sound like an exact match, Can not unlock my Android device as have no internet connection might prove helpful as well. Good luck!

Thank you, I've read the wiki, but it wasn't helpful to me, I already tried everything from there, as you can see from above.

My question is related to yours: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/93750/how-can-i-unlock-my-phone-i-locked-it-using-android-device-manager-but-it-clai


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Can't ping Windows 7 from Android phone and vice versa in the same network, but other machines can
I have an Android phone and a notebook running Windows 7, both are Wi-Fi enabled. Both devices are on the same network and they can't see each other (I can't ping phone from notebook and vice versa). But, to make it more weird, let me show you my network structure.
      Name  -       OS  -   IPv4 Address
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    Router  -           -    192.168.1.1
ComputerXP  -    WinXP  -  192.168.1.103
ComputerW7  -     Win7  -  192.168.1.104
NotebookW7  -     Win7  -  192.168.1.106
 Telephone  - Android4  -  192.168.1.109

Now, ComputerXP and ComputerW7 can ping all devices in given network. NotebookW7 and Telephone can both ping Router, ComputerXP and ComputerW7. The only connection that does not work is Notebook7 <--> Telephone.
I have previously had this problem, I tried restarting NotebookW7, Telephone and Router, disabling and re-enabling Wi-Fi connection and firewall, pinging anywhere and nothing was working. Later on when my dad came home, I wanted to show him this situation, but suddenly I was able to connect to NotebookW7 from my Telephone like magic. I was happy that the issue got fixed. I stopped using this connection for a while and now I wanted to establish it again and guess what, it's again not working. I have no idea what is going on.
I used ping on Windowss and Ping & DNS on Android to test ping.
EDIT 1: For some reason, I was not able to ping ComputerW7 using my Telephone for a while. So in my Telephone I started external software for managing files. I added new network place with IP Address of ComputerW7 (192.168.1.104) and pressed test connection. It was doing something for a while and then it printed "Test successful". I went back to Ping & DNS, and re-pinged same IP Address and it started working for some reason. I did same thing with my NotebookW7, but I got "Test not successful" in my file manager.
EDIT 2: Little bit more weirdness. I added one more Android Phone (lets call it just Phone) to the network and checked all possible pings from outside to the Phone. Nothing worked. Then I tried to connect to VLC Player at ComputerXP using Phone and it worked. After that I was able to ping Phone from ComputerXP. Not really sure how this works. Only difference is that Phone has Android 4.2.2, but Telephone has 4.1.2.
EDIT 3: New thing I tried was to create Wi-Fi Router from Telephone and connecting to it using NotebookW7, it worked. However, I still was not able to ping it.

Good analysis so far (+1 for that). Though I have no real solution to your issue, something that might prove helpful is an app for network diagnosis (the link goes to a listing of relevant apps). Such an app might at least help you figure the phone → laptop part. Good luck!

@Izzy: I downloaded Fing app, and when I started it, it scanned network and found devices I can ping to (Router, ComputerXP and ComputerW7). However, I am not sure if this is the right app to perform this kind of diagnostics.

I have not used any of them either, was just providing a pointer I hoped proving helpful.

Android might not respond to pings in power-saving mode. Have you tried disabling WiFi sleep? Alternatively, have you tried pinging your computer from your phone?

@Huey Android phone was not in power-saving mode and even has WiFi sleep turned off. I tried pinging computer from phone and it didnt get any respond.

What's the IP address of Phone? Could there possibly be an IP conflict?

@Huey Not likely, every network machine has deffinitely unique address. It gets it from DHCP and there is no address (range) reserved for certain MACs.

On Telephone, does pinging localhost work?

Zereges hi check this out on windows 7 firewall and ip rules for ping
http://www.sysprobs.com/enable-ping-reply-windows-7
If this applies, killing and restarting your firewall without setting the rules for pinging would leave you where you started. A quote from the page "Reasons: By default ICMP echo requests, used for ping command is blocked in Windows 7 firewall default settings."

@moonbutt74 Ping was not the only protocol I tested. I mainly tested this because of VLC remote control.

Ok, if you are having network problems then install zanti, a network diagnosis tool which will let you connect to open ports to a machine on the same network. Test it and se if it connects via this and then will get some info about the problem.

@Hunter The problem with my problem is, that it sometimes work. For example now it is working in both directions, but who knows what will happen in few days.

Thats why asking to use zanti, as it will tell you many things about your network and drvices. If you have a laptop then just create a hotspot on your phone or laptop and connect it to the other device and then see if it pings or not.

Are you using a Samsung Android running Lolipop? It is actually locked down and some Chinese hackers actually created the PINGPONG root to enable pinging from a Samsung Android.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016


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Battery charging however phone not turning on, after being in a puddle
A while ago I dropped my Samsung Galaxy S in a puddle, the phone came apart (the battery & back cover came off). I quickly wiped the parts and put them in my pocket (without turning it on), when I got home I opened it up, wiped the parts and left it in the window sill for it to dry.
About 3 days later I checked to see if everything was working but only the Samsung logo came up at the start, then it just froze. The next morning I tried turning it on to see if it worked and it wouldn't start, completely. When I try to charge it, it doesn't show a battery sign and it won't load up into recovery or download mode.
Since I had downloaded a custom ROM I'd hoped plugging a USB jig in would get it in download mode so I could redownload the original ROM – however it didn't do anything.
I know the battery is charging as I checked to see if the battery was working by connecting it to a led, it didn't start so I knew the battery was dead; I left the phone plugged in and after about 10 mins I checked to see if it would work so I connected an LED light and it worked.
The battery is definitely charging so the problem isn't the battery, could it be the screen? Or something wrong with the circuit? Whenever I touch my phone screen, it does seem to be moist and wet.
Any help appreciated, I'd like not to get a new phone so if there is any chance of recovering it please let me know.

Most likely it is a hardware problem. Take it to a local mobile service center for confirmation.

would it be possible to fix it?
Also is there a way to check for short circuiting?

If the screen is still moist, then there's probably moisture trapped in the phone despite sitting on a window sill for three days. Try placing your phone in a small airtight container full of rice for a couple of days, with the back cover off and the battery removed.

will do :), il let you know how it goes


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cell phone make screechy noises while on call
I'm using Sony Xperia J , Why does my cell phone make screechy noises while on call? sounds like a dial up modem
also , my cellphone is not rooted

There are three reasonable possibilities:

Your phone has a problem, most likely hardware.
Your service provider is having problems.
Your phone is not fully compatible with your service provider.

Possibility #1 is the most likely.
To check for #2, call your service provider and see if they are having issues.  To check for #3, ask your provider if your phone is compatible with their network.

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Sounds for Charging the Samsung galaxy s 3
Can someone tell me how to turn( on) the sound for when my Samsung galaxy s 3 is charged.        Please,
                       than you!

We don't find this option actually in almost all Android phones. It is a nice idea if there is an option like that. Let us wait for any nice answers...

I think you can use Tasker to do this. I haven't checked it by myself. But from the tutorial, it is possible to change profile(ring/vibrate/silent) at a particular battery level (using %BATT variable) or a battery full event(if there is one).


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Maintaing a list of "must install" apps for new Android phones
Is there a option to maintain a list of must have apps which would always install on my phone when I loggin with that accounts email.
For example when you factory reset a phone or by a new one, it is really time consuming to remember and install all the needed apps by hand. How can I just say "hey phone, install this list of apps for me please".
edit : this apps need to be installed from google play not sd card

isn't there syncing option ?

I read now that android 5.0 will support profiles akka list of apps that you want to install from the store automatically. This was the thing I needed!

And how can you do this?


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“Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped.” on Android L Developer Preview
I'm running the Android L Developer Preview on my Nexus 5. I'm trying to install the Google Inbox beta, but I can only get to the sign up screen. I always get a ""Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped" message once I press the sign up button. I'm wondering if there's a way to fix this issue besides reverting to KitKat 4.4. Any ideas?

I have the exact same problem -- Google Inbox, developer preview on Nexus 5, same error. I looked at the log (CatLog) and it's showing a runtime exception "UnsupportedOperationException: Can't convert to color: type=0x2" on AccountPickerActivity.
A friend said it works on his Nexus 5 after he flashed the latest developer preview image, so you may want to either do that or just wait a couple weeks for the official 5.0 update. I've had several problems like this on the preview version that I have.

You might try capturing a log of the app crashing, and google the resulting error.  You may also want to provide it here for people to look at.  (Be sure there's no private info in there such as login info).  You can paste it to gist.github.com or pastebin.com and then just share the link.  Also try IRC or one of the android forums and people might be able to help you out.


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Authentication problem while connecting to WiFi hot spot!
I just unboxed my androidOne device (Micromax Canvas A1) and while connnecting to my WiFi hotspot it loops through:

When entered the password, proxy etc: Saved, secured with WPA2
When tapped on connect: Authenticating...
and then: Authentication Problem

Note that my room-mates (and even I, with my other phone,) can use the hot spot.
Is this an indication of problem with device?
I tried:
1. Forgetting access points and resetting passwords.
2. restarting my phone several times
3. restarting my hotspot several times
4. factory resetting the phone once

nothing worked.

Try forgetting the network and putting the password in again.

@DanHulme ya ... I did it several times.. I even did a factory reset! still no success

If you don't want your and everyone else's time wasted with suggestions you've already tried, [edit] your question to say what hasn't worked.

I solved the problem by replacing the default wifi driver that comes with windows with the one downloaded from manufacturer website.

I faced a similar problem since months on my Android phone ( Jellybean and Kitkat ). The problem some how used to come and go and recently it was the same again. After spending a couple of hours with many hit and try things with my phone and router I finally found a good article which solved this problem ( at least ) for me.
Solution

Settings, Apps, All, Clear data in google services framework and restart
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/45501-43-wifi-authentication-problem

Read the above article as it has a lot of other methods also but in my case none of the others worked. Check if anyone works in your case.
Before following above steps I would kindly request to go through the article about what things can be impacted when Google Services Framework data is cleared.
http://www.talkandroid.com/185088-google-engineer-explains-why-you-shouldnt-clear-google-services-framework-data/
In my case I have tried almost everything and nothing worked. Clearing the google services framework data was the last option left and I gave it a try. My case - it worked well and I did not even have to restart the phone, I was able to connect the WiFi.
Hope it helps.


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Can I recover Android for Galaxy S4 after installing other operation system?
I want to try to use ubuntu on my Galaxy S4 Active. Is there possible to recover Android from Samsung for Galaxy S4 after my using Ubuntu?

You must make a nandroid backup of your android before making any changes to it. If you made a nandroid backup, then yes.. You can recover android later anytime you want.

Can you give me the offical link?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649691

Follow the guide.. . Install cwm provided for your device. Then make a complete backup using CWM. Take care that you have at least 2-3 gb free on your sdcard as the complete backup of your device would be large.


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Can I use an iPhone 4 micro-SIM card on Samsung Galaxy S?
I borrowed a Samsung Galaxy S device in order to test an app. I have attempted to insert my iPhone 4 sim card (micro-SIM) into the Galaxy S, yet the device won't recognize it and display a 'No SIM' error. Is the Galaxy S compatible with micro-SIM or do I need to purchase a different one?

look up your device specification on GSMArena.com and check if it supports micro-sim or mini-sim.

The Samsung Galaxy S (not S2; S3; S4 or S5) uses a mini-SIM. The iPhone 4 uses a micro-SIM. Maybe Robert's answer, well, kind of missed the wood for the trees.

Sadly, most of the SIM card mobile service providers have recently taken to heavy-handed self-protection tactics to retain their market share.
Most carriers have "tweaked" their SIM cards so you generally MUST purchase a SIM card that matches not only the service provider, but also the device configuration for which it was engineered.
While there might be a way to Flash a SIM card, but a new SIM card is so cheap it is not worth it.
Besides, SIM cards must be compatible with the device as well as the carrier.
For example, Simple Mobile is a subsidiary of T-Mobile and they both use SIM cards similar to Verizon's, however, none of these are "fully interoperable" with each other, as Verizon uses a different radio frequency for their LTE/4G or whatever thay are calling it now.
Some SIM's from carrier "A" work on carrier "B" but not the other way around...
I am just waiting for a carrier that does not bother to collect my metadata.
If they didn't bother with all that overhead, our service would be dirt cheap...

Interesting, I've never heard of such a practice, at least here in Germany/Europe. The radio frequency is usually not related to the SIM card at all.


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What are android folders myrecord/acrosspromote?
Moto G, android 4.4.4
What are the folder and its subfolder:  myrecord/acrosspromote/? which app creates them?
in the subfolder I have some weird files like cachedAcrossPromotespec.txt, in its text this file makes references to "u.best.sex".
Must be publicity for a free app.

These are distinct folders and a single response may not satisfy all your queries. Please separate them into unique questions.

Whole tree is myrecord/acrosspromote/cachedAcrossPromotespec.txt


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What are folders Gift, MBSTGO & MBSTPH?
Moto G, Android 4.4.4
What are folders MBSTGO & MBSTPH?
Which app creates them? Can I safely delete them?

Where are they?

Related discussion on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/folders-gift-myrecord-mbstgo-mbstph-t2918141

If they don't have anything in them, then it should be fine to delete because they'll just be auto generated again when the app needs it.

MBSTPH is folder for low level protected mode run and shut. Contents png test mark inmages. Don't delete!

Could you provide any references to backup this answer?

and "accroos promote"  & "my records" folders?


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Is there any way to make the Google Play Store wishlist more useful?
The wishlist in the Google Play Store is barely useful.  It doesn't seem to be sortable or searchable.
Is there any way to make it more useful?
I've been using the MarketMarks app to get around the Play Store's limitations, but MarketMark's Backup and Restore function seems to be currently broken, which is a dealbreaker.


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call recorder for Moto G - clear opponents voice
Moto G 4G
android 4.4.4
I have tried many call recorders with different settings, and in all cases my voice is clear but not the one of the opponent, the person I talk to.
Any app and settings that can register clearly the opponent s voice for Moto G?

Good news also. Boldbeast Call recorder works perfectly for Moto G / Moto X, it records calls loudly and clearly in two directions. Root is needed.
Here is the app: Moto G / Moto X Call Recorder
This app is free.

Good news first.  There is one that works.  It is called 'Call Recorder' and is by 'skvalex'.
Here is the link: Call Recorder
Bad news last.  It's the only one that is known to work, and it costs $9.95.


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downloading the google play services
This app won't run without google play services, which are missing from your phone. it's asking me for a code for redeem, setting and or _________   please help me reinstall the google play services that was on the phone it an LG trac phone through page plus

Try intalling Google play services from play store. If play store is not working without  it, try to download Google Play Services from external sites. There are many mirrors available on internet. Once done, try rebooting your device. This must solve the problem if some app requires google play services to be installed.


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Rooted phone, but can't pass "Install" dialog
I am running Android 4.4.4 with the LiquidSmooth ROM and SuperSU. All these components work flawlessly, as far as I can tell. I am also able to use TitanicBackup (to demonstrate Root is working).
However, whenever I try to install an app that queries for special permissions (like Xposed from XPrivacy), the installer presents me with a "Cancel" and "Install" button at the lower end of the screen, but I can only tap "Cancel", but not "Install" (which seems to be disabled).
Any idea what's going on and how to fix this? I can workaround by manually defining permissions in SuperSU, but if I need to install a temporary download from the browser, for instance, the app/apk name doesn't show up in SuperSU, so i can't enable it to allow installation... :-/

Have you tried a third party installer? Do you have any screen overlay apps running? Also no biggie but its titanium backup, not titanic…lol. Also did you disable all app restrict settings in any of the permission restricting apps and disable all Xposed modules?

This happens, when you have installed some kind of overlay app like Twilight. It is a security feature against screen manipulation.
Solution: Find that app and disable it. After that you will be able to hit the Install button.

Thats assuming they have that problem, very speculative.

whew, I wasn't aware of that - had Bluelight Filter installed. Thanks!


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Nexus 5, IMEI 0, how to restore IMEI?
I dropped my old Nexus 5 on asphalt, and the phone display crashed.
I made a backup, buy new phone, and restored the backup on it.
But I did not know that before restoring I must take a backup of EFS.
So now when I dial *#06# I've got "IMEI 0" answer.
But phone can dial, works OK, but "IMEI 0" confuses me, and it's may be illegal to have IMEI 0.
Can I restore IMEI myself? I have no backup of EFS from new phone.
(There is no LG service centers in my local area.)

Finally, I found the answer on Russian forum:
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=514132&st=6080#entry38865326
You can use Google Translate for it.
Download archive: http://4pda.ru/forum/dl/post/6001635/imei_full_recover%26exc.rar (you may need to register there, use Google Translate).
Open .docx document from the archive and use Google Translate to translate it to English.
All is working now, thanks God.

@Yes Russian website need registration.

See this thread and scroll down to the EFS backup section-- efs contains "things like your MEID or IMEI... your data profiles.. radio settings." etc.
Usually backing up a phone (with clockworkmod recovery, for example) will back up the /data and /system partitions... maybe /cache... but not usually the efs...)
So I'm not clear if you're saying you've overwritten your new phone's EFS partitions  (/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modemst1 and /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modemst2) with .img files from your old phone?  Or perhaps with zeros?  Not clear exactly.
If you have the old phone still and can get into recovery, I bet you can probably still use the provided .zip to grab the efs partition backups.  Or, if you only have adb access, you can still probably dd them to the SD card manually.
If you choose to copy the old phone's EFS to the new phone, check to make sure it's legal in your area.  Anyway, hope this helps.


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Remove word from autocorrect - Six Android versions and three phones later
Okay, so I've seen this question asked before, but literally none of the solutions has ever worked for me, and I've now gone through three phones and six iterations of Android, multiply versions of the Google keyboard, and multiple keyboards and the issue just will not fix. I've seen this common question asked before:

At some point, I mistyped the word "don't" as "Dont" and saved it as an autocorrect. Now everytime I type "don't" it autocorrects to "Dont", with a capital and no apostrophe.

The difference between that question and mine is that I've been trying to fix this for YEARS now. It started on the first version of the Motorola Droid back in 2010 or 2011. Using the stock keyboard, I mispelled "don't" and that mistake would haunt me forever. In 2012 I switched to the Galaxy Nexus. With the stock keyboard, the mistake stuck. I searched for a solution, and only found things like "uninstall keyboard" or "uninstall updates" or "clear cache and data" or "try a new keyboard." The only thing that worked was using a new keyboard, so I used Swype and SwiftKey for most of the Nexus's life. Upon release, I was eligible for an upgrade and rushed to the HTC One M8. The phone was superb... I loved everything about it. Except it's big-keyed keyboard... so I switched to the default Google Keyboard. And guess what was back? My awful "Dont" type. I considered moving to SwiftKey or Swype or any of the other available market keyboards, but the truth is I really like the stock keyboard. I tried reclearing caches, data, clearing out the Search history (like another thread suggested), long-pressing on the word, turning off voice input and long pressing, checked my personal dictionary. The issue persisted. I even side-loaded the beta Android L Google Keyboard, and it immediately reappeared. I totally uninstalled Google Keyboard, Google Voice Input, Google Text to Speech, and used CCleaner and The Cleaner to clear all of my caches and data, and when I reinstalled Google Keyboard, it persisted. I tried the same thing again and re-sideloaded the Android L Google Keyboard... same issue. Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jellybean, and now KitKat and the issue has still persisted. Three different phones, three different manufacturers, three different UIs. The issue still persists.
Please, someone, help. :(
(Why, you may wonder, is it such a big deal? First, it's not fun to answer professional emails from my phone and constantly spell "don't" as "Dont." I'm a teacher, and this looks extremely stupid to parents who expect their kids are learning from the best.)

I had a similar problem, and followed these instructions to solve https://trendblog.net/delete-learned-words-android-keyboard/

When you type in "don't" try holding your finger on "Dont". You should get something along the lines of:
Never predict "Dont" again?
Press yes, and you should be sorted!

Several people didn't read the original post.  The original poster had tried long-pressing the word to get it to delete, but that didn't work.  I know this is an old thread, but I just found it because I had the same problem.  I just fixed it by using an idea I got from one of the previous answers.
I could delete some words, but not others.  I think that you can't delete a word if it's exactly the same as what you typed and it's the first word on the predictive list.  I'll use my case as an example.
The word I just wanted to remove was "Theyre."  It would bring up "They're" as an option, but the first option was "Theyre."  Long-pressing "Theyre" did nothing.  However, when I selected "They're" to place it in the text and then tapped that word, "Theyre" showed up as an option.  At that point, I could delete it!  It was no longer the exact same word in the text, so I assume that made it more vulnerable.  I deleted it by long-pressing, which now gave me the option to "Remove."
In any case, this worked and is worth a try if you have a similar issue...

My problem was with the word "too", i had spelled it "t p o" with a "p" in the middle.  And i couldn't hold my finger on it till it gave the option to remove it.  I kept typing it incorrectly a few times till it showed up in my recently used words, the words that show up on the list above the keyboard when i haven't started typing yet and the cursor is just blinking.  It was the 4th or 5th word on the list.  At that point i was able to hold my finger on it until it gave me the option to remove and delete it. Done!

Try the free User Dictionary Manager.  It lets you clear out your predictive user dictionary.

I have an HTC (Android), when you have your keyboard up look at the comma to the left of you spacebar. Above the comma is what looks like a gear (the symbol for settings) hold the key down until the gear is present. That should take you to your input settings and the personal (or user) dictionary is in the list. Click on it, to delete words go to the 3 vertical dots in the top right corner. Click on delete and you will have boxes appear by all the words. Check the ones you want to get rid of.

Open your keyboard. Hold down the microphone key just to the left of the spacebar, and when an icon with sliders shows up, let go. You will get a pop-up that says 'Input options' and it will give you two options. Select 'Android keyboard settings'. After that, scroll down until you see a tab that says 'Personal dictionary' and select that. Select the language you use to text, and then find the word you want to change/delete from your autocorrect settings. Select it and then hit the trash can icon at the top right corner of the screen. Hope this helps!

if you have the auto fill or predict next word options enabled, then you will see the current word which you are typing just above the keyboard.
Long press on the word which is displayed and select the required option such as delete from dictionary or edit.

For OPPO :-
Settings/ Language & Input/ Swype for OPPO/ My Words/ Edit my Dictionary
Then highlight word and into the Red Bin with it

Hold the word down that you want gone (Don't) and it will say ""Don't" will be removed from learned words". What it will say will probably vary with different phones. Hit "okay" and you'll be all set. They only words you can't delete are words that have spaces. So if you wanted to get rid of the word "Do n't", it wont delete. It's annoying as all hell and wish they'd figure that out and let us know. Soon. I hope this helps.

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Open 4 fixed files in a tab in file browser via tasker
I have 4 file in a directory (path fixed). I want to open (and maybe edit as well) them like a tabbed file browser using tasker.
Is this possible?
For 4 files   A,B,C & D what I am looking for is:
 ____  ____  ____  ____
/_A__\/_b__\/_c__\/_d__\
|                       |
|Content of A when A    |
|is tabbed, and so for  |
|B,C,D                  |
|_______________________|

Kindly help
Update
While I am trying, with help from many videos, I have reached:
Scene: File browse
P:627x1154L:-1x-1
Element: Menu1/Menu
Geometry:
P:29,156 568x321 L:-1,-1 -1x-1
Content:
Source: Manual
Variable: %File_list
Selection Mode: None
Item Layout: Builtin Item Layout
Horizontal Space: 0
Vertical Space: 0
Events:
ItemClick: 31
Items:
1. Label: F1 Action: Open File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/Family.txt Mime Type: ]
2. Label: F2 Action: Open File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/WeekEnd.txt Mime Type: ]

but no idea about:
1) how to get a tabbed view
2) how to actually open the content of those file.
It currently looks like: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B02WblgE6NEvS292M1liRW1lS00/view?usp=sharing
Which is not at all what I am looking for.

What kind of files? What app do you want them to open in?

Those are plain text file,  i generally open them using  file manager  (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm&hl=en)


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Barebones list for ParanoidAndroid (stock apps that can be removed safely)
Which apps are safe to uninstall in ParanoidAndroid?
Do we have a barebones list like what CM has?
Can someone share a similar list/link.

Why not use a Vanilla ROM, AOSP? About stripped down as you can get. Swap out open source apps for stock ones if preferred.

Wil try these out. But still would to have that list. I like PA better than anything else.

I just don't think there is definitive list. You could flash Paranoid then ONE BY ONE delete apps, making sure there isnt any incompatibilities. Once you complete your process, make a backup so you can restore the ROM with your changes anytime needed.

Could not find a similar list after searching endlessly. I used the CM list itself, along with http://blog.burrowsapps.com/2014/03/what-android-apps-are-safe-to-remove.html to disable apps. Thanks for the tip. Will definitely create a backup using Titanium.


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How can I restore all my backed up data?
I wiped my old phone and got a new one today, and on my old phone I had all of Google's back-up options turned on, but it didn't sync any of my app data when I installed the apps on my new phone.
Just in case something like this happened, I also copied and pasted the files of my old phone into a folder on my PC. However, nothing changed when I copied all those files onto my new phone. What am I doing wrong?

Copying and pasting folders from the old phone to the new one doesn't link it to the app installed in the new phone. Instead, try backup apps such as Titanium Backup, and make a complete backup of all the apps which you require from the old phone. Now, a folder named TitaniumBackup would be created in your SDcard. Copy that folder and paste it in the new phone. Install Titanium Backup in the new phone and try to recover the apps with data. Your issue will be resolved.

I wiped my old phone though and gave it to someone else. I thought that Google backed up your app data to their servers if you had the "App Data" sync turned on which I did

Well, in that case, you have lost all the app data permanently, as far as I know.

Is none of the app data stored in the folders that I copied?

If the app supports backup and restore feature and if the data present in folders are some kind of backups, then there is a possibility that you may recover the data back using the backup and restore functionality of the app.


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Huawei Honor 6 factory reset in australia now lost android running system and everything to do with google
This is my first Huawei and decided to go big and affordable. I live in Tasmania, Australia and when I first got the phone it had the android running system, could sync to my email  etc. Just the play store was slow so I tried a factory reset.
Now the phone has got Chinese apps and absolutely nothing to do with Google. It just doesn't have the KitKat 4.4.2 android running system in it anymore. I will be calling Huawei when they are open for technical support but if someone could help me reset my phone back to its android running system it would be much appreciated as I don't really want to have to send my phone back to the manufacturer if I can fix it myself.

Τwo days ago I had almost the same problem. After factory reset i lost gapps. I installed manually the rom but nothing happened. After i installed google play store from Aptoide Market. Then i setup my google account but could not sync contacts and calendar. I installed two applications (GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk and Google Calendar Sync Adapter.apk ) and now everything works. Of course if i go to factory reset i will have the same problem. I wait next rom update hoping that my problem will be solved permanently


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Is it possible to buy the FAOTD (Free App Of The Day) from the Amazon App Store without downloading it?
Sometimes the Amazon App Store has a FAOTD (Free App Of The Day) that I'm interested in getting, but I don't want to download it quite yet.  I just want it in my list of bought apps.
Is there a fast way to get the FAOTD without downloading it?  Priority given to answers that use the Amazon App Store, but will consider all options.

How can I purchase apps from the Amazon Appstore without downloading them?

Thank you very much!  What is the best way to proceed?  That question is nearly identical, but is almost 2 years old.  What is the appropriate way to get a current answer?  Also, the answer provided in that QA did not use the Amazon App Store.  Let me know how to proceed, and I'll do what's recommended.


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Samsung Knox locked and possibly removed all the data stored inside it. Can I recover it?
I have been using Samsung knox for over 6 months now and a few days back, decided to change my older password. Did so and also changed the security pin. Now I have forgotten both password and the pin to the account. I entered wrong password 20 times in a period of 2 days. As a result my knox got deleted. Now if someone could help, I would like to know if I can recover my data of the account.
Thank you for helping.

Short answer: no. Knox is meant to be secure, so short of taking the chip out of the phone and scanning it to get the fingerprint of fragments of info, you can't recover it.


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Download full WhatsApp history
Is there any way to make backup of WhatsApp history with all emoticons and media? (no .txt file)
I have non-rooted Android 2.2.

You mean all the conversations you had and all the photos/sounds/videos you had there?

Yes. That is what I want

It's very simple. Connect your phone to your computer, search for the Whatsapp directory (just called Whatsapp), and just copy it to your computer. Everything you wanted is stored in that folder.
When you want to restore your backup, you just copy the folder back to the phone and then install Whatsapp. You will then be given the option to restore backup.

Ok. But can I view messages on PC? I don't know how to open that files...

From a little Google search: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2719741 ; Try this, I never tried that so I can't guarantee it will work.

you are non rooted user so titanium backup wont work for you  Your history is automatically backuped daily so don't worry  still you want to backup u can do by Go to WhatsApp > Menu Button > Settings > Chat settings > Backup conversations.  else connect your phone to pc and use mobogine to backup your whats app its easy choose your way.

Try to backup the app with data using titanium backup. Hope this is what you want.

Have you seen the part "I have non rooted Android" in the question? TiBu requires the device to be rooted, so this obviously isn't of much help to the OP.


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Where is my ROM backup made in recovery mode saved?
yesterday I had mz first experience with android phone - Samsung galaxy S4 mini.
I followed this instructions Installing Cyanogenmod and in recovery mode I made a backup of stock ROM (as is recommended).
I wonder where is this backup saved? I would like to transfer it to my PC.
In my PC I go to Internal/clockworkmod but there is only RECOVERY_VERSION File which has 42 bytes, so I guess it is not it :)
Thx.

On your SD card (external, if available), a directory named clockworkmod/backup will be created, and on successful ROM backup inside that your nandroid backup lies. If the backup folder is not present inside the clockworkmod folder, it seems you have not taken backup successfully. In that case, try to take a complete backup using CWM properly.

If you select 'Backup to sdcard1' location while made nandroid backup, check folder /storage/extSdCard/clockworkmod/backup/


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No Default SMS App!
I have a Huawei Honor 3C with android 4.2.2.
I can't specify an app as default SMS app. In settings for Messaging (the standard SMS app in this phone) the clear default button is disabled!
I turned on SMS in Google Hangout, but still in settings of it the clear default button was disabled.
When I say text someone some text in Google Now it says No SMS app installed!!

How can I set the default SMS app for this phone?

As Jacob's answer didsn't solve the issue for you: Could you try installing another SMS app capable of taking that place, e.g. 8sms, try making that the default, and see if GNow does accept it?

My phone is running on Jellybean 4.1.2, which means the solution to your problem may be a different solution for mine.
But, what I can suggest for you is to either disable Google Hangouts, as well as the SMS function therein, hopefully isolating Google Now's default SMS setting to Messaging, i.e. the stock Android messaging app.
Other than that, you may find doing a Factory Data Reset may do the trick. Just keep in mind, you may want to go into your settings and manually back up all of your personal data, like contacts, musics, photos, etc. as well as your Google Account just to make sure.
I've done this before to fix my Android phone a little while ago. If done right, you should still have all of your personal data automatically synced and ready to go by the time the phone resets itself. I'm going to do the same tonight, just to see if it helps.
If it doesn't, though, and you MUST HAVE a way to text message people using your voice, execute web searches, or anything else like that, then "Dragon Mobile Assistant" by Nuance is a more than viable alternative. I have it currently set to a double press of the home button thanks to a third-party app called "Home2 Shortcut". It works very well and is easy to set up. I really hope this helps.

@Rahmani Did Jacob's answer solve your issue? If so, please consider "accepting" it (ticking the check-mark next to it) to make it obvious to other possibly affected visitors. Thanks!

@Izzy, no, it didn't.


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how to replace gmail with the new inbox by gmail
I've got an invite to the new inbox by gmail service. I downloaded the app, but I can't seem to make it the default mailing app on the phone. (when I receive new emails, I get system notifications from the gmail app and not from the inbox app).
I tried to list the inbox app as the default mailing app using "Default App Manager" from the play store, but I guess that deals more with handling "mailto" commands and such, not with system notifications.
how do I get Inbox to show notifications instead of gmail?
I kinda randomly got 2-3 notifications from inbox while trying to make it work, but I have no idea why it happened.
thanks in advance!

Have you tried disabling the gmail app?

Enable notifications for Inbox:

tap menu icon
tap settings (just above Help & feedback" at bottom of screen
tap your email address
check "New messages" and your choice of Vibrations, Lights, and sound.
Tap "Turn off Gmail notifications" & confirm (if displayed)

Disable notifications in the Gmail app (if "Turn off Gmail notifications" is not displayed in Inbox):

swipe from left to right to expose mailbox list, labels, and settings
scroll down to "Settings"
tap your email address
uncheck "Notifications"

(repeat for each email address if you have multiple set up).
You'll be able to see your mail from either app, but notifications will now come from Inbox instead of Gmail.

There is been an update for Inbox that allow you to directly disable Gmail notification from the settings menu

yep, that's the answer. they added this feature after I asked this question

Just a note to others, I am new to android and couldn't figure out why my IFTTT notifications were not working with inbox.  The above answer is correct, but it turns out if its is specifically an "if gmail then *". inbox won't display the notification. It needs to be "if email then *" for inbox notifications.

Another note : In "manage account", if you select 'google' and then one of your email, you can choose what apps sync your data for that account, so you can unsync your gmail if you want to. Ad for those using gmail with some email adresses you can unsync inbox for those.

Go to apps>gmail and click disable (you may have to uninstall updates first)
Enjoy

EDIT: Please use the other solution if you have more than one gmail account

That's not really a great answer - Gmail still has a use...especially considering it serves much more than just your Google email accounts now.

Also, for people, like me, who have multiple gmail accounts tied to their device, but not all of them are enabled with Inbox. This solves one problem, and causes another.

Yes, I have used the other solution as well


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Remotely uninstall an app via Play Store
Is it still possible to remotely uninstall an android application from a web browser via the Google Play Store?
According to the question that this is a supposed duplicate of, this was possible in 2012, but it seems to no longer be there.

Apparantly not. The Google Play Help documentation states that you have to uninstall the apps from your device. Either via the Play Store app, or via settings.


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How do I download an app from another country?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and when I go to download certain apps and it will not let me because 'it is not available in my country', however other people within my country have these certain apps and I am confused.

I've just added the google-play-store tag to your question. its tag-wiki holds a pointer to the answer you're after: How can I circumvent regional restrictions in Google's Play Store?

Try using the Hola Android app yo spoof your location with the Google Play Store application. Never used it for this, but I imagine it should work fine.


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color os to cyannongenmod on one plus phone
I just bought the one plus phone.
It comes with Color OS which is mostly in chinese and I want to convert it to Cyanongenmod.
There are several guides on the web:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H60fcm0ujqA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDKOEtN9pbo
for example.
BUT, each time I try to install the file from sd I get "installation failure" message without any further explanation.
Can anyone help me with installing this OS?

I don't have a OnePlus One, so take this answer with a grain of salt.
Make sure you are installing the .zip and NOT the .img factory image file from Color OS's recovery mode.
If that doesn't work, you might want to try one of the nightly builds to see if it works instead.
If you STILL do not have success, you may want to try installing with fastboot instead of the .zip-- note that this will require the .img factory image file, not the .zip file.  The steps for fastboot mode on the OnePlus One are:  1. Turn the phone off. 2. Hold volume up + power until the "fastboot" screen appears.
You can read more about using fastboot at the cyanogenmod wiki: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Fastboot
To ensure a smooth boot after you flash the new system, don't forget to do a "factory reset" to erase all the previous personal data when switching OSes...  that is an option that should be available somewhere in the recovery mode.  Good luck!

owner of a OPO here. I had the same problem. What I did to solve this was to flash an older version of the CM build then updating to the newest from there. I think they changed some stuff between two of their releases which makes it impossible to flash the brand new CM over ColorOS. I flashed 25R then 33R to convert mine.

As far as I know you can't use the default recovery, you need to flash twrp or cwm. When you did that you should be able to flash Cyanogenmod the normal way. Be sure to install the .zip and not the .img as @fattire already said. Always delete the data and cache in the recovery before flashing.


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Skype spawns a process called VideoMonitor that's running after signing out from Skype. What is it and why is it there?
Skype version 5 on KitKat.
It's concerning, given the company's track record of lack of respect for privacy. I'm not suggesting it's taking pictures, but it could be some additional tracking of system use in general.


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Galaxy Grand 2 asks password for credential storage while trying to create a vpn
I have never used the vpn feature of my phone. Now when I try to create a vpn, by going to

settings > more networks > vpn

it asks me to enter password for credential storage which I have never set. I haven't set lock screen in my device. I have just used applock software to lock some of my application and which I am sure is not the reason for this. Please help me solve this.
Thank you

You have to use a pattern, PIN or password lock screen in order to configure and use VPNs. This is a limitation in Android which may seem stupid and annoying, but there are reasons for it:

The credentials storage has to be encrypted with a password, so that even if other apps are able to steal the files they would be useless.
VPNs are primarily used at corporations that allow employees to work from home. The servers on their network often contain sensitive information that could easily be compromised if someone would steal your phone and connect to the VPN.

But that's not what he's asking about. The issue, as I understand it (since I'm having the same problem) is that when he tries to set it up, he's being prompted to "Enter the password for credential storage", when he never set a password for the credential storage in the first place.

Oh, I see. Does Settings > Security > Clear credentials help? It should reset credential storage so I assume you could enter a new password. I'm now just fumbling around in the dark because I never had this problem.

Well, entering the wrong password too many times would also do that. But what's driving me crazy is, where the devil are these passwords coming from if we never set them? I also get prompted for an encryption password when I try to do an adb backup, but I never set a backup password, and my device is not encrypted! I also tried every lockout screen password I've ever used, which are the only passwords I've ever set for the device.

Thank you @matega . I haven't set any lock screen password previously and when I did, it solved the problem

@Adi Inbar, maybe those dialogs are badly worded. I think the phone is asking you to set a backup password with which the backup will be encrypted, not verifying if you know the password. Also the same case with the VPN  credentials storage problem. Have you tried just entering a new password?

Late to the party, but a little hint still: If you don't want that enforcement, and your device is rooted, the Xposed Framework offers a solution with its Lockscreen Disabler addon. Whether that's a good idea is a decision everyone needs to make for him/herself, ad definitely depends on the use-case.


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Any Fast Charge Kernel for Nexus 7 grouper? Franco Kernel?
I have the latest Franco kernel on my N7 2012 WiFi, normally it should be able to fast charge but I cant? Anyone have a solution or another kernel supporting fast charge for my device?
This wont effect multibooting right?


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Does Factory Reset reset Xposed Modifications, especially on Note 3 SM-N900 Exynos?
or I need other steps to RESTORE Xposed and everything back to like I first receive it without the need to Flash with Odin. Because I either hard or softbricked my device using it! I am scared of it now. I rooted using Kingo Android ROOT for further info.. :) I want to reset because my device kinda laggy and I can not disable some Device Admin.. So, it is kinda messed up.. I want to start over with no Odin at all?

My device it OK, I just want to restore things up. No, I didnt create backup ROM with CWM. Yes, CWM is there..

Xposed will survive, and your root should as well. But you'll need to reinstall the Xposed installer app and any xposed modules you had installed before you factory reset.
EDIT: So, to clarify, xposed modifies /system/bin/app_process to "hook" in to android. This modification is not touched by a factory reset. Nor is the su binary. However, the Xposed installer app (which is responsible for the upgrading of the app_process modifications), and any xposed modules will be cleared.

I'm not sure about the wording here: Xposed will survive, but you'll need to reinstall. So in a sense it doesn't really survive. It can be used, but must be reinstalled. Most, if not all of the modules can be backed up with Titanium Backup or others, and set to how they were, after reinstallation to be 100% sure. You're not wrong, I'm just not sure that it really 'survives' it just doesn't horribly die!

Yep, I agree with RossC. I think what happen here is that the XPOSED framework is installed inside the SYSTEM. THEREFORE THE FRAMEWORK IS NOT UNINSTALLED HOWEVER THE USER INSTALLED APPS IS REMOVED LIKE THE MODULES AND THE XPOSED ITSELF.


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My Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 is not starting
I was installing a custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy GT-S5360. The installation aborted abruptly and I lost all data from my phone.
Now my phone won't start and is stuck at the Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 logo.
I tried to flash the stock ROM via Odin but it is not detecting my device.

Bootloop is the problem here. Google it. Is it Galaxy Young?

If Odin is not detecting your device,  it probably means that your device drivers are not installed. Try installing your device drivers first, and then connect with Odin and flash it.
Your problem will be solved.
The other way around is to flash through CWM recovery, if you have it installed on your device. You should have a working ROM zip file.  Place it in SD card and go to CWM recovery and flash it.

Sir I Have properly install the driver after its not detecting

Do you have USB drivers installed for the port on which you are connecting your device... because it happens sometimes that if the USB drivers are not installed properly then even if you install your device drivers correctly, you will face connection issues. Try installing USB drivers and recheck...

@HussainChachuliya OP's question starts with "I was installing a custom ROM on my Samsung Galaxy GT-S5360. The installation aborted abruptly …" – which means there already was an installation running. Which again raises the question: How could that be without the drivers being installed already? Of course provided the first installation was done this way.


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What is the com.android.email/cache folder?
I am looking at where data is stored on an Android device.  The ending of the path is com.androidemail/cache/then a jpg.  What is the email cache?

Cache is a kind of temporary storage for faster access to e.g. files loaded via network. In case of an email app, this most likely holds contents that where attached to a mail (like images: you even named a .jpg, that's it), so it doesn't need to be re-loaded via the network each time the user looks up a message (see: Web cache).
Also see our cache tag-wiki.


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Where do I get Android L iso for x86 environment?
My question is much similar to this question: Download location for Android 4.4 x86 (64bit)
Basically, I want to get Android L(a.k.a Lollipop, 5.0) iso for x86 architecture, so as to run it in VM. But I can't find anything newer than 4.3 anywhere on the web, so how do I get it?

4.3 (Jelly Bean) was the last ISO put on web. I think you need to wait for some more time...

@MANI basically correct, but The Android-x86 4.4-r1 released at 2014-08-08 already :) Files are now at Sourceforge it seems. But yes: 5.x is just picking its egg shells, will take a little longer to make it over :)

@Izzy How longer that would be? 1 year? or even more? BTW why does it take so longer to make the builds? at least it isn't the case with building other Linux OSes.

@RegisteredUser - We cannot estimate the time here. But it may take a long time for sure.

My crystal ball is just out for repair, so I cannot tell you a date. It's more to it then just "trigger the build": sources have to be ported between different architectures here (ARM vs. x86), which can be quite a tedious job. // @MANI Anytime! I just happened to know as I've read about it recently ;)

@Izzy thanks for the links above. BTW crystal ball repair is twice as expensive now. +1

Working x86 iso for android 5.0 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Z0gX3JlBnHZkI5SDFLX25fSGs/view

I'm not sure why all the answers are giving you the run around, it's very easy to download the source and get the iso generated.
Here it is : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4VR-WNTOX0qVnkyWExEZHdLTms/view

Could you tell me how to create the iso?(possibly a link if it's too long story) It would be great to also learn how to catch the fish than just having one.

this is a source of an iso but the links does not work.

Please provide an updated link, keeps saying its down. -1 until fixed.

The link works, but the system hangs on logo screen (both while booting from CD or after installation on disk) with 100% CPU load and without disk activity.

There is an open issue for this. BTW, Android 5.1 image has the same problem. PS. I'm trying it under VMWare Workstation.

so as to run it in VM

Why not use the SDK emulator? It has Android 5.0 images for Intel x86 and even x64 architectures.
Dowload the SDK from here and extract it to a folder you like. Now launch SDK Manager and add the Lollipop images.

You will also need Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager driver if you will be using the x86 emulator. Get it from here.
Go to the folder where you extracted the SDK archive, then from sdk/tools folder launch via cmd the virtual device manager. Type in cmd: android avd. Create the x86 virtual device:

Maybe you should use the same amount of RAM as you selected when installed Intel HAXM driver.
Start the device from AVD Manager using the Start button.

Concerning the "why": speed/performance would be a good reason. The SDK emulator is not known to be brilliant in that context ;) Apart from that: valid solution :)

@Izzy indeed, it runs awfully with 768 MB RAM :( It would be interesting to know if the x86 images could somehow be run on another virtualisation tool (like KVM or VirtualBox).

I'm not talking about the RAM you assign to the VM, but about the emulator in general: regardless of how much RAM you assing the VM, other emulators performing way better AFAIK ;)

@Cornelius  I just used x86 iso Kitkat in virtualbox couple date 's ago.  It works very well -   Much faster than emulator.   Time to boot up android is like bootup normal linux system with GUI.    Not sure why google doesn't use that instead of emulator.

I asked the same question but for x64 iso, here: http://android.stackexchange.com/q/97569/10658

Emulator doesn't support USB


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What is "srv_listen" permission used for?
I've noticed (by using XPrivacy) that many applications (and some that has nothing to do with location, such as TextSecure) require the following permissions:
Location: srv_listen
Phone: srv_listen

(These permissions seem to be linked)
I failed to find any info on what are these permissions used for, neither what functionality may be harmed by blocking them.
I'd be glad if anyone here with some android programming knowledge can spill any light on it...
What are they used for? What info may be accessed by granting those permissions? Is it actually providing any location info?
Thanks!

I can't explain what 'srv_listen' really does but to find more info you can use the infobutton in Xprivacy next to the permission name.

There you will find that the actual permission is called ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and you'll find a link to the Google documentation.
I'm sorry that I can't help more.

Thanks for your insight!
It indeed tells that the permission is ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, I've checked it, and it also listen for the application in the App Ops.
However, under Play Store's "Permissions" listing no location access is mentioned (and I'm also using an Xposed module to provide more detailed listing there).
I also block Location access for that application by CM's Privacy Guard (App Ops).
Moreover, App Ops tells that ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION has been never actually used by the application, while XPrivacy requested the "SRV_LISTEN" permission several times.

So the bottom line it seems that SRV_LISTEN is not exacly asking for ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION permission, and remains quiet a mistery to me...

That sure sounds like one. Sorry I cant provide more insight. All those permissions in XP keep being a mystery to me.

One more comment on yours: I think i read somewhere that you shouldn't combine several permission managers. Not that you get into trouble! ;)

I'm aware about the "combining permission managers" thing. It's less messy than it sounds and safer than, say running two firewalls, for example. They're kinda work in sequential manner. I mainly use XPrivacy due to it's granular access, and App Ops (aka CM's Privacy Guard) is a backup option for the times Xposed Framework is down. Anyways, even though its still somewhat a mystery, thanks a lot for your assistance!!!


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Reception of double sms
I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini2 phone, with android 2.3.6.
Every time that I recieve a SMS, 10 minutes after the reception I recieve it again. Do you know why??
I have installed only the built-in app for SMS. It happens for the 90% of SMS.

Do you have two different SMS apps installed? Does it happen every time? It could be the carrier (network) also... It's hard to know. Did this recently start happening?

I have installed only the built-in app for sms. It happens for the 90% of sms.

The last time I had this it was an error with the carrier, it might be worth asking them if it's a know issue? Failing that, then we'll have to dig into the phone software. You could try using Hangouts as your SMS app or another SMS application and see if that helps, there are many good free ones.

I can't use hangouts for sms. it works only for android 4.0 or grater

Ok, well see what SMS apps you can use and see if that helps, GO SMS used to be great, it's only for a test anyway. Failing that contact your Carrier and ask about it, they can also send you your APN settings if needs be.

Did the issue solve for you meanwhile? Remember, you always can answer your own question :)


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My Samsumg s2 locked. How can I enble the USB debugging?
My phone is locked (I forgot the PIN number). I want to back up my files. So I need to enable the USB debugging.

Related: Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb? Apart from that, this is an XY problem. Your question is not "how to enable USB debugging" (don't jump to conclusions), but how to bypass/resolve your device lock. For that, please see our locked-out tag-wiki.

If it's the PIN of the SIM card, remove the SIM from the phone and you're in.
If it's the PIN you set in Android, you can try to install a custom recovery via ODIN. You can then boot into recovery and download your data from there, since most (if not all) recoveries provide an ADB interface.
In the prevoius version of this answer I expressed my concern that most phones erase their data prior to flashing and I didn't know if Samsungs do. But as Adi Inbar pointed it out, Samsungs don't erase their data when flashed through ODIN so this is a solution. You are lucky to have a Samsung phone which can be flashed in an out-of-spec way, because otherwise:
You can not retrieve your data if you can not unlock your phone. This is a security feature of Android which keeps your data safe if it gets stolen.
You can take the SD card out and copy the files from that, but unless you remember the phone's PIN, your data on the phone's internal memory is not accessible.

I've flashed ROMs using Odin and installed custom recoveries on Samsung phones dozens of times. It doesn't touch the data. It's surprising to me if that's true, that most devices erase their data prior to flashing, because I don't see any reason for that; it can only hurt, it can't help. At least on Samsung Galaxy phones I can tell you that the only thing that will wipe your data is doing a wipe/factory reset from recovery mode.

+1 Well then there's the solution: install a custom recovery via ODIN, run it and get the data through ADB.
The reasoning behind erasing /data is this: if you set a screen lock, you want your data to be safe and unrecoverable without the PIN, so the device deletes it before allowing you to install anything that can be used to bypass this protection. All devices erase /data when you fastboot oem unlock them, which is necessary before flashing. I've never owned a Samsung device, so I wouldn't know if ODIN erases /data, so I just assumed it does. I'll go edit my answer now.


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If I charge my mobile from different charger what happens?
My charger is lost so I am using a charger with an output of 5.5v and 0.6A. My real charger  gives an output of 5V and 0.7A. Will the other charger damage my phone?

That question does not raise the concern about the extra half Volt.

No, it will not damage your phone. As long as it's a micro USB charger, it will be fine.
5.5V is fine, I've had success with 6 Volts from a homemade charger, and you won't meet voltages higher than 5.5V on a micro USB charger anyway. Extra Volts are dangerous, so it's good to be cautious but 5.5V will not do any harm.
The current rating (Amperes, A) does not count; if it's too low, the phone may charge slowly or not at all, but higher rated chargers will not do harm.

Hi, this is something I know nearly nothing about, and I was curious. Would a higher amperage not burn it out if it is too high, or is it regulated by the device? I'm just thinking out loud, the micro USB on Samsung devices looks like it was soldered in by a blind cat and I've seen devices burn out. So, the device being ok, the Volts/Amps don't matter?

Think of voltage as the force pushing the current in the wire. An extra half a Volt doesn't matter, the phone has an internal regulator which can cope with little higher voltages. Don't go much higher, though, (like 9V) as it can damage your phone.

Amperes mean how much current is flowing. The ampere rating written on your charger means how much current it can supply. Think of it as the tapwater: the force pushing the water out is constant, but if you only open the tap a little, only a little water flows. But if you keep opening the tap more, you'll hit a point where the water flow will not increase; this is the charger's amperage, or current rating. The more Amperes a charger can provide, the better - a phone will only draw as much current as it needs.

If anything, a too low current rating can be harmful, not for the phone but for the charger - it can overheat and malfunction.

So as a higher water pressure would tear your faucet off the wall, so would a higher voltage damage your phone; but plus half a Volt is not high enough to do harm. Extra amperes don't matter as it's a maximum they write; the actual current is determined by the phone (or how much it opens the tap). If it needs too much, it can overexcercise the charger, making it overheat, but the phone won't be damaged.

Excellent, many thanks for that! Very interesting to read, and something that is worth knowing. Much appreciated.


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Copying the phone number into the clipboard in the Google Voice application
In the application Google Voice is there any way to copy the Google phone number into the clipboard without having to type anything?
I use a Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III with a rooted Android 4.1.2.

You can't copy anything from the list view, but if you tap the message to open it, then tap the "compose" button...

...then you can select the phone number from the bar at the top the normal way (by long-pressing):


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Export phone numbers only?
I'm curious if anybody knows a way to export only contacts that have a phone number added to them?
When I first bought my phone(Galaxy S3) I synced FB, Gmail, Hotmail, ... and now my contacts is full of email adresses etc.
Every app I see is has an export function that just exports everything.
I'd also like to sync stuff like FB/Gmail/Hotmail without the contacts being added, just to receive notifications.
If neccesary maybe I can just edit the CSV file(import to MySQL database and then just write a query to delete when there is no phone number or something)
Any thoughts? I've tried deleteing the synced accounts but the contacts don't go away


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external usb keyboard not fully working on android tablet
I have two Android tablets. I connected an external keyboard via USB and the only key that is working is backspace, other keys don't work.
What can I do to  solve this problem?

First, the details you provided are far from being sufficient for giving good answers here (which most likely is why you didn't receive any yet). If the issue still exists, please [edit] your post and add at least: 1) brand and name of the tablets 2) brand and name of the keyboards. Without that, the only possible advice is: a) try different keyboards b) try different tablets.


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Samsung GT-I5510 custom recovery
I was looking around for installing a custom recovery and then a custom firmware on my old phone, but I couldn't any links that were still available and not adware ridden, can anyone give me some advice on where to search?

See: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

Here is custom cwm touch recovery for your Samsung GT-I5510 phone and Here is list of custom firmware for your phone
Please refer all the instruction/steps in provided link carefully before flashing anything

Just going to add my usual: Make a [tag:nandroid] backup before flashing anything!

I already found this, but for flashing you need Odin Multidownloader 4.34 for it, I can't find it anywhere

Google it man http://www.androidgyan.com/2011/12/download-odin-multi-downloader-samsung.html

all these links are to megaupload which is dead

http://uploaded.net/file/63ckebud


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Switching contacts from Windows Phone to Android
I have been trying to figure how too switch my contacts over to my Galaxy S III. I had a Nokia Lumia 520 and I really don't want to manually put my contacts in, but I don't see where they were saved.

Easy.

Sync your Microsoft account with your Windows Phone.
Sign in to your Microsoft account on your PC (you can do this at people.live.com), then press the dropdown next to Outlook, and select People.
Select Manage and choose "Export for Outlook.com and other services".
Now press "Save" to store the exported contacts file "OutlookContacts.csv" on your computer (e.g. on your Desktop).

Now you have to transfer your Windows Live (Hotmail) contacts to your Google Account. To do that:

Sign-in to your Gmail account using a desktop computer.
In the main Gmail window, click the "Mail" or "GMail" drop-down arrow on the top left of the screen, and choose "Contacts".
In Contacts page, press "More" menu and select "Import".
Now press the "Choose File" button.
Navigate to the location where you saved the Windows Live Contacts file (OutlookContacts.csv) in the  previous step and "Open" it.
Finally, press the "Import" button and wait until the import process is completed.

And finally to your phone.

On the Android phone, go to "Settings" > "Accounts and Sync" or "Settings" > "Accounts".
Under "Manage Accounts",  select (or "Add") the Google account you used to import WLM contacts.
Finally press "Sync Contacts".

You're done!

To do that without the Google-Account-Stuff: Outlook can export contacts as vcards. The resulting .vcf file can simply be imported by the "people" app on Android (the other direction works as well). Not sure if you even could direclty export your contacts from your Windows phone in .vcf (VCard) format, so you could skip the other "sync stuff" as well...

And what if my old Windows Phone is unusable? :-/ Touch screen doesn't work, which is why I got an Android. I have over 700 contacts to transfer.

@JerryDodge That sounds like something to ask about on a Windows Phone forum. I don't think anybody here knows about how to recover data from broken Windows phones.

I cannot export contacts to CSV from people.live.com any more. Microsoft seems to have made some "useful" update. Google Chrome just shows blank screen and "503 Service Unavailable" in console.

As of 2018, this approach still works. You can see Outlook contacts at https://outlook.live.com/owa/?path=/people and import them to Google at https://www.google.com/contacts/u/1/?cplus=0#contacts

Note: if you have contacts in your SIM card, you want to import them first to the phone. Lumia lists them on People app, but they may not be imported.

As of 2018, you can download Outlook for Android > Burger Menu > Settings (Gear icon) > Accounts > select your account > Sync contacts.  Works as smooth as butter.

An alternative seems to be offered directly from the device:
Using Bluetooth

The Windows Phone 7.5 operating system makes it easy to transfer contacts. Tap the arrow to go to the second page menu. On here you’ll find a simple Contacts Transfer app, tap it and make sure Bluetooth is switched on in your Nokia Lumia

This should (hopefully) be valid for your Lumia as well, even if the Windows version does not match.

Once it’s switched on you’ll find any devices in your area that are using Bluetooth and visible. Select your old Nokia phone and accept the pairing. One linked you’ll find that contacts are sent over automatically.

This should work with all Bluetooth-capable phones on the "other end". You might have to approve adding the contacts on the "receiving end", though – but you need not to involve any third-party cloud services for that.
Using VCards
Certainly, your Lumia will be able to export its contacts as "VCards" in one or the other way (if not directly, for this step the first part of Solver's answer can be used). Once you've got the *.vcf file on your computer, transfer it to your Android device. There, start the "contacts" (or "people") app, tap the "menu button" (or, if there is none, the "overflow menu" which looks like 3 dots stapled: "|"), chose "Export/Import", then "Import from SD card", and select the .vcf file – your contacts should be there.

For Lumia 800 it does not work, can import but no export.  Perhaps older Windows 7.

@VojtěchDohnal if you cannot export at all from your Windows device, that's nothing we can help you with, unfortunately. Sorry for that.

Sure, I have added this comment for other users.


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storage space running out error?
So on my android tablet that I've had for about five months I'm getting an error in my notification bar that says storage space running out some system functions may not work. I don't know how to fix it. I first got this notification about a month ago and I managed to uninstall a bunch of apps and download clean master. It fixed the problem for a month. Then it did it again. So I used clean master and still it doesn't work. If I try to get a new app it says insufficient space on device or something like that. It won't let me download apps so don't tell me to download an app. I have downloaded many apps and had them on there at once. I uninstaled a bunch of them and it still won't let me download anything at all. Its not rooted so does any one happen to have a good you tube video or a good way that is fairly simple?


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Messages remain unread
I have three messages which show up as unread, even after I open them. The messages icon does not show any unread messages, and the message status persists even after I restart the phone.
Apparently related: this started just after I got a group message which was to (among others) the three people whose messages are now permanently unread. The group MMS itself is marked as read, though.

What  app are you using? Is it SMS, MMS, IM, email?

@RossC: SMS (as tagged). In my interface it's just labeled "Messaging".

Sorry I didn't see the tag due to blindness/stupidity! First thing I'd try is a different SMS app (hangous, go sms or whatever) and see if the issue persists, if so then contact your carrier. I've had this issue and it's usually the network, but some apps just go nuts sometimes!

I see this same issue. I cannot find a place to file bug reports for Google Messaging.

Was this solved meanwhile (e.g. due to some updates)? If so, please remember you always can answer your own question :)

@Izzy: No, not even after all this time! I'd love to know the answer.

Sure you'd love to! Not that I have it. Is your device rooted?

@Izzy: No, it's not rooted.

Oh. That kills the only idea I've had then. I assume you've tried with several alternative SMS apps since, haven't you?

@Izzy: No, I've just stuck with the buggy standard app. I guess I could try that.

You definitely should. Maybe you'll like the new one even better (I've read 8sms should be a pretty good choice, and can even be made the "default messaging app" if you want that); if not, just use it to mark those messages read and return to what you like more :)


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How to fix the unable to mount SD card problem in my brand new Android phone?
I had just recently bought Asus Zenfone 4 and until yesterday it was just working fine. All of a sudden on yesterday the phone started to behave weirdly and settings was not at all opening. I thought may be a reboot would do. Hence I tried to reboot and since then I had been stuck at the Boot screen only.
I tried to pull out the battery several times but apparently that did not work out.
Then I decided to to hard reset and tried to go to the boot menu using Power Button + Volume Up combination and did it twice consecutively . But that too did not solve the problem.
At last I opted for SD Download(I do not have a SD card) and encountered this problem.
it also said unable to open debricking.
I badly stuck . Please tell me and explain me what to do.
Any help will be much appreciated.

If you have no sd card, it obviously cannot be mounted. So the answer to your question's title is: Get yourself an SD card and put it in.

You will need to reflash the factory image, for whatever reason something got corrupted beyond what a normal factory reset could fix. Your only option now is to reflash the stock factory image and return the device to it's out of box state.
http://zenfone-blog.blogspot.com/2015/06/guide-how-to-unbrick-asus-zenfone-4-5-6.html

standard stuck, just download your stock rom whose extension is tar.md5 flash it with odin to your phone when your phone is in download mode (volume down + home + power)
if you can enter the recovery mode just try to factory reset which mostly solves bootloop

Umm... ODIN is a Samsung specific tool, it doesn't work on Asus devices, only Samsung devices. If you try to force it to force it flash something that is not Samsung device and somehow manage to, it will most likely be permanently bricked. In other words, don't do this.


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Where is the Light Sensor of Google Glass?
The GDK document says that light sensor is available on Google Glass. But the document has no information about where the sensor locates on the Glass.
It seems that there are two possible positions:

In the front with the camera.
On the inner rim with the mysterious sensor which provides wink detection feature.

Anyone knows which is the source the Glass gathers light data?

From my reading it's a bit of both.
The Wink Detection uses a small light sensor. See here for a picture. Currently it seems that Google aren't releasing full code for this to be enabled, though libraries are available. The sensor in the GDK appears to be the Ambient Light sensor, beside the camera.
According to the Google Glass Wiki the wink light sensor is just beside the display.

"Right next to the display is a tiny light sensor that watches your eyelid move. It's used for on-head and wink detection. If the sensor is obstructed or aimed incorrectly, these features will not work."

The camera has an ambient light sensor
Number 28 on the image below, from this article, is the ambient light sensor:


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How do I access PC's internet on Android Phone?
I'm using Android Jelly bean 4.2 (Micromax Canvas 2 Colours). I've a PC at home which has internet connection. I don't have any wireless router or any access point. I just want to use PC's internet connection on my android phone. Kindly help me.

May be you should head out over the discussion over the stack exchange PC internet on Android Phone through USB. I guess its already discussed over there. Maybe you should have a look over their, I can't bet over those tricks but some of the tricks shared by users can be of your use.

Peter is right. In case you need to do closer research: the process is called "reverse tether" (I've added the corresponding tag to your question).


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Prestigio PAP 7500 rooting
recently I bought Prestigio 7500 for testing reasons and what is stopping me from doing it is that I can't root it (I want to install custom rom such as CM or Ubuntu touch). I was searching CWM (ClockworkMod) - there is none , other alternative mods and I found also nothing. I was also searching for any forums related to this device ,I found some in Czech and Slovak (had to use translator) but how I understood they didnt succeed also and this situation really frustrates me because I found almost nothing about this device.. Maybe some of you were sucessfull rooting this device or know where to find any explantion or how-to or any forum ? Any suggestions is really appreciated.

Have you tried Towelroot? Should support all phones < jun 3 2014.

Will try this  :)

Rooting is the easiest part, but it still may be impossible. Some of the methods I would try:

You can try to log in through ADB, see if you're already logged in as root.
You can also try universal root exploits, one of them may work.
Also you can try to obtain an original ROM for the device, root it on the PC and flash it on the device.

What is very hard (handfuls of experienced developers are spending months with each device) is porting custom ROMs (CM, Ubuntu Touch) to a previously unsupported device. Since you've found no existing recovery for it, let alone a ROM, you will have to do the porting yourself which will take a lot of time and if you aren't careful, you can easily brick your device.

I will try this method with ADB. By the way the question is for those who maybe had the same issue and could share it with me :/

Rooting this device is very easy. Just search for Framaroot app on jellydroid.com, install it on phone and run, choose install Super SU and Barahir exploit, reboot phone and your done. Tested and working.

Here is the link, that you did not mention http://www.jellydroid.com/2014/10/how-to-root-prestigio-multiphone-7500-smartphone/ and the Framaroot Apk http://www.jellydroid.com/framaroot-1-9-0-apk/

@JustMe Thanks , I had successfully rooted my device with Framaroot. Do you know any working custom roms or recoverymods? I have managed to install cwm but I think its because of mine poor knowledge its full of bugs and very laggy .. Any suggestions ?


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Unable to adb push on Samsung S4
I absolutely can't push to /system/app/ using adb
on a rooted S4 with rw remounted filesystem.
adb says:
Read-only file system
Mounts:
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata /data ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,discard,journal_checksum,journal_async_commit,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered 0 0

Nothing helps! What is wrong? I can't use adb root, because it gives me:
adbd cannot run as root in production builds

I have following permissions:
drwxrwxrwx root     root              1971-01-17 12:49 /system
drwxrwxrwx root     root              1971-01-17 12:49 /system/app
drwxrwxrwx root     system            2014-10-28 14:15 /data
drwxrwxrwx shell    system            2014-10-28 15:02 /data/app

Now I just installed Cyanogenmod, but it doesn
t work either.

If the ADB daemon is not running in root mode, you cannot push to /system/app even with /system mounted read-write, due to not be given the permission. As you correctly pointed out, adb root is no option on non-development-devices ("adbd cannot run as root in production builds").
To fix this up, take a look at chainfire's adb Insecure. This app requires root (a condition your device obviously meets), and (temporarily) patches the ADB daemon to run in root mode. So with "insecure mode" enabled, you should be able to push to /system/app.
Alternatively, push to e.g. /data/local, then login to the device with adb shell, execute su to switch to root-mode, and move the files (mv /data/local/whatever.apk /system/app) while /system is mounted read-write.

See the following instructions:

Push the .apk to SD card using:
adb push (filename) /sdcard/

Install Terminal Emulator for Android or Connectbot from Play Store. (You may write your own too.)
Launch the terminal and type su;
If superuser permission is granted then mount /system for read/write by the command:
mount -o remount,rw /system

Copy your .apk to /system/app using:
cp /sdcard/(filename) /system/app/

Make /system read only:
mount -o remount,ro /system

And you are done!


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whats app messenger
Hi I have just bought another android phone, but I really want to see the old messages.  When I purchase my new phone, I had to obtain a nano sim, I managed to keep my old number for the new phone (still have the old phone with another sim in it).  On the old phone I can still see old messages, but as soon as I go to look at old messages and pictures, Whats app thinks I have/want two accounts and then blocks the new phone.  I just want to be able to see all my old messages on my new phone, what can I do.  Also, I am not the most technical person going, but help would be fantastic please.  My messages mean a lot to me.  Thank you.

Please see: Transfer Whatsapp chat history to new device / How to transfer WhatsApp conversations to a new phone?

In the new phone do a "clear data"  for the whatsapp,  then copy the whatsapp folder from the old phone to the new one. Now try to open the whatsapp and activate it on your number. It will ask you weather you want to import the existing history or not.

Hi Thank you for the reply, how do you do a 'clear data' for Whatsapp?

Setting >> Application Manager >> Whatsapp >> Clear Data


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Save results of geometry dash for a new telephone
I'm a geometry dash player, and i've passed some levels. I'm thinking about changing my smartphone. Do you know a way to store my results, and to reload them in the new telephone? I'd like to preserve my results in future...

Any answers will depend on the way the game works, so you might be best asking the developer directly. Do answer your own question if you get a useful response!

And even if not depending on how the game works, it would still depend on the Android version your device is running. Another fact you should include.

OK...I've sent a mail to the developers... It's the best way. Thanks

The new version provides account registration, so results can be saved in the account