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Vodafone smart prime 7 SD card issue
I recently got a Vodafone Smart Prime 7 smartphone. I want to extend the internal storage of the phone to 32 gb using a MicroSD card.
When I insert the card, the phone detects it "New SD card detected". Then i try to setup the card and choose "Use as internal storage".
Then it starts "Format as internal storage". I choose "Erase and Format".
Then it starts "Formatting SD card". It takes some time but then it finishes and asks me to move data. As the same time i get a notification on top saying - "SD card unexpectedly removed"
So on the "Move data now" i choose "Move" and get a message - "Not Enough storage space". After sometime i get a notification - "Could not move data. Data is in original location". Now ig i go to Settings > Storage and USB - I see "SD Card - Checking"
When i remove the SD card from the phone and put it into the PC it gets mounted as 2 drives. One is 16 mb and the other rest of the space.
How can i fix this? Any help is deeply appreciated.

How does it go if you do not choose "Format as Internal"? Unless there's a solid reason for you to be converting it to adopted storage, you should be good with keeping it as external.

My intention was to have it as internal since all apps will be installed and data would reside in this storage. Or ist it also possible to do it keeping it as external ?

See the adoptable-storage tag (added to your question) wiki. It's more of a trouble for a bunch of other reasons as you would read

ok seems like lot of issues. Even if i use it as external storage can i change the default using storage to be the SD card?

Adding the SD card as external storage and making it the default save location as SD still installs apps in the internal storage

Please tag the person if you want them to respond. Yes. For a reason, see this https://android.stackexchange.com/a/191116/131553

@beeshyams - there is no android:InstallLocation for me in the manifest viewer

So, didn't the second bullet point explain what it means if not declared. Please  READ carefully


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Cannot install ANY Facebook app. Be it regular, modded or even lite
Patient:

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime
MIUI 10 v8.8.23 beta by xiaomi.eu
Android 6.0.1

What happened:

Annoyed with Facebook app burning my eyes, and unofficial mobile wrappers being generally slow and annoying to use, I installed a modded Facebook apk, one with black theme.
It was working perfectly fine, better than any unofficial app I had. The only annoyance was constant "WE DOWNLOADED NEW VERSION UPDATE NOW!!!"
Meanwhile, I decided to switch from SuperSU root to Magisk, since I've heard a lot of good things about it, and it can hide itself from apps like Pokemon GO which I always wanted to try (turns out PokeGO still detects root, go figure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
I disabled AdAway, restored stock build.prop file, unrooted through SuperSU app, updated the ROM and flashed Magisk
That's when shenanigans started. Tapping the modded Facebook app icon was launching Sesame Shortcuts widget instead.
I held the icon, uninstalled, and it (seemingly) got rid of both modded Facebook and Sesame Shortcuts.
Here's where shit gets real. I tried installing:

Official Facebook app from Playstore (error 505)
Current Facebook app from apk (error parsing the package)
Older version of the Facebook app from apk (error parsing the package)
The modded, dark version Facebook app from apk (error parsing the package)
Facebook Lite from Playstore (error 505)

Of course, I tried a few methods to solve it, which didn't work:

SD Maid complete scan and clean
Cleaning Playstore and Play Services files
Uninstalling Playstore updates and updating it
Switching Google account
Wiping Downloads Manager files
Restarting the phone
Using Solid Explorer with root permissions to look for any leftovers and deleting them (two empty com.facebook.katana folders was all there was

At this point, I haven't tried (and would rather not try):

Factory reset
Reflashing the ROM

I'd be grateful for any help.

This is a well-conceived, and a superbly-written question. It demonstrates exhaustive effort by the user to correct the problem without just tossing it into the laps of the readers of this stackexchange, which seems to be the current climate. I would vote this up twice if possible, as an exemplar to be followed.

Honestly, you have done about everything I can think of to correct this error. As much as you don't want to, I think the next step would be a total clean flash... Wipe everything and reflash the ROM, Gapps, and Magisk, and then start clean.

My guess is that removing SU was not properly done. Try flashing this zip which removes SU totally and then go through remaining steps

@beeshyams Said remaining steps being re-flashing Magisk?

Yes. My assumption is that SU was not properly removed fully. You can uninstall Magisk too before trying this step, check your device is not rooted, flash this Zip and proceed to Magisk

@beeshyams I flashed this zip without unrooting, didn't fix the issue. Time to unroot and try again, I guess.

I should have been clear on my comment. Sorry. Anyway as you can read here it is supposed to remove Magisk too. So first remove all root methods. Flash this Zip and root with Magisk https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239421

@beeshyams Unrooted, flashed the zip, rooted, no cigar. I'm afraid only a complete wipe and ROM reinstallation will help at this point.

Yes, that's the best now and you can self answer your question and congratulations on making a good start here. Continue to contribute to this site :)

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

Now that I look at it, TWRP shows Failed to to mount /system (Device or [something] can be busy) in red, buth during uninstalling and installing Magisk zip. Could that be messing with the process?

Has you switch back to SuperSU root?
If so has it fix the problem? If not try disabling magisk.

I've had issues installing apps after tweaking stuff before. I was sometimes able to resove it with pm set-install-location 0 in the terminal emulator (executed as superuser obviously).
Though after reading through the comments, it seems like the problem could be more deep then this. I'd also suggest to switch back to SuperSU and see if the problem persists, just like @gamermane-Marsh suggested.

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Micro SD mobile 128 GB size limit overcome
Should I partition a larger than mobile size limit
 microSD card would all' partitions still be  accepted by OS (Android) ?

AFAIK there is no 128GB limit (neither on sd-card nor on file-system level).
The only hard limit is if or if not microSDXC cards (sd-cards starting with 64GB) are supported.
The other "limits" are usually just a notice from the manufacturer that the device has been tested with such a card (because larger were not available at that time).
Therefore creating multiple partitions does not make much sense from my point of view.

Being recognized as 128 gb only microsd as worst imaginable scenario involving a 512 gb microsd and mobile phone  ?

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Include in-app browsing history in Chrome sync
On Android, in-app browsing is facilitated using an in-app version of Chrome (1, 2, 3). This means there are actually 3 versions of Chrome:

Chrome Desktop
Chrome Mobile
Chrome Custom Tabs (in-app browsing)

When logged into Chrome, the mobile and dekstop versions sync their history, settings, bookmarks etc. (4, 5).
In certain apps, like Facebook, an in-app version of Chrome launches when clicking on links. The pages visited there are also recorded in the history of the Chrome Mobile. However, they are not synced with Chrome Desktop.
Is it possible to sync the browser history of the in-app Chrome Custom Tabs with both Chrome Mobile and Chrome Desktop?


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Wi-Fi scanning popup won't stop appearing in Huawei Honor 9 Lite
A few days ago, I started getting a popup message on my Huawei Honor 9 Lite which read

By turning on Wi-Fi scanning, apps and services can scan for Wi-Fi networks at any time, even When Wi-Fi is off.

It happens after EMUI 8.0.0.185 update.
I proceeded to turn the Wi-Fi scanning off, but the message won't stop appearing every 5-10 minutes. Restarted my phone and it still kept happening.
I tried everything I could think of:

Disabled Wi-Fi Scanning in Location Services/Scan Settings
Disabled location
Made location use only GPS

but it doesn't help.
How to stop it from appearing constantly?

Try to turn off Wi-Fi+ as a temporary solution. See this post for more information.


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Applications that reside in memory both running and cached
I can see some apps running in background even if I have blocked that app's background data. I don't need to force close that app from developer options.
I need to know,

what is the duration of keeping an app (which is not opened) in ram. (It may be a system app, and I know that system app is required for better functioning. For example Bluetooth, I have turned on and turned off, but it showed in running services)
What is the duration of an app (which is opened recently) kept in ram. Opened app is closed also removed from overview (recents).
Why are some apps loaded to ram automatically? (Into Cached processes)

Running 8.0 Oreo in moto x4

AFAIK the duration is simple: Until a different app needs the RAM.


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Disable in-app browsing on the Facebook Lite app
By default, many apps open links inside the app using an in-app browser. On Android, this is a version of Chrome, called Chrome Custom Tabs, optimised for in-app use (1).
When in-app browsing is disabled, clicking a link results in the default browser app opening and rendering the webpage.
To disable in-app browsing on the Facebook app, users can go to Setting > Media to find a checkbox related to this behaviour (2).
How can in-app browsing be disabled in the Facebook Lite app? This light version does not seem to include the same checkbox as the regular Facebook app.

I requested the same feature to the developer of Lynket browser: https://github.com/arunkumar9t2/lynket-browser/issues/139

I have a solution for disabling Facebook Lite's in-app browser.
What you need is a rooted smartphone and Lucky Patcher and that's it.

Open Lucky Patcher.
Click/tap Facebook Lite.
Click/tap "Menu of patches".
Select "Change the app's components".
Select "Disable components (pm disable method)".
Scroll down and disable

com.facebook.lite.inappbrowser.common.BrowserLiteProxyActivty
com.facebook.browser.lite.BrowserLiteInMainProcessactivity

Click apply then close.
Launch Facebook Lite and open any link and see magic.

The new update (Version 200.0.0.8.117) now open links directly opened in the browser instead of in-app.


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How can I reboot into recovery from fastboot?
I have a phone that is bootlooping after a power failure + battery depletion during system encryption. How it got bricked isn't important here, the trouble is that I can't get into the recovery mode. Usually turning on the phone¹ via Volume Up+Power will enter recovery mode. I had TWRP flashed as the recovery and Lineage OS as the ROM. Now it does not respond to that keystroke.
Also generally one could boot to the system and run adb boot recovery, but with the system not booting that is not an option. I can however use Volume Down+Power to enter fastboot mode. I've tried reflashing the recovery image from fastboot, but it still does not respond to the key sequence. Using fastboot reboot tries to boot to the system. How can I get into recovery mode?
¹ In my case, a Levovo K6 Note/ K53a48 (karatep), but not really relevant to this question.

after lots of attempts, power off + volume up worked for me

(Self answering here because I only found this answer after hours of dredging through 200 page threads of forum posts.)
There are two non-standard but semi-prevalent methods that may work depending on your make and model (and why recovery isn't working in the first place).

Some phones actually respond to fastboot reboot recovery. This is quite natural given adb reboot recovery, but unfortunately is non-standard. I found lots of people suggesting this method so I offer it here in the hopes that it works for some, but it didn't for me.
Some phones will actually let you book into an image via fastboot without flashing it. This will allow you to load a recovery image without needing to reboot the phone at all. You need a copy of the recovery image on your computer, but running fastboot boot image.img should do the trick. I was able to load up TWRP using this method.

That's interesting, thank you. I wonder what image.img you used? On a HTC One M8S I was unable to use some twrp.img, for example. The device rdebooted, but to the default bootloader (that hung up due to a missing system), it seems.

In case someone is looking for a way to get from fastboot to recovery on HTC One M8S, there is a path in the fastboot menu: (depending on the starting point) RADUMP2USB -> HBOOT (must not find a valid img file on the SD card) -> RECOVERY.


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How disk space is partitioned in an Android phone?
How does storage space in our phone is partitioned? How can we access our storage space?

You can see partitions and their usage in apps like DiskInfo

Most Android phones have eMMC (flash memory), partitioned in GUID partition table (GPT) just like a PC's hard disk. There are usually less or more 50 partitions on a latest Android phone. OS uses /system while user uses /data mainly. Internal SD card is /data/media. Other partitions are smaller.
For more details, visit this link.
If you have a rooted phone, you can use Linux tools (parted, gdisk etc.) to manipulate Android 's partition table. But that's really risky.
To fully access storage space, you need root permissions.
RELATED: How disk space is used on Android device?


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Application Usage Statistics
Is there any way to get application usage statistics?
Specifically, I would like to know how many times an application (like for example Hangouts, or Firefox) is started. And by that, I mean times that the application was active/full screen, not just in the memory.

Many apps are available just search for "track usage" on Play Store

Since Android 5 there is the UsageStatsManager which collects data about how long an app is/was in foreground. Therefore this data should be easily to get by common apps.


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Why am I finding what looks like phone numbers in my metered connections settings?
I find these 10-digit numbers in my metered wifi connections panel. The second number I ran a google search on and was informed that the area code does not exist. I dont know if these are phone numbers. The same search also showed that this impossible number was tagged as harmful as well as scammer calls. Can you guys tell me if these "networks" are somthing to be concerned about or normal. After many searches worded many different ways I could not find any information about ten digit numbers in the metered wifi connections setting panel. They do not show up under saved networks so Im stumped here. Thanks for your time.

Im sorry but it was the first number that I googled not the second. The settings can be found under data usage->network restrictions

Most likely those Wifi networks are from routers which are pre-configured with a random Wifi network name based on numbers. That one number is a telephone number is most likely just coincidence.

Yes that would be nice. However, there is no way to delete them since they do not show up under saved networks and I didnt connect to any routers with numbers as SSID.


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Older messages in my WhatsApp are deleting automatically
Older messages in my WhatsApp are deleting automatically. I'm not deleting them. I thought maybe someone is using my WhatsApp account, so I deleted my account 3 times, but still the same thing is happening. Can anyone tell me what's happening with my WhatsApp, and how to fix it?

You probably have some app that make some cleanup on older things...
I have an app that delete duplicated photos and other media, and deletes messages with my authorization - I have configured it to delete messages older than 2 months.

How exactly is the deletion happening? WhatsApp has an option wherein the sender can unsend (or delete) a message he has sent within a limited period of time. So, if you are referring to that, then it is a WhatsApp feature.
However, if even your own messages are getting deleted, then it is something else.WhatsApp does not have any option to automatically delete the older messages. So, we can rule out the fact that it is happening automatically.
Next, it is possible that someone else has access to your WhatsApp messages via WhatsApp Web. You should check the WhatsApp Web option on your phone and ensure that there are no authorized devices which you do not know. If you do not know what WhatsApp Web is, then you should not have any connected computers on your WhatsApp Web.

i have checked if someone is using my whatsApp via whatsApp web,but it was asking to scan QR code, that means no one is using my account ,so i don't know whats happening . and about how are the messages are deleting , if you send me a message today , then it will be gone by tomorrow..


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Can I connect a keyboard via micro-usb to a smartphone which doesn't support OTG?
My phone has no OTG support. A standard USB keyboard connected using an OTG cable doesn't work or even get recognized. Would a keyboard which instead connects via micro-usb work? Or would the phone require OTG support for that too?
The version of Android is 5.1.1. The phone is not rooted.

A keyboard with micro-USB connector is simply the combination of a keyboard with an OTG adapter, therefore this will not help you if your device has no USB OTG support.
If you want to connect a keyboard to your Android phone instead you may try to use a Bluetooth keyboard.

Since the lack of OTG support can be summarized in "the phone's micro-USB port does not deliver power", couldn't OP solve the issue with an Y cable?

@DeathMaskSalesman Is that all that lack of OTG support entails though? AFAIK, there is usually something lacking in the electonics/built-in software of a phone.

@386blastprocessing The kernel (software) must support OTG and the micro-USB port (hardware) must supply energy. If one of the conditions is not met, then OTG won't work. Custom kernels might implement OTG support but, as far as I know, there's no way to force a micro-USB port to supply energy, if the manufacturer didn't build it to do so.


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How do I root my galaxy S 9 +
I need help, I have tried a few things like towlroot, but  it wont let it install. I download  the apk file then on the permissions i clicked ok then install this is protected by Google play. Then if i keep trying to install it, it just keeps saying app not installed

What do you mean with "won't let it install"? Could you describe what you saw to us?

1.Enable Developer Option (settings - about phone - Software information - Tap 7 times on build number to activate developer option in settings menu)
2.Enable OEM Unlock from developer option (Currently no workaround for those who doesn't have this option)
3.Download and copy G965F_root_OEM_issue_devices_V* .zip to Ext SD card
4.Download TWRP for S9+
5.Switch Off device
6.Press Vol down + Bixby + Power to reboot to download mode, press volume up when asked to continue to download mode
7.Download Odin and open it, Disable 'Auto reboot' from option menu of Odin
8.Select TWRP (tar image) with AP tab of Odin and Start
9.Once Successfully flashed, you will see 'Passed' in Odin tab
10.Disconnect device and hold Vol down + power till screen goes off, Now immediately press Vol Up + Bixby + Power to reboot to TWRP
11.Select to allow modification
12.From TWRP, Select WIPE menu - Then FORMAT DATA - You need to type 'yes' to perform wipe. WARNING : This will erase all data including Int SD storage from device
13.Once format device completes, go back and select REBOOT' Menu and then - 'RECOVERY', This will reboot to TWRP again
14.Now select Install and navigate path to Ext SD card - N965F_root_OEM_issue_devices.zip, you have copied earlier, select desired root method and select 'OEM Patch' option if your device have OEM issue. If you are not sure about this then better select 'OEM Patch', this will prevent losing OEM unlock option and so prevent 'custom binary error'

Select one of rooting method in aroma (superSu/Magisk)
For SuperSU to work select kernel option (patch stock kernel)

17.Once flash successfully finish, Reboot to System
If you have selected Magisk then Magisk app may appear in drawer after one reboot.
Open settings - Developer option - Look for OEM Unlock option. If it is there, it is safe to reboot device.


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Facebook videos playing in low quality
I recently purchased a new phone that uses android 8.0, whilst viewing a video on Facebook the thumbnail is clear and then when the video starts the video becomes very pixelated. The issue only occurs when using Facebook mobile app, the Facebook website streaming is in full hd.
I have tried setting my default preferences to hd when available but doesn't make a difference. My WiFi speed is not an issue neither.
I am starting to think that this could be a app/android settings issue?
Thanks!

I think this could be due to 2 reasons:

The videos you are playing are not available in a better quality. Or;
Facebook thinks that your connection is slower and hence reduces the playback quality.

You can see that it is not the 2nd by manually choosing a playback quality:
When you play a video and tap on the player, a gear icon should appear. And here you'll get the quality options.
Consider changing it from Automatic to one of the available qualities and see if that improves the playback.

Hi, thanks for reply, I tried this and it made absolutely no difference, it seems as though my phone (umidigi z2) is only playing in 360p


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How do I block private numbers from calling me?
Android 7 on a motorola E4. This does not work for me as I simply don't have that menu.
How do I block private numbers from calling my phone?
I'm not looking for a 3rd party application. I'm thinking there must be some way to do this on an android level, maybe with some hidden code?
The phone isn't rooted, ADB isn't an option since data over USB on the phone is broken.

Motorola uses a vanilla Android experience (similar to Android One & Pixel) and it ships with the Google dialer and Google contacts app. As such, you will not find as many options in your phone as we see in Xiaomi or Huawei or Samsung phones. The call blocking option is also not present in the stock Android setup.
You will have to resort to a 3rd party app from the Play Store. I wouldn't recommend any as there are many call blocking apps and you should be free to evaluate them and choose the one to your liking.


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How can I root Lg K317 (Phoenix 2
I see that One Click Root say that it can root Lg K371 but I don't really know if it really .

You can use kingroot. It doesn't work the first time you try, it need several tries.


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Enable USB Debugging with broken touch screen and no physical buttons
I'm trying to fix a phone (LG G3 Stylus) that has been badly injured, so now the touchsreen doesn't work, and the only button that works is the volume-up one.
I need to backup some stuff (notes, calendar, contacts, and some apps data), so I was trying to add a Google account to sync the data.
Now I was going to do this by using an OTG cable, so I bought one (USB 3.0 A to USB C that has a USB C to micro usb adapter) to connect a mouse, but it didn't work.
Now I found this solution to control the phone with a Windows PC but it needs USB debugging activated.
Now that's the problem. How do I activate USB Debugging without the touchscreen. I read that I could get into recovery mode, but the power button doesn't work. What can I do?
EDIT 1: I found another app that allows me to control the device: Vysor. Now I still require USB Debugging enabled.
Now I tested the other OTG cable (usb 2.0) and it didn't work either. But I found something: USB debugging was already turned on, but for some reason I can't find it when I run adb devices.
Anyways there are some random touches so I am waiting until the screen unlocks.

Why an OTG USB-C adapter? AFAIK the LG G3 Stylus has just a micro USB port. If your mouse has an USB-C cable it is not a simple one (which may be that it does not work e.g. because the phone does not provide enough power).

No, I meant a USB A -> USB C  cable and a USB C -> MicroUSB adapter, but I think the problem was that the cable was USB3.0 and the microusb port was 2.0

What is "the other OTG cable"?

I meant that I have two OTG cables one is 3.0 and the other one is 2.0. The 3.0 is USB-A to USB-C and the 2.0 is USB-A to MicroUSB. The first one (3.0 USB A to USB C) came with a USB C to Micro USB adapter. I tested this cable with my tablet (with usb c) and it worked, but it didn't work in my personal phone (nor the phone I'm trying to fix) with the adapter. The other one (2.0 USB A to Micro USB) worked with my personal phone but not with the phone that I'm trying to fix.

I read somewhere that not every OTG cable worked with every phone. So I'm just going to be trying other cables until one actually works.

If you aren't seeing it in adb the try killing the adb server first with
    adb kill-server

If still nothing, you may be missing adb keys files.

Actually, we can Enable USB Debugging on Android with Broken Screen by OTG Adapter and USB Mouse or by Using ADB Commands and Fastboot.

Thanks I will try with OTG again. I think it didn't work the first time because the cable was 3.0 and the microusb port was 2.0. Now I tried a 2.0 OTG cable and it seems to work well with my phone.


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Disable any OTG from USB on Samsung
is there a way I could stop any flash OTG from accessing the tablet?
    I don't want the user to read or write anything to it
I don't want to use the OTG anymore, the tablet is rooted. It's a samsung tab A 2016 with Android 6.
Thank you

What tablet is it, and what Android version are you on? Do you still need other USB-OTG devices (such as a mouse) to work? Is rooting the tablet or installing a custom ROM an acceptable solution? Please [edit] your question to add these details.

Edited sir..it's version 6 & i won't need it.. It can be rooted.. Any help is greatly appreciated..


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Which Gapps package should I use..?
I am using Lava Iris x8 mobile. I am going to flash lineage(6.0.1) custom rom .Which gapps package should I download...?

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/180142/which-version-of-gapps-to-install-for-lineage/180145#180145

In oder to know what gapps you should use, you should have the following in mind:

Your android version, 6.0 for the ROM you going to flash
How much functionality of gapps you need ( for most basic case which is Playstore then pico variant should be enough but if you need more apps you can install more extensive variants e.g nano, micro, mini, full etc. so long as your system partition has enough capacity to handle that file size)
Your smartphone's chipset architecture and bits, checking specs for Lava Iris x8 mobile shows that it runs on Mediatek MT6592 again checking for MT6592 specs on Mediatek's website it shows that it is a 32-bit ARM chipset.

So for your case; Platform=ARM, Android=6.0, you can choose any variant depending on the amount of gapps you want and you phones capacity


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Export Contacts to Google contacts
I suddenly understand that the Contacts I registered the last months didn't be included in Google contact but in MI contacts.
I use a MI MAX 2 PHONE with Android 7.1 version of Android.
How can I get all these contacts in Google contacts?
I didn't find the way

See if those can be exported to  excel or vcf and from laptop you can import them into your Google account. They're posts describing how to do that

Thanks. I'll try. There's no solution without laptop?

I am not aware of any apps can do that for your device. Search on your device forums

It is advised that you do this on a PC.
1. Export: You can export contacts from your Mi account to a Vcard (Vcf) file. This can be done by logging into your Mi Account at - https://i.mi.com/
Choose Export Contacts > Export and you will get the Vcard file to download.

2. Import: You can then import those to your Google contacts by logging into your Google account at https://contacts.google.com
Choose More > Import at from the left sidebar. Then click on CSV or vCard file and select the Vcard file which you downloaded from Mi contacts.
Your contacts will be imported. For the future, change where to save the contact to "Google account" while adding a new contact.


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Prevent google backup of contacts?
I have Google backup turned off permanently, however my contacts are still backed-up somewhere to Google cloud. I discovered that yesterday from another device that offered me to recover my contacts from a current backup.
I'm perplexed because when I open Google Drive app, it says that my device is not backed-up.
Questions:

Where are the contacts backed up? On G-Drive, or elsewhere in my G-Account?
What more can I do to prevent Google from downloading my data to its cloud?

Details:
I have LG G6 (LG-H870, Android 8.0.0). In the Settings I have set:

Backup > Google Backup > Backup to Google Drive: Off
Users & Accounts > Auto-sync account: On, otherwise my (non-Google) e-mail is not synchronized, but:
Users & Accounts > my-google-account > Sync: all four sync switches are Off

In the Drive application:

Left menu > Backups: "Your device is not backed up"

My other phone is Xiaomi Redmi 4. Here:

Settings > Google > Restore contacts> Device backup list: It offers me to restore my contacts from LG-H870 created today. When I proceed, all my contacts are really restored.

The Google documentation for contacts backup,
https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/7199294?hl=en
instructs how to turn-off contacts backup.
The description of Settings > Backup > Google Backup > Backup to Google Drive says that:

"Backup includes: Apps and app data, call history, contacts, device settings"

Edit: I've verified that my contacts are not in Google Contacts for my account.

That's weird. Google should not be backing up your contacts to Google Drive when you have turned the backups off. I'd just like to know if the device backup was turned off from the beginning or you turned off at a later date? Maybe just today? Does the restored backup include all of your contacts? I mean even the newly added ones?

I turn all Google backups off as one of the first things I do when I receive a new phone. So it was turned off from the beginning. Anyway, the latest backup available is from today.

Then this is more like Google not honoring the user privacy settings than anything else. The backup found in Device backup list can only come from one source - Device backup. And since it is turned off, Google is ideally not honoring your choice. I do a similar treatment with Google stuff as you and for me the Restore contacts option says "Device Backup: No contacts are backed up to this account". Something is definitely fishy.

As said already, backup of contacts by Google does not respect the general Settings>General>Backup>Google_backup>Backup_to_Google_Drive = off. This problem may occur only on LG G6, or in Android Oreo in general.
However, I succeeded to prevent the contact backup by disabling Google synchronization services in Settings>Apps>Show_System>choose_app>disable:

Google Contacts Sync
Google Calendar Sync
Google Backup Transport

Now I hope that they won't get enabled again upon a firmware update.
Edit: Evidently, Google has more problems with collecting personal data than just contacts, see for instance location-tracking.


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Does Google has a page where they show when an Android version isn't supported anymore?
We are in doubt of supporting a device running an older version of Android. I looked everywhere on the internet, but there seems to be zero information from Google how long they will make security patches for a certain Android version.
I did find the Wikipedia 'Android Version History' page, but it's unknown where they got this information from.
My question: does Google has a page where they show when an Android version isn't supported anymore?
Thanks in advance,
Gerjan

Look into the security bulletins to see what versions Google patches. Take the March 2018 for example. It contains the info that patches for Android down to 6 and 5.1 were provided.


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Damaged Sd card. Sd card is damaged. Try reformatting
While i am using my android phone i get this above  error .
1.I have tried rebooting phone.
2.I also have tried to reformat in android but it shows same errors again and again my phone also not mounting sd card.
3.I have various ways like formating portions and chkdsk in command in pc.
It is working fine in PC but not work in android so if you have any idea how to fix it. Any website or any YouTube video where i can learn how to fix it will really  help me........

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FqR0BLUH_OI
Hope this is your answer. According to this video the error occurs when you have files on the SD-card that confuses Android OS. The video suggests you format the SD in FAT32 in a PC deleting the files. I suggest a full format (takes substantially more time to complete) as opposed to quick format.


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How to fix "Socket creation in UltraProbe...Permission denied" error when using nmap?
I have a pre-compiled nmap binary for Android that was working properly and without error in LineageOS 14.1. The phone is a One Plus One.
Since upgrading to Lineage 15.1 (Android 8), the specific error I get is:
Socket creation in UltraProbe* sendConnectScanProbe(UltraScanInfo, HostScanStats, u16, u8, u8): Permission denied (13).

This is when nmap is run as the standard user, as root the phone becomes unresponsive and immediately crashes. I read somewhere over on SO that someone who was also attempting to open a socket was running into a permission issue as well, but successfully circumvented it by adding the user into these groups: aid_bt, aid_bt_net, aid_inet, aid_net_raw, aid_admin
It doesn't seem like this version of LineageOS has either groupadd or usermod, so that solution doesn't help me.
Did any changes occur between the two versions of Lineage that could cause this problem?
And how can I make nmap work again?

Did any changes occur between the two versions of Lineage that could cause this problem

I don't have any experience with nmap and can't be sure why it worked with Android N, but Android has always been restrictive when it comes to socket access. I have been facing same issues at least from Marshmallow and onwards. ping is the common example.

It doesn't seem like this version of LineageOS has either groupadd or usermod

Android's users and permissions management is quite different than Linux. Bionic libc doesn't support many sycalls provided by standard glibc, particularly related to NSS. Also, the related files /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/shadow and others don't exist on Android the way they exist on Linux. So, the standard Linux utilities groupadd and useradd etc. cannot be used on Android unless the source is modified and environment is modified accordingly.

how can I make nmap work again?

If you want to use a program compiled  for standard Linux which needs capabilities CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_RAW etc., the program needs to be run by a user who is member of Android groups aid_inet, aid_admin and aid_net_raw.  Even though the root user has apparently CAP_NET_* capabilities, socket syscall fails if it is not added to these groups explicitly. Most of the times only aid_inet suffices.
For instance, let's view capabilities of wpa_supplicant (process responsible for making wi-fi connections) on Android:
~$ su -c "getpcaps $(pidof wpa_supplicant)"
Capabilities for `21224': = cap_net_admin,cap_net_raw+ep

So, nmap won't work unless executed with its required capabilities. A capability is a subset of root permissions.
Terminal apps are usually already member of aid_net group (android.permission.INTERNET). However if it's not the case or you want to create a Linux type user on Android, follow on.
ADD LINUX USER ON ANDROID
NOTE: Device must be rooted.
On Linux, capabilities are assigned to a user (a user is a process id in fact, usually a shell) by some login mechanism, PAM modules being the most common. But there is no user login on Android, so we need to replicate that somehow. Lets create a Linux user, say "irfan" on Android.
Better is to use the UID of terminal app assigned at the time of app installation or you can use any unused UID like 6000.
Modify or create the files as below:
# /etc/passwd
irfan:x:10129:10129::/sdcard:/system/bin/sh
root:x:0:0::/data/local/tmp:/system/bin/sh

# /etc/group
aid_inet:x:3003:irfan,root

To login as user "irfan" with aid_inet as secondary group, use a Linux aware busybox su binary which regards /etc/passwd and /etc/group:
~$ id
uid=10129(u0_a129) gid=10129(u0_a129) groups=10129(u0_a129),9997(everybody)

~$ su -c 'busybox su - irfan'

~$ busybox id
uid=10129(irfan) gid=10129(irfan) groups=10129(irfan),3003(aid_inet)

Please note the usage of su twice. First su is the one you get when you root your device. It's because su must be executed with CAP_SETUID capability. But normal Android apps run without any capability:
~$ capsh --print | grep Bounding
Bounding set =

The first su grants us that capability (and all other capabilities) as well as avoids the need to setuid on busybox  su binary.
In the same way you can add yourself to as many groups as you want, everybody, sdcard_rw and so on.
SOURCE:

How Linux capabilities work
Root User and Linux Capabilities: Linux vs. Android


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Disable contact sync for one Google account - S8 - Android 8
My Samsung Glaxy S8 with Android 8.0 & Samsung Experience 9, is configured with multiple Google accounts. Would like to disable contact sync for only one Google account, while synchronising all Google accounts calendars, including the account with contact sync disabled
Possible?

Yes it is possible. You can choose what items to sync in the account settings. The option might be relocated slightly, but you'll ideally find it at the following location. I'm including a screenshot for reference.
Settings > Users & Accounts > Your Google Account > Account sync.
Here turn off the toggle for Contacts.

Contacts from this account will stop syncing while from all other accounts will continue to sync. The calendar functionality will not be impacted unless you disable that as well.

Thanks mate. Contacts are still visible in the phone, may I proceed to deletion?

@Riccardo Already synced contacts from that Google account will continue to show on the device. You can delete them from the device and they will go away without affecting the cloud version. Or if all of your Contacts come from cloud and not stored in the phone storage, then it's better to clear the data of contacts storage system app. This will remove all contacts from the phone and then the accounts which are set to sync will return back and contacts from this disabled Google account will not.


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Android Emulator: Failed to sync vcpu reg Error

Machine: HP ZBook 15 G3
Processor:   Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz, 2712 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
System: Windows 10.0.16299 Build 16299
Android: Studio: Android Studio 3.1.4
Haxm version: 7.3.0
Hardware Virtualization enabled in Bios: Yes

Brand new install of Android Studio.
I cannot run any X86/X86_64 Android emulators. They terminate as soon as I start them with the error "Failed to sync vcpu reg". I have restarted several times and use no other virtualisation tools, although I believe the latest Haxm has solved that issue, so previous answers all suggest this.
Thanks in advance.

I should add that Hyper-V is not enabled in Windows

I have some suggestions, but please confirm if you have tried these workarounds suggested from StackOverflow??

I can confirm that I tried all of the suggested comments. Most of them are to do with multiple VM's which is no longer relevant

Do you have HP SureClick running? I had the same problem on the Zbook Studio x360 G5 until I disabled it.


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How to store system app's settings on /system partition?
I have a system app, and I need that both the application itself and its settings shall be in /system partition.
I can change the application to be in system by moving from /data/app to /system/app.
Yet, I see that the configuration/settings are still saved somewhere in /data (not sure where).
Is it possible to change it to be in /system? If yes, how?
Thanks.

The system partition is read-only. Therefore you can't place the app data directory there (or better it does not make sense). As the Android system has been developed to work without root access it does not matter that you have root access.

You can't. Configurations / settings / cache / databases of every app (system or user) are stored on /data or in /sdcard/Android/ for some apps. That's why /system partition is of limited size as compared to /data. Android works that way. Apps aren't built to read and write settings to /system partition as it holds a read-only filesystem, only changed during OTA updates. A read-write /system partition won't fit into Verified Boot  mechanism implemented by Android for security and to prevent malware attacks.
Further reading: Android Partitions and Filesystems


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Save contacts to phone or Samsung Cloud?
I am unsure which is the better option.
Phone because that's what it's made for.
Cloud because if I want to move phones, they come too.
Where should I compartmentalize my contacts?

If the choice is only between these two, I'd say go with Samsung cloud. Or if you can choose another, choose Google Contacts or Outlook Contacts. These because it will be easier to sync them to a non-Samsung device if you decide to jump the ship in the future.
A cloud backup is recommended because:

They will still sync to the device and remain on it just like phone contacts do.
If you lose your phone or it suddenly stops working, your important contacts will still be available on the cloud and you can download them to your new phone.
Contacts are easier to access on multiple devices. Say if you switch phone or keep 2 phones. And you can also get your contacts on your PC.

One disadvantage of cloud is that if you (or your child) mistakenly deletes the contacts from one device, then the deletion will get synced to other devices as well and you may lose important contacts.
You might want to save your Contacts locally on the phone if you have privacy concerns and you do not trust the cloud with your contacts. Do remember to manually back them them up periodically by exporting them and transferring to your PC.


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My headset is only considered plugged when I remove it
I have a moto g 4 play and a headset. I can use other headsets with no issue on my phone, and my headset also works properly on other phones (or pc). The issue I'm having is:
When the headset is plugged in the jack, the phone doesn't acknowledge it. When I unplug it the android suddenly recognizes the phone being plugged and unplugged immediately. Some evidences that it is plugged when I remove it are: the volume changes and spotify songs are paused.
I believe it is a software bug, but I cannot assure it. Can anyone help me?

Experiencing the same on an HTC device since a few weeks. Headset worked fine before with the phone. Other headsets work with the phone and the same headset works fine with other phones.


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chrome won't open video in external app
I have a website that serves raw .mp4 files; Google Chrome stopped asking which app to open the videos in when I click on a link to one of the videos. I've tried clearing the defaults for which app to open for links and I've verified that my video player declares an intent for *. How to I change Google Chrome back to allowing me to open a link directly to a video in another app?

Which device(s)/OS versions/version of Chrome are you testing on?

android 7.0, blu vivo 8, chrome 69.0.3497.76

What changed between it working and not working?

@DanHulme From what I can tell, the only thing that changed is chrome updating


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How to auto-backup my phone internal storage to my PC (not cloud), using WiFi?
I'm looking for a method to automatically backup my internal storage from my Nexus 6 directly to my PC (not cloud), using WiFi, but I haven't really found a solution for it. I see most solutions use the cloud, but I hate using the cloud. I would like to have it done automatically, on a schedule so I don't ever have to bother remembering. Basically I'm trying to do a PC-like backup (like macrium reflect), but for an Android phone.
Running Nexus 6 with Pure Nexus ROM on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Its possible I use, a tool to achieve this, essentially I do sync job which sync either from  local to remote (i.e android to PC), move from local to remote vice-versa etc. Give me some time to draft the answer..

With a rooted device and Linux, running SSH as server on the phone and doing periodic backups using cron and tar over SSH would be the best and most simple solution.

You could do this in a couple of ways, one of which I use and have tested successfully and the other one equally looks promising and effective. Namely these are:

SyncMe Wireless
Rsync server and client combo (requires an android sync client and PC (server side) client.

I will try to describe how these methods solve your situation

Using SyncMe Wireless application

SyncMe is an excellent tool to copy, move, sync and backup your mp3,
  pictures and documents over Wi-Fi, (USB tethering, cellular VPN or
  wired network) to your computer or NAS device.

The biggest advantage of this tool is that  nothing to be installed
 on your computer. Additionally you can sync automatically as long the device is connected to the Wi-Fi by creating automated jobs. The only downside perhaps, is that it currently supports SMB1 protocol which has been associated with some vulnerabilites and disabled in recent versions of Windows (but won't be much of a big problem since you use Windows 7)
Prerequisites

Sharing must be enabled on your computer, the simplest way to do this on Windows is to right click the folder you wish to synchronize (the backup directory) select Share With and go with the instructions.

Instructions

The app provides a step-step method of setting a scheduled backup and you simply need to follow the on-screen instructions:
After download and installation, open the application, connect to your wi-fi network and tap on "Add computer" on the bottom of the screen, here it scans the IP range of the router until it detects the PC or you can manually enter computer IP:

After a successful scan, you'll be able to see your PC name listed and input a user account (make sure its password protected, also turn on password protected sharing in advanced sharing section on your PC.
Now you need to add a sync/backup job
Tap on the PC name and select Add sync folder:

Here you will be presented with the following screen which will enable you to configure the origin and destination folder for the sync/backup job:

Now select the device (origin) folder in this case internal storage /storage/emulated/0 (or similar) and the computer folder (i.e destination folder)
Next you need to tweak the Copy to parameters to suit your backup job:

When done move to Schedule option, here select the automatic job back up parameters that suit you:

Note: The app has four premium (paid) features in this app: 1) Schedule with router 2) Weekly schedule 3) Include/Exclude directories and files, new extensions and regular expressions 4)
That should do it. Remember to run the job initially to "test" if you configured correctly.
Disclaimer: Tested and works 100%, I am not related to developer of application, and not related in any other means.

2. Rsync
Second option is using rsync, which provides a very fast method for bringing remote files into sync.
Firstly take a look at the post prior to gain a better understanding of how this works: Backup Android to NAS with Rsync
Prequisites

Essentially here you need a Windows rsync client such as DeltaCopyor Acrosync - Rsync GUI for Windows or any other even native terminal-based rsync.
Android rsync client e.g Syncopoli

Configure the virtual backup directories on the target PC, i.e setup the server and the folder using your rsync windows client.
If its a bit confusing follow the step by step method here or there
Setup your android rsync client by choosing origin and destination folders.

Configure Syncopoli In the parameters change :

server address to your NAS IP
protocol to SSH
private key to the absolute path to the private key on your Android device (i.e /storage/emulated/0/data/rsynch.key.db)

In the Action page, create a task :

Local to remote (for backup on NAS)
set a profile name
set the source folder to backup (i.e. /storage/emulated/0)
set a destination

+1. There is rsync for Windows available too. It can be installed on Windows to run rsync with various options. May require some effort for auto schedule. I'd that is possible you can add

I haven't actually tried this out yet, but your answer is so elaborate, I have confidence that it will work out. The bounty will go to you. Thanks.

The solution works, I just wonder what I will have to do if I eventually move onto Windows 10.

You need SMB1 enabled manually, but I'm sure at some point the app will be updated to support SMB2 :)

There is a way but it doesn't "automatically" sends/uploads your data to your PC. Using an FTP server in the Solid Explorer. Then if your cellphone and PC is connected to the same WIFI then you can access your files on the phone and downloading it in the PC.  This is how you do it.

Please mention the relevant content in your answer, instead of simply linking it. If the link expires in future, the answer would severely lose its usefulness. Thanks.


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Only my phone cannot connect to only one specific WiFi
I've seen plenty of problems where people's phones can't detect any WiFi networks, or if a particular router can't connect with mobiles, but I don't have any of those problems. My problem is very specific: My office WiFi is not visible on my phones WiFi list, but everyone else's phones can connect just fine. However, my phone can connect to every other WiFi with no problem. In fact, every other WiFi (21 of them) on my laptops list is also visible on my phone. It is only my office WiFi which is not visible. This happened after a WiFi upgrade a few months ago. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?
Android version: 6.0
Phone: Moto G 2nd generation

Is the office AP you're trying to connect to a 5g? There are some wireless modules that are unable to detect certain frequencies.

What country do you live in? There are Wifi channels which are not allowed to be used in certain countries. Therefore make sure the Android Wifi country settings are correct.

"5g" is the name of the next generation mobile network standard. I assume you mean 5GHz.

I do mean 5GHz.  I was assuming that the Access Point OP was trying to access had a _5G suffix.

This happens quite a few times. According to my observations. I have noticed the main reason behind this is entering a wrong key (password) to the wifi network which makes it temporarily disabled from the wifi list of the phone. Try forgetting the network which you may have connected once and reconnect to the same network with correct password.


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How to add app shortcuts to home screen on the Note 9
Whenever I go to my app drawer I tap "add to home screen" to a specific app.
Instead of adding to my home screen it creates a new page. Now I have a home screen and an extra page with only one app and lots of space.
How can I go to my app drawer, add an app to my home screen and avoid this problem? Below is my home screen before adding a new shortcut. It should normally add on top of these apps but instead it just creates a page to the right with the app by itself.

First, check if your time and weather widget are taking too much space.
To check: long press on that particular widget and you will see how much of space it is taking.

If you are using two different widgets for time and weather, it's recommended to use one by choosing it from:

Tap Widgets from lower settings appearing on your screen,
Right swipe widgets to see more,
Choose Weather from widgets and choose widget as I am using in above pic, and it uses less space.

You can also change your App screen grid by going to Home Screen Settings on the lower right of the screen (as appears in your uploaded picture).
Now, choose from menu.

To add new shortcuts it is very useful that you do it by long pressing on any app from App drawer, dragging it and releasing it whereever you want to place that app.
Note: you can only put apps on the blank space of your Home Screen. To check space you have to long press widgets (that are on your home screen, such as Clock, Weather widget, Google Search, etc.)

Instead of choosing "Add to Home Screen" simply keep holding the app you wish to create a shortcut for and it will not make a new screen.

Check the settings, it might throw it onto a new page by default. Or you could circumvent it by putting them all onto one page and deleting the extra page that it creates.

Where exactly in the settings?

I had that too.
Problem is that the little weather report on top right of your screen is actually taking up the whole space.  There is no more room for icons.
Double tap or long press - I forget,  the weather section and you'll see that you can crop it smaller.
Another row or two of icons will then fit on your hone screen.
Good luck to all.


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"Incorrect code" when scanning QR in Android Messages for web
I've installed Android Messages in Samsung Galaxy S4 mini i9195 and it works fine, except one thing - it keeps complaining with an "Incorrect code" message whenever I try to scan the QR of https://messages.android.com
Everything else related to QR, like https://web.whatsapp.com, works perfectly for me. Is there any way to fix this? If not, I'll have to revert back to the built-in Messages app...

Same here. Identical problem. Did you ever work it out? Ive cleared all caches/data/uninstall/reinstall and no luck yet.

No news about it and you're the first to at least add a comment.


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Remove mystery alarm from Android 5
I'm using a lender Android 5 phone. Apparently it's default settings were set to update over WIFI only. I do have an alarm program I explicitly installed however it is clearly not the cause of the alarms at 8AM "Get to Work" which only started happening this week. There is an analog alarm clock icon at the top (without sliding down) though no actual notification to click or hint to what is triggering this mystery alarm clock. At best I could take a screenshot in nearly 24 hours from now. If there is a list of recently updated programs then I am not aware of it.
How do I remove the mystery alarm program or setting from an Android 5 phone?

Install this app and check which app is causing it

@beeshyams There was an accessibility option that ended up killing the Back, Home and Task Switch buttons on the phone until I disabled it. The alarm likely won't happen again until Monday. If this helps I'll let you know, you can post it as an answer and I'll happily accept it then. Thank you nonetheless for the recommendation.

Clock, the native clock program was causing it. I can only guess that some developer somewhere decided that it should automatically start creating alarms for people. What about people who work incompatible hours? If anyone else encountered this please let me know. I had to go to the programs list, click Clock and disable the alarm.


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As of vendors - whose bootloaders are easy to unlock, and whose not?
The vendors differ in their attitude to unlocking the bootloader. Some require codes for unlocking, some not. Some require proprietary, Windows-only software, other not.
Which of the vendors are friendly to people unlocking the devices and which not? Which of them require obtaining tokens, which require proprietary and not-cross-platform software? Which treat unlocking the bootloader as voiding the warranty?
This is only devices which can run Android.
(I started the community wiki)

Why the downvotes???

Probably people who don't understand "community wiki" as in general this is very broad question.

Please fill in the gaps!
Methods of unlocking
Unlocked by default or not locked at all

Fairphone
ZTE Nubia

Unlock with fastboot, no token needed

Google (excluding Verizon variants)
Huawei (very old models)
OnePlus
Xiaomi Android One devices (Mi A1, A2, A2 Lite)

Unlock with fastboot, token needed

Huawei (some models, mostly "moderately old" ones)
Moto (excluding carrier or Amazon Prime variants)

Unlock without fastboot, no token needed

Samsung (some models, often non-Snapdragon and non-carrier variants; requires enabling OEM Unlocking in Settings, or using official CROM Service app)

Unlock with proprietary software only, token needed

Xiaomi non-Android One devices (Windows-only software, unofficial flashers for other OSes - but still closed-source)

Note:  There are some important changes regarding unlocking bootloader application status and reason on MIUI based devices:

The process is  now simplified and the permission is granted
  automatically. You don't have to fill in the application form or
  wait for the SMS anymore. Login and head towards
  http://en.miui.com/unlock to download Mi Unlock Tool

Important: Bind your Mi Account in Developer options → Mi Unlock and follow the waiting period shown in Mi Unlock Tool
Not unlock-able (unless by exposing a vulnerability)

BlackBerry
HMD Nokia (Can be unlocked with a token, but only a few XDA members know how to obtain it, and they don't publish the method)
Huawei (application for Honor unlock code still in limited availability to XDA users here)

Effects on warranty
Does not void warranty

OnePlus

Unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty

Almost all retail Moto devices can be unlocked with a token, at least since the original Moto G... The list is quite long, but I don't believe any Amazon Prime or carrier branded Moto device can be bootloader unlocked.

No, not all Android One devices can be unlocked. Nokia devices are a good example, they cannot be unlocked officially (there are some hacks to do it on some models/versions, but nothing officially supported).

DC-Unlocker still offers service to read unlock codes of any Huawei device, though for a fee. Better than not being to fiddle with it entirely.

Modified a bit. Not sure where Samsung devices fit in this list - they don't have fastboot but some of them are really easy to unlock (just flip a switch and flash away in Odin).

@AndyYan is it true for all Samsung devices? If not, please mention it in the wiki post

I felt the situation of Samsung device was hard to explain within one or two lines, but since @iBug already added it in, I'll try to make it clear within my knowledge.

HMD Nokia's unlock tokens are obtained by purchasing an unlock token from TechMesto. It isn't an "xda secret". https://www.techmesto.com/buy-nokia-bootloader-unlock-key/

"without fastboot" should be reworded, as xiaomi's proprietary software is also "without fastboot". Maybe the intent is "without the need of an external program, from within the original ROM"?

Xiaomi's software still requires you to boot into fastboot mode, and I believe the proprietary tool still issues fastboot commands, just not directly visible (it shouldn't be since it's tied to account info).

It actually uses fastboot behind the scenes: https://github.com/mc-17/xiaomi-bootloader


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File Explorer Can See Folder But Can't See File Windows 10 Network Sharing
I can't seem to see the files in the folders from my shared folder. I turned all of the password and everything off for ease. But it doesn't seem to work. I can see the folders and everything. But not the files. Just folders.

Community bump prevention: this question was closed because the question seems to have been abandoned (OP hasn't visited the site for more than 5 years, and no answers have score above 0). If anyone can evaluate the existing answers, feel free to vote accordingly and reopen the question (or mod-flag the question requesting for reopening). For anyone else having the same issue, please post a new question and refer to this question as additional context.

Most apps that can access SMB/CIFS shares only support SMBv1 which is deprecated and disabled on new Windows systems. Windows 10 by default only suports SMBv2 and SMBv3.
SMBv1 is mainly disabled because of security problems that simplify an infection of your computer e.g. by a worm.
From what I have read ES-FileExplorer currently only supports SMBv1. Therefore I assume this may be the cause for the problem you have observed.
The number of apps that support at least SMBv2 is currently not very long. The following apps seem to support SMBv2 or at least claim to do so:

Solid Explorer
AndSMB
FX File Explorer
X-plore File Manager

Did this just happen after the April update on any recent update? It was working fine a couple of week ago.

If I understand it right new installations since Windows 10 1709 no longer include SMBv1. If this also applies tu upgrades is unknown to me: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4034314/smbv1-is-not-installed-by-default-in-windows

@Robert re: Windows 10 - SMBv1, perhaps this answer on another question may be relevant?


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WI-FI And Bluetooth Doesn't Turn On - Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 A510FD
Straight to the question:
To solve the issue I think I have two options:

I read on XDA that the 4 files firmwares (service repair firmwares) are needed to fix the phone, but I couldn't find that type of firmware for my model, anyone has any idea how to get those?
Downgrade: I'm on build 6 and there is only one update for build 6 released, that means I can't downgrade my phone to anything. I'd really like to fowngrade to build 5 firmwares, any way around this?

Long story:
I use my phone very normally, minimal apps, no custom ROM and no root etc.
My phone is in very good condition, no damages, no drops, protective case and screen protector (I take good care of it).
I was watching YouTube then Wi-Fi suddenly disconnected and it just doesn't turn back on, the circle-status-bar icon just keeps rotating right next to the Wi-Fi toggle switch and it says: "Turning Wi-Fi On" (or similar, my phone is not in English).
When I reboot the phone, the wifi state is on (though it's not on) switching Airplane mode does not change Wi-Fi state. Toggling Wi-Fi icon from Quick Lunch menu (Notification Menu) switches the on state of Wi-Fi to off, toggling again, switches it to the "Turning Wi-Fi on" mode.
Here's what I've tried so far with no avail:

Rebooting phone a couple of times.
Resetting network settings (+resetting both sim-cards networks)
Resetting all settings.
Booting into stock recovery and wiping cache.
Backing up my data, removing all accounts (to prevent anti-theft lock-down), booting into stock recovery and wiping data (factory reset).
I tried adb shell, dmesg and I searched for "wifi" in the output, here's the result:
Line 125: [ 1407.084890] I[0:WifiStateMachin: 5871] mif: LNK-TX(16): fc
eb 0b 00 07 00 1b 00 0a 50 02 01 c0 ff ff ff
Line 347: [ 1445.061702]  [0:         mc_log: 2225] MobiCore mcd: d01|TZ
DB Utils: Wifi UID: 1010 Per user range: 100000 System UID: 1000
Line 518: [ 1447.799328]  [3:         mc_log: 2225] MobiCore mcd: d01|TZ
DB Utils: Wifi UID: 1010 Per user range: 100000 System UID: 1000

Redid number 5, but this time I removed SD card and both sim cards before factory reset.
A website suggested to have all Wi-Fi devices turned off, I turned off my router.
Tried a soft-reset on my phone in those first steps that I forgot to mention, a website said that it is the equivalent of removing the battery and re-plugging it for non-removable battery phones.
I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2K6AhkN98Y and since I never use bluetooth, I never checked but now I did and it turns out, bluetooth doesn't turn on as well... hardware problem? When I toggle the BT switch, the toggle moves but doesn't change to blue color, when I press back to previous window then go back to BT setting window, the toggle is off.
My phone already had the latest firmware, so I downloaded the same (latest) firmware from sammobile.com and flashed with AP mode from Odin 3.12.3 and I wiped cache and data (factory reset) from stock recovery.
Turning BT on from *#7353# (Quick Test Menu) just shows" Bluetooth is being turned on Please Wait..." and it just hangs there.
Installed TWRP with Odin, and installed a custom ROM https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/development/rom-resurrection-remix-rr-v6-unofficial-t3765542 with TWRP. Wi-Fi doesn't want to turn on.
I even tried this custom ROM https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series/development/rom-advanced-seven-v1-3-t3516980 it still didn't work.

Sources for my troubleshoots:
https://thedroidguy.com/2018/08/fix-samsung-galaxy-a5-2017-can-no-longer-connect-wi-fi-troubleshooting-guide-1074378
https://www.technobezz.com/turn-wifi-on-wont-android-samsung/
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/321336/Cannot+%22Turn+ON%22+Wifi+and+Bluetooth.
https://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3hXULbrCYc

After all the hard work, finally I was able to resolve the issue! It's unbelievable for me and I'm so happy. So for anyone having the same issue just follow along this answer to get your Wifi and Bluetooth back working again on your Samsung Galaxy A Series device. The method that I am going to explain has worked fine on my A5 2016 Dual Sim A510FD.
Before we begin I recommend you to check this link, it has some good info on how to resolve the issue if you're not interested in reinstalling your firmware as a first step. https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-active/294093-please-help-my-galaxy-s4-wont-let-me-enable-wi-fi.html

Finding the right firmware for your device
Samsung firmwares are of two types:
Type 1: They come in a zip file which will include a single tar.md5 file, this firmware type did not fix the problem, so if you downloaded this type of firmware, don't bother flashing.
Type 2: These are called Service Repair Firmwares and they contain 4 tar.md5 files and one .pit file, we will only need the former tar.md5 files.
Please see: What is the difference between Samsung 4 files(Repairing firmware) and Single firmware file for flashing?
Now, the Type 2 are really hard to find if you're not willing to pay any money for them, your best bet is to try https://www.sammobile.com or https://updato.com/ or search forums on https://forum.xda-developers.com for your device.
If you still can't find them, then you have to make a request or ask someone you know to help you out.
Samsung has some tight security on the matter of FRP locks, thus, downgrading to a lower binary number is not going to be possible (even if you only flash AP and CSC and exclude BL and CP files with odin). Go to Settings -> About -> Software info and write down your build number, the first number is your binary number, for example if you're on A510FXXU6CRH2 which the binary number will be 6, you can't downgrade to A510FXXU5CRG3 since for the latter the binary number is 5. Find the correct firmware based on your location and choose firmwares with same or higher binary number.
Also don't forget to go to developer options and turn on OEM unlock, and remove all google and Samsung accounts from your device, to prevent getting locked out of your device.
Wiping your device, Installing new stock OS
Download Odin 3.12.3 from https://odindownload.com/ (This is the version that I used but I also had no problem flashing with 3.07 and 3.13.1.
At all steps of working with Odin, make sure Re-Partition option is NOT ticked.
Download the correct version of TWRP for your device and flash it using AP slot with Odin.
Power off your phone and hold Power, Vol Up and Home keys at the same time to boot into TWRP, click on Wipe, Advanced Wipe and wipe everything except Micro SD and USB OTG.
Reboot and hold Power, Vol Down and Home keys to boot into download mode, and flash the 4 files of your downloaded firmware with Odin.
Enjoy Wi-Fi/Bluetooth! :D

Update 1: I forgot to edit sooner, but this method only worked for some hours and then I lost Wifi and Bluetooth again

Update 2: It's been a year since I wrote this Q&A, I didn't have Wifi and Bluetooth for a year!!
But 2 months ago, I bought a new modem router for my apartment, some times during this period I realized Bluetooth was turned on, I didn't pay attention because I didn't want to waste time fiddling with it, I knew it was a lost cause, but after some time I realized Wifi also turned on by itself!
So now I've been using Wifi and Bluetooth for a solid month without any issues!
I believe the problem was my old modem router which was a D-Link 2640U which is 9 years old! My suggestion for you is to get a new router!

If the factory reset didn't work I would probably get it warrantied. It seems like a hardware issue.


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MMS messages go into a group conversation with sender and my own number instead of the regular SMS conversation
Let's say I have a conversation with Alice. If Alice sends me an MMS, it appears outside of that conversation, as a group conversation with Alice and my own phone number as participants. Could this be caused by having Unknown for My phone number in SIM status?

The solution is to set Your phone number to the actual phone number within advanced settings in Messaging.

Answering your own question is great, but it's important to use the same account. To get your two accounts merged, use the "Contact" link at the bottom of the page to ask SE staff directly.


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Only my Contacts icon colours are inverted
Some weird behaviour, I hope this question is OK for this technical forum. My Google and Stackexchange/Stackoverflow searches yielded nothing. Android 8.1.0 on Nexus 6P Google phone.
All icons involving my Contacts have over time started being displayed in negative colours so that they are now pale pastel colours on a white background where I previously saw saturated colours on a black background.
It started with my Phone app only (all tabs: Favourites, Recent and Contacts) and after some weeks started happening in Messages and Contacts apps too.
Note this is not about my entire phone displaying negative colours, which can be fixed under Settings->Accessibility->Color inversion. Only my contacts default icons are affected (I don't have photos synced). Toggling the colour inversion setting doesn't fix it.
I keep my phone up to date, both app and OS updates. The changes happened over time across I think at least one or two OS (reboot) updates.
Or have these app simply decided to change the appearance of contacts icons and I'm being foolish?

From Google product forums

The Phone and Contacts apps have been undergoing a design change of late and there is no setting to choose the colour backgrounds you would like. However, please leave feedback from within the app to state your preference - there may well be a change in a future update so watch for that

Related How to change contact colors with Messages 3.5?


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Bought Japanese Phone. Keyboard is weird (small spacebar, etc). How to fix?
Title. I attached a screenshot of the keyboard.
I would download a third party keyboard, but I don't like how they look.
There also seems to be no options to change the layout at all in settings.

Just install Google Keyboard. Flagging for closure as requesting app recommendation.

Acejavelin, that's not a solution to the problem. That's merely avoiding it. I need to find a fix for it.

A solution to what, changing the layout? That's just the normal Samsung keyboard and the layout it uses, it's not a "weird Japanese" thing. If you don't like it, change it to a different keyboard.

I'd recommend you AnySoftKeyboard - High flexibility, customizable, free and open-source. Unless your keyboard settings allow for it, there's no other way to change the layout.

If there is no setting to remove the bottom arrow keys, there is no way. You can try to set Japanese as the only language, hoping that the globe on the left will disappear so your space has a little more "space".


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Google Play Services How to fix?
I cant use Google apps because of the Google Play Services. in my notification Google App wont run without Google Play Services, Which are missing from your device. How do i fix this? i cant find my Google Play Services too.but i tried to download it but then browser said that Google Play Services is intalled in my device

the problem is not with the installation of google play services, it's actually with the updation of google play services .
To fix either go to googleplay store and update the services or click on the notif that says "this app won't run unless you update google play services".
hope it works :)

Make sure that Google Play Services isn't disabled.

You probably have a corrupt Google play services app. You can download Tibu to force remove system apps and then reinstall it again to see if that works. Otherwise you probably need to factory reset.

Maybe you should try flashing OpenGapps. It should fix the Google apps as a whole.


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How to stop notifications from interrupting music in Android?
I have Huawei mate 10.
When I am listening to music from an app called "Anghami" I get bombarded with continuous notifications interrupting the music in a very annoying way.
I want the music to be interrupted only if I receive calls.
1- I tried to set the "Do Not Disturb" mode for "Allow only priority interruptions" and I defined those priorities A. Calls from Anyone B. Messages from contacts only.
2- I cannot turn of the notifications for the mail, because I need them the other times.
How could this possibly be solved?

If your phone is set to silent, notifications shouldn't make any sounds. If it only happens in the Anghami app, this is something for the developer of Anghami to fix. If it also happens in other music players, check if the call volume is really set to zero.
The last option might be to choose an empty sound for notifications, but that's not really a fix.

Hi Gerjannn,
I don't want it to be in silent, I want it to ring if a call is received. I just don't want the notifications to interrupt the music.


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Black screen during Whastapp call/audio
My proximity sensor is broken, and, Whastapp turns the screen off during call/audio. Not even power button will turn it back on.
All "solutions" out there tell me to clean the sensor. Impossible here.
How to disable this completely ?
I've tried Xposed's Disable Sensor module, entirely disabling this sensor or mocking it's values. No results.
I thought about revoking a sensor usage permission for that app, but could not find a module that has such an option
I can't remember if the problem happens during phone calls, but if the fix could be extended to this area, great
Xperia Z3

Sorry. Didn't work. Even with "Sensors" restricted on whatsapp. Wish I could send a screenshot

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AilzHUVAr7w5hV2kH2DilKG43bwh - https://1drv.ms/u/s!AilzHUVAr7w5hV6kgF-TdCKvqE89

On second thoughts, you can try applying to system apps (you can select system apps from the drop down) and select phone ( I am assuming it is phone app that is related to proximity sensor). If that doesn't help apply to all system apps. Nothing more I can suggest

Community bump prevention: this question was closed because the question seems to have been abandoned (OP's account has been deleted, and no answers have score above 0). If anyone can evaluate the existing answers, feel free to vote accordingly and reopen the question (or mod-flag the question requesting for reopening). For anyone else having the same issue, please post a new question and refer to this question as additional context.

Searching all over the web tonight 1/22/21 looking for an answer on how to fix this and found NOTHING. So with trial and error and a little ingenuity I developed my own solution which worked.

Turn on airplane mode while the black error screen for in call is opened up on your phone.
After the first beep notifying you the the call is losing connection the screen/app realizes it's error and reverts back to the normal state. In call screen will now be normal.
Turn off airplane mode immediately after the in call screen is remedied so you do not lose your call.
You're welcome


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How to use adb to push a hosts file in a non rooted device
I am trying to modify the hosts file in my android device without any rooting and after a quick search I came across this adb method to push hosts file to a non rooted device.
I followed all the instructions in the The non-root method section with developer mode enabled. But at the last command adb push F:\hosts /system/etc/ I am getting this error.
 adb: error: failed to copy 'F:\hosts' to '/system/etc/hosts': remote couldn't create file: Read-only file system

I tried adb reboot and  adb remount but its showing this info Not running as root. Try "adb root" first.. How can I push the hosts file with out any rooting?

You can't in 99% of devices... but you never stated what device.

Possible duplicate of How best to block ads on non rooted phone?

Removed ads tag. The question was not about ad blocking alone but to push  hosts file modification without root.

You cannot do this without root access. The instructions given in that link are conceptually wrong to begin with. The fact that he was able to push a file into system partition implies that he had elevated privilege to remount system partition and write into it. Clearly, the instructions cannot fit under "Non root method" category.
If you are into blocking ads through hosts file, you may try some answers here: In Android 6, how to deny an app permission to access the network?


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Stolen phone samsung s9+
Yesterday I lost my phone (s9+) in a coffee shop. After atleast 3 hours of not knowing I lost it. I immediately tried to find it via samsung find my phone unfortunately it has no sim card and was not connected to a wifi. so i just tried to lock it via samsung account. My question is is it still possible for the thief to reformat and all to use the phone. Thank you.

You may want to review other questions with with the "lost-phone" tag. You also made no mention of a Google account being on the device... So assuming not, and no SIM and no WiFi connected, then of course the device could just be factory reset and used by anyone or sold. If you have an active Google account on the device, then Factory Reset Protection may prevent any potential thief from using/profiting from your device.

Before I was able to logged in to my samsung account the lost phone has its usual lock set ups..my finger print and iris and facial recognition and a 13 digit password. Would that help?

if that's a Samsung specific thing maybe, I don't know...

Yes it is possible for that person to reformat the phone by going into the recovery or going through factory reset in settings, but if you report your phone stolen, the IMEI won't allow that person to access the network towers. They can however use WiFi to get on the internet though.


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Do Samsung batteries actually charge to 100% capacity?
My understanding on Li-on batteries is that they don't like to be charged to 100% capacity and that it can prematurely degrade the battery. Something to do with voltage increasing and heat at the last 10% charging capacity? Do Samsung allow their batteries to be charged to an actual 100% capacity or do they actually only charge to 80% but appear as 100% to the user/consumer?

You should check out this answer.

First, a battery is not like a watter bottle with a clear, definite capacity. It's more like a balloon that you can charge more than it's designed for, but if you overcharge it, it gets damaged. There's a threshold that the battery manufacturer thinks "safe to charge to", and that's what you're presented with.

Why do people still recommend charging Li-on batteries in phones/devices to 80% then?

@Kol12 I never heard that. Usually I just leave my phone plugged when I'm at home or office. Li-ion batteries really don't need that much care.

Take a read of this: https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries


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Why do I only get push notifications when I turn my phone on?
I rely on a specific app's push notifications, but if my phone has been sitting on the table for a while I don't receive the notifications when they come in.
Whenever I pick up the phone and press the power button to turn the screen on, then I suddenly receive all the notifications from this app and from other apps too, including gmail. I turn on the phone and suddenly get the push notifications from the app and also push notifications from gmail about new emails.
If I have recently used the phone, then I will receive notifications at any time.
So it seems like the phone is going into some kind of sleep mode after some number of minutes.
What exactly is this sleep mode and how many minutes does it take to turn on? And how can I disable this sleep mode so that I always receive push notifications immediately?

What version of android?

In settings it says 7.0

Have you enabled mobile network and Wifi? What you describe sounds like you have only Wifi enabled.

I disabled wifi so I'm only using network data

This is most likely caused by a setting that's intended to reduce battery and service usage by turning off your data and/or wifi connection while you're not using the phone.
There's a few settings you should toggle:
1: Settings -> Power -> Sleep Mode
This is on by default and causes the device to turn off the data connection during longer sleep periods, meaning: When your display is off for a while it will turn off data (this includes wifi) and you won't be able to receive notifications anymore.
2: Settings -> WiFi -> Menu -> Advanced -> Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep
Change this to Always - Other options are "Never" and "Only when plugged in" (to the charger). If not set to "Always", your phone does the same as above. This is wifi only.
3: Settings -> More -> Wireless & networks -> Usage ->  Menu
Here, turn off the "Restrict background data" feature. Depending on your version of Android you can choose in detail which apps you want to allow in the background, and which not. Apps which aren't allowed an internet connection in the background won't receive notifications.
4: In case you're using a power saver (In my case: Settings -> Power -> Power saver) you should check the settings for it too. Mine has the option to "Put data connection to sleep when screen is off" - If you have such setting you should turn this off too.
Please note that your settings names may differ slightly from mine (e.g. "Power" could be called "Battery" and your "Data Usage" settings might be somewhere else) so you might have to look around a bit, the feature we're looking for should be called the same though.


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Is there a way to turn my device on while it's stuck in a boot loop due to a broken power key?
I have this old LG Nexus 5 with a broken power key laying around and I want to access storage now. Problem is whenever I hold down the power button it goes into an infinite boot loop. Gets to various lengths of the android boot animation but always fails and starts over.
I know for a fact that the phone has USB debugging enabled.
Phone is not rooted.
I have tried using ADB, however adb devices doesn't list anything and connecting it via USB automatically starts the boot loop without me even holding down the power button.
Is there anything I can do other than take it to some shop?
Thanks in advance

Does your phone turn on when you charge it? If yes, you could turn it on via power cable instead of power button. That's if the power button does ever release itself. If not, the only option is to fix the hardware. Either open up the phone yourself or take it to a store.

Heh I managed to turn it on after 30 minutes of pressing down the broken button and then had just enough time to copy storage to my pc before it shut itself down on its own.

Got lucky and managed to turn it on for just long enough to get my data.


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How to hide bottom navigation bar in Youtube app?
I want to hide bottom navigation bar (not system wide navigation bar) or at least make it act like Chrome toolbar which shows/hides itself on scroll. I am blank on this as I couldn't find anything on hiding Bottom Navigation bar, except through programmatically.
This is what I'm talking about.

I'm using a rooted OnePlus 6 with stock Android 8.1 and Xposed Framework.
As for reason for wanting this: I'd prefer to have real screen estate show something dynamic from Youtube, as part of scrolling content. That bar is in my way of using view to its maximum size.

How about changing per app dpi using app settings Xposed so that you get more to see (which is your ultimate aim)?

@beeshyams That would kill the taste of the UI I'm accustomed to. My point is that I find that bar unnecessary and I want to get rid of it, no matter how large my screen size is or how dense I can make it. It kind of bothers me, it being sitting there, doing nothing useful for me.

In which case, opening a request on Github /XDA to change it to 3 dots or add a setting to toggle may help

The Xposed module L Tweaks supports the feature of removing the bottom navigation bar of Youtube and several other apps.

Install L Tweaks. After installing the module, open it, then click Google.

Google apps are listed with features that L Tweaks can enable/disable. Go to the bottom to find Youtube. Enable Remove bottom bar

Before opening Youtube, force stop it. Open Youtube, the bottom navigation bar will no longer be shown.

To access Home, Trending, and other options, swipe from the left as you do for Google .Play

The module is also available in Google Play Store and has other features.
Note: The device must be rooted, and have Xposed framework installed to use the module correctly.
Disclaimer: I am not related to the app's developer; I am just a user.

Not possible. There isn't yet any applications or xposed modules that can do that. I also researched regarding this.

I clearly wrote in the bounty message that I'm looking for a detailed and a working answer This is neither detailed nor working for that matter.


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Unbricking a hard bricked Meizu M3 Note
I got an old and bricked Meizu M3 Note to fix it. The device isn't mine so I don't know what caused the brick. The device doesn't respond to anything - when clicking the power button or trying to boot into recovery nothing happens, just a black screen.
I tried following many tutorials on XDA and other sites, using SP Flash Tool, but nothing worked:

[XDA - Meizu m3 NOTE L681H BRICKED!!! please help])https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/meizu-m3-note-l681h-bricked-please-help-t3700024)

Flyme Forum - Meizu m3 note Hard Brick Fix Tutorial

XDA - [Developer Verified] [Tested] [Working] Meizu m3 note Hard Brick Fix Tutorial

XDA - [Guide] Meizu M3 & M3s Unbrick

I tried flashing the stock ROM but still nothing. The device keeps connecting and disconnecting every 3 seconds when connecting to a PC using a USB cable.
After clicking the Download button in SP Flash Tool and connecting the device, an error message appears: STATUS_BROM_CMD_STARTCMD_FAIL (2005)
I'm pretty sure that the MTK drivers are OK because I used them to unlock the bootloader & flash TWRP on two other Meizu M2 Note devices and everything worked fine.

Windows 7
SP Flash Tool v5.1842

Please have a look at this video on MTK Backup & Restore using SP Flash Tool https://youtu.be/e2_U68EGSlY .. I've answered these questions many times, so for that reason i made a video on MTK Backup & Restores.... Ok so you need to backup your NV RAM and a few other thing's from the device ( in the description there's a link to specific image backups guide ) .. Once you have your backup you can do a device clone from another M2 using the info in the video and then restore the IMEI number etc....


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Android gmail password folder
I'd like to ask you how can I get my password of my email that I forgot (it's a Yahoo account).
The account is mine, I changed phone and when I was about to type in gmail-app the password, I couldn't remember it anymore.
The situation is very strange: I can access the account on the older phone, but without password I can't do it on my new phone. I don't remember also secrets questions, and the Yahoo recovery password was insuccesful for me.
What I think I can do is to copy the file in which Android stored my password/hash of my password and copy to my new phone, hoping that this way gmail app would recognise again my email account.
Is it possible? I've already read this How is the Gmail password stored in Android - and where? but it is not very useful for me: EmailProvider is almost empty of useful information.
Thanks!

This is not a way an Android app works. It stores its password in its data and that data is stored under root folders. In your case you have to communicate with Yahoo community to recover your device and as you said that you are able to access Yahoo account in your phone because you have entered your password once in it and it would be taking it as it is.

So is there any method I can use to recover my password from data folders? I have a rooted phone also. I tried to contact Yahoo team, but the only things they continue to ask me are secrets questions... Do you know an alternative method to communicate with Yahoo community? I follow their guide to recover account, but without secrets answer or mobile phone (I didn't register one for my email account) I can't do anything. Maybe writing to them and explaining the situation can help? If so, where can I found the email address of Yahoo team?

You can get some help from https://in.help.yahoo.com/kb/account?guccounter=1 and you cannot just get the data from one phone to another, there are many things which are also stored with password hashes


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WiFi Connection Problem!
I have an an android phone. The problem is that when I connect my phone, which is android Jelly Bean, to my Wi-Fi connection it works and the internet connection doesn't have any issues.
However, when I open my PC the phone loses the connection and no internet is established on the phone, while it works at the same time, very good on the PC and any other phone connected on the Wi-Fi. I hope you help me find the cause.
I tried to find the issue but I couldn't!
Thanks in Advance

Have you checked if there if any IP conflicts between your phone and any of the other devices which are connecting to the wi-fi.

Are you using DHCP? If not and if you can, do so. DHCP should take care of things like @xavier_fakerat mentioned, however when using static IPs and the PC and phone tries to use the same this can cause conflicts. In addition, check the MAC addresses of both devices. It's highly unlikely that they are the same, but you never know.

@confetti I checked the phone and it uses DHCP, but I tried to stop the antivirus for an hour and it worked. I use Avast, and when I susbended its work for a while the wifi connection works as it should be. So, should I remove the antivirus app or not? As if I removed it, the PC won't be safe!

It seems that you have allowed only one device to be connected at a time in your WIFImodem, kindly check that there is an option in your modem of connected devices in which you have selected 1, change it to as maximum as you can and then try


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How to update Android System WebView on MIUI
I'm on rooted MIUI 10 8.8.9 Android 8.1
Currently there is WebView version 62.0.3202.84 installed inside /system/app/WebViewGoogle/WebViewGoogle.apk with /oat/arm and /oat/arm64 directories containing *.odex and *.vdex files
I've tried to just install newer *.apk, but I get following error "Can't install system applications from unofficial channels".

On Android 8 the WebView component is no longer needed. Just install the Chrome app and deinstall/deactivate the WebView. Chrome will then be used as WebView. You can check that in the developer settings (search for "WebView").

@Robert I've tried that, but WebView setting in Developer settings became empty and I got a lot of crashes in apps that use WebView. Maybe Xiaomi changed something in MIUI.

I've tried to update to newest version 70 apk and it just worked. No idea, why..

Looks like MIUI's Package Installer is blocking updates of system apps, so you have to disable "Turn on MIUI optimization" in "Developer options". After that system starts using Android's Package Installer which behaves as expected and allows to update.
Note that if you want to reenable "Turn on MIUI optimization" option, you'll have to reboot your device after that for everything to work again (e.g. your device may stop receiving sms from short numbers).

In settings you need to enable install from Unknown sources.
Go to settings - > Additional Settings > Privacy -> Unknown sources.

If you just want to update webvew you can do that from playstore

I had this setting enabled, but I got that error from my question anyway. Also I don't have Google Services installed, so I'm not able to just update from Play Store. I'm using Yalp Store for that. Thanks to your answer I've tried to update to newest version 70 apk and it just worked. No idea, why..

Happy to hear. Good luck.


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How can I view the timestamp for History items in Firefox Android?
I need to view the exact times I visited certain pages in Firefox mobile for Android. Is there a way to do this, or export the data to view it somehow?

It may possible with backup. Do you want to view the data in Android or in a PC? What's the Android version in your Mobile?

Do you use Firefox's sync? If you do you can have the history synced to your PC and there you can see exact times for when you opened a page.

Here's an idea:
First, you need to setup Firefox Sync. It's simple: here's the Mozilla help page, or you can search for one of the many tutorials.
Once you set that up you will have your history (and bookmarks, tabs, etc.) synced between your android device's Firefox and Firefox on your PC.
On your PC in Firefox open the history (Menu -> History -> Show all history).
In that window's menu bar go to Views -> Show Columns -> Most Recent Visit.
Now you can see the page there in the history with the exact time of the last visit next to it.

I wanted a more exact time than that, which only shows minutes, and have given an answer on Super User SE to https://superuser.com/questions/1568047/how-can-i-see-when-i-last-visited-a-web-site-accurate-to-better-than-one-minute .

I wanted a solution that allows my devices to remain independent.  Is the Android Firefox UI still so limited that it is impossible to find out when you visited a site by any easy means?  (Not that Chrome is much better - it groups visits by date but has no apparent user access to the time of day.)

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1349952 - has link in answer to GitHub issue for this feature to be added to the phone version of Firefox.


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HTC Desire bravo custom rom
I have an old rooted HTC Desire gsm version with custom recovery installed.
Presently it is running the stock 2.3.3 android provided by htc, but this rom contains no standard apps like maps or gmail, and it has an old "market" app. The market does not update do the play store because it's too old, and it crashes at startup, so I'm stuck without any app.
I remember that years ago I successfully installed the cyanogenmod rom, but unfortunately the site is down and I cannot download it again.
I just need a very lightweight rom (possibly 2.3.7) with no frills, I don't care about nothing but:

Gmail
Gmaps
Whatsapp
A browser

What can I do to bring my old phone back to useful life? Or at least, how can I update to a working play store?

You can always seek installer (APK) of older versions of apps (that still can run on 2.3.x) and sideload them onto the device.

@AndyYan Sweet, can you suggest me one?

While doing similar research to upgrade an old HTC Desire I found this article that may help you: Cant add Google account to HTC Desire
It points out that you first need to upgrade Android Market to Google Play.  However in other forums I read that you have to have Android 3+ to do so, though I'm not certain that's true.  But hope that leads you in the right direction.
Also, if you already figured out and answer, please share back, I'd love to know (it may save me time).  Thanks!

I resolved the problem installing with an apk installer an updated play store apk. I downloaded from here the first 6.x.y playstore version I could find and then I installed it with apkinstaller from my pc. Then from the store I installed everything else without changing rom.
Keep in mind that my phone was rooted, though.


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How to get Google (Play) Services on Huawei phones bought in China?
I have bought a Huawei Nova 3e (aka Huawei P20 Lite) from China but it does not include Google Play Store / Gmail and other Google services.
I have tried several things

Installing and running "Google Installer" (version 1 and 2.0)
Installation Google Framework, Google Play Services, etc. in different orders (as seen on different websites), either by copying from a phone with a working Google Play Store or from apps.evozi.com

Previously, I was using some Xiaomi and I had to install a Global ROM which included Google stuff.
Shall I also install a new ROM on my Huawei phone?
Or shall I root it?
Thanks

I spent 3 days struggling to solve the issue.
The trick has been suggested by a friend who is working in the phone industry in China as developer: you need to install Core GMS Packages.
There is an app which helps to install the GMS (gmsinstaller.apk): running it will download what you need and install it during a reboot phase.
I have found the information, as well as a link for the app, here: https://www.skmlifestyle.com/destinations/china/living-in-suzhou-jiangsu-china/core-gms-package-for-huawei-android-phones-google-play-services-apk-download/
There might other ways to download this app somewhere on the web.
Cheers